READER'S POV
"That's right. I completely forgot about the speech..." Lucifer mumbled as we were outside in the gardens.
"What speech?" I asked him while feeding Raven a bit of my lunch.
"I have to give a report to the full student body on the current state exchange program and how all of our exchange students are doing. I'd planned to talk about Diavolo's plan to achieve harmony between angels, demons, and humans--to call for everyone to understand what he's trying to accomplish but, if we're still in each other's bodies the day after tomorrow, then Satan will end up having to give the speech as me," Lucifer explained to me.
"Oh dear and I guess that means there's also a good chance that Satan might cause trouble," Raven spoke up.
"That's right. Out of all of my brothers, Satan is the one who's most like me. Normally, I think he'd have no trouble handling a task like this. But this time its different. I have no idea what he might do up on stage like that, with an opportunity to ruin my reputation in front of everyone. Hmm, what to do...I mean, I can't very well go up there and give the speech in this body after all," Lucifer grumbled at that last part.
"I think I might be able to help. Raven, you can shape shift right? Can you...?"
"Say no more!" Raven leapt off my lap and then I watched him turn from a small dog to a clone of Lucifer.
"Wow! you're a spitting image!" I spoke with a smile.
"Impressive, except..." Lucifer pointed at the ears and tail that were hanging out.
"Oh, I apologise," Raven spoke before his ears and tail disappeared. "Better?"
"Better but, I still don't think anyone is going to fall for it," Lucifer told me.
"Why not? Raven's transformation is a spitting image of you," I spoke with a smile.
"But what if they see the real Lucifer and everyone is going to wonder which one is real or fake?" Lucifer asked me.
"That's...a good point."
Raven pouted before he turned back into his dog form. "Oh geez and I thought it was a good idea."
"It was but, you can't be too careful," I told him.
"So what to do now?" I heard Lucifer mumble.
"If I'm being honest, Lucifer. I think you should talk to Satan," I suggested.
"...Are you saying that you think Satan would understand where I'm coming from if I spoke with him about this?"
"I don't see why not. Look, I know you two had your differences but, you're brothers aren't you?" I asked him.
"You're right. I can't simply decide that there's no way for us to understand each other. All I have to do is make an honest attempt at reaching common ground."
I smiled when he said this because it reminded me of the day when Jamie arrived to the orphanage and how I was the first person to interact with him.
"Jamie..." I mumbled sadly while Lucifer looked at me with a confused look. "Oh it's nothing!"
"By the way, (Y/n). A little while ago I said- I mean, Satan said- that he was going back to the classroom to grab a study reference book he'd forgotten...and he hasn't come back."
"Oh no...I have a bad feeling about this," I mumbled.
"We need to find him, now!" Lucifer shouted before grabbing my hand and dragging me along with him.
"Wha! hey don't pull me!" I shouted.
***
We got back to the mansion and we went into my room only to find Satan imitating Lucifer.
"MAAAAMMOOOONN..."
"Eh, I'm tired of you hearing impersonate Lucifer," Levi mumbled.
"Why don't you try saying something in Lucifer's voice that the real Lucifer would never say?" Beel suggested.
"Ah, yeah, okay. Something Lucifer would never say..." Satan mumbled before he thought of something.
"I'm in love with Ruri-chan! She's my baby! Kyaa!"
"Pff..." Beel snickered while covering his mouth.
"OMG! LOOOOL I'm dying! LOLOLOL!"
"They're taking advantage of the fact that I'm much less powerful in Satan's body," Lucifer mumbled.
I chuckled and snickered when he did this while the real Lucifer glared at me.
"Don't you dare laugh! this is not funny!"
"Ahem sorry, sorry Lucifer...just try not to let it get to you kay?" I asked while trying hold back my laughter.
"That's a bit too much to ask when they're right here doing it in the same room as me," Lucifer grumbled.
"Anyway, Levi, Beel, what are you two doing here in (Y/n)'s room?" Lucifer asked them.
"Well, Lucifer said...um, I mean Satan said that if I hung out here and made a bunch of noise, he'd give me treats."
"Beel! do you have to be stupid honest like that? Come on!" Satan shouted.
"I see. So you're trying to harass me," Lucifer frowned.
"Just bored, Levi is! Only reason for being here...mm, yes, only reason it is!" Levi spoke up.
"Was that supposed to be a Kenshin impression from Ruroni Kenshin?" I asked Levi.
"Maybe...actually, the truth is that there's a new game that was released, and I'm waiting for Akuzon to deliver it. I'm so excited it's crazy," Levi spoke with a smirk.
"You know, I noticed that Mammon isn't here. Weird, he usually camps out in (Y/n)'s room all day long," Beel pointed out.
"He's right. I thought it was strangely quiet," Raven spoke up before he sat on top of my head.
"Beel, mention Mammon, you should not."
"Why not?"
"Well, keep this between us, you must! A secret it is!" Levi told us. "I heard that Mammon and Satan hatched a plan to have a party with a bunch of succubi, taking advantage of the fact that Satan is in Lucifer's body!"
"And...what happened?" Beel asked Levi.
"Find out their plan and tell them they couldn't go, Lucifer did. And go in their place, Asmodeus did. Very Very happy, he seemed!" Levi smirked.
"For something that's supposed to be a secret, you certainly don't seem to mind talking about it so loud that every one of us can hear," Lucifer pointed out.
"Mammon is taking advatage of the fact that Lucifer isn't as powerful as usual to run rampant doing whatever he wants. Like, after class, he went and got the head of RAD newspaper club and brought him to Satan."
"Levi, you idiot!" Satan shouted.
"Then, Satan pretended to be Lucifer, and said that he'd increase funding for their club next year in exchange for a BRIBE!"
"...Beel," Lucifer grumbled.
"What?"
"I want you to go find Mamoon and string him up for me. Hang him upside down," Lucifer frowned.
"...Me? Um, I understand that you can't boss Mammon around right now since you're inside Satan's body, Lucifer, but still-"
"I'll give you one hundred dozen Uncle Demon's donuts as a reward for doing this," Lucifer cut him off.
"Deal!" Beel smiled.
"So you're going to hang Mammon upside down, huh? Okay then, what about me? I know you want to punish me, but surely you can't bring your own body upside down, now can you Lucifer?" Satan smirked.
"Don't be so smug, Satan," Lucifer frowned.
"I'm Lucifer, not Satan. And you really should be more respectful toward your older brother, you know?"
"...Is it me, or are things even worse between those two now that they've switched bodies?"
"Yeah, but it's funny. So, I don't mind," Levi chuckled.
"Right now I'm the oldest. So naturally, I get to use the bed."
"Wrong. I'm Lucifer, not you. So I'll be using the bed, of course. You can sleep on the floor."
"I'm taking the bed."
"No you're not, I am."
Lucifer and Satan have been arguing who gets to sleep where tonight and they've been at it non-stop.
"This is giving me a headache..." Beel mumbled.
***
Later on that night, Satan and Lucifer finally decided who was going to take the bed or the floor. I was in my bed next to Lucifer but those two were talking in their sleep.
"...zzz ...I'll make you...pay for this...Satan... When I'm back in...my own body...zzz," I heard Lucifer mumbled in his sleep.
"...zzz ...I'm...I'm Lucifer... All of you demons...kneel before me...zzz..." Satan mumbled in his sleep.
I tried using the pillow to cover my ears but it was no good. I couldn't fall asleep like this. Poor Raven could fall asleep either. I quietly left my bed and I picked up my houserobe before putting it on.
"Where you going?" Raven whispered.
"I can't sleep, you coming?" I whispered back.
"Yeah..." Raven yawned before leaping into my shadow.
I walked into the hallway and I decided to get a midnight snack while hoping that greedy guts Beel hasn't eating it all. Suddenly I heard someone sniffling and crying. Raven came out of my shadow and sat on my shoulder while we listened carefully.
"*sob* ...*sniff* Mommy..."
"I think I know that sound anywhere."
"Same here," I told Raven before we headed towards the source.
We looked around in the hallway before looking to find Mammon crying and he's hung up on the ceiling.
"Mammon?" I called out to him.
"Ah, (Y/n)! Raven! Pl-Please, you gotta help me! Lucifer made Beel string up and hang me upside down!"
"Technically, you're not upside down."
"Beel agreed to at least hang me right side up in exchange for some gum. He's too damn strong. These ropes are so tight that I can't break free no matter how hard I try...Please...! You gotta help meee..." Mammon begged pleaded.
"All right, all right, stop your sniffling, you big baby. I'll have you down in a giffy," I told him
"Oh, (Y/n)...!" Mammon smiled with a little twinkle in his eyes. "I knew I could count on you! You're the best...*sniffle*"
"But...there's a condition," I spoke with a smirk.
"O-Okay! I'm listenin'! Whatever you want, just say it!"
"Help me convince Satan and Lucifer to make up and then I'll let you down," I spoke with a smirk while Raven laughed.
"Satan and Lucifer...make up? Now listen, those two have been at each other's throats like this ever since Satan was born, you know? I mean, I guess you could say it's only Satan that hates Lucifer. But it's like...Lucifer doesn't give a flip about how Satan feels, which makes Satan even angrier, so-"
"Bye," I told him before turning around to leave.
"W-Wait, no! Don't leave! Okay, fine! I'll do it! I'll help you! I promise! Just get me DOWN from heeeere!"
I laughed at his reaction before looking for the rope that held him up. I untied the rope and then with Raven's help we carefully lowered him down. Mammon sighed in relief as I untied the ropes from him.
"Aaah...excellent. My feet are back on the floor where they belong. Excellent..."
"Remember your promise Mammon otherwise it's back to being strung up like a pig!" I spoke with a frown.
"ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, I know. It ain't like I forgot my promise. All I gotta do is help you get Satan and Lucifer to make up right?"
I nodded my head before he had a little think. "Hmm...now, let's see...Ooh!"
"What is it? did you come up with something?" I asked him.
"I've got an AMAZING idea! I think I'm a genius!"
'Why do I have a very bad feeling about this?' I asked myself.
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