Lust

It was 5:00 am and Derrick had just woken up after what felt like a whole century, he sat on his bed with his head buried in his palms as he tried to remember the last thing that happened before he went to sleep, that's that's he saw Vivian covered with the blanket they shared. He was startled but regained himself as it all began coming back to him, the lasagna, her confession, the kiss. "Oh God we kissed! Did we... Oh God! Oh God!!" Derrick thought to himself as he immediately checked to see if he still had his shorts on. He did, and there she was on his bed, sleeping peacefully. He slowly stood up and turned off the lights, trying not to wake her up, but she had noticed.

"Derrick?" She said groggily, "Is something wrong?"

He shook his head no, "No I'm fine." "Was just gonna get me some water."

Vivian nodded as he left and walked towards the kitchen, he opened the cabinet and grabbed the jug of water sitting at the very top, grabbing a glass, filling it with ice and water from the fridge before turning around and drinking the entire thing quickly, making sure to keep quiet so he didn't disturb Vivian. As he set down the glass he heard footsteps coming towards him and turned around to face the doorway.

"Sorry, I didn't want to wake you." Derrick said, smiling nervously, Vivian smiled back. "It's okay, I was getting ready to leave, wouldn't want my kid sister to think I've gone missing." She joked and Derrick chuckled a bit too loud. "I really had fun last night and I'm glad you feel the same way about me." Vivian said as she gave Derrick a light hug. "Uhh, last night? What about last night?" Derrick asked confused. "Oh you know, don't be silly." Vivian said as she giggled a bit. It had become clear they had sex and it made Derrick even more nervous. "Oh, yeah I know. Unm, I hope you don't see me any different, I mean I didn't go ahead with because you told me you like me, I did because I like you too." Derrick said as he began to fidget. "Well of course, that wasn't what I meant. If anything I was just saying we should have another date or something. You're so sweet Derrick." Vivian said softly, holding on to Derrick's hands for support. "You are such a good person." "He won't be when I take over." Wrath said with a smirk as he appeared beside Derrick. Derrick was startled but played it cool as he tightened his grip on Vivian's hand. "Yes, a date would be nice. When would be a good time for you?" Derrick said "Umm, Next Thursday" Vivian said , trying not let her nerves show. "Great! I'll see you then." And with that he walked her to the bus stop.

When he got home, he carefully examined his apartment, trying to predict where the next demon would appear from and at that moment they all appeared before him, making him lose his balance as he fell to the ground. He took notice how everyone stared at him, except for one who was laughing hysterically. "What's so funny?" Derrick yelled at the demon, who just couldn't seem to contain themselves. They continued laughing, "You fell!"

"Yeah I fell! Because you fucking demons can appear out of nowhere! That reminds me, Lust what the hell man?! You didn't tell me possessions also meant I'd lose memory of what happened." Derrick said as he folded his hands looking at them. Lust simply rolled their eyes, "I didn't want you asking me why I didn't come up with a better plan."

"Wait what?"

After hearing this Wrath approached Derrick, "Don't worry, everything will be alright. I can fix your memories." He offered his hand which Derrick accepted, it all began rushing in like flashes, how he kissed her like he'd been craving her for a long time to how he took it to the bed and the sex, he'd never moved like that before not even for Vanessa, they kept flashing till 5:00 am that very day. Which was the exact time he woke up. He immediately withdrew his hand from Wrath's.

"No, no, fuck no."

"Why not?" Wrath asked curiously. "Because I know that's going to happen again right, it'll be just like that and every time one of you takes over my body." Derrick said as he put both his hands on his head. "No no fuck no." Lust said. "It was only like that because I didn't give you time to adjust and Vivian would've noticed if you started shaking like you had a seizure you dig? Next time would be smoother I promise." "Alright, if you say so. So that's how it works? Damn it feels awesome!" Derrick said with visible excitement. "But I wouldn't want just one of you to take over for a day, I want to be able to switch when I want." "Oh that's alright, just say when." The seven demons chorused. "Great, so... you all can hop in now right?" Derrick said. "Bet" They all said as they lunged into Derrick's body making him convulse from the impact and in an instant he regained control as he looked at himself in the mirror to see if anything changed, he still felt normal. "Okay so, how does this work exactly?" Derrick asked as he still kept inspecting himself. "Well, whichever demon you want to take over you just think it and it's done. Try it." Derrick stopped to think of which of them should be the dominant possessor. As he pondered his stomach rumbled as he thought of food and at that instant he said "Gluttony, your shot." Immediately Gluttony took over as he rushed to the kitchen to work himself a huge breakfast, in less than thirty minutes he already made Pancakes which he gobbled in less than ten minutes. After that Gluttony switched back giving Derrick control. "Oh I am so gonna rock this!" Derrick said as he got ready for school.

*****

Once at school Derrick found himself sitting alone at the lunch table waiting for his apparently new girlfriend Vivian, it was a Wednesday which means he didn't need to go to school, but it was tradition and he would do it anyway since he'd get to sit with Vivian and her friends. He glanced around and saw them all together , talking animatedly.

He watched as her friend, Gwen, pointed towards him with a big smile on her face, causing Vivian to glance over. She then saw him staring at her and waved excitedly, motioning for him to walk over. As he walked over her friends stood up and said goodbye to her, Vivian pulled him into a hug and gave him a quick peck on the cheek before he stepped away blushing furiously. "Hey you." Derrick said trying to suppress his smile. "How are ya? Wanna sit?" Vivian said as Derrick hurriedly sat besides her. "What are your plans for today? After school I mean." Derrick asked "Oh, I might just have to get home, Parents are out for a business meeting so I'm babysitting tonight, what about you?" Vivian asked "Oh well, I'd also need to get home so I could study for the test, the Geography teacher's been on my ass ever since I got an E." Derrick replied. "Cool." Vivian said.

Before either of them knew it, lunch period was over. The bell rang signaling the start of classes. "Well, I'll talk to you later, maybe tomorrow or after school." Vivian said as she stood up and made her way to her locker. "Alright, I definitely will, lemme walk you to your locker." Derrick said as he took her bag from her hand. As they approached her locker they met none other than Kyle and Vanessa walking in the same direction towards them. "Well would you look at that, Derrick got himself a new thang." Kyle said as he held Vanessa by her waist. "What do you want Kyle?" Derrick asked visibly annoyed. "Oh nothing, we were just passing by and thought we'd say hello." Kyle said as he tightened his grip on Vanessa's waist. "Alright well, we're leaving." Derrick said as he resumed his steps with Vivian only to be stopped by Kyle once more. "I don't remember saying I was finished, did I?" Kyle said as he placed a hand on Derrick's chest, pushing him back causing him to stagger a bit. "Back off Kyle, I'm warning you." Derrick said as he began to feel his temperature rise. "No you know what? I'm sick of apologising like you're some golden boy. I'm sick of it and I'm sick of you!" Kyle said as he punched Derrick to the ground. "Hey stop it!" Vivian said as she tried to stop Kyle, it fell on deaf ears as Kyle kept pummelling Derrick. "Switch with me now Derrick, let's put him in his place now!" Wrath echoed from Derrick's mind Derrick hesitated trying to stave off Kyle. "Do it now Kyle!" The seven demons screamed at Derrick. "Enough!" Derrick screamed as he let Wrath take over, pushing Kyle off him in the process. As Kyle tried to regain his stance Derrick was already standing upright, staring down at him with bloodshot eyes as his hands clenched into fists. "I've had enough of your bullshit." Derrick said as he began advancing towards