AmaimonXShima Rating: M

Chapter 10

Bright blue flames flared out as the Earth King let out a soft growl and ignored the harsh wound in his side and shoulder. His half-brother glaring daggers into him for his whole ten feet away from him, as he let out a soft growl. The small teen's flames slowly starting to eat away at his self-control, as the Earth King found his eyes glancing over to his right to find his older brother Mephisto watching their fight. A fight the older demon had set up just for him for the Earth King way before Shima had come into the picture and one Amaimon was regretting. He may not have acted like it to the audience watching him, but he really didn't want to be here. He'd rather be with Shima, in their little house, and protecting him. Of course as long as he was here he couldn't leave. Not when this whole battle was all part of his older brother's plans. If he didn't follow Mephisto's plan to the letter there was no doubt in his mind that he'd take Shima from him. Especially after the scene he made in front of the exorcists.

Another growl escaped his younger brother, as the naive teen took another lunge for him. The Earth King easily dodging the attack in time, as the teen skidded past him in mid-air and turned on him. His sword coming up from his blind side, as the male let out a silent curse and let himself drop. His weight pulling him down in time, as he plummeted toward the ground and away from his brother. The poor teen following after him, as the Earth King took the chance to make himself weightless and stopped in mid-air. The male swinging his leg around just in lime to make contact with his half-brother's face. Making the poor teen let out a cry in pain, before he plummeted to the ground and crashed to the ground. Dust and durt flying everywhere in a huge display of earth, as the male watched those blue flames blaze even brighter. The earth around the teen catching of fire, as a low deep growl filled the air and the male let out a mental curse. Leave it to Mephisto to throw him into a battle he couldn't win. Yet, the entire time he could hear the words his brother was speaking. Words that could lead to his half-brother's downfall one day, as he managed to dodge his brother's attack by inches and got scorched by the flames.

"Compared to demons who always seek pleasure in denial, the moderate ways of humans are always corrupt." His brother's voice spoke, as it reached his ears. "So which way are you taking?"

Words the Earth King heard loud in clear before a sudden growl broke the demon's concentration on his older's voice and brought him back to reality. The sudden swing of his younger brother's sword catching him off guard, as the Earth King barely managed to dodge the attack by blocking it. The scorching blade burning his palms the moment he made contact with the flaming metal, as his young half-brother let out a harsh growl. The Earth King using all his strength to keep the blade from slipping from his palms, as his younger brother increased his power against him. A sudden crack reaching the older demon's ears, as he noticed the sword chip ever so slightly and crack along the edge. That sudden moment suddenly sparking his younger brother's powers to their full potential, as a sudden flare of flames burst forth and attacked the Earth King. A sudden cry of shock and pain from the flames leaving him, before he crash landed into a tree and let out a groan. His breathing coming out in harsh pants, as his older brother clapped and the Earth King hoped this was the end.

"Wonderful! I didn't think he could overwhelm Amaimon like this." His brother spoke, as he stood up from his chair and pulled his ridicoulus hat off his head. "You fought well. Enjoy you're rest."

At least that's what he had hoped for.


"You really took a beating, Amaimon." Mephisto spoke, as he looked at the exhausted and utterly beaten demon laying against his couch.

"Who's idea was it to have me battle our brother?" Amaimon challenged, as Mephisto frowned.

A frown Amaimon could handle at this moment in time, when he'd usually flinch and run away from in fear he'd be killed. Yet at this moment he could give a shit. How in the hell was he supposed to protect Shima like this? Mephisto had given him this task, given him the responsibility to protect the hybrid, and for what? To have him beaten to a pulp and reduced to nothing but a mass of bones and heavily burned skin.

"Now, now, no need to be upset." The older demon spoke, as a grin appeared on his face and the demon knew he was in for it.

Not only had he fought his dear half-brother at that stupid camp, but his brother had ordered him to attack at the Vatican's court room. And for what? Several broken bones, fourth degree burns, and a useless body. Yes, this day was differently going on his to ten best days ever. Now all that need to happen was for his brother to roll over and die. That's make his day.

"I know you must be worried about our dear young Shima, and I have a way you can still watch over him." The older demon spoke, as he pulled off his stupid hat again.

The Earth King waiting for him to pull out some wretched look medicine and make him eat it, but instead the male spoke his usual mantra in german and smacked him with his hat. A flinch of pain leaving the male, before pink smoke suddenly surrounded him and the pain disappeared. His whole world growing larger around him, before he blinked his eyes a few times and freaked the moment e realized his older brother was twelve times bigger than he normally looked. A fact he managed not to look over, before he looked over himself and felt his heart practically stop.

His brother just turned him into a hamster.

"Now be a good brother and stay here to heal."

No way in hell.


The screech of the curtains scrapping open had woken up the little vampire hybrid the moment the sun had set, but the moment he realized Amaimon was gone he had never left. Instead, the pink-haired hybrid had curled back up in bed and stayed there. Behemoth the only one to keep him company in his master's absence, as the little hobgoblin curled up beside him and tried to cheer him up. That is if he called the little demons grunts and snorts cheering up. Honestly he couldn't tell what the little demon was saying, but he didn't care. Behemoth's presence was enough to please him and make him feel safe.

"I wonder where Amaimon is." Shima mumbled, as the little hobgoblin looked up at him and instantly cuddled into his chest to comfort him. One action the teen gave into, as he wrapped his arms around the demon and held him close. "Shouldn't he be home by now? It's way past two o'clock."

A moment of silence befell them, before the demon hybrid bit his lip and cursed when he split his own lip open with his fangs. The teen taking a moment to dot up the blood, before he looked down at Behemoth and noticed the slight edge in his eyes.

"You don't think he's hurt, do you Behemoth?" Shima asked, as the little Hobgoblin instantly shook his whole body in a definite no. "You sure? He's a strong demon, and he's probably in trouble for saving me."

Another moment of silence fell over them, as the teen held the little hobgoblin and closed his eyes. Worry and concern taking over, before Behemoth somehow wiggled out of his arms and the teen opened his eyes to watch Behemoth scurry out of the room. Lonelyness taking over, before he heard the pattering of feet again and the little hobgoblin rushed back in with a book in his jaws. The mattress bouncing with his weight, before the little hobgoblin handed him the slightly slobbery book and gave him an innocent and begging look.

"You want me to read this to you?" Shima asked, before the little Hobgoblin nodded happily and the teen looked at the unknown gibberish on the cover. "Behemoth, I can't read this. I don't know the langua-"

"That's one thing I don't have to teach you. It's hardwired into your brain."

It was then a sudden sigh left the teen, before he closed his eyes and let out a deep breath. The teen opening his eyes the next moment and the gibberish on the page forming words his mind could understand, before he smiled and pulled the Hobgoblin close, as he opened the book to the first page.

"Chapter one, The Calm of the Storm."


"Yet, even in that darkness these being thrived. Thrived and lived-"

A sudden snore interrupted the young demon hybrid, as he stopped reading the book he had been given and looked down at the little Hobgoblin. Behemoth already curled up and sleep beside him, as the teen let out a sigh and closed the book. His head hitting the pillow, as his eyes scanned the room and the teen felt his grip on the book in his hands tighten. He had been reading to Behemoth for over two hours and Amaimon still hadn't come home.

The realization making the young hybrid curl into himself, as he came to the conclusion that Amaimon had left him. Left him to suffer alone and afraid with his pet. The teen would either be killed by the Vatican or die from starvation and those very thoughts brought the teen to near tears. And here he was, the teen that had once said he'd kill himself after losing the only person that ever cared. Now that Amaimon was gone, it was different.

Amaimon was his protector, the one that kept him healthy and alive. The one man in the entire world he could trust and the first demon he could stand beside and talk with without being afraid. And now that he was gone he was right back to the start. Alone and afraid. Something the teen had hoped he'd never have to feel again, but that didn't stop the tremors from rolling through his body. The teen shivering against the sheets, as he pulled the blanket over his head and a clang rang through the room as something hit the floor. The noise making the teen hybrid jump slighty, before he sat up and looked over the bed. A single key catching his eyes, before he remembered what it was for and quickly got out of bed. Behemoth staying asleep all the while, as the teen picked up the golden key and held it to his chest in comfort. The small piece of gold is only chance to find his protector, as the teen quickly pulled on a sweatshirt and sweatpants, before he rushed to the nearest door.

The quickly closing the door and sliding the key into the lock, before he heard the lock click. The young hybrid opening the door and taking his key back, before he quickly walked through and found himself in a horribly decorated office. The walls a deep satin purple and the floors a blood red maroon, as bright pink and lavender stripped couches sat in front of a mahogany wood desk. The Head Master of the Academy sitting at said desk, as his eyes meeting him the moment the door closed behind him. A small little green hamster's head turning toward him and staring at him in what looked like shock, not like that teen didn't care. The teen's panic pushing him forward, as he quickly walked to the Headmaster's desk and tried to hold back his worried look.

"What can I do for you, young Shima?" The Headmaster asked politely, as the teen nipped at his lip.

"I can't find Amaimon." The teen nervously spoke, as he messed with the fabric of his sweatshirt to keep himself calm. "He hasn't been home all night and I'm worried. He's always there and he never leaves during the night."

"Maybe he went to do something important and isn't back yet." The Headmaster spoke, as he grabbed the hamster off the table before it could jump off the table. "He is a demon after all. He has a life as well."

"I-I know that, but I'm worried." Shima spoke, as the older male's words stung deep in his gut. "I'm afraid to be alone at home when he isn't there. I don't want the Vatican to hurt me again."

"They won't do that again, young Shima." The Headmaster spoke, as he dropped the little hamster in a box sitting on the table and stood up to walk around his desk. The man grabbing his shoulders and giving him what looked to be between a grin and a smirk. "The Vatican knows full well who is watching after you and they will not come after you again. Now, why don't you stay here for the night. I have a spare bedroom."

"N-no thanks. I'd rather be with Behemoth." Shima quickly spoke, as he went to back up and the Headmaster followed after his steps. "Amaimon said he can protect me, so-"

"Then you don't need Amaimon, do you?"

"Y-yes I do."

"If Behemoth can protect you then you don't need Amaimon, do you?"

"That's not what I- I mean-…" Silence soon followed after, as the Headmaster gave him a smile and tilted the teen's head up to gaze into his eyes.

"Where ever he is he'll come back eventually." The male spoke, as the teen's eyes fell to the floor and he wrapped his arms around himself. "Just wait till he comes back."

"What if he never comes back? What if I starve to death?" Shima challenged, before a wicked gleam appeared in the male's eyes.

"If I remember correctly you're brothers said you were suicidal. Why would dying now matter?" The older demon asked, as the teen quickly backed up and put some distance between them.

"B-because I- Amaimon is- I-I…I…"

In the silence that followed after the teen tightly wrapped his arms around his small frame and tried to hold back the tears that threatened to fall from his eyes. A soft sob escaping his throat, before he fell to the floor in a sobbing heap and all his negative emotions took over once more. The pain, the agony, the worthlessness. Everything that he had locked up and tried to leave behind crashing over him in waves, as the Headmaster walked over and went to reach out and touch him.

"Stay away from Shima, brother." A voice spoke, as the teen froze.

That very voice taking seconds to register, before the teen frantically looked around for that very voice and found nothing. His heart rate picking up and his worry crashing down over him, before something hit his lap and the teen looked down. That same green and white hamster now in his lap and seeming to glare at the Headmaster, as he quickly climbed up the teen's chest and onto his shoulder.

"Don't play mind games with him. He's been through enough." The hamster spoke in Amaimon's voice, as the teen's eyes widened.

"A-Amaimon?" The teen nervously spoke, as the little hamster turned toward him and rubbed his cheek against the teens' to wipe away some of the tears. "I-Is that you?"

"Yes it is, Shima." The hamster spoke, as he sat comfortably on the teen's shoulder. "I got into a bad fight and brother had to turn me into this."

In an instant the teen quickly picked up his protector and held him close. The little hamster Amaimon giving him a worried look, as the teen held him as close as he could without hurting him, as tried to hold back the tears. Just the fact that the demon was beside him in such a little from calming him greatly, as he gently stroked the little hamster's fir and smiled.

"I'm glad you're alright. You had me so worried." Shima spoke, as he gently moved Amaimon away from his chest and held him up so they were on the same eye level. "Are you in any pain? How bad are you hurt? Do we need to get you medical attention?"

"There's no need for that, young Shima." The Headmaster spoke, as the teen looked up at him and Amaimon let out a small growl despite being a hamster. "As long as Amaimon stays like this till he's healed he'll recover. You have no reason to worry, and if it makes you feel better, feel free to take him back with you."

"Thank you, Headmaster." Shima spoke in relief, as he quickly stood up and Amaimon hopped onto his shoulder so the teen could rush over to the door and open it with his key. "I'll take good care of him!"

The Headmaster's reply never being heard, as the teen quickly closed the door behind him and looked at the little hamster on his shoulder. The little creature screaming Amaimon in everyway from his little blue eyes to the pointed spike of fur on the top of his head. Something that put him at ease, as the teen gently picked up the hamster sized demon and carried him back to the teen's room. Only to find Behemoth still asleep and the book long forgotten, as the teen sat down on the bed and Amaimon jumped into his lap.

"Shima-"

"I was s-so worried." Shima suddenly sobbed, as he tried to push the tears away but they fell anyway. "I thought you died or you let me here forever."

"I'd never do that, Shima." Amaimon spoke, as his little paws touched his stomach. "I promised I'd protect you, and keep you safe. And I'll continue to keep my promise."

"No, you can't." Shima spoke in panic, as he looked down at his now little protector. "You'll get slaughtered and the Vatican will kill you!"

"Shima, you have to trust me." Amaimon spoke, as he jumped onto the teen's shoulder with great accuracy and rubbed the tears away. "I can still protect you, just like I've been protecting you. You have nothing to worry about anymore."

It was only then that a moment of silence fell over the two of them. Only Behemoth's snoring filling the room, as Amaimon curled up into his neck for comfort and gently rubbed his cheek against the teen's collarbone.

"I-I want to protect you this time around." Shima spoke up, as he carefully picked the little hamster up and fell back on the bed with Amaimon safe in his hands. "You've protected me and kept me safe all this time. I want to return the favor."

"Shima-"

"And I'm not taking no for an answer." The teen spoke, as he laid his head on a pillow and set his little protector next to him. "Please let me do that at least."

"Alright." Amaimon spoke, as he curled up onto the pillow and gave him a happy look. "Just for you."

A smile immediately fell over the teen's face, before he pulled the blankets over him and closed his eyes. His dreams soon taking over, before Amaimon moved over to lay closer to him and used his little nose to push hair out of the teen's eyes.

"But that won't stop me from keeping you safe."


Scarlett: *waves* hello my cute little fans! I'm back with another chapter. I couldn't remember when I last updated and my brain is shot. So I'm giving you a new chapter.

Amaimon: *glares at* At least you're getting a little payback for hurting Shima

Scarlett: *rolls eyes* Wow, hold a rude much. Your cute little love is fine hun.

Amaimon: *hugs Shima tightly and frowns* I can't trust you

Scarlett: *Gives up and rubs eye* Whatever, dude. *turns to camera* anyway, new chapter for yah all. I'll post a new chapter before friday if I get 3 reviews. If not yahll waiting for friday. And on another note, wish me luck trying to ask the girl on the second floor out this thursday! Let's hope she says yes. :)


I would like to deeply thank Leah Potts5, my collaborator for this fic, for helping me start/create this fic. You helped me unscramble my messed up ideas and thoughts, as well as help create the entire plot of the fic with me. You have also been looking over my work the entire time and making sure i stayed within character. Thank you very much, hun. Let's work to the end of the fic together!


Now, thy reviews answered!

Terra SyNdrome: It's fine hun. I have days I don't log in. I find it's easier to never log out, since i never use any other computer. :) and I sorry you got grounded :( But you came back to load of good chapters. So I hope you continue to enjoy the fic. We're getting close to the ending! X3

blackirishawk: I know! That's my favorite part about this fic. Shima is just so adorable and he gets cuter with time! X3 but I give a fair warning, next chapter we get to see a darker side of Shima. So the cuteness if on hold for now. :) Hope you continue to enjoy the fic!


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