I am Jude

{Eli}

Jude seemed to really want me to talk to Michael about something. I wondered how Michael was able to calm Jude down without using Bunny-Na's help. So I asked Michael to meet me in my room.

"Uh, why did you ask me to meet you here?" Michael asked.

"I asked you to come here because I'm wondering how you were able to calm Jude down without the help of his pet rabbit named Bunny-Na," I said.

Michael smiled. "Oh sure I can show you. All you have to do is massage Jude's back and add a little bit of magic to it. Not too much magic or it might backfire on you."

Michael pulled me onto his lap and started to massage it. I felt a little bit of pressure where he used his magic and I had to admit, it did feel pretty good.

"So that's why this keeps Jude calm," I said.

"Uh-huh," said Michael, "and Prince Eli, there's something I want to talk to you about."

"Okay, Jude did say you wanted to talk to me, what do you want to talk to me about?" I asked.

Michael had me get off his lap and he looked at me. "Well, um, ever since the first time I saw you, I wanted to be with you. It appears that I'm feeling the same way about Prince Jude now."

I paused and thought. Oh boy, I normally don't go after other guys that much. But I'm not stupid because I get flirting glances from guys around the castle all the time. The open relationship is mostly for Milo's benefit.

Before I could actually respond to Michael out loud he reached over and shoved his tongue in my mouth. After that happened, I pushed him back not knowing what to think or say.

"Well, that's one way to confess your feelings for someone," I said.

Michael nodded and blushed. "Uh-uh." Then he paused.

I looked at him. "What's wrong?"

Michael shook his head. "It's nothing Prince Eli and at least I don't think it's nothing."

"Let me guess, you're wondering if I feel the same way about you, right?" I said.

"Well that's part of it," Michael said.

"Look Michael, I barely know you," I said, "but I wouldn't mind getting to know you. You know as a friend? Would you like that?"

Michael smiled and nodded. "Yeah I would like that. I won't kiss you any more then."

I laughed, "Yeah that would probably be a good idea. Although that's how Milo admitted his feelings for me."

I was confused when I saw Michael had an apologetic look on his face. "Uh, why are you giving me that look Michael? There's nothing to be sorry about for kissing someone."

Michael shook his head. "It's not that Prince Eli, it's just well I've been getting to know Prince Jude a lot lately and apparently, I feel the same way about him like I feel for you."

I chuckled, "That's okay Michael. You know you can love more than one person right?"

Michael looked down and shrugged. "I guess so."

"You're confused aren't you?" I asked.

Michael nodded. "Very confused. I'm not quite sure if I should tell him, given what's happened lately."

I looked away. "Yeah I know. It's not your fault Michael. If you ask me it's mostly Ivy's fault for pushing things way too far. Of course Me and Milo went along with it because we were so blinded by how good Jude is in sex."

"Really?" Michael smiled. "He's that good huh?"

"I, um…" I said. Then I nodded and Michael couldn't stop laughing at my reaction.

At that moment I was speechless and I had half a mind to kiss him just to get him to stop laughing. I just sat there and waited for him to stop laughing. Finally he composed himself, "I'm sorry Prince Eli, but Prince Jude's right, he's not a sex slave you know that right? So what, he's good at sex if I didn't know any better, I'd say you're addicted to him. I mean sex every once and a while is good but all the time and when he's not in the mood, isn't good. Even if that is a way to keep him calm."

"Yeah I know," I sighed, "me, Milo and Ivy are going to work on backing off when Jude's not in the mood."

Michael raised an eyebrow. "And what about Lexi?"

"Yeah, that's a whole other story," I said. "She doesn't know how to take no for an answer. Maybe you could stay in his room and keep her away from him? Ivy was the one who decided to have a threesome with Jude. I think Ivy created a sex monster on that one. But yeah on the bright side Ivy just wants what is best for Jude. True most of it's her fault but Milo and I added onto it. I feel guilty for not asking Jude about what he thought about this first."

Michael nodded and before we could talk anymore we heard a loud boom come from Jude's room.

"I wonder what Prince Jude's angry about this time?" Michael asked.

Then I remembered that today was Lexi's day to be with Jude. I gave Michael a nervous laugh, "It's Lexi day to be with Jude."

Michael raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me? Are you saying what I think you're saying?"

I sighed, "Yeah we made a schedule on who gets to be with Jude and on what day."

Michael did a facepalm and groaned, "Well no wonder why Prince Jude thinks he's a sex slave!"

"GET AWAY FROM ME LEXI I'M NOT IN THE MOOD! DON'T YOU KNOW HOW TO TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER?" Jude roared.

Michael rolled his eyes as he saw Lexi out in the hallway with a robe on. "Seriously? When a guy says no, then that means no!"

"I'm sorry Prince Jude," Lexi pouted, "I can't help it! You're just so good in bed!"

"I. SAID. NO!" Jude roared.

As usual a gust of wind came from Jude and Lexi got slammed up against the nearby wall. Michael went into the room and said, "Easy Prince Jude, take a deep breath and calm down. I'll get rid of Lexi for you."

"Hey!" Lexi said once she got to her feet. "I just want-"

"Lexi I think you're going to make the situation worse so if you really want to have sex with someone, go find Ivy," I said.

"But-" Lexi started.

I basically pushed Lexi down the hallway. "Get lost Lexi!"

"Fine," Lexi mumbled.

I breathed a sigh of relief when she left.

* * *

{Jude}

Once Lexi left, Michael had me sitting on his lap, he massaged my back and it calmed me down. I saw that Eli had a stunned look on his face. "Now that's interesting and I thought Ivy's magic was interesting. But this is something else. We don't even need Bunny-Na when you're around Michael."

I didn't say anything, I just sat on Michael's lap and he put his arms around me. That action confused me a bit. Then I heard Michael's thoughts, I don't think is the right time to tell Prince Jude out loud about my feelings for him. At the same time right now I think it's best we just be friends just like after I kissed Prince Eli and he told me the same thing.

I wanted to laugh at first but then the confusion set back in. So Eli told Michael he just wants to be friends and now he's going after me?

Then I remembered when I was talking to him the other day. I noticed that he didn't really talk about Eli at all. The whole entire time he was trying to figure how to make me feel better, more like a person and not what I was feeling at that time. I thought it was interesting because at that moment, it didn't feel like Ivy, Milo or Eli cared about me as a person anymore.

Eli smiled. "Well now, it seems Jude has a new best friend!"

I rolled my eyes. "Very funny Eli."

I was going to say something else but I held my tongue and didn't say a word. Eli sighed and reached over and kissed me. At the moment, I didn't even want his tongue anywhere near my mouth. I pushed him away.

"Oh, I'm really sorry Jude about everything," Eli said. "I'm just as guilty as Milo and Ivy are. I hear you haven't been talking to Ivy lately?"

"Well why should I?" I snapped. "As a matter of fact, why should I even talk to you or Milo for that matter?"

"Okay, okay I get it, I really do," Eli said.

I looked into Eli's eyes to see that he was sincere about what he said. I sighed because I can't stay mad at someone who's sincere about this sort of thing. "I can't stay mad at someone who's sincere in an apology."

"Jude, I love you, and I didn't mean to make you feel the way that you're feeling about me now," Eli said.

Michael let go of me and I hugged Eli.

"Awww," said Michael, "this is adorable, it makes me want to cry."

I paused when I saw Michael had tears in his eyes. I'm not much for sentimental things because stuff like that makes me want to gag. O...Kay, now what? Am I supposed to be crying or something? Because this type of stuff is weird and it makes me want to gag.

Michael paused when he saw Eli laughing. "What's so funny about this Prince Eli?"

"I'm sorry Michael but Jude's not one for sentimental moments," Eli chuckled. "He doesn't know how to deal with it and if I didn't know any better, I'd say moments like these make him gag."

Michael cocked his head to the side. "Really? Is this true Prince Jude?"

I groaned and nodded. "Yeah it's true."

I paused when I heard Eli's dirty thoughts, I wonder if Michael wouldn't- oh crap me and my dirty mind, sorry Jude.

"Yeah no if it's what I think you have mind Eli, absolutely not," I said, "that's exactly how the 'Sex Monster Lexi' was born."

Michael tilted his head. "Sex Monster Lexi?"

I deadpanned, "You don't want to know. I don't think I'll be talking to Ivy for a while because of it and if I have to do another demon rampage to keep Lexi out of my room, I swear."

"Yeah, I can stay with you Prince Jude, what nights does Lexi come around?" Michael said.

"Tonight and tomorrow, it seems that Ivy, Eli and Milo tend to rotate throughout the day," I said.

Eli gave a nervous laugh, "Well of course we're not going to be doing it that way anymore. Ivy's probably not going to want to be around you for a while because of her bruised ego admitting that your guy's relationship has been one-sided. Milo, I don't know what he's going to do. Of course I'll spend time with you but not the way we've been doing."

Michael's jaw dropped when he heard the issues going on with me and Ivy. "Seriously? One would think that a wife is supposed to care and love her husband and the husband should care and love his wife."

I didn't want to talk about the issue anymore, I just stopped talking altogether. Michael and Eli exchanged a look I didn't want to hear what they were thinking but of course I can't turn this stupid ability off. They were trying to figure out how to get Ivy and I to reconnect. I just sat there not talking because I didn't care about that.

After a while of hearing their thoughts I had half a mind to go hide in the closet just to get away from them but I knew as long as they were in the room anywhere near me I was going to hear their thoughts anyway. Finally, after a while Eli said, "Jude? I have to go to Night Court."

He leaned over and kissed me. "Don't worry Jude, we'll figure out how to fix this, okay?"

Then I heard Ivy's thoughts coming down the hallway. Maybe I should talk to him now? I don't know. He'll probably tell me to get lost or something. It is my fault about whole sex keeps him calm thing and now Lexi will not leave him alone. The sad part is, I don't even know what to say. I've already begged for his forgiveness, I think? Maybe he just doesn't believe me?

Then I looked at the closed door in front of me and saw Ivy standing there. "I know you're in there and I know you heard my thoughts Jude because I can hear yours. You know hiding in a closet doesn't help escape from hearing people's thoughts right?"

I snarled, "I know that Ivy! No I don't believe you! You want to know why? Because you're not sincere! I know because I can hear your thoughts. Oh I'm sorry, if I'm not the one apologizing then it doesn't make things right huh? You want to know why I'm mad? You don't even know me anymore! Yeah that's right, before I go on another demon rampage, get lost!"

Michael and Eli both flinched when they heard me snarl at Ivy. I would say that my heart broke when I heard Ivy crying but it did not one little bit. Oh that's right, she begged for my forgiveness, she thinks? Seriously! I'm sorry if you beg for someone's forgiveness, you would know that's what you did.

I let out a deep breath, "You know something Ivy? I would feel sorry for you but I'm not. Because if you've begged for forgiveness, you know that's what you've done, there's no questioning the matter. The fact that you have to question if you've begged someone for forgiveness, tells me it's not sincere. That's… That's… That's why I don't want to talk to you. Until you can show me you mean what you say, I don't want to hear a word from you."

I heard Ivy's thoughts and she was torn about staying and actually trying to make a sincere apology or just leaving me alone. I waited and that was when my heart broke, she left because she chickened out on trying to talk to me.