Much love to my team; Sazzledazzled, Edwardsfirstkiss and 2brown-eyes for their continued support and willingness to share their talents and time with me.

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The Devil's Plan

Chapter 12

Parlor Games and the Tales They Tell

The Cullen's doorbell rang loudly, startling the two entangled teens in the basement. Edward quickly released his hold on Bella's hips as her hands reluctantly gave up their hold on his arms.

"Um, I should probably get that." Edward stuttered in embarrassment before running up the stairs to answer the door. Bella's eyes followed his retreating form as her loud sigh filled the room.

"Don't worry sweetheart, he'll be back." Esme walked over to the blushing girl, sliding a comforting arm around her waist. "I think he's finally getting the picture."

Bella didn't even try to play coy. "Do you really?" She asked, hoping beyond hope that Edward's mother would give her the encouragement that she hadn't received from her son.

Esme nodded. She'd known for months that Bella had feelings for her son. When Bella had walked into the hallway looking every inch the angel that Esme felt she was, the change in Edward's demeanor removed all doubt that he was falling for her as well. She only prayed that he did something about it before another boy swooped in and scooped Bella up.

Before Esme could offer any more encouraging words, the heavy clunking of excited footsteps resonated through the festively decorated room.

"Bella, you look amazing!" Angela quickly embraced the smiling Bella. Esme moved to the shadows as more guests rushed into the room. Bella had put her heart into this party and Esme was going to allow her to act as hostess.

As the room quickly filled up with excited teens the first annual Cullen Halloween bash was underway. The music was loud, there were cups and plates all over the place as Kodi gleefully waddled from guest to guest soliciting as many head pats and belly rubs as he could get.

Esme kept the punch and snacks refilled while keeping the neighborhood ghouls, and princesses happy with the assorted candy. As cute as the little ones were dressed in their costumes, she hoped that Carlisle would get home soon and relieve her of door duty, as she was very interested in getting back downstairs to see if her son had worked up the nerve to claim Bella.

"This place is awesome B." Bella grinned at Ben's praise. She and Esme had spent the better part of a weekend decorating the Cullen family room until there was barely a space that didn't bear their mark. Much to Bella's delight, Esme was a master at decorating. While Bella had envisioned black and orange streamers and Dollar Store cobwebs strewn throughout the room, Esme had included subtle yet impactful touches that set the décor of the room apart from the normal teen party.

"Thanks Ben."

"Seriously B, you did good and holy hell, when did you get those legs? Wow!" The blush she'd acquired from his praise for the decorations quickly turned bright red as he turned his and everyone within ear shot's attention to her semi-revealing costume. Bella again, tugged at her hem as many of her male classmates murmured their agreement with Ben's statement.

Bella wasn't used to such attention being made to her body. The comments from Ben and his group put her a bit out of sorts. However she looked to see if she was receiving the attention of one male in particular. She found him quickly. Bella was caught off guard at the frown that was marring his pretty face. His hands were tightly clenched in fists as his dark eyes darted from where Ben and the rest of the guys were standing next to her. She could tell something had angered him and instantly worried that his brother had said something to him. As much as she tried, Bella couldn't figure out Emmett Cullen. The handful of times she'd been around him made her think that perhaps he had an undiagnosed personality disorder. If it were just her, Edward and Emmett, he was fine even fun. Especially if that little orange ball of fluff was the center of attention, but if Rosalie was around he became moody and would overreact to the smallest things. Particularly at anything Edward said or did. Concerned, Bella began walking towards him only to have her movement halted when Lauren and Jessica showed up at her side. With her attention on her guests, Bella lost track of Edward but kept it in the back of her mind to ask him what had happened to make him so upset.

"So, do we want Saw II or shall we go classic with The Exorcist?" Angela held both film cases out for the collected group to choose from.

"Saw." Mike yelled out around a mouthful of Esme's amazing spinach artichoke dip. "Jigsaw is badass!"

"Yeah, but we know who he is. The mystery is gone. The Exorcist has the devil and projectile vomiting." Angela enticed with a wiggle of her eyebrows.

While the group continued to debate which movie to watch next, Bella glanced to her left where Edward was sitting next to her on the giant sectional couch, his proximity led her to believe that whatever had put the scowl on his face earlier must have been the work of someone other than her as well as the fact that he had practically knocked Tyler onto the floor when he'd attempted to take the seat next to her. As much as having the object of her desire sitting next to her in a dark room rife for the sporadic bicep grab, Bella found her attention wandering to the stairway. The party had been in full swing for two hours and Alice had yet to show up.

"Sure green puke is pretty cool, but I don't like really watching those kinds of movies. Possession really happens. It's too real." Tyler said with a slight shiver.

"Are you for real? Possession was made up by the Catholic church as a way to scare its followers so they never questioned the church." Mike countered, before stuffing another handful of popcorn into his mouth.

"I assure you possession is very real. However, humans have bastardized the act into something comical. Projectile vomiting, absurd." The smooth voice scoffed. Every head turned toward the stairway where three figures stood at the threshold.

"Alice!" Bella exclaimed, jumping from her place beside Edward and rushing towards her friend. The two girls embraced as if they hadn't seen each other for years. The hurt and angry words between them put aside as the bond they'd shared for most of their lives reignited.

"You look amazing!" Alice exclaimed, taking in her friends somewhat skimpy outfit. Alice was one of two people in the world that had ever seen Bella in less than shorts and a tank top since she was old enough to dress herself. The other being her pediatrician, Dr. Gartin.

"Cleavage?" Alice asked teasingly.

"Um, well I…" Bella didn't know how to explain her sudden need to remove all doubt that she was a girl and as such would be open to having a boyfriend. "What about you? This costume is adorable." Alice twirled, allowing Bella to see the full effect of her poodle skirt.

"Thank you. I had a hard time coming up with a costume that Jasper deemed appropriate."

At the mention of her friend's strange boyfriend, Bella remembered her manners and turned to greet him.

"Happy Halloween, Jasper."

"Happy All Hallows Eve to you too. Thank you for inviting us to your gathering." Leave it to Jasper to make things weird right away.

"You're welcome."

"I hope you don't mind that I brought a um, friend. This is…" Jasper paused as if trying to remember the name of his friend. Bella looked to Alice for help but was greeted with a blank look almost as if she didn't know the answer either.

"Lucian." The tall and dark haired stranger offered, extending his hand as he emerged from the shadows. "How wonderful to finally meet you, Isabella Swan."

Bella's eyes took in the mysterious boy's appearance. Since meeting him, Edward had been her idea of male perfection but she found her heart skipping just a tiny bit when the attractive stranger took her hand. She was suddenly very warm and didn't know what to do about it. The feeling intensified as his dark searching eyes traveled slowly up her slight frame from her toes up to her thick glossy hair before settling back on her wide-eyed stare. "Wonderful indeed." He muttered again with an appraising smirk.

"I'm sorry we're late. We had to wait for Jasper's friend. I hope you don't mind that we brought him along." Alice asked from beside the entranced girl.

"Of course, not." Bella forced herself to turn away from the captivating stranger to smile at Alice. "I'm so happy you came."

"She's been waiting all night for you." Edward's statement caused the quartet to focus their attention from each other back to the rest of the room. "Hi, I'm Edward Cullen. This is my home." Edward held his hand out to Lucian, forcing him to give up his claim on Bella.

Grudgingly, the interloper let go of Bella to shake Edward's hand. The two young men stared intently at each other while their hands engaged in the age-old battle of hand shake dominance until Mike's nasally voice broke the tie.

"Dude, how can you believe that possession is real? It's all a bunch of made up hokum just like the stories in the bible. Only lemmings believe that crap." Mike Newton wasn't known for his tact and once again proved his reputation correct. Edward winced as Lucian squeezed his hand once more before releasing his tight hold. Edward resisted flexing his hand but could not stop the shudder than ran through his body as the stranger's dark glare narrowed slightly before turning his attention to Mike.

Lucian strode through the room towards the group assembled around the couch. He moved with a casual grace and purpose uncommon for a teenaged male. The females of the group reacted quite differently to his gait than the males. The girls stared openly at the beautiful boy while the male's gazes were openly hostile towards the intruder.

"I assure you it is very real and not all the Bible is hokum, though embellishments were made as well as a few outright lies told." His rich voice filled the basement room as he addressed the group. All the girls save Angela, emitted some kind of noise of appreciation as he spoke.

"You should be careful with what you say, especially as you weren't there." Lucian was not deaf to the girls' reaction to him. He gifted them with a bold smirk. "Though to be fair, many of the authors weren't either."

"Look, I don't know who you think you are but you can't waltz in here and try to tell me that the Bible is real. There's no proof of any of it and…" Mike's speech abruptly halted as Lucian removed his eyes from the fawning girls and fixed him with a dark penetrating stare. The boy's mouth opened and closed a few times before he slumped silently onto the floor next to the couch.

"Um, ah maybe we should play a game instead of a movie?" Angela was the first of the group to recover her voice. Angela's suggestion alerted Bella to the tension in the corner.

"That's a great idea. There's all kinds of choices." Bella walked away from Alice and went over to the Cullen's game cabinet, opening the doors to reveal several shelves of various board games. "Star Wars Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Settlers of Catan, Pandemic, Uno, Cribbage…" Bella called out the titles.

"Catan!"

"Trivial Pursuit!"

"Uno!"

Everyone yelled out their choice.

"Look," Angela exclaimed as she pulled out a game from the bottom shelf. "They have a Ouija board. Please, please can we play this one?" Angela didn't wait for the group to agree. She rushed over to the side table and began setting the game up.

Alice walked over to stand beside Bella. "I don't care what we play as long as I get to be your partner."

"There aren't partners in this game but you can sit by me." Alice readily agreed and took her place next to Bella.

"Are you sure you want to play that game?" Edward asked. "Emmett and I used it once before shoving it into the very back of the cabinet for a reason." Edward's admission caused everyone but Lucian to focus on him. The stranger was still focused on Bella.

"Why didn't you use it again?" Ben asked with a slight tremor in his voice.

"Supposedly you're opening the door to the other world. It felt wrong. Emmett was totally freaked out."

"Aww, were you scared of a little game?" Mike teased, having recovered his voice from his slight altercation with Lucian. His statement caused several of the other boys to laugh at Edward's expense.

"Maybe we should put it back. I mean it's Edward's house and if he doesn't want to play…"

"Don't be such a baby." Mike chided Ben before walking over to where Angela had the board and pointer set up.

Bella met Edward's eyes, silently asking how upset he was over the game. Understanding exactly what she was asking but not wanting to appear childish in her eyes, he smiled and shrugged his shoulders hoping to convey his indifference. Bella let out a sigh and returned his grin. Both were unaware that their silent exchange was being carefully watched by the tall young man in the corner.

"Are you pleased, Sire?" Ba'al whispered.

"I'm quite pleased. She's exquisite." Satan commented to his minion without taking his gaze from the angelic brunette. Ba'al exhaled the breath he'd been holding, relieved that his Master was content.

"Their relationship should make things easier for you." Ba'al added absently as he watched Bella and Edward's shared smile.

"And you think I need assistance?" Satan's question caused Ba'al to shiver. He'd clearly misspoken.

"Of course not! Sire, I only meant that the boy is already gaining her trust and that her acceptance will be easier for you to gain, not that you need things to be easy. I just-"

Satan turned his gaze to the rambling Ba'al. "Silence." Ba'al wisely shut his mouth and nodded. "I fear that he will be the problem. His happiness concerns me." Satan returned his gaze across the room where Edward had moved to stand behind the now seated Bella. Their heads together as if they were sharing a private conversation. " Both Astarte and you must deal with that." Ba'al could only nod at his Master's back as he strode across the room to where the children were gathered.

"Jaz? There you are. Come join us. We're going to make a call to the other side." The girls giggled at Alice's attempt to sound spooky. If only you knew. He thought to himself. If only these children understood what they were inviting in. His eyes fell upon the tall shadow that was now hovering over Bella Swan. Or the evil that was already here.

"Okay, so we'll take turns asking the questions and everyone has to promise not to move the pointer." Everyone seated around the table nodded and placed the tips of their fingers on the plastic triangle that served as the phone line through the veil.

"What should we ask?" Jessica asked brightly.

"Ask if Dr. Banner will grade those last tests on a curve."

"Ask if my parents are going to get me a car for Christmas."

"Find out this week's winning lotto numbers."

"Ask if Lucian is single." The ever boyfriend-shopping, Lauren asked. Lucian graced her with a suggestively raised eyebrow.

"No, ask if my neighbor is sleeping with his babysitter." Everyone turned towards Mike. "What? She's super-hot! I'd totally do her." The boys all laughed and the girls all looked appropriately offended.

"Perhaps we should permit our stunning hostess to pose the first question?" Bella found herself leaning closer to the velvety voiced boy beside her, despite having Edward standing behind her.

"I'm only acting as hostess. It's Edward's house." Bella felt her face heat up as Lucian leaned over covering her hand with his.

"I'm sure he would acquiesce to allowing you the first question." Edward watched with pursed lips as Lucian caressed Bella's hand. Jealousy was an ugly emotion. It made people act irrationally and nearly always ended with the jealous party looking worse to the person they're trying to impress. However, the other thing about jealousy was that it was nearly impossible to ignore. Especially in teen aged boys.

"Bella, we did this together. We're partners and you're definitely the hostess." Edward placed both of his hands onto Bella's bare shoulders, delighting that his touch caused an involuntary shiver to run through her body. He bit back a smirk of victory as she removed her hand from under Lucian's and placed it on his. He didn't like Jasper's friend. Something about the guy made him think there was an ulterior motive to his presence. He hadn't made any attempt to converse with anyone other than Jasper and the looks he kept shooting Bella were practically pornographic. He looked at her as if he were already planning how to get her into bed and it was really starting to piss him off. He wasn't possessive in nature but he could now feel that emotion running heatedly through his veins.

"Are you sure." Edward nodded and gave Bella's shoulders a gentle squeeze. Bella smiled and turned towards the table, placing her fingers lightly onto the plastic pointer. Angela, Jessica, Mike, Alice and Lucian followed suit but not before giving Edward a pointed stare. The rest of the guests watched from various positions around the table. Edward remained standing behind Bella.

"Um, do I just say it?" Angela nodded. "Okay, spirits of the Ouija board, are you here?" A hush went over the room as all but two occupants waited for a sign. After thirty seconds or so Bella tried again. "Is anyone here? Anyone?" Disappointment was evident in her voice.

"Try asking for someone in particular." Lucian suggested, his breath floated softly over Bella's flushed cheek.

Bella nodded and everyone placed their fingers back on the pointer. "Grandma Swan. Are you here?" All eyes were on the board. The most prevalent sounds were the soft ticking of the wall clock and the hushed breaths of the room's occupants.

"This blows! I told you, it's all hokum!" Mike exclaimed, pulling his fingers off the board in frustration.

"You know what Mike, you've been a pain in the a…" Angela's uncharacteristic tirade came to an abrupt halt when the pointer moved to circle the word 'Yes'."

"Holy shit!" Mike sat back down and promptly resumed his previous position.

"Did you move it?"

'Did you?"

"Guys, stop!"

Everyone tried to speak at once in their excitement.

"Grandma, is that you?" Bella's question rang out over the crowd. Instantly all eyes were back onto the board as the pointer moved again to 'Yes'.

"Keep going!" Mike ordered as the rest of the table nodded in encouragement.

"Grandma, how do I know it's really you?" The pointer immediately began moving to various letters on the board.

"M-A-R-I-E-" Angela called out each letter.

"That's my middle name." Bella whispered, pulling her hands off the pointer as fear took hold. Edward immediately sought to soothe her, his hands tightening on her shoulders.

"Wait, a minute. That doesn't prove anything. I knew your middle name was Marie, mine is James and I'm pretty sure you all knew that seeing as we've known each other since we were babies." Mike scoffed as the rest of the table nodded in agreement. "Ask another question Isabella Marie." Mike ordered, snarkily.

"Um, right. I guess I was just a little nervous…" Suddenly the pointer began to move swiftly across the board.

"A-N-T-O-I-N-E-T-T-E. Who is Antoinette?" Jessica asked, her eyes darting around the table.

"That's my mom's middle name." Bella whispered. Her eyes widened at the sound of a name she had tried not to think about for years. "How do you guys know that? Who is moving the pointer?" Her friends all denied that they were indeed moving the game piece.

Suddenly the pointer began moving rapidly on the board. Everyone's hands moved as the pointer skittered from one letter to another.

"B-E-W-A-R-E- B-E-A-R, H-E-I-S-H-E-R-E." Angela barely repeated the words that had been spelled out before Bella screamed, removing her hands and covering her face. Edward instantly moved to hold the quivering girl.

"Bella, what's wrong? Who is 'Bear'?" Angela asked rushing to her friend's side.

"Grandma- my grandma called me Bella Bear. Sometimes just Bear. Only my dad and grandpa would know that." Bella stuttered as tears began to fall down her pale cheeks.

"Holy shit! Look!" Mike ordered, pointing to the board where the abandoned pointer was on the move.

"A-N-T-O-I-N-E-T-T-E, N-O-T- G-O-N-E-,D-E-A-D. Oh my God, what does that mean? Jessica screamed as Tyler rushed to console her. Satan's eyes narrowed at the declaration. His hands itched to sweep the game from the table to the floor. He hadn't taken into account that the very doorway that had allowed him through would also allow others to follow. Others that knew of his deeds.

"This isn't funny! Whoever is doing this, stop!" Ben demanded, as he and Angela huddled together next to Edward and the sobbing, Bella. The plastic triangle continued to move despite Ben's plea.

Ba'al looked towards his Master. Satan's stare revealed nothing to the scared humans in the room but to his servant, his anger was clearly evident.

"R-U-N-B-E-A-R. How is that happening." Mike's question hung over the room like a heavy blanket. Eighteen sets of terrified eyes stared at the still moving game piece.

"Jazz, do something." Ba'al turned his attention to the petrified girl at his side. She was shaking with fear, her amber colored eyes brimming with tears. Despite centuries of dormancy, he felt a tug of emotion at his heart at her obvious fear. Without thinking, he moved swiftly over to the table and grabbed the triangle just as it pointed to the letters, S, A and T. The plastic snapped easily in his hands.

A collective sigh went up as he threw the offending object to the floor.

"Thank you." Alice sighed hugging him. He returned her affection, whispering 'You're welcome' into her ear before kissing her sweetly on the cheek.

"What just happened?" Jessica stammered from Mike's arms.

"I told you…"

"That wasn't right…"

"We shouldn't have messed with…" Everyone spoke over each other in their fear.

"Bella, are you alright?" Edward kneeled down in front of the sobbing girl. "Bella, please talk to me." He tugged her shaking hands away from her eyes, her slim shoulders rocked violently with her sobs. He was unprepared for the anguish that was reflected back at him from her watery eyes. She was clearly not alright, and he was at a loss as what to do to help. Edward turned and yelled over his shoulder for his mom.

"You guys, I think we're going to go." Mike said shakily as he and Jessica made their way to the doorway, with most of the group following behind them up the stairs.

"Is she going to be okay?" Angela asked softly, putting a hand on Edward's shoulder.

"I don't know what to do." Edward answered, before yelling for his mom again.

"How? Grandma?…mom?… Dead?" Bella began to babble, her red rimmed eyes looked to her friends for answers they didn't have. Alice and Angela both moved to her side, effectively taking Edward's place. Reluctantly, he now stood as a spectator as they consoled their friend. "What did it mean? Is my mom dead?" Her friends could only shake their hands at her questions.

Jasper and his guest stood off from the small group whispering in low tones while casting glances towards the huddled girls. Ben came to stand next to Edward who was watching helplessly as Bella fell apart.

"Ed, buddy, are you okay?" Ben was uneasy and as much as he wanted to be a friend to Bella and Edward, he really just wanted to get the hell out of there.

Edward ran a shaking hand through his hair. "Honestly, I don't know."

Edward released an obvious sigh of relief at the sight of his mother rushing down the stairs with Kodi following behind.

"What's wrong?" She scanned the room not knowing what to expect from Edward's frantic call.

"Mom, it's Bella." Edward moved aside showing her the distraught girl.

"Sweetheart, what happened?" Esme rushed to Bella, enveloping the girl into a mothering embrace. Bella folded into Esme's arms without a word.

While the focus was on the sobbing girl huddled in Esme Cullen's arms, no one noticed Jasper and Lucian standing off to the side away from the gathered group.

"Who was that?" Ba'al whispered, as he ran a hand through his blond hair. His eyes shifted from the now broken game to Alice's scared orbs. Unlike the humans in the room, he was well aware that spirits roamed the Earth, but even he had been taken aback at the ease that they could enter a human dwelling and spill their non-existent guts.

"It was no one." Satan spat. His Master's tone belied his words. Ba'al knew that the spirit was someone of note.

"Did you kill the mother? The soul has put the girl on alert." Satan's eyes glowed menacingly at his servant's question. He was not used to being questioned and certainly not from an upstart demi-god and a long dead grandmother.

"Enough!" Satan hissed, his voice uncharacteristically low. "The prophecy will proceed, regardless of what the meddling soul has revealed."

"But Sire-"Ba'al's statement died on his lips, under Satan's hard glare.

"I believe it's time for us to take our leave," Satan said dismissively as he moved towards the huddled group. He had initially planned to begin exerting his influence over the boy but the unplanned interference from the Swan's grandmother made that decision seem unwise. However, he refused to leave without another glimpse of his enchanting swan.

Ignoring the uneasy looks from the girl and boy who were surrounding his swan, he moved closer, intent on speaking with her. Perhaps he would attempt to express concern over the recent events… Satan's thought process was interrupted by the incessant barking of the animal at his vessel's feet.

Kodi's deep growls had every head turned in his direction. "Kodi, what's the matter?" Edward attempted to scoop up the animal but was unsuccessful as he squirmed away and took up a guard stance at Bella's feet.

"Kodi, stop." Esme ordered, but was ignored by the increasingly more agitated puppy. "I'm sorry. He almost never barks and he's usually very friendly." Esme promised, while shooting a look at her son to get his dog. The last thing her family needed was to deal with a lawsuit over a dog bite.

Edward tried again to grab his dog only to have him move just out of his reach. Edward shrugged his shoulders at his mother before turning to watch the puppy. Truth be told he shared Kodi's unease about the stranger. Especially since he seemed so interested in Bella.

Ignoring the irritating animal, Satan moved closer to Bella only to stop once again as the animal's growls grew more menacing the closer he got. Kodi was in a frenzy as Satan reached a hand towards the now sniffling girl.

Startled at the puppy's hysterics, Bella bent down and picked him up, forcing Satan to retreat a few feet. Snuffing back her tears, she spoke into Kodi's soft ear. The pup settled down in her arms as soon as the perceived threat moved away from his girl. But he still kept a wary eye on the dark boy that smelled weird.

"I'm so sorry…" Esme apologized, searching for the boy's name.

"Lucian." Satan stated simply as his eyes raked appreciatively over the older woman's attractive figure.

"Uh, yes, Lucian. He's not usually like this. I, um, I don't know what to say." Esme stammered, as she was taken off guard by the boy's almost predatory stare.

"Those types of creatures can be bothersome." He remarked, glaring darkly at the bristling puppy.

"I think it's best that you leave before he loses his mind again." Esme said half-jokingly, hoping that he would get the hint and leave. She was beginning to think that Kodi had reacted correctly in regards to Lucian. Something about the tall young man rubbed her the wrong way.

Lucian tilted his head in agreement. "I agree. I've seen all I needed to." He remarked with a smirk before quickly motioning for Jasper to follow him. Alice was loathe to leave Bella knowing that what had transpired would be both confusing and upsetting to her friend but Jasper tugged her across the room to where Lucian was standing.

Alice pulled away from his hold. "No. I'm staying with Bella." Ba'al watched her scurry away from him at a loss as to how to regain control. Reluctantly, he turned to follow his Dark Master up the stairs, wishing he was free to stay with Alice, but his soul as well as his free will weren't his to do with as he pleased.

Satan moved swiftly through the Cullen home. He took no notice of Esme's decorations placed invitingly on the front porch. He walked past the pumpkins that Edward and Bella had carved, their candles dim in the early morning hours.

The neighborhood children had long ago removed their costumes and trundled off to bed after brushing the extra layer of sugar from their teeth while their parents were left to clean up the carnage from their Beggars Night bounty. None were the wiser that a being of true horror walked among them as they ran from house to house in the dark. Lucky for them this being wasn't interested in them. He'd arrived with a singular task in mind, to see his Swan. He was quite content with what he'd seen, but the meddling of the dead soul complicated things. He could hope that she would forget what she'd heard and not try to decipher the crumbs that were thrown about, but judging from her reaction, he was certain she wouldn't. Would she find anything? Doubtful. He was not in the habit of leaving clues about his deeds. But now her mind would be guarded and preoccupied, which could necessitate more work on his part. And her relationship with his vessel could hurt his cause. Even through the boy's fear and mistrust of him, he had detected joy in his heart. Edward Cullen feeling joy and happiness was not conducive to his plans. He knew that once again he would need to take control of the situation and nudge a few souls in the right direction. Nothing he hadn't done thousands of times. Humans were so easy to manipulate. A lesson that God had learned with his Genesis pair and something that Satan used to his own advantage on a fairly regular basis.

The sounds of Ba'al's footsteps following at a respectful distance broke into Satan's silent reverie. During his musings, they'd traveled East through the tiny burg of Forks and were now on what inhabitants referred to as, the seedy side of town. Satan abruptly stopped in front of a dingy and dark building. His nose twitched with the acrid smell of sin in the air. Satan entered the Tip Top Bar and Grille and surveyed the patrons. Ignoring the drunks and brokenhearted that littered the place like soiled napkins, he zeroed in on the two whores standing in front of the decrepit jukebox. Their tired and overly made-up eyes brightened as he approached. They weren't as physically appealing as the women he kept in Hell but he found that he enjoyed sex in a human body with human women. Their free will gave him a chance to practice his skills. He could of course force them, but he found talking a whore into giving it up for free, entertaining.

Tonight had not gone according to plan and if there was nothing Satan hated more, it was a failed plan. A good fucking wouldn't make up for what had transpired tonight, but it would at least be enjoyable. Ignoring Ba'al's whining, he began his game on the giant tittied blonde.


A/N- I'm seriously bummed that TDP didn't make it to the second round at the Twilightfandomawards, but I want to thank all of those that voted for this little tale. I'm sorry that I didn't do better for you.

Here's to love, good health and happiness to all of you in 2017!

~ruinedbyrob