D.E.M.O.N.S: Getting Summoned Weekly isn't so Bad

Chapter 526: So Close to the Answers… And Yet.. So Far…

”Well fuck me Iʼm glad this is finally over” said Sue looking at the rock containing what remains of the Summoner.

”No thank you Sue, Iʼm straight and Katʼs… whatever she is” said Kamiko with a wince. It was clear she didnʼt really want to voice the words but felt Sue deserved the ʼvictoryʼ and was willing to go along with it for a bit.

Sue was of course, going to capitalise as best she could. ”What are you saying? Is Kat a one man band? A purveyor of fine produce. Perhaps a theremin player or the owner of a great toy store” Sue wiggled her eyebrows, grin increasing ever so slightly with each word.

*I maybe got half of those… I… by context are they all the same joke?* Kat raised a confused eyebrow at Sue, who sighed and said, ”My comedy is clearly wasted on you Kat. At least Kamiko” who was now bright red, something Kat didnʼt notice before ”noticed what I was actually saying. Iʼm disappointed in your lack of knowledge Kat”

Before anyone else could reply Stone stepped in ”Sue!” Sue snapped to attention and looked up at Stone with big ʼinnocentʼ eyes. ”While I can ignore your humour and accept it as part of yourself, before we get too lost in it letʼs get a move on shall we? Unless you all WANT to stand around in rat guts?”

Kat assumed that would have cowed Sue, Kat and Kamiko actually started moving, Sue just returned a smug grin to Stone and only started moving after she saw everyone else do the same. ”Why Stone, I know youʼre normally rock hard but thatʼs no reason to complain when others try to reach an enlightened state. Why, I think we should all strive towards the very PEAK!”

Stone tilted his head back to glare at Sue. ”Iʼll let you keep going with the other two. Direct another inuendo at me and Iʼll cut you pay understood?” ordered Stone

Sue held his glare for a few moments before sighing. ”Understood Stone…”

After that she ran up to join Kat and Kamiko, because she found no reason to stay at the back if Stone wasnʼt going to allow her to make fun of him. Once she was moving though, she actually took to the front and everyone else kept pace. Sue set that at a reasonable speed, not believing she had the control to properly balance her demonic energy consumption, and so she simply moved at a ʼjogʼ for her, a pace she would be comfortable with for hours.

”Well, now that itʼs just us girls, perhaps we should chat about our hobbies, or what boys we like. Well… Kat might want to skip that last one. Actually no. Serious time. What is your sexual orientation Kat? Iʼm pretty sure it hasnʼt come up?” said Sue

”Uh… I donʼt know?” said Kat somewhat awkwardly.

Sue let out a low growl that felt like a sigh for some reason before looking over to Kamiko. ”Really? Really? Kamiko please tell me she isnʼt that bad. She should know right? I mean… how does she not know?” asked Sue

Kamiko shrugged, ”Katʼs never mentioned anyone she likes that way”

Kat nodded, ”Iʼve just not had romantic feelings about anybody I donʼt think” explained Kat.

”Bah” said Sue waving a hand back at Kat, ”Screw romance, who have you looked at and thought ʼDamn I want them to push me against the wall and fuck my brains outʼ” Katʼs face twisted in distaste at the idea, not even realising herself the true force of disgust visible onb her face. Sue actually flinched back a fraction but was missed by Kat, ”… right right… um… I guess you could be doing the pushing against the wall instead…?”

Katʼs facial expression didnʼt exactly improve much at that thought and Sue took notice again. ”Ok fine… um… right… who are the most important people in your life? Donʼt tell me about them just… just name them?” asked Sue

Kat narrowed her eyes suspiciously but listed off everyone close to her in order of when she met them, ending with Kamiko and ”… you might count as well now Sue”

Sue breathed out a long puff of air before asking. ”Ok, apparently this is going to be difficult. Kat. Have you ever had any male friends?”

*Hmm. Thatʼs… I donʼt know the answer to that one off the top of my head. I had… Iʼve had male acquaintances that certainly could have been friends if they stuck around but… not really, not for half a decade at least.* ”Not really. There were a few that might have been but they all moved away and we didnʼt keep in contact” said Kat

”Right how do you feel about that?” asked Sue pressing in.

”Should we really be doing this now Sue?” asked Kamiko ”Iʼm not saying it isnʼt important to investigate but… weʼre tired Sue. We just killed a giant rat made out of crystals and stopped a very nasty corrupted. Is this really the time?”

Sue glanced between everyone here, gaze lingering on Stone for a bit. ”I… I suppose not. Sorry Kat. I mean… even if… no itʼs not something I should have brought up with Stone around if I even qualify which… I mean… you did list me… but I was at the end… um… why was that? I… I donʼt mean to be rude about it but… now I want to know…”

Kat just shrugged, ”Well I donʼt really know what youʼre both looking for so Iʼm not to annoyed but, to answer your question Sue, it was simply in order of when I met my friends or otherwise important people. Still not sure what half of them classify as. Youʼre the most recent maybe addition to the list”

Sue smiled at that, ”Well do keep in contact once this is all over. D.E.M.O.N.S is very slow with messaging. Did you know itʼs actually to prevent it from being used as an Instant Messaging source and not because it canʼt? Shocking when I learnt it but itʼs not a secret. Um… anyway thanks for that. Why are the labels on that list in question though?”

Kat sighed when she heard the question, ”Well Iʼve already had my freak out over it all, but essentially. The first is Gramps, he practically raised me and his status is only sort of in question. Heʼs either a father figure or a grandfather figure. Probably the first but his age makes it… a bit on the line.

”Next would be Lily, my best, and until I met Kamiko, only friend. Others might count as friends, but sheʼs the only one who definitely counts. After that is Sylvie. Sheʼs more like a little sister or… well a little sister bordering on daughter to me.

”Following on from that is where things get really messy. Vivian and Callisto. Vivianʼs adopted me and Sylvie but itʼs only been a couple of weeks since then. Sheʼs also not that much older then me and certainly doesnʼt act like it. I donʼt know what I want her to be or what she wants me to be. Maybe big sister is the better idea but I donʼt want to accidentally make her Sylvieʼs other big sister and not her adopted mother.

”And Callisto… well despite what I said about Vivian I think Sylvie is actually closer with and identifies more with Callisto. The problem there of course is… Iʼm pretty sure those two are just roommates. Still, they live together with us and Callisto cooks and cleans because Vivian wonʼt let her play rent so that muddles things further. Is she just… well sheʼs not JUST the maid of course

”But then what is she? Another big sister? Another adoptive mother? I have no idea quite frankly and itʼs all quite a mess. She feels… I dunno. Iʼm personally not as close to her as Vivian and I just havenʼt really talked to her casually all that much to find our niche. Then thereʼs you and Kamiko.

”Kamikoʼs been great this week” Kamiko beamed as Kat said that ”letting me into her home, introducing me to her family and especially the Demon Hub. I donʼt know what Iʼd have done without her. Then thereʼs you. Weʼve only spent a day together. There you go Sue. Thatʼs all my important people”

”That…” Sue stumbled over the words. ”That really doesnʼt seem like a lot of people. I mean… gee Kat, Iʼve had sex with more people then youʼre notquite friends with. I mean… this just feels weird”

”Yeah but you sleep with people for fun and on Contracts, is it really a fair comparison?” asked Kat with Kamiko nodding together.

Sue shrugged, ”Itʼs mostly an expression but… I guess youʼre right. Youʼre friends are all more important to you then most of the guys Iʼve slept with. Heck, you personally a more important to me then at least half those same guys. At least I plan on talking to you again!”