"WHAT THE FUCK!"
What the hell, what the shit, what the absolute FUCK! O-Oh my Go-WHY!?
"Wha-hey! Come on, Ed!" The slanted-Eyed prick tried hiding behind the covers of the bed, "E-Ever heard of knocking? Ha-ha..."
"E-Eleanor...?" I called out, "Sis?"
"O-Oh, yeah, she uhh... She went outside!" He lied, "Now could you please close the door? Heh, I'm sure you of all people can understand me and Othelia are, well, in the middle of something right now."
"Busted..." Othelia didn't even bother trying to hide the fact, "Well, he was bound to find out sooner or later if we were gonna be reckless like this."
"Shut your mouth!" Issei silenced her, "If he finds out, I'm freakin' dead!"
I... I saw them. Three people, sharing the same bed. Two women, one man. Fuck, I'm gonna be sick. Maybe...? N-No, I definitely saw their faces clearly. Issei, Othelia, and...
"Sis...?" I stammered over to their bed.
"W-Whoa, no need for that, now!" Issei pulled the covers up even tighter, "C-Come on, Ed! Personal space, remember? You certainly don't wanna see what's under these covers, y'know!"
"Sis..." I grabbed the sheets, my hand quivering and shaking, barely even collecting the strength to grasp it properly, "Please, Aru, Prylos, any God out there... Tell me my Eyes were playing tricks on me just now."
"H-Hey, stop-!"
"What's wrong?!" Grim and the others ran upstairs to check on us, "W-Whoa, close your Eyes, Nelly!"
"Huh? Papa, what's going on?! Hey, move your hands away, I wanna see!"
"Edward, please leave the room." Meil kindly advised, "It is rather rude to just barge in on a young couple's private hours, even if it was an accident."
Wait, you guys don't understand...! Hold on, I can show them! M-My hand's still holding onto the bedsheets, I can expose this son of a bitch and make sure I'm not crazy with just one simple tug! Just one tug and I'll see...! I-I'll see...
"F-Fuck, tch!" I hastily let go of the sheets, dreading the possibility of me being right, "I-I gotta go."
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Grim kept pestering me, "Apologize to them right-!"
"Lune, let it go." Issei stopped him, "Just let him wind down a bit. Sigh, this is gonna be hard to explain..."
I don't care. I don't care, I don't care at all! I don't FFFFFFUCKING care! Whether or not I saw her there or not, I absolutely, wholeheartedly don't give a rat's ass about it! Shit, I just left the room without even checking to make sure, what the hell's wrong with me? Crap, from the way they were talking though, it seems even Othelia and Issei didn't wanna deny it. Shit, for how long? And how!? Is... Is he gonna tell the others, now that I'm gone? I don't want this, I don't!
"Knock knock. Uncle, you awake?"
"Fuck outta here." I threw a pillow at the door of my room, "I need to sleep. I...!"
"Oops, I forgot to mention this door's lock doesn't work." She barged in anyways without a care in the world.
"Nelly, please..." I hid under my covers, "I need some alone time right now."
"What the hell happened just now?" She sat on the chair across from me, "Dad and Meil don't wanna say anything, but just from context I know it has something to do with your friends."
"Don't call them that!"
"Huh?"
"They're not my...! Those bastards aren't...! Sigh, fuck!" I screamed.
"Uncle... Oh, I know!" She scooted the chair closer to my bed and held my hand, "When I'm stressed out with an upcoming exam, I usually do this to calm my mind."
"Nelly, leave me alone."
"Just zip it and follow my lead." She smiled, "Alright, look into my Eyes. Breathe in."
"Huuuup."
"Great, now hold it." She followed suit, "And now, breathe out."
"Hooo..."
"Alright, two more times." She continued holding my hand until I finished this weird exercise.
Why the hell is this happening to me? Why now of all times? No, rather, my first question is the correct one - Why is this happening? What did I do to deserve even the possibility of this situation being a reality? Issei, he may be a sleazebag, but he's my friend, isn't he? He wouldn't, well, maybe...? Ugh, no, he definitely would, the jackass... But Othelia, how come she's in on it as well? Did he drug both of them? No, she seemed very much normal in her responses. There's just no way this situation is realistically consensual.
"There, feel your heart beating slower?" Nelly giggled before letting my hand go, "I don't know what happened, but it's obviously something shocking for you, uncle. Take your time to sort your own thoughts out before confiding in anyone."
"Heh, the fuck's up with that...?" I clicked my tongue, "Didn't you say you had a way to deal with this damned nauseating feeling?"
"I do. This breathing technique is just the start of it though. The intro, if you will." She explained as she got up to leave, "The rest of the process consists of me lying in bed, alone with my thoughts, until I feel strong enough to get out of bed. Simple as that."
"That's a rather slow remedy."
"It's the best we got." She shrugged, "I'll close the door now. They say a person knows themselves the best, so talk it over with the one you most feel will understand the situation before making any decisions. There's nothing you can't solve that way."
What the hell? So when faced with a serious situation, even this brat can become somewhat dependable, eh? Since when did we enter this bizarre world? A world in which everything is wrong... But, I guess it's good that she helped calm my nerves at least. Now that the actual adrenaline is gone, though, I kind of feel drowsy...
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"Alright, time to discuss today's issue." I said, "We just walked in on our sister having a threesome with our friends. What do we do?"
"Ooh, ooh, I know!" I raised my hand to speak, "Let's go back into the room and break that bastard's cock!"
"That's too brutal, me. Besides, there's no guarantee what we saw just then was actually the case. Maybe we really were just imagining it."
"Like hell we were, they were both surrounding his damned thing like it was made of gold, for fuck's sake!" I shot back before gagging, "Eugh, now that damned image is back in my head! Argh, I wanna die!"
"Now now, myself, composure is key in these situations." I calmed myself down, "Alright, it happened, we all saw it, there's no denying that this is now the reality we're in, and there's nothing we can do about it. The best we can do now is find a way to go about things from now on."
"Right, so many questions, first of all." I began listing them off one by one, "Like, are they in that kind of relationship? What's it called, polyamorous? No, but I've heard people don't have to be committed to each other to have these crazier 3 or more player one night stands. Maybe they were all just horny and curious?"
"Or perhaps it was just Issei..." I grumbled, "That damned perverted prick...! He specifically targeted my dear little sister because he knew they were gonna be alone together for the duration of their journey. Now that I think about it, did he plan to set things in motion the moment Aru left the party? Obviously, things were never like this between these three before this journey."
"Or maybe she left the moment she felt things were going in this cursed direction." I reasoned, "Aru's the type of person to not wanna bother meddling in other people's business because she finds it too annoying and useless. Maybe she used her Omniscience and saw this was how things were going to turn out, so she dipped before shit hit the fan."
"That's it." We all agreed in unison with me, "It's Aru, that's gotta be the case."
"Wait, why did we suddenly switch the focus on Aru all of a sudden?" Me raised a valid point.
"Cause it takes our mind off of the problem area, me." I replied, "Just like Nelly said, the more we talk things over amongst ourselves like this, the more we'll start to make sense of what it is we're supposed to do from now on."
"Right, tomorrow's gonna be one helluvan awkward breakfast..." Myself sighed.
"They know I know, so are they just gonna come clean? Or will they try and act like nothing's wrong?"
"Let's wait and see." I ultimately reclined, "We can try and pressure them into admitting to it, but I think that'll only put unnecessary strain on our relationship. Realistically, I'm sure Issei and Othelia will want to come clean, apologize and explain themselves, but the real issue lies in Eleanor."
"Oh yeah, now that you mention it..." Me recalled, "Sis has been talking about wanting to find a boyfriend for some time now. Yeah, there's a non-zero chance she was the one who instigated this whole fiasco in the first place. That means if we get them to stay away from her, sis may very well never talk to us again."
"Yeah, but..." We all muttered in unison before raising our voice.
"IT'S STILL WRONG!" I shouted as I fell out of my bed, "Ah, what a dream... But it helped, I guess."
Damn, to think Nelly's advice actually proved useful. I'll have to treat her to some chocolate or ice cream or whatever later. Yeah, my mind's a bit more clear on the subject matter thanks to this internal self-discussion. I guess the best thing I can do is wait for them to make a move first. I'll act like I normally do until then, though. They're all adults, so I'd expect them to at least responsibly inform me on what I saw and explain the situation from their point of view.
"Still shouting?" Nelly knocked on the door again as the Sun rose, "Good morning. Did my advice do anything for you?"
"Yeah, sorry for shouting just now." I got up with a pathetic chuckle, "Fuck, all that worrying from last night made me hungry as hell. What's for breakfast?"
"Oh, Issei's making some fried rice for everyone downstairs." She replied, "It smells really good, so get dressed and come downstairs before it's all gone!"
Looks like he wants to bribe me with food first before he starts with any excuses. Smart idea on his part, cause had he tried saying even a word while I was hangry, he'd be long gone even before he pronounced a single letter.
"Morning." I pranced downstairs before seating myself right in between Grim and Nelly.
"A-Ah, morning." Everyone awkwardly replied, "You doing better?"
"Kinda." I scratched my head annoyedly, "I guess I did go a bit too far after seeing all that. My bad."
"No!" Issei jolted before turning over to me, "You're completely justified!"
"Hm?"
"A-Ah, nothing!" He wimped out at the last second, "A-Anyways, no hard feelings, so I thought to let bygones be bygones with the best dish I know how to make."
"It's not particularly that difficult to make, but it fills you up pretty well." Othelia smirked, "Speaking of getting filled up pretty well..."
"Ahem!" Eleanor had her stop, "That's enough from you."
Shit, dammit Othelia, just cause I'm not ripping you guys limb from limb like a maniac doesn't mean you can rub it in my face. Obviously, Grim and Meil are none the wiser on this topic, at least judging from their confused expressions, and Nelly didn't even see anything in the first place, so I guess I'm gonna have to tackle this situation on my own. Worst part is, I can't ask anyone for help or advice, cause God would that be humiliating...