The next morning

When Cinder awoke the following morning, she was briefly confused as to why she was naked. At first, she thought this might be some foolish act by Mercury, but then she remembered what had transpired the night before. With the risk of humiliation, and the stripping down that followed.

She looked over to where Mercury lay on his bed, flipping through a comic he had purchased recently, and thought back to the meeting between him and Neo that had taken place once all four of them were nude. Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't approve of two of her underlings doing that sort of thing. It'd only give them something to distract them from the overall goal in front of them. However, they did need to pass as actual nudists. And if Neo giving herself up like that is what was needed, then so be it.

Cinder stood and stretched, feeling Mercury's eyes boring into her nude body from the side. She decided to let it slide, for now. Such a drastic change would, inevitably, take some adjustment from all four of them. She'd demand more discipline from him later, once he'd gotten his fix.

Walking over to the bathroom, Cinder could already hear the shower running. Since Neo was sitting on her own bed, that only left Emerald to be in there. And, sure enough, as soon as she opened the door, she could see Emerald's bright green hair through the steamed glass of the shower door. She could see Emerald rubbing soapy water into her boobs, enjoying the rivulets of hot water flowing freely over her. Based on her lack of a reaction, Emerald hadn't noticed Cinder enter yet. Not paying her much mind, Cinder walked over to the sink and began brushing her teeth, hoping to get this dreadful morning breath out of her mouth.

Minutes later, Cinder heard the shower turn off behind her. The shower door opened, and Emerald let out a surprised gasp.

"Ah, Cinder!" she said, instinctively covering her body with her arms and looking ashamed.

"Oh, relax," Cinder scolded her. "If we're going to pass as nudists, you'll need to act more aloof than that."

"Y-yes, ma'am," Emerald nodded, slowly lowering her arms to reveal herself once more. However, her fists were still clenched at her side.

"What is it?" Cinder asked, setting her toothbrush on the counter and turning to face Emerald.

"It...it's nothing," Emerald responded, moving towards the door. Cinder blocked her path and folded her arms across her chest.

"Come, now. You know I don't appreciate being lied to."

The two of them stood in silence for a moment before Emerald yielded.

"It's just..." she began, sighing. "You do realize why Mercury suggested you become a nudist, right?"

"I'm aware, yes," Cinder nodded. "I could feel him staring at me, out in the room."

"Then why did you agree to it?" Emerald asked incredulously.

"Because he's right. Until I obtain the rest of the Fall Maiden powers, the issue of my clothes will continue to persist. And while I'm not overly fond of this solution, it's still better than our previous one."

Emerald nodded after a moment.

"Yes, ma'am...", she said, looking away again

Cinder paused, looking into Emerald's eyes.

"You have one more misgiving," she said matter-of-factly.

This time, Emerald didn't try to deny it.

"I just don't appreciate that Mercury got me to go naked, too!"

Cinder chuckled at Emerald's anger.

"I thought you would've appreciated me burning away his clothes, forcing him to join us."

"I mean...the humiliating him part, I did enjoy," Emerald conceded. "But...Mercury still got the last laugh. He got to hook up with Neo."

Cinder looked to the side for a moment, really considering Emerald's words.

"You're upset that he still gained a positive out of the situation?"

"I am, yes."

"I see." Cinder paused. "If you were to gain a positive as well, would that even things out in your mind?"

"I mean...I guess, yeah," Emerald nodded.

"Good," Cinder nodded. "In that case, get on your knees."

Emerald's eyes widened in shock, her cheeks turning a dark crimson.

"Uh...m-ma'am?"

"You heard me," Cinder said, placing a hand on Emerald's shoulder and pushing her to the floor. "I don't want there to be any feelings of unfairness, among us. When the time comes for our plan to go into effect, we need to be perfectly in sync. And to accomplish that, I'm letting you eat me out."