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Riko creeped down the halls. She hated jobs that made her go anywhere near creepy houses. A creak came from down the hall. Riko froze. Her heartbeat quickened as she stared down the void of the hallway. After standing still for a moment, she let out a sigh. There was no way her target would camp out in an old abandoned house. It was possible to hear any movement inside from a mile away.
“God I hate this.” Riko muttered.
“I do too missy.”
Riko turned to the voice. It was a girl with long dark hair. Her green eyes were glowing in the darkness. Riko gulped. Was this girl her target?
“W-Who are you?”
“Just a person passing by.”
“This is abandoned property and you should not be in here.”
“What about you? Why’re you in here?”
“My job.”
The girl grinned,”A job?”
Riko stared at the girl. It was obvious she didn’t trust the strange person. Riko slowly moved her hand to her backside.
“I wouldn’t advise that missy.”
“W-Wha?!”
“Your knife. On your back. Y’know, despite being a trained whatever, you’re pretty bad at being subtle.”
The girl was toying with her.
“I have a job I need to do so please get out of my way.”
“What job is that missy? Well I’m kinda getting bored of calling you missy. What’s your name?”
“Riko,” Riko didn’t know why she told the girl.
“Riko? Thats a fitting name. So what’s your job?”
“Why not introduce yourself first before I tell you?”
The girl chuckled,”Oh sorry. Kurosawa Dia, at your service.”
“Awfully polite aren’t you.”
Dia’s piercing green eyes stared at Riko’s amber eyes. It seemed like she was challenging the red haired girl.
“Well, I was raised to be nice to strangers.”
“Have you seen a small girl with red hair and emerald eyes? Her names Kurosawa... Ruby....”
Riko realized something. She was talking to the sister of her target. Someone who was feared in the community of hunters.
Dia smirked,”I knew you were another one of those.”
Riko flinched. Dia’s words felt like a knife and she couldn’t pull the weapon out. Riko’s throat became dry.
“D-Dia...”
“No I understand. Ruby is in fact a class 3 demon. Although... right now you’ve run into a class 9.”
Riko stared in fear at the girl in front of her.
“I’ll let you leave. In one condition.”
Riko nodded.
“Meet up with me sometime. I find you quite interesting. But if you lay a hand on my sister, I’ll tear you apart.”
“S-Sure.”
“Meet me on Tuesday at....”
Dia waved goodbye to Riko. The auburn haired girl slumped down to the floor.
“I can’t believe I just planned a date with a demon.”