There's a demon inside.

Chapter 14- Equals

It'd been months since I'd last seen Chris, and everything went back to normality fairly quickly.

Except the gnawing feeling I had, I regretted not seeing Chris because I still loved him. But he rage and hate was more powerful, the thought of seeing him made me both sad and disgusted.

He stayed away from my palace for the longest time. But that was all going to change, because Ryan and Vinny were bringing him over. Eventhough I didn't want to do this. At all/

Ashley convinced me to talk things out with him to give him another chance, so to speak. And by convinced I mean she threatened to imprison me and leave me to rot in the dungeon for "Disrespecting the King." Yeah right.

It wasn't long before he arrived. My heart skipped a beat when I saw him, he looked so handsome, but I still wished with my entire being that he wasn't here. Chris looked worried as he walked up to me.

For the demon king he sure acted weird at times. I mean why would he of all people look worried? It's not like I was a threat to him, he could easily destroy me if he chose to. After all, he still has my soul. 

"Hey, look, I want to explain everything. I didn't want to cause you any harm I just...It's complex. I saw a darkness in your eyes and I know it means somebody is watching everything. They hear every word I say, they hear every word you say too."

I stared at him incredulously. Surely if somebody was in my head and watching everything I did then I'd know about it, right? Is that the best bullshit excuse he can come up with? Prick.

"Are you seriously going to lie about something like that?" I scoffed, crossing my arms.

Chris frowned before he sent me a dark glare. "I'm not fucking lying." I sighed and rolled my eyes.

He walked over to me and slammed his mouth against mine. Instead of shoving him away, I let him hold me tightly.

The passion in the kiss was enough to ignite a fire inside of my chest, and before I knew it, hellfire was surrounding us both. The love quickly grew, stronger than my pain and hate, stronger than anything I'd ever felt.

How could I resist someone I loved with my entire being?

He ended the kiss and rested his head against mine. "Ricky, I can't stand this. I love you, I need you. This distance between us isn't right."

"I know what you mean. I love you too, Chris." I breathed softly, closing my eyes with a small smile.

Truth be told, I hated not seeing him. I doubt I'd ever tell him that, though. "Ricky, will you be mine? I want you to rule with me."

"I'll be yours but how is it going to work? I'm an Incubus and I feast on lust." Chris pulled away and frowned before a small grin appeared.

"Well, you have me don't you? Think about it. I'm the demon king, there's nobody more lustful than I am." I grinned and threw my arms around him.

My Chris held me tightly with a smile. I knew now that everything I'd ever need was right in front of me.

"It's worth the pain and it's definitely worth the risk. It's time you get coronated, don't you think?"

I froze up and pulled away, alarm in my eyes. Was he being serious? "Chris, I don't think I can go through with it I-I'm not ready."

"I understand that, Rick. I do. We have all of eternity don't forget. But if you really want to be mine, then you need to become the king. I think it's time I gave you your soul back, too. If we're going to be together then we need to be equal." 

Was he being serious? I'd get my soul back? But how would that work, I mean I'm a demon now, would having my soul back change who I was? Would I go back to who I used to be? Would I end up human again?

"So many questions." I murmured before I sighed. I needed time to think, I'd just forgiven him, surely he couldn't expect me to jump headfirst into an eternal relationship? Judging by the expression on his face, he did. 

"What questions do you have? I'll answer any questions you have." Chris mumbled, kissing the top of my head softly. Why was the demon king acting so gentle and kind? It went against everything I'd previously been taught. 

"When I get my soul back won't I become human again? If i get it back will it erase all of my memories of being a demon? Oh god, what if I end up resenting you?" Chris started chuckling softly, which turned my alarm and panic into confusion. 

"You won't lose your memories or become human again, relax. It'll just make you more powerful, besides I still have my soul it wouldn't be fair if you didn't get yours back." He mumbled, looking away. 

"What's wrong?" I said softly, resting my hand on his shoulder. He turned to face me with an expression of fear as well as longing. "It's about time I told you..." 

"Told me what? Chris?" I questioned, trying to ignore the pit forming in my stomach. Was he going to tell me something that was going to hurt? "It's time I told you about my time as a...as a human." 

"Wait, what?" This was news to me, I thought he was born as a demon, that's what the Vatican told me. "I was human, the way you was. It was a very long time ago, but I think you deserve to know everything that made me into what I am today." 

I looked at him before kissing him softly, ignoring the tear I felt forming out of sympathy. I couldn't believe that he was going to open up to me, I didn't know what to expect. 

"I was human over 350 years ago, hell it could've been 4000 years. Time passes by so smoothly..."