Chapter eight

We sat down at a table at some Mexican restaurant I had never even heard of. It was in walking distance of campus though so I had no issue trying something new. Aiden insisted on ordering for me and I nodded. We had already talked about favorite foods. I hadn't noticed it before until now though. No one here spoke English other than us. Aiden ordered our food in flawless Spanish and I was honestly impressed. I wondered how many languages he spoke.

   "Other than English? I speak German, French, Spanish, Latin, Italian, Russian, Mandarin and Japanese." He said smiling at me. His eyes had returned to the golden brown color that had captivated me to begin with.

   "Could you stop doing that?" I said pointing to my head. He laughed.

   "I can only catch some thoughts not all of them, your mental wall is too strong for that. I can teach you to strengthen it though if you'd like." I nodded.

   "You brought me here so we could talk in private didn't you?" I asked putting the pieces together. 

   "Beautiful and intelligent. Yes I've come here twice before this just to make sure it would be safe. No one here understands English. Plus the food is really good if I'm being honest." I shook my head at him.

   "So exactly how old are you?" That was the main question nagging at me.

   "I got my reapers mark at the age of twenty-eight so technically I'm twenty-eight." I rolled my eyes.

   "You know what I meant. What the hell is a reapers mark though?"

   "It's the mark we get when we reap our first soul, that's when we stop ageing. And I know what you meant and to be truthful I'm two hundred and fourty." I felt like a child compared to him.

   "So what decides when you reap your first soul?." I didn't want to address the age difference right now. He shrugged.

   "We do but the rule is we have to at least be twenty-five."

   "Makes sense. You said you were always there when I tried right?" He nodded. "How come I never saw you except for that one time?"

   "When we are working we aren't seen unless we want to be by the living. The dieing and the dead can see us though. However if you are marked by one of us then you can see us either way."

   "Marked for death or marked as in the other way you mentioned?" I whispered.

   "The other way I mentioned."

   "So you guys can reproduce obviously?" He shook his head.

   "Only with a demon can we freely reproduced. With a human birthing can only happen once and then we must make you an immortal immediately after the child is born or you will die. Some reapers don't care and let the human die. However if an angel and a demon reproduce we are born that way as well. That is after all how the first of us came to be. We can not however reproduce with an angel." That was a lot to process.

   "How do you make a human an immortal?"

   "It's a long process but essentially I take part of my soul and tie it to yours. If you die I die and Vice versa. That's why many reapers stay away from humans."

   "How do you tie our souls?" He smiled at me.

   "One of the fates has to do it. So we must have their approval as well." My heart sank a little.

   "So I take it that it's a rare occurrence?" He nodded.

   "Yes. Many of us choose not to stay single for this matter. Some of us will date demons or angels but most of us never mark someone." 

   "Do you choose who bares you're Mark?" He shook his head.

   "No the fates decide who our best partner is."

   "I see. So why are there no female reapers?" I asked stirring the drink the waitress sat in front of me. I smiled at her and she smiled back. Aiden thanked her and she blushed before walking away.

   "There are but they become one of the fates. Female births are rare though. Only one in like ten thousand or something like that." He said taking a sip of coke. I thought about it for a second.

   "So there's more than three fates?" I was referring to the mythology of the fate sisters.

   "Twenty three I believe. The three you're thinking of were the first ones." I nodded made sense. 

   "So as a reaper are you technically half angel half demon?" He shook his head.

   "No how much demon and how much angel we are varies. My brothers and I are more demon then our cousin who was born by a human." Made sense. I nodded.

   "So you can only reproduce with a woman who bares your mark?" He nodded. "What about the fates? Can they reproduce?" He shook his head.

   "I don't know, it's never happened and none of them have ever marked someone before or even tried to I think." 

   "But they could see who their best match is right?"

   "I suppose. I don't honestly don't know much. When a fate is born she's taken from her family and raised by the other fates. Only her mother is allowed to see her afterwards and the mothers are forbidden or hexed and never speak of anything. We only know what the eldest fate allows us to know." I gulped.

   "Hexed?" He shrugged.

   "It's just a rumor." The same waitress brought us our food and I began to eat, I felt really hungry all of a sudden. It was a taco bowl and smelt delicious. I broke off a piece and scooped up the filling and was not disappointed. "See I said it was good didn't I?" I nodded.

   "I never doubted you." I said between bites. He smiled.

   "You're not going to run away from me are you little one?" I thought about it.

   "I'm honestly not sure if all of this is really happening or if I'm having some weird dream. You being a reaper is a lot to process I won't lie but I don't feel afraid of you for some reason. I know logically I should be but I feel safe around you still." His eyes flickered that pure gold color again for a second.

   "I understand but I assure you this is very real. We most stop talking about it for now though, we're about to have company who understands English. We can continue this conversation in private later." 

   "At your apartment or later?" I asked while still eating. He chuckled a little.

   "Whichever you prefer little one." I just nodded and dropped the subject as I heard the bell over the door jingle. I didn't bother to look because I didn't care.

   "So when do I get to meet your family?" I adored changing the subject.

   "In time. After I claim you preferably." I understood what he meant and nodded.

   Soon the restaurant filled up with all types of people. I finished my food before Aiden, mostly because I asked him all kinds of questions. I asked him a lot about his family, well as much as I could and just basic things.

   When we finished eating we walked back to his apartment so we could talk more. It was nice to have privacy again. Although there were a lot of things I wanted to do other then talk I still had a lot of questions. I wasn't sure why I was ok with all of this or how I was even ok. I just was. 

   I sat on his couch as he went to get us drinks from his kitchen. A thousand questions were swirling in my head. It really was a lot to process and I was great full he was patient with me and answered my questions l.

   "You look deep in thought." He day a glass of water in front of me.

   "There's Just So much I need to know."  He pulled my feet into his lap as he sat down.

   "Ask away." He eyes looked gold again. What was with that?

   "So if demons and angels exist that means The devil and god do as well right?" He shook his head.

   "Heaven and Hell as I've heard them called are not what you think. They're different yes but they're not what people say. I use the term's angels and demons loosely because I'm not sure how else to describe them but they're not what religions have painted them as. There isn't one God there's many I have met, they are the oldest beings and all life comes from them. They don't do much though in the grand scheme of things. The devil however does not exist." He started to message my ankles.

   "Then who controls everything?" I was so confused now. 

   "The fates. The Gods left this planet a long time ago. Well at least that's what were told but none of us really know anything. The angels and demons don't disclose any information and like I said they Fates barely tell us anything." 

   "One big cluster fuck." I muttered. He nodded.

   "Wait you said you stopped reaping?" He nodded.

   "That's possible?" He nodded again.

   " it's a job of course I can. We all take breaks from it every now and then. The only time we're not allowed to is during like major wars, plagues, stuff like that."  His words made me feel a little sick.

   "You were around for the world  wars weren't you?" He nodded. 

 "That's when I learned German and Russian. Me and several reapers were posted in concentration camps. There was so much death. It actually caused a good number of us to want to be reaped." I looked confused. " I told you we can kill each other but the fates can as well. A good number of our men asked the fates to destroy them after the world wars. They were burnt out and tired of living. None of us blamed them."

   "That must have been rough." He shrugged. I guess to a reaper it wasn't but I wasn't a reaper I was human.

   "Anything else?" He asked taking off my flats and rubbing my feet. God did it feel good.

   "I lost my train of thought." I admitted settling into the couch to get more comfortable.

   "I can stop if you want." I shook my head.

   "Please don't." He smiled.

   "So you said you can mate with a human but must make them immortal soon after or they die right?" He nodded. "Can the human still reproduce after?" He shook his head.

   "Baring a child of death kills you slowly from the inside, starting with the womb." 

   "That's why you'd have to change them quickly after they birth." He nodded. 

   "Come here little one." I sat up and he pulled me into his lap.

   "How can you move me around so easily?" He shrugged.

   "We're stronger the. Average humans." His eyes flashed gold again.

   "Why do your eyes keep doing that?" I finally asked.

   "Keep doing what?" He asked pulling my face closer to his.

   "They keep flashing a gold color then going back to normal." He looked at me confused. 

   "My eyes are golden. You're seeing their true color because you're opening your mind to my reality. What color were the before?" He grazed his lips across. My neck.

   "They looked like a golden brown color." I said biting back a sigh.

   "Interesting." He said trailing kisses all over my shoulder and neck. I lost the ability to speak for a moment.

   "Why do you say it like that?" I finally managed to say with a sigh.

   "My eyes appear different colors to everyone but you're the first to say they looked golden brown." He softly bit my neck. I wasn't sure what he was trying to do to me but it was working.

   "What color do you get told they are the most?" 

   "Blue." He said before biting down on my neck a little harder. A moan escaped my lips and I heard him chuckle. Jerk. 

   "Have you ever visited someone in their dreams before?" I was trying so hard to keep my mind occupied on anything other then what he was doing to my body.

   "No. I never could. I've tried but there must be a link there."

   "Is that link the reason why you think I'm your mate?" He looked at me and smiled.

   "That and the fact I've been wanting to leave my mark since day one with you." I blushed.

   "Why me though? There are hundreds of girls far prettier than me." My self doubt started to kick in again. He grabbed my face and kissed me.

   "You're beautiful. The fates chose you for me for a reason. You're kind hearted, honest, open minded and so many other things that make me wonder why I was chosen for you." I kissed him again. He pulled me tightly against him.

   "You're the first one outside of my friends to beautiful in a long time." I whispered. I don't know why but it heart ache.

   "Letitia I promise I will remind you of your beauty every day, all I ask is you be by my side." I smiled at him.

   "Mmm I'll have to think about it." I teased him. His dudes flashed gold as he smirked and he grabbed my ass and held me close to him as he stood up.

    "Oh really little one?" My heart started to beat quicker. 

    "Yes." I said teasingly. "After all I've only known you a week. It takes longer that to get in my pants and have me wearing my loyalty to you." He was walking away from the couch now still holding me close to him

   "I could do it in ten minuets if I wanted to." He growled. He flicked on a light switch and laid me down on something soft. I looked around. Was I in his bed? 

   "Mmm I highly doubt that." I said attempting to sit up. His eyes were gold and burning with a fire now. I shouldn't tease him so much because I had no idea what he was capable of. He pushed me down into the bed gently and raised my hips. I wasn't sure what to do. On one hand I wanted him but on the other it was too soon. 

    "I'm not marking you yet little one. I have other ways of making you swear your loyalty to me." He  said pulling my pants down and tossing them to the floor. 

   "Oh yeah? Like what?" Why was I encouraging him? Maybe he really was the one I was destined for. I had never desired someone so much before. He put his hand needing my back and day me up, pressing his lips to mine and lifted my shirt up. I took it off and laid back down. I seriously hated my body.

    "You're even more beautiful than in our dreams." I blushed. He wasted no time and kissed my lips before I could respond to him. He kissed me down my neck to my collarbone. He kept kissing me down to my breasts. God his kisses made me tremble. 

    "What are you going to do to me? I asked breathing heavily. He looked up at me and smiled.

    "I'm going to taste you. You will be a good little girl and not hold anything back so you understand?" I reached for my panties.

   "Yes." I said trying to wiggle out of them. He pulled them off completely and tossed them to the floor. He positioned himself on his knees at the foot of the bed. He wrapped his arms under my legs and on my waist and pulled me to him. 

 He started to kiss the inside of my thighs and I sighed. It felt so good. He pulled me closer to him to the point my knees were on hoods shoulders. He pressed his lips to my clit and a soft moan escaped my lips. It had been forever since I had been satisfied his tongue flicked across my clit and I moaned again. He patted my lips with hugs tongue and I lost the ability to think. 

   He licked from my vaginal hole to my clitoris several times before stopping to suck on my clitoris. I felt the urge to pee. He continued to suck and I tried to sit up to make him stop but he pushed me back down.

   "It's normal now stop and enjoy." He growled. I laid back and he slid his tongue inside me causing me to gasp.

    Between the licking, sucking and him lightly biting my clit I was moaning in moments. He alternated between fast rough licks and slow teasing licks that made me beg for him to not stop. By the time he finally did stop though I had came several times. I felt weak and exhausted but my body felt so good. He slipped my panties back into my body then lifted me up and tucked me into his bed. He kissed my  head and I grabbed his wrist.

   "Please stay with me tonight." I whispered. He smiled at me and nodded. He shut off the lights and I heard him taking clothes off. Damn. I felt gone climb into bed next to me and he pulled me against him. I felt safe and comfortable and didn't care if my roommates got mad at me for not contacting them. I honestly hadn't planned on staying the night but I didn't want to peace Aidens side. 

   "I'll Skip the dream visit tonight." He whispered in my ear.

   "Please don't." I said starting to fall asleep. He chuckled.

   "You want more?" I smiled.

   "Mhmm." He kissed my head and I drifted off into sleep. I wasn't sure what we were exactly but in that moment I didn't care.