Pius Valor (For those who didn't see his picture in The Vampire's Love.)
Our wedding night kept getting closer.
We had the bridal march and played many other games. Then Nikolai and I were raised on chairs and taken around the room. After some teasing they finally let the chairs come closer so that Nikolai and I could kiss. It was small and clumsy. But I still cursed myself for wanting more after we were done.
And I kept drowning myself in wine during dinner, hoping that I wouldn't be coherent enough to feel anything when he....
I danced with Nikolai to a slow song, we only looked at each other throughout the dance, maintaining eye contact, even when there were hoots and hollers about how much in love we were.
Then another song started and we were joined on the dance floor by many other couples.
I was passed around like bottle of beer among drunk men. I danced with unknown demons who couldn't sweat enough or squirm enough. I then danced with Nikolai's brothers. They complemented my dress and my hair or spoke about the weather.
Yes, we spoke about the weather.
After all the passing around, I finally came to my dearly beloved nephew Pius Valor. He was handsome in the pale goth way. But I was never interested in vampire, and he was my half sister's son anyway.
He smiled down at me and danced. We had no easy conversation. He just nodded at whatever I asked. He looked a bit nervous and kept patting his left breast. I gave up on coversation after asking a few questions about Peter and Catra's health.
When the song was almost over. Pius cleared his throat and put his hand into his suit jacket to retrieve something.
"This...is um...a letter and your wedding gift...from Hanes."
He said, now shifting uncomfortably.
I looked down at the white envelope, with the vampire insignia on it. Pius shoved it in my hand when I didn't take it and left me alone on the dance floor.
I didn't know what to do of it. I'm not sure I wanted to read it and it was pretty heavy so I knew a letter wasn't the only thing inside.
"What is it?" Nikolai asked when we were seated at out table in the center of the room.
I just handed him the letter. "Why don't you dispose this off?" I said to him.
He took it from me and looked at the stamp. "I'm guessing it's from your father?" He said. I nodded.
"It must be some sob story about how he loved me so but couldn't help himself , how sorry he is that he had to give me away and about how he didn't know about the condition I was in. I don't need to read it." I said, shrugging and feeling numb.
Nikolai didn't say anything and pocketed the letter. "You'll read it later, when you get back to self pitying."
I probably would. But I wasn't going to tell him about that.
"So, Nikolai. We're leaving now. Catra's tired." Pius' voice interrupted.
We looked in his direction. He was gazing down lovingly at his wife and stroking her stomach. Catra looked worn out and right on que she yawned.
"Must be tiring, doing all the running around for us. But thanks for attending, anyway. Why don't you quickly pop some deserts and then leave?" Nikolai asked, I knew he was only being polite.
At the word of 'Deserts', Catra suddenly looked like she had adrenaline pumping through her veins. She looked up at Pius, her puppy dog face on.
Pius looked horrified. "You shouldn't have said that, man. She's got a giant sweet tooth during this pregnancy. Your going to be out of deserts."
Nikolai laughed. "I'll order some more. We've got all kinds of deserts. Indian sweets, Chinese sweets, Italian, Danish, American. Enjoy yourself." He said to Catra.
"Oh, I will." She declared and dragged Pius away.
Nikolai snickered. "Let's eat before she finishes them all. I love deserts too. "
So, we had dinner in silence except for the occasional guest who came to give their greetings. I got my eyeful of various types of Demons. Some were in their demon forms, most actually in their demon forms. Maybe they just wanted to make me feel like an outcast.
They succeeded.
Like I needed a reminder. I'd been an outcast all my life. I don't need petty demons to remind me.
They kept me out of their conversations with Nikolai. Only greeting and congratulating him. I didn't mind. I kept stuffing my face and keeping my expression as unwelcome as I could.
I also kept drinking.
Wine. Vodka. I didn't discriminate. I mixed it with cranberry juice and drank it whole. I didn't look at Nikolai sideways even though I could feel his gaze on me.
It did funny things to me.
It made heat pool in my lower belly and my skin started burning.
Nikolai started teasing me. Taking things from across me, brushing my breasts while doing it. Or sometimes his leg brushed mine under the table, making me catch my breath.
He knew what he was doing. He was building up the heat for me. He was teasing me mercilessly.
My body loved the attention and soaked it in like sponge soaks in water. My nipples came to attention. My lips felt dry. My skin was flustered. My breath came out in pants.
By the time the guests started leaving, I was ready to jump his bones.
Angel Lunia sat on my right shoulder. "Nikolai is the enemy. You do not sleep with enemies." She said.
But Devil Lunia from the left shoulder laughed at the angel and whispered in my ear. "Nikolai looks so hot in that medieval costume. How would he look naked?" She asked.
I closed my eyes and imagined a naked Nikolai. He would be so perfect. All hard panes and smooth skin. Then I imagined his lower part....you know...I had felt it against me when I had slept. That hard male flesh. How would it taste? How would it look?
The thought made giggle. Angel Lunia gagged and Devil Lunia giggled with me.
Nikolai shot me a look. And then a slow smile spread on his face. "Tipsy?" He asked. His own breath was laden with the smell of whisky.
"I bet your having real dirty thoughts of me. I'm having dirty thoughts too....of you." He slurred, his hand wrapping around my waist.
"Up." He ordered as he stood. The command made me shiver in anticipation. I obeyed. My mind tried to protest but I couldn't pay attention to anything except Nikolai's green eyes.
We exited the hall ignoring the drunken comments of Nikolai's brothers and the other guests that remained behind.
Nikolai couldn't get us to our room faster. He dragged me down corridors, not looking back to see if I was keeping up. When I stopped in the way, panting, he picked me up without blinking.
He raced through the lonely hallways, I could see the various crates and trucks outside from dome shaped windows. I could see the sky that was about to weep.
I loved the rainy season.
I loved dancing in the rain.
A yearning filled me. I reached my hand out towards the window but Nikolai kept going. Either he didn't care or didn't see. And with the way he was rushing I think it was the latter.
"Your getting slow, Lele." I whispered, huskily.
Nikolai groaned and started running. I laughed as we started passing rooms. Just to tease him, I nibbled his ear. He growled at me and without missing a step he squeezed my ass through my dress.
I yelped but the sound was lost as we reached our room. Nikolai slammed the door shut and pinned me against the door.
We started sucking face. Right there against the door.
Nikolai's mouth tasted like whisky and chocolate from the deserts. I moaned at my first taste. He pressed his body against me and pulled my hands around his neck.
"Tugg my hair. I like it." He groaned. I obeyed. He lunged at my lips again. His tongue explored my mouth. His hands explored my body. My hands pulled at his hair, scratched his back through the tunic.
I was so hot. I need to be free.
"Nikolai." I said, fisting his shirt in my hand.
He carried me over to the bed and dumped me onto it. I laughed as I heard him cursing at the strings on his tunic.
I undressed too, as Nikolai did.
When he saw me in my baby blue bra and matching thong, he ditched untying the strings and just tore it off him. The same was done to his pants.
My, my. I was so used to men going commando under their pants that I never got to appreciate men who wore underware.
Especially, black underware.
Drool dripping down my chin, by the time Nikolai got on the bed and started towards me.
Angel Lunia tried to close my eyes and tell me that Nikolai had made me suffer but Devil Lunia whispered, "Let us play with him. Make him wait for us."
I grinned ,evilly and ducked to avoid Nikolai's hand.
"Catch me." I said and ran off the bed. Nikolai growled and followed.
Juicy Stuff in the next part.
Tell me. Angel Lunia is better or Devil Lunia?