Until dusk, and yes it did.

You awaken with groggy eyes, your mind a haze from your dreamless sleep. The first thing you notice is a slumbering Emerald cuddled up against you. Her back is turned but she holds tightly onto your arm embracing her. You also find that your shaft, though now flaccid, is still held tightly within the warm confines of her pussy. She was extremely rough around the edges when the two of you met, but now, as you gazed down upon her face, you come to see she's just as sweet and gorgeous as any girl. You lovingly caress her shapely hips and toned ass, and lean down to whisper gently into her ear.

"Emerald... time to wake up, my Little Gem," you murmur while your lips trace little kisses along her neck.

She moans softly in her sleep but does little else, too deep in her dreams to notice you. Unperturbed, you shift and aim lower towards her collarbone, gently scraping and nipping at her mocha skin with your teeth. At the same time, your hand lifts to cup and fondle one of her breasts, your fingers brushing against an erect nipple. This garners a greater response as she subconsciously arches her body into you, a more vocal moan escaping her lips. Her movements cause her hips to gyrate into yours, coaxing new life into your willing manhood. Unable to resist temptation, you slowly begin to piston into her.

You're careful and tender as you have no doubt she must be feeling sore from your earlier activities, your strokes long and deliberate as you nudge her awake in the most erotic of fashions. Just the same as you bury yourself into her sweet womanhood, you press your face into her jade locks, breathing in her intoxicating scent deeply. It isn't long until a soft hand reaches up to cup your face; it seems your Little Gem has awoken.

"Master...?" she ask sleepily as she glances up to look at you. "Are you... still...?"

She doesn't finish her question as a particularly deep thrust forces a moan out of her mouth.

"We fell asleep together Em," you whisper into her ear. "I woke up still inside you and I needed to feel you again."

To make your point, you thrust a little faster and hold a little tighter, binding her against you in body and soul. She lazily undulates in rhythm with you, her coos and gasps sweet music to your ears.

"Then feel me, Master..." she groans. "Feel all of me like I feel all of you..."

It's too much. You cum suddenly with a grunt of satisfaction to the rippling walls of her pussy, adding a few more loads to the mess that soiled her depths and your bed. You don't pulse nearly as much this time, but it's no less enjoyable. You press your head as deep as you can against her cervix without harming her, content to grind against her in small circles.

"I love the feeling of you cumming inside..." she says with adoration. "So warm, so deep... so good..."

Almost regretfully, you pull free from her clutching pussy, leaving a trail of spunk to spill out of her. The both of you spend a few minutes lounging together until she notices how much darker it had become; the Sun had almost completely set.

She stiffens in panic and jumps out of bed, scrambling to grab her clothes.

"Oh God, Cinder is going to kill me...!" you hear her lament in terror.

You frown yourself as you come to realize your time spell had worn off in your sleep. That would no doubt complicate things and for a brief moment, you feel frustration that your powers continued to have limits. Regardless, you still had a young woman to comfort. You stand from the bed just as she was pulling her pants on. Grip firm, you grasp her by the waist and spin her around to face you. She opens her mouth to protest but you cut her off with a deep kiss.

"Emerald, listen to me very carefully. Cinder will never harm you, not while I'm here. I mean every word when I say I will protect you."

"But you don't understand...!" she pleads with you tearfully. "She knows where I am! She put tracking devices in my scroll and Mercury's in case we decided to run! If I don't go back to her, she'll kill me!"

"No, she won't," you repeat with a firmer tone. "Pull up her number on your Scroll."

Nervously, Emerald does so as she retrieves the cellular device from her pockets while you grab yours from the bedside table. You immediately begin typing out a message.

By now you're probably wondering why your loyal servant is missing. Don't worry as she's safely in my care. It's no fault of hers as I'm quite the persuasive individual, so do try not to blame her for any of this. You're a difficult woman to find Cinder Fall, so I wish to apologize for going through your protegee in such a manner but it seemed to be more effective than chasing shadows. I wish to meet with you and make a deal. I know about your plans for Vale, I know about your personal quest to retrieve the Fall Maiden's powers, and I'm even not entirely opposed to all of it, simply the Master that you serve and her grand scheme for the rest of the World.

I shall seek you out in two weeks with a time and location currently to be determined. Emerald has mentioned that you've bugged her Scroll to track her movements, so you already know where we are but Beacon is not the ideal place to have our discussion for various reasons, reasons I'm sure you'll understand. In the mean time, Emerald shall remain with me as I've grown quite fond of her. With my plans, you won't even need her. I would also appreciate if you didn't send anybody to come retrieve her as she is no prisoner of mine and that would end very poorly for them which, by extension, would end poorly for you. You're a powerful woman, but make no mistake that I'm more than enough to match you. I look forward to our future dealings.

Best regards,
Michael Hazelton

As you were writing, Emerald came up to join you at your side, her eyes scanning your message with no small amount of worry.

"Are you sure this will work?" she asks meekly. "You don't know what kind of woman she is. She hates losing control over anything."

"It will work," you assure her as she gives you Cinder's contact information.

A moment later and the message was sent.

"Now, we need to legitimize your being here," you say cheerfully as you sit down upon your bed, drawing a curious look from Emerald.

It was time for another, more permanent change for this world and you had just the way to do it.

• Emerald Sustrai is a lone transfer student from Haven Academy due to her inability to cooperate with any other students in a team dynamic. As such, Michael Hazelton is chosen to be her mentor due to his current status as a solo Huntsman-in-training.

You nod approvingly as you look over the new rule, then set your scroll aside.

"Congratulations, you're now officially my partner here at Beacon Academy," you tell her with pride.

Her eyes widen in disbelief.

"Just like that...? How?" she questions.

"Oh, and you'll also need your weapons," you say, almost as an afterthought.

You snap your fingers and her revolver scythes as well as the belt that had been discarded in the alley suddenly appear out of midair. They hit the floor with a clank that startles Emerald much to your amusement.

"I'll explain everything all in due time my Little Gem, I promise," you tell her as you pull her into a hug. "In the meantime, go ahead and clean up. You'll also find a uniform of your own in the closet for you to change into until we get your clothes washed. You're probably hungry too, so feel free to go down to the cafeteria and eat."

She bites her lip and looks down bashfully.

"You're doing so much for me..." she says quietly. "Why?"

"I wasn't the gentlest with you when we met," you admit with genuine remorse. "I was extremely selfish and **** you to do something you wanted no part in. You could call it guilt, but then you mentioned your old life and I saw how easily Cinder could manipulate you into doing things you would regret. Everyone deserves a second chance, a better chance, so I wanted to give you yours and... I hope you'll forgive me."

She looks up at you in wonder and even confusion. To be the recipient of such passion and kindness was so foreign to her, she had no idea how to properly react, so she did what felt right. She leaned up to kiss you, deeply and sensually as she wraps her arms around your neck. Her eyes flutter closed and she moans into your mouth while her bare chest presses against yours.

"Master... can you... join me in the shower...?" she asks shyly.

You smile and regretfully shake your head.

"Not this time I'm afraid," you say with a sad smile. "There's some business I need to take care of."

Her pout is almost enough to make you stay... almost.

"Then please hurry back to me," she begs.

"I will, now go on," you assure her as you usher her into the bathroom.

With a soft click, the door shuts behind her and you quickly dress to get some fresh air. There were questions you need answers to, and only one way to get them.