Good morning! It's almost Christmas time, yaaay! I was tested negative so I am allowed to go to my parents' for Christmas \o/

Today's theme is Demon, please enjoy!

Demyx looked around, whistling. Shibuya was big. Bigger than he expected. It was a city of style, of music. He liked it here, from the looks of it. Looked like a place he could slack off unnoticed. Not that it would happen today, though. He had been sent here with Larxene, which meant there was no way she wouldn't spend every second on his back harassing him. The faster they went to the designated location to release a bunch of monsters, the sooner he'd be free of her. He looked at the map Saïx had handed him and grunted.

"That's so far away. Do we really have to walk there? And why was I sent with you of all people?"

"On that we can agree," the voice behind him replied. "This job is a pain enough, and I'd rather spend my time with literally anyone else. Next game, I'm telling the Game Master I'm working on my own. Wouldn't bear another week seeing your face all the time."

"The Game Master?" Demyx frowned. What was she rambling about? And had her voice always been so annoyingly high pitched? He glanced back at her - and gasped.

"You're not Larxene. Who are you?"

The woman behind him had short red hair, short shorts, and huge wings. Wings. Not fluffy, feathered wings either, but dark, wiry wings that looked like a demon's. Whoever she was, she was not Larxene. She wasn't even looking at him, her arms crossed on her chest, disdain painted all over her face.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Kariya, but if you're done blabbering nonsense, we've got a game to watch."

"Uuuh, Miss? Ma'am? I think you've got the wrong guy."

Finally, she turned her head. And took a step back. "Who are you? Where's my partner? And why can you see me? Player, or Reaper?"

"Well, that's what I'd like to know too," he said with a sigh. "Not that final question, though, I have no idea what you mean. But my… coworker and I were supposed to be together. We've got a job to do. I thought she was following me. And usually, people don't really notice us, so, uh… how come you can?"

"You've got a job. In the UG. And you expect me to believe that?"

"What's the UG? I thought this was Shibuya?"

"Uuurgh, how can you be so dense? The Underground. You've just stepped into the Reaper's Game, moron. Why or how, I don't care. But if that stupid Kariya thinks he can slack off by sending some random extra in his stead…"

No wonder he didn't realise sooner that Larxene was gone. They might look different, but that woman and her shared the same aura, full of anger, hatred, and disdain. Had she said she was just Larxene in disguise, he wouldn't have doubted it for a second.

"You. Mullet. You free right now?"

"Actually, my name is -"

"I don't care. Do you want to find your partner or not?"

Demyx shrugged. "Not really. She's kind of a witch." Just like you, he thought, too afraid to say it out loud.

"Good. For today, you're my partner. I don't know where Kariya is, but we can assume he found your girl."

"She's not my-"

"Still don't care. Knowing him, he'll use that opportunity to not work. Which means I get to set the rules for today. You follow me, you pretend to be a reaper, and I'm the one in power today." She laughed, a cold and terrifying sound. "I'm going to make that day unforgettable for our beloved players… A shame that they all will be forgotten once I'm done with them."

She turned her heels, and Demyx couldn't do anything but follow her. He didn't know what this game was, but somehow it didn't sound like she was about to play Uno. At least, he wouldn't have to work at all, right? Let her do her thing, then come back home and complain that Larxene disappeared somewhere without any notice. Maybe he could even get her reprimanded this time. But as he followed his new companion, who was muttering a list of terrifying things she might do to "players", Demyx couldn't help but shiver. What if he had found someone even scarier than Larxene?

For the first time in his life, he started regretting she wasn't there by his side.

Axel mentioning yesterday that the "World was Beautiful", the japanese title of TWEWY hahaha

Can you imagine? This was a fic with Larxene AND NO MARLUXIA! He's probably depressed somewhere now...

The last theme is "The ball", and as always, as the last one, it shall be a happy one!