Little devil

When I arrived in my apartment the sound of tv could be heard throughout the apartment.

"Antonio the vampire who was wanted by the government and many others was found dead tonight in the moonstone lane. Many are speculating that it might be phantom the notorious assassin who killed the vampire. As the name suggests the assassin was never caught like a phantom who slips between the fingers of the authorities who are looking for him/her. No one has ever been able to see the assassin and has seen the light of the day." The reporter's voice drowned on and on praising the girl, phantom apparently, the name doesn't suit her.

On the couch lounging while watching tv is an idiot who was able to tolerate me for this long. Zuro is not only my friend but also my cousin who I have to tolerate as he is like gum, who sticks and refuses to get out of the hair.

"I gave you the key for emergencies not so that you can barge in whenever you want." I said as I went to the fridge to get myself a drink.

"You have snacks," he said as a form of explanation. Sure, enough he was stuffing his mouth with chips and there are several empty wrappers of chocolates neatly placed in a bowl on the tea table at least he doesn't trash my apartment like my other friends. Calling them friends is an insult to our relationship as we are more brothers than friends.

"Did you get to meet him before he died?" he asked nodding at the tv, I sat beside him on the couch as he turned the TV off. I snatched a chocolate that was on the table before he finished all of them. There is no way for me to save the snacks from him. He is always hungry and will sniff them out like a hound.

"No, he was dead before I could have a chat with him. She killed him just before I arrived. But I found what we were looking for." that fucker deserves to die. I hate him with a passion he thinks he can do anything he wants just because we needed him. I was pleased to see his cold body dead on the road, my only regret was that I wasn't the one who killed him. She certainly made things a little difficult for me when she killed him as he had something that I wanted, fortunately, I was able to find it.

"Who are you talking about?" he asked with his mouth full.

"Phantom." I said taking a bite of the chocolate. I was hungry, I should have eaten something before going out.

The masked face appeared in my mind. The arrogant way she talked to me. She is going to regret it. No one has been able to hold a knife to my throat, I kill them before they even have the chance, but I let her, to see what she could do. And she did not disappoint.

It has been quite some time since a girl was able to hold my attention for this long and she seems like she is going to stay on my mind for a long time. She thinks I can't catch her she will be in my grasp before she can comprehend what is going on.

"It is a she??" He had stopped eating and had turned towards me with his eyes wide. She is quite famous it seems. "How do you know? Did you meet her? Did you saw her?" his eyes were sparkling like a child's when he saw a toy.

"Yeah, she was there." I said, why is he showing so much interest in her? "What do you know about her." How come I just found out about her when everybody already seems to know about her?

"Man, you are so lucky. No one has been able to see her. Hell no one even knew that it was a she." How has she been able to keep her identity a secret? She was a demon, and there are very few demons with powers like hers, so it should be easy for me to find her. Once I get my hands on that little devil, I will show her what I can do. "Wait until Ison hears it he will be pissed. Sucker lost the bet." He was laughing imagining Ison's pouting face. Man, it is hilarious when he gets pissed, he breaks most of the things and will pout for days. Last time he was pissed he broke the new coffee table Zuro bought. It was pure chaos.

The door to my apartment opened and the three of them barged inside. I knew it was a bad idea to live in the same building as them. They keep barging into my house at weird times. It is midnight, will I get a good night's sleep? I guess not. They all went straight to the kitchen and each took a handful of snacks, "Where are the chocolates?" Zenor asked, did he not see Zuro? How will they still be left after he went through the snacks? It was a good thing that we workout otherwise with the way they eat I don't think they would have been able to fit in any chairs.

They all settled on my L-shaped couch and deposited their snacks on the table while opening a packet each. "What are you guys doing here? And don't you guys have food at your homes? I just brought them yesterday." I complained I had to restock my fridge whenever they go through it.

"Stop whining your royal highness. You are literally a prince, what are you even complaining about?" Solas said, putting his legs on the table. There is no use in telling them anything, they will ignore almost everything I say, except for when we are working. At work, they take everything I say seriously but when we are together as friends, it is different.

"At my poor choice of friends."