Messed 6
Roxy and April were laughing and giggling all the way upstairs. While Alex trod silently behind them. She could guess why Enzo wanted them out of the room.
whatever they were discussing he didn't want the girls to know about. not that she could blame him demons were pretty freaky and if Enzo was having demon problems he wouldn't have employees for long.
provided they lived that long. a cold shiver ran down her spine and she barely suppressed the urge to whimper.
She so wanted to go home, really really wanted to go home. she would take cheating boyfriends and calculus mid terms over hungry demons any day.
when she entered the bedroom she found the girls digging through a box filled with what looked like swimsuits.
"he has a pool?" said Alex
"of course" said Roxy
she tossed two small pieces of fabric her way. Alex held them up and raised an eyebrow.
they were purple with little white flowers on them. or at least the parts that weren't string.
"do you have anything with more coverage" said Alex
April giggled
"gypsy they've seen everything you have already" she said.
she could feel her face turning crimson.
"I know but still" she said
Roxy was already stripping down to put hers on
"besides you won't be wearing it for long" said April
Alex frowned she didn't like the way this party was heading. Enzo obviously had it in mind for the girls to sweeten the deal with a little gratuitous sex.
Somehow she doubted that would work with the old man.
Roxy snorted "doubt it she got stuck with a cold fish" said Roxy
"maybe he's just old fashioned?" said Alex
"yeah old fashioned usually equals prude just look at Dante's brother Vergil now there's a cold fish" said Roxy
April actually frowned
"yeah I know he's a big ol meany" said April
"why what'd he do?" said Alex
"called us whores and threw us out, pissed Dante off something furious he did" said Roxy
April looked like she was going to launch into a crying fest so Alex changed the subject.
"don't worry about me guys if he ain't interested it's no skin off my back" said Alex
"oh don't worry hon I'm sure he'll come around if not I'm sure Dante will go for a little two on one" said April
Alex grimaced that wasn't what she was trying to do. So she decided to level with them
"look I'm not really interested in getting laid I'd rather dance and that's it" said Alex
Roxy started laughing until she realized she was serious.
"your serious, oh boy, ahh shit" said Roxy
she wiped her hand on her forehead and then glared at Alex
"why not?" said April
she seemed upset by her admission.
"I just would rather experience that with someone I actually care about" said Alex
"Oh My Gawd your a Virgin!" Roxy exclaimed
April and Alex immediately shushed her because she had said it rather loudly. April looked at Alex in disbelief.
"then how'd you learn to dance like that?" said April
"years of dance classes, gymnastics and martial arts" said Alex
"so you've never ,ever I mean not even in school?" Said Roxy
Alex shook her head no.
"no and I'd like to keep it that way and for the record I do not like Dante and I sure as hell would never sleep with him" said Alex
both of them looked at her with wide eyes clearly showing their shock.
"oh man" said Roxy
"but please don't tell them I said any of this ok please" said Alex
April was the first to promise her
"don't worry your one of us now and we watch each others backs" said Roxy
"yeah were like sisters or something" said April
she hugged Alex fiercely and Roxy pulled a swimsuit cover out of the pile.
"here this should help" said Roxy
Alex gave her a grateful smile and quickly got dressed. she tugged the short almost see through dress over her head.
the others waited for her to get ready and then they went back downstairs as a group.
Alex let Roxy and April take the lead. Roxy walked strait over to Enzo and April practically skipped towards Dante. she looked around for the old man praying he hadn't left already.
she found him sitting by the pool at one of the few tables. she walked over and calmly sat down in the opposite chair.
she saw him glance at her and give her a once over with his eyes then he went back to sipping something from a cup.
by the tea bag on his plate it was some sort of tea. she absently wondered if she could get a cup.
"hey kid heads up" said Dante
he tossed her a soda and took the beer Enzo had gotten for her for himself. she tried to catch it but Dante wasn't the best throw.
the can was intercepted before it could make contact with her face by a white gloved hand. he handed it to her without saying a word and then sat back in his chair.
she wanted to ask him so many questions but she thought it would be rude. he was watching her as she sipped at the strange soda.
"you do not drink?" he said calmly
she wasn't sure if he was asking her a question or making an observation. so she shook her head no in response.
"do I make you nervous?" he said
after a few more sips of tea. he was watching her the whole time he was drinking. it truthfully was making her nervous because he was otherwise inscrutable.
"a little" she answered.
"what were your instructions?" he said
"there were none it was just implied" said Alex
he sipped again and seemed to be lost in thought. he was watching the other two couples with an unreadable expression. Roxy and Enzo got up and made their way inside.
Dante was lip locked with April at the moment.
"today was your first day wasn't it?" said the man
"yeah and I'd kinda like to keep my job" said Alex
he turned his gaze back to her.
"but not if it involves sleeping with me?" he said with a smirk
she opened her mouth to protest his assessment but the look in his eyes made her rethink that.
"it's not personal I just would prefer to do that with someone I actually care about" she said
he smiled at her response and then sat back.
"you are honest" he said
he sounded surprised by that statement as if he expected her to lie about her intentions.
"what have I got to lie about?" she said calmly
he smiled wickedly at her statement
"most women lie about everything in my experience" said the man
she snorted
"then you obviously haven't met the right women" she answered
he chuckled at her response.
"Are you the right woman" he said with a chuckle
she shrugged "that would depend on the man" she answered
he chuckled again and glanced over at Dante he wrinkled his nose in disgust and Alex turned to look.
April had her head thrown back and was obviously enjoying herself. Dante's hand was in her bottoms.
Alex looked away quickly her face turning a bright red color in embarrassment.
he sighed like he was dealing with a lost cause his gaze automatically returning to his companion.
"they really should find a room for their antics" said the man
he was eying her closely taking special note of the rising shade of crimson on her cheeks.
"you have never been with a man have you?" he said
she was about to protest again but decided against it again he was obviously adept at reading people
"ah no" she said.
"is that why you chose me?" he asked
"not entirely Roxy really likes Enzo" she said with a shrug.
he snorted
"please don't make excuses for your motives you assumed I wouldn't want what you were supposed to offer and chose me just to protect you virtue , I dare you to tell me I'm wrong" said the man
she swallowed his eyes were back to the cold gaze again and this time he sounded a bit angry.
"no your not wrong, its just ,I'm sorry" she said
she started to stand up and walk away. she couldn't do this she just couldn't. a firm grip on her arm stopped her and turned her back towards him.
"once again honesty, even if it cost you everything, interesting" he said
he still held her arm so she couldn't go anywhere.
"I'm sorry I can't" she said
she tried to extract her arm from his grip. he smiled tightened his grip and pulled her back down.
"do sit and we will discuss it" he said
though his voice was calm she could swear he was somewhat offended by her attempt to leave.
his grip on her arm was like a steel vice and when he twisted her wrist she almost cried out in pain.
the way he bent her wrist forced her to either sit or risk a broken wrist.
she sat down and he abruptly released her wrist. she absently rubbed her wrist while she waited for him to say whatever it was he wanted to say.
he seemed to be trying to calm himself down. Alex watched him warily wondering if she were to run would he chase her or shoot her.
"I am sorry if I harmed you that was not my intention" he said
"it... it's ok" she said.
He reached for his cup and took another drink.
"how badly do you need this job?" he asked
his gaze steadily boring into her watching for her reaction. she swallowed she didn't want to give him that much leverage over her but despite her wishes to do otherwise she found herself answering the question.
"he was the only one who would hire me" she said
she immediately wanted to kick herself for her honesty. she looked at him nervously waiting for him to take advantage of her fully.
"what is your name?" he asked
suddenly she blinked back forming tears and murmured
"Gypsy"
he snorted and glared at her
"your real name not your stage name" he said
she blinked in shock her mouth had suddenly gone dry for some reason and she took a sip of her soda. her hand shook some so she set it down after one sip.
"Alex" she said softly.
"Alex" he said softly
letting the name roll smoothly off his tongue.
"much lovelier than Gypsy don't you agree" said the man
"what do I call you?" she said
he smiled at her question
"you may call me Ritter" said the man
she frowned she knew enough German to know what that meant.
"knight what's your last name Dunkelheit?" said Alex
he smiled at her and for a brief second she could have sworn all of his teeth were sharp. she nervously swallowed thinking maybe she overstepped.
"now why would you say that?" said Ritter
though his tone was light she could see it somehow angered him.
"come on you can't seriously tell me no ones figured that out yet" said Alex
"why yes they have my dear Alex" said Ritter
"so what's next you gonna claim your Sparda too?" said Alex
"I mean...Real"
her words were suddenly cut off by the feel of cold metal against her stomach. she swallowed nervously
"what are you doing?" she said
"I would choose my next words carefully if I were you they may very well be your last" he said calmly.
her eyes went wide with fear and she clamped her mouth shut. Firmly convinced she was sitting across from a very fast crazy person.
"wise move now tell me where did you hear that name?" said Ritter
she swallowed nervously obviously the legend wasn't well known here and he was definitely going to shoot her if she didn't say something fast.
"it's a story in a game my brother owns" she said
he cuffed her in the back of the head
"try again and it better be good" said Sparda
she swallowed again
"honestly there's this game where I come from it's called Devil May Cry and the main character is this guy named Dante who's the son of this demon lord dude name Sparda."she said
she heard the gun click.
"only he's not a bad guy cause he rebelled against his own kind and saved humanity from an invasion of a demon army" said Alex
she was cringing away from him when she finished expecting any minute to be shot. she wasn't expecting to be grabbed by the arm and be dragged into the pool house.
he shoved her so she landed on her rear and locked the door behind them.
"are you going to kill me?" she said
he ignored her question and pointed his gun at her.
"strip" he ordered
she looked shocked for a few second until he started to squeeze the trigger.
"whaat?" she said
"you do it for a living it shouldn't be too hard to do now, I assure you your life depends on it" he said
she swallowed and slowly pulled the covering off her head.
"the swim suit too" he ordered
she swallowed and reluctantly slid the panties down her legs and untied the strings on the top. both garments hit the floor and she reflexively started to cover her breasts.
"hands to the sides and keep them there" he said
she obeyed and stood there literally shaking. he came forward and bent down. he slid his gloved hands over her bare skin as though he were looking for something.
he even lifted her feet and checked the soles of her feet. she swallowed again when his hands went higher and gasped when he parted her legs to inspect there.
she wasn't sure what he was looking for but she wished he would hurry up. his hand slid up under her breasts she closed her eyes when his gentle handling started to make her skin tingle.
he lifted her arms and checked each one before moving up to her neck.
he grabbed her hair and physically tilted her head. running his fingers through her hair and checking her scalp. after a few seconds he let go and stepped back.
he was eying her critically and she just stood there shivering in both fear and cold.