sounds like it.” He plopped onto the couch next to me.
“Disney lies, that’s all.”
“Huh? Now I’m really confused.” Alec shook his head.
“You know, the whole ‘happily ever after’ thing. Relationships are hard. I just want things to be easy for a little while. I can see again. The Incubus is gone. John is no longer tainted by a Demon. And yet, things are worse now than ever.”
“What’s the problem now? Do I need to have a talk with Johnny?”
I sighed. “He’s just having a hard time getting over the Incubus thing. I don’t blame him, I’d be hurt, too…”
“But, none of that was your fault. He can’t hold it against you. You were under a spell… right?”
“I
was
under a spell. Johnathan knows that, it’s just still hard, what he saw last night. That kinda stuff is hard to erase. Then he… misunderstood… something, just now.”
“What?”
I hesitated. Would Alec be mad that I was looking for similarities between him and Trey? Probably not. He hadn’t seemed too freaked out about the idea last night. “I fell asleep while I was looking at a picture of Trey. I was just trying to decide if I could see any resemblance with you. Johnathan woke me and the picture was still in my hand. He got the wrong idea and stormed out of here before I could explain.”
“So, did you see any? Resemblance?”
I laughed. Leave it to Alec to pick out only the part about him. “Maybe. Would you be upset if I did?”
He shook his head. “Nah. If being the offspring of an Incubus is good enough for Merlin, it’s good enough for me. It would be nice to know for sure, though.”
I smiled and punched his arm. “I would have guessed ‘Troll’ for your dad before Incubus.”
“Troll, huh?” He lunged for me, but I anticipated it. I rolled off the couch and into a crouching position. He missed me by a hair and tipped the couch over with the momentum he carried. Before he could untangle himself from the cushions I jumped over the upturned couch and landed on his chest. He was too much stronger than me to pin him down using strength, so I threw a binding spell at his arms, they stuck to the floor like super glue.
Alec bucked me off with his hips. I rolled to the side and stood in one fluid motion, taking a fighting stance. While his arms were still stuck to the floor I smiled wickedly and said, “
Oblimo
,” which is, ‘to cover in slime’ in Latin. I’d looked it up specifically for an occasion such as this, and specifically for use on Alec.
Slime, the color and consistency of moss mixed with snot, mixed with mud, splattered him. It. Was. Awesome. He turned his face just in time to avoid a mouthful, but otherwise, it covered him head to toe.
“Oh. You’re dead.” Alec struggled to free his arms.
I turned and ran out of the library. I looked behind me to see how close he was and I ran into something hard… Alec.
“How in the heck?” I said.
He smiled before he easily took me down and put me in a head lock. I snaked my hand between his arm and the side of my head then activate my shield bracelet, thrusting his arms away from me. I scrambled on the hardwood floor, but he grabbed me by the ankle and dragged me over to him. I swung an elbow at his slimy face. He evaded and my elbow hit the floor.
Ouch
.
“What are you two doing?” Halli ran up and tried to separate us. “And what is this nasty stuff all over you?”
Alec and I both started laughing.
“I figured the son of a Troll would enjoy being slimed,” I said between laughs.
“I must say, you surprised me with that one,” Alec said.
“And you surprised me with… whatever you did to get in front of me just now. How
did
you do that?”
He shrugged, fake hubris oozing off of him like the slime. “I portalled. I’ve been practicing. It works for offensive attacks and defensive retreats. Pretty cool, huh?”
“Super cool,” I said. I added in a whisper, “Thanks Alec. You’re a good friend.”
He whispered back,
“Disney lies, that’s all.”
“Huh? Now I’m really confused.” Alec shook his head.
“You know, the whole ‘happily ever after’ thing. Relationships are hard. I just want things to be easy for a little while. I can see again. The Incubus is gone. John is no longer tainted by a Demon. And yet, things are worse now than ever.”
“What’s the problem now? Do I need to have a talk with Johnny?”
I sighed. “He’s just having a hard time getting over the Incubus thing. I don’t blame him, I’d be hurt, too…”
“But, none of that was your fault. He can’t hold it against you. You were under a spell… right?”
“I
was
under a spell. Johnathan knows that, it’s just still hard, what he saw last night. That kinda stuff is hard to erase. Then he… misunderstood… something, just now.”
“What?”
I hesitated. Would Alec be mad that I was looking for similarities between him and Trey? Probably not. He hadn’t seemed too freaked out about the idea last night. “I fell asleep while I was looking at a picture of Trey. I was just trying to decide if I could see any resemblance with you. Johnathan woke me and the picture was still in my hand. He got the wrong idea and stormed out of here before I could explain.”
“So, did you see any? Resemblance?”
I laughed. Leave it to Alec to pick out only the part about him. “Maybe. Would you be upset if I did?”
He shook his head. “Nah. If being the offspring of an Incubus is good enough for Merlin, it’s good enough for me. It would be nice to know for sure, though.”
I smiled and punched his arm. “I would have guessed ‘Troll’ for your dad before Incubus.”
“Troll, huh?” He lunged for me, but I anticipated it. I rolled off the couch and into a crouching position. He missed me by a hair and tipped the couch over with the momentum he carried. Before he could untangle himself from the cushions I jumped over the upturned couch and landed on his chest. He was too much stronger than me to pin him down using strength, so I threw a binding spell at his arms, they stuck to the floor like super glue.
Alec bucked me off with his hips. I rolled to the side and stood in one fluid motion, taking a fighting stance. While his arms were still stuck to the floor I smiled wickedly and said, “
Oblimo
,” which is, ‘to cover in slime’ in Latin. I’d looked it up specifically for an occasion such as this, and specifically for use on Alec.
Slime, the color and consistency of moss mixed with snot, mixed with mud, splattered him. It. Was. Awesome. He turned his face just in time to avoid a mouthful, but otherwise, it covered him head to toe.
“Oh. You’re dead.” Alec struggled to free his arms.
I turned and ran out of the library. I looked behind me to see how close he was and I ran into something hard… Alec.
“How in the heck?” I said.
He smiled before he easily took me down and put me in a head lock. I snaked my hand between his arm and the side of my head then activate my shield bracelet, thrusting his arms away from me. I scrambled on the hardwood floor, but he grabbed me by the ankle and dragged me over to him. I swung an elbow at his slimy face. He evaded and my elbow hit the floor.
Ouch
.
“What are you two doing?” Halli ran up and tried to separate us. “And what is this nasty stuff all over you?”
Alec and I both started laughing.
“I figured the son of a Troll would enjoy being slimed,” I said between laughs.
“I must say, you surprised me with that one,” Alec said.
“And you surprised me with… whatever you did to get in front of me just now. How
did
you do that?”
He shrugged, fake hubris oozing off of him like the slime. “I portalled. I’ve been practicing. It works for offensive attacks and defensive retreats. Pretty cool, huh?”
“Super cool,” I said. I added in a whisper, “Thanks Alec. You’re a good friend.”
He whispered back,
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