As we got settled into our new home, we started hanging pictures and other types of decorations, though we didn't go overboard since now that we were all living together, we had to keep space for new memories we'd make together; speaking of memories, I had just returned from the market after buying a camera. It was pretty expensive at nearly five silver, but it was more than worth it in the long run.
"Alright, everyone, get in position; we're taking a photo to commemorate today." Said Alexander as he held the door open while gesturing everyone to the front yard, causing them to all exit the house one by one.
Once everyone was outside, I closed the door and headed towards the gate leading into our front yard; standing right in front of it, I signaled to Yuki, who promptly approached.
"Yes?" Asked Yuki curiously as she glanced at Alexander, who pointed at the ground.
"Can you make a small pillar? I want to make sure I can get everyone in the photo." Asked Alexander lightly as he glanced at Yuki, who nodded before reaching down and grasping the earth, only to lift a smooth, rectangular pillar out from the ground.
The way Yuki used her earth mana was a little weird since she would move her body in certain ways every time she used it; she could use it without doing so, but she stated it was much easier if she moved her body.
Fidgeting around with the camera, I double-checked it was facing exactly how I wanted it before turning the dial and pushing it; with a five-second timer, I quickly arrived near everyone and stood in the middle. Wrapping my arm around Michelle, who was standing to my right and holding Chloe in her arms, I held Yuki's hand, attempting to show our intimacy, though it was a little difficult when you take into account our size difference; with Lazuli standing beside Michelle, Talis quickly perched herself on my shoulder, just in time for a flash to emit from the camera a second later.
"How'd we look?" Asked Michelle curiously as she watched Alexander dash towards the camera.
Waiting for the camera to finish printing our photo, I ripped it off and flicked it a few times before gazing at it while everyone else arrived behind so they could also look.
"We look great." Stated Alexander with a faint smile as he looked at the photo, only for Yuki to snatch it from his hands.
"Ay, be gentle, Yuki; we don't want your massive hands to rip it." Added Alexander with a slight frown as he eyed Yuki, who promptly ignored him.
"Eh, I never realized it until now, but I really am much bigger than everyone." Said Yuki lightly as she gazed at the photo before passing it to Michelle and Chloe while Alexander nodded.
"Duh, do you think all those times I've called you massive were me joking around? You're freaking massive, Yuki." Remarked Alexander with a twitching expression as he eyed Yuki, who awkwardly chuckled.
"Where should we hang it?" Asked Michelle curiously as she and Chloe gazed at the picture, only to finally hand it over to Lazuli, who silently looked at it.
"Hmm, that's a good question." Muttered Alexander as he rubbed his chin with a thoughtful expression while gazing at the house.
Grabbing the picture handed to me, I entered the house and stared at the walls, searching for a good spot, though funnily, I had two great spots.
"How about this? Let's make two pictures; one will commemorate us, our new home, and our journey to get here, while the other will be a picture of our family. We'll have to change the second picture whenever someone new joins, but what do you guys think?" Remarked Alexander with a slight smile as he pointed at two spots on different walls, causing Yuki, Michelle, Chloe, and Talis to ponder.
"I don't mind." "Yes, I quite like it." "I also like it!" "I approve." Stated Yuki, Michelle, Chloe, and Talis, respectively, as they glanced at Alexander before nodding, causing him to smile.
"Though were you perhaps insinuating something when saying whenever someone joins our family? Haven't you been visiting this Kurama rather frequently?" Asked Michelle with a playful smile as she eyed Alexander, causing Yuki to furrow her brows while folding her arms.
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"Hmm, is this true, Alex? Were you intending to find more lovers? I don't mind, but can't you at least wait until we marry?" Asked Yuki with furrowed brows as she eyed Alexander, whose face aggressively twitched.
"First off, Michelle is merely teasing us, Yuki. Secondly, no, I had no intention of going out of my way to find lovers; if I happen to meet a woman I fall in love with, that's one thing, but I'm not purposely looking for one." Remarked Alexander lightly as he blankly stared at Michelle, who chuckled to herself, while Yuki nodded before side-glancing her.
"Hehe, c'mon, don't look at me like that, Yuki." Said Michelle with a smile as she glanced at Yuki, who huffed before looking away, causing her to chuckle further.
"Though, I was insinuating something when I mentioned changing the photo whenever someone joined our family. I was referring to whenever you two give birth to my children." Said Alexander lightly as he glanced between Yuki and Michelle before approaching the wall facing the couch.
"C-Children?" "Bearing A-Alexander's children?" Said Yuki and Michelle, respectively, as they deeply blushed, their cheeks glowing with a crimson hue.
"Yeah, I mean, you two are my women; it should only make sense that I impregnate you at least once." Replied Alexander lightly with a nod as he focused on the wall, missing the chance to witness two incredibly embarrassed women.
While trying to figure out how the picture should hang, Yuki suddenly grasped me as she dragged me upstairs, only for her to toss me onto our bed, which I'd never gotten to lay on until now, before closing the door.
"Um, i-is everything okay, Yuki?" Asked Alexander in confusion as he sat upright while glancing at Yuki, whose expression was of pure lust as she gazed at him, causing him to gulp nervously.
Yuki didn't say anything and simply stripped down until she was in nothing but her birthday suit; while I now knew what was happening, I was still confused, yet she didn't bother explaining to me since she literally ripped my clothes off my body and began playing with my cock, which was already erect.
After a few moments, the door opened again; this time, Michelle entered and locked the door behind her while stripping. These two didn't utter a single word and got straight to the action as they both began to lick and blow my cock, while I lay on the bed watching.
'Haa, whatever, no point in trying to make sense of this.' Thought Alexander with a shrug of his shoulders as he grasped Michelle's legs before pulling her onto his face.
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After the three-some I had with Yuki and Michelle, which lasted through the entire night, I was back to sleeping on the couch, well, only for one day; then I started sleeping with Michelle while waiting for Yuki to come to a decision, which only took three more days.
Sitting on the couch beside Lazuli, we both gazed at Yuki standing before us while Michelle was sitting on a different part of the couch.
"After ten days, I've finally decided that I'll allow Lazuli to stay with us." Stated Yuki lightly with a slight frown as she gazed at Lazuli, seemingly not too happy with her decision, though seeing Alexander smile was enough for her.
"HOWEVER!" Added Yuki sternly as she clenched her fists while flexing her muscles, causing her body to seemingly grow while she narrowed her eyes onto Lazuli.
"…If you attack any one of us again, Lazuli, I'll kill you." Declared Yuki sternly with a vicious expression while staring deeply at Lazuli, who furrowed her brows before shaking her head.
"I won't. I wish to stay with Alex." Said Lazuli with a lack of emotion as she indifferently glanced at Yuki, who scoffed before sitting back down.
"Haa, good, because I wouldn't be able to protect you since Yuki is the strongest one here. Not like I would try to protect you if you attacked us… For the third time." Remarked Alexander with a sigh of relief as he glanced at Yuki with a faint blush before blankly eyeing Lazuli, who simply tilted her head.
"Anyways, this is great! Now, we can finally return to our Adventurer lives like before! I've done my research on the Epic dungeon, and I heard it's similar to a forest on the inside; the monsters are also apparently similar to creatures you'd see in the forest, like wolves, deer, bears, birds, etc." Added Alexander with a large smile as he stood up while grabbing Yuki's hands, causing her to faintly smile also.
"Can we also take some normal quests as well? I like dungeon diving, but it can get a little… Boring." Asked Yuki lightly, only for her to receive a deep kiss from Alexander before he nodded.
"Heh, of course, Yuki. Now, let's explore that dungeon; tomorrow, we can do a normal quest!" Stated Alexander with a smile as he stood up and ran upstairs, having infected Yuki with his enthusiasm as she followed right behind.
"Oh, I also need new armor; Alex, c-can you maybe make some more of that Golden water? Full body armor is very expensive." Asked Yuki as she snapped her fingers, remembering her lack of wearable armor, causing Alexander to sigh before nodding.
"Haa, yes. I suppose we'll have to hold off for a few days." Muttered Alexander with a nod as he entered his room, his enthusiasm nowhere to be seen.
Thanks to Yuki reminding me about her armor, we had to wait another week before we could visit the dungeon; though Yuki wasn't the only one who got new armor, I got some as well, same for Lazuli, which left us with no gold coins left which was kind of wild when you think about it as I had roughly fifty-six gold coins from selling four vials of my Golden Water I made from diluting my blood.
Anyway, once we were all prepared, we spent our days like proper Adventures; Michelle stayed home, doing whatever; Talis would join us whenever we completed quests, but other than that, she was who knows where, and as for Chloe, she returned to school.
Just like that, our lives slowly progressed as we practically forgot about Hyphen, and before long, in what felt like a blink of an eye, years passed.