Gili was staring as she was piquing from her hiding place behind Declan. She couldn't help it. Her curiosity got the best of her as she literally was staring as this Exorcist who apparently knew Declan. Or was he even an exorcist? Gili could not see or sense that blue light who had been coming from his partner. So, who was he? Her first guess would be that he was yet another demon. It made sense if Declan knew him. However, that was soon revealed to be much more, when Declan spoke.

"Greetings my prince. I have been awhile. Care to explain why you are in the human world? You been missing from quite some time". Gili was staring in awe now at this purple haired male. He was a demon prince. She could see how the boy grimaced.

"Yuto! Call me Yuto! I am no prince of yours" the boy then hissed in an angry tone "As for your question, not unless you wanna explain your activities as well Declan. What drives you to the human world? Did my father sent you to get me?".

"No. Why would you even think that?" Declan mused. He sounded confused.

"Why would I..." Yuto roamed through his hair in sheepish matter "Guess you didn't take up on father's request. Not that it matters...".

"So, it is true? You recommended me for a seat at the inner council before you went missing" Declan interrupted in an almost fierce tone "Does he know you are betraying your own kind by siding with the order?! You know what they have done to our kind, and you still became an apprentice, or do they have you under a contract?".

"How dare you?! I am the Yuto Haouryu, the second son of the demon king. We cannot be bound that easily!" Yuto hissed fiercely. "And what I do is none of your business!". Gili looked from both boys with a questionable look? What was going on here? A demon king and his son, the Order, what did all that mean?

"If you are not bound, then you are a traitor!" Declan hissed as energy rose up around him and a water bubble appeared in his hands once again. He fired it at Yuto who easily reflected it with a tail who had suddenly shown behind him.

"You are the one to talk Declan Akaba. You rejected my father's offer and instead decided to create mayhem in the human world! Shay and I saw you at that high school. We were investigating your summoning and how you killed those students. You might have altered people's memories and even masked your trace, but you cannot hide your scent or stench of blood from the hunters" Yuto hissed as horns began growing and his size began growing.

(This is how he looks like)

It scared the crap out of Gili because this boy's appearance was changing into that of a dragon. His human form scattered, creating scales of dark and purple scales all around his body. Giant wings grew from his body and tusks appeared at his chin. Claws even appeared as the boy alias dragon pointed an accusing finger at Declan.

"I don't know what your goal with this human behind you is, and I don't really care about what your contract is. All that matters is that I will be sending you back from which you came or kill you. Whatever comes first. Prepare yourself Declan Akaba".

Then the giant dragon rose up in the air, high above them. Gili looked scared up in the sky. This was clearly not a friendly battle.

"Stay close to me Gili. He will attack soon" Declan announced.

And he couldn't be more right. Declan had just said that, when lightning flashed through the sky, hitting both of them. Or that is what she thought. Gili had in that moment covered her ears and almost rolled herself into a ball in order to in some way shield herself, only to find the attack hit a major shield or barrier made out of water. Or it looked like water. Gili knew scientifically that water lead electricity so if this was real water, her and Declan would have been zapped to death here. Instead it shielded them from the lightning and the rapid lightning formed energy blasts that were now raining down on them. Gili could hear Declan hiss as they hit the shield. It kept the attacks at bay, but it was clear it was taxing on Declan.

"He is good. As I would have expected from the royal family. Raw power is not the way to go in a battle against him" she could hear Declan muse to himself and began changing his appearance.

His armor changed from purple and blue to Silver and green. It was that form he had used against Regina and her crew that day at school.

"Gili you stay here. You do under no circumstances leave the barrier, regardless of what is going to happen" Declan then instructed "I cannot guarantee your safety if you do". Gili nodded slowly at first, but then couldn't contain herself.

"But Declan, why do you both have to fight?" she asked, making Declan sigh.

"Like your religion we demons has rules too" Declan sneered "He brought it upon himself when he turned against us!". Then Declan jumped out of the barrier, to literally slay a dragon. Or Gili believed that was the case and a heated battle was on.

And on it was. Gili had never seen anything like this. Declan were changing between his three forms in one go at some point, and lightning, fire, water and wind collided in one heated go That created almost shockwaves in the sky. Gili was not sure what the normal humans would see this as. A heated thunderstorm maybe. Whatever they thought this was, she really hoped that the people in this part had evacuated already. She just couldn't live with herself if anyone got hurt. At some point Declan was sent crashing to the ground by the dragon, only to get back up and sent the dragon crashing instead. It went on and on, in an almost unending circle. Gili was not sure who would even win, but then again did it matter? Gili really couldn't see the point in this battle at all. What did they gain from this? At some point, Declan had managed to set the dragon on fire, only for the dragon to shake it of and begin to fire rapid fire lightning's blast once again. Gili was happy for the barrier Declan had created. That until she noticed one of the blasts heading for the unconscious exorcist boy, this Yuto had knocked out earlier. He had no way of defending himself, unconscious as he was, and Gili, regardless if he was foe or friend, needed to help him. She rushed out with fast steps, the barrier let her do that easily enough, and ran as fast as she could towards the boy. She had no plan whatsoever. All she could think about was rescuing that boy. For that reason, she was not at all prepared for when the blast was about to strike both of them now.

"Gili!" she could hear someone scream.

She figured Declan, but at the same time she was sure the dragon boy had shouted his partner's name as well. Could be imagining it, because Gili was in that moment staring at the energy ball, who came closer and closer to her. It was like her life was going in slow motion, and of course too slow to react, before strong arms wrapped around her, shielding her with their body, and got hit by the attack. Gili's eyes widened in horror, as he found the green form of Declan standing in front of her and were holding her close to his chest. Hissing sounds were heard as the attack hit the armor, with a loud boom. Smoke got created and made Gili cough for a second. As it disappeared, she found Declan in human form in her arms.

"Declan!" Gili shouted in pure horror as her only friend groaned in pain.

"I... I am okay. I just... used to much... energy" he said in a low voice. His head were resting at her right shoulder. "Why... didn't you stay... in the barrier?".

"Shay!" Gili could then hear the boy shout, before a breeze went past her, and Yuto now in human form landed beside his partner rather gracefully.

"NO! Damn, Damn, Damn. I almost lost you because I got carried away!" he could hear the boy curse in an angry matter. Clearly directed against himself. Then he turned his gaze towards Gili, and blue eyes meet gray steel one.

"You... who are you? You protected Shay, even though he was not yours to save. Why?" he then asked, making Gili blush rather embarrassed.

"I... I... my name is Gili Sakaki" she then finally managed "I... I am Declan's contractor. We have a celestial contract together".

"Gili! You didn't have to tell him that!" Declan hissed as he finally managed to stand on his own two feet's "He is the prince. Ah! This is very humiliating".

"Ah I see" Yuto mused thoughtfully "So, you bound to this Gili...against your will".

"What if I am? Its none of your business!" Declan hissed back rather fiercely "It doesn't chance anything. You are still a traitor Yuto".

"Things are not always what they seem Declan. You of all people should know that" Yuto replied as he bowed down and lifted this Shay over his shoulder.

Considering his small stature, it amazed Gili that he had the strength to do so. Soon they were back to staring at each other. No words were said at first.

"Gili Sakaki. I owe you one. Saving Shay takes courage. Know that a demon prince always pays back what he owes. It is our own codex of honor. Until we meet again" Yuto then said and broke the silence between them. Wings sprouted from his back as he rose to the ground in slow moments. Declan were clearly not the only one out of energy here. Gili could hear Declan his angrily though.

"This is not over between us Yuto! You hear! As an honorable member of the pride clan I swear I will hunt you down and bring you to justice!" he then shouted rather loudly, which surprisingly made Yuto smile a little bit.

"I know. That is the right thought of action for a member at the inner circle. My nomination of you Declan Akaba was the right choice" He then said "I hope you will reconsider my father's offer. You are after all the only one suitable to take my place at the inner council. See yer".

"Wait what? What do you mean by taking your place...?" Declan questioned rather quickly, but Yuto had already disappeared with his partner to who knows where, leaving Gili and Declan on their own.

It was like it was on cue, but as soon as the demon prince disappeared, Declan stumbled backwards, and hit the grassy ground with his behind. Gili was of course quick by his side, even though she had no clue what to do right now.

"Declan are you okay?" she asked as she checked him over for injuries. She couldn't see any, even though her friend was having a pained expression on his face.

"I am just tired... and hungry Gili" Declan mused as he looked up at her with an overbearing smile "You were very reckless Gili. If I had come a second later... well at least you are okay".

Gili bit her lip in worried matter. She had been reckless alright, but then again, she couldn't leave someone who was hurt and in danger. Her arm wrapped around Declan's shoulder as she tried to pull him up on his feet again.

"I am sorry. I just couldn't..." She began and growled. Declan was heavy "Let's get you home. I will cook you some nice dinner tonight".

"That is sweet and all, but I... it is not that kind of hunger Gili" Declan mused.

"What do you mean? You just said you were hungry" Gili replied rather puzzled.

"I will not be sated by human food. I need demon food" Declan replies.

"Oh, how do you get that? Wait, does Bootleg have that? You said they were a demon café. Maybe Crow can...". Declan's hand touched her right cheek.

"No, only you can provide that, but since you are lacking prideful feelings right now, there is another way" Declan replied as he pulled her down, so they were eye to eye.

"I am sorry. I promise that I will not take much my sweet Gili". Then their lips crashed together in a heated kiss, that literally left Gili speechless, eyes wide in surprise and utterly embarrassed.

A,N: Oh, my Lol. Their first kiss. Sort of. Well a kiss with ulterior motive but still a kiss. Of course, Gili's first kiss. Do wonder what that means for their friendship in the story now. But talk about heated battle. Or what do you readers think of Yuto and Declan's demon battle? Properly not so detailed but tried my best. The plot is also thickening. I promise you Yuto has a secret, who will be revealed later. In the next chapter it is going to be a bit fluff. Or I hope it