~IN AISLING’S POV~
Emiko and Ryuu were setting up cameras in the house. I would have check around the house too in order to locate the entity but I didn’t want to leave Puck alone with Rina. It wasn’t like I was worried or didn’t trust Puck. This must be what a mother feels like watching over teenage son with a girl he obviously like. Don’t know why I feel that weird…
Puck was talking to Rina I felt like I should give them room but couldn’t help but keep an eye on Puck. I watch Puck move closer to Rina and there knees touch. I almost had an urge to smack Puck away from Rina he better not try anything too forward.
Then Ryuu and Emiko came back, “So did you find it?” I asked them.
“Well we have two options. Either I try to call out the demon, or we have to use Rina as bait to bring it out.” Ryuu told us.
“It’s simple you summon the demon Ryuu. Putting Rina in harms way shouldn’t even be considered and option.” Puck said instantly standing up quickly.
“Well then Aisling what do you think?” Em asked.
“Well…” I paused considering the idea. Let Rina be used as bait is definitely dangerous but so is demon summoning. I know its very possible it could go wrong.
“How could you even think about this? Its all on Ryuu!” Puck said.
Rina stood up and said, “I’ll do it.”
“Rina no.” Puck said to Rina. “It’s dangerous.”
“Excuse me, but this is my house and I should have a say in this, and I will help get this thing out of my house, and I’m not afraid of getting my hands dirty to do it. Besides, I know what this thing does and it must like me or be comfortable with me or whatever for it to be harassing me anyway.” Rina argued.
“You guys again?” A voice blurted out. I jumped in surprise and saw Ariana and Christian standing in the hallway.
I didn’t expect to see them here. Does Rina know them?
“You!” Puck shouted. “Keep behind me Rina. She’s dangerous.” He got in front of Rina as he said that.
“That’s enough Puck,” Christian said coldly. “You don’t even know why we’re here.”
“There’s a demon in this house,” Ariana said looking squarely back at Puck, “and we’re here to get rid of it.”
“We’re taking care of it!” the sprite defended. “And besides, how can you say you can get rid of demons when one took possession of—”
“That’s different,” Ariana said quietly, “the reason why that happened is so, so different. You don’t understand at all. I might’ve explained, might’ve told you the reason, but you all rejected me before I could even speak a word.”
I looked away feeling guilty.
“And besides, how can you say that you’re getting rid of demons when the equipment you have is completely useless.”
“Excuse me?” Emiko protested irritably, “the equipment we have is—”
“Good for ghosts and seeing demons, but worthless in trying to exorcise them,” Ariana grabbed a camera and turned it over in her hands, not looking at either Aisling or Puck. “You need more than fancy cameras to get rid of a demon.”
“Remember when you told me about my exorcising the ghosts at that school?” It sounded like she was talking to me but she didn’t look in my direction so I nodded in answer.
“Same thing goes for demons.”
“You’re going to help get rid of the demon in my house?” Rina questioned walking away from Puck to stand before Ariana.
“Yes, that is why I came in the first place…but I didn’t know that they would be here.” Ariana glanced in mine and Puck’s direction.
“Can I help?” Rina clenched her fist.
Ariana’s eyes narrowed in thought. “It’s dangerous, involving an innocent bystander, but…”
“You’re considering it!?” Puck shouted.
Ariana continued as if she hadn’t heard a word. “…I have an idea. If you’re fine with it, you can be bait. I’ll draw a sacred circle around you and place protective symbols around it personally. When the demon comes out, the rest of you guys can try to get rid of it. If something goes wrong—” she twirled her staff expertly “—I’ll step in. Christian will help if I tell him.” She looked at everyone except at me and Puck, “How about it?”
It made me feel uncomfortable at the cold treated Ariana was giving me Puck was bothered but he looked more annoyed but I knew he felt guilty too but to prideful to show it. Although she was giving me a cold attitude I wanted to work with her getting rid of the demon harassing Rina.
I thought about her option carefully then said to Emiko and Ryuu, “It sounds like a good idea.”
“What?!” Puck said turning around fast and stared incredulously at me.
I held up my hands in front of me to show Puck to hear me out. “I don’t like resorting to use Rina acted as bait but letting Ryuu summon a demon is dangerous too. We don’t have a lot of experience in exorcising demons even if we faced them in the past few days but having a priestess with knowledge in exorcism sounds like the safest option.” I look at Emiko and Ryuu. “What do you two think?”
~*~
I hope you like it. I think Aisling’s agreement is pretty logical.
