Mine

Whew! Finally finished this! This took me far longer than expected, but then again, I'm balancing moving, work, and holiday crafts around this. I tried a few new things with this one, and I'm please with how it turned out.

For those not in on the story, Kalira is the one looking forward and Ilya is the one looking a bit dazed.

Also, I'd like to thank those that gave constructive criticism with the WIPs I submitted. [Huzzah! The eye doesn't look all creepeh anymore!]

And now, a little snippet of their story. It takes place after.. a.. *ahem* not so innocent night.

Characters belong to B. Hall and J. Redman. They are not to be used without explicit, written permission.
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When morning came Ilya blinked around the room in a bit of a daze. At first he didn’t recognize the area until memories from last night came flooding back. He blushed darkly. How the heck was he going to get back to the house since he came here with no clothes?

The demon was in one of the short periods of sleep, his hands still where they’d been originally.

He looked up at him and felt his blush grow darker still. His bejeweled hand reached up to touch the collar that Kalira wore. Idly he wondered how, exactly, he could get the collar off.

Kalira’s eyes opened when he felt the other fingering the collar, watching him curiously through barely-opened eyes.

The younger male didn’t notice that the other had woken up. He just continued to trace some of the runes on the collar.

He was waiting to see what the other would do. When the other took the ring off of the bracelet he let out a long breath, opening his eyes fully to watch him.

The breath went unnoticed to Ilya. With shaky fingers he removed the bracelet and set it to the side before he started to touch the collar again.

The demon lord swallowed, but didn’t move otherwise, waiting to see if the last bit would be removed.

He hesitated a moment before he started to trace along the collar again, this time his fingers searching instead of curious. Nearly a full minute passed before a finger slipped under the collar and found the latch. He exhaled shakily before undoing it and taking the collar off.

Kalira let out a large breath, then took a deep one in almost as if it was the first time he could actually breathe properly. When the other jerked his hand back he just rolled them over so that he was straddling the boy, but didn’t seem to be threatening him. He rubbed at his throat, actually feeling strange that the piece was now gone.

Ilya looked up at him. “Thought you’d want that,” he said softly as he picked up the bracelet. He gave it a thoughtful look before tossing it away. The collar soon followed.

A noise rumbled in his throat before he leaned down and kissed him on the lips, holding it for a long while. When he pulled back, his eyes had changed colors, looking darker now – almost black. “You realize how dangerous that was for you to do?”

He nodded slowly. “Yes, but I didn’t think that you’d enjoy being bound… even if it does affect you when I daydream.”

The demon kissed him again, hands sliding along the human’s body, nails trailing. “Still… It’s a very bad idea to give back the powers of a demon lord when he has a sweet, innocent little sacrifice nearby…”

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Hope you don't mind a bit of a cliffhanger there. I gotta save something for the actual story Streea and I may post.