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Extra Scenes, Part One
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Various scenes that popped into our minds late at night.

1.

Miriel: -comes into the bedroom- Daddy......I kinda have a problem.... -shy voice-

Lucious: ............

L: ...What now

M: Um -looks down- I- er, um... just got my p-p-period

L: -goes pale- ...what?

M: M-my p-period......Mum isn't h-h-here -gulps-

L: -stands up, picks her up by the scruff of her neck and teleports to Lilith and Asmodeus' place-

Lilith: -opens door- Oh, Lucious and Miriel! How are you both?

L: -Dumps Miriel inside and vanishes-

M: -Bottom lip trembles- I-I-I have my period -tears up-

Lilith: Oh, honey! Come here! -hugs-            

 

 

2.

Ellcia: Oh no -pats baby Elycia's back- Uriel I have to go, they're calling for me at the council, can you hold her for a bit?

Uriel: ...Sure

E: -Dumps the baby in his arms-

U: -stares down thinking she looks a lot like her mother-

Baby Elycia: -looks up with huuuuuuuuge eyes-

U: -keeps staring without moving an inch-

Five hours later

Ellcia: -comes back to find Uriel standing in the exact same position-

Baby Elycia: -crying-

E: What the...

U: -blinking-

 

3.

Aeron: So, how often do you fap? -casual smile-

Uriel: -stares for a long time-

Aeron: So...?

Uriel: What is fapping....? -blinks-

Aeron: Oh man -slaps forehead-

Evan: -walking by- ................................BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

4.

Kid: -running around almost blindly-

Saadriel: -watching-

Kid: -Bumps into something- OW!!

S: Haha -slaps his head-

Elycia: -comes by-

Kid: Muuum, dad hit me-

E: What? -turns to Saadriel-

S: -Chewing some candy- Hmm?

E: -smacks the back of Saadriel's head-

S: What was that for?!

 

5.

Saadriel: And the cake w-

Aeron: -makes a frantic gesture- LOOK! Oh God, did you see that? Lukas put the foot in his mouth! -proud smile-

S: -Ignores- Anyway, the cake was HUGE with all these layers of-

A: Dude pass me the camera, this is such a great moment

Lukas: -Drooling over his little foot-

Aeron: -totally ignores Saadriel and snaps a picture of his son-

 

6.

Evan: -looking at Narya's swollen belly- Oh Gooood...

Narya: What, what?!

E: -Puts hand on it tenderly and rubs-

N: -wondering what the hell is up with him-

E: -looks up at her with an amazed face-

N: ....What is it?

E: .......There is a mini-Evan in there

Narya: -whacks his head- Just so you know, it might be a mini-ME

 

 

7.

 

Kid: Daddy, why don't you like chocolate ice cream?

Karyl: -puts a hand on his son's head and ruffles his hair- Well, you see....

Cale: -comes walking back with the ice cream, stops and stares in awe-

Kid: -Looking up with adoration written on his face-

Karyl: -Looking down in the same fashion, still caressing his son's head-

Cale: -In shock... but licking both cones-

Karyl: -looks up and sees her, smiles slightly-

 

 

8.

 

Lucia: DADDY!

Asmodeus: -tears his eyes off the toaster he is dismantling- What is it, honey?

L: -points an accusing finger at Tavara who is playing with her mascara- He STOLE my make up!

T: -flashes them both a sheepish grin-

 

   9.

 

    Aeron: Soo, how often do you fap?

   Saadriel: -doesn’t even raise an eyebrow- Everyday, dude, like twenty times a day.

   Aeron: ………………




Ice cream
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Side track - Family
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Just a little something with Asmy and Lily  :)

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Becoming parents had a much bigger effect on a couple’s sex life than most people could imagine. In certain cases it totally killed any intimacy of the sexual kind while the infant was still in the needy stage of craving constant looking after and taking care of. It was frustrating as hell to be too tired to do anything but lie in the arms of your partner, or to fall asleep the moment your head hit the pillow, only to get up three hours later to feed the baby.

But in its place you got something else, something equally valuable, as Lilith had discovered when she first had Lucia. Asmodeus had spent entire nights with the infant girl cradled in the crook of his arm, or as she got older, on his chest, while Lilith slept curled up by their side. Sometimes she’d wake, alarmed to find that she hadn’t been woken up to breast feed Lucia, only to have Asmodeus drop a kiss on her forehead and assure her that it was taken care of. Her heart had swelled with pride and love upon watching her mate lull their child to sleep (most of the time without effort too, whilst Lilith had to coo and rock Lucia for the longest times before the girl stopped whining and crying). It was as though Lucia recognized her father, even at such an early stage, and Asmodeus was only happy to make bonds with his first born.

It was a bond that hadn’t changed as the girl got older. Lucia had inherited her mother’s stubborn reluctance, and whenever their personalities rubbed one another the wrong way, it was Asmodeus whom stepped in and calmed the situation. Lucia listened to her father. Lilith was fine with it, though there were times she wished she shared the bond those two had.

The months passed, spent silently, but also happily. The sex was rare, but precious, and Lilith melted into a puddle of goo each time the desire flashed in Asmodeus’ strange, crimson eyes. Often it only led to cuddles, to touches and whispers in the dark of their bedroom, so not to wake the baby in the cradle, and more often than not she wished Lucia would be a heavy sleeper.

And as they were slowly coming back to how things had been before Lucia, Lilith discovered that she was pregnant again. Her first thought was God, this can’t be happening, followed by a dull ache in her chest at the thought that she’d have to repeat the whole process of being a hormonal wreck for the duration of the pregnancy, then suffer the sleepless nights that came with having an attention-craving infant.

Seeing Asmodeus’ gentle smile chased those thoughts away.

“Cel-in, our family is growing. To create these fragile beings of life with you makes me…”

“Happy?”

His smile widened, his eyes warm. “Yes, happy.”

Asmodeus had never uttered a word of complaint throughout those nine months. She had shouted, sobbed like a little girl, tossed things about and craved the strangest things, but he had been so patient, so doting that it made her feel guilty. Her hormones ran wild, more so because the child she was carrying wasn’t entirely human, and when little Remiel was born she’d cried from relief, from pain and from the tight, warm feeling in her chest. Asmodeus had been out cold, the agony she radiated through their mental bond far too strong for him to take. After all, it was only the second time in his life that he felt the sensation of pain. Narya had been there to soothe her, to take care of her and her son, and that was probably the only thing that kept all hell from breaking loose in the living room. Sleep and exhaustion had claimed her instantly when it was over, and when she woke Asmodeus, Lucia and baby Remiel were all there with her.

Lucia had watched her brother with her large, mismatched eyes and a look of pure adoration on her face, a smile that she didn’t show so often. In her own, telepathic way she’d talked to the baby, cooed and sung him songs, and Remiel hadn’t cried as long as his sister touched him. Lilith and Asmodeus had shared a look then, and she knew that there was nothing else she could possibly need more than this little family they had created together.

Lucia and Remiel were sacred, a mix of human and demon, the children of a Hell Prince and a normal human girl. It seemed unfathomable, at first, and sometimes she still had trouble wrapping her head around it.

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“Uncle Lucious!” Lucia’s voice was loud and high pitched with excitement, and the girl threw her arms around her tall uncle without worrying that he might fry her with his lethal electircity. The look she gave him was one of pure admiration, and the fact that Lucious’ did not return the enthusiastic greeting did not lessen her spirit. He gave her a nod in reply instead, and she seemed perfectly pleased with this.

Cerlin mine, you know you uncle does not like to be ambushed,” Asmodeus mildly scolded and pried his six year old daughter’s arms away from Lucious’ dark robes. “I apologize, cilla.”

Lucious opened his mouth to speak, but a sudden sobbing sound from the living room made him clamp his mouth shut and glower at the doorway. “We should leave. Your son has noticed me.” To anyone but Asmodeus and Aeron, this reaction would be perceived as anger, but truthfully Lucious was uncomfortable  with how his presence always made Remiel cry.

“Yes, let’s.” He patted Lucia on the head when she made a pouty face. “I want to come too! You never stay to play with me, uncle Lucious! It’s not fair.” She looked genuinely hurt.

“Tavara isn’t coming with us. Do you want to play with him?” Asmodeus offered and shared a look with his oldest brother. At least that would save them the babysitting.

“Okay.” Lucia retreated into the living room to be with her baby brother. Asmodeus ‘felt’ Lilith’s sadness over their son’s vulnerable condition and sensitivity, and he let his calm flow through their bond to soothe her. Her thoughts touched his, gently, as a thank you.

Lucious was impatient (nothing new there), but Asmodeus took a moment to watch his family. A smile touched his lips, one reserved only for those he held dearest, and if Lucious noticed he said nothing. “Alright, I am ready.”




Bloopers! Part 3
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Warning: Spoilers.

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Joint Bloopers

1)

 

Jack: Get it off me!!!! (squirms and squeals)

Bug-demon (crawls up Jack's side)

Jack: AHHHHH! (prepares to be eaten when Narya and Evan come)

Bug-demon (kisses Jack on the mouth with slimy "lips")

Evan and Narya: =O

 

Jack: GEROFF! OFF ME! GAH- eh heh, hehehe... HIHIHIHIHI! OHMIGOD WHAT ARE YOU- hihihihihihihi...

 

2)

 

Evan (doesn't see the truck approaching)

Truck (runs over the person standing next to him and crushes that one instead)

Evan: ... That was not in the script...

 

Armith-Greenleaf: CUT! CUT! You, drive back and run over THIS ONE instead, you hear me? ¬¬ -mumbles about idiot secondary characters-

 

3)

Aeron: So you two are officially mated now, huh? (winks)

Narya: Um, yes

Tavara (to Evan): And who got to kiss Narya first? Huh? (smiles)

Evan: DIE!!!

Tavara : But you enjoyed it too!

Narya : ...You said you couldn't remember anything, didn't you?

Evan (realises his mistake and blushes)

 

4)

Aeron: And this is THE Hero

Sacrael (huge shiny eyes)

Uriel (stares down at him with desdain)

Sacrael: Woooow... can you give me an autograph?

 

Second version:

 

Aeron: And this is THE Hero

Sacrael : .............(gasp) You mean...?

Uriel: (stares at him with disdain)

    Sacrael : C-can I....take a picture...with you? (looks at him with hopeful, shiny eyes)

Bloopers! Part 2
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Warning: Spoilers ahead. Gayness.

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AG’s Bloopers

 1)

 Lucy (glares at Uriel)
Uriel (glares at Lucy)
Lucy (glares at Uriel)
Uriel (glares at Lucy)
Lucy: This is annoying
Uriel: Yes, it is

 

2)

Celles: And I pronounce you... mate and mate

Uriel (stares at Celles)

Ellcia (stares at Celles)

Celles: Well, if you think you two feel strange than  don't ask how I feel

 

3)

Renko (looks next to him at Mr. Smith)

Mr. Smith (looks down at his cat-suit like body, he looks at Jack)

Jack (looks down at his dirty cook gear)

Renko: I got the best outfit, hands down

Jack: You're gay

Mr. Smith (mewls)

 

4)

Narya: Is this a gun?

Jack: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

 

5)

Evan (tries to pry Renko from his waist after he saved his sorry ass)

Renko : Thanks for saving me man! (blinks and sniffs Evan)

Evan (eye twitches) What?!

Renko : What kind of cologne do you use?

Evan: 1 Million by Paco Rabanne

Renko: Real classy... I wear Burbury, though, find it suits me best

Evan: Heard that's a good one

Renko: Really, really-

Evan: Gah, wtf, GEROFF!

 

6)

Uriel gets in the café dressed in 70's disco fad

Everybody bursts out laughing

Uriel: Still not good enough for you? ¬¬

 

7)

Tavara (stares down at sleeping Narya, next to her is sleeping Evan): Hmmm

The Prince lifts up the bed covers slighty, they're nude underneath

Tavara: Ew, they're holding hands... disgusting (poofs)

 

8)

Evan walks in on Narya showering:

Evan: :O

Narya: :O

On the ground floor costumers, Uriel, Jack, Mrs. Buttercrook, Renko, Mr. Smith and even Aeron hear this: GYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Far from helping, they all shrug.

Aeron: Nice to know the're getting along (Renko whimpers)

 

9)

Aeron: ...Official parlay between two Demons and two Angels... I have to say, your robes are finely made

Uriel: The best silk in Heaven (Evan nods)

Aeron: Very high quality, I'm into the colours. Don't you agree, Lucy?

Lucy: Mine's better

Uriel: Spoilt brat

(They glare at each other)
Evan (sighs): I kind of liked the pink sash better


Bloopers! Part 1
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Only Warning: Slightly perverted!
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Kanilla’s Bloopers

1)

Evan (walks over, grabs Narya Tango-style and smiles smugly at her) Babe, I'll take your breath away
Narya O_O
Evan (plants a bit, wet smoochie on her face)
Narya : TAVARA! (looks pissed off)
Evan (blinks, then suddenly drops Narya while blushing furiously) Wtf?!
Aeron: (is holding a camera and gives them a thumb up) Nice picture, mate.

 

2)

Lilith : No, no- you're doing it all wrong, Lucious!

Lucious : (stares up at her with a blank face, eyebrow twitches slightly when he looks down at the wailing Remiel in his arms)

 

Lilith: (mumbles) God, this man is hopeless...

Lucious: (shoves Remiel back into her arms and nearly stomps off with a black aura trailing behind him)

 

3)

Uriel (stares)
Lucious (stares)
Lucious : So that's why you look familiar...
Aeron : Oh wait, you mean HE was the blind date I set you up with? (gasp)

 

 

4) 

 

Narya : Would someone please tell me why Prince Lucious is wearing...a purple tutu?

Everyone (stares)

Lucy : Hi guys (makes girly motion with his hand)

Everyone : TAVARA!

 

5) 

 

Narya (shouts from the cafè kitchen) EVAN! GET OUT HERE NOW!

Evan ( comes running out, thinking she burnt herself or something)

Narya ( all covered in milkshake, staring at the milkshake machine that won't stop making...well, milkshake) I think I pushed the wrong button...(small voice)

 

6)

 

 

Evan (is busy carrying a box into the cafè)

Tavara : Evan-boo! My favourite angel to possess!

Evan (drops the box and gets ready to pull out his sword)

Tavara (pinches Evan's cheeks with a smile) You know, if you just smiled a little more, I'm sure Narya would kiss you without my help.

Evan: (through clenched teeth) You-are-dead

 

7)

 

 

Aeron (opens a door and blinks when he sees Lucious naked and tied to the bedpost)

Lucious (glares)

Aeron : Uh, okay, I'll just come back later, when you're finished being kinky with Ana (closes door and meets Ana on his way out)

Ana : Did you need something, Aeron?

Aeron : (evil smirk) No, not at all. But Lucious might



The gang Chibified
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Written by Armith-Greenleaf and myself.

No warnings, but it's unedited, XD.
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Narya was alone in a completely white room, garbed in angel suit. She was giggling as a green smoke started surrounding her. With foreign words she chanted a spell, and not five seconds later several blurry figures begun appearing in front of her.

As the smoke slowly vanished she saw the faces of people she knew, familiar to her and yet...unfamiliar as they were right now. She had to bite her lip hard not to burst into loud laughter when she saw the small humans, demons and angels that surrounded her.

"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE, ANGEL!" (We know who that is) She burst out laughing at the grave, loud but feminine voice of a little Lucious gone girl. Next to him a little Aeron burst into full fledged laughter, and then almost all the rest joined.

Well, apart from the newly shrunk Uriel that is, but Narya thought she saw his lip twitch, so maybe he too secretly was laughing. Ana, the only other person in the room that remained a grown up blinked at the little kids. "Ah, Lucy! You look adorable!" she nearly squealed and patted his head.

The human woman hugged her little girl of a boyfriend, who tried to scramble away to no avail. "You too Asmy! So cute, I'll take a pic of you with my cell for Lily!" Evan, who looked exactly the way he did when he was a six year old mortal, looked up at Narya with huge blue eyes. "You meeeeaniiie, how could you do this to us?" Surprisingly his eyes teared up.

Narya's laughter faded then, that's how surprised she was when Evan was on the verge of crying. But the amused smile remained on her lips, and with good humor she pinched his cheek, something that resulted in a loud cry from the boy. "I'm a girl too?" Jack piped up with a squeaky, girly voice.

Then Evan and Narya started laughing at him. "Hey, that's so mean," The cook said huffing and folding his, err, her little arms. "This isn't fair in any way." "I agree!" Renko said, stomping his, also HER foot, "Why am I a girl?! HUH?" Next to him Mr. Smith, as a little panther boy, smiled, "Master, I daresay, that look favours your complexion."

Renko looked absolutely stupified for a second before the red blush filled his cheeks in embarrassment and made him shoot Mr.Smith a dirty look. "Another word and I'm..." He looked away, only to find Tavara sticking his face in his own. "Hey, you're almost as adorable as me as a girl!" he, eh, she chirped cheerily and smiled.

Ana, with an angry Lucy-kins in her arms, leaned towards Narya and whispered, "Great work. This is something I will never forget. Such a shame Lily isn't here to see this!" Lucy glared furiously up (far up) at the angel, "UNDO THIS! THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS! I DEMAND YOU TO-" "You have no right to demand." An extremely cute looking little boy said dryly. He oddly resembled Uriel.

Now, who'd ever have thought that Uriel would be so utterly cute as a child? Lucy's sharp canines were bared at the boy while he struggled and wriggled in Ana's arms to get free."I WILL STRIKE YOU ON THE SPOT!" she exclaimed. "Oh no you won't." Ana grabbed his ear and pulled it. Aeron, in the form of a little boy, smirked. "Lookie, big brother is being taught his place..."

He got stared down to ashes by his big brother, but little Aeron just chuckled and nudged tiny Asmodeus with his elbow, "Don't you think that's how Ana's and his daughter would look like?" Asmodeus shuddered but didn't reply. Evan tugged on Narya's robe, sniffing, "Naryaaaa," Another sniff, "I wanna go back to being normal!" And then he wailed.

Narya bent down so they were on the same level. "Evan-sweetie, I'm afraid that's not possible. The effect lasts for a minimum of 24 hours," she said with a smile. Evan, who was already dangerously close to bawling really did start crying for real then. "Crybaby! Crybaby!" Aeron cooed and pointed a finger at him.

"Aww, don't be like that, boy." The angel leaned down fully and embraced the boy, who behind her shoulder gave the stupefied audience a thumb up and a wink. "Oooohhhh..." Aeron cooed with impossibly huge eyes. Near him girl Renko stomped on his/her foot, "NOT FAIR! I WANT A HUG TOO!" "I'd be more than willing to oblige." Blushing Mr. Smith said.

"Not from YOU!" Renko complained and pulled angrily at his long, pretty hair and stomped his foot again, which seemed the best way to convey his frustration. Then suddenly arms were wrapped around him and golden blonde hair tickled his cheek. "You can have one from me!" Tavara exclaimed. "And one of these too so you won't cry." He kissed Renko on the cheek.

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!" Renko squeaked and ran to cower behind Mr. Smith. Aeron and Asmodeus blinked at each other, and Uriel huffed with a shake of his tiny cute head, "Demons, what are you going to do about them..." "What's that supposed to mean, angel?" Lucy spat the word and they glared at each other. Meanwhile Evan blissfully rested his head on Narya's bossom, "No fighting boys!"

Evan caught Aeron's stare and smirked wistfully at him, which made Aeron stick out his lip in a cute pout. Then suddenly he fell over and hit his knee against the floor. "Owww!" He sat up and stared at Narya with the biggest puppy dog eyed stare he could manage and forced some tears out of his eyes. "Naryaaaa! I hurt my knee!" he whined.

"Aww, you clumsy idiot Prince." She said and let go of Evan -who immediately scowled- and walked over to heal the -already healing- knee. "There, there, all better now, no?" "Yup." He bent a little to give Evan a sassy look. Uriel walked behind his student mumbling, "Only morons get jealous." "I'm not jealous!" He hissed back.

"Oh? Then why are you so angry?" Evan opened his mouth to make a snappy come back, but nothing came out. "I'm not angry...," he pouted and crossed his arms over his chest and tried not to run over and choke Aeron. "Narya's warm," Aeron giggled and threw his arms around her middle and did as Evan had- put his face against her bossom.

This time Lucy and Asmy exchanged glances. "UNCLE!" Renko whined as he ran away from the chasing Tavara. Narya peeled him off of her with a smile, "Why don't you go play with your brothers and friends?" "But little Aeron likes Narya," He gave her a blinding smile, "Narya warm and comfy!"

"Well, I'm sorry Aeron, but I can't spoil you and let you have all my attention," Narya said firmly and pried his arms from her waist, lifted him by the collar and put him down further away from herself. Asmodeus walked over and put a hand on his brother's shoulder. "Give it up, brother," he whispered to him.

"Aww, but it's fun," He pouted, then smiled and pointed at a grumpy looking boy. "Besides, look at Evam, he's sooo jealous." "I would get raging mad if someone tried that on my Lilith." Not far from them Jackie, the version girl of the cook, shook his head and patted a black wing -which twitched because it tickled-, "Atta boy, I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding." "However asked for your opinion?" That time Evan's tearing eyes were for real.

Jack sighed and rubbed her forehead. "No one ever listens to me, do they?" she mumbled to himself, and true enough, no one did hear her. She patted Evan's wings and made the boy turn around abruptly with a mad look, causing the wing to hit her in the face and nearly blind him.

"Man! Those things are dangerous!" He/She said to him/herself as he/she rubbed his/her face (you think? XD). Evan walked away from it all and followed on his teacher's steps. Teacher and student sat together in a remote corner with a grumpy face. Tavara, who wasn't too far off -still molesting Renko- thought it would be a better idea to get in one of those two sulking beings.

Everyone's heads turned to Tavara when she suddenly sagged to the ground, seemingly sound asleep. Asmodeus raised an eyebrow at that, fully aware that something crazy might happen soon if his brother/sister? had possessed someone. But who? "I love Narya!" Evan suddenly exclaimed with a big, abnormal grin and got up. Oh yeah, Evan was the victim. Again.

In her shock Narya fell on her ass, "WHAT?" Ana hugged Lucy closer to her and muttered to his little girly ear, "Look it Lucy, that's love. It's the best thing in all Realms." He shook his head, "Power is." The woman pursed her lips, but knew he would never admit to that, whether he agreed or not. Tavara in Evan's body flew like

Narya, too shocked to do anything but gape like a fish at him, sat staring at the boy hugging her and burying his face in the valley between her breasts as if he belonged there. Aeron stomped over and grabbed Evan by the arm and tried pulling him off Narya to become her hero. "What the hell just happened?" Jack blurted out.

Asmodeus took it upon his tiny shoulders to explain -with a very monotonous voice-, "Tavara has the power to possess anyone." Then he pointed at Tavy's seemingly sleeping body. The cook whistled, "Ah, now I understand a few things." Renko ran to grab one of Evan's arms -because he didn't like the sight even if he knew his Uncle was causing the ordeal- and together pulled with Aeron.

"Meanies!!!" the currently possessed Evan shouted, but as he was pulled off Narya one of his little hands grabbed the front of her shirt and tore it, leaving her half exposing her underwear. "Eeek!" she squealed and covered herself up, all while Aeron sneaked every glance he could get.

Ana came to the rescue, glaring down at the boys -though none, least of all Tavvy, seemed to care-, "Don't worry Narya, I know a good family spell to get clothes sewed back easily." Jack piped in with a squeak, "So do I!"

Ana turned her head to glare at him over her shoulder, then cleared her throat. "No thanks, I'll do it." She mumbled some words and touched Narya's poor shirt, which seemed to just fix itself as the spell worked. "Aw, that sucks," Aeron mumbled, peeved that there would be no more glances. Although, she was wearing a skirt...Hmm

Tavara chuckled and waggled Evan's eyebrow. Inside the Bellator's head the real Evan was screaming with all his might, "GIVE ME BACK MY BODY! YOU ROTTEN SON OF A-" "So," Tavara told Aeron through Evan's voice box, "What do you say of joining forces, brother?" Aeron smirked evilly and rubbed his hands, "I say you're a genius." "NOOOOOOOOOO! DON'T TARNISH MY NAME FURTHER YOU ASSHO-"

"And I'd say you're right!" Tavara and Aeron glanced at each other as Narya got up from the ground and brushed invisible dust away from her butt. "Narya, you have some lint there too!" Aeron said and pointed (althought there really was none). "Where?" she asked and tried to see, but couldn't. "Here." Aeron touched her thigh, then quickly pinched her butt and smiled innocently.

Five seconds later the Demon Prince gone little boy was pouting inside a cage made of a strange greenish light. "Not fair." Tavara widened Evan's eyes and inside his head told the angel, "A little feisty, huh?" Evan growled inside his own mind, "GAH! LET ME OUT, LET ME OUT YOU PIECE OF-" Tavara then begun to think things were getting boring and looked over at Mr. Smith. He smiled in glee...

Oh my, my...Tavara laughed inside Evan's head while the boy was screaming still, then suddenly he was gone. "SHIT!i'M GONNA FUCKING KI-" Evan noticed then that he was actually shouting those words with his own voice, and everyone's eyes were on him. He went lobster red in the face from anger and shame. Tavara's body was asleep still, so where had he gone off to now?

While Narya was giving little Evan the weirded out eye, Mr. Smith's spine tingled and suddenly he was staring up at Renko-girl with adoration in his yellow, panther like eyes. "Oh, master Renko. You're so girly, so beautiful, so-" Then he tackled the demon in a hug, "LOVELY!" "GEROFF ME YOU FREAK! DAAAAAAAAAAAAD!!" Lucy, arms folded as he stood on his own two feet, scowled and clicked his tongue at the embarrassment to his family those kids were.

"But Master Renkooooo!" Mr.Smith buried his face in Renko's neck while the little girl trashed and kicked under him with insulted squeals. "GET OFF GET OFF GET OFF!" he yelled and squealed loudly when Mr.Smith licked his cheek, same place Tavara had kissed him earlier.

Inside Mr. Smith's head the demon was mostly silent, except for the occasional, "This is not right, Master Tavara." The Prince was chuckling. Inside his cage Aeron was laughing his little butt off, and Narya and Ana were too shocked to utter a word. Evan's knees gave under him and he plopped on his ass muttering, "Ah, good thing he's moved onto his next victim."

"You mean he can make us do....anything?" Jack whispered, horrified at the thought. From what he'd seen of that blonde Prince he didn't think Tavara had many limits. Girly-Jack stuck a thumb in his mouth and bit it, and Ana half let go of Lucy to pat his head. "It's okay, he only does it when something's really interesting to him."

"So," Jackie said rationally, "Since he's done it twice to Evan it means he's really interesting?" "I guess so." Ana said shrugging. "Hmm," That made Jack think, "Maybe there are a couple of interesting things going on his head that he doesn't let out." Uriel looked up from his meditating spot, "You have no idea."

"Oh?" Jack blinked, but Uriel just nodded and didn't have much opportunity to say anything else because Evan was suddenly looking ready to murder them both. Renko's squeals and screams suddenly stopped, and moments later girl-Tavara sat up with a pleased smile on her face. "I love that," he chirped.

Evan sighed and hung his head. Shame was once again eating him alive. If only he could get back at that bastard Prince... But there was no chance of that ever happening! An ARCHANGEL had problems dealing with one Prince, and he was just a measly Bellator! Oh fuck, little him was so emotional... He couldn't be crying again, could he?

But telling himself that didn't help much- tears popped and began running down his face, making his nose runny too. He wailed loudly and put an arm before his eyes to cover them. "Aww, what's wrong?" Narya asked and kneeled down to hug him.

Was he the only one getting his mind reduced to that of a child's? Or was he taking advantage of the mess to let everything he felt out? Would he behave that way normally if it weren't for his restraints? No one would ever know... But there was something he really knew, and that was that Narya hugging him felt good even while he couldn't even get horny.

Narya patted his back and ran her fingers through little Evan's hair while he cried. "Hush now, it's okay," she said softly. "That's unfair," Aeron pouted and looked unhappy. "Evan's getting all the action, even when he's not controlling his own body!!!"

"That's because you're an idiot." Asmy said without much need. "Not true..." Ary pouted, though begun to think otherwise. Oh well, it wasn't like he was really "stuck" inside the cage, he was just letting think Narya that he was at her mercy... that's sexy too. So he tried his flames to get himself free, and lo and behold, but he couldn't! All four Demon Princes look astonished and had a common thought, "Uh-oh." It was then Narya the one with the evil smirk.

Several heads turned Narya's way, but only Aeron seemed worried. But really, Tavara had no understanding of the concept of consequences, Lucy's face was as emotional as a rock and Asmy seemed to display a certain curiosity. "No more funny moves, Tavara, Aeron," Narya said sweetly, but there was a gleam in her eyes.

Both boys went all, "Aaawwww..." And Evan smirked at the same time he sniffed. Narya turned him towards her, "And you, behave accordingly to a Bellator." "But I'm just a little boy!" He said. "A manipulative little rascal, more like." He pouted at her, and Uriel shook his head, mumbling to himself, "It's like watching over Ellcia all over again."

"Oh man, I'd really like to get back to the cafè now," Jack mumbled and sighed. "Wait- why are we were anyway? We can just leave." Apparently that thought had never occurred to any of the others either, because they all blinked in surprise. "That's right, I guess. But don't forget that the effect won't wear off for another," Ana looked at her watch,"22 hours." She already had a plan in her mind to take a picture of girly Lucy and his brothers.

Narya stood up and with outstretched arms said, "Alright, I'll take you all back home. I hope you enjoy this experience, and that it teaches you a lot of positive experiences. Back with you all." The only ones not glaring were Ana and Evan, and that was because he was still glued to her side.

THE END.

Side track - Curiosity Bound
[info]mad_duo

Co-written by Armith-Greenleaf and Kanilla.

Warnings: lime/lemon

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The television had been boring him for a while now, and he pushed the red button on the remote and turned it off. Ever since Lillith had forgotten to pay the license last week they had been stuck with a single channel, and there was no Discovery channel for him. He closed his eyes and just listened to the sound of Lillith's presence.

 She was finishing in the kitchen, washing the dishes after dinner. She had force fed him spaghetti, and while he could not say the taste was bad, he couldn't also say he loved them. Human food wasn't all that appealing for him, but after a year of living with Lilith in the Human Realm and her insistence over the topic he had decided to give it a shot every once in a while. He also had offered to help with the house chores, but after a mess or two he had caused, of broken china and smudged furniture, she told him to simply go on his business; which, sadly, he couldn't go on about any more if there was no cable. Asmodeus sighed and ran sloppily a hand over his whitish hair. A strand of hair loosened and got stuck on his sleeve, and he frowned disapprovingly at it before dropping it. The growth of his hair had finally seemed to come to a stop a couple of weeks ago, and he could not quite feel at ease with the way Ana and Lillith liked to toy with it and tie it up, or braid it.

 He glanced in the direction of the kitchen doorway, knowing that Lillith was finishing up the dishes from the sounds he could hear. He felt the smallest twinge of regret for having broken some of her dishes not so long ago when she really didn't have that many in the first place. But he waited patiently there on the couch for her.

 Not long after she walked out, wiping her hands in a small towel and smiling slightly at him. He blinked his large, crimson eyes at her, watching in curiosity as her eyes roamed over his tall frame. It brought an odd sensation to his chest he could not describe, but the feeling faded away quickly.

 "Well, I'm all down around here for the night." She said, tucking a strand of her brown hair behind her ear.

 He believed humans called what she'd just done "checking him out", and it made him quirk an eyebrow. Lillith just stared at him for a moment, and he thought the way her lips curled into such a strange smile was puzzling. It was different from her other smiles, and this was one he was rather unfamiliar with. But he thought he remembered girls giving Aeron those looks sometimes.

 "Are you tired?" he asked.

 It took her a moment to process his question, "Ah, not much but um," She fixed her skirt, smoothing it out, like he knew she did when nervous.

 Then she chuckled weakly, "I guess. Let’s just sleep, okay?" But in the quiet recess of Lilith's mind a dark thought had made it to the surface: Asmodeus had no idea how good he looked sprawled in the couch like that, his legs spread far apart, back leaning fully against the cushions, arms over them, like he owned the place, like he was comfortable with the world.

 But then again, he should be, shouldn't he? He had been living here for quite some time now, and Lillith had gotten so used to his presence that she missed it dearly when he wasn't there. Asmodeus just gave a quiet nod at her suggestion, which made her sigh exasperatedly.

He might be a man now, and he might be her mate, but frankly, she had never met a creature more asexual than him. Even his brothers got their rocks off in one way or another, and not even the youngest Prince, Tavara, whom still had the form of an eight year old child, was anything like Asmodeus. It frustrated her more than she could put in words.

 She had earnestly tried to do things his way, go to his rhythm, but there was only so much a human girl could take. She wouldn't live ages like him, and she really couldn't wait for decades until he understood the bees and the flowers. She had to find a way to teach him, but it frustrated her to no end that he never picked up hints. Lilith guessed she had to be more direct so she had made this intricate plan in her mind, make a cosy dinner for two, talk nonsense, maybe add a few more hints here and there -which she knew he wouldn't pick up on-, and try to get more intimate on a physical level.

 Instead he had spent most of the dinner almost silently complaining about the fact that she made him eat human food. The woman sighed as she walked to their room.

 "Why do you sigh?"

 She heard him ask directly behind her, and the sudden sound of his deep voice so close to her made her jump an inch in the air.

"It's nothing."

 She could still remember what his voice had sounded like before he went through the change and became the handsome man he was today. He sounded so much darker, richer somehow when he spoke now, although his voice was always quiet and sometimes hard to catch. She flicked on the light when she came into the bedroom and picked up the T-shirt that was hanging over the edge of a chair, along with the pair of pyjamas pants she slept in.

 In the beginning, when they first began to share the bedroom on a regular basis she had changed into her PJ's in the bathroom, but now she couldn't be bothered. Asmodeus would always turn the other way without a word when she changed anyway, which at the moment pissed her off a bit.

She pulled her sweater and T-shirt over her head, then reached behind her back to undo the bra. Over her shoulder she could tell that Asmodeus had already turned away to give her privacy. Then an idea hit her, and she spoke in a soft voice.

 “Would you mind helping me?"

 The poor Hell Prince didn't hear the smirk hidden in the woman's pleading voice, but it still took him some hesitating seconds to turn for her help, which served to annoy her further.

 "I would, but why do you need help? You always do this on your own."

 His puzzled tone bothered her even more  and she didn't know if she would have to smack him for him to understand.

 "It's just that my shoulder hurts a bit when I bend my arm back, I think I slept on it last night."

 Her other hand went to rub her bare shoulder, theatrics made to convince him of her point, but she stopped when she felt the brush of his cold fingers on her skin. Sadly, once the clasp was undone he returned quickly to his corner, his back to her. She nearly pulled at her hair. What would it take for him to look at her? It was no violation of her privacy if she wanted him to!

 Even that time after the whole affair with the angels, when she had been stressed out about sleeping on her own and he had changed her clothes he had told her that he'd looked away when he did so. Back then she'd thought it was sweet of him, the right thing, but now she was just fed up with the whole polite attitude. What was worse, Asmodeus didn't even realize that his behaviour rubbed her the wrong way. And he was supposed to be a pretty powerful mind reader.

 She put on her sleeping T-shirt with a little huff, then undid the buttons on her skirt and slipped it off. It joined the other discarded clothes on the chair. She was just about to grab her pyjama bottoms, but left them. Maybe she'd get a little attention if she slept like this- in her panties. "You can turn around, you know."

 To add even more to her cup of annoyance for the night he seemed to completely overlook her state of half undress, simply making his shirt, trousers and shoes vanish. For a second she smiled at seeing his mismatched socks still on his feet, but then she wished she could righteously warm him instead. Lilith sighed, her shoulders sagging, "I'll go brush my teeth." And she didn't wait for his nod before leaving the room.

 She turned on the light of the bathroom, washed her hands again and squeezed some toothpaste onto her toothbrush. When was the last time they had kissed? It wasn't something they did much, either. For all his gloating about her being his and no one else's, he sure had to learn better to care for his mate. What if she left him? Not that she would, but what if she found someone else, someone who did show her his affection? But it would never happen... She rinsed her mouth, feeling a bad taste still in her mouth-

 Somehow she doubted she would be able to find herself someone normal and be able to live happily like that. Ever since Asmodeus appeared in her life, out of the blue, she had gotten perhaps a little bit more comfortable with the abnormal and the strange than she should be. She thought of Aeron and how he was so familiar with the human ways and customs, and though she didn't want Asmodeus to be anything like his untamed younger brother, she'd really like for him to actually know some stuff. Did he even know how humans reproduced themselves?

 After washing her face and turned off the light again and walked back to the bedroom, discouraged to find him in bed already with his eyes closed.

 He did not even stir at her approach; it was like she caused nothing no reaction in him at all. She bit her lip and went to turn off the light, giving her back to the bed, where a very much awake Asmodeus was seeing her butt barely hidden in black panties. He had read in a book once -erotica book, one he was tricked into reading by Aeron- that when women wore black undergarments it was because they wanted... something. But the more he racked his brains trying to remember what it was the further it seemed to slip away.

 In seconds Lilith was crawling into bed next to him, and to his surprise she lay in the corner, fairly away from him, while she usually snuggled right into his arms. The fact made the Prince's light eyebrows rise.

 The only times he knew her to distance herself was when she felt troubled by something, and this in turn made him wonder whether he had said something wrong, or if he had done something that didn't please her. She could be extremely touchy sometimes about things that made absolutely no sense to him, especially things that concerned herself. That in turn made him remember that once when he commented on her having womanly shapes, to which she had reacted with shock, blushing and nearly hitting him.

 But that had been a while ago, and since that not many things had made her distance herself from him. So what had he done wrong now? He started pondering, thinking about the dinner. Was it that he complained about eating human food?

 "Lilith?" He called for her name again when she didn't respond, "Are you upset?"

 But he had yet to entice an answer, so he wiggled his way closer to her, but she remained unmoving even while he circled an arm around her waist. Strangely enough her back felt really tense, and he remembered her aching shoulder. His larger hand tenderly touched it, before giving it a small squeeze- the start of a massage. But she didn't move.

 "Lilith?" And he was starting to get an odd feeling, something he guessed humans called "concern".

 His hand lingered on her shoulder, but he felt uncertain about what to do to make her answer his question. Normally she would give in quite easily with a bit of prodding on his behalf, but the muscles beneath his fingertips were stiff and tense, and he wondered whether she might be really angry with him, for some reason. He wished he had his brother Aeron's knowledge when it came to humans, in particular females.

 "Are you angry with me?" he asked in a low, but soft voice. Feeling concerned for Lillith always made his chest tighten in a way he couldn't understand. Then suddenly her fingers touched his, and one by one she pried his fingers from her shoulder and shoved the hand away before promptly pulling the covers up to her nose.

 Oh bugger, that meant she WAS angry at him, livid seemed closer to it. The poor Prince didn't know what to do; seldom times had Lilith gotten so angry to him to lay on the edge of the bed AND ignore his attempt of apology. He sat up, making the covers pool on his lap, and forcefully rolled her on her back. To his shock there were tears threatening to fall from her eyes, and she was biting her lower lip harshly. He could already smell her blood starting to ooze even before he saw it.

"W-What's wrong?" Lucious would kill him if he knew a human woman made him stutter, but he really didn't know what was wrong with her. Had she hurt herself on her trip to the bathroom? Lilith, however, refused to meet his eye. She swallowed thickly before speaking, "Nothing, good night." And rolled back onto her side, pulling the covers all over her head.

 Her denial, or rather refusal to tell him what was going on made him frown deeply enough to create wrinkles on his forehead. Lillith was brushing him off, and he was not going to take that. The possessiveness that sometimes unexplainably welled up in him was starting to surface. She was pushing him away- him, her mate.

 "Lillith, I don't like it when you lie to me," he told her calmly and grasped the covers to pull them away from her face. However, she was still holding onto them tightly with her hands, and when he tried harder she just wriggled beneath them and clutched them harder. "Lillith, speak to me," he demanded.

 Usually she'd throw a tantrum, pout and glare at him, but it was disconcerting how this time she was doing none. The longer the minutes were the more Asmodeus frowned, and the crease between his eyebrows deepened when she easily slid from under him and out of bed and walked to the bathroom, her t-shirt wrinkled and once again exposing her underwear. The bathroom door was slammed shut and he heard her run the water.

 Should he try to pry into her mind? But he had promised he wouldn't, and if she felt him she would get even madder. What if she... threw him out? The thought brought a chill to his spine, which accidentally seemed to open his mind to hers, and he distinctively heard her think the word "Jerk!" in a very loud tone. He winced when she walked back into the room, her face washed again. "So, good night Asmodeus." And she again lay in the furthest corner.

 The way she was acting was very disturbing, if not extremely. Now he knew for certain that it was him she was upset with, but he couldn't for the life of him figure out exactly what he had done to piss her off. He felt that it he left her alone now things might become strained and uncomfortable between them- but how to fix this? He had no clue. From previous experience he knew that Lillith wasn't so fond of being touched by others, unless it was someone she knew well or considered a friend. But she had slept wrapped up in his arms so many times already, and now she denied him her touch.

 He slowly lay back down, and after giving it some thought he slipped an arm around her waist and hugged her close to himself. Her naked legs felt cold now against his own. He rubbed his hand against her skin, trying to warm her a bit, but he frowned. There was... an even odder feeling in his chest. It wasn't the first time it happened, but never the less it was still annoying.

 What was that feeling? The one he got every time their skin touched? It was alike that he felt when they kissed, and since he didn't understand what it was -and was too afraid to ask any of his brothers, or Aeron, more like it- he tried his best not to get himself in situations when he felt it.

But they still happened, and the feeling was almost constricting, stingy and it made his body react, which no average feeling could. Princes couldn't physically feel pain, or fear, but whatever it was, it was affecting him. His skin, in contact with hers, was tingling, and it seemed like, afraid as he was of what it was, the rest of him sought out more. "Lilith? Can you tell me what's wrong, so I know what to apologize for?"

 She stirred a little when he spoke, and he heard how she almost grit her teeth and pressed the words out. "For being stupid. For being clueless. For being a dope," she mumbled quickly, "pick whichever you like."

 Asmodeus blinked and tried to process what she just told him, but it made no sense what so ever. She thought he was stupid? And what on earth was a dope? She curled up tighter, bringing her legs up to her stomach and trapping his arm between them and her tummy. Asmodeus could feel the heat from her thighs well, and he wondered how those could be so warm when the rest of her legs and the arms felt so cold against his own skin. He inched his head closer to her neck, and his nose rubbed against that little bump of bone that jutted out slightly because her head was bent forward. Somehow this seemed to make Lillith react, because he could feel how her heart was picking up speed and fluttering faster against her ribcage.

At least it was a change, he thought. It was like whatever he was doing was lifting the fog of anger slightly. Problem was, he didn't know what he was doing. But he guessed so long as he didn’t know but he kept doing it, things should be better. Now, that little bone that was sticking out on her back, the beginning of her spine, was really claiming his attention. He put his forehead against it, feeling her heartbeat reverberate through it. Asmodeus gave it a small kiss, trying to ease her heart, but it only served to make speed up. The Prince blinked, wondering why the Hell such a simple gesture brought such a reaction. He could feel her skin warming up considerably, and somehow the arm around her stomach pushed her body flush against him reflexively. His lips bumped against the exposed skin of her neck, and the smell of her hair blurred his vision for a second. 

He held her against himself, locked in a tight embrace while his lips touched the exposed skin. He kept very still, worried that she might still pull away from him if he did something wrong, and he couldn't understand why her heart was going to badly out of whack. Vaguely he remembered reading that humans enjoyed being touched by those they cared for, and it had mentioned something about how to touch, but it was fuzzy. He supposed skin contact was a good place to start, but that in turn made him feel strange and uncertain about -what- he was actually feeling.

 He moved the arm holding her waist a bit, and his hand came flat against her stomach. Lillith's breathing became a little odd when he stroked her stomach gently, but the anger seemed to have slipped from her now.

 Asmodeus did something he wasn't fond of doing, he bit his lip. What now? His face was still resting on her skin, and his hand was tracing circles on her belly, but what else could he do so she forgave him? Then he remembered, her shoulder hurt, and now that she had calmed down maybe she could accept his little massage.

 His hand left her stomach and crept under her big t-shirt, gently kneading the muscles of her shoulder. Why did that make her breath hitch for a second? He furrowed his brow again; there it was, if he touched near her collarbone her heart skipped a beat. The discovery was somewhat... fascinating. What if he touched her neck?

 Lillith had to close her eyes when Asmodeus' longer fingers slipped into her T-shirt and brushed against her skin. Just a simple touch like that made her heart beat like crazy, and she wondered if this was what it was supposed to feel like. The butterflies were fluttering in her stomach, but they only grew larger when his hand kept touching and kneading, and though she was sure that maybe he didn't have a clue about what he was doing, at least he was on the right track.

 However, she just had to find a way to keep him going at it without telling him; she knew for sure that if she did he would immediately relapse into curious mode, why this, what's that, and he would completely forget about her. Or even worse, he'd get embarrassed. What hurt her most was that it wasn't conscious; it was not something he wanted, or even needed to do to and with her. It was just happening. He consciously wasn't aware that she was a woman to his male; for all she knew he considered her to be a "person", neither woman nor male. There was just no show of attraction, no lingering gazes or touches. So honestly, it was better for him to not touch her at all, than secretly goad her on as he was doing now. She had longed for this contact, for any kind of intimacy with him, but this was making her hurt when it shouldn't.

 "Asmodeus...Don't, okay?" she said quietly, and he almost didn't catch her words. They made him frown again and realize that he must have done something wrong after all, somehow, and he felt something he thought might be frustration over not knowing what she needed or wanted from him. "Tell me what it is that displeases you so, Lillith." But he withdrew his hand and stopped touching her.

 Slowly she sat up on the bed, taking a deep breath, "This..." And yet, she couldn't find a way to describe it. He sat up as she waved her hands in the air, gesturing, "This, I don't know. Don't touch me if you don't feel it." But it sounded like an accusation, and by his frown she knew she had voiced it wrong.

 "I don't understand," he said, voice darker than normal. He was getting mad.

 "I-I..." She emitted a strangled sound and hung her head, "Do you feel anything when you touch me?" She hugged her torso, "Or..." Did he do it because she liked it? He had to know, with the way her heart and breathing sped up...

 "Feel…anything?" he repeated slowly, as if he didn't quite understand her question. The obvious answer was yes, because he DID feel something when he lay next to her, or when her skin touched hers. He just couldn't name it the way she probably could. The anger was lurching in his chest, ready to surface any time it was provoked further. "I do," he finally admitted. "I do feel something."

 The revelation nearly brought the air out of her lungs, so much, in fact, that she forgot she had been extremely angry at him hardly moments ago. She shifted her position to face him, her eyes wide with curiosity, her lips parting at the sight of his angry, yet still frustrated look. More than that he looked confused, and she didn't know if that was good or not.

 "You do..." Lilith bit her lip, summoning her guts. She reached out a hand and placed in on his bare chest, right above his heart. It was beating faster than usual. "Do you feel anything now?"

 His brows just drew more closely together in the deepest frown she had ever seen on his face, but he nodded. Then one of his hands came up to cover hers, and he held it there. It was a sweet thing, she thought, but she wondered if he would be able to understand her feelings, even just a little.

 Did Princes feel love the same way humans did? She just couldn't tell from looking at Asmodeus' brothers. She slowly sat up, and her T-shirt pooled in her lap. Asmodeus regarded her with the strangest stare when she leaned in a little closer, pressing her hand closer to his beating heart. She wanted to kiss him, wanted to know whether he felt the same as she did when they kissed, but didn't have the courage to do so.

 Their faces were close, but it was like they were frozen in motion. None of them knew what to do next, nor what the other wanted. This, Lilith thought, squeezing her eyes shut, was exactly their problem. She knew Asmodeus was completely inept at this kind of thing; should she ignore her shame and push onwards, regardless of what the outcome could be?

 Opening her eyes she found his eyes resting under her neck, keenly staring at the exposed chest her t-shirt let him see; but she didn't notice, she thought he was avoiding her eyes... So she drew back and was startled at him pulling her against his chest by her elbows. Her chest collided against his, but before she could even think of protesting he drew his arms around her and rested his face on the top of her head, inhaling her scent, squeezing her against him; one of his arms tingled, because her t-shirt had ridden up.

 A deep red colour blossomed in Lillith's cheeks, and it felt like her whole face was aflame. She tried to draw a deep breath, but could only inhale him, Asmodeus' own scent that she never knew how to describe, other than it reminded her of rain. But he also smelled distinctively male; something that sent little shivers through her. His arms were so tight around her that she felt suffocated, and she wrapped her arms around him in return and clung to him while her nose and mouth were buried in the crook of his neck.

 Asmodeus earned a little yelp of surprise from her when he suddenly lifted her and placed her on his lap, letting her legs rest on either side of him. She shuddered hard when his cheek touched hers and his mouth was right next to her ear.

 "I'm sorry," He murmured, sending a shiver down her back, "I'm sorry for what I did." And he sounded sincerely apologetic, even while she had not told him exactly what had bothered her, and for that she felt almost ashamed of throwing a fit he couldn't even begin to understand. It was hopeless, even while every inch of her skin was in close contact with his, even while she felt every plane and curve of his body, there was nothing there.

 She guessed she had to come to terms with it; that no matter how many hints she dropped, and maybe not even after directly saying it to him, he wouldn't respond. She was a mortal, beneath him, fragile, expendable. He cared for her but not like a man did for a woman, like a mate did.

  "It's okay, I'm sorry too, I..." She licked her lip, accidentally brushing the tip of her tongue against his neck. Lilith noticed the way he stiffened, and it was the last proof she needed, "I was being a brat."

 Asmodeus didn't know how to respond to that, for even though her behaviour now had reminded him vaguely of a child's it really was nothing alike. Lillith was no child; she was a grown female of the human specie, and he regarded her as such. But just now, when she spoke and her tongue touched his neck he felt himself tense up without understanding why that had made him shiver just a little. And not in an entirely unpleasant way either.

 He cradled the back of her head with a hand and curled her hair around his fingers, tugging gently and stroking it like he knew she found enjoyable. But he couldn't get that brief, wet touch against his neck out of his mind now, and he wondered what he might feel if she did it again. He'd felt her tongue before, briefly against his own once when they kissed, but Lillith had withdrawn hers from his mouth barely seconds later and looked at him with embarrassment burning red in her cheeks. He rubbed her back through the T-shirt with his other hand, and her muscles relaxed until he slipped the hand back under the fabric and touched her skin.

 It was as if a million little nerves exploded with fire, from his hand to the back of his head; he didn't even notice the way her posture changed, how her back was curved as his hand made its assertion, how her hands were balled to fists. He just wanted to explore, to see why that touch had made his entire body tingle all over.

 Lilith shifted on his lap, "Asmodeus?" But when she looked up she saw his face passive, his eyes intense, and his hand didn't cease until it reached her neck. Her t-shirt was lifted all the way, and while her back was naked, the front of the t-shirt pushed up against her breasts, and his crimson eyes drunk in it all.

 The blush deepened; something Lillith hadn't thought to be possible. But his eyes...His eyes were just too intense, even more so now than when he was angry or annoyed. It nearly made her clutch the T-shirt to her chest just to hide, but his hands were there before she could do anything much, and a shallow breath left her lips when they grasped the hem of the garment and pulled it up, over her head completely, then tossed it away. Asmodeus simply hadn't been able to contain his curiosity, and it compelled him to search out the things he didn't know. He was well aware of Lillith's blush and the way her eyes had widened now in surprise, maybe something else too.

 And the moment that T-shirt was gone from her body and the soft swells of her breasts were against his chest he was rendered utterly breathless. They looked soft, and he imagined one of his hands cupping a breast, touching it to see if it really was as silky as it looked.

 "Asmodeus..." Lillith's voice was weak, and he glanced at her for a moment and was a little puzzled to see her eyelids slightly lowered, her lips parted.

 That was an interesting reaction; her expression was something new, not even alike of that she got when waking up. One of his hands went down to her butt, and she gasped as he brought her even closer to his body; then that hand went to the small of her back, a little over the elastic band of her knickers, the free hand then tentatively approaching one of her breasts at the same time as he sought a denial in her face. He found none and his hand, not so cold any more, covered the swell entirely. She bit her lip and shuddered a little at the first squeeze. He wondered what her reaction, or expression would be if he caressed it a little.

 The answer was, he guessed, that she liked it since she moaned and threw her head back, exposing her slender neck to him, making both her breasts go up. His eyes roamed crazy all over her skin, wondering what to touch next, but the little pink swells of her nipples were what caught his attention. He leaned forward to inspect one more closely; it was erect but it still looked soft, it felt soft, and the touch of his tongue on it made Lilith squirm a lot on his lap.

 He could feel her mind probing into his own, which surprised him because that usually only happened when her emotions were running wild, or when they were strong, but focused. He had felt it earlier, when she called him "jerk" without voicing it, and he felt it now, only it was not anger, but something entirely different. Her arms came up and wrapped themselves around his neck, keeping his face just where he had it. Asmodeus could not really complain- this was new territory, and he wanted to cover it all. Lillith's breath hitched again when he closed his lips around the puckered nipple and drew it into his mouth, and her arms were trembling around him.

 "W-what are you...doing?" she asked in a breathless gasp, and Asmodeus released the nipple only long enough to answer her.

 "I am exploring you," he murmured darkly, "I need....I need to know, to understand." He pressed a light kiss to the valley between her breasts and his tongue left a wet trail behind. "What do you need to know, Asmodeus?" she pressed.

 He didn't pause as his tongue trailed a hot, wet path to her jaw, where he nibbled her skin lightly. Crimson eyes stared into her brown ones, and he replied with a thick, husky voice, "I need to know... what I feel when I touch you," His forehead rested against hers, Lilith gasped as both of his hands grabbed her buttocks and pulled her back directly on his lap, where she was starting to feel a swell, "I need to see your expression when i touch you." and for the first time in the night he claimed her lips in a kiss that was unlike any other they had shared. His lips opened and closed around hers, and his tongue thrust in and out of her mouth; his hands were squeezing her bottom, and he was slowly leaning forward, as if he wanted to go in, deeper.

 Lillith was so shocked with how sudden things were happening, all out of nowhere. Her thoughts and heart were racing, shifting and backtracking and God knows what else while that tongue rubbed against her own, claimed her mouth and ravished her without leaving her room or time to breathe. It made her light headed, but she hung on to him with everything she was, desperately kissing him back with the same fervour.

Asmodeus' hands made certain she was as close to him as he could get her, and she moaned into his mouth when she moved her hips, really just trying to sit more comfortably, and rubbed up against the hardness nestled between his legs. It was an alien feeling, but she wanted more of it. She could feel the familiar heat gathering in her abdomen; sending tingles through her and making her senses go into overdrive.

 His eyes widened into the kiss at the jolt he felt when she rubbed against his lap. He had never felt something like that! But it had felt so bloody good, that he just wanted her to do it again; unconsciously his hands pushed her closer, but there was no more breach to cover; only their clothes were left.

His lips left hers and trailed down to her chest again, one of his hands tangled itself in her soft hair, pulling her head back so he could lick and nip at the sensitive skin of her neck. He could feel her pulse throbbing against his tongue; it was the same rapid pulse he tasted in her other nipple, the same one he felt as his hand brushed down her belly. He sucked on her nipple and her back arched further, bringing her centre closer to his. A gasp left his lips when he felt a crease between her legs rub on the swell of his pants, and it ignited a new fire he wanted- needed to be sated.

 Lillith made a sound at the back of her throat, it sounded needy, almost like a mewl, and she buried her face in his neck as soon as his fingers released her hair. Her teeth nibbled, her lips kissed, her tongue licked- anything to drive them further into this new-found insanity. The friction her rubbing up against him created made her grit her teeth not to moan out loud, and she just couldn't stop. Asmodeus' hands and mouth were everywhere, touching and brushing over skin she didn't even know was sensitive. She began to hate what little clothes they wore, and Asmodeus didn't hesitate to help when she began to tug at her panties. He swatted her hands away to do it himself, and Lillith heard something tear, but didn't particularly care, and Oh God, was that his hand on her upper thigh? She bit hard into his neck, leaving behind a bite mark.

 His tongue was dry, even though he was salivating more than usual; his hands were trembling, wanting to touch all of her and not managing as fast and as slowly as he wanted to. He didn't know what was that urge, that thirst to have a taste of all of her, and for her to have a taste of all of him; he just couldn't get enough of the way her hands ran up his strong neck to his hair or how her other hand was setting on fire his spine the lower it got; his went further up her thigh until he reached the juncture of her leg with her hip, and he hadn't exactly noticed when it happened, but it was naked. Abruptly he flipped her onto her back, his face hovering over her stomach.

She was breathing hard, as though she had just ran for hours, but her breathing could only go more erratic as his face descended on her belly and placed open mouthed, wet kisses on her skin until his tongue played with her navel. To her shock -and pleasure- he rather fancied nibbling the skin of her hip, and licking her bone, at the same time as his hands ran up and down the sides of her curvy hips. Lilith's head trashed to the sides, her fists closed on the forgotten bed covers.
She brought a hand to her mouth and bit into it, needing something to anchor her so she didn't completely float away on these intense feelings that were coursing through her. Asmodeus' white blonde hair tickled her stomach, and she reached down and curled her fingers into it. Her hips were arching up against him, and his warm breath on her belly, on her hip made her squirm worse, and she panted hard and couldn't even concentrate her thoughts long enough to think what she wanted.

 "A-Asmodeus!" she gasped, pulling at his long, light locks of hair when he pressed his lips to the large vein running through her thigh.

 The tremble of her voice brought a rush of satisfaction and power over him, because he was the only one to ever make her feel that way, and he'd make sure to keep it that way. He looked at her contorted face, but she was experiencing no pain other than wanting more. The pull at his hair felt incredibly good; she was urging him for more, being a little rough, and he liked it.

His hand reached to the place he had yet to touch, and he lingered only for a few seconds before his palm covered her entirely between her legs. That gasp was the loudest of the ones he had gotten from her, and her back curved so much he lost sight of her upper body for a second.

 The Prince bit his lip again to stop himself from drooling over her -he really didn't know what was up with the excess of saliva-. She was hot and soft, and there was a strange wetness that he didn't know had been there all the time, the one which made his hand slip a little when she squirmed, which brought a new wave of shudders from her. He intentionally rubbed the heel of his hand between the swells of skin, feeling more heat, more dampness, and a little nub that made her thrash about when he brushed it.

 Her hand was slowly beginning to bruise from all the marks left behind by her teeth, but she could hardly feel the little sting of pain through the haze that covered her mind and absorbed her. Asmodeus' hand had her full attention at the moment, and when the back of his hand kept touching and rubbing over that little nub she wasn't able to contain a loud moan that slipped from her lips.

 She gasped and squirmed, but there just didn't seem to be any relief for the tight feeling in her stomach. She whispered his name, wanting him to go ahead and do something more- anything at all. In her mind she pictured his mouth, saw the lips that parted and took her in, the tongue that graced her with its warm, soft and wet presence, and it was so strong in her mind that she knew he could hear it, or see it, she didn't know which.

 The image was planted into his mind, and he would not rest until he saw it true, until he saw what she'd feel and what he'd feel out of it, so when her stomach was tight with strain, when she was reaching a peak of something he knew naught about, the Prince replaced his hand for his mouth. And to her it was like starting all over again, with the sensations by his lips, his teeth teasing her softest skin, his tongue flicking over that god damned demanding little nub. Her back was arching again, and her hands reached his shoulders to stop herself from going over the clouds, and then Asmodeus followed the idea of exploring a deeper place, and slowly slid one probing finger inside of her.

 Lilith's eyes widened then, and her mouth came open, but no sound emerged from the parted lips. She felt her muscles tighten when Asmodeus' finger slowly slid into her body, clenching and unclenching around that long, probing finger. It was all so overwhelming that she almost cried out, and the tongue lapped at her so gently and so teasingly that she wanted to curse and yell, and yet it made her feel something she'd never felt in her entire life, even when she'd been intimate with her previous boyfriend.

 Then and now could not be compared, and a hiccupping sound came from Lilith while she pulled at his hair- not meaning to do him harm, but unable to stop herself. Her hips seemed to be moving on their own, causing the finger to slide a little out, then back in, and Asmodeus caught on and glanced up at her through half closed eyes while he moved his finger.

He could not hear his own pants as he lifted himself up, and he really didn't notice the extreme discomfort he felt as his underpants brushed against his skin, they seemed to itch and burn as though his skin needed to get rid of it. He could just see, with dark eyes, as his mate's chest heaved up and down, and the blush that had spread from her neck to her cheeks. He wanted to claim her lips for his own, and push his tongue back into that wetness, see the difference from the one he had just tasted. And he did so, and she could taste herself on his tongue, and rather than disgusting her it only served to turn on the flame that was scalding her chest.

 Her hands, on their own, slid from his side, over his solid muscle covered ribs, to his narrow hips, where she pulled the last clothing item down, and carefully slid it down, her palms pressing against his round and smooth buttocks. Maybe it was all that intimacy that was turning her to be a bit like him, because she suddenly felt and unexplainable curiosity for him, for all of him.

 Asmodeus twitched a little under her touch, and goose bumps spread along his arms when her hands touched and explored their way down his body. His eyes fell shut by the time she reached his buttocks, and she kneaded the skin and muscle softly with her hands before sliding them down the outside of his thighs, resting lightly at the backside of his knees for a moment before coming around to touch his inner thighs so teasingly. His concentration was wavering more the further up her smaller fingers moved, and she touched him so gently and carefully that his lips trembled against hers. He broke the kiss just as her hand rested far up on his thigh, and their eyes locked, crimson on brown, and Lilith finally dared to do it then and wrapped her fingers around that hardness she found there

 She bit her lip at the moan, licked it as he squeezed his eyes shut. Her head lifted a little, and she bit his lower lip at the same time as she teased the tip of him, getting a shudder out of him; his arms were trembling, not by the strain of supporting himself, but she was stroking him, softly, then harder, faster, and slowly, her fingers pausing on the base and the head. The Prince had never felt something like that before, nothing had ever made his body go erratic as Lilith had managed that night, but her lips, teeth and hands squeezing, rubbing were not something he wanted to feel just once. Abruptly he noticed his hips bucking back and forth, matching the rhythm of her hand; her free hand cupped the sack under his shaft, pressing her hand a little, her fingers teasing behind it, and he could not keep the groan to himself. His face felt hot as it rested on the crook of her neck, his pants and moans muffled by the skin he licked, and then he felt it, the tightness of something coming and taking over him...

 Lilith's fingers dug into his shoulder when she felt him grow out of control with his thrusts, close to the edge she knew felt so fucking amazing. She stroked him harder, wanting to do it right and let him get the most out of it. Then suddenly he grew tense and still above her, his hips thrusting forward one last time. She felt the sticky, wet seed cover her hand, and she shuddered, knowing she had been the one to do that. Asmodeus trembled like a child, and his warm breath came out in gasps and pants against her neck.

"Asmodeus..." She whispered his name, feeling something tender in her chest, something for him, and when he raised his head from the crook of her neck his red eyes were glazed over, vacant for a moment.

Lilith couldn't hide the smile in time, and when he came back from wherever he had gone he stared at her with a strange emotion in his eyes, something near to shock. He stole the smile from her lips with a kiss so tender it moved her down to her heart, both of his hands around her face. She almost whimpered by it, it was just too sweet and tender after such passionate minutes, his body rested on hers, and she could feel both of them sweating, panting. Her legs wrapped themselves around his hips, bringing him closer, and after they broke their kiss they just held each other. One of his hands ran down her side to rest on her hip for a few seconds before lifting her leg, drawing it apart, and she had no time to even understand that he was thrusting inside of her. But gone was the wilderness of discovery, it had been left behind and in its stead there was care, tenderness and love.

Asmodeus crimson eyes swirled with deep purple, "This is what I wanted." The rich sound of his voice and his words almost made her collapse in ecstasy, even more than the strokes of him inside her tight walls. Her head thrown back, his tongue slowly trailing up her neck, that was when Asmodeus finally remembered that in that book said that when women wore black underwear was because they wanted sex. But they weren't having sex, they were making love.

And even as they lay wrapped in each other's arms the following morning neither heard the alarm clock go off.



Side track - How not to dress for a party
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Written after a sudden urge to write something with Tavara. By Kanilla.

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There were many words one could use to describe humans and their world, and they obviously varied depending on which person you asked. However, if Tavara was to make a description consisting of three words they would be fun, queer and contradicting.

Because he was still very young; a child in the eyes of the his own race, it did happen that his actions or words were met with astonishment, shock or utter embarrassment. Today was one of those times, he realized as he noticed how everyone seemed to be staring wide eyed at him. His brother Asmodeus’ face was passive, but his dark eyes gave him away, and Aeron seemed to have a hard time not bursting into laughter, if Tavara was to judge from the way the corners of his mouth twitched and his shoulders shook just a little.

He assessed their facial expressions and body language, but it made no more sense to him than quantum theory did.

“Lulu!” he chirped, and Lucia frowned deeply at the pet name he’d chosen for her. She crossed her arms over her barely developed breasts and raised her chin in a display of annoyance. She didn’t look any happier as he walked over in three long steps and casually draped an arm over her shoulders.

“Don’t do that, uncle Tavara,” she pouted, but the look on her face was too cute not to tease her any more. The humans and demons in the room watched, perplexed, as the blonde, angel-faced Prince poked Lucia’s cheek with a long finger and chuckled.

“Tavara, why don’t you…sit down?” Lilith suggested with a little smile. She looked a little embarrassed, because her cheeks were pink and pretty, and Tavara liked that. Humans looked strange when blood filled their cheeks, but it was a good kind of strange. He finally let go of his niece and flopped into an available chair with his arms and legs sprawled everywhere.

“Have some cake, if you like,” Ana offered, and Tavara sniffed the air to separate the scent of sweet, still fresh from the oven chocolate cake. His nose recognized the scent of sugar and butter, and it made his mouth water.

“Okay, I’m going to ask the question everyone’s wondering about,” Aeron said and cleared his throat. His lips curled into a little smirk, and Tavara had come to learn that Aeron had a bad habit of being mean when he did that.

“Why are you dressed as a girl?”

Tavara blinked. It was not a question he had expected, and he looked down at his attire with a puzzled face. He was wearing a pair of tight, knee length shorts, striped knee socks and a cute, but very girly top. His pale, hairless legs and arms were exposed. Combined with the hair clips keeping his blonde, curly locks in place he looked like someone taken straight out of a fashion magazine for teenagers.

“But it’s Lilitin’s birthday, isn’t it?”

This explanation didn’t seem to have the effect he wanted- if anything they looked even more confused. His eyes wandered to their attires, and he couldn’t really see the big deal.

“You dressed up like that because it’s my birthday?” Lilith asked with a laugh.

Prtch, I did.” He nodded vigorously as he spoke.

“Because you are supposed to dress up when it is someone’s birthday?” Asmodeus asked and got another nod from his younger brother.

Tavara smiled, pleased with himself when they all looked at each other with amused faces.

It was little Remiel who finally spoke up moments later, and Tavara tilted his head to the side and wondered, for the nth time, why his nephew’s voice was so tiny and thin.

“But you’re supposed to dress like a boy, Uncle,” he said quietly, and he blushed and grabbed hold of his mother’s sleeve when Tavara kept staring at him. Lilith pulled him into the chair with her, despite that he was nine years old and a big boy now. He leaned into her and averted his eyes anxiously.

“But it said that girls are prettier,” Tavara protested.

“What did?” Ana asked, smiling at his antics and strange beliefs.

“Lulu’s magazine!” he grinned.

Lucia’s face filled with colour, and Tavara grinned even wider at that. She was so cute when she was embarrassed or angry, and he liked it the best when she stomped her foot and tried to be older than she was.

“Uncle! Stop stealing my magazines!” she demanded, and the table began to rattle and move a bit, affected by her telekinetic powers. Asmodeus put a hand on her arm when the box of napkins fell off the table, and she pursed her lips poutily and made it stop.

“But your magazines are fun, Lulu. Renko-kins thinks they’re silly.”

“You show them to Renko?” Her eyes widened.

“I think he’s just…,” he made a gesture with his hand, as if he was unsure of the right word to use, “brishtcgre.”

Aeron laughed. “Baby bro, do me a favour and dress like a boy the next time there’s a celebration, okay?”

Tavara turned his head and smiled cryptically.

“Cake, anyone?” Ana asked.

-

Brishtcgre – pretend/pretending

Prtch – yes, to confirm something





Side track - The smallest joys in life have wheels
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Written by Kanilla.

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"Asmodeus?" I stand in the doorway to my bedroom while rubbing the sleep from my eyes. There was a noise just now, and Asmodeus have been out since this morning. Correction, it's past midnight, meaning he has been out since yesterday's morning. I spot his long, white blonde hair over the edge of the couch. Thank goodness, I was beginning to worry! Something is up with him, he has barely been indoors at all. And just like before, he refuses to tell me where he has been off to. But this time I don't think it's anything dangerous, like that blasted battle two weeks ago.If it was, I rather doubt he would be smiling at me when I try to trick him into telling me. That smile of his, I don't know whether to find it handsome, annoying or a complete nuisance. A bit of all three, perhaps.

"Asmodeus?" I repeat and cross my arms over my breasts. This particular t-shirt is tight to the body, and since I don't wear a bra when I sleep it makes me feel a tad exposed. Of course, Asmodeus probably couldn't care less if I waltzed in naked. As far as I know, he has no interest in the female body, which in my mind makes him totally asexual. For someone as handsome as him to be asexual is a bit of a waste though.

"I woke you up," he simply says, without looking at me. There is no need for me to answer, he knows every thought on my mind now. Just like I can read his thoughts sometimes. I sit down on the couch next to him, noticing the piece of paper in his hand that his eyes are glued to. He jerks his head up to look at me, then quickly shoves the paper into his jeans pocket.

Oh yeah, he's definitely hiding something again.

"It is nothing," he says, even before I can ask. That line proves what I have suspected- he is learning the human ways, especially those of avoiding a confrontation or answering a question. He is going to have to do better than that, though. I just raise an eyebrow and say in a mock-sweet voice;"oh really?"

He nods slowly and stares at the television screen, now dark. I feel tempted to poke or nudge him. Are Princes ticklish? The thought has never crossed my mind before. Asmodeus turns his head to me, a quizzical look on his face. I grin and stick a finger into his ribs. He lets me repeat it twice more without doing anything.

"What are you doing?"

I pick up the words "ticklish?" and "odd behavior" from his mind.

He grunts when I jab my finger into his side again, harder this time. But not until I move closer and start tickling him properly does he bother to react. He catches my arm with his hand and holds it firmly, but not painfully. My grin widens, and on a sadistic whim I push into him with my shoulder and make him fall over onto the couch. Had he been resisting, none of this would have been possible. My conclusion is that he is curious about what the hell is on my mind right now.

I use my free hand to tickle him mercilessly. My lips curl into a pout of disappointment when I don't get any reaction whatsoever apart from the wondering expression.

"You are no fun, Asmodeus Aurelius," I huff and move off him. He lets go of my hand and sit back up.

'Humans are definitely the weirdest species alive. Remember to look up the word "tickle".'

"Are you really so curious, Lillith?" he asks, his eyes filled with amusement. I glare in reply.

"Very well, but I cannot show you until tomorrow."

"Deal."

He arches an eyebrow at me, looking a little wondering again. I frown.

"What?"

"You actually have very womanly shapes," he comments.

Oh My God, runs through my mind, and I quickly cover up my chest with my arms in embarrassment. The hell? What was he staring for? His forehead wrinkles a little when he is the one to frown.

"You seem offended, Lillith. I was under the impression that females loved to be complimented."

Sometimes I wonder if he is ignorant rather than the smartass he is supposed to be. Doesn't he know that staring at a girl's chest is rude? Okay, I know I am not actually naked, but wearing a t-shirt, but the rules still apply! Especially for someone like me.

"I'm going back to bed," I state and leave the couch in a hurry.

Very womanly shapes? I swear to God, if he is turning into another pig headed male I am definitely throwing him out!

My face is still red.

-

"Okay, so where are we going?"

White smoke comes from my mouth everytime I open it to talk. And I like to talk when curiosity is killing me. My fingers are already going stiff inside the mittens from the insanely cold weather of December. Asmodeus shakes his head, refusing to tell me just yet. Currently we are walking through town, to whatever destination my Demon friend has in mind. The snow is falling heavily, and my pants are soaking it all up. Asmodeus was ready to go outside in his usual jeans and turtle necked sweater, but I forced him to materialize something warmer for the sake of everyone else. People would be staring if he wasn't wearing at least a jacket and a hat on his head. The hat made him scowl at me.

"Come on, where are we headed?" I plead and cough a little. If not for the wind, I might have brought an umbrella to keep the snow from weatting my cheeks. Had I been wearing mascara, I would definitely be looking just like a panda by now. Asmodeus stops before a sign.

"This is it," he claims and turns to look at me. The snow has covered up more than half of the sign, but I don't need to read it to know what it says. Why are we at the railroad station? He walks on without waiting for me, and I groan at the wetness of my socks and pants. I follow him over to the large, white board with the time tables.

'Five minutes. We were lucky.'

I wrinkle my nose. That thought referred to the next train coming, didn't it? Squinting my eyes a little I read the arrival times, and yes, the next train arrives in five minutes. We wait in silence along with every other person at the station, and I sigh in relief as the train comes into the station and stops. It has been a while since I took the train anywhere, and they changed colours since last time I was here. Before the trains used to be a nice, red colour, so God knows why they changed that for a flat out ugly combination of grey, orange and black. We get on, and the doors close behind us. I shake my head to make the snow fall off my hat, and brush it off my shoulders before it can melt and make me even wetter. Hm, not so many available seats today.

That is when the thought strikes me; we don't have tickets.

I grab Asmodeus by the arm and yank him a little closer, so no one will hear me.

"We didn't buy tickets. If the bloke is an ass, then he will throw us off at the next stop!" I whisper.

Asmodeus smirks and tells me not to worry. Uneasy with it all, I decide to leave it to him. As a Demon Prince I suppose he has a trick or two up his sleeve.

My foot is tapping nervously against the floor when the ticket collector arrives. His face is all hard angles and strict as hell. I glance at Asmodeus from the corner of my eye.

"Tickets please."

Asmodeus puts his hand in his pocket and pulls out two pieces of blank, white paper that he hands to the man, whom looks at them for a moment before nodding briskly and walking off to find someone else to bother. Asmodeus looks satisfied with himself, and takes my arm and pulls me along before I can ask what he did. He finds us a seat at the far end of the carriage with little people around. We sit down next to each other, but I leave my jacket on since I don't know how far we are going.

"Did you hypnotize the guy?"

His lips curl into that handsome and very much annoying smirk as he shakes his head.

"I just made him think we had tickets. Ticket collectors are stressed people, their minds are easy to manipulate," he explains and makes the hat dissolve. I look around, checking if someone noticed. Apparently people are busy with their own conversations. His long hair is just as perfect as usual, not a hair in the wrong place. It bugs me. That ability should belong to a girl, not a pretty boy!

Asmodeus stares out the window, chin propped on his hand. He looks happy.

Is this why he never stays in anymore?

'Human made machines are so fascinating.'

I can't help but smile when I pick up that particular thought. Sometimes Asmodeus acts like a five year old boy with his fascination for the oddest things, like the television, or my toaster. Despite being a demon, he has some things in common with the regular, human boy. It makes him cute, I think. I lean back in the seat and unbutton my coat. It seems like we are going to be on this train for a while.

His thoughts are running more freely, and even I can pick up most of them. It's a peculiar feeling to know what the one sitting next to you is thinking. I shudder when I notice how cold my feet actually are.

"Asmodeus?"

"Hm?"

"Think you can manipulate someone to give us free cocoa when we get off this train?"

He smiles.





AU version 1 - High School
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Written by Kanilla.

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It was another early Monday morning at Shellby High, and the teenagers were still hung over and grumpy from the weekend as they parked their cars on school grounds and met up with their friends. The weather was warm and comfortable, even at eight in the morning, and three weeks remained until the seniors graduated. There was still another twenty minutes until classes started, and most of the tired teenagers spent that time lying around on the grass, complaining to and chatting with their comrades.

“And it was like, totally unfair!” One of the cheerleaders whined and gesticulated wildly with her hands. Her complaint went by mostly unnoticed, and she was about to whine again when she noticed that her three girlfriends were staring past her. “What?”

“The Aurelius brothers,” one of them whispered, and the other two giggled and smiled at each other. The one who’d spoken first felt her annoyance disappear right away. “Seriously, I’d give up my manicure to have a date with the third brother.” She sighed.

“I think I like the youngest one best,” one said, and she pursed her lips poutily.

“He’s cute, but he’s way too bubbly,” another disagreed. “The oldest is so much more handsome. Just look at that scary face he’s making!”

The four brothers, usually called by their last name Aurelius, took no notice of the four girls that were staring their way, much to the girls’ chagrin. This was by no means unusual- the brothers all seemed somewhat distanced from the rest of the teenagers, and despite how many girls sighed and wished to gather their courage to actually talk to them it rarely happened.

Tavara, the youngest and still only a junior, was probably the one whom attracted the most eyes. His hair, curly and golden blonde, was a subject of envy among the girls, and his face was simply too boyish and sweet. Currently he was walking next to Asmodeus, the second oldest, and his fingers itched to take away his brother’s gameboy.

“You said I could borrow it today,” he remarked and poked Asmodeus in the ribs. The white blonde boy showed no more reaction to that than a tiny twitch of his left eyebrow.

“You’ll ruin it,” he said in a monotonous voice without taking his eyes from the little screen. Tavara made a sound of protest and pouted like a little boy.

“You know he’s right, Tavvy,” declared Aeron, the third oldest. Tavara shot him a dirty look, but that just made Aeron laugh and pat his younger brother on the back. The blonde boy turned to the oldest of them, Lucious, and put up a puppy dog face. “Lucy, talk to him!”

The tall, dark haired senior narrowed his blue eyes and glared at his brother. “How many times do I have to tell you not to call me Lucy?” Tavara, with his utter lack of understanding when it came to giving in or stopping at the right time, didn’t pick up the warning tone in Lucious’ voice.

“But he listens to you,” he said and frowned.

“My name is Lucious, damnit!” the other hissed, but none of the other three seemed very frightened by his anger. You pretty much got used to that after living with someone so temperamental and moody for years. Though, Lucious was damned scary when he was real pissed off.

“I’ll let you use my Nintendo DS after school, under supervision,” Asmodeus said, but only because the arguing was disturbing his concentration. He was on level 7 and had worked hard to get there, and he was not about to let Tavara’s whining ruin that.

“Really?” His face lit up with a big, bright smile. “You’ve got to promise me, Asmy.”

“I promise.”

That shut the boy up, and Asmodeus continued playing his game in peace and quiet.

“This is my stop,” Aeron said. “I’ll see you guys later.” He winked at them and disappeared through the doorway to his classroom.

The classroom was large, white and boring, like any other room in the building. Frankly, the only decent room in the school was the music room where he usually spent his lunches hammering away at the drums or playing various other instruments. He grinned when he saw that Narya was already sitting in her seat next to his. She was having a conversation with her friend Jack, a cheerful, but slightly annoying guy.

Aeron took a seat on Narya’s desk and put a foot on Jack’s chair. Both of them stopped talking to look at him, and the mild annoyance he saw on her face made him grin wider.

“Well, good morning to you too,” she said in a pleasant voice.

“Hmm, did you leave your lover boy behind today? I don’t see Evan here,” he said smugly and watched the colour rise in her cheeks. She really did look lovely when she blushed, he thought.

“He’s n-not my loverboy, Aeron! Stop being silly, will you?”

Evan and Narya could probably make it through their senior year without ever coming close to admitting that they were head over heels for each other. They could really use a matchmaker.

Who was he kidding? It was way more fun to watch Narya squirm every time he made a comment about her crush. He shared a knowing look with Jack, despite their differences. No one knew better than them how stubborn Narya and Evan were.

“Then he won’t mind if I ask you out, will he?”

Narya looked downright insulted. Or shocked? He wasn’t sure which word described that wide-eyed look better. However, the girl quickly recovered and raised her chin in a dignified manner, and Aeron wanted to chuckle.

“I’d never date a player.”

He feigned a look of hurt, something he was quite good at. “You think I’m a player? I’m hurt, Narya.”

Obviously, after two years in the same grade Narya was well able to see past the fake emotion, and Aeron too knew that. It was just for fun anyway. Narya was not really his type, but she was just too fun to tease.

“Shouldn’t you stop flirting so much if you aren’t a player?”

Ouch.

Well, he couldn’t really say anything to that.

“All in due time, my dear. I’m too young not to flirt with all the lovely girls.”

Narya frowned, and Aeron couldn’t resist poking her on the forehead.

“You’ll get wrinkles if you keep frowning like that. I bet Evan wouldn’t like that.”

“Stop torturing her, Aurelius,” a deep, clearly annoyed voice spoke from behind him. Aeron turned his head to give the newly arrived Evan a beaming smile. The grumpy, silent teenager took his seat next to Jack, but not without glaring at Aeron for a whole minute first.

“Ah, I guess I better sit down too.”

The teacher arrived just then, and Aeron leaned back into his chair and let his attention drift to other things. History was not on his list of favourite subjects (it was a very short list, really), besides, his brother Asmodeus was a total nerd when it came to this subject. He’d just make Asmodeus give him a short lecture later.

-

Asmodeus’ and Lucious’ first subject that morning was Math, something the first didn’t mind and the latter quite liked. The two of them were seated next to each other, as they had been throughout their three years in high school. It was a peculiar thing, and Asmodeus wondered if the teachers had arranged their seats like this because they were brothers. It could also possibly be because everyone else seemed to be somewhat afraid of his older brother.

It was fascinating to watch how the other seniors talked so politely to Lucious (if they talked to him at all) and how the juniors seemed ready to wet their pants around him.

Not that Asmodeus minded. It kept the others at a distance, and he better liked the peace and quiet than mingling with his fellow class mates. And since Lucious didn’t really talk much it worked out just fine.

“Lucious! You didn’t pick up your phone last night!”

Well, there was one person outside their family who wouldn’t bat an eye if Lucious glared at her. That person was Ana A.Evergreen, a girl whose bubbly and smiling personality could only be matched by Tavara’s.

A strange look flashed in Lucious’ eyes when he saw Ana, but he quickly scowled to hide it.

Asmodeus kept his smile to himself.

“I called you five times,” Ana scolded with a frown and pulled out the chair belonging to the desk in front of theirs. “You could have at least texted me if you didn’t want to talk.”

“My battery was dead,” Lucious grumbled and opened his book. Ana wasn’t so easily pushed away though, and Lucious growled when she brought her hand down on the open pages with a ‘smack’.

“Really?” she challenged him.

“Yes, really.”

“Okay then.” Ana removed her hand with a smile. “But call me tonight or come over, will you?”

Lucious didn’t answer, but Asmodeus knew his brother too well to fall for the angry expression. Truthfully, Lucious always looked pissed off, and Asmodeus was probably one of the very people who could see the subtle differences. It was a wonder that Ana hadn’t given up yet, he thought.

They had met her in their junior year, a couple of days after starting high school, when Ana walked straight up to them with her girlfriend tagging anxiously along. “I’m Ana Agatha Evergreen. Nice to meet you!” she had declared, and though neither of them had shook her hand that day she had continued to talk to them afterwards. Well, Lucious was the one she wanted to talk to.

He wondered if his brother had realized yet that Ana liked him.

Probably not, he thought dryly.

“Oh, good morning! I didn’t see you coming, Lilly.”

Ana greeted her long time best friend with a warm smile, and Lillith chuckled. “You were too busy imposing on Lucious,” she said, amused, and took her seat behind the two boys. She greeted Asmodeus with a nod, but left the oldest brother alone.

“Did you manage all the home work?”

Asmodeus shrugged. “It wasn’t hard,” he said, and his words made Lillith raise an eyebrow at him.

“For a genius like you, maybe.”

His face remained passive, but he was watching all the tiny changes in her expression closely. Something about this girl always made him curious, as it had since that day Ana walked up to them with a very anxious and not so interested Lillith following behind her.

He supposed he could call her a friend.

That seemed a shaky term at the best though. His emotions were never quite in order whenever Lillith was angry or upset, or when she laughed because of something he said. Most of the time she was just as quiet as him, and somewhat unsocial too. He didn’t often see her with anyone but Ana and Narya, that sophomore girl that Aeron shared classes with.

“Open your books, kids!” Groans sounded throughout the classroom as the teacher walked through the doorway with a bright smile. The man picked up a piece of chalk and right away began talking about the homework they were supposed to have finished for today. Asmodeus only half paid attention, and when a finger nudged him in the back he stretched out his arm behind him and waited. A piece of paper was slipped into his hand, and he put it down on his desk and read it.

‘Give me the explanation to the second one. I just know he’s going to ask me.’ It read. Lillith’s hand writing was not particularly girly, or much of anything at all, but Asmodeus liked the way it leaned to the left rather than the right, as his own did.

He scribbled down something and folded the note before handing it back.

When the note returned to him not so long after he couldn’t hold back the little smirk as he read what she’d written.

‘Not the second world war, you idiot.’

-

“Hey, that was mine!”  Renko whined and stared at Tavara as if he’d been insulted. Said blonde grinned and put the whole, stolen chocolate muffin into his mouth in one bite. The two cousins had a staring contest until Mr.Smith, Renko’s self-proclaimed protector and senior, handed the junior his own muffin.

“Here you go, my lord,” Mr.Smith said with a serious expression, and Renko hesitated to take it, but in the end his stomach won him over. He grabbed it and began nibbling away at the heavenly pastry.

Truthfully, Mr.Smith had just brought a muffin because something like this was likely to happen, and Renko was prone to pout when it did. But no one had to know that.

“Seriously, stop calling me that,” Renko frowned. “It’s creepy.”

The other two teens couldn’t agree more, but neither of them spoke a word.

Sometimes they wondered just how straight Mr.Smith really was.

“The muffin was delicious,” Tavara said and sighed happily, and Renko shot him a nasty look. He didn’t seem to notice though.

“You are such a wimp, Renko,” Lucia said dryly and took a bite of her sandwich. “Half the time Tavara is just pushing you around.”

“Well, sorry for being a wuss,” Renko said, and he was clearly pouting.

“You need to toughen up!”

“Aw, don’t be so mean to him, Lulu! He’s your cousin!” Tavara chuckled and threw an arm around Renko’s shoulders. The boy choked on his drink and nearly spit the mouthful of soda in Lucia’s face in surprise. “And he’s adorable, don’t you think? Almost as adorable as me.”

The heat rose in Renko’s cheeks, and they were so red that there was no doubt that he was blushing. That Lucia saw it didn’t make it any better. The brown haired girl rolled her eyes and snatched the soda from Renko’s hand to take a sip.

“Not you too!”

She smirked and continued to take small sips, keeping it just out of his reach. “Well, it’s your own fault for being unattentive, isn’t it?”

Damn, sometimes he felt like shouting at her for being so annoying.

“Let him go, please.” Mr.Smith looked quite serious, and Tavara smiled at the older boy and put Renko’s head in a headlock.

“What’ll you do if I don’t?” he cooed, and Mr.Smith looked a little troubled at that.

“Just let him go already,” Lucia snapped. “You shouldn’t be so mean either.”

Tavara loosened his hold, and Renko drew a deep, relieved breath and scooted further away from his bubbly, blonde cousin. Damnit - for looking so thin and weak, Tavara sure had strength! He picked up his own sandwich from the lunch box and ate it while sulking openly. Mr.Smith sent him a worried look, which he ignored (as he should).

“I’ll buy you a new soda if you buy me ice cream from the new ice cream parlour,” Lucia offered her sulking cousin.

“That’s not fair, you know.”

“Suck it up.”

Tavara smirked. It was always such fun to watch those two exchange words. Their relationship was peculiar, and he had yet to find a fitting word to describe it. And obviously, Lucia didn’t like it when anyone other than herself bossed Renko around.

“I want ice cream too.”

“Buy it yourself,” Lucia and Renko replied in unison.



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HB/HB - Halloween Crack
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Halloween crack written in a fit of boredom. Beware of the vampires and werewolves running loose.

Written by Kanilla, ideas supplied by Armith-Greenleaf.

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That morning Narya woke with a peculiar feeling, the sort that humans called a 'sixth sense'. She couldn't identify why this was so- everything should be perfectly normal. So she tried to push it aside and ignore it as she went on about her morning routine. She dressed, brushed her teeth, combed her hair, but even as she came downstairs to the kitchen of the cafè the annoying feeling lurched in her stomach. Her eyebrows knotted together in a frown, but honestly, she couldn't for the life of her remember anything she'd forgotten to do before she went to bed last night. The doors had been properly locked, Jack's kitchen had been in perfect order...Narya sighed.

"Why is everything so quiet?"

Jack was nowhere in sight, and when she popped her head into the cafè she noticed that no one was there. Where had Evan and the human chef gone off to? They were supposed to open up shop in half an hour! Now, she knew men were irresponsible, but there was only so much a poor girl could take. But then again, even Mrs.Buttercrook appeared to be elsewhere, and that was probably the strangest thing in all of this.

Her eyes fell on the calendar on the wall.

No- wait...She counted the days in her head, and the frown deepened when she realized which day it was.

Today was Halloween.

But Halloween was not particularly celebrated here in Britain, so why would it matter? Still, she had a nagging feeling that this somehow was related to the uneasy mood that clung to her.

Without Jack, Uriel and Evan there was no way the cafè could be open today, so she quickly found a blank sheet of paper and wrote "Closed due to sickness", which she stuck on the door on her way outside.

It was only early morning yet, so it was still dark outside, and Narya found herself right in the middle of a stream of people when she stepped outside the cafè. People were headed to work, children were going to school- nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Perhaps she should talk to the Prince mates? If anyone knew what was going on in this town it would be the Princes and their mates. Nodding to herself with fresh determination now she began heading to Asmodeus and Lilith's home. It was a fifteen minute walk by feet from here.

Narya yelped, surprised, when something grabbed her by the collar of her sweater and pulled her into the alley she was walking past. Her arms were raised in defense, and she whirled around as the hand let go of her, and saw...

"Evan?"

She blurted out his name in utter confusion, and though she felt that something wasn't quite right she was too busy staring at him to notice the changes at first. Then, as she saw the long, sharp canines protruding from his mouth and the narrow, golden eyes she knew that something was very, very wrong.

Evan withdrew his hand, and Narya released a sigh when he made that frown she knew so well. His pose was strangely arrogant; he carried himself as though he was royal.

"What's happened to you?" She made a vague gesture towards him with her hand, unable to find a good word to describe his state.

The golden eyes became fixed on her, and Narya felt a chill run down her spine. Evan was emitting a frightening aura, similar to that of a predator eyeing its prey.

"I was like this when I woke up." His voice was deeper than usual, scratchy somehow, and Narya swallowed as he took a step forward. His eyes wandered lower, down to her neckline and the column of her throat. She sheepishly scratched her cheek and didn't know what to do. It was unnerving to be watched so closely, more so when the one watching wasn't blinking his eyes.

"Evan, are you okay?" She reached out a hand and put it on his forehead, then yelped again and withdrew it. "You are icy cold!" She shuddered. It was dark but...had he gotten paler since yesterday?

She saw his Adam's apple bob as he swallowed, and the little movement captured her attention. Narya never saw the vein on his forehead pulsing from the strain it took not to move. Alas, it was a lost battle. Narya's eyes widened as Evan's arms came around her and pulled her to his firm chest. She felt the cold of his skin even through the layers of clothing, and the fingers that touched the nape of her neck sent shivers through her, but not only because of the cold touch.

"Evan!" She pressed a hand against his chest, but his arms might as well have been made of rock for how much they budged. Her cheeks flushed red from embarrassment and confusion, and she heard Evan gasp softly. One of his hands took hold of her chin and turned it to the left, and Narya's mind almost went blank when he bent just enough to let her feel his breath against the shell of her ear and her neck.

"What are you doing?!" she demanded to know, but there was no response. She was getting angry by his odd behavior and the fact that he wasn't listening. A small voice at the back of her head told teased that she wanted this- her heart was pounding now, pounding hard against her ribcage.

Her body nearly turned to goo when Evan's mouth touched her neck. They were moist and soft, but cold, and they pressed a light kiss to her sensitive skin. With her eyes nearly bulging from their sockets she fisted a hand in the front of his jacket to hold herself steady.

"Evan..."

Narya felt the elongated canines then, and a thought popped into her head.

Vampire! Evan had turned into a vampire?! How was that even possible? He was an Angel! The whole thing just seemed too surreal, but the feeling of Evan's fangs and lips against her neck was proof enough when you added the golden eyes.

Evan shivered violently, as though he was struggling hard to hold himself back. With a nervous gulp she realized that just might be the case here. Uh oh. Evan was going to bite her, even if that was crazy- she wasn't even human. A vampire couldn't feed off an Angel and be satisfied...Could they? Suddenly she felt very insecure.

His shivers grew worse, so she knew her time was running out. How could she...?

Wait- what was she getting her knickers in a knot for? She was a Veneficus!

She swallowed when the tips of Evan's fangs scraped along her skin, and she winced a little as one of them broke through the skin and droplets of silver blood trickled forth. Evan moaned softly and took a deep breath -probably enjoying the scent-, and Narya saw her chance to escape then.

She flattened the hand against his chest and concentrated deeply on the spell she needed.

"Subsisto," she whispered and released her magic. Evan went stiff, and when she gave him a little shove in the chest he fell backwards like a stick, arms still raised in the air even after he'd hit the ground.

"I'm sorry," she apologized.

For now she should get him back inside, then she could find out what was going on.

Fifteen tiring minutes later Evan was in his own bed and Narya was back outside, and this time she hurried in case more weird things happened.

Asmodeus and Lilith's home seemed peaceful from the outside, but Narya was anxious and couldn't help tapping her foot impatiently against the porch while she waited for someone to open up. Lilith was the one who answered the door, and when she saw Narya she rushed forward to pull her inside the house.

"Thank God! There is some weird stuff going on," Lilith said. She looked over Narya's shoulder, seemingly searching for something. "Isn't Evan with you too?"

"Eh, no. He is...sick," she grimaced. "So, what's happened here?"

Lilith sighed. "Asmodeus is completely absorbed into his own little world. Come have a look." She motioned for Narya to follow her into the kitchen, and the angel raised both eyebrows in wondering when she saw the First Prince sitting on a chair next to the kitchen counter, staring at the toaster as if he was listening closely to it.

"Yes, yes- that is quite right," the Prince murmured, and Narya looked at Lilith with a puzzled face.

"He's talking to the toaster," the woman explained. "For some reason he woke up and could talk to machines. He's been all over the house since six this morning, talking to everything." She shook her head and sighed a little.

Narya jumped when there was a sudden, loud noise from upstairs. Lilith didn't look spooked, but Narya cringed when someone began shouting, and from the sounds, throwing things around.

"Lucia, honey, what are you doing?" Lilith called to her daughter, and the reply came in the form of a very angry teenager appearing at the top of the stair. Lucia was red-faced, and she looked absolutely livid.

"Mum! It won't leave me alone!" she complained.

Both women frowned in confusion.

Two seconds later they saw the 'it' that the girl was talking about. The thing that appeared at her side looked like a large dog, but it had too many human elements to actually be a dog- the front legs were too much like arms, and there were hands with claws instead of paws. Lucia angrily pointed at the thing.

"Leave me the hell alone, you dumb werewolf!"

Narya blinked. First vampires, and now werewolves? What was happening in this town?

The werewolf's ears flattened against the head, and it stared up at her with big puppy dog eyes.

"B-but...Lucia!" the werewolf whined.

Their eyes nearly popped out of their skulls.

"Master! Master, you mustn't run off like that!" A very concerned Mr.Smith appeared behind the werewolf and kneeled next to it and placed a hand on its head.

"Stop that!" the werewolf complained and batted the hand away with its strange, fur clad arm.

"But Master, you fur is so soft and beautiful..."

If the situation hadn't been so utterly out of reality Narya would've burst into laughter at that. It was Renko, that little bugger, and he was having a pretty bad case of bed hair. Lucia squeaked when Renko stood up, awkwardly, and nudged her backwards into the wall. He placed one clawed hand on each side of her head and stared at her.

"Master..." Mr.Smith sounded quite dejected. "I doubt Miss Lucia would appreciate being marked," he sighed.

"Marked?" Narya and Lilith blurted out.

"It appears that a werewolf has a strong instinct to mark people are its own," Mr.Smith offered helpfully and frowned at his Master.

However, Lucia was not about to let herself be bossed around. Just as Renko leaned in she brought up her knee in a flash and let it connect with Renko's groin. His eyes bulged, and for a moment he seemed like he couldn't breathe at all, before he fell over and curled up with a groan. Lucia glared at him and held her head high. Mr.Smith rushed to Renko's side with a worried face and cooed at him to make him feel better.

"You don't mess with me," she warned.

The sound of a door being torn open made them all jump and turn their heads towards the entrance.

"Good morning, my lovely ones," Aeron purred. The three females nearby let their jaws drop when they saw what the Prince was wearing. Or rather, what he was not wearing. The Prince was dressed in black leather pants, but lacked any other article of clothing. Even the socks were missing, and Narya could bet that those pants were too skin tight to wear anything underneath. Aeron ran a hand through his hair, imitating a shampoo commercial, and Narya thought she saw tiny sparkles surround him just then. She blinked her eyes- they were gone now.

"How lucky I am to find three of you gathered here," The redhaired Prince said with a seductive purr of his voice and a smirk that could melt a girl's heart. Tiny fangs showed when he smirked at Narya.

In the blink of an eye Aeron was on one knee before her, holding his hand. His lips tenderly kissed her knuckles, and Narya blushed like a school girl when he stared up at her with his catty, yellow eyes. Why did she feel so...strange? Aeron looked abnormally attractive, even to her, and Narya found that she couldn't speak a word to him.

"Ah, my pretty one, you look flustered...I shall cool you with a touch of my lips on yours!" He rose to his feet and put an arm around her waist and leaned her backwards, as if they were doing the tango. His face came closer, his lips pursed in a big kissy mouth, and Narya was limp as a fish in his arms.

Then, just as their lips were about to touch Aeron dropped her. Narya winced as she hit the floor and sat up, rubbing the back of her head. The look on Aeron's face was curiously pained, and when she leaned to the side she noticed a furry animal hanging from its claws from his butt.

"Ow, ow, ow!" Aeron whined and tried to pry the black cat off, but it was stuck. It's eyes were a shocking, electrical blue, and Narya's mouth fell open again.

"Prince Lucious?!"

"Lucious!" Ana came running through the doorway, face flushed from running, and when she spotted the black cat she burst into a big smile. "So that's where you went!" She walked over and removed the cat from Aeron's butt.

This was all giving Narya one gargantuous migraine.

"What the hell is goi-"

Narya sat up in her bed with a gasp and clutched her chest. She was sweaty and warm all over, and her heart was pounding wildly in her chest.

Had that been...a dream?

She climbed out of bed and half staggered to the bathroom in a dazed state. One shower later Narya was very much dressed and a lot more comfortable than she had been asleep. Sighing she descended the stairs and walked into the kitchen.

"Jack, have you see-"

The words died in her mouth when she saw Jack's outfit. The chef turned to her with a smile, and Narya went pale to see him dressed a scarecrow, complete with an ugly, old hat and striped, knee high socks.

"Mornin'," he said cheerfully. "Are you okay? You're kind of pale..." He frowned.

"I've got an order," huffed a deep male voice from behind her. Narya turned, slowly, fearing the worst. She took one single look at the fangs and the spikey hair before her eyes rolled back into her skull and she fell over. Evan caught her before she fell, and he shot the chef a look that clearly said 'what did you do now?'

"Maybe she's never celebrated Halloween before?" Jack suggested with a sheepish smile and shrugged his shoulders.




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