- Kicked Out -
"The Surface?!?!? Are you MAD?" Lily slammed her hands down against her desk as she stood, her eyes flashing. Reaper winced, and felt Kristine grip a little tighter to his hand.
"Yes..I mean, no, Lily!! I just..I've never been there..so..I thought Kristine and I could..and that you could show us.."
"You thought WRONG!!!"
Reaper shifted uneasily as he stood, his voice quieting. "Lily, keep it down..father will here."
Lily stops, and glares at him, eyes shining. She, an IceFyre helldaemon, and he the single FyreDaemon. She shook her head, sitting back down.
"It's insanity, Reaper! Father would kill us! As much as I'd LIKE to.."
Kristine jumped in, eyes bright, voice hopeful. "So you want to go?"
That took Lily by surprise. She blinks once, twice at Kristine. "I...well..yeah, I do. But..thats not the point! The point is, we CAN'T! Absolutely, positively can NOT!"
Reaper's voice is calm and cool as he speaks. "What have you got to lose, Lily? Don't tell me you haven't become tired of this place yet."
Lily's mouth opened as if to speak, and then snapped shut. She slipped into deep thought for a long moment, before sighing, and nodding.
"Come now..what's the worst he could do? Ground us? Make us work?"
At this point, Kristine looked up at Reaper in fright. She knew that Lucifer could do a lot more than that to her. She wasn't, after all, his real child - which explained a lot about what was happening with Reaper and herself, but not enough.
"Come on, sis." Reaper smiled reassuringly at Lily. "Give it a try."
Lily hesitated, before stepping towards the door, with a faint smile.
"Let me get my mare. Then we'll go."
"Whoa."
The trio were perched upon a mountian ledge, the mare's snorting, pawing at the ground. They all gazed out over the landscape before them, full of color and lights. Already they could hear the shouts and cries of taverns, and the like.
"So much noise!" exhaled Lily.
"And so many colors." breathed Reaper.
Kristine watched the two's amazement with a smile. She, of course, had been born in this realm. She knew full well that it wasn't so amazing..not when you got to know it. She only shook her head, nudging her mare to take to flight.
"Come on. I'll show you the best tavern."
The three arrived back at the castle a bit late, with Lily a little..well, very tipsy, singing at the top of her lungs.
"Riders on the storm...we're riders on the stooorrrmm!!!"
Reaper shot her a disgusted look, before glancing back to Kristine.
"Did you have to give her so much ale?"
Kristine, however, did not answer, her face suddenly lily-white, drained of all color. She pointed straight before her.
Reaper looks up, and he, too, paled. Even Lily fell silent, looking to the ground, a blush rising to her cheeks.
Before them stood their father, his arms crossed, eyes narrow.
"Didn't I TELL you not to go to the Surface?"
Reaper was speechless. Katerine was chained nearby, and she moaned every now and then in pain at the daemons tearing at her flesh. Reaper did not dare look at her, wincing every time he heard her cry.
"Yes, but..I.."
"You didn't think you'd be in that much trouble, eh?"
Reaper nodded immediately, wondering where Lily is. His father gives a dark smile.
"You thought wrong. I'm afraid your friend will suffer more than you, but as for you and your sister..you're kicked out."
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