EarthBound

"Alright so all I have to do is get them to-"

Suddenly someone crashes into me but before she can fall down, I quickly grab onto her waist and stand her upright.

"Wow careful there."

Her face heats up for a second before she grabs my shirt and pulls me over to a corner.

"Oh! But we only just met."

She frowns up at me as she frantically checks our surroundings.

"Don't kid yourself. I'm just hiding from my controlling ass boyfriend. Can you help me out?"

I raise an eyebrow at her response but when I sense someone with intense rage getting closer, I place both of my arms on either side of her and lower my head to the crook of her neck so that she's completely covered.

"How's this?"

A hint of pink rises into her cheeks as I hear her clear her throat.

"Don't get any ideas."

She growls as she shifts against me.

I laugh a little at how feisty she is and when I feel his aura leave the area, I pull away from her.

"Alright. Coast is clear."

She brushes a strand of hair behind her ear as she thanks me for helping her out.

"I'll get out of your way now."

She goes to walk away but I take hold of her hand before she gets too far.

"Hold on now. Do I atleast get your name?"

She rolls her eyes and pulls her hand away.

"Elaina. Have a good day."

With that, she rushes off in the opposite direction the guy went and I can't help but smile as I think about our interaction.

"Strange one that is."

My name is Celeste and I am a Demi goddess.

My mother is Aphrodite, the goddess of sexual love and beauty.

As you would think, my life was pretty great.

While I was in mount Olympus, I could do whatever and be with whomever I pleased.

I was on top of the world. Literally.

That is until my mother decided to cast me out.

"Celeste my child, you can not spend all of eternity sleeping with women and causing mischief. You need to start taking you godly duties seriously."

My mother scolded after bursting into my chambers one morning.

I sighed as I eased out of my bed full of lovely women and slipped on a robe.

"Mother I already told you I don't want to have godly duties. Why can't I just live how I please? You seem to be doing just fine from what I can tell."

This really seemed to set her off.

For the goddess of love, she sure can be scary sometimes.

Long story short, she cast me down to earth and said I could only return to mount Olympus if I fulfilled the duties I should have already been doing.

Helping mortals with their love lives.

I'm basically fucking Cupid.

In order to keep me here, she forced these invisible shackles on me so that I can move freely in the mortal world but I can't go too high into the sky.

This way, I can complete all of my tasks but can't return home.

Talk about being grounded.

This whole thing is dumb in my opinion but what my mother said to me before I was kicked out really stuck to me.

"If you fail to complete these duties, I'll have no choice but to remove your wings and leave you in the mortal realm. If you don't want to be a god, you can live amongst the ones on earth."

A shiver runs through my spine as I think back to that.

My wings are very precious to me and if I were to lose them, it would not only be painful but I would lose a part of myself as well.

A few days have passed since I ran into that girl.

I'm walking down a sidewalk one night when I notice a familiar voice coming from across the street.

"You're being a Dick!"

It seems like her and her boyfriend, whom I now know is named Cedric, are arguing about something again.

He must have done something to piss Elaina off because she is walking away from him and doesn't seem to want anything to do with him at the moment.

I plan to just ignore them because it's not my business, but then I feel his rage begin to build again.

"LISTEN TO ME WHEN IM TALKING TO YOU!"

He forcefully grabs her and pulls her back to him and I feel my whole body tense up.

He raises his hand as if he's going to strike her but before he can make contact, I grab his wrist and squeeze it hard enough for him to wince.

"That's enough."

He gives me a bewildered look as I step in front of elaina.

"Who are you? One of her bitch ass friends?"

I frown at him and watch as the color drains from his face when my eyes begin to glow.

"Leave. Now."

He staggers back away from me before turning on his heels, cursing under his breath.

"Fucking bitch."

I turn to check on elaina but she just pushes me out of the way.

"God you made things worse. Just leave me alone!"

She rushes after him and I shake my head in disbelief.

He was clearly trying to harm her yet, i'm the bad guy?

"Mortals are so dumb."

Today, I'm taking the day off so I decide to go to the beach to relax.

Ive started to enjoy surfing so i head out to hit some waves with my friend Meloney.

Meloney has been my best friend since I was born.

She's also a demon.

Her father is Hades, god of the underworld, and she often comes to the surface to cause mischief amongst the mortals.

She doesn't do anything too bad, just little pranks every now and then.

When I told her about my punishment,she thought it was the most amusing thing ever, but I think she just likes tormenting me.

"Dude this wave is sick. Come on!"

She splashes me and paddles towards the wave.

I laugh before following her and once we recover from the huge wipe out we just took, we both come up out of the water laughing.

"That was insane, we could've died!"

I burst out laughing even harder as I lean onto my board more.

"Bro, we're immortals!"

She hunches over laughing harder as well when the realization hits her.

"Oh shit, You're right!"

Once we calm down a little, we start floating towards the shore when she notices some people rough housing not too far off.

"Get a load of these mortals."

I turn my attention to them and notice some guys are throwing their girlfriends around in the water but one of them doesn't seem to be having fun.

"Well what do ya know."

I quickly realize that one of them is Elaina and she doesn't seem to know how to swim very well.

"Just ignore them. It's not our problem."

We start to paddle again when the sense of pure fear catches us both by surprise.

I look back over towards the group and realize Elaina is missing.

The tide has gotten stronger and she must have been separated from the group.

"Aw hell. C don't do anything-"

Before she can finish her sentence, I'm already diving into the water.

I can see Elaina fighting to hold her breath and as I get closer, I watch as her last one leave her body.

"Fuck."

I scoop her up and use my wings to fly us out of the ocean and over to a separate part of the beach.

Once I set her down, she instantly starts coughing up water as I pat her back.

"Easy now. Just try to breathe."

She wipes her mouth with her arm and looks up at me wide eyed.

"Thank you. You literally saved my life."

I smile at her before wrapping a towel around her to help warm her up.

"Oh? Is this actual gratitude?"

She blushes and looks away from me.

"I have been a bit of a jerk to you. You've been nothing but helpful to me and I've been awful."

I shrug my shoulders.

"Eh, no biggie. I think it's cute."

Her cheeks heat up even more and she's about to respond when the group she was with quickly rushes over.

"Jesus babe! Are you alright?"

She nods her head and when he notices me, his face quickly turns into a frown.

"What is she doing here?"

Im about to state my case When Elaina quickly gets to her feet and pulls him away.

"She just saved my life. Don't be an asshole."

He shoots me one more glare as she pulls him away and I let out a long sigh.

"Something you wanna talk about?"

I look up and see Meloney leaning up against a rock and I shrug my shoulder.

"Nothing really to tell."

I stand up and stretch my arms before checking the time.

"Hey let's have some fun tonight. I know the perfect spot."

We arrive at the club and after a few drinks, I quickly lose sight of Meloney.

When I finally find her, she has some poor sap wrapped up in her tail and I know that I'm basically on my own for the rest of the night.

"Geez, we just got here."

Me and Meloney can both see our mystical elements but the mortals cannot unless we allow them to.

That is how I'm able to fly around without being detected and how Meloney is able to ensnare anyone that she has interest in.

Her long thing tail is wrapped all around the man so even if he wanted to step away from her, he couldn't.

She doesn't particularly like men but she has a list of her own of souls that her father wants.

She simply weaves them into her web and sends their souls to her father once they agree to her terms.

I make my way to the dance floor and as I'm moving around, there are many attractive women moving around but only one is catching my eye.

She is slightly shorter than me, even In heels, but the way she moves is intoxicating.

I eases up behind her and place my hands on her hips as I start to dance with her.

She jumps a little but I lean down and whisper in her ear to ease her nerves.

"Don't worry I don't bite. I just like the way you move."

She nods her head and we continue to dance.

When she turns around, I realize that my mystery girl, is Elaina.

She must not recognize me because all through the night we dance and drink and just have a good time.

It's starting to get late and I haven't seen any sign of her piece of shit boyfriend but I need to ensure she gets home safely.

"Hey, I think it's time to call it a night. Where's that guy of yours?"

She shrugs and continues to pump her arms in the air without a care in the world.

I shake my head and lead her outside where I have an Uber already waiting for us.

I ask for her address several times and eventually get some sort of words out of her before I simply capture it from her mind.

I instruct the driver on where to go and he takes off.

"Ooo you trying to have a night cap at my place?"

I laugh at her silliness as she leans all over me.

Her breath smells like booze but she still looks stunning.

"A night cap? That's a little old fashioned don't ya think?"

She laughs and jokes around with me for the rest of the ride.

"You're the one that's old fashioned!"

Once we get to her place, it's a little less fun.

Getting her up her stairs was a nightmare and trying to get her keys from her wasn't any easier.

When we finally get inside, Elaina points to her bedroom and I pick her up bridal style so that I can keep control of her as I carry her to her room.

"Oh! So these big arms aren't just for show?"

I roll my eyes and gently lay her in bed.

"Honestly, you are a mess. You owe me big time next time we coincidentally meet up again."

She giggles as I slip her shoes off of her feet.

"Okay okay."

I go to tuck her in but to my surprise, she grabs onto the collar of my shirt and pulls me closer.

"Sleeping with me?"

My face heats up from how close we are and the change in her voice.

I'm speechless for a moment, but that moment is all it took for her to fall asleep.

I quietly clear my throat and make my way out of her room, closing the door behind me.

"Well that was unexpected."

I shake the lewd thoughts out of my head and as I'm heading for the door I notice it's after 1 am.

"Well ,I might as well crash here. She's probably going to have a lot of questions in the morning anyways."

I remove my shoes and my coat and make myself comfortable on her couch.

As I stare up into her ceiling, I can't help but smile at the situation I'm in.

I wonder why I keep ending up with this mortal girl.

It almost seems like fate.

I rub my eyes as my body begins to wake up.

"Jesus, what happened last night?"

I check my surroundings and tilt my head when I realize I'm in my own bed.

"That's weird. I don't remember coming home."

I look down and my face heats up when I realize I'm changed into shorts and a tshirt.

"Who In the..."

I slip out of bed and go relieve myself before brushing my teeth.

I rub my head as I go to get a drink so I can take some pain medicine.

I almost drop the glass I'm holding when I see a figure sleeping on my couch.

Their long hair obviously doesn't belong to Cedric so I grab a frying pan off the stove and make my way over to them.

I raise the pan up ready to strike when I'm taken back by the beauty before me.

"Oh...it's you."

I whisper as I lower the pan.

It's the girl that I've been seeing around town lately.

I'm not sure why we keep meeting up like this, but I'm not necessarily complaining either.

I crouch beside her sleeping frame and as I take in her features, she's absolutely stunning.

Her hair is jet black but it compliments her pale skin very well.

Her face is flawless and her body is very slender and tone.

She almost seems godlike.

I don't think she has a single imperfection.

I'd hate to disturb her sleep but she looks cold so I gently grab onto the blanket and pull it up on her a little more.

"Well aren't you sweet?"

I jump when I hear the sound of her voice followed by her deep throaty laugh.

"Sorry...did I wake you?"

She rubs her eyes and sits up on the arm of the couch a little so that she can see me more comfortably.

"Im just a light sleeper. I don't mean to impose but we did get in pretty late last night. I figured you wouldn't mind."

My face heats up when I hear her words.

"We? As in, us together?"

She laughs again and turns on her side to face me.

"Yes. That is usually what we means dear."

My cheeks heat up and i turn away, fiddling with the hem of my shirt as I feel her gaze resting on me.

"Umm...did we...do anything?"

Her eyes widened before she throws her head back in a fit of laughter.

"Oh heavens no! Im not a perv darling. I simply brought you home."

I look up into her eyes and she seems sincere but I have one more question.

"Well if that's the case...how did I get changed?"

She shrugs and says plainly, "I changed you."

My eyes get huge at the confession.

"But nothing happened. I figured it wouldn't be comfortable sleeping in that tight dress you were wearing so I helped you into something more comfortable. Believe me it wasn't easy either. You're quite strong for a little girl."

I raise an eyebrow at her as she lays back on her back.

"I'll have you know, this little girl can hold her own when need be. I may look small but I'm pretty tough."

She laugh and nods in agreement before scooting over so I that I can sit on the couch with her.

For awhile we just talk.

It just dawned on me that I didn't even know her name so when I asked, I think it may have actually made her a little happy.

"It's Celeste. I'm new in town."

She shakes my hand and I smile at gesture but jump a little when the contact shocks us.

"Oh! That must be from the carpet, sorry."

She shrugs and we continue to learn about each other.

As time goes on, I feel one of her fingers drawing circles on my lower back.

I'm sitting in the edge of the couch while she's laying on her side and I'm not sure if she notices or if she's doing it unconsciously, but this little bit of contact actually feels nice.

I'm not sure why but, i feel so drawn to this person.

As if she's an old friend visiting after we've been apart for a long time.

"What on earth are you talking about? I don't owe you shit!"

She sits up and ends up really close to me because of how we're sitting on the couch.

"Well let's see."

I roll my eyes as she starts counting on her fingers.

"I blocked you from that dickhead boyfriend of yours. I literally SAVED YOUR LIFE. And I got you home safely last night. You owe me big time."

I laugh at how much she exaggerates things but she does have a point.

She's done a lot for me so I can at least try to repay her somehow.

"Alright alright. What could you possibly want in return?"

Her eyes meet mine and I'm taken aback by how intense they are.

"Well, how about you?"

My jaw drops as my face turns red again. "M-m-m-me?!"

She nods her head and eases closer as if she's going to kiss me but surprisingly I don't pull back.

I close my eyes anticipating her lips, but they never come.

"Why are you with that guy anyways?"

I open my eyes and turn away from her a little.

"He's not as bad as you think. You just gotta get to know him."

She rolls her eyes and softly kisses the palm of my hand.

The contact from her lips to my skin sends shivers down my spine.

"You could do so much better though."

I give her a smile and playfully push her back onto the couch. "Oh yeah?"

She nods and tries to grab at me but I block her and we end up wrestling on the couch.

I feel myself laugh harder than I have in awhile and it feels good.

"This isn't the way you woo a girl you know!"

Suddenly, she pulls me in close so that our faces almost touch and smirks.

"Oh trust me, I know how to get what I want."

My heart starts to race as I feel myself leaning in to her but our moment is interrupted by a knock on the door. "Elaina? You here? It's me."

My eyes get huge when I hear Cedric's voice and I know that we can't get caught together like this.

"Oh god. You need to hide."

She gives me a confused look as I jump off of her and pull her off the couch.

"Where do you want me to go? Out the window?"

I face palm as I nervously look around.

"No dummy! You just have to hide."

I notice the coat closet by the front door and quickly shove her inside. "Don't make a sound."

She nods and after quietly closing the closet door, I unlock the front door to let Cedric inside.

"Hey! Umm...what brings you over?"

He tilts his head at me before making his way inside.

"Am I not allowed to come over anymore?"

I watch as he walks over to the fridge to grab a beer and I feel like my heart is going to leap out of my chest.

It's not like I'm cheating on him or anything, but him and Celeste don't really see eye to eye.

"Of course you can come over babe. I just wasn't expecting you."

He makes his way over to me and backs me up against the closet door that Celeste is hiding in.

"Oh? So you mean to tell me you just walk around like this all day?"

He slowly drags his cold fingers along my waist line when're my shorts and shirt don't meet.

I bite my lip out of nervousness but I think he believes I'm enjoying this. "Hey, how long are you gonna hold out on me huh? I'll be gentle I promise."

I have to hold back a gag in my throat at the thought of him touching me that way but I have to find a way to get him away from this door.

All of a sudden, he crashes his lips against mine and pins my hands above my head against the door that Celeste is behind.

His breath is foul and the way his body feels against me isn't very comforting but he's distracted.

I break away from the kiss and coax him to my room.

I know all he needs is a 2 minute hand job, so once I'm done and he's passed out, I sneak back out to check on Celeste.

"Soo sorry. Are you-"

I open the door and when I look inside I see that she's gone.

Now I feel guilty because not only did I leave her in there, but I also made her hear all of that.

I sigh as I walk into the kitchen and make myself a drink. "Well, I guess I owe her another one now."