The Forgotten Phoenix

Chapter 9: Grind

Date: April, 20, 2016

Damian awakens to his normal routine, get dressed, brush his teeth, make some coffee, but when he heads to the living room he finds Aiden sitting on his couch that he just bought and dragged to his house, he simply yawns.

"Why are you on the couch?"

"Got put on the couch for the night after Enya got pissy about our training yesterday... that, and the fact that she's hoping to Lucifer I didn't get her pregnant."

"Wait did you forget your condoms in the drawer the other day." Damian chuckles.

"Yes, okay, I was still riding high off of finally leaving a permanent scar on Riser."

Crystal walks out of her room rubbing her eyes, exhausted. "Yes, well you got a job. Word from Sirzechs. Were to take out a stray devil never gave a name. We either kill it or somehow get them into our peerage."

"And are we all going or...?"

He turns around to see Crystal standing in royal blue pajama pants and a bright pink shirt.

"You and Damian alone."

Damian raises a brow with a snort. "You know how bad that goes. So why are we going alone?"

"Well for one Enya still can't walk even three days later. Raynere is trying to catch up on sleep and... well, you refuse to take me to kill strays. So... it's all you. Oh and Aiden."

Aiden sits up from the couch finally. "Yo."

"Enya wants you to pick up some pregnancy tests just in case."

Aiden sighs. "Got it."

Damian shrugs turning to go back down the hall to his room. "Might as well get changed."

Aiden however, scoffs. Lifting himself from the couch. "I'm gonna smoke."

"On the patio, Aiden." Crystal scolds.

"I know, I know!" Aiden grumbles stepping out from the dining room to the backyard patio with him closing the door.

Now, he se stands before a warehouse with Damian, Aiden deadpans to the warehouse. "Why are they always inside of warehouses?"

"Because normal houses can't fit them inside."

"True but-" Aiden is interrupted by his phone ringing. "Hold on." He sighs grabbing the phone, the call is from Azazel. "Talk about bad timing." Aiden scoffs before answering the call.

"Aiden, my boy!"

"What do want Azazel? I'm kinda doing something here." Aiden nudges Damian giving him permission to enter on his own.

"Well, I've got a job for you."

"Azazel, I swear to god if it's about capturing one of your own again, I will cut you."

"About that... I need you to bring me Kokabiel..."

Aiden takes a very deep and audible breath in anger.

"Now I know what you might be thinking-"

"I'll do it only if you send the White One for assistance."

Azazel sputters for a second, he sighs and speaks. "You want Val- Albion?"

"Him or a fully released Asriel, Azzy."

"Albion It is." Azazel's grits his teeth. "That is if Gremory will let him."

Aiden's mood instantly sours. "Explain shit stain."

"Well it seems that Kokabiel is looking to restart the Great War and is using Kuoh as the starting location."

Aiden takes a deep breath. "You know what fine. Send Albion. And I'll go in advance just so long as he helps I'll ask for half pay on a request like this."

Azazel scoffs. "Fine, just get the fuck over here."

"Alright, jeez you don't have to yell. Give me a couple of days and we should be there."

"Wait, but don't you have Enya's teleportation, which I'm still trying to get how it's better than the normal teleportation?"

"Ah, You see she may not be able to walk in a straight line for another day or two."

"Ok then... I'll see you in a couple of days then."

"Peace." Aiden looks up to see Damiean standing over the body of a creature as he looks at Aiden with a frown.

"Do you want the kill or shall I?"

Aiden scoffs. "You beat it so it only makes sense that you kill it."

"P-Please spare me..."

Damian glances down, his gun still placed directly at the strays head. "You killed your master in your own desire, for your wants, for that you deserve death a million times over."

Bang!

Damian smirks. "I guess dreams do come true. You truly lived in infamy." He sighs sending away his gun turning to Aiden. "Come on, let's get to the store."

Aiden waves his hand. "Yeah yeah..."

"So who called and how much are we getting paid?"

"Big black bird and half-pay."

"Half-pay?"

"Were going to Kuoh in a few days to deal with Kokabiel with Albion's help."

Damian folds chuckling. "The White One is assisting us in dealing with Kokabiel?"

"That's why it's half-pay."

"How so?"

"Cause I specifically asked for Albion's assistance just to screw with Azazel."

"Alright then. So do you wanna go get the pregnancy test and we buy separately?" Damian asks the pair walking next to each other.

Aiden shrugs. "That'd be best."

Later, Aiden enters his home. Enya sits on the couch as Raynere is still unseen and Crystal is sitting down watching TV.

Enya turns to Aiden. "Did you get it?"

"Yeah I got it sweet-tits."

Crystal looks for Damian. "And Damian?"

"He decided that I should just get these and come back so I could tell you all about our next mission."

Enya scoffs. "I'm not going anywhere for at least another few days."

"I know that's why I was able to tell the payer to wait a few days before we left."

Crystal pauses the show. "And where are y'all headed to?"

"Back to Kuoh."

"If I could walk we'd be there right now." Enya remarks sarcastically.

"Shouldn't you be failing a test right now? If you need me, I'll be packing things for us to be in Kuoh for a couple of days since we'll probably be there for a few days."

"Don't forget the condoms this time."

"Yeah I know! I may just intentionally leave them if you keep telling me."

"Don't you dare"

"Just take your test so I can know whether to start prepping the plane or not."

"I know!"

Chapter End.