Chapter 3 time. Today, I'm going to spoil you. I'm going to publish three chapters today. That is a promise. This one is called "Unholy Night". I hope you like it.
Unholy Night[]
I got up after making love to Iosefka. I put my hood on, and was about to leave, but she grabbed my hand.
“You know, I could help you with that burn mark if you want”, she said.
“I’m fine”, I responded. “Thank you, though.”
“Farewell”, she said as I left.
My whole encounter with Iosefka lasted about 4 hours. It was now 8:45 P.M., and I decided to head back to Jason and I’s favorite tavern to get a drink. Instead of sitting at the table he and I usually sat at, I decided to sit at the bar. I ordered a bottle of vodka, and took my hood off.
After a few minutes, I heard the sounds of a woman being bothered by a man behind me. The bartender leaned toward me. “I hate people like that guy.” The woman said something, and her voice sounded familiar, so I turned around. It was Jason’s sister, Cynthia, getting harassed by two men, not just one. I turned toward the bartender.
“I know that girl”, I whispered. “Can I ask a… hypothetical question?
“What is it?” he asked.
“What’s the biggest and heaviest bottle of alcohol that you have back there?” I asked. He smirked, turned around, picked up a big bottle of whiskey, and set it down in front of me.
“It’s on the house”, he said.
I stood up, put my hood back on, picked up the bottle, walked over to where the two men were harassing Cynthia, and hit one of them over the head with it, knocking him unconscious, and ensuring that he would need some medical attention in the future. The other one immediately turned his attention towards me, and was clearly intimidated by my height.
“What did you do that for, laddy?” he asked in one of the most annoying voices I’ve ever heard.
“Well”, I said while making my voice sound deeper. “It looks to me like you’re bothering this lovely young lady. That is going to stop now.”
“We’ll see about that”, he said. Cynthia backed up a few steps.
He threw a punch at my chest with his left hand, and I took the blow. I immediately uppercutted him in the stomach with my right hand, knocking the wind out of him, and followed it up with a knee to his crotch. I grabbed his head, and slammed it against a table, knocking him, and several of his teeth, out. I walked back over to the bartender, and tossed him a coin. “Sorry about the mess”, I said in my normal voice. Cynthia walked up to me.
“Thank you, kind sir”, she said. I turned toward her, and took my hood off. “Nathan?” she asked before I could say anything. She grabbed my hand, and brought me outside into an alleyway.
“Cynthia”, I said. “How did you recognize me without my mask on?”
“Remember our journey to the dungeon?” she asked.
“Yes”, I answered.
“One of those nights, it was my watch, and while everyone, including you, was asleep, I snuck over and took your mask off”, she said.
“Are you kidding me?” I asked. “Was what you told me before Djura attacked me just made up?”
“Yes”, she said. “Sorry about that.”
“It’s fine”, I said. “I actually feel pretty relieved. It feels good to open up, I guess. I’m probably never going to wear a mask again.”
“You’re too handsome to hide your face”, she said with a smile on her face.
“Thank you”, I said. “Wanna go somewhere private?” I asked.
“Yes”, she answered. “How about your place?”
“It’s a pretty long walk, and I asked Jason to come at midnight”, I said.
“I don’t mind”, she said. “And I’d love to see his reaction to us being together.”
“Let’s go”, I grabbed her right hand with my left hand, and we started walking towards my hideout. As we were walking, I saw Jason hitting outside at his favorite restaurant. He looked up, and saw Cynthia and I holding hands. He then looked back down, and shook his head.
After the usual forty minute walk, Cynthia and I arrived at my hideout at around 10 P.M. We went inside, and I was very happy that I had cleaned the house during my ten days of isolation.
“I like your place, Nathan”, Cynthia said.
“Thank you”, I said as I took my jacket off, folded it up, and set it on the arm of one of my chairs. “It’s not much, but I like to keep things simple.”
“There’s nothing wrong with that”, she said. I gestured towards the couch.
“Wanna sit down?” I asked.
“Of course”, she said. We both sat down on the couch, her on the left, and myself on the right. After a few seconds, I felt her start caressing my arm. When I looked toward her, she jerked her hand away. “Oh, sorry”, she said.
“It’s fine”, I said. “I exercised for 12 hours a day for 10 days. I have no regrets about it.”
“Damn”, she said. “That must have been exhausting.”
“It was”, I said. “But it was definitely worth it. It feels good to not be overweight anymore.”
“Can I show you something?” she asked.
“Of course”, I answered.
“You have to take me into your bedroom if you want to see it, though”, she said. I pointed to where my bedroom was.
“It’s over there”, I said. “There’s something I have to do real quick.”
“Okay”, she said.
I went into the basement to feed my beast pet. As she was eating, I spoke to her. “I appreciate you being here to keep my company the last few days”, I said, even though I knew she was incapable of speaking. “I’ll leave you alone now. Good night.” I went back upstairs, and into my bedroom, where Cynthia was sitting on my bed, waiting for me. “What’s this about?” I asked her. She stood up.
“Sit down”, she said, and I did. She then proceeded to strip down to her undergarments, and, to be completely honest, I liked what I saw.
“Damn…”, I said, unable to resist myself. She pushed me down onto the bed, and got on top of me. Before it could move forward, though, there was something I needed to ask her. “How old are you, Cynthia?"
“I’m 22”, she said. “Why?"
“Because I’ve gotten in trouble when a girl I was into lied to me about her age”, I said.
“I would never lie to anyone about my age”, she said.
“I can appreciate that”, I said. Cynthia and I then shared a long kiss, and began making love to each other. However, this experience would turn out to be bittersweet.
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