The Fallen Vampire

Chapter 135 : Taira Plans A Group Activity

When Inadu opened her eyes once again, it was already morning and the light from the icy carvern ceiling was peeking through the window curtains.

Even though she was still a bit groggy, her fingers went straight to her lips.

She brushed against them without even understanding the reason why, and a faint smile showed up on her face.

It had been so very long since she had woken up feeling quite so... warm.

The feeling of happiness was so foreign to her now that this may as well have been her first time experiencing it.

It was so euphoric that she could have cried from the bliss.

"Umm...Ina?"

Inadu finally remembered the bulk of everything that had happened last night and realized that she was not in her own bed.

Of course, the familiar voice just above her head also helped to give it away.

Inadu slowly turned to face a stunned and nude Kieran, who had also seemed to have just recently woken up.

No doubt that seeing a new naked woman lying in the place of your husband was more than a little jarring.

"Ah... H-Hello, princess.."

"I've told you that you don't have to call me that, Ina.. but what are you doing in our bed?"

Inadu fell silent for a moment before belting out an answer knowing full well that it might have meant her death.

"I snuck in here to offer Taira my body as a thank you for letting me stay here. He did not accept me."

Inadu watched Kieran's face twitch faintly as she tried to come to terms with everything she had just heard.

It was easy to tell that she was wrestling with two different sides of her brain.

'Someone tried to touch my husband.'

'But it was my cute little Ina!'

'She came in here with the intent to fuck him! And slept in our bed?!'

'I-I think I can forgive her...'

'But how could she?! After all of the kindness I showed, her she does this?!'

'B-But I can't be mad at her with everything she's gone through!'

'Fuck!!'

"Girls, wake up!! I need you to help me process my feelings!"

Slowly, all of the girls started to stir awake and wiped away the lingering crust out of their eyes.

All except for Enyo who rolled over and groaned audibly before pulling the blanket further over her face.

Vermeil: "What...?"

Lucia: "Why're you yelling..?"

Aveena: "So early..."

"I-Inadu tried to fuck our husband!"

Lucia / Vermeil :""WHAT?!""

Aveena: "I know... what's for breakfast?"

Vermeil, Lucia, and Kieran stared at Aveena with slack jaws and disbelieving eyes.

"What do you mean you knew?! Why didn't you wake us or say anything?!" Vermeil questioned.

Gradually, Aveena finally shrugged off her exhaustion realized that they were going to have to have a necessary conversation very early in the morning.

Taira suddenly paused in the hallway as he held up his and Inadu's connected hands.

"I wasn't listening in on purpose, but it's not a power that I can turn off. But I assure you that you did not force me out of my bed... I actually enjoyed your added company."

"I see... then why were you not in bed this morning?"

Physically Taira's face did not change when Inadu asked him that question, but she could swear that she could feel his very spirit tighten up.

"...Just a bit of difficulty sleeping is all." He answered.

"...Was it because of-"

"It was not because of you, no."

The pair finally reached their cabin style kitchen where Taira immediately had Inadu sit down at the mahogany table while he stepped behind the counter.

"Alright.. what do you like?"

"I will not be picky. You may give me anything you see fit."

"You aren't a prisoner here, Inadu. You are free to ask things of me."

"..."

"What was your favorite food to eat when you were a child?" Taira asked.

"...You will laugh."

"I most certainly will not. Just tell me what it was, and I will make it for you."

"...Apple porridge."

Taira froze dead in his tracks as he desperately tried to avoid looking Inadu's way.

"Y-You are laughing!"

"I am not."

"I do not believe you! Turn around!"

"G-Give me a moment, I have an upset stomach."

With flushed cheeks, Inadu stormed around to stand in front of Taira to get a better look at his face.

As she already expected, he had a faint smile on his lips that she found had a profound effect on her.

No matter how hard she tried, she found it hard to actually be upset with him when he was so unfairly captivating to her.

The idea of physical attraction was one that Inadu had never actually paid all that much attention to.

She did not fully understand her infatuation with Taira, but she did know that she found him to be magnetic in nature.

"I'm sorry for laughing, Inadu. It's just the idea of a child willingly eating something like oat porridge is... a bit on the amusing side."

Inadu folded her arms as she finally tore her eyes away from the fox spirit.

"I am aware that it is unusual... but it is the only thing I was ever able to eat on a consistent basis before I was allowed to join my family at meals. It also made me full."

Now, Taira felt even worse for laughing now that he knew that her tastes had such a sad story behind them.

He reached out to touch her face again before stopping just shy of her cheek.

"I get it... I promise I'll make you the best oat porridge you have ever had."

"...If you say so."

Inadu sat back down looking a bit dejected for some unknown reason, and a vaguely depressed air now surrounded her.

"Oh, that reminds me."

"Hm?"

"I'm going into the city today to make some preparations for our upcoming trip and see a friend of ours. I would like you to come with me."