The Test of Morals [sen]

[Sen]

The boy gasped in shock.

"You don't like penut butter and jelly!" He cried in suprise. It was the best thing in the world how could anyone not like it.

His wide pink eyes were for the first time stareing at Roka as if he was strange.

[Roka]

Peanut butter and what...? It wasn't a very common meal for Roka. In fact he probably had it only once or twice, but still, he knew what it was. If it wasn't a common meal for him, it should be even less to a demon. Roka shook his head. This was giving him quiet a head ache.

"I'd rather have some alchohal..." he grumbled. "Hopefully some that won't kill me." He pulled Raikito onto his shoulder. The glow had noticeably dissipated to a dull yellow now. He started walking to the door. "I'll eat with you... but only the bread for me..."

[Sen]

"ok!" Sen was all smiles again. He ran to another room and started to get things out. Pretty soon he had two sandwiches for himself and four pieces of bread for Roka sitting on plates.

"Here you go!" He held up the food for Roka happily and waited for him to take it.

[Roka]

Now for the liquor... Roka took a piece of the bread then started to rumage through the cabinets till he found exactly what he wanted. The liquor cabinet. He was pulling bottles out then slipping them back then went onto the next. Surely this demon had something that wouldn't knock a human out with one sip... But some of this stuff looked expensive.

"I wonder if any of this sells well..." he muttered before his eyes lit up. "Yes... He does have some!" He pulled out the bottle and looked at it smiling. Human liquor. Now that head ache will definitely be gone. With a pop he took out the cork and looked at the bottle for a second before taking a guzzle straight from it.

He looked back at the child and gave a small smile before putting his half eaten bread on the plate then taking the whole thing.

[Sen]

Sen stared at Roka with a sandwich still in his mouth. His first bite hadn't even been finished yet.

He took the bite and chewed before swallowing. "Is that good?" He seemed to be full of questions.

[Roka]

After a few more drinks he started to feel the buzz. The head ache was well gone now. But that wasn't because of the drinks, it was because he temporarily seized his moral battle. It has been a while since he drank, and especially anything as good as this... Whatever it was. Definitely wasn't rice wine, that's for sure.

"You're far to young to drink," he said smiling now. That kid was so adorable. It didn't seem that Roka at all mind all the questions. Especially since he wasn't treating him as much of a monster now.

[Sen]

"but I thought that you had to drink to live? there's an age for that?"

Sen looked very confused and looked down at his own cup of water.

[Roka]

He snickered. He pulled a corner off of his bread and carefully tipped the bottle over it till a few drips were on it. Then he offered the piece to the boy. "You'll see."

[Sen]

Sen took the bread feeling very confused and took a bite. It seemed like a big shiver ran through out his tiny body and then he spit the piece out.

" ewwwwwww" He groaned and tried to wipe the taste off of his toung with his hand.

"I don't get it..... why would you drink it if it taste bad?"

[Roka]

That made him laugh. Perhaps... demon children weren't so much different then human children. He took another swig from the bottle before putting the cork back in it and pushing it onto the table.

"Because," Roka started to explain. "It does fun things to your head. Which is why children are not allowed to drink it. That little bit won't hurt you any though." He was sure to explain the rest or else he would have to deal with a panicking child.

He sighed and looked outside. The sun was nearly set now. This was far longer than he wanted to spend in one place. He groaned before standing up and set Raikito onto his shoulder. "I best be going. Let it be known, kid, next time I see you... I will kill you. Alright."

[Sen]

"Leaveing!" Sen's eyes went wide and he too looked out the window. "But... it's getting dark!" He exclaimed as he looked up at Roka. His eyes looked afraid and pleading.

Sen didn't like the dark. It was scary. Sure nothing had ever hurt him but it was harder to see and it was called the dark for a reason wasn't it?

[Roka]

It's getting dark? Why was that a concern for the demon? Most likely he was the most dangerous thing in this forest. Iyashii's name alone should be enough to keep the kid safe for at least a few months if not longer. The smell of his blood should keep him safe as well.

"What do you want me to do about it?" Roka asked looking to the child. The alchohol was keeping his want to destroy demons low enough so he was able to talk to the boy calmly.

[Sen]

Sen whimpered pitifully. "I........ I don't like the dark." His eyes were wide and very fearful. It was quite obvious that he was telling the truth. His little hands grasped anxiously at his own cloths for something to hang on to and water started to gather in the corners of his eyes.

[Roka]

Crying? Roka watched the kid not knowing what to do at all. A crying child was one thing... But a crying demon was another. However, his heart still lurched as if they were the same. Something had to be wrong with him. Something really really had to be wrong. He couldn't even blame the alcohol on it. That might have been the one thing he wished he could do.

"Don't cry..." he said trying to remain strong against the demon kid. He remained standing where he was with Raikito on his shoulder. Slowly it drooped as the kid continued to cry. He was beginning to hate children. "You are scarier then anything else in this forest... Why are you worried?"

[Sen]

Sen Sniffed loudly. "I'm not scary!" He whined as he tried to quit crying. How in the world could he say that Sen was scary? After all he was tiny and couldn't do anything and was afraid of the dark.

"there are monsters in the dark." He sniffed again.