When she woke up, it was pretty late at night. She felt for her phone on the nightstand but realized that it wasn't there. It was in her pocket instead, which meant that she was still in her outdoor clothes. The overly bright screen made her squint her eyes and quickly turn it off. 4:37 AM, too late to go back to sleep, but too early to wake up. Sylvia sighed and turned to her side, expecting to find Mephistopheles there. To her dismay, his side of the bed was empty. She had some questions to ask, so his absence was further disorienting.
"Mephi..." She called out with a hoarse voice, and the familiar pair of crimson eyes soon appeared in front of her. His arms were at her knees, on which Mephistopheles rested his chin.
"Hi." He said casually.
"Hi..." Sylvia could not get used to how
