Hello once again. Sorry for the wait. I got into a little sad spell after Silver's death. But I'm okay now and ready to resume the story.
Just a heads up: This is a looooong chapter. Over 3500 words. I don't think I've ever written a chapter this long for any of my stories. Probably part of the reason it took so long to update. I usually like to split chapters up after they hit the 2400 mark, but I couldn't find a good place where to make the split. That and I figured you wouldn't like it if I made this chapter a cliffhanger.
SO ENJOY!
Chapter 3
"I don't get it." Silver said to himself as he trailed along the river.
It had been over two month since he had encountered the human woman name Mika Fullbuster. Silver had feared that the other guild members would have figured what he had done. But nothing happened. No one had questioned his whereabouts during the blizzard. No one noticed the smell of a human that clung to his armor. And no one suspected that he had saved the life of a human woman. That should have been the end of this matter. He should have forgotten all about Mika and gone on with his life. After all she had been nothing more than a bump in the road for him. She was insignificant in every sense of the word.
Then why? Why couldn't he get that damn girl out of his thoughts? He saw her face everything he closed his eyes. His ears kept repeating her soft voice as if it was his favorite song. But the worst was when was asleep, and His mind kept replaying the few memories he had of her.
Even now that there were miles between them, he still couldn't get her out of his head.
"Damn it!" he shouted as he sat near the river. Spring was just around the corner and the snow that once covered the earth was now melting. This meant that his time in this area was coming to an end. He would have to travel to a colder region to continue his search because there was nothing an ice demon hates more than warm weather. Even the river had thawed out and now was running rapidly. It was probably the same river where he found Mika months ago.
"Mika." He said to himself as he gazed upon the river. "I wonder if she ever found her trinket?" Realizing he was once again thinking of her, Silver then shook his head. "There I go thinking about her again." He pressed palm firmly against his forehead. "What the hell is wrong with me? Could that girl been a mage? Maybe she put some charm spell on me."
Oh please. That girl didn't have an ounce of magical ability in her body and you know it. Why are you lying yourself? An inner voice said within his head.
"Wow." He must be extremely stressed if he starting to talk to himself. "What the hell are you getting at?!"
Just that, as much as you don't want to admit it, you miss her.
"Why the Hell would I miss her!" he said. "That girl was a giant pain in my ass and I'm glad she's gone"
But you did say she was beautiful, didn't you?
"I'll admit she was rather attractive, but that's just my natural male instinct talking. After all, if it has breast and curves, then us men will be attractive to them. "
Kyouka and Sayla are just as curvy. Why you keep thinking about her and not them?
"I'm probably still worried about the other finding out about her."
Or maybe, just maybe, you could have fallen in love with her.
"Love? Don't make me laugh." He said with disgust. "How dare you assume that I, Silver the mighty ice demon and member of the Nine Demon Gate, could have any feeling, much less love, for a worthless little nothing like her."
Are you trying to convince; me or yourself? The voice had said in such a tone, it felt as though it was mocking him.
"Oh piss off!" he cried as he smashed his fist through the ground. "Screw you!" he kicked through some nearby boulders. "Screw that damn woman!" He tried to kick a tree but instead lost his balance and fell, sending the ice demon tumbling into the river. "AND SCREW THIS GOD DAMN RIVER!" using his ice curse, he completely froze the river over. "Damn. I overdid it" he said as he broke free from the ice. But as he pushed himself up, something stabbed his hand. He lifted his hand to see a tiny blade sticking out of the ice.
"It can't be." Silver unfroze the small portion. He lifted the blade, revealing a sword shaped pendant attached to a silver chair. There was no doubt that this was the item Mika had lost. Perhaps this was why he couldn't get that girl out of his head. He still had unfinished business with her. If he returned the item to her, then he would truly be free of her. Without wasting more time, he raced back to Mika's village.
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Silver couldn't help but cringed as he walked down the crowded streets of Nieve. He could barely handle being around one human. But to be surrounded by dozens, maybe even hundreds of humans, it made him feel like he was being swarmed by thousands of repulsive flies. What made this experience even more unpleasant was the fact that he had to do it while in his human clothes. After all, walking around in his armor would look rather suspicious. Even so, it was taking all his willpower just to keep himself from attacking.
Keep calm Silver. He thought to himself. All I have to do is give that stupid girl back her pendant. Then I'll been done with her forever.
Silver was thankful to have the pedant. Even after being submerged underwater for a while, Mika's sweet scent was strong, making it easier to track. He was able track her to a tavern.
"This can't be right." He said as he stood outside the establishment. If Silver remembered correctly, places like this were usually full of drunken men, not women like Mika. "I didn't really picture her as the drinking type. But I guess as the humans say, one should never judge a book by its cover." Walking through the doors, the overpowering smell of alcohol and body odor filled his nostrils. The sound of drunken laugher and shouting boomed throughout the room. He looked for Mika, but all he could see were fat ugly men gulping down mug after mug of booze as if it were a life giving elixir. Walking deeper into the room, He could also see some females walking around with pitchers. Their short, tight dresses were probably wore for the sole purpose of enticing their male customers to spend more money.
Humans are disgusting. He thought. Lazy, gluttonous, and shameless, all humans were the damn same.
"welcome." A young woman approach Silver. With her brown hair and slim figure, this woman looked rather plain compared to Mika. "Would you like a table sir?"
"I'm just looking for someone. You wouldn't happen to know a girl name Mika Fullbuster." This girl stared at him for a moment before smiling.
"Hey Mika!" She shouted across the room. "You got a visitor!"
"Saya!" a familiar called out from behind him. "What did I tell you about shouting?" Silver turned around to come face to face with the woman that plagued his every thought. With her high heels, white stockings, and a short blue dress that hugged every curve of her body, she looked even more stunning than before. "Silver?" she said as their eyes locked together. Silver tried to speak, but the words wouldn't come out.
"Hey Mika" her friend came up from the side with a mischievous grin. "He's pretty good-looking. Is this your boyfriend?"
"No!" Mika shouted as her pretty face turned a bright red. Silver couldn't help but smirked at the sight. Seeing her reaction was kind of cute.
Cute!? What the hell am I thinking? Silver tried to shake that thought from his mind.
"Mika." Silver interrupted the two girls. "If I can have a word with you in private?" he walked passed Mika. "I will be waiting outside." With that, he left the bar so Mika wouldn't notice his flushed cheeks.
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"It's nice to see you again, Silver." Mika said as they stood in the alley behind the bar. Silver was leaning against the build with his eyes closed. He was trying to not to look at her, which was proving to be rather difficult with Mika's server outfit that squeezed her body in all the right places. "I was certain that you thought the worst of me."
"So this is where you work." He said, not even making an effort to hide him discontent. "Rather demeaning, don't you think."
"I guess so." Mika blushed in embarrassment as she tried to pull her dress over her exposed thighs. "Trust me, I don't like their wandering hands neither. But there is not much work a girl like me can do. And I have to make a living somehow." Silver couldn't explain it, but he was really getting pissed off. Not at Mika directly, but at the fact she allow other men to ogle her like if she was a fine piece of meat. Men that were lower than dogs and had no right to gaze upon a beauty such as herself, much less touch her.
Why the hell should this bother me? He asked himself. It's not like he was jealous. She wasn't his mate or anything important to him. Why should he give a damn about it? Whatever she did for a living was her own business and he had nothing to do with it. Still, he couldn't shake the desire to walk back into the bar and bash their skulls in.
"Anyways," he said, remembering the reason he came down here in the first place. "I have something for you." He reached into his pocket and pulled out her pendant.
"My necklace." Mika said as she clasp her hands over her mouth.
"I found it the other day down the river. I figured you would want it back." He looked towards Mika. The black haired beauty was practically crying. "Why are you tearing up on me?!:" a flustered Silver shouted. "I thought you would be happy! Your kind is so confusing!" but instead of responding, Mika unexpectedly embraced him.
"Thank you." She said in between her tears. "Thank you so much." She buried her face into his chest.
Silver had never felt anything like this. Her body was pressed against his, but he didn't have the urge to push her away like last time. She body was warm, something an ice demon like him should find dreadful. But it was sort of comforting, almost enjoyable. It had such a wonderful warmth to it, it was almost intoxicating. He had to stop this before he did something crazy, like hug back.
"That's enough of that." He said as he grudgingly pulled her off of him.
"I'm sorry." Mika said, wiping away her tears. "I'm just so happy to have my pendant. You really are a wonderful person." Silver almost laughed at the part. If only this girl knew of all the atrocities he had committed in the name of Tartarus.
"You're so naïve." He ran his figures through his jet black hair. "One good deed does not make me a good person."
"Well, you are to me." Mika placed the necklace around her neck, letting the pendant fall just above her chest. "How does it look?"
"Amazing." Silver blurted out without thinking. Shit! He cursed to himself. Luckily, Mika was too focused on her necklace to take notice.
"How can I ever thank you?" she asked. "Maybe I can make you a nice dinner?"
"Forget about it." Silver spoke as he turned away. "Just stay of trouble and we'll called it even."
"Okay. Well, I better get back to work." As Mika returned to the bar, she paused for a moment. "Thanks again, Silver. I hope to see again."
"Fat chance." He shot back, but Mika just smile and walked off. As Silver stood there, he was certain that they were not alone.
That guy. He thought as he glanced towards a stack of crates. He had been hiding behind those crates for a while. He could hear him scuttling around while he was talking to Mika. He even cursed under his breath as Mika hugged him. What reason could he have to spy on them?
"That's no longer my problem." He said as he walked away.
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"I'm exhausted." Mika said to herself as she left the bar. It had been a busy day and many of their customers were rowdier than usual. But she was able to get through the day with a smile on her face. thanks to Silver.
Silver. She though as she held her pendant. He was such an odd man. He had such a cold demeanor and made comments were very confusing. But at the same time, he was very good hearted. In the short time that they have known each other, He went out of his way for her twice. And even thought she didn't like agreeing with that Saya, Silver was very handsome.
"Daydreaming are we, Miss Fullbuster." Mika turned around to see a man. He was a regular at the bar that would constantly hit on her every chance he got.
"Can I help you?" she said nervously. This man was one of the more unpleasant customers that came into the bar. He was a very possessive man that once he claimed you as his own, he would stalk them.
"As a matter of fact, you can." He walked towards her as he reached into his coat pocket. "You can tell me why you were cheating on me today."
"What are you talking about?" She backed away cautiously.
"Don't act stupid!" he screamed as grabbed her by the arm. "You were all over that guy who can in today! You are mine and no one else!" he tightened his grip, causing her pain.
"Stay away from me!" she scream as she pulled away from him. He tried to grab her again, but Mika gave him a powerful kick to the leg before running away. Unfortunately her high heels had slowed her down, giving him enough time to recover and catch. With one swipe of his arm, he smacked Mika to the floor.
"You tramp!" he pulled out a blade and aimed it towards her. "Now I have to teach you a lesson."
"Help!" she cried, hoping someone would come to her rescue. The man lunged forward and she closed her eyes.
"Damn it girlie." Mika heard someone say. As she opened her eyes, she saw Silver standing between her and her attacker.
"Silver." She whimpered.
"Didn't I tell you to stay out of trouble?" Silver said as he turned towards her attacker.
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"Who the hell are you?!" the man screamed at the demon. Even with a blade pierced through his palm, Silver remained unfazed. "Wait, you're that guy she was with this afternoon. Stay out of this, you bastard! This is between me and that bitch!" A surge of fury suddenly washed over Silver. For this worthless piece of shit to attack Mika was infuriating enough. But for the same little shit to demean her in such a matter, in his very presence, was unforgivable. With rage burning in his eyes, he closed his hand around the other man's and began to crush it. The other man screamed in agony as the bones in his hand were snapping. He tried to throw a punch with his other hand, but Silver caught it. Silver flung the man with great force against a nearby lamp post. Pulling the knife out from his palm, he walked over the man and with one powerful kick, sent him crashing into a group of trashcans. Before he could get up, Silver stomped his foot over his throat and began to choke him. Never had Silver killed out of pure rage. He had killed in self-defense and on command. But rage was an emotion that was too irrational for the rational Silver. But watching this insect struggle for air brought forth a dark sense of satisfaction. Now he understood why demons like Kyouka and Jackal took such joy in torture. It satisfy their natural desire for death and destruction. And Silver felt as he was losing himself to his demonic nature, he felt someone grab his arm. It was Mika,
"Please don't." She cried. "Please don't kill him." tears were now running down her cheeks. Was he the one responsible for causing her sadness? Was he no better than this damn human beneath his foot? And just like that, the darkness that almost overpowered his judgment, had vanished. He lifted his foot from the man's throat.
"Get the hell out of my sight." He roared as the man gasped for air. Giving him a death glare, the man quickly got to his feet and scurried.
"Thank..." Mika started, but Silver cut her off.
"You damn fool!" he snarled, freighting the girl. "Why the hell did you let him go! You know he'll just come after you again." Mika lowered her head, only to notice the wound on Silver's hand.
"Silver," she grabbed Silver's bloody hand. "You're hurt." Silver looked at his hand. He forgotten that the blade had gone through it. But Silver had suffered worse injuries such as impalement, Dismemberment, and even decapitation. This was nothing compared to those injuries.
"It's no big deal." Silver tried to pull away, but Mika held on. Pulling the ribbon from her hair, she bandaged Silver's wound to stop the bleeding.
"I'm sorry." She held his hand close to her. "You got hurt because of me." She tighten her grip. "I'm sorry I've only caused you trouble. Maybe you were better off leaving me in the river." But instead of responding, Silver just gave her flick to the forehead.
"You shouldn't such stupid things." He said as pulled his hand back. "If I got hurt, it was my fault. Not yours, you dumbass. So cut the self-pity crap. It's irritating as hell."
"I'm sorry." Mika said, infuriating him even more.
"And quit saying sorry! It's annoying!" he snapped.
"I'm…" she stopped midsentence. "Yes Silver." She said instead. Silver sighed. This girl was exhausting be around.
"Well, let's get you home." Silver said as he began to walk.
"But Silver," Mika tried to say, but was cut off.
"Don't argue with me girl. I can't leave you alone for a few minutes without you getting into trouble. So I'm walking you home and that's final."
"I was just going to say that you're going the wrong way." as Silver stopped and turned around.
"I knew that." an embarrass Silver called out, making Mika giggle. Even though she was a pain, he was glad to see her smile.
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"That son of a bitch!" the man cried out as he leaned against a wall. He looked down at his swollen hand. That spikey hair bastard had broken every bone in his left hand. And he knew if that girl wasn't there to stop him, he would have killed him. "How the hell is he so damn strong?" suddenly his back was pinned against the wall. He looked forward to see Silver holding him by the collar of his coat. "What the hell do you're doing?" he screamed as he frantically tried to free himself. "Put me down you crazy bastard!"
"You're pretty weak to be giving order!" Silver slammed the man against the wall. "You little shit."
"Now listen closely!" Silver brought the man close to his face. "You are officially on my shit list. And humans on that list usually end up dead." A malicious smile formed. "But you caught me in a good mood, so I'm gonna spare your worthless life. You're going to leave this city immediately and never returned. you got that."
"Wh….What?"
"Was that too complicated for you? Let me put it this way." He wrapped his hand around the man's throat. "GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!" he banged him against the wall again. "And If you ever talk to her, come near her, looked at her, or even think about Mika again," he punched a hole through the brick wall, only inches away from his head. "No magic in this world will be able fix what I do to you!" Silver released him and let him fall to the ground. The man sat there dumbfounded. "Now get lost before I change my mind."
As Silver watched that worthless run away, he couldn't help but wonder why he had let that bastard live. Before, he would have frozen that human and smashed his body into thousands of pieces. It's not like a man of his caliber would be missed. In fact, he would probably be doing this world a favor. But that look on Mika's was still haunting him. Even now, he could still hear her pleading for him not to kill that man. When would humans learn that there is no place for mercy in this world? But then why did he just show it?
"Stupid girl is making me go soft." Silver said to himself as he walked into the dark.
A/N: Sorry for dropping the f-bomb. I don't like that word too much. But it made the statement more serious, don't you think.
