"Are you going to be alright after that fight?"
"Yeah, I usually heal pretty quickly." Although this statement was true, Amaimon was sorer than he was used to. His current host wasn't in the greatest medical condition, so this caused Amaimon to feel more pain than normal. They'd been walking around the town for a little bit, Amaimon had no idea where they were going.
"Ah, here we are." They stopped in front of a van. The passenger door was open. There were two guys in the front seat. A guy and a girl were in the back. They all appeared to be about in their twenties. The two in the back appeared to be reading manga.
"Hello there. Hey Dotachin, could you and your little gang take my friend here to a candy store? He's new here, so he doesn't know where everything is."
The guy in the front seat sighed.
"Izaya, I've already told you not to call me that." He seemed tall and somewhat muscular. His face seemed strong and profound. His seeming dark hair was covered by a black beanie, and he was wearing a dull green hoodie. The girl leapt up from the van, smiling widely.
"Sure. We know some great places to go." She was wearing a black loose baseball-like hat and wearing all black. She seemed to have a loose bun somewhat tucked in her hat. Amaimon looked back at Izaya. She was almost way too excited.
"I'll meet you back here in a little while."
Before Amaimon could respond, Izaya took off. What was up with that guy? Amaimon followed the girl into the van and sat between her and the other guy.
"Say, you're like majorly hot."
Amaimon just blinked. No one had ever called him that before. That is, when he wasn't playing with them. Did this mean the girl liked him? Typically, when a human girl found interest in him, he would use that opportunity to play with them. No, this statement seemed more like a statement of fact. Even though she sounded excited when she said it.
"Eh, I'd say he looks more like a demon." The boy next him said, finally looking up from his manga. He was wearing a light blue hoodie, and his dirty blonde hair was set in a way that his bangs seemed to make pointed down triangles. He looked like his eyes were closed, yet he seemed able to see. The statement that boy made threw Amaimon off guard. Was he really so bad at this?
"Hey guys, don't freak out the new guy, alright?" The one Izaya had called Dotachin said.
"What? He could be a cosplayer or something."
The girl closed the van door.
"So, where are we going again?" The driver asked. He had light brown hair somewhat to his shoulders.
"We're going to sweet pop candies. The place we used to go to all the time?" The girl said to the driver.
Amaimon noticed one of the mangas in the backseat with them. "Is that a manga about the Honey Honey sisters?"
"No way! You're a Honey Honey fan?" The girl responded with.
"Yeah, but not as much as my big brother. I like manga, but he's definitely the bigger Otaku."
"We were thinking about heading to the manga store next. Do you want to come with us there after this before you meet up with the info broker later?"
"Yeah, that sounds fun."
"Sweet. Your brother sounds like a pretty cool guy."
Amaimon thought of his brother for a moment. He actually missed him. It was weird not being with him after he had been on his shoulder practically all the time for so long. Darn, he had to be the type that would ruin my fun. If only he would go back to Gehenna. Mephisto was his favorite family member.
"Oh my gosh! I just realized, we've been talking nonstop and we haven't even introduced ourselves. My name is Erika. The fun dude next to you is Walker. Up there is Dotachin-"
"It's Kyohei! Don't call me that."
"-and that guy driving is Saburo."
Saburo waved back, but didn't look away from the road. "Sup dude."
"So, what's your name manga man?" Walker asked.
Amaimon had begun to chew on his claws again. "My name is Amaimon."
Walker and Erika shared a look.
"That's a pretty unusual name. Sounds like a villain of a supernatural manga."
"No Erika, don't you see? It's the name of a demon king. Your parents must have been majorly cool giving you a name like that." Amaimon couldn't help himself, he burst out laughing.
"Dude, feel free to chill with us in our van anytime. Okay?"
"So, how old are you anyways?" Kyohei asked, suddenly turning to be a part of the conversation.
"You look like you're a teenager."
"Yeah, I am."
"You going to Raira Academy?"
"Uh, I don't know.
"Because we have some friends who go there."
Amaimon shrugged his shoulders. Then he started sucking on a Black Butler manga he had found on the floor of the van.
"Hey man! What are you doing?"
"We're here!" Erika announced enthusiastically. Amaimon looked out the window and his eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets. On the sign for the candy shop was a Honey sister holding a gigantic swirly lollipop. He spit the manga out of his mouth.
"Oh goody!" Amaimon barely waited for the car door to open before he burst into the candy store. It was almost too much to handle, being surrounded by so many good sweeties. He cackled like a child again. He grabbed as much candy as he could hold. People were staring, but he didn't care. The lady at the cash register gave him a bag to put all of his candy in.
"Man, you sure like candy." Erika said as they left the store, laughing. Amaimon nodded. He had a lollipop in his mouth.
"So, manga next? It's just across the street." Walker said.
"You three go. We'll just wait here in the van."
Erika, Walker, and Amaimon crossed the street to the manga store.
"I might as well get a new Black Butler manga, since you ruined my old one! I mean like seriously dude, what was up with that? What normal person sucks on a manga?"
As they got to the store, three teenagers walked out all wearing some school uniform.
"Hey guys, long time no see." The boy with the golden blonde hair said. …That voice. His hair was edged somewhat in his face and he had hazel eyes. There was a silver earring cupped over part of the edge of his right ear. He was smiling comically
"Sup guys."
"Hey, who's the new guy?" A curious voice inquired. Amaimon looked over at the boy with the dark hair and cocked his head. The boy looked startled by this. He had light blue eyes and a seemingly innocent looking face. The boy's eyes reminded Amaimon of gems, similar to how Shiemi's had from the forest. Except her eyes were emerald green. Those were the kind of eyes Amaimon's cousin seemed to like.
The boy showed a nervous smile from Amaimon's gaze and began to bow to him.
"um, Hi? I'm-"
Amaimon went up to him, grabbing him and placing his claws near the boy's eye. His claws weren't touching him yet, but they were placed in a position as though preparing to gouge the eye out.
"Hmm, perhaps this eye will do for my cousin." He had planned to give his cousin this eye, since he had promised to get one from Assiah for him. He had failed to do so in the forest before.
The boy started shaking.
"Hey, what's your problem man? Get off my friend!"
Amaimon just looked over at the blonde. That voice sounds like him. The blonde had his arm out as though preparing to his Amaimon. Amaimon let go of the dark-haired boy and faced the blonde. Everyone was staring at Amaimon now, but he didn't know why.
"Your voice, it sounds like my younger half-brother." He paused. "I don't like him."
The blonde boy looked nervous. Perhaps it was just the way Amaimon was looking at them? He let his arm fall back to his side and started scratching the back of his head.
"Yeah, w-well you kinda sound like Mikado. Strangely enough." The blonde said, indicating the dark-haired boy, and laughing nervously.
Amaimon looked at Mikado, who still looked pretty shaken up. Amaimon felt something. He'd been feeling it since the three walked out of the store, but hadn't noticed at first. It felt like a demonic presence. He looked over at the high school girl, who hadn't said anything the whole time. She was about the same height as the others, although she came across as small. She was pale and skinny. She had straight shoulder length dark brown hair and round glasses over her light brown eyes.
She had been watching what was occurring, but now she was looking down shyly. It was definitely coming from her. She looked up again and they made eye contact. She definitely felt it too. Did she know he was a demon? Her expression was difficult to read. He thought maybe this was the Saika he'd heard rumors about on the internet. One of the creatures who he'd wanted to challenge for practice. He smiled. She looked surprised. Then a familiar maniacal laugh came from behind the group. They all turned to see Izaya Orihara standing there.
"You're certainly making a name for yourself, aren't you? And not the kind you want to."
For a moment, no one spoke. They were all shocked.
"Wait a minute. Izaya? You know this dude? How are you involved with this?" The blonde demanded.
Izaya walked up to the kid. "Oh, I knew it would be so interesting if he were to meet all of you. I however haven't done anything wrong. Simply helping out my friend here."
He indicated Amaimon.
"Friends? You actually have friends?"
"Oh, your words hurt me Kida." He was smiling playfully as he said it though.
"Hey, you, you're with this weasel? You don't want to be hanging around dirt bags like him."
"It's interesting that you're protecting him from me considering a moment ago he wanted to steal your friend's eyeball."
"Well, how do I know you didn't mess with him in that sense either."
"Please. Even I'm not that twisted."
Everyone turned to Amaimon, who was still sucking on his lollipop. What was going on here with all of these people?
"Hey, didn't you say to meet you back where I was picked up." Amaimon mumbled.
"Well, I happened to be nearby on a job. I figured you all came here, so I decided to come to you instead. I knew your meeting with these people would be interesting and boy was I right." Izaya stood behind Amaimon and put his hand on his back. You happened to be nearby on a job? Yeah right!
"Come on now Amaimon, let's go. I still need to show you my apartment." He started to walk away with him, kind of pushing him along.
"I thought I was going to get a ride from the van-"
"Oh, I think they've gotten plenty of you for today."
Amaimon looked back and saw all of them still staring at him. He clearly had no idea what he had gotten himself into.
A/N: The Honey Honey sisters comment was a reference to the Blue Exorcist episode where Amaimon brings back to Mephisto a bunch of items he got in Japan.
One of them being a rare robe with the Honey Honey Sisters on it apparently that Mephisto got really excited about. To the point where Mephisto actually tore the robe off of Amaimon. I had to look up what character was mentioned on the robe. Not very many of the animes that Mephisto likes were mentioned in the show, so I thought I should mention one that I knew was.