Rodin's procedure to remove the Soul-fragment from Heather lasted for several minutes and it wasn't pleasant for the patient. The first two minutes were quiet with the only sign of the procedure working being that the spot on Heather's neck where the mark was located started leaking out some kind of thick black and foul smelling goop, which left trails and very visible stains on not only the floor but also Heather's clothes. It was at the end of the third minute that Heather couldn't simply grit her teeth and endure the pain anymore. Her scream of obvious pain echoed throughout The Gates of Hell, much to the pain of everyone present's ears, which thankfully didn't include a certain fat foul mouthed Italian. At the end of the procedure, Heather was barely holding on to consciousness and suffered from a very sore throat.
When Viola stepped up to and kneeled down to approximately the same height, Heather stumbled forward and fell asleep with the only thing stopping her from biting the floor being the older girl catching her in her arms. Shifting her jacket off her shoulder so Heather wouldn't accidentally poke her eye out on one of the spikes, Viola noticed Rodin smirking at her as she picked up the younger girl.
"What?"
"Nothing. Just surprised regarding how good you're with children."
"If Enzo finds out about this he'll never let me live it down."
"…"
"Not a word to that bloated piece of Italian shit."
"Of course not. If he does find out, I'll add a good amount to his tab, which he still hasn't paid yet. I think it's best we let her rest. I make the necessary preparations for the signing of the Contract…"
"And I'll take her with me and let her sleep. Looks like I've gotten myself another roommate and possibly something else down the line. Always wanted a younger sibling. Hope she doesn't have an allergy or problem with cats or dogs."
"Doesn't your landlord get a lot of complaints?"
"Not about me or my roommates. It's the neighbors. So glad I invested in multiple sets of earplugs or I'd never get any sleep at night, beit because of them arguing loudly or fucking just as loudly."
"TMI."
"Sorry. See ya tomorrow, Rodin." Replied Viola as the teenage Umbra Witch exited The Gates of Hell through a crimson portal into an alleyway not too far away from the apartment complex where her apartment was located. Once she was inside and closed the door behind her, Viola and the still sleeping Heather were greeted by a trio of cats and a dog. "Hello to you too." The meowing of the cats and a cheerful bark from the dog was what caused Heather to start stirring and eventually wake up again.
"Aww. Cute." Said Heather groggily, mostly to herself as she spotted one of the cats, more specifically the bluish and poofy one with a purple bow.
"That's Silvia. She and the rest of my roommates used to belong to my dad. His 'young ladies' as he called them." Replied Viola as she lowered herself to ground level, letting go of Heather who almost immediately started petting the pets, before heading over to the kitchen. The pets certainly didn't complain and neither did Heather, in fact, the younger girl actually seemed to enjoy the attention that the pets were giving her, if the laughter triggered by the dog sniffing and licking her face was anything to go on. "I see that Ammy seems to like you."
"Ammy?"
"The dog."
"She's definitely a lot nicer than Ripper."
"Another dog I presume?"
"Yup. Aunt Marge's very aggressive bulldog. He's quite the blighter."
"How so?"
"He chased me up a tree more than once. Good thing I'm a good climber." Replied Heather, who earned herself a wince of sympathy from Viola who had just gotten back with three bowls of cat food and one bowl of dog food. The second that the bowls were on the floor, the pets quickly ran up to them and just as quickly started eating. The younger girl couldn't help herself from releasing a giggle as she read on the respective bowls. "So the brown one is Claire and the black one is called Trish."
"I'm gonna go and make dinner for the two of us, hope you like hamburgers, then we can perhaps watch something afterwards before going off to bed. Well, you'll be taking the bed, I can sleep on the couch for a few nights. Plus, there's a rather big day for you tomorrow."
"I'm gonna guess that it's not my birthday, that's in July."
"Heh. Nope. That would be the signing of your Contract. Wonder who'll be answering your summoning. The holder of mom's Contract was the Infernal known as Madama Butterfly."
"I'm wondering the same thing."