There was soreness inside her. She felt her flesh throb inside and outside. Her hands softly touched herself and there she felt her flesh stick to her fingers as if some sort of discharge has dried up. Alissa was well aware of what happened last night. Or was it the other night? Who knows how long she had been in bed? That sort of bustle would drain the life out of anyone.

Or would drain the life out of a virgin, she thought. Alissa was surprised she was still alive after such a tiring and painful thing as she tried to recall how it all started and how it ended. She couldn't really remember the exact turn of events. She forgot how she made it to the bed when she was sure they had intercourse in her living room.

Alissa focused her eyes at her ceiling light. She guessed that it was late in the morning. Instead of standing up, she stayed in her bed and thought for a while. It's nice to be alone for now in her thoughts.

She debated in her head whether Pennywise would be somewhere in her apartment waiting for her or have gone away until she had to finally conceive. She was sure Pennywise released itself inside her. That's the purpose of mating, she told herself.

But what Alissa did not know was that the first intercourse would only initiate the retraction of eternal power into Pennywise's being. It would have to take the pair to copulate thrice until a child can be born. Pennywise knew this.

But both the demon clown and the human were ignorant to the whole, complex ritual.

Alissa finally sat up on her bed and covered herself with the blanket. She decided to take a warm bath to calm herself down. She dipped her shivering body into the tub filled of warm, bubbling water. She rested her head and closed her eyes.

Her hand slowly rubbed her belly. She kept her eyes closed, focusing on the thought that she was going to be pregnant.

As if Pennywise knew what was going on in her head, the demon clown spoke, waking Alissa and making her look up at It, "You're not pregnant."

"Wakey, wakey," Pennywise smirked as the clown stood in the middle of her bathroom. Alissa tried to cover herself but she realized it was useless. Still, she tried to hide her body under the water, "You're childless."

She furrowed her eyebrows at It, "What?" She stopped touching her belly, "We-we did it-"

"It's not that easy, Alissa." Pennywise shook Its head,

"What do you mean?"

Pennywise sniggered, "It's very very difficult for humans to understand."

"I'm not that dumb."

Pennywise gave her a smug look, she glared at It. Then, its pupils dilated and gleamed dark red. Alissa noticed this change.

"Notice anything new?" Pennywise grinned, swayed, and lifted its hands as if presenting itself in a show,

Alissa looked away with a confused look on her face. She clambered to grab her towel, stood up, and wrapped it around her.

"Come on now, Alissa, please guess!"

She violently turned around to face the clown, "What the hell happened last night?"

Pennywise grinned and sniggered, "A miracle, Alissa."

"You better start giving me answers, Pennywise. I'm not in the mood to fuck around."

Pennywise stepped closer to her as she stayed quiet. It reached its gloved hand to lay it on her cheek gently, then the clown whispered in a haunting voice, "You offered yourself to me, Alissa." It chuckled, "Like a treat!"

Her eyebrows creased. She knew that already. But why does it feel as if something immensely riveting happened last night?

"You tasted sweet, dear Alissa." It continued to whisper, slowly leaning its face closer to her. She felt that strange tension again. It felt stronger this time. She felt it inside her...inside her heart, she felt it strongly. She closed her eyes as she gently snuggled her cheek onto the clown's warm, hand. She knew those hands were responsible for killing, murdering, picking on children's flesh and bones, and for touching her. But it did not bother her.

"You continue to amuse me." Pennywise muttered. She could feel its breath on her. She opened her eyes and saw dark, red eyes staring back at her. There was no fear. Not even an ounce. She felt blank. She felt...nothing but a deep connection with Pennywise.

Alissa's soul is immensely connected with Pennywise now that she was the clown's source of power, which meant that if Alissa dies or is harmed in any way, it would immensely affect the evil clown as well. This explained why she felt mostly blank. All her emotions and soul leaned only towards the clown, except her mind. It was a good move that Pennywise did not decide to hurt her, or else the demon clown would have stupidly stood there with its eternal power retrieved back and gone forever. This was the reason behind the pair's strange, strong connection and tension, still growing between them.

"You've given me the strength I have always longed for."

She tried to joke around to ease the tension she felt, "You sound really cheesy right now, clown."

Pennywise frowned and tightened its grip under her chin and on her cheek, "My sweet, sacrificial treat. You've given me a treat that can last for eternity."

"Lust?" She guessed, she was getting impatient, "Passion?"

"Power. Delicious, fulfilling, power!" It declared, pulling away from her,

Suddenly, her eyes widened. There was no way that ritual meant something else rather than being pregnant.

"What? I-I thought I was your mate? What about the-"

Pennywise laughed maniacally, "It's not as easy as abc, Alissa." Suddenly It touches Its lips with Its index finger, "Oh! Actually..." Pennywise counted with its fingers, "A, we merge and I take my treat. B, I gain more. And C, you have a wonderful," It licks Its lips, "Delicious baby."

Almost emotionless, Alissa walked out of the bathroom. She didn't allow herself to be carried away with the way the clown acted.

"We have to do it three times?" she mumbles then turns around,

Pennywise was nowhere to be found until she heard the clown speak as it stood next to her bedroom door. She turned around again, "Naughty, Alissa. Is that what you like?"

She rolled her eyes, "I can't believe I'm gonna be stuck with you forever."

Pennywise snickered loudly, "Ah, ah," It wiggled its finger as It walked closer to her, "Not until you die."

She stepped closer, "I'll make sure I won't and you..."

"You'll kill me?" Pennywise smirked,

"If you keep annoying me, I just might." She muttered as she walked past the clown and entered her bedroom where Pennywise appeared right away,

"Oh, you'll die if you try." It chuckled,

She didn't say anything and started getting dressed in front of the clown. She grabbed her bag and walked out of her room. "Errands today?" The clown asked,

She ignored It until It shut the door in front of her again before she could open it wide. Alissa looked up at It and glared, "We've been through this. You know you can't harm me."

It was true. The clown could not pull itself to do so. It did not comprehend why but secretly, It didn't want her to find out that it was indeed true.

Alissa pulled the door open again, her eyes still staring back at the clown, and she walked out of her apartment.