“So, when are you planning to take me to the Scarlet Sunset Hot Springs, my Dream Guy?” Belinda asked the moment the two of them walked out of Mr. and Mrs. Ferpaw’s shop.

“Ah? Well, I… don’t know. When… would you like to go?” Narias, who definitely had no answer to that question right now, asked, showing an awkward smile.

“When? Humph… How about now?” Belinda asked in a teasing way.

“Huh? Now?” Narias gasped, starting to fret.

“And why did I think you would actually take my question seriously?” Belinda chuckled, and she was not actually asking a question there. “That’s not to say I wouldn’t want to go sometime.” She showed one of her teasing smiles again.

“Right, yes. We’ll need to… plan it sometime,” Narias said, becoming relaxed.

“Now then, where will you take me to eat, I wonder?” Belinda asked, adjusting her hand which she held around Narias’s arm.

“About the food, would you like to have a full meal or just something light, Belinda?” Narias asked.

“Oh, I would definitely not want to overeat, especially today,” Belinda said, throwing in a hint at the end.

“Ok then. I know quite a lovely place, but it’s a short walk from here,” said Narias.

“Lead the way,” Belinda smiled.

The two of them walked down the street, with Narias leading the way to that cake restaurant where he took his girlfriends on a date, with Growly and Nicky coming along with them too. That’s when Vivia was still with them as well. At that time, nobody knew yet that Vivia would betray them and everyone trusted her. Well, except Flamiris maybe. She had a bone to pick with Vivia from time to time, but since everyone knew Flamiris had a temper, they just left it at that.

“Oh, wow. This place does look lovely,” Belinda was impressed to see how cute and cozy the restaurant looked.

The decorations on the walls were colorful and had somewhat childish, yet playful vibes to them. The white curtains on the windows had ribbons attached to them and the wooden tables, and chairs inside the restaurant were painted in lively colors too, helping to brighten the mood of whoever comes here to eat. The restaurant was busy, but it wasn’t the evening rush hour yet, so Narias and Belinda found a table to sit next to a window, with the view through it opening into a big square.

“You have never been here before, have you, Belinda?” Narias asked.

“Nope. I don’t go out very often, you know,” she said, taking a peek through the window. “Nice view. Humph.” Belinda added a smile while looking somewhere through the window.

“Good afternoon, my name is Lucy. Here are the menus for you,” A cheerful, young waitress appeared next to their table, offering the menus to Narias and Belinda. “I’ll come back in a few minutes to take your orders.”

“Ok, thank you, Lucy,” Narias said, showing her a smile.

“Wow, now that’s quite a list of desserts they have available here,” Belinda almost gasped when she opened the menu to see what was available to order.

“Ah, yes. I believe this is mainly a shop that sells cakes, with the restaurant being just an addition rather than the main thing,” said Narias.

“Oh, so that’s what it is. I was wondering why there was a separate counter with all the people waiting in line,” Belinda said.

“Actually, this is the shop where we have bought the cake as part of our Thank You gift for you,” Narias said after remembering it.

“Is that so? Will you buy one for me today as well?” Belinda asked, a seductive smile entering her lips.

“Ah, sure. If… you’d like some,” Narias agreed, becoming flustered, his eyes being glued to Belinda’s purple lipstick dressed lips.

“I certainly would,” she added before licking her lips when she noticed Narias staring at them.

“Hello again. Have you decided what you would like to order yet?” Lucy came back to check on them.

“Huh? Ahh… one moment. I…” Narias fumbled over his own words when the waitress’ unexpected words interrupted his daydreaming.

“Yes, I would like number thirty six and some strawberry tea please,” Belinda placed her order, acting like nothing was happening just a moment ago, yet a satisfied smile appeared on her face when Narias lifted his eyes from his own menu to look at her.

“Right, I will take… number twelve and a glass of water, please,” Narias quickly placed his order too. He wasn’t actually looking at the menu, but remembered what number twelve on the menu was since he ordered the same thing the last time he was here. Well, he had a hot drink back then, but he wasn’t feeling as thirsty as he was now.

“Thank you. I will bring your drinks right away and your orders will be ready in a short while,” Lucy told them before bowing and leaving their table.

“You’re as charming as ever, you know,” Belinda said, being happy her previous teasing paid off.

“Sorry, it’s just that when you tease me like that then I…” Narias said, averting his eyes away before finishing his sentence.

“Then you what?” Belinda asked, leaning on the table with her elbows and placing her chin on her hands, smiling cheekily again.

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“Well, I… Humph, I just want to pull you close to me, wrap my arms around your waist and kiss you passionately here and now,” Narias blushed but then suddenly switched gears and went on the offense.

“Huh? Why you…” Belinda clicked her tongue, Narias’s words making her blush this time.

“Sorry, not sorry,” Narias said, showing a satisfied smile.

“Humph, I’ll get you for that,” Belinda issued a warning, squinting her eyes to give Narias a piercing look.

“I really hope so,” but Narias wasn’t about to become flustered again, continuing to press Belinda against the wall, or against the chair she was sitting on, figuratively speaking of course.

“You’re one sneaky demon, you know,” Belinda mumbled through her pursed lips, crossing her arms in front of her and averting her flushed face away.

“Eh? Demon?” That wasn’t something Narias expected Belinda would call him.

Before them teasing each other reached the next level, Lucy came back with their drinks, her appearance allowing for Narias and Belinda to cool off a little, and when their food was brought to them in the next few minutes, the atmosphere returned to being more or less neutral again.

“So, going back to what we were talking about earlier. You must be very busy as a teacher,” Narias speculated.

“Ah, that. Yes, that’s true. Most of my time is spent on school stuff. It’s usually preparing for classes, running classes and then preparing for classes some more. I spend the little free time that I have on either extra studying or training, or taking care of my garden for the most part,” Belinda told him.

“Right, must be hard being a teacher,” Narias expressed his sympathy.

“It has its ups and downs. For one, I get to meet a lot of interesting students,” Belinda said, making a pause while squinting her eyes before continuing. “I had this one new student show up to take an entry exam he did not need to take just so he could use it as an excuse to grope my breasts. That was an experience in an off itself.”

“Ah… cough…” Narias put a spoonful of his food in his mouth right before Belinda told him the last part of what she wanted to say, choking on the bite as a result. Of course, it could’ve been that Belinda waited a short while for Narias to put some food in his mouth before continuing talking too. “S… sorry… ahem… Are you… still angry about it?” Narias asked, having a worried expression on his face.

“Not anymore, humph,” Belinda smirked, feeling happy she could pull one on Narias again. “If anything, I wish you’d do it more often. Well, not in public, of course.” Belinda’s cheeks became dressed in red again. “I… sorry. I shouldn’t have said the last part.”

“You… don’t have to apologize, Belinda,” Narias said, showing a smile.

“Yes, well… I better get back to eating before my food gets cold,” Belinda switched her attention to food, avoiding to look at Narias for some reason.

Right, I suppose she wants to spend more time with me. That’s why she’s been throwing all those hints my way all this time. Man, I’m such a failure as her boyfriend. I should be more proactive and think about her and my other girlfriends more. Narias quickly caught on what was going on and why Belinda became so quiet all of a sudden.

“Listen, Belinda, I want to ask you something,” Narias spoke to her, forcing Belinda to lift her eyes up and look at him.

“Yes?” She asked, feeling curious.

“Well, before it gets too late, I wanted to know whether you’ll be going home or… would you’d like to stay and spend the night together with me?” Narias asked, offering a kind yet daring smile.

“You have a room booked somewhere?” Belinda instantly asked, her eyes catching an excited and passionate glow.

“Ah, no. I was thinking about going back to academy’s campus, actually,” Narias confessed.

“Back to campus, huh?” Belinda crinkled her nose then crossed her arms in front of her before leaning back in her chair and having a think for brief moment. “As exciting as it sounds, I don’t think I’d feel comfortable us spending the night in your dorm room. I wouldn’t want to hold back on the sleeping part if you know what I mean?”

“Yes, I understand that, but the same can be said about renting a room at the inn. We’d keep other guests up all night and I really love that wild side of you, Belinda,” said Narias.

“Humph. So, what do you suggest?” Belinda asked with an added smirk.

“You know we had our student club building renovated, right? There are at least two rooms that have beds in it and our club building is quite remote with no other houses nearby, so I thou-“

“Can we get the check now, please?” Belinda asked in a loud voice, interrupting Narias’s words.

“Huh? Wait, wait, wait. I haven’t told you everything yet,” Narias stopped her, waving his hands in front of him.

“Hey, don’t you dare change your mind now,” Belinda complained, pursing her lips and glaring at him menacingly.

“No, no. Of course not. It’s just that, going back to the campus right now is not a good idea, because there might still be people at our club at this hour,” Narias told her.

“Oh? Bummer,” Belinda frowned, throwing a disappointed glance to the side.

“In addition, there are couple of beds there, but we haven’t yet bought any bedsheets or anything for them,” added Narias.

“I see. Well, I wouldn’t make a big deal out of it, but I guess we’ll have to go to sleep at some point,” Belinda was very open regarding her intentions.

“The thing is, while being in the dungeon, the issue about taking my girlfriends on dates came up, so I suggested for us to use our club building to have one on one dates there instead of going to El’Roonst or anywhere else where it requires a bigger time investment. Well, I am taking Ileena, Flavia and Flamiris to the Scarlet Sunset Hot Springs tomorrow and I’d love to take you there sometime too, but with the time that I or you, or my other girlfriends have, I thought having smaller dates locally would make it easier for everyone. So, we agreed that we’ll have our every other student club member leave the building before certain hour in the evening and use it as our dating place, and… maybe more than a dating place too,” Narias explained, rubbing his cheek with his right hand’s finger and feeling a little embarrassed too.

“Wow, I’m impressed. It’s rare to see you taking such initiative,” Belinda was quite impressed to hear him tell all that.

“Well… I thought I need to grow up and take charge of my personal life, considering…” Narias confessed, still feeling embarrassed, but confident at the same time.

“Humph, funny to hear you say you need to grow up,” Belinda chuckled.

“Ah…” Narias laughed quietly too.

“But regarding to what you have said about beds and bedding, I think we still have enough time to go buy some,” Belinda said, a sly smile entering her lips.

“Yes, that’s what I thought too. However, I was also wondering if you need pajamas too? I mean, I wouldn’t want to have you wait for me to go back to my dorm to get a change of clothes for the night, so I thought I could buy something for myself before going back. We could buy some for you too or… maybe my Dream Woman would like to wear something special for our late date night tonight? Something… comfortable for her to put on or… slide out of… maybe?” Narias was full on attack, and as surprised as he was with himself for being so bold, he actually was enjoying being that way too.

“Now… you’ve… really, really… really done it, my Dream Guy,” Belinda spoke slowly yet very intensely, her eyes eating Narias up.

“It was only a suggestion,” Narias said with an innocent expression on his face.

“I think it is high time for us to go do some shopping now,” Belinda said, about to stand up from her chair.

“But you haven’t finished your food yet,” Narias stopped her.

“Oh, don’t tease me or I’ll come up with a very valid excuse for them to let us use the same bathroom together,” Belinda said and Narias knew she was dead serious about it.

“Yes, ok,” Narias raised his hands in front of him, completely agreeing with Belinda’s demand to leave right now. “And what about the cake to take with us? You know… for a late night’s snack.”

“The cake?” Belinda stopped to think. “Yes, let’s take some cake with us, but I’ll be the one choosing what kind of cake we will buy.”

“Sure,” Narias had no objections to that.