~The Calm Before The Sh*tstorm~
Ezraphel woke as she always did when she didn't have a particularly long night with her Stanley, at the crack of dawn. In truth she didn't really need to sleep especially after receiving a hefty dose of spirit energy from her Stanley but she liked to snuggle afterwards and besides a sleeping Stanley was too adorable. It's the reason why she spent at least half an hour simple watching him sleep. Yes she was aware that the action may come off as disconcerting to some (and even her Stanley once upon a time) but the Lilim could give a damn.
Unfortunately her vigilant and amorous gaze was interrupted by a particularly loud crack of thunder causing her to scowl. If she wasn't so sure that there weren't any deities in this world she would have given the local thunder God a piece of her mind. But in all seriousness she should deal with that after all her Stanley and his friends were expected to be doing their game today and it would be remiss of her to allow this literal rain on their preparations.
She could do it right then and there but constructing a spell to gradually scatter the rain clouds would involve invoking a spell of a high level. Not necessarily a problem for her per se, she could do it easily actually however her Stanley's burgeoning mana sensing skill was in a rather sensitive stage where he could and has reacted to sudden spikes and with her literally cuddling him if she were to invoke the spell it would most certainly wake him up. Again this wasn't a particular problem as she could simply pull away, teleport, go intangible, etc but the problem was Ezraphel didn't want to move. She was comfortable lying here snuggling with her Stanley and watching his peaceful face as he slept.
Also the ambience created by the overcast skies and muffled patter of the raindrops on the roof was rather complimentary. Yes she actually quite liked the rain in this specific instance and perhaps she could wait an hour or two before getting to that spell.
*KRAKOOOOMMM*
Following the flash of lightning was a clap of thunder that shook the very walls if only slightly and was so loud that it was damn near egregious. Most importantly it disrupted her Stanley's peaceful rest causing him to scowl in his sleep before his eyes fluttered open.
'…Stanley was right. Fuck this rain.'
As the man himself came to she reached down to caress his face. She received a grunt in response as he looked about the place most likely wondering about the discrepancies with their bedroom. She could actually pinpoint the exact moment when he remembered that they weren't at home. She could also guess what the catalyst for this realization was too.
'It's the bed…I bet it's the bed.'
"Morning Ez" he yawned.
Very reluctantly Ezraphel maneuvered herself away and out of his grip ignoring the pang in her heart as she did. You'd think having done this multiple times already that she would be used to it but she would never be used to it.
"Good morning Stanley."
Another peel of thunder interrupted her.
'God dammit' she scowled.
"God dammit" Stanley verbally echoed with a scowl to exceed hers "could you do something about that."
"I was just about to do that before you awoke."
Technically true, she would have eventually done it before he would have originally woke up without that damn thunder ruining her 'Stanley gazing.'
"Well don't let me stop you" he sat up.
Ezraphel bit her bottom lip, they were both naked having fallen asleep where they were after having sex for several hours. She was apparently not very subtle in her admiration for her Stanley's naked form considering his next words.
"Don't even think about it."
"Just a quickie~" she argued with her main argument points being her two luscious breasts which she pushed up un ashamedly while giving him her best sultry expression.
The same expression that could have started wars between nations had absolutely zero effect on her Stanley who instead posed a simple question.
"Shouldn't you be making breakfast before everyone wakes up?"
It had the desired effect as the Lilim stiffened before posing a question of her own "what time is it?"
If given the choice Ezraphel usually used the sun as a sort of time marker out of habit rather than any of the time keeping devices but with the sky so overcast it was a bit harder to parse the time. It certainly didn't help that she was being distracted by her Stanley.
"Hey!"
Ezraphel blinked "eh?"
"It's a quarter past 7."
Ezraphel froze "eh?"
He rolled his eyes "7:17am"
"Eeeeeeehhhhh!?"
What!? How long was she watching him sleep!?
Literally blinking to her feet with a flap of her wings Ezraphel began to panic only to be quelled by the words of her Stanley.
"Calm down none of us are exactly early risers" he placated "you still have about an hour before everyone wakes up."
A preliminary check confirmed that everyone was still in their rooms 'thank the gods' however her brows furrowed once her senses hovered over the only other couple in the house.
"Something wrong?"
Her Stanley's voice caused her to blink before she shook her head carefully to avoid any suspicions.
"No, no problems."
'Yet' a traitorous part of her mind supplied.
Clamping down on that Ezraphel carefully did not let the anxiety show on her face as she headed for the door "now if you'll excuse me I have to go make breakfast."
Stanley watched her edged towards the door his gaze heavy with suspicion before he spoke "Ez."
"Y-yes?"
"Your clothes."
Looking down Ezraphel saw that she was naked "oh" but with a flash she was now wearing her now signature tank top and short shorts "thank you for reminding me."
She just about turned her back to him when he called out again "Ez."
Stiffening up she looked at him over her shoulder "yes Stanley?"
"Your disguise."
At that moment she registered the feel of her two extra appendages and with a flex of her magic she was rendered to a ditzy blonde human as opposed to a ditzy Lilim.
"There" she managed to grasp the doorknob when
"Ez"
At this point Ezraphel's weariness was for a completely different reason as she closed her eyes and took a breath before plastering on a (hopefully) convincing smile and turning around to address her husband.
"Yeees~?"
Now Stanley had a glimmer of amusement in his eyes as he spoke "remember, no magic."
Ezraphel gave him a blank stare for a long while before plastering on a rather brittle smile "of course Stanley. Be right back!"
The moment the door was closed behind her Ezraphel's smile turned to an expression of worry as her eyes trailed to a specific section of the house. A moment later she disappeared from sight becoming like a ghost becoming invisible and intangible. Floating through the walls unseen she came upon a sight that would have had her gushing but now only filled her with a sense of dread.
Much like her and her Stanley it would seem that Amelia and Liam had engaged in carnal pleasures, though of a tamer variety compared to them.
'They look cute together~' Ezraphel couldn't help but smile at the couple cuddling together under the sheets both of them nude.
The moment passed however as Ezraphel reached out with her senses towards the sleeping redhead. She swallowed nervously as it all but confirmed the worst case scenario, Amelia was corrupted and it wasn't a small thing either. The corruption had already taken root and was in the process of branching out to encompass all of her being. In fact the only reason why she wasn't already showing signs of monsterization was because humans on earth had very little mana compared to Eos and Earth itself was for all intents utterly devoid of natural mana.
It meant that the Demonic Energy in her body would be pulling 'double duty' as the saying goes. Not just corrupting her but also developing and expanding Amelia's mana network as it went.
'Huh, that would be interesting to see actually.'
How would corruption work for people who didn't have a mana system? Her Stanley went through a similar process to become an Incubus but Ezraphel was a bit too uh, distracted to really take stock of the changes. Plus Incubi and Mamono corruption were inherently different
'ABABABA-THIS ISN'T THE TIME FOR THAT!' she shook her head to get back on track 'I have to stop this.'
She reached out and…
'But how?'
There was no feasible way to prevent corruption that didn't involve holy magic and she sure as hell wasn't in possession of a means to access that and even if she did…
'Should I?' a traitorous thought entered her mind before she shook it off 'what am I thinking?'
She raised her hand to channel mana only to come up short. The more she stared at Amelia's sleeping form the less certain she became of her decision.
"Why did it have to be you?"she whispered with a tortured expression.
Ezraphel liked Amelia, she liked her very much. And a huge reason for why she did was because Amelia reminded her of some of the friends she left behind on Eos. Thoughts of her home and the friends, family and acquaintances she left behind were things that Ezraphel never truly forgot but chose not to dwell on. It also helped that her Stanley, the internet and Earth itself have provided many distractions but there are times when it wasn't enough. There are times that for everything she has gained coming to Earth she remembered the things that she lost in doing so.
The ability to travel about and go as she pleased was one such thing however her wanderlust has been satiated through her frequent secret excursions into the city. The same could not be said for her social life. Ezraphel has made a number of acquaintances throughout her stay with her Stanley however she could not say that anyone is or even could be her friend. It had less to do with her being a Mamono and more to do with her personality and true disposition.
Everyone likes and wants to be friends with a beautiful outgoing and cheerful woman however the same could not be said for a 'sexual deviant.' She knew this and was always careful to prod both verbally and mentally with every interaction to see how people would react to that facet of herself. So far despite the humans of Earth entering a new phase of open-mindedness most people remain fairly conservative when it comes to matters of sexual expression.
Then she met Amelia and it was as if she was back home again. Granted Amelia wasn't as superfluous in her expressiveness as a typical mamono however after trekking through a desert of conservatives (including her Stanley) Amelia was like an oasis. The fact that she stood next to Kendall who despite being more open minded than most yet was rendered near paralyzed with embarrassment at Ezraphel's retelling of one of her and her Stanley's tamer nights only served to make her stand out.
Ezraphel would admit it was the very first time she ever thought about corrupting a human and-
Ezraphel started for a moment and her eyes widened 'how…how did Amelia become corrupted?'
The simplest answer was that she was responsible but again how?
'Was it caused by Stanley and I?'
It couldn't be since the first thing she did was put up a barrier around their room when they arrived making sure that it not only prevented any Demonic Energy from leaving the room but actually acted as a cleanser transporting any and all Demonic Energy residue to her personal pocket dimension.
The only other explanation was if she did it but…
'I-I don't remember ever doing this…'
Ezraphel would definitely remember corrupting someone especially Amelia.
"…"
The thought had Ezraphel floating in place for a very long moment until the woman in question started to stir.
After a minute Ezraphel turned away with an unreadable expression 'I should start preparing breakfast.'
With that she teleported directly to the kitchen making sure that no one present before deactivating her spell becoming solid once more.
'I can't keep this from Stanley'
The thought never occurred to her to do so in the first place.
'But I can at least soften the blow of his reaction with a good breakfast'
The thought brought some measure of comfort to the Lilim which was why she intended to make all his favorite breakfast food this morning. Opening the refrigerator she went to retrieve her ingredients only to freeze at something missing.
"Where is…?" she trailed off reaching further in she must have rearranged all the contents of the refrigerator only to come up short "but I put it…right…there."
As she said this something clicked within her mind, well two things actually. Ever so mechanically she turned her head towards the counter where a familiar pitcher was placed amongst the washed dishes.
"Oh…"
Her eyes went back to inside the refrigerator reaffirming that said pitcherwas absent.
"Oh…"
Then she thought about Amelia's current condition, the contents of said pitcher and the hypothesized time frame with which Amelia would find the contents of said pitcher to then receive said condition.
"Oooooohhh~"
Realizing what happened Ezraphel could only come to a single conclusion which to put it in Stanley's words
"I fucked up."
~Morning After Glow~
Amelia woke up with a smile on her face that seemed to be in direct defiance to the frankly shit weather just outside.
*Cue The Thunder*
'Jeez it's really coming down hard out there.'
The rain was definitely a problem but not necessarily a major one since they made the executive decision to book an airsoft arena that was indoors. The decision was urged by Liam since he had a weather app pre-installed on his android phone…the weirdo.
'Speaking of…'
Her gaze went from the window to her fiancé sleeping soundly at her side with his hand around her shoulder. He was naked under the sheets, they both were and it brought up memories of the night prior. It was by far the best sex she'd ever had, bar none. The more she thought about it the more she dwelled on it and the more she found herself getting hot and bothered.
'Whoa there, down girl.'
The fact that Liam hasn't woken up yet spoke volumes about how hard they went at it. It was actually ironic since for all that Amelia wasn't bothered by sex. In fact was the one who initiates most of her and Liam's sexual encounters and it's usually her who ends up being run ragged. Unfortunately willingness and enthusiasm for sex does not equate to having better stamina and overall fitness and while Amelia does diet and exercise it is mostly to keep her figure. Liam on the other hand is majorly into the whole fitness culture though the non-toxic side of it. This meant, regular workouts, meticulous dieting and generally keeping good health withoutadopting the annoying 'gym bro' attitude you see certain influencers present online.
Good thing too since she gets to reap all the benefits of his gains without the drawback of dealing with an overcompensating asshole. Just thinking about it had her hand caressing his naturally tanned and muscular chest.
"Hmm~" she bit her lip in excitement.
'All natty, no juice.'
Her fingers continue to trail across his pecks then lower and lower until-
"Hrmmaphb"
Amelia blinked at his incoherent mumbles saw where her hand was going and gently retracted it.
'I should get out of here before I commit a crime.'
She's watched her fair share of hentai and she knew for a fact that Liam wasn't ready for her to do a classic like the 'morning blowjob' just yet.
~Although I wouldn't mind doing it~
"…"
'Maybe I can get him to give one more shot off…'
Uh what?
The thought had the redhead jerk back in mild shock 'what the fuck?'
Now Amelia was a kinky bitch she admits but she has very good impulse control as well as the awareness of her fiancé's thoughts towards her kinks. Exposed as he was to her more sexually explicit hobbies and persona Liam was still very much on the side of 'vanilla' if they're going by the hentai tag list. And with that thought Amelia decided it was best that she leave but before that she planted a soft kiss on Liam's cheek and whisper in his ear.
"You were amazing stud, can't wait for the repeat performance tonight~"
*Shudder*
'Huh, that's weird, it's not that cold' Amelia thought before finding her discarded pajamas and toiletries before heading to the bathroom.
After a thoroughly relaxing shower where she spent some additional minutes just absolutely loving the feel of water pouring on her skin and caressing the soap onto her body Amelia exited though paused as she caught sight of herself in the mirror.
"Damn I look hot!"
Amelia had a pretty high opinion of her looks and without sounding like she had an over-inflated ego the confidence was pretty warranted. She built an online community of literal thousands based mostly off her physical appearance but there was something about today that really elevated her beauty. Her hair was just a bit more lustrous, her skin was a bit clearer, her teeth a bit more white and her eyes a bit more lively.
More than that "I feel great!"
It cannot be understated just how good Amelia felt right now. Of course it could be accounted to the fact that she had the best sex of her life a mere few hours ago but this felt like more than just the usual glow.
'I could get used to this.'
She didn't bring a change of clothes with her so she ended up wrapping the towel around her waist and making the short trek through the hall towards her shared room. Well it was more like she strutted without a care in the world still caught up in her own happy mood. She wouldn't care if someone anyone caught her like that and in fact was a bit disappointed that she didn't meet anyone else in the hallway. That was fine since what greeted her behind the door more than made up for her mild disappointment.
'Well hello~'
Liam had woken up and while he managed to put on his boxers he was still bare-chested and was in the middle of his morning stretching.
Noticing her he gave a smile "morning Amy."
He didn't stop however and as she sashayed her way past him Amelia couldn't resist.
*Smack*
"Ah!"
He jumped a bit in shock from the resounding slap to his rear and gave her a low heated glare.
Amelia gave a shrug "what, you think you can just flaunt that thing in front of me and expect me not to smack it?"
Liam could only roll his eyes "well would you mind not distracting me I want to actually finish."
'I know where you can finish~'
On the outside she nodded "sure, sure go ahead and do your routine I'll try not to distract you~" then with a smirk she unceremoniously dropped the towel revealing her nude body standing right before him.
Liam's jaw fell as his cheeks became just a bit red tinted "A-Amy!"
"What?" she gave a faux questioning look "I need to change clothes."
"Couldn't you have done that in the bathroom?"
"And get them wet?" she blew a raspberry "besides, after what we did to each other I don't know why you're acting like a prude."
Liam could only shake his head as he got himself under control. Amelia seeing this as her win went on to check her luggage for some suitable wardrobe making sure to take her time and give Liam ample shots of her ass bent over. Unfortunately the man chose to simply turn away from her as he continued his morning routine.
'Meh his loss'
After getting dressed she headed for the door "don't stay up here for too long I can already smell something cooking in the kitchen."
"Okay" she was just about to go out when Liam called out "hey Amy."
Looking over her shoulder she was met with a pensive Liam "yeah?"
"Are you on the pill?"
"Uh…"
Somehow she completely forgot about that.
"Amy…" he warned sternly.
"Relax, I'll take it after breakfast" she placated.
"You should take it now."
At this her smile dropped "hey I'm not that irresponsible Liam" the smile returned "besides its best to take it after a meal anyways."
"No it's not."
"It's not?"
"No"
"Then what was I thinking about?"
"Most general prescription meds."
She snapped her fingers "oh right! See this is why you're the brains of this partnership."
"And what are you?"
"We both know the answer to that" she went to leave only to be interrupted by Liam clearing his throat "what?"
"The pill?"
"Oh, well you know I don't have to take it now."
"Amy…"
"I actually still have a couple of days before-"
"Amy!"
"Ugh, alright fine" she rolled her eyes with a playful scowl and after rummaging through her luggage she held up a single pack of the pill "see? Happy now?"
She did this all in jest but it was quite apparent Liam didn't share her humor "are you feeling okay?"
"Babe, I am feeling fine~"
He didn't look convinced "are you sure?"
She struck a pose "trust me, I'm sure."
"…"
"Look, I'm going for some breakfast and I'll make sure to take this before" she interrupted as he opened his mouth "but I'm going to wash it down with some milk m'kay? M'kay."
And with that Liam was left alone with one thought on his mind.
"Milk?"
Meanwhile Amelia made it to the kitchens only to be graced with a sight that many a men would sell their left nut for, Ezraphel in short shorts, a tank top and apron cooking up breakfast in the kitchen.
'Well there goes my self confidence' she thought not so bitterly.
Upon noticing her Amelia could have sworn something flashed across the woman's expression before she gave a smile and greeted her.
"Good morning Amelia~"
"Morning" she greeted whilst looking around the kitchen "you're keeping busy."
"Ufufufu well I did say I would be cooking for you all" Ezraphel smiled "I hope you didn't think I only meant dinner."
Amelia went to reply only for her eyes to catch sight of clear glass filled with creamy white "I thought that was done" she spoke aloud seemingly without thought.
Ezraphel glanced at what she was looking at, a near full pitcher of milk "ah, well I made sure to get extra since Stanley loves his milk~"
"No kidding…" she trailed off staring at the pure white cream. Somehow she could actually smell it from where she stood and the sweetness she tasted hours before suddenly resurfaced causing her to unconsciously lick her lips.
"Amelia?"
Their eyes meet as Ezraphel regarded her with a rather complex expression that was a mixture of worry and…something else.
"Huh?"
"Are you alright?"
"Uh…" her gaze flicked to the white nectar for a moment "y-yeah, yeah I'm good um" she licked her lips again "hey so like…what milk brand did you get yesterday?"
Ezraphel glanced at the milk in the pitcher and so did Amelia. At the same time they returned to each other's gaze with Amelia doing her best to make it seem as if she hadn't been staring at the pitcher glass.
"I'm not quite sure of the brand" she answered.
"Oh, well that sucks."
There was a beat of silence as Amelia stared at the milk again only to be interrupted by Ezraphel "would you like to partake?"
Amelia's gaze snapped back to Ezraphel's whose expression as still…complex.
"Can I?"
"Of course~" the blonde practically crooned.
Amelia swallowed a bit before mumbling "I-I should get a glass."
"Oh allow me" and with that Ezraphel went to retrieve it.
Meanwhile for some reason Amelia was getting a bit anxious and excited. When Ezraphel came back she had glass as opposed to a cup and she made sure to hold both containers in plain view of Amelia as she poured a very generous amount. It was to the point where the frothy milk reached near the rim of the glass.
Once done Ezraphel held out the full glass towards the redhead "here, take it."
Amelia did just that reaching out only with slight trembling hands as she took the glass which was oddly lukewarm to the touch. Not that she cared as strangely fixated on the glass as she was.
*Tap*
"Hm, what's this?"
Once again Amelia was knocked out of her fugue state as Ezraphel pointed to "my pill."
The other woman tilted her head quizzically "pill? Do you have an ailment?" she asked with some concern.
"Ailment? No it's a morning after pill."
"Excuse me?"
"Contraception?" it took a moment for her to realize who she was talking to and the circumstances of her origin "right um, it's something to help keep me from getting pregnant."
Amelia completely missed the way how Ezraphel stiffened or how her hands clenched.
"I see" the blonde answered slowly as she stared at the packaged pill.
"Yeah, me and Liam had some fun earlier."
"What a coincidence" Ezraphel laughed "so did Stanley and I."
Amelia raised both eyebrows "oh?"
Ezraphel giggled a bit "I would love to discuss the finer details with you however duty beckons."
"Right, and I don't suppose you'd want my help with this?"
"I…" she paused "actually, I would appreciate the aid."
"Cool let me just" Amelia reluctantly placed down the milk and grabbed the packaged pill.
Ezraphel stared as Amelia got to opening the pill package. The moment she managed to get the pill out of its package she fumbled a bit dropping the pill onto the floor where it bounced under the refrigerator.
"Shit" Amelia hissed with a frown.
"Ah, that is unfortunate" the other woman commented plainly.
"Meh, I've got more where that came from."
And with that Amelia finally drank the milk and it was as if time slowed as she savored it. This time the milk seemed to have an overall more empowering taste and scent along with being oddly lukewarm. If she were to put a word to compare it to last night Amelia would say that this milk was fresher than the last. All too soon the white nectar was gone leaving Amelia to, for a moment, stare down the empty translucent glass.
"…!"
The woman started for a moment as she saw a flash of something red, white and unbelievable in the visage of where Ezraphel was. Yet when she removed the glass the woman was just standing there like normal.
"Are you alright?"
"I-yeah I just-"
*KRAKOOOM*
Startled yet again by the sound of thunder both women glared vaguely outdoors.
Amelia collected herself and groaned a bit "ugh, this weather is totally harshing my buzz."
"Indeed" Ezraphel agreed though Amelia was certain she didn't really know what the idiom meant.
Putting down the glass Amelia looked to the assorted ingredients on the counter "so, how can I help?"
In response Ezraphel gave her a beatific smile as the two women went to work on making breakfast for everyone.
~Heart vs. Mind ~
Stanley was a paranoid man by nature but not cripplingly so. He wasn't hitting up conspiracy websites, wearing tinfoil hats and making smooth brain posts on the internet. His paranoia was more distant and only brought into focus when things that raised red flags came in close to home. Ezraphel was a walking red flag and so for months on end his paranoia has been pinging like an arcade pinball machine. Shit was so fucked up you'd think he was overreacting but the truth was that most times he's hardly fazed by things.
Ezraphel just presented that much ofa danger to him or at least that was his mindset back then. He'd like to think that at this point he's gotten over his fear/suspicion of her but the truth is complicated. Stanley's experience with the Lilim has changed his perspective and not just on relationships. He's become much more vigilant of his surroundings and the people in it though the latter might have been a result of his becoming an Incubus.
Stanley found that his social interactions post Incubization were much smoother than when he was human. Smoother in the sense that he could somehow grasp the emotions/intent behind the person he was interacting and if he wanted to he could probably navigate socialization with much more finesse than he ever could as a human. Not that he would since it wouldn't be true to his character but it was something he took note of.
Now what this is all meant to say is that Stanley was no longer as socially inept as he once was. He can, he has and he will continue to be able to pick up social cues without the aid of some intangible magical psychic force. In other words even without their bond he can read Ezraphel when he really wants to and didn't need to consult their bond to confirm certain things.
He certainly didn't need the bond to confirm that 'Ezraphel is up to something.'
The thought pervaded his mind through his entire routine as something he could not brush off considering the situation. If something went wrong then that meant it would most likely involve one of his friends and he dreaded to think what would happen if either of them fucked up here.
'The hell?'
When the first thing he sees when entering the kitchen was Ezraphel and Amelia he couldn't help but feel his suspicions start to rise. Why? Because it is Stan's humble opinion that Amelia is sort of like the modern incarnation of Peg Bundy red hair and all. Sure she looks pretty and is always down for a good time but household chores seem to be her kryptonite.
Before Liam came into her life Amelia's apartment could best be described as the dwelling of a lazy college undergrad with the only sanitized area being the room where she does her livestreams (because you gotta maintain that brand image after all). Of course after a couple years together with Liam who actually got his post college life together she's allegedly not as bad as she once was but she still had an aversion to domestic work especially cooking.
"What's going on here?"
His presence seemed to have surprised both women who actually jumped at the sound of his voice as if it were a jump scare.
"Ah, Jesus Christ Stan!"
"Oh! H-hello Stanley, when did you get here?"
"Just now" he looked between the two women, Amelia looked at him with annoyance while Ezraphel gave him a somewhat shaky smile.
His eyes narrowed at her.
"What do you want Stan?" Amelia interrupted his thoughts.
"Just wondering what you're doing in here."
"What does it look like? I'm helping Ezraphel with breakfast."
At that Stan seemed to freeze in place before looking around as if searching for something which gained Ezraphel's curiosity.
"What's wrong?"
"Just waiting for Rod Sterling to come out and give his narration before I continue this episode of the Twilight Zone."
He got some water flicked at him for his trouble along with a deadpan "ha ha, now if you're done you mind leaving? We're trying to work here."
Stan gave a deadpan glare to his girlfriend "really? I'm not allowed in the kitchen but she gets drafted?"
The disguised Lilim could only shrug "what can I say? In the kitchen I prefer her company to yours Stanley."
"…"
"Wow~"
Stan looked between the two women before nodding with pursed lips and narrowed eyes "so it's going to be like that then?"
"Um, going to be like what?"
Stan ignored her question as he backed out the doorway "you do you Ez. You do you."
As he left the kitchen he could hear the follow up conversation briefly.
"I made a mistake."
"No you didn't he's just butthurt that your world doesn't revolve around him."
"…"
"Why are you looking at me like that? You don't actually think your world revolves around him right?"
Stanley scoffed under his breath as he hopped on the couch 'as if it would bother me if she branches out.'
Stanley would never allow himself to be that guy. Believe it or not Stanley wouldn't mind one bit if Ezraphel could branch out her social circle to get a life outside of his purview without his involvement. Even if her first actual friend ends up being Amelia he would welcome his girlfriend's social development. Frankly his reaction was more out of the fact that he figured out that Ezraphel was reaching out for a friend than because she didn't let him into the kitchen.
Why the fuck would he want to help her in the kitchen? With how much she smothers him with attention he actually liked the fact that she didn't want him anywhere near her when she's cooking.
'Whatever' he took out his phone and began sifting through YouTube and his channel's socials to see what he missed yesterday.
About twenty minutes later and Jamie came downstairs "hey do you know Amelia's in the kitchen?" he thumbed behind him.
"Yep."
"Should we be worried about this being a sign of the end times?"
"You're over reacting"
At that moment lightning flashed and the sound of thunder reverberated throughout the house.
"…or not" he amended while looking around warily.
"Just to be safe I'm going to keep the TV on in case we need a head start on avoiding the apocalypse."
'If there was one this is the safest place to be.'
As Jamie turned to the local news station he leaned back "you see Liam this morning?"
"Nope" which was weird since he's usually the first one up.
"Not surprising, he and Amelia were going at it pretty hard last night."
This had Stanley look up from his phone "what?"
"It's not like I meant to do it. I'm not the fucking voyeur burglar eavesdropping on people's sex life. In fact you could say I was the victim here."
"What happened exactly?"
"Well there I was walking down the hall minding my own business innocent as can be when I was assaulted by the most horrible sounding screams I've ever heard. Like straight out of a fucking horror movie, shit was scary."
This would be the part where he would make a joke about Amelia being a discount porn star however in this particular context he began to worry a bit. It wasn't as if this was the first time Liam and Amelia had sex on their trips. Amelia didn't necessarily keep it a secret, not when she was blasting I Just Had Sex by The Lonely Island afterwards. It also used to be one of her only lines of defense against his verbal assaults and who could forget when Kendrick had the misfortune of finding a used condom in the garbage that one time.
Considering how long they've been doing these get together this was the first time that one of them had actually heard the couple going at it and from Jamie's description they went at it hard.
'And the next day Amelia is invited to help Ezraphel in the kitchen.'
Ezraphel being drawn to Amelia wasn't something that was above the realm of possibilities for Stanley. In fact he figured that the two would get along the most out of everyone as loathe as he was to admit. Stanley wouldn't claim to know much about Liam and Amelia's sex life despite the latter's attempts to make it public where she could. That was fine because Stanley didn't want to know about their sex life. So the question is did Ezraphel's presence have something to do with them having sex with such alleged fervor or was it a coincidence?
Obvious answer would be yes because of obvious reasons but Stanley was willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. Ezraphel came a long way from the woman she was when she fell into his backyard, a freaking miracle by no stretch of the imagination given the glimpses he got of who she was before. The old Ezraphel was unironically a monster but of a different sort, arguably worse than even the malicious Mamono using the propaganda of love, lust and freedom to further their own agenda.
How did he know this?
There were times where he asked Ezraphel about her home. He tried not to be but he was truly curious about Eos and how it differed from the MGE lore. Plus with how little of that lore was currently published he wanted to fill in the blanks as it were and try to get a proper understanding of Mamono culture. Ezraphel was all too happy to explain, sing praises and in some cases wax lyrical about her home, Mamono culture and especially her family.
After all is said and done Stanley could safely say that his initial reaction to Ezraphel's presence was completely warranted. It also highlighted just how deep the differences between humans and Mamono ran. Even your average online connoisseur of 'culture' would run for the hills when faced with the pure unfiltered mess that was Mamono culture. Kenkou Cross could never truly capture the depths of their depravity and even then it would not have the same impact as an actual Mamono retelling her experiences let alone the experience itself.
His mind warred with his heart.
The logical side of him was compiling evidence that went beyond just his assumptions but at the same time a good chunk of said evidence was based on pure conjecture. There was such a thing as over thinking things and these lines of thoughts generally felt that way in the absence of concrete evidence. On the other hand his only defense against not totally being suspicious of her was basically taking a leap of faith and trust that she would do right by him.
'I don't like this…'
"Are you okay?"
Evidently his silent contemplation was noticed by Jamie who sent him a mildly concerned look.
"Yeah I'm good just" he trailed off but luckily the sound of thunder was there to bail him out "this fucking rain man."
"Yeah doesn't look like we'll be going anywhere today if this keeps up."
"We still have some time."
"I don't know, this looks like it's going to be one of those days."
"Tell me about it" Stanley muttered his mind on completely different things.
~The Breakfast Club~
The next person to arrive was Liam and he practically dragged himself into the room before flopping on the single seat couch with a muttered "morning"
"Morning Liam" Jamie greeted "you uh looking tired their buddy, long night?"
"You can say that" he muttered.
Jamie and Stan shared an amused look with the latter commenting "so I heard."
This got the man's attention as he paused rubbing his face to scrutinize them "what's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh nothing much just-" Stan began.
Jamie finished with "does Amelia scream that loud every time you guys do it or was last night special?"
Liam froze "you heard?"
"Don't worry I didn't hear everything, I was only passing by your door when I heard Amelia screaming like a banshee."
Liam covered his face with a long suffering groan "nooo~"
"You know that does bring up a question. If Jamie could hear you from the hall outside your door then how did your neighbor feel?"
Pause.
*KRAKOOOM*
"Oh my God" Liam realized with dawning horror "I didn't even think of that."
And who was Liam and Amelia's neighbor?
The sudden sound of stomping came from the adjacent room heading to the kitchen and the sound of voices could be heard over the din of rain.
"Good morning Kendall" Ezraphel greeted.
"Jesus Kendall you look terrible, did you stay up all night?"
Stan felt he wasn't the only one that winced at the brief pause and especially at what came after.
*SMAKOOOM*
Some people might say that it was a coincidence that the hit landed in time with the thunder but the three men would beg to differ.
"KENDALL!?"
"OW! What the hell was that for!?"
"For keeping me up all night with your banshee screams you fucking nympho!"
"Man, Kendall is pissed~" Stan muttered with a small grin as he enjoyed the chaos.
"Oh shit you heard that?"
"YES!"
"Oops."
"Next time you plan to fuck, use a gag!"
"Noted…bitch."
The footsteps then somehow sounded again and before long Kendall entered looking like a pissed off T-800 as she scanned the room until she locked on to her target. You can almost hear the Terminator theme playing as she stomped towards Liam who looked about ready to meet his maker as John Connor in the second movie…that is not at all.
"You…"
"I-in my defense Amelia literally jumped me from out of nowhere while I was minding my own business."
Stan and Jamie shared another look with the message passing between them.
"Wow throwing his fiancée under the bus."
"With no hesitation."
Not the most chivalrous of moves but it succeeded in at least halting Kendall for the time being. Meanwhile Liam's choice of seating proved to be as fortuitous for Jamie and Stan as it was convenient since it allowed them to view the proceedings from a vantage point but now though they faced a moral dilemma. While they were in the perfect position to witness what should be an entertaining distraction it could very well be the perfect view to a future assault case in court and neither men wanted to take the stand in that trial.
Luckily like the proverbial ray of hope shining from the cloudy sky God seemed to be smiling down upon Liam today for Kendall decided to spare him instead gesturing with a jerk of her head "move."
He didn't need to be told twice and in no time was planting his butt in the middle of the three-seater between Jamie and Stan.
Kendall plopped down in a similar vain to Liam earlier, tired and stressed out from a lack of sleep.
Glaring at the man sitting adjacent to her Kendall spoke "what the hell was that last night?"
"Like I said…" he trailed off a bit "why didn't you say anything we could have stopped or kept it down."
If anything his words caused her glare to intensify "I did but for some reason neither of you heard me."
'Might be because of the screaming' Stan thought to say but knew better than to draw attention to himself.
"You know I would have expected this kind of crap from Stan and Ezraphel since this is their first time sleeping out but not you and Amelia."
With a statement like that there was no wayStan could remain silent.
"Don't lump me and Ez with these savages, we are far more civilized lovers" he spoke in a posh accent.
Says the man with the full knowledge that the order in which he penetrated his girlfriend last night (and earlier that morning) was ass-mouth-vag.
"Wait, wait why would you think Stan and Ezraphel would have that problem?" asked Jamie.
That got him looks with Kendall raising an eyebrow "you mean you haven't figured it out?"
"Figured what out?" seeing the looks he getting he he frowned "why are you all looking at me like that for?"
"Jamie" Liam began "Ezraphel is like Amelia's long lost sister."
"Yo, I don't appreciate you guys talking about my girlfriend like that" Stan interrupted with a frown "only I'm allowed to do that: he then turned to his best friend with a straight face "so yeah Ezraphel is like a Super! pervert. In fact I'd go so far as to say that she makes Amelia look like a celibate nun from a convent."
"Uh, what did I just walk into?"
All eyes turned to Kendrick who had just entered the room looking like a deer caught in headlights.
"They were just explaining to me how Ezraphel is Amelia 2.0."
Kendrick gave him a confused look "you mean you didn't know?"
"And you did?"
"Well duh, she wasn't exactly being subtle with how blatantly suggestive she is in literally everything she does" Kendall added.
"Yeah how did you notnotice that?" Liam questioned.
"I figured that was just part of her culture and living with Stan for almost a year."
Even Stan was looking at him in disbelief now "did you not see the apron she wore?"
"Well yeah, but I've worn weird and outlandish shit for the lols. That doesn't say anything about me personally."
The conversation continued for a few more minutes with jokes mostly at Jamie and Stan's expense until it tapered off into more depressing topics.
"I'm starting to think we're not gonna be able to make the field today" Kendrick noted as he looked out the nearby window.
"We still have time" Stanley reiterated "plus the arena is indoors."
"Indoors or not there's no way I'm going out in that" Kendall commented.
"It's not so bad" Jamie commented.
"I'm not going to take the word of a man who thought actual storm chasing would make for a great video."
"But it did make a great video" he countered.
"That it did" Stan agreed and they fist bumped.
Liam looked at the two of them and spoke "you know Jamie sometimes I forget you're a legitimate Florida Man."
Before anyone could comment on this Amelia sashayed into the room plopped herself on Liam's lap and gave him a very not-chaste kiss that went on for a whole minute before she separated to apparently make the announcement she came here to make in the first place.
"Breakfast is ready~" she smiled before getting to her feet and sashayed out the way she came.
For a while they watched her go then everyone turned to Liam who looked just as shocked and confused about what just occurred as everyone else.
Jamie was the first to break the silence "well…"
But before he could Liam held up a hand "don't…let's just go. I am too hungry to deal with this."
"Fair enough."
And so the four friends journeyed into the dining room and were once more flabbergasted by what they saw. On the dining room table was an assortment of breakfast items presented in such a way that it reminded him of a buffet. You got sausage, bacon, two styles of eggs, cheese omelets, pancakes stacked with butter on top, chocolate chip waffles, toast, crispy roast potatoes, hash browns, tomatoes, baked beans, mushrooms, coffee, tea, orange juice and milk.
"Ta da~" Amelia beamed while doing a fairly accurate representation of that Will Smith 'presentation' meme "introducing Ezraphel and Amelia's English v. American Breakfast Platter!"
"Alright calm down Bob Kane we all know Ez did the actual cooking."
"Well you can kiss my phat freckled ass troll man because I actually did prepare some of the food you see here."
At that almost everyone's eyes started roaming the table searching for literally anything that less than perfection but finding none Kendrick volunteered to voice their collective response to that claim.
"Bullshit."
"Alright that's enough" Ezraphel interrupted "we made this for you all to eat not stare."
"Yeah this isn't a pretentious art exhibit" Amelia grinned swinging an arm around Liam's waist "pull up a chair and get to eating."
"Alright babe" Liam spoke giving her a peck on the cheek that just made her grin wider before the couple took a seat next to each other.
"I for one trust that Ezraphel wouldn't allow Amelia to fuck up the food" Stan announced before taking his seat.
"And I have confidence in Stan's confidence" Jamie followed while taking his seat "after all I wouldn't want Amelia's terrible cooking to upset my delicate pallet."
"You're the last person I want to hear that from Jamie" Kendall grumbled.
While everyone took their seats Ezraphel announced "I have to use the ladies room but don't let my absence stop you from enjoying the meal. Be right back."
No one thought much of Ezraphel's departure including Stan who went ahead and started piling various items on his plate about to make a breakfast sandwich to go with his milk. Amelia too chose milk as her morning beverage of choice which stood out to him a little since in all the times he can remember Amelia was more a fan of coffee. Not in the way like those caffeine addicts who couldn't even function properly in the morning without their daily fix but in the sense that unless there was cereal Amelia wasn't touching the milk.
Stan felt the same way until Ezraphel started forcing the stuff on him at nearly every turn.
'Huh…'
It really shouldn't have bothered him as much as it did but Ezraphel's suspicious behavior combined with Amelia's odd cheerfulness raised his hackles somewhat. Plus the satisfied expression she made when drinking the stuff raised a red flag. Stanley himself couldn't find anything particularly different about the milk from how it normally was.
Stanley paused 'what the fuck is normal anyway?'
She couldn't have….could she?
'We all drank milk yesterday.'
And even then so what if she decided to do something that would spice up Amelia and Liam's sex life? As long as it was only that then it can be forgiven though obviously he would need to have a talk with her about pulling a stunt like that.
"Hmm" he hummed to himself as he noticed that the heavy rainfall had let up somewhat.
A few short minutes later Ezraphel returned taking a seat by his side and gave him a peck on the cheek.
"So how is everyone enjoying the meal?"
As expected she received praised from everyone expressed in varying degrees of exuberance including Stanley himself for which her smile brightened considerably.
"Wonderful" as Ezraphel began to enjoy the fruits of most of her labor she went and voiced an observation "it seems the rain is finally relenting."
"Finally" Stanley muttered receiving a pout from her in turn.
"Good, maybe if it stops before our appointment we can get this show on the road" Kendall commented.
"The weather reports said that it would rain all day basically" Liam spoke causing Ezraphel to look at him with concern.
"It did?"
"Yeah and to be honest I was going to talk to you guys about canceling the whole thing after breakfast."
"Are you out of your damn mind?" Kendrick exclaimed "I didn't come all the way out here to just not play."
"Agreed" Jamie added.
"And here I thought we all got together because we enjoy each other's company" Liam spoke dryly.
"Well you know what they say about assumptions" Kendall commented.
"Yeah, no offense to you all but I've got better things to do than slumming it in an airbnb with you assholes" Stanley added.
Kendrick rolled his eyes "oh please, you of all people need to touch grass more often."
"Nowadays I'm touching something much better thank you very much."
A round of "oohs" went around following that but Kendrick was hardly fazed.
"So the little boy gets a girlfriend and suddenly thinks he's a man?"
"Not that I need one to validate my self-worth but I mean come on…" he trailed off gesturing to Ezraphel.
Kendrick did take another gander at the woman only to avert his gaze when she gave him a brilliant smile.
"Thought you said that relationships were a scam?"
"I said modern marriages are a scam" he clarified "relationships aren't often worth investing in because of uncertainty but with Ezraphel there is none. I can't imagine myself waking up one day feeling regret about being with her and I'm pretty sure she feels the same...though I could be wrong-"
"Nope" Ezraphel interrupted having been chewing prior before daintily wiping her lips and savagely assaulting Stanley's known with a deep wet kiss that had the man struggling.
"Really?" Kendall sighed "right now?"
"Damn" Jamie whistled before patting Kendrick on the back "this is one of those times where you need to quit while you're ahead buddy."
Begrudgingly Kendrick nodded "alright, alright you made your point."
Unfortunately his words seem to fall on deaf ears and the impromptu makeout continued giving someone else ideas.
"Hmm~ I'll have what she's having" Amelia groaned sultrily while eyeing her fiancé.
Liam for his part did not seem very enthused with the idea and was looking around nervously for aid "uh..."
Luckily Kendall came to his rescue "I swear to God Amelia you start making out beside me and I will shank you with my fork" and capped off by holding up said fork.
Amelia had no choice but to surrender "okay noted."
And with that Kendall turned her ire to the originators of this mess "WOULD YOU TWO KNOCK IT OFF!"
Ezraphel finally separated from Stanley who gasped and spent several seconds taking in deep lung full of air "god…dammit…Ez" he panted.
The comical sight had Kendrick laughing "I take back what I said you definitely don't need to touch grass with Ezraphel around."
"Fuck…you…"
Everyone joined in on laughing at Stanley's expense.
~Preparations Complete~
When it came close to the hour of their appointment the rain had halted to a soft drizzle and the day had brightened considerably though still a bit overcast. They could work with that and it was decided that they would not put off their trip to the airsoft arena. Stanley was relieved by this outcome because as much as he told Ezraphel that the main point of their visit was to introduce her to his friends he would have been disappointed if he brought all his equipment for no reason.
Speaking of equipment Stanley has sequestered himself in his room checking over and doing some last minute maintenance on his weapons and gear. As an airsoft enthusiast with both the time and wealth to indulge in his hobby Stanley had a sizeable collection of airsoft weapons, gear and memorabilia. These he kept in his rather spacious basement which he had reconstructed to act as a repository, display room and target range all in one.
It was the only room in the house where Ezraphel was explicitly not allowed to enter for any reason whatsoever on the threat of no sex for an extended period of time. He even went so far as to have her cast a spell on said room to preserve it in a state that would keep it clean thus eliminating the only reason for her to ever want to go in there. To dissuade her from just using her powers to enter he secretly placed several surveillance tech in the room that would immediately alert him to any unauthorized entrance and even bribed her with sex.
Was he taking it too far?
Maybe, but the thing is Stanley can tolerate her showing up unannounced in his private office whenever she just happens to forget how much he disliked itbut no one and he meant no one was allowed in his 'armory' without his express permission. Stanley only had two things that gave his life meaning before Ezraphel came and slotted herself into the mix, videogames and airsoft. The former was his original love, his muse and the thing that allowed him to escape the adversity of life and eventually became the gateway through which he started on another path that wouldn't have him live a miserable existence.
Then there was airsoft and unlike videogames it was an acquired hobby. Acquired in that he was practically forced to accompany his uncle Collin to an airsoft field because his mother thought he was spending too much time on the internet/playing videogames. As someone who bought into the media propaganda about videogames being responsible for violence she didn't appreciate her brother taking her son out to shoot fake guns at a local target range.
The chewing out he got for that stunt was legendary but he remained unrepentant of his actions…to his grave. Collin Berkowitz's death didn't hit Stan particularly hard initially but that was because he had trouble really processing it. He didn't react to the news with much grief nor did he cry at the funeral, not even when he went up to the casket to see his uncle's body inside or when his mother broke down. It only really hit him when he got his uncle's airsoft collection as part of his last will and testament.
The result was…let's just say he didn't really sleep that night and leave it at that.
What this all boiled down to was that airsoft held a rather special place in his heart and has become an integral part of his life. The reasons for not allowing Ezraphel into the room have changed over time. At first it was basically an armory housing the weapons he used to keep her at bay. Then it was due to her expressing distaste for guns and violence in media which he assumed would transfer over to airsoft. This assumption would be correct as just a few days ago she revealed to him her genuine distaste for the sport of airsoft.
Fair enough he didn't begrudge her for it but that did mean that he was unlikely to ever let her into that room for the foreseeable future…if she hasn't already taken a peak inside. His precautions can only go so far and it was already well established that magic is bullshit so for all he knew she already had the grand tour of the place. That was fine because she didn't get caught and as far as he could tell nothing was out of place.
Shaking his head of those thoughts Stanley focused on the task at hand.
As a general rule Stanley carried two weapons, his primary main and a secondary sidearm. One reason for this was adherence to the standards of competitive airsoft but really it harkened back to some advice by his uncle.
"If you're in the middle of a shootout and run out of ammo it's better to swap to a sidearm than to reload especially if the enemy is close. Don't want to get caught with your pants down."
In any case his gear consisted of a pair of dark shooting glasses, a lower face mesh mask, a helmet with a go-pro attachment, a tactical plate carrier vest with pouches to carry rifle magazines, a 'battle belt' with sidearm holster and an assortment of pouches. All of the gear are colored black or navy blue and to complement this he wears black fingerless gloves, dark blue camo-patterned pants, a matching hoodie and boots.
After donning the clothes including the glasses Stanley packed his gear into a backpack and weapons into a carrying bag before leaving the room. Arriving at the living room Stanley walked in just in time to see Amelia with her phone out taking selfies. Not out-of-character for her at all however alarm bells began ringing when he saw that Ezraphel was being included.
OH. SHIT.
"HEY!"
Both Amelia and Ezraphel startled at his sudden yell snapped their gazes towards him with the former scowling "Jesus Stan."
Ignoring her Stan placed down his carrying bag before approaching with a scowl "what the hell do you think you're doing?"
"What does it look like?" Amelia sarcastically retorted "I'm taking pics for the gram."
'Yeah no shit.'
"And why are you roping Ez into your Instagram bullshit."
Amelia cocked a hip to the side as she literally looked down at him "why not? What you don't let her-" she cut herself off with a scoff "look who I'm talking to of course you didn't let her use social media, she doesn't even have a phone."
"Yeah and I definitely don't need Ez's pictures circulating through your socials Amelia. People might get the wrong idea."
She raised an eyebrow "that what you think? Contrary to the little headcanon you have going on in that pea sized noodle of yours Stanley I keep my work socials fairly sanitized."
"Doesn't matter, I don't want some random assholes on the internet perving on my girlfriend!"
Stanley only realized what he said when the words had already come out of his mouth and his eyes widened.
Amelia blinked "wait…what?" and as the realization of his words sunk in Amelia let out a guffaw "a-are you being serious right now?"
He tried to put on a stoic front however that plan went to shit when Ezraphel, moved by his words, went ahead and glomped onto him.
"Aw, Stanley~ I love you too~"
It's a good thing that he has super strength now because having his near 7 foot tall busty girlfriend practically hanging off of him like limpet would have created a very comical tumble. Instead he made for a comical sight as he bravely stood his ground with a reddening face. In the face of this embarrassment Stanley closed his eyes and began to mumble to himself.
"1…2…3…4-"
*Click*
Stanley's eyes snapped open to see Amelia with her camera up, a shit eating grin on her face as she looked at the screen.
"You two are unironically adorable. If Stan's not going to share what you two have with the world then I'll do it."
The carrying bag dropped as Stanley's expression turned murderous but unfortunately whatever his threat would have been was interrupted by Ezraphel who spoke up "that is a great idea!"
"What!?" Stanley looked to his girlfriend "what the hell are you doing?"
"I want to show the world our love~"
It wasn't her words that caused his stomach to drop so much as it was how her eyes light up when she said them.
"Ezraphe-UMPH!" his words were further cut off by Ezraphel shoving his head into her cleavage "take the picture."
Stanley started to struggle but to no avail, it was more than just her arms at play since he could feel some kind of invisible force holding him in place.
"Hold that pose" Amelia spoke while getting an angle with her phone and Stanley felt some kind of invisible force hold him place "perfect."
*Click*
The invisible force let him go and Stanley glared into Ezraphel's eyes through his dark shades "you…bitch…"
"Let's get another one" Amelia suddenly spoke up with a devious grin and a glint in her eyes "this time of you two kissing since some people are already asking if you're single."
Stanley's eyes widened "Ezraphel no!"
"Ezraphel yes!"
And once again he was rendered paralyzed as Ezraphel assaulted his lips to the tune of a clicking phone camera and Amelia's giggles.
A Short While Later…
"RAAAAAHHHHHH!"
Kendall flinched at the window rattling howl of rage that seemed to pass over her like a physical force.
"The hell was that?"
Leaving her room she arrived to see Kendrick, Liam and Jamie crowding the doorway to the living room with the former having his phone out obviously recording the goings on. As for what he was recording…
"YOU'RE BOTH DEAD!"
It was of course an irate Stan chasing Amelia and Ezraphel around the room. Stan was red faced, spitting profanities and moved with the intent to do copious amounts of harm. Meanwhile the two girls were happy laughing and giggling as they avoided him. For a big girl with big 'assets' Ezraphel moved with a surprising amount of speed and agility, even more than the lither Amelia. It was actually graceful how she moved.
After taking in the sight she finally pose a question "so what's going on?"
Jamie chose to answer that "I'm a little iffy on the whole lore here but from my understanding Amelia roped Ezraphel into a scheme and they managed to piss Stan off so now he's trying to kill them."
"Amelia posted pics of Ezraphel and Stan on her Instagram and Twitter" Liam clarified whilst looking through his phone.
As he said this both Kendall and Jamie took out their phones to see that "oh wow."
Kendall silently agreed with Jamie's sentiments. There were quite a few pictures of Amelia, of Ezraphel, of Amelia and Ezraphel and then of Stan and Ezraphel. It wasn't just the volume of pictures but the fact that the ones of the women especially Ezraphel were less cute and more risqué. The type of risqué that would have people doing a double take and considering Ezraphel's beauty and Amelia's fanbase comments were already flooding in asking questions about her identity, relation to Amelia, relationship status as well as general commentary.
Unfortunately for them the next set of pics with her and Stan made it quite clear that she was not on the market so to speak.
'That's why he's pissed' Kendall thought as she looked at the pictures where Ezraphel was figuratively and literally all over him.
He was wearing those glasses making it so that you could hardly identify him. A good thing since he was vehemently against posting his face on social media. Kendall figured he was a bit self conscious about his appearance but now…
In any case thing were getting a bit hectic in there "shouldn't we do something about this? Stan looks like he really wants to kill those two."
"LIAM'S GONNA BE SCRAPING YOUR CHUNKS OFF THE WALL WHEN I'M DONE WITH YOU!"
Kendall cringed and Kendrick scoffed "you want to get in there be my guest."
"Well I already did my part to de-escalate the situation." Jamie commented.
"What's that?"
"I braved the battlefield and took Stan's airsoft equipment."
"…good thinking" Kendall muttered before turning to Liam who was watching the proceedings with folded arms, one hand cupping his chin and a contemplative look "and what about you? Aren't you going to stop your fiancée's potential homicide?"
"Uh…"
Just then Amelia's voice rang out "hey Ezraphel some people are asking about socials, what should I tell them?"
"Tell them I will be making some very soon~"
"Done~"
"I'M GONNA SHOVE THAT PHONE SO FAR UP YOUR ASS YOU'LL BE SPEAKING IN RINGTONES!"
"Aah! Liam help!"
"…not yet" Liam deadpanned.
Kendall could only nod with a mirroring expression as the four watched the chaos unfold.
~To Be Continued~
Author's Note: For those who have been wondering why this update took so long and why I've been radio silent all of Christmas was because at the start of December was due to a medical condition that had me going in and out of the hospital infrequently for two weeks. It turned out to be not as serious as I initially thought it would be but the experience felt like a warning. So I've been neglecting my writing to try and change my lifestyle a bit. I only started writing at the start of January and I'm still adjusting.
Thank you to everyone who has wished me good health and cheers over the holiday it helped more than I thought it would. And just thank you to everyone who has been reading and loving this story. Speaking of updates those are going to be a bit more sporadic per chapter but I usually post the chapter segments every two days. I recently updated my Pa treon so check it out for more content if you're interested in reading ahead or just want to support me.