Evil Side of Love
Chapter 2: Lucifer
By Kiki Celtica
A/N in response to some reviews: I said I'm TRYING not to make her a Mary
Sue, and I apologize about Legato's OOCness. I'm going to have to steal Trigun from my friend (seeing as she owns the entire series) so I can work on character. I also need her to be a better beta in OOCness. Please bare
with me. And the only reason I don't call this an A.U. is because I'm
following the series (for the most part). Gomen!
(Legato's POV)
It's been three weeks since I meet Claudia, who is now living with me. "I'm home!" I called walking in after a long night, when I received no answer I figured she must've still been out, but when I went to hang my coat by the door I noticed her trench coat and her gun holster were already hanging where they usually were.
"Claudia?" I said walking in to the bedroom. I saw her clothes in a heap at the foot of the bed near her boots. Claudia was already asleep; she was lying on her stomach, her hair flung over her face so I couldn't see it. I shook my head and grabbed one of her hair ties off the desk by the window and sat on the bed beside her. I gently ran my fingers through her hair while I tied it back, gently because waking her was not a good idea. I learned that two weeks ago. Let's just sat it wasn't a pretty sight.
The moon shone through the window on to her already pale skin. I swear she's like some sort of angel. A fallen demonic angel perhaps, but an angel all the same. I wonder what she sees when she looks at me. A golden- eyed psychic freak that she some how managed to fall in love with perhaps? I'll have to ask her sometime. Though I know what we both really are. The filth that is mankind. I will make sure all of mankind dies, and I will personally make sure Claudia and I are the last two of our kind left. Once we die that will leave my Master's dream fulfilled.
I took my first glance at the clock since I'd gotten home. "Damn it! I didn't realize how late it was! She's going to bitch me out in the morning!" Claudia groaned and moved a bit. I sat frozen hoping I hadn't woken her. She merely rolled over and settled back down. I breathed a sigh of relief as I kicked off my boots, threw my shirt, belt, and gloves on the floor, and got in to bed. I took once more glance at Claudia and finally noticed what she was wearing.
"Damn!" I whispered. Her black shorts were like a second skin, and were rather... ahem... short. Her black tank top was also tight and showed even more bare skin than her regular shirt did. Her clothes showed every curve of her god damn gorgeous body. "And once again: Damn! Why did she have to be asleep while wearing that?"
I covered myself with the blankets and pulled her into me. Either she was slightly awake, or it was just in her sleep, she turned to face me and rested her head against my chest. With her warm body pressed up against me I was quickly consumed by sleep.
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(Narrative POV)
Legato had managed to get out of the house the next morning before Claudia woke up. She got dressed and wandered out for food. She would've made something herself, but Claudia's cooking could be classified under poison, whether or not she added any.
As she walked out of a restaurant, with a meat bun hanging out of her mouth, she heard a man yelling.
"You stupid mutt!" He shouted.
"Hmm?" She glanced across the street and saw a German Shepard being beaten by a burly blonde man. Claudia's eyes narrowed. She knew this man; he was a bounty hunter who'd been after her for years. Now, Claudia had low morals but she couldn't stand animal abuse (Unless of course it was her abusing Legato). But unbeknownst to her, Legato happened to be watching this whole incident unfold from a near by alley.
"Now let's see what the hell's going on here." he said to himself.
"Hey! Anubis!" Claudia shouted.
The man looked up at her and smirked. "Well, well, well, if it isn't my precious little bounty head. Backing out on our deal by coming out in the open, my pet?" Claudia's eye twitched. She pulled out her gun and aimed it between his eyes.
"Leave the dog alone."
"Why should I? The monstrosity belongs to me anyways."
She cocked the gun. "Because if you don't I'm gonna put a bullet through your brain." Now this is one of those times that you got the feeling that Claudia had at one point or another, be caring, compassionate, and... dare I say... good? "And that poor thing is not a monstrosity."
"Yes he is." Anubis looked down at the dog. "Show her what you can do." He kicked the dog so it would do as it was told. This was seriously beginning to piss Claudia off.
The dog sat still and closed its eyes. Claudia raised an eyebrow and tilted her head a bit, lowering her gun slightly. There was a sudden 'pop' and a puff of smoke. When it cleared the dog was gone, in its place was a little boy no older than seven. He had platinum blonde hair that went past his shoulders and nearly covered his big innocent crystal blue eyes that nearly matched Claudia's harsh ones. She knew it had to be the dog owing to the face that the boy had the dog's ears and tail and what looked like paw- like gloves on his hands and feet.
"See? He's a freak of nature." Anubis smirked. The boy lowered his head and whimpered.
"Anubis," Claudia said.
"Yes my pet?" Her eye twitched again.
She raised her gun at him again. "Deal's off." She shot him. "I should've done that a long time ago." She said twirling her gun and putting it away. "I feel so much better now."
She gave the boy a small smile and headed off. The boy began to follow her. "You wanna come with me?" she asked. The boy nodded. "You gotta name?" The boy shook his head. "Well I'm going to have to give you one then, aren't I? How about... Let's see... Um... I know! How does Lucifer sound?" The boy smiled and hugged her. "You like it don't you, boy?" She said ruffling his hair.
"Lucifer!" He chirped. Claudia was more than a little shocked.
"You can talk?" she asked. He nodded. "I'm Claudia."
"Thank you, Claudia-sama!" He hugged her again.
Legato, who had been watching all this from afar, slapped a hand over his eyes, "Oh dear god. That '-sama' is gonna go to her head. There is no way in hell I'm gonna start calling her that. Oh. Wait... Speaking of –sama's, I think it's time for her to meet mine."
Chapter 2: Lucifer
By Kiki Celtica
A/N in response to some reviews: I said I'm TRYING not to make her a Mary
Sue, and I apologize about Legato's OOCness. I'm going to have to steal Trigun from my friend (seeing as she owns the entire series) so I can work on character. I also need her to be a better beta in OOCness. Please bare
with me. And the only reason I don't call this an A.U. is because I'm
following the series (for the most part). Gomen!
(Legato's POV)
It's been three weeks since I meet Claudia, who is now living with me. "I'm home!" I called walking in after a long night, when I received no answer I figured she must've still been out, but when I went to hang my coat by the door I noticed her trench coat and her gun holster were already hanging where they usually were.
"Claudia?" I said walking in to the bedroom. I saw her clothes in a heap at the foot of the bed near her boots. Claudia was already asleep; she was lying on her stomach, her hair flung over her face so I couldn't see it. I shook my head and grabbed one of her hair ties off the desk by the window and sat on the bed beside her. I gently ran my fingers through her hair while I tied it back, gently because waking her was not a good idea. I learned that two weeks ago. Let's just sat it wasn't a pretty sight.
The moon shone through the window on to her already pale skin. I swear she's like some sort of angel. A fallen demonic angel perhaps, but an angel all the same. I wonder what she sees when she looks at me. A golden- eyed psychic freak that she some how managed to fall in love with perhaps? I'll have to ask her sometime. Though I know what we both really are. The filth that is mankind. I will make sure all of mankind dies, and I will personally make sure Claudia and I are the last two of our kind left. Once we die that will leave my Master's dream fulfilled.
I took my first glance at the clock since I'd gotten home. "Damn it! I didn't realize how late it was! She's going to bitch me out in the morning!" Claudia groaned and moved a bit. I sat frozen hoping I hadn't woken her. She merely rolled over and settled back down. I breathed a sigh of relief as I kicked off my boots, threw my shirt, belt, and gloves on the floor, and got in to bed. I took once more glance at Claudia and finally noticed what she was wearing.
"Damn!" I whispered. Her black shorts were like a second skin, and were rather... ahem... short. Her black tank top was also tight and showed even more bare skin than her regular shirt did. Her clothes showed every curve of her god damn gorgeous body. "And once again: Damn! Why did she have to be asleep while wearing that?"
I covered myself with the blankets and pulled her into me. Either she was slightly awake, or it was just in her sleep, she turned to face me and rested her head against my chest. With her warm body pressed up against me I was quickly consumed by sleep.
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(Narrative POV)
Legato had managed to get out of the house the next morning before Claudia woke up. She got dressed and wandered out for food. She would've made something herself, but Claudia's cooking could be classified under poison, whether or not she added any.
As she walked out of a restaurant, with a meat bun hanging out of her mouth, she heard a man yelling.
"You stupid mutt!" He shouted.
"Hmm?" She glanced across the street and saw a German Shepard being beaten by a burly blonde man. Claudia's eyes narrowed. She knew this man; he was a bounty hunter who'd been after her for years. Now, Claudia had low morals but she couldn't stand animal abuse (Unless of course it was her abusing Legato). But unbeknownst to her, Legato happened to be watching this whole incident unfold from a near by alley.
"Now let's see what the hell's going on here." he said to himself.
"Hey! Anubis!" Claudia shouted.
The man looked up at her and smirked. "Well, well, well, if it isn't my precious little bounty head. Backing out on our deal by coming out in the open, my pet?" Claudia's eye twitched. She pulled out her gun and aimed it between his eyes.
"Leave the dog alone."
"Why should I? The monstrosity belongs to me anyways."
She cocked the gun. "Because if you don't I'm gonna put a bullet through your brain." Now this is one of those times that you got the feeling that Claudia had at one point or another, be caring, compassionate, and... dare I say... good? "And that poor thing is not a monstrosity."
"Yes he is." Anubis looked down at the dog. "Show her what you can do." He kicked the dog so it would do as it was told. This was seriously beginning to piss Claudia off.
The dog sat still and closed its eyes. Claudia raised an eyebrow and tilted her head a bit, lowering her gun slightly. There was a sudden 'pop' and a puff of smoke. When it cleared the dog was gone, in its place was a little boy no older than seven. He had platinum blonde hair that went past his shoulders and nearly covered his big innocent crystal blue eyes that nearly matched Claudia's harsh ones. She knew it had to be the dog owing to the face that the boy had the dog's ears and tail and what looked like paw- like gloves on his hands and feet.
"See? He's a freak of nature." Anubis smirked. The boy lowered his head and whimpered.
"Anubis," Claudia said.
"Yes my pet?" Her eye twitched again.
She raised her gun at him again. "Deal's off." She shot him. "I should've done that a long time ago." She said twirling her gun and putting it away. "I feel so much better now."
She gave the boy a small smile and headed off. The boy began to follow her. "You wanna come with me?" she asked. The boy nodded. "You gotta name?" The boy shook his head. "Well I'm going to have to give you one then, aren't I? How about... Let's see... Um... I know! How does Lucifer sound?" The boy smiled and hugged her. "You like it don't you, boy?" She said ruffling his hair.
"Lucifer!" He chirped. Claudia was more than a little shocked.
"You can talk?" she asked. He nodded. "I'm Claudia."
"Thank you, Claudia-sama!" He hugged her again.
Legato, who had been watching all this from afar, slapped a hand over his eyes, "Oh dear god. That '-sama' is gonna go to her head. There is no way in hell I'm gonna start calling her that. Oh. Wait... Speaking of –sama's, I think it's time for her to meet mine."