Chapter 353: Closing Wound-III

With the words said by Beelzebub, Elise could conclude the man knows almost more things about her than they did. Including who her father was. Beelzebub had lied in a very terrible way that could put shame to the actors and actress in an opera, thought Elise. He had done it deliberately which mean it was clear Beelzebub was on their side despite the contract he formed with Lucifer.

"I remember I have seen Lucifer before," Elise revealed, having Ian to turn at her with his eyes enlarging subtly at the new information which she didn't manage to complete as Beelzebub interrupted them. 

"Is this included when you received your memory?" Ian asked her.

"It was when I sleep earlier, the memory came back in a form of my dream," Elise explained. Beelzebub raised his brows subtly but didn't speak.

A humming came from his lips, "Usually sleep is when our mind is in its most stable state. The memory must have come back in your dream due to it. When did you meet him?" Ian questioned, he had seen Lucifer before and he could only express negative words to describe the Demon who was the Duke of Hell. Personally speaking, Lucifer come as the first person Ian doesn't want to sit beside with as for many reasons he didn't felt an uncomfortableness with the Demon.

"When I was young, and living in Saltige," Elise could still remember most important things afresh in her mind, but she's as afraid that if she delay relaying about the dream, the memory would fade as usually dream would become hard to remember as more time had passed. "But at that time Lucifer didn't have a tangible body. He was like a ghost, see through and invisible. I think he had stayed in the uphill next to the village. That was where I met him."

Ian didn't know what Lucifer did by going there but it did earned him a frown. "I could bet Hell he didn't come there for pure intention. But that's strange in Hell I remember he had a proper body. What do you know about this Beel."

Beelzebub seemed to have known and he was about to speak when suddenly his mouth that opened close in a slow movement, both Elise and Ian caught this as if someone had stopped him from speaking and it was Lucifer. 

It feels strange to be speaking while having someone watching them inside a person, thought Elise. 

Ian didn't seem to press further seeing Beelzebub had stopped speaking involuntarily, "What else did you see him do?"

"Lucifer wasn't alone when I see him, there was a clumsy man called Malphas, who was also a Demon, and there were Angels who came to search for me, they called me 'Demon's Bride' but before they reached to my house, under Lucifer's instruction, Malphas killed the Angels."

"You're famous," Ian chimed, and Elise didn't know if being famous for being a bride who kill her groom was something good, "Question is whether Lucifer came there to protect you or instead to covet the power that you have as a Demon's Bride."

"Oh? And which do you think it is?" Beelzebub then asked, somewhere Elise felt strange as the blonde-haired Demon's eyes glistened and the way he had talked slowed. She could sensed something amiss and bending toward Ian, she whispered,

"I think this isn't Mr. Beel," and when Ian inclined his head, she said, "It's Lucifer."

Ian stared back at Beelzebub whose smile play slowly on his lips and using the same smile, Ian hummed, as if he was putting the thought to consideration when he already had the answer, "The latter case."

Beelzebub chuckled, he pushed himself from the wall by pushing his sole, "You really don't like Lucifer, do you?" 

The look on Ian's eyes had changed. Whatever contract Beelzebub had signed with Lucifer, he was sure that Beelzebub had asked a very difficult request that Lucifer could possess his body in exchange for fulfilling Beelzebub's need. 

Ian clicked his tongue, Beelzebub had went to the wrong hole and had asked the wrong request. A request with a Devil had never been the right thing to do, and Beelzebub should know this better than anyone as he had stayed in Hell longer than he did which mean at that time Beelzebub didn't have any choice than Lucifer. Just what exactly did he request?

"I don't like him a lot," smiled Ian, saying each word at a time so it would be heard to the person itself. 

"Me too," came Beelzebub's answer and his gesture changed that Elise and Ian immediate noticed, which mean Lucifer had left. "Which mean Lucifer is not her father. Then who might it be?"

"The book," Elise said, bringing up that they have went to the Church, "There are things written about Demons and Demon's Bride there, we might be able to find some things and extract informations that we need."

Ian hummed in approval nodding, "Then we will continue this discussion tomorrow. As for now, you should go rest. You can leave Beelzebub."

"But I came to tell you something," Beelzebub said but after a little pause, he said, "I'll be waiting outside."

Elise watched the door closed fully and they didn't speak until the door clicked softly. She shifted her position to see Ian in a deep thought, "What do you think about Lucifer earlier?"

"Who knows, he seem to be interested in us, or maybe you," Ian looked at her and stared at Elise's face, taking in her features he then stood up and smiled, "I have puff your pillow, you should be able to sleep without seeing nightmares and if you want to never see Lucifer in your dream again, think of me, I will be more than eager to pop into your dream."

Elise smiled internally at Ian's reply, feeling her happiness bubble in her heart. Being mischievous, she asked, "Do you have magic for that?"

"There is," Ian smiled and Elise who had asked purely without putting it too deeply into her mind, looked at him with her eyes colored in surprise. "Want to try?"

"Having you in my dream?" Elise asked to confirm and seeing him nod, she thought that maybe it wasn't too bad to experiment a few things about magic and more than that she was curious how Ian would step into her dream. Before agreeing she hope in her heart that her dream wouldn't be anything about him tonight so she won't be caught for dreaming him often, "Please."

"Come closer," Ian said and he reached out his hand, her eyes caught his movement and immediately looked up in wonder. What kind of magic it was. It sounds impossible, but then Ian had always surprised her by doing the impossible-

Ian pressed his lips toward her, stealing a kiss and he wrapped her head that fit to his hand just like a glove. Bringing her head upward, his kiss that started slow quickly turn wilder when his tongue sneaked in. Elise who was surprised raised her hand mid-air in shock, as she didn't expect he would kiss her, but her shock dissipate easily like vapor when their tongues entangled.

A mushy feeling filled her hand, Ian's kissed always make her entire body hotter in a certain heat and when he pulled away, Elise caught the line of string that came as their mouth parted from each other. Watching Elise's face all red with her brows sloping down and tears welling, raises the desire in Ian's mind. His eyes narrowed with a fierce look which caused her to break into shiver. Elise's body tingled even though he his hand had left her. 

"I'm sure you won't be able to dream any other man after this. I can warrant myself for it," Ian winked, with his smile widening and seeing her cheeks reddening even more, he wondered if it was alright to gobble her now as a part of him was very hungry. "Good night."

"Good night," replied Elise, she knew that Ian had lied about him being able to enter her dream using magic, but somewhere she believed that the effect was accurate and tonight, she won't be able to dream of anyone than him. Feeling her heart too full, Elise pushed her face to the pillow, hoping the heat and her loud heartbeat would calm down so she won't spend a sleepless night again because of Ian.

Ian closed the door behind him, chuckling as even though he had left Elise's room, he could hear her loud heartbeat. Ian looked forward and his curled lips suspend when he noticed Beelzebub's presence as the Demon hadn't left the hallways after he had left the room earlier, "What is it that you have to say?"

"It's important and I wish you won't question me anything," replied Beel, his expression had gone severely serious, something that was rare from him.

"Because you don't want to break the rules he gave you?" Beelzebub didn't reply but Ian conclude his silence as a tacit agreement. "Did he threaten your life?" Ian then questioned, his red eyes watching Beelzebub who had pursed his lips with a frown.

"Yes. My entire soul would vanish if I break the rules he laid," Beelzebub briefly explained, and when his eyes looked down he asked with a serious face, "I won't take much of your time. Can I stab you?" On the question, Beelzebub's eyes had turned deeper in red and faintly from the thick ruffle of his golden hair, his horns had begin to show. "I just need to stab your heart once."

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A/N: I have just came back from the hospital, I will be late updating next chapter or maybe I will not update because I am under anesthesia. Sorry everyone and don't forget to vote *^^*~