Asmodeus

Chapter 8

"Have you two been living under rock?" Silas asks "no, just Unity High School" I laugh, Silas stands and he begins to pace lost in thought "so you're a witch with no powers, you're a sober vampire and your school is probably hunting you?" He rubs his head in frustration "okay well, first things first you need your powers" he stops directly in front of me and I look up at him almost breaking my neck in the process "how?" I ask."I don't actually know, but I can smell your power, so I know it's there. " My face fills with confusion."You can smell power?" Daeva says what I am thinking."You should be able to as well, but you're vegetarian, vegan, or whatever you kids call it, " he says. "Look, it's getting late, you two look... I have a spare bedroom you can use and we will figure it all out in the morning. " He begins clearing away the broken glass."You want us to stay here with you?" I ask in disbelief, this man had his hands around my throat not so long ago."I have hot water, a spare bed, clean towels and fresh food. What more could you want?" he says as he continues picking up the glass "I want to make it through the night without getting murdered" I accidentally say, I didn't mean to say it, I was just thinking it "I will not harm you, you have my word, down the hall and to the left, I will make you something to eat" is this vampire offering to cook? I look to Daeva, who seems happy at the offer as she bounces down the hall. I follow after her, unsure as we make our way down the hall and to the left.
A basic but dark room with a large bed in the middle and a television above a fire on the wall, a door to the right leads to a bathroom with a large walk in shower and fresh black towels. "Can we trust him?" I look over at Daeva as she undresses "I don't think we have a choice" she says as she slips into the bathroom,leaving the door open,I remove my jacket and sit on the edge of the bed. It is peaceful here without Asmodeus. "You're thinking about me again, aren't you?" I jump out of my skin as he appears next to me "jesus christ" I gasp "no, just Asmodeus" he teases "you need to leave" I whisper "you need to stop thinking about me then" he lays back with a grin on his face "you know I can help you with the whole power thing right?" he says,"How?" I roll my eyes in disbelief "you just need to feel something so strong, like you've been longing for it your whole life, just give into your feelings Bee, long for me" he sits up, his face inches away from mine, he is being serious, I couldn't help it, I really tried but I laughed at his words "suit yourself, fight it all you want but you'll be begging for me to stay" he say as he disappears once again. "Showers, all yours," Daeva chimes, snapping me out of my thoughts.
The shower was nice and powerful with an array of fancy body washes and luxury soaps. I try to clear my mind as the hot water runs down my body. What am I doing? We are going to be in so much trouble.
The door knocks lightly and Daeva enters with a pile of clothes "Silas thought we might need some clean clothes, he also said food will be ready in five" how can a man go from strangling me to cooking for me? I step out of the shower, drying myself off and pick up the clothes Daeva had placed on the toilet seat, black jogging bottoms and a jumper. I had brought some spare clothes, just underwear and leggings so I throw the jumper over my head and run my fingers through my wet hair before going back into the room and grabbing my leggings, slipping my legs into them. "Ready?" Daeva smiles "ready" I nod as we make our way to the kitchen where an overpowering smell of herbs shoots up my nostrils. I forgot just how hungry I was as me and Daeva sit at the kitchen island watching Silas plate up some pasta. "You cook?" I say surprised, he's a vampire, he lives off blood, they can eat normal food but their taste buds are dull and actual food has no benefits. He smiles as he slides a cheesy red pasta over to me, I waste no time and instantly dig in, stuffing a fork full into my mouth. It was hot, spicy hot, but my whole mouth tingled as the flavours just burst, I close my eyes and let out a small moan. This is the best thing I have ever eaten. I open my eyes to see both Daeva and Silas watching me. I am the only person eating "you want some?" Silas asks Daeva but she shakes her head lifting up a bag of synthetic blood "I came prepared" she smiles as she pierces the corner of the bag and begins to drink "what the fuck is that?" Silas looks disgusted as Daeva offers him the bag "try some" she says and to my surprise he takes a small sip, he holds it in his mouth for a moment struggling to swallow it before spitting it out into the sink. "That's disgusting," he says, wiping his mouth.
After food, me and Daeva head to bed, "do you think he's a good guy?" I ask as I slip beneath the silk sheets "who cares he's hot" she laughs as she turns to face me "how much trouble do you think we will be in when we get back?" I question as I snuggle myself deeper into the pillow "just blame me" she laughs "I kidnapped you and held you hostage" we both laugh together "but seriously he's cute, stop changing the subject" she says looking at me "he's a vampire" I chuckle "and you're a witch with no powers" she points out "if you like him then you can have him you're much hotter than me" I wasn't lying,Daeva had black hair and fair skin, with naturally red lips and cheeks. She has a body that all the boys from school crave, perfect curves. She sweeps the hair out of my face before speaking again "you need to stop that, always putting yourself down when you are perfect, you're sweet, caring and so fucking pretty so don't ever let anyone else tell you otherwise or I'll beat them up" she laughs as she strokes my cheek. I take her hand in mine "thank you" I say sincerely, she is always so kind to me, I couldn't ask for a better friendship "I love you" she says kissing my forehead "now get some sleep" she whispers.