Sunday
Violet sighed as she put away the picture. It showed some of the cheerleaders but was centered on one in particular. Violet had taken the picture herself during a game, at the time she had told herself it was to help her practice what she wanted to say to the girl. And she did do that sometimes, but mostly she just stared at it for a minute before going to bed. And always she promised herself that tomorrow was the day she was going to talk to her.
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And every day she broke that promise because in her heart she already knew Rebecca wasn't interested in girls that way. And even if she was, she would certainly not be interested in a social hermit like Violet. Violet wasn't ugly but she didn't have shining red hair like Rebecca nor breasts as full as Rebecca's were. Violet's were barely a handful while Rebecca's were more than a handful. Yeah, she was a breast-girl.
She steeled herself to finally say goodbye to the fantasy. Tomorrow she would throw away this picture and then she might finally accept that Rebecca was out of her league. With another sigh she put away the picture and went to sleep, looking straight through the entity that had been observing her bedtime ritual with interest.
It seemed to consider something for a moment and then dove to the girl, right into her head.
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Violet suddenly found herself in a hallway of her high school, an empty one. Not too far from her she saw Rebecca in a cheerleader uniform that was a little too small for her. She was also acting shier than she normally did, casting her sea-green eyes downwards. Looking down her own body she noticed she was wearing clothes she would never wear in real life.
Leather pants that hugged her body combined with a top that left her midriff bare and did its best to make the most of her modest assets. Her hair wasn't straight but wavy and combed back instead of partially hiding her face. It had to be a dream and she thought she recognized this particular fantasy as a favorite of hers. But she had never been aware that she was dreaming before.
Nevertheless, she was about to step towards dream-Rebecca to get the fantasy rolling when a voice stopped her. A man's voice.
"Well, she certainly is a looker. But the picture already gave that away." Violet spun around and came face to face with something that looked like a man. He wore a brown trenchcoat, had black hair and fair skin. He actually looked like a pleasant fellow except for the eyes. Those eyes were orbs of the purest black. Violet didn't actually get an evil vibe from him, just a non-human one.
"Who am I, you ask." The man continued in that same pleasant voice tinged with humor. "Well, I don't really have a name but you can call me Jack."
Violet finally found her own voice. "Why am I dreaming about you?"
"Because I went inside your pretty, little head of course. I was looking for my next meal when I came across you." And he impishly pointed at Violet.
But being described as a meal wasn't
doing her peace of mind any good. This could of course be a nightmare but somehow, in the same manner that she knew that "Jack" wasn't human, she knew it wasn't. "You want to eat me?"
Jack's smile made her realize the other meaning of that phrase which got her blushing. "In a way," he said and hopped onto a desk. Suddenly Violet realized she was sitting in a school desk herself and that they were now in a classroom. "You see, I am what they call a pleasure demon. I eat human pleasure, sexual pleasure in particular, it's what empowers me and keeps me alive."
"But demons don't exist," Violet blurted out. "It's just superstition and make-believe."
Jack now looked thoughtful. "Well, I have been out of the loop for a few centuries. Only got out again a few months back. And by the way, I do love what your race did with the place. Anyway, demons are real and you are talking to one right now. Just be glad it's me and not one of the others cause most of the others aren't as pleasant as my kind."
There really wasn't any use going against cast-iron logic like that so Violet didn't even try. "Fine, you're a demon. What exactly do you want from me?"
Jack smiled again. "As I said, I want pleasure. Yours and that of others. I could just hover around and lap up the scraps but I have found that my meals are a lot bigger not to mention tastier when I have a human filtering it for me. I could just possess you, but that would be an uncomfortable experience for the both of us. Instead, I would like to bond with you for a short while."
"Oh, goody. I have been upgraded from meal to filter." Violet deadpanned.
Jack chuckled. "Think of me as a symbiont, I take but I also give. For example, I can enhance the pleasure you and those around you experience. Not to mention that you get certain enhancements while I reside within you."
"I think you need to do a little more research, Jack. I'm still a virgin and I don't see that changing anytime soon."
"And what if I offer you the object of your affections?" Jack asked.
Violet was weary. "What do you mean by that, exactly?"
"What I said, I can give her to you. I can influence the emotions of other humans; I could make her want you. That wouldn't last for long though. But I can arrange for something more permanent. Over the centuries I have picked up a few tricks here and there. Are you interested?"
Violet's thoughts were frantic as she imagined the possibilities. But she wasn't ready to say yes, yet. There were still some concerns and her conscience had some conditions as well. "And what exactly happens to my soul if I say yes?"