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It was nearing on midnight, the moon perfectly positioned at the peak of the night sky. The rays of light illuminating a nearby church- the only one in this village- sitting near the edge, the rest surrounded by the shallow woods close by. It was at this church, that a certain ‘someone’ resided- no doubt overworking themselves, as per usual. While outside, stood a being of foreign origins, but it had grown accustomatory of him to visit during stages of the lunar cycle- he planned to continue this...
Bracing himself- due to his almost allergic reaction to religious symbolites and artifacts, he slipped through into the threshold, guiding the door to a silent close. He observed the interiors as he always did- keen to spot anything out of place or of which, that had changed. Nothing out of the ordinary caught his attention- aside from the door in the far back- once normally shut now open, a soft melody trickling out, echoing out into the main hall.
‘Hm, French in origin... as for the rest, I can’t tell... better move quickly though... I don’t want to risk getting caught here...’ He slipped through the pews, feeling the glass eyes of the windows staring into the core of his being- which was fair. A creature such as himself held no right in walking through the halls of this place... He made his way to the door of the song’s core, and slipped inside, closing it behind him- only to avoid the knowledge of his visit or the chance of his conversation being overheard.
There, in the room- simple in decorum- stood someone dressed in monochrome robes, embellished in gold, their hair barely meeting the bottom of their ribcage. They had their back turned to their visitor- the singing had ceased, and they were now reading aloud from the bible. As much as the demon was enamored with the priest, the words they spoke, burnt his skin and wings. He scoffed, walking over, wrapping his arms around the other’s torso...
The one in the embrace screamed out- clearly not expecting to be interrupted. ‘Who in-? Oh, it’s you... why are you smoking?’ He asked with nothing more than a loathing scowl, ‘You know bible verses burn me, I told you during our second meeting, do you not recall?’ His frown softened- yet only slightly, ‘Ah, right- I do, well... anyway, what are you doing here, Alastor? You scared me to death!’ He smiled; I'll have your soul with me then, also- it's a blue moon tonight, Tenshi- I did say that I would visit you during certain stages of the lunar cycle- full, blue, blood moon’
‘Ah, yes, no I remember- I suppose I apologize for forgetting our meeting schedule... so, how would you like to spend tonight then?’ Alastor paused, he hadn’t really thought of that, he just wanted to meet up with the priest as per normal. ‘I’ll be honest, I’ve been so swarmed with work lately that I didn’t really plan anything for us to do, so I think it’s my turn to apologize, I’m sorry, Tenshi’ He was stunned, Alastor had never made up for anything, nor ever come close to asking for forgiveness.
‘I suppose I forgive you, well, perhaps we could just talk for now, I have to finish a bit of work that’s still left over from this morning, then when I’m done with that, we could do something more- interesting- I guess’ He didn’t know what could pose as entertaining to the servant of the devil, seeing as he himself, was a child of the lord... ‘Yeah, sure- your work’s important, I can wait’ He said, patting the angel’s head, before hiding in an alcove, partially covered in a pale blue silk- pulling it down to conceal the room of his presence.
At that moment, the door opened, and in walked one of Tenshi’s ‘co-workers’. ‘Greetings, Box, um- pardon my intrusion, but I just wanted to check up on you- I heard an additional voice in here, but I didn’t know if you had allowed anyone else in, did you? I can’t say that it matters all too much if you were to’ Did he uncover the demon in the residence and stay true to his position, or did he maintain his somewhat odd companionship with his written enemy? ‘No, I can’t say that I have, if you heard a voice other than my own, then I can only assume that you overheard my nightly mutterings’ The other blinked, nodding slowly, before leaving and shutting the door.
Tenshi shrugged, turning back to his desk, and continuing the papers that should’ve been handed in after this morning’s service. ‘Dear God, forgive my dishonesty, I lied in front of one of my colleges this evening, all I can do is pray for your forgiveness, and work on fixing my ways this path ongoing... amen...’ Hours had passed- the papers proved to be more difficult than he had anticipated, though at last, he was able to put his quill down and lean back in relief.
A thought sprang up in his mind; where was Alastor? Is he still here? He thought back to where he last saw him- the alcove. The angel walked over to it, pulling back the silk to reveal a sleeping demon. An unregistered feeling stabbed at his heart; ‘Why does he look... so peaceful?... Almost cute...- no! Tenshi! What are you thinking?!’ Though the more he grew determined to repel his thoughts, the more he focused on the partly opened lips...
He didn’t realize that he was leaning in until he ended up being mere inches away from the demon’s face. ‘What am I doing? But- he looks so- forget this, I can’t be bound by these rules and forced morale any longer...’ he leaned in the remaining distance and connected their lips at long last. He could’ve sworn he saw sparks, but only pressed on further, feeling the chains snap, finally freeing him from this line of work.
‘Mh~’ Box’s eyes snapped open, ‘What? He's waking up? Oh, I should-’ He went to retreat and perhaps leave his room altogether, but a hand on the back of his head prevented that entirely. ‘When will you learn to finish what you start, darling? You can’t just go and kiss one of my kind, expecting to leave it at that~ Especially with lips that soft, that's just criminal~’ He sat up with a tired smirk, watching the angel practically shut down- reasoning diminished into naught but dust.
‘Come on up here, Box’ He complied, almost too quickly, earning a teasing chuckle as he pulled the cover over them both. ‘Now, you have a choice to make; either stay here, and we remain nothing more than friends or come back with me, live in hell, and become mine forever~ what will it be?’
Tenshi could’ve choked; his options: stay tied to his faith, or give in to these, now, carnal desires flowing through his veins... His life, up until that moment had revolved around this church- it's all he’d ever known... but the longing to be free- that's what he longed for now... ‘I’ll join you in hell- I imagine it grants more freedom than this place...’
An arm wrapped around Tenshi’s waist, as he was pulled closer to the demon, ‘Hm~ wonderful decision, darling~ oh, I can’t wait for you to see it, you’ll grow to love it, I promise’ And with that a portal was opened beneath the pair, taking them down to the underworld.
Box reopened his eyes, shocked to see that he was in a room of sorts, elaborately decorated and enamored in golden accents. He soon noticed that he was on a bed, with red velvet fittings- making it so that he stood out even more than he already did. The angel spent several seconds observing his surroundings before his eyes fell on a figure- and even though its back was turned to him, the being still held no resemblance to anyone he had met.
Left with no alternatives, he called out to them, ‘Hello? Do you know where I am?’ The one in question turned around to reveal that he was seemingly hurt by the remark. ‘Did you forget me that easily?’ That voice... it was so like one he had heard before, but- ‘Alastor? Is this your true form? Or am I incorrect’ He smiled, walking over to the bed, and sitting down, near the foot of it, ‘Yes, it is, the title; a room fit for a matching royal makes sense the more I think about it, anyway, what do you think? Is this what you expected?’
Tenshi pondered for a moment, the truth was on his tongue, but yet- he found himself drawn to the demon’s slightly exposed chest- normally, he would’ve stopped himself almost instantly, but something about being here twisted his morale enough to the point where he didn’t care anymore, leaving it to the one that sat near him to bring him back to reality. ‘Tenshi? Box? Hell to my darling~’ he said that last phrase directly into his ear, causing the other to shiver.
‘I- yes?’ The demon chuckled at the angel’s reaction, quickly understanding what had him so distracted. ‘You like the sight of my chest, hm? Go ahead, touch it if you want’ As he said that he unbuttoned his shirt even more, revealing more ‘eye candy’ for the priest to enjoy. Wordlessly, Tenshi nodded, placing a hand just below Alastor’s collarbones. ‘Could I- carry on...? And perhaps... go a bit further...?’
He laughed at his –soon to be- partner's meekness, before giving him confirmation that he could progress as much as he desired. Box nodded, sliding part of the prince’s shirt off his shoulders, then proceeding to let his hands roam around the debuted form, secretly- not really- gasping at the well-constructed physique. An idea entered his mind at that point, although he wasn’t too sure...
‘Before we continue, there’s something I’ve wanted to do all night’ He wasn’t given any chance to even ask what it was- before he was pulled into a kiss- the second one tonight. Unlike the one that he had initiated- this one held more force- and even desperation behind it. Tenshi could almost taste the longing on Alastor’s lips and melted into it without a second thought. A hand gripped the back of his neck, deepening the intensity of the whole affair as the demon’s tongue slipped through into his mouth. ‘Mh~ Ah~’ The pair broke away, both with staggered breaths, ‘Are you okay?’ He nodded, much to the others' delight, ‘Good, because I have a feeling, we’ll be doing that a lot tonight~’
Box flushed a noticeable shade of pink, quickly preoccupying himself with exploring the body of the other once again. He acted on his earlier idea during this, subtly flicking one of the displayed nipples, causing the prince to let an array of noises, quickly trying to conceal the fact that the action truly influenced him- even if only by a little. ‘Oh? Did you like that? My, my~’
Oh, by the power of the reapers, that tone- if that was ever used against him again- he might just lose himself in his desires... But for now, it might be best if he lowered the angel's guard, showcasing his weakness, just until the time proved to be correct... ‘Mm~ I-I- Mh~ please do that again~’ His companion blinked, his confusion evident, he had seemed so confident beforehand, so what-?
He shrugged, turning back- once again- riling the prince up. ‘How would you feel about letting me control the situation entirely? I understand if you'd rather not, but I am curious-’ ‘Go ahead! Please do!’ Well, if he said so... ‘Hm, alright then~’ Due to his old occupancy, Tenshi didn’t have that much clue as to what he could do next... He thought back to what Alastor had roped him into earlier and smiled.
‘Alastor?’ The prince looked at him, with a slight grin, ‘Yes?’ The angel, gripped his chin softly, pulling him closer into another kiss, like the last one- only that he controlled it. Alastor returned it eagerly, pleased that Tenshi was loosening up a bit more. He placed his clawed hands on the shoulders of the one who shifted his hold so that he was now cupping both sides of his face.
Minutes later, Tenshi broke away, lacking enough oxygen to make him lightheaded. ‘That was nice, I ought to let you do that more often’ He mused, abandoning his plan- that of which could easily be saved for a later date. ‘Yeah... it’s nice to not regret my actions, as I would normally do by now...’ He said, laying down, feeling fatigue overcome him.
Moments after, he felt an arm around his waist, followed by the bearer cuddling into his back. ‘How about I give you a personal tour of hell tomorrow? My treat- I could show you all the best places the Wrath ring has to offer’ Box pondered the thought, ‘I mean, it couldn’t hurt- I'd like to see more of this place anyway, sure’ Alastor tightened the hug a bit more out of excitement, ‘Oh, I can’t wait! I’m sure you-’ He was cut off by a stifled yawn from the angel. ‘Hm, cute, goodnight darling, I love you~’ The prince placed a kiss on top of Tenshi’s head, snuggling into him a fraction more, heading off to the land of slumber.
‘-love you too...’