A moment.
It was all it took for Ranma to realized what Himeros said.
One moment...just a moment.
That's all it took to turn his willful desire to complete rage.
" I WILL NOT DO IT! " Walls made of cold ebony shook violently as the Lord of the Dead roared at Himeros, the Lord of Longing. " I will NOT take Her by force! How dare you suggest such a thing! " The Dark Lord said as his body shook with anger. Himeros, Lord of Longing, did not even bat a lash as the Dark Lord angrily yelled at him. Instead, the Lord of Longing gave a knowing smile towards the Lord of the Dead, which seem to infuriate him even more. " Do not play innocent, Ranma. " Himeros said when he was sure the Dark Lord was finished. " You know as well as I do you would have taken her by now if you were sure that she wouldn't hate you afterwards. " Ranma gave Himeros a cold look. " You do realize that if you continue to say such things you'll be severely punished, don't you? I would never hurt Her like that, I love Her too dearly to do Her any harm. " Himeros' smile widened. " Are you sure, Ranma? Isn't your love for her the driving force behind your desire? And isn't your desire for her is what's causing you to have such......naughty dreams? " Ranma's already deathly pale face became almost transparent. " Shut up...." he hissed. Himeros merely chuckled, and continued on. " I rather like the one that you seem to have the most often. You know which dream I'm talking about , don't you Ranma? You know.... the one where she's in a field....." "...shut up...." the Lord of the Dead said just above a whisper. "...and she's picking flowers...." Himeros continued, staring Ranma directly in the eyes. " ...shut up..." was all Ranma managed to gasp out as he tightly clenched his fist. " and you see her...and you can't control yourself. " Himeros continued on ever so softly.
Ranma had no breath left, he didn't need it. His piercing eyes spoke volumes. " So you catch her by surprise....and you held her in your arms. " Ranma began to shiver violently....his eyes bored into Himeros' demanding...almost pleading....for him to stop... " ...you trembled when you felt her soft skin against yours...your tongue ached to taste her..." Ranma bowed his head, still shivering. " ...you pressed your mouth against hers...she shut hers tight, but you pried it open with your tongue..." Ranma began to breathe heavily. " your head swam at her taste. It was so much better than you imagined...so much tastier than in your dreams....." Ranma's breathing stopped. " your skin was on fire. You wanted her, you desired her, and you needed her. You grab hold of her robe, and rip-" " BE SILENT! " Ranma screamed as he lunged for Himeros. -----------{@
Akane dropped her cup as a chill rocked her body. The delicate china shattered on the floor, splashing it's hot liquid on the demigoddess' legs. The daughter of Demeter didn't seem to notice this, though, for instead of yelping in any kind of pain, her eyes seem to stare off into space. " Akane? AKANE?! Are you alright? " exclaimed one of her attendants as she rushed to her mistress' side. Akane said nothing and continued to stare at nothingness. " Akane? Akane? Akane, please! Answer me! " the attendant pleaded, her eyes filled with tears. Hurriedly, the attendant brought the dazed goddess to a couch and lightly dabbed her legs with herbs and cool water. Every now and than, the attendant would pause, stare up into her mistress eyes, and grow steadily upset. A cold wind ruffled Akane's hair and her eyes widened when she saw how upset her attendant was. " Akari? What's wrong? Are you ok? " she asked her attendant as she stood up and helped the girl rise from her knees. Akari blinked several times and than embraced Akane. " Akane...you had me so worried...did the tea scald you that badly? " Akane blinked. " Tea? Scald? " she asked confused. Akari sighed and sat her mistress on the couch. " You dropped your cup and spilled your tea. " she said softly as she rubbed the herbs on the demigoddess' legs " I'm sorry my Lady. I had forgotten you can only feel certain kinds of pain....but its all so strange to me...how is it that the tea can scar your body yet not give you pain?" Akane shook her head to try to clear herself of the daze. " I..I don?t know. ? she said softly, still feeling a little lightheaded. ? What...what happened? ...I-"
Akane gasped as a powerful sensation rocked her body. As the sensation intensified,
she involuntarily threw back her head and kicked her legs out, unknowingly kicking Akari in the chest and sending her across the room.
Akane's eyes widen and her daze cleared as a sense of danger overcame her. When she realized what happen, she jumped to her feet and ran as fast as possible to save her friend... -----------{@
Himeros winced as he struggled to picked himself off the cold ebony floor. He had forgotten what pain felt like.......and exactly why the other gods never messed with the Lord of the Dead. Growling, Ranma grabbed Himeros' throat and dragged him to his feet. " Now listen to me....." Ranma hissed as his eyes flashed with blue fire. " I swore to myself that I would never force myself on Her.... no matter how much I desired Her....no matter how much I would ache for Her...I swore by the Styx that I would never give into foul desire .....And now, Himeros, now I swear by the Styx that if I find out that you're trying to harm Her, or using me instead, you'll incur my wrath, and I guarantee you that when that happens, you will wish you could die. Do you understand me? " Himeros shook his head as best he could. Ranma smiled lightly and released his grip on Himeros' throat.
" Than I guess your stay here is over. Goodbye, Himeros. I can't say it was a pleasure having you. " Himeros' eyes widened and he jumped to his feet. " Ranma, wait a minute. " Ranma scowled and turned around." What is it? " he asked, irritated. " I...I swore by the Styx. I won't leave until I fulfill my oath.....I have another idea....it'll take longer, yes, but its just as good. Ranma's eyes narrowed. " Why should I trust you?" Himeros gulped. The look in the Lord of the Dead's eyes was alarming..." Because?you have my word, and for that, I will not fail you. "
Ranma's eyes soften but his scowl remained. ? How is it different from your first disgusting 'plan' " he spat.
Himeros winced but continued. "Besides taking longer, " he started, sounding more confident than he felt, " you'll soon have to release a member of your kingdom. " The Lord of the Dead frowned at this. " And who is this person? " " Lady Akari, attendant of Akane. " The Lord of the dead frowned at this. " A....She....she'll loose an attendant today? " Himeros nodded. " Yes...and it'll devastate her....and, adding to the fact it was done by her own hands....or should I say feet?.... will devastate her even more. The only one who can save Akari is you, my Lord. Only you can save Demeter's fair daughter from devastation?and once you do that, your life with Akane shall began. " As he heard this, the Dark God's eyes filled with conflicting emotions. His body craved to be near the daughter of Demeter.....so much that it was nearly unbearable.....but did he really want to trick her into being with him? Did he really want to trust Himeros enough to help him do such a thing?...but then again, he loved Akane more than anything....he needed her more than anything.....he desired her more than anything...And so, he was willing to try anything... -----------{@
She was beauty...and beauty was She. She was Aphrodite, Lady of Love and Beauty. And, oh, how she loved to laugh. And as she witnessed the Dark God's plight....she laughed, laughed, and laughed. She had no doing in the dark god's dilemma....He had fallen naturally for the dark-haired daughter of Demeter.... So one can not imagine the joy she felt when she found out that the cold hearted Lord of the Dead was hot for a wild and untamed scorner of love. The match was too irresistible, too interesting to ignore. And so she watched with wide golden eyes as the delicious plot unfolded. The Lady of Love could not have been happier.... But why she was so happy was not surely known. One would suspect that she took pleasure in such a relationship.... Others would suspect that she glowed from the pain. -----------{@
Special thanks to Meeka-chan, Carrot, Kittie, Panda Girl, and SPM for reading this over for me. * glomps the guy and gals * Thanks bunchies, y'all!