COMPASS OF TRUE LOVE - CHAPTER 27

Chapter 27: Better dating the devil I know, than the devil I don’t. Except I can’t date any devils that I don’t know… does that make sense? No… Philosophers, man.

-Sephie-

My brain slowly started working again after… all of that.

She kissed me. On the mouth. Cassie kissed me and I had no idea what to feel about that. Especially with what she told me afterwards, not that I wouldn’t have realised it after the kiss… I think.

She likes me. No- she loves me. She wants me. I’d… never even considered her in that way, which made this entire situation all the more difficult. How did I actually feel about her? I don’t know! I didn’t… think about it before.

Gods I’m useless.

I traced my lips with the tip of my fingers; the feeling of Cassie’s lips still lingered on them. It was warm, soft and…  a little needy. Very different from the heated, hungry exchange I had with Nydia. But not… worse. Just- different.

I suppose some things made a lot more sense now. There was that pretty heated exchange at Three-Point Fort, where Nydia accused Cassie of being jealous. So… Cassie was jealous of Nydia getting to spend more alone time with me, because she wanted to spend some alone time with me. Because she wants me.

I know, brain going in circles, but Cassie wanting to be with me came completely out of nowhere as far as I was concerned. There were maybe faint hints, but it’s not like she was hitting on me or anything. She wasn’t… right?

Well there was the whole sleeping on top of me situation… and then teasing me about my lewd dream… but that wasn’t… flirting… right?

Oh gods that definitely was flirting. How am I this stupid?

But that still left the big question: Do I like her back? I mean, I like her a lot. She’s cute and funny and a bit of a tease, in a good way. I definitely liked the little minx. But did I like her… romantically? Sexually?

I thought back to when she left the bath and I may or may not have stared at her body. She is really pretty. Definitely my type, though I still have to figure out the details of what my type is. That kiss also felt amazing… just imagining it in a more heated context, hands roaming each other’s bodies- nope Sephie, bad brain. Yes, I definitely like her sexually, that’s cleared up. Stop thinking about it!

Gosh, I need to get out of this water or I’m gonna faint.

I also have a date to get to. That’ll be… an experience, now that I know about Cassie’s feelings… and their whole apparent rivalry for my heart.

Oh my poor heart…

I reluctantly heaved myself from the comfort of the warm waters and stepped into the dressing room.

*****

“Soo, I ran into a very flustered looking Cass before I came to pick you up… any idea what that’s about?” Nydia asked with a fanged smirk as we walked down the main street.

“Uhh…”

“Wow, that much, huh?” she laughed.

“A lot of stuff happened, okay! Just not… what you’re thinking. It was perfectly harmless! Just… also… a lot to take in.”

“Mhmm I’m sure the two of you had a lot to take in~”

“Not like that, Nydia! Argh! We- We have a date to focus on! Shush!”

“Sure, sure~ I’ll tickle the truth out of you eventually.”

Gods this woman. I guess it’s karma for teasing Cassie back in the bathhouse.

I still didn’t know where we were actually headed exactly, but we were going down that same road from our tourist trip, towards the harbour district. Oh dear she’s not gonna drag me into that part of the district, is she?

That would be… uhm… A bit much. Especially together. How would that even work? Sharing… a woman. Uhhhh.

My face immediately went beet red as a bunch of very creative images ran through my mind.

I suddenly felt a hand grasp my own and intertwine our fingers.

“What lewd stuff are you fantasizing about now, Sephie?” Nydia teased, hugging my arm against her soft body.

“N- nothing at all!” I protested, but I knew she saw through me. It’s like she had an instinct for this stuff.

She let out one of the cutest giggled I’d ever heard and proceeded to drag me down the street. “I can already tell; we’ll have so much fun together tonight!”

Yea… goodbye brain. It was nice to have you.

*****

“This is surprisingly normal. I genuinely thought you wanted to drag me into the red-light district.”

Nydia smirked. “I thought about it… But this is what I was looking for initially. The night’s still young, though… anything could happen.” She winked at me.

First, she kills my brain and now she melts my heart to mush. Mom, dad your little girls has become a tainted soul!

It really was a nice place though! We were sitting at a small table on the balcony of a cosy restaurant, overlooking the lake. Soft candlelight illuminated our table and we both got some mixed juices. They even had little lemon and orange slices stuck on the rim.

“I’m glad we get to spend some together, though. Ever since that night in Omar it’s been non-stop action. You’re fun to be around, Sephie. At least while I’m not actively risking my life that is…”

I took a sip from my juice. “Yea… sorry about all the… danger. I honestly don’t think I’d have made it without you. You pretty much saved my life several times now! I don’t even know if I can ever thank you enough for that…”

Nydia grinned. “I have a few ideas~ “

I blushed again. “NYDIA!” I immediately clasped my hand on my mouth from the loud shriek. Quietly, I added, “We’re in public!”

“They don’t speak Jarranian, silly. I can say whatever dirty things I want and no one will be any wiser!”

“But what if one of them does!” I asked panickily. I just knew if she got a free pass, she would abuse it completely and thoroughly.

“They don’t. I guarantee. Want me to prove it?”

“Nydiaaaa pleaseeeeeee!” I sank my head between my hands, beet red embarrassment enveloping me once again.

Another cute giggle sounded from the other side of the table, but before Nydia could say anything truly embarrassing, she was interrupted by the waitress bringing our food.

“I’ve got a chicken wrap and pasta fungi?” the half elven woman asked, before placing the dishes down at our tables.

After I got a taste of the mushroom noodles at our inn before I really wanted to savour them properly again and luckily this place offered a similar dish. Nydia went for something less fancy, but the wrap still looked great.

“Fuck this is good!” I almost moaned after taking the first bite.

“Right? Maybe we should just move into this city,” Nydia joked.

“Mmm I want to eat this stuff every day!”

Nydia chuckled.

“What?! It’s really good!” I defended myself.

“It’s just… you’re making the same noises as when we were in the dream lodge~”

The one braincell that I managed to regenerate since my brain died immediately perished.

“A- Uh- You- NYDIA!!!!” I finally managed to sputter out. My head felt like it was on fire, and it wasn’t because of the warm noodles. My sweet, sweet angel is such a devious woman tonight! Mercy!!

Nydia’s teasing continued for quite a while. She made sure to properly test the limits of the language barrier between us and the other patrons. Finally, we finished dinner and moved on to the next stop on Nydia’s list. Yes. You heard right. She made a list. I feel like I’m being seriously spoiled here!

She led me through the harbour district to a long pier that stretched into the lake and ended in a small pagoda with benches some dim magical lighting.

„Cosy, right? We’re even completely alone~” Nydia mused. “Though you could still see us from the harbour, I guess, so no naughty stuff.”

I sensed a tiny bit of sadness in the last part, but knowing Nydia that was probably just playful acting or something. It’s not like she’s going to ravage me tonight. Right? Because that would be… I- I guess that would be alright… I mean… we are dating. And it’s not like I don’t want her to do… things to me. Oh god when did I get this horny? Someone douse me with cold water.

We quickly cuddled up on one of the benches and enjoyed each other’s warmth. Damn, my heart is racing fast. Nydia, as always, feels so warm and soft and I just want to- uhh- you know.

Nydia plopped down on my lap. “Enjoying the breeze?” the not-princess asked softly, her heterochrome eyes gazing up into mine.

“Y- yea. The breeze, right! Definitely!”

She laughed again, flashing those cute fangs of hers. “Right, right! You were definitely paying attention!”

Fuck it. I gently slid my hands into Nydia’s hair and pulled her head up as I leaned in. Our lips met; hers was so damn soft I immediately lost myself. Honestly, I was pretty proud of myself for this one. At first Nydia was so stunned by my forwardness, that I led the kiss for quite a while. Then, she regained composure and almost immediately grew hungry. I could feel it. The need, the way she pressed herself closer, forcing open my mouth and wrapping her tongue around mine in a desperate match for control. One I was quickly losing.

Not that I minded. I wanted her to take control, to push me down and- Nope Sephie, public place!

Nydia lifted herself up more and more until suddenly, she broke the kiss. A whiny noise left my lips unintentionally, but then Nydia sat down on my lap properly and pulled my lips into hers again.

Her tongue didn’t waste a second to press into my mouth, filling it up quickly. It really was fucking long. I wonder how it would feel between my- fuck! Nydia pressed in deeper, making me gag. She grabbed my face and then tapped my nose. Right, breathe through the nose. The reflex slowly subsided, but it wasn’t completely gone as Nydia continued to throat-fuck me with her tongue.

My breathing became ragged rapidly and I felt my entire body heat up. Hells, I was starting to actually get wet just from making out alone. I wanted her to take me so bad! If only we weren’t so public! I let out another whine and Nydia pulled out of me, leaving a string of saliva between us for a moment, before it broke.

We both panted heavily. “Do you- Do you want to- take this somewhere else?” she asked between breaths.

Oh gods this is happening, isn’t it?

“I- I know a place. It was actually at the bottom of my list for tonight, but I feel like skipping there now.”

It was honestly breathtaking to see her regain control of her voice so quickly, but there was still a flush to her face and I could see her nipples straining against her shirt.

“Y- Yea. That- That sounds great,” I panted out.

Nydia grinned again, stood up and held out her hand. “Well then, shall we?”

*****

She ended up actually taking me into the red-light district. Not into one of those establishments, though. It was technically an inn, but the purpose of these rooms couldn’t be more obvious. The bed dressing was all various shades of red. There was a small collection of tools standing proudly at attention on top of the dresser and there was even some oil on the nightstand. The wall opposite the bed held a full-length mirror, which I could already imagine countless uses for.

I felt Nydia’s arms wrap around me from behind and her head nuzzle in the nape of my neck.

“You can’t imagine how long I’ve been waiting for this, Sephie,” she mumbled into my hair.

“I- uh… I’m… Ahhhhh.” My entire head was immediately flushed with heat again.

Nydia giggled again, which was a strange sensation against my skin even through the hair.

“Although,” Nydia said, leaning back and caressing my cheek with one of her hands. “We need to talk first. It’s… kind of serious. I don’t want to be dishonest with you, so I want you to know what you’re… getting yourself into, pun slightly intended.”

I turned around in Nydia’s arms and our foreheads touched. “What is it?” Part of me wanted to keep the mood up, but it was obvious Nydia was serious about this so I needed to respect that.

Nydia sighed heavily. “You’ve asked about where I was from before…” she began carefully.

“You said you were from the north but wouldn’t say where exactly.”

“Yes. That was… a half truth. I’m originally from a place called Caress. It’s not in the north directly, though.”

I could tell she was stalling a little, but it was obviously a heavy subject for her. Not that I understood how it was relevant to us… doing this.

“I come from the north in the sense that I had to step through a portal that led to the north of Jarrainoria. It’s… on your compass. The portal.”

I swallowed. Oh. There was specifically one portal on the compass that I knew of. To the far north. Hell Spire.

“Caress lies in the centre of the Pleasure Realm.” I watched as Nydia’s form slowly shifted into a slightly more violet-red tone, still as dark as before. “My mother is a succubus. My father is a deceiver.”

By blood immediately ran cold at the second name. Deceiver. The bane of mages. There is not a single type of demon more thematized at the boarding school. Specifically, how badly they can fuck us up. But Nydia wasn’t… like that… was she?

My eyes fell on her cute fangs and remembered her long tongue. It made sense, of course. Then my eyes met hers again as they shifted colour. The white in her eyes left completely and a cloud of black smoke billowed into them, encompassing them in darkness. The blue and grey began to glow slightly while her pupils stretched into thin cat-like slits.

“I hope this doesn’t change anything between us, Sephie. I love you. I really do. And I want to be with you, but I don’t want to lie to you while… doing it.”

We were still in each other’s arms and despite the terror I felt, I also still felt… protected, somehow. Nydia’s forehead suddenly started to poke against mine and glanced up as two curly horns with a soft tint of gold at the tips emerged from her skull.

“Wow.” Was all I could say. Then Nydia’s back arched as two large leathery wings shot out, shredding her beautiful blue top, which promptly fell to the floor. My eyes stayed on the wings for about a second before flitting to her naked breasts. Her nipples were even darker now and still poking out stiffly.

“I… guess you’re… okay?” Nydia asked carefully and my eyes flicked back up to hers. Right. She was looking at me. And I was looking at her boobs. While her wings were out. Which is a normal reaction. Shut up.

“Is that… everything?” I asked equally carefully, taking in Nydia’s full form.

“Almost,” she responded, before something started wrapping itself around my thigh.

I ‘eeked’ and looked down at the dark violet-red tail around my leg, the heart-shaped tip poking against it naughtily.

“Now it’s everything,” Nydia smirked. “What… do you think?”

“Uhh- Am I going to… die? If we… you know?” It was a reasonable question! I didn’t learn much about succubae and hybrids was something I had no clue about. Probably part of the demonology course at the academy.

Nydia quirked an eyebrow, then burst out in laughter. “Die? From- From sex? Hahaha oh hells Sephie you are precious. Pheew that’s funny!” She slowly calmed down. “No Sephie you’re not going to die from sex with a succubus. Or half succubus. I’ll just be a little more… energetic afterwards. Although… you’ll most likely have a bunch of small death’s~”

“Okay.”

“So… you’re okay with all of this? Me being a… being a demon?”

“It’s… a little scary, I have to admit. But I trust you, Nydia. I love you, no matter what you are. I do have like a thousand questions, but those can wait I think.” I smirked at her and then gently rested my hands on her hips.

Nydia flashed me another fanged grin and then slowly pushed me towards the bed.