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“Oh, I’ve known you weren’t human since the day I met you.” Joe laughed. “Wasn’t sure what you were exactly, but I’ve never seen anyone heal up like you do. Or be as strong or as fast. You know, all the little things like that. That first night you came in here and broke up that big brawl? Do you remember that? You got stabbed with a beer bottle and walked it off. So, yeah, I’ve known for a good long while.”
Kevin cringed, trying not to scream. Right when he thought his heart couldn’t hurt more, Joe ripped it out and stomped on it. “You asshole!” he barked. “You knew! Is that why you were my friend? Just waiting until you could kill me? What the fuck took so long?”
“I’m not really much of a demon hunter to be honest.” Joe tiptoed a little closer to the edge of the ward. “Runs in the family, you see, but it was never really my thing. Besides, you weren’t a demon. You’re an angel with the stupidest case of amnesia I’ve ever seen. You hadn’t hurt anyone as far as I could tell, so I decided just to keep an eye on you.” He glanced over at Percy. “And then that one showed up and forced my hand. It’s one thing to overlook an angel with a broken brain, but my family would never forgive me if they knew I let a demon move into my town.”
“Fuck you! He hasn’t hurt anyone either!” Kevin punched the barrier angrily, his wings flapping. “Let him go! He’s not gonna do anything, okay? You really don’t wanna do this. You said it yourself, you’re not a hunter.”
“Do you know why he was able to retire?” Joe snapped. “Do you have any idea what that means? What kind of fucking monster he is? No! He only deserves death! Plain and simple!”
“You were supposed to be my fucking friend! Friends don’t kill their fucking friends’ boyfriends!”
“I am your friend,” Joe said earnestly. “It’s why I protected you for so long! I never told anyone what you were or what I thought you might be, not even my own family! But it’s why I have to do this. It’s the only way to save what’s left of your soul.”
“F-fuck… you!” Percy muttered defiantly.
“Shut the fuck up.” Joe sighed, turning to the bar and reaching out to grab something behind it.
“Hey, hey! Listen to me!” Kevin smacked the barrier, trying to get Joe’s attention. He didn’t know what Joe had stashed at the bar, but it was probably nothing good. “Listen. I love him. Do you hear me? I don’t give a fuck what he did. He’s not that kind of demon now, okay?”
“Much appreciated, peaches,” Percy croaked.
“Just let us go, Joe,” Kevin pleaded. “Your family still doesn’t need to know! We won’t be any trouble, I fucking swear!”
Joe hesitated, and he took a few steps back toward Kevin as if he was considering it.
“Can’t say I’m not going to be trouble though.” Percy wheezed. “If he lets me out, I am definitely, definitely going to kill him.”
“Oh. My. Fucking. Christ. Percy!” Kevin banged his forehead against the invisible wall. “None of that is fucking helping!”
“See?” Joe scoffed. “He’s threatening to kill me!”
“Only because you’re trying to kill me!” Percy protested. “I’m just planning to kill you first is all.”
“Wow. Such a fucking saint.” Joe shook his head as he walked away.
Panic set in as Joe turned away from him to head over to the bar, and Kevin shouted, “Hey! I’m still talking to you, Joe! Come back here! Don’t you dare fucking touch him!” He took a few deep breaths to steady himself, trying again to plead, “Please! Look at me! Not at him! Okay? I wouldn’t let him go around hurting people.”
“It’s too late for that.” Joe smiled sadly. “I’ve already told my family. They know everything. Why do you think Sebastian came here? Who do you think called him? He’s my first cousin.” He gestured to the floor. “Who do you think showed me how to make these wards? I sure as hell didn’t know how to do it.”
“You know me!” Kevin screamed helplessly. “We just wanna live with our dog and our little pizza place. Come on.”
“If I don’t kill you, my family will. It doesn’t matter!” Joe laughed bitterly. “Yeah, it’s real sweet you guys wanna have a happily ever after, but that thing over there—” He pointed at Percy. “—is still a heartless monster who’s taken thousands of human souls! He needs to die!”
“I had to go glamping,” Percy whined. “Isn’t that punishment enough?”
“Shut the fuck up!”
Kevin was doing his best to stay calm as he searched his invisible prison for any way to break free. He couldn’t believe that Percy was potentially on the edge of death and bitching about glamping. “Hey, hey! Joe, listen to me! Just listen to me! Please! Let me out of here and we can figure something out.”
“Yeah? And how is that gonna work in your tiny brain?” Joe sneered. “I just let you go? Just like that? You killed Sebastian! My family is going to come here! And they will fucking kill me too if I let you assholes leave!” He scowled as he finally reached behind the bar to retrieve a large ax. “This is the only way. You both die. I clean up this mess. Family is avenged. Everybody is happy.”
“Except us!” Percy balked. “On account of the whole being dead part!”
“What he said!” Kevin tried to stab the wall of the trap with the sword again. It did nothing, and he wanted to throw up. “You don’t even have the balls to fight me fair and square!”
“Fair?” Joe laughed at that. “What would be fair about an angel fighting a human? It’s not about balls, partner. It’s about brains. We both know what would happen if I let you out.”
“I don’t want to kill you, Joe. I just want Percy.” Kevin shifted the sword in his hand, and his wings flapped. A few feathers floated to the floor, resting on the edge of the ward. He knew what he would have to do to get out of the trap.
