Thankfully it is

When you walk into the bath dressed only in your towel you are a little hesitant. The memory of the last time you were in here with fully conscious women makes you uncomfortable to recall. Considering your general lack of control with more than some of your previous sexual encounters the fact the one where nothing really happened seems odd. Maybe it's because you didn't know who the woman was.

Not that it matters right now. Swimming through the water for a few laps washes the feeling and your sweat away. What replaces it is anticipation. Clare is arriving today. You didn't know her all but as you climbed out of the water and started drying of you felt your cheeks tense. You'd been smiling without paying attention. Was the prospect of sex with a Goddess really that ... stupid question not worth finishing.

Throwing on your uniform you head to the dinning hall for breakfast. Inside are very active looking women all chatting animatedly. The exhaustion has officially worn off then, and much like you they were bouncing with fresh magic. You grabbed your plant and looked around when a waving arm attracted attention.

"Christopher!" Auria shouted out. The volume made several chatting groups look over at you. As you walked towards the sister and Cynthia unlike normally a lot of those eyes don't leave you and you can hear comments about yourself being made.

"Think his got a good tongue."

"He's got enough hair to hold."

"It's the hands, see his fingers."

When you sit down next to Oriana you are trying not to blush at all of those comments. "Morning girls." You say as you start eating. Looking from the corner of your eye you can see women pointing at you. Hopefully this is just a result of the ended exhaustion and not the new status quo.

"Will you be coming to church tomorrow?" Oriana asked. You didn't notice it before but the absence of her religious talk had been rather nice.

"Maybe. If I'm free." You say because it might be smart to check in with Clare about that. "Fully recovered your magic."

"Yep, hey have you seen Lucia?" Auria asks looking around the dinning hall.

"She had a performance yesterday and exhausted herself. She'd probably be in her room." You say to her kinda surprised by how attached the sexed up teenage was with her potential girlfriend.

"She had a performance last night?" Auria asked with wrinkled frow. "Did you go?"

"Yeah she invited me a while ago." You said looking at Cynthia who was quietly pushing her food around her plate occasionally looking up at you. "How are you?"

"Hm? Oh I'm fine." Cynthia said then went back to playing with her food.

"Was she good?" Auria asked.

Oriana next to you bit her lip clearly resisting saying something. "She's very good is going to have many more performance that you can attend when you aren't too exhausted to walk there and back." You hoped she wasn't getting jealous, she and Lucia were perfect for each other.

Auria looked thoughtful for a second then said. "Think she'd be awake enough to open her door if I knocked." Or she could just be horny and, now refreshed, looking to have sex with her potential girlfriend.

"Never change Auria." You say with a grin.

"Huh?" She asked.

"Lucia's probably too tired for anything." You add.

"Oh." She sounded sad but perked up soon after, "Hey do want to, ow." She was cut off and glared at Oriana.

"Christopher will you be going to Princess Anastasia's party tonight?" Cynthia asked putting down her cutlery.

"I presume so." It is possible you and Clare might be spending a lot of time in your room when she arrives to hedging seems smart.

"Remember how you said you'd help me with, you know." She was blushing a little.

You tried to remember what she was talking about. Back when you were first meeting her in the baths with Anastasia, there was some mention of help but you only got the illusions to it while Cynthia massaged you. You also remember mentions of helping her with training for something or other. "Only vaguely but always happy to help."

"Princess Anastasia said you could help to," she looked at the sisters silently arguing with each other, "teach me to get a guy to like me. Are you still open to that?"

Oh right that training. "Uh yeah." You look around to see the eyes that had been on you perk up.

"After church could you help me?" She asked looking you in the eye.

"I'm not sure I'll be going to church," Oriana looks over at you for a moment before looking back at her sister, "but come to my room and if I'm there and have time." You don't finish the sentence because the attention of the surrounding women was being much sharper.

"Thank you." Cynthia said happily then started eating.

"Christopher would you like to have lunch with us?" Oriana asked as Auria slumped and grumbled into her fork.

"I doubt I'll be free." You said and felt your cheek tweak into a smile as thoughts of Clare came to mind.

Oriana looked at you for a moment then jumped and glared at Auria who had just kicked her. She bit her lip then said, "Auria was," there was another kick, "and I were hoping to get an invitation to Princess Anastasia's after party. Would you be able to ask her for us?"

"Oh ah, I guess." You weren't one hundred percent sure on what the after party entailed but, no you were, it was a sex party, it was absolutely a sex party but Clare was coming today so you might be ahead on the sex part. Your mouth turned into a smile again without your consent.

Oriana looked at your smile and puffed up her chest a little, Auria smirked at her sister and you. "Think Lucia will be awake enough to come?" You could hold back a laugh. "What? I'll do all the, ow, stop it!" She shouted at her sister and kicked her. The pair got into below the table fight and you had to eat quickly to avoid your food going flying.

When the sister left they had only sent a few pieces of your food into orbit. They were arguing as they left but there was no maliciousness to their words. "Why do you hang out with those two?" You ask Cynthia out of curiosity.

"Oriana was right about you." She shrugged as if it was obvious.

"Don't you have other friends?" You ask. She was the daughter of a powerful merchant in the capital, you would have thought she would have more friends.

"They're the only believers here." There was a shout from the doorway as Oriana had her hair pulled by her sister. "And mum sent me here to rub shoulders with nobles and make connections." She smirked as she said that last point. You doubt either of her or her mother to expect the Princess and the 'son of a Duke' to first on that list.

"Fair enough." You say and finish your breakfast.

As you leave the dinning hall you hear a lot of chatter in your wake, several mentioning Anastasia's party and after party. "Hey can you get us invitations to the after party?" One asked leaning out of her chair to get in your way. The rest of her friends were looking at you predatorily.

"You'd have to ask Princess Anastasia." You say walking around her. She watches you but doesn't try to ask again and you hear laughter behind you likely at her expense rather than yours.

When you left the dinning hall you said goodbye to Cynthia and went to get your book for class. First up should be magic theory, unless Clare arrived before then. With book in hand you left the Dorms and lingered outside looking towards the academy's entryway hoping to see her walking towards you.

"Hey Christopher." Edin's voice made you turn to see a happy face beaming at you. "Sorry I didn't get back last night, Anastasia wanted my help getting the party ready and Blue." He blushed a little and smiled.

"Never apologise for spend time with Blue." You say and give him a kiss.

He looked at your face for a moment when Anastasia's voice distracted him. "Good morning Christopher."

"Your Highness." You say with a slight bow. "Fully recovered?"

"Yes." She stretched and you felt a slight draft of magic come off her. "And you?"

"Back to myself." You say smiling at her.

"I can see that." She looked you up and down biting her lip. "I'll need to prepare you for the party tonight, after Stephanie's class you'll be coming with me."

You hesitate for a moment and are suddenly hugged from behind. Vatarie's attempt to move you is met with no success and she pulls back. You turn to see a disappointed face as she says, "You're strong again."

"For now." You say as she leans over to sniff you. You pull back from her a little, since your magic is back your smell will be back.

"Lady Vatarie." Anastasia says walking over to slip her arm through yours and walking you back with elbows locked. "I'm sure you can wait to the party to spend time with him." The hint of jealously in her voice and the slight redness to her cheeks made you think about what you felt this morning. That conflict between need and desire.

"I'm glad you are feeling better Your Highness." You say pulling your elbows together a little. She nods and together you start walking towards class. You are surprised Asune hasn't shown up. As you walk into the building you throw a look towards the academy gates. No Clare yet. Maybe she'll get here during the first break. Or before your how to be a homemaker class.