Loona the Caretaker

The Radio Demon

Cody was looking out the window of his room and thought of how Ned was so lucky to still have his parents around but Cody was not. Alas, he kept on telling himself it wasn't his fault that his own parents met their unfortunate demise (which it was not, of course). Cody decided to brush it off and told himself there was nothing he could have done and tried thinking of how happy he is that his two-year old neighbor still had his parents on his side. Despite knowing his parents were under good care from God and his only son, he wished that he can see his parents physically and not just in a dream. Of course, many people couldn't tell fiction from reality when they are dreaming and dreams can be very deceiving.

It's not like he can call his parents down here to visit him. Angels wouldn't really do well in Hell after all. His parents would stick out like an African crested porcupine quill on an African lion. Perhaps it was best his parents visit him like on Earth instead of down here in the land of the damned souls.

Despite this, it didn't stop him from deathly missing his own parents like this. He wished he can at least see him. Another thought had come to him: perhaps there was a way to visit them in heaven somehow. He didn't know exactly know how he would do it, but Jesus has met him a few times, and perhaps the Lion of Judah himself can help him out with that little problem. Overthinking can make one miserable and a smart little boy like Cody knew that. He was startled when he heard his name being said in his room and he jumped out of bed.

"Sorry. Didn't mean to scare you." It was Loona herself. She sat down on the bed. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah. I'm just fine." he took a sip of bottled water that his brother gave him before he, Loona, and their demon cronies came back to Hell. "Why?"

"I noticed you looked a little sad when you saw Ned and his family today. I mean, I wasn't trying to be nosy."

"OK, it's just that," Cody began speaking to her. "The way Ned was with his mom and dad and how his dad held him like that reminded me when I was two. And I used to like to explore and run around all the time."

"Ah. I get it." Loona understood. "You're both kids and kid will be kids."

"Uh-huh."

"Look, just be happy Ned has a family or something. I mean, it wasn't your family."

"True, but Ned looks up to me."

"I know. Look, why don't you hang out with him some time if he looks up to you?"

"Maybe I should Loona." Cody said. "I mean we can spend some time with him."

"Whoa whoa whoa, I don't if me joining in is the best idea." Loona had a look of doubt on her face. "I don't have anything against him, but you've seen how I am a lot of times... fierce, ferocious, and last thing you want me to see if trying to throw that kid off a building out of pure rage."

"You really do have a way with children, slutty mutt." said a male voice. It startled both of the two in the bedroom. It sounded a little bit like it was through speakers or through a radio a little bit. "Never thought an ill-tenpered and rude dog like yourself. Alas, perhaps you do have a heart in you after all."

Loona growled and looked at the ceiling while barring her teeth and staying close to Cody to protect him.

"Who the fuck are you?" said Loona.

"Relax, child." said the voice again. "I mean you and the boy no harm."

Suddenly, the faint sound of metal music played in front of the bed and there appeared a demon that was male, but he looked gentlemanly and sophisticated. He had red hair in the shape of animal ears.

He also had red eyes and jagged, sharp teeth as pointy as a set of daggers. His smile was a rather disturbing sight to see, and it was the smile of a pure psycho.