Chapter 109 - Bless Us (1/2)
AN: Im sorry im late, had hand injuries that took long too heal cuz I'm a damn diabetic. But anyway it healed a while ago, so i just wrote chapters. Have like a week or so written, just not edited and i might add stuff. So expect a chapter a day, roughly, for like all this week. Um, but they might be late if I'm writing chapters for other stories and whatnot
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”I am so proud of this community.” That was my assessment after less than ten minutes wandering the bustling, still-developing city. ”It's glorious!”
”It's certainly chaotic.” Bubbles stated. She started ripping apart her clothing due to the heat and ended up with an exposed leg and midriff before putting up a finger and lightly spraying water into the air as a sort of mist to cool off. ”It suits you. Looks like it's going to be big, too, this place.”
”I did hear reports of a Solaire making waves in the Dry Lands.” Becks folded her arms as she gazed around. ”It's unexpected that it was to this extent.”
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”Well, it's partly due to me.” Her sister replied. ”Because we entered into a political marriage the residents would obviously migrate and seek help from his followers after Ko was attacked,”
”Ko was attacked? Why?”
”I had a scuffle with his uncle a while ago.”
”Llyr.” The cold-faced woman's expression turned even chillier.
”Yeah. Wait, you know his name?”
”I've known Muriel for a long time. Though I've not met him personally before coming to this real, I still heard him being mentioned a time or two. And after finding out she's here and remembering what kind of Dragon he was, it was simple connecting the dots. After all there are only so many Dragons of Royal blood out there.”
”Yeah, pretty hard to mistake an Okeanos family member. That uncle is a tough bastard, too. I barely made it out alive, and Ko was ruined, but most people survived. By the way, I saw a giant icicle when we visited his hideout. Was that you?”
A nod. ”I went back to get his blessing. It was time. I wasn't sure why, but it was.”
”Blessing for…?”
The woman jerked her chin towards me.
”Ah. Right. So that's what he meant. He did say something strange back then.”
”I wanted to beat an acknowledgment out of him. I was going to do the same with Muriel...she would never have given it otherwise. But I ended up losing control of myself when I saw you two…” She trailed off and clenched her jaw tight. ”Well. It was a surprise, to say the least. I got emotional. Sloppy.”
”Saw us do w--oh my god. ” Realization quickly dawned. Her eyes went wide. ”That's right, his mother likes to peep...and you saw when we...oh, hell. Becks. I'm so sorry.”
”It's fine.” Her sister waved her off.
”I mean I knew you liked him, but I didn't know he was your...you know. If I did I would have stopped myself. Why didn't you tell me?”
”I wasn't even sure I believed it myself.” The woman's indifferent tone sounded out. ”It'd been so long. I thought I'd be cold forever. Numb forever. And the only time I felt like I wasn't, was when he was nearby.” She turned to me then. ”I watched you, you know. For a long time I'd be near, just close enough to feel the warmth you give me. I couldn't be there often, but whenever I had time I would go to you and enjoy the feeling of my beating heart. The blood pumping through my veins. They became my most cherished moments.” Her calm, steady gaze was bright and full of intense sincerity.
I shrugged. ”I dunno, lady, you haven't had nearly enough screentime for that to make my kokoro go dokidoki. But hey, you can follow me if you want. I mean we don't have to be lovers, eh? I could always use another attendant.”
”...Attendant…” I could feel the surrounding area start to cool just a little. ”That's not what I want. I--”
”Tough titties, kid. That's the deal.”
The lady opened her mouth to retort but was interrupted.
”This guy won't fall easily. He is under the delusion he is a devoted man.” Bubbles patted her sister's back. ”Don't worry, we'll **** him later.”
”Oi.” I warned.
”What? Everyone's doing it.”
Vera snorted. ”Some of us don't need to.”
”Jeez. Can you be any more annoying?” Bubbles sneered. ”I was just joking.”
Meanwhile Mary took a step towards me and clutched at my shirt. She stared at the other, younger woman until she turned white and blanched.
”I was really just joking, alright? Gods!” She threw up her hands.
”You shouldn't be joking about something like that at all.” Mary all but hissed, a cold venomous edge to her voice.
”Come on. I wouldn't seriously do that to him anyway.”
”But you could.” Mary replied. ”You could, and he'd just shrug it off like it doesn't matter. But it should matter. And if you were really his friend you'd be horrified by it too, not standing there joking about how he'd been used.”
Bubbles raised a brow.”That's rich coming from someone whose relationship with him started only because she couldn't keep her panties dry in his presence. Oh yeah, honey, I know. I don't care if you are the most important figure in the realm, you have no room to talk. At least I was his friend first. In fact from what Dolly told me you were practically his second mother and you still ended up sleeping with him. How is that not messed up?”
”She's a s.e.xy milf. It's not messed up, it's hot. And I mean. There's no use crying over spilled milk. You call it ****. To me it's just another Wednesday. It's just s.e.x.” I sighed. Well, if it happened to other people I wouldn't be saying that. But it's me and I'm not your average guy. I couldn't care less. Being taken advantage of by beautiful women? Could be worse things done to me.
”You don't have normal values.” Vera stated. ”You don't understand how f.u.c.k.i.e.d up it is, but we do. So just be quiet and let us protect what little remains of your dignity.”
”My dignity? Um, excuse me, aren't you the one who was letting me service her in front of her own mother? Your dignity is the one that seems to be in danger, love.”
”My dignity is pristine. I indulge the man I love, how is that wrong? It's just foreplay anyway. We're all consenting a.d.u.l.ts, who is anyone else to judge?”
”Same thing with me.”
”Young Master, the keyword is 'consenting'”
Good point. ”Oh. Well then. Alright, I'll be quiet.” I relented. Maybe she is right, after all. I'm f.u.c.k.i.e.d up six ways from Sunday. I'm probably not a good judge of what's acceptable or not, in this case at least.
”Uh.” Mira finally spoke up. ”Before you do that, what is this place? Why are we here?” The swollen Fae beauty was busy fanning herself due to the ungodly heat. I immediately ripped my coat into a large piece, conjured some ice, and handed it to her.
”Here.”
”Thanks.” She took it gratefully and placed it near her neck. ”But you didn't answer my question.”
”Yet.” I pointed out. ”And it's just my Kingdom. I sort of became a local deity here and people started coming over.”
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