20 comments/ 20537 views/ 67 favorites Love of a Demon Ch. 01 By: tac_naynwaffles This my first story, so I hope that it's good! Don't hold back on any criticism you want to say; I need the feedback anyway. So here you guys go! All characters are 18+ *** Gabriel whimpered as the blows on his body intensified. He wasn't the one who caused the accident; it was his sister. She did it on purpose and blamed it on him. As was per usual. 'Why do they hate me so much?' He thought through the pain. He was always treated like this. A new day, new beatings, and new bruises. Nothing new. He had nowhere to go, and life on the streets wasn't something he was looking forward to... he wouldn't even be able to survive that. "So useless... get out of my sight!" His father growled, giving him one final kick before leaving for bed. Gabe sighed, wincing as his ribs protested the action. He pushed himself up and staggered his way to his room, an otherwise empty space except for a bathroom to the left and a small old bed in the corner. He walked painstakingly to the bathroom, wanting to just shower and go to sleep. Tomorrow wasn't going to be any different. He lost hope about escape a long time ago. He sighed again as he turned on the shower, the warm water running over his thin form. He was exhausted. Seeing how much more tired he was than the day before, he was surprised that he hadn't collapsed yet. 'Well it's only a matter of time...' he thought as he dressed and laid down, the abyss of sleep claiming him soon after. *** "Wake up you useless little shit!" He heard his father's voice say before a bucket of ice was thrown over him, the chunks of ice falling painfully down on the bruises he had from the day before. He couldn't control the yelp of pain as his father grabbed him by his hair, pulling him up before throwing him down on the ground. His face collided painfully with the floor, he felt blood trickling down his face as his father pulled him up again. "You disgusting little fag! Get up and make us some food!" His father shouted before throwing him down again and stalking out the room. Gabe winced as he felt blood on his face before he stood slowly, wiping away the blood and feeling his nose to see if it was broken. Thankfully, it wasn't. He winced repeatedly as he took small steps towards the kitchen. He let out a small whimper as he fell back down, only to quickly stand back up in fear of a harder beating. "What are you going to screw up today?" his sister, Lisa, asked. Her blonde hair, as usual, was styled perfectly and she was dressed in the sluttiest outfit he'd seen to date. He didn't reply, knowing she would only insult him about his sexuality and cause their parents to give him more of a beating. He started working in the kitchen, feeling his sister's hateful stare on his back. 'What have I done to deserve this? Why can't I be loved...?' He thought while preparing breakfast. He didn't want to be beaten for another reason today. He saw his sister walk into the kitchen through the corner of his eyes and tensed unconsciously. She was going to do something to get him beaten. He was sure of it. She flipped the frying pan with eggs over, causing hot, boiling oil to splash on his legs, and he couldn't hold back the scream of agony as the sizzling oil covered his legs. Lisa smiled triumphantly and screamed "DAD! GABRIEL MESSED SOMETHING UP AGAIN!" Gabe knew he was screwed. He was thoroughly fucked. He bit back a sob as his father stomped down the stairs, his mother right at his side, with a furious expression on his face. "You ungrateful little piece of shit! Why can't you do anything right?! Why can't you be perfect like your sister?!" He screamed, kicking him viciously for every word before dragging him outside. It was still early January, and the snow hadn't melted away yet so Gabriel shivered as the freezing air bit at his skin. His father continued beating him, pausing only to get something from inside the house, the short period of relief giving way to terror as his father returned with a baseball bat. "We take care of you and give you a place to live, and this is how you repay us?!" His father hissed, bringing the bat down on him again and again, eliciting another scream of pain from Gabriel. "Hey! What are you doing?!" An unfamiliar voice said, getting closer. His father cursed, running back to the house before the stranger could see where he went while Gabriel's vision started to fade. He felt himself weakening as someone picked him up, shouting something as he ran somewhere. His vision began to darken, and his strength faded him before he could make a thought. *** "Hey! What are you doing?!" Nate was shocked when he saw the young nineteen year old being beaten by his father. The stench of blood was heavy in the air as he started walking faster to the scene. The boy's father looked shocked to hear his voice coming closer, and ran off to his home, probably thinking that Nate couldn't see him. He ignored the man running inside the comfort of his home; he would deal with him someday. As he approached the boy, he saw that he was bruised all over, his body was scarred and his legs were badly burnt, and Nate knew he didn't have much time. He felt the boy going limp as he picked him up with one arm, while fishing his phone out of his pocket with the other. He called Jasmine quickly, hoping that the young fairy would pick up this time. "Hey Nathan! So what do ya think we should get Seth when he gets back tonight? Do you think-" She was interrupted by Nate shouting frantically at the phone. "I'm headed back. I found a kid being beaten up by his parents. He needs help." He said before hanging up, concentrating on the large mansion that his family considered home, and feeling the familiar tingling feeling of his body fading and appearing again, this time in front of the mansion he lived in. Vincent, a werewolf that handled the security of the mansion, looked at him questioningly as he walked in with a gravely injured and possibly dying boy in his arms. He ignored him and ran to where he knew Jasmine would be, in the infirmary waiting for him. Jasmine gasped as she took in the state of the boy. "Get him to the bed." She ordered immediately, the young Fairy's instincts kicking in as she put her hands on top of him, concentrating on healing him. But he stayed limp and some of his bruises didn't fade. She tried harder, pouring more of her energy into the strenuous task. Most of the bruises on his body faded, and his breathing deepened by a fraction, but still he did not wake. "I've done what I could." Jasmine said, exhausted. Nate sighed. He was only out for a walk and didn't expect to come across... this. But he wasn't complaining, no, he was thankful that he had made it in time. He just hope that the boy would survive. He looked so... fragile. He sighed again. "It's okay Jasmine. You did your best." He said in a placating tone, seeing her close to tears. Fairies were a peaceful and non-violent people. They hated seeing people who they cared for hurt, and Jasmine was easily attached to people she only just met. "Why would anyone do this to him?" She sniffed. Nate was silent, desiring the answer to that question himself. "What are we going to tell Seth?" She asked, wiping the tears in her eyes away. "The truth. There's no reason to lie." And no use to, either. Nate added silently in his head. The demon always had an uncanny ability to know when he was being lied to. Jasmine sighed, and looked at the boy once more. He looked to be the same age as her. Maybe older. Nate sighed. He seemed to be doing that a lot lately. They just had to wait for Seth to get back... and hopefully for the boy to get better. *** Seth sighed as he waved a cab over and got in. He was glad to finally be done with the job he was given and wanted nothing more than to go home and rest, maybe fuck some random guy from the bar or something. He could have simply flashed there, but he was too tired to do anything of the sort. As the cab pulled over in front of the mansion, Seth felt something... different. His demonic side was excited, making Seth feel jumpy as he got out of the cab and paid the driver before grabbing his bag and walking to the mansion. A certain smell, sweet and alluring, was present in the mansion, making his fangs slide out and his cock achingly hard. Slightly confused but mostly aroused, he followed the scent to the infirmary, the demonic side of him excited and expressing feelings to fuck whatever was the source of the delicious scent. Intrigued, he entered the infirmary, his curiosity growing stronger as he wondered why such a delicious smell was coming from a place that often smelled like medicine and blood.He shrugged internally before following the smell to one of the beds at the far side of the room. A cry of rage, pain and agony ripped its way through his throat. A small boy, around Nineteen years old with almost white blond hair, was lying on the bed, bruised, limp and barely breathing. He dropped his bags and immediately climbed in with the boy and took his limp body into his arms, feeling the need to keep him close. A single thought resonated in his head. He had found his intended. Jasmine ran into the room, looking surprised to see him there. "Seth? You're back early..." she said, before registering what she was seeing, "What..." she said, moving closer only for Seth to growl threateningly, his instincts taking over and perceiving Jasmine as a possible threat to his intended. Understanding flashed in Jasmine's eyes and she backed away, seeing the thinly veiled in Seth's eyes. The boy was his , ate. His love, His life, and his only reason for living. He would live. He had to. Or Seth would die along with him. He had dreamed of the day that he would meet his intended. The day he would lay eyes on the man he would love forever and for eternity. But he never expected it to be like this. He never expected it to be with his intended limp and bruised in his infirmary. Now that Seth had found him, He wasn't letting him go. He had spent too long alone. Too long without someone to love. And he did what no one would expect his kind to do. He prayed. He prayed that his mate would live, would heal and accept him. So that he could love his mate like he deserved. He only hoped that his prayers would be answered. Love of a Demon Ch. 02 Well the feedback for the previous chapter was nice and helpful. Thanks Guys (and uh, girls.)! This isn't the end though. Just want to clarify. There will be more, but An idea for another series popped into my mind, so I might not update/upload as often. All characters are 18+. ------------------------------------------------- Seth was worried. It had been over three days since he found his intended, and he hadn't shown any signs of waking yet. Consequently, Seth rarely left his mate's side unless forced to, usually by an irate Jasmine worried about his lack of appetite. His mate had been transferred to his room, Nate seeing that he wouldn't be letting go of him any time soon. "Wake up Please." He whispered softly as he stared at the boy beside him. He was practically begging that ass up there to hurry up and wake him up. He needed to know his mate's name. He needed to hear him, to be able to see his beautiful eyes, he wanted... no, needed this boy so much that it scared him... but only a little. He gently stroked the side of his mate's face, underneath his fingers as he continued whispering to his mate, mostly pleas for him to wake up. As if his prayers were answered, he saw the boy's eyelids twitch, and the gentle stirring of his body as he woke up. "What...?" he said, before his eyes slowly fluttered open. Seth was instantly out of the room, shouting for Jasmine before coming back in and seeing his mate sitting up on his Bed, looking at his unfamiliar surroundings before his eyes landed on Seth. A sort of frightened whimper escaped him as he backed into the headboard, muttering things even Seth couldn't make sense of. "P-Please. Don't hurt me. W-Why'd you bring me here I-" He broke off, green-grey eyes fearful as he kept his eyes on Seth. Seth's chest ached when he saw that his mate was afraid of him, wanting to embrace him but knowing that wouldn't be the best course of action right now, he waited until Jasmine came running into the room. She saw the boy's frightened state and approached carefully, knowing very well how he must be feeling. "It's okay. We won't hurt you. We'll explain why you're here, but could you please calm down for a while?" Jasmine said, taking small steps to ensure that she wouldn't scare him too much. The boy nodded almost imperceptibly, his body relaxing slightly while Jasmine knelt next to him. "What's your name?" Jasmine asked, partly curious and also knowing that Seth would want to know as well. "G-Gabriel." He stuttered out, sounding surprised that anyone was actually being nice to him. "Alright Gabriel, are you fine with me touching you? It's okay if you don't want me to." She added, seeing Gabriel take a deep breath before nodding. His body was tense as Jasmine checked all the previously damaged areas on his body. Aside from a few patches of darkened skin where his legs were burned, he looked relatively fine. "A-Are you going to tell me why you brought me here?" Gabriel asked suddenly, his eyes, while still slightly fearful, now looking straight at Jasmine with cautious interest. "Okay, but..." Jasmine trailed off, wondering whether it was healthy or not if he was told something so stressful this early. Seth, who had been quiet in his spot near the door, spoke "I will tell him, if you think it's wise to do so." "Maybe later." Jasmine said. "For now, you need rest. Lots of rest. Don't even think of going anywhere without Seth near you. It's really for your own good okay?" Gabriel nodded, making Jasmine smile and walk out of the room, muttering something about food. Seth and Gabriel stared at each other for some time, Seth with affection and Gabriel with caution. Neither of them spoke, not sure of what to say to each other. Gabriel broke the silence by saying "What do you want with me?" Seth was caught off guard by his sudden question, and stared blankly at Gabriel. "What do you want with me?" Gabriel said, his voice quivering slightly. "I don't want anything." Seth said, his demonic instincts pushing him to claim Gabriel as his. I closed his eyes tightly, feeling Gabriel's confused gaze on him. He could feel his true form struggling to show itself, his fangs throbbing in his gums and the familiar sting of his wings attempting to show themselves. "A-Are you... Are you okay?" Gabriel's voice asked, and Seth control of his body slipped, if only for a moment. Still, that one moment was enough for Gabriel to see the Great Black wings folded across his back, and he scrambled further back against the headboard, now positively shaking in fear. "W-W-What a-are y-you?!" Gabriel whimpered, the sound reminding Seth of a frightened puppy as he thought of what he could say. He couldn't lose his mate, he couldn't. The only choice was to tell the truth. "I'm... I'm a demon." He said quietly, hoping that his mate's reaction wouldn't be one of fear and hate. He had told others before, when he had no other choice, and their reactions stayed the same. Shouting at him to get away from them, praying, screaming and begging him not to kill them. Gabriel's eyes widened, and he said "P-Please... don't hurt me. W-What do you want to me? Was that woman a demon too? " his fear showing through every word. "I would never hurt you." Seth said in what he hoped was a soothing tone. Disbelief flickered in Gabriel's Smoky green eyes, making Seth regret telling him. "I'm a demon, yes, but there's a reason I'm not in hell punishing evil souls for their sins." Seth felt vulnerable again. He had never told anyone why he wasn't at hell like the rest of his brethren, not even the ones living in the mansion with him. "Then why are you here?" Gabriel said, curiosity peeking out of the fear. Seth sighed, relieved that the smaller boy wasn't as scared of him anymore. "I... I was framed as the facilitator of a Coup for the rule of one of the circles of hell. I was one of the best, and they were envious of my good standing with Lucifer. So they forced him to exile me from hell and curse me to wander the earth forever, surrounded by the sins of man." Gabriel looked at him more clearly now, his fear starting to dissipate. "All of the people here were abandoned, or exiled because of something that was not their fault. There aren't a lot of us, but we've always treated each other like family." Seth said, a small smile spreading across his face as he remembered the people he had saved from life alone. "So are they all demons?" Gabriel asked, his fear now completely gone and replaced by an overwhelming curiosity. "No. Jasmine's a Fae. Fae are fairies. Nate, the one who brought you here, is another demon." Seth said, now staring at Gabriel with an open sort of affection that made Gabriel's heart race. "I hope you believe me when I say that none of us would intentionally hurt you. Especially me. To hurt you would be to hurt myself." He whispered the last part. "Why do you care so much?" Gabriel asked, curious as to why a complete stranger was acting so kind to him. "You..." Seth began, not quite sure what to say. He couldn't just go 'Oh, you're my mate till the end of time. Can we have sex now?' like his demonic instincts pushed him to do. Seth exhaled. He was never good at phrasing things so they sounded better. "You're... you're my mate." He said. "What's a mate?" Gabriel asked. "A mate is... well it's what we call our other halves, our soulmates I guess. We only have one and we know who it is as soon as we lay eyes on them. It's the same for all the races, but the pull is weakest with humans." "So... I have no choice? I have to be your mate?" Gabriel asked. "No! You always have a choice. You could reject me if you wanted. I would understand your decision." Seth felt a painful thud in his chest as he said those words, sitting in the chair he had set next to his bed to watch over Gabriel as he had slept. The truth was, he would never understand why. He would die within a year of his mate rejecting him... at most. Gabriel looked lost in thought, and Seth hoped the boy wouldn't reject him. He had felt so alone after all these years, even though he was surrounded by people all the time. Gabriel suddenly looked at Seth, looking as if something had startled him. "How did you do that?" He asked. "Do what?" Seth said, perplexed. "I heard you in my head." Gabriel said. "You sounded so lonely." He added. Seth knew what he was talking about. Any strong emotion would be able to temporarily bind their minds together for a short time. Seth nodded. "A side effect of the bond." Gabriel's eyes glistened with nervousness. "Do you... do you want me as your mate?" He asked, his voice shaky. Seth smiled and said "More than anything." Gabriel stared at him for a while before saying "Alright". Seth's head snapped up, not daring to believe what he had heard. "I'll... I'll be your mate." Gabriel said. "Are you sure?" Seth murmured. "If you do this I... can't let you go. I won't." "I'm sure." Gabriel said, sincerity pouring from his tone. "If you become my mate, you'll have to become like me." Seth said. "I'm sure. I... I trust you." Gabriel said. Seth couldn't control himself as he grabbed Gabriel's face and pressed his lips to his, his grip gentle, but still firm as he gently persuaded Gabriel's soft lips to open before snaking his tongue inside. He nearly moaned at the taste of his mate's mouth, the sweetness of his scent taunting him, begging him to claim Gabriel and mark him as his. He broke away from the kiss before he lost control again, knowing Gabriel might not be ready for that yet. Gabriel looked as if he had been struck by lightning, and he was stiff as Seth slid into the bed with him. "I've... I've never..." Gabriel said, too shocked for a coherent sentence. "I said yes Seth felt himself let out a happy rumbling sound, like a purr from his throat as he pulled Gabriel into his arms. He would be his mate's first, and only lover. A long, companionable silence filled the room, both looking at each other, Seth with joy and affection, and Gabriel with a tentative trust. The silence was broken by Vincent entering the room, quietly stating "Lunch time" before turning and striding away, the gold collar on his neck glinting in the afternoon sun. "Seth?" Gabriel said "How long was I out?" Seth chuckled "Around four days." He said, nipping at Gabriel's neck with his fangs. Not deep enough to puncture and inject venom, but enough to tug and pull at the skin. Gabriel's eyes closed, and Seth knew he was aroused. He could feel it from the weak bond between them. "We'd better go eat now. Jasmine is tame when she doesn't have anyone to take care of, but she'll get mad if we don't get there fast enough." He chuckled. He stood, gently letting Gabriel down before starting for the door. "Seth, aren't you going to put on a shirt?" Gabriel said from where he was sitting on the bed. Seth laughed. With all the nervousness of whether Gabriel would accept him or not, he had forgotten that his wings had torn through his shirt, leaving it in tatters on his shoulders. He strode to his closet and pulled out a dark blue shirt before peeling the torn shirt off of him and pulling the new one on. He changed slowly, knowing that his mate was watching every move. Of course, this affected him too, and his cock throbbed painfully in his pants as he changed. He held out his hand for Gabriel, who took it nervously and followed him out the room. As they walked the halls, Gabriel looked at his surroundings. The walls were painted a dark blue, and the floor covered in a soft black rug. Every now and then they would pass by a window, all of them looking out at a beautiful forest. He was nervous of course. He wasn't sure of whether or not Seth's... friends? Companions? He didn't know what to call them, Would approve of him. Seth and Jasmine were nice enough, but who was to say that everyone else was? The big man who appeared at Seth's door and told them it was Lunch time had terrified Gabriel. He reminded him slightly of his father, though his father was more made of fat than muscle, like that was so obviously was. "Don't be nervous love." Seth said, as if sensing his distress. "I told you, no one here would ever dream of hurting you. Vincent is a good man. He has been with me for a very long time." He said, casting a comforting smile at Gabriel as they continued walking. "Did you hear my thoughts?" he asked, surprised. He had thought it was only one way. Apparently he was wrong. "Yes. You were nervous enough for me to hear." Seth said. Gabriel frowned. He still knew so little about this bond that was apparently between them. "You know one day you have to tell me everything about this 'bond'." Gabriel said. "Right now it is what I said it is." Seth said, stopping in front of a plain black door. "Nothing will change until we actually consummate our being mates." Seth said, his pants tightening uncomfortably as the thought crossed his mind. "How do you... oh." Gabriel said, noticing the slight tent in Seth's pants as he shifted around to hide it. Seth finished shifting himself so that the tent wasn't as obvious, and opened the door. Gabriel looked around at the room they had entered. Instead of the smooth black rug in the hallway, the floor was tiled and warm, and the smell of food lingered in the air. Gabriel automatically felt at ease, as if the warm atmosphere was embracing him, banishing all the evil memories of his family. This was where he was now. He was no longer in the living hell he had spent nineteen years of his life in, he was here. Far away. Seth walked over to a table near the right side of the room, pulling a chair out for Gabriel as well. Jasmine was reading a book just across him, and the big man; Vincent; was Sitting quietly a few seats away from them. A man he hadn't seen before, with grey hair that was dyed red at the tips was sitting beside Jasmine, also reading a book. "That's Nathan." Seth said, nodding his head in the direction of the man." Gabriel saw an old, sweet looking woman, old enough to be in her Seventies, walk out of the kitchen and set a large tray down on the table. Assorted types of foods were piled onto the tray and everyone on the table immediately started taking food from it and putting it on their plates. "How are you child?" She said warmly, smiling at him before pulling out a chair and sitting down on it. "I-I'm fine thank you." Gabriel said, not sure of what he should say. "Don't be nervous. Everyone here knows who you are to Seth, and we all more or less understand what you've gone through. You're safe here." She said before taking a salad and started eating. "Oh, I'm Agatha by the way." She smiled again "You should really eat you know. I'm sure you're hungry." She added, just as Gabriel's stomach let out a low rumble. Agatha laughed and Seth chuckled slightly before going back to eating, but not before whispering "Eat." In Gabriel's ear, his deep voice sending shivers down Gabriel's spine. Gabriel tentatively put some food on his plate. Not much, just a few pieces of chicken and rice. He could feel someone's eyes on him as he raised the food to his mouth, and bit down slowly as he chewed and swallowed. It was delicious. He hadn't eaten more than just leftovers in so long, that he forgot how good it felt to actually be full after a meal. After Seth finished, they both excused themselves and left, again for Seth's room. "I just need to do something. Could you just stay here?" Seth asked. Gabriel nodded. After Seth left and closed the door behind him, Gabriel felt a sense of loneliness that constantly bugged at him. He distracted himself by looking more carefully around Seth's room. The rug was soft and tickled his feet slightly as he walked, and there was a shelf lined with numerous old-looking books just beside a desk with a laptop on it and nothing else. There was a large mirror against the wall near another door; the bathroom, Gabriel was guessing; and the large closet Seth had pulled a shirt out of. The thought sent an image of Seth's bare torso into his mind. Tanned, smooth skin pulled tight over lean muscles. He was instantly hard at the image. He shook his head and laid down on the bed, waiting for Seth to come back as well as wishing his hard-on away. Seth arrived a few minutes later, his face breaking into a grin as he saw Gabriel lying down on the bed, waiting for him. Seth wasted no time getting to the bed with lightning speed and pressing his lips to Gabriel's. Gabriel moved his lips slowly, but surely against Seth's, his body seeming to know how to respond to the welcome contact with his mate. Seth pulled away, looking satisfied as he grinned down at Gabriel. Gabriel smiled back before yawning, the impact of everything that had just happened catching up with him. He was no longer going to be beaten or ordered around by his abusive family. He had a mate, a demon thousands, if not millions, of years old who obviously held feelings for him he could not quite understand, and several people who he had yet to know better, but somehow he knew they would be as kind and receiving as Seth and Agatha had been. He smiled as he felt strong arms wrap around him. Yes, everything would be better from now on. Love of a Demon Ch. 03 I think it's longer now... I'm sorry if it sucks, I've been experiencing problems lately, so I'm not exactly sure how that'll affect my writing but still... Feedback of any sort is appreciated. Remember, this is my first series, and I really want to improve my writing so... yeah. All characters are 18+ ------------------------------------------------- Gabriel woke to the feeling of arms around him, keeping him caged against a hard body. Instinctively, he started struggling to get free, several memories of rape flashing through his mind as he tried desperately to be free of whoever was going to try and do it again. Until he noticed that he wasn't in his bed. Or his room. And there was a voice in his ear, attempting to calm him down. 'Who is that voice?' Gabriel thought, before the memories of the previous day came crashing down on him. Seth. Agatha. A bond. A mansion. Images appeared in his mind's eye rapidly, replaying the events of yesterday. "Calm down. You're safe. I won't let anyone hurt you. Never." Seth whispered soothingly in his ear. Gabriel felt himself calming down soon after, his body relaxing as he heard Seth's voice in his ear. He was gently turned so that his eyes met concerned red ones. "Are you okay?" Seth asked softly, noticing the panic in Gabriel's eyes before it dissipated. "Yeah." Gabriel said, relaxing slightly as he took deep breaths. "I just... remembered things." He said, closing his eyes briefly. Gabriel was confused. What had he done so well that he deserved this? Why was this man, or rather, demon, so... caring? He felt tears come to his eyes. His sister had always called him a crybaby. His mother had said the same thing only harsher. "Your father would beat you less if you weren't such a wimp. Grow some balls." She had said when he was 13. He remembered holding back his tears until the end of the day, until he realized that there really wasn't anything he could do for his parents to accept him. He hadn't realized that the tears were starting to roll down his face until Seth's warm hand brushed them away, and he murmured soothing things to Gabriel under his breath. "Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry, whatever it was." Seth said, regret obvious in his tone. "No. Y-You did nothing wrong. Like I said, I just... I just remembered things." Gabriel said "I'll... I'll tell you about them later." He promised. Gabriel never broke a promise. Seth seemed content with his answer and began rubbing circles on Gabriel's back, his eyes closing as he did so. "Sooner or later, we're going to have to talk about why your... relatives" Seth again said the word as if were some vile object "treated you so badly." Gabriel nodded, knowing that he would have had to tell them either way. It was better to have told them sooner, and remove the tension from keeping it from them, then later, and risk lashing out because of something they didn't know. "Speaking of sooner, I think we should eat Breakfast." Seth said, reluctantly letting go of Gabriel to stretch and stand up. "You skipped dinner last night. Jasmine's going to have a fit." Seth said, raising an amused eyebrow as Gabriel muttered "Oh great." Under his breath and slid slowly out of the covers. Seth waited until Gabriel was ready, and both started out the door in the same direction they went yesterday. "Oh, by the way, what did you do yesterday?" Gabriel said tentatively. Seth had looked tense for a few seconds before he entered the room yesterday, and Gabriel did not want to anger the bigger man. A part of him still feared him for his true form, the memory of Midnight wings and sharp fangs and claws still lingering in his mind. 'Don't Judge people by appearances.' He thought. "It had something to do with work." Seth said evasively. "What do you do for a living?" Gabriel asked. He felt as if he was prying, and was about to apologize when Seth replied. "I... I guess you could say I'm an assassin. Or maybe something similar." Seth said, his flat tone doing nothing to mask the fear that Gabriel might leave when he discovered that Seth killed people for a living. Gabriel stared at Seth, who had stopped in the middle of the hallway and looked like he was having an internal struggle. "So you kill bad people for a living. Doesn't seem so bad to me." Gabriel said. "I'm not even sure you're human anymore." Seth said " Any normal person would be out of their mind by now, knowing they were in the same house as a demon who doubles as an assassin." He said bitterly. He had learned that the hard way during his first few years in the mortal realm. "Does it really matter what you do for a living? It's just a job. Nothing more. Just because you do it doesn't mean you like it you know." gingerly placing his hand on top of Seth's. "I don't know what I did to deserve you." Seth said "But I'm not complaining." He grinned as they continued to the kitchen. Just as they had entered and sat themselves down, Agatha came out of the kitchen carrying another tray. Seth thanked her and she smiled back and went off to someplace in the mansion. They ate breakfast quietly, their eyes never leaving each other as they ate. Though it scared Gabriel that they were going so fast, he couldn't deny that some part of him wanted this man. Badly. A part of him that never came out before. As they finished eating, Gabriel wondered how his Parents, if he could even call them that, were doing. Without him to do the chores, did they start doing them themselves? Or were they just sitting down on their asses and allowing their daughter to sneak different men into her room like when he was there? He thought more about this as he put the plate on the sink, not worried for them, but more of curious as to what they were up to now. He was snapped out of his thoughts by two warm arms wrapping around him from behind and pulling him back, Seth's body letting him know how happy he was that Gabriel was near. Gabriel felt his cheeks redden slightly as he felt Seth's erection pressing against his ass through his jeans, his body responded accordingly in the form of a throbbing flesh between his legs. Seth made no move to take it any further than so, simply savoring the feeling of Gabriel in his arms. Gabriel sighed and leaned back against Seth. He felt safe and secure in Seth's arms, something he hadn't felt in a long, long time. After a while, they broke apart and sat back down on the table. Gabriel couldn't help but miss the feeling of Seth's arms around him. "So what do you want to do today?" Seth asked suddenly. "Oh! Um... maybe... could you show me around the place? I mean, It would be nice to know where to go and all..." Gabriel said nervously. "Sure." Seth said simply, taking hold of Gabriel's hand and running his thumb over the knuckles before tugging Gabriel along. "So you've seen my room, the door next to it is Vincent's, and Nate and Jasmine's rooms are The doors after that. Agatha's bedroom is near the kitchen, and the infirmary is around this way" Seth said while walking towards a large set of double doors and opening them. Inside was a spacious room with multiple beds and medical supplies spaced evenly from each other. "There's only like, Four of you. Why so many beds?" Gabriel asked. Seth just shrugged "You never know. Oh, and there are five of us. The other one's just on another job." "Other one?" Gabriel said nervously. "Yeah. He's... well, not here often. But Jake comes by every now and then. Just to visit." Seth said, absently brushing his fingers along Gabriel's smooth skin. "Am I annoying you?" Gabriel said cautiously. He was asking way too many questions. "No." Seth chuckled. "It's alright. You'd naturally want to know more. Anyone would." "Tell you what" Seth paused for a short time before continuing "Ask anything you want and I'll try to answer it as best I can." And so Gabriel and Seth walked around the Mansion, Seth showing Gabriel around while as Gabriel continued asking questions. Somewhere along the way, the questions shifted to Seth and Gabriel, both learning more about each other as time passed and they eventually made it back to Seth's room. Seth sensed someone enter the property. He frowned and walked towards the front door, His mouth nearly fell open in shock. There, standing a few feet away from the door, was the very person who had banished him- albeit unwillingly- from hell. Lucifer regarded them with searing yellow eyes, his jet black wings folded behind him and face indiscernible as he stared at the two carefully. Seth got over his shock quickly. Lucifer rarely ever showed up anywhere on Earth. Though he had acknowledged that Humans were worthy of existence long ago, he still had doubts about their race. He had always disliked the idea of going up into the mortal realm. "I see you are doing well" Lucifer said, his voice deep and commanding attention. Seth unconsciously pushed Gabriel behind him, recognizing the possible threat to his mate. "My lord, what are you doing here?" Seth said cautiously. Lucifer sighed. "Still extremely formal, I see." He said before shifting his gaze to where Gabriel was behind Seth. "And you've found your intended." His voice said, more statement than question. "Come here." Lucifer said, beckoning towards both of them. Seth clasped Gabriel's hand tightly in his and slowly walked towards the lord of hell. Lucifer's gaze never left Gabriel as they came to a stop a few feet away from where he stood. "What is your name?" he asked. Gabriel took a deep breath "Gabriel." He said, managing to keep himself from stuttering nervously. He could feel the power of this man enveloping the air around him. Lucifer raised his eyebrow at the name. He hadn't heard the name of his brother in a while. "How did Seth find you?" Lucifer asked again, this time looking into the boy's mind. What he saw filled him with disgust. The boy's mind was subconsciously replaying memories from his past. If Seth hadn't found him, the boy would be dead or would have killed himself already. Lucifer was not looking forward to seeing another Suicide come up for judgement. Then he saw something that surprised him, although slightly. "So you're..." Lucifer fell silent. Gabriel remained quiet, seeming to have lost his voice in front of Lucifer. "I see... In that case, you are very lucky indeed." Lucifer said to Gabriel, looking intently at him. "I believe I asked a question." Seth said impatiently, throwing aside formality. "I came here because I wanted to apologize." Lucifer said, showing no trace of his former ruling sin. "Oderat has been punished for his actions and will not be bothering you, at least as far as I'm concerned." Lucifer said again, shocking Seth greatly at the amount of sincerity in his voice. "Take care of Gabriel. He is a... special case." He said lightly. Seth's eyebrows furrowed slightly. A special case? What did that mean? "I do believe this belongs to you. I have other matters to attend to, though, and I will not be appearing again." Lucifer said before suddenly fading into a shadow and disappearing. Gabriel was wearing an expression of pure shock on his face. Seth would not have been surprised if he had been wearing the same expression on his face as well. Lucifer was not some common visitor, he would have come to either simply see who Seth's mate was, or to kill Seth and Gabriel for some reason that neither would know. He eyed the spot where Lucifer was standing. In his place lay a coal black sword in an equally black sheath. Recognition sparked as he regarded the blade and picked it up. Warmth rushed through his fingers as he remembered the things he had done with this blade. He never thought he would see it again, much less feel it in his hands. Gabriel lightly touched the bigger man's bicep. Even Seth seemed in awe of what had just happened. "Who was that?" He whispered "And where's Nate?" "That was Lucifer." The reply shocked Gabriel. That was Lucifer? The same one that had kicked Seth out of Hell? Nate came from somewhere inside the house a few seconds later. "Where the fuck were you?" Nate said exasperatedly. "Lucifer was here." Seth explained, lowering his sword. "And one of Oderat's personal guard attacked Vincent." Seth paled slightly. "Where did this happen?" Seth wasn't worried for Vincent. He was worried about what Oderat was trying to pull. "Near your room. It looks like the jackass was searching for you." Nate said. Seth cursed inwardly. Oderat... what did he want? Lucifer had promised to keep Oderat from trying to do anything funny, and Oderat would not be able to defy him unless he purposefully exiled himself. He felt Gabriel still behind him and realized that he was afraid of Nate. "Oh, Gabriel, This is Nate. He's the one that brought you here." Seth said, running his hand up and down Gabriel's back to try and make him relax. Nate seemed to have noticed Gabriel's reaction to his appearance and grinned comfortingly. "Hey, don't worry I don't bite." Nate chuckled "Much." Gabriel all but froze in front of the other demon. With his muscular physique and red-tipped hair, Nate looked like the type of person who would be in a gang. He wasn't as big as Vincent, but he still intimidated Gabriel. Nate sighed and walked over to Gabriel. "Seth probably told you this already, but none of us would even think of hurting you. One, Seth would kill us if we did, and Two, If I wanted to hurt you I'd have left you there in front of your house to die. Trust in us please." Nate said. " Let's get you in. It's still cold out don't you think?" Gabriel shivered as he realized that it was still snowy, the icy wind biting at his fingers and making him shiver in Seth's shirt. He hadn't noticed due to the rapid sequence of events that occurred. Lucifer, Oderat, Nate, he was almost dizzy from all the introductions. He had never met anyone so soon after one another before. "I want to check on Vincent, see how he's doing." Seth explained as they headed in the direction of the Infirmary. Nate made small talk on the way, Gabriel still slightly tense around him. But he was starting to feel more comfortable around Nate. As they opened the door to the infirmary, Jasmine jumped out and started speaking into a rapid tongue that Gabriel couldn't make sense of. Seth silenced her politely to explain the events that occurred while Gabriel slowly walked to the bed where Vincent was resting. Vincent looked... well, not good. His right arm was covered in large scratches that looked like they were caused by razor sharp talons, his chest also marred by slightly deeper gashes. They looked like they were already healing, although slowly. "He would heal faster if he had a mate." Nate said, suddenly appearing next to Gabriel. "...Alright. But be careful. I'll try to contact Jake to tell him what happened." Jasmine said as she and Seth neared. Seth winced slightly as he took in Vincent's condition. Was he focusing too much on Gabriel? "I know that look Seth." Nate said suddenly. "This isn't your fault. No one could have seen this happening. We just need to be more careful. Go have some alone time with your mate; we'll take care of Vincent." He said, patting Seth's shoulder. Seth nodded and took Gabriel's hand. "Seth?" He heard a small, timid voice beside him. He looked at Gabriel, who said "Is this Oderat guy..." he began "After me?" Seth was filled with rage at the thought. He tightened his grip on Gabriel unconsciously, but not hard enough to cause Gabriel pain. He suddenly pulled Gabriel into his arms, growling possessively as he claimed Gabriel's lips for his own. No one would take his mate from him! Gabriel whimpered slightly as Seth swept his thin form into his arms as he ran to their room, setting Gabriel down with surprising gentleness on the bed before shutting the door and covering Gabriel's body with his own, all in the course of a few seconds. Seth pressed his lips insistently to Gabriel's again, his tongue entering Gabriel's mouth without asking for permission. Gabriel suddenly remembered several instances of rape and pushed the memories away, the new part of his mind enjoying Seth's stopping his treating Gabriel like glass. The new part of him enjoyed this dominant side of Seth, pushing the memories of rape to the back of his mind. He decided to follow this new feeling inside him, trusting Seth not to hurt him. As if sensing Gabriel's sudden submission, Seth moved his lips more gently against Gabriel's, reaching down to tug at the shirt Gabriel was wearing. They broke the kiss briefly to pull the piece of clothing off, Seth looking up and down the body of his mate and growling in pleasure as he took in the smooth, slightly scarred skin over slightly defined muscles. 'Beautiful' he thought as he beheld his mate's body. He claimed Gabriel's lips again, more slowly this time. He couldn't get enough of those soft, alluring lips. Gabriel's hands came around his neck as Seth pushed down on Gabriel's pants. He knew they were going too fast. But he couldn't bring himself to care as Gabriel gave a moan as he massaged the hard length in his boxers. He felt the bond between them strengthening, breaking the kiss long enough for Gabriel to breathe before he slipped Gabriel's boxers off, revealing the hard, throbbing column of flesh that signified his arousal. "Seth..." Gabriel moaned as Seth touched him. He wasn't used to this kind of intimacy, most of the ones who wanted this from him simply took what they wanted without paying attention to his cries for help. Again, the part of his mind that wanted this- wanted Seth- pushed the memories away. "Yes?" Seth said as he lowered his head to nip teasingly at Gabriel's erection, eliciting a desperate moan from the other man. "Please..." Gabriel begged, placing his hands in Seth's hair even as Seth licked the tip of his erection lightly. "Please what?" Seth said, purring. "Suck me off... please..." Gabriel said, with a voice so quiet Seth had to strain his ears to hear it. Seth smiled and took Gabriel's erection in his mouth, Gabriel moaning as he felt his cock surrounded by the hot confines of Seth's mouth. He never knew anything could feel this good. Seth sucked and licked expertly at the shaft inside his mouth, swiping his tongue against the tip and tasting the salty, and slightly bitter liquid leaking out. 'Delicious.' Was his only thought as he doubled his efforts to make his mate come. Gabriel groaned again. He was close, and he was trying desperately to hold it back as he closed his eyes and clenched his teeth. He couldn't hold it back anymore. "I-I'm c-" He couldn't even finish that small sentence as the intensity of his orgasm slammed into him like a train. Seth felt to cock in his mouth expand slightly and begin shooting into his mouth and began swallowing expertly, leaving some in his mouth. He kissed his way up Gabriel's body and kissed him, sharing Gabriel's own come with him. Gabriel swallowed it and returned the kiss, sighing when Seth pulled away. "As much as I'd like to claim you now, you're not ready." He said, restraint tightening his voice. Gabriel was too exhausted to argue. "Let's... let's go check on Vincent again, that okay with you?" Seth said after a few moments of silence. "Yes." Gabriel replied simply. Seth noted that Gabriel didn't talk much. Just the occasional "Yes" or "No" and a few sentences thrown in here and there. Not that he minded. His mate was shy; he understood that, given his past. But he wanted to make Gabriel forget about his past. He would dwell on that later. Love of a Demon Ch. 03 He jumped as his phone rang from the desk, a quick glance at the caller ID telling him it was Jake, he answered. "I heard something was up. Everyone alright?" Jake said, cutting straight to the point. "Nothing bad, but Vincent got injured." Seth replied. "Who attacked?" Jake said, though he sounded like he already knew who. "One of Oderat's personal guard. It looks like he exiled himself from hell just to kill me." 'How flattering' Seth thought. Oderat probably didn't think this through very well. As the demon who formerly governed over the sins of Greed and Envy, he simply knew that he wanted something. Apparently that something was Seth dead. Gabriel lightly tapped his shoulder, saying "Can I take a look at the books?" He whispered. Seth chuckled "Yes." Before returning to the phone. "Who was that?" Jake asked. Seth had forgotten how acute Jake's hearing was. Always so much trouble when he wanted to keep something a secret. "My mate, Gabriel. You really missed out on a few things." He said, a contentedly happy tone leaking into his voice as he saw his mate staring at one of the books. Seth dimly remembered it as something about angels. "Found your mate huh? I need to meet him soon." Jake said, his voice giving away that he was grinning. All of the residents of the house were happy that Seth had found his mate. After enduring a punishment he didn't deserve for thousands of years, he deserved something to make him happy. "It would be best if you were here in person." Seth said, continuing to converse with Jake until Jake agreed to come back in a few days. Seth wanted them all here in case anyone was targeted individually. "Let's go?" He said to Gabriel, who looked up, surprised as he heard Seth's voice. He closed the book and returned it to its place on the shelf, and walked into Seth's opened arms. Seth simply could not get enough of the feeling of Gabriel held tightly in his embrace, their bodies pressed together. He could not stand not to touch him, and knew that it would only get worse as their bond strengthened. He wouldn't have it any other way. They walked, hand in hand, out of Seth's room and back to the infirmary.