Deadly Romeo and Juliet. [2015 Watty Awards]

Meeting Romeo.

I looked to my right to see a man standing there.

Thank god it was only Mr. Pheles. He was looking down on me, seeing as I still lay in the floor. His eyes showed amusement.

I pulled myself out of the floor and brushed myself off.

"It's Mai." I stated.

"What?" Pheles asked.

"It's Mai, not Juliet. That's my middle name." I said.

"Oh my dear, Juliet is what I call you." He said.

"I don't know why." I declared.

"It comes with knowing what I know about you from the people who raised you and why they urged you here." Mr. Pheles informed me.

"Yeeaahh... Damn fortune tellers." I mumbled.

That's right I was raised by fortune tellers. One day I decided to have them read mine but they wouldn't tell me what it was. Some future things need to stay "untold" is what they told me. Weird old people.

"Where am I?" I asked Pheles.

"Why, we are in Cram school." He declared and threw his arms up, motioning the area around us.

"Say what?" I questioned, confusion clear.

"Cram school for exorcists. It's how humans fight Satan and his demons." Mr. Pheles explained.

"So? What are you gonna do with me, throw me out or kill me to keep it secret?" I wondered.

"Actually, now that some of your powers have awakened I'd like you to join cram school and become an exorcist." He said.

"Powers? Join? You want me to become an exorcist?" I asked.

"Why of course! Or I would have wiped your memory and threw you out!" he told me.

"Okay... I guess I'm in." I stated.

"Good lets go meet your teacher. Class starts tomorrow." he said and started walking away.

I followed him down the hall. We stopped at a door. Mr. Pheles took a step back and held his arm out to the door, wanting me to go in first.

I took the cool metal in my hand and opened the door. I went in and the previously quiet room was now filled with murmurs.

I sidestepped to the left. Mr. Pheles came in and I stayed quiet looking at the ground.

"You're meeting Romeo." He whispered to me.

I have no idea what he's talking about.

"Sir? Do you need something?" a calm voice asked.

"Just checking in on my students," he cheered, "you have a new classmate."

"Oh, really?" the calm male said.

"Yes, this is Juliet. She enrolled late." Pheles explained.

"My name is Mai." I stated while looking up a little.

"Well which is it?" someone asked loudly. I looked to to Rin Okumura staring at me, smile on his face.

"It's Mai," I said, then pointed to Mr. Pheles, "he's crazy." I explained.

"Haha, such a cute one." Pheles said paying my head. I glared at him.

"This is Mai Juliet Takanda. She's in class with you now." Pheles introduced me. "Oh, Yukio, be sure to give them some homework. Tomorrow you will be catching her up."

"Okay, Sir. Does she know what she wants to go into?" the teacher asked, Yukio.

"She's totally new to this but I know her, so just train her in Dragoon." Pheles said, while I just stood there. I'm so lost.

"What's a Dragoon?" I asked.

"That's right! Well Dragoons kill demons with guns. I know you have an interest in them, so just start there." Mr. Pheles explained to me.

"Oh? Do I get to choose what kind of guns? If so I'd like two side arms, pistols preferably, and a sniper rifle." I said. I looked to the class and they had their mouths agape.

"There you are, Yukio, train her in those." Pheles stated.

"Are you sure, Sir? Can she handle that." Yukio asked.

I got irritated at that. Of course I can handle that, I'm not a wuss.

"Yes she can." Pheles stated. Yukio nodded. "Then I'll let you continue your class and we shall bid you fair well." Mr. Pheles said and bowed.

Then we left. He told me to follow him to his office and I did. Said he wanted to explain something to me.

"Now that you know about demons, I'd like to tell you something but you can't tell anyone. It'll be our little secret." He told me once in his office.

"Uhh, okay." I said.

"Amaimon, come out please." He said.

Then a green haired male appeared. He had one spike in the middle of his head and he wore green hobo-ish clothes. He startled me.

"This is Amaimon, my brother. He's, well, he's a demon. I need him here for my plans. I want him to stay with you in your dorm. Oh, he's the one who takes the lollipops you leave on your windowsill." Mr. Pheles explained.

"I see. Don't tell anyone. Does that make you demon?" I said.

"Kinda. But yes, don't tell anyone and if you have anyone over he can't be seen." He said.

"Okay. I'm gonna go back now." I stated and pointed behind me.

"Bye!" Pheles cheered and waved.

I waved and left. Amaimon followed me back to my room. My room is different from normal rooms. It's like an apartment instead of a dorm room.

"Uhh, Amaimon? I guess you can sit or sleep where ever, except my bed." I told him. He stayed silent.

I went to my room and closed the door. I changed into my pajamas. Essentially, a black tank top and ball shorts.

I fixed dinner, Italian pasta, because that's what I wanted. And I fixed a small cake. It was chocolate cake with strawberries on top in the icing.

"Amaimon, are you gonna eat?" I asked sitting on the couch.

"I don't like it." He said poking the pasta with his long nail.

"Umm, will you eat some of the cake if I give it to you?" I asked.

He stayed silent. I sighed and got up. I took away his bowl of pasta and put it in the refrigerator. I cut him a piece of cake and handed it to him.

"Try that." I ordered. So he did.

"Yes, this is much better." He stated.

Okay, he only likes sweets.

After some time I went to bed and Amaimon laid down on the couch to sleep.

I liked meeting Romeo. Though I don't know why Pheles called him that. I thought as I drifted into slumber.