Story: For a demon with no family and no home, there doesn't seem to be much hope left.. For Reno, the troubles of life have been wearing him down, and he doesn't know how much more he can take. But that's when he meets his guiding light. As he lies down in an alley, ready to give in and let himself die, he's found by a young girl and her brother, as well as her brother's best friend, but whether they choose to leave the demon to die, or help him, is up to them. And in a world where demons are hated and feared by others, who would save the life of something so hated and mistrusted?

Characters:

Reno, played by VocaloidKaito18
Vivian, played by SpiritTaker
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~Profiles~

Name: Reno
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Demon
Personality: Surprisingly kind for being what he is, and he's actually rather friendly, he would give anything to be accepted by humans, though he knows it's likely to be nearly impossible. If someone he cares about is threatened, he can become a fierce fighter and a loyal protector.
Appearance:
Bio: Though Reno was born to be a vicious fighter, he never really wanted to be. But there was a day when his training became necessary, and yet he failed to act when he needed to. His family was slaughtered, and he soon found out that so had all the others of his particular demon species. He's the only Taikoru Demon left now, and he wanders the world alone.

Name: Vivian Night(nickname is Vee)
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Race: Human
Personality: Very kind and easy to get along with. She tends to be a bit clingy, and is very affectionate most of the time. Sometimes her curiosity gets the best of her.
Appearance:
Bio: Vee was born and raised in the same house for as long as she can remember. She enjoys spending time with her brother, yet also enjoys time to herself. She loved listening to fairy tales that their grandparents told them when they were younger. She graduated high school at age 17, though most people find it unbelievable. Oh yeah! She loves to dress up like a demon. Her demonic costume items look so realistic that most people think they're real.



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Reno shivered faintly in the chill autumn air as he walked through the streets of downtown. He was given several disapproving or wary looks by people he passed, but he ignored it and simply kept his hands shoved firmly in his pockets and avoided eye contact. Things had become too much for him now. He didn't want to spend another winter wandering the streets scrounging for food that was near impossible to fight, fighting with stray dogs and other homeless demons just to keep whatever meal he'd scavenged. No..he was done trying to survive.
Finding an empty alleyway, he shuffled between the walls and slumped against the brick, staring mournfully at the sky, slipping down the wall to sit on the ground. He was cold, hungry, and alone, and he had given up all hope of surviving now. He was ready to simply die here in this alley, like many other demons had done before him in other alleys..He'd even stepped over a Raustus demon's starved corpse on the way here, no one caring to clean up the body. He knew he'd end up the same way..A starved and haunting corpse decaying in the alley with no one caring enough to clean up.
He sighed, staring at his feet. Perhaps when he was dead, someone would saw of his antlers for a trophy..or something like that. He supposed he didn't mind if they did, they wouldn't really be any use to him once he was dead, right? A small tear rolled down his cheek as he continued to keep his gaze down, shivering in the cold.

Vee was walking through the streets, a warm shawl draped over her shoulders. She was carrying some groceries in a bag, humming a tune as she walked. Her realistic looking tail swayed as she walked, the matching wings being pressed against her back from the shawl. She looked into the alleyways as she walked along, noticing starving demons and dogs everywhere. She stopped in her tracks when she noticed one with antlers alone in an alleyway. She blinked a couple times, approaching him. "Hey," she said as she crouched down next to him, "Are you alright?"

When the girl spoke to him, Reno jumped slightly, his ears pricking up alertly as he turned to look at her. Sniffing the air briefly, and caught her scent. Upon finding the scent of a human, his ears drooped and he stared at the ground.
"I'm fine.." He answered softly, tugging his jacket a little more around himself, struggling to keep warm. "You should just keep going on your way..Don't waste your time on me, miss..." Another tear rolled down his cheek as he shivered, and this time Vivian was likely to see that he was crying. The truth was that he wasn't fine as he claimed to be, but he had given up. There wasn't any point in someone wasting their time trying to help him, or at least..that was his thoughts at the moment.

Vee furrowed her browslightly, staring at him. When she realized the tear, she instantly wiped it away, not caring if the demon would mind or not. "You don't seem ok," she said, taking off her shawl and draping it over the males shoulders. She was grateful that was wearing a long-sleeved shirt. She ended up sitting down in front of the male, crossing her legs and placing the groceries down beside her. "What's your name?" she asked.

"I- um..It's Reno.." He answered, staring at her as she draped her shawl over his shoulders. He was confused by this girl, since she was the first human who didn't look at him with hatred or disgust, and the first who actually seemed to care what happened to him. "Why..why do you care?" Before Vivian would be able to answer him, another demon found them and made a lunge for Vee's groceries, but Reno moved fast and tackled the other demon to the ground. He wasn't going to let this scavenger steal from the girl who'd been so kind to him in only a couple minutes.
It wasn't long before the two were locked in a wild fight, both snarling and growling with their fangs bared. The other demon suddenly grabbed one of Reno's antlers and pulled hard, tossing the young demon onto the ground and forcing his head down on the sidewalk. Reno yelped as he hit his head, and before he could get back up, the other demon was on top of him, claws digging into Reno's chest. Reno bared his fangs and snarled fiercely before biting the other demon's arm, blood spilling from the wound he'd created as the other demon cried out in pain before punching Reno hard in the side of his head, forcing him to let go.

Vee nodded slightly. Before she could even respond, another demon showed up. This led to a fight, however, when it tried to steal her groceries. She stood up and picked up her groceries, keeping her distance from the two. Blood was being spilled, and all because of a small bag of groceries. She sighed, shaking her head. "Hey!" She said loudly, "Break it up you two!" Her voice instantly got demanding, and she crossed her arms as she glared down at them. It was completely ridiculous to fight over food.

The fighting demons rolled into the middle of the street, and Reno suddenly yelped loudly as the other demon bit him, claws digging into his stomach now. Yelling at them wouldn't stop this fight. One was starving and blinded by the hunger, the other was just trying to protect a young girl who'd gotten herself involved in a big mess. Before the killing blow could come, however, a car horn blared as a white pick-up truck came barreling down the street towards them. The other demon looked up immediately and darted away, as Reno struggled to get up, trying to get out of the way. He didn't have enough time, though the driver tried to slam on his breaks. Still, it was almost too late as the truck hit Reno and sent him skidding along the pavement, whimpering softly in pain.
The driver got out of the car and glared at Reno, shaking his head.
"Get out of the road, you stupid beast!" He walked over and kicked Reno in the stomach, trying to make the injured demon move. "Go on! Get out of here! Or are you trying to get run over, you dumb animal?!" Reno slowly dragged himself out of the truck's path, and the driver got back in his pick-up before driving away, narrowly missing hitting Reno again.

Vee went wide-eyes and cringed at the sight of Reno getting hit by the truck. After she watched him crawl back to the sidewalk, she ran over to him. She crouched down, looking at him. "Oh my gosh..." was pretty much all she could say when she saw all the wounds covering his body.

Reno gave her a small smile as he sat on the sidewalk to nurse his wounds.
"This is nothing.." He told her. "Don't worry. You should have seen me a few weeks ago.." He was trying to make a joke, but..it was probably in bad taste, since he really was pretty badly injured. His fox-like tail thumped the ground slightly, and he winced as he started licking the cuts on his arms.

Vee smiled slightly, yet had a slightly sad expression on her face. "Alright," She said, "Oh! My name is Vivian. I go by Vee, though." She smiled a bit bigger now, holding the groceries in her lap. "You seem much nicer than other demons I've tried helping," she said.

"Well..most other demons have been shunned by humans so much that they've grown to hate humans as a whole.." Reno sighed, shrugging. "I've been shunned a lot myself, but I've also experienced a lot of loss and hardships, more than other demons, and..it's kind of made me think. I don't hate humans for shunning me, or even for slaughtering my entire species.. No, I just think that humans misunderstand what they see and react out of fear, and it's logical knowing what some demons are capable of." He smiled at her, his tail swishing back and forth behind him now as he watched her.
"That, and I know better than other demons, that there's a mix of good and bad in every species." He remarked. "There are good demons and bad ones, and it's the same with humans."

Vee nodded. "I see," she said, "And I'm one of the good humans!" She stretched her arms, popping a couple bones in her back in the process. "I think we should get somewhere warm," she said, "Wanna come to my house? I'm sure my parents and brother won't mind. They wouldn't let me dress like this if they hated demons, after all!" She smiled once more, soon standing up.

Reno's ears perked up as she offered for him to come to her house.
"I..Are you sure?" He asked. "I mean, you don't really know me..I might rob your house, or..or kill your family! Or..something like that." He stared at her. This was the first time someone really seemed to want to help him, and only moments ago he'd been willing to let himself starve and die.

Vee laughed slightly. "Yet you just risked your life cause of my groceries," she said, "You're too nice to rob my house or kill my family. I can already tell. So c'mon~" She held out her hand for him to take.

Reno hesitated for only a moment before taking her hand and getting to his feet. Almost immediately, he nearly fell right back on the ground with a whimper of pain, but he barely managed to stay standing. His bare feet were a little bruised after his fight, and it hurt to stand, but he tried not to let it show as he waited for Vivian to show the way to her house.

Vee sighed, taking his arm and draping it over her shoulders for support. "I'll dress the wounds you got when we get to my house," she said, beginning to walk in the direction of her house.

Reno smiled as she helped him. For once, he felt like he could really pull through all the hardships in his life, as long as there was someone like her around who cared enough to help him when he needed it.

After a while of walking, they finally arrived at her house. Vee opened the door and walked in, warmth flooding over them since the heat was turned on. Once they were both in, she kicked the door closed and took Reno's arm from around her shoulders. "Make yourself at home," she said with a smile, "Just don't destroy anything."

As soon as the warm air surrounded his chilled body, Reno's face broke into a grin, a genuine happy expression that hadn't crossed his face in months. It had been long enough that he could have sworn he'd forgotten how to smile like that, but there it was brightening his features like a warm ray of sunshine. He flopped over on the nearest sofa and stretched out, making himself comfortable on the soft cushions.

Vee laughed softly, going to the kitchen after she saw Reno get comfortable. She put the groceries up, going back into the living room. "Do you want anything to eat?" she asked, "I'm sure you're starved. I think there's a steak in the fridge that was left over from last nights supper..."

Reno sat up a little and looked at her.
"That would be great!" He exclaimed. His ears pressed back quickly in embarrassment afterwards, realizing how loud he'd just been. "Um..thank you. That would be great."

Vee smiled, standing up once more. "Alright," she said, "Wait here while I go warm it up. Feel free to watch tv if you want. The remotes on the table right there." She pointed at it before going back to the kitchen.

Reno looked at the remote and picked it up as she went to the kitchen. He clicked on the TV and was immediately scared by the loud volume, as the screen transformed into a car chase, with loud guns and blaring sirens. The volume was blazingly loud, and Reno was now absolutely terrified of television.