Throught her day Lena kept going over Amelie's offer. As much as she tried she couldn't get it out of her head. It didn't help that whenver she got the chance Amelie would promise her what her life would be like if she said yes.
You'd be my lover and would sit beside me as my queen. The entiretly of the underworld would be at your beck and call. Or if it's just me you want then I promise that when we make love you'll never lack for pleasure.
Those were just some of the promises she'd made since her little deal. And every single time she couldn't stop herslef from getting aroused at just the thought. Which is exatcltly what Amelie wanted as every time she'd walk away smiling.
But now wasn't the time to be thinking about those things. No, because now she was in the middle of a situation. They'd gotton word of a possible ritual being performed and had rushed to deal with it.
McCree had driven as fast as they could to the spot mention on the call. As they drove he kept looking back at her. Ever since he found out what Amelie really was and what her relationship was with Lena he'd been a little distant. Something that bothered Lena a lot seeing as they'd been good friends for a long time.
"So...?"
"McCree if your going to ask please just ask. I don't want a problem forming between us."
"Well okay then. I can understand you finding that book and getting curious enough to read it that I get. And I can get you unknowing binding her, it's magic so it has it' own rules. But what I don't understand is why you haven't tried to get rid of her."
"Welll I..." she started to say before she realized something. Ever since Ameilie got here she hasn't tried once to send her back or even contain her in any way. In fact she'd all but given her free reign of her home and allowed her to do as she wanted. But deep down she already knew why.
"Because I think I might be in love with her."
"What!? But she's a demon!"
"I know that! And at first she terrifed me. But the longer she stayed the more I got to know her and yes she can sometimes be bossy and scary she's also sweet and caring. In her own selfish way."
"Just don't making any deals with her. I dont' want do discover one day that she's taking you down to the underworld with her."
At the meniton of that Lena looked away. McCree seeing this groaned. "Please tell me you didn't."
"She's made a offer for me but it's not for my soul she just wants me. And before you say anything I'm already thinking and preparing mysef for anything."
"Just be careful I'd rather not loose my partner."
"Oh I'll be fine." At least that's what I hope.
As they pulled up to the location under an abandoned bridge they saw that they were to late. Three people were lying dead around a circle with a fourth man holding a bloody knife and laughing.
Immediately they got out of the car and pulled out their guns. "Freeze! Drop your weapon and put your hands up." but as expected the moment he saw them he turned and raised his knife.
"You will feed my powers!" he screamed charging them.
Two shots was all it took to bring him down. As he fell down Lena saw something leave his body and fly into the circle. She gussed it was the demon being forced back.
"This is a damn mess. I can just see the paperwork for all this."
"Well just be thankful it' only four bodies. From what I've heard other officers are dealing with worse. We can't exactly bring these people in anymore because they just scream and attack everyone."
"You got a point there. You go call this in while I examine everything."
She nodded and headed back to the car. As soon as she reached in and leaned in for the radio she caught somethin in the mirror. Behind the car and just beyond the bridge was Nervan. He saw that he'd been seen and brought his finger to his lip for her to be quiet before motioning her over.
Curious she kept her hand on her gun as she walked toward him. They moved out of the way were McCree couldn't see them. Once there she pointed her gun at his chest.
"If your're here to surrender I suggest you get on your knees."
"I don't surrender girl, however I do realize I've made a mistake."
"How so?"
"I underestimated your mortal law enforcmeent. They've been taking down my followers nearly as fast as I recruit them. It's quite hard to find a person willing to summon a demon in this day and age."
"Well then maybe it's time you go home where you belong."
At this he smiled. "That's exactly what I was thiking. But then I remembered that the source of my anger is trapped here so going home now would be pointless. That's when I remembered you." he tried to step foward but Lena pressed her gun to his ches. "One wrong move and you get to find out what a gun can do point blank range."
"Don't worry I've only come here to offer you a deal"
"Your not known for your good deals."
"Oh but you'lll like this one. You see as long as she's stuck here I'm stuck here. More people will die and this city will fall to chaos. Howver if she's sent back then I will have to follow her."
With her finger still on her gun she began to realize that he was right.
He is doing this to go after her. But this also started with him. He came here first to gather an army.
"Now all I need you to do is send her back and everything goes back to normal."
"Buddy you're the last person I'd make a deal with. I might not no much but I do know that she beat you once and she will beat you again."
She thought her words would anger him but he only smiled wickedly. " Forgive me for not beliveing the words of her newest plaything. You've known her for what a week? Two? I've known her for eons. You may belive that she loves you or cares for you but ultimately she only cares about herself. We're immortal beings and humans are nothing more then playthings for us to use grow bored with and then move on to the next."
"Shut up!"
"But I think you already know this don't you? She'll say anything to get you to do what she wants and when she's bored with you she'll throw you away."
"I said shut up!" in her anger she hit him in the head with her gun sending him the the ground.
"My deal still stands girl. Send her back by tommrow and you can rid this city of demons."
She barely heard what he said as the sound of gunfire filled the air. "Oh did I forget to mention I had my followers standing by just in case."
Imediatly she turn and ran back to McCree worried about what could happen. She turned the corner just in time to see two people clutching their arms and legs as McCree reloaded his gun.
"You really think I couldn't handle two fools alone? Now where the hell were you?"
"Nervan just tried to offer me a deal."
"And?"
"I hit him with my gun."
"Well that's good to hear. Now let's call this in and deal with the aftermat before anything else happens today."
When the corener got there and after all the paperwork was finally done Lena headed home. As she drove Nervan's words kept replaying over and over in her mind.
She didn't want to belive him but the rational part of her mind couln't stop from pointing out that what he said was probably ture.
She is an immortal demon. To her humans are probably nothing more then playthings.
Her deal could just be her way of finding a new toy.
When her hand reached for her door her mind was filled with all these negative thoughts.
As soon as the door swung open Lena was pulled inside by Amelie. "It's about time you got home I've been thinking about you all day."
"You have?"
"Of course I have. I've been thinking about what I'm going to do when you say yes to my offer."
At this she felt something snap. That's twice today someon's offered me a deal! I'm tired of all this!
Lena what's gotton you so upset?
"I ran into Nervan today."
"And what happaned." she said her eyes turning red at the mention of his name.
"I don't want to talk about it." she tried to move around her but Amelie reached out and held her. "If you won't tell me then I'll find out myself."
She moved her hands to Lena's head before her eyes glowed black and Lena felt her head tingle. Then she could literally fell Amelie seeing her memories of the encounter. Of what Nervan said and how it made Lena feel. But the opposite was true. As Amelie saw Lena's memories and emotions Lena could also see Amelies. It was a bit tricky at first but she manged to see every time she'd been summoned and what she'd felt. She expected to see Amelie using and then dispossing of humans as Nervan had said but instead she saw Amelie having fun then growing dissapointed when she was sent back time and time again. But more importantly she felt the honest truth when Amelie had offered her deal and how she'd felt since then.
She didn't know when during their mental experience they'd hugged each other but when the link was cut they were squeezing each other as hard as they could.
When it was all over Lena pulled back as Amelie wiped some stray tears from her face.
"Lena I'm sorry if I made you think that I didn't love you."
"And I'm sorry if I thought you were using me. Nervan just got in my head."
"Well that's what he does. He uses people then throws them away. But we'll both deal with him tommrow. Right now I think it's time I show you just how much you mean to me."
For the first time when she led her to the bedroom she didn't feel forced or reluctant
Clothes were shed as soon as they made it through he door as Amelie kissed her. Lena enjoying the expirence returend the kiss as her hands strarted to roam down her body and feeling her skin pressed against hers.
That night the two of them turlly made love insted of their usual sex. They made love for hours switching positons and domminace. When it was all over and they two of them lay exaushted in their bed Lena looked up from where her head was reasting just above Amelie's chest and felt truely peaceful.
"That was wonderful."
"Yes it was."
As she lay there she realized that she'd already made up her mind.
"I'll do it."
"What was that dear?"
"I said I'll do it." Amelie smiled before leaning down and kissing Lena for the hundred time that night. "Wonderful but you do realize that you'll be mine forever right?"
Lena smiled before kissing her. "No that means you'll be mine forever."
They both laughed before snuggling up to one another. "We'll work out the details in the morning right now we need to rest."
"Yes get your rest. Because tommrow we'll gut Nervan and his followers. Then we start out new lives."
