Siik spun with a smile. "Yeah. I'm as Finnish as they come. Ummm..." She allowed the music to cover up her silence a moment, and said, "Väinämöinen... He's my father." A shrug, and a smile at him. "Sinut? You're quite obviously from around here, and I'm guessing... since most everyone here seems to be... You're also one of our supernatural types. Plus, you've just got that perfect thing that only children of gods can really pull off."

The commotion going on behind her seemed to be composed of Mac hitting on Caia. Siik didn't have the least bit of sympathy for him, whatever Nova or Caia was going to do to him because of it. Whatever it was, it would probably be kind of entertaining...

Oh, and then he was hitting on Nova. That man was going to get creamed, Siik was nearly positive. But she didn't really feel like involving herself in a sibling dispute quite yet. Maybe in a few minutes. Instead, she hummed with the song, and said, "Tell, me, Mikko. Do you play an instrument, or sing, maybe? Because, next time I drop 'round the homeland, I'd love to have a jam session with someone; I miss playing music with other people. I haven't had the chance to in ages."

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OOC: Sorry, it's short. I have a feeling I should bring in an friend of Siik's from Finland; will help with extra content.

Caia froze as soon as she felt Mac's hand on her thigh, and her eyes widened slightly. Something about the air around her changed, shifted. Diego frowned a little and took a step backward, knowing some sort of shit was about to go down.

Caia calmly set down her glass as Nova kicked her brother's hand away and Mac began to hit on Nova. She cleared her throat and stood, still deadly calm and turning to Macalae. She regarded Mac for a moment, her eyes deadly, yet completely detached. A look that rivaled her grandmothers. Diego frowned and backed up again, trying to drag Nova with him.

Suddenly, Caia struck, her palm slamming into Macalae's nose with scary speed and precision. Without wasting any time, her thick soled boot was driven into his groin and she watched him fall to the floor passively. She paused, bending down slightly and speaking in a chilling tone that even Diego had never heard before.
"Morningstar, the last man to touch me like that came out with a broken nose, a broken arm and five cracked ribs. I'm using mercy on you because I love Nova, and you're her brother. But if you EVER. EVER. Touch me again, I WILL CUT OFF YOUR FUCKING BALLS AND SHOVE THEM DOWN YOUR GODDAMNED THROAT." She paused, taking a deep breath and looking down at him for a moment, her eyes still holding that terrifying mix of fury and passiveness. "Is. That. Clear."

Without waiting for an answer, she turned to Nova and gave her a blank look.
"I'm sorry I broke your brother's nose." She stated, before turning, grabbing a bottle of vodka off the counter and starting towards the door, not caring as she stepped right on Mac's chest. Diego blinked and frowned a bit, watching her go.

Mikko looked down at Siik and smiled
"I play the guitar, and that would be very fun. I'm descended from Kuu and if you'll excuse me, I believe that Caia just broke Macalae's nose." He stated, before gently pulling out of her grasp and wandering over to Nova and Diego. He looked from the blonde on the floor, to Nova, then to Diego
"...What did he do?" He asked in confusion. Diego frowned, scratching his nose
"Kinda touched her." He stated, Mikko paled, looking at Mac with furious eyes. Johan gave the door a worried glance
"What should we do?" He asked, Mikko and Diego exchanged a look and gave matching sighs. Mikko ran a hand through his hair
"I'm going home." He stated, giving Mac a cool look, before turning to Nova and smiling
"It was very nice to meet you, come by my shop any time." He stated, before turning to Siik and holding out a business card "Call me, yes?"

With that he was gone. Johan started to look panicked
"Where's he going! He knows her best of anyone here, how's he going to help her at home?!" He demanded, looking ready to bound over the bar and go after the Finn. Diego gave Johan a flat look
"He can't. He can't help her here either." With that, he pulled out his cellphone and flipped it open, dialing a number. "There's only one person she's likely to listen to right now." He explained, before putting the phone to his ear. He was silent for a moment.
"It's Caia." He stated suddenly, there was an inquiry from the other end and he sighed. "It's hard to explain, I've never seen her like this. Can you come? I'm sort of worried." He paused, before rubbing his eyes and nodding a little "Yes. I think it's that bad. I've never seen her so upset, it's--" He broke off and perked an eyebrow, frowning a little "Yes. Exactly, how the hell did you know that?....I see. Um. We're in Helsinki, Johan's club. She stormed out and--" He sighed as the person on the other end hung up on him and flipped his phone shut. A second later, Nikolos appeared, his face set in a grim line and dressed in a sharp tuxedo. He tugged his tie loose and looked around, his eyes going around the bar. They fell on Nova and he gave a half smile,
"Hello again, Miss Morningstar."
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OOC: Sorry to bring in Nik, but in all honesty, with the move Mac pulled (fine, Nove, don't worry) he's the only one she'd listen to. Therefor, I had to get rid of Mikko. I have too many NPCS. I could bring him back but erg. I also sort of thought it would be interesting to get Mac and Nik together, because I'm messed up like that. (read: Sakuya's ex...uh. Whatever her and Mac were, and Nik, her current man.)
But Siik, I'm for you bringing someone in if you want.

Also, Nova. Sorry I sort of puppeted Mac, but I assumed that a shot to his...brains...would cause him a bit of pain?

Mac writhed for another moment, then began breathing normally again, or as normally as a man with a broken nose could. Nova, who wouldn't have cared less if she was the one doing it but also felt strangely responsible for her brother right now, hunkered down. "Give," she said. He looked at her sideways, then removed his hands from his face. Nova winced at the dark viscus blood all over his face and chest, too black and too thick to be human. "I don't feel at all sorry for you," she said, only a half-lie. He knew better than this for the most part; usually he turned on the completely 100% irresistible incubi pheromones before he hit on someone who would kill him. She took his nose gently between her thumb and forefinger and pulled hard. Mac yelped in pain like an animal as she straightened the nose out and released it.

Carefully, she took his chin in one hand and peered into his eyes. They were white, the way they got when he decided not to be human, the sclera black, but that wasn't what she was looking at. His pupils were huge. "Christ above," she muttered. "What on earth did you drink, boy?"

"Ow," he replied, touching his nose, which was already looking slightly better. "Fuck that girl."

Nova scowled at him. "Mac, I was having a fabulous time, you fucktard. What illegal substance did you ingest?"

He smiled at her, wiping blood from his face. "Pretty pink stuff. All warm and yummy." He reached up and stroked her hair. "The bartender and Caia gave it to me."

"Caia gave it to you?" Nova said in disbelief. What the fuck was Caia's problem then, if she'd been the one to give the Incubus magicked alcohol? It was probably supposed to be something different, but didn't these Greeks ever think about anything? Like, Mac's disgustingly strong sex drive canceling out any good effects? Lord of darkness, why?

She knew she shouldn't be angry. She knew that Caia wasn't really responsible and she knew that Caia was her friend, but Mac was her blood. Where she came from, that was the only thing that really mattered and no Greek trickster could fuck with Nova's blood, no matter how much of a friend she was or how much of a dick her brother was.

She looked up. Mikko had left and Diego was on the phone. He hung up and out stepped, of all people, Nikolos. "Nik?" she asked, glancing up at him. "What's going on around here?"

Mac tugged her ear and she turned to him. "You stay," she said, kissing him on the forehead as though he was a child. "I'll deal with this."

"I'm a big boy, Nova," he said. "I can take care of myself."

"Obviously you can't." She stood and pulled him to his feet. "Diego, Siik, can you take him, please?" she said. "Make sure he doesn't get himself more hurt."

So saying, she turned and went after Caia. "Mei, wait up. What the fuck is going on around here? I turn my back for five seconds and you break my brother's nose? Look, I know he's a fucking dick, but you brought it on yourself. You gave him..." she waved her hands. "Whatever it was. You expect to give him magic booze and for it all to be fun and games?"

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OOC: Sorry Caia, but...well, this is Nova for you. I forget how she gets about her brother.

In a rapid succession, Siik absorbed Mac hitting on Caia, Caia completely killing him, Mikko pulling away, and leaving, Nova gently scolding her bleeding brother, and then running after Caia. Siik stood for a moment, head whirling, and tucked the piece of paper in her hand into her bookbag, not registering what it really was.

There was definitely a moment of conflict; Nova and Caia were the only people she actually knew at this club, but she knew right off that she shouldn't get involved. It was too personal. A sigh escaped her lips, and she walked over to Mac, kneeling next to him, her eyes searching his face. Whatever thing they had been talking about him drinking, it obviously completely wiped out whatever common sense he started with. So, she sat on a bar stool out of arm's reach of him, sitting cross legged on the spinning seat, and murmured, "Blondie, you're quite a handful, aren't you?"

She glanced at the newcomer, Nik, they had said. Someone else she didn't know. And then at Diego. They seemed to know Caia well, which might it... Siik was worried about them. She fidgeted, and made a decision to wait a good couple minutes, and if it wasn't sorted out, she'd go and try to help in any way she could. As it was, she was going to stick with the task Nova gave her. For now.

Nik blinked,
"Oh christ." And with that he followed after Nova, his pace a bit panicked.

Caia turned to Nova, her eyes were furious, dark and oddly hurt. She stared at her for a moment
"Johan gave him that, Nova. Mikko warned him several times and he still drank it. So don't fucking blame me." She stated in that same detached voice, she looked Nova up and down, narrowing her eyes. She held up the bottle of vodka "Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to go get drunk and maybe freeze to death, if I'm lucky." She spat, before turning and walking off. There was a sigh from next to Nova as Nik paused next to her. He looked down, an apologetic look on his face
"Miss Morningstar, I'm sorry for Caia's actions and she will be too...but..." He broke off and sighed, running a hand through his hair. "It's...not really my place to explain them. I'll go after her...you go back to the bar and look after your brother."

Diego looked Mac up and down, before casting an accusing glare onto Johan.
"What the fuck, Johan! You know you're not supposed to give that goddamn slop out!" He snapped, Johan deflated, looking at the floor like a guilty child
"How was I supposed to know--"
"Maybe if you ever fucking THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR ACTIONS." Diego roared, before breaking off and sighing. He gave Johan a look of apology mixed with brotherly disapproval, before turning to Siik and flashing a smile
"Not much of a welcome, is it." He asked, his eyes falling on Mac. He didn't like him, but he liked Nova and this was her brother. He frowned and rubbed his face "Want some ice for your nose?" He asked, before looking at Siik "What about you, missy? Anything to drink?"
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OOC: I understand Nove, as long as you understand that Caia's probably going to be abrasive for a while. If you really want to know what's going on, Nova should probably go after her, or she'll most likely not tell.

And Siik? Sorry things are a little slow for you. I'll try to make Diego interesting, and if you wanna bring someone in, go ahead. <3

OOC: Yeah, Nova will be going after her, but...but...well, I've got a "plot" point that I kinda forgot about until recently that should be introduced for FURTHER CHAOS!!
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Nova stared after Caia, her mouth slightly open. Well, crap. Wasn't that just fuckin' great. She glanced back at Mac, then after her friend, torn. She didn't want Caia mad at her; that was never her intention. On the other hand, she hadn't wanted her brother to go off the edge like he had, so that was a problem. She sighed and waved her hand at Nik. "I get it, kiddo. I really do. And I'm coming with you, but I'll be there in a second. See, I need to deal with idiot over there."

"A handful?" Mac asked with a grin. "Yeah, I can be a handful. You wanna check for yourself?" His whole head had gone fuzzy, in a really nice sort of way. He glanced over at his sister. "Hey, Nova!" he called. "I'm hungry!"

Nova was to busy eavesdropping on Diego and Johan's converation to pay that much attention. "That's great," she called back. "Go have some bar nuts or something."

Mac pursed his lips, but before he could respond, gears clicked together in Nova's brain. Johan had given her brother the whatever it was. She turned and stormed back over, grabbing the bartender by the collar. One hand came around fast and slammed into his chin, snapping his head back. "YOU FUCKIN' FINNISH BASTARD!" Nova roared. "WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR FUCKIN' PROBLEM?! DON'T YOU EVER, EVER GIVE MY BROTHER ANY OF YOUR SCREWED UP SHIT EVER AGAIN OR I'LL RIP YOUR SPINE OUT!"

She stood for a second, breathing heavily. Mac got up off his stool and tugged on her sleeve. "Nova, I'm really hungry," he said. There was a pleading look in his eyes and she glanced up at him.

"Mac, I'm not gonna get--" her eyes widened as she realized what he meant. "What? Oh, hell no. Didn't you just eat?"

He shrugged. "It was a few days ago," he said. "It's been a while."

Nova ran her hands through her hair. "Aw, fuck."

"I know," Mac said. "That's what I've been trying to tell you."

She took a deep breath. "Okay, great. Try to control yourself for a minute, okay? I'll be right back."

Mac looked at her and held up his hands. They were starting to shake. "You'd better hurry," he said.

Nova swallowed hard and ran after Caia.

"Nah, not really." There was too much commotion between everyone for her to be drinking anymore. "But thanks for asking..."

Nova stormed into the bar again, slamming her fist into Johan's face. Mac all of a sudden slowed her, telling her he was hungry. Nova ran off, worried about her brother, and to go find Caia.

Siik sighed to herself. There wasn't anything she could do right now, except sit around and hope for the best. She looked at Mac, and was surprised to find him looking quite a bit different than barely a few minutes ago. She shut her eyes a moment, and sighed. Against her better judgment, she walked over to him, putting a hand on his shoulder. She didn't know him, and didn't feel like ever becoming too acquainted with him. But, she had no personal reason to hate Mac, and he just seemed very vulnerable all of a sudden.

Yes, she knew about incubus, and she knew what Mac meant when he had told Nova he was hungry. And judging by what was just happening, trying to comfort him could lead her to trouble. But she decided to disregard that, and she said, "Blondie... Mac. Can I help?"
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OOC: Yikesohpete, I'm sorry.

OOC: Nova, I love you and your chaos. <3

Don't feel left out Siik, love you too.
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Diego watched as Nova left, before giving Mac a weary glance. He looked at Siikriiti
"I don't know if I'd go near him right now, missy. But do as you see fit." He stated, before wandering over to the bar, where Johan was nursing his chin. Diego gave a half smirk "Was it worth it hermano?"
Johan sighed and sat down on a bar stool, rubbing his chin with a frown
"Why does everyone think I'm Finnish?" He mumbled, Diego blinked, before laughing loudly
"You just got your ass handed to you by a girl half your size and that's the part you focus on?" He asked, leaning against the bar and grabbing his bottle of tequila. Johan scowled
"Fuck you, Diego. I'm Swedish, it's frustrating." He mumbled, Diego rolled his eyes.
"Yeah. And I'm Mexican, Nova and dickboy are Hebrew, Caia's Spanish, Mikko's Finnish. Does being Swedish make you better then any of us?" He asked, quirking an eyebrow at his friend and taking a swig of Tequila. Johan pouted a little
"No, but--"
"Then shut up, it doesn't matter."

Johan gave Diego a petulant glare, before standing and wandering into the back room. Diego watched him go with an entertained look
"Dios mio, that man is so amusing."

Nik looked up from his phone as Nova approached, perking an eyebrow
"Are you ok? You look rather...frantic." He stated, looking her up and down, before sighing and tugging his tie off and stuffing it in his pocket
"C'mon. She'll go to water, she always does." He stated, before starting south.

They found her on Hietaniemi beach not five minutes later. She was sitting in the surf, heedless of her clothes and staring out at the water. Nik glanced at Nova and sighed, before wandering over. Caia didn't look up as she took a sip of her vodka
"Hey kiddo." Nik muttered, sitting down in the surf with her. She scowled a little, not taking her eyes off the water
"I'm older then you, go away." She muttered, Nik perked an eyebrow
"No." He stated simply. Caia's face went blank and she took another swig of her booze
"Your choice. I'm not sharing my liquor though." She muttered, Nik smiled a little, and tipped his head
"You ok, jellyfish?" He asked softly, Caia gave him an irritated look
"I'm fine. But I'm gonna kill Ioannes for calling me that in front of you." She spat, before looking out at the water and sighing, running a hand through her hair. "Is Nove mad at me still?"
"Dunno, kid." He replied, glancing over his shoulder at Nova and giving her a wave, signaling her to come over. Caia rubbed her face warily and took a long swig of vodka.
"I probably overreacted, I just..." She broke off and hugged her knees, looking at her bandage intently. Nik watched her silently and nodded a little
"I know, Mei." He sighed, looking out at the water. Caia heaved a sigh and stretched her legs out into the water, swishing the bottle of vodka around, before tossing it aside. She looked at him with half a smirk
"You know what? Finland is fucking cold."

Mac rolled his head up to look at Siik. "He's right," he said in a tight voice. "You probably shouldn't come near me right now. Not unless..." He gave her a big smile, all teeth and predatory looks. "Not unless you really want to help. That, I'll take." She was pretty, which was a bonus. At this point, he'd take anything. Almost unconsciously, he slid one hand around her wrist.

Like many predators, Mac used pheromones to his advantage, though they were slightly different than those of any other animal. For one thing, these were supernatural, and for another, for him it was all about getting everyone in the room all hot and bothered. They were strongest when he was hungry, which he was. And when he wanted something, which he did.

Nova came over to stand beside Caia, looking out at the water, shading her eyes with one hand. Cold ocean surf brushed the toes of her boots. "I know, right?" she said, rubbing her hands together for warmth. "Fuckin' chilly place."

She looked at Caia. She wasn't used to people showing their emotions really, not like this. Storming off, sulking, they were foreign concepts to her. She wasn't sure how to deal with them. She was mostly expecting Caia to break her nose too, have done with it. Back home, there would have been a fight, some shouting, some snapping bones, then they'd make up. That's how things worked down under. Not here apparently. Here there were emotions and crap. Nova sighed.

"He's my brother," she offered as explanation for her actions.

And that was exactly why she had known, she had KNOWN to not go up to him. Bleeding heart, yadda yadda. Big deal. She knew better, and had gone against that, because she was, for lack of a better term, a softy. He himself just warned her to back off, and she would've. But his hand slid around her wrist, and she felt the effect of pheromones on her system, becoming instantly more attracted to him. Which made it difficult to gently pry his fingers from her hand. "I don't want to get in the middle of this, Blondie."

But she stayed close by. She spun on her stool, and looked at Diego, standing by. "Drink still an offer or... he's gone. Never mind..."

OOC: I'm just going to be doing short posts, for now.

Diego gave Mac a wary glance
"I have the sudden urge to get far, far away from you. That does not bode well." He stated, sighing "Look blondie. Stay away from the patrons and I won't break something else on your body, deal?" Without waiting for an answer, he turned back to his booze and was silent.

Caia glanced up at Nova and was silent for a moment, before dragging her to the ground and slinging an arm around her shoulders.
"I know Nove..." She said softly, looking out at the water, "And I'm sorry. I just...I have some problems with being touched when I don't want to be..." She said slowly, there was something lying under her words, thick, angry and dark. Something that wasn't normal. Nik glanced over at his cousin and sighed, taking her hand and squeezing it gently.

Caia was silent for a moment, before looking back over at Nova
"Something else is bothering you." She stated suddenly, perking an eyebrow expectantly. She gave Nova's shoulder a squeeze, hoping that all had been forgiven, before waiting for her friend to answer.
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OOC: Blaaaaah brains.

Mac, with great effort, pulled his hand from Siik's skin and buried his face in his palms. His breathing was ragged now, the hunger pulling at him so hard that he was having a lot of trouble even seeing straight. It had been a long time since it came on him this strong and this sudden. He thought he'd grown out of that, but apparently every once in a while he still had a bad spell. "I'll try," he whispered, half replying to Diego's deal and half making a promise to himself. "It's hard, okay?" He ground his teeth. Lust, the lust that he had, was a painful, scary, all-consuming emotion. Sometimes he wasn't able to control it.

Nova gave a little grin. "I know he's a fucktard," she said. "I hate him most of the time too. But I love him because he's my brother." She squeezed Caia's hand back. "And I ain't gonna make this all 'bout me, but I do gotta get back soon. I left Mac in a..." She sighed and ran one hand though her hair. "I promise we can have a good long chat about this later. I wanna know. I do. But right now, Mac's in a bad way and I'm worried that those people we left back at the club are in danger." She shook her head, hating herself for having to do this. "I'm real sorry."

Siik watched Mac for a moment, a bit worried, for him, and about him. She sighed, shook her head, and got up, walking to another part of the room, and sitting down against a wall. She reached into her bag, something she was almost never without, and pulled out her kantele; she didn't know what else to do, currently. She didn't want to get too deeply involved in a feud between friends, or seduced by Mac, but she did want to make sure everyone came out of it alright.

The instrument felt good in her hands, felt right, and she sat cross legged, resting it on her knee, and began lightly plucking the strings. A warm up, if you will. Soon, she found her hands making a tune, and her voice lifted to go along with it. Nothing too loud, mind you; having attention focused on her had always been weird for her, even when she was a bard.

"My love said to me, my mother won't mind
And my father won't slight you for your lack of kine,
And she stepped away from me and this she did say,
It will not be long, love, 'til our wedding day. "

She sang the rest of the song softly. It had been one of her favorites for years.

OOC: She Moved Through the Fair

Caia blinked and looked at Nova
"Danger? What..." She paused and frowned, before her eyes widened "Was it Johan's ale? Mac's....you know...in heat?" She asked, Nik blinked and perked an eyebrow, seeming intrigued
"In heat? That's....interesting." He stated, Caia paid him no mind, her face was set in a thoughtful frown
"So...he needs someone to screw, basically, right Nove? I mean, I don't know a whole lot about you Hebrew relatives, but that's what makes the most sense." She broke off and was silent for a moment, before smirking slowly
"I have an idea." She stated, looking at Nik expectantly. He blinked, before blushing deeply and scowling
"M-me? Are you insane!??" He shrieked, Caia stared at him "I'm very happy in my relationship with Sakuya and--what?"
Caia rolled her eyes
"I was talking about your sister, idiot. Call her." She spat, Nik blinked and grimaced
"Uh..." He started, Caia sighed and snatched his girly, heart covered phone out of his hand and looked at Nova
"Will Dona work or do we need to figure something else out?"

Diego glanced over at Siikriiti and smiled a little. Something in her volume told him she didn't want to be the center of attention, so he acted as if he didn't hear her. He reached over the bar and poured a glass of water from the tap and stood, wandering over to Macalae warily and holding it out.
"Here. Try to keep it together, eh? Your sister should be back soon." He stated, before turning to Siik
"Can I get you anything from the bar, seeing as Johan seems to have gone awol?"

OOC: I came up with this necessity a while ago and, for some twisted writer reason, I've been DYING to write it. It's just so in character. And will make this whole thread that much more confusing.

And yes, I know I'm a sick little fuck, but...this is just so screwed up Morningstar and I'm tired of them being the comedy duo all the time.
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Nova was getting antsy now. She knew she shouldn't have left him, knew what happened when Mac got hungry. It wasn't just that people ended up regretting sex the next morning. It was that people ended up dead. Ecstasy like what a seductor produced could cause hearts to burst and Nova really didn't need to be cleaning up any of her friends tonight. She ran a hand through her hair, tapping her foot. "Yeah, yeah, look, at this point, anyone will work, if they're okay with rough and risky carnal relations, but I can't stand around while you call her. Great, glad you've got a plan, I've got to...to..." She swallowed hard. She didn't like this part, didn't like what she knew she had to do, but that's what she was here for. She and Mac were supposed to keep each other out of trouble. She shook her head mutely and whirled around, running back to the club as fast as she could go.

Mac glared up at Diego. "What do you think I'm trying to do, asswipe?" he snarled. Even Mac's angry face was attractive with this much incubus pheromones floating around the bar. He seized the glass of water and downed half of it in one sip, then rose to his feet, every move smooth and graceful, like a panther. "And by the way, my love," he started, but never got to finish.

Nova burst into the door, stalked across the room and seized her brother the lapels of his shirt and gave him a shake. Anger radiated off of her like a heat haze. "You owe me so hardcore," she snarled at him, then dragged his face down to hers and kissed him.

Seductors of the hellish variety take subsistence from any sexual energy. Of course, the actual act is what they need to really feed, but anything, sometimes something as innocent as a touch, can take the edge off of the Lust. It won't do the trick for any length of time, but it can delay the inevitable.

When Diego had kissed her, it had been sweet, thoughtful, the kind of kiss that people who actually care about one another share. This wasn't. This kiss was packed with so much emotion that the average observer would have looked away, unable to continue watching. It was angry, hungry, full of fire and lust and rage. Mac stumbled back against the bar, pulling her against him, drinking in the passion rolling off her, flowing down his throat like a flaming serpent. The pounding hunger in his head quieted slightly, enough that he could see straight.

Nova dragged herself away from him and the Morningstar siblings stared at one another. Nova's breath was too fast, her shoulders shaking. She shuddered and spat on the floor, scrubbing at her mouth with the back of her hand. "Ugh," she growled. "You're disgusting."

Mac's eyes were closed and he looked as though he was digesting. At her words, his golden lashed flicked apart and he raised one eyebrow at her over his demon eyes, black sclera and white iris. "I never asked you to do that," he said quietly.

"I'm gonna call that favor in for something big," she snapped, very carefully not looking at Diego, despite how near he stood. Mac had dropped the water and it spattered across the floor, reflecting the ceiling. She focused on that instead. Mac sat down on the stood, his breathing less harsh than before. He felt better. Not much, but enough that he wasn't going to jump anyone in the room and fuck them to death. In his world, this counted as an improvement.

Nova gave him one last repulsed look and crossed the room to sit on the floor beside Siik. She put her head in her hands. "Siik," she said, drawing out the word into a wail of despair. "What did I just do?