I followed Dark into the streams of warm water and watched him wash the grime off of him. "What were you doing? Rolling in grease?" "We went through Greece. Athens was nice..." I tipped his head sideways and washed the soap out of his ears. "You're filthy. Greasy. Explain yourself." "Ah...well, I've been partying for months, (y/n). Almost all of my free time I spend talking to you or sleeping off hangovers." "So you're living the life and living like a bum at the same time, eh?" I asked. "I guess so. Is it really that bad?" I looked at the shower floor. Sure, it might be slate gray, but I know filthy water when I see it. "Alright, I'll get back onto a righteous showering schedule." he said. "Not a bad idea." I remarked. "Just like staying here with me." I said, pressing up against him. "In good time, things will be back to normal." he said, washing his hair. "I have no idea how you're gonna pull off just leaving. You're a pretty popular member, and you're pretty easy to recognize." "Leave that to me." he replied. "You're not gonna kill people, are you?" I asked . "Not planning on it, but as usual, if it has to happen, it has to happen. Look, these groupies will forget me and move onto another sensation. That's how they are." I wasn't too convinced. Dark has an allure to him that is positively unforgettable. "Besides, most of the fans have no idea what any of us actually look like. We wear so much stage makeup when we perform that it's virtually impossible to know what we look like underneath it." That was true, but still, some had seen him without his costumes and makeup. "Quit stressing. It's gonna be fine, it always is." I was still unsure. "So that nickname..." he laughed at me. "Given to me for the way I ate pizza one night." he replied, rinsing his hair. "What?" "Apparently drunk me eats like an animal." I laughed. "I don't really know about that, you hardly ever eat anything around me." "Don't take it personally, I'm eating to keep people from getting suspicious. If I didn't eat for months, someone would notice..." He had a point. "No one knows." he said. "You're such a worrywart." "Only because you're a huge risk taker." I replied. "I take risks because it's fun. Lighten up. I'm a demon who masquerades as a human and I do it well." I took a deep breath and let it out. "Maybe you're right." I said. "Maybe I am." he replied, tossing a wad of soap at me. "Come on, that stuff smells like men." I said, wiping it off. "You bought this for me and you're telling me it smells bad?" he asked. "Thanks, I've been using this for awhile now..." "It's not for women. Hand me mine." He handed me a bottle of body wash. "Want a little help?" he asked, standing behind me, bumping up against me in all the right places. A soft moan escaped my lips. "Sure." I replied, trying to play it cool. I filled up my loofah with soap and lathered myself, passing it back to Dark who ran it slowly all over my backside, then across my hips. After a few moments of him creating thick trails of soap all over my body, I faced him. We almost instantly locked lips and dragged each other around until he wound up on his back against the cold stone shower floor. He didn't seem to mind it one bit as he gently caressed my hips and lower back. "I've missed this so much." he moaned, digging his nails in. "It's been months, Dark...I've been wanting this for a bit too long." "Tour with me when we get back to the states." he begged as I rode him roughly. "I can't be apart from this...fuck, (y/n), I can't even speak..." I love taking the air out of his lungs like that. Maybe it's because it's been so long, but I can't help but feel there's something special about hooking up tonight. I couldn't analyze the situation any further because without warning an intense climax ravaged my insides. I screamed his name and dug my nails deep into his flesh, which provoked a few sounds out of him that made me want to climax again. "Would you mind...if, if I..." he trailed off, straining. I nodded quickly and braced myself as he pounded me, hitting a white hot climax a few moments after. He let himself turn into dead weight and sighed, contentedly. I climbed off of him and warmed up in the water. He shivered subtly and I offered him my hand, which he graciously accepted, hugging me under the stream of hot water. "You wanna go to sleep?" I asked. "I know it's early here, but you're on another schedule." He looked me up and down. "Do you mind?" he asked. "Of course not. I miss sleeping beside you." I replied, playing with his hair. "I miss that, too...but I don't even wanna leave the water...it's so warm." "I don't either, but you need to relax..." He reluctantly shut off the water and we raced each other to get dry, dressed, and into his bed. As usual, he beat me by a landslide. "What time are you heading out?" I asked, laying beside him, letting him hug me tightly. "Soon." he replied. My heart sank. "It's only because I have to, (y/n), don't take this shit personally. You'll likely wake up alone. I hate it, but...it is what it is." I sighed. "I get it, just rush the fuck out of this European tour and come back here." he chuckled into my neck. "I'll see what I can do." he replied. That was better than hearing no. I fell asleep to the sound of his steady breathing and was unhappy to wake up at night alone. He at least had the common courtesy to leave me a quick note. This is going to be a long two and a half weeks. My loneliness was becoming a bit too much to bear. I started searching for flights from LA to Berlin and was unsurprised to find that most of them were way out of my budget. Maybe Asmoday could lend a helping hand. As far as I'm concerned, he does owe me a favor for being his buddy when Lilith put her boot in his ass. I reached for my phone and sent a text, and was amazed when I got a reply almost instantly. He usually takes forever to respond. I spent a good half hour negotiating with him and after a fair amount of arm twisting I got him to at least come and talk to me. I sat patiently waiting for his arrival only to remember that I can't fucking see him. I sent another text asking him to tell me where he was and I'll admit when he said 'right over you' I freaked a bit. It's strange to think that most of these demons can just sneak up on people without them having the slightest clue. I extended my bloody hand and turned just as red as my blood when he materialized in front of me, my hand firmly placed just at his waistline. "If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were trying to feel me up." he said. "Well, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you positioned yourself so that would happen." "What's the deal? You seemed a bit unhappy when you text me." I informed him of what was going on and told him that I needed a way to Germany. He hesitated. "Seems like a bad idea." he said. I was surprised. "Why so?" I asked. "He's comfortable around you. You will end up making him blow his cover...I can feel it." Well, that wasn't what I wanted to hear. "Come on, I'll be good." I said. "I'm sure you will...a little too good." I sighed. "So you won't do it? Really? After all I've done for you." I gave him my best puppy dog eyes. "So that's the face I've heard about? It's desperate, it's cute, but it's not working." I scowled. Damn it. "What if you came with me?" I asked. He looked contemplative. "I haven't been to a concert in so long..." "So you need to go to one. You're not getting any younger."I teased. "Watch it. Besides, apparently, you don't mind being with an older guy..." he replied. "I promise it'll be fun." "(Y/N), I don't know why, but I'm in. This goes against my gut feelings like no one's business, but fuck it." I cheered on the inside. "You won't regret this." I replied. "Something tells me that's not true."
