Pass the test, t-taste the flesh (scrooge x magica)

[blackmagicduck]

 One of the disadvantages of immortal youth was that it sometimes limited her options. If she wanted something fresh and young, she needed to be where the fresh and young people where, and gods, their music was awful. What happened to the good old days of violins and organs?

So imagine her surprise as she viewed the buffet to find one snack that looked older than most. She raised an eyebrow - he didn't seem to be in any midlife crisis. The exact opposite, in fact - like if he had any real choice, he wouldn't be here. Well... she could fix that for him.

She licked her lips, and then made her way across the room. A gorgeous beauty like her, it was like parting the ocean waves with a hand. She was by his side within seconds, sizing him up.

Nice, very nice. He even smelled delicious.

"Congratulations, you're the most miserable person here, and I think that includes the janitor."

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[richestduck]

Scrooge paused in retrieving his key card from his wallet. "Yes?"

[blackmagicduck]

Once he had his eyes on her, she flashed him her strongest enchantment yet.

"I have to leave. You won't question it. You kissed me goodnight, and you'll go inside, not speaking of this to anyone."

[richestduck]

It was a combination of already having her magical hooks in him and him being so drained from her earlier feeding that he nodded.

"What about the security tapes?" he asked distantly, his brain already deleting that he'd asked her a question.

[blackmagicduck]

What a smart little slave she had. He really would be useful. "Have your employees delete it. Threaten to fire them if they question it."

[richestduck]

"I can do it," he told her.

His Bin employees...even if he feared their loyalty wasn't permanent, he felt loyal to them. Just threatening to fire them when he could do something himself didn't sit well with him.

[blackmagicduck]

Not direct obedience... but it would do for now.

"Very well. Just make sure it's done."

Wake up in three... two... one.

Just like that, Magica smiled and kissed him. "Goodnight, Scrooge."

[richestduck]

"Goodnight, Magica," he answered, not even thinking about why she was leaving.

However, he should delete those security tapes. He wasn't ready to have anyone aware of him seeing anyone yet. He didn't want to ruin it.

[blackmagicduck]

She turned on her heel, needing to plan and prepare.

One, buy a nice, golden-themed outfit for the date in two weeks.
Two, test the wards in bat form. If they prevented her entry, she'd need to enchant him into removing them.
Three, do research into his family and financial history. The more she learned, the better she could manipulate.

This would be a long two weeks.

[richestduck]

Her research rewarded her with articles regarding the Spear of Selene. All the juicy details about how his niece had stolen a rocket and gotten lost in space, leaving behind her three unhatched eggs. Then it going into his mad search that he'd had to abandon a little over a year later. Add to that his nephew having left with the eggs.

Clearly the family had no contact with him anymore given he'd told her he had no family. The rest of Clan McDuck was scattered to the winds if not outright cursed.

[blackmagicduck]

She couldn't have planned it better herself - abandoned again and again, guilt over being unable to find what mattered most. No wonder he was so desperate... but it wouldn't be easy to convince him she was here to stay.

Two weeks came, and as promised, so did a text.

Are you ready to escape with me?

[richestduck]

Scrooge looked at the text, sighing almost in relief at the sight of it.

She wasn't gone. Not yet at least.

plz

[blackmagicduck]

Meet me near the bar where we first met. I'll take you home.

No promises about you leaving ♥

[richestduck]

ill b there

He remembered where that bar was. He couldn't take a cab or a limo lest someone else realize where he was going, but he could walk. It'd give him plenty of time to think...and to brace himself for if she changed her mind.

[blackmagicduck]

Magica waited near the bar outside - she didn't need anyone inside recognizing her. As promised, the dress she wore tonight was bathed in golden yellow, as loathe as she was to wear such bright colors.

She was bracing herself as well - in order to make him believe the abandoned library was a home, she'd have to cast a powerful enchantment, and it would be a big one, potentially draining her for most of the night.

[richestduck]

She wasn't hard to spot. To be frank, he was startled to see her in gold, and his breath caught in his chest. He then walked closer to her.

"Hello."

[blackmagicduck]

"Hello, darling." She came up and took his hands.

"Well? What do you think?"

[richestduck]

"You look beautiful," he told her, leaning forward to peck her on the cheek.

[blackmagicduck]

"Always a charmer." She nuzzled him, then locked eyes.

"Are you ready to go?"

[richestduck]

He nodded his head. "I'm looking forward to seeing it again."

[blackmagicduck]

Good, the subject was fresh on his mind.

She inhaled deeply - and then put all her power into it.

"It's not much, but it's home."

He needed to see it as a home - with all the trims and details that would make it feel like a 'home' to his own personal tastes.

[richestduck]

Given what his own home was like, the image was quite bleak. The Victorian-style house was nice but there was an aura of loneliness clinging to it.

"It's beautiful," he told her. Still, it was a cold and empty sort of beauty.

[blackmagicduck]

She exhaled deeply - that took a lot out of her. With a weak smile, she took his arm, and began to lead him along, already worn out.

"And it'll be our own world again, I promise you. I never get visitors."

[richestduck]

"I find that surprising. Who wouldn't want to get to know you?"

[blackmagicduck]

"I'm very picky when it comes to who I give my space to." A snooty tilt of her beak.

[richestduck]

"I'm glad I made the cut," he told her.