Craving Purity

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Elijah left Levi and Greyson once Levi had fallen asleep and Greyson was keeping him from feeling alone by holding him tight. For years when Elijah was mad at Greyson and didn't want to confide in him, he'd go to the other sins and ask for help.

Since Lexi was gone for the night, Elijah decided to go see Winston, since he and Winston got along pretty well and Elijah hadn't seen him in a few days because Winston kept disappearing into his room or wasn't present.

Winston was a complicated person.

Unlike the others who didn't let their demonic side control themselves, Winston allowed his darker side to take over leaving him always bitter and angry when he could choose to be happy.

Elijah tried for the longest time to help Winston find a way to be happy, but then he learned that Winston didn't want to be cheerful or push his demonic side away. He liked letting his anger have control; he loved how ruthless and powerful he could be.

It was scary for the other sins, as they feared for Winston's future soulmate, but they discovered that even in his anger and desire to stay enraged, Winston could show kindness and be soft and caring when it was necessary.

In fact, for the past week Winston hadn't scorched a wall or picked a fight. He hadn't even scheduled a boxing match, and Winston was a professional boxer who loved to travel and fight so he could make money to blow on booze and clubs where he could get laid a few times a week.

All of the sins were convinced that he didn't actually care for his soulmate, except for Elijah  and Lexi. They believed all of the sins' soulmates were out there somewhere, Winston included.

Elijah made a plate of cheese, crackers, and cookies as a peace offering so he could borrow some of Winston's time to talk about his anxiety over Levi. He knew Winston could help; while Lexi took him shopping to deal with his worries, Winston took him to work out or throw knives to get a different outlet.

He got to Winston's door and heard talking, but what was more surprising is that it didn't sound like he was on the phone, because someone was responding.

"Winston?" Elijah called, knocking on the door before turning the surprisingly unlocked knob. "Who's yelling?"

"Elijah, don't-" Winston bellowed, but before Elijah could even understand what he meant, someone shoved the door open, making Elijah spill his tray of food.

Elijah gasped as a boy not much smaller than himself landed on top of him, before trying to sprint away, but Winston caught his waist and dragged him back into the room.

Before Winston could slam the door on him, Elijah pushed his way into the room and slammed the door behind him, gaping at an angry Winston holding on tightly to an equally livid boy with pale skin, grey eyes, and he looked really young.

"Winston, who is this?" Elijah asked, watching the boy try to kick and punch his way out of Winston's grip, but it wasn't working at all. "How old is he?! Fifteen?!"

Winston scowled. "First of all, even if he was, I'm not human so it's not illegal," he grumbled.

"We may be demons, but even we aren't pedophiles," Elijah said, glaring at the duo, the younger boy finally growing tired and ceasing his fighting since it wasn't doing anything. "He's an adult at least, isn't he?"

"He's twenty one," Winston said, setting the boy on his bed and shooting him a look that told him to stay where he was. "And he's kind of an asshole."

The boy's jaw dropped. "You kidnapped me you fucking piece of shit!" he screeched, standing up and rushing over to Winston to hit him but finding himself with his hands caught in Winston's grip and being thrown back on the bed.