Hidden Horns

Chloe's boyfriend

Heavy footsteps running on the hallway, clattering of pans from the kitchen, birds chirping sitting down on the windowsill, fresh air coming from her open window stroke her skin which made her sulk further into her comfortable duvet, tucking herself up until her neck, trying to find her sleep again as she was disturbed by the loud laughter.

She tried to go back to sleep, but she can't, she still want to continue whatever her dreams with Lev, but the laughter goes on even louder and she could hear it from the other side of the door. Her brows furrowed and she lets out a grumpy groan as she sat up abruptly, pulling a fistful amount of her hair.

She heaved a deep breath and looked at the door, as if she could see who's behind it. "Shut the hell up!" She yell as much as her lungs could take.

The laughter suddenly stop and a knock on her door can be heard. "Wake up, don't you have schedule?" Yohan asked from the other side.

Chloe suddenly remember her pictorial and her head snapped at her clock that's sitting on the bedside table and her feline eyes widened. "Shit." She mumbles as she jumped off of the bed and ran to the bathroom, stabbing her toe on the door frame of the bathroom door and she fell back in her behind with heavy thud. "Ouch!" She groaned and clutch her toe.

Her door flew open that it literally unattached from the door frame and it fell on the floor. "What happen to you?!" Yohan asked as she approached the brunette.

"Did you just—."

"I'm asking you, what happen?" Yohan cut her off but Chloe couldn't will her lips to answer as she was too shock staring at her broken door on the floor. Yohan slid her arm under Chloe's hips and another arm behind her back and she lifted the brunette easily from the floor that she didn't had the chance to protest and Yohan put her back in her bed. "Tell me, what happen?" Yohan asked again, but more calmly than the previous two.

"I stabbed my toe." Chloe replied, pouting her lips.

"Let me see." Yohan said and she slowly removed Chloe's hand to have a look at the brunette's toe. "What are you even doing?" She asked as she stroke with her thumb the swollen part and started to massage it softly, making Chloe to grimace at the stinging pain.

"I'm late for my pictorial." Chloe said.

"So what now?" Yohan sighs as she sat down at edge of the bed and looked up to Chloe's face and their eyes met.

"What the hell.." Chloe breathed out, her eyes slowly widens while staring at Yohan's dark eyes and the latter started to realize what is going on, she look away to hide her eyes and was about to stand up but she paused when Chloe spoke again. "Why are you using black contact lenses?"

Yohan snort a laugh. "What a dumb." She thought and look back to Chloe, they are not contact lenses, but Yohan's true eye colour, she didn't noticed them changed into that when she got worried to Chloe. "You think you can walk? Or do I need to make call in-sick?" She asked to advert their topic from the colour of her eyes.

"No, I'm fine and I can still go to work." Chloe said as she rolled out of the bed. Somehow, Yohan eased the pain slightly after she massage her toe but she can still feel the pain, she walked towards the bathroom, limping. Yohan moved to help her, holding her arm and her other hand wrapped around her waist. Chloe didn't mind it because she really needs help as of this moment, stabbing her toe with that impact made her really in pain.

But for Yohan, she was holding her breath, after she smelled the sweet taste of vanilla from the brunette, she suddenly felt the eagerness to take her soul, right here, right now, but she can't. There is some sorcery protecting Chloe from Yohan and that makes the latter to feel the frustration and since the brunette's scent making Yohan crazy and lose her sanity, she decided to hold her breath until she successfully guided Chloe to the bathroom.

"I'll take it from here." Chloe said.

"Just call me if you need anything, I'll be downstairs." Yohan said as she turn her heels and walked out of the room. She released her breath that she's holding for who knows how long and another long sigh.

"What happen?" Jess asked, standing on her right side.

"She stabbed her toe."

"And breaking her door was necessary?" Jess asked sarcastically.

"It was locked, I had no choice." Yohan said as she decided to go down and check on Molly in the kitchen.

Jess laugh at Yohan's reason because she knows that Yohan starting to show emotions that she wasn't supposed to show because she's a Devil. She supposed not to feel any emotion such as empathy, concern, worries, mercy or anything that will cause Yohan to be a normal human and become powerless.

It's not a bad thing for Jess, because whatever happens, she will stay at Yohan side, but Agma, the demon that was assigned to be Yohan's guard and the one who needs to remind the Devil that she's a hell ruler, not a mortal. And if it happens that Yohan lose her power and become a mortal, Agma needs to kill her even if it against Agma's will because of their friendship.

But on the other hand, Agma was the first one who became more like human, when her emotion that exploded when Justin died. She's still coping up from the pain for their loss, and Molly, she already accepted what happen to her dad, though she still gets sad about her dad's death, she never showed it to her guardians.

"I give up." Agma said, throwing the 3rd burnt pancakes on the bin and she crushed in her hands the pan before tossing it on the bin, Molly laughing her ass off while watching her aunt. "Let's just order some take out." She groaned.

"Don't you get burn when you touched the pan?" Molly asked after her laughter subsided. Agma was caught off guard with that question, she turned around slowly and open her mouth, but no words came out and she shut it off again. "I thought Daddy was just making fun of me, but it turns out that it's true." Molly added, releasing a sigh.

"What? What did your dad tell you?" Agma asked, a bit worried.

"That you're a demon, aunt Jess is a witch and aunt Yohan—."

"Is Satan's daughter." Yohan chimed and she picks up the twelve years old kid to put her on the countertop, trapping the kid between her arms. "Aren't you afraid of us?"

"No." The kid replied while shaking her head furiously. "I think it's cool."

"How'd you say so?" Yohan asked, staring at the kid intently but Molly didn't even bat an eyelash and stared at Yohan's eyes.

"Because I have powerful aunties and they will protect me from bad people."

"But we are the bad people." Yohan said.

"But you are taking care of me, isn't that enough for me not to be afraid of you?"

Yohan stared at the kid's eyes, and she could see the soul behind those brown orbs, the pure and innocent soul of a kid. "Well.." Yohan shrug her shoulders as she smiled at the kid. "This will be a secret between us, ok?"

"Of course!" Molly said and she wrapped her arms around Yohan's neck, pulling the devil closer, which make Yohan to froze but quickly softened when the kid left a kiss on her cheeks. "You are my new parents and whatever your secrets is, it's only between me and you."

"Good girl, now let's call aunt Jess to make pancake for us, because aunt Agma was such a useless demon."

"Hey! It's not like we use to cook in hell!" Agma whines that made the kid giggles and Jess stepped inside the kitchen, she smiled at the kid before her gaze shifted to Agma and it went blank. "What?! It's true!"

"Chloe is upstairs, mind to tone down your voice a bit?" She said as she pad towards the kid. "What do you want for breakfast Molly?"

"I want pancakes, you think you can cook it?" The kid asked hopefully.

"Of course, I'm a witch." Jess winked at the kid before she moved her hand and the kitchen tools moving itself, it's as if there is someone cooking but they can't see it. Yohan leaned her back on the door frame with her arms crossed and looking upstairs to be the lookout.

"Wow.." Molly breathed out amusingly.

"Make it faster, she's about to come out of her room." Yohan said and Jess nodded her head and she moved her hand more faster.

"Yohan!"

Jess immediately snapped her fingers which caused the bowls to fall on the ground but Agma was quick to catch it and they all froze, looking at the door of the kitchen, thinking that Chloe saw everything.

"Relax, she's still in her room." Yohan said as she uncross her arms and leave the three at the kitchen to go upstairs. "What?" Yohan asked when she got into Chloe's room.

"I need help here." Chloe said, her head peeking at the bathroom door.

"What is it?" Yohan said, stepping at the broken door which makes Chloe to frown but she's really in pain and couldn't move her now swelling toe.

"I'm really in pain and..." Her voice trailed off as she looked down.

"You can't walk?" Yohan asked and Chloe nod her head. "Here, let me help yo—." Yohan stopped when she open the bathroom door and saw the brunette covered with towel, the water still dripping from her hair and it runs down from Chloe's perfect collarbone.

Yohan gulped thickly and she held her breath before she proceed to carry the brunette and put her down at the side of the bed carefully. "Are you sure you're still going to work?"

"Yes, I just have to request that there will be no standing pose." Chloe said.

"Ok, I'll be there in case you need help." Yohan said and she turn her heels, ready to go out of the room but Chloe stopped her by fisting the hem of her shirt. She looked over her shoulder and look down at the brunette. "What?"

"Uh... I n-need clothes." Chloe stutters, looking up to Yohan with her feline eyes pleading. She still hates being with the woman, but she had no choice but to ask for her help.

Yohan sighs loudly and she pad to the closet, opening all the doors and get everything for Chloe. She took out a pair of underwear which made her cheeks heat but she ignored it and throw it on the bed, then she rummage at the upper part of the closet.

"What do you prefer to wear?" She asked without looking at the brunette, knowing that Chloe started to dress herself, Yohan could feel her ears heating up and she's absolutely sure that they are red as ripe tomatoes.

"I think I'll go for a dress." Chloe said and Yohan immediately grab a knee length dress and hand it to Chloe without looking. "I can't reach it."

"Urgh.." Yohan groans and she walked backwards.

"Why do you look so stupid? I'm already covered." Chloe scoffed.

Yohan turned around only to spin back quickly when she saw Chloe's body covered with only a piece of cloth. "You said you're covered?!" Yohan growled and throw the dress at the bed and she run outside.

"We're both girls! You have what I have but mines are bigger!" Chloe said even if Yohan was already out from her room and hiding on the wall outside. "Stupid." She mumbles and stare at the black dress.

After dressing up, Chloe tried to stand up but she fell on her bed when she felt the excruciating pain and she let out a frustrating groan. "Damn it." She mumbles and reach for her phone. She dialed her cousin's number and in 3 rings, Charlene answered the phone.

"Hey, can you please tell my photographer that I won't be able to come today."

"Why? What happen?!" Charlene asked, her voice filled with worries for her cousin.

"I uhm, I got a bit careless and made my toe swollen."

"What? What are you even doing and you stabbed your toe! Are you a kid?"

"Cous, I'm not up for a sermon, I'm in excruciating pain, just please."

"Ok, expect us to be there this afternoon, take care of yourself girl, by the way, is it true that there's a kid in your house?"

Chloe furrowed her brows but chose to tell the truth. "Yes." She replied.

She wonders how Charlene found out she had a child in her house even though she didn't mention it to anyone. It's been two weeks since Yohan forced her to move and she haven't said to her friends and cousin where she lives, even about Molly.

Media.

That will be the only culprit where the information came from. She didn't know that her life is really necessary for the media to follow her until her house. And who knows? Maybe they're still hiding somewhere just to get any information about her that they will put in their newspaper.

"Are you done?" Yohan asked from where she's hiding.

"I'll just send you my address, I need have to hung up." Chloe bids and ended the call. "I'm not going to work anymore." Chloe said.

"As you should." Yohan said as she step out from where she was hiding and walked to the open closet, taking out a pair of clothes; a loose Tee and a short shorts. "Change your clothes and call me when your done, the breakfast is ready and I will ask Agma to fix your door."

"Stupid." Chloe snort a sarcastic laugh about the door and started to undress herself even if Yohan still inside. The devil groaned and quickly look away. "Why do you keep avoiding to see my body? We're both girls, or you're just insecure that I have bigger boobs than yours?"

"Well, I am sexually attracted with woman who have bigger boobs than me." Yohan thought.

"I just don't want you to feel awkward." Yohan said instead.

"I'm used to it, I'm a model and undressing myself in front of other girls is fine."

"Ok." Yohan said and she looked at Chloe, her eyes landed at the cleavage screaming in front of her before Chloe hide it with her shirt. "Oh fuck."

"Just bring here my breakfa— hey! What the hell?! I didn't ask you to carry me!" Chloe yelled when Yohan slid her arms and carry the brunette in bride style as they both walked out the room and downstairs. "Put me down!"

The three other girls in the kitchen stopped their conversation to look at Chloe between Yohan's strong arms. "What happen to her?" Jess asked as she stood up and prepare the table for Chloe's breakfast.

"She hurt herself." Yohan said as she put down Chloe on the chair gently. "And she'll stay here until she can walk on her own."

"I can walk on my own! It's not like I'm disabled!"

"Yeah, whatever." Yohan dismissed and she sat on the end corner of the table. "Molly, finish your pancake, you'll be late for school."

"Okay~." The kid singsong, tearing her gaze away from Chloe. And after the last bite of her food, she jumped off of the chair and drink her milk. "I'm done."

"Good, now get ready for school." Yohan said, smiling at the kid.

"I'll send her." Agma said as she also stood up after she finished her food and follow the kid outside the diner.

"Here, I cooked that." Jess proudly said after she placed the pancakes in front of Chloe.

"Are you sure there's no poison in it?"

"In your situation, if I have plans killing you, why put a poison if it's more easier to stab you with a knife and you won't be able to run. Now eat it before it gets cold." Jess said, earning a glare from Chloe and silent laugh from Yohan. "This girl really thought that I am the killer."

"Because you really are." Chloe scoffed.

"Yeah yeah, whatever." Jess waved her hand as she took the seat across Yohan and feed herself with the food she cooked.

"I'm leaving!" Molly beams from the diner's door and she run to Yohan, kissing the woman's cheek and she pad over to Jess and did the same. When she turned to Chloe, she bow her head and smiled toothily. "Thank you for keeping me." Molly said before she waved her hand cutely and run to Agma who's waiting for her at the door.

"How old is she?" Chloe asked while following the girl with her gaze.

"12, turning 13 next month." Jess answered. "Isn't she the cutest girl ever?"

"She looks like her." Yohan said.

"Oh about that, yeah, she has full resemblance of Chloe's eyes, is there any chance that she's your daughter?" Jess asked, suppressing her laughter to break out.

"Do I look like I gave birth with this perfect body?" Chloe asked, her eyes bluntly looking at Jess.

"Who knows? There are lot of mother who gave birth but still has their body as if they didn't gave birth just like yours."

"I can pierce this fork into your mouth to shut you up." Chloe threatens but the girls just laugh at her. "Since I don't need to go out for today, I don't want to see any faces inside this house."

"Then don't come out of your room." Yohan said as she stood up when she heard the doorbell rang. "I'll get it."

Yohan's eyebrows furrowed when she saw a black BMW outside the gate and a man standing next to it, wearing a formal attire and bouquet of Hyacinth in his hand.

"You must've pressed the wrong doorbell." Yohan said as she opened the gate.

"Uh, no. I am looking for Chloe Smith." The guy said.

"She didn't order any flower." Yohan said dreadfully and was about to shut the gate that only a person could fit but the guy stop her from closing it. "I told you, she didn't order anything."

"I'm not a f*****g delivery guy, I am her boyfriend!"

"Well Chloe's not delivery guy but boyfriend, she doesn't have any boyfriend." The Devil said mockingly and she shut the gate once again but the guy keep pushing the gate.

"You are just her bodyguard, why do you have to be so rude at your boss's boyfriend?!"

Yohan released a sigh and open the small gate, causing the guy to almost fell in his face but he was quick to prevent himself to kiss the ground.

"If I said that Chloe has no boyfriend, that means she has no boyfriend. Understand?"

"Just call her and tell her that Harvey, her boyfriend is outside!" The guy growled at her. Yohan pursed her lips and she was about to lift her hand when a another hand grab her's.

"No." Jess said behind her and she pulled Yohan. If its wasn't for Jess, Yohan would've eaten his soul and burn his body along with his car until there will be no trace that a guy, named Harvey, came in Chloe's house. "Who is this guy?"

"I'm Harvey, Chloe's boyfriend." The guy said while fixing his necktie and squared her shoulder.

Jess left brow automatically raised and she looked over her shoulder. "Since when Chloe had a boyfriend?"

"I don't know, I never heard of him." Yohan shrugs her shoulder. "Get that man out of here, I need to go back, Chloe needs me."

"Hey hey! She's in there, right? Call her for me or let me in, I need to talk to her."

"Boy, you seriously need to get out of here. Chloe doesn't have a boyfriend, and if I were you, I'm not going to insist myself." Jess said as she's pushing the guy off of the gate so she could close it, but the guy slapped her hand away and he tried to enter the small gate but Jess grabbed his collar. "Not so fast."

It is really surprising for a woman with 5'3 height but has strength to stop the 6 footer guy from entering the gate and she dragged him out, causing the guy to get astounded and didn't had the chance to react.

"What t-the f**k?"

"I already warned you, don't try me again." Jess said.

"Why don't you just get Chloe for me?!"

"Why don't you call her instead if you are really her boyfriend?" Jess retorts.

"Let him, I'll get Chloe." Yohan said to stop them from their bantering and she went inside. "There's someone wants to see you." Yohan said as she bend over to carry Chloe and bring her out of the house.

"Why do you have to carry me around? You're making me feel embarrassed." Chloe whines but still wrapped her arms around Yohan's nape.

"As if you can walk on your own, so carrying you is the only choice." Yohan scoffed at her as they exited the house and into the gate where Jess and Harvey are glaring at each other.

"Who's looking for me anyway?" Chloe asked.

"Your boyfriend." Yohan replied coldly.

"Chloe! Babe, what happen to you?!"

"Shut the goddamn gate!" Chloe yelled as soon as he saw his ex boyfriend's face. "Bring me back to my room and never let that guy to be in front of my house!"

"Chloe, please let's talk! I'm really sorry—."

"Shut the f**k up and never come here again!" Jess said as she pushed the guy outside and closed the gate.

"Let me in you stupid bodyguard!"

Jess looked up to the guy with her blank stares, then she looked over her shoulder. "Bring the cat inside, I'm just going to teach this dog."

"Ok." Yohan said and she turned around, carrying back the brunette inside her house.

"Wait, what is she going to do with Harvey?!" Chloe panic at the thought that Jess might kill him, not that she's concerned about his ex boyfriend, but if it happens that Jess were really going to kill him, at least not in front of her house.

Yohan scoff and put down Chloe in the soft couch gently as always. "You really treating us like criminals."

"In this kind of matter, yeah."

"Then you should stop, because we are not what you think."

"Maybe if I found the real suspect who killed Lev, then you and your friend's name will be clear." Chloe said.

"Then I guess I have to help you looking for whoever they are, if there are really suspects from his death." Yohan stood up and she went upstairs, since Agma was out, she's going to fix the broken door on her own, it's her fault anyway.

"There is, I can't be wrong." Chloe said certainly even if she knows that Yohan already went upstairs and leave her alone. "And I don't need your help."

"With what?" Jess, who just got in, asked while holding the bouquet of Hyacinth.

"Did you kill him?"

Jess looked at Chloe ludicrously. "You think I can do that? Oh girl." She said, holding her chest dramatically. "Of course not, but don't expect him to show himself here again."

"What did you do?"

"I kicked his balls and told him not to bother you again." Jess said with a loud laugh and seems so proud for what she did. "Anyways, he wants me to give it to you."

"Throw it away, I don't need that flowers, especially if it from him."

"Ey, I promised him that I will give it you." Jess flicked her tongue and stares at the bouquet before deciding to throw it out of the open window next to her. "Is he really your boyfriend?"

"He's my ex, 8 years ago."

"Oh.. he's the guy who pushed you to leave New York and decided to live a new life in New Zealand!" Jess snapped her fingers in the air, remembering the reason why Yohan had to follow her to New Zealand and she brought them with her in force and they had to leave Justin and Molly in New York. "So what do you want me to do with him?" Jess asked as she sat next to Chloe, but the latter just stared at her in aghast. "What?"

"How'd you know about that? I never mentioned it to anyone but Lev."

"Oh crap." Jess mumbles and she suddenly stood up from the couch. "What? Oh you need me? Ok, I'm coming!" Jess pretend that Yohan is calling her even if the only sound could hear from the second floor was the door getting fix.

Chloe just followed Jess's back with her gaze, still astounded from what she heard from the girl. Now, she's more convinced that Jess, Agma and Yohan, has something to do with Lev's death.

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