Lilith frowned at the image in the mirror, her once-tan skin was now blistering red, and her originally dark chocolate eyes were now as black as obsidian and seemed to never end. There were no horns but she looked like a monster. How could Charlotte love her after seeing this side of her?

“Lilith?” a small voice came from behind the bathroom door.

“Zachary?” Lilith asks, letting her demon features morph back into their human counterparts.

“Yeah, everything okay?”

Lilith smiles, opening the door for her brother, “I need your help.”

“With?” Zachary asks, crossing his arms. 

“My demon face. I want to show it to Charlotte but…”

“You’re scared,” Zachary states more then asks, “What do you think is going to happen?”

“She sees my demon face and realizes the mistake she's making and-” Zachary cuts her off with a full belly laugh, “What's so funny about my love life falling apart!” Lilith screams anger boiling in her veins.

“You sound just like Charlotte with her scars. She always thought the same thing about those battle scars and yet she still showed you those. Plus she has a demon face you haven't seen,” Zachary says, patting Lilith's shoulder comfortingly.

“That’s different. Demon faces all look the same and there are millions of them, devil faces are a dime a dozen,”

“And the scars?” Zachary smiles.

“Well…”Lilith sighs, “If she can do it I can do it,” Lilith says more to herself. Zachary smiles, the sound of the bedroom door opening catches both of their attention. Charlotte huffs closing the door, she's only wearing a sports bra and sweatpants which are both soaked in sweat just as she is from head to toe. Zachary chuckles as he tries his best to ignore the dark blush on his sister's face and the arousal in her eyes. “Hey, Char. How was sparring?”

“Good, Jacobe was a bit tight but he loosened up.” Charlotte smiles, her smile slightly falling as she processes the two siblings. “Everything okay?” Charlotte says asking Lilith more than Zachary. 

Zachary smiles, “She’s fine, just needed a bit of advice from her big bro.” Charlotte nods, her body visibly falling with relief.

“See you later, Char. We’ll have to have a sparring session sometime,” Zachary smiles, patting Charlotte’s shoulder on the way out.

The two women stand in silence for a while before it's broken by footsteps as Charlotte approaches Lilith, “You okay?”

“Yeah…I just need to show you something.” Lilith says fidgeting. She lets her eyes drift up to Charlotte’s, she notices the look of confusion on the other woman's face. “You know how you showed me your scars?” Lilith asks, waiting for a nod from the other woman before continuing, “You remember how scared you were to show me?” another nod, “Well I have my own “scar”. My devil face…” Lilith trails off as Charlotte cups her face between her hands.

“I love every piece of you. Every inch of you is beautiful. Including the inches and pieces, I can't see. Nothing could change that,” Charlotte smiles, letting their foreheads gently touch. Lilith can't help it, she leans in. At first, there is no reaction from her partner's lips then suddenly warm lips are devouring hers and a strong curious tongue is dancing with hers. Before she knows it they're pulling apart and Charlotte’s looking over every inch of her. With one look down at her arm Lilith notices her skin had turned the familiar blistering red. Before she can pull away Charlotte’s pulled her in by her cheeks and is staring intently into her eyes, “Beautiful…” Charlotte smiles before leaning in for another kiss. Before they know it they're half-naked, surrounded by the safety of the blankets and each other's arms as they explore the other’s body. “I love you too,” Lilith says between kisses as her hand travels south down Charlotte’s body.

“I was wondering when you'd say it back,” Charlotte smiles, peppering kisses down Lilith's neck. Lilith moans as her finger makes contact with Charlotte’s folds earning a groan from her love, “Fuck.”

“I intend to,” Lilith smiles as Charlotte rolls her eyes.