Dark is rarely specific at first whenever he fucks up. His vagueness is pretty anxiety inducing, especially when he tells me he's in trouble over text. "He'd better be dying." Asmoday griped. Part of me was flattered that he enjoyed spending time with me like he did, the rest of me was a bit surprised that he was so unworried. "Aren't you a bit concerned?" I asked. "Well duh, what parent isn't concerned about their kid? Even if they are an adult. I don't worry like you do." We continued our walk through the rainy streets. "Did he ever specify where to look for him?" Asmoday asked. "Right about here." I said, stopping and looking around. "An alley?" Asmoday asked, almost sounding amused. "What's so funny?" I asked, noticing his heavy smirk. "When we went out drinking, we wound up here for a bit." He started searching the area until he found Dark half passed out behind a trash can. "Fancy meeting you here." he said. Dark didn't respond with anything more than a groan. "I don't remember shit." he muttered. "This was the big emergency, what a drama queen." I said. "So how are we dragging his carcass home?" I asked. "Carefully." Asmoday replied. I tried picking him up, but his entire body was nothing but dead weight. I looked at Asmoday helplessly. "Here, I'll get him." he replied, easily picking him up. "At least he had enough sense to send a text." I said. "He looks just about as close to dead as an immortal demon can get. I think I had a better night out though." I blushed. "I can hear you guys, and whatever it is you did, keep it to yourselves." Dark replied. "Did someone poison you or something? I've never seen you like this before." I asked, sounding a bit nervous. "I have no idea what went on." He called me by another woman's name. I cringed a bit. Asmoday let Dark's head bounce off of a mailbox. "Careful." Dark muttered. "I did that on purpose." Asmoday replied. "Well what the hell for?" Dark growled. "To jog your memory. Her name is (y/n). You should know, she's your best friend." "Okay, I'm not even convinced that this is happening right now, so if you could just kindly knock off the bullshit I'd be happy." Asmoday looked at me apologetically. "It's alright." I said, half lying. "No it isn't. He owes you an apology for this whole thing." Asmoday carried a dazed and delirious Dark to bed and returned to me as I sat on the couch with Ink. My furry friend hissed at the demon and much to his surprise, the demon hissed back. The two looked at each other for awhile before Ink simply left. "He's getting used to me." Asmoday replied. "Slowly but surely." I sat beside him for awhile listening to the thunder and rain. "I could really use a shower." he said, after a long moment of silence between the two of us. "And a change of clothes." I looked over at him. "Okay..." I replied, a bit confused. "So am I going alone or not?" It clicked that he'd been inviting me to take a shower with him. "Uh, not unless you want to." "I definitely don't want to." he replied, helping me up. He gently led me into the bathroom where we both stripped, not really paying much attention to each others' nudity. He stepped into the shower and turned the water on, turning the bathroom into a sauna of sorts. I watched the water roll down his smooth frame. "Questions? Comments? Concerns?" He asked, smirking a bit. "Just admiring your creator's handiwork. Send my regards, he did a bang up job on you." I watched the water run over his eyes. Much to my surprise, he didn't even flinch. "Doesn't that bother your eyes?" I asked. "Not at all. My eyes aren't sensitive." he replied. I shivered a bit and he stepped aside, letting me stand under the warm water. I noticed Asmoday studying my body as I washed my hair. "How do you stand having such long hair?" he asked, picking up wet strands of it. "I can't pull off short hair. It just looks bad on me." "You? Look bad? I don't think that's possible." I blushed. "You're so sweet. I wish human guys acted like demons." Asmoday raised an eyebrow. "I'm nice. Arioch is nice. A lot of us demons are not...especially to humans." I didn't want to believe him, but I knew he was right. "I guess I'm just stuck with...no one." He chuckled. "Wrong. It would appear Arioch is quite smitten with you." "Sort of." "Sort of? You live here. If he didn't love you he wouldn't let you be here." Point alert. "I also kinda like you." he said. "The last little while has been nuts, but you've been consistently supportive...and a lot of fun. If this happens again, you can expect me to come crawling back to you to do things like this." I felt another pang of guilt followed by a pang of pleasure. "I love spending time with you and I'm bothered that this can't be forever." I admitted. "We can be friends forever. I assure you of that." I caught myself smiling again. "You're so pretty when you smile." he said softly. I just looked into his gorgeous deep green eyes for awhile, losing myself happily by doing so. Before I could turn my gaze to another perfect part of his body, he kissed me deeply. For some reason, I enjoyed it in a different way. There weren't any sexual undertones, no tearing at my skin, bending me, twisting me, growling my name, no making demands...not that it bothered me when he or Dark did those things. This kiss was different, it was more of a sign of deep adoration and caring, and I ate it up. When he broke the kiss, he admitted that I was bringing about his more playful side. A side of him he'd been hiding from for thousands of years. I listened to him explain that he was a rather mischevious child who was constantly making others laugh...and as he grew into an adut, he never lost that youthful spark...but when he...'lost himself' he lost hope as well...and since coming back, the playful child in him had been sitting in the corner, replaced by a more cautious version of himself. I placed my head on his chest and let his voice vibrate into my ears. The repetition of the pattern lulling me a bit. "You're so bored, aren't you?" he asked, tipping my chin up a bit. "No...I just like it when you hold me." "Well, I like it, too." he replied, holding me against him tightly. We stayed in the shower until the water was starting to go cold. "I think that's a sign to jump out of here and put on something comfortable." I agreed, shut the water off, and stepped out into the chilly air. I immediately wrapped myself in my warm towel and went to search for one of Dark's worn hoodies. I found one and slipped into my favorite pair of track pants. I sat on the couch stroking Ink waiting on Asmoday who turned up moments later, hair still damp from our ordeal. He sat beside me and looked out the window. "I take it Arioch is still passed out?" I felt bad for not checking. "Let me see." I replied, getting up. I quietly walked to Dark's room and gently opened the door. Much to my surprise, Dark was sitting up in bed texting away. "Hi." I said. "Long time no see." he replied. "You must be feeling better." I said, sitting on the end of the bed. "Not really...I feel like shit, and for some reason, I had a nice cut on my head." Clearly he didn't remember Asmoday swinging his head into a mailbox. "Ouch." I said, trying not to laugh. "What the hell is going on? What'd I miss? I blacked out, I cannot remember shit...but I think I had fun." I pursed my lips. "I just hung around with your dad...you didn't miss much...just the standard fucking around." He laid down. "That's a relief." he replied. I laid beside him and played with his hair. "I missed you for what it's worth." he said softly. "I was a bit worried about you." I said. "Well, I was a bit worried about me too. I don't think I'll do whatever it was I did. Now if only I could remember what it was so I won't do it again." I laughed. "Maybe next time you bring me along. I can usually keep you out of trouble." he looked over at me. "You get me into trouble, (y/n). What a liar you are sometimes." he laughed that deep, resonating laugh of his and I melted. "You're something else, promise me you won't get fucked up like that again...or at least if you do, that you won't send me a cryptic text about it." He looked at his phone, nearly dropping it on his face in the process. "I honestly don' remember sending you that shit. I offer you my deepest insincere apology." I slugged him and he cringed. "Sore. Not feeling well, remember?" he said, grimacing. "I don't care." I said, laying my head on his shoulder. "You never did...and that's why I love you." "How sweet." I replied. "No offense, but I really need to sleep this off. If you want, you can stay with me..." My mind drifted to Asmoday and his impending loneliness and boredom. "I'll be in here to check on you periodically." I said, tossing blankets on him. "Really? You're just gonna leave me like this?" he said, giving me puppy dog eyes. "Only because your dad is here." A blank look swept over his face. "Fuck, that's right. See? I'm still kinda fucked in the head." "You always were..." I replied. "Very funny. Fuck off." he said, rolling over. "Night, Dark." I said, teasingly. "See you whenever my head clears up." he replied, sounding drained of all his energy. I slipped away quietly and rejoined Asmoday who was deep into messing with his phone. "Am I the only one around here who isn't totally obsessed with phones?" I asked. "Sorry..." he replied. "How's the patient?" "He's pretty fucked up, but he'll be fine." "That sounds about right. What the hell is wrong with him anyway?" "He partied a bit too hard, apparently." I replied. "I have no idea what he did but part of me really wants to do it, and the rest of me is afraid to. I don't know if that's a good thing or not." I yawned and stretched out. "Tired?" he asked. "I really shouldn't be." I replied. " I have no idea why I feel so sleepy suddenly." He moved closer and let me lay on him. His cold skin made me shiver a bit and I grabbed a blanket. "Sorry...wish I was warmer for you." "I'll get used to it eventually...I always do." I replied, wrapping myself up. For a minute, I pretended Asmoday was my boyfriend, and a smile graced my features. "What are you thinking about?" he asked. "You didn't read my mind?" I asked. "You say you don't like that." he replied. "I don't...but that never stops you or Dark from doing that." "That smile was really cute, are you gonna tell me what it was for, or do I have to squeeze it out of you?" "Alright, alright, I just really like you is all." I replied, putting my hands up. "Well, I like you too. A lot, really." I shivered again, snuggling closer. "Are you really that cold?" he asked. I nodded. He held out one hand, palm up, and a small black fire burned. "Just give it a second." he said, reassuringly. I waited and before too long, I was almost sweating. "That seems to do the trick whenever I get cold." he said. My eyelids grew heavy, I was so comfortable. "Sleep." he said. "I don't mind." But I did. I slowly sat up and laid my head on his shoulder. "I'm not falling asleep and leaving you awake with no one around." he wiggled his phone. "I'm having a bit of a make up session right now." he said. My heart sank a bit, but I don't think he noticed. "I saw you flinch a bit." he said. "For what it's worth, I'll be back to visit...and I'll likely get my ass booted occasionally." I laughed. "You'd better come to visit...but I don't want you to get your ass booted. That's not good." "Ah, but it's life. Besides, don't you like doing this?" he asked, leaning in and giving me a deep, passionate kiss. I grabbed his shirt and pulled him on top of me. "Eager." he said, breaking the kiss. "I like it." My eyes scanned the room. "Maybe we should take this to my room." I said, between breaths. "Worried about getting caught?" he asked. "Just a bit." he bit my neck gently. "Fine then, lead the way." I all but tiptoed into my room and pulled my clothes off almost frantically. "Take it easy, (y/n), I'm not going anywhere just yet." I watched him undress slowly, my nerves twitching in anticipation. "See something you like?" he asked, already knowing the answer. "I see lots of things I like." I replied, walking over to him. I pulled him close to me and he held me against him. For a moment, we just stood there in silence, hanging onto each other. I started to say I love you but stopped myself. "What was that?" he asked. "N-nothing." He looked skeptical. "(Y/N), are you lying to me?" he asked. "No...maybe...shut up." he rolled his eyes. "Whatever it was you started to say, I'm sure it was nice and I'm sure you meant it." I nodded. "You're right on both accounts." He smiled. "Jump." he said. I jumped, confused by the request, until I felt him hold me by my thighs. I instinctively wrapped my legs around his body and my arms around his neck. He walked us to my bed and let me fall gently. He crawled on top of me, placing bites on my neck and collarbones. I wrapped myself around him tightly. "Ready?" he asked, his voice as smooth as silk. "Yes."I breathed, moving around under him anxiously. He slipped in slyly, drawing a deep breath out of me. I muttered his name. "You're so amazing." he said. "It's gonna kill me to say goodbye." "Don't even think about that." I replied, digging my nails into his back. He bucked his hips into me harder, making it hard for me to hang onto him. I gave up eventually and let him do whatever he wanted. "White flag already?" he teased. "Shut up." I replied, twisting around a bit. "There!" I said, as he brushed by my spot. He pretended he had no idea what I meant. I whimpered a bit and tried guiding him back, but he ignored me. "You're such a jerk sometimes." I whined. "I know, I like to tease." He said, bumping up against that sensitive spot of mine. I relaxed and arched my back, ignoring everything but what was happening right at that moment. I grabbed him and pulled him into a deep kiss, snaking my tongue through his mouth. He broke the kiss and complimented my skills. "You're not so bad yourself...but can you get me there?" I winked. "You in a hurry?" he asked. "Only because you make it so good..." I purred. He bucked his hips a bit faster, and I took a hard swipe at his back, scratching holes in his cold skin. "Fuck..." I growled, wrapping myself around him tighter. "Don't stop..." I whimpered. "Not til we're both finished." he replied, sounding a bit strained. He didn't hold anything back after that. He slammed our bodies together, caressing every inch of me and biting my neck. "I'm so close (y/n)..." he moaned. I was already hanging onto the edge of a climax, barely at that. "Do you want me to..-" "Yes!" I moaned. He wasted no time bringing us both to euphoria. I caught my breath while looking into his eyes. "I am so gonna miss this." I said, hugging him tightly as if that would keep him around. "You and me both." he replied. "Don't worry, I promise, I'll be back...and I'm not heading back until tomorrow...we have a night." I smiled lightly. "Don't leave...just hang onto me." He laid beside me and hugged me. "I won't go anywhere." he said, hugging me tightly. I relaxed and started to slip into a deep sleep. When I woke up, he was packing his things and Dark was just starting to walk around. "Well...I guess I don't have to wake you." he said, looking over at me. I didn't smile. "Don't look at me that way." he said. "Come on, you're only making it worse." I still didn't smile. He sighed. "(Y/N)..." I looked away. "Look, I'll be right back. I'll say bye to you last." I watched him disappear to talk to Dark. I played with my phone trying to take my mind off of him having to leave, but nothing was working. He reappeared and sat beside me. "Don't sweat this. I'm coming back someday, you know." "Yeah. Someday." I replied, sadly. "I never make set in stone plans. Too much pressure...but I'm not leaving forever." We're both immortal, we're bound to run into each other again at some point. I hugged him without speaking. "Just don't forget to come back." he laughed. "As if I could." he replied, setting me down. "I'll see you later (y/n)...text me or something." he said, disappearing slowly. I sighed at his absence and laid back on my bed. I heard slow footsteps in the hall and looked over just in time to see Dark entering my room. We locked eyes. "So you're not dead, I see." I said. "Not yet anyway." he replied, yawning. I looked at him for awhile. "What?" he asked. "Nothing." I replied, noticing the bits and pieces of Asmoday that had made it to Dark. "Come here." I said, softly. He approached me slowly, flopping on my bed. I curled up with him, tightly. "Well, that was sudden. Did you miss me that badly?" he joked. "I did..." I replied. "Are you sure that's it?" he asked, knowing what I was feeling. "Just shut up and be happy that I love both like I do." I said. "I suppose that could be arranged." he replied, tossing a blanket over us. "I say we get fucked up tomorrow. It's been awhile since I've gotten obliterated." I looked up at him. "You must be joking." I replied. "Nah, not really." I put my hand over his mouth. "Just...we'll go do something. I think you need a doctor." "Maybe after we get shitfaced." he said. "When you snap out of this stupor...you're gonna have a lot of laughable memories. For now, just relax." I said. He didn't fight it as I cuddled up with him and started planning tomorrow.
