5. Chapter 5 (1/2)

csilla: hi, so its been a week since the last chapter (and those that know me well know this is a miracle) and just an update - i have chapter seven fully written, it just needs tweaking :d

the rest of fe

uary passed with no trouble, but the first week of march i found myself face-to-face with the last person i expected to see in my living room. stretched out on my couch was krul, dressed in a short summer dress with a pair of leggings underneath - clothes more fitting for her physical appearance, in my opinion.

behind me i could hear the others dropping their bags off and soon they would be heading for my place so we could hang out like we always did after all of our classes let out. i did not have a lot of time before one of them showed up, "what are you doing here?" my voice was monotone and for a moment, i wondered if that was really what i sounded like before i came here.

"just checking up on you…"

"a call would have sufficed,"

"but then i wouldn't have been able to see your face," she sneered as she stood up with the grace of a full-grown lady, "besides i'm here to end your punishment…"

i was shocked, why the sudden change of heart? krul didn't get where she was by ending things sooner than she initial planned to. she was cold-hearted and relentless when it came to the torment of others, so this was unlike her.

"why?" i asked, earning a mildly amused look from her.

"are you actually enjoying your punishment? my, i never took you for a masochist~" she snickered, but her act suddenly fell as her eyes zoned in on door and before i glance back she spoke again: "whose there?"

by the time i glanced back, yuu was stepping into the doorway: "oh hey, are you a relative of mika?" it didn't sound like he had been eavesdropping so why did krul sound so guarded when she called out to him?

her face twisted into a charming (but disgustingly sweet) smile as she replied, "yes, i'm mika's little sister~"

"how cute," i watched as he turned to me, a small pout forming across his features, "and you said you were an only child, how could you forget to mention such an adorable little sister?"

i glanced over and was caught off-guard when i saw she was glaring… at yuu, but the moment he turned back to her that disgustingly sweet smile was back on her face.

"i'll tell everyone you have company… see you tomorrow, mika" before i could argue that he should stay and krul should leave, yuu was already gone.

"who is he?" something in her voice seemed off, i glanced over to her – krul was staring at the door with an odd look in her eyes.

i sighed, "just my neighbor…" as i walked over and placed my bag on the kitchen table before heading back into the living room, where i found krul sitting again.

"why are you ending this? i haven't completed my job…" i was finding it hard to believe that there was anything that could persuade her to end a punishment before it could end.

her fingers reached up to play with the ends of her hair, "well it's been

ought to my attention that you been getting cozy with a particular human… though my source refused to give a name stating he wanted to be sure before he did," she seemed disinterested and something told me i wasn't going to like what was coming next: "whoever it is, that my source thinks you're getting too close to… kill them"

"whoever your source is, is wrong… i've been doing my job this whole time. i've kept my eye on my target and any other souls that dies near me. i don't have time for anything else,"

"so there's no issue about leaving the 14th then?"