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Hail the Prince!- Moon/DontxBlinkk

At the sound of being called 'my lord', Sebastian turned his head towards the man. And smiled. So it wasn't a dream... Well that was good. It all seemed to be so life-like that if it had turned out to just be a sleeping story, he would have been greatly disappointed. But then it faded when River asked his question. The thought of telling Jessica, or any one for that matter, hadn't crossed his mind yet. He should, yes, but did he really want to? He had to let Jessica know, since he'd be leaving her all alone after this year, but for the rest of the class... they wouldn't much care. Sebastian was entertaining for them, but that was about it. They never went out of their way to find out how his day had been or even ask what time it was. The red head was used to it by now, but Jessica had stuck by his side since the first day of middle school. They were the best of friends, to put it simply. In fact many people thought they were in a relationship. They weren't.

On most days...

Sebastian stood up and walked over towards the teacher, looking over the basin now offered to him, taking it gently and running his fingers over the runes etched into the rim. He gave a small smile this time before looking up towards River. "I'll try it tonight," he told him. "Contacting you. Better than a phone, I'd say. Less battery to watch out for." He tried to make it seem light hearted just before the man began to talk about just how much he would be learning from the books and how crazy his parents were acting when it came to cleaning the castle. He was grateful that they were trying to make things look neat and tidy for his arrival, but at the same time, he didn't want to make more work for people. And apparently them trying to help wasn't doing as much good as what they had hoped. There was so much to learn and he had only just cracked the surface of it all. This was going to be the worst crash course he would ever go through. The term 'cram school' came to his mind almost instantly and he stifled a laugh at the thought of how much he had insulted those crazy kids only weeks before.

"I'll love it no matter how it looks," he confessed softly, picking up the other books to add to the bag sitting at his hip. "I'm going into overload mode soon though," he added, patting the cover. "Any way you could come over and lay out some of the basics? Parents are gone today... possibly tomorrow after school as well. Mom's off on a business trip." Again... He couldn't help but roll his eyes slightly. She was a loving parent, but she also stopped for almost nothing. He could see the Queen being that way as well, oddly enough; a woman who cares for her land more than anything, except when it comes to family. Maybe his birth parents wouldn't be much different than his raised parents. "And I'll guess I'll wait to tell Jess until I really have to... I guess that would be my birthday."
 
River smiled a little. "you can of course, pick and choose who does, and does not know." he admitted. "personally, i would only tell someone who you expect to take into the Demon Realms with you. most humans... would not react well to the news of other beings so close to themselves." he admitted. "many Newborns die because the wrong people found out about them." he admitted. "as much as i hate to say it, Human's are a very fearful sort, and will kill anything they don't understand, especially if they are in larger groups, so choose very carefully if you choose to tell anyone about your heritage." he warned. "only tell people who will, without a doubt, keep it a secrete." he smiled. "of course, anyone you DO tell would be more than welcome to visit the Realms anytime you want them to. occasionally a Demon does fall in love with a human, and they move the human into the Realms. they are rare but they are there." he admitted simply. "most of them are the human parents of Newborns though." he admitted.

"they know that. they're just nervous. they get like this all the time, the maids actually have running bets on how long it takes the King to realize he's just being a nuisance. most of the Maids there where around when the King and Queen where little sprogs, so they are well used to the Mania that is the Royal line." he admitted with a small chuckle. "and there's no need to overload. you won't be meeting anyone in a formal capacity yet. this is a family meeting, which means you won't really need to know anything. there will be a ceremony eventually, inducting you into the Royal lines and such... like a Princess's ball, but that won't be for a year or two yet. you have plenty of time to worry about your training later." River promised with a small chuckle. "and i will of course come over and lay out the basics." he promised before smiling. "your alone tonight? will you be alright home alone? would you like to stay at my house while your parents are gone?" he asked, looking concerned. "you can tell Jess whenever you want to. if she is a true freind, i am sure she will understand." River promised with a small smile. "now then... why don't we get you home and fed before i run you through some common greetings?" he offered. "those are things you will need to know for dealing with anyone within the Demon Realms."
 
Of course Sebastian would only pick the people he trusted to tell his new, darkest secret. This was an important thing that not just everyone should know about. If he was an honest to go prince in the real world, he would hate it to have people stalking him and constantly following him. This would be worse, since he doubted most of the people would believe him when he told them he was a prince. Of a demon realm. They all thought he was enough of a weirdo as it was. This would just confirm it. For now though, this would be a well kept secret until the day Sebastian graduated or Jessica found out on her own. Sebastian didn't want to think about that idea at the moment so he made sure to change the thoughts sitting in his mind. Luckily, River did it for him. When it came to the idea of food, Sebastian couldn't argue. He had breakfast but had skipped over lunch, thanks to his lack of sleep and lack of wanting to do anything 'normal' that day.

Luckily it seemed that the royal family was just as nervous as he was for this meeting. Could the end of the week not come any sooner? At least it was getting closer... only a day away now. Thank god. And even more grand was that he wouldn't have to worry about meeting any one other than his parents and those in the palace. They would all want to see him, after all. No super important people to talk to just yet. Other than the royal family... yikes. But the man's chuckle pulled him away from those dreading thoughts, turning him back to a much kinder place in his mind and emotions. He waited a moment before nodding. Several times. Yes, he was alone. Yes, he would be just fine alone. Yes he wouldn't mind him staying over. That last one he stopped nodding at, but his eyes never left River as he spoke.

"Food. Sounds great," he admitted with a slight smile. "Food then greetings. That sounds good." He cleared his throat, hoping it would remove the slight nervous hint hiding in his voice. "My parents will be gone all night, but I've spent the night alone before. I'm not ten anymore." He gave a small laugh. "But company is great. Of whatever sort at whatever length you're willing to give."

Sebastian was his prince. Of course he could give him time. But the red head wasn't used to thinking like that and he could feel it was going to take a while for him to even try to change his mind about all of that. One step at a time.
 
River smiled at his little prince and smiled at him. "yes, i thought i'd seen you skipping your lunch. you shouldn't do that, you're still growing, you need all the food that you can get." he teased with a small snicker. "i'll give you anything you want, My Prince." River promised with a smile. "still, i'd feel better if you weren't alone for so long. who knows what might happen! you might fall down a set of stairs, or burn yourself, or choke on some food!" River shuddered a little. "no. not something that would be nice for anyone." he admitted with a shake of his head. "come on, i'll give you a ride home and get you something to eat." he promised with a small chuckle. "or if you want, i have about..." he paused to count the money in his pocket. "one hundred and fifty dollars and we can go out to eat instead. i do like human Fast Food to say the least." he admitted with a small smile. "and you'll be happy to know that i am halfway done setting up the doorway." he admitted with a smile. "i'll be activating it tomorrow night, would you like to see?" he asked curiously. it was an interesting thing to watch at the very least.

River took Sebastian out to his car, a very nice sporty car in a silver color that was entirely too comfortable. they ate whatever Sebastian wanted, and River was indeed a rather nice cook. not as good as Sebastian's Mother but well enough that it wasn't bad. "now, there are many ways to greet someone, and it will depend on if they are a stranger, or someone you know well." River explained. "the most common way of greeting is to place your right hand over your heart, and to lightly bow to the other while saying 'The Goddess Bless', this is a nice greeting, for people you want to be friendly with. invoking the Goddess is much like saying 'have a good day', it is a blessing of good luck." here, River did as he had explained, bowing to Sebastian. "for more political greetings, you touch your forehead with your ring and forefinger, touch your lips, and then bring your hand to the middle of your chest. you can say either 'The Goddess Bless You', or 'The Moon Shines Upon You'. the second is basically saying, good luck, good fortune, and many profits. it's a common greeting for people who work hard and those who are.. rather unscrupulous."

River smiled. "for more affectionate greetings, like you to your mother and father, or you to your best freind is an action known as 'Scent Marking'. underneath the jaw here, just over the pulse point, is a small scent gland that most Demon share. you drag your fingers from the edge of your jaw, down tot he neck, gathering your scent on your fingers, and then trace your fingers along the other persons jaw. this shares your scent with them, and lets people know that you, and the other, are very close." he admitted with a smile. "there are many other greetings, but those are the main, and most common three." he admitted. "the first greeting is for people who are 'neutral' under, or equal to you. the second for those you think might be 'above' you and those you want to learn from, or enter negotiations with. and the third is for loved ones." he summed up with a smile. "makes sense?"
 
Sebastian didn't care what he was eating, but the sound of shovelling fast food into his mouth sounded great. He was more than happy to stop off at a drive thru for a burger on the way to his house where he could eat comfortably. And with River paying, it was even better. He couldn't help but smile at the thought of having someone who was ready to help him with anything was not only new but something he was looking forward to. River was already showing that he was ready to do what he could to help the teen and even going up and beyond by making up a special door for him to go back and forth. Not to mention he was ready to stay at home with him, even insisting on it. That was probably the best part of this little agreement they were going to have. When the two had finished their meals and Sebastian picked up the rest of the garbage, River got straight into their first lesson.

The prince listened intently before nodding. He watched as the man bowed before he lifted his hand to his pulse, feeling for it then the possibility of the gland. Nothing felt different for him, but he hadn't paid much attention to Jessica's neck last time he was kissing it. He took a second before looking up at River. Nothing looked out of place so he assumed it wasn't something that could really be noticed. But it was a touching idea. He loved thinking that this other race had a way to show who they were close to without showing it out in the open. It seemed far more intimate than what humans would do.

"So to my parents, it would be scent. To another royal child, it would be the bow and to a king or queen that I didn't know, I'd use... the touching one." He made a slight mimicking motion to his forehead then chest just to get the point across. It wasn't a lot of information to take in, but it was all very important and something that could cause problems if he had messed it up. "Think I got it..." He glanced over the man again, his eyes tracing over his neck carefully. "Is scent marking important? Can you all smell the scents when they're put in place?" He took a seat on the couch, eyes still glued to his teacher. "And who gets to be marked like that? Parents and children... lovers...? Any sort of close relationship or only a few?"
 
River grinned and nodded. "yes. very well done." he agreed, clapping and looking rather impressed. "Scent Marking is very important. it is a constant reassurance for most people, that you are well liked, and loved by the people close to you. it is like gettign a hug and a kiss to the cheek. young Demons are always scent sharing with their parents, so that they always know their parents scents." he explained. "and to reassure child and parent that they are well loved by each other. lovers also use Scent touching to show each other affection, and will often sent their fingers, and then hold hands, so there their hands also smell like one another. there is also scent sharing, which is like a good make out session i beleive. only allowable in public. that is where you rub jaw against jaw." River explained. "which rubs the scent glands together, depositing great amounts of scent. you will see the King and Queen doing this often. it is a constant reaffirmation of their love. it is often used in public to say 'this one is mine, go away'. which will either chase away the offending man or woman... or start a fight, depending on the person." he admitted with a small chuckle.

"as for us ALL smelling, no, only those who can get close enough to sniff that particular area will be able to smell it, except on children. children don't have a natural scent of their own, so they always smell very strongly of their parents and loved ones." he admitted with a smile. "it does mean that cheating on your partner is practically impossible though. granted, Demon's are very loyal, they don't tend to cheat on their partners unless there are extreme situations." he admitted with a shake of his head. "Human's have scent markers there as well, but they don't smell nearly as strong as a Demon does." he admitted with a nod as he set about making some tea for himself, and some Hot Chocolate for Sebastian. "as for greeting other people normally, so long as you are polite, most will not call you out on improper greetings. manners are especially important in a culture that is mostly blood and glory." he admitted with a smile. "you will get one or two highly prissy people, but they are rather rare." he admitted with a nod. "There are other shows of affection you will see around, is rubbing a jaw against someone else's wrist. which is showing submission and love to a partner or a parent." he admitted with a smile. "and then of course there's the usual kissing, cuddling and hugging." he admitted as he handed Sebastian his cop of hot chocolate.
 
Sebastian smiled when he heard River agreeing with him. At least he had guessed correctly on something. It proved that he was taking things out of the lesson and trying his very hardest to understand what was thrown out in front of him. He listened to the finer details of the marking, finding it a bit odd that scent sharing was done in public. There was nothing worse than watching a couple make out while you're sitting on the bus, yet he made it sound like it was a normal thing for the demons to do. He couldn't help but feel a bit defeated when he heard that, assuming that it would be something else he had to get used to. But at the same time, if it was to either ward off others or prove who they 'belonged' to, maybe it wasn't too bad. Like holding hands, it was proof that they were taken. Only more possessive... Sebastian might not mind that happening, depending on who was going to be rubbing against him. His lips twitched into a light smirk but quickly fell back to nothing as the man continued on, moving around to make drinks for the pair as he spoke.

"When you say 'children', how old are we talking?" he asked, taking the drink when it was offered to him. "Like under fourteen or more like the under eighteen range? Or does that vary depending on the species?" Anything was possible when it came to demons, it seemed. Sebastian wanted to get things straight before he showed up and possibly offended someone by using the wrong term. He sipped at his hot chocolate and let the words settle into his thoughts. Cheating wasn't something Seb wanted to bring up, although he knew it was an important thing to discuss. He had been there once before and hated the idea, so learning that demons had a harder time cheating was a wonderful thing to hear. Beautiful even. His paranoia may not be settled right away, even if that is the case, but it would help to slowly smother it when the time came. But that brought up another question...

His bright eyes ran over the man's form carefully. "How often does one need to scent before it fades away?" And more importantly... "... Think I have them yet? Or will it come in a few days?" Turning eighteen seemed to be bringing in several new things that he wasn't quite prepared for. That may have been one detail that was going to come in play.
 
he smiled a little. "children are usually under thirteen. once a Demon child reaches the age of thirteen, they have a ceramony, and are considered to be a teenager. much like the period between eighteen and twenty one for humans." he admitted. "able to think and decide some things for themselves, but not old enough to do anything that adults do, like having sex, voting, and drinking. once they reach the age of eighteen, they are considered pre-adult and are allowed to fully make most of their own choices, though many choose to remain living with their parents until they reach the age of thirty or so. after the age of thirty, they are fully considered 'Adult' and usually go off into the various worlds and explore, have fun and get real world experience. at the age of fifty, they reach the 'Elder' status. it is then that they usually settle down and start working and contributing to society." River explained. "though it is different for each Demon, some settle down in their 'teens' and start a family, others never start a family, it all depends on the person." he admitted with a smile. "after the age of thirteen though, they are no longer 'submissive' per say, towards their parents unless they're in trouble or something similar. some very submissive children will still rub wrist though, it soothes them... much like a toddler sucking her thumb." he admitted. "you, are much too old to have to worry about Rubbing Wrist though, unless you find yourself in a same sex pairing with a Dominant. even then you'd have to be VERY submissive. there are some, my brother is one actually." River admitted with a smile. "drives his Alpha... er, i beleive you call them 'Dom's?' well Oak drives his Alpha mad sometimes... actually, he drives ME mad sometimes." River admitted with a laugh.

"it depends on how often you scent mark. the more you leave your scent, the longer it will stay. if i was to Scent Mark you right now, it would last around an hour or so. but if i scent marked you three times tonight, it would last all night until morning. overtime, it can take days, even weeks for the scent of your Mate or parents to wear off. in the case of children raised with their demon parents, the scent never actually wears away. because it's been left so often, at least once a day for their whole lives... it's practically 'stained' the skin there with the parents scent." River admitted sipping his tea before setting it down. "i'll check... i will have to invade you're personal space for a moment." River admitted, moving over to the other. "normally, this is only done by a lover... so..." River flushed and fidgeted and then leaned down and ran his nose along the others jaw, pausing at the spot where the scent gland was and took a smell sniff.

"...yes, they're there. they're not strong yet, but they are there." River admitted, pulling away, still blushing violently. "what i just did is a... well it's a possessive sort of thing that lovers usually do to one another. they smell themselves and their mate together and it comforts them.... it's... relaxing, like having a glass of wine with your lover at the end of a long day. it's not unlike just laying in bed and holding one another. it's also often used as a precursor to sex, if your mate is aroused, you can smell it through the gland, and will in turn, become aroused yourself." he admitted with a small smile. "it's known as nuzzling." he admitted with a nod. "in a few days, you will be able to smell yourself... and no, it doesn't smell like Body Oder." he teased with a snicker. "scent is very important to us, if you couldn't tell already. we will always look for a mate who smells nice to us, humans also do this, but with out senses of smell being so much stronger, it's thrice as important to us."
 
Oh good. Sebastian choosing to live at home in the demon realm won't be seen as strange then. He would have felt a bit strange if others were to make that their latest piece of gossip. As it was, he expected to be talked about anyway, but that was one less thing he would have to worry about them discussing and making comments on. But as River went on, the conversation got just slightly more awkward when the topic of 'rubbing wrists'. It might be something that would happen in the future when he first met his parents, knowing Sebastian's personality, but then the idea of a same sex pairing came up. That was something he had to think about... He had a boyfriend before, just one in his sophomore year, but it gave him enough time to know who he was after. And an 'alpha' was exactly what he would be after. He'd have to remember that for later... Urk. Relationships with a member of another species. This was going to be risky.

Sebastian tensed when he heard River mention having to lean in closer to him to find an answer to the question. He didn't dare close his eyes, choosing to keep his attention sharp for as long as he could. It didn't seem to take very long to find out if the gland was there, but what he had to do was quite intimate, even by human standards. Before, it was only a few people who had ever bothered to even touch him on the neck, let alone get close enough to smell him. Smelling... that sounded strange as well. But that's what they did... he'd have to get used to that. Just another thing to add to his list of differences. While Sebastian didn't have a problem letting the man invade his personal space, it did feel strange to have someone who he saw first as a teacher get that close to him. While he was only a human and his sense of smell was weaker than the man's, he could still get a bit of that faint scent. And on top of that, he was in a position that most of the school could only dream of being in.

When River finally drew back, the blush sitting on Sebastian's cheeks was still lingering there, prepared to embarrass him that much more if River were to actually mention it to him. He fumbled slightly to sit his cup down on the table beside him and gave a small, hesitant nod. "Yeah, we nuzzle too," he muttered, barely looking back at the man. "Guess it comes from the same reason, we just can't smell like you can. But... same sort of thing." It involved kissing and lead to more, for the most part, but he wasn't about to show River anything like that.

Heh... maybe he should. God no. That was a bad idea. For a variety of reasons including his parents not knowing he had ever slept with a man. That would certainly be a shock. And although they were gone for most of the night for sure, he didn't feel like risking them some how finding out. "So... if I were to mention you did that... would you suggest that I don't?" Then he couldn't help but ask the question. His voice dropped to a more muted tone without really meaning to. It was just a natural reaction when discussing something like this. "... From your professional opinion, what did you think?" Would someone else be attracted to him? Looks, yes, but his scent was another thing entirely.
 
River coughed into his hand and flushed even harder. "yes, humans nuzzle too. i've seen them do it..." he admitted flushing even harder. "they've done it to me more times than i want to admit... it was a severe shock to walk into a bar and have some random stranger TOUCHING me all of a sudden... strangers don't touch in the Demon world, not really. they might shake hands, but trading scents is reserved for people you know, and like, well. humans touch all the time, willy nilly, as they please..." he smiled a little. "i was almost too scared to go out the first months i was in the human realms. the only reason why i didn't run back home screaming was because you where more important than my irrational fear of humans touching me... granted, when they started slipping their hands down my pants... well, i drew the line at that." he admitted, shaking his head. "no, that was just wrong." he admitted. "in any case, it doesn't matter if you mention it, all Newborns get nuzzled, or at least most of them. it's rather expected." he admitted. "the Scent Glans can have some problems coming in, so it's best to keep a watch for it." he admitted. "so while being rather awkward and embarrassing for both parties, it's not unexpected." he admitted before he choked on his tea and turned red again, looking away from the other... that was probobly all the answer Sebastian needed... he smelled very nice indeed.

"...you smell like woodsmoke and Vanilla..." River admitted softly. "it's a very pleasant smell that will attract many pleasant mates..." he assured the other, coughing into his hand. "in any case..." he muttered. "each species will take to sex in different ways. for example, the Draconian take only one mate, in their entire lives. while the Incubus and Succubus, never, ever have sex with the same person twice. every species has it's own sexual 'habits' ingrained. the High Demons... that's you and your Blood mother and father.... tend to be in the middle. highly loyal to a single partner, but able to find a new lover if their old one doesn't work, or dies." River admitted with a small smile. "my people are more like Human mating 'habits'. we screw who we want to, but we prefer a loyal partner to spend as long as we can with, and occasionally even find it." River admitted. "now, unlike humans the Demon realms do not have such things as STD's.... or birth control for that matter. so if you do have sex, you don't have to worry about catching anything nasty, but you DO have to worry about getting the other pregnant." there was a pause and then. "of course, you have to be careful with the men too, some of them can also get pregnant." he admitted, taking another sip of his lovely tea and waited for the panic that such a statement would cause.
 
Sebastian laughed just a bit at his description of what humans had done to him. Yes, that sounded like normal people when they saw him. If he wasn't a teacher, Seb would bet most of the school would have their hands on him for one reason or another. Hell, even Sebastian wouldn't have minded touching him if he had the chance. Now the man was sitting in front of him and might possibly welcome a touch from his prince. He wasn't positive on that, but Sebastian could hope, right? Possibly bet. Possibly risk trying. And the cough was just what he wanted to hear if he knew it or not. He apparently smelt good enough to keep his personal body guard on his toes when it came to his smell. He thought he had a moment to take a sip and he even tried to just before River mentioned the ability for men to get pregnant.

His drink came back out in a quick spray before coughing, hitting his chest a few times to get the last bits out. "W-What?!" He coughed a few more times before looking towards the violet haired man. "Pregnant? What the hell?" With a gentle rub to his chest, the man watched River, eyes wide, searching for the slightest response from the bodyguard. "You serious? How can a man get pregnant?" He paused then shook his head. "Second thought, don't explain that. It's better that I don't know. I'll just figure that out later." If he got to that point... "So... being with men is permitted? Or accepted? Not so much in some places here..." It was hard to hide the disappointment in his voice no matter how much he wanted to try. His eyes drifted away for a moment before returning to River. "More information than I wanted to know."
 
River blinked at the other and then nodded. "yes, i am serious... but in all honesty i'd be laughing very hard right now if not for the fact that i fear you might kill me. the look on your face is priceless." he admitted, looking amused. "but yes, men can get pregnant if they have a specific gene. it's recessive, but it does happen often. about a third of all the males born are capable of carrying offspring." he admitted with a nod. "same sex couples are almost more common than straight ones in the demon world." he admitted with a smile. "it's hard to be gay in the human world." he agreed. "the things that happen here are just monstrous." he admitted. "but then, most humans are too." he admitted. "...Sebastian... are you by any chance gay?" he asked, looking rather startled. "i hadn't realized, i', sorry i would have been more tactful about warning you if i'd known." he admitted looking sheepish. "then again, i should have known, at least two thirds of Demon males are Bisexual, if not straight out gay..." he admitted, rubbing the back of his head. "certainly explains why you smell so good..." this part was muttered, and no doubt River hadn't meant for Sebastian to hear... but Sebastian had heard.

"in any case. it's very late..." River admitted, blushing a little. "you should get to bed. you do have class in the morning." River admitted before standing up. "and just to round off the lesson..." he smiled a little. "to say goodbye, you touch your left hand to the right side of your chest, and bow..." he did so. "and say 'Many blessings'. and to wish someone a good night, before going to sleep them you say 'Dream King Guide You.' this is supposed to invoke good dreams in a person... of course, the Dream King might still send you nightmares if your on his shit list, but i doubt you have to worry about that." River admitted with a small smile, his head tilted at the other. "Dream King Guide you, Sebastian. and good night." River stated softly. "i'm going to sleep on your couch if you don't mind."
 
The prince held up his hands quickly and shook his head. "No, not gay. Bi," he stated quickly. "I go both ways. Don't... it's still sort of under wraps." He tightened his hands slightly against his legs, eyes falling away from him and down to the nothing in front of him. River continued on though, turning from one topic to the next, trying to more things along a bit faster than before. Sebastian turned back to look at River and nodded slowly, giving him a slow look over. He stood up as River did and gave a small nod, watching the man carefully. He repeated his actions and bowed before his eyes turned back to the man.

"Go ahead, the couch is yours," he stated, waving towards the piece of furniture. "Sleep well, River..." There was a moment of hesitation before Sebastian flashed a quick smile in his direction and began to walk away, starting up the nearby stairs for his bedroom. Unlike the night before, Sebastian wanted to sleep. He was tired, he was ready to fall into his bed and crash for the night. But something was making it near impossible for him to. A haunting feeling perhaps? It sent slight chills down his spine until he was sure that no one was there. Checking in his closet, under his bed, in the hall... there was nothing out of place. Sebastian was just feeling... strange. It didn't take long for him to finally get to bed and try to lay down, letting things settle around him for a moment before closing his eyes and doing what he could to drift to sleep for the night. But knowing that River was laying downstairs... that he had his teacher in the house... Sebastian knew something was off in his world. And he liked it. Hopefully his parents wouldn't be around in the morning...

And in the end, they weren't. Morning came around, leaving Sebastian on his own to get up and ready that morning and out for school. The red head woke up, just as he always did and did his normal routine of shower, dress then come down for breakfast. This time he found a rather attractive man on his couch. A smile crossed his lips and he made his way over towards the seat, pausing to look over him before kneeling beside the couch. Yup, just as he thought, River was just as attractive sleeping as he was awake. Oh god, this was going to be trouble for him later. Especially if they start to get closer by working together. And protecting each other. Yes, Sebastian knew he was doomed.
 
River smiled a little. "i won't tell a soul." he promised calmly before he settled onto the couch with a yawn. he had trouble falling asleep too though... the little prince, River had never expected to actually develop such feelings for the boy. sure brotherly feelings had been expected, friendship, mentor-ship, maybe even a parental or a teaching relationship... but lust? no he had not expected to actually desire his little prince so much... the problem was, he was an Alpha, sure he'd Beta once and a while, if he was in the mood, but he was primarily an Alpha and he highly doubted that Sebastian was anything less than an Alpha himself... and two Alpha's just didn't work in a relationship. they fought too much. no... it would never work, and Sebastian would have to do his best to ignore his own desires, because he didn't want to die... more than that, he didn't want to upset Sebastian.

he was still asleep when Sebastian woke, breathing evenly and looking altogether, entirely too handsome as he slept. he shifted on the couch, his face morphing into a scowl as he shifted and wriggled before he relaxed into sleep again, now laying on his back, his shirt riding up to reveal a perfectly flat belly with soft creamy skin, his long bluish gray hair slipping around him like a waterfall. he was... gorgeous, like that, his mouth slightly parted, as if begging for a kiss. a single hand dangling off the couch while the other twitched on his leg. he groaned and slowly blinked awake and then groaned again, bringing his arm up to lay over his eyes. he'd barely gotten any sleep last night, it had been so hard to, knowing that Sebastian was upstairs, all alone.. just like him. he'd had to stop himself several times from contemplating going upstairs and crawling into bed with the other, and claiming it was sleep walking... but if he did that, then he might do more... and he couldn't, wouldn't... didn't dare try anything with his little prince. "so tired..." he groaned, rolling onto his side, never once noticing that Sebastian was there. "i should get up... make breakfast... 'n coffee... i need Coffee-EEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!" he squealed, and launched himself over the back of the couch as he realized that Sebastian was... right... there!!!!

"NYX Almighty! you scare me half to death Sebastian! don't DO that!" River demanded, clutching his chest and gasping for air, looking properly terrified. he took a moment to calm himself down and then sulked at Sebastian. "you did that on purpose didn't you?" he demanded, sulking as he slowly stood up and brushed himself down and checked himself for dirt. "what would you like for breakfast? if you don't have Coffee, then i insist we stop at a restaurant for breakfast." he ordered primly. clearly in a bit of a snit over the fright he'd just gotten. unfortunately, he didn't seam to be able to hold a grudge because by the time the Coffee had finished brewing(or by the time they'd gotten in the car) River was right back to normal. "so, tonight we activate the doorway. it's always fun to watch. and then tomorrow is Friday and you'll get to go to the Realms the first time. are you excited?"
 
Sebastian began to cackle when the man jumped away, falling behind the couch with graceful ease, despite how frightened he may have really been. That reaction was well worth it in all honesty. He calmed himself down when River began to relax and settle down as well, nodding with a smile at the end of it all. The images of River sleeping was gently engraved in his mind, storing it at the front, giving him something to dream about later on that day. To say he was even more attractive while sleeping was the absolute truth. Jessica would certainly be hearing about that later on that day. "You bet I did," he mocked with another laugh, standing up with a small grin. "Let me make you breakfast in exchange. Didn't mean to scare you that much." Without waiting for another word, Sebastian went into the kitchen and began to make not only their morning coffee but breakfast for at least himself. Toast again, with jelly this time, and coffee to top it all off. He put it into a travel mug and passed it off to the man before following him out to the car.

He glanced towards him once inside and smiled. "Really? We get to do that tonight?" Inside the car, it smelt faintly of the driver, a lingering smell that Sebastian could see himself getting used to. His eyes slid closed as he leaned back against the seat, taking a moment for himself, his fingers lingering over the side of the cup before he lifted it to his lips to take a sip. A smile slowly crossed his lips as he set his cup back down on his leg and cracked his eyes open, giving the man a look out of the side of his gaze. "Who's 'Nyx' again?"
 
River huffed as Sebastian cackled, but he couldn't help but smile. "i'm a warrior, of course i over reacted to someone sneaking up on me." he admitted with a small snicker. "can you even cook? ah of course you can, you can make burnt toast and runny eggs right?" he asked with a smirk as he followed the other into the kitchen with a groan. "and you did too mean to scare me that much, or you wouldn't have been so quiet about it." he grumbled, shaking his head. "i forgot how quite Demon's can walk... i'm out of practice, too used to noisy humans." he grumbled as he drained half the pot of Coffee by himself. he chose against food. "yes we'll get to do that tonight." he promised with a small smile. unaware of his own scent having an effect on Sebastian. "Nyx is a Goddess, she guides lost souls to the after life, and rests within the moon. she is our main deity, and the creator of us all according to theology." he admitted. "most of human religion stems from her." he admitted with a small smile. "she is the giver of life, and love." he admitted with a small smile. "technically, it is considered very rude to invoke the name of Nyx... it's like calling you a damn bastard, so be careful when you say it. the Queen is a stickler for it, mother or not, she will wash your mouth out... she did it to the Queen of the Kitsune once." he admitted with a snicker. "she was only all of twenty years old at the time, the two of them, but she still did it." he admitted with a chuckle.

"Nyx gave birth to her Son, the Sun, God of Fire and heat, passion and creativity. she also gave birth to the ten planets, each of which holds their own specific importance in our futures." he admitted. "much like your Horoscopes." he admitted. "the Sun, Athos, gave birth to the Constellations. which funnily enough are more or less named the same. Sagittarius, Capricorn, the Archer, bear and Cup and Ladle." he smiled a little. "we have an entire 'society' devoted to the heavens and understanding what the stars are trying to tell us." he admitted. "unlike human 'fortune telling' we have REAL Astrologists and seers." he admitted with a smile. "it's almost frightening what they can tell us about ourselves just by knowing our Star Signs and what planet we where born under the influence of." he admitted. "Nyx is the Mother Goddess, because she gave birth to everything, and then created the Moon so that she could have a home in which to watch her favorite creations... us." he admitted with a smile. "she loves the living life, the Humans and the Demons and the animals that where born from her favorite planet Gaia. that's earth." he explained with a small chuckle. "it's complex, but you won't need to know anything other than Nyx is the mother of us all, and not to utter her name in anything other than praise in front of the Queen or the Priestesses."
 
Sebastian listened carefully to what the man was describing and gave his own small nods once or twice in response. It seemed straight forward enough and the man made a large, important mental note not to curse the goddess in front of anyone, really. Just in case they decided to follow in the Queen's actions. Not that Sebastian would remember to curse Nyx over the normal 'god' he typically yelled at, but it was the thought that counted. And in the future, that would be far more important to remember.

"Sounds like a good story," he admitted with a small shrug of his shoulders. "I mean, everyone has to believe in something, right?" He had never felt the need to look into any sort of religion and his parents never made him. Sure, he had taken classes on religions of the world in school, but he never wanted to really go track them down and join them. Nothing felt right with him on that idea, not even what River was telling him now. But he knew how to be respectful of others and not curse them out to the high heavens. Or whatever they believed in. He knew when to keep his mouth shut and when to speak, for the most part. Religion was one of the topics the red head tried to avoid as much as possible just so he didn't accidentally offend someone.

Maybe calling his beliefs a story though insulted him... Sebastian would have to apologize for that if his thoughts were right. But he'd cross that topic when, or if, it came up. "Yeah, my parents never bothered with anything like that. Learned plenty of the world and the thoughts that others had, but nothing was really pressed into me along the lines of religion or how the world was made. Hell, I'm all for believing that we evolved from monkeys." Sebastian paused. "Well... they did..." he muttered, his voice falling back into nearly nothing. Humans evolved from monkeys, not demons. Demons probably had their own evolution... unless this 'Nyx' woman just tossed them to the ground how they are now. Which is completely possible. "At least monkeys can be proven."
 
River chuckled a little. "it's not just a story, and it's not just a belief." he explained with a smile. "you see, we can connect to Nyx and to Athos and to Gaia. we can speak with them, communicate with them. we can See them." he admitted simply. "it takes a lot of effort, and a great deal of energy, but anyone can speak to the gods." he admitted with a smile. "it's not a religion of any sort... it's just.. fact to us, i suppose." he admitted simply. "we can even connect and speak tot eh Constellations so long as it's the right time of year." he admitted. "they're fairly boring though, they don't care much for us 'mortal men'... it's good to be well rounded in the knowledge of religion though." he admitted with a small smile. "and humans did evolve from monkeys." he stated simply. "so did we, we just took a different evolutionary path. once life was created... plants and organisms mostly, we where left alone to do what we pleased." he admitted. "i don't think that even Nyx expected the paths we took." he admitted. "in any case, we are not entirely sure how humans and Demon's became two separate species, but there are hundreds of theories that Demon's gave birth to humans, or that humans are cursed demons who where thrown out of the demon realms, some even fancy that Nyx wanted to see if she could replicate the process and ended up with a separate species all together..." he admitted with a small chuckle. "personally, i tend to think that Demon's where humans who where either blessed, or cursed by one of the more... irritable Constellations. we won't ever know though, because they refuse to tell us. something about the secrete of life and what not." he shook his head. "as much as i love them, sometimes i really hate them too. of course, i think that's only to be expected." he admitted with a shake of his head.

"in any case. we need to get to school or you'll be late." he admitted with a sigh as he glanced at his watch. "and i need to make my report..." he muttered. "and finish grading those assignments." he muttered with a shake of his head. "we'll be going over sea creatures today." he admitted with a small smirk. "and not just the Loch Ness Monter." he admitted with a chuckle. with that, they where off to school, and as promised they spoke of mermaids, sea monsters, scylla(sometimes known as Kraken) and other such various creatures that people had once used to explain various natural disasters and odd sightings. with class done and the homework assigned, River grinned at Sebastian. "we'll have to go to my house now, if you want to watch the Doorway being made." he admitted calmly. "i figure we could even step through for an hour or two, so you can see the sights." he admitted. "it's really a beautiful place." he admitted with a small grin. "all fire and brimstone and souls screaming from the depths... i'm joking! i'm kidding!" he promised, laughing at the face he was sure Sebastian was making. "there is a section like that for the 'hel' and the fire Demons and Dragons, but it's limited to a single section." he promised. "there's also a section made entirely of snow and ice, a section of tropical beach, a dense rainforest, everything and anything. being as diverse as we are, we need a lot of different 'habitats'. the Capitol is in the middle of course, and the castle is in the middle of that. you can actually see the different sections from the tallest tower of the castle."
 
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