Chapter 41 - The Seraphim Twins P6
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Alethea >> Do you think our dear Eli and Fia are the only ones who love you?
She took a while to answer that. At least ten minutes.
Liliana >> You mean like sisters or family, right?
Alethea >> No.
Liliana >> Then what?
Alethea >> Romantically. I'll come confess in person right now if you don't believe that.
Alethea >> But only if those are words you want to hear.
Another ten or so minutes went by before she replied again.
Liliana >> I'm not sure what to say. I'm surprised. I had no idea you thought that way about me. My sister, too?
Alethea >> Yes, both of you.
Liliana >> If I may ask...
Alethea >> Ask whatever you want.
Liliana >> How long?
Alethea >> Since we were young in Eden. About the same time as Eli. We both developed a crush on you. I have more to say about this, but I'd rather speak in person any further. If you'd mind talking later tonight after your date?
Liliana >> Okay. Uhm. We're going to be at the Atlas Resort for a little while longer. By the way, we're going to New Tokyo for a dance party tomorrow night. We ran into Louise here and she invited us. Alaira, Rika, and Isabel are going to be there, too. Do you want to come?
Alethea >> If you're inviting me, sure. But don't tell Shi-chan or San-chan. I want to surprise them. Do you know if there's a type of dress for that dance party?
Liliana >> Louise mentioned that it's goth style and similar. She said she'll send details soon. I'll ask her to send the details to you as well.
Alethea >> No need. I'll ask her about it myself. I'm thinking of inviting Yami and Ranna, too.
Liliana >> Okay. We just found a volleyball court and the other girls want to play. Let's talk more about stuff later, okay? Is it okay if I tell Ally?
Alethea >> Tell her everything. Or show her the conversation.
Liliana >> Okay. Thanks, Aya. TTYL!
Alethea >> TTYL!
Well, there's no going back now. Today has been a crazy day. Our romantic lives have changed so much. Luma and Mel broke their shells. And even Lily and Ally broke their shells somewhat. And reliving our romantic memories from Gaia has been nice.
Maybe tonight will bring another change, too.
I smiled at the thought.
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"We should establish a few rules," Sanae said, tossing the volleyball up lightly and catching it over and over again. "No mana! Physical strength only."
I laughed dryly and nodded. "Yeah, mana would be kinda..."
The two couples who had been playing before were hanging around to watch and then play again when we finished.
One of the boyfriends asked, "Why no mana?"
"San-chan," Ally said, holding her hands out toward Fia. My sister handed her the ball and Ally covered it with mana. "This is why we can't use mana."
"Oh, that's a lot of mana," his girlfriend said.
Ally shook her head. "Not this. This is just to protect the ball." She tossed the ball up and kicked it upward with a thunderous boom. The ball flew out of sight in an instant. Lily also disappeared.
She managed the impact so that it wouldn't blow anyone away, otherwise there would be no volleyball court or anyone left standing near us.
Lily reappeared a moment later with the ball. "Did you have to kick it THAT hard? It went to the stratosphere!"
Ally shrugged. "I could have kicked it into orbit instead."
Lily sighed in exasperation and tossed the ball back to Sanae.
She smiled dryly. "Sorry about that... The point they're trying to make is that we're royals, and we have a LOT of mana, so using it in a game of beach volleyball isn't a good idea."
"I see..." the second guy said.
"Wait," one of the girls said, "you're Kye and Sanae of the Akari Family, right? You've been all over the news for months! And you're Liliana and Aliana of the Venturi Family!" She exchanged excited glances at the second girl.
"Are you four here on a date?"
"They've gotta be! Nobody else is here with them, and they're just playing around!"
"The believers win!"
"Believers?" Sanae asked. "What are you talking about?"
"There's been a poll on WatchThis about you! Lots were talking about when Lady Kye finally starts dating the twins! You, too!"
I froze.
"Really? How..." she sighed. "The whole empire has been talking about this, and we didn't even know." She eyed Lily, who was curiously quiet. "Lily...?"
"Well..." she tapped her index fingers together while laughing dryly.
"Lily!"
"Strictly speaking... Ally and I knew about that poll..."
"And you didn't say anything?"
"I was too embarrassed..."
"Well... fair enough." Sanae sighed. "Maybe I should look at the internet more often."
"We could watch movies together!" Ally said, her sudden excitement throwing Sanae off.
I chuckled and flung my arm around the black-haired twin, and in the most sultry voice I could muster, "I'll watch movies with you whenever you want, Al-ly-cha-n."
Her face went beat red in an instant.
"Oh my," the first girl said. "Lady Kye, that made my heart skip a beat, too!" She turned to her boyfriend. "Why don't you talk to me like that?"
He laughed dryly with his hand on the back of his head, and he said, "Well, if you like that, I'll try it."
"Okay, but practice first! Make it sexy! I want to feel the chills!"
The second girl looked at her boyfriend and added, "You, too! Okay?"
I giggled. "Good luck, boys."
"Okay, okay, let's play," Sanae said. "If I let you run wild any longer, somebody will overheat from the embarrassment."
"Oh, come on... I'm not that good at this."
""YOU ARE!"" the twins rebuked me together.
I gave them a light grin and then we started playing.
Sanae and Ally ended up beating us out by a single point. We lost 24-25. Normally the winning team needed a two point lead, but we didn't care.
After the game, Louise invited us to a dance party tomorrow night. It sounded like fun, so we decided we'd all go together.
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Revision: 2025-7-29