Mother Earth

"You three sure are close."

Wendy blurted out. Hearing that, the others also watched us with suspicion.

"Yeah, we are. Isn't that right, 'Thea?"

"Huh..? Uhm..yeah."

The other classmates reacted to that.

"Eh? You're not denying it?" "For real?!" "Even though you were strongly denying it earlier?"

(They sure are lively. Welp, it's better than fighting each other i guess.)

...

When we were about to throw the dreads out of the window, Athena came close and observed the dreads seriously.

"Something wrong."

I asked her.

" Nope, it's just that there's seven parts in total that changes their body..."

She continued after a slight pause.

"But, they all didn't have the same changes."

I was slightly surprised about that. A classmate joined in our conversation.

"So what if they have different transformations, is it really that important?"

"Of course it is. Look at them."

She pointed at five dreads and continued explaining.

"They're the ones who r*ped or was about to r*pe the girls. Meanwhile..."

She suddenly pointed at one of the dread. Looking closely, it was the one who caught her.

"This one just straight up tried to bite me."

Hearing that, I also found it mysterious. I mean, the one who tried to r*pe Carol noticed me so it stopped midway and hurriedly changed its actions to biting her. But, the one who caught Athena was so focused on her and didn't noticed me yet. While I was in thought, Athena continued.

"The ones which were obsessed with r*pe have tails. While this one doesn't."

"So?"

A classmate pressed for answer.

"Remember what the voice said earlier? About embracing darkness or something? This is just my speculation but doesn't it feel like the dreads are moving by desires or the seven sins? Look at that one he has a big stomach and the others' aren't as big as his. He's such a glutton remember?"

""""You're right!""""

It seems like everyone were listening. Everyone was so shocked at her words. Even I was surprised that she noticed it at this kind of situation.

...

We finished throwing all the dreads and we blocked the doors with chairs, tables and anything that we could use to block it.

Everyone was lying down or sitting on the floor with their backs against the walls and chairs, hiding from the windows in front of the room. We don't have anything that we can use to cover the windows and the curtains were in shreds during the chaos inside the room. Some of us were sleeping while the others were keeping watch.

Athena and Althea were sleeping by my side. Althea took the posture of sitting down while leaning her head on my chest, I was holding her side to keep her from falling. Meanwhile, Athena was curling on the floor with her head and arms on top of my lap using it as a pillow- she looks like a cute animal, i thought.

Male 2 whose name is Jarell, suddenly asked me in a small voice so as to not disturb the ones sleeping.

"H..hey, umm... Remember when you swinged the bat... Did it really reached the dread? And then there was that time when you threw it, I thought I saw it disappear and reappear. Or was it just me? I might be going crazy because of this strange things happening one thing and another."

"That's right, I thought I was just seeing things so I forgot about it. But now that you mentioned it, I wasn't just seeing things huh..."

Almond followed through him. It seems like it wasn't just my imagination.

"Yeah. I thought that if I swing at that distance, I won't reach it. But I felt that it would hit even if it won't reach, and it did."

"Woah... It feels like you have a superpower or something, its so strange"

"Then again, this whole situation that we're in is already strange."

Jarell and Almond commented. I continued.

"There was also the time when I was grabbed by the feet and reached for the baseball bat. I was dragged an inch farther and farther away from the bat. But, before I knew it, I was already holding it in my arm. At that time when I threw it, I just knew that it would hit so I just threw it."

"I see..." "At least it let us save them."

We all fell silent.

"Oh yeah, what's your relationship with them? Did you finally used your charms to seduce them?" - Wendy

"Yeah, you never acquaint yourself with girls. I mean, every time you talk to us the atmosphere would always become awkward. And yet, you're so close to 'Thena and 'Thea that it feels like its natural." - (Girl 3)

"Since when did you become so close to two of the most beautiful women in school, huh 'Chick repellant?'"

"You're finally showing your true colors, huh? You handsome, reverse chick magnet."

The two girls who were awake, Wendy and Naomi asked the thing that they were curious about. The boys also unleashed their dissatisfaction towards me.

(What's up with that chick repellant and reverse chick magnet thing that they call me? It so fits me that it hurts.)

I fell silent for a while before answering.

"One of them will become my girlfriend, but I still can't choose who."

""....""

"Huh?" "What?" ""What's up with that?!""

The girls asked in surprise. While the boys shouted in shock and disturb the ones asleep, causing them to finally wake up. One girl even screamed awake.

"Kyaah?!" "What happened?" "Is something wrong?"

They all looked around in alert. Athena and Althea also woke up.

"Something happened, Gray?"

"Uh..uhm...?"

Athena asked while observing the surrounding. Althea woke up scared and hugged me. My arm was already at her side so I hugged her back. I pulled Athena with my other arm and hugged her. I pet their heads and told them.

"It's nothing... Come on, get back to rest."

"Umm...okay."

Althea finally let go of the tension and we both cuddled together with Athena.

...

Late at night

We already switched watch duty and I was sleeping in Athena's embrace. Althea was sleeping with her head on Athena's lap.

"...hear me?"

A voice suddenly reached our minds. I woke up, startled. The others also waked up.

The voice went silent. We kept our guards up as we waited for the announcement this time.

"I'm finally free! This is Earth(Mother Earth) can everyone hear me? If you can, raise your right hand."