The Demon’s Bride

Hallow glared furiously at the human man who had the nerve to call him a rabid animal! "Damn-" Elise covered his beak and gave Johannes an apologetic smile.

"Does it hurt? I'm sorry." she spoke quickly.

"No problem, it hurt less than it looks now. The chick must be missing his mum that's why he had become fierce."

"What fierce you-"

"I think I should go and keep him somewhere first." Elise cut off Hallow from speaking another words than now. Johannes seemed to haven't notice it yet as she had spoken right after Hallow had spoke but she wasn't sure she could keep doing the same thing now.

When Johannes gave her a small nod, Elise went rushing toward Curly's kennel where people rarely come to slowly open Hallow from her palm.

"Why did you stopped me earlier?!" Huffed Hallow. "I will be sure to give him a piece of my mind! How he dared to call me chick many times and then claimed me as a rabid animal!" He declared before turning on his orange heels.

Elise caught his whole body with her palm and turned her body toward her. "Hallow, please don't talk when there are other people. A talking chick isn't common here or anywhere. If someone saw you, they would be terrified and think that you are possessed." She didn't know whether this would suffice to stop Hallow from bursting out of anger but fortunately after her request, the chick covered his mouth with his wings, looking fairly surprised.

"It is not my fault!" Hallow pressed his words each one by one. "It's that Johan-something who angered me, I'm not to blame!" Out of his anger, he almost shouted in front of a human. That was closed, thought Hallow wiping his non-existence cold sweat over his forehead. "Anyways what are you doing here, Elly?"

"Elly?" Elise questioned the way Hallow had called her by her nickname.

"I just heard people passing, one vampire named Carmen and another mythical being named Vella. They called you Elly and as it is shorter than Elise, I chose to call you by that! You could thank me later usually not much people have the chance to be called by their nickname by me." humphed Hallow that made the corner of her lips smoothened at his sweet words.

"Thank you." she replied back that had Hallow surprised. For her, her nickname only reminded her of her family's warmth. They were the first people who had called her by 'Elly' and when people who are closed to her called her by the nickname she felt delighted.

Hallow rubbed his nose appearing to be shy by her words and coughed twice. "Your thank is accepted." she smiled to see how Hallow suddenly sniffed, a strong scent of death filled his nose and he immediately snapped his head to his right side where the gate of Curly's kennel was. At the same time, Curly who detected Elise by her scent jumped happily to the kennel, barking loudly but Hallow was far from amused at the sight of the dog.

He jumped behind Elise hiding behind her shoes, he shooed, "Go away from me! Hell what is happening to this place?!" Curly woofed again seeing the grim reaper its reddish eyes looking at him and his mouth began to water from his savory Hallow looked to his eyes. "What! What the hell are you thinking of! You're not getting any bite of me!" He courageously growled back to the Cerberus but his body smoothly inches closer to hide behind Elise's ankle.

"Don't worry Hallow, he will not eat you." Elise smile, noting how Hallow hated the a dog but to Hallow the human girl didn't know anything! That dog came from Hell and even though he looked adorable, well perhaps not as adorable as him, his real appearance was far from the word cute!

Elise rubbed Curly's back and the dog was quick to nuzzled and turn his body for his stomach to be rubbed. Then Hallow saw how Curly gave him a mocking sneer and their gaze clashed. Hallow jumped in front of Elise as if hiding Cerberus for her attention to fall at him to declare aloud, "I'm cuter! I'm the cutest animal in this castle and I can talk too that can help you from being bored!" He was worried that Elise would loose interest in him and chose the Cerberus as her pet. That was his place, for Hell's sake!

He can't let go of this golden opportunity of safety in this very place, thought Hallow agreeing to himself he shouldn't loose in term of appearance to the Cerberus.

Elise chuckled giving him a rub on his head, "Yes, yes, you are very cute Hallow."

"I-I'm not happy with your praise, okay?!" Hallow didn't enjoy being rubbed by his head but certainly it wasn't a bad feeling either. Elise then heard a sound of wheels padding down the path and rocks to turn her eyes and find a brown carriage passing by the back of the castle.

"Who is coming here? I thought there was only this one mansion with spread of nothing but forest." Hallow read what Elise had in her mind.

"I don't know, I didn't hear that there would be guest arriving to the castle." whispered Elise, from what she had learned from Mila, White Mansion rarely hold any party in the house except for Winter Ball which also rarely held as Master Ian wasn't fond of parties. Then again to see someone arriving to the Castle without prior notice was also odd but there was some times where Maroon didn't notify the maids.

"Elly!" called Carmen from behind for Elise to turn her face behind. "Mr. Maroon called all of us to be present at the Mansion's entrance. A guest have arrived." Elise looked at Hallow wondering how she should bring him with her and decided to place him inside her apron pocket.

"A guest?" Elise questioned to walk toward Carmen's side.

"Yes, it's quite sudden but it seems the guest today is a Lady from the Marquess's family, Lady Ellen Hunn." named Carmen. Elise wondered why the named sounded familiar and was quick to recall it was the same name of the Lady who was rumored to be engaged soon with Master Ian and for some reason, knowing Lady Ellen is going to arrive to the castle, her heart felt ill at ease.

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