I didn't run into Arioch but I saw Circe again. "Please tell me Arioch is going to be here today." I said, practically tackling her. "Yeah,he's just running behind, are you alright?" she asked, a bit confused. "Yes, fine. I just need to see him." "Well look no further, there he is." she said pointing ahead. He waved to us. A wave of relief washed over me. "Thank fuck." I mumbled. "Hi (y/n)." he said. I tried my best not to cry. I just jumped into a hug. He hugged me tighter. "What's this for?" he asked. Hugs were pretty uncommon in the demon realm. "Because I needed a hug." Arioch gave me another squeeze before releasing me. "Ready for tonight?" I asked. He smiled. "Of course." he said. He didn't sound too confident. I looked at Circe. She gave me a little grin. "I've gotta get to class (y/n). I'll see you later." he disappeared. I looked at Circe again. "What's up with him?" I asked. "Can't you tell? He's kinda nervous. He's been planning things all week." I felt all warm and fuzzy inside. "Aw, that's so sweet." I said. "He hopes you think that." Circe said, walking away. I spent the whole day texting Lilu to keep her up on what was going on. As soon as I told her that I talked back to Zagan after ignoring Nyx. She sent me back a picture of a dead animal. Classic Lilu.
I'll be okay. I replied. She responded with another picture of a dead animal. I put my phone away. Last class of the day. I was so amped. As soon as I could, I made a mad dash for Arioch's locker. I beat him there. I tried to look casual, but my excitement was painted all over my face. When he arrived he quickly dashed all of his things into his locker and walked me back to his place. I motioned to a woman standing outside. "Is that Lilith?" He looked at me funny. "Yeah, how'd you know?" "Circe." He gave me a nod. "Hi Lilith. This is (y/n)." Lilith came over and greeted me. I was surprised by her kindness. "You two have fun." she said. I had to do a double take. No demanding Arioch to train? No telling him to better himself? No...anything? He was so fortunate. "Before we go inside, Abraxas is in there. He's a total douche nozzle. Ignore him, don't look at him...don't give him ANY reason to talk to you. I loathe that bastard."I laughed. "He can't be that bad." Arioch looked at me sternly. "Yes, he can. He IS." I believed him. We silently bypassed him. "Who's the girl?" he asked without even looking up. "Fuck off." Arioch said. "That's an ugly name. Almost as ugly as Arioch Asmodeus." Wow, he really was a douche nozzle. "I should set him up with Lilu." Arioch and I both laughed. "Who is Lilu?" Abraxas asked. "She's one of my bitchier friends. You'd like her. You're both full of piss and vinegar." "Send her over." Abraxas said flatly. Arioch practically dragged me into his room. "I warned you." he said, sitting on the bed. I sat next to him. We were both dead silent for a moment. "So...you wanted to hang out...why?" he asked. I couldn't find the nerve to respond. "I'll tell you, but first there's something you should know. I'm sure you're well aware of who my caregivers are. They're pretty well known around here." Arioch nodded. "I'm sure you're well aware that Zagan especially would lose his mind if I hung around you, right?" Arioch nodded. "Look, I know I'm a bit different...but I'm not going to do anything wrong here." I felt bad. "I never thought that...it's just that my caregivers have no idea I'm here and they'd probably start WWIII if they found out. I want to be a bit more than friends and I don't really know what to do about Nyx and Zagan. Nyx used to be friends with blood demons, but Zagan made her give them up. It's just a cluster. They won't let me be free. They won't let me do anything." Arioch looked a bit surprised. "I..." he didn't finish. I thought that I'd ruined everything. I knew he knew about Nyx and Zagan being strict and 'perfect'...but he didn't know everything else. Especially that I had sneaked over. I'm sure that he figured I had lied, but...I hadn't. I'd done worse. I basically ran away. "It's alright (y/n). Mammon and Lilith are pretty laid back and I count myself lucky. I'd break having Nyx and Zagan as my caregivers. Just hang tight here. I'll make sure nothing bad happens to you." I relaxed a bit. "Thanks." I said, feeling a bit ashamed. Arioch put an arm around me and I felt butterflies in my stomach. Suddenly the door burst open. I expected my angry caregivers, but it was just Circe. "Circe!" Arioch whined. "What? I left my flat iron in here." she said, rummaging through Arioch's stuff. "Ugh...I'm sorry (y/n)...someone doesn't understand the concept of leaving me alone." He glared at Circe. "Well, I was doing your hair this morning and I left it here." Arioch cringed. "(Y/N), did you know Arioch lets me play with his hair?" Circe said, smirking. I laughed. "GO." Arioch said. Circe found her flat iron and left the room smirking to herself. "I swear one of these days I am going to just up and pound her." I wish you'd pound me. I thought to myself. Arioch looked at me wide eyed. Oh shit. Telepathy. He heard my thought. I tried to explain myself but the words wouldn't come. "Why were you reading my mind?" I finally managed to blurt out. "Honestly, because I wanted to see if you thought it was stupid that I let Circe play with my hair." I frowned. "Well it isn't stupid...but now you know huh?" Arioch just gave me a seductive little smile. I read his mind. God I'd fuck her right here if we were alone. I gasped. "Haha,I knew you were going to read my mind...look, we're not going to get any privacy here. Circe is a pest...you'll be gone tomorrow...why don't I sneak over and bring you back Sunday night? Abraxas and Circe have plans that don't include being here, and Lilith and Mammon go out on Sundays." My heart fluttered. Excitement. Adventure.Arioch. Perfect. "Sounds great, but how will you-" "(Y/N). Leave it to me. Circe can help. She owes me one after that little butt in. Oh...and by the way..." he said, leaning in. "This is for you." he kissed me and I thought I was going to faint. I barely had time to kiss back before he pulled away. "Wanna try that again?" he laughed. I nodded. He kissed me again and I nipped at his bottom lip. He granted me entry and for a few minutes we just sat there and made out. I pulled away, blushing. "I...I'll see you Sunday." I said. "Alright (y/n)...don't worry about anything." he said as I let myself out. Lilith waved to me and I waved back. For a moment I felt good. Free. I was intimidated about going home, but kissing who I thought was my dream boyfriend made things better. I strolled through the door of Nyx and Zagan and they were both waiting for me. "(Y/N), I thought I told you to come straight home." Nyx said. I shrugged. "You probably did." "Probably? No, I know I did." Nyx was angry. I didn't care. Zagan didn't say anything, a sure sign that he was about to blow. "And where were you?" she asked. I knew I was gonna get it, so I just came out with it. "I was making out with a blood demon. I think he's gonna be my new boyfriend." Zagan hit the ceiling. I couldn't even hear what he was saying. Nyx just stayed quiet. I started walking away. "STAY." Zagan said. I halted. "If I find out who this guy is, I will personally have him replaced." A few days ago that would have made me feel sick, but today it didn't matter. "You don't have the authority to do that, Zagan. If you hurt him, you will be sorry." Zagan looked like he was about to burst into flames. "YOU are going to be sorry. YOU are staying here until you turn 18 thousand." I wasn't jovial anymore,now I was mad. "I'll do whatever I please. You've done nothing but push me to be someone I'm not. You don't appreciate who I am. He does. He's a blood demon, and it would appear he's better than you in every single way." I left the room after that one. I heard things breaking, and I heard Nyx trying to calm Zagan down. I was glad to be getting out of here for the whole day tomorrow.
Early in the morning Zagan woke me up without saying anything. I went out and met with Lilu who was waiting to go out with me. "So?" she asked, eager for information. "I just went home with him after school. It was great, we're going out again tomorrow night." Her eyes widened. "Are you sure?" she asked. "Duh. Zagan is dead to me. He no longer owns me." Lilu looked concerned as we walked. "You are so brave." she said, laughing. "Well, it took a guy like Arioch coming along to get me out of my shell." I sighed. "I hope this human world shit is over fast...I need tomorrow to come." Lilu laughed. "You are head over heels in lust with this guy." she remarked. I blushed. "Just a bit." We arrived at our destination and headed directly into the human world. It was nothing like what I thought it'd be. So bright, so busy, and so intimidating. "How does Arioch do this?" I wondered aloud. "I don't know." Lilu said, cowering a bit. "Come on, let's just do our lame job and go home." I said, finding the target. I crept behind her and sliced at her skin with my nails. I yelled at her in Aramaic and sent her back against a wall. I left trails of bloody letters down said wall. A message from the underworld. "Please don't hurt me!" the lady sobbed. Unlike blood demons, us fear demons are visible...and can touch people without any 'mods'...it was totally possible for us to hurt, even kill. I hissed at her in Aramaic before letting Lilu take over. She shapeshifted into a frightening monster and roared at this woman, who responded by fainting. "Was that good?" she asked me. "Probably. She's passed out. Who's next?" I asked. Lilu pulled out her list. "It says we have to go to a place called Chicago." We teleported there. I immediately didn't like it. We had made a huge mistake, too. We teleported into a largely populated area. Everyone stared. We cloaked ourselves and scurried into a building. "That was so embarrassing." Lilu whispered. "You're telling me. We're going to get dinged for that one." She nodded. "Let's just get this all covered and go home." Normally I'd be afraid of what Zagan and Nyx would say about me messing up but I didn't care. When I returned I was given the equivalent of a B+. Zagan wouldn't be pleased, but it didn't matter. I came into the house and dropped the paper onto the table. Zagan's eyes widened and he began shouting again. I just walked away, right past Nyx who began shouting as well. I closed my door and waited for Sunday. It was late at night so I didn't have that long to wait. The morning crept by so slowly. Much to my surprise, Zagan and Nyx didn't even bother me. I guessed they were getting the message. I heard a light tapping on my window. Just as I figured it was Arioch. "Howdy." he said. "Hurry up, I saw Nyx and she looked like she was about to come over here." I climbed out the window and let him carry me over the fence. "Run." he said, taking my hand, practically dragging me through the streets. By the time we made it back to his house we were both laughing. "So you had fun up there, hm?" he asked. "I did. It was interesting...overwhelming." "You'll get used to it." he said, opening the door. "Everyone is gone." he sang. I felt nervous. "Are you sure?" I asked. "Positive." I followed him into his room. "You seem nervous." he said. "I am. I like you a lot, but I've never done something like this." "Virgin?" he asked. "No, not at all. I meant sneaking around." Arioch just laughed. "You're almost an adult, don't worry. You don't have that much longer to put up with this shit." "You always know just what to say." I said, nuzzling him. "I'm pretty smooth, yes...now...what about our plans?" I laughed, removing my shirt. "Perv." I said. He yanked my pants off of me and then started undressing. We were still kids, but he had the body of an adult. I gasped in pleasant shock. "I get that a lot." he said, sliding out of his pants. He kissed me again and the same feeling coursed through my core. He bit my lower lip until I gave up the fight and let him in. He gently pushed me onto my back and I wrapped my legs around him. He broke the kiss to look at me. "Glad we're making this work." he said, slowly entering me. I dug my nails into his back. "Sorry." he said. "I'm not trying to hurt you...it gets better, just hold on a sec..." He slipped all the way in. "God!" I moaned. "I told you." he said, winking at me. He pounded into me, fondling my breasts the whole time. I didn't want to admit it, but no guy had ever 'got me there'...so I had no idea how to tell him when my high was approaching. I just let him do my thing until I felt something like lightening in my core. "Oh god, fuck!" I moaned, clawing at his skin. "I feel the same way." Arioch grunted. "Fuck you are so fucking tight!" he moaned, thrusting into me harder. I had to close my eyes, that strange feeling wasn't going anywhere. Before too long I felt it drain entirely out of my core and I felt Arioch drain something into me. We both panted. "God." I said, breathing heavily. "I am so glad I met you..." Arioch breathed a little laugh. "Me too. Honestly, I wanted to talk to you sooner, but we're so different...and Zagan, you know...the whole 9 yards." I kissed him again. "It doesn't matter now." I said. "But...do you think we could, you know date?" Arioch considered my request. "I don't do relationships...but for you, I will for a while...and I promise we'll be friends afterward...and we can do this as long as you want" he said with a wink. That was good enough for me. "Sounds like a deal." I said. We sealed it with another kiss and some cuddling.
