Shouting his last words Darc grabbed the sheet and pulled it away from them. All the while grinning. He already noticed that they weren't completely naked and still had their underwear on.
So he didn't bother thinking more into it and wanted to see how Bulma would react.
Being awoken so abruptly, Bulma jerked her Body up and looked with a drowsy gaze at her surroundings.
Seeing Darc with his grinning expression made her frown. "Did you really need to wake me up like this?", she said all the while yawning and rubbing away her sleepy eyes.
"Well, it looks like you both had some fun, didn't you?", he answered back.
"What do you mean?", she asked back and didn't understand his question. She was still way too tired and needed a coffee first to really wake up.
Darc only pointed at Arkis beside her. She was still sleeping like a rock and didn't seem to have bothered about Darc waking them up.
Bulma followed his pointing and saw Arkis right beside her.
It took a while until her eyes became bigger and she looked down at herself to check something. Not finding anything bad she only released a relieved sigh.
"Is that all? Not showing any guilt that you may have betrayed me? No apology?", asked Darc now with a curious look.
"Hmpf, it's more of a wonder that you didn't do anything to us while we were like this.", she said back.
Darc was actually a little bit pissed now for that answer.
"Oh really! We can change that, babe.", answered Darc and threw the sheets to the side and jumped on the bed. He closed in on her and pinned her underneath himself.
Looking at her at first he softly kissed her on the neck and traveled upward to her ear, nibbling on it.
Bulma blushed now and couldn't do much in defense. "Stop it, you big doofus. Arkis is right beside us.", she whispered.
Darc chuckled a little. "That is not the thing you said last night. You were even eager to let her join in, you know.", he answered back at her. "And by the looks, it seems she is already awake.", he added while glancing into Arkis her direction and seeing her black eyes looking at them both in silence.
"Good morning, Arkis.", he said to her with a smile.
Arkis looked at him and let her eyes wander a little. "Morning...", she said back and went back to observing.
Bulma also looked to her and now became even more embarrassed. So much so that she didn't say anything. But that didn't remain for long and she reacted. She had to or else this silence would kill her.
"Morning...", she said as well.
Then she looked back at Darc. "I just had too much to drink, okay. Now, let me get dressed."
"No, I want to have fun now.", he grinned and didn't let go of her. "I also think it is time to punish you two a little bit for being too seductive."
Bulma frowned "Stop being unreasonable. Do you want to force me and Arkis into this?", she asked.
"Am I? Just a moment ago you only were concerned about Arkis waking up.", he asked back while looking at her first and then glancing to Arkis. She in return only shook her head as if to say it is okay.
"Hey, be on my side in this. Why are you even supporting his advances like that?", said Bulma to Arkis after seeing her reaction.
"So, are you going to be okay with it?", asked Darc her in curiosity. Bulma looked into his eyes and took this question surprisingly seriously.
"Are you actually implying to do something like polygamy? You know how I really think about something like that, right?", she said with an angry voice now. Bulma didn't have anything against Arkis. And unlike Darc, she actually knew way longer that she may have some feelings for him that exceeded his role as a mentor. But it still pissed her off that he even tried to talk with her about something like having two women at this moment.
Sure enough, in her head, the idea already manifested itself that if she didn't accept Arkis, she may lose him. Tights already hinted at that point when she first ever saw Arkis arriving with him. Hell, even Tights herself tried to go and flirt around with him from one occasion to another. Bulma knew this would come some day. But why right now?
She didn't really condemn his actions. In a way, society was also already like this. Some people married only to divorce at some point and get remarried at another point. Wasnt that polygamy as well in a certain sense? But she still didn't like it. Not one bit.
Darc only stared blankly at her and smiled after. "Don't worry, I was just joking with you. You don't need to be so concerned. But we need to talk about something.", he said and stood up from the bed. "Get dressed and let's meet up in the living room.", he added and started to walk away.
But he stopped abruptly before he left the room and went back to them.
Bulma was confused about what he was doing since the atmosphere became somewhat weird.
But the confusion disappeared and she could only look at him angrily once again. That is because Darc actually slapped both their asses.
"What was that for!?", she cried out and rubbed her rear. Arkis also slightly frowned and rubbed hers.
"Punishment.", he said and now left the room completely.
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Later the three of them sat in the living room.
"So, what is it that you want to talk about?", asked Bulma with an upheld brow and shifted head-.
"It's about Arkis.", said Darc.
"Me?", asked Arkis in a somewhat surprised manner.
"Yes, you. Bulma, you may or may not believe me, but my work also includes traveling through time. So I went to the future for a little while and the Arkis from said future actually revealed her feelings towards me. Well, it's not like I didn't already know that Arkis does like me. But I always see it as familial love rather than a sexual one. In the end, I do feel more like she is my daughter...", explained Darc and looked at Arkis.
While listening to his explanation Arkis thought about his words. Then she remembered Chronoa and the time vault. "So my future me loves you as Bulma does? But I do so too.", she rebuked.
"Arkis, I will be blunt with you. What you feel sure is love but your circumstances are different than the Arkis from the future. Your feelings may be different ones entirely. Besides, I can't just go and love you as a woman. It just feels not right. But don't get me wrong. I do love you as a family member.", continued Darc to explain to Arkis and smiled softly.
Hearing him out, Arkis was silent for a little bit.
Bulma also chimed in now. She was very calm considering the topic of the talk. "Wait, why did Arkis tell you her feelings? You are the Darc from the past, right? Shouldn't she tell it to your future self?"
"...That is because I don't exist at that time anymore. I die in about 6 years from now...", told Darc them.
"What!? Why!?", asked Bulma now in a panicky voice.
"An enemy?", frowned Arkis and also became worried.
"It was an illness. I already took the medicine for it so you don't need to worry. I won't follow the same path as my future counterpart. And you shouldn't either, Arkis. Well, that is why the future Arkis probably started to sort her feelings towards me and came to that conclusion.", answered Darc them with a serious expression. So that they didn't worry, even more, he also didn't mention anything about the others.
"I understand the point. Well, looks like our Arkis will have it a little bit better. Now she won't have to be passive about it and hold it in.", said Bulma.
"Wait, what? Didn't I just explain it won't work?", reconfirmed Darc after hearing Bulma her words
"Yes, you heard me right. Actually, it's not like we have been talking about this the first time by now. Don't just push her feelings away out of impulse as you did with mine at the start. Look, you also came to accept my feelings. So when Arkis turns out to love you even as a woman. Why bother denying her?", she nodded and explained her thinking.
"I was more inclined that you would see it the same way as me...?", asked Darc with a surprised expression.
Bulma´s eyes started to twinkle in a mischievous manner. "Well, I do and at the same time, I don't. BUT to make it up for me you should already give me a proposal already. I am not going to play the second fiddle. Do you understand?"
"...Arkis also said your future self still bickers around that I didn't marry her. I guess its alright but are you really sure?", asked Darc again.
"Stop questioning that already.", frowned Bulma now and looked at the poor confused Arkis now. She still seemed to rethink about something.
"Can I also marry you someday?", asked Arkis and pointed at herself. "And can I also have a baby?", she added to that.
Darc sighed after hearing her words. Bulma also lifted her eyebrows in amazement. Was that all she thought about at this moment? "About that...We will have to think that through a little more. Your race is genderless after all and reproduces differently."
"Right, we are born from a divine world tree. But Trunks was born from Bulma.", said Arkis and thought about it again. "Could the Dragonballs help?", she asked now and seemed to think about making a wish to let herself be able to give birth.
"Well, that is a good question. At least I don't think the Dragonballs from earth can do that. Maybe we should also consult Chronoa about this. If there are any consequences for this, I would like to know them.", answered Darc while worrying if anything would happen to Arkis if they did change her through a wish.
"Hey, you are losing me here.", interrupted Bulma.
Darc only chuckled and explained everything to her. It was alright now to do so since they pretty much talked about various other topics already that were more of a problem.
"I understand. To think there are races like that. You are right to go ask that supreme kai of time first before doing anything. Even if it is not going to work out. Being together is better than nothing, right?", she said and asked Arkis.
Arkis smiled happily now and nodded. "Right."
Then she actually thought about something. "Oh, does that actually mean its alright to do it with Bulma?", asked Arkis out of the blue.
Bulma arched her eyebrows from her question and also looked to Darc.
"No.", answered Darc outright. "I punished you for a reason..."
"I see.", nodded Arkis. "So only when you are with us."
Darc his mouth twitched to those last words of hers. This really will be a lot of work. Even if he worked it out somehow.