Thanatos : The Red Dawn

(31)Sour Strawberries

I'm not sure why she seemed so reassured; did she think I might take advantage of her during the night?

She must've noticed last time that I cannot sleep? Silly girl, I rather like the chase- what would the point be in taking her when she had no say in it?

I've also come to notice that I rather liked her sharp tongue.

Well, now for more reasons than before...

"Good." I grinned eagerly and hungrily leaned into her mouth, but she quickly evaded my attack.

I lifted a brow in annoyance. She did warn me last night not to expect her to conform to my advances, but the sudden rejection caused something to snap inside me. I pretended not to notice.

"And you?" I tilted my head. She rolled her eyes at me. "How did you sleep?" 

"I didn't."

She bit onto her lower lip and I had to stop myself from crashing my tongue into her mouth. So innocent. Although, last night she wasn't all that innocent.

"So you can't sleep? Or do you just choose not to sleep?"

I had to tear my eyes away from her moving mouth to register what she was asking.

"The gods can do everything mortals can- we sleep, drink, eat... But there is no need for it. If we do not sleep, we don't get tired. Likewise, when we don't eat, we will not be hungry. Although, there are different types of hunger."

Aurora raised a suspicious eyebrow at me and I couldn't help but chuckle at her wariness.

"Relax, angel. That's not what I mean..." I trailed a finger down her neck; examining my work.

"For instance; I am a god of death and life. Therefore, to satisfy my 'hunger', so to speak, I must consume death or life. This applies to all gods, in one way or another."

Aurora nodded slowly. Her mouth parted slightly. I tried not to think about how swollen her lips looked. "So then, for example, what would Dionysus or Demeter need to, um, satisfy their hunger?"

I smiled down at my little angel. She was so curious; it made my blood boil.

"I see you know the basics. Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility, would either need a continuous supply of wine, or sex."

Aurora blushed and nodded while trying to avoid my gaze. I smirked at her innocence. I wonder what it would be like to hear her say dirty things?

My pants tightened at the thought.

"Demeter, as the goddess of the harvest, would need some form of nourishment from the earth; such as grain, corn, nuts... Really anything from nature."

"So you eat, um... Do you eat human flesh?"

My mouth exploded with laughter. I couldn't help but chuckle at her embarrassment as the blush on her cheeks grew deeper. The thought of me actually eating a human was rather comical. How disgusting! Didn't she know how vile some humans were?

Just the thought of devouring them made me want to gag...

Well, except for her, of course. I could eat her out- I mean, up- right now.

"Oh gods, no!" My laugh rang through the room and the young girl rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. 

Aurora clicked her tongue in annoyance; "You have really sharp canines; excuse me for making a rational deduction."