A/N: Hey, Sorry it's been so long. But the good news is I already have the next two chapters done! As soon as I get around to typing them I'll post them. Anyway, my arm is doing a lot better, and I only have to wear a splint now. Though I do have a nasty scar from where I had to go into surgery. But you probably don't care about that. On to things you do care about. I don't own Wiess or Demon Dairy, and I hope you enjoy the story!
Complications Chapter 11: Complications of the Magical Kind
"Oh, Billy Joel McGuffery was a really clumsy kid! On the first day of first grade I'll tell you what he did." The bubbly blonde was singing at the top of his lungs as Yoji struggled to put together the trampoline that Rae had finally talked Aya into buying after having seen it in a magazine.
"Rae, could you please be quiet? You're going to bring those girls back here." The aggravated blonde sighed.
"Sorry," Rae said putting on his cutest face. It had been a full week since 'the incident' as they had come to call the disaster in the mall. After that night they had seen nothing to indicate that had ever had more than one personality. And to make it even worse, every time you looked at him you seemed to forget all the reasons you were mad at him.
Unfortunately his cuteness had also gained him recognition with the girls who swarmed the shop every afternoon. More than once they had caught some of the girls trying to kidnap him. So, as a solution, Aya had declared that during shop hours he was to be kept in the back greenhouse where the girls weren't allowed to go. All that had done was make the teen whine that he was bored, and eradicate the only safe haven the florists had when the shop was open. So, to solve one of the two problems, Aya had bought Raenef the trampoline. Then the redhead had threatened Yoji's life if he didn't put the monstrosity together, thus the current situation.
"Is that hard?" Rae smiled, cocking his head to one side.
Yoji growled, rolling his eyes. "No, it's extremely easy. That's why I've injured myself four times already."
"Want me to go get Omi for help?" The small blonde asked, bouncing towards the door that led to the main shop.
"No!" Yoji shrieked.
"Why not?"
"Fangirls. Aya said you're not to go in the shop while they're there."
"Oh yeah." Raenef said frowning. "So, what do you want me to do?"
"Just sit there quietly and don't move."
"Okay." Three seconds later Rae was bouncing and singing again.
"One more word." Yoji finally growled.
"You need some mercy." Raenef smiled with irritating innocence.
Yoji grit his teeth together. "Rae, why don't you go get us some snacks?"
"I'm not allowed in the kitchen without adult supervision."
The taller blonde's eyes rolled heavenward in a silent plea to whatever god might be listening. "Rae, listen very carefully. Go into the shop. Don't let anyone see you. Find Ken. Ask him to help you make snacks for everyone. If he says no tell him I owe him a huge personal favor."
"Okay." The small blonde skipped over to the door that led to the back of the shop.
Yoji watched him. "Don't get caught!" He yelled at the boy's retreating form. Rae turned just long enough to wink at him. Then the boy had disappeared into the Koneko.
Ken looked up when he heard the back door chime. Expecting Manx, he had to bite his lip to keep from laughing out loud when he saw their young guest bobbing between displays humming the 'Mission Impossible' theme song, his hands clasped together in a 'gun'. "Rae." He finally chuckled. "What are you doing? The shop's empty."
"Yoji told me not to get caught!"
"What did you need?"
"He said to tell you to help me make snacks!"
"But I have to watch the shop."
"He owes you a personal favor."
"Did he tell you to say that?"
"Yup!"
Ken looked around the empty shop and then back at the blonde. "Okay."
"Yes!" Then Raenef grabbed the soccer player's hand and dragged him from the shop.
Several minutes later, Raenef and Ken came out of the Koneko, each carrying a tray of onigiri. "Hey Yotan! You look like you could use a break." Ken said, setting his tray down beside the tired blonde.
"Actually, I'm just about finished. If you guys can keep the kid out of the way, I should be able to finish it before the shop closes." The blonde player said, choosing a rice ball.
"Really? In that case I'm sure we can find something for him to do."
"Please do." Yoji said rolling his eyes in exasperation. Ken laughed at the other's expression.
"Can I watch my movie again?" Raenef asked, looking between the two.
Ken glanced at the boy and then looked back at the older man. 'Please!' Yoji mouthed. "Okay, I'll go set it up for you."
"Yay!" Then he bounded eagerly into the flower shop.
"Wait for me in Omi's room!" The soccer player called after him. "There, you see?" He said, turning back to the tall blonde beside him. "Your problem is solved."
Yoji glared at the window of the youngest assassin's room. "Thanks. I swear! If I hear Billy Joel McGuffery one more time I'll go crazy!" Ken sent him a sympathetic smile, then he turned and went into the Koneko leaving Yoji to finish with the trampoline.
Eclipse looked around the small room his spells had led him to. It was completely dark, except for a small corner where a thin man in a clean white lab coat was standing. A single lamp lit his workspace, and as his back was toward Eclipse, he hadn't noticed the tall demon's presence. The dark figure smirked. This would be easy. The demon's smile faded as he let his power flow out towards the light, making it flicker, and finally go out.
"Damn!" The man hissed as the room went dark. "What a time to blow a breaker!" Eclipse watched as the man fumbled for something under the workspace.
Silently he skulked up behind the man. "Ish bak tome kalan mirak." He hissed in his own demon tongue.
"Wh-who's there!" The man yelped, whirling in circles.
Eclipse darted forward, one slim hand encircling the man's throat in a chokehold. "I am Eclipse, Demon of the third order. Where is my master, human filth?"
"I don't know what you're talking about-" The man gasped.
"You smell of my demon magic. One of my minions lies on your table, dead. That does not bode well for you."
"I'm just doing what I'm told." The man cried.
"Fool!" Eclipse sneered, tightening his grip. The man struggled a bit, but soon fell limp. The demon tossed the corpse aside. It would be found in the morning. Then he went to the table where the man had been working. The light flared back to life at his approach. Beside the dead tracker-demon was a small journal filled with the dead man's neat writing.
It appears that the tracers found on the boy are actually living creatures. It would be of benefit to Kritiker to look into the creation of the creatures. I've also heard many strange rumors about the boy these 'bugs' were found on. There may be a connection worth looking into. I should like to test some of my own theories about this 'Lord Raenef.'
Eclipse growled when he finished the note. In a flash of black flame, the demon was gone. When the other lab techs arrived the next morning, all they found was a body with no apparent cause of death.
Raenef woke earlier than usual the next morning. Not wanting to wake the Weiss, he quickly clothed himself and went downstairs to the Koneko's kitchen. After a few minutes of looking around confused, he decided that he had no idea how to cook. So, rather than make a mess that he would have to clean, the young demon lord summoned a handful of sprites to do the job for him. Moments later he was feasting on their offering. When he was full he quickly reset the table and put away the excess food, leaving a note to remind himself where he put it. Then he wandered off. It took him no time at all to wander into the forbidden room known as the front of the shop. At first he just sat on the counter looking around the deserted room, boredom etched on his face. When that boredom got the better of him, he started to leaf through the papers Aya had left on the counter the night before. He didn't get very far when a clip board caught his attention. Putting the documents down he picked it up. 'Opening/Closing Checklist' it read in Aya's elegant script. In no time at all he had summoned some more sprites and they had the shop ready for it's daily customers. Rae looked around satisfied. Rubbing his eyes, he slowly trooped back upstairs to his bed where he promptly fell asleep.
When Ken woke it was to a sweet smell that he couldn't quite place. Slowly he got out of bed and dressed. Yawning he followed the strange sent to the kitchen. Sighing loudly he flopped down into a chair and looked around. Omi was contentedly nibbling on a pink pastry to his right. On his left, Yoji was eating what looked like a slice of cake. On Yoji's far side, Aya was fixing a plate of what looked like bread with filling.
"Aya, what's all this?" he asked.
"Breakfast. I just came down and found a note that said it was in the fridge."
"Really?"
"Yes. Do you want strawberry strudels or fairy cakes?"
"What are fairy cakes?"
"A European food. You'll like them."
"Okay." Aya put some of the sweets on a plate and handed them to the soccer player. "Thanks. Hey, where's Rae?"
"Still sleeping." Omi said around a mouthful of strudel. "I just came down from checking him."
"Oh." They ate in silence for a few minutes. Finally, Ken scooted his chair back. "Well, I guess I'll go get the shop ready."
"Don't bother." Aya said, also moving to get up.
"Why not?" The brunette asked as he watched Aya put his dirty dishes in the sink.
"It's done. All we have to do is unlock the doors."
Yoji clucked at the redhead. "Wow Aya. You must have been in a good mood this morning. You made breakfast and you opened the shop."
"It wasn't me." Aya said, interrupting him. "I thought it was one of you."
"Huh?"
"It was all done when I came down this morning." Aya explained.
"Then who did it?" Asked Omi, swallowing.
Just then, Raenef came in, bouncing and humming to himself. "Can I have a fairy cake?" He asked, looking innocently up at Aya.
"How did you know there were fairy cakes?" The tall red asked suspiciously.
"I can smell fairy cakes a mile away. 'Specially Eclipse's 'cause he uses real fairies!"
The four assassins stare at him. Finally Omi blinked. "Raenef," he said slowly, "why don't you go play on the trampoline?"
Raenef frowned at his suggestion. "Okay."
They all watched him slowly leave the kitchen. "Weird." Ken finally muttered. Yoji nodded his head in agreement.
It doesn't really mean anything. It's just that whenever they say a spell it's always in that pretty scribble. So, I thought it was a different language, and I thought it would be fun to use it.