Sleeping With The Enemy (BoyxBoy)

Chapter Fourteen

<p data-p-id="19f9a467870ffe83e10ef166f230d9e9">(Emmett's Point Of View)</p>
<p data-p-id="c5c3e6ad3ee2b8cbfa76d55717e61771">"Come on Vince, We need to get off the floor and get you cleaned up" I rasped gently rubbing his back to try and coax him off of the entranceway floor.</p>
<p data-p-id="b22d20c72f0adec9d2fc80fc78a5c043">"I don't want to, there's no point" He mumbled into my shoulder clenching his hand into my shirt.</p>
<p data-p-id="963dce64bc9af808d478337cb47d48ca">"Lets get you up and I can maybe make something for you" I offered using the wall to stand us up. I kept a firm hand around his upper arm to guide him towards the kitchen.</p>
<p data-p-id="4854f8e3f8b73bd39a57c1f2f860c2c1">"You're awfully nice considering the way I treated you" He rubbed his nose with his sleeve perching himself on one of the kitchen stools.</p>
<p data-p-id="a762339aee9df5df6a73ff3b357fc414">"It doesn't matter, You need someone with you right now. And I need a place to hide in case someone comes after me because I might of killed or injured Lucien" I brushed a hand through my hair.</p>
<p data-p-id="dc21bd221c07de2e6e6f906dbb2e088e">"You did?" His eyes shot up to look at me in a disbelief.</p>
<p data-p-id="03c7d6347614b90cb74c683a968e36c0">"It's these new powers..I don't know if he is okay" I pinched the bridge of my nose.</p>
<p data-p-id="8f3c46aa47d8606bd77bf77882355cd9">"I sure hope he is, or you could be put down for treason" Vincent sighed resting his forehead onto the counter.</p>
<p data-p-id="b6c6a3b4dae09372ccf502f9b7b21c35">"When the time comes then I'll take it" I shrugged retrieve clean coffee mug from the sink and filled it with boiling water from the kettle, I reached for a teaspoon to place a few spoonfuls of coffee into the cup and stirred it around before sitting it down in front of Vincent.</p>
<p data-p-id="8d1bf9e24463ba769d56ba39d194b382">"Thanks. I'll try to keep the council off of you" He smiled weakly playing with the handle of the mug before taking a sip from it.</p>
<p data-p-id="e33b2fb3488cc6bbfe57c3fb6accece4">"There goes my chance at a happy life" I laughed scratching my branded shoulder.</p>
<p data-p-id="95e1b7b20a230d5b92fe1443489f178b">"Is your shoulder hurting?" He asked leaning forward on the counter.</p>
<p data-p-id="dd6fd3f55047a2ad6482aa7e1c11cf18">"Yeah, hurting more than my actual injured shoulder. That's almost healed" I massaged my shoulder blade to loosen out the knots.</p>
<p data-p-id="47a2eb83917dd75902e4028a96ad6a16">"Did Lucien's mark appear on you?" He asked taking a gulp from his mug.</p>
<p data-p-id="3842d2fe877acf03831a78fd6c78514b">"Yeah, why?" I furrowed my eyebrows flopping down on the stool next to him.</p>
<p data-p-id="e1fa491c8c8f43f48b237b8263ff7fe8">"Lemme see" He ordered turning me in the chair so my back was facing him.</p>
<p data-p-id="067f4a74c5187ce18f1986ea44e4ad40">"Shit. It's glowing Emmett. Have been experiencing any nausea or excessive bleeding?" He asked tentively touching the marking.</p>
<p data-p-id="000ad5c82b39bfff419b0fa50f434831">"Not really, just my usual migraine cycles" I shrugged turning back to him taking an unknown hell fruit from the bowl.</p>
<p data-p-id="34bae6d9906d49477175b728ff742a7f">"You come to me if you do" He stated adamently finishing off his coffee.</p>
<p data-p-id="a866ce354a16cc2b00af041c70393d30">"Okay? Whatever you say" I mumbled gazing aimlessly out of the window at the brewing storm forming in the clouds. "Now Vince, I think you need some rest. You seem exhausted" I dragged the stool back and stood up.</p>
<p data-p-id="713524a1e3aa5922059d435b5539fe79">"You need someone to protect you, I shouldn't be sleeping" He stiffled a yawn rubbing his eyes with the back of his hand.</p>
<p data-p-id="4707e71fdb274c476a49b6317263dde8">"I'll be okay, if you're in danger I'll run so you don't get hurt" I smiled patting his shoulder roughly.</p>
<p data-p-id="c02ba6dabf2f8fc025ede6680fb12468">"There's no point in me living anyway" He shrugged staring out of the window.</p>
<p data-p-id="73b9f24ec928b92104499ae012b77e82">"Don't say that! You're a highly praised mercenary and high council member! You can get through this" I urged yanking him out of the stool.</p>
<p data-p-id="4666f153b87a32100e2eb3eff1efcd94">"Now you're gonna shower and sleep." I ordered pulling him up the stairs and heading towards the open bedroom door.</p>
<p data-p-id="722b2d3db251129b9a45979bc9db8e24">"You're way too nice Squirt." He grumbled hobbling into the bathroom.</p>
<p data-p-id="e58c0de9c3036051971d7f50fa71fda1">(Lucien's Point Of View)</p>
<p data-p-id="7bb82100d325ae67ac31e61c32d54253">I couldn't move, I was in blinding amounts of pain "My Lord! You need to keep still!" A flustered nurse shrieked trying to hold my thrashing arm down, I let out a pained yell when I saw the violent fleshy burns that covered my chest and arms down to my legs.</p>
<p data-p-id="ee63bf9a8d08602613b245da2327c73f">"What happened?!" I roared trying to struggle out of her grip to try and relieve the excrutiating pain clawing my skin into strips of raw flesh.</p>
<p data-p-id="83e17a9587b363a8fc5ed5b08961926d">"It was the Nether boy, He attacked you after you killed our master" Her lip quivered as she released my hands.</p>
<p data-p-id="2ba598587e619e609a6ba28f91ecf04b">"What? Who?" I rasped swallowing the tightness forming in my chest.</p>
<p data-p-id="b3e9e0412f576c1b36134acb7b31f725">"Igneus, My lord. Vincent's Eternal Soul Partner" She bowed her head sorrowfully whimpering softly.</p>
<p data-p-id="88757445ea7bb93efacd9077039b0793">"Oh god, I didn't. I lost control and I killed someone!" I yelled clamping my eyes shut as hot tears seared into the lesser burns covering my neck and cheek.</p>
<p data-p-id="5ae45311cfe191fa5cfa356758360abe">"Leave us." Another gruff voice commanded and the nurse scuttled. "So. The mighty Lucifer left you in charge, funny how you got wailed on by a fértile" They chuckled clapping their hands sarcastically.</p>
<p data-p-id="76e9505d671a018449a969676f43da91">"And who might you be?" I snapped looking up to the copper haired man standing over me with a dirty glare on his face.</p>
<p data-p-id="0621fb05f0b40360cd44b3845ea88ed7">"I'm Cassiel, I've come to see my baby brother after you brutally murdered his partner. I'm the new head physician." He crossed his arms scornfully dumping a tonic onto my burns, I bore down on my lip to bite through the burning sending my body into a tortured panic.</p>
<p data-p-id="57b85b29716bcbc20449df9fa6a5abf2">(Emmett's Point Of View)</p>
<p data-p-id="5d32d67f60325d7e43d77dacc7e20f5c">"Good job at protecting me" Vincent scoffed poking me in the shoulder.</p>
<p data-p-id="fd00e8e348928ebc6148b3599305c768">"Hm? Oh shit I fell alseep" I mumbled rubbing my eyes tiredly.</p>
<p data-p-id="318fd5d9f8797119c3256b9bd00d2845">"It's fine, I wasn't going to do anything" He chuckled pulling me up from the chair I fell asleep in. "I just got a call from one of the council members, they're going to send him off today.." His smile disappeared entirely and his eyes started to fill with tears again.</p>
<p data-p-id="25f35ff0795710a440fca1389dae1925">"Aw Vince, don't get upset. You're the asshole of the group" I laughed rubbing his shoulder reassuringly.</p>
<p data-p-id="dacc192eb7a88f626f84945af4a41182">"I can't face him Emmett, I would literally go bitch fit on him" He gave a sad smile ruffling my hair vigorously.</p>
<p data-p-id="5a1a7749847a8d956a05188df8c25e86">"I'll protect you, Cause a few bushfires y'know" I smirked flattening my hair down into place.</p>
<p data-p-id="82e006a1b04f4564dde662f61761d7a7">"I still work with the guy." He pointed out flopping down onto his bed.</p>
<p data-p-id="f119ba28806db6cddbe0fbbb632fd19a">"Come work with me, teach some kids and stuff" I offered sitting down next to him.</p>
<p data-p-id="c006d185387b2197fa4bafbad313ece0">"That could work, but I haven't shot an arrow in over six years" He frowned smoothing out the blanket next to him.</p>
<p data-p-id="5082162b3d61c42b53142423eae6ba82">"I can help, only if you can teach me to control my purple barbeque powers" I held my hand out to him.</p>
<p data-p-id="670e0a4c9423bcb4c8127c52bbf6a47d">"Fine, I need to dress you in funeral appropriate clothes" He huffed pointing to my skinny jeans and strewn about hoodie over a way too large henley.</p>
<p data-p-id="4824542aca95d38e34d65c3c6635b5ea">"Oh..My bad I didn't think" I mumbled sheepishly zipping up my hoodie.</p>
<p data-p-id="8403f0e788cba107f7d806a8014de9d4">"Take it off, I'm going to dress you like a proper gentleman and not a teenager" He ordered throwing open his closet doors and started rummaging around inside.</p>
<p data-p-id="53fe94d5eccd9c831be6eb79651a0683">"You really don't have to" I protested standing back from the clothes being tossed around.</p>
<p data-p-id="a356b5c2e4f405539a27f54defa26178">"It's my partner who died you do as I say" He eyed me off dangerously and I nodded quickly.</p>
<p data-p-id="d4ad8d5580028f44e31db100915ea630">"Look, non denim skinny jeans." He muttered throwing a pair of black satin sort of feeling skinny jeans to me. "And a black button down then a black cargo jacket" He rambled throwing a tight fitting midnight black shirt to me along with a black slimmed army sort of jacket and then a deep green coloured velvet cloak</p>
<p data-p-id="164fadcf7ecdc67701d5d52ef7424de2">"How do you even have these clothes if you're wandering around in like cloaks all day" I arched an eyebrow at him cautiously unzipping my hoodie.</p>
<p data-p-id="ea9a85f3a04935155c58ea0592f2b637">"I spent the majority of my life in the human world with my older brother, he was the high councillor from his early adulthood and that was how I met Lucien and Igneus when I was like twelve. I was in the Heirachy of Demonoid Defenses by the age of fifteen..then my older brother was slain by the Nether Lord and I was left alone, A new councillor was elected and I pretty much became Lucien's assistant like you" He turned his lip up into a snarl whenever he mentioned Lucien's name picking out a black suit and slammed the doors shut.</p>
<p data-p-id="63621f2dcf1a3944df717bc1cbb92f68">"I understand how you feel, My family died when I was seven and I was taken into the industry where Niklaus' dad and Mister Amory decided to look after me. But I was very sheltered by them and I got away with a lot especially when it came to the way that they treated fértiles, that all changed again when they left. If I hadn't of ran into Lucien after getting out or him seeing me crying like a two year old this bullcrap wouldn't of started" I sighed pulling off my tee shirt and buttoned up the new one, talk about fancy tastes.</p>
<p data-p-id="3672b3a93cb07a3e64426cd54a94baf2">"Look at us, both fucked over by Lucien Mordecai. What a team we make" He guffawed fixing his jacket in the mirror and draping the same green cloak over his shoulders</p>
<p data-p-id="d4f7e02ac8a30e7aab9619fab779ec9a">"Yeah well, Karma's going to be a bitch ain't it." I smirked spurring a new dangerous idea in my brain, Vincent grinned darkly at me in the mirror before turning around.</p>
<p data-p-id="8c4cf5d1b03f417c179af03f134a5c40">"It's on. Let's see how far until he cracks. First one to make him cry or have a nervous breakdown gets to use the loser as a butler." He held his hand out to me waiting patiently.</p>
<p data-p-id="bafa3ec3124d5018a81e04f590ebd467">"Deal." I nodded shaking his hand firmly, as horrible as I feel for doing this it's only how life works. You can't betray someone and get away with it.</p>