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Demon Boyfriend: Felix 3 (rough draft)
🕑 Added 2021-06-29 20:00:04 +0000 UTCI knew what I was doing when I chose the home I wanted to buy. It was perfect for my plans to run my doctor’s office out of it. But more than that I knew it lied directly between the demon village and the human one. I had no intention of turning away patients, no matter who they were. I was here to heal, here to save lives. I was not a judge or jury.
It wasn’t long after moving in where I met Felix for the first time. A young couple had come to me even before then, the young man, a demon, helped me move into my new place. The girl, a human, gave me fresh greens from her garden, as well as seeds so I could grow my own. The girl was pregnant and she was scared, so was her husband. Throughout their entire pregnancy I took care of them. They became precious to me as they were my first real patients, and this would be my first baby I’d help into the world.
The last month of her pregnancy was hard, and she was more scared than usual. I did all I could for her to ease her fears, to make the discomfort much more mild. But when she went into labor, it was the middle of the night. A loud knock echoed through my home and I woke with a scream in my chest. At the door there was a tall demon man with long black tendrils that looked like hair, radiant green eyes, and charcoal grey skin. I thought he was lovely, and then I got scared.
“What are you do-” I couldn’t even get the words out before he grabbed my hand.
“The baby is coming, they sent me to get you.” He pulled me out of the door and into the night.
“I need my kit! I can’t just run out!” I yanked him back, pulling him into the house. “There’s things I need, you know?” I went behind the counter while he watched me impatiently from the doorway. His tail twitched, his eyes narrowed. I remember looking at him, thinking how he looked like dusk come to life.
“Hurry up! The baby is coming,” he huffed.
“Calm down, sir,” I fussed at him. “No need to get snippy with me. I know how urgent this is.” I grab my kit, finishing it off with a few added things. “Are you family?”
He took my hand again. “No. I’m a friend.”
“Then what’s your name, friend?” I huffed as I put on my jacket.
His green eyes narrowed upon me but his ears did a happy little bob. “It’s Felix.” He led me through the dark, his eyes leaving trails in the air as he scanned the darkness.
“What was going on when you left? Did you notice anything? Was she timing the contractions?”
“I don’t know,” Felix huffed. “All I know is that she was screaming and crying when Carlisle was asking me to fetch you.”
“Oh dear,” I muttered under my breath.
“Is something wrong?” His tone was alarmed.
I shook my head. “I cannot say for sure. The last month has been hard on her, and this is a week early.” We continued trekking through the woods, and I could only trust Felix’s judgement. I couldn’t see a thing, so at that time, he was my eyes.
At one point, he scooped me up off the ground, carrying me across a river then setting me down on the other side. Once we reached the village, I went to work right away. Carlisle was in a panic, Rosemund was in agony. I did all I could for both of them, but by daylight exhaustion had settled in and cast light on what happened during the night.
“It’s a girl,” I sighed with relief as the baby screamed.
Rosemund brightened despite how exhausted she was. She took the baby girl greedily, sobbing over her happily. Carlilse was by her side, covered in blood and vomit from the hectic night. I went to take the bloody bucket I had washed the baby with outside to dump out when I saw Felix standing by the door.
“Have you been there all night?” I asked with surprise.
“A house is most vulnerable when new life is being brought into it. Tradition dictates that a guard is placed to watch the house until the baby is born and the family has rested.”
For some reason, I was unsure if I should believe this at the time. Nowadays, when I look back on it, I realize that Rosemund’s family had been sending attacks on Carlisle. An attack during the delivery could have been extremely damaging. But it made sense to a mind that had worked feverishly on bringing a baby into the world. One that was difficult at the very least.
“Ah, makes sense,” was all I said.
Felix came over and took the basin from me. “I’ll go dump this out. You should stay and take care of the family.”
“Thanks Flex,” I told him. And for a few weeks after that, I was certain his name was Flex.
Since the delivery had been rough, I decided to stay with Rosemund and Carlisle for a few days to make sure Rosemund and the baby did well. The baby was quite small, and Rosemund was having a hard time with breastfeeding. Unsurprisingly since she had gone through so much during the delivery. All the while, Felix remained on guard at the house.
One evening as the new family laid down to rest, I left the house, standing outside to watch the sky fade from blue, to pink, to orange, to purple. I sat near the fence as a cold breeze blew. I had slept in a chair all week. I’d barely washed or eaten. I knew I was a mess but that cold wind energized me just enough.
“Everything alright?” Felix came up beside me.
“Hm?” I tilted my head towards him, too tired to actually turn it. “They’re sleeping now,” I sighed. “First time all of them have at once.”
Felix set down an apple beside me. It was a green shade similar to his eyes mottled with little brown speckles. I picked it up and smoothed my hands over it.
“You need to eat something,” Felix said sternly.
I was too tired to think of anything to say, so I just took a bite. It was sour, but so crisp, and a slight honey flavor towards the core. It remains the best apple I have ever eaten. Felix stood beside me while I ate, his hands on his hips, his eyes towards the sky. His tail skittered and flicked towards me.
“Thanks Flex,” I sighed after a few luxurious bites.
Felix narrowed his eyes at me. “What did you-”
There was a cry from behind us and looking up I saw a child had fallen over and scraped their knee. I stood up and dusted my rear off. “Where are you going?” Felix furrowed his brow.
“I have bandages in my pocket. I’ll go put one on that kid’s knee.” I reached into my pocket and showed them off. “Won’t take but a second.”
I tended to the kid, despite my own exhaustion. Once I knew Rosemund and the baby would be okay, I went back home. Felix showed up a few days later with a friend of his who had fallen out of a tree. A few days after that Felix brought another injured party. He came himself once or twice, needing stitches, needing medicine. I soon was imbued into the demon village as their local doctor, as well as becoming the best resource for the human village. Although I was not without rumor or slander on either side.
“There you go, Flex.” I said after finishing up a row of stitches on him. “Come back in three weeks so I can remove these.”
He gave me a look. “Felix.”
I looked up from taking off my gloves. “Hm?”
Felix poked at his chest. “My name is Felix.”
An embarrassed shock went through my body. “I thought your name was-”
“I know what you think my name is, and you’ve been wrong for weeks. I just haven’t corrected you because you’ve been busy every time we’ve talked.” He smirked at me. “I’m not Flex. I’m Felix.”
I clicked my tongue and sighed. “Well, I suppose it’s nice to meet you Felix.”
Felix chuckled. “You’ve not even been a here a year and yet it’s like you’ve worked here all your life. How are you taking to it?”
I washed my hands and sighed. “I’m enjoying it. Although, I don’t have the resources I would like to have. I don’t like going to the human side of the woods often, and the demon side doesn’t alway shave the things I need.”
Felix stood up and looked over the stitches on his arm. “What is it you need?”
“Chickens,” I replied. “Which means a coop. Which means fencing. I also need to expand my garden. I’d also like to have a room to dry things. I need a room so people can recover. I just want to get to a place of self reliance I can live with. But all that requires more things. And I’m sure you don’t want to hear me ramble on more and more about that.”
Felix sighed. “I can help with chickens,” he replied. “And the coop.”
I furrowed my brow at him. “What would you wanna help me for? I couldn’t even remember your name.”
“Because you help us without question. And for that, I want to repay you.” I was stunned by Felix’s kindness. Even more so by the fact the others were willing to help as well. Felic was able to get me two chickens, which over the years would turn into five. He built my first chicken coop, although Carlisle built me the one I have now.
Felix would make repairs to the house when I needed them. He even performed guard duty on a semi regular basis for me. He helped me to expand my home, adding enough room for storage as well as the recovery room. Over the years he was always there with a helping hand, or a broken one. I took care of him each time.
One summer there had been a fire on the demon side of the woods and he had gone into a house to rescue the people inside. He stayed with me while I tended to the sick and injured. He stayed in the recovery room with the two children he had saved who had been badly burnt. At night, I could hear him talking to the kids, telling them stories and turning their minds away from their hurt so they could sleep.
I feel silly thinking about how long it took for me to realize I had feelings for Felix. I had denied it for so very long because I was focused on work. I was focused on the needs of others and forgoing my own interests. I should have known that when my heart skipped a beat as he sang to those kids that I fell for him. But much like when I called him Flex, I didn’t know any better.
Rosemund and Carlisle were having their third baby very soon. I’d delivered their second child, which was a shockingly easy birt compared to their sister. Iris and Lily were both doing well. To them I wasn’t the doctor, I was Auntie Ihai. Now that baby number three was on the way, I was growing more excited for the new baby. I was hoping they would finally have a boy, as they were both praying for it too.
“My mother said she knew I was a boy by how big my foot felt against her belly,” Felix says.
“Really?” I chuckle. Ever since his tail was knocked out of socket, he’s barely left. He’s been finding excuses to stay for days at a time with me. Not that I mind it. “You sure it wasn’t your head.”
Felix stuck his tongue out at me. “Laugh all you want, but she was able to correctly guess the sex of the babies her sisters bore each and every time.”
“Maybe you inherited her skills. Rosemund and Carlisle are coming by for a checkup. Maybe you can test and see if you were given your mother’s skills.”
Felix glares at me. “You’re teasing me.”
I kiss his cheek as I walk by the table. “Maybe a little. But Carlilse has told me that Rosemund has been having everyone with a method try it to see what the baby will be.”
“Do you have a method?” He huffs.
“Of course!” I say brightly. “And I may give your mother a run for her money too. I have never been wrong once.”
Felix’s eyes narrow, he knows I‘m about to feed him some bullshit. “Oh yeah? And what is this fail proof theory?”
I wink at him. “I look at them when they are born.”
“Crock of shit!” He says with a big grin. “Here I am repairing Meredith’s stall, and you’re the one that’s filled with shit.”
“You can flirt with me all you want, but I have to go and get the exam room prepped.” I smile at him. “I promised Iris and Lily they could feed the chickens, do you mind getting that ready for them?”
Felix stands from the table. “Fine but you owe me later.”
I tuck my hair back and smirk. “For the chicken feed?”
“No. For the shit.” He winks at me as his tail flicks behind him.
“We’ll talk about it later.” I giggle.
After Rosemund and Carlisle leave, I go out back to see Felix is petting Meredith. He’s been working on repairing her stall the last few days as well as getting it ready for winter. He’s gotten close to Meredith during this time and she’s been following him around like a lovesick puppy.
I wag my fingers at him to come in. “Come inside, Rosemund brought us some of her homemade beer. I thought we could have it with lunch.”
Felix makes a quick dash inside with a greedy smile on his face. “How nice.” He sits at the table where I pour him a glass. He takes a drink and relaxes into his chair. “That’s the rub.”
I sip slowly as I enjoy my lunch. Ever since he arrived, I’ve not been eating meat at all. Since he won’t allow me to cook anymore, he’s taken over the kitchen.
“I was thinking about lying down and taking a nap,” I tell him. “I don’t expect much else to happen today.”
“I was thinking about using the scraps from today to build an extra fenced-in area for the chickens,” he says.
“Well, okay.” I take another sip. “I was thinking, maybe, you could join me.”
Felix looks up from the table. His green eyes focus on me and the corners of his mouth turn up. “You’d like that wouldn’t you?”
“I’d like that very much,” I purr. “Wouldn’t you like it?”
Felix licks the corner of his mouth. “I’m sure I will.”
I stand up from the table, taking my dishes aside. “Then meet me there when you’re done, got it?”
His eyes start to glow and his smile grows to reveal his sharp teeth. “You got it, Doc.”
I go back into the bedroom, taking my hair down and stripping down to just my shirt. I start brushing out my hair when I hear Felix come stand in the doorway. He watches me for a moment as I brush through my long hair. He comes in, taking it from me as well as my hair.
“I love it when you do that,” I sigh.
“I’ve noticed.” He sets the brush down and begins braiding my hair. He then kisses the back of my neck once he’s done.
“That’s nice too.” I lean back and stretch my neck to the side, letting him kiss more. His lips fall upon me, feeling soft and sweet. Then he bites down on my ear. “Hey! Easy!” I laugh.
“You’re not the only one in this room who likes to be pampered, you know?” Felix goes over to the bed and sits down.
“That’s exactly why I thought this little nap could be nice.” I go over to him, placing my hands upon his shoulders and pushing him down onto the bed. “Just lay still for me.”
He bites his lip. “What am I going to lay still for?”
I place his legs into my lap and I knead my fingers into his calves and down to his ankles. “How is this?”
Felix chuckles. “And here I thought you were going to do something salacious towards me.”
I massage into his feet, digging at the arch then smoothing my palms but up his calves. I then set his legs aside and reach up to kiss him. “If I wanted to do that I would have asked for it in the kitchen,” I say coyly.
Felix smirks, placing his hand upon my hip. “I wish you would.”
I kiss him again as I straddle his hips, stroking my hands down his chest. “What would you want?”
Those green eyes glimmer at me. “To be with you.” He holds my face in his palm. “Wouldn’t matter what we did.”
I lay down, burying my face in the curve of his neck. “Stop that!”
He laughs, wrapping me up in his strong arms. “Your face was so cute! Show it to me!”
“No!” I whine.
Felix hugs me tight. “I’m serious. You never let me see you when you’re cute!” He rolls me over and looks down at me. Seeing me slightly teary eyed and pouting. His grin grows and he kisses my face all over.
“You say things like that and I don’t know how to react to it!” I continue to pout. “I don’t expect you to be so tooth shattering sweet.”
He chuckles against my neck. “You bring it out in me.” Felix looks back into my eyes. “I want to be with you all the time, doesn’t matter how we spend it.”
I exhale slowly. “Then why not just stay here, rather than going back and forth so much. You’re here all the time anyways. And if you live here, maybe I won’t have to stitch you back together all the time.”
Felix inches in closer, his body weight pins me to the bed. “You mean move in?”
I nod at him. “Yeah.”
This time he hides his face, holding onto me tightly. “Give me a second.”
“No! No! You wanted to see my face, I get to see your yours!” I try to struggle with him, but he fights back. We’re both laughing and cackling. It turns to wheezing before we flop onto the bed together, snickering and chortling like kids. We look at once another, both full of smiles.
“Stay with me,” I repeat. “Live here as long as you can stand me.”
“Okay, you wore me down.” He kisses me affectionately. “I’ll stay, with you.” He takes in a deep breath. “I’ll stay with you forever.”
“That’s a long time,” I murmur. “Are you sure you can stand it?”
He rests his head on my chest and I wrap him up in my arms. “No. Not really. But that’s all part of it right? The not knowing. The finding out. It’ll be okay. It’s you and I know I can do it for you.”
I kiss the top of his head then smash my cheek into his forehead. “I love you.”
“I know.” He lifts his head to look at me. “But I’m glad.” He kisses my cheek. “I love you too. Wanna know how I knew I would?”
“What do you mean?”
Felix chuckles. “It was a long time ago, back when you first came here. You just just delivered Rosemund’s first baby. You were exhausted. An absolute mess. You ate an apple I gave you, even the core. And even then when a kid hurt his knee, you helped right away. That’s when I knew I was going to fall in love with you.”
I had tears in my eyes but I couldn’t hide them. “That long ago?”
“Yeah,” he grins. “I was young though, I never realized what it was.”
I sniffle and he kisses my tears away. “I think I have something similar.”
His eyes widen. “Really?”
“Yeah. It was a while after that. Back when the Blackberry house burnt down. You stayed with those kids, all day and all night. You told them stories, you sang to them. I used to listen from the door and I would think how beautiful it was. How a man like you could show such different sides to himself. I loved you then, I loved all sides. But I was stupid to say the least.”
“Not stupid,” he whispers. “Just bad timing I think.” He kisses me again. “It’s right now, and that’s all that matters.”
