Author's notes: the ff dot net version of this chapter will be very short to editing out a sex scene. I apologize but trust me, you're not missing much.
It was the morning after Verosika had been shot. She was lying in bed and watching TV. There was a knock on the door. Verosika turned off the TV.
"What is it?" Verosika asked. Moxxie and Millie had left to grab things for their extended stay with her and weren't due back for a while so Verosika was curious as to what was going on.
"You have a visitor," Milky answered through the door.
"Send them in," Verosika said.
"Hey," Beelzebub greeted as she walked into the room, carrying four large bottles, one in each of her hands. "Heard about you getting shot, which I'm sure sucks major ass so I brought some anesthetic from my personal stash."
Verosika said nothing as she had a very nervous look on her face.
"What I do?" Beelzebub asked, knowing that her offering did not have the desired effect.
"That's kind of a long story," Verosika answered and then began explaining how she was planning to get through alcohol withdrawal soon which would also involve upgrading her relationship with Moxxie and Millie.
"My bad," Beelze said. "Is there anything else I could give you?"
"If you could use your food magic," Verosika began, "to conjure several gallons of sports drink, which I'm sure Moxxie, Millie and I will put to good use, that would be fantastic," Verosika finished with a wide grin.
"What flavors do you want?" Beelze asked. Awkward silence fell over the room.
"I don't know what they like," Verosika answered. "Can you give us several variety packs?"
"Sure thing," Beelze said. "For what it's worth, I hope you, Moxxie and Millie have a great time with your recovery."
"Oh, I'm sure we will," Verosika replied with another wide grin.
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It was several hours after Beelze's visit. The Goetia Marquis had come over and cast the spell on Verosika that would accelerate her healing through sexual activity. Moxxie and Millie had finished their errands and we're now inside Verosika's room, naked as the day they were born.
Scene edited out to avoid running afoul of ff dot net's policy on sexual material.
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The next day, Apple and Coco were on an elevator up to Verosika's apartment. They were bringing food with them as something of a 'get well soon' present as well as making it so that the people looking after her wouldn't have to cook during her recovery.
"Considering the circumstances," Apple began, "we could do more to help and just bring them a casserole."
"I know what you're thinking," Coco began to retort, "but this sounds like a very personal matter between Verosika, Moxxie and Millie. We really shouldn't get involved, despite how much fun it would be."
"Just saying," Apple continued, "an injured succubus needing help to fuck her way to recovery: I know a recipe for an orgy when I hear one."
"You hear recipes for orgies all the time."
"In my defense, it's a very simple recipe."
The two of them exited the elevator and walked up to outside Verosika's apartment. They knocked on the door and we're allowed in by Milky.
"Hey Milky," Apple greeted as she and Coco walked into the apartment. Apple went to the kitchen and placed her food on the counter. Apple then went over to the oven and turned it on, planning to put in her and Coco's casserole when it heated up and then all of them would have dinner together.
Apple left the kitchen and rejoined Coco and Milky.
"So how have things been going?" Coco asked.
"Pretty uneventful for the most part," Milky answered. "I've only been here today so that Vortex could have a day off and all I've done is just give them food and sports drinks occasionally and generally look after the place."
"The three of them," Apple began, "have been in there since this whole thing started?"
"From what I understand, yes," Milky answered. "Verosika is tied with a nylon rope to at least one of them at all times. Millie's really good with knots so Verosika can't undo them. Even though we confiscated all the booze in the apartment, we need to make sure that she might not try to escape and get some more at the convenience store that's like a block and a half from here."
"How does Verosika seem?" Coco asked.
"Fine, from what I can tell," Milky answered. "She should be going through the worst of the withdrawal right now but it seems like it's not too bad. As for the bullet wound, that's already better. Verosika thinks she'll be ready to go back to work in two days."
"That's fantastic," Coco said.
"Any chance," Apple began, "that the three of them need help with more than household stuff?" Apple with a wide grin making it clear what she meant.
At least she waited a little bit, Coco thought. And I have to admit that I also want to know if they'd like us to step in.
"Unfortunately, no," Milky answered. "They really want to use this time to celebrate them becoming a throuple. I know because I already asked."
"It was a beautiful dream while it lasted," Apple lamented.
Sometime later, Verosika, Moxxie and Millie came out of Verosika's bedroom and joined them. They were all clothed and there was a nylon rope tied around Millie's and Verosika's wrist to ensure she didn't try to bolt out the door to grab booze. Apple, Coco and Milky set the table and everyone sat down.
"So in addition to coming here with food," Coco began, "I have some great news to share. Given the severity of the last attack, Moxxie and Millie are now permanent members of Verosika's security detail."
Apple and Milky started applauding and we soon joined by Coco as well. The new throuple widely smiled.
"It gets even better for you, Moxxie," Coco continued. "I told the higher-ups responsible for this decision about how you've been handling the coordination of yourself, Millie and Vortex so you are now officially Verosika's head of personal security."
"Does that come with business cards?" Moxxie asked enthusiastically.
"No," Coco answered. "But this definitely seems important enough to warrant some. You'll have to pay for them out of pocket though."
"Where would I get those printed? I'll find that out on my own later. Did the people who approved this decision know about how me, Millie and Verosika are together now?"
"Yes and they don't see it as a big deal. One of them even pointed out that this means you and Millie are extra motivated to protect Verosika, which is a big plus."
"Did they have anything to say," Millie began, "about how we did a less than perfect job on the last attack?"
"They understand that there wasn't much you could do about a sniper," Coco replied, "before he took his shot. You two forcing him to retreat ensured that he failed as well as making it easier for Vortex and Milky to kill his back up team. Between losing them and that gut shot, hopefully that's convinced him to stay away."
"Good," Millie said. "I'm not proud of how him getting away is the first black mark on mine and Moxxie's record as Verosika's bodyguards."
"Like anyone else could've done better," Apple retarded.
"Apple," Verosika spoke up and got the blonde succubus's attention. "I'm about to bring up something that I've shared with everyone else and would like you to keep to yourself: can you do that?"
"Sure," Apple agreed.
"So I think," Verosika presumed, "that one of the executives at the label is behind all the attacks on me. So what I want to know," Verosika then faced Coco, "if any of them raised objections to Moxxie and Millie's positions being made permanent."
"No," Coco replied. "But all that proves is that they realized that arguing you need less security after getting shot would look suspicious."
"Shit, that's right," Verosika said in frustration and then relaxed. "Oh well, it being one of the executives is kind of a longshot."
"I think it's one of your fans," Apple chimed in. "Mostly based on what I saw when I helped Coco sift through your fan mail for red flags. Something that should really come with the psychological equivalent of hazard pay."
"I don't think I've ever agreed," Moxxie spoke up, "with anything more than that statement in my life."
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The following Saturday, Verosika and her entourage got together at Bee's Palace. They were celebrating Verosika's recovery along with Moxxie and Millie becoming permanent fixtures to their team and the three of them getting together. Bee went up to Verosika.
"I'm gonna be honest with you Verosika," Bee began. "Right now, you are happy in ways I didn't even think you were capable of."
"Got a lot to be happy about," Verosika replied. "Getting shot sucked massive amounts of ass but I got through it. More importantly, I'm so glad that Moxxie and Millie are willing to give this thing a shot."
"How long have you been holding a torch for those two?"
"A few weeks. I was dreading what would happen if they turned me down and it definitely didn't help that because of the gunshot, I needed to try telling them ahead of schedule but fortunately, it all worked out. In fact, I'm going to have them stay with me when I go on tour as a sort of trial for us moving in together: or rather than moving in with me."
"Moving a little fast, aren't you?"
"Maybe but using the tour as a trial seems like a really good idea and if it does go well, we don't have to move in right after that."
Verosika and Beelze made small talk for a while. Verosika looked over to the table where the rest of her group was. While she didn't know many of them very well, she felt satisfaction swell inside her knowing that her life was less empty than it once had been.