"Ah. Fuck...Ethan, we shouldn't be-" I was cut off by Ethan's lips as he rammed his cock deep inside me. He fucked me hard against the set of cool grey lockers, while kissing me passionately.
I figured alcohol was playing a role, or maybe it was the heated evening atmosphere going on in the underground fight venue we were preparing for, but one thing led to another as we waited for the cage fight rules to be announced. Now we were both in one of the private locker rooms, having fast heated sex before the match.
I moaned and tilted my head back, panting as my breasts pressed against the lockers. The cold metal made my nipples harder while my body hummed in fulfillment. I wanted to be logical and point out we didn't have much time before we had to get into agent mode and figure out how we were going to get the Crystal of Unity.
Yet, there was no way I could ignore a good, fast fuck, especially with Ethan. He always seemed to surprise me with his sudden dominant nature, which pushed aside his curious clumsy side and brought out the other half of him that I adored.
"You can't expect me to ignore this sexy body of yours, Scar. I love when you moan," Ethan hummed before he kissed my neck, thrusting in and out of me in fast, urgent movements..
"Ethan...Ethan, yes! Faster...a bit more..." I begged, knowing I was on the verge of climaxing. His own moans and exhales increased and got louder. I could feel how hard his cock was inside me as his body grew rigid.
"Scar!" he growled, giving one final deep thrust, which was enough to throw me over the edge into ecstasy.
"Ethan!" I cried. My body locked up as I enjoyed the pleasurable vibrations that ran through me as he released his seed inside me.
Ethan tightened his hold around my waist, supporting me as my body trembled. He pressed his other hand against the lockers to keep from putting his weight on me as we tried to catch our breaths.
"Scar...once this assignment is done...I swear we need alone time. I really want to enjoy more of you, and at a much slower pace," Ethan whispered the words against my flesh before he kissed my shoulder and trailed towards my neck.
I whimpered at his touch as he slowly withdrew his cock, making me shudder. I turned to face him, my back pressed against the lockers. Ethan pressed his naked body against me, kissing me deeply.
My left hand roamed along the right half of his chest, while my right arm rested on his left shoulder, my hand playing with his ombre blue hair. We broke the kiss, but stayed close, our lips barely touching.
"I know, Ethan. I'm sorry...I'm trying," I whispered, realizing he must have felt left out recently. He shook his head, giving me another kiss before he began to leave a hickey on my neck. The sucking and biting made me rest my head back against the lockers behind me and close my eyes.
"I understand,” he whispered. He finished giving me two more hickeys before he pulled back up to meet my gaze. "After we collect the crystals and when things calm down, can we go on a date?"
"Just us?" I asked.
"Hmmm. Ya...well, maybe we'll bring Junho along," Ethan hummed. I raised an eyebrow at him. "Why Junho?"
"He's easy going. If I want a threesome with you, he'd totally be chill with it and not ask questions." Ethan winked. He leaned in, his voice dropping a tone deeper.
"And it would be fun to invite along Hyun and Eun for some fun," Nyx's husky voice whispered in my ear before he tugged on my earlobe with his teeth.
"Fuck, Nyx...you're just gonna turn me on again," I whispered breathily. He released my ear, which throbbed, sending bits of pleasure and excitement through me.
He chuckled. "Alright, Scar. I won't tease you today." He placed a kiss on my cheek before closing his eyes.
Ethan's normal green eyes returned and he shook his head. "Jeez, Nyx. He doesn't even warn me anymore before he takes control."
I giggled. "He likes frustrating you."
"I guess. We should get dressed," Ethan suggested. I nodded in agreement and we pulled apart, quickly working on getting into our outfits for the assignment.
"So for this cage fight, it's just you kicking ass and me cheering you on?" I inquired as I pulled up my black tights. I figured if we were going to do anything requiring some flexibility, I should wear tights instead of constricting jeans.
"Should be. That's what the rules state. Partners have to be one male and one female. We worked our way up to the top and the winner gets the prize money and the box, which has the bracelet with the crystal inside," Ethan revealed as he tied his grey sweatpants.
"Sweats?" I asked, looking down at him.
He grinned. "That's all I need. Gonna get dirty kicking ass."
"You know, when people look at you, they're gonna think you’re a pushover," I pointed out.
"Why? I'm not intimidating enough?" he questioned with a grin.
"You're cute with a hint of nerd in you, until you have your glasses and t-shirt off...and well..." I blushed, glancing away as I tried to figure out how to finish the sentence without pointing out that he looked utterly hot and intimidating naked.
Ethan picked his glasses off the bench and put them on. Then he walked up to me, sliding his hands down the sides of my body and pulling me into an embrace. I held back a moan, loving how my breasts pressed against his hard, bare chest.
"I'm more intimidating naked then, hmm?" he teased.
"Not necessarily intimidating...just really hot and it gets me excited...Ya, we need a date together," I confessed.
"Indeed we do, my love." Ethan spoke quietly, holding me in his arms for a long moment. The ding of his phone pulled us out of the moment and he sighed. He pulled away to grab the device that sat next to his bag of electronics.
I took the opportunity to put on my black sports bra, followed by a red crop top with the words “FAIRY LOVER” in bright gold glitter. I hadn't even realized the words on the top. I glanced at Ethan who sensed my gaze, lifting his lime green eyes to stare at the crop top.
"Totally not being biased or anything, but that top looks gorgeous on you, Scar," Ethan complimented.
"Uh huh. Sneaky," I commented, walking over to the mirror to tie my hair into a high bun. Even if I wasn't fighting, it never was good to have your hair out.
"Huh? Well shit," Ethan grumbled. I looked over to see his look of concentration as he stared at the phone screen. He placed his phone down and pulled out his laptop, crossing his legs on the bench. Then he placed the black device in his lap and began to type swiftly.
"What?" I asked, but returned to fixing my hair, knowing when Ethan went into computer mode it would be a little bit before he registered and replied to my question.
After a minute of typing, he groaned. "Jaxson's gonna kick my ass."
"Why is Jaxson gonna kick your ass? What’s going on?"
"The rules have been updated since there are less partnered competitors tonight and it's a full house," Ethan explained.
"Which means?" I asked, not understanding cage fighting logistics.
"We're both fighting," Ethan revealed.
"As in the same ring?" I asked, shocked.
"No. We'll be matched up with another set of partners. I'll fight the male and you'll fight the female. From the looks of things, we’re gonna be the final fight."
"We don't work our way up? Or have to deal with the previous winner?" I questioned, taking my knowledge of these things from movies and shows.
"Nope. It goes in whatever order they see fit. The good thing is we'll only have to fight once and when we win, the crystal is ours," Ethan acknowledged. I noticed his expression, which made me realize there was more to what he wanted to say.
"But?" I pressed. He lifted his gaze to me and gave me a sympathetic look.
"Jaxson is gonna get pissed if I let you fight, Scar,” he confessed.
I rolled my eyes. "Jaxson knows I'm a grown ass woman who's been trained by Kendrick. He made sure I knew how to fight and I've taken kickboxing and other classes up until recently. I think I can handle myself just fine," I grumbled.
"Not that simple, my love," Ethan whispered, getting up to walk over to me. "Everyone on the list are shifters."
"Your point?"
He raised his hand to move a strand of my neon orange hair that escaped my bun behind my ear. Then he closed his eyes.
I felt a flow of magic leak off him and glanced at the mirror to my left; my bright orange locks were now pure white.
"Well, shit? Way to age my ass, Ethan," I huffed. I had to admit the white locks looked natural and made me think of wolves and their white fur.
"I don't want people to recognize you when you’re fighting. This makes you look more like a wolf shifter than what you are," Ethan revealed. He opened his eyes, which were now midnight blue.
I paused in my next statement, mesmerized by his beautiful eyes. "Right..." I trailed off. He confidently smirked before lifting his hand. His soft thumb trailed my bottom lip.
"Scar, concentrate please,” he whispered, which only made it even harder to follow his request.
"Dark fairies are so dangerous," Aurora mumbled.
"Very. Earth to Scar? Hello?" Serenity sang. I blinked a few times before I snapped out of it.
"Aww fuck. Sorry. Okay, concentrating," I declared. Thanks, guys.
"No worries." Serenity giggled.
"Call upon us if you need us," Aurora reassured me before she and Serenity disappeared from my mind.
"As I was saying, the problem is they can use their spirits," Ethan acknowledged.
"So? Why is that bad for us?"
"It's bad because we haven't trained you in switching back and forth with Aurora and Serenity," Ethan disclosed.
I blinked, and then started laughing. "Ethan, I'll be fine. I think you need to have more faith in me." I leaned in and kissed him on the nose. Then I moved out of his way, walking over to grab some red lipstick to finish my look.
"Scar, you've used your spirits how many times? Once?" Ethan stressed.
"Twice if you consider the mall incident, which counts by the way." I pointed my lipstick container at him as I walked over to the mirror to apply the bright ruby red color to my lips.
"Are you going to be okay?" Ethan asked. I finished applying the lipstick and smiled at my reflection, noticing how the white strands of my hair made my blue-green eyes pop and my red lipstick look brilliant.
"I'll be fine, Ethan," I reassured him, looking over my shoulder to meet his worried expression. I sighed, walking over to him and cradling his face in my hands.
"Ethan. I'm a part of this team, remember? I know I'm your guys’ girlfriend and you fear for my safety, but this is an assignment and I have to be able to meet the demands of it. Can you just trust in my strength and support me? I'd really appreciate it." I whispered the last part as I stared into his eyes. The midnight blue color slowly morphed back to lime green.
We stared at each other for a long time before Ethan nodded. "Make sure Jaxson doesn't hide my body. I'd like to be cremated if he plans to kill me."
I rolled my eyes. "He's not gonna kill you."
"Maybe. Depends how fast I can run."
I shook my head. "Overprotective."
"Because we love you," Ethan replied.
"I love you too. Now, are we ready to kick ass?" I questioned. I put my stuff in the locker, turning to face him as he put on a black shirt with the words “SHE'S MY FAIRY QUEEN" in bright red letters. The word “QUEEN” was in sparkling gold that matched my shirt.
I raised an eyebrow at him and he shrugged. "Got the idea from Elias. I like it." He winked.
"Men. Always claiming ownership," I sighed.
"At least we don't steal your clothes and wear them," he countered.
I sighed dramatically. "PLEASE! We ‘BORROW’ your clothes because we're always sleeping in your rooms and you hide our clothes so we have to walk around the house naked."
"Not guilty....that was Junho," Ethan insisted, putting his bag into the locker and sealing it up with a special lock. He did the same for mine before he turned to face me, offering me his hand.
"Ready to kick ass, Fairy Lover?" He hummed.
"Is that a new nickname? ‘Cause I like it," I said, putting my hand in his.
"If you want it to be."
"Fairy Lover. Perfect. I'm SO ready to kick ass," I stated.
"Then let's get this over with and win that crystal," Ethan declared. With a squeeze of his hand, we went out of the locker room, ready to kick some shifter ass.
"Mother fucking! Ethan, WHY THE FLYING FUCK IS SCAR IN THE RING?!"
I sighed, trying to tune out the loud conversation happening in the little speaker in my ear. I was thankful for the dragon earring that wrapped around my ear, concealing the tiny headset.
I looked at the bulky shifter before me. She had a wide grin on her face and everyone cheered, excited to see the beat down they expected me to receive. I cracked my neck, making sure my bun was in place before strapping on my red gloves.
I took a quick look at the guys. Junho gave me a sympathetic smile. Jaxson, on the other hand, looked like he was going to murder everyone in the large room, which felt small with all the shifters shouting and waving money in the air. I noticed Michael's blonde hair appear near the entrance and he slowly made his way through the crowd towards the guys.
He reached Junho's side, looking confused and a little stunned at Jaxson's anger that I could feel all the way from here. His gold eyes lifted to meet mine and grew wide. Junho passed him an earring headset, which he quickly put in.
"Scarlet? Why is your ass in the ring?"
"You know she can't answer that," Ethan huffed. I glanced over to him resting his arms on the ropes of the ring.
He had a scratch on his cheek and a few bruises on his arms and bare chest, but otherwise, he was in perfect shape.
His fight had been quick and easy, entertaining the crowd for a minute by dodging and making his opponent think he was a weakling.
But as soon as Ethan slid his glasses off and tossed them to me to hold, it took less than thirty seconds before the oversized male was down for the count with a broken jaw, nose, and right arm.
The swift ending made the whole room fall silent. After a moment, they cheered and praised Ethan, who was the male winner. Watching the whole thing was really hot, and I'd have to ask him on our next date where he learned how to fight like that. He didn't even use Nyx, which left me more intrigued.
Now it was my turn to face the bulky guy's girlfriend who honestly gave me bear vibes. Though the rules stated we couldn't shift into our spirit forms, an individual could still call upon their spirit to take control and aid them in the fight.
That was what Ethan had been worried about and why Jaxson was freaking the fuck out.
"Scar, get out of the ring," Jaxson ordered.
"She still can't answer and the match is about to start," Ethan commented dryly.
"I'm so fucking kicking your ass, Ethan Roseblade. I swear to the fucking Starlight gods!" Jaxson snarled.
"Can you do that after this case is done? Good luck, Scar. Stay calm," Junho encouraged and I smiled at him.
Michael frowned but met my gaze, lifting his hand to press the button of his headset. "Scarlet. Best advice, act weak and ignore any taunts. Then leave the rest to Serenity and Aurora."
I raised an eyebrow at him and my spirits entered my mind at their mention.
"Us?" they both questioned curiously.
I frowned, but slowly nodded, showing I understood. He continued. "You have Seraphim spirits, Scar. Aside from your eyes, no one will be able to tell that you have two spirits. Aurora and Serenity can sync up their behavior to be exactly the same if you really wanted to. No one but us would know. You're at the highest advantage with this opportunity. Make sure you use it."
"FINAL ROUND- We're about to begin!" the announce declared, making the crowd go wild with excitement. I nodded confidently before I lifted up my crop shirt and passed it to Ethan. I didn’t want it to get dirty and I needed to be as light as I could be.
I heard the whistles and cheers of the men, all of them enjoying the view of me in my black tights and sports bra. I had to fight not to roll my eyes and noticed the guys’ displeased expressions. I took one last glance at Jaxson, who was still pissed as fuck, but I also noticed a hint of fear in his eyes.
I moved my hand to press against my ear, feigning fixing my earring. "I'll be fine. I love you," I declared, looking right into Jaxson's eyes.
He didn't say anything for a long time. Then he took a deep breath. "I love you too...but you're in deep shit after this,” he grumbled. I groaned.
"Well, time to prove to him we can kick ass," Serenity spoke up.
"When you say anything even close to swear words, you sound too nice to be threatening," Aurora pointed out.
"Ugh, I do try!" Serenity whined.
I smirked, looking at Ethan, who smiled. "Kick ass," he mouthed. With that, I turned to face my opponent, taking a calming breath and zoning everything out for a second.
When I opened my eyes, I was in my own zone, the cheers around me low in volume and my focus 100% on the woman before me. She cracked her knuckles and laughed.
"Let's dance, little one," she taunted.
I heard the bell ring and smiled. "Let’s." In seconds she was charging towards me.
I immediately skidded to the floor, sliding past her. Then I was back on my feet, just as she turned to face me.
She rolled her eyes. "Aww, are we gonna play cat and mouse?" She looked impatient and I heard the low sounds of laughter coming from the male crowd.
"I like cat and mouse. It's rather fun to play, especially when you're the cat," I hissed as I began to circle the small ring.
She followed my slow movements and we stared at one another, each taking cautious steps, ready to react if one of us decided to jump towards the other.
"Why don't you just give up now? Before I break that pretty face of yours?" she suggested. I noticed her once blue eyes turned bright brown. She licked her lips, reminding me of the bear from the vision, the one that killed Christian’s little sister.
I shouldn't have felt angry, for I knew she wasn't the one who did the deed, nor should I judge an entire breed because of the vile actions of one. But my boiling anger turned into energy and made me want to show her exactly what breaking one's face meant.
"Scar, choose me! Pretty please!” Serenity hummed in delight. I grinned and did exactly that, deciding it was time my spirits had a little fun of their own.
In seconds I was no longer in control, watching from behind the scenes as Serenity took over. I noticed my opponent frown, having just realized I let my spirit take over. She immediately charged towards me.
Serenity smirked and I could feel our excitement as we jumped backwards, our legs landing on the sturdy rope bordering the ring. Then we jumped in the air, doing a flip above our opponent. We landed on her back before pushing off it to land on the opposite side of the ring as her body slid to the ground.
We landed with ease as if we were as light as a feather. Serenity giggled and we looked over our shoulder at the woman who scrambled to her feet and turned her head to growl at us.
"Aww? What happened, Miss Mouse? I thought you were going to break my face," Serenity hummed, our voice a little higher than my normal tone, but filled with mockery. Aurora took the opportunity to take over, just as the woman yelled and charged towards us.
Our body moved so quickly, even my mind needed a moment to catch up. Just like that, our foot made contact with her jaw. Then we swung our body around and my other leg smashed into her side, sending her into the ropes.
We jumped back and Serenity took over again, giggling. "Aww. That wasn't very good, Miss Mouse. You should be able to dodge and run away when you see an attack coming. Was I too swift for you?" She danced as she stretched her arms up, almost reminding me of a cat.
I heard the crowd going wild with cheers, calling me Sexy Cat over and over again. We took a quick glance at the guys. Junho and Michael had wide grins on their faces and even Jaxson had a small smile on his lips.
We returned our gaze to our opponent. I noticed the blood that dripped from her mouth. She glared at us with bloodthirsty rage and I could see the glow in the ring of her irises, which made us smile in satisfaction.
Aurora took over and we walked over to the corner of the ring, resting our back on the pole that held the ropes in place and tilted our head.
"I wonder who has a broken face now? Why don't you come to my corner so we can play?" Aurora purred before giggling, the tone full of seduction, which made the crowd go crazy.
"Fucking skinny bitch!" she roared, charging towards me. We pressed our palms firmly onto the ropes and using our core, we lifted ourselves up. The moment our opponent was in reach, we hooked our legs around her neck, letting go of the ropes. Then we firmly held on with our arms around her head.
She screamed and tried to bash us into to the metal thick pole of the ring, but we were too fast. I got a firm hold with my hands on her shoulders and unhooked my legs. Aurora pulled back and allowed me to take over, knowing I'd be the only one who could pull this move off with my training background.
I used her body as my gymnastic beam, lifting myself up. My back would fall to the floor if I fucked this up, but I knew I wouldn't. I let go, but hooked my arms around her neck just as my body dropped down, giving me enough strength to cause her to lose balance.
Instead of body slamming her to the floor, my legs dropped to the ground and I used all my strength to lift her up, using my back to hold her oversized frame. I flipped her over, slamming her into the solid ground.
Everyone gasped, but I didn't stop, leaping back to avoid her grabby arms. I jumped back again, higher this time and landed on the top rope of the ring. Before the woman could react, I pushed off and flipped forward in the air and landed onto her back.
She screamed in agony and I knew I must have broken something, but I figured if she was a shifter, they would heal her right up. I think?
I jumped again, moving away from her just in case my attack didn't cripple her. I looked over my shoulder to see her frozen in place, unable to even move from her spot.
"Oh? I guess I'm not so skinny after all if that did so much damage," I mumbled, walking over to her. She growled and pushed her fists on the ring floor and I sighed as I met her gaze. I crouched down and Aurora took over, allowing my eyes to turn black which was how they should have been when she took control.
The woman gulped and I knew with how close we were, no one else would be able to see the change.
"First off, I'm curvy. Get it straight and second, analyze your opponent before charging into battle. You'll never know if you're battling a double," Aurora whispered.
Serenity took over to giggle."Bye Bye, Miss Mouse,” she sang and we stood up. We waited another ten seconds until the bell rang.
"WINNER!" the announcer declared.
The crowd cheered and I sighed in relief, turning my attention to Ethan, who grinned. He jumped into the ring and jogged up to me. He pulled me into a hug and lifted me up. "That was hot as fuck."
I giggled. "Team effort?" I hummed. Thanks, Serenity and Aurora.
"That was fun!" Serenity cheered.
"You’re welcome, Scarlet. We'll be hiding now," Aurora pointed out. Hiding?
They both disappeared from my mind. I didn't have time to question it, because the announcer entered the ring and presented our prizes.
"Congratulations! One of the best shows we’ve seen. You two should definitely come to participate again next week,” the tall muscled man urged.
Ethan chuckled, sliding an arm around my waist as he held the little trophy while I received the box containing the crystal. "We'll think about it. Maybe it’ll be a good way to blow off some steam once in a while," Ethan suggested. We exchanged a few words and gave our fake contact info for their records before moving back to our private change room.
When we got there, I finally sighed in relief, feeling the aches and soreness of my actions. "Man, I'm gonna be sore in the morning," I whined.
"Hmmm, I think I'm not doing my job as your lover if you're not sore after our lovemaking," Ethan teased.
I laughed. "You did just fine and again, we were just limited on time." We reached our lockers and I sat down on the bench, Ethan sitting down next to me.
We exchanged glances before turning our attention to the box in my hand. I set it down and opened it up to see a silver bracelet with a green crystal embedded in the middle. I smiled, picking it up from the box and feeling the power radiating through it.
"What a show."
I opened my eyes, looking to my right to see a gorgeous woman. She looked to be of mixed African and Indian descent. Her light caramel skin looked radiant against her black locks. Her green eyes had hints of yellow in them and her 6'2” height was noticeable in her long green lace dress, which had different patterns in red, gold, and blue. She gave me a sweet smile and glanced at the crystal in my hand before she looked at Ethan.
"He's had a harsh past, yet he concerns himself with everyone else's problems,” she whispered.
I looked at Ethan, who was frozen in place, and I nodded. "I agree. He would rather ensure everyone is okay and safe than worry about himself."
"I'm glad he will guard and protect my crystal. Working alone is a hard and a lonely task for anyone to take, but working in unity towards the same goal can create miracles and save many lives,” the woman declared.
"There's no challenge?" I asked. I had been mentally preparing myself for this, but the woman shook her head.
"This challenge is not what I test. You proved your strength long ago with my other sisters. What I observe is how this will end. When you find the last crystal, I will return....we all will,” she whispered, turning away.
"Wait. Your name?" I asked.
"Akoya. A pleasure to meet you, Visionary Elemental. Till we meet again." She bowed her head and with a passing breeze, she was gone and time continued to tick by.
"Scar?" Ethan asked. I turned to meet his gaze. "You okay?"
I grinned, nodding my head slowly. Then I closed my eyes, allowing the words to flood through my mind and leave my lips.
"May the Starlight gods bless you and grant you the powers within the Crystal of Unity. May it give you the ability to unite loved ones and reveal the spoken truth behind people's harsh words and actions. Take care of others, but do not forget thyself, because you are the key that holds all together. Without you, everything will fall apart. I grant this role to you for as long as you shall live, until the day such power will be passed down to the next guardian. In stars, we trust."
I placed the bracelet on his left wrist, watching it glow slightly as Ethan replied, "In stars, we trust."