LIFT YOUR SPIRITS

(DAMIAN X KAYLA)

Story idea by: ThunderboltPikachu

(After a certain incident, Kayla was forced to change her clothes. After going inside an elevator, Damian pops up. What will happen when the power goes out leaving the two alone with each other?)

Kayla was just standing idly in the banquet hall. Her eyes just dove to the ground as she gazes on the smooth red carpet that probably costed thousands. Around her, people were busy moving around, chatting with each other but not her. She wasn't just standing around like a fool. In fact, she was just tired after a long day. She and her friends just performed a play of 'Romeo and Juliet' on the prestigious Hall Of Broadfur, a theatre set inside the luxurious 5 star Havonia Hotel.

To be honest, when they first found out about the play, all of them couldn't sleep due to many reasons. Mostly because of the sheer dedication and commitment needed to perform on such a prestigious location but mainly because it's the first time either of them had a chance to stay in a 5 star hotel. Given the opportunity, all of them practiced day and night, even ruining their sleep schedule to meet the expectations needed. After 2 months of practice, they were finally there at the hotel. When they arrived, they couldn't contain their gasps laying their eyes on such a high ante place. Expensive jewel encrusted furniture, sparkling crystal chandeliers hung, sparkling brightly like the twinkling stars in a dark midnight, an indoor pool that would put their own pool at the Zoophoenix Academy to shame but most importantly what they were keeping their hopes up for is the banquet that served the most scrumptious of cuisines. Chinese, Arabic, Italian, you name it and they'll serve. It was truly one of the greatest honour they had in their life all thanks to Jackie and her contacts for inviting them.

After the tiresome and exciting performance, the rest of them couldn't wait to relax and enjoy the rest of their day stuffing their faces till they pass out. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity. Heck, maybe some couldn't even get to enjoy such an experience in three lifetimes. All of them got dressed up after the play and they collectively head to the banquet hall.

Kayla just stood there, her white dress sparkling under the light. Her eyes just traveled around the hall as she observes the people around her. Most of them probably work high paying jobs. Doctors, politicians...

It was such an alien atmosphere for her. Her daze was suddenly interrupted when she felt something brush up against her shoulder. She flinches to the side seeing Zill softly putting his hand above her shoulder.

"Kay, you're okay? You didn't even touch the food!" Zill asks her giving her a worried look.

"I'm fine, I'm not hungry!" Kayla responded softly.

"You're sure? I mean you were dazing for quite a while now!" Zill asks her in a concerned voice. His eyes locked onto hers.

"I'm fine really, I'm just tired... I think..." She chuckles as she holds his hand.

"I know... just... you were drifting off quite a lot... I was just worried" Zill puts on a pout as he frowns at her.

"I know...I know... You're so cute when you're worrying about me!" Kayla giggles as she places her hand on his cheek and gently press on them.

"You're cute!" Zill playfully swoons at her.

"No you are!" She giggles.

"You know... I might know a way to cheer you up!" Zill suggested.

"Yeah... like what?"

Zill suddenly closes his face on hers as their lips crash. Kayla moaned at the sudden kiss but enjoyed it. Her eyes closed instinctively as she lets the kiss engulfs her mind. It was like being swept in a flowery prairie with just the both of them. She's really glad to have someone like Zill as her boyfriend.

"Ughh, get a room!!" Someone groans in disgust at them.

Both of their eyes shot open as Zill immediately pulls away from her much to her dismay. The couple shot a glance to their side to see the owner of the voice. It was none other than the resident anti-Christ, Damian Beelzy. Unluckily for them, Damian also participated in the theatre as Zill's understudy should anything happen to him. Kayla immediately squeals and his behind Zill.

"Damian! Why don't you bugger off somewhere else!?" Zill tells Damian off as he steps in front of Kayla blocking her from him.

"Oohhh! Excuse me!! It's not my fault my appetite was ruined when you two started sucking each others face off!" Damian talks abruptly crossing both of his arms together giving them a condescending look.

"None of your business Damian!" Zill glared at him as he grabs Damian by the collar bringing his face on level with his. His eyes starts to blare with a green hue.

"Zill..." Kayla suddenly calls to him softly.

"Let him go... we don't want to cause a scene." Kayla calms him down as she puts her hand on his left shoulder. Zill's body starts relaxing before he glared at Damian. He sighs in defeat before letting him go.

"Sheesh, couldn't grab any tighter!" Damian sarcastically replies to his actions.

"Just get lost dude!" Zill lashes out at him.

"Whateves, was going to the sushi section anyway!" Damian scoffs before his body was engulfed in a red aura. His body then lifts off the ground as he levitates and floats away before sneakily taking his chance to go near Kayla.

"Be seeing you beautiful!" He took a chance to flirt at her with a grating voice that was making Zill's blood boil but he managed to suppress his anger.

Kayla breathes a sigh of relief as the person she feared the most had left them as she turns back to Zill.

"You're okay Zill?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. One of this days, I'm gonna get him for this!" Zill said in a threatening voice.

"Calm down Zill. He's always been like that...just... don't let him get inside your head!" Kayla spoke softly at him.

"You're right!" Zill chuckles dryly at her.

"Anyway, where were we?" Kayla cooes as she grabs his cheeks before pulling his face closer to her. Zill carves a grin on his face as their lips almost met before.

"Woaahhh!!" A person screamed at their direction.

Both of them shot their heads to see Jack stumbling at their direction holding a glass of grape juice. He suddenly lost all of his balance as he fell in front of them, the glass thrown off his hand. The red liquid flew before staining itself on Kayla's pure white dress.

"You're okay Jack?" Zill asks as he helps Jack up to his feet.

"Yeah, I'm fine!" He croaks as his body was still struggling with the pain. He suddenly glanced forward and a horrified look was planted on his face.

"Oh no! Kayla!! I'm sorry!!" Jack glances at her with a concerned look as her dress was ruined by him.

"No Jack, it's fine! I have a spare dress so I'll just go change!" Kayla reassures him.

"But still... I'm sorry!" Jack apologies as he looks down in shame.

"Don't beat yourself up man! It wasn't your fault!" Zill calms him down.

"Well, I'll just go change then, excuse me!" Kayla excuses herself before walking out of the banquet hall.

"Don't take too long! Party's still not over yet!" Zill yells at her from afar.

Luckily, no eyes fell upon her as all of the patrons were too busy having the time of their life that they failed to notice Kayla's wardrobe malfunction. Once she exited the banquet hall, she walks along the lobby and towards the elevator. She pressed the button as the elevator opens up with no one inside. She smiles in relief before walking inside and pressing on the 7th floor button. The elevator door begins to close when it suddenly stops as a foot blocks it's closing.

Kayla immediately grimaced when she noticed the foot. It was a fur colour all to familiar with Kayla. The door of the elevator sprung open revealing a very satisfied red demon.

"Oohhh, hello there!" Damian said in a seductive voice which immediately creeps Kayla out. She immediately hugs herself tight to the corner of the elevator as Damian enters it.

"So, where you're going my darling angel?" Damian asks her as he stood next to her.

Kayla squeals before she froze up in fear. Damian then pressed a button before the elevator door starts closing and it started moving upwards. Kayla just prayed that it wouldn't take long.

"I'm... going to my room..." Kayla answers slowly and out of fear.

Damian raises an eyebrow at her before looking at her with a frown. He took a long sigh as his eyes lay upon her.

"You know, I'm not-

Suddenly, the elevator jolts for a while which shocked both of them. Suddenly, the lights above them flickered for a while before eventually shutting down.

"Oh no!!" Kayla immediately panics at the worse case scenario.

"Powers off" Damian mutters before moving towards the elevator.

He then puts his fingers in between the small gap and tries to pull the doors apart but to no avail. He grits his teeth as a few grunts of struggle escapes his lips as he puts all his meek strength into his hand.

"Umm, could use a hand here?" Damian called to Kayla. She bites her lip hesitating on it. No way was she going to help him.

"Please!" Damian said looking at her with his eyes glowing in the dark.

After a moment of hesitation, she went to his side and helps him. She tries to fit her finger in the small gap of the elevator and tries to pull it.

"Let's do it on 3! 1, 2...

Both Damian and Kayla pulled it at the same time trying to yank it open but even with their combined strength, it still proved to be impossible.

"Welp, that way goes in the drain!" Damian said as he retreats and slouches on the elevator walls.

A bulb then went inside Kayla's head as she pulls out her phone and tries to call Zill for help. She pressed on his number as her phone beeps..

and beeps...

and beeps...

'No Signal'

"What!" She mutters as she tries to call him again.

'No Signal'

"Shit!" She cursed in her mind.

"Well... I guess all we could do now is wait... and 'get to know each other better'!" He talks as the last part of his sentence was said in a flirtatious tone.

Kayla grimaced before moving back to her dark corner of the elevator. She was at a dead end. With the elevator door not budging and with no signal, all she could do was wait, stuck with someone she feared. It was an uneasy experience for her.

An hour went by, an hour of absolute silence and uneasiness. Kayla could feel Damian's stares at the back of her neck. His glowing red eyes shining devilishly bringing back her childhood nightmares about the devil. Sweat started flowing down her neck. as her nerves got to her.

"Kayla...

She flinches as she puts her hand up her face in defense. Her eyes open up from her fear only to see a disappointed look on Damian's face.

...are you okay?"

Are you okay?

Did those words really came out from his mouth?

Was he really just worried for her?

"I... I'm fine!" Kayla spoke softly at him.

"Yeah... I guess you are..." A hint of disappointment present in his voice.

It was a moment after uncomfortable silence between the two before Damian decided to break the silence.

"Kayla, are you afraid of me?

Afraid? Was she afraid of him? She didn't answer and continues to look away from him.

"I mean why wouldn't you..." The way he spoke. She could almost hear him holding a bile in his mouth.

"I'm the anti-Christ... you were born to fear me...to hate me...All of you do..."

"You... Jack...Zill... everyone..."

"I guess I was just... clinging onto false hope..."

She couldn't stand it anymore. She must say something about this.

"Damian... I don't hate you..." She spoke to him softly catching his attention as he looks at her dark silhouette in the dark.

"I'm just...

"Afraid?" He cuts her off looking at her.

"No!" She answered confidently with a steely gaze which made Damian raised an eyebrow.

"I used to be afraid of you but not anymore!"

"Then why do you always hide from me?" He asks her.

"I just don't know you that well... and... you're always in a fight with Zill. I suppose that makes me feel uneasy when you're around but I'm never afraid of you!" She says to him.

"Why do you always fight with Zill?" She was the one asking questions this time.

"How couldn't I? You two are always together, and you both look so happy, I just feel so... jealous!" Damian reveals.

"Why?" She asks him.

"Cause I like you!" He says to her straightening his posture. Kayla's eyes went wide at his answer.

"Every time you both sang a song, hug each other, I just wished it was me instead with you... but I know I shouldn't!"

"Zill's a lucky guy! You're smart, beautiful and your voice... I guess that's the first time when I had a crush for you..."

"And than there's me... A demon... ugly... evil... vile...alone...No wonder everyone avoids me... including you..." He sniffs and Kayla swore she saw something dripping down from his face in the dark.

She suddenly had the urge to move closer to him, and closer and closer... and she could hear him stiffling a sob from escaping his mouth. Her phone screen suddenly turns on as the light accidentally shone on his face. Kayla's eyes went wide as she sees tears running down his face. Black tears. She guessed that it was a demon thing.

Who was this Damian? It wasn't the Damian she usually saw. The weak, fragile creature in front of her. Guilt starts forming in her mind of all her past bias. What could she do?

Out of instinct and a strange feeling, she immediately went and embraced him in the corner. Damian's eyes went wide as he felt her arms wrapping around himself. Her soft fur clinging to his.

"I'm sorry!" Kayla sobs as tears starts running down her face. Damian couldn't resist the urge as the sorrow overtook him more as his tears were made clear.

He proceeds to wrap his arms around her as both of them embrace the sadness they felt. Their hug didn't last long when a rumbling sound was heard. Damian pulls back his body a little as he hears the rumbling sound coming from Kayla's... stomach??!!

"Sorry..." She apologized as she pulls away from the hug.

"I'm just hungry..." Kayla reveals as she sheepishly rubs her head in embarrassment.

Damian suddenly grins before chuckling a little.

"It isn't funny you know!" Kayla pouts at him or at least that's what Damian made out from her voice in the dark.

"I know... well... luckily for us..."

Damian snaps his fingers as the room suddenly was engulfed in a dim red light. Soon, two tarts appears in front of them and it landed on Damian's hand. He then extends his hand and offered it to her.

"Cheese tarts? Where did you get them?" Kayla asks him.

"Well, I couldn't help myself since it was my first time here, so I decided to yoink these bad boys from the desert bar when no one was looking!" Damian said feeling proud of himself.

"Ya know that's kinda rude!" Kayla remarks.

"What!! They're free!! It's not my fault I have a sweet tooth!" Damian playfully yells at her.

"Well anyway, thanks Damian!" Kayla giggles as she took one of them.

It's the first time Damian have seen Kayla smiling at him. Well, there's a first for everything. He chuckles to himself as both of them continued to spend their time in the dark alone. They talked and talked and they found a lot of things they had in common.

Damian's also a big Celestine fan as much as her. She was surprised when she heard it as both of them discussed about their favourite song from her. Damian was also surprised to hear Kayla being a big fan of spicy food which he loves obviously due to his hellish standards of meals. Both of them had a laugh together as they bonded in the dark which would suprise anyone should they see them together.

After a while, Kayla starts to shiver as she hugs herself tightly. Her breath was visible even in the dark as it was freezing cold. Damian took notice of this as he immediately tries to think of something. As a demon, he wasn't fazed by it as his blood is technically hotter and so is his body temperature so a cold temperature like this wouldn't bother him.

Kayla closes her eyes as she tries to withstand the cold when suddenly she could feel a flash of light in front her closed eyes. She opens them bit by bit to see fire engulfing Damian's hand as it went near her.

"You look chilly!" Damian points at her shivering.

"Thanks!"

But one thing Kayla didn't expect. The fire gave the dark elevator some light but not too bright. But the thing is, some of the light was focused on Damian's face. As a draft of wind blew on his face, she could see his fur waving. She them took a closer look at his face. He wasn't ugly, actually he was surprisingly good looking but why didn't she saw this before. Her eyes was then brought to his. The eyes which used to give her nightmares during the night. Black void of an iris with a ruby red gem as a pupil. Somehow, she was suddenly drawn to him, the way he looked at her. Damian also did the same as he observes her face, the beauty in which he felt in live with. Her soft brown fur and aqua eyes.

Suddenly, both of them was seemingly drawn to each other as their faces were brought closer to each other. They tilt their faces as their lips parted a bit. The moment getting to them. Soon, their lips was inches from each other as their eyes close for the impact.

Suddenly both of them stopped when the elevator starts to move upwards as the light flickered on. Both of them then realised what they were about to do and retreated back. Their faces flushed red as both of them rubbed their head in embarrassment.

"I... I'm sorry!" Damian apologizes.

"I didn't know what came over me... sorry for making things weird!" Damian apologizes again as he looks away from her. Kayla looks at him and clenches her fist.

"Yeah... me too..."

Suddenly, a ding was sounded as the elevator door sprung open. The number seven displayed on the led screen of the elevator.

"Well, guess this is my floor!" Kayla says as she stood up along with Damian.

"Thank you Damian... for talking with me... it was really nice!" Kayla says as she exited the elevator.

"Yeah... it was fun!" Damian chuckles as Kayla giggles at his response. She then walks to the side as the elevator door starts closing living Damian alone. He sighs before covering his face in sheer embarrassment of what he almost did. He almost kissed her but he guess that it was still far from hope.

Suddenly, when the elevator doors was inches from closing it opens back up as Kayla sprints back inside. Damian raises an eyebrow at her.

"What are y-

Suddenly, Kayla went to him and swiftly gave him a peck on his cheeks. His eyes went wide. Damian's face instantly flushes as he could feel the warmth on his cheeks. Kayla giggles at his flustered expression with a cheeky grin.

"Thank you for being nice with me Dame, and... thanks for being my friend!"

"Dame huh?" Damian asks which make Kayla flustered.

"Well... I could change it if you want!" Kayla fought back.

"Nah... it's... cute... I guess!" Damian reveals.

That though went through Damian's mind as he carves a victorious grin.

"Thank you Kayla... for being my friend as well!" He thanks her in return before she exited the elevator. The door closes fully leaving only Damian inside.

"Man! Zill's gonna be jealous!" He jokes to himself as he couldn't contain his grin. His hand was brought upwards as he caress his cheeks at the spot of the peck.

Well, at least one good thing came out from the blackout. A cute pet name, a newfound friend... perhaps... something more... in the future... or he hopes...