Bedridden

With the slight amount of light creeping through the window shades, I found myself slowly waking up. I was still in Lyra's arms, who was peacefully sleeping. 

'Oh god, I really did stay the night here.' My heart rate instantly increased as I became aware of my situation. The memories of last night also flashed through my head and I couldn't believe I did that. I knew I was exhausted, but did I really have to be that assertive? 

'A-at least it seemed like she didn't reject me or not like it.' I was having post-exhaustion clarity and I severely regretted my actions. I may be a woman now, but I felt scummy since this was basically taking advantage of Lyra. 

I'm not going to deny that I'm also getting extremely horny by just hugging Lyra. 

'I can't stay like this.' Wanting to get some reprieve from this intimate situation, I tried to wiggle my way out, only to realise I couldn't move my body. 

'Shit, I forgot.' It reminded me once again of the day before, making my entire body shiver.

*Sigh* 'Looks like I'm stuck here for today, I bet my mother is worried sick.' I really didn't want to put any stress on her in this life, but it seems to be unavoidable. I hated the fact that she might be out there looking for me or waiting at home patiently. 

It made me mad at myself for even thinking that I wanted to kill myself, but I couldn't help it. These thoughts invaded my head regardless of how safe I felt. Even now, while in Lyra's arms, there are slight whispers in the back of my head. 

'Just end it; end the suffering now; don't get too invested; stop before it's too late.' 

It was… tempting, to say the least, and I almost sank that far down yesterday, but thankfully Lyra came and was the light I needed to see. My mother was also a great motivator to not listen to these voices, but the darkness inside my mind always twisted my thoughts. 

'I should stop before said darkness takes over.' I needed to wait for Lyra to wake up and hopefully, she would be able to let my Mother know I was okay. 

**

*Yawn* Lyra was finally waking up and had let me go to stretch out her arms. It was quite a sight to see Lyra's clothes stretched out against her body. The uniforms we wore did her no justice and she was actually well-endowed. 

However, my little stare session ended as Lyra made direct eye contact with me. I tried to quickly shut my eyes, but there was no doubt I was caught in the act. 

"Well, well, enjoying the view?" Lyra laid back down on her side and poked my cheek teasingly. 

"I-I can't move so where else am I meant to look?" Using my incapacitated self as an excuse, Lyra did not buy it one bit. 

"Oh really? Then why is your face all red?" My face betrayed me, of course exposing how I was truly feeling, but Lyra didn't tease me for too long. 

"Ahem, anyway, how are you feeling this morning?" After thinking about it for a moment, one word came to mind right away.

"Awful, I can't move my body at all." Taking a deep breath, I opened my eyes and told Lyra how bad my condition was. I tried to lift up my arm, but I could barely hold it up for even a second. I was able to roll around still, but that came with a lot of pain. 

"Hmm, I'll get the mansion nurse when she arrives, but what about your mother? Do you have a way to contact her?" Lyra brought up the very thing I wanted to talk to her about. 

"No… I actually wanted to ask if you could let her know that I am here and if it isn't too much to ask leave out the whole k-karaoke part." My voice trembled slightly as well as the urge to throw up at the mention of karaoke. 

"Are you sure? I don't know if it's a good idea to hide it. I know my parents are not the best, but yours seem to care." Lyra did bring up a good point, as there wasn't really a reason to hide it. It was selfish of me to keep it hidden, but I just wanted to see my Mother happy. 

The last thing I want to see is the horror on her face if she were to see me in a beaten state. 

"Y-yes, I'm sure... not yet anyway." I felt it was too early anyway to say anything, as it was just the second day of school and I had hoped that the harassment would stop eventually.

"Alright, if that's your choice, then so be it. After we have something to eat, I'll grab a crystal letter." Lyra let out a sigh and reluctantly agreed, which made me feel bad, but I was glad she went along with it anyway. 

"Wait, I need to go to school... Won't they tell my Mother I'm not there? Also, what about your parents? Do they know I'm here?" Thinking about the academy suddenly made me realise that I'd be skipping today. 

"Silly, it's now the weekend. We just have the first two days to introduce us to the routine of classes." I felt a little stupid for not realising it sooner, but I hadn't checked any kind of calendar. 

"As for my parents, they don't know you are here. However, they probably don't want to meet you and I wouldn't recommend meeting them either." I also forgot that Lyra had a terrible relationship with her parents so it was definitely best to avoid them for now. 

"O-oh yeah, my bad." 

"Hehe~ it's alright, I don't blame you for being a bit disoriented." Lyra gave me a smile and suddenly got out of bed. Lyra then knocked on her wall, which prompted a maid to come inside her room. 

"Can you please bring us some breakfast?" Giving some instructions to the maid, she did a small bow before leaving. 

"Hold on, could she hear everything?" I was a bit worried that the maid heard all the embarrassing comments from when we first woke up.

"No, no don't worry. This room is soundproof, and only my knocks on the wall can be heard." It was a relief to hear that was the case and I presumed there was some kind of magic at play. 

"Phew, I see." 

*

<1 hour later> 

Not much had happened over the last hour. Lyra changed into some loungewear, which was just a black shirt and stockings. If you ask me, it made Lyra look even more alluring, but I tried to push those thoughts away. 

As for breakfast, thankfully the maid knew my condition so I was given liquid food that I could have through a straw. However, I also missed the chance to be hand-fed by Lyra! 

That would have checked off the many fantasy scenarios I wished to be in, but no, they were too prepared! But, oh well, there wasn't much I could do now and with how things are going, I might get another chance soon. That is if things don't go horribly wrong, at least for another few weeks. 

"Ma'am here is the letter stone." The maid once again walked in with a white-looking stone that was the size of an egg. I had no idea how I could contact my mother like this, but like most things so far, I trusted the magic. 

"Thanks, you may leave for now." Lyra took the stone from the maid's hand and swiftly left the room. Lyra then turned to me and began to explain how this crystal letter worked. 

"All you have to do is imbue mana into the stone and think of the message you want to send and the person. Once you have completed that, crush it, and a message will be sent to them. Also, don't worry, it crushes very easily." I was about to say, how am I meant to crush it when I can barely move? 

"Sooo, just think of it and then imbue mana or at the same time?" I wanted to make sure I got it right otherwise, it would be a complete waste. I felt these kinds of stones were not cheap since they were so convenient. 

"At the same time." With Lyra's confirmation, she passed me the stone and I began to think of the kind of message I wanted to send to my Mother. 

I felt sick that I would be lying to her, but I wanted to preserve the peaceful image she had right now. 

[Hey Mum, I just wanted to let you know that I'm at Lyra's place. She had invited me over suddenly and I forgot to drop by. Sorry if I made you worry. I might be staying here another night so I hope that is okay, Love Saki.] By making it short and simple, I hoped it would put my Mother at ease that nothing actually happened. 

With the message in mind, I thought about my mother's name, Kurumi Lingrove. I crushed the crystal in my hand with the very little strength I could muster, hopefully sending the message. 

"I hope you made the right decision by not telling her." Lyra had a look of concern on her face, which was understandable. 

"Yes, there is no need for her to be stressed out."