The library was still full of students even just after the semester finished. Students rushed to have their additional papers rechecked and submitted. But Alissa was stuck in her own bubble, books all around her on one table in the middle of the library where almost everyone could see her.
She knew if she stayed where people were, the clown would not dare show itself.
Alissa had a small book hidden under the wide book over it. She tried to hide the ancient rituals book as she secretly needed to find out about the rituals.
Alissa quickly skimmed through the books, trying to get all the knowledge it could, digest it and remove everything all at one in her mind so the clown would not feel or invade her mind if she ever finds out anything.
After skimming for a minute, she found an interesting page. It looked familiar. Alissa realized it was what she read last time, long before she knew Pennywise was Paul. Fortunately, Alissa was a veracious reader. She immediately read the contents of all three pages explaining the ritual that made her widen her eyes.
She broke it down inside her mind, paranoid that Pennywise might find out what she knew.
Alissa, as the sacrificial virgin, had been the passage to eternal power which Pennywise was taking from her. The initiation only takes one intercourse between a pure human and a demon. Twice to break into the her soul and completely take all the power there is. And three times...
Suddenly, Alissa had to read the wide book instead when she felt It's presence. The merging of the pair was helpful to her since she could feel even just a bit the presence of the demon clown.
"Partying on your own?" Paul suddenly appeared in front of her,
She glared at him before glancing back on the book to pretend to read again,
"I'm not invited?" It pretended to sound sad,
She had enough of It. "Can you leave me alone?"
Paul grabbed the chair across her and sat, "If you wanted to know the truth, you can ask me, Alissa."
"I don't need your help."
Paul frowned, "I am everything you need."
She slowly looked up at the clown, "Fuck off."
"Too bad."
Alissa knew there was no way that the clown was going to leave now. But she needed to read the third part. But unluckily, she had to assume that what Paul was saying could be true. After all, there was no point of lying anymore.
She looked up again with a blank face, "Fine. Tell me everything."
Paul slowly smirked at Alissa before he swiftly stood up to jump over the table to get to Alissa. She immediately looked around to check if anyone was there. But when she looked back at Paul, Paul was now Pennywise. Her eyes widened, "What the hell are you-"
She looked around again and noticed that nobody really cared,
"Listen carefully if you wanna learn a thing or two!" Pennywise teased as Alissa secretly hid the book under the wide book, "And don't be distracted."
"The people-they can't see you?"
Pennywise did not answer and only grinned, "Now," It started, "What I want you to do for me, Alissa, is to be a good girl."
She pretended to listen to It without being distracted by hiding the book. She convinced herself not be worried as Pennywise might notice,
"We're partners in crime, aren't we?"
She didn't answer and only glared,
Pennywise chuckled, "We're the best pair there is!" Then it looked serious, "That's why I want you to be a good girl and mate with me, Alissa."
"What makes you think I'll do that again? I nearly died-"
"-Nearly."
"Still. You were fucking rough."
"Oh, but you liked it."
She did. She even started it. Alissa stayed quiet instead of arguing,
"I want you to help me be happy. I want to dance again, Alissa. I want to be able to dance in ease, to dance freely in this universe, in this low planet of yours. I don't want to go back in hiding."
"Again. Why do you think I'll help you?"
"Because I know you want me as well." Pennywise leaned closer and whispered,
She sneered. Arrogant son of a bitch demon.
"And I really do like you, Alissa. You're so amusing. You amuse me a lot. That's why I can't kill you." It assumed, "I like you very, very much that I don't want to leave you."
Alissa knew better. She knew Pennywise was trying to manipulate her. The demon clown did not know that it was easier for her now to tell if the clown was trying to do something strange because she could feel it. Her heart could feel it.
"You don't want me to leave, do you?"
Alissa decided to be straightforward, "I don't." She looked away, "But I can't do what you want me to do."
"And why?" Pennywise teased as it exaggerated the word 'why,'
She looked at It, "Because I still know what's right and what's wrong."
Pennywise frowned and leaned closer to grab her face, "What's right and wrong? Alissa, oh, Alissa. Like I always say. There's no way to run away from this."
Alissa felt deep in her Pennywise's obsession over her. She felt it. She understood it. She finally realized why the clown won't hurt her or let her go. She felt that the clown was obsessed with her. She felt herself soften up. She just might do it again. For It, she thought. And for her own satisfaction.
The fact that the clown needed and wanted her, it awakened her desire again.
"You're right." She said. Pennywise loosened its grip, "There's no other way."
It was her destiny, she thought.