Contracts

The Lamb Of Lucifer

"What in the name of Christ Almighty?!" Gerard shouted as he stared down at the two boys. The tall one sighed and picked at his nails, which were chewed and clearly dirty, not bothering to peel himself from the floor. The smaller one stood up and dusted off his pants, extending a hand to the bewildered Frenchman.

"Raon Bathory, fourth Deadly Sin of Lust, pleasure to make your acquaintance, darling!" the boy said as he shook Gerards's entire arm. Gerard's mouth stood agape, he didn't say a word, instead turning to me for aid.

"This is Gerard," I said monotonously to Raon, pointing to Gerard. I pointed to Orin even though Raon wasn't looking my way. "And this is Orin." Raon smiled widely, pausing for a moment.

"Who's Orin?" he asked dumbly. I pointed to Orin once again. Raon let out an excited squeal, launching himself at the man. "Pride!" he cheered with glee as he smothered him with a hug. Orin shouted in protest as the couch rocked under the sudden force. I gripped onto the armrest to keep from falling and further injuring myself.

"Get off me, Lust!" Orin yelled as the boy near strangled him. "Down! Bad Lust! Off!" Raon scrambled off of Orin, standing at attention. He hummed excitedly, jumping on the spot. Orin ran a hand through his hair to fix the unruly locks before standing. He extended his arms to Raon. "Come here you rascal."

Raon leapt into Orin's arms, followed by who I assumed to be Sloth, who leisurely wrapped his arms around Orin's shoulders. I chuckled. The three broke the hug and Lust grinned yet again.

"Now, you two haven't been causing trouble for poor Greed, have you?" Orin asked, ruffling Raon's hair. He patted the taller boy on the back.

"I mean we have been perfect as perfect can be the vast majority of the time," Lust began. "But you can't expect us to not cause a little trouble here and there."

Orin raised an eyebrow at the boy. "'Here and there'?" he repeated. Lust laughed to himself.

"I'm sorry," Gerard interrupted. The three demons turned to face him. "But who the Hell is he?" He pointed to the taller demon, punctuating his sentence with the rough slam of the door.

"Oh, him?" Lust asked cheerily. He threw his arms outwards as he spoke, accidentally smacking me in the chest. I tried to regain my balance, but yelped as I put weight onto my injured leg.

"Angela!" Orin shouted as he moved to catch me. He didn't get the opportunity, however, as a different pair of arms secured themselves around my shoulders and legs. I peeked towards whoever caught me, staring into the eyes of the taller demon. He maintained a neutral expression, gently setting me down on the couch before sending Lust a stern glare.

Raon rushed to my side. "I am so sorry love!!" He said in a panic. "I didn't mean to, I swear! It was an accident!" I looked him up and down as he spewed apologies, clearly upset and in a frenzy. I placed a hand on his forearm.

"Hey, calm down," I said softly. "It's okay, I just tripped a little. And besides, your friend caught me!" I smiled at Lust before turning to the taller boy. "Thank you."

He nodded solemnly, not speaking. I cocked my head.

"Oh!" Lust exclaimed. "This beauty is Maksis Harlequin, the fifth Deadly Sin of Sloth!" He smiled and wrapped his arm around Maksis' bicep. Maksis sighed, expanding a hand for me to shake, seeing as his other was already occupied. The demon faced me as I shook his hand, and I noticed the apathy in his eyes and the lack of resolve in his facial features. He turned to Gerard, who shook his hand cautiously.

"Charmed," he muttered. Sloth nodded to all of us courteously. Lust chuckled, resting his cheek against Maksis' shoulder.

"Isn't he handsome?" he gushed. I choked on my hot chocolate.