No hopes, no dreams
I have nothing
Death is all that can define me
She became a lawyer.
… … …
"WHAT ?!"
And it apparently stunned Emi and Suzuno. Meli had told Maou and Ashiya the day before about her new job, and Maou had been quick to call the girls over. And said girls had been quick to lecture the crap out of him.
"How could you let that happen !"
"How could I prevent it from happening ?!"
"She's been living with you for three months, you should have noticed she was planning something ! Especially you Alsiel ! You were the one who spent the biggest amount of time with her !"
Ashiya stayed in a corner, silent, the further away from the angry Emi, and just when she was going to try to kill Maou and him both, Meli came in, carrying a plastic bag in her hand and another bag on her shoulders.
"Alsiel's been trying to tell you about my evil plan for two months but none of you believed his words, just saying." she commented casually "And Lucifer's the one with who I spent the bigger amount of time."
She put her groceries in the fridge under the murderous gaze of Emi.
"And where have YOU been ?!"
"Grocery store. I paid for it by the way." she said, handing Ashiya his wallet.
" I-uh… thank you…"
"You're welcome."
Barely acknowledging Emi and Suzuno's presence, she sat at the low table and took a laptop out of her bag.
"Meli-dono, is this a new computer ?"
"Yep."
"And where did you find the money to buy it ?!"
Surprisingly, it wasn't Ashiya who spoke those words but Emi.
"You sound like Alsiel." said Meli without even looking at her. "No offense, Al."
He said nothing, didn't even react to the nickname she just gave him, he simply went back to what he was doing before. Meli was focused on her computer and Maou took the opportunity offered by those seconds a silence to disappear outside, probably fleeing Emi's wrath. Suzuno, who remained silent, seemed thoughtful, and Emi glared at Meli.
"Samael," she asked dangerously" How on Earth did you became a lawyer legally ?"
"I didn't." her eyes didn't left her screen. "I hacked into some stuff."
Her care-free attitude seemed to enraged Emi even more.
"And how could you do such a thing ?"
"Lucifer taught me."
By bringing up his name, it was like she suddenly reminded them all of his existence.
"Of course, I should have guess. Where's that NEET freak by the way ?" she spat.
"I heard you." said a muffled voice in the closet.
"Haven't suffocate to death in there already ?!" Emi asked angrily. "What a shame !"
The closet door slid open to reveal an uncaring Urushihara.
"A peasant's words and opinion shall not reach the mighty me." he recited with his usual monotone voice.
"Nice," commented Meli, closing her laptop and taking a plastic bottle out of her bag. "How long have you been practicing ?"
He got out of the closet and joined his sister at the low table, Emi following his every movements carefully. Meli, in the meantime, had gulped down half of her bottle.
But something seemed off, and both Emi and Suzuno felt it. It was too… peaceful. Ashiya was all too calm considering the presence of the siblings, Urushihara was all too active and Meli was all too human.
"Okay, what's up with you ?" Emu asked after a moment of silence, earning a questioning and confused look from the three demons.
"What do you mean ? We haven't done anything." said Meli, leaning back on her arms.
"Exactly, you're too well behaved."
"She is right." Suzuno added. "With all due respect, you are not really the calm and composed type. Especially you two." she pointed the two siblings, still by the low table.
"What's that supposed to mean ?!" exclaimed Urushihara, jumping on his feet.
"Relax brother," intervened Meli, a smug look on her face. "We wouldn't want to lose our calm and composure now, would we ?"
In the kitchen, Ashiya let out a tired sigh.
"Are you up to no good again ? Because if you are…" Emi warned, her voice dangerously low.
"Oh come on, give us some credits. Is it really that hard for your ego to admit that everything's better since I got my sanity back ?" Meli said, a small grin finding its way on her lips.
Emi was about to shout her mind but, much to her surprise, Ashiya spoke up.
"Meli is right." Emi shot him a glare and Suzuno listened carefully. "Since she put herself together, life here is a lot easier."
Meli looked at him with slightly wide eyes, confusion written all over her face like she couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"She's been helping me a lot and actually managed to get Urushihara to help a bit too." Ashiya continued. "And she's paying part of the rent bill since she got her job."
There was a few seconds of silence, during which the siblings exchanged a questioning look.
"Was it a compliment right now ?" asked Meli.
"Like, for real ?" Urushihara added immediately after.
"To the both of us ?"
"Stop finishing each other's sentences, that's weird." Emi complained, but was completely ignored.
"Yes, it was." Ashiya answered calmly. "To the both of you."
Urushihara looked at Ashiya like he just grew another had while Meli just looked pleased with herself. A compliment was all she was searching for, it meant she was doing a good job paying her debt.
And that's all for today ! Looks like everything's turning out okay, and after what happened I think we can say it's a miracle. Anyone notices how the lyrics at the begining seems to be getting darker and darker ? I wonder why... ANYWAY ! This story has over 600 views so I wanted to thank you guys for reading this, and please review ! Don't be shy, I promise I don't bite ^^ !
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