The Journal of a Connecticut Yankee

Dark Places

July 2nd

"Your parents will be here soon." Druella said, knocking at my door.

I let out a breath of air self-consciously to both the Lilim and Mantis as they led me down the hall to the mansions receiving room.

Druella peered over at me.

"Don't worry, it's normal. After all, for you, it's been quite some years for you since you last saw them, correct?"

"Y-yeah I guess." I replied, hesitantly. It was odd, being civil after I threatened her last night. I still had plans to go to England to hunt down Misrelda, the Queen of Hearts. But I suppose it wouldn't hurt to be a little nice.

Molly discreetly put a hand on the small of my back, as if she wanted to comfort me. Now there was a whole nother issue too. Was that night just a weird fling? Or could you even call me fingering her during a full moon a fling? I felt guilty for the act done in the heat of the moment but I would just have to tackle that later, there was a much more important event at hand.

The three of us got to Druella's receiving room first. They left to the door as I sat and waited. I heard the bell ring along with voices of greetings and introductions, footsteps got closer and closer as the door opened and they entered. I stood, ready for a joyful, tearful reunion. A one happy moment in a long running span of disappointments, heartbreak and sorrow.

Except they weren't my parents...

Backing away as far as I could til I hit the wall, I looked at the Lilim with nothing but pain in my eyes,

"You had to take them too?" I whispered in both horror and sorrow.

"Son, what's wrong?" The Incubus in front of me asked.

"Donnie are you ok?" The Succubus that was once my mother breathed in concern as she took a step toward me, her hand-held out.

Druella looked to me confused but then gasped as she finally understood what was wrong.

"Now Donnie, look- ." She began but it was already too late.

"No!" I yelled at everyone. Sadness, anger, betrayal - a dozen emotions slammed into me like a sledgehammer and in my panic, I drew Winona and pointed her at them.

"Get the FUCK back! Everyone!" I screamed.

"Donnie where on Earth did you get a gun?" My "father" asked in fear.

Oh, the irony of that question...

"What did I ever do to you? To the Maou, to your family that you had to take away mine?" I yelled and demanded to Druella, tears now in my eyes.

"Donnie, don't do anything rash, there's an explanation for all of this. Put the gun down and we can talk it over..." Druella said slowly as my "mother" held on to my "father" in panic of what I was doing.

"Rash?" I laughed, "Why would I do something rash, Auntie? It's not like your family RIPPED EVERYTHING FROM ME! My wife, my world, my life and now my parents! Why would I do something rash, AUNTIE?!"

"What is he talking about? Why does he keep calling you his aunt?" My "mother" demanded to Druella, "What did you do to him? He was never married! We trusted you to help treat him, what did you do?!"

The Lilim pressed her lips together as the Neko was out of the bag now. It all added up to something that she couldn't easily explain without everyone looking bad. All those dirty little secrets being aired out to dry. I had no pity for her.

I heard a faint stirring and turned Winona to my left, training her on Molly that suddenly appeared. The Mantis had her forearm blades extended, ready to protect her mistress. How cute, I guess her having my fingers up in her pussy that night meant nothing.