|Sylandria|

Izunako was sleeping on the floor with Ashley to make sure she didn't hurt herself. She kept trying to kiss him, but he resisted. Eventually, Izunako gave up and Ashley just glued herself to him. Now, they slept with Ashley resting comfortably on his arm. I smiled at them. It seemed like Izunako didn't like Ashley, but deep down he loves her like a good master would. I unzipped my oversized hoodie and laid my head on Izunako's chest. His body was a bit colder than usual. But he was still warm. I slept easily. The sound of people talking awakened me around an hour later. I opened my eyes slowly. Izunako was looking into my eyes. "Good morning, Sylandria." He smiled at me. I looked around. At various points in a rough circle, Izunako's family was arranged here. Remi had Mari on her lap, who seemed to be playing a game. A rugged, roughly 40-year old man sat next to a woman with similar age. They both had tails. Me and Izunako were on his bed.

"So this is Sylandria?" The man asked. Steven?

"Yep. Haigazu." Izunako sounded more professional than usual. I began to stand up, but I was dizzy and fell back into his arms. "Hey. Take it easy."

Izunako's mother spoke. "So she's really a Harpy?" She sounded excited. Izunako nodded. "Ooooohhhhhhh… I wonder what your child will look like…" I jumped up, my rage building.

"You listen here! We're not doing that! We're never going to have-" Izunako cut me off my brushing his fingers against my leg. I shivered and blushed.

"You sure about that, Silk? You sure you wouldn't have a kid with me?"

"D-don't touch me like that… but maybe. I'll think about it." I said it honestly.

Annabelle laughed. "Hear that, Steven? Grandchildren!"

"I'm not sure that's something we should be excited about. It's just a slap in the face that we're old." Izunako laughed.

"Yeah, I'm surprised you had Mari!" Izunako said as he and Annabelle laughed while Steven looked annoyed. "Anyways, shouldn't you be going?"

Annabelle jumped up. "I guess so." She walked over and whispered in Izunako's ear. "See ya later, Ray. Don't kiss any more slimes while I'm gone." He cringed visibly. "Bye, Sylandria. And a word of advice- Izunako is very energetic. Watch out for that." She walked out ...What…?

"See you later, kid." Steven walked out after his wife.

Remi and Mari were playing with Ashley, so I decided to ask some questions. "Izu… what did your mom mean by 'don't kiss any more slimes'?"

"Ah… eh… my first girlfriend was a slimegirl. And… um… she almost killed me when we had our first kiss. We stuck together, and I almost suffocated. Remi wouldn't let us see each other from that day forward…"

"That's sad…"

"Yeah. I really liked her. I still talk to her, though."

"You… you… you do…? Did you even break up with her?"

The Dragon nodded. "Yeah… she was depressed when I did though. Humans don't really date other species, much less slimes."

I understood completely. "So she was sad because you, the only person who loved her for who she was, was forced to leave her?"

"Yep. I had to protect her, too. Some of the worse guys tried to rape her because she was a slime. That's why she felt insecure when I first met her. She even straight out asked me if I was trying to rape her. I said, 'No. I'm not like the rest of THEM. I'm a damn Dragon. I don't roll like other humans.' She just laughed and started talking to me like I was a close friend."

"What was her name?"

"Elizabeth."

"...Damn. I thought I recognized your name somewhere when I first met you. You were known to gossipers as Elizabeth's Knight, and when I asked her who it was, she told me your name. Izunako. She seemed to prefer Elizabeth's Knight over Izunako when she talked to people who didn't know you."

"Did she…?" The Commander walked in. Again. Always at the worst times, Dragoon.

"Hey you two. You're quite a thing now because of your run-in with that Fallen. People want a name. Got one?" I was annoyed at how calm Kagusi was every time she intruded on us.

Izunako said something. "The Dual Hunters." The Commander left. "Now… do you know where Elizabeth is now?"

I thought hard. "She said she was joining the MDF, but I don't know where. I could check the computers, though." I left to do so.

|Izunako|

At the first sign of Sylandria leaving, Ashley came up to me with a cup of pudding and a spoon. "Hey, Master?"

"What?" I asked her. It was kind of obvious though.

"I want you to feed me." She wouldn't take no for an answer. She opened the pudding cup, and handed me it and the spoon. She then proceeded to sit on my lap and open her mouth. I just dumped the contents into her mouth, and handed her the empty cup and spoon. She walked off, sulking. Sylandria walked in a few minutes later.

"I looked up her name, and she's in Monster Research. Class 5. You want to go see her?"

I hesitated, not knowing what I was to her. Was I an enemy or a friend? We walked over to the part of the compound sectioned off for research. There weren't many people around today, so it wasn't hard to pick her out. Her hair simmered slightly in the dim light. I walked over to her and tapped her shoulder. She turned around, and then punched me to the floor.

"That's for leaving me." Her voice was bitter. I drew my blade, but she grew close and kissed me. "That's for coming back, Izu." Elizabeth hugged me, pressing her chest against my own. She yelled to another researcher that she was going on break, took my hand, and we walked to my room. Ashley rushed me, looking at Elizabeth.

"Master, you can't love anyone but Ashley! This girl cannot love you as much as Ashley can!"

Elizabeth looked calm…? "I can love him as much as you can, if not more."

Ashley was obviously offended. "Prove it then. Violate Master."

The slimegirl was confused. "Violate… him?"

Ashley stripped us to nothing quickly with her tail. "Sex." Me and Elizabeth stood awkwardly staring at each other's body.

"...Let's do it." Elizabeth was quiet, but dragged me into my bed. She's damn good at it.

|Sylandria|

Izunako was sleeping with Elizabeth. She was nude. She's a slime, so it doesn't really matter. But Izunako was, too. What did they do?! I shook Izunako, who muttered something before falling back asleep. I shook him again, and he sat up a little bit, held down by Elizabeth's body. "Izunako, what did you and Elizabeth…"

"We just laid with each other in bed."

"Naked?!"

He nodded. "Yeah. It kind of hurts, her being an Ice Slime, but it's ok."

I sighed at him, ruffling his hair. "Just as long as she doesn't take your first time.

He snarled, lashing out at me with fire. "Like I ever would." We both laughed.