forum Contracts (CLOSED)

Started November 01, 2018 by @KoffeeOwl

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Juliet smirked as she moved to scoop Qhuinn up. The little boy clapped happily and kicked his feet. "I see your having lots of fun! Yes you are!" Julie cooed in a baby voice as she kissed his nose.

Zackary watched with a smile. This family was very sweet. He shifted to a laying position and stretched out. All of this dormantness was settling his bones into stiffness.

Sariel's eyes floated down to the jar and she nodded, knowing the meaning of the word yandere. "I've met a few people like that over the time that I've been here." She mumbled, snapping back to her previously aware self.

Avilasa gave an acknowledging hum. "My half brother had had a run in with one once. She was sticky. Hard to get rid of." She laughed. "If I hadn't immunized him to the majority of poisons, he'd be in deep trouble right now."

"So… Zackary. May I ask you a question?" Juliet piped from her seat on the bed. It had been gnawing at her for a while now. "Um… what were you doing out on the street this afternoon?"

“Hoh?” Zackary looked up at her. She was upside down in his eyes.
“Oh, just looking around for general ungoodness. I found a lot today, and was going strong till you interrupted me.”

"Well you are the one who was looking for my sorrow" she said, using the word he used when he had approached her. "I'm sorry that I interrupted that though."

“I like to help those who are sorrowful. It is my job.” Zackary yawned and curled up on the floor.

"How did you see that, though? How did you see that in me?" Juliet asked, her eyes an icy pool of wonder. She was thinking of that moment when Zackary bumped into her.

Zackary crooned slowly. An odd, strange noise his breed could only make. It usually meant implied mysteriousness or general content.
“A Demon doesn’t give away his powers.”

Juliet watched him, looking into those differently shaded gray eyes. That sound filled her ears and Juliet shivered. Maybe she shouldn't forget that he wasn't like her, at least in some aspects. "Very well…" she sighed. "Can you answer this then? What was your last contract like?"

Avilasa gave an acknowledging hum. "My half brother had had a run in with one once. She was sticky. Hard to get rid of." She laughed. "If I hadn't immunized him to the majority of poisons, he'd be in deep trouble right now."

"Immunized to the majority of poisons…?" Sariel echoed, confusion sweeping over her. "Was she trying to kill him?" She asked, leaning back on her hands.

Zackary poked his head out from his flannel, where he was nesting. “Mmm… Lust. Disgusting woman who just wanted my body. I refused her almost every time. I killed her eventually.” He grimaced in remittence.

"Almost?" She echoed, her blue eyes filling with sorrow. She knew what it felt like to be someones plaything. And now she knew that there was no escape unless you were willing to take drastic measures.

Zackary curled back up again with a faint sigh. This sigh was filled more with another croon, but it was less noticeable than the one he displayed earlier. One would have to listen for it. Listen for something that was hardly distinguishable.

Juliet heard it again, that rough sound hidden in a sigh, it was much less noticeable this time, much softer. Yet, she still heard it. Her gaze softed upon him. She set Qhuinn down and moved to sit beside Zackary, on her kneels. "Hey, I'm sorry I even asked its just- It's not everyday you meet a demon- or maybe it is and I'm just not aware. But what i'm trying to say is… I've never met anyone who shares the same story as me…." She sighed. This is harder to explain than I thought. "How about i get you some blankets?"

Zackary uncurled himself and sat up. “No, I don’t need blankets. It’s bad that you had to go through that. Even once.” He looked at her with her sorrow reflected in his eyes. He’s truly been through it more than he could count. As an orphan and as a Contract-Demon. He wasn’t sure if others went through the same thing, but it was his loose regulations that had landed him those… less than enjoyable memories.

Juliet froze as his gaze fell on her. Her heart tense up and her lungs stopped working. "I-I" she stuttered, seemingly lost in that gray gaze. He understands…
This was too much a one time. "I- I'm gonna go check on the dinner. Watch Qhuinn for me." She stood quickly and walked out. Only then could she finally breathe.

Zackary hummed into a faint sigh and looked down at Qhuinn. He wondered how the child sat there so quietly, just watching the pair of adults converse with each other. He smiled a bit and rubbed the child’s head, messing up his hair.

Qhuinn leaned into the touch and hummed softly. Scooting closer, he curled up with Zackary, placing his tiny hands on his cheeks. He then took Zackary's nose into his mouth.

Zackary laughed and hugged the child. “You are just intent on nibbling on my nose, aren’t you?” He hugged the smol close nevertheless.

"Immunized to the majority of poisons…?" Sariel echoed, confusion sweeping over her. "Was she trying to kill him?" She asked, leaning back on her hands.

"No." She walked over to a barred, filthy window. "Not all poisons kill you know. Some of them just leave with internal bleeding, some leave you in a state of constant vomiting, and the one the girl kept trying to use on my brother, would leave you in a comatose state."

Qhuinn squealed and put his short arms around his neck. Juliet listened downstairs, her heartbeat finally calming. She opened the oven and checked on the ham. It would be finished soon. She then closed it and moved to stir the mashed potatoes. They were done. She shut off the oven with shaking hands. That connection scared her more than she thought was possible. Calm down… she told herself.

Zackary set his chin on Qhuinn’s head and sighed. What about a little eye-meeting had frightened her? Was it something he said? His eyes? And what color they were? He’d scared people with his eyes before. How piercing and just how different they were.