- CHAPTER 26
- >You can tell by the look on his face that he’s still listening in on your thoughts.
- >Annoyed by his nosiness, you start mentally singing lyrics of pop songs.
- >Dozens of pop songs.
- >Each one progressively more annoying than the last.
- >“Okay, fuck, you win, Anny.”
- >What?
- >He stares at you expectantly.
- “... for real?”
- >”Yeah.”
- >So... he’s never going to read your mind again? Ever?
- >”... it’s kind of hard to not listen in, but I get it. You want privacy. Right?”
- >Well... yeah.
- >”Fine. Just tell me to stop and I will.”
- >It sounds too good to be true.
- >You can’t believe him.
- >You lock eyes with him for a moment.
- >You catch a hint of something.
- >And you’re not sure of what it is.
- “... what’s up with you lately?”
- >”... what?”
- “You’ve been acting weird lately. You’re being... nice.”
- >”I-... I can’t be nice?”
- “You’re plotting something.”
- >You declare.
- >He stares at you.
- >”Really?”
- “You have to be. The only other time you were nice was when you stole the Element of Kindness.”
- >”I’m not plotting anything, Anny.”
- >He put extra emphasis on your little nickname.
- >”I’m just protecting my investment.”
- >Investment?
- >So you’re an investment now?
- >”You’re not stupid. You and I both know that Chrysalis is three notches from ripping you to shreds. I just figured... if I don’t piss you off, you won’t piss her off. Then I get to live forever, and you-... well you just, you know... suffer.”
- >You stare in complete astonishment from what he just said.
- >He looks away.
- >”Sorry about that.”
- >Wow.
- “... you probably shouldn’t have told me that.”
- >”You don’t want me to be nice?”
- “I-...”
- >You don’t know what to say.
- >You sit up and swing your legs off the side of the bed.
- >Mara rolls next to you.
- “... you’re a dick, you know that?”
- >”You really need to come up with a new insult, you know that?”
- >He’s copying your voice.
- >Fuck, that’s creepy.
- >Fuck this.
- >You elbow his side, hard.
- “I’d much rather have Chrysalis rip me to shreds then deal with you for an eternity. Asshole.”
- >”Oh, new insult. Much better.”
- >Mara says mockingly.
- >He extends his arm toward you.
- >You swat it away.
- >Having to do this, day in, day out... this isn’t life.
- >This is a death sentence.
- >You turn your head to the changeling guards.
- “Can I take a late bath?”
- >The two guards escort you through the tunnels to the cavern pool, with Mara in tow.
- >You pause halfway down the dimly lit hall, and spin around to face the incubus.
- “Hey, Mara, do me a favor. Close your eyes for a second.”
- >”... what?”
- “Do it.”
- >You say encouragingly.
- >He gives you a weird look.
- “Come on, I thought you were ‘protecting your investment’?”
- >”Why-... fine.”
- >He finally caves.
- >He closes his eyes.
- >You grab his front legs and lift them high, so he’s standing on two legs.
- >”Anny? What are you-”
- >You ram your knee in between his hindlegs,
- >”FFFUCK!”
- >You turn around and return walking back to the pool, leaving Mara writhing on the ground in a curled up ball.
- >Fuck that felt good.
- “Hey... can you two use magic at all?
- >Eisen and Feral, your oh-so-quiet changeling guards exchange glances before answering.
- >”It is possible.”
- >”If we have energy for it.”
- >You sigh.
- >The two of them shouldn’t drain you too much.
- “If you wouldn’t mind, I’d like to clean myself up a little.”
- >The pair looks at you and nods.
- >”Tell us what you need.”
- ----------
- >You look down at your reflection in a small puddle near the water’s edge.
- >Your hair isn’t that bad.
- >It’s a little short, but it’s nice.
- >Instead of shearing locks of hair off your head, the two changelings kinda just... made it disappear altogether.
- >And not just that, they removed most of your body hair from existence too.
- >Sometimes magic is weird.
- >Whatever.
- >You do a quick scan.
- >No Mara.
- >Good.
- >You wade into the water and dunk your head under.
- >It’s brisk, but after a few days, you’re used to it.
- >You come back up for air and run a hand through your wet hair.
- >No knots, no tangles.
- >It’s like they cast a spell on it.
- >Maybe that’s how the p0nies here do it.
- >They use magic to keep their manes in perfect condition.
- >You splash around in the water like a little kid, and float on your back.
- >You hear the sounds of water echo against the stone walls.
- >In the transient silence, you quietly hum a little tune to yourself.
- >If it wasn’t for this small moment of alone time, you think you would have gone insane by now.
- >Just in case Mara’s listening, you mentally sing the lyrics to more pop songs.
- >”YOU’VE GOTTA BE FUCKING KIDDING ME! YOU’RE SINGING THOSE SONGS AGAIN?”
- >A voice echoes from the cave entrance.
- >You let out a small laugh.
- >You keep on keeping on, because hell...
- >Annoying Mara is fun.
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