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Sanji lit a cigarette, the small flame illuminating his weary face. "She said she went to visit an old friend."
"Did she say who?" I asked, a knot of worry tightening in my chest. Ophis wasn't one for casual visits.
Alucard, leaning heavily on his sword, shook his head. "No. She was as cryptic as ever."
The last wave of Asia's healing magic washed over me, a warm, soothing tide that mended the last of the deep aches. I felt Voltaris materialize as a spectral, semi-transparent red dragon, coiling around my shoulders like a living scarf. His expression was thunderous.
"You absolute idiot!" he roared, his voice echoing only in my head but his anger palpable to everyone. "You shouldn't strain your body like that! Your fight with the serpent, and then this? You could have died! Your soul was nearly torn apart!"
"But I couldn't just stand there," I protested weakly.
"So now you're not allowed to train until I say so!" he declared. "Your body needs to properly recover."
"You're not my dad," I grumbled.
Voltaris actually snickered, a deep, rumbling sound. "Fuck, I can't believe you just said that. You really are one of a kind, partner."
Koneko looked between me and the ghostly dragon on my shoulders, her face a perfect mask of deadpan disapproval. "You two were made for each other."
Voltaris and I answered in perfect, horrified unison. "I'm not gay!"
Koneko sighed, a world of exasperation in the small sound. "I rest my case."
"Um," Rias interjected, gesturing awkwardly toward the two women who were watching our bizarre exchange with amusement. "But what about these two?"
After a quick, and somewhat confusing, explanation of sealed islands, magic serpents, and teleportation circles, Rias looked at Pisti and Morgiana with understanding.
"So," I said, turning to them. "What do you both want to do now? You're free to go."
Pisti immediately bounced over and looped her arm through mine. "I'm staying with you!" she declared cheerfully. "I can't help it, you're cute! And besides," her tone grew a little more serious, "somebody needs to be around to calm you down if you go crazy like that again."
"Wait a second," Rias said, her sharp mind piecing things together. "Pisti, your flute… its calming effect is strongest on creatures with magical or inhuman natures. Even a half-human can resist its influence. For it to calm Shiro down that quickly… that should only happen if he isn't human at all. Not even a little bit."
All eyes turned to me. I instinctively looked away, rubbing the back of my neck. "You have your secrets, and I have mine."
"Wait," Pisti said, her eyes wide. "You're not a full dragon?"
"So you were human before?" Morgiana asked, her curiosity piqued.
"Well… not fully human," I mumbled. "When I got my Sacred Gear, I was already… different."
"Oh, for heaven's sake, just show them, partner," Voltaris sighed in my head.
I did as he said. With a mental command, I let the illusion drop. With a soft pop, a pair of black cat ears appeared atop my head, twitching slightly at the sudden noise. A long, black cat tail swished into existence behind me, curling questioningly in the air.
Everyone, save for my two new companions, gasped.
"Whatever," I muttered, my cheeks feeling warm.
"Wait," a voice called out. Xenovia, looking much better than before, stepped forward. "You all didn't know?"
Koneko narrowed her eyes. "You say that as if you knew."
My blood ran cold. Shit, shit, shit, shit! I saw the mischievous smile forming on Xenovia's face and I begged her with my eyes, pleading silently for her to keep her mouth shut.
She completely ignored me.
"When me and Irina went to his place to apologize for… well, everything," she began, a theatrical glint in her eye, "we found him curled up on the couch, fast asleep, with his little ears and tail out on full display.
To properly apologize," she added with a smug grin, "we decided to be his lap pillows. When he woke up, he got all flirty because Irina jokingly said she wanted to keep him, since he was being so cute. He immediately started asking if we wanted him to be our pet, saying 'master' and even adding a 'nya' at the end."
The courtyard went dead silent. Everyone stared at me. I could feel my face burning. I risked a glance around and I swear I saw Kiba trying to subtly wipe a bit of drool from the corner of his mouth. Koneko was glaring daggers at me, probably over the 'nya' part.
An idea, a terrible, wonderful idea that was monumentally bad for my health, sparked in my mind. I decided to lean into it.
My new ears folded down flat against my head in a classic picture of feline sadness. I looked down at the ground, my voice pitching up to sound impossibly innocent. "I'm sorry, master," I whimpered. "I didn't think it was mean."
I peeked up through my bangs, my tail giving a slow, sad swish. "I was just trying to have fun," I said, my voice trembling slightly. "I didn't mean to be a bad boy~"
I let that last part slide into a low, playful purr. I could see Pisti, Morgiana, Koneko, Asia, and even Kiba blush furiously. I couldn't resist. I stuck my tongue out and playfully tapped my head with my fist.
That was the breaking point.
"I can't take it anymore!" Pisti shrieked, her face a mask of pure, unadulterated desire.
She launched herself at me like a predator.
"Oh, shit!"
I dodged, scrambling out of the way just in time. I landed a few feet away and looked back to see her land silently on all fours, her head whipping around to find me.
There was no teasing left in her eyes. It was pure, concentrated lust, and it was all aimed directly at me.
I swallowed hard. "I'm so fucked."
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