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Willow: I love you too. *hangs up*

*meanwhile*
Nightmare: *waiting to pick up Marina*

*Marina ran outside, looking for him.*

*waves*

Marina: Hi! *gives him a hug*

*hugs her* Guess who’s in the car?

Marina: Is it Miss Kira?

You call her mom from here on out ok? *opens the front door to reveal Kira*

Kira: Hi!
*She waved with the hand that has a ring on it, and Marina noticed.*
Marina: What’s that on her finger?

That is the ring that makes her officially your mom

Marina: :D Really?!
Kira: Mhm!
*Marina hugged Kira tightly.*

*smile*

Kira: Let’s get you something to eat, alright?
Marina: Mhm! *nods*

*smiles and drives*

Marina: Dorcas invited me to his birthday party tomorrow. He said that he’ll convince his mom to let me come over.

Really? That’s awesome!

Marina: Miss Williams got us a class pet! We have a lizard now!

Oh cool what kind of lizard?

Marina: I think it’s called a bearded dragon.

Oh cool! Those lizards are strong

Marina: We got to hold and pet her. She’s very nice.

Awesome!

Kira: I wouldn’t mind getting a pet… it’d better be a normal one though.

I had a German Shepherd growing up

Kira: Sure. I hope that those suggestions about getting some fire breathing dragon or demon dog were just jokes. *crosses her arms*

Hey man not all hellhounds can stand on two legs

Marina: *watching cars go by*

*they eventually get home*

Marina: *unbuckled her seatbelt* How was work?
Kira: About the same as usual other than the proposal.

*chuckles* I made it interesting didn’t I?

Kira: Don’t flatter yourself.

You saying I didn’t? *gets out of the car*

Kira: *sighs while getting out* I’m not saying that you didn’t.

Good *smile*

*Kira let out a small smile.*

*they go inside* Alright I’ll start dinner

Kira: I think she wants to help you.

*chuckle* You know what sure!

Marina: *smiling wide* Thank you!

*smile*
*suddenly there’s a knock at the door*

Kira: I’ll get it. *goes to answer*

*it’s two cops. They aren’t unfamiliar, they came by a lot to make sure Kira and Marina were ok while Nightmare did crime stuff*
Nightmare: Joso? Osoj? What are you two doing here? Princess Elara gave me a full pardon, I’m no criminal!
Joso: Hey man, good to see ya
Osoj: We’ve been dispatched here cus we’ve gotten reports from the neighbors that we may need to get CPS on the horn

Marina: What’s CPS?
Kira: Don’t worry about it right now. What exactly did the reports say?

Joso: Stuff along the lines of “screaming from inside the house” or “Marina has bruises”.
Osoj: It doesn’t look like she has bruises…
Joso: Look I know you love Marina to death but we still have to do our jobs
Nightmare: Who the f**k is reporting me?
Osoj: That’s private info and you know it.

Kira: Do you need her to talk to you guys?

Nightmare: I would never hurt her or Kira!
Joso: I know man! But still we gotta bring back evidence that nothing is going on, then we get the chief to make a public announcement to quit making fake reports. Got it?

Kira: Let’s get this over with, okay?

*someone else walks up behind them. Looks like she’s a psychologist*
Osoj: This is Jana, she’s the psychologist we got assigned
Jana: *glaring daggers at Nightmare*
Joso: Hey, angry girl, just do your job and we can go
Jana: *takes a deep breath* I will interview both Kira and Marina. These two will keep guard on Nightmare while I do. Are we clear?

Kira: Okay. Who is getting interviewed first?

Jana: I’ll talk with Marina first

Marina: Umm, okay. *walks over to Jana*

*she brings her to her room and starts the interview*
Nightmare: *clearly outraged but trying to keep it in*

Marina: Did I do something wrong?

Jana: No you didn’t, your father has a history of doing wrong things and the neighbors think he’s hurting you and your mom

Marina: They do? I’m not hurt at all.

You can be honest with me. Don’t let your dad make you think you need to hide from me

Marina: I know. I’m okay. *nods*

Has he ever taken out his anger on you or your mom?

Marina; *shakes her head* Never.

Has he ever done anything that made you uncomfortable? Anything at all?

Marina: *thinking, then shakes her head* Nope.

You don’t have to lie to me

Marina: You keep saying that when I’m telling the truth. I don’t understand-

*sighs with a bit of anger* You hesitated. I need you to answer my questions with the first thing that comes to your mind

Marina: I was just thinking about your question. I’m sure that he didn’t, I promise.

Have you ever felt pushed away or neglected by your father?

Marina: No. He likes being with me a lot.

Does he ever try to get you alone with him?

Marina: We’re only alone when my mom is still at work. He goes to visit her there every day while she’s on her break.

Does he do anything strange to you while you are alone? Anything at all?

Marina: *shakes her head* We play games and make food together.

What are these “games”?

Marina: Usually Hide and Seek, though he lets me win most of the time. He also likes going to the park with me and pushing me on the swings or going with me down the slide.

*sigh* Well, I think I have all I need. You can go now

Marina: Thank you, ma-am. *gets up and walks to Kira* It’s your turn.
Kira: *sighs and walks into the room with her*

Nightmare: *gets up and walks towards the backyard*
Osoj: Where are you-
Nightmare: *Death glare as his hair starts moving as if it was fire*
Osoj:…I gotta be out there with you then
Nightmare: *his voice sounds demonic* Fine.
*they go to the backyard*

Marina: *looks at Joso* Is he going to be okay?-

Joso: He…Imma be honest with you kiddo, I don’t know…
*meanwhile*
Jana: Alright let’s begin

Kira: Ask away.

Has Nightmare ever brought his crime life to the home?

Kira: Not really. He tries to keep her away from it all as much as possible.

And when she isn’t here?

Kira: When they would plan things, it was never here.

Have you ever seen Marina being secretive about things?

Kira: Other than planning some surprise with our friends, no.

Has Nightmare ever put his hands on you without your consent?

Kira: No.

You understand you need to be fully honest with me? He has no control over you

Kira: I’m fully in control of myself, just like you.

*huffs* Has he ever taken out his rage on you or Marina?

Kira: We’ve argued before, but it’s never turned violent towards us.

Has he ever been a violent drunk and tried to force himself on you?

Kira: No.

*sighs* Alright then, you can go. *walks out with her

Kira: Are you okay?

Joso: So? Can we go tell everyone it’s fake?
Jana: *through gritted teeth* The evidence supports that the reports are fake
Joso: *smirks* So called justice trying to find every way to take him down
Jana: He is still a demon because of his suicide. He is still evil.

Kira: I’m pretty sure suicide and self-sacrifice are not the same thing.

Joso: Let me just get OsoJ and let’s go. *goes outside and calls for Osoj the he comes back but not Nightmare*

*Marina went outside as well.*

Joso: Alright let’s go, sorry to bring all this trouble Kira
*Marina sees the grass around where Nightmare is sitting has been burnt and his hair is on fire*

Marina: Dad, they’re going away.

Nightmare: *still has the demonic voice* Don’t come any closer. I can’t let them think I hurt you

Marina: Okay… Are we gonna be okay?-

…Marina, you know I would never do anything to hurt you, right?

Marina: Mhm. *nods*

Dont “mhm” me. Are you scared that I’ll hurt you one day?

Marina: No. *shakes her head*

…Go get your mother

Marina: Okay… *walks inside*

…

*Kira walked out.*
Kira: You should come inside. It’ll rain soon.

…I blew myself up to save the world…or at least help…and I’m still evil in their eyes. Still. After all I’ve done.

Kira: *stands in front of him, but not close enough to get burned*

*he’s crying fire* All because I’m still a demon. All because Heaven thinks I’m not a good person. All because of my past…I’ve tried to redeem myself, and no one listens because they’re too stubborn to get their heads out of their ass…

Kira: *frowns*

*his hair stop flaming and goes back to normal* Everyone will always fear me…*chuckles* I guess that’s what I wanted right? For everyone to hate me

Kira: *hugs him*

*hugs back tight*

Kira: Some will change with time, others won’t. Just keep going, okay?

People don’t change when it comes to me

Kira: The change in others is just a side effect of you getting better. Thats the more important part. *keeps hugging him* You should continue making food. Marina is still hungry.

Right. *lets go* Come on, let’s go inside *walks inside*

Marina: *smiles and gives him a hug when he gets inside*

*hugs her back tight*

*Meanwhile, at the school…*
Willow: *yawns and gets ready to leave the classroom*

*her phone rings*

Willow: !- *answers it* Hello?

Craig: Hey I’m parked up front for yA

Willow: Okay. *smiles and walks over to the car*
*Melody, who was in the backseat, opened the car door.*
Melody: Surprise! I decided to tag along too!
Willow: Wh-What are you doing here?!-
Melody: Thanks for keeping the secret, Craig :)

Yea yea whatever. She needed a ride too so i figured id just pick her up on the way

Melody: *hugs Willow*
*Willow’s nose twitches.*
Willow: Have you been eating something in the car?

Better have been something small

Melody: I wish I had that strong of a smell. *points at her nose*

Get in the car so I can get you guys hone

*Willow got in the passenger seat and Melody got in the backseat.*

*starts driving*

Melody: Sooo, how are things going with you two?

Going good. How about you and Trevor?

Melody: Great! *smiling wide*

? Wait hold on you guys are a thing now?

Melody: He asked me out and joked about how he’s embarrassed that you got a date before him. *laughs*

*smiles proudly* Should be, I know I’m a wuss sometimes *chuckles*

Melody: What exactly were you waiting for?

I dunno, to gain confidence or something.

Willow: Are you sure you weren’t waiting for me to ask you out first?

Well that too. It was a kinda “whichever comes first” thing

Melody: By the way, Craig was talking about how cute he thinks your nose is.

I didn’t say that, but I’m not denying it

Willow: *blushes a little* It’s fine I guess-

It’s cute

Willow: *still blushing*
Melody: How much did your sense of smell improve?
Willow: A bunch. It’s so weird.

Can’t hide food anymore i guess

Willow: Anymore? How often did you hide food from me?

I like my snacks ok?

Melody: Speaking of, is there anywhere you’d want to stop by to eat?

I’m dropping you off first

Melody: Okay. *smiles*

*they eventually get to her house*

Melody: Thank you! *hugs him and get out of the car* Don’t get to comfortable in there you two! *goes inside*

…It’s my car why can’t I be comfortable?

Willow: She’s making a sex joke, ignore her.

I knew that! *blush*

Willow: Where are we going now?

Your place

Willow: Thanks.

No problem

Willow: May I turn on the radio?

Of course, go ahead!

*Willow turned on the music. Her ears flopped as she moved to the music.*

*smiles and drives*

*Traffic was light today. They got to enjoy the ride home.*

You know I drove through a cop chase once

Willow: Really?! What happened?

Almost crashed a few times but turns out the one they were chasing was Nightmare. How do i know? He landed on my car and stared me dead in the eyes before jumping off. I f**king bolted after that

Willow: Did insurance cover any damage?

Weirdly enough he didn’t deny my car. I swear I saw him levitating for like a split second before he landed

Willow: Based on what I’ve heard, I’m not too surprised.

Yea. I wonder if they ever put him in jail

Willow: His daughter seems to be doing a little better today when it comes to making friends.

That’s good! Sucks she has to have a horrible dad

Willow: I don’t think it’s our place to talk about that-

I guess.

*She went back to vibing to the music.*

*they eventually got to her house where they see Daniel climbing down from the roof and jumping into the window*

Willow: -_- What is he doing now?

Craig: Can’t be good *gets out and opens her door*

Willow; *does the same and gets inside* Hello? Daniel?

Daniel: *comes out of his room a bit roughed up* Sup guys!

Willow: Why were you on the roof?

I just got back

Willow: Where were you anyway? *looks around the apartment*

Nowhere important

Willow: If it was nowhere important, then you wouldn’t mind telling me.

…No one died
Craig: What kind of answer is that?!

Willow: You certainly look beat up.

Daniel: Bit of a street fight is all

Willow: *goes to the kitchen to see what’s there to eat* You sure?

Yea, got a bit roughed up but I’m fine

Willow: *sighs* Be more careful outside please…

I’ll try

Willow: Not much to eat here, huh? We should go shopping.

Why there’s bur- oh right…Yea we can go

Willow: *acting like she didn’t hear that* We should make a list.

Yea I’ll do that

Willow: It’d better not be as stupid as your bucket list.

F**ks wrong with a bucket list?
Craig: Other than the fact it’s actually written on a bucket?

Willow: You had “Have a cool death” on there.

Daniel: Yea! I wanna die like I’m in a movie!

Willow: *sighs* Let’s just get the grocery list-

Craig: Guess I should go *chuckle*

Willow: Yeah, bye. *briefly kisses him*

*blushes a lot and smiles then leaves*
Daniel: Dawwwww

Willow: Quiet! *grabs pen and paper*

Why do you get so embarrassed?

Willow: I don’t know yet, now what are we buying?

Why are you deflecting?

Willow: I’m hungry!- Can we talk about this later?

I can just grab us food!

Willow: *making the list* What do you want to get?

I dunno, something vegan i guess

Willow: *sighs* If you don’t want to do that, you don’t have to. Just try to not eat it around me please.

I mean I’m starting to put on weight anyway and I need to be quick for the boss

Willow: Are you sure?

Yea!

Willow: Okay, I can’t stop you. *looks up some vegan dishes they can try*

I can grab Panera or something

Willow: Panera sounds good.

I’ll be back

Willow: *wave and sits down*

*leaves*

*There was a surprisingly long line at Panera tonight.*

*sighs and just skips to the front*

*Someone in line looked at him angrily.*

*chuckles*

???: I remember you! You always skip lines at these restaurants!

Oh cool I’m famous *looks at the cashier and orders*

???: Hey, I’m talking to you!

*ignores him*

??: Let it go, it’s not worth it.
???: So you just let anyone disrespect you, huh?

*looks at him to see if he’s got animal features*

*He didn’t.*

Man you’re boring as shit

???: What did you say?! *starts walking up to him despite the other people trying to calm him down*

Look dude, lemme just get my food and I won’t deck you in the face. Deal?

*The cashier had no idea what to do.*

*looks at the cashier* Hey kid, just ring up my order and make my food, I got this

Cashier: … *nods and does so*
???: *goes for a quick punch to the liver*

*dodges so his fist hits the counter*

???: Damn it! *it stung a lot and started bleeding a little*

*pats his head* Calm down bud.

??: You’re losing blood, you should get that checked out- If it makes you feel any better, I don’t mind paying for whatever order you wanted-

???: Fine, whatever!-

*chuckles* People are so fun

Cashier: I’m sorry for the inconveniences, your order will be here shortly!

No problem kiddo

Cashier: We have a first aid kit if necessary, sir!-

Eh, he’s fine

*Meanwhile, Willow was waiting at home when she heard a knock at the door.*
Willow: ??? *goes to check who it is*

Josh: *eating chips* Sup

Willow: Daniel isn’t here, what do you need?

I actually came to ask YOU something. *pulls back his sleeve, showing fur starting to grow in patches on his arm* Does this animal virus thing infect demons too?

Willow: It might, though this might be the first time I’ve seen it.

Yea I don’t know how I got hit but I’m growing fur now. Oh and these *opens his mouth and he has sharp teeth, especially his fangs*

Willow: What I can say is that how much someone is changing and how long it takes tends to vary a little. I’m still slowly changing, mostly in size-

Hey man, guys love thick girls. At least the ones I know

Willow: I know, but I don’t know when it’s gonna stop- And my appetite completely changed.

Yea you probably eat a lot now. Anyway, I just wanted to see if I could do anything about it

Willow: There isn’t a known cure yet. Is anyone else you know going through it?

Other than you no

Willow: Okay. I hope things go well for you, alright?

Want some food?

Willow: Daniel went to Panera, but thanks.

I heard it’s backed up there

Willow: It is? Damn-

Yea he might be a minute

Willow: I just hope that the weight gain doesn’t get out of control.

Seems like it’s going to the right places if you ask me *chuckles*

Willow: I should get new clothes though. Things are already getting a little tight-

Should buy a dress or something and wear it to a date with Craig

Willow: Maybe I should! *stomach growls* After I eat-

*suddenly you see Daniel walking down the hall with food*

Willow: Hey, how was the line?

Pretty short, like some people’s tempers. *chuckles and hands her the food*

Willow: Thanks *looks very happy*

Whatcha doing Josh?
Josh: Oh I got hit with the animal thing
Daniel: Wait for real?
Josh: *pulls back his sleeve*
Daniel: Oh shit

Willow: He just came over with some questions about it. *looks ti see what he got her*

*it’s a few sandwiches and salads*
Daniel: It’s not gonna kill him right?

Willow: Of course not. There has never been a lethal case.

Good
Josh: Well I guess I’ll get home

Willow: Bye. *waves and wonders what to eat first*

*walks off*
Daniel: *closes the door*

Willow: *starts eating a sandwich first* :)

You’re welcome

Willow: Thanks, and what was that about short tempers?

Some idiot yelled at me in the line

Willow: Oh, okay. Are you not going to eat?

I got all that for you

Willow: Oh, thanks. But what are you gonna eat? *eating*

I dunno, lint?