Chapter 7: Letting Your Guard Down

Melinda vowed that she would never let her guard down around Mephiles again! However, Mephiles was gonna formulate a plan to make her let her guard down. He didn't know why, but he wanted to be able to get that close to her again. He almost got to kiss her… He sighed and blushed as he walked to Nimue's cave. He tried to think of a plan to get her to give in, but couldn't come up with a flawless one. He wasn't exactly Romeo waiting to come to Juliet's balcony. He was more of...one of those cold characters who wants to eliminate anyone who dares to even look at the Juliet figure. And in this case, Melinda was Juliet. 'But she's way more beautiful than Juliet…' the dark one thought.

When he got to Nimue's cave, he saw that she was already out. She was sitting at a table with Flutterby and having tea with her. Flutterby was in her hedgehog form and holding a cup of tea, stirring the contents of it around. Mephiles cleared his throat to let the two know he was there. They looked up and saw him standing there with his arms crossed. "Ah, hello, Meph!" Nimue greeted cheerfully, standing up. "How many times have I told you, don't call me Meph?!" the ebony hedgehog groaned. Nimue giggled. "I know… So, what brings you here?" the pink hedgehog asked. "I need your help again," Mephiles explained, "I need her to let her guard down around me so I can get closer to her more often." Nimue raised an eyebrow at him then rubbed her chin. "Well, what did you do to get her to let guard down the first time around?" she asked him. Mephiles shrugged his shoulders. "We were playing a game and then I told her that her beginner's luck tied in with how lucky she was to pretty. Then I moved in closer and tried to kiss her, but then she said she wanted to go to bed." he explained. Nimue rubbed her chin and thought some more.

Then, she came to a conclusion. "Well, she seems to react when you compliment her. So, I think you should try and compliment her more, but not too much. And if she tries running away, try and talk to her. That's what I'd do," Mephiles raised an eyebrow. "Huh… that sounds… strikingly possible to succeed." the ebony hedgehog said, nodding. Nimue nodded and smiled. "And if there's any other problems, you know who to find," she told him. Mephiles nodded. He started heading for the exit and Nimue sat back down and started pouring some more tea for herself and Flutterby.

Later…

Melinda was still in the bedroom, pretending to sleep for the whole night. She was afraid that while Mephiles was awake and she was asleep, he'd try something funny. Now, she was even more sleepy, but she was determined to stay awake unless Mephiles came in and tried to do something to her. "I must stay awake! I must stay… I must… I… must.. I must...zzzz..." It wasn't long before Melinda's eyes had slipped closed and then she started to breath very quietly. She had fallen asleep…

Mephiles came in the door and announced he was back. When he got no reply, he figured she must've been asleep. He then smirked to himself. "Fun time…"

He walked into his room and sure enough, there was Melinda, sleeping in a curled up position. Mephiles smirked as he found her cute. He walked over to her and looked down upon the sleeping hedgehog girl. She was still a beautiful girl when sleeping. Still, when she's sleeping, her eyes are closed and Mephiles loved looking into her flaming hot orange eyes. Her dark red hair was slightly splayed out and gave her a shy and innocent look when asleep. He bent down and sniffed her hair and moved down to her neck. He sniffed her lovely scent in and bit her neck. She flinched slightly, but she was so tired she still remained sleeping. Mephiles stood back up and looked at the hickey he had made. To him, that was a sign that she belonged to him. He wondered if she'd notice it when she woke up? He hoped not… Then, he walked to the other side of the bed and laid beside her. He then scooted closer and wrapped his powerful arms around her. "Night-night, my beauty…" the dark hedgehog whispered in her ear. He already got her to let her guard down by waiting for her to fall asleep. He then closed his green eyes and snuggled up to her.

Meanwhile…

Glory was in Melinda's room, sitting on her daughter's empty bed. She had a tearstained face and wasn't moving. She also looked pretty tired. The door opened and it was Mel. "Glory, sweetheart, you should get some sleep." the navy-blue haired dalmatian said. Glory sniffed and nodded. "I'll just… sleep in here tonight… if that's okay…" the orange-haired hedgehog lady sniffed. Mel sighed in defeat and nodded. "That's fine… Just as long as you actually sleep…" he whispered, turning around and closing the door. Glory sighed and crawled under the covers that smelled just like her daughter. She let that scent and the warmth of the covers let her sleep.

The next day… Melinda's POV…

I was really tired… Like so tired that by the time I woke up, it was 1:00 p.m. And the strange part was, my neck felt a little weird and sore. I wonder if this is how being bit by a vampire feels? Wait a minute… Bit? I sat up and felt my neck where the sore spot was. I felt little things on my neck that felt like teeth marks. Someone had given me a hickey! "But… who…?" I looked around until my eyes saw Mephiles laying next to me. I glared at him. I knew it was a bad idea to sleep! Who the hell did he think he was, giving me a hickey?! I got up out of bed in a fit, went over to his side of the bed, pulled the covers off of him, grabbed him, and threw him out of the bed onto the floor!

Sure enough, he woke up with a yell and stood up swiftly. "OW! What the hell was that for?!" he snapped. I then smacked him across the face. "How dare you?!" he demanded. "How dare I?! How dare I?! How dare you?!" I retorted, stomping and making fists with my hands. "How dare you give me hickey when I'm asleep?!" I demanded back. Mephiles' green eyes shrunk and his face turned red. "Uh… I, uh, I…" he stammered. I groaned in frustration. "You sick pervert! I hate you!" I snapped. Mephiles' eyes widened then he glared at me creepily. I gulped in nervousness. 'Maybe I shouldn't have said that…' I thought, backing away. I tried to run away but then he tackled me to the ground! "Hey! Let me go, you shithead!" I snapped, trying to break free. "I think you need a punishment, Melinda…" he whispered into my ear. I gasped and blood rushed to my face. "Huh- N-No! Please!" I begged, tears forming in my eyes. "Yes!" he replied. I was scared out of my mind now! I turned my head back and saw him remove his gloves and toss them aside. What was he gonna do? He then picked me up by my neck and tossed me onto the bed. (A/N: Play "I Miss the Misery" during the following scene.)

Mephiles turned me around and I heard a click sound. I tried moving but y hands were trapped in cold, metal cuffs. He had handcuffed me! "Hey, let me-" I was cut off when I felt rough hands grab the edge of my pants and pull them down. "Huh?! No!" I cried. I heard a dark chuckle. "You're lucky I'm feeling nice today and not giving you the ultimate punishment…" I heard his voice say. I heard his knuckles crack and that made shivers go down my spine. "Please, stop!" I begged, flailing around. "No, you need to learn who you are and what your place is!" he replied.

I heard a woosh come towards me and then a stinging sensation on my backside! "Ah!~" I yelled, the tears falling from my eyes. "This is what naughty girls like you deserve!~" Mephiles laughed, striking me again. "OW! Ouch! OWIE! OW! OW!" I kept crying as the spankings became more and more unbearable and painful.

After what seemed like an eternity of spanking, I couldn't feel my ass anymore. 'Hopefully, he's done…' I prayed. Just then, I felt him crawl onto me from behind. "W-What are you doing?" I asked, feeling scared. He then reached up my shirt with his cold hand and grabbed my right breast over my bra. "W-Wait! Stop!" I screamed as I paralyzed with fear. He said nothing and continued to play with it. My breasts are D's and that's made me a guy magnet, but I don't want that, neither do I want this! I then gasped as I felt his hands pull me up into his lap. Then with his other hand, he reached down into my panties and rubbed my cunt. "Ah! Ah, please stop! I'm sorry!" I cried out, blushing really hard. "See, this punishment is working!" he chuckled, rubbing me harder in both places. I moaned and moaned. This might have been pleasurable for my body, but that's a natural reaction, but me in general, I didn't want this! "Please, Mephiles… don't…" I cried. "You're lying to yourself… You want this, Melinda.~" he whispered, licking my hickey. I flinched and shook my head. "No! No, I don't! You may want it, but not me!" I whispered, my closed eyes shuddering. "We'll soon see who's lying…" Mephiles said in my ear.

I then felt my stomach clench. Is this what an orgasm feels like? 'No… I musn't… That would say to him that I'm letting my guard down!' I thought, holding it in. I think he noticed that I was holding it in, and that's bad. "Don't hold it in, Melinda…" he commanded, squeezing his fingers inside of me. "Ah! N-No! I'll never cum! I'll never let my guard down!" I cried. He chuckled darkly and squeezed my breast. "Give in… You'll never win against me. Now you'll cum, or I'll give you the ultimate punishment…" he warned me. I sighed in defeat. I didn't want the ultimate punishment, whatever it was. I finally just let go. An orgasm felt really weird, but somehow, my body loved it. I felt really sick.

I collapsed forward and sighed out in relief. I looked back and saw him lick my juices off his fingers. I glared at him. "You're a sick demon…" I muttered venomously. He didn't seem to hear me, because he picked me right back up. "Unless you want something like that again, you'll treat me with respect…" he warned me. I gulped and nodded. He smiled at me and removed the handcuffs. "I don't want you to be afraid of me, Melinda." Mephiles whispered, cupping my face with his hands. I blushed and my eyes widened. "Then what do you want with me?" I asked, a little nervous. "I want you to let your guard down and at least try and accept me…" he answered. "I don't think I'll be able to after what you just did to me…" I sighed, closing my eyes. "Please… I just want you to…" he stuttered. I looked at him. "What?" I asked in curiousity. "N-Nevermind, I just want you not be afraid of me!" he said, crossing his arms. I tilted my head in curiousity. What was he trying to say? It's kind of funny how when doing sexual things to me, he's got no hesitations, but now… He's all nervous and stuttering. Weird… Should I let my guard down more often? Well, it's worth a try. My dad always said life was about taking chances, making mistakes, and getting messy. He said he learned that from a fictional character named Miss Frizzle. I just laughed every time he used to say that. Maybe I should take my dad's advice into account? I took in a deep breath and breathed in and breathed out. I moved closer to Mephiles and tapped on his shoulder. He looked back at me. "I… suppose I could try and let my guard down more often, but… Don't do that ever again, please?" I pleaded. "O-Okay… I'll try to control myself…" Mephiles answered, running his fingers through my hair. I closed my eyes and surrendered.

Maybe letting my guard down wouldn't be so bad?

Done! I know you wanted a full sex scene, and you'll get one, I promise. I won't tell you when, but you'll get it soon. God, all these readers ever care about in these stories is the sex scenes…

Shadow: Yeah…

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