Demons

Chapter 18

Robert brought her to a club, but it was different. There was piano bar music and soft lights.
"It's cute here."
"You like it?"
She nodded while he took her hand.
"I just wanted to do something different."
"Me too."
She smiled looking at their hands and noticing his were much bigger than hers.
"Robert!"
A voice called him.
He looked behind, smiling.
"Andrew!"
He shook his hand.
"How are you, man?"
"Good, you?"
He nodded and then looked at the girl.
"Oh, she's Alaska my... Girlfriend."
Andrew's eyes widened.
"Really? It's a pleasure to meet someone who melted the heart of this iceman."
"Thanks man, I love you too."
Robert said rolling his eyes.
"Nice to meet you too."
She shook his hand giggling.
"He's an artist."
Robert said.
"Oh! No, no! I make some photos and videos sometimes, I'm not an artist."
"He is! You should see his photos! They are amazing!"
"Now I'm curios."
Alaska said looking at Andrew that was blushing.
"Well, I have to do an exhibition at the gallery near the viper, but my photos aren't ready yet. I miss something and maybe... You two can help me."
They both frowned.
"How?"
"I'll tell you when I'll have the entire idea."
They both looked at each other, confused.
"Well, it was a pleasure to meet you, Alaska. Take care of him."
"I will."
She looked at him smiling.
"Rob, I'll text when I'll have the idea? Okay man?"
"Yep, bye Drew."
"Bye guys, see you around!"
They stood for a moment, watching Andrew going away.
"He seems nice."
"Yeah, a little bit strange, a little bit crazy but... Nice."
She giggled.
"You want to drink something?"
She nodded, going with him to the bar. Since they entered in the club, they never left each other hands. It was a new thing for Robert but, he liked it even if he didn't imagine himself like that kind of guy, but with her, holding hand was the commonest thing in the world.
"Hey, take me a beer. I have to go to the bathroom."
"Okay."
He kissed her cheek, watching her going away.
In two minutes she was out of the bathroom but there were too many people and she couldn't find Robert.
"Are you lost, babe?"
She turned around finding a guy staring at her.
"Uhm, no."
He giggled.
"It seems the contrary."
"I'm not lost."
"Okay, okay. Don't be mad." He said putting his hand in front of him. "I'm sorry, I'll never said you're lost again until I die, I promise."
She giggled at his funny way to talk with people or, at least, with her.
"I'm Michael, by the way."
"Alaska."
She shook his hand.
He smiled.
"Like the country, I like it."
"Thanks."
She blushed.
"So, do you wanna go out? Talking alone without all this people."
"No thanks, I'm fine here."
"Oh, c'mon!" He said touching her arm. "I don't bite!"
It's not like she was afraid or something like this, she just didn't want to go with him. But he continued to insist and didn't understand she just wanted to stay inside.
"Hey, do you hear her? She wants to stay here."
A deep voice said behind her.
"And who the hell are you?! Why do you care?"
"I'm her fucking boyfriend."
Michael smirked.
"Well, I see she didn't care you at all. She was talking with me and left you alone. So, please, go."
Robert giggled.
"What?"
"Man, go away, I'll take care of your girlfriend."
Alaska could see his eyes became darker. She didn't like it.
She knew what was going to happen.
"Let's go sweetheart."
Michael said, touching her back to bring her away from Robert, but he was faster and, in a moment, he was between them. Eyes to eyes with the guy.
"Don't you dare touching her again, okay?"
"Or what? You'll kick my ass?"
"Yeah, it's one of the options."
"Pff! Please you're just--"
Robert punched him in the face while he was talking.
The boy was already on the ground.
Before Robert could continue and make the things getting worse, she touched his arm, making him turn.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, let's just go away, okay?"
He looked again at the boy who was trying to getting up.
"Please Robert."
He sighed closing his eyes.
"Okay."

"I'm sorry."
"Don't be. It's okay."
She said taking his hand, while they were sitting on her couch.
He sighed.
"No Ska, it isn't. I know you are not used to these things. Things like... Me. No one is used to this, no one but me."
Before she could talk, he spoke again.
"I'm a mess."
He whispered putting his hands through his hair.
"I don't care. I know you're like this but I don't care. Sure, sometime it could be dangerous and I'm always afraid you get hurt but... I like you. I decided to be with you for who you are so stop thinking about it. Okay?"
He looked in her eyes nodding.
"Okay."
In that kind of times, Robert understood why she was the one to him. It was amazing how she always had something to say and how she was always right.
Now that he was thinking about it, she was amazing in lots of things.
Every time he was angry, she just had to touch him to make him calm down. And that was something no one was able to do.
She could make his nightmare stops just sleeping with him.
She was the only person he trusted.
"What are you doing?"
He asked watching Alaska tipping on her computer.
"I'm writing a new note for the blog."
"Wo, let me read it."
He said coming closer.
"Nope, tomorrow."
"What?? Why?"
"I'll post it tomorrow, and you're gonna read it like everyone else."
He frowned.
"Really?"
"Yup."
"Even if I'm your boyfriend?"
"Yup."
"I won't tell everyone, let me read it."
"Nope."
"Ska..."
"Nope."
He looked at her with his puppy eyes without answering anymore.
She knew what he was going to do but it wouldn't work.
"Nooooooope."
Alaska said moving her eyes from the computer to him.
"Oh my god, you're so mean." Robert said, getting up. "What are you Maleficent?"
She bursted into laughter.
"Maybe."
"Let's go to bed, it's late."
"Start going, I'm going to finish this before."
He sighed looking at her and the smiling.
"Fine."
He said, and before Alaska could notice it, she was in his arms, he took her from the couch and was bringing her to the bed.
"Put me down, Downey."
"Nope."
"Oh c'mon!"
"Nope."
"Seriously? Are you really playing this game?"
"Noooooooope."
He said putting her on the bed.
"I hate you."
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." He said going on top of her and giving her a kiss. "Sure."

"Hello?"
Robert said, picking up his phone.
"Oi Downey! I had the idea!!"
He frowned, yawning.
"Drew? It's four in the morning, man."
"I know, I couldn't sleep. I was just so stuck, thinking of you two and what you could do for me."
Alaska put her head on his chest, still sleeping, while he was caressing her arm.
"And?"
"I was thinking of a clip of you two, on a bed and--"
"You want us to make a porn?"
"What? No! Well.... Not in an explicit way, ya know? There will be a room where you could change the lights so, in that moment you can turn them off or turn them low. But you don't have to do only this thing. You just have to be a couple, so... Kisses, cuddles, hugs, something like these."
"I don't know man.."
"Oh please Downey, I really need you."
He sighed.
"Listen, in the morning, when the sun is up and we are ALL awake, I'll talk with Alaska and I'll let you know. Okay?"
"Yes! Thanks! You're a life saver. That girl is really changing you, doesn't she?"
He looked at her, smiling.
"I don't know... Maybe a bit."

"He wants us to make a porn?!"
He knew she would react like him.
"That's the same I asked him but-"
"Why was he awake at four in the morning?"
Robert chuckled.
"I don't know, he-"
"I won't make a porn with you, I won't make a porn with anyone. I don't make porn in general!"
Alaska blushed a little when she said it. She was so upset that he couldn't help but laugh.
"What?"
"Damn, you're so cute." He hugged her. "Let me explain all, then you talk. Okay?"
"Okay."
It wasn't easy to explain everything, because, c'mon, it was a strange thing, but Drew was his friend and he really wanted to help him with his passion.
Alaska liked Drew, she didn't like his "great idea" but it was Robert's friend and he wanted to help him so, after, at least, 40 sighs, she accepted.
"Okay, I'll do it just for you."
"C'mon it will be fun!"
"Yeah, don't you see how much I'm excited?"
He gave her a kiss on her cheek.
"I won't make a porn with you, I won't make a porn with anyone. I don't make porn in general!
He mimed with her voice what she told him before and then he bursted to laughing.
"Shut up, Downey."