As You Wish, Princess

Demon Or Man, That Is The Question.

Sânge:

I was standing next to Alex, and we all were watching Sir Integra carefully. She looked terrified, but at the same time, was trying to hold her composure.

" You mean to tell me Iscariot did this?" Her voice commanded, but the waiver in it held none of it's usual authority.

" Yes, Sir. I was cursed, by what, I don't know. All I know is that it's permanent and that I only have these physical changes, nothing internally is different."

" So you still feel and emote like a human?"

" Yes. If I were a pure demon, I wouldn't feel love, and yet, I still do."

" True. What of your mental state, is it intact?"

" As intact as it can be after something like thi. I might have nightmares for a while, but I should return to normal after a time."

" And do you feel any subtle changes to you?"

" Like what?"

" Like your appetite or your emotional state, is it stable and ordinary?"

" I don't see why not. I don't crave anything, if that's what you mean, and I feel emotionally fine, well, as fine as I can be right now."

" Then I see why you can't return to work come Monday. Take the next few days off, to recover and learn if you have new abilities, then I expect you ready for the front lines come Monday, am I clear, soldier?"

" Yes, Sir. Thank you."

" I very well can't force you to stay in hidden exile and let your skill go to waste, now can I?"

Her smile was genuine, and I had to hold in the joy I felt.

" What if he runs into Iscariot in the field, Master?"

" Cut them down like grass. We were given orders to act aggressively towards them, and aggressive we will be. All of you, dismissed. Thorn, you and Alex are to go eat. I doubt in these past few days you both have had anything."

" Yes Sir."

I took Alex's hand, and phased us to the kitchen. I sat Alex down at the table, and started making us both something to eat. I made a simple toasted ham and cheese sandwich, and gave him a glass of water and myself a glass of blood. I handed him his food, and he ate it with gusto. I did as well, having not eaten since he had been arrested. I drained my glass, and got up to have another, only to have Alex looking at my glass with the same look I see on Seras or Father's face sometimes when they smell fresh blood in the area.

" You alright, Alex, you look kinda day dreamy."

" I was actually thinking of something. Could I try a sip of your glass? I can handle human food just fine, but I wonder if maybe Integra was onto something as far as appetite."

" Sure. Better safe than sorry, right?"

I poured the contents of a blood pack into my now empty glass, and gave it to Alex, who looked at it scared.

" Pass the teeth, over the gums, look out stomach, here it comes. Bottoms up."

He took a decent swallow, and put the glass down. His eyes changed from black to the blue irises I remember, but only for a second.

" And? How do you feel?"

" Odd. Not horrible, like I'm going to be sick, but not like it awoke something either. Rather basic, really, almost no different from water than in taste. Sill like copper, iron, and salt all mixed in one, but it wasn't horrible."

" Your eyes, when you swallowed, they turned blue, for a brief moment."

" They did? Very strange."

" Let's stick to human food for now, and see how that works out, alright?"

" Yeah, sounds good."

" You still hungry?"

" Nope, I actually feel pretty good."

" Good, I wanted you to eat your fill."

We talked a bit more, and he told me what Maxwell did in that horrid cellar, and I had to restrain myself from finding him and killing him. Once you saw past the skin and eyes, it was the same Alex, soul and all. I still felt our bond, and it was stronger than before.

" I was wondering something, Princess."

" What's that?"

" Do you find this new form hard to look at?"

His question hurt, and it felt like I had been stabbed.

" Alexander Andersen, how are you ask such a cruel question?! No, I don't. You are still the same, so what your eyes are different? So what you turned pale with a fanged smile and forked tongue? That's all vain and shitty. You are still every inch the Scotsman I fell in love with. You are my Mate, from the day we first loved to the day we love our last."

I walked over to him, and straddled him in the chair, and if he blushed, I couldn't tell.

" You are actually much more attractive now. I would love to see what those new fangs and tongue can do, if you catch my meaning."

" O-okay. I-I guess we could do that."

" What's the matter? Cat got your tongue?"

" I just don't want to hurt you, is all."

" Alex, you could never hurt me."

" Then in that case." He ran his tongue across my neck, and it made me blush and giggle." Let's go to our room, and see if I can make you scream just with my mouth alone, Princess."

I laughed as he carefully picked me up, and held me to him as I shadow phased us to my room, where I promptly locked the door.