I slowly wake up to me being inside of a room that is empty except with an end table and a few chairs near the bed with Lara and Arla sitting with Ariel being the closest holding my hand.
My mouth is so dry...and I feel so weak and immobile...I need to drink something!
"A-Ariel?" I squeak out due to my throat being dry.
She looks up to me and in a shock opens her eyes to mine. Lara and Arla both look up as well with a shocked smile except Lara who just seems to be shocked.
Was my condition that bad? I look around the room and notice a window and it is nighttime. Have I been asleep for a couple of hours or a whole day?
"What happened," I say weakly
"You fainted due to blood loss. You were put in a critical condition not waking up. The guards were willing to take you to this place for medical attention which they healed your wound but you lost a lot of blood and needed a blood transfusion."
"Oh?" I mumble
"Yeah, Lara provided the blood for you. She was very willing to give you her blood in a matter of fact." Ariel says looking over.
"T-Thats! That's only cause he needed the extra blood! Not like I wanted to like really do it. I was just here to provide when needed at the time...Nothing more than that hmmph"
I can't help but smile at Lara's tsundere moment again and she seems to blush with reddish cheeks
"Thanks Lara, your...your the best..." I say before nearly falling back asleep.
"D-don't fall asleep yet you dummy!" She exclaims towards me getting up balling her fist in the air.
"Lara I am tired... please allow me to sleep this one-off for now. I promise we will continue when I get better."
"O-okay..." she says sheepishly. that's odd of her. Wonder why she backed down so easily.
"Thank you all for helping me. I am going to get some sleep." I say before letting my heavy eyes close and relax knowing I am alright and safe.
*next day*
I am feeling a lot better and more hydrated than before now that I have recovered from my injuries a bit. I think it is time we visit the grey suited man now man.
I walk outside with Arla and Lara and Ariel.
"Thank you Coda for saving me. I am so proud you grew up to be a good person."
"Thank you, I love you"
"I love you two honey"
*Lara POV*
W-What?! What kind of love! It can't be I...I...
"You are an amazing mother," says Coda walking over to her with a hug
Phew okay, it's fine. Nothing to worry about hahaha...ha....why do I care it is not like like I do care that way not like I am jealous. Oh, who am I kidding I am jealous!
*Coda POV*
I walk over to Ariel and give her a good hug goodbye and staying say farewell and we go our separate ways. As we walk away I can't help but feel relieved that Ariel is safe when I am around so when she leaves it worries me. That monster was going to violate her if I wasn't around. If I didn't turn into that...thing...I wouldn't have been able to defeat him.
I need to figure out why I turn into a raging hulking beast whenever events like that happen. I guess it is like a superpower I have but I thought I was inferior? Or I have been called inferior due to me being on a thin scale. So maybe I am just special?
As I am walking with our group we meet up at the Rising Sun in where the grey-suited man said he would be. As we enter it Lilith is there to greet us as her usual perky self.
"h-hello! Welcome to the-Oh! Hello guys!"
"Hey Lilith! How have you been?" I ask
"Amazing! And with you here, even better..." she says seductively. Not very subtle.
"Hmph" Lara scoffs
"Ahem, anyways we are here to meet a man in a grey suit in here?"
"uhm, yes actually why?"
"We are here to discuss business with him about a contract we signed up for. About hunting some monsters around Burmington."
"Sure thing, room 12"
"Thanks, you are the best!"
Lara and Arla seem to already be moving into the room after Lilith says the room number and heads upstairs. I follow in suit until someone calls my name.
"Coda."
"Hmm? Yeah?" I ask
"Come here please now that they have left."
I have a feeling she wants to do something like a kiss. Wouldn't surprise me.
I walk over to the desk and lean in listening. I am sure she is gonna grab my face and kiss me aggressively or something like that.
She leans in and kisses me on the lips and backs down and giggles a bit smiling. I guess that counts she wanted to kiss me.
I smile back and start running up the stairs with my tail straightened and wagging in excitement. Been a while since I and Lilith did the deed. Might do her soon hehe. I might be perverted after all.
As I get to room 12 Arla and Lara are waiting for me by the room door. Thank you.
We knock on the door and wait a couple of minutes for a response and he then opens the door. I walk up to him and bring out my hand and shake it out.
"Greetings again Coda I heard recently about a dark and red caiman fighting against a monster inside the city. Congradulations against him!"
"Why thank you. I was pretty hurt and confused after the fight but yeah I am glad I won" I reply
An awkward silence comes over the place and Lara breaks it with her strong firm voice. Which is also soothing a bit to hear when she takes charge. Strong women...
"I think we should get to business. How about our reward for our job?" she says
"Oh yeah very well. Here you go" he says carrying a sack of a few thousand silver.
I take it out of his hands and accept the reward graciously and move out of the way for Lara who seems to want to say something.
"Also don't pay three of the other adventurers you hired. they seemed to be the ones who causes the original animal attacks. They attempted to cause fraud." she says firmly.
"I had a hunch so I hired you guys just in case. I am glad I did otherwise I would be paying criminals. Thank you for the information I shall report this as well." I have a record of those I hrie so I will report them to the guild for them to be removed from the guild." he says pulling out a notepad to write this down.
"Yeah about that...they might be or at least one of them might be dead..." If I recall I stabbed one maybe a bit too many times in my rage state.
"Well then lone less hassle to deal with I suppose. I assume they attacked you and that's why you mention this."
"Yeah they knocked me out before and I had to defend myself."
"Figures. Had a bad feeling about them from the start which is why I hired the next nearby guild members to help with it."
"So what will you do next?" I ask the man
"I plan on heading back to the main guild in Arcadia."
"Well good luck on your journey back home."
"Thank you, and have a good evening," he says before closing the door to us.
I breathe in and relax knowing our mission is accomplished and we can head home and relax.
We as we exit the Rising Sun I take a look at the scenery and the people and I am glad I live in a nice town like this one.
Lara bumps me in the elbow and smiles at me and I respond the same way. Arla appears on my right side and gently nods in approval.
*hours later*
Back at home we Arla decided tor return home while me and Lara explore a bit and have fun. We go out to dinner not as a date(Sadly) but as friends...
"So *Chews* how did you think the mission went since we completed it and got the rewards?" I say while chewing my steak. At least it tastes like steak so I am calling it that I don't know what she ordered for me...
"Hmm, I am still baffled by those men who trained those animals to attack people just so they can kill them. Seems like a waste of resources for better. They could instead use the trained animals as apart of there group and have attack wolves and rats not kill them by using them. Such a shame."
"Yeah...*chews* I sort of wish I had a pet now that I think about it."
W-we could get you something local for a pet likely if you want. I am sure mother won't mind it. Nor father will."
"Nah I don't think I have the time being an adventurer...But it is fun to think about."
"Yes. I wouldn't mind having a pet with you too" she mubles while sipping her drink
"What?"
"Nothing...Anyways uhm how was your day?" she says awkwardly
"I uhm..it was fine. spent most of it with you and Arla so I am sure you know how I was feeling about them.