Page 36 of Nine Inch Nasty
Spencer gives him a look of uncertainty. “No…my name isSpencer.”
The unicorn smiles at us like he’s completely patronizing Spencer when he says, “Okay, sure.Spencer.”
“I was with Shelly that day. Can I just apologize firsthand for everything that went down that day you know, when…”
Skylar blanches and whinnies, which is bizarre coming from a human body. “Please do not bring that day up. My tail has never been the same.”
“Apologies. I just wanted to let you know that I’m going to back you up. Delaney, he’s telling the truth.”
“I don’t actually know what’s happening,” Delaney points out. “He hasn’t said anything other than he was refilling a canister of flour. Do all unicorns have a penchant for doing really unexciting things?”
“I feel as if I should be offended,” Skylar tells her. “But I’m going to overlook that. So, there I was, carefully scooping the fresh flour from the town mill into my beautiful, blue, ceramic canister—"
Delaney starts banging her head on the table. “Let’s fast forward, shall we? Why are you here?”
“Oh. You should have just asked that to begin with! I’m here to tell you you are my fated mate, and I wish to ride off into the sunset with you. Look, I brought visuals to display my aerial prowess!”
Skylar pulls a phone out of his pocket and clicks a few buttons, and soon there’s an image being projected onto the wall. That’s fucking cool.
Video Skylar is wearing a bowtie and a button up shirt, standing in a field of wildflowers. “Hello, this is my application to be your mate, Delaney. And don’t worry, objects on screen may be larger than they appear.” He gives the camera a very exaggerated wink.
Video Skylar starts stripping down, and it’s definitely not my imagination that Delaney’s lust starts getting a bit out of control. She’s definitely panting a little bit, and she’s leaking like crazy. My cock is ready to burst out of my pants.
I clear my throat, gesture to my crotch, and Delaney’s eyes light up as she reaches to unzip me. Unfortunately, I have to stop her. “I wasn’t asking for a blow job.”
“Why is she pouting?” Real Skylar asks as he pauses his cinematic masterpiece, face full of concern.
“She hates being told she can’t give us blowjobs,” Adam explains.
“I was informing you that your lust is getting a bit frisky, love. Blowjob later, okay?”
“Oh. My bad. Proceed, mysterious Skylar.”
He hits play again, and the rest of the video is literally him just drawing things in the sky with self-made glitter as he flies. At least it comes out of his mouth and not his rear end.
When the screen goes black, Delaney continues to stare at him, skeptical.
Maybe I can help her out here. Prove my worth. “Pardon me for asking, but what the fuck was that? It’s…cool you can do all that flying shit, but it’s not exactly winning any romance points with our Delaney, here.”
Delaney stands and approaches Skylar. “Why do you look like him?”
Him being Saladriel, obviously, in case you weren’t following.
Skylar frowns and then pulls something out of his pocket and hands it to Delaney. It’s a small jewelry box, and inside is a bright, sparkling gem unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. “Every unicorn has a heart gem. This is…a bit like…our essence. We nurture and polish them as we mature, and when we are ready to find our life partners, we present it to them for safe keeping.
“I mentioned that I met Shelly. She was…not what I thought she was. She had magic that was a bit suffocating, convinced me to do things, both sexually and not sexually that I’d never considered before or after. It was a growing experience. But she deceived me.
“She used to discuss things with me thinking I’d never be able to tell anyone else; classic villain downfall.”
Zac buts in, clearly knowing where this is going. “Our family crypt stores the power from generations past, Delaney. We inter them there, and the magic they wielded while alive goes into safekeeping in case the family is ever in need of it. That magic cache is for emergencies only, because once used, it’s gone.
“Shelly depleted that to create that elaborate realm we were sucked into, manipulating all of us, manipulating you, and it goes back years.
“She was corrupted a long time ago, unfortunately. Didn’t think children could legitimately be evil, but there’s always an exception. My parents have been looking into everything so they can better understand what happened and what went wrong, but after sending our parents away, Shelly realized she couldn’t turn back. Stowing them there was an accident, but nothing after really was.
“Once she got that power, she was lost to us. She was a magical prodigy, able to understand and wield magic most grown witches could never figure out. Her powers were complex and she always had incredible control over them.
“Once she graduated high school, it got worse. She started at Hemlock at 18, and I didn’t see too much of her because her studies kept her busy. I always did my best as her guardian, had weekly dinners with her, kept on top of her needs and finances, tried my best to provide a good life for her, but she fooled me as well.”
