Forbidden

Chapter 54

-NINFA'S P.O.V-

     This entire week, since we found out where Lucifer is, has been really crazy. The nightmares I've helped her though. The after effects.
     But she quickly recovers and I'm glad for it. And we've been busy. Like really busy.
     She holds Sekia to the demons neck. "Speak. Tell us what you know." The blade glows before the monster is forced the words out.
"I don't know where he his. I don't know."
    Valerie sighs loudly. "What do you know?"
"Breeding is going very well. An army is underway."
     My stomach turns. Army.
"What else?"
"All prepared to bow to you if you'd step up."
     Without a moments notice his body is turned to ash.
"Not fucking happening."
     She puts the blade on her back again and takes out her gun.
"Why do you need the gun?"
"Because there is a hellhound that's a cross bred and has speed advantage."
"I can't see hellhounds."
     Her lips kiss my temple and I feel a small surge of power. This ugly dog comes from the next room.
"What the fuck is wrong with its face?"
     Valerie laughs and pulls the trigger. The hound drops to the ground and black blood drips out. I swear that was the ugliest thing ever.
"They look like the dogs from resident evil."
"You could say that. It would make sense."
     She leans over and kisses my cheek. "Let's go, love. I want to go on a date with you."
      I raise my eyebrow to the suddenness. She takes my hand and we're outside the den. It takes a moment and the den disappears before my eyes. And then another second and we're home.
"You want to change?"
"There's no need to, really. Just need to clean up a bit."
     She's quick to leave and come back with a damp wash cloth. She wipes the blood splatters from my face. I do the same to her in return.
    Her hands take mine and then we're in an alley behind a restaurant.
"Come on, love."
     The 5 star manages to get us in quickly under a compulsion. The food is great. And the dessert. It's deadly.
"Are you enjoying the dinner?" She laughs.
"Maybe."
"Good, good." She smiles. "Cause, though you're cute, you're moaning to your food."
   I feel myself blush intensely. "I hadn't noticed."
    The rest of the meal was her smiling at me and me blushing to it. I didn't know I was doing that. Now I feel embarrassed but no one else heard but her...
    I'm glad we can make time like this to just eat. To just enjoy each others company pass killing monsters or sleeping.
    And this. When she nuzzles so close to me, it feels like we're one.
"I've lost my wife to deep thoughts."
"You didn't."
"You've been out of it like all day."
    She straddles my hips and grabs my hands. "What's wrong?"
     I smile widely and it confuses her.. which only makes me smile more. "Nothing is wrong, Val."
"Then why are you so far away?"
"I'm just thinking about you. About us."
    She kisses her rings on my fingers and sighs. "Are your thoughts of me ill? Are you not happy with me? Have I done something?"
"Noooo. No. Don't think like that. You're perfect, Valerie. I'm just thinking of how much I love you."
   Her ruby eyes shine brightly to my words and I can't help but grow another smile. Or.. ever really get out of smiling. When I'm around her, I always am smiling.
"I love you too."
    I bite my lip. I really want to kiss her but it's hard when she's holding me in place like this. And asking for what I want works, but this way is more fun.
"Nin.."
    Her eyes grow dark. Dark with lust. Dark with beauty. It makes me heat... everywhere.
"You just want a kiss, don't you?"
     I release my lip and only smile wide to her. I mean, I don't mind if we go further. She knows me though...
    She leans down and takes my lips in a kiss. I love her soft and warm lips. I love her kisses. I love her.
    I kiss back and wrap my arms around the back of her neck.
"You could ask." She mumbles against my lips.
    I bite her lip and lightly suck. Her breaths catches in her throat to it. As I let go, she pulls back.
"You're terrible, you know?"
"How am I terrible?"
"You do this to me on purpose."
"Do what?" I raise my eyebrow.
"You know what."
     I pull her back down to me and lick across her lips. "Maybe I do."
"Mhm." She pulls away again. "But I know you. And I know you're tired."
    I sigh. She's right. I am tired. Sometimes eating so much does that to me but it was good food. Sometimes it gives me energy but this time, plus the days work, I'm wiped out.
    She cups my cheek and lightly caresses. "You're so beautiful."
"Thank you. You're not so bad yourself."
    She laughs and shakes her head. "I'm this way because I have you."
"You're not. You had this goodness in you before you even knew me."
"Key in this was in me. Now it shows. Because of you, Ninfa."
"Not because of me."
    She leans down and kisses my forehead. Something makes my heart race and as I close my eyes I see an image she gives me. I smile to it.. to..
    There is us. In a fort of pillows in the wilderness with the waterfall in the background... laughing... giggling.
"That me doesn't exist without you, Nin." She pulls back and I open my eyes to hers. The ruby shines so brightly.
"You're everything to me, Ninfa."
"You're my everything as I am yours, baby."
    She smiles before taking my lips in hers. My weariness feels like it went out the window. A massive heat overtakes and I need her.
"Val.." I whimper in the kiss.
     
    A familiar noise. Almost every other morning. And I feel so fucking terrible.
   I kiss her forehead and take away the pain quickly.
"I'M NOT DOING IT. I'M CHANGING BEFORE I FUCKING SLEEP."
"Hey. I didn't mean to."
"You guys are fucking assholes." She tries to get out but can't. Squashed between Misty and I.
"Going somewhere?"
"Not yet."
    In a flash, she's gone. A shrink. Not teleport. I would have felt that energy by me.
    The largest. Smallest. Creepiest. Nope. Cringe worthy. Nope.
    As I see her I scream and fall out of bed trying to get out. Joel runs in in a hurry.
"What happened? Where's Valerie?"
    I grab a shirt from the floor and slip it on. Getting up I storm out. Joel follows. Then Misty. Then finally the cause.
"Baaaabe. I was kidding."
"You know I don't like those. You know I don't. Why did you fucking do that? And in the bed? What the fuck is wrong with you?"
    She literally falls to the floor and is laughing. I roll my eyes and flop on the couch.
"Still don't understand."
"May have hit her balls again."
    Joel does a ouch sound.
"She was trapped between us."
"Solution was to turn to a fucking spider."
"Oooo. Valerie. Angel is pissed."
    She sits on the couch next to me. Her face in all grins.
"Ninfa."
"No."
"Ninfa."
"I said no. I'm not."
"Damn, Valerie."
"Luke. Joel. Don't you have like a wedding to plan?"
"We're not. We don't have money."
    It's like all the room got tense.
"Are you serious? That's the reason?"
"We're not all rich like you." Luke counters heavily.
"What?"
"We're not all made of money. Can't have a wedding put together in less than a month because of money and power."
    The room goes in slow motion.
"Val.."
    She stands up and takes Joel's hand. He enters the slow motion. He looks around in confusion.
"You don't have to be rich like me. You only had to ask and I would have had you guys married a long ass time ago. Now talk to him about that and possible the fact that I didn't start out rich. I worked hard to be here. I WORKED HARD TO BE HERE." I feel heat come from her. Her anger.
"I know. He doesn't understand. I'm sorry, Valerie."
    She morphs and takes flight out. I take after her. She flies all the way out to the island and to my surprise she morphs midair and drops. She falls a long way until she splashes in the pool.
    I drop down to her and sit on the edge.
"Val.."
"I didn't mean to go off." She floats on her back.
"He doesn't understand though, Valerie."
"But to live among us and to just go off that. I don't have to let them live there. But I wouldn't toss Joel out because his partner is an asshole."
    She takes a deep breath. "My day has started out shitty. Like every morning. Then making you mad. Then that. I'm not. And it's like nothing I do is right. I just want some time in my life where I'm not being attacked by something."
"I was mad at you. But you know not to do that."
"It was kidding."
"It's not funny."
"I'm sorry."
"Let's go home, babe. We'll shower. Watch a movie or something until we have work."
"I guess."
    I take her hand and she teleports us. Though she's dripping wet the conversation starts.
"I'm sorry, Valerie."
"It's fine."
"I didn't mean it how it had sounded."
"It's fine, Luke." She says and then disappears. I blink behind her.
    It was really fast. Really fast. I was just in her arms. And her holding me tightly.
"Why the..."
"I'm cold."
    I laugh to her. "Are you?"
    Her hands slide down my pants and rest against my butt. I feel like ice has grown over my whole body.
"You're warm." Her hands slide up into the back of my shirt.
    I'm so cold. I feel like I'm..
"I ..feel like I..I'm dying."
"Dramatic."
"You're cold."
"I told you."
"I guess I prefer this more. Sometimes you get upset at something and you unintentionally burn me."
    She pulls away fast to my words. A fear and hurt and regret show in her eyes. "I hurt you?"
"No. Only way you could hurt me is if you leave me. But now I'm cold and it's your fault."
    A relief but still a long sorrow fills her gaze.
"Valerie. I'm cold. Please shower and cuddle with me?"
    I lean up and kiss her cheek and it gives me back my happy love. I wish she wasn't so sensitive to some things but it isn't her fault. But I also love how sensitive she can be to things because off itnwasnt for that, I would have been dead a long time ago.
    She lifts me in the air. My body freezes again.
"I told you that water was cold."
"It wasn't." She lies.
"Lie."
     She groans. "Yes. It was."
"Which?"
"Both. First lie. Didn't like it. I'm sorry."
"I thought it was funny. I can tell when you're lying."
"Okay. 2 truths and a lie."
"Alright."
"Favorite color is Blue. Favorite food is French fries and I love dogs."
"2 lies and a truth. Your favorite color is blue but also red. Your favorite food is chicken nuggets. And you love cats."
"Impressive. But you're an angel. You could catch lies from anyone."
"Not all angels can do that. But with you, it's different. You've never lied to me before besides the water thingy. So it felt weird when you actually did lie."
"I apologize anyway. The water was cold when I went in. But it was probably because the sun had just risen there."
"Right. So still wasn't cold when I said it was?"
"Exactly."
"I love you, you ridiculous asshole."
"I just got called an asshole. Damn. Downed by own wife. Deadly."
    I laugh at her and kiss her cheek. "Can we please shower? Or do something warming. I'm freezing."
"I could manage that."
"You better."