Origin ARS 4 (21 page)

Aria gasped loudly, and her hands flew to her face. “Ero! Are you sure?”

Scott’s head whipped over to Aria to see the strange mixture of joy and growing jealousy on her features. He slowly turned his head back toward Ero and saw her slowly nod.

“A… A second light?” asked Scott.

Ero looked down at the table then nodded gently. “Yes… I. I can feel it inside me.”

“Are you saying that you’re pregnant?” asked Scott gently.

“I-” She looked up at him then bit her lower lip before shrugging sweetly. “think so?”

Scott reached down and gently drew her into his hands before lifting her up closer to him. “How is this possible? I didn’t think we could do that?”

Aria reached over and gently stroked Ero’s hair with her index finger. Her face held a constantly shifting mixture of emotions, but she did not want the tiny girl to suffer.

Ero nodded again then looked away from Scott’s intense and curious eyes. “I’m sorry…”

“What are you talking about? This is wonderful news, Ero.” said Scott before he used his pinky to lightly caress her side.

“R-really?” she asked, her voice becoming stronger and more resonant. “Do you really think so?”

“Yes! I’m not sure if I’m father material but I love you.” he said sincerely.

“Oh! Oh, Scott.” Ero launched herself from her spot in his hands and latched onto the side of his face. She had not given him an epic face-hug in quite some time, and this time no one tried to dislodge her.

He reached up and lightly stroked her back with a finger. He could feel the shaking of her body and the wetness of her tiny little tears as she nuzzled her face against him.

Aria pulled him closer to her then leaned her head against his shoulder. Her eyes had a distant look to them. Due to their current situation, she would only allow herself to become pregnant once they were well and truly capable of simultaneous existence in the divine city. Ero, the tiny little fairy BFF had a connection with Scott that Origin in either of her avatars could not.

Something inside of her snapped. Aria kissed Scott on the ear and then on the side of the neck.

“What? Aria?” asked Scott. He had a fairy clinging to him for dear life on one side and the hottest woman in history kissing his neck. For a moment, he revived the old coma dream theory that he had once had. There was nothing realistic about his current existence.

Aria’s hand slid down along his chest then between his thighs. She did not speak, but nuzzled his ear with her nose, her hot breath moistened his neck.

“Aria…?” asked Scott. Was she really doing this now?

It did not take long for Ero to realize what was happening. She detached from Scott’s face and fluttered away a little to see what Aria was doing. It was not until the blue haired girl started to cry a little that Ero really understood.

The tiny fairy flew away a short distance then began to glow softly. She did not have much energy to do what she was about to do, but it was something that she knew had to be done. Ero began to grow. After a few brief seconds she was fully human-sized.

The enlarged fairy walked over and took Aria’s hand in hers. “Let’s go talk somewhere. OK?”

Aria looked up at her, tears tracking down her cheeks. She glanced down and gave a mute nod.

Scott watched as his best friends left the room and wandered off to his bedroom. The distinctive sound of the door shutting told him that the conversation that was about to happen was a girls only discussion.

Ero led Aria to the bed and then plopped down lightly atop the comfortable mattress. She patted the spot next to her and the blue-haired girl scurried over before sitting down.

The fairy slipped an arm around Aria’s waist then pressed her cheek against hers. “Do you hate me now?”

Aria sniffled but shook her head lightly. She could not talk at the moment. She was not even certain what she felt, but it was not hatred.

The still naked fairy sighed softly then nuzzled Aria’s cheek with her own. “I did not plan this. You do know that right?”

Aria nodded slightly, but said nothing. She held no blame in her heart toward the currently not-so-tiny girl.

“I love you Origin, OK? You’re the closest thing to a sister that I’ve ever had. I’m not going to try and take him away from you.” said Ero.

Aria made neither a sound, nor a movement to express her thoughts. She could not help but feel this would put distance between her and Scott.

Ero bit her lower lip then sighed. She did not know that much about how to deal with other people. The only real interactions that she had to work with were the ideas in Scott’s mind. So, she did the only thing that she could think of in the situation. She pulled away from Aria slightly, raised a hand to the other girl’s cheek, and then leaned in and kissed her sweetly on the lips.

Aria blinked softly then looked over to the fairy girl. “Ero?”

The fairy shook her head then pulled Aria toward her gently before kissing her once more. Their noses brushed against each other briefly and Ero’s wings fluttered slightly from the stimulation.

“Ero, what are you doing?” asked Aria, in a mixture of confusion and arousal.

The fairy smiled at her. “I’m kissing you until you stop being sad.”

Aria snorted and received another tender kiss. She rolled her eyes but did not push the girl away. “Where did you get the idea that kissing me would help?”

“Scott, of course. Doesn’t it help you when he kisses you?” asked Ero gently.

Aria’s cheeks became flush. “Yes. It’s just that…”

Ero kissed her again then pressed her body forward so that Aria fell back onto the bed. Soon she was atop Aria, and had her wrapped in a full body hug. “Don’t be mad. Please? I need you.”

“Ero, I’m not mad at you.” said Aria.

The fairy sat up, straddling Aria’s hips. “Are you sure?”

Aria sighed once then smiled up at her. “Yeah, I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’m happy for you.”

“But you’re sad that Scott didn’t get you pregnant, too?” asked Ero.

“Yeah. I guess that’s it. We can’t really have children until this whole stupid thing with the board is taken care of.” said Aria.

Ero leaned down atop her sort-of sister and cuddled against her. “I know this isn’t what you wanted. Me and Scott…”

Aria slipped her arms around Ero’s lower back then nuzzled her cheek against the top of the fairy girl’s head. “You love him. He loves you.”

“He loves you more.” said Ero, more than a hint of sadness in her tone.

“Does it seem so?” asked Aria.

“Yes…” said Ero, her voice trembling slightly.

Aria sighed loudly. “What’s wrong with me?” She hugged Ero fiercely then kissed her sweetly on the top of her head. “You deserve better than this.”

“Aria…?” asked Ero, softly.

“I’m a jealous person, I guess. I did this same thing to my poor sister.” Aria shook her head. “Some goddess of love, right?”

Fairy wings fluttered and Ero tilted her head to the left a little before she asked, “What do you mean?”

“Here you are, on top of me, trying to cheer me up when you’re the one who needs the emotional support.”

Ero’s wings fluttered again and she smiled down at Aria. “I love you. I want you to be happy.”

Aria closed her eyes and held tightly to Ero. “That’s why you’re so much closer to him than me.”

The fairy girl was confused by what she had just heard. Aria, or rather Origin, was the one who normally spent the most time with him. Half of the time, despite the fact that she was spiritually joined with Scott, Ero felt superfluous. “Aria, I don’t think that’s true.”

“Isn’t it? I’m supposed to be the goddess of love, but I barely even know what that is. The concept is so confusing.”

“I don’t think either of us, Scott included, really know what love is Origin. We wouldn’t be so bad at it if we did.” spoke Ero in a tone that was deeper and more resonant than normal. It was a tone normally reserved for battle or for whenever she did fairy interesting things to Scott in the dream world.

Aria smiled slightly then nodded. “Can you forgive me for being such a weepy idiot? I ruined your special day, didn’t I?”

Ero kissed her on the nose. “I forgive you.”

The blue-haired girl sighed in relief, but then her eyes widened in surprise when she felt Ero’s hands lightly grip her breasts. “Ero, what are you doing?”

“I’m not a slut or anything, but I think I just figured out a way to make this work for everyone.” She replied sweetly.

Aria’s eyes widened. “Huh?”

Ero giggled then leaned down and whispered into Aria’s ear. “Wanna go for twins?”

Aria made a choking noise and pushed at the girl. “The hell?” she said, in fair imitation of Scott.

The fairy laughed then waggled her eyebrows lewdly. “What? I’m all kinds of magical. It could work.”

“Ero, get off!” cried Aria as the fairy girl began to massage her breasts and kiss her neck.

“I’m trying my fairy best to do so.” replied the girl cutely.

Aria cried out several desperate pleas for mercy, but Ero was having none of that. Had Aria made any real attempt to dislodge the girl it might have turned out differently. It was a confusing moment for her.

Outside of his bedroom Scott quirked an eyebrow and pressed his ear closer to the door. What the hell was going on in there, and why was he stuck outside?

“Twins! Twins!” cried Ero cutely. Aria said something that Scott could barely discern in response.

Unable to restrain himself further he opened the door and walked inside. He saw Ero straddling Aria’s waist while her hands lightly caressed the blue-haired girl’s breasts.

They both looked toward him curiously. Unable to think of anything else to say, Scott reached toward his zipper and made a show of unzipping. “Did someone order twins?”

Both girls’ eyes widened comically. What exactly was happening here?

Chapter 15: Is it Better than Free Cake?

The light of a single candle in a darkened room drew the attention of the tiny fairy. She gazed at that candle with a gentle and solemn expression before taking a deep breath and blowing at it with all of her might. The flame went out and two cheers echoed through the room.

“Happy possible pregnancy!” exclaimed Aria with a genuine smile.

“I need a second job now!” proclaimed Scott at the same time. He too wore a bright and genuine smile.

Ero laughed sweetly then lifted up the cake knife, a tool larger than she was, and did her fairy best to slide it home. She had to cut the cake as it was her special day. She may or may not be pregnant.

Since none of them had any real idea what to do or say about that, Scott had decided that they should have some sort of party. Thus, Ero now had her fairy own potential pregnancy cake. Even the cake was in on it, as it had been decorated with the words Happy Potential Pregnancy! There was a single candle upon the cake because Ero had felt a second light inside of her. That candle represented that tiny little light. Though, it had been strange to blow the candle out because of that.

Tomorrow morning they would return to ARS, there was much to do. Tonight, however, they would celebrate and enjoy being together as a family.

After Ero cut the cake, Scott reached forward and pulled out a slice for her so that she could have the first taste. The little fairy clapped her hands together once then thanked him for the help. She did not bother trying to use a fork as that would be like trying to eat with a pitch fork. Instead, she tore a hunk of cake out with her hand and then took a bite.

Ero’s eyes lit up and she made a pleased noise. “So good!”

Scott reached out and lightly stroked her stomach with the tip of his finger. “I’m glad.”

She giggled gently then nibbled on her cake some more. Ero was fairy happy about the attention, and that no one was mad at her. She had been worried since she realized that she had a second light within her.

“Don’t hog her” said Aria before she reached forward and rubbed Ero’s side. The fairy girl’s face turned slightly red and her smile grew bigger.

“She’s my fairy BFF you know.” said Scott playfully.

“Learn to share.” said Aria.

“I dunno, is there enough of you to go around?” Scott asked Ero.

The fairy girl nodded her head quietly, but her smile did not diminish. She was too happy to speak at the moment.

The party continued for several hours. The happy little family became even closer than before.

Eventually, Ero entered Scott’s mind. Scott and Aria went to sleep in anticipation of the day to come. They had to finish up the mermaid quest then head off to level up, get high-end equipment, and prepare for the future.

As Scott slept, he inevitably entered a dreamscape. It was a scene out of the past, a memory of being on one of the islands during the Shar-Shar events.

A lone figure in a diaphanous wrap-around dress stood at the shoreline. Scott recognized her immediately.

He walked to her and slid his arms around her waist. A soft sigh escaped Ero’s lips as she leaned against him. For a moment, they gazed silently out at the sea, watched as the setting sun created a glorious masterpiece of light upon the water.