Save Me

T H R E E

"What do demons eat?" Ryan shouted through the door. I smiled at the heart in my hand.

"I got my dinner here" I shouted back. I could hear a chuckle.

"Come down and eat it with me" His footsteps retreated and I grinned. My stomach grumbled and the voices in my head were screaming again. I groaned and left the room.

I skipped into the kitchen and saw an empty plate on the counter. I placed the heart on it and picked the plate up. I went into the dining room and saw Ryan. He had a pizza infront of him and stopped eating as I sat down beside him.

Blood ran up my arms as I picked the heart up and bit into it. "Do you want cutlery?" He asked.

I laughed "Nothing fazes you" I stated.

He grinned "Does it taste good?"

"Want to try?" I held it out to him. "Take this as a compliment. I don't share my kills"

He stared at the heart and shook his head "I prefer pizza" I shrugged and bit the heart as if it was an apple.

Once we were done and I had washed my hands, Ryan walked up behind me. "So are you going to kill me now?"

I turned around "I should. But I can't"

He frowned "Why not?"

"Can I try something?" I asked.

He shrugged "Sure as long as-" I slapped him. Hard. "Oww!" He yelped.

"Sorry" I immediately said and took his face in my hands. I looked down at myself and growled "What have you done to me?"

I pulled my hands away and glared at him. He frowned at me "What is wrong with you!" He shouted.

I stopped "Why!" I screamed.

"Why what?" He shouted back.

I stomped my foot "Why do I feel like this!"

He scowled "Like what?"

I swallowed "My heart" I closed my eyes "It's beating. Like really fast"

He grinned "I think Trouble has a crush"

I glared "Say that again and I'll crush your skull"

He smiled "I think that kiss did more than I thought" He stepped closer and my heart did it again. It fluttered.

I scowled at him "Stop it. Stop!" I held my hands out in front of me and pushed him back. He stopped and I let out a breath.

He looked down at me. "You should go home then Trouble"

I stared up at him. "But I don't want to"

"Then get used to this" Ryan smirked. I growled at him. "You're scared. You don't know what's happening. It's cute"

I growled again and shifted into demon form. My nails and teeth were pointed and my eyes went black. Dark veins appeared beneath pale skin and my lips turned black.

"I'll get you a room set up" he smiled and walked away.

****

I woke up whilst it was still dark. The voices were screaming. A figure appeared in my head. A girl with long black hair. Veronica. I fixed the shirt Ryan had given me to wear.

I jumped out of bed and ran into Ryan's room. He looked so peaceful as he lay and I took great joy in what I did next.

Crouching down beside his bed, I shifted. "Get the fuck up!" I screamed in his ear. I thought he would hit the roof, he jumped that high.

"What the fuck!" He screamed at me. I laughed and reverted. Falling back, I covered my face. "What the actual fuck was that for?" He screamed at me.

"I have a new target" I said through tears of laughter. "We're going back to school"

He buried his face in the pillow "That couldn't have waited until tomorrow?"

I shook my head "Sweet dreams"

****

Once it was a more reasonable time, I woke up once more. Ryan was already awake and downstairs. I walked into his room and grabbed a hoodie and a pair of girls shorts. I frowned and walked downstairs with my arms folded.

"You have girls clothes in your room" I said as I walked in. He was making pancakes.

He flinched and spun around to me. "I had a sister. She left a few years ago and left some stuff in my room" I glared at him anyway. "You stole my clothes" he frowned.

"We can go to my place tonight and pick up my stuff" I shrugged "We have to kill Veronica"

He raised an eyebrow "Why?"

I closed my eyes and a vision appeared on the back of my eyelids.

She stood in an alleyway. Her arms were folded and she wore tight black trousers and a white blouse. Her long hair fell down her back and she wore a scowl.

A man stumbled from the shadows and looked up at her. He must have been twice her age but seemed afraid of her. I never failed to notice the large silver wings that came from his back.

She stepped away from the wall and I saw the black wings. A fallen angel. She pulled a silver blade out and pointed it at him. "Veronica" he wheezed "Please"

"Martin. I asked you to do one thing. Kill the demon. It was so simple. How did you fail?" She hissed. She held the blade against his throat.

"She... She... doesn't know. She doesn't know what she is yet. Who she is yet" Martin muttered.

"I don't care Martin. I want her dead!" She shrieked and pulled the blade across the angel's throat. He gurgled on blood before he collapsed onto the street.

I opened my eyes and grinned "Fallen angel"

Ryan smiled "Sounds fun"

"I think she wants me dead. But I don't think she knows its me" I frowned.

"I don't know what that means" He shook his head. "Pancakes?"