Natsu's coat fluttered and swished around his legs as he was struck by the frigid mountain winds and he let out a foggy sigh. While he and Natsumi were perfectly fine in the cold, the one truly human woman in their group was shaking like a leaf in a hurricane, so the man took off his heavy coat and placed it around Lelyanna's shoulders which revealed his two short-swords, his pistol and his knife to all around him. He didn't have the two longer swords on his back since their purpose was for larger and stronger foes. "Better?"

"Yes, thank you." Lelyanna replied with a small smile and she brought the large coat tighter around her. She let out a gentle content sigh. "It feels like I'm wrapped up in my bed."

Natsu rolled up his sleeves up to just above his elbows and slipped his hands into his pockets. The trio passed through an open gate to one of the mining facilities as a truck slowly left the vehicle gate to their left. They garnered some looks from the workers as they passed through the site and approached the reception building where Natsu held open the door and allowed the two women to enter first and closed it behind him.

"Good morning." The receptionist looked up from some paperwork on his desk and looked at the trio with narrowed eyes. "More Jaegers? I take it you are here about the unusual fatigue that the miners are complaining about?"

"Yes. We just wanted to ask a few questions." Natsumi replied as she crossed the small room and stood in front of the desk. "Is there someone we can speak to about it, a supervisor or manager?"

"I'll save you some time." The beady-eyed man groaned as he pushed himself up from the chair. "After the first few times we were visited by you Jaegers, we started keeping a folder of reports ready." He headed through a door behind him and after a few minutes, he returned with a leather binder and handed it over to the dragon princess. "Just hand it back once you've read through the reports then be on your way. The faster you deal with this menace, the faster we can get back to full productivity."

"We'll be just outside so we aren't disrupting your work-" Natsumi took the folder and began leaving the reception room, but as she was halfway out of the room, she added a quickly whispered hiss. "-asshole." She pulled open the door and leapt over the railing, landing feet-first into the snow which was quickly turned to steam with a quick burst of her magic. "What a fucking stuck-up prick."

"Is something wrong?" Lelyanna asked softly as she came down the metal steps and walked up to the younger of the two pinkettes. "You seem a little more antsy than usual."

"My cycle is due to start soon." Natsumi grumbled. Her cheeks darkened as she glanced at the man and she hugged her stomach, her gaze flicking away. "I always get bad cramps, but I also get temperamental too. So sorry if I'm being a bit grumpy."

"Wendy was the same, from what I remember." Said Natsu, not really phased by the woman's issue. "Luce tended to get really pouty too, and a little demanding, but it was fine, she always seemed happy when I doted on her to help her feel better."

"Yeah, they're like that here too." Natsumi smiled softly. Her discomfort faded slightly and she turned back to the man. "Say, did where you come from have anything that'd help with it?"

"Yes, we had plenty of feminine hygiene products." Natsu turned to the silvery-haired priestess. "Anna, you didn't happen to grab anything from that section in the store, did you? Sanitary pads or tampons."

"Oh, yeah, I did." Lelyanna's eyes lit up brightly and she smiled at the slightly older woman. A small package appeared in her hands and she gave it to the dragon princess. "The instructions on how to use those tampons are on the package. There are plenty of individual ones inside it, but if you run out then just let me know, I have plenty. As for your pain, just let me know if it gets too much to bear and I can use my magic to ease the pain and soothe the cramps."

"Oh, thank you!" Natsumi cried out quietly and she pulled the shorter woman into a deep hug, almost burying her head between her breasts. The pinkette took the package and quickly read through the instructions.

"Natsumi, hand me that folder so I can read the reports."

"Huh?" The princess looked up at the man with wide green eyes. She shook her head lightly to get the gears turning again and handed the leatherbound stationary to the man. "Oh, yeah, here."

"Now, let's see what's going on." Natsu murmured quietly. He ruffled through the various reports one-by-one, reading each one and grumbling to himself.

It seemed that each report said the same thing but with different words. In essence; each report boiled down to that the workers felt that they were being overworked and the stress was causing them to lose sleep at night, which led them to preforming worse the next day, and it began to snowball from there. However, his senses were telling him something different as he could tell that the workers didn't feel overworked at all, in fact, the level of negative energy in the mine was fairly low.

Natsu glanced down at the two women then to the stairs. "Wait here for a sec, I want to talk to him myself and see if I can get anything out of him." Without waiting for a response from either, he strode back up the stairs and into the reception, stopping in front of the receptionist. "Hey. I'm done reading this. I think the reports you've been receiving are very embellished. Like the blokes making them have all made some form of agreement that they follow a specific theme to cover something up."

"Hm?" The receptionist looked up at the stoic pinkette and leaned back in his chair. "Yes, it does seem that way. They seem to forget that I'm an employee here too, and that I talk with both them and our superiors. We're not overworked, not here nor inside the mines themselves. Mainly because we run eight-hour shifts, with breaks. That is the standard for my job here as the receptionist and their job inside the mountain." He clasped his hands atop the desk and gave the man a weary smile. "You'll have to forgive my earlier attitude when you first came in, I figured you three would've been like those who came before you. You seem to have some sense about you. My name is Albert, welcome to the Harlington Mines."

"Natsu." The pinkette introduced himself. He placed the folder down on the desk and slipped his hands into his pants pockets. "If you don't mind me asking, have you noticed anything strange around here. I know the workers seem to be hiding something, but have they had any kind of marks on their bodies or abnormal behaviour?"

"Well, some of them seem exceedingly lethargic in the mornings, and others do have suck marks on their necks, sometimes teeth marks but not the kind you'd expect with vampires, you know-" Albert brought both of his hands up to his mouth and held his forefingers in front as he bared his teeth. "-fangs."

"Like mine but only on the top side." Natsu bared his fangs in a small grin. "The pink-haired woman I'm with has similar teeth, but she's part fire dragon while I'm part fire demon. Which, incidentally, is how I know these reports to be embellished; because I can feel the emotions of those workers, and they don't match up with the reports."

"Huh. How, err, sharp are your fangs?" The man gulped slightly at the sight of the glistening canines as they sent an instinctual twinge of fear running through him. "You know what, don't answer that… I'm sure they're plenty sharp."

"Sharp enough that I had to be careful with my late wife. Though, she had a thing for getting nibbled on." Natsu scratched behind his head and gave the man a small smile. "Speaking of, it could be that the workers were having a fairly active night with their missus."

"That's what I thought too, but I know some of the blokes are unmarried, and are also single. And it could be that they're just not in a romantic relationship, but it still doesn't add up completely." Albert shrugged and crossed his arms. He gave the man a sympathetic smile and his posture softened unconsciously. "I can give you two addresses of where to look next, if that helps?"

"Anything's better than nothing."

"Alright." The receptionist grabbed a notepad from his desk and his fountain pen and began to write down a pair of addresses. "The first one is the medical centre, I'm sure you'll be able to get more answers there. And the second one is for the, ahem, gentleman's club, if you know what I mean. Maybe some of the blokes have spent some time there."

"I think I'll talk to the medical centre first, so I can see if they can give me a rundown of what kind of injuries they've been seeing come through their doors." Natsu took the note and spared a quick look at the two addresses before slipping it into a pocket of his waistcoat. "Thanks for the help, we'll try and sort this out quickly, though you might have some upset miners by the time we're finished."

"I'm sure I can live with that long enough for them to get over it."

Natsu gave the man a polite nod of his head and left the building. He found his two companions waiting for him at the base of the stairs and he waved for them to follow as he passed between them. "He was a bit more amicable when you appealed to his suspicions, and after a little back and forth, I've gotten two addresses. The first is the medical centre here, and the second is a 'gentleman's club' as he put it, I'm guessing either a brothel or strip club."

"Why do we need to go to a whore house, are you looking to get laid or something?" Natsumi narrowed her eyes at the man, searching his mostly passive expression for a hint of something, anything that would betray his inner thoughts.

Natsu stared at the woman for a few moments, silently meeting the challenge in her gaze with his abyssal green eyes. He let out a small grunt of annoyance, his tongue clicking softly. "No, you moron. In case it wasn't obvious already, I wouldn't go to a whore house to get laid. I'd either wait until I'm with someone I'd want to fuck or just fuck them if they're with me." He shook his head lightly. "We're going there to ask about the injuries the miners have, which is why I'm heading to the medical centre first, so we can learn more about these injuries and then we'll be checking in with the owner of the brothel to see if their establishment is responsible for these injuries. Do you understand now?"

A giggle drew the attention of the two pinkettes to the faintly blushing priestess. "Oh, I'm sorry." She hid her smile behind her fingers as her eyes darted between man and woman. "Usually you're calm and collected, but she got a rise out of you so easily that I found it funny." The woman slipped the heavy coat off her shoulders and lifted it up to the man. "The wind has died down, so I'm not as cold as I was earlier. Plus, while it's pretty warm, your residual warmth has faded away from it."

Natsu quickly fixed his sleeves and pulled on the jacket. He checked the name of the medical centre and glanced up at the street signs as they passed through intersection after intersection until they came upon one that had a second sign under the road name that directed people to the Edelweiss Medical Centre.

"Hm, there are a lot of humans here. I haven't seen any of the other races at all." Lelyanna murmured softly as her curious eyes peered around the chilly streets and into shopfronts. "Even though they tend to stay in their own districts, in Magnolia you'll normally come across various subgroups of the elven, demon, or beast races. But all I've seen here are humans."

"Humans are naturally fearful of those that don't look like themselves, they even despise those of different subgroups within their own race." Natsumi remarked offhandedly as she slipped her hands behind her head and pushed out her chest, her vibrant green eyes staring off into the dark grey skies above them. "Granted, that's no different to the other races too, to some degree. What was it like for you, Natsu?"

"Only humans remained. And we all hated each other enough to decimate the world's population. That should tell you everything you need to know." Natsu replied coldly. He bared his fangs in a vicious scowl but it didn't reach his dead eyes. He let out a sharp sigh and rearranged his face, bringing his passive façade back up. "No matter where you go, you'll always come across hate, anger, despair, suffering. And sometimes, you'll come across people who love causing that, and sometimes, those people come into a position of power."

As they reached the medical centre, Lelyanna took the lead and approached the woman at the reception desk. "Good morning." She smiled brightly, her eyes giving off their usual mystical glimmer. "I was wondering if there was a nurse or doctor with enough free time to talk about the strange cases of fatigue plaguing the city?"

"Let me check." The blonde woman rose from her chair and walked to a blackboard mounted on the wall near her. "Could I get your name, please?"

"Archbishop Lelyanna Wolfe." At the mention of her name, the receptionist's head snapped a full ninety degrees to the right, her wide eyes taking in the younger woman's appearance. "I'm not dressed in my usual priestess' garb as I prefer to remain as incognito as possible while travelling with a Jaeger. But I can assure you, I am who I say I am."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, your Grace." The woman turned her body to the woman and bowed politely. "I'm Rebecca. Welcome to the Edelweiss Medical Centre." The blonde returned her attention to the staffing roster and skimmed down the list of names. "Hm, I believe Doctor Horikita is about to finish her shift. Would you like for me to fetch her?"

"Please. And if she could bring anything she's capable of sharing in regards to the cases, that would be greatly appreciated." Lelyanna closed her eyes and bowed her head, she maintained all the poise befitting of someone in her position even when dressed in her casual clothes. As the woman disappeared through a pair of wooden doors, the priestess turned and returned to Natsu's side, standing with her hands clasped gracefully in front of her waist. "I'm glad this seems to be going smoothly."

"Too soon to make that kind of remark." Natsu murmured gruffly but there was a faint gentleness in his eyes as he looked down at his teammate. "We'll have to see how this Horikita woman behaves and if she can give us the information we need. I don't know what the laws are here, but where I came from, we had client confidentiality laws where private information could not be given to third parties. Us, in other words."

"Hm, it's frowned upon." Lelyanna tapped her chin with her right forefinger and slowly lifted her gaze to the man once more. "Not necessary illegal, but it's considered very disrespectful. I don't exactly share the details of the people I see outside of the cathedral, when I make house calls though I do consult with the sisters. Mm, I guess it boils down to respect for personal privacy and holding yourself to a certain standard."

The pair of doors opened and the receptionist came back out, followed by a sharp-eyed woman with hip-length black hair. The doctor made her way over to the trio and placed her bag down on a seat near them before crossing her arms. "I'm Doctor Horikita. Please make this quick, I'm looking forward to getting home and getting some rest."

"Of course. I don't plan on keeping you long."

Horikita lowered her gaze to the young priestess and her reddish-purple eyes widened as the gentle voice caused something to click into place in her mind. "Hm, I didn't recognise you without your usual clothing, your Grace."

"Yes, as I mentioned to the receptionist; I started to prefer being less conspicuous when travelling with a Jaeger and assisting him in his work. But, please, Lelyanna is fine." The woman placed a hand over her heart with a small smile. "Doctor Horikita, is there anything you can tell us about this fatigue pandemic that is running rampant in Edelweiss? You don't have to narrow it down to specific people, a general overview of the common injuries and results of check-ups are all we're after."

"Aside from the physical exhaustion that they all exhibited, some had very minor burns flecked across their skin, bruising around their wrists and ankles which was sometimes accompanied by friction burns. There were bite and kiss marks across the necks, chests, and groins of many of them. Some had minor scratches across their bodies, but it wasn't going to leave any lasting marks. There were also some that seemed to be hit with something small and soft, but with enough force to leave red marks and at the worst, minor bruising."

"Sounds like they had a hell of a fun night, or nights." Natsumi laughed loudly.

"There was also evidence of natural aphrodisiac chemicals in the patients." Horikita continued, not even giving a single bit of attention to the loud woman while she addressed the priestess. "Of course, these chemicals aren't exactly exotic and are frequently used in aromatic candles. But it seems the chemical was administered orally."

"Who the hell sucks off a candle for fun?" The pink-haired woman remarked in her naturally sensual voice. She grinned as she glanced up at the man beside her out of the corner of her eye. "But I suppose if it was a certain shape, it might be somewhat appealing~." She raised her hand and curled her fingers as if she was gripping something invisible and she began to stroke the air in long and slow pumps while giggling, her tanned cheeks dusted pink. Natsu lightly clapped the woman across the back of her head in an attempt to knock her out of her lewd mood, only to get a playful poke of the tongue and for Natsumi to wrap her arms around his left arm. "Jokes on you, I love it when things get rough~."

Natsu grumbled a few curses under his breath and took a small notepad from one of his coat's inner pockets along with a fountain pen so he could quickly record what the doctor had been telling them. "As much as Salamander's current behaviour is annoying me, she does have a valid point. Oral administration of those chemicals would mean some kind of fluid transfer, most likely done by a kiss. Whether this was done by the patients' lover or by some other being is still up for debate, unless there is more you can tell us?"

"While some do show signs of a struggle, there aren't signs of fighting on the bodies. So, either the chemical was poured into their mouths and they willingly swallowed it, or it was transferred by a kiss, as you suggested." Horikita nodded in agreement. "In which, in the throughs of passion, they swallowed willingly."

"Is there anything more you can tell us?" Lelyanna asked softly.

"Hm, while there has been plenty of cases, we've determined that there have been no deaths with this as the cause. So, if it is caused by a monster, then it is up to your discretion as to how to handle it. Whether you deem it non-hostile or not."

"If that's everything, then we'll let you head out." The priestess gave the woman a gentle smile, and when the doctor nodded, she moved aside to clear the path to the door. "Have a good afternoon, Doctor Horikita."

"I hope your investigation goes well and you all return home safely."

Natsu slipped the notepad and pen back into his pocket while following the woman out of the building with his gaze. "Looks like we're dealing with a demon, and either a succubus or incubus at that. But most likely a succubus."

"Since those targeted seem to primarily be men, I'm willing to bet that it's a succubus. The thing with succubi and incubi is that they're heavily attractive and attracted to the opposite sex as their biology gears them to that function. I don't think there is any example at all of a homosexual incubus or succubus. It's not in their nature to seek out members of the same sex." Natsumi looked up at the man then led the way out of the medical centre. She spared a quick glance over her shoulder to make sure Natsu and Lelyanna were following her then returned her attention to the footpath. "Oh, also; it's a common misconception among humans that these two types of demons suck the lifeforce out of humans through intercourse, it's just a myth though as that's not exactly what happens. They just tire out their partners due to their immense sexual appetite, which is reinforced by how their bodies react to sex; it's basically a potent drug to them. It's actually very rare that someone has died due to a succubus or incubus as the cause is generally found to be some underlying issue that had been exacerbated by prolonged intense sexual activity. Someone like you and I would have no problems with this."

"Well, since we know that it is a succubus causing this, do we need to go to that brothel?" Lelyanna asked curiously, her gaze switching from one pinkette to the other.

"Not really, no. We just need to work out how to lure it out or how to contact it." Natsu replied. "Chances are, it would've picked up on us by now. So, it might try and make a move on me to try and deter us or it could even just try and escape."

"I'll be honest…" Lelyanna murmured softly as she looked up at the man through her lashes. "I don't really like the idea of something like a succubus coming for you. I wouldn't be concerned if it was something like a stone troll or a minotaur since I know you'll have no trouble with those, you'd kill them one way or another, but a succubus is a completely different story."

"I think we should still head to that whore house." Natsumi voiced her opinion somewhat loudly. She turned on the balls of her feet and began walking backwards with her arms crossed behind her head. "We can't rule out that the succubus works for them as it would make sense to capitalise on a succubus' innate talents to draw in more business."

"Hm, I see." Natsu nodded in agreement. "Alright, we'll head there first and then we'll have some lunch afterwards." As they walked, the man thought on his counterpart's words. From what he had read in the books Lelyanna had provided him, both Succubi and Incubi were good at seduction and manipulating a sleeping mind. Maybe he could procure a building in one of Magnolia's busier districts and use it as a safe haven for succubus and incubus to live in and work from. He'd have to give it more thought later, for now, locating the woman came first.

"Even though I haven't had any experience with places like this, this certainly isn't what I was expecting…" Lelyanna murmured as the group came to a stop outside a large regal-looking two-story building. "It almost looks like a miniature version of your house, Natsu." She looked up at the man and noticed his head slightly turned so he could look behind them out of the corner of his eye. "What's wrong?"

"I can feel someone looking at us, I can sense them too but I can't see where they are. It's hard to work out what race they are, all I can sense is curiosity and a little bit of fear, and it's not triggering my instincts like in the last job we did so they don't seem hostile at all." Natsu turned his attention to Natsumi but just received a light shake of the head.

"I can't differentiate between them anymore. That's something I lost after becoming accustomed to it all." Natsumi replied with an apologetic smile. "But I can sense what you described coming from someone back there, and directed at us." She let out a sharp sigh and gave the man a toothy grin. "Oh well. We've got more important things to deal with, so let's go inside and talk with the owner."

As soon as they entered the building, Natsu noticed something off about the lingering scents. Aside from the expect smell of lust and sex, there was a subtle note that tickled his nose, some kind of unusual fragrance that somehow smelt familiar but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. He sensed an unusual spike of lust from both of the women he was with and nearly the exact moment they had been exposed to the strange fragrance and the pieces fell into place. "Ah, it's an aphrodisiac that I can smell…" He murmured softly. It wasn't one that worked on men, but judging by the developing blushes of the two women and their soft and needy panting, it was a very potent aphrodisiac. "This might be an issue… Just let me do the talking."

"I-I feel so hot… Like when, you hold me." Lelyanna murmured between her soft breaths. She unfastened the buttons on her peacoat and started to fan herself with her turtleneck sweater. "It tingles, all over."

"Sorry about the candles." Said a slender, purple-haired woman with little clothing as she approached the group. "Are you three here on business? I noticed the weapons."

"Yes. My name is Báleygr, and these two are Salamander and Lelyanna." Natsu introduced the two women with a wave of his hand. He slipped his hands into his pants pockets and glanced around the open-plan floor. There were male dancers close by, to the right of them, which was also the location of scent affecting the women; it was coming from purple candles dotted around that particular section. As the purplette drew closer, he noticed a different scent coming from her that caused the small hairs across his body to stand up, it was a gentle fragrance that was starting to cloud his mind but he quickly shook his head, freeing his mind from its grasp. "We're wondering if we could talk to the owner about the strange cases of fatigue that is prominent in this city."

"Madam Tuile is currently in a meeting, but she should be wrapping it up soon. Please follow me, I'll take you to a room so you can wait for her. Oh, my name is Lillica, and I'm happy to be of service." The woman bowed to the man then tucked some of her hair that had fallen out of place back behind her pointed ear. Her ocean blue eyes roamed the man for a prolonged moment before she turned and took off with a playful giggle.

"Hm, I wasn't expecting to see a high and mighty elf in a place like this…" Natsumi murmured under her breath with a glance up at the man. She slid her fingers through her hair to expose her ear and tapped the tip to highlight the difference for him. "She's one of the subraces that as what we'd consider to be normal looking ears, but with the elfish point at the top. Other subraces have elongated ears, some up and others outwards."

"She looks fragile…" Natsu replied quietly as his gaze slid down the elf's pale skin. Her negligee didn't cover up much to begin with, but with his eyes, he could see through it and she was even more slender than Lelyanna was and a far cry from Natsumi's exceptionally fit and attractive body. "Like I'd have to be even more careful than I normally am when handling people and things."

"That's just an elf thing, but not all of them have tits as small as hers… Hm, I think she's a 'B'. But yeah, I've seen some Lucy grade tits on an elf before."

They passed through a section of the floor with female dancers, both human and elven, and teal candles burning away on shelves and tables. The whole floor seemed to be lit only by the flickering light provided by these scented candles. Unfortunately, as this section was geared towards a male audience, the candles started to have an effect on Natsu. The scent made his head feel a little light and his heartrate picked up, his pants began to feel tight so he subtly shifted his manhood to ease the strain. His body temperature started to rise slowly and he couldn't bring it back down, so he used Requip to remove his coat and he rolled up his sleeves once more to help vent off some of the heat.

The scent had made something click into place in his mind; a memory from what felt like an entire a lifetime ago, of him and Lucy early into their relationship when they still lived separately. They had been toying with the idea of using aphrodisiac massage oils for a little bit of fun in the bedroom but it resulted in bringing out some of his draconic instincts which led to a loud and sleepless night that carried well into the following morning. It was a little embarrassing when her neighbours were finally able to give them a piece of their mind, and thanks to that awkward encounter, Lucy's entire body was covered in a rich blush and she had fidgeted about for nearly an hour after. The man lowered his gaze to the oaken floor and a warm smile spread across his lips.

"Please wait in here, Madam Tuile will be with you shortly." Lilica held open the door to a private lounge and smiled at the guests.

"Thank you." Natsumi returned the woman's smile with a warm grin and she led the group into the room. Once the door was closed and they were alone in the room, she removed her coat and chucked it down onto the circular coffee table then threw herself down onto the large circular couch, letting out an annoyed growl as she fidgeted and rubbed her thighs together. "Gods, I'm so fucking horny that I might go insane! I take it back; we shouldn't have come here."

"Yeah." Natsu grunted softly as he sat down near the woman's head with Lelyanna taking the spot on his other side. "I'm struggling with my dragon instincts too. It doesn't help that I find both of you attractive for different reasons."

"Oh~? Do tell." Natsumi purred softly. She rolled onto her stomach and looked up at the man's subtly strained face and the blushing symbol of purity next to him.

"She's small, soft, and cute, but you've got the type of body that can take a lot of punishment and go the distance. And I'm willing to bet that you've got a good set of pipes in you."

"So, in other words~." Natsumi gave the man a wide, playful grin, baring her fangs at him. "You want to snuggle fuck her but I get railed into the bed until I'm a screaming orgasmic mess? Sounds perfect."

"Snuggle f-fu…" Lelyanna eyes darted between the two pinkettes as her blush darkened. "Wh-what's that?"

"Spooning but he sticks his cock in you. It's what you normally do but with an added step or two." The dragon princess giggled and made a ring with her left hand and slid her right index finger in and out of it. "And since you just love to have him hold you while you sleep, I'm sure you'd love to snuggle fuck."

Before the dragon princess could tease the younger woman any further, the door opened and a platinum blonde elven beauty slipped into the room. "Good afternoon. I'm Madam Tuile. I was told that you wanted to speak with me?"

"Yes. We won't take up much of your time." Natsu leaned forward and rested his elbows on his knees as the elven woman took a seat opposite him. His eyes skimmed down her thin silk dress then back to her beautiful face. The other elven woman was very beautiful too, was this a thing with their race? He wasn't sure. "We've narrowed the cause down to being a succubus indulging a little too much. We just wanted to check that she wasn't affiliated with you."

"No, I don't have any Succubi or Incubi under my employ." Madam Tuile shook her head lightly. "I do hope you take her away, she's been taking my clients, even if she's doing it without realising." She let out a gentle sigh and took a cigarette from a lacquered wooden case she kept nestled between her breasts. After patting around her body, she murmured softly with the cigarette held between her lips. "Damn… I forgot my lighter."

"Here." Natsu reached out his hand with the tip of his index finger ignited. The woman murmured a quick word of thanks as she used the offered flame and sat back. "As for the succubus. I'm thinking of bringing her to Magnolia and maybe helping her find some kind of work that suits a succubus' talents."

"Satisfy my curiosity, will you, what ideas do you have?"

"A relaxation hotel that offers various services from massages to thirty-minute naps which can be tailored to the individual by the succubus or incubus attending to them. And if so desired, a special one-on-one service could be arranged between a client and staff member. And maybe rooms could be booked out for couples looking to blow off some steam."

"Huh. It's rare for someone to have an entirely new business idea. Well," Madam Tuile leaned in with a warm smile. "I wish you luck in that endeavour. Maybe you can save many innocent people from the ever ignorant and self-obsessed humans, Mr Fire Demon."

"I'm still working through the gist of it in my head, it's still fairly fresh, but if you think it's a good idea then maybe there's some worth to it."

"I do believe that it's an idea worth pursuing." The elven woman let out a steady stream of smoke then tapped the cigarette on the ashtray sitting on the coffee table. "Is that everything you need? You were the first group of Jaegers to actually figure it out and even come here for information, so I'm more than happy to help."

"No, I think that covers it." Natsu replied. He quickly ran all the information through his head and gave the woman a small shake of the head. "I've got nothing else for you. The only thing left is to find her and relocate her. And since I sensed someone watching us on the way here, I'm sure she already knows what's going on. It's just a matter of seeing what she does; does she come to us of her own volition or do we have to track her down, and will she willingly leave the city or will she be kicking and screaming."

"I wish you luck, Mr Fire Demon." Madam Tuile gave a playful purr when she spoke her pet-name for the man. The mature beauty leaned in, drawing the man's attention to her breasts that were threatening to spill out from her dress. "And if you plan on sticking around the city for a little bit, you're more than welcome to come back and we'll take care of that rather large problem you seem to be nursing."

"Thanks for the offer," Natsu rose from the couch and slipped his hands into his pockets, gazing down into the elf's warm orange eyes with an emotionless stare. "But I've got time-sensitive things to attend to back in Magnolia and need to head back as soon as I've finished here."

"Aw, maybe you could come and visit us the next time you're up this way." The elf fluttered her delicate lashes as her gaze roamed around the man's strong body. But a domineering growl instantly cowed her and drew her attention to the dragon slayer and her bared teeth. "Oh my, such a feisty little dragon, aren't you?"

"Back off, Whore." Natsumi snarled. She shot to her feet and slammed her hands down on the coffee table as she leaned in closer to the mature woman. As a side effect to the aphrodisiac, her draconic instincts had made her aggressive and very possessive. "Such a delicate little elf like yourself shouldn't try and snag someone like him, he might accidentally leave you a broken mess, a mindless pile of flesh and semen. Maybe you should try to find someone a little meeker."

"Well, now we know what you fantasise about…" Lelyanna murmured softly but thanks to the pinkettes' hearing, they both looked at her simultaneously. "What? It was oddly specific, don't you think?"

"Shush, Miss Snuggle Fuck." Natsumi snapped at the priestess, her hand shooting up with her finger mere centimetres from the tip of her nose. "Let's just get out of here before these damn candles piss me off even more."

Natsu sighed and offered the elven woman a quick word of thanks once again as he pushed the antsy pinkette out of the room and all the way to the exit. Once they were outside, he spun the woman around and crossed his arms. "Alright, what's your problem?"

"I'm fucking horny, Natsu." Natsumi growled. She grabbed the man by his collar and pulled him down to her level, panting softly as his lips stopped right before her own. "I've never been this horny in my life, and I'm prone to bouts of lust thanks to my dragon instincts."

"And what, you get aggressive when you're horny?"

"Not aggressive… well maybe a little bit, but that's because I get the urge to fight for dominance." Natsumi lowered her gaze as her voice began to falter. She buried her face into the man's chest and pressed her body up against his, allowing his warmth to soak into her comparatively colder body. She murmured softly but raised her voice to a whisper as she tilted her head up. "I found a man who can force me into submission, and it makes me wet every time I think about it. It's embarrassing but exhilarating, I want you to dominate me. To pin me down and ravage my body until I can't think or move…" She shivered softly and closed her eyes, breathing in the man's natural woodsmoke scent. "I regret coming to this damn whorehouse. But fuck me was it worth it."

"And here I thought I was such a needy little girl…" Lelyanna complained as she grasped Natsumi's shoulders from behind and tried to pull her off the man, but her meagre strength was no match for Natsumi and it proved to be a fruitless endeavour. "Natsu, can you please just spank her or something to snap her out of it, please?"

"That won't work…" Natsu sighed and pried the woman off him with ease. "She'll just get off on it and beg for more."

"He's not wrong, I did say I love it when things get rough." Natsumi giggled and stretched out her arms above her head. She groaned softly and began to arch her back until she was looking at the man with a playful grin. "Let's go have lunch and maybe I'll be able to calm down enough to function properly."

Natsu ran a hand through his long spikey hair and let out a weary sigh as he looked past the dragon princess and saw a pouting priestess. "What has my life turned into… Alright, let's go find a café or something."

By the time they returned to the hotel room, it was late afternoon. Natsu had decided that they'd roam around the city after they had their lunch in an effort to find the succubus or give her an opening in hopes that she'd come to them but they had no luck. In the end, they chose to return to the room around 6pm.

The man groaned softly as he rubbed his eyes, the aphrodisiac was still in his system and he had been fighting with his arousal ever since they left the brothel. It didn't help that Natsumi's lust had brought out Lelyanna's jealousy and both women had been vying for his attention. He took his weapons and dumped them onto the desk and levelled his tired eyes onto the two women. "Find something to occupy yourselves, I don't care what you do but I'm going for a cold shower."

Natsumi threw off her coat and flung herself onto the bed. "Finally, I can fuck myself and hopefully be rid of this heat. Unless you want to give me a hand, Natsu, and maybe your cock too? We could kill two birds with one stone that way." Her eyes followed the man as he remained silent and disappeared through the bathroom door. She let out a gentle sigh and hugged her knees while her gaze slowly wandered over to the blush-silver haired priestess. "Why is he receptive to you and not me? I'm honestly into him."

"I think he's just frustrated right now. We both know that he finds us attractive. I've actually caused him to be turned on plenty of times while cuddling up to him, and I can feel how tempted he is to touch me by how his hands twitch against my body. Sometimes they start to roam up to my breasts but he always stops before actually grabbing them." Lelyanna sat down next to the woman and brought her into a reassuring hug. "And it's not like that isn't true for you, haven't you felt him checking you out?"

"I have… but when he's like that, hiding everything inside, it screws with my confidence."

"That's just how he is; he suffered through years upon years of war and watched everybody he knew and loved die one by one over those years. He's probably got a lot bottled up inside him. In fact, I know he has." The priestess ran a soothing hand through her friend's hair and rested warm face against her breasts. "In our last job, with the goblins; he had a ferocity that I've never seen from him before or since. Even when he protected me from some thugs wanting to mug us, he wasn't that vicious. He was likely venting those pent-up emotions – all of his hate and anger – but afterwards, he seemed even more hollow. He's told me that his humanity was ripped from him by those monsters that destroyed his life, and I kind of believe that."

"He needs a new family, people to fill that gap…" Natsumi sighed and drew back from the woman's embrace. She fell back flat onto the bed and stared up at the ceiling. "I hate keeping secrets from my family, I think we should arrange for him to meet them soon. It may be rocky at the start for him, but if he's known the them then maybe things will smooth out sooner and he'll be able to mesh with us."

"Give it a little time after we get back home, I know he has a few projects in mind that he wants to work on before he focuses on stuff like that. He's told me that doing things is cathartic for him, whether it's the renovations, working on Henrietta's body, training and teaching me, it all helps him remain in control of himself." Lelyanna climbed off the bed and started to remove her clothes slowly. "So, just let him sort a few things out and then talk to him about it. Maybe just start small, like meeting your Guild Master, invite him over some day to meet Natsu. I've heard he's very understanding."

"Yeah… that's probably the way I should do it." The pinkette murmured. She blinked at the woman and glanced at the bathroom door as she heard the shower start up. "Are you going in there?"

"Like you said, he's more receptive to me. So, I'm hoping I can bring him a little bit out of the darkness. Though," The priestess hugged her bare body as she began to blush lightly. "I'm feeling a little more self-conscious for some reason. I can comfortably get changed with him next to me and flirt when I'm in the mood, but joining him in the shower is giving me butterflies in my stomach…"

Natsumi giggled softly and crawled to the edge of the bed. "It's because you know the situation is different, you're planning on doing something lewder than you're used to and that it might lead into you two fucking." She placed a hand on the small of Lelyanna's back and gave her a light shove towards the bathroom. "Hehe, good luck."

The priestess slipped into the bathroom and closed the door behind her. She pressed her back against the cold wood and watched the man obscured behind steamy glass. "I thought you were having a cold shower?" She whispered softly, knowing the man could hear her perfectly.

"I am." Natsu chuckled softly and turned his head to see through the shower door. "It's just fogging up because of my body, it almost always happens. I heard your conversation."

"I know." Lelyanna smiled softly. She worked up the courage to cross the short distance to the shower and pull open the door. After a moment of hesitation, she took a step into the shower but was stopped by Natsu's warm hand coming to rest on her sternum. "Hm?"

"Let me bring the water temperature up for you, Anna." While his left hand rested against her chest, he reached out with his other hand and turned on the hot water. Once the water was nice and warm, he allowed the woman to join him inside the shower. "How does it feel?"

"Hm, I like it a little hotter." The woman murmured softly. She reached around the man and turned the hot water tap a quarter turn then another. "There we go." She rubbed her arms and shyly looked up at the man, her eyes lingering on the various scars that littered his body before raise up to his face. "Um… sorry if I'm being unusually forward…" A loud moan reached her ears and her head snapped around to the bathroom door. "She's touching herself, isn't she?"

"I reckon the only reason she's not trying to be quiet is because you've come in here."

"I guess you're right." Lelyanna closed her eyes and rested against the man's warm chest. "Did you know, you're hotter than she is?"

"It's kinda hard not to notice when she clings to me frequently." Natsu sighed. He looked down at the woman's wet hair and slowly combed his fingers through it, slicking it back. "We're you worried about me?"

"It's hard to stop worrying about you. Though, I know you well enough to know you won't throw your life away."

"I doubt Ceres would let it happen anyway, not after putting the amount of time she has into me."

"Natsu…" Lelyanna slowly opened her eyes and bashfully looked up at the man. "Do you mind if I do something a little, um, daring?" At the man's go-ahead, she gently brought her hands up to his shoulders and stood on the tips of her toes to bring their heads closer and she captured the man's lips in a tender yet full kiss. Lelyanna gasped softly when the man's calloused hands scratched at her skin as they slid down to her hips, sending a shiver through her spine. She gasped softly when he lightly squeezed her and deepened their kiss and his name escaped her lips. "I may get addicted to this…" She murmured between her deep breaths, she had to break the kiss due to a lack of oxygen.

Natsu chuckled softly and closed his eyes, he rested his forehead against the woman's and allowed himself to relax, for all the walls to come down just for this moment of peace. "Thanks… I think I needed that."

"I want to give you more…" Lelyanna murmured shyly. "And I want to offer you something. Something that I'd only give to a man I can trust completely."

"You want to have sex." Natsu bluntly stated, his eyes slowly reopening as the woman's face exploded with a heavy blush. "Or more accurately, you want me to take your virginity so someone else doesn't force it from you, correct?"

The priestess buried her face into the man's muscular chest in an effort to hide her blush, but she nodded gently against his incredibly warm skin. "Yes… I want my first to be taken by you. I don't want to risk it being taken forcefully by some thug or monster. After seeing what happened to those women, those girls, who were at the mercy of those bandits and goblins… I want you to show me how good it can be. So, if it ever does happen to me, I can have the memory of this time to fall back on. And this, it isn't just for me… I believe doing so may help with your recovery, you need to physically move on from your past, and I'm willing to help you with that. It's quite obvious that Natsumi wants to do the same, too. Give and take."

"You'll be in pain-"

"Pain I can deal with. I'm expecting my first time to be painful, and well, you're not exactly small…"

"Believe it or not, it can go bigger, but Lucy seemed to have been the only woman who could get me that turned on."

"If it seems like it is getting too unbearable, don't forget that I'm capable of healing myself and selectively numbing physical pain. But the psychological trauma of being raped and having some filthy mongrel be my first, it'll stick with me for a long time. So please, Natsu, I want you to be the one that takes it. It's only a small price to pay-" Before she could say any more, she was silenced by a finger resting against her lips.

"I understand." Natsu removed his finger and brought his head down so his lips where millimetres from hers. "But I'm going to do this properly, from start to finish, ok?"

"P-properly?" Lelyanna murmured. Her lips tingled from the anticipation of kissing him and feeling his hot lips working against her own. "What do yo-"

Natsu cut the woman off once more by capturing her lips in a searing kiss. He backed her up against the wall and caged her in with his arms. He could feel her instantly submit to him and it pleased his inner dragon. Like Natsumi, he thoroughly enjoyed the trill of dominating someone and the fight for domination but he needed to be gentle with this woman, she was small and fragile, after all. He pulled back from the kiss and took in the sight of the woman's slender body and its pink hue. "It's a little cramped in here so let's go and kick Natsumi off the bed."

"But isn't she… you know?"

"Fingering herself? Yeah. But she can do that in the shower." Natsu shut off the water and dried both of the with a small burst of magic. He took Lelyanna's hand and led the priestess to the door, and when they entered the bedroom, they found Natsumi naked and face-down on the bed with her ass in the air and two fingers furiously pumping in and out of her soaked snatch. She was so engulfed in the pleasure that she didn't even register that they had come into the bedroom, not until Natsu's hand collided with her raised ass, hard. "Go jump into the shower. I want the bed."

"If you give me another spank, I might just consider it~." Natsumi turned her head to look at her two companions and her eyes widened at the man's muscular body, or more specifically, his towering manhood. Her fingers began to move faster and she let out a playful purr. "Oh~ now there's something I can fantasise about. Or maybe you could shove that monster inside me and fill me up with your hot semen."

In stark comparison to how delicately he treated Lelyanna, Natsu reached out and grabbed a fistful of Natsumi's long pink hair and forcefully pulled her head up off the bed. The lustful dragon princess gasped and moaned as she was brought up to her knees at the edge of the bed. Her perverse blush deepened and she began to pant heavily. "Don't make me drag you there. Go."

"Oh~, fuck me~!" Natsumi's whole body began to spasm uncontrollably and she leaned against the man's chest for support. She couldn't take her eyes off the man's dangerous snarl and the fire in his usually empty eyes, it made her heart thunder in her chest while her body writhed in orgasmic bliss. She forced herself off the bed and stood unsteadily in front of the man, she wet her lips and flicked her tongue across her incredibly sharp fangs as an equally dangerous grin spread across her face in defiance. "I think I'm going to have a lot of fun with you."

"We can fight for dominance some other time; I've got something more important to take care of." Natsu brushed the dragon princess off and used his grip on her hair to steer her to the bathroom, finishing off with a light shove through the open doorway. The entire time he had been rough with Natsumi, he had kept a gentle grip on Lelyanna's hand. It was like he had flipped a switch in his mind as he gently guided the woman to the bed and eased her down in front of him. "Do you want me to take the lead completely?"

"Y-yes, please." Lelyanna whispered. She slowly pushed herself back along the bed until she sat in the centre. "D-do you want me to lie down?"

"Yeah." The pinkette placed his hand on the woman's shoulder and pushed her down onto the bed. He crawled, hovering over the woman with his lips close to hers. "It reeks of Natsumi's horniness, and her dragon pheromones are making it difficult to focus solely on your scent."

"What do I smell like?" Lelyanna slowly wrapped her arms around the man's neck and brought his head down to the crook of her neck. The heavy puffs of hot air coming from his lips caused her skin to tingle pleasantly. He also felt hotter than he usually did, even when they shared a bed, he never reached this level of warmth.

"It sounds corny, but you smell like a peaceful flower garden. I can't quite pin what kind of flower the scent is from but it's relaxing, calming."

"Hehe, well, this isn't the time to stop and smell the roses."

"You're right." Natsu chuckled softly and lifted his head.

Lelyanna smiled lazily, drunk on her lust, her pale eyes shimmering with a faint divine beauty. She gently grasped the bedsheets beside her head as Natsu left a trail of kisses down her neck and to her breasts. A gasp slipped from her lips as his hot tongue lashed against her pert nipple and his rough, calloused hand grasped her other breast and kneaded it. She closed her eyes and whimpered, "Oh Natsu~, It, it feels so different, so much better, when you do this than me."

"It's only going to get better, Anna." Natsu chuckled quietly against her tit. "We're only getting started."

"R-really?" The woman gasped softly underneath him when he latched onto her perky nipple and pinched the sensitive nub between his fangs.

After giving her breast some attention, he lifted his head up and brought his lips back to hers, giving her a deep, heated kiss before kissing his way back down, passing over her breasts and across her stomach. He could feel the anticipation build within the woman from his slow movements and he smiled gently down at her. "That spell you told me about a while back, is it active?"

"Yes," Lelyanna murmured breathily as her body arched from his touch. She looked down along her body at the man's playful eyes as he gently pushed her legs apart. "Even though I had a few days left on it, I recast it in the airship cabin when you left me alone to masturbate. It's safe to do whatever you please with me, even finishing inside me."

"Heh, sounds like a plan." Natsu chuckled and he slowly dragged his tongue along the woman's exposed clitoris, earning a sharp gasp and a full-bodied twitch from the small priestess which turned into a long moan as he slowly inserted a finger into the woman's soaking vagina.

"Oh gods~! Your finger is so much thicker than mine!" As much as she enjoyed the man's tongue against her clitoris, the desire to kiss the man swelled once more and she placed her hands on his cheeks and gently guided him back up her body and engaged his tongue in a heated battle.

Wanting to hear more of the priestess' delicate lustful moans, Natsu pressed his thumb against the woman's clitoris as he curled his finger and pressed against her g-spot. The effect was instant as Lelyanna instantly clamped down around the digit and arched her back.

"Oh Natsu!" Stars bloomed in the woman's vision as an orgasmic high stronger than any she had before set her body ablaze. Lelyanna didn't want to be the only one on the receiving end, so as the man slid another finger into her, she grasped the imposing rod dangling from the man's hips with both hands and clumsily stroked it. "Wow~, it feels hotter than the rest of you."

"Be a little gentler with that," Natsu chuckled quietly as he gently grasped her hands with his free hand and carefully directed her. "I know I'm tough and all, but that and the balls are sensitive."

"O-okay." Lelyanna murmured. A thought crossed her mind as she remembered something that she had read in the erotic novels that she had found in Natsu's world. The young woman twisted and wiggled out from under the man then curled to bring her mouth down to the man's member. It felt even bigger inside her mouth and she tried her best to replicate what the books had described. Her tongue swirled around the tip of the cock and she sucked lightly while bobbing her head. She looked up at the man's face and was excited to see that he was panting softly, his eyes full of need. She had caused this and it gave her a surprisingly staggering amount of happiness and pride in herself. "Ms nis nood?"

"Don't talk with your mouth full, Anna."

The woman let the man's cock out from her mouth with an audible pop before smiling playfully up at him with a cute blush. "Is this good? Am I doing it right?"

"Yeah, it felt great." Natsu smiled down at the woman. He could feel her tightening around his fingers once more so he gently slipped them out of her and brought her up onto her hands and knees. "I'm going to put it in now, ok?"

"Ok, just… be gentle, please." Lelyanna whispered. She looked over her shoulder at the man and shyly wiggled her ass at him. "I might end up climaxing from it since you stopped right on the edge of it."

"I know, I did that on purpose." Natsu chuckled softly and slathered the juices that covered his right hand on his cock and carefully pressed the tip between her velvety lips. "Here I come."

Lelyanna braced herself for the pain as she felt the man slowly push into her body, it hurt but it was bearable. She had been prepared to use her magic to soothe herself but she could stomach this amount of pain and the man's warmth was soothing enough. "It's so hot~!"

"It doesn't hurt too much?" Natsu asked worriedly as he slowly came to a stop as he bumped her cervix. She was tight, probably the tightest woman he had been with but it wasn't surprising given that she was a small woman.

"Not too badly." Lelyanna panted and her eyes fluttered open and she looked over her shoulder as the man caressed her arse cheeks. "I'm so close~ I think a few thrusts and I'm going to pop!"

"Heh."

The priestess gasped as she felt the large cock inside of her slowly pull back then push deep into her core once more. She could feel the pressure building once more and with each thrust, she began to lose herself to the pleasure before it suddenly erupted in a great surge that filled her vision with stars again. "Natsu~ it's coming!"

When Lelyanna lost all the strength in her arms and fell face-first into the pillow, Natsu grasped the woman's wrists and gently pulled them behind her back, holding her steady as she writhed and twitched with pleasure. He continued to move his hips, drawing out the woman's orgasm as long as he could. "How was that?"

"I-is that why you took me right to the edge?" Lelyanna panted softly, turning her head to look at the man with eyes darkened by her lust. "Because I could get addicted to that."

"Heh, yeah." Natsu chuckled softly. He ran one of his calloused hands across her arse checks and up her back. "Has the pain gone away?"

"Yeah, it just feels mind-blowingly good now." The woman giggled softly and she experimentally squeezed her core muscles, tightening her already tight walls around the man even more. "I wonder how many of those you're going to give me before you finally shoot your semen into me."

"Considering that aphrodisiac is still in my system, it probably won't take long. But I'm also not a one-and-done kind of guy either. So, I probably won't be properly satisfied after one shot."

"Um, I know it might be a bit of a faux pas to talk about another lover in a situation like this… But how many times could you and Lucy go at it for?"

"With the regenerative capabilities of our bodies, I could consistently push out full loads for a dozen shots or more. It was fun but we couldn't just spend all day fucking each other, though we did do that occasionally." Natsu chuckled quietly and he firmly grasped the woman's hips. "For your sake, we'll only do it once."

"But you've already made me climax twice…" Lelyanna whined softly. "And you'll likely give me a few more before you actually finish…"

"Don't sweat the count. Just enjoy the feeling. And don't worry about holding out until I orgasm either, you'll likely have one too when you feel the rush of hot goo flood your womb." Natsu slid his hands up Lelyanna's sides and gently held her as he laid down on his side.

Lelyanna carefully curled into her usual sleeping position and she gave the man another squeeze. "Hehe, I think Natsumi might've been right about snuggling but with you inside of me, I can see the appeal very clearly."

"Well, I usually sleep naked, just like her. I just haven't been doing it when I know you were going to get into bed with me out of consideration for you."

"I know," The priestess blushed and she grasped the man's hands, bringing the top one to her breasts and the lower one down to her clitoris and hoping she made her intentions clear enough. "It was a little embarrassing when I got into bed with you during the night and felt this monster pressing against me. I admit… I might've fingered myself a few times while it was pressing against my butt or thighs."

"Yeah, I could pick up on the scent when you did do it." Natsu chuckled and he played with the woman's chosen spots while thrusting his hips slowly.

"But~," Lelyanna moaned at the sudden spike of pleasure. "I'm certainly not against the idea. It would make having sex much more streamlined in the future. Well, aside from if we were not doing it in the bed."

"Oh? It sounds like you're already thinking about places to have sex." Natsu grinned teasingly but the only response the woman gave him was to twist her upper body and capture his lips in a heated kiss. He sped up his thrusts and contained the woman's moans with the kiss.

Lelyanna could feel the man slowly begin to swell and throb within her and she became more and more excited for what was coming with every deep thrust into her. She panted and moaned and started to beg, "Inside me, Natsu, please~ do it inside~!"

"Fuck Anna, I'm almost there." Natsu grunted deeply and with a few more thrusts, the dam burst and he groaned. At the same time as he pumped the first lot of semen into the woman, he pinched her clitoris and squeezed her tit, sending her off the cliff with him.

"NATSU~!" Lelyanna cried out loudly. She shivered in delight as she held her hands over her lower abdomen. "I may have just become addicted to this intense warmth~." The man continued to give short, sharp thrusts into her body while filling her womb with his hot semen. The warmth of the goo extended from her core and began to warm her entire belly, giving her pleasurable tingles all over. "I think you're secretly an incubus, Natsu~."

Natsu shook his head lightly at the giggly woman. It took a little time, but the orgasmic haze began to clear from his mind and he held the woman firmly within his arms. "Thank you. Both for giving me your first time, and for the pleasure. I think I needed that." Natsu took a deep breath, taking in the flowery scent laced with sweat and the stench of sex, it was calming. Lelyanna moved within his arms, turning carefully and adjusting her position the best that she could without taking his still erect manhood out from her core. It didn't work, so she just took him out and turned to face him then pushed his manhood back inside.

"No. Thank you." Lelyanna whispered through a moan. "For doing this for me, and for allowing me to do this for you too."

The door to the bathroom creaked open and Natsumi entered the bedroom, her skin aglow from her own orgasms. She was grinning seductively from ear to ear and her eyes were darkened with lust. The Dragon Princess jumped onto the bed and cuddled up to Natsu, squeezing her tits against his powerful, muscular back and relishing in his intense warmth. "Is it snuggling time already?"

"Yup~." Lelyanna purred softly. "We'll have to go and have dinner eventually, though…"

"Later." Natsu grunted softly as his eyes fluttered closed. "Just let me… burn this memory into my mind, a little bit of warmth in the endless cold."

"You should write poetry, Natsu." Natsumi giggled playfully, only to get a growl from the man.

"Fuck you."

"Yes, fuck me~."

Natsu sat alone at a table in one of the two large glass-walled alcoves at the front of the Inn. A glance at his watch on the underside of his wrist told him that it was nearing midnight, but he continued to write in the back of his journal, jotting down the ideas he had earlier regarding possible work for the succubus providing he was able to convince her to move to Magnolia. Another thought crossed his mind while he was writing and he wrote down a plan to expand Báleygr Arms into firearms using techniques, designs, and chemical propellants from his world albeit with designs far older than the weapons he carried with him. If he could pull it off, not only would it make using his personal guns viable, but it could prove to be incredibly lucrative if he could convince the Queen to outfit her military with them.

As he wrote down more ideas for the business plan of the Relaxation Hotel, he sensed someone approaching him. He could tell by their scent that they were female, though it had a curious hint to it that was both enticing and arousing. But the woman felt anxious and strangely fearful, fearful of him specifically.

"May I have a seat?"

Natsu held his tongue as he slowly lifted his gaze from the paper to the woman. She was a slim woman of medium height, somewhere between Natsumi and Lelyanna. Her long hair was a dull blonde and she had rich blue eyes. Overall, she was rather plain. Yet, something felt off about her, as much as she seemed like a normal human woman in her mid-twenties that was dressed for the Edelweiss' frigid weather, something in his mind was telling him that her appearance was fake. He gestured to the seat across from his with a brief flick of his hand and returned to writing. The gentle clinking of glass momentarily drew his attention, the woman had placed a cold glass and bottle of water on the table before filling the glass. After a few wordless minutes that were filled with only the gentle scratching of Natsu's fountain pen against his journal, the woman seemed to have reached her limit and tried to break the ice.

"Do you know why I'm here…?"

"Yes. Frankly, I'm surprised that you've decided to show your face to me like this, even if what I'm looking at isn't exactly what it seems." Natsu replied calmly, coldly. His nostrils flared as he let out a sigh and raised his head to look at the seemingly plain human woman. "You're the woman I've been tasked with hunting down. You're the woman I felt watching me earlier today, the one who's fear I could sense and still can sense."

"I wanted to see what kind of man they've sent to kill us this time… But I was surprised when I saw The Salamander and a certain man who felt somewhat similar to her but infinitely more dangerous."

"Us?" Natsu lifted his head a little more, curious as to how many succubi were actually behind the incident. He placed the pen down and sat back in his chair, his abyssal eyes roaming the woman's face.

"I have two sisters, we're triplets – I'm the middle child." The woman murmured softly. "We live and work at the bakery just up the street."

"I'll be straight with you, Miss?"

"Iris Bardot. My sisters are Cynthia and Anabelle."

"My professional name is Báleygr, but due to our rather peaceful circumstances, you can use my personal name, Natsu." Natsu clasped his hands atop the table and narrowed his eyes at Iris. "Miss Bardot, or do you prefer Iris?" He waited a moment for the woman to reply but it seemed that she was a little slow due to her discomfort. "Regardless, back to my point; you haven't done anything wrong in my eyes, so I'm not going to kill you or your sisters. No one has died; therefore, no one has to die. Understand?"

"But, isn't that what the humans want?"

Natsu leaned in and bared his teeth at the succubus as his eyes turned a demonic red. "After losing what I've lost, I can barely be considered human anymore. The only things that remain are the dragon and demon parts of me. Humans took everything from me so I don't give two shits about what they want me to do, I don't kill unless it is necessary. And for you and your sisters, who have only been indulging a little too much in sexual activities, this isn't nearly enough to warrant me killing any of you."

"Then what do you plan on doing to us?" Iris' fear slowly abated as she looked into the man's demonic eyes, finding comfort in the kinship they shared and a smile slowly bloomed on her face.

"Relocation. Simple as that." Natsu turned his journal around and pushed it towards the woman. "I plan on transferring you to Magnolia, your sisters too. The city itself isn't as bad as Edelweiss, though there are certain districts that are home only to certain races. However, that's only for those who have drastically different appearances to humans, those they consider terrifying, certain types of Beastmen, for example. You and I, and your sisters, we wouldn't even garner a second glance… at least regarding hostility. Being a succubus, you'll get the usual lustful stares but I'm sure you'd be used to that?"

"I am." Iris slowly read through the business plan the man was putting together. "What exactly is a Relaxation Hotel?"

"It's a place of rest that takes care of a client's needs, be it just a place to have a thirty-minute nap, a massage, or maybe something more intimate. I was also toying with the idea for it to have a small store section where one could by things like aphrodisiacs or certain tools for intimate encounters." Natsu sat back in his chair once more and tapped a quick rhythm on the tabletop with his right hand. "Naturally, it's a job geared towards a succubus' specific talents. Something I was thinking up after I learned that you girls weren't really causing any harm, at that point, the most suitable resolution was to just simply relocate you. But I figured just dumping you in another city wasn't exactly fair, so I came up with this idea."

"I'll need to talk to my sisters about this…"

Natsu took out his notepad from his coat pocket and wrote down his room number before handing it to the woman. "Be quick about it. The sooner we get you three out of this city, the less likely you'll be harmed. Granted, since I'm currently contracted for this job, you should be safe but who can be certain that the worst won't happen. Even if it's just an investigation right now, if this keeps up then you and your sisters might end up dead."

"Where would we be staying while this is getting set up?" Iris tapped on the journal while watching the man carefully. "We can't just uproot ourselves with no place to head to."

"I've got plenty of rooms to spare in my house and I don't mind providing bed and board until we sort out a permanent residence and have you three employed at that business. If those end up in the same building, then it would be easier on you three. If the plan works, then the business should be fairly popular and should allow you three to live freely without the need for this disguise."

"Please give me about half an hour. I'll talk to my sisters and bring them to your room to meet the two women you are working with and we can discuss things further."

"I'll give you this warning before you go." Natsu said as he rose from his chair and collected his belongings. "This isn't something that I can accept a 'no' for an answer. This is the best course of action for you, the one that guarantees your survival in this harsh world."

"I see…" Iris murmured; her eyes glued to the man's red irises. She let out a gentle sigh and slumped down atop the table. "Will you at least pay for the flight? Considering it is such short notice."

"I can do that. We can even leave on the first airship out of here, if you so desire."

The woman was silent for a few moments before she suddenly rose from her chair. "If I can convince them, I'll have us pack away our belongings. It might make us a little late though."

"Would you prefer if we came to you then?" Natsu asked. He held up his hand and his Grosses Messer, Geri, appeared within his grip then vanished after a few seconds. "I can safely transport anything you'd like to keep within my Requip magic."

"Ah, yes. That would be better." The succubus looked a little more relieved and gave the man a gentle smile. "Um, if you don't mind telling me, what is the demon part of you?"

"Fire demon." The man gave his short and simple reply without even a moment of hesitation. "I'll come find you in the morning to give you and your sisters time to think it over and to gather your belongings. Have a good night, Iris Bardot."

"I'll see you in the morning, Mr Natsu."

Natsu felt the woman's eyes on his back as he headed for the stairs and ascended to the second floor but they were torn from him as he neared the top and the door's bell chimed as the succubus left the Inn. He entered the room to find both of his companions awake and watching him from under the sheets. "I was contacted by the succubus. Apparently, it's three sisters. The one I was talking to downstairs is going to head back to the bakery where they live and talk to her sisters about the offer I've given them. We'll head over in the morning to meet all three."

Natsumi sat up slowly and folded her arms underneath her bare breasts as she stubbornly asked, "Why aren't they coming here?"

"That was my original idea. She wanted to head back and consult her sisters, but when I mentioned that I can't exactly take a no for an answer, since the problem will persist and someone else may come along who is less forgiving than I am. And this person may just kill all three of them. Iris, that's the succubus I met, has decided to go back and tell her sisters the situation and then they'll start packing their bags. We'll meet them in the morning and I'll transfer all their belongings that they want to take along into my Requip's pocket dimension, and then we'll head to the airship docks. I'll pay for their tickets to Magnolia and we all head home."

"Sounds pretty cut and dry to me." Lelyanna said, her voice gentle and soothing. "What was she like?"

"I had the feeling I wasn't seeing what she really looked like, but she appeared as a plain-looking blonde with blue eyes. Pretty nondescript, which I suppose was the point."

"Well…" The young priestess gave the man a gentle smile as she made room for him. "Let's get some rest so we're ready for tomorrow."

And another chapter rewrite has been completed. With all the changes throughout the chapter, the wordcount has increased by about 300 words.

The idea for succubi and incubi is that they are pretty much in line with their mythical counterparts with the exception being that they don't actually feed off of human life force through intercourse. They still are creatures of love and lust and are capable of seducing the opposite sex with ease. Their saliva contains a powerful aphrodisiac that reinvigorates their sexual partners so they may satisfy the succubus or incubus' substantial sex drive. They're also naturally adept at transformation and illusion magic which allows them to take on appearances that are tailored to specific individual tastes, they can do this instinctively from birth. Not only do these creatures have a significantly higher sex drive than a human, their bodies also release a greater amount of "feel good" chemicals during the act of sex, which becomes addicting very quickly and can drive them into fits of extreme lust where they binge on sex which lands them into trouble as it had with these three sisters.

I hope you have enjoyed this chapter. I'll see you all in the next one.