Welcome back, my lovely reader~
Our lovely bunny seems to be adjusting to her new life and home fairly well, wouldn't you agree, my lovely reader? Why she's even found herself a little cat-girlfriend out of the deal!
Oh, but we're just at the tip of the proverbial iceberg, there is much to tell and many more to meet. For now, let us jump ahead a few weeks and check in on our vampire bunny. She is in for a little surprise and a lot of sexual frustration, I'm afraid.
Okay! Let's jump right in!
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Episode 3:
Can't you give me more time?
I watched the flames rolling in the fire for a long moment, pondering your words before taking a drink from my glass. My statement about not-so-happy endings having obviously sparked something in you. "I understand your concern my pet, but this is all in the past now. Life is a trial and we learn from it, regardless if our hearts still beat or not."
I rose from my seat as you sat up, and moved to the window sill once more. The silk gown I wore flowed and clung to my body, which had not changed a bit in these past years.
Looking out over the night and the rainy city in the distance, I pursed my lips, lost in thought about things. I thought about loved ones in both my mundane life and this one. I was of course lying, digging up old memories was painful sometimes, even now. I questioned if you heard the apprehension in my voice as I spoke out once more. "Do you want I should continue? my pet?"
I set my focus on one of the towering buildings in the distance, along with my jaw when your words came. I composed myself and turned to offer a bemused smile like that of a doting mother. "Such a curious thing..." My fingertips drifted over your arm as I passed you and returned to my seat at the fire.
You were there, sitting up on the sofa next to me, like an excited child waiting for a bedtime story. I offered you a smile and drew from my cup once more, feeling the rush fill me as I let out a sigh and looked to the fire before continuing. "Not so happy endings do not necessarily mean tragic in the long run... Ha, but I am getting ahead of myself, let us focus on where we currently are in my tale..."
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I had been with my new family for nearly a month now. Katrina had been diligent in my training, despite me constantly derailing it for affection and sex. Suffice to say, she had been drinking a lot more blood to keep up.
I had a few more close calls, but nothing on the level of our first time. You could say I had even become adept at focusing my will and energy on the opposite spectrum. Imagine that, a succubus that drains herself instead of you. I remember the first time I pulled it off, poor Katrina was so adorable. I had her drooling and mindless with pleasure. Then when we were done, she was hyper as could be and full of energy. I, on the other hand, needed a nap.
Were we a thing? Oh, certainly not at the time... I had developed feelings for her over the month and I knew she liked me as well. The sex was amazing and we got along well, but she reminded me constantly that she understood what I was, as well that she didn't expect monogamy out of me. Still, I could see the jealousy she would show when I got a little too flirty with others around her.
On the day signifying a full month of being there, I was summoned to speak with Elias in his office. It would be my first encounter with the Marquis alone and in an official capacity. Katrina pleaded with me to keep myself under control, explaining it was a very important meeting but she couldn't say more than that.
I found myself outside of the white fox's office and raised my hand to knock, when he called out from within, "Come in, Alice."
My ears lifted and I opened the door to slip into his office. The room looked like something straight out of an old museum. Everything from the furniture to the books lining the shelves, it all looked several hundred years old. It was like I had stepped into a portal and found myself back in the renaissance age. The fox sat in a regal-looking chair, behind a large sturdy desk that looked of finely polished oak.
"Sit, my rabbit." He gestured to one of the two elaborate chairs before him and I felt my tension rise as I quickly moved over to take a seat. I placed my hands on my lap nervously while I scanned the room.
"Do you know why you are here?" He asked pointedly.
"N-no, sir... Katrina simply said it was important and to mind my manners." I spoke the words with a slight blush on my cheeks. Even from there, I could feel the old fox's overwhelming aura of will and power threatening to dominate my own. Despite the improvements to my endurance over the last month, it paled in comparison to him.
"Ah, Katrina..." He nodded as he folded his hands and gave me a calculated look. "Speaking of her, this is unrelated to why you are here, but I wish to express concern over you and hers ... relationship."
My ears lifted and my stomach twisted in a knot. I'm sure he easily saw the fear and concern in my eyes. "Y-yes my lord?"
"You are a succubus, Alice. You can't keep feeding off her, she isn't mundane." The fox spoke the words matter of fact.
I felt panic push up into my chest for some reason and quickly spoke out. "M-master, er... sir... I-if I may speak?"
He smiled, amused by the multiple titles I had used and seeing my nervousness. He opened his palms and gave me a reassuring grin. "We are family, Alice. You are my sister like Katrina is and like Alex is my brother. Do not be afraid to talk to me and address me how you are comfortable in doing so. Speak."
I felt my cheeks burn and looked down, blinking several times to organize my thoughts before looking back at him and speaking out. "I- I'm not feeding on her anymore, Elias... sir."
"Oh?" The fox spoke out, raising his brow and one ear curiously.
"N-no sir... I have that under control. I don't... I don't take her energy when we are... together. I do it to make her happy, and... if anything... uh... S-she feeds off me now?" I laughed as I spoke the last of the words and rubbed the back of my head, my ears wobbling about nervously.
The fox fixed me with a serious look that rattled my composure as he spoke out authoritatively. "Explain what you mean."
I flinched and bit my lower lip, feeling the nerves well up in me as I looked away. "Ah... I mean... I..."
Elias sighed and softened his gaze. "Alice... my rabbit, my sister... do not be afraid, just tell me what you mean by her feeding upon you. Neither of you is in any sort of trouble."