Our journey had begun. The carriage bounced along, but thankfully the seats were cushioned. My bottom was feeling very grateful, and the back rests were surprisingly comfy. Enora's parasol was put away, and my hand was thankful for her own hand's warmth. I stared at the profile of her cute face. Her ears were only slightly pointed, but I loved them. Her long black hair was glistening after last night's bath. I looked down at the brown seats of the carriage. I realized they were long enough. I could do that!
"Enora, can you put your head here?" She looked at me as I tapped my thigh. Her cute face was so perfect. Her eyes were as red as a giant star. Even though we had made love twice now, I still felt butterflies when she looked at me. Her cute button nose was perfect for booping, and her small cherry lips were calling for me as I leaned closer. "STOP! Please don't do that in front of me! If you two are going to be gross, at least wait until we take a break!"
Nychibi got red and loud as she yelled at us. I could hear the carriage driver, Ethora, chuckle. "Haah… Fine, but Enora will still rest her head in my lap!"
"Don't mind if I do." She laid her head down on my lap, facing away from Nychibi. "Whatever! When this carriage stops I am going to take the seat next to Ethora!"
"Shush it chibi. You are just jealous you don't have a divine pillow."
"D-divine pillow?" "Hmph! I am not! Also it's Nychibi! Nai-chi-bee!"
I could see the sides of Enora's mouth raise into a smile as she closed her eyes. "Don't get too comfortable over there! You know this is a quest!"
"Don't even worry about it, chibi…" I pinched Enora's cheeks. "That's rude, you know?"
"R-right, Nychibi, there is no need to worry. If anything comes I will know. I put a magic barrier around us."
"Huh!? But I didn't even see you do anything!"
"Be quiet, I can't enjoy this heavenly sensation with you yelling all the time."
"Whatever…stupid vampire." I laughed at their interaction. They were already getting along great. I started to stroke behind Enora's ears which twitched from my touch. "So you will really teach me magic when we stop?"
"Mhmm…"
"Is it really that comfortable?" She looked so peaceful laying on my lap. "Mhmm… This pillow might be my favorite, or maybe those…" When she glanced up at my chest I pinched her cheek. "Hehe… You are so cute, dork."
"Can you guys seriously get a room?"
"We already had one…And it was sound proof. Ow!" My ears were probably red, as I pinched her cheek harder. "Dummy! Enora, please stop!"
"I agree with Melle. I hate this…"
"Thank you friend!"
"Like I said… Who would want to be your friend?" Nychibi's cheeks became red as she turned her head out the window. "Tsundere…"
"Stop saying that! I don't know what it means, but it pisses me off!"
"Sorry, Nychibi."
"Whatever… You two do what you want…"
"By the way…" I looked out of the window towards the south. Far off in the distance I could see towering trees standing like giant pillars. "Were those trees always there?"
My girlfriend responded in a low voice. "Those are redwood trees. I can't believe you didn't see them when we left that cave."
"I guess I was too focused on everything else. Still… This place is quite amazing. I have never seen trees that large. Not even on t.v."
"Teevee?" The harpy interjected again. "It is something from my hometown. Basically it lets you see certain things without you being there."
"Oh! Is that like those magic mirrors? I have seen a few of them before…" I had never seen a magic mirror, but it sounded like a communication device. Maybe that was the way to facetime people here. I looked back down to the vampire who had fallen asleep in my lap, and ran my hand through her soft hair. "So you have been to a lot of places, Nychibi?"
"Not really. I have been to Scalego before though."
"Oh, what's it like?"
"Terrible. It is murky and sticky. Also the snakes there are hard to understand." I stared at her blankly. Did she try to speak to snakes? Well if she tried to talk to those slithery guys I wouldn't make fun of her for it. "I am talking about snake people, stupid."
"Huh!? There are snake people?" Somehow my question seemed to annoy her even more as her glare pierced my soul. "Didn't you come from the human kingdom? You should have passed through Scalego on the way."
"Ah, no. I was sort of teleported outside of Fallicri."
"Hoh? Really so she can even do that sort of thing." I smiled at the cute night creature in my lap. "She is quite amazing isn't she?" I wanted to know everything about Enora. Just what kind of life had she lived over here? I still couldn't believe how much I loved her, after all…
"Say… How long have you two known each other?"
"I think it's been three days, or is it four? I can't tell because of the time diff-..."
"What!? You have only known each other for that long? But you are so close." She was in disbelief, but I really couldn't blame her. "Apparently it is a vampire thing."
"But you are a human?" She deadpanned.
"Apparently it is a Melle thing too. I don't really know how to explain it, but in my heart I know I have found the one for me. Actually she saved me."
"She saved you?"
"Yes, I didn't want to keep doing what I was doing, and she took me away from all that. She has brought me so much happiness in only three days. I wanted to be out of that place. It felt like she freed me from my own little prison."
"Was it really that bad?"
"No, I suppose it wasn't, but I didn't like it. There was always something missing. Plus it has always been my dream to wake a sleeping giant." To my surprise Nychibi actually smiled. "It is great to have a dream. I also have something I want."
"What is that?"
"I want to get stronger…" She glanced at the sleepy vampire in my lap. "...I can't get what I want unless I am strong, but I can't use magic. I have to rely on these." She looked down at her talons equipped with silver claws. "Why do you need to be strong? Are you al-..."
"I don't want to talk about it." I sensed a touchy subject as she looked out the window. "Sorry, I didn't mean to pry."
"Just forget about it."
"I actually can't use magic either…" I tried to change the subject to break the awkward atmosphere that was building. "Well, can you fight then?"
"Nope! Not at all!"
"Wait. What? What are you even here for? A dead weight?" The way she said that actually hurt. What could I even do? The sleeping princess did promise to teach me magic, but as I was now I was as good as useless. The sleeping princess opened her eyes as she grabbed my arm. "Hey, you aren't useless or a dead weight. You have the same amount of magic power as me, remember? Together we will wake the sleeping giant. Don't let the chibi get to you."
"It's Nai-chi-bee!"
"Little miss Nychibi, you should learn some caution."
"Who are you calling little? Do you want to…"
"We've stopped…"
"Break time!" Ethora called out as she opened the shutter. Enora looked reluctant to get up, but she obeyed like a good vampire. Nychibi jumped out before us. "Phew! I am glad to be out of there…"
The sun was still high in the sky, so Enora pulled out her parasol as we got out. Immediately, I started to stretch my body. "Come stretch with me."
"Sure." After a cute yawn Enora joined me in stretching while Ethora began to pull things out of the back of the attached wagon. Nychibi helped her while we stretched our limbs on the grass off the side of the road. "I know I asked to be her friend, but I think she hates me. She seems more fond of you."
"Really? I could tell you guys were talking away, even in my sleep. Plus all we ever do is bicker with each other."
"Isn't that what friends do?"
"I don't know. I watched some things back on Earth, but I never actually had someone I would call a friend… Maybe there was one person, but I don't know." This was my chance. I wanted to know more about my lover, so I had to ask her. "Who was that person?" I asked as we were doing ground stretches.
"Hmm… She was a maid. I don't really know if she was my friend or not, but if there was anyone I would call a friend it was her. She seemed the most distraught about me leaving. It's funny…" She said that, but her eyes looked distant as she finished. "...She was the only person besides my parents that I felt like I connected to before I left."
"Do you miss her?"
"I do. I won't lie, but in the end even she…" Before she could finish her thought the other two came back. Nychibi held two buckets, and Ethora had a crate. "You know, some help would have been nice."
"It's fine isn't it, miss Nychibi? We were able to get it just fine." I felt another pain in my chest from Nychibi's words. What was the point of… "Ow! Whash awr you doing?" Enora squeezed my cheeks.
"I won't let you think poorly about yourself. You saved me, remember?" I should have been telling her that, but still, this wasn't like me to be depressed. If I wanted to be useful I would just have to learn magic! I smiled at my girlfriend before hugging her. "Thank you. Please teach me magic."
"Of course…" She wrapped her own arms around me. "Feel free to lean on me anytime. I did earlier, so now you can too."