Devils Roses 05 - Death

all."
    He rolls his eyes, "You look hot without your black t-shirt and I don’t stare at you."
    "Yes, you do."
    He ignores me, "You ready?"
    I nod once. We jump together. Our wings shoot from our bodies. We sail to the ground and look out at the chaos and destruction everywhere. Lillith has used the magic she stole to make hell on earth.
    "I love you." I say.
    He leans in and kisses me when our feet touch the ground, "I love you more." Our wings pull in fast now.
    I laugh, "Cheesy and sad. You've been alive for hundreds of years and that’s the best you got?"
    He nods, "Yup. I love you so much that my brain stops functioning when you're near me."
    I point at him, "That I believe."
    Hanna walks up with Sam, Ben, Giselle, and Shane with her.
    Sam looks annoyed, "We found another one."
    "Vampires?"
    Sam nods, "And succubus."
    "Where is Ari?"
    Ben winces, "With Luke. She isn’t coming for this ride."
    I look down the alley, "Why."
    "Kids. She doesn’t do kids."
    Aleks nods, "Fair enough. In the words of our fallen leader, let's do this."
    We walk down the alley into the dark building, where dark creatures are doing the dark deeds.
    Fortunately nothing is as dark as we are.
    I enter the building first, with Hanna. The man standing at the front greeting guests, smiles when he sees me. "Hello Madame." He says in English. His accent is strong.
    I love the effect I get when they see them, so I flash my wings fast. I have slits in my shirts, so my clothes don’t get ripped off like before.
    His jaw drops, "Do Diablo." He backs away with his hands out. I glance to my right at Hanna. She smirks and lets hers loose too.
    He screams.
    The whole house fills with screams.
    It's music to my ears.
    It's the end of something dark and sinister.
    We leave the house at the end of the fight, with dirty blood and dirtier images bathing our bodies and minds.
    It rolls off fast now. I feel good.
    We wink home to Port Mackenzie.
    Shane's house is an oddly delightful sight now.
    Henry and the kids are there full time with us. He makes it feel warm and fuzzy all the time. Just like the spell he put on Marcus's house.
    Shane's mom let us buy the house when she moved to the city. She was happy to get away from the small town and the gossip and the wedding of her ex to a twenty-seven year old. Some people think it's a hostel. Some think it's an Orphanage. My parents are just grateful I was able to find work in town. I run a research center as far as they know. I live with Shane and help him run the orphanage, with my boyfriend. Marcus does a lot of memory construction.
    I walk through the front door and look at Aleks, "Is the house in England safe yet?"
    "No. We have to get Henry there to bless the land. Bombs have been dropped on a town close by to the house. The land might not be able to be blessed."
    I frown, as he plants a huge kiss on my cheek.
    Shane makes a face, "Get a room."
    Ben walks by and grabs Giselle's hand, "You can't have ours." They are gone before I can mock them.
    I look around, "Where is Blake?"
    Shane laughs, "Pretending to be busy, so we won't assume he's having sexy time with Alise."
    "Still?"
    He shrugs, "He's in love."
    I shake my head, "I can't believe she hasn’t moved on. I never saw that coming."
    Aleks walks into the kitchen. I watch his butt when he walks.
    Shane nudges me, "I remember how it was before."
    The words tiptoe through my mind. I spin around and see the truth of it on Shane's face, "You do?"
    He nods slowly, "I remember it the other ways."
    "Oh my god."
    He shakes his head, "No. This is the best possible outcome for us both. I just wanted you to know. You know, in case you catch me staring or something." He takes my hand in his.
    I laugh and pull away, "Great. Just great." I walk into the kitchen after Aleks who, is feeding Shakespeare and rubbing his hands over his furry black face. "Who is a good kitty? Who? You are."
    I lean into the frame of the wall and glance over at the sunroom. It forces a smile across my lips.

The End.

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