Chapter 31

After they finished crying, I'm left with very wet shoulders and two girls apologizing about it. I don't mind of course. That would be a petty thing to complain about.

Back in our dorm I cooked a quick dinner before we all go into our bed. Well, my bed that is. Because of course I'm still their plushies to sleep with. The real plushies I gifted them today? In their rooms on their bed. It doesn't mean they don't like it. But their words were 'There won't be space for all of us!'. So it got 'abandoned' in their rooms.

The next day I'm woken up by a knock on the door of our dorm. Sleepily opening an eye, I check the clock on the wall. It's only seven AM. Whoever is knocking can wait. So I just bury my head in the pillow again.

Don't bother me on a day off!

It's ten AM when we finally decide to get up. Strangely enough after that first knock nobody tried to wake us up again. It's only after we ate breakfast that I notice the letter just in front of our door. After I open it, I see it's a message from Virina. She's asking us to meet her when we wake up. Apparently she found a healer for us. Well, if she's the one recommending someone they must be trustworthy. Because I haven't seen anything that makes Virina impossible to trust. Or maybe it's only my instinct? I don't know.

"Well. Girls, we'll meet a healer today. Apparently Virina found one for us." I announce to them after I turned around to look at them.

"Oh? Did she say who it is?" Eliza ask, an eyebrow lifted in curiosity.

"Nope. I guess we'll know when we go see her, after breakfast though."

Food is way too important to skip just to go see a new teammate.

I'm sorry but I'm hungry.

We're in front of Virina's office almost one hour later. I don't even have time to knock that she already tell us to enter. She's sitting behind her desk but my attention isn't on her. It's on the girl sitting on one of the sofas with a cup of tea in her hand. She has bright blue hair and green eyes. The most striking feature on her are the pure white feathery wings on her back.

"Hello girls. Did you have a good date yesterday?" Virina ask, sipping her tea.

"Oh! Hello Virina. Yes, thank you again for that permission!" I answer, turning my head back to her with a smile.

"It's fine. One missing day isn't that bad. And I have a feeling you will soon not even need my Academy anymore." She has a mysterious smile on her lips. I feel like she knows something, or guessed it maybe. "Anyway. I called you three today to introduce you to a healer right? Meet Altina, my daughter. She apparently inherited my healing powers."

Normally there's no such thing as getting the same powers as your parents. Well, it can happens. But it's not a one hundred probability. It's even pretty rare. Genes do nothing for that. So the fact that Virina's daughter is like her is quite a surprise.

"Hello! I'm Altina! Nice to meet you all. Mom told me you were all very beautiful and she was right!" The winged girl says with enough enthusiasm she's practically vibrating. Even her wings seems restless.

I glance at Virina for a second and she gives me an unconcerned shrug. A heavy sigh escape my lips as we take a seat too.

"Nice to meet you. As you know, I guess, I'm Jane and this is Anna and Eliza. They are indeed very beautiful." I answer her with a smile.

"You are too!"

"No."

"Yes you are Jane." Eliza cut us off with a giggle. Of course she ignore my glare."Anyway, Altina. You are a healer right? Can you fly and heal at the same time?"

"Yup! Mom made me train like that! Plus my element is 'divine'. Apparently it's perfect for healing and buffing too."

Divine? I didn't even know it existed.

Seeing the confusion on our faces Virina chuckles slightly as she puts her cup down.

"The Divine element is very rare. Almost as rare as your race Jane. At least there's not much records of awakened with it. The principal effects are healing of course. But they are very good at buffing others. Strength, agility, coordination, etc. It can even be used for attacking but at the cost of the healing. I don't think you'll lack offense though. She will learn some self-defence methods but that's it."

That's amazing. Really. We exchange a glance with Anna and Eliza. A quiet understanding comes between us and I turn my head toward Virina.

"Did you tell her anything?" I ask.

"No. Not yet at least. It would be better if you tell her yourself." She answer with a smile. "Also, we had a meeting with some of this Capital's higher-ups. I didn't say anything. Part because you asked me, but also because you are a student at my Academy. I don't betray my students."

I'm surprised. I did ask her to not say anything. But I didn't think she would really keep quiet about me at all. I don't know if that loyalty for her students is true but somehow my instincts are telling me it's fine.

"Okay. Well, Altina, I need to explain some things to you." I say, my tone turning serious for a moment.

She sit-up straight instantly, looking like a child getting scolded by her teacher or something. Anna giggle a little besides me and I can't resist laughing too.

"Relax! It may be important but it's not like we're scolding you or anything." Anna explain, her voice still amused.

Altina's shoulder relax slightly at those words. I proceed to explain to her the 'Ender' part. If she's going to be on our team she needs to know. And since she's Virina's daughter she should be trustworthy. Otherwise Virina wouldn't have recommended her to us.

"There's one other thing. When I 'end' those Dungeons... I'm pretty sure I'll get rewards. Last time I got a lot of informations. Most are locked away though. Those rewards should also extend to the members of my team. At least that's what the information I got."

And again that's why we should get Claire and Luna on board as fast as we can.

I feel Virina's gaze on me so I turn my head toward her with an apologetic smile.

"Sorry if we hid it from you, Virina. We weren't sure if it was a good idea. But you did recommend your daughter to our team." Anna says before I can. "Please don't blame us."

"No... No that's fine. I understand why you didn't tell me. I do hope to know a little more starting today though. Of course I won't say anything like before. And if you don't want to share something don't worry, I will not ask Altina to tell me." She answer with a smile, shaking her head.

"Hum. Can we really get stronger thanks to your powers Jane? That sounds amazing!" Altina exclaim from her sofa.

Her whole body is leaning toward us and it's clear she seems excited of the prospect. I can understand that, after all who wouldn't like to be stronger? Be it just for themselves, or to protect their loved one better?

"At least we think so. There's still a bunch of information locked in my head though. So I'm not sure about anything." I answer with a shrug.

"That's fine! I believe you. Especially since mom seems to trust you a lot."

I do wonder why she trust me that much though. It's a little weird because it's not like we know each other well. But I do feel her trust. That's enough for me. Anna and Eliza did tell me they think like me about her in our discussions. If they didn't I would have never said anything at all. Their opinions count almost more than my own for me.

"Oh Jane. I forgot something. Please be careful of a very powerful woman. She... Well, she absolutely won't do anything against you. But she can be a little... Intense." Virina suddenly say, her face is showing a difficult expression.

I tilt my head slightly at that. It doesn't sound dangerous, but I'll take her warning to heart.

"Well, that's that. Do you girls want to join your respective dorms? It's possible to add a room in your own dorm, Jane."

"Uh? How is that possible?"

"This Academy is a magic construct. My predecessors built it long ago. Even I don't know the exact process in it. But it's definitely possible. Even more rooms too."

"That's amazing! I'd love to learn about that!" Eliza chimes in from my side and I nod in agreement.

Sounds very useful. It would be great to have Altina around. Easier to coordinate for dives too.

"What do you think, Altina?" I ask the concerned girl.

"I don't mind! It's still early so I haven't really bonded with my roommates yet!"

Oh right. It's only the first week of school. There's still plenty of time. I still want to be stronger though. I really want to go dive and 'end' Dungeons. I'm curious about what I would get. Maybe Virina knows how is Claire and Luna's trustworthiness?

"Virina. What do you think about Luna and Claire?" Anna ask her, as if she read my thoughts.

"I can't be sure about Luna. She's a bit of a mystery. But Claire is absolutely someone you can trust. I can't explain much because it concern her privacy though. I think you can tell her your story. "

That makes sense. If she's willing to not report anything about me, she won't be willing to say something about her other students.

We spend a little more time talk about this and that before going back to the dorm to show Altina. Her room is already ready to use. The door is right next to Eliza's own room and I'm surprised at the speed at which it got done. It sounds really useful. I wonder how much more people we can hold in our dorm.

"So it will be my room starting today?" Altina says while looking around.

Her wings are fluttering on her back and my gaze are drawn to them. They are really beautifull. Touching them should feel amazing. But I know it's a little rude to ask for that when it's only the first day we met.

I really want to touch it though...

"Yup. Do you have luggage you need to bring here? We can help carry it if you want?" I answer with a smile.

"Yeah Jane can store it in her Space!" Anna chimes from the sofa she immediately plopped on.

"No that's fine, I don't have much so I can go get them quite fast. I'll go there now!"

Then she takes off to her old dorm. I sit besides Anna and she drag my head to her lap immediately, stroking my hair slowly. Eliza takes a seat next to me.

"So, what do you think about all that?" She starts, looking at us.

"That's what I was about to ask. For me she seems nice enough. I do hope we're not making a mistake by trusting that Mother/Daughter pair." I answer, a little uncertainty in my voice. "My instincts tells me it's fine."

"I agree. She seems fun too. And easily excitable. Did you see how she was almost vibrating in excitement earlier?" Anna giggles above me.

"I wouldn't have accepted anything if any of you didn't want her in anyway. But yes, she should be fun to have around." I nod with a little smile.

"You know we will follow your lead, Jane." Eliza looks at me, taking one of my hand in hers to bring it to her lips.

"No. You aren't just followers. You both are my g-girlfriends. Your opinion matters as much as mine and I won't accept any other way!" I shake my head hard as my tail flicker with indignation.

They both smile fondly at my words. I almost feel like they don't believe this. I really don't like them putting me above them. That's not how a relationship should work... Right? At least that's how I see it. Everyone's equal.

"Don't move your head like that Jane, it tickles!" Anna wriggle a little under me.

A mischievous glint flashes in my eyes and I start to rub my head on her lap, making sure my ears brush her thighs often. This trigger a series of uncontrollable giggles out of her. Her face is getting redder and redder as I smile smugly.

"You... Might want to stop that now Jane... Unless you are trying to provoke a hungry vampire." Eliza says with a wry smile.

"Uh? What do you mean?" I ask, looking at her.

It's not like I mind Anna feeding on me, even if it's quite intimate. So why should I stop or be wary of her?

Eliza just gesture toward Anna's face so I lift my eyes and stiffen instantly. Her eyes are red like when she feeds on me. But there's not hunger for blood right now. It's something else, maybe a little scary even.

"You know... There's some actions that really makes me hungry... And right now you look pretty delicious. Even more than usual." Anna's voice is low and a little hoarse, alarm bells ringing in my head.

"I... uuh... Do... You mean blood? I mean... You can drink if you need?..."

She shake her head with a smile that let one fang show slightly.

"No I don't mean blood. Look at where you are rubbing your cute little head, Jane." She points under me.

I turn my head a little to look at her lap. Her very bare lap. At some point in my shenanigans her skirt has ridden up and my head is now on her bare thighs.

I wondered why it was softer and a little warmer than before.

I feel, and almost hear, my heart starting to beat faster as my face become as red as a ripe tomato. I try to get up, flustered, but she keeps me here with a little push on my forehead.

"Don't worry. I won't eat you. Not yet. I know you aren't ready." This time her voice lost her hoarseness. I can still hear it in the back, but it's largely suppressed. Instead she's talking with a gentleness as if she's trying to soothe me. "But please... Don't test my sanity."

I nod meekly.

Right. Don't test your vampire twin girlfriend. Bad for her heart, and dangerous for me.

I suddenly feel a weight on my belly. As I look down I notice it's Eliza that just sprawled herself on me, putting her head on my stomach with a contended smile on her lips.

"Jane seems to like tempting us it seems."

When she speaks it sends vibrations through my belly, making me giggles a little.

"No I don't! It tickles Eliza!"

"Yes you do, you just did after all. It can be kind of hard to resist devouring you."

I stiffen again as Anna chuckles, joined by Eliza barely a second later.

I'm saved from my two... Hungry girlfriend, by Altina opening the door.

"I'm baaack! Oh."

She stops in her tracks as she looks at us on the sofa like a pile of cuddles.

"Oh right, I forgot you girls are in a relationship...." Her voice trails at the end so I look at her anxiously.

"Hum... Do you mind? Sorry I forgot to ask that before inviting you in the team or in the dorm..." My voice is tinged with guilt. I should have asked way before...

She doesn't answer immediately and it worries me. If she doesn't like that I won't force her to accept. She can even leave us if necessary. I would never force anyone to put up with us if I can avoid it.

"You girls are... So cuuuuute together!" She exclaim as she point at us with a wide smile, her wings flaring open in excitement.

We are all stunned by her outburst, but laughter soon escape us.

"I guess that answers me, right girls?" I say, looking at Anna and Eliza.

"Yup. Approved reaction. Ten out of Ten would recommend!" Anna flashes a thumbs-up to Altina, smiling.

"I'm glad there won't be tensions or hate about this. Also, I'm sorry in advance if we are too... 'close' sometimes." Eliza adds from my belly.

"No it's fine! You can show off more I absolutely don't mind!" Altina shakes her head. "I'll put my suitcase in my room if you don't mind!"

We all nod as she picks up her suitcase and disappear in her room. I look at them with a smile.

"I like her she's cool!"

They both narrow their eyes at me in suspicion. I just roll my eyes with fond exasperation.

"Not in that way girls! Don't be paranoid!"

""Hmmmm""

"C'mon!"

After a little silence where I'm being glared at, they suddenly burst in laughter. I roll my eyes again as I shake my head.

I'll get them one day!