Sir Pheles' Plaything (Mephisto Pheles x Reader)

Chapter 19

"(Y/N), can you hear me? (Y/N)?" Yukio's voice called out to you.

"This feels familiar." You quietly laughed, "You're always there when I black out, Yukio".

"She's awake!" Yukio called behind him.

You opened your eyes and scanned the room, "Where am I?" You coughed and a sharp pain shot through your ribs.

"You're back at True Cross Academy," Yukio explained, "We wanted to take you to the hospital but Sir Pheles said it would be safer to bring you back here. I've bandaged your chest and cleaned your wounds. You've got two broken ribs, but you'll recover in time. Nothing those Nephilim did to you will be permanent." He smiled reassuringly.

You suddenly noticed all of the people in the room and tried to sit up, Yukio put a hand gently on your chest, "You need to lie down, you're not ready to get up just yet".

You lay back down and saw that you were lying in a trolley bed, 'I didn't even know they kept these at the academy' you thought.

"How are you feeling?" Hana asked tentatively, sitting by your legs.

"I'm fine, just a bit sore." You laughed cautiously, "So what happened after I blacked out?"

"Well, we detained the Nephilim. Which was pretty easy after you were done with them! The one was out cold, Ryūnosuke's venom paralysed him. The other was dazed after Rin kicked him, so it was just a matter of getting them to the Knights of the True Cross".

"Mephisto sorted that out." Continued Rin, "Man, was he pissed! I've never seen him so angry before. He arrived just after we did, and I think those guys should be grateful that he was under orders to take them in alive!"

Hana shuddered, "He was livid when he saw what they did to you, (Y/N). I don't know when he'll be back, but I know he wants to ask you some questions." She smiled weakly.

Bon and Shima entered the room, "Hey teach, the bed's ready." Shima said to Yukio. "You're one serious badass!" He grinned at you.

Your smile quickly changed into a wince as the trolley bed was wheeled out of the room. You were taken to a different room down the hallway. Knowing you'd be staying in the school, and so close to Mephisto made you feel safe.

Once in the bed, you closed your eyes and sighed.

"Do you need anything?" Hana asked.

You shook your head, "I'm fine, I'm just tired. Getting kicked in the ribs really does take it out of you!" You opened one of your eyes and chuckled softly.

Just as Hana stood to leave, Mephisto swept into the room, "Everyone, please leave. I need to speak to Miss (Y/N)." His tone was serious – something that was to be expected of the director of the academy.

A few people hesitated but they all soon left, not wanting to test Mephisto's patience.

"Hey Mephisto!" You held up a hand and greeted him casually, hiding your pain.

"What you did was incredibly reckless! You put your life in danger, and you could have been killed!" He scolded you and you flinched, but he continued, "I'm sorry you were put in that position. Those two should never have been able to enter the academy grounds".

"Woah, demons know how to apologise?" You laughed as he frowned, "Seriously, I couldn't leave Izumo to the Nephilim, so I had to do something. I know he wanted me, so I offered a trade. It seemed logical at the time".

"And why did he want you?" Mephisto asked.

"He knew Hana and I were the ones that found them attacking the woman and child, and obviously I didn't want them to hurt Hana, so I took full responsibility for it. Apparently they knew we were watching because they could smell me".

"You mean they could smell me." He stated as he sat down on your bed.

"They hated that I'd been having sex with you. Well, with a demon, anyway. I didn't tell them who it was I'd been sleeping with, although they did ask. Exorcists killed their mother for being impregnated by a demon. I guess that's why they hated me, I'm an exorcist that sleeps with demons, I'm some sort of walking hypocrite to them". You hesitated, "They said that you had no respect for me because you left your marks on display, letting everyone know I'm a slut".

He frowned, "You're not a slut, but I have been careless." He gently removed the blanket away from your chest and ran a gloved finger tenderly over your bandages.

You felt awkward, not wanting Mephisto to blame himself. Thinking quickly, you changed the subject, "I managed to summon my familiar without a summoning sheet! I didn't know that was possible".

"It's an advanced skill that a handful of higher ranking exorcists learn. You have to have a strong bond with your familiar to be able to do it. I wasn't lying when I said that you have the ability to be an exceptional exorcist." He smiled.

You looked away from Mephisto, deep in thought. He waited patiently for you to speak up. You wanted to ask more about the Nephilim's parents but chose to leave it alone for now, "What will happen to those two Nephilim?"

"The Grigori have sentenced them to death. They're currently being held in the cells below the Japan Branch." He smirked.

You frowned, even though the Nephilim had hurt people, you hadn't expected them to be executed.

"You want their lives to be spared?" Mephisto asked curiously.

"I... I don't know." You sighed, "There's no arguing that they're bad, but their mother was taken away from them. All because she fell in love with a demon. Is it so wrong for a human to love a demon?" You yelled the last question, and immediately covered your mouth, feeling embarrassed.

Mephisto looked at you quizzically, "My dear, the Grigori make it a point to end human/demon relations for fear of the offspring".

You felt disappointed that he didn't talk about his own feelings, "Well, if those Nephilim could smell you on me immediately, does that mean I could be executed, too?"

Mephisto smiled darkly, "I wouldn't allow it!"

You grinned, perhaps that was his way of showing that he cared.

He stood and kissed you gently, "Sadly I have to sort out the mess those two created, I will check on you periodically! Get some rest, you're going to need to stay in bed for the next few days." He turned to leave, and you watched him walk away.

As he left the room and closed the door, you heard him cheerfully say, "Ah! Miss Hana, fabulous! She's all yours!"

Hana entered the room tentatively, "How did it go? I hope you didn't get into too much trouble".

"Nah, it was fine. I was sort of in trouble for being so gung-ho but overall, he was just sorry that it all happened. I'm just glad everyone's okay!"

Hana smiled and placed a pile of clothes on a table and handed you your phone. "Yeah, but you got badly hurt, I was so worried about you." Her eyes shone with impending tears. One tear slowly slid down her cheek and she wiped it away onto the sleeve of her jumper.

"I'll heal in no time, I promise. Please don't cry? On the bright side, I guess I get a few days break from school at least." You reassured. Very slowly you pushed your body up into a seated position and unlocked your phone, you had a missed call from an unknown number. 'I wonder who that was.'

Hana brought a chair over to your bed and sat down next to you, "I'm going to stay with you tonight, I want to make sure you're going to get everything you need!" She took out her phone and ordered food.

You sipped at the water Hana had placed next to you, "I could kill for something a little stronger!" You complained.

"Yeah, you're not going to be drinking for a while now that you're in recovery." Hana teased.

"Ughhhh!" You let out an over the top sigh and sipped again. The next few days were going to drag.