I Scored Myself A Mate

Mark couldn't really go that far. He felt tired and soon just from pacing fast he was panting. The red haired was annoyed with himself, annoyed with his situation. He was really dying, he thought and realized he was such an idiot for not noticing it earlier. He was throwing up his intestines and his hand just got cut off of his arm. Obviously he was dying, those were not signs of safely returning to the world.

Since he couldn't run away any longer he settled with hiding in his room. It was slightly untidy with clothes everywhere and a forgotten bowl of soup. He didn't care that much though, the first thought in his mind was to simply lay on the bed after all and block everyone out until he dropped dead. 

There was no way he would form a contract with Asmodeus. That man had killed him and he was now proposing to him to bound their lives together forever in some kind of demonic marriage. He would definitely not do that. His memories of the event were clear and vibrant, his info Al strength and the pressure on his neck, his pleading and the fear he felt in his heart. Mark had been feeling guilty for everything he had done, he didn't believe he deserved to be with him but still he could never really believe that Asmodeus would kill him. He had done it. He had really taken his life though and now there was a raging fear that devoured Mark. He tried, he had tried so hard to look away from it, not let this event make his fear stronger but it wasn't so easy. Every time he was looking at him, locking eyes with the handsome demon his heart would shiver with fear. How could he overlook that and simply be bound to him for eternity, even if it meant he would get to live?

Mark's plan was simple. He wanted to lock himself in his room and simply hide away until his final moments. He had died already once he could do it again. The endless darkness didn't scare him as much as the demon he loved. He preferred to be with death, hand in hand rather than relive dying or being hurt by someone he loves. The disappointment and the burn in his heart, he would never forget that even if he wanted to.

His comfortable plan was easily ruined though because he soon noticed that he wasn't alone in the room. The elf king was sitting on one of the armchairs in the small lounge, his legs crossed.

"You forgot this." Allias said and waved his hand in the air. The red haired man looked at it with a frown,realizing that he had actually dropped his hand on the way here. Perfect, he wasn't even good enough to be a zombie. "Let's talk." He said and Mark sighed, getting into the lounge and deciding to stand close to the doorframe.

"I wanted to be alone but I forgot you can simply pop up everywhere." Mark stated and Allias smiled. This was no time for smiling but still the king seemed to be completely different in comparison to before. "You look fine, you were crying like a baby before." 

"Yes, but I am not letting you die so there is no reason for me to cry is it now?" He said with a cunning smile and Mark raised one eyebrow. He crossed his arms over his chest and looked at his best friend, waiting for him to continue. "Form the contract with Asmodeus." He simply said and the man in front of him scoffed.

"I thought you were going to say something more interesting." He told him and the green eyed elf sighed. He pinched the bridge of his nose and got up, approaching his best friend. He looked tired, as if he had been awake for days and Mark felt a pinch of guilt in his dying heart, he was making everything even more difficult than it already was. 

"Why don't you want to form the contract with Asmodeus? You loved him didn't you?" 

"Well I don't know...could it maybe be the fact that he killed me in the first place!" Mark said upset. "I mean it might be normal in your world for lovers to kill each other and magically bring them back to life but I...as a simply humble human do not get turned on by danger." He said ironically.

"It's not a good thing, what Asmodeus did was horrible and I first was the one who wanted to kill him for it. But I won't care about him anymore. All I care is you. I want you to live. There is a way so we should take advantage of it. Mark you can't let go of such a chance." He advised him. Allias desperately wanted to convince the young human. He couldn't simply let him die, wither away. There was a way to solve things, they should have already done it not keep thinking about Asmodeus. 

"I am scared Allias." Mark revealed. "I love him, I will always do and I feel it but at the same time I am really scared of him. After what he did I am having a hard time looking at him, all I could think is what if he gets mad again? What if he hurts me?" He asked and Allias hugged his friend, trying to comfort him.

"He won't. I will look out for you and believe me Mark he won't be able to. Your lives will be linked. He won't be able to lay a finger for you because no matter what happens to you it will affect him to form the contract and then let's kick him away if you want to. It doesn't matter as long as you're alive." The elf king tried to explain. He wouldn't let down his best friend again, he wouldn't let him get hurt. Allias would do anything to protect him. 

"I...I don't want him to leave, I think." He mumbled. He was divided between a mix of feelings he couldn't really identify. He felt as if he reached a decision only for something exfrea to pop in his mind and destroy his thinking up to now.

"If you form the contract you will be safe, alive and then you will be able to decide whatever you want. Asmodeus would not dare to harm you. Remember Mark you were a powerful exorcist. A demon's greatest enemy. He should be scared of you. Remember that." The king told him. The red haired boy nodded, realizing how right his best friend was. He couldn't just let himself die like that. He still didn't know what he wanted. He still hasn't made that important decision. He had to stay alive and fight this fear. He was not the kind of person who would simply back down just because he was scared. He would force himself to look the demon in the eyes,he would force himself to accept a date he had never imagined and much more. In reality Mark didn't want to die, he didn't want to be alone again. He felt grateful to Allias for going through all of this to bring him back. 

"Allias, thank you. I know you didn't have to do this. I know you love me and that's why you wanted to bring me back. I am sorry if I made you worry, if I made things harder for you." He thanked him and the same time apologized. He couldn't imagine how Allias felt at the moment. Anxious, worried, scared, the same as him but he was a bystander. He could make the decisions for him, he couldn't be sure that Mark would choose to live and that was a kind of torture Mark did not feel. 

"Don't be sorry. I would do anything for you. You are my family. None of this has much meaning if you're not here. You were the one that helped me to reach to this spot, to find myself and get back my throne. I would never forget that, I owe you a lot more than you think. I would even go to he to bring you back if I had to." He told him and Mark scoffed.

"Why aren't we assuming that I would go to heaven?" He asked his best friend and Allias laughed. This was much better. Smiling and laughing together. He wished that could go on for a while. 

"So will you do it? Will you form the contract?" Allias asked filled with anticipation.

"Yes, I will..." Mark began saying when the door of his room was opened loudly. It smacked the wall the fragile wood vibrating as the high general entered without asking. "People in this castle and their manners." Mark mumbled.

"We have no times for jokes." Theseus said and Mark blushed embarrassed realizing that he had been heard. "Asmodeus, he disappeared. I think it he is planning to force you to sign. He asked me about your parents." He told Mark and the red haired boy looked at him with wide eyes.

"Let's go." Mark said. "I will sign the fucking contract and then kill him myself!" He shouted.