31 Chapter 31 - Setting Off (1/2)

Gren woke up and felt some pain in his hips when he sat up.The AI hadn't bothered him in his sleep since he turned off the daily reports--he wasn't even using the Advanced Arsenal lately except for when he bought the socks.His clothes were still on the ground so he was completely naked.Jasmine was still sleeping but he didn't know where Jessica was since she wasn't on the bed.He definitely pushed his body to its limits.

Yesterday he acted strange and ended up having sex with two people on the same day that they met.He couldn't deny that it felt great but he was out of control last night.Still, everything had already happened so it wasn't like he wouldn't take responsibility.

Gren figured that this unnatural behavior was a result of the change that he noticed in his mind.It took a week but the old Gren's memories had finally felt like his own and it no longer felt unnatural to be called Gren by the people around him.This, however, wasn't all good.When he was just Thomas he felt separated from the events that happened shortly before his resurrection.

Gren hadn't been able to process his emotions yet.Tears fell from his eyes as he thought of his mother and his home.”Gren, are you okay?”It seemed like his crying was noticed by the now-awake Jasmine.

Gren wiped away his tears and tried to pretend that he was okay.”Yeah.It's just dust in my eyes.”Jasmine wasn't convinced since there were more tears falling and he was sniffling.She reached out and hugged him before stroking his back.

Jasmine then rubbed her cheek against his.”You know, if you're sad about something then you can tell me.We swore to share both the good times and the bad, right?”Thomas thanked her before telling her about what he was thinking about.

He talked about the attack on the village and how he saw his mother die trying to protect him; he even mentioned what the bandits said about his mother's corpse before throwing it into the flames.He left out his resurrection, the treasure, and the Advanced Arsenal but talked about the journey he took and brought up the two women that he had taken it with.

Jasmine stopped rubbing his back and unconsciously put more strength into her hug when he got to the part where he had sex with Estella.”I was so caught up in the mood and forgot about that.At dinner last night mom said 'another woman'.So you had sex with three different people yesterday.”Jasmine seemed to be thinking about something.

”Hey, Gren, do you still plan on taking in more women?”He didn't know how to answer that question but it distracted him from his sadness.He wasn't sure if he was planning on taking Annie in and he liked the idea of being surrounded by women.Gren's lack of a response still gave Jasmine an answer to her question so she sighed.”There's not enough room for that many more people even in the underground.Too many of the passages are blocked off and the rooms are cluttered.There's still my brother's room but I think we should plan ahead for the future.”

Gren wasn't sure what she was trying to say but thankfully she didn't leave him guessing.”Come on, after our bath we'll go get some people to help clear out some rooms.”Jasmine was a bit excited and grabbed Gren's hand while running off to the bath.Gren's hips were already hurting and her stride was much longer than his so she practically pulled him the entire way.

Jasmine's actions today seemed adorable when compared to yesterday.When turning the valves she was humming and her hips were swaying along with her tail.Usually that would be sexy to Gren's eyes but her silly grin and the fluttering wings on her back were just cute.After the bath was ready, Jasmine pulled Gren in and placed him on her lap.The water was a bit deeper than it was yesterday so perhaps this was the only way to prevent him from drowning.

Jasmine did all of the work and cleaned him thoroughly.She seemed to enjoy touching him all over.”Ah.I didn't notice this last night.”