You've been here for weeks and barely know anyone, go and mingle

Walking over to a group of women it becomes instantly apparent that while you don't know they know you, or at least the women in your hanun. You can feel the discomfort radiating off them as you introduce yourself. A combination of fear of social consequences for acting wrong around you and nervousness at being around you in general. You haven't been all the subtle when it comes to power difference between you and everyone else and historically you have been in their shoes, nervous around Vatarie and Asune when you didn't understand your level of strength.

You hope that that discomfort would fade but as you make some comments about classes its clear it won't. Departing from that group you wonder over to another. This time finding a few guys to chat with. There isn't the same type of discomfort, the guys don't seem as worried about accidentally making a faux pas but the simple fact they don't know you just about you doesn't support ease of companionship.

You spend a bit longer around them chatting a little more freely but you can feel some prying eyes from the women around who don't want to interrupt you but still want some time with their boy toys, the term might be more accurate that boyfriend. You bow out of the conversation and the women descend carrying a guy away to canoodle on the grass alone or in a group.

You look around to try and find another group and feel a few eyes on you. You look over and see the porn connoisseur thumbing a book nervously while glancing at you. Your eyes meet and she looks around, noticing how you aren't being monopolized by anyone she makes her approach.

"Christopher." Vatarie's voice is followed by her arms around your stomach and a cheek pressed against your back. "Why are you out here? I was waiting for you." She walked you towards the dorm.

You were starting to feel bad for porn girl, the world seemed determined to not let her have a moment with her. Maybe you'll drop by her room and ask to borrow another book, just so she isn't too dejected.

"Is Gabrielle ok?" Vatarie asked as she moved from hugging you back to hugging your side, nuzzling at your shoulder.

"Yeah, I didn't know you knew about her." You replied as your hand found Vatarie's ass. You didn't even plan on doing so it just decide that olive skinned ass needed to be between your fingers.

"Clare told us about her. She can't join the hanun unless she can hold up in a fight with me." Vatarie reiterates her requirements with a serious tone and you give her an accepting nod.

"I don't think that's going to happen. She's awake but barely." You hold up your right arm. "Only going to be missing for a little longer."

"Good, I don't like only having one of my tits squeezed while you fuck me." Vatarie gave you a toothy grin as you ascended the stairs to your floor. On the way up Vatarie's hand found your ass and the two of you got into a competitive ass groping situation. You wouldn't have thought there was such a thing unlike you started escalating after her finger dug into your pants to run a finger along your crack.

By the time you reached your floor you hand was under her pants, middle finger reaching between her cheeks to tease the base of her pussy while her middle finger playing with your asshole. She pulled you towards her room. You looked at your door, Delilah was still in there since she hadn't given you your keystone back. You should go and check on them and get the key for dinner.

You felt a breeze on your hand and looked at Vatarie. She'd pulled off her pants and stepped away from your hand. Leaning against her door she got onto her toes and spread her legs, pushing her ass out and showing the glisten from her slit.

You will check on Delilah right after this. Putting your hand around Vatarie's stomach and pressing down on her mons you lifted her hips even more, pressing your still pant enclosed cock between her ass cheeks. She moaned happily and leaned her head back to kiss you.

While you lips met she ground her ass up and down a few times before she couldn't resist any longer and opened her door dragging you inside it, then short afterwards her.

The fuck was quick. The door didn't even close and she just leaned against her wall while you pounded her from behind. She wasn't as vocal as usual just happily taking your cock with the occasional grunt or groan. When you both came she let out a happy little squeak and kissed you. You kissed back but it didn't last long as she broke the kiss and told you she had to go eat.

You pulled on your pants and looked out the door to see the flutter of a few uniforms as they scattered so as not to be caught peeping. You shouldn't be as causal as you currently are about having just had sex very publicly. Walking into the corridor you see doors closing and wonder if there is anyone in the academy who hasn't seen you, A) naked, or B) having sex. If there is you doubt either of those will last all that much longer.

Going to your room you knock. Delilah opens in, they don't look all that much different from usual. If that is an improvement or not you aren't sure but it's something. You invite them to dinner and see the pair have a silent discussion before Delilah says they will.

Grabbing your keystone you head down to get dinner, Vatarie having left already. In the dinning hall you get some dinner and Delilah picks out what they want to eat, shocking it is mostly meat. Vataire is already eating, a pile of meat that rivals Delilah's carnivorousness.

You sit to eat, being careful when you grab food less you lose your only remaining arm. Delilah perks up as they eat and start chatting to Vatarie about their preferred type of meat. The obvious jokes are made then Eve speaks for the first time saying after Vatarie suggests eating dragon.

"Don't. It's tough, and no matter what spice or sauce you use it just tastes slightly burnt."

You can almost hear the flood of drool those words bring to Vatarie's mouth. "When did you eat dragon?"

"When I was working on my wings. I needed to study dragon and, it was a lot of meat to go to waste." It was the most detail Eve had given about her past to someone other than you. A trickle of fear ran up your spine that it would trigger her again and you clenched the fork in your hand.

Delilah shifted uncomfortably and grabbed a hunk of meat. Chewing it in silence. You relaxed your hand, angry at yourself for doing that to her, then angry for blaming yourself, because that isn't going to help anyone.

Vatarie, thankfully saves the conversation by talking about the animals of her homeland. You remember her mentioning them weeks ago but never since. Rather like Eve she didn't talk about her home. As she described the lizards that swim through the sand and taste like it unless you stew the meat, you don't feel like you've missed all that much.

When dinner ended the absence of Clare became too hard to ignore. When you asked where she was Vatarie gave a rather vague explanation of how she and Asune wanted to 'experiment'. You thought better of trying to find out more details for the sake of very likely spoilers for later.

You all had a quick trip to the baths where there was some heavy petting but no sex, Vatarie refused to get into the water so you helped wash her off under a statue. Retiring to the top floor you look at Delilah. They still didn't seem all the enthused with sharing a bed for the night, Eve that is, Delilah was rather dejected about agreeing to go to bed alone.

Handing over your keystone you quickly ducked into your room to swap out your uniform and leave today's one to hang outside your room. Going into Vatarie's room she very happily jumped into bed and snuggled into you. It wasn't often she got to have you entirely to herself when going to sleep so she was making the most of it with the snuggles, burying her head into your shoulder and pressing as much of herself against you as she could.

As you drifted off to sleep you stroked her back gently, the warmth of her body a lovely heat pillow for you.