POV Narrator:
Sunday 14 June 2020, Edinburgh, Scotland
Mary continued to venture into the vastness of the forest of Arcturus, already far from the boss's radar, which could save her from being found by the witch, but even so she still faced difficulties due to the lack of magic, for having strayed too far from a zone of influence of magic and also the broom itself did not have enough magic to continue the flight, meanwhile in Edinburgh, She was still a little depressed due to the events that led to the loss of her arm, from time to time having some hallucinations with her boss appearing and this was leading to many moments of PTSD with the McLaren who just wanted to recover from all that evil, calming down from time to time, with the help of Marianne who was always by her side to give all the support and affection of the world. It had been a week since Hellene had lost her arm, she no longer felt pain from the contact of her arm with things, becoming less painful, as well as less weak.
POV Hellene:
I wake up for another day, seeing dat my mother had just given me a ring warning dat breakfast was ready, I get up a bit sleepy and den I see 'er leaving de room as usual, I wake Mari up too, she is kind of moaning not to wake up, as she usually does, dey are such cute sounds, I find it de cutest ding in de world.
"Good morning Hellene" she said rubbing 'er face looking like a kitten.
"Good morning Mari, let's eat" She yawns and goes to sit down, I'm already having breakfast.
Today mum made pancakes, I love dem, I'm eating dem and spreading maple syrup on 'er, it's really good, as well as all dis, Mari is also eating a lettle bit dat I'm giving 'er in 'er mouth, even without having a hand I can still do it, it's really good to see dat I'm recovering, although de boss keeps tormenting me every night with 'er dreams and hallucinations, I hate it, de bitch wants to cause me a fucking PTSD.
"The pancake is very good" said de cute Leclerc.
"My mother always being a hands-on cook" I tell 'er as she goes about eating and enjoying every morsel.
We go together eating and I think dat today I can give de chance to go out, at least to sunbathe, de day is always so beautiful outside and I'm 'ere like a fool locked in dis room for a week now, I 'ave to go out, I won't stay in 'ere forever, at least to get over de trauma, I dink I'm already finishing eating 'ere, dese pancakes from my mum are also very filling, dey seem to be made with something else, it's strange.
I finish eating and get up in a good mood, which I end up getting slapped on de butt and see dat Mari looks at me and gives a lettle smile.
"Wait for me if I'm going to take a bath" she said.
"I dink we can go out to de backyard today, just to get some sun, it's been a week since I left my room" I say to Leclerc who even cracks a big smile at me.
"Hellene that's wonderful, but don't go out like that, you're not even wearing panties, your sister and Akko don't want to see your freckled butt" I blushed, but she laughed.
"Don't talk like dat, it's not dat much and Diana must 'ave too, just by her face you can see dat she even has more freckles on 'er body dan me" I say turning to face de French girl who blushes a lettle.
"You're a cutie Hellene, but let's take a bath, by the way I love how you have a fluffy bush in front of you too, come on, but stay dressed at least when you go out, I'm glad you want to go out" Marianne said getting up and patting me on de head.
I take off my t-shirt, which is de only piece of clothing I had on, it's easier to take a shower dese days, besides going to de bathroom, I dink I got too lazy to walk like dat, but Mari is not so different, she takes off 'er t-shirt and den 'er panties, and we walk together to de bathroom.
She starts de bathtub and first of all she washes my wound, taking de bandages off and it is much less sticky dan before, I notice dat it has closed a lot, so much dat since yesterday I don't need to be tied up, I can easily get de medicine on my arm and now I really dedn't feel anything, it seems dat I am finally recovered.
"Look we have a breakthrough, soon you will be able to remove the stitches from your arm" said Leclerc and I'm getting excited, but soon I will go through another surgical process and I'm already scared just imagining it.
"It dedn't hurt at all, I dink de wound should be closing by now, now let's take a shower" I tell 'er and she goes to get a pot of wax and I don't understand a ding.
"The pain is not over yet, until the water fills up we will only have a quick shave, are you ready?" said Mari and I swallowed my saliva.
"It hurts terribly Mari, my mother did it to me once and she pulls hard" I say already horrified.
"But that's just the way it comes out, I promise I'll do it with care" Said Leclerc.
After waxing and bathing...
I don't know why it had to be right underneath, I missed my lips because Mari pulled so hard, at least de bath helped to relax de pain and I am smoother dan using any razor, it has been a while since I took out my red hair, Mari has black hair and it shocks me how calm she is pulling 'ers, even de ones underneath.
We leave de bathroom and walk to my wardrobe, I put on a pair of panties, a pair of shorts, a top and a shirt on top, Mari puts on trousers and a tank top, she looks really cute.
"Look how beautiful you are Hellene, but seriously I wish I had the luck you have, you can hardly see the hair on your leg are very light" said Leclerc.
"I don't know, I don't really care, my mother says dat dis is also a bit of my mother Bernadette's genetics, she suffered with hair, my mother Laura lacks hair, I've never seen 'er shaving or anything, Diana must 'ave taken dis part of mother Laura too, but it doesn't make so much difference, you can hardly see red hair or platinum blond, now let's go, I want to go out for de first time" I said to 'er.
I put on slippers, Mari puts on trainers and together we go outside, down de stairs, I could just hear de sound of spells being used, also some light effects, gee it's really nice to see down 'ere in de room again, I'm getting to de back door and I see dat my sister was fighting with Akko, de two of dem must be training, with my mum kind of meditating in 'ers, finally I feel de sun beating down on my body, I was already missing being out 'ere.
"Who do you think wins the two?" asks Leclerc who was holding my hand.
"My heart would say my sis, but I dink Akko is smarter, not in knowledge, but in combat in general, I feel deir magic 'ere and dey seem to be quite comparable" I say as I observe both of dem and I already 'ave a smile on my face.
"Diana looks like she knows a lot too, I'd go for Akko because of the way she has that Akko way of being, it gives a little something extra in a fight like this, but anyway, I'm happy to be out here with you" she said leaning 'er head against mine and leaning in a lettle.
Mari is tall and ends up being a lettle distant from me, a shame, sometimes I feel bad for being so short, but at least spending time with Leclerc has been de best thing, she takes care of me with so much love and affection, always makes me feel happy and comfortable, I never feel insecure away from 'er, on de contrary. Diana and Akko bump into each other and stare at each other from training so hard, I could even see dey were tired and panting, dey soon notice my presence and wave to me, which I end up waving back with a big smile on my face.
"Hellene you finally came out" Akko said.
"Sis I am proud tae see ye out here" said my sister coming closer to me.
"I couldn't stand to stay out 'ere any longer, by de way good training from you lassies when will I be able to join in" I say all excited.
"Eh,better ye dinnae do that sis, leave it for when yer prosthesis comes back" Said my sis and I immediately give a slap with my left hand.
"I still 'ave a good arm, even a silly, light workout can still do it" I say showing de muscles in my arm.
"Well, I think I can show ye how dangerous it is, ye can come sis, I'll take it easy because ye must already be..." I go up and she was already going on de defensive, which I quickly go with my hand to hit 'er stomach, deflecting de route dat would go to 'er face and hitting it with enough force to throw Diana backwards.
"I dink I still 'ave a bit of form" I say excitedly seeing dat Diana was getting up from de ground I punched hard enough for 'er to make a trail of dirt, I even see dat Akko was dumbfounded.
"What was that Hellene? I said I was going to take it easy, there was nae reason tae throw such a blow" she said and I simply shrugged.
"But I took it easy, I just dedn't dink I would hit it dat hard, I dink I lost some of my grip, but well I guess I can train" I said whle staring to my hand
"But no way, as much as I want you to train with me, you still 'ave to rest and recover, when your prosthesis is ready we'll dink about it, okay?" I nod my head in frustration.
"Okay mum... I just wanted to see how far I can get" I tell 'er who then gets into a defensive stance.
"We'll think about it later, now it's good to rest dat you lost an arm, it's no small ding, April will soon leave your prosthesis ready, next month even begins de surgery to put de socket on your arm, but if you want to see how far you get I'll make an exception today, come" said my mother and I'm already very excited.
I go up to my mother, she defends my kick with 'er arm easily, de way I expected, den I go punching and she holds with 'er hand and throws me to de side what I go giving a mortal, towards a tree, I make a glyph to give me impulse and go towards my mother who dodges a kick, I make another glyph to give an opposite impulse and she dodges again, I go doing more to give impulse and she dodges all of dem as if it was nothing, I really still have a lot to do, I cast a spell to follow and when I thought I was going to hit my mother, she disappears and my own spell hits me in de face, making me walk backwards a little.
"Woah, mum you were never dat fast, I could hit jabs before" I tell her impressed.
"Dat's it girl, I would still take it easy on you, if I were to really go for you I would really hurt you, I'm still weaker dan I was in de past, but I see dat even without an arm you can still fight well, I can see dat even in de way you defend yourself" Said my mother who had gone for me and was still talking.
I get a rush of wind dat pushes me backwards so she stops hitting me, I could see how she was just holding de wave with me, to de point dat she came up behind me, and I barely had time to react, I just feel 'er giving me a measly slap on my forehead which was enough to make me a bit dazed.
"What? How? What? Dat was just a jab!" I say, feeling pain on my forehead.
"Now dat's enough, I don't want to hurt you anymore, dat was too much for today, I'm proud dat you got out a lettle girl, it's good to pay a visit outside, enjoy the sun" My mother said and I agreed with my head, my forehead is still hurting a lot.
"Did you have to hit so hard, that hurt and not a lettle" I tell 'er who shrugs 'er shoulders.
"I told you it was better to rest, den we will train hard, now enjoy, go do something in de backyard with Mari, like walking, riding a bike, playing ball or whatever, just enjoy it" said my mother and I made a big face with de bike riding.
"How am I going to ride a bike one-handed mum" I tell 'er who even gets a shocked expression.
"Oh I'm sorry my daughter, you can do dat, but I'm really sorry for dat, I just ask you not to dink too much about training and things like dat, use dis time to rest, to take your mind off your worries" said my mother and I understood.
"I will go, come with me Mari, let's take a walk around 'ere" I say holding 'er hand.
"There is the lake in front of the house too, ye can ride with the boat that I left outside, it is a beautiful landscape tae take some pictures and once in a while catch some fish" My sister said and I dink I will do it.
"Let's go to the boat Mari, maybe dis way we can 'ave some fun heh" Finally a good idea heh.
She goes with me, holding my hand, we go to de boat and soon we arrive at de pier, I could see dat it's a lettle boat with an outboard motor, I get in de boat and Mari takes de rope, we both get out in de middle of de lake of de Cavendish family house and de landscape is really beautiful, de sun beating on de water and everything else, I'm de one who is piloting de motor which luckily I only need one arm for dat.
"Wait a minute... Did we check for fuel?" I ask Leclerc who then looks at me.
"Oh I think we forgot, but if it's over I'll paddle back the lake isn't that huge, it's actually quite spacious" said de French girl and she's right, our how beautiful de landscape has been getting.
We are arriving to de centre of de lake, I wonder if de lake monster appears, I dink I was playing too much Resident Evil 4 lately, besides seeing Mari playing it several times, I just imagine de scene, I stop de boat and admire de scene, seeing Mari with 'er hair loose looking at de house.
"It is so beautiful here, from far away, Diana's house has become such a comfortable place, just looking at it already gives me the feeling that I never want to leave" Mari said.
"Love, grab a harpoon and del lago will appear, quickly, we have to kill it" I say laughing to 'er, who had already understood.
"Hey, come on Hellene, you just remembered something like thaat, your head really didn't come out of Resident Evil 4 did it?" said Leclerc as I rubbed the back of my neck.
"You play all de time and so do I, but I dink it's better that we dink about something else, de place is so beautiful, stay in dis position looking to de side, it will be a beautiful picture" I say taking de mobile phone and already taking a picture of 'er looking to de side with dese wonderful red locks of Leclerc's hair, I'm all delighted.
"Wow, I looked really beautiful, now it's your turn, do a pose like that too" said Mari.
"Ah but my nose will ruin everything, I 'ave a Cavendish nose, it doesn't look as beautiful as your profile" I say embarrassed.
"I think your nose is a beautiful thing, you look like a Greek deity, a warrior, a short Amazon" I even blush a little and decide to sit where Mari was and do de same pose, when I see it I looked really beautiful.
"Wow, it's not dat bad," I tell 'er.
"I didn't tell you, you have a divine beauty Hellene, you make any woman fall in love with you... I mean, you make me... I mean, nothing, I didn't say anything" Mari said all blushed and I got a lettle blushed too.
"It's you have beautiful red locks" I say in my attempt to flirt by pointing my finger at 'er.
"Heh, I think that little turn is with too much stuff -Leclerc said rubbing the back of 'er head.
"Too many things... I think I'm feeling something in me, like an urge to tell you, I'm always so bad with words" I tell 'er as some birds and butterflies pass by in de lake.
"But you can demonstrate this with actions" Marianne holds my hand.
"Marianne... I dink dis has already become very clear to me, for all dis time dat we 'ave known each other, you 'ave been my best friend in Luna Nova, I must admit, I 'ave a passion for you for a long time, which has been burning since I met you, but I dedn't know how to express it, after all you 'ave done for me... I was only more sure, that dis is a feeling of love, I love you Marianne Leclerc - I even blush a lettle and see dat 'er expression was one of a confident smile.
Mari passes 'er hand on my face, I get closer, what we end up sealing our lips again, it wasn't our first time kissing, but it was a first time admitting de feelings we 'ave for each other, I could feel my heart beating faster, Marianne's tongue touching mine, I go feeling a thousand dings, we go hugging each other, I put my body on her body, what goes giving to feel 'er heart, with my only arm I wrap it around 'er waist, I even feel a huge relief.
"I think it's about time" Mari said.
"I loved dat kiss, Mari you want to be mine" I even shuffle a little.
"Girlfriend? The answer is a big one of a yes, what do you say we film a kiss here on the lake, it should make for some beautiful scenery" She said and she's really right.
POV Marianne:
I kiss Hellene again and it seems like a whirlwind of emotions came over me, I didn't expect all this, she admitted it, I've waited a long time for this, I love this girl a lot too, I was wanting to talk about my feelings right away, I've known for months that she liked me, but I was just wanting to see until when Hellene would take an attitude, it seems the silly girl decided to take an initiative.
"It was beautiful, our first kiss on film" I say looking at the mobile phone.
"It seems dat de idea of boating was a good excuse to kiss 'ere" Hellene said.
"Sure, what do you say we go into the living room and play with the girls, the four of us, now being a couples game" I ask her who nods in agreement.
"Let's go!" said Hellene pulling the motor out the stern of the boat.
But we had the great luck to run out of fuel, I knew that could happen, we are not that lucky in the end, but at least we have oars, I take one and Hellene the other, we gave one more kiss and each one was on one side, I with both arms and McLaren with just one, we rowed back to the pier.
"Come on Mari, go ahead, you with two arms rowing weaker dan me who 'as only one" said the strong woman.
"Your one arm is three of mine, you carry me with one arm, I can't carry you with both of mine" I tell her and she laughs.
"You'll soon get it, you also have to train hard" said the redhead and she's right.
We were rowing and rowing, with all the strength we had, we could see that Hellene really did not use so much, I was killing myself rowing, she did it as if it was a walk in the park, it even scares me that she finds it easy.
We got to the pier and it didn't take that long, we got off the boat, my arms were sore from rowing so much, it seems not, but the water is heavy to push, even with Hellene's help that made it seem lighter.
"Whew, I think my noodle arms are going to fall off" I say exhausted.
"How cute, let's go to de living room, de lassies must have showered by now" McLaren said holding my hand and she managed to tie the boat up to.
"Wow you did that all by yourself" I say impressed.
"Well, it's not dat difficult, and I'm left-handed, so it's easy to use only one hand" I'm always impressed on how Hellene just do naturally.
We go into the house and we see that the doctor who comes every day to see if Hellene is well is also there. We go straight to the sofa to sit next to her, Hellene is already anxious, I hope she can really get rid of the stitches.
"Hellene, you finally left the room, what a breakthrough, now show me how your arm is" said the doctor and my girlfriend started unbinding my arm.
"It has improved a lot, I don't feel anything, today when Mari gave me de medicine I dedn't feel anything, it's been making enormous progress lately" Hellene said happily.
"This is very good, keep it up and next week I'll take the stitches out, it seems that soon it will close, and it is very important to rest, your mother told me that you already wanted to exercise, but in your siuation it is important to give a good rest and also eat healthy food, don't think about exaggerating with the junk food" said the doctor who was getting up from the sofa and really we have not been eating so much.
"You can leave it to me dat my daughter will feed well" Mrs McLaren said.
The doctor went away and we were alone, my mother-in-law went with her, Diana and Akko must be taking a longer bath than usual, I imagine that they will only show up later, Mrs. McLaren comes back soon and sits near us, more specifically me, she strokes my head and I feel strange.
"Welcome to de family Marianne Leclerc" Has she seen? By the nine witches.
"Mum 'ave you seen us?" said Hellene blushing.
"I am not blind, it was de cutest scene I 'ave seen, I am happy for both of you, I 'ave been waiting for dis and I dank you Marianne, you took care and still take care of my girl with so much love and affection, it is not for nothing dat she trusted you to be with you, you two are a well deserved couple, I am proud to 'ave two wonderful daughters-in-law" Laura said and I am even flattered.
"Dere is no better person for me dan 'er, I love Marianne, she has always been very attentive to me, she is special to me... I don't know what to say I'm weird about dese things, you know dat mum" Said my cute girlfriend.
"I know, but look, be very clean when dings happen, dat probably will happen, be careful with your arm Hellene, don't try to put it where it shouldn't be, dis thing is still healing, de same way you Marianne, but I know dat with you, I don't need to warn too much, I know how careful you are" I blush, how could that happen? Her arm right down there, that thing wouldn't fit inside there.
A long day went by, Marianne and Hellene also told Akko and Diana about the relationship that hadbegun, besides telling more friends through the internet and all of them gave a reaction that finallyhappened after a long wait, the day went by, the five of them spent their time playing in the livingroom or admiring the landscape outside, watching the sunset together, in a night that was falling andsoon they were eating dinner... Until the time came when each one went to their respective rooms togo to sleep...
POV Hellene:
What a wonderful day, I never thought I would 'ave so much fun as today, I dedn't 'ave any PTSD moment, I managed to stay calm and relieved, so dat's de secret to overcome a trauma, spend a moment with friends, soon Mari was coming close to me when I turned to 'er, I had a strange reaction, she showed a very different look dan usual,
"The night is not over yet Hellene McLaren" Leclerc said and I was getting quite confused.
"It only ends when dawn breaks..." She put 'er finger over my mouth, made me sit on de bed and I went to bed, as if it was something instinctive.
"Shshshshsh, silly, we had dinner a while ago, but you still haven't tried the dessert," said Mari, who was practically on top of me and was running 'er finger down de middle of my body, from my face until it reached my belly and stopped between 'er legs.
"Mari?" I ask confused and a bit blushed, is it going to happen 'ere what my mother had said to me when she came to see me, has de bomb exploded?
She was taking off 'er tank top, then 'er bra, I was just observing, a bit blushed, but a bit neutral, I already see dis every day so I'm used to it, but a look of desire took over me, she was den going a bit further back, she was starting to run 'er hand inside my shirt, getting inside my top which gave me a strange sensation.
A considerable amount of time later...
I'm slick, I never expected dis to happen, I did it anyway, I dedn't expect dis... Dat's what my mother used to say about making love, dis ding is really good, it drains the energy even a lot, funny dat Mari doesn't even look tired, I look like a truck drove over it.
"Dat was wonderful" I tell 'er who looks at me.
"No kidding, for someone as silly as you, you're pretty good at it" she said, booping me.
"I can't believe I was dominated by you in dis" I say laughing a lettle.
"I'm willing, you're still too silly, even though it's also my first time, to think that we've already been through so much, the several almost dating beginnings that we kissed" Mari said and I'm even happy to remember.
"You were de first lassie I ever kissed and make out, I loved every second of it, now I understand why dey call it making love" I say lying on top of Mari's chest.
"You're so silly and cute, I want more rounds with you, but I can tell you're tired, love... What do you think about one day going to visit my parents? They are wonderful people, they will love to meet you" Mari said and I would love it.
"As a matter of fact, it took me a long time to propose to you, I really wanted to do it in spring, to travel to Japan with Akko and you, I was going to enjoy de landscape dere, de environment and your fascination for Japanese culture to be de moment dat I would declare my love for you but de pandemic came and took away all my courage, and you know I'm a big coward for everything" I confess something dat I planned for Mari, it was going to be de perfect moment.
"What a coincidence, I was also going to use the trip in Japan to propose to you, but when the pandemic came I just ran out of plans afterwards and with Annabel still in the room and the whole covid situation I didn't want to risk proposing when we were still in Luna Nova" Wow, how cute, it seems that everything is falling into place with destiny.
POV Narrator:
Hellene and Marianne finally after so long that they know each other and maintain a passion between them confess their feelings, taking advantage of the moment that McLaren had to leave the room, after so much isolating herself and being from time to time suffering with constant moments of PTSD due to the arm, the Irishwoman was managing to recover confidence little by little, even without an arm she did not let herself be defeated and is quite willing to go deep for the witches' revolution.
See you, love witches...