I was happy when the storm finally passed. It seemed Sera might've had some ties in it lasting so long. How long would I have to keep my dark secret from Serena? I wanted to live a life with her, but all these Angels made it difficult to do so. It was really starting to get on my nerves. I was sure they would become more frequent... eventually I would slip up.

Serena, however, was in a cheery mood this morning. It was odd after her two days of napping in my lap like a cat.

"Morning!", she said happily.

She had her hair down and wore a shirt. I smiled. I guess she was just in a good mood now that she was rested up. She had her phone out and seemed to be "texting". I was still learning how to use my phone. I had only really learned how to call people and that was limited to Andre, our head chef at the cafe, and Serena.

My phone started ringing. I picked up.

"Hello?", I asked.

There was a laugh.

"It's Andre! I see you're still learning. I was gonna go out with a couple friends and I thought I'd invite you", he said.

I could hear faint talking in the background.

"S-sure?", I answered.

"Sweet. We'll pick you up at 9 tonight", he said as the call ended. What were we doing so late at night?

"Who was that?", Serena asked looking up from her phone.

I told her it was Andre and I was going out later tonight. She got a wild look in her eyes.

"Ryu... you know I love you, right?", she asked calmly. Her eyes were still wild.

I nodded anxiously.

"But so help me, if I find out you were with another girl..." Her hands were balled into fists and she was shaking slightly. I grabbed her and pulled her into me.

"And you know that no one will ever be better than you", I said quickly.

She looked at me and I felt her hands wrap around my waist.

"That's right", she said with a smile.

She released me and walked to the couch. She was scary... at least when she knew I would be alone. I sat next to her and peered over her shoulder. She was browsing a store for...

"Hey! Mind your business!", she said as her cheeks turned red.

I did after that. Whatever she was thinking of buying that for, I was sure it was gonna be wild.

I opened my phone and stared at the wallpaper. Serena had taken the picture at the phone store. I looked at her and held my phone up. She looked at me sideways and I snapped a picture.

"Hey! What are you doing with that?", she said as she tried to grab my phone.

I held it out of reach and went into the settings.

"C'mon Ryu! What are you doing?", she asked again as she started to climb on me.

I rolled off the couch and she jumped on me. She had me pinned to the floor between her legs and her arms held mine down above my head.

"Gimme that!", she said as she grabbed my phone. She looked at it... and smiled.

"You set a new wallpaper", she said as she looked at me.

I nodded.

"Hmm... I would've preferred if I had pants on, but I guess it's fine", she told me with a wicked smile. I pulled her down to my face and kissed her on the lips. She pressed her body to mine and I kissed her neck before backing off. She got up and pulled me up after her.

"I could get used to that", she mumbled to herself.

I laughed.

She really was the perfect one for me. Later that night, Andre picked me up outside and drive us out to a club. I could hear the music from outside as we exited the car.

"Welcome... to club Exotica!", Andre said.

He had brought along some of the other cooks and we all walked to the guard. After Andre slipped him $50, he let us in. Apparently, money got you anything in this world.

The club was filled with hundreds of people all smashed against each other and dancing or drinking. I already didn't like this. Andre had left to get drinks and the other two "friends" were on the dance floor. I sat myself at a table and Andre came by with 4 glasses.

"You ever do shots Ryuji?", he asked accusingly.

I shook my head.

He smiled and pushed all 4 cups towards me. The smell was putrid.

"Bottoms up", he told me as he left again. What's the worst that could happen?

I downed all four cups and felt a wave of nausea roll over me. My vision was askew and my mind struggled to form sentient thoughts. The night was a blur of people, drinks, and music. Before I knew it, I was back at the front door of the apartment. How did I get here?

The door opened and the most beautiful girl in the world greeted me.

"Serena?", I slurred.

She looked at me and tilted her head.

"Are you drunk?", she asked, withholding a laugh. I pointed at her.

"Noooo! I don't drink... maybe?", I mumbled.

She was full on laughing now. She pulled me inside and directed me to her bed.

"Whee!", I exclaimed as she pushed me down the hall.

"You are such a child", she said.

I stumbled into the bed and she pulled the covers up.

"You have a very nice... chest", I told her as she laid down. She looked at me.

"I cannot wait to see you tomorrow...", she muttered.

I laughed.

"At least she doesn't know I'm a demon", I said. She sat up and looked at me.

"What?"

She looked bewildered.

"I'm a demon from Hell", I said again. She rolled her eyes.

"You don't believe me... I'll show ya", I said.

My glamour dissipated allowing my wings to spread in the small bed. Her eyes widened.

"Seeee? I told you... I'm a demon!", I said.