In the morning Demon takes me out into the city, I don't know why, because I feel like I should really be staying inside. I pull my hood up over me and walk beside him, his hood also pulled up. We look like we about to rob a bank. My arm hurts a little bit, but its not too bad. Looking around me, I see lots of cars, lots of people and lots of buildings. I don't like it here. I wonder if Demon does. Looking at Demon, It doesn't seem to bother him too much, maybe because he knows that they can't physically hurt him. Demon's whistling a song. I don't recognise it, but it's annoying.
"Demon, stop that," I say suddenly. He stops instantly and moves so he is walking closer to me.
"Sorry…" he starts.
"Where are we going anyway?" I ask. Demon smiles and pokes me in the arm. That was painful.
"Ow!" I gasp.
"Did that hurt?" asks Demon with a smirk.
"Obviously you dick," I mumble at him.
"Well… that's what we are doing. Getting it looked at," says Demon. I stop walking.
"No. a hospital? I'm not going there. I can't go there," I say. Demon shakes his head.
"No, don't worry. We aren't going to somewhere government run… I know some people," Demon smiles taking my hand. I roll my eyes and continue walking. I'm stupid... he wouldn't take me somewhere that would endanger me. Actually, I take that back. He took me to a dead end resulting in me getting shot. That's why we are going to get my arm looked at. Demon lets go of my hand then hands me an apple. Where the did he get that from?
"Uh?"
"Hungry?" asks Demon.
"I guess," I say taking the apple. I start eating it as we walk. Demon takes the apple from me after a bit and takes a bite. Then he hands it back.
"Mm yum, it's like a second-hand kiss," he teases. I roll my eyes but take another bite from the apple, purposely the other side from where he bit into the apple. Demon frowns. "You don't wanna kiss?"
"Shut up," I tell him. I feel like punching him, because I have discovered that yes, I do want a kiss.
"Kay sorry…" says Demon. I feel bad so I take Demons hand again. That makes him smile. After a while I let go tho. He seems to understand. Demon turns right and walks down a dark alley with a few doors. He takes my hand again, this time to protect me.
"Ah, Demon?" I whisper.
"Ssh," he says as he knocks on the door, "go with it." I'm about to ask him, go with what? But the door is open.
"Hello," a big lady with dark hair and leather fingerless gloves greets us.
"Ah Stella, long time it's been," smiles Demon, he becomes a different person. The lady smiles. She looks about fifty.
"I said you can only come back once you've found a boyfriend, this is the one?" her smile becomes even bigger. I frown; I never agreed to be Demon's boyfriend. Then I realise that's what he meant by go with it. So, I put on a fake smile and shake Stellas hand.
"Stella is an old friend," Demon says to me, still smiling. I can tell the smile is fake. Like mine. Stella ushers us inside, locking the door and pushes Demon onto a stool at a wooden bench. Demon drags me along with him and Stella pulls up a stool next to Demon, gesturing for me to sit. I do as she says. Demon removes his hood and does a little spin on the stool.
"So," starts Stella, "you have paid for your services with me today by letting me meet your boyfriend. What do you need?" she smiles again. "Ah… young love," she says to herself. Demon rests his feet on Stellas benchtop. Stella doesn't say anything. She must be okay with it.
"My boyfriend, Elio here… is wounded and needs treatment," Demon says. Stella nods and leaves to the cabinets with a smile.
"Elio?" I whisper.
"I don't know, Elio means sun, and your hair is yellow," shrugs Demon. I try not to laugh. Demon hands me some gloves. "To cover… you know. When you take off your jumper." I put on the gloves. Stella heads back over to us with some supplies. I remove my jumper.
"What the hell?"