We're in the double digits! Ten whole chapters! Including this chapter, I've written roughly 63k words about Amara, and I'm so happy you've all joined me for her story. With any luck, you'll all be sticking around for the next ten. See you then!
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"The blue or the red?"
"Are you serious? The blue!"
"You sure? I kinda like the pattern on the red."
"You have green eyes, Nick. When she's staring longingly into them, do you want her thinking of Christmas?"
"Alright, fair point. Blue it is."
Nick hung the red shirt back up, then pulled the door closed. He dressed himself in the mirror hanging on the back of his closet, making sure every detail was perfect. The dark blue button-down shirt went over a thin white tee, and he spent several minutes rolling up his sleeves just the way he liked.
"So, when do I get the full story about you and Tessa?" Nick asked.
"What, like a play by play of how we hooked up? Pervert." Amara laughed, sliding to the edge of Nick's bed. She was laying on her stomach, flipping through social media feeds as she helped him get ready.
"Please, I could get that from her if I wanted. Do you know how she told me that you two hooked up? She sent me a picture of the bite mark you left on her neck, saying 'Guess who I just did!'. I want to know how you feel about it, this is the first time you've slept with someone other than me."
"I dunno, maybe it's my succubus blood, but it all feels kinda normal. I needed to get her out, we're both into each other, it just made sense."
"What about your abilities? Do they feel any different?"
"Will you stop fussing about me? I'm a grown woman, and I can take care of myself. Maybe you should focus on, I don't know, your date with one of the hottest girls on campus?"
"Hey, I can be nervous about two things at once!" Nick protested.
"Look, I get it. This last month has been a lot, but I'm not the only person in your life. Today is about you, not me."
Nick sighed.
"I know, I know. It's just... it's weird right? How mundane this all feels? Like demon puberty is just a thing people do, no biggie."
"You want to complain that stuff isn't weirder? Are you trying to tempt fate?"
"I'm just nervous that we're missing something. Something waiting to bite us when our backs are turned."
Amara stood up, moving to Nick and hugging him tight. "Nick, I know you like being prepared, but that can't stop us from living our lives."
A moment passed, the two leaning on each other as Amara's words hung in the air. Nick paused, letting his thoughts wander as his friend tried to calm him down. It struck him that their dynamic had returned to normal, or at least close enough to what had been normal previously. With Amara more in control of her abilities, much of the initial confusion and terror has passed.
"I won't lie, it'll be nice to do something normal for a change." He finally said.
"Something? Or someone?" Amara said, smirking as she jumped back on the bed.
"That's not what I mean!"
"Uh huh, suuure. You think she's secretly a total animal in bed? Maybe she's got, like, a huge pain kink."
"Amara, I'm being serious. I don't want to sleep with her today."
"Well, does your libido know that?" Her eyes flared with recognition. "Your aura doth protest, m'lord."
"Hey, I'm used to sidestepping my body's craven desires. Before you turned all demonic, I was actually in a bit of a dry spell."
"It won't be distracting? Wondering what her body feels like? Picturing her hot breath tickling your neck as she inches further and further down?"
Nick couldn't help but notice that, halfway through speaking, Amara's voice had pitched up. When he turned back to the bed, Vee was staring back at him, a devilish smirk on her face.
"You're not helping, Amara. Quite the opposite, in fact."
"Oh c'mon, can you honestly say you're not curious?" Amara rolled onto her back, kicking her legs playfully in the air as she traced Vee's curves with her hands. "That you don't want to know what this body feels like?"
Nick swallowed nervously. He was telling the truth about his plans, but Amara's relentless teasing wasn't making that decision easy. He continued watching, aware that this wasn't Vee, but unable to look away from her objectively enticing body. "That's... not what I'm saying. What is the goal here? Make this date even more stressful for me?"
"Absolutely not! In fact, I know just the thing to get you ready." Amara slipped off the bed, onto the floor, and slowly crawled over to Nick. "Let me take the edge off. Your libido will be happy, letting you focus on the date. Plus, it'll get you to stop worrying about me and Tessa."
"An ulterior motive? How devilish of you!" Nick watched his friend move closer, licking her lips in anticipation. "Alright, fine, if you insist. On two conditions."
Amara sat up, now directly in front of Nick, her eyes reluctantly moving away from his bulging pants. "A foolish play, to bargain with a demon such as I! But fine, name your price, and perhaps I will take mercy!" Her hands traced up his legs, squeezing them as her eyes flared with excitement.
"I already showered, and I don't have time for another, so only oral. I'm not going on this date reeking of sex." He paused, waiting for Amara to nod before continuing. "Secondly, you turn back. I'm not doing anything while you look like her."
Without a second thought, Amara shifted back into herself. "Ha! You fell into my trap! That's exactly what I wanted you to say!"