Dominion

Frailty

----** Rosé's POV:

My yearning for him had deceived my eyes. I thought he's the one I've kissed. I thought he's the one in front of me. I've longed for him so much that even with a simple comforting hug, my mind went and created an illusion to ease my pain and repose my senses.

And now he's finally here... 

But I hurt him all over again.

Gabriel then turns his gaze back at me, but my eyes are fixed to Jacob.

"I guess those words were not for me." He smiled painfully and bowed his head before he stood.

I wasn't able to respond as my whole my attention was completely drawn to Jacob. I crawled slowly on the bed, going to the edge where he's kneeling.

But before I could get to Jacob, Gabriel approached him and whispered, "She meant it for you." He then continues his way to the door and left us in the room.

Jacob continued to sob and the sight of him doing so has completely defeated me and broken me. His hands reached the edge of the bed and crouches down.

"Jacob..." I called as I tried to reach him and when I finally touched his hand, I tried to pull him to me.

"Jacob... please." I pleaded, crying my heart out for him.

He then holds my hand and lifted his head, looking at me with all that pain. I hold his hand tightly as I could and pull myself near him.

"Rosé..." he finally calls my name.

Even if he's near, even if he's already in front of me, my heart still aches and the mark on my chest still burns.

"I can't do this anymore... just take my life now... so you could be free. So you could redeem yourself..." he wept.

"I'm tired of this pain... please... just take it now." His voice was hoarse and weak as he pleaded.

"No... You've got it wrong, Jacob." I cried. I immediately pulled myself off to bed after I reached the edge before cupping his cheeks right away, lifting his head so I could look at his face.

"I thought I'm never gonna see you again..." I whispered. My tears haven't stopped from falling and now that he's really in front of me, I cried even harder.

I'm happy to see him and still worry at the same time that he'll leave again... But if he does, I have to make sure that this time, he'll hear what I have to say.

" Rosé." He whispered, cupping my cheeks  as soon as he saw my face, "My beautiful Rosé..."

Hearing his endearing tone as he calls my name even if his voice was hoarsely which made my heart melt. It's like he sang to me... it sounded beautiful.

"I thought you love me... I thought those words were only mine to hear." He whimpered.

I'm already hurting but the mark on my chest felt like convulsing and it burned so much, making me whimper as well.

"I love you... I'm sorry. I longed for you, Jacob... You don't know how much your absence has tortured me... I prayed so hard to see you. And I did... which was wrong... it was just an illusion. I thought you're him. But he wasn't you." I cried, looking straight in his eyes then pulled him for an embrace I thought would be remaining as a dream.

"You're the only one I love." I wept.

"I'm not lying, Jacob... If you saw me kiss him, I kissed him because I thought he was you. But everything seemed wrong when I was doing so and I only found out when you came. I'm really sorry but please... believe me." I continued to cry.

His hands then slowly slither around my waist until his strong arms had completely caged me in the warmest embrace I've been dreaming to receive.

It's only now that I realized that the mark on me burns when he's in pain. After he had fully embraced me, the burning sensation the mark is making had calmed down a little bit.

It burns when he suffers because of me, when he longs for me. All the time that I felt that excruciating pain, he was suffering too.

But, at last... this familiar feeling of a warm embrace, the one I've been looking for, the one I've longed for what seemed like an eternity is finally over my body.

However, he smelled like the last time he's here... he reeks of blood, fresh blood.

" Rosé..." he cried as his embrace tightens, I could feel him sniff my scent while he buries his head on my shoulder, on the crook of my neck.

"I love you, Jacob... If you think I'm leaving you then you're wrong. If going to heaven means separation from you then I'd rather stay here on earth or burn in hell as long as I'm with you." I weep.

I then pulled myself from him gently so I could look at him again. I pushed back his fringe then caress his cheek. He looks intently into my eyes while caressing my cheek as well with the back of his hand before cupping it once more, making me feel how delicate I am to him.

"I don't care about my angel status anymore. What I worry the most is if we could stay together after all of these... And after you left, I realized what I truly wanted wasn't heaven..." My lips were trembling the entire time I'm pouring my heart out for him.

"...I want you. I wanna be with you forever." I continued.

He then rested his forehead on mine, caressing my cheeks with his thumb and shook in head slowly with that pained expression as he cries.

"So please, believe me, Jacob. Don't leave me again, please..." I continued to cry, pleading.

"You would give up what you've longed for a very long time just for me?... I may be half-human but I'm still a demon... I would choose heaven over someone like me." He retorted.

"I thought I wanted it... until I met you. It won't be heaven without you."

He embraces me once again, warm and tight. The heaviness I've been feeling for the past six weeks without him has been lifted after I've uttered the words I wanted him to hear.

I just hope that this... my true feelings would be enough for him to understand.

"I was like you, every woman I killed just to ease the thirst becomes you and I grieved for all of them. So whether what you're saying is true, I don't care anymore because I want to be with you too. But, you can't be in hell once this all ends. So please, don't choose hell just so you can be with me. I don't deserve hell, Rosé..." he muttered, sobbing on my shoulder.

"Good or evil, you're my Jacob and I love you. You don't have to be good for me and for anyone else. Just stay as my Jacob... you're all I need." I wept.

He cupped my cheeks once again and looked in my eyes, "I'm sorry for hurting you, Rosé... I never should've hurt you and left you like that."

"No... no, no. I'm the one that hurt you. Forgive me for not telling you sooner. I'm really sor-" I was cut off when he uttered the words I've been meaning hear again, longing to hear once again.

"I love you." He whispered, looking in my eyes before he pressed his lips on mine. He breathes in deeply, sipping my lips gently.

It was one of the warmest kisses he had given me and it made me feel how he feels, how he had longed for me.

Our lips parted briefly after we savored each other. We looked into the eyes of each other and smiled softly before pressing our lips together again.

It wasn't his usual demeanor but he was gentle when he made love to me. But it's still so good nonetheless, I felt his love unlike the last time that all I felt was his anger.

And this time, he kept repeating he loves me.

I knew he was weak so I expected him to feed. All that pain had gone to drain after that embrace and I would give him all of me if he wanted to.

We were both catching our breaths, both our chests were heaving deeply. "Aren't you gonna feed... I'm ready." I offered as I brush up his fringe and wipe his sweat.

"I'm not gonna hurt you like that ever again." He replied as he shakes his head softly.

"But you need it... you look wea-"

"Weak... I know" he said, cutting me off.

"I don't need to hear that from you. My old man says it all the time." He scoffed.

"I didn't mean it like that... I'm sorry."

"Making love with you is enough to give me energy. I'll refrain from drinking your blood. I know you suffer because of it... so I'm fine, Rosé. All I need is to be with you." He stated.

He then lifts me from the floor and brought me to bed. He pulled the sheets and covered me. He started gathering his clothes on the floor and starts dressing.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"I'll be getting my brother back. I can't leave him there."

He's going to leave me again... But, can I count on him to return to me?

"You'll come back, right?" I asked. Then, a soft smile grew on his lips as he approaches me again and caresses my cheek before nodding in response. 

Just that is enough for me. I trust him now. 

"Which reminds me... where have you been staying all this time?"

"Italy." He answered nonchalantly.

"Italy?!" I exclaimed in disbelief.

"Rome to be exact... You know how my old man loves mocking your God. The center of the church is at Rome, so the center of Lucifer's church is there too... below the Vatican."

Of course. There would be no place else for Lucifer to erect his church. He has been mocking God ever since he led the rebellion. 

And also, Jacob is going to bring William back to me which means he cares for the boy and most importantly, he still doesn't know he's the center of all these. 

And bringing William back to me means that he wants the boy to stay good.

"Have you been taking care of him properly?" I asked.

"I'm sorry... I was in pain most of the time." He muttered.

"Let's stop with the sorrys shall we?" I asked, hugging him from behind.

"Just bring him back to our family, Jacob," I added. He looked over his shoulder and smiled softly.

"That's what I intend to do." He replied.

"Make sure you come back to me, okay?"

"I'll be back... just a few minutes, Rosé. I promise I'll come back." He replied then turn and kisses me softly before vanishing.

But just seconds after he vanished, I notice and arising scent of burning flesh...

"You may have his heart now... but I'm not willing to give up my son just yet." A familiar voice spoke beyond the other side of the bed where I had my back onto.

It's been so long since I last saw him since I last heard his voice... I recalled how he had tried to convince me that he's more omnipotent than our father, how he had tried to get as many of us as he could.

"Hello, Raziel." He greeted creepily.

I turn my head to the left side of the bed and saw him leaning by the wall, staring at me with arms crossed.

The bringer of light who was once the best amongst all of us. 

He who had rebelled against God and took dominion of Hell where he was cast down to.

My breath hitched when my eyes on this true form,

"Lucifer."