The Demon Queen

2

Pepper

"Welcome to my humble abode." Axel declares, his arms spreading out wide as he grins at the Demon girl, her green eyes wide with curiosity as she scans over the little hut. I could see Axel eyes looking at her with the same curiosity she looked at the hut with.

"Wow.." She breaths, her mouth opened in awe and eyes shimmering. Axel's grey eyes soften at the sight of her before she snaps her gaze to him - the softness in his eyes disappearing.
"You live here?" She asks, smiling.

"Yeah - me and Pepper- I mean.. Pepper and I." He corrects himself, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly.

"Its so pretty." She whispers, reaching a hand out to graze over the woven art which is hung up upon the wall. 

"Yeah.. you are.." He mumbles, his eyes scanning her before he realises his mistake.

"Pardon?" She asks, turning around to face him, her head tilting slightly, "What did you say?"

"I said yeah it is." He lies smoothly, crossing his fingers behind his back.

"Oh." She shoots him another easy grin before turning round again, going back to admiring the tapestry.

I cough from where I am leaning against the wall, pushing myself off it before standing by Axel's side, crossing my arms,
"And what is your name, Demon?" I spit, venom piercing my voice.

"Raven." She replied, tucking a strand of her dark, inky black hair behind her ear.

She doesn't look like a Demon - normally, Demon's have darker eyes and tanned skin. Most Demon's also have some sort of tattoo, usually a dark navy or black colour, that would brand their skin to show off their Demonic nature. Raven, however, was pale, with sparkling green eyes the colour of grass and no evident tattoo branding her milky-white skin.

"I'm half, like I said before, that's why I'm so pale." She clarifies, as if she can read my mind, "My Mum didn't want to give me the Mark and you can't really disagree with the Queen. At least not according to Rule number 13."

"Oh - I must've missed you saying that - your so quiet." I hiss, flipping my golden hair which actually fit in with others of my kind.

"Oh that's so cool." Axel coos, amused, "Who was your Mum?"

"Willow Graham-Marshall."