"You've grown a few more inches since the last month" (Marrill)
"Yes, I've noticed, I like the feeling that I have strength again... and magic" (Red)
"I see you the same" (Elise)
"It's because we're always together that you don't notice my change much..." I explained to Elise, then turned to Marril "Well, did you bring a lot this time?"
"Just a little more than last time," Marrill stated, spreading the bag he had on her back.
Marrill opened the bag, which had an expansion spell on it. Its interior was filled with exotic herbs, some handicrafts produced by the centaurs, and a very small amount of rare metals and minerals.
Elise took the bag from Marrill's hands with her horn and led it to the table we had in the middle of camp. After counting the amount of materials, I began to once again fill the bag with other different goods before returning the bag to our centaur friend.
Ever since we found out about the [Fief] the exchanges with the centaurs increased. The variety of things that we accepted changed to those with which we could get more money by selling it to the merchant, that way we made a profit, and that lost its value, we changed.
"Can't they use your power to come and go to our camp? That made it easier, the way here is not as safe as the one from your old camp" She said looking at the pair of centaurs that had accompanied her, they were on the edge of camp treating their wounds.
"We don't like to be seen near your camp, Hagrid passes by more often. We hope we don't run into him anytime soon and while we trust you and some of yours, I'm not sure everyone can keep their mouths shut... but you may be right, I don't want to leave things difficult for you. Tell them they can leave early, we'll take you later and design some schedules for the next business"(Red)
Marril accepted and the centaurs that accompanied her also left, they were warriors, so they would travel faster without having to escort the healer. Like other times, after we traded, Elise and I would talk about various things with Marril, ranging from her predictions to news from Hogwarts. After chatting for a while about different topics, we came to a somewhat intimate one.
"Are you sure about that? Needless to say, your species are different... and many other things, are you going to continue with this? If it's just a game it may be fine, but if it becomes serious..."
"We already considered it, and that's why we told you about it. We don't know how long, but at least we have about 10 more years left that we should be together... and after that we'll probably still be together, so... Who cares, what's the worst that can happen?" (Red)
"Harming each other, ruining their possible future happiness with someone who can complete you, in addition to committing a crime against nature so great that the consequences cannot be measured" (Marrill)
"Oh...if you say it like that if it sounds bad...what do you think Elise?"(Red)
"I... I don't want to think anymore, I just want it to work. Everything seemed to be fine, we didn't find any problems"(Elise)
"But it's too soon to know for sure" (Red)
"Then you decide" (Elise)
"You know that I will choose the path that makes me have one of the most beautiful females on earth between my legs... in this case more literal than normal. I am someone who does not mind doing bad things, if that gives a better ending, for us. I'll try not to let things go wrong for us, but... let's just say yes, we've come too far to back down, we're not cowards. Yes, Marrill, we're sure, you can start..."
"Okay, I still don't think it's possible, but I hope this won't turn bad if it happens. Well, among the centaurs..."
Marrill began to describe to us the courtship, marring, and mating processes of centaurs. With Elise we had asked her about that, since we thought that since the centaurs are half of both worlds, perhaps they could give us an idea of how to continue.
When she began to describe to us how the male centaur rode and penetrated the centauride, using hand gestures, we were more silent than we had been during the entire talk. We both look at each other from time to time, not sure whether to hide our embarrassment or the fact that we imagine ourselves in this situation…with all the complications involved.
At the end of that biology class, we weren't in the mood to talk much, I used [Mass Travel] to return Marrill to her people and arrange the next visit. When we returned with Elise we were somewhat tense, but after a while, we began to act more normal and talk about what we just heard, with jokes and assumptions.
...
Lily was accompanying Petunia, they had gone to a neighbor's house on an errand for her mother, nothing out of the ordinary, but things changed on their return home. Just a couple of houses from theirs they met a figure that surprised them, a boy with a hood but whose red hair was very noticeable.
"You!"x2
"Me"(Red)
"Are you the boy from last time!?" (Petunia)
"Yes, it's me, I told you I'd be back, I took my time, but I've been here again"(Red)
"I knew you were real! Mom didn't believe us when we told her about you, but I knew we didn't imagine you" (Lily)
"What are you doing here? Are you following us?" Petunia asked with some suspicion.
"No, I just stopped by to see if I could see you again, I still remember you and what I said the other time was true, I wanted friends"(Red)
"You are…? Rob…?"(Lily)
"Red"(Red)
"Right! Are you called that because…?"(Lily)
"Yes, that's why..." I answered simply, maybe it wasn't the best name for all situations.
"Come to our house" she said with emotion.
"Lily, you can't invite him, he's a stranger!" (Petunia)
"But we can show mom, you're also upset that she didn't believe us"(Lily)
"Yes, but…"(Petunia)
"I don't have a problem, I have almost the whole day free, and I have no bad intentions. If you don't want, I can leave at any time" (Red)
"Come on" Lily said running as she tugged on my hand.
Petunia could only accept what her little sister was doing, following us. We advanced a few meters until we reached the same house that I had seen some time ago. I stayed at the entrance, and although Lily tried to push me inside, I decided to wait outside until her mother was informed. It was kind of nice to see how the girls entered with enthusiasm.
A short time later I heard how the girls brought their mother to the door, I was leaning on the entrance and when I saw them leave again I removed the hood from my head to let myself see better and not look so suspicious.
"It's so red!" The woman accidentally exclaimed as she saw me.
"See" (Petunia)
"We don't lie to you"(Lily)
"Uh... you..." the woman was very surprised, she hadn't expected what her daughters said to be so literal.
"Good morning, I'm Red W-Wild, a pleasure" I greeted cordially, with a slightly different name.
"Hello... Jasmine Evans" (Mrs. Evans)
"See mom, her eyes are red too"(Lily)
"Um... Lily..." (Mrs. Evans)
"Don't worry, many often comment on my particular appearance, even my family... I was born special" I responded to her discomfort, although I didn't know if it was due to me or her daughter's direct attitude.
"Can you stay and play for a while?"(Lily)
"I have no problem staying a while, although I should return home at noon" (Red)
"Great!"(Lilly)
Mrs. Evans was a bit conflicted about what had happened, she saw her daughter's emotion before the child that she had just been introduced to, but the peculiar appearance made her uncomfortable, it was not normal at all. The insistence of her daughter and the strange relaxing aura that began to come from the boy was what made her end up accepting and inviting him in.
Lily was excited, it's the first time she met someone so peculiar, since that time she found out that I had also seen what she did,the curiosity overwhelmed her. Petunia, although she didn't show it, she also wanted to know more about this 'strange child'.
They invited me to breakfast, Mr. Evans was not at home. The girls were hungry, after getting up they had to leave at their mother's request and now they will only be able to eat something. After the food was served, there was a moment of silence with three people looking at me.
"Have you always been like this?" Lily asked without hesitation.
"Yes, I was born like this"(Red)
"And your parents too...?"(Petunia)
"No, they are redheads, but normal, I am a rare case... like albinism"(Red)
"Albinism?"(Lily)
"It's a... disease that makes you whiter, white hair and red eyes... like mine, only mine are a little darker. It's something you rarely see, but like me, it happens"( Net)
"Do you live around here?" The girls' mother was also curious, but she was more focused on other things.
"No, I was born in England, but I am currently living in Scotland"(Red)
"Scotland! That's far from here. Are you coming with your parents?" The mother continued.
"No... I didn't come with my parents, I haven't lived with them for a while"(Red)
"Oh..." The mother seemed to realize the possible implications "Are you alone?" She asked with more interest, the girls had gone silent after hearing her mother's tones, leaving her to speak.
"No, I'm with Elise, we're companions. We've lived together for years, at first we were alone but now we have several friends, especially Marril, our neighbor, she's... a doctor and she often visits us and we chat... but even so, there aren't many kids I can talk to, so when I saw Lily playing in the yard the last time I came here, I wanted to see if we could be friends."
"Yes, he saw me making the flowers bloom" Lily stated, which surprised her mother.
After our first meeting, Lily told her parents about what happened. Some strange things always happened around her, but only since then have they paid more attention to her. They have seen that sometimes magical things used to happen, realizing that her daughter was special, earlier than it would be in the original story.
"Yes, it's something magical, it's been a long time since I've seen children do something like that" (Red)
"Have you seen more?!"(Petunia)
"Is there more?!"(Lily)
"Yes, there is actually a school for children like you near where I live, but it's supposed to be secret, so don't say anything."(Red)
"A school? People like Lily!" The mother asked.
"Yes, but like I said, it's a secret. Since Lily is special too, there's no problem with me telling her, it's possible that in the future she'll receive an admission letter like they usually do at 11 years old."(Red)
"11 years, a long way to go"(Lily)
"Are you saying they're coming for Lily?!" (Mrs Evans)
"No, when the time comes, Lily will receive a letter and since you, her parents, are not like her, someone from the ministry... the relevant government, will come to talk to you. You will be able to decide whether to send Lily to school or not. If you do, they will teach you which train to take to get to school in September... and if decide that she won't go that will be fine too, it's just in case she causes any trouble or crime, a different group will come to deal with her or the problem" (Red)
"How do you know so much?"(Petunia)
"Like I said, I live near the school" (Red)
I kept talking to the family for a while, telling them the least about the wizarding world and myself. I didn't make it clear that I was a wizard too, I always implied that I wasn't and that it was Elise who was connected to that world.
After a couple of hours of just talking, I told them that I had to go, that it was late. We didn't have time to play as we expected but I told them I'd be back in a month or two. I said goodbye and ran out to a secluded place to use [Travel].
The family was very surprised by all the information I gave them, but none of it would leave their house, I reiterated that it was a secret and that they shouldn't say anything if they didn't want the corresponding departments to come to visit them.
...
Returning home, Elise was waiting for me once again and I told her about how well it went this time. I felt like she got a little depressed with the talk, like the other time, so I decided to teach her a lesson.
I hooked my finger into her teeth and pulled her head hard towards mine, slapped her lightly, and then tried to get my tongue into her mouth no matter how hard it was.
Elise was surprised to the point of freezing in place of hers and shaking, but after more or less understanding what I was trying to do by remembering some things we talked about, she collaborated by colliding her tongue with mine.
We parted ways after a few seconds, but Elise remained silent looking at me, waiting for answers.
"Never think that you are less than them again, it doesn't matter if you are a unicorn, I will find a way to love you as I do... I will do with them"(Red)
"That's why... that... Kiss?"(Elise)
"Yes, it's what we humans do when we love each other to show affection, it was more difficult than I expected... but I'll repeat it as many times as necessary to show it to you"(Red)
"But you don't really like it"(Elise)
"I like that it's with you. I'm not ready for other things yet and I'm still looking for a way to fix it... but my lips are ready for you, like all of them" (Red)
"... Thank you... I don't understand the kissing thing but I know it's something important..."(Elise)
"Like you to me" (Red)
"..."
"..."
"Why the hit?"(Elise)
"Oh... that and the way I grabbed you was to get us in the mood... being dominant" (Red)
"Ohhh..." (Elise)
"Are you mad?" (Red)
"No, I think it's okay for you to mark your domain, that was very... erotic? According to the magazines"(Elise)
"We will continue working on it" (Red)