Amelia on the night of the festival

My room is at the back of the house, but I can hear the festival's noise even from here. On a typical festival day, I would be near the bonfire waiting for Darx and Oliver, but this time I am locked in my room, afraid to go out.

Since what happened at the mine, after training, I have had **** but to return to the relationship I had with Kase to prevent him from continuing his relationship with Alice. Every afternoon Kase waits for me at his mansion where he has his way with me.

Before, we had limits, but now Kase does whatever he wants every time we are alone. At least I've managed to keep my virginity no matter how much Kase insists on having sex every day. I have managed to keep him at bay by giving him blowjobs, but I am afraid that it will not be enough, and he will use **** to **** me to have sex.

Once again, I am crying in my room, counting the days. I'll only have to endure less than a week more of this hell. When I met Kase, I thought he was a good person. I even admired him a bit for how strong he was even without being an adventurer. But little by little, I have discovered the kind of person he really is. The only thing I feel for Kase now is resentment, but it's not all his fault. Who I'm most disappointed with is myself.

I became interested in healing magic because one day Darx and Oliver, after an adventurer saved them, they became enthusiastic about wanting to be adventurers themselves. They continuously hurt themselves during training and I wanted to help them. Little by little, with the stories that Ilene told us, I became enthusiastic as well.

All my life, I have tried my best to try to improve my healing magic. I've been training since dawn until nightfall every day. Before sunrise, I get up to gather the flowers that I need for the potions that help us in training. I have sacrificed my sleep hours to study, and no matter how tired I am, I still do my tasks without complaining. But my current situation is too much for me.

The worst was when Darx and Oliver almost died in front of me, and I was helplessly unable to do anything despite all the effort I put into my training. I was frustrated with myself and grateful to Kase for helping my friends when I couldn't. When the opportunity to study with the help of rare books presented itself, I could not contain myself. That, accompanied by the fact that I felt terrible with Kase for forcing him to be locked up with me while I was studying even though he doesn't like being locked up, led me to make the biggest mistake of my life.

I just wanted to get better so I could help Darx and Oliver. I just wanted to protect Alice's family from suffering and getting separated. How did I let things get this far... I even have to hide it from Darx because I feel dirty and ashamed to look him in the eye. If Darx finds out what I've been doing and rejects me, I won't know how to continue. At this rate, I can never confess my feelings for him.

All these thoughts fill me with sadness, and even on a day like today in which everyone is happy and celebrating, I am in my room alone crying with fear of going out and running into Kase.

Usually, I am always the first to arrive at the meeting points, but today I was allowing time to pass to ensure that when I arrived at the festival, Darx and Oliver would already be there and not risk meeting Kase without them being present. By this time, they must be at the bonfire, so I got ready to go out.

It is dark outside and I can see at the light in the distance from the massive fire in the village's middle. The closer I get, the more clearly the music is heard along with the laughter of people. I passed among the people dancing, and when I arrived at the meeting place, Darx and Oliver were not there. I started to get nervous and a little paranoid looking around for them, but they were nowhere to be found.

I started walking, trying to find them when a guy approached to ask me to dance. It took me by surprise and I rejected him as nicely as possible. After walking a bit more, I saw Ilene and Alice sitting at a table drinking, and I thought about going over to ask them about Darx when I felt someone grabbing my arm. I thought it was Darx, but when I turned around, I realized it was Cal.

"A-Amelia! Hi, eh, how are you? H-Hey, you look beautiful..." Cal said nervously.

"Goodnight, Cal..."

"Would you like to dance, Amelia? w-with me..."

"I'm sorry, I can't. I'm looking for someone right now." I Try to decline politely.

"I-I see... In that case, will you allow me just a moment? There is something I have to tell you." Cal asked, still holding my hand.

"I'm sorr..."

I was about to reject him one more time when I saw Kase approaching. It seems that he still did not see me, so I tried to hide among the people, but he is heading in this direction. What should I do?

"A-Amelia!? Are you feeling, ok? Can you come with me? I promise it won't take long."

"Okay, let's go. Let's just get away from this place." I replied, still trying to keep myself hidden.

Cal took me to a place without people, away from the campfire, practically hiding among the trees. It seemed weird that he wanted to be alone like this, but Cal said he didn't want to be interrupted because what he wanted to tell me was important. As we walked, I realized that he had a notebook in his arm.

We reached an area between the trees where the moonlight was bright enough. Once there, Cal stopped and fell silent as he looked at me nervously.

"Cal!? ...I need to go back soon, so it would be good if you tell me what you have to say."

Nervously Cal came over, handing me the notebook he was carrying. "Yes, A-Amelia, can you look at these pictures, please."

"O-Okay..."

When I looked at the notebook that he gave me, I realized that there was a drawing of me on each page. There were drawings of me from when I was a little girl until how I look like now. The drawings were very well done, which surprised me a lot. Now that I think about it, Cal always carried a notebook with him wherever he goes, and I have seen him drawing animals or the landscapes on some occasions.

I didn't know how to react. His drawings of me are beautiful, but at the same time, they made me wonder when it was that he was drawing me. Did he do it secretly?

"W-What do you think, Amelia?" Cal asked nervously.

"I don't know what to say. I think they're beautiful, but..."

"Really! I was worried about what to do if you didn't like them. Since we were kids, I've been drawing you. You are the one who inspires me, and that is why I can't take it anymore."

"Wait, Cal..." I tried to stop Cal, but he was so excited that he didn't listen to me.

"Amelia, since we were children I have loved you and ... I want to ask you to be my girlfriend. Please!"

His sudden declaration took me by surprise. At the moment of declaring, Cal took my hands while waiting for my answer. I've never spent much time with Cal, and I've never thought of him that way. The only thing that worries me is hurting his feelings the moment I reject him. It seems that his feelings are honest, and even though I don't get along with him, I wouldn't like to hurt him.

"I am flattered by your sentiments, but I cannot reciprocate your feelings. I think you are a very talented artist, and if you want, we can be friends, but I can't see you as more than that. I'm sorry."

Cal didn't say anything for a few seconds, and I could see Cal's face change to one of seriousness.

"Did you lie to me...? You said you liked my drawings of you."

"Cal, I..."

"Shut up! I don't want to hear more of your lies."

Cal was still holding my hands and started to squeeze them tightly.

"Cal, you're hurting me." Using all my strength, I managed to get out of his hands.

"Why can't you go out with me? And don't say it's because of Darx because I know it's a lie. I did my best on those drawings to give them to you so that you would accept my feelings." Cal angrily said.

"Cal, you have to calm down. The fact that I like your drawings doesn't mean that I have feelings for you, and my feelings for Darx have nothing to do with the fact that I'm rejecting you, so don't get him into this."

"Don't try to protect Darx when I know that he's just another fool you play with just like you do with me."

"It doesn't make sense what you're saying. I'm sorry I hurt you, but I won't take your insults anymore."

I've never seen Cal so angry before, and he's saying things that don't make sense. I'd better get out of here before things get more complicated.

"Are you going to continue denying that you are lying until the end? You are a whore, after all." Cal said in a serious tone.

"What did you say? How dare you?" Shocked, I replied.

"You act as if you care about Darx, but I know the truth. Do you think I didn't realize how Kase gropes you during training? You think I haven't seen how every day you go to Kase's mansion after training and you stay there until it is night? Maybe you can fool Darx but not me. I'm watching you all the time."

"How...?"

What he said left me paralyzed without knowing what to say. Did he see me? Have you been spying on me, Cal? W-What should I do? I do not know what to say...

"Don't you deny you're dating Kase behind Darx's back? You are a whore."

"I-i'm not dating Kase."

"So you're just another one of Kase's bitches? If you don't care who fucks you, why don't you have me too? Or do you want me to tell Darx?"

"C-Cal, you are misunderstanding... Things are not like that. Please, let me explain."

"What's up, am I not handsome or rich enough? Those are the kind you guys like, right!? I know that any explanation you say will be just lies. If you don't want me to tell the whole village, you'd better accept me."

Suddenly Cal approached me violently, pushing me against a tree. He tried to kiss me to which I resisted, but his hands went to my breasts, and he began to rub them hard, hurting me. I was desperately trying to fight until I managed to get away from him enough, and I slapped him as hard as I could.

"STOP!!"

I have enough of all this. Tears started to come out of my eyes and I began to cry. I just wanted him to leave me alone—him and Kase. I just wish to go back to my everyday life with Darx.

"Why, Amelia? Why do you accept someone like Kase who is only playing with you, and not me who loves you sincerely." Cal started crying too. "Every day, I hear how Fabe and Kase brag about the girls they sleep with while making fun of me."

"You don't know what love is. Never come close to me again. Never!"

I walked away after saying that, but I looked once more at Cal kneeling on the ground over his drawings crying. After what he tried to do, I don't feel bad for him. He made me feel terrible. I just want to go with Darx and Oliver and forget everything, but I could not contain my crying. It took me a couple of minutes to calm down before heading back to the fire.

I don't know if I can act normal in front of Darx after everything that happened to me these days, but I can't contain my desire to see him. Once back at the campfire, I crossed paths with Mia. The strange thing is that she was with Fabe and they looked very affectionate. What is Mia doing? I thought Fabe was dating her sister Emma. I felt that even though I didn't get along with her, her feelings for Darx were at least sincere. But I realize now that it was just another one of her games. I'm not letting her fool Darx.

I feel bad for Emma. Not that I like that she is dating Fabe, but if he is cheating on her with her own sister, I don't know what will happen. After walking around the festival for a while, I couldn't find Darx or Oliver. It's weird that they're not here. What if something happened to them? I'm starting to get worried about them.

Luckily, I don't see Kase around here, so I decided to go where I saw Ilene before Cal interrupted me. Maybe she knows where Darx is. When I got to the table where Ilene was before, now it was just Alice crying and James next to her trying to take her home.

"James, do you know where Ilene is?" I asked.

"Amelia, why don't you visit me anymore? I miss you very much!" Alice replied, but she was so drunk that it was hard to understand her.

"Amelia! Are you looking for Ilene!? She was here, but as you can see, Alice and Ilene drank too much. I asked Kase to take Ilene home since she was practically ****." James said.

I didn't even say goodbye and ran to Ilene's house. If Ilene is alone with Kase and she is ****, it will be dangerous. If I have learned anything from Kase, it is that he is unscrupulous and will not hesitate to take advantage of Ilene. When I got to Ilene's house, the door was closed and the lights were off. It doesn't seem like they came here.

If they are not here, then where are they? I'm a fool. Of course, Kase would not take Ilene to his house, and risk meeting Darx and the most obvious thing is that he will take her to his mansion where he can **** Ilene without any of the maids questioning him.

I ran up the mansion, begging that please I was not too late. I don't want to imagine what Kase is capable of doing to Ilene. I reached the road that led to the mansion, which was very desolate, and in the distance, I saw Kase emerging from the trees with Ilene on his back. What was he doing with Ilene all the way here? He better not have already done anything to her. After running, I finally caught up with them.

"Where do you think you are taking Ilene?"

Kase turned around. "Amelia!? As you can see, I am taking her to the mansion to rest. She is very drunk."

"As if I were to believe that those were your only intentions. What were you doing with her between the trees?"

"Ilene felt bad and was vomiting. As you can see, her dress is dirty because of that."

I can't get a good look at Ilene as she's on Kase's back, but I can tell that her dress is a bit dirty. Now that I look closely, Ilene is wearing a rather short dress, and I can't see Kase's hands behind Ilene's knees, which is where they should be when you carry someone like that. I got closer to see better, and Kase is carrying her, holding her by the butt, with his hands under her skirt.

"What do you think you are doing? Give Ilene to me and I'll take her home."

"I don't know what you're so mad at. I was just carrying her."

"Lies. You don't have to carry her that way."

Kase put Ilene on my back and I was about to take Ilene home when he stopped me.

"After you drop Ilene at her house, come to the mansion."

"I'm not going. I told you I'd be with Darx and Oliver."

Kase approached me and started touching my breasts. "I'm horny tonight and I want you to take care of it."

Since I couldn't use my hands because I was carrying Ilene, I stepped back to prevent him from touching me. "I already told you no."

"If you come today, I promise it will be the last time." Kase turned his back on me and started walking to the mansion. "I will be waiting."

Kase left without saying anything else and I took Ilene home, but I remembered that the door was closed and it doesn't seem like Darx has returned. So, I took Ilene to my room. Ilene was **** and her dress was dirty, so I had to remove it before laying her on the bed. I felt bad for Ilene, but I checked her body to make sure there was no trace that Kase had messed with her. Luckily I didn't find anything. I had to remove her bra since it was also dirty and I covered her with the covers.

Should I go to Kase? He said if I went today, this would be the last time. I don't know what to do, but I want to finish this as soon as possible. After thinking about it, I decided to go and end this once and for all. I just have to endure tonight and that will be the end. Before leaving my room, I put a lock on the door to prevent anyone from entering.

I arrived at the mansion, having a bad feeling.

Should I really go in?