The pressure was on. Doll waited for Hades to return to the meeting place. How long did three hexes take a skilled Elementalist? If he was to stick to the plan, Doll was supposed to leave with Guru and Spitfire to look for Liam. They were going to have to go in blind if Hades didn't get back in two more minutes.
"I wouldn't worry too much, Doll. If Hades is held up, he probably thought of something clever and went and did it." Doll knew Guru was just trying to be encouraging but he still felt the desire to lash out.
"How would you know?" The no-fur knew he was being snappish as he whispered at Guru. "I don't even know if he's up for this. And there are too many variables."
Doll heard Spitfire say something to Guru but he couldn't quite catch it. Spitfire's next words were loud and clear. "Isn't the best thing to follow your amazing Hades's plan and head over to the PR tent?"
"I guess." Doll sighed.
Stripping to just his underwea
Hades turned just in time to see Doll fall. The lightning flashing in his eyes was not from the magical storm as he sent out a wave of dandelion aura mixed with his rage-fueled hex magic. Impressive as it looked,it was less than effective as it hit the automa-toms. Hades swore. He was hoping he could make them "forget" their programming. Another attackcamefrom above but Doll's petal umbrella deflected it away. He feared that would not last much longer. He couldn’t tell how much damage the magick canceling rain was doing to the spell. Hades rushed towards where the automa-toms were continuing to beat his no-fur. Growling,he leaped, nothing less than a predator, on one of the automa-toms and rolled around on the ground fighting with it. This was nothinglike taking out the ones in the dressing roomat the Rodeo. This automa-tom had been programmed to fight. The petals moved to make different shapes above them so Hades was still s
As plans went, especially ones involving himself and Hades, this one was about as successful as any. Which meant it was mostly a clusterfuck. Jinx hadaccomplished his part. He found Cook. Not that it had been that hard, the Grey-furwas just buzzing around the nearby farmer's market,cooing over the excellent fresh produce. At first Jinx thought this was going to be the easy part. The market was at least a ten minute walk from the opening ceremonies of the Soup-Off and the Orangelo got the tip from a friendly competitor. Finding Cook shopping for radishes was a stroke of luck. Convincing him to go into hiding,however,was impossible. Getting him to run without Liam was never going to happen. As soonas the tom was told there could be trouble, Jinx had to take off after him as he raced to get back towherehe'd left Liam. Jinx also got the impression Liam might not have told Cook about any of his concerns,because the wor
"They have my brother." Doll was trying to take in everything he saw as Guru explained his reasons to Hades,who was currently holding him off the ground and interrogating him. Spitfire sat in a chair glaring, having already been hexed into telling the truth,which Hades had the power to do to a no-fur but not toa tom as strong as Guru. And poor Lexi looked worse than he had when the no-fur got a glimpse of him at the motel. Doll wasn't sure how much more insane power he had in him. But his tulip petal magic was spent and even if it hadn't been, he couldn't heal Lexi with their true love aura because it wasn't the demon that he loved. "If that's true," Doll heard Hades growl."Why didn't you say something? You think we wouldn't have taken that into account? We could have worked around it. You almost traded my Doll for your brother. Doesn't even matter if I sympathize, how can I trust anything you say?" Hades threw Guru back into a
Hades was ready to get back to his shoddy but quiet little officeand the attached apartment. Did he want to be able to give Doll more?Sure, someday. But there was an appeal to the familiarity of his desk and the way Doll would look stretched out over it. As much as both of them wanted to be all over each other last night,they were wiped out. They'd taken up Liam's offer to stay in one of his penthouses but were too tired to do anything more than fall into the luxurious bed and slip into a heavy sleep. Still, Hades wasn't one to stick around a place that,while it had been offered generouslyfor as long as they cared to stay,could be attacked by the villainswho got away at any moment because they probably knew about most of Liam's safe houses,especially his penthouses. A little normalcy from a few hours in his good old office-which Hades was going back to no matter what- would be heaven,despite how
Doll stared out the window,watching the clouds sweep across the sky. The lilac-haired no-fur had been on a plane before. But he'd never felt the kinship with the clouds he was feeling now. He'd always been jealous of them. How they could stretch out and turn into anything they wanted. Or ride the wind. The way they were free.But now, Doll had that kind of freedom.He took the few minutes while waiting for Hades to return from his chat with the pilot to send some of his aura into the little carved stone cat cradled gently in his hand. It was a gift from Cook, a no-fur who could transform into a tom with auric magick. It was shocking how much his life had changed in so little time. He no longer belonged to a stable run by the seemingly indifferent Liam Martelli, left to be used by a series of cruel bastards who didn't care about him.No, now he was being used bya cruel bastard of a different kind, a bastard Doll didn’t mind belonging to.Ha
Hades ran a furry finger along Doll's offended,cum-covered face and gave his no-fur a taste of what he denied him. "You are so sexy, pretty baby. The depth of my love for you is only challenged by the depth of depravity you bring out in me.""Tell me something I don't know." Doll grumbled. The Black-fur couldn't help but smile at his no-fur's scrunched-up face.Holding a steady paw against Doll's well-abused back,he purred. "Relax as much as you can. I know you want my cock in you,but first thing’s first. I need to get you down from here."Hades started with the bonds he was most concerned about, the ones lashing Doll to the arms of the recliner. "Easy now, let me guide you."He took his time, so gentle as he brought each leg down to rest on the soft seat. Once he had both free,he undid the belt he used to tease his lover's nipples and finally the two binding his hands behind his back. He spun Doll around so he was facing him
Doll wasn't about to run. This was supposed to be an opportunity to be together while doing a job. Persiana was going to be a little piece of heaven, a place they could just be themselves. And if they weren't getting that, then he was going to make sure Hades got back on that plane and they got the hell out of there if the no-fur had to pilot it himself. Doll reached out for his aura magic. There wasn't much to work with, almost nothing. Persiana's one airport was covered in the crystal building material they were known for. Doll wondered if the country as a whole had a dislike for flowers. There was another set of toms disembarking quite a ways away but one was carrying a bouquet. The no-fur took off like a shot. If he could get his hands on that bouquet, he might have something to work with. "No, Doll! Now is not the time to misbehave. I can't use my hex powers. Do you understand? Get the fuck out of here!" The no-fur heard his lover's words b
Jinx wasn't sure about any of this.Liam's guyshad led them to a very secluded part of Atlas City. The Orangelo held his breaththe whole way, whilepraying himself, the demon Lexi, the big Blonde tom Guru, and Spitfire - the no-fur Guru sort of owned now - were not all going to be quietly disposed of. Thankfully,it became pretty apparent that Liam's toms were almost as skittish as he was.The three suited toms formed a semi-circle and started chanting in the middle of a deserted street. Jinx leaned back against the building, Lexi bundled in his arms. Liam had insisted they start their journey at the home of a friend and his two no-furs. Without causing further harm, they deftly shrank Lexi down to the size of a kit and glamoured him to look the part. It would only last long enough to get them deep inside the Underworld because of Lexi's demon physiology and how little auric magick they were willing to give his shaken body. As it was, it was hard