[IC] The Power of The Fallen ~ PopeAlessandros x AkiBlue

[AkiBlue]

Aoba quickened his pace behind Kuro when he spoke of Dani being left with people and animals. He was sure the demon brother would listen, but Aoba didn't want to take too many chances. When both the people and the farm came to view, Aoba grinned and hurried off to the priest waving them down. "It's lovely to see you again!" He hugged him and smiled brightly. "What brings you today? Did you help with the animals?" By Aoba's happiness, he could see that the fallen angel wasn't getting injured or anything by the demons. Two demons living around one fallen angel. It sounded so catastrophic. But Aoba's smile gave him hope. The little angel noticed the worried expression and held the older man's hand with a reassuring look. "It's alright. Dani isn't allowed to hurt the people or the animals. He's on a leash." Aoba nodded, walking with the priest to one of the trucks.

Father Gerard followed in a slight confusion, but followed the angel anyway. Aoba seemed so sure of it. . . The priest gave a soft sigh and smiled, deciding to answer the angel's questions. "It's nice to see as well." He leaned against one of the trucks, looking down at the cage of chickens. "Well, of course I came to help. I technically am keeping an eye on you. You can only trust demons so much you know." Gerard glanced over at the demons and then to Aoba who was giving an indifferent expression.

"Kuro is okay. He seems pretty trustworthy to me. Dani just got here though so. . . I guess we'll see?" The priest noticed the darkened wings. They were definitely darker than the last time he was there, but he said nothing of it.

- - -

"I don't want him here. I don't want him here. I don't want him here! He's foul! And the toy just hugged him. Now the toy is dirty!" Dani had yet to let go of Kuro. Every time he spoke, he was growling low in annoyance next to Kuro's ear. Eventually, he did let go but still stayed behind his younger brother to avoid contact with the foul beast and the many different varieties of food around.. Dani moved back to the porch to play guard dog after a while and stare suspiciously at the priest. Normally those humans were always getting rid of demons. Even though his wings were tied up, he'd make sure to protect his idiot little brother if he had to.

- - -

"I can't wait to get the animals settled in, oh and that reminds me- Did you see all the stuff we fixed? Some of that I did all by myself!" Aoba sounded like an excited child as he rocked on his toes. He hoped the priest would be as happy as he was with the fixed things. It meant that Aoba was one step further into being able to help himself. To think, he had to get kicked out of his home in order to prove his worth. The thought made him stop rocking. He wasn't too sad about it, but it did kill some of his excitement.

[PopeAlessandros]

Kuro pats Dani's arms reassuringly. “You can eat later, when the priest isn't around to overhear me telling you that you have my permission to go kill someone, okay?” He speaks softly while Dani's taking a breath and for a brief moment he holds his breath and nods. Then he goes off on Aoba hugging the man and all the little brother can do is shake his head sadly. 'He can be so simple sometimes, and I swear, if it wasn't for the fact that I know I am older, I'd think he was a toddler' When at last the smaller demon drops off Kuro rubs his neck gently, taking deep breaths to restore the proper amount of oxygen to his body.

He can not help feeling a little bit arrogant as Dani hides from the priest, however he keeps it from showing. 'I don't need him getting upset at me, then puffing up around the priest and earning himself a smack-down by him. He can't actually attack the Father right now, so as his brother, I would have to step in if the priest laid a finger on him' Not relishing the idea he avoids the priest the best he can and instead checks out the animals. Dani doesn't seem to like the idea of being so close to animals he can not eat and eventually wanders off to the porch, looking very much like a guard dog as he crouches down and growls on occasion.

With Dani no longer clinging to him Kuro moves closer to Aoba and Father Gerard. He comes in just in time to hear Aoba boasting happily, then watches as he seems to wilt a but a few seconds later. Unable to resist the temptation he slides up next to the angel and murmurs proudly, “Once I told him how to do it, he works himself to exhaustion to get it all done in time. He's a little trooper.” He keeps his usual purr in check, not wanting to put the priest even more on edge than he obviously already is.

Father Gerard looks back and forth between the two, trying once more to discern what their relationship is, however a more pressing matter is brought to the forefront as from behind him Dani calls from the porch, “Ewww, you're touching it? That thing made the toy filthy, it should have to be washed before you do that! Gross!”

Kuro rolls his eyes and doesn't even bother waiting for Gerard to ask. “That's Dani, my older brother, second youngest, and as you can see, has the maturity of a seven year old.” He holds up his finger with the handle of the leash around it and gives it a little tug. Gerard at first recoils from the obviously dark energy, However the long string of curses issuing form the porch make shim whip around to see Dani rubbing at a matching energy band wrapped round his neck. He makes a few obscene gestures at the little group before setting back down to keep an eye on things. Gerard turns back to Kuro with a confused look on his face.

Kuro is feeling a little more on edge now, being so close for so long, however he knows that if he doesn't finish explaining, Aoba will try, and he has no idea how Aoba could do it properly so he takes a deep calming breath before continuing. “I have him bound in such a way that if he doesn't follow my orders to the letter he will lose something precious to him. One of those orders is to help me keep my Little Mouse safe, and two sons of Satan defending him makes him twice as safe, no? Dani's stronger than me too, so it's even more than that.” Kuro prays Aoba takes the hint and doesn't tell this servant of God about Demon wings.

[AkiBlue]

Aoba noticed Kuro slip in and then smiled again as he complimented him. Father Gerard looked away from Kuro, focusing on the fallen angel. He was just as uncomfortable with being around the demon as Kuro was uncomfortable with him. Aoba listened to Kuro explain how the leash worked. He remembered when Kuro told him about his wings being sacred and fragile, so he didn't bring them up into conversation. It wasn't that important anyway.

Gerard smiled at the fallen angel and ruffled the angel's hair. "I noticed. You did a fine job Aoba. So, want to start moving the animals?" Once again the little angel was eager to go, with a nod. Gerard turned, grabbing a cage full of baby chicks while he carried the fully grown ones. "Lead the way."

Aoba nodded and hurried off, being extra careful with the little lives in his arms. "They're so adorable. Look Kuro!" He poked a finger between the small cage bar and petted one as they all chirped and bounded in circles. After Kuro got to see them, Aoba turned and led the priest to the chicken coop. Before the priest left, he glanced over at Kuro and nodded toward the truck holding several pigs peeking their noses over the edge. And once again he followed Aoba.

"Hm, I haven't read all of the book. But Kuro did a lot of explaining of how things worked. I'll still look at it though." He wanted to read it, just in case Kuro had forgotten something, and to have all of the instructions to memory. The priest could practically see the gears turning in Aoba's head as he remembered what Kuro said about the chickens.

"If the demon is teaching you then it should be fine. You don't have to strain yourself." The priest watched as Aoba started placing the chickens down from the cages.

[PopeAlessandros]

Glad for the priest moving away fro him Kuro turns his attention on to the angel, offering up a smile as he seems to re-charge. When presented with the little chicks his smile widens, he too poking a finger in to play with them. They scrabble around and he chuckles at them before he pulls his finger back, allowing Aoba to wander off with the cage. He catches Gerard's eye at the priest looks to him. Following the little nod he tilts his head at the sight of the pig. 'Oh, this should be amusing' As the truckers lead the cows out by hand Kuro drops the gate on the section holding pigs and he gives out a whistle. Like little cares on a crowded highway the four pigs take to the ramp and begin wandering about. Kuro opens the pen and with a few more whistles and arm waving he manages to get all but one in the pen.

The last one stays near the truck and won't budge. Wandering over, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out just why she won't follow instruction. 'They brought us piglets!' A little giddy Kuro ignores the fact that he should not be able to physically lift that many baby pigs alone and with a little 'Hup' picks up the crate of seven little piglets and wanders over to the barn. The mama follows him as he makes his way back to a larger stall. He smiles at the cows, placed in individual stalls for now, until they can knock down a few walls so they can all share one as they are use to. 'This must have been a horse ranch for the most part before' Kuro muses, setting the crate down in the large stall and opening it. Once mama is in the stall he closes it and pulls the piglets from the crate, setting them on the floor to scamper around.

Giggling once more at the little cloppers he picks up the crate and heads out of the barn. He has to duck to the side to avoid being trampled by the small herd of little black faced sheep, but he does not mind the near trampling. He reaches out, petting a few as the drivers heard them in. He heads to the back of the barn to help herd them, four to a stall for now. Kuro supposes they could have been put in the one other large area, a pen rather than a stall, however when he looks over towards it he notices a very pregnant cow taking up the space. 'That's a good a reason as any not to put the sheep in there. . .' Form outside he can hear Aoba and the priest dealing with the fowl, Dani barking something out once in a while, however he lets them be for now, wanting Aoba to have some time to himself with someone who understands him better, or so one would suppose.

[AkiBlue]

"It's fine. I'm going to read it anyway. I want to be sure." After placing all the chickens into the coop, he then started to gently push out the chicks. "Out you go little fuzzies. Go to your mommies." He watched them chirp and stumble around cutely and smiled. Gerard watched and smiled gently at such an innocent creature. He really couldn't believe Aoba was kicked out. Sure the crime was punishable, but he seemed like such a naive little kid. It made him sigh a little. I wonder if they're looking down on him now. Seeing what is becoming of him. Poor Aoba is being tainted by demons. . . He doesn't deserve such a fate. "There! All... I think I counted twenty altogether. But they keep moving so I'm not sure. Hm, it's a lot."

Gerard blinked, realizing he had zoned out. "Huh? Oh. Well let's go get the rest of the animals." Aoba nodded and picked up the cages. "Do you want me to help you?" He was confused as to why Aoba felt the need to do everything himself. The angel carried the cages back to the truck himself. "Aoba." Gerard called to him with a slight seriousness to his tone. When the angel paused giving a curious look, he continued. "You do realize, you can come with me instead of living here. I can show you the ways of being a priest. Maybe you can redeem yourself and get back to your home. . . Here isn't safe for you. You're surrounded by demons and they are tainting you."

Aoba paused and looked down at the cages in his arms. The idea of having a chance to go back home. . . The angel looked up at the sky and then back to the house he was thrown to. "I..." The priest patted the angel's back and walked forward with him.

"Think about it. Don't let those demons influence your opinion. You're still an angel. I can see that. Don't become something like them." As harsh as it sounded, he was still a priest. He wasn't required to like them. They were walking past the house, and he noticed Dani staring at them. He wasn't sure if he had heard their conversation, so he just hoped the demon wouldn't threaten Aoba to stay.

Aoba merely nodded, ending the conversation there. He wasn't sure how to respond to the news. It was like a glimmer of hope that he could go home. . . But there was so much doubt. . . Did he really want to go back? It felt different being in the human realm. Kind of like he... actually mattered. But, that was just the tainted part of him speaking wasn't it? "I think the turkeys are left." He said, watching the sheeps get herded off. He managed to pat one of them and smiled gently at their soft wool. Looking in the truck, he knew they couldn't carry all the turkeys. So herding them was the next best thing. "Alright turkeys. Off we go!" They jumped down and flapped around before following the right path.

Aoba spread his wings, giving them light pushes forward and keeping them forward. The other humans couldn't see them so he was fine. As they ran off to their rightful place, one scrambled away toward the house. "No, no turkey. Come back!" Aoba folded his wings and chased after the bird. Dani watched as the food moved closer to the porch. The small demon growled low, prepared to jump on it. He wasn't going to kill it, but scaring the bird sounded fun. Just as he was ready to, Aoba came and scooped up the creature. "Sorry Dani. Didn't mean to bother you." He made it seem like he actually did something to upset the demon. It made Dani give a confused look, before huffing and looking away.

"Your filthy, toy." Aoba blinked, unsure of how to respond. So, he apologized softly and carried the heavy turkey back to the others. "Weirdo..." Dani grumbled as the angel walked off.

"Here you go. Off with your family." The angel smiled and closed the gate and looked at the empty trucks. "We got them all!" He smiled gently, though his excitement had lessened once more. Gerard then handed him a couple of packages.

"Seeds to plant."

"Oh, okay. We, now we have everything." Aoba gave a nod of approval and then waited quietly for Kuro.

[PopeAlessandros]

Kuro arms freeze mid wave in his hearing and his head snaps around to stare at the wall of the barn. 'Tell me I did not hear that' Abandoning his post he literally hops over the four foot wall into the stall with the pigs to listen better. I low whine leaves his throat ah he does not hear Aoba reply, only more words to convince him issuing from the priest's mouth. A low growl issues from him and on instinct he charges back out of the stall and heads for the front entrance. 'That damnable thing. Trying to take away what is mine, I'll ring his neck! My Little Mouse can't fault me for taking one out, can he?' Thoughts of Aoba slow his storming feet until at last he half stumbles to the large barn entrance.

Leaning against the doorway, mostly out of sight, he gazes at Aoba and the Priest herding the turkeys off the truck and around the barn. 'He's mine, but I can't. . . I can't keep him here against his will. That would destroy what attracts me to him. It would crush that little bit of him that I want to stay as it is. . .' Father Gerard pauses, feeling those eyes on him. He turns to find the oddest sight thus far in all his time around Aoba and Kuro. The demon does not realize the faint pleading in his eyes as he stares at the priest, a small part of him begging the other not to take his precious thing away. The moment is brief, the turkeys threatening to run off in all directions as he pauses to stare at demon gazing out of the barn at him.

Turning back to the birds Father Gerard shakes his head, unable to quite believe what he had just witnessed. 'It was almost as if he was begging me to leave Aoba with him. To stop trying to tempt him away from this place. A fallen angel is quite the prize, but if he really wants Aoba to stay, why did he not just kill me, or at least look furious at whatever he overheard?' Gerard shakes his head again, ushering the turkeys through the gate. His eyes snap up as he notices Aoba running off and his stomach drops as he spots him running close to the other demon. 'How can I not try and take him from here. That one looks like it would like nothing more than to eat Aoba's flesh right off his bones, and the evil pouring from him is so potent. . .'

Once again the Father is quite confused, wondering why he is second guessing himself at all. Demons are evil, and Aoba is not. He is trying to save a lost soul, not tear someone from their loved ones. 'Well, I'm not entirely sure he does not love that demon, Kuro, however even if that be the case, he is a demon and God's love would quickly erase whatever fondness the angel may harbor for it' He watches the exchange between the angel and the demon on the porch, doubt once more entering his mind, however as Aoba comes over with the last stray turkey he lets out a sigh and pulls the relatively large sack of seeds in packages from where he'd hooked it on his belt earlier.

Meanwhile Kuro has set about helping the truckers unload a weeks worth of feed from the truck. While the sheep and cows can graze, the rest of the animals rely on other sources of food. Kuro absentmindedly drags barrels far too large for a 'man' his size down into the feed closet, his mind on things other than his task. The barrels are color coded for easy identification and one of the truckers hand him a piece of paper on a clipboard to keep track of which color equals what. He thanks him softly and strings the clipboard up the inside of the feed room door before closing it. 'If he decides to leave with the priest, I could take over the farm and visit him whenever I want. After all, no matter the distance, I can get to anywhere on earth in less time than it takes to tear the wings off a bat'

With this thought in mind he finally manages to lift his spirits. The thought of going to a church everyday sounds highly unappealing, however he would be more than willing to do so if it meant having Aoba at his side each and every day. 'And even after Dani leaves, which he will one day once dad sends a “rescue”, I can always snare another demon to defend things. Once no one will care much about, but still strong enough to keep things safe' He is down right smiling when he comes around the barn and into Aoba's line of sight. 'And this doesn't mean I can't so some things to make the priest stealing him away more difficult'

Raising a hand in greeting he glances past the bodies towards the now wandering hens, scratching at the dirt to see what's what. 'We should feed everyone soon. We also need to come up with a feeding schedule. I bet Dani will get a kick out of feeding them eventually' He chuckles at the image of his big brother throwing corn for the chickens before coming to a stop next to Aoba. Ruffling the back of his hair gently he fills the angel in on the status of the barn. “All the animals are in, the feed in place. It should last about a week, but before it runs out we'll need to buy more. There's one female cow ready to give birth any time, and out pig population is going to double once the piglets get a little bit bigger!” He speaks with a jovial note in his voice, his love for the little critters hard to hide around so many animals.

[AkiBlue]

If I get a chance to go back home. . . I could always prove that I-. . . Well, maybe they don't want me back. But if I try my hardest like Father Gerard said, maybe they will. The internal conflict went over and over in his brain as he waited for Kuro. He looked down at the seeds, reading the labels to get his mind off the other things. "Tomatoes. Corn. Hmm, strawberries." There were a few more but he couldn't read them all because Kuro had walked up. He gave a smile and returned the wave. Gerard's arms crossed and he listened to what the the demon had to say. He didn't understand his doubts very thoroughly, but he watched the two interact.

"Oh, that's good. Hmm, I want to go see them! I didn't get to." He still felt a little awkward about the situation and didn't want to face it at the moment. So, before either male could say much he walked off to the barn. As he did, Dani caught his attention when he snorted and rolled his eyes. He had heard the priest's little conversation and only found it dumb. He wouldn't let his new toy get taking by filth like the priest. Though, he was still avid on getting the toy to be cleaned. "What's wrong?" Aoba decided to stand at the porch, leaning forward curiously.

Dani eyed Aoba as he stood there with those large innocent eyes. It was. . . Weird. Maybe it was an angel thing. "You're really thinking about going back to that wretched place? The one they kicked you out of?" Dani chuckled and sat up, leaning against the side of the porch. "You're real dumb if you think they want to take you back. Obviously you did something really stupid and they don't want you. To be kicked out, you've gotta be a real dumbass. Heh, you're better off being in this crappy place and enjoying it as much as your mortality will let you." Being the demon he was, of course he had a few nasty things to say. It wasn't physically hurting the minion, and Dani got a kick out of it. It was short, considering his wings were on the line- although he knew Kuro wouldn't be stupid enough to do something like that in front of the priest.

Aoba listened, frowning up a bit. What if they didn't want him? What if Dani was right? What if they didn't- he shook his head with his arms crossed tight. "I don't believe that... I won't believe it. That's not how things work up there." Dani only moved back, more into the shade.

"Tehe, you don't know that. You don't live there anymore." And with that, Aoba decided to nod politely and walk off. He had already been debating if he really wanted to go, but the doubt in his mind was only making that more confusing. The priest watched in disapproval as he walked over to the demon once more and began talking to him. He didn't hear what they were saying, but by Aoba's movement, he didn't think he'd like the conversation too much. Aoba had turned into the barn, admiring the animals. He looked at the obviously pregnant cow and patted her head with a gentle smile. The squealing piglets made him laugh gently and he picked one up. The little pig immediately squirmed and sniffed at Aoba, pushing its nose on his cheek.

"Whoa, you're heavier than you look piggy." He laughed and set it down so it could play with his siblings. He continued looking at the animals in the barn and admiring them. While he was at it, he decided to study the feeding schedule as well.

[PopeAlessandros]

Kuro chuckles as Aoba wanders off to go look at the pigs, only to be stopped by Dani's antics. As he watches the interaction, not having moved from near the priest, he listens with an exasperated expression as his brother voices his non to subtle opinion. 'If you make him cry, I'll make you cry, my dear older brother' He knows very well that the smaller demon is just trying to keep Aoba from leaving, not willing to give up the chance at obtaining a unique toy without anything less than an equal replacement. His gaze shifts over to the priest and he contemplates letting the man know what he's trying to do with Aoba, however he can not come up with any way to put it that doesn't sound like he wants to own the angel so he refrains. He knows humans do not approve of owning sentient beings. . .Well, most humans. . .

So instead, he tries for small talk. “So, baptized anyone interesting lately?” His tone is serious, unsure of what the hell priests talk about and just taking a random shot in the dark.

For a long moment Father Gerard stands completely still. As Aoba moves off into the barn the priest shifts ever so slowly to look up into the demon's eyes, an unreadable expression on his face. Kuro knows he's done something wrong, but unsure how the Father will respond, he simply stands still and waits politely for the answer. However, he doesn't get one. Instead he watches with wide eyes as Gerard folds in half, laughing like he's never heard a man of the cloth laugh.

On the porch Dani perks up, wondering what jokes he missed while he was cleaning his ears. “Ne, Kurotama, what the hell did you say? You trying to kill that filth with laughter? Is that even possible? I think it is, because why else would it be a human saying, right?”

Kuro's eyes shift over to his brother for only a moment, and despite his usual dismissal of just about anything the smaller demon has to say, he himself wonders for an instant if one could really kill a human through making them laugh too much. He knows too much NO2 can kill a human, and they call it “Laughing Gas”, so maybe there is something to that. However he keeps a strait face and waits the five minutes it takes for the man to finally stifle his laughter enough to stand up strait and look once more up at the demon without falling into another laughing fit. Wiping the tears from his cheeks from all the laughing Gerard coughs a few times before smiling at Kuro politely.

“Well, I did have a set of twins who insisted on being baptized at the exact same time two weeks ago. Made for quite the challenge to not drown them both on accident.” He tries his best to sound serious, realizing from the look on Kuro's face that the demon had been asking him that question seriously.

Dani rolls his eyes, no longer interested now that it's clear the slightly elderly male is not going to keel over dead. Kuro on the other hand tries to imagine not only what was so funny, but also what it would look like to baptize two people at once. 'I suppose he could have been laughing at the memory, however I do not see how it could be that funny' The image of the priest getting dragged off in cuffs for drowning the two who were suppose to be baptized makes him chuckle lightly. “I suppose that would have been a problem. . .” Looking towards the trucks he notices the truckers looking over at Father Gerard a little impatiently. “I think your boys want to head out.”

The priest follows his line of sigh and nods in agreement. “I'd like to say good-bye to Aoba first. Excuse me Kuro.” A strange chill runs through his body as he hears the old man say his name, but he suppresses the shudder and steps out of his way so he can walk to the barn unhindered. Watching the human walk away Kuro flinches as he hears Dani hissing at him.

He turns his gaze on to Dani, his eyes narrowing into a glare. His older brother will not be cowed however and he motions for his younger sibling to come over. With one last glace at the barn Kuro begrudgingly makes his way over to the house and settles against the rail, an eyebrow raised in curiosity. Dani shuffles in close, sitting down so he's looking through the bars of the railing at the taller demon. “Hey, you're not going to let it take the toy, are you? Why you being all chummy with it, it's trying to take away the toy! Are you stupid, or is this one of those things I just don't get about your weirdness that ends up working in your favor?”

Kuro rolls his eyes. “Aoba is a fallen angel, he feels safe around the clergy, he can't help it, and if I start driving the old man off, I'll likewise be driving Aoba off. It's not that hard to understand, and if you spent less time tearing them apart you might understand humans and angels a little better.”

Dani scoffs. “I don't need to understand them. I like playing with them the way I like playing with them. It's fun that way.” He pouts slightly, but then perks up when he spots Aoba and Gerard exiting the barn. “It's filthy. You should clean it. I wanna play with it. . .” Kuro turns, leaning against the porch railing as he watches the angel and the human at a distance. He has to agree, Aoba needs some washing.

[AkiBlue]

When Father Gerard walked in, he immediately spotted him surrounded by sheep. He was petting their wool to get a feel of their softness. "You've only been here for a few minutes and you guys are already scuffling up your nice coats. Oh well, I guess that's going to be tough to fix." The priest watched the little angel quietly and smiled at how happy he looked. Was he happy here? Even if he was, Gerard wasn't going to doubt that the heavens were a place of happiness as well. "Oh, I didn't see you over there. I'll be right- hm, excuse me. Pardon me. Careful, I don't want to step on you." He spoke to them as if they'd actually understand him.

Father Gerard watched and chuckled as Aoba stumbled out. "I only came over to say good bye and to wish you luck with your new official farm." Aoba smiled, deciding to walk with him to the trucks. "I'll be checking in sometime later. I don't know when, but don't worry, I'll be around." Gerard looked to the impatient truckers and huffed gently. "Alright Aoba, bye for now." He ruffled his hair, only to be hugged once more by the angel. He looked up just as Dani grimaced, and then chuckled, hugging him back.

"I can't wait to see you again. Bye!" Gerard plopped into one of the trucks and they drove off. With a new, more lively ground, Aoba looked at the barn and then grinned. His wings stretched out fully for a few brief moments before refolding. "We've got animals and the little seeds." By then he was walking over to Kuro and Dani with not much else to do at this point. "So do we feed them now? Or do we wait? Or do we start planting these seeds?" At the moment, he wasn't worried about Gerard's proposition. He was more eager to get started on helping the animals or go on to the next step of this human life he was subjected to. "Oh and the piggies are so cute!"

[PopeAlessandros]

Kuro watches impassively as with the final hug Gerard leave behind a definite trace of purification on his Little Mouse. He does not respond to it, Dani basically doing that for him in the form of grimaces and gagging noises. 'I can not deny he is leaving my angel feeling happy and refreshed, but that just makes it harder on me and gives him an unfair advantage. Aoba is naturally drawn to what he has to off, and all it takes is a little physical contact. I on the other hand have to actually work in what I got in acts of innocence and try to make my lack of grace look appealing. When the man finally leave and Aoba heads over towards the two demons, Kuro decides to explain, even if it just makes things harder.

'Dani doesn't mean offense when he calls the boy dirty after all' The smaller demon had been a little awestruck at the sight of Aoba's tainted wings stretching out like that, his love of wings not strictly a love for only his own. Dani once more whines behind him as the angel approaches, speaking enthusiastically of getting to work, whatever said work may be. 'Eager beaver' Uncrossing his arms he pushes off the porch with a smile. “First thing should be you running inside to get that book. The animals need a feeding schedule, and I want us to make it together. You go grab it and bring it to the barn. We'll begin there.”

He shoos Aoba off into the house, causing Dani to recoil and call him dirty once more under his breath. Motioning the smaller demon over he whispers quickly, “You are limited to the elderly, or one who has fallen out of God's grace. Go and come back quickly. Too long and I'll pull you back, got it?”

Dani's eyes dance as he nod vigorously. “Yeah yeah, I get it. I'll be back. You have it clean by then, no?” Kuro reaches through the bars and thumps him hard on the head in response, to which Dani just giggles happily before taking off at top speed towards the town.

His little brother just shakes his head and moves off to the barn. He pats the few cows he can reach, promising them they will be allowed out soon, before once more making his way over to the stall with the baby pigs. They scamper about, their little hooves making neat little clicking noises. It isn't too long before Aoba appears and he pushes off the stall door. He offers him a warm smile and before he can escape Kuro pulls the small angel into an almighty hug. “We got animals!” He sounds very happy, which he is, but he expresses it so openly so that what he does next is not completely rebuffed.

As he sets the smaller male back down he presses a kiss to his lips which could easily be interpreted as an expression of joy rather than him trying to 'get somewhere' with the angel. He notes that it does not take too much to begin wiping away the purification, the angel trusting him enough not to be too terrified at a prolonged but close mouthed kiss. When he pulls back he ruffles the boy's hair as if nothing had happened and he looks around at the animals. Stepping back he points at the book before looking around at their collection. Why don't you pop that thing open and we'll get started. We'll do them all in the order you find them. There's no better teacher than doing the work itself!”

[AkiBlue]

"Go. . . Go and get the book. Got it!" Aoba rocked on his toes and went into the house. As he walked, he glanced over his shoulder towards the two demon. He had caught the sound of Dani's whines and wonder what was wrong. He dismissed it and searched for the book, forgetting the last play be had it. "Oh no, I hope Father Gerard had extra. . ." Then he remembered him saying something about a library book. "Uh oh. . . Oh wait! I know." He remembered when Kuro tossed it on the couch, so he looked there. And sure enough, it was there, safe and sound. He smiled and picked it up.

Before leaving, he skimmed through the pages quickly to get a little understanding of what he would have to do. Walking out, he realized both demons were gone. "Hm?" He decided to walk to the barn anyway. Aoba looked inside seeing one out of the two demons. He was going to mention it, but Kuro was rather happy. "Yes Kuro, we have-" He was not prepared for what came after the embracing hug Kuro did, but ended up accepting it regardless. When he pulled away, the angel was a little surprised. "-animals." Aoba blinked then finished his sentence and then quickly put his nose in the book.

The book was already flipped to one of the animals, so when he asked the angel only had to look down. "Hmm the first animal in the book is the sheeps." He looked up and pointed to the mass of wool. Before he walked over there, he looked at the chart to see what color their food was labelled. Easy enough, it was colored white. He tugged the heavy sack of grains forward. "It says that grains and hay have to be cleared out after a certain amount of time before they end up gross and such." He then nodded and smiled. He opened it, finding it rather easy and then looked over at Kuro to see if he'd help. When he moved over, and they moved closer to the sheep, the fallen angel felt the need to ask, "Why do you love animals so much?" He set the book on the floor in order to properly begin feeding the sheep.

"Oh!" The kiss made him forget about reminding him on about Dani. "Um, your brother is gone. I don't know if that might be a problem. But he wasn't on the porch when I left." He dusted his hands a few times before returning to feed the sheep the right amount of food. They all rushed around to get their share, so Aoba made sure to spread it out evenly.

[PopeAlessandros]

The broken sentence pulls a warm smile to the demon's lips and he chuckles lightly as Aoba moves right past the kiss and into their work. 'Sometimes the simplest things leave him stunned, but occasionally nothing short of a bomb will knock him off track' He watches as the little angel goes right to work and with a chuckle calls out, “Sheep, not sheeps. The word doesn't have a plural form love.” He stands next to the pen until Aoba reaches his side then moves away a bit to give him more room to pull the sack right up next to the stalls. Once the bag is open Kuro dips his hands in and scoops up a good amount of feed. 'We'll have to get some scoops eventually, but I guess this works for now' “Yeah, grain and hay rot, and rotten food gives you the runs, which isn't good for anyone's health.”

He begins humming softly, a fond look in his eyes as the fluffy white balls of wool bounce around, trying to get at the grain at all costs. 'They are like puppies when they're like this. I hope they've been well cared for before this. They are not fleeing me like most animals do at first sight, so I have the feeling that perhaps they may have not eaten in a while. . . .' His humming stops and he turns his attention to Aoba when he asks about the demon's love for animals. Kuro does not hesitate for an instant. “No idea, I just do. They make me smile. . .” The last is said softly, a gentle not in his voice as he scoops up another serving of grain to dump over the stall door for the little fluffers.

The angel once more brings his attention around to him and Kuro raises an eyebrow before turning back to his task. “He's in town. He needed to eat something.” Leaving it at that he slaps his hands together to get the grain dust off them before deciding it may be the right time to explain about Dani's comments. Looking over at Aoba the demon leans on the nearest stall door and crosses his arm. “Listen, about before, about him calling you dirty, and the old man filth. While he means it offensively to Gerard, it's not the case when he's speaking to you.” He tilts his head to the side, making sure he has Aoba's attention before going on.

“Like the taint turning your wings gray, priests have a taint of their own, but you would call it Grace, and just as my taint makes the old man uncomfortable, as it still makes you on occasion, the Grace of a priest is something that naturally repels us. You probably think your wings look filthy, and that's kinda how Grace appears to us, as something filthy and nasty.” Kuro looks to the ground, scuffing his foot against the dirt like a shy school boy talking to his crush. “Because you are one of the fallen now, unless you work at it, your body will not hold grace, just the same, as long as you are around me, your wings will hold my taint.” He looks back up at Aoba with a softly pleading look in his eyes. “Dani doesn't mean to pick on you when he says that, and despite my own thoughts about it, I don't want you to be offended by my trying to make you more pleasant to be with. . . .”

[AkiBlue]

Aoba paused for a moment when he dropped the bag. "Sheep. . . Not sheeps." He mumbled to himself to acknowledge his mistake. It wasn't something he used often so of course he'd make the small mistake. It's not like they had many or any animals in heaven- unless he was just too cooped up inside to notice. It made him think to ask someone. Who, he wasn't sure. Maybe they had animals in hell. . But he decided to ask about that later. Going back to the food discussion, Aoba nodded toward the response, mainly remembering that it could rot and go bad. No one liked nasty food.

Aoba only smiled at the idea of Kuro just liking animals. It made him wonder again. I wonder if there's anything I like that much. . . As much as Kuro likes animals. His mind seem to run a mile a minute when he was supposed to be concentrating on one thing. Thankfully, he could multitask. Currently, he had moved on to the next stall, feeding the little fluffy sheep once more. They were about done when Kuro told him his brother was in the town. It could only mean he was feeding- not like how Kuro and Aoba went to the diner of course. "Oh, okay." What he didn't see, was fine by him.

The fallen angel walked to close the bag of food and listened to Kuro. "Oh. . .? Okay I guess." He supposed it was nice to know Dani didn't really mean it when he called him dirty. Though. . . After handling animals, it wasn't his fault that he was. He was working after all. He was about to pull the bag of food back to the side when Kuro continued. So he stood and listened attentively. His wings subconsciously folded a little tighter when he mentioned their taint. "I guess it makes sense for holy things besides angels to have something like that." He was still holding on to the bag as Kuro continued.

Mentioning him possibly being able to hold his grace made him think of what Gerard had told him. 'If I work hard enough. . . I wonder what I would have to do.' The look in Kuro's eyes makes him feel almost guilty for thinking such things, but he brushes the feeling away as he continued. He was never upset with Dani for picking on him, only because he already thought the demon was kind of mean. Aoba simply brushed it off. "He's not as mean as those guards- well to me, so it's not a big deal." Aoba shrugged and pulled the food to the side. The fallen angel huffed gently and shook his head. "It's not offensive, I guess. Just kind of confusing is all. . . Being tainted with two different things. It's not exactly the best of both worlds you know." Aoba sighed and looked over at the food chart, before looking down at the floor. "You know, Father Gerard wants me to go back home. . . He told me to think about the choice. If I work hard enough then maybe I can leave here. I won't have to do all this work. But there will always be the few that'll remind me of my mistakes and I'll probably feel a lot more like an outcast if I go back. And then there's staying here. Everything is different. . . I've been stripped of my powers and demons are trying to eat me. That's not a very good picture to think about. I mean of course you're here, but what if something happens? I don't think it's possible for you to protect me all the time. Even if you tried. And it's kind of hard to do much of anything when I'm a target for demons, and in such a small town."

He looked up with a soft smile, and rubbed the back of his neck. There was a slight sadness in his eyes, but he glanced away. "I don't seem to fit much of anywhere, you know? But, I guess that's just me finally realizing my status of a fallen angel." He flipped through the pages and the next animals he saw were the pigs. They had the pink color. Well, that made sense. He looked around and then pointed out the food with the pink label, closest to Kuro. "That one is for the pigs."

[PopeAlessandros]

Kuro listens with a gentle, and perhaps a little sad, look in his eyes. He follows the angel's progress across the barn and can not suppress a sigh at his words. His eyes falls sadly to the ground as he tells the demon about what he already knows, having overhead it earlier in the afternoon. Though, there is no way for Aoba to know that, Kuro having not mentioned it. Kuro can still feel the pang at the thought of Aoba leaving, even if he decided that he would just go visit the angel every day, however as the boy goes on, his eyes rise up to gaze upon the smaller male's obvious stress. He takes in the faint ache that seems to be setting up around him, once pure white now dimmed by none other than himself.

He is responsible for much of this. True, it had been the angels who started it all, bringing him up to heaven and all. If they had never done that, Kurotama and he would have never met, and the angel would most likely still be fighting the system at the bottom rung of his profession. Still far beneath the notice of all those around him, with parents he never sees, and a family that never had faith in him. 'But that is not the case here' Kuro shifts, his eyes hardening for a moment as he thinks about how his dear Little Mouse was treated by those who claim to be the superior race. The more loving beings. In his mind he spits at the thought and feels a fire ignite in his belly.

'They do not deserve him. They never appreciated him, and though he was cast out, this child has lost none of his spunk. He can make a much better life for himself here, nothing holding him back save for normal mortal limitations. Here, he can become as great as any other mortal on this sphere, and even though I know he will be content with just being recognized, I'm going to make sure he's never cast aside again' He can feel himself swelling, on the outside it looking much like the world around him has grown much smaller. His determination, now evident in every line of his body, is not to be taken lightly.

This goes beyond the saving of his life, past what he owes to the angel, moving into the realm of his own wants and ambitions. He will do this, come hell or hellfire, he will not let himself fail. His ears remain open as all these thing swell inside him and as the fire finally reaches his eyes Kuro lets out a long sigh and moves in close to the smaller male. Setting the book aside the demon wraps his arm around Aoba's waist, his other coming up to take hold of the shorter male's chin, forcing his head up so he can look into his eyes. He holds the angel flush against him, the fire tempered by fondness flickering behind his gaze as he presses a soft kiss to the boy's lips.

Bringing his head back up, he smiles. “I think you fit in just perfectly right here, with me. I will not let anything happen to you, no matter the distance between us, no matter what you choose to do with this life being forced upon you. I will not leave you, I will not abandon you, and I will never, cast you away.” A faintly shy look comes to his face unbidden as he continues. “I may just be the demon who got you thrown out of your home, but I will spend the rest of my life if I have to making that up to you, with every breath I take.” His hand slides from the boy's chin up through his slightly sweaty hair, pushing it back gently with a little playful tug at the end. “They have no idea what they lost when they sent you down here, and I don't care what it takes, I will prove to you that you are better than every last one of them, even at the cost of my own life and happiness. . .” His voice trails off and the demon once more lays a kiss upon the angel, this time on his pale forehead, before pulling back slowly and fetching the pink barrel. He knows he's made some bold claims, and that Aoba may need a few minutes to a lifetime to process and/or accept them, so he remains quite for now, letting the young one think.

[AkiBlue]

Instead of going to get the feed as he was pointing out, Kuro came closer. "No, Kuro it's right there-." When he felt the hand around his waist, it was obvious he wasn't getting the feed. Aoba's cheeks darkened rather quickly when he was kissed. This time he was sure he did nothing to deserve a kiss. Unless he was being rewarded for feeding the sheep, but if that was the case it was a team effort and they still had other animals to feed. "It's not really necessary to. . ."

His eyes looked up and into Kuro's eyes as he spoke. 'W-What is he talking about? And as he continued speaking, Aoba was still flushed. Kuro...What are you...Why?' It touched him, a few simple words and Aoba started to tear up a little. ....I will not leave you, I will not abandon you, and I will never, cast you away. Why was that so meaningful to him? Why did it make him so happy to hear those simple words? Aoba rubbed his eyes with a clean part of his sleeve as he tried to keep himself together. He always forced himself to push away the reality and cruelty of his life. To him, it was just another thing that happened that he would quickly move on from. Hearing something like that only reminded him of such things, but Kuro. . . He made him feel like he mattered.

As Kuro dedicated himself to Aoba, he twiddled his thumbs, blushing furiously. "Kuro you're immortal. You don't have to do something so. . . You really don't have to." Aoba's voice was soft and he looked down, shaking his head. He tried to deter him from such a crazy idea. He felt his palms warm up and get clammy so he held them behind his back. It was a lot more complicated to ignore the pounding in his chest, and the slightly queasy feeling that rose. What's this fluttery feeling I have in my chest?.... It can't be me falling for Kuro...' Aoba may not have known about humans too well, but emotions were emotions. Those were practically universal. 'It's...just because of his little speech... Or am I crazy to think I could ever be in love with a demon? Doesn't the world hate me enough? Of course, anger everyone more. There were so many complications to just having feelings for someone completely different. That, and he was a demon. . . Father Gerard wasn't going to like this.

Aoba didn't even realize that he was standing in surprise until he slowly blinked and then noticed Kuro walked off. "I-" He started, but couldn't figure out what to say. So, on a wild impulse, he walked over to help with the barrel for the pigs. He glanced over at Kuro and then leaned over giving him a light peck on the cheek. "Thank you. . . For caring so much. It means a lot." He looked away and then at the pigs. It was at that moment he truly felt happy that someone cared so much for him. Even if that someone was a demon, the foreign feeling was nice and it made him smile.

[PopeAlessandros]

Popping the barrel's lid so it will be easy enough to just scoop out the feed, Kuro reminds himself to set up something in the kitchen for them to throw scraps into. 'Pigs do well with organic scraps, as I recall, and when we actually start cooking, they will be some fine treats for the little oinkers' He spares the little angel a glance as he takes hold of the barrel and helps him work it over to the stall with the mama and piglets in it. He opens his mouth, ready to tell him that in this case they should pile it all in one spot so the little ones don't end up scattering it too badly, when the sudden light pressure on his cheek snaps his jaw shut with a snap.

A low purr starts up in his throat involuntarily at the faint show of affection, and he almost misses what the angel says. He catches it however and lets out a sift chuckle. “I care for you as much as one can who has no heart.” He hums softly, not thinking twice about his statement. Reaching out he ruffles the boy's hair before pointing at the front of the stall. “We should pile it up so that the piglets don’t end up running through it and scattering it everywhere.” As they begin feeding mama Dani comes back. Collapsing on a patch of grass he rolls around for a few seconds, the happiness inherent in a re-charge, much like a full stomach, evident on his face.

However he quickly rises to his feet and stares at the turkey running loose behind the fenced in area and with a low growl he chuckles. With a few quick flaps he rushes over tot he open barn door. His claws sink into the wood just above the opening so he's dangling in the doorway, looking in. He spots his brother and the angel in the back right corner, dumping something over the side of a stall. Not really interest in whatever they are up to he calls out in a tone reminiscent of a kid on their way out the door, asking permission to go out, but with clearly no real intention of listening whatever the parent says, “I'm gonna go play with the bigger birds!” Before there an be any objection, he's off.

Kuro reaches out, patting Aoba on the back. “He can't hurt them, he's literally just going to chase them about. It will be a good bonding experience for him.” He smiles warmly. “However if you're really worried you can go watch him. I got the feed, I can carry it out without a problem.” Outside Dani lands In the fowl pen, a few chickens have ventured through the run over to close to the turkey hut to check it out, but scatter as the demon lands. He doesn't pay them any mind, the bigger birds the ones he's interested in. They are small enough to be fun, but large enough that it would be hard to accidentally kill them. He makes sure no chicks are around before taking off after his first target.

[AkiBlue]

Aoba refrained from putting a hand over his heart. His gaze softened and the slight blush faded. He watches Kuro feed the pigs first so he can have a clear vision of what to do. But as he watched, his mind wandered again. 'Right. He did mention he didn't have a heart. . . I'd be foolish to fall for someone who can only lust. I'll save myself from the heartbreak. Aoba gave a gentle sigh, and decided to just be thankful that Kuro was willing to be so caring. He decided to push the feeling away before it could get out of hand.

"Pile. Got it." Aoba nodded, slowly scooping out some and following after to set out in a pile. When he walked in, Aoba picked up the little piggies that were scattering around and set them near their Mama. Soon enough, they were all eating like the little pigs they were. It made him smile and he patted Mama before helping to feed. When Dani appeared Aoba looked up and smiled lightly to see that he was happy again. Though it faltered when he said he was going to play with the birds. "Um. . . "

Even though Kuro reassured him, Aoba watched Dani go. "Well, I want to help. This is technically my farm you know..." He didn't want Kuro doing all the work that technically was his responsibility. He still remembered Kuro was just volunteering to help. But, he did want to check on the birds. "Oh, I know!" He looked at the feeding list and dragged out both bags that carried the bird's food. "I'll go feed them. So you don't have to." He handed Kuro the book, although he was sure he didn't need it. And without question, he started pulling them out the barn and to where Dani had scurried off to.

Just as Dani was about to pounce, he paused to see Aoba dragging food for the animals. It looked like he was struggling, but only rolled his eyes, preparing to pounce once more. "Aw man, it ran away." He grumbled a little and watched Aoba struggle for a bit. With another roll of his eyes, he walked over and picked up both of the bags without a word. He wasn't going to watch the angel look that pathetic. Aoba blinked, but slowly followed. "Um, thanks." He wasn't given a response, so when he was in the field he opened the chicken feed first, moving over to where most of the chickens were populated to toss them their food.

Dani watched as Aoba went from the chickens to the turkeys, tossing them all food
It seemed as if the toy was in his own little world. And he . "Hmph..." He lowered into pouncing position, staring at one of the turkeys. It was less fun when they weren't running away, so he frowned and stared at Aoba as he walked near to close the feed bags. "You!" Suddenly Aoba was pushed to the ground yelping in surprise. "You ruined my fun! I was chasing them. Why didn't you stay in the barn?" Almost instantly, Dani's eyes went to the outstretched wings and his eyes widened in surprise. "Ohh, purdy. . ." He tugged on the tip of wing to make it move some.

Aoba was rendered stuck unless Kuro could get his brother off him or Dani got bored. It was rather awkward to be pinned by Dani, but the demon was odd so he couldn't afford to get on his bad side.

[PopeAlessandros]

It is easy to see Aoba is torn. Kuro refrains from laughing, waiting for the angel's decision. After a few silent fretting moments he makes his decision and the demon nods with a smile. “That'll work. Have fun.” Slipping the book into his back pocket he watches until Aoba is out of the barn before picking up the barrels and following after. 'I know the birds are safe around him, and so is my Little Mouse, but while Dani may have the maturity of a toddler, he has the mind of the 400 year old that he is. If there is any part of my instructions he can exploit or work around, he will find it and work it to his advantage'

Humming softly he makes his way outside, glancing toward the huts in time to see Dani helping the angel out by carrying the sacks. 'Heh, I knew he wouldn't be able to resist. He gets bored so easily that if it was a choice between twiddling his thumbs or joining the clergy, he's be a choir boy before you could say hot crossed buns' Letting out a whistle he calls the pigs over, adding a feeding through to the ever growing list of things to build to make the farm better. As they all begin shoving each other around, trying to get to what their neighbor has even though they already have the same thing in front of them. Kuro can't help shaking his head at the display, a kind of pitying smile on his lips. 'So many of my kind are like this. Only wanting something because it belongs to someone else. . .'

Catching a sudden movement out of the corner of his eye Kuro stiffens as he spots Dani atop his angel. His whole body tenses, his senses casting out to see if Aoba is unharmed. He stands there, like a statue, for several long moments, until at last he relaxes and finishes what he's doing. 'He's not attaching my Little Mouse, just playing with him. Right now I feel more fascination coming off of him than anything one could consider even vaguely vicious. I suppose this counts as bonding as far as a demon like Dani is concerned' After finishing with his task Kuro casts one last glance towards the fowl pen before bringing the barrel back into the barn to put it back where it belongs.

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Slipping into a more comfortable position, this being with a knee on either side of Aoba's waist and his arms crossed over the angel's chest, Dani looks hard into Aoba's face, as if trying to figure something out. He ignores any attempts to escape and anything the angel might have to say, his own thoughts blocking everything else out. His head tilts this way and that, considering one thing after another. It isn't until he can go no further that he seems to snap out of a funk, his own wings snapping outwards a bit with a faint crackling. “Hey, is it true you don't mind that my lil' brother's a demon? You know he eats human souls just like I do, right? Well, maybe not like I do, see, I don't care who I take, or at least I didn't until he put those rules on me. He kinda likes eating evil people, I don't know why, he's weird like that. Sure, they are sweet in their own way, but that's besides the point. . . .That and he doesn't eat as often as I do, which is why he's so much weaker than the rest of us. . . .” He seems lost in that for a moment before looking back into Aoba's eyes. “Well?” Nearby a turkey puts in her two cents, but the demon's gaze remains locked on the trapped one beneath him.

[AkiBlue]

Aoba watched as his wings were tugged and pulled. At first he was uneasy because Dani tugged a little too hard. The demon noticed and didn't need Kuro attacking him for hurting him the toy, so he was a little more gentle. When the angel stopped tensing, he realized he wasn't hurting him anymore. Aoba realized he was stuck under Dani, and only blushed lightly as he was being examined. He looked off to the side, watching the turkeys come a little closer to see the angel, only to run away from Dani again.

When the demon started questioning, Aoba blinked and responded. "No. I don't- I don't mind. He doesn't try to attack me or anything. He told me about the souls. I can't stop him or you from doing what's natural. . . He's a demon. I mean... You both are less... than what I was taught." He froze when Dani growled low, taking it as an insult. "N-No, I meant- I was taught that demons were monsters and vicious and. . . Things like that."

Dani narrowed his eyes. "You think we're nice? Tch, don't expect any other demon to be like Kuro. Most will end up trying to eat you the very first moment they get." At the thought, the demon frowned. He wasn't going to let those lesser demons touch his toy though. It was bad enough Kuro wouldn't let him keep him. Aoba nodded and sighed.

"Demons have already tried to. They still do. But Kuro stops them." Dani possessively growled, not toward the angel but out to the trees were the demons normally hid. Aoba looked a little confused and ended up gently poking him to get his attention. "You growl a lot." He noted softly. "Um. . . Can you get off me please? I have to put the food back in the barn." He wasn't used to all the attention he was getting from both demons. Normally he was off on his own, looking for things to do, but now not only did he have plenty to do, but he had one- well two demons who were willing to talk to him. Though, Aoba got the feeling Dani was around for other personal reasons.

[PopeAlessandros]

His head tilts back and forth, the son of Satan once more seemingly lost in though. His eyes trace the angel's face, sliding lower to his neck, then eventually stopping at the key chain settles upon his chest. He looks closely at the gen, recognizing it immediately for what it really is and after a few silent seconds he lets out a faint . 'I really need to kill something, so this one's mind bro. Good luck trying to steal kills from me for this little project, even if I know I'm going to win in the end' He bares his fangs, looking up into the angel's eyes once more before hissing, “Stay.” An instant later he's in the air, an impossibly deep roar cracking out from deep within as he locks his eyes on his target. This one is too bold for his own good, not recognizing Dani in all his glory and instead sends a roar back. Not nearly as impressive, but enough to show his unwillingness to back down. With another roar Dani shouts, “Little brother, company!”

Kuro raced from the barn at the first roar, reaching Aoba's side as Dani calls for him. Before pulling the angel to his feet he belts out a roar of his own. This one too does not have the depth and resonance of the other brothers, however it is more impressive than the one that came from the field. His bit being said Kuro turns away as Dani races off to undoubtedly tear the demon to little bitty pieces and pulls Aoba to his feet. Wrapping his arms firmly around the angel, praying his not too disturbed but having faith that even if he is he will recover quickly as he always does, Kuro instinctively licks at the smaller males forehead once before holding him at arm's length. Once sure the only thing wrong with the image of his angel is the dirt littering his back Kuro smiles.

“No worse for wear huh?” Looking around at the empty run, the birds having all fled inside the huts at first his brother's roar then his own, the demon can not help but chuckle lightly. Off in the trees the unholy scream of a wounded demon causes him to tilt his head but a moment later he scoops up some fowl feed and begins sprinkling it around, drawing out a few of the birds from their hiding places. "We have a bit more feeding to do before we put the larger beasts to pasture.” His voice is calm, so completely disregarding what's going on it the trees it almost seems as if he can not hear the sounds at all.

This illusion is far from the truth of course, his ears being far keener than even the more advanced human's, but he keeps a calm and relaxed facade to try and help the angel ignore what is happening just out of sight. 'If I get to nervous I may start overreacting, and that would not be the best in this situation. Dani is handling it, and I'm sure he'll want a pat on the head when he gets back, and I just know he's not going to bother to wash off the blood before hand' Glancing at Aoba he smiles. 'The calmer he is when Dani shows up like that, the better'