As I stand outside his door, I wonder whether I should give in to my desire or simply walk away. My name is Ariana and I am a succubus.
Contrary to what you might have heard, succubi are not evil, rather a gift from the gods. Or that's what the monks who raised me told me. Kaito, my guardian, whom I love like a father, explained it to me in its entirety.
"One day Ariana-san you will meet the person you were created for. Don't be afraid, succubi are meant to bring happiness not destruction."
He told me I would not mistaken the feeling when I encountered this person and well…he was right.
It all started when I entered the King Of Iron Fist Tag Tournament 2. You see, you can't spend ALL of you time meditating and the monks I live with thought it best that I should know how to defend myself. So they set to work when I was at a very young age, training me to fight. I took to it very well. In fact I know many different styles of martial arts. Thus earning me an invitation to this prestigious event.
Upon arriving I was given a partner, just a name, and told me where I was to commence for training. His name was Hwoarang.
When I first saw him he seemed very crude and hot-headed, as he was trying to pick a fight when I entered the private dojo.
"Ill kick you ass right here, right now Kazama!" he shouted at the man.
The man I assumed as Kazama just stood there and stared at him for a few seconds with a stoic look fixed upon his face. He turned away from the explosive red head and exited the room.
That's when Hwoarang finally noticed I was there.
From the moment his eyes fell upon me, it happened. A jolt of electricity ran down my spine and my whole body moistened. It had happened, I met the man I was created to be with. It might sound crazy to you, but your only human, whereas I am not. What's more I know he felt it too. His eyes got as round as rice bowls and his whole body tensed from the same feeling I was getting, I'm almost sure.
"H-hello, I'm your partner Ariana," I managed to stumble out.
He just stared at me for a minute and then told me his name.
From then on, we were inseparable. Constantly training, although I'm sure that was just an excuse to be close to each other. We actually became fast friends being that we both loved fighting, motorcycles, and winning. Unfortunately we didn't win the Tag Tournament, but I didn't mind, honestly this tournament was the furthest thing from my mind with my body burning up inside and my constantly trying repressing it. Why I don't know, I guess my need to be in control.
When the tournament was over, my heart bled to know I wouldn't be able to see my partner again. I blew it, I just couldn't give into my feelings. As I made my way to my room, Hwoarang stopped me in the hallway. Honestly he looked like a mix between angry and scared, scared was a new emotion, Hwoarang didn't get scared from what I had seen of him. He told me before I left he had to know….why he felt like his body was on fire whenever he was near me, why did our bodies react to each other the way they did when we first met, and why could he not stop thinking about me.
And there it was. I guess fate decided if I wasn't gonna get this ball rolling, she would make sure one of us did.
My face was ablaze as I let the truth come out and told him what I was.
He stood there after I was finished pondering his thoughts "A gift from the gods huh… who would have ever thought the gods would give me any consideration…"
My heart was about to beat out of my chest while I waited on him to say something to me.
"This isn't the first time I've heard of succubi.. So its not just me..? You feel..this too?"
I nodded my head keeping my eyes evenly fixed on him with my breath in my throat.
He must have sensed my nervousness because he laid a hand on my arm and said softly, "Now you look scared? I didn't mean to upset you. I'll go to my room and let you think..."
He turned to leave but stopped when he got to his door, turning his head so I could see one of his eyes looking back at me from under his goggles, "But if you wanted, later when your done thinking, to have some company, I know I would. Door's unlocked," he said as he entered the room quickly.
And well, here I am. Standing outside Hwoarangs hotel room wondering if I should knock, just go in, or run like hell. A thousand excuses running through my head, its midnight he's asleep, I should just go back to bed; what if he changed his mind and locked the door, its not like your human Ariana; you should just go home to Kaito, everything will go away once I'm home.
After what seemed like an eternity I breathed in deep and reached for the doorknob, which was still unlocked, and walked in.