1x1 with icycycle - angelxdemon

[velasco]

𝕾𝖍𝖞𝖑𝖔 I ①⑦    &⃝ ①②⑦ I 𝕸𝖆𝖑𝖊

Shylo nodded dumbly, going along with everything Rei was saying. "I'm gonna have to take your word for it."

He flipped through his book, aimlessly looking for answers he knew absolutely nothing about. But, he did offer to do the homework with her, so he was going to follow up on that offer. Unsure of any of the answers, he was sure that he looked dumb, scanning the pages with his fingers before flipping it after spending three seconds.

Looking at the time, Shylo let out an exasperated sigh. It was nearing 10pm, and he'd never been a night person. He felt as if he was in his prime in the morning, and he somehow had the personality of a stereotypical demon at night. He rested his head in his hands, elbows on the foldable table that had stains all over it. He moved the weight of his head all over to one hand, running the other through his hair, exhausted and already growing irritable.

[icycycle]

Rei looked up from her work. Shylo was almost slumped over on the table, clearly exhausted. Obviously, he wasn't much of a night owl. "Go to sleep, Shylo," Rei said softly, beginning to pack up her things. "I'll see you in class tomorrow."

Silently, Rei put on her coat and crossed the room to get her shoes. She stood for a moment, tying the laces, and then pulled open the door.

[velasco]

𝕾𝖍𝖞𝖑𝖔 I ①⑦    &⃝ ①②⑦ I 𝕸𝖆𝖑𝖊

Shylo frowned slightly as Rei stood, telling him to go to sleep. As much as he hated up being past a reasonable time, he liked spending time with her. He immediately started worrying, wondering if they'd talk after that night or it would've been a one time thing. Maybe they didn't click as well as he thought they had? Maybe she hated him secretly?

Yawning, he pushed all of his thoughts aside. He gave a slight hand wave to Rei as she opened the door, "Goodnight, Rei." He dropped his head onto the table, closing his eyes. "Sleep well," he mumbled softly.

[icycycle]

Rei quietly shut the door. She stood outside for a minute, listening. All was silent: Shylo must have really fallen asleep at the table! Rei hurried down the stairs and opened the door into the chilly night air. It stung her nose as she quickly walked back to her apartment. It had certainly been an eventful day. She and Shylo had gotten off to a rocky start (because of her) but she really did enjoy his company.

When Rei arrived home, she dumped everything on the floor. Quickly brushing her teeth and combing her hair, she climbed into her soft bed without even bothering to change.

For the first time in almost sixty years, Rei began to cry. She had never felt so confused in her life. She was betraying her kind, her family, and herself by enjoying his company. No, she cannot enjoy his company. He was an angel, and she was a demon. Her freaking job was to train soldiers in espionage and combat against his species!

But was that not all in theory? When she had been sitting in the command room of The Underside? Everything felt different now that she had met Shylo. A kind, sweet, boy...who just happened to be an angel.

[velasco]

𝕾𝖍𝖞𝖑𝖔 I ①⑦    &⃝ ①②⑦ I 𝕸𝖆𝖑𝖊

Shylo awoke at two in the morning, dazed and confused. He looked around, checking the time, and an immediate groan followed after. He had had a nightmare, and there was no way getting around it or the person that he had a nightmare about.

Sighing, Shylo thought over his nightmare. Of course it had to be about Rei specifically, why not another demon? Rei grew close to him only to use him and ended up killing him in the end. But Shylo grew close just out of the good of his heart.

He looked around, realizing he was still at the small foldable table. Standing, he made his way to his bedroom. He slid underneath all five of his covers, burying his head under his around seven or so pillows. He knew he wasn’t going back to sleep, but it was honestly all he wanted. He lied there all night trying to sleep until the morning rolled around.

((sorry, did this on
my phone))

[icycycle]

Rei was not in a particularly good mood the next morning. She had barely slept all night. She had sleepily stumbled through her morning classes, through lunch, and now she was arriving at her English class. Shylo wasn’t there yet, but Rei dropped her bag and slid into her chair. Instead of the usual routine of pulling out her school supplies, Rei dropped her head on the table and closed her eyes.

[velasco]

𝕾𝖍𝖞𝖑𝖔 I ①⑦    &⃝ ①②⑦ I 𝕸𝖆𝖑𝖊

Walking into the class to return to the spot he had sat at yesterday, Shylo noticed Rei with her head down. After making his way to the seat and quietly pushing out the seat, he went to put his hand on her back. His hand hovered for a moment before he decided against it, returning it back to his side. As he moved his hand back, it grazed Rei's back, and he hoped she hadn't noticed. He sat in the seat, resting his elbow on the table and his head in his hand. He occasionally glanced over at Rei, hoping she was okay, somewhat - or entirely - worried about her.

[icycycle]

Rei was barely awake when she heard and felt the air shift. Shylo had arrived. She felt a small jolt of energy as his hand grazed her back, likely on his way to his seat.

It was almost that time of the month. No, not that time of the month. But living as a demon on Earth was physically taxing on her body, and she needed to go home roughly once a month just to recharge and rest. The medicine demons always had a supply of Socablood, a potion that provided her body with the necessary vitamins to keep functioning. As countless generations of demons have found before, human food was barely enough to live on (someone once did the math and found that 2,000 calories of human food was worth about 100 to a demon's body).

Rei raised her head up, her body still slouched forward on the table. She turned her head, resting it on her arms to look at Shylo. "Slept well last night?" she mumbled.

[velasco]

𝕾𝖍𝖞𝖑𝖔 I ①⑦    &⃝ ①②⑦ I 𝕸𝖆𝖑𝖊

Shylo nodded his head. "Yes," he lied quietly.

Bending down to get his books out of his bag, he continued to talk, voice muffled by the height distance and distance between them. "What about you?" he asked. He pulled his books out and sat them on the table, lifting his head up to properly hear Rei. He didn't know what it was about her, but he wanted to listen to every word she said. Even if she'd just be talking about how wonderful her day was, or how awful her recent meal was. He wanted to listen to every second of it.

Contrary to what he imagined a demon to be, she was amazing. They did get off to a fairly rocky start, Shylo defensive and in fight or flight mode, Rei aggressive and intimidating. He found her voice soothing, calming, and intriguing all in one. There was a song that Shylo had just on the tip of his tongue that explained Rei's beauty but he couldn't quite think of it. Without realizing it, he softly hummed to the tune of that song.

[icycycle]

Rei stayed in the same position for a little while longer. From any angle, Shylo was the epitome of beauty. Handsome.

She had never bonded with someone so quickly before. When she was with Shylo, all of her natural defensiveness quickly fell. She felt safe with him.

She smiled softly as Shylo hummed underneath his breath. “You have a lovely voice” she said. “It’s in tune, unlike me!” She laughed and sat up. His voice was literally an angel’s song.

She listened to him singing a while longer before the teacher began her lesson.