-Break-
Location: Boys' chambers
With Dumnorix pinned to the ground, Abbán smashes his fish into Dumnorix's face, and says, "YOU FOOL!"
Dumnorix flies, flips and lands on his feet, then says, "What a powerful punch! Even in your mini form, you're still powerful."
"Shut up, you fool! Now let me hit you again."
"One hit is good enough, as the greatest in all creation, I can't allow numerous blows against my glorious face now, can I?"
Maple appears behind Dumnorix, she activates her legacy, and slows Dumnorix down, then as both Suzuka and Willow walk in front of him, cracking their knuckles, he looks at the sky, and says, "It seems I am returning to the heavens today."
Both Willow and Suzuka send spirit energy into their bodies, and pulling their fists back, they yell, "HOW DARE YOU HURT CYRUS!" as they slam their fists into his stomach.
Orb wrapping Cyrus's wound says, "You shouldn't have challenged him to a fight. We know very little about his combat prowess."
With his head hanging low, Cyrus says, "Sorry, Orb."
Seeing the downtrodden look on his face, Orb rubs Cyrus's head, and says, "Please be careful, you're body might be strong, but it doesn't mean it's unbreakable."
"I know," Cyrus says, gripping his fist.
Walking through the door, Avram says, "I found them!"
Ivana, Gheorghe and Wadim follow closely behind him, all with the cloaks on, and crouching to hide themselves.
Iancu, annoyed, says, "You three want to explain what's going on?"
"NO!" They yell, before quickly putting their hands on their mouths and taking defensive positions to hide from anyone who might have heard them.
Avram, clapping his hands, says, "Well, today has been exciting, but for now we should all get a good rest. Radonitsa has four days left of celebration, and to get maximum enjoyment, a certain amount of energy is needed."
Looking at Elia, he says, "How many beds does the other room have?"
"One less than this one."
"So two. Ok then, since Gheroghe needs a bed for himself due to his size, we will split them up like this. Dumnorix, mini Abbán, Wadim, and myself on one, and Orb, Willow, and Cyrus on the other, with Gheroghe getting his own bed."
"Hey, Dad, where am I going to sleep?"
"You will join the woman."
"NO THE HELL I WON'T!"
Elia grabs Iancu from the back, and Elia says, "We know you're a little innocent boy, unlike the wolves, so there is nothing to fear."
Staring at Orb, she says, "Though some others are just as fangless."
Orb's hair turns blue, and he takes a few steps forward before Willow restrains him, and Elia giggles.
Willow sweats, looking for a way out of this situation, and turning to Maple, he says, "You're definitely not ok with a man spending time in the same room as you."
Sticking her finger up, Maple says, "I often sleep with the warriors as we pass out thinking of battle strategies, I don't feel discomfort with such things, especially from a nice person like you."
Iancu is still panicking, rubbing his head in rage, but as an idea pops into his head, he smiles and then, pointing at Suzuka, he says, "I don't want to sleep in the same room as that one!"
Angered, she says, "I don't want you anywhere near me as well!"
Orb moving over to Suzuka says, "If Iancu loses control of his desires, you would have free permission to beat him as much as you want."
Using her tail, she shyly hides her face like a pervet, she says, "Iancu, why don't you come sleep with us?"
"FATHER, SHE IS THREATENING VIOLENCE AGAINST ME, I CAN'T STAY THERE!"
Picking up Suzuka and hugging her, Orb says, "Then she can just switch with Willow. Me Suzuka and Cyrus have been having weekly sleepovers since we came to Nifhiem anyway."
Willow crapping Maples face cheeks says, "I can wait to squish your adorableness."
Maple blushing pushes him back, and he says, "I won't sleep in the same bed as two people constantly on the edge of having sex!"
Maple and Willow get embarrassed, and Iancu says, "I will switch with Willow."
Orb, holding up his hands and squeezing, says with pink hair, "You want to sleep with me that badly? Just so you know, I am very touchy!"
"WHY CAN'T YOU JUST BE NORMAL!"
Grabbing his head, he falls to the ground and rapidly shakes his hands against his hair, before getting up an extremely tired-looking and saying, "I guess I will just sleep on the streets."
Ivana, approaching Iancu from the back, says, "Oh, I haven't had to spend much time with a little man recently. It would be fun if we could have slumber parties like we did with your mom. I feel like I could really use Gloria's strength right now."
Seeing her face on the brink of tears, Iancu says, "Fine."
"Good now, everyone break up!" Avram says with another clap.
The next morning
As the Iancu lies on his bed in a deep slumber, he feels the warmth and softness of Ivana beside him, and within his mind, his thoughts start becoming chaotic.
ΦOn both my sides are actually women, not a dream, not a fantasy, two flesh and blood women! They feel softer than any pillow and smell better than Orb.
They are just flesh and blood beings like everything else, but every cute noise they make while sleeping, every time their bodies brush against me, for my nose is struck by their scent, I feel like I could die.
To my right is the evil woman Elia, and to my left is the alcoholic Ivana. I know for a fact that both of them are wholly unattractive to me in any normal context, but right now, there is something else affecting my judgment.
My need for blood!
Ever since I started using my vampiric powers due to my curse, I have had the need for blood far more than before. To me, blood was simply a drink that tasted good, but now it's my body yearns for it.
BUT I WON'T. I am strong, I am powerful, but more than anything else, it is Elia and Ivana; if I even try something with them, they will never allow me to live it down until I am buried in the ground.
I can already imagine their face, Ivana trying to give me a talk like I am a little boy who needs his mother to explain sex to him, and Elia would just look at me with a victorious smile as she looks down on me, if I ever try to call her the troll she is in an argument, I would lose immediately.
I CAN'T LET THIS HAPPEN.
As I try to contain myself, I am grabbed by Ivana on my left and hugged closely.
Oh, no!
I am not your teddy or your pillow, you don't hug me and keep me close beside! This is bad, this is really bad, this is really, really bad!!!
No, it's Ivana. She is your mom's friend, she is your dad's friend, she is an ancient hag from the time before writing was invented, her body is filled with nothing but alcohol and despair, all trapped in her neck, mixed together with her juicy blood to give a unique flavou-, STOP!!!!!
I am losing, I am losing, I am losing! I need to drink it, I absolutely need to drink it.
Opening my eyes, I see Ivana's neck is just a little bit away from me. It is within one neck extension's reach from my fangs, all of the juices that will fill my belly.
I stretch my neck forward, but as I bite down, Ivana mutters from her sleep, "I am sorry for being a failed father, I am sorry."
I quickly move my fist towards my mouth, and break my teeth, then hold in my scream as the pain surges through every single crevasse of my mouth against my will.
I can't be an idiot, if I started doing something like that I would be no better than the scum who kidnapped those children for their own ends.
"If you did that, Ivana would most likely forgive you, but then your hunger for blood would become more uncontrollable now that you have broken your restraints. But luckily, our infinite supply of blood, Orb would be there to comfort you, and just like that, Orb would be having you at his mercy, drinking his blood," Elia beside me says.
Before I can even fully comprehend that Elia was awake, my body starts to shake, and my eyes cry, then I hold my fist in the air and say, "That was close!"
Elia claps and says, "Good boy, Iancu."
I quickly jock away from her, and say, "How much did you see?"
"All of it, especially all your cute little pained movements when you were sitting, it was quite entertaining."
"You're a sadist."
"Suffering builds character. I was just watching you turn into a man. How adorable," she says, trying to pinch my cheeks.
Getting off the bed, I say, "SHUT UP!"
Then I quickly rush out of the room, and as I open the door, I see Willow and Maple outside kissing. I quickly close the door, and head back inside, and say, "Some things in life are just not fair, you know?"
-Break-
Sitting in the same room as everyone, I look at Maple and Willow in front of me, and say, "You guys want me to go out with you guys."
"Along with Suzuka," Maple says.
"Why?"
"Me and Maple where busy doing official work yesterday, so we're going to use today to go around and see Blestemate."
"You misunderstand me. Why would I want to do that?"
Willow and Maple look at each other confused for a moment, but then say, "Because we're friends."
My body freezes, but I stand up and walk past them, say, "I am neither of your friends. Don't go making up things for your own convince."
They both grab me from behind, and then Maple says, "But you invited me!"
Struggling against their grip, I say, "It's because I knew official business between Aplos and Blestemate would be important."
Maple says, "That sounds like you care."
"I do not."
Elia, with her same evil smile, says, "It doesn't matter if you care or not. You will take them out today."
"I refuse."
Turning to Ivana, she says, "Hey Ivana, do you want to know something interesting?"
"MAPLE. WILLOW I WILL TAKE YOU GUYS WHEREVER YOU WANT!"
"Good boy," I hear the troll say under her breath.
I grit my teeth, but then let my frustrations go and say, "Aren't you guys going to bring Orb with you?"
Pointing at Orb, Willow says, "The chances of him doing anything today are low."
Turning, I see Orb in a state that can only be called a fusion if hyper focus and extreme fear. His body shakes, but his eyes remain locked in place as his brain goes wild.
"He is mentally preparing and panicking over his meeting with Dragoste at night."
"I see. Even he can get spooked about this like this."
Maple says, "Captivant was the first person Orb ever met. He knows a version of Orb that none of us have ever met, and we all know how important he is to him."
Φ Seeing Cyrus walking close to the door, with Dumnorix. I break away from Maple's back, and head over to him, and say, "Cyrus we're are you going?"
Abbán on Dumnorix's shoulder, says, "These two have community service today."
"Community service?"
"The destruction they caused with their battle almost harmed the citizens, and Dragoste couldn't just wave it all off, so he is making them do some community service at one of the three churches."
Dumnorix says, "An acceptable stage for my presence!"
Abbán punching Dumnorix says, "YOU WILL BEHAVE!"
Turning to Cyrus, I say, "Are you ok?"
With a demoralised look, Cyrus shakes his head and says, "I am d-doing fine."
I go up to him and hug him, saying, "Do your best today."
Rubbing my head, he says, "I'll t-try."
Then he walks out the door with them.