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Selena's shadow drifted across the balcony almost weightless in Vulcan's arms. Selena couldn't help but envy the shadow's beauty, for she would never be able to do such things that the shadow could. Her wing arm had very few real uses, other than being key in flight. Hands were required for grasping, for holding...for dancing. The music grew stronger as the flames themselves seemed to dance with the darkness. As the song came to an end, the shadows quieted. The shadow dancer waited for its next instruction in Vulcan's arms. "I never tried it before.." She replied quietly, her pale cheeks blushing lightly. "Would you...like to dance more?" She had a few other talents that she could try, but she thought this her most entertaining.

"What would you wish for..."

Leva stooped to whisper in Jay's ear "There is still time to back out." She said softly. If he went through with this, they could never return to her Oasis. She looked down into his eyes, "You've been a prisoner of the shop for so long...Don't you wish to see the world and all it has to offer?" She asked, hoping he'd give up the shop for her, knowing he wouldn't.

"if you owned the chains of a god...?"

Jay looked down as Leva's soft voice trickled into his ears and spoke of the world. Jay never knew the world... He never knew the wonders it held or the excitment that he would be able to share with Leva. He fought back tears as his hair sheilded his eyes. He trully didn't know what to do.
'Hey...'
Jay looked up slightly and looked around confused.
'Don't worry kid... Take the deal... I know a loop hole...'
'Who are you...?'
'You're other half...'
'Jathris...?'
'Yes... Don't worry...'
'But what about Leva..?'
'Just ask what I tell you to ask...'

As Jay spoke with Jathris in his mind Lucifer watched with narrowed minds. He could feel Jathris' aura dancing around Jay. Was Jathris attempting to change his mind or only attempting to help himself... "I need a decision boy..." Lucifer said hoping to put a stop to their conversation.

Jay looked up at Lucifer and then back to Leva. "If I leave the shop... for any reason... Will I still be able to run it when I return?" He asked looking back up at Lucifer.

"Of course... As long as you hold Jathris in your body you may come and go from the shop as you please. All I wish is for you to bare Jathris and come to me when I call." Lucifer said looking down at him.

Jay looked back down and closed his eyes. 'Jathris I don't know what to do!'

'Calm yourself... You're heart is pure... You want to help everyone... You want Leva happy... You want all those who enter the shop to be cared for... But the one person you don't seem to care about is yourself...' Jathris whispered into Jay's mind.

'But I-'

'No Buts boy! You have gone through hell and high waters to get to where you are today!' Jathris growled in frustration. 'Enough. You need to decide...'

'First you tell me to take the deal and now you're telling me to think of myself! Make up your mind!'

'I'm not the one who's standing before Lucifer to make a deal now am I?'

Jay covered his face and dug his nails into his skin. He didn't know what to do and with Jathris in his head it was making it even harder to choose! "I DON"T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!" He growled into his tiny hands.

Lurana smirked and looked at Alura, "Now why would I be angry?" She asked crossing her legs and leaned back on her hands. "I think you're the best woman for my Father. You can help keep him rash when he becomes upset and calm him down so he can make a good decision. But I never though you would have been so... how to put it... Umm... Nice." She laughed and looked at her, "I mean you ******** Jagger before the girl that held you inside of her. I would have expected you to bed just a cold heartless b***h. I would have never predicted that you would be so kind and loving towards my father and especially towards that little guy." She said motioning towards Haven's crib.

Lurana smiled and laughed, "No no no! I'm glad you treat my father with respect. I was just saying how suprised I was at the fact that you weren't treating him cold heartedly." Lurana smiled and looked at her, "And why would you be worried about being punished...? You haven't done anything to upset him that I know about have you?"

Lurana nodded and smiled. "Well what do you expect he is the ruler of Hell." She said proudly. Lurana listened to Alura's reasons and nodded. "Is that was set Hell into panic?" Lurana asked and then something poped into her head. "Hey! Do you wanna see some other real cuties while My Father is dealing with his guests?"

Lurana smiled happily and waved her hand and a mirror appeared. With in the mirror held the reflections of Kie, James, and Aaron bathing the triplets; Grace, Kyrian and Julian. "Aren't they just the cutest little things you've ever seen!?!" She said smiling happily and clapped her hands together smiling. "I could just eat them up!!"

"They are my god children." She said smiling and winked at her. "And little Kyrian is such a silly boy." Lurana said smiling and watched the chidren. "Their Father is a slave and their mother is a Mistress. So in order to keep them from being thrown into slavery, I made arangments with M.O.S.T. and now they are under my protection like they were my own." She said proudly and smiled.

"I'm free..."

Leva sighed and kissed the back of his head, "I go where you go. You won't be losing me no matter what you choose." She whispered, "My oasis can wait, so make the choice that makes you happy...as I said, I want you to guide my hand, not the other way around." She didnt want him to go back to the shop, but she wanted him happy.

"wasn't there a reason...to bind this god...?"

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Selena's eyes widened as he came closer. She flinched as he moved so suddenly, but felt his touch to be gentle, guiding her into the pose her shadow had taken moments before. She looked up at him and blinked in confusion as he took her wing in his hand as though it were normal. Her shadow figure faded away and the shadows began to sound of again. She swallowed nervously, "A-Alright." She whispered, placing her hand to his shoulder. She began singing, a bit nervously at first, but then just as hauntingly beautiful as before.

The Song