Author: Lipstickcat
E-mail: [email protected]
Fandom: Demon Diary
Pairing: Raenef/Eclipse
Rating: Pg-13
Warnings: � Nasty evil clowns�.
Disclaimer: They don�t belong to me, if they did, they�d be doing a lot more of this�
Notes: My second 1 hour fic for the Halloween challenge.
I don�t like clowns. They�re evil.
// Indicates telepathic thoughts. //
***
Eclipse stood in the grand entranceway of the palace, waiting. If he had been wearing a watch, he�d have checked it several times by now. Whilst demon lords were in no means expected to punctual, they had to have a certain sense of timing, and Raenef was running late.
He heard a noise above him and his young master thundered down the stairs two at a time. He opened his mouth to lecture him on using his teleportation ability more effectively, for both stealth and making an entrance, but as the words came out, they changed.
�What the hell are you wearing?�
Raenef grinned. He waved the sparkly toy wand that he was holding and straightened his pink tutu. As he moved, Eclipse could swear he heard a tinkling of bells somewhere.
�It�s a fairy costume.�
�Why?� Eclipse could feel a headache coming on.
�For the Halloween party, of course.�
Eclipse groaned and rubbed his face with his palm.
It�s not a Halloween party! It's an All Hallows Eve Ball.�
�Same difference.�
�No, not same difference. This isn�t a children�s trick or treat party. I�ll explain it to you one more time; there were some very powerful demons in this world that couldn�t be trusted to be set free to wantonly destroy everything in their path. They didn�t care about the hierarchy, or a demon lord�s territories and property. Your predecessors banished them to another dimension, but tonight is the one night that they can return to attack villages and pick fights with demon lords. Fortunately, they are dumbly vain creatures. This ball is thrown in their honour, to cater to their pride and distract them from doing any real damage.�
�So I can�t go dressed as a fairy?�
�No. You can�t go dressed as a fairy.�
Raenef pouted but turned around to go back up the stairs. His coat hanger wings wobbled as he plodded along.
�You�ll find suitable clothes in your wardrobe. And, use your teleportation.�
Raenef disappeared with what Eclipse imagined to be a rather sullen �pop�.
***
They arrived at the ball with barely any other incident and Eclipse decided that their disrespectful tardiness might even improve Raenef�s shameful reputation amongst the other demon lords. His master was more suitably dressed now; wearing a dark purple velvet suit and platinum chains to compliment his hair. He looked more intimidating like this, although Eclipse had been unable to cajole Raenef into taking his hair out of its high ponytail.
And admittedly, he had looked cute in the tutu. But cute was not appropriate for a demon lord.
They were now lining up alongside the other demon lords to greet their guests. Raenef was doing a pretty good job of striking a balance between catering to the banished demons to make them feel important, whilst retaining an air of superiority over them. Eclipse felt a small swell of pride; Raenef was actually learning something from him.
Raenef bowed down low to a lady with snakes in her hair. Stealing himself, he took her hand and kissed it, trying not to screw his eyes up at the scaly feeling against his lips. The Medusa was suitably charmed and even giggled a little, before moving on to the next lord. Half a dozen snakes� heads seemed to flutter their eyelashes at him.
Raenef turned back to the figure now in front of him and squeaked. He was confronted with a wrinkled figure with a white face and a broad red mouth that was upturned, despite the fact that it was scowling. Its eyes were also circled in red and its actual eyes were like black oily marbles. Its balding head sprouted tufts of green hair.
Taking a step back, Raenef�s hand unconsciously gripped onto Eclipse�s robes.
// What are you doing? //
// I don�t like clowns. //
// He�s not a clown. He�s a demon. Let go. //
Raenef didn�t seem to be in any hurry to let go. As discreetly as possible, Eclipse reached down and tried to untangle Raenef�s hand from the material. He clutched tighter. Eclipse peeled the fingers away one by one, only to find that Raenef was now squeezing his hand tightly.
The not-clown laughed, displaying a mouthful of jagged teeth and a writhing wormlike tongue.
�Is the little boy afraid?� the creature hissed.
// Repeat after me - He is my servant. //
�He is my servant,� Raenef muttered.
// And my possession. //
�And my possession,� Raenef�s voice grew a little stronger, though he was still crushing Eclipse�s knuckles together.
// I treat him as I please. //
�I treat him as I please.�
// Now kiss me. //
Thankfully, Raenef didn�t repeat the last phrase. He obeyed Eclipse and spun around, stood on tiptoes, and pressed his lips softly against Eclipse�s.
// Good. Now harder. Make it a show of power. You own me. //
Raenef complied, grabbing a fistful of Eclipse�s clothing and pulling him down to his level with a jerk. He kissed him roughly and hard, making it difficult for Eclipse to hold back the moan that was swelling up in his throat. Without warning, Raenef pushed him, forcing him backwards and against the wall. His hands wandered over and under the layers of clothes to skim across heated flesh. Eclipse let out a deep-throated groan as he allowed Raenef�s tongue into his mouth. His hand�s rose up, brushing over the soft velvet of the suit, one hand stroking Raenef�s silky silver hair, the other cupping and squeezing his ass.
Suddenly, Raenef pulled away. Eclipse regarded him through half lidded, passion drowsy eyes. Raenef slapped him hard across the cheek. The shock and the sting brought the taller man back to his senses.
�Did I give permission to touch?!?� Raenef�s voice was sharp and loud, echoing around the hall and drawing the attention of anyone who hadn�t already been watching.
Eclipse bowed his head and shook it. Raenef returned to the creature he had been greeting. It smirked with satisfaction and bowed to him before moving on to the next lord. Raenef held back the full body shudder that its smile had inspired in him and greeted the new demon in front of him.
// Eclipse? //
From his chastised place against the wall, Eclipse looked up.
// Do we have to stay long? //
// At least until everyone�s greeted and no one will notice if you�re missing� // Eclipse began, but he was cut off by Raenef�s next thought.
// If you let me leave soon, I�ll give you permission to touch. //