Though nothing more happened that night between myself and Daava, it was lovely none the less. We talked through the end of dinner, walked hand-in-hand around the school, and finally she accompanied me to my room and bid me goodnight. When I walked into the room, Mystery was standing there in just an overshirt, tapping their foot with a smirk.
"
Well ...
I heard some fascinating stories circulating," Mystery said, looking like they were just barely managing not to burst out into giggles. "More specifically, I heard that a certain goblin student that was absolutely dripping ended up chasing a quite willing and adorable human girl into the forest."
I couldn't help but smile as my face went brighter.
"Young lady, did you engage in
frivolities
with a goblin shapeshifted into a minotaur?" Mystery asked, their arms folded.
"Well..." I began.
"Then what is this!" Mystery asked as they hopped behind me and grabbed my somewhat diminished cow tail.
"Okay, okay, I confess!" I said, theatrically and pointed at my mouth. "I may have given one teeny tiny frivolity."
Mystery joined in the giggles. "Girl, I think the whole shy thing you have going is really working for you here. Here I am, trying to get one hottie to notice me, and you're already the blowjob queen!"
"Blowjob Queen might be a bit too much credit," I mumbled.
"Blowjob Princess, then," Mystery said.
"Oh dear," I replied and covered my face. Wishing to direct the attention away from myself, I asked, "Well what about this guy you have the hots for. Why do you think he doesn't notice you?"
Mystery huffed. "He's shy, like you, but also way differently. While it takes like the tiniest little nudge to turn you into the Blowjob Princess, he's the type that really doesn't like the insistence. He likes to go at his own pace. And I respect that but ... gaaawd I want some of that, like yesterday!"
"Having to wait more than a week, you are a patient soul," I said and gave them a friendly pat on the back.
"A saint in the truest sense, and pretty much a nun after that long!" Mystery said with playful exasperation. They then gave me a look, "So ... does this mean you are officially off the market?"
I scrunched my face a little, thought about the question for a moment, and then shook my head. "She said that she didn't expect anything exclusive. And especially with how classes tend to go, I don't even know how that would be feasible."
"True," Mystery said, their eyes lighting up. "The guplium and other non-humans don't seem particularly bothered with the whole monogamy thing. Even the humans who couple up are kind of laying back on it. There was a couple in my hypnotism class who I never see apart. But when they had to switch partners for the class, they both just kind of shrugged and went with it. It's kind of nice, to be honest."
While it was kind of new to me, I had also found myself just going with the flow. I supposed it helped that nobody seemed very mate-competitive. Back on Earth, I remembered even guys I had just met putting their arms on me and body-blocking me from others. That had yet to have happened here. The only exception had been when I had first encountered Daava and Aamalyn—the latter saying she would enhance her power or something by stealing me away. I wonder if that was more of a concern in the Other Place.