1 Month Later
Lila walked into her job's building being greeted by the same people at the same place at the same time like every other morning. She went through security easily avoiding their eyes and taking the elevator up to her workplace, the girl Charlie was in the elevator luckily she was someone she got along with but since she had her headphones in she decided not to say a word, she knew Charlie didn't like anyone speaking to her when she was listening to music apparently it ruined her ''mood''.
Lila knew how smart Charlie really was and she knew what she could do but she didn't question it, as far as Charlie knew Lila was just going to be there for a few months but they'd gotten along well when Charlie had found out Lila shared the same love for Harry Potter as she did and that was basically all she needed to know to have a constant conversation with her about it.
''Oh-oh Lila! I heard the Dick Roman is looking for you! Oh did you see Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince last night, Hermoine was awesome!'' Charlie said as she took her headphones off and put them around her neck, Lila stared at her, mouth agape and eyes wide.
''Dick Roman is looking for me?!'' Lila asked her heart pounding inside her chest, had he found out? Had Crowley said something? Charlie nodded quickly.
''Yep, it's like is this real life? Tell me what he says oh and bought this for you the other day, thought you'd like it.'' Charlie babbled on passing her the first Harry Potter book just as the doors to her floor opened up inside the elevator, before Lila could say a thing she was out of the elevator and walking away with a grin.
As soon as the doors shut Lila flung her hand to her mouth trying to keep herself from screaming in fright.
''Well, we're a little over dramatic aren't we, darling?'' Crowley said appearing in front of her, fiddling with his suit boredly. Lila glared at the Demon, she hadn't even seen him since she ''suddenly'' got the job offering. Apparently Crowley had been right about them liking a pretty face and more importantly unbuttoned buttons, considering she had to undo the top 2-3 buttons on each blouse every second day he better have been able to get her out of being found out about her being in a deal with Crowley, whom apparently Dick hated.
''Oh, by the way when you meet him don't insult him, he's actually a monster like little old me.'' Crowley said nonchalantly smirking as her eyes widened even more.
''He's a freaking Demon?!" She half shouted, God she wanted to disappear. Crowley stared at her seriously for a long moment as if he had frozen and then shook his head.
''No, he's actually a human eating Leviathan.'' Crowley drawled and undid his collar a little agitatedly at her glare.
''Look, I made sure he doesn't have any plans to kill you, at least not today so you're in the clear. He merely wants you to be his personal assistant.''
Lila hid her face with her hands and groaned loudly. Why had she done this? She hadn't even met Dick, let alone wanted to be his personal assistant. She was actually the assistant to the boss of her floor and being moved up to Dick's assistant would cause so many rumors. She leaned against the elevators glass wall wishing it would break and she'd fall, she'd rather that than being in the same room as another monster, Crowley could be lying after all, she could be his breakfast today.
''Why me, though?'' She asked frowning.
''Well, s'pose he likes a tasty looking human.'' Crowley said with a devilish grin before disappearing just as the doors of the elevator opened.
Son of a bitch.
She walked to her desk ignoring the greets she got from people she barely knew and sat down, resisting the urge to slump in her seat. She decided to just carry it out like it was any other day, same schedule, same calls, same people and same job. She hastily got her ipod out and shoved one earphone into her ear hiding it with her long blonde hair and decided to listen to Asleep by The Smiths, ACDC's Highway to Hell wasn't really going to calm her down for once.
After about an hour she almost forgot why she was worried in the first place, all she did was answer calls and comply to her boss's orders. He was nice though he looked a little too much down her chest for her liking. Nothing happened for a while so she got out her new Harry Potter book and decided to read it, opening up the the book on the front page there was a message.
Kisses ~ C
Lila narrowed her eyes, that wasn't Charlie.
Damn it Crowley, she thought silently and turned the page hastily forgetting herself for a while. How Crowley had even signed it she didn't want to know.
She found herself lost in the book and music her surroundings became a blur until the bell at her desk went off and she looked up quickly, her heart pounding.
Dick Roman stood there looking at her with calculating amused eyes and all she wanted to do was to sink back into the chair and maybe just maybe go to Hogwarts and live there for the rest of her life. He was handsome sure, he was like those musicians and actors you only really ever see in magazines and movies and then when you see them you can't believe they actually exist. Remembering that Crowley had told her he ate people and was a monster she decided not to be as friendly as she normally would, though she offered him a weak smile all the while wondering if she would be killed.
''Lila.'' Dick said with that grin on his face, his teeth looked a little too sharp for her liking.
''Mr Roman.'' She replied with a quiet voice offering another smile, standing up and shaking his outstretched hand, feeling shivers travel down her spine, how many necks had he snapped with it?
''Please, Dick. Your other boss tells me you're a good worker and good assistant, I'm looking for a new assistant, can you guess who that might be soon?'' Dick asked with a dominant smirk, looking at her pointedly. She looked around him for any source of help or person that could get her out of this, but there wasn't.
She pointed to herself trying to play along.
''Me?'' She asked as quietly as a mouse.
''That's exactly right. Meet me in my office in 10 minutes with all your things.'' Dick said forcefully walking away with a grin. Lila's heart nearly gave out as she tried to see what she could do. Starting her job already seemed a little rushed, what if he wanted her to bring her things up there so there was no evidence of her? Millions of scenes of cop TV shows played throughout her head only making it worse.
Was this the part where once she got up there and he had her for lunch? She pursed her lips and ignored the pervert who sat nearby her as he watched her get up, she barely had any work things as she was only a receptionist but luckily an empty box was nearby to put some of her things in, sighing she stuffed the Harry Potter book in it and sighed.
Was it too late to get out of her deal with the demon?
She tried to delay herself from going up there but she couldn't do it forever, if this really was a new job he wouldn't really appreciate her being late especially by his precise orders. Lila wished she were Charlie, the lucky bitch.
Lila proceeded to the elevator and collapsed against the wall feeling her cheeks rush with heat, not at embarrassment but fear, her heart seemed to beat to quickly for her body. The anxiety began to build up inside of her and she cursed herself, when that happened all hell broke loose and she acted as nervous as Crowley would be in a room full of Holy Water. Tapping the wall trying to calm herself down the ding of the elevator doors opening startled her, taking a breath she held onto the box with all her strength and carefully remembered which turns were where just in case, you know, she had to run away from the Leviathan.
Surprisingly this level in the building was calm and under control, there were barely any desks but heaps of conference rooms and more technology than anyone needed, even Charlie would agree. She proceeded down the hall until she came to a stop at the two double doors with Dick's name on them, her heart was on the verge of either stopping or going as fast as a sports car.
''No need to be shy, Lila. Come right in.'' Dick's voice said from behind closed doors, she swallowed the thick lump down her throat and opened the doors.
His office was the best in the building, obviously. It looked like an apartment of some kind, she found him leaning on his glossy black desk with his computer, watching her with an amused expression his hands were intertwined in his lap.
''Now tell me, Lila, do you know why I picked you, besides your pretty face?'' Dick's chilling voice asked, she shook her head feeling absolutely uncomfortable by his comment.
Yeah and I bet I'd be a pretty lunch too, Lila thought absentmindly.
''You know how things work and you don't fool around apparently. I understand you were a Prime Minister's secretary once?'' Richard asked casually leaning up so that it showed he was a great deal taller than her.
''Yes si-Dick, thanks for this job by the way, you know I promise I won't let you down and-'' She was cut off by his chuckling which didn't fit right, considering he was a human eating monster.
''That right there, that's also why I picked you, polite and not asking questions, exactly what I need a little spark. Now I want you to head down to the coffee shop I've got a meeting, take anything you'd like when you get back I need you to head to that reception desk right around the corner, got it?'' Richard said while handing her cash and taking her box, she quirked an eyebrow but dropped it as he smiled at her with his strange looking white teeth, she wandered how many he'd chomped down on with those. Shivering she offered up a smile and nodded, muttering a thanks and leaving before he could grab her by the back and eat her.
Lila covered her mouth with her hand as she entered the empty elevator and as the doors closed she let out a tiny whimper, that was the most frightening thing she'd ever experienced in her life. She didn't even want to touch the cash he'd gave her, there was so many things off about him, he was too polite, the kind of polite that probably meant he was hiding something.
As she exited the building she got in her car and drove down the streets trying to let her heart catch up, she was out of that freaking building, she could drive away and never come back, but who's to say that they wouldn't follow her and she couldn't just leave Charlie in there with that thing as her boss, could she?
Lila entered the cafe and gave a careful glance at the couple that was sitting down smiling at each other, oh yeah gee rub your good life in my face why don't you?
''Hi can I get a cappuccino please, with sprinkled chocolate.'' She added in, her body need something to help. The women nodded leaving for a moment to tell her employee my order and coming back to me looking outside longinly.
''Nice day isn't it?'' She asked looking again. Lila gave her a pinched smile. Sure, if your human-eating monster boss didn't just hire you to become his probably short term assistant.
''Yeah it is.'' She replied, lying through her teeth. She glanced around to the corner booth which was her particular favorite in any cafe, less people, but this time someone occupied her favorite spot, the demon she made a deal with.
Crowley smirked at her wiggling his fingers in a wave childishly as she stomped over to him, her normally sweet face mixed into an angry one.
''Hello, darling.'' He said, surprisingly his...meatsuit's voice was soothing in her ears, she particularly liked the man's accent but she wasn't about to tell Crowley that, not at all.
''Screw you.'' She back-fired angrily, then looked down as the couple looked up with frowns.
''I'd absolutely love that, but tell me first how did the date with Dick go?'' Crowley asked smirking again, picking up a newspaper that lay before him, glancing at it and rolling his eyes, as he tossed it away she caught sight of the front page, ''Richard Roman Enterprises''.
Lila sighed, tossing a hand through her long blonde hair, just as the women told her her drink was ready, this was going to be a hell of a day.
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