Summary: Desire. A tale of love, deception and betrayal. Let the Mebony/Ramony battle begin.

Rating: NC-17

Disclaimer: I own nothing, the Tribe and the characters and the property of Cloud 9 and Mr. Thomas.

Chapter Eight

My hand flew to the side of his face at lightening speed but he was faster. Obviously he suspected what I had tried to do as he grabbed my wrist and held it above me in a vice like grip.

"Now now Ebony that was not very nice", he hissed pulling me closer, he then wrapped one of his arms around my waist.

"Like holding me prisoner is?" I snapped in response never knowing when to keep my mouth shut.

"No but you deserve it, in fact you deserve this too", Mega said and before I knew what was happening I remember feeling a sharp pain rippling through my skin from the place that he had slapped me. I remember gasping and looking up at him in utter shock not being able to believe that he had actually done that.

My first instinct was to shield my blazing skin yet he was holding me so that I could not do so, before I could think of a way to escape I felt his feathery caress on top of the terrible stinging burn. His fingers worked their magic and soon there was no sting just delicious warmth which confused me.

Was he evil? Was he good? Yet even these thoughts melted away as he began to nuzzle my neck kissing my hungrily making me moan leisurely.

"Mega", I felt myself moan but it was not the lustful call of an animal, rather more of a lover and companion.

As his pulled back and I saw his dark eyes I knew that I was not the only one who was feeling that way yet I was still too insecure about men at that time. I know that it sounds crazy for the greatest tease who ever lived to say but I was scared stiff of his reaction.

I noticed his lips moving making my want him more and more and tried to kiss him but he held me at arms length, immediately I thought that he was mocking me and so the second that he started to say, "My …" and so I let him have it.

I tried to slap him again and this time my hand made contact with his face. There was a moment's pause as the sound of the smack reverberated around the room, ringing in my ears.

Without warning he lunched at me sitting down on the bed and pulling me into his lap, I knew that he was about to flip me over and let me have it as I struggled against him although I knew that it was inevitable.

In that moment everything fell into place, he was right, I was nothing but a little slut, I did nothing but sleep with men that I did not know or love, I should not do it yet I craved him. Of course now I know that that is not true but at that time everything in the world seemed like my fault.

The glimmer of a tear in my eye must have been seen by Mega as he stopped fighting my and pulled me close to him. It was not really a hug as much as two people squished together but it did the job of claming me down.

"What is wrong?" He demanded.

A knot formed in my throat and could not say anything for a few seconds before I forced out, "You were going to call me a slut again".

I wanted to say so much about how I did not want and such yet it never came out of my although I do not think that it needed to, I looked into his eyes and I knew that he knew what I was thinking.

"I was not going to say slut", he explained calmly, "I was going to say mine. Because you are you know. You are my property and only mine. No one is ever going to touch you again over than my or I will make hell look like a field trip for them".

"So you do not think I'm a slut then?" I asked him.

"No Ebony, I was just trying to provoke you", Mega explained as he captured my lips with his. Any thoughts that I had vanished as I felt loved for the first time in my life, like I had a place in life and that someone wanted me. The warmth spread all over my body and I snuggled closer to him.

As I drifted into tranquil sleep I remember murmuring, "Mine all mine".