<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>In the Heat of the Night</strong></span></div><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/m15oiJ6.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"><strong>NAME:</strong> Azmodiel Tetsuda<br/><strong>DAY:</strong> October 21st, 2018<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong> Hotel Suite<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong> Nerissa<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong> Seriously? So what was the point?<br/><strong>WEARING:</strong> Slightly crumpled uniform and a disappointed look</span><br/><br/><hr/><br/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"> With his eyes closed and a smile on his face, the old War Demon waited for the pleasure, wondering if after tonight, he could talk to Nera and Riko. Nerissa had always had a crush on him, and he'd never entertained it because he always felt it was just a harmless little thing, but after hearing her true feelings tonight... Well he would've had no problem opening his heart and home to her. And he was sure Riko wouldn't either. With the death of her husband and her being alone, his wife would have probably <em>insisted</em> that Azmodiel spend a good chunk of his time with her at first to get her used to the idea of loving both of them. It would be nice, he thought, to have a demoness who was already so close get even closer. But it seemed his thoughts had been a bit rushed, as instead of feeling soft, tender lips and maybe a hint of teeth as his pants were removed, instead he felt dainty fingers lacing with his and then a kiss.<br/><br/> A confused "hmmph" came muffled from his lips as he instinctively leaned into the kiss, but as he opened his eyes, he could see the disappointment in hers. And then, as Nerissa started to speak, the confusion on his face remained while he listened to...in his mind, the nonsense that was coming from the little fox. But being alive for as long as he had, and going through as much as he had, his patience and discipline allowed him to sit there and listen. She continued to talk, and nothing made sense, as apparently she just jumped to her own opinion and conclusion without even asking him. Then she wanted to act as if everything was okay.<br/><br/>And after everything, after coming onto him, and him going out of his way to not only accept her feelings and his own that he'd held off on for her sake, but he asked his wife as well and had her full blessing. She assumed she knew his ways and that sex was just that. A plug to fill a hole. A scratch for an itch. And tonight, it would have been that, since it was quite literally <em>exactly</em> what she asked for, but then she decided that pure sex needed emotion and attachment and decided in the same thought that he couldn't give it.<br/><br/>She actually thought in her silly little head that a man who'd lived and loved and lost for 10,000+ years didn't know how to care for more than one person at a time. Foolish little fox. The mood died there, and as she continued to lightly touch him, the full erection quickly wilted, and he simply continued to look at her. When she finished, she asked if she could just lay by his side, and he sighed, rolling out of the bed and making sure his pants were still on. "Heh, it's funny. The entire time I've been alive, different people have told <em>me</em> different things about <em>myself</em>, like they know better than I do. I didn't think you'd join that list, Nerissa. I thought after getting us this far, you'd at least go the distance, or try to."<br/><br/>Pausing for a moment, he paced back and forth, hands on his hips, words formulating in his brain. He wasn't mad; okay he was, but he was mainly extremely disappointed and as he always did when he could, he would educate someone. "You're right about some things, and wrong about others. But that's what happens when you <em>assume</em>, Nera. You make an ass out of you and me. That's a human term but it fits here I think." His red eyes narrowed as he spoke, and he remembered to push the anger away and make it nothing to him. "I <em>would</em> have shown you so much pleasure you wouldn't be able to walk without remembering what we did to each other. And while my heart wouldn't be open right now, that wasn't what you asked for.<br/><br/> But after tonight, we could've talked. And you would've have discovered that Riko is not my first wife. And she is not the first woman that I've given my heart, soul, mind, and aura to. Nor is she the only person I've shared my love with at once. You never thought to ask how much I could give, and instead decided that after teasing me for all this time. After discovering that I could feel the same. After discovering I wanted you as much as I <em>thought</em> you wanted me...that just sex on the first night isn't enough...without even trying for more. And this is <em>after</em> I killed five people who wanted your life, which didn't douse your fire at all." He sighed again, turning his back on her and rubbing his forehead. <br/><br/>"It's not just that you can't separate feelings from sex. You can't separate your heart from your mind, which means you can't think clearly, nor realize that things aren't always cast in absolutes; like I can <em>only</em> love my wife, which means I can't love you given time and effort, like real love should. Or that sex without emotion can't evolve. You have to get your priorities straight or the next time this happens, it could happen to someone who will be more upset that you broke their heart, than just disappointed you led them on and wasted their time. " And that was how he felt. She'd done just that, and now it had damaged the relationship they did have, as Azmodiel didn't simply ask his wife about anyone. Currently, a few very close friends blessed the Tetsuda's with their time and passion here and there, but it was mainly Az and Riko. Plenty of room was left in their lives for someone to enter.<br/><br/>Their relationship was special and her opinion mattered to him so much that even after asking for permission with Nerissa, if she'd said no, he would have dropped it there. But since she didn't, he knew Riko would be able to love her as much as Azmodiel, and would have accepted her easily. He wouldn't treat her badly in the future, as he'd never treat anyone badly on purpose aside from his enemies, and even them he treated honorably. Instead, he would simply lose that receptiveness he had for the flirting, for all the touching and teasing. Why entertain it if it was just a tease that would never go anywhere? If only, if only. Sighing once again, this time causing steam to billow from his nose, he walked toward the balcony.<br/><br/> "I'll be back to bed. I just need some time to meditate and void this pent up tension and stress or I'll explode." Walking away from her, he strode out to the balcony and sat with his legs crossed, placing his hands on his knees and closing his eyes to focus on his meditation and his breathing. Over the next short while, he grew incredibly still, but as he did, the air around him warbled and distorted from the heat that was pouring off of him, and as the heat increased, his excitement died down, as well as the aggravation. When the heat returned to normal temperatures, he opened his eyes and was calm. <br/><br/>The lust was gone, the anger, the disappointment. He'd voided it all, and now the Commander was back, and surprisingly tired. "I'll see you in the morning, and we'll get you a security detail while we figure out next steps regarding the people who came after you. I'm sure I left enough for somebody to find a clue. Let's get some sleep," he finally said with the normal air of warmth and casualness that usually came with him. Then he shifted back to his human form(his horns shredded pillows in his sleep sometimes) and laid down, offering Nerissa a final sad smile before tucking a pillow under his head and closing his eyes to try and let sleep claim him. He was done with tonight and ready for tomorrow, and then he could leave everything here in this room and get back to work.<br/></span><br/>