A date

It was a Saturday, 8:00pm.

"C'mon hurry up sissy! We're gonna be late!" Cerina says. She looks absolutely gorgeous in a green dress and her blonde hair done in curls.

"Yeah, yeah. Don't forget, this sissy robbed you of your powers and titles." you add snarkily.

It stung Cerina. "Just hurry the fuck up."

You were dressed in formals and looked lean and fit. Quickly wearing your coat and head out of the house, locking the door behind you. She opens your car and gets in the driver's seat. You don't protest. You hate to admit but she actually was a really good driver.

"Did you lock the door?"

"Yes I did ma'am." you say sarcastically. You couldn't believe you were already doing a lot of things like a couple whether you liked it or not. Except for the part where you slept in different rooms and hated each other's guts and wanted to make each other's lives miserable and you basically had nothing in common.

"Mmmmm...ma'am....not my style but I appreciate your subservience. When I'm done with you, you're gonna call me your Queen." she says with an evil smirk.

"Pffft...yeah right! Just drive already."

Cerina starts the car and pulls it out of the driveway and into the road. You realize you don't know where she's taking you and you never asked her.

"Cerina?"

"What?"

"Where are we going?"

"To the restaurant dumb ass."

"No, I know that. Which one?"

"Are you afraid that I might do something to you?"

"No. I'm not afraid at all. I defeated you once remember." You were scared all right. Something was wrong. You started questioning yourself. How was a dinner date going to solve the problems that you were having? Most troubling was the fact that you convinced yourself to go out with her instead of coming up with a plan to try to get rid of her as you had originally planned. Were her powers subtly influencing you? You didn't know. You pondered more on these and other damning questions for nearly twenty minutes until you felt the car pull to a stop.

"We're here." Cerina says.

You look out the window to see a restaurant. "The Twilight Zone" It read in bold neon red letters. It happened to be the most exclusive restaurant in town, catering to only select few patrons who qualified their secret requirements.

"How the hell did you manage to get an appointment here?" you ask.

"I've made some connections from my Psychiatry practice." Cerina says.

"But it's only been a month since you've been here on earth!"

"I can be very resourceful." she adds with a smirk.

You both head towards the front door of the restaurant. A burly 6 feet 5 inches tall man blocks your path. "Code please." his deep voice asks you guys.

"RakhNa'Ar" Cerina says.

"Very well. I see you have an appointment for two...Is that right Miss Cerina?"

"That's right."

"And he knows I assume?"

"Oh yeah. He's the reason I'm on this shitty plane."

"Very well Miss Cerina." He then lets you both inside. You see the interiors of the restaurant were extremely posh, roomy and well lit. However you had the feeling something wasn't right with this place. And you immediately see why.

A seven foot tall demon was drinking what looked like blood from a large glass and eating raw meat with his large knife and fork. A couple of four foot tall demonic critters were eating a live chicken from the table adjacent to the demon.You almost gag. They were very sloppy eaters. You see a few other demoness' in beautiful dresses who seemed to have the same body structure like Cerina, only with a much normal body size, talking to what looked like normal humans. They seemed to be having a fun conversation and were eating what looked like normal food. There also were a couple of normal people among them, happily eating their food. It was a massive room filled with many such weird people.

"What is this place? Where have you brought me?" you ask. You're quite panicked by this scene in front of you.

"Relax Nick. You worry too much. It's a neutral ground for all fallen angels and demons to come socialize with their brethren or even with one another. Pretty cool right."

"Wait....fallen angels and demons?"

"Yep. You see those two guys talking to the other demoness'?" You look towards the mentioned table. Those two guys appeared out of place talking to two full fledged demoness'. And judging by their laughter, they were having quite a lot of fun.

"Yeah, what about them?"

"Well they happen to be fallen angels. And those are their wives."

"WHAT?" you exclaim with incredulous astonishment.

"Oh yeah! Turns out unions like those are pretty common in this plane. C'mon, let's go to our table."

There's a waiter standing at the table you're supposed to sit in. You both sit down at the table. Suddenly the world around you turns dark. All you see is the table, Cerina and the waiter.

"What the fuck?!"

"Relax. It's just a privacy spell limited to each table. Pretty neat huh?"

You don't believe her. You stand up and just as quickly the entire room comes into focus. You can see everyone again. You can see Cerina reach towards your hand and gently pull you down. You take a seat. Immediately the entire surroundings darken and you are left with only the table, Cerina and the waiter being visible.

"This is fucking weird."

"I know." Cerina says.

The waiter then pitches in. "If I may, would you like for me to remove the privacy spell sir. I have to warn you though, sometimes the scenery outside isn't very pleasing to the eye. It's part of the reason why we have the spell."

You think about the goblins sloppily eating their live meat. That's a sight you don't ever wanna see again. "I'd prefer the spell." you say without hesitation.

"Very well sir. Would you like the menu or the chef's special?" He asks. Cerina just looks at you with a smile. She seems to be enjoying this.

"Umm...It will be a cooked meal right....Theodore?" you ask nervously reading his name tag.

The waiter gives a hearty laugh and says "Of course sir. We know how to please our patrons, no matter who they are. You will definitely have a cooked meal. We also know about your allergies so we will adjust accordingly."

"Wait, how did you..."

"They have a spell for that too. Best not to think about it." Cerina interjects.

"Okay....umm...sure, I'd like the chef's special." you say.

"Me too." Cerina adds.

"Good decision. I'll be right back with your meal in about ten minutes." And with that he leaves the table and seemingly disappears into the darkness. You can't hear the chatter of other patrons. In a way, it was actually soothing.

Cerina has a smile she can't seem to stop.

"Why are you smiling?" you ask.

"Oh nothing."

"Permission to come in." you hear the voice of Theodore from the darkness.

"Come in." Cerina says.

Theodore appears from the seeming void with a bottle of wine and two glasses. "Courtesy of the owner since you happen to be first time patrons." he says. Placing one each in front of you both, he pours a small amount in each glass and leaves the bottle on the table. He then proceeds to walk away into the darkness.

"I still can't believe it. The amount of secrets that I've seen so far in the span of a month...."

"There's more where that came from." she says.

"I find it hard to believe that you care about me and want to mend things with me, Cerina. What brought about this change?"

"I'm just tired of fighting with you. I thought we could just go out, eat some food and talk our hearts out you know."

"Well we could've done that at home too. What makes this place so special?" you ask.

For the briefest moment a look of concern passes her face, but she hides it deftly. You don't even notice it.

"Well I thought a breath of fresh air outside our home would do wonders for us."

"You mean my home."

"No. I mean our home. I have the documents remember? We paid for the house together."

"Fuck." You almost forgot about it.

"Come now. I don't want to rob you of your house. You did earn it on your own. I respect hard work. And hard work is indeed required to maintain a relationship. In fact let's toast to that. To hard work!" she says raising her glass.

You seem skeptical. Although your judgement was a bit clouded. You decide to go ahead anyway. Raising your glass you clink it with hers and you both take a swig. Cerina smiles at you. You both start having a normal conversation for the first time. You do most of the talking with Cerina asking you questions intermittently. You hear Theodore asking for permission to come in. You grant it and he places a delicious looking steak in front of you with a dollop of blue cheese on the side with some fries. Cerina gets the same thing. Theodore then proceeds to place the fork and a sharp knife at each of your side of the table and promptly leaves. You are ravenous at this point and you start scarfing down your meal. Unbeknownst to you Cerina is eating much more slowly and seems to be rather more interested in your reactions. Suddenly you feel your head spin. Something was wrong.

"Umm...excuse me." you say. You get up from the table. The world once again comes into focus. You look around and see the sign that read MEN'S. You rush towards the washroom and into a stall.