Flustered

Harmony looks away from you, not able to meet your eyes as she mutters, "Y-You should be grateful I wanted to ensure your safety."

"Oh yes," you reply sarcastically as you grip her shoulders tighter, "I am SO grateful that you snuck into my room and made my best friend cry. It's the greatest joy in my life right now!"

She winces and growls, "I didn't think it would upset her THAT much! You're hurting me, Worm!"

You let go and take a step back, angry but not really interested in causing actual physical harm. Not to mention violating someone's consent would feel more than a little hypocritical right now.

Harmony rubs her right shoulder and actually looks somewhat shamed as she says, "I mean it. I did not expect that **** a reaction. I only looked over her track and field results from her freshman year and--"

A raised hand from you silences her. "I'M not the one you should be apologizing to, if that's what you're trying to do."

The blonde's frown grows more sour, still unable to look you in the eye. "Were it that simple. Just coming here to see you here in the manner I originally intended to would be seen as a sign of weakness if it got out. If it were known that an Ashcroft groveled for the forgiveness of the child of two Slut Doctors on top of that..."

Your eyes narrow in annoyance, deciding to file away the first part of what she just said for a later as you say, "So?! You've got an invisibility Cloak! If you're THAT worried about goddamn appearances you could sneak over to her room or wait for her to be alone somewhere else and do it so nobody would ever know!"

"If she decided to keep it to herself," Harmony counters, "You've seen how quickly scandalous rumors spread around this school, being at the center of several of them already. And I would not expect someone who managed to pull an apology from an Ashcroft to be silent about it... or blame them for loudly proclaiming it, in all honesty. The name is that important."

"Amelia's a good girl," you all but sigh, "See, she has this thing you could stand to practice called 'empathy' and I'm sure she'd be willing to keep quiet about it if you explained your situation AND were really genuinely sorry about the whole thing."

"The sarcasm was unnecessary to get your point across, Worm," Harmony replies with another scowl, "But while YOU have shown that you can display discretion so far, I must be careful with who I trust. Even her only speaking it to those closest to her could be dangerous."

She raises a hand to where the palm print is starting to fade on her face as she adds, "Especially that... friend of hers."

While you have grown to trust Viki you cannot deny, given what happened that first time with the Truth Binding, she DOES seem the type to go right for the metaphorical throat if someone displeases her. Still, a smirk comes to your lips as you say, "Amelia was actually here when your letter inviting me to the old Alchemy Studies lab arrived and I read it in front of her."

Harmony gasps, her cheeks flushing red and her eyes widening like saucers as you add, "And notice nobody is talking all over the campus about me getting a free invitation to fuck you. AND Viki only mentioned the thing she was actually there for."

There is a long moment of silence as Harmony's arms fall to her side and she wipes at a few specks of dust on her skirt as she all but whispers, "Perhaps... if... events conspire for she and myself to be alone at some point..."

You nod. That is good enough for now. "Alright," you say, "So what did you mean by 'the manner I originally intended to'?"

In response, Harmony squirms hard and stutters, "W-W-Well.. I-I... that is... I... before all this happened I was planing to come here to speak on... th-the matter between us... but then the rumors started... and the teachers started dashing about... and I was genuinely concerned about your well-being."

"The matter between us?" you ask.

"I... I was wondering... if you might be... open to... changing the specifics of... our deal."

For a moment, you stare at Harmony incredulously... and then you notice something. She is leaning against the wall, her chest slightly puffed out as her legs are pressed together and she is rubbing her inner thighs against each other. Cautiously, you ask, "Wouldn't that upset all those spirits you used to make it in the first place?"

"O-Only if I withdrew from it entirely," Harmony quickly replies, her face so bright red you expect it to start legitimately glowing any second now, "But... enhancing it would be fine."

The realization of what she is saying hits you like a ton of bricks and you cannot suppress the barking laughter that is pulled from your throat. "Harmony," you ask between chuckles as you approach her again and lightly return your hands to her shoulders, "Are you seriously telling me you can't wait a whole week for me to fuck you again?"

"... Y-Yes," she says before licking her lips, "M-My Lord. I... I don't understand why it felt so good. I want to understand. And... I... apply myself fully to things I want to learn."

Another laugh escapes you as you shake your head in disbelief... and your voice drops an octave as you growl, "After what you just did, you still want to ask me for more sex? Sounds like you're a pretty shameless slut too... Cockatoo."

"S-Shall we head for the lab then?" she asks, finally raising her head to look you in the eyes, "U-Under my cloak, of course."