The Unholy Pact - Gundham x Fem Reader

Chapter 3 - Midnight Agreement

With a groan, you rolled out of bed and quickly smoothed your clothes. You hoped they wouldn't notice that you had been trying to sleep in your day clothes. You didn't want them to think they might be intruding or that you might be weird. After quickly glancing at yourself in the bathroom mirror and fixing the part in your hair, you hurried to the door and opened it.

To your complete surprise, the person at the door was none other than Gundham Tanaka. He had his hands in his pockets, and his neutral expression gave away nothing. You wondered what he wanted so late at night and with no warning.

"Hi, Gundham. What's up?" you asked innocently. Feeling a little self-conscious, you began to subtly fidget with your hair.

Gundham's eyes immediately latched onto your nervous fidgeting, and he sighed. "I am here to make peace with you. It is clear that our interaction this morning left you with a sour first impression. My... sincerest apologies." He lowered his head slightly as if to express his guilt.

You shook your head quickly. "No! That's not the case at all! I didn't mean to act like I was offended or upset... I was just surprised. You're so different from before... I really thought I had offended you. You seemed really... mad," you replied.

He blinked at you in surprise. "If I had been angry with you, you would have been instantly engulfed in vengeful hellfire and vaporized! Such a fate is not befitting for you."

"I see... Well, I'm relieved that we're on good terms," you said with a little smile.

There was another awkward pause. Gundham seemed to be debating on something, and you waited for him to find a resolution. After a bit of thought, he confidently looked back up at you. That gleam of excitement in his eyes completely changed his edgy persona into something more light-hearted and playful.

"I recall you asking whom I have smuggled onto this mysterious island. As a sign of my gratuity and our new acquaintanceship, I offer to reveal... My Dark Devas of Destruction!!" he declared.

As soon as he finished his declaration, four balls of fluff flew from his scarf and perched on his arm and shoulders! Four pairs of black, beady eyes peered at you from the fluff balls, and their tiny ears twitched in your direction. The tiny creatures seemed to be judging you.

"...Hamsters?" You squinted at the little creatures and hoped you identified them correctly. "Oh my gosh! They really are hamsters! I knew you were hiding something! Wow~!"

Wanting to get a better look, you took a few steps toward Gundham and extended your hand toward the chonky golden one on his left shoulder. Before you could touch the hamster, you noticed Gundham freeze up into a startled statue. His eyes were fixed on your hand which was alarmingly close to his cheek. Seeing him freeze up made you flinch away from him, and the golden hamster on his shoulder tilted its head in confusion. It seemed to be looking forward to friendly pets!

Gundham snapped out of his shocked state and stumbled backward many paces into the night's shadows. He was breathing heavily and lightly caressing his cheek that almost came into contact with your hand. "Y-You!! You nearly...! Do you know how close you came to certain death?!"

You furrowed your eyebrows and reviewed what happened in your mind. Nothing about that interaction seemed out of the ordinary. "I don't follow. What happened?"

He shuddered to release his tension and stepped back into the light from your cabin's outdoor light. Picking up the golden hamster from his shoulder, he looked back up at you. "I don't know yet if we are... compatible. I haven't had ample time to assess your astral levels compared to my own."

"Astral levels? Like... the stars?" you asked. Your mind raced as it tried to interpret what he was trying to tell you. "Maybe... you're saying you don't know whether my place in the cosmos relates to yours? Does it mean... you don't know me well enough to let me get close to you? Or is this more involved with the occult?! Maybe... you're saying you don't know if my powers are on par with yours!"