(im always up till like four am so meh to you all. Arechi love no matter how many kisses Talon gives her she will not give up. YOu will have to do something else.)

She laughed as he kissed her. It did feel good. But she had a feeling that he was trying to avoid the conversation. She sighed. She would find a way to find out.

"I suppose I could always seduce it out of you. Or if you perfer I can go talk to Lucifer himself. Maybe he will answer my questions without distracting me with kisses."

(Lol oh I'm aware of that. Really at the moment he's attempting to see just how far he can get...Which apparently isn't far at the moment...XD)

'Oh you would be surprised, you would be surprised. There was one that caught my fancy, and though it sounds something out of a human romance movie, it was your mother. She is the only one that I had desired truly and had decided to make the mother of my heir and the first and only Queen of Hell so far. Her assassination that ended her life permanently was quite the hardship for me. Though you were perhaps far too young to even remember her. Her condition was similar to Talon's and my own as she too was a fallen turned demon, so you see you are far closer related to the fallen than you wish to believe. However that doesn't mean that they are equal in any way to actual demons' Lucifer explained calmly and clearly did not portray any of the sorrow to his Queen's death as he felt.

'On the subject of the fallen, yes I am fairly sure things are currently under control here. Many of the fallen whom had caused the uprisings have been found, tortured and slaughtered to put them in their place. There are still those though that currently are there at that castle that are questionable though. I believe that perhaps there may very well be a few angel conspirators there as well. It's not an unknown fact, and I'm sure you clearly had seen as such, that not all angels are for the treaty that had been made and therefore I don't doubt wish to cause a sort of uprising with an assassination attempt once more on yours or that Princess of Heaven's life, so I advise you be careful. As it is you may also want to watch certain ones that are close to you. I know not how far the influence has spread upon the Earth nor whom it all has affected. There is even a possibility that the humans may even attempt something' he said with his tone turning quite serious.

'As for your return to Hell that too will depend upon what occurs there. If things go well then sometime midday tomorrow is perhaps the earliest that Methos will be satisfied possibly. If lucky perhaps a bit sooner, though I cannot be certain. I can assure you though that there will still be many to torture upon your return. If it becomes too unbearable you can torture a few of the demons and fallen there or perhaps even Talon if you want one to put up a bit of a fight' the Lord of Hell suggested with a shrug. Again he knew the bat winged demon could hear them, but he still wasn't concerned. 'Though he does appear to be a bit...preoccupied?' he said with a chuckle.

Talon let out a sigh. He didn't mind the idea of being seduced, perhaps not for the reason Alana wanted, but at least he would hope for at least a bit of fun out of it. When she mentioned going to Lucifer though...it seemed to be a slight mood killer for him. Nevertheless he was still going to attempt something to get her off of the subject and thought perhaps a slipping of her dress would assist in that. "Would you be satisfied if I merely said that I simply ensured happiness and protection of those close to me in exchange for a few of my services?" he asked sensually as he slowly trailed to a shoulder and gently bit down, though not hard so as not to cause her any pain.

Janen had shifted his gaze to the angel as she spoke. "Yes I understand full well why my Commander takes the measures he does. Without them things such as this whole fallen incident would be far worse than it is now. However I do feel at times he takes things...a bit too far. His underlings fear him, and for good reason. A simple slip up ends up with your death, be it a physical slip up or one of the tongue" he said with a sigh. He knew full well just how easy it was to earn one's death with the demon.

He had noticed the slight and quick look of disapproval. "I see...I take it you're not entirely fond of the angel yourself? That's understandable as she falls closer to the fallen side of the spectrum than the actually angelic one, at least as far as I can see and have heard from my Commander" he said calmly, though not seemingly wanting to force an answer out of her. His mind then did wonder to the oath she gave. "You mentioned before that you would answer any questions I have about this oath thing am I correct? Why exactly do you offer it to me and what exactly does it entail in terms of what is and isn't acceptable with it?" he asked fairly curious about it.

She frowned at him a moment as he said that. She thought about what those services might entail. At least she was getting stuff out of him. She grinned as he bit down on her shoulder. No matter what he tried he was not going to get away from this conversation.

"Are you going to be a good boy and tell me what those services are?"

(woo! Going into adult territory there Arechi lol)

I shall be patient. The Princess doesn't like to see abuse or bloodshed apparently and I dont want to compromise what has already been established here. I'm not worried about any assasinations. I trust that Zeak fellow to continue watching over the Princes and I can handle anyone who comes my way. As for Talon, Im sure hes occupied doing something, maybe planning how to beat me, but what ever. When we get to hell perhaps I will apologize.

You have never brought up mother in any nice way before you realize that Father. You always just refered to her as some whore who fit your need. Damien grinned. So you do have a heart somewhere in that body of yours! As for the Fallen, I hope there will be plenty left to torture when I get back. I shall bid you a good night then Father.

Damien looked over at Sikura and crawled into bed with her gently, wrapping his hand over her, making his wings smaller and almost nonexistant. He pondered how she would handle the culture shock and wondered, and not for the first time, if this was what she wanted or was it just to be able to be near him. He sighed and fell gently into a wakin sleep where his body was asleep but whatever soul he had was awake so he remained aware of his surroundings and could still hear his Father if he was needed.

(ok its 3 am for me....night guys!)

(nite Hana and dont worry Talon wont get anywere till he answers Alanas questions.....)

(Lol nah, biting on the shoulder and slippin' down dress straps aren't too bad. Rating's PG-17 I think (:sweat:), granted any further than things like that I probably won't go to lol. XD I have a feeling that things will end with an unsatisfied Talon anyways. XD Night Hana. :D)

Talon let out another sigh as Alana continued to press the issue. "A lot of different services? They really aren't something that need to be known. Simply know that none of them will kill me. I implore you not to press any further with them. Lord Lucifer shall not answer them as it could compromise many things, and I myself would prefer that they remain unknown" he said quietly as he gently nuzzled his head against hers. Again he knew that he wasn't going to be able to distract her, but he still was more than willing to try.

'Yes I have noticed her lack of enthusiasm when it comes to such violence. I do say that for the sake of the angels she puts up a rather good fight for when things truly start to errupt. As for Talon I can assure you thoughts such as those are currently far from his mind. Rather he has other matters that are acquiring his attention, such as keeping Alana from prying too far into my conditions of the contract, and apparently failing' the Lord said with a chuckle.

"I had seen your mother in that light far before her death. The only reason I called her such was simply because it had been requested of her...She had some rather...strange...quirks to her such as that. Surprisingly it is her temper you have acquired rather than mine. Whether that is truly a good thing or not I don't know as hers was far worse than mine. Those yes I do own a heart within this body of mine, although frozen over and more closed off since her assassination. Perhaps the worse part is that I know who her assassin had been, and there is currently nothing I can do about it at this point in time...Anyways yes I am confident there will be plenty of fallen to torture when you get back. I bid you now a good night as well my son' he said with a sigh gently before Damian had gone to his light sleep.

(bad bad Talon He just wont give up)

Alana looked at him sadly.
"Fine I wont push it any further. But it is time for you to go to sleep. I dont want you to kill yourself trying to get me to shut up. Now you close your eyes and lay down and sleep like a good boy."

SHe started to get up out of the bed.

(just in case he wanted to stop her He he)

(Lol nope he's determined. XD)

Talon gave a playful look of pouting as Alana mentioned him needing sleep. As she started to get up the bat winged demon moved as quickly as he could and wrapped his arms around her waist. "I'm not that fragile, and besides where do you plan to sleep tonight hm? I know for a fact this bed here is big enough for two to sleep in and play a bit in. After all you can't really want to leave just like that right?" he seemed to purr as he kissed the shoulder that he had previously bitten. In his own mind his actions were even a bit comical, him attempting in a sense to seduce a temptress a master at seduction. He wondered for a moment on whether or not he was doing good or not.

She stared at him a moment. Then sighed and sat back in the bed.

"I was not going to go to sleep. I still have a job to do and that involves keeping an eye on Damian. Its my job to make sure he does his job. Besides your injured. YOu need your sleep. You dont need to be wrestling around or you will hurt your wing worse."

She got a worried look in her eyes at the thought of him hurting his wing worse. She smiled at him and kissed him on the nose.

"I love you Talon and dont want you getting hurt again. But if it will make you happy I will stay here with you. Just behave yourself."

Gently he nuzzled his head against her neck and cheek as she sat down. "Don't worry, from what I've gathered from Lord Lucifer the Prince is currently sleeping so he should be fine. As for my wing I can assure you its occurred much worse on the battlefield. They're pretty durable, not counting being thrown against a lava shell created by the Prince, so they should be alright. If it will make you feel better though then I won't 'wrestle' around too much. I can't promise I'll fully behave myself, but I will ensure that I don't harm myself. I like physical pain, though I've had my fair share for one day" he said softly as he kissed her cheek. He really didn't want her to worry, especially about his well being.

She kissed him on his lips gently wrapping her arms around his neck. She did love him so much and she had wanted to kiss him like this for a long time now but had restrained herself for Damians sake. She thought he was a great guy and could see herself staying with him for a long while.

(Woot time for sleep after this. XD)

Talon couldn't help but smile as Alana gently kissed him, and wasn't too long before he attempted to turn it into something a bit more passionate. Like the fallen woman he too had been desiring this for quite some time, though he had always been unsure of how it was Damian saw her and so refrained from making any other move other than playful flirting. He silently admitted to himself though that one of the real reasons for his playing was to gauge how Alana truly felt about him, not that he was that good at reading her feelings from it. His arms gently rested around her waist and could feel the material of her dress against his bare chest. He wouldn't have minded something else, though again he didn't wish to worry nor force Alana as he truly did love her. He wasn't entirely sure when it was he desired more than friendship from her, but he knew that it had been a long time and was not something that he wanted for only a short period of time. Instead he felt that he could live out the rest of his life with her and be satisfied so long as she was happy with it as well.

(nite Arechi. sleep tight)

She giggled some and pushed him down on the bed. She lay her head on his chest and closed her eyes.

"Now Talon you rest up love. There is plenty of time for other things in the future. For now you need to get some sleep and so do I. I have a feeling that tommarrow is going to be a long day."

(Night night, you have a good sleep too. :D)

Talon calmly let out a sigh though allowed a smile to creep across his face. "Alright...as long as the future holds a bit of more fun, I suppose I should allow us both to sleep" he said as he gently kissed the top of her head. His arms were still wrapped around her, not entirely loose but not hard or painfully but rather comfortably for both himself and Alana. With a fairly contented sigh he allowed his eyes to close and his body slowly drift to an alert sleep. His years in battle had made it virtually impossible for him to fall into a deep sleep, as one couldn't afford to not be alert when sleeping when surrounded by enemies, so he was fully aware of everything still.

Alana drifted to sleep slowly letting her body relax with his. She was so happy with him here. She really needed to check on Damian but she figured it could wait till after she had a short nap. She thought about what the terms of this contract could entail. SHe would find a way to figure it out. She would work on that tommarrow. She knew he would tell her if she tried hard enough.

(geez see if i ever go away again! well better put a ceatchup post up :D))

Zeak lead penelope to her room where she gathers some night cloths and changed in the bathroom.Zeak howeverstayed in the cloths penelop had given him to change into. he heaved a heavy sigh as he looked at his blood stained armor. he was going to have to clean that sometime in the morning. He turned his head at the cound of penelope comming from the bathroom and couldent help but blush as she had on a simple silk greak gown. She was always wearing greek and roam clothing.

"I suppose your going to stay up and guard me all night!?" She asked looking over at him as she pulled all three dressed she had warn that night aside and piled them in a corner.

"Ill be here all night but i dont know if all be awake the whole time!" Zeak confessed with a smile. "Anyways, nothing will get past me even if i sleep!" he stated gaining a giggle from penelope. She walked slowly to the bed and sat on it.

"Well i guess i can trust you, Mr.Fallen!" She said teasing him as she always did.
The two remained up for another hour taling like the friends they were. But it ofcourse didnt take long for penelope to fall asleep. Zeak covered her up and sat in the chair he had pulled up close to the bed. Come morning Penelope would have her hands full with her father.

Cerberus's three heads looked around and noticed that many that were in the hall that he knew were gone in other parts of the castle. He let out a quiet whine once more, though he had kept his snake tail wrapped loosely around Amalia. He wasn't quite so willing to be left alone or let the angel go, after all he usually had someone there with him when he slept whether it was Damian, Lucifer or an unwilling Talon. Almost sadly he laid his three heads down with one laying close to the angel. The mutt felt a little more comfortable than he would if he were alone, but he still seemed to miss one of his three usual 'sleeping buddies'.

Talon only slept for perhaps an hour or two before he woke. He took a glance over at the window and knew that it was still quite a few hours off before it was time to actually get up. In truth his mind was still at work and preventing him from sleeping any more. He then glanced down at the fallen woman in his arms and couldn't help but gently smile. He knew that if she knew he was awake he would more than likely get an earful of lecture or perhaps more probing. Either way he knew not alerting Alana that he was awake would be a good thing at the moment. He let out a quiet yawn and let his eyes drift shut once more, but not in sleep, rather as a means to feign sleep.

All three of Cerberus's heads lifted the moment he saw his owner. He let out another small whine though started to pant happily when he felt Damian up on his back and nuzzling his fur. It was clear that if it wasn't for the fact his snake tail was still wrapped around Amalia it would possibly be swaying in happiness. It was also clear that if the Prince was within the reach of any of the heads he would encounter a slobber bath, although neither could effectively reach him to do as such. Instead the three headed mutt just continued to pant with slobber dripping down occasionally from one of his pink tongues. Occasionally the panting would stop and all six ears of the mutt would twitch at various sounds, and once deeming them non threatening he would continue his panting.

Feeling a difference in his breathing Alana opened her eyes and looked at Talon with a grin. He was awake and yet pretending to be asleep. SHe wondered what exactly to do. She wanted to ask him more about the details of his contract but she knew he would never tell her. She would have to find another way to figure it out.

She sat up and stretched. She needed to go talk to Damian. She had to figure out what he was going to do next. She knew she would always support him in whatever it was he was going to do.

(Woot and the lick-fest goes on. XD Meep short super short post for Talon. ><')

Cerberus's three heads turned when he heard Amalia's voice, signifying she was now awake. This fact of course directed the attention of all three heads onto the angel as each seemed to take a turn at giving her a long wet and slobbery 'kiss', even though it could have been seen more as a slobber bath as he licked her, or at least the half that wasn't covered by his tail. The mutt had obviously decided that if he couldn't reach his master he would simply go for the angel friend he had seemed to have made.

Talon cracked one eye open as he felt the warm weight of Alana leave his chest. "And you tell me that I need to sleep..." he teased, unable to resist even though he knew it would indeed confirm that he was awake. Calmly he stretched his arms out a bit before sitting up himself.

She didnt turn around but finished stretching and began to rearrange her clothes on her body. She rolled her head around on her shoulders. Her neck was a bit stiff.

"I didnt get into a fight with the son of the devil. You need sleep way more than I do."

She continued to rearrange her clothing.

((sorry took so long T^T I is failing lately))
Phoenix thought on this and said, "Yes I suppose that does make things more difficult. You seem to be doing a good job of keeping your head. I think this is pretty good proof that you are quite talented especially with what you just told me." She honestly meant it too. She knew demons could be quick to temper and even more quick to punish.

When he noticed and commented on the evident dislike she had shown toward the angel she once again let the topic go. It was bad enough to not think and not control such feelings. She was grateful he changed the topic to the oath.
She thought carefully on her words wanting to make sure she gave clear answers. She let her red eyes settle on him as she spoke, "I offered you the oath not only because you saved my life but because you saved me from something else. I mean no disrespect in any way but I am sure you are aware that one of the worst things for an angel is to become a fallen. Our energy comes from our Lord and to be removed from that, is frightening." Oddly enough, even though a slight shiver went over her, she did not show real fear in her eyes. The process of being a fallen frightened her but she had known too many fallen and demons to truly hate them. Phoenix continued on saying, "Zenos was planning on raping me and in doing so I would have become a fallen. That is the main reason but there were other small things that added to my decision. Like when you gave me some of your demonic energy."

Phoenix paused for a moment for the next part. She had to be careful how she explained it. Demons were experts at finding loop holes and twisting things to their own way. She said seriously, "For what it entails it is actually quite open yet at the same time can be very restricting. In most basic terms it means I have to help you at some future point. It can be with something big or small even. Though I have to agree to what you ask of me. It is not a blind agreement and I am not a puppet." She said this last part with real force and strength in her gaze. Phoenix wanted to get the point across that if he tried to make her do something unreasonable she would not just give in because of the oath.

She continued once again saying, "Yes killing can be in the oath but it must be deemed a righteous killing or I will become a fallen. Saving your life is definitely part of it, unless it means killing an innocent. It is very open but mainly I have to agree with the terms given. Does this answer some of your questions?"