//Rishya//Happiness//Great//

Huh... I suppose I am skipping along happily, aren't I, Michael? I wonder why?

//Flattery//Man//Love//Acceptance//

I stop.

Good lord Sendervil! Surely it isn't just that?

//Rishya//Understanding//Great//

Ugh! Do be quiet! You're saying I'm that simple a girl again!?

'Well, I appreciate you, Rishya.' Echoes in my head.

Gah! Why do you have to be right!? Curses on high! A little bit of flattery shouldn't find any purchase here!

Is this how he got Aria to fall so hard? Kiku? Unbelievable.

Why am I so conscious of this...?

Right... of course... I had to listen to Aria prattle on about her sexual woes yesterday!

W-what does she think I was going to be able to say!? I basically had to nod and grin and say 'uh huh' the entire time.

You know... I think she might have actually been boasting. She just disguised it as complaint and insidiously used it to plant this seed in my head.

All these girls are mad! Even Kali was constantly going on about it this morning!

"Ahhh!!" I involuntarily shout, ruffling my hair.

My sudden outburst causes a few looks.

"See... even Rish-chan needs sausage!" Kali exclaims, banging my shoulder.

"S-s-shut up!" I cry. "I don't!"

Something is slammed into my open mouth.

Mmmph!

I chew on the salty and meaty thing and swallow and my stomach gurgles. How embarrassing.

She was concealing an actual sausage!? What the hell?!

"Kali thinked as much. Rish-chan not eat fried breakfast, so brain fried insteads! Eating critical!" She nods knowingly.

"I... you noticed I was too nervous to eat, huh? H-how embarrassing... you... you're actually a kind gi..."

"Is practice swallowing for Elijah sausage too!" She laughs and starts running away.

"W-what!? Oi! You! Damn it all!"

I run after her, shaking my fist. But she's way too quick. Ugh.

A laugh resounds among the group.

I then realise I was acting like a child in front of Elijah and these new people and feel embarrassed.

Ah... I want to crawl in a hole now.

//Rishya//Humiliation//Great//

Yes... thankyou for rubbing it in again, Michael. I hate you sometimes.

//Rishya//Love//Instability//Great//

You should be used to me by now. I sigh.

"Uh, Rish... are you okay?" Aria comes up to me.

I give a wistful grin to her.

"Sure! Never better!" I fib.

"Please. Don't lie so much. I've never seen you so remorseful." She rolls her eyes.

"I... I made a fool of myself..." I groan under my breath.

Aria grasps me in a hug.

"Are you still thinking of your mothers’ rules of being a lady? You're an idiot." She grins.

"Takes one to know one." I insult her casually, but regret it immediately.

She snorts.

"Yup, I'm an idiot... look, Rish, I know you truly miss your parents. I know that stupid little piece of paper is one of the few things you have from her. But it’s not even like your mother followed those rules. Rhiannon was a mage from the Martrew branch family. Didn't your grandfather say so?"

I sigh again, pulling away from her hug and tapping the ground with my toe.

"But Yuuzu managed it so well... and she even had a different mother!" I exclaim. "But me... I can't be mature. I'm always so contrary! I can't be honest at all!"

"You know... I think Elijah likes that about you..." she snickers.

"W-what?!?" I almost jump at her.

"Of course, you dumbass! What are you worrying your tights off over?" She pokes me in the forehead.

"I love you forever. You saved my life so many times. And you saved him from certain death. You're so pretty as well." She nods.

"But I've got a fat face, messy hair, and weird red eyes from dad. You're like a work of art, on the other hand."

"Hah... you're jealous... of me? That's rich coming from a girl with nearly C-cups, and such a petite hourglass to die for. I'm all lanky and muscly!"

"I think you're both beautiful." Elijah suddenly appears.

I almost backflip away from him.

"You! You were listening?!" I shout.

"Rishya, I made him listen. You were so distracted you didn't notice..." Aria grins.

Ahhhhhhhhhh!

I try to run away again, tears forming in my eyes, but I stumble like I'm being drunk again, and I'm caught.

I squirm and kick Elijah's foot to try and make him let go, but he won't.

I get kissed again.

I'm such a stupid girl. That's twice he's stolen my lips now! But I can only feel joyous. Moron.

"Rishya. You are beautiful. I'm a lout that doesn't know how to do anything but kiss girls, but I know at least that much."

"I hate you so much, Elijah-sama! Hate you hate you hate you. Hate!" I mutter like a curse.

And then, drool coming from my mouth, I jump up, slam myself up against him, wrap my legs around him, and attempt to kiss him like I saw Seria-sama do.

I shudder and feel light headed as he takes my tongue in his. Power surges through my body. I feel hot and flushed and feverish and my heart is roaring in sinister joy.

//Rishya//Power//Great//Completion//Soon//

Shut up Michael.

I let Elijah’s face go and feel light headed. He strokes my hair.

"I hate you so much, ser. Please take care of me in the future." I whisper.

I grin at him, and he grins back.

What a stupid girl I am.

But... I don't care.

I love him love him love him love him love him want him need him so totally stupid how will ever so dumb but love him love him love him will always be there.