Additional Characters

Edo~uarudo - Eduard - Estonia

Toriumu - Toris - Lithuania

Feliks and Raivis are just the same.

And on to the next chapter!

Enjoy!

Demonic Romeo Vol VII

Furanshisu was slightly confused by the fact that Iwan made no attempt to try and follow the rest of the Bāto- tatchi- karutetto, instead staying in Hell, surrounded by his lackeys. Furanshisu felt sorry for some of Iwan's henchmen, mainly the Baltic Trio, so-called because they had been from the Baltics in life. Edo~uarudo had been an Estonian that Iwan had tricked out of his soul by claiming a friend of his was in danger and, by selling his soul, Iwan could make sure that his friend survived. Tino was his dearest friend so Edo~uarudo did what Iwan wanted. Of course, Tino would have survived anyway.

Toriumu hailed from Lithuania and had come across Iwan when his boyfriend, Feliks, was dying of Leukaemia. Iwan told him he could make sure that Feliks recovered if Toriumu sold his soul to him. After some convincing, Toriumu agreed and Feliks began getting better. Toriumu was ecstatic but then, at the time that doctors had approximately given Feliks to live, Toriumu and Feliks went out on a boat. The boat capsized and both of them drown. Feliks went to Heaven, Toriumu went to Hell.

Then there was Raivis. No one knew why the little Latvian sold his soul, although it was suspected it had something to do with his mother and a violent father. Raivis would not talk about it!

Speaking of Raivis, where was the little demon? Furanshisu had not seen him at all today and he usually did not stray from the other two. Was he cowering away from the Russian demon? Furanshisu did not blame him!

Iwan knew Furanshisu was watching him and he smiled to himself. Staying in Hell would give the Bāto- tatchi- karutetto a false sense of security while his little spy followed them around, gathering information on their actions. Iwan could sit back and wait for Raivis to report to him.

He expected information soon!

Āsā, Mashū, Arufureddo and Girubāto came into the restaurant just as Ferishiāno and Rutovu~ihi were coming out of the kitchen and, after a word of pardon to Rutovu~ihi, Ferishiāno came to see to them.

"Welcome to Cielo Italiano, gentlemen!" he greeted. "Table for four?"

"Yes, thank you," Āsā replied and Ferishiāno led them to a table but he became fascinated by one of the group. The young blonde man with the violet eyes and the curl, Ferishiāno felt that he knew from somehow. He went to get menus as the new diners seated themselves, handed them to the men and the violet eyed man was the last to take his menu.

"Scusi," Ferishiāno said to him. "But have we met before? I feel like I know you." The violet eyed man looked a little startled.

"I'm quite sure this is the first time you've ever seen me," he replied. "Perhaps I just remind you of someone?" Ferishiāno tilted his head and looked at Mashū a little more closely.

"Ve~," he said. "Maybe you're right." But Ferishiāno could not shake that feeling of recognition as he took their drinks order. Rutovu~ihi stood and watch as Ferishiāno went over to the bar to fill the orders while Āsā caught Rutovu~ihi's eye and he nodded, moving to stand near the other two angels and the two demons.

"How could he possibly know me?" Mashū whispered, looking at Ferishiāno over by the bar.

"It sometimes happens," Āsā replied. "Some humans are more sensitive than others and they might get a feeling of recognition if they see their guardian angel as a mortal. It's nothing to worry about, Mashū."

"We've come up with a idea to protect you and Mashū from Iwan without him thinking we are," Arufureddo revealed. "The plan is for Girubāto and I to pretend that we've targeted you. It'll give us a reason to stay close and keep other demons away."

"Iwan already has me targeted," Āsā replied. "Won't he see that as a challenge?"

"A legitimate reason to fight him for you!"

"I can protect myself, you know," Āsā said, grumpily, putting his menu down and crossing his arms, glaring at Arufureddo. "I did beat him, last time." Arufureddo sat back with a smirk.

"There won't always be a convenient crane to hit him with," he replied.

"I'll be watching your back as well," Girubāto said with a smirking look at Mashū. "As far as Iwan's concerned, I've got my eye on Birdie here." 'Birdie' blushed.

"What about the groping, French pervert?" Āsā asked with a note of derision.

"He's in Hell, keeping an eye on Iwan," Girubāto replied. "He'll also distract him from trying to come after us."

"Good!" Āsā replied. "The last thing we want is that deviant hanging round an innocent like Ferishiāno. I would have loved to see him try that with Rōman. He would have replied to that groping with his knee!" Both demons smirked. Or maybe grimaced.

"He can be a little feely," Girubāto agreed. "But he's not really a bad guy. He was a faithful husband when he was alive and he sold his soul to save his wife from heart disease but she died in a fire instead. Iwan, of course!"

"I understand why you all hate him," Āsā commented. "But if he should …... " He clammed up when he saw Ferishiāno returning with their drinks. He put them down in front of them and took out his notepad.

"Are you ready to order?" he asked. Each of them gave their orders while Ferishiāno, once again, looked at Mashū with that feeling of recognition again. When he had all the orders written down, he went into the kitchen while Rutovu~ihi moved closer to the group.

"Why did you let that Spanish demon in to see Rōman?" he demanded. Arufureddo answered him.

"He's not going to try for Rōman's soul," he replied. "He's on our side and he promised not to try to corrupt Rōman but as far as Iwan's concerned, he's Ansonī's prey. A reason for him to be around!" Rutovu~ihi shook his head.

"Working with any demons, let alone four," he muttered. "I'm not entirely comfortable with that. My first instinct is to fight you." Arufureddo shrugged.

"It's not exactly normal for us, either," he replied. "But if that's what I have to do to see my brother, then I'll do that. It means you and Girubāto get to see each other too so you benefit as well."

"You must admit, he has a point, bruder," Girubāto pointed out. "I'll do this to have contact with you, don't you think it's worth it?" Rutovu~ihi sighed and nodded.

"And I have the added bonus of cute Birdie's company here," Girubāto continued, leaning toward Mashū with a smirking smile and Mashū went bright red.

"Girubāto!" Arufureddo warned. Girubāto held his hands up.

"Sorry!" he said. "Can I help it if your bruder's so awesomely cute?" If possible, Mashū blushed even harder. Āsā cleared his throat and everyone looked in his direction.

"Perhaps we should stop this conversation before someone gets punched," he advised, not comfortable with Girubāto's attention toward Mashū. Mashū looked a little ill-at-ease and Arufureddo was sending warning glances to his friend and Girubāto nodded his agreement.

They changed the subject and waited for their food.

Raivis stared through the window toward the far corner where the four were sat. Two demons and two angels enjoying a meal together was not what he expected to see but there it was, in front of him. He had always envied The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto for standing up to Iwan, he wished he had the courage but he had been young when he died, terrorised by an abusive father and depended upon by an emotionally frail mother. He had always taken the less confrontational path, doing nothing that would bring down his father's fists on his mother and himself. His one act of defiance had been selling his soul to Iwan to free himself and his mother from his father's brutal grasp. After that, his father had stepped out into the road and into the path of an oncoming vehicle, not surviving. Raivis had not asked for his father to die and did not know that it was his father's destiny until after he died later when he fell from a great height, after which he found himself in Iwan's clutches.

He did not know what The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto, minus Furanshisu, were doing, hanging round with angels and was that an arch-angel hovering around them? Could it be a meeting between representatives of Heaven and Hell? That happened sometimes to discuss new rules between the two realms but not in mortal restaurants and The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto did not have the authority, to Raivis's knowledge.

He wished he could get closer to hear what they were saying but if he went in, they would sense him. Iwan would be displeased if The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto realised that he had spies watching them so he would just have to wait to see if he could find out more.

Girubāto began to behave himself around Mashū, allowing the angel to become a little more comfortable around the albino demon, although Girubāto still threw out the odd flirtatious remark, making Mashū turn red but he found himself liking the demon a little, even if Arufureddo was sending warning glances at his friend across the table.

Arufureddo, when he was not glaring at his friend to knock it off, was flirting with Āsā who was pretending not to noticed while in company but Arufureddo could see a little pleasure in the angel's green eyes at the attention of the black-haired angel. Rutovu~ihi had retreated to the kitchen with Ferishiāno and so was watching Ansonī as he hovered around Rōman, still not trusting the Spanish demon with the older Vargas brother.

The meal was coming to an end and Āsā called for the bill (mortal money was easy for angels summon), paid the bill and left a generous tip. With a 'thank you, that was delicious' to Ferishiāno and a glance at Rutovu~ihi, he left the restaurant, followed by Mashū and the two demons.

None of them saw the little Latvian demon skitter away out of sight as they stepped out into the sun, just four normal men to anyone passing by. Raivis watched the four from his hiding place as they said their goodbyes.

"I'll be by to see Mashū tomorrow," Arufureddo said. "Girubāto will be hanging around to watch our backs."

"What about Ansonī?" Āsā asked. "I know it's making Rutovu~ihi nervous, having him hanging round Rōman."

"Ansonī likes Rōman!" Girubāto was honest about that. "But he's promised not to move on Rōman's soul. It is possible for a demon and a human to have a relationship without the human's soul being corrupted, it has happened before!"

"I'm aware of that," Āsā replied. "It's just hard to trust when you've been under attack by said demon." Arufureddo chuckled.

"He knows better now," he said. "Think of him as an extra level of protection, for Mashū and Rōman!" Āsā did not say anything but he looked sceptical.

"We better go," Girubāto pointed out. "Before the other demons start to wonder where we're at. The last thing we want is them looking for us right now."

"You're right," Arufureddo concurred. "See you tomorrow, bro!" He hugged Mashū and gave Āsā a look that said 'See you tomorrow, too'

"Ja, see you, Birdie!" Girubāto grinned at Mashū who blushed again, wondering just how many times he had blushed today. The two demons and two angels went their separate ways as Raivis watched, wondering just what was going on between the two pairs. He had a feeling that it was more than he had seen and he flew away to report the meeting to Iwan.

"What were you up to back there?" Arufureddo asked as he and Girubāto flew toward the portal to Hell. "You tear me a new one over romancing an angel and now you're flirting with one?"

"What can I say?" Girubāto shrugged. "I see the attraction now. Birdie's awesomely cute and I just can't resist him, especially when he blushes."

"Do I need to point out that he's my brother?"

"I'm not going to hurt him, Arufureddo," Girubāto promised. "I give you my awesome word. Besides, I'm just flirting. I don't know where this is going to go but I promise, I won't mess him around."

"You'd better not!"

"What going on between you and my brother?" Mashū asked. Āsā was so surprised at the question that his wings lost beat and he dropped a little.

"What do you mean?" he said, shakily. He had not been expecting that question from Mashū.

"I'm not blind, Āsā," Mashū replied. "Nor stupid! I saw the looks between you and my brother and then that question you asked Romyurasu and U~Orufugangu about redeeming demons. I know you were asking that for Arufureddo so what's going on between you two?" Āsā blushed this time. Mashū smiled.

"You like him!" he teased. "You like my brother!" Āsā scowled.

"And what about you and Girubāto?" he replied. "I saw him talking to you and you were blushing. It wasn't all from embarrassment either." And Mashū blushed. Again!

"He's not so bad," he said, sheepishly. "He made me nervous at first but he's quite nice when you get to know him better." Āsā sighed as they flew onward.

"Looks like we both have it bad."

Furanshisu was still keeping an eye on Iwan when his two friends flew in and they went to Arufureddo's rooms, out of Iwan's sight. They shut the door tight and settled down to talk.

"Where's Ansonī?" Furanshisu asked the others.

"Still chasing that Italian restaurateur," Girubāto replied. "What been happening at this end?"

"Nothing!" Furanshisu replied. "Iwan hasn't left Hell at all. Not following you guys, not soul hunting or even angel hunting! It's unusual and a little unnerving, the way he's just sitting tight. I think he's up to something."

"It's Iwan!" Arufureddo stated. "He's always up to something but what can he get up to, staying in Hell?"

"I don't know," Furanshisu replied. "But I don't like it! And I haven't seen his little lackey, Raivis all day either."

"But what can Raivis do?" Girubāto asked. "He's not exactly the strongest demon around here!"

"If he's missing on Iwan's orders, I'd worry," Furanshisu commented. "Iwan generally has a plan and doesn't leave much to chance."

"I agree," Arufureddo concurred. "We need to start keeping an eye on Iwan's lackeys if he's using them instead of doing his own dirty work." Furanshisu groaned.

"We're going to have our work cut out for us!"

Raivis was stood in Iwan's chambers, trembling at the powerful demon he was facing.

"So Arufureddo and Girubāto sat down to dinner with two angels, did they?" he asked Raivis who nodded, nervously.

"There was an arch-angel in mortal guise too," Raivis added. Iwan considered the facts. If there was an arch-angel involved then Heaven was aware of what was happening and Iwan had no doubt that one of the angels was Āsā and he guessed that the other was probably Mashū. Having a crane dropped on him was a humiliation for which Iwan intended to exact revenge but he still wanted to to convert Āsā who could be a demon to rival many in Hell but some punishment was due, no matter how much he had impressed Iwan.

"Do you know what they discussed?" he demanded. Raivis shook his head with a frightened expression.

"They were in the restaurant," he squeaked. "I couldn't go in without them sensing me! I'm sorry, Iwan! Please don't hurt me!"

"Don't worry, little Raivis," Iwan replied, rubbing Raivis's head and pressing down until Raivis was almost wincing with pain. "You did the right thing! We can't have them knowing they're being watched, can we?" Raivis shook his head, still scared.

"Now, you will be a good little spy," Iwan ordered. "Keep watching them and, should you find Āsā alone, I want you to tell me immediately. Da?"

"Yes, Iwan," Raivis replied and sighed with relief when he was given permission to leave.

Alone, Iwan thought about his enemies and the angel who had evaded him, not once but twice. He would have to make an example of Āsā to prove that there was a consequence to defying him but he would not permanently harm Āsā. He had been considering taking a permanent mate and Āsā was firmly in Iwan's sights.

But he needed to be corrupted first!

Oh boy! Iwan has some very bad intentions toward Āsā and knows more than is healthy for The Bāto- tatchi- karutetto. You can bet this will get serious D:

To ArtemisIsis13 – I know! I want to hug them too :3 And angels and demons having dinner together might seem normal before this story is over :P Don't be too hard on U~Orufugangu and Romyurasu, they don't make the rules :'( and true! It will be an almost impossible thing to pull off! ): Yep! Ansonī wooing Rōman under the intense watch of arch-angel Ruto is going to be interesting! O.O Iwan's already suspicious of Arufureddo and the others so he might not be fooled! Yes, it was Latvia and, as for the Captain America t-shirt, I couldn't resist! :D and I'm afraid that there are more cliffhangers on the horizon. Hmm, maybe Ansoman? Nah, that sucks! I can't think of anything for the others either but more Asafureddo is on the way, I promise! :)

To themusicalcat – Yes! A whole fleet of ships and Brotherly Love! Isn't it a beautiful thing? :3 Innocent demons is a contradiction in terms but then, it was one of Iwan's deal so yeah, Little Raivis is an innocent little demon! :)

A confrontation with Iwan is looming and things will be coming to a head soon. And there'll be something for the fan-girls too as certain ships get closer. I've changed the summary on this story to something I hope is a little less dull and I managed to write nearly a thousand words without stalling nearly every sentence so things are looking up. Fingers crossed! X

So till next week,

Hasta la Pasta!