Hidden Horns

Is she mad at me?

It was a serene night for everyone, nothing seems unusual, the sky was black tranquility married to a poetry of stars. It was the softness that called body and brain to rest and let the heart go to its steady rhythm. Night came as a reward of sorts, a restfulness above to calm the soul, but not for Chloe.

Faint sobs and whimpers could be hear inside her room, the awful words she heard from Yohan's mouth kept ringing in her ears, it feels like knives stabbing her heart mercilessly and even if she bawl her eyes out and scream her heart's out, nothing could make her feel sober to the pain she's suffering right now.

Her ego, her pride, her feelings and everything about her got crushed and now, all she could do is to cry. It seems ridiculous, but that what she could feel. The incident earlier was already forgotten and all she could remember was the look in Yohan's eyes.

The disgusted look while saying that she will never like Chloe, hurts her so much, to the extent that she wanted to get mad and slap the hell out of Yohan. But she couldn't, she doesn't have any rights to get mad in the first place because, it was all one sided love.

"She's so f*****g stupid." Chloe hissed, wiping her tears roughly though it kept rolling down like a falls.

"Yeah, like, who wouldn't like a Chloe Smith?" Nathalie said.

"Yohan Ceyx." Ivy replied with a shrug of her shoulder.

"Shut up, both of you." Charlene rebuked while rubbing Chloe's back. "You girls not helping her."

"We're already helping her by being here at this wee hour." Ivy snorts as she take a glance at her watch. "It's 2:35 AM, why are we still here?"

"I didn't even asked you to stay here and call them." Chloe scoffed.

"I had to, you're crying like you've got cheated on with your boyfriend."

"She had to, because she got rejected even she hadn't confess her feelings." Nathalie said and the two shared a laugh, Charlene wanted to, but she couldn't. She doesn't want to add more pain to her cousin. "We're ran out of beer, do you have in your fridge?"

"There's a mini bar at the living room, you should take a scotch." Chloe replied

"That's enough, we've been drinking since 8—."

"Let me rephrase that for you, we.." Ivy pointed at herself, then to Chloe and Nathalie. "—been drinking since 8. b***h, you haven't touch your glass."

"I'm not in the mood to drink." Charlene said.

"You're always not in the mood to drink." Ivy snorts and rolled her eyes. She stood up but Nathalie pulled her down.

"I'll get it." She said before running out of Chloe's room to get another bottle of alcohol in the living room, the hallway is in dead silent, but it's not that creepy because of the small dim light hanging on the wall and it is also enough to give Nathalie the vision to see who's standing at the far end of the hallway.

Her back leaning against the wall, her one leg folded and pressed behind her with her arms crossed. Her head hung low and when she felt Nathalie's presence, she darted up her gaze.

"Did you do the same thing with my sister?" Nathalie asked as she continued her way down.

"What?"

"Did you led her into something then reject her afterwards?"

"I'm not leading anyone to anything, because in the first place, all I need was their soul." Yohan replied. Nathalie clenched her fist but she rather not to engage an argument with Yohan, knowing the Devil is still in a bad mood, she can feel it like the winter wind hitting her skin coming from the open front door and it make her shudder.

"Then tell me, what are you doing here after making Chloe cry her heart's out?" She took the whiskey bottle displayed in a shelf and thinking if she should take the tequila as well or not. She decided not, because Chloe is already wasted and Ivy seems about to hit the bed after few more shot.

"You do know that I needed to keep an eye on her."

"That's why you killed the guy?"

"Why would everyone thinking that I am the murderer?" Yohan said in snarky tone which gives Nathalie a sign to retreat back right away. She then put her both hands in the air, still holding the bottle.

"Come on, I was just asking."

"You didn't asked, you assumed."

"If that' what's you think then I'm sorry." Nathalie half heartedly apologize. She looked up to meet the Devil's eyes and she shook her head. "Who made you upset?"

"No one, unless you want to be the reason."

"I'm still incapable to do that, I'd rather back out or be dead tonight. Well, I'll choose the first one, so if you'll excuse me. They are waiting for the drin—."

"Is she mad at me?"

"Of-f*****g course, yes." Nathalie replied without hesitation but regretted it when she saw how Yohan clenched her fists tightly. "I mean, who wouldn't? You rejected her and say mean words right in front of her face."

"I didn't know she was there." Yohan pointed behind her back, as if they are in the place where the incidents happened.

"But unfortunately, she was and she heard you. Loud and clear, Yohan. Loud and clear." Nathalie repeated while shaking her head disappointedly.

Yohan didn't respond as she knew Nathalie was right. She just let out a sigh and moved to the side to give her path.

"Put her to sleep, she needed to take a rest." Yohan said before Nathalie fully disappear from her sight.

"You should too, your aura.." Nathalie paused and she shuddered. "..is making me feel uncomfortable." She finishes before getting in back into Chloe's room.

Yohan released another deep sigh, she then turn her heels and was greeted with her two subordinates. Jess smiled at her and lifted the bottle of whiskey in her hand.

"I know you don't need it, but I think tonight, you do."

"I got ice and food, just in case." Agma added.

Yohan chuckled softly and finally let her lips to form a smile. "Thanks, but I want to be alone."

"We have plan B." Jess said as she put down the bottle on the center table and she nod her head to Agma.

Agma frown but still obliged, she also put down what she was holding and pad towards Yohan. She then wrapped her arm around the latter and tugged her with her to the front door.

"Let's go out and hunt for some soul to eat." She said, which really surprised Yohan. Her head whipped behind to look at Jess.

"Let's go?"

"But—."

"You need it, right? So I'm letting you, but just this time only okay?" Jess said which made Yohan smiled for the first time of the day then she curt a nod.

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The three went out of the house, then they walk along the busy street of Manhattan. Looking for their prey, until they Agma bumped with a man running in a rush, he stumbled back but Agma didn't even budge.

"What the hell." The man hissed as he looked over his shoulder and heaved up quickly. "Watch where you going, freak!" He scowled before he continued to run. The three exchange glances when they saw two cops running after the man and with just those glances, they already found their prey. So they turned around and walk back to follow the guy.

The man turned into an alley, a dark narrowed alley where he won't get find by those cops, then he hide inside the garbage bin. The three followed him and they looked around if somebody could see them. No one's around, so Yohan curt a nod at Agma, who opened the trash bin and the guy inside was startled.

"Come out there." Agma said.

"Are you f*****g kidding me?" The guy asked in disbelief, he jumped off of the trash bin. When he made sure that no cops around, he sighed in relief and looked at Agama. "What do you want?" He asked ruggedly.

"You're a thief." Jess said, stating the obvious because of the women purse at the guy's hand.

"I'm not."

"Yohan, is this guy enough for you?" Jess asked the silent Devil behind her.

"He has dark soul." Yohan scoffed. "But that's okay." She added with a shrugged of her shoulders as she stepped out from the dark. And instead of getting scared, the guy smirked upon seeing the beauty of the Devil.

"Wait, are you sure about this?" The thief asked.

"Yeah." Yohan replied while she continues to approach him.

"Okay, I don't mind but are you girls okay with this place?" The guy asked, which made Jess and Agma furrowed their brows.

"Oh don't worry, this alley is perfect." Yohan grinned and she put her hand on the guy's shoulder and she smiled.

"Is he thinking dirty?" Agma asked ludicrously.

"Yes." Yohan replied and she leaned her face closer to the guy. Then the latter shut his eyes off while he puckered his lips and wait for Yohan to kiss him.

But Yohan stayed still and she waits for the guy to open his eyes. When he did, his eyes slowly widened upon seeing grim face of a Devil, smiling at him devilishly.

"What the—."

Yohan didn't let him finish his words as she started digging her nails into his skin, then the guy started screaming in agonizing pain. Yohan sucked for an air and the guy's soul came out from his mouth, going straight into Yohan's mouth. While Yohan doing her business, Jess's phone suddenly rang.

She fishes it out and saw Charlene's number. She answered it without any hesitation. "Hello?"

"Where are you?! Chloe is missing!" Charlene yelled in panic from the other line.

Yohan heard it, loud and clear, even if the phone wasn't on speaker. She let go at the guy's body who fell on the ground, lifeless and as if he runs out of blood for how drain he is. Then without saying anything, Yohan run off in godspeed.

But the three we're stopped abruptly when there's a huge figure blocked their way. "I told you, do not leave her no matter what happened." The figure said before he vanished into the dark.

"Damn it!" Yohan growled and continue her run.

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