Scanty's Valentine:: Scanty had no one to really like much and she wasn't the most well-liked either. She was, afterall, a demon. And not as pretty or smart as Kneesocks. So when Brief notices her depression on Valentines...Sort of BriefxScanty. Now a SERIES.

Pairing:: ScantyxBrief

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Chapter 2:: Hurt Foot

Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to release energy by kicking trees.

Scanty sat in the classroom, biting her bottom lip. Pain was running from her toes to up and down her legs. It was hard for her to walk nowadays, but she won't show it.

It has been 4 days since the Valentine's Day incident. She was happy to receive a valentine card, but now the cost was just too great.

Her foot.

Her foot, her foot, her foot! It's just screaming at her. The teacher droned on and on about whatever subject and Scanty could hardly concentrate.

Once the bell rang, the female waited for everyone to leave first before slowly pushing herself up from the desk. Kneesocks, who was in every one of her classes, noticed her actions.

"Scanty? Are you okay? You've been acting weird since Valentine's Da-"

"I'm fine!", Scanty smiled holding her hands up and waving them quickly. "Go, my dear sister, I just need to go to the bathroom! It might take awhile. U-Umm…If you know what I mean."

Kneesocks stared for awhile. Her face clearly showing she wasn't buying it. Despite the doubt, she walked off. Her older sister was strong and could obviously take care of herself.

Once gone, Scanty huffed out a sigh of relief. She wiped off the glistening sweat that formed over her brow area. The pain was so intense, she was sweating.

"Hnn….", she winced as she took a step. Then another. The bathroom, she has to go to the bathroom! Maybe cold water could soothe her needs.

Scanty leaned on to the rows of lockers for support. Ah! So painful to even use her heels to walk to the bathroom! The woman bent over and gasped for air.

Many people looked at her in confusion when she was hunched over breathing deeply. Realizing her mistake, she quickly straightened up to try and look cool. Her palm pressed against the blue locker and she swiped her locks of hair past her shoulder. A smirk on her face as she looked at the spectators.

Ignorant to her real emotions and actions, the onlookers went along their day.

"…", Scanty kept her smirk. Her eyes darting back and forth for awhile. Maybe if she leaned against the locker until the bell rang, she could probably crawl to the bathroom. Nobody will bother her because they would be in class, obviously. And because she and her sister were well-respected students, nobody would berate her for being late to class. Not even the teachers.

The plan was perfect!

"Umm…H-Hey Scanty."

Woah!

"…", Scanty turned her head slowly towards the voice. An uneasy look on her face after almost tripping on her injured food out of surprise.

"G-G-Geekboy! Hey. What's- What are you doing here?"

"…Uhh, this is my locker.", Brief tilted his head slightly in confusion. He was wondering why the demon was acting weird. He lowered his pack and opened it to reveal a few of his textbooks. He placed all his stuff down on the floor as he bent over in front of the girl, listening intently to what she says.

"I-Is it? It's a nice color.", her hand stayed in place over the locker door. Her posture was unmoving.

"Yeah, umm…All the lockers are the same color. Scanty are you okay?", he slowly stood up, lifting his pack and books in one arm. However, one of his books slipped and accidently fell on the demon's toes.

"I'm fine! W-w-why wouldn't I beEeE- HeE Hee haha! Oh geekboy- you're so silly I'm fine!", an angry look overcame her face as her smirk turned into a weird shape between a grimace and a forced smile. A growl escaped her lips. 'You bastard I'm going to fucking kill you for doing that—'

"If you say so. Oh! Sorry about that.", Brief bent over once again and picked up the books. He stood up straight once again, a small smile on his face. "But umm Scanty…would you mind moving?"

"N-Not at all-", the girl managed to growl. For a few minutes, she didn't move.

"Uhh…"

"Oh you mean now? W-why of course!", the girl bit her bottom lip as she stared at her foot. She took a tender step forward. Suddenly, the bell rang, causing her to trip out of shock. The bell rang loudly and the girl screamed in pain after tripping. Her hands wrapped around her injury as she rocked back and forth on her bottom.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!", the scream started to become a crossover between crying and angry screeching. Brief, shocked at what he was witnessing, dropped everything he was doing. He vacuumed his textbooks back into his pack and quickly crouched next to the screaming demon girl.

"S-S-S-SCANTY! A-Are you okay!? What's wrong!?"

"DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M OKAY, YOU BASTARD! FUUUUCK! MY FOOT!", Scanty rolled on to her side. She curled up and hissed into her knees, getting ready to bite the skin of her knee to muffle her screaming.

"W-we have to get you to the nurse!"

"I'M FINE!"

"No you're not, Scanty! Let me help you!"

"Hnnnnggghhhh!", the girl whimpered softly into her knees. Brief stayed by her side with a calculating and worried expression.

"Let me carry you to the nurse…"

"Fuck you!"

Ignoring her protests, the boy quickly shoved his hands under her neck and behind her knees. He grumbled angrily as he pulled the girl up using as much of his strength as he could.

He felt triumphant as he managed to lift her up 5 inches from the ground before accidently dropping the pained woman.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH! GEEKBOY I'M GOING TO FUCKING MURDER YOU!", Brief panicked.

"I'm sorry Scanty! I'm sorry! Let me try again—"

"Hell to the fucking no! Just wrap my arm around your shoulder damnit!"

Brief did as he was told. He slowly lifted the girl up, her arm wrapped around his shoulder. Scanty stood up on her good foot, her injured one lifted from the ground.

"I'm going to hop…you lead…"

Brief nodded in understanding. Slowly, the two made their way to the nurse's office.

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"You're lucky Mr. Rock took you here sooner Ms. Daemon. But I'm afraid I'm going to have to call the hospital to take you to the ER. Your foot is so swollen, it has to be treated right away. If you had waited any longer, it may be gone. As in, no longer walking on two legs.", the nurse made a reassuring smile to the demon girl as she held up a phone. "So stay laying down as I call…"

"Yeah…"

Scanty laid on the bed. Her foot no longer covered with her shoes. Instead, it was propped up by a cloth, in the air to prevent pain. It was still painful, but not as much as before. It was dark blue in color. A really contradicting shade compared to her red skin. Her stare averted slowly to the boy sitting next to her. He was staring at the floor, his palms under his chin.

"Hey, Geek."

"Hm…? Oh! Scanty! I'm really sorry about earlier- If I had known you were injured I would have-"

"Shut up for a minute and listen."

The boy closed his mouth and stared at the demon. A serious look on his face.

"Thanks…umm, for earlier. Heh. Pathetic. A demon thanking a human. How absurd.", Scanty sneered. "But I guess not impossible…If I hadn't ran into you, I might have lost a leg." The girl whispered the last part mainly to herself, but it was still heard. A fearful look glimmered in her eyes. If she lost her leg, she would probably no longer be a demon anymore. The fear of being revoked as an elite member of the demons…It's probably something she feared more than failing missions because of angels getting in the way.

Brief made a small smile. A worried look on his face. "It's okay Scanty. I was just helping a classmate is all."

"But you know full well I'm a demon and I won't think twice about murdering you outside of school."

"True, but that doesn't mean I should leave someone in pain.", Brief shifted his body. His eyes downcasted to his feet. "You may like being alone, and it's normal for anyone to want to be alone. But sometimes it's also nice to know someone else is there…Unlike my dad who wasn't really there for me as much…", it was Brief's turn to whisper his last few words. In turn, the demon listened carefully. Her green and yellow eyes staring at the ceiling. "B-but don't get me wrong! I'm sure my dad loves me! It's just...he wasn't there so much for me.", the boy's back straightened slightly.

"Y-you always had your sister. I didn't really have anyone until I stopped my homeschooling…Even now, I'm afraid I was being someone that people would make rumors about or get angry at for no reason because of my status. But because of my choice of wear and my looks, I think I'm doing pretty well. Especially since I have Stocking and…Panty around with me."

He smiled.

"Panty treats me like crap. But I like her a lot because of how she helps people from ghosts…Her independent attitude is admirable too. She's confident and strong…And beautiful…", he stammered on causing the demon to huff in annoyance. Yet, she didn't interrupt him.

"…", the demon tilted her head to look at Brief who continued to stare at his feet. His sneakers rubbed against eachother. He didn't know why he was telling Scanty, his angel-friend's enemy this, but he didn't want to just leave her alone in the nurse's office. Scanty looked down at Brief's feet and grumbled.

"My sister and I weren't always together. In fact, in the nearby future, we won't even be together forever."

"…?"

The girl looked up at Brief again. She made no motion to explain. Brief looked down again and sighed softly.

"Hey…Brief."

That was a first. The male tilted his head back up to look at Scanty. She had never called him by name.

"What does your face look like?"

Brief smiled and tilted his head. In an act of defiance, he didn't lift up a finger and states, "Nobody has seen my face. Not even Panty."

"Could you…show me?", Scanty stared at Brief with a bored expression. She wasn't really pushing it, but she was curious.

"E-eh? Why would I do that?"

She shrugged. "I don't know. If you don't want to, I don't care.", she was about to roll over when she heard the boy squirm around in his seat. She blinked and looked over at Brief as he lifted his hair from his eyes. His blue eyes were staring at the wall, before they met her own. The eye contact seemed to have last for minutes.

If looks could kill, she was definitely dead.

Scanty's mouth was opened slightly at his look. 'If Panty doesn't want Brief, hell, give him to me!' She continued to stare. Her staring caused Brief to become uncomfortable and lower his hair back down. She smiled and managed a laugh.

"If Panty doesn't want you, then I'm going to take you."

Brief blushed in embarrassment. What was this demon going on about?

He said nothing.

"But if anything…I'm not that attracted to your looks.", Scanty turned her head back towards the ceiling. A smile on her face. "I mean, I'm attracted. But it's not because of your dumb appearance, geek."

"W-What?"

Scanty just frowned to mask her smile. She didn't say anything afterward, causing the boy to sigh in defeat. He would never get answers from a hell princess.

Sirens were heard from the distance. Scanty slowly closed her eyes halfway as she listened. Brief managed to slowly get up as he heard the sirens. It was obvious that the medical team was here.

He nodded towards Scanty and said goodbye to the nurse. As he was walking towards the door, he heard Scanty once again.

"I will take you."

The boy didn't know what she meant, but he was unsure if he wanted to find out. He huffed and stared at the door hinge before speaking.

"My heart belongs to Panty…"

He left with Scanty staring at the ceiling in thought. She was neither angry nor sad. But a smirk was finding itself across her face. It was all the more reason to take him for herself.

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To be continued…