"NOOOOOOOOO!"

Aubrey screamed as loud as she possibly could as she banged on the glassy surface she was seeing through as she watched Sunny—or whatever had taken control of Sunny—fucking his mom, all while her mom did nothing to fight back.

After Sunny had raped her, she'd been sucked into her own mind, stuck in this weird purgatory that consisted of nothing but darkness and a large glass-like window in front of her like a big TV screen. Through this screen she watched as she, or rather, her body, fucked Sunny while talking nonsense, before the two went downstairs and fucked Aubrey's mom. The voice that came out of her sounded like Aubrey, only…younger. More childish and innocent, yet at the same time not.

Aubrey didn't know what was going on, but it felt like torture watching as they raped her mom until Sunny came inside her, filling her with his sick seed until there was nothing left. The worst part was that she felt everything. Every time Sunny had fucked this other version of her, or whatever it was, Aubrey felt every bit of it, so strong that it knocked her to her knees at times. What made it even more realistic was that in this weird space, she was naked, not just in terms of clothes, but even her hair was her natural color, as if any changes she'd made to herself were gone. Naked in every sense of the word. Every sensation felt good, sure, but she also felt sickened by it, so she couldn't even properly enjoy it.

But then it somehow got worse.

Her mother then transformed into Mari, and when she saw her face, when she spoke, when Aubrey heard that familiar, beautiful voice…she immediately started crying, out of a mixture of sadness, fear, and confusion. She couldn't understand what was happening, and could do nothing but watch, and despair. The tears wouldn't stop.

"Am…am I dead?" She wondered aloud as she watched with horror as Mari fucked her brother. The worst part was that she talked about how she'd always wanted to do it, and did it with eagerness and fervor, before blowing him until he came in his sister's mouth. She wanted to throw up. She wanted this to end. She wanted her body back. She wanted out of this hell.

She wanted to be free.

But she was stuck…and couldn't find a way out.

Nothing to do…but watch.


Mari knocked on Basil's door, and was greeted with a new face, the face of Polly, Basil's caretaker. Mari greeted her with a smile as Omori and Aubrey stood behind her, all three clothed again, for now. Mari introduced herself as Omori, or rather Sunny's, sister, and when asked where she'd been, she explained she'd been away at college, but was visiting like Hero.

"Well, it's nice to meet you!" Polly said as she welcomed them inside. Mari was thankful the girl apparently hadn't heard about what had happened to her real life counterpart, likely because Basil didn't want to talk about it, or anyone else for that matter. "Basil, your friends are here!" She called out before turning back to them. "He's been quiet ever since getting back from the hospital. Speaking of…" she turned to Omori, "how are you feeling? It seems the wound on your eye wasn't that bad." Omori lifted a hand to his eye, where a line went across his skin, almost like a scar, even though his eye was, for the most part, alright.

"I'm fine." He assured her, and she sighed, before turning back to the back door to the room.

"Basil! Come here!" She turned back to them. "If he doesn't come out, I'll go get him. I'm sure he'd be happy to see Sunny's sister again."

"Uh-huh." Mari said, trying not to smirk. When Basil still didn't come out, Polly groaned and walked back as Mari and the others stepped inside. Mari examined the house, seemingly familiar to what she remembered, yet a bit different. As she heard Basil arguing with Polly about something, before Polly ended the conversation, she watched as he was basically dragged out into the living room. The boy had several bandages on his face, and a black eye. As soon as Mari saw him, she smiled.

When he saw her, he froze.

"See, even Sunny's sister came to say hi!" Polly said with a wide smile, apparently not noticing how Basil began to tremble violently, his eyes wide in absolute terror and confusion as he stared at Mari, who took a step towards him.

"Hey, Basil. Been a while, hasn't it~" she said, finally letting her smirk out. Basil didn't answer, but a dark spot appeared in the front of his pants as he pulled away from Polly, who looked at him in concern.

"H-h…h-h-how…n-no…I-I was…I was ready…to…to move on…" Basil sputtered as the dark spot grew. He was in such fear that he'd pissed himself, which only made Mari's smile grow wider. Polly finally noticed he had done so, and she took a step towards him. "I-I…!" He shouted, before bolting back to his room, and slamming his door shut. Polly took a step, but Mari shook her head.

"Let me handle it. It's been a while so he's probably just nervous, plus…" she looked at Omori, "after what happened, he's probably scared I'm gonna yell at him or something."

"Alright." Polly said. "I'll start on dinner for us." She moved to the kitchen, and Aubrey and Omori went to help. Mari stared ahead as she made her way to Basil's room. She walked down the hall to the door, grabbed the knob, and turned it, finding that it wasn't locked. She stepped inside, and her eyes went wide as she found Basil, naked from the waist down as he was changing. He looked up at her, and shrieked as he leapt back, hands shooting to his junk, which she only got a brief glance at as she closed the door behind herself, licking her lips as she saw the boy's lower half, even as he did his best to cover himself.

"Hi, Basil~" she said as she took a step towards him, her eyes never leaving the hands clasped firmly between his legs.

"H-how…how are you…I-I don't understand…" he whimpered, shriveling at her gaze as he backed as far against the wall as he could.

"You don't need to understand." She said as she came even closer. She squished himself against the wall, unable to look her in the face.

"P-please…leave me alone…I-I wanted to be…to be done with you…" he begged. "Y-you haunted me…for years. Me and Sunny both…yet…now you're just…here?!" She stopped as she was standing only a foot in front of him. "I…please tell me you aren't real…because this doesn't make sense otherwise. You can't be-" He stopped as Mari grabbed his chin, and lifted it so their eyes finally met.

"You helped cover up my murder." She said coldly, even though her smile remained. "Even if I didn't experience it myself…I will never forgive you for it." Basil trembled, almost letting go of his genitals in the moment of fear, but she just kept smiling as she leaned in and kissed his cheek, which only confused him more. "But…maybe you can make up for it in some way~"

"H-h-huh?!" He asked, before he jumped, squealing as she touched the hands covering himself, pulling at them gently.

"We're going to have so much fun together~" she whispered into the boy's ear, which, despite his terror and confusion…turned him on, and his dick poked out from underneath his hands, which she immediately noticed. She gently poked it with her finger, making the boy squeal again, which made Mari smile even wider. "Oh…so much fun~" She finally pulled away, but even as she did that, even as she started towards the door, he didn't feel any sort of relief. At the door, she turned to look at him.

"Get changed, and then come out, okay~?" She said, though her tone made it clear it wasn't a question. Without getting an answer, she left, leaving him trembling, still half naked as tears formed in his eyes.

Once Mari came back, Polly rushed up to her. "How'd it go?" She asked.

"I think he'll be back out here in a bit, just give him some time." Mari assured her, and she smiled as she went back to cooking, which Mari also offered to help with.

After some time passed, Basil slowly trudged into the room, with a new pair of pants and most likely boxers, though as soon as he caught Mari's eyes, he tensed up and looked away, before sitting down at the table. He would've offered to help with dinner but she had enough help already. Instead, Omori, who was done with his part, walked over and sat next to him. Basil still felt awkward about what had happened, but nevertheless he turned to the boy. "I'm glad you're okay." He said, though he was surprised by just how okay he seemed.

"You too." Omori said as he studied Basil, who seemed the least different from his counterpart.

"Hey…um…can we talk? After dinner?" Basil asked softly, and Omori nodded. Basil didn't speak any more after that, simply quivering as he felt both Aubrey and Mari occasionally looking at him.

Once dinner was done and they set everything out, everyone sat down and started getting their food. Polly had cooked a delicious stew with chicken and veggies, and it looked just as great as it tasted, as Basil discovered when he put some in his mouth.

"God this food is to die for~!"

Immediately, Basil choked as he looked over at Mari, who was staring pointedly at him with a smirk as she said the horrible pun. Basil gulped and got some more food, and ate in silence while the rest of the group talked about random things.

"I'm so happy I get to be alive to enjoy this food~"

Basil looked up and this time, he met Mari's eyes directly. The boy squirmed in his seat under her intense gaze, and tried to focus on eating. Thankfully, Polly hadn't noticed the awkwardness, and was talking with Omori and Aubrey, even though she felt like they were a bit different from before.

"Absolutely die-licious~!"

"THAT'S NOT EVEN A GOOD ONE!" Basil shouted as he stood up, startling Polly. He gulped and looked to his guardian. "M-may I please be excused?"

"Oh, sure." Polly said, and Basil left the room to head to the bathroom. He heard their conversation pick back up as he walked into the bathroom and nearly slammed the door. He walked up to the sink, placed his hands on the counter, and looked up into the mirror.

He saw Something.

The boy leapt back as his heart threatened to leap out of his throat. He placed his head in his hands. "No no no no, not again, not again…I thought I was over it! Please god no…" he begged, and slowly he looked back up at the mirror.

Only to find Mari standing behind him.

Basil leapt around, about to scream, but Mari moved fast, and placed her hand over his mouth as she pushed him against the sink. "Shhhhhhh~" she said, and he whimpered as he stared at her. "Don't be making a scene like that, alright~?" She asked, and he tried to speak, but obviously, it was muffled. Mari removed her hand from his mouth to allow him to speak.

"S-says the one who's making really bad puns about death!" Basil cried. "What do you want from me?!" Mari smiled widely at him as she leaned in, getting so close that their noses nearly touched. Basil's lips felt dry as he felt her breath on them. He half expected her to kiss him before she tilted her head to whisper into his ear.

"I want to hear you moan, and beg for forgiveness…I want to hear your sweet voice make lewd sounds until it can satisfy the hole in my soul…" She said. It seemed like she wanted to say more but she leaned away again, but not before placing another soft kiss on the boy's cheek, then giggling. "Now let's go back to dinner, alright~? I'll stop with the puns…though only because I don't really have any more." She gave him a wink before she crept back out of the bathroom, leaving the door cracked behind her. Basil stood there for several seconds before he slowly turned back to the mirror.

Nothing there.

After dinner, Basil pulled Omori aside, feeling Mari staring at him as he pulled the boy towards his room.

"We need to talk." He said as soon as they were inside, closing the door.

"About what?" Omori asked.

"What do you think?! Your sister! H-how is she…" he started asking, but Omori just began to giggle. "What…what is it? What's so funny?"

"I could show you~" he said quietly, though stared hard into Basil's eyes.

"Sh-show me?" Basil asked. Something…felt wrong. "S-Sunny? I-"

"Call me Omori."

Basil paused at the interruption. "Wh-what?"

"I'd like for you to call me Omori, Basil." Omori said as he started to walk towards the boy.

"Wh-why?" Basil asked, before finally noticing how he was coming closer, and began taking steps back. "H-hey-"

"Basil. I think you're incredibly cute." Omori suddenly said. Basil's cheeks flushed.

"H-huh?!" He said, still backing away, until he hit the wall.

"I've always thought you were so cute. So cute that I want to strip you down and show you off to world, devour that body of yours as I hear delicious moans come out of your mouth." Omori said, as straight faced as ever. Against Basil's will, his dick began to stiffen in his pants at the words, even as confusion filled his mind.

"Y-you…I…wha?" Basil sputtered. Omori walked up to him and placed his hands on the wall on either side of Basil, making the boy jump. "S-Sunny…?"

"Omori. Do you still want to know how I brought Mari back?"

"Y-you did…I-I don't…I…" Basil's body shuddered as he felt the other sibling's breath on his face now. They were so close. Too close. His dark eyes were big and warm. Basil couldn't stop shaking, and he couldn't understand why his dick was so stiff it started to hurt. "Wh-what…I-I don't…"

"I want you, Basil." Omori said, leaning in. "I want…to taste you." Finally, their lips touched, and Basil's eyes went wide. His first kiss…and it was with Sunny? And on top of that, he felt a strange warmth blast through his body that made his knees shake. He wanted to push Sunny, or rather, Omori, away, but…he didn't. For some reason…he didn't. Instead he leaned into the kiss, his eyes closing as he felt himself melting. The boy's lips were soft and warm and inviting, as if nothing bad could happen while they were kissing-

Suddenly, Basil felt another feeling shoot through him as Omori placed his hand over the boy's groin, rubbing his dick through his pants. Basil's eyes shot open again, but Omori's free hand wrapped around his waist and pulled him in closer as his tongue began to force into his mouth. Even now, Basil was confused that he didn't fight back, feeling Omori's tongue touch his own. He groaned as the boy quickly slipped his hand underneath both his pants and boxers, and started to stroke his dick directly, which throbbed from his touch.

This…wasn't right, was it?

If it wasn't…then why did it feel so good?

Basil continued to be confused on why he couldn't make his body fight back, why it felt so good yet so bad at the same time. Was he actually-?

He moaned as Omori moved both hands to the boy's front, unbuttoning his pants. Once he was done with that, he let them drop to the floor, and once again grabbed Basil's dick, pulling it out as he began to pump it up and down, giving the boy the first handjob of his life. And even then, Basil didn't stop him. Part of him wanted to, but the part that didn't was so strong that it didn't matter. Their tongues wrestled wildly as Omori frantically jerked him off, his balls bouncing with every movement of Omori's hand.

Basil's legs threatened to give way as he knew deep down he wouldn't last long. He didn't masturbate often, but he knew that he was coming close, that pressure building inside him. And…the person who was giving it to him was his friend…who was a guy…

Basil cried out as he finally came, spurts of sticky white cum exploding off of him and onto Omori's hand and pants. Omori let go of his dick and finally pulled away from the boy's lips, leaving him gasping for air as he fell back down along the wall, eventually settling onto the floor, panting. Omori looked down at him, then at the cum on his clothes, before he eventually left the room to get cleaned up, leaving Basil there to contemplate his own sexuality.

Once Omori was cleaned up, to which thankfully Polly didn't really question anything, he returned to Basil, finding him sitting on his bed, his pants back up. He jumped when Omori entered, but quickly settled.

"Something happened to you too, didn't it?" He asked, and Omori nodded. "And you're the one who brought Mari back?" Another nod. "So…why is she only angry with me? You're the one who…" he trailed off. "Is it…because I suggested we frame it as a suicide?"

"Probably. She forgives me because it was an accident. Yours wasn't." Omori explained, and the boy sighed.

"How…can I make it up to her, though?" He asked.

"She'll find a way…though you probably won't like it." Omori responded cryptically, and Basil just felt more nervous. Suddenly, Polly opened the door.

"Hey, I need to go out shopping for a bit. I'll leave you all here, though." She said, and the idea of being left alone with everyone suddenly scared Basil, but before he could say anything, Polly was gone. The boy considered chasing after her to beg to go with, but Omori climbed onto his bed and grabbed the boy's hand. Before he could even react, Omori put Basil's hand on his crotch, and the boy shrieked as he felt Omori's hard dick through his clothes.

"Wh-wh-what are you-"

"Play with it." Omori said, looking into his eyes. Basil gulped, and, just like before, he wasn't sure why he decided to do it, but…he squeezed it. He felt it pulse, even through the clothes. He shuddered at how it felt, but he kept going. He rubbed his hand over the boy's junk, surprised at just how big it was, much bigger than his own. Basil felt a twinge of shame, both at what he was doing, and the size of his own cock. He heard the front door close, signaling Polly's departure. Basil knew this had probably been a distraction, but…it was too late now.

Omori finally removed the boy's hand, who was now feeling that familiar confusion. Was he actually bisexual? Or was he just gay? He'd thought multiple times that Aubrey was attractive, but never so far as to want to ask her out or anything. Same with Mari, he thought she was attractive too, but he didn't ask her out either, but for different reasons, one of which being she felt like a sister to him. So…what was he?

Before he could answer himself, the door opened again, and Basil looked up, his anxiety growing as Mari and Aubrey stood at the doorway. "Hey, Basil~" Mari cooed.

"H-hey…" he said nervously, scooting back on his bed as they entered the room and started walking towards him.

"You want to make things up to me?" Mari asked.

"I-I mean…I guess so, yes." Basil said, not liking the look on Mari's face.

"We can start now, then~" he said, and before the boy could react, Aubrey and Omori grabbed him. He didn't fight back at first, but once they began to drag him towards the door, he started to squirm.

"H-hey! What are you doing?!" He asked as they pulled him out the door. "St-stop! Ow!" They pulled him onto the lawn, and to the boy's horror, Mari moved in front of him and started undoing his pants. "WH-WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" He exclaimed.

"This is how you'll make it up to me~" Mari said as she unbuttoned, unzipped, and then finally removed the boy's pants, right on the lawn. Basil freaked out at the prospect of being stripped in a public place like this.

"STOP! PLEASE! DON'T!" He begged, but it was no use as Aubrey and Omori held his arms tightly as Mari started walking her fingers up his thin legs. Every touch made the boy absolutely shiver. Once she made it to the boy's boxers, she walked her fingers over his dick, which, while already semi-erect, hardened completely in response to the girl's touch. Finally, smirking at how much the boy was squirming and beginning to cry, she grabbed his waistband, and yanked them down, exposing his cock to the world. "NOOOOOOOO!!" He cried. He tried to break free of their grasp but it was no use, and he could do nothing as Mari peeled his boxers down his legs, his cock standing annoyingly at full mast. Eventually, his boxers were completely removed, and he was left entirely bottomless outside. "WH-WHY?!" He asked, the tears welling up in his eyes.

"Because it's hot as fuck, duh." Aubrey said, and Mari snickered. Lastly, she grabbed the boy's shirt with two hands and with raw strength, tore the fabric in half, ripping it from his body and leaving him completely naked. The tears began to fall down his cheeks as he shook his head.

"What are you gonna do to me?" He asked weakly, and Mari responded by grabbing his dick, making the boy jump. Mari smiled widely,

"We're gonna fuck your brains out, of course~" she answered. She let go of the boy and to his shock, began to strip down herself. Basil couldn't but stare as she slipped off her shirt, then her skirt, then her bra. He watched in awe as her breasts jiggled, free from their fabric confines now. Noticing his stare, she shook her body for him, her breasts swaying in front of his face, which he watched hypnotically.

Lastly, she pulled off her panties, jutting her hips towards Basil as she removed her underwear, enjoying the look of shock on his face. She knew he found her attractive, but whether it was because of his own sexuality or because he was a coward, he never would've asked her out or anything of the sort. So to do this and present her bare body to him like this was absolutely amazing, and his reactions were perfect.

"You like what you see~?" She asked. Basil couldn't help but not, and his pulsing dick further gave him away. Mari smiled as she crawled on top of the boy. His eyes went wide with horror as she positioned herself to where his dick pressed against her entrance.

"H-hey! I-I don't…w-wait!!" He cried, but her smile grew wider as she lowered herself down, pushing his dick inside her. Basil gasped, the air escaping his lungs as her walls began to clench around him. She pushed down further, enveloping the boy more and more she leaned over him, and gently put her hands around his throat. The boy's eyes went wide again, this time with both confusion and fear.

"You'll get to see what my body felt like when you hung it." Mari said as she began to squeeze his neck. Basil tried to grab at her hands to push her away, but he was pinned down by Aubrey and Omori. He gasped for air, but none came as she squeezed tighter and tighter. Finally, his dick was fully inside her as she choked him. As his face started to turn blue, she lifted herself up and slammed down on him, leaving him gasping again as he felt it, but could barely focus on it as his vision began to darken. Tears streaked down his face as he grew weaker and weaker…

Mari finally weakened her grip, and air flooded into his lungs. The boy coughed, and then groaned as he was able to finally fully feel how her body felt as it went up and down on him, riding his cock. She never removed her hands from his throat though. "I wouldn't want you to actually pass out." She said. "Makes it less fun."

"P-please…let…me…go…" he wheezed, but she just smiled at him again and squeezed, cutting off his air once again. His dick quivered inside her, confused, but still erect, especially as her body rocked up and down. Basil's eyes flitted between Mari's eyes, her breasts, and her arms. His vision began to darken again, before she weakened her grip again. This time was even worse, and he sputtered as he desperately choked up air. Mari cackled.

"You're so cute~" she said as she leaned down and kissed him, her ass rising up into the air before moving back down again, already feeling herself coming close. Basil wanted to resist, but just like Omori, the girl's lips were soft and warm, and he couldn't resist kissing her back, even as he still felt her hands around his neck, threatening to squeeze again at any moment.

Mari actually came first. She moaned against his lips, shoving her tongue inside his mouth and giving his throat a small squeeze as she came, spraying her cum onto his pelvis. She kept going though, continuing to slam her body up and down onto the boy, feeling his dick pulse harder and harder inside her. She wrestled her tongue against his own as her breasts caressed his chest. Finally, the boy came too, and his seed filled her body as she slammed his entire length inside her while he came. His sperm mixed with her juices into a beautiful concoction. Once he was empty, she lifted herself up, happy to have stolen the boy's virginity. But they weren't done yet.

Aubrey and Omori finally let go of Basil, but he didn't immediately flee, instead he rolled onto his side, then his stomach, revealing his beautiful ass, now covered in grass. He pulled himself onto all fours as he panted, and tried to get up to his feet. However, as he tried to do so, his arms were grabbed again, and he was pulled back onto all fours. Before he could ask what was happening, he felt something…weird.

Omori spread apart one of the boy's cheeks with one hand as he began to finger the boy's ass with the other. Basil shuddered, confused at his own arousal that spawned from the action. Despite having just cum, he could feel himself stirring again, and a low moan escaped his lips, a noise that made Mari smile.

Omori continued to finger the boy's tight asshole, feeling it slowly give way to his finger as he roamed it around inside, touching every spot he could, stimulating it as much as possible. Basil's moans filled the air as he was once again held in place, just in a different position. He wanted to get away, yet at the same time he didn't.

Omori finally removed his finger, satisfied he'd done enough to go the rest of the way, and quickly stripped down. Basil began to feel himself calming down, even though his dick was twitching again, begging for more release as it slowly hardened again. However, before he could do anything, he held several things at once.

The first was Omori's dick poking against his asshole. The second was his hand going around his throat. The third was a finger moving into his mouth, and pulling on his cheek, hooking him. Basil quivered in a mixture of fear and arousal as Omori began to push inside him. Basil cried out at how tight it felt, as Omori moaned for the same reason. His ass clenched around the boy's cock, but he just kept moving in. The hand around his throat tightened as he was hooked harder.

"He's been waiting all day, you know~" Mari said softly, though Basil could barely register it as he felt all the sensations at once. Omori started to thrust gently, easing his dick inside Basil's ass, moving a little bit further in every time he moved forward. He didn't squeeze hard enough to completely cut off oxygen, but it was enough for Basil to feel it, and he pulled at his cheek, making the boy drool.

Omori moaned loudly as he thrust in and out of the boy's asshole. He could already feel his climax building, but he kept going, slowly building power, though trying hard not to push the boy too hard. He wished he could see Basil's face, between this, the choking, and the hooking. Either way, it felt absolutely incredible, and he kept going.

Basil's dick quickly rose to full mast again, bobbing in place as his body rocked back and forth. It was even leaking some precum. He wondered briefly if this would be enough to make him straight up cum again. Those thoughts were flushed out and replaced with pleasure as Omori thrusted harder, and squeezed his neck a little more tightly, making him gag. The boy's thoughts swirled back with confusion of his own sexuality, not sure why he was enjoying this so much, not sure what he actually wanted. Did he love Sunny? Or rather, Omori? Did he love Mari? Did he just love their bodies? Or was he just lost in the moment? Basil wasn't sure, and he wasn't able to think clearly as Omori fucked him ruthlessly.

They continued like that for a bit, both boy's slowly growing closer to their climaxes as Omori finally began to slow down, but kept up the power. Finally, after what felt like forever, Omori plunged some of his dick inside as he came. His semen quickly filled the boy's ass and dribbled out of the side. As he was finishing, Basil moaned loudly as he came for the second time, his cum spraying hard onto the ground as he cried out, his entire body shaking with pleasure. Omori pulled out and collapsed back onto his butt as Basil fell onto the ground, Aubrey and Mari having finally let go of him. Basil laid on the ground, panting and trying to catch his breath for several moments as his ass leaked cum.

Then, his body started to shake. This time, however, it was different.

His body shot up, leaving him on his knees as he looked up. He cried out as his skin seemed to almost glow. His eyes rolled back into his head while the others watched in awe. They knew what was happening, but this was the first time Mari was getting to see it herself. He didn't change like she did, just like how Aubrey didn't change, but it took several moments of his body shaking and vibrating before he finally fell back onto the ground. He was now the same on the outside…but different on the inside.

On the inside, Basil had felt himself being torn away from his own body. His vision dimmed as he was yanked into the recesses of his own mind, his pure, naked form tossed around before being dropped into a mass of darkness, left with nothing but that darkness, and a sort of window through which he could see. But that was all he could do: see, and not move.

The boy ran to the screen and started attacking it as he screamed, but no one heard. Nothing could be done now. He was no longer controlling his own body. He was a prisoner. Tears filled the boy's eyes as he crumpled to the floor, confused. He screamed, but his voice was suffocated by the darkness.

Basil's body, now controlled by his other self, stood up, turned to Omori…and smiled.

"Hello~!" He said happily.


An hour later, Polly returned home, and as soon as she got home, Basil and his friends immediately rushed to help. As they helped both bring groceries inside and put them away, Polly noticed that Basil seemed…different. Happier, moving more on his feet. He didn't look at Mari or the others with the same nervousness. Now he was laughing with them, and having fun.

After putting the groceries away, Polly walked over to Mari. "Hey, what happened while I was gone? Basil seems different somehow." The girl just smiled.

"We just had a lovely chat, that's all~!" The girl said, her wide smile gleaming.