A/N: Sorry about any feels in the last chapter. Hmm. Perhaps Ivan isn't too much of an Angel, then again, the whole half-breed thing happens to normal angels and demons that are half-breeds, though, it didn't mention what happens to incredibly powerful half-breeds of incredibly powerful families, did it?

Plot: in an alternate universe where all of the countries are just angels living on land, and demons rule the underworld, no demon has ever gone into the overworld. Yes, there has been many wars to try and take it from the angels, but it's prohibited for a demon to go into the overworld. The overworld is guarded by impenetrable barriers, and no matter what, that barrier can't be broken. Even so, it's also guarded not just by demons on one side, but by Archangels on the other. Neither side wants the other, and if either go in the other's land, it is punishable by immediate death, or eternal torment, which is worse than death. An angel would have wings cut off and be subject to the worst death imaginable, and a demon would have their horns cut off after it was made visible forcibly, before it'd be grinded down, causing immense pain. The demon would be subject to a pain that no angel would comprehend. This has been law for eternity. No angel has ever had a demon in their world, no demon has ever had an angel in theirs. However, when one of the underworlds highest ranking demons is just too sick of his life, he, for some odd reason, longs to see the overworld. One day, he finally gets that chance when he's picked to be an ambassador for the underworld. He's set to make peace talks with the highest ranking angels of the Overworld, called the "G8", which was a group of the angels that were classed as eight powers. He siezes this chance as soon as he can though. Instead of doing these talks, or meeting them. As soon as he's over the barrier, he runs away from his title. Sadly, he can't forget he's a demon. Even if he wanted them to believe he wasn't a demon, he had wings darker than the night, as if it absorbed all the light, sucking it up and replacing it with nothingness, and of course, those two black horns that sprouted. He was by far, terrifying, but the only good thing about it was he could hide it, and of course, angels hid their wings and halo aswell, as it was bothersome. What happens to this demon as he meets person who takes him in as a brother, hiding it from him, and meets members of the G8 without knowing, and, without knowing, meeting alot of high-ranking angels along the way. What will happen to our demon as he tries to hide who he is? However, it was strange, as demons had never been scared, but he was terrified. He seemed to feel all of the worst emotions, though of course, he wouldn't dare hesitate to kill. This demon didn't just get his title without working for it. He was by far, one of the most feared, well-known demons in the underworld. He was so well known because of how merciless he was, and how sadistically cruel he apparently was. Rumors had always existed about how he'd torture demons to the brink of them begging for death, just to break them apart slowly, and then do unspeakable atrocities to them, but then again, these were just rumors, or were they? This demon seems to be quite strange, but even stranger after he realises what a specific G8 Angel is making him feel, love.. How can a demon deal with love?

Demon!Germany x Angel!Russia | Slight Angel!Italy x Demon!Germany (OneSided) | Angel!France x Angel!England (Established Marriage.)

Names:

Germany = Ludwig

Russia = Ivan Braginski

America = Alfred Jones

England = Arthur Kirkland

France = Francis Bonnefoy

Italy = Feliciano Vargas

Japan = Kiku Honoda

Prussia = Gilbert Beilschmidt

Belarus = Natalia Arlovskaya

Canada = Matthew Williams

China = Yao Wang

Hungary = Elizabeth (Skipping last name for her..)

Warnings for chapter: Depictions of Violence, a heavy sense of Don't -do-this-at-home-like-ever-please.

Chapter Three - Freedom has a price | Ludwig P.O.V

Ludwig stared out of the window for a while, his gaze seemingly staring down at the vibrant land below, he could almost feel the overwhelming happiness that bloomed from the ground so far below.

Then again, he was still concerned and confused. The Angel, Ivan, had seen him cry. Demon's didn't cry, but maybe they did. He didn't know, that wasn't the point of his thoughts. The point in his thoughts were focused on why it didn't hurt when Ivan was near him to comfort him, why did it instead make Ludwig feel better..? Ludwig wasn't sure anymore. He slowly forced the thought out of his head, focusing on the main task at hand which he'd been thinking of for the past few days, escape.

Ludwig leaned away from the window, looking at Ivan, who was asleep. He felt a stab of relief at the sight of Ivan's supposed sleep, it would help greatly. He slowly stood up off from his chair, as silent as he could be, which was pretty silent if he did-say-so-himself. He glanced down at the sleeping angel, thankful to see that Ivan still appeared to be asleep, though he wasn't fully sure, since Ivan's hair covered his eyes partially. He didn't want to check though, as it might've woken him up. He silently stepped forwards, carefully making his way around the unconcious angel on the floor, he made his way to a different cabin. He'd been suprised when he realised that there was another cabin room just for luggage, so it wouldn't be damaged in the cargo hold of the jet, which Ludwig wasn't even sure existed at this point. He slowly made his way over, silent as a mouse. He quietly opened the door, cringing as it made a slight click sound upon opening, his eyes bolted back to Ivan, who seemed to be asleep, so he went in the room.

He walked down a row of golden rail-like shelves, before finding a suitcase. He grabbed the suitcase, he'd been given thousands in the currency angels used by his boss, who didn't take chances with anything, not even money or a little bow on his shoe that was uneven, which he'd practically screamed at a demon to fix, and they'd complied. That was a rodeo, really. He shook his head as he quietly took his suitcase out of the shelf, opting to carry it instead of taking a risk by rolling it. It wasn't too heavy, and he carried it by a strap on it.

He silently made his way to the door of the Luggage area, before opening it, he walked out quietly, closing the door behind him as he was careful not to drop the luggage at the sudden quiet click of the door, which made him nearly jump out of his skin at the sudden noise. He slowly glanced out of the window, seeing vibrant land below, he'd been in a plane for about three hours, so it was only an hour before they landed, and he didn't want to wait any longer.

Ludwig made his way accross the cargo, nearly jumping as his arm brushed against Ivan's head when he passed, horrified at the thought of Ivan waking up to see him holding a suitcase and ready to escape. God, he could already taste death. He quickly made his way across the unneccecarily long passenger area, as there was only about twelve seats in it, it was really unneccecary to have it so long. He gulped as he reached the end, quietly going to open a door before he froze. A small beep occurred in a repeated noise from something in what sounded to be coming from Ivan, and upon a quick guess, Ivan's pocket. He heard it, and if he heard it, he knew Ivan would.

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP

He stared in horror as he saw Ivan stretch his arms, blinking, and despite the alarm, he still heard a shocked gasp from Ivan as Ivan probally realised Ludwig wasn't in his seat. Ludwig ducked down just as Ivan went to look around. He heard Ivan get to his feet, and curled up, holding his luggage protectively. He was only two rooms away from a room that lead to a quick exit for angels in emergencies, one he could easily fly out of, but that was a good distance away, and he couldn't go further than 20 feet from Ivan.

"Ludvig~? Come here, Da?" He heard Ivan say sweetly, but he noticed the words were laced with venom, a bit of anger aswell? He wasn't sure, but whatever it was, it scared him.

He heard heavy steps going another way, and as Ivan reached the twenty-step distance from him, he let out a loud, painful gasp, which caused Ivan to stop, stepping backwards. He could practically feel Ivan's smirk as he was alerted of Ludwigs location. He suddently heard heavy footsteps running down in his direction, and got up to run. He heard Ivan yell his name with a hint of anger as he ran into the other room, clutching his suitcase for dear life. He made his way into the second room, he glanced behind him to see Ivan quickly gaining speed on him, causing Ludwig to run even faster, he reached the end of the second room, Ludwig knew the exit was in the next room. He went to push the door open, but it wouldn't move. He panicked.

He quickly Pulled the door, and it did nothing, it wouldn't move, and that's when he noticed a keyhole on the door, and his heart dropped, dread filled him as he heard the footsteps slow down, and a heavy breath come from behind him as Ivan caught his breath. Ludwig suddently slammed his full body against the door, trying to break it, but he knew it was useless. Even using his power, he wouldn't have been able to open the door, no matter how hard he tried, he needed the key. He froze as he felt something breathe down his ear, before whispering to him in a sligtly angered voice.

"You aren't trying to escape, are you, Ludvig~?" He heard Ivan whisper down his ear, causing him to whip around.

Ivan was close to him, unsettlingly close. He saw the weapon in Ivan's hands. It was some sort of device, but he could tell what it was. It was one of the devices his boss told him about after their first meeting on Angels. It could stun a demon or angel, making them immobile till it was turned off, something he'd used many times before, it was a Tazer. Ivan towered over him with a cold expression, almost looking hurt, but smiling childishly as he loomed over Ludwig.

"N-Nein.." He mumbled out quietly, forgetting himself for a moment, Ivan's eyes widened, and Ivan leaned in closer to him. Ludwig became scared, realising what he did.

".. What did you say..?" He heard Ivan say in a cold but shocked voice, as if Ivan had just heard a ghost.

".. I-I Sai-id N-No.. " He stammered out, trying to keep eye contact as Ivan unnerved him greatly. He watched as Ivan's smile widened, but he knew it was with falsity.

"No, You said 'Nein', Da?" Ivan said with an innocent smile, staring into his eyes with a terrifying violet gaze.

"... No. " He'd barely managed to say, looking him in the eyes defiantly, trying his best to mask the fear in his voice.

Ivan seemed to stare at him for a moment, before smiling widely. He stopped standing at eye level, standing upright once more, He saw Ivan's gaze shift to his suitcase, then to the door, and he saw as Ivan flinched for a second, realising something.

"Ludvig, Why are you at this door?" Ivan had said bitterly, taking a step backwards to allow some space for Ludwig, watching his expression carefully for any deception.

"I heard some noise coming from in there, Ivan. I wanted to check the noise, as it seemed like talking. " Ludwig said calmly, his facade becoming perfectly pristene again, no sense of deception allowed itself to show in Ludwig's calm expression. He watched as Ivan stared at him, studying and trying to figure something out.

"Then why did you run from me, Ludvig?" Ivan questioned, lifting an eyebrow with a small smile.

"I.. I was in confusion, and a slight panic. I mistook you for possibly being one of the people who's voices I heard from in the room, and ran thinking you weren't you. I'm sorry about seeming odd, but I must check. I brought a weapon in my suitcase similar to the Tazer you're holding, so I brought it with me incase self defence was required, as I was unsure about the strengh of whoever was an intruder." Ludwig said boldly through a blank expression.

Ludwig's expression was quite unreadable, and Ludwig knew well that there wasn't any traces of deception. As some was true, and if some was true, then he would sound like it was the truth. He did have a weapon in his bag, and he did bring it incase of self defence, so it wasn't a complete lie, just mostly lies. He watched as Ivan seemed to be weighing out things for a moment, unsure of what to do, before Ivan looked down at him carefully, a huge smile on his face.

"Da! I understand, Ludvig! We'll check it, Okay? I can protect you if you're in danger, Da?" Ivan said, suddently hugging Ludwig.

Ludwig tried as hard as he could to ignore the pain he felt as the angel hugged him, but it still hurt nearly to an unbearable ammount. He didn't understand why Ivan was prolonging the hug, he stung all over, wincing at the pain. He tried to push Ivan away, but it was a weak shove really, as it was too painful. Finally, Ivan seemed to realise he was hurting him, and stood backwards, before stepping infront of him, taking a key out of his pocket before he opened the door. Ludwig saw an exit.

"Stay behind me, Ludvig!" Ivan said cheerily as he walked into the room, which had some boxes and other things that one might hide in, thankfully.

He followed Ivan until he was close enough, and as soon as Ivan crouched to look at a box, Ludwig clutched onto his Luggage as tight as he could and bolted to his exit, he immediately heard a yell from Ivan for ludwig to freeze, but he ignored it. He slammed his hand on a button and the door opened nearly instantly, and as he jumped, he glanced behind him, there, was Ivan.

Ivan was stood where had stood moments ago, giant silver-ish wings had appeared on Ivan, and a golden, beaming halo appeared above his head, Ivan was glaring coldly down at Ludwig, casting a feeling of terror right into Ludwigs heart. Ludwig suddently came to his senses, his jet-black, gigantic wings appeared like a dark omen of death for anything that came into contact, and his long, pitch-black horns appeared out of the sides of his head like a terrifying monster, coming to engulf something whole. In all ways, Ludwig knew he looked absolutely terrifying. He saw Ivan falter for a moment, before a large, somewhat scary smile appeared on Ivan's face.

"Ludvig, you of all demons should've known. I have a strict policy on freedom for you, Da? I still need payment!" Ivan yelled in an unreadable expression, smiling widely at the now terrified demon.

At nearly the same time, Ludwig turned, downward-spiralling like an arrow, maximising his falling speed as much as he could. He heard Ivan's giant wings beating, and realised Ivan was going after him, and so, he did something he never thought he would've done. He opened his wings for a moment, going high up. He suddently saw Ivan below him, looking up at him with a smile before he bolted to Ludwig, and thats when Ludwig took the opportunity. He sped down to Ivan, watching the Tazer jangle as it was loosely kept in Ivan's buttoned-up pocket, he knew which one, he'd kept the location of it stained in his memory.

He was so close. So close to it.. Only a tiny bit further for his arms and he'd reach it..

Ludwig had forgotten something in the midst of his focus on the Tazer.. He'd forgotten that they were connected to Ivan. It was a mistake he never thought he could've made.

Ludwig grabbed the pocket, taking the tazer out as the luggage he held dropped, forgotten by all means. He didn't care, he'd get it later, he had a tazer. Wait, why did he have a tazer? Oh yeah, Ivan. Wait. Ivan. Oh no. Oh no.

Before Ludwig could move to get away, he felt something grab him, forcing his wings to curl up, which made Ludwig unable to move his arms due to the unwanted curling that his wings were forced into by strong arms. He suddenly looked up, wide eyed as he saw why his wings were curled up and hurting so much. Ivan was hugging him, hugging his wings, he was stopping him from flying. Ludwig realised how the pill was wearing off as he felt seething pain spiral all over him, nothing like he'd read about. He screamed in agony as he descended quickly, a slow line of blood dropping down from the edge of Ludwigs mouth. He didn't even realise it could do physical pain to him too, but now he did. He felt tears burning his skin like acid, screaming in severe anguish and pain. It was nothing like he'd felt before, he heard Ivan let out a small, child-like giggle.

"Ludvig, surely you know the punishment for trying to escape as a demon in the overworld, da~?" Ivan said with a warm smile, lifting Ludwig a bit higher as ludwig let out another cry of pain, holding him at eye-level. Ivan was smiling a fake smile, his eyes were cold though, cold and stabbing at Ludwig's heart with fear.

Ludwig couldn't even speak, he just cried out more in pain, before Ivan did something Ludwig couldn't even comprehend. Ivan let go of one of his wings, but due to the immense pain, Ludwig couldn't even move it, it was too painful to focus on moving it. His head was suddently pulled fowards as Ivan's hand reached Ludwigs now messed up blonde hair, pulling him forth. Ludwig couldn't even protest due to pain, nor could he move as Ivan pulled him into a kiss. Ludwig couldn't comprehend it, but at the sudden kiss, he felt he burden on one arm lessen, and managed to get the tazer onto that one. He abruptly pulled on the tazer, hitting Ivan the leg on the strongest level the tazer went, which caused Ivan to let go of him abruptly, obviously waiting for Ludwig to fly.

"You didn't have to make me mad, Ludvig!" He heard Ivan yell, and Instead of proceeding, he saw red stain the lower-part of Ivan's coat, obviously meaning that the tazer had cut deep.

He gazed as the quickly-blurring figure of Ivan flew up into the plane, obviously meaning Ivan intended to go patch it up, but Ludwig knew already it didn't matter. Ludwig was able to get away from Ivan, and if Ludwig could do that, Ludwig was free. Was he free? He didn't know..

Ludwig saw as the plane picked up speed, turning. This obviously meant Ivan must've been knocked over, hopefully unconcious after what he dared to do. Ludwig slowly watched everything go blurrier than he'd ever seen before, and he knew this would lead to a loss of conciousness. With the last bit of strengh during his fast descent, he hid his wings and horns. He wasn't sure if they'd reappear after he lost conciousness, but he couldn't dwell on it if he wanted to. He saw red going upwards, as if it was falling upwards in a way, but maybe that was because of how fast he was falling.. He didn't know. Everything blurred, and then it slowly went black. He gazed into the darkening blue sky as a weak smile appeared on his face. Finally, he had a sense of happiness for once.. Slowly, everything went black, until he drifted into the land of slumber from his unconciousness, a peaceful look on his face as he fell down to the quickly-approaching land, oblivious in his sudden slumber. One thing was for sure though, Ludwig had never felt happier.