"Are you OK?"

"Hey you, stop looking at yourself."

"OI! Are you OK?" I felt a hand smack my cheek, I hoped it was all a dream, I'd open my eyes and I'd be laying on my bed with my sister smacking my face to wake me up.

I  raised my head and opened my eyes. It wasn't a dream. I blinked a short girl was stood in front of me she had curly ram-like horns on her white hair, she was wearing a black crop hoodie, black shorts and black and white striped thigh high socks. A black pointed tail waved behind her. I blinked but didn't stumble backwards. She shook her head.

"Who are you?" She asked, in the way that those who had authority asked a question.

"A-Astell" I stammered, pulling the red hood tighter over my face to conceal the shame that spread along it.

She smiled and then snorted. "Damn angels, think they're so good." She grumbled before looking up at me. Her eyes were different colours, one blue the other brown. Colours like that were rare. "Well does anyone know that you're here?" She said. "you can't go until your bodies are found, typically the angels do that job though. I can't see why they're skirting their duty, probably so that they can train the taller sooner rather than later." She blinked. "Well are you coming? Also tuck that damn tail in, you may be a demon but have some class" I blinked. Tail. I didn't have a tail, did I?

I turned and saw a long black tail resting on the ground, it ended with a four pronged star, in the middle of it was a tiny black fire, only just visible. I attempted to flick it and it did as it was told so I quickly pulled up my red hoodie and grey t-shirt and wrapped it about my torso. I pulled down my clothing and blinked. The other demon had already hidden her tail.

"Let's go" She said. I just nodded.

We walked for a while, both silent, it felt strange walking through the familiar streets, I expected to never see them once I died, but then I never expected to die. As we walked I put my hands in my pocket and found my headphones and phone. I frowned and put them on, at once music began to play. The song was fitting, Everything's Okay. I smiled, enjoying the music, it wasn't one of my favourites but I did enjoy the song. I followed the shorter demon, the few people just ignored us. 

After a few more minutes and my phone running out of battery we arrived at my house. I walked forwards and knocked on the door, my black hair covered my left eye as normal. The door opened and I saw my mother stood there, her blonde-ish brown hair was tied back in a ponytail.

"Astell, where's Chamomile and who is it behind you?" She asked.

I blinked and shook my head backing away and pushing the shorter demon in front of me. I didn't know, how could I explain anything like this? My mother's purple eyes were filled with confusion and then shock as she saw the spiral horns on her head.

"A demon?" Mother said looking confused.

"Will you let us inside?" Asked the small demon.

"Sure, I suppose so" She shrugged.

We walked into the house and a pink haired boy walked down the stairs. I waved at my brother and he walked forwards and lifted me by the armpits. I squirmed in the tall boy's arms and he just chuckled.

"Astell." He said in his normal dull voice. "Did you go die?" He turned me in his arms so I was facing him.

I blinked and then nodded slowly shrinking due to shame. He just sighed. "Idiot" He muttered. "What happened to Cham?" I frowned not wanting to think of it.

"She became an angel." I muttered looking down. My tail unwrapped itself from my torso and hung behind me. "While, I became a," I paused. "Demon" 

He nodded and moved the black hair that hung over my right eye. He smiled. "Why do you hide that eye anyway nothing's different about it." He frowned. I could hear Mother and the other demon talking in a different room.

"I don't know, just feels right." I said looking down at my feet that hung several inches from the ground.

He sighed and put me down and sat on the stairs. I sat beside him, feeling safe beside my older sibling. I reached up and ruffled his messy pink hair. "Why do you dye it pink?" I asked, feeling only fair to ask about his hair when he had just done the same. 

He shrugged. "I suppose it's just a way for me to stand out, like the red tips you dye in your hair" He smiled at me.

"It makes ya live up to your name Pally" I said sitting again.

He chuckled. "Yeah it does, while your name is just random isn't it 'Stelly" He smiled a rare smile at me.

My face fell. Only Chamomile ever called my 'Stelly. I curled my tail about me and began to stroke the four pronged star tip of it. A tear rolled down my face and fell onto the black flame tip, it glowed brighter, then dimmed. 

"I'm sorry" Pallete said bluntly. I shrugged as we fell into an awkward silence. Pallete shifted and took out his phone and began to do something on it. I began to sing quietly. After a while Mother and the ram horned demon re-appeared.

"Come with us, both of you" Said the white haired demon, as she turned and walked back into the main room, Mother followed. I stopped singing and stood up Pallete walked before me, so I followed. 

"Sit, both of you" Mother instructed. I sat on the floor, cross legged while Pallete sat on a chair, a bored expression plastered on his face.

"Well, this young lady on the floor is dead, you all know that though." Began the short demon. "Her sister was collected by the Angel Collection Unit or ACU for short, typically they do the informing of the loved ones, but because they seem to be preparing for a war they didn't bother. So it was up to me, a member of the DCU or Demon Collection Unit. I am sorry to say that this girls twin may be used to gather intel on a certain thing that shall become apparent to all of you in the near future. I cannot say due to it not being my job" She started to pace in front of us. "due to you all knowing of Astells recent demise we can inform you of the location of her and her sisters bodies. You should be able to locate the corpses of the twins on an alley coming off of Green street." She stopped pacing and gazed at us. "Now Astell we must go because of the fact that you just so happen to be dead. Demonicia is awaiting you" She walked toward me. "Wait forgot one thing, name's Dieth" She blinked and extended a hand. "Shall we go then Astell?" 

I turned and smiled at my mother and my brother. "bye, I'll see you about, I guess" I shrugged. Pallete walked forward and lifted me up and threw me onto the sofa, like he did when we were younger. 

"Bye ya fool, try not to die again" He said lifting me off the sofa and putting me onto the carpeted floor.

Mother gazed at me with tearful eyes. "Bye Astell. I hope you're allowed to visit us" She hugged me.

"Me too Mum, me too" I hugged her back.

"Done yet?" Dieth asked in an exasperated  voice.

I chuckled and she rolled her eyes. "Yeah, I don't wanna go, but I guess I have to" I shrugged and took her hand.

A/N Hey Thanks again to my friend Dieth who let me use her in this! Also thanks to Holly too! 

Is it bad how much I like writing Pallete? no OK.

Songs I wrote it to: Welcome to the black parade,  And he runs, Zombie and Centuries.

H0ly crap this chapter is over 1000 words long! the first one was only 476 words long!

Anyway if ya read this far good job and have a cookie.