The Demon And The Angel | Brypu Cult AU

Chapter 19

Bryan's POV

We had only one night before our wedding, and I really couldn't wait.

Inpu had clearly been getting really over protective of me since I was going to be his soon, but I was more stressed over anything.

Most of my anxiety came from the fact I hadn't been able to help with anything, the few times I did think about what my wedding could be like, I always imagined we'd do everything together, so this was different.

I decided I could at least be a bit helpful and prepare the guest room for myself since I wouldn't be able to see Inpu until middle of the day tomorrow since that was still bad luck.

The most I was doing was changing the sheets and organizing things so it was cleaner just for my comfort while I sleep.

Eventually, I felt like I was being watched, and I knew exactly why.

Standing in the doorway was my husband-to-be just watching my every move.

"What are you looking at?"

"Someone who knows he shouldn't be doing a damn thing"

"And why not? You haven't let me help with anything so far, cleaning a room for myself is the least I can do"

"Yeah, but you seem to be forgetting, its my job to pamper you, you shouldn't be doing house work"

"I know your job, but I like doing a bit of work every now and then, so if you won't let me help with the wedding, let me help with this"

Before Inpu even said anything, he picked me up and started to kiss my neck before placing me on the bed.

I was just laughing as he kissed me, I knew he meant it in a more playful manner, so I was just enjoying our time together.

Since Inpu wasn't really giving me a chance to move, so as my way of getting back at him a bit, I started to grab at his tails and eventually managed to grab one.

He quickly pulled back and gave me a confused look.

"What was that? I've never seen you do that before"

"And I've never had anyone touch my tails like that, why did you do that?"

"Sorry, they just looked soft plus I couldn't really do much"

"Damn, next time just ask, don't pull my tail"

"Then let me sit up for a bit"

Inpu moved back a bit and, like normal, sat so his tails were wrapped around the front of his body.

I just moved over a bit and gently began to pet his tails.

He let out small growls, the same ones he made when he was happy with me, so I could tell he liked it, but he kept giving me strange looks that told me this was new to him.

Once I stopped, I looked Inpu dead in the eyes before he moved me so my back was to Inpu.

I was pulled close and kissed repeatedly before we said anything to each other.

"What was that for?"

"If you are going to touch my tails it won't go without me getting some kind of reward"

"So let me guess, you want me to sit back so you can kiss wherever you can"

"Nope, I figured if you plan on petting my tails, I get to pet your wings"

"Alright...but be careful, my wings are very sensitive"

Inpu pulled me into a hug first before he began to feel around the middle of my wings, but I noticed he seemed a bit more worried.

"Did the cult ever do anything to your wings?"

"They took a few feathers when they fell out, otherwise they didn't cause they saw my wings as a way to reach you better, why?"

"You have what feel like scabs in-between the base of a few feathers, are those normal?"

"I think, for about four years I'd wake up and find my feathers soaked in blood, I never found out why, but it only hurt for about an hour after I woke up so I never thought anything of it"

"And you're sure nothing has caused this and its just random, cause these don't feel natural, they feel like someone took a knife and cut the skin on your wings"

"Not that I know of, the cult was always cruel, so I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to take some of my blood for things, but I don't know how they would've done it without me finding out"

"They could've use some kind of anastatic to knock you out while they did it, that way you couldn't wake up while they took blood"

"At that point why not just use a needle?"

"Simple, they didn't want you to notice, so they decided to take blood from the place they knew you wouldn't see the cuts, but failed to realize the blood would seep into your feathers"

"Either way I don't care, my feathers make it so my wings don't get itchy unless I'm stressed to the point I'm loosing feathers, so it isn't much of an issue"

"Yeah, but its still something I want to keep an eye on, I don't want it getting infected or breaking open and bleeding out"

"You care too much"

"I think I care just the right amount"

"But your first fear is me getting hurt, not the fact they have my blood and can use that for other things"

"Your blood can be used for rituals, yes, but your health is more important to me, anything they use your blood for can be dealt with later"

"I can't wait to be married to you"

"Only one night left, and once we are married, you will never need to worry about a thing again"

"Not even my blood family?"

"Not even your blood family"

I just snuggled up with Inpu, at the moment there was nothing I wanted to do more.

He was the only safe space I had in the 18 years I've lived, I was ready to have him as my safe person the rest of my life, and I think he was too.

Inpu just made sure I was comfortable and that I knew I was loved before he placed me on the bed alone.

Before he left the room, he gave me one final kiss before he left me alone for the night.

As I fell asleep, I couldn't help but stare at the ceiling and smile since in under 24 hours, I'd be married.