Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Demon and the Monster. Enjoy the 2000-word chapter. I do not own any rights to Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima, Kodansha and a few others that I may write about.

(Present times)

Chente was thrown backward as Mirajane flew at him only for her claws to meet thin air. There was plenty of ways he could fight her, but he knew almost all of them. It wouldn't be fun.

"I'm going to be respectful currently. Things are getting good." Chente stated as he smirked. "You've gotten stronger, Janey. I'm kinda worried how this is going to go." Chente stated while he shook his head, ready to keep the fight going onwards.

He lunged forward, his wings spreading outwards as he did so. There was only so much he could do before the enemy was dealt with…. But Janey was stronger than before. She also WASN'T his enemy.

"Your part dragon?" Mirajane asked which got a shrug.

"I'm not human. Not anymore, I think. It's a longer story then I think you're willing to hear." Chente stated, locking hands with Mirajane. "But it is a nice story, I'll give it that. You've got something unique in you, besides just what you have now." Chente said before kicking her backwards.

"You still don't know when to quit, do you?" Chente questioned as he raised his eyebrow. "You, ok? I don't want you to get hurt, plus? I know how you hate fighting. I don't want to push you into a fight unless you wish to." Chente stated as he hummed, unsure of what to say or do.

'I don't mind losing if it means I get to see my friend again, there's nothing better than that.' Chente thought before flicking open his wings.

"If it helps? I will fight." Mirajane said, a plume of fire shooting from her feet. "But you are seeing a healer when this is done. You never stop unless I stop you. I question what you're going to do if I wasn't around." Mirajane stated, launching a kick towards him.

Mirajane watched as Chente stopped her kick with his forearm, flames dancing from her foot. The two friends looked at each with interest. There was a sort of warmness in their gazes.

"I'm not going to argue I was stupid when I was younger." Chente said as he hummed. "But I'll tell you a fact. Playing with you back then? It was fun, I liked someone being willing to tell me off for being in the wrong. You were a better friend then I deserved." Chente stated before Mirajane flipped backwards.

He was sent flying by her kick, forcing him to dig in his heels and tail. Chente hummed, nodding at her as he did so.

"Don't act like that." Mirajane said, brushing off her claws. "You might have been cocky, but you were my friend. I wouldn't be annoyed if I didn't care about you." Mirajane said to which Chente frowned.

"I wouldn't be in this mess if I didn't do something cocky." Chente said, surging forward as he raised his wings. "If I hadn't been so stupid? I wouldn't have been suffering like this. Are you SURE you want to keep fighting even if you don't want to?" Chente questioned as he stopped in front of her.

"Yes, because I want to see what happened those past years." Mirajane said, taking off into the air with flight. "If you assume I care so little just because I'm fighting? Then you're as ridiculous as you used to be years ago." Mirajane stated before she turned to the side.

"I'm not stupid, Janey." Chente stated as he paused, looking around. "Just not as bright as I wished to be. There's plenty of reasons I'm not in in Fairy Tale, all of them are because of reasons that make sense." Chente added before flapping his wings.

Mirajane watched as Chente took flight. His wings beat like drums, steadily keeping him from moving downwards. She knew how powerful he was. There was a pause in the fighting as he questioned how powerful this form was.

"If there was too much strength?" Chente questioned before he hummed to himself. "I'd have said something. There isn't. Your tough, Janey. You've always been tough like this and I'm glad we met years ago." Chente said before flexing his claws towards her.

The two began to circle each other, both more than willing to fight like animals. They both could tell the other was more than willing to duel like monsters, if need be, they just didn't wish to unless they were forced to.

That? And it often made it more boring if they didn't show some degree of skill between them when it came down to it. They were quite curious when it came down to it. If you weren't willing to get your hands dirty in a fight? Then you really weren't fighting in their books.

"This seems just like it was before." Chente stated before he unfurled his claws. "Are you sure you want to keep fighting despite what it comes with it?" Chente questioned before he hummed.

Mirajane nodded as she hummed to herself. She was quite happy when it comes down to it. If she had been allowed to cut loose lie this before? She'd probably not be so stressed out. How it was as is? She just wanted an outlet to blow off some steam as much as the next person.

"We both know how much we used to fight against each other." Mirajane stated before she turned and looked around the battlefield. "We both enjoy this type of fighting when it comes down to it. You aren't going to stop this fight unless one of us wins when it comes down to it." Mirajane stated before she turned to hum and smirked to herself.

"Then that's a, yes?" Chente questioned to which Mirajane lunged forward, her claws eager to cut into him.

The duo locked fingers once more, straining their power against the other, the ground began to crack under their might. Both grinned as they continued to trade punches, Chente grabbed her right leg before he turned and threw her, slamming her across the ground as he did so.

"Do you not want me to hold back, or…?" Chente questioned before another layer of flames was directed at him. "Ok, that's a no. I can take a hint, you know, I'm not stupid." Chente put in before he let out a yawn in amusement.

Mirajane rolled her eyes, she fired more flames from her arms, slowing her descent. She knew Chente was trying to mess with her as she had been like it had been years ago. However? She still fond some amount of mirth when it comes down to it.

"There's a lot you forget about me when it comes down to it." Chente stated as he shook his head. "However? There was plenty of war to be done between us. You do know we used to duel over and over when it comes down to it. I don't know what you're planning when I think about it, but you shouldn't forget we used to be evenly matched… And I've just got stronger and such." Chente stated while he shook his head.

He knew more than anything there was plenty of work to be done when this fight was done. If they moved onwards when it came onto it. Chente guessed which Mirajane would be quite amused when it come downs to it.

"If thing were so easy, you'd have already won, you know." Chente stated before he shook his head. "We both know just how well we used to draw these fights." Chente added before he hung his head.

He needed to reinvent his tactics, if there was one maneuver that he had been done? It was constantly revealing his true power, right now. He couldn't really plan to defeat Mirajane, however. She knew him as good as he knew himself. That didn't make for a very good tactic to challenge when he thought about it.

Still? It made things more fun considering now he had to be more creative if he planned on winning today. It wasn't like he could really fall back; Janey always was faster than him which just meant that she'd outpace him if he tried to run.

And she knew just how much he didn't run from battle in the end. It just wasn't who he was, and it wasn't who he intended to be.

"Don't think you know me that well." Chente added before he clicked his claws together. "If I did? Then I'd let you know about it; it isn't really my style when I think about it… And I know it isn't going to change anytime soon, trust me, Janey. I'm not that different then you think." Chente added to himself while he cracked his fingers.

Chente rushed forward, his tail crushed stone and rock as he lunged forward as he leapt ahead. He was well aware of how powerful the woman was at the time in her stronger forms. She was a warrior when it came to it.

"I'm going to kick it up a notch if that's ok with you?" Chente asked as he turned towards her.

"Get it all out of your system." Chente heard from Mirajane while she smirked and tossed herself backwards. "But I'm going to be doing the same if that's alright with you. If you aren't going to hold back? Then neither then I had." Mirajane stated while he swung his tail at the woman in question.

Mirajane brought up a hand while wrapping her hands around his tail which stopped the transformed human from hitting her. Chente grinned before he shook his head and continued to try and smash her with the limb at the second. He flapped his wings to try and throw her off her feet before she did something which could have taken him out of the fight.

"Damn, your stronger than you look, Janey." Chente added before he kicked her backwards and off him. "That hurt a lot more than I thought it might have. Fine, you want to take off the kid gloves like that? You're going down." Chente stated as he grinned and flapped his wings which took him upwards.

"Don't think it will be that easy," Mirajane responded as she took off and into the sky. "Do you mind if I change forms at the moment? This form is kind of draining when I use it for battle like this." Mirajane added to which Chente nodded.

"Fair enough. I got cocky thinking I could battle you at your strongest, Janey." Chente said as he brushed off his body and the dirt and grime on it. "Ugh, this had taken a lot out of me. I think this pushed me to the end of my rope." Chente said while he shook his head.

"You are seeing a doctor at the house." Mirajane said before she shook her head. "I am not going to be walking around if you're in pain like this. It's not going to help anyone if you pass out from injuries." Mirajane said and watched Chente nod.

"Fine. How about we call it a day and I go visit the doctor?" Chente asked before he shook his head. "That fight took a lot out of me when it came down to it" Chente added to which Mirajane nodded.

She watched as Chente clutched his stomach in pain and flew down towards him.

Author Note

Phew. Another chapter done! Next chapter will be in 2-10 months and will show both Chente and Mirajane at the doctors and more of their history and such. Next chapter will be 900-6500 words at the moment. Next chapter will also be delayed at the time of this chapter. Until then, Lighting Wolf out!

P.S: Next chapter will be longer and such.