Lovino wiped the red stuff off of his face and looked down at what was on his hands. It was red and sticky.
Is this... blood? he thought, eyes widening slightly in panic.
Bru-brummm.
Lovino looked up and saw a guy in a colored trench coat, button up shirt, and a weird mask. He began to wonder what kind of dress up this human was doing until he noticed, first the strange blond boy in the trench coat guy's arm and secondly the chainsaw.
The boy stirred awake after being seemingly unconscious. He blinked a few times before he realized what was happening.
"Oh, hi." the blond boy said, standing up.
"What?" Gilbert asked confused."What's going on?"
He looked at them closely.
"Who are you?"
"What the hell! I come here, looking for someone to talk to civilly and all I come up with is two idiots playing with a chainsaw!" While Gilbert was asking questions, Lovino managed to find out that the sticky substance was not blood, but some of the inside of a watermelon.
"Who are you?" the guy with the chainsaw asked. He let the arm with the chainsaw go down, but held it in a defensive grip. "What are you doing here?"
"We're looking for a serial killer, right, Lovi?" Gilbert asked questioningly, purposefully ignoring the first question.
"Yeah..." Lovino looked at the pair in the door then snapped his head towards Gilbert and hissed, "Don't call me that."
"Serial killer?" the boy asked, trying and failing to act nonchalant.
"What do you want with him," the other guy asked.
Lovino stood there and gritted his teeth. He didn't want to waste his time if they weren't going to get the information they needed.
"Look," he said, growing increasingly agitated by the moment. "We came here for you." Lovino pointed at the guy with the chainsaw. "You are obviously the serial killer because this guy," Lovino turned back to the boy who was growing transparent by the second. "is a ghost." He turned back to the other guy. "We came here because of the recent murders of the monsters that wandered outside of town."
All four of the men were silent. The only sound was the buzzing of something inside the house. Then the boy spoke,
"How do we know you aren't shapeshifters?"
Lovino sighed in agitation.
"Because," he stressed the word through gritted teeth. He walked a little closer to his companion and pointed at him. "As you can see this guy is a demon. "The boy nodded his head."and the only thing that shapeshifters can't copy is a demon's red eyes." Lovino gestured to Gilbert's eyes.
"Well, that's good enough for me," the man with the chainsaw lifted his mask to reveal blue eyes and a large smile. "Come on in!"
After Lovino and Gilbert were ushered into the house by the man, the two strangers introduced themselves.
"The name is Alfred F. Jones," the guy with the chainsaw said then pointed to the boy beside him. "And this is my brother Matthew."
All four of them were sitting in a living room with white walls, dark carpet, and black leather couches. The brothers Matthew and Alfred were sitting in chairs opposite one another with Alfred in a recliner and Matthew in a love seat. Lovino and Gilbert sat between them on a sofa.
"My name is Gilbert Beilschmidt." Gilbert started, his tail swishing.
Lovino's eye twitched as it almost hit him in the eye.
"But you can call me Lord Awesome," Gilbert finished not noticing the irritated look on his companions face.
"Damn it, stupid albino!" Lovino shouted, swatting at the demon's tail. "Move your tail before I lose an eye!"
"Aww, come on Lovi~"Gilbert whined. "You know how naturally pale, so you know that I'm not an albino..."
"I don't care! Just move your stupid tail."
"It's not stupid."
"Yes it is."
"No it's not."
"Yes it is!"
"No it's not!"
"Yes it-" before Gilbert could finish Al cut in.
"Um, so if he's a demon what are you? Who are you?"
Lovino looked at the blond, irritated that he was interrupted.
"Lovino Vargas." Lovino replied. The blond kept staring at him expectantly and sighed. "I'm a reaper. A shinigami."
"Ve~ Ludwig, Ludwig!" a voice called.
"Yes, Feliciano?" Ludwig pushed aside a way word branch.
"Let's go into these woods," Feli replied, dragging Ludwig. "I heard something interesting was happening here!"
"I see." Ludwig sighed and let Feli drag him.
"Did you tell Kiku?" Feli asked.
"He should be on his way."
"Okay!"
The two continued walking deeper and deeper into the woods.
"Wait." Ludwig held out a hand in front of Feli." I smell something... weird."
"What is it?" Feli asked. He sniffed the air. "It smells like..."
"Blood." Ludwig finishes.
"Do you think someone is hunting out here?"Feli asked, his ears wilting.
"I don't know. "Ludwig replied. He began walking in the direction of the smell. "Wait here until I get back."
"Wait!" Feli cries and runs to catch up with his companion. "Don't leave me here alone! Something might get me!"
Ludwig sighed. "Alright but keep close to me ok?"
Feli nods.
"Ok!"
The pair continued walking toward the smell. After a moment, they heard the sound of shuffling.
"What-" Ludwig shushed Feli before he could finish his question.
Ludwig peeked from behind the tree they were hiding behind. He saw a Yale and a Howler fighting with the Howler seeming to have the upper hand.
What was going on here? Ludwig thought while watching the spectacle.
"Ve, Ludwig look!" Feli whispered while pointing at something.
Ludwig looked at where Feli was pointing and saw a dark form hunched covered in a dark cloak. The figure intensely watched the fight. His red eyes darted back and forth from creature to creature.
"Is he a demon?" Feli asked.
"Maybe." Ludwig responded.
The 'demon's' red eyes stared at the creatures for a little longer before snapping to Ludwig and Feliciano.
"Eep!" Feli squeaked. "He's looking at us."
Dirtied skin, sharp black teeth, and red stains lining its 'mouth' were revealed as the form eyed the two.
"Wah!"Feli turned around and ran with his tail tucked between his legs.
"Wait! Feliciano!" Ludwig started to run after his companion, but something grabbed his tail. He fell on a tree stump, knocking the wind out of him and sending white hot pain through his chest.
"We can't have you running off now can we?" a scratchy voice said from behind him.
Ludwig barely heard him. Struggling for a few seconds to regulate his breathing. Once he regained his senses, he rolled off the stump and pulled a knife from his pocket.
"In a fighting mood, are we?" the figure in the cloak asked."Well, fine by me. My pet will go after that friend of yours."
Ludwig could feel that this creature was dangerous. He just hoped that Feli would escape and warn Kiku before it was too late.
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