Welcome to a World Where Dreams Become Nightmares

A fair point. Though she was tempted to smile at his tongue-flicking, she was more preoccupied with the sudden feeling of hesitation. Yes, he was her friend, but she couldn’t talk about it. She just couldn’t. Why? She didn’t know.

Or did she?

“No, no, I’ll be fine. Besides… even if I’m not talking about it, being around you makes me feel better anyway!” Geez Briar, how mushy of you.

Only she could. She could totally deny that. Just not at this moment. A short giggle left her as she watched him climb up her shoulders. How could he call her adorable when he did things like this? “Of course not! It’s a silly reason, really. Just had a dream that’s… hard to forget. But I’ll be fine.”

For a moment afterwards, she still felt tense until she let out a audible huff. “Not really. And you did. But only because I’ve been feeling jumpy today!” If she wasn’t, then she would’ve caught him before he could do it! She was sure of it.

@imperialpitchdevil

    { 🔥 } — “Just the Devil I wanted to see. How great.”

[     The sarcastic tone in her voice was heavy when she spoke to the other, a unpleasant look on her face was enough to tell him that she did not want him here. Though, with a huff and crossing her arms, Ivlin tilted her head slightly as she blinked slowly.     ]

    { 🔥 } — “What in the world do you want from me? Besides bothering me like always that is. Is there an actual reason why you’re here?”

     “Oh, your sarcasm knows no bounds~!” Clearly, he was used to such a tone of voice from her, yet it seemed no matter how hard she tried, it did not deter him. Not a single bit. Instead, the devil sauntered his way over to her, pulling one of his arms around her shoulders. Both of his hands poked up to press at her cheeks. “Aaaw, c’mon! Gimme a smile, I wanna see a smiiiiile~.”

There she goes, jumping away and squealing loudly. What a unexpected surprise!

“E-Eh?! Don’t do that! Please!”

Why would she decline such a offer? It wasn’t like he was a suspicious person or anything! Granted he was a prankster, but she did trust him. Then again, she was clearly unaware of the kind of stuff he did. Ah, ignorance. But that wasn’t her main concern right now. Nor was it her concern at all. All she was concerned about was answering his question, which was something she could happily do.

“Studying and travelling, mostly! The change of scenery was nice, but I did it mostly to find ingredients, you know? I’m not the best at making potions, but I’ve been improving I think! Especially with my magical abilities!” She was even a official witch now, finally! Though it wasn’t really obvious since she left her hat at home this time. As much as she was proud of it, sometimes she would rather go hatless for the day.

     If only she knew the shit he did, Satanick was suspicious as hell. Sure, they’ve formed some sort of bond and he doesn’t seem to truly act himself around her, but maybe one day she’ll come to visit at a bad time. “Oooh, sounds like fun! The only time I really get out of this place is when I’m going over to hang out with my good pal Reficul~. She’s got the cutest little pet, it’s so much fun to play with him.” By pet, he meant the flame devil Ivlis, and by play, he meant beat up. Doubt she’ll catch onto that, though.

Heaving a small sigh, the girl pressed her cheek into his chest before staring up at him so now, he can see her entire face. His words almost made her a little sad… She wondered how he could be so optimistic when people hated him so much but then again….his behavior was really questionable…  …On the other hand…she did feel bad for him…and she was also grateful that he missed her, since most of the time, people never really noticed if she was gone for a long time….

“D-Don’t ask me why but it makes me a bit happy….Are you excited to be back? How are you?” He’s probably excited to wreak more havoc, yeah. 

     There really wasn’t any reason to feel bad for this guy, especially not if you’ve heard about the things he’s done. Some devils yeah, you might feel a little bad for, but Satanick? Doesn’t really deserve it, at least, not at the moment. What actually made him confused was her change in mood, going from struggling and yelling to... wondering how he was? That’s a little odd.

And yet the brunette continued to struggle, her small arms and legs flailing in his grasp. However his embrace was somewhat alike to the grip of a venus flytrap–the more she struggled, the harder it was to escape….so naturally she grew tired and eventually gave up, burying her face in his shoulder in defeat, but also to hide her reddening cheeks.

“W-What do you mean you missed me? How could you miss someone who just constantly insulted you all the time?” Small hands found his back, careful not to touch his wings. It would be a lie to say that it hadn’t been quiet without Satanick around….even if he caused her all this trouble…

     His grip around her is only going to get tighter, yet, if she kept that up, he’d stop at some point. Not let her go, but not tighten the grip, he doesn’t want to kill her, and especially not like that. The devil’s wings flit in a small amount of joy once she stopped trying to free herself. “Seeee~? Not bad at all!” At least from what he could tell, he wasn’t crushing her. That’s a good sign. Not that he weighed that much, he was just tall.

Hadeal stares at him with a puzzled and annoyed expression as she tried to humor him for a while. He had the attention span of a kid, it’s a surprise that a guy such as him had the role of Satan. She had expected some kind of perverted response, maybe even a dick joke, but as soon as Satanick basically tackled her to the floor and wrapped his arms around her she screamed. 

“HEY!!! G-Get off of me!!!!! Don’t touch me!!!! This isn’t a joke!!!” It didn’t matter how happy this made him, she was extremely uncomfortable. The brunette was afraid he’d try and touch her chest or something….not that there was much to grab. 

     He wasn’t even going for an inappropriate gesture this time, all he wanted was a hug. It’d been a while since Satanick got the chance to see this girl, along with a few other people he’d like to confront later, so why not open with an awful joke? Don’t even question why he was given this title, really, it’s amazing how well he holds to it when he has to.

The brunette heaves a weighted sigh and her shoulders slump forward…there was just no escaping this guy and his antics. Ever since she’d appeared in the demon world, her life has become putting up with Satanick… Was there anyone here with any decency at all?! 

“Fine, fine. I’ll humor you, so that you don’t end up depressed and die of emptiness or something.” A pause, and she stands upright again, looking up at the tall devil.

“Who’s there?” 

“…You’re already here so why don’t you just say it?!” She crosses her arms. This stupid devil…Even after all this time he was still up to his old tricks.  

A giggle escaped her lips as she noticed his paw. How strange did such a simple gesture look in the right form! She didn’t doubt for a moment that he would make a dangerous bear, especially considering the amount of power he had. Though a bear ruling a entire world? Quite the strange mental image.

In moments he returned to his regular form, and she was faced with a question. One that could be easily misinterpreted, but she knew he didn’t mean it in that way. Yet, she couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed about it regardless. “O-Of course! That sounds like a great idea!” Partly because sleeping alone could be unbearable for her at times, but she didn’t tell him that.

     One of his abilities does involve shifting his form, from what he’s heard, many devils have this power. It’s a lot of fun to dick around with, especially because he’s become very good at hiding the fact the form he’s taken is really him. Sometimes his horns might show through, but that’s only if he cares little about it. Try imagining a rabbit, or a small kitten ruling over Pitch Black. That’d be a sight.

“Get out of my house.” 

Well, he wasn’t wrong. Why didn’t she think of that idea in the first place? Silently she chided herself for being so oblivious to a obvious solution. Maybe she should cut back on her studies to spend more time with him (and her other friends). But of course, that would mean extra work on days when she did decide to study.

She winced as he poked her cheek, squeaking a bit. Though that was quickly disregarded once he turned into a bear right in front of her eyes. “Aha… I think I get it now~” Will his powers ever cease to amaze her? As far as she knew, the answer was no. And now she was poking him back in return out of sheer wonder. Gently, of course.

     Maybe next time he will drop by her more often, just to pop in and see how things are going. It’s no fun staying in bed all day without friends, he’s a social devil, being cooped up alone for weeks on end can really mess with his head. Though technically he did this to himself, so there’s no one to blame but him. “I’m not a bear as often as I think I should be, I should change this~! These things are deadly, like hell, don’t run from a bear.” His paw curled up to point at her with one of the toes, yeah it might’ve looked weird as hell, but so did he.