Bewitching the Demon ✓ (GxG)

Forty-Two

(Trigger warning for mentions of assault.)
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When Greyson, Nicolas, and Tsvetomir had been sent to bed for the night, Leslie took a quick moment to herself to just breathe.

Leslie exhaled deeply, closing her eyes.

Everything had been really stressful lately.

She had worried for months upon months about everything surrounding the binding, but yet, Kara was nowhere near as dreadful as she thought she would be.

Kara was actually quite pleasant to Leslie.

Leslie was also well aware she was most likely in love with Kara.

I wonder how much that happens anyways..., Leslie's mind began to wonder. I mean, Sage told me about this happening before... with their demon--Nashoba. They said that Nashoba had fallen in love with the witch he had been bound to, Yakni; they even had a kid together. That's... Her mind trailed off for a moment before picking up right where it left off. That's wild.

Leslie opened her red eyes once more before turning them up to the ceiling, exhaling very slowly. People are bound to figure out about your feelings for Kara... It'll eventually be obvious. After all, Sage and Mycah assumed I had some sort of crush on her. And Kara's not an idiot. She'll pick up on all of it. I mean, I already kissed her--there's no way she's already forgotten about that. She sighed and whispered to herself, "You'll have to confess... Confess everything."

"Hey," Kara's voice sounded from nearby.

Leslie looked back down, angling her gaze so that Kara was fit perfectly in frame. "Y-Yeah?" Shit! Are you blushing? Come on! You can't! Stop!, the young witch's mind cursed at her. She took a deep breath in hopes of steadying her heart rate which was currently racing a million times a minute.

"Come here," Kara said, gently. "I have something for you."

"For me?" Leslie began to question as she stood up from her bed. What could that possibly be? She raised an eyebrow.

"Come on," Kara repeated. "Just trust me."

Leslie hesitated before coming over to Kara. "What is it?"

Kara led Leslie to the more open part of the dorm room where she had most likely dumped water on the floor and froze it.

"You..." Leslie stopped for a brief moment as she looked back between Kara and the ice-covered floor. "You have cryogenic powers?" She questioned. "I thought demons' were just pyrokinetic."

Kara exhaled. "Well... It really depends on the subclass of demon. Some are more powerful than others. Goraks are very low on the totem pole, while Vexlians... or 'Devilborns' are a lot higher. Most of Lucifer's kids are Ikthers."

"Wow... That's... a lot to take in all at once," Leslie commented, shaking her head a little. "...so, what kind of demon are you?"

"My first guess would've been an Ikther, but I'm not so sure," Kara replied. "...but only Akrixians and Vexlians can mess with cryogenics." She sucked in a breath, "So, if I'm being completely honest, I'm not quite sure where I stand."

"What? Did Papa Satan not tell you anything?" Leslie asked, her tone a little teasing.

Kara shook her head. "Nothing." She inhaled before saying, "I know you're not really able to leave the Academy."

Leslie nodded. "Yeah... All because of the war started by Astrid Octavien and Iris Haynes, herself."

"The cause of the Witch Trials?" Kara asked quickly.

Leslie nodded. "Correct."

"Well, anyway," the demon started. "I thought I could bring something fun to you."

Leslie raised an eyebrow again. "And what would that be?"

Kara grinned, wildly. "Figure skating."

Leslie's heart dropped a little. "Figure skating?"

Kara nodded, still smiling like a dork. "Yep."

"I don't know how to," Leslie confessed in a quieter tone.

"That's okay," Kara began to reassure her. "I'll teach you."

Leslie sighed before conjuring up her own pair of skates and putting them on. "Okay..." She looked back up at Kara. "I have them on. Now what?"

Kara's smile became far more gentle. "You take my hand."

Leslie felt her face flush red as her heart skipped a beat. "Y-Your hand?"

Kara nodded, softly saying, "I'll guide you." She gently took Leslie's hand in hers--their fingers interlocking.

Kara and Leslie both looked each other in the eyes for a brief moment before Kara took Leslie's free hand and placed it on her shoulder. Kara put her own free hand on the witch's hip.

Leslie felt time slow around them for a moment as Kara led Leslie across the makeshift rink of theirs. Leslie thought it was actually a little bit fun.

"So..." Kara's voice echoed as the alluring movements on the ice continued. "What's the story behind Tomi?" And once Kara saw Leslie's expression drop a little, she said, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

"No, no," Leslie began. "It's fine." She sighed. "There was a challenge quite a few years ago. Everyone here of a certain age was required to do it. There was this demon. I had to resist him. I succumbed, believing he'd let me see my father and brother. He tricked me. Didn't listen to me saying no..."

Kara felt her own heart break for Leslie. "O-Oh. That's terrible," she replied, in a soft tone.

"I've been healing," Leslie said in response. "It's definitely a process though."

"I know what you mean..." Kara began. "My ex-girlfriend did the same thing to me... That's why Greyson exists."

Leslie sighed. "Looks like we've both been through hell." Despite all the trauma she had surrounding the event, it actually felt good for her to speak with someone else who had a similar experience.

"But we'd both do whatever we could for our sons," Kara added on.

Leslie nodded. "Absolutely. Tomi means more to me than anything... and I bet it's the same with you and Greyson."

Kara nodded in confirmation. "It is."

Leslie and Kara continued to skate on in silence, but with a new found respect for the other.

Kara twirled Leslie and Leslie felt her heart race faster.

When Leslie was finally face-to-face with Kara once more, she could feel her face burning. Her gaze was trapped within Kara's. Leslie decided there was only one thing she could do at the moment: kiss Kara again.

Kara, unlike last time, was prepared for the kiss and graciously accepted it, letting the whole world melt away around her and Leslie.