Julian takes a book from Marek's shelf and Marek catches it in an instant.
"Julian"
"Yes Markie?"
"You're quite the mischievous one, aren't you?"
"I'd rather talk about myself in private..." Marek nods and walks to his room and sound proofs it. Julian sits on the edge of the bed. Marek closes door. The scent of something different came off Julian than it used too, but he couldn't quite place the scent. "Your scent is the same as always..." he takes a shaky breathe. "Before I tell you Marek...promise you won't be mad...?" he rolls his head and takes a breath.
"What you do is your choice. Yes, I promise." He said standing straight with his hand behind his back as usual. Julian takes off his hood and looks into his eyes.
"I told the cult to make me a demon..." Marek wasn't too happy about it but slowly to stay calm.
"What type? Do you know what that entails for the rest of your life?"
Daro looks through the books until one book catches my attention, a book about Dantriael. I pull it off the shelf and open it.
"Shadow...and I'm not really sure..."
"I-I didn't know what was going through my head at the time. I just..." he grips the bed and looks down.
She flips through the pages slowly, skimming through trying to find any details about Dantriael while Julian and Marek speak. He sits on bed beside him. "You're a good person. Our lives aren't exactly the easiest to live and if you have your reasons, that's fine. May I ask why, exactly?"
"I...." Julian finds self in loss of words.
Daro stops at a page that talks about Dantriael basically hunting down her parents to find her and force her to become his slave. The room starts spinning around as she keeps reading, her eyes widening more and more at the horror written before her. She drops the book, panting as her vision starts blurring from feeling dizzy.
Julian sighs "I never felt human...I've always felt something other than a human...I've always felt like a demon..."
Marek's voice is calm and alluring yet a little teasing. "It wasn't JUST to impress me?" he chuckles. "I do understand...thank you for sharing. Being a demon, sometimes I feel like a monster."
"It was to impress you a little bit too..." Julian blushes faintly. In the other room Daro sits on the floor, as to pass out and goes into the dream realm. Julian's cheeks become heated and smiles. "Shadow...I think that type will suit you well. You're really...the first...to...be this way...towards me..."
Julian looks over at him "Really...?" he looks down.
"For most...my reputation precedes me. With you...you feared me, yet the only one to get this close. I don't really understand how..."
Julian shrugs. "Fears change..."
Marek looks over at him. "They do...rarely to affection. I... "sighs even if demons had no air. It became an old habit being around the mortals, with Julian he did not know what to say or how to say it.
Julian grabs his chin softly "Well, I see some good in you.." Marek blushes softly.
"Maybe there is...I guess. thinks for a moment suppose I wouldn't have created Alex if I'm all bad."
"There is the proof."
"Seems like Daro is asleep"
"I never really liked company too. I liked being alone with just my thoughts." senses "Daro damn...thought I eased the nightmares. What just happened?" Marek snaps his fingers and book appears. He looks over at the book and opens it and flips through pages.
"You can't erase nightmares completely Marek. For humans they'll appear from time to time." He senses her thoughts and shuts book.
"That would do it, also. She's taken in so much info in such a short time." The book returns to library.
"C-can I ask you something?" Asks Julian.
"Yes Markie?"
"Do...you...really like me as much as you say?" His cheeks tinge pink as if sunburned. Voice is alluring with a hint of nervousness.
"If I didnt, would I do this...?" Julian leans forward and kisses his lips softly, his parts lips and leans into it. He scoots closer, deepening the kiss with the demon that made him feel alive. Marek blushes and purrs as he mentally speaks. "I...like you...too." Julian pulls away to take a breathe.
"I'm glad you accepted.." he lays back, stretching out smiling, showing a few teeth. Marek realizes Daro has having a hard time sleeping and the recurring nightmares seemed to bring her back into the mind space.
Marek mentally speaks. "Daro?"
She shakes her head to be pulled out of my thoughts. "Y-yes?"
"You alright? Do you wanna talk?"
"Uh, well-" She begins stuttering "I-I just, uh-"
"I can tell you're struggling, if you want to...I'm here."
"I did find something in your library that" she had a hard time talking about it but felt she needed too.
looks at Julian and leaves room to sit on couch next to her and rubs shoulder comfortingly what did you find? I don't go through your thoughts unless given permission, you are in control.
It was something about Dantriael and-and I- Oh god. She cried burying her face in her hands. He rubs her back.
"Take your time. Tell me when you're ready." Her breath became heavy and shaky, she thought was too even say not knowing how to put it into words. He wraps his arm around into a hug. "I wish I could say EVERYTHING is going to alright...YOU'RE going to be alright." She hugs him back, still shaken from the information she obtained earlier; tears prick the sides of her eyes as she buries her face in his shoulder. He looks down and rubs his arm and waits patiently. You can hear muffled cries escape as she cries into his shoulder, he continues to comfort her. yawns softly. She calms down a bit by taking deep breaths and absentmindedly hugs him tighter, taking a few shaky breaths. "Shh...shh...you're okay. Daddy's here..." he becomes flustered and clears throat. "S-sorry, I mean...I just...uh.." she pulls back and looks at him confused.
"W-what did you say?" now feeling a bit weird by this. He tries too quickly covers up what he said like.
"More a father figure. Apologies if I've made you uncomfortable, it slipped out." She rolls her eyes playfully.
"Sure. Like that's what you meant." she giggles and sits back at ease, glancing over with a seductive gaze.
"Take it as you will. At least you laughed." Marek says with an alluring tone and purr. She blushes at the change of the tone in his voice and the seductive look on his face and quickly looks away. He smirks and sips drink in hand and keeps the same tone. "I'm just saying...it IS up to you, I wouldn't DARE make any advancements." Daro was still blushing and looks back at him.
"Y-Yeah" he raises his eyebrow and turns his head a little towards her, nodding once with a half-smile.
"I-I just- Wh-what I mean is- "she curses herself under her breath for stuttering so much. She sips his drink, waiting, the smile slowly creeping across my face. She sighs, obviously frustrated with herself.
"Yes...?
"Jack will get mad at me if I, uh- "he keeps using his alluring voice not forcing "...i recognize your relationship and respect it. If you would want, me being in here, it would happen more like a wet dream rather than physical. She blushes at the thought.
"O-oh."
"We would here, but your physical body will react like it's a wet dream, rather than me being in full physical form out there. It is all up to you...I just...I don't know. You don't have to." He sighs and leans back on the back of the couch. Daro bites her lip, blushing bright red and feels incredibly nervous, she looks away. He finishes his drink and refills it with Cognac, slams it back and refills it before standing again. "Sorry...I just...I'm really..." sigh.
"Y-you're...?"
"Ah, I-I should- "he goes to get up.
"No, no. Not that, it's just..." She sighs and runs her hand through hair. "I'm really...interested...in you. Have been, but you and him and his and my rivalry
"...I kind of knew you wouldn't choose or want anything to do with me. Being...well, me." Says Marek sadly. She stops and looks at him again, shocked at his response.
"Y-you're interested...in me?" he sips his drink and says.
"Yes. Complicates things, but it's better I said it here instead of out there."
"True. I just never knew that you" she stops in her words unsure if what she wanted to say. "I-I- "she looks down in disbelief.
"Yeah, well I guess I have a funny way of showing feelings or whatever out there." She looks at him, blushing again upon making eye contact with him and absentmindedly scoots closer to him. Marek cocks his head and searches her face for answers, anything. Daro's cheeks tinge light pink.
"H-how come you didn't tell me until now?"
"I didn't think you'd feel the same...I'm a demon and after all you've been put through. Everyone or those left, after a deal, want revenge on me or want me dead." (TRUE!)
"I don't exactly seek vengeance all the time but I just, uh-"She thinks lost in words and looks down, blushing yet thinking.
"Do you need answers? Following Jack because you love him? I know his goal is revenge and both him and I know I could have easily killed him at any time." He said to Daro seriously. She gave him a look of wonder.
"So why didn't you? Why didn't you kill him before?" Marek began thinking for a moment.
"It would have made my life easier without him. Then again, I guess I didn't want to risk having the entire task force or worse on my back. I'm a deal maker, only killing those who try to void the deal or can't keep their end up, I'm really not as murderous as the rumors and my reputation make me to be."