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Demonic Romeo Vol III

A kiss from a demon should have been contaminating but Āsā's heartbeat wildly in his chest as Arufureddo's lips moved firmly over his. How could something so wrong seem so right!

Arufureddo felt Āsā's mouth under his and it felt like the Heaven he was now denied. He kissed deeper, not getting enough of the angel as he felt Āsā respond to him. Their lips clung together but, eventually, the kiss had to end.

Āsā felt the loss as Arufureddo's lips left his and his eyes fluttered open. He was dazed for a moment and then he realised he had just been kissed by a demon. Arufureddo watched Āsā's face as the realisation sank in and Āsā clapped his hand over his mouth, his bright green eyes wide with shock. Arufureddo smiled.

"Never been kissed by a demon before?" he said with a hint of laughter. Āsā scowled.

"Why on Earth did you do that?" he demanded. Although he was not sorry Arufureddo had, if he was completely truthful. Truth was, Arufureddo did not know why he did that. He had just been seized by a desire to kiss Āsā and he had to say, he was not sorry he had given in to the impulse.

"I don't know," he admitted. "I just wanted to. Are you sorry?" Āsā did not answer. Arufureddo found that hopeful. Why did he find that hopeful? It's not like he could have a relationship with Āsā. Not with Āsā as a angel at any rate. And it would upset Mashū and damage their relationship if Arufureddo corrupted Āsā so why was he feeling this way?

"Are you still going to bring Mashū tomorrow?" Arufureddo was afraid he had blown his chance to see his brother by pushing Āsā too far. Āsā did consider calling the whole thing off, things were going to be awkward around Arufureddo now but he could not disappoint Mashū so he nodded.

"We'll be here," he promised. Arufureddo had seen Āsā mentally struggle with whether or not to still come and he breathed a sigh of relief when he acquiesced.

"Thank you!"

"I better get back," Āsā said. "Before my colleague wonders where I've gone."

"I'll see you tomorrow," Arufureddo replied.

He was already looking forward to it.

Āsā slipped back into the restaurant and joined Rutovu~ihi who was watching Rōman and Ferishiāno bustle about the restaurant. The Germanic angel looked toward Āsā as he came to stand by his side.

"Why did you go out there?" he asked.

"I thought I sensed something," Āsā replied. "But there was no threat."

"Are you sure?"

"Quite sure," Āsā said. "Rōman and Ferishiāno are safe for now." Rutovu~ihi nodded.

"I heard about Mashū's encounter with his demon brother," he ventured. "I was wondering if I should talk to him." Āsā looked at him.

"Because of your own brother?" he asked.

"I know how he's feeling right now," Rutovu~ihi said. "I thought I might be able to give him some advice about it." Āsā nodded, thoughtfully.

"Would you meet your brother if you could?"

"I don't know," Rutovu~ihi replied, honestly. "I would like to see Girubāto again but it might not be safe. You think Mashū's brother might try to see him?" Āsā shrugged.

"I know Mashū would like to see him," he replied, evasively. "I'll support him as back up if and when he does!" But Rutovu~ihi was not fooled.

"It's already been arranged, hasn't it!" he stated. Āsā sighed.

"It means a lot to Mashū," he replied. "I'm going to be there when they meet." Rutovu~ihi did not like this but it was Mashū and Āsā's decision.

"Be careful," he warned. "It could be a trap!"

"Don't worry," Āsā replied. "I won't take any chances!"

But he was still thinking about that kiss!

Arufureddo glided through the sky, invisible to everyone below but not to a certain demon, flying after him. Girubāto shot up in front of him, causing Arufureddo flap his wings furiously to avoid crashing into him.

"You must have an unawesome death wish," Girubāto said, serious for a change. "Kissing an angel! Do you have any idea what some of the other demons would do if they found out! Iwan would just love a chance to come after you. When you first came down, he believed you should have been one of his lackeys. It really miffed him when you wouldn't have anything to do with him!"

"I can't stand the bastard!" Arufureddo snorted.

"Who can!" Girubāto agreed. "But just tell me, if you're planning some kind of affair with this angel, tell me you plan to corrupt him and make him a demon." Arufureddo said nothing.

"Arufureddo!"

"It was just a kiss!" Arufureddo finally replied. "I can no more corrupt Āsā than I could corrupt Mashū." Girubāto blinked. Āsā, is it! Arufureddo might be unaware of it but he was already acting the newly smitten lover if he was already calling the angel by his name. Wait a minute! Āsā! 'The' Āsā!

"Not Āsā, The Uncorrupted!" he exclaimed. Oh, this just got better and better! Arufureddo frowned.

"Who?"

"The one soul that stuffed Iwan's perfect corruption record," Girubāto replied. "Iwan always got every soul he went after and then he set his sights on Āsā. Iwan told him that his younger brother, Pītā, would be in an accident and that if Āsā sold his soul to him, he would prevent Pītā dying but Āsā didn't believe him. He thought Iwan was a lunatic and wouldn't entertain the idea. The accident happened but both Pītā and Āsā caught up were in it. Pītā survived but Āsā died with his soul untainted and he went to heaven because he deliberately took the worse of the accident to protect his brother. I'd never seen Iwan so mad! Hell shook for a week after."

Girubāto remembered that time well. Those demons not wise enough to stay out of Iwan's path soon learnt the hard way. Iwan soon got back into the swing and never lost another soul but Āsā's escape still stung and Arufureddo was developing a fascination with the one angel guaranteed to send Iwan on a rampage.

"You need to stop before Iwan finds out about this," Girubāto warned. "He's already got it in for us for not joining him when we all came down. If he finds out that you're dallying with his one failure ….. "

"Āsā is arranging a meeting between me and Mashū ….."

"You don't need to snog him for that!"

Arufureddo blew out a exasperated breath. Girubāto might have a point but Arufureddo wanted to see his brother and, if he was honest, he wanted to see Āsā again as well. Far from putting Arufureddo off, Arufureddo wanted to get to know the only one to side-step Iwan. As Girubāto would say, that was awesome.

"Arufureddo," Girubāto said. "Tell me you're not going to pursue a romance with this angel. Iwan will kill you if he finds out and he'll do it with a smile on his face."

"IF I decide I want to do this," Arufureddo snapped. "It's my risk. I'm not asking anyone else to get involved." Girubāto could not believe Arufureddo was this naive.

"Aren't you!" he replied. "You think Iwan will just come after you! Āsā would be his target too, not to mention Mashū!"

"He better not touch my brother!"

"Don't give him a reason!" Girubāto wished this was not happening with his friend. It was so unawesome and he did not want to see Arufureddo to become another of Iwan's victims.

"I'll help protect you while you see Mashū," Girubāto promised. "But please! No more! If you're not going to corrupt Āsā, leave him alone!" Arufureddo had never seen his friend so serious before. Girubāto was normally always up for fun and mischief, seriousness was not in his vocabulary. To see him like this had to mean he was really concerned. So he nodded. Girubāto heaved a sigh of relief.

"Let's get back to Hell before anyone comes looking for us," he said and he and Arufureddo headed for the portal to Hell.

But the kiss still played on Arufureddo's mind.

"Hey, idiota!" Rōman called as he put plates on the collection shelf. "Meals are ready for table 2." Ferishiāno bounced across the kitchen and picked up the meals.

"Oki doki!" he said cheerfully and bounced out again. Rutovu~ihi still could not believe the two were brothers, their personalities were such polar opposites but, if Rutovu~ihi were honest, he had seen signs that Rōman did care about his brother.

"Don't stand there, idiota!" he shouted and shoved Ferishiāno out of the way. Rutovu~ihi saw that Rōman had pushed Ferishiāno away from a pan spitting hot oil and had placed himself between his brother and the pan. It was deliberate and Rutovu~ihi began to see what Āsā had been talking about. Unfortunately, he was not the only one watching Rōman.

Ansonī peered in through the window of the kitchen, watching Rōman bustling about, preparing food, his face red from the cooking heat, reminding Ansonī of a tomato. Ansonī had become fascinated with the older Italian brother and had begun to follow him but he ducked down when he spotted the arch-angel.

'So he has extra protection," Ansonī thought. 'I'll just have to find away to get my little tomate alone!" For now he would leave before the arch-angel could sense him and, with one last look, he turned and flew off to Hell.

Furanshisu knew something was going on with his friends. Not with Ansonī, Furanshisu knew he had his eye on the Italian. That was nothing out of the ordinary for a demon but ever since Arufureddo lost it after the battle with the two angels, both Arufureddo and Girubāto had been a little secretive. Furanshisu decided to do a little digging and he had one word to go on. Mashū! The name of the angel he and Girubāto had been confronting. The one Arufureddo did not want them corrupting.

He went to Hell's Hall of Records where, like in Heaven, there was a record of the life of everyone who was living or had lived on Earth and, there in Arufureddo's file, he found it. Mashū was Arufureddo's brother! No wonder Arufureddo did not want them corrupting that particular angel and Girubāto must somehow know. Why had they not told him and Ansonī? He was sure that the Spanish demon was completely unaware and Furanshisu was a little hurt that Arufureddo did not seem to trust him with this. He would never betray his friends but he figured that Arufureddo had his reasons.

At that moment, the subject of his musings flew down with Girubāto beside him. They landed next to him, Arufureddo looking a little preoccupied and Girubāto looking concerned.

"Problems, mes amis?" Furanshisu said. Girubāto gave a derisory laugh.

"Don't ask!" he advised. Furanshisu turned to Arufureddo.

"Something to do with your brother, Mashū?" he just had to throw that out there. The effect was immediate as Arufureddo's head whipped round.

"How did you find out?" he demanded, Furanshisu gave a dismissive wave.

"After your behaviour, did you think I wouldn't check the files, mon ami," he replied. "It's all there in black and white. You could have trusted me, you know!" Arufureddo looked apologetic.

"It wasn't a question of trust," he said. "If Iwan found out you knew something, who knows what he would have done to …... Wait! If you can get that information from the files, so can he!"

"Never fear, mon frère," Furanshisu reassured him. "I would not leave such dangerous information where Iwan could get it. Both your and Mashū's files are safe and sound!"

"Thanks, pal!" Arufureddo breathed a sigh of relief. Girubāto gave a snort.

"He won't need it," he said. "Are you going to tell him or shall I?"

"Will you drop it?"

"Tell me what?" Furanshisu asked. Girubāto looked around.

"Not here!" He took Furanshisu and Arufureddo to his room, more dragged in Arufureddo case.

"Arufureddo here has the hots for that angel he was fighting," Girubāto blurted out when the door was shut tight.

"Girubāto!" Arufureddo was not happy with the way Girubāto had just come out with it. Furanshisu did not see what the problem was, it was not like such things had not happened before.

"Oh L'amour!" Furanshisu gushed. "Don't worry, mon ami! We'll help you catch him and corrupt him, won't we, Girubāto!"

"He doesn't want to corrupt him," Girubāto revealed. "He wants him to stay his pure, untainted self."

"Mon Dieu! (Hell rumbled) You can't be serious!" Girubāto gave an unamused smile.

"You haven't heard the most unawesome part yet," he said. "That angel was only Āsā, The Uncorrupted!"

"SACRED BLEU!" Furanshisu could not believe his ears and turned to Arufureddo. "Do you want to die! AGAIN!" Arufureddo lost his temper.

"Yes!" he stormed. "I'm an idiot! Satisfied now! I said I won't get romantic with him, can we let it go now?" Arufureddo stalked away with his two friends looking after him, worried.

"Will he leave well alone, mon frère?" Furanshisu asked.

"He said he will," Girubāto replied. "But he maybe already be in too deep!"

Iwan watched from a distance as the three demon friends talked but he could not hear them from where he was. Then they suddenly went off somewhere private, Girubāto in particular was tense. Next time one of them left Hell, he would follow and find out just what they were hiding.

They should be his lackeys, his henchman! It was because of him that they were demons and they should be using their power for him, especially Arufureddo! He was, by far, the strongest demon that Iwan had ever created but the whining brat took against him for his brother dying. Well, Iwan had only said he would save Mashū from dying of cancer, he never said that Mashū would not still die!

But Arufureddo bore a grudge and joined forces with the then Bāto·-tatchi· torio. The now Bāto·-tatchi· karutetto would love to bring him down and they could be planning this.

A closer eye would be kept.

Āsā looked out of the restaurant window once more, looking for Arufureddo. That kiss had occupied his mind since it happened and he had to admit he had enjoyed it but was unsure what to do about it. Mashū was practically jumping out of his skin in anticipation of meeting his brother again. Rutovu~ihi watched them both, guessing that this was the day. He would not interfere but he just hoped that Āsā knew what he was doing as he approached him.

"They're meeting today, aren't they?" he asked. Āsā looked at Rutovu~ihi and then nodded. Rutovu~ihi sighed.

"Just be careful," he advised. Āsā promised that he would and looked out of the window again. Then he saw the demon standing on the corner and touched Mashū on the shoulder.

"He's here!"

Āsā nodded to Rutovu~ihi who nodded back and the two guardian angels left the restaurant. They made their way over to the corner where Arufureddo was waiting. And he was not alone!

Behind Arufureddo was another demon with white hair and white wings who seemed to be looking around at the surrounding area, as if keeping watch. His presence still made Āsā suspicious.

"I thought you were coming alone!" he said in distrust. Arufureddo held his hands up in a calm down gesture.

"Don't worry," he replied. "Girubāto is just here to watch our backs. There are some demons who would not be happy to know we're meeting like this." Girubāto turned and gave the group a smirk. Mashū gasped as he recognised the demon as one of those he had fought against. The one who kissed him.

"Chill, Birdie," he grinned. "I'm not after you this time." Pity though, Girubāto thought. The angel was as awesomely cute as ever. Oh well!

"Mashū!" Arufureddo could not believe his brother was finally in front of him. He walked up to the violet-eyed angel who he had not seen since his death. "Is that really you, bro?"

"I was going to ask you the same question," Mashū replied, staring at Arufureddo's black hair. "You were blonde. What happened?" Arufureddo smiled.

"I didn't go to Hell willingly when I died," Arufureddo replied. "I didn't get what I sold my soul for and I fought Iwan when he tried to drag me there. My hair was a side effect of our fight which I obviously lost, due to the fact that Iwan had a lot of lackeys on his side." Arufureddo looked down at his feet.

"I'm sorry, bro," he said. "I just wanted to save you. I ended up damning myself." Mashū sobbed and tackled his demon brother in a hug.

"You're an idiot," he wept. "You know that!" Arufureddo chuckled as he hugged Mashū back.

"That's been made obvious quite recently," he laughed. "I missed you, Mashū!"

"Missed you too, Arufureddo!"

Āsā and Girubāto kept watch as the two brothers reunited, on the look out a trap or anyone seeking to disrupt this meeting for various reasons, after all, neither side would be happy if they knew this was happening.

"So you're 'The Uncorrupted'," Girubāto smirked at the green-eyed angel.

"The Uncorrupted?" Āsā asked.

"Didn't you know?" Girubāto replied. "You're the only soul that Iwan failed to get so we call you 'The Uncorrupted'. He gave Hell Hell after that!"

"I'm guessing he wouldn't be very happy if he knew about all this," Āsā commented.

"Understatement!" Girubāto exclaimed. "Speaking of which, about you and Arufure..."

"Girubāto!" Arufureddo could hear his friend about to take Āsā to task over the kiss and he did not want that subject revisited. "Shouldn't you be on look out?" Girubāto got the message and went to check out the area.

"What was that about?" Mashū asked.

"Just Girubāto being a worry wart," Arufureddo replied. "There's one demon in particular who would just love to catch us meeting like this. He doesn't like us and we don't like him."

"Iwan?" Āsā asked. Arufureddo gave a smirk.

"Yep!" he replied. "Others wouldn't like it either. One of the reasons we need to be careful. Iwan wouldn't hesitate to target you or Mashū to get at me. We particularly hate each other."

"Does that mean we can't meet up again?" Mashū asked. He did not want to lose his brother again, he did not care if he was a demon.

"We'll find a way," Arufureddo promised. "I just got you back, Mashū, I'm not giving you up now. But, like I said, we need to be careful. Āsā, meet me later! To arrange another meeting." Āsā was not sure about this but he nodded.

"We better get back to our charges," he said to Mashū. "Rutovu~ihi will be getting worried." Girubāto's head whipped round.

"Rutovu~ihi's here!" he exclaimed. Āsā took a guess.

"You're his brother, aren't you?" he asked. Girubāto nodded.

"He was young when I died in the war," he replied. "I haven't seen him since but I have heard that he's a arch-angel now."

"He is," Āsā said. "He'll meet you if you want to!" Girubāto looked like he might say yes but then shook his head.

"No," he replied. "I don't want him to see me as an unawesome demon. Arufureddo, we better go." Arufureddo gave his brother another hug and turned to Āsā.

"I'll be here later," he said. "After dark!" Āsā nodded and Arufureddo turned and followed Girubāto. Āsā and Mashū watched them leave and then returned to the restaurant, not realising that someone else was watching too.

Iwan observed the group break up, which included his one defeat. So Arufureddo and Girubāto were fraternizing with angels, were they. He had also recognised the other angel as Arufureddo's brother which might explain his involvement. Girubāto would naturally help his friend but still, consorting with angels!

But Iwan would not move on them yet. He would bide his time.

And let them hang themselves!

Uh oh! Iwan knows something's up and he really has it in for Arufureddo and the others. And now you know there's history between Iwan and Āsā which could mean more trouble later D: Rutovu~ihi is getting to know the Vargas Brothers and Ansonī has more than a passing interest in Rōman O3O. Let's see where that goes! ;P

To themusicalcat – Yes, they did and now you know who! ;) And there'll more between Iwan and Āsā, you can bet on that! I ship it too (obviously!)

To ArtemisIsis13 – Yep! I bet he never saw that coming! :P I think it took Arufureddo by surprise too. It took me a while to learn to type Rutovu~ihi (remembering which way round the v and the u went) and if you think pronouncing that is hard, just try U~Orufugangu (Wolfgang). I still can't do it! DX. Love seems to be in the air and I wouldn't be surprised at one or two pairing (I think you know which ones :3). Yes, that is sad! Like when people say, when it's your time ….. except for the Winchester Bros, obviously ;) Iwan already knows far more than we would like him to and he doesn't even know everything yet so The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto had better watch their backs. The brothers are reunited and you just might see certain other brothers meet as well (even if one doesn't want his brother to see him like that). Writer's Block is really unawesome, isn't it! It doesn't help that I have ideas for other stories that I can't do until I get this done :( but I'm determined and I hope you have better luck with your Writer's Block too ;)

That's that for another week! Āsā sees a blast from the past that's far from welcome, the demons start making moves and Arufureddo and Āsā grow closer. I'm off to get the finishing pieces for my cosplay, I'm going off to Manchester for a comic con with some of my family at the weekend. I'm going as Mafia Romano. Ciao!

So till next week,

Hasta la Pasta!