I'm Home

-----Kaede's POV

While we wait for Yui to wake up, we slowly manage to calm down, finally letting go of each other and wiping any tears that remained in our eyes. Alice ended up laying Yui onto one of the beds in the room as the rest of us stayed seated on the floor, as there wasn't enough chairs for everyone.

Selene: "Mmmm~"

Kaede: "Fufu."

Selene however is technically using me as a cushion, resting her head on my lap with a massive smile on her face. Seeing her smile this much makes it almost impossible for me to contain my own.

Lilith: "It's like she's your own daughter, Kaede, hehe."

Kaede/Selene: "We're sisters!.. Pfft."

In sync with one another, we correct Selene's mom in an instant, which only made us chuckle even more.

Fleur: "It's good to finally have you back, Kaede."

Kaede: "Mhmm... I missed you guys."

Almost immediately after my words, tears began to build up in Fleur's eyes once more, but she managed to keep her emotions in check... Barely.

Faye: "I don't even think I want to sleep now..."

Alice: "Agreed... I need to hurry back and let Iris know."

Mai: "Ah, allow me. I'll bring her here in the morning if she's not busy."

Alice: "Thank you."

Now that I'm finally here, I feel as though I'm finally at peace, being back where I belong. However things are different. Before, I wouldn't want anything to do with my old parents, but now I have a small craving to show them this place. Even Emi and Maria... I wonder what their reactions will be. We know it's possible considering I brought Yui here, but at least for now, I want to enjoy this myself.

Kaede: "We still need to find Mell... And also Sicily and Lillian."

Mai: "Like I said, leave it to me. Now that you're here, I can let you know as soon as I find anything."

Kaede: "You better."

Mai: "Hehe. I promise~ I did say I'm trying to fix everything. My job's far from over."

I truly am thankful for Mai, being able to recover everyone's memories. It's still scary though that I could've technically never have remembered anything. Before that accident, I was carelessly living like the old me, although with some lingering memories. But thanks to the crash, it opened the gates to everything, and even allowing Selene and I to communicate surprisingly. Looking down at Selene, I gently comb through her hair with my fingers as she continues to rest on my lap.

Selene: "That feels nice sis~"

Kaede: "Fufu. It feels nice for me as well."

Selene: "Ehehe~"

I guess I've unintentionally become the older sister between us. Not that it really matters. I wanted to dote on her the moment we started communicating. So to finally be able to do so is very rewarding.

Fleur: "Uhm... Kaede."

Kaede: "Hmm?"

Fleur: "N-now that you're back. Do you think you can... You know."

Kaede: "!"

That's right! Fleur has a disease or an illness that's slowly deteriorating her body, making it impossible for her to fly. And before this whole ordeal happened, she finally managed to fly again thanks to me turning her into a vampire. I was originally angry with myself having brought Fleur into the eternal night, but after learning about her condition, that guilt slowly dissipated.

Fleur: "As you know... I still have some time left, but-"

Kaede; "It's okay mom. I'll do it."

Faye: "And don't forget me!"

Kaede: "Hahh~ I guess I have to, huh."

Neri: "I'll have you supervise them once again, Kaede."

Stepping back into the room is none other than Neri herself. She had her mask on, but I can feel her smile through it regardless.

Kaede: "Mhmm."

Fleur: "K-Kaede!~"

Kaede: "Hehe. Do we want to do it now?"

Fleur: "Yes!"

...

Selene ended up moving from my lap as both Fleur and Faye joined me on the other empty bed. It's honestly a bit embarrassing having to do this with everyone inside as I'm not entirely sure if I remember the feeling of injecting my venom inside; at least that's what I think it is.

Fleur: "W-who goes first?"

Faye: "Sis, you go first. Just like last time."

Fleur: "O-okay."

Kaede: "Don't worry mom. I'll try and make it as painless as I can."

Fleur: "Mmmm~"

It seems like every time I call her mom, her face lights up as her smile only grows brighter by the second.

Selene: "I'll also help with relieving pain if needed."

Kaede: "Thanks sis."

With Selene now offering her help, I gently grab Fleur by her shoulders, and at first, she tensed up, but slowly loosened up in my grasp as she tilted her head to the side, exposing her neck towards me.

Fleur: "Th-this is a bit scary..."

Faye: "Well you were practically dead when it happened."

Fleur: "Mmm! Don't remind me about that!"

Kaede: "Don't worry. Just squeeze my hand when it's painful and I'll relieve the pain as much as I can."

Fleur: "Okay... I trust you, Kaede."

Kaede: "Mm. I'll start now."

Honestly, I probably should've drank some blood before as the closer I get to Fleur's neck, the desire to drink her blood increases. I take a moment to compose myself, trying to focus back on what I'm meant to do, and in the next few moments, I gently pierce Fleur's neck with my fangs.

Fleur: "!"

Her body tensed up, but she again loosened up after a few seconds. The taste of her blood ignites my desire to drink more and more, but I desperately try to hold myself back while trying to recall the feeling of injecting my venom.

A whole minute passes with nothing happening as I finally am able to comfortably not drink Fleur's blood, and eventually, I feel something hot begin to rise up from my mouth. Is this it? Focusing more the that heat, I let it flow naturally.

Fleur: "M-mmm!"

Yeah... This is it... After making sure Fleur got a decent dose, I extract my fangs from her neck before immediately beginning to heal her body. Selene got into position as well, ready to assist if she needed.

Faye: "Sis, you okay?"

Fleur: "..."

Fleur immediately laid down on the bed, as she immediately began clenching tightly around my hand. Seeing her like this, I pour more of my mana into her, trying to alleviate more of the pain.

Selene: "You're doing amazing, Fleur."

Faye: "Mm! You're doing great, sis."

Originally, I thought I'd do both Fleur and Faye and the same time, but I forgot how stressful this was. Fleur's already beginning to sweat like crazy as Faye tries desperately to wipe off the sweat with a wet cloth.

Selene: "What did it feel like?"

Kaede: "Huh?"

Selene: "When you gave her your venom."

Kaede: "Ah... Well, in a way it felt... Nice..."

I'm a bit ashamed to admit it, but that warm sensation that came from within my mouth, is so tingly.

Selene: "Really?"

Kaede: "Y-yeah... The hardest part though is holding yourself back from drinking the blood."

Selene: "That feels impossible for me..."

Yeah... Having to hold myself back from drinking blood is akin to having that lemon cheesecake in your mouth and someone telling you to not chew it, only much much worse. It's almost painful to fight back against my instincts, which is probably why it took me a whole minute before I could finally do my job. While thinking that, Fleur's hand tightens once more, prompting me to give her more of my mana. This might be too draining for me as I am right now...

Selene: "I can take over remember."

Kaede: "Thanks... I think I can go on for a bit longer."

Selene: "Okay~"

It's honestly so nice now that I think about it. Without Selene, I'd be worrying about having enough mana in order to heal Fleur. So having a tag-team like this makes this a whole lot less stressful.

.....

...

Faye: "..."

Eventually, after thirty or so minutes, Fleur's body became limp as she settled into a deep sleep.

Kaede: "Hahh!"

I managed to pull through the whole way, but my god... I feel so drained. Falling back on the other end of the bed, I honestly don't think I can lift my body back up for a while.

Faye: "You did great, Kaede."

Kaede: "Mmm~"

Having Faye head pat me like this is quite a reward though. I'm inclined to think it'd be too selfish of me to ask for her blood now.

Faye: "Alright. Here you go-"

She moved her hand close to my mouth, exposing her wrist directly to me. My mouth opens by impulse, but I manage to contain myself at the last minute.

Faye: "It's alright. You need to regain your strength before it's my turn right?"

Kaede: "R-right..."

Almost as if I'm in a drunk state, I immediately pierce into her wrist before gulping down her blood. If my head was a bit clearer, maybe I would've pushed back on it some more, but having Faye give me the go-ahead was enough to break that seal for me. And the more blood I drink, the more my head begins to clear up. But now knowing what I need to do next, I continue to drink until I'm back to normal.

Faye: "W-was that enough?"

Kaede: "Yes, thank you, Faye."

Faye: "Well... Then I guess it's my turn?"

Kaede: "Yeah."

Selene: "Sister! I'll help you this time."

Kaede: "Okay..."

I'm not about to end up like that again... Hopefully Faye is a lot easier than Fleur.

...

Faye: "..."

Roughly around the same amount of time it took for Fleur to fall unconscious, Faye also fell unconscious next to her sister, Fleur. It didn't take as long to give her my venom, as it wasn't even five seconds. I guess the blood I got from Faye really helped. Selene took over healing when I felt a little weak, but I continued to let Faye grip my hand, using my hand as some sort of stress ball.

Kaede: "Hahh~ Glad that's all over with."

Neri: "Ahem!"

Kaede: "Yeah yeah~ I'll keep an eye on them."

Neri: "Actually, I was thinking-"

It was then that Neri came close to the bed before taking off her left hand glove.

Neri: "Here. It'll be bad if these two woke up and you're not at your peak."

Kaede: "What is this, a buffet?"

Neri: "Hehe. Please."

Kaede: "Fine~"

Neri: "You too, Selene."

Selene: "Eh?!"

Neri: "Don't worry, I have plenty of blood."

She says while taking off her other glove, revealing both her wrists to us, with Selene eyeing up Neri's left hand, while I was looking at her right hand. It was then that I turned to my side to see what Selene thought, but just as I did so, our eyes met. I guess she's thinking the same thing?

Selene: "I-It's a bit embarrassing, right?"

Kaede: "A little..."

For some reason, feeding at the same time, on the same person felt taboo to me. Maybe I'm feeling this from Selene? Is feeding off of the same person together wrong?

Selene: "I'm fine if it's with you though, sis."

Kaede: "You worded it that way on purpose..."

Selene: "Ehehe. Well, it's true. I wouldn't do this with anyone else."

Kaede: "..."

that only makes it even more embarrassing! You're totally doing this on purpose!

Neri: "Alright, come on~"

Kaede/Selene: "Okay..."

At Neri's words, both Selene and I timidly bit into Neri's wrists as our eyes remined glued to one another. This feels so wrong!