Okay, I've been visiting my brother's kingdom for a few weeks now and training with Hornet and Shakra—well, mostly Shakra.
Hornet's been… away. Ever since she went to the Pentagram, she's been pretty… mad, to say the least.
I don't know what happened to her to make her so mad, but at least she isn't torturing me under the false pretense that it's training. I still remember the first time she made me do that course; it was quite literally a path of pain.
But as of late, I've been slowly getting better and better at defending and fighting back. Of course, I would never willingly hurt anyone—that's why Dad and my brother's other dad helped make a shield for me.
It was really light and durable, so I could better block attacks and even avoid fighting entirely. But whenever I would train with Shakra, she would quickly overwhelm me with her speed and the amount of shakrams she would throw and redirect at me.
But despite that, I've been slowly getting better and even landing a few solid blows on her, and seeing my progress, Shakra was rather pleased and would always compliment me on my improvement.
This… was weird. Whenever she would compliment me or even when we clashed weapons… my heart would always beat so much faster, and my face felt so hot whenever I would touch it.
I wasn't interested in her or anything. Of course not! I mean, two girls falling in love with each other! That's… yeah.
But maybe… just maybe she's also interested in me? I don't think she is, but I do really hope so—not that I care or anything!
…
Okay, maybe I like her just a small bit. But what would Mom say? She's not really the type of person to like this type of relationship. She's so old-fashioned that when it comes to the people we're dating, she would always ask if it's a boy or a girl.
I just don't think she'll like it if she found out I was dating a girl.
…
Buttttt, maybe she doesn't need to find out. I mean, I could tell Dad all sorts of things and he'll be fine with it, and as long as I tell one of them there shouldn't be a problem, right?
…
Okay Charlie, think this through. Do you really want to ask Shakra—the person you've been training with and who's been beating you up—to go on a date this Saturday afternoon after training, grab a coffee, and see musicals with you?
…
Yes! Absolutely! Well, I gotta think of what to say first. Can't just go ask her if she wants to go on a date.
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(Later that day)
"Shakra, would you like to go on a date with me!?" I tell her, speaking while she was sitting down on one of the benches.
She looked at me a bit confused before quickly registering what I said.
"Date? You want to go on a date with me? Um… okay," she said, looking at me.
"What! Really!" I say, moving closer.
"Of course. It's just a simple date, what could go wrong?" she tells me with a smile.
"Thank you! Thank you! I promise you'll love it!" I tell Shakra, giving her a hug.
She hugged me back. After hugging for a bit, we both let go of each other, and I quickly ran toward the exit to get Razzle and Dazzle to fly me back home.
As they transformed, I got on one of them and began flying back to the castle to get a change of clothes.
I swear this date was going to be perfect and super chill and low-key!
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(Later that night)
I was currently laying down naked with Shakra.
Her arm was outstretched, and I was laying down on it.
…
Oh no.
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Short chapter.
Guess who's the best man for the wedding.
This guy.