I apologize for the lengthy gap between updates. I've had other obligations to uphold. However, I have nearly completed the story. I'm simply behind on uploading the chapters.
Again, sorry for the long wait. Enjoy!

12.
The moment Chip hung up with Needy he started researching skiing places in the area. If they were going to be gone for a week, he had already eliminated several of the possibilities. He was surprised at the number of ski resorts within driving distance. He'd already called two of the places and hadn't had any luck, but he figured it had to be the last one on his list. He had only found three after eliminating a few others and of course it would be the third one he chose to call.
He wasn't sure when he'd decided to follow them and help Jennifer; assuming Demon Needy was luring her away to kill her but somewhere along the way he had found himself planning to do just that. So, once he figured out where they were going, he started packing a bag and headed in that general direction, hoping to catch up with them.

Needy was driving, the silence between the girls hadn't lifted. Needy wanted to apologize, because she hadn't meant to yell at Jennifer. She was just nervous about what was about to happen. She was afraid to say sorry because she was afraid the demon would pick up on her nerves, but she didn't want to spend what could possibly be their last night together angry and in an uncomfortable, tense silence. When Jennifer had brought up the bathtub memory, the blonde realized she shouldn't have gotten so mean with the half demon girl because the demon was apparently restless this afternoon. She wasn't sure how to handle her like this, she was walking on eggshells and she didn't know how to fix things before she destroyed them completely. She had called Father Sherman at school during lunch before she had come home to her napping girlfriend. He was already there and he was staying in room 20, it was on the end of the lot near the ice machines. Needy was going to meet him at the ice machines before taking care of the problem so they knew how to get off the lot fast if things went poorly.
"Jen."
"Needy."
They spoke at the same time, smiling gently at each other. Jennifer took her hand and said, "Sorry, what were you going to say?"
"Oh, no. It's okay you can go first."
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah."
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't...what I said was out of line. The demon got all...hostile because you started yelling."
Needy nodded and kept her eyes on the road. "Yeah...I'm sorry I shouldn't have raised my voice. I don't want this week to suck or be full of fighting. I'm sorry."
"I'm sorry too," she said quietly. Jennifer squeezed the blonde's hand. "I don't want to fight with you."
Jennifer yawned and said, "I think I'm going to try taking a nap."
"Okay. I'll wake you when we are there."
Jennifer didn't want to tell Needy that the best nap she would probably get was going to be simply having her eyes shut.
Needy felt relief that she and her girlfriend weren't fighting anymore, the silence had slipped from tense and angry to warm and inviting the moment they had made up. She was thankful Jennifer was going to sleep, so she could get her to the motel without her realizing it.

Chip sped down the dark highways, and he hadn't seen Needy's car yet. He saw the exit sign for skiing place after what felt like years. He had started shaking from nerves and anticipation. He was going to save his girlfriend and she was going to love him again. He was hoping that once he saved her from the demon, she would realize that Jennifer hadn't been doing anything to get it out of her. Jennifer had just been enjoying the incredibly enhanced co-dependency that it had created in Needy. She had just been taking advantage of the poor possessed girl, not helping her.
He parked his car and walked as fast as he could up to the front doors of the main office, he walked in as if he was supposed to be there. "Hey. I've got a reservation under Dove."
The woman at the front desk checked him in and as he was thanking her he added, "I'm supposed to be meeting my girlfriend here. Anita Lesnicki and Jennifer Check, have they checked in yet?"
The woman shook her head. "Sorry. Would you like to leave a message for when they do?"
Chip nodded. "Yeah, just let them know I am here and give them my room number please."
She scribbled something and said, "Thank you. Have a nice stay."
Chip walked out of the main office and went looking for his room. He would wait there until morning and then ask for them again.

"Jen." The raven haired girl slowly woke up. "Jen, I am getting way too tired to drive anymore. But we still have like two hours. So, I'm pulling over at this motel."
Jennifer was still too sleepy to care. "That's fine, Monistat." She was so tired, and she was surprised she had actually fallen asleep. She wondered if sleeping with Needy around had anything to do with getting better sleep. She didn't care too much, just as long as she was able to sleep.
Needy pulled into the parking lot of the motel and got the room keys and put the luggage into the room before waking her sleepy half-demon girlfriend. She led Jennifer into their room. "Needy, come sleep, please," she mumbled. Needy lay down next to her and she curled into the blonde. "I love you, Needs."
"I love you too," she whispered kissing the back of her head.
Needy lay quietly waiting for her to be soundly asleep. Her breathing finally evened out and the blonde slipped out of bed, grabbing her keys and going to the car to get the bag with the material for the exercise.
"Father Sherman?" she said as she walked up to a man standing near the ice machines.
"And you must be Needy," he said extending his hand to shake hers. She took it. "Nice to finally meet you. Where is your friend?"
"She's asleep in our room. I haven't chained her up yet, but I have the equipment right here."
"Excellent."

Jennifer woke to a searing pain. Her eyes snapped open and she opened her mouth to ask Needy for help, but instead the demon inside her let out a blood chilling scream and she realized why she was in pain. The demon was in pain. She gently tried to get up, but found herself shackled to the motel bed. Needy jumped on top of her, and she realized there was a male voice chanting something. "Shh, Jen. It's gonna be okay," Needy whispered. Jennifer's demonic strength was fighting to use her limbs to remove the chains from her and the dark-haired girl was resisting the urge to levitate and break the chains with a quick tug from her arms. She focused all her energy on staying put and staring at the blonde girl straddling her. The male voice continued to chant and the demon was causing her pain. She couldn't stop shaking and felt as if her insides were being twisted up and her whole body felt engulfed in flames. The demon stole the use of her mouth several more times, shouting profanties and wails that made Needy's skin acquire goosebumps. Needy sat on top of her, trying so hard to keep Jennifer's attention. Father Sherman continued to mumble in tongues and started sprinkling holy water over the two girls. Jennifer's skin felt as if acid had just hit it and she screamed out in pain, her insides were flames and she felt as though tiny razors were cutting her open. Jennifer gasped as a sharp pain ripped through her body and with one last ear-splitting wail she fell silent. Needy felt her body relax underneath hers and the blonde's eyes widened. The chanting man finally stopped and Needy was shaking hard. "Is-is she..." The blonde couldn't bring herself to finish the sentence. Jennifer lay motionless for what felt like hours to Needy, but in reality it was just several minutes. The blonde's heart raced and her limbs shook as she sat on the dark haired girl's legs, too scared to move.
Father Sherman had said if the demon left her body and she was still in fact there, she should be okay. If she hadn't been inside still, she would cease to exist. Anita didn't want the stillness to signify the end of Jennifer Check.

Father Sherman pursed his lips and waited silently for a few more moments, waiting for something to happen. Finally several minutes into the growing silence, he reached out and put his hand on Needy's shoulder and she hung her head in defeat. She looked at Jennifer once more and then she slowly pulled herself off the vacant body on the bed. "Jen," she whispered. "Please…" Needy hated crying in front of strangers, so she closed her eyes hoping to block the tears. She would like to mourn this lost alone.