A Hellish Forever
Ch.7: Sins of the Father
About 3 PM that afternoon, Lincoln found himself in the passenger seat next to Blitz in his car, a rusted older 1999 Toyota Camry. Blitz had gotten it for cheap, and it could run like it. The heavy beat of Slipknots Unsainted echoed out from the cars radio. Lincoln bobbed his head along with the music. Blitz chuckled.
Turning down the music to a conversation level, Blitz steered his car down a driveway, pine trees on both sides. "You like this kinda music huh?"
Lincoln nodded. "My sister Luna loves this music. I was born with this music in my ears."
Blitz laughed a bit at that. "Anyways", he said after calming down. "Thanks for coming. Its important that you did."
Blitz went on to state that the Hotels inhabitants feared Katie Killjoy would try to hurt Lincoln to spite Charlie. Blitz frowned as Lincoln asked why.
"6 months back, Charlie went on the news to talk about the hotel thing. Katie mocked her, and Charlie and her got into a fight."
Lincoln raised an eyebrow at this. "But Charlie's nice. She wouldn't harm a- ". Lincoln stopped shortly as Blitz cut him off. "Trust me. She's not always nice. She just doesn't always show it."
"Also, Octavia may be in a pissy mood. Be prepared", Blitz grimaced. The two went silent as the car rolled down a hill. Ahead was their paradise for the evening.
The mansion of Prince Stolas.
Gently bringing the car to a stop, Blitz laughed as the brakes squeaked. "Dammit...I told Moxie to fix those", he complained, turning off the radio. Lincoln went to respond, only to see his door opened. His face of confusion turned up to a blush as he saw the girl before him.
Octavia was gently smiling down at him. "Good afternoon Lincoln", she said in her British accent.
Lincoln blinked once, twice. He could not deny how stunning this girl was. Though he made a mental note to not say a word. Stolas may very well fry him.
"Ah...my little Imp!", came a cheerful voice. Blitz rolled his eyes. "I thought we agreed not to use pet names in public", Blitz pointed out to the voice.
Stolas strolled outside, wearing a simple leisurely combination of shirt and shorts. "We are not in public, Blitzy. We are on my land."
Octavia and Lincoln (Now standing next to each other on the porch), gagged as they saw the two kiss. "Daddddd", Octavia groaned, facepalming. She shook her head. At least the two got along. Unlike...
Octavia shook her head again. Those were thoughts for her therapist to hear. "Say Lincoln. Let's head in. I got Mario Kart." Lincoln refused to be told twice as the two ran in. Stolas and Blitz followed.
It was now several hours later. After a lovely dinner of mushroom soup and garlic toast, Blitz and Octavia had left to the mansion's billiards room for some bonding time. Lincoln walked nervous behind Stolas, not knowing what the prince wanted to talk to him about.
Was he in trouble? Had he offended him somehow?
Stolas stopped suddenly. "Tell me Lincoln, what do you think of my daughter?"
Lincoln shook nervously standing on that lush carpet as he responded. "I think...I t-think she's stunning and B-BEAUTIFUL", he cried out.
Stolas thought for a minute, then turned back to Lincoln. He regarded the shaking boy. "Is it lustful thoughts, or a genuine interest?"
Stolas smiled as Lincoln affirmed it was the later. "Excellent. Lincoln. Please do not be afraid. I'm under no order to hurt you, nor have you offended me. I simply understand you are a good listener."
Lincoln nodded as he took a deep breath. "Yeah...I've heard some stories."
Stolas nodded. "I have heard. That's why I asked Blitz to bring you. Other than that miserable Killjoy. I need an ear."
Lincoln nodded and shook Stolas' extended hand. "By the way?", the owl demon said as an afterthought. "Do you like tea?'
Several minutes later, Lincoln and Stolas sat across from each other in lazy\chairs, cups of caramel tea in their hands. Stolas thoughtfully took a sip before setting the cup on his lap.
"Tell me Lincoln- what do you think me, and Blitz are?"
"Well,", the boy responded. "I kinda thought...he was...part of a harem."
Stolas stared at the boy. "What are they teaching you kids?", he laughed after a few seconds. "No. Blitz is my boyfriend. I consider myself to be bisexual, though for several years, I was never allowed to discover that fact", he said, looking at the floor. For a moment, it was as if he was alone in a cosmos prepared to swallow him.
He then looked back up, straightening up. "I come from the second most powerful family in this land. My parents rule the Pride Ring. From the time I was 5, I was destined to be in an arranged marriage with Stella. She was intense and driven. I did not mind too much. What I hated- was my choices always being made. I made no movement without my dad's approval."
"Are you close with him?", Lincoln asked. "I am.", Stolas replied. "We agree to disagree, but I am well with him and Mom."
"Anyways, me and Stella were married when I was 19. She was 18 herself. 4 years later, we had Octavia, and I thought things were well. Keyword is thought."
"But as the years went by, something became missing. The way Stella wouldn't cuddle up to me at night. The way I was the one to accompany Octavia to school functions. Then I found out she had an affair- and my heart became a dam of tears", he said softly.
Lincolns heart broke for this Prince. This man must have been hurt badly. No wonder he was with Blitz now.
Stolas took a minute to collect himself and have a large gulp of tea. "A few years ago, I got a proposal to give a loan to a young IMP who wished to help demons that were screwed over in their lives. And that demon was Blitz."
"As our arrangement continued, I began to look at him critically. Was he the one to repair me? And so apparently, he was", Stolas said with a huge smile.
Lincoln smiled at the news. "Does Octavia like him?"
"Well. Yes. She was afraid I would abandon her. Which I would never. No angel would survive an extinction should they choose to harm my Starfire."
His dangerous tone turned into a cheerful one as Blitz and Octavia entered the room. "I'll be right back you two", he said leaving the room, as Blitz could only shake his head.
Stolas smiled as the phone was picked up. "You were right. Lincoln is the one. He will be ready to hear why he's here tomorrow."
- "Excellent", Katie grinned as she was on the phone in her relaxing bath. "Tomorrow, we strike...
"Pentious."
A/N: We have hit the end of the road now guys! Everything comes to a head next chapter guys. Until next time...
