Once Lazuli seemingly got bored staring at me, she looked away and closed her eyes, causing my face to twitch since I was expecting her to stand up, but nope, she remained in my embrace.
"Um, Lazuli, will you be getting up any time soon?" Asked Alexander lightly as he glanced at Lazuli, who opened her eyes while sporting a thoughtful expression.
"Do I have to?" Asked Lazuli calmly as she glanced at Alexander, who sighed before shaking his head.
"I mean, no, you don't have to, but I'd appreciate it if you did." Replied Alexander, his words causing Lazuli to nod while she closed her eyes once again.
Welp, seeing Lazuli promptly ignore my words, I leaned back against the tree and closed my eyes, using this chance to rest while waiting for someone to awaken, and after another thirty or so minutes, I saw Michelle, who still looked half asleep, slowly exit from the carriage. After she finished stretching that sexy, plump body of hers, she finally noticed Lazuli and I, prompting her to approach us; though similar to Yuki, she also didn't like Lazuli, though it wasn't nearly as intense as Yuki.
"Good morning, sexy; hope you slept well." Said Alexander with a faint smirk as he winked at Michelle, who bashfully smiled while nodding before sitting to his left.
"Good morning, and yes, I had a rather good sleep; what about you, handsome?" Asked Michelle lightly as she kissed Alexander before looking at Lazuli in slight annoyance, causing him to smile wryly.
"Eh, definitely have had better, but not the worst. Anyways, sorry about Lazuli, she's kind of in the way, so you won't be able to give me your morning special." Replied Alexander with a sigh, only for him to shake his head while gesturing to Lazuli, who was sitting on his lap, blocking Michelle's access.
"Good morning to you as well, Lazuli." Said Michelle indifferently as she looked at Lazuli, who surprisingly responded.
"Good morning, Michelle." Remarked Lazuli, her words slightly surprising both Alexander and Michelle since she'd never reciprocated the gesture.
Unfortunately for me, Lazuli was sitting on my lap, preventing Michelle from giving me a morning blowjob; though I didn't try to get her to leave, she had just found out about Soom's death, and I wasn't going to stop comforting her just because I was feeling a little horny, that would be incredibly shallow of me. For the next hour or so, Michelle and I casually talked about random things while occasionally kissing, though in doing so, I had gotten a little too aggressive and left a lot of hickeys on her neck, causing her to pout.
"Hmph, how am I supposed to hide these from, Chloe?" Asked Michelle softly with a pout as she used a small, handheld mirror to look at the various hickeys on her neck, causing Alexander to faintly chuckle.
"Hehe, it's fine. Just tell her if she asks, there is no point in hiding our relationship from her. I've already told you multiple times in the past." Remarked Alexander lightly with a faint smile as he glanced at Michelle before leaning down and kissing her once more, causing her to huff while she stored her small, handheld mirror in her cleavage.
"Haa, I know; I just don't want her thinking you're her father or anything." Muttered Michelle softly as she leaned against Alexander's shoulder, only for an ever-present noise to suddenly disappear while nearby movement was heard.
Noticing Yuki's snoring disappear, I turn to glance at her, only to see her slowly sitting upright, raising her four arms into the air while yawning before opening her eyes and standing up; after doing some quick stretches, she promptly noticed Michelle and I, though Lazuli's presence promptly ruined her good mood as I saw her expression contort into hatred.
"Good morning, Alex and Michelle." "Good morning." "Good morning." Said Yuki, Michelle, and Alexander, respectively, as they nodded at each other while the former approached the two's location, sitting to his right and completely ignoring Lazuli's existence.
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Just the fact Yuki wasn't trying to kill Lazuli was already a win in my book, and while I'd like it if they could get along more, I wasn't bold enough to bring up such a topic right now; I had a feeling Yuki would either glare at me in anger, or she'd accidentally cave my chest in.
'Eh, probably both, if I'm being honest.' Mused Alexander wryly as he glanced at Yuki before leaning towards her and kissing her neck.
After several minutes, I scooted from out between Yuki and Michelle and stood up as I tried to set Lazuli down since I wanted to have breakfast, at least cooking before Chloe or Talis awaken.
"Sorry, Lazuli, but I need to prepare breakfast. Would you mind waiting right here?" Asked Alexander softly as he gently placed Lazuli in the spot where he was previously sitting, right between Yuki and Michelle.
"No. I shall wait." Replied Lazuli softly with a nod as she looked at Alexander, who nodded with a smile.
In hindsight, I shouldn't have placed her beside either Michelle or Yuki; now, all I can hope is that she'll survive while I'm out hunting and that she's not ripped in several different parts when I return.
"Could you try calming Yuki down if she happens to get really angry?" Asked Alexander softly as he leaned down and whispered into Michelle's ear, causing her to sigh while nodding, earning her a kiss from him.
Once that was done, I left the campsite and headed out into the forest in search of prey, and since I didn't hear any yelling or roaring, I assumed everything was going splendidly.
'Let's make this quick.' Thought Alexander as he ran through the forest, searching for the perfect prey.
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After I returned to the campsite with our food, I was pleasantly surprised to find nothing had been broken or destroyed, and in fact, Yuki nor Lazuli had moved from their spots, causing me to raise an eyebrow, but I didn't question it; though the instant I began to butcher the animal, Lazuli appeared right next to me, prompting me to give her a look, but seeing as she wasn't doing anything but sitting beside me, I continued butchering.
Once I finished that, I quickly made a firepit and cooked all the edible parts of the beast's body, like I always do, and seasoned it with the small amount of options I had to choose from; by the time I finished, both Talis and Yuki were awake, so it was perfect timing.
Making everyone a plate, everyone except Lazuli ate it with a smile, though I was quite disappointed in my dish, yet there wasn't much I could do given my limited options.
"Alright, once everyone finishes, we'll hit the road; we should arrive at the Roswald Kingdom within about two more weeks." Stated Alexander as he stood up and cleaned his hands, causing Chloe to sigh while Michelle comforted her.
With everyone still finishing their food, I began packing everything into the carriage, and when I finished, everyone had also finished eating, prompting us to snuff the fire out before entering the carriage; well, only Chloe and Michelle Did, Yuki and Lazuli sat on the front, I pulled it, and Talis flew in the sky.
"🎶Ohhh, we're off to see the Kingdom, the wonderful Kingdom of Roswald…🎶" Said Alexander lightly with a faint smile as he sang while pulling the carriage down the road.
(Note: Did anyone get that reference?)
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"Next!" Said the guard as he allowed a group of three to enter the city gates, prompting Alexander to pull their carriage closer.
Greeting the guard with a friendly smile, I handed them our IDs, except for Chloe since she was still a child, and after they did a quick search of our carriage, we were allowed into the city; thankfully, Lazuli had an ID in the pouch Soom had given me before leaving, which made things so much easier; otherwise, I would've needed to pay a decent amount to get her in.
"Heh, we've finally arrived… Roswald Kingdom." Muttered Alexander with a faint smile as he pulled the carriage through the city streets, his words prompting Michelle and Chloe to peek out the curtains, the latter's eyes filled with excitement.
"Eh, it looks the same as Hyphen." Said Chloe with a slight frown as she observed the city, causing Michelle and Alexander to chuckle.
"Dear, this is a city, how much different did you expect it to be? The only thing you can expect to be different would be the city's layout; everything else is bound to be similar." Said Michelle with a chuckle as she rubbed Chloe's head while Alexander nodded in agreement.
"Well, does that mean we're done using this stupid carriage?" Asked Chloe hopefully, her words causing Alexander to wryly smile as he shook his head.
"No, not quite yet; this is the city closest to the border of the Roswalk Kingdom; the city we're planning to stay at is deeper into the Kingdom; however, it's only five more days. After that, you'll be free of the carriage for years!" Stated Alexander with an awkward smile, his words causing Chloe to pout as she reluctantly nodded, prompting Michelle to comfort her again.
While walking through the unfamiliar city, I quickly found an Inn and bought two rooms for two days, allowing Chloe and everyone else to relax before we returned to the road for the final time.
"Hey, Yuki, I believe this city has a Dungeon; want to go stretch a little bit?" Asked Alexander curiously as he sat on the bed and looked at Yuki, whose eyes lightened up in joy.
"Yes!" Yelled Yuki excitedly as she clenched her four hands in joy, causing Alexander to chuckle.