Another beautiful day comes to an end at the Magical Acadamy and Katarina Claes, the Monkey girl Duchess from the dignified Claes family, can only think of one way to bring her day to an end. Quickly changing into her gardening overalls and grabbing her hoe Katarine smiles as she leaves her room much to the alarm of her maid Anne. The latter reminds the noble that gardening isn't a ladylike thing to do, but as usual, Katarina ignores her and heads to her fields. Shaking her head Anne just follows after her lady ready to serve as she usually does when the young miss acts this way.

Meanwhile also leaving the dorm Maria Campbell, a common who can use magic and should cause Katarina's bad ending spots the noble. Maria almost laughs when she sees Katarine in her overalls but has to admire the way the noble walks without any shame of being seen like that. Then again Maria has come to accept that Katarine isn't like any noble in the world. Even with her limited contact with nobles, Maria can tell how much of an anomaly Katarine is. But Maria too can also be considered an anomaly being a commoner who can use magic and all. Maria doesn't think about that though not wanting to remember the terrible memories of her mother being accused of being unfaithful. Instead, Marai decided to follow her friend and see exactly what she is growing.

Maria has heard of Katarine's farm but never seen it herself. Smiling in anticipation at what she might discover, Maria does her best to remain unseen by the noble and her maid as she sneakily follows behind them. But what Maria finds is worse then she thought. The vegetables may be thriving, and it's clear to see the nobles green fingers and hard work when gazing at the field, but one thought comes to mind when Maria stares at the cultivated field. "It's so big!" Maria thinks as she sees the size of her friends farm. It wasn't te small hidden gem Maria was expecting to find, and Maria can't help but gasp out in surprise…

"Lady Katarina," Maria gasps stepping into the vast field of vegetables the Duchess just finished planting in the school's field.

"Impressive isn't it," Katarina smiles causing a warmth to form in Maria's chest and a blush to cover the commons cheeks lightly.

"…" At first, all Maria could do was nod her head lost in the nobles beautiful smile before she remembers the problem she was going to bring to Katarina's attention about the nobles expansion to her farm. "But won't you get in trouble for doing this?"

"It will be fine the school already said I could plant flowers here," Katarina assured her.

"But those are not flowers," Marai wanted to point out but seeing the nobles proud expression Maria can't bring herself to say anything like that. Instead, Maria just smiles and nods her head. It amazes Maria how some can easily miss things like that, but the Katarine wouldn't be Katarine if she weren't causing trouble or blind to those around her. Maria has lost count of the number of times she had to help the noble out, and part of wants her to change, but the other part wants Katarine to stay the way she is. The beautiful dense woman that smiles when she greedily eats the commoner's, homemade sweets. Maria is happy with the Katarine she has now. "She's fine the way she is."

"Come on I'll show you around," Katarina says quickly closing her distance between herself and Maria before grabbing the commoners hand.

"But lady Katarina," Maria tried to protest, but her pleas fell on deaf ears.

"Young miss you really shouldn't drag people like this," Anne chimed in, but the noble once again brushes her off.

"It's fine," Katarine assures her. "I'm only…"

Just as Katarine said those words her foot hits the hoe, she dropped sending her face-first into the mud and unfortunately dragging Maria down with her. Both girls land with a thud on the wet earth, and when Anne rushes over, she sees both girls covered in mud. Shaking her head Anne goes about helping both girls up and isn't surprised to Katarine laughing at the state she's in. It's almost a relief to the maid see that Maria is giving the normal reaction one would expect from a girl covered in mud. She is disgusted that her clothes and skin are now filthy.

"Are you both okay?" Anne asks now that both girls are on their feet.

"I'm fine, Anne," Katarine replies with a smile while rubbing the back of her head. "It was just an accident."

"I'm not hurt ma'am," Maria answers brushing off the dirt on her sleeves.

"You both should head to the bathhouse to clean up," Anne suggested as she starts to clean up another one of the noble girl's messes. "I will clean up here and then fetch you both some clean clothes to change into."

Without a word, both girls leave the maid behind who watches them until they are out of sight before starting to clean up the farming equipment. Picking up the hoe she wishes to get rid off but somehow never can. Sending the hoe home and Tom, the gardener, would send him back, hiding the equipment and lady Katarina would find it and breaking the hoe was something Anne could never bring herself to do. Anne had decided long ago when lady Katarina protected her from a marriage with an abusive man that her place is by the noble's side. Anne would never do something like breaking the hoe, which will risk her position as lady Katarine's personal maid.

The bathhouse is just as grad as one would expect for a school that almost exclusively sees to the education of nobles and members of the royal family. A large pool of crystal clear water with steam rising from the surface welcomes the girl's eyes well the smell of herbs that have been added to the water greet the girl's noises. Statues and carves decorate the room well large chandeliers hang down from the ceiling giving light to the place. To Katarine this place is part of her everyday life and not as fancy as her bathroom back at the Claes manor, but to Maria, this place is a terrifying area. To a commoner like Maria who is used to bathing in a small metal bathtub, the large bathhouse was a shock to her system, and with the beautiful decorations, she found herself afraid to touch anything just in case she breaks it.

Once inside the pair finds themselves alone and Katarine wastes no time in stripping out of her clothes, making Maria's face turn red. The fact that nobles bath together was another shock Maria suffered when she started studying at the magical academy. Back home, everyone bathed alone in water that was barely warm and tubs that you could only just fit in. When Maria first came to the academy, she couldn't bath in the group and had to find times when the bathhouse was empty to take a bath. Part of it was because of the bully she suffered at the hands of the other nobles, but the main reason why she never came here in a group was that she never could muster up the courage to wash herself in front of others.

When Maria asked her friends on the student council, they told her why nobles do this they told her it was to socialise. Mary said to her that nobles bath together to increase their family connections and that she has been bathing with other people since she was a baby. Maria still couldn't understand how Mary did it. Still, she found comfort in learning that Sophia also didn't bath with others until she attended the academy and also found Sophia answer to her bathing problem to be the most understandable. "Because I get to bath with lady Katarine," Sophia told her with a smile and blush. After hearing that Maria believed that was how Mary could bear the idea of bathing with others. Looking over her side, Maria could see herself bathing with her friend's as well. "She looks beautiful no matter what she wears," Maria thinks as she sees Katarine's naked body. "Whether it is in elegant dresses, those funny overalls or nothing at all lady Katarine is breath taken."

Turning red once she realises she has been staring, Maria quickly sets to work on undressing herself before Katarine leaves her behind. Her fingers fumble with the belt around her waist and ribbon around her neck before she pulls off her pink dress in a hurry. Quickly unbuttoning her white blouse next Maria hurries to undress herself, so she doesn't keep Katarine waiting long soon ridding herself of the clothing before she removes her underwear. Once naked Maria grabs one of the towels that are provided for the students and turns expected Katarine to have already gone on, but instead, she finds the noble girl waiting for her.

"Ready to go?" Katarine asks as Maria turns red, knowing Katarine is watching her stand there naked.

"Yea… yeah…" Maria nods, feeling embarrassed and insecure before she follows the noble girl towards the showers.

The first time Maria used the bathhouse she got yelled at by two nobles that were in there already because she went to get into the water before washing her body in the shower. Their insults hurt but it was nothing Maria hadn't heard before, so she was able to brush them off, but she made a not to bath the way other noble's do, shower first then relax in the water. Maria never forgot that lesson and always made a beeline for the showers the moment she finished undressing. Only this time she isn't alone. This time Katarina Claes was right next to her.

"What time do you normally bath Maria?" Katarine asks as she washes her hair. "I was just curious because I never see you here."

"Oh I'm not used to bathing like this," Maria replies, glancing at the noble before quickly averting her eyes realising her mistake. The way the water dripped down her body made the commoner's heart skip a beat. "I usually bath alone when it's empty."

"I was going to ask you if you wanted to join Sophia, Mary and I but if your not comfortable bathing in a group I won't force you," Katarine says sounding a little disappointed.

"I'll think about it," Maria sighs, looking at the noble girl with her eyes draw to Katarine's large breasts then down to her own modest ones. "She really is leagues above me in many ways," Maria thinks as she gropes her own breasts. "Brave and she has better… womanly assets."

Dropping her chest, she glances back to the noble girl beside her to find Katarine looking right at her with a big smile on her face and excitement in her eyes. Before Maria can even react Katrine pounces on her sending both girls to the ground for the second time in under an hour. Katarine lands on top of Maria and the commoner can feel sparks of electricity flow from her chest where Katarines large chest smoothers her smaller ones and from between her legs where the noble girls thig presses up against Maria's crotch. She freezes, Maria can't speak or even move as she struggles against these new feelings while Katarine hugs her tighter. But just as quickly as she pounced, Katarine jumps back as if she had been struck by lightning.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have down that," Katarine apologises bowing her head. "I was just happy that you may bath with us Maria and got a little carried away. I'm really sorry, Maria."

"I… its… it's fine…" Maria stutters, struggling to form words or even look at the noble girl as her body turns a bright red.

"Let's just get into the water," Katarine suggests moving on and trying to change the subject.

"…" Maria just nods her head, not trusting her voice at the moment.

The water feels so lovely and relaxing that Maria can feel all the embarrassment and insecurities fade away the moment her body dips under the water. The warmth is just perfect and one of Maria's favourite things about the bathhouse. Back home, the water in her bath was either too hot or too cold, but here Maria finds the water to be just right. The herbs as well make the water smell better and also Maria can feel their effects on her skin as it feels so smooth and soft after bathing. The fact that she isn't alone makes Maria feel even better. Usually, when she baths the few nobles that were still in the bath would get out of the water saying they didn't want to catch her commoner germs. But as always Katarine isn't like other nobles and happily sits down next to Maria in the warm relaxing water.

Sitting next to Katarine so closely that the commoner can feel the warmth of the noble girl's body Maria should have felt embarrassed but thanks to the calming properties of the bathwater she feels like everything is perfect. Maria doesn't know if it is the water or the fact that the girl beside her is Katarine, but she can't help but feel that everything is okay. Looking across at the noble girl Maria can tell Katarine is just as relaxed as she saw the noble girl's eyes closed and her whole body completely relaxed. "The noble bathhouses are really something special," Maria concludes closing her eyes and sinking lower into the water. "There is nothing else like them."

"You are so lucky to have grown up with baths like these lady Katarine," Maria comments the moment she is calm enough to form words again.

"I guess so," Katarine replies not seeing anything special about the bath after growing up with them in both this life and her previous one. But now that she is here the noble girl sees an opportunity to ask the commoner a question that could help prevent her doom. "Hey, Maria," Katarine speaks up, opening her eyes. "Are there any guys you like?"

"If she says Gerald, then all I have to do is break off our engagement and let them be together, and I will be fine. If for some reason the price still comes after me I still have my projectile snake to scare him off," Katarine thinks as she waits for Maria's answer. "If it's Keith, I will be fine since I never bullied Maria and with the other, I wasn't a rival so no bad end for me there. But I can't let my guard down with everything proceeding differently from the game.

Looking at Maria, it is clear that the commoner is still thinking over her answer. Looking at Maria, it is easy to see why she is the protagonist of an Otome romance game with her cheerful and friendly personality, pretty face, beautiful blonde hair and no that Katarine looks closer she can't deny she has a body fit for a heroine. Even to Katarine who's meant to be Maria's main rival is still affected by the sight as the commoner's naked body makes the noble girls heart flutter. "She really is beautiful," Katarine blushes at the thought before looking down. "How could anyone want to bully her? How could the old Katarine Claes be so cruel to someone so nice?" But before Katarine can ponder further on that thought, she sees Maria looking up out of the corner of her eyes, so she turns to face the common girl ready to hear her answer.

"I really like and admire you lady Katarine," Maria answers wit a smile on her lips and blush on her cheeks.

"I'm glad to have a friend that thinks so highly of me, but that's not really what I wanted to know," Katarine smiles before clarifying her question. "Maria, I meant, is there someone you want to date or marry right now?"

Maria blushes harder and looks down. "What a cute reaction!" Katarine can't help but think. "No wonder everyone falls for this girl!" But as Katarine thinks about those things, Maria suddenly looks up with her eyes full of determination.

"Lady Katarine there is one person I like that way, but I don't know if she likes me back," Maria tells her before pausing to take a deep breath.

"She!" Katarine mind screams as an emergency meeting of the bad ending avoidance group is quickly held.

"Is it really that bad if Maria likes another girl?"

"Yes, miss lady Katarine Claes," Another version answers. "If it's Mary or Sophia we could be walking towards a bad end we aren't prepared for."

"I agree miss lady Katarine Claes," A version with glasses nods her head. "If Maria likes a girl, then we must do what we can to learn more about this love interest in order to avoid meeting a bad end."

"But if we are not a rival then nothing will go wrong," The first Katarine Claes says grinning like an idiot. "Besides the girl on girl stories, Sophia recommend us were pretty hot."

"For now, let us learn what we can agreed?" A Katarine Claes with a moustache suggests.

"Agreed!" The rest of the Katarine Claes's cheer bringing the meeting to an end.

In reality, the real Katarine Claes nods her head in agreement as well as she waits for Maria to continue. The beautiful commoner seems to be trying to work up the courage to continue, and Katarine is hopping fo at least a name for the girl who could give Katarine Claes her bad ending so the noble girl could make some sort of plan to avoid it. "Bring it on new love interest the elegant lady Katarine Claes won't meet her bad ending even by your unexpected hands!" As Katarine declares that in her mind, she notices Maria is finally about to speak up.

"The person I like is you lady Katarine," Maria tells her as she blushes hard.

"Me?" Katarine in speechless hearing that. "She must have miss understood my question again."

"There is no one else I want to stand by the side of other than you lady Katarine," Maria continues fighting against the fear with love in her heart. "Please lady Katarine let me stay by your side forever."

"Why is she saying that line now?" Katarine panics. "The line she is meant to say to the person she loves at the end of the game, and why does it make me so happy to hear those words?"

"But Maria, you…" Katarine tries to protest, but she is silenced when Maria suddenly leans forward and captures her lips in a soft, gentle kiss.

The moment their lips meet Katarine feels sparks flying throughout her body and things she never felt with the kisses she shared with her fiancé Gerald during formal functions. With Gerald, his lips her rougher and his kissing was more dominant, but with Maria, the commoner's lips are soft and move gently against her own making no attempts to control the kiss at all. When Maria finally pulls back, she loos happy, but despite the smile on her face, Katarine can spot hints of fear and regret in the girls pretty blue eyes.

"Maria…" Katarine breaths out.

"I'm sorry," Maria quickly says, backing up. "I shouldn't have down that without…."

This time it is Maria's turn to be cut off as Katarine pulls her back in and kisses the commoner. She doesn't know why, but the noble girl needs to feel the lips of the commoner again. "Does this mean even a villain like me is powerless against the charms of a protagonist?" Part of Katarine wonders, but she too focuses on the way Maria's lips feel pressed against her own to care much about those thoughts. Pulling Maria closer so the commoners on her lap Katarine holds her close as Maria wraps her arms around the neck of the noble while the kiss continues.

Several minutes pass, and it is only when they hear the door open that the couple finally breaks apart. Turn both girls are shocked to see Anne standing behind them looking just as embarrassed as the girls with their dirty clothes in her hands. In an instant, Maria jumps off Katarine's lap and hides her red face in the palms of her hands.

"I'll… I'll put these in the wash…" Anne tells them looking like she is struggling to find the right words to say. "Take you time…"

Watching Anne leave Katarine is grateful that only her maid caught them. If it had been Mary or Sophia, she knows the situation would have been much worse. For one thing, it wouldn't be long before the rest of their group of friends heard and that will be just the start of the girl's problems. Looking back at Maria Katarine can't help but feel like she made things worse for the common girl by giving her bullies more things to use against her if the gossip about their kiss were to reach those girls ears. "I really am the antagonist of this world after all," Katarine sighs feeling her years of effort to avoid that fate fail. "Maria will probably be too embarrassed to even talk to me again. Bad ending here I come." That's what Katarine thought, but instead, she hears the commoner's voice speak up.

"Um lady Katarine," Maria peaks up from behind her hands looking and sound nervous. "Does this mean you will let me stand by your side forever?"

"Yeah," Katarine nods, unable to say anything other than yes. "The power of a heroine is such a strong force."

"Really?" Maria's face lights up as the noble girl nods her head, and Katarine is sure the commoner would have cheered if she wasn't still embarrassed from being caught. "Then can I kiss you again?"

"Not here," Katarine quickly tells her. As tempting as the idea was, she didn't want anyone to interrupt them again. "Can we go back to your room and do it there?"

"Sure," Maria replies, jumping up and getting out of the water.

Katarine didn't mean to go right away, but she isn't complaining if it means she can taste Maria's lips again. So in a rush, the two girls change into the clothes that Anne had left for them. She didn't mention that she put them there, but Katarine can forgive her knowing the shock she endured when she caught the two students together. It doesn't take long for the girls to get changed, and soon they hurry towards Maria's room at such speeds Katarine knows if anyone saw them, they would start commenting on such behaviour. Not that Katarine cares. She is used to her mother's endless lectures about her behaviour.

The part of the dorm, Maria's room is located isn't as fancy as the part where Maria's room is but it still most feel like a palace to a commoner like Maria. Maria's room is no different with only a kingsized bed, wardrobe and makeup table with a window that off a pretty view but nowhere near as grand as the view Katarine have from her own window. Sitting down on Maria's bed, it doesn't surprise the noble girl to find it just as soft as her own. What does surprise the noble girl is when Maria sits down on her lap.

"Maria…" Katarine mutters out surprised by the commoner's boldness.

"I can move if this is uncomfortable for you lady Katarine," Maria quickly replies, getting ready to move, but Katarine stops her.

"No, it's fine," Katarine assures her.

"Then can I…" Maria asks with a blush growing on her cheeks. "Kiss you again?"

"Go ahead," Katarine smiles and seconds later, the addictive taste and warmth of Maria's lips return to the noble girl.

Just like before Katarine feels a wonderful mixture of emotions assaults her body because of those soft lips pressed against her own. Maria wraps her arms around Katarine's neck, and the noble hugs the commoner's waist as both girls pull each other closer. There is nothing in the world that Katarine wants more than to stay in this moment for all eternity. Closing her eyes and losing herself in the kiss, Katarine's hands start to roam Maria's back feeling as much as the common girl as she can drifting lower and lower until…

"Ahh!" Maria cries out in surprise, and Katarine's eyes shoot open when she realises that she's groping the commoner's cute little bottom.

"Sorry," Katarine quickly removes her hands. "I got a little carried away again."

"I don't mind," Maria tells her. "I don't mind that you are touching me, lady Katarine," Maria repeats before shyly asking. "Will it be alright if I touch you as well Lady Katarine?"

"That's fine," Katarine nervously replies as she wraps her arms around Maria again. "I just can't refuse her as Maria's heroin charm is in a league of their own."

Resuming their kiss, it doesn't take long for Katarine's hands to continue roaming Maria's back, but the commoner's hands rest on the noble girl's shoulders. "Didn't she say she wanted to touch me too?" Katarine wonders but soon she finds out what Maria had in mind. Katarine had expected to feel Maria's hands on her back, imitating her own actions, but instead, Maria's hands lower and take hold of her chest. The action was so unexpected that Katarine found herself fall back onto Maria's bed, bringing the common girl down with her.

"I'm sorry I…"

Maria starts to pull away as she apologises, but Katarine doesn't want her to go. The actions may have caught her off guard, but that brief second of contact felt so good that there was no way the noble girl would let the commoner stop just like that, instead of telling her though Katarine shows Maria. Pulling the commoner back down Katarine kisses Maria one again surprising the common girl, but soon Katarine feels Maria kissing her back. It takes a bit longer, but soon Katarine also feels Maria's hands groping her chest once again.

Feeling more alive then she has in either of her lives Katarine can't get enough of the feelings inside of her and the feeling of the common girl laid on top of her. The warm of Maria and her fragile body in her hands is enough to keep Katarine happy, but the commoner's hands only make it even better. If Katarine thought that kissing Maria was the best feeling in the world she was mistaken as the commoner's hands massaging her chest makes Katarine feel better, then she could ever imagine. Katarine was groped in her past life by her best friend Atsuko as a joke but that never made Katarine feel a spark like Maria's hand do causing a warmth to form in the noble girl's stomach, and idea's to form in Katarine's mind about taking things further.

"Further!" Katarine jumps at the thought, not wanting to hurt Maria by committing such acts on the common girl. Looking at Maria Katarine can see her look scared an worried she did something wrong as the common girl looks like she is on the verge of tears.

"I'm sorry Maria it isn't you, it's me," Katarine tells her not wanting Maria to cry. "I had to stop us. If we kept going, then I wouldn't be able to stop myself. I don't want to force myself on you Maria, so let's just stop for today."

"Then don't," Maria tells her. "You don't have to hold back lady Katarine."

"But you know what will happen if I do that right, Maria?" Katarine asks.

"I know. But if it's with you lady Katarinethen I don't mind at all," Maria answers taken Katarine's hands in her own. "There is no one else I want to do this with so please lady Katarin please make love to me."

1) Katarine is gentle with Maria treating her like a princess.

2) Katarine's inner villain comes out to dominate the protagonist.

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