85 I want more children! (1/2)
I walk at a brisk pace towards Celes's laboratory. She had barricaded herself inside it since she discovered that we would have twins.
While I walk, I hum a little song and balance Eris's soul marble on my fingertip. It will be hard to convince Celes.
But I was moved and a little amused when Eris told me her life story. She isn't a bad person at heart. Just a little cowardly! Although she got very far by manipulating people. That's a very valuable skill for managing a kingdom.
As I arrive, I open the door and take a look inside. The room is a little dark and Celes is kneeling on the floor inside a mountain of papers. She just has a little desk-light at her disposal.
I sigh and switch the lights on. ”Honey!”
”What? I have to recalculate this!” Celes grumbles at me.
”Look! I found a very valuable soul! Could we have triplets instead of twins?” -Me
Celes scratches with her pen across the sheet of paper and tears it apart. Then she looks at me with an angry expression. ”What's this nonsense?”
”Um... like I said. I want this one as a child.” I smile at her and hold the soul marble before her.
”Do I look like a breeding oven to you?” Celes looks at me like I would be scum. ”Who is that by the way?”
”A nice girl.” -Me
”No. I won't recalculate this again!” -Celes
”Then how about exchanging her for this Arianne?” -Me
”NO!” Celes kicks my knee and I almost drop the marble.
”Oi! Careful! I almost dropped her. Come on. I will do something for you. How about you get to be in charge of the bedroom activities for the next month? We will only do stuff you like.” I grin at her.
Celes already turned back to her work but now she freezes for a moment. ”No second tail? No cat costume?” Celes arches an eyebrow at me.
Ugh! It will be hard but I guess... ”No second tail.”
”No tail ever again and I will consider it!” Celes crosses her arms before her chest.
”What!? No. Not never again! I can't bear that! You are so cute in that costume!” Nooo! I can't make this deal! Sorry Eris. ”Can we still use it at special occasions?”
”OK! Very Rarely. On very special occasions!” Celes snaps the marble out my hand like sealing the deal.
”Ugh! I didn't agree yet!” I need more time to think about this!
”So who is it?” Celes ignores me.
I pound my fists together. Well it could have become worse if she knew beforehand. ”Okay. It's a deal. It's Eris.”
”WHAT!” Celes holds the marble towards me like something dirty.
But I step backwards. ”Sealed Deal! No return rights included!”
Celes forms a fist around the marble. And her expression twists into something evil. ”Fine! You wanted it!” She turns around and walks towards a close table. After grabbing a big mean syringe with an absurdly big needle and a bottle, she turns around and comes back into my direction.
”!!What's That!!” I take two steps backwards an Celes stops in front of me.
”Come on! Even you aren't as clueless as that about biology. The other two are already a little too big for it to work the natural way. We have to help nature a bit. And for that I need the raw materials!” Celes starts to clean the syringe with the clear substance inside the bottle.
”Noooo...nonono! You won't stab that into my b...” Suddenly Celes jumps at me and I jump backwards.
”Kyaaaa!”
I turn and run! This wasn't such a good idea after all! But something grabs my foot and I fall flat on my belly. By turning around, I realize that Celes got me with her tail! I try to claw my fingers into the ground while I get dragged back into her direction but it doesn't work! Damn crystal floor!
”Men are such whimps! How did you think how this would work? If I have to get them out with this method, you will suffer the same! And what was that scream again!?” Celes has the needle ready now.
I get to my knees and hug her around her waist with tears in my eyes. ”You won honey! No tail! Not even on special occasions! Just get what you need the natural way!”
Celes sighs and pats my head. ”I know how much you like those plays. I really would like to change our agreement. But a deal is a deal. Trust me. In the long run, this will hurt me more than you.”
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”KYAAAAAAA!”
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