Demon
It was late in the afternoon one day. Taki and Ginger had been in the pet shop since it opened that morning. The sound of footsteps echoed through the pet shop. "D, I'm here to pick up Chris" said the detective. D unlocked and opened the heavy door.
"Good afternoon my dear detective" D said. Leon just rolled his eyes at the counts words and said hello to Chris. Leon stopped abruptly. He looked behind him and saw Taki sitting quietly, sipping the tea the count gave her while reading. Leon raised an eyebrow at her.
"A gothic chick in here? And she's reading? Weird" he thought. He was soon disturbed by Taki's voice.
"What? Never seen a gothic girl before? I know, I know, I'm just so freaky looking I must be insane so you have to stare. Go ahead. Continue" she said calming down when she said her last few statements.
"I've seen you before." Leon said. In the back of his mind his male instincts were twitching. "She's hot" he thought. Taki didn't answer. "At least show a little curiosity! For all you know I could have seen you in my...criminal...files..." he said.
"Detective?" said D with concern in his voice.
"That can't be where I've seen her" Leon thought. "There's just no way." He sat across from her, trying to identify her from behind a book. "Hey, you" he said hoping she'd put the book down. He sighed when she ignored him. "Come on, Chris. Let's go" he said disappointed.
"Who is she, big bro?" Chris asked.
"I don't know, maybe a criminal. But I don't remember too well. Let's just hope she's not for D's sake" he said. Suddenly he remembered D. "Oh crap, if she is a criminal, I can't let her be alone with D" thought the detective out of worry for his best friend, the count. He acted quickly and tried to grab Taki's shoulder. She pulled away and looked up from her book.
"What's wrong with you!?" Taki yelled while Ginger bared her teeth and snarled at the detective.
Ginger sniffed. "He's not bad Taki, but he obviously has a problem with you and that's not something I'm going to take" Ginger said getting ready to spring forward and attack the detective.
"Those dogs don't scare me" said Leon trying to avoid the fact that he was indeed scared. "We have them on the force." Taki rolled her eyes.
"He's afraid, Taki. I can tell he's lying. I can smell the fear on him" Ginger said with a slight cackle. Just then D stepped forward.
"Please you two, that's enough. Detective I suggest you leave" he said
"But..." Leon protested.
"It's quite alright detective. I can take care of myself" said D with his usually clam smile. Leon sighed and began heading for the door. Both Leon and Chris said good bye to the count and walked out the door. "Forgive him Miss. Taki. He's unaware of his own arrogance" he said. Taki's eyes softened. Ginger sat herself down on the couch. She licked D's hands.
"Sorry for being such a trouble maker" Ginger said despondently. D gently patted her on the head. His kindness was his way of accepting her apology. Just then, a loud pounding disrupted the silence. T-chan and Ginger raced to the door, ready to protect everyone at all costs. A rattling sound was heard from outside. Someone was picking the lock. "A runaway criminal no doubt" Ginger said bitterly. The door burst open. The criminal was a muscular man in all black. He jumped back when he saw Taki and the count inside. "Damn! I didn't' think anyone would be in here!" he thought. "Guess I'm going to have to keep them quiet." He tried to walk over to the count but T-chan blocked his way. He took a step back and Ginger leaped on him with great speed. No one, not even the spectators, knew what hit the criminal until he landed on the floor and the blur's form became clear. He pulled out a knife and cut Ginger's shoulder. Ginger released him and was then struck in the face by the man's fist.
Taki got up, angered. She took off after the criminal, who was now making his way back up the stairs. A few crashes were heard. Afterwards, it was dead silent. Worried, the count went up the stairs to see Taki. When he finally found her she was sitting on one of the very top steps almost in tears. In the dim moonlight, she looked like a wounded deer. He crept closer. He sat by her side and notice pieces of cloth that looked like plucked raven's feathers were scattered on the steps. He looked at Taki again and noticed her fishnet sleeves had been torn and she was covering her arms. He reached for her hands. She turned her back to him. "No, don't look at me" she said, choking on anxiety. The count ignored her words.
"Taki, let me see what you're hiding" he said. His calm voice made Taki feel at ease so she began to reveal her arms. What he saw horrified him. It looked like a spider's carefully woven web but it was something much worse than that. Taki's arms were covered with scars. He looked at both arms. Out of many scars on her arms, one looked recent. "What happened here?" he asked pointing to the most recent scar.
"He...he cut me" she lied.
"Tell me Taki" he said.
"I cut myself" she said and soon began to cry.
"Is this why you always wear long sleeves?" he asked. She nodded. "Is this why you pulled away from the detective?" he asked. She nodded again. She broke down.
"Life is just so stressful. First my mom was the problem so I started when I was in eighth grade. Then I felt so lonely after high school. Then it was my job and the horrible people there. And even though I'm away from home my mother still won't leave me alone!" she said burying her face into her hands so to muffle the sound of her crying.
The count tried to touch her arms but she pulled away. "Please Taki. It's alright, I won't hurt you, I promise" he softly. Taki was once again won over by the count's gentleness. The count touched her most recent scar and she pulled back in pain. "I'm so dreadfully sorry Taki" the count said quickly. "Please forgive me" he continued.
"You did nothing wrong, count" she said.
"I believe I did Miss. Taki. I promised I wouldn't hurt you and I clearly did" he answered.
"Oh, D you're just so...." That's she could say before collapsing into the counts arms in tears. The wind gently brushed itself on the two of them. The count, realizing it was getting much too cold, escorted Taki back inside.
The count made Taki some more tea and dressed Ginger wound. He sat by Taki's side and held her until her tears subsided. "Are you alright now?" he said tenderly. Taki nodded and inched closer to the count, though it seemed she was already as close as she could get. Ginger walked over to the count and sat on the floor. She looked up at him with her puppy eyes.
Thank you count" she said. The count patted her on the head again and once again that was all Ginger needed to know what he meant.
Taki felt so comfortable with the count. As she was about to fall asleep she thought: "Why is he like this? Can this be possible? I never thought I'd meet anyone in the world who was as kind as this. No ones ever made me feel this way. Am I...in love? No! That's insane. But still...I've never felt this way about anyone and no ones ever felt this was about me...." With that she drifted to sleep in the counts arms. Her sleep was so peaceful; one would assume the ordeal that night had never happened.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! I hope new readers as well as others who read my first chapter, will review again! To: MagicalGirl: I'm glad you like my screen name and my stories. I had this story in mind a while ago but I didn't think anyone would read it since I thought everyone was obsessed with the Leon/D pairing. When I saw the success ERH was getting I was glad to discover people would actually read my story so I began working on it. I hope you enjoy this chapter. To: saya fujimiya: I have granted your request and I hope you like this chapter too. To: Nobody-Special: Yeah, I wanted a change from slash PSOH, too. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope you like this chapter, too.
It was late in the afternoon one day. Taki and Ginger had been in the pet shop since it opened that morning. The sound of footsteps echoed through the pet shop. "D, I'm here to pick up Chris" said the detective. D unlocked and opened the heavy door.
"Good afternoon my dear detective" D said. Leon just rolled his eyes at the counts words and said hello to Chris. Leon stopped abruptly. He looked behind him and saw Taki sitting quietly, sipping the tea the count gave her while reading. Leon raised an eyebrow at her.
"A gothic chick in here? And she's reading? Weird" he thought. He was soon disturbed by Taki's voice.
"What? Never seen a gothic girl before? I know, I know, I'm just so freaky looking I must be insane so you have to stare. Go ahead. Continue" she said calming down when she said her last few statements.
"I've seen you before." Leon said. In the back of his mind his male instincts were twitching. "She's hot" he thought. Taki didn't answer. "At least show a little curiosity! For all you know I could have seen you in my...criminal...files..." he said.
"Detective?" said D with concern in his voice.
"That can't be where I've seen her" Leon thought. "There's just no way." He sat across from her, trying to identify her from behind a book. "Hey, you" he said hoping she'd put the book down. He sighed when she ignored him. "Come on, Chris. Let's go" he said disappointed.
"Who is she, big bro?" Chris asked.
"I don't know, maybe a criminal. But I don't remember too well. Let's just hope she's not for D's sake" he said. Suddenly he remembered D. "Oh crap, if she is a criminal, I can't let her be alone with D" thought the detective out of worry for his best friend, the count. He acted quickly and tried to grab Taki's shoulder. She pulled away and looked up from her book.
"What's wrong with you!?" Taki yelled while Ginger bared her teeth and snarled at the detective.
Ginger sniffed. "He's not bad Taki, but he obviously has a problem with you and that's not something I'm going to take" Ginger said getting ready to spring forward and attack the detective.
"Those dogs don't scare me" said Leon trying to avoid the fact that he was indeed scared. "We have them on the force." Taki rolled her eyes.
"He's afraid, Taki. I can tell he's lying. I can smell the fear on him" Ginger said with a slight cackle. Just then D stepped forward.
"Please you two, that's enough. Detective I suggest you leave" he said
"But..." Leon protested.
"It's quite alright detective. I can take care of myself" said D with his usually clam smile. Leon sighed and began heading for the door. Both Leon and Chris said good bye to the count and walked out the door. "Forgive him Miss. Taki. He's unaware of his own arrogance" he said. Taki's eyes softened. Ginger sat herself down on the couch. She licked D's hands.
"Sorry for being such a trouble maker" Ginger said despondently. D gently patted her on the head. His kindness was his way of accepting her apology. Just then, a loud pounding disrupted the silence. T-chan and Ginger raced to the door, ready to protect everyone at all costs. A rattling sound was heard from outside. Someone was picking the lock. "A runaway criminal no doubt" Ginger said bitterly. The door burst open. The criminal was a muscular man in all black. He jumped back when he saw Taki and the count inside. "Damn! I didn't' think anyone would be in here!" he thought. "Guess I'm going to have to keep them quiet." He tried to walk over to the count but T-chan blocked his way. He took a step back and Ginger leaped on him with great speed. No one, not even the spectators, knew what hit the criminal until he landed on the floor and the blur's form became clear. He pulled out a knife and cut Ginger's shoulder. Ginger released him and was then struck in the face by the man's fist.
Taki got up, angered. She took off after the criminal, who was now making his way back up the stairs. A few crashes were heard. Afterwards, it was dead silent. Worried, the count went up the stairs to see Taki. When he finally found her she was sitting on one of the very top steps almost in tears. In the dim moonlight, she looked like a wounded deer. He crept closer. He sat by her side and notice pieces of cloth that looked like plucked raven's feathers were scattered on the steps. He looked at Taki again and noticed her fishnet sleeves had been torn and she was covering her arms. He reached for her hands. She turned her back to him. "No, don't look at me" she said, choking on anxiety. The count ignored her words.
"Taki, let me see what you're hiding" he said. His calm voice made Taki feel at ease so she began to reveal her arms. What he saw horrified him. It looked like a spider's carefully woven web but it was something much worse than that. Taki's arms were covered with scars. He looked at both arms. Out of many scars on her arms, one looked recent. "What happened here?" he asked pointing to the most recent scar.
"He...he cut me" she lied.
"Tell me Taki" he said.
"I cut myself" she said and soon began to cry.
"Is this why you always wear long sleeves?" he asked. She nodded. "Is this why you pulled away from the detective?" he asked. She nodded again. She broke down.
"Life is just so stressful. First my mom was the problem so I started when I was in eighth grade. Then I felt so lonely after high school. Then it was my job and the horrible people there. And even though I'm away from home my mother still won't leave me alone!" she said burying her face into her hands so to muffle the sound of her crying.
The count tried to touch her arms but she pulled away. "Please Taki. It's alright, I won't hurt you, I promise" he softly. Taki was once again won over by the count's gentleness. The count touched her most recent scar and she pulled back in pain. "I'm so dreadfully sorry Taki" the count said quickly. "Please forgive me" he continued.
"You did nothing wrong, count" she said.
"I believe I did Miss. Taki. I promised I wouldn't hurt you and I clearly did" he answered.
"Oh, D you're just so...." That's she could say before collapsing into the counts arms in tears. The wind gently brushed itself on the two of them. The count, realizing it was getting much too cold, escorted Taki back inside.
The count made Taki some more tea and dressed Ginger wound. He sat by Taki's side and held her until her tears subsided. "Are you alright now?" he said tenderly. Taki nodded and inched closer to the count, though it seemed she was already as close as she could get. Ginger walked over to the count and sat on the floor. She looked up at him with her puppy eyes.
Thank you count" she said. The count patted her on the head again and once again that was all Ginger needed to know what he meant.
Taki felt so comfortable with the count. As she was about to fall asleep she thought: "Why is he like this? Can this be possible? I never thought I'd meet anyone in the world who was as kind as this. No ones ever made me feel this way. Am I...in love? No! That's insane. But still...I've never felt this way about anyone and no ones ever felt this was about me...." With that she drifted to sleep in the counts arms. Her sleep was so peaceful; one would assume the ordeal that night had never happened.
Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter! I hope new readers as well as others who read my first chapter, will review again! To: MagicalGirl: I'm glad you like my screen name and my stories. I had this story in mind a while ago but I didn't think anyone would read it since I thought everyone was obsessed with the Leon/D pairing. When I saw the success ERH was getting I was glad to discover people would actually read my story so I began working on it. I hope you enjoy this chapter. To: saya fujimiya: I have granted your request and I hope you like this chapter too. To: Nobody-Special: Yeah, I wanted a change from slash PSOH, too. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope you like this chapter, too.