Patrick was on his way to the shop to see Nessira like he usually did. He had just left his place after getting a visit from Lilith which was interesting, to say the least. He had asked Lilith, the Goddess of sex and Lust if he could marry her daughter. The very idea seemed crazy to him and even though he had her blessing he was extremely nervous about the whole thing.
From the moment he met Nessira he had felt this very strange connection with her. Even though he really didn't see Jenny in her anymore which he learned was because she was slowly taking on the form of her original body which oddly enough was very similar which he had questions about. He was happy she looked more like she did in those visions he saw because he had long since moved past Jenny in the same way he hoped she had moved past Sebastian.
He pulled up to the shop like he always did but he was extremely nervous. He thought about not asking her tonight and just trying again another time but he knew it was what he wanted. Despite everything that had happened and everything she was he still wanted this, even with the possible dangers to come with it.
As he finally walked in he saw Nessira and Shadow having a conversation that seemed to be getting a little heated. He stayed back for a moment trying not to get in the middle of their discussion but he still heard everything.
"Mother you said this was about bringing people together, about finding love, this isn't right, they are trapped in there so Tinera could have her freedom!"
"Calm down Shadow, they will be set free the moment I find someone to replace them."
"Mother this is wrong, you have to fix this!"
"I can't, this is an ancient curse and I don't have the power to do it."
"Then put her back, this is her curse, not theirs!"
"Shadow, I..."
"You know I am right, this couple did not deserve this, and who knows what else Tinera is doing, I know you care about her but maybe she was cursed for a reason, please Mother, I can't stand the things I feel from this thing." She said dropping what looked like a DVD case on the counter. "Please find a way to fix this, for me."
"Alright Shadow, I will let Tinera have her fun for a few more days, then she goes back, I owe her that much."
"Thank you, Mother," Shadow said walking over and giving her a hug for a moment. Nessira hugged her back before Shadow finally let go. "Oh, hello Patrick." She said noticing him across the room.
"Hey Shadow, everything alright?" Patrick asked finally coming closer.
"Yes, I'm sure it will be, please don't let it disturb your evening together." She said walking over and giving him a kiss on the cheek before retreating to the back room.
"What was that about?" He asked Nessira.
"Something I did, that I need to fix." She said picking up the DVD case with a picture of a demon couple on it before placing it behind the counter. "She has a bigger heart than I do, despite how much I try."
"Hey I happen to be an expert on your heart, and it is plenty big enough."
"Thanks, I think she is hiding something from me though."
"What do you mean?"
"I don't know, just a feeling, the way she's been acting lately."
"Kids will be kids I suppose."
"I guess, despite how old she is though she isn't a kid."
"Hey, let's take your mind off of it, how about we go out tonight?"
"To your place? Sure."
"No, I mean let's go out and do something, dinner, or a movie, or whatever, just come out with me."
"Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm serious, let me take you somewhere special, somewhere romantic."
"You do realize you don't have to romance me to get me into bed right?"
"Doesn't mean I don't want to make you feel special."
"Patrick, every moment you are alive and here in my arms, I feel special." She said before kissing him. "But if you want, I can show you a place that is special to me?"
"I would love to see it." He said still holding her in his arms closely.
Nessira placed her lips on his again tasting him. She wanted him so badly right then and there but she was willing to wait. She knew what he was to do trying to make her feel loved and special and it made her love him even more. In the back of her mind though she thought about what Shadow had said to her and it reminded her of all the horrible things she had done in her life.
Patrick opened his eyes after feeling a cold breeze on his face. Somehow they were no longer in the shop anymore and were standing on a mountain somewhere. They weren't too high up but there was an amazing view of a valley lighted by the moon as he took it all in.
"Where are we?" He asked looking back at her.
"This is where I went the first time I was old enough to use my wings."
"Really?"
"I wanted to go and see the world around me, to see an incredible view but I was scared to fly too high so I came here just so I could see the world below me.
"Wow, it is beautiful here."
"I love how it has been untouched by man all this time, just nature for miles and miles."
"Interesting."
"What?"
"Sorry, I am just imagining you as a young girl learning to fly."
"Long ago, before..."
"Before what?"
She was silent for a moment just staring out into the distance before she said: "everything."
"Nessira, I love you, and you are not a monster, we all make mistakes."
"Thank you, I know you mean that, but it is what it is."
"Actually, there is something I want to ask you."
"What is it?"
"I um, well it's um, I spoke to your mother and um..."
"Oh God, what did she tell you?"
"Nothing, well no, I mean she did tell me some things about you."
"Ugh, I will kill her," she said walking toward the edge of the cliff with her hands on her head. "What did she tell you, did she tell you about the time I..." She stopped when she turned around and suddenly saw Patrick in one knee holding up a small box with a red diamond ring inside. "What the fuck?"
"I don't know what your opinion is on marriage, and even if you don't want the whole ceremony or whatever, just know I give this to you as a promise that I will never leave your side, until the day I die," Patrick said as Nessira stood there silent in shock at what was happening right now.
She had a terrified look in her eyes as Patrick stayed there on his knees waiting for a response, for anything. Nessira stared at the ring frozen in what looked like fear as Patrick's stomach twisted in knots afraid of what he had done and suddenly feeling he made a mistake.
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" She said finally breaking her silence.
"What?"
"No no no, you are such an idiot, what is the matter with you?"
"I um..."
"You don't get it do you, what I am, what I've done, I am a monster Patrick, do you know what Shadow and I were fighting about? I released a demon who corrupted and trapped a married couple in a DVD to replace her in that prison, and that is only the tip of what I have done." She said getting angry.
"I have always know what you were, and if that's the case then what are we, where are we going, how does this end?"
"Why don't you just move in with me, just come live in the shop."
"If that's what you want, then I will but what is the difference if there is a ring?"
Her eyes turned red and her wings sprouted from behind as her hands turned into claws. Her skin was still normal which but two horns sprouted from her head. He stared at the Succubus floating in front of him with a fiery look in her eyes. Most people would be terrified but he knew what she was.
"My own mother practically mind fucked you the first time you met her, I have killed hundreds of people, maybe thousands, I have corrupted and manipulated so many people, turning woman just to make them fuck their husbands to death. A man who I tried to make the woman he loved kill him, I also made him kill your ex-girlfriend just so I could steal her body for myself, every night you lay with me I imagine killing you, I imagine pulling your soul out through your cock just because it turns me on!" She said landing on the ground as she walked towards him. "You have no clue what you are asking of me, no clue who or what I really am, you are just a stupid human, just like Sebastian was, and look what happened to him!"