Twice the service?

An alarm screeched in my ear waking me from my deep sleep.

Bolting upright on the couch I looked around for the source of the horrible sound. The Dark Lord leaned against the counter with a alarm clock in his hand. The damn thing ringing uncontrollably.

I brought my hands to my ears to block out the sound. It did little. I now glared at Remus and the alarm clock in his hand.

How dare he wake me! This was NOT the morning after I imagined. What the hell is wrong with this man??

Finally, the Dark Lord clicked the top of the alarm clock to turn the damn thing off.

Lowering my hands from my ears I stood up and stomped over to him.

"What the actual fuck Remus?! It's -" I snatched the alarm clock from him checking the time: 6am "IT'S 6 am IN THE MORNING!"

Remus lips turn to a smile. "Exactly, its 6am. You're late."

My mouth drops open a little, "Late? Late for what?"

Remus leans forward a bit as if he is sharing a secret, "Darling, you were suppose to deliver my corpse to the agency at 6 am. Remember?"

Then Remus leans back and lifts his hand to my chin and tilts my face to match his stare.

I stare back not entirely sure what to do in this situation. I open my mouth to say something, but close it.

The Dark Lord drops his hand from my chin and pulls out a phone from his pant's pocket.

Wait that's my phone…

Remus reads from the phone: "Bring the target's remains to headquarters by 6 am"

Shit the agency text. "You know it's rude to snoop through other people's phones."

The Dark Lord rolled his eyes, "You know it's rude to try and assassinate someone. I believe that's twice now you've tried to do so. And twice you've failed, not that I'm complaining." He sends a smirk my way.

Now it was time for me to roll my eyes, "Failed is a strong word. Mercy is more fitting."

The Dark Lord laughed. "Mercy? The only person showing mercy is me.

I should have killed you from even attempting to raise your hand against me. Instead I mercifully put you in my service for a lifetime."

My eyes narrrowed at him "A lifetime of service to an annoying "Dark" Lord quite a mercy indeed" I say sarcastically.

The Dark Lord chuckles "Annoying? I advise you not to speak to your lord in such a manner. You're on thin ice for your murderous attempt yesterday."

I cross my arms over my chest "You didn't seem to mind my murderous attempt last night." I say and raise my eyebrow.

The Dark Lord smiles "Nevertheless, I mind this morning. So love, should I double the punishment of lifetime service due to your actions?"

"Like hell you are! I never even agreed to the first punishment! I thought we already settled this - remember people breaking into my apartment because of you? Then them threatening me? Then you showing up asking me to live with you to give protection? Does any of this ring a bell?"

The Dark Lord pushed off the counter and walked around me. "That offer was given to you with the idea that you would drop the assasinaton attempt on me." The Dark Lord's eyes cut to mine, "but alas you chose to betray my protection and continue your work for the agency. Very cruel." The Dark lord then shook his head as if scolding an underling.

"Oh please I didn't betray your trust because I didn't assasinate you!" I argue

"The knife in my wall says differently." The Dark Lord deadpans and points to the knife still embedded in the wall from the night before. "Also the fact that the agency is still contacting you is proof of your lies."

I threw my hands up in experation "What did you expect! I'm an assassin! It's literally my job! Obviously my bosses will be trying to contact me!

In the end, however, I did not kill you."

The Dark Lord stands before me staring me down. A piece of his dark hair falls over his eyes.

"Be that as it may YOur agency still wants me dead. So therefore it will be your job to make sure none of the other assassins they send make it to me. I have enough on my plate to worry about I don't need the bothersome and time consuming task of killing them too."

I say nothing

"You can take this job offer with no more assassination attempts towards me and continue in my service or you can fend off the agency by yourself. As much as I would love you for to continue being mine, the choice is yours."

Great my choices are to be stuck with the agency or stuck with the Dark Lord.

The Dark Lord is sexier. Even if he is annoying.

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