[A/N] Dante siegfried 888 I'm soooo sorry! I kno, this makes me a terrible person! But I have to deal w/ finals and angry teachers and so on…T_T Asile3762 I hate finals too. It's kinda comforting to know I'm not the only one with problems in school…stupid finals! .

Vergil: Incase you haven't noticed, we never bothered to write a disclaimer, this is because the authoress is delusional and likes to pretend she does own-

Me: NO! *covers his mouth* Um…on with the story?

Chapter 9: Over My Head

'Damn. How am I supposed to fight all of them AND get the kid out alive?' I panicked as the demons began to circle us.

I glanced behind me there was a small opening. 'I'll have to make a run for it. '

I grabbed the child and dashed for the opening the demons all lunged at once. I didn't think I'd make it but to my surprise I just barely avoided having my head sliced off twice! I pushed the kid ahead of me. "Hurry up and get to the nearest building, you should be safe there!"

He looked back at me while he was running. He was scared and worried.

I felt the demons coming up behind me. I turned and tried to avoid the attacks but there were a lot of them and they were fast. I got sliced across my stomach and a few deep cuts on my arms and legs. I took a deep breath and tried to ignore the pain as I began killing them. It wasn't easy and my vision was fuzzy due to blood loss.

I heard the same loud screech from before. The demon I had seen was bigger, faster, and unpredictable. I finished off most of the lower levels and the screeching demon teleported. I looked around waiting to see where he would appear but he never did.

A child's scream echoed through the park. I ran as fast as I could in the direction of the sound. 'Please be alive!'

I saw black smoke appear behind the child who was franticly looking around.

"MOVE!" I yelled. He jumped nearly two feet in the air at the sound of my voice. He looked at me then behind him. He reminded me of a deer caught in the headlights. I sped up as the demon emerged from the smoke it raised its scythe with a sinister laugh.

I lifted my sword ready to attack it first but it saw me at the last minute and teleported again. I fell off balance and the child kneeled next to me. "Are you okay?"

"I've…been better." I managed to force out. I was exhausted and out of breath. I saw another mass of black smoke across the street. I stood up and without warning the demon rolled out of the black smoke, its scythe was spinning rapidly I shoved the child out of the way as it came at me. I tried to block with my sword but it was stronger and the force of the blow made me slam into a wall. I dropped my sword and the demon laughed as it raised its scythe once again.

I'd be dead before I reached my sword. I waited for it to swing and moved in attempt to miss the attack. The scythe made a small cut across my neck and I quickly punched the demon as hard as I could. I didn't think that it'd actually due any damage, but hopefully it'd do something until I could reach my sword.

My fist connected with its face (which was a lot harder than you'd think) and I heard a snap followed by a sound of pain that came from both me and the demon. It backed up and I grabbed my sword in time to block its next attack. It tried to teleport again but I was faster and managed to swing my sword and cut it in half.

I collapsed in an undignified heap one the pavement. The child was gone, he had most likely run off when the demon slammed me into the wall. I wasn't mad at him for it. I hoped he got home safely. I leaned my head back against the brick wall and stared up at the dark gray sky as it began to rain.

I don't know how long I was sitting in the rain, but every minute felt like hours to me. It wasn't long before I was soaked, not that I cared. My legs felt like led so it wasn't a good idea to attract attention to myself. I'd be an easy target for both a demon and a human.

I sighed and looked at my surroundings. The place seemed deserted for now, this was my best chance. I stood up using the walls for support and began to make my way home…

~The Next Day~

I rolled over and found myself on the living room floor. My head was pounding and my memories were mostly haze for now. "I must've passed out as soon as I got in." I mumbled to no one in particular. I looked at the clock on the wall. It was seven thirty.

My memories came rushing back to me in full detail. I had nearly died! Wait…I should've died from blood loss by now. I sat up and checked my stomach for the long gash from yesterday; it was gone. I stood up and to my surprise I looked fine. There were no visible wounds on my body. I tried to move my hand and it hurt like hell.

'I must've broken it when I hit the demon.' I reasoned. I took a shower and got dressed, which was very annoying and painful since I had broken my dominant hand.

I walked to the hospital and told them I fell out of a tree I had been climbing and landed on my wrist. I didn't pay much attention to anything they were saying or doing and eventually I got to leave.

I walked down the street at a steady pace in no mood to rush. At first I hadn't planned on going to school but I definitely didn't need people showing up and asking questions that I couldn't answer. So reluctantly, I showed up to my third period class with a cast on my wrist and a completely emotionless expression. I tossed the doctors note I had asked a nurse to write for me onto the teacher's desk. Everyone gave me a weird look including the teacher. Wordlessly I sat in the middle row in the only seat that wasn't taken.

"Miss (f/n) thank you for gracing us with your presence. May I ask why you were absent for so long?" The teacher inquired.

"I was sick." I replied.

The teacher nodded and opened his mouth to say something else, but the principal walked in and asked to speak to him in the hall.

I felt everyone's eyes on me and before I could stop myself I snapped.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT?" I yelled.

Everyone quickly turned away and I sighed and laid my head on the table.

The teacher came back shortly and class started. I kept my head down and thankfully the teacher didn't say anything. I never felt anything like this before. I felt more aggressive and my emotions weren't completely under control. I blamed it on the demon blood.

The day passed mostly uneventful and to my relief I didn't run into either of the twins.

Finally it was lunch time, and though I wasn't hungry I needed the small break. I picked the smaller table in the back corner of the lunch room where nobody was sitting. My thoughts began to run wild as soon as I sat down.

"Damn you look like hell, what's up?"

'It didn't take a genius to figure out who could've said that.' I thought sarcastically as Dante sat on my right.

"Gee, thanks Dante. My life would not have been complete without that comment." I said rolling my eyes.

Vergil sat on my left. He looked irritated; then again, he always looked irritated.

"What happened?" Vergil asked emotionlessly when he noticed my hand. Though he didn't show it I had a feeling he wouldn't have asked if he didn't care.

Once again I answered without thinking. "Long story short I had a fever, got jumped by demons while protecting a kid, nearly bled to death on my way home, and woke up with only a few emotional problems in the morning…Oh, and I dropped my sword and wound up breaking my hand on a demons face before it could ram a scythe through my chest.. The kid is alive by the way…I think."

Both of them looked shocked to say the least. The lunch bell rang and without hesitation I stood up and left.

'Why did I say that?' I mentally scolded myself. 'I couldn't just tell them I fell out of a tree or something? How am I suppose to explain what I was doing out there to begin with? "Well you see guys, a demon busted into my room right after you called me and forced my blood to mix with his. Why? I have to clue, maybe it's suppose to let him know if I kill you like he told me to.'

I walked into the girls' bathroom and looked at my reflection in the mirror. I looked like a lost puppy. The look faintly reminded me of when my mother first told me she was leaving.

"Why did I come to school today?" I muttered. I splashed cold water on my face and decided to spend the rest of the day in the nurse' office.

[A/N] Me: Reviews are awesome; they remind me that if I stop updating my stories there will be a mini army of virtual people ready to jump through my monitor and strangle me. ^_^

Dante: And you find comfort in this? O.o