Hell Hath No Fury

Chapter Three

Disclaimer: I don't own Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro.

Neuro exits the portal and inhales a breath of the earth's air and is displeased. Not because it's useless to him, but because, of all the scents that linger in it, not one of them belongs to Yako. He leaves his room and is not entirely surprised by the disastrous state the apartment is in.

"Puzzle eater," a sensual voice says from the corner of the living room.

Neuro turns to look and spots the familiar face of a female demon, not trying at all to hide her demonic features. She is a lanky woman with several extra arms and eyes.

"Insect," Neuro states flatly.

"Hardly," the woman says, rolling her eyes. All of them.

"Why are you here?" Neuro asks out of boredom.

"Hell's women are not too keen on your choice of bride and have come to kill your human," she says, combing her wiry hair with long fingers.

"I assumed I wasn't your type. And when I say 'type' I mean men," Neuro says teasingly.

"Don't flatter yourself. I care not of these matters anymore. I've already bore a child for Hell," she says frowning.

"Then why exactly are you here, Jorogumo?" Neuro asks again.

"Well, I thought it would be funny if I simply ate the human girl everyone is trying so hard to find," she says, chuckling elegantly to herself.

"That would be amusing!" Neuro says laughing freely.

The two laugh together filling the silent dark room with evil chuckling.

"I want to know something," Jorogumo says, suddenly serious.

"What?" Neuro asks, still smiling from his laughter.

"She must be terrified right about now. Your human. How does that make you feel?"

"I'm only sorry I'm missing the ugly look on her face." Neuro says smiling sadistically.

"She could be dead already," Jorogumo says, looking to Neuro for his reaction.

Neuro's smile fades. "I've trained her well, she won't die by the hands of a few murderous demons," Neuro says, his sadistic smile returning to his face.

"I was afraid the almighty powerful Nougami Neuro had become a whimpering love-struck fool. If that were the case I would have killed you." Jorogumo says, then heads for Neuro's room.

"It would have been an interesting attempt," Neuro says, still smiling sadistically, eager to move on with the night.

"Your human. I imagine she must be quite...tasty," Jorogumo says, licking her lips. Tell Amanozako that I ll be waiting for her." She says before disappearing into the portal returning to Hell.

Without falter Neuro is gone, hastily making his way to the office. Like the apartment, the office is a mess. Except for one difference: blood. Everywhere blood; covering everything, soaking into the floor, the furniture, books and electronics. But nothing is quite as blood soaked as the woman sitting on the equally blood red surface of Troy. Neuro looks to the woman sitting on his desk. She's covered shamelessly in blood, now soaking through her silk robes straight to her pale skin. She watches him intently with cold black eyes.

"You're late, I've become bored," she says softly, pouting almost.

"Amanozako, putrid as ever I see," Neuro says charmingly.

"You're too kind, Neuro," she says licking her lips, tasting the blood. "Snake's blood, always has a kick to it." She closes her eyes to savor the taste.

"Ippai." Neuro says looking at the large amount of blood.

"Yes, Ippai. He s always so much fun. Too much of a gentleman though, never laid a hand on me," Amanozako says, pouting fully.

"Where is he now?" Neuro asks, looking towards the broken window.

"Turns out he was distracting me while his little toy got away with that.. vermin," she says, laying back on the desk.

"Top Slug." Neuro says, looking down at the street from the window.

"Top Slug?" Amanozako asks, turning to look at Neuro's back as he looks out the window.

"My bride the Top Slug. She's not yet been promoted to vermin; you speak too fondly of her. If she heard you speak so highly of her she'd surely blush." Neuro says mockingly, meeting Amanozako's dark angry glare.

"You find it funny flaunting your madness in front of me?" She asks outraged. Neuro says nothing simply looks at her smiling innocently. "You say nothing. Why? Amanozako yells throwing the computer to the floor in front of Neuro s feet, ignoring the sparks that flash as all of it s insides explode.

"I am intrigued by this toddler-like behavior, it suits you." Neuro says distractedly as he watches the smoke rise from the crushed machine at his feet.

Amanozako tenses up, straightening herself. "Hell needs more powerful demons like ourselves. You and I could create something amazing; a being too powerful. Can you not see the possibilities?" She says walking over to stand in front of Neuro.

Neuro shrugs. "If you are looking for a child..."He says slowly, looking around the room.

"Neuro... "Amanozako looks hopefully at Neuro.

"Yep! You are the perfect child!" Neuro says, happily patting her violently on the shoulder.

"Enough games! What is so special about that human?" She demands.

"Not much." Neuro states blandly.

"Then why her?" Amanozako asks frustratedly.

"She's what I want." Neuro answers matter of fact.

Amanozako's face twists into a terrifying sight on hearing once again that she has been rejected. "It's always about what you want," she says through gritted teeth.

"Of course, it is always so." Neuro arrogantly agrees.

Gray feathers rip through the skin of Amanozako's false human flesh; wings so large the office room can hardly contain them.

"I will make it so you will no longer have what you want," Amanozako says before leaping out the window and flying away desperately.

I'm sorry it took so long to update...and it's not a very long chapter either. I hope you enjoy anyways. Thank you for reading, and please please please review and let me know what you think and how I'm doing.