*huff* *huff*

I found myself running again towards the entrance.

(Did I die again? Why am I here?)

As I kept on thinking answers or some sort of explanation. I reached the entrance. I saw the familiar Kanna sitting on the throne while on the near entrance the figure of Elly naked getting strangled by the fat man remains.

"ELLLYYYY!"

I screamed as loud as I can while running towards her. They didn't notice me and just stand still.

No matter how much I run I can't seem to reach them.

The fat man stared at me and with a grin he said.

"Bang!"

Elly's body exploded once more in front of me. Her feet once again flew towards me. I pick it up and stare at it.

After minutes of nothing but looking at it I finally found the power to yell once more.

"ELLLLYYYYY!"

I opened my eyes. I found myself in a familiar room. My arms up high as if trying to catch something. My body sweating profusely. My hair and my face are disheveled. Tears flowing on my eyes. Probably a dream or a nightmare.

Someone pulled me into embrace. Such warmth made me look onto who embraced me then I saw Elly.

I felt my heart gave in and hugged her as tight as I can. How I missed this warmth. It made me feel like all those deaths I felt disappear like a mist.

She touched my face and slowly and gently wipe my tears. We stare at each other before she lands a kiss on my lips. Oh such soft kiss. I feel fluffy inside as she clumsily try to caress my back. I simply allowed her to do it. Not that I hate it in the first place. When she kept on dying infront of me is when I realized.

(She is someone important to me.)

We just met randomly in the academy. We just somehow became party. But why do I feel like this to her.

I relish the few minutes of us kissing. Her clumsy attempt at invading my mouth with her tongue made me chuckle a bit. She looked surprised when I did making her blush. But she continued nonetheless.

I gave her head a pat as she slowly let go from the kiss. Our saliva made a thin bridge before breaking. We look at each other once more panting. Wanting. I hold her cheeks and my hands slowly travel to her chin. I let go and place my hand again to her head to give it a gentle scrub.

She simply smiled and lean her face on my chest. She held my loose shirt and said with a low sweet voice.

"Thank you for saving me."

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Hearing her gratitude made me feel mixed feelings. Indeed I tried and tried. Dying many times. Repeating many times. Suffering many times. But among all those repeats, all those deaths, all those suffering. Never once I myself managed to save her.

"I can't even do anything."

I feel my chin laying atop her head as she buried her head on my chest. I can feel her breath on my skin. Such hot and moist feeling making my body tingle and warm.

"Still. Without your help. I won't be here. With you."

She simply said it as if it's the obvious.

She never doubted me. She never tell me anything without hesitation. She is simply happy that I am willing to offer my life for her.

I felt ashamed of myself. How could I consider myself useless if someone believes I am the best for them?

I shook my head and slap my cheeks to wake me up. This made her look at me curiously.

I smiled and hugged her. I lean my face close to her right ear and whisper.

"Then... I will always come to you when you need me."

She blushed deeply. She smiled widely. She snuggled deeper on my chest and reply.

"I love you."

My heart exploded. My feelings intensified. Despite my nights with Emy I never felt this feelings before. I question myself as I watch Elly snuggling comfortably on my chest.

(So this is love? This pounding on my chest. I bet she can hear it.)

And she did. Even without my reply yet she is happily snuggling on to me. As if my heart beat alone is enough proof of my feelings for her.

"But I already slept with your sister."

I decided to be honest. If I will admit that I love her. I would hate it if she found out later I am sleeping with others. Even if they are sisters. So I'd rather show everything right here right now.

"I know."

She replied as simple as breathing oxygen daily. This made me surprised.

(Is she not mad? Is it okay?)

She seemed to realized the questions I asked myself as I found her now staring at my eyes. Holding my cheeks keeping it in place as she lock gazes at me.

"I know my sister loves you too. Velvet even loves you too. We talked together already. And I don't mind. We don't mind sharing. Just know that we three love you dearly."

With that. I felt the shackles in my very being disappear. The guilt I am feeling crumbled before this young lady in front of me.

(How can someone younger than me think maturely than me?)

I am questioning myself wether I deserved such lover.

She nods at me as if she understood my questions to myself.

I finally accepted everything. I stopped hesitating. I quickly hugged her and answer her with all my heart.

"I love you too Elly!"

She simply returned my embrace and rub her cheeks to mine as if marking me like a cat.

She purred on my embrace. It doesn't matter how long we are hugging each other. With my sweating body, my clothes now drenched in sweat. Her night gown now also wet from contact. She doesn't mind. I don't mind. We are simply two girls enjoying each others warmth as if we didn't see each other for years.

After minutes of contact we let go of each other's body. We stared at each other then suddenly we just laughed.

"Weird." She said while laughing.

"But I don't hate it." I replied as I laugh with her.

We just let ourselves free and happy.

The two of us head out of my room now holding hands. We went to the living room. There we saw Velvet and Emy sitting together on the sofa worried. Elly called them and the two quickly stand to run towards us. But they stopped. They probably saw us holding hands. Our fingers interlocking each other. The first to speak is Emy.

"Congrats sis." She said with a low voice.

I sensed she must be feeling jealous or sad since despite her the first to touch me we never made our relationship clear.

Followed by velvet who now looking down on the floor.

Me and Elly simply walk towards them holding hands. Now standing facing each other. I let go of Elly's hands and pull the two into my embrace. Velvet and Emy Shocked. Trying to push me gently but I just made my hug tighter.

"Elly told me already."

Hearing my reply made their actions stop. Now the two staring at me.

"Does that mean..." Velvet asked me with eyes about to erupt any moment.

I can hear Emy gulping her saliva from expectations.

"Yeah. I love you all. This might sound absurd but. Dying many times made me realize my feelings. How important my daily life with you three. How much I am willing to offer just to continue our adventures together. If you also feel the same..."

Before I could finish my sentence, Velvet quickly kissed me in my lips. It was gentle feeling like hugging clouds in the sky. Not that I touched clouds yet it's just what I thought. After Velvet's kiss, Emy also kissed me. Her's was passionate. She already knew me. She already knew my body. She already knew my tastes. As such, her kiss was intense. She did this many times already after all.

After that exchange the two separates from my embrace and face each other.

"I may be first to partake Eris but. Now that we are all in this together, I will no longer hide everything. I love her as much as you Velvet and Elly."

"Of course. My feelings won't lose to anyone. I may have realized it late but when I found out what happened. I thought my heart would stop beating. I love Eris. I also love all of you. This sounds weird right?" Velvet fidgets as she clasp her dress.

Emy, Elly and I simply laughed. Our giggles echoed in the room. Velvet dumfounded at our reaction.

"Why?" She asked.

"Sorry. It's just. What do we call us?" Emy asked

"Love square?" Elly answered.

"Silly. We all love each other so it's not square." Emy corrected her.

"Still. Do we need to name our relationship? Isn't it enough that we love each other?" I asked them.

The three smiled at me. Their smile this time felt so emotional. There eyes almost tearing and combined with their red cheeks from blushing made me felt fluffy inside.

(We are truly together now. This might look weird to others but we all love each other so it's not wrong right?)

As if each of us sensing our thoughts, we all blushed and pull ourselves into one big hug. We simply just enjoy our body colliding to each other as we fill the living room with giggles and laughter as we enjoy feeling each other in one big embrace~