The Succubus's Plaything

Chapter 57: Girl Talk

Inesa POV

"Yeah.. So as you can see, I've moved some stuff? I got a little bored with my previous furnishing arrangement- like always, so I moved everything around again.. It's not that interesting really."

"Hey." Sara rushes forward and grabs me by both shoulders. "What's the real truth? I've been pretending not to notice around Hal, but really, something is suspicious between you two.. I wanted to take a step back and not jump to hasty conclusions.. But those glances you two are giving each other.. The way you both keep tripping over your words.."

Her face is contracted into a stern expression, and I know Sara well enough that that face means business. I sigh.

"Right. You caught me." I escape Sara's grasp by tossing myself headlong into my bed. "We're dating.."

"I knew it! When I saw those extreme hickeys.. Inesa!.." Her look switches to disappointed. You can't drink my brother's blood!" She dives onto the bed next to me and forces me to look into her eyes.

"I couldn't help it.. I didn't make the connection until too late.. And now he's fine with it, so there's that.."

"Now he's fine with it!? You mean you began by forcing him!?" That protective side which I've always known in Sara is starting to come out. It feels a bit.. Uncomfortable to be on the receiving end of the backlash for once..

"I mean.. I had urges.. And by chance he happened to be there.. It wasn't as it was planned or anything.. You know what I've told you about a succubus's awakening.."

"Hmf.." Sara sits up straight with her legs crossed. "If you needed blood or whatever, you could have just asked me. You should have kept my brother- or anyone else out of this."

"I'm sorry.." I break eye contact and stare down into my bed sheets. "You're right, as always."

Sara pauses, maybe realizing how harsh she came on. She takes a deep breath before speaking again. "Look. I'm not.. Angry or anything.. I just.. We've known each other long enough to come to each other with our problems right?.. This week.. You weren't sick were you?.."

I shake my head.

"Whatever should I do with you.." I nearly jump when Sara unexpectedly puts her arm over my back. "Please.. Don't carry things alone?.. And come to me? I would have gladly given you my blood had you asked. Of course from somewhere not visible.. But you get it."

Although I did give Sara her very first neck-kiss and hickey back when we were.. experimenting as young teenagers, I haven't ever actually sunk my teeth into her. "It's so.. Intimate though.." I can feel a powerful blush begin to cover my cheeks.

"Soo.. It's better to be intimate with a complete and random stranger than me!? That's like.. Insulting!"

"N-no! That's not what I meant! Besides.. You know I'm not attracted to you in that way. It would make things weird between us.."

"Look. I'm not going to try and spit you and Hal up.. Even though it is kind of disgusting for my best friend to date my brother.. But please promise me you make sure to give him enough space that his grades don't get ruined. Okay? And We'll talk more about this later."

"Okay.." I agree to her surprisingly reasonable demand.

"When is dinner ready by the way? Are they waiting for us downstairs?"

"I don't think so. The food was still in the oven last I checked. Although I think mom is trying to talk to Hal about something."

Sara grins amused. "She's giving him the "you'd take care of my daughter" lecture?"

I smile weakly with her. "I'm pretty sure that my mom knows very well that such a talk is completely unnecessary when it comes to me.."

"How far have you two gone?"

I freeze awkwardly, thinking back to last night. Not enough time has passed for me to properly process my emotions yet. "Well.. I've eaten him I guess.."

"Well yeah but that's it? Nothing more?"

"I mean like.. Nevermind.." I cover my face once again in my sheets.

Sara makes a small confused noise. "Hm?"

"It's nothing."

"Really?.. I don't believe you. I know you're surprisingly prude for being a succubus.. But even you wouldn't get embarrassed over a little bite. What do you really mean?"

Sara's grip on my shoulder turns from a comforting gesture to a decisive grip. It isn't nearly as powerful as what I could do, but she is still strong, and her fingertips dig painfully deep into my flesh.

"Owowow.. Ouch! I mean.. I haven't just drunk his blood.. I've drank from his purer life force as well.. Please let go!"

Sara does thankfully release me. And she goes silent for a few moments as she deciphers my cryptic words. "You don't mean.. Ohh.." Sara turns away, clearly grossed out. "I don't want that image in my head.. Never speak of this again.."

Her quick switch leaves me amused, and I grin despite my own crippling embarrassment. "Don't ask questions which you don't want to hear the answer to."

"Shut up. I was wrong to call you a prude.." 

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Lupus: You're being played like a fiddle. Just saying. 

Hal: You think? 

Lupus: Yup.

Hal: That was sarcastic. I'm increasingly noticing how terrifying women can be. 

Lupus: Hehe, and you've still barely interacted with the real crazy one.

Hal: Wait. The real crazy one? What do you mean? Who!?

Lupus: You'll know eventually, it's no fun to if I spoil it!

Hal: Have you ever been reading a book, and then gotten so anxious about how things will end, that you've glanced at the last page?

Lupus: No comment. 

Hal: Well I have.. So it's fine. Spoil away. 

Lupus: Not happening.