Hidden Horns

It wasn't me

Molly and Agma sat on the sofa, looking up at Jess who's pacing back and forth, trying flatten the already flat tiled floor, then she'll groan and look at the door, but still no one appears.

"She's crazy." She hissed as she continue her walk.

"She's a Devil." Agma stated the fact and by that, Jess should know that killing is not a sin if you already belongs to hell.

"I know that, but she killed that guy and for what?!"

"I don't know, I wasn't there, I don't even know what exactly happened because you don't wanna tell me." Agma said sarcastically and she reached for the remote to switch on the television. "Oh it's on the news." She gaped when the news flashed about the guy who died questionably in the photoshoot.

"I'm so going to beat the hell out of her." Jess groaned as she let her body to plop down next to the kid.

"Are you guys talking about aunt Yohan?" Molly asked, though she already have idea but she wanted to make sure.

"Yeah." Agma replied, side glancing the kid before looking back to the screen. "How's Chloe?"

"I put her in sleep." Jess replied.

"Did you poisoned her?"

"No dumbass! Do you want Yohan to kill me?" Jess exclaimed and swat Agma's arm before leaning back to the sofa. "Where is that Devil!"

"You need to calm down, no one saw her."

"That's good, I guess? But that's not what I'm worried about, she revealed her true form and she can't go back to her human form for 24 hours."

"And so? Then she just have to hide." Agma said.

"Chloe was looking for her earlier, she don't even want to sleep till she sees Yohan, so I had to put her in sleep."

The three of them fell in silence after that and looked at each other, as if they are thinking the same conclusion in their head and they don't need to speak because their eyes already speaks for them.

"She likes aunt Yohan." Molly said with certainty in her voice.

"I was about to say that." Agma agreed.

"She can't be, she's already dead."

"What?" Molly gasped.

"Hey, watch your mouth, she's still a kid." Agma reprimand with a hit on Jess's lap.

"I mean, because.. uh—."

"Where's Chloe?" Jess felt relieved when there's a person chimes in, popping out from the front door, but when she looked up, her heart skipped a beat upon seeing the woman.

"She's in her room, sleeping." Agma replied because Jess couldn't will her mouth to open.

"Is she okay?" Charlene asked again.

"Yes, don't worry."

"Thank god." Charlene let out a sigh of relief before entering the house, she never dare to glance at Jess as she sat on the single couch.

"Whoa, that's foul lady." Agma chuckled while Molly giggled. She's still a kid but she already know what kind of creatures her aunties are, so she understood what Agma had said. They went silent again, while Jess keep staring at Charlene, Agma noticed it. She poked Molly's shoulder and jolt her head toward the kitchen. "Let's make snack."

"Okay." The kid replied cheerfully before jumping off of the sofa.

As the two disappear to the kitchen, Charlene looked up to Jess and smiled awkwardly before she stood up. "I think should go since Chloe is fine, just tell her to call me if she wakes u—."

"Charlene."

"Hmm?" Charlene hums, looking away from Jess, trying not to meet her gaze as much as possible or she'll break down upon seeing the witch after one month of hiding to each other. Before she arrived at Chloe's house, she collected courage, a lot of courage, because she knew that this moment will happen. And now that she's into it, all of her collected courage suddenly vanished, her knees started to wobbles and she needed to sit again or she'll fall on the floor.

"H-how are you?"

"I'm more than good, how about you?"

There's a pinch in Jess's heart, knowing that the girl is fine while she's suffering because she misses the girl so much but they can't be together, because they live in a different world, which love is prohibited in Jess's world.

"Good, it was nice to see you again." She managed to say even if she's dying to engulf the girl but she couldn't will her body to move.

"Yeah, you too." Charlene replied with smile that barely reaches her eyes. She gripped the edge of the couch to support herself when she stood up. "I'll go ahead."

"Y-yeah, sure." Jess said, disappointment is in her voice but she had to stand up as well to show that she's okay about the girl leaving so soon wherein they just seen each other after a month.

Charlene was hesitated to go but she had to, so she take steps and turn her heels with heavy feet. "Goodbye Jess." She said and continue her walk to the front door.

Jess was just staring at the Blonde's back, battling if she should stay or follow her, and she chose the latter one. She run quickly and grabbed Charlene's hand, she looked around to see if someone can see her, and when there's no one around, she dragged the girl outside and they move to the next house. She opened the door and slammed it hardly when they both got inside. She turned around and without saying any words, she cupped Charlene's face and slammed her lips against her.

Charlene was too shock to react but after sometime, she reciprocate the kisses, then her tears that she's holding back finally escaped.

"I shouldn't get mad for what I'm witnessing right now because you're my friend, but you know the f*****g rules Jess!"

The two break their kiss and whipped their heads behind when they heard that voice. Jess's eyes slowly widened upon seeing the woman she's been waiting for since earlier, while Charlene shyly looked down.

"Y-Yohan."

"What the f**k do you think you're doing?!" Yohan ruggedly said while descending from the stairs.

Jess snapped out from her shock her face went into deep scowl. "You're asking me that wherein you break the rules first!"

Yohan chuckled dryly as she walked closer to Jess, her eyes were in rage, as if it's burning and fire coming out from it.

"It wasn't me." She growled low on her throat to scare her friends but Jess shows no fear to the Devil in front of her. She's the strongest witch and she's the only one who can fight Yohan equally. When Yohan noticed that Jess was not backing down as the latter held her burning gaze, she smirked and turned to the woman behind Jess, who's still head hung low.

"Don't you dare to touch her or I will forget that you're my best friend." Jess threatened sternly as she lifted her hand.

Yohan looked back to her and tilt her head before bursting out into laughter, then she shook her head while heaving a deep breath to recompose herself. She was surprised hearing those words to Jess that's why.

"Take her away from here before I do something." Yohan said and waved her hand dismissively before turning her heels and walked back to the living room and sat down crossed legs, her arms spread out on top of the backrest.

Jess let out a relief sigh before she turned to face Charlene, she then gently lifted up the girl's chin so their eyes could meet. "I'm really sorry, but you should go. I'll go to your house later."

"O-ok." Charlene stuttered and glanced at Yohan. "Will you be fine?"

"Of course, she's harmless. Don't worry." Jess said to assure the blonde and kiss her forehead, Charlene smiled to that, and this time, her smile reached her eyes that turned into crescent. "Please be careful."

"I will." Charlene said before leaving the house and went back to her car.

When Jess was made sure that Charlene was now far from the danger, she releases the breath she was holding since the blonde stepped out from the house and she turned to face Yohan this time.

"Who did it then?" She asked, trying to start the conversation with anything else but the kiss between her and Charlene.

"Ivy." Yohan said.

"You can't put the blame onto someone else wherein I saw you with my own two eyes—."

"But did you see me do it?" Yohan cut off.

"No, that was too fast to even witness."

"Then I'm telling you it wasn't me because it was Ivy." Yohan shrugged, her eyes still in rage, not because she's mad about the kiss, but because she wanted to kill that guy but someone beaten her to it and the anger still inside her, so she needed to lash it onto someone but she's not going to do it with her best friend.

"It's really no doubt that you're a devil, you are so good at lying."

"If you still believe that it was me, then why don't you ask her." Yohan pointed at the woman behind them, she's standing at the door with her body leans against the doorframe.

"I did it, not because I wanted to kill that guy, remember that her evilness is in me so my body reacted and kill that guy." Ivy explained as she walked inside the house and sat on the couch where Charlene was sitting earlier.

Jess snapped her head back at Yohan upon seeing Ivy and she even talk like she knew what she was talking about. It's understandable that Yohan already put Ivy under her power, but there was instance that Ivy is completely fine, as if she's not aware that Yohan already took her soul.

"She's me, but in different body, sometimes, if I'm upset to something, Ivy or Nathalie will be the one who would do the crime for me since I have them in my hand." Yohan explained even if Jess hadn't said anything.

"So basically, Ivy has two person inside of her same as Nathalie?"

"I can say yes, but I can say no." Yohan shrugged and she sat straight then snapped her fingers. "Chloe is fine, thanks for visiting her."

"Visiting who?" Ivy asked totally clueless and confused as to why she's in Chloe's house after Yohan snapped out her fingers. "I mean, what the hell is going on? Why am I here?"

"You said that you want to visit Chloe after the incident at the venue of the pictorial, right?" Yohan said, trying to lure the confused woman.

"Ah yeah about that, I was really planning to visit her but not in this house, I was supposed to go in her house." Ivy said as she stood up.

"We were confused too why did you go here instead."

"Uh whatever, maybe I was tired." Ivy dismissed and she walked out to go to the next house without even saying goodbye to them.

When Ivy was far from their earshot, Jess shook her head in amusement. "Partially, you still did it but you asked Ivy to do that for you."

"No, they are basically my men that's why they are doing the job for me." Yohan shrugged her shoulders and her gaze darted up to Jess. "So care to explain what I saw earlier?"

"Look, I'm sorry that you had to witness that but I can't take it anymore, I love Charlene and I'm ready to risk my life for it."

"Is she really that worth enough for you to say that?" Yohan asked amusedly.

"She is and I'm willing to protect her whatever it takes just like how you protect Chloe, I don't know if you like her or you just really care about her soul that needed to be pure at the end of the year before you take it."

"We'll stick to the latter." Yohan chuckled then she stood up as well and was about to go out the house since she still needed to lash out her anger, but her steps halted abruptly when Jess spoke.

"You like her, don't you?"

"No."

"You did, and you can't tell me otherwise." Jess insist and she knows she's adding more anger inside Yohan but she couldn't care less, after all, Yohan will never hurt her no matter what happens, she's certain with that.

"I don't—."

"You had been dealing with lots of soul with your entire life, Yohan and I've never seen you become too protected to your prey."

"Shut the f**k up!" Yohan growled, her tail suddenly popped out from her behind, sign that she's really upset but Jess didn't even bat an eyelash as she stared at Yohan's eyes.

The eyes of the Devil, the soul translation of telling her, 'I have activated my emotional indifference. I could kill and not care one bit. So back off.'

"I would never like a woman like Chloe and you must know it!" Yohan yelled, her voice booms through the entire two storey house and unfortunately, not aware of the woman standing at the porch, who accidentally heard everything.

Jess's gaze shifted to her and they slowly widened. "Chloe.."

"That's good to know, because you're just my driver and we're not on the same level." Chloe said, looking straight to Yohan even if the latter hadn't look back to her. She wiped the tears that rolled down on her cheeks before running back to her house, regretting that she looked for Yohan after she woke up by Ivy.

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