Team Building
Title: Team Building
Master List - https://charisstoma.livejournal.com/1322368.html
Follows Demons with Issues
Author: charisstoma
Word count: 1317
“Do we know who the demon brat is whose magic is being let loose to cause havoc on the human plane?”
“Think you presented that question with enough qualifiers in it? Does the Agency know which young demon is responsible? In this case, yes. And I’m glad that you are accepting the concept of ‘us’, so well.” Nick grinned at Silas and that grin broadened as Silas’ glower became darker.
“That was the ‘we’ as is represented by a combination of forces and knowledge, Asshole. We’re a team. This being demon society how do you, the demon in this pairing, suggest we confront him or her?”
“Young male demon, named Jazak. Parents dead. Grandfather high up in the Assembly.”
“Dead? How did his parents die? Isn’t that pretty much impossible? I mean, demons are forever, well unless age catches up with them maybe and if his grandfather is still alive that last seems unlikely.”
“We can die.” Silas had stilled when Nick said that. “It’s not often it happens before we age out but it does happen. We’re tough but not indestructible.” There was an interesting flickering of emotions over Silas’ face, too fast for Nick to pin down what they were.
Slowly Silas asked, “How apt are you in your line of work to die?”
“Oh, I’d say that I’ve a few years in me yet before I am transferred into a desk job if I want it. Desk jobs are much safer,” Nick said nodding in self agreement.
“You don’t want to retire to a desk job do you?” Silas asked.
“Depends.”
“On….?”
“If I’ve other avenues in my life to explore. I’d still want to work with the Agency but obviously if I’ve formed a family, I’d want to be there for them on a daily basis. The Agency often supplies educators at various levels and to act as consultants for Agency field agents.”
“A family.”
“Which brings me to us. It will be necessary to spend some time on the Demon Plane. You as an unclaimed human will receive … shall we say offers.”
“I’m well aware of what those offers could be. Remember I’ve spent time on the Demon Plane facilitating my repatriation to my own plane before I was directed to ‘an Agency’ to get me back here.”
“Well there is a way to protect you...”
“You’re thinking of marking me.”
“Consider it an engagement, not a full mating .. yet anyway. Once they know that you are a wizard and a powerful one, they’ll understand the exercise of caution. The mark will prevent anyone from mating you, they still might try but my seed in you will act as a deterrent.”
“So you’re going to inoculate me on a regular basis as a prophylactic against someone trying to steal me away from you.”
“Yes.”
Silas raised one eyebrow at him. “You use this line successfully on many dim-witted humans?”
“No. Just you.”
“Asshole.” When Nick grinned, “How about if I do the inoculating to you, will that work as well?”
“Better than you think. That would mate us.”
“Okay. So I don’t get your ass unless we become mates. The act is the sealing.”
“It’s a little soon, don’t you think. I want us to be sure that this is what we both want. That we work well as a team and from there to the really hard work of raising wizard- demon offspring.”
“Wizard-demon offspring… ? Nick. I know that your interest was centered on a certain area of my anatomy but surely you noticed that my equipment is not compatible with popping out a baby.”
“And you weren’t being very observant during your prior visit to the Demon Plane. Being male does not prevent possible pregnancy. Didn’t you see two males with children?”
“Well, yes. But they were both demons and they kept the kiddies away from me for the most part. Me pregnant. Won’t happen. I’m human.”
Nick smiled at him, “that’s because they were protecting their children. An unattached human has the possibility of a defensive protector or, if you were on your knees in public, a demon’s whore.” Silas’ face paled and Nick pulled him in with one arm. “From what Ezz told me, you were discrete about any activities even if your talents did get a positive mention or three, it wasn’t in a way that stigmatized.”
“I learned a lot about demons during my stay and made many friends. Didn’t take any money for my services,” was said defensively.
A kiss stilled Silas, “I know. And it wouldn’t have made any difference to how I or others regard you once we got to know you. It’s just the young who might be confused about humans. They might go hunting on the Human Plane for a mate and not see them as someone to be treasured, only used.”
“Oh.”
“Now that doesn’t mean that I won’t growl warningly if another demon sniffs around you. I will.”
“Oh…. Can I growl too?”
“If someone sniffs around me?” Nick grinned and wondered if Silas knew he was growling, quietly but growling. He did, and Nick’s grin grew larger when Silas suddenly stopped and reddened, refusing to look at him.
“So, daily prophylactic inoculating,” Silas said, still not looking at him.
“Oh, at least,” Nick agreed moving to pull Silas back against his front with his hardening interest between them.
“We’re not on the Demon Plane yet.”
“I don’t care if we are or not. We’re good together. Sex will not be a problem. It’s our personalities and eccentricities that we’ll need to work on. I’m going to try dominating you, thinking I know what’s best and I hazard you’ll have your own ideas about things. We talk and work things out.” Nick shrugged.
“You think we can do this team thing between us successfully and make it grow into and through our lives.” Silas still was faced with his back against Nick, still in his embrace.
“Yes.” He kissed behind Silas’ ear.
“O-kay,” Silas said slowly. “Last night wasn’t too painful. I can see doing it with you on a regular basis.”
“Painful. I’ll have you know that you were well lubricated and stretched.” Nick’s voice was falsely offended. “I put a lot of work into you.”
“I know,” Silas grinned secretly. “I was there. You’re a lot of demon.”
“Too much?”
“Expect I could grow to enjoy it.”
Nick threw his head back laughing. “Think so? I seem to remember someone telling me to get back in there, you weren’t done yet. And there was some words like, ‘Harder’ and ‘Faster’ and ‘There, right there.’ Practically cliché really.”
Silas stepped on someone’s foot hard. “Someone is going to find his seed in my stomach instead of my ass but only after considerable begging from that someone.”
“I expect I’ll love that and of course you’ll feel my fingers while you do. You should have your reward for all that work. But I should warn you that once you’ve had me, you’ll want me to have you.”
“Asshole.”
Pressing a kiss again behind Silas’ ear, Nick agreed. “Exactly.” and was rewarded by a laugh from Silas before he turned for a better placed kiss.
“As for Jazak,” Nick continued, “I don’t think he’s inherently bad. I just think he doesn’t realize the damage he’s doing.”
“So win his confidence, maybe, and show him the effects of his magic on people. Maybe stress children crying. How did his parents die?”
“Storm winds dislodged a large block of cliff above the cottage they were staying in. Jarak was at his grandfather’s as his parents were romantically trying to provide him with a sibling.”
Silas winced and tightened his arms around Nick. “We aren’t going to stay anywhere where there’s a cliff to fall on us.”
Nick tightened his arms and lifted Silas before starting on buttons and zippers.
Continues with Plans