The Demons Demise

CHAPTER 2: ESCAPE

"Stop struggling, I'm not going to let you go." He tightened his grasp on his shoulders and pushed forwards. "I'm going to change your prejudice on us Angels."
"No, don't! I need to prove my worth. I will kill you. I need to," Lex panted.
"We'll see."
"Hmph. I will make you regret ever catching me. I'll finally be accepted." He looked at his clawed hands and the blood which marked his black talons. Lost in his own desire of blood, he jabbed his talons at his captor who quickly grabbed his hand whilst still holding onto his shoulder. "Come on now," he said to Lex whom reluctantly complied, knowing he had no way of escaping. Yet.

The Angel shoved Lex into a cabin in the woods, surrounded by trees and the fog which levitated just above the ground, clouding the scenery which people crave. He grabbed a hold of his wrist and knelt down, staring right at him. Lex's eyes swayed, the Angels shape which reflected in his anguished eyes became a shadow of nightfall. With their eyes level with one another, the Angel kept his nerve, his lips a straight line on his face.

"Call me Anouke."
"Um... Anouke?"
"Good."
Lex didn't say anything more.

"Hmm, now-what to do with your prejudice on us."
"Nothing," Lex replied in a huff, disinterested. Anouke smiled sorrowfully and looked down, Lex also averting his gaze. "Seems as there is nothing you can do for me, I'm free to go, right?"
"I didn't know I'd caught a humorous Demon. Though, one with a poor taste in comedy," Anouke joked in a serious tone and took a breath of air. "Now, how am I supposed to keep such a restless demon contained, hmm?" Anouke asked thoughtfully, tapping his chin with his index finger, his other hand still gripped tightly on Lex's shoulder.
"You don't," Lex growled.
"I just wanted to ask, but... why do you keep such a strong hatred to us Angels?"
"That's none of your business!" Lex snapped, throwing his head to look at Anouke with resentment - crave of blood permeating his eyes and he divulged his incisors at him. The bridge of Lex's nose scrunched up as he snarled from the bottom of his throat.
"My, my," Anouke exhaled. "You haven't told me your name," Anouke said and nodded his head at Lex as if giving him permission to speak.
"And you don't need to know it," Lex murmured.
"Oh, please! Of course I do, it'll help our conversations. Wouldn't you agree?" Anouke said, white hair falling over his intense eyes like snowflakes tumbling down the air.

Lex gave him a surreptitious glance and pondered for a second, lips shaping into a lackadaisical pout. "Lex. My name is Lex." Anouke lethargically smiled.

"Lex," he said as if he was testing how the word sounded and felt against his tongue.
"I like it!" Anouke clapped like he just finished watching a performance.
"Can I sleep now?"
"Sure, sure," he said hurriedly, a sly smirk tugging at each corner of his mouth. "But, how do I know you won't escape?" He looked at Lex and let go of his shoulder carefully. "Lex," he added.
"Guess that's a risk that you'll have to take." And Lex gave an impish simper back.
"No, I don't think so. I'll have to bind you."
"What the?!" Lex hollered. "No way!" He shrieked. "I'm not letting you do that." Lex folded his arms. Anouke's smile disappeared and he grabbed Lex's wrist with a great force.

Lex yammered. "Let go, you crazy bastard!" He squalled. "I didn't even want to be here in the first place."
"Just let me do this and it'll be over. What do you say?" Anouke pestered. Lex tried to peel his fingers off his wrist, grunting as he did so. "If you're so determined to force me to stay, why don't--" he paused and thought, "You're an Angel, right? Use magic or something." Lex was testing him. A shadow fell over Anouke's eyes. His grip tightened on Lex's wrist like he was threatening to shatter the bone if he carried on testing him. There was something disconcerting in his eyes once the shadow lifted.

Lex wasn't giving up and swung his elongated grapnels at Anouke's arm with the fingers enclosing ever so tightly on his wrist. Anouke let go of his wrist to avoid the jab. "Apologies," Anouke said sincerely, "I'm unsure of what came over me." Lex held his wrist which then fell limp at his side as he dropped it from his hold. "Whatever," Lex muttered. He thought back to the shadow that fell over Anouke's eyes when he'd asked about the usage of magic.