“Mmm… MMmm… MMM!” Cheza moans, muffled by my pillow.
A few minutes later, I feel Cheza clench up as she nearly sends me over the edge. I quickly pull out and I become stuck with the age-old dilemma of where to shoot my load. Despite what is portrayed in pretty much every pornography video since the beginning of cinema, I highly doubt that women enjoy being covered in semen, so Cheza is out. I look around my room feeling like the Terminator analyzing potential threats as everything in my room gets highlighted in red: walls, nightstand, trashcan, ripped shirt, laptop, homework, desk, imaginary cat. I spend all this time stuck in my little fantasy that I nearly hit Cheza, but I pull away at the last minute and shoot my nightstand lamp’s shade.
Well, at least it’s not a cat. 9
Chapter 33: Everybody Knows, but Some Don’t Care
After round three, I check the time and start freaking out.
“Shit! It’s already 4:05pm!” I announce to a possibly sleeping Cheza as I jump out of bed and rush to dress in basketball shorts, a t-shirt, and running shoes.
I bolt out the door when I realize that I’m being ridiculous; I can just port there! I touch my triskele and think of the woods near the cabin. I jog into the cabin and flick the light switch three times. Everyone stops and looks at me when I enter the training room.
“Sorry I’m late. I was a little… preoccupied.” I announce.
Nobody says anything and just stares at me instead. Okay, this is awkward… Nagi becomes my savior when she walks up, grabs my hand, and leads me to a mat.
“So, who were you doing that left you so preoccupied…? Oh, my mistake, I meant what were you doing.” Nagi asks with a sly smile.
“A gentleman doesn’t kiss and tell.” I reply.
“That is true… but what does it have to do with you?” Nagi asks.
I don’t bother with a response as we start sparring. It seems that nobody is working and is just watching us instead. Nagi tells me that I’m too distracted with a shot to my groin; thankfully, it was only at about quarter strength, but still enough to drop me to the ground.
“Ooh… even if he can kill gods, I suppose he is still a guy.” I hear the crowd whisper as I clutch my balls to protect them from further injury.
“What is everyone doing standing around?” Jeremy asks as he enters the room.
“Ah, Cole! Good, you’re here; I need to talk to you. Let’s take a walk.” Jeremy says.
“Um, Mr. President? I don’t think he can get up.” one of the freshmen says.
“Fine, I’ll just ask here. So, what is Feros doing at Fogquartz University?” Jeremy asks. Maybe I can turn this questioning in my favor to steer suspicion away from Travis and the others.
“What else? Going to school. I transferred from a human college because I was sick of constantly having to hide what I am. I had to do that here too, but at least the smallest show of my abilities wouldn’t have given me away like it does in human society.” I reply.
“Why was Travis able to beat you before? From all the stories, you should have been able to mop the floor with him; it’s not like everybody can go around killing gods.” Jeremy inquires. I think he’s giving me the opportunity to ensure the current hierarchy with the freshmen, prior to it being challenged.
“Well, you can’t believe everything that you hear. The only way I stayed alive against the gods that I faced was through tricks and by being one step ahead of them. I never fought on fair grounds and I would always taunt the gods to blind them to my tricks. Blinding them was always the easiest part because of how cocky gods are; they never perceived me as a threat until it was too late. However, in a fair fight in hand-to-hand combat, I’m not all that great. I’m not that much stronger than an average werewolf, nor am I much faster than an average vampire.” I explain.
“How are you alive? I thought the consensus was that you were dead?” a freshman asks.
“Early release for good behavior.” I reply.
“Alright, with that out of the way, let’s get to work! The intermural tournament between the clubs to decide who is representing Fogquartz in the tournament is less than a month away!” Jeremy announces and everyone returns to their mats to continue sparring.
…
After practice, I port back to my room only to find that Cheza is still naked in my bed… in fact, I don’t think she’s moved. I start freaking out as I check for a pulse.
(She’s fine, Master)
Well, I guess that answers that question. I think I’ll go fetch us some dinner. I port to the food court and start to wonder what Cheza would like for dinner as I’m vaguely aware of a girl yelping in surprise. There’s Italian, Asian, American, Greek, Indian, salad… I could always go with her favorite… then again, I’m not even sure if that’s her favorite anymore.
“Hey Airi, do you have any idea what Cheza wants for dinner?”
(Well, she’s currently having a dream about pudding, so that would be a good choice. Her favorite food is still fettuccini alfredo, Master)
“Pudding and Alfredo it is! Oh, is it chocolate, vanilla, or swirl?”
(Swirl)
I wait in line for my cheeseburger before getting in the Italian food line. People are pointing and whispering to each other, but I just ignore them. After getting the Alfredo, I head to the desserts line for pudding. I grab a Pepsi for Cheza and a Mountain Dew for myself before porting back to the room. I set the food down and attempt to wake up Cheza.
“Cheza… wake up, Cheza…” I softly say while gently shaking her. “Cheza, if you don’t wake up, I’ll eat all of the pudding.”
“MY PUDDING!” Cheza shouts as she jolts awake, head-butting me in the process.
“Ouch… why is your forehead so hard?” I ask while holding my right eye.
“Sorry Cole… did you get me food!?” Cheza inquires.
“Yes, I went and retrieved dinner for both of us.” I reply as Cheza looks at what I brought her.
“Oh, Cole… I love that you know me so well!” Cheza exclaims as she hugs me; naked hugs from Cheza are so much better than normal ones.
“Thank you, Airi!”
(You are welcome, Master)
After finishing my hamburger, I wait for Cheza to finish her dinner before porting to the food court to return the tray and the dishes. I port back to the room only to find that Cheza is gone.
Was I too clingy? Did I freak her out by being too clingy? Or does she just not love me anymore? Or did she decide that she didn’t want to be shunned by everyone for being with me? I wouldn’t blame her if she did…
“AM I TOO CLINGY!?” I shout after I touch my Haglaz rune and port to Niflheim.
“Bro! We’ll talk later. You’re not too clingy, but you seriously need to leave!” Jason replies as he continues to bang Reyna on the bed.
“Jason… don’t be… rude!” Reyna exclaims, seemingly unfazed by my sudden appearance and the fact that she and Jason now have an audience.
“You’re right… like always.” Jason concedes and stops his rhythm.
“Of course I am.” Reyna says, slightly out of breath.
“Cole, do you want to join in?” Jason asks, completely serious.
“Not like that, you pendejo! I meant that you should ask him to please leave or offer him a drink, not your girlfriend!” Reyna yells.
“What!? I thought you were implying that you want to have a threesome with Cole!” Jason expounds.
“My bad… glad to see you guys are doing well!” I say over their arguing and then touch my Haglaz to port back to my room… that was awkward.
(By the way Master, Cheza is in the bathroom)
Wow… I feel like an idiot. What the hell was with my reaction? Maybe I should get my hormone levels checked or something because that was not the thought process of a healthy male in his twenties. After grabbing my toiletry kit, I head to the bathroom to get ready for bed.
“Hey. Do you want to watch a movie?” Cheza asks when I walk in my room.
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�s sitting on the bed, wearing nothing but one of my white dress shirts, which she’s only buttoned at solar plexus level. The result is an exposed navel and a gracious amount of cleavage that is totally distracting.
“Um… uh, yeah… I would just like to take the time to say that I am a fan of this look!” I tell her as I put my bag away, grab my laptop, and walk over to the bed. I hand the laptop to her so she can pick out a movie while I slide into bed next to her. Cheza sets the laptop on my lap and snuggles into my right side. About ten minutes into the movie, Addie’s face pops up on screen.
“Daddy! And Mommy’s there too!” Addie exclaims.
Cheza quickly checks to make sure her goods are covered. I don’t remember there being some kind of auto-accept feature for calls on Skype…
“Hey sweetie! How was your day?” I ask.
“Good! Daddy, why are you and Mommy in bed?” Addie inquires.
“Because it’s bedtime, sweetie.” I respond.
“It’s about time that you two got back together.” Tia says behind Addie, making air quotes when she says together.
“We were just watching a movie!” Cheza expounds for reasons unbeknownst to me.
“We totally did earlier though.” I whisper.
“Cole, you do realize that, even with Tia’s hearing, the laptop’s microphone won’t pick up your whispering… but I can, because I’m sitting six inches away from you.” Cheza says with an uninflected tone.
“Right… we totally did earlier though.” I repeat at normal volume to Tia. Cheza just glares at me.
“Anyway, it’s bedtime for you too, so we will talk to you tomorrow, Ada.” Cheza says.
“Okay, goodnight Mommy! Goodnight Daddy! I love you!” Addie replies.
“Goodnight sweetie, we both love you too!” I tell her and end the call.
Cheza and I continue to watch the movie, but I fall asleep before it’s finished.
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Chapter 34: Pleasant Surprises
[October 1st]
After waking up next to Cheza, I go about my day. Everyone avoids me in my chemistry class, as well as in my computer science class. I catch a few glances from Naia that tell me that she isn’t happy about abandoning me, even if it is my idea. Class ends and I head to cardio kickboxing. I avoid even looking at the girls and decide on a spot at the front of the room, next to the door.
“Nagi, what are you doing?” Sarah whispers.
“What do you think? I’m going to join Cole.” Nagi replies.
“Nagi, he’s Feros!” Stacy whispers back.
“So what? He’s a nice guy.” Nagi says.
“Nice guy? He practically admitted to torturing and killing people yesterday!” Kacey replies.
“One thing I’ve learned about Cole is that he hates hurting people that don’t deserve it.” Nagi tells the girls and walks over to me. She takes the spot next to me and just smiles at me.
“Thanks Nagi.” I tell her with a slight smile.
We punch and kick at the air for forty minute before something really unexpected happens.
“Well, that concludes today’s class. I will see you all tom—” Spanish Ewan McGregor says.
“DADDY!” Addie screams as she bursts into the room, runs, and jumps at me with her tail swishing excitedly through her shorts.
“Addie!?” I ask in astonishment as I catch her in midair.
“I finally found you, Daddy!” Addie giggles.
“Cole, who is this?” Nagi asks.
“This is my uh… daughter, Adelaide.” I tell her.
“Addie, this is Daddy’s friend, Nagi. Can you say hello?” I ask her.
“Hello…” Addie shyly says.
“Daddy, she looks like Auntie Sara!” Addie says in a child’s whisper.
“That she does, sweetie. How did you get here?” I ask while Nagi just stares at the bundle of adorable in my arms. I notice Stacy, Sarah, and Kacey cautiously moving forward to get a better look.
“I walked from school.” Addie replies.
“Sweetie, you can’t just go off on your own!” I scold, realizing that she must have come from the elementary school in town.
“But I wanted to see you, Daddy…” Addie says with tears forming in her eyes. I hug her tightly.
“It’s okay, but you can’t run off. I’m sure you’ve made your Auntie Sara very worried!” I explain.
“I’m sorry…” Addie replies.
“I have to go call Auntie Sara so I need you to stay here with Nagi for a little while, okay?” I say to Addie; she nods in response.
“Nagi, do you mind keeping an eye on her while I go change and make a phone call?” I ask.
“Yeah, of course!” Nagi exclaims with an almost hungry look in her eyes.
“Snakes don’t eat babies, right?” I ask, now unsure if I should leave Addie in her care.
“Not unless they’re in egg form… but I may make an exception for this one…” Nagi says still hungrily staring at Addie; she’s starts drooling a little bit… or that might just be my imagination.
“Don’t worry, Cole; we’ll make sure that Nagi doesn’t eat her.” Stacy says. I turn around to see her, Kacey, and Sara smiling behind me.
“Thanks, you guys. I’ll be right back, Addie.” I say.
“Okay Daddy!” Addie replies and waves as I head towards the changing room.
I change back into my jeans and t-shirt, and pull out my phone to find that Lila has sent me a text.
Hi Cole, I just passed a tiny version of Chezarei that was walking around town and appeared to be sniffing the air. Thought you might be somehow connected.
I text her back so she doesn’t worry:
Hey Lila, that was my daughter, Adelaide. I’ll introduce the two of you later.
Next, I call Sara.
“Hey Cole, what’s up!?” Sara asks in a panicked fashion as I hear a crash in the background.
“Relax Sara, Addie is with me.” I tell her.
“Really!? Oh, thank gods!” Sara exclaims while letting out a sigh of relief.
“So when were you planning on telling me that you had moved to Fogquartz?” I ask.
“When you were done or when you wanted to come home for a break. I didn’t think it was necessary to tell you how close we are when you wouldn’t have been able to come and visit.” Sara explains. I guess that sort of makes sense…
“Alright. I don’t have time so I’m just going to bring Addie with me to my next class. I’ll bring her home later.” I tell her.
“Okay, I’ll cancel the search party. See you later.” Sara replies and hangs up. I notice that I received another text from Lila while I was on the phone.
DAUGHTER!? You and Chezarei had a baby!?
No, Adelaide is adopted and is actually Cheza’s half-sister. It’s really complicated but Adelaide doesn’t know about the sister thing so Cheza is her mother as far as Adelaide is concerned, and I’m her father. By the way, why were you in town during school?
…I wanted to get something good for lunch so me and some friends kinda skipped fourth period…
Lila… just don’t make a habit of it!
Thanks Cole:) Ttyl!
I head back out to the classroom to fetch Addie.
“Thanks for watching her, you guys.” I say once I see that no part of Addie has been eaten.
“No problem, Cole; she is really like, too cute!” Stacy says. The three girls seem to be warming back up to me.
“Where’s her mother?” Kacey asks, slightly suspecting in tone.
“Currently waiting. See you guys later!” I say as I take Addie by her hand and lead her to my English class.
“Look! Isn’t that Feros!? What is he doing with that child!?” I hear a woman whisper as we pass by.
“Feros totally kidnapped that little girl…” I hear a guy whisper.
“Alright sweetie, you’re going to get that feeling of falling again, but don’t worry; I’ve got you.” I tell Addie as I pick her up.
“Oka
y Daddy!” Addie replies and I touch my triskele.
Addie has her eyes shut tight and is clenching my shirt in her hands as we arrive in the classroom. Cheza still isn’t in class yet so I come up with a devious plan.
“Hey Addie, we’re going to play a little joke on Mommy, okay? Just hide under the table until she sits next to me, then pop out and surprise her.” I tell Addie.
“Okay Daddy!” Addie exclaims.
“Watch your head.” I tell her as I grab the top of her head and gently press it down so that she doesn’t hurt herself.
“*Gasp* What is Feros making that little girl do under the table!?” I hear a girl behind me ask. I notice that I’m getting a lot of dirty glances in my direction.
“GET YOUR MINDS OUT OF THE GUTTER! WE’RE PLAYING A PRANK ON HER MOTHER, YOU SICK BASTARDS!” I shout and everyone starts looking guilty. I knew that public opinion of me was low, but this is ridiculous. Cheza walks in the room a minute later.
“Hey, where’s Ada?” Cheza asks.
“Aw… she’s under the table. We were planning to surprise you.” I reply, disappointed. My guess is that Sara called her.
“Hi Mommy!” Addie says as she crawls out from under the table.
“Ada…” Cheza says using her strict tone.
“You can’t be running off on your own. You could get hurt, and then daddy would get hurt killing whoever was responsible, do you understand?” Cheza says loudly enough for everyone in the classroom to hear.
That was probably a smart move on her part; now that the knowledge of Feros having a daughter is out, the added threat of death to anyone that harms her isn’t a bad thing. Then again, you would think that an additional threat would be unnecessary with my reputation.
“Yes Mommy… I promise I won’t do it again…” Addie replies while looking at the floor.
“Well, now that that’s settled, let’s go to lunch!” I proclaim.
“YAY!” Addie yells as Natasha walks in the room.
“What’s Adelaide doing here?” Natasha thinks.
“From what I’ve gathered, she followed my scent from the elementary school. Apparently she, Sara, and Tia moved into town.” I explain.
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