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Toontober 2018 Day 20: Magic

*Cough*yes I did do a shameless self-insert..

It was a sunny in dublin ireland. We open in on a small village..the Devil him was heading through the woodland area looking for a soul to steal, and just when he was about to move on to a new area he saw a thin framed guy in a witchy outfit playing a fiddle, and he was playing damn well. Devil was impressed, which didn’t happen often, he walked over to the guy who looked to be in his later teens possible early twenties, “well hello there..you play that fiddle well, my dear..name’s Devil..and i’m willing to bet a fiddle of black and gold against your soul because i think i’m far better than you” the guy looked up at Devil with a confident smile, “My name’s Nathan, and i know it’s a sin..but i‘ll take your bet.” Nathan hopped up, “because I’m the best there’s ever been.” Devil grinned and snapped his fingers his fiddle case appearing, setting it down gently he said confidently, “i’ll start this show, dearest Nathan.” he took out his fiddle from the case..fire flew from his fingertips as he readied up his bow. He struck against the strings and it made a wicked hiss and demons rose up from the ground to join in on fun and they started to play an evil tune. Soft ghouls sang in the background, “beware dear Nathan betting your soul because hell’s broke loose and the Devil deals it hard and if you win you get this fine fiddle of black and gold, but if you lose the Devil gets your soouulll!” when the Devil finished Nathan said, “well you play pretty good there Devil, sir, but you better sit back in that chair there and show you how it’s truly done.” the Devil sat back on a stump and Nathan played his fiddle damn well once more, “fire on the mountains run boys run!” he gave the Devil a confident grin as he kept playing pulling out all the tricks in the book that he knew, “the Devil’s in the house of the risin’ sun!” Nathan spun that witch hat managing to stay on, “chickens in the bread pin pickin’ out dough” he hopped up on an empty stump nearby and winked at the Devil with a cheeky lil smile, “granny does your dog bite? No child no!” the lil diddy Nathan added was catchy, and when he was done playing the Devil bowed his head knowing his defeat. He laid the fiddle of black and gold down by Nathan’s feet. Turning to leave Nathan grabbed his arm, “come back anytime Devil if you wanna try again, because i’ve told you once before you lovely bastard, i’m the best there’s ever been..” the Devil couldn’t help but smile at Nathan..and Nathan not only left with that nice fiddle of black and gold, but he also left with the Devil’s heart.

Nathan saw the Devil a few years later in a casino..and the flashbacks came flooding in..going back home to fetch his gold and black fiddle from his apartment. Running all the way back to that casino Nathan slid into the casino and hopped up on an empty table and readied his bow..people in the casino starred, as he started to play the Devil’s ears perked up at this familiar  lovely sound. Nathan grinned, “fire on the mountains, run boys run!” he stomped his feet to the beat of his fiddle, “the Devil’s in the house of the risin’ sun!” the Devil turned his head to see who dared interrupted his service in the casino..seeing Nathan with his fiddle made his heart warm a bit. Nathan gave the Devil a cheeky grin, “chicken in the bread pin pickin’ out dough!” the Devil actually smiled..Nathan knew he was doing good, “granny does your dog bite? No child no!” Nathan giggled softly to himself and played for a bit longer and soon stopped. The Devil gave a small clap while the whole casino exploded into claps and cheers. Nathan hopped off the table and walked up to the Devil, “well hello you lovely bastard, remember me?” the Devil nodded, “indeed i do Nathan..the only one to beat me in one of my bets.” Nathan felt good about himself for beating the Devil at his bets. The Devil gave a smile, “you still play good, dearest Nathan. Now.. i wanna ask, you mind if we grab a drink sometime..maybe a lil dinner..alone that is..not here in this crowded casino..” Nathan gave a warm smile, “i’d love to Devil, sir.” the Devil shook his head, “just Devil, Nathan..” Nathan nodded.

Soon these two became lovers..caring for each other..and an occasional fiddle show happened at the casino for old times sake.