I don't school, just make it leave. It was a nice three-day weekend while it lasted, I know I'll probably upload this chapter later this week but still, Happy Veterans Day! Anyway, onto chapter 14!
Amu's P.O.V:
"IKUTO!" I shrieked as I heard the gun shot go off, along with a white flash. I closed my eyes and stared down at the ground, I can't believe it, Ikuto is dead. I could have done something to help him, if I wasn't so god damn weak. I worked up the courage to look back at the two, my eyes widened. The bullet stood still in the air, surrounded by a golden fog and sparkles.
"D-did I do that?" I asked, Ikuto nodded slowly. Suddenly, the bullet multiplied into two, then four, then six, and continued. It finally stopped and there looked like there was about a hundred bullets, they turned towards the person and flew towards her at the speed a bullet would go if you shot it. The person started running away from the bullets but one managed to hit their mask and it slid across the street, they stretched their hood over their face and started running. Ikuto got up and chased after them, but another person flew in with white angel wings and the same clothing on and a white mask covering their face and lifted the slayer, carrying them off somewhere else. Ikuto ran over to Kukai and I and smiled at me.
"You saved my life, strawberry head." He chuckled as he stroked my cheek with his hand.
"Stupid! You know how worried I was?! What if I didn't have magical powers to save you!?" I exclaimed.
"Why worry on the 'what if's?'" He asked, I glared at him.
"Shut up, if you died then-" I got cut off when he placed his lips on mine, energy surged within me as a golden light shined. I pushed him off and stood up.
"Amu, why are you so worried anyway?" He asked.
"Well, you're my friend, of course I would be worried." I mumbled.
"Oh, and by the way, a bullet like that wouldn't have killed me." He added, I blinked twice.
"But, they pointed it at your head!" I yelled.
"Yes, but one average bullet can't kill a demon, which is why it confuses me." He said.
"What?" I asked.
"Well if she is this well-known demon slayer, then she should have known that that bullet couldn't have killed me." Ikuto said, walking over to the pile of bullets on the ground.
"How do you know that it is a 'she,' or well-known?" I asked.
"Utau told me about her, she killed most of the demons and vampires in this town." Ikuto said, kneeling next to the pile of bullets.
"Maybe she didn't want to kill you, just stop you for a moment." I said, he chuckled.
"Or she accidentally loaded the wrong bullets in the gun." He said, picking up the copper bullet, but then he quickly dropped it.
"That is not the case here, because something was poured all over this bullet." He said, he showed me his finger that was slightly burnt, bubbles forming on his skin. I picked up the bullet and nothing happened, I stared at it in confusion.
"Nothing is happening to me." I said, he raised a thin, black eyebrow at the bullet.
"Let's get Kukai and get out of here, before another person comes and attacks us." Ikuto rolled his eyes, walking over to the wolf that passed out on the floor and picked him up. We both walked back to his mansion in silence, and not a comfortable one. I kept thinking about the relationship between Ikuto and I, occasionally stealing glances from him.
"Man, Kukai is so heavy in wolf form." Ikuto groaned, trying to reposition Kukai so he would be more comfortable carrying him. I stayed silent and kept my gaze at my feet. "Amu, are you okay? You have been acting strange since I saved you." He said.
"Nothing really." I chuckled, trying to make it seem like I was alright. He grabbed my chin with the hand that wasn't supporting Kukai on his back and brought my face closer to his, his eyes curious as he stared into mine.
"Can you let me go, please?" I whispered, averting his gaze.
"See, you're not screaming that I'm a demonic pervert or anything." He said, letting go of my chin. Obviously I wasn't in love with him since he would see my soul dangling out of my mouth or something.
"Well, if you are, its like you're soul is lingering out of your lips, just hanging there, ready for taking."
"But as long as the girl thinks she is in love with me, I can eat her soul." Or that's it, I am not convinced that I am in love with Ikuto. It has to stay that way, or else Ikuto will eat my soul when he gets the chance. I ran in front of him and turned around to face him, sticking out my tongue at him.
"Demonic pervert." I said with a smug smirk, he chuckled.
"There's the thick-headed strawberry head I know." He ruffled my hair, I frowned.
"I am not thick-headed." I argued, storming away from him.
I entered the mansion and ran into the living room, with Ikuto way behind me. I saw Utau sitting with Rima, Utau was biting her thumb nail like she usually does when she is nervous.
"Hey guys." I waved at them as I walked in.
"Amu, there you are." Utau said, walking up to me and hugging me. "I wanted to apologize for poking my nose into your business, it was none of my concern."
"Is the Tsukiyomi Utau apologizing to a commoner like me?" I teased, Rima snickered.
"Yes, it is quite uncommon, so don't expect it ever again." Utau glared at me, I laughed.
"But why did you hug me?" I cocked my head slightly to the right in a curious way.
"Rima told me it is necessary to hug the person when you are asking for forgiveness." Utau stared at me blankly.
"Well, it is not needed, but quite nice." I said, Utau narrowed her eyes at the petite vampire.
"I will get you back for that one, Mashiro." Utau swore, but Rima just burst out in a fit of giggles and snorts.
"It was so sweet of you to hug Utau." Rima cooed in a teasing way.
"I hate you, and it is unladylike to snort like that." Utau pointed out, Rima blushed and looked away from her.
"That reminds me of something Nagihiko would say." She murmured.
"How come you are not using his nickname?" I asked.
"Hunter said it made him jealous." Rima twiddled around with her thumbs.
"But Hunter is not around."
"What type of wife would I be if I was unfaithful?" She chuckled sadly, I could tell this arranged marriage was getting to her.
"Why don't you just tell your parents that you do not want to get married to Hunter?" I sat down next to her.
"And what, tell them that I want to be married to an angel? Become shunned by my entire family and possibly every supernatural creature in Hell?" She asked rhetorically.
"Well if you are with who you love, it shouldn't-"
"No, I have to fulfill my duties as a princess and wed the chosen suitor, and have him rule by my side when we become king and queen." She cut me off, but there were still tears welled up in her eyes. "But how can I do something that my heart just is not into?" She quickly grabbed my shirt and started crying into my chest.
"Shh, it is going to be alright." I comforted her, she seemed to calm down slightly.
"You emit such a nice and calming aura." Her words came out pretty muffled since her face was still nuzzled against my chest.
"Does Nagi know how you feel?" I asked.
"No, I have not, and I do not intend to." She pulled away from me and wiped her nose on the back of her hand.
"Why not?"
"It would just make things between us awkward, and I would like to at least stay friends." Rima got up and headed towards the door. "Please do not tell him." She said, not even looking back at us. Before I could say anything else, she walked out and shut the door behind her.
"Where is Nagi anyway? I have not seen him around in a while." I asked.
"I do not know, he is probably in Heaven right now." Utau answered, staring off at the door.
"I just wish she was more open with her feelings." I sighed.
"You can't really blame her. She was taught, since she was a child, to keep her mouth shut and listen to others; she had never experienced true love, until now anyways. I pity her." Utau said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"She was never allowed to express her true feelings about anything, or else she would be severely punished. Plus, her parents only gave birth to her because they needed a heir to the throne, not because they wanted a child. Her parents never loved her, nor did they want her. Rima always had trouble showing her true feelings and simply denied them, afraid that the other person would not feel the same way." Utau said, her face showing concern.
"Oh wow, I can't believe what it feels like to be in her shoes. How long have you known her?" I asked.
"Her mother, the Queen of vampires, funded my mother's research. We knew each other for a couple of centuries, then we parted ways for a while until she came back this year." Utau remembered.
"Why did you guys split up?" I asked, it seems like I mostly just ask questions nowadays.
"Since the war between Heaven and Hell happened, Rima was responsible to sign all the peace treaties and to help fix all the damages. When she was in Heaven, everyone talked about her behind her back and called her a filthy monster, except for one."
"Nagi." I quickly said.
"Exactly, he helped her out and guided her everywhere, he even volunteered to help rebuilding. That's when he caught Rima's eye, but of course, she fought back her feelings and continued her work as a princess. That's when Yaya came along, hired as a knight by her parents. They slowly became friends and she became more open with Ikuto, Kukai, and I. Then you and Nagihiko came along, she accepted the both of you into her life and fell in love with him." Utau explained.
"How do you know all of this?"
"Yaya is a sneaky one, always taking a peek into the princess' diary." Utau smirked, I giggled.
"I never thought of Rima having a diary." I said.
"Someone with so many secrets has to store them somewhere, or else their mind would get overwhelmed." Utau said.
"Do you have a diary?" I raised a brow at the blonde.
"I do not have any secrets." Utau shrugged. But I knew that deep down, this demon held a bunch of secrets in her head.
"Camera?" I asked, Utau leaned back in her chair. We were currently in her office with Ikuto, Kukai, Yaya, and Rima.
"For the fifth time, yes. We have installed them all around the mansion to keep and eye on everyone." Utau sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"Including some in your house." Kukai had his goofy smile plastered on his face, my eyes widened and I narrowed my eyes at Utau.
"You installed them in my house?" I asked in a low, warning tone.
"You were not supposed to tell her, moron." Ikuto smacked the back of Kukai's head.
"Without my permission?!" I yelled.
"Calm down, it's not like we put them somewhere bad." Utau put her arms up defensively, turning her laptop around so I could see the screen. There were mini pop-up screens with different rooms in my house; I saw my living room, my bedroom, Ami's bedroom, the kitchen, my parent's bedroom, and both the bathrooms in the house.
"I demand for the ones in the bathroom to be taken down." I said.
"But they are angled so you can't see inside of the shower." Utau said.
"But what if I am using the toilet?" I asked.
"I will tell Ikuto to leave the room." Utau smirked, I glared at her.
"When did you guys even sneak into my house to install these?"
"You are such a cute sleeper, you making these adorable snoring noises." Rima teased, I blushed.
"You snuck into my house while everyone was asleep?" I asked.
"How else were we supposed to install them?" Utau asked.
"How about not installing them at all?" I raised my voice slightly.
"We are only thinking about your safety, it's not like we want to spy on you." Utau said.
"This one probably does." I pointed behind me with my thumb, which was where Ikuto was standing.
"It is not like you do anything interesting anyway." Ikuto rolled his eyes, but I could tell he was just trying to piss me off with the smirk playing on his lips.
"I hate you so much sometimes." I glared at him. "What if my parents find the cameras?" I asked.
"Only demons have the eyesight to see them, they are not visible to the human eye." Utau said.
"I see, well I shall be leaving now." I said, walking out the door. I will never have any privacy again, I don't even think I will be comfortable to use my bathroom. The thought of the bathroom brought me back to Satan's ball, a cold chill ran down my spine as I thought of Ikuto seeing me naked. I wonder what he thought during the time, did he think my body was somehow strange?
I quickly shook the thoughts away, why was I even thinking about what Ikuto thought of me anyway? Stupid, perverted, demonic pervert. I said pervert twice, well he is a big pervert.
I smacked my head with my hand, stop thinking about him! I stormed out of the house and walked down the sidewalk in the direction of my house. I have to find a way to clear my head, maybe its the stupid pentagram that keeps putting thoughts in my head.
As I walked down the sidewalk, I noticed someone across the street. He was very pale and looked as if he floated off the ground, maybe another supernatural creature.
"Excuse me!" I shouted, waving my hand back and forth to get his attention. His head slowly turned to face me, his expression was emotionless as he stared at me. "Are you okay?" I asked, crossing the street to get to him. A car passed in front of me, blocking my view of him for a second as it dashed down the street. I looked back to try to find the man again, but he was gone. Strange, I wonder where he went so quickly. I looked down the street for any sign of him, but no one was there. I shrugged and started walking back to my house again.
I opened my front door and walked in, looking around the house. I felt awkward now, knowing that Utau was probably watching my every move. I walked into the kitchen and saw a note stuck to the fridge.
Dear Amu,
Your father, Ami, and I went to the fair going around downtown. It is going to be here all week so we can go together when you are not as busy.
-Love, your Mother.
Dammit, she knew I wanted to go to that fair! I stomped my foot like a child would when they are upset, a deep frown on my face. Crumpling the yellow paper, I tossed it in the trash and ran up to my room. I dived into my bed and stuffed my face into my pillow, feeling boredom taking over me.
"You look upset." I heard a voice come from above, I quickly got up and scoped the room, seeing no one there. "Calm down, it's Ikuto, I'm talking through a microphone in Utau's room."
"So you even installed speakers and a microphone so we could talk together?" I asked.
"Yep." He said, popping the 'p.'
"Well, my parents went to the fair with Ami without taking me." I crossed my arms over my chest.
"You are such a child." I could practically feel his eye roll.
"Shut up, I love that fair, I have gone there since I was six." Hearing his chuckle through the invisible speakers, I felt my face blaze.
"It is good sometimes to act like a child, to forget the harsh reality of this terrible world. Children are so innocent, so oblivious to everything around them." He mumbled into the microphone.
"Ikuto?" I asked.
"Nothing, you should probably go to bed." He said.
"Ikuto?" No response, he left the room or just couldn't hear me anymore. I sat on my bed and sighed, wondering what he meant when he said that. But having the strange feeling of being weak, my head hit my pillow and I fell asleep.
Unknown's P.O.V:
"Stupid, worthless, piece of trash!" I shrieked at the young girl kneeling before me.
"I apologize my Queen, we underestimated the girl's powers." The failure of a slayer said with a monotone voice.
"I think I just overestimated you, you failed to take down a stupid demon and a teenage girl." I spat at her, she stood up and stared at me, expressionless.
"If you really think that, find another demon slayer with my powers." She dared me.
"Who do you exactly think you are speaking to?" I asked, raising my hand to smack her. When I swung my hand down, she grabbed it before it made contact with her cheek.
"It will be a bit suspicious if I have a red blotch on my cheek." She said calmly, the way she was not showing any emotions was pissing me off.
"You have another chance, or else I will simply kill her myself." I flipped my hair behind my shoulder, she seemed to flinch at those words I uttered.
"You said you didn't have to kill her to take her powers." She said, whimpering slightly, causing me to smirk.
"I do not, but if you fail me once more, I will with a smile on my face." I said, she bowed down.
"I promise I will not fail you again, I just need a while to plan my next attack." She said, returning to her boring voice.
"Fine, just hurry up." I said simply, walking away from the girl.
I am so sorry for taking so long to update! But I had some writer's block and could not think of what to write. Now I am up and running again so I hope you enjoyed the chapter! By the way, you could see that I used semicolons in this chapter and I was just wondering if I used them right. I was never really taught about semicolons yet but I looked them up and kind of taught myself so can you guys just tell me if I used the correctly?
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