Harlee POV
"Ah" Sands replied. "Follow me." He stood, replacing and straightening my clothes, then his own, and led me to the bathroom. He swung open the door to reveal the Prince and Angel bound together, glaring at us from the darkness. I suppressed a laugh.
"Is that... Duct tape? On their mouths?" I asked helplessly, leaning against the bathroom door weakly.
"The ropes neutralize their power, so we didn't need anything stronger. We tied them together to annoy each other, but then they began to annoy us.."
Zeev POV
Harlee's laughter was the first thing I heard when we entered the house. I looked at Ash incredulously and Ash shook their head. I tentatively opened the link between us and saw what she was laughing at and had a wry grin for it myself. I picked Cael up off the bed and walked towards the bathroom, where she was still leaning against the door, gasping for breath.
"You duct-taped.. their mouths.." She breathed. Then spotted me and pointed helplessly, collapsing into giggles again. I looked past Sands while clasping his shoulder.
"Don't think I don't know what you did, Brother. Harlee may be right about us perverting an Angel. Ash and I may have to show you some other perversions to keep you busy when we're away." I teased mercilessly. As expected, Sands changed several shades while I laughed. Ash threw their arms around Sands' neck.
"I haven't even got to try my venom on him yet and here you are planning on taking him away." Ash pouted. Harlee's head swiveled towards Ash and I received a flurry of memories.
"Ash I.. I need to talk to you." Harlee suddenly sobered and looked terrified all at once. I saw the expression mirrored on Ash's face. Ash ducked their head.
"Alright Mistress." Ash said softly and followed Harlee to the bedroom.
"This doesn't look good." I remarked to Sands.
Harlee POV
"I need to know.. exactly what happened..." I said quietly. Ash looked horrified. "Ash, first: I should have led with this, damn it. Are you ok? You suffered right along with me. How are you doing? That had to have been traumatic, considering.. our past.." I flinches as I said it. I was going about this all wrong. Ash suddenly grabbed me in a tight hug.
"Oh my gods and devils-you're not blaming me?" Ash yelped.
"No Ash, why would I?" I asked, confused. "You were as much a prisoner and victim as I was! We were both.. raped.. after a fashion." I hesitated around the word.
"Harlee, I'm so so sorry! I'm so, so-" I put a finger on Ash's lips, silencing them.
"It wasn't your fault. I don't blame you. I hope you'll forgive me too, for my behavior." I commented softly.
"What the Hell do you think you did?!" Ash exclaimed.
"I pressured you into going with it, to stop fighting it." I responded quietly.
"Harlee, you were drugged! I drugged you!��� Ash yelled.
"Not enough that I didn't know what I was saying in the moment. I love you Ash. I didn't want to see you hurt, but I hurt you all the more for it." I whispered.
"Well see there-you were trying to save me! Don't apologize for trying to-" I put a finger on Ash's lips again.
"You idolize me too much Ash. It's not healthy." I murmured. Ash growled, a sound I almost never heard from them. Those sweet lips were much more suited to the sweet purrs and seductions that usually fell from them.
"Well, I say you don't think highly enough of yourself! Look at what you've been through!" Ash yelled, gesturing wildly. Their rage was surprising to me, and I sat back slightly. "And you still take time to worry about some sorry ass Incubus and their paltry feelings?"
"Now who's not valuing themselves?" I snorted. Ash growled again, advancing on me angrily. I backed away further.
"Harlee, I was a human who lost their soul to Corruption for the ability to wear makeup and pretty clothes and have sex with anyone I wanted. Do you get that?" Ash pinned me against the bed.
"No. You were Corrupted because you were looking for love and acceptance, and the wrong people found you. It happens a lot to children who are abused, neglected or abandoned. It's just a continuation of the abuse cycle. Though maybe not in the literal Corrupted Demon sense." I answered. Ash growled and threw up their hands.
"You're too understanding! Too stubborn!" Ash exclaimed.
"Stubborn perhaps, but understanding no. Look how long it took me to accept you, Zeev, or Sam. But look, we're getting way off track here. That guy-that Demon Prince..." I spat the word. "He tried to use you to create a Nephilim didn't he?" I asked.
"Yes!" Ash screamed, then sat down on the bed, rubbing their face. "Yes." Ash replied more calmly and quietly. "And due to the massive dose of venom he had me hit you with, he succeeded." Ash responded softly.
"I don't understand, how's that possible? I haven't had a cycle yet because Cael's still nursing and-" I began to ask but Ash cut me off.
"Venom. You've heard the stories about us impregnating women. With enough of it, we can stimulate fertility, basically make you ovulate on the spot. Instant pregnancy. Spreading the Demon cause, one and done." A sad cheer from Ash, and they rubbed their face. "I've seen your memories Ash once told you I could help you two with your fertility problems... Well, that's one way." Another rub of their face.
"But.. I'm not-"
"No, no-the poison caused a miscarriage, or rather, prevented implantation. You were too ill. You barely made it out of that by the skin of your teeth." Ash sighed. "I am truly sorry Harlee."
"Will I.. still be able to have other children?" I asked hesitantly. Ash jerked.
"Yes, why?" Ash asked.
"Oh thank god! The way you were acting! Phew!" I flopped back on the bed, hand covering my face.
"You mean you're not angry with me?" Ash asked quietly.
"No. Never." I patted the bed beside me and Ash snuggled in beside me. I tilted their chin to look at me. "I love you Ash. Truly. You had no control over what happened, and I don't blame you." I kissed them slowly and felt their hand wander under the wast band of my pants. "Really Ash?" I asked looking at it. Ash shrugged.
"Incubus nature." Ash explained. I rolled my eyes. "Though I do have one question for you." Ash stated hesitantly.
"And what's that?" I asked. Ash's fingers danced over my navel.
"Would you consider giving me a child?" Ash asked softly. I froze.
Zeev POV
The yelling coming from the bedroom had Sands and I debating whether or not to interfere, and then I understand what Harlee was asking.
"He was trying to create a Nephilim?" I growled. Sands blanched, but nodded once. He tried to grip my arms to hold me back, but it was too late, I had thrown open the bathroom door and shoved Cael into Sands' arms. I yanked the Prince out of the tub, barely keeping hold of my human Form. Sands was trying to call me off, but I was beyond reason at this point. The bindings prevented them from accessing their Divine and Demonic skills, right? Well good, that mean I could do this. I slammed a fist into the Prince's handsome face. He merely grinned at me around the tape, which infuriated me even more. I heard Sands calling for Sam as he struggled to pull me off the Prince while still holding Cael. I slammed my fist into the Prince's face again, ripping the tape free so I could see his teeth. I wanted to count them as the fell out of his mouth.