Caz went on reading like this for several more minutes before he decided he was bored. He threw the book back in the pile and screamed the girliest scream he could have ever done. He nearly had a heart attack when he saw Zack just sitting there suddenly, but seeing the look on Zack's face of someone who had just woken up put him at ease. He was even cute just to say the least- wait. He froze. He did not just think of a demon as 'cute'. Of every other word he could have used he- Caz frowned. "What are you doing here?" He asked, the harshness from yesterday completely gone. "I thought I told you where your room was at? Down the hall, no?" Caz spoke, a bit confused to say the least. He got up and stretched then thought for a minute. 1) the guy was visibly shaking- was he cold? 2) maybe he scared? 3) was he an asshole for not offering breakfast first? He sighed. "Well anyways, there's food in the fridge if you want any. I don't know why you didn't sleep in your room but that's none of my damn business, do what you want." Caz said walking back to the kitchen again.
Zack started again at the scream, his eyes opening wide in fear and he scrambled closer to his corner, pressing himself against it. The hard joints of his wings pointed out protectively from Zack's back, as if he were ready to be attacked. The girly scream was certainly an alarm call. He sort of missed everything the Angel said, and he wasn't going to ask the other to repeat it or follow him. He snuffled and snuggled up into himself tightly, making sure to be as small and squished up against himself as possible, which was actually a very impressive amount. Zack's head was no longer sticking out, it was tucked away inside his dark wings, living just a blob of feathery warmth and quivering.
Caz stopped dead on his tracks and looked back at the demon. Was he actually scared?? 'Help him' chanted his mind. Oooohhh nooo. Not today. He may be an angel and probably did feel bad but he really couldn't start caring about them. It was in the rules. If you cared you became attached and then you could possibly betray the higher ups, which was a load of bullshit for Caz. Don't do it Caz. It's bad for you. Don't- "Are okay?" Rule one broken. "Are you possibly cold? Maybe hungry?" And just like that Caz's motherly personality kicked in. "As I said earlier there's food in the fridge if you want any. I could always get you some blankets…?" This was only day one and he was already failing at this. Caz had never seen someone so shy and quiet as Zack. Usually when they came to him they would try to go for his throat then raise hell for the next two weeks until Caz had to force them to calm down and obey.
Zack shivered more in his wings and he peeked out a little when the Angel showed concern. Why does he care? Angels aren't supposed to care about a Demon…
"I'm just hungry," Zack mumbled quietly into his feathers. "But I don't know what you have to offer me…" Zack wasn't going to eat anything the Angel offered him. The small Demon knew much better than that. He snuggled up closer into himself, pointing his joints out protectively towards the Angel and squishing his face up into his hands, making weird snuffling noises.
Caz just stared cooly at Zack. "Well that depends on what you want to eat. A stupid friend of mine keeps having restaurants deliver food here. So far there's chinese, greek, italian, mexican, disgusting fast food from McDonald's and burger king, even some shady restaurants that say they make authentic foods from all around the world but i call bullshit on that." He said, making a face when mentioned the fast food restaurants. The others weren't half bad but the amount of grease put into those two was revolting. "Or you know we could always go out to eat, I may not make a lot of cash but I think I could scrap up some savings" Caz said looking back at his room.
Caz acted more like a human than anything else. He didn't really have the nightmarish majesticness of an angel. It showed in every little geture he made. His anger and messy appearance. His indifference and how chill his demeanor was. Everything. No angel would have wanted a demon to look at them if they were looking as disgraceful as Caz.
Zack's wings shivered reproachfully at the look Caz was giving him. "I don't care what we get. I'm just hungry," He mumbled back, ppressing his nose to the ground and sniffing it dog-like. It was rather weird to see a human-like thing doing it, but it was most Demons did when they were bored or wanted to know where they were. Zack didn't know where the hell he was, and he was trying to get a grasp on something familiar. But there was little to nothing to assure that he was safe in this room.
He didn't want Caz to use his savings, but the mention of it rather shocked the small Demon. He was expecting all Angels to be well-off and covered for most things because of their job. Hearing otherwise was quite odd.
(Alright my dude. I think I already told everyone who I have rps with that I won't be on anymore and now the only one that's left is you. So I'll be gone for a few months because I realized that I can't balance my rps on this site and also all my responsibilities out in the real world. Sorry that I've been so inconsistent and now you only come back to see that i won't be on anymore. I promise that I'll make it up to you when i come back)
(Alright my dude that's okay. Don't stress yourself out about it ily!)
(Hey so I know it's been a month but… heya)
(Hiii !! We can get this whole thing rollin again ! :> but i think it's gonna have to be tomorrow cause i gotta crash my dude, it's hella late over here)
(Yayayayayyayayayaayyaayayayyyay! Hey it's midnight over here I feel you m8. I'll be a bit busy tomorrow but I'll be able to answer in the morning 'n stuff.)
(aaalrighty my dude !! Sounds hella radical to me~ I'll try not to get up too late so we can get started tomorrow !)
(oof okay I'm up now ready for you! I had to take a shower lol)
(ah it's alrighty, I'm up now too but give me a sec cause I gotta help my mom with some stuffs)
(Alrighty man I'm here for ya)
(Wait- sorry, it was my turn wasn't it?? Lmao oh my gosh im hella sorry, I'm just a dumbass tryna stay awake- I'll answer in the morning (again, im sorry :'( cause it's midnight and i gotta skaddadle) whispers i promise i won't forget tomorrow~~~)
(Hey yeah it was. How about I do morning you a solid and post up my last response? And that's ok I understand ^~^)
(Alrighty yeah, that helps my dude, i would type up a whole ass paragraph saying sorry- i swear i would- i messed up and- okay I'll shut up umm goodnight !!)
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Caz shrugged, the look of shock written all over Zack's face. "It's alright, it's no trouble at all and we'll get you something to eat.." he trailed off, his tired clear black eyes scanning the room. Caz seemed oddly relaxed with Zack in his house unlike most angels. "Alrighty, well, we better get going if we're going somewhere to eat cause we have things to do today" he walked to his room and put on some casual clothes that the other angels didn't approve of since they were supposed to be "professionals" and "intimidating".
He came back with a backpack on his back like he was a tourist or something. His black hair was now in a much better condition, it was tied back with a brown leather string in a short ponytail, though some of the shorter strands still came undone with a messy grace to them.
Caz opened the door and motioned for Zack to walk through.
Zack watched the Angel warily, his gray eyes squinted a little as confusion settled in. "Um… okay?" He asked slowly as the other walked away. When Caz reentered and gestured for him to stand, Zack stood up slowly, feeling shabby next to the Angel. Somehow, knowing that the Angel had a better lifestyle than him just seemed to make everything more intimidating. Maybe that was the point?
Zack slowly walked out of the apartment, his feet shuffling when he reached outside the threshold. He paused, sticking his hands in his pockets as he waited for Caz. Half of him was tempted to ask what they had to do today. Maybe pointless tests to make sure Zack wasn't violent or crazy. Which he sort of was, but not that much. Hopefully.
Caz locked the door behind him and walked forward, half expecting the demon to follow. "Where do you want to go?" He glanced back at the demon. "I won't eat because I'm not hungry but feel free to choose where you want to go"
Everytime Caz had to deal with demons it lowkey gave him anxiety, a sense of dread in his stomach. His last two hadn't gone well although he tried his best to do everything right- they still- Caz held up a hand to his mouth, suddenly feeling sick. They had been tortured and buchered right in front of him and he did not want that for them. He forced himself to regain his composure. "So yeah, food, place, Mexican restaurant again? Or house of pancakes?" He asked casually like he was talking to an old buddy of his.
Zack meandered after Caz like a little puppy, looking at the ground as he walked down the steps after the Angel. He didn't say anything until he was positive Caz had stopped talking and had recovered from his brief moment of… whatever had happened. He wasn't entirely sure what had happened, but he wasn't in the position to ask his potential killer.
"I don't care," He answered in a small voice once they were outside, glancing up and around with a soft sigh, his wings curling up and disappearing before a suspicious Human could see them. The last thing he needed was to tell everyone around them that he was a prisoner to this Angel.
Caz turned around completely and frowned. "Are you sure? I mean, I sure don't know what your preferences are so I would very much like it if you told me what you want" Caz sighed and kept walking. "We'll decide once we get to the main part of the city…" he said quietly.
A few minutes later as they approached the more crowded area of the city Caz started up talking again. "So is this how you usually are? Do what you're told and keep your opinions to yourself?" Caz wanted to know more about him before he started the lessons with Zack. "What's your favorite thing to do?" He asked, to Zack it might have seemed meaningless but for Caz it was important to see how much he needed to go over with him.
"Yeah, I'm sure," He answered back, enjoying walking the rest of the way in silence. He looked around left and right as the Angel talked, not looking to him until he stopped talking.
"I was told it's what Demons are supposed to do. And I usually like to stay under the radar, but I guess it didn't work," He mumbled with a soft sigh, looking down at his feet again with a shrug. And he really didn't know what he liked to do anymore. "I used to draw, if that's what you want to know. I painted a lot, too."
Caz nodded, it would be an understatement if he said he feared the demon. He had a way of talking that made Caz feel like he was walking on egg shells and he did not want to mess this up- oh wait. He sighed. When he mentioned drawing and painting his interest was peaked. "What kind of things if you don't mind me asking?" As soon as he had asked that question he regretted it. If only there was a way to make him emote like smile or laugh. The other demons he had delt with weren't this closed off so Caz wondered if something had happened or was bothering him. Oh wait. He frowned again. "Do you want to go back home?" He asked quietly.
Zack glanced up a little and looked off to the horizon and forest to their very far left. "I used to draw realistic people. I was really good at it, according to my parents. I painted landscapes and murals too. I used to give them to people who liked them a whole lot." There wasn't any form of currency down where he was from, so he was always happy to give things away for free of quality, even up in the Human world.
Before Zack was able to finish mulling over his answer, he paused with a small sigh. He did want to go home. But there was no way he'd be able to without a mate. That was the rule. You couldn't return to Hell without a mate.
"I do."
Caz smiled at that. "In all my years of doing the same ritual with you demons I don't think I've ever heard of anyone saying they liked to paint, it's a nice change." Caz stopped walking when Zack answered his last question. "Then why don't we just take you home? We could find someone to accompany you…you don't seem like a bad demon to me….in fact none of you do…it would be an honor" he said bowing to Zack then laughing because of the way he mocked how the angels presented themselves. "I take that you haven't ever tried to kill anyone, right?"
