My Demon

Dancing with Demons - 17

Claudis's jaw clenched and his eyes burned a bright red again at the mention of the name. I guess he doesn't like the guy, not that I liked him either. Almaya said nothing and stared at Claudis who was the only one reacting negatively to the words that had just left my mouth.

"Arrogant little brat, I am going to kill him." Claudis said and I smirked. He noticed me smirking at him and then narrowed his sights on me. "You better tell me what he did or I am going to put an end to you wandering around on your own."

This was a side of him I had never seen, but it made me laugh how upset he was. He was an overprotective mother hen. I smiled harder just picturing him getting this mad for a fallen angel like me. "Well I guess its almost adorable how you get mad that I mention the demon lord who bested me other than you. If you ask me the both of you are mad, it's like a tug of war between you."

He cupped my shoulders suddenly and I was flustered what has gotten into him. "You know he is infamous at turning angels and making them submit to him? He better not have even laid a hand on you."

I sighed. Claudis can be overbearing, but he's foolish if he believes nothing happened between Eros and I. "Sorry to disappoint you, but he did turn me into a pet for amusement. If it makes you feel any better, he never got me to submit and many of the demons grew unsettled by that. Some demons attempted to kill me, but he somehow always showed up before they even reached me."

"Eros Drayton is the head of the Demon lords, Ryoma. I am not surprised you could not defeat him. That man is more dangerous to you than he might lead you to believe." His voice was troubled by the light tremors in his words. "Every demon lord has an unusual quirk, but his is a lust for a challenge. He likes angels who fight him at every turn, and that is why you are staying here where I know you are safe."

Come on, I don't plan on fighting him first anyway. I grinned at him. "As if you could stop me, Claudis. Let's just say you have the same luck Eros had of getting me to listen to reason."

"Ryoma, I have to be going somewhere and I do not need you roaming about hunting demons. Stay put," he said heading out the door and I smirked.

"Just try and make me," I said and Almaya was gone too. "Guess she went back to where she came from." I sat down for a little while until I was sure Claudis left his manor. Knowing him, he set his two servants to keep an eye on me. Too bad for Claudis because I know I know how to avoid them easily.

A while later, I wandered out of my room and back to the courtyard where I could easily fly into the air. I stood in the open courtyard and saw neither of his servants, but I waited by the crooked black tree. Patience is a skill I picked up when I trained in Illuminara under the tutelage of the Captain who gave me the opportunity to become a soldier and oversaw all of Her majesty's army. It was handy when I needed to hunt and track demons who became threats to the Queen's reign. Of course, I never actually did any of it for the Queen herself. I did it because I wanted demons dead.

I leaned against the tree and stared at the night roses at my feet. Geez, does Claudis have to have so many of these damn roses around? I bent down and pulled one from the soil. I twiddled with the stem for a bit and then got bored. I rubbed my thumbs over the petals soft like satins and silks. I wondered why he loved this particular flower so much, to angels these roses mean beauty in misfortune. What do they mean to demons?

"Out for a stroll? You never waste time doing what you like," the male demon was up above me sitting with his left leg dangling from a branch. "I wouldn't try anything, if I were you. My lord happens to be quite troubled over you and if anything happened to you, he'd be mad enough to kill someone."

I tossed the rose up at him and he caught it. "Got a question for you, what meaning do these night roses have to you?"

His orange irises briefly glanced at the rose then back to watching me. "Night roses mean beloved. Angels seen it as misfortunate, but night roses are cherished for their affectionate love for someone. Why did you want to know something that insignificant?"