Girl: *gets out of bed in the middle of the night*
*demon claw suddenly reaches out and grabs her ankle*
Girl: *looks down, irritated* Can't you do this when I'm more awake?
Demon: *forced deep voice* THIS IS MY JOB!
Girl: Can't you find another job?
Demon:... in this economy and my education level? *pops head out from under bed* Are you serious?
Girl: Actually, yeah.
Demon: *crawls out from under bed and sits next to the girl* I'm not really qualified for anything other than paranormal hauntings and mental torture.
Girl: Ever consider college? Or maybe a technical program?
-3 hours later-
Demon: And that's why I went into the horror business. I mean, you're right, I shouldn't have caved under my dad's pressure of 'I'm a nightmare demon, tour mom is a nightmare demon, your great-great-granddad was a nightmare demon'. I'm just not sure what to do with my life right now...
Girl: *pouring both of them another cup of tea* My college has open-enrollment until next Tuesday, you could go into general studies and get a few scholarships easy.
Demon: Really? It's not too late?
Girl: *sipping tea* Nope. Actually, I have to go pick up some papers tomorrow...today... so why don't you come with me? We can grab a bite to eat after.
Demon: That... I think I'll take you up on that offer.
-5 years later-
Mr. Demon is a math teacher for a local high school and the girl is a professional journalist and works for a few newspapers between writing books. Demon and the girl started dating seriously their second semester - they moved in together about a year ago. They have 2 cats. They're happy.













