Tethered to You (Alastor X OC)

Ch 12

Since my birthday I haven't been able to shake Alastor from my mind.

It's been a week and he's all I think about.

Suddenly, when he's around I feel hot. My stomach turns in knots.

Suddenly, I can barely speak when he's next to me.

Suddenly, I find myself daydreaming about him holding me at night...

But I can't say the words.

No I can't, I can't say the words...

I looked down at the little music box in my hands, and that feeling once again clenched at my heart.

I opened it, and looked at the intricate and delicate machine inside.

He gave me this...and trusts me to keep it safe. Something that belonged to his mother...

I closed it, and put it back in its place on my bookshelf.

Just then, I heard movement in my living room.

Then a knock on my bedroom door.

"Ariel? Are you in here? Are you decent?" Came the static laced voice, and I rolled my eyes with a soft smile.

Learned our lessen, have we?

"Yes, come in," I said and he opened the door, striding into my room.

He stopped wearing his suit around my apartment, and opts for t shirts and flannel pants instead. As if he could get any more attractive...

"Hello darling!" He boomed, and I flinched and giggled.

"Hello, someone is very loud today," I said and he took my hands in his, spinning me around and moving me like a rag doll.

I feel like a toy sometimes, but I don't mind. He's gentle, and it makes him happy.

"It's been quite the day, my dear! Hell is bustling, and everyone is off their rocker it seems!"

"Why's that?"

"Well, some territories are available, so that's a big one," he said, and I tilted my head.

Territory?

Whatever, I shrugged and he pulled me close to him, pressing his nose up against mine.

"Yet I've still been so bored! My, I don't know why I ever leave this place!"

I pushed my nose against his gently, rubbing back and forth before pulling away.

"Maybe because you're a demon who draws his power from hell?" I said and he leaned back, mocking a thinking expression.

"Perhaps!"

His hand on my waist sent a shock through my bones, and I blushed heavily. Before he could notice, I panicked and pushed him onto the bed.

He was caught off guard and fell back easily.

I once again panicked, realizing he'd be curious as to why I pushed him, and I pounced on him.

I straddled him and pinned his wrists, quickly thinking of something to cover up my strange actions, "see? You're already getting weaker," I said smugly, hiding my panic.

But I wasn't thinking about the consequences my words might bring.

His eyelids lowered, his eyes glowing a deep red. His smile widened and my smug expression slowly turned nervous.

In an instant he flipped us, and he was growling above me, all I could see were his glowing red eyes as they slowly turned to radio dials.

"Now, now, darling choose your words more carefully...challenging an overlord? My, how foolish," his tone was laced with static, but it was light.