Elias didn't know what impression he left on Silky when he asked her to leave the house and fetch more herbs. It was quite a normal chat between them at first(On his end, anyway.) He asked her to acquire some more one evening after realizing the shortage of medical remedies - or at least ingredients for it. When in reality, Elias never checked if they were low in the first place. He must've assumed correctly, because the brownie agreed to his demands without any protest.

It was only when he asked her to get them from Town did she grow suspicious.

He noticed the intent gaze from her pink eyes. It was a stern look...much different than her usual soft face. She often locked her jaw and gave people silent messages when she felt indifferent or questionable. Elias rubbed the side of his skull as he quietly went through some excuses in his head.

"I want to experiment with some new kinds," He suggested with a weak wave of the hand. "The ones at the store, yes. I'd like some if you wouldn't mind."

She tilted her chin upwards. Elias understood the message. It was easy to read brownies the longer you were with them, he supposed.

"I intend to lecture Chise this evening, and the session is important for her studies. I would go myself if I had the time - but you'd be doing me quite a favor. I've been good, haven't I?"

She scrutinized him quietly. And then she turned on her heel and grabbed for some things on the counter. He watched as she reached for her purse and threw on a small jacket over her dressed figure. He knew then that he had won. The Town was awfully longer way than the normal route she took to gather them from the forest...and that was exactly what he wanted.

He watched as she left the house, turning to wave at him and motion with her head to tell Chise she'd be gone. Elias nodded and waved back. He turned on his own heel as he looked around the house. He was going to try and find Ruth now. He crossed his fingers under his robe as his orbs gazed around intently. He hoped he wasn't be with Chise right now...that would ruin his plan entirely.

Thankfully, he found the black grim in the backyard sniffing at some bushes. Elias glanced around twice and found that Chise was nowhere to be seen. He went through the door and approached him. He must've startled the familiar, as Ruth jumped when he saw his figure emerge from the house.

"Ah - I'm sorry, Elias. I wasn't eating anything. I promise."

He glanced at the bushes for a moment. "I wasn't going to question your actions...I was actually hoping to request you to do some business for me?"

"Business?" The dog repeated.

"Yes." Elias nodded his skull. "Chise and I are going to have an arrangement very soon. Tonight. And I need you to be elsewhere - it isn't something that requires your presence."

"Well what are you two going to be doing?" Ruth retorted.

The magus went silent as he thought of a response. He hadn't expected him to question it. But he was saved an explanation because Ruth got the message right away. The grim's red eyes widened and his jaw went agape. Then he lowered his head and studied the ground for a moment. It was as if the idea of...such an arrangement hadn't crossed his mind. He coughed and tried his best to avoid Elias' gaze.

"Ah...I didn't think that would be happening so soon." He managed awkwardly. "Alright. I'll leave as soon as possible. I have a few things I wanted to check out in the forest, anyway. I'll try my best to be gone for as long as I can."

The magus held up a hand. "And, Ruth...The thoughts Chise may be having tonight are going to be...well..."

"-I know." The dog shivered. "And I think I'm strong enough to bare with it. If you cause her any unnecessary pain, Elias, then I'll be back in an instant. But I trust you'll be careful with her - you have my blessing as her familiar."

"Such a thing won't happen," Elias assured.

"Then I'll be off. I hope you two have a good night."

The two of them shared a nod. Ruth glanced back at the house before running off. Particularly in the direction of the forest. Elias watched as his figure disappeared into the shadows. He turned back into the house and grabbed at the ends of his robe in thought. Now it was time to put his plan into action...the one he'd been thinking of for weeks now.

The magus wasn't particularly proud of the research he had to make. Nothing to perform what he'd be doing tonight - he knew enough about that - but the process GETTING to it. He was little informed on human romanticism, and that caused issues on how to ease into such an activity. He knew Chise preferred for things to be gradual...she would be upset with him if he tried to rush into it right away. And that wasn't an idea he was particularly fond of, anyway.

Elias didn't inform her of his plan. She mentioned the idea of sex to him before, and they had a rather emotional discussion about it that night...what he learned from that evening was that she actually desired this. Far more than he would've assumed. She was the one who brought up the idea with him, even though Elias had been debating it for awhile now.

He had been decorating their bedroom for the past 15 minutes now. He wanted most - if not, everything - to be her liking. He read somewhere that a romantic scenery among humans involved candles, rose petals, and the color red. He wasn't sure what was so appealing about it, but he went with it, anyway. He bought some candles from the store the other day in Chise's favorite scent.

He took a rose out from his robe's pocket and started to pick the petals off from its bud and onto the bed. Again, he wasn't sure what was so romantic about this...but he assumed Chise would find something in it. Elias discarded the empty stem and took a step back and admired the sight. Humans had such impeccable taste, but it wasn't anything overbearing. It still seemed quite simple. Definitely something he could get comfortable with - and hopefully Chise could, too.

He left the room and quietly crept down the stairs. She insisted on studying on the couch that day, hoping that a change of scenery would help her better. Elias hadn't objected to it when she asked him and decided to use that to aid his plans. She couldn't have asked what he was doing spending so much time upstairs if she had her nose tucked into her book for an hour or so. While she was preparing herself for a night of lecture, Elias had been prepping them for a night of pleasure.

Elias came at the right time. She left her studies to use the restroom by the time he reached the couch. He took an unattended pen left lying on top of her notes(he didn't bother burning them...that would've upset her mood greatly) and left a bold note on the top. The moment he was done, he climbed back up the stairs and disappeared into the bedroom.

Chise came out from the restroom fixing her shirt and sighing as she came back to her work. She didn't understand why Elias insisted on a night lecture today. She did a lot better in the afternoon...where she couldn't get tired and could see the work better. She assumed he'd know that, being her teacher for such along time now. But he seemed pretty set on having this session at night, so she just prep herself as much as she could.

As she sat down and came back to her work, she found that someone had messed with her papers while she was gone. Probably Ruth, she figured. But then her green eyes traveled over the top note she left resting inside her book, and she saw writing far prettier than hers written at the top. Chise took the paper in her hands and read it with wide eyes.

Meet me in the bedroom

-Elias

Her body trembled a little at the vague message he had written. Meet him for...what? Was their session going to be in the bedroom? Her throat suddenly went dry. She stood up and hastily gathered her books, hoping that her instinct was right and that she'd need them. She came up the stairs quickly, not even bothering to pick the notes that had fallen, and took a sharp turn into their bedroom.

What she saw made her jaw go wide.

It felt like she stepped into a different atmosphere the moment she came into Elias' dimmed-lit room. The blinds of the windows were closed and the room was illuminated by nothing but candles, all of which were set carefully on the nightstands and on any other shelves in the room. A red blanket was draped over the bed, as well as various rose pedals sitting on its surface. Chise sniffed the vanilla aroma in the air as she took a step forward and laid a hand on the edge of the bed.

"It's so soft..." She murmured.

"Do you like it?"

She smiled as she turned around and watched as Elias' shadow formed in front of her. His figure soon looked down on her, with his hands placed behind his back as he leaned down to meet her eye level. She was far too relaxed to be surprised by this, but she wouldn't doubt the confusion it caused her. Why the bedroom would be set up like this for a mere studying session baffled her.

The magus took the books out from her arms and threw them to the side. "You won't be needing these."

She listened as the books fell to the floor carelessly. It was if he didn't care about them at all. She blinked before turning back to him, clearly confused with this turn of event. "W-What do you mean, Elias?"

"I decided to skip our session for today," He explained, standing up straight. "I wanted to give you a little break."

She glanced back at the bed and started piecing things together. She suddenly felt so stupid for thinking that this was just another study session. Of course it wouldn't...why would he want to help her study magic on rose buds? Her face went red as she realized what exactly was happening. Then her heart started to repeatedly thud, and she grew extremely warm.

"So, do you like it?" He asked again.

"Y-Yes...I do..." She cleared her throat. "I just...I wasn't expecting-"

"-It was a surprise." He interrupted. "You weren't supposed to expect it."

Chise's blush deepened. The warm air wasn't going to help her cool down anytime soon...her breath grew a little short as she looked around. Everything still seemed so nice and peaceful, but...she was still nervous. Were they really going to do...the thing? She wasn't prepared at ALL! She was hoping it would be some special night...maybe their first anniversary, or a night on a vacation.

"W-What about Silky?" She turned to him suddenly. "And Ruth?"

He didn't hesitate. "Both are gone. It's just me and you tonight, Chise."

She went breathless. "Me and...you?" She looked back at the bed, then shyly back to her vest and skirt. "I...I don't think I'm dressed for this, Elias. Usually we're supposed to wear something revealing or-"

"You always look beautiful to me." He took a step forward and held her face in his hands. "What you wear doesn't matter. It's not like you're going to keep it on for the rest of the night, anyway."

This only made her blush deeper.

"Elias, I..." She placed her hands over his gloved ones. "I don't know what to say."

Her eyes suddenly grew teary. She really didn't know why. She thought he'd have this high expectation of her - to give her a chance to beautify herself so she'd look appealing to him in some way...so she could look like the other beautiful fae out there...but here he was insisting that her on a normal day was absolutely fine. She knew that his love for her was genuine this whole time, but this little compliment took her away...

He leaned down and kissed her cheek, grazing his skull against it. "Now, now, don't cry. If you don't want to do this, then we don't have-"

"I do!" She exclaimed, letting go of his hands and grabbing his head. "Elias, I want this so badly. I have for a long time! I-I've been looking forward to it for so long..."

He removed his skull from her hands and rested them on her shoulders. "-So have I. Ever since you mentioned it, I wanted to make this night special. That's why I arranged things so it's only us."

She tilted her head. "How did you get Silky to leave?"

"As far she knows, we're out of herbs." He replied. "And Ruth...well, he knows about it, and he's perfectly fine with it."

Chise blushed. Oh, god...what was going to happen tonight was going to be stuck with him, too! She felt embarrassed just thinking of that. Everything she was feeling, he'd be feeling, too. She'll be sure to buy him a dog treat for enduring this...

"Is there anything I'm missing? Anything you wanted?"

She looked around the room and gently bathed in the warm, quiet atmosphere. The vivid scenarios she experienced in her dreams were...well, nothing like this. Sometimes she had some in the woods or anywhere else wild and eccentric. And they were often wild - where he acted like some sort of beast and Chise was often succumbed to the sudden, sexual nature he inhibited in her dreams...seeing such a calm atmosphere was quite the contrast.

"There's nothing else I want besides you, Elias." She stated firmly.

He smiled. She could tell from the look of his eye. "Chise..."

He leaned forward rather longingly. She felt satisfied that she had this advantage now - managed to catch him off guard. She trailed a finger on the end of his jaw before turning and walking towards the bed. She slipped off her shoes easily and now rested herself on the bed. She laid her hand on the surface of the blankets and momentarily bathed in their softness and fresh scent. This was definitely better than the hard ground her dreams often had.

She looked up and found Elias staring at her, still standing across the room. She motioned the petals off of her and sat up on the bed, opening her arms and extending them out to her husband.

"Well, don't you want to start?" She asked, ignoring how fast her heart was beating. "Come get me, Elias."

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