The morning after.

That Monday morning felt strange to me. Knowing that my mother and my sister were now aware of, well, everything, made me feel awkward. But at the same time, having finally let everything out in the open was like a weight off my shoulders. Maybe I was also slowly coming to terms with my own stuff.

I felt tired, though. Another one of those nights when seven hours seem to go by in the literal blink of an eye. I went to school, headphones on and listening to a playlist of my heavy and uplifting songs to try and get my energy up. Things like power metal, rock and some of my favorite game soundtracks thrown in there.

It was working. I walked to school with a smile, singing to myself and strumming against my leg to the rhythm of the songs. I went into the club room, sat down and kept my headphones on, eyes closed. I was really into it, thinking of how I really wished I had my guitar here. Hmm… Though I did have my ocarina in my backpack, so maybe I could…

Suddenly the music stopped and my headphones got pulled away from me by… Alice standing behind me. I threw my head back and looked up at her, pouting.

“Rude,” I told her.

She giggled. “You’re the rude one. I said good morning like three times.”

I blinked. “Oh. Then… sorry?” I offered sheepishly.

She looked at me in the eyes, frowning in thought. Then she left my headphones on the table and stood beside me.

“Get up,” she told me.

The moment I did, Alice pulled me into a hug. But not any kind of hug. She dragged my head down, pushing her chest against my face. That broke the facade and I suddenly felt tired again. My shoulders slumped, I let out a sigh and hugged Alice back, getting my arms around her thin waist and enjoying the softness of her bosom on my face.

“Isabelle told us,” she said. “You talked to her and your mom about Frey, right?”

I nodded and hummed.

“Why didn’t you tell us?” she asked, stroking the back of my head.

“I don’t know,” I said, my voice muffled my tits. “I figured I’d tell you today. We had just seen each other. I didn’t want to bother you.”

“You’re never a bother,” she told me.

“False. I know I am sometimes,” I told her chuckling. “I try not to be, but that’s part of sharing the good and the bad, isn’t it?”

Alice laughed with me. “Okay, you got me there.”

We stayed like that for a moment. The hug was very comforting, and so was Alice’s gentle touch. She kept stroking my head and my back and that calmed my heart.

“Isabelle and your mom took it well, it seems, right?” she said, voice soft.

I nodded again. “As well as I could’ve hoped for, at least. I couldn’t have hid the deal with Mr. Allen, so I needed to tell them.”

“Maybe there could’ve been a way, but that doesn’t matter.” Alice kissed the top of my head. “You’re honest and I love that about you.”

“I’m nervous, Alice,” I admitted. “I don’t know how this is gonna go.”

Alice sighed. “I know. But whatever comes, we’ll figure it out together, okay? Don’t put all the responsibility on your shoulders. What’s the point of a relationship like ours if we don’t take advantage of all the hands we have?”

“...The orgies?” I offered innocently.

“Well, OTHER than the orgies, I mean.” We laughed together. Alice held my face and pulled me up into a deep, tender kiss. “And speaking of orgies… You owe me, mister. Diana and I were making breakfast while you and the others had your fun.”

“And you know I’m always ready to pay up,” I told her. “What do you have in mind?”

“It’s a surprise. Let me ask the others if I can steal you during lunch time.”

When the others began to arrive, I told them about the talk I had with my family. Like Alice, Noelle had heard from my sister already.

“Isabelle didn’t know what to think,” the redhead said. “Like, she believes there’s something supernatural about you, but didn’t know exactly what it meant. We… um… We told her.”

Sarah raised an eyebrow. “Told her what exactly?”

“Nothing that she hadn’t inferred already,” Alice said. Still, her cheeks were red. “Regardless, it was still awkward to tell her that the magic stuff made her brother… amazing in bed.”

“She shut us up right after that,” Noelle said, giggling. “It was funny.”

I groaned. “I bet my mom figured it out but refrained from asking.”

“I get what you mean,” Sarah said, rubbing her temple. “Do you have any idea how embarrassing it is that my mother sends me every piece of academic research she finds on the benefits of an active sex life?”

Grace smirked. “And you read them anyway.”

“Well, they ARE interesting, but that’s not the point.”

“Whatever. She’s happy for you. Better than her pretending like you don’t have a boyfriend at all, like my mom.” Grace shrugged. “Anyway, why haven’t you forwarded me those papers?”

“I bet you’ve read half of them already.”

“Hey, back on topic,” Mila said, turning to me. “So what are you going to do now? About the deal with Mr. Allen, I mean.”

“Wait until my mom makes up her mind. She’s worried but knows this could be a big opportunity for me.”

“And… if she tells you not to go through with it?”

My stomach churned. “I don’t know.”

Of course, I could ignore her and do it anyway, but I’d hate having to do that.

“We’ll figure something out,” Alice said. “Just because we have an optimal option doesn’t mean we don’t have others. We’re not getting separated.”

Noelle giggled. “Hearing Alice say it so confidently is so reassuring.”

I nodded. “Right? She’s so cool.”

“Alice, I want to be like you when I grow up,” Mila told her.

The blonde blushed. “H-Hey, I’m not… Oh, whatever. Oh, by the way… Since you all had an orgy without me yesterday, you won’t mind if I borrow Oliver during lunch, right?”

“Go ahead,” Grace said.

“Yeah, I was going to suggest something like that,” Noelle said. “It’s only fair.”

“I can see it in those lecherous eyes,” Sarah said. “You have something nasty planned out, don’t you?”

Alice smiled innocently, rolling her hair around her finger. “Perhaps…”

“Aww, now I want to join in…” Mila pouted.

Okay, now I was really curious. What did Alice have in mind? I hoped Frey was listening to my thoughts, because I prayed for her not to let me read Alice’s mind. I wanted it to really be a surprise.

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