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No need for all, a reference will be enough.

Gotcha, look forward to a story from me (and a character saying 'did you just...' XD)

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"Bam!"

A loud sound came from the closing of the door.It was Michael,John's childhood friend.They decided to meet at a coffee shop after nearly ten years.

"Oh,hello!My dear Mike!Long time no see!"

"Yeah",John sighed,

"What's wrong?"

"My wife is in the hospital."

"Really?What happened?"

Even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time,they had been chatting over the Internet for quite some time now.

"She was standing at the bus station,waiting for the bus to arrive,but then...a hanging signboard over her head came down falling.She has several bone fractures,skull fracture,and a pneumothorax."

"Oh,I am so sorry I asked you to meet me here today."

"No,it's fine.Remember the four promises we made when we were teenagers?"

"Yes."

"Never gonna give you up."

"Never gonna let you down."

"Never gonna make you cry."

"Never gonna say goodbye."

"The doctors are giving her treatment right now.But,I'm afraid I have to go now."

"Oh,no problem."

John's smile fades away as Michael leaves.He looks at the batista and smiles,"Coffee for one please".

The batista of the coffee shop says "Wait hold on..."

(This is my first ever story posted here)

The New Testament.

You look at her, and she returns a seductive smile. You say:"we're no strangers to love" as you come closer and...

In a small room with your operator, he screams at you:"You know the rules and so do I, how many times..."

With a ring in hand, you tell her :"A full commitment's what I'm thinking of"

In a small building that once felt like the whole world, you say to your teacher: "You wouldn't get this from any other guy, nobody else is..."

You catch her hand, she looks back as you whisper:"I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling"

Your consciousness returns to the present, in the military courthouse, you hear opposing counsel:"... Gotta make you understand, you don't realize the severity of what he did, it's..."

With her lying in the middle of the circle, she looks so serene, if not for the fact that she is long dead, you carefully chant:"Never gonna give you up", you let three drops of blood fall from your hand as you lay the ring on the ground and say:"Never gonna let you down"

In a dark alley, you hold the enemy soldier in one hand and your wand in the other, as you look into his glazed eyes as you speak:"Never gonna run around and desert you"

Still kneeling, you look at her shocked face, you promise her: "Never gonna make you cry", her response is a single, muffled by tears, "yes"

A much younger you swears with your three good friends, a promise to always be together, no matter how hard and dangerous the tests might be, you all yell :"Never gonna say goodbye"

You continue:"Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you" and release him, leaving him oblivious to all that happened, only you knowing what fate you doomed him to

You glance at your friend, the only one of the three that survived, then look back to the picture of her, you hear him say:"We've known each other for so long, Your heart's been aching, but you're too shy to say it", you shoot him a hateful scowl, he doesn't understand a thing

Half crazed, you walk into a prestigious school, you catch the principal as you say:"Inside, we both know what's been going on, you will help me or else..."

You stare at her body, hoping you succeeded, thinking about the irony in what you do, the reversal of roles you both would play, you say aloud:"We know the game and we're gonna play it", with a slight hope to get a response, there is none.

"Ready?" I ask shakily.

Flora take a deep breath. "Yes. Urrick..." Urrick nods and removes her bracelet. He gives her a kiss.

"Be careful, love." Urrick looks at me. "You too, Scott." Lucifer summons a portal, and Flora and I enter.

We were told which houses we need. I go to the one Vulca is in. Flora enters Zorl's, Vulca's brother's, home.

"Oh, this is certainly unexpected" Vulca remarks, eyeing me. I maintain my cool. "You have some nerve, you know... after what you did..."

I get to my knees. This is humiliating... but... it's for Allie... "Forgive me, my lady, but I had to try... that choker..." I look up with hopeful eyes. "I... I found it, and... well, I'm interested in strange objects like that... if I had known what it was, I'd have already been wearing it!"

Vulca stares at me, blinks, then laughs. "So THAT'S why you tried to take it from that girl!" she walks over. "You can still be mine... if you want..." the way she whispered that was supposed to be erotic, but I just found it creepy. Still, if I can keep this up...

"I need proof..."

"Proof?" Vulca is kneeling right next to me. I'm like an insect to her.

"Proof I'm not just an object to you, that you care. One night of passion."

Vulca grins as she pulls my head in for a kiss. As grossed out as I am, I need to keep this up. As her tongue enters my mouth, I reluctantly put mine in hers. After a few moments, our lips part, and she seems flushed. I have her now! "Come to the bedroom" she says softly. I follow her lead, hoping I can distract her for just a little longer...

=ALLIE=

Zorl has my shell dressed in a demoness outfit again. I'm not even trying to fight anymore; thanks to this DAMN CHOKER, I'm at the full mercy of him and Vulca. He has me on the couch, my shell making out with him. Suddenly, there's a knock on the front door. "Who could THAT be?" Zorl grunts, annoyed. My shell doesn't move as he gets up and answers the door. Suddenly, another demon appears to be standing there... a demoness... but why does she look a little different?

"Hello, Zorl" she chimes cheerily. "I heard you've been having fun with a 'human' female?"

Zorl seems taken aback. "How did you-" the demoness puts a finger to his lips, moving the finger down slowly.

"Darling, I know everything" she remarks, sounding flirty. "To tell the truth, I've had my eye on you for a while. Wouldn't you prefer one of your own kind?" She puts her face right up against his.

Zorl steps back. "I... um..."

"Come on, handsome, spend the night with me!" Putting an arm around him, and with him caught completely off-guard, she leads him to the bedroom... but not before I realised something:

That was Flora.

Shortly after, an angel enters. My shell is about to cry out about an intruder, but before I knew it, a soft, gentle, protective glow was surrounding me. I realise I have control of myself again... I... I can move! "Come" the angel whispers. I follow, out of choice! I forgot what this feels like already, to choose what to do!

As we're leaving I hear shouts. "YOU'RE NOT A DEMON!"

"DID I SAY I WAS? ARE YOU GOING TO USE ME OR NOT?"

"I ALREADY HAVE A FEMALE HUMAN! I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE JEALOUS!"

Flora rushes out the room. She's no longer wearing the costume, now in human clothes. Zorl exits behind me as we make a dash for it. "ALLIE! STOP BREATHING!"

I turn around, smirk, stick out my tongue, take a deep, LOUD breath, and leave. Flora shuts the door after us, holding it shut and attempting to stop Zorl from getting out.

=FLORA=

"ALLIE! YOU'RE OK!" I'm crying tears of joy as I give her a HUGE hug. Lucifer steps forward.

"Allie, I cannot apologise enough for what happened to you... it's time this thing comes off." The angel stops using his powers, and Allie's eyes are blank again, as Lucifer prepares to remove it.

"Allow me, boss, please." We turn to watch as Scott and Vulca arrive. Scott appears exhausted, and Vulca seems satisfied.

"YOU???" Tasha angrily exclaims. Aaron readies his sword.

"Calm down, everyone" Scott calls. Everyone looks at each other puzzled. "Please, let me explain..."

EARLIER =SCOTT=

Vulca practically dragged us two onto the bed. I look around at her room and realise it's full of strange artefacts. "Do you like my collection?" Vulca asks.

I turn my attention to her. "I... I'm always interested in charms and cursed items... I don't know why, I'm just... always drawn to them..."

Vulca smiles sincerely. While she's vulnerable, I take a chance. "So... why did you wish to claim Allie, especially with something like a choker?"

Vulca shifts herself so she's sitting up. "I had a suspicion this was about her" she responds. "I just took the bait because I was curious... how willing are you to swap places?"

I look at her puzzled. "What?"

"Well, first I'll answer your question. I've always wanted, what we demons call, a 'real-life mannequin'. Someone who'll do what I ask, when I ask, without question. Guess how many humans are willing?" Vulca looks at me with saddened eyes.

A realisation hits me. "A bracelet isn't powerful enough, but a choker is basically what will make your wish come true." She nods slowly.

"I only had Zorl in on this because he's a blabbermouth. I... I hated that I had to let him use her like that, but..." she sighs. "Doesn't excuse what I did, does it?"

I look away and give myself a moment to think. I look back, blushing. "For what it's worth... you're a great kisser. I'll think about it, but could you just let Allie go? Please?"

"She's right outside, isn't she?" Vulca smirks at me. "I could sense the moment an angel took control from me. Let's go."

PRESENT MOMENT =FLORA=

During Scott's explanation, Vulca removed the choker off of Allie and even destroyed it! Allie looks at Scott desperately. "NO! Don't stay with her! Do you know what she did? I...

I had to massage her! I was a footrest! SHE MADE ME DANCE WHILE WEARING A HELLHOUND COSTUME!"

Scott glances at Vulca. "Really? That's the worst you got?"

Vulca shrugs. "I was never going to harm her physically."

Scott looks back at Allie, responding to both of them. "Then I got no problems."

Allie gasps as Zack slaps her back. "Come on, everyone knows Scott's a bit of a weirdo! He was gonna take a cursed item from Walzer, remember? And who can forget his obsessions with ghosts and exorcism and stuff?"

Allie nods. "That's true..."

Vulca gives Allie a hug. "I'm sorry for making you do those things... I just didn't think any option was open apart from a choker, and..."

"...And I was an easy target" Allie finishes. Allie's steel seems to resolve. "Right. I need to stop being so weak and fragile."

"Guys" I call out. "I... I can't ho-" the door holding Zorl bursts open, sending me flying back. Urrick catches me and puts the bracelet back on my arm.

Zorl looks around and spots Allie. Aaron gets in front of her, sword out. "I'll destroy you! Don't come any closer!"

Zorl growls and looks at Vulca. "WHY DID YOU LET HER GO? SHE WAS OURS!"

Vulca shakes her head. "I wanted a real-life mannequin, you know that. I got carried away. You want a toy, a plaything, but you don't want to do it correctly."

"WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?" Zorl yells. Lucifer steps forwards.

"It means you want to take a human by force. Fair enough. But you don't want to make claims or wait. Really, if someone told me this whole charade was your idea, I wouldn't be surprised. Didn't you just get released from heaven after being arrested for kidnapping a baby?"

"A BABY????????" We all turn. That was Tasha. She can get sensitive about things like this.

Zorl scoffs. "What's the problem?" he retorts.

Tasha goes into an absolute FURY! She charges at Zorl, doing her best to beat him up.

Zack rolls his eyes. "Aaron, finish Zorl off before Tasha hurts herself." Aaron glances at Lucifer, who nods, then slashes at Zorl, who didn't see it coming due to being distracted.

At once, Zorl lets out a roar, turns to dust, and disappears.

Everyone is silent for several moments, before Zack clears his throat. "Well... that was unexpected..."

"My business here isn't concluded" the angel states. He calmly and gently walks his way over to Vulca. "God told me that once Allie was safe, I was to have you and your brother either arrested or destroyed." He holds out an arm.

Scott looks between him and Vulca. "Wait, so... Vulca, you're going?"

"Seems like it" Vulca sighs. She looks at the angel and nods. He clears his throat.

"Vulca... for illegal possession of a choker, use of a choker, and stripping a human of free-will, you are to be held imprisoned in heaven." Vulca reaches out a hand to take his. Silence.

^("Never gonna give you up...") everyone looks to see where the voice is coming from.

^("Never gonna let you do)wn..." the voice is picking up. Everyone figures out where it's coming from.

"Never gonna run around... and desert you..." Scott seems to be saying this for Vulca.

"Never gonna make you cry... never gonna say goodbye..." as everyone stands dumbstruck, Scott takes the hand Vulca is holding out for the angel. "Never... gonna tell a lie and... hurt you..."

He grabs her other hand. Silence again. Then, Aaron bursts into laughter.

"Did... did you just say part of that rickroll song? Not even SING it, but speak it?"

Scott looks at him and smiles. "Yes, I did. I was creeped out at first when I was distracting Vulca..." he looks at her. "But... she's not bad. Just distracted easily." He looks at Allie. "Allie, do you forgive her?"

Allie lowers her head for a moment as she thinks. Then she looks up, a fierce, strong, fiery determination in her expression. She walks up, stopping in front of the angel but looking at Scott and Vulca. "No, I don't forgive her..." she turns to the angel with a soft smile. "But I already made the mistake of not trusting a demon once. I don't want to make that mistake again. If Scott really thinks Vulca deserves another chance... then let's give it to her."

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This story is a part of my series, To Love a Demon. Please check it out!

First time submitting a story here. Hopefully formatting is okay. I thought it would be fun to have slightly less "two lovers" talking and more something else. The characters are random names from my current D&D campaign, so if they seem weird or the politics/factions are strange, sorry. It makes sense in my head/in the world I swear! :P I also had to add a line from another Rick Astley song in the end because why not.

 

General Tabbs composed himself as he strode into the glittering halls of Lightward. How many years had it been since any of his kind had been allowed in the hallowed halls? It did not matter, he was quickly greeted by a member of the Imperial Guard.

 

"General Tabbs, if you will follow us to the conference room, the meeting can begin"

 

"Polite, that's a good start" thought Tabbs as he followed through another ornately decorated hallway, stopping once more to take a large breath before entering the conference room. Across the way sat a familiar face. Someone Tabbs hadn't seen since The Coup and subsequent crusade against non-humans. It had pained him to see such a bright young human be forced to fight for a cause he didn't believe in, but Tabbs knew Owain was bound by his oath, and would fulfill his duties as best he could.

 

"Come sit sir General." Owain spoke formally, as if these two were meeting for the first time. "As a part of this sudden turn of events, we will need to discuss immediate cessation of hostilities"

 

"Captain - sorry, General Owain, surely I have not aged so much that you cannot recognize an old friend" General tabs replied removing his helmet to fully reveal his, more aged, face. "I can't imagine you would forget the face of the Goblin you fought a dragon to save!"

 

Surprise and recognition crossed Owain's face at the same time. It had been 15 years, but it WAS Tabbs from all those years ago. Immediately, General Owain grabbed a pair of glasses and filled them with wine, handing one to General Tabbs.

 

"Let us drink and have a toast" he proclaimed "We're no strangers"

"To Love" they both said with a grin as they clinked glasses.

 

"I still cannot believe this horrid war will be ended with the Emperor's son marrying the a Goblin" General Tabbs laughed. "Love truly will save us... it seems all those fairy tales were right"

 

"Alright, to the business at hand" replied Owain as he gestured for Tabbs to sit.

"You know the rules, and so do I. In terms of how we can end war - a full commitment's what I'm thinking of. And lets face it. You wouldn't get this from any other guy".

 

This was the toughest part. Years of rampant murder and war purely against non-humans had caused a rift among people in the Allied Tribes, as well as other non-aligned factions.

 

Tabbs sighed and spoke "I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling. Gotta make you understand. We went through a lot of suffering. Tens of thousands are dead on both sides. There is a lot of resentment. How can we be sure the Emperor won't change his mind. That he will repeal this agreement."

 

General Owain knew this sort of question would be asked, and he was glad he would be speaking with an old friend. Someone who he KNEW would undersand him when he said -

"Tabbs, believe me when I say this - I'm Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around or desert you."

Owain pulled a folded paper from his jacket, and placed it on the table for Tabbs to see.

"Here are the terms in which the war will be ended. Our Prince wants peace with all peoples, he has seen enough bloodshed, he has witnessed enough hurt and sorrow. I promise you that his policies are never gonna make you cry, and our diplomats and peacekeepers are never gonna say goodbye."

 

Tabbs read over the agreements and plans of action.

"How can I be sure this is truthful? I trust you, but can the word of the Prince and the Emperor be believed?"

 

"You trust me Tabbs, and I KNOW their word will be kept. I'm never gonna tell a lie and hurt you. I will NOT let you or your people be hurt again"

 

Satisfied with the conviction in which Owain spoke, Tabbs relaxed a bit in his chair.

"We've known each other for so long. I know your heart's been aching over all the death and betrayal of what you believe in, but you're too shy to say it. Inside we both know what's been going on. We need to stay here a bit longer though, as both parties will want to think we argued hard over this agreement. We know the game and we're gonna play it"

 

Owain gave a chuckle, "Of course. And if you ask me how I'm feeling, don't tell me you're too blind to see the joy it brings to me to finally be done with this cursed 'Crusade'. I truly promise to your people that I'm never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around or desert you. I'm never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbe, and never gonna tell a lie or hurt you."

 

"I believe it Owain. And trust me, as allied forces, you and I will be Together Forever and never to part."

“You know the rules and so do I…”

The two men sat there in quiet anticipation. A hard earned camaraderie that was now rife with tension.

“A full commitment” the older man replied “is what I’m thinking of.”

He couldn’t be serious, the younger man thought to himself. They still had moves. Dangerous ones.

“I thin-“ the younger man started to say. “You wouldn’t get this from any other guy.” the older man interjected.

He’s right, the younger man thought. Agency’s got to stopped and needed to be kept at bay. A sacrifice would buy them enough time.

His eyes welled up for the first time in years, “I just wanna tell you how I’m feeling” “I know, we uh” the older man pausing to stifle his own sadness, “never gonna say goodbye.”

The younger man reached into his jacket, “Never gonna let you down.” BANG.

DANG! Posted my story and JUST REALISED you said a SHORT story heh