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Chapter 17 - Chapter 17 The Competition Begins

As Lilac carried Felix back to the apartments she set him down and walked with him towards the apartment as she nervously asked while blushing "D-do you think… we should tell the others?" As Felix changed back to his human form he stood there and nervously said "T-tell them about what?" Lilac blushed brighter as she said, "I-if your gonna have me say it I'll stab you." Felix flinched as he said, "O-oh right." Felix thought for a moment as he said "I-I'm not really sure… I'll just leave it to you." Lilac stared at him for a moment and then nodded as she said "O-okay." As Felix walked up the stairs to his apartment he waved and said "Later." Once Felix entered his apartment Lilac held her chest and said "That was so embarrassing… I thought I was gonna die of embarrassment." As Lilac took her mask off she revealed a huge smile that was literally going ear to ear as she said "I can't wait to brag about this to Silkie." As Lilac entered her apartment Felix let out a sigh of relief as he said "It sounds like she went back to her apartment, I thought I was gonna die." Felix crawled onto his bed as he mumbled "I don't wanna move for a while… I don't even wanna think… I just wanna lay here where it's safest."

As Felix began to close his eyes he mumbled "Being close to my birth tree… is very… calming." As he fell asleep Vex appeared in his room and crouched over beside him as she said "W-welcome home." Vex stared at his face for a moment and then sadly said "O-oh… you're already asleep." As Vex put her hand on his head she began to pet him as she said "S-sorry to bother you then." Vex stood up and walked to his door as she said "Sorry… I was asked to do this." As Vex opened the door she floated back towards Felix and smiled as she said "I-I hope you keep sleeping and that this doesn't bother you." As Daka opened the door and walked in while carrying a blanket she glanced at Vex and said "Help me cover him up." Vex grabbed two ends of the blanket and floated above him as she nervously asked "D-do you think… he'll wake up?" As they began to lower the blanket Daka said "H-he shouldn't… you already tried poking him right?" Vex blushed as she said "S-something like that." As they laid the blanket on top of him Vex floated above him as she said "He looks comfortable." Daka stared at him as she said "Yeah… he looks even more relaxed than usual."

As they stared at him for another moment Silkie's voice was heard near the entrance as she called out asking "Felix, did you forget to close your door?" As the steps began to approach the door Daka began to panic as she stared at Vex and nervously asked "W-what should we do?" As Silkie entered the apartment Vex and Daka's faces were both bright red as they stared at Silkie completely frozen. Silkie stared at them for a moment and then glanced at Felix who had a blanket on him as she thought for a moment and then said "If you wanted to give him a blanket you probably should've done so while he was still awake." Daka covered her embarrassed face as she said "I-I… I didn't mean to… break into his apartment." Silkie smiled as she said, "I'm sure he wouldn't mind, also your not the only one who snuck in." Silkie glanced at Vex as she asked "And what do you have to say?" Vex continued to float while covering her face as she began to disappear while whispering "I-I'm sorry." Once Vex was completely invisible Silkie sighed and said "It's no wonder we don't get any male tenants here." Silkie began to walk out as she said "The both of you can feel free to stop by my apartment, apparently Lilac has something she wants to say… she's been going on about it for a while now." Daka began to follow Silkie as she nervously said "I-I'll lock the door."

As they left Felix's apartment and entered Silkie's Daka nervously said "I-I've never visited any of you before." Silkie smiled as she said, "It's probably not as stressful as sneaking into someone's… so you can relax a little." Daka glanced around at the furniture as she said "It all looks… really… expensive." Silkie smiled as she said, "Not really, I could probably buy new furniture just like this once every month or so." Daka stared at her in shock as she asked "W-what do you do for a living." Silkie grabbed a suit off of the couch and said "I usually make clothing from my silk, apparently it sells for quite a lot." As Daka and Silkie sat down on the couch Vex appeared and whispered to Daka "It's very crowded." As Lilac said, "C-can I… say what I wanna say now?" As they all stared at Lilac who was sitting in a nearby chair Silkie nodded and said "Of course, go right on ahead and say what you need to." Lilac blushed as she said, "I-I finally told the guy that I like that I like him… and he said that he likes me to… so… what do I do now?" As they all stared at her in silence she said "D-don't make it more embarrassing for me." Silkie stared at her and asked, "Are you talking about Felix?" Lilac's face became even redder as she nodded and said "Y-yeah."

Silkie stared at her and asked, "Are you sure we're talking about the same person who still doesn't know how a bathtub works and bathes in the river?" Daka stared at Lilac in silence as Lilac said "He did what?" Daka stared at her and clutched her fists as she sadly said "That's… great." Silkie stared at her for a moment and thought as she said "Felix doesn't seem like the type of person to answer the same day… are you sure?" Lilac nodded as she said, "Yes, I'm sure of it." Lilac smiled and then blushed as she said "H-he… told me in the park." Silkie stared at him and asked, "Did he seem… off?" Lilac thought for a moment and then said "I… I guess his voice didn't seem as shaken as it usually does." Silkie thought for a moment and then said "Could he have been trying to prevent you from hating him?" Lilac sunk into the chair for a moment as she said "H-he… might've been." Silkie stared at her for a moment as she said "Well even if he lied he was still doing it so that you wouldn't hate him… so there must still be some feelings." Lilac seemed happy as she sat back up and said "Y-yeah… your right." As Lilac said this Daka stood up with a bright red face and said "I-I… I also… l-lo… like him… so… I-I won't just sit around and let you have him!" As they all stared and watched as Daka left the apartment they sat in silence for a moment as Vex floated towards the exit as well as she nervously said "I-I… I'll be taking my leave now… goodbye."

As they left Silkie stared at Vex and said "You know… I didn't really expect Vex to want to participate in this too." Lilac stared at Silkie as she asked "What do you mean?" Silkie smiled as she said "Actually Vex knew Felix way longer than us… apparently, Felix was a spirit before he became a fox spirit… it was when she found out that Felix became a fox spirit that she wanted to come here and meet him." Lilac stared at her as she asked "But how did she know Felix would be here?" Silkie smiled as she said, "Apparently she met some of the other fox spirits and they told her that he'd be somewhere around here." Lilac sat there as she said, "But… competing against two other people… who live in the same apartment." Silkie smiled as she said, "Actually it's more like three." Lilac stared at Silkie as she asked "B-but… who's the third person I'm competing against?" Silkie smiled as she said, "You're looking at her." Lilac stared at her as she asked "But… why are you interested in him?" Silkie smiled as she said, "I'm not really interested in him… but I don't wanna feel left out in this little game." Silkie smiled as she said, "Also he is quite cute and I have been single for a very long time since I can't find any man sturdy enough to handle my actual form." As Lilac stood up she said "W-well… I won't go down without a fight, so I hope we can all be friends when this ends." As she began to walk towards the door Daka and Vex who were waiting by the exit began to rush to Daka's room as she said "W-we need to hurry." As Daka and Vex entered their room Daka sighed and said "I-I hope… that doesn't make us each other's enemies."