Author's note: As usual, since today's upload was a bit of a short chapter, in fact, both these are, i'll be uploading 2 chapters today.

By all means, i hope y'all enjoy.

And yes...i'm going there.

Chapter 21:

Ruffled feathers

A strange atmosphere hung around the dinner table in the Carmine household as Carmilla was still trying to process the odd behavior of the high seraphim.

"She was trying to make herself look bigger….i believe she might feel intimidated, she sees us as a threat" she sternly spoke as she plated some more food, around her, her daughters, Odette and Clara seated at the same table, tho also joining them was the former exorcist, Vaggie "You sure, Carmilla?"

As Vaggie and Carmilla discussed this, Clara couldn't help but chuckle to herself, tho when Odette caught wind of this, she pulled up her lip in annoyance, giving her sister a swift kick under the table.

Jolting from the impact, Clara gave her sister a glare back, tho she'd be met with Odette's gaze, wordlessly saying "You want mother to find out we spied on them?"

Clara rolled her eyes, almost as if saying "She won't, don't worry sis" tho the 2 of them would freeze, eyes wide in shock as Carmilla spoke "Anything particular you want to share, girls? Since you seem to be so insistent on being this secretive about it" without even taking a single eye off her food.

Looking at each other, they knew there was no use in lying, they were caught, as the both of them muttered under their breath "mierda"

Being the common sense of the 2, Odette decided to speak up "We uhm….might have "overheard" your meeting with the high seraphim…"

Carmilla raised her gaze to give a stern look to both of her daughters. "It wasn't accidental….wasn't it…." She asked with a monotone voice.

Vaggie just grinned as she forked some food "Hehe, busted"

The 2 young women sighed as Clara spoke up"…..no…..we were eavesdropping….." as she put on the biggest, pleading eyes "We were just so curious, how often do you get to see the high seraphim herself? In person?"

Slowly chewing before swallowing, Vaggie smirked "You 2 filmed it, didn't you?"

The 2 girls would once again freeze, after which Clara leaned in to the fallen angel, muttering under her breath "Traitor, who's side are you on?" before the both of them would rubberneck into the direction of Carmilla, who cleared her throat to get their attention.

"Show me the footage" she spoke in a tone only a disappointed mother could nail.

Chuckling to herself, Vaggie got up as she took position behind Carmilla "Oh this I got to see" as Odette begrudgingly pulled out her phone and brought up the recording.

As the recording began to play, Vaggie's eyes slowly got wider as she brought a hand over her mouth to hide the biggest, shit-eating grin, while the tall arms dealer just threw her arms in the air "See? She feels threatened, how am I going to procure a business deal with her if she goes on the defense?" as she began to point at the seraphim's fluffed up wings.

Hearing this, Vaggie couldn't keep it in anymore as she began to laugh.

Narrowing her eyes, Carmilla's annoyance was apparent as she turned around, leaning on the backrest of her chair with one arm as she addressed the fallen angel "Vaggie, care to share with us what's so entertaining?"

"I'm sorry, it's just funny to see" Vaggie wiped away a single tear, lowly getting herself under control "You see, us angels share some behavioral similarities with birds" as she began to gesture to the recording, specifically Sera's fluttering, fluffed up wings "what you see here…is not a threat display, nor is it a defensive posture"

Carmilla was even more confused now "Then what is it, dear?"

Vaggie brought their attention to Sera's face "See? She's blushing like crazy" at which Odette and Clara put the pieces together "Oh….oh my…." Before Vaggie finally dropped the bomb….

"This…what she's doing….is a courting display…..essentially a mating dance, it's not exactly something we angels are in control over when it happens"

as she turned to look carmilla in the eyes, Carmilla blinked a few times "She…i…. qué?!"

Vaggie finished "Look at her wings, she's fluffed up like a pillow…..Long story short, she is attracted to you….she thinks you're hot…..VERY hot"

"…..QUÉ CARAJO?!"