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The Demon of Vyrantium should not be feeling this way, he was a master assassin a cold-blooded killer or at least that was his reputation, little did anyone know that while he killed people for a living he would much prefer to sit and enjoy a hot cup of coffee or cook something delicious for himself or for those he cares about, yet here he was brooding in the pantry, Spite was being especially relentless tonight, goading him, taunting him about his growing feelings for a certain fellow Crow now going by the name Rook, when he met her he had just dispatched several Venatori his current condition on full display Spite's wings flaring behind him he had been surprised by how calm she had been about his little demon problem.
Spite hissed in his mind at being called little, Spite was not little he was mighty. He chuckled to himself Spite was an odd demon/spirit he was still unsure, Spite was certainly spiteful when he didnt get his way but could he blame him they had been forced on eachother, trapped in a prison for so long their contract as Spite liked to call it had been a mutual need for freedom to escape their prison and finally be free, he had told Spite he would free them both but in the end, it was her that freed him.
He had been consumed with doubt and perhaps even a little fear, he feared he would hurt people with Spite always fighting for control it felt like violence was burning just under his skin, but again could he really blame Spite?
Spirits or Demons in the fade had control, but trapped in his mortal shell Spite was for all intense and purpose at least while Lucanis was in control was completely helpless and frustrated. Rook had never even hinted any fear of him or Spite she had been incredibly understanding of his plight and seemed to do everything in her power to make him feel comfortable and not judged.
The Tender moments they shared over the last month had shown him that perhaps there was more to her treatment of him than just the concerns of a colleague or fellow Crow, she seemed to care more for him than he had first realized and she cared even for Spite, she seemed to understand Spites frustrations when he had lashed out at Lucanis when he had made his nose bleed she had been the last to leave the kitchen when he had asked to be alone.
She had spoken in a soothing tone and Spite had responded in a way that surprised him, he had cooled almost immediately at her voice, his eagerness to talk to her had cooled to a low simmer and became confusion and curiosity as if even Spite was surprised by his reaction.
she had left soon after leaving them both to brood over there situation and feelings on the matter.
He let out a sigh he yearned for her and Spite ever perceptive had picked up on it, every longing look he purred in his mind every time he pulled himself back Spite Hissed it was driving him mad was he feeling this way because Spite was manipulating him or did he truly feel something for her.
Spite became oddly quiet for a moment then a feeling of frustration bubbled in his chest or perhaps agitation he still struggled to separate his emotions from Spites.
You like her, We like her why hold back? why avoid her, kissed her, why not again?
He rubbed the bridge of his nose,
"Its to dangerous." He growled getting up to pace, he felt like a lunatic for speaking out loud in response to Spite's attempts to communicate with him, he did not need to but it didnt feel like a real conversation unless he spoke the words out loud.
For who? You? he chuckled. You are the Demon Of Vyrantium what are you afraid of?
He paused in his pacing
"I could hurt her, you could hurt her." he growled angrily sitting back down on his cot and running a hand through his hair in frustration did Spite not understand, his lashing out only proved Spite was dangerous.
NEVER!!!!! Spite hissed surprising them both with his visceral reaction to the accusation he might hurt Rook.
"Spite?" Lucanis blinked for a few seconds surprised "You like her?" Lucanis said both an accusation and revelation.
YESSSSS!!!! Spite hissed that hiss turning into a purr as the door to his little hideaway opened and the object of both of their affections walked in, Rook liked to check on him from time to time, she checked on all of the team but it seemed she always made extra time for him.
"Lucanis." She smiled fondly strolling up to stand in front of him, he had been avoiding her, ever since they had kissed, once again, two steps forward, one step back, he looked up at her and Spite purred low in his ear, he couldn't avoid her now.
I like her, You like her, cant avoid now, kiss her his purr turned into a hiss again, impatient.
"Rook how are you?" He asked tilting his head when her cheeks seemed to take on a rosy hue, or was that his imagination, hopeful thinking perhaps that despite him being a coward she still wanted him, he was selfish to hope such a thing.
SHE STILL WANTS YOU!!!!! Spite hissed SHE LIKES US!!! He smiled up at her waiting for her response.
"Isn't that my line?" She grinned her hands on her hips her eyes trailing over him, she had tried to give him space but she was tired of him avoiding her, she notices he had taken off his waistcoat earlier the temperature of the Lighthouse seemed to fluctuate and tonight it seemed warmer than usual, he had rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and her eyes seemed to linger on the corded muscles of his forearms before her gaze returned to his.
Spite sniffed the air and purred in his ear
Smells like Arousal!!! Warmth spread through his body at the words heat pooling low in his belly He fidgeted hoping nothing was stirring that might give away how much he wanted her. But still, he held himself back for fear Spite might lash out.
"I am well rook." He smiled softly, trying to keep the conversation friendly, Spite seemed to be boiling inside him now and caught by Surprise he felt his control slip and Spite took control. ROOK!!!! He hissed excitedly
"Spite!" she warned softly "It's not polite to take control in the middle of a conversation." she had to admit the first time Lucanis's eyes had taken on that purple hue she had felt a shiver of fear but Spite had yet to hurt her and only seemed desperate for someone to understand.
"Look you got your freedom. Maybe it's not what you imagined, but that is not Lucanis's fault." she pleaded.
We had a deal, he'll Listen. To You. Spite hissed. Tell him, make him! Lucanis let out a growl of frustration taking back control
"Rook?" He asked fearing what Spite might have done to her, this was precisely why he had avoided being alone with her, He met her gaze, she smiling at him.
"Nothing happened." she reassured him sensing his apprehension.
"I didnt want you to see that, again." He paused "My lapse in control, I can control this." He got up and began to pace in frustration again. She smiled to herself Lucanis and Spite were more alike than either of them realised.
"Nothing I'm seeing makes me think you can't." Her smile was soothing and warm.
"How do you always do that?" He said his voice holding a hint of wonder.
"Do what?" she grinned in an attempt to seem innocent but he could feel her amusement.
"Break apart my perfectly gathered clouds of doom." he sighed looking down for a moment, He tried to keep his distance, tried to keep her safe.
I LIKE HER, YOU LIKE HER!! Spite repeated he could sense the demon/spirit pacing in his mind no longer fighting for control but eager for something, anything to happen.
"You deserve better than to deal with my mess." The assassin sighed his eyes once more gazing into hers, she could get lost in his eyes she thought to herself, drown in the deep darkness of his eyes and she would gladly.
"You're more than what you're going through, Both of you. You wear it well." she purred her demeanor changing from concern to something else. Spite purred he liked that she included him in the conversation even if he was not actively in control
SHE LIKES US STOP BEING A COWARD!!! He screamed making him wince in surprise, she smirked realizing she must have gotten a reaction from Spite.
Something seemed to change in the air, it grew thicker, warmer. Lucanis seemed to move in a trance drawn to her like a moth to the flame, stepping closer. He tried so hard to stay away but she kept pulling him in, he couldn't escape her orbit.
"This isn't a good idea," He warned, hoping she might come to her senses, but with his voice like a purr she could do nothing more than wait and see what he did next, she was not going to break whatever had come over him, she noted his eyes were not purple so this had nothing to do with Spite at least for now.
Her breath hitched as he leaned into her, his palm on the cool bricks of the wall by her head caging her in with his body perhaps hoping to intimidate her, make her see sense. Her eyes widened slightly a ripple of anticipation, was this it? Had Lucanis finally given in, was he finally letting her in?
"Sometimes a bad idea is better." She said softly he smirked leaning closer.
"You like to walk a little close to the edge." his voice a low purr that sent heat pooling in her belly.
YESSS! Spite urged him on he wanted to taste her, he wanted to feel her just as much as his host. Lucanis paused for a moment was this Spites influence or was this his own feelings? Spite retreated fearing Lucanis would pull away, he did not want that. He wanted Lucanis to give in to her to finally realise avoiding her was pointless. Her hand reached up poking his chest and tracing the material of his shirt, it was when her finger reached skin he realized she had popped a button of his shirt open, her touch burned.
Spite groaned in his ear.
She touched us I WANT MORE! It felt almost like Spite was pushing the back of his head urging him closer
"So do you." She purred leaning into him, she was so close he could smell her, almost taste her anticipation, her scent like a blanket wrapping him in her warmth.
"At least I know, I'm doing it." He purred, she had not realized until now just how much she loved his voice, this was the deepest she had ever heard his voice go, it tugged at her, reeled her in, she wanted him and from the way he was acting in this moment he wanted her to.
They moved even closer, he tilted his head his eyes dropping to her lips as she ran her tongue over her lower lip.
This was a bad idea wasn't it, he shouldn't be doing this. He was supposed to stay away, keep her safe, Her eyes drifted closed as she tilted her head up as if welcoming him to taste her lips.
Spite was silent for a moment giving him a sensation of perfect clarity but when he went to pull away, to put distance between them Spite surged forward, and then his lips were on hers and she tasted like heaven, and he Forgot why he had been avoiding her entirely.
Spite retreated hoping this was the push Lucanis needed to stop being a idiot. Lucanis groaned into her lips as she kissed him back, her lips now pressed firmly to his and he was lost in her, they kissed slowly at first almost hesitantly, re learning eachothers taste, but again he tried to rein himself in, to pull away.
He could drown in the taste of her lips and die a happy man but he was dangerous they where dangerous but then she gripped the front of his shirt and his lips where once more against hers, He couldn't resist any longer, He wanted her and he was tired if fighting it.
He inhaled deeply, her scent driving him mad. Ever since Spite had been forced into him he had found his sense of smell had doubled, he could pick up even the most subtle of scents and the musk of her arousal had him pinning her to the wall his hands buried in her hair as he tore his lips from her to sample her beautiful neck, her natural perfume some earthy sweet spice he could not place was strongest here and he needed more of it.
TASTE HER Spite purred like a contented cat as if he could feel everything Lucanis could feel as if he was the one kissing her, he liked her, wanted to devour her but never hurt her NEVER Hurt her, she understood she cared she helped.
She moaned and then he was hoisting her up and pressing her back into the wall, the strength in his arms had her wrapping her legs around his waist
"Lucanis." She moaned he stiffened and for a moment she feared she had broken the delicious spell he seemed to be under, he inhaled deeply at her throat nipping the skin playfully before soothing it with a trail of open-mouthed kisses that had her melting in his arms.
ROOK! Spite purred using Lucanis's mouth to taste her pulse, he cooed feeling her pulse racing against Lucanis's tongue.
"Spite!" she moaned and then they were of one mind, Spite receded and Lucanis growled carrying her to his cot and laying her on it, crawling over her and settling between her legs
"Rook." He moaned, he could feel the heat of her through the leather of her trousers she was burning for him FOR THEM!!!
She pulled at his shirt desperately and when it fell open from her tugging the buttons, giving way to her insatiable want for skin contact. she touched his chest raking her fingernails through the light dusting of dark hair on his chest and he groaned pulling at her shirt until it was flung across the room in his haste to feel her, he pulled her close her breast pressing up against his chest he groaned realizing she had forgone her breast band.
She had come to check on him without her breast band, he groaned at the thought had she planned or perhaps more accurately hoped this would be the outcome of their conversation?
SHE WANTS US WE WANT HER!!! Spite seemed to be both elated and excited at this revelation, she truly wanted them, and she accepted them completely when others would flee when others might lash out at an abomination she did not, she didnt run, not away from them, she ran to him ran to them.
His lips trailed over the juncture between her neck and shoulder and her fingers slipped into his hair
"Lucanis...Spite." She purred he paused and looked up at her.
"Rook you?" he seemed confused at her use of both of their names
"I don't care that you're possessed. I like it" she cooed then blushed furiously at her admitting it, the grin that spread on his lips was both full of mischief not doubt Spites influence. But soft and warm and full of more emotion than any of them were able to put into words.
He rolled his hips and she gasped tugging at his hair desperately their lips once more pressed together, he changed the angle of the kiss swallowing her moan as he rolled his hips again, her legs wrapping around his waist, he groaned into her mouth at the strength of her thighs as she held his hips against her own, she could feel the growing hardness of his arousal pressing into her, she arched her back and Lucanis's eyes widened as he found himself on his back.
She sat back her hips pressing down on him, her hair looked wild, she was a lioness ready to devour him and he didnt care if she did, he welcomed it. She leaned down purring against his lips
"I wanted you, since the moment we met, I want this." she said rolling her hips, his hands gripped her hips to still her as he tried to gain a sliver of control over the lust coursing through his veins. He was both terrified at this loss of control but somehow comforted by it as if he needed someone else to be in control, to grant him respite from his constant struggle with his inner demon.
But Spite had cooled, was purring and loving the attention, as if he craved affection, needed it.
YESS!! He hissed, Lucanis surged up his lips pressed to hers before he pulled back, she tutted waggling a finger as if to scold Spite for stealing a kiss, then she leaned down pressed her lips gently to Lucanis's lips
"That one is for you Spite," she purred the purple of Lucanis's eyes dissipated and Spite went completely silent as if she had struck him unconscious.
"What did you do?" Lucanis said in surprise feeling his mind fall silent for the first time in over a year. It was as if she had weaved a spell over Spite and he had drifted into an enchanted sleep of contentment
"Don't complain." she chided in a husky whisper before she kissed him again, deeper than her earlier soft caress, inhaling deeply through her nose
"Lucanis, Please!" she begged tugging at his shirt, it landed on the floor in a heap and then she was tugging at his belt and he was once more under her spell, helpless to her seduction but loving every minute of it.
"Rook!" He groaned this felt amazing, never had he felt such a thrill, the discovery she both wanted him and cared for him? he could not describe the feeling that settled in his chest.
"Lucanis I." she paused mid-sentence a brief feeling of doubt clouding her eyes, her insecurities taunting her as if she too was possessed by some spirit or demon.
"Do you truly want me?" She asked retreating slightly her earlier confidence fading from her in a moment of insecurity, he had always pulled away before, was this just Spite's influence? No that couldn't be it, she couldn't sense Spite at all, her kiss had placated the Demon/spirit, why else would Lucanis have looked at her with such surprise after she had said her kiss had been for Spite.
He cradled her jaw a look of tenderness on his face. "I care about you Rook, more than I should." He trailed off his thumb tracing her cheekbone before he continued as if he needed to touch her, take a little of her strength to bolster his own
"I want this." he whispered, fearful to speak any louder in case she really would flee.
"You always pulled away before." She said making a move to climb from his lap and put some distance between them again despite his attempt to reassure her, his hands fell to her hips holding her in place.
"Don't leave....please!" He said in barely a whisper. Stay! Spite whimpered, She smiled softly.
"I'll stay." A hand returned to her cheek, the warmth of his hand a soothing balm.
His fingers slid from her Jaw to the back of her neck pulling her down for a kiss, this kiss was soft, gentle and warm the passion from earlier simmering just below the surface. She smiled against his lips leaning into him and gasped when he rolled her beneath him
"Will you be mine?" he purred softly
be ours?
"yes." she whispered Lucanis let out a purr and kissed her tilting her head back with his kiss, drinking of her lips like a man dying of thirst. She ran her hands down his back her fingernails scratching his skin.
he groaned kissing down her neck "Mine" he purred his lips sealing over a nipple as he massaged the other before slipping a hand to her trousers and tugging at the leather, he pulled back long enough to free her of her trousers and smalls, sitting on his hunches he took her in, she was bare before him and she was beautiful
"Rook." His lips parted his eyes almost black with desire
"Altara." she smiled
"Altara" he smiled around the name like it was a gift.
"Altara." he whimpered laying between her legs, his lips once more leaving a heated trail on her skin down her waist.
She gasped when he settled between her legs his mouth was almost scolding as he kissed her there, he gripped her hips and devoured her gently lapping at her folds before pressing his tongue into her to sample her desire for him, her hands sunk into his hair gripping it tightly as he drew moans from her lips
"please!" she begged, he leaned back licking his lips his eyes flashing purple Delicious Spite purred before receding once more.
She chuckled at Spite's attempt to give them a moment but his fear of missing out made him sneak little moments for himself. Her eyes trailed over Lucanis and settled between his legs, noticing the obvious bulge forming there
"I want to see you too." she said her hand trailing down his chest and stomach, marvelling as the muscles tensed and relaxed, he closed his eyes and moaned, her touch was exquisite.
Then she touched his arousal and his eyes snapped open and she gasped at the heat in his eyes, they burned and it had nothing to do with Spite. He hastily undid his belt and removed his trousers and underwear nearly falling in his haste to be free of the constricting clothing. Her mouth fell open at the sight of him, he was breathtaking.
"Lucanis," she whispered as he leaned over her his hands on either side of her head, his hips wrapped in the cradle of her legs the heat of him burning across her skin but not touching, not yet.
"I want you." she said grabbing his hair and pulling him down for a kiss, he groaned into her lips and rolled his hips gasping as he caught at her entrance and they both shivered
"Mierda!" He cursed repeating the movement and groaning, his eyes met hers and then he was inside her and the world fell around them, nothing else mattered, just this moment of connection this moment of peace in a world surrounded by Chaos and evil gods.
They moved as one, and gasped into each other's lips "mi santuario." he whispered reverently she shivered his voice deep and soft, he said it with both reverence and something she dared to hope for. He pulled her into his arms this was not some lust-filled frenzy this was soft and gentle and it made her heart swell. Spite seemed to be losing his mind and was roiling inside him, a storm of emotions like an excited puppy until he had worn himself out and fell silent once more.
"Lucanis." she gasped when he rolled onto his back and looked up at her expectantly, she placed her hands on his chest and moved, rocking her hips against his, he gripped her hips guiding her against him, and his eyes closed his throat bared as if he was surrendering to her, she kissed his throat and then bit down and then he was moving her in earnest taking all she could give the cot creaked with their movements.
She hoped to god nobody had come to the kitchen they were sure to hear the heavy breathing and breathless moans from the pantry if they did, her cheeks burned at the thought but then his lips were on hers once more and there were no more thoughts of potentially being discovered there where only thoughts of him and the feel of him moving inside her.
"Oh maker!" She gasped throwing her head back, her long hair cascading down her back and teasing across his thighs, he rolled her under him gasping, feeling her ripple around him as she came her moans and breathless sighs addictive he wanted more needed more.
He moved like a man possessed chasing the feeling coiling in his gut
"Lucanis" she gasped gripping his shoulders desperately as he moved faster, thrusting deeper and then he stilled above her and she felt him pulse his muscles tightening all at once before he collapsed into her arms with a sigh. She held him tightly stroking her fingers through his hair. he purred and she smiled
"Spite behave." she teased, he growled nipping her playfully before receding Lucanis purred the feel of her fingers in his hair felt wonderful "mi leona" he smiled softly. "No soy una leona." she grinned back at him and Lucanis smiled lazily.
"Why not, you are fearless like one." he grinned and she rolled her eyes
"I fear many things." she looked away for a moment. He frowned capturing her chin and placing a gentle kiss there.
"We are more than the sum of our fears," he said and she smiled tracing his cheek.
Tash had been standing by the door frozen for 10 minutes now, there cheeks burning bright red.
"Taash why are you just standing there?" Harding said as she walked into the kitchen looking for a snack Taash turned around and Harding raised an eyebrow at the colour of there cheeks, her eyes settled on the door behind them and her cheeks flamed as red as her hair hearing a soft moan and a low growl from behind the pantry door.
"oh..." she trailed off
"We will never speak of this again." Taash said blankly before making for the door. Harding stared after them and jumped hearing Rook gasping.
oh god.
She hurried from the room the door slamming shut behind her. the occupants in the pantry hearing nothing.