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  'Why was he so spooked Last night?' Eren wondered, buying his head into his pillows. The m light peaked through the cracks of his bed curtains, casting small glimmers of light into his otherwise dark room.

  Even a long shower couldn't get rid of the st of smoke and burnt asphalt after his 'meeting' with Reiji. At least Eren's head didn't hurt this m.

  However, the m had already thrown its first curve, a weight was holding down his b from movement. Blonde hair reflected the streams of sunlight ing into the room.

  "Lucifer!" Eren pushed the blonde reaper away from him.

  "What are you doing?!"

  "Saving my little dove from nightmares of course." Lucifer grinned mischievously, "A prince of darkness must save his fair-"

  "Go away... W-why are you naked?!" Eren pulled the bight. "You're overthinking this darling. It's not like we haven't shared a bed before."

  "Yeah, but you made us share a bigger bed. Get off me..." Eren pushed harder trying to move his immortal panion.

  "Iing, you take issue with the size of the bed rather than my being there?" Lucifer smirked.

  "What... I mean... no... that's not what I-" Eren fumbled with his words, caught off guard by lucifer. tinuing to push him away.

  "Eren... what's wrong? I hear-" Emi peaked through Eren's door, spotting Lucifer first in all his grandeur, standing naked by Eren's bed.

  "I- I- I'm sorry..." Meek and low, she tried to rush through an apology. "I'll... e back ter." Her face glowed a fierce red. Like the glowing embers of st night.

  "No Emi, wait. It's not what it looks like." Eren paumbling out of bed, tangled in the mess of bs. Fading into the bed with a loud thud.

  "Do not worry dear Eren, I shall take care of the situation." Lucifer strutted towards the door, moving with grace, like he wasn't parading himself around a private home.

  "Lucifer, don't expose yourself to my sister." Eren ordered, tag the bloo the ground.

  "My Eren, with your sister within earshot. How audacious." Lucifer grieasingly at the red faced Eren.

  "Put some fug clothes on."

  "E-Eren... what's he doing?" Emi stuttered.

  Lucifer fondled her face; cupping her cheeks as he pulled them lightly towards himself. "Wow, and what beautiful eyes you have my dear." He plimented. Emi squirmed out of his grasp.

  "Lucifer you o introduce yourself first befetting this personal." Eren chastised.

  "My apologies. I am Lucifer, a pleasure to gaze upon those green eyes my dear Emi."

  Emi slowly stepped away. "H-hi... Mr. Lucifer, sir... uh." She spoke, bowing deeply.

  "Oh please, there is no need for formality sweet Emi, it's just Lucifer."

  "Emi this is Lucifer my sort of... friend," Eren added, not pletely sure what he was.

  "Hmmmm, I prefer a more intimate descriptioined soulmates, separated by the hands of fate, star-crossed brethren-"

  "Best to ignore him." Eren dismissed him.

  Emi silently nodded, shyly ing her way to Eren's side. She gazed at Lucifer, who tio stare deeply, smiling, eyes unblinking, pierg into her very soul.

  "Why are you here?" Ereioned.

  "Oh... do I need a reason to visit my former ward-"

  "Yes." Eren added ftly.

  "Well, I'm bored. Mean old Gabriel is making me do paper work a his inferiors, just a real drag. That's why I decided to see what my favourite human is doing."

  *Knock, knock, knock*

  Like clockwork Jun had arrived for his daily begging to train. Eren opehe dood m, Jun-"

  "Oh, who’s this?" Lucifer rushed to Eren's shoulder as he spoke, meeting the brown-haired man’s eyes.

  "Please help me master."

  'That's new?' Eren thought as he replied. "What's wrong?"

  "Well master, today I would like to request that you assist me in one of my personal goals. My old high school... Is uhe trol of the crimson bandits. What Akari told me, about the fire how you helped her and that girl." Eyes looking up to Eren.

  "Please help me save those kids like you saved them."

  "My you have been busy my little dove. You have your own little disciple as well it seems." Lucifer began his scrutinization. Eyes fog on the new addition, sing Jun. Eren too focused on Jun, though a different type of observation.

  Usually, Jun would be fident, almost arrogant as he pressed Eren for lessons. But now his fidence had fled, and repced with unease and tension; fidgeting hands, and slow stumbling speech.

  "I need your help to save the students of Kaname boys high school.”

  "Okay." Eren accepted Jun's quest.

  "You will?" Jun jumped for joy with a quick bow. Almost too easy that he so readily accepted.

  Although, Eren would urn down a friend in need.

  Lucifer stared with his devilish gaze at Eren.

  "I quest you say? I suppose I will apany you-"

  "No, you stay here." Eren dismissed Lucifer and he certainly wasn't happy.

  "Please Eren, my services would be invaluable." Lucifer begged, slithering about Eren.

  "No, you've given me a headache already Lucifer." Eren pushed his nose back. Lucifer however like any stray cat, tio e back. Eren raised his right leg back. "Well, I'm bored. I don't want to go back to Gabriel either..." Lucifer moaned.

  "C-Cook dinner?" Emi raised her hands up gently.

  "Oooh yes Ere me cook you dinner." Lucifer agreed.

  "Okay then sure... With what money?"

  "Good idea, Eren money." Lucifer outreached his hand to Eren. Eren sighed deeply, relutly handing Lucifer his wallet.

  "Thank you, little dove ~" Lucifer swiftly she wallet from his hand. He flew downstairs.

  "Have a good time on your little adventure." He waved, vanishing below.

  "God, I hope he doesn't spend all my money..." Ereed. Being alive for only a couple months came with very little ine.

  "Quickly Ere’s go!" Jun pushed, not wanting to waste any time.

  Leaving Emi all alone in the empty apartment.

  Schools, in a twisted fate; Eren would have been a teacher in a different lifetime. Having studied and nearly pleted his education degree, the gates appearing all over the world drew Eren's attention.

  A new beginning; away from what he thought would be a mundane life. Mr. Heart did have a nice ring to it. Though being rid powerful had trumped all in younger eyes.

  The streets bore no longer life; but barren and devoid of activity. People already havi for work. Children attending school and so forth. The streets had transformed into a wastend of crete and crimson tags, even the usual mothers with strollers and dog walkers had vanished.

  However, one sound did attract Eren, his instincts pig up movement. Silent sulking steps that even Jun had yet to hear.

  "Jun. This way." Pulling Jun into a nearby alley, shadows ed their form, asding quickly to the rooftops. Hiding up high overlooking the street below. Both as a young man with short curly hair, skin of a bronze glow.

  "He was at club Eden st night. Detective Romano I believe." Jun observed.

  "Hmmm, they seem to be following me. Perhaps they suspect I may be involved."

  "How?"

  "That bloective... I had a friend look her up, a former raurned detective, with psyetry skills."

  "You have friends like that?" Asked a shocked Jun, he could barely prehend that his grumpy master even had friends.

  "Yes, I do." Eren gave an annoyed gnce.

  "One problem at a time, Let's deal with your school first."

  With a knowing nod both began leaping from rooftop to rooftop. Leaving the eyes of the w blio the shadows.