My Horny Stepmom Turns Me into Her Vampire Slave

Chapter 139: B - Ready for anything!

"In three months, I’ve never seen you get this excited about anything the way you did today when you set that new high score at the arcade," Aoshi comments with a small, puzzled smile as he helps Eliss wash the dishes after dinner.

"I am the Princess of the Kingdom of Ravessia, not some ordinary girl. It would have been inconceivable for someone with my reflexes to lose to a mere video game," Eliss replies. "Anyway, we’re going back tomorrow! I’ve already told Ayane that we’re going to smash every record in that place, one after another!"

"Was that Ayane’s idea?" Aoshi asks somewhat hesitantly.

"No, I asked her, and she agreed, although she didn’t seem particularly enthusiastic about it. She’s probably afraid she’s finally found someone who’s just as good as she is at shooters."

"I-I see..."

Given the circumstances, it’s obvious that Ayane had no choice but to go along with it, even though she knows that in just a few hours Eliss will be gone forever...

Aoshi’s hands begin to tremble and... CRASH!

The plate slips from his fingers and shatters across the floor.

D-Damn it... I knew saying goodbye to her would be difficult, but... I-I never imagined it would hurt this much... I’m... not ready to let her go...

And yet I’ve done everything I could to prepare myself for the moment I’d have to say goodbye to her forever!

W-Where did I go wrong...? Where...?

"Aoshi, you’ve been acting weird lately, but today you’re even worse than usual. Don’t tell me this is still because of that bitch who threw herself off the cliff, huh?!"

"N-No, that’s not it... it’s just that... I don’t feel very well, that’s all. Probably just a bit of seasonal flu... nothing to worry about..."

"And what exactly were you waiting for before telling me?! When I get off work, I’ll stop by that twenty-four-hour pharmacy downtown and get you something for the fever."

"W-Work...? I-I asked you to take the evening off. Why didn’t you?!"

"I did! Mr. Tobita had even approved it! But this morning he called and told me some guy wants to celebrate his bachelor party at the Moonlight Club, and apparently if I’m not there, he’ll take his business somewhere else! We’re talking about a lot of guests, which means a lot of extra money on my paycheck! I was looking forward to that romantic walk you promised me too, but unfortunately, duty calls."

Damn it! I really want to tell her that her time here is almost up and that I want to spend every second I have left with her... but Raelor was crystal clear. I can’t tell Eliss when her punishment ends under any circumstances.

What a fucking mess...

"It doesn’t matter what Mr. Tobita wants! Tell him you’re not feeling well and that you can’t come in tonight!"

"As if I could do something like that half an hour before my shift starts! If I bailed on him now, he’d lose his mind, and you’d destroy whatever tiny chance you have of getting your job back!"

"M-My job back? What are you talking about?"

"Ever since he fired you, I’ve been doing everything I can to convince him to hire you again. I almost got him to agree, believe me! If tonight goes well, he promised he’d seriously consider bringing you back to the Moonlight Club. I think he’s finally realized that, despite everything, you were a great employee and your absence is starting to be noticed. It was supposed to be a surprise, but you forced me to ruin it... ugh..."

"I-I don’t care about that job anymore! You said you’d leave me a mountain of gold when you’re gone, didn’t you?! So what the hell do I need some lousy part-time job for?! Better yet, quit too and stay here with me tonight! I’m begging you..."

"We’ll talk about that gold I promised you after I’m gone — certainly not now. I don’t want you turning into a lazy freeloader, which is why I wanted to tell you as late as possible. Come on, Aoshi, what kind of man throws his entire life away based on a promise? What if I change my mind once I’m back to being myself?"

Eliss then slips on her shoes and tucks her bag under her arm, ready to head out the front door.

"See you later, Aosh— w-what...?"

Eliss freezes the instant Aoshi’s arms wrap tightly around her from behind.

"W-What are you doing, Aoshi...?"

"I-I’m not letting you go, Eliss..." Aoshi murmurs, his voice firm yet trembling.

Aoshi’s right hand slides upward, stopping just beneath her chest, while his left hand drifts lower.

"A-Aoshi... I-I don’t understand... w-what’s gotten into you...?"

Eliss pants softly, her breathing growing heavier as her cheeks flush a deeper shade of red.

"A-Aoshi... i-if you touch me like that, I... I..."

(I’ll do anything to keep her here for as long as possible! E-Even if... even if I have to go further than anything I’ve done with her these past three months!)

Aoshi tightens his hold on her.

"A-Aoshi... ahh... c-can you tell me what’s gotten into you...?"

"I’m doing this because... I want you!"

Aoshi presses Eliss against the living room wall.

"I-I want you too, Aoshi, b-believe me... b-but I’m already late... a-as soon as I get home, we’ll be together until dawn... ahh... I promise..."

Even though Eliss’s words say one thing, her actions seem to say another. She lets her handbag slip from her grasp and fall to the floor.

"A-Aoshi... a-are you really sure about this...?"

"I-I’ve never been more sure of anything in my life!"

Eliss spins around abruptly, coming face-to-face with Aoshi. She gently places her hands on his cheeks and pulls his face toward hers.

It is a pathetic move, I know, but I managed to convince her to spend the next few hours with me. N-Now... if I can find some way to stall for time, I won’t even have to sleep with her. That way I won’t feel guilty for pushing her to give up something so precious just because of my own selfishness...

"A-Aoshi... w-why am I still fully dressed...? A moment ago, you looked like you were dying to have me... so take my clothes off and do it!" Eliss murmurs, taking Aoshi’s hands and guiding them back to her chest.

"Y-Yeah..."

He slowly brings his fingers to the hem of her shirt and begins lifting it with agonizing slowness.

But, driven by impatience and exasperation, Eliss beats him to it and pulls the shirt off herself in one swift motion.

Then she steps forward, pressing herself firmly against him.

Then, once again, she takes his hands and this time guides them to her hips, resting them on the waistband of her tight black leggings.

"N-Now... take these off too, Aoshi..."

He gives the faintest nod. His fingers hook beneath the waistband and begin pulling the leggings down with the same agonizing slowness.

It takes what feels like an eternity just to lower them halfway down her thighs, and once again Eliss has to step in and finish the job herself.

I-I have to... hold out a little longer... somehow... It’s obviously impossible to preserve her innocence at this point, b-but... damn it, I’m way too turned on, and I haven’t even remotely prepared myself for sleeping with a girl as unbelievably attractive as Eliss!

I’m afraid that even if we did it, I wouldn’t be able to keep her here for more than five minutes. I need to find some way to stall for a little while longer!

Eliss then reaches behind her back and unfastens her bra, leaving her bare chest pressed against him.

D-Damn it... I can’t take much more of this...

"E-Eliss... h-how about... before we do it, we have something to drink? Y-You know, they say drunk sex is a lot of fun."

But Eliss’s reaction is nothing like what Aoshi was expecting. She suddenly freezes, lowering her gaze as a dark expression crosses her face — almost angry.

"E-Eliss... w-why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong? If you don’t like the idea, we can do it normally. It’s just that I’m a little nervous about my first time... and maybe you are too, so I thought it might be a good way to ease the tension..."

Instead of answering, Eliss slowly sinks to the floor until she’s sitting against the wall, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"A-Aoshi... you didn’t actually want to do it with me... did you?"

"N-No, what are you talking about? I told you, I’m just a little nervous, and maybe that’s making it seem like... um... like I don’t want to be with you, but that’s not true, I swear! Being with you is what I want more than anything in the world!" Aoshi replies, crouching down in front of her.

"I wish that were true... I really do..." she whispers as she gathers the clothes scattered across the floor. "I knew something was wrong the moment you grabbed me from behind and said you wanted to sleep with me. In all these months, you haven’t even kissed me once unless I was the one who asked for it."

Her voice cracks, choked by tears.

"I... I really wanted my first time to be with you. But I wanted it to be something special! Something that, even after being freed from the charm spell, I’d look back on as a happy memory — the kind that makes you smile like an idiot for no reason at all!"

She wipes her eyes with the back of her hand, trembling.

"O-Of course, I wasn’t expecting a heart-shaped bed covered in rose petals or anything like that... but I wasn’t expecting something this pathetic either. A trick to keep me from leaving..."

"Y-You have quite an imagination if that’s really what you think..."

"Do you think I’m stupid or something?! A little while ago, you tried to convince me not to go to work. And when you realized there was no way I’d change my mind... you played with my feelings! You used sex as a last resort to stop me from leaving! H-How could you do something so disgusting to me, Aoshi?! I... I’m so... so angry at you... so disappointed... so hurt..."

She clenches her fists, trembling with rage.

"Believe me, Aoshi... consider yourself lucky. If anyone else had tried to pull something like that on me, they’d already be dead!"

Those cold, bitter words — combined with the furious disappointment in her eyes — make Aoshi instinctively step back, overwhelmed by both fear and guilt.

"Anyway, I still don’t understand the reason behind this whole charade to keep me from going to work. I’m giving you one last chance. Tell me the real reason I shouldn’t go to the Moonlight Club... and I swear on my honor as Princess of the Kingdom of Ravessia that I’ll stay."

"I-It’s because... I can’t tell you! But it’s really important, believe me!"

"I see..."

Aoshi snaps his head up the moment he hears the front door creak open. Eliss is already standing in the doorway.

"P-Please, Eliss, don’t go..."

"You had your chance, Aoshi. And just so you know, I’m very, very angry with you. You’d better still be awake when I get back... because you’re in for a long lecture on how to treat a girl who’s in love with you! See you later, Aoshi."

Then she slams the door so hard that the whole house trembles.

Aoshi collapses onto the floor, completely devastated.

"Goodbye... Eliss..."