Devilish Pair (For Andras)

[farrenlock]

The room she resided in was nearly pitch black, save for a few candles lit at the center. Everything was set in place; her plan to get back at those ditsy school girl's who belittled her day after day, the book of spells she swiped from her parents basement that she wasn't exactly allowed to have laid sprawled at her feet, and a small vile of blood that set in a chalk made circle. Mei was aiming to bring forth a demon, one that'd show all who opposed her that she was not someone to bother or make fun of. Muttering the last of the incantation, she watched the circle she crafted glow a deep crimson then dissipate in a matter of seconds. Did it work, she wondered. Mei scanned the room quickly, but saw no sign of a demon's emergence. "What'd I do wrong?! Stupid old book!" she growled lowly while kicking the family book into the nearest wall. Once the fit of rage passed, Mei sighed and moped. Little did she know, she flubbed the summoning a hair and made whatever demon she conjured up appear in her bedroom closet rather than the pathetic squiggle on the ground.

[Andras]

"And for the last time, Marax...I'm not interested in any more of your silly herbs and bright little rocks. Goodness knows I've been buying them for the last five hundred years!" said a demon, Prince Sitri, to the bull-headed count in front of him.

Marax snorted, turning away from the leopard-faced demon in front of him.

"Fine. Then perhaps I can tell you of the virtues of astrology." replied Marax.

"This nonsense again! Look, you blithering dolt, you've already told me about all of the stars and their significance, even the new ones! Frankly, it's not a topic which interests me." said Sitri condescendingly as he paced out to his marble balcony and looked at his sixty loyal legions that were assembled a mile beneath.

"What's the matter with you, prince? You're acting like you have a pike up your ass; I just wanted to have a chat!"

Sitri whipped around to face him, his wings flaring.

"Well you're getting on my nerves! So just pack your bags and-"

Sitri noticed that he had begun to glow and a sigil had appeared around him on the floor. He looked back towards Marax, and his eyes widened as he spread hims arms in a condescending gesture.

"...Well, would you look at that? I'm getting called, and not a moment too soon! I hope the mortal I'm meeting is less boring then you are. Though that's setting the bar a bit low, isn't it? Try not the fall down the stairs on your way out, you bothersome cretin!"

And with that, Sitri was consumed in a pillar of light. Soaring through the meta-sprititual cosmos, his journey ended in a small, enclosed space. Had he been summoned into a jail cell? No. Flexing his wings, he burst open the doors that stood in front of him was was greeted by the sight of a startled human female; young, oriental, and with a bright red stripe in her hair.

She herself witnessed a tall, muscular humanoid creature with short fur, a feline head, large avian wings as well as the scarlet robes and bronze crown of a powerful king.

"Greeeeetings, mortal conjurer." said the demon prince. "To which purpose have I been summoned to this plane?"

[farrenlock]

Mei had been rubbing her eyes, which had leaked a few tears thanks to convincing herself of being a complete failure in magic use. She jumped high in the air at being startled by the doors being blown open. It took her a few seconds to realize what had happened. She looked over at the closet, back over at the demon who addressed her. How'd she manage to summon someone of royalty? She was only aiming for a lesser demon! Actually, this was way better than that! There was no way those creeps at school could look at her in disgust anymore. Instead, they'd look to her with fear! The dense didn't realize at all that it wasn't her magic that made her look weak; it was her awkward way of speaking and her lack of socialization skills. "H-Hi...Wow, you're tall," Mei mumbled.
"I called you here because I need help showing my peers I'm not some weakling..." she answered him with determination in her eyes. "You can do that, can't you?" she asked.

"Oh..um...sorry about the small room...new to this sorta thing, so I'm uh..still learning," she rambled on while silently thanking whoever was looking out for her that her parents didn't come bursting into her room.

[Andras]

Sitri looked at Mei blankly for several seconds.

"...You summoned me, a great prince of the demonic nation, just to settle a dispute with a few bullies?"

A low growl came up from his throat.

"This is a task below my station; I've changed the courses of empires. So why involve me in such a trivial conflict? Are your enemies great and powerful sorcerers?"

[farrenlock]

"...Yeah, what of it?...You're the one that answered!...If you didn't want to put up with it, why the heck come?" Mei grumbled bitterly at Sitri. "They're no sorcerers, but they're stronger than me..." she answered. This demon was getting on the girl's nerves! Why was he giving attitude? She was the one in control, so shouldn't she get what she wanted without lip? In her mind, by coming this demon accepted whatever role was placed before him. "So what if they're not some fancy army? I've got no one else! Either teach me to become stronger, or take care of 'em so they'll leave me the hell alone!" Mei demanded. "It shouldn't be that big of a problem..." she growled lowly while crossing her arms. For someone so small, so awkward in speech, she sure had a temper. That, and the assumption that Sitri should do what she asked since she was the one in charge.

Below them, outside where several individuals roughly around her age, laughed quite loudly. "The nut is talking to herself! When is she gonna be sent to loony bin already?" said one. "Yeah, she's nothing but a screw up in class. She'll most likely cause the school to cave in one day!" said another. The group below couldn't hear anything that Sitri said, only Mei. Being that the prince was of another plane, only the person that summoned him could hear him. Mei blushed a little at the crude commentary, then marched over to the open window and slammed it shut.

[Andras]

Sitri's eyes followed Mei as she walked over to the door and slammed it. Something told him that she would provide a lot of amusement for him in the days to come.

"Very well then, I'll take care of your issue. But I would like a minor concession from you, which is actually more of a benefit: you serve as my apprentice for five days. I haven't had a human apprentice in awhile, and teaching things to a being as finite and short-lived as a human is...interesting. So how about it?"

[farrenlock]

Mei looked over to Sitri, stunned by what he had said. Her bright eyes searched him for a moment, wondering if he was teasing her. It didn't make since! Wasn't he upset with her before about calling upon him? What caused the change in decision? Whatever. She supposed she shouldn't question his actions much. He'd probably leave if she did and that'd leave her back to square one; being a target. Mei nodded in agreement, perhaps a little too eagerly. To her, five days didn't seem like an effective amount of time to learn anything. If that's all he was willing to do for her though, she wouldn't argue it. "That seems short, but...ok..I'll try," she replied. Mei assumed this apprenticing was to make her stronger and nothing else. Her gaze drifted to the window once more. Those girls were long gone now. Drat, she let her attention linger for too long that they had slipped away! Not that she could do anything in current state, of course.

[Andras]

Sitri grinned, his feline features contorting like those of the Cheshire Cat.

"Very well then, human. Sign this contract to finalize your decision."

The demon held out his hands; two puffs of flame brought a piece of parchment and a quill pen into existence. He handed them to Mei, and then uttered some kind of incantation. Sitri's body began to remold itself, his face shifting to a handsome human male and the rest of his body following suit. His wings folded inwards, vanishing into his back, and before she knew it Mei was standing in front of a young man with blond hair, green eyes, and casual clothing which included jeans, a leather jacket, and sneakers.

"The better to blend in here. We don't want the FBI's 'Brimstone' supernatural investigation department descending on us, do we? Last I remember, they were chasing their tails looking for 'unidentified flying objects' or some such. Ninety percent of their reports are false leads. But we shouldn't tempt them, should we?"

Sitri walked over to the window that Mei had just closed, and reopened it.

"I think I'll go pay your friends a visit." he said with a sly grin.

[farrenlock]

Mei would've looked over the parchment, but the sudden change of the demons' form lured her attention almost instantly. Needless to say, she was stunned by the figure that stood before her. He looked so different than before! Not that it was a bad different or anything like that. Not wanting to appear as if she were gawking, Mei turned her sight back onto the paper in her hand and signed it without really reading everything thoroughly. Her eyes lifted a little when he spoke again. She wasn't sure what to say regarding the mentioning of FBI apart from a small 'uh huh' in agreement.

Mei's eyes followed Sitri over to the window he now stood by. "Fine by me..." she mumbled. Wait, was she supposed to stay there or could she follow? Without much care for asking beforehand, Mei decided instantly that she'd follow Sitri to see how things played out between him and those girls.
It didn't pass her mind that by her being there she could get in his way or just make a mess for herself.

[Andras]

Sitri noted her signing the contract and grinned so slightly that Mei probably didn't notice.

"Whatever you do, just don't get caught. They have a place that they take magic users. And if anyone mentions a 'Salem Project' just run the other way. Do you understand?"

Sitri looked back at Mei, and looked at her up and down. He seemed to have gotten an idea.

The demon stepped over to the young girl, slipped an arm around her shoulders, knelt down and swept her up into his arms like a bride. With one arm under her shoulders and another beneath her knees, he carried her over to the edge of the window and leapt down to the street, where the other girls had gathered.

"Excuse me, but has this girl been bothering you?" he said, Mei still in his arms.