Chapter 11: Somewhere I Belong
There weren't anymore incidents on the way home, so they came back rather quickly. Pit threw Hopes bag in the trash, then the three of them entered the house, went upstairs into the apartment and Pittoo closed the door behind them.
"This was great~", Pit whistled while he moved over to the kitchen, so that he could put down the bag. He carried it on his way back. The angel opened it and took the lunchboxes, empty drinks, used cups and the blanket. They still had some Sandwiches left, so they wouldn't need to buy anything tomorrow. Pit placed the boxes in the fridge and scattered the other things on the sink, except for the blanket.
"Yes it was. Can you put the blanker back into the wardrobe?", Pittoo followed him into the kitchen, after he took care of Hope and took the blanket, just to push it into Pit's arms. They had shaken it at the park and this was enough to keep it clean, it didn't get to dirty in the first place. And they hadn't any space in Pittoo's apartment so that they could hang it up.
"Alright!", Pit jogged over to the wardrobe and placed the blanket where it came from. Then he went back to Pittoo, who filled the dishwasher. Pit didn't hesitate and helped him till it was filled, and they could turn it on. A soft hum could be heard from the machine.
After that was done, Pittoo reached for the cupboard and took Hope's food. He threw it into Pit's hands in a swift move. The angel acted on reflex and caught it in the air, before he turned around and shot Pittoo a questioned look. But the other ignored it, passed him and sat down at the desk.
Hope on the other hand knew exactly what he wanted and rushed over to Pit where she wagged her tail like crazy. Pit grinned before he went over to the bowl.
"Alright, time to eat!", he shouted in glee and filled the food into the bowl, so that Hope could devour it in an instant. Pit didn't watch the dog and went over to Pittoo who booted the laptop. He stood right behind him and looked over his shoulder in curiosity.
"What are you doing?", Pit asked, while watching the desktop. Pittoo shot him a look over his shoulder and clenched his teeth for a moment.
"I want to search some more, because of the thing with Hermes. Make yourself useful and read some books about this matter", he growled a little. It seemed like he didn't like it that Pit stood right behind him. Pit took the hands from the backrest and nodded.
"Okay, I will do so!", he was too happy to let Pittoo's mood get to him. He went over to the books and searched for them till he found the ones he needed. Pit took them in his arms and came back over to the grumpy man. Pittoo only looked at the monitor in concentration.
Pit grabbed himself one of the chairs and sat down on it, right beside the other one, then he placed the books on the desk.
"so, that was all", he mentioned and watched curiously at Pittoo's laptop and read what was written there. The young man only shot Pit a short look, then he grabbed a book from the pile.
"Then take a book and read. This time we know what we search for, so it should be easier", Pittoo muttered without giving the angel another glance. He searched through the pages until he found some sides about the god of travels. He was a god of many more things to be true, but that was what interested them the most. The ability to travel through worlds, and they wanted to know how they could get his attention.
"Alright, alright...", Pit sighed faintly, then he grabbed one of the books and started to search through it. There were many similarities written down, but he still found things that were different. Pit noticed that the Hermes of this world had similar traits to the one he knew, but there were still so many things that didn't fit. But it was the same for other gods, some things were similar, like the work they did, but other things weren't. Some gods he knew weren't even present in this world or had a different name, like his goddess Palutena, she had a different name. In Greek mythology she was called Athena.
Pit continued on and it still took them some time, till they finally found what they were searching for, or more like Pit found it: "Here! Found something!", he shouted excited and his gaze glided to Pittoo. The other only leaned over and looked into the book. Pit pushed it towards him and pointed on the part he found.
"This could be the right thing... but some of those things could get a little harder to obtain...", Pittoo parted his eyes from the book and looked at Pit, now the angel was the one staring at the text.
"We need to get some things and need to burn them under certain conditions. It sounds trustworthy, you can get the favor of many gods by sacrificing something and the things we need to sacrifice fit. It is our only glue, we should do it", Pit answered him and their eyes met when he looked at the other.
"Yes, at least it sounds better than the other things we found till now and it is possible to pull it off. We need the feather of a migrant bird for the travelers, the hair of a dog for the name dog-slayer, the horn of a ram for his shepherd duties, coins for the merchants and knowledge because he was a great scientist. Hard to tell what they want for knowledge, maybe a book could fit, but they couldn't write in the past.
We need to think about that. Most of those things are easy to get, but I think the ram's horn could be harder to archive. I need to ask the butcher or search online for something", Pittoo shared his thoughts with the young angel. Pit only pointed at the laptop.
"Then let's look! I'm sure you will be able to buy the horns. Then we know another way to get them if the butcher has none", the little one had the ability to think for himself, that made Pittoo smirk a little~
"Good idea", with those words he started to search for it, and he found a fitting side rather quick. A market that specialized himself on trades with animal horns and fur. He found a nice pair of horns too.
"That looks good... but it's really expensive", Pittoo needed to swallow a little at the sight of those prices. He hoped the butcher had the horns too and that they would be a little cheaper. Otherwise, he would need to dig deep into his pocket. It was good that Viridi payed the bills for their normal expenses, otherwise it would be impossible for him to buy those.
"Looks like it... but at least we know there is a way. We need to burn all those things in a fire with olive branches and ash. Why those things?", Pit looked back at Pittoo and the other knew the answer: "I think the olive branches show his involvement in the olive tree and the sports. The ash could stand for his duty to carry the souls of the dead into the underworld. Seems like he had the job the reapers are doing in your world too".
"That sounds right. I think he would need to do this in our world too if the reaper stopped working. But Persephone is managing all that.
At least we know what we need to get now. Dog hair will be easy to get, if you are alright with getting it from Hope. The feathers, the coins and the knowledge, if it is a book, will be easy to get too. You could get an olive branch tomorrow and for the ash, we could burn something... but what do we need to burn? Or can we use everything?", this was a good question. Was wood alright? Or must it be something special?
"Seems like we need organic ash... this means we need to get some flesh and burn it... that will smell tasty, urg", Pittoo sighed and rubbed his temples.
"Best is we try to get those things tomorrow, but for now it's enough", he shut down the laptop with this and both of them left the books on the desk.
"I will take a shower, you can read some of the remaining books and go in the bath after I'm done", Pittoo suggested, then he made his way to the wardrobe and grabbed a towel.
"Uhm, alright... I'm glad that there are only a few left. Do we need to read them? We could try to get Hermes attention and finish reading the others if this doesn't work.", it was worth the try! At least that was what Pit thought, but he only got a sharp look from those dark red eyes: "To be sure we will read the others too. Like you said, there are only a few left. Maybe we find something that could help us in the ritual".
Pit sighed, but Pittoo ignored it and ditched the angel while he went for the bathroom. He shut the door behind him and after some minutes Pit could hear the sound of the shower. So he accepted his fate, grabbed one of the books and made his way to the bed. He lay down on it and started reading. Hope joined him soon after and cuddled up to him.
It didn't take long and Pittoo left the bath. Pit couldn't stop himself from throwing short looks at the other, while Pittoo left the bathroom only with a towel around his hips like before. But this time none of them said a word and Pittoo only grabbed a new towel and threw it at Pit. Then he sat himself down on the bed, right beside the angel and took the book out of his hands so that he could continue reading it for Pit.
"Seems like you really trust me hm?", Pit asked, and he felt his cheeks burning up a little because the other was so near to him, practically naked. Pittoo had his back turned to him and the wet skin sparkled in the light of the small bedside lamp. Pit noticed that he had some darker freckles painted on his tan skin.
Pittoo looked up from the book and gave Pit a glance over his shoulder, with a dark grin on his lips. Pit needed to be true, he felt a tingle in his belly when he saw this look.
"No, but I know that you don't have a chance against me, not with this body of yours", the black-haired man answered in a dark voice and Pit licked his lips when he heard this. Damn... he wasn't sure if he liked that side of him more or if he favored the side where he was distant and cold.
"U...uhm, I go into the bath now!", the little angel shouted, jumped on his legs, grabbed the towel and rushed into the bath as if he fled from Pittoo. This time he could hear an amused, dark chuckle when he closed and locked the door behind himself. He could feel a shiver running down his spine and Pit gulped. What was wrong with Pittoo? Slowly he seemed to open up to him and his action grew similar to the black angel. Pit didn't know how he should deal with this after he managed to tell them apart now.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then he made his way under the shower and started to wash himself. His skin smelled a little musty because Hope had almost given him a bath in the pond with her wet fur. After he was satisfied with the result he turned off the shower, grabbed the towel and wrapped it around his hips, then he left the bath.
This time he didn't get surprised by a tasty sight, because Pittoo wore his pajama now. To be true, Pit was thankful for that, it would make it much harder if Pittoo continued to act so sexy around him. He knew how he could stop that, but he wasn't sure if it would turn into worse. Pittoo was never someone that accepted a no and often he got very angry and sulky if he didn't get what he wanted, in this case: Pit. He hoped it wouldn't go this far, otherwise his promise to Dark Pit would be put to proof...
But Pittoo ignored him completely, he didn't even look up from the book when he heard that Pit left the bath. The angel took a deep breath and made his way to the bed, where he grabbed his pajama. He looked at the, on the bed lying, man again, then he started dressing. Even this time Pittoo didn't give him a glance. Pit was sure he would do so if he wanted to.
The brown-haired man took one of the books and lay down beside Pittoo, on the belly just like him, and started reading. Soon Hope jumped on the bed and cuddled up to him and so both mans spend the evening, like always, occupied in their books. Till Pittoo finished his second one, and he laid it on the pile with the other finished books. Slowly it grew really big. Pit did the same, but he had just finished his first book, Pittoo was way quicker than him!
"Do you want to see the second movie?", it seemed like everything was back to normal, when Pittoo talked to him and Pit nodded before he answered: "Sure!". With this Pittoo stood up from the bed and inserted the second DVD into the recorder. Then their movie night started again and both mans enjoyed it. Pit was totally into it and this made Pittoo smirk a little, when he saw the tense look on his face. The movie had a good effect on Pit too, it showed him, even when it was fictional, how this world worked. Pit even understood now what Pittoo meant with that they needed to go shopping, it was similar to the bakery and how it worked in his world, but in a much bigger extend. At least he understood from the first movie on that magic and magicians where nothing more than fiction. Still, that was too bad.
After they finished the movie, they were ready to go to bed and so both of them went to sleep rather quickly. Like before, both of them had their same place and Pittoo faced the wall. Pit didn't mind anymore, and so he cuddled up to Hope and drifted into his dreams. Pittoo at the other hand still was occupied in his thoughts, he couldn't really understand why he acted around Pit like that all of a sudden. He didn't even like him at first and now he acted liked that. He wasn't used to it, he never acted like that around somebody.
Just like the night before, Pit awoke in this bright, white room. But this time Dark Pit was already there and sat beside him. He watched him in his sleep, till the white angel opened his blue eyes and looked at him. A smile grew on his face and Pittoo returned it. But somehow he... seemed weaker. Pit couldn't tell what it was, but he didn't like it.
"Hey Pittoo", he muttered and sat up, but first he stretched his wings and flapped them in glee. It always felt so much better, having them on his back again.
"Hey little angel", this time Dark Pit didn't wait and soon after Pit sat up he grabbed his little one and pulled him into his arms. Pit made a surprised sound, but then he chuckled and cuddled up to him. He enjoyed the strong arms around him, even if he knew that he was just as strong, maybe even a little stronger then his dark copy. But Dark Pit would never agree with that~
The dark angel dragged Pit with him, when he laid down on his back and Pit ended lying on his body, while Pittoo let his hand glide over his back and caressed it. His other hand fixated him on his body in the same time, so that Pit couldn't stand up again.
"Uhm... is everything alright?", the white angel watched his mate in curiosity, but worry grew in him at the same time. His eyes got caught in this beautiful red and it reminded him that Dark Pit's eyes had a much more unnatural tone than Pittoo's. Maybe because Pittoo was a human and Dark Pit an angel? He never even thought about the fact that his darker half had unnatural eyes, because it was common. Lady Palutena had an unnatural bright green eye color too. Humans often had a faint green touch mixed with blue or gray.
"What should be wrong? Am I not allowed to miss you?", a grin flashed over Dark Pit's lips and it made Pit smile. "No, of course you can miss me! I miss you too! How are you? Do you grow weaker without me? You seem... a little worn out", Pit got to the point in an instant, it was what worried him the most, and he wanted to know. Dark Pit's grin vanished from his lips, and he avoided Pit's eyes when he turned his head. This was something that alarmed the white angel.
"I'm right! It makes you weaker that I'm not there or? Doesn't it help that we meet in the night? We give our best to find a way back. We found something about Hermes, and we try to call him, so that he can bring me back in our world. How is it on your side? Did you find a clue?", Pit knew he talked to quickly, but he was worried and somehow he wanted to hurry. He wanted that Dark Pit and Lady Palutena talked to Hermes as quick as they could, maybe he could track him down when they made contact?
Dark Pit bit his bottom lip a little, before he answered: "I'm fine really, don't worry about me, I will hang on long enough. At least till you idiot are back again... and with Hermes it seems like a good idea. I will tell Palutena and Viridi and maybe they can speak to him and tell him that you will try to make contact through the worlds. It could make it easier for him to track you down. It's the best glue we have now".
How long would he be able to lie like that? He saw Pit's worried and even a little skeptical glance. He needed to distract him: "How is it going on your side? Does it get better with my human self? Or is he still nasty to you?", this really interested him. It...it was stupid, he knew that, but he felt envious. Because his human self could spend all the time with his Pit, and the two of them only had those short nights together.
"Uhm, it gets better. We had a short quarrel when Pittoo came back from work, but we solved it quickly. Then we went on a picnic together and it looks like he slowly opens up to me. We even had fun like real friends and uhm... he acts more like you sometimes. He is more outgoing now and likes to tease me...
Oh! And I can work as a gardener now! Viridi agreed and I can start working from Monday on!", his last sentence placed a little smirk on the dark angels face. But he was frowning when Pit told him how the other Pittoo acted around him now. He felt the envy grow in his chest. When he heard how Pit talked about the other he noticed that his little angel still felt something for his human self. He couldn't even blame him for that, if he was in his place it would be really hard for him to not try to do something with the human Pit. But he still didn't like the thought.
"I'm glad that you get along with him now. But don't forget... you are only allowed to do intimate things with me", Dark Pit whispered in his ear and Pit could feel his hands gliding up to his wings, and he started to message their roots. Pit could feel his toes curling up in his sandals, and he clenched his fists, while taking a deep breath. It felt so incredible and every time Dark Pit touched him he grew more and more sensitive. It was such an intense feeling, but... they couldn't do that!
"Pittoo wait!", he shouted and felt miserable because he really wanted to do it too. But he escaped his touch with strong flaps of his wings, till the black angel let go of them. Dark Pit growled and narrowed his eyes at him.
"Why!?", he snapped at him and Pit pressed his lips together. He knew he wouldn't like it...
"We... we can't do that. Pittoo, uhm... he witnessed what we do. I, uhm, I... make sounds in my sleep, when you touch me, and I woke him up yesterday because of that. It's, uh, embarassing. I don't want him to witness what we do here. I-I don't want that anybody witnesses what belongs only to us!", Pit could feel the heat rose to his ears and his blue eyes begged Dark Pit, but the other only looked at him furious. Pit gulped at the sight and lowered his eyes. He could hear Pittoo growl, but then he felt his hands back on his back and how he caressed him through the thin fabric of his tunic and top. This gave Pit the courage to lift his head again.
Not that he wasn't brave... but he knew how he to act around Dark Pit to calm him down~
In the past he tried to stand up to him and this made it worse, and Pittoo got really angry, till he yelled at him or even punched or kicked him. Even if Pit was stronger he had no chance against this bad temper of his dark half, and so he often got a better result when he backed down instead of attacking him too.
"I hate it... but I understand you. You are the one who needs to bear that when you wake up, not me. Still,... I don't allow someone to forbid me to touch you. Tell me when Pittoo stops waking up from your sounds or when you sleep alone...", he would definitely take advantage of this time. It would be really hard to hold back, for both of them and when Dark Pit noticed that Pit had more problems resisting Pittoo because he was sex deprived, than he would take him no matter what.
"And... if it is like that, we will make sure that you aren't so loud", the black angel whispered and Pit shuddered at the thought. That was nice~
"But, uhm, you know... it will not help if you muffle my voice", he returned with a grin, what deepened Dark Pit's smirk. "That's your dirty mind", he growled with a dark voice and started to nibble at Pit's bottom lip, drowning his answer in an instant. But this beautiful red streak appeared on the white angel's cheeks. It made him so irresistible~
Pit panted against Pittoo's lips and joined the movements of his mouth. Soon he opened up his lips and allowed the black angel to enter with his tongue. He felt his dark moan vibrating against his mouth when Pittoo tasted him. Pit felt the same, he loved the taste his partner brought, so dark, so forbidden, so incredible~
He wrapped his arms around his neck and deepened the kiss, pressing his lips stronger against the darker angel's ones. Then he started to push his tongue against Dark Pit's till they fought over dominance.
Pit could feel Pittoo's hands in his wings again and how he massaged the roots. His body started to react to it, and he could feel the same from Dark Pit, even if they both knew that they couldn't do it. Pit couldn't help but dug his finger into Pittoo's hair, he wanted nothing more than being touched by him~
But the dark angel parted their lips and one of his hands wandered up to Pit's head, where he pushed the face of his lighter half into his neck. Pit followed his instruction and started to lick over the tan, smooth skin of his neck, earning a dark moan from Pittoo.
Pit could feel how the black angel let his hands glide to his bottom, where he grabbed his butt cheeks and pressed him down on himself. Pit gasped when he felt them rubbing against each other. His breath speed up in an instant and when Dark Pit started to thrust against him, Pit bit down on his neck. Muffling the sound that wanted to be let out.
"Hey! Stop biting me Pit-stain!", Pittoo snapped, but when Pit heard that nickname he bit down even harder, making Dark Pit growl: "You little..."
The grip on his butt hardened and Pit felt how Pittoo dug his nails into his skin, it even hurt through the fabric! He needed to gasp and let the dark angel go because of that. "Then stop calling me that!", Pit growled and narrowed his eyes at his mate, but only earned an evil grin.
"I call you like I want to", with these words he grabbed his neck, pulled Pit's head down and shut him up with a rough kiss. Pit dug his fingers deeper into Pittoo's hair when got kissed like that and felt Dark Pit's tongue invading his mouth without his allowance. Not like that!
Pittoo flinched and parted their kiss, droplets of blood run down his lips because Pit bit him hard. The black angel only wiped it away with the back of his hand and shot Pit a furious look.
"Don't attack me like that..." Pit muttered, when he saw this angry look in his eyes.
"It's new to me that you don't like that", the black angel snarled and Pit felt his cheeks burning up again.
"Uhm... I do, but you told me that we wouldn't do those things and you still tried to do it", Pit's voice was faint and Dark Pit growled when he heard those words, but he let himself fall back down on the "ground" again.
"I know... but you are still here and I'm horny as hell...", he grumbled, but let go of his butt and placed his hands on Pit's back again. "I, uhm, I feel the same. But who knows how long I will stay? I could wake up every minute. I, uh, don't want to wake up in the middle of us doing it", Pit admitted and sighed, while he placed his head down on Pittoo's shoulder.
"Damn... you're right. How dissatisfying would that be?", Dark Pit growled and needed to admit that this point belonged to Pit.
"Alright... then let us lie here. We will see how much time we have when you sleep late. Then we know if we have enough time to do it or not", he muttered and Pit nodded: "Okay". With this they enjoyed their time together while Pit rested on Pittoo's body, till he started to vanish again and Dark Pit was dragged back into the darkness, for the next little eternity, till Pit rescued him from this nightmare.