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Chapter 29
(Mael)



I had the most wonderful dream, I dreamed I was in Heaven, surrounded by friends and family and at my side was my wife and child. They had no faces but I did not need to see them, I knew who they were. My father and mother stood before me and to my right stood my brother. To the left stood my fallen comrades, who served under me during the dark times. We embraced and all was well.

Waking from this dream was painful but when I felt the gentle rustling of a tiny body against me, I smiled before opening my eyes. Marie was silently watching me. Cossette and I must have fallen asleep with Marie between us last night. "How did you manage to get me all to yourself, Madam?" I asked and she afforded me a wide, toothless, grin.

I shifted and lifted Marie onto my chest and let her hold my thumbs while she wobbled and tried to keep balance.

She cooed and giggled as best as she could when I tickled her sides with my fingers. "Cossette does not want me to be overbearing with you, I do not think she understands how special you are. No, she does not, does she? You will not have to worry one moment about rogue boys and fresh young men as long as I am your keeper, dearest." Marie smiled and waved her little arms about, seemingly entertained by the idea. "How about you go rest in your bed for a moment while I get fresh linens for you, I think you need a change." I told her and she of course seemed pleased though once she was in her own bed I doubted she would be happy.

I rose gently with Marie in my arms, careful not to wake Cossette, and carried her to her crib. Marie was not pleased at all but she did not fuss much when I laid her down.
After making sure Marie would not cry, I made for the door. As I opened it I saw Lillith passing by. She offered to take Marie and change and feed her while I bathed and woke our sleeping Duchess. Lillith was... possibly more pleased about all this than I was... well, that would frankly be impossible but, she was very pleased. I kissed Marie goodbye and closed the door after Lillith left.
Now was the fun part.

I sauntered over to the bed, back to my sleeping beauty, and took in the spoils of my hard won battle. She was on her side, facing in toward my side of the bed. Her hair was a wild mess around her shoulders and the pillows. An impish smile turn the edge of my upper lip suddenly.
I returned to my little corner of paradise and watched her for a moment. She was fast asleep and a deep sleeper at that... why, one could do anything and she might not wake...
One might even be able to touch her.

Her left arm hung over her breasts, blocking them from my view, this simply could not continue. I slowly removed the covers and I lightly touched her shoulder with my finger, began to slide it down along her side, finally coming to rested at her hip. I repeated this several times, each time she shifted restlessly and finally she rolled to her back to move away from the ticklish sensation I was creating. Her arms stretched out above her head and her back arched, thrusting her breasts up. Her hips shifted, parting, making my body react in a rather extreme way. I licked my lips and watched her face. She was still fast asleep. Good.

I teased the flat plain of her stomach with my fingers and then ventured to the valley between her breasts to see if she would react. She did, of course. A purr erupted from her throat and her body instinctively arched into my touch. I could not be more pleased, in fact I was grinning like a fool. God she was beautiful... and to know that I was her only and would be her only lover was too much to comprehend. My heart swelled with the knowledge that no other would ever know her sweet taste or the sounds of her pleasure... well... unless they happened to be in the castle at night. Her voice did have a habit of carrying through the halls.

The tiny, rosy tips of her breasts strained against the now tightly stretched fabric of her nightgown. A stronger man might have been able to resist but I was weak when it came to matters of this kind, I had to admit. I learned forward and flicked my tongue out to taste her through the sheer gown. Her breath quickened as I sucked her fully into my mouth and danced my tongue over the hard little peak that firmed as I stroked. I was careful not to wake her though, my strokes were light and delicate, enough to drive a woman mad with need, actually.

I dipped my hand low and tugged at the edge of her gown, drawing it up over her hips. She shifted, naturally parting her thighs in expectation. I played my fingers along her inner thigh, gently stroking, making her whimper in her sleep. She moved, opening more, sightlessly guiding me to where she needed me. No Cossi, love, not yet. I slid my hand up and around her bottom, gripping the firm muscle there, massaging it. She groaned in a feverish dream, adjusting, opening more, begging without words to be sated. I chuckled slightly at this. "So demanding..." I whispered against her breast, nibbling her through the fabric.

I moved my lips to her neck and pressed a soft kiss there, breathed in her scent as deeply as I could. She was so ready, even in sleep her body called to mine. I watched as her hands fisted in the sheets of the bed while I played between her legs. Finally, I touched the moist heat which begged to be tended to and began a slow, torturous massage. Cossette began to writhe beneath me, pressing up against my hand to find, even in sleep, the relief she needed. Her legs tightened around me as a stray hand found my back.

She was begin to wake and it seemed my fun would soon end. With no chance of stopping now, especially since I was trapped against her, I relinquished my less than noble assault and simply increased my efforts tenfold. I kissed up her neck, played at her ear with my tongue and teeth and quickened my pace to wake her in a delightful way. Her hands found my hair and gripped it, holding me close as she murmured softly.  Her little whimpers and moan let me know she was close and it only took a moment before her body arched and trembled with release.

I could not help but smile as she stretched, yawned... and then rolled back over to sleep. I shook my head in amusement and decided I should bathe and dress. It was getting late and though I would have liked to spend forever in bed in her arms, I had a rogue to catch. I pressed a kiss to her cheek and moved to get up. "...Where do you think you're going...?" Cossette muttered as she rolled back toward me and drape an arm across my lap to trap me. "I am off to bathe." I told her as I leaned back down to brush her cheeks with my lips. She kissed my chest affectionately in return, snuggling against me. "Very well..." She mumbled sleepily. Her eyes weren't even open yet. I afforded her a quick kiss to the lips then left her to rest while I bathed.


By the time I was done and had returned from my room fully dressed, Cossette was gone from her room. I assumed she was having breakfast and seeing to Marie. Maybe even answering Lillith's questions...she had to have some after all... I decided I'd have a walk outside in the garden rather than be caught in the middle of their gossip. Besides, I had to clear my mind and think. Though this time Cossette and I spent together was full of wonderful things, there were things that had arose that were not so wonderful. One of which was Ailo's strong reaction to our union.

After he had stormed out, it was a while before I had a moment to go tend to the matter and by then he was livid. The only words I had for him were, "This is how it will be." And I left him. I was hoping to talk with him today, after he had had awhile to calm himself. It looked like I was about to get that chance. As I stepped out into the hallway, he passed me by without even a glance. Surely in the old days I would have punished him for it, but now... I suppose I'd either grown soft or too tired. I caught his arm and pulled him back, his icy blue eyes ate into my soul but I had no anger for him and it defused his will instantly. His muscles slacked and he stood, waiting.

"Walk with me to the garden." I told him and we began to the edge of the stairs and then down. We were silent until safely outside the castle walls. The day was lovely, very clear and warm. Ailo's eyes avoided mine until I turned him toward me. When I looked at him now, I recalled the boy he once was when I found him. Hurt, shunned... alone. He was only sixteen when I took him in and not much older when I changed him and so he never aged passed that time. Though, one could easily see the years in his eyes. Many said I should have ended his life, that he was badly conceived... perhaps they were right, but, Ailo was loyal and would always be so.

"You will be destroyed again. It is only a matter of time." He said, averting his gaze, unable to look me in the eyes. He had done a great dishonor both in barging in on me and my Queen and not addressing me upon walking by. He understood it was punishable by death. "It is I who keep you, not you who keeps me. Concern yourself no more with this matter, Ailo." I told him and urged him to walk with me. He did so but he kept his eyes down. "How can I not be concerned? Not only do I worry for your health but also that of our people. Your death means ours as well. We have hardly survived the last revenge you took on the world... you cannot hope for us to survive again." He argued quietly but sternly.

"This union is of-"
"This union is a crime! Against your own law no less. Do you want another pained, miserable creature like your brother crawling across the world? Feeding on animals and... rotten meat? A beast which loathes its existence because it is neither human nor vampire? Have you even considered it?" Ailo  cried, louder than I would have liked. I managed my temper. "Ailo... do not fool yourself into thinking that is why you do not approve of this union. We both know that you care little of our people's plight and you could care even less for the future of an unborn child. You are jealous. Your motives are purely selfish. Be honest and out with it. Cry your tears and be done with it." I told him as we walked.



"Of course I am jealous! Only that I have always been by your side and done all that you ask. Why should I not be jealous of the affection you give to that... that harlot?" He said in a storm of emotions. I stopped and peered down at him. "I would rethink your words, Ailo." I said simply. He seemed as though he might fight me but he dropped his gaze again. "Forgive me..." He said quickly. I started walking again, seething but managing my tempter yet again. "You will address her as, my Queen, from now on. You will kiss her hand and kneel before her as you do to me. You will learn to love her as you love me. Is this understood?" I asked.

Ailo nodded. "Good. You may do as you please today, though tonight I want to search the area for Báthory and her beasts." I informed him, stopping in the shade of an oak tree. "I have searched these last few nights but there is nothing... I do not think looking again will bring her forward." He argued. "Nevertheless I want to look for myself." I stated. Ailo nodded and took his leave briskly. I had no doubt that he was still upset but it was something he would have to come to terms with. I watched him go before continuing my walk.

"...Hail and well met, King Seraph."
Chimed a familiar voice, though, it lacked the pompous arrogance that normally laced it. "Garconer, good morning." I offered as I tilted my head to find him up in the tree standing just to my left. I smiled in reservation as we would have to learn to get a long if we were to coexist and keep Cossette and Lillith happy. "Good morning. Sounds like you've had an eventful few hours..." He remarked, glancing down thoughtfully. "Indeed," I agreed then paused, thinking over the past events that led us to this day. " I am willing to extend my hand in peace if you will do the same, Garconer. I hope that this will be a turning point in a very sad tale."

Garconer fell back, swinging loosely by his legs from the branch on which he just sat and flipped into an amazing landing on the ground below. He walked over, offering his hand. "Indeed...it was bound to happen sooner or later...lest the women get rather annoyed with us both." He said. I smiled and took his hand. "Thank you. Your acceptance gives me hope for the others." Garconer raised an amused brow. "So you have decided...? You and Cossette will inform Jacobi and Corbeau?" He asked. Why did the thought of that suddenly make my skin crawl? "Yes. I hope they will understand. Corbeau should take it better than Jacobi I would think... Lillith is Ecstatic..." I admitted, unable to forget her face as she walked in on us.

"Ecstatic is hardly the word to use for her at this moment...if there was a better way to sum up her joy for this, it hasn't been discovered, yet..." Garconer said with a grin. "Yes... I was rather surprised by her... how to put it, glee? Though, since she has personally seen all of Cossette's heartaches over the years, I would think she is just glad to know she will not suffer another..." Garconer bobbed his head in agreement. "It is a relief for all of us...not just her. Though...I suppose it goes without much saying that Lillith would know best when it comes to matters concerning the heart..." He said.

"Speaking of that. I hope you care for her as much as she cares for you, Garconer." I remarked. From the sounds I'd heard that night and the pleased look Lillith had in the early hours, I could only assume that she more than just enjoyed his company. "She has such a large heart, I'd hate to see it broken." My tone might have been too fatherly, too over concerned for a woman he had known longer than I but I cared for Lillith, more so, I cared for her sweet soul. "Then be glad you did not see her once upon a time. When she and I met, she was not the Lillith that you know, now..." Garconer imparted.
I rested my shoulders against a large tree just off the main walk and crossed my arms. "Oh?" I asked, not quite ready to face the onslaught that awaited me in the castle. "She did not already tell you...? I am not that surprised, in truth..." Garconer mused, shifting his weight as he watched me.

"No, she has not spoken about herself much, only of Cossette really..." I admitted. "That she would...she's never been one to enjoy dwelling on the past..." From the position of the sun I knew I had time to spare and hear the tale that sat at the tip of his tongue. "What happened?" I asked. Garconer looked at me as if I weren't really worthy to know.

"If you were anyone else I would tell you to piss off. There's a reason she doesn't speak of her life or how she even came to live here. She told me about it, once...but only after I knew her for nearly fourteen years..." He said, pausing, thinking. He shifted his gaze around the grounds then rested it back on me. "Why the sudden interest, if I may...?" He asked.

I snorted but then, why did I care? I cared because I assumed that we would be seeing more of one another now and I wanted to know her better... and one more reason. Perhaps the most important reason. I wanted to give her my blessing, a special gift and I could not do this without knowing if she would misuse it or not. "Because Lillith has been kind to me and I have grown fond of her." I paused, wondering whether or not to tell him the true reason, but then, there was no use in lying to his kind. "I was considering her for a special gift but... I do not give these to anyone and I must see if the person I give them to is... stable." I said, feeling the pang of shame and disgrace at the thought that was the prime example of my ineptitude. Báthory.

Garconer nodded with understanding. I expected a private smirk but there was none, after all, he suffered as much as the rest of us. "...I can see why you would want that, then..." He said, strolling over, looking up at the sky, as if he were weighing in his mind how to best handle the topic at hand. "Normally...I would not speak for Lillith. It is her life, and her story. You understand why I would not betray that, yes?" He asked. "of course." I said. "So if I do tell you...I need to know that you will not bring it up to her. You did not hear any of it from me, understand...?" He said firmly. I nearly laughed from the look on his face. So he did care about her, interesting.

"You have my word, one of a few things you may count on. I was never known to be a liar, after all." I told him, affording a small, albeit amused, smile. "...I suppose that must be true..." He snickered. "All right, lets here it. What could be so horrible?" I asked, perhaps making too light of it at the time know that I think on it.

"You do not know the half of it. Walk with me, and I shall tell you..." He said and began a slow stroll along the path. I followed, folding my hands behind my back, slightly astounded that we were able to walk so close and speak so easily after all that had happened. "Lillith was born in 1554, in Bordeaux far to the south of here. Her father was a local candle maker, and her older brother was determined to carry on the shop. She was sixteen when a handsome stranger moved into the town...of course, you are familiar with how such things happen, yes...?" I nodded. "He courted her for two years...earned the approval of her father and brother...and eventually revealed his nature to her upon the very beginning of their engagement. She made her choice...and was converted soon after. It wasn't long before her father discovered it, and had her thrown from his home in disgrace. But her brother...her brother took her transformation the hardest." I cleared my throat, knowing the outcome already.

"She was his baby sister...they were close. They had only themselves and their father when their mother passed...and her choice to join the cursed was met with violence. She and her betrothed moved from Bordeaux shortly after, but it wasn't enough. Her brother followed them, killing her master a month later, swearing to do the same to Lillith for bringing shame upon their family. She escaped him...for a time...and began to press north, looking for a new home. He caught up with her some years later, in Dieppe." The tale struck me harder than I would have liked.  A moment of acceptance and peace, ruined by the blind judgment of a brainwashed fool. It tore at my heart, it tore at my heart that a man could turn on his own sister for a choice she had made of her own free will.

"By that time, he had had a son...a young boy. He was specifically teaching him how to hunt for his aunt in the event he could not complete the deed himself. Lillith..." He paused, taking a deep breath. "...She had no choice. She murdered her own brother as he set upon her, not knowing that the boy watched from a distance..." I felt my mouth go dry at this knowledge. "Poor, Lillith..." I managed, knowing too well the pain she must have been in. "The boy made a vow that night...her nephew. He would avenge his father, and rid his family of her for good. Even now, I daresay that he and his kin are still out there, looking for her. That is why she is here, Mael...she cannot be anywhere else...and if she leaves..." He looked grave, a concern showing that had not before. "...The risk is too great. They will finish what they started." He said.

"More the reason to make sure that we protect this place from Báthory..."  I mused. "...And any others who would march here." He agreed. "I want you to know, Garconer, that I would have your back when the time comes and I hope you would have mine." Garconer smirked, though it seemed fairly innocent, fairly... "We protect our own, here...and as you are the Duchess' beloved, that makes you one of us.  That said, I'll look out for you as she and Lillith would wish me to...But as far as saving you from either Jacobi or Corbeau when they find out..." He snickered playfully. "You're on your own!"

I frowned. Could it be that bad? "Now, Garconer, let's be reasonable! This is when I need your support the most. You were there when the three of you took me aside at the Easter ball." I reminded him. An event I would never wish to repeat... aside from the finer points later on...  "Yes, I was -- because it was my duty to be present!  We all warned you what would happen if you persisted in making Cossette your own -- don't tell me differently!"  He stopped, thinking suddenly. "Although...as your mate, what authority does Cossette now have, if any...?" He asked, raising a brow. "What do you mean?" I asked.

"Well, surely as you are the Vampire King, there would be some extension to her in the eyes of your people...I'm sure I don't need to tell you that Báthory will be furious to know that you've mated yourself to a human woman..." He said, finding it wonderful no doubt. "Cossette will be their Queen and therefore have rule. Though, my word is above hers, because she does not completely understand what it is like to be an immortal." I explained. "I suppose Corbeau would have no authority over her." Garconer snickered at this. "You're assuming he ever did in the first place.  But in that light, she might be able to lessen your hazing for you.  You'd only have Jacobi to worry about, then." He smiled.

"I am not worried, Garconer. If I were worried I would not have taken Cossette." Upon saying that, I hoped to God that Lillith hadn't mention anything to them about the bath! "... Perhaps we will start with telling them about the proposal and wade into the mating..." I mused. "Better let Cossi start this one.  Don't forget -- these men held her as a baby.  I know you appreciate that kind of mentality."  Garconer said, giving me a moment to absorb that. "But for Lillith...rest easy in knowing that, yes, I do care for her -- more than I believe you think I'm capable of.  I would sooner see my own flesh turn to dust than see any pain come to her..." Garconer said, serious for once. I smiled gently. "I will believe that when I see, Lord green. Though, I hope for Lillith that you tell the truth." I said.
"You know Lillith...she could smell a lie from ten miles away and unveil any deception.  That I have been allowed to share her bed for fifty years when she has been more than capable of casting me out...I'll let you decide what to think of that." He said and strolled away in the usual cocky manner I was accustom to from him.

And so it was upon me, the time I had been dreading all day. I looked up at the castles walls, wishing I faced Báthory before me instead of rabid friends and loved ones ready to rip me to shreds for falling in love with their Duchess.
Aw well... It wasn't as if I hadn't faced the waved of hatred before, one more time wouldn't hurt and this had a potential for a far better outcome that previous times.
HAHAHA FINALLY!!!! Sorry for the wait on this one guys!!!!! As you know, the last year wasn't kind to me -___-' BUT i think 2011 will be so... XD! Here we goooooooooo! If you have forgotten what happened in chapter 28 you might wanted to go back... since its been a freaking long time <___<'

28 part one
MxC Chap. twenty-eight Pt. 1Chapter twenty-eight, Part One (Cossette)       Morning came all too soon, banishing the evening shadows and the pleasures that they once sheltered.  The birds woke me from just beyond my bedroom windows, calling me to the waking world even as I longed to stay right where I was, deep in the comfort of the arms that held me.  Let the mortal coil move on for a time – it would still be there when I finally decided to rejoin it.  With that I snuggled back against the warm, hard shape of my lover behind me, hoping to settle in for another nap.  But I knew I was waking up, a

28 part two
MxC Chap. twenty-eight Pt. 2Chapter twenty-eight, Part Two (Cossette)       It was some time before either Mael or myself entertained the idea of getting out of the bathtub.  For one, there was a private matter that required our attention…something that Mael wasted no time in pursuing once it was clear that Lillith wouldn't be back for a while.  When she did return, it was to a bathroom floor in need of mopping up and two grown adults failing to explain just how that happened – or how the bathwater had shrunk in level.  But, ever patient when dealing with us children, Lillith simply changed out the sh

Thank you :icontale-spinner-gypsy: for being so patient with me !!!!!!
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Wow definately worth the wait and as brilliantly written as always