I wait outside the front gate, which is very different from the front door. I wear my casual clothes, knowing that we're not going to go to a party or some formal dinner or some event that I should look presentable.

The wind starts to be colder than usual. Because of this, I am forced to think of some method to warm myself up. I remembered that some people rub their hands together and then blow them. Ugh, I don't want to admit that I'm still trying to observe other people. I'm currently in denial that I observe them. To be honest, I thought I know everything already so I don't need to observe them but boy was I wrong!

I tried doing what the others were doing and it works! Black gloves covering my hands weren't enough to keep them warm. A black trench coat that reaches my knees wasn't enough too. Plain black knee-high socks and fluffy ankle boots weren't enough either. None of my clothes were. I don't want to go back inside to check if I have some warmer clothes.

Before I managed to get here outside, in one piece, I first passed some obstacles in the way. You know those other video games where you defeated a very difficult boss and then when you managed to escape with the feeling of victory, you don't want to go back and stealthily sneak in your way to get what you forgot? Most players would probably just walk away because that particular thing can be bought just about anywhere. With spare money in their inventory, and new markets ahead, they would find a way to replace what they had lost.

The same goes for me. I have spare money and shops are nearby this place, so I can easily buy warmer clothes. But, if I move away from this very place, I would lose my chance to be with Kanae.

I'm not in a dilemma though. I have chosen to stay in this spot no matter how cold it is. I'm desperately trying to keep myself warm but because demons have higher standards than humans, I would say I survived solely because of my manually changed body temperature. Humans survive too just because they're used to this kind of thing and so, prepared by wearing warmer clothes!

I waited for a while longer. I'm glad I changed my body temperature, or else I'm going to freeze to death! Hahaha, just kidding. Demons don't freeze to death. But still, I wouldn't be able to handle it. The deaths that demons can't die from are actually torture for us. We feel pain, but are not relieved. Humans die if they feel too much pain. How lucky. No matter how much pain inflicted on demons, they couldn't be relieved by simply dying. What torture. I hate it.

The sun is rising now and it's slowly getting warmer. I changed my body temperature back to normal and continued to watch the sun shine brightly. The sky's getting clear and the wind is no longer so cold. It's morning.

I stared at the sky with a weak smile. Heh... I guess God isn't that bad after all... Besides, I'm still alive despite of him knowing that demons are disguising as humans in a place he created.

After a very short while, I see Kanae wearing his formal clothes a bit more decently than usual walking towards my direction. He immediately noticed me and waved with a smile as bright as the sun.

"Hey! How long have you been there?" He shouted as he continues walking towards me.

"I've just arrived." I lied with a calm and carefree manner that it isn't obvious. I stealthily shoved my black gloves in my trench coat pocket because it would be suspicious if he finds out that I was wearing gloves in a warm morning.

"Oh? Good timing then. Did you eat breakfast?" He stopped his tracks because he reached me. He took out his wallet and shook it a few times. I can hear his wallet full of coins but I'm not sure how much is his banknotes. "I'll treat you. Still in the same café."

I stared at him for a few minutes before finally reacting. "Great! I won't owe you anything then." I clasped my hands together and proceeded to walk ahead of him.

I heard him giggle. I turned around and was confused why he hasn't moved from his spot. "Wrong direction, Missy." He laughed. He turned to the other direction and continued to walk there.

"What? I thought it was this way!" I protested.

"Who told you to believe in yourself-- to the person who has no sense of direction?" He bluntly put it. Not that I'm offended but please lower your insults. Everyone has limits, you know.

I, pouting and stomping, followed him. I can't accept the fact that I feel like I'm being put down by this wannabe demon. But still... I have a silent obligation to follow his every orders. Besides, I still haven't forgotten that I'm his familiar. While thinking of this, I clutch my chest, where the Contract Mark is, protectively. I wonder what would've happened if I had dodged that unnoticeable flying knife that came out of nowhere.

"Missy... You look down, what's wrong?" Kanae immediately noticed. Not that I would mind it but sometimes, I hate how nosy he becomes if he's too curious.

"Hm? Nothing's wrong." Despite the contract, I still choose to lie. There's nothing about the rules that said not to lie to your Master.

"But you really looked--"

"Must be your imagination." I cut him off without hesitation and fear.

He hummed and looked at me suspiciously at first but then shrugged it at the next second. I'm not sure if I'm going to be worried or heart-warmed about his actions.

•

Borg's Café.

We entered the same café as before, and took a seat on the same table as before. What a strange feeling of nostalgia.

The café is pretty crowded up. I wonder why they didn't want to sit on this particular table.

The same 30-year old waiter handed us the menu and quietly walked away without saying anything else. Weird. This feels too weird. I don't mind reliving stuffs from the past since demons are said to be immortal and so, experiences the same experiences for more than a hundred years if I'm able to live here until I'm 200 years old in Earth but...this is not the case here.

Kanae calmly reads the menu seconds after it was handed out. I gulped first before nervously reading mine.

"So, found anything you like?" Kanae asked with a smile. That was fast! Did he already decided what to eat?!

"I-I'll just have a full English breakfast with toast." I jolted. I replied without knowing since I felt like I've been pressured.

"Oh, I know you want more. Don't hold back, ok?" He hummed, leaning his head on his hand, his bright, warm, comforting smile isn't fading away. It wouldn't fade away too soon. What's he planning to do?

"Soup for the starter, chips on the side, chocolate sponge for dessert, and red wine in a large glass." I read the words quick.

"Alright. Excuse me waiter." He politely asked.

From that moment, I didn't listen to him reciting my order and his. I stared at the window and wondered why Kanae is suddenly acting out of character.

"Hey." He called me out. The waiter is nowhere in sight. Probably already walked out after Kanae recited our orders. "What do you mean you wanted to talk about love and hate? You're a demon. You perceive these kinds of things differently."

"That's the point."

"And you care about this... Why?" He raised a brow. His face is full of confusion. "Plus, you're acting weird today."

"I'm not acting weird. You're acting weird!" I justified, pointing at him with my index finger and getting worked up about this.

"You said you just got outside the moment I waved at you right? Carol passed by and saw you at around 4 am, almost freezing to death. He was worried when he saw you but he said that his father called him, wanting him to get home so he did." Kanae explained in full detail. Really, what a rare occurrence. "Plus, when he got home, his father was still sleeping. His brother though, just woke up but he said that he didn't call him. To further this, Jasper and his dad's voice are different. Jasper told him to not leave the house again since it's his turn to make breakfast." Again with the precision. "You were lying, weren't you? Why?"

I couldn't think of a valid lie so I just flashed out a real wide smile and lied once again, dirtying my mouth further. It was natural. I am a demon after all. "I was just messing with ya. You think there was a meaning to it? Ha! As if!" I laughed, thinking he would buy it. He didn't though.

"You see, the one acting strange wasn't me, but you. You were desperate enough to talk about this topic that you are willing to talk to me-- a mere human that you could've easily forgotten but didn't instead of an angel but you forgot, didn't you?" He looked at me seriously, with stern eyes directly piercing my soul. He wasn't glaring. He was merely looking... "What happened? Tell me the truth." He demanded though not in the tone of what'd you expect. It was a gentle tone that hardly ever sounds like a demand. He was smart to not sound it like a demand. He knows that if he did, I would rebel more. But with this tone? He knows that I have no choice but to follow. Or was it because of the contract?

"I was locked out from my own house by my own parents." I finally calmed down. I hung my head while explaining:

"I was lying down my bed, quiet as usual. Suddenly, Patricia banged on the door multiple times and muttered what sounded like words but are not understandable. Perhaps I wasn't listening that time. She then broke my door down and forcefully dragged me outside. Not knowing what the reason was, I patiently waited at the porch in hopes of hearing the door unlock. It didn't though and I got sick of waiting. I tried the windows too but all of them are boarded up-- even my own bedroom window was boarded up. They really don't want me, do they? They really want to get rid of me fast.

"I lost track of time, waiting at the front gate, with nowhere to go, and a single goal-- to wait.

"I have this motto that always works. 'Let the situation decide. The solution will appear in an indefinite time and place but it will still appear.' Or something like that so I just waited for the solution. The solution in that situation.

"But no... I would've froze to death if I didn't change my body temperature. I've been lucky enough to survive because I'm a demon..."

"So I'm asking you, a human. A mortal human who has the same mindset of another human... Am I that unworthy to be considered as trash so you can easily throw me like I'm one?!" I tried hard not to raise my voice so loud. There are people everywhere. I just might get in trouble if I'm not careful enough.

"I see... That's why you came to me. I'm the ideal person you can turn to because all the other options are gone." He nodded and leaned back on the chair. "You see, that's what I really call 'hate'. What's even more suspicious is that neither Jasper nor his father called Carol home so who was it? Of course your own father. He imitated the voice of Carol's father so he wouldn't save you. I'm not entirely sure. I'm just guessing." He explains. "If he didn't do that, you will be saved."

I hang my head in despair. Well... I guess Angelo really was wrong. They hate me and I hate them. That's all there is to it.

"Don't tell me you like them." He snapped me back to reality.

"H-huh?! Of course not!" I denied.

"If you really hate them, then this kind of stuff is nothing to you. You began to like them, don't you?"

His words are like swords piercing through my heart and soul. What a horrible way to try and torture me emotionally. I guess the other reason why I chose him is because he wouldn't mind being so blunt and frank with me.

"Here are your orders, sir." The kind-hearted waiter served me my starter and a glass of water. The same goes with Kanae. He also ordered the same starter. Oh well.

The waiter quietly walked away. The silence fills in again.

I took my spoon and sipped a small amount of soup. "Hey... How are your wounds by the way?" I picked another topic since I'm too embarrassed to admit that he was right. I...guess I'm beginning to like them...

"Hm?" He examined his body and just realised his wounds. "It's been a week. I'm fine now."

"Hmm... That's great." I simply respond, staring at the soup that I'm sipping.

"You eat soup yet you refuse to drink water." He noticed, continuing to watch and criticise me.

"Soup has a lot more components that doesn't let me melt. Water is just pure water, H2O. Any kind of water is harmful to me. I didn't say any kind of liquid. Besides, if it's any kind of liquid, I wouldn't be drinking blood or swallowing my own saliva now, would I?" I briefly explained, now quickly drinking the soup.

"Well how do you bathe? Do you get thirsty?" He throws questions that almost questions my whole existence and its purpose.

"Are you forgetting that we have higher standards than you? We're clean without using water, we drink human blood to quench our thirst, it's not that difficult to understand, is it?" I raised my brow at him. I drink the soup from the bowl to finish it and wiped my mouth off with the table napkin. I still couldn't forget about my etiquette.

"Ah, I keep forgetting..." He did a facepalm and shook his head slightly. He then proceeded to eat his own soup.

He keeps forgetting? Is it because I'm not "devilish" enough to be remembered as a demon? Sigh. I should stop now before I become an unstoppable cloud of rage that can easily wreck this whole damn café.

"What's wrong, Missy? You've had your fill--"

"Starter." I interrupted. He continued on like it was not a big deal. "It was merely a starter, Baade." I corrected.

"Here is your full English breakfast with toast, chips on the side and red wine. Your dessert's going to arrive soon after you have finished your meal. Enjoy." The waiter courteously bowed before walking away.

It almost seems like Kanae isn't going to eat. He's just calmly eating his soup on the other side and I need to eat this stale and tasteless human meal. Better than nothing I guess. I should not waste the opportunity that Kanae is paying for this all.

I started eating with the proper manners I learned from my time in the Auden residence. My time there really was useful. It just makes me greater as an actress and, as that old hag Kira said before, I can make people bow down and serve me...or something like that. My memories about Kira are gradually fading away because I don't see any use of them.

•

After eating in Borg's Café, we went out. I am full, yes-- in human sense but not in demon sense because the only thing that can satisfy my hunger is a human soul or two. Kanae didn't eat anything else at all. He just ordered soup and a glass of water and we spent our time chatting with each other. A small talk but we keep on changing the topic so we can make it longer.

"Where do you want to go next?" Kanae asked, looking at his phone.

"Huh? You're still treating me? I thought I'm done already." I raised a brow, he raised my suspicions. What's the occasion today? It's not my birthday, that's for sure.

"You don't want to anymore? I can cancel it any--"

"I didn't say I don't want to!" I immediately protested, cutting him off. "It's just...weird that you're acting like this."

"Don't mind it." He turned away, his gaze back at the phone. I wonder what he's checking. "Anyway, if you want to spend more time with me, where do you want to go next?"

"I don't know the places here! Just take me wherever!"

He paused and stared at me for a short while. He then snickered and his face transformed to his usual demon expression. "Don't give me choices. You'll regret it." He said in a wide smirk. "I know a junkyard."

"Take me to a jail." I said in a straight face.

He jolted in surprise. He wasn't expecting me to answer that place but what other choice does he have anyway?

"What are you going to do there? Do you know someone who's--"

"That's the only place I know. If you give me choices, you'll regret it too." I crossed my arms and turned away with the feeling of victory. "So take me to a good place. I'll appreciate it."

He is still shocked with my response that he was not able to move for a few seconds. Afterwards, he giggled, turning to me with a huge grin saying, "you're full of surprises, Missy." He said in a carefree but happy manner. "Now follow me, I'll take you to wonderful places!"

"Better not be in your tastes but mine." I crossed my arms and posed like a villain demanding a servant.

"What's the difference?"

•

Despite that, he took me to a movie theatre. He paid for the tickets and bought popcorn and soft drinks all while I'm being distracted with the new environment, looking around the place in awe and unknowingly wandering off.

After he paid for what he needs to pay, we continued our journey. He pulled me by the arm while guiding me around happily. It's really not in my taste but his.

Still, I'm not lying when I said I'll appreciate any wonderful places he takes me to. Maybe it will be fine, who knows?

Kanae chose the seats and he excitedly points at mine, indirectly saying that I sit next to him. So I did. He handed me a box of popcorn and a cup of soft drink. He bought one for the both of us. I guess I just have to accept the fact that Kanae is trying to be nice once in a while.

I sat down on the seat chosen specifically for me and stared at the wide screen in front of us.

•

"So how was it?" Kanae asked, excited about my feedback.

"It seems like you're enjoying yourself more than me." I chuckled.

Kanae blushed at my statement and turned away. His excitement didn't fade the least though.

"I liked the credits best." I said to break the ice.

"Are you kidding right now?" He responded in a dead and blunt manner.

"I mean, I know all of the people merely by looking at their appearances or knowing their names and the names in the credits just made me laugh at their horrible lives in their past." I'm proud to say that I'm back in my own devilish self. Hahaha!

"You have a point. If I also have the same ability as you, I would enjoy the credits." He commented in a mature and understanding manner. He cleared up his throat before continuing, "you know that guy that directed the movie?"

"Sammy?" I quickly responded.

"Sammy? I'm guessing that's his embarrassing nickname as a child but yeah, Sam Wellington. I like that guy." He commented, daydreaming about the said favourite director.

"You know, he was actually a--"

"Enough of the embarrassing past moments. Stop ruining my favouritism of him!" He immediately refused to listen what embarrassing story I was going to tell next.

I really do love credits. It's entertaining to know their every moments, including and not limited to, their bad ones. I just like it how I get to know them merely by names. I get to learn something interesting that keeps me entertained for days with all those people! Hahaha.

"I'd really like to go back to this movie theatre. It's fun." I commented with a bright and genuine smile.

Kanae stares at me and weakly smiled in response. "Told you our tastes are not that different." He proclaimed proudly.

"I guess so..."

•

Next destination! To Dead Meat, one of my favourite dining places! Borg's Café counts too.

The movie is long enough that the moment we finished it, I haven't realised that it was already noon! But the disadvantage is: since we arrived at the usual lunchtime, this restaurant is pretty crowded. It would take forever for us to find a seat or be served with our order!

"Do you want to go to another restaurant?" Kanae asked, looking through his phone.

"But I like this restaurant." I insisted.

"You sound like a spoiled child right now. Let's go to another restaurant." Kanae suggested, now chatting or texting or messaging someone.

"But this is my favourite restaurant!" I insisted further, not wanting to leave the restaurant empty. Well I'm always empty but at least I want to take a bite before continuing to be empty.

"You want to be here so bad? Well find us a seat and we--"

While he was busy yapping, I controlled a couple to eat their meal faster so they'd just pay already and leave, saving us a seat. Although it isn't by the window where I sit usually, it still counts as a decent seat.

After forcing the couple to feed themselves quickly, they immediately called for the waiter to pay for the bill and walk away. How rude the waiter is, not cleaning up after their dear customers so I had to do it manually via controlling him.

After he's done cleaning and setting up the table again, I pulled Kanae's arm towards my chosen seat and sat quietly and innocently like I didn't do anything and the seat was left coincidentally.

"Don't think you can prove your innocence by acting innocent. I know what you did, you cheater." Kanae crossed his arms like a father scolding his child... Well that's what I've observed through the television anyway. I don't know how a family works.

"Whatever! Look, you wanted a seat so I gave us a seat!" I simply put it, hoping that he would just sigh and let me win this verbal fight.

"Not by controlling people, darn it!" He did another facepalm. A disappointing one now.

"I want to order." I quickly snatched the one and only menu on the table and examined the food. "You're still treating me right?"

"If you don't stop your demonic acts, I won't." He gave a fair choice.

I nodded, still examining through the menu. I better stop my abilities because I didn't have time to get my wallet from my locked up bedroom.

•

"You're really a gold-digger, aren't you?" Kanae commented, raising his brow in a condescending manner. Is being a gold-digger supposed to be an insult?

"What's a gold-digger?"

"It's when a woman dates a man solely because of his wealth." Kanae calmly explains. At this time, he adapts to my low knowledge of things.

"But I'm not dating you and I'm rich. I don't need to date a man because of his wealth." I protested logically.

"Well you are a woman, and you use my money. Partially the same." He shrugged.

I was going to protest again but then his gaze quickly averted away from the direction of where he's walking and suddenly turned his head to the right. I followed and his gaze is right in the mall. How did I not notice the ridiculously large mall and just noticed it when he turned his head?

"As I was about to say, you were the one that volunteered to let me use your money." I finally said my protest but I don't feel the feeling of triumph as winning a verbal battle but rather just stating the undeniable fact. I doubt that he heard it though.

"Missy, want to go to the mall?" Kanae excitedly invited. His eyes are full of sparkles and delight, the same eyes that looked at me in that movie theatre.

"Shopping isn't getting us anywhere. I thought you know that since yesterday." I crossed my arms and bluntly stated.

"No, shopping isn't getting you anywhere. I'm going shopping and you're just going to accompany me. If you want to buy something too, that's fine. Let's go!" With that departing speech, he pulled my arm and dragged me inside the wide mall.

I guess there are just a lot of things that make Kanae happy that he is desperate enough to be with someone who's rich but doesn't buy anything to accompany him. Moreover, a demon who's also his familiar, friend, and some other things I'm too lazy to remember.

"You're really just enjoying yourself, aren't you?" I commented, following him everywhere he goes.

"Try to have fun too." He suggested with a wide smile.

He went to various stores and I will sit if I have a chance to, even if there was no chair. I would sit on the mannequin's shoulder, one of the shelves, on the cart, and...stuffs where I can just place my arse on.

"I'm not having as much fun as you are." I complained, still crossing my arms while following him. "Don't tell me you never went to a mall before."

"Oh, I have been, countless times. Just once, I'm with you." He turned to me and brightly smiled. That smile almost paralysed me and made me lower my guard completely. "Hey, where else do you want to go to?"

"You're being really honest today. Did something happen?" I teased. He stopped all his movements as soon as I asked that. "Hey, it was only a joke." I reassured him.

"Oh I see. Hahaha!" He faked his laughter and continued on like nothing happened. "I need to return this rented DVDs and--"

As he blabbered while I wasn't listening, I just blindly followed him wherever he goes to. Like I'm with Joan.

•

I think we explored the whole mall now and I've been trying to sit down for a long while now, unnoticed by the workers. I know I can camouflage and stealthy but goddamn, the security here sucks!

"I bought everything I need to! Let's go home!" Kanae showed off his groceries, turning to me, then back to walking to the exit.

"Right. I think you forgot that I've been locked up from my own house." I crossed my arms and furrowed my eyebrows.

"Right. So you can live with me overnight. I'll handle dinner."

"Hey wait, don't-- argh, never mind." I dismissed as I realised he wasn't listening and is now humming his way to his house with me as a ghost for him to chat with. Well... I don't have any other choice so I'll have to live with this piece of...weird shit overnight or forever, depending if I can still go back in my house.

•

Baade residence. 6 pm.

"Your house seems quiet." I pointed out as soon as I set my foot in. The cold chills run down my spine as I feel like I'm in an air-conditioned movie theatre. Maybe the cold from outside managed to get in.

"I don't live with anyone." He stated the obvious.

He then started to walk forward, leaving me behind. "Hey, where are you going?!" I asked, following him again blindly. I mean, this is his house so surely he knows where he's going. If I wander off in this house, I might end up in the bathroom or storage room or just some other room.

I just followed him until we reached a room. As he opened the door, I stared at his bedroom, my eyes slowly getting used at the sight. A bed that caught my eye's attention and...that's it. I just want to lie down on the bed and relax my human bones.

I non-hesitantly pounced on his bed while lying down on my stomach with my boots still on.

"At least remove your boots when you pounce on my bed." Kanae commented with a disgusted face and then promptly exit, leaving me behind once again.

I glared at him through the door but still removed the boots like he asked me to and placed it under his bed. It's his house, it's his rules so I should follow it. I have no right to oppose him. Does he ever get lonely?

Oh that's right. He always calls me and goes into my house via the window from my bedroom by climbing a tree nearby. What else does he do for a living anyway? He always cleans his house as I can observe so far, he pays for everything since-- wait where are his parents? I asked myself and turned around.

There is one picture on the drawer on the right side of the bed. It's placed on a frame and it looks so...heart-warming just by looking at it. A mother, a father, and a baby Kanae. It's like a family picture. I don't know where the place where the picture is taken though. But that's so sweet of Kanae to showcase the family picture like that. Does he ever look at this and comfort himself that he isn't alone?

I open my eyes once again to the things I may see and not just the bed merely because my eyes want to see that. I looked around his room. I see no things useful but still...if he doesn't keep the picture frame in the drawer, then that means he holds his parents dearly. He loves them despite them seemingly leaving him behind.

How is he able to do that? From what I know, when people leave you behind, you also leave them behind. But the parental love here is different. Do they ever visit him? Do they ever call him and ask how his day is going?

Thoughts circled in my mind. I'm too distracted by the thoughts and questions that I'm too afraid to ask.

"Dinner's ready!" Kanae suddenly slammed the door open, making me jump in surprise and fall down to the ground.

"Why did you finish so early?!" I complained as I tried to stand up by myself.

"What? It has already been 30 minutes." He raised a brow in confusion.

I realized that I've been sucked in my own thoughts so deeply I lost track of time. I sighed as I have been complaining for nothing and dusted myself, quietly going to the dining room.

"The dining room is downstairs, Missy." Kanae said, pointing at the stairs.

I turned around and still continued to walk quietly, making my way downstairs and again, waiting for Kanae to point out where it is.

Kanae dragged me to the dining room by the arm. I was only going to let him point to me where it is, not dragging me to where it is!

We reached the dining room. The dining table has an average size. It's not too wide nor is it too small. Hm. I was expecting for a too wide or too small one. I guess I can't judge.

I sat down on my seat first and Kanae sat across me. Every time. He sat across me in Borg's Café, he sat across me in Dead Meat, and now he's sitting across me again in his own damn house!

•

I stare at the window near Kanae's desk/drawer and chair-- the one I was sitting on earlier. It really is night. I can see the whole neighbourhood from up here. The streets are filled with streetlights and the only noise I hear are the ones from the vehicles. There is no one shouting nor anyone who dare to raise their guard up except from those walking zombies in the dark. Oh right, I remember that businessman I encountered way back. He also have the same eye bags as everyone else in this place who are still awake. They have jobs at night, huh. They're still at that time where they're off-guard so I'll take advantage of it until I can!!

My bloodlust is growing the more I think about those humans! This is the most appropriate time for me to eat them stealthily! I just hope no one will be suspicious of me and arrest me again for murder like the whole government. Speaking of which, there are no souls left from those government officials. So I'm going to hunt some more!

I opened the window and the wind howls angrily. I swirled the dark clouds and bathed the moon in red. I put one foot on the windowsill, trying to keep my balance and then put the other one to stand up. My body's slanted because unfortunately, I can't fit my whole body in the whole window. My clothes changed into the red dress that lets my wings tear the clothes freely. My fangs started growing longer and noticeable. And my eyes, in a blink, changed into the same blood red colour as I coloured the moon.

I was about to jump off but an arm wrapped around my stomach and it pulled me back inside. I sharply glanced at the suspect but he just calmly closes the window with a towel still on his head. He just took a bath yet he had the strength to run here without slipping and managed to pull me back inside.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?!" I reprimanded him. Because of my wrath, I did not revert back to my human disguise that easily.

"I can't let you eat souls however and whenever you like. I let you eat lots of food for now. Isn't that enough for you?" He turned to me, drying his hair with the towel. Weird. He already clothed himself yet he's still wet.

"Hmph. My demon self isn't satisfied." I pouted and crossed my arms.

"Stop acting like a child." Kanae fiercely glared at me like a parent having none of his child's shit. "You know the certain circumstances right now. You mustn't recklessly do all things as you please."

"I am the Princess of Demons, I do whatever I want!" I protested, hoping that this fact alone is enough to intimidate him. But I doubt that it would. How hopeless. "Plus, I am the daughter of Patricia and Johnny Auden of the Auden family, the top 1 richest and most famous family!" I added. Yes, this might intimidate him.

"The world doesn't work that way! It doesn't matter how high or low your status in society is! If you're reckless and stupid, it doesn't make any difference whether you're rich or famous. Your fame doesn't measure how careful and precise you are and your wealth doesn't measure how smart and rational you are!" He made a point... I guess he's right...

Well I guess those people in school are right about me. I am arrogant and I boast a lot. I take advantage of my own authority to manipulate people into doing what I want. My status in society doesn't measure who I am... So it doesn't make much difference if I'm rich or not.

My semi-demonic form gradually disappears and was replaced with the usual Celeste "Auden".

"You should change your clothes, Missy. I doubt it's comfortable to be sleeping in those clothes." Kanae suggested. He's back to his laid-back and carefree self like he didn't become angry just now.

"No need. I just need to remove my trench coat." I removed my trench coat first and neatly folded it, placing it on top of Kanae's desk. I walked towards the bed and pounced on it, lying down on my stomach, with my head buried in the soft pillows.

"Those clothes sure are convenient." Kanae snickered.

I rolled to the other side to face him. His body is being illuminated by the beautiful moonlight. The moon is no longer red and the clouds are no longer dark and scary. Once I have calmed down, my abilities wear off. I purposely wear them off.

Who knew that Kanae looks better beside the shining moonlight? He just looks so majestic. The calm look on his eyes, the faint smile he wears and how he gently and slowly wipes the water off of his head using the towel is all...magically wonderful to the eyes. The distant but calm look on those eyes...does it mean something? What is he thinking about when he sees the darkness outside?

I softly giggled and finally replied after some time to appreciate the beautiful scenery in front of me. "I guess it is."

"Oh yeah." He turned to me. The scenery that I was praising just seconds ago faded away and now turned to the more usual appearance he has. "You're sleeping on the couch." He bluntly put it.

"That's not right to treat a guest. I'm staying in your bed." I insisted.

"What the-- you don't even sleep!" He peered his face closer to me to make his voice sound louder to make a point.

"The bed is more comfortable. I can fit in. You go and sleep on the other side." I waved my hands to shoo him away.

He groaned and sighed in reply. He walked back to the bathroom and hung the towel he used on the clothesline inside. I can see because of the small space left behind by the open door.

He walked back, albeit moping his way to his bed and lied down on his back, staring at the ceiling with his right hand on his forehead, his palm facing up and his left resting atop of his stomach. The calm and distant look in his eyes are back but his smile didn't return.

It took his some time to notice that I was gawking at him and when he did, he immediately turned away and buried himself with his blankets. "H-how long have you been staring?" He stuttered, embarrassed.

I giggled again and took his blankets from him, turning the other way. "Long enough to read your thoughts."

"What?!" He asked in surprise, jumping out of the bed to just face me with his face flushed in a bright red.

"Just kidding." I snickered.

"You..." He looked at me with an expression like he wants to kill me but with a smile.

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After a long while, Kanae still doesn't seem to move around from his spot. I think he's sleeping right now but I decided to just stay still to not disturb him.

Even if I can sleep, I couldn't, not because I'm a demon who requires no sleep but because I'm feeling awkward and weird lying on the same bed as Kanae though the distance is drastic.

I can't think of other thoughts anymore. My mind is completely blank!

What am I going to do with the remaining nighttime now?!!