Chapter 75
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The rest of the day was nothing more labor. At least for me, the SDF left all the furniture that was given to us and left it in the entrance hall. I had half a mind to just set up in the hall but everyone wanted their own room as soon as possible.
Since I was the only guy, I was the one that did almost all of the work. The others did pitch in and switched out with one another when they started feeling sore. Young Mi and Dai-tai were the strongest and helped immensely.
It wasn't something that could be easily done either. Moving almost 100 pounds for a dresser easily wore me down and the distance wasn't short even after deciding to move into the closest and smallest rooms we had.
After that, we pretty much retired into our respective rooms. We finally got our rooms! Most of us did, anyway. I'm the only one sharing a room and it's with Kanna. Not that it was forced, I kinda wanted it this way.
Our room was the first on the right after entering the Royal Apartments. It was, of course, small and had a nice bay window that looked out towards the isle of Sefre. Though, the window had to be opened because it was an old stained glass that wasn't very transparent.
Young Mi and Rayna were the ones that cooked tonight. They brought our food in which was just chicken. No seasoning, marinating or anything. I didn't mind and Kanna was too hungry to care. She devoured hers and went after mine too. Soon after, she lays down on our bed and falls into a food coma.
Steven: "Kanna?"
She's unresponsive.
Deciding to leave her alone, I went back to my plate and finished what I had left before placing the dishes on a dresser near the door. I sit back down next to Kanna and gently stroke her hair for a while.
I hear the wooden door open and turn to see Young Mi quietly step in.
Young Mi: "Did you catch her up on what's been going on with us?"
Steven: "I don't know if I did a good job, but she listened to the very end. Is that why you came?"
Young Mi: "Actually, I came to pick up your dishes."
We whispered.
Steven: "They're right there."
I point over to the dresser.
Steven: "How was that kitchen? Was it a nice setup?"
Young Mi: "We cooked in the entrance hall using magic. There was no kitchen… yet."
Steven: "How did that even work?
Young Mi: "Rayna's very resourceful."
She collects the dishes and prepares to leave the room.
Steven: "Do you need help with anything?"
Young Mi: "No, you, Kanna and Madelyn deserve to relax. We're doing everything tonight."
Steven: "They're just dishes. Not like we're going to have a near-death experience by touching a bit of soap."
Young Mi: "At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if that happened."
Steven: "What about Joan? How is she?"
Young Mi: "She's doing well. Ecstatic to have her own room and she's with my girls."
Steven: "Ah."
Dai-tai and Niroja are naturals when it comes to kids. Maybe they won't mind that I chose to be with Kanna the whole day.
The gravity of being a dad didn't settle in until much later after signing the paperwork. I don't regret it and I feel confident that I can raise Joan right.
Steven: "I'll be sure to spend time with her tomorrow."
Young Mi: "Good. She deserves a loving family."
After she leaves Kanna springs up from the bed and we lock eyes.
Steven: "You're awake?"
Kanna: "I faked it…"
Steven: "Oh… so you heard me and her talking?"
She nods.
Kanna: "But not all of it."
Steven: "How does Young Mi make you feel? Can you be friends with her?"
Kanna: "I think so…"
Steven: "Then can you also get along with her daughters? Dai-tai and Niroja?"
She nods again.
Steven: "Good. I want you to be friends with all my friends too. It doesn't have to be instantly, but you'll get there. I know I did."
She crawls to my side and leans on me. Her hands were around my arms and her head started to rest on my shoulder.
Kanna: "I want to be with you tonight. Everything else can wait."
She lays down, grabs my wrists and pulls me with her. I ended up on my hands and knees right on top of her. Her face was flushed and eyes glistening against the candlelit room.
Steven: "…so… is this what I think it is?"
Kanna: "What do you think it is?"
Steven: "We're going to… y'know?"
She looks around me and notices how lewd we looked.
Kanna: "We should… wait before doing that."
Of course, we're only just reunited. There's no way she could've predicted any of this and be ready for it.
Steven: "I… understand, master."
Kanna: "Kanna…"
I lay down on my side of the bed and face Kanna. She scoots over to me and raises her head to rest on her palm. Her head was higher than mine and she looked back down at me, slightly annoyed.
Kanna: "Hey… why do you always call me master when I keep telling you to call me by name?"
Steven: "You are my master… and, well… it's stuck in my head. You don't like it?"
Kanna: "I'm sometimes fine with it but you get annoying after a while."
Steven: "Really?"
Kanna: "It does! I want you to be mine and vice versa. It feels like a job when you call me master."
Steven: "Job? I never thought of it like that."
Kanna: "Then what?"
Steven: "It—feels like banter with my best friend."
She lowers her head and rests it on my arm.
It never felt like it was that much of an issue. Maybe I was being oblivious?
Steven: "I'm sorry, I thought you liked it."
Kanna: "And if I called you a servant? How would that make you feel?"
Steven: "I certainly don't mind."
She pauses momentarily, slowly rubbing her head on my shoulder, thinking.
I don't know if she's doing it on purpose but since she's part cat, I can't help but feel that she's marking her territory.
Steven: "If you're serious then I'll stop for good."
Kanna: "No, I—say it's fine. If you want to call me master… just stop when I ask."
This won't work.
I like calling her master but if she's not enjoying it like I am, there shouldn't be any reason to keep it going.
If anything, I'll just tone it down.
Kanna: "Could you cast Candlelight?"
I cast it like I always do but once it left my hand, the little white light faded to a bright blue, a color I never managed to cast before.
Steven: "Huh… it's blue this time. What could it mean?"
Kanna: "It's considered good luck."
Steven: "So… do I make a wish?"
Kanna: "No, it just means that good things will happen from now on. That's how we perceive it on Feles Isle."
Of all the times I've seen Candlelight cast, it's always between red and white. If it's good luck and fortune, I should be sure not to squander it!
I was so drawn in by the little blue light as Kanna did her own thing. She was undressing and I didn't realize until much later when I looked down.
Steven: "Uhh… shit. Do you want me to leave the room?"
Kanna: "No, stay."
After she gets into just her underwear, she nearly holds her dress on top of the dresser and unhooks her bra. Leaving it on top of her dress, exposing herself to me.
Steven: "Y-you're sleeping topless?!"
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Kanna: "Yeah… it's more comfortable this way."
Steven: "But naked? With me?"
She covers her breasts with her arms and shyly looks away.
Kanna: "You're my boyfriend now, aren't you? I thought this would be okay…"
I shouldn't be getting flustered!
This simply isn't the kind of rush I was expecting! My heart feels like it's going to escape my chest!
Her petite body is right in front of me but there's nothing I can do about it!
I have to control myself.
I slowly control my breathing and try to act natural.
Steven: "I am… I wasn't expecting it, is all."
She slowly nods and drops her arms.
Kanna: "Are we sleeping together?"
Steven: "Of course we are."
I sit on my side of the bed and undress down to my trousers, throwing my clothes onto the cold stone floor.
I laid down on my bed and waited for Kanna to fall asleep so I could follow soon after, undisturbed.
However, instead of sleeping, her hand meets mine and she grabs ahold of it.
Steven: "Are you alright?"
Kanna: "You… you talked a lot about getting into fights and getting hurt so I thought you'd have like a scar or something."
Steven: "That? Well, I have good healers in my group."
Kanna: "That's perfect then. I don't want to see scars on you."
Steven: "Why not?"
Kanna: "Because… I don't want to see you hurting."
Her other hand traces across my arm and she eventually sees the small scar on my arm.
Kanna: "Ohh~ how did that get there?"
Steven: "I cut myself on a tree."
I wouldn't say it was a scar, just a fresh, pale, thin line of skin that goes from my shoulder to my wrist. It can be unnoticeable unless someone has a good eye like Kanna.
Kanna: "Is that the truth?"
Steven: "No."
Kanna: "No?"
Steven: "It's the scar I got from Touma."
Her ears droop.
Seeing that this topic is making her feel down, I knew it had to change.
Steven: "Do you have clean clothes?"
She shakes her head.
Kanna: "No, I didn't bring anything."
Steven: "You'll have to live in those for a while."
Kanna: "Even my underwear?"
Steven: "Unfortunately so."
Kanna: "I'm going to feel icky."
Steven: "I think I've been wearing my tunic for 2 weeks, but I was unconscious for 10 days… so~ if you feel icky just know I'm worse off."
Kanna: "But I want to change into something clean and be able to take a bath!"
Steven: "You can take a bath. This castle has to have one but for the clothes, you'll have to tough it out. Or… In the morning, you can wear my tunic while I clean your dress."
Kanna: "How long are we going to be here?"
Steven: "9th of Dyo. That's four days from now."
Kanna: "Okay, you can clean my clothes."
She sighs and we get into bed together. The blue Candlelight hovered above us and naturally dims. It became dark and I waited for Kanna to fall asleep so I could follow but I felt her tossing and turning. I figured that she'd tire herself out until she spoke.
Kanna: "Steven?"
Steven: "Yeah?"
Kanna: "Do you remember my birthday?"
Her birthday…
It so happens that we both share the same birthday and it's about a week away. I looked forward to getting her something nice for a present back then but given the circumstances, I'm lucky I could see her again.
Steven: "Yeah. I'm sorry. I wanted to give you a present but I don't have one."
I turn my head to her and see her on her side facing me.
Kanna: "That's fine."
She pulls the blanket up to her nose.
Kanna: "I don't need one."
But I want to give her one.
Hopefully, by the time we reach Everhand, I could use the time in between to quickly find one by then.
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The rest of the day was nothing more labor. At least for me, the SDF left all the furniture that was given to us and left it in the entrance hall. I had half a mind to just set up in the hall but everyone wanted their own room as soon as possible.
Since I was the only guy, I was the one that did almost all of the work. The others did pitch in and switched out with one another when they started feeling sore. Young Mi and Dai-tai were the strongest and helped immensely.
It wasn't something that could be easily done either. Moving almost 100 pounds for a dresser easily wore me down and the distance wasn't short even after deciding to move into the closest and smallest rooms we had.
After that, we pretty much retired into our respective rooms. We finally got our rooms! Most of us did, anyway. I'm the only one sharing a room and it's with Kanna. Not that it was forced, I kinda wanted it this way.
Our room was the first on the right after entering the Royal Apartments. It was, of course, small and had a nice bay window that looked out towards the isle of Sefre. Though, the window had to be opened because it was an old stained glass that wasn't very transparent.
Young Mi and Rayna were the ones that cooked tonight. They brought our food in which was just chicken. No seasoning, marinating or anything. I didn't mind and Kanna was too hungry to care. She devoured hers and went after mine too. Soon after, she lays down on our bed and falls into a food coma.
Steven: "Kanna?"
She's unresponsive.
Deciding to leave her alone, I went back to my plate and finished what I had left before placing the dishes on a dresser near the door. I sit back down next to Kanna and gently stroke her hair for a while.
I hear the wooden door open and turn to see Young Mi quietly step in.
Young Mi: "Did you catch her up on what's been going on with us?"
Steven: "I don't know if I did a good job, but she listened to the very end. Is that why you came?"
Young Mi: "Actually, I came to pick up your dishes."
We whispered.
Steven: "They're right there."
I point over to the dresser.
Steven: "How was that kitchen? Was it a nice setup?"
Young Mi: "We cooked in the entrance hall using magic. There was no kitchen… yet."
Steven: "How did that even work?
Young Mi: "Rayna's very resourceful."
She collects the dishes and prepares to leave the room.
Steven: "Do you need help with anything?"
Young Mi: "No, you, Kanna and Madelyn deserve to relax. We're doing everything tonight."
Steven: "They're just dishes. Not like we're going to have a near-death experience by touching a bit of soap."
Young Mi: "At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if that happened."
Steven: "What about Joan? How is she?"
Young Mi: "She's doing well. Ecstatic to have her own room and she's with my girls."
Steven: "Ah."
Dai-tai and Niroja are naturals when it comes to kids. Maybe they won't mind that I chose to be with Kanna the whole day.
The gravity of being a dad didn't settle in until much later after signing the paperwork. I don't regret it and I feel confident that I can raise Joan right.
Steven: "I'll be sure to spend time with her tomorrow."
Young Mi: "Good. She deserves a loving family."
After she leaves Kanna springs up from the bed and we lock eyes.
Steven: "You're awake?"
Kanna: "I faked it…"
Steven: "Oh… so you heard me and her talking?"
She nods.
Kanna: "But not all of it."
Steven: "How does Young Mi make you feel? Can you be friends with her?"
Kanna: "I think so…"
Steven: "Then can you also get along with her daughters? Dai-tai and Niroja?"
She nods again.
Steven: "Good. I want you to be friends with all my friends too. It doesn't have to be instantly, but you'll get there. I know I did."
She crawls to my side and leans on me. Her hands were around my arms and her head started to rest on my shoulder.
Kanna: "I want to be with you tonight. Everything else can wait."
She lays down, grabs my wrists and pulls me with her. I ended up on my hands and knees right on top of her. Her face was flushed and eyes glistening against the candlelit room.
Steven: "…so… is this what I think it is?"
Kanna: "What do you think it is?"
Steven: "We're going to… y'know?"
She looks around me and notices how lewd we looked.
Kanna: "We should… wait before doing that."
Of course, we're only just reunited. There's no way she could've predicted any of this and be ready for it.
Steven: "I… understand, master."
Kanna: "Kanna…"
I lay down on my side of the bed and face Kanna. She scoots over to me and raises her head to rest on her palm. Her head was higher than mine and she looked back down at me, slightly annoyed.
Kanna: "Hey… why do you always call me master when I keep telling you to call me by name?"
Steven: "You are my master… and, well… it's stuck in my head. You don't like it?"
Kanna: "I'm sometimes fine with it but you get annoying after a while."
Steven: "Really?"
Kanna: "It does! I want you to be mine and vice versa. It feels like a job when you call me master."
Steven: "Job? I never thought of it like that."
Kanna: "Then what?"
Steven: "It—feels like banter with my best friend."
She lowers her head and rests it on my arm.
It never felt like it was that much of an issue. Maybe I was being oblivious?
Steven: "I'm sorry, I thought you liked it."
Kanna: "And if I called you a servant? How would that make you feel?"
Steven: "I certainly don't mind."
She pauses momentarily, slowly rubbing her head on my shoulder, thinking.
I don't know if she's doing it on purpose but since she's part cat, I can't help but feel that she's marking her territory.
Steven: "If you're serious then I'll stop for good."
Kanna: "No, I—say it's fine. If you want to call me master… just stop when I ask."
This won't work.
I like calling her master but if she's not enjoying it like I am, there shouldn't be any reason to keep it going.
If anything, I'll just tone it down.
Kanna: "Could you cast Candlelight?"
I cast it like I always do but once it left my hand, the little white light faded to a bright blue, a color I never managed to cast before.
Steven: "Huh… it's blue this time. What could it mean?"
Kanna: "It's considered good luck."
Steven: "So… do I make a wish?"
Kanna: "No, it just means that good things will happen from now on. That's how we perceive it on Feles Isle."
Of all the times I've seen Candlelight cast, it's always between red and white. If it's good luck and fortune, I should be sure not to squander it!
I was so drawn in by the little blue light as Kanna did her own thing. She was undressing and I didn't realize until much later when I looked down.
Steven: "Uhh… shit. Do you want me to leave the room?"
Kanna: "No, stay."
After she gets into just her underwear, she nearly holds her dress on top of the dresser and unhooks her bra. Leaving it on top of her dress, exposing herself to me.
Steven: "Y-you're sleeping topless?!"
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Kanna: "Yeah… it's more comfortable this way."
Steven: "But naked? With me?"
She covers her breasts with her arms and shyly looks away.
Kanna: "You're my boyfriend now, aren't you? I thought this would be okay…"
I shouldn't be getting flustered!
This simply isn't the kind of rush I was expecting! My heart feels like it's going to escape my chest!
Her petite body is right in front of me but there's nothing I can do about it!
I have to control myself.
I slowly control my breathing and try to act natural.
Steven: "I am… I wasn't expecting it, is all."
She slowly nods and drops her arms.
Kanna: "Are we sleeping together?"
Steven: "Of course we are."
I sit on my side of the bed and undress down to my trousers, throwing my clothes onto the cold stone floor.
I laid down on my bed and waited for Kanna to fall asleep so I could follow soon after, undisturbed.
However, instead of sleeping, her hand meets mine and she grabs ahold of it.
Steven: "Are you alright?"
Kanna: "You… you talked a lot about getting into fights and getting hurt so I thought you'd have like a scar or something."
Steven: "That? Well, I have good healers in my group."
Kanna: "That's perfect then. I don't want to see scars on you."
Steven: "Why not?"
Kanna: "Because… I don't want to see you hurting."
Her other hand traces across my arm and she eventually sees the small scar on my arm.
Kanna: "Ohh~ how did that get there?"
Steven: "I cut myself on a tree."
I wouldn't say it was a scar, just a fresh, pale, thin line of skin that goes from my shoulder to my wrist. It can be unnoticeable unless someone has a good eye like Kanna.
Kanna: "Is that the truth?"
Steven: "No."
Kanna: "No?"
Steven: "It's the scar I got from Touma."
Her ears droop.
Seeing that this topic is making her feel down, I knew it had to change.
Steven: "Do you have clean clothes?"
She shakes her head.
Kanna: "No, I didn't bring anything."
Steven: "You'll have to live in those for a while."
Kanna: "Even my underwear?"
Steven: "Unfortunately so."
Kanna: "I'm going to feel icky."
Steven: "I think I've been wearing my tunic for 2 weeks, but I was unconscious for 10 days… so~ if you feel icky just know I'm worse off."
Kanna: "But I want to change into something clean and be able to take a bath!"
Steven: "You can take a bath. This castle has to have one but for the clothes, you'll have to tough it out. Or… In the morning, you can wear my tunic while I clean your dress."
Kanna: "How long are we going to be here?"
Steven: "9th of Dyo. That's four days from now."
Kanna: "Okay, you can clean my clothes."
She sighs and we get into bed together. The blue Candlelight hovered above us and naturally dims. It became dark and I waited for Kanna to fall asleep so I could follow but I felt her tossing and turning. I figured that she'd tire herself out until she spoke.
Kanna: "Steven?"
Steven: "Yeah?"
Kanna: "Do you remember my birthday?"
Her birthday…
It so happens that we both share the same birthday and it's about a week away. I looked forward to getting her something nice for a present back then but given the circumstances, I'm lucky I could see her again.
Steven: "Yeah. I'm sorry. I wanted to give you a present but I don't have one."
I turn my head to her and see her on her side facing me.
Kanna: "That's fine."
She pulls the blanket up to her nose.
Kanna: "I don't need one."
But I want to give her one.
Hopefully, by the time we reach Everhand, I could use the time in between to quickly find one by then.
The rest of the day was nothing more labor. At least for me, the SDF left all the furniture that was given to us and left it in the entrance hall. I had half a mind to just set up in the hall but everyone wanted their own room as soon as possible.Since I was the only guy, I was the one that did almost all of the work. The others did pitch in and switched out with one another when they started feeling sore. Young Mi and Dai-tai were the strongest and helped immensely.It wasn't something that could be easily done either. Moving almost 100 pounds for a dresser easily wore me down and the distance wasn't short even after deciding to move into the closest and smallest rooms we had.After that, we pretty much retired into our respective rooms. We finally got our rooms! Most of us did, anyway. I'm the only one sharing a room and it's with Kanna. Not that it was forced, I kinda wanted it this way.Our room was the first on the right after entering the Royal Apartments. It was, of course, small and had a nice bay window that looked out towards the isle of Sefre. Though, the window had to be opened because it was an old stained glass that wasn't very transparent.Young Mi and Rayna were the ones that cooked tonight. They brought our food in which was just chicken. No seasoning, marinating or anything. I didn't mind and Kanna was too hungry to care. She devoured hers and went after mine too. Soon after, she lays down on our bed and falls into a food coma.Steven: "Kanna?"She's unresponsive.Deciding to leave her alone, I went back to my plate and finished what I had left before placing the dishes on a dresser near the door. I sit back down next to Kanna and gently stroke her hair for a while.I hear the wooden door open and turn to see Young Mi quietly step in.Young Mi: "Did you catch her up on what's been going on with us?"Steven: "I don't know if I did a good job, but she listened to the very end. Is that why you came?"Young Mi: "Actually, I came to pick up your dishes."We whispered.Steven: "They're right there."I point over to the dresser.Steven: "How was that kitchen? Was it a nice setup?"Young Mi: "We cooked in the entrance hall using magic. There was no kitchen yet."Steven: "How did that even work?Young Mi: "Rayna's very resourceful."She collects the dishes and prepares to leave the room.Steven: "Do you need help with anything?"Young Mi: "No, you, Kanna and Madelyn deserve to relax. We're doing everything tonight."Steven: "They're just dishes. Not like we're going to have a near-death experience by touching a bit of soap."Young Mi: "At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if that happened."Steven: "What about Joan? How is she?"Young Mi: "She's doing well. Ecstatic to have her own room and she's with my girls."Steven: "Ah."Dai-tai and Niroja are naturals when it comes to kids. Maybe they won't mind that I chose to be with Kanna the whole day.The gravity of being a dad didn't settle in until much later after signing the paperwork. I don't regret it and I feel confident that I can raise Joan right.Steven: "I'll be sure to spend time with her tomorrow."Young Mi: "Good. She deserves a loving family."After she leaves Kanna springs up from the bed and we lock eyes.Steven: "You're awake?"Kanna: "I faked it"Steven: "Oh so you heard me and her talking?"She nods.Kanna: "But not all of it."Steven: "How does Young Mi make you feel? Can you be friends with her?"Kanna: "I think so"Steven: "Then can you also get along with her daughters? Dai-tai and Niroja?"She nods again.Steven: "Good. I want you to be friends with all my friends too. It doesn't have to be instantly, but you'll get there. I know I did."She crawls to my side and leans on me. Her hands were around my arms and her head started to rest on my shoulder.Kanna: "I want to be with you tonight. Everything else can wait."She lays down, grabs my wrists and pulls me with her. I ended up on my hands and knees right on top of her. Her face was flushed and eyes glistening against the candlelit room.Steven: "so is this what I think it is?"Kanna: "What do you think it is?"Steven: "We're going to y'know?"She looks around me and notices how lewd we looked.Kanna: "We should wait before doing that."Of course, we're only just reunited. There's no way she could've predicted any of this and be ready for it.Steven: "I understand, master."Kanna: "Kanna"I lay down on my side of the bed and face Kanna. She scoots over to me and raises her head to rest on her palm. Her head was higher than mine and she looked back down at me, slightly annoyed.Kanna: "Hey why do you always call me master when I keep telling you to call me by name?"Steven: "You are my master and, well it's stuck in my head. You don't like it?"Kanna: "I'm sometimes fine with it but you get annoying after a while."Steven: "Really?"Kanna: "It does! I want you to be mine and vice versa. It feels like a job when you call me master."Steven: "Job? I never thought of it like that."Kanna: "Then what?"Steven: "Itfeels like banter with my best friend."She lowers her head and rests it on my arm.It never felt like it was that much of an issue. Maybe I was being oblivious?Steven: "I'm sorry, I thought you liked it."Kanna: "And if I called you a servant? How would that make you feel?"Steven: "I certainly don't mind."She pauses momentarily, slowly rubbing her head on my shoulder, thinking.I don't know if she's doing it on purpose but since she's part cat, I can't help but feel that she's marking her territory.Steven: "If you're serious then I'll stop for good."Kanna: "No, Isay it's fine. If you want to call me master just stop when I ask."This won't work.I like calling her master but if she's not enjoying it like I am, there shouldn't be any reason to keep it going.If anything, I'll just tone it down.Kanna: "Could you cast Candlelight?"I cast it like I always do but once it left my hand, the little white light faded to a bright blue, a color I never managed to cast before.Steven: "Huh it's blue this time. What could it mean?"Kanna: "It's considered good luck."Steven: "So do I make a wish?"Kanna: "No, it just means that good things will happen from now on. That's how we perceive it on Feles Isle."Of all the times I've seen Candlelight cast, it's always between red and white. If it's good luck and fortune, I should be sure not to squander it!I was so drawn in by the little blue light as Kanna did her own thing. She was undressing and I didn't realize until much later when I looked down.Steven: "Uhh shit. Do you want me to leave the room?"Kanna: "No, stay."After she gets into just her underwear, she nearly holds her dress on top of the dresser and unhooks her bra. Leaving it on top of her dress, exposing herself to me.Steven: "Y-you're sleeping topless?!" Find authorized novels in Webnovelfaster updates, better experiencePlease click www.webnovel.com for visiting. Kanna: "Yeah it's more comfortable this way."Steven: "But naked? With me?"She covers her breasts with her arms and shyly looks away.Kanna: "You're my boyfriend now, aren't you? I thought this would be okay"I shouldn't be getting flustered!This simply isn't the kind of rush I was expecting! My heart feels like it's going to escape my chest!Her petite body is right in front of me but there's nothing I can do about it!I have to control myself.I slowly control my breathing and try to act natural.Steven: "I am I wasn't expecting it, is all."She slowly nods and drops her arms.Kanna: "Are we sleeping together?"Steven: "Of course we are."I sit on my side of the bed and undress down to my trousers, throwing my clothes onto the cold stone floor.I laid down on my bed and waited for Kanna to fall asleep so I could follow soon after, undisturbed.However, instead of sleeping, her hand meets mine and she grabs ahold of it.Steven: "Are you alright?"Kanna: "You you talked a lot about getting into fights and getting hurt so I thought you'd have like a scar or something."Steven: "That? Well, I have good healers in my group."Kanna: "That's perfect then. I don't want to see scars on you."Steven: "Why not?"Kanna: "Because I don't want to see you hurting."Her other hand traces across my arm and she eventually sees the small scar on my arm.Kanna: "Ohh~ how did that get there?"Steven: "I cut myself on a tree."I wouldn't say it was a scar, just a fresh, pale, thin line of skin that goes from my shoulder to my wrist. It can be unnoticeable unless someone has a good eye like Kanna.Kanna: "Is that the truth?"Steven: "No."Kanna: "No?"Steven: "It's the scar I got from Touma."Her ears droop.Seeing that this topic is making her feel down, I knew it had to change.Steven: "Do you have clean clothes?"She shakes her head.Kanna: "No, I didn't bring anything."Steven: "You'll have to live in those for a while."Kanna: "Even my underwear?"Steven: "Unfortunately so."Kanna: "I'm going to feel icky."Steven: "I think I've been wearing my tunic for 2 weeks, but I was unconscious for 10 days so~ if you feel icky just know I'm worse off."Kanna: "But I want to change into something clean and be able to take a bath!"Steven: "You can take a bath. This castle has to have one but for the clothes, you'll have to tough it out. Or In the morning, you can wear my tunic while I clean your dress."Kanna: "How long are we going to be here?"Steven: "9th of Dyo. That's four days from now."Kanna: "Okay, you can clean my clothes."She sighs and we get into bed together. The blue Candlelight hovered above us and naturally dims. It became dark and I waited for Kanna to fall asleep so I could follow but I felt her tossing and turning. I figured that she'd tire herself out until she spoke.Kanna: "Steven?"Steven: "Yeah?"Kanna: "Do you remember my birthday?"Her birthdayIt so happens that we both share the same birthday and it's about a week away. I looked forward to getting her something nice for a present back then but given the circumstances, I'm lucky I could see her again.Steven: "Yeah. I'm sorry. I wanted to give you a present but I don't have one."I turn my head to her and see her on her side facing me.Kanna: "That's fine."She pulls the blanket up to her nose.Kanna: "I don't need one."But I want to give her one.Hopefully, by the time we reach Everhand, I could use the time in between to quickly find one by then.
