When Sebastian opened his eyes his body immediately tensed. The walls that surrounded him were strange and unfamiliar. Removing his knife from its sheath, he slowly began to rise. Beside him Anders stirred. The archer shook him.
"Anders." The mage shot up beside him, the brief flash of blue clear in his eyes but slowly returning to brown. "It worked." He rose into a stance beside Sebastian. "What is this place?"
The men looked around the room they were in. White walls stood high and covered with what looked to be various paintings of sorts. A fire place stood to the far end, similar to the one in the manor, but smaller. Furniture littered the room, chairs, tables, rugs and such, but the design looked foreign to their eyes.
Sebastian put his knife away and began to slowly investigate the room. He moved closer to examine the paintings, marveling at the detail that each one held. The vivid color, the perfect contrast and shading...
He stopped when he reached the biggest.
It was a picture of Lealia dressed in a beautiful lace top, her dark hair was pulled back into a bun, leaving only her bangs to fall over her face. She wore a bright smile with her arms wrapped around a man's neck, his head pressed against hers. She looked happier than he had ever seen her. But that is not what drew him to the picture. What drew him to the picture was the man, the man that looked strangely like him.
"Do you like it?" A voice appeared at his ear. Swinging around with the knife, he cut through thin air as his pulse pounded. Eyes wildly scanning the room, he saw nothing. He looked to Anders who was also on alert.
"I heard it too," he nodded, scanning the room. He then put a finger to his temple, sending out a mind blast.
"Come now, is that necessary?" The voice returned, a woman's voice, low and raspy, almost sensual. Her figure faded into existence across the room, her purple skin and horns giving her away immediately.
"Desire demon," Anders growled as the familiar blue lit up his eyes. Sebastian rushed to him, shaking his arm.
"Anders! I need you, focus!" Sebastian insisted, shaking his arm again. The ethereal eyes turned to face him, hollow and cold.
"You need Justice!" his echoed voice growled out as he pulled the staff from his back, aiming it at the demon. Sebastian gave up and reached for his bow, turning to face her as well. She laughed, putting up her hands in mock surrender.
"Boys, please, let's discuss the situation before someone gets hurt," she purred, putting emphasis on the word someone. The men seemed to hesitate and she smiled, putting her hands back on her hips. "That's better, bloodshed is such a messy business. I prefer diplomacy. Now, what are you two delicious examples of manhood doing in this drab old place? I'd think you would prefer a place more suited to …your appetites." She started waving her hands around in the air, trying to change the scene, when Justice reached out with the staff and slammed it to the ground. The air seemed to tremble as the new scene fell to the ground like ashes. The demon shrieked.
"You have met your match demon," he shouted, moving to a fighting stance and taking a slow step toward her. Sebastian nocked an arrow and waited. The demon slowly stood to full height, rolled her shoulders and gave them a wicked grin.
"You have no idea who you face, spirit!" she seethed, throwing up her arms and shooting lightening at them from her finger tips. Both Sebastian and Justice jumped and rolled out of the way, coming to rest in kneeling positions across the room from each other and the demon.
"Human!" Justice shouted, getting Sebastian's attention. "I will handle this, go and find the woman." Sebastian nodded and bolted to the door, opening it and running through.
Never did it occur to him to look where he was going…
Moving within the confines of the house he quickly turned a corner, finding a set of stairs. Jogging up them, he turned to the first door he saw. He took a deep breath, turned the knob and stepped through.
He froze when he entered the room.
"Lealia?" He spoke her name quietly before carefully taking a step toward her. Glancing down, he saw he no longer wore his armor; now he was shirtless, wearing nothing but what felt like soft cotton breeches.
Ignoring whatever this Fade world had dressed him in, he continued toward Lealia.
Beneath a tumble of mussed hair he caught sight of her sleeping face and once again he froze. Lealia was safe, alive and lying on top of the covers of the bed. Not a bruise or a cut showed on her body.
From what Sebastian could see she looked perfectly fine, and he could certainly see a lot of her. The only thing Lea wore was her smalls and what he assumed was a breast band. Everything else was left uncovered, bare.
"Her skin. Imagine just running a finger softly across her thigh. Imagine kissing her neck and feeling her body pressed against yours." The voice spoke as the images played in his mind. Images that he had been convinced would never happen.
"You think that but you wish for otherwise." The demon giggled. "The perfect life. The perfect woman." She paused, tasting her words. "What more could you ever ask for."
Sebastian closed his eyes and tried to focus.
He had to get Lea out of here.
"I know you want her." He opened his eyes to see Lea stirring in her sleep. "You have always wanted her…and now you can have her…."
Lea's eyes fluttered open just as the demon's words faded away in his mind. Stretching, she sat up and gave him a sleepy smile.
"Good morning." Sebastian simply stared at her.
Her face immediately fell when he didn't respond. She got up off the bed and wrapped her arms around his neck. He felt his body tense. "You're still mad at me aren't you?" Lea leaned in to his neck and began softly kissing.
"Lea I…" Sebastian barely got the words out before she turned his face to hers, catching his mouth in a passionate kiss, making his heart pound in his chest.
The demon hummed. "Don't resist, breathe her in…"
Lea pressed herself against him, moving one of her hands between them to the bulge in his pants.
Sebastian released a moan then he broke the kiss. Taking her by the arms, he moved Lea away from him, her calves catching the side of the bed, forcing her to sit.
"Lea! We have to get out of here!" He held her hands, pleading with his eyes for her to listen. Before he could blink Lea got the better of him, wrapping her legs around him and flipping him onto the bed beneath her.
"Much better." Lea gave him a wicked smile as she began to grind her hips against him. Sebastian released her hands and grabbed her legs in an effort to stop her. She ignored his hands a pressed herself harder. Sebastian felt his bulge press tighter against his pants.
That was it.
With almost no effort, Sebastian grasped her hips and turned them over, pinning her down on the bed. He looked at her for only a moment before giving into the temptation. He leaned down and nudged her nose aside with his own.
He kissed her like he had always wanted to kiss her, threading a hand through her hair, bringing her closer, pulling her deeper. Breaking the kiss, he moved to her neck and began kissing it gently. Lea's body shuddered against him as he made his way down her neck, across her collar bone to the edge of her breast. He tugged softly at the breast band, exposing the soft flesh underneath. Without any hesitation, he leaned in and took her nipple into his mouth.
"Damien!" Hawked moaned. Sebastian stopped dead in his tracks.
This is not right, he thought.
He released her and backed up off the bed, staring at the woman that lay before him.
"Damien?" She called to him again using that name, her eyes filled with confusion.
You would stop now? After getting so far? The seductive voice returned, trying to entice him. But it would not work. Not anymore.
Sebastian spoke to Lea, answering the demon. "You are not yourself, Lea."
Hurt filled her eyes. "Damien I don't-"
"That is not my name." Sebastian moved to the end of the bed, looking at the doorway. Lea moved to follow him, getting up on her knees to cross the bed she reached for his arm.
"But… Wait, I don't…" She fumbled her words, unsure of what was going on. Sebastian felt guilty, having practically pushed her away. He reached for her and took her into his arms.
"Lea, we're in the fade," he whispered, kissing her on the top of her head. "You've been trapped here by a desire demon." He let that sink in, feeling the muscles in her arms and back tense at the words.
"Wait, a demon?" she asked, pushing away far enough to see his face. "I'm not a mage, how…"
"We aren't sure," he began, pushing her hair away from her face, "but we do know we need to get you out of here, do you feel strong enough to awaken?" Lea took a deep breath then nodded, making Sebastian smile. "Good, you go ahead and Anders and I will take care of the demon." Lea's eyes widened.
"Anders is here? What about Justice, is everything-" Sebastian cut her off with shushing sounds, pulling her back to his chest.
"Everything is fine, go ahead and wake up," he tried to reassure her. "We will be right behind you." Still not convinced, Lea gave him a thoughtful look at which he laughed. "Come now, you don't think the two of us can handle one desire demon? We will be fine and we will see you shortly."
He pushed the stray hairs behind her ears, looking deeply into her eyes. He swallowed, trying to calm the pounding of his heart that he felt there. Suddenly his thoughts strayed to moments ago, when he had his mouth on hers, on the soft skin of her neck, on her…
"And when you do wake up," Lea said, snapping him out of his reverie, "we will discuss what happened here. Agreed?" Sebastian swallowed again and nodded. Lea smiled. "Good. Alright, here goes nothing."
Lea laid back on the bed and closed her eyes. Sebastian watched, unsure of what he would see when she began to glow. The light became so bright he slammed his eyes shut then, when the light faded, he looked and saw an empty bed.
Satisfied she was safe, he left the room and walked back down the hall to the stairs.
Time to deal with a demon.
A/N WOOOOOO ok SO MUCH THANKS TO KORA KENDALLS! If not for her I would probably still be stuck somewhere in the fade. And that awesome desire demon? All her lol
Next chapter should be up much quicker than this one. Hmmmm This will probably be done soon… YAY!
R&R comments are good :P