A problem and a rush home

“Are you okay? You seem flustered." Raven asked as the waiters finally got to their table with their food.

The waiter that had crashed into Cole during the dancing had actually been carrying their food, which explained why it took so long. They wouldn't be charged for their food twice, as another way of compensation.

“I’m fine. Door got locked and had to put some effort into getting it to move.” Cole said, picking up his fork and knife, “I’ll be better after eating.”

“If you say so.” she replied as the staff placed out the dishes.

Raven’s dish looked pretty good. The fish came out perfect done and her knife easily cut through it. The sauce it was served with upped to highlight the flavor even more. And the mushrooms were just that extra touch she had been expecting. Each bite was a small divine trip for her taste buds. And there was plenty on the plate too; unlike other places that serve tiny crackers with 'world class' meat on it.

She was having a grand time with her meal. In contract to Cole though....

The catfish chips were great, nice and crisp without being greasy either. He'd probably just take a couple orders of that alone if he was in a less upscale place. The problem was his main dish. Veal was never big for him, but when in Rome right? He just found it a bit too gamey or dry most the time. Usually that was for the sauce to help with but…

The smell. The sauce had that same smell from before. That weird clean smell to it.

“Cole? Is something wrong… you haven’t….” Raven asked as she put her fork down.

While she had been lost in her own meal, it wasn't so distracting that she failed to notice he seemed to be eating around his main dish. Cole pulled at his collar a bit a nervous tick she had started to notice. It was a little cute but what was bothering him?

“If it’s too; different, for you; perhaps we could see if you could exchange it?" She motioned with a finger towards the manager who was hovering near the kitchen, watching people, "I’m sure after the fall they’d be willing to take it back.”

“Not it’s….. fine.” Cole grunted, taking a drink, “I’m okay with it. Just don’t eat like this often. One of those 'oh it sounds good on the menu' but now that it's in front of you."

“Still…," She started, leaning forward a bit to talk easier.

“I’m fine... Rachel. I’d rather not make more of a scene than I had already. See?” Cole made a show of cutting into the meat and taking a big bite, chomping it down fast to not process the taste. “Totally fine……”

His words trailed off as Raven’s figure started to blur and warp. Not just her but the table too. Reality was melting away as his throat started to close and his stomach violently rebelled. His head hurt, his skin started to itch and his bones ached. The heat; why was it so hot all of a sudden?

“Cole… what’s wrong? Cole?” Raven asked, her words were warbled and distorted: like he was hearing her underwater.

“I…, I,,can’t…”

Cole fought to say anything but his voice was dead. He reached out for his glass on the hope some water would help. Instead he knocked it over, sending the liquid spilling out onto her he table and floor. Half thinking, he stepped up to clean the mess only for his legs to give out. He didn’t realize he was in the ground till Raven was over him.

“Cole what’s wrong?!? Cole!!”

He’d started to look a little off during the dance but she hadn’t expected something like this to happen. She was so stupid to **** him to do something like this. Home; she had to get him home and…”

“City PD, back up. Back up, give the guy some room.”

She looked up and saw people had started to gather, a few patrons but mostly staff. Only to see a familiar man pushing them back as a woman in a white dress was on a call with someone.

“You’re…”

“A cop? Yeah sorry; didn’t think it was important before. It is now.” Mr Black explained as he pointed at a waiter, “You first aid kit, now.” Before turning to the audience around him, “Anyone here a doc? Come on step up if you are.”

“Ambulance is on its way; 15 minutes.” His companion said.

“Come on Cole. Hang in there….” Raven said as she cupped his check.

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“And look this way.”

It was embarrassing but he followed the command.

He was sitting in the back of an ambulance, currently parked in the parking lot of the restaurant. Two EMTs were looking him over, taking tests and giving him the once over. When they first got there he was doing bad, but after a shot of something; he was able to walk to the van on his own power. Once there, his health started to improve which left everyone confused. Raven made some mention of her husband being on stomach medication. He’d be fine if he got home and took some of it.

“That’s a pretty bad reaction for just poor constitution.” Mr Black said as he hovered over on the side.

Raven tried to shoot him a look without making it obvious she was. His presence was understandable considering what happened. She just found the timing of the off duty office rather…, convenient.

“It should be in his records.” Raven said, her voice cold.

As one of the EMTs tapped away at a computer Raven hoped whatever Cupid did would effect the records. That or perhaps the house. One of them must of done some reality bending as sure enough, it came back with the ‘meds’.

“No he’s on Hatrecin, that’s some pretty heavy stomach meds. For an…" A few clicks before something came up, "Accident he was in awhile back. Have you been taking it regularly sir?”

“I… skipped today. It makes my stomach queasy and coats my tongue.” Cole muttered, lying through his teeth.

It had been a cover story for his potion gift from Cupid. In case they ever had to talk about it in public. He was able to figure out what Raven wanted to do. She was banking on that helping him out or just use her healing magic. Better to not leave a record at a hospital. And considering the potion dragged him back from his last beating, it would probably work.

“Agh I hear you man, but you can’t skip meds like that.” The other EMT said without looking up from his own monitor.

“Which is why we just need to take him home.” Raven interjected as she leaned into the van.

“M’am, your husband collapsed in a way that seems way more drastic than a simple fainting spell. You sure you don’t want to take him to the hospital to be checked out?” Mr Black said, his voice raising a few levels. Raven turned to glare at him.

“I was in medical school, I know procedure. It would be easier to see if his prescription helps him. And he is fine enough now.” She explained, her tone taking on that of a lecturer.

The officer shot a look at the two EMTs who shrugged in response.

“We can’t **** him to come if he’s of sound mind.” One said before turning to Cole, “Sir, you do know the risks you’re taking.”

“I know… but you guys said it yourself. I seem to be recovering faster than expected.”

“It’s probably an allergic reaction to something in the restaurant.. simply getting him out of there did wonders probably.” The EMT pointed out. Which earned him a glare from the officer.

“Mother…..” Mr Black said as he rubbed his temples. He took a long deep breath before speaking again. “Okay. So I don’t end up with someone in the morgue come morning: M’am would you agree to the following?”

Cole would be driven home in the Ambulance, with Raven aka Rachel driving the couple’s car. Once home, she’s to produce the medicine and the EMTs will check it. Once administered, the EMTs would wait for a bit to make sure he improves. If at any point he worsens, he gets dragged to the ER.

“I can agree to that.” She answered as she tapped her foot, “May we go now?”

“Sure sure…, just make sure he signs the paper work. Don’t want you suing the city just in case.” He gave a thumbing motion to the Ents before giving her a nod. “Have a good night and be safe.”

She thanked him as she walked over to Cole for one last talk before heading towards the car. She was quite the looker, even when annoyed. Black wondered how the guy got a dame like that. Oh well, more fish in the sea and he never dated work.

“Speaking of work, should see how my partner is doing.” He mumbled to himself as he started back inside the restaurant.

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At the apartment, Rave went upstairs to get his medicine while the EMTS watched him on the ground floor. Taking another bottle out from Cole’s gift, part of her wondered if this was risky in itself. This would be the third one he’s gotten in the week. Was there a chance of overdosing? Or could there be some sort of dependency building up in his system.

“…. Cupid has been rather generous thus far. I can't believe they would give us a **** to get hooked on." she thought as she walked back down stairs.

"Found it." She called as she walked down the stairs, waving the bottle. Cole was in the middle of filling out some paper work as the trio looked up, "Now could I please get my husband to the bathroom? I'd like to wash him off from his two tumbles."

"Hatrecin isn't that fast acting and..." one EMT said as he looked at his mobile, "And we got a call about drunk driver. Festivals always bring them out."

"We're gonna get chewed out but... everything is in order, and you did say you went to medical school." his partner said, "Look we should go just.... be careful okay?"

"We will. Go help someone that truly needs it."

"Yeah. I appreciate everything you guys have done but I'm not bleeding out here. Someone on the road is; go help them first." Cole said motioning towards the door.

The pair went out the door with a nod and left behind a card for a good doctor along with directions to the nearest hospital just in case. Raven saw them out as Cole made his way upstairs, thankful that the magic let him skip up the stairs quickly. He was about to collapse on the couch before a hand was pulling at his collar. Raven's clenched face greeted him as he turned.

"Even if the place is magic; you aren't falling over on the couch wearing that." she gestured towards his dirty outfit. Having been caked in food twice now, he'd just leave it all over sofa. "You get stripped down and get in the shower."

"I am covered in like.... so much grime yeah..." he muttered as he started to take off his coat.

"Do so in the bathroom so you aren't dripping everywhere. I'll get you something to eat, something softer, as you wash up." Raven said as she started towards the kitchen.

He shrugged as he started to his way to the master bathroom. A shout from behind him caught his attention though.

"And don't forget to take your medicine dear."

"Yeah yeah..." he muttered as he waved it off. "Already acting like a wife by the sounds of it" he thought as he backtracked enough to grab the bottle.

It was a curious thing. Giving him powers okay that he could buy, kinda. Maybe. In fiction there were all kinds of brews or chemicals that gave you powers(Real world just made you dead usually), so that made a kinda of sense. The healing factor was the odd part. The instructions had suggested a level of healing but what happened when he was basically on ****'s door was... worrying. And yet here he was treating it like stomach meds.

"Wonder if it will just over clock my body again?" Cole muttered as he glared at it as it sat on the counter.

He really didn't have much to do besides that. His jacket and shirt were off, tossed in a corner clothes bin while the shower was warming up. Picking it up he swished the liquid around in the bottle. Almost like on cue, his stomach grumbled, a low guttural sound that wasn't due to hunger. He was feeling better save for his stomach, along with a weird itch like sensation on his skin. Almost like it was vibrating. Not trembling or muscle spasms, something else.

"Fuck it." he took the cork off and drained it in one go.

After all. What's the worst that could happen?

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What to make was a question. The solution was soup. Something simple and easy on the stomach. Raven was in the middle of cutting up some vegetables, deciding to make something fresh than get a can when she heard a muffled 'thud'. She paused for a moment as she strained to hear it again. Another thud and she put the food back in the fridge with a wave of her hand. There was only one thing in the house that could be making the noise.

"What did he do...." she grumbled as she stepped through a portal.

She arrived just in front of the bath room, giving him a level of privacy and opened up a small two way portal to talk with him easier. She could hear the water flowing from the shower and something else. Heavy breathing.

"Cole? Are you okay?" She asked.

A mix of a grumble and a growl was heard along with another thud. Forget his feelings of privacy. She grabbed the door and opened it as she hurried in.

Raven found Cole in the bathtub, fumbling about. It was the best way to describe it. Like he kept trying to move only for his body to jerk in a different way. When he wasn’t moving, she could see the blood vessels pulsing under his skin. His eyes were a mixture of confusion and fear.

“Something… wring… Rae…” he muttered, half growled, “To much… juice…”

“Shit. I hoped you'd be okay taking another one this soon.” Raven said as she came over, making him sit down in the bathtub, “Hold…. Still damnit.”

“I… can’t…” he spoke through gritted teeth.

“I see that.” Raven grumbled as she looked him up and down.

He was practically vibrating. All that muscle just… tightly bound. So firm and… having to deal with him being shirtless while a certain part of her was yelling in the back of her mind was annoying. Cole was pretty well built. With his shirt off and maybe not as panicked as the night she revived him, she was able to get a better look.

“Probably super charged your system but given you only had a stomach ache, all that energy is bottled up with nothing to spend it on.” She said as she felt his head. No fever.

“Sounds…. Right ? Feel like I had… three Red Bull filled chocolate Easter bunnies.”

“That is, one way to describe it.” Raven muttered as she tried to get him up.

Another jerk from Cole made him lose balance. His hands went wide looking for any grip he he could find. One of his fingers caught something and he pulled. A loud rip echoed in the room. He gulped as he picked himself up off the tub floor. Raven was going to kill him if it was the dress.

Her top was intact and Raven wasn’t in the middle of yelling at him or gathering magic. Instead, she was giving him a look, a weird unexpected look. She looked her lips and gave him a purr as she stared hard at him with those inviting eyes of hers.

Those bright, lavender eyes….

Wait….

“Uh… Ra…”

Her black magic wrapped around him chest and dragged him upward. Her lips smashed into his and her tongue licked at his own lips before darting inside. Her body pressed tightly against his, her soft boobs mushed against him. Her tongue explored every inch of his mouth with a moan before she finally broke it to breath. He stumbled to the floor of the tub again.

“RAVEN? What..”

“MMMM About what I expected. Tasty. It’s no good if you aren’t a tasty boy for us now is it?” Raven whispered, her voice far lower and huskier now, “MMMM And this is looking pretty good now too.”

A groan left his mouth before he could ask. A small ball of energy was slowly rubbing up and down his growing length between his legs. Raven licked her lips again as her arms reached behind her back.

“I knew the first moment we woke up together, hmmm, you got a bitch breaker down there don’t you. Well, I have been such a baaaaad girl you know. Stinging you on all night like that.”

With a quick motion, Raven flopped the front of her dress down, Revealing a simple if rather low cut black bra. Maybe one a size smaller as it looked to be straining against those grey mounds. She continued undressing as Cole sat there mouth agape. The mix of shock and his own body acing weird was too much for him to process this.

“The… hell…” he manged to get out.

“Ah. Yes. I don’t suppose you know.” The sound of cloth tumbling to the floor, leaving her standing there, one arm cupped under her breasts and the other dangling at her hip, showing off her panty stocking combo. “Raven stepped out. I’m Lust, and I’m going to rock your world.”

Raven screamed as she slammed at a translucent barrier. The moment her choker had been ripped off by Cole's fumbling, Lust surged forward and overtook her body. She had doubted her other side’s threat but here she was making her look like some horny skank.

“Zen! Do something!” She cried turning to the multicolored clone.

“Without the choker, my ability is limited” was all she offered.

“I’d kill her if it was possible.” Anger growled from her cell.

“I hate to agree…” Raven grumbled as she sat on the bed. When Lust had swapped her, she had found herself in her double's 'cell'. "She might ruin everything here just for the sake of scratching her itch."

The rest of the emotions were in a semi agreement. Even those that wanted to give Cole a chance thought this was out of line. Who knew how far Lust would get before Raven refocused herself enough to regain control. And the worst part was she got not only a front row seat, but feed back too. All the better to distract her. And it annoyed her that Lust was right, Cole even shocked seemed a good kisser.

Back in reality, Lust was well on her way to coming onto Cole. She’d joined him in the tub, cooing as the shower head sprayed water over her body. She teased him a bit more by showing off how the water caressed every curve of her body as she leaned into him.

"Mmm come on baby, I know you want this." She said, licking her lips.

She moved so her body was on top of Cole, pushing him so his back was against the rear wall. Pinned, she started to plant kisses up his chest to his mouth, each kiss a slow and deliberate motion. Meanwhile, a free hand traced a finger up and down his length though his pants. With how tight they were getting due to the water, there want any hiding it. How much was it Cupid, base Cole, or that potion she wondered. A growl got her attention.

“Not… you… back off.” Cold spoke through his teeth.

“Mmm feisty. I like it. But unless you’re gonna pin me down and fuck me till I can’t walk, I’m staying right here.” She rubbed her hips against his, “Best seat in the house anyway.”

A pair of strong hands gripped her shoulders and pulled her forward more until they were face to face. Lust licked her lips and went for another kiss but another grumble cut her off.

“I. Will. Break. You.” He started, each word drawn out, “You think I don’t have a desire there? You’re exotic, deadly, drop dead sexy. Legs for miles, an ass I have to fight from slapping some times, and these tits.., mouth watering…” His eyes took in every detail he could see of her.

The damp hair, the way her soaked underwear clung to her body, the curve of her ass visible even from this angle, and just how soft her body felt even though he was pretty she could bench lift a higher weight than him(Magic involved probably but still). The way her hips grounds against his growing dick..., fuck he wanted to take her now.

“This is a playboy body, in a smart and deadly package, and I would love to speed a night plowing Raven.” he growled out.

“Mmm I’m glad we’re on the same page…” she started before whe was pulled close so their noses touched. His eyes focused hard on her. He took a deep breathe before speaking.

“But you. Aren’t. Raven.” He growled, “You're just a hopped up horny teenage side of her. And I care about her too much to let you just run the show and make her do something she'll regret. So back the hell off.”

Lust took a sharp and long intake of air before letting all out, her shoulder going slack in his grip. She gave him a hand gesture signaling ‘call me’ before closing her eyes and going stiff. Cole looked her over to see if she was okay, not knowing that she had retreated back into her mind.

She sensed what Lust was doing and had moved from the bed to wait for her to show up. Her arms were folded as her double approached the glass wall of the cell. o. The core and the fragment stared at each other, unmoving as the rest of her counterparts watching. There was any number of ways these two would interact with each other. Finally Lust started to speak.

“He’s a good guy.”

“I know.” Raven replied.

“He wants you.” Lust said with a smirk.

“I know. I heard." she waved her hand a bit, "Even before this, I could tell.”

“He care about you though, not just wanting to fuck a super hero hottie." Lust continued, magic starting to gather around her hands, "Everything he’s done has been based around you.”

“I know.” came the reply.

“So.” bright lavender energy made an outline of a door and the glass swing wide, letting the pair walk past each other as they traded places. She turned back to face the freed Raven "What now?"

“Same as we have all night. Play by ear and see what happens.” Raven said, a small grin on her face.

Before Cole could worry, Ravens eyes fluttered open. Her deep lavender color had returned. She shifted a bit as her body responded to her commands, making Cole let go of her. Before he could ask if it was her, her hands cupped his cheeks and drew him for another kiss.

Unlike before this was more subdued. It was still a full mouth to mouth kiss, but it was like Raven was asking, not demanding, for attention. He slowly leaned into the kiss as best he could without his body moving too much. Without Lust in control, Raven took her time, slowly breaking the kiss before going into another and another. For his part Cole took in how she felt. Those lips were soft, and the make out had maybe a tarty taste to it.

She finally drew back, agonizingly slow too.

“I do… kinda agree with my other side. There is… something pleasant we can do to burn your energy.”