The two of you remained in silence for the rest of Fraud. You were too scared of asking any more questions, and you knew that he didn't want you to, either. Speaking seemed difficult for the demon, at least in that particular circle.
Soon enough the last gate came into view before the day was out. Covered in writhing vines, slithering in a rather disgusting and creepy manner along the ironwork. It sent a chill down your spine to watch.
"Do you know what I'm going to do to you?" Anti broke through the silence, and your stomach began to churn. Shaking your head, he grinned his wide, toothy grin and dropped you onto the asphalt, painfully. "I want to take that ugly mouth of yours and tear it wide open. Cut the rest of your limbs off, and watch you fucking suffer."
No, God no, he's lying! He has to be!
Your brain sent off red flags, however, no matter how much you tried to convince yourself that he was lying. You made an attempt to back away, but could only do so much with just your arms.
The demon smirked wider, if that was even possible. Knife in hand he slowly pushed it into his throat, the blood pouring from the wound. As you clapped your hands over your eyes, trying in desperation to ignore the splattering sounds on the ground, he giggled. Glitching back and forth he dug his fingers into the wound, widening it a good deal. You whimpered, too afraid to really look at him. What the hell was he doing?!
"I'm goINg tO MakE YOu SUFFER~" he cooed, "jUSt liKE yOu mADE Me sUfFEr..."
How the hell did you make him suffer?! Still trying to edge your way away, towards the final gate, you warily glanced up at the demon slathered in his own blood and grinning.
"You'RE nOt GoiNG aNYwhEre," he warned, snatching you by the hand and pulling you up. When you, quite obviously, could not stand, he lifted you over his shoulder. "NoWHerE bUt THe SEa oF FirE, biTCh"
Someone began to scream, and you were horrified to realize that it was you.
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"Will you shut the fuck up?!" Anti screeched. He had already passed through the gate, past the guard dogs that seemed to want to take a bite out of him- at least, it seemed that way before you had started to scream. After that they seemed much calmer. Just as he suspected.
Dropping you back down on the other side of a gate, a good deal away, he frowned at you, arms crossed. "I fucking told you not to believe anything I said back there. Didn't I?"
Your throat hoarse, you tried to swallow, succeeding only partially. "Y-you..." was all you managed.
"For fuck's sake," he spat, kneeling down and grabbing your head. "That's what Fraud does to me. All right? Every time I tried to speak, every fucking time, I lied without meaning to." Then he paused, still holding your head. "And you don't want to know what this one is doing to me either, so I'm going to speak before it really starts to sink in. I... I'll make sure you never end up in Hell when you die."
His words should have been a relief, but your heart only sank. Why? Did you WANT to suffer in Hell like the rest of the souls that ended up there?
He said I was too innocent for this place, so I wouldn't end up here either way...
Anti frowned again. What were you thinking about? Why did you want to suffer in Hell? "It won't happen. When this is all over, I'm bringing you back home. We made no deal."
Tears poured down your face the longer he spoke. You had to admit it to yourself first: you had, in fact, fallen for the demon. The one who was risking his own life for your sake.
"Oh, for fuck's sake!" He hastily wiped your tears away, sighing a little. Then he gently pulled you in for a kiss, one that was firm but... sweet? Somehow, he was gentler than normal, taking his time as the two of you kissed.
Instead of shoving you away, as he normally would have done, the demon simply broke the kiss and looked away from your direction. "I hope you're fucking happy now."
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Where was Dark? The longer he carried you, the more time passed, the more worried and anxious you became. It had gotten to the point where you were afraid you might vomit all over Anti, who grimaced and glared at you once you realized that thought. "Sorry, but... I'm always sick when it comes to him," you admitted.
"How long have you been pregnant?"
The words dropped like a ton of bricks on you, and you tried to laugh. "Pregnant? Are you serious? I'm on b-birth control..."
"Which isn't always effective, now, is it?" Anti frowned down at you. "You didn't even fucking know?"
Your hands gripped themselves, fingers squirming like a bowlful of baby eels. "I-I.... I didn't... I'd only been pregnant once before, b-but he... m... made... it....." Your eyes stung and you buried your face into your hands.
There had been a reason for the birth control. Only once had you gotten pregnant, and your demonic boyfriend had forced the miscarriage. He had said that, on many occasions, he did not want a child. But now, looking back, you couldn't help but mourn all over again, despite now knowing that he was an actual demon.
Knowing what you were thinking about sometimes had it's downsides. Anti settled you back down, wiping your tears again. "He doesn't know, either, I'm guessing. Fucking great."
"A-Anti..." was all you could say, unable to find words, if you could even speak clearly.
"I'm sorry..." he whispered before pulling away.
"I do hate to interrupt your little... love confessions to each other, but I'm afraid we have some unfinished business to attend to." Dark held out his hand for you, smirking when he saw the state of your body. "What's the matter, darling? Can't move?"
Stomach churning all over again, bile rose in your throat, but you kept your mouth shut. Anti slowly stood back up, glaring at the dark-haired demon in front of him.
"Hand her to me."
"And what if I fucking say no?"
Storm clouds began to form overhead, thunder crashing loudly. You knew it was no coincidence. "You will hand her to me. She is getting what she deserves for betraying me. Fear not, your own punishment will come later."
Anti said nothing, picking you back up into his arms and taking a step back. His mind was hazy, unable to think clearly save for a single thought. One that he did not want to act upon, whatever the cost. But his feet, his goddamned feet, they moved towards Dark on their own.
You began to squirm, not really understanding what Anti was even doing until you realized: the circle. Treachery.
Placed into Dark's arms, he carried you easily, walking away from the green-haired demon and further into the circle.
