Downstairs, Emily suggested the two couples have a night to themselves and the girls could all stay with her. "Trust me, there's more rooms than people."
The girls agreed and they were ready to leave when the witch suddenly turned back to Acheron and Tory, fighting off a smile.
"Just... One last thing I need to say before we leave you to your own devices."
"And that is?" Tory prompted, interested. Gemina also waited with baited breath, expecting some cheesy last statement.
Emily gave them a large grin. "Can't wait to meet the baby!" With that she flashed with Gemina, Apollymi and Sorcha to her house.
Tory laughed and took Acheron's arm.
"What do you say, babe?" she grinned. "Shall we try?"
"I think it'd be a waste not to," he chuckled, kissing her. "Besides we can't let the kids outdo us, now can we?"
Sinsa had never realized how hot she could get for someone. But with Axel's hand sliding under her shirt and across her skin, she felt electric. If this lasted after, she'd probably end up using all the cold water. For now, though, she could stand the heat.
Axel kissed down her neck and sucked on her pulse lightly as he slowly moved her shirt up her body to expose her stomach.
"You're killing me," Sinsa complained. With a tentative try, she managed to make her shirt disappear. A wide smile spread across her lips. "I could get use to this power thing."
He chuckled against her skin as he made her bra and underwear disappear but left her pants. "Then you'll enjoy this Sinsa..." He purred, kissing down to her breasts. "You'll be screaming in pleasure many times before this night is over." With that he slid his hands down her sides and just dipping inside her pants.
A heavy groan rolled off her tongue as he stoked the fire inside her with every touch.
"Challenge... accepted," she moaned, tugging his shirt up and drawing her nails lightly across his abs. She was going to make him just as hot if it took her all night.
He groaned in pleasure, softly nipping one of her breasts with his fangs as he slowly moved her pants down to the point that he could rub the inside her thighs with feather light touches.
She gave a light cry of surprise, instinctively tensing and digging her nails into his sides. This might be a little harder than she'd expected; her thoughts were muddled, giving way to the primal need attacking her. All she was aware of was the bliss burning inside that spiked with every touch, every movement, every breath ghosting across her skin.
With one of few remained shreds of sanity, she made his shirt and pants vanish, getting rid of barriers. But that's all she could manage before she began falling apart under his hands.
He groaned again before he teasingly ran a finger over her folds in between her legs. His long hair fell over his shoulders and pooled on her skin, tickling the nerves. He tilted his head up to look into her eyes.
"You're d-definitely trying to kill me," she rasped, snaking her legs up and around his waist. "Stop teasing me, jerk." She ran her hands through his hair, establishing a hold before pulling him to her lips and kissing him hard, sliding her tongue across his in a sensual dance.
He winced and pulled back for a moment. "Don't pull my hair." He kissed the end of her nose after he said this. "It causes a bad reaction and I don't want to hurt you."
She let go immediately, moving her hands to his neck.
"Sorry," she murmured, gently kissing the tip of his nose. "Won't do it again..."
He nodded his thanks silently before kissing her lips, his hands running over the delicious curves of her legs and ass.
After a moment of simply savoring the heat, she lifted herself up, rubbing against the bulge in his boxers.
"How much longer can you wait?" she chuckled softly, breath coming in quick, shallow beats.
He smirked at her as he brushed his fingers on the heat between her legs. "I've already waited eleven thousand years Sin..." He trailed off before he slipped a finger inside her.
She hissed, digging her nails into his shoulders and scratching down his arms.
"Nn... Ax..." None of her past entanglements had ever made her so hot, had ever made her enjoy it so much; either Axel had practiced a lot in the last eleven thousand years, or love for her partner made Sinsa more attuned to the sensations. She hardly cared less either way at the moment.
He chuckled and pulled his finger back out before running both hands on the inside of her thighs as he moved up her body slightly to kiss her deeply. He subconsciously made his boxers vanish.
She returned the kiss just as deep, slipping a hand down his arm and twining her fingers with his.
"In... Inside," she panted. "I want you... inside..."
"Hm?" He asked in a teasing purr. "What do you want me to do?"
She flushed hotly, flicking his hair off her chest.
"Jerk..." she growled, clamping her teeth down on his lip, just enough to pinch without hurting too much; it was never far from her thoughts that he'd been a sex slave, and as such, probably abused. She wasn't going to add to the trauma if she could help it.
That said, nothing stopped her from dominating; she did say she'd caught him. So she twisted her legs in his, grabbed his supporting arm, and with little difficulty, managed to flip on top.
"Do I have to take the reins?" she taunted, pressing her breasts against his chest and nipping his jaw.
He shivered under her and let out a soft moan. "You're such a seductress..."
He grabbed her hips before bringing her down slowly onto his cock. He grit his teeth to bite back the urge to slam into her and fuck her senseless. He wanted this to be pleasurable for her.
A cry of pain-laced pleasure broke past her lips and she sat up, easing the pain a bit. He paused, obviously worried about hurting her, but she didn't want to stop, even if it did hurt; it was a pleasant pain and she knew she'd adjust eventually. She rocked slowly against him, shivering at the heat swirling through her entire body; if she wasn't careful, she'd cum too quickly and leave him high and dry.
He groaned in pleasure at the warmth that washed over him from being inside her. He lifted his hips slightly to bury himself all the way inside her.
Every thrust brought her closer to the edge, but she stubbornly refused to go over; if she was going to get pleasure from this, it would only be with him. She brushed her hands up his chest, feeling every muscle under her palms, and slowly dragged her nails back down, leaving thin red trails across his skin.
He growled in his throat before flipping them over, pulling her legs up over his hips as he moved a little faster inside her. He leaned down and bit into one of her breasts as he ran his hands up her sides.
She cried out, instinctively cupping the back of his head. How many times had she'd heard the phrase 'ripped in half' only to dismiss it as the over-exaggeration of someone who'd enjoyed themselves a little too much and couldn't express themselves properly? And yet here she was with no other way to describe it; she was ripping in half under him, and she didn't care.
He smirked against her flesh as he kissed the bite before starting to work his way up her body until he licked the shell of her ear, thrusting his hips into hers faster.
With that, she was gone. As hard as she tried to delay it, there was no stopping the explosion of ecstasy that hit her.
"Axel!" She arched, screaming in absolute bliss and digging her fingers into the bed because she knew if she reached up, she'd grab his hair and she wasn't about to hurt him, even mindlessly in the throes of an orgasm.
Axel groaned against her as her body spasmed around him in her orgasm. But he wasn't done with her yet, he continued to thrust into her tight heat, running his hands across her stomach and her breasts as he nuzzled her neck.
If he was intent on ringing every last twitch from her, it was working; she had no idea an orgasm could last so long, or be so intense. He knew exactly what he was doing, that much was certain; probably from his time as a slave.
The moment the thought occurred to her, she shoved it away, refusing to let such things taint the pure pleasure. He wasn't a slave now, and he never should have been.
She'd be lying, though, if she said she wasn't glad he had experience.
He sucked on her pulse before sinking his fangs into her neck, moaning in delight at her taste. He rolled and squeezed one of her breasts as he used the other to hold himself over her so he didn't crush her. His hips almost pounding into her at this point.
And she'd so ignorantly thought it couldn't get better; the moment his fangs broke skin, her pleasure spiked, almost knocking her out with its intensity. Her own fangs ached in response and she quickly flipped his hair out of the way to bare his neck, returning the favour by plunging her fangs into his skin.
He moaned against her skin as he drank, her blood coating his tongue was the best he ever tasted. Now feeling her own fangs on his neck was very much heaven to him.
With heightened senses and near-painful sensitivity, Sinsa could feel their powers mingling. Here in this house, the voices Gemina had complained about were muffled, but now she couldn't even hear them; it was like her newfound abilities had been switched off. But at the same time, she felt like she could touch the sun and not burn, fly beyond the planets and not freeze... Lie here forever and never die. She certainly wouldn't mind that.
Axel could feel her about to go over the edge again and this time, he wasn't far behind her.
One last thrust ended all conscious thought; Sinsa didn't even know if she was alive or dead. Having experienced both, it was slightly disconcerting to be unsure which was the case now. But it was also the best thing she could ever remember happening to her. Which said a lot after reuniting with Gem. This moment, here in Axel's arms, was all she could ever need or want, and she thanked the saints for his whim to ride the bus that day.
Axel wasn't far behind her, screaming her name as he cummed deep inside her. He almost couldn't believe that there wasn't a moment in his life better than being here, right now in her arms. Granted the birth of his daughter was just a precious as this moment, but he ignored that for now. He was consent to lay here, having already sealed the bite on her neck closed before lifting his head enough to look down at her, his gaze meeting her gorgeous green eyes.
She had his loyalty, his strength, and his heart. And he wouldn't have it any other way.
She was his. His sweet, loving Sin.
Sinsa's senses didn't want to return, but she managed to lift her head enough for a gentle kiss.
"You're mine," she whispered, voice low and hoarse. "And I am never letting you go. I love you so, so much, Axel; nothing is ever going to change that." And with that, she promptly fell asleep.
Axel chuckled, then turned them into their sides so he wouldn't lay on top of her and hold her close to his chest. He set his chin on top of her head and breathed out slowly before closing his eyes. A minute or so later, he followed her into sleep.
Morning came with a rude awakening of someone pounding on the door. Sinsa bolts upright, blinked, realizing she was still naked, and jerked the sheets up to cover her breasts, flushing in embarrassment.
"So much for the morning after." she muttered, then called out. "What do you want? If the house isn't on fire, I'm kicking someone's ass to hell and back!"
"So you're awake!" Gemina giggled through the door. "And I had a bet with Emily on how exhausted youd be this morning! Pay up, girlfriend!"
Sinsa dropped her face into her hand with a resigned sigh. "If you weren't my sister…" she growled, annoyed.
"Hey!" Emily protested. "I betted she'd be the first out!"
Axel groaned as he woke up. "Seriously guys?" he called out to the two in the hall.
Emily resorted immediately. "We have boobs and vaginas! Not dicks and rock hard pecks!"
He grumbled a sharp. "Whatever." Into Sinsa's shoulder.
"Come on, give us something," Gemina called. "Who came first?"
"GEMINA!" Sinsa shrieked, blushing hotly.
"Seriously, we're dying for the details!" Having heard enough, the younger woman focused, and was rewarded with a startled yelp from her sister followed by frantic patting of fabric. "Did you seriously just singe my pants?"
"I said I'd kick you to hell and back," Sinsa reminded. "But since I'm not leaving this bed for the foreseeable future, I opted to bring hell to you." Shifting, she laid down again, nuzzling closer to Axel and calling out a quick, "Now go away." before settling.
Emily smiled from their side of the door. "If you end up pregnant from this round, I get dibs on being godmother!"
"Emily Melinda Evans! Don't make me summon a thunder storm right now!" Axel knew that was kind of mean, but it made her shut up.
Sinsa buried her face in the pillow.
"I could die of embarrassment," she mumbled, words muffled by the fabric. "It's almost as bad as the walk of shame..."
"Melinda Evans?" Gemina echoed, looking at the witch-girl curiously.
Emily swallowed, at Axel's threat, not Gemina's question. "Melinda is my middle name. Evans was my birth last name cause my mom had me before she married my stepfather."
"Oh." Gemina registered the anxious tension of her friend's expression, made the connection, and decided to do something about it. "Should we tease Acheron and Tori, too, or do you think that's going a little far?"
Emily gave her a look. "I don't exactly wanna die at the hands of the father of the guy who knows I'm terrified of thunderstorms."
Gemina blew her hair out of her eyes. "Ah well... I suppose we can always bug them later..." She headed for the stairs.
Emily followed her, then grinned. As she reached the bottom of the stairs, she pulled out her phone and texted somebody.
After a long moment of silence, Sinsa lifted her head, listening intently. Then she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank god," she said. "I thought they'd never leave..." Then she leaned over and kissed Axel warmly.
Axel smiled and returned her kiss, wrapping his arms around her waist. Then out of the blue he asked. "If we had a kid, what do you think they'd look like?"
"I have no idea," she smiled, not really caring. So long as the child had his eyes, she would be happy no matter what it looked like. "You think Sorcha would want a little brother, or a little sister?"
He thought about it. "I don't think she'd care. Just as long as they don't pick up Emily's mischief personality like she did, we'll be fine."
Sinsa laughed and snuggled close, resting her head on his shoulder. How blessed she was to be where she was right now; she gave a silent prayer of thanks to the saints and asked that if it were a dream, she never wake up again.
Later, when the couples had finally come down to join the others for a rowdy breakfast, Emily brought out the stones of the twins' powers and set them carefully on the table.
"I'll get Katra," Acheron said, vanishing and returning a few moments later with a tall, beautiful young woman and a much taller, exotically attractive man.
"I knew I recognized your name!" Sinsa blurted, pointing at the woman. "You're Kat! We met in New York!" Katra's eyes widened in recognition.
"New Year's Eve, watching the ball drop at that bar," she said, beaming. "Sinsa, right?" Sinsa nodded, grinning, and Katra gestured to the man at her side. "This is my husband, Sin; I told you about him."
"So this is the woman who holds my name," Sin hummed, holding out his hand politely.
"Actually, my name is Maxima," she said, taking his hand. "Sinsabaugh is my surname; Dad called me his little Sin, and the name sort of stuck, so I go by Sinsa." She nodded toward her near-twin. "And that's my big sister, Gemina."
"Nice to meet you, both," the older girl smiled.
Sin nodded to her before looking up and smirking at Axel. "So mini Ash finally hooked up?"
Axel rolled his eyes. "Says the man who's nearly twice my age."
"Hey!"
"Girls!" Emily interrupted. "You're both pretty, now shut up and sit!"
"You're in charge," Katra smiled, taking a seat by Apollymi, who was engrossed in playing with Sorcha and paying no attention to anyone else.
"So, sun and moon," Gemina said pointing to each of the stones in turn. "Katra gets one and Axel gets the other, right?"
"Isn't that a bad idea?" Tory asked abruptly. "Sorry; sudden thought. But is it really such a good idea to mix the pantheons like that?"
"Katra and Kamali are half Atlantean, half Greek," Acheron said, glancing at his children. "They're probably the best choices."
Emily let out a sigh. "For right now. But the original idea was to give them to Sinsa and Gem. But it was agreed that Kat and Axel would take them for now until the two get a bit more experience and training under their belts." She paused as a question came up in her mind and she looked to both sisters. "It's already obvious which powers would go to Kat and Axel, but I'm not sure what set would be best for either of you."
"Well, let's start with explaining the reasoning behind which Parthenopaeus gets what set of powers and why they'll be offered to the girls later." Sin offered. "No offense." This was directed to both Sinsa and Gem, who both nodded in understanding.
"Well, Artemis' moon powers would obviously go to Kat as she was the only girl born and had a better connection to her than either of the boys. Then Axel gets Apollo's since he would have a stronger pull to the sun anyway with Ash being his father and Apollo being his uncle." The lavender eyed witch took a breath before continuing. "Then I suggested giving them to the girls later on as to not force extra responsibilities of Katra or Kamali. While they would have to attend Greek pantheon meetings on Olympus, Kamali can easily keep an eye on them as the Guardian of not only the Atlantean pantheon, but the Greek as well."
Katra looked to her brother. "How did you get that position anyway?"
Axel rubbed the back of his head. "Long story short, before Zeus allowed me to marry Athena, he personally watched me and whatever I did for a month, to deem I was worthy on marrying his favorite daughter. Then a while after being married, Zeus offered me Apollo's position on the Olympian council. I only turned it down cause then I'd have to deal with PMS bitch twenty-four/seven forever. So... He basically made me the guardian instead, which gives me equal authority to Zeus on Olympus and because of his exact wording is how I earned the title for the Atlantean pantheon too." He let out a low sigh as he relaxed in his seat, not used to saying so much in one go.
Katra didn't say anything about the insult to Artemis, nodding instead.
"Makes sense," she said.
"So, question," Sinsa said after a moment, lifting her hand. "Are Gem and I immortal now?"
"If we weren't just as... Devas, or whatever," Gem said, "I'd assume we are now, having taken on some of Axel's... Kamali's... his powers." She waved her hands at him, giving up on trying to figure out what name to call him.
"Ok, so what are Devas, then?" Sinsa asked. "We never determined that exactly, did we? Or did you guys figure it out while I was out for the count?" For a moment, no one spoke, not having an answer. Then Apollymi looked up.
"I had thought Devas were extinct," she said passively. "Long before you were conceived, Apostolos, many died off due to their natural stupidity. The Solar Logos, fearing the complete extinction of his species, took on human form and searched for a human to marry and create a new species, much like the Apollites. I thought he was killed before his dream was realized, but it seems he succeeded."
"We're only part-Deva, then," Gemina noted.
"I suppose the proper term would be Deva Sapien," Apollymi admitted. "The original Deva race could be compared to demons, or even demigods; they are a Hindu pantheon that vanished long ago, and it was with the death of their pantheon that the species died. Any Devas that exist now are like you, and have no pantheon to back them. That is most likely why Stykerius tried to claim you; Devas are powerful creatures that become more powerful the older they are, and any pantheon who could claim them would become the strongest pantheon in existence."
"What kind of powers do they have?" Katra asked, intrigued.
"Any power and every power," Apollymi answered. "The original Devas were creatures of pure knowledge, supernatural beings that could just as easily destroy humanity as protect it, which was their goal. They lived in the sun to avoid bringing harm to anyone, human or not, and thrived for many millennia, but they hoarded knowledge instead of sharing it with each other, and with every new generation they became less and less powerful. When the Solar Logos created the Deva Sapien race, he blended Deva knowledge with human survival, so there is no telling how powerful future Devas may be." She looked at the sisters, gaze intense. "You two are first generations, your abilities awakened by death. Any children you had before this will be the same, but any you have from now on could well have their abilities awakened at birth. If that is the case, every generation will be more powerful than the last." Her gaze dropped to Sorcha, and for a moment she seemed to have lost interest, but then she spoke again, still focused on the little girl. "To answer your first question, you are more than immortal; no matter how many times you are killed, you can always be brought back. Not even a Chthonian or any other god-killer can permanently kill you. Devas represented light and rebirth before; I have no doubt you share that with your ancestors."
"So basically with Axel and Sinsa's first kid, along with Gem and whoever she marries, there's no telling what their powers and abilities will be like?" Emily asked. Apollymi nodded and the young adult whistled. "Damn. And I thought being the first second generation Chthonian would make it interesting."
They all realized she had a point. While Katra was Acheron's first child, she was conceived before he was killed and came back as a godkiller. But with Axel being born nearly two centuries later made him a Chthonian since birth.
"Don't forget that their kid would be a second gen Chthonian, too," Gemina pointed out, jerking her chin at Axel and Sinsa. She shook her head in amazement. "Damn... most powerful creature in the world-no, universe, and it'll still be in diapers." She gave a mock shudder. "Scary thought."
"No, the kid be third gen since Ax is second." Emily pointed out then smirked. "Course be interesting if you hooked up with Demetrius. That man's just as mysterious and unknown as they come."