Couples Therapy- Chapter 8- Maggie and Delos

Hello! As I'm sure most of you are aware, this story is coming to a close. Yes, I know, it's horrible- for you. But one less story for me! :D WOOO!

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Sorry I couldn't get this too you sooner! My effing computer crashed and I lost the doc in the middle of me typing it D: So sorry if it's not as good as it usually would be. Also because I kind of had a little difficulty writing this one XP I don't know why, I just did.

Okay, anyway, blah blah blah here you are Maggie and Delos. I hope you likey ;D

Don't unplug me,

Or just shut me down,

Please just love me,

With your stee heart,

I'd reboot if you'd look at me

With those cold eyes one more time.

"POPPY WOULD YOU TURN THAT TECHNO CRAP OFF?" Delos yelled, his dark head out in the hallway yelling in the direction of Poppy's blaring stereo.

"Calm down, Delos." Maggie rolled her eyes.

Delos spun around, his mouth open in anger and annoyance.

"No, I don't like her music, and I find this song about robots extremely annoying, but let her have her fun. At least she only does this on cleaning day." Maggie told him sternly after seeing his expression. Then she added, "Plus, we really don't need you getting into a fight with James."

Delos slammed the door more forcefully than Maggie thought necessary and stormed over to the bed. Delos threw himself next to Maggie and crossed his arms over his chest.

Maggie rolled her sorrel eyes again. She loved her Soulmate, but sometimes he was a child.

That's one reason why she was so excited about they therapy session. Maybe Delos would realize he was being ridiculous and stop.

Like she said, she loved her Soulmate, but sometimes Delos's behavior was a major source of annoyance among the Daybreakers.

It was one of the many reasons why Maggie and Mary-Lynnette got along so well. When Circle Daybreak can't take Ash and Delos anymore it's up to Mare and Maggie to keep them away. And honestly, neither of the girls blamed them.

Ring, ring! Maggie was jerked out of her reverie by the telephone. Assuming it was Mary-Lynnette, Maggie picked it up and said in a teasing tone, "Hey Mary-Lynnette! How was the movie with Ash last night? You guys didn't have sex in the theatre again did you?"

"Uh… No… This is Paul…" Maggie blushed crimson. "I was wondering when you and Delos could come for your session."

"Oh… Uh, we can come now." Maggie said awkwardly. "If that's alright with you."

"Yeah that's fine." Paul sounded just as awkward.

"Okay. See you soon." Maggie hung up.

"Who was that?" Delos asked, watching Maggie's face with amused interest. "Obviously not Mary-Lynnette."

"No… It was Paul. It's time for our session." Maggie said, pulling herself off the bed.

"Good, good." Delos got up, a lot more gracefully than she, and walked briskly towards the door. "It's about time. I hate waiting."

Maggie rolled her eyes, again. Which was a very uncharacteristic Maggie trait. But sometimes Delos just pushed her.

"How can you go from casual to business so fast?" Maggie asked as they set off down the hall.

"I learned from being a prince. And got a couple pointers from Thierry." Delos mused and cast a teasing smile Maggie's way.

They turned the corner and nearly collided with Ash and Mary-Lynnette.

"Maggie! Hi! I need to tell you about last night!" Mary-Lynnette gushed. Upon seeing the look on Maggie's face, she quickly added, "No, we didn't have sex in the theatre! We never have!"

"Well you must've been pretty close to get the rumor started." Delos noted.

"Yeah," Ash scoffed sarcastically, "And a celebrity gets a little fat and boom they're pregnant!"

"You can tell me the deets later, it's time for Delos's and my therapy session." Maggie said in a rush to stop the argument boiling between the cousins.

"Oh," Mary-Lynnette smiled knowingly. "Well good luck."

"I'll go tell Quinn!" Ash sped off.

"Why Quinn?" Delos muttered.

"Because, everyone knows if you want something spread fast, you let Ash and Quinn know. They have the biggest mouths in Daybreak." Mary-Lynnette rolled her eyes. "Later guys."

"Bye, Mare." The couple in question waved and continued to Paul's office.

"I wonder what kind of problem they are going to have." Poppy said excitedly.

"A lot more than you think." Mary-Lynnette said dryly.

"Yeah. It must be hard to have a prince for a Soulmate." Hannah frowned sympathetically.

"I think out of everyone, Delos is the biggest shit." Quinn voiced.

Everyone slowly turned their heads in his direction.

"What? At least Ash, Morgead, and I know it!"

"Shh! They're here!" Rashel shushed everyone.

"Good afternoon." Paul greeted the couple stiffly.

All of Maggie's awkwardness flooded back into her cheeks. "Afternoon." She greeted the floor.

"So is there anything either of you would either like to get off your chest?" Paul asked as they took their seats.

"Yes." Maggie turned to face Delos. She looked into his golden eyes, and felt her resolve melt a little. No, she had to say this. "Delos, you're a prick."

("That pretty much sums everything up." Ash said over the Daybreakers riotous laughter.)

"What?" Delos replied, looking shocked.

"Don't take this the wrong way-"

"Yeah, how could I?"

"Delos, we aren't in Black Dawn anymore. You aren't in Black Dawn anymore." Maggie said, desperation coloring her tone. "You can't act like it is."

"I don't." Delos recoiled.

"You do, Delos. You act like the fucking king of this place!" Maggie exploded. "You're a Wild Power! Iliana doesn't strut around the house! You're a prince! Galen doesn't act like a jerk! You don't have the right to be such an ass!"

Delos looked down at the floor, taking in everything.

"Now listen," Maggie began in a softer tone. "I love you. I do. But Delos, you need to learn to respect other people than me. And Thierry."

Delos clenched and unclenched his fist. "Am I really such an ass?"

"You know how when Ash gets on everybody's nerves?"

"Yeah."

"Well I have to do that with you too."

"Oh, Goddess." Delos buried his head in his hands. "I'm that bad? Oh, Goddess Maggie, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"Because, you wouldn't listen to me until now." Maggie smiled weakly and reached out to run her fingers to his hair.

Delos chuckled. "Yeah, probably not."

"So will you please, stop acting like you're better than everyone else and learn some respect?" Maggie pleaded.

"On one condition." Delos smiled mischievously.

"What?"

"You teach me."

Maggie laughed. "I can do that."

Two Days Later

"Good morning, Delos." Gillian smiled at him on the way to breakfast. "Maggie."

Delos replied with a curt nod. "Ow!" He gripped his upper arm where Maggie had punched him. "Good morning, Gillian."

. . .

"Would someone please pass the butter?" Thea asked.

The butter was right in front of Delos, but he was waiting for someone else to pass it down. Galen reached for the butter dish, but Maggie slapped his hand away, and then punched Delos again.

"Ow! Here you go, Thea." Delos handed the dish down.

"Thank you Delos." Thea smiled.

"Hey Delos," Ash, Quinn, and Morgead all leaned forward on their elbows batting their eyelashes. "Can we have the butter?"

Delos stared at the ceiling, cursing all three of them to hell.

"You know, I honestly think that you three all have some weird connection. Or you all just share a brain." Mary-Lynnette ruffled Ash's hair.

"Please, my brain is one hundred percent my own." Ash replied in a teasing tone and pecked Mary-Lynnette on the cheek.

Delos opened his mouth, arrogance flooding his eyes and turning his expression cocky—but Maggie elbowed him in the rib so his eyes filled again with tears and his expression pained.

"I'm having too much fun with Delos's training." Ash told Mary-Lynnette, not even bothering to keep his voice down.

Mary-Lynnette giggled and lightly kicked his ankle.

Delos turned on Maggie. "Okay, how come he get a giggle and a-," Maggie elbowed him again.

"Me too, Ash. Me too." Maggie grinned.

Later in the afternoon

"Delos, can you toss me the remote?" Poppy asked.

Delos sighed and looked at the remote on the coffee table his feet were resting on. He leaned forward and reached his arm out trying to get it. "I can't reach it." He leaned back. He went to put his arm around Maggie again only to realize she had scooted over to the other side of the couch.

"Maggie." Delos groaned and leaned forward again, putting his feet on the ground and standing slightly to reach it better. He tossed the remote over to Poppy who turned the volume down only two notches.

"Poppy, Morgead is right there." He pointed to Morgead who was lying directly under the TV. "Right there and you didn't ask him to do manually?"

"You can do it manually?" Poppy asked. "Anyway, Morgead looks so comfy."

"Thanks, Poppy." Morgead smiled smugly.

Delos stared openmouthed at Poppy and Morgead. "I'm leaving." He got up and started walking toward the door, with Maggie following him. As he was walking out the door, he steps on something and a moment later a panther's roar echoed down the halls.

"Delos… You did not just step on Keller's tail." Maggie backed away into the room.

"I think I might've." Delos's yellow eyes where wide in fear at the look of pure death in Keller's gray panther eyes.

"Whatever you do… Don't run." Galen advised, mentally coaxing Keller out of her rage.

Keller growled a low, warning growled and turned her back on Delos, who exhaled in relief, and sprinted down the hall.

Later that day Delos came up to a grumpy Keller, now in her human form, and in front of everyone handed her a card.

"Sorry for stepping on your tale. Hope you forgive me, Delos." She read aloud. "I guess I don't really have a choice. I forgive you."

"Thanks." Delos said and started running in the other direction, leaving the roaring laughter behind him.

. . .

"This whole changing thing is hard." Delos grumbled that night.

"Oh, you think you have it bad? I had to go back to everyone I ever wronged, get down on my knees and beg for forgiveness. This is nothing." Ash told him.

"Is that why you're so whipped? Because you humiliated yourself in front of all those people so doing other stuff for Mary-Lynnette isn't that big in comparison?" Delos asked.

Ash raised his eyebrows in a way that said 'Would you like to repeat that?'

"Sorry."

Ohh Delos you better be sorry ;D

BTW, that song at the beginning one of my fave songs that actually inspired me to write this. It's called Don't Unplug Me by ALL CAPS. Which features my favorite member from the band Ministry of Magic, who I told you about last time.

Anyway, I'm done. For now. I hope you liked! :D And I hope you review! Or favorite! Or subscribe! Even if there is only one more chapter.

NOOO ONLY ONE MORE CHAPTER?

Yes, yes, I know it's sad. I'll miss it! Maybe I WILL do individual therapy ;D

(Don't hold your breath or count on it though.)

Well that's all I have to say! :D

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