Harlee POV
"Is it?" I asked Ash desperately. Ash ran a hand through their hair.
"I don't know what you want me to say here Mistress." Ash hedged.
"The truth." Zeev growled.
"Alright fine. You're a freakin' Fallen Angel! Of course there's gonna be some impact of forcing even the smallest amount of Divinity into a human body to act as a host. You have serious power Zeev! Power she's not used to! Of COURSE it puts her at risk. But at the same time, LOOK at her Zeev. Truly LOOK. She has accepted you, body, mind and soul. She wants that small part of you, and is willing to accept it. Her body is prepared to accept it. Do you really want to take that from her?" Ash stormed.
"I would be honored if I found someone like Harlee. I AM honored to have her even to the extent I do.." Ash sighed. "Just don't mess it up anymore than you already have man.. This should be over in about a day or two." Ash placed a hand on Zeev's shoulder and then left the room. I watched Ash go, still holding my cramping stomach.
"I have work.."
"I'll call in for you." Zeev told me. "You just rest." Zeev settled on the bed beside me, running a hand across my brow.
"I'm so afraid for you Harlee." He said softly. "I keep taking thing from you. Is this truly something you want to keep?" I squeezed my eyes shut to hide the tears and nodded. "Very well then, as long as your life is not in serious distress, I will honor your wishes." Zeev murmured and kissed my temple. I choked back a sob.
Zeev POV
Harlee's temperature rose throughout the day, until she was sleeping fitfully, mostly nude, drenched in sweat. When Ash came in to check on her she grabbed the cool hand that was against her forehead and yanked Ash's body down next to her snuggling up next to them.
"Mmm, cool." She sighed. Ash looked at once embarrassed and pleased, then glared at me as if challenging me to say something. But like Ash, if it was what Harlee wanted, I could hardly refuse, even if I did burn with jealousy.
"Stop it-you know it hurts me too when you do that now." Ash complained.
"Hey, you're the one who Bound yourself to my half of her soul" I retorted.
"You're the one who stole it in the first place!" Ash snapped.
"You never would have met her 'in the first place' if I hadn't!" I growled.
"Shut uppp." Harley whined. We glared at each other over her sleeping form.
Harlee POV
By morning I was feeling fine again. Except it felt like I was carrying a hot coal around inside me.
"This is.. strange.." I said, poking my gut.
"I'm just relieved you're ok again." Zeev sighed, pushing my hair back and feeling my forehead. "Do you have any aches or pains anywhere? Do you feel ill? Anything?"
"Yes doctor, there's this one big pain in my ass. It's name is Zeev." I rolled my eyes at him.
"You don't have to be crass Harlee." Zeev tsked.
"I know, I know, you're just worried about me." I patted his cheek, then a horrible thought occurred to me. "Uh Zeev-this kid, it's not going to need souls, is it?" Zeev winced.
Zeev POV
"It will be half Demon Harlee.." I said carefully.
"Is that a yes?" She asked, biting her lip.
"It's a most likely." I answered softly. "But the child will also have a human soul and be half human, so there's always a possibility it doesn't go that way for them. And remember, lower level Demons mostly use souls for power, not because they need them to survive. So our child may not need them at all." Harlee frowned at her lap, and I could sense the turmoil in her mind. Her thoughts were screaming as she wondered if sh'ed made a mistake.
"You're forgetting something." Ash spoke from where they were laying on the living room couch lazily. "You're a Fallen. That child has just as much likelihood to revert to Angelic status since it's combining with a human soul. Your babies may not be Cambions at all, but little Nephilim." Ash waved a hand over the back of the couch. I grimaced.
"They'll still be Fallen." I answered, trying to control my voice.
"But Angels nonetheless. With human souls of their own to sustain their Grace. Complete ones they don't need to absorb to power up, because they'll be born in balance, harmony." Ash's face popped above the back of the couch. "Nephilim are scary powerful creatures because of that. That's why your kind tried so hard to keep on creating them after they found out what they could do. It's always good to have a few of those on retainer. IF you can control them." Ash dropped back down behind the sofa back.
"Ash, are you hungry?" Harlee suddenly called. "You rubbed your Mark just now, and I definitely got some kind of something from you." Harlee crossed her arms.
"It wasn't hunger Mistress." Ash replied.
"Oh, I could swear it was some kind of hunger for-"
"I'm horny ok?! You've caged up a sex Demon and I'm aching for release." Ash yelled angrily.
"Oh.. oh boy.." Harlee blushed. "What should I do?" Harlee asked, turning to me. "If I turn Ash loose, they'll end up feeding on someone, but if I don't.." Harlee squirmed uncomfortably.
"Well, remember when you had needs?" I reminded Harlee.
"Are you offering your body to Ash as well?" Harlee asked incredulously. I fumed.
"If that's what you wish. I could. But no, I meant, you can either aid Ash yourself, or we could call in some favors. Otherwise, you let Ash free. It's your choice in the end." I replied.
Harlee POV
I blushed.
"I can't.. I mean.." I spluttered.
"You find Ash attractive, do you not?" Zeev asked simply.
"Everybody does. Ash is an Incubus!" I cried, rolling my eyes.
"You don't have to go all the way, you can just use your hands, or mouth, or both." Zeev offered. I blushed harder.
"Hey, shouldn't you be fighting this?!" I stammered.
"I would.." Zeev sighed, but Ash Bonded my soul fragment recently and that irritating arousal is affecting me too. Every time Ash changes clothes or showers.. do you know how many times Ash changes clothes a day?! It's infuriating! I'm beginning to think he brushes that Damn Mark on purpose!" Zeev glared towards the living room.
"Not on purpose! But here, for good measure!" Ash called and Zeev clenched his teeth.
"Ugh-do something about it before I have to jump you Harlee." Zeev complained, leaving the room.
"Ash, if I set you free, are you going to end up eating someone?" I asked softly
"That depends on what you mean by 'eating'." Ash replied.
"Their soul, pervert-their soul." I responded. Ash shrugged.
"I mean, that's the way it usually goes for me, yeah." Ash replied.
"You said something once about feeding off people over several meals, which is why you could numb the soul. Would you be willing to do that for me today?" I asked quietly. "Take only a little-enough to where the person could recover."
"I could.." Ash hedged. "But what if I said I'd only do that, if you'd let me feed from you.."
"I'd say I'd figured that was coming and offer you a vein, but that's not what you're looking for, is it?" I sighed. "Ash, I find you very, very attractive, and seductive, and when you get close to me like this of course I want to jump your bones, but I told you I wouldn't use you like that. And besides, I am trying to be faithful to Zeev here."