•Black Sheep• || The Devil is a Part Timer || Urushihara / Lucifer

༺Chapter 16༻

Aiko's phone battery was only on 30%.

'But it has been charging all night!'

She plugs the phone cord back in only to see that it wasn't working.

The cord was broken.

'I have to make this quick then...'

Quickly throwing a large, flowy shirt over her tank top and shorts, Aiko quickly heads to her front door. She slips on her shoes and leaves her apartment, going down the stairs to the first floor where the fuse box lies.

She noticed a couple other tenants walking back up the stairs as she descended. They probably went to see what the problem was as well.

"Mrs. Matsuba?" She called out once she saw the middle-aged landlord standing beside her husband, who in turn was trying to fix the fusebox.

"Oh, hello Ms. Yamagishi. Don't worry dear, I realize the power is out, but it should be fixed soon."

"I wouldn't say that," her husband speaks up, "One of the fuses is completely burnt out. I'll have to go out tomorrow morning to replace it."

"Oh my, that's not good," his wife softly replies.

"...So, the building won't have power until tomorrow morning?" The bluenette asks.

"I'm afraid so," he answers.

"...Alright. Thank you." Turning on her heel and leaving the couple behind, her feet take her to the bottom of the stairs, but immediately stop.

'I can't go back up there, there is no power, and my phone wont last long with the flashlight on...'

Her heart began to race.

The poor girl was terrified of the dark. Always has been ever since she was a little demonling. When her mother would be gone for days, even weeks on end, and she wouldn't have enough wood to keep the warm light going.

27%.

Her hands were starting to sweat.

'I can't stay here. I can't...'

Aiko did a 180° on the spot and began walking briskly to the building's front doors.

The guys' apartment was the closest to her, but there was no way she could go there right now. It's too late in the night to face Urushihara.

Aiko checked the time and battery percentage on her phone.

10:49 pm.

26%.

The next closest friend is...

She opens the GPS app and types in the address.

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*Knock knock knock*

As the female waited for a response, she checked her phone once more.

11:21 pm.

14%.

She used up 12% of her battery to find her way to her friends home, and took a little over half an hour to get there, as she had no money to pay for a train, she walked the entire way.

A soft click was heard in front of her and the door gently opened.

"Aiko?"

"...Hey Emi. I'm so sorry to wake you if you were sleeping. But, um, can I, possibly," she toys with the bottom hem of her shirt nervously, "...stay the night here with you?"