Chapter 36: Accepting Fate
Rindo's Villa
"So, uh, where are we now?" Trina asked. She just woke up a minute ago and Megumi had teleport them out of Nephilim.
"My room in Rindo's Villa" Megumi answered.
"You live with Rindo now?" Trina repeated with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, she's been a mentor for me while I adjust to my newfound demon-hood" Megumi replied, "Also took the liberty to rent a room for you and moved your stuff."
"I assume you didn't feel comfortable being in the dorm anymore?" Trina inquired. By now she figured that Megumi and her being Central members was common knowledge.
"Yes, as most of them still oppose Central's rule, thus I left to keep tensions low" Megumi sighed, "Not that it matters, since they will regrettably be eliminated soon."
"Huh? You managed to draw a few people from the dorm to our side? And elimination?" Trina pondered.
"Subaru, Marui, and Ryoko all are central members now, albeit Marui and Ryoko by force" Megumi nonchalantly listed off, "Also, Ikumi also has been inducted into central as well. As for elimination, the rebels will be facing the Elite Eleven in the third promotion exam in 13 days."
"I see" Trina dryly responded to the last bit "I am guessing Ikumi was also by force, but what did Ryoko do?"
"I explained her the full details of our goals, including the plot to warp the Japanese Culinary World with our ideals" Megumi sighed, "Her business would be under serious duress if she didn't surrender now."
"So you blackmailed her?" Trina slack jawed. She was dumbfounded that Megumi had become twisted enough to resort to blackmail, but it amused her dearly nevertheless.
"I wouldn't call it blackmail...I just gave her a persuasive argument to submit" Megumi laughed, "Anyway, a new dorm, named Southern Cross Dormitory, is being built for current and future central members. A rigorous cooking challenge will be used to select the special few to create their own dishes."
"And what will happen to the Polar Star Dormitory?" Trina wondered.
"The home of the Elite Eleven" Megumi flatly said, "That's the place you and I will stay after the rebels are removed from the school."
"Ah, so you're now a council member I take it?" Trina beamed. Megumi smiled at her girlfriend at the inquiry.
"Yes, I am" Megumi proudly confessed, "I currently hold the 7th seat of the Elite Eleven, just one under Eizan."
"Ah, so what's the rest of the seat order?" Trina asked.
"Well, Eishi is still the first seat and Rindo the second seat. Saitou jumped Momo for the third seat due to his Shokugeki record while Nene is the fifth seat. Unsurprisingly, you're the new 8th seat, Subaru earned the 9th seat, Erina remains the Tenth Seat, and Xavier Bouchard is the new 11th seat." Megumi lectured.
"Huh, I assumed a third year would get the 11th seat, but I guess Xavier is better than I thought" Trina thought.
"There's a lot more to discuss about what has happened at the school, but we should address something more important...your own descent into demon-hood" Megumi said with a warm, but evil smile.
"Ah yes, that" Trina laughed, "You know, I never thought I would be shredding my mortality, but now I have no reason not to."
"What do you mean?" Megumi pondered.
"I was afraid of being alone" Trina admitted, "Eternity is a path of loneliness, since everyone else is a fleeting moment. However, I won't be alone anymore now that I can enjoy immortality with you."
"Ah, I see" Megumi chirped, "Then let's stop waiting and proceed with the rite."
"Mmm, descent through blood ritual then?" Trina laughed.
"Yes" Megumi nodded before puncturing two deep gashes into her "skin", letting the black blood ooze out. Trina cradled Megumi onto her lap and took a small lick first.
"You taste like blackberries" Trina purred before sucking on the wound. As she did this, Megumi gently sank her fangs into Trina's neck and began consuming her lifeblood until Trina's heart gave out.
Suddenly, a black aura consumed Trina's body. It contorted and remolded her body into the form of a white Nine-tailed fox demon.
[A/N: Not a full fox like in legend, but more like Ahri from League of Legends or Ran from Touhou. So a human-shaped fox essentially]
"Whoa" Trina whispered, "Sense overload."
"Well, your demon form is a human-shaped nine-tailed fox, so you're senses are more attuned as a result." Megumi chortled.
"Fox huh? So far, my hands look normal save the claws" Trina noted, "Do you have a mirror?"
"Yes, to your left" Megumi pointed out. Trina stood up and faced the mirror. She still looked like how she remembered to a certain degree, but she definitely was a kitsune. Her hair return to the length that was between her bottom and her shoulders, thick and curly evermore with black tips. On top her head were fox ears, replacing her human ears. She still sported a scar across her right eyes, but now she had three whiskers on the sides of her cheeks. Her teeth were now sharp and feral, but her jaw and face was more feminine than before. And of course, how can she not notice the nine, white and fluffy fox tails swaying on her backside.
"Well, I guess I am literally 'The White Fox of Flavor' now" Trina chuckled. Megumi went up to her and brushed her tails.
"They're so soft" Megumi cooed, "I wonder how long it would take to clean them of my silk?"
"Spider Demon eh?" Trina laughed, "That would explain the drunkenness off coffee—whoa!" Trina was pushed down on the bed, being held tightly by Megumi.
"Let's make love, dear" Megumi purred.
"Already? I haven't been up for no more than 10 minutes and you want to exhaust me already me?" Trina gasped. Megumi pouted really hard at the girl's statement.
"I've been frustrated for a whole month without you, please don't make me wait longer" Megumi whined.
"Fufufu~ Fine, but can you get something first?" Trina asked.
"Which is?" Megumi wondered.
"Can you bring me the Devil's Fruit my Dad gave me, I want to consume it" Trina begged. Megumi blinked before nodding and get off the kitsune (who reverted back to her human form).
"Here you go" Megumi said with a smile.
"Thanks" Trina calmly replied, "So, while I was unconscious I had a vision."
"Hmm?" Megumi mumbled.
"In my vision, I saw us in the future...with 6 children. All of whom came from my womb. We lived our lives in peace and prosperity, which we built with our two hands. This is a future I really want" Trina explained.
"Ok, but what does that have to with the fruit?" Megumi questioned.
"This fruit grants the consumer their most desired wish...at a price. Even though we're both demons now, we're still female and incapable of having children of our blood through normal means. However, that can change if I eat this fruit."
"So that fruit will allow you to be the biological mother of six children despite we're the same sex?" Megumi guessed.
"Yes, it will grant me the ability to allow our love to bring life inside me" Trina explained, "But at a cost."
"And what's the price?" Megumi said with a grim tone.
"I must sacrifice my independence and have my will bound to yours. A slave/master relationship, really" Trina gently answered.
"I see. So, I won't get a choice in the manner then?" Megumi frowned. She was unsure about Trina being bound to her in that fashion.
"No, you always have a choice" Trina sadly said, "But this is my desire...this is what I really care about now...to be a good mother. And, in a way, this is a demon's version of marriage since most demons live independent from each other."
"So, you're asking me to marry you then?" Megumi softly laughed.
"In a way yes" Trina smiled, "But the human tradition of marriage, should we desire to partake, won't be until after we graduate from Tootsuki."
"Ihihi~ Well, I say yes then" Megumi stated, "But I won't order you around like a dog, just so you know."
"Cute" Trina laughed before consuming the fruit. Once more, she felt her body shifting but it felt like she was being compressed. The moment the transformation was done, she felt...smaller.
"Um, Megumi...when did you become taller?" Trina wondered.
"I didn't" Megumi sighed, "You became shorter." Trina rushed back to the mirror, taking note of her human form. All of her muscle was gone and she appeared to be two feet shorter or around her mother's height. In fact, she looked everything like her mother, but none of her father. The only things that remained the same was her eye color, the fangs she now sported, hair length and color, and the scar on her eye.
"I'm almost a duplicate of my mother" Trina frowned. Losing the features that she inherited from her later father depressed.
"Is something wrong?" a concerned Megumi said while hugging her girlfriend.
"The traits I inherited from my father are gone..." Trina whimpered.
"Oh...you paid a bigger price than you expected" Megumi sadly stated, "Still, I like the new human appearance...I wonder if your demon form adjusted to the change as well." Trina gave a small smile at her girlfriend before transforming back into her demon form. Sure enough, it adjusted in accordance to her second transformation.
"Well, while I am still depressed about losing my father's traits, I think I can adjust to my new looks" Trina noted, "Besides, I no longer need to bend over to kiss those sweet lips of yours."
"That's a fair point, my plush fox~" Megumi teased while embracing Trina in a deep kiss, "You will need a new wardrobe as well."
"Oh joy, but at least I won't need a personal tailor as much" Trina laughed, "But right now we should move to the bedside, I can feel your tension bubbling up~"
And once more, Trina and Megumi were connected with each other. However, neither of them were bound to mortal coils any longer.
10 Days later in Hokkaido
"Soma, did you seriously not get any sleep?" Alice pouted as they stepped off the train. Yesterday they made it pass the second examination and got some free time before heading back to their train. There they ran into Rindo Kobayashi, who explained the rebels would be fighting the Elite Eleven for the third exam.
"No, I am too excited to find out who opponent my is" Soma admitted.
"Figures as much" Hayama sighed, "Oh, it looks like Rindo is waiting for us."
"Yooohooo!" Rindo cried, "Over here!"
"Good Morning...Rindo" Erina coldly stated.
"Awww, what's with the cold attitude, pumpkin?" Rindo whined, "Have you guys eaten yet?"
"We have" Erina answered for everyone, "I am just making the Elite Eleven won't be doing anything to soil their prestige."
"Oh, you're afraid of underhand stuff?" Rindo teased, "Don't worry, everything will be fair."
"Miss Kobayashi" a bodyguard called out.
"Yes?" Rindo said. The guard whispered in her ear, causing a feral grin to grow her face.
"Yo, Soma and Ryou" Rindo called out.
"What." Ryou flatly called out.
"Looks like your opponents have arrived" Rindo purred.
"Oh wow, that was fast" Soma thought, "I wonder who I will get...Of course, it could be one of the three new elites since Kuga, Satoshi, and Tosuke were kicked out." His attention was immediately drawn to the balcony above as two female figures approached him.
A girl wearing the typical girl's uniform, but wore heavy winter clothes with the Central badge on top and a girl who wore the male tootsuki pants, black heeled boots, purple skin tight shirt, cowboy belt, and a houndstooth fedora with the Central badge at the front.
"Oh, I didn't expect to see you, Trina" Soma said to the girl with the Fedora.
"It's been a long time old friend" Trina politely greeted, "I will be your examiner."
"So that means I get Bathory" Ryou snarled as his bandanna fluttered in the wind.
"I look forward to our match, Ryou" Megumi said with a warm smile.
A competitive fire brew between the rebels and the Central Elites above.
A/N: And now we get ready for the third exam, which will mainly focus on Ryou/Soma/Megumi/Trina, as Hayama and Alice get Rindo and we know they will pass her test.