Chapter 144: Confessions
Soon Adrian and Katrina were quietly cruising down the highway, with Adrian driving, and Katrina looking out the passenger side window, unsure of what to say to her friend.
"So...Adrian..." The young devil shot her a glance before refocusing on the road, "...can we talk?"
"About the random kiss when you thought we were going to die?" Asked Adrian. Katrina nodded, "What about it?"
"Well...I just...I don't know...I guess...I..." Before Katrina could stammer anymore, a dark shadowy figure rose from the backseats,
"Just spit it out already!" Adrian stomped on the brakes, sending the figure flying forward into the front seats, smacking his face into the radio, "Ow! My poor nose!" Both Adrian and Katrina looked at the figure, just now realizing who it was,
"DAMON?!" They both shouted in unison, and the green coat clad fourth wall breaking buffoon slid himself back into the backseats, snapping his nose back into place.
"First my dad knocks out my tooth, now my friend breaks my damn nose! Fuck!"
"When the hell did you get back?!" Asked Katrina.
"How did you get back?!" Asked Adrian.
"Kali," answered Damon, "she told me all about what's going down, when we need to get to Zeus, and how long it will take us to get there."
"How come she told you all this and not us?" Asked Adrian.
"That's a good question," said Damon, "but first things first, you two kissed?" Katrina blushed and turned away, while Adrian groaned,
"Zeus made a God-Slayer, and he was going to have me and Katrina be the first victims, and I guess Katrina felt like she had to make our last moment be a kiss."
"Awe, that's adorable," said Damon. Adrian raised an eyebrow at him, then wondered,
"Wait, where exactly have you been?"
"Back in the elven world with Nyna," said Damon, "drinking expensive liquors, smoking some potent plants, and sparring with Nyna, teaching her how to fight, not that she needed my help any." Adrian gave him a curious look, and Damon elaborated, "She and the other light elves figured out how to temper light, so that made it a bit of a challenge for me since I'm a devil." Adrian was then curious,
"Did you see Llarya while you were there?"
"Yes I did and she also learned how to temper...only she learned how to temper darkness."
"Like Rias?" Asked Katrina.
"Yeah only while Rias has that red tint to hers, Llarya has a pinkish purple tint." Adrian looked away in thought, a small smile crossing his face at the thought of Llarya using new powers.
"Sounds like you had fun while you were there," Katrina said to Damon.
"Yeah, but I was also a king, so I was limited on what I could do," said Damon, "believe it or not I felt more responsible while I was there, to the point where I couldn't do my usual shit." Adrian scoffed,
"Sounds like a good thing," said the one eyed devil.
"Yeah, but now that I am back..." Damon then rummaged through his coat, pulling out a familiar pair of white panties with strawberry print,
"Aren't those...?"
"Mystery Head Girls panties? Yes they are," said Damon, sliding them onto his head, the crotch right against his mouth and nose, then dug a plastic pack the size of his fist from another pocket, sliding it snug inside the panties,
"Tell me that's not what I think that is," said Adrian, looking in the rearview mirror with concern.
"If you think it's cocaine, I can assure you that is isn't...it's crushed up ecstasy." Damon then slammed a fist on the plastic pack through the panties, maining coating himself, but the contents still flew about the car, making Katrina cough and sputter while Adrian shouted, steering the car off to the side of the road, putting it in park so he could turn and yell at Damon,
"Okay what the fuck, man?!" Shouted Adrian, "We only got so much time to try and stop Zeus from activating his God-Slayer!!"
"Actually, according to Kali, we got three days," said Damon, "because she saw the future right up until Zeus brings his machine over New York, then she couldn't see anything past that." Adrian was breathing heavily, trying to stay mad at Damon, but he felt himself calming down,
"How far are we from New York?"
"About a days drive," answered Damon.
"Good..." said Adrian, reclining in the drivers seat, "...I think I breathed in some of that ecstacy."
"Pretty sure all three of us are high as kites right now..." said Damon with a whoozy tone, "...nice and relaxed..." He then fell back in the backseats, breathing heavy and relishing in the drug polluting the air. Katrina then leaned towards Adrian,
"You know, I think I have a bit of a confession to make," said Katrina.
"Hmm?" Wondered Adrian.
"The more I think about it, the more I think I always loved you," she told the one eyed devil, "you and Calvin. Granted I couldn't have you both, and you were so close to Rias, so I chose Calvin. I know that may be weird, or selfish, but that's just how I feel." Adrian was silent, until he turned to Katrina,
"I wish things turned out differently. I wish Calvin was still here with us, and I wish Rias hadn't tried to stop me, but I guess when all hope seems lost, we see who is truly there for you in the end." He turned to Katrina, and saw she had apready fallen asleep on his shoulder, so he decided to simply relaxed as well.
"Hey, if we are all doing a confessional right now, especially since we may die in a few days, then I guess I should probably empty my plate too..." said Damon, laying down in the backseats. He took in a sharp breath before stating what was on his mind, "...I think I may be bisexual." He paused, feeling as though all eyes were on him, "Now Adrian, you probably already knew that, with the kiss to prove to Kiba I'm not homophobic, or when I said that Blair would try to get you and me in a threeway...which is actually why I think I might be bi actually. One night, me, her and this other devil hunter dude I can't remember the name of, we fox holed up over in Prague in a decent hotel during a devil hunt, we had a few drinks, Blair came up with the idea, he was down, and I said I would be down for anything once, and then before I knew what was happening, they both had me on the bed, amd they were licking my..." Damon paused, turning to his invisible wall, "...they're already asleep, aren't they?" He leaned up, and sure enough, both Adrian and Katrina were both asleep. "Well I guess I'll have to bug them with that story another time," he said. Damon looked to his invisible wall once again, "You guys will probably enjoy it too much, so right now, I'm going to ask our dear loving author to do one more time skip, probably the last requested one in the story, so let's make it good!"
One last requested time skip...
It had been thirty six hours since Damon filled the air in the car with crushed ecstacy, and now Adrian, Katrina and Damon were now driving through the back streets of New York state, attempting to approach the city without alerting any search parties that were looking for them. In that time they ate quickly at local fast food places, using only cash to avoid being tracked by their credit or debit cards, and Damon even made a point for the three to get new outfits so they would be even less recognizable; Damon now wore a green Hawaiian shirt with white flowers and dark slacks, Katrina now had a thigh high purple dress with a white fleur-de-lis on the front as well as black leggings, and finally Adrian had on black pants, a red short sleeved dress shirt with black chinese dragon print, a black fedora and a black leather eyepatch covering his empty eye socket.
The three had finally decided to stop at a seedy motel, right on the outskirt of New York City, the day before Zeus was supposed to appear,
"So tell me something Adrian," began Katrina, "when you still lived in New York all that time ago, did you ever stop at this motel when you were leaving the city?" Adrian looked up at the hotel sign, reading it aloud,
"'The Roadside Hostel?' No because I thought it sounded creepy. I just saw it as I was leaving with my mom and Richard." The Hotel in question was one long building lined with white adjacent doors and white framed windows, with a separate smaller building for the landlord, which Damon was just exiting, a single keycard in his hand.
"Alright, so pulling the money we all had leftover from our journey, we managed to score the room (off record) for the one night..." Damon then looked down at the ground, "...possibly our one last night on Earth." Katrina and Adrian looked to each other, and they knew Damon could very well be right. The trio of teenagers then heard a soft thud, and they turned to see a bald, middle aged African American man, dressed in a blue suit with a white dress shirt and black tie,
"Adrian?" He asked in a thick accent, "Is that you?" Adrian and the others go into a defensive position, ready to fight if needed,
"Depends on who's asking," said the one eyed devil. The man looked around, making sure no one was watching, then he refocused on Adrian, a flare of Blacklight Tendrils rippling over his entire person and changing his appearance; now before them stood a young fair skinned woman with short, spikey brown hair, silver-blue eyes, clad in a grey hoodie over a grey and black striped shirt, a short denim skirt with black leggings and red sneakers. Adrians' guard instantly dropped,
"Dana!" Adrian ran to her, and the one eyed devil gave her a tight hug, with the young woman returning it,
"Adrian...I haven't seen you in forever! Where have you been?" Adrian pulled away from her to look her in the face,
"Where have I been? What happened to you? You suddenly have the Blacklight in you!"
"Uh, Adrian?" Katrina cut in, "Who is she?"
"Guys, this is Dana Mercer." Katrina gave him a concerned look,
"Mercer? As in...?"
"Alexs' sister," confirmed Adrian. He turned back to his friend, "Dana, we have a lot to catch up on..."
