“Okay… Question! If woman pretty… Why not gay?” I can't help but try to hold in my laugh as Kiera, hand in hand with us both as we exit, asks her first question about the movie, the most important question of course! I start to answer and then hesitate before looking the actress up, oh she looks good for a 60 year old! Sadly has not come out as gay.

“That is a mystery I will never be able to answer tiny thing~ there are plenty of attractive gay actresses though, but why settle for them when we already have the most beautiful girl by our side?” Zelia reaches past Kiera while giggling in happiness and smacks me as the little one makes fake vomiting.

“Saapppyyy~ there are more important things! Like more smooshi!” Kiera pulls both of us forwards to the sushi bar, it doesn't take long but when we make it there is a line of people outside of the bar. Oh so much for that then…

“Don't worry I’ll handle this…” Nacho leaps forwards through the crowd of people and small pets, not long after there is a path made and the chef comes forward and bows exaggeratedly.

“THANK YOU PLEASE COME IN, YOUR TABLE IS READY FOR YOU!” ahh… it really feels like we are in the mafia… We follow him in and make it to the back of the store where our table was before, a big hastily written reserved sign on it, he takes it off and bows again. “PLEASE USE YOUR COMMS UNITS TO ORDER!” He looks super pumped up at least as he goes back to the preparation area, a few teenagers that look related to him are dashing around the store bringing out plate after plate as the man behind the counter in his own little world is whipping up a storm, yelling out in excitement whenever another dish is ready.

“Well that works I guess!” Zelia nods and smiles while pulling out her comms unit, Kiera nods at her comms unit as she presses all the buttons probably just nodding to acknowledge the fact that I exist and not what I was actually saying, having worked up an appetite from eating 2 whole bags of hot energy candy. “I'm going to order some alcohol, are you good with that kind of thing Kiera?” She looks shocked for a second at her name being said and hesitates.

“Uhhh I mean… I’ve not really drunk much of anything before… let me look at what they have… CHILLI ALCOHOL?! YOU CAN HAVE SPICY ALCOHOL!?” she starts vibrating as she scrolls through the endless amounts of drinks on the menu… with how much there is there's gotta be another place that makes it or something…

“What are you thinking love?” Zelia puts down her comms unit with a grin and winks at me, oh this has got to be good, I start scrolling through and see the drinks are getting bigger and bigger as I go, not just in size but in effort, some with ice cream floats and others with huge tops of sweets on them… god which monstrosity has Zelia chosen… I find an ‘apple custard pie and salivate over the picture, it looks… squishy.

“Did you end up getting one of the spicy ones?” She nods excitedly.

“The spiciest! It had a picture of a crying bottle of alcohol on it so it's gotta be good!” I frown thinking back to a few times I’d had something so spicy for me that I needed to vomit afterwards… Please don't do a Cali.

“Just take it slow, if you haven't drunk much before it might hit you like a truck!” She throws her hands wide at my words.

“Yee Isekai’d by truck-kun!” Ise-kied?! I turn to Zelia for help and see she has her head on her hand watching us both with such a happy smile on her face. Well as long as they are happy and having fun, even if I'm a confused mess it's okay.

“I’d rather get Isekai’d by that body of yours, Lilia love~”

“Right Right! First time I saw those thighs, bam, I was so ready to die by watermelon squishing!” I look around in a panic and move my hands trying to get the both of them to stop speaking so loud about my body! Maybe this isn't okay… ugh I hope drinks arrive soon! Speaking of the devil, a thick and smooth robot the size of a child comes through the door, as it gets to the center of the room it rotates around and then starts opening up one at a time per table.

Ohhh it's thick cause it’s full of alcohol, that will be me tonight, heh. I laugh to myself and the robot makes it to our table, and opens one at a time. First my apple custard pie, a layer of alcoholic custard lays at the bottom of my large cup with bourbon, brown sugars and apple juice. Kiera’s comes out, a clear liquid with a single chili on the side, I really hope that's not straight alcohol… and then… a parfait?! I turn to Zelia who has such a big grin on her face.

It's double the size of my cup and twice as thick, countless fruits, liquids and icecreams of different colors forming a towering desert extravaganza of sweets! Fuck I should have gotten one… the night is still young! “You know… we might be adults but usually you have dinner before dessert~” She nudges me.

“You’re just jealous that you didn't get one too!” Ugh she's riigghhttt!

“Mnn m-maybe… but you will share won't you?” She giggles and takes out the spoon, lavishly covered just from being put all the way inside.

“Say ahh my love~” I do, and she teases it around my mouth before putting it in, bringing a blush to my face that was not needed in public. “What about you Kiera would you like… some…” I look at her with confusion at her hesitation.

“Haha sure, I should order more Smooshi first though! hic” Her… cup is empty… HER CUP’S EMPTY!? Wh-what how?! Did she just shoot back that entire thing, please don't be all alcohol. I quickly search it up on my comms and check it… ahh yes… that's a lot of tequila. Aahhhh. Her face is red from it hitting her so quickly from downing so much. Zelia isn't fazed and seems to be enjoying it more, she dips in her spoon and pulls it out covered again, puts it in front of Kiera as she gingerly licks at the spoon while flicking through all the sushi menu.

“Here is your sushi, thank you for your business!” Multiple teenagers have put out our massive ordered array of japanese sushi, sashimi, tofu karaage, nigiri and edamame. It covers the entire table and I have to grab Kiera’s comms unit before she hits ‘pay’ again, we are not going to be able to eat all of this much less anything else she wants to get! It's going to be a long night!

“Nyooo more smooshhhiii!” I rub her head as she tries to get her comms unit back and she seems to forget all about it, instead pushing her head hard into my hand, getting all the pats she can. I hear a small whimper and Zelia is looking up at me with puppy dog eyes, I sigh and put down Kiera’s comms unit, looping my arm around the other to give her pats as well, I blush as I hear some whispers before us, words like, ‘adorable mother and her children’ and ‘I could never be that brave in public’. I try my best not to flinch and just pull it in, we are allowed to be special with each other, I am allowed to be happy and so are they right now.

Stolen from Royal Road, this story should be reported if encountered on Amazon.

I let go, to their chagrin, Kiera nearly falling over as she pushed against me too hard as I let go. “Look cutie, so much sushi to eat, dig in, whatever happens tonight we will take care of you okay?” She looks up at me with such innocent eyes.

“I-I can go all out with the smooshi? …”

“You can go all out with the ‘smooshi’” It's worth it as her face lights up in such childish joy, wielding two parts of chopsticks she goes to absolute town on a plate of sashimi.

I feel Zelia snuggle up to my side and kiss me on the neck, I smell the vodka from her drink on her breath as she does, “You make sure you drink and have fun too love, tonight is for all of us.” I turn and smile, rub my nose on Zelia’s and bring my drink up to the middle of the table.

“To us and all the fun we will have in the future, nothing is going to put us down!” Kiera awkwardly clinks her empty glass against mine as Zelia tries her best to pick up and carefully maneuver her monstrosity against mine. I offer my drink to both, Kiera asks for some of the custard and Zelia takes a little sip, she swallows it and I see how much she likes it on her face as she licks her lips sexilly.

I slowly drink it down as I sample this and that from the table, Kiera grabs her comms unit back and a few minutes later another drink is delivered to her, this one with a lot more colour, as soon as I get to the custard Kiera makes grabby hands at the cup, “Please leave some for me~” She pulls it out of her hand with a grin and then instead of tipping it over starts lapping it up with her tongue, causing me to shift around a little and Zelia to giggle at my ‘enjoyment’.

“Oh… ahhh I’ll order you another one! I ates it alls hehe sowwy~” I look at her agasp, having taken my precious from me, I wink and bring up the menu, finding the biggest weirdest drink I can find, Ahhh yeesss, the largest thing they have, a big jug of mixed sweet drinks, full of ice cream and yummies to even bring Zelia’s to shame.

It gets later and later, the patrons of the sushi bar leaving for the night as we order even more sushi to my surprise, although it has been hours upon getting here for dinner and the chef has stayed at the front happily making everything we ask. By the time we realize the time, talking continuously about our lives, us about being together and spending time with our family, to Kiera and her sister, how alone she feels over there, but at least having her Nacho by her side.

The drink having gotten enough to my head I can't help but ask. “So with all the like… strange walls and things they have started building and the monster we told you about… we are going to move pretty soon… maybe we can convince our parents to move as well… Ugh, They have so much shit though! But like… if you're lonely and stuff why don't we get a big place so that you can still have your room there but also spend time over with us, I mean if you don't have to pay for that place you could rent a room for like your crazy computer stuff with us. And we could have a 3 capsule apartment…” I trail off as Zelia tugs on my shirt, I look up from my stupor and see that Kiera is shivering and crying, trying to push out words but not able to, I look at her and see a younger me, trying her best alone, a me without Zelia.

“Wh-why… would you want me to be there?... You don't hate how I am…?” I stand up and move around the table, pulling her up out of her seat and into my chest, Zelia follows me as I embrace her as hard as I can. “You still want to be friends even after knowing how I really am?” She is sobbing to the point of her voice cracking, pushing out each word with so much effort.

“Of course we do! We have loved spending time with you in game and have loved learning more about you and who you are outside of it… You're super nice and derpy and cute and so full of life, why would we hate you?!”

“Wh-what if I’m just tricking you?! All the others left so quickly, fuck the only person who I can even count as a friend is Squiddington and he’s a roleplayer!” I can't help but laugh a little as I hold her closer into me, Zelia coming from my front and also holding onto her. At least in real life we are the same height so we can do such things.

“Dummy little Kiera, through all we’ve talked and enjoyed each other's company, how could you think we could? We’ve even shared our most messed up recommendations! I can’t not keep you by my side now huh?” I raise my eyebrow at this and Zelia sticks her tongue out at me, yeah I don't think I want to know. I start to get dizzy from how much I’m rocking around, that and the amount of alcohol and food I’ve consumed.

“How about we get a hotel tonight?… We can all crash and go to sleep and think about it in the morning... We would love to be able to hang out more though even if you don’t wanna move together with us… We wanna be friends for a long time Kiera.” I feel her nod into my chest and then hold on tighter, her hands trying their best to make sure I can't drop her or let her go. She does remind me of a part of me… the part that is so desperate to not be abandoned… the part that I can never let go of… I would never let someone I like… or love feel something like that…

“I will order us a car, there is a hotel nearby that should be up to specifications for the three of you, I will see you all outside.” Oh fuck right, Nacho, they don’t seem super happy… fuck they have a friend don’t they… ugh… I feel bad for them… maybe we could bring their friend along?

“We are going to get a place together to sleep tonight, Zelia and I will take care of you okay? I’m not going to let you go…” I look at Zelia and she has tears in her eyes as well, she tries her best to smile and leans over Kiera’s head for a kiss. I do, gently, she leans down and kisses Kiera on the head and then holds us both.

We arrive at the hotel already having Nacho check us in and fall into a bundle of drunken mess, the king sized bed catching us as we all fumble out of clothing and under the warm blanket. Me in the middle, Kiera to my left and Zelia to my right, all of us holding tight to what we have right now.

Zelia took me into her life when I needed her the most and it looks like we have taken Kiera into ours when she needed us… What that looks like in the future, only time will tell. We fall asleep with dreams of the void, but at least this time it's full of warmth and love.