Little Demon's Aura

**Aileen POV**

"I used my baby's power?" I had to taste the question on my tongue. There was just no way. All those elements I felt pricking my skin; they couldn't have come from me. I was convinced that a drug had been pumped into the room by Hal. Come to think about it; it was becoming hard to see in the dim lighting again. If my eyes were back to normal, then maybe the raspberry in my belly had in fact lent me strength.
At least now I had an inkling into a demon's blood-lust. And how hard it was to control it in that state. I could hear my friends clearer than ever; however, I hadn't been able to listen. Using that kind of power, it was almost indescribable. I could only assume that the feeling was comparable to getting high on some drug. No wonder people got addicted, that was incredible! How did elementals ever stop utilizing their talents?
"That little bump's demonic instincts felt your desire to protect your friends. He, or she could also sense your anger and would have magnified it. All the hate you felt towards me would have consumed every thought."
Sekai jumped in, "it should get easier, further into your pregnancy. Right now, all that raw power is just swirling around your fetus. As the baby grows, more power will be absorbed and there will be less for him to give you."
"Just what the hell am I bringing back to the palace?" Father griped. "Your temper was bad enough as a kid! Now I get the super powered edition?"
Now with a skip in her step, Sekai leeched back on to my Father. I had been so concerned for my own baby that I hadn't given much thought to whether Sekai would want a kid with my Father. Sure, Father was closing in on forty, but they could produce a child. Something great may come out of their relationship after all. I always wanted a sibling; someone else to help keep Father in check.
I focused myself back on the task at hand. Knowing full well Jacob would never dare raise a hand against me; I directed my next question to the girls. "Sam, why were you two being brought down here? And what makes you think Jacob was trying to save you?"
The girl whose name I didn't know stood up and found the light switch. I squinted and blinked several times adjusting to the new brightness stinging my retinas.
"Shiuku saw no reason for Sam to still be here. Hal needed more test subjects, so Shiuku permitted this. I...I saw her being hogtied to a pole and Jacob fighting. Klindon was wiping the floor with Jacob and I knew instantly he was outmatched. And I had to save her! She's my dazzling true love! Sadly, I'm not very good at fighting and my elemental abilities are lacking. I'm hardly even considered a demon here. Klindon decided I could be useful for the experiments down here too."
So why wasn't Jacob considered for sacrifice? A ploy of some type on his end? The man is just lucky I need to control my rage for now.
The girl bowed, "thank you for saving us from Klington."
"You mean the broccoli bird?" I asked.
She giggled, "yes. Oh, I'm Rena by the way! Um again thank you!"
Rena was very sweet, but a tad shy. She was the reverse of Sam. What was that saying here? Opposites become attracted?
Sam interjected, "don't apologize to her. That's the girl responsible for me getting kidnapped. And that blonde man beside her, he's the one who gave Shiuku the idea."
Sweetly, Rena batted her long eyelashes at Sam. Her anxious fingers twirled at her braided dark brown hair. Her legs were long and slender. Her dark skin was flawless. Rena was just like an unpicked flower; beautiful and mesmerizing. Sam got blessed with a cute one alright. I was happy for them.
I nudged Devon when I caught him staring. "She's gay and you have a girlfriend."
"What? Love no. I wasn't staring at her like that. I'm just jealous at how natural they look together. I was stupid and took way too long admit to myself just how much I loved you. I hate how much time I allowed Shiuku and fear to control me."
Was this room turning into a party? Two more demons walked in joining us. I recognized them right away. The one had fought Devon with the mindset to kill my baby. The other was the demon who's true love I had saved from being a reward. I failed to remember either of their names. Truthfully, it was a miracle I could remember all my friends’ names. Directions and names would never be my forte.
Jacob coughed, reminding us all he was still present. "I'm supposed to escort you up for a proper check up on the baby. Shiuku is waiting for you."
"I can escort my girlfriend up."
A waver entered Jacob's voice. "No, I am only supposed to bring Aileen. Shiuku did say that you should help repair her door. The maids are tired of replacing them. He also said something about betting you don't want any demons watching her sleep."
Devon was about to say something else when I agreed to leave with Jacob. I had some inquiries to make. I knew if Devon tried to come; I would start getting mad at Jacob when he denied the request again. I didn't want to gain red eyes and repeat my loss of control.
Devon wanted to protest, but was silenced by my Father. "She'll be fine. We can use all the help we can get tearing this area apart. Then we can work on that door."
"Right and I have a bag of chocolates to give you too! Can't let Aileen see where you stash them."
I inwardly shook my head. My family was all getting along... It didn't matter how strange the situation was. The two demons went to work. I think they liked the idea of destroying this place. Neither one had shown the slightest hint of surprise at all the bodies here. They must be desensitized to this sort of thing.
Without further delay, I let Jacob lead me to my appointment. When we stepped foot out of that horrible place, anxiety started to nip at my heels. I had seen Shiuku just earlier today and it hadn't gone over well. I could still feel his hands on me, or holding my head down to Devon's crotch. My head kept screaming that he made a deal and it was sealed. Shiuku could not touch me without permission. So why were my hands trembling? The man responsible should be the one scared. Jacob had caused that and he was right in front of me!
*Traitor....Traitor...TRAITOR*
My vision was getting better again. I took several breaths to regain myself. *Think through this. There might be some stupid explanation for why he ratted us out. Don't let your emotions cloud the facts.*
"So why did you choose to betray me again?" I said conversationally, as if I didn't want to ram his head into a wall.
He picked up the pace. "I didn't have a choice. I'm sorry about Kalum."
*Don't freak out on him. Don't freak out. Inhale, exhale.*
"I'm not talking about Kalum. I'm talking about the letters." My hands were squeezing each other in an effort not to ring his pale neck. Playing dumb was not going to help him out of this mess.
He blinked several times acting stupid. "The letters that I was sending back and forth to the DSS. Shiuku was told about them and found them." I didn't add that I was foolish to not have disposed of them.
"Aileen...I didn't tell him about the letters. I was involved in the plan at least a bit. Shiuku would have shredded every inch of my body for not telling him when you all first talked about it! Why would I tell him now?"
I kept chanting to myself not to let demon baby pool his raw power into me. Jacob really took me for a dumb guliible girl. I may have been tricked before, but it was always a result of saving someone I loved. Trevor and Devon meant that much to me.
My old comrade tensed up when we turned a corner and he spotted the suits of armor. Several of them stood without a weapon, appearing lazy next to their fellow soldiers. Jacob kept his head pointed to the floor. The man really was spinless. Back home, even the lowest of servants would hold their head high while escorting me. Jacob was worse than a newborn! At least they cry out their opinions. Jacob was completely dependent. He strove to be invisible. He stood for absouletely nothing.
"Don't lie to me. You told him. You were the only one outside my friends who knew!"
His face looked longer with that heavy frown forming. "Aileen, I did not tell him anything. I've been busy guarding you while your Father healed, and spending time with Sam. Ask her if you don't believe me."
Had I been wrong to assume based on a simple sentence by Shiuku? Was Jacob even clever enough to come up with a ruse like this? No way, how could I be wrong? Shiuku found out somehow!
"I understand if you want to kill me. I won't fight you on it. But I don't wish to die taking credit for something I didn't do. However Shiuku found out about the letters, it was not by my doing." He waved unenthusiastically to the entrance of an oddly placed office. This section of the hall was completely secluded much like the experiment room we had just come from. The office was tucked away, hidden better than the evil laboratory. "Shiuku is waiting inside."
He didn't need to tell me that. The chills crawling up my spine were enough of an indicator. I placed my hand on the doorknob reassuring myself this was just a check up. I told myself several times that this was needed for the baby. Shiuku would just be part of the background...I opened the door and strode in with all the confidence I could muster.
Smuggly sitting on a long white sheeted bed was the Father of my child. Shiuku grinned seeing me approach him boldly. He was not going to see how haunted I was from his earlier torment.
"Hello little one. Good to see you again." He beamed all pleasant. How dare he act like this morning didn't happen. "Hop on up, I'll make room."
Shiuku shimmed to the edge of the tiny hospital bed. What game was he playing? "You're not touching me."
"No, only your belly; unless you want my hands on more? Did this morning leave you desperate for an orgasm?" He motioned for me to sit beside him. "Well even if it did, now is not the time. I just want to be close to hear the baby's heart rate and I want to sense his aura. Gotta feel how much raw energy he has in there."
I had no idea how he was going to hear a heartbeat from inside of my belly. Maybe this dimension had some kind of tool? And for once I wished he had used his power to stalk me. If he had seen my red eyes along with what I did to Mr. Broccoli; he would have no doubt of what his child is capable of. Maybe then he would sit in the chair placed next to the freakin bed!
Groaning to myself, I climbed up on the bed. Before my butt finished landing, Shiuku had started running his hands all over my bump. Now would be a perfect time for morning sickness to act up. I hated being this close to the evil phyco demon lord.
I was ready to praise God when the doctor walked in. She rolled a strange monitor behind her. I wasn't going to get IVs was I? I didn't want the sleep drug pumped into me again.
"Are you ready to hear the baby's heartbeat Ms. Aileen Lutz?"
That was all it took. Everything hushed and my body mellowed. I was flooded with eagerness, forgetting all my personal troubles for a while. Even my personal hell-bringer himself sitting beside me, didn't bother me at that moment. My baby... I was going to hear my precious baby for the first time!