Through the Looking Glass [CLOSED]

Sticky and sweaty are not anything anyone wants to be. Luxanna and Drake were miserable. The day had gone wrong in every way it could. When Tsubine darted off, the two picked up their pace to follow her. Their silence only increased the tension caused by the rivalry the two had. When they entered the inn, they saw Tsubine turn back to them. She looked worried, causing the two to glance at each other. The situation was explained and only one of them cared. "I have never felt comfortable sharing a room with any man that was not Masamune." Luxanna narrowed her eyes at Drake, obviously irritable. "I don't care. I need a bath." Drake said, glaring back at her, "I need a bath Luxanna. I need a bath!" Drake grabbed onto Luxanna's cheeks and pulled on them. "Ow, ow! Fine!" Luxanna yelled and smacked his hands away, "We can share the room, but you're sleeping on the floor." "I can grab a chair." "That's for our bags." "Bitch!" "What did you call me?!" "On the floor, seriously!? That's fucked up and you know it." "I was joking!" "It didn't sound like it." "Well I was; you can have a chair or couch, or whatever... I don't know. Let's just get the room." "Thank you."

Once the room was rented, the three headed back. Drake was carrying the heavy luggage, having offered the assistance. He set their bags down carefully and collapsed in the corner. "Today... has been a day." he said exhausted. "I've been sweating since this morning. I hate this time of year and having to travel through the woods was not the best." Luxanna agreed, sitting down on a chair and hunching over. Her hair was soaked with sweat, some sticking to her face. "At least night is almost here. I want to take advantage of those springs as soon as I can." Drake stood up again, stretched, and walked to the bathroom, "They have a few robes in here, ladies. I'm gonna change and head out first." "Hey, ladies first!" Luxanna went toward the bathroom and Drake glared at her. He was already half-naked with his pants now being pulled down. "Unless you want a show, I'm going first. Payment for sleeping on the chair." "Fine..." Luxanna rolled her eyes, walked away, and smirked. "Giant bastard..." she mumbled. "What'd you say!?" "Oh, nothing!" Luxanna hurried away to let Drake change and then chuckled.

As Drake got dressed, the ladies had a moment to themselves. Luxanna watched Tsubine as she removed her bra, paying a bit more attention to the top over the bottom lace that was showing. "Ha... She won't do that around Drake. I win." Luxanna thought confidently to herself, but then an idea hit, "I was not going to walk anymore. Let's hope that the air cools down. Hot and hot springs might not mix that well." Luxanna stood up and walked up behind Tsubine. Without warning, she reached around the woman and grabbed onto Tsubine's breasts and gave them a firm squeeze. "Teasing me with these isn't very nice." Luxanna said, whispering into Tsubine's ear as she nuzzled her face in the back of Tsubine's neck. She gave one more firm squeeze and a rub before she heard the bathroom door open and then let Tsubine go.

"Alright. Thanks for letting me go first." Drake said as he saw Luxanna quickly sit on the bed. Luxanna nodded and glared at him. Drake glared back and looked to Tsubine. "Did something happen?" Drake asked, raising an eyebrow. "No, it's our turn. We'll meet you out there, though from what Tsubine said, the hot springs are separated. One for the girls the other for you." "Ah, alright. Hopefully I am not sharing with other men." Drake shuddered and made his way outside, "Later." Luxanna waved and Drake disappeared. The moment Drake was gone, Luxanna sighed and pulled off her shirt, dropped her skirt, and removed her bra and panties. She was not acting shy in front of Tsubine, not today. "Much... much better." she said as she flipped her hair behind her and then put on the robe, "Alright, Tsubine. Ready when you are."

Mission accomplished.

That reaction was perfect. The fact that Luxanna was not pushed away made it so. She expected to be yelled at or even called out on what she had done once Drake showed up. Nope. Neither of those happened. Instead, things were left in secret which made Luxanna's mind wander toward a few interesting conclusions. Tsubine's reappearance was startling. She was deep in thought when she felt the soft grasp onto her breasts. She looked to Tsubine with slight surprise. Hearing Tsubine stutter and speak of what she felt was "fair" told Luxanna one thing: Tsubine was smarter about this than she thought. Luxanna stared calmly at Tsubine, letting her get her feel, but there was an odd look in her eyes. It was dark, but not in a bad way. It was more the sign of a woman ready to go, ready to dominate. Luxanna was one to be on top and the expression could be a bit intimidating.

Luxanna raised an eyebrow and watched Tsubine as she moved toward the door. She nodded, still silent. She followed Tsubine to the springs. The sun was falling and the air was cooling off. Soon, it would be comfortable over hot in the spring and out of it. Luxanna watched Tsubine get in first, having no problem checking the woman out from head to toe and she was not being shy about it. Luxanna dropped her robe and stepped into the water. She leaned back against the side of the spring and spread her arms over the sides. Her breasts were just above the water as she leaned back and allowed her hair to lay over the concrete. This was pretty much a private bath and she was enjoying it. Tsubine spoke up and Luxanna brought her attention back to her. What was there to talk about? Right. "Drake, you over there?" Luxanna called out over the divider. "Took you ladies long enough." he called back.

"Hey, is anyone over there with you or are you alone?" Luxanna asked. "Alone..." he replied disappointed. This was a hot spring, not an actual public bath. It was meant to be shared with friends, but he had no male friends here and he doubted he'd be invited over to their side. "Well, you can still talk to us?" Luxanna looked over to the divider toward Drake. "Yeah, but yelling the entire time is frustrating. I'll just stick quiet over here." Drake sighed, feeling the sting of being the only male in the group. "Hm. That kind of sucks." Luxanna looked to Tsubine and then scooted over next to her, "So why are you hiding? There's little reason to be shy. I'm out in the open too, ya know? And it's not like Drake could see you." Luxanna wiggled a little, leaning in close to Tsubine just to see her reaction.

"Oh, really? Then why don't I come on over!" Drake said, obviously joking, so he quickly took it back, "No, I'm fine. I'm just going to relax." He could barely hear the whimper, but Luxanna heard it quite clearly. She had a fun time chasing Tsubine around the spring. When she finally caught her, Luxanna was surprised to see Tsubine give in so quickly. Though Luxanna had semi-forgotten, Tsubine was right about her having seen her before. She remembered the day they rescued Nadia. She played it off though. "See, now you're getting it." Luxanna said leaning back against the side of the spring normally, instead of leaning in. She took a few nice glances as Tsubine's bust, having a few primal urges come over her. Luckily she had quite a bit of self control, otherwise this little lady would be in trouble.

Well, if Tsubine wasn't so naive, she would have been out of trouble. Instead, she got right back into what she had avoided originally. Luxanna fought a shiver when she felt Tsubine's hand lay on her leg. She took this as a hint to move forward and slid an arm around Tsubine's waist, pressing the side of her breast against her. She opened her mouth to speak when Drake called out. "Hey, I said I was going to be quiet, that doesn't mean you two have too! What kind of secrets are you telling over there?!" Drake hesitated a moment and then, "Luxanna, back off! That's not fair game and you know it." Luxanna narrowed her eyes and then raised an eyebrow. "Oh, shut up!" Luxanna looked back to Tsubine and smiled, "You know what would be fun... You should go sneak a peek at him. He'd love it."

Luxanna chuckled and Drake went quiet. He did not like what she had said, so he returned to his silence. Luxanna thought Tsubine would have said no. She thought the idea would be resisted more than it was, but it wasn't! Holy shit. "Thank you, Avrae..." Luxanna thought to herself, trying not to giggle maniacally. Tsubine went off and Luxanna followed. She wasn't going to look, but she had plans of her own. Tsubine went and climbed on a rock that allowed her to see over. Luckily Tsubine was on the taller side. On the other side, Drake was gone. Well, at first he was. A few moments later, he popped up out of the water and stood up. The water barely covered the top of his pelvic region, giving one hell of a view to the one peeking over the wall. That wasn't it though. Drake was about to step out... "LOOK OUT! SNAKE!" Luxanna ran a trail of arcana along Tsubine's leg, making it feel like a snake had crawled up her. It glowed with the light of her Arcana, but still felt pretty solid.

Drake was thinking about heading back inside. Being out here wasn't that fun when you were alone. He might as well get some rest in a comfy bed before the girls came in to take it. As he was about to step out of the hot spring, his attention was quickly diverted to the incoming Tsubine. The fence was falling and Drake had a thought come to his mind. "Was she peeking at me?" he asked himself as he opened his arms to catch her. She came flying into him and he wrapped his arms firmly around her to make sure she didn't harm herself. The two went under the warm water and Drake tensed as he felt a soft rubbing sensation along the most sensitive part of his body. He wrapped an arm around her back and walked her over to the side. "Are you alright?" he asked and sat her down on the edge of the spring.

Drake was being very, very, very, very, very very, very careful not to look down where he really, really, really, really, really wanted to look. The moment he got his answer, Drake lowered himself in the water, sitting on the bottom of the spring, so only his head was out of it. "You were peeking at me, Tsu." Drake said, calling her out on it, "Did you enjoy? I can easily say that I am." It was right then that Luxanna appeared and put a towel around Tsubine. "Look away, pervert." "Don't call me a pervert! I didn't do anything! I could have, but chose not to. I'm the one that wasn't takin' a look! And why should I look away? She has a towel on her now, so thank you for getting it for her."

Tsubine did not answer the question. Luxanna got in the way. That would come up later. Drake would make sure he got his answer some how. He did not know how, but he would get it. He watched the two go back to the room. Of course they were gone in time for the inns owner to come and start yelling at him. He promised he would fix it, but made sure that the owner did not know that Tsubine and Luxanna were even here during the time. He got out and returned to the room, a towel around his waist. He dried off in the bathroom and got dressed. After making sure that Tsubine was okay, he left to go fix the divider like he promised the owner. He didn't like leaving Tsubine there with Luxanna, but he really had no choice at this time. With a wave goodbye, he reluctantly left the two of them alone.

Luxanna was dressed and her hair still wet. She was lying on the bed on her stomach, her arms wrapped comfortably around a pillow. She could have fallen asleep right then. This day was exhausting. Luckily, she did not because Tsubine spoke up. Luxanna giggled. "I'm glad you enjoyed taking the risk. It's fun to be bold at times; You just have to know when to do it." Luxanna said, yawning and closing her eyes, "I won't stop you from doing stuff like that Tsubine. There's nothing wrong with making a few mistakes or embarrassing yourself. I don't think it was stupid anyway, nor would you have harmed either of us. Drake is strong enough to take just about anything and I would have used my Arcana to stop you from falling toward me. I'm glad you weren't hurt though."

"Tsubine, there's a difference between something stupid and something risky or unexpected. Peeking on Drake was just for fun. There was no way to know that the divider was going to fall." Luxanna took in a deep breath and relaxed. She felt Tsubine shift in the bed and opened her eyes to see the bold opening Tsubine was going for. Luxanna was able to keep eye contact, but it was pretty hard. "I'm not going to abandon you because you choose Drake. I cannot speak the same for him; I don't know what he would do in that situation. Men are very different than women and every person is different." Luxanna explained, "No matter what, you'll have to choose. It's not a good thing to lead people on. Just choose when you know you can, don't force it, don't rush it, and make sure you follow your heart."

Luxanna leaned in as well, pressing her forehead against Tsubines. "Did you just imply you'd be okay with a threesome?" Luxanna raised her eyebrow and looked dubiously at Tsubine. Luxanna smiled and nodded. "Thank you for being my friend as well. You've helped me a lot and I highly appreciate everything you've done. Nadia is a live because of you." She reached over and grabbed onto Tsubine's bare breasts, pushing the robe out of the way. She gave a firm squeeze and ran her thumb along Tsubine's nipple and then repeated the process to the second breast. "Mm... Now I can sleep and sleep well." Luxanna turned over and faced the other way, "Don't worry too much about it though. Who you choose in the end should make you happy. Whether me or him, you're always my friend."

If Luxanna was cruel, she would have kissed Tsubine, but that wouldn't be fair. Luxanna was able to tell that Tsubine was having a hard time with this decision and it actually made her feel guilty. Luxanna relaxed more as she felt Tsubine rub against her neck. She waited for Tsubine to leave and turned over to watch her walk away. With a sigh, Luxanna laid on her back and stared at the ceiling.

Drake didn't hear anyone enter the men's area. It was night and cool outside, so things were quite comfortable. He was deep in thought, concentrating on his project when he heard his name called. He turned and looked toward Tsubine, standing up from his previously crouched position. "You don't need to apologize." he said with a small smile, "It just means you were curious about something. It's fine." Drake went back to fixing the fence, thanking Tsubine for her help. Drake stopped mid-hammer when she said she enjoyed the sight. He glanced toward her with a shy smirk, unsure of what to say. When he looked, he saw the blush and the smirk turned into a smile. He was glad to hear that. He began hammering up the fence again when she commented on something that took him a second to get.

"Gifted... Oh, right. Heh." Drake blushed and shifted in a way that showed he was 'hiding himself' from her, "I don't know whether to be offended or not. You expected me to have a small one?" Drake raised an eyebrow at her and then smiled. "I'm only joking, hun." he said and stood up, having finished the divider, "You're a sweetheart." He leaned in, kissed her cheek, and brushed her hair to the side, "Do you think when we get back to the guild I can take you out? Like... on a date. You don't have to answer now; I know you're having a hard time with choosing between the two of us. If you make your decision before hand, I understand and will accept who you choose. If not, I just wanted the chance to at least say I went on a date with you." Though he tried hiding it, there was a hint of defeat in his tone.

It was different for her? He didn't understand why, but when he tried to, he raised an eyebrow at himself. Imagining looking at another man's larger penis was just not something he liked. He shook his head, getting the thought out and looked back to her. "Yes, like a date-date." Drake smiled and shook his head. She was too cute. "I'm not sure what they do in books, but I can probably come up with something enjoyable. I'm not exactly the dancing type, but I can try." Drake was surprised by Tsubine's correction. He had said nothing, but she was able to read him. He nodded, but he said nothing. He wasn't sure what could be said about that. Drake tensed up when he felt her soft lips press against his cheek. For that moment, while he looked at her, Drake looked like a shy young boy.

"Never?" he raised an eyebrow, "That's okay. I'll make sure you have fun." Drake straightened his back and put the tools away before using a clean cloth to wipe his face. He listened with a smile as Tsubine went on her adorable little rant about choosing between Luxanna and himself. He had to admit, he never thought being in a competition with another woman over a woman would be this fun. Nor did he think it would be a civil as it has been, excluding Luxanna mak-... Groping? "Wait, what?" Drake raised an eyebrow, "Yes, no matter what I will take you on that dinner, whether as friend or... whatever, but wait. I didn't grope you? If I did something like that, I'd get smacked across the face so hard my ancestors would laugh at me! Luxanna was groping you? What the hell?! That's not cool, or fair!"

Expectations. This was not a part of Drake's. Tsubine grabbed his wrists and actually planted his hands over her breasts. He tensed. He fought a certain urge that was very difficult to fight. His face blushed a deep red and he looked down to her breasts, unable to look away. They were so big, so soft, so perfect. Even when she let go and opened her eyes, he had a hard time letting go. After a couple seconds of delay, he slowly pulled away. "Fair... Right." he said, swallowing nervously, "So what exactly did you want to grab on me? If we're talking about fairness... Um..." Drake cleared his throat and shifted uncomfortably, "That sounds like it would be it." He wasn't uncomfortable about what just happened. He was uncomfortable because of the thoughts that raced through his mind and the rushing blood that caused him to swell. He was hoping she wouldn't notice, but it wasn't exactly small.

EXPECTATIONS. THIS WAS NOT A PART OF DRAKE'S. At all. Drake thought she'd want to rub her hand along his chest; that was what most women stared at at least. They loved seeing him with his shirt off, training, or working out in some way. That is what Drake expected of Tsubine, but this woman was not like the others. Drake saw that smile and was immediately tensed. Her hand, it was lowering. His heart was racing. Was she really going to do that?! Should he let her? Should he stop that? He couldn't, not after she allowed him to touch her breasts, but that wasn't like it was her lower private region of ladiness! Drake hesitated just enough that he couldn't stop her, but when she suddenly reached around and grabbed his ass, he mentally relaxed. Physically, he stayed tense. Once she let go and kissed his cheek, Drake let out a breath he had been holding for a bit. "You scared me there. Nicely done, Tsu." Drake took in a deep breath and chuckled, "Okay, so I'm exhausted now. Let's go sleep."