Elizabeth had never had problems with it before, mostly because she liked to spend as much time as possible sleeping, they had an agreement. Time would let her sleep, and she would not curse it. It had worked wonders for her before, but that wasn't the problem at this time.
No sir, what was the problem you ask?
"Eli-Eli? It's time." Rossie came into their bedroom fully dressed.
She was wearing a cute pink skirt with a lovely top adorned with flowers, now while adorable, there was a problem here. What was it?
"I don't wannaaaaaaaaaaaaa~~~~~~" Elizabeth groaned while turning herself into a burrito with their blankets, "Hmm….smell of Rossie and Rena…."
Was it the fact that the blankets smelled of Rossie and Rena? No, it was obvious it would smell like that, they had been sleeping snuggling together for the past two months.
Then, was the fact that Rossie came into their bedroom?
Also, no, Elizabeth had commandeered her parent's bedroom for them, they had needed some extra room to store the clothes of three people worth…not. Rena didn't have that many clothes, and while Elizabeth and Rossie did have a very extensive wardrobe…both had access to Elizabeth's [Inventory]. So the only real problem had been what to store and what not.
Then, was it the amount of time that Elizabeth had slept?
No.
They had come to an understanding and had worked out a sort of system:
- Rena woke up at 5AM to do morning stretches and exercises.
- Rossie woke up at 7AM and started preparing breakfast.
- Elizabeth woke up at whatever time the breakfast was ready, and then slept again till the afternoon.
It was, honestly, heaven. Going to sleep surrounded by cute girls and being woken up by cute girls to eat, then again in the afternoon by another cute girl?
What could else someone ask for?
Well, time for one would be a good start. Why? Because Their time was running out.
As stated before, they had been here at Avalon for almost two months already, they had managed to get away with this since Jenna was still doing some weird paperwork about their internship, they had burned two months' worth of time. But Elizabeth was happy with what they achieved in this time.
What was it?
Well for one they had finally gone to see a therapist. Not a couple therapist, obviously, since there weren't any problems with their relationship.
But one to check on Rena's and Rossie's trauma.
The answer? Well, apparently violence wasn't really the answer to most of their problems, who would have thought.
What they got from almost two months of therapy was more important though, for one, Rena and Rossie were happier than ever after speaking with the therapist.
Elizabeth...had decided to not go to one quite yet, she needed to think very hard about what she was even supposed to say, 'Hello. My parents ascended to godhood and were forgotten by everyone. I have my body stolen both by primordial evils and a few assholes. Also, I lost myself in a primordial sin a few months ago. Also, I may have a toxic lesbian relationship with two equally broken girls who are highly dependent on me, and that gets me slightly off while I try to make them independent...'
She would get thrown into an asylum...if there was even one that was capable of holding her, that is. Actually, that may be fun in its own way, getting to see the reaction to her life in other people.
Also, there was the problem with her granddaughter...kind of thing. What was she even supposed to do to the Valkyries? They had been...cordial at the best and ignored her at worst. Not that she had a problem with either. Elizabeth enjoyed the fact that there were people who didn't bow to her whims; it was refreshing.
But no, that wasn't the problem at hand.
"Did you wake up Eli...I see, she became a cute burrito again..." Rena showed up into the room, she had started using more jewelry as of now, going from the full tomboy clothing to roughly a middle school student.
Which honestly wasn't that bad considering their age, but Elizabeth wished she had already jumped to university student or pastel goth. She would look so lovely in pastel clothing while keeping her edgy attitude.
"I don't wanna leave~~~~" Elizabeth grumbled. Was she being childish? Of course.
But there was also the fact that what they were going to do wouldn't be fun by any metric of the word. They were going back to the MPI, back to school...Why? They were five months into the year, and almost half of the year had been gone through.
Why were they returning? Well, they needed to go back for evaluations. The school board had finished settling up their problems and had recalled most of the students back, and by that, Elizabeth meant the top 12 students.
As it was, Elizabeth, Rossie and Rena were on the top, Elizabeth hadn't paid much attention to the other nine besides the fact that Michael was among them.
No much surprise there, if Akira was still alive he would probably be there too, a shame that he was dead (not).
"Come on Eli-Eli, don't make me bring you back in your burrito form." Rossie offered her a way to go as it was.
Elizabeth was tempted, very much tempted to accept. But at the end she didn't really want Jenna to see her like this, she didn't mind Rossie or Rena seeing her lazing around.
They would live with her for a very long time, it was meaningless to try and act cool and aloof, but Jenna? She was at best a childhood friend who she hadn't seen in ten years, at worst a teacher.
"Fine...But I'm munching your ear any chance I get." Elizabeth said standing up and stretching, she had been following up on Rossie's example and was currently wearing a nightgown.
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Not one of those almost transparent ones that Rossie liked to use, but one more modest that made her feel like it would be more fitting for a grandma.
They were comfy, and that was all that mattered, also the fact that apparently sleeping with two people (One of which had,, in fact,, a natural fire mana generation, while the other was a hugger) meant that she needed as few clothes on her as possible.
So, while making sure that she locked the door (She had learned the hard way that leaving the door either unlocked or open meant that she would end up taking up to two hours inside the shower...because of reasons), Elizabeth took a quick, slightly warm shower.
She... didn't have as many problems with returning to the MPI as she had said; her main problem with returning was the fact that, first of all, Jenna would finally bring the ones who would sign Rena and Rossie's internship.
And that scared her, the fact that there may be people wanting to take them away, Elizabeth couldn't help but hug herself under the warm hug of the shower.
She could survive without seeing them for a few days; at worst, she could still see them in the Shadow Haven. Both Rossie and Rena had been practicing entering using their own means.
Rossie had mastered a variation of her Shadow Step, but hadn't told her what element she was using. Elizabeth was half sure she was using a variation of Water since it left some drops, Rena was easier to follow since hers was a simple [Fire Step].
Perhaps Elizabeth could make a [Lightning Step]? Not that she really needed it, her Shadow Step fulfilled her neds well enough, even if it required her to be first enveloped in shadows.
It would need some research, but no. Elizabeth was distracting herself; she needed to focus on what was important right now, and this wasn't only about herself. Both Rena and Rossie would make their decision, and it would not do for Elizabeth to worry about that.
Rossie was already of age, the same could be said for Rena.
Really, the only underaged now was Elizabeth.
And that was a funny thought to have since she had a relationship with the two girls; it had been quite a fun way to make fun of them for having a relationship with an underage girl.
Till Rossie said that she wouldn't mind going the full way so they could jail her, that hadn't been as fun to think about.
After making sure her face didn't have any evidence of having crying, Elizabeth dressed up in a pair of comfortable jeans and a black top with a cute jacket to finish her ensemble.
Her hair could make some extra care, but to be honest she just used a slight modification to the Shift skill and made it set up in a twin-tail setup.
The right one had a pink butterfly while the left one had a red flower, with that out of the way she walked out into the bedroom, neither Rossie or Rena was there, had they gone down into the living room?
Rossie had probably finished making up breakfast and was waiting for her there, so making sure she was ready Elizabeth walked down the stairs. The house felt more homey nowadays since they had been living here, the chances were small and almost inperceptible, but they stood out to Elizabeth.
First there were some new pictures hanging on the walls, some of them on the mall, on an amusement park, on the park, surrounded by plushies because there was apparently a new restaurant in town that had a niche about having a series of bed full with plushies to laze around.
She had loved that one, whoever had the idea of having a bed full of plushies was a genius. If not because she had a pair of cute girls to snuggle then Elizabeth my have done the same.
Actually, she may get an extra bed and fill it with plushies just for that, one that didn't throw her against a wall for wanting to sleep longer.
Imagine that, having a bed to sleep, and one to laze around while hugging small Rossie Plushies and Rena Plushies.
Yes, she could do that.
"Finally, come and sit Eli-Eli. We need to get to the appointment in the teleportation station on time." Rossie said rushing from the kitchen and leaving a plate of food in front of Elizabeth's chair.
"The teleportation station?" Asked Elizabeth, she had planned to teleport straight back to the MPI.
"Yes, while we left witouth using it, we do need to arrive with it. Or they may get angry at us." Rossie said with a shrug, "Not that it matters too much with each of us having each of us a member of the [Nine Stars] vouching for us. But if we want to graduate, the less problems we have to deal the better."
Right...
"So...what do you think about those that will be our teachers?" Elizabeth asked while playing with her food.
She had noticed that after doing the Shift she...really didn't need to eat that much, she could sustain herself with Mana if needed. Not that she would stop eating, there were very few things that she enjoyed. And eating was one of them.
"Nothing to be honest, being under a member of the [Nine] may be good for our CV, but we will not be using it, will we?" Rossie answered. "I am wondering what [The Sniper] can teach me, if she can even do that."
Oh right, [The Sniper] was supposedly going to teach Rossie...A Rossie using a high-power sniper rifle...The image did wonders to Elizabeth's imagination.
"And you Rena?" Elizabeth turned to the red-haired girl who was eating calmly.
"Hmm...I am not interested in anything [The Tinkerer] has to offer." And answered as such, "Even if she was able to teach me anything, at best it will be of handicraft, actually, I may ask her about sewing. It would be nice to make a scarf or a ribbon for your birthday."
...cute.
"I don't think she is that kind of tinkerer, but you do you," Elizabeth said smiling at the idea, if nothing else. At least Rena would get something out of it. "So, where is Jenna? Will she not eat?"
Elizabeth hadn't seen Jenna after she came last month, and even then she came only briefly while saying that she would see them again at a later date.
That later date never arrived though, she was weird the whole time and her face kept turning red while trying to not look at Elizabeth, was it because that had been one of those times where she was snuggling with Rossie and Rena under the bed while their clothing was on the floor?
It was fine!
She was wearing her sleeping wear!
And they were also fully covered by the blankets!
Rossie and Rena? Well one of those two usually slept in comando mode...So that was why they were fully covered.
"She called before this morning, to remind us to wake you up and she offered to be used as a threat to make sure you showered, I told her I was planning to show up naked into the room and pull you into the shower if I had to myself," Rossie said with a hmph as if to ask her what she would rather have happened.
"Oh… I'll make sure to remind Jenna to not mess around other people's relationships." Elizabeth said in a serious tone; really, she had missed shower time with Rossie because of Jenna's meddling?
The blue-haired girl's meddling had prevented her from enjoying showering with her girlfriend! What did Elizabeth do to Jenna to deserve this?!?!?!?
This was outrageous, this was-
"Rossie, stop messing with Eli when she is still half asleep." Rena suddenly said giggling from the side, "It was my idea to use her name, she just sent us a message telling us that she would be waiting at the MPI and to take our time."
…it was a trap!
Elizabeth had fallen for one of Rossie's traps to make sure she was after her body!
The pink-haired girl had gotten more bold with both her provocations and attempts to make her fail the promise to remain pure till she was of age. Really, it was basically a Divine Miracle the fact that Elizabeth hadn't failed yet to her temptations.
"Then…" Elizabeth said turning slowly to the smiling devilish sexy face of her pink-haired girlfriend. "...it was a lie?"
"...I mean, we can take another shower? Jenna can wait a couple weeks there for all I care." Rossie said impishly, the girl really didn't want her to spend time with Jenna.
Elizabeth still didn't fully understand why she was that wary of Jenna, she wasn't even her type!
Elizabeth wasn't looking into increasing the relationship mechanics, it was already complicated enough with only two girls. And a group of broody valkyries…And her two pseudo-clones…
And all the minions that roamed around…the place was full of things messing the dynamics of their relationship to add another girl.
Besides, Jenna wasn't broken; everyone knew that Elizabeth had a thing for broken girls! Like her Mother did!
"God damned useless closeted lesbian Mother," Elizabeth uttered under her breath, she was coming to terms (Not really) with the fact that she was becoming her Mother in some aspects.
Both liked cute girls, both had a thing for broken girls…And the two had very defined tastes, granted Elizabeth was a little more…broad in her tastes. While her Mother had a thing only for petite cute girls.
Elizabeth roamed from petite (Rossie) to well-endowed (Rena on her actual body) to tomboy-like (Rena on her shy form).
That was still funny to her, how Rena refused to showcase her chest for all to see, and how the girl also refused to allow Elizabeth to use the Shift to reduce her chest size. Elizabeth loved the E-Cup that Rena had, and perhaps that was why?
But she also really liked how she looked with the chest binder that reduced it to almost D-cup, still bigger than Rossie though.
It was the one thing that made her different from her Mother, she didn't mind the size at all, Elizabeth loved them all the same. Also unlike her Mother she actively went after the girls she loved, unlike her Mother that just stalked and gushed over them from the darkness. Like a stalker.
Or was that because her Papa restrained her? She had never dwelled too much in that dynamic her parents had, while Papa was what one would expect of a stern and very by the rules on the family dinamics, he still had decided to marry the free spirit that was her Mother.
"Well, leaving that aside. Do we even have an appointment at the Teleportation station?" Elizabeth asked, not acknowledging what she had said before.
"Yes, we have a VIP Pass sent by the school, they will have one spot open for three hours for us, but after that we will need to pay a delay fee if we arrive later," Rossie said bringing up three tickets from their shared [Inventory].
"And those three hours are from…?" Elizabeth wondered, she needed to see how much time they still had.
Surely, if Rossie had used her childhood friend as a threat, then it meant that they were late.
"We have one hour till our timmer starts running," Rossie said with a sweet smile on her face.
Cut- No wait!
"...So I could have slept for two hours?" Elizabeth asked aghast, the horror on her face showing as she discovered the promised land that had been denied to her.
"I mean yeah, but while you are cute to look sleeping, we do need to make our luggage and set up the wards for our home." Rossie said back to her, trying to sound justified.
"Mordred," Elizabeth said as her shadow extended behind her and the black-haired asian-looking girl walked forward.
"Yes Mistress?" Mordred asked, as if she didn't know what she was about to ask.
"Are the house defenses ready?" Elizabeth asked in a low tone.
"Yes, the wards are primed and waiting for your input on the design and output. The Shadow Dragons, Thunder Birbs and Fire Salamanders are waiting for you to give the positions to those who will stay defending your sanctum on this plane." Mordred said summoning a couple folders to her hand.
Those had plenty of pages…for the Thunder and Fire Minions, the Shadow Dragons only had five designations on them.
"Only five Shadow Dragons? How many minions are we leaving at home?" Elizabeth said, wondering if this would be harder than expected.
"Five Minions per Element was the consensus, there aren't enough Thunder Birb or Fire Salamanders, so we decided on a small retinue to hold the fort at the minimal number possible. Should more be needed, the Shadow Dragons will provide it as required." Mordred answered.
Then the Shadow Dragons were done!
"You still need to deal with the Thunder Chicken and Fire Lizards," Rossie said from the side.
Was she still angry about the fact that Elizabeth hadn't decided on her element?
"...Fine, let's get over this then…From twenty Minions I have to pick five…" Elizabeth sighed and picked the folders, she would read and pick them, they had barely two months alive, surely this wouldn't be that hard.