Chiaki went a pale white and stared at the girl in pure shock.

"I really don’t know what you are talking about, Kayore. It’s true I am an exorcist ... but I ...I ...I have no connections with Zenki, or Goki!"

They walked in silence again, but Chiaki could feel Kayore smirking behind her. To Chiaki’s delight the office was just around the corner, and she would be free to return to Zenki, leaving Kayore to talk to the school secretary. As she returned to the classroom she could see Zenki swear at a fellow student. Embarrassed, Chiaki looked down and walked into the room.

* CRASH *

"I’m so sorry, I wasn’t watching where I was going."

Chiaki looked up to see a handsome black-haired guy staring down at her with a concerned expression on his face. She stared up into dark brown eyes before turning away and getting to her feet.

"That’s okay ... I‘m the one who looked down anyway. Say ... are you new around here?"

"Yeah, my name is Xenne.... Anyway I have to go, see you around, Chiaki."

Chiaki stared down the hall after him, wondering how he knew her name. She felt happy, as there was something about him that made him so mysterious, yet attractive to her. He was polite, sweet, and his good looks did help a little. He was so much more.... more...

"Hey bitch, ready to go?"

Chiaki snapped back into reality as Zenki pushed her into the frame of the door. She could remember what she was thinking now ... so much more refined then Zenki.

"Zenki! Just the person ... er, demon lord i wanted to see!"

"Me? You want to see me? Well the feeling is not mutual, now go away if we aren’t going to leave!"

"ZENKI?!?!?!? Kayore knows about you ... the real you! She knows that you are a demon lord!"

"Shut up! Bitch fucking fuck off.... WHAT?!?!?!?!?!? She knows that’s not possible ... CHIAKI FUCKING TELL ME THAT IT’S NOT POSSIBLE! HOLY SHIT THIS IS FUCKING BAD! "

"Ssssshhhhhhh ... be quiet ... she could have just been guessing; everyone knows about Ozuno and his demons right? Just calm down, we’ll think of something, and do you think you can be more polite around people?"

Zenki looked disgusted. First she had surprised him, telling him that Kayore might know their secret, then she told him to be more polite. Zenki felt angry!

"No, I’m a fucking demon lord, you bitch! What do you mean can I be more polite? If I didn’t have to obey you, I’d kill you ... now move, you bitch, I want to go home!"

* Slap *

Chiaki stormed down the hall ... this time leaving Zenki gaping after her. He couldn’t understand why she was so sensitive about everything he did. It didn’t occur to him that she loved him. The demon lord glared and ran down the hall after her.

~:::::: ~ Later that night ~ ::::::~

Chiaki stared out the window at the black sky; she could sense evil lurking in the shadows of every street and corner. The wind blew a chilling breeze and she shivered slightly. Zenki waited at the door flexing his muscles, ready to do some hunting.

"I’m bored. Let’s go, Chiaki," Zenki growled quietly

The two headed out the door in complete and utter silence. She had nothing to say to him ... although she had noticed that he didn’t call her "bitch." His footsteps assured her that he was behind her. She felt safe with him ... knowing that he would protect her from all danger.

As the two walked down the dark streets, they heard a faint scream of pain from the nearby forest.

"What was that, Zenki?"

"No doubt about it, it’s an oni ... let’s go."

They sprinted into the shadowy forest. Within a few minutes they entered a small clearing. There stood a blue-haired oni, and a figure clad in black. The two were engaged in a fierce battle. Blood was sprayed all around the clearing, but the oni seemed to be the only one bleeding. The oni rushed towards the being; it all ended there. With one swing of the mysterious figure’s Katana, the head of the unfortunate oni was hewn off. The figure turned towards Chiaki and Zenki, but its face was not visible beneath the mask. It beckoned to Zenki, and he growled in answer.

"ZENKI, COME BACK HERE! DID YOU SEE WHAT THAT THING DID TO THE OTHER ONI? IT MIGHT DO THE SAME THING TO YOU ... GET BACK HERE!"

The demon lord was too caught up in the excitement to notice what Chiaki was saying. He confronted the figure and smirked evilly.

"Do you believe you can defeat me? You are nothing but a weakling! YOU STAND BEFORE THE GREAT DEMON LORD OF RED THUNDER ... ZENKI! "

The figure made no motion of surrender but drew its katana, preparing to fight. Zenki rushed at the figure straight on, calling on his Vajra horn. The horn did its work as it drove through the figure’s right arm, making it drop its katana. It gripped its arm tightly, wincing slightly, but picked up the katana with its left arm. Zenki charged again, but the figure dodged and made a deep slice into Zenki’s neck. Zenki made a quick recovery and grabbed the black clad figure’s foot. He called on his Vajra horn and prepared to drive it into the thing’s head. Zenki brought it down quickly, but the person turned away, and the horn sliced the mask right off.

"What ... Kayore?!?!?!?"

Kayore glared and punched the shocked demon lord in the face. She flipped back, ready for another assault. Zenki recovered and lept at Kayore, then faked left, then right, and back to the left before sprinting head on. This time his axe found its mark as it dug deeply into Kayore’s back. Blood flowed from the open wound, and she collapsed unconscious.
 
 

By: Aya-Chan