The Innest Date

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Selene knocked on Didi’s door, she was in a more formal pink dress than normal, the frills and cut were far less fuck me and far more, hold me close as the sweet music sweeps the air and we have a kiss and cuddle. The succubus was ready to take Didi somewhere nice after all the stress of the full moon and everything that happened with Rhys she felt like they could both use a nice time.

She said softly “I know you can smell me, you could hear the click of my heels, and all that, but just letting you know I’m here.”

Didi answered the door in a white button-down shirt that she’d left halfway undone, the only way it could even pretend to fit over her tits and muscles. She had on dark grey slacks and her less-scuffed pair of boots. She’d tried a new, understated look with her eye makeup, and gotten a trim that had her wild blue hair looking a bit more intentional than usual.

“Mmm, hey gorgeous…” The wolf swept Selene up with one arm and greeted her with a kiss. “You look really sweet tonight.”

Selene loved Didi’s look. This woman was incapable of looking bad. So they had that in common. The succubus felt like puddy in the sexy werewolf's arm. The demon's hands going through her hair. She paid wrapping her arms around Didi "You look like the hottest sapphic warrior around."

She kept one arm around Didi to start walking them towards her car "I made sure this place had good meat, it's super popular, full of queer folks, normally there would be massive wait lists but I got us a table for two."

“The perks of dating a celebrity!” said Didi, in one of her cheerful, bubbly moods that seemed all the more common when Selene was around. She hadn’t been sure about her clothes… they were the nicest she owned, but she’d never been to a place like this. Selene’s reaction had put that uncertainty to rest, though.

Selene smiled at Didi, her voice was so cute. They approached her car and the pop star realized Didi was the first person she was taking on a date since she became Queen Selene in earnest. The fancy pink car sat in front of them and she asked "ready to be the hottest people at Next Eats?"

“I’m ready to make the whole place jealous that I’ve got the hottest and most talented pop idol on my arm,” Didi replied, opening the car door for her date.

Her ``date``! For months after she and Gene broke up, she hadn’t really felt up to dating. Casual stuff, rebound sex, general slutting it up, sure, but it was just in the past month that she’d started to feel like she might be ready to date again. That walk back from the hot springs, when she’d told Arsling to ask her out, that she’d probably say yes… that had been new, for her. And then of course it was only scant hours later that she found out her crush might be mind controlling her, drawing her in and planning to kill her. No wonder she’d acted so impulsively that afternoon.

But it did get her thinking, and with people she’d known for a long time, who were caring and good and brave like Selene, she ``was`` ready.

It was with this mix of admiration and wonder that she met Selene’s eyes as they entered the car.

Selene had been through such a roller coaster, it was hard to trust anyone, after all she knew she was foolish even when she did. Look at her taste for partners, freaking Lavish, she knew she was basically asking to be hurt. Didi felt different though, she felt like someone  who she didn't feel bad for trusting.

Obviously it had bit her in the ass when she trusted Rhys, but she wasn’t giving up, if she stopped trusting everyone she would be alone. Selene had never been betrayed by Lezly, Pyrrha or Berry either. This was going to be good, she had people to care about and she wanted Didi to be one too.

**Next Eats**

Parking the car outside the place at the VIP parking spot she opened her door and moved around to get Didi’s. There was a lineup of people hoping to get in without reservation but of course they wouldn’t have to wait. Selene grabbed Didi’s hand and walked beside her into the restaurant “I hope you like this place, I only came here to book the table and get a sample of some of their meat to make sure it was at least close to the par you set with your cooking.”

Complimenting Didi’s cooking always earned points with her, and she squeezed Selene’s hand. “I’m sure I’ll be blown away, and it’s so sweet that you checked it out in advance, personally.” She looked towards the door, brows raised. “Mm, they have elk!”

If it hadn’t been for the awakened wolf inside her, Didi would have shrunk from such a fancy place, maybe even from dating an intimidating pop star like Selene. Definitely. But now, with the confidence of a pair of apex predators, the two entered the first upscale restaurant Didi had ever seen.

Selene’s eyes lit up seeing that Didi was excited about the elk, she knew that would go over well for her favorite werewolf. The whole joint had the vibe of a place that was trying to look like it wasn’t trying to appeal to rich people while 100% existing to appeal to rich people. Your tech startup types and your queer kids of old money.

Selene took them to their nice little table at what she thought was the best spot towards the back they could see the moon out the window, eat side by side or looking at each other, it had a lot of perks. The girl told Didi “There shouldn’t be any paparazzi, Berry is very good at her job, but sometimes an annoying person who thinks they can pull a scope shows up, I doubt it will happen though.”

Then Selene quickly added “Some staff should show up to take a picture of me eating for me to post online but you don’t have to be in it. ”

It wasn’t often that Didi looked shy these days, but there was a glimmer of shyness then.

“If you’d like me to be in your picture, I’d be delighted. I don’t want to hide this -- I did want to tell Zahra before she found out, but that worked out alright. Honestly as soon as it sinks in for me that this is real I’d like to do some social media boasting of my own.”

She leaned forward, one elbow on the table and resting her chin on her hand. As she passed through the moonlight from the window, her eyes shone yellow across the table at her date.

Selene moved in closer, she was working up the courage to ask something she was so afraid to ask, she was doing her best to mask that fear and the smell of it from Didi, she just wanted the answer to this to be yes so badly. The polyamarous lesbian icon moved ever closer complimenting “Your eyes are so lovely in the moonlight.”

A hand moved onto Didi’s arm and she finally asked “Would you like to be my girlfriend, I didn’t want a label without asking and I know we have only had one date, but we’ve known each other for a while and you're special to me.”

It was completely unexpected, and Didi’s head tilted slightly in surprise as her mouth bent into a tentative smile. It was touching, and she rotated her arm beneath Selene’s to hold her in return.

“To me, ‘girlfriend’ means… we’re dating, we care about each other a lot, we’re going to be a priority for each other and communicate our desires and boundaries and needs even if it’s hard or a little scary and… and if we’re going to stop dating, that means we have a conversation first, a breakup.” She paused and swallowed. “I’d like all those things. I mean, not the breakup. I’d like the other things.” Her fingers squeezed Selene’s arm. “Is there something else ‘girlfriend’ would mean to you?”

“I like your definition, I’d like all of that as well. Other than what you said I think there is adding the disclaimer of dating me as a very public person. You’ll probably be in the public eye more and also if Rhys was any example, people might start getting weird about you cuz they think they should own me.”

That earned a growl from Didi. She didn’t know the full story, just enough to be mad at Rhys on Selene’s behalf. “That I can handle. And I trust you -- I ``want`` you to be your own person.” She chuckled and ran her free hand through her hair. “You know I can get protective, and foolish, and rough, but…” She looked back up to meet Selene’s eyes. “I’d love to be girlfriends with you.” Her expression evolved from tender to cocky. “Fuck, what a hot pair we are...”

Selene’s little demon heart was racing, Didi knew how to say just the right words to make her fall for her harder. The monster moved closer to her fellow creature of the night, her lips near the werewolf “Well then, we’re the hottest girlfriends in this place.”

She pulled her lips away, being just a little bit of a tease but also because if they started kissing that could lead to fucking and then they wouldn’t actually have this nice date she wanted. Selene waved over the waitress “Me and my girlfriend are ready to order, right Didi?”

The werewolf licked her lips, her voice low as she replied. “I certainly know what I want.”

Food-wise, that meant “Smoked elk steak, as rare as the chef will let it out of the kitchen.” She looked to Selene. “Oh, you know what would be romantic as an appetizer?” She pointed to the menu and raised an eyebrow. “Want to eat some hearts with me?”

Selene got defeated to the punch line by suggesting they share some cooked hearts. Didi was good, so good.  The girl smiled and said “I’d love that, for me I’ll just have one of everything from your dessert menu, other than the hearts. I want them out at the same time as the Elk Steak, thanks.”

Right before the waitress leaves Selene remembers to add  “Oh and a bottle of pinkest drink you got and two glasses, thank you.”

She made a little motion like a camera to remind them the photo op was dependent on her having a good time so not to bother iding her girlfriend. The waitress heads off and Selene teased Didi “I considered getting some balls, but I think I’d prefer the way you handle mine.”

“Ah of course, now that you’ve got a taste of the treatment I give them, how could this place compete?” The wolf leaned closer. “They surely don’t know how to savor the process, to take the time to bring out that ``unique``, delicious flavor.” She licked her lips, recalling the taste of the succubus and getting a little distracted by her own flirting.

Selene couldn’t resist not giving this flirty wolf at least a little kiss. The girl moved in letting their lips connect for but a few moments. She rested her hands against Didi’s “One of my favorite things about you Didi is your boldness. You were bold enough to go after me when you thought I hurt your pup, bold enough to call me out when you thought I told Lezly to attack Tamzen, bold enough to come here with me, bold enough to trust a succubus with so many issues. Thanks for being bold Didi Hunter.”

Didi scooted along the booth to sit beside her ``girlfriend``.

“Oh and don’t forget asking you out moments after that whole altercation over pup-ling,” she added, with a crooked grin. She was becoming more smitten with the succubus with each moment, and her grin softened to a happy sigh. “You really are just so romantic, ``Selene Hellian``~”

Selene smiled but she almost felt like crying as she admitted “You know no one has ever told me that, I worry a lot that people just think of me as some kind of fuck toy.”

It felt like a pressure value was let loose and she had to quickly get it back on before a flood came out of her, there were so many words there weren’t good to dump on Didi on a second date.  She attempts to play it off “but that’s part of the job of being a succubus, so like not surprising.‘

The wolf’s fingers entwined with hers. Her brow furrowed, and there was so much she wanted to say, but this wasn’t the place.

“Their loss,” she said, instead.

Selene gave a token popstar confident smirk “You know it.”

Yet, the werewolf could smell the pain under the smirk, the memories that she was fighting back were almost clear on her but she tried to calm herself down. Thankfully their hearts came in and it was easier to change topics “Oohhh, these smell amazing.”

“Mmmmm, yesss, you can still taste the heart! It’s easy to overcook these.” Didi shrugged. “I mean, yes, I’m biased, I love a good, hot heart fresh from the kill, but still…”

“We found a demon, Werewolf overlap, heart tastes good” Selene joked but it wasn’t really wrong, it did taste good.

Selene just watched Didi eat taking it slow on her part, she liked watching Didi devour food, especially food she got for her, after all Didi was always cooking other people food, it was nice to see her get treated.

“We do have some good overlaps,” Didi thought aloud. “I didn’t know it, when I first met you. But that’s what comes of being good at the performance. The persona. I’m glad I got the chance to know the real you.” She devoured another heart, closing her eyes to savor it before continuing. “And I’m glad you saw through me, that night. Saw what I am. You know, I came out to a human this week?”

Selene leaned in blushing, did Didi think that she got to the real Selene, was she the real Selene right now? Was all this another stage of performance, what layer of Selene was real, what parts weren’t? It felt complicated but this did feel real, all of this, if it wasn’t real then reality was overrated at the very least.

Selene asked with curiosity “Oh really what human? Why did you come out? It sounds like a really big deal, do you like the human?”

“Well, after the confusion with Tamzen and how terribly that went, it’s been harder to keep the secret with people.” She sighed. “And I do trust her. She’s a transfer I met last year when she was checking out the town and almost got eaten one night. I was patrolling and helped her out and got a little hurt doing it and she didn’t seem afraid at all… And then she transferred in and I’ve been escorting her at night and it finally just didn’t seem right not to tell her I was a thinking person. So I told her this past week and she took it really well. I wound up meeting her in human form, too. She took it so well it makes me wonder if she’s actually a monster? I don’t think so, though. Her name is Laura!”

“Oh wait she sounds like the same Laura I've been getting closer to. She gives me human vibes but like a human who would be into monsters without fetishzing them."

Selene and Didi’s meal makes it to the table but Selene mostly ignored it in favor of the conversation for now. She admitted "I think that Laura's cute if we are thinking the same Laura. Me and her have a common hobby, it was really nice finding that out. "

“Oh, yeah, she’s cute, too,” said Didi, with a grin. “Laura le Fanu, she said her name was. Is that her? What’s the common hobby?”

"Small world, same Laura" Selene replied with a giggle. The demon was worried about her image, sharing that secret but then again Didi was in her room. Selene blushed just slightly "we both really like Yuri Manga and anime. I got my nerd interests, it's not all music and sex."

“Music, sex, and gay nerd shit,” Didi said, a twinkle in her eye. “That checks out. Well if you ever meet my sister Phoebe I’m sure she’ll have recs about what the kids are into. Me, I just read normal stuff like Mars rover slashfics.”

“Kinky” Selene teased feeling at ease by Didi’s reaction.

The succubus’s fear there went away like it was nothing, it probably was nothing. Still she had an image to maintain and it was hard to decide what parts of herself she should show and what she shouldn’t.

The girl leaned back in her spot and realized their food was there taking a bite of a cheesecake. She asked “So you are really into space, got any other nerdy hobbies cutie or is the rest just slamming into people in derby?”

“Space, I mean, the engineering is so impressive, but other kinds of engineering, too. Did you know I’m building a motorcycle? I’ve been kind of low on time and money to work on it, but I’m milling the parts in the machine shop when I’m able. Is that nerdy?”

“I mean it’s sexy for sure, nerdy, i’m not sure.”

Selene offered, putting her hand on Didi “Let me fund your Motorcycle parts, it’s totally selfish in that I want to be driven around by you on said Motorcycle..”

“Are you serious? That’s really generous! Of course you’ll be the first person I take for a ride!” She could easily have geeked out about where she was in the process, about considering 3D printing some parts instead of milling them, and so on, but Selene was spared the shop talk thanks to the arrival of their delicious food.

“You’ll have to tell me all about building it too, spare no detail even if I don’t get it. I'll enjoy hearing you be passionate about it. It seriously won’t be an issue though, you see how well my music does, then on top of that if I was ever in real need I got..ways to get money.”

Selene trailed off in the last bit, not wanting to talk about her mothers on this nice dinner date. Why ruin a tasteful evening with tasteless topics afterall? Besides, her career was on an uptick, not a down one, there was no reason to worry about ever needing their help, it was just them coming in and making choices she had to worry about.

“I ``will`` talk your ears off about it,” said Didi. “But not when I’ve got a delicious elk steak in front of me…”

It was smokey and well-seasoned and nicely rare, truly a treat, and the wolf shut her eyes to savor it. “Mm, that’s good…” She savored a bit more before swallowing and opening her eyes again, giving the succubus a gentle smile. “This place is perfect, Selene.” She gave a happy sigh, then looked at the assortment in front of her date. “How are you enjoying your treats?”

Selene criticizes her sweets “they are good, clearly made to fit a fancy person’s pallet though, they like the kick of someone cooking to make others happy, outside of the emotional flavor, the flavors are a bit predictable in their attempt to stand out as opposed to refine the flavor. That said, I like them a lot.”

She took another bite enjoying the flavors but clearly a woman of refined taste, by which of course means she just really liked Sapphos Sweets and home made baking

“Aw, you can taste the baker’s feelings in the food?” Didi sat up in excitement and Selene could easily picture the wag of her tail. “That’s so cool! Now I’m doubly excited about cooking for you.”

“It’s part of tasting desire, things can be imbued with an imprint of those desires, the intent, the goal, the dream. Not like I can taste the bakers kinks or something but there is a nice little bonus flavor to food. Like the balls you cooked me were extra tasty.”

It was a whole other level to food preparation that Didi would need to consider, and she was glad she’d guessed right with those testes. Then an idea struck her. “Have you ever eaten ``brains``? You’re a psych major, you probably know what part of an animal’s brain is the most horny, right?”

Didi was utterly adorable, Selene couldn’t get enough of her. The woman smirked “That’s such a cute idea, I have no idea what part of the brain that is because I am not a biology major but I am sure I could search it on my phone.”

Didi was so romantic, so sexy, so cute, so sweet, Selene felt so lucky, it was like she had been around a dream girl for so long without even realizing it.

“What drew you to psychology, anyway?” Didi asked, enjoying all the layers of Selene that the succubus was sharing with her. “Was it your choice?”

This was such a complicated answer for a complicated question but it had to come in parts. “I was already the best musician and dancer I could think of. The parts at music composition I am not as good at are handled by Pyrrha. I love fashion but I can’t match Lezly’s skill, and Berry has marketing me handled.“

Selene revealed her reason as if it was a buried treasure in a video game and a this was the victory jingle  “Psychology hit me on another level, for one I am a succubus, probably helpful to get the brain but more than that my number one goal as a musical artist is to help queer and trans people feel scene and loved. If I were to ever need to shift gears”

The girl continued with a sense of curiosity for her own future and a dab of fear “I mean, I am immortal, either I reveal that and am accepted as some everlasting pop idol or one day my grace falls or I have to pretend I died, aged, and then maybe I could spend time time on the one on one level helping. I want to make the world better, I want to approach every method possible.”

It was a lot to take in, but most of all Didi was just in awe of Selene’s grand plans… and the fact that she would live forever.

“We’re lucky to have you on our side,” she said, falling harder for Selene with each moment. She was like a queer superhero, with a whole team assembled and everything. “And however I can help… that’s not the kind of thing I’m smart at, but hey I got muscles.”lol

Selene wasn't as impressed with herself as Didi, the thing she was proud of was opening up. Thoughts about her immortal life she hadn't even spoken out loud had come out. Immortality was a frightening prospect, the scariest thing about her mothers was that matters of 100s of years seemed to not phase them. They could play a true long game in ways she never could as someone attached to the present.

The succubus smiled at Didi "well Berry’s only my muscle one week a month, I can always use protection but I think you undersell yourself. You are making a motorcycle, you have so much ambition, your kind and a master chief. Didi you are so much more than strong."

Once again Selene managed to bring out that rare shy Didi.

"I know, I know... I don't mind hearing it, but it's not that I think I'm just muscle. It's more that I'm not really sure how what I'm doing fits into the big picture of making the world a better place." She shook her head. "It's too close to the full moon and everything smells too good for these big brain thoughts right now. Remind me to have an existential crisis next week?"

Selene kissed Didi, the girl was so sweet to be worried about this but Selene was sure Didi was giving her too much credit.

When their lips part Selene says "what about when it's not a full moon week, we have another date. My room movie night but we just have existential criseses and talk about feelings and secrets and stuff mostly ignoring the movies?"

“Mmm.” The look in Didi’s eyes made her look like she would have agreed to pretty much anything, but fortunately when her brain caught up it still seemed like a great idea. “That sounds perfect.”

Selene smiled “Good, we already have our next one on one date booked then, less luxurious but I think it will have its perks. ”

“I know it will~” Didi replied, with a twinkle in her eye. “I have really nice close memories of your room. Plus I bet you like really sappy yuri, am I right? Put some of that on and get in our feelings, it’s a date.”

“Ya I’ll pull out the heart punchers so we can get all sad and cry” Selene joked but was half serious. The demon pulled out her credit card and raised it in the air “We’re basically done, boxes for all my sweets please, thank you.”

Didi was feeling warm and fuzzy about the date, about getting some precious one-on-one time with Selene.

“This was perfect, thank you,” she said. “I love getting to learn more about my ``girlfriend``~”

“Same here, my girlfriend Didi is so hot and so much fun to talk to. Honestly, if we weren't in public I'd stay here all day."

The card is grabbed and a woman with a camera pulled over to snap a photo of Selene eating the cheesecake. Her credit card came back along with the rest of her food being boxed up.

The woman steps away and Selene put her hand on Didi’s "well, shall we depart Didi Hunter?"