Elysia in Another World

Chapter 19 - Mavel's Dilemma

<Elysia: Elise Aindrea>

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The beautiful pink-haired catgirl rose up and waved a hand in front of my eyes. "Eli?" I snapped out of it and smiled, staring up at her bare body. She noticed of course and just smiled at me. "I'm reminded of something you said a few times this past week."

"Hmm?"

"'You can look all you want but don't touch unless you're prepared for the consequences.'"

"Haha, yeah." I rose up and pulled her in tight. "I'll take on those consequences anytime, love."

"Love?" She was smiling when I pulled away. "I like that."

I stood up from the bed, magically clothed us, and held my hand out to help her up. "There's so much I want to show you, wife."

She smiled wryly, "I like the sound of that, even if it is just a joke."

I chuckled. "So if we tell your father we're married?"

"He would tell Mom, and she would probably be excited for us. Dad would probably assume things and start asking about grandchildren."

Grandchildren... about that...

I laughed dryly as I scratched the back of my head. "I can't say I haven't thought about kids, and I did happen to fall in love with a girl who is capable of... doing that with me."

She took my hand and pulled herself up, then whispered in my ear. "We can go another round if you want to make sure it happens."

I felt a rush of lust across my entire body. "Talk sweet in my ear like that more and I will."

She grinned and wrapped her arms around me. "How in the world did we fall for each other so hard so fast?"

I smiled and kissed her. "Love is mysterious and takes hold of people in very different ways. We only started talking Tuesday, and now here on Saturday we're together."

"Hmm... in some cultures, a couple dates a while before making it official. In some cultures, it's boy or girlfriend before dating. In some, a pair gets to know each other for a while before either. Serendell does the first, Nacht does the second, Gallia and Wavecrest do the third."

"What about Weltwald? I only know what is common in Gallia."

"I should amend part of that. Serendell and Nacht do the first and second regardless of social status. Gallia and Wavecrest do the third in most cases, but do sometimes have arrangements among nobility, though you would know that better than me being a Gallian noble yourself. Weltwald commoners do the third, and nobles do either the first or third when not in an arranged engagement, though most nobles are arranged by age 10."

"I don't like arrangements."

"I don't either. I told my mom I wanted to find love on my own, and given my mixed blood descent, she agreed to let me find a spouse on my own, provided I find one by age 25. Though she does still want to officially arrange the engagement as soon as possible. Oh, I should have talked about that much sooner." She held a hand up to her mouth.

"I take it if your mom finds out about us, she's going to contact my family and start arrangement talks?"

I saw a bead of sweat drip off her cheek. "Most likely."

"Well, I suppose that would be okay. I'm sure my parents would jump through the roof if they got an official arrangement offer from the Beast Queen."

"Will they force it on you?"

I shook my head. "No, they won't accept if I don't want it."

She smiled. "Okay good."

"Why do you sound relieved?"