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Omake 1: Petting (1)

EDIT: Feeling a bit too tired and slightly sick (allergies) today to write a proper chapter so... Here is something that gives you all wholesomeness and expands on the characterization of the group- it's canon, btw.

"You want to... what?"

Ghislaine blinked, unsure why John would get so confused about what she just said. It wasn't like she asked him something bad or awkward.

"I wanted to know if you could pet me."

The comment came almost out of the blue, that much she could understand. But the beastwoman couldn't see why the rest of the group would just stop to listen that. It was a free day, they were all enjoying some peaceful hours by the living room and Ghis was feeling extremely bored. It was too early to go and train, especially since the training grounds nearby had to be filled with people and had no available space to them. So, the young woman had contemplated in the last couple of hours what she could do to pass some time and still not be bored.

The end result was the reason why she asked this kind of request to John: despite her reluctance to expose herself so bluntly, especially since they were still grasping what kind of relationship they were in. Him, her, Zenith- it was an incredibly difficult thought to digest. And Ghislaine couldn't help but realize there was one way to get a proper answer out of her own usual bluntness: trusting one of them and then allowing her subconscious to speak for her.

Despite the brief hesitation due to how direct of a question she delivered, John eventually allowed this to happen by sitting down by one of the 'couches' he had built by mixing a normal single-person couch and a mattress, and allowing her to lay down on the rest of the soft laying spot so she could draw the maximum relief out of it. Her animal ears twitched even as the human had yet to reach for them... but when he did, the blissful note of being cared for struck her fully.

Sure, it wasn't as intense as the more intimate actions of several weeks ago had been, but it was enough to get her to feel pleased with herself about finding something good to do. The sight didn't go unnoticed by the rest of the crew, the trio having long decided to ditch their current activities and comment on the situation. While their voices didn't reach John, that didn't mean Ghislaine failed to hear their interesting conversation.

"Do you think these ears are as soft as they look?" Geese inquired to his partner in peeping, Elinalise nodding back at him.

"They have to."

"They are," Zenith remarked absently, causing the other two to suddenly stare at her. "W-What?"

"How do you know that?" Elinalise asked mirthfully, causing the blonde to blush a storm at that genuine query.

Geese merely chuckled and yet said nothing as his gaze returned to the two sitting by the couch. Everything was chill there, with John still retaining some perplexity on the situation. He ultimately offered a question that was easy to hear and understand.

"So, what brought this up?"

"Well," Ghislaine paused a bit, allowing her mind to finally settle on the situation now that she was without doubts and hesitation. "I wanted to know how it feels when my mate comforts me like this."

John's eyes widened a fraction, but he didn't stop with the treatment, actually getting a bit more focused into it as a small smile crept on his face. A smile that was matched by the girl's growing one.

"...She actually confessed!" Geese exclaimed, almost squealing in delight while looking at a pouty Elinalise. "No puffing cheeks- just pay me the toll of your ignorance~."

The elf then reached for her money pouch and delivered two Silver Coins to the grinning Nukan which happily stored them in his own pouch.

"You two really bet on Ghis saying that?" Zenith asked, slightly scandalized by this behavior.

"Oh no," The grinning man replied. "We bet she would have done that before you did."

The blonde paused, then glared at the two as Eli sported a sheepish look while Geese just couldn't let go of his shit-eating grin.

"...W-Well, I had her first kiss so..."

"You what?" The Nukan's eyes widened in shock at that, while the elf giggled at that remark before stretching her arm towards the brunet and gesturing him to pay. "Dangit..."

A silver coin went back to the girl's waiting clutches, causing Zenith to huff at them.

"Another bet? How many do you have?"

"A few. Really, it's not our fault that you three are a source of interest for everyone," Geese pointed out, thinking back of the few bets he heard at the Guild he could now make some money with.

Meanwhile Elinalise sported a giddy grin. "Plus, it allows me to understand you three better for when it's my turn."

The other two paused, giving her lengthy looks and causing the Elf to giggle nervously. "What?"

Zenith shook her head, opting to look back at the chilling duo. "Screw it, I'm going to rest a bit."

The rest of the group nodded, but where they expected Zenith to just go back upstairs to rest in her room, Elinalise was soon giggling again as the blonde just walked up to the couch and got accepted easily and happily in Ghislaine arms in a tight cuddle hug. Both shared a very nervous but overall happy John's lap.

Geese's jaw dropped to the ground at the sight as he knew this was his defeat the moment he saw Eli's arm stretched again as her hand wriggled for a single demand.

"Pay up~."

The other silver coin plus another from his own pocket was dispensed, leaving a happy elf with a small gain of a silver coin through bets today.

A huff, he shook his head at the cruelty of the overall situation.

Still, he knew that writing a letter to Therese was going to cheer him up just right so... nothing of importance was really lost.

AN

I understand that this Omake comes at a time when I left the story in a particular Cliffhanger but... I'm not in the mental means to handle giving you readers a good enough chapter. If I try to write a main story chapter instead of this, I know it would be sub-par compared to usual. So please understand that it's not a 'either a main story channel or an omake' situation, but a 'either an omake or nothing' situation. Also, I still wanted to write since I... wanted to. I will probably be better later today to write something in the snippets archive tho.

REVIEW Q&A!

Sonicflash78: Rudy will not appear in this story.

Poharan: Maybe, if I can fit the scene in the plot somehow.