Messing With The Devil

"Edel? Edelweiss?"

Edelweiss opened her eyes when she heard a soft voice calling her. She saw Ryan's face which looked worried.

"Ryan? What happened?"

"You fell asleep, you seem exhausted."

"Really?"

"I went to buy your new cat food, you didn't lock the door and when I came home, you were asleep in your room. You're still careless."

"Sorry, Ryan. I don't know why I fell asleep either. But I felt like I-" Edelweiss stopped her words when she remembered what happened to her before she fell asleep.

She spoke with Leviathan who asked her to die immediately so he could take her sinful soul to hell. After that she remembered her past and the trauma came.

Her eyes immediately glanced at the surroundings, trying to find the whereabouts of the demon. But Leviathan is not in this room. Even though she was sure that before she fell asleep, she could hear Leviathan's voice and the warm grip of his hand.

Meow...

The black cat meowed beside Edelweiss, it yawned and stretched its body as if it had just fallen asleep beside her.

"He was sleeping next to you when I came, so cute. It turns out you two are already close, huh?"

"He's not cute at all, his face just annoys me."

"Hahaha...so, have you given him a name?"

"Name?"

"Shouldn't you give him a name?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, I think I'll just call him a black cat!"

"He'll turn around when you call him that. It's best to give him a proper name!"

"A proper name?"

Edelweiss looked at the blue-eyed black cat whose face and expression were somehow very similar to that figure.

"Leviathan."

"His name is Leviathan?"

"N-no, I mean-"

"What a unique name, you can call him Levi. How? Does it match?"

"Hmm...okay, I'll call him Levi."

"Ok Levi, from now on this whiny and spoiled girl is your boss. Be nice to her, ok?" Ryan said as he got up and put his jacket back on.

"You want to go home now?"

"I have an appointment with someone at nine o'clock, I still have 20 minutes to go there."

"A promise with Lyra?" She asked. Ryan was silent for a moment and did not answer immediately as if to confirm Edelweiss's question.

"Yes, I promised to come to see her today."

"You want to have a relationship with her again? Didn't you say that you two broke up?"

Ryan sighed and returned to Edelweiss who was still sitting on her bed. He looked nervous as if he was uncomfortable with the questions Edelweiss asked.

"Yesterday she told me she was pregnant."

"What?"

"That's why she asked me to meet,"

"She's pregnant? Your child, Ryan?"

"No, Edel! I'm sure it's not my child. I haven't touched her since a month before we broke up and that was two months ago."

"But at that time you were her boyfriend and maybe it really was your child."

"Edelweiss, trust me! Every time I do it, I always wear protection. So there's no way I-"

"You have to be responsible, Ryan!"

"Edel, believe me! I'm sure of what I said. We broke up because Lyra cheated on me and that clearly proves that I had nothing to do with what's happening to her now!"

"If she asks you for responsibility, it's because she trusts you. Think about how she feels? And you-"

"So what about my feelings? You don't think about my feelings? You ask me to be responsible for what I didn't do? She was the one who betrayed me, why should I be the one to sacrifice for her?"

Ryan looked so emotional and it made Edelweiss feel very guilty. She felt that she had judged Ryan even though she didn't know what really happened.

"Ryan, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have-"

"I accepted Lyra to be my girlfriend also based on your wishes."

"Ryan, I-"

"You haven't forgot, have you? I rejected her many times until finally she asked you to persuade me. I never loved her, not at all. So I beg you, don't make me regret my decision even more, Edelweiss!"

Ryan stepped towards the door after saying something that made Edelweiss feel even more guilty. She should have known that this was her fault and she shouldn't have said something stupid. Edelweiss followed Ryan who seemed to be leaving.

"Ryan, wait!" She said as she grabbed Ryan's hand and held it tightly.

"What?"

"Are you mad at me?"

"You know I can't possibly be mad at you, right?"

"You can be angry with me, Ryan! It was my fault, I'm really sorry. So please-"

"I always forgive you, whatever you do, I will always forgive you. Never mind, you should rest. Good night?"

"Good night, Ryan?"

Ryan closed the apartment door, Edelweiss rushed to the balcony of her apartment to see Ryan leaving on his motorbike.

"Ryan?"

"You're really stupid, aren't you?"

"W-who is that-"

"I'm here, you idiot!" Said Leviathan who was lying casually on the sofa.

Edelweiss didn't realize how long Leviathan had been there, he appeared and disappeared so quickly that it was difficult to detect his presence.

"You were eavesdropping, weren't you?"

"Who was eavesdropping? I just happened to hear it!"

"Who said you could lie down on that sofa? And I want to ask you, why can't Ryan see you?"

"I can only be seen by the people I want."

"What about Sasha? She can see you!"

"I don't know about her either, she seems to have advantages. By the way, why did you give that with cat my name? Isn't there another name you could use? Why do you have to use the name of a great devil like me?"

"You're so fussy, it's up to me what name to give him! You're not the one who gave him food and shelter!"

"But I brought him to your place, so I also have the right to choose a suitable name for him!"

"Wait a minute, why are you staying at my house? You've been here since yesterday, when are you going to leave?"

"From now on I will live here, this is my home from now on!"

"What? Who decided that?"

"I decide!"

"Don't talk carelessly...!" Edelweiss went berserk again. She took a sofa pillow and threw it at Leviathan, who quickly turned the pillow over to throw it at her.

"Ouch-"

"Hahaha...you fool, don't even think about messing with a devil, young lady!"

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