Zacky folded his arms over his chest and leaned against Elizabeth’s doorframe of her bedroom. He watched her with a small smile on his lips as she slept peacefully.

He felt guilty that he had left her alone for so long. Their band Avenged Sevenfold had finally gotten their big break and the guys took up the opportunity that it presented. They were thrust into the spotlight and they all basked and reveled in it. The encounter with Samael had the five men shaken but the warning that they gave the demon seemed to have been enough to scare him off. Whatever his plan had been involving Elizabeth had definitely been thwarted. That unsettling presence had disappeared which was why Zacky and the guys felt secure enough to part with Elizabeth. Zacky didn’t really feel one hundred percent comfortable with leaving his little cousin alone but she had become so strong and sure of herself that he knew he was worrying for no reason. She could handle herself.

Closing the door softly, he returned to living room where his friends were lousing around and playing video games. Matt looked up at him when he entered the room.

“She’s out like a light” smiled Zacky, grabbing a beer from the table and taking a large gulp.

“Thank God for that. She was definitely stressing herself out for tomorrow. I could feel her emotions going haywire.” sighed Jimmy, scrubbing at his face with his hand.

“It feels good to be back” said Johnny without tearing his eyes from the television in front of him.

“That it does” agreed Brian thumbing through a magazine idly.

The five friends talked and laughed, genuinely happy to be home. Their lives had become hectic and just sitting around doing something as simple as playing video games had them all content. They were so absorbed and relaxed that none of them noticed a pair of piercing raven eyes looking in at them from the window at the furthest corner of the room.

Caym rustled his feathers in irritation. He had been summoned by Abaddon earlier that day to answer questions that he had no answers to. The return of the coven had caused a stir in the underworld that Abaddon had created for himself.

“What’s this I’ve heard about the coven returning to New York?” asked Abaddon smoothly, twirling a glass of scotch in his hand. “I thought that the girl had been isolated.” His dark hair slicked back from his face, showing off his crimson colored eyes. It wasn’t often that Abaddon donned the appearance of a human but he had done so today, which meant that he had business to attend to.

Caym shifted uncomfortably before his master. “I do not have an answer for you.” He mumbled, avoiding eye contact by staring at the floor. He could feel the anger radiating from his master.

Without warning, the glass of scotch sailed across the room and hit a wall, bursting into a thousand glittering shards. “Get me that good for nothing Samael” roared Abaddon, his temper rising even more.

Bowing slightly, Caym retreated with a smirk on his face. He had waited for this for such a long time; having the pleasure of witnessing Abaddon finally decimate Samael. He knew that the response he had given to Abaddon would have only infuriated him more, fueling his rage towards Samael.

Before Caym reached the door to Abaddon’s office, he heard his master say to him “I want you to find out why that coven has returned.”

“As you wish master” said Caym, the smirk falling away from his face. He knew that if his presence was discovered by the coven, he would be in a lot of unnecessary pain.

Caym snapped himself out of his recollection of the events that had occurred earlier that had landed him on the windowsill of Zachary Baker’s living room window. If Samael had been doing his job properly then I wouldn’t be in this blasted position grumbled Caym to himself as he listened intently to the conversation from within. Such trivial matters as a graduation he thought bitterly.

Gathering all the information he needed, he readied himself to take flight into the cool night’s air and back to his lair. He flapped his enormous wings and took to the sky.
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The next week had passed in a colorful blur. Elizabeth had handed in her final project and her lecturers had all admitted to be incredibly impressed with her work. The notion of her getting the most sought after job at Vanity Fair to work with Suzie Grace was mentioned more than a few times. Elizabeth tried not to get her hopes up to high, but she did silently pray that she would get the job. Suzie Grace was one of her idols and working with her would be a dream.
The guys had gotten a few gigs locally and were playing every other night. On the eve of Elizabeth’s graduation, Shane called sounded perturbed.

“What’s wrong Shane?” questioned Elizabeth, worried. She heard Shane sigh deeply.

“I won’t be able to make it tomorrow” he said solemnly, sounding sad.

Elizabeth could hear the battle plaguing his mind on how much he would tell her. She knew Shane pretty well but he still kept a big part of his life in the dark. He clearly had issues trusting people and letting them in. The two of them had become close in the last two months but she still really didn’t know much about him. Sometimes she would get the feeling that he was hiding something from her, from everyone but she never pressed to find out. If he wanted to let her in to what was really going on with him he would do it on his own. She wasn’t going to force him or anyone to open up.

“Oh Shane! I understand” she said reassuringly. “It’s fine! Really! Besides, you know that Zacky and the guys are back.”

She could her Shane exhale with a soft whistle. “Yeah, Camille told me.”

“I’m sorry we haven’t spoken in a while Shane, I’ve just been super busy.” Said Elizabeth, feeling guilty that she hadn’t given much thought to Shane over the last week.

“Shouldn’t I be the one sounding apologetic?” said Shane, a smile evident in his voice.
Elizabeth chuckled “Possibly”

A soft knock on her bedroom door caused Elizabeth to jump slightly. She turned and saw Brian leaning against the door frame with a big purple box with a black bow on top resting awkwardly on his hip.

“Um. I’ve gotta go, but we’ll talk soon” said Elizabeth quickly.

“Ok. Enjoy tomorrow” said Shane. Elizabeth hung up and flung the phone onto her pillow as she got up from the bed.

“Hey Bri” she said brightly, flashing him a smile.

“Hey Lizzy” he replied entering the bedroom and handed her the box. “I got you something.”

Elizabeth took the large box from him and they made their way over to her bed, where she gently placed the box down. “What is it?” she asked beginning to unwrap the bow.

Brian smirked at her and kissed the space between her neck and shoulder as he placed his arms loosely around her waist. “Open it and see.” He breathed in her ear causing tiny ripples of warmth to move down Elizabeth’s spine.

Opening the lid from the box and pushing the tissue paper aside Elizabeth pulled out the most exquisite cocktail dress she had ever seen. It had an elaborately done bodice and it fell in tiers of soft lilac that ended just above her knees. After a moment she realized how familiar the dress really was. 

“This is the one from that store on Madison” she squealed, running her fingers along the intricate bodice of the dress. “The one we saw right before my birthday.”

Brian kissed her cheek tenderly. “That’s the one”

Elizabeth dropped the dress gently and spun around in Brian’s arms. “When did you? How?” she asked breathlessly.

Brian smiled and leaned down to kiss her. His lips hovered millimeters from hers. “Happy Graduation” he said huskily before capturing Elizabeth’s lips. Elizabeth pressed her body into Brian’s and wound her fingers delicately through his long hair. Their kiss was deep and passionate. His hands grasped her waist and he backed her up against the bed. They tumbled down and Elizabeth’s head rested among the soft pillows.

Brian’s hands began to explore Elizabeth’s body as their tongues danced together. They travelled over her breasts and down her stomach. He hitched her right leg around his waist and pressed himself closer to her. Breaking their heated kiss, his lips travelled to her neck where he gently began to suck causing Elizabeth to moan softly. Her fingers skimmed the hem of his tee shirt as her fingers danced up his back causing him to growl seductively. Her fingers traced the muscles on his chest and finally getting impatient she started to tug his shirt off. Brian obliged and flung the garment somewhere across the room. Elizabeth nipped playfully at his shoulders and dragged her fingernails down Brian’s chest.

Brian captured Elizabeth’s lips once again as he began to slowly ease her top off. Once it was off, she lay beneath him bare chested and panting slightly. Brian’s chocolate colored eyes swirled with lust as he looked down at Elizabeth.

His skillful fingers popped open the button of her jeans and he tugged them down her legs and threw them onto the floor. His slender fingers trailed up her legs and danced along her inner thigh. Elizabeth moaned as she crashed her lips against Brian’s.

“You’re soaking” growled Brian as his fingers brushed Elizabeth’s clothed covered crotch. He pushed the flimsy material aside and eased two fingers into Elizabeth’s tight core. She mewled under him and gripped the bed sheets as Brian pumped his fingers in and out of her. She moaned his name and he covered her lips with his.

Breaking their kiss, Brian removed his fingers from within Elizabeth’s dripping heat and brought them up to his mouth.

“You taste so fucking sweet.” He breathes, as his tongue darts out and laps up her juices from his fingers. Trailing sweet tender kisses down her stomach, Brian hooked his fingers in her underwear and pulled it down and discarded it on the floor. He pushed her thighs easily apart and settles himself between her legs.

“I want to taste you properly” he said huskily, his tongue darting out and licking her clit.

Elizabeth arched her back off the bed and raised her hips slightly. Brian snaked his hands under her ass and held her in place, allowing him access to her beautiful pussy. Elizabeth moaned as she felt Brian’s tongue circling her clit. She wound her fingers into his hair and held him to her. He fucked her with his tongue, loving the taste of her, loving the sounds of her moans and mewls. He sucked gently on her clit and inserted two fingers into Elizabeth again. He could feel her clamping down on him and then heard her loud moans of release. Brian growled and lapped up Elizabeth’s juices as she came.

“I want you.” She sighed out loud as she loosened the grip she had on Brian’s hair.

Brian removed the rest of his clothes and positioned himself between Elizabeth’s legs. He lined the tip of his rock hard cock up with her slit and kissed her tenderly. He pushed into her heat and she arched against him.

“Oh God!” she groaned, raking her nails across Brian’s shoulders.

Brian began moving within Elizabeth, slowly beginning to pick up the pace. She moaned beneath him, her head thrown back into the pillow and her mouth hanging slightly open. She felt warm and tight around him. A low moan escaped Brian’s lips. He pounded into her, milking himself with her tightness. He slammed himself deeply into her and she opened her mouth in a noiseless scream, her eyes rolling into the back of her head.  

 “Lizzy it’s almost time to…..holy shit!” came a startled voice from the door way of Elizabeth’s room. Brian pulled himself away from the warmth of Elizabeth’s body and turned his head to see a beet red Zacky standing in the doorway with a hand covering his eyes.

“Zacky get out!” shrieked Elizabeth grabbing for anything within reach to cover herself.


Zacky backed out of the room as quickly as possible, as Brian groaned and buried his head in the curve of Elizabeth’s neck. “Talk about fucking timing” came a muffled grumble.

Elizabeth’s beet red face lessened its unsightly color as she ran her fingers through Brian’s hair soothingly.

“I didn’t even hear him come in” she murmured to Brian.


“That’s because I had you moaning so much!” teased Brian, pulling himself up to rest his weight on his elbows so that he hovered above Elizabeth.

“Conceited much” scoffed Elizabeth, attempting to push Brian off. Brian smirked at her and kissed the tip of her nose then nuzzled her cheek affectionately.


“So, what now?” he asked awkwardly, a slight blush coloring his pale cheeks as he rolled himself off of Elizabeth and lay down on his back next to her. He gazed up at the ceiling.

Elizabeth sighed deeply. Brian had woken up feelings deep within her and she felt frustrated and slightly pissed off at Zacky for interrupting them. She wished that they could finish but Brian seemed as embarrassed as she did. Deep down she knew that Brian loved her and that she returned his feelings. They had been at this for years, stealing secret kisses and glances when nobody was looking. He was everything she wanted in a man and so much more. When she was around him everything in the world felt right.

The two of them lay on their backs gazing at the ceiling, both deep in thought. Brian wanted to kiss Elizabeth again, to feel her tremble under his touch, to hear her moan in pleasure; but all that had to wait. He turned his head and smiled at Elizabeth as she turned her head, a smile on her face.

“Let’s go get something to eat.” She said softly kissing Brian’s lips softly. She felt him smile against her lips. If only they could have that moment in time where the weight of their worlds were released from their shoulders.