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  Kieran automatically glanced over Chao’s shoulder, looking for said meddler. When he didn’t spot her right away he turned back and shrugged. “Considering I can usually barely contain myself, it doesn’t feel like a bad thing,” he deflected. “I’m fine, really.”

  Chao didn’t look like he believed him, but he didn’t push him any further either. “All right, well, I hope to see you here more often. Regular practice will help you avoid those dips and spikes.”

  “I’ll think about it,” Kieran said, sounding more sincere than he’d realised. He did feel a little steadier.

  “See you around.”

  * * *

  Takeshi sat in a stall in the men’s bathroom. He was taking an unofficial break from dealing with clients he didn’t need to suck up to as much anymore. But his increasing aloofness seemed to be coming across in his demeanour lately. The girls were all over him even more than usual.

  Still, the money was useful. If he wanted to blend into human society more, he would need it eventually. It was also nice to be able to do things for Kieran with it.

  Takeshi frowned when he felt a presence materialise over his shoulder. He stood up from the toilet seat he’d been resting on and turned, not sure what to expect. A small demon floated in the corner of the stall, seemingly too weak to even create a human form. Its eyes were dim when it looked up at him.

  “Can you help me?” it asked, voice small but desperate.

  “Who are you?”

  It wasn’t exactly normal for demons to go to one another for help. The small one must have sensed something about him.

  “I escaped from the other world,” the demon began. It kept fading and returning around the edges. Takeshi guessed it wouldn’t be long before it snapped back there. “But I know it can be dangerous out here, too. How did you grow so much?”

  Takeshi reached out a hand, which the demon allowed to pass through it. Takeshi realised what its nature was.

  “I found a way to inconspicuously get the energy I need, but my strategy won’t work for you. We feed on different types of energy. You need to possess people to survive.” He tried to think of a way it could do that without causing so much damage it’d be exorcised. “You should find someone who doesn’t mind, someone you can benefit in return.” That’s what had worked for him, after all.

  Takeshi withdrew his hand and took a moment to examine himself. The demon was right. Despite his effort to be subtle, he was growing noticeably more powerful. He would have to be more careful about not attracting attention from both hunters and demons alike.

  “Maybe you could go to a hospital and find someone who needs help managing a chronic condition?” Takeshi suggested. He’d never had much to do with possession spirits, but it was the only thing he could think of.

  “Ok, I will try that,” the weak demon replied softly. “Thank you for the advice.”

  Takeshi hadn’t expected politeness from one of his peers. But then again, he supposed he’d become too powerful to really call this demon a peer. It was probably worried he’d destroy it for being ungrateful.

  “Here, take some more energy before you go. You need it,” he added, holding out his hand again. Once he took in sexual energy, it was converted to the power he and every other demon needed to exist and grow in the human world.

  The demon accepted the offer with a sense of desperation, but didn’t try to take more than it needed. “Thank you, I will go now.”

  “Good luck,” Takeshi replied as the demon faded back through the wall.

  Deciding he’d been away from the floor more than long enough to annoy his boss, Takeshi flushed the toilet for appearance’s sake and left the bathroom. As he moved back to the table he had been sitting at with his last lot of clients, he passed a group of women who were leaving for the evening. He began to raise his hand to try and get in one last touch before they left so he could top up the energy he’d just given away.

  He was still a few meters away from them when he felt the energy transfer begin. Takeshi froze in place as his newfound ability dawned on him. His increase in power had extended his reach. Soon enough he’d simply be able to walk down a city street and draw a tiny bit of energy from each person around him to satisfy his hunger, with no prolonged touching required.

  Part of him was pleased he wouldn’t need to rely on Kieran, nor put strain and pressure on him to satisfy. But at the same time, he liked having the excuse to spend time with the human. They both seemed to enjoy one another’s company for more than just the intimate exchange of energy.

  Maybe he had another reason to keep seeing him.

  Chapter Six

  Kieran had been looking forward to seeing Takeshi all week. They had managed to stay away from each other for seven whole days while Kieran studied for mid-semester tests and Takeshi let his energy reserves deplete. The demon had promised to come over for another night of intimacy once Kieran’s tests were done, and that night had finally arrived.

  Moments after hearing the knock at his front door, Kieran was opening it with a wide smile. Takeshi gave a salacious grin when he saw him, and Kieran immediately stepped back to let him in.

  The moment Takeshi had closed the door behind him, Kieran rushed forward to kiss him. Takeshi stroked his hip fondly as their mouths moved against one another at a languid pace, which Kieran was having trouble confining himself to. When Kieran pulled back to breathe he let his hands rest against Takeshi’s chest.

  “I didn’t know I inspired so much lust in you,” Takeshi teased. “You almost had yourself under control before I came inside.”

  “Is that foreshadowing for what’s going to happen later tonight?” Kieran asked, biting his lip at the silly euphemism. Takeshi just made a soft sound of amusement.

  “It could be, but I was hoping it would be the other way around. It does feel good to have all that potential energy directly inside,” Takeshi murmured. Kieran shivered as his arms tightened around him.

  “Come to my room?” he murmured, pulling back slightly.

  Takeshi was clearly enthusiastic, since he followed Kieran without any further teasing. Kieran sat on his bed with a small smile. He didn’t feel as shy as last time. He shuffled back to lay against the pile of pillows at the head of his bed. He looked Takeshi up and down appreciatively as the demon moved closer so he could lean over and continue kissing him.

  Kieran felt the energy leave him this time. Maybe Takeshi was taking more over shorter spans of time, or maybe his energy practice was starting to make him notice it properly.

  Kieran groaned in the back of his throat when Takeshi’s tongue stroked against his. Takeshi carefully moved onto the bed and settled against Kieran, between his legs. A warm hand slid under his shirt to rest against his lower ribs. Kieran wrapped his legs around Takeshi’s waist and pulled him closer.

  “I know what you want,” Kieran murmured against the side of his neck. “Let me give it to you.” Kieran pushed up into Takeshi, making his groin and lower abdomen grind into his partner.

  Takeshi made a soft sound and started to take greedily. Kieran smiled at his reaction, but Takeshi soon forced himself to pull back. Seeming to need a distraction, he turned his attention to wrenching Kieran’s shirt over his head.

  Kieran’s vision was blocked for a moment as it came off, but his crooked glasses didn’t stop him from noticing the fact Takeshi’s clothes had disappeared once again. He straightened his glasses, admiring the lean form in front of him.

  “Why do you only do that trick with your own clothes?” he asked as his hands drifted to the waist of his pants.

  Takeshi grinned at him. “Because I made them in the same way I made this human form. I can’t just go around disappearing other people’s things.” He reached down and took over unbuttoning Kieran’s pants. He undid them slowly and peeled them off like he was unwrapping a present. “Besides, this is much more exciting.”

  Kieran blushed. It was obvious from his own arousal that Takeshi meant for both of them. Kieran r
aised his legs to help Takeshi get his pants off completely. Takeshi dropped them and his underwear on the floor before leaning over him again. Kieran quickly pulled him in close, unable to help feeling self-conscious about someone looking at his naked body.

  “You don’t have to worry about what you look like,” Takeshi said quietly. He stroked a hand over Kieran’s lower belly. “This is all that matters to me.”

  Kieran shivered when he felt Takeshi manipulate his energy more than draw it out this time. He nodded slightly and tried to relax. “O-ok…”

  Takeshi slowly shuffled back, and then leaned down to leave a trail of kisses down a hip bone. Kieran gasped when Takeshi’s face brushed his cock as he moved his attention to his other hip. He wanted to scold his own body for being impatient, but he doubted it’d make any difference at this point.

  “Do you want me to help prepare you?” Kieran asked, trying to take some of the focus off himself until Takeshi was ready for it.

  Takeshi looked up at him, and actually seemed to be a little embarrassed for once in his demonic existence. “I’ve, uh, already started preparing myself. It doesn’t take much.” He grinned, expression teasing once again. “I am, as you once said, a sex demon.”

  Kieran snorted, but couldn’t help the way his mind wandered as he thought about what that actually meant. “Can I… see?”

  Takeshi shrugged and sat up. “I don’t see why not,” he replied as he turned around, putting his ass in Kieran’s face. He couldn’t help but ogle Takeshi’s perfectly round cheeks and taut thighs. He noticed his hole seemed to be leaking slickness.

  “Can I touch you?” Kieran asked. His hands were currently on Takeshi’s thighs, but he was sure the demon knew what he meant.

  “Of course.”

  “W-with my mouth?” Kieran added in a rush as old fantasies burnt across the back of his eyes. Somehow he just knew Takeshi was aware of them as well.

  Takeshi smiled reassuringly at him over his shoulder and backed up a little further. This was something Kieran had never had a chance to do with a partner. He started slow and hesitant, first sliding his hands up Takeshi’s thighs to brush over his ass. One hand gripped a firm cheek while his other reached out to stroke around his hole.

  Kieran’s fingers picked up slick and they started to slide more easily. He paused and brought his fingers to his mouth, and soon realised Takeshi was tasteless there. The possible unpleasantness had been a concern for him, but it seemed Takeshi hadn’t bothered imitating a human to that degree of detail. On reflection, maybe that should have been obvious from the fact his ass seemed to be self-lubricating.

  Kieran pulled Takeshi closer and traced a similar path with his tongue. Takeshi hummed with pleasure and pushed back further.

  “Feels interesting,” he murmured as his hand closed around Kieran’s shaft.

  Realising they were just going to get in the way, Kieran hastily removed his glasses and put them on his bedside table. He laughed quietly when Takeshi insistently nudged himself against the side of his face.

  “All right, all right, be patient,” he chided playfully.

  Emboldened by Takeshi’s obvious enthusiasm, Kieran pressed his tongue to the edge of Takeshi’s sphincter, shallowly thrusting inside him. The slippery substance in Takeshi’s hole soon coated his tongue as well, letting him speed up his ministrations.

  Feeling Takeshi clench around him every now and then was interesting enough, but then his hand started moving over his shaft. Kieran moaned against him, only making Takeshi push back even more firmly.

  “I need this from you,” Takeshi murmured. “Don’t make me wait, Kieran.”

  Kieran took his time withdrawing his tongue and stroked his hand along Takeshi’s backside before letting him go. Takeshi shuffled forward, seemingly intent on taking him in just like this.

  “Turn around, Takeshi.”

  Takeshi shot a mildly surprised look over his shoulder, from what Kieran could still see, but did as asked and settled over Kieran again on his knees. He stroked Kieran’s shaft, seeming to enjoy watching him writhe, but was probably more interested in the way his energy moved and expanded.

  Kieran stared as Takeshi began to lower himself onto him. He felt his flush deepen as the demon slid down easily, tight, warm and slick. Kieran had never had sex without a condom before, but he was sure Takeshi’s hole was far and away from anything he’d ever experience with another human. He was impossibly warm and tight, all while the intrusion of Kieran’s cock didn’t seem to bother him in the slightest.

  Kieran wondered if Takeshi could create more fantastical sensations with his hole, since he had full control over how it functioned and how close to human it appeared. But maybe that kind of experimentation was best left for when they were more comfortable with each other.

  Takeshi rose up again slowly, seeming to enjoy watching Kieran’s facial expression change. He placed a hand over Kieran’s lower abdomen once again. His arousal burned and his hips bucked forward out of his control. Takeshi dropped down again, meeting the peak of his thrust. A high-pitched, otherworldly keen emanated from the demon’s mouth as he clenched around Kieran even tighter.

  Takeshi brought his hand up to his mouth, seemingly embarrassed. He continued to move up and down with a little less enthusiasm.

  “If you’re not careful… you’ll wake up my neighbours,” Kieran panted. He hoped teasing him about the volume instead of the noise itself would make him feel a little more comfortable. He gave Takeshi’s thighs a reassuring squeeze for good measure.

  “Mm, wouldn’t want anyone to know you’re being devoured,” Takeshi replied in a dark tone. Confidence restored, he increased his pace once again.

  Kieran shivered at his words. He tried to move his hips up each time Takeshi dropped down, but his cock being pleasured so intensely was making it hard to coordinate anything.

  Takeshi pulled his hands away but continued moving at the same pace. He slowly leaned down, bracketing Kieran with his arms. Kieran’s heart sped up when he realised the extent of the positively predatory look on his face. It was a little frightening, but mostly it excited him. He did trust Takeshi not to really hurt him.

  It was strange. Takeshi was hardly out of breath, but then, breathing was probably cosmetic to him. Kieran looked into the demon’s eyes as he loomed over him. They changed, becoming dark red at first and then beginning to glow as Takeshi’s darkness started to spread.

  Takeshi looked around when he seemed to finally notice what he was doing, and the flakes of blackness started to recede under his pretend human skin again. “S-sorry,” he murmured, voice sounding distorted.

  “It’s ok,” Kieran assured him quietly. “I can feel that it’s you no matter what you look like. If it’s easier for you to be like that, then do it. I trust you not to hurt me.”

  Takeshi slowed down again as he stared at Kieran with a look approaching wonder. He began to change back slowly, as though expecting Kieran to change his mind. Kieran waited, though it was hard to be patient when all he wanted was for Takeshi to return to moving at a faster pace.

  Before long the dark being with red eyes and curved horns had returned. Not being able to fully see the details somehow made it less intimidating. Kieran wrapped his arms around him, feeling Takeshi’s human back against his hands. He got the feeling that if Takeshi transformed all the way he would be intangible to Kieran.

  “I will never forget how lucky I am to have meet you,” Takeshi said in the same distorted voice, though it felt like it was entering Kieran’s mind directly. It only made him shudder and clutch him tighter.

  Kieran closed his eyes as a tendril of darkness traced up over his throat. It was soft and pliable like a tongue, but it was dry. Pointed teeth from an oddly shaped mouth scraped back down his neck with the same kind of gentleness, making Kieran keen this time.

  Takeshi began to move up and down with a vigour that Kieran hadn’t felt from him before. Takeshi’s hole grew tighter around him, making him moan softly wi
th every thrust.

  Kieran’s arousal was building faster than ever, scorching his insides. His heart was pounding, blood rushing and cock swelling.

  “T-Takeshi, I’m gonna…” Kieran began, but cut himself off with a loud moan.

  “Come inside me, Kieran. Let me feel you,” Takeshi murmured as if directly into his head.

  Kieran’s orgasm hit him hard and he writhed under Takeshi. The demon keened again, quieter this time but no less enthusiastic. Kieran felt the energy leave him in a rush, but it stopped before he could be drained beyond pleasant exhaustion.

  When Takeshi moved to sit up, he was mostly back to his human shape again. The horns shrank and faded, and his eyes shifted back to their usual dark colour. Kieran felt his eyes flutter shut as the fatigue swept over him.

  “That was…” Kieran could only sigh contentedly.

  “Amazing,” Takeshi finished for him. He put his lips to Kieran’s forehead before moving away.

  Kieran blindly reached out for him, unable to lift his heavy eyelids, but his hand slid down and off of Takeshi’s arm. “Takeshi,” he complained weakly.

  “You know I can’t stay near you after something like that,” Takeshi replied soothingly. “I’ll just be in the next room over. Give a shout if you need anything.”

  Kieran sighed again, but realised he’d have to give it up. He didn’t want to be totally absorbed, after all. Knowing Takeshi would still be nearby would have to do for now.

  “See you in the morning?”

  “Yes, now go to sleep,” Takeshi said, trying to sound stern.

  Kieran shot off a fake salute, letting his hand float upward as he managed to turn over and open an eye. He’d already retreated to the bedroom doorway. “Aye, aye, Captain,” he teased.

  “Well, if you’re into that sort of thing,” Takeshi mocked, and suddenly he was dressed like a pirate, stump leg and all.

  Kieran laughed at his ridiculous antics, though he was sure Takeshi would describe it as a giggle. Even though the absence of energy had left him feeling a little cold, warmth flooded his stomach. Takeshi made him so happy.