(a/n) Hiya! L'shana Tova for all who celebrate Rosh Hashanah. I will try to update once a week however once I get into the chapters that involve lemons (hint more than one) I will have to work out the updates with Bishonen Mistress so no promises.

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Games of Sorts

Eclipse noticed a slight shadow creeping away shaking and sent a bubble of magic its way. Leeche gasped as the bubble approached bearing a young demon woman of approximately her age. Eclipse grimaced slightly as the figure seemed to be laughing hysterically at his predicament. "Miss Leeche, may I present my niece, Gaia."

The girl was small but solid, with the same raven hair as Eclipse and bound in the same fashion but her eyes were a sharp, clear gray to his crimson. Her skin, though fair, was sun kissed and freckled, and she wore a robe of brown. She grinned. "You should have seen your face Eclipse! It was priceless! And Eru and Chris were terrified! It was bloody brilliant!" She then saw Leeche and winced. "I am terribly sorry but I was actually aiming for Eru and Chris but you two reached the door first." Gaia shrugged. "Oops." She twisted in the bubble to look at Eclipse. "So, can I get down now?"

He shook his head. "What about your lessons? Get yourself down."

"But, but, but…" Gaia muttered. "Fine." She grumbled to herself for a few minutes before falling gracelessly to the floor. "Uh-oh."

Eclipse gave an exasperated sigh. "What now?"

Gaia grinned and got up to reveal a rather squashed Raenef. "He transported in as I fell. Talk about great timing."

Eclipse instantly sank to his knees next to the younger man on the ground. "Master Raenef, are you alright?"

The blond blinked and smiled. "Yep. I didn't know where you were so I decided to go looking. I guess I found you!" He flung his arms around Eclipse's neck.

"Master Raenef…" Eclipse began.

"Eclipse," Raenef cut him off. "My name does not involve master, lord, liege, or any other title." Raenef's hand went to Eclipse's chin and directed his face until their eyes met. "Especially not for you."

Eclipse nodded. "Raenef, Leeche is here to see you."

Leeche was watching Raenef until Gaia began to talk. The girls were of about the same age and Gaia reminded Leeche of her childhood self. Besides, it was impossible to pay attention to the demon pair while Gaia was talking and her stories about Eclipse were hilariously distracting. Suddenly Raenef was standing before her. She hadn't realized how tall he had become, or how handsome.

"Leeche," he smiled, bending over and kissing her hand. "It has been a long time."

She nodded. "Yes it has. Ten years. Do you remember?"

Raenef nodded. "Of course. You were a small child then. You told me to wait for you. Wait 10 years and you'd be able to wed. And now you're back." His eyes held a bit of irony in them but she didn't notice.

She nodded, smiling slightly. Raenef had grown up, into a fine man , the sort any woman should dream of marrying. (1) She remembered what she had liked about him as a child, and having met him again, was perfectly willing to fulfill that promise made 10 years earlier.

Gaia smacked Raenef's shoulder. "Dinner. Leeche, there should be a dry dress on the chair" she pointed, " for you. And you," she pulled Raenef's ear, "I gotta talk to ya."

Raenef pointed the way to the dinning hall for Leeche and followed Gaia, rubbing his shoulder and yelping about her firm grip on his ear. "Ouch! That hurt!"

She laughed. "Good! Rae, permission to speak honestly?"

He looked confused. "You always do anyways."

Gaia grinned cheekily. "I know. But just so you don't kill me for being blunt and doing what Eru had been for years. WHAT THE BLOODY HELL ARE YOU DOING?"

She paused to open a door so that the pair would have a bit of privacy and, then resumed yelling. "YOU ARE AN IDIOT! Leeche came back because of a promise she made as an 8 year old child and you're encouraging it while there's someone here who loves you and would do anything for you, including let you do this and stand by helplessly if you wanted."

Raenef sank into a chair. "Gaia, what am I supposed to do?"

Gaia grinned impishly with a glint in her eye worthy of Erutis. "Why not ask Eclipse for advice?"

Raenef leapt up. "NO! I definitely can't do that!"

Gaia shrugged. "Why not? It's obvious to all but you," she paused.

Raenef looked at her quizzically. "What's obvious?"

She smiled and shook her head. " Rae, you love him. Well, there's the dinner bell. Come on, Eclipse will fry us both and serve us as additions to the meal if we're late. Raenef licked his lips. "I wonder what a Gaia tastes like…" He grabbed her hand and bit it, before yelling go and delivering them both to the dinning hall

(1) A quote from one of my favorite sources, the first one to correctly name the source/character/situation can send me a challenge if they wish along with a review so R/R!!!

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