Chapter 7.
Ivan's wings retracted as he opened the front door to the castle. He set Yao down on the couch in front of the fireplace and rolled up his sleeve. A nasty bite mark lay prominent on his pale skin. "Wh-What the hell is this?" his arm shook.
Yao sat up and examined his arm, "Oh my aru. Did one of the dogs bite you? I think they had rabies aru!" she stood up from the couch.
Ivan nodded, "Da, one of them bit me, but I don't think I can contract any diseases of the human world," he explained quietly to Yao. He sat down on the couch and Yao ran to the bathroom, "Wh-Where are you going? Girl?" he yelled worriedly.
Yao came back with a cloth and a bottle of rubbing alcohol. "This may sting a little bit aru. It isn't water but It's called rubbing alcohol, It'll make your wound heal faster and you won't get an infection aru!" she explained.
Ivan's eyes brightened, "Alcohol? Like Vodka?" he smiled but Yao shook her head. "No aru, if someone like me tried to drink I'm sure I'd die…" she tried explaining to Ivan. His head fell and his bottom lip stuck out, "Dang…"
Yao rolled her eyes and poured a little bit of it onto the cloth, "You might want to grit your teeth aru," Ivan looked at her in confusion. She put the cloth on Ivan's arm and he leaped to the other end of the couch.
"What the hell? That's nothing like alcohol! That's fire!" he screamed at her. Yao glared at him, "Well there's nothing else in the world that would help you right now except this. So grit your teeth and pull through it aru!" she said sternly.
Ivan scooted closer to her and hesitantly held out his arm, "I-is there any way you make it hurt less?" he asked. Yao shook her head and sat next to him on the couch. She looked at him and smiled, "It's better than getting an infection aru," she put the cloth back on his arm and Ivan bit his bottom lip.
"Girl," Ivan looked at her. Yao patted his arm with the cloth and looked back at him. Ivan bit the inside of his cheek and sighed, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about us before. I thought you'd freak out and run away, and you did…" he scratched the back of his head and felt his cheeks get hot. "I just didn't want to lose you…" he explained quietly. "Я тебя люблю," he said to her in Russian.
Yao tilted her head and smiled, hoping that didn't mean anything bad. "I have no idea what you just said aru, but right back at you." She leaned in slowly and kissed him on the cheek. Ivan blinked in surprise and his face got red. A trio of "Aww's" was heard from behind the couch. Ivan's eyes widened and he ripped his arm from Yao's grasp and peeked behind the couch. "You three are so immature!" he screamed at the three remaining demons. Raivis giggled and ran upstairs; the others laughed and followed him.
Ivan smiled at Yao, "One second girl…" he spread his wings and chased after the three troublesome demons; Yao giggled and watched him fly after them.
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Alfred slammed a tall glass down on the bar counter, "Give me another Kiku,"
A smallish black-haired man with a bar apron on his waist, "Another Coke Alfred-san?" he asked.
Alfred nodded, "If I taste one bit of diet in there so help me!" Francis put a hesitant arm around Alfred's shoulder, "Ah, Monsieur, let's not get mean now oui? It's a beautiful night!" he told him. Alfred nodded, "Yeah, you're right Francis… I'm just a little bummed about Yao."
Kiku slid a tall glass of Coke over to Alfred across the counter; Alfred grabbed it and took a big gulp from it. Suddenly, a man with blonde hair and bushy eyebrows burst into the bar.
"Help me! Somebody has to help me! Anybody, my daughter is in trouble!" he stumbled over to Alfred and grabbed his collar, "Please help me you bloody wanker!" Alfred set down his glass and looked at Arthur like he was crazy.
"Has little Arthur Kirkland seen another flying monster again?" he asked him teasingly. Arthur glared at him, "It's not fake! I'm telling the truth you git! My daughter Yao has been taken by a flying monster!" he screamed at Alfred.
Alfred tilted his head, "Yao? Like Wang Yao?" Alfred stood up and faced Arthur, "You better not be pulling my leg Arthur dude! If Yao is really in trouble we have to save her!" he said in determination.
Arthur smiled toothily, "Thank you!" he said to Alfred.
Alfred nodded and smiled back, "Kiku! Get me another, for him… I think he needs it," he burst out laughing. Arthur's smile faded, "You still think I'm lying! I would never lie about my daughter!" he glared at Alfred.
"He's not lying." A voice said at a nearby table. Alfred stopped laughing and looked at the man.
"Ludwig? You too? Has the whole village gone mad?" he asked to the ceiling.
Ludwig shook his head, "I was out looking for my dogs when I saw a flying beast kill them both." He explained.
"Veee~ I saw it too!" Feliciano added in.
Alfred looked from the pair, to Arthur and back again, "So something took Yao, something we have to kill." He said in determination.
Arthur nodded, "Thank you!" he smiled again. Alfred looked back at Arthur, "How many are there, what are they, and what do they look like?" he demanded from Arthur.
Arthur bit his bottom lip and thought, "Four, there are four of them! They were demons! I could tell from their eyes!" he exclaimed.
Alfred nodded, "So they must have horns, and devil tails!" he looked at Arthur and he nodded. Ludwig tilted his head, "I didn't really see horns…" but his comment was ignored. Alfred leaped onto the bar counter and stared at everyone in it. "They are tall demons! With razor sharp teeth and claws like lions!" he yelled.
Arthur nodded madly, "Yes! That's exactly right!"
Alfred hopped down and grabbed a blonde-haired woman by the waist, "They go around the village and eat our children at night!" The woman gasped and covered her mouth. "Th-That's terrible!" she exclaimed. Alfred smirked, "They have bright red eyes that pierce your soul! They'll make you do anything, anything," he emphasized to Kiku.
Kiku covered his mouth with one hand, "I agree with whatever Alfred says," he assured him.
Alfred made a hero pose on a bar stool, "Then we should go to that castle and kill them!" he announced. "Who wants to follow the Hero!" he screamed.
The men in the bar cheered and raised their glasses. Alfred laughed, "Women, you stay at home and protect our houses! The men will fight!" A white-haired man struggled to hold back a brown-haired woman.
"That's not fair! I want to fight!" she growled at him.
Alfred's eyes widened and he smiled awkwardly, "Uh, I meant men and Miss Eliza will fight!" he yelled and the woman smiled. Alfred jumped onto the counter and raised his glass, "One more round and we'll be off!" The other men cheered and raised their glasses.
Feliciano clung tightly to Ludwig's shoulders, "Ve~ I feel like we should be singing," he confessed to Ludwig.
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Kitty: I love the first half of the chapter, It's so heart-warming in my opinion *u* As a matter of fact, I loved writing the second half! I hope no one gets offended if they find Alfred too stupid or something ^^; I love you all!
Ivan: oh, Privet! I noticed that our author wrote something in Russian up there! Ятебялюблю is translated into "I love you". That's happy da? ^J^
Kitty: I guess I never mentioned this before, but no copyrite intended on the names or likeness of the characters. They don't belong to me! –giggles-