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Sylus is for the people that rarely speak out their minds.

Sylus is for the people that somehow always get blamed for other people problems f.ex. “Ex friend: You never asked me how I felt when I had that physical relationship with my ex roommate!” WELL, BITCH YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU HAD A THING GOING ON WITH YOUR ROOMMATE!

Sylus is for the people that always fantasied scenarios that would make them cooler.

Sylus is for the people that feel they can never be enough.

Sylus is for the people that lie that they don’t care but the truth is, they care A LOT!

Sylus is for the people that look intimidating but the moment someone talks to them, they overshare.

Sylus is for the people that gets overlooked quite a lot.

Sylus is for the people that get talked over in the middle of a conversation and are forced to shut up.

Sylus is for the people that can’t handle rejection in their school/work life because they think they are a failure.

Sylus is for the people that now found their worth and stopped toxic friendships which resulted in “I never let people get too close to me anymore!”.

Sylus is for the people that never been confident in their whole lives but still manage to pull through and enjoy it❤️

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A letter to you

~ Hi everyone! Long time no see! I am sorry I don't write more, I got a puppy 2 months ago and he takes up a lot of energy and my cat is really clingy. So I was on holiday and during the car trip I had those thoughts and needed to write it down. I turned it into a letter because I didn't want to write a story where a person say that. I had Jake from Duskwood in mind but I wrote it so anyone can imagine whoever they want.~

My love,

The first thing I remember of you is your smile. When I first saw it, directing at me, it left me speechless. I felt my heart swell at the sight and every day, I want to see you smile. I dreamt of it but after a while it wasn’t enough anymore. I started to long for you, every day, every night.

The next thing is when you deliberately touched my arm for the first time when you wanted to get my attention. You wanted show me something I didn’t quite catch as I was staring at your hand touching me. The feeling of your cold fingers, as it was a cold day, against my warmer skin is something, to this day, that still gives me goosebumps when I think about it.

Once, I was coming back from wherever and you turned around. You saw me and you stroke me with the most beautiful smile I had ever seen. That smile got seared into my mind and I keep seeing it, even to this day. It is a cherished memory that I have the privilege to keep to myself as I had never seen you giving it to anybody else. You slowly walked up to me and you wrapped your arms around my chest. Shocked by your gesture, my heart skipped a beat and I am pretty sure I stopped breathing, so I stood still for a few seconds before finally hugging you back. That was it. That was the moment I realised I was in love with you. Then you looked up to me with that smile still on your face then you pulled away slightly and kissed me on the cheek. I froze and looked at you but your smile had morphed into a smirk. You were enjoying getting me flustered and it took me a while to realise it.

That night, all I could think was you. The way you smelled, the way your arms encircled me, the way how comfortably well your body fit against mine, the heat of your body seeping through to mine. I tossed and turned in my bed, the images playing in my head every time I tried to fall asleep. I thought I couldn’t be more obsessed before but now I wasn’t sure anymore. I wake up, I check my phone to see if you had tried to reach me. I make a cup of coffee, I see you waiting for me to also make you one. I walk somewhere, you are there, beside me and we are holding hands. I am working behind a desk, you are sitting on my lap doing your own thing. It became so intensely painful. I don’t want to be lonely again.

You hugged me again but this time, I couldn’t restrain myself. I tilted your head with my hand and I slowly approached my lips to yours. Even though I couldn’t stop myself, I wanted you to be comfortable enough to pull away easily if you didn’t want it but you stayed still, a glint in your eyes. Our lips finally touched. My hand moved from your chin to your cheek as I deepened the kiss. I couldn’t believe it. It was way better than I was imagining and I got addicted.

Kissing you became a routine every time I saw you but, like before, it wasn’t enough anymore. I needed more. I didn’t know what I needed but I wanted and needed more.

I was away again. Away from your lips, away from you. As an addict, I needed to find a fix. So I would call you or text you to send me pictures of you. It kind of helped keep me from running back to you. I had many a fever dream, dreaming of you, your lips on me, my lips on you. I became even more obsessed with you. I thought that it couldn’t get any worse but I was wrong again. Now my thoughts were of you every second of every moment. I had no respite.

So after a few days, I broke down. I took my things and went straight to you. You opened the door and smiled when you recognised me. I closed the door and pushed you against it as I kissed you. Finally, I had all of you when you let me enter you. I was glad that my obsession of you didn’t put you off, it actually looked like you enjoyed it and you did all you could to make me that way. I spent days thinking about that, I don’t know if you are manipulative and crazy or you actually feel the same way as me but I don’t mind. I have you in my arms.

I thought I was finally satisfied after being intimate with you but after a few more sessions I realised, again, that wasn’t enough anymore. I was watching you talking with your friends when I knew what was missing. Your soul. I knew you trusted me but that wasn’t enough. I wanted you to know how reliable I am, to what extreme I would go for you but also, I wanted to know all of you. Your deepest and darkest secrets, the ones you refuse to acknowledge, your dreams, what you want in your life, your childhood, what made you what you are and are becoming.

So in the middle of the night, when we were both awake, I would ask the questions that kept me up at night when I was far from you. And you’d answer, honestly, hidden in the darkness of the room. You bared your soul to me every time I asked while never asking me to do the same. It made me do the same then. You knew. You knew me. You knew if asked directly I wouldn’t answer. You knew how to turn your answers so I could relate and talk about myself. Every time I realised what you did, it was too late and I would smile to myself in the dark.

One particular emotional night, I knew what we had was finally enough. You revealed that you would be able to do anything for me. Killing someone who hurt me? Done. Torturing someone to get revenge for doing the same to me? Done. It kept getting darker. I didn’t know behind that innocent face was hiding so much darkness. It made me fall even more for you. How can someone so gentle, so calm think like that? But I actually liked it and I still do.

After a long time alone, oh so alone, I finally feel loved. You make me feel free and safe and trusted but you also taught me how to do the same. I see it every time in your eyes when you look at me. I see it in your smile.

I loved you, I love you and I will always love you. You still give me butterflies when we kiss and my heart always skips a beat when I look at your beautiful face. Wherever we are, I am always home because you are there with me. Loving you and being with you has been so easy. It was a no brainer from the moment you smiled.

I write as I sit at the desk in the room, glancing at you from time to time, admiring your sleeping form. I do hope you will always love me like you do because the more time I spend with you the more I love you.

Yours truly.

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When the protectors are gone Part 10

~Hi everyone! I don't know if anyone wanted a new chapter for this serie but I decided to write one anyway. I am not sure about this chapter. It hasn't been proofread (as usual).~

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The newcomer helping me was Amelia. I pushed her away not as harshly as I wanted but I had no strength in me. “Stop fighting me and let me help you up.” I sighed and glared at her but I was silently thinking that she actually saved my life so I let her help me. “What… What happened there?” I looked at myself in the mirror and watched the bruises forming slowly on my throat. I had nothing to hide them but Amelia handed me a silky scarf. I grabbed it and put it around my neck. “Hey, are you alright?” I nodded but tears started to form in my eyes. She came closer and rubbed her hand on my back. “She… uhm… She threatened me because of Mammon.” She squeezed my arm. “Couldn’t you do something with your powers?” Tears were now falling down my cheeks, I was ashamed. “I froze, I actually never used my powers in real situations.” She hummed and we waited silently for my tears to stop falling. “What are you doing here?” She kept rubbing my back. “I came here with a couple of friends. I saw Mammon’s girlfriend going into the bathroom then you and I heard her telling some of her friends that if she happens to find herself alone with you, she would make you understand that Mammon is hers. So when I realised you were going to be alone with her, I interfered how I could.” 

I stared at her, trying to understand what happened to her. She was the one who wanted me hurt and now she saved my life? “I know what you are thinking.” I raised an eyebrow. “Yes, I know you were hurt because of me but I talked to a lot of people and they made me realise that we should be allies in this world instead of enemies. I know I started it…” I straightened up and faced her. I undressed slightly and showed her my scars. “You started it?! I haven’t even got a choice in it! I actually liked you! And you said you loved me but LOOK!” She looked away and I sighed, leaning against the sink. A demon entered the room and we watched them coming. We stayed silent until they left. I was actually surprised that the bathroom was not actually busy despite all the people inside the club. I started to go towards the door. “But you are right, we should be allies but believe me, if you betray me one more time…” 

I walked back towards the VIP section and was joined by Satan who put his arm around my shoulder. “Hey. Are you okay?” I looked at his soothing face and smiled tightly. “I think I am ready to go home.” He nodded and led me towards the exit. We turned around when we heard Asmo calling us. “Where are you guys going?” Satan answered for us. “We’re going home.” He turned us around and we left the club without waiting for a response from the Avatar of Lust.

Satan, like the gentleman he is, accompanied me in front of my door. He leaned in and kissed me softly on the cheek. ���Thank you for today. You don’t owe me a favour anymore.” I smiled and shook my head. “I wouldn’t call spending some time with you a favour, Satan. I still owe you one… And if you want to hang out again, I’ll always say yes but don’t call that a favour.” Satan chuckled at my words and agreed. “I will hold you to that.” I hugged him and I went inside my room. I got  myself ready for bed and lied down. 

I must have fallen asleep without realising it because when I looked at my D.D.D, it was already late morning. I had several notifications but I couldn’t be bothered to check them. I stayed there, laying down thinking about last night and before I realised it someone was shaking me to wake up. I jumped out of bed and tried to hide but some strong arms grabbed me. I stopped fighting as I realised where I was and who was with me. I relaxed and leaned against his chest. I could feel his hands caressing my head, soothing me. “Are you alright?” I nodded. “Are you sure? You spent all day in your room without eating and I had a hard time waking you up.” I stayed silent and shrugged. He hummed and slowly rocked me. I was shocked by the gesture but I embraced it. After a few seconds, he pulled away. “Dinner is ready”. I started to walk towards the door but realised I was still in my pjs. “Hmm. I will change first and join you after.” He just nodded and left. 

When I arrived in the dinner room, everyone was already there, even Mammon’s girlfriend. She stared at me as I walked over to the only empty chair which was next to Mammon. Mammon smiled at me and leaned down towards me when I sat down. “Hey human. We didn’t see ya at all day! Are ya alright?!” I nodded and proceeded to ignore him during dinner. I could feel Amelia’s gaze on me. We finished eating and I went straight to my room as soon as I closed the door, I heard a knock. I reluctantly opened it. Amelia was standing in front of me, looking sheepish. I sighed and moved out of the way so she could come in. She looked around my room. 

After a couple of minutes, she took a deep breath in and turned around to face me. “How are you feeling?” I tilted my head, confused by why she was here. “Okay. Why are you asking?” She paced around my room. “I saw how you ignored Mammon and how SHE looked at you when you came into the dinner room.” I nodded. “Yeah, she clearly doesn’t like me.” She stopped pacing. “What are you going to do about that?” I freeze. “What do you mean?” 

She chuckled. “Are you really going to let her threaten you like that?” I frowned, not really understanding what she meant by that. “You don’t remember what you did to me? All the planning you did?” My eyes widened and I laughed after. “That’s different, she didn’t make other demons do it. She did it herself.” I saw a glint of guilt passing through her eyes but her face was more determined. “So? If you don’t do anything to stop her now, she will always be a threat to you!” I crossed my arms. “If I stop spending time with Mammon I should be fine and also she comes from a powerful family. I can’t get around and kidnap her and do whatever to stop her. It doesn’t work like that.” 

She pondered for a second. “Can’t you tell Diavolo? Or Lucifer?” I sighed and shook my head. “Nah. I don’t want to. It’ll be fine, don’t worry.” She smiled, genuinely, which surprised me. “If you say so. You seemed to have gotten used to life in the Devildom better than I do.” I laughed. “So have you! Better than me. You had demons willing to kill when you asked!” 

She lowered her head and she looked ashamed. “I had to trade favours. I thought they were my friends but I realised they used me as I used them. I… I guess being in the Devildom made me go crazy and I did things that I would have never done in our realm. I actually think we could have been really good friends. I was jealous of all the attention you got from the brothers and Lord Diavolo. Especially when I first arrived. Instead of going to you, I thought I should eliminate you because, and I know it doesn’t make sense, I wanted you only for myself. I could see what they saw in you and what I wasn’t. After what you did to me I realised I wasn’t angry at you but at me because I wasn’t as kind and nice. I had that darkness inside of me and the demons I talked to saw it and exploited it.”

I hummed. “I know it’s easy to fall inside our darkest side, especially with demons around us.” She hugged herself. “You didn’t…” I laughed. “You have a short memory. You just talked about what I am able to do. Isn’t that dark?” She shrugged. “I guess…” I approached her and put my arm on her shoulder. She jumped at my touch, looking at me with wide eyes. “All humans can do bad things. It doesn’t mean they are inherently bad people.” She nodded and went in for a hug. I froze for a second but I wrapped her in my arms. 

She sighed. “Thank you for listening to me. I know it doesn’t mean anything to you but I regret my actions and putting you in harm’s way…” Before she could finish her sentence my door room opened violently. “Human!” We both jumped at the noise of the door hitting the wall. Mammon walked inside my room, as usual without being invited. “Mammon?” He looked at the two of us and frowned. “Amelia? What are ya doing here?” She faced him, her face angry. “Me? And You what are you doing here?!” He stepped back, flustered by her outburst. “It’s none of yer business!” I stepped between the two of them. “Alright, Mammon what do you want?”

He looked at me, his hands scratching the back of his neck. “Can I talk to ya alone?” I nodded while looking at Amelia. “I’ll talk to you later.” Mammon and I looked at the other human leaving the room. I turned to face the demon, annoyed. “What do you want, Mammon?” He frowned. “What’s up with the attitude, human?” I grunted. “Stop calling human” He gasped and approached me. “What’s wrong?” I turned my back to him, I couldn’t face him while I talked to him. “You have a girlfriend Mammon, we can’t hang out like we usually do.” He stayed silent for a few seconds and he took a few steps towards me. “Why? What do ya mean?” I finally faced him. “Look Mammon. I love spending time with you but I have this rule… If someone I do care about is in a relationship, I won’t interfere with it, which means no spending time alone with them, no hugging, no talking, nothing. So can you please leave my room. I’ll see you tomorrow at breakfast.” I pushed him gently towards the door and closed it behind him before he could say a word. I leaned against the wall, tears falling down my cheeks. 

I locked the door, I didn’t want any impromptu visit. I curled up on my bed with my cat waiting for my tears to dry off. As I was cuddling my cat, I could hear my phone vibrating. It kept going off for a few minutes so I grabbed it as it drove me mad. I read the notifications. It was Mammon. I just sent one message.

*Stop texting me.*

I went back to my cat and fell asleep. 

I woke up a couple of minutes before my alarm went off. I layed there wondering if I could really face the day. I stayed a couple of minutes, psyching myself up. I put on some music, a playlist that always makes me feel better and I got ready for the day. I went to have breakfast with the brothers and sat next to Mammon again. It was unofficially my place but right now I did not want to be next to him. I sighed when I saw no other empty chair and sat down next to the demon. He ignored me but I caught him looking at me when he thought I wasn’t watching. I ignored him too as per my earlier words. Not a glance not, not a smile. It did make me sad. I listened to the conversations going on around me while eating my breakfast. We left for RAD where Mammon’s girlfriend joined us. 

I sighed and left the brothers to join Simeon and Luke who had just arrived. Simeon stared at me even though he had his signature smile. “Are you okay?” I hugged the angel and nodded. He hummed. “Ok, if you say so. Come on, let’s go to class.” He grabbed my hand while leading me to the classroom.

Simeon stayed by my side all day, fending off the brothers from annoying me too much. I was grateful to him, I don’t know how he knew something was off with me but that was such a thoughtful gesture. The day went smoothly and I appreciated that the angel just stayed by my side, quietly, just being a soothing presence. At the end of the day, I was going to walk back to the brothers but when I saw them there she was, she was staring me down. I slowed down. I did not want to deal with that again. I looked at the angel and he smiled down at me. “Do you want to go for a coffee?” I looked back at the group again and nodded. “Yes, I would like that.” He intertwined his fingers with mine and led me to one of my favourite café. 

We sat in my favourite booth and he ordered my favourite drink. I sipped in silence for a few minutes, quietly enjoying my beverage but a question kept coming back into my mind. “Simeon? How did you know?” He was looking around before turning his gaze to me. “What do you mean by that?” I stared at him wondering if he was playing coy or not. “You knew something was wrong before I said anything.” He smiled and he took my hand, rubbing his thumb on the back of it. “You have this  sparkle in your eyes that illuminates your whole face. This morning it was gone.” 

I laughed. “What?” My laughing made his smile grow bigger. “You didn’t know?” I shook my head. His face became serious. “You know, we know when you are not feeling good. The brothers know too. I think Mammon told them what you said.” I hummed. “He doesn’t know the whole story either.” He kept staring at me, waiting for me to say more but I couldn’t bring it up. I changed the subject and we spent a few more hours talking about everything and anything. 

We walked together to the House of Lamentations but he stopped me a few metres from the entrance. He turned me so I could face him.

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THE END

It ends like that on purpose BTW.

Part 9

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Obsession Part 4 (end)

~Hi! I finally finished this story. This last part is a LOOOOOOTTT longer than the other ones. I just couldn't decide when to stop it so here you have it... I went a little crazy there but hopefully, it'll be to your taste. It actually turned out how I wanted even though I am sure I should have improved it more. I actually enjoyed writing the story as a whole. It got to live with me every day for a few weeks so I might do some ficlets about it. So good reading!~

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Actual warnings this time : Blood, injury, kind of suggestive, craziness, fluff and kissing.

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Part 3

I was sitting down near the lake for a few minutes when I heard footsteps. I looked at the person who was now walking towards me, a bit worried but I realised it was Jake. I smiled at him, relieved and he sat next to me. We stayed silent, enjoying each other’s presence. After a few minutes of contemplating the waters, he turned his head towards me and I could feel his eyes watching me. I started to blush under his scrutiny so I brought my hand to my face to try and hide my rosy cheeks. I heard him chuckle and he laid down. I glanced at him, he had a hand behind his head and he was staring at the sky. “I couldn’t find Amelia.”

I laid down too. “Does that worry you?”

He tilted his head so he could look at me. “Yes. I didn’t know she felt that way about me. I am worried she might go after you.” 

I shrugged. “Why would she? We are not together. Unless… She knows something else…”

He cleared his throat and went back to staring at the sky. I giggled and we fell silent again. His phone beeped and he looked at it. “It’s Amelia.”

I propped myself on my elbows and quirked an eyebrow. “What is she saying?” He glanced at me then back to his phone as he was unsure if he should tell me. As he took too long to answer, I got curious so I approached him and grabbed his hand that was holding the phone. What I read chilled me to my core. 

*Now that Angela is out of the way, we can finally be together! I know where you are. I am on my way and we can finally seal our relationship.* 

“Wow. That’s scary. She’s really into you and now she is even stalking you.” I was rereading the message while he still hadn’t moved or said anything. I swung my head to see what was happening to the man next to me and I realised how close we actually were. His face was inches from mine, our shoulders were almost touching and he was watching me with that unreadable look, a hint of darkness glinting through it. I let go of his hand but I didn’t move, I liked the closeness and he didn’t seem to mind. I looked away as I started to get shy under his gaze. I did not know what he was thinking and it was a bit intimidating to be looked at like that.

He was still studying my face when we heard a whisper. “Jake?” We both looked up and saw Amelia in front of us. She had walked up to us without us noticing. Sadness was etched on her face, you could see she was heartbroken. “Jake? So that is the person you said you were in love with.” She pointed her finger at me as if I was not actually there. 

He only nodded. The sadness morphed into fury when her eyes fell on me. She swallowed hard, still staring me down and if looks could kill, I would be dead by now. Jake got up and put himself between us as we both could sense she was about to jump me. He grabbed her elbow and walked her away from me. I could not hear what they were saying but she seemed agitated then she left Jake and walked past me. She turned her head and with a devilishly smile, she said. “It is not over.” I shuddered at the threat and even if I did not know her, I trusted her words. 

I looked at Jake who had joined me. “Should I worry?” He grimaced which was weird as he usually always wore more of a stoic face. “Yes.” I frowned. “Okay? That’s not comforting at all.” He sighed, his eyes staring at the lake but he still did not speak. I was slowly starting to get annoyed at him. “What’s wrong?” He finally looked at me. “I don’t know how we got there.” He rubbed his face with his hands, my annoyance faded away. I put a hand on his arm and squeezed gently. He looked at my hand for a while then smiled fondly at me. “This is not how I thought our first meeting would be like.” I rubbed circles with my thumb on his forearm. “No. Me neither.” He moved a bit and grabbed my hand with his. He intertwined our fingers together and put them on his lap. His thumb stroked the back of my hand in a soothing motion. I smiled at the gesture and squeezed his hand slightly. 

I watched the water, trying to think of something else to say. “What did you imagine?” He chuckled and touched my shoulder with his as if he were to tell me a secret. “Do you really want to know?” I leaned my head on his shoulder. “Of course, I want to know.” He wrapped his arm around my shoulder while still holding my hand.

“First, I would let you know that I made it alive.” I giggled and hummed for him to carry on. “Then I would find a way to get my freedom while still talking to you and when I were free, I would have come to see you.” I lifted my head with raised eyebrows. “You would have come to my house?” He stared in my eyes, anxious. “Would you have opened the door?” I grinned. “Maybe. I don’t know if I would have let a stranger enter my house, especially if I haven’t given him my address…” He laughed. 

I beamed at him, I liked hearing his laughter but a thought crossed my mind and I became serious. “Why didn’t you then?” He exhaled loudly and squeezed my shoulder. “I was scared and afraid that, even though you said you wanted to meet me, you wouldn’t want to meet me anymore. And the thought of meeting you was actually making me anxious, the reality of it, the fear of disappointing you, I don’t think I could have handled your rejection.” I pulled away from him and shook my head. “Do you think I am that shallow?” 

He pulled me back onto his chest and wrapped his arms around me. “No, not all. That had nothing to do with you. When it comes to computers and anything electronic, I know my way around it but when it comes to relationships, any kind of relationship, I freeze. It took me a while, too, to talk to Hannah and Lilly…” He stopped talking again. I could hear his heart pounding in his chest, I put a hand on top of it and the beatings got even faster. I closed my eyes, I was getting lulled by his slow breathing even if his heart wasn’t reflecting his outside demeanour. 

“You know… I was scared to meet you, too. It’s easy to talk and open up by messages but maybe you wouldn’t find me as interesting in real life or I just would be a disappointment or you just wouldn’t want to be in my life… Which you actually did.” I felt his breath being caught in his throat and his arms tightened around me. “You could never disappoint me and if you knew you would know I still want you in my life, always have.” I looked up at him. “What does that mean?” He chuckled and kissed the top of my head. “Nothing.” I frowned. “Right.” I let it go even if my imagination was going bonkers. He laughed and I could feel the vibrations through my body. A smile lifted my lips at the sound again. “You know you will tell me one day, I will make you.” That made his laughter louder and after a few seconds, he calmed down. “I am sure you will.” 

I smirked, proud of myself at his answer. I snuggled even closer to his chest. It felt normal to be in his arms. It felt like I was being home. He rubbed a hand up and down my back and I nuzzled my face into his shirt, I smelt his perfume. It was exactly the kind I adore and I could feel his muscly but still comfortable chest under my cheeks. We had fallen back into that comfortable silence we kept falling into. I closed my eyes, listening closely to his calm breathing and his now calm heartbeat.

He cleared his throat and I opened my eyes. “Would you be able to forgive me?” He shifted a bit but made no movement to pull away from me. “I mean, for not contacting you?” I giggled. “It’s already forgiven, I was just teasing you.” He sniggered and tightened his arms around me. Since I realised I had feelings for him, I had dreamed of this and I felt content even with the impending threat looming over me but my insecurities kept pulling me back. When will he have enough of me? I will bore him to death. I just could not understand how he, someone so intelligent, so handsome, so intense would be infatuated with me. A nobody, a bland person. Especially, after having met the two women who had been in his life before me. I was falling down that rabbit hole of self-deprecation hard and fast.

It kind of startled me because I haven’t done that in years so I peeled myself away from him and stood up to stretch my legs. I thought I heard him sigh in frustration but when I looked back at him, he was staring at me, his intense gaze back. “What are you thinking about?” I shook my head while stretching my back. “Nothing.” He stood up and stopped before me. He slowly brought a hand to my face and froze for a second. As I did not move away, he put it delicately on my cheek. My breath hitched in my throat at the tender gesture. I looked in his eyes and I saw him scanning my face in search of what was really happening. 

I avoided his eyes with mine, I did not want him to see the truth behind them but in the corner of my eyes I saw a flash of recognition crossing his handsome face. I closed my eyes and wondered how he could read me that easily. His other hand moved to my waist and the other tilted my head, he stared into my eyes and he gave me the most charming smile I had ever been given. “I don’t think you know how much of an impact you made in my life.” He stepped even closer, watching any reaction. 

He lowered his head and touched my forehead with his. “You don’t know how much you have been on my mind. Constantly.” He slowly stroked my cheeks slowly, I felt his warm breath on my skin and I realised I wanted more of that man. I put my hands on his forearms and slid them both up simultaneously. I smoothed over his taut muscles then I left them on his shoulders, stepping in closer. My voice lowered, betraying my thoughts slightly. “Constantly?” He chuckled darkly. “Every second of every day. When I wake up, when I eat, when I work, when I go to sleep and in my dreams.” I could feel my cheeks slowly heating up at the implication of his words as I could see a darkness in his eyes arriving when he pronounced the last ones. 

He leaned in and softly pressed his lips against mine. I felt like my heart exploded and I moved my hands from his shoulders to his neck then I tangled them in his hair. I deepened the kiss and he brought me flush against his chest, rubbing his hands up and down my sides. I had been kissed before but it had never felt like that and I always thought that was a myth when people said that noises faded away, the world faded away but at that moment I understood. I couldn’t hear the birds that were singing seconds earlier, the only noises I could hear were our breaths mixing together. 

We pulled away to catch our breath and smiled at each other. We stayed longer contemplating each other and what that kiss meant. I cleared my throat and looked away. He chuckled and wrapped an arm around my shoulders. “Shall we walk?” I nodded and grabbed my stuff from the floor. We started to walk towards the town’s centre. We made small talk, and we were finally getting to know each other. 

He accompanied me to Jessy’s flat. I stopped at the steps in front of the building and faced him. “That was nice.” He hummed, his eyes scanning my face and a small smile appeared on his. He leaned down and brushed his lips on mine. “It was.” He cupped my cheeks and pressed a chaste kiss on my open lips as I was about to talk but it cut me off. He pulled away with a smirk and straightened up. “Right. I hope you don’t have any plans tonight as I am taking you out.” Then he left without waiting for an answer. I was watching him walking when I heard a car arriving fast in the street, I saw Jake turning around, frowning.

It worried me so I turned too and I saw a van stopping in front of me. A guy wearing all black got out from the side door and grabbed me to then throw me into the van. He jumped behind me and closed the door. He pinned me onto the vehicle’s floor so I could not move anymore. The guy hit the ceiling of the van with his hand and I felt it start rapidly. The whole ordeal had lasted for only a few seconds, I did not have to react to anything that had happened and now I was face down on the floor. The weight of my kidnapper on me made it difficult to breathe. I could feel my heart pounding in my head and it made it difficult to think.

After what felt like hours, the van stopped and I heard the door open. The man got off of me and I took a deep breath. It was painful to breathe as he had stayed his knees on my back the whole trip. Just the movement of my chest was painful so I decided to not move more than I needed to. He was out of the vehicle and he grabbed my arm violently. He threw me on the floor, in front of someone. My head was at their feet and I looked up. I immediately recognised that face. Amelia. So it was not over, indeed. I froze and she smiled sweetly while leaning down. She cupped my face, her face inches from mine. “So we meet again.” My eyes widened. I knew she would try something but I did not think it would be that quickly after her threat and even Jake did not seem worried when he left me earlier. She laughed, her breath on my skin made me shudder. “How was kissing MY boyfriend?” 

She did not wait for my answer and pushed my head violently to the side. She spoke to her bodyguard who pulled me up and pushed me inside a building. It looked abandoned and far from any civilisation. My chest tightened at the realisation that no one would find me or if they did, it would be too late. We entered a huge hall with a chair in the middle of it. I was fighting the painful grip the man had on me but I stopped when I saw that chair. What a weird thing to have only in a building! 

I was sat on the chair with my hands tied behind my back watching the woman pacing in front of me. She was mumbling to herself, laughing like a maniac. I was looking at the scene and I only started to realise what was happening. What the?!! Had I just been kidnapped? On the street? In front of Jake? In broad daylight? What the?! I struggled against the rope holding me, panic coursing through me. “SHUT UP!” I jumped in my seat and I looked at her, bewildered. I saw her hand going backward and she pulled a knife out of her back pocket. 

She was now close to me but this time the tip of her knife was going up and down my face. Her eyes were wild, madness transpiring from them. I gulped hard. She looked unpredictable and quite frightening. I glanced towards the guard who was now standing by the door, not quite facing us. He looked afraid and disgusted by what was happening. “I told you it wasn’t over.” She pressed the knife into my skin and I felt a sting as the tip pierced my skin. She dragged it along my cheeks, smiling happily as my blood started to swell on the wound and then ran thickly along it. I winced and groaned at the pain. She took the knife off, jumped and clapped her hands like a little girl. Her voice became high pitched and she twirled around me “I know you think Jake loves you but he doesn’t. No, no, no, my sweet, naive little girl. He is manipulative and calculated. He plays a silly, little game with me, I know it. He wants me! But really, he doesn’t need to play to have me! He already had me the moment we got together.” Her eyes became vacant when she recalled her memories. “His skin on my skin, the noises our bodies made together…” 

I tuned her out, I really did not want to listen to her and I tried to find a way to escape. I tried to get the guard’s attention but he was not looking at us. I groaned in frustration and it seemed like it brought her back to reality. “But the next day, he left with just a note to thank me. I knew then that the game had started.” She approached me again and cut through my shirt. She stared into my eyes, gliding her knife dangerously on my chest. “He talked to me about you. I know he did it because I would get jealous. See? Always a silly little game with him.” She pushed the knife into my skin again. This time, I screamed and I breathed heavily. She giggled, so pleased with herself. I heard a thud while she was giggling. 

I briefly glanced over at the noise and I saw the guard on the floor, unconscious, then he was pulled back, out of my sight. I held my breath and looked back at her to see if she had noticed then a shape appeared in the corner of my eyes. She was still giggling, her eyes closed, clearly satisfied with herself so I glanced again at the door and saw Jake. He was watching the scene, an unreadable expression on his face. 

He took a step but it made some noise and she stopped giggling. I knew I had to do something to distract her. “Do you think he loves you?” Her crazy eyes widened and she smirked. “Of course, he does!” I nodded. “Did he tell you he loves you?” She shook her head. “No but I know he does. You can’t make love to someone without loving them.” I let my laughter take the better of me. She was so naive or in another world, I did not know which one. If I was not tied up to a chair right now and bleeding because of her, I would have felt pity for her. She clearly needed some help. Her face morphed from innocence to anger in a second and she pointed the knife into my chest again. I stopped breathing. “Why is that so funny?” I shrugged slowly, trying to not cut myself on the knife. “Humans have needs and in that case, you were there at the right moment, that’s all.” She let the sharp object pierce me and slowly, excruciatingly slowly she sliced through my skin. I screamed while closing my eyes at the pain blossoming from my chest then the pressure suddenly left me and I opened my eyes.

Jake was in front of me while Amelia was on the floor, unconscious. Jake bent over me to untie my hands. I sighed loudly and closed my eyes, relieved that he had found me. We did not talk, there was nothing to say. I finally opened my eyes and I saw Amelia standing up, a hand high up holding the knife, aiming at Jake. I felt the rope falling down my hands and I stood up to grab her knife. My brusque movement destabilised her and she fell. I fell with her, carried by my momentum. She screamed until her back hit the floor, her breath knocked out of her lungs. I found myself on top of her, my hands holding the sharp object. The feeling of powerlessness and fear gave place to a rage and fury I had never experienced in my life. She wanted to hurt me, fine but Jake. I could not take it.

I plunged her knife in her chest, putting my whole weight into it. I took it out and started to plunge it again when I saw her already lifeless body, the fury that had been ignited my body had left me as quickly as it came. I dropped the knife on her and scrambled away from her, from Jake. I could not believe what I had just done. I looked at my hands and I started to shake. What would Jake think of me now? I just killed someone in front of him. Someone he knew, a friend? Did he consider her as a friend? I was on my knees now and I put my head down. I could not face him. 

I heard his footsteps getting closer to me then his feet appeared in my field of vision. I did not move, staring at his shoes. He called my name but I still did not move. How could he still pronounce my name after what I had just done? I felt his hand on top of my head and he caressed it gently. He whispered my name, I could hear he was getting worried now. How could he be worried after what I had just done? His hand left my head and went to my arm. He pulled me up easily and brought me to his chest. How could he touch me after what I had just done? He wrapped his arms around me and put the side of my face that was not wounded on his chest. How could he embrace me after what I had just done? He rubbed my back soothingly up and down. How could he try to comfort me after what I had just done? 

He called my name again and he pulled away slightly. He brought a hand to my chin and tilted my head so he could look into my eyes. That intense dark look was back on his face but it was even more intense than before. His voice was low and commanding. “Talk to me.” I could not look away from his eyes, they were drawing me in and the only thing I could squawk was. “Do we call the police?” He chuckled darkly. “It’s been taken care of.” His voice sent shivers through my spine. I could only nod as slowly his presence and his voice made me come out of my mental state. I was too inside my thoughts to ask what the “taken care of” meant. 

I finally moved and I wrapped my arms around his chest, nuzzling my nose into his shirt. “I am sorry” My voice was muffled but he understood anyway. “How are you feeling?” I tightened my grip around him. I knew I could tell him how I felt. “I…” I took a deep breath because saying would make it real. “I just killed someone.” He hummed and slowly swayed us back and forth. “How can you still be here? Taking me into your arms?” He sighed and he pressed his cheeks on the top of my head. “You saved my life and even if you had killed her just for the fun of it, I would still hold you.” I giggled despite the situation. “You are weird.” He chuckled and kissed the top of my head. We fell silent and as the situation started to become real so did my wounds. The pain came with a real revenge and I let out a groan. Jake pulled me away and looked at me, concerned. “What? What’s wrong?” I touched the cut on my face and winced. “The cuts. They are starting to be painful.”

He looked at my face then at my chest. I was covered in blood and not just mine. I looked at his shirt and touched it with my bloody hands. “I am sorry about your shirt.” He shook his head, a glint in his eyes I could not identify then took one of my hands. “Can you walk?” I looked at him and my brain decided for a moment to forget what I had just been through. “What if I can’t?’ He chuckled and came closer to me. “I’d have to carry you to my car.” I smiled brightly at him. “Okay then I can’t walk.” He smiled and put his arms around my shoulders and the back of my knees. I wrapped my arms around his neck and I leaned my head on his shoulder. I could smell his perfume, I adored it, I could not remember the name of it but… I brought my face closer to his neck and sniffed his skin. I thought to myself that I would do anything to actually not think about what went on earlier and I thought that I would deal with it later. As I was taking in his smell, I saw his carotid pulsing and an urge to kiss it took me by surprise. I indulged my urge and pressed my lips on it. I felt him falter and his breathing went faster. I smiled and put my head back on his shoulder. 

He opened the passenger’s door and gently bent down to help me sit in the car. I smirked at him. “Thank you so much my knight in shining armour!” He glared down at me and closed the door. I watched him walk around the car to the driver’s side. I admired his body, how he was walking, his back straight, a confidence and arrogance exuding from him. He sat on his seat and started the engine. The roaring of the car made me shudder which made him snap his head. “Are you ok?” I nodded. “It is a nice sound” He snickered. “So where are you taking me?” He started slowly to drive away from that awful place. “My place.”

I raised an eyebrow. “You have a place?” He had a half smile while he glanced at me. “Yes. What did you think? That I still lived in motels?” I stared at him, not knowing what to say. “I didn’t really think about it actually. Maybe you were living with Angela? I don’t know.” He glanced back again and shook his head. “How are your cuts?” I brought the visor down and looked at myself in the mirror. I winced at the sight but at least it was not bleeding anymore. “They still hurt but I think they aren’t bleeding anymore.” He put a hand on my thigh and I put mine on his, squeezing it softly. “We are almost there.” I nodded and closed my eyes.

I woke up in Jake's arms. We were in front of a door and he gently set me down on my feet. He left an arm around me and with his free hand, he looked for his keys. He entered first to turn the alarm off and I followed, a smile on my face thinking that I was not surprised by this installation. He grabbed my hands and led me to the bathroom. He still hadn’t said a word since the car. “What are you doing?” He was starting to take what was left of my shirt off then he kneeled down to take my shoes off. “You’re getting into the shower and after you are cleaned I will look at your wounds.” I nodded and hummed as I put my hands on his shoulders to steady myself as he helped me take off my shoes. He stood up quickly to open the water and I started to take my pants off. 

He quickly undressed too and I could not help but to enjoy the view in front of me. A smirk appeared on his face but he did not say anything. He pushed me gently under the water and I gasped as the hot water splashed on my face, making my wounds sting. He got inside the shower and he stood behind me. I could not see him but I could feel his warmth on my back. He reached over to the rack where his shampoo and shower gel were and grabbed the bottles. He put them on the side next to him and he grabbed me by my shoulders to turn me around so I could face him. I squeaked at the sudden movement. 

He poured the product in his hands and lathered them up. He took a step closer, his chest now touching mine, giving me butterflies in my stomach when I felt his muscled abdomen. He proceeded to wash my body, avoiding my cuts with the product. The gestures were sweet and gentle. He got out of the shower and he grabbed a towel. He unfolded it then I wrapped myself in it. He turned the water off then he grabbed his towel and quickly dried himself off. I stood there watching him, appreciating the droplets running down his skin. He left the bathroom, still without a word and he came back holding fresh clothes. 

I got dressed with the help of the hacker and he took my hand. I followed him to the living room and we stopped in front of the sofa. “Take a seat.” I giggled and sat. He left the room and came back with a first aid kit. He sat next to me to check the cut on my face. “It’s not too deep.” I nodded and I let him take care of the wound. Once he was down, he pulled away. “Can you lift your shirt?” I did as he asked me and treated the second injury. It stung but at  least they were cleaned now and even if I looked weird with a bandage on my face, it felt better. 

He was done with putting the bandage on my chest when his bell rang. He stood up and opened the door. “Hello Jake.” I turned around to see Angela standing in front of him. “Angela. What are you doing here?” She smiled and entered the apartment. “I want to talk to you.” I stood up. “I’ll leave you two alone.” I started to walk to a door I have not gone through yet and before I could close the door behind me, I heard Angela talking. “You never invited me to your house but…” I sighed, I did feel bad for Angela. She was sweet, she did not deserve that. 

I looked around the room. On the wall in front of me, there were pictures upon pictures of me. I took the few steps I needed to get in front of the wall and stared closely at them. At first, I saw pictures of my social media but then there were pictures I had never seen. Photos of me at work, at a bar, walking somewhere, with my friends, with my parents… I took time to process what I was seeing. Has he been… stalking me? I did not know how long I stood there but I got pulled to reality when I heard the door close behind me. I did not turn around but I heard his footsteps coming closer and I felt the heat radiating off his body on my back. I was too stunned to talk or do anything really. 

After a few minutes where none of us said anything, I turned to face him. I watched his face, as usual, it was unreadable. “I don’t know if I should be worried or flattered?” He half-smiled. “That’s for you to judge.” I hummed as I remembered what he said at the lake. 

-You could never disappoint me and if you knew you would know I still want you in my life, always have.- 

I moved around him looking at the photos around the room. “So a whole room dedicated to me then? Isn’t that a little obsessive?” He chuckled. “Yes it is.” I stopped in front of one where I am inside my house. I took it off the wall and brought it to Jake. As I said, I did not know if I was creeped out or flattered. I showed him the photo. “So you actually know everything about my life, don’t you?” He nodded, his eyes following my every movement. “Hmm, I see.” I moved away from him, still looking at the photos. I turned my head slightly and I saw him fidgeting in the corner of my eyes. I smirked to myself and I went back before him. “So someone gives you a little attention, flirts with you by text message and you become obsessed that easily, huh?” 

He stopped his fidgeting and his eyes widened. I stepped closer. “It’s a good thing I actually like you a lot and that I trust you because that would definitely freak me out.” I was about to walk away when he grabbed me by the waist and pushed me against the wall. He kissed me with such force and passion, it literally took my breath away. I gasped when he pulled away with a smirk. He left the room, leaving me panting and wanting more. I shook my head and sighed. 

After a few seconds, I followed him out of the room into the kitchen. I looked at the man who with a few words was making me fall in love with him hard and fast. A knock at the door startled me and he opened it. He took the bags from the person at the door and closed it. He then put the bags on his kitchen counter and started to pull stuff out of them. “There is delivery here in Duskwood?” He frowned. “Yes, Why?” I shrugged and approached the counter. “Because I live in a town bigger than Duskwood and we don’t have food deliveries.” He chuckled and passed me a box out of a bag. “I hope you are hungry. It’s chinese.” I beamed at him and my chest swelled at the fact that he had not forgotten. “Do you really think I would forget anything about you and us?” I raised an eyebrow and thought back about that room. “I guess not.”

We spent the whole evening talking about our childhood, our lives. I was seeing him in a new light. Not the mysterious hacker but a boy who had, his whole life, searched for recognition, any recognition at all from virtually anyone… After a few hours, I yawned. It had been a long day. “Shall we go to bed?” I nodded and I followed him to his bedroom. I was so sleepy, I did not take the time to look around and I just went straight into the duvet. I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow. 

I woke up with a start, my nightmare already a faded memory but the emotions were still raw, overwhelming my thoughts. I felt a body moving next to me and a hand touched my back. “Hey. What’s wrong?” I snapped my head, ready to attack whoever it was when I realised it was Jake, that I was safe here. I plopped down on him and wrapped an arm around him, my head nuzzling his chest. “Had a nightmare.” He wrapped his arms around me. “Want to talk about it?” I shook my head. “Can’t remember it.” He stroked my back. I kept my eyes open even if it was pitch black in the room but I was afraid to fall back asleep and having a new nightmare. The stroking on my back and Jake’s calm breathing quickly lulled me back to sleep. 

I woke up, alone. I sighed and stretched. I looked around and I realised that it was not a dream. Everything that had happened yesterday was real. My heart beat faster at the thought. I had killed someone. It was self defence but I still killed someone. How would I ever be able to get over it? Tears started to well up in my eyes. I relived the whole day. It was the best but also the worst and I did not know how to feel. My breath became shallow as the emotions started to overwhelm me. I could not believe how reckless my behaviour was after the kidnapping, with Jake, how I made jokes or flirted with him. It did not faze him apparently. I remembered the room and all the photos. Jeez. I still did not know how to feel about it and we did not talk about it after. Maybe we should not yet? 

I heard noises coming from the kitchen so I got up and joined Jake. He heard me walking to him and he turned around from cooking, smiling at me. “How did you sleep?” I shyly smiled back. “Better after the nightmare.” He turned around to his cooking. “It’s done, I hope you are hungry.” I nodded and went to sit at the table, waiting for him to serve me breakfast. I was watching, but I could not help it. He was charismatic and you could not just take your eyes away from his form. I saw it happen at the bar too. He brought a plate in front of me as well as my phone. I looked at him, intrigued. “It kept going off. It was Jessy. I answered. She was worried about you and I told her you were fine. I hope that’s okay?” I nodded and looked at my phone. I saw dozens of texts and missed calls. I quickly ate the breakfast and called her back. 

“Could you give me a lift at Jessy’s?” He stared at me and I saw his jaw clench. “Sure.” I tilted my head. “What’s wrong?” He shook his head and ran a hand in his hair, his face relaxing a bit. “I just thought you would spend the day with me.” I smiled and took his hand. “I’m sorry. Jessy needs me and I need to clear my thoughts. I… I have a hard time processing all of that.” He looked at me, concern etched in his gorgeous features. He stood up and cleared the table without another word. I sighed. It seemed it was always like that with him. He could not say what he thought at the time. 

I left the table and went to the bathroom. I saw my pants lying on the floor, they were dirty but I put them on after taking off Jake’s shorts. I went back to Jake. “Can I keep your shirt? As mine is kind of destroyed?” He just nodded his head and I sighed again. “Jake…” I stepped closer to him and I lightly touched his back. “Jake.” He turned around and faced me, an annoyed look on his face. I ignored it even if I felt a pinch in my chest. “I… I don’t know what to say. I am overwhelmed and staying here with you it’s too much. Right now, I need to be in the presence of someone who doesn’t know anything about it.” Jake was taller than me so I stood on my toes and kissed him. At first, he did not move but after a few seconds, he moved his hands on my hips and pulled me closer. He was first to pull away and he leaned his forehead on mine, closing his eyes. 

He exhaled loudly. “I just… Now, that I have kissed you, that you slept in my arms…” He opened his eyes and the darkness was back. I realised what it was now. Obsession, want and need all together. “I can’t let go of you anymore.” I pecked him on the nose. “You know in two days I have to go back home?” Still with eyes closed, he frowned and shook his head. “I know and I don’t want to think about it.” I caressed his cheek then I hugged him with my whole body. “Can we go?” He reluctantly moved away from me and grabbed his keys. “Yeah…” 

I was in front of Jessy’s door. I had said goodbye to the hacker when he finally let me go. I smiled when I thought about him. He was so sweet and still mysterious. I could not wait to know more about him and to spend more time with him. I did not know how but I did not lose anything when all of these happened. I still had my phone, my wallet and my keys. So I took the keys and opened the door. I could hear Jessy being in the bathroom so I hurried up and went straight to the guest room to change before Jessy saw me. I kept Jake’s shirt on, it felt nice and it smelled like him. 

When I came out of the room, Jessy was in the kitchen. “Hey Jessy.” She jumped and turned around. “Hey! You’re back!” She looked me over and gasped when she saw the bandage on my face. “What happened? Did Jake do that to you?” I laughed and shook my head. “No, don’t worry about it.” I walked over to her. “Are you making coffee?” She stared at me suspiciously but did not make any more comments. “Yes.” She gave me a cup. “What do you want to do today?” I thanked her and grabbed the cup. “Anything you want.” She looked at the window and smiled. “Shall we go to the lake? It’s nice outside! We can have a picnic and sunbathe!” 

The day went by quickly. It was so nice out there and being here with someone I could now claim as my best friend was a nice change compared to the day before and I was so grateful to her for not pushing about what happened to me. I received texts, normal texts from the hacker during the day. I was surprised he used a normal way to communicate but I was glad. It felt like a somewhat normal relationship. I answered sporadically as I wanted my focus to be on my friend and not on him. I would do that when I would be home, overthinking every action I made that brought me where I ended up. Jessy had started to open up. She confided in me a lot. I could see that slowly a weight was lifting off of her shoulders. 

We went back home late in the afternoon. We put our pjs on and spent the rest of the evening watching TV and drinking wine. We woke up both on the sofa and got ready for the day. She had planned a day with the group as I was leaving in the afternoon. My vacation was finally over. I felt sad as we walked down to the coffee shop. All of them were already there, except Jake. I was sad. I wanted to see him before I left but I put away the sadness and smiled happily while I hugged my friends. They all asked me what had happened to my face but I lied saying that while I was walking in the forest a branch had grazed me and they moved on. I texted Jake. 

*We are at the coffee shop. Are you coming?*

I locked my phone and joined the conversation. A few hours passed and Jake finally answered.

*I’ll meet you at the bus station.” 

I smiled and I realised it was time to leave if I did not want to miss my bus. I stood up. “Well… I have to go. I wanted to say… I am glad I could finally meet all of you and I hope we can still be in touch even though we are far away. I would have loved to stay longer but I need to go back to work but know that you are always welcome in my house and I actually have the space for all of you together! So please do not hesitate to come whenever you can!” They all stood up and we went for a group hug. 

Jessy dropped me off at the station after we went back to her flat to get my luggage. The trip was in silence, both of us in our own bubbles. When she stopped, I got out of the car and grabbed my bag. I hugged her with all my strength. “Thank you for having me Jessy. I’ll miss you so much.” Tears were running down my cheeks, it broke my heart to leave her, especially after she confided in me, knowing that she had not told anyone else what she was going through. “You could come with me?” She cried and laughed at the same time. “I’d love to, but thanks to you I decided to move to Colville. I have an opportunity for a job there so I think I will take it.” I grinned, I was so proud of her for trying to move on. “Alright, Thank you for the lift and I want to know everything about your move!” She sniffled and wiped her cheeks. “Yes I will if you promise to tell me what really happened to you. I know it wasn’t a branch who hurt you.” I blushed. “Right. I promise you.” She giggled and got back inside her car. I waved her goodbye when I felt someone standing next to me. 

Jake grabbed my bag and my hand without a word, as usual. We walked towards the station, still in silence. We stopped and faced each other. He cupped my face and leaned in to kiss me. His kiss was soft, the opposite of what was written on his face. He looked sad, in pain. I put my hand on his chest and smiled. “Thank you for coming, Jake.” He smiled and wrapped his arms around me, pulling me close. He buried his face in the crook of my neck. “I don’t think I can let you go.” I also wrapped my arms around him and kissed his neck. “I am going to miss you too but I can’t just quit and leave everything.” His grip tightened around me. “I know” My hands were moving up and down, I was trying to comfort him as much as I could when we heard the bus arriving. 

He kissed me again and again. The kisses became more and more desperate and needy. I had to stop him because the bus driver was about to close the door. I did not want to but I had no choice. “I have to go.” I took my luggage and entered the bus. I found an empty seat where I could see Jake. He had that blank face again and I realised that face was the one where he felt a strong emotion but he did not want it to show. I waved at him, tears started to form in my eyes. I wanted to stay. I could have stayed actually but I just could not uproot my life for people I just only met. 

I closed my eyes as I did not want to see the hacker slowly moving further away as the bus moved. I was finally alone with my thoughts. All the events that happened the week before came rushing back all at once and I got overwhelmed. I opened my eyes and looked outside. That was a crazy week. I still did not know what happened to Amelia’s body. Will there be an investigation? Would I be suspected? Why did Jake say it was taken care of? What does that mean? I forgot to ask him. I sent him a text with that question but as usual he ignored it.

*Is it really the first thing you are sending me?*

I laughed to myself. Always so mysterious. I put my phone away and carried on watching the outside and without realising it I fell asleep. I woke up, feeling lost. It took me some time to realise where I was and I chuckled. I looked at the time and I realised we were almost at my stop. I slept for the whole trip! Incredible! 

I descended from the bus and looked around, sadness took over me. There was no one to greet me back home. I walked back home. I decided to relax at home for the day as the next day I had to go to work. Before I left for my holidays, I had cleaned the whole house so I did not have to do it when I came back and I was glad and thanked my past self for the huge service! I spent the whole day watching TV, trying to drown my overwhelming thoughts. I binge-watched a new series I always told myself I should watch and I did not regret it for a second. I am looking forward to the new seasons! I looked at the time as I was getting so tired. I made myself something quick to eat then I got ready to go to bed. I had texted Jessy and Jake that I had arrived and I was glad to be home. Jessy answered me and we carried on texting during the day but I had no answer from Jake. 

Next day arrived and the routine fell back into place. Woke up, made myself a cup of coffee, ate breakfast, got dressed and went to work. I loved my job but it was hard to get back to it. My mind could not stop going back to Duskwood and the people in it. The day was over before I knew. My coworkers asked me about my holidays and I told her a few things that had happened. I had taken off the bandage by that point and the cut was clearly still visible but, unexpectedly, no one had asked me about it! I was glad about it. 

I went home and put on something more comfortable. I had the rest of the afternoon off as usual, I liked that job and having the afternoon off was one of the reasons. I was going about my business when I heard a knock on my door. I frowned. Who could that be? I did not usually have any visitors so I was really surprised about it. I opened it and I stood there frozen. There, in a different town, in a different country, stood Jake. He was staring at me, a half smile and a hand running through his hair. “Hi” I unfroze. “Hi Jake. What… What are you doing here?” He let his arm fall down his side and tilted his hair. “Can I come in? I am not a stranger anymore, am I?” I laughed and moved aside so he could get in. He had two bags with him. He entered the living room and looked around. “Nice house.” I shrugged. “It’s okay I guess.” He approached me and stopped in front of me. “I told you I couldn’t let go of you.” And he kissed me, with so much passion that it took my breath away again. I did not know how he managed that but I was becoming addicted to his way of kissing. He pushed me against a wall while kissing me. He grabbed the back of my thighs and made me wrap them around his waist. I put my arms around his neck and scratched his scalp. He pulled his head away. “Where is your bedroom?” I smiled and pointed towards the stairs.

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I am sorry for the long story... I just couldn't decide when to cut... So I didn't write the smut part as I'm not confident in doing it and I have no one to beta read all I write... I might do it... I don't know yet... I also did not write more about the day at the lake with Jessy at the end because I didn't see any purpose to it. I might do it too. We'll see with the response :).

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Obsession part 3

~Sooooo... I thought that would be the last part but apparently I have been lying to myself. This is far from being finished and it is taking me longer than I thought to write the end I want. So I am giving you part 3 it is longer than the other parts and formatted differently.~

Part 2

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Mention of attacks.

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Now I knew the new woman was named Amelia. We exchanged pleasantries but I felt something was off. She still had that big smile but it didn’t reach her eyes and her eyes were hostile when they looked at me. We walked back to the bar while Amelia had her arms linking Jake’s arm and her whole body leaning against him. I could feel he was uncomfortable with that closeness but didn’t say anything. When we entered the bar, Amelia went straight to the bar to get herself a drink and Angela joined us. She kissed him on the lips and while I looked anywhere but them I saw Amelia looking at them, the hostility that was in her eyes morphed into rage. She arrived, stomping her feet and grabbed the hacker’s arm with her hands. 

“Who’s that?” Her fake smile was back and Jake ran a hand on his hair, looking even more uncomfortable than before.

 “Angela, my girlfriend…” Amelia immediately dropped Jake’s arm and stepped back.

 “What? You have a girlfriend? I thought with everything that happened between us and that you were now free we could finally be together!” 

Jake tried to speak but she left the bar without another word. Jake turned towards us, looking worried then he left to run after her. I looked at the woman next to me and smiled. I didn’t know what else to say or do but she did. 

“What’s your relationship with Jake? How come you can make him calm down when I can’t?” 

I looked at the woman next to me, she wasn’t mad or angry at me, she actually looked sad, sad that even after the months they have been together, she can’t pass through the walls that Jake had built up after all these years on the run. 

“We met months ago by text messages when they were all looking for Hannah. I guess we managed to trust each other without actually meeting in real life.” She nodded and stared at the front door expecting her boyfriend to come back. 

“I see. So this is the first time you guys actually met?” I hummed.

 “He has feelings for you.” It wasn’t a question, she was stating a fact. “I knew when we met there was someone else but I thought that with time, his feelings for that person would disappear and he could have feelings for me.” She sighed. “Do you know who Amelia is?”

I shrugged. “No, I don’t. Apparently, she helped him get his freedom but that’s all I know.” I heard Jessy called me from the bar so I excused myself and joined her. “Hey! What happened?” I looked at the door as Jake was entering the bar. “Jake is breaking some hearts over there.” She giggled and handed me a drink. “I bet he is!” We walked back and we mingled with our other friends. 

Finally, it was time to go home. We had a nice time, drinking, dancing, talking, laughing. Jessy knew how to hide her pain very well from her friends and now that I knew how she really felt, I saw the signs when she would try to hide the tears that threatened to spill from her eyes. Then when one of her friends wanted her attention she would plastered a smile on her face that didn’t quite reach the eyes and she would be her happy self again. As we were about to leave, Jake joined us. 

“Can I walk you home?” I looked at him, a bit surprised. “Sure but what about Angela?” He looked at her, a bit sad. “Lilly is giving her a lift.” I nodded then smiled. “Sure, you can.” So after we all said our goodbyes, the three of us left the bar. Jessy was giggling non-stop, she probably had too much to drink… 

“Jessy? What’s up?”. She stopped then pointed a finger at Jake. 

“You! You need to tell us everything! No hiding!” She approached the man, slowly but wobbly.

“Who’s Amelia? Why are you staying with Angela when we all know, even her, that you are clearly in love with someone else? I see the longing in your eyes, the glances even now! You want to be as close as possible as you can get to MY friend. I heard Amelia talking, why did she think you would ever be with her? How many times are you going to break hearts? Huh?” 

I looked at her with wide eyes trying to stifle my laughter then I glanced at Jake who looked surprised by this outburst and all those questions. He scratched the back of his neck, shifting on his feet. “Umm…” 

Jessy tsked him. “Don’t talk to me. I am not the one you need to say those things.”

Then she started to walk away from us. I started to laugh, I had never seen Jessy like that. Alcohol can do wonders sometimes. I looked at the hacker and touched his arm. “I am sorry. I never said anything about that to her. Let’s walk before we lose sight of her.” 

He nodded and started to walk. A silence settled between us. It was comfortable. It was like being with an old friend with whom you didn’t always have to talk all the time. I thought about what Jessy said and it was actually questions I had myself but I never really dwelled on them the last few days. Sure, I wanted to meet him and had hoped for some kind of romantic relationship but as the months passed with no contact, I didn’t care about that anymore. I just wanted to know if he was alive and the disappointment I was feeling was trumping my love for him. When I saw him for the first time and talked to him, I was mad at him for not telling me he was alive while all my friends knew he was. When I saw him with his girlfriend I knew I could not let any feelings come back because well… He was with someone and I did not want to long for someone I could not have. I was in my own thoughts when he cleared his throat and made me come back to reality.

“You know, she is not wrong.” I turned my head towards the hacker and raised an eyebrow. “I should explain.”

I giggled and shook my head. “No, you don’t need to. You do whatever you want and I promise: You didn’t break my heart.”

I pushed him slightly with my shoulder to show I was messing with him and he chuckled. I sighed. 

“But seriously who is Amelia? She didn’t react well when she saw you with Angela. Even when she looked at me I could feel the hostility behind her smile. Were you a couple? Did you break up? I thought you were always alone? Sorry I’m asking a lot of questions too.” 

He smiled. “No, that’s fine. She is more of an acquaintance, she helped me a couple of times when I was in trouble and it’s thanks to her if I could gain my freedom. She is good with computers too. We might have been somewhat intimate once and I guess it gave her the wrong impression but we were never a couple and I never made her believe that it could happen.”

He stopped talking. I could feel he felt embarrassed by this confession and he did not want to talk about her anymore so I let the silence surround us again. I could see Jessy walking in front of us and I could hear her humming with her wobbly walk. I smiled and looked at Jake. He was watching me with an unreadable expression. So I returned his gaze. “Yes?” 

He smiled again. “Do you have any more questions?” I took a deep breath in and exhaled it slowly. Indeed, I had more questions but I had no right to ask them, right? I thought I did not want to have feelings for him but they were  slowly pushing back the wall my disappointment had built around my heart and the more I spent time with him the more they were crumbling the wall. “Yes.”

I glanced at him and I saw him looking at me expectantly, as if he knew what I was about to ask. I took another breath and I held it for a couple of seconds then I decided to say it. “Why are you still with Angela?”

He chuckled and smirked. “Why? Are you jealous?”

I gasped, I knew he was joking but I couldn’t believe his arrogance. I pushed him playfully with my hands and he laughed. He put his hands up. “Sorry! Sorry! It was easy.”

I shook my head and pouted. “Right.” 

I started to walk faster so I wouldn’t be next to him anymore and I heard him laughing again which brought a smile to my face. The few times I saw him with his sisters or his girlfriend he barely smiled even if the girls next to him were laughing so much they were crying. I heard his footsteps coming quicker and I felt his hand on my shoulder. “Wait!” I slowed my pace and we walked next to each other, his hand had moved to the small of my back. I was a bit bothered by it but at the same time, I could feel butterflies in the pit of my stomach. It had been a long time since someone made me feel that way so I decided to let it happen. What was the harm to indulge into it, right? Nothing would come out of it anyway. Jessy stopped to turn around and looked at us. She walked towards Jake and stood in front of him. “Did you talk?”

She was staring at him and wouldn’t budge until she was satisfied with the answer which made me laugh. He looked at me worried and I laughed more. He was a lot taller than her but apparently she scared him. “I talked, yes. But I didn’t finish answering all the questions.”

She gave him a sharp nod, satisfied before she looked at me. “You can carry on inside with a cup of tea. I am going to bed.”

I watched her going inside her building and that was when I realised we were already at Jessy’s. I faced the handsome man who still had his hand on my back. “Don’t feel obligated to do what she said.”

He rubbed his face with his free hand. “Actually. She is scary. I would rather do what she said.”

A fit of laughter took me and I just couldn’t stop. This grown ass man who had been wanted by the FBI for years, who managed to flee a fire in a mine was scared of a woman who was half his size. He looked lost at my reaction and after a few minutes, I managed to calm down. I took a deep breath. “Right! Sorry. Let’s get inside.”

I put the kettle on and grabbed two mugs. I didn’t know if he wanted tea but that was what Jessy said so I made it. I grabbed a couple of boxes of teabags and put them on the table where Jake was already sitting. When the water was boiling, I poured the water in the mug and brought them back with me to the table. I gave one to Jake and sat down. We both stared at our teas in silence. It was weird to be just the two of us. I glanced at him and caught him watching me. I smiled awkwardly and cleared my throat. “I guess we should continue talking.”

He leaned back against the back of the chair and he ran a hand through his hair making them a bit dishevelled which was not a bad look. “Yes. So you wanted to know why I was still with Angela?”

I hummed while taking a sip of my tea. “Now that I am about to say it out loud, I realise how stupid it is… You know Alan Bloomgate is her uncle?”

I put back down the mug. “Yes Jessy told me they were related.”

He sighed and shook his head, feeling clearly uncomfortable. I took another sip of my tea. “If you don’t want to say it, it’s fine, you know.”

He glared at me. “No. I want you to know.”

I nodded, wide eyed.

“We had been together for a little while with Angela when Alan realised who I was. He knew that you cared about me and that I also… cared about you. So we had a talk, just the two of us. He said that if I were to break up with her, especially because of someone else,  he would report me to the FBI, that he had proof of other violations I did and even if I was free I could still go to prison because of that.”

I listened carefully and frowned. “That’s a bit over the top, no? I mean millions of people go through at least a break up in their life. Imagine if we put everyone in prison for that?! Does he really have any proof?”

He shrugged one shoulder.  “I don’t know if he has actual proof of anything I might have done but I don’t want to risk it either way.”

I hummed again. “It is weird, though. Why would he coax you into staying in a relationship with his niece if you don’t want to, I would have thought it would be the other way around? Especially, if she knows you don’t have feelings for her and wants to get out of the relationship, wouldn’t that hurt her more than if you break up with her? Now I feel bad for her, she seems really sweet, she doesn’t deserve that.” 

He chortled quietly. “I don’t know what to say. I was speechless when he told me that that I didn’t think about asking further questions and Angela arrived at that moment. Since then, I haven’t talked to him.”

I finally finished my cup of tea and started fidgeting my fingers around it. “And… hum… Do you want to stay with her?” 

I could feel my cheeks slowly burning as I asked the question. I couldn’t help it, I was a little more drunk than I thought because there was no way I would have asked this question sober. I looked at him and he was staring at me. I saw a darkness in his eyes that I never saw before. It scared me but at the same time it was endearing. “Maybe Jessy is right.”

His voice was hoarse compared to before and the look in his eyes hadn’t changed. My heart fluttered in my chest when I understood what he said. I tilted my head, trying to keep my composure. “You are in love with someone else.” 

His eyes darkened even more and I gulped. My chest ached with how fast my heart was beating. “Yes.”

I was starting to get hot under his stare, it was as if I was hypnotised by him, by his low and gravelly voice. I came out of my trance when his phone rang. He looked at the caller but not before his eyes promised that there would be more to that. He stood up and started to walk out of the apartment. “Sorry I have to go! Angela has been attacked.”

I gasped and put my hands to my mouth. “What? Ok let me know what happened.”

I saw him running out of the building and I closed the door behind me. I sighed loudly and I saw Jessy appear from her bedroom. “What happened?”

I walked towards the table and grabbed the mugs to wash them. “Angela was attacked. That’s all I know.”

Jessy sat on a chair. “Oh no! I hope she is okay!”

I finished the washing and dried my hands then I sat next to Jessy. I looked at her and I grabbed her hand. I remembered when she got attacked too. My heart sank into my chest when I thought about it. She squeezed my hand and smiled. “Don’t worry, I am fine.”

She gave me a small smile. “So? Did you two talk?” 

I snorted and stood up. “Yep. I am going to change into something more comfy.”

She stood up too and started to follow me. “Well? What did he say?”

I grabbed my pjs and went to the bathroom. I closed the door and she knocked. “I am not leaving you until you tell me!”

I chuckled and got dressed quickly. I opened the door and she was still standing there with her arms crossed. “I am tired Jessy, I am going to bed.”

She followed me into the bedroom and when I was settled, she went under the cover facing me. “As I said I am not leaving you until you tell me.”

I sighed and turned on my back then I started to talk. She listened quietly while I spoke, explaining what he said. When I finished telling my story, I stayed silent as there was nothing else to say. I could see in the corner of my eyes that she was watching me intensively, a glint in her eyes. “What?” 

She giggled. “Nothing. Can I stay in your bed? I’m real comfy here!”

I turned to face her and smiled. “Sure, you can.”

I woke up with a jump and looked around. Jessy was still in bed, sleeping and looking peaceful. I exhaled the breath I had been holding on. I couldn’t remember my nightmare but I knew Jessy was there and something bad happened to her. I sat up and grabbed my phone. I saw a notification on the messenger app that Jake had installed. I opened it.

*Angela is fine. Well, physically at least.*

The message vanished.

*Good I am glad to hear that. What happened? Is she in the hospital?*

*She thinks it was Amelia. The person attacking her said “He is mine. You can’t have him.” No, she did not want to go but Alan came over so he could take her statement.*

*Wow. Was it really Amelia?*

*I do not know. I am looking for her right now.*

*You didn’t stay with Angela? She needs you.*

*No. She does not need me anymore.*

My chest tightened and a smile crept up my lips.

*Oh I see. Well, be careful out there.*

*:) I will*

I locked the screen and laid back down. Thoughts were swirling in my head. What was happening? If it was really Amelia, is she going to attack every woman in Jake’s life? I hoped she wouldn’t. I fell asleep on that last thought.

Jessy woke me up. “Come oooon! Wake up!”

I opened my eyes and she was already ready to go out. “Hannah invited us for breakfast! Lilly, Cleo and Angela will be there too!”

I stretched and sat up, sighing. “Really? Angela will be there after what happened?”

She shrugged. “That’s what Hannah said.”

I sighed again. “Okay, okay! How much time do I have to get ready?”

She laughed. “20 minutes.”

I stood up and rummaged through my luggage for some fresh clothes. “Right, while I get ready can you make me a cup of coffee, please?”

She ran out of the room and I heard her making the coffee. I went into the bathroom and took a quick shower and got ready. I joined my friend in her kitchen and drank the coffee quickly. We left the flat and we took her car. We joined the girls at the coffee shop and sat at the table with them. I sat next to Angela, she looked okay even if I could see some bruises around her neck.  “Hey. Are you okay?”

She looked at me with a tight smile and nodded. “Yes, I am. So I am guessing that you heard.”

I crossed my legs, feeling a bit embarrassed. “Yeah I heard.”

She whispered as not to be heard by the others. “It was scary actually. Amelia doesn’t want me to be with Jake.”

She sighed and carried on. “I am sure it was her. She kept telling me, “he is mine, you can’t have him!” I called him and by the time he arrived I had made up my mind. I just can’t handle all of that. Him distancing himself from me, the fact that I know he still loves you even if he would deny it and now being attacked because some crazy woman thought they would get together. So I explained to him what happened and I saw he was worried about me but I broke up after the explanation. You know? It’s too much.”

I stayed silent, I did not know what prompted her to tell me all of that. She stared at our friends then glanced at me.  “I don’t know why I am telling you all of that.”

I chuckled. “That’s okay, don’t worry.” 

Jessy turned to me. “And what do you think?”

I blinked at her a few times. “What?”

She sighed but then explained the discussion. We continued the conversation with the other girls and a couple of hours passed. We finished our breakfast then everyone left, even Jessy. So I found myself alone, I looked around then I decided to go for a walk. It was a nice day and since I was out, I might as well visit this town I have heard so much about. I went to all the places Jessy had showed me a few months earlier before all of the bad things had happened in her life. I arrived at the lake and walked a bit around until I found a place to sit down.

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I apologise if the explanations are not to your taste but I just couldn't find any others...

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Obsession Part 2

Finally! I got the inspiration and motivation to write again. I guess being on holiday helps between that and remodeling our bedroom it feels my days nicely! Apparently, I am doing this story in multiple parts as what I want to write can't get done quickly without any explanations. I don't know if people actually want to read the rest of that story but I need to write it and publish it for my own selfish reasons :).

Here is Part 1 for those interested

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Jessy had a frown on her face when she saw me getting out of Jake’s car. As I walked towards her, I tilted my head and when I was in front of her, I stopped. “What’s up?”. She gestured to the seat next to me so I sat down but she was still wearing her frown which kind of made me uncomfortable. “Hm… You remember that Jake has a girlfriend, don’t you?” I laughed, “Sure, I know. Don’t worry nothing happened.” I tried to reassure her that I am not this kind of person. She shook her head. “Did you know she was a relative of Alan Bloomgate?” I shrugged. “Ok and? As I said nothing happened and nothing will happen as long as he is with her. So it doesn’t matter who she is.” Her face relaxed and she nodded. “I think they have a kind of understanding, him and Alan.” I took the menu to see what they offered as I tried to ignore the ache in my heart. “What kind of understanding?” I tried to look casual but I could barely breathe. I didn’t know why I reacted like that. It was not like I had high hopes of getting with the hacker anyway and I was still mad at him, also I didn’t care that he had a girlfriend. So why was my heart crushed by this? “I really don’t know. Jake doesn’t really talk to me, you know, unless it’s to talk about you.” I hid my blushing face behind the menu as my heart now was swelling by her revelation. I was still not looking at her but I heard her giggle. “He asked a lot of questions about you and especially if you were dating someone now. I did ask why he cared about it as he had a girlfriend. He always shrugged. It made me laugh every time.” I smiled tightly, as if I could have dated someone new after knowing him, I guess I should have. He did do it, after all. “Hmmm… Maybe I should start now!” She laughed. “Okay and who would be interesting to you?” I looked around us, not really looking for someone. “Oh! I know! Your brother!” Her eyes widened. “You wouldn’t dare?!” I glanced at her quickly then looked away, a smirk on my face. “Well, why not? He is single and he’s been genuinely nice to me. Unless, of course, it would bother you and in that case, I wouldn’t dare, no.” She was still staring at me, wide-eyed, then she blinked a few times as if she was thinking about what I had just said. She moved slightly closer to me. “I guess it wouldn’t bother me only if you are sincere and not trying to make Jake jealous or playing some sort of sick game.” This time, it was me who had a shocked face and blinked a few times. “No! Of course I wouldn’t do that! I actually like him. But I am not sure I want to date anyone anyway.” A waiter came over to our table and took our order. . 

We spent the rest of the morning in the café talking about this and that. The time passed quickly and we came out of our little bubble when Jessy’s phone rang. She answered the call and when she hung up she explained to me what was up. “I forgot to tell you! Tonight we are throwing a surprise birthday party for Hannah.” I nodded, smiling. “Oh I didn’t know it was her birthday. I mean I forgot about it. Do you think I’ll have time to buy her a present?” She laughed. “Don’t worry I bought it for you already.” I looked at the girl and smiled at her fondly. “Thank you! You’ll tell me how much it was and I’ll reimburse you.” “Don’t worry about it.” I promised myself that I would find out the price and give her the money. We stood up and went to pay for our drinks. While looking inside my bag, I felt my phone vibrating. I had left it there as I wanted my focus to be only on my friend and I was glad I did. We had such a lovely time, I didn’t really want to go somewhere else or to meet up with someone else. “Where are we going?” She thought about it for a moment. “I don’t know. I am starting to feel hungry though.” I nodded. “Shall we buy some sandwiches and then go to the lake?” She turned back towards the cashier and asked for more food to take away. While she finished ordering and paying, I looked at my phone and saw I had notifications. I went through them quickly as Jessy was done paying but when I started to talk, she grabbed my wrist. “Don’t worry. You don’t need to pay.” I looked at her then smiled. “Thank you but next time you’ll let me pay.” She giggled. “Yeah sure.” And she started to walk away while grabbing her car keys and humming. I stood there, watching her walking happily. I would have thought she would have been destroyed after what had happened with Richy but she took it fairly well. Of course, the first few days were hard on her but rapidly she stopped crying every time we talked, then every time his name was mentioned and now she was humming as if nothing bad ever happened to her. I was glad, of course, but it just amazed me how people dealt with death differently. I walked to the car then we went to the lake. She had a blanket in the trunk of her car so we took it with the food and went to find a spot near the water. We sat down and we ate our food, silently, listening to the sounds surrounding us blissfully. After I finished my last bite, I heard Jessy clearing up her throat so I turned around as I thought she wanted to speak but when my eyes fell on her face, I saw a glint of mischievousness in her eyes. I tilted my head, waiting for her to finally talk. “Let’s go swimming!” She stood up and started to undress, keeping her underwear on, and she ran to the lake. She turned towards me and waved. “Come on! The water is actually alright!” I laughed but I reluctantly undressed and joined her. The water was actually alright. Cold, of course, but with the sun out, it was bearable. The glint in her eyes had not disappeared but I ignored it. I looked at the beautiful scenery, soaking up the sun on my skin when I felt some cold water being splashed on me. I gasped and jumped. I turned around and saw Jessy laughing while running away from me. I ran after her and managed to splash her too. When I did, I dived into the water so she couldn't get me anymore. I smiled at her and swam towards her. “Come on. Get into it. It’s actually nice. I love swimming. It feels like my sorrows and worries are being washed away and I am purified.” 

Her face became serious. The carefree, happy woman was gone. Her wide eyes showed some emotions that weren’t there since I had arrived. She closed her eyes and sighed. “If only it was that easy.” I grabbed her hand to comfort her. “Jessy? What’s up?” She opened her eyes, I saw the pain she had been hiding all this time. How could I be this wrong? My friend was suffering and I didn’t notice in the slightest. It broke my heart. “I am sorry Jessy. I… I didn’t realise.” She shook her head and smiled tightly. “I know, don’t worry. I just… I just couldn’t hide it from you anymore.” Tears started to fall down her cheeks, mixing with the drops that were still running down from when she put her head under water. I saw the desperation and the deep sadness she kept hiding all those months back and I finally took her in my arms. I knew words could not sooth her. I could only just be there for the heartbroken woman. She didn’t move when she was in my arms but I didn’t mind. I could feel her tears wetting my skin as the top of our bodies were out of the water. I gently stroked her head while her body was shaking from her sobbing. She calmed down after a few minutes and I realised that the trembling was, now, not because she was crying but because she was getting cold like I was. “Let’s get out of here.” She nodded and slowly peeled herself away from me. As we slowly made our way back to the blanket, I had the weird feeling that someone was watching us. I took a look around and saw a man standing and I recognised Jake. I waved at him slightly and he waved back while joining us to the blanket. I put the stuff on it aside and grabbed it. I put it around Jessy and me in an attempt to dry ourselves. Jessy finally saw Jake. “Hello Jake. Are you being a weirdo?” He laughed and shook his head. “No. I didn’t know you would be there actually.” I quirked an eyebrow. “Really?” He looked away. “I mean, yeah I knew but I had planned to come here before you two came.” I hummed and started to get dressed while trying to hide my body from the man in front of us. “Why do you come here?”. He looked at the lake. “It is nice and peaceful. No one to bother me. I like solitude.” I nodded. “I understand.” He looked surprised by my answer. “What?” He shrugged. “You don’t seem like the type of person to like being alone.” I laughed. “I guess you don’t know a lot about me then.” I smiled at him and I could see a slight blush pinking his cheeks. “Maybe I don’t.” I laughed and turned to see that Jessy was dressed. “We shall leave you alone then.” He chuckled. “Thank you. Are you going to Hannah’s party tonight?” I nodded. “Yes, of course. I am guessing you are too?” I was gathering everything to get ready to leave. “Yes I am. I will see you tonight then.” We finally walked back to the car and we went back to Jessy’s flat to get ready for the party. As I sat down in the car seat, I heard my phone beeping. I frowned as I knew I put it in silent mode. I took it but saw no notification, perplexed I unlocked it and saw that I had one in the messenger app Jake had illegally installed. I chuckled to myself and opened the app. 

*You both could have stayed.*

I looked at Jessy who was driving, the car was silent. 

*Thank you but we need to get home and get ready. And I thought you wanted to be alone?*

I watched the messages vanish after a couple of seconds. I was startled by Jessy when she started to speak. “Who’s writing to you?” I glanced at her quickly. “Jake” She nodded and hummed unhappily. “What?” She was still looking at the road in front of her. “Did you forget what I said this morning?” I sighed. “HE texted me, first of all and he said we could have stayed.” She chuckled. “I thought he came there to be alone?” I laughed too. “I know!! That’s what I wrote.” I showed her the screen but then remembered that the message was gone. She couldn’t see anyway as she was driving. “What did he say?” I smiled slightly. “He hasn’t answered yet.” We waited for a few seconds and my heart skipped a beat when I saw the beginning of his message

*:) 

I did but with you it is different. I do not mind the company.*

I stared at the words until they disappeared again. “So? What did he say?” I looked up from my phone. “Hm?” She laughed. “What did he say?” I looked back at the blank screen. “That he wouldn’t have minded the company.” She hummed quietly. I locked my phone and looked at the road. I realised my feelings for the hacker were creeping their way back slowly and it annoyed me, especially because they were stronger this time around. It was one thing to text him, I could put a safe distance between him and me even though the feelings were there but to see him in real life… He was exactly how I expected him to be, nice, sweet and caring and the fact that he was also gorgeous didn’t help. My phone beeped again, as my phone unlocked onto the opened app, I read the message.

*I am sorry*

The message erased itself after a few seconds. I was perplexed by this last message.

*What do you mean?*

And as my message disappeared again, we arrived at Jessy’s flat. We got ready then left early to help with the decoration and other things. It was at the Aurora. We decided to walk there so we could drink if we wanted. While getting ready, I heard my phone beeped again but I was so carried away with the preparations that I didn’t find the time to read the message. When we were ready with everything, we left the flat and I remembered my phone. I took it out and looked for the messenger app to open it.

*I am sorry that I never texted you. I am sorry I have someone. I am sorry I was a coward. I understand you did not want me to apologise to you but I am. I am really sorry.*

I smiled and sent a text back.

*I am just glad you are safe and alive, Jake. All the promises and other words you might have said were from another life. You don’t need to be sorry.*

We entered the bar and I saw Jake looking at his phone, a look of disappointment on his face. My heart sank at the sight and he looked up at the door being opened. He looked at me and I saw a sadness behind his bright eyes then he looked away. I followed Jessy as I didn’t know what they had actually planned. Phil had closed the bar for a couple of hours so we could set up everything. I went and said hello to everyone. When I hugged Phil, he offered me a drink which I accepted gratefully. Jessy joined us as we actually didn’t have much to do. Lilly and Thomas had done most of the decorations. Finally, it was time for Thomas to go and pick up Hannah. We waited for a few minutes then we turned the lights off so Hannah would not have a clue about what was going on. We only waited for a couple of minutes when we heard the door open. The lights got turned on and “SURPRISE!” Hannah did look surprised and we all laughed as she berated Thomas playfully. Phil turned the music on and opened the bar for other customers. We only took a part of the bar so he could still open it. We all went around the table where all the presents were and we watched Hannah open them all. She made a speech to thank all of us then she came over to talk to me. “Hey! Thank you for being here with us.” I smiled at her but I didn’t say anything. “And thank you for helping my friends… our friends with finding me. I don’t know how to thank you properly. You know I tried to text you multiple times the last few months but I got scared each time I was about to send it. What if you didn’t want to talk to me? What if you hated me? What if…” I cut her off smiling. “Hannah, I would have been more than happy to talk to you and I would have answered you straight away.” Before she could carry on the conversation we heard someone calling her name. We both looked up to the entrance and I saw an older couple waving at Hannah. She looked at me with a smile while they were joining us. “They are my parents!” She hugged them while they wished her a happy birthday. Lilly joined them too, looking stressed. “Mom? Dad? What are you doing here?” Her eyes were darting around and when we heard the door slammed violently, her eyes screwed up shut and she sighed. When she opened them, there was a look of worry and she looked at me as if she was asking me something. “I told you not to come!” And she left in a hurry. I looked at the rest of the family, puzzled. Hannah scoffed. “Right, Mom, Dad this is…” Her dad cut her off and extended his hand. “Yes, we know. It’s really nice to finally meet you. Lilly doesn’t stop talking about you!” I laughed nervously and I shook his hand to be polite. Their mom hugged me and told me that if I needed anything they would be happy to help me. I thanked them and we started to make small talk. 

After a few minutes, Lilly came back, worried still etched on her face. She grabbed me and took me away from her family. “I need to talk to you.” I followed her and she looked around to make sure no one was listening. “You need to go and talk to Jake.” I stared at her. “What? Why?” She sighed loudly. “Because MY dad, OUR dad is here…” I looked at the man and made the connection. I kind of had forgotten about it. I sighed. “Why do you think I could help?” Lilly was looking at her parents. “Angela and I tried to speak to him but he didn't speak. I am afraid he might come inside and punch my father.” I laughed at that. I couldn’t imagine Jake being violent but who knows? Maybe hacking his bank account or his computer but not punching him. “Right. I’ll see what I can do.” I followed Lilly outside and I saw Jake pacing around while Angela was trying to calm him down. Lilly called Angela to her and I walked towards Jake. “Hey Jake.” He stopped when he heard my voice and slowly turned to face me. “Hey” I showed him a table with two seats so we could sit. We sat down and stayed silent for a full minute before I started talking. “Lilly said they weren’t supposed to come.” He shrugged. “I know she told me.” I hummed, I didn’t really know what to say. “I just… I knew I would eventually bump into him but I don’t know why I reacted like that.” I leaned forward  on my chair. “Will you talk to him? Will you tell him the truth? Will you punch him in the face?” He laughed out loud and shook his head. I saw Angela and Lilly watching us and Angela got upset. I felt bad but I was trying to make him feel better. “No, I would not punch him. I haven’t decided what I should do.” I leaned back on my chair. “Hmm. It’s not easy. I can’t say what would be best. I think it depends on what you want and need. Do you need him in your life?” He shrugged again. “I don’t know, I don’t think so.” His phone beeped and he looked at the screen, a frown on his face then he stood up to look around. “Hey, what’s wrong?” He turned his face towards me. “You remembered I told you that a friend helped me get free?” I nodded. “She is here.” A few seconds after he talked, we heard a car driving full speed and stopped suddenly in front of the Aurora. The engine stopped and a woman stepped out of the car. She was not conventionally dressed, I would say but she knew how to dress herself. She saw Jake who was walking towards her and her whole face was illuminated by the brightest smile I had ever seen. She ran towards the hacker and jumped in his arms while screeching his name. Hopefully, he caught her and held her for a few seconds before putting her back on her feet. I arrived next to them, curious about this woman in Jake’s life, whom he had never talked about. Jake sensed me next to him and he made the introduction.

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Obsession (Duskwook)

~Hi! I am back. I am sorry for those who follow me for the Obey ME content but I went back to my Duskwood obession actually... Especially with the new game coming up soon! I had to write this story because it will feed my need for obsession and possessivity and darkness. Also I invented new characters for this need. There is no warning for this part. It starts actually quite softly :)~

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I arrived in Duskwood early in the morning, Jessy had come to pick me up at the bus station. It had been a long journey to get there. I was exhausted but antsy to see my friends. It took me a while to decide to go meet them. I wanted to let them settle back into their lives again after everything that had happened and for months I had hoped, every day, that Jake would text me to say he was still alive. The hope dwindled slowly as days then weeks then months passed without a word. I would also text Lilly once a week to ask if she had heard anything then every two weeks then once a month and that was when I decided it was time to meet them. I also did not want them to think I went there just to meet with him. 

Jessy saw me getting off the bus and pushed the other passengers to then jump into my arms. I stumbled a bit and laughed, hugging her close to me. “Hello to you too, Jessy.” She looked back at me and smiled. I could see her eyes shining with unshed tears. “You are finally here!” I chuckled and hugged her tighter. I tried to remember this moment, the pure happiness emanating from the red-haired girl was so overwhelming, it caught my breath. We stayed embraced while the passengers were trickling down around us, avoiding us, some of them cursing at us but we did not care. Finally, we pulled away, I went to grab my bag then I followed her to her car. The bus stop wasn’t far from her flat but walking with my luggage would have been a trek especially after the long trip. We hadn’t said a word yet, we were just content with the silence between us. We had talked a lot over the phone the last few months, we were just glad to be in each other’s presence. 

Jessy’s flat was like her personality, bright and colourful. I felt at ease, she showed me quietly her spare bedroom and I put my bag on the floor. “Thank you Jessy for having me.” I sat down on the bed and she did the same. She grabbed my hand and sighed. I looked at her, she looked nervous. I squeezed her hand. “What’s wrong?” She sighed again and looked away, avoiding my gaze. “I need to warn you. Jake is here.” My grip loosened and I stood up. “Wait… What?!” She nodded, looking down at the floor. I scoffed. “Okay, everyone knows?” She nodded again. I rubbed my face with my hands and I sat down again. “I had a long trip, I am exhausted. Do you mind if I go to bed?” She shook her head and left the room. I was still wearing a jacket so I took it off then my shoes. I plopped down on the bed. It was very comfy and I realised how tired I was. I was really mad at Jake, at my friends too but I guessed that he had asked them to not say anything and as usual he decided for me. I heard a knock at the door and it opened on Jessy. “Sorry to bother you, I forgot to tell you that we are all going to the Aurora tonight. That’s why I told you about him because he is going to be there and he actually has a girlfriend.” I hummed too tired to be upset. She was about to close the door. “Wait, come here.” She approached the bed. I pulled her towards me and hugged her. “I am sorry about my reaction earlier, I know it’s not your fault.”

I must have fallen asleep right away because when I woke up, Jessy was gone and I had no recollection of her leaving. I looked at the time. I slept all day. I heard a soft knock and the door opened quietly. “Hey, we’re leaving in an hour.” I hummed and stretched. “Yes, sorry I slept that much. I was tired apparently.” I heard her giggle and I smiled. I stood up from the bed and started rummaging in my bag to get some clothes nice enough for a night out. I asked Jessy if I could use her bathroom and she showed me where it was and where the towels were. I thanked her and I showered. The warm water felt nice, I wished I had a shower before falling asleep but well… As I was washing my body, I remembered what Jessy had told me. I couldn’t believe Jake was here, in Duskwood. I was getting excited but then my heart sank when I remembered more. He had a girlfriend. I scoffed to myself. My initial excitement morphed into anger. I tried to calm down as there was no point in getting angry. It was what it was. I left the shower and finished getting ready. 

We arrived at the bar. It was already crowded but I could already see some familiar faces. I smiled fondly at the sight. I grabbed Jessy’s hand to give myself some courage. We entered the bar and headed towards the bar where Jessy’s brother, Phil, saw us. We ordered some drinks and while he was getting them I watched the group. Thomas and Hannah were already there. They were still together, even though when she came back it was rocky for a while but they talked it through and it was getting better. I did ask what would happen to her after the investigations but no one wanted to tell me so I let it go after a while. Lilly was also present, she was talking to a couple I didn’t know. I looked at the girl. She was beautiful, a real model and well dressed then my gaze fell on the man. He was tall with black hair. I frowned. Was it Jake? He looked bored, barely listening to the two women. I saw him checking his phone discreetly then he smirked. He lifted his head to look around the bar and he looked straight at me as if he knew me. My heart skipped a beat as I realised who it was. I blushed under his intense gaze and I cleared my throat. I avoided his gaze and turned my attention back to Jessy. I smiled at her, still feeling my cheeks going hot. The young woman looked at me and giggled. I ignored her and grabbed my drink. Phil came around the bar and finally hugged me. I was surprised by the gesture but I welcomed it. 

After chatting with the bartender for a few minutes, we finally joined the others. Lilly saw us and she approached with a big smile. We hugged, I was really happy to finally meet her. We had a rough first encounter but after the investigations, we had gotten closer, calling and texting each other quite often. Thomas and Hannah, who saw the young woman walking towards us, approached as well. It was a bit awkward with them. I still hadn’t talked to Hannah and I never talked with Thomas since Hannah came back but I was happy to finally meet them as well. When we finished the greetings, Dan and Cleo arrived. I met them halfway and took them in my arms in turn. Lilly grabbed my arm and she led me outside as we went further from the bar entrance, she started to talk. “I need to talk to you.” I turned to face her. “Is it about Jake? I know Jessy told me.” She sighed and rubbed her face. “I know. We agreed that she should tell you. I am so sorry. I wanted to tell you when I knew but he made me promise. I tried to talk to him, to tell him that he should, at least, send you a text to let you know but he said that you deserved to move on and to forget him…” I scoffed, shaking my head. “Right. As usual he decides for me.” She gently touched my arm when we heard footsteps behind us. We both turned around and Jake was standing there, a blank expression on his face. “I only wanted to protect you.” I stared at him and scoffed again. Lilly excused herself and left the two of us. She walked away but turned her head for a last look and smirked at me. I frowned but brought my attention back to the hacker. 

I crossed my arms but then I decided I didn’t really want to talk to him. He didn’t want me in his life, that was fine, so I started to walk away. He grabbed me by the wrist. “Wait.” I stopped and he made me face him. “Can we talk?” I shrugged. “What is there to say? I am guessing that you are not on the run anymore so clearly you don’t want me in your life. That’s fine with me.” He still showed no expression on his face but I could see his jaw working. His hand was still holding my wrist while I talked. It kind of threw me off my thoughts. I looked at it then in his eyes. There, I saw an ocean of emotions. Fear, love, guilt, shame. He still wasn’t talking but his eyes portrayed his feelings for him. My anger faded slightly and I relaxed. I tilted my head, waiting for him to finally talk. He put his hands in his pockets and cleared his throat. I frowned. “I am ready to listen but I don’t want to hear you apologise because if you were, you would have done it differently.” He nodded and he started to talk. I was pleasantly surprised to hear his voice. It was deep with a nice accent. “At first, I didn’t contact you because it was too dangerous, for you, for me and then, I discovered a way to finally get free. It took me months to find what I needed. It’s complicated to explain right now. When I was finally free, the first thing I wanted to do was to call you but I didn’t know how you would react and I got scared. It’s not an excuse, I know. I acted by cowardice.” I listened and nodded. “Okay.” Jake tilted his head, slightly surprised. “Okay?” I hummed. “Yeah, what else can I say? I agree. You are so used to being alone that when you could not be, you were afraid. But not so afraid that you have a girlfriend now.” I smiled tightly. He looked away. “I had an accident and ended up in the hospital four months ago. That’s where I met her. She gave me some attention, I was flattered.” I nodded again. “Okay.” He chuckled. “Are you sure?” I smiled. “Of course. I wasn’t expecting much but just a simple text would have sufficed you know.” He took his hands out of his pockets to cross them. “I agree, now but I always kept an eye on you.” I laughed. “I don’t know how to take it but, I guess, I am not surprised.” Deep down, I was flattered, my heart beating faster. A comfortable silence settled between us while I looked at his eyes, telling me more than his words ever could. I blushed under his gaze again. The bar’s door opened and we heard someone calling Jake. We both turned our heads and we saw his girlfriend walking towards us. She wrapped her arms around his and leaned against him. “Jake, why don’t you introduce me to your friend?” I looked at him, expectantly and saw a hint of annoyance that disappeared as soon as I saw it. “Sure, Angela meet…” We were cut off by Jessy screaming my name and Angela laughed. “You didn’t even need to say the name, someone did it for you.” I smiled. “I am sorry but I have to go. But it was nice meeting you.” 

They walked back with me and Angela entered first. I turned towards Jake. “By the way, Jake, I am glad you made it alive.” I walked inside the bar while he still stood there by the door and I could feel his eyes on me. Jessy was waiting for me at the bar, a huge smile on her face. She pushed a drink in front of me and her brother joined us. People were starting to leave so he could sit down with us for a bit. We chatted for a while and I could still feel Jake’s eyes on me. I knew he had a problem with Phil but that was months ago and it was over text, surely he wouldn’t be jealous of me talking to him. Since Phil got out of prison, we had been texting and calling a lot, he was much more than I first believed and he was genuinely nice to me. I turned my head to look at the group and saw Jake watching me with a stoic face but I could see anger flaring up behind his eyes. I shook my head and went back to the discussion with the siblings. 

Phil looked at the time and stood up. “Right! It’s time to go!” I stood up and went to grab my stuff. Jake walked over to where I was standing. I ignored him, I knew what he wanted to tell me. He gently touched my arm. “Can I take you somewhere tomorrow morning?” I looked at him, surprised and shrugged. “Sure.” He smiled slightly. “I’ll come to pick you up at 8.” I nodded, thinking that was way too early. “It’s early, though.” He laughed. “I know, see you tomorrow.” I laughed and waved him off. I joined Jessy and we both walked back to her flat. The walk from the bar felt like hours but it was nice. It was a warm night and we talked a lot. The more I spent time with her the more I felt close to the young woman. She hadn’t had it easy but she was still a bright light in people’s lives, especially mine. Over the last months, she made me stronger with all her support and kindness so I tried to do the same for her. We arrived at her apartment and we both got ready for bed. I put my alarm on and finally fell asleep. 

I woke up with a jump by my alarm. I turned the alarm off and I groaned, while rubbing my face with my hands. I got up and went to the bathroom straight away to take a shower. There was nothing better after a night out, especially when I needed to go somewhere in the morning. I got dressed and ate some breakfast. I took my phone and opened it, I noticed a new app and clicked on it. I didn’t remember installing it last night or why and I realised it was a messenger app. There was already a thread so I pressed on it. A text was already there:

*I installed this for you. You can use it whenever you want to talk to me. Or if you want to talk to me. :)*

I smiled as I recognised the smiley but after a few seconds, the text disappeared while another one appeared in its stead. 

*Good morning :). I am already there but take your time.*

I was still smiling, my heart skipped a beat and beat faster. I realised I had missed texting him. 

*I’ll be there in 5 minutes.*

I watched the message being sent and both of the texts disappeared again. I made a mental note to ask him what this was all about. I left the flat after leaving a note for Jessy to let her know what I was doing and I took the spare key that she had left me just in case. I went outside and I saw the hacker leaning against the hood of his car. I circled around the car and decided it was well fitting for him. It was black with smooth lines. He was watching me and I stood in front of him. “Nice car!” He laughed and walked to the passenger’s door and opened it for me. I sat down and we drove off. 

We arrived in the forest and I saw the entrance of a cave. My heart sank when I saw traces of a fire. Jake walked in front of me then stood metres from the cave. I stopped next to him, looking around the surroundings. “This is where I got out.” His voice startled me, it was a whisper and I could feel the pain he tried to hide. I hummed to encourage him to talk more. I was watching him, I could see him relive the moment. It looked like a painful memory. He finally explained how he made it in a hushed voice. He got burnt in the back, he obviously had the scars. “It was a pain I had never felt before. I was about to pass out when I heard voices. I lost my will to live as I thought it was the FBI but when I woke up, I was in the hospital.” I rubbed his arm to comfort him. “I don’t know who the voices were but I had been looked after, my burns were healing properly and there was no sight of my pursuers.” I smiled tightly. He looked down at me and smiled softly. “All I thought was you. You were the one thing that kept me alive, the one thing that made me walk out of that mine.” I nodded, I didn’t know what to say, it didn’t really feel like it. “I got some rest for a few days then I left the hospital. I got help from a friend and she helped me with proving my innocence.” He grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers together. “I wanted to finally be free for you, to finally meet you but the more time passed and the more I chickened out.” I laughed as I remembered telling him this once. He sat on a big rock while he still held my hand so I followed him. He grabbed my hips and pulled me towards him, hugging me, his head against my stomach. I was surprised by his gesture, I didn’t think he would be that affectionate already towards me. I froze for a couple of seconds before putting my hands on his head. I gently scratched his scalp and he leaned into my touch, humming softly. “No one knows.” We stayed like that for a while, enjoying each other’s presence. I forgot that I was mad at him and I was just happy he was alive after what he had been through because of me. “If I had a choice to do it all over again, I would do it the same just to be in this moment.”

I stopped what I was doing and I looked at him as I furrowed my brows, waiting for him to explain further. He finally looked up at me and I saw a vulnerability in his eyes that made my breath hitched in my throat. I caressed his cheek and smiled to reassure him that he was safe, his soul was safe with me. His phone rang and he pulled away from me to grab it. He looked annoyed as he answered the phone. “Well, I have to go. Angela is waiting for me.” I nodded, my heart sank at his words and I started to walk back to the car without waiting for him. I heard his footsteps following me and I entered the car. He sat down seconds after me. I looked at my phone and saw Jessy asking me to join her at the Rainbow café. I looked at the man who was starting to drive away. “Can you drop me off at the Rainbow café?” He nodded and I looked away at the scenery moving past us. I could feel him glancing at me from the corner of my eyes but I didn’t move. I was trying to process my feelings about the man who was driving next to me. He stopped in front of the café where I saw Jessy, already sitting down, waiting for me. I turned my head towards the hacker and smiled. “Thank you for the lift.” He grabbed my hand and lifted it to his lips, kissing it softly. “Thank you for your time and for listening to me.” I looked at my hands then at his eyes, I saw gratefulness in them. He had always trusted me and he was still trusting me. my heart swelled at the gesture and at his words. I said my goodbye and joined the red-haired girl.

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HEARTBREAKS: Beelzebub

~Finally got around to write the last brother for the Heartbreaks series. It’s been difficult to write it so please be gentle haha! I have no inspiration at the moment…~

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You started dating them but others had decided they should date demons of powerful lineage not a mere human.

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Since you arrived in the Devildom, you had a slight crush for Beel. You weren’t really close at first but you saw how he was with his brothers and especially Belphegor. He was huge but was the gentlest of all of them and slowly, his caring and protectiveness fell on you too.

You had accompanied his brothers to a few of his Fangol games. You didn’t know the rules and even after someone explained to you, you didn’t get it but you tried your best to support him. You jumped up and down and clapped when he would score. You noticed he would always look up to your seats and smiled shyly when his eyes fell on you, a slight blush forming at the top of his cheeks. You found him adorable. Sometimes, he would wave timidly and you waved back. It made you happy every time he did. After the end of the game, you would wait for him while his brothers left you on your own and the two of you would walk back to the House of Lamentations, always with snacks in your hands. You enjoyed these moments alone with the tall demon. He seemed so innocent despite being a demon and you felt comfortable around him to show your vulnerability and your fears. Life wasn’t easy in the Devildom, especially for a human but with him by your side you felt safe, with your life, with your soul. The walk with him was always so peaceful, you always dreaded the time when you would have to enter the House and hear the chaos. And every time, without a fail, there was an argument going on. Tonight, it was about whose turn it was to make dinner. It made you mad listening to such a silly fight. “FINE! I’LL COOK!” You screamed at the top of your lungs. They all turned around, speechless. You turned away and headed towards the kitchen. You looked around the pantry and the fridge to see what you would be able to make, well, for eight people. You smiled when you noticed all the ingredients you had found were perfect for Beel’s favourite dish.

You hated cooking but right now you were enjoying it as no one came to bother you but after a few minutes of preparing the meal, you heard footsteps coming in. You sighed and turned to see who had arrived. It was Beel. You smiled brightly at him, kind of relieved it was him, not one of his brothers as you were mad at them still. He looked at you sheepishly. “Do you need help?” You hummed, thinking. “Yes, I do BUT! You can’t eat anything yet.” He chuckled and he approached you. “I’ll try but I am hungry.” You nodded and gave him stuff to do. He started to talk. You were surprised as usually you were the one talking but he had realised you were making his favourite meal and he wanted to thank you by talking. He started to talk about his life in the celestial realm, how he fell because he decided to follow Lucifer and how he lost his sister. You listened carefully, committing each word he said into memory. Tears were falling from your face, you realised they didn’t have it easy and you felt bad for being annoyed at them earlier. Beel had finished talking when he realised you were silently crying.

He gasped and rushed to your side and lifted your face with his big hands. He wiped the tears from your cheeks with his thumbs and with a worried look, he whispered. “What? What’s wrong?” You sniffled and shook your head. “Nothing, it’s just… I had heard what you just told me but I guess no one really talked to me about how they felt about it. You seemed all so happy being here despite being fallen angels.” Even though you stopped crying, he kept his hands on your cheeks but his eyes showed sorrow and pain. “We had a few centuries to move on” you chuckled at his choice of words. “But the pain is still there. I still have nightmares about it as does Belphegor. I’m not sure about the others as it’s not something they talk freely about but there is still a sadness, guilt, remorse in all of us.” You touched his cheek slightly with your hand and smiled. He leaned his forehead against yours and closed his eyes. He looked relieved as if a weight had been lifted off his shoulder.

You pulled away when you heard Mammon screaming from afar. “Is dinner ready?” You giggled. “Yes almost!” Beel set the dinner table and you brought the dish. You had a nice dinner, everyone was really pleasant after your outburst. You looked at all of them and saw there was no bitterness about earlier. Satan had gone out and brought some desserts. You went back to your room and got ready for bed. A knock on your door startled so you hurried up putting your pyjamas on. You opened the door and saw the Avatar of Gluttony standing in his pyjamas with snacks in his hands. “Hi Beel! What can I do for you?” He smiled. “I was wondering if we could watch a movie and eat some snacks?” You laughed and nodded while moving away from the door to let him in. He sat on the bed still holding his snacks and you took them off him. You put them on your night table and lied down on your bed. You patted down the mattress next to you so he could also lay down next to you. He gently did and you felt the mattress dip. The dip made you fall on him as your position wasn’t that stable. You started laughing but he wrapped his arm around your shoulders.

Your alarm went off and you sat up, startled. You looked around and saw that Beel was still there. He grabbed you by the waist and brought you back to his chest. “Stay a little longer.” You agreed and stayed there for a few minutes. He had stopped the alarm for you and you relaxed in his arms. For the next few weeks, he would spend most of the evenings with you, sometimes going back to his room, other times falling asleep in your arms. You went to his Fangol practice, even joined the gym with him.

After those few weeks, you started to feel people’s stares on your back, demons whispering when you would walk with him or alone. It bothered you but Beel seemed oblivious to all of this so you let it go for now, hopefully it was only you being paranoid after months in the Devildom. You ignored them and carried on with your life. One day, Beel finally decided to ask you out on a date. You got so excited! You started to get ready for the restaurant. It was a new restaurant that the demon wanted to try with you. Apparently, they had some human foods on the menu. He knocked on the door and you opened it. He smiled at you. “You look gorgeous”. You smiled back shyly. “Thanks, you too”. He chuckled and showed you his arm. You took it happily and you both left the House of Lamentations for the restaurant.

Dinner went smoothly. You talked about your life, your likes and dislikes, your past relationships, your family. He listened to you carefully, a glint in his eyes especially when you talked about your family and how close you are to them. He talked too of course, but he had seemed to privilege listening to you. It felt nice talking about anything other than RAD and the Devildom. A bit of normality. After the desserts, plural as Beel wanted to try all of them, you left the restaurant. Beelzebub wanted to show you his favourite place. There was a few people around but it was still quiet. You stood there looking at the sky, sensing Beel’s eyes on you. You turned your head and smiled sweetly at him. “It’s beautiful, thank you for showing it to me.” He looked at your face up and down. “Not the only thing that is beautiful here.” He leaned in his face close to yours and your breath hitched. He stopped and stared into your eyes to ask permission. You answered by closing the gap and connect your lips with his. It was sweet and gentle but you could feel your heart beating wildly at the kiss. You pulled away and smiled at him. “Let’s go home.” He interlaced his fingers with yours and lead you back home.

The next day at RAD, the usual whispers and stares had intensified tenfold. There weren’t whispers anymore, you could hear them clearly now. “I can’t believe he kissed that human.” “The coach won’t be happy, they can’t afford controversies at the moment.” You could feel your heart pounding in your head, hands shaking. Were you not allowed to date the Avatar of Gluttony ? It sent you into a spiral, the words you heard, ringing in your head non stop. All day you heard the demons talking behind your back and it made you more and more worried. You wanted to talk to Beel but you couldn’t see him anywhere. You felt alone and overwhelmed but you remembered that he had practice that afternoon so you were going to see him, hopefully he would help feel better.

You went to the Fangol practice and watched him. He saw you and waved at you. You smiled, already feeling better. At the end of practice, Beel joined you and gave you a peck on the lips before pulling away. You chased him for more but you saw his coach stomping towards you, anger on his face. Beel saw your face and turned around. “Hey coach!” The coach stopped in front of you, clearly unhappy. “So I see the rumours have heard were true!” Beel quirked an eyebrow. “What do you mean?” The other demon shook his head. “I can’t have my star dating a human. Beel you have to decide. Either date the human OR stay in the team.” Beel was dumbfounded and you looked at them with wide eyes, tears forming. The coach left you two and Beel looked at you, sadness written on his face. Before he said anything, you hugged him. “It’s okay Beel. I understand. Fangol is more important. We only started dating, it will be fine, don’t worry. I won’t hold it against you. You don’t need to make a choice, I’ll do it for you.” You kissed him on the cheek, tears running down yours and you left.

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Heartbreaks: Lucifer Part 2

~Started to write it 2 months ago, (yes for Christmas) and finally finished it!~

Part 1

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Warnings: talk of nightmare, briefly described, (torture and mental pain)

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You stumbled a bit and tears started to form. It’s going to be hell in hell.

You swallowed your tears and walked calmly towards Lucifer's study. You knocked gently on the door, anxious to look at the red eyed demon. When you heard a muffled "come in". You entered, eyes lowered, "Lucifer. Someone is waiting for you." He looked up, a frown on his face. "Who?" You shrugged, still avoiding his gaze. "I don't know their name but it's the demon you were with in Diavolo's office." You finally looked at him and you saw him tensed up. He stood up and walked to stand in front of you. You saw his face soften when he looked at your eyes. They were still sparkling from the tears you tried to stop forming. He started to raise his hand towards your face but stopped half-way and his expression hardened. He moved to the side so he could get past you. You sighed and headed to your room. You plopped down on your bed and screamed in your pillow. You calmed down and sat on your bed. You promised yourself to not get depressed about this situation. You were a strong human, well you thought you were, so you could handle everything without it breaking your spirit. Your hunger were gone by now and you didn't know if you could bear eating with all the brothers. You looked at the time and saw you still had time to take a shower and get ready for the evening before eating. You chose some comfortable clothes and headed straight to the bathroom. You decided to take a bath. Bath always had a way to cheering you up so you ran one and added some bath salt that Asmodeus had gifted you one day.

You went back to your room after you dried yourself and put your clothes on. It had helped you feeling better and you were starting to feel hungry, you could already smell the food from your room. You decided to go to the kitchen to see if they needed help. You stopped at the door and saw Satan. You were smiling when Satan turned around as he had heard your footsteps. He smiled back at you. You walked towards him. "Do you need help, Satan?" He shook his head. "No but you can keep me company if you'd like?" You sat on the counter as a sign of agreement. "What are you making?" He carried on with his cooking. "I found a new recipe, I wanted to test it." You nodded then he proceeded to explain to you the recipe. It sounded delicious and you were the first one to taste it. He took a spoon and plunged it in the dish then brought it to your lips. "Blow on it, it might be a bit hot." You chuckled and blew on it. You opened your mouth and you put the spoon in it. You chewed on the food and swallowed. "Mmmmh! It is as delicious as it smells!" He gave you the biggest grin. "Good, it's almost done then."

You helped Satan setting the dining table. Lucifer arrived. "You need to put one more." Your heart ached at what you knew was going to happen but you didn't say anything and went to grab another set to put it on the table. You grabbed a drink and sat at the table. You watched the brothers coming down one by one until Lucifer, who had gone back to his study, arrived with his new partner. Satan had decided to sit next to you. He knew about what had happened and wanted to be near you if you needed some support. You avoided looking at them and instead you stared at your empty plate. You heard the chair Lucifer pulled for the other demon to sit on and you winced. You could sense Satan's eyes on your face and he put a gentle hand on your knee and squeezed it. The squeeze made you jump and you stared at Satan. Lucifer started to speak but you drowned him out. You knew he was presenting the demon to his brothers and you didn't really care about their name or where they were from. You were back to staring at your plate, heart pumping loudly in your ears. Everyone started to get food on their plates but you didn't move so Satan took yours and you followed it with your eyes. Satan served you some food and put it back in front of you. You felt the brothers' stares on you. You looked around and they all looked away guiltily, your eyes fell on the couple at the end of the table. The other demon whose name had gone over your head was batting their lashes at Lucifer, trying to look all cute and adorable. You snorted and shook your head, you didn't think they would last long. You knew that Lucifer hated this sort of behaviour.

Still, dinner went smoothly then the demon left when dinner was finished. They were all lovey-dovey with Lucifer but then when they saw you they smirked and leaned towards the Avatar of Pride to kiss him on the cheek. Lucifer looked surprised then looked at you. You saw his looks and knew that was a mistake from them but he didn't say anything. He searched your face with his eyes but looked relieved when you wouldn't say anything nor were tears forming in your eyes. Satan arrived next to you and put his arm around your shoulders, he had seen the scene. He already didn't like that demon but now that he had seen the smirk they had while looking at you made him furious. "Come, I have a new book I need to show you." You walked past the couple and Satan glared at his brother who became a bit sheepish. You were almost at Satan's room when you heard the demon saying loudly. "I had a good time Lucifer. I will see you tomorrow, right?" You couldn't hear what he said as Satan was closing quickly his door. He made a gesture for you to sit on his bed and grabbed a book on his nightstand then he handed to you. You read the cover and it was from your favourite writer. It was his last book which you haven't read as you were in the Devildom and couldn't really get any human world's books. You started to read the first page, it felt nice to read something so familiar. Satan cleared his throat and you looked up from the book. "You can borrow it if you'd like?" You smiled and slowly closed the book then rubbed the cover. "Are you sure? I would love to though!" He sat next to you and took your hand. "Of course, if it makes you feel better." You squeezed back his hand and leaned your head on his shoulder. "Thank you Satan it's a nice thought." He rested his head on top of yours.

You had gone back to your room, feeling grateful for the Avatar of Wrath being in your life even though you knew he could be this kind just to spite Lucifer but at this point you didn't really care, you needed some support. You started to read the book but you fell asleep, book still opened. You woke up, startled, book flying from your lap. Your breath was ragged and shallow. You weren't really understanding what was going on. You were shaking from fear, of all the nightmares you ever had it was the first time that it felt so real, so concrete. Your body still remembered the pain that was inflicted on your dream self. The mental torture of that dream was so intense, you didn't know what to do. Without realising, you were leaving your room and running towards Lucifer's room. You entered without knocking and ran in his arms. He caught you before you fell on the ground. You were still shaking, breathing irregularly. Lucifer sat down on his bed, with you still in his arms. He waited for you to calm down, rubbing your back soothingly. "Lucifer?" He hummed, giving you his whole attention. "Can I stay with you please? I-I don't think I'll be able to go back to sleep in my bed." He stood up while he moved you to the bed. "Of course, you can." You nodded and you watched him change into some pyjamas. He stood in front of you then kneeled down, he put his hand on your cheek and leaned your head towards his. He could feel your shaking and looked worried. "What happened?" You shrugged and started to shake violently as you relived your nightmare again. He saw the fear in your eyes and tried to comfort you by hugging you and shushing you.

You wrapped your arms around him and started to sob. You fell between his legs, still holding on to him. You explained your nightmare to the Avatar of Pride. You felt him tensed up and you looked up at him. "What?" He frowned. "Is it the first time you felt like this after a nightmare." You shook your head. "No, any pain usually goes away after a few seconds and the memory fades away quickly." He hugged you tighter and nuzzled his face in the crook of your neck. He pulled away and looked you over. He picked you up and gently laid you on his bed where his sheet had been pulled back then he covered you in them. He still had his frown on his face as he grabbed his D.D.D. and called Solomon. You were worried, Lucifer would never call Solomon unless something really wrong happened. Lucifer hung up and a couple of seconds later Solomon teleported in front of the bedroom's door. He barely greeted the fallen angel before walking towards you, he sat on the bed and grabbed your hand. You looked at him, curious then at Lucifer. "What's happening?" Solomon shushed you and closed his eyes. You could feel some magic floating around you but you didn't know what it was for. The aches in your chest and your body faded away slowly. When all was gone, Solomon smiled at you and kissed your forehead. "There, you should feel better." And indeed, you felt better, sleepy and you moved so you could get comfy in the sheet. Solomon stood up and walked towards the demon then they walked out of the room. When Lucifer came back, you were almost asleep. He joined you in bed and scooted close to you. He laid down and pulled you against his chest. You snuggled in his arms and wrapped an arm around his chest while tangling your legs with his. He kissed the top of your head and squeezed you. "Hey Lucifer? What was that all about?" He hugged you tighter. "Don't worry about it. Sleep now, you'll be tired tomorrow." You nodded as your mind started to slip into some nice dreams.

You woke up and you were practically on top of Lucifer. You moved quickly off of him, waking him up as well. "OH! I'm sorry Lucifer!" He chuckled while pulling you back to him. "It's fine, go back to sleep." You could feel your cheeks warming up while you went back to your initial position but still you fell asleep. An alarm rang while you were dreaming that you were in Lucifer's arms, in his bed. You opened your eyes when the ringing stopped. You felt a warm body underneath yours and you sat up. You looked around before you let your eyes falling on the demon next to you who was watching you with a smirk. So it wasn't a dream. You scratched your neck, embarrassed. "Good morning, Lucifer." He chuckeld. "Good morning. How did you sleep?" His smirk wasn't leaving his face. "Good, I guess. I didn't have any nightmare." He grabbed you so you would straddle his hips and pulled you into a hug. "I'm glad." He rubbed your back up and down. You tried to sat up but his grip tightened around you. "Lucifer? We need to get up." He carried on rubbing your back. "I know but this is nice." You giggled and relaxed in his embrace. You stayed in this position for a few minutes when his D.D.D rung. You saw it was Barbatos and you heard him say "It is done." Lucifer sighed. "Thank you, Barbatos." He then hung up and went back to stroking your back. You put your hands on both sides of his face. "What's happening? What's with all the secrets?" His hands fell from your back to your hips and he sat up to lean against his headboard. He sighed. "You had a curse put on you. That's why you had this nightmare. I had Solomon coming to see if he could find who cursed you. He was familiar with this so he found the person responsible for it and he asked Barbatos to take care of it." You frowned. "What do you mean "take care of it"?" You had heard rumours about Barbatos but as he said nothing, you decided to not push it further. "And who was it?" He put a hand on your cheek and he stroked it lightly with his thumb, a tight smile on his face. "Don't worry about it." You nodded and finally got up from the demon. You walked towards the door and before opening it, you turned around. "Thank you for your help, Lucifer."

You got ready, had breakfast and walked to RAD with the demons. The day went by. You tried to focus on the lessons and when you had free time, you worked on your homework. At the end of the day, you walked towards the exit when you saw Lucifer. He was standing there, looking for you and when he saw you, his face lit up. He walked towards you. A smile plastered on his face. You stopped, it actually scared you to seem, well, happy? You couldn't really read the expression on his beautiful face. You heard his chuckle when he saw yours. He stood in front of you and showed you his arm for you to grab it. "Come, we shall walk home together." You gently rested your hand on his arm and you followed him home. He was in a good mood the whole way home so you didn't want to ruin it by asking questions about why. You gladly listened to the demon, telling you about his day then, before you arrived in front of the House of Lamentations, he stopped talking and walking. You looked up at him, expectantly. "I need to tell you that we can date now" Your eyes widened. "What?" He chuckled and walked away from you. You watched him going away, bewildered, then you went inside, straight to your room. You screeched in your pillow and breathed slowly to try to calm yourself down. A knock startled you, when you opened the door, Lucifer was standing there. "Would you like to cook with me?" He held out his hand to you which you took happily. You had a great time cooking with Lucifer. It was a simple dish so it was done quickly. You set the plates down and brought the dish on the table. The evening went by smoothly, all the brothers were in a good mood. You were a bit surprised by that but you actually enjoyed it. It was a nice change of pace. After dinner, Lucifer stood up and walked towards you. He rested a hand on your shoulder and leaned his face close to your ear. "Would sleep in my bed again, tonight?" You blushed but still nodded and he pulled you up by your wrist, gently. You stood up and followed him. He stopped by your room so you could get a chance to change. You got dressed quickly and joined Lucifer to the hallway. He lead you to his room and let you entered first. You looked around and saw all the candles lit everywhere. It was a romantic setting and you turned around to see him looking at you. You smiled brightly at him. "What's this for?" He put some music on and held his hand out with a small bow. "Will you give me the pleasure of this dance?" You laughed. "I will, M'Lord." He pulled you quickly against his chest and started the dance slowly. You wrapped your hand around his neck and he put his on the small of your back. You were dancing around in circle, staring at each other. A Smile plastered on both your faces. The song felt like it lasted forever and when you looked at the time you that an hour had passed. You were both so lost on each other's gaze that you didn't even heard when the songs were changing. You pulled away from each other, stopping the dance. You chuckled while looking away. "That was nice". He nodded, a smile on his face. He grabbed your face with both hands. "Go to bed. I still need to finish some paperwork." You agreed and settled yourself under the cover. His bed was so big and comfy! You took your D.D.D with you and started scrolling through Devilgram. You lasted as much as you could as you wanted to wait for the fallen angel but your eyelids became heavier and slowly you fell asleep.

You felt the mattress dip behind you and you sat up, wide open. Lucifer put a comforting hand on your arm. "Shhh, it's only me." You looked at him, while your heart started to calm down. He pulled you to his chest and laid down. He covered both of you with the sheet. He tilted your head and put his forehead on yours. He closed his eyes and sighed then he smiled. You smiled back and you put your hand on his chest just above his heart. He opened his eyes again and pressed his lips against yours. He pulled away and searched your face for any discomfort. When he didn't see any, he deepened the next kiss. When you pulled away to breathe, you were wondering what had happened. Until two days ago, you weren't allowed to date but now you could? You were about to talk when he kissed you again, this one a bit more passionate, almost needy. "Don't ask any questions. You don't need to know the reason how or why it changed, the most important is that we can be together now." You sighed. "I guess you are right. But that won't change again, right?" He grabbed your chin to brought your face closer to his. "I promise." He kissed you while his hand slowly trailed down your neck then your chest then your hips.

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✘︙Asmodeus !

♡! hope's notes: yes this is a repost from the old blog, hush

CW: body insecurities

"If i'm more pretty, do you think they'll like me?"

The silence that followed gets broken by Asmo's laugh. He mutters a small "idiot", shaking his head, chuckling at the mirror in front of him. Well, the half broken mirror. Most of the broken shards and pieces were on the floor anyway, few embedded on his knuckles.

Looking around the room, Asmo sighed tiredly. Pillows strewn around on the floor, torn pillows ; his pristine silk bedsheets all crumpled up on the floor too. His beauty and skin care products were more or less useless now, most of them had their products dumped in the sink, some in the trash.

He supposed, in a ironic way, it was a beautiful mess.

Lucifer was definitely not going to be pleased and so, albeit reluctantly, Asmo got up to first clean his hands. A little magic would cover and heal it up.

This was the fourth-no fifth "breakdown" he has had in a week. Not his proudest moment. Its all your fault really, or at least that's what he tries to tell himself.

Asmo knew he was pretty. He is pretty. Its a fact. But then again, beauty is subjective, isn't it?

So, maybe he wasn't pretty to you. He has tried to change to your preferences though. He's wore perfumes you'd like, clothes that you find attractive, colours that you love. He doesn't understand why it's not working, he's tried everything.

Asmo knows this is pathetic but what can he do? His looks, as he's been told, are all he's got. So if you don't like his looks, you're never gonna want to speak to a ugly Asmo!

The next morning comes and he's there for breakfast as usual, joking and talking with his brothers as if he did not want to peel his skin off last night.

"You know- I have to say, I think blue looks really attractive on some people!-" his ears perk up as he glances at your direction as you talk animatedly with a hardly-listening Beel munching on his and your food.

I could use some blue in my wardrobe. Asmo continues eating as he makes a mental note to go shopping later.

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Heartbreaks: Leviathan Part 2

~I got carried away for this one… I do hope you like angst/hurt but of course with a happy ending… also quite long because I wanted the suffering… (yes everything is perfectly well in my life so I don’t know where the want of suffering comes from!)~

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Warnings: angst, hurt, anxiety, happy ending. Not proofread of course.

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Heartbreak: Leviathan part 1

You walked away from them, tears rolling down your cheeks.

You walked aimlessly, tears never stopping. You didn’t know your heart could hurt this badly, it also didn’t help your breathing. You had to stop and sit down as you started to sob uncontrollably. You wanted his arms to comfort you, to tell you it will be okay, to tell you it shall pass. After a few minutes, you calmed down, looked around and finally you got up. The walk that you usually enjoyed to go back home felt grey, the constant night wasn’t helping. You were in your bubble. Nothing mattered anymore. Without realising, you were standing in front of the door. Your chest tightened when you thought about Levi’s room, empty of his presence. You rested your hand on the handle and took a deep breath. You pushed quietly the door and tried to listen if someone was inside. You were met with silence and you nodded to yourself. You pushed the door further so you could get inside and closed it silently. You ran silently to your room.

When you opened the door, you saw a box on your bed. It made you stop on your tracks as you were sure you had locked the door before you had left earlier. You left the door wide open just in case you needed to run. You approached slowly. The box was pretty with a neat little bow. It kind of reminded you of Leviathan. You smiled and carefully grabbed it. There was a note attached to it. “So you won’t be alone when I am away.” It was signed by Leviathan. You opened the lid and saw a plushie of your favourite anime. You chuckled at your stupidity and still wondered how he came in but shrugged it off and hugged the soft object. It was a small gesture but it made you feel a lot better.

A couple of weeks passed and the absence of the Avatar of Envy started to weigh on you. You took the plushie everywhere with you. A small reminder of what was missing in your life. It was the only thing bringing you some sort of joy. Everything else felt irrelevant. You became a shell of yourself. Levi’s brothers tried to be there for you but you shut them out, every single time. Video games were left aside as was any movies, series, anime… anything that would remind you of him. You would do your homework after classes then go to bed to try to escape reality. Eating was difficult but the brothers always made sure you did. You obliged. You knew you had at least a minimum to survive the day but even the sweets and cakes from the little angel Luke weren’t enough to make you want to eat more. They knew what was happening but they didn’t know how to make you feel better. You weren’t even pretending anymore. You did it the first few days after his leaving but the sadness took over and even the plushie wasn’t enough anymore.

The days, the weeks following were the same. Just you surviving but you knew deep down it would be even harder with him being back and you didn’t know how you would deal with that. It was already hard enough he wasn’t there but if he was there and you wouldn’t be able to be with him like you were before would kill you. Before the day of his arrival, you went to see Lord Diavolo and asked if you could move out to stay with the angels and Solomon. You should have thought about it before! You mentally scolded yourself, you could have saved yourself so many days wallowing in self pity by being with the sweetest of beings you knew. Diavolo saw how unwell you were, also Lucifer talked to him about it, and agreed to your request.

You moved the same day, Simeon and Luke, the angels, were happy to have and helped you to move your stuff. You took Luke’s bedroom, he went to Simeon’s room. His was the biggest so the two of them would be able to share it without walking on each other all the time. You settled everything that evening and actually enjoyed a nice meal with the two angels. You felt like a weigh had been lifted off your shoulders. You fell asleep in your new bed, all comfy, with all the pillows the little angel had put for you.

Simeon woke you up the next day. You smiled when you saw him. He touched softly your hair. “How are you feeling?” You nodded. “Better. Thank you for letting me stay.” He gave you a dazzling smile. “Of course. If it’ll help you feel better.” You shrugged. “I should have done it before. I don’t know why it took me that long to do that.” He sighed and looked worried. “Do you want to talk about it? You know we missed you. We saw you becoming a shell of yourself. Did you talk with someone?” You shook your head, tears welling up in your eyes, realising that if you had talked about your feelings, it might have been easier to deal with all of that. You looked shyly at the angel and whispered. “I… I want to talk about it…” You sighed. “With you.” Luckily, that day you didn’t have classes so you and Simeon stayed in your room, talking. You let your feelings and emotions out, a lot of crying happened and a lot of hugs too. Hours passed and it was time for lunch. Simeon had invited you to a new restaurant he knew you had never been to. You got dressed and you followed him there. He had been listening to you, now, he was giving you some advice and comforting you.

You spent the rest of the day, baking with Luke and Simeon. You had forgotten that Levi was back today until you saw your D.D.D on your nightstand, lighting up with a phone call. You looked at the caller and you froze, you let it ring until it stopped then text messages followed. 1 then 10 then 20. He didn’t stop texting and calling you. You read the messages and answered. “Levi. I think it’s better if we don’t see each other for a while. I’m only starting to feel better and to see you or to come back to the House of Lamentations would be too difficult for me.” You sent it and turned your phone off. You had spent a nice day and didn’t want anything to spoil it. You went to bed, feeling better than you had in the last weeks.

You enjoyed breakfast with Simeon and Luke then you all went to RAD together. You saw the brothers from afar and noticed the purple haired demon. You breath hitched as you saw him looking tired and even more hunched than he usually was. You were actually surprised he showed up to classes after being away from his video games for that long. He finally saw you when you approached at the same time as them to the front gate. His cheeks reddened at the sight of you but his eyes widened when he took your form in. You had rested but you still looked pale and ill. He ran up to you and touched your cheek with a trembling hand. “W-what happened?!” You lowered your eyes so you wouldn’t meet his and shrugged. “So you are back. How did it go?” He tilted your head. “No… no. What happened to you?” You moved your head so he wouldn’t hold it. “Nothing, I haven’t feeling well but I am getting better.” His hand dropped to his side and he looked away. “O-okay, would you like to talk?” You looked at him while he scratched his neck. “No, thank you. We are going to be late for class.” You barely turned away that you heard footsteps running away.

A few days passed where you didn’t hear from Levi. The brothers talked to you and you saw they were worried about him. He might be a shut-in but they would still hear him playing or screaming, now they didn’t. The worry in their eyes made you anxious so you agreed to go and see him.

You arrived in front of his room and knocked. You were met by silence and started to worry even more. You knocked louder. “Levi! It’s me! Open now!” Silence. “I swear Levi, I will knock this door down”. Finally, you heard some shuffling then a click coming from the door. The door open but when you entered the room, he was in front of his fish tank. You walked up next to him and watched his fish. It felt weird being here, in his room, next to him. The emotions you felt a few days ago came back rushing in. You swallowed them as he might need you right now. His fish followed his finger and you looked at them playing. You watched his face, you had missed him. His fringe was in front of his eyes, hiding them from you. “Levi?” He dropped his hand, lowered his head and side eyed you. You strained your ear when you heard him speaking softly. “Yes?” You finally moved your body and leaned against the fish tank’s glass. “How are you doing?” He continued to watch his fish and shrugged, he then looked at you. “I’m okay.” You frowned. “I don’t believe you Levi.”

At last, he looked at you. “Why? As if you would care about me? I-I am only a dirty otaku.” You sighed, he was back to his old ways. You gently touched his elbow. “You know I care about you.” You grabbed your bag and took the plushie out. “Look what I have with me everywhere!” His eyes widened and he took it from your hands. “You kept it?!” You chuckled at his surprised look. “Of course! It came from you!” He looked at it, tears in his eyes and a blush forming on his cheeks. “I-I can’t believe it!” You laughed, the first time in weeks. It was always easy with him, you were kind of similar. He let out a chuckle and your smile grew bigger. You braced yourself and hugged him. He froze and you could see his brain stopped working but when you were about to pull away, he finally rested his hands on the small of your back. He nuzzled his face against your neck and you gently rubbed his back. You spent the rest of the evening talking. He told you all about his voyage and you confessed what had happened to you. He didn’t like that fact and was worried that it could get worst.

The next few days were better, it felt good to have seen him and to spend an evening with him, just talking but it was not still enough. You could see it on him too as everyday you saw his brothers, they were still anxious about him, which was weird because they never really cared about him being locked-in that much. You didn’t know what to do, sure you couldn’t date but he was still your friend and that worried you too. You had texted him a few times but he had barely answered and after a few days without answers you started to go back to your old ways. Simeon saw the change in you and knew that something had to be done. He didn’t tell you but he went to talk to Lord Diavolo. Everyday you would see at least one brother spending time in Diavolo’s office. You were kind of suspicious. You knew they weren’t in trouble, at least not all of them. Sometimes, there were three of them, even Simeon and Solomon were present with the brothers. When you were having dinner with the angels and Solomon, you decided to ask them about it. “So? What’s up with all of you going in and out of Diavolo’s office?” The three of them looked at each other. Solomon was the first to talk. “We are planning a new festival reuniting the three worlds.” You frowned. “Okay? And why am I not part of this?” The sorcerer shrugged. “We thought we let you rest for a bit. You have enough on your plate.” You smiled. “Thank you but it would actually help me get my mind’s off things.” The three of them shared a look again. “I’ll talk to Lord Diavolo about it.” You nodded, happy.

A few days passed, still no news from Leviathan and from the others about the festival. You let it go, you were missing the demon. You were in RAD, when you saw him walking away from Diavolo. You looked at him trying to decipher his expression. He looked normal compared to last time you saw him, maybe even a smile was forming on his lips? Then he disappeared. To see him made you sad. Your heart ached to see him not as destroyed as you were. You went to your class but barely listen to the professor.

You came back to the Purgatory Hall and went straight to your room. You sat on your bed and thought about everything. How did you let yourself go like that? How did you care about someone so much that when they left, you didn’t care about anything anymore. Your phone rung and interrupted your dark thoughts. It was Leviathan. Your hands were shaking as you answered. “Hello?” There was a silence. “Hi.” Then another one. You waited for him to talk, to tell you what he wanted to say. “What are you doing tonight?” You looked at your room and thought of an excuse. “I was going to tidy my room. Why?” He cleared his throat. “I-I… Im going to pick you up and we’re going to a restaurant. Be ready in an hour.” He hung up before you could answer. You stared at your screen. Was it really the Avatar of Envy who called you and told you to get ready for an evening at a restaurant? You frowned but you still stood up and got ready. You took your time and before you knew it the hour flew by. A knock on your door startled you as you were staring at yourself in the mirror. You opened it and saw Levi standing with a bouquet of flowers. He handed them to you, his other in front of his face, trying to hide the blush coming on his face. You took them and smelled them. “Thank you, they are beautiful.” You looked at the demon, expectantly. During the hour you were getting ready, you told yourself to not get your hopes up but when you saw him, it all came back and your heart skipped a beat. He finally talked. “Shall we go?” You nodded, the flowers still in your hand.

You arrived at the restaurant and Barbatos was standing in front of the door. He greeted you, opened the door for you. He sat you at the only table that was ready. You looked around and saw the brothers and even Lord Diavolo waiting in the corners of the room, a smile on all their faces. You frowned, “what’s going on?” Levi cleared his throat and everyone else left. “My brothers and Lord Diavolo have been arguing for us. They saw how unhappy we were, how much we were struggling so they made a case defending us in front of the House of Lords and they won. So now, if you still want, we can be together again? Of course, I won’t force you…” you cut him off. “Wait what?! Seriously?” He nodded. “Yes, they…” you cut him off again, a bit calmer. “Do YOU want to date me again?” He nodded, a bit shy. “If you want to, of course.” You smiled, your heart swelling, tears forming in your eyes. “Of course, I want to be with you. You don’t know how much I missed you, it was physically killing me.” You sighed, your smile growing closer. You looked at him in his eyes. You saw them shining, love making them sparkle. He stood up and rounded the table to be next to you. He kneeled down so he was levelled with you. He grabbed your head with both hands and leaned in. He slowly brushed his lips against yours. You wrapped your hands around his neck. You pressed your lips to seal the kiss and by that your relationship. You rested your forehead on his and giggled. “I think we can eat now?”

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When the protectors are gone PART 9

~I wrote part 9, just because... I edited the end!~

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The kiss lasted for a few seconds until we heard Lucifer calling our names so we could leave for RAD. We pulled away at the same time and we giggled.

We joined the others while chatting and catching up about the last few days. Lucifer looked at us suspiciously but we didn’t care. Mammon was finally back to me. I had my saviour back to me. We talked all the way to RAD, giggling and laughing. I was glad to talk to him again. I didn’t like it when he was upset with me. The day at RAD went by quietly, quickly, peacefully. Mammon had asked me if I wanted to go to a coffee shop after class and I immediately agreed. I was running towards the exit when I saw him with his girlfriend. I stopped and then looked around. I saw Simeon and Luke exiting the building so I went over to them. We talked and they decided to walk me home. I arrived at the same time as Satan.

He waited for me at the door, he started to open it and when I was next to him, he closed it. He looked around us and leaned his face close to mine. A smirk appeared on his face, “I believe you owe me a favour?” My eyes widened and I chuckled. “Yeah, I believe you are right.” His face was still close to mine. “Ok, then go change out of your uniform and join me in my room.” I nodded, “Are we going somewhere?”. He tutted and opened the door silently. I followed him inside and he pointed to my room with his finger. “Go change now.” I giggled and ran to my room. I changed quickly and went to his room.

He was waiting for me in front of the door, the smirk he had earlier still present. He offered me his arm, which I took happily and linked my arm with his. “I don’t know if you’ve heard but a new cat café opened and I wanted to try it with you.” I hummed “It’s a good idea but this isn’t a favour?” He chuckled. “No, the favour is you spending the rest of the day with me.” I looked at him, wondering. “You didn’t need to use that favour. I would have gladly spent the day with you if you’d asked me.”

He gave me a bashful smile and averted his gaze. “I know.” He looked at me again, a blush on his face. “But now, you have to.” I shook my head, a slight smile appearing on my face. Those demons were unbelievable. “Yeah, I have to.” He stopped and made me face him. He grabbed my head with his hands and searched my eyes. “If you feel uncomfortable with it, it’s fine, we don’t HAVE TO go.”

I met his eyes and saw worry and concern in them. I covered his hands with mine and smiled at him. “No, thank you, I am happy to go with you and to spend my day with you.” He released a sigh and closed his eyes, relieved. He kissed my forehead and pulled away from me. He still held one of my hands in his. He nodded to himself then glanced at me quickly to make sure I was still ok to go. I smiled fondly at him and squeezed his hand. He smiled back and we started to walk. 

We sat at the café. Satan had the biggest smile on his face. I thought he was cute, looking around to see all the cats present. His eyes were bright with happiness. We sat down at a table and a couple of cats got up, stretched then came up to us. I could feel Satan’s giddiness seeping through me and it made me giddy too. I looked at the cats, feeling content. A waiter came and took our orders. We already knew what we wanted as we looked at the menu outside.

We drank our coffee slowly, talking and laughing. Stopping our conversation when a cat came to our table and we talked to it. We finished our drinks and left. I was going to walk towards the House of Lamentation when he grabbed my elbow gently. “Can we go for a walk?” I smiled and linked my arm with his again. “Of course, Satan!” He chuckled and led the way. We walked first in silence. It was nice to spend some time with the Avatar of Wrath.

We never did before and I realised it was a shame. He was an introvert but when you got to know him, he was really interesting. I started to feel sad. Before the attack, we had barely talked and it was another one who felt guilty. I let go of him and walked beside him. He sensed the change in my behaviour and looked at me quizzically. “Are you alright?” I stared at him, sadness written on my face. “Did you use that favour to spend time with me because you feel guilty about what happened to me?” He stopped but I carried on walking. He ran after me and touched my arm. I stopped.

He put his hands on my shoulders. “No, of course no. I did feel guilty at first, I won’t lie but when I saw your injuries and how well you were recovering, physically AND mentally, I put my guilt aside. When you asked me to look after your cat, I felt pride. You had asked ME to take care of him. I regretted not having known you more before and I wanted to change that so I used the favour as an excuse. I didn’t want you to feel… Well, exactly like that.” I lowered my head and shrugged. “Ok”. He hugged me and I let him. He rubbed my back and he whispered sweetly. “I am so sorry.” I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him tight against me. Tears started to fall from my eyes as I couldn’t stop them. 

A few seconds went by, my tears stopped as I inhaled the scent of Satan. It was a comforting smell. It reminded me of something but I couldn’t point it out. I was in a bubble, his scent so intoxicating that I had momentarily forgotten where I was or what happened. He was still rubbing my back, it was so soothing. I moved my head so I was listening to his heart. I took a deep breath and when I was about to pull away I heard mine and Satan’s name.

I turned around to see who it was and I saw Asmodeus and Mammon walking towards us. We still had our arms around each other and I saw the look on Mammon’s face. I felt a pang of guilt but brushed it off. I tried to move slightly away from Satan, he let me move my arms but kept one of his around my shoulders. I leaned my body against his to acknowledge his gesture. I could feel Mammon’s glare burning my skin. Asmo looked at us with a big smile. “Hey guys! What are you up to?” Satan glared at his brothers, annoyed at the interruption. “Taking a stroll around town.” Asmo giggled and touched my arm slightly then winked. “I got some VIP passes at The Fall and we were wondering if you would come?” I looked at Satan, I said I would spend that day with him so I let him decide.

He looked at me back and I smiled. He nodded as if he had read my answer in my gaze. “Sure, we’ll go.” Mammon started to get flustered. “What do ya mean “we” ?” Satan squeezed my shoulder, I guessed he started to really be annoyed at his brother so I piped in. “Yes, I am spending the rest of the day with Satan. Does that bother you?!” Mammon said nothing and looked away. “Good, we’ll see you later then.” I waved at them and started to walk away from them. I felt the demon relaxed. He leaned towards me. “Thank you.” I put my hand on his chest. “It’s okay.”

I looked through my closet. I couldn’t decide what I wanted to wear. I ran to Asmo’s room. “ASMO!” I knocked on his door. “Asmo, help me! It’s an emergency!” He opened the door. “What? What is the emergency?” I smiled shyly. “I don’t know what to wear for tonight.” He gasped and matched my energy. “It is indeed a great emergency! Let’s go see what you’ve got.” He ruffled through my clothes and took some out. “There, try those outfits. I matched different items together. I am sure you’ll find one that suits you.” I nodded and undressed in front of the Avatar of Lust.

He gasped when he saw my scars and stood in front of me. He traced my scars with a light touch of his fingers. I shuddered at the feathered-like touches but I started to get embarrassed. I still had my underwear on and I felt ugly next to the most beautiful Avatar of Lust. I moved to grab an outfit and put it on quickly to hide as much of my body as possible. “There! What do you think?” I twirled around but Asmo said nothing. He was still in the same place, eyes vacant. “Asmo?” He slowly lifted his head, eyes filled with anger. “I… I didn’t know the extent of your scars… I am sorry.” The anger changed into guilt. I shook my head, no, not another one. “No, Asmo. Don’t feel guilty. I don’t need your pity or your guilt. From neither of you. I was attacked, I survived, I’ve got scars, the end. There is no need to feel guilty. It happened. I am moving forward, you should too.”

He approached me and gently grabbed my forearms. “I’m sorry… You are right. But I still want to say that I am sorry for what happened. It was our fault, we neglected you for Amelia, which, by the way, what you did, all amazed us when we heard.” I cut him off. “It’s fine. What do you think about this outfit?” He made me turn around. “Try the other ones” I nodded and tried them on. We decided on the second so I thanked the demon and went to the bathroom to get myself ready. I showered and got dressed. I put some final touches on my hair and face, also adding some accessories. I went to the kitchen to make myself a cup of tea and I decided to make one for Satan. I put the cups on a tray and I went to his bedroom. I tried to balance the tray on one hand so I could knock on the door. He opened the door and saw the tray about to fall down. He quickly grabbed it and laughed. “Good reflexes!”

He hummed and pushed the door wider so he could enter his room easily. He put down the tray on the bed and sat down next to it then he patted the other side for me to sit. I sat down and grabbed the cup. I brought the cup to my lips and sipped the drink. Satan watched me with a smile on his face. “You look nice.” I shrugged. “Thank you. Asmo helped me choose my outfit. He’ll be glad that you like it.” He chuckled. “I wasn’t just talking about your outfit.” I shrugged. “Thanks.” I looked around and saw the book on his nightstand. I pointed at it with my chin. “Is it the book you are reading?” He nodded while sipping his drink. “Is it any good?” He put down his cup. “I started it when we came back from our walk and I haven’t put it down since.” I realised what he was saying. “Oh sorry, Satan! I bothered you!” I stood up and took the tray. “I leave you to it.” He laughed and took the tray off my hands. “You can stay, I don’t mind you interrupting me especially if it’s with a cup of tea.” I giggled behind my hand. “Sure” I sat back down again. “Actually, it’s almost time to go. I am going to get ready. You can stay here if you’d like.”

I nodded. I moved up to the headboard so I could lean back against the pillows. I took the book he was reading and recognised the cover. I cackled as I read the synopsis. It was a famous book in the human world, known for its romance and spicy scenes. I looked at where he had stopped and started to read the first few sentences. It was intriguing and read more. I heard the door opening but I was so into the book I couldn’t stop. I heard a throat clearing and looked up. Satan was standing in front of the bed, a hand scratching his neck, embarrassed, his cheeks becoming pink. “I understand why you couldn’t put it down.” He took his jacket and ignored what I had just said. “Asmo and Mammon are waiting for us.” I laughed while standing up.

We arrived at the club. Mammon’s girlfriend was waiting for us in front of it. We entered without entering the long line thanks to Asmo’s VIP passes. It was my first time in any club in the Devildom. I actually missed it. It had been a while since I went out dancing, free of my problems. Asmo grabbed my hand and led me to the bar. He yelled “I do believe they have some human alcohol, let’s have a look at the choices.” I followed him happily and left Mammon and Satan alone but they followed us anyway. I leaned my arms against the bar, trying to look at the bottles behind it. I saw my favourite drink and knew I had to have it! I felt someone behind me and I turned my head to look at the newcomer. It was Satan.

He wrapped his arms around my waist and leaned his head on my shoulder. “What are you getting?” I pointed at the drink. “This one.” He nodded and ordered for me and himself. We waited a bit and got our drinks. I looked at the other two demons. They also had their beverages and Asmo led the way to the VIP section. While we walked towards our destination, Satan got snatched away from me. I turned my head and saw him talking to someone. He waved at me as if to say to carry on without him. I waved back and followed the other brothers. I sat down between Mammon and Asmo. Mammon’s girlfriend was on his other side. We sat quietly, soaking in the club’s atmosphere. I sipped a bit of my drink and hummed. It was as good as I remembered. Sweet and you could barely taste the alcohol. I drank it quite quickly but before I could get up to get another one, there was a new one in front of me. I giggled and turned to Asmo. “How did that happen?!” He smiled. “That’s the power of the VIP’s section.”

The alcohol was already working up in my brain and I accepted his answer as a rational one. I finished the second rather quickly and a third one appeared in front of me again. I shouldn’t drink too quickly so I stood up and turned to Asmo. “Come on, let's go dancing.” I took his hand and he followed me, all giddy. I was glad they played some human music. The alcohol helped me loosen up a bit. Asmo got closer to me and wrapped his arm around my waist. I put my arm around his shoulder and we danced sensually. When the song ended, Mammon joined us but alone. He grabbed me and danced with me, not in the same way but he had his hands on my waist. I didn’t mind but I was a bit afraid of his girlfriend’s reaction. He put his forehead on mine and closed his eyes. He rubbed his thumbs, “This is nice”. I smiled, “Yes it is.” After a couple of songs, I pulled away. “Sorry Mammon, I need to use the toilet.” He let me go and I left to find them. I opened the door, a bit wobbly, and used the toilet. I washed my hands and I heard a door opening. Mammon’s girlfriend was there alone and she cornered me. Not again. She approached me and wrapped her hand on my neck to push me against the wall. I froze and she smiled wickedly when she saw my reaction. “Stay away from Mammon, he is mine.” Someone opened the door and she released me, a smirk on her face. I stumbled on the floor and the newcomer caught me before I face planted.

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Simeon's Invitation

I'm on a roll lately, so here's another installment of the daily chat scene series. Satan is next.

Okay, this takes place in or after OG season 4 so there are Simeon related spoilers. I think most people know what happened to him by now, but just in case, please be aware.

I love Simeon, he doesn't get enough attention, and what they did to him in season four filled me with inexplicable rage. Er that is to say it gives me a lot to work with when it comes to his relationship with MC lol.

GN!MC x Simeon

Warnings: SPOILERS for OG Season 4, but otherwise nothing because fluff is my thing.

SIMEON MC, if I recall correctly, today is your turn to collect everyone's notebooks in class. Carrying them all to the staffroom all by your lonesome can't be easy. Would you like me to help?

MC I can handle it.

SIMEON Are you sure? I'd like to help, you know. Even if it's just a little. Can I make a request as well? I'd like to walk you part of the way home. So, let's leave together once the notebooks are safely delivered to the staffroom. Promise?

Despite the fact that you had initially told Simeon you could handle bringing the notebooks to the staffroom, you let him help you out anyway. It had been clear from his message that he wanted to and really, you didn't mind the company. You could certainly do it on your own, but why not indulge him and yourself a little, too?

Now you walked down the hallway of RAD, a stack of notebooks in your arms. Simeon walked beside you with the other half of the notebooks stacked in his. You had to admit it was easier to carry them this way.

When you reached the staffroom door, Simeon expertly balanced his stack in a way that allowed him to open it without dropping everything. He did this with a school bag also slung over his shoulder and you were truly impressed.

"After you," he said.

"Thanks," you said with a little laugh, going inside the room.

Simeon set his pile down on the table, then turned to you and took your pile from your arms. He set his arms against yours in order to allow you to transfer them, standing close but not too close, a soft smile on his face. As soon as the notebooks were in his keeping, Simeon pulled away, turning to place them on the table next to the others.

Simeon turned back to you, brushing back a stray strand of his soft hair. "There," he said. "Isn't it better to have someone help out? Now I can walk you home, if you don't mind."

"Of course I don't mind," you said. "I promised, didn't I?"

When Simeon had texted you that single "Promise?" you had responded almost instantly with your own "Promise." Mostly because you couldn't imagine saying no to him. You didn't really want to anyway.

"Let's go then," Simeon said, leading the way out of the room and down the hall.

The day outside was calm. No stormy weather, but no sunshine, either. Just the usual Devildom darkness. But there always seemed to be a subtle glow around Simeon that followed him wherever he went, even after he was no longer technically an angel. So you didn't feel like you were in complete darkness.

You weren't sure why he wanted to walk you part of the way home. It was something the two of you had done before. At a certain point in the road, the way to Purgatory Hall split off from the way to the House of Lamentation, so that was where you always parted. It wasn't as though this walk was very far, but maybe he just wanted to be with you, even for a short time?

For a little while, you and Simeon walked together in a comfortable silence, occasionally brushing against each other as you made your way down the street.

Eventually, though, you had to ask, "So why did you want to walk me home?"

"Hmm?" Simeon looked over at you. "Oh, can't I just want to be with you?"

You bumped into him slightly. "Sure, but you made me promise and everything. So I thought there must be another reason."

Simeon's smile was as serene as it usually was, but you could see the sparkle in his eyes. "I just didn't want to miss out on an opportunity to be with you."

You gave him a suspicious look, but you didn't question him further. Instead, you began talking about recent school events. Simeon told you all about Luke's latest pastry creation. You talked a little about Lucifer doing too much paperwork again.

By the time you had reached the split in the road that meant you had to part, you hadn't even realized how long it had been that you'd been in conversation with him. You felt a little stab of disappointment at the thought of leaving him, but you knew you had to go home. And likely Simeon had things to do as well.

"Hang on, MC," Simeon said as you were about to say goodbye. "You were right. There was a reason I wanted to walk home with you today. Will you come with me just a little further?"

You threw up your hands. "I knew it. All right, lead on!"

Simeon smiled and took your hand, pulling you off the road and into a small group of trees. You were a little confused, but you let him lead the way.

When he stopped, you found yourself standing on the edge of a little pond. It was lined with brightly luminescent blooming flowers in blues, purples, and yellows. You could see the shiny silver of fish swimming just beneath the surface.

You looked around with wide eyes because the little pond was so beautiful. You turned to Simeon. "I had no idea this was back here," you said.

Simeon smiled brightly. "I thought you probably didn't," he said. "I accidentally stumbled upon it a few days ago."

You moved closer to the pond, watching as a little fish jumped out of the water for a moment.

"I also brought some snacks, if you'd like to take a break here," Simeon said.

You turned back to him. "I think I can take a break before going home."

Simeon was indeed prepared. In his bag, he had a blanket as well as a box of cookies and even a flask of iced tea. He spread the blanket on a flat area next to the pond, just at the edge of the flowers.

It was just like him to plan an impromptu picnic like this. You settled on the blanket beside him, eyes still on the pond and the softly glowing flowers.

"I'm so happy to share this moment with you, MC," Simeon said. He was about to open the box of cookies, but you reached out and took his hand.

Since he stopped wearing his angel outfit, there was no glove to separate your skin from his. You felt the softness of his touch, the slight clamminess of his hand, as though he was just a little nervous.

You leaned closer to him, letting your head rest on his shoulder. "You're such an angel. Being near you is a blessing."

Simeon's breath hitched. You knew what your words meant to him. You felt his arm wrap around your shoulder. "I'm not an angel anymore, MC."

You sat up to look into his eyes. "You are to me. I think you always will be."

A blush spread across Simeon's cheeks and there was something in his eyes that looked both moved and desperate. A mix of pleasure and pain, like you were healing him and tearing him apart all at the same time.

Simeon leaned forward and pressed his lips to yours so sweetly it almost made you want to cry. He was about to pull away, but you reached out, holding onto him to keep him close. You deepened the kiss, thrilled at the way he responded so easily, opening up for you.

Perhaps you spent a little more time on the blanket beside the pond than you had initially meant to. But everything felt brighter and better the longer you were in Simeon's arms.

others in this series:

Mammon | Barbatos | Solomon | Lucifer | Leviathan

Asmodeus | Diavolo | Beelzebub | Belphegor | Satan

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Unwillingly ignoring him

~ I thought about what I wanted to write for this story but instead of writing it I fell asleep and I forgot what I imagined so here is another take of this story. Also Happy birthday to the sweet Simeon! ❤️~

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You woke up, happy and relieved to have a day off. You listened closely for any sound and smiled when you were met with silence. Finally a day where you didn’t need to look after anyone, a day where you could do what you wanted. You waited for that day for weeks! You didn’t have time to see any of your friends, well except the brothers, you enjoyed the time spent with them but every moment with them was some kind of adventure and chaos. You missed being bored. You stretched your body and stood up. You went to the kitchen, looking around to make sure you were really alone. The brothers had to go somewhere you weren’t sure because as soon as you heard that they would be leaving, you started to plan your day and stop listening to their plans. You made your breakfast and sat at the table. You listened to the silence, only the sound of you eating breakfast echoing in the room.

While eating breakfast, you had decided to visit your friends at the Purgatory hall. You had missed them. You would quickly say hello to them at RAD but as soon as it was done, you were dragged away by one of the brothers for one thing or another. You didn’t even have time to text them. They sent you text messages but they were always left on read with an answer half finished and were never sent. You felt bad that you neglected your friendship with them.

You were finally ready to get outside, smiling stupidly at seeing your friends. When you opened the door, you saw Simeon pacing in front of the entrance. You stopped and watched him. He hadn’t noticed you. Your heart swelled at the sight of the angel. You always found him beautiful and even if he wasn’t, his kindness and sweetness would still make you fall for him. You haven’t told him how you felt, you figured an angel like him had other things to think about and you didn’t think he would like you as well. After a few seconds, he stopped and started to walk towards the door. He finally noticed you. You thought he would be happy to see you but instead of joy you saw anger in his eyes. You gasped at the intensity of that anger. He pushed past you and opened the door, he held it so you could get inside too. He looked around. “Are the brothers here?” You winced at his harsh tone but shook your head to answer his question. He closed the door a bit violently and you jumped when it closed with a loud bang. You had never seen the angel angry before. Not even a tiny bit. His usual smile had disappeared to a scowl but you still found him beautiful. He was pacing the hallway. Anger sparking his eyes. You could only watch as you didn’t know what was happening. He took a big breath and let it out slowly then he stood in front of you.

You felt small as you had to lift your head to look at him. You cowered under his cold stare. You couldn’t bear to look at him so you averted your gaze. What made this sweet being so angry? Was it you? He cleared his throat so you would look back at him. “Are we not friends anymore?” You stared at him in silence. He took your silence as a positive answer to his question. “Luke is devastated. You had been ignoring his text messages. You barely talked to him at RAD. You don’t come to bake with him anymore. What did we do?” Your heart broke thinking about the little angel, sad. You shook your head but before you could answer, he started to pace again. “You never answered any of my calls or messages either. What did we do to you, huh?” You braced yourself and approached him slowly. You touched slightly his arm so he would stop moving. “Simeon, I know. I miss you too. I apologise sincerely about neglecting you. I didn’t have a moment for myself for weeks.” Tears started to form in your eyes. All the exhaustion of the past weeks was coming down on you all at once. “I know it is not an excuse but I am sorry. Actually, I was on my way to come see you.”

He moved his head to the side so he would have a peek at your face. His anger started to go away when he saw the tears in your eyes. You lowered your head in shame. “You know, I feel so guilty. I really miss you, and Luke. But the brothers were really demanding of my attention and you know how they are, it’s hard to say no.” You were watching your tears falling on the floor. You didn’t think, Simeon, of all the beings here, would get this upset. You didn’t think he cared about you that much. You felt happy at the thought but felt guilty to have upset him.

He approached you and tilted your head with his hands. He wiped your tears with his thumbs. His heart shattered at the sight of your tears and that he was the one making you cry. His anger melted away and was replaced by sorrow. He didn’t realise how much you had been holding up and he had forgotten you were such a people pleaser that you barely had time for yourself. You stopped crying and that was when you realised how close you were to the angel. The feeling of his hands on your cheeks made your heart skip a beat and when your eyes fell into his, your heart sped his pace. You felt a blush forming but you couldn’t look away from his eyes. You saw the sorrow in them but you saw another emotion that was slowly taking over the other. Admiration? Love? Dedication? You frowned, wondering how it was possible that he would feel that. He let go of one of your cheeks and grabbed your hand to put it above his heart. You felt the fast heartbeat and looked at him quizzically. He smiled his signature smile. “I am truly sorry about my outburst. I… I missed you so much and knowing you spent all that time with the brothers made me mad. I need you. I want to spend more time in your company.” Your heart raced even more at his words so you did the same. You took one of his hand and put it above your heart, a small smile appearing on your face. “I want to spend time with you too. You don’t know how much I missed you.” He took a step closer, hand still above your heart. Your heart skipped a beat which he felt. It made his smile grow bigger. Your breathing was faster the closer he got. You took a step back but he snaked his arm around your waist to prevent you from escaping the closeness and pulled you closer to him. He moved the hand that was on your chest and put it behind your head to tilt it. He slowly moved his face towards yours. He was slow and deliberate with his movements, his grip on your waist and head loosened so you could move if you didn’t like where this is going but you didn’t. You looked at him expectantly.

He stopped an inch away from your lips and looked into your eyes to make sure you were comfortable. You closed the gap to confirm you were. The kiss was soft and a bit hesitant. You pulled away first so you could wrap your arms around his neck. He smiled and pressed you closer to him. He kissed you again but this time, he was more confident and passionate. He pulled away and took your hands. “Are the brothers gone all day?” You chuckled and nodded. “Great” and he led you to your bedroom.

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Sadness (Simeon)

~ I got sad a couple of days ago, seeing my manager being bullied by his boss and I was in the middle of it but I didn’t say anything for it to happen 😩 and it was after a few events that had happened earlier in the day. I needed comfort at the time and thought about Simeon and how I think he is always gentle.~

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warnings: mention of naked body, but nothing really sexual, sad feelings, can’t think of more?

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You woke up later than usual as it was your day off and no one had classes today. You woke up feeling a bit sad today and utterly tired. You could hear the brothers already arguing, you sighed as you prepared yourself mentally to affront the chaos that was sure to be happening right. You went to the breakfast room and saw the chaos you heard. As usual, Mammon was being insulted by his brothers for a scheme that had backfired and he lost a few grimms for his brothers. You shook your head as you never understood why they lent him money in the first place but it wasn’t your place to say anything. You saw the second born struggling to defend himself and it made you even sadder and this feeling didn’t go away. Everything you saw made you sad, not sad enough to cry but a lingering sadness that would not leave no matter what you did to have it go away. So you decided to let it take over your body and live with it for the day. 

Simeon had texted you earlier to see if you wanted to come over to Purgatory Hall. Your heart skipped a beat at the proposition. You said yes straight away! You had no plans for the day and you could escape the chaos for a quiet day with the sweet angel. You smiled for the first time today when you were headed towards the angel’s house. Your spirits were lifting up a bit when you saw Simeon open the door for you with a big smile then his smile faltered when he looked at your face. He ushered you inside. “What’s wrong?”

Your back was facing him and you shook your head. “Nothing. I am feeling sad”. He grabbed your elbow so you would turn and finally face him. He tilted slowly your head towards his with his long fingers and when you met his gaze full of compassion, you hid your face on his chest and wrapped your arms around his waist. He chuckled a bit and slowly encircled his arms around your body. The sadness faded away but it was still anchored in your heart. You stayed in this position for a few minutes then he pulled away from you. “I was going to propose that we should bake something but I know when I don’t feel good I enjoy a warm bath with a lot of bubbles. Would you like me to run one for you?” You thought it was a weird idea but coming from that sweet being you didn’t think too much about it. “You? You feel bad sometimes?” You quirked your eyebrow at him and he laughed. “Yes I do. Come now.” He opened his hand and you happily took it then you followed him to the bathroom. 

You watched him run the bath for you, choosing which bath salt to put in, lighting some candles and put them carefully around the bathtub. It felt nice to have someone looking after you instead of you looking after everybody else. When he was done, he turned around. “I’m going to grab some towels so you’ll have time to undress and get inside the bathtub.” You looked at him and smiled. He left and you started to undress. You put a foot first to test the water and you realised it was at the perfect temperature so you sat down and let the bubbly water cover your whole body. After a few minutes, you started to relax, eyes closed while your mind enjoyed the quietness. You heard a knock on the door and, eyes still closed, you spoke “come, Simeon, I’m already in the bathtub”. You heard the door opened but you didn’t move then after a few seconds of silence you opened one eye to see the angel standing, hand still on the doorknob. You felt a smile creeping up but you stopped it.

You looked at him with both eyes. “Come and join me”. You didn’t wait for him to answer as you sat up so you would leave space for him to sit behind you. He froze at your suggestion and you started to worry. You didn’t really know much about angels and intimacy. Was it a sin to take a bath with a human? When you started to apologise, he was removing his clothes except for his boxer and sat behind you. You suggested it but you didn’t really think he would agree. His legs were on either side of your body and he pulled you towards his chest by wrapping his arms around your waist. You melted at his touch and leaned your head on his shoulder. You enjoyed the warmth emanating off of him, the contact of his skin against yours and you realised it had been a long time since someone held you like that. 

You broke the silence with a whisper. “This is nice”. You felt him nodding against your hair. He moved his head lower. “Yes it is” It was barely a whisper but you felt his breath fanning over your ear and it brought some feelings you hadn’t had in a while. You felt his lips lightly brushing against your ear then descending on your neck. You tilted your head a bit on the side so he could have more access. He kissed your neck lower and lower and you shivered. He stopped and looked at you. “Are you cold?” You chuckled and shook your head. You felt him smirk against your skin. “Shall I continue?” You nodded, loving the feeling. He continued, real slow. His hands had moved and he was now caressing your sides. His kisses had brought him on your shoulder then he went back up, still slow, still with light kisses. Your mind was in absolutely bliss. You thought about nothing but Simeon’s lips on your skin and his body touching yours then a knock snapped you out of your trance. 

Simeon’s hands tightened around your waist, frustrated by the interruption and you heard a small voice coming from the door, it was Luke coming back from wherever it was. “Simeon! Come on! We brought some cakes you NEED to taste!”

The angel chuckled and shouted back “Yes, I’m coming.” You heard the footsteps running away from the door. The angel stood up and stepped out of the bathtub so elegantly you couldn’t help but watch him. He grabbed a towel and opened it so you could also step out of the water while hiding your body from him. He wrapped the fabric around you before getting one for himself to dry off. You stood there dumbfounded by the whole situation. He turned around and smiled, he stepped closer to you and brushed his fingers against your cheeks. 

“Are you okay?” You blinked a few times and pressed your body, still wrapped with the towel, into his then you tiptoed and brushed your lips against his as a silent permission, he dipped his head so your lips were finally touching. He grabbed the back of your head and deepened the kiss. A shout came from downstairs muffled “Simeon! Hurry up.” Simeon chuckled again and put his forehead on yours, a small smile on his handsome face. “I guess we need to go” He kissed your forehead and started to get dressed then left the room but before leaving, he turned around and looked you up and down with a smug face. He closed the door and you dried off then got dressed. You definitely weren’t sad anymore!

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THE END

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