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demonbelthazorLying in his prison cell on the uncomfortable matress, covered with a thin scratchy blanket, Bel tossed and turned in uneasy sleep. And he dreamed.
Hidden in the shadows, he watched Allie leave the diner and walk down the dark street. So sweet, so naïve. So stupid for walking alone and giving him the perfect chance to take her. And he was hardly one to pass up such an opportunity. It had been awhile since he'd made a kill and he was almost twitching with the need for it.
Pretending to be a lost child, he lured her into the alley behind the diner. As soon as she moved out of sight of the street, he shimmered from his hiding place, appearing behind her. Before she could cry out in surprise or fear, he clamped one hand over her mouth and wrapped the other around her throat, scraping his talons across her soft skin. She froze, her scream dying in her throat before it could escape. He could feel her pulse beating wildly beneath his fingers.
"That's a good girl," he whispered, dropping his head to her ear. "You're not going to make a sound, are you?" Allie shook her head mutely. "You know what the problem with good girls like you is?" he went on, removing his hand from her mouth. His other hand he kept on her throat, lightly squeezing, digging talons in just hard enough to break the skin. "You tempt demons to goodness. You make them feel and care."
"I...I don't know what you're talking about," the girl stammered.
"You offer friendship and compassion," he sneered, "that when accepted, make a demon weak. That's going to end tonight."
Allie began to tremble even more. He could already taste her fear. Now he wanted to make it grow even more. He flung the girl forward, sending her crashing against the dumpster behind the diner. He summoned an athame to his hand and flung the weapon at Allie.
She cried out as the dagger sliced her left shoulder. He grinned. If he wanted to kill her, she'd be dead already. Right now he wanted to savor her terror.
He conjured fireballs, throwing them to either side of her, close enough for her to feel the heat but not to do serious damage. She frantically dodged, but her shirt caught fire. Allie beat at the fabric to put out the flames, sobbing as she burned her hands.
Soon he was growing bored. Allie didn't put up enough of a fight to be truly entertaining. Stalking towards her, a large fireball in his right hand, he said, "You're a tie to humanity that is about to become undone." No more would he let her friendship strengthen the human soul within him. He would instead use her death to destroy it.
He threw the fireball. Allie screamed as it struck and engulfed her in flames. She writhed on the ground, the scent of her burning flesh filling the air....
Bel came awake in the cell with a soft cry. He had not attacked Allie. It hadn't happened that way. He had no reason to hurt her, especially when she had been one of the few to offer her friendship when most of the school hated him.
But the demon in him hated her...hated her for that very friendship, for giving strength to his human side. And if his human side could suppress his demon side, maybe his demon side could do the same.
What if he had attacked Allie?
He huddled on the bed, unable to sleep, for the rest of the morning.
Hidden in the shadows, he watched Allie leave the diner and walk down the dark street. So sweet, so naïve. So stupid for walking alone and giving him the perfect chance to take her. And he was hardly one to pass up such an opportunity. It had been awhile since he'd made a kill and he was almost twitching with the need for it.
Pretending to be a lost child, he lured her into the alley behind the diner. As soon as she moved out of sight of the street, he shimmered from his hiding place, appearing behind her. Before she could cry out in surprise or fear, he clamped one hand over her mouth and wrapped the other around her throat, scraping his talons across her soft skin. She froze, her scream dying in her throat before it could escape. He could feel her pulse beating wildly beneath his fingers.
"That's a good girl," he whispered, dropping his head to her ear. "You're not going to make a sound, are you?" Allie shook her head mutely. "You know what the problem with good girls like you is?" he went on, removing his hand from her mouth. His other hand he kept on her throat, lightly squeezing, digging talons in just hard enough to break the skin. "You tempt demons to goodness. You make them feel and care."
"I...I don't know what you're talking about," the girl stammered.
"You offer friendship and compassion," he sneered, "that when accepted, make a demon weak. That's going to end tonight."
Allie began to tremble even more. He could already taste her fear. Now he wanted to make it grow even more. He flung the girl forward, sending her crashing against the dumpster behind the diner. He summoned an athame to his hand and flung the weapon at Allie.
She cried out as the dagger sliced her left shoulder. He grinned. If he wanted to kill her, she'd be dead already. Right now he wanted to savor her terror.
He conjured fireballs, throwing them to either side of her, close enough for her to feel the heat but not to do serious damage. She frantically dodged, but her shirt caught fire. Allie beat at the fabric to put out the flames, sobbing as she burned her hands.
Soon he was growing bored. Allie didn't put up enough of a fight to be truly entertaining. Stalking towards her, a large fireball in his right hand, he said, "You're a tie to humanity that is about to become undone." No more would he let her friendship strengthen the human soul within him. He would instead use her death to destroy it.
He threw the fireball. Allie screamed as it struck and engulfed her in flames. She writhed on the ground, the scent of her burning flesh filling the air....
Bel came awake in the cell with a soft cry. He had not attacked Allie. It hadn't happened that way. He had no reason to hurt her, especially when she had been one of the few to offer her friendship when most of the school hated him.
But the demon in him hated her...hated her for that very friendship, for giving strength to his human side. And if his human side could suppress his demon side, maybe his demon side could do the same.
What if he had attacked Allie?
He huddled on the bed, unable to sleep, for the rest of the morning.
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Date: 2006-04-07 02:39 pm (UTC)She was a little nervous that the troopers
OMGSCARY!TEXwouldn't let her see Bel, and was relieved when they required nothing more than a sign-in and then ushered her through the door with the warning not to approach "the prisoner."Kiki shuddered at the word.
"Bel!" she said anxiously as she darted up to the cell, stopping just at the line of 'maintain your distance.' "Are you okay? I mean, as okay as you can be considering the circumstances since you've been falsely accused of attacking one of your best friends and I don't know what we're going to do to get you out but don't worry we'll come up with something I just know we will - "
Kiki realizes she's babbling. Just a little. "I mean - how are you doing?"