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Together Forever

Hild hummed happily to herself as she flew through the light-filled tunnel between dimensions, a bento box in her hands. For the first time in a long time, she felt the giddy thrill of attraction and longing. Things were going so well with Vyers -- true, he hadn't exactly made any romantic overtures, but he didn't pull away from her too-friendly touches, and hadn't there been moments when he looked at her like she was something more than a friend? She hadn't imagined that, right?

As she ported into the Netherworld, she bit her bottom lip to keep from grinning. No man could resist a homemade meal, and Hild was an excellent cook. Once he could see her more nurturing, domestic side, Vyers was sure to be putty in her hands. Then she'd kiss him and they'd be in love and she'd never be alone again.

Her head filled with visions of romance, she made her way through Vyers' castle. "Darling~?" she called melodiously. "It's Hild! I've come to visit again!"

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Vyers looked toward the door to his room and grinned, getting up from the lounge he had been sitting at and going to open the door. "In here, Hild!" for she had long ago insisted and insisted that he drop his formalities with her. "I have a guest that I would like you to meet. We have not seen one another in some time."

A beautiful young demon woman sat on the lounge, lifting a cup of tea from the table and sipping at it delicately. She wore the clothes of a noble--a beautiful dress that bordered on the pretentious--and her painted lips curled into a smile around the tea cup's rim.

Her smile froze on her face as her fingers tightened on the polished black box in her hands, but then Hild smiled even more, head tilted. "My, my~ There's nothing more touching than a reunion between friends." She walked inside the room and turned her attention to Vyers, her mask of friendly sweetness shifting to genuine warmth as she held out the bento.

"Here, darling. I've packed a meal for you. Completely made by hand, as well! Not a drop of magic," she purred, shifting her body so her curves were displayed to their best advantage.

Vyers' eyebrows rose and he took the bento eagerly. "By hand? My... I had no idea you could cook." He opened the lid and looked inside. "And so well!"

The woman coughed into her hand and Vyers fumbled with the lid a bit "Ah, yes, where are my manners? This is Lady Ahyi, a Demon Lord from lands nearby. We met several years ago, but it is only recently that we have begun to speak. She is actually quite progressive when it comes to demon and angel relations."

Ahyi held out her hand to Hild. "It's a pleasure. Vyers has had much to say about you. The two of you are friends as well, right?"

The warmth that spread through her at his praise was cut violently short at Ahyi's interruption. Swallowing her annoyance, Hild brushed past Vyers and took the woman's hand in her own.

Friends? Well, she rather hoped they were something more at this point, but she couldn't just say so. She smiled, always, and squeezed Ahyi's hand gently. "Oh, yes! I don't have the long history with him you do, of course, but we just have so much in common." She dropped her hand and moved to sit on the chaise, patting the spot next to her in invitation.

"So you're for peace between the races as well?"

Ahyi took a seat next to her setting the cup on the coffee table and folding her hands on her lap. "I wouldn't necessarily call it peace, but I do find the constant struggles to be rather... unelegant. I enjoy a good battle the same as the next demon, but it seems a bit much to wast it all on angels. There are more important things to focus on."

Vyers sighed softly. "Somewhat progressive..." he corrected himself under his breath.

Hild flicked her gaze to Vyers in amusement before turning back to Ahyi. "Indeed! Tell me, my dear, what would you prefer to focus on in your life?" She was always interested in the dreams and desires people held in their hearts, in part due to her nature as much as her job. What someone wanted said a lot about the state of their soul.

Ahyi hummed with a small smile. "A life of freedom, to do with as I please, and maybe to enjoy some of the finer things in life while I'm at it." She covered her mouth as she laughed. "Yourself, Miss Hild? You did mention that you were searching for peace, didn't you?"

Hild leaned her elbow on the back of the chaise to hold her head up, and her smile turned wry. "Why, the exact same thing as you," she answered smoothly, though that was vastly simplifying things, as Vyers himself knew. In truth, Hild had worked tirelessly for years and years to undermine the system that kept her apart from her daughter and her former lover. Of course, these days, that former lover wasn't even a part of her equation. He'd been quite replaced by...

"Vyers," she called out to him now, smile widening. "Come sit with us."

Vyers hid the bento away (having been sneaking bites of it hear and there while he thought the two women were occupied) and sat next to the two women, leaning back into the chaise. "I did not wish to interrupt your discussion. You both seemed to be getting along quite well for a first meeting."

Ahyi only smiled and adjusted her wings. "There's no need to sound surprised. A lady should know how to hold a conversation with a stranger. Not that I intend to call you a stranger of course, Miss Hild, but we have only just met." There was a very brief pause before Ahyi continued. "So you two met only recently?"

Oh, she was good. Hild begrudgingly took a moment to admire the woman's flawless social skills, leaning to the table to pour herself some tea, since Vyers obviously wasn't going to. "Not so recently, no," she replied with a light chuckle.

She stirred sugar into the tea, having always had a sweet tooth, and brought the spoon to her lips to lick at it suggestively as she watched Vyers. "It seems ages ago, and yet somehow as if it were only yesterday, doesn't it, darling?"

Vyers looked between the two women and coughed awkwardly, especially once he caught sight of Hild's actions with the spoon. "Ah... It does, doesn't it? How strange, to think that it was so long ago." And even now the woman was such a mystery to him.

"Oh?" Ahyi asked, putting a delicately manicured finger just beneath her lips. "So you've known her longer than me?"

Vyers nodded. "Yes. It has been many years now. I would consider us close friends now."

The corners of Ahyi's lips tugged downward. "How close?"

Hild's smile was nothing short of impish in comparison to Ahyi. "I'd like to think we're very close," she answered with false innocence that bordered on coyness. She fluttered her eyelashes at Vyers over the rim of the delicate teacup as she took a deliberately slow sip.

Vyers did a double take at Hild and coughed, reaching up to rub the back of his neck and suddenly regretting his decision to sit in between the two women.

Ahyi, to her credit, was responding fairly well, shutting her eyes and slowly sipping at her tea. "That's good to hear, with how difficult it is for demons to find allies," she said, barely lifting her lips from the rim of the cup. "Though I suppose the company of such a charismatic demon makes it all the sweeter, doesn't it?

Vyers wasn't sure whether to be intrigued or mortified.

"It helps that we have so much in common," Hild confessed, leaning forward a bit to rest her hand casually on Vyers' knee. "When you spend so much time alone, fighting what seems an impossible battle, finding a kindred spirit who shares your views really forges a bond." She looked back to Vyers, gaze soft and adoring.

"Don't you agree?"

Vyers looked over at Hild in silence, and slowly an equally gentle smile appeared on his face. "Very true..."

"I suppose," Ahyi replied, and frowned. "Be that as it may, it is still important for a proud demon to be able to live on their own. Solitude may be painful, but it doesn't do to constantly rely upon others either. One's own strength is just as important."

Hild laughed lightly behind her hand. "My! What a fierce friend you have, Vyers! Ah, but I quite agree. Usually." She placed the teacup aside and leaned against Vyers' side, feet tucked under her.

"That said, relying on one person comes with its own strengths..."

Vyers looked between the two women again, and noted that this sort of experience was nowhere near as nice as the novels made it sound. The two of them were being quite polite to one another, that much was certain, but there was a certain aura about Ahyi now, and he couldn't help but notice that Hild was touching him more than usual. And that it didn't feel quite like the games she would play to make him squirm.

Any other thought came to a halt as Ahyi placed her hand on his shoulder.

"Of course," she said, all smiles. "And when trust is placed correctly, a wonderful relationship can blossom."

Irritation flared within her, but Hild kept it tamped down. How dare this woman touch Vyers so familiarly? Didn't she see how uncomfortable her overtures made him? It wasn't like the act he put up for her when she touched him, pretending to be uncomfortable and nervous as part of their ongoing game. No, he was genuinely discomfited now, and she had to resist the urge to slap her hand away.

"And who better to trust than Vyers?" she said with a smile, snaking her hand around his arm and hugging it to her chest.

To have these women acting like this over him... How sinful he was.

Vyers reached up and tucked a lock of hair behind his ear, and a beautifully ornate ring sparkled in the light.

"Oh!" Ahyi exclaimed suddenly, a certain sparkle in her eyes. "Why don't you tell her about that ring I gave you."

Vyers blinked and glanced down at it. "Ah, yes..." He held his hand in front of him, splaying his fingers to show it off. "It is quite beautiful is it not? It has been some time since I have seen a piece of jewelry like it. I must admit, Ahyi, your taste is impeccable."

"Ring...?" Hild echoed, voice faint as her eyes were drawn to the glitter on his finger. He accepted a ring from her? She knew he was pretty clueless when it came to romance that didn't come from a book, but surely even he knew what the implication here was, right?

Her mouth felt dry. She lifted her eyes slowly up at Ahyi, and even the pretense of warmth was gone from her flat eyes. Still, she smiled. Always smiled. "Then...am I to congratulate you two?" she heard herself say from somewhere deep inside herself. "Has your relationship progressed so far?"

"Congratulate...?" Vyers echoed, and was about to continue when Ahyi cut in.

"I like to think of it as a way to bring us closer together. A token of trust, if you will," she said, and took another long sip of tea, relaxing into the chaise.

Vyers looked back over at Ahyi. "A token of trust, yes..."

No. No, no, no, no! He wasn't denying it! He was going along with it as if it were the most natural thing in the world! Didn't he know how much he meant to her? Didn't he understand how perfect they were for each other? She'd been touching him and throwing herself at him in front of this, this interloper, and all along they were already together?

A flush of shame and anger coursed through her, and the room got suddenly colder. She shot to her feet, the tea set rattling on the table. "I...I have to go," she said softly, and she smiled still, but it was a queasy, broken smile under wide, unseeing eyes. Without waiting for a response, she turned and quickly walked out of the room.

"Hild!" Vyers rose to his feet, reaching out after her, but she was gone before he could do much else.

Ahyi tsked and shook her head. "Don't worry about her. Women's hearts are fragile things, but they always can be rebuilt stronger. She'll calm down eventually."

Vyers frowned, folding his arms. "Perhaps..." But he had never seen her so upset. Maybe he should have explained more about the ring, or maybe he never should have accepted it at all. As much as he knew what it might mean, at the time he had been completely entranced by its beauty.

It was a long time before Vyers heard from Hild again. She was often busy, running her own Netherworld, but she almost always contacted him nightly on a special rune she'd given him that operated like a human's cellphone. She always said hearing his voice was enough to give her a second wind and keep working. But no call came, no letters, no visits.

Months later, the rune crackled into life with a burst of magenta light that dimmed to a faint glow. White noise filled the room at first, and then Hild's voice came, soft and small.

"...Vyers? Are you there?"

Vyers thought he was just hearing things at first. After all, she had cut off all contact with him after that moment with Ahyi. He had become convinced that she would never speak to him again. But he looked over and noticed the glowing rune and his heart soared as he stood and picked it up.

"So you still have yours," he replied, a wave of relief washing over him. "I feared you had decided to cut all ties to me."

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