Chapter 1 "The Deal"

Future:

Alfred stumbled forward as the guard shoved him to the foot of his master's throne. He was slammed onto to his knees. The guard grabbed his hair, forcing the other bow his head to the king. Alfred's hands were tied tightly behind his back; he could feel the thick rope cutting into his feeble skin.

The king rose from his throne and walked over to his once faithful knight of darkness. "You have really done it this time Alfred." The king said bitterly. "You know the punishment for what you have done." He shook his head in disappointment. "Such a shame." Slender fingers ran along the crown of Alfred's black feathered wings. "I must say I am surprised at you. What could have possibly come over you that would make you save a human; to disobey a direct order from me?" The man questioned.

"Love." The single word that left Alfred's lips made the kings eyes fill with fire. In a rage he lashed out at Alfred sending him to the ground with a painful thud.

"Love?!" The king spat, "What a cursed word, you will soon see how true my words are." Alfred attempted to regain balance and sit up but he was pushed back down by the heavy boot of the king. "I had put my trust in you Alfred, I welcomed you into my court, you, who was once a lowly piece of trash floating along the outskirts of my city." He smiled when he saw the small trail of blood that dripped to the ground. "No matter. You'll learn your place soon enough."

Present:

The human world was a strange place; it was filled with things such as cars and TVs, things that Alfred would never have dreamed of seeing. He marveled at the moving art that displayed itself on the so called television screen. He could see his reflection; it was a foreign sight for him. Instead of the black locks he once had, the spell had changed him into a blonde haired, blue eyed young adult; and there was no trace of his long feathered wings.

Alfred shook his head of the thoughts and began to walk down the crowded streets.

stay focused.

Everything was so foreign and he wasn't sure what to make of it. Several females standing on corners had already offered him trips around the world and he refused because one: his mission was here, two: what he had already seen confused him, three: if they were offering THAT...well...he wasn't going to have his first time with a mere mortal.

His eyes scanned all the open patches of grass he could find. Those were supposed to be school yards, and where he would find the child. However when his eyes scanned for blonde hair and bushy eyebrows, he came up with nothing. He was surprised when he did find them. It was only for a brief moment but he chased the figure down until he found himself face to face with a full grown man, only a little shorter than him. Green eyes. That wasn't right. Peter was a little boy with blue eyes. "Oh...erm...excuse me sir...I thought you were somebody else."

"That's quite allright." The man gave him a small smile, giving Alfred a quick once-over.

Alfred gulped, noticing the mans wandering eyes. He cleared his thoughts. He had to stay focused.

What would a demon do?

He had always been in a secluded corner of hell and hardly ever went on missions for the demon king. He was honored to have the task and didn't want to fail. If that meant help from a human so be it. "Um, could you direct me to Oak Tree Elementary? My...my sister needs me to walk her kid home and I just got into town. I'm a bit lost."

"Yes, why I am headed in that direction now." Arthur stated kindly. "Just follow me." He smiled kindly, though his voice sounded strange, deeper then seemed natural.

Alfred blinked. Did all humans act this way? Though he did find this mortal more attractive than the average.

focused!

"Thank you very much sir." he stated as politely as he could.

the man turned swiftly, and with a motion of his hand, he directed Alfred to follow him through the crowds of people. "My name is Arthur, and yours would be?"

Was this small talk? Alfred bit his lip but decided he could play along. "Alfred. Alfred Jones."

"...I see." The man looked away, and Alfred was ever more confused by this man's shifty personality.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Oh it's nothing, I was only thinking." He cleared his throat and changed his tone to make clear the subject was of no importance. "Where I come from Alfred was once the name of a great king. I think the name suits you well." Arthur was looking at his strangley again.

Is he...checking me out? What the?! Oh if this human knew what I was he'd be running.

dispite his discomfort, he kept talking. "Really? I'm flattered. That's not somethign I hear every day." Alfred cleared his throat. This was easier than he thought. So easy he had to stop himself. "...um...how far is it?"

"It's just around the corner." Arthur made a gesture pointing to the building in the distance.

"So it is. Thank you. I appreciate your help." Alfred smiled softly and began walking away.

"It was no trouble at all; maybe I will see you around?"

Alfred muttered to himself once out of earshot. "Mortals...So forward."

Arthur had found his human target, now, all he had to do was keep the human boy safe until that time. He had been following the kid for a while now. He wished the child would make his job easier and stay at home, but that would never happen.

He sensed the presence of a demon. "Shit."

He allowed his wings to form from his back. It always felt wonderful to stretch them out to their full length. With a large motion of his wings, Arthur took off into the air. He would find this demon.

Alfred spotted the kid from his perch on a tree. He grinned to himself. The kid was alone on the playground after school hours.

Perfect.

He let his horns and tail grow from his body and his hair blacken, his eyes glow. All he had to do is show this kid something nobody would ever believe, something that would drive him crazy, and he would never me a threat.

If his mission was really so easy, he didn't know why the king didn't just do it himself.

He leapt from his perch on the tree after checking his surroundings to make sure he was indeed alone.

Too easy.

Alfred approached the child from behind just as he got up and began walking home. He had two minutes before the child would reach his front door. This was the ideal moment in time to ruin him, and no prophecy would stand in his master's way.

Alfred reached out, this was so simple.

"You better not be expecting to get this child. It isn't going to happen." Arther said as he landed gracefully in front of the demon, cutting off his acess to the child mere meters away.

"Holy shit!" Alfred said and stumbled backward in surprise. Not only had an angel appeared...but it was the man he had seen earlier. Same suit...same eyebrows...only new thing was the wings. "You...you..." He shook his head. He couldn't show weakness now. "You just try to stop me...I won't fail my mission." Alfred said, glaring

"And I won't be failing mine, so I guess this is going to be a challenge isn't it Mr. Jones." Arthur smirked, though they were both internally scolding themselves for not sensing the nature of each other during their earliar meeting.

Time to kick ass, he could be a sassy little fuck when he wanted to. "Caught me." Alfred said with a grin, watching the child walk away behind the angel. "Shit. Let's do this then." He bolted, using his giant wings to get over the angel and sprinted towards the child.

"No you don't." Arthur was able to get a hold of the demon, bringing him back down to the ground. The demon was then pinned down underneath Arthur. "I don't mind this position one bit." He grinned.

Alfred scowled. He may have been nervouse, but getting used to things, his demonic nature came out. "You're different from what I've been told about angels. Tell me, what exactly is your mission?" Alfred bucked his hips in an effort to throw the man off of him.

"I am not technically an angel, I am fallen. But if I can save the lad, I can regain my title." He held the demon tighter, "And that is why, I will win this." He released his grip. "The lad is home, looks like I win."

"There will be other opportunities. Now would have been ideal, but you can't protect him for the whole year. And besides, if you're such a bad angel, why would you want your title again?" Alfred rolled to the side to get the man off of him then quickly turned the tables and pinned the Angel down. He grinned. "Fallen huh...then you're not even a real angel."

"There are many reasons for one to want it back. Mine, is none of your concern. Your king has probably already given up on you, seeing as you failed already." He said with a pride filled smile. He didn't seem to mind being under the demon.

"Fine." Alfred wrapped his fingers around the angel's throat. "Shut up. I can still scar the kid. All he needs is some scary noises. He may be home, that doesn't mean he's safe. I just have to be careful not to be seen by his family...acting so high and mighty...you can't touch me...you're not even a real angel...and I've seen the way you look around...look at me...you thirst for sin...you'd be more fit to be a demon."

"Even so, I was born an angel for a reason." His hands pried Alfred's hands off his throat. "Scary noises are not going to change the future, Jones."

"That's not all I have to do. Nightmares. I can appear to him in his mirror, everywhere. He'll see me all the time...I can mess with his head, you have no idea."

"Oh, I do know what you are capable of, but I can also see you're a novice." He gave a spiteful smile. "This will be an easy year poppet."

Alfred clenched his jaw. "What's that got to do with anything? I can be great at what I do."

"That is a possibility, but from what I can tell. . ." He looked Alfred up and down, his smile went bigger.

"Shut up!" Alfred spat. "You know nothing about me!" He gripped the others wrists and slammed them above his head. "Besides. From what I can tell you're not doing great either. All I have to do is make you fail your mission. The down side to being an angel is you have to play by the rules." The demon smiled and ground his pelvis against the angel's "And you look like a rule breaker to me."

New goal: screw up the Angel's ability to screw with my mission

Arthur held in a moan. "Oh I seem to be doing my job quiet well, seeing as the boy is being left alone."

"Maybe, but I've got time. He's still young and impressionable. If I can do anything about it, you'll never get your title back. If for no other reason, because I've decided I don't like you." The demon stood, pressing his knee to the Angel's crotch as he stood, half to be cruel, and half to see how he would react. He was acting high and mighty but he was really just a virgin barely out of his teen years...a curious virgin barely out of his teen years. But he couldn't get distracted. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a kid to ruin." He turned and started walking away.

Arthur bit his lip. This demon was going to be the bane of his existence for the next year, at the end of which Peter would have set upon one path or another and their mission would be complete.

With a flap of his powerful wings he was standing again. He wiped the grime from his clothing before he chased after the demon. "Don't think you're getting anywhere without me."

The demon spun around and found his arm being held by the other. He glared into those perfect green eyes. "You stupid angels make me sick. I don't care who you are, nobody messes with me or my mission."

"Well then, I guess I am nobody, because I am messing with both you and your mission." He laughed and tightened his hold on the others arm. Arthur kept his eyes staring right back at the others. It would be nearly impossible to look away, they were so damn blue.

"Damn you. I hope you end up doing something idiotic like sleeping with a mortal and get kicked into limbo." Alfred swung his arm as hard as he could to get the other man off him. "Now let go."

"I am already in limbo. Being stuck with this awful duty, besides, I have already slept with a mortal." Arthur released his arm but stayed close to the demon, partly for caution, and partly because he had a draw to this specific man...

"Idiot. I bet that's how you got stuck there. Angels are supposed to be Virgins right? If you've already knocked up some poor mortal you're more of demon than I am." Alfred covered his mouth with a blush after realizing just what he had said. "I...I...I mean I..."

Arthur raised a brow. "Is that so?" He chuckled. "It isn't forbidden to have sex, what matters, is who."

"I...Is that right?" Alfred pretended not to care about the subject and walked in the opposite direction towards peter's house.

"Alfred, you're as innocent as a child. You would make a better angel then I." He picked up his pace and followed close behind. "I thought this was going to be boring, but now, I think this could get interesting."

Alfred stopped and glared at the Angel. "Oh really? How so?...and don't call me a child." He continued walking, surprised the angel continued to walk next to him. What was with this guy?

"What I mean is, you, I have been around for hundreds of years, but I can tell you have just left the nest. You are young an impressionable." He stretched his arms out in front of him as they walked. "And I will call you whatever I bloody want."

"And I'll do whatever I want." With a swish of his powerful wings, he was on the roof of oak tree Elementary. "Good luck you imbecile. I don't have time for you." Alfred wanted to have time for him. There was something about those green eyes that...NO! He wouldn't waver. Never.

"Well since you don't have time, I guess I will just have dinner on my own."

"HA! What's that supposed to mean? Making a pass at a demon? Isn't that against the rules?"

"Maybe it is."

"So you ARE making a pass...at..." Alfred paused and his eyes widened in comprehension. "hold on a second...you're just trying to distract me. No thanks." Alfred smiled, pleased with himself.

"That's too bad, I would have offered to pay and everything." He shrugged his shoulders.

"You're crafty huh...but you can't trick me...if you're gonna take me you'll have to do it by force." The demon turned away and closed his eyes with a smile, satisfied.

"Do you even have the human currency?" The angel asked.

"No. I don't need it. I don't have a rulebook to play by, I can handle it."

"Where are you going to stay? Out on the streets? Even though you're a demon, you still need rest, as we all do."

Alfred paused. He hadn't thought of that. "What are you getting-" The demon turned around to find himself face to face with the angel and jolted slightly in surprise. "At...?"

"I am just saying, you are not at all prepared to live on the human world, I bet you were surprised by their television."

"I..." Alfred scowled, but refused to admit he had in fact been fascinated by the moving pictures. "What of it. are you offering help?"

"Well I could be, I am an angel after all."

"Why would you help your enemy?"

"Because my enemy has such a pretty face." He smiled slyly.

Alfred glared. "You really are fit to be a demon huh?" At this point, he turned away. One should never take their eyes off the enemy.

In seconds Arthur had his arm around Alfred's neck. "I am, very much better fit to be a demon aren't I? So right now, maybe I could experimnt with it a little huh?" His breath was hot on Alfred's neck. "I do not like the idea of allowing you out of my sight, I already told you, and I will not fail my mission. And that means where ever you go, I go."

Alfred shivered slightly then cursed himself for showing weakness. "Shit...let go...You can't keep me anywhere. I've got a year to corrupt that kid."

"That may be." His lips trailed along the side of Alfred's neck.

He gasped. "Holy shit you're crazy!" Alfred struggled against his grip. Sudden fear struck him and he didn't know why. "We both have a full year before we will be able to return, you can't keep me for that long. You probably don't have a place to stay either." His knees felt wobbly. Of all the angels in the heavens, why did THIS one have to be sent to counter his mission?!

"So sensitive, I was only toying with you." He laughed. "And yes I do have a place to stay. The angels are rather generous." Oh this was going to be fun.

Alfred drew in a shaky breath. He never realized until now how sensitive his neck was. "Don't touch me." He growled, trying to stop a whimper from escaping his lips.

"Touchy touchy." He smiled into his neck before he let go. "As I said, so young, and so naive."

Alfred stumbled forward and turned to face the angel. He glared. "You don't know anything." With that, he took off into the sky.

That night Alfred slept in an alleyway, the next in a vacant apartment. It had been two days since their encounter and he told himself as often as he could that he wasn't avoiding another one. He finally decided that night it had been long enough and the angel wouldn't be watching as closely for him. He left for Peter's house at midnight and hid himself in the tree outside the child's window. Perhaps he could cause reason for the kid's parents to fight? Or maybe wake him up and show off his fangs. They only grew when he was in his demon form. Thank goodness or his cover wouldn't last long.

Arthur yawned, he was at his apartment, and he was having trouble sleeping. Even though it was pretty late, he decided to take a bath and try to relieve himself from stress, it always felt nice. He wasn't too worried about the kid, he had left a spell on the house, and he would know if a demon came near. He was actually surprised the demon didn't show up for the last few days, did he really scare him that much? He lowered himself into the water, his body already feeling soothed by the heat. Minutes later he felt the presence of a demon. "Bloody fucking hell!" He jumped out of the water and grabbed his clothes throwing them on quickly. He jumped off the balcony and let out his wings to fly. He was quick to arrive at Peter's home.

Alfred dropped swiftly from the tree and pressed his face against Peter's window before slipping straight through the wall. "Let's see if I can get this kid to believe in ghosts..." He muttered with a grin. He quietly approached the bed and leaned over the kid's sleeping face. he breathed on his hair to make it tickle just enough that the kid shifted. He had to be subtle. He didn't want to destroy the kid mentally; he just wanted to affect him just negatively enough that the future would halt.

"Fancy seeing you here poppet." Arthur took a deep breath. His lungs were longing of air. He hadn't had to fly that fast in years. Arthur crossed his arms and leaned back against the wall, deturmined to appear smug and powerful dispite his exhaustion.

Alfred's eyes narrowed and he straightened. "You again huh? You're a little late." Alfred quickly let his claws grow from his fingers and pulled the child's sheets down, lightly raking his claws down Peter's chest. The child gasped and his eyes opened in shock.

Arthur was there in a flash and shoved the demon away. He rushed to the boy's side. "Shhh shh, everything is alright Peter." He whispered. "Nothing can hurt you." Peter's eyes drooped shut and he was asleep agian in an instant.

Thank goodness.

With a glare Arthur turned to the demon, "You." He pointed at him. "Just ruined my bath." His hair was still dripping from his previous endeavor.

"That's what you're going to complain about is it?" Alfred mumbled while wiping off what little of peter's blood he had on his claws. "You may want to heal that up while he's sleeping. Just saying."

"I was getting to that; I thought you didn't want to hurt him. Apperantly I was wrong." Arthurs hand trailed down the child's torso, disposing of every flaw in the skin.

"Not permanently. I'm not gonna break the boys neck...I only have to mess with him enough to prevent the future, I don't have to ruin him, and If I don't have to I wont."

Arthur stood up, "There is no reason for you to stay now since I am here."

"...Right..." Alfred gathered his wits and stood. Arthur clearly would know and stop him whenever he came from now on. But Angels had to keep their word, so if he could trick this angel into a deal of some sort... "Make me leave then, let's make a game of this, I was bored anyhow...keep me away from the kid and you win." He said with a grin. His confidence had always been a ploy, but he hoped it was convincing now more than ever.

Arthur hesitated for a moment but then smilled and stepped towards him, making the distance between them only centimeters. "What do I receive for winning?" He gave the boy a seductive smile.

Alfred glared at him. What an idiot. Alfred was younger and more agile, he could easily get past the angel, and he could pass through solid objects. "I donno, you chose. But if I touch that kid once, you back off and go home for the night. One night won't ruin him, but I can get started."

"How about you then?" He looked the demon in the eyes, "If I win, I get you for the night." His hand touched the demons chest and made its way down to the boy's trouser's belt loop. He pulled the boy close so their bodies were touching. "Do we have a deal?"

Alfred's eyes went wide. "Wh-what?" He blinked a few times. He never thought for a moment the Angel would choose that...THAT?! Holy shit that! Alfred gulped at the mere thought of losing his virginity to a messenger of the heavens. That was unheard of. Unthinkable!...and yet he was thinking it...NO! It didn't matter; because he was gonna get to that kid long before the angel touched him. The Angel didn't know how fast Alfred was. Or that he could go through solid objects. "...You really are better off as a demon...Deal."

Alfred held his hand out to shake on it, but withdrew it quickly, thinking on his choice. "...Three tries...I get three tries...it shouldn't be a problem since I'll win the first time but...three tries." Alfred truly hoped he sounded more confident then he felt.

"Not as naive as I thought, but agreed, three tries. That seems more than fair on my part. The game will last for one whole week, seven days. After that, everything is fair game." He smiled brightly as he shook the boy's hand. When he smiled like that, Arthur truly did look angelic. "We now cannot go against our promise."

Alfred pales for a moment. He had really forgotten about the fact once an angel or demon shook on a deal, they were bound, neither could back out or change the stakes without the agreement of the other party. Making a deal with an angel was something he never thought he would do. So he never thought much about it. And yet here he was. He glared at the angel and let go of his hands. "Fine. We begin tomorrow then. And if either of us wake Peter up before the game is decided, we both lose, it's a tie and we both go home for the night."He took a breath and walked around Arthur, darting for the window.

"I feel like this game is more in my favour than yours. You only get three chances; I on the other hand can undo the damage you do to the child."

"One night is all I need to get the ball rolling. After that just little stuff will do the trick...I've got a whole year." Alfred grinned, his fangs glinting. "I won't even need three tries."

"Oh really?"

"I guarantee it. I know just what I'm doing...I'll see you then. Have a nice bath."

Arthur followed him out the window. "Are you still homeless?"

"I found a place. Why do you care?" The demon didn't stop walking.

"Well because, I am an angel after all. Haven't I said that once before?"

"You don't act like one." Alfred said, turning around. "You just jeopardized your mission like some idiot over...THAT..." For some reason the proper word wouldn't come out of his mouth and his face flushed.

"You are so innocent." Arthur smirked. "I would love to have you in my bed."

"Why are you so...so...ugh I can't even describe you...so confusing?!" Alfred turned around and stomped off with a huff. After a few step he took off into the sky.

Alfred took off into the sky, he had blown his confidence ploy by freaking out at the thought of...that...jeez...but on the bright side, he had made a deal he knew he'd win, he had an obvious advantage. The stupid Angel just didn't know that yet, and even if he did, there was nothing he could do to counter it as of now. And Alfred doubted he would figure it out within a week.

"All too easy." He muttered.

Alfred landed swiftly in the empty apartment, only to discover the person who lived there had returned from vacation. He cursed, and dropped down into an alleyway. "Well I know what I'm doing tonight."

Hello! This is Through The Loop here!

This RP is the first one we did together with theotherhappyone as Alfred and Iseal as Arthur.

Despite it being posted afterwords, this was finished before we started Fearless, it just took forever to pot in fic form because it was our first one together and in theotherhappyone's case, first RP period.

Since it's finished, this fic will be updated every Saturday evening or per every 10 reviews. ;) so you can speed it up if ya want. Love ya'll.

~Through The Loop