"Here, Emilia-tan. Let me handle it,"
Following a quiet evening dinner, Subaru, Beatrice, and Emilia were busy cleaning up the dining room. It was a routine they had maintained for years, and made what would normally be a chore into a quick and easy activity to help them all wind down after a nice meal.
On a regular day, they would all chip in and share the brunt of the workload. It made their lives much easier, and drastically reduced the amount of time the menial tasks took. However, after the morning's events, Subaru had a personal debt to pay. His wife and spirit had treated him, and so he couldn't have them breaking their backs cleaning up. That would be simply ungentlemanly of him.
"Subaru, it's no problem, I've got it," Emilia replied with a smile, continuing to gather the empty plates and dishes. However, she was very quickly interrupted when Subaru swept in, taking over and preventing his precious wife from dirtying her hands any further.
"Absolutely not. You've had a busy day, I insist you sit back and relax," he demanded, "that means you too Beako. You've done more than enough for today!"
"I refuse to let my delusional contractor do everything, in fact," Beatrice scowled, continuing to wipe down the table in front of her. This was in stark contrast to Emilia, who had gladly plonked herself onto the sofa directly behind the working Subaru, who was busy organizing the dishes on the table into convenient piles.
Whereas Beatrice was growing increasingly irritated at his refusal of help, Emilia was more than happy to kick back and watch her husband work, admiring Subaru and all his gracefulness that he displayed while doing simple housework. Despite the fact he had since put on some clothes that weren't just an apron, his casual attire still allowed her to check him out as much as she pleased.
His outfit consisted of a dark purple muscle tee and a black vest with accents of orange, allowing the two ladies in his life a year-round view of his toned arms and shoulders. He also donned a pair of dark trousers and a handcrafted leather belt, holstering a survival knife, some trail mix, and a few other utilities that were good to have in their gathering lifestyle. Lastly, he had long retired his sneakers in favor of a pair of sturdy explorer's boots, giving him the confidence to take every step with a sense of adventure in his heart. He used to wear a tattered yellow shawl to commemorate an old friend, but it had long since worn away into fabric scraps.
"Unlike a certain someone, Betty is very helpful and spectacular, I suppose."
"Yeah yeah, go sit down, you can't even reach the center of the table," Subaru teased, picking up his beloved spirit under her arms like a cat, before sitting her down next to a very amused Emilia. The death glare Beatrice shot Subaru didn't last long though, for when Emilia pulled her into a bear hug, she couldn't help but grin at a jealous-looking Subaru.
"Okay then, if you insist, I suppose you can handle everything," Beatrice sighed, sinking deeper into Emilia's embrace as she smirked at her distraught looking contractor.
"O-Okay…Good then, I'm glad! You girls should be relaxing after all," he stuttered, a tinge of jealousy hitting him upon realizing his ladies would be alone without him.
"That we will do. As a matter of fact, I think it's fair that we leave you to your devices," Emilia hummed, standing up from her seat, catching Beatrice's eye with a mischievous glance. "Come along Betty, let us know when you're all done and dusted Subaru,"
"Was that a Subaruism?"
"Okay byeeeee! " Emilia shouted, dragging Beatrice into the hallway by her hand, leaving Subaru utterly perplexed in her wake. Once they were far enough away that they were out of earshot, Beatrice spoke up.
"What in the world was that all about, I suppose?"
" Okay Beatrice, I need your help. I want to do something extra super special to repay Subaru for earlier, "
"I assume you'd like to repay him for his theatrics this morning, I suppose? If that's the case, what're you willing to pay for my services?"
"W-Wha-…I'm not sure…"
"I'm only teasing you, in fact. Betty doesn't expect any payment from the girl who makes Subaru so happy." Beatrice said, now dragging Emilia by the hand into a room similar to the one she pulled Subaru into just days prior.
"You've been together so long, I assume you want something that will really knock his socks off," Beatrice said, to which Emilia quickly nodded in agreement.
"Well yes…he's always taken the initiative and gone out of his way to make me feel special, so I think I need to do more to, you know, make him feel that way too," Emilia said, a rosy blush rapidly spreading across her blemishless face.
Beatrice smirked at the half-elf's noticeable embarrassment, knowing full well just what the nature of the conversation was in Emilia's mind. It was rather fun to tease her, but she worried that Subaru would scold her if he found out, so she chose to behave for now.
Beatrice took a long moment to think, before her gaze fell upon the same bed of flowers she had been sitting by just hours before whilst Subaru and Emilia enjoyed themselves. There were many types of gorgeous blossoms, but the most striking were none other than the crop of alluring red roses.
When the blonde spirit-loli's eyes fell upon them, she knew instantly just what Emilia needed to do in order to blow Subaru's mind even harder than usual.
"Leave it to Betty! She has the perfect idea in mind, in fact!"
"Aaaaand done!" Subaru uttered under his breath, placing the final dinner plate onto the drying rack before rinsing his hands under some cold water for a few seconds. He couldn't say he disliked washing the dishes, as menial as the task was. It gave him some time to himself where he could just…think.
That thinking time, however, was interrupted when the heavy wooden door to the kitchen creaked open, and a rather small girl wandered through, her eyes closed with grace and each step she took was calculated and precise.
"Lord Subaru, your presence is required in the royal bath, in fact," she said, bowing gracefully before stepping aside and motioning for the formal royalty to walk past. At first he was confused by her sudden formalities, but when she cracked one eye open to peek at him and grin, he knew the reason why. Smiling to himself, he went along with the act.
"I see, I shall attend to the matter with utmost urgency. Many thanks for your diligence, Lady Beatrice." Subaru said with a regal accent before returning the bow.
He dried his hands on a hand towel, then made his way through the kitchen door that Beatrice was politely holding open. Once he was through the doorway, she herself followed through, shutting the door behind her and hurrying up to Subaru's side.
Subaru held his hand out, which she readily grasped, enjoying the size and warmth of his grip. They walked the long halls of the castle in each other's company, the vast emptiness of these stone halls never feeling empty so long as they had each other.
Subaru glanced down at his most loyal companion, her gaze meeting his own, partially in confusion, partially in happiness. "Thank you, Beako,"
"Eh? For what in particular, I wonder?"
"Well… for everything, I guess!"
Beatrice rolled her eyes and smiled, the pair continuing down the long hall holding hands in silence, simply enjoying being in each other's company. Subaru thought back to something his mother had told him many years ago, about how you should be able to enjoy complete silence with someone you love, and just how true that statement truly was.
Both Beatrice and Emilia alike. They just had to be there for him to be truly happy.
As they approached the bathroom door, Beatrice slowed her pace, before eventually stopping completely.
"Betty wishes to read before she goes to bed, so she will go no further than this. The rest is once again up to you, I suppose,"
Subaru needn't not reply to her, he simply cast her a warm smile, and nodded his head in affirmation. That was all she needed to see, and she quickly turned her back, walking back the way they came.
What Subaru wouldn't see, however, was the beaming smile cast upon her little face, brimming with pride and love. She had gotten to be a wing-spirit twice in one day. Just how spoiled was she?
Although, just before she was out of view, Beatrice turned around, yelling:
"Be sure not to keep Betty waiting too long, in fact,"
"Haha, no promises!"
"... Hmph!"
Beatrice stormed off in a fake huff, making fun of the iconic way Subaru used to storm off whenever he didn't want to deal with something, as well as finally getting out of his way and letting him do his job. She peered over her shoulder to see if he was watching her go, and to her dismay, he was smiling while doing it. He gave her a small wave, but she just looked straight forward again and continued marching towards their bed chamber.
Once Beatrice turned the hallway, Subaru opened the door to the bathhouse and was immediately hit with a mass of steam. He stepped through and tried to ignore it, but it took him a few seconds to adjust to the heat and the reduced visibility. Almost as if this was accounted for, a trail of rose petals caught Subaru's eye, starting from where he was standing and leading further into the room. Subaru followed the flower petal path laid out for him until he finally reached his promised land.
Waiting for him within the in-ground tub was his smoking hot wife, almost fully submerged in the hot, herb-infused water that relaxed the muscles and cleared the mind. Her arms and upper back rested along the stone rim of the bath, her breasts floated in the hot water, and her right leg was folded over her left so that her foot bobbed just out of the water. She looked up, tilted her head to the side, and lowered her eyelids at him, making a beckoning motion with her finger.
How could he resist?
With every step he took, he shed another article of clothing. From his shirt, to his pants, then socks, shoes, underwear, until finally he was naked enough to join her in the bath, one that was steamy in more ways than one. He first dipped one foot in, then the other, then got past that agonizing midpoint of submerging his waist, then the rest was easy. He glided through the water until he met Emilia's legs, where he grabbed the one most prominent one and placed a kiss atop her foot, then a few up her shin, and finished with one on her knee. Subaru looked at her now blushing face, happy that he could still get to her like this.
"Hello, gorgeous~." Subaru cooed at her, placing his cheek on her knee as he gazed longingly at her.
"Hello, handsome~." Emilia cooed back, moving her heel to press into his back and bring him in closer. Subaru instantly reciprocated, leaning in closer until their bellies were nearly touching, taking the opportunity to wrap his toned arms around her midsection and explore the bumps and curves of her athletic tummy and womanly hips. She wasted no time in securing him in a leglock, throwing her arms around his neck, pushing her hips up so that her genitals teasingly kissed his.
Subaru buried his face into the crook of her neck, planting soft kisses on her fair skin, trying his best to hold back his ever-growing lust. Emilia only fed into that rising desire, leaning into his kisses, snaking an arm around to the back of his head to push him in further, goading him to sink further and further into his desires. It was as if she was daring him to eat her up at this point, egging him on to lose what little control he still maintained, and burst into the lust-fed animal she knew resided within him.
It took mere seconds for his inhibitions to drop, the gentle caress of his darling wife was something that would never lose its charm, no matter how many years went by. Subaru's hands sank down to cup her bottom, slowly lifting her out of the water until he could rest her on the edge of the bath, never once pulling his face away from the comfort of Emilia's shoulder.
"Oh no, is my dear husband feeling pent up? I'm reaaaaally sorry about leaving you high and dry earlier." She brought the back of her hand to her forehead, pretending to be Subaru's idea of a damsel in distress. "How can I ever make this up to you~?"
Subaru's hands moved along the curves of her figure, one stopping on the small of her back and the other to support her head, and let her fall slowly back towards the rustic stone floor. Subaru loomed over, flexing his hips so that his penis could rest atop her belly, reminding her just how deep he could go. He moved up from her neck and placed a wet kiss on the tip of her pointed ear, before whispering into it:
"I can think of a few ideas~." Subaru moved his hips back so he could align his tip with her entrance, and Emilia's leglock allowed her to insert his first inches inside her. The greedy woman that she was, she thought 'Fuck it' and pressed her heels in hard, forcing Subaru to sheathe himself entirely within her folds. Subaru craned his head back at the sudden surprise, allowing him to see that he and Emilia were wearing the same O-face, their mutual satisfaction painted all over their expressions.
Emilia made sure her embrace around the back of his neck was secure, guaranteeing that she could keep her lover's forehead touching hers as much as possible, that way she wouldn't miss a single second of the cute faces he made. It killed his soul every time he had to pull out of her heavenly warmth, but it was all worth it when Emilia's powerful legs pulled him back in.
After a few powerful slams against the back walls of her vagina, the couple instantly realized what was missing and began to kiss as they made love, Emilia bringing him down so that she could smush her lips against Subaru's. Their chests pressed against each other, Emilia's large boobs squishing flat against his pectorals like fluffy pancakes, regaining some of their roundness whenever they pulled back to breathe.
This went on for quite a while, the cycle of pounding, thrusting, kissing, resting, and repeating never got old to them for even a second. Their passion for each other was lighting a perpetual fire in their hearts, each pump of his hips drove her to buck her hips against him, and every time she thrusted upwards it made him pull back just enough to plunge back in. Whenever their lips touched, it was more powerful than any aphrodisiac, and they should know since they tested them all over the course of their married life. In the end, there was nothing like the taste of one's lover to rekindle the furnace of lust that dwelled within them both, bringing them closer and closer to the edge of their collective orgasms.
Though their passion was hot, being outside of the warm water for too long finally caught up to them in the form of a shiver that ran up both their backs. Without having to communicate their intent, they both slowed their motions so that Subaru could carry Emilia and bring them both back into the bath, cutting off their imminent climaxes for the sake of repositioning for a better experience. Subaru submerged them up to their chests, sitting on the bench that encircled the royal tub while Emilia sat in his lap, her legs still locked around him and her walls still clamping around his throbbing length.
Once they were comfortable they resumed, Emilia using her buoyancy to hop up and down on his cock with ease, while Subaru was able to lift her and bring her back down without issue. What was a fast and energetic lovemaking session turned into something slower, less concerned with speed and more focused on feeling every little bit of each other as they consummated their love again and again. Whenever they took short breaks from kissing, they would press their foreheads against each other, feeling the vibes they both gave off to get a read for the mood and desires. After being together so long, they had learned to pick up on anything and everything that could bring them closer together.
It wasn't long until they came back to the verge of their postponed climaxes, the added heat from the surrounding water making it easier for them to catch up again. Neither Subaru nor Emilia could ever tell which one of them would cum first when they had sex, they always seemed to finish at the exact same time, as if they were made for each other to the point where even their orgasms were in sync. But in the end, they never really cared that much so long as Emilia got her daily creampie and Subaru got to undo his blue balling from earlier.
He made sure to hold her down for the entire duration of his release, thrusting a little here and there to make sure her womb was packed with his seed, while Emilia's folds milked his cock for everything he had to offer her. Needing to catch their breaths, they finally pulled away from each other's lips for good and rested their chins over each other's shoulders, both making gasping and moaning sounds as they continued to cum. They squeezed each other tight, holding onto one another as if their lives depended on it, lasting throughout their orgasms and far beyond after it ended.
For a good long while the couple simply sat unmoving, their faces buried in the crooks of each other's necks. They had no reason to move, no desire to leave the position they were in currently, and despite the fact that Subaru was growing soft inside of her, neither of them made an effort to pull him out. They were too far consumed in their unimaginable love and unbreakable calm to care about such trivial things.
Occasionally, Emilia would peck at his neck ever so gently, yet aside from that neither of them shifted. They just sat in the warmth of the bath, desperately clinging to each other, basking in the joy and peace of the room. That, and they were each very much exhausted after their lengthy lovemaking session, so they needed a while to recover and find the energy to actually get up and get clean.
After nearly twenty minutes of silence and immobility, Subaru was the first to move, taking one of her generous breasts into his hand, before moving his head down to plant his face into the other—taking her hard nipple between his lips like a nursing child. Emilia squealed, her nipples even more sensitive than they usually were, sending waves of pleasure throughout her still-recovering body every time he sucked or tugged on them.
Her hands instinctively rose to the back of his head, forcing him in place, encouraging him to keep sucking and biting on her aching nipples. It was an almost motherly emotion that flooded her mind, how she desired this man's child was all she could think about.
Her mind was slowly clouding over, unable to handle the influx of thoughts shooting through her brain…before Subaru let go of her nipple from his mouth, choosing instead to violently motorboat her breasts like a teenager who had never seen a pair before. This managed to snap Emilia out of her trance-like state, and a heart-capturing giggle escaped her lips.
"Hehehe. That's enough out of you, 'young man'," she said, sheepishly covering her chest with her arms, "I think that's enough horsing around for now, we really shouldn't be keeping Betty waiting for too much longer,"
"I guess that's true, we have been in here for a long while…I just can't get enough of my Emilia-tan's boobs!"
"I know you can't, that's why I always give you free reign over them!" Emilia winked, teasingly pushing her arms together, pushing her breasts out.
The couple laughed as they finally began to pull away from each other, Subaru's semi slipping out of Emilia's pussy, accidentally letting his seed spill into the water. They made eye contact, before wordlessly standing up and wading to the other end of the bath. As much as Emilia loved it, she'd rather not bathe in it. Not right now, anyway.
Putting that slip-up past them, they very quickly got to washing each other as they loved to do. Subaru took extra care to 'wash' her breasts, ass, and genitals as well as possible, whereas Emilia's cleaning of his junk may appear to just be a handjob, but was actually definitely the best method of washing up…definitely. The fact that he came from it was just a fun little coincidence, nothing more.
They took the time to just sit and stare at each other, admiring the bodies they loved so much. It was seemingly a miracle that even after all these years, they were still both so physically attractive to one another, but that is truly the wonder of near-immortality at the end of the day. Subaru's washboard abs and Emilia's nearly perfect figure absolutely belonged in a modeling magazine, and yet they were solely reserved for them and them alone. Nobody (aside from Beatrice when necessary) else would ever gain the pleasure of witnessing either of their marvelous physiques, and they were truly glad that that's the way it will continue to be for the rest of time.
The pair continued to deliver copious amounts of compliments to each other, never stopping the fondling they called washing.
"Damn Emilia-tan, I swear your breasts are getting bigger! I'm going to have to make you some new bras soon…" Subaru hefted her fatty mounds as he lost himself in thought, recalling the fun process of re-measuring Emilia's bust. "Ah, but to think you hardly wear them that often anymore, what a waste…" He feigned distress, faking woes that his wife wouldn't wear his handmade undergarments.
"I don't cover my boobs because you're always groping them, you know. You're borderline obsessed! " Emilia said, her hand grasping the magnificent firmness of his posterior, unable to contain it all within her grasp. Whilst Subaru didn't particularly find any enjoyment from her perverted groping, the look of sheer adoration and infatuation spread on her face stopped him from objecting.
"Y-Yeah? Not like you're complaining though, so I shall continue doing so until the day I die… which is never, so I'll never stop!" To prove his point, Subaru teasingly pinched her sensitive nipples, his strong fingers expertly pinching and stroking in just the right spots to make her squirm in place. Though she moved side to side and moaned like she was protesting, not a single muscle in her body desired him to stop. She would let him fondle her chest all night long if that's what he wanted, and she would enjoy his body all the same, thinking this while rubbing her thumb over the tip of his penis.
They did in fact keep Beatrice waiting.
Though they always tried to be mindful of their shared spirit companion, sometimes time would elude them and they would spend several minutes, sometimes even hours longer than intended in each other's arms. But the spirit girl accepted this, knowing full well that her Subaru and Emilia had needs they had to deal with, so she would wait around from time to time for them to finish. She would keep herself by reading, cleaning, or making arrangements for all three of them to enjoy when the two lovebirds returned to her.
After 400 years of being together, the initial contract between Subaru and Beatrice had reached the end of its term, the empty years Beatrice lost to the Forbidden Library had been fully replaced with cherished memories with her contractor. When the time came to make a more permanent contract, they both agreed to include Emilia this time around. Since her contract with Puck was long gone and she had already been with them for centuries, they decided to immortalize their bond that day as a spirit-user trio, to walk these lands with and for each other so long as they all shall live.
Another 400 years and then some had passed since the forming of their new contract, and Beatrice had no regrets. Though she would always have a slight preference for Subaru, Emilia inclusion in her life as a co-contractor had brought Beatrice nothing but extended happiness throughout the ages. She would've been happy with only Subaru, but to share her existence with the air-headed girl that both her Subaru and her Bubby were so fond of, the same woman who had treated her with nothing but kindness since the day they first met… How could Beatrice not love having an extra pair of hands to pat her head and dote on her?
She had little to regret or doubt about her past 1,400 years of life, but lately she had been finding herself plagued with worries of the future. Though their lives were long, their health was optimal, and not a day went by without a smile, Beatrice constantly thought of the long path that lay ahead of them all. She would fret over the possibility of some horrible tragedy befalling one of them, or the inevitability that one of them will one day end up all alone, or maybe there was some horrible unknown element that could put an end to their happily ever after! There was no guarantee that their good fortune of a peaceful life would last forever, and there was no telling when disaster could strike when their guards were down! For all she knew, they could all soon face their—
"—!"
Just as Beatrice's thoughts were starting to turn grim, she was brought back to reality by the sound of her contractors giggling as their bare feet slapped against the tile hall towards the royal bedchamber. Beatrice was laying spread eagle in the middle of the bed's velvety comforter, the night's temperature fair enough to not require its warmth, deep in thought while awaiting her two sleeping companions. Like most nights, Beatrice wore a simple pink nightgown, letting her fancy hair down so that it spread across the bed like golden tendrils with pink tips. She was staring at the mural on the ceiling, long faded by this point but still entertaining to stare at while immersed in her own mind.
When the couple entered the room, walking shoulder to shoulder while holding hands, Beatrice smiled to herself seeing them wear what she had given them for the night. While Emilia and Subaru bathed, Beatrice had picked out nightwear she thought suited them, taking pride in her ability to pick outfits that brought out the best of both their features.
"Yo Beako, thanks for the clothes!" Subaru raised his free hand to give her a casual salute, the form-fitting black t-shirt showing off the rippling muscles that lay just underneath. He was also wearing a plain pair of orange pajama bottoms, the loose-fitting garment completing his iconic color scheme, while also having him wear something Emilia could easily remove.
"Mm-hm! As always Beatrice, your taste is on point!" Emilia agreed, swaying her hips side to side to show off her lavender-colored sheer nightdress, bumping the side of her curvaceous rear into her husband's leg. The material that made up her dress was loose, breezy, and was just see-through enough for the color and shape of her nipples to show through the thin fabric, a detail Subaru worked painstakingly to get just right when he initially made it.
"Hmph! If you two were truly grateful, you wouldn't have kept Betty waiting so long to go to bed, I suppose!" Beatrice snapped, instantly regretting the words she said. Of course she didn't mean it, she wasn't even that upset, but the worrisome thoughts she was having made her antsy and on-edge. She craned her head up to see their reactions, fearing that after a thousand years that this could be the moment where everything went wrong, but all she saw were a pair of expressions that she recognized all too well.
With a matching set of deviously teasing smiles, the couple let go of each other's hands so they could part and enter the bed from both sides, Subaru laying beside Beatrice's left half and Emilia going around the bed to lie down on the spirit's right. Sandwiched between her two contractors, Beatrice could feel the heat rising to her face as she felt their chests squish against the sides of her head. While Emilia's overly soft breasts felt so plush and soft that they were shaping to the contour of her head, Subaru's chest was firm, muscular, and was flat enough for Beatrice to hear his beating heart.
"Beatrice, did we take too long? We're sorry, sometimes we just get so immersed in what we're doing, time manages to get away from us." Emilia cooed, wrapping an arm underneath Beatrice so she could pull her a little closer to her chest.
"Yeah, sorry Beako. You're the brains out of the three of us, it's only natural that Emilia-tan and I would make dumb choices without you. It's part of the reason why we will never stop loving you." Subaru reassured her, following his wife's actions in snaking an arm around Beatrice's back to pull her in closer.
"Mmmmmph…" Beatrice puffed her cheeks out in a pout, huffing at her inability to stay mad at the two. As much as she wanted to leverage her position to demand some extra attention, they had beaten her to it and started giving her care and apologies they could give. With their free hands, they each took one of Beatrice's tiny hands in their own, holding them so she could drain mana and so that they could channel their feelings of compassion to their spirit partner.
"Subaru and I have our fun together here and there, but we both agree that the time we get to spend with you is an irreplaceable part of our lives. Subaru and I may be married, but you're the one that makes us whole~."
"Mmhm! No matter how much time passes, 'Beako is the cutest' is a truth that will stand true forever and ever! There's no one else in the world quite like you, Beako, and every day I'm so thankful that you chose us~."
"... *sniff*, *hic*...!" Beatrice was doing her best to hold back her tears, the overly-kind words her contractors were putting out was more praise than she was used to in one sitting. Though she wanted to cry, to let out the emotions she had been told time and time again not to bottle up, she reminded herself that she was more than a thousand years old! She was the eldest out of the three on this bed, she should be the last person who should be sobbing like a child!
As if they were reading her mind, Subaru and Emilia nodded at each other and used their shared hold on Beatrice to pull her high on the bed. The position of Beatrice's face moved from between her contractors' chests to between their faces, resting the back of her head on the down pillows alongside the two people she loved most. Right when she was feeling confident in getting her emotions under control, Beatrice's butterfly-pupiled eyes went wide when she felt a pair of lips on each cheek, each holding a long kiss to the side of her adorable face before pulling back with a tandem *chu* sound.
If they weren't already smiling before, the witch and the sage would've certainly started at the sight of their spirit turning red in the face, tears of pure happiness running down her cheeks and over the spots they had just kissed. The couple each rested a cheek atop Beatrice's head, nuzzling into her eternally perfect golden-blonde hair.
Since her body and hands were still being held, all Beatrice could do was lay there and take the emotional overload.
"This isn't fair, in fact! *sniff* Y-You two shouldn't be teaming up against Betty like this!" She tried to sound serious in lecturing the two people younger than her, but the sheer amount of joy that was currently filling her heart prevented Beatrice from coming off as any type of authoritative figure. " You should both be a—A-Ah…!" Instead of continuing her farce, trying to be something she knew she wasn't, Beatrice stopped talking and finally allowed herself to cry.
They would all need to let out some feelings of sadness and frustrations from time to time, even with a life as ideal as theirs, but part of Beatrice's stubbornness had remained throughout the years, preventing her from doing so at regular intervals. Just like how too much mana could poison the body, unresolved feelings can also accumulate and do damage, so Subaru and Emilia would occasionally draw those feelings out of Beatrice so that she could live a happy and healthy life. They never stopped holding her once the sobbing, the two themselves shedding a few tears from the intense display of raw emotion before them. They all shared their happiness and sadness, their dreams and fears, and their high and low points, and so they also shared in this cry that encompassed all of those feelings and more.
"We love you, Beatrice." Subaru further pressed his cheek against her head, shamelessly letting some of his tears fall into her perfect hair.
"Now and forever more, we will always love you." Emilia rubbed her porcelain thumb over the top of Beatrice's hand.
"... B-Betty *hic* l-loves you two as well!" Beatrice was having a hard time speaking, but as she lay on her back crying at the ceiling, she squeezed the hands that held hers with all her might, which didn't exceed that of the average child. The idea of mana draining wasn't even on her mind, she just wanted to hold and be held with the same love that had sustained them for the past eon, and would continue to keep them together for the eons still to come.
For several minutes Beatrice wept, her worries of the future slowly being replaced with seeds of hope for a bright future, one where the joys of life awaited them around every turn. It was this peace of mind that was able to finally subside her sobs, and eventually let her weariness catch up to her and put her to sleep for the night. Her two contractors, upon seeing her passed-out state, let their respective holds around Beatrice loosen a little bit. Now that they had finished being there for their beloved spirit for emotional support, they would now rest themselves and accompany Beatrice in her slumber. After a quick kiss with each other over her head, Emilia and Subaru nuzzled their faces back into Beatrice's silky smooth hair and allowed that feeling to put them both to sleep.
Even though they were all unconscious, Beatrice's dainty little fingers tightened their grip around the hands that held them in her sleep, and the married contractors both squeezed her hand tighter in response. They all smiled in their sleep at once, their souls in perfect sync as they rested their minds and bodies as one.