Gracier's eyes wavered.
"Why?..."
''Simply because as I said that time, we are now a family, you're my sister whom I love dearly and will do anything for your happiness.''
Gracier's widened before she burst into tears, tears of joy, it was starting from that day the way she looked at her brother slowly changed, and she began to desire more, for this man she would do anything and want to be together with him forever and more intimately. This has become her dearest wish, a forbidden feeling arose in the little devil's girl's heart.
She woke up for a moment before going back to sleep again, this time she let loose her inner desire to the fullest. This room is her sanctuary to achieve her deepest dream.
The city of Westborough located at the end of the strongest human empire was built along the banks of a gentle river and is truly a state-of-the-art wonder. Its charm is matched by the backdrop of gentle hills which have helped shape the city into what it is today.
The climate these hills brought were of great importance, but they were also influential when it came to architectural designs as the vast majority of buildings have been built in various round shapes and sizes, which mimics the playfulness of the hills around them.
The skyline is growing with stylish skyscrapers and they clearly show what they represent to the city itself. Health and services are faultless in Westborough and it has attracted a lot of attention. A few new cultures have left their mark not just on business, but also on the city's identity. What historically was a city of plain, ordinary people has grown into a large melting pot and it's this that unites the 1 million people to this day.
It's this multicultural identity that has truly left its mark. Hundreds of concession stands, diners, and sandwich bars offer a plethora of culinary choices and those who feel hungry for something else can enjoy photography, clubs, aerobics, or one of the many other recreational venues.
Eleven thin, square towers form a protective barrier all around the castle and are connected by big, heavy walls made of obsidian.
Grand windows are scattered generously across the walls in an asymmetric pattern, along with symmetric holes for archers and artillery.
A great gate with wide wooden doors, a regular bridge, and hot oil pots guards the last stronghold along this rough shoreline and it's the only easy way in, but easy is very relative here.
Plain fields of a type of grass cover most of the fields outside of the castle, adding to the castle's aesthetics. This castle has stood the test of time, it stood it well, but cracks begin to show here and there.
In one of the many of this castle. A young man was sleeping soundlessly when suddenly,
''Ugh!"
He felt a stinging sensation coming from his stomach on a bright sunny morning. Any resemblance of sleepiness got blown away along with the oxygen in his lungs. He groaned in pain.
He looked at the source of the pain only to see a petite figure at the edge of his bed, she had her foot on his stomach.
It didn't take long for him to figure out what happened.
''Gracier.."
Alex rubbed his stomach with clenched teeth.
"You're trying to kill your hub..."
"Yeap..."
She predicted Alex's sentence so she glared at him to shut him down. Her heterochromia eyes were flashing with dangerous intent. Alex rephrased himself.
"You're trying to kill your brother?"
"Hmph..."
She tossed her hair back, she didn't care that her foot was still on Alex's body, she pressed down harder, throwing a few twists for good measure.
"I don't know how else to wake you up without getting myself done. Also, you're not my real brother, I just called you one."
She grumbled with a blushing face, she probably remembered how Alex treated her when she woke him up previously. She stomped on his stomach.
"Stop that, you're gonna make me puke last night's dinner!"
Suddenly, Alex grabbed her foot as he bounced up from the bed.
"And, don't say done in like I am some kind of lewd beast. I only gave you a thank you plus good morning kiss, that's only natural, right?"
"You say it like it's a gift from you."
Gracier gnashed her teeth at him.
"You should add forced to describe your actions!"
"I can't help it."
Alex replied without a hint of remorse.
"My little sister is so tsundere, if I don't go on the offensive, when will progress happen?"
She got furious, she stomped a few more times.
"Take your tsundere, take your offense, take your progress, and shove it!"
"Gobufuh~"
Alex took all three kicks from her, he uttered a weird yelp. She felt a bit bad, she jumped down from the bed with a flushed look.
"Alright, I am gonna wake you up like this from now on!"
Gracier passed down her judgment.
"Nooo! Alexia!"
Alex cried out loud in an exaggerated manner.
"How can you treat your beloved brother like this!"
"Don't say it like I am a cruel person!"
Gracier snapped back at him.
"You just want to take advantage of the situation to get yourself some!"
"Uwuuu..."
Alex knew words won't get him anywhere. He started chortling.
"It's just a kiss, we have done things way more passionate than that... Like this and that..."
Gracier gave him another dangerous leer. She got into a stance that meant she was going to kick him to kingdom come if he speaks another word. He silently laughed inside himself.
The same trick won't work on her twice, my na?ve sister, just wait, your stepbro is going to eat you up, bones and all, just you wait...
Gracier wasn't aware that she got into Alex's must-do list. She opened the windows to his room deftly and she threw away his blanket.
"Get up! You lazy bum of a Big brother!"
"Ugh..."
Alex could only sigh helplessly, with no hope of returning to the sandman's embrace, he left his bed.
"I wish I am a vampire, at least I get to sleep all day if that's the case..."
Outside, the sky was clear blue, there was no trace of the night left. He can see sunlight reflected off the waters around Itogami Island. For a vampire, the prickling light is a torment for him. Even a primogenitor would agree with him today isn't an outside day.
Gracier who understood her brother immediately shot him down.
"No, primogenitors might be justified but you just want an excuse to sleep all day!"
Alex grinned when Gracier read his mind, he got up and went to the bathroom to get ready for a new day.
It's been a few days since their arrival in the city of Westborough with a certain priestess.
Under Gracier's constant pecking, Alex finally got around to tidying himself up for breakfast. Gracier sat on her sofa, sipping tea over a job well done.
While started wondering if Gracier's passion is actually fuelled by her desire for good food.
When delicious smells wafted out and into Priscilla's room, she came out sniffing like a cat to a fish on the porch.
"You're unexpectedly a good husband material..."
Priscilla commented after she had a taste of his food, she couldn't give anything but a 100% on his cooking.
"Men like you are rare nowadays..."
Gracier nodded along. She added a bit of sass to her comment.
"That's about the only thing he's good for!"
Upon hearing this comment Alex rolled his eyes at his sister. He smiled at Priscilla.
''You welcome, you can taste my cuisine any time you want.'' He declared forcing Gracier to roll her eyes at him.
Suddenly, the scenery changed and Gracier appeared in a blank space where another Gracier but more mature was waiting.
''What do you desire?" The mature Gracier asked.
''To be loved just like the other women,'' Gracier answered without a shred of guilt.
The mature Gracier nodded before asking next.
''Why is that?"
''Because I love him,'' Gracier responded.
''It is that so?"
''Yes! I was with him since the beginning of his journey, we suffered, laughed, and endured together more than any of them, I took the mantle of sister but now I'm aware of my desires, I desire more, I want more because I love him more than anything no less than them, I have suppressed this feeling long enough.'' Gracier declared the innermost feelings facing the mature Gracier, the latter stayed silent before asking.
''Are you sure that this is what you want?''
''Yes, I'm absolutely sure that this is what I desire,'' Gracier responded curtly.
''I see, you know that it won't be easy right?" The mature Gracier asked next.
''I know, my brother is too stubborn but I'm not afraid of a challenge.'' Gracier responded proudly with her eyes blazing like the most dangerous flame.
''The world won't be -" Before the mature Gracier could finish her sentence Gracier cut her off and declared.
''The world and even fate be damned. I do what I desire because worldly view or whatever fate desire is none of my business, I'm the master of my life and I do whatever I desire, get whatever I want. I'm Gracier Alexia Touch, a proud dragon, a proud sister, and a proud woman in love with the desire to be with the one she loves, the rest to be damned.''
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