The Demon's Voice

Chapter 7

Ruby-rose

The day had gone by so slowly, it was finally nightfall and my thoughts had only been on one person, Damon. He never left my side for this long, if at all…it made me worry. I shouldn’t be thinking about him, I thought to myself, I should be thinking about Marcus, he is the one who matters, not some floozy Demon who stalks me. I sighed to myself, why was I thinking about him so much? He didn’t matter to me, never mattered to me.

“Ruby-rose!”, came raven’s voice, “Someone is here to see you!”

“Alright!”, I yelled back, “I’ll be there in a sec”. I got up and walked out to the lounge room. Damon is back, I thought, it has to be him, and I bet he’s in his human form waiting for me…. I hope he’s wearing clothes this time though. As I entered the lounge I had to keep my face from dropping. It wasn’t Damon, it was Marcus. It still put a smile on my face, I loved being around Marcus.

I walked up to him and hugged him, he hugged me back.

“You doing ok?” he said, “I’ve been calling you all afternoon, you promised to call when you got home from your friends I was worried”.

“I’m sorry Marcus”, I said, “I was lost in my own little world, as usual”. I giggled.

“Of course you were”, Marcus chuckled, rolling his eye, “You always are”. I smiled up at him. That was when I heard a cough from the doorway.

“Ruby-rose, I’m afraid he can’t stay long, ok?”

“Alright Ra- ... Mum”, I said, “Can I get a few moments alone to say goodbye though?”

“Ok”, Raven said smiling, “Don’t be too long though”, as she spoke she turned around and left.

I turned back to Marcus to see all the colour had drained from his face.

“Are you ok?” I asked, worry in my voice.

“Ruby-rose”, he said, “I have to get you out of here…. That woman…. She is not your mother”.

At that moment the colour went away from my face as well, “What are you talking about Marcus?” I said, worry still in my voice.

“She is not your mother…. She is a demon, your mother was no angel, but she was better then one of those disgusting things”.

“You’re … You’re crazy!” I said, trying to get him off this topic, “There is no such thing as demons!”

“No Ruby-rose, they exist….. They exist when they never should have”, Marcus said.

“Hey Rosie, you ok? You sound …” I turned to see Damon standing in the doorway, in his human form.

“What!? What is a male demon in your house!?” Marcus said, sounding really angry.

“D…Damon”, I said, in a panic, “What are you doing here!?”

“You know this demon!?” Marcus growled at me.

“Ooo … I think I made a boo boo”, Damon, he had a smart grin on his face.

“How…. How could you Ruby-rose? I LOVED YOU”, Marcus said, growling at me, “And you … You cheat on me with this … this … abomination!”

“Now hold up there lover boy”, said Damon, “I never did anything with Ruby-rose, she wouldn’t let me, she was too loyal to you, not saying I didn’t try, I did, but she is stubborn”.

“You’re a demon”, Marcus growled, “You would have forced her!”

“And you’re an angel”, Damon said, “Well… you think you are anyway”.