Underrhelm

Chapter 13

RAYNA

Kiva and I walked out of Umbra's doors and into the bitter cold. V, Osiris and Cass were huddled together discussing a plan to clean up the club.

"I need all three of you on protection until we get the building secured. I want a 'closed till further notice' sign posted. I will have workers here in mere hours to repair. I want one person at all times on the bottom floor. I will see you all later tonight for Nyx's party." I informed them. The three began to walk away and I snatched V's wrist and pulled him aside.

"Boss?" he asked confused.

"Thank you for today. I'm glad you're okay." I said smiling.

"It's what you pay me for, right?" he replied, stone faced. My smile dissolved.

"Ouch. I mean it is you job but I thought at least you cared about me a little. Whoever this w***e is making him all broody better hope I never find her." I thought sharply to myself.

I sat on my patio in my over sized hoodie. Edgar was asleep in lap as I pet him. I lit a cigarette and dialed Camille.

"What in Underrhelm could you possibly be calling me for?" she answered harshly.

"Listen here you zebra f**k, shove your tude up your ass I don't have time for it. A big f*****g demon just went 3 rounds in the octagon in my club. The place is wrecked. I want people there fixing it now. He killed 3 working demons and roughed up my staff. I put a whole clip in his head. I have the identities of the victims and the incident report for you. Send someone to pick it up now." I demanded. I could feel the vein in my neck pulsing with every breath.

"Fine." she responded before hanging up.

I sat in silence with Edgar enjoying the night air when a black cat emerged from the darkness walking on air. As it approached, Edgar began to smoke in my lap. I lovingly tapped his rump and said,

"Calm down Ed, it's a messenger." He hopped up on the railing and squinted at it. I held out a tube filled with paperwork and the cat wrapped it's tail around the tube, taking it from me. I then handed him a fish biscuit and watched as it disappeared into the background.

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VALENTINE

As I stared up at the ceiling fan I couldn't help but replay everything I said and did around her today. "She could have gotten seriously maimed today if I wasn't there." I thought to myself. I then decided I needed a beer and made my way to the fridge. I grabbed a Soul Brew and headed to the patio. I lit a cigarette and pondered, "More than anything, I feel like I'm not good enough for her. She wants space clearly, but how am I supposed to do that when I can see her even when she's not here."

I looked over to my left where there was a lawn chair sitting empty. In another instant a mirage of Rayna spreading her legs and rubbing her thighs, while wearing one of my dress shirts, appeared. She was calling to me to take her right here on this balcony. I shook my head and chugged my beer. I crushed the can and tossed it off the balcony before finishing my smoke. I slumped into one of two lawn chairs that made my couch. On the floor in front of me was my flat screen and Hexbox set up on the floor. I started to play Prism 7 Seize. A game where you mindless shoot the other team.

I looked down at my lap and another vision of her emerged. Her head was in my lap and she was playing along with me. I shot up and began to pace.

"This is starting to get creepy. I need to figure out how to get her out of my head." I said aloud to the empty walls of my apartment. I entered my bedroom and looked around at all the boxes I had yet unpacked and all the piles of clothed I hadn't cleaned. Instead of picking up I dove head first into my bed.

Next to me was a small stuffed bicornaclops. I held it in front of me and thought about how Ray got it for me when we first met. She had learned it was my favorite cryptid. A one eyed, two horned magic horse. As I looked at it, yet another vision appeared. She was crawling up from the foot of the bed. Her naked flesh close enough for me to touch. I slid my sweat off pants and could feel her nails grazing my thighs. Her mouth was around my c**k taking me in deep. It only felt as good as my hand as I started to pump faster and faster to the thought of her swallowing me down. When I came, though it was hard and nearly emptied me, it only made me hunger for the real thing.