Elaris handed the jewel back to me in a calm, careful way; like he was returning something priceless even though he never knew it's importance.

I took it from his palm and slipped it into my pocket, pressing it down with my fingers just to make sure it was there.

When I lifted my head, the first person I saw was Sarah at the sidelines.

She wasn't doing anything dramatic, just standing there, arms half-crossed, eyebrows slightly raised, but the look in her eyes told me she was waiting.

Not waiting for action or danger or anything serious, but waiting for my comment, like she expected something from me and refused to blink until she got it.

She tilted her head a little and finally said, "So… is my fashion skill great or not?"

Her tone was light, but I could tell she actually wanted an answer. A real one. So I didn't waste a second. "Yes," I said without hesitation. "It is."

Her shoulders lifted a tiny bit, and the corner of her mouth twitched like she wanted to smile but didn't want to make it obvious.

But before she could say anything back, I felt a firm tug on my sleeve.

Elaris. Again with his timing.

"Let's go downstairs," he said. "Kalia already prepared the tea, and Mia is trying to cook a new cake."

He said it in that casual way that somehow made it sound like an event we should hurry to, as if missing it would be a crime against the world.

So we all went, me, Sarah, and Elaris, down the stairs and into the living room.

As soon as we got there, the scene hit us immediately.

Bella was passed out on the couch, limbs thrown everywhere like she'd lost a war with gravity.

And right next to her, Aria was sitting comfortably, eating an entire cake by herself. Not a slice. Not half. The whole cake. No plate, no shame, nothing.

Sarah stared at her like she wasn't sure if she was seeing a person or a sugar-eating creature.

"A lot of sugar will make you look fat," she said, voice flat and practical, like she was giving a health warning on a poster.

Aria didn't even pause. She just shrugged.

As a warrior, she clearly didn't care about extra weight, and besides she knew I liked fat asses more.

So she ignored Sarah completely and continued eating like she was on a personal mission to finish every last crumb.

Sarah exhaled sharply, like she already expected this outcome. She said nothing else, and just dropped a short, dry "I told you," one liner.

She then moved toward the tea Kalia had set up. She poured herself a cup with slow, graceful motions.

Elaris followed right behind her. He poured tea too, but unlike Sarah, he grabbed a piece of cake right after, not minding the sugar warning that Sarah gave.

He took a bite and looked almost too pleased with himself as he chewed.

I walked over to the couch and sat down beside Bella. Her legs were sprawled across the cushions, so I gently lifted them and rested them on my lap.

For a second, she didn't react. She was still half-asleep, breathing softly.

But I started brushing her feet, sliding my fingers lightly across the base, and everything changed instantly.

She snapped awake like someone hit her with lightning. Then she burst into laughter, loud, wild laughter that bounced off the walls.

"Hahahahahahah!"

I didn't give her a second to breathe.

I kept rubbing the base of her feet, moving my fingers in circles, then lines, then whatever pattern made her laugh even harder.

Her eyes started watering, and she kicked weakly, trying to pull away from me.

"M-mercy~!" she pleaded between laughs, voice cracking.

I finally stopped and let her go. She inhaled like she had just come out of a battle, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.

Then, without a warning, she jumped at me. Not gently. Not slowly. She launched herself like she wanted revenge.

She reached straight for my armpit, fingers ready to tickle me like she was planning to get back every second of torture I gave her.

But when her fingers pressed in, nothing happened. I just looked at her with the straightest face I could manage. Completely unbothered.

Thanks to my evolution, I could control my nerves. Control my body. And for this kind of situation, it was honestly perfect. I could suppress a laugh like flipping a switch.

Bella's expression shifted slowly. Confusion. Then frustration. Then disbelief.

"Seriously?" she said, still pushing her fingers into my side like maybe she could force a reaction out of me.

I didn't move. I didn't crack. I didn't even twitch.

When nothing changed, she stopped attacking my armpit and stepped back a little, rethinking her strategy.

She squinted at me with narrowed eyes. She looked like someone who had run out of ideas but refused to admit defeat.

And after a long second, she went for the next best method, she stood up and sat on my lap.

Arching her back, she kept grinding her ass on my groin, my dick involuntary raised up.

I couldn't help it, it was a normal reaction to a soft huge ass grinding on me.

Seeing a hard thing poking her ass she laughed a little and said, "looks we're even now~"

Then her eyes fell on the tea on the table and seeing the delicious cake in front of her, she jumped taking a slice.

Then she slept back to her usual spot on the couch, savouring the cake and the tea.

I shook my head, and looked at them and asked loudly, "So did you guys prepare your swimsuits?, me and Bella already chose one.

So you should also do the same, so we could enjoy our vacation at the beach."

Then my eyes fell on Elaris, remembering his trauma, and as if getting what my look meant, he said.

"don't worry, I've talked with the girls, we found a method to solve the problem"

I raised an eyebrow, "really, How?"

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