The three of them were sitting on a table for what seemed like hours but it had only been 30 minutes. Time in the underworld was different than time on Earth. It was really slow.
Apollo was telling Kiara stories of the times he had terrorized humans. He was quite excited when telling her but she seemed very scared at the severity of his doings. She often turned to look at Pluto, and he gave her a reassuring grin with his pointy teeth.
Apollo scooted a closer to her and leaned in
"What're you scared of sweetheart, I don't bite"
"W-what..?" she turned to Pluto
"We can smell fear, and you reek from it. You really think I would hurt you? After all, me and Pluto are great friends,I wouldn't dream of hurting HIS meal" he joked
"Alright that's enough. Apollo, quit it she's obviously scared.. maybe you should go and get us some snacks while the others wake up" said Pluto
He scoffed and opened a portal on the wall next to him and popped in.
"I'm sorry about him, he's really swell. I suppose he's just upset he didn't get to eat you" he chuckled
"yeah.." she looked around "...wanna show me around your place, it seems kind of small. I thought you were a God" she said.
"While I may be evil, I still believe that I shouldn't live differently than any other demon. I have power and control, but that would be nothing if I didn't get along with or relate to those who choose to follow me"
"I guess that makes sense"
"I don't really have much to show around! However we have those super cool thing" he snapped his fingers and made a purple light appear in the palm of his hand. "these are all the worm holes that have been opened. Look here's Apollo, I think he's on his way back" he pointed
Kiara stared in awe. Her eyes reflected the purple light that his palms emitted and her beautiful brown skin seemed to absorb the light with how she was glowing.
"That's so cool! Is this how you track when Demons come and go?" Her eyes showed her excitement.
"Yes! but I rarely check it to avoid invading someone's privacy" he explained.
As he continued blabbing about that two heads peaked in from his room into the living area. Xilu and Viramis were intrigued with the human girl that was sitting beside their friend. Pluto sensed them and quickly turned around to greet them.
"Xilu! Viramis! Get over here! I want you to meet my... er.. my friend. Her name is Kiara" Pluto exclaimed
They walked up to Kiara slowly but cautiously. First Xilu shook her hand.
"It's nice to meet you Miss Kiara" he kept his gaze down.
Then Viramis held his hand out.
"Hello Miss Kiara-" he paused "You're.. very warm" he said while holding her hand.
Kiara smiled while looking at them and by the way they were standing they were clearly flustered. Both of their tails were curling up and shaking around as if they were puppies.
"It's very nice to meet you two" she said
Xilu laughed a little bit before getting a strong glare from Pluto. He set his gaze down once again.
Viramis wouldn't take his eyes off of her and he was breathing heavily. Pluto watched him with a piercing gaze before watching Viramis move his head another way. It seemed forceful.
Apollo had returned already. He had got snacks for the demons but there wasn't really anything for Kiara to consume in the underworld.
"Hey sorry I took so long, I couldn't find human food so I had to head up to the over-world to steal someone's strawberries" said Apollo out of breath "I hope you can receive these as an apology Kiara, I wasn't being too nice earlier" He nudged Pluto with his elbow.
Kiara reached out and grabbed the box of strawberries.
"Thank you so much! And Apology accepted" she smiled at him with a twinkle in her eye, it made Apollo smile back.
They had been chatting for an hour when finally Pluto stood up.
"I think it's time to take you home" said Pluto
"what? really? I was having fun here" she pouted and looked at the other demons "your friends are so fun to talk to"
"Yes I know, but don't you have.. exams to study for?" Pluto said more forcefully.
"Hmm yeah you're right.."
Kiara had a few more exchanges with Apollo, Viramis, and Xilu before entering the portal with Pluto.
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Science Fiction"Suddenly her bed began to rumble as did her whole room. It was as if her apartment separated from the others and began frantically dancing. It stopped abruptly. It was silent again"
