About the spirit.

Everything we’d read about using the ouija board insisted that one should say goodbye to the spirits when you’re done. We did so, but in my case it felt pointless. Frey was inside me, after all. I even had a feeling I’d be seeing her that night, even if I didn’t remember it tomorrow morning, either.

“You look surprisingly calm for someone who’s possessed, Oliver,” Grace said. “Could it be you’ve been in cahoots with the spirit from the start?”

My face fell in horror, half of it because I was terrified that the girls truly believed that, and the other half because I was terrified that it might be true.

“Sorry, sorry. That was in poor taste,” Grace immediately said. “I just wanted to clear the air a bit.”

“Choose a better joke next time, geez,” Sarah told her, shaking her head.

“So he really is possessed…” Noelle said, tightly holding her hands together. “But like Grace said, you don’t seem surprised, Oliver.”

I nodded. “It was like remembering things I knew,” I admitted. “Her name, her nature, her goal… I felt like I’d met her before, which is why I asked those questions.”

“But she’s making you forget everything the next morning,” Alice said. She had her arms crossed, deep in thought. “But why?”

Grace smiled fondly, even chuckling a bit to herself. “She called him a good kid.”

“Ah!” Alice’s eyes widened, then she joined Grace in her laughter. “I see.”

Mila giggled. “I bet he ended up winning her over.”

“I’d bet on that, too,” Sarah agreed.

“The spirit of a succubus…” Noelle muttered. “It really starts to make more sense when you think of it like that. A creature of folklore that today embodies the idea of sex. Supposedly they need semen to survive, but maybe the energy produced by next is good enough for her as a spirit?”

“Do you know a lot about succubi, Noelle?” Mila asked her.

“J-Just a little bit,” the redhead laughed shyly. “You see the idea used so much in games and shows that you start learning a bit. I’ve done a bit of casual reading on my own, too.”

Sarah sighed and leaned back on her chair. “I don’t know why, but I’m more comfortable with the idea that a succubus is possessing Oliver than… What’s the male counterpart of the succubus?”

“An incubus,” Noelle told her.

“Yeah, that. I mean, it’d be like there was another guy looking at us, right? If someone has to be there, I’d rather it be a woman.”

“100% agreed,” Grace said.

I sighed and crossed my arms in resignation. “And this is all okay to you all, huh?”

Grace shrugged. “What are we going to do? Hire an exorcist? She said she wants to help you, didn’t she?”

“She also said she’s not causing us harm,” Alice added. She smiled. “And you seem to believe her.”

“Well… Yes.”

“Do you want her gone, Oliver?” Mila asked me. “She’s possessing YOU, after all.”

“I…” I pursed my lips and closed my eyes. “I don’t. I… I know it’s only thanks to her that I can… be with you all, so…”

“That’s true…” Sarah said. “If she wasn’t giving you powers, we would’ve dismissed you that night at Thomas’ party.” My chest tightened. It was the truth, yet… “We have to thank her for the hook up.”

That took me by surprise, and the tightness in my chest was slowly replaced by warmth.

Grace stood up and hugged Sarah from behind while she was still sitting. “You can say some great things sometimes, you know?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“Nothing.” Grace kissed the top of Sarah’s head, making the blonde blush. “Keep it up.”

Mila crossed her arms and pouted. “I would’ve talked to him anyway. I think. Maybe.”

Even Mila had to admit Frey’s powers had influenced her decision. “It’s fine. You don’t need to explain yourselves,” I said.

“In Noelle’s case,” Alice started, “I bet you two would’ve been dating a long time ago if you had talked to her, oliver.”

“W-Whaaa!?” Noelle’s face flushed deeply, as did mine.

“I… I…”

“God, you two are cute!” Mila laughed.

Everyone laughed.

Time flew by and it was time to leave school before we noticed. I had to go home and start working on dinner with Isabelle. And speaking of…

“W-What do you girls think of me telling Isabelle about this?” I asked them all.

A pondering silence hit the room.

“I wouldn’t mind,” Alice said. “I’d hate to keep her in the dark, but the secret is yours to keep. Tell her if you feel you must.”

“Yeah,” Noelle agreed, giggling. “She’ll probably make a fuss at first, but you’ll get through to her quickly enough.”

“I almost rather she didn’t know,” Grace admitted. “The less people know about it, the better, I think. We don’t want people spreading weird rumors. That said, I don’t have siblings, so if you feel you can trust her, then go ahead.”

“Yeah, I’m definitely not telling this to my siblings,” Sarah said. “But you and Isabelle are different. I don’t mind.”

“I hope she won’t be creeped out,” Mila said.

Yeah, there was that. The chance that Isabelle would feel uncomfortable sharing a roof with me from then on was high.

‘Hey sis, you know, I have a sex spirit living inside me. Weird, right? Anyway, good night. Have fun sleeping in the room next to that of a possessed guy every night from now on.’

Yeah, I kind of talked myself out of the idea for a bit.

I went home, thinking about whether I should tell Isabelle or not. Mom hadn’t arrived yet, but Isabelle had. I distracted myself by making dinner, telling myself that even if I WAS going to tell her, now wasn’t the appropriate time.

Guess what. I didn’t tell her that day.

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