I was waiting for Blake at the inn. For some reason, even Maria hasn't come back yet. At this hour she should be here having a chat with me. I took a bath to refresh myself.
It was already dark outside, so I lit a candle on the table and sat there. I could hear footsteps, I was sure that it was Blake's because he has this rhythm in his steps.
When he got to the door. I heard it unlocking with a (clack) and then he entered.
~~~Blake~~~
I was tired I when got back to the inn. What awaited me was... Angelica, sitting by the table looking at me. Her face was illuminated by candlelight.
"Welcome back." [Angelica]
"Ah... yes." [Blake]
There's something different about her today...
"So... how was your training?" [Angelica]
"Difficult as usual..." [Blake]
"I... see..." [Angelica]
She stood up and was walking towards me, with her hands behind her back. In any case, I observed her movement and prepared for a possible attack. It wasn't rare for doppelgangers to appear in cities since they could blend in with humans.
She stopped at a certain distance from me. I gripped my scabbard when I saw a sword's pommel sticking out behind her.
From what I can tell, that isn't her gladius... As I was about to unsheathe my jian...
"Happy Birthday! Blake!" [Angelica]
She presented the sword in front of me. Surprised I received it.
I forgot that it was my birthday today. I cannot believe that I had nearly cut her down...
I unsheathed her gift. It was a jian similar to mine, at its pommel, I saw the magic crystal that she had imbued.
"Well?" [Angelica]
"Thank you, this is a wonderful present." [Blake]
"Oh! I still have more!" [Angelica]
"More presents?" [Blake]
Angelica took something out of her waist bag. It was two potions and those potions were...
"Angelica, this..." [Blake]
Not only one, but two...
"I wanted to make you happy..." [Angelica]
Looking up at me with a beautiful smile, while holding onto the two potions close to her chest.
I then embraced her. She smelled nice... did she take a bath?
"B-Blake?" [Angelica]
"You are the best present of all!" [Blake]
"Wait... why me?" [Angelica]
"Aren't you giving yourself as a birthday present?" [Blake]
"Hah?" [Angelica]
She slowly pushed me away and stepped back.
"Don't tell me that you didn't know what that potion is?" [Blake]
"I-isn't this a stamina potion?" [Angelica]
"Well, I guess you could say that..." [Blake]
"Then this is..." [Angelica]
She froze... I think she gets it...
~~~Angelica~~~
In order to start a conversation. I greeted Blake. Why am I getting tense all of a sudden?
"So... how was your training?" [Angelica]
"Difficult as usual..." [Blake]
"I... see..." [Angelica]
Our conversation is starting to get awkward. I stood up and walked to him while hiding the sword behind my back. I just hope that he would like it...
As I walked towards him. He gazed on me... did he discover that I would surprise him? I'm getting some cold sweat for some reason...
When I got close I showed him his gift. A jian almost identical to his, but at the pommel, there was the magic crystal.
He inspects the sword and smiled at me.
"Thank you, this is a wonderful present." [Blake]
"Oh! I still have more!" [Angelica]
Remembering the potion, I got it out and showed it to him
"Angelica, this..." [Blake]
"I wanted to make you happy..." [Angelica]
With a smile, I looked up at his face to see his reaction. Suddenly he embraced me.
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"B-Blake?" [Angelica]
I'm glad. He was really happy with my gifts. Since it's his birthday I'll spoil him for now, letting him hug me.
I can hear his breathing, is he sniffing me? Then he spoke.
"You are the best present of all!" [Blake]
"Wait... why me?" [Angelica]
I don't get it.
"Aren't you giving yourself as a birthday present?" [Blake]
"Hah?" [Angelica]
I put some distance as I collect my thoughts.
"Don't tell me that you didn't know what that potion is?" [Blake]
My focus went to the potion.
"I-isn't this a stamina potion?" [Angelica]
"Well, I guess you could say that..." [Blake]
"Then this is..." [Angelica]
Looking at it closely, the design has this heart shape with a symbol on it.
My mind went haywire, I overclocked the processors in my head, but the cooling just couldn't keep up!
A cold breeze hit my back. I glanced to where it came from, it was from the window. My body automatically moved by itself.
"Angelica! Don't throw that out! That thing is worth about two quest rewards of our rank!" [Blake]
"I-Don't-Freaking-Care!!" [Angelica]
Blake tried to restrain me, but still, I managed to throw them away. From the window, we heard glass breaking...
"Wah!" [Angelica]
"S-sorry!" [Blake]
I squirmed. Blake, while restraining me had his hands in unusual places... realizing this he let go.
I dashed to my bed and covered my face with pillows.
"Uwahh! That was so embarrassing!" [Angelica]
Jose and Maria saw me too! Have they also thought of the same thing?! I want to disappear!!
"Angelica..." [Blake]
"What..." [Angelica]
"I'll forget about it, so... cheer up." [Blake]
"Now, I feel even more sorry for myself!" [Angelica]
While replying to him. I still kept my face covered.
Then I felt a depression on my side.
"You know..." [Blake]
He sat beside me.
"You said that. I can say any request if I killed the orc king right?" [Blake]
"..." [Angelica]
"Can I sleep with you?" [Blake]
I jerked and nearly hit the pole of the bed.
"Please?" [Blake]
"... Okay..." [Angelica]
What am I saying?! My heart is thumping like crazy! Am I actually now becoming a real girl?!
As a man inside a woman's body, being done by a guy, I don't even want to think about it...
Also didn't the girls say that it hurts the first time?
Blake crept closer and I turned my back on him. I don't want him to see my face.
Huh? He just lie there? Isn't he going to do anything?
One hour... two hours... have passed, I couldn't sleep...
"Blake?" [Angelica]
Is he asleep? I turned my head to check. When I did, I saw him looking at me. Eyes wide open... staring deeply into mine... I can feel his breath...
"Angelica." [Blake]
He started the conversation. To my surprise, I blinked twice.
"We haven't slept like this since we were kids." [Blake]
"Ah?" [Angelica]
Ahh so he was thinking of that time huh... well we do used to sleep together like this. Sometimes I sleep at their house and he sometimes slept at ours.
"Ouch!" [Blake]
"Why didn't you say that earlier you, idiot! I nearly misunderstood it!" [Angelica]
I hit him on the head. We went silent for a moment, but a second later we burst into laughter. That night we talked about all kinds of things till we became drowsy and fell asleep.
The next day...
~~~Maria~~~
I've slept in a different room at the inn to let Blake and Angelica have their quality time together.
"I guess they should be finished by now." [Maria]
I opened and then peeked at the door of our room, to get some of my stuff for a bath.
What greeted me was. Angelica, clinging on to Blake whose giving her an arm pillow.
They were both sleeping snugly in the bed. Half of their bodies are covered by the sheets.
I went to my bed and took out my spare clothes. As I did that Angelica, woke up with a yawn.
"Good morning." [Maria]
"Hmm... good morning Maria." [Angelica]
"I see that you had a wonderful time last night." [Maria]
"T-this isn't what it looks like!" [Angelica]
She looks at me and Blake back and forth.
"It doesn't seem that way to me though fufufu~" [Maria]
"Maria!" [Angelica]
I teased her a little, then she suddenly stood up. In my fear, I ran into the bathroom and immediately locked it.
"It was all a misunderstanding!" [Angelica]
(Bang! Tok! Bam!)
She kept banging on the door while telling me that everything was a misunderstanding. After a while, I can hear her sobbing from the other side...
"Uhhh..." [Angelica]
"There-there..." [Blake]
I finished taking a bath. When I got outside Blake was comforting the sulking Angelica. There, they told me what happened.
Looking back at it. I kind of feel bad for her...
"I a-ah... I'm sorry..." [Maria]
The small tears in her eyes make her look like a small animal.
"Ma-Maria?" [Angelica]
I held her head to my chest and stroked her golden hair.
~~~Angelica~~~
Maria hugged me. She smelled so nice... despite me being a man myself, it's very different and this soft sensation...
"Um, Angelica?" [Maria]
"I'm fine now." [Angelica]
I smiled at her, with this I can die happily.
"Wah?! Blood-blood!" [Maria]
Looking back at Maria's chest. There formed a red line going down the middle of her clothes between her chest. It's like someone had used a red marker and drew a semicircle on both mounds and a line in the middle.
"Muh... I just took a bath." [Maria]
"Why don't we both go then?" [Angelica]
"You sure do act like an old man..." [Maria]
"Well, maybe I am kekekeke." [Angelica]
"For a second there. You seemed creepy, you know..." [Maria]
I am a man. Although not that old, I shall enjoy myself teasing her.
By the afternoon we'd already cleared the misunderstanding with Jose and are now preparing for testing.
"So how do I use this?" [Blake]
"Try to imagine a flame covering the sword." [Angelica]
"Okay." [Blake]
Blake, closed his eyes to concentrate. Slowly the sword begins to resonate and a tiny flame appears at its tip, then... It... BECOMES A RAGING INFERNO!!
"Wahh?!!" [Maria]
"Too-strong! Too-strong!!" [Angelica]
Blake threw away the sword, but the flame still goes on. The surrounding vegetation around the sword starts to burn.
"Why isn't it stopping?!" [Blake]
"Why did you throw it?!" [Angelica]
"I just thought that it was the same as yours!" [Blake]
He thought that if he threw it away like what I did, it would cancel off. I took out the magic crystal containing the water spell ▪Gush▪ At the same time Maria, used the Novice level Water magic ▪Spray▪
Our spells hit the sword. It emits steam as it was hit, but the fire just keeps on going.
"Blake, stop the fire!" [Angelica]
"How?!" [Angelica]
"I dunno! Try holding it!" [Angelica]
"What if I get burned?!" [Blake]
"You said that you were going to test it right?" [Angelica]
"Kuh..." [Blake]
He walked near the sword.
"If it burns you, we have healing magic right here, so don't worry!" [Angelica]
"Geez! Thank you for the encouragement!" [Blake]
Blake tries poking it with his finger then quickly retracted it, before it could even touch the grip. There shouldn't be any fear of burns or scars because Healing magic can fix them up in a jiffy.
"You can do it, Blake!" [Maria]
"Go for it!" [Angelica]
"Hmm... amusing..." [Jose]
"Jose?!" [Angelica]
I was surprised. Jose popped out of nowhere, he just stood there beside us playing with his beard. Very sneaky; I wonder if he does this all the time.
"Jose, you know how to stop it right?" [Angelic]
"Frankly he just needs to think of not using it. Or he just lets the crystal drain its power. If not, then you have to break the crystal." [Jose]
"You heard him, Blake!" [Angelica]
Blake grabs the sword.
"It... doesn't hurt?" [Blake]
It seems like the flame doesn't harm the user, will it also not harm us? The flames dissipated.
"Good job Blake." [Angelica]
"Amazing." [Maria]
"Thanks..." [Blake]
"Can you make that magic for me too?" [Jose]
"Why?" [Angelica]
"I could see some other applications for it." [Jose]
"Like what." [Angelica]
"Cooking for example. Instead of using firewood, you can use the magic crystal for cooking." [Jose]
"Doesn't that sound dangerous?" [Angelica]
"Well, we can research it together, to make it safer right?" [Jose]
"You will use my magic for such impractical applications?!" [Angelica]
"Heheh you worry too much. I'll be sharing you the revenue, also when I obtain some high-quality crystals I'll leave them up to you." [Jose]
"Deal!!" [Angelica]