Okay! This is not the last chapter but it will be the penultimate one! I finally got a new laptop so I'll be playing with my new toy after this! :D

Tino and Berwald's names don't change so that's why they're the same.

Enjoy!

I do not own Hetalia!

Demonic Romeo Vol X

Blue lights flashed and sirens wailed as firemen directed their hoses at the burning building that, an hour earlier, had once been the Cielo Italiano restaurant as the police set up barriers to keep back people who had come to see what was going on. Rumours flew! Was it a gas explosion? Was it a bomb? Who would want to harm the Vargas Brothers? Sure, Rōman could be a little unapproachable but there was no real harm in him and everybody loved Ferishiāno so what had happened?

An hour earlier...

"DEMONS!"

Shadows dove on both humans and angels alike. The demons were in mortal form so the brothers could see them and took them for thieves. Rōman began to fight back but a human against demons was definitely an uneven fight, even with Feliks on side who was fighting as many of them as he could, and one of the shadows grabbed Ferishiāno and he tried to shake it off. Then suddenly it was ripped away by something unseen as Rutovu~ihi, seeing his crush in the grip of a demon, went to his rescue, pulling the demon off Ferishiāno who ran for the kitchen, followed by Erizavu~eeta who had already beaten down two demons and she was determined to protect her charge.

While his fellow demons were fighting the humans and two of the angels, Iwan approached Rutovu~ihi after he pulled Edo~uarudo off one of the humans and threw him to one side. The human ran for another room followed by the female angel and the arch-angel went to follow them but Iwan stepped into his path.

Rutovu~ihi summoned his weapon, a sword, and raised it toward the demon who was brandishing his pipe and blocking his way.

"Where are they?" Iwan asked as if he was asking the way to the train station. "Tell us where they are and we'll leave you and the humans alone, da?" Of course, Iwan was lying. Three angels and two souls was too good to pass up and Iwan had no intention. Fortunately, Rutovu~ihi suspected that and the fact that one of the demons that Iwan was after was his brother was also a consideration.

"I don't make deals with demons!" he replied, adamantly. "Especially you, Soul Thief! And you won't get the humans either." Iwan raised his pipe and smiled.

"Have it your way, arch-angel," he said and charged.

Feliks was not the most powerful angel but he was holding his own, defending Rōman when he was seized from behind. He struggled to throw the demon off and somehow managed to turn around and found himself staring into the eyes of his captor.

"Toriumu!"

"Felikumu!" Toris was so surprised to see his long lost love that his grip loosen and Feliks escaped his grasp. Feliks backed away from Toris with a disbelieving look.

"You were, like, one of Iwan's deals!" he exclaimed. Toris looked ashamed. Feliks wanted to question Toris more but other demons joined the battle and the couple were separated by the fight.

Three demons pursued Ferishiāno and Erizavu~eeta into the kitchen and Ferishiāno grabbed a knife and held it, shaking, in front of him but the demons just grinned as they approached. Then Ferishiāno was greeted with the sight of one of his frying pans seemingly rising into the air as Erizavu~eeta picked it up and began hitting the demons with it. Ferishiāno thought he had to deal with ghosts as well thieves and fainted.

One by one, the demons went down under Erizavu~eeta's expertise with the frying pan and she had just gotten the situation under control when Rutovu~ihi and Iwan crashed into the kitchen, causing Erizavu~eeta to fall on top of Ferishiāno as Rutovu~ihi blocked Iwan's pipe with his sword. More demons came into the kitchen, overwhelming Erizavu~eeta and grabbed the unconscious Ferishiāno as Rutovu~ihi and Iwan continued to battle.

"I suggest you stop," Iwan warned and pointed to Ferishiāno and Erizavu~eeta in the grip of Iwan's lackeys. One had a knife to the unconscious Ferishiāno's throat and another had his hand around Erizavu~eeta's neck threatening to break it. Rutovu~ihi looked round, trying to assess the situation, whether he could free the two of them without getting one of them killed. Although killing Ferishiāno would break the rules, he was worried that an over-zealous demon might do something stupid if he tried to save Erizavu~eeta first. At the very least, they might take Ferishiāno away while he was rescuing Erizavu~eeta. He could not see a way to pull it off.

Rutovu~ihi lowered his sword.

"Good choice!" Iwan commented and then knocked Rutovu~ihi unconscious with his pipe. Erizavu~eeta screamed as he went down. There was a noise as Edo~uarudo and the other demons dragged an unconscious Rōman and a struggling Feliks through the kitchen door.

"We have them, Iwan," Edo~uarudo reported. Iwan smiled.

"Khorosho! (Good!)" Iwan replied. "This should draw out The Uncorrupted and Arufureddo and, maybe the rest of the traitors too. Take them to the warehouse and guard them!" Erizavu~eeta and Feliks were dragged out of the back door while other demons picked up Rutovu~ihi and he, along with Rōman and Ferishiāno, were carried out while Iwan looked around the kitchen.

"Let's leave the love-birds a little message, da?" he said to himself. He went over to the gas pipe and ripped it from the wall. He let the escaping gas build for a little while and then picked up the gas lighter and use it.

BOOM!

Iwan walked unscathed from the flames and destruction, took his demon form and took off to follow his henchmen.

When Rutovu~ihi and the temporary guardian angels failed to return to Heaven, U~Orufugangu and Romyurasu sent another two angels to check on them. And they returned with worrying news.

"Are you sure there was no one in the restaurant when it exploded?" Romyurasu asked, desperately. It terrified him that his grandsons might have been in the restaurant when it blew but, that said, if they were dead, Elizaveta and Feliks would have brought their souls to Heaven but they were missing too, along with Rutovu~ihi.

"The fire chief said there was no evidence of any bodies in the rubble," Tino replied. "He doesn't think anyone was inside although people nearby said they saw Rōman and Ferishiāno go in shortly before the explosion."

"He also said th' fire might 'ave been d'liberate," Berwald added. "There was evid'nce that a gas pip' 'ad been ripp'd from th' wall." U~Orufugangu nodded to Tino and Berwald and dismissed them. Romyurasu turned to U~Orufugangu.

"Iwan!"

"We'll have to assume so," U~Orufugangu agreed with his friend. "Which means he has all of them."

"He wants to draw out Āsā and then The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto," U~Orufugangu surmised. "Which means that he'll need somewhere to hold them. He can't take two living humans into Hell, it against the rules and Iwan knows better than to break them so they're still somewhere in the mortal world."

"Do we tell Āsā and the others?" Romyurasu asked. "They go after them and that's just what Iwan wants!" U~Orufugangu thought for a moment.

"We can't keep it from them," he replied. "If Iwan's taken Rutovu~ihi, Erizavu~eeta and Feliks into Hell, they're lost to us but, if Iwan still has them in the mortal world, we can all work together to get them back. All we need to know is where is they are! Iwan won't just face Āsā and The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto, he'll face the entire force of Heaven!"

Rutovu~ihi's head hurt as he slowly returned to consciousness and he opened his eyes. As his eyes focused, he realised he was bound with chains made of a demonic metal that kept him immobile. He looked round and spotted Erizavu~eeta and Feliks, also bound with chains, a little distance from him and it looked like they were in a empty warehouse. Then he saw demons patrolling the the upper floors and, he suspected, the roof.

Then he spotted Rōman and Ferishiāno in the nearest corner. They had been secured with rope and they were just staring at Rutovu~ihi, Feliks and Erizavu~eeta.

"They can see us, Rutovu~ihi," Erizavu~eeta warned him. Ferishiāno stared at Rutovu~ihi.

"Ve~ Rutovu~ihi!" Rutovu~ihi turned toward the stunned Italian who was staring at the wing-adorned German.

"Ja, Ferishiāno!" he sighed.

"You're an angel?"

"I'm an arch-angel," he admitted. "I was sent to watch over your bruder when he and your guardian angels came to the attention of demons." Rōman turned to look at Erizavu~eeta and Feliks.

"Is that them?" he asked.

"We're your temporary guardian angels," Erizavu~eeta told him. "Your original guardians themselves became endangered and their presence became an extra danger to you. It was decided for everyone's safety that they should be replaced for the time being. We didn't think they'd come after you."

"Ve~ Who were our original guardian angels?" Ferishiāno asked. He was curious about the beings who had been watching over them.

"Rōman was watched over by Āsā," Rutovu~ihi replied. "Your guardian angel was Mashū."

"Those guys from the restaurant!" Ferishiāno exclaimed. "I knew I knew that guy!" Rutovu~ihi smiled. Rōman huffed.

"Haven't done such a great job of protecting us so far, Potato Bastard!"

"You haven't made it easy," Rutovu~ihi snapped back. "Hanging around with a demon almost every chance you get!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Ansonī!"

"WHAT!" Rōman could not have heard Rutovu~ihi right.

"Ansonī's a demon!" Rutovu~ihi revealed. "In fact he was the reason I was assigned to you in the first place. He and his friends are wanted by the other demons now so they're no longer a threat but a bigger threat took their place."

"Nice you think so highly of me, arch-angel," Iwan's voice cut in as he walked into the warehouse followed by Edo~uarudo, Toriumu and Raivis. "Just hand over Āsā and The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto and the threat ends. You and the humans can walked away."

"Nice offer," Rutovu~ihi snarled back. "One problem, Soul Thief! I don't believe you! Find them yourself!" Iwan smiled and gave off his dark aura.

"Have it your own way," he replied and left. Edo~uarudo and Raivis followed him but Toriumu turned to Feliks.

"Feliks, I …... "

"Why are you, like, doing this?" Feliks demanded. "You know it's, totes, wrong!" Toriumu looked ashamed and looked away from his one-time lover.

"Don't be so hard on him, Feliks," Erizavu~eeta said. "We all know Iwan's reputation. I doubt he had much choice, after all, if Iwan tricked him out of his soul, I suppose that makes him Iwan's in some way." Toriumu nodded.

"It never stopped The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto from telling him to suck it," he admitted, honestly. "Truth is Iwan's stronger than I am and I'm too scared to stand up to him. I'm sorry, Feliks! I shouldn't have made the deal but I had to try to save you somehow."

"Wait!" Feliks replied. "Is that, like, why I recovered from my Leukaemia? Did you sell your soul to, like, totes, cure me?" Toriumu looked down, his face red.

"That's, like, the greatest thing you've ever done for me," Feliks continued. "Totes stupid but great!" Toriumu shrugged.

"For all the good that it did," he replied. Feliks shuffled closer to Toriumu.

"We'll find a way to change it, Toriumu!" Feliks promised. "We'll, like, change you back somehow!" Rutovu~ihi said nothing. He knew what his Großvater had told Āsā and knew that Feliks's hopes of saving his boyfriend were slim to none. But Feliks was adamant.

"I'll save you Toriumu!" he promised.

"I'm going after them!" Āsā declared, summoning his bow and went to leave the church. "It's my fault! I was their target!" Arufureddo grabbed Āsā while U~Orufugangu stood in his way. He had come to tell Āsā and Mashū what had happened and Āsā had reacted just how U~Orufugangu expected him to.

"That's just what Iwan wants you to do," he told him. "Besides, we don't know where they're being held. You can't go out there without a plan."

"He's right, Āsā," Mashū agreed. "We can't do anything if we don't know where they are but how can we find out?"

"If it's Iwan's plan to draw you out," U~Orufugangu replied. "He'll find a way to let you know where to go and when they do, we have angels ready to mobilise. You won't be fighting him alone. Iwan took three angels and two uncorrupted souls, giving us reason to move against him."

"This is unawesome, Großvater," Girubāto said. "I've only just got Rutovu~ihi back, I can't lose my keiner bruder again!" U~Orufugangu put a reassuring hand on Girubāto's shoulder.

"We'll get him back," he promised. "We'll get them all back. All we need to know is when, where and be able to mobilise at a moment's notice. I'll go and sort that now." U~Orufugangu stood before the cross and the light pulled him to Heaven.

"I suppose all we can do is wait now," Āsā replied, although staying put was not something he was happy about. "Until Iwan makes another move." He hated the idea of Rōman and Ferishiāno in Iwan's hands and he was not happy about Rutovu~ihi being held captive by the Russian demon either. He only hoped that they were strong enough to withstand what was ahead.

But Iwan was soon to make a move.

Edo~uarudo did not want to do this! He had orders to waylay a certain angel and 'leave a message' to let Āsā and Arufureddo know where to come if they wanted the humans and angels back. And the certain angel was Tino!

Iwan was fond of his cruel little games. Sending a message in this way also proved he could make his lackeys jump through hoops and do things, even to those closest to them. When they were alive Tino had been his best friend, like brothers who would do anything for each other. Then Iwan had crossed his path and told him that Tino would be caught up in a robbery and shot. Once convinced of Iwan's prediction, Edo~uarudo did not hesitate to make the deal and when the robbery happened, Tino survived the gun shot but then he was always going to. Edo~uarudo had damned his soul for nothing.

He was hanging around the wreck that used to be the restaurant, waiting to see if any angels turned up and if any of them were Tino. He really did not want to be here! If any angel did turn up, he prayed it was not Tino!

Unfortunately, his hopes went unfulfilled but he was relieved to see that Tino was not alone. His husband in life and in Heaven was with him. He could not approach Tino while Berwald was with him and he was praying that Berwald did not leave.

Berwald and Tino had been sent back to the restaurant to try and find some clue as to where their friends and the Vargas Brothers might be. They picked through the wreckage and burnt tables and chairs. The kitchen was a mangled, twisted mess with pots dented and and blasted across the room. The blast area was obvious, everything blown away from the gas pipe that had exploded and the worktops were blackened with soot. This had been the pride and livelihood of the Vargas Brothers and now it was a burnt-out ruin. It made Tino weep to think of it.

"Th're's noth'ng!" Berwald said as he moved a set of catering shelves that blocked his way. "Not a hint 'f wh're they might 'ave been tak'n ta!" Tino sighed.

"I haven't found anything either," he admitted. "Iwan wants Āsā and Arufureddo so he'll have some way of revealing where he wants them."

"Th't worries ma," Berwald replied. "How does 'e plan ta reveal it?" Tino shook his head.

"I don't know," he said. "But we need to find out if we want to get our friends back. This is going to be a battle, Berwald! We'll have to fight to get them back!" Berwald wrapped his arms around the Finnish angel and held him tight.

"I'll ke'p yer safe," he promised. Tino put his head on Berwald's shoulder and smiled.

"I can take care of myself, you know," he replied.

"I kn'w," Berwald said. "I like takin' care 'f yer." And he softly kissed Tino on the lips and Tino hugged him again.

"You always did when we were alive," Tino commented.

"You and Pītā!" Berwald replied. "It w's a 'appy life!"

"Yes, it was!" They held each other for a little while and finally separated.

"Let's g'!" Berwald said. "There's n'thing 'ere."

"I'll follow you," Tino replied. "I just want to take another look round, in case we missed something. I'll see you back in Heaven." Berwald kissed his cheek.

"Be car'ful!" he said and left the wrecked building. Edo~uarudo groaned as he watched Berwald leave, knowing that Tino was alone. He made his way into the restaurant and reluctantly made his way to the kitchen.

Tino sensed the demon presence just as he was grabbed from behind and he began to struggle. The demon must have been waiting for one of them to leave to get the drop on the other. He should have gone with Berwald. Suddenly the demon shoved him into one of the ruined worktops and he gasped as the edge crashed into his chest and drove the breath out of him. He grabbed at the top and just succeed in pulling damaged pans down on him as he fell to the floor.

He looked up at the demon who had attacked him and his jaw dropped in shock.

"Edo~uarudo!" Edo~uarudo looked back at him, his horns sticking out from his hair and his wings spread out round him. And the regretful look on his face.

"I'm sorry, Tino," he said. "I have no choice!" Before Tino could get up to defend himself, Edo~uarudo knelt over him, grabbed the front of his robes and drew his fist back. Tino braced himself for the blow but Edo~uarudo's fist did not move. Instead it shook and finally fell to his side.

"I can't do it!" he declared, getting up and walking away from Tino. "I was ordered to give you a beating and send you back to Heaven with a message but I can't do that to someone I love like a brother. I'm sorry, Tino!" Tino was relieved that Edo~uarudo had not completely gone over to the dark side.

"I thought you might fail," came Iwan's voice as the Russian demon came into the kitchen and came up to Edo~uarudo. "I'll deal with you later." And with that he lashed out, back-handing Edo~uarudo across the room and sending him into a wall. He then produced his pipe and loomed over Tino.

"Now!" he said. "I want you to take a little message to Āsā and Arufureddo!"

Ferishiāno looked over at Rutovu~ihi, still finding it hard to believe that the man he was growing to love was an arch-angel. Funny how he had compared Rutovu~ihi to a warrior angel when he first saw him, only to find out that's exactly what he was. He stared at Rutovu~ihi's beautiful white wings and his hands itched to touch the plumage to see if it was as soft as it looked. He began to shift himself over a little at a time in Rutovu~ihi's direction.

"Where are you going, idiota?" Rōman hissed. Ferishiāno just kept shifting until, finally, he made it over to Rutovu~ihi. Rutovu~ihi looked at the Italian who just looked back at him.

"I'm sorry," Rutovu~ihi said. "I couldn't tell you the truth about me and why I was here. I'm sorry I lied to you!"

"Ve~ I don't remember you lying to me," Ferishiāno replied as he sat with hands still tied behind his back but he was still able to rub his fingers against the wings. The feathers were as soft as they looked. "You didn't tell me you were an angel but you didn't tell me you weren't either. And you do provide protection services." Ferishiāno rested his head on Rutovu~ihi shoulder. "Ve~ I'm in love with an angel!" Rutovu~ihi tilted his head to rest on top of Ferishiāno's.

"Ferishiāno, I …..," Rutovu~ihi was interrupted by Iwan suddenly stomping into the warehouse, dragging Edo~uarudo with him. Edo~uarudo was the worse for wear, sporting a black eye, a bloody nose and he seemed to be protecting his ribs on his right side. He cried out as Iwan threw him to the floor as Toriumu and Raivis went to his aid.

"What happened?" Toriumu asked as he tried to tend to his fellow demon.

"What always happens when my orders are not followed!" Iwan declared. "You should have done what I told you. Your old friend might have suffered less." Rutovu~ihi had a bad feeling about that.

"What old friend?" he asked. Edo~uarudo looked up at him with pain-filled eyes.

"Tino!" Rutovu~ihi closed eyes and groaned. Berwald would be ready to kill when he found out. There was no one more important to him than Tino.

"No matter!" Iwan declared. "The message will be delivered and I'll get Āsā and the Bāto- tatchi- karutetto. I will win!"

"Don't count on it!" Rutovu~ihi said as Ferishiāno took his head from his shoulder. "You won't get them! They have Heaven's help!" Iwan gave his disturbing smile.

"And we have you!" he pointed out. "And I have Hell's help. Toriumu!" Toris skittered up to Iwan and stood shaking,waiting to hear what Iwan wanted.

"Return to Hell!" he ordered. "Tell the other demons to come here and tell them to prepare for a battle!" Toriumu did not dare argue and scampered off to do his errand. Iwan turned back to Rutovu~ihi and smiled.

"Soon we'll see which side is best," he said and approached Rutovu~ihi. "Now what shall we do in the meantime?" Erizavu~eeta and Feliks looked on horrified as Iwan threw Ferishiāno to one side and loomed over Rutovu~ihi.

Tino dragged himself to the nearest church, limping badly with blood trickling down the side of his face and holding his ribs. His jaw was badly bruised, showing a possible fracture and each step pulled a grunt of pain from the Finnish angel. He limped down the aisle, passing the worshippers and the priest who could not see him. Stood before the cross, Tino painfully held out his arms and the light shone and took Tino to Heaven with the people in the church none the wiser except for a sudden, spiritual feeling.

Berwald had become worried when Tino did not return after a long time and was heading for the Gates of Heaven to go and find his 'wife'. The Gates of Heaven were nick-named the Pearly Gates, not because they were actually made of pearls but because they had a pearly sheen to them. The gates themselves were simply, elegant and very high. As Berwald approached them, they opened, indicating that either a pure soul was being admitted to Heaven or an angel was returning. As he came closer there was a flash of light and Tino appeared. For a moment Berwald was relieved but then he noticed that Tino was holding himself awkwardly. His heart went into his mouth when Tino collapsed and he ran to his side.

Berwald gathered Tino up into his arms and, after seeing his injuries, carried him bride-style into Heaven and to the healer angel. Yao Wang had been an apothecary and healer when he was alive and he had been in Heaven longer than most, tending to injuries incurred in battles with demons. When Berwald rushed in with Tino, the pony-tailed Chinese angel immediately directed him to put Tino on a cushioned examination table so he could look at him.

Tino's breathing was laboured and he whimpered as Berwald set him down as gently as he could. He never should have left Tino alone, this was his fault! Berwald felt as if he could never forgive himself.

Yao could see that Tino's jaw was broken and he suspected that a few ribs were broken, possibly his ankle too. As he examined Tino's head, he discovered the injury that concern him most. There was a very bad gash just under Tino's hairline. He turned to his pots on a nearby table and picked up a mortal and pestle. Opening three of the pots, he took pinches of what was in them and began to grind the concoction up. When he was finished, he tipped the powder into a vial and added a green liquid, shaking it to mixed it all up. Then he took it back to Tino and applied a few drops to the head injury.

The liquid fizzed in the wound in a way that looked painful but got no reaction from Tino as the would began to heal before their eyes and Tino's eyes fluttered opened. He took a deep breath and winced with the pain.

"Yer s'fe now," Berwald told him as he held Tino's hand. "I'm s'rry! I sh'uldn't 'ave left yer." Tino squeezed his hand.

"You couldn't have know this would happen," he replied, painfully as Yao tended to his ribs and his jaw was hurting him. "Berwald, I need you to get Romyurasu or U~Orufugangu. It's important!" Berwald was torn between doing what Tino asked and stay with him but, with a look for Tino, Berwald left Yao to tend to Tino's injuries while he went to get the two angels.

He managed to find them quickly and they hurried back to Yao's to find Tino bandaged up and sipping a herbal tea that Yao had made to aid his healing. He went to sit up when Romyurasu and U~Orufugangu came in with Berwald but he winced in pain and Yao made him lie back down.

"What happened to you, Tino?" U~Orufugangu said, gently.

"I was attacked in the restaurant," Tino revealed. "An old friend was there, Edo~uarudo. He's a demon now!"

"An old fri'nd att'cked yer!" Berwald exclaimed. Tino shook his head.

"Edo~uarudo was ordered to but he couldn't do it," he replied. "It was Iwan. He followed to make sure Edo~uarudo did what was ordered. Iwan will punish Edo~uarudo for his disobedience and he did it instead. He had a message!" Romyurasu and U~Orufugangu looked at each other.

"He said if we wanted Rutovu~ihi and the others back," Tino continued. "We have to take Āsā and The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto to a warehouse in the East Dock and trade them. If we don't take them there tomorrow at noon, they'll kill Rutovu~ihi and the others and corrupt the Vargas brothers."

"Which warehouse?" U~Orufugangu was already thinking of a plan.

Noon, next day!

Āsā and The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto stood outside the warehouse while Iwan stood within the doors, his henchmen holding the angels and the Vargas brothers. Romyurasu, U~Orufugangu, Mashū and Berwald stood with Āsā and the others as the face off went down.

"Just send Āsā and the traitors," Iwan ordered. "And I'll send your friends and the mortals. No sudden moves or the angels die and the mortals suffer!" Romyurasu nodded to Iwan and then nodded to Āsā, Arufureddo, Girubāto, Ansonī and Furanshisu and they began to move forward. Iwan nodded to his lackeys and they released their captives. Ferishiāno immediately moved to help Rutovu~ihi who moved painfully and sported bruises. U~Orufugangu's lips tightened at the sight of his grandson's injuries.

The two groups moved closer to each other as the tension mounted. Iwan was still smiling that creepy smile and Romyurasu and U~Orufugangu were poker-faced. Berwald wanted nothing more than to get the demon who had harm his Tino. The three Baltic demons were trembling, the marks of Iwan's punishment still visible on Edo~uarudo.

The two groups took a few more steps and met in the middle. Āsā gave Rutovu~ihi a look as if to say 'be ready'. A trap was suspected.

And a trap was sprung!

"NOW!" Iwan yelled and demons steamed from everywhere and headed for the angels and the traitor demons. The angel side looked to be overwhelmed.

Only looked! Suddenly, angels began raining from the skies and the battle was joined.

Phew! This was longer than normal! The ultimate battle between Heaven and Hell is about to beginning and you all have a ringside seat. Poor Tino drew the short straw as messenger and you can bet Berwald will want revenge for that and bad things are going to happen! D:

To themusicalcat – No problem! You can't be glued to the internet 24/7! Iwan's gone to extremes to try and get his hands on Āsā, Arufureddo and the others but he hasn't killed any innocent people. Yet! ): As you can see, he had everything to do with the restaurant exploding and he hasn't finished yet!

To ArtemisIsis13 – Well, if it's any consolation I wasn't either! The exploding restaurant was a last minute idea to the story! Up until that point I wasn't sure where I was going with the story but I'm back on track now :) It would have been bad if Iwan caught them (thank goodness he didn't) And Iwan doesn't tolerate failure well as Eduard just found out D: so I'd worry for Raivis too. I bet Girubāto never thought that giving his bruder a memento would be so life saving and, as bad as things are for them, at least they're alive (well, as alive as they can be, being deceased and demons) Ah! The priest! I'll let you guess who he is ;) and it's not just in his church so angels have many ways to get to and from Heaven. Ha ha! Gives you some idea of how surprised Rutovu~ihi was! :D I thought throwing Toris and Feliks up against each other would be an interesting twist and, as Hungary is a friend of Poland's, Elizaveta would be a good partner. Her and the frying pan :P Iwan's definitely raising Hell, literally. This is going to be a smack-down! DDX

And that's that for another week! I can't really say much about the next chapter because I'm still putting it together but *Spoiler Alert* not everyone will get out alive. Fingers crossed, it will be done for next week!

So till then (hopefully!),

Hasta la Pasta!