Eternal Life ( Mephisto x Reader )

20. Burning poetry

   Nako, Rin, Bon and Shiemi were gone. It took Mephisto a minute or two to teleport each student, which was too long ; but for now, everything was under control. Why was Lucifer burning everything down ? To spite us ? No trace of him around, not even the slightest bit of orange smoke. 

- And... that's it ! Mephisto exclaimed rubbing his hands. Everybody's safe and sound ! Unfortunately, we didn't have to punch any demon today... 

   He seemed so completely disappointed, I almost felt bad for him. Then I remembered the nursery and grimaced. 

- Well, about the demon stuff, I'm pretty glad we didn't have to, I replied. Besides, I don't even know if I'm doing alright. Your nurse made me doubt.

- I can assure you, you're perfectly healed, he said, looking me up and down. She just doesn't usually deal with demons. Once you woke up, everything was back to normal.

- And you let her keep me hostage for two days ?

   We were quiet for a moment. I heard something crack and fall ; but the whole place was going to Hell anyway. There was nothing left to save. 

- By the way, we still have to talk, I declared.

- In the middle of a burning district ? Well, I guess that can be considered as poetic, but... 

   I stared at him, exasperated. 

- You know, sometimes, you're even more stupid than humans... Anyway, let's go back home. We'll talk later. 

   He smirked, as if telling me we would talk when he wanted to. That's not how it's going to go, I thought. 

   The nurse was furious. Now that Mephisto was gone, she kept telling me how much of an idiot I was. I hardly listened. I did not want her to tell me off ; I wanted a damn talk with Mephisto. But obviously, he was nowhere to be seen. He had not even reappeared with me ; I had arrived all alone in the nurse's office. I was rolling over in my bed. I did not need to sleep ; I was thinking so hard that I kept moving. The nurse was still mumbling in the background. The thought came to me that after all this, I still did not know her name. Never mind. 

   I kept reviewing the last events in a loop. Mephisto's pink arrival, our fight, the corpses the next day, then Lucifer, the kiss and the fire. Samael and his damn character. 

   I rolled over one last time and closed my eyes.