*WARNING: This chapter has explicit content only for mature readers. Read at your own caution.*
June hid on the floor of the limo as they pulled back up into the driveway. Fredrick helped her up and led her into the house, making sure first with Cora that Serena was not back yet.
Fredrick bid her goodnight as she started up the stairs, making sure to stop and listen as he vanished into the Ceremony Room where he slept although she did not know where. The Old Ones were very secretive about where they really slept, even in Serena's room June was unsure if the vampire actually slept in the grand bed. As the coast seemed clear June descended down the stairs and headed towards the back of the house. She still felt dizzy and light as she walked to the garden doors.
She looked at the cameras as they flashed red and she walked out the door into the fresh night air. She was having trouble keeping her balance and by the time she reached the door she had tripped two times.
She knocked on the door as quietly as she could and felt the ground spin beneath her feet. Nico opened the door and took one look at her and sniffed at her loudly.
"Oh god, your drunk" he said and quickly scooped her up in his arms and shut the door. June didn't fight him, in fact she kinda liked being this close to him. His body was warm, and it held her body firmly, her small feet dangling over as she faintly smiled to herself. His scent drifted over her, his black cotton T-shirt smooth against her cold skin from the night air as she watched them ascend up into his room above the garage.
He laid her down on the sofa and went for some water. "Here drink this or my mother's going to know what he gave you" he said handing her the glass. June took it and sipped greedily, wanting the taste of scotch out of her mouth.
"So what did you do?" he asked crossing his arms in front of her.
"We went to an opera and then he took me to a pool room with other vampires and gave me scotch" she said sluggishly. She tried to compose herself as she took long breaths to steady her head.
"Did he try and do anything to you?" he asked with a harsh tone.
"Yes" June said wanting to be honest.
"And did you let him?" Nico said now getting visibly jealous which made June feel a bit angry. She wasn't his and she wasn't Fredrick's. So why the hell did he care?
"Does it matter?" June said setting the glass down "You are just going to hand me over to the Eyes anyway."
"What does that mean?" Nico said coming towards her and taking her face in his hands. June tried to look away but she couldn't help but meet his eyes that seemed to pierce through her armor she was so desperately trying to hide behind.
"You are an Angel; you can't help humans you are bent on harvesting us!" June said getting loud and standing up "You want us all to die! And my brother is going to die, and Mora is going to die, and I am going to die right along with them!" she started getting hysterical, big drops of tears streaming down her face as she failed at holding back her emotions now. She had been quiet, and been through too much tonight and for the past three years. She needed to scream, she needed to cry, she needed something, anything to fill her ever growing void.
Nico then did something very unexpected.
He picked June up by her shoulders and kissed her hard, making June's legs wobble and buckle beneath her as he pressed himself to her. At first she was stunned, but as his lips began inviting her in she melted against him. Slowly she wrapped her arms around his neck, his hands going for her hips as his fingers dug in against the material of her dress. She gasped, wanting more as she pulled his head in closer, needing to feel more of him, needing to taste him. He pushed her down against the couch, his lips never leaving hers as he quickly made work of her dress and pulled it down along her body. June frantically pulled his black shirt off over his head, her mind focused on one thing and one thing only. This wasn't a gentle tumble in the sheets after grueling finals, or some quick knee knocking in the back of some guys car. This was unaltered desperation and consummation of two bodies in hungry need. Desire rocked June's head back as she felt Nico's mouth against her breasts, her eyes closing as she moaned out loud. Nico gently bit her lip as he whispered against her lips "Don't want to wake the neighbors" he said kissing her again as his tongue delve deep in her mouth.
June hooked a leg around his hip and pushed against him, needing him to know what she wanted. Nico quickly shimmied off his pants and boxers while June felt his hand push aside her lace panties that she had been given to wear. In a quick urgent thrust Nico delve deep between June's legs, his length filling her up to a point where she snapped her body up as a hiss escaped her mouth once more.
"Ohhh fuck " she said into the air, getting a wide grin from Nico as he took her mouth back against his.
This wasn't like anything June had experienced before, Nico knew exactly what he was doing as he lifted her hips up to meet each thrust that drove deeper inside of her. Her fingers raked across his back, her legs wrapping around his hips needing him more fervently than ever. His breath hitched in his throat as she lightly bit against his neck, something that made him jerk hard inside of her. He was pure sex and she needed him like a addict hooked for a next fix. June couldn't restrain herself any longer, the build up inside herself growing from the panic and desire that had been bubbling like a soda that had been shaken up in a can. Nico grabbed her hips, letting her ride out her climax as she bucked against him, blinding behind her eyes as her toes curled up behind him. She wasn't falling When June looked up, Nico was smiling with those beautiful full lips, the sight of his half lidded blue eyes looking down at her and matted brown hair making her shiver in delight and desire all over again. She bit her lip at his smile and he quickly brought her up to him, his lips capturing hers as his other hand snaked down to her ass and lifted her up higher. He moved again inside her, this time letting his own selfishness take hold as June rode out the rest of her orgasm. Nico grabbed harder, his thrusts going deeper now until a groan escaped through his throat and she felt him jerk inside of her, satisfaction filling her as she lazily wrapped her arms around him, their ragged breaths in tune with one another until Nico looked up at her with that sly grin of his.
"Well that worked" he said on top of her. June realized what he had done and playfully slapped him.
"You're an asshole" she said before getting up and collecting her clothes quickly.
"An asshole for that?" he said watching her dress.
"No, an asshole for having sex with me when I know I'm just going to end up dead or worse the Farm" she said with a huff. Her desire was now waning as reality set in that she had just had wild sex with her Commander's son. A fast track way to ending up more in the grave than she already was at this point.
"Listen, I only became an Angel to please my father, I don't harvest humans. I try and save them. When we pick humans up I take them to the border, not to the Farm. I'm the good guy here, and you need to trust me" Nico said sitting up. June watched him in his naked glory grab his pants and pull them up. A part of her wished he would stay naked, her body always being the one exposed. It was a nice change to have someone else in her place instead.
"How can I? I can't trust anyone in this household" June said still staring at him as he pulled his shirt over his head. June's lips hurt from their kissing as she instinctively rubbed them with the back of her hand.
"You can trust me, I won't hurt you" he said looking at her with and intense glare "Hell I don't even know your name. I'm not calling you Offred."
"Your father calls me Arista" she said sitting back on the couch "It hurts my heart. He's trying to replace me with his dead love. I can't handle the way he talks to me, he makes me pity him and hate him at the same time."
"Don't" Nico said "Just don't, please don't pity him."
Nico bent down and was eye level with her now "Please, for me, I can't have him hurt you."
"Why would he hurt me?" June said, her mouth going dry now from the look he was giving her.
"He didn't tell you how she died, did he?" Nico said.
"Your mother said she died from the plague" she said.
"That's what he tells everyone, the truth is, my father killed Arista for loving another man, and that's why if he ever finds out about you meeting me, he'll kill you too" Nico said his eyes grave "I found out a long time ago, when I was going through records of most of the diplomats of the Order. A lot of it was just scrap papers, but some papers were old enough and dated back to some of their origins. I found Fredrick's. That's why when you came here I was so concerned for you."
"Carmen..." June whispered looking down. The opera, he wanted her to see it because he wanted her to know... He had killed Arista out of jealousy, just like Don Jose...
"You have to leave; the cameras will turn back on. Listen if you want to really trust me, meet me here tomorrow night. The cameras are getting repairs done and we can sneak away for a few hours. You just have to trust me? Okay?" Nico said holding her face close to his.
"Alright, I'll trust you" she said and gently kissed the inside of his palm. The action surprised even her, she was never one to be romantic, but from the intense session she just had with Nico, well, maybe she was a little more apt to show her feelings to him now. Nico smiled at her and took her hand, leading her back downstairs and outside into the gardens.
Carefully June made her way back inside, her body only glancing at him with a quick smile that he returned before they both shut the doors behind them. June walked quietly upstairs and into her room, changing out of her dress and looking herself over in the mirror for any marks Nico might have left on her body from their love making. None were found, which made her even more relieved. Knowing what Fredrick was capable of now, it made her scared for her life, and for Nico's.
That night, June slept peacefully for the first time in weeks, dreaming of the old country fields she used to run.
She could hear Sarah in the background laughing something about playing. Mora's call for Luke was happy and she could see the couple running past her through the fields. She looked to the perfect blue sky, the clouds blowing past her as the summer breeze whipped through her hair.
"You look so beautiful" a voice said behind her. She turned and saw Nico, his brown cropped hair whipping in the wind, his eyes still a piercing blue. She smiled at him and turned back to the scenery. She could hear the whisper of the wind as it danced through the trees and the ground, sending scattering leaves everywhere and the smell of forest.
"It's getting dark, you had better go inside" Nico said behind her. June turned around and screamed. Nico's face had grown dark, and his eyes boiled a seething red. The Eyes! He was part of the Eyes! He bared his lion fangs at her and lurched forward for her beating heart...
June woke up screaming, her nightgown sticking to her cold body. The nightmare had seemed so real and June held her head in anguish. She didn't know what to believe anymore, was Nico lying about Fredrick and Arista? Was he really trustworthy?
She stood up and looked to her window. Sunset was starting in the sky, she had slept all through the day. June decided to take another bath and get dressed. She washed and scrubbed herself, trying to get the taste of alcohol out of her mouth.
By the time she was finished, it was already feeding time for Fredrick and Serena. She went downstairs; trying to scratch an itch that was beginning in one of the wrist bands. June opened the door and suddenly dodged a flying flower pot.
"What do you mean not tonight?!" Serena screamed at Fredrick "We need to feed Fredrick and I cannot let your foolish heart stop our survival! The rebellion is approaching the city and we may not have much time left!"
"It's just one night Serena, and Offred needs her rest" he said, his tone soothing as he came towards the hysteric female.
"She was supposed to rest yesterday!" Serena retorted wrapping her arms around herself in a pout.
"Well she still isn't full healed up my sweet. I had to drink from her last night because I was feeling weak" Fredrick said going towards her as he held her hand gently "Now please, join me tonight so that we may at least spend one night together without fighting."
June walked slightly in and both vampires stopped fighting as if a child had entered the room of two arguing parents.
"Offred, dear" Serena said, her voice now in a gently coo "You should have told me you were tired, I would have put you on bed rest" she said coming towards her. Serena felt the softness of June's hair and smiled at her genuinely. June at first was hesitant at Serena's touch, a strange bond had grown between them although June couldn't tell if it was good or bad just yet. Would she approve of what her and Nico had done last night? The thought alone made her blush a deep red.
"You should go with him" June said quietly trying to take the attention away from her "That way I can...rest" she said with emphasis to signal she was to meet with Nico tonight.
Serena gave a hidden wink at her to show she got what June meant and turned around to Fredrick who still stood with his arms crossed.
"Fine my love, since Offred requests it, I shall go with you" Serena said with a cold smile. Fredrick didn't seem pleased until he saw the relief run over June's face. He quickly smiled and took his Wifemates arm as they exited the room without a word to June. She heard them discuss going out to meet with friends for dinner and a show that night. June breathed out deeply, thanking God for allowing her plan to work.
June went back upstairs to her room after she heard Fredrick and Serena leave for the night, bidding Rita goodbye before the door shut firmly behind them. It was a hard game to play with both of them. Fredrick wanted her because she looked like Arista, and Serena needed her so she could feed Nico. But what exactly did Nico want from her?
June shrugged the question off and opened her window. Suddenly two eyes were staring at her and Nico fell on top of her as he lost his balance. June held her hands to her mouth to stifle the scream that escaped her mouth from the fast fall to the ground.
"I told you to quit doing that!" she yelled at him as she slapped the side of his arm.
"I'm sorry" he said laughing on top of her"That one I actually did by mistake; sometimes I don't know my own strength."
They froze for a moment, realizing that they were in the exact position they were in just the other night. Except this time they had far more clothes on than previously.
"So where are we going tonight?" she asked giving a slight cough as she stood up, her hands pressing her red dress neatly down as Nico stood up. He was wearing a brown leather bomber jacket, with his standard black T-shirt and jeans. He wore big boots that shined against the lamp light of her room.
"Well we aren't going anywhere with you dressed like that" he said pointing to her red dress. June looked down at herself and then up at him. Yes, it would be rather strange if she left with him wearing basically a big red sign saying she was someone's property. And thankfully to June, Nico looked nothing like the old Commander's she had seen at the opera house.
"So what do you suggest?" she said with a smile as she crossed her arms.
"Here, I snagged these from a local store, you'll look like a normal Martha out for a night with her Guardian" he said throwing her some normal clothes from a bag he had slinged around his shoulder. It was a pair of black shorts, a green tank top, and a grey zip up jacket with two green shoes.
"Well turn around" she said. Nico rolled his eyes with a smile " I've seen you naked, remember?"
"Yea well that was then and this is now. So turn around" she said teasing him.
Nico held up his arms in defeat as he turned around while June changed. She could have sworn she saw him peek a few times, but she simply laughed at him. He was the one thing she could be comfortable around lately, and she took those moments while she could. It kept her sane, and sanity was something she desperately held on to.
"How do I look?" she said as he turned around. The green made her hair seem even lighter and her complexion looked rosy against her pale skin.
"Excellent" he said and held out his hand "Take these too; they are contact lenses that should stay in all night."
June looked at the contacts and slowly put them in. She had a flash back of putting in contacts when her and Luke had tried to escape. She quickly shook her head, trying to think about what was to come and not what was behind. Her eyes now glowed a pretty blue as she looked at him curiously "Are they going to notice my eyes are gray at all?"
"No, some half-breeds have blue eyes, as long as they have the reflective glow to them, we should be alright" he said taking her hand. June took it as he motioned to the open window, a drop that was high even to June's standards.
"Are you ready?" he asked pulling her against him.
"I think so" she said with a nervous smile.
And with that, they leaped from the window and headed out into the city.