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WHO: Greed & Lust
WHEN: Friday night
WHERE: Lust's place
WHAT: Everything.
WARNING: S.I.N.S. (Sorrows I Never Show)


Lust barely ever used her apartment. She was always either at Ambrosia or at Greed's but she still liked having a little place away to herself. Lust wasn't a fan of being alone but sometimes.. sometimes it was necessary. Times like now when Greed hurt her to the point she couldn't face anything. She turned the lights on and walked into the bedroom. It wasn't as spacious as Ambrosia, but she liked it. It was different, and not showy but very her. It was easy to see she'd put actual time and thought into it despite not using it often.

She opened the wardrobe and rooted throw clothes and sheets and other things until she found what she was looking for. It was an antique music box. But it wasn't an antique when she was first given it. It was tacky and cheap. She opened the lid, the wood creaking in protest and the old music box slowly grinding out the first tinkles of a French love song. She smiled a little and took out the only jewelry the box contained. An old silver ring twisted into knots of flowers with pearls in them. It was her wedding ring. Oh sure, her engagement ring from Devlin was the family diamond, big, flashy... but he'd surprised her on their wedding day with this unique band he'd designed himself. He was so into nature, flowers, the country.. Lust hadn't been thrilled with his little token of affection but after he was gone.. through the years she didn't know what became of the diamonds and the jewels but this.. she always kept it.

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It wasn't because of Pride. Greed chewed on the inside of his cheek refraining from opening his big mouth just yet. He couldn't tell her, he couldn't. This was a disaster waiting to happen and he didn't want to merge the worlds together.

His jaw twitched loosening his arms but not letting go of her legs. He looked at her, fighting everything inside him to just blurt it out. His eyes this time lined with tears but they weren't to put on a fake show so she'd let him in the door. "It's not because of Pride," he said in a hoarse voice.

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Lust glared down at him, not entirely believing him and this Pride thing was far from over. She didn't trust Greed with their bitch sister at all but now he had her curiosity. Tears and everything? Oh Greed, what have you done.. "Then what?" or who. Either way, Lust knew she wasn't going to like whatever Greed had to say. He had that look on his face. That... 'i did something really bad and you're going to want to kill me but please fix it for me' look.

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He tightened up on his lips so they were nothing more than a thin sliver as he shook his head violently. He was struggling because if he didn't say anything Lust would throw him out and he couldn't handle her rejection a third time.

She was going to hate him, she was going to be furious. No different than a mother who had to scold their child for dragging dirt through the house....and Greed had a lot of dirt. Patience was already involved here, which could be bad---but Sloth had taken care of that temporarily.

Greed loosened his lips feeling defeated because in the end Lust had to know. "A girl..." he squeaked, saying it fast as if that dulled down the importance of this. The girl didn't have a name yet, Lust had never seen her, but she would dig for it to get him to spit it all out.

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Lust raised a brow, "A girl?" it took a moment for it to sink in but really she didn't need more than that as she remembered how a month ago he'd been messed up in the head over some mortal, wanting to return her property. A mortal he said he'd broken and moved on.

She tried to keep her temper but growled out through gritted teeth, "Is this the same girl from before?" but alarms were already going off in her head, because if this was the same girl then Greed had been playing with her for far too long. And while he liked to hoard things and keep them.. mortals were breakable toys. More than that, they were boring toys. For someone like Greed who had the attention span of a hamster.. what the hell could some girl have to keep his interest this long?

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The squint to his eyes as if she was about to smack him across the head said more than he could about Zoe. He still clung to her legs like glue, but he had a feeling he was going to be dragged in by his neck when she realized he'd been hoarding a mortal like a toaster oven.

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Lust eyes went wide as he prepared for a well deserved smack giving her answer without saying it. So he'd lied. She bet he was lying about Pride too. She let out a yell of frustration and anger, clenching her fists together, "GREED!" she stamped her foot a couple of times like a child and then hit him several times, trying to shove him off her, "You said you were done with her! Why are you still playing with this girl!?" and how could he want to spend more time with a mortal than with Lust?

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That one landed right across the cheek. He rubbed his face sitting on the floor now like a hurt child who was just READY to wail. At least he was in the door now. He didn't know how to explain it.

He covered his arms over his head as she went to whacking. Not the kind he would have preferred. "She likes me. ME. Not some face I pull to get her attention. She..." Lust didn't have what Zoe had, and while Lust would always be there for him where Zoe would die and get old---she still offered him a side that he wanted.

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Lust threw her hands up, "Of course she likes you. You can make anyone like you!" she paused as the second half of what he said just registered. "You.. you still didn't use influence on her? And she hasn't run away?" now she was starting to really worry but at least she wasn't hitting him any more.

She stood in front of him, hands on her hips, looking down at him. The look on her face suggesting she would skin him alive if he didn't tell her the whole truth, "Is she that good in bed?" cause seriously, what else could she have to offer. Eh, maybe she was rich but still money got boring after awhile.

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"She knows who I am. What I am more like..." Not only had he lied to Lust, but he'd told Zoe the truth. They didn't just go running around telling people what they were (well, unless you were Greed).

He squinted again, readying his arms over his head again. "I haven't slept with her, I haven't got that far yet..." he was still working on it. He grimaced holding himself down for the hit. If he fucked Zoe he'd burn into ashes and then Lucifer would be dancing in it.

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Lust couldn't have imagined how this could get worse but every word out of Greed's mouth showed that she apparently just had a very limited fucking imagination. "She knows? She knows what you are? How? Did you tell her?" she smacked him again, "You told her!?" had he lost his damn mind?

She walked a few steps away from him or she was going to strangle him and she was shocked as she turned to look at him, "You said you fucked her. You said you were done. But now you're saying you told a goddamn mortal what you are and you didn't even fuck her yet? WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?" she shouted at him because clearly if he just slept with the little whore, he'd have his fill and wouldn't be in this ridiculous position!

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"Yes I told her!" He was starting to yell, but more like a kid that wanted to be heard. "Because things get weird when I get close...like her feelings rub off this shit on me and I can't. I'll fry like KFC chicken in a bat of oil." That seemed the most obvious explanation. Even more obvious now was he hadn't used an ounce of influence on Zoe. Well, except when he was exhausted and he wanted to keep her close. Those times he didn't even know it was throwing itself around.

"I like...being with her. You know friendship and that shit." Lust wouldn't understand it.

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Lust looked horrified, "Feelings and friendship...?" oh my God, who was this thing and what had happened to Greed?? She raised her hands up like she needed a moment. First, she had to deal with Wrath's fetish for saints and now this bullshit with Greed. Her family was falling apart and she seemed to be one of the last few sane ones left.

She took in a deep breath and looked at him, clearly he was sick. He was not well and she'd just have to do what she always did.. fix him. She put her hands on his shoulders and looked down at him, talking to him like he was a child that she wanted to coax information out of, "Greed. Does anybody else know about this?" and she gave him a look like he better come completely clean about this or else.

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He threw his head to the side repeating that in his head. Had he really just said friendship? To Lust of everyone. The thing about Greed is he could be discreet on a lot of things, Lust just knew how to wrangle all the shit out. She played Yahtzee with his head most of the time.

"No." He sucked his lips in. "Well, except Patience but Sloth buried him six feet under. Well, maybe more like five." It didn't help his case.

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Lust's nails sank into his shoulders when he mentioned the Virtue. "Patience?" she growled out but then something clicked in her head and well that had to be it. Of course. It was the only thing that made sense. She suddenly seemed thoughtful and asked, "How is Patience involved? Where did you find this girl?"

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Greed's teeth tightened giving her a pained smile as those nails sunk into meat and muscle. "Patience is a fucking creeper. Since Josie he stalks me---" oops he'd mentioned the J-word which brought up the Devlin shaped word for Lust. The same thing they'd argued about the day before.

"I met Zoe randomly." He hadn't sought her out, she'd found him first.

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Something close to human flashed across Lust's features when Greed mentioned Josie and reminded her of what she'd been thinking about all day. Reminded her of what she'd promised herself that she would never let Greed go through again.

But the wheels were turning and she gripped his shoulders tightly, saying slowly, "What if.. it wasn't random?" she looked at him, "You said yourself Patience was stalking you, and he knows about this girl. What if she's some sick trap the Virtues set for you?" that had to be it. Because the alternative was something she rather not face.

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"It was random!" He insisted knitting his brows together and turning his head from her. "Don't put your thoughts in my head. She didn't know Patience then, she didn't know who I was. She does like me and not because I made her." He uncurled his legs from under him. Those tears were back, blasted ugly things.

"Just let me keep this one Lust. Please." He'd take the hits if he got to keep Zoe like he didn't get to keep Josie. He was in deep with something Lust either had to comply with or he'd run.

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Lust looked thoughtful, "Temperance's been around more too. I still think this is a trap by the other side." she stroked his cheek like he was a kid, "She's a mortal. You're a Sin. Think of the last one.. did she like you all on her own? You had to use influence and I wasn't the one that took her away. She left you. So do you really think a mortal would like you without someone forcing them to? Without something being in it for her? They're trying to destroy you."

She held his head in her hands and made him look at her, saying calmly and soothingly, "You know we have to destroy her first." and it was just.. one of those things. Maybe if Greed had walked away when he said he did they wouldn't have to kill her but now, well this mortal knew he was a sin and Greed was sounding like a Virtue.. she had to go.

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"There's nothing in it for her!" He was cross. He knew what Lust was proposing and it caused him to whimper, shutting his eyes on those tears. "I don't want her dead Lust." He shook his head side to side with another whine. This was why he didn't want to tell her. He attempted to get up. He'd run from her if she did this to him. "I won't lose her Lust." His voice was dark and eerie. He was serious.

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Lust shoved down hard on his shoulders to keep him on the floor. She tilted her head, curiously observing the way he was acting. It disturbed her to see how hung up he was on some.. human. But on the other hand, it was something she could possibly use. But she didn't put too much thought into it at the moment, but the seed was there. "The problem with mortals is that they break." her grip on him was hard, "You were the one that taught me we can't play pretend and have nice human things.. remember?"

She wasn't going to let him run. He took something she wanted from her a long time ago, forced her to only rely on him. And now, he hurt her with Pride, didn't give a damn about her. And there wasn't a single reason why she shouldn't take his mortal from him. But it wasn't just being vindictive.. she was protecting him. He just.. he needed time to see that.

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He let her throw him down. He was willing to take the beating for this if it meant he got to keep what was his and keep it out of her hands. "You won't kill her Lust," his eyes were a flash of red, his nose scrunching as he gritted teeth. He had done the same to Lust when her mortal had started to come between them, but he didn't feel he was to he given the same courtesy. Greed didn't want to hurt Lust either, but he wanted this and she couldn't imagine how bad because he was able to play both sides. He had seen enough now of what someone could offer that he wanted to hold on to.

"She hasn't broken yet."

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Lust didn't care for Greed's tone and looked down at him, "No. Because you're gonna kill her." she shook her head, "You're getting this worked up over a toy? A toy that will break."

She wanted Greed to agree with her, that this needed to be done. Because it just did. But it was.. strange he was holding on this tight. Oh sure, it was Greed, he would fight to the death over a stick of gum if it was his. But she'd expected him to relent a tiny bit. Maybe one small crack of doubt she could pry into but he was standing, well sitting, firm. "Is she rich? Is that why you won't give her up? Kill her and we'll get you a new one. Ten new ones. Bright and shiny richer ones that you can actually fuck."

She gave him a look like she knew exactly what she was saying, because she did. She went through it when he took her mortal from her. "You'll be sad. And then you'll get over it."

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"No! I won't!" He'd refuse her if she made him do this. It was his. Meaning he gave the say so and he wasn't willing to give it up yet. Though with himself as a bargaining chip between Lust and Pride, Zoe was now nailed to him. "I won't do it. You won't make me. You'll have to kill me first." She would before ever prying his fingers loose.

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Lust kept her cool even though killing him was a tempting idea, "Greed... kill her now and save yourself the pain that'll come later. It'll be upsetting now," she said like she was asking him to euthanize a sick puppy. "But in the long run..."

She got down to eye level with him, "Did you forget what happened to you with Josie? How broken.. sad... and pathetic you were? You really wanna go through that again? This mortal will grow to hate you, just like the other one. She doesn't want to be with you. And if she leaves you before you're done with her, you'll be a mess all over again." she stroked his cheek with the back of her knuckles softly, "And I won't clean it up this time. Maybe Pride can take care of you." nope, she still hadn't forgotten him sniffing around their sister's ass.

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Josie was different. Josie had been different. "I haven't made her chose me Lust," he was a already a mess with her request. His eyes were already stinging against his eyelids. The only other time Lust had seen him in that amount of pain back then. What Zoe had was pure, therefore he didn't want to clip her wings back, he wanted to see how far she would fly.

Lust was digging in with a sharp knife now and he did what was necessary. He fought. He pushed Lust off him.