Chapter 3-dads, determination, and deceptions
Reino was not romantic and he knew it. He often wondered how his relationship with Kyoko had worked out for one and a half years (they were both juniors) without any fights or misunderstandings. Heck, he wasn't even surprised when Kyoko returned Kuon's kiss. The reason why he had been so upset when he was talking to Kyoko earlier was because he knew that he couldn't compare himself to Kuon. Kuon was everything a boyfriend should be; kind, gentlemanly, and 100% sincere. Reino was the complete opposite, but he was glad that their relationship was going smooth, which was probably not because they didn't have the most romantic love life, but at least they trusted each other.
After school, Reino walked to Kyoko's last class and waited at the door. After what seemed like minutes, students started rushing out, but he couldn't see Kyoko. He peered into the room and saw Kyoko laughing with none other than Kuon. Kyoko looked up at the door suddenly because she could sense a deadly aura come from that direction. Turns out Reino was glaring angrily at Kuon. Kyoko quickly gathered her stuff and practically ran to the door, leaving Kuon behind who just realized that Reino was at the door.
"Sorry for the wait, Reino –kun."Kyoko said when she reached the door.
Reino laughed," I just got here a minute ago. Bag?"Reino replied, stretching out his hand.
Kyoko took one look at Reino's outstretched hand and automatically handed him her purse and said, "There's nothing to be jealous of."
"Huh?" Reino was utterly confused. He pushed open the exit door and waited for Kyoko to walk out before falling into step next to her.
"I know you're upset because I'm always with Kuon. But there's nothing to be jealous of because he's only a friend. I won't let him come in between our relationship, Reino –kun." She said, staring deep into Reino's purple eyes.
"I told you already, I will never be jealous of pretty –boy –Kuon." He said, though he only half meant it. Now he was feeling guilty because Kyoko was straightforward, while he was lying to her.
"If you say so, Reino –love." Kyoko said teasingly.
"You have work tonight, right Kyoko –dear." Reino asked, mimicking her tone.
"I do, why?" Kyoko asked.
"No reason. But dress up when your shift is done. I'll pick you up." Reino said, the perfect 'date' plan going through his head.
"You're taking me out?" Kyoko asked, golden eyes glimmering happily.
"Yup. I'm taking you somewhere special." Reino said happily, watching Kyoko's adorable reaction.
Kyoko and Reino walked the rest of the way to Kyoko's apartment in silence. They were both excited for the evening date. Reino wanted to happily enjoy it before all went horrible. When they got to Kyoko's apartment, Reino handed Kyoko her purse and said,
"I'll see you in a few hours, Kyoko –love."
"I can't wait, Reino –kun." Kyoko said happily, looking as if she would jump up and down out of excitement.
Reino smiled, waved, and walked away calmly, trying not to blow away his "coolness". He wasn't only excited because of the date, but he also was determined to show Kyoko that he was deemed worthy of being called her boyfriend.
When Reino got home, he immediately walked through a door that had "Hades"* written above it. Behind the door was a long tunnel that went down to what seemed like the center of the earth. At the end of this long tunnel stood two good –looking twins.
"Welcome back Reino –ouji**." They said in unison, following Reino to a gloomy looking mansion that was in the center of the equally gloomy looking ground surrounding it.
As Reino passed by them, the many hollow people shuffling around bowed out of fear. When Reino entered into the mansion, the twins stopped at the door, but he was greeted by another man who was waiting beside Reino's bedroom door.
"Reino –ouji, Lucifer***-ou**** is demanding for you." The man said, bowing as Reino entered his room.
"Tell Father that I'm busy." Reino said angrily, slamming the door on the man's face.
"Right away, Reino- sama." The muffled voice said, shuffling away.
Ugh, he thought darkly, can't these guys leave me in peace for at least a minute. Reino dropped his bag on the chair near the door and lied down on a large bed covered in red sheets, sighing heavily. As he stared at the ceiling, the golden color reminded him of Kyoko's wide Golden eyes. This in turn reminded him of one of their first dates.
O~~~~O
"Reino –kun, where are we going?" Kyoko asked as they walked into the 'woods'.
"Somewhere you will enjoy yourself." Reino said, hoping that she would actually enjoy herself.
"But what about you?" Kyoko asked, noticing that Reino looked a little unhappy.
"What about me? Kyoko –love, a relationship cannot work if one of the two people is selfish." Reino said, frowning and looking at Kyoko's wide eyes.
"But –but it won't be fun if Reino –kun isn't having fun. After all, a date is meant for both the people in the relationship to enjoy themselves." Kyoko said, mentally going off to the Fairytale World.
"Kyoko –love, a date is meant for the couple to enjoy themselves in each other's company. I'm alone with you and that's all that matters." Reino said, stopping in front of Kyoko.
He then wrapped his arms around her and kissed her oh –so –kissable soft, pink lips slowly, savoring it with all his strength…..
O~~~~O
Reino's door opened with a brute force, causing him to sit up in response, his lips still tingling from the memory. At the door stood a tall man wearing a long black robe that pooled around his hidden feet.
"Father, what is it?" Reino asked, upset that Lucifer had caused him to be so badly severed from such a sweet memory.
"I demand an explanation, Reino." Lucifer said angrily, staring deep into Reino's eyes as if peering into the memory that Reino was just thinking about.
"An explanation for what, Father?" Reino asked, trying to act oblivious, though he knew Lucifer could see through his useless attempts.
"An explanation for why you sneak out of Hades during the evening and come back late at night." Lucifer said.
Now Reino was sure Lucifer was spying on him and reading his mind.
"Relax, Father, I've only been hanging around with a bunch of friends." Reino lied, hoping Lucifer wouldn't see through it.
"Reino, you are a devil! You're supposed to cause chaos in the world, not waste your time with some random human girl!" Lucifer said, clearly indicating that he could see through Reino's pathetic lies.
"Father, for the 1,000th time, I –AM –NOT –SEEING –A –GIRL!" Reino yelled, frustrated that for the last two years, Lucifer continuously pestered him, not understanding that Reino wanted to be left alone.
"Reino, what are you getting so worked up about? So it is a girl after all. A human girl is playing with the heart of my son and turning him soft." Lucifer said, now placing his hand on Reino's forehead.
Reino instantly slapped Lucifer's hand away. He did this because he knew that Lucifer would read his mind, which would throw away all of Reino's effort of hiding his secret relationship with Kyoko.
"Father, I've had a very bad day at school today and I demand that I be left alone." Reino said, sighing heavily to emphasize his "tired" state.
"Aww, so my Reino has become an actor for the sake of this human girl." Lucifer cooed, red eyes gleaming out of anger.
"Father, please." Reino begged, looking at his father with wide, beagle puppy eyes.
"First I must meet the human who has ruined my son's devilish mind and replaced it with disgusting ideas of love." Lucifer said.
"You can meet my pretend "girl" later.' Reino snapped.
Reino had gotten so worked up that he hadn't realized that Lucifer placed his hand on his forehead. Lucifer moved his hand back quickly before Reino could react. Lucifer's expression darkened and now he actually looked like the "Demon King".
"My Reino has fallen in love with a human named Kyoko Mogami? All these disgusting memories of my own son wasting his lips kissing a human! Reino, I expected more from you!" Lucifer said, frowning as his red eyes burned brightly.
"Father, you've got it all wrong! She's only a plaything. I'm merely playing with her feelings. It's a one –sided love- hate relationship." Reino said, adding in a fake evil smile.
"Very well then. But, I still expect that you break up with that human tomorrow. If not, Cerberus***** is hungry for meat. Especially that of a human's." Lucifer said, watching Reino's eyes widen.
Reino's heart shattered by the thought of losing Kyoko forever. Lucifer smiled and conjured up a Kyoko replica, pushing it towards Reino.
"Here son, play with her and do whatever you like to her. It'll be as if you never left that Kyoko." Lucifer said evilly.
Reino took the fake Kyoko's wrist and dragged her out of the room, out of the mansion, and slammed the door shut on her face. He was halfway across the hall, when he heard Kyoko's muffled voice, filled with worry.
"Reino –kun? Reino –kun, are you there?"She asked desperately, pounding on the door. Reino's first instinct was to open the door and wrap his arms around her telling her he would never leave her. Reino got to the door and had his hand on the doorknob when a thought occurred to him. Wait, what is Kyoko doing here? She doesn't even know that I'm a devil, he thought, it's only that dumb robot. Behind him, Reino could hear the clicking of boots.
"Perfect, isn't it? It even fooled my own son, who is her boyfriend." Lucifer said, grinning.
Just then, Reino heard Kyoko's high –pitched scream and his heart began to pound as he thought of her being in danger. But then again, he thought, this could be another trap to grab my attention.
"Who is this cute living human and what is she doing screaming that foul Reino's name?" said a voice behind the door.
"Who cares, let's have some fun with her. It's not often a living, innocent human girl come here." Another voice sneered.
"Yeah, but she belongs to Reino. Maybe we –"a third voice said nervously.
"If she was Reino's, then she wouldn't be outside pounding the door." The arrogant one sneered, cutting in.
"Fair enough. Let's go, sweetheart." A voice cooed at "Kyoko".
"Let go of me. Reino –kun!" Kyoko said, crying Reino's name and possibly squirming from the man's grip.
Reino had had enough. He banged the front open that matched the fury of Lucifer's.
"What the hell is going on here?! Get the hell away from Kyoko, you bastards!" Reino yelled angrily, bounding down the front steps.
The three devils backed away, but didn't let go of "Kyoko". Reino conjured up two fireballs from his hands and sped towards the trio. This time they let go of the fake Kyoko and ran away. They did so because Reino was Lucifer's son and because Reino and Lucifer were the only devils who could use devil "magic" to the highest caliber.
"Wow, Reino son, what a show. And all for a human you love." Lucifer said, clapping sarcastically.
"Ok, fine Father; I'll admit that I love Kyoko. But I think she," Reino stared, thrusting up "Kyoko's" hand, who's he held as soon as he got to her, "will do just fine." Reino said, walking calmly to his room and slamming the door shut (like father, like son. Besides, habits die hard).
As soon as Reino locked his door, he changed his clothes to a violet buttoned –down collar shirt and a black tie with black jeans. He then conjured a duplication of himself and pushed it towards "Kyoko". He then commanded them both to kiss, make out, etc. Reino began to grin evilly; he was finally going to be left alone because Lucifer would think that he was making out with "Kyoko", so his date with the real Kyoko would go uninterrupted. He used a secret door he created (for all those times he sneaked out for dates with Kyoko) to slip out of the mansion. So he wouldn't look conspicuous, (Lucifer stared out of the window a lot) Reino let out his black wings and took route of the sky. Besides, many devils flew in the air; he'd just be another devil flying around. When Reino reached the mouth of the tunnel he used that led him to his real house, he was once again greeted by the twins, who were now blocking his way.
"Sneaking away again, Reino –ouji?" they asked in unison, grinning slyly.
"Do me a favor and don't tell Father. Even if he asks, tell him you don't know or that I'm still in my room." Reino said, tapping his foot impatiently.
"Lucifer –ou will not know a thing, Reino –ouji." They said, stepping aside.
When Reino went into his room, he grabbed his car and house keys from his desk. He then grabbed a heart –shaped box of chocolates (Kyoko loved chocolate) from the kitchen counter near the fridge and headed to the garage. Here he pulled out a red Ferrari convertible and drive it to Kyoko's part –time job at the bakery. Reino turned on rick music as he waited at the entrance of the bakery. Kyoko came out with none other than Kuon. Reino immediately turned off the music.
"Good night, Mogami –san. You too, Reino –san." Kuon called as he walked away.
Reino was too busy staring at Kyoko to care about Kuon. Kyoko looked gorgeous! She was wearing a hot pink sleeveless, flurry dress that went down below her knees. She had a white flower that pulled back the side of her long, silky orange- brown hair and her pink heels clicked against the hard pavement as she walked towards Reino's car.
"Somebody looks stunning tonight. Not that you don't every day, Kyoko –love." Reino said as Kyoko sat in the passenger's seat.
"Same goes to you, Reino –kun." Kyoko said, turning pink.
"Ohh, Kyoko –love's face now matches her outfit." Reino said teasingly, laughing softly into her ears.
"Reino –kun!" Kyoko cried, now looking beet red.
"Well, let the evening date be a success." Reino said seriously, as he began to drive, praying to God that this would be the case.
*Hades= another name for the Underworld.
**-ouji= a Japanese honorific for a prince
***Lucifer= another name for Satan
****-ou= a Japanese honorific for a king
*****Cerberus= a three –headed dog that guards the entrance of the Underworld
A/N: Well, here it is. sorry for those who hate me for sticking to a ReinoxKyoko couple, but I sorta ship it. However, stick around because the next chapter will be funny. also, thank you Zero Andreasen -kun for agreeing with me about Reino and Kyoko's couple. REVIEWS PLEASE!