Chapter 7 - A Chairman and A German
Thea hoped to feel a little better after another day spent in the hospital wing. Oh, her injuries were gone, but she felt quite tired. Well, she was at least grateful for those two days of undisturbed, dreamless sleep, because terrible nightmares were haunting her last night. Strange, she rarely had any nightmares. And now - after waking up from the one with crimson vortexes sucking out her life and the life of all her dear friends, she felt as drained as if it had really happened. It just felt so real! Beads of sweat were rolling down her body and she had to go through a few breathing exercises to stop herself from shaking. Funny, she always thought that she would be using those anxiety-reducing techniques on patients, not on herself. She should probably re-watch the seminar videos to this topic…
Fortunately, she was able to take her mind off the nightmares. For starters, she found some lilies and a plate of cinnamon rolls on the nightstand next to her bed in the morning. "Well, a private academy hospital wing sure is something!" the blonde thought, completely delighted, as she was munching on the sweets, unknowingly enjoying the little tokens of attention delivered by a certain demon. Just after she had eaten, Ayami came to visit her and brought some necessities and fresh clothes for her to change into. When Thea asked her about how she was able to get into the hospital, not to mention to visit her outside of visiting hours, her eyes twinkled, and a smug smile was plastered on her face. "Well, that 'gentleman' of yours said I can come and go as I please. He said that the hospital staff knows about it and will let me in." Thea's eyes almost popped out. "And you just believed him?! Oh my God, he had to put those poor people under some spell or something." the blonde cried inwardly, while Ayami continued. "How did he put it again? Ah, right - 'Anything to make the lady feel better.'" Thea's hand found her forehead with a loud slap. "He's going to completely ruin me." the chocolate-brown-eyed girl sulked, but couldn't keep the blush out of her face, so she hid under the bed sheets to cover her embarrassment.
Ayami giggled. "I knew it! You do like him! So, what exactly is going on between the two of you? And how come you didn't tell your best friend, hmm?!" she shot Thea an accusing glance. "I am telling you, there is absolutely nothing to tell! Can we please change the subject? What about the … the seminars I missed? Could you share your notes with me later?" Thea asked nervously, desperately trying to avoid the topic. "Booo! Later. I am not sharing my seminar notes with you unless you talk! So, where did you guys meet?" Ayami asked eagerly. "I… uh… We met one night in a… a dark alley… I… I mean, in Wadakura Fountain Park!" Thea scratched her head. Better to give Ayami at least something so that she would let her be. "Ooooh, that place is so romantic!" Ayami squeaked. "Yeah, … magical." Thea rolled her eyes. "So how come you met again? Did you give him your number? Did you go to another date? Did you kiss? Oooooh, or have you already…" Thea outstretched her palm and clasped it over the mouth of her raven-haired friend. She would not let her finish that sentence!
For someone so practical and collected, Ayami was like a tsunami when it came to relationships. Her best friend simply couldn't grasp the fact that Thea was single, and so, any man in her life was a clear sign for Ayami to get involved. "No, no, no! Stop right there, OK?!" Thea exhaled. "He… sort of… told me to… to call him if I ever wanted to see him again." she stuttered. "Aaaa, so you called him when we were in the amusement park?" "No! I mean, we only bumped into each other accidentally. Although he might just have been stalking me..." Suddenly, something started beeping. Ayami gasped. "Ah, sorry for that, but I need to be in labs shortly. I only had about fifteen minutes for you today, sorryyyy." she said, looking at her phone. "So, give me a call when you are discharged, OK? And don't think you got away with those poor scraps of a story. You have yet to tell me about how he took care of you when you fainted! Although, now that I think about it, you probably won't remember, right?" Ayami started laughing, while Thea sat in her bed completely frozen. "No worries, I have the recipe for your anemia pills, so I am going to pick it up for you. Bye!" Thea felt the heat reaching her face again. "I did what?! And he did what?! Just… what?!"
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In the afternoon, Thea decided that it was the right time to visit Mr. Faust, the headmaster of the True Cross Academy. She had been trying to prepare some nice introduction in her head, but failed miserably every time, because her mind was preoccupied by stray thoughts. Mostly about the recent events. And people she met. And the not-people. Half-demons. And demons. OK, and one particular demon… She always knew demons as despicable creatures who represented all the wrongness in the world. All those negative traits in existence, only materialized - in so many forms and wicked ways! She honestly didn't know if she should pity them or hate them. What she knew though was not to trust them. To keep as far away from them as possible. That was the one truth she was certain of. That was what kept her out of trouble, even though 'the trouble' seemed to find its way to her more often than she would like to admit...
And now, after all those years, she witnessed one of their kind fighting in some strange alliance with humans against another demon. And as crazy as it sounded, the girl in the pink skirt actually called him a friend! They even seemed to be concerned for him. Just as did he. Was it because he was only a half-demon? Could the human part somehow win over the rest? She couldn't tell, because there was also a certain full-demon who came to her rescue. Exactly as promised! Not to mention that the very same demon bothered to come check on her in the hospital. It just sounded so ridiculous! And what was the most surprising, ground-breaking discovery for the little blonde? She actually enjoyed the time spent with him! Even though he annoyed and teased her to the point of losing it. Even though she just knew he had some weird schemes put in place! Otherwise, why in the world would he do something like that? Surely it wasn't out of concern. After all, could a demon even feel such an emotion?
"But he saved my life!" Thea reasoned. "Have I become so distrustful that I cannot even show my gratitude to the one who helped me - be it a demon? One who is offering me the chance to understand my powers? Well… no wonder it's so difficult to trust him, I have never met a decent demon. They are all bad! Their whole race seeks to destroy anything beautiful and good in this world. Of course, I would despise creatures like them!" Suddenly, the blonde gasped, contemplating on her thoughts. "Wait a minute… the whole race? That sounded awfully like… like racism! Is that even possible? To be racist towards demons?!" She clutched a hand towards her chest and bit her lip. For some reason, she felt just… awful. Like a really bad, prejudiced person. What happened to her?! She knew… too many unpleasant memories. Memories of people plagued by those dust-like, life-sucking creatures. Of people driven to madness. Possessed people. And so, she acted based on her experience - which was basically one disaster after another. "After all, it is the demon's nature, right? To be bad, vicious, treacherous… Or is it perhaps, that some of them, the stronger ones, or maybe the intelligent ones, could overcome their instincts? To fight their demon nature?" She wondered. She had never met anybody like that. Until now...
Now… where would she draw the line? Were half-demons still fine, just because they were half-humans too? And what about grudging ghosts who sometimes haunted people? Those had once been people too… And… wasn't it just the same with humans? Some you could trust and some simply not. "Come on, Thea, you are better than this!" she clenched her hands into fists. She had to admit that she needed to change her perspective. Not to the point that she would let her guard down, of course. One mistake could cost her life! But maybe just... a little... Just enough to give them the opportunity to prove themselves, to gain her trust. To get to know them as individuals. After all, it was the actions, not the origin that should decide the question of one's trustworthiness. Right!
"Well then, that's settled. No more pondering now, you've got things to take care of!" Thea reminded herself. She was on her way through corridors filled with increasingly rich decorations, clutching the map she had been given on her first day there. Finally, she got to the right place. Huge wooden door was all that separated her from one of a lifetime chances to get hold of her abilities. An unpleasant feeling of uneasiness settled in her stomach. She had to admit that she was indeed nervous. She couldn't do this… If only she could be half as collected as Ayami during the exam period. She always looked like nothing in the world could set her off if she decided to do something! Thea looked at her cell phone. She still had about five minutes before the headmaster's office hours started. She tried to go through the prepared explanation for all what had happened, but no matter how often she rehearsed it in her head, it sounded far from the resume of a promising student that would be considered a welcomed asset. Thea's head slumped and she covered it with the map she had been holding. She was just so nervous! Suddenly, she could hear footsteps - somebody was approaching from the opposite side of the long corridor.
"Well, well, well - if it isn't my disobedient patient!" a familiar sonorous voice echoed through the hall, as a tall figure clad in white suit with a cloak appeared from the shadows. "Thea, dear, what are you doing here? You should be resting." Thea's eyes almost popped out. "Sir Pheles?!" she cried out, then quickly moderated her tone to a whisper. "What are you doing here?!" she dug her fingers into her hair in frustration, and even though she longed to give the annoying demon a word about that crazy story he had told Ayami, she reminded herself about priorities. She started looking around nervously. Then she quickly closed the gap between them, put a hand over her mouth and started whispering. "This place is swarming with people with holy spiritual powers! I know it, I can feel them all around. It's dangerous! What if anyone sees you?! Hey, are you even listening?" she pulled on his sleeve reluctantly to get his attention.
Mephisto had to cover his mouth in order to stop the outburst of laughter. "So that's all the whispering about. Pfff… dangerous she says…'' the demon lord grinned inwardly. The concerned look on her cute face almost annulled the fact that she was concerned for his safety. Mephisto took the girls hand into his and leaned in closer, so that he could whisper into her ear. "Your concern is touching, but also misplaced, I am afraid. As one who has the ability to see the extent of my power, you should be able to tell." "W-what are you talking about?" she squealed, pulling both her head and hand away. "Of course, I am not concerned for you! I am talking about those people! What if they somehow feel your demonic energy and then rush up here to fight you?! You would probably just snap your fingers and be done with it, but I refuse to get into another fight right now, OK? I've got some important things to take care of, so please, please, not today!" Thea pleaded with the demon. "I'll be damned, how is she doing this? Catching me off guard again!" The Lord of Time berated himself internally for allowing himself to jump to conclusions with this girl. Strange… just a second ago, he felt a tad offended that the girl would show concern for him. Now he somehow… felt sorry that she didn't. "Oh, I can't very well blame her. After all, who in their right mind would be concerned for the second in line most powerful demon being?" he tried to reason despite the strange pang pulling at his chest. Nevertheless, this conversation looked very promising!
"Oh, and what would be so important that you would want me on my best behavior?" he stroked his beard. "I… well... ah, OK, I came to see Mr. Faust. The headmaster. You know, as you… as you advised." the blonde blushed, scratching her head. "Oh boy, I am going to enjoy this, indeed!" the demon's eyes sparked with anticipation and amusement, which made that annoying pang almost disappear. Almost. "Ah, right you are! Let us go, then, shall we?" he flashed his cloak flamboyantly, walked over to the huge door and put a hand on it. Not on the knob, but rather on the wooden surface, right below the elaborately engraved name of J. Faust. "W-what are you doing?!" Thea cried in a tiny voice, still trying to keep her voice as quiet as possible. Mephisto's aura flashed for a brief moment and a shining, violet clock circle appeared on the door. "Right after you, dear." he bowed nonchalantly, taking off his hat and pushing the door open for the girl.
"What is that stupid demon doing?! He's going to kill us both! No, no, no!" Thea panicked and had to resist the urge to hide behind the demon, so she hid behind the map instead. "Miss Thea? Searching for anything?" Mephisto inquired when he saw the girl's poor attempt to hide herself. Thea's face got red all over. "Yeah, my courage! Gosh, what am I - a high schooler in front of the teacher's office?! 'I knock and you talk?' So embarrassing! Not to mention in front of that demon!" Thea scolded herself and then shot the demon an annoyed look, whispering. "Gee, where are your manners, you 'gentleman'?!" Before Mephisto could say anything to that remark, she drew a deep breath and knocked on the door to save the situation. "Hello? Mr. Faust? I am very sorry to barge in like that..." she took a peek into the office and trailed off. "It's empty." she whispered, taking a few shy steps inside. The room was so spacious! Every piece of furniture shouted with wealth, but also purpose. Books were stacked everywhere, not just in the beautiful library which was lining the walls on her right and left. She loved books! However, what struck her the most were the huge tall windows, towering behind the prominent carved desk. The whole room basked in sunlight. "Beautiful!" the girl exhaled in delight. Mephisto smirked. He felt strangely flattered by her appreciation, for he had put a lot of thought and personal touch to his office. "I like it, too." the demon smiled and calmly strode towards the headmaster's desk.
"Hey, wait! Where are you going?! We can't be here!" she tip-toed after the demon. Mephisto took his sweet time and eased himself into his comfortable, cushioned chair. "Oh, I believe I can be wherever I want to." he leaned his head on his right hand. "Yes, I know you can! So why does it have to be here?! I am sure there are plenty of other places which are a thousand times more fun!" The demon lips curved into a wide grin. "In this exact moment? No, I most certainly doubt that..." The girl looked more desperate and anxious by every second. Dear Lord, he was loving this! "Look, this is really, really important to me. The fact that, on my first day here, I had already been involved in a fight, does not exactly make a good first impression, OK?" The blonde assumed a pleading voice and somehow managed to combine it with perfect puppy eyes. He almost gave in. Almost…
"Oh, I beg to differ, dear." the demon flung his legs on the table and started rocking in his chair, his fingers intertwined. "Besides, you can always offer an explanation, tell your part of the story." "Explanation? Explanation?!" the blonde somehow managed to shout in a whisper. "And just how do you suggest I explain all of that? ~Nice to meet you, Sir Headmaster. I am Thea. You know, the one who bypassed your security in order to join a bloody fight between two super strong demons? Several people were hurt. Did I mention the pile of debris blocking the foyer in the training area No. 5? Also, I had to summon another, even stronger demon in order to get everybody out of there alive. Hope that it turned out well. I have it all a little blurred in my head, because I have been sleeping in your private hospital wing for the last few days. Great service, by the way, I loved the cinnamon rolls! Where was I again? Oh yes, so how about you grant me the permission to join your noble Academy? ~" Thea threw up her hands, her cheeks red.
The demon's sonorous laugh filled the room and left the blonde completely speechless. "That girl… she's a pure gem, that's what she is! Every time she's around, things just get way out of the ordinary." Mephisto finally calmed down to occasional chuckles, then meaningfully stood up behind his desk. "Granted!" he smiled, his fangs flashing. "W-what are you talking about?" she stuttered, her brows furrowed. "You have the permission to study at my Academy, Miss Thea." he held her gaze - the girl's dumbfounded confused expression was simply priceless! Oh yes, the waiting was worth it! "Your Academy? What… why… wait! Y-you mean to tell me… You're the headmaster?!" she laughed. "That's correct, my dear." "No…." she said with a nervous smile, doubt entering her voice. "Yes." Mephisto continued cheerfully. "Nooo…" the girl continued, her smile slowly retreating. The demon stepped out from behind his desk. "Yes." "Nooo….!" the blonde's shoulders slumped; the smile completely replaced by sheer frustration. The demon leaned towards Thea, whispering. "Oh, yes." his grin widened.
"B-but… You can't honestly think… I mean… You do hear the irony, don't you? A demon leading an academy for exorcists?" she managed to say. "I do, and I relish it all the more for it." a spark of amusement flickered in his forest-green eyes. "And they know?!" Thea exclaimed, gaping at him. The demon put his hand on his chest in a fake gesture of someone affronted. "Miss Thea, you hurt me! Surely you do not believe that I would lead an organization of exorcists who couldn't even tell a demon from other entities!" he shook his head. "I… I give up." Thea buried her face into her hands. This was too much. The last weeks were probably the craziest in her entire life and all of the events just came crashing down on her. All the confusion, restlessness, anxiety, the feeling of being overwhelmed… All of that passed and left her in a state of strange... acceptance. It seemed that the only thing that felt normal in her life was the presence of so many abnormalities. So be it!
She chuckled. "I give up! I mean… why not? If some democratic countries can be led by mafia, then sure... why couldn't a demon run the organization of exorcists?" she spread her hands. "See? The irony gives it all the spark! Although I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't put me on the same scale with those... individuals." he said, a hint of irritation entering his voice. The girl had a point, but surely he was on a different level entirely! "Oh, my apologies. Perhaps you would prefer to be put on scale with that western 'evangelist', who somehow managed to fool millions of people into tithing his luxurious life? Geez, I do not even need to see his aura in order to tell that he's a demon! Greedy bastard..." Mephisto stroked his beard in thought, until he connected the dots. "Ah yes, Mammon!" Mephisto's face contorted into the one of disgust and disappointment. "That fool is becoming too obvious... I would need to do something about him soon…" the demon trailed off, but the girl's chuckle brought him back from his musings.
"Tsk… I knew it! Of course, he's a demon. And of course, you know him… What's next? The strange half-demon teenager with blue flames is your favourite pupil?" the blonde smirked sardonically. Mephisto couldn't ask for more. "Oh, Fräulein, you are nailing it! We should have met a long, long ago!" "Actually..." the Lord of Time started, only to be interrupted by loud banging on his door. "Oy! Mephisto! Open up! I know you are there! You hear me?! We need to talk!" Mephisto grinned inwardly as he recognized who exactly stood behind the door. The timing was simply perfect recently! And it couldn't have happened better if he had tried to arrange it so! "... please, excuse me for a while." the demon strode towards the door. "I won't move away from here! I know you are in there! I can hear you! Mephisto! Open up!" the voice demanded. Mephisto opened the door and turned towards Thea. "This is Rin, one of the Exwires - exorcists in training, and, yes, I would say one of my favourite pupils."
"You?!" Rin and Thea exclaimed at the same time. The half-demon immediately ran towards the girl, and before Thea could process what was happening, he threw her arms around her. "Thank you for saving my friends! First, I was really pissed when you kicked me off like that, but turns out you actually saved me, too! Thanks a big time! I… ouch, ouch!" Rin winced in pain as his hands started burning and clothes charring. He panicked and his aura flared around instinctively. In a second, he found himself being pulled by his ear away from the girl. "Hey, would you stop that?!" Rin threatened with a fist. "It looks like I would need to add lessons about private space to your training, Rin." The Lord of Time grinned dangerously, flying daggers at poor Rin. "Always so reckless! The whole set of exercises gone to waste! Not to mention touching her so casually…" Mephisto rumbled in irritation. Rin looked at the blonde and realized that he must have scared her, for her eyes were wide. She held her hands in front of her, one on her chest and the other up on her neck. She was breathing really fast. Rin gave himself a mental slap. "Stupid! Stupid! Way to say your thanks!" the half-demon cried inwardly.
"Sorry!" both Rin and Thea said at the same time, again, but Rin was the first to continue. "Anyways… I mean what I said. Thanks a lot, and if you ever need my help, you can count on me!" he pointed his thumb at his person, and grinned. The girl in front of him gaped, but then shook her head and said. "Yeah… sure… why not…" Rin scratched his head - was she OK? Anyway, that was not what he came for. The half-demon focused his gaze on the clown in front of him. "Oy, Mephisto! I want my sword back! Now!" "I am afraid, I cannot do that just yet." Mephisto stated in a calm, but also strangely cold voice. "Why the hell no?! I finished all the exercises Shura gave me! I must have lit a million friggin' candles already! And I..." he exploded, but Mephisto cut in. "True, you did pass your training, but you failed your test." "What are you talking about?" Rin demanded.
Mephisto outstretched his hand towards the girl. "Miss Thea, if you please." he looked at the blonde, as if expecting something to happen. "That's not necessary. It was my fault… I panicked… A-and his clothes are charred too!" she started explaining, but Mephisto shot her one of his best commanding looks. "Fine…" The girl gritted out and put her hands away from her throat reluctantly. Rin suddenly realized that parts of the girl's clothes were burnt. Not to mention the red circle around her neck where he was holding her. "Oh crap!" the half-demon gave himself a mental punch, for the slap was obviously not enough! "I didn't mean to… I..." He instantly calmed himself and bowed. "I am very sorry." "Me too." Thea said. Mephisto stepped in nonchalantly, clasping his hands. "Splendid. Now when this little misshapen is sorted out, I hope you both get the idea of why it is necessary to learn to control your powers properly, correct?" The blonde nodded, completely red with shame. The half-demon's face suddenly became red as well. He turned towards Mephisto and shot him an annoyed look. "Tsk… fine, hold onto my sword a little longer. I will be back for it soon..." "I should hope so." Rin put his hands into pockets and walked away, closing the door behind him so silently as never before.
Mephisto sighed. "Please, excuse him. Rin can be a little hot-headed, but he is pushing himself hard to tame his powers. I believe you can relate to that, correct?" he approached, looking Thea in the eyes. The girl nodded reluctantly, fully realizing that had it not been for her outburst, none of this would have happened. "It's my fault. But… I guess that's why I am here, huh?" she smiled nervously. She then put her hand back to her throat and the burnt area disappeared in a translucent golden light. "Indeed.'' The demon was looking at the girl with a strange intensity in his beautiful forest-green eyes. "His face is so close again!" Thea gulped, as a familiar tension settled over the room. "Wait… just 'so' close? Not 'too' close anymore? This is bad. Where has all my carefulness gone?!" The demon suddenly cleared his throat. "Allow me…" Mephisto unpinned his cloak and started to put it over the girl's shoulders. "W-wait, what are you doing? I don't need…" Thea protested, until she noticed exactly how much of her shirt was damaged. "Oh crap! Don't tell me that I have been standing here like this! Was my bra showing?! No, no, no! Why do I always embarrass myself like this?! And in front of him, too!" a wave of humiliation washed over the blonde and she quickly clutched the snow-white cloak towards her body, and squeezed her eyes shut.
The Lord of Time could see the girl's embarrassment and a hint of amusement twinkled in his eyes. "How interesting… in situations like these, she seems to think of me more as of a man, rather than a demon." Well, Mephisto wasn't the type who would lie to himself - she too struck him as a beautiful, charming woman. Not that he hadn't been involved with his fair share of females during his long life. Or other attractive... creatures, that is. However, he had to admit that this petite little blonde, who was now cutely covering in his cloak, sure was… unique. He tilted her head by raising her chin with his finger, while burying his left hand into her golden locks. Her eyes snapped open. She flinched, but he didn't allow her to step away. "S-Sir Pheles?" the girl asked with a soft voice, which, to Mephisto's sensitive ears, sounded dangerously close to husky. All right, that voice in combination with her slightly parted lips was a definite turn on. Not to mention that intoxicating scent of honey and cinnamon. His sense was battling his desire. "Hold her closer. - I can't! - Kiss her… - That is out of question. I will not put my plans to jeopardy. Not when I finally managed to get her onboard. - Take her!" Mephisto snapped out of it before he could do something he would regret. He couldn't afford any foolishness at the moment. And so, he fished out the pocket square from his suit and gently rubbed her cheek with it. "Your cheeks… they are a little smudged from all that charring. Just… hold still, dear." he slowly traced the blackish spots on her face. "The girl was right. It really is dangerous in here…"
Thea was stunned. She felt as if she had been standing there helplessly, completely at the demon's mercy. Why did he always have to touch her so casually? And why, oh, why, did it feel so gorgeous?! She couldn't believe that she actually found the demon's actions… pleasant. His touch was so gentle, and while he seemed occupied with the smudges, she found herself looking, no, not looking, gazing at his handsome face. "What in the world is wrong with me?! I couldn't possibly be enjoying this!" Thea thought incredulously. She then remembered her chat with Ayami… "So, what exactly is going on between the two of you?" The blonde didn't know. "Whatever this is, it is dangerous! - Intriguing. - No, it's crazy! - Exciting. - It's lunatic! Madness! - It's magical. Ardent." Her sane self didn't seem to be winning that fight. Her heart was beating so fast, she feared it might just burst out from her chest. The demon slowly leaned closer. She couldn't possibly… She had to do something! "H-hey, listen. What did he call you again? The boy, Rin. I am sure it was far from 'Sir Pheles'." she asked awkwardly. "That was a close one." she exhaled, as the demon's expression got back to his trademark smirk.
"That was a close one." Mephisto exhaled, as the girl interrupted his actions. "Ah, right you are." he stepped away from her slowly, reluctantly. "Please allow me to introduce myself properly, now that you are our official member..." The King of Time spread his arms theatrically. "I am Mephisto Pheles, the chairman of The True Cross Academy. Although I go by the name Johann Faust V, for some very understandable reasons." he finished with a wink. Thea's eyes widened at the demon's latest statement. She quickly reached for her pocket and checked the business card given to her. Something suddenly clicked in. "Don't tell me… like the one from the German play? That Mephistopheles?!" Thea gaped. "How flattering that you would be familiar with that piece." Mephisto clasped his hands. The blonde's demeanor changed suddenly as a knowing smile appeared on her lips. "Allwissend bin ich nicht…" "...doch viel ist dir bewusst." the Lord of Time finished, completely delighted as Thea quoted the piece. In German, at that! "Oh yes, 'she is not omniscient, but she sure knows a lot!'" he thought, translating that part into English. "And sometimes, perhaps a little too much..." Mephisto mused. "It is truly a pleasure to meet you officially." the demon offered her a hand. Thea shook it firmly, looking the headmaster in the eyes. "Althea Heilbrunn. Ehm... student of medicine." "Ah, so you are German, then?" he inquired, his interest rising. "Yeah, although it has been some time since I have spoken German…" "Then I shall take it upon myself to refresh your memory from time to time." he offered. "That sounds… wunderbar." she smiled, her eyes twinkling.
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Disclaimer: Blue Exorcists belongs to Kazue Katō. Please, do not re-post or publish my story without my consent.
Author's note: Hi everyone ^^ Next chapter is finally out! I had a lot of fun writing it, because I was really looking forward to revealing Mephisto's true identity :D Poor Thea... Has it ever happened to you that you met someone and then got to know that very same person under completely different circumstances?
Anyway - this is my first FF-writing attempt, so I would really appreciate your feedback :)