Burning Desire (Alastor X Reader)

Chapter 28: I Trust You

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You didn't know how you were able to not be sick when Alastor beamed you up.

You opened your eyes as you let go of the deer's arm. Before looking around you, you took a few moments to get used to the change in your surroundings by taking a deep breath and gently massaging your temples. You didn't notice it right away but the noise of the city was much more bearable, no skidding noises or car crashes, no sounds of fights or agony. No, everything was quiet. There was only the sound of wind and... of a liquid? Why was it unusually hot all of a sudden?

So it was with astonishment that you finally looked around.

Almost instantly your eyebrows raised in surprise. You were on the docks, in a part of the city you didn't really know, you might have been here once before but you didn't remember much about it.

The architecture of the bridges was quite similar to the ones in Paris, the only difference was that the water of the Seine had been replaced by a lava with beautiful colors. A soft mixture of red, orange and a golden color. It was quite disconcerting because this lava flowing calmly along the "river" had the same hypnotic and soothing light as the flame of a candle. It was so beautiful that you almost forgot Alastor. He had to touch your shoulder to bring you back to reality. You flinched and walked away from his hand.

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"Sorry, I was somewhere else," you said in a neutral tone.

"Don't apologize my dear, I knew you would like this place, especially when I saw, not without great astonishment, the special attention you could pay to a simple little candle." The deer laughs with an almost arrogant smile, indirectly mentioning your dinner.

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You were tempted to tell him that there was some reason why you preferred to look at a poor little candle, however you didn't really have the strength to get angry with him, you were really much too tired, and at the end of your tether. You just shrugged your shoulders with a false coldness and mumbled an "I see" in a tired tone.

The deer watched you quite annoyed by your lack of energy, nevertheless soon realized that he couldn't really blame you. He himself would be in much the same state of mind if he had been in your shoes. Oh, his teeth gnashed just thinking about it. He took a deep breath and then put a slightly friendlier smile on his face.

"Well, how about taking a walk? You can tell me what happened with our dear... pile of garbage." He said, pointing to a small bottle of water to help you come to your senses and soothe your stomach still sore from all the events of the day.

A small mocking smile appeared on your lips for a few seconds when your ears heard the demon's comment. You sighed and then started walking along the dock with him while drinking a little water.

Little by little you began to straighten your silhouette which was curved with defeatism following your discussion with Vox, and You gradually returned to your impassive and serious self.

Seeing the change in your posture, the deer played with his microphone as he walked.

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"So, tell me, What happened exactly? Did he agree to play along?" He asked with a little excitement in his voice.

"... Yes, he agreed, however he soon realized what I wanted to do when he found out I was working at the hotel."

The deer raised an eyebrow and placed his hands behind his back.

"Oh, so I guess the terms of your agreement have hardened somewhat."

"Indeed..." You sighed, "The fact that I work with you hasn't made things any better, he really hates you."