The Defective Succubus (18+)

Chapter 5 - Birthdays

Y/N POV

After the events yesterday, Meru was keeping her distance from me. To be honest, it sucked. It was like a part of me was ripped out and refused to go back. She would be in her room all day long and would only leave to get food or use the bathroom. Any time I tried talking to her, she would keep her answers short and sweet. This day was just like that. It had been about 3 days since then and the distance was killing me. And besides, today was special.

I take another look at the calendar on the wall and see a date circled. November 13th...Meru's birthday.

I decide to do something special for her. But first, I gotta call mom. I call her contact and after a few rings, she picks up.

"Hey, sweetie. What's up?"

"Not much. I was thinking of taking Meru out for her birthday, would you mind putting some money in my account? I wanna take her somewhere nice."

"So you read my note?"

"What note?"

"Nevermind. I already put a couple hundred in there. That should be plenty for you and her to go somewhere nice for dinner and maybe take her to a movie."

A couple hundred?! I knew Mom made good money, but holy fuck-nuggets that's a lot!

"Thanks, Mom. Be safe out there, okay?"

"Will do....oh, before you go! Someone wants to say hi." Mom says. I hear her handing the phone to someone before they spoke.

"Hey Y/N! How ya doing?!" I hear the female voice boom through. I knew this voice all too well.

"Hey Aunt Meghan! How're things?"

"Oh, you know. Top Secret here, burn notice there. Anyways, how are you and Meru doing?"

"Eh, could be better. But I'm taking her out for her birthday, so maybe she'll cheer up."

"I'm sorry to hear that, kiddo. But if I know you, you'll pull something outta your ass to make her da-OW! What the hell Eliza?!" I hear Aunt Meghan yell to Mom.

"Don't swear at my kid!" Mom scolds.

"I'm not swearing at him. I'm swearing toward him." Aunt Meghan says with her lighthearted tone. I hear Mom sigh as Aunt Meghan and I resume our conversation.

"AAAAAAnyways, you're a smart kid. You'll figure something out. Oh, your Mom and I just got called for a mission. Be safe, kiddo!"

"You too. Tell Mom I love her."

"Will do!" Aunt Meghan replies before the line drops. Well that was...something. Aunt Meghan was always easygoing, despite her being an efficient operative. But hey, you can't pick your family. I move the phone away from my ear before I enter my banking app to see my budget.

"HOLY SHIT!" I loudly say as I see my balance. Mom put $500 in my account! Not long after my exclamation, I hear Meru throw her door open and run to the banister.

"What happened?! Are you okay?!" She asks. I regain my composure before having my first real conversation with Meru since the event.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine. But hey, go get dressed and meet me down here. I have a surprise for you." I tell her. She suddenly looks down and grabs her forearm.

"I-I don't think that's a good idea..."

"Nonsense. C'mon! It'll be fun!" I put on a cheery tone. Hopefully, it'll work. She then looks at me with a sad expression before agreeing. She goes back to her room and I start making calls for reservations.