Chapter 3: Catching Up With Friends

*Mari's POV*

I left Kirami in bed so she can rest. Tonight I have to meet Icarus so I can report what's been going on with her. She's grown so much, the last time I've seen her was when she was just a baby. She got lost in a forest looking for her mom and I led her back to her. Heh, even though I'm a demon, I still have a human heart. She probably doesn't remember me now, she was very young after all.

My dear friend Icarus was laying on an old guillotine in the villages plaza. They do executions here? Why didn't they do that in my old village when I was alive?

Icarus's long grey hair flows through the wind, and his dark purple horns glisten under the moonlight. He's there reading one of his ancient books like usual. Looks like I kept him waiting, that bastard looks pissed. I walk up to him and snatched his book off his hands. "You still read this stuff, you old geezer?"

He snatched it back and says "Yes I do Mari. Are you getting concerned that I'll be smarter than you?" I scoffed and tell him "No way, old geezer!" Icarus looks me up and down and asks "Why are you wearing lingerie in public? You look like a whore" I ignore the question, he's probably getting hard just looking at me in this. He closes his book and starts walking and I catch up with him.

He starts by asking how's Kirami and I say "She was almost going to kill herself today, her wife got killed in a car crash". No response from him, then I continue, saying "I lied and told her that I was a goddess so I can spend time with her. If I said I was a demon, I don't think she would let me be with her".

Icarus asks "What else did you lie about?". "Only that I was a goddess! You can be such a dick sometimes! Anyway, the I told her that I'll bring back her wife if she can be mine". Icarus chuckles and asks "You're not going to bring her back, are you? You'll do anything to keep what's yours." I kept quiet and looked down. He's not wrong. I want Kirami to forget about June android be with me instead. She's mine, she even said it herself. I won't ever let anyone take what's mine. I lick my lips.

"What's going on in Hell? Is Ojou-Sama okay?" I ask. Icarus looks at me and explains "The usual. Killing all day and orgies all night. It doesn't interest me, of course." You see, Icarus can be very blunt, stoic, and sometimes a dick. He's never interested in anything besides his stupid books, he's not even interested in sex! I think he's asexual, no hate for that. I sigh to myself wishing I was in that orgy.

We stop at a bench and we both sit down, facing The Red Sea and the full moon shining over it. We sat there for a while and Icarus asks "When are you going to tell her the truth?" I look at him confused and he looks at me and explains "I know you, Mari. I know you're not going to bring Kirami's wife back, I know you're going to keep her for yourself, and I know you've always been a liar. You've watched her since she was a baby, right? You've finally interacted with her after so long, and you're going to start by lying to her? She's going to hate you for that."

Once again, he's not wrong. I fell in love with Kirami, I really have. Girls falling in love was never accepted when I was alive, so I was happy when I found her. I didn't mean to lie to her, but it's for the best for now. I couldn't hold back my love for her, we even had sex.

I sighed and look towards the full moon. I was very angry when she tried to kill herself. I've watched her grow into a woman, a beautiful, smart, great woman that has a loving family. She shouldn't throw her life away like that, I'll never forgive her. There'll be no one there to take her to Heaven.

"I'll tell her eventually" I said to Icarus. Icarus then stood up and says to me "If you really care about her, you'll keep your word and bring her wife back. I don't know if it's even possible for a demon and a human to be together."

I kept looking towards the moon thinking if I'll choose to live a lie, or tell Kirami the truth, accepting the consequences. "I'm going now, enjoy the rest of your night, Mari" Icarus then disappears into purple mist. Enjoy the rest of my night, my ass.