5.5 Commitment

'Shit-shit-shit-shit-shit'

Hours later and it was time for the inevitable sleeping ritual he and Ezraphel had been doing for the past couple of weeks. Stanley didn't keep regular sleeping hours most of the time but ever since he caved that one time during their first encounter Ezraphel has been very insistent on him receiving the proper amount of sleep. She even went as far as breaking into his office and literally carrying him across the threshold to bed. She never tried it again after that first time, mostly because he never gave her reason to.

Funny thing is, this act where the 'fuck-it' compliance originated. When Ezraphel wants him to do something that either can't be helped or she is very insistent to the point where the cost of defying her just wasn't worth it then he can justify caving in to her demands by saying 'fuck-it' and doing it. It's how he justifies doing a lot of things against his initial will due to Ezraphel's wishes.

"You need to sleep Stanley"

"Fuck it"

"You need to eat healthier food Stanley"

"Fuck it"

"You need to bathe Stanley"

"Fuck it"

Tonight was going to be no different.

After running the thought over in his mind with all the processing power of a freaking super computer it all came down to one outcome. It wasn't a matter of if or when at this point because the time was now and he had to do this right. He swallowed and wiped a bit of cold sweat from his brow.

'Why the hell am I so nervous?'

He understood that what he was about to do would advance their relationship but he was being way too Shinji right now. Stanley would like to believe that he wasn't that afraid of committing, no it was something else, something about today which had him instinctively dreading what was about to happen in the next few moments.

'What is it about today that has me freaking out?'

*CREAK~*

He did not remember his door being that squeaky!

"Stanley~"

He looked, he stared, had his eyes assaulted and mind blown upon impact of the visual stimuli standing before him and suddenly he remembered why he was freaking out. Ezraphel got a whole new wardrobe delivered to her today.

'Somehow I completely forgot about that.'

While Stanley did check validity of all Ezraphel's purchases, he focused on the prices instead of appearance and Ezraphel was very adamant that he not look at what she bought. At the time he didn't really give two shits about Ezraphel chose to wear so long as it wasn't expensive and/or outrageous. Really he should have expected that ignorance to bite him in the ass and now it has. Stanley stared, he stared long and he stared hard but for some reason staring at Ezraphel made him unable to draw upon a coherent thought to gleam a proper description.

What his currently discordant brain did understand was that it was dark, it was lacy and the visual feast it did for her figure was something he knew men would sell their left testicle for just to get a peep at.

"I apologize for taking so long Stanley, I had to do a few modifications to garment first" she did a little twirl showing off the fact that it fit with her wings and there was a hole for her tail which he barely noticed because, Dat Ass.

"Well, what do you think?"

Duuuuh…

'Derrrr…'

"Uuuuh…"

"I thought so" giving a self satisfied smirk she sashayed right up to him, leaned down until her face was directly leveled with his, her breasts look like they could spill out at any second "it's time~" he swallowed thickly "are you ready?"

No.

"Y-yes"

"Good~" she purred and reached out...

Two minutes later…

Stanley once again found himself being spooned by Ezraphel…and that was it.

Wait what?

"Good night Stanley"

Huh?

'What?'

"What?"

"Hm, is something wrong?"

"…I…"

"Were you perhaps expecting something else to happen?"

"…"

'I see what's going on here'

"Okay, you got me" he admitted grudgingly, no use denying it, she's been using her tail to rub at his boner "you mind cutting that out?"

"No~"

"…this is payback for being a jerk to you isn't it?"

"What ever could you mean Stanley?"

Stanley winced, he couldn't say he's never experienced being blue balled before but this was super uncomfortable and he needed to get in the right frame of mind if he wanted to go through with his original plan. So he broke her embrace to face her properly, the action surprised her enough to stop her ministration.

For a moment they stared into each other's eyes (because Stanley was afraid to look anywhere else) before he spoke.

"Ezraphel" her eyes widened at hearing him say her full name "I…am surprised you haven't tried to have sex with me yet"

'Dammit!'

Shock turned to incredulity (and brief disappointment) before she chuckled and caressed his face "oh Stanley, while it is true that I have been looking forward to our first time since the day we met there is a-what was it? Ah yes, protocol. There is a 'protocol' for these things Stanley. I do not believe you understand nor appreciate the amount of careful planning and consideration I put into each and every attempt to seduce you."

"Oh well I'm sorry your highness for a plebian such as myself fail to capture the subtle nuances applied in your very meticulous art. Forgive this worthless peasant for his ignorance, for truly yours is a talent that is-HMMPH!?"

Ezraphel pulled his head into her cleavage with lidded eyes of apathy "what was that Stanley? I cannot quite hear you."

She kept smothering him for a moment until he calmed down and stopped struggling. When she let him go his expression was worth a thousand words, a thousand angry, hurtful words.

"I'm sorry" Ezraphel apologized, somehow able to convey both a sense of jest and genuine regret, heavy on the former than the latter.

"Whatever. I don't care anymore."

"Truly?"

"Yep"

"You are not the least bit curious?"

"I'll chalk this up to another of those Mamono things I, as a human, just won't understand."

Ezraphel pouted "it is not so difficult to understand Stanley."

"Really?"

"Yes"

"Then what is it?"

"Guess"

"…I'm going to sleep now"

The Lilim rolled her eyes "silly Stanley, the reason is simple" she paused "you. Are. Not. Ready. Yet~"

Stanley backed up or at least tried to, his girlfriend didn't let him get far "watchu talkin' bout Ez?"

"I have given a great deal of thought to what you told me on that first day when I attempted to rape you"

"Oh yeah, that happened" to be honest he may have deliberately forgotten about that incident. No sense in dwelling on something like attempted rape when your cohabitating with the person who tried to do it. If he did then getting to this point in their relationship would be impossible.

"You told me that you did not want to become an Incubus, that you did not want my demonic energy to affect your mind and for you to lose yourself to me."

"Well, I mean…"

"No, that is a good thing. If not for those words then I would have done exactly what my sisters would have and subjugated you in mind, body and soul" Stanley shivered at that last bit and she gave a light squeeze in their embrace.

"Thanks for not doing that"

"That is unnecessary. However with that said I am aware that there are ways for us to be together without my mana affecting you strongly"

"Really?"

Suddenly the Lilim looked a bit flustered "yes, however…that is…I…have never looked into them…"

He raised an eyebrow "oh"

"I'm sorry!" she blurted out "it just never occurred to me that a human let alone my ideal husband would refuse me!"

"Hey, it's cool-"

"No it is not" she retorted "because now I will have to discover a method to maintain your humanity while we have intercourse."

"Is that going to be a problem?"

"Not really, I am sure given enough time I will be able to come up with something" she sighed "though if I had my full capabilities it would make my research much easier and faster."

Stanley hummed, speaking of "can I ask you a question?"

"Of course"

"Would you go psycho if I give you spirit energy?"

"Would I…what…?"

"Would you. Go Psycho. If I gave you. Spirit Energy?"

"I am not sure I understand the question"

"You're killing me Ez"

He's going to have to drop all pretenses.

"If I let you suck my dick and you swallow my cum are you going to go into a rape frenzy?"

"W-what?" her shocked expression turned into genuine affront at the insinuation "No! Gods no!" she looked down at him "is that what you believe would happen if we ever had sex?"

"More like what would happen if I ever gave you a taste of my jizz" he clarified.

"Stanley, I have been feeding on your spirit energy for several weeks now"

"YOU WHAT!?"

"I don't necessarily need to drink your semen to absorb your spirit energy Stanley. Semen just has a higher concentration…and tastes better…and the act of retrieving it so much more satisfying~" she gave a dopey flustered smile

"Then how have you getting my spirit energy?"

"Your sweat, your saliva, faint traces you leave behind everywhere you go and even now I am absorbing it through skin contact."

"Oh" Stanley stared at her, looked down at their very close proximity "that make so much sense."

"Not that it has anything to do with wanting to stay close to you~"

"Yeah, yeah I get it"

"Why the sudden interest?" she leaned in closer with a husky voice "perhaps you want me to-"

"Ah, sorry Ez but I think I have a headache, maybe some other time"

"I will hold you to that Stanley~"

'Ah shit, walked right into that one'

He yawned, a cursory look told him that an hour and a half had passed.

'How? Why!? How long have we been talking?'

"Good night Stanley~"

'Eh, whatever'

"G'night"

…

"I love you~"

"…"

'…fuck it'

"I Love you too, Ez"

Stanley drifted off to the sound of an excited squeal while on the comfiest pair of natural pillows known to man.