"Master's office is finally clean, but for some reason, I don't feel a sense of accomplishment. Hmm, wonder why." Muttered Alexander lightly as he rubbed his chin while staring at the neat and tidy office, only to shake his head, shifting his focus to Kurama.
"Also, thanks for the help, Kurama; it would've taken much longer without you." Added Alexander with a faint smile as he gave Kurama a thumbs up, causing her to forcefully flash a smile before lowering her head once more.
Kurama was still pretty shaken from learning about Master's death, so I mostly just left her be, which kind of sucked because I came here hoping she'd be able to help me out a little, but I wasn't shameless enough to ask her of anything right now, that would just cruel in my opinion.
'Though I can't wait too long; I've got people to take care of, I'm not living by myself.' Mused Alexander with a sigh as he glanced at Kurama before turning around and approaching the door on the opposite side of the room.
With Master's room now clean and organized, I was finally able to make it to the other door without worrying about breaking something; opening the door, I expected to see whatever room I was about to enter, which seemed to be a bedroom given the large bed in the center of the room, or at least a place to rest, but unsurprisingly, there was a mess of clothes everywhere.
"My goodness, Master, you're a freaking pig." Said Alexander with a sigh as he eyed the clothes sprawled on the floor before shaking his head and reaching down, picking up said clothes.
Picking up Master's clothes, giving her rather sexy panties a whiff, since well, I couldn't help it, and let's just say, I kept a few of them for myself, which may sound weird and very perverted, but to be fair, Master is technically my wife so it should be fine; besides, I've caught her sniffing some of my dirty clothes before so it's fair.
'Whatever makes you feel like you're not a pervert, Master. Though I'm curious, would it be more weird to sniff someone's clothes without their knowledge or do it after asking them for permission?' Said Trina lightly as she rolled her eyes while lying on her back, only to furrow her brows with a thoughtful expression.
"Hmm, you know, that is a good question… I don't know. I'll try that with Michelle and Yuki and see what they think." Remarked Alexander with a curious expression as he stuffed purple and black panties into his space pouch after giving them a big whiff, only for someone to clear their throat.
"Those were mine, Alex." Said Kurama softly with a faint blush as she leaned against the door frame and looked at Alexander, who deeply blushed at her words.
"T-These are? W-Well, that e-explains w-why I thought t-they smelled weird. U-Um, I don't mean to say they don't smell good, they do, it's just, t-they smelled weird considering M-Master's scent." Said Alexander in embarrassment as he grabbed the purple and black panties before handing them to Kurama, who took them with a wry smile.
"T-Thanks?" Muttered Kurama as she gave Alexander a confused look, causing him to sheepishly smile before he reached back into his space pouch.
"U-Um, since we're on this topic, are any of these yours?" Asked Alexander with crimson cheeks as he held various underwear in his hands while looking at Kurama, whose face twitched.
"J-Just those pink ones; every other pair is Lavender's." Replied Kurama, her words causing Alexander to hand her the pink panties before storing the rest in his space pouch.
After that, Kurama and I just silently stood there while I avoided making eye contact; how could I, after I had accidentally just buried my face into her underwear? Not to mention, I felt dirty now; it was okay when I did it with Master's underwear, but I know her, and I'm comfortable around her, though not with Kurama.
'I-I think it's more weird to sniff the underwear of someone you've just met.' Thought Alexander with a crimson blush as he glanced at Kurama, who also sported a faint blush.
I had no clue how to start a conversation after getting caught sniffing her underwear, so I just returned to cleaning the room, and no, I didn't take any more panties, nor did I sniff them. Since it was mostly just clothes on the ground, I threw them all into a random box, so it didn't take that long at all, which was unfortunate since there was still a very weird and awkward atmosphere hanging between Kurama and I.
Trying to do anything to not bring attention to myself, I took this chance to observe the room, eyeing the many pictures she had placed around; most of them were of herself. I even saw a few photos of her younger self, and well, she looked pretty much the same; she didn't seem to have that same experienced look in her eyes, something only masters in their craft would have.
'Eh, who is this? Is that Master's little sister? She looks just like her; honestly, it's kind of cute.' Thought Alexander with a faint smile as he stared at a picture of Lavender and her sister hugging.
Setting the picture down, I decided to steal a few pictures of Master for myself; no one would be using this place anymore; besides, I wanted to hang as many pictures of Master as I could. However, while I observed the photos, my eyes instantly stopped on a hanging portrait of Master's adventurer party, The Gypsies, yet there was someone in there I'd never seen.
'Master, Marlin, Lily, Simba, but who's that?' Thought Alexander with a deep frown as he approached the portrait, staring deeply at the smiling human donned in armor standing right beside Simba.
I had no idea who that was, but the longer I stared at him, the fiercer my heart beat as it pumped anger throughout my body, filling me with fury I'd only ever felt when I thought Simba was attacking Master.
"Kurama, who the hell is he?" Asked Alexander with a snarl and a dark expression as he pressed against the portrait while staring at Kurama, who finally raised her head.
"Huh? You don't know about The Gypsies? Didn't Lavender tell you about them?" Asked Kurama in confusion as she glanced at the photo while approaching Alexander, who shook his head.
"I know about them; matter of fact, I've even met Marlin, Lily, and Simba; they visited during Master's final days. However, not only haven't I ever seen him, he hasn't once been mentioned by any of them." Replied Alexander firmly with a hardened gaze as he stared unflinchingly at Kurama, who bit her lip, suppressing her imminent sadness.
"I-I've only met the Gypsies a few times, except for Lily; she and I had a little thing in the past; however, his name is Kylo, and I heard from Lavender he has or had major feelings for her. Clearly, nothing ever happened, but he probably took the news of Lavender's death the hardest." Said Kurama lightly as she glanced at Lily, her words surprising Alexander, though he hardly cared about such information right now.
"Kylo? Well, I don't like him. Matter of fact, I quite hate him." Stated Alexander firmly as he lowered his arm and glanced at the smiling Kylo, causing Kurama to shake her head.
"While Lavender would sometimes complain at his constant advances, she's only spoken good things about him; you shouldn't hate someone just because he had a massive crush on Lavender." Said Kurama with a slight frown as she glanced at Alexander, who shook his head.
"That's not why I hate him, it's something… I just can't put my finger on it." Muttered Alexander with a deep frown as he furiously stared at the photo, his heart warning him of Kylo's existence.
I don't know why I hated Kylo with such a passion upon seeing him for the first time, but I didn't doubt my heart or my feelings; for whatever reason I hated him, I just assumed it was justified, not like I could question it much right now, but I sure as hell was going to call Lily, Simba, and Marlin.
"Well, I'm going to forcefully change your decision." Said Kurama lightly, shaking her head as she glanced at Alexander before plopping onto Lavender's bed and closing her eyes.
I ignored Kurama's words and turned the picture around; I wouldn't ever calm down if I could constantly see him. Sitting down, I glanced at Kurama, who was lying in Master's bed, and just silently watched her while we did nothing for nearly thirty minutes before I checked the time.
"Hey, Kurama, do you mind if I visit you tomorrow or maybe the day after, depending on how you feel? I initially came here hoping to get your assistance, but asking anything of you right now feels wrong." Asked Alexander as he suddenly opened his mouth, breaking the everlasting silence and causing Kurama to open her eyes.
"You can ask me now, it's fine. Maybe I could use whatever you wanted to ask me as a way to distract myself from Lavender." Said Kurama lightly as she turned and glanced at Alexander, who raised an eyebrow.
"Are you sure?" "…No." Said Alexander and Kurama, respectively, as he glanced at the latter, who forced a smile before shaking her head, causing him to frown.