alright Big, i probably shouldn't have called you an asshole, but it was just kinda weird....and really random....so on that note, good for you and thanks for sharing!

also, for the next week or so, i might not be able to update every day. it'll probably be more like every other day with the way things have been going. sorry, but i know you guys understand ^_^ anyway, here is chapter 24. hope you like it

Worlds Collide

Chapter 24

Zoe collapsed onto the bedroom floor, her body shaking as she tried to catch her breath.

"Where were you?"

The blond whipped her head up to see Jasmine sitting in a chair in the corner of the room.

"Where were you?" Jasmine repeated icily, her blue eyes darkened with anger.

"Jasmine, I-"

"Would you mind explaining what the hell is going on?" Jasmine interrupted. "Stop giving me a ton of bullshit, Zoe. Tell me the fucking truth."

Zoe sighed, dropping her gaze to the ground. "I didn't want to tell you this because I was worried about your safety. And I was afraid of what you would think of me."

"How do you think I feel about you now? With the way you've been lying to me, I'm pretty damn pissed right now." Jasmine glared at her. "I'm your best friend, but you've done nothing but go behind my back and sneak around. Now, I know that what you do is none of my business, but you should at least have enough respect for me to not lie to my face. And how is my safely involved?"

"Jasmine, I'm going to tell you the truth. But please, promise me that you won't tell anyone else. I'll be banned from Heaven for sure," Zoe pleaded.

The dark-haired angel thought for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, I promise. Now tell me."

Zoe tiredly sat down on the edge of the bed. "I'll start from the beginning so that you're not confused. You remember the night I was sent to earth to stop that demon?"

Jasmine looked at her uneasily, joining her on the bed. "Yeah, that was the night where you came back with your wing burnt off. What about it?"

"Well, the 'demon' was actually was actually the son of Satan."

"Wha-" Jasmine's voice was silenced as Zoe quickly clamped her hand over her mouth.

"Quiet," Zoe hissed. "Please, let me explain."

Jasmine pulled Zoe's hand off, giving her an irritated expression. "Yeah, why don't you?"

"After that night, he somehow found me and came to my room," Zoe told her.

"Is that the night where I thought that I heard voices?" Jasmine whispered.

Zoe nodded. "Yeah. Turns out, he's not all that bad of a guy."

"Oh, don't even tell me that you've been sneaking around with a fucking demon." Jasmine shook her head in disgust.

"He's not a demon, though. And he really cares about me, as I do him."

"This is nuts," Jasmine muttered. "He's a creature of Hell, one of the big bosses in fact. How the fuck could you lower yourself to such a monster?"

Zoe's emerald eyes darkened. "He is not a monster. He is loving, caring, and he would do anything to protect me."

"I'm outta here." Jasmine stood up, making her way to the door.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't want you to get involved. If someone found out, you could've been in trouble for knowing. I couldn't take that risk," Zoe said.

"I'm just disappointed," Jasmine replied, her back turned. "I won't tell anyone, though. But for now, stay away from me."

With that she stormed out of the room, slamming the door shut behind her.

Zoe sat there speechless, then dropped her gaze to the floor. Her best friend, her only friend, hated her. On top of that, Takuya might've been killed for defying his father.

What should I do? She sadly asked herself. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Back in Hell

"What's going on?" Kouji hissed, rushing down the corrider.

Kouichi shrugged. "I don't know. All Lucifer said was that he wanted everyone to gather in the main chamber."

J.P. groaned. "I wonder what the hell he wants."

"Well, we'll find out soon enough," Kouji said.

A few minutes later, they were waiting impatiently with the other demons. While many of them seemed puzzled by what was going on, others were excited. Suddenly, Lucifer emerged onto the podium, Dante close behind. By now, the conniving little bastard's arm had regenerated itself.

"Silence!" Lucifer bellowed, quieting the chatting crowd before him.

"Shut up!" Dante added, only to receive many annoyed looks.

The Devil smirked. "My minions, I have some very important news I'd like to share. First off, I would like to announce that tonight we will be raising Hell!"

Everyone cheered, with the exception of a few demons, including Takuya's friends.

"Damn....I don't wanna deal with taking over the stupid earth," Kouji whispered. "We have enough shit to worry about as is..."

"Also, the armies will be led by none other than Dante," Lucifer told them.

Kouichi frowned, then raised his voice loud enough for everyone to hear. "Wait a minute. I thought that Takuya was put in charge."

Most of the demons nodded and mumbled their agreements, as many of them despised Dante to an extreme.

"Takuya has been relieved of his duties," Lucifer growled. "He has committed an unforgivable act of treason!"

"Can I tell them?" Dante excitedly chimed in.

"Go ahead," Lucifer told him, slightly aggravated by his insistence.

Dante cleared his throat, then smiled. "It seems that our good friend, Takuya, has been sneaking around behind our backs. Not only has he been leaving Hell almost every night, but he has also been going around with an angel."

"What?!" The entire room cried out.

"That's right! Takuya has been sneaking around with some blond little angel, and on top of that, he was ridiculous enough to say that he actually cared about the wretched thing!" Dante shook his head. "Disgusting."

Although shocked, Kouji managed to ask the question that was on everyone's minds. "Where is he now?"

"That is none of your concern," Lucifer snapped. "Let's just say that he is somewhere in Hell. If I find out that anyone at all tries to find him, they will immediately be incinerated!"

Everyone went silent, too afraid to disobey their ruler.

"I want to attack as soon as possible," Lucifer barked. "So everyone, gear up! You have thirty minutes to have everything put together. No exceptions. Now go!"

Demons began to scurry off, in pursuit of their armor and weapons.

"This is crazy," Kouichi muttered as they sped away. "He's been sneaking around with an angel? Never thought I'd see that one in a million years."

"This girl must really be something if Takuya's kept interest in her," J.P. added.

Kouji, however, glared at them. "He's an idiot and I told him that he would be caught if he kept it up."

Kouichi paused, his sapphire eyes boring into his brother's. "You knew about this?"

"No, I didn't know he was going around with an angel. All I knew was that he was leaving Hell to go do something. Now we know what that 'something' is," Kouji replied.

Kouichi sighed as they entered one of the storage rooms. "Look, I know that you're mad at Takuya-"

"You're not?" Kouji cut him off, a look of disbelief on his face.

"I didn't say that," Kouichi shot back. "I kind of wish he just told us about this instead of going behind our backs. If he really liked this girl, I would've kept the secret. And since it looks like Dante is the one who found out in the first place, I could've kept him off Takuya's trail."

J.P. nodded. "Takuya may be an idiot at times, but he doesn't go after anything unless he feels strongly about it. And apparently this angel meant something to him."

"But she's not one of us," Kouji groaned. "How can they possibly end up together?"

"That's not for us to decide," Kouichi said, tucking a pistol into his belt.

"Why do we need these anyway?" J.P. complained.

Kouichi rubbed his temples. "Because to Lucifer, it would be more fun to play around with everyone before they get burned alive."

"Just like Takuya said," Kouji muttered, remembering the first time the brunette had been sent out to destroy earth. "According to him, it gave him a thrill."

"I'm not looking forward to this. Look at me, I'm a demon and I don't want anything to do with this," J.P. said with a humorless laugh. "I must really be fucked in the head, huh?"

"If that's the case," Kouichi began, swinging a machine gun over his back. "Then I must be fucked in the head, too."

J.P. glanced at Kouji, who was staring at the ground. "Well, what about you?"

Kouji hesitated for a few seconds, then finally spoke. "Yeah, me too."

Meanwhile

Takuya looked up to see Dante intering the dungeon.

"The party's about to begin," the dirty-blond man said. "Your father didn't want you to miss out on the fun."

The brunette remained silent as Dante one-handedly unlocked his shackles, the gold-handled sword menacingly close to his throat.

"You're not gonna be a part of it," Dante continued. "But Lucifer wanted you to have a front-row seat while we slaughter everyone in sight. Including your girlfriend."

Takuya only glared at him, his eyes dead and cold.

"So, did you enjoy the pictures?" Dante taunted as he ushered Takuya down the hallway. "Maybe I should make a slideshow or something. How does that sound to you?"

Takuya remained continued to stay silent, much to Dante's annoyance.

"Hey, do you hear me, fuckface?" He snapped. "I'm going to not only kill your bitch, but I'm going to torture her worse than any other pathetic soul around here has experienced."

Once again, the son of Satan pretended not to be fazed. Deep down, he was itching to rip off the little bastard's head. However, he would have to wait for the right time to make his move. In the meantime, he would just simply have to deal with Dante's rambling. No matter how much he talked about hurting Zoe.

Don't worry, he told himself. Dante will get what he deserves eventually. As will Father....

dun dun dunnn! so, how do you like the chapter?

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