nancy werlock's diary s01 - episodes 1-7
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Lady Vash makes her way over to greet him, as she does all guests. Before I turn away, I notice the Archmage wrap his arm around her waist, and then let his hand glide downward and squeeze her ass. She leans close to him and whispers something in his ear. I kick Houston under the table.
“What did I do now!?”
“Look over there!” I tilt my head toward Vash and Lawrence.
“You had to kick me because the Archmage walked in? Is that some sort of initiation prank for the Hellsmouth?”
“Look where his hand is?”
“Yeah, I’d grab that ass too if you weren’t inclined to beat me over it.”
“Why do I bother?” I say out loud.
“Bother with what?” asks Eric.
“Check out Archmage Lawrence and the Demon Princess,” says Houston with all the subtlety of a rabid raccoon.
As Eric looks over, Archmage Lawrence hands Vash the wrapped box. Her face brightens up and she tears the wrapping paper off the box like a child at a birthday party. She pulls a silver necklace with a heart-shaped sapphire pendant from the box. Her face shows genuine surprise. She gives him a kiss and then says something in his ear. He laughs.
“Well, good on him!” says Eric.
Houston squints at them as if concentrating on a math problem. “Damn.”
“What?” I say. “Damn what?”
“Calm down, crazy woman!” Houston replies and shakes his head. “That’s an…interesting couple.”
“You think they’re really a thing?” asks Eric.
“I can see it in their auras.”
“Can’t demons manipulate their auras, though?”
“From most people. I can see through the false aura, though. Had practice dealing with Lee.”
Eric looks at me but points at Houston. “This bloke is something else, heh?”
“You can’t even begin to know,” I say. I look from the couple to Houston and back. “Are you sure?” Houston nods.
“See, if the Archmage can date a Jorōgumo there is no reason you can’t give Lee a chance,” thinks Houston at me.
I kick him under the table a second time.
“Keep it up and no more trips to the Hellsmouth,” I reply.
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