Arbitrio Sanguinis - Epilogue (9/8/24)

[Moon3ye]

Okay, Katherina was the bad guy who treated Lucy badly.

My theory that Sally is the mother of Beatrix and her sister is proving to be true.

I can't wait to see what happens next.

I'm also curious to see how the magic develops because I remember Lucy saying that a witch made her transformation permanent.

[TerranV]

I was worried that there would be some magical consequence for breaking her contract but Lucy seemed in the clear. Unless it kicks in several decades down the line. 

If Katherine wants revenge she's taking her time with it.

[LittleFallenPrincess]

4 hours ago, Moon3ye said:

Okay, Katherina was the bad guy who treated Lucy badly.

My theory that Sally is the mother of Beatrix and her sister is proving to be true.

I can't wait to see what happens next.

I'm also curious to see how the magic develops because I remember Lucy saying that a witch made her transformation permanent.

She did say that, didn't she... 😊

1 hour ago, TerranV said:

I was worried that there would be some magical consequence for breaking her contract but Lucy seemed in the clear. Unless it kicks in several decades down the line. 

If Katherine wants revenge she's taking her time with it.

No magical consequences, otherwise she would have mentioned it. The consequences are her having to change back to her original form, which is horrible enough

[TerranV]

3 hours ago, LittleFallenPrincess said:

She did say that, didn't she... 😊

No magical consequences, otherwise she would have mentioned it. The consequences are her having to change back to her original form, which is horrible enough

True enough!

[LittleFallenPrincess]

 

 

 

Chapter 26: House Party

Arbitrio Sanguinis – LittleFallenPrincess

 

 

 

Quietly opening the door and slipping through, I found myself facing even more stairs… which meant this must be the attic. Perfect! Somewhere to hide for the night!

Closing the door behind me, I snuck up the stairs to find a load of boxes stacked up, indicating that this place was being used as storage for old stuff, which means I shouldn’t be expecting anyone to come up this evening. So as I moved a couple of the boxes around, brushing off the dust on them and making a little seat… or throne… for myself, I made myself comfortable with my drink and enjoyed the isolation, despite the thumping music coming from downstairs.

 

“I swear, sis… the magic ward was broken…” I heard coming from the staircase, making me nearly choke on my drink as I started panicking and looking around for a place to hide.

“It’s probably just someone drunk ignoring the sign,” another voice said.

“I know, but we need to shoo them out.”

“You do it then, I’m going back to flirting with that demon at the bar. She looked hot.”

“Fine. Just… don’t make any deals.”

I couldn’t find anywhere to hide… so I tried hiding, very poorly I might add, behind the throne I made.

The footsteps got closer and closer… making my heart beat at what would be considered a normal human pace… as my anxiety grew worse and worse…

“Hello? Is anyone up here?” the remaining sister called out.

I stayed quiet.

“Come on, come out. I know someone is here…”

‘Can’t say a thing. I don’t want to go back down there… Too many people…’

“Come on… I… aha! There you are!”

The footsteps got louder and louder as the figure emerged over me, peeking over the boxes I was, again poorly, trying to hide behind.

“Oh… hello…” I muttered, awkwardly, avoiding looking at whoever it was that clearly owned this house.

“What are you doing here, cutie?” she asked.

For some reason… I was getting the same feeling from her that I used to get with Katherine, back when she was acting all nice with me. So I wasn’t sure how to feel, considering how that ended…

“I… sorry… I can leave…”

“Why are you up here anyway? You know there’s a sign on the door…”

“It… it was quiet.”

“I… guess it is,” she replied, sounding like she realised something. “Oh… do you not like the crowd downstairs?”

“I… no…”

“Then why did you come to a house party?” she giggled.

“Sam invited me.” I replied, sheepishly.

“Sam? Dunno… must be one of my sister’s friends,” she said. “Well as long as you’re comfortable up here and don’t cause any damage… you can stay if you want.”

I finally looked up at her, seeing her beautiful pale face, with her red hair and her gorgeous, sparkly green eyes. She had such a youthful face too. Unless she was a vampire or somehow didn’t age… she looked around twentyish.

“Are… are you sure? I don’t want to be a bother…” I replied, blushing.

“No problem, sweetie. Just promise me you’ll be good…”

“I will!”

“Hmm…” she said, holding her chin in her hand as she examined me. “Your lifeforce is… off…”

“I’m a v… vampire…”

“Well that was obvious, given the fangs, but no, I mean… Can I ask, are you suffering from some magical affliction? Your aura and everything just seems… off.”

“I… umm… no?”

“It’s like… you’ve taken something, and your body accepted it… but then you took it away and your body is… AHA!”

“Aha?”

“Oh hun, I see what it is!”

“What is?”

“You took something, then you stopped suddenly, correct? And your body reacted adversely to the withdrawal?”

“I… yes?”

“That explains it! You may think you recovered from it all, but your body seems to feel like it naturally should have whatever thing you had. As if it was meant to have it.”

“Is… is that bad?”

“For your lifeforce? If left untreated… yes. It won’t be fatal, but it also won’t be fun,” she replied, shrugging awkwardly.

“How… how can I fix it?” I asked, nervously.

“By getting, whatever it is you stopped, back into your system. If I may ask, what is it you took? It must have been something pretty serious to cause such damage to your aura, and for your body to actually need it.”

“I… umm…” Something about her face, the way she talked to me… she was like a much nicer, lovelier… sweeter version of Katherine. Like everything Katherine should have been as a mother. And something about that… just made me trust her more. “I… should have been born a girl.”

“A gi… oh! So you weren’t before? But you…”

“Appear as one, yes. Being a vampire helps with the youthful appearance.”

“Oh pff. That’s an easy fix then!” she smiled warmly at me.

“It’s not! It’s like reeeeally expensive!” I argued.

“Maybe decades ago, but I’d like to think me and my sister are pretty good with potions. We’ve managed to make some that last indefinitely! So I’m sure together we could whip up a permanent elixir that you’d only need to take once.”

“But… I don’t have much money.”

“Pff. Nonsense. I won’t let you pay a penny for it…”

That’s when dread started to fill my heart and I started to back up.

“I… no thanks…” I replied, beginning to get up and walk off before she promised me things that were too good to be true.

“What’s up, sweetie?” she asked, concerned.

“I… I’ve had bad experiences with people who say that…”

“Oh dear! What’s got you so frightened? What did you have to do? Come here and tell me,” the woman said, sitting down on my little seat of boxes and patting the free spot next to her, inviting me over.

Nervously, I shuffled over and climbed up next to her, avoiding looking at her in the eye.

“I… had to do stuff… for it…”

“Ah… that makes sense then. Don’t worry, you don’t have to tell…”

“Umm… She made me dress up…”

“Dress up? In what?”

“Like… umm…”

It was too embarrassing to say out loud.

“Come on, sweetie… use your words…”

“STOP TALKING TO ME LIKE A BABY! I’M NOT A BABY! I’M NOT!” I yelled, backing up, cowering from her.

“Oh…” was all she said.

She was clever. She had worked it out.

Or maybe it was because since everything with Katherine… since spending two decades as her baby… I picked up a few habits when I’m stressed or scared…

I plucked my thumb out of my mouth and went to run for the stairs, only to be stopped by this strange woman grabbing my hand.

“Sit down, sweetie. It’s okay. I understand. But hey, I’m not going to make you dress up or anything, I won’t make you do anything or pay anything for this elixir, got that?”

“I… but why? Why help me?”

“I like helping people in need!” she smiled at me, warmly.

She sounded so… familiar. And that smile…

“So, how about it? Actually… in return for me doing this for you, and giving you the body you were clearly destined to have, how about… being my friend?”

“No… strings attached?” I asked, still a bit wary about this offer.

“Nope. I’m short on friends. It’s mostly just me and my sister. And she doesn’t quite… get me.”

“Why not?” I asked, confused.

“She’s not into the same things I am. I have a feeling you may be. But we’ll get to that eventually. For now, why don’t we just hang out up here together, and get to know each other?”

“I… I think I’d like that,” I smiled back at her.

“My name is Elizabeth, by the way. Elizabeth Lazarus. Though I avoid using my last name if possible. Thinking of changing it, maybe. And my sister, who you heard before, is Beatrice,” she said. “But anyway, you can call me Beth.”

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I was tumbling faster and faster. Memories were flying past faster than I could focus, with only a handful of them lasting long enough for me to witness again.

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I’ve never told Beth that I knew her mother. And yes, I put two and two together and realised that when I last saw Sally two decades ago… she was pregnant with twins. The same twins I quickly befriended upon meeting as adults.

Beth perfected the elixir after a few months, giving me all the changes I desired, but making it last indefinitely, meaning I’d never need another dose ever, and I’d never revert back to my original self.

And after a bit of insistence… she opened up about the fact she was a ‘Mummy’. Which yes, scared the shit out of me at first, but at that point I really trusted Beth, and she seemed to have no interest in me that way. She even started introducing me to other ‘littles’, who I didn’t exactly befriend… but at least I got on well enough with them whenever we met at these ‘munches’. In fact it was Beth who helped me accept that part of myself, and realise that whilst I didn’t enjoy Katherine being my Mummy… I did enjoy the baby treatment, allowing me to realise that I was a ‘little’ as she put it.

And at some point during the next decade or so, Bea and I got close… but that quickly fizzled out when she realised she wasn’t really wanting to be a Mummy, and when I realised I really did want a Mummy. So we stayed close friends, though she will never stop teasing me and treating me like a kid.

Beth really helped transform my life. Not just my physical body, she helped me find a better career… one with a lot more money, and a better home. I found an apartment in the city that was pretty cheap, and I tried doing something that I had been wanting to do for a long time… writing. I ended up writing some smutty novels and they do relatively well. Honestly… it’s a miracle how drastically different my life is all thanks to those sisters. I owe them everything, and they’re the best friends a girl could ask for. They’re even trying to push me into going to university of all things!

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I met a girl called Susie when I moved into the dorm rooms. She’s a human, which is very weird. It makes it really difficult to hide my food, and try to explain my lack of day life, as well as my overabundance of clothing.

But hey… she’s super friendly, like… honestly as friendly as Beth is! Whenever I meet up with Beth, I can’t stop bragging about this human, and I swear these two would be perfect together. Maybe I should set them up. I mean… it’s easier to hide being a witch to a human than it is if you’re a vampire or something. I’m sure they could make it work. Because Susie is so… childish? But in a fun way. Like… I swear she’s either a little, or she could easily become one. Maybe I should introduce them…

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Susie died.

And I couldn’t even attend her fucking funeral because the sun was out and my umbrella needed replacing.

I fucking hate being a vampire.

My heart is broken. Shattered. She… she was my best friend. And then some dickhead had to take that all away.

I’m worried about Beth though… no one has heard from her or seen her…

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I’m so happy the whole band is back together now. It’s been like forty years since Susie got resurrected, and I love my group of little friends. And that includes this new girl, Nia, the demon. Only issue is… I’m lonely. I really miss having a caregiver.

I lied to them all, saying that I had a date with someone… just because I felt like the odd one out. Everyone has a partner… even Nia! Everyone except for me. 

But then Grim and Abby lied to Nia too, saying they haven’t been visiting the Sanctuary long, just so that Nia doesn’t feel super excluded or something. I went along with it, but I felt bad for lying. Not that I can speak, I’m making up invisible partners just so people don’t feel sorry for me.

Maybe… Maybe I’m just destined to be alone.

Rosa… Katherine… Both had made it hard to trust people. It took me a while to truly trust Beth and Beatrice, and in the end I was just a friend to them. And then I get to watch all my friends find partners, introducing them to our group… making me feel like I’m…

…Cursed.

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And as I left that last portal… I saw a glimmer of light.

And I was hurtling towards it, with no more memories left to revisit.

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“She’s coming to!”

“Thank the Goddess, it worked!”

“So she’s going to be okay?”

“Avery… Thank you. Seriously.”

“Don’t mention it. I just… I just need something to eat, if you don’t mind? This… has left me feeling a bit… drained…”

I slowly opened my eyes, hearing all these voices surrounding me, tasting something sweet trickling down my throat.

I was subconsciously suckling at something in my mouth as I lay back, surrounded by pillows.

“That’s enough, sweetie… you don’t want to drain her dry…”

My vision cleared to see Beth pulling what looked like an arm away from my mouth, resting it by its owner.

“You had us scared, little one…” Beth said, as she sat on the edge of the bed, smiling down at me.

“What… what happened?” I asked, feeling a sharp pain in my shoulder when I began to sit up.

“You… very nearly went the same way I did…” Susie replied, smiling awkwardly.

 

 

 

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[Moon3ye]

I don't believe you that the bad thing is over now.

I can smell it 30 meters away and against the direction of the wind.

Otherwise, good chapter, looking forward to more.

[TerranV]

She just needed some blood is all. No biggie!

I like the idea of magic improving over time to where the potion can be permanent. The unrelenting march of science, technology and magic!

Gives me hope.

[LittleFallenPrincess]

 

 

 

Chapter 27: Catching Up

Arbitrio Sanguinis – LittleFallenPrincess

 

 

 

Not going to lie… revisiting old memories was not fun. And if I had known I would have been shown them as I’m dying… I would have avoided dying a hell of a lot more.

It was not nice replaying the rejection… the loneliness… the betrayals… 

I buried those memories deep for a reason. At least as time went on… my life improved, so the last few memories were much better. I could have skipped having to replay Susie’s death again, but hey… it didn’t last long and she wasn’t dead for very long either. Plus she’s still in my life.

It was… nice… to think about Sally, though it wasn’t nice to remember how we just stopped talking. But it’s a funny old world for me to end up with her daughters as two of my closest friends. Though I doubt I’ll ever tell either of them that I knew her, that would just be weird.

My whole life… I’ve just wanted a family. A family who loves me. That slowly evolved into wanting a partner, someone who accepts me as who I am, and loves me without any conditions or contracts or anything. I think that’s part of the reason why I have my little side, I’m still looking for motherly acceptance and love… but also that of a partner who doesn’t treat me as badly as I view myself.

And then I found both of these women, Avery and Fiona… and I have the worst choice to make, something I don’t think I’ll ever be able to do.

Maybe… maybe I don’t deserve them.

Maybe I don’t deserve anyone.

Maybe they’d be better off without me.

Maybe I’m just… a burden.

 

“Lucy…” a hand waved by my face. “You were a bit out of it again, are you okay?”

I came back to the moment and looked up at Fiona, who was sitting on the other side of the bed from Beth, waving her hand in front of me.

“I… sorry… I’m here,” I said, shaking my head and wiping my mouth clean. “I… wait… so I died?”

“Nearly,” Beth answered. “But Fiona and Avery fought off the hunters and brought you back here.”

“Why… why do I… wait… so I was feeding?”

“Sorry, sweetie. But you needed to heal. They must have coated the tips of their arrows with some kind of poison, something that works on vampires. If we hadn’t got you feeding from someone… you would have died, as you wouldn’t have healed due to the poison.”

“Who…?”

“Avery,” Fiona answered. “She volunteered in a heartbeat.”

“AVERY? IS SHE OKAY?” I cried out, sitting up quickly, pain spreading through my shoulder and arm.

“She’s fine, sweetie, she’s just having some food and a little nap. You very nearly drained her dry…” Fiona replied, putting her hand on me, stopping me from jumping out of bed. “You stay resting. She’ll be fine, and she’ll come and see you as soon as she can, okay hun?”

“Are you sure?”

“I’m sure. She’s been feeding you for three days, on and off. I don’t know what her siblings put in that poison, but it really did a number on you.”

“I… I’ve never fed from the source. I… I swore I’d never…”

“I know, but you needed to. And you didn’t hurt Avery, she volunteered. She’ll recover quickly. She’s tough. Give her an hour or so and she’ll be back on her feet, teasing you again.” Fiona said, smiling at me.

“You… you seem… to get along a bit better…”

“We nearly lost you. That kind of thing brings people together in times of crisis. Then, I must admit, I was impressed when she offered to let you feed from her. Took guts. I would have volunteered, but you need human blood, not lycanthrope blood.”

“So… you’re not ready to rip each other’s throats out…?” I smiled awkwardly, hoping that maybe they could get along somewhat… that way if and when I decide who I think would be the best Mummy for me… I wouldn’t break the other’s heart too much.

“Not yet. But it’s a new day, so never say never…” Fiona joked… to a completely silent room.

Looking around, I noticed there were a few more of us in this hotel room than I first thought. Fiona and Beth were on my bed, facing me. Susie was in the chair closest to my bed, smiling and holding my hand. Grim and Abby had fallen asleep on the sofa on the opposite side of the room. Now… I knew Nia and Victoria had gone home, but wasn’t…

“She’ll be back up in thirty minutes. No idea how, considering she’s still human,” Beatrice said, walking into the room. “OH! Hey kiddo! You’re lucid now? Good. How are you doing?”

Ah, there she is.

“I… okay. I think,” I replied.

“Good. You and Avery both need lots of rest, though I doubt you’ll listen to me…” Bea replied, rolling her eyes at me before she squeezed onto the sofa next to Abby and Grim, trying her best not to wake them up.

 

“I… I’m sorry.” I said, looking up at Fiona.

“Why?”

“For putting you in danger. For putting you all in danger.”

“Shush, kiddo. You were worried about her. You have a good heart. It’s why both Avery and I fell for you so easily.”

Blushing, I used my free hand to wipe my eyes, preventing any of the tears building up from being noticeable.

“But… I shouldn’t have put you in danger. I’m… I’m just… I’m just a burden. I’m sorry…” I hung my head in shame. My attempt to hide my tears failed as the floodgates burst and I began sobbing into my hand.

“Sweetie! You’re not a burden, why would you think that?”

“I ruin everything. I ruin everyone. I let everyone down. I…”

“Hun, you don’t! You’re not ruining anything! What caused this?”

“I do! I ruined my family, I made Rosa and Katherine get bored with me, I made Sally abandon me, I got Susie killed… And now my indecision here nearly got you both killed!” I sobbed after every point as I felt my heart trying to push up into my throat.

“I assumed you had bad experiences in the past. I figured this by the way you’re so nervous and anxious. And that’s okay. We all do. My ex-little one cheated on me. And Avery has her whole family thing going on,” Fiona said, rubbing my arm, trying to calm me down.

“Sally? Sally who? I heard of the other two, but not…” Beth asked, confused.

“Umm… no one… it’s nothing…” I replied.

“Wait… are you talking about… did you know my Mother?”

I looked down, guilt plastered across my face.

“I… maybe…”

“Sweetie, why did you never tell me?”

“Because… It was awkward!” I whined.

“Well we can discuss this another time. But I’m sure my Mother had a good reason for ‘abandoning’ you. And your past partners were manipulative arseholes. It’s why I kicked Katherine out of the community the first chance I could, once you told me what she had done. And as for…”

“As for me…” Susie interrupted. “I don’t blame my death on you. I don’t blame it on anyone except the jerk who ran me off the road. And hey, if you hadn’t introduced me to Beth… I never would have found my soulmate… or my purpose in life. Think of all the people we’ve helped over the decades, that’s in part thanks to you introducing us. So trust us when we say you’re not a burden, okay?”

“But… I…”

Fiona stopped me before I could say anything, grabbing my hand and pulling me up into her arms as she hugged me tightly, trying her best not to hurt me too much.

“Sweetie, we told you not to stress about choosing either,” she said, calmly, as she tucked my hair behind my ear with her free hand. “Things find a way. And… we may have a solution.”

“A… what?”

“Let Avery recover fully, then we’ll discuss it. Together.”

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“AVERY!” I cheered, as she walked through… or more like hobbled through. It had been about thirty minutes since I woke up at this point, and I was anxiously waiting for her the whole time. She was clearly still feeling a bit drained, I think I took a bit too much from her. But I’m glad she’s okay at least. Her shirt was ragged, wearing torn jeans that were clearly borrowed, and she had a bandage around her forearm… probably where I was feeding from.

“Hey, poppet!” she smiled at me, making my heart go all ba-dump again.

“How… How are you? I’m sorry… I’m sorry for taking so much!” I replied with worry in my voice.

“Honey, shush. I wasn’t about to let you die,” she said, smiling, as she carefully sat on the chair by my bedside, next to Fiona.

Once they heard Avery was up to walking, my friends had all left me alone with both of the women fighting for my affection, to give me some time with them to discuss… well… everything.

“I… I still feel bad.”

“I know you do. You’re just that kind of person. But it’s okay hun. You just relax for now, okay? You recover. I’ll be doing the same.”

“I… umm…”

There was an awkward silence filling the gap in the conversation, one that someone needed to fill quickly before it became unbearable.

And it looked like neither of the two gorgeous women sitting beside me were going to fill it, waiting for me to speak up.

“I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THIS SITUATION!” I yelled awkwardly.

Both women started giggling at me.

“God, you are right. She does get flustered way too easily!” Avery said to Fiona, making me think sunlight had hit my cheeks with how hot they felt right now.

“I… SHUSH! NO I DON’T!”

“Sweetie… inside voice…” Fiona warned, using a very calm voice.

“I… sorry… I just… this is really awkward. I… this is like my worst nightmare…”

“Having two beautiful women by your bedside, teasing you?”

“I…”

Honestly… just open the curtains at this point. Open them and let the sunlight in. It would be less painful and wouldn’t make my cheeks as warm as what these two were doing to me right now.

“Oh you’re right, this is fun…” Fiona told Avery.

“Told you. Now, do you want to really break her little brain?” Avery replied, grinning.

“Do you think we should? She’s still recovering.”

I didn’t know what to say or do at this point. They were… getting along? Like… they were both teasing me. But… they had been at each other’s throats the other day… WHAT HAPPENED WHILST I WAS UNCONSCIOUS?

“Hmm… it could make her extra blushy, or… it could break her little brain. And I don’t know if overloading her so soon after she woke up is such a good thing.”

“Why don’t I go get her a bottle, and you check her and change her if needed?” Fiona suggested.

“I…” 

That was all I could get out before the two women stood up, with Fiona walking off out the room and Avery carefully standing up and grabbing the bedsheet, pulling it down, revealing the dry nappy I was currently wearing.

‘Wait… who has been changing me whilst I’ve been out of it?’ I thought to myself.

“D’aww! Good girl! Look at you, staying all dry! I think you deserve a star on your chart…”

“I… what chart?” I asked, nervously.

“Ooooh! A chart! Good idea! I wonder if we could get an app version or something, that way it’ll always stay updated…” Fiona said, walking in with a baby bottle full of milk, testing the temperature on her wrist before nodding and looking up at me. “Is she wet?”

“No, actually. Dry as a bone. Clearly needs more fluids…” Avery replied.

“Well she’s been mostly feeding on you, I’m not sure how that affects her bladder… she definitely needs more fluids though.”

“Agreed. Do you want to do the honours, or shall I?”

“I’ll do it, you rest.” Fiona said, smiling warmly at Avery.

As Fiona came and sat down next to me on the side of my bed, she gently lifted me up so I was sitting up a bit more, and held the bottle backwards in her hand, pointing the teat at me.

“I… uh… WHAT IS GOING ON?” I asked, confused and anxious.

“Oh hun…” Avery replied, smiling softly at me. “Whilst you were out of it… Fiona and I started talking. We also talked to your friends. There wasn’t much else to do, we’re bunkered down in the Sanctuary and we couldn’t really do anything until you woke up. So yes… we talked.”

“About?”

“About how much pain you’re in trying to decide between us.”

“I…”

“So… together we decided… to take that decision out of your hands. We know it should be your choice, but you’re never going to be able to make it. We know you. Your friends agreed, and they know you even better. You’ll just spiral and spiral until you lose your mind. So we’re deciding for you.”

“I… umm…” my heart filled with dread. Who… who was going to drop me? Who was going to be heartbroken? How did they decide who would be my Mummy? Did they fight over it or did they decide over a game of cards (a.k.a. ‘The Beatrice Way’)? “Who… who won? Who is… who is going to… be my Mummy?”

Fiona and Avery nodded at each other, before looking at me, and… in unison, said…

“We both are.”

 

 

 

 

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[Moon3ye]

I don't think Sally abandoned Lucy just like that.

I think there's more to it than that, maybe she thought Lucy had run away or something, who knows.

That they're both the mommies now is interesting because technically Fiona only has to share Lucy for what 50-60 years before Avery dies.

Although I also think Avery might become a vampire through Lucy to save her life.

I can't wait to see where this goes.

[TerranV]

Seriously the end had me squeeing.

And dancing around going "I was right! I was right!"

When they're not fighting each other they work very well together. 

[Baby Jemma]

Okay, I'm calm, I'm very calm. Seems like there's a solution. I can't imagine it could've been that easy, and I think there's got to be a catch somewhere, there has to be...

(Internally screaming and squeeing with joy because I love both Fiona and Avery, and Lucy is very lucky to have them.)

[LittleFallenPrincess]

 

 

 

Chapter 28: Arrangement

Arbitrio Sanguinis – LittleFallenPrincess

 

 

 

“I… umm… sorry… what?” I asked, my mouth agape.

“D’aww, I think we broke her brain,” Fiona giggled.

“Not like she needs it anyway, silly little one,” Avery replied, joining in the laughter.

This laughing wasn’t helping.

I was so confused right now. I was already torn between having to decide between these two women, and for someone as indecisive and anxious as me, this was a monumental decision that was causing me great amounts of pain. But now they’re teasing me… after telling me that they’ll… both… be my caregivers?

Like…

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS INFORMATION?????

 

“Sweetie? Are you okay?” Avery asked softly, quickly changing her tone after all the teasing.

“I…”

“Oh hun, please don’t panic or overthink this… we just thought that…” Fiona began.

“With you struggling so much…” Avery continued Fiona’s sentence, before it returned back to Fiona again.

“And because you’re such a wonderful little girl…”

“And neither of us could imagine losing you…”

“We figured we’d decide for you…”

“I… I’m so confused…” I said, clutching my head, my anxiety in overload.

“Like we said… we’d both like to be your caregivers,” Avery rubbed my arm gently.

“At the same time.” Fiona added.

“At… the same time?” I asked, still confused.

“Kinda like a… joint custody thing?” she added.

“I… but…”

“If you’re okay with that, of course. Ultimately we can’t make this decision for you. It’s you and your heart that are the only ones who can decide this. But we both have such strong feelings for you. And after the fight with the hunters, and after nearly losing you… we both realised we’d rather share you than either one of us lose you.”

“So… how would this work?” I asked.

“Well, again, this is just one option that we’re offering you. You don’t have to take it. We just… we really like you, Lucy. And we both really want to be your Mummy. You’re a special little girl and you bring a warmth to both our lives that was missing. So I guess we’d split our time up, trying to be as equal as possible so that both of us get a good amount of time with you? Obviously we can come up with specifics and timetables and whatever another time, but for now, we just thought we’d offer you the option.”

I mean… this was it. This was more than I could have ever dreamt of. Two caregivers? I… I never saw myself as poly or anything, never even considered it. Mostly because I worried that it’d be impossible to find just one person to love me, let alone two who are both okay with me dating the other. Yes, I have self-image issues. I still don’t see myself worthy of either of these amazing women, but I’m slowly getting better at it.

Do I take this opportunity? I know Abby says her relationship with her two caregivers is easy, but that’s because her Mummy and Daddy are a married couple, whereas Fiona and Avery aren’t. They aren’t dating each other, they’d only be dating me… I think. Abby has told me that it can be hard being polyamorous, as it’s a lot of balancing time and energy to make sure you spend enough time with partners so that they don’t feel left out or whatever. Again, I’m not sure, I don’t really peek too much into Abby’s relationship, unlike Nia, and I’m still unsure as to how this would work.

But then again… they are the caregivers. I guess, like Fiona said, it would be just like a custody arrangement, they would decide when I’d be with each caregiver, arranging for special times to be with one of them, that kind of thing. I’d just… I’d just be the little baby they shared. Which sounded… perfect.

The thought of them both teasing me… handing me off to the other for the week, catching up on how well I’ve been eating or how my drawings have improved or whatever, just like actual parents… all that flooded my mind and I swear it felt like I was balancing a tightrope. The tightrope being my adult headspace, the net below… littlespace, and the rope was being shaken violently as I tried my best to keep my balance and composure.

Any further and I would end up so little I’d end up going non-verbal… something I rarely do. Because whilst I can feel little and babyish around my friends… no one has ever made me feel so little that I’ve lost the ability to speak. I know I’ve got it in me to go that small… but I’ve never managed it.

“Sweetie?” Fiona said, shaking me gently. “Are you okay?”

“I… umm… so you…” I said, nervously, coming out of my own thoughts finally, “You both wouldn’t mind me dating the other…?”

“I’ve been in a poly thing before. Was a bit messy, but that happens sometimes,” Avery said, shrugging as if it was just normal for her.

“I’ve always been open to polygamous relationships,” Fiona said. “But I’m also happy being monogamous. For you… I’d be willing to share. Provided we create rules and boundaries. And that Avery and I can continue seeing eye to eye.”

“Agreed. All parties need to be happy, otherwise there will be issues. So are you okay with it, Lucy? Is that something you’d want?” Avery asked me.

“I… I think so… I… I really can’t decide between either of you, I really like both of you so much and I’ve been struggling so much trying to decide.”

“Then that’s it then. Congratulations, little Lucy… you’ve got two Mummies!” Avery said as both of them smiled down at me, both of them instinctively brushing the hair in my face down behind my ears, each one taking a side.

“Mummy and…”

“Mama,” Fiona replied, smiling down at me. “It’ll be less confusing. And I think Mama suits me, doesn’t it?”

I nodded up at her, smiling more than I had ever smiled in my whole life. Even more so than when Beth made me the elixir to make me into the woman I am today. I had finally found love. From two people it turns out. Yes, it’ll be a challenge, but for the first time since I started talking to them both… I actually… Well, I don’t feel anxious! I feel happier than I’ve ever felt, and like a huge weight has been lifted off my chest.

 

Fiona and Avery mumbled something to each other, something I couldn’t hear, then shouted towards the door for the others to come in. So a few seconds later, Susie came running in, crinkling the whole way, quickly followed by Grim and Abby, who sauntered in at their own pace. Fiona and Avery told me they needed to have a ‘talk’ elsewhere, something that made me a bit nervous, but honestly… I didn’t have the same dread that has been building up in my chest anymore, so it was easily brushed off. So once they left, they allowed my friends to come spend some time with me whilst I recovered in bed.

“LUCY! HOW’D IT GO?” Susie asked, excitedly, as she jumped onto my bed, hugging me then sitting beside me as she tried to calm down.

“I…” was all I could get out before I was interrupted by a very excited undead girl.

“AH I KNOW ALREADY! YOU SAID YES, RIGHT?”

“I… did… how did you…?”

“I mean Fiona has been asking Abby a bunch of questions about her situation with her Mummy and Daddy, and she even asked Beatrice for advice. Then I saw Fiona and Avery discussing something together the day before you woke up. It seemed friendly, and they seemed really… happy?”

“Happy? They seemed happy?” my heart felt… thumpy again. In a good way.

“Yeah! So I assume they asked you if they could both be your Mummy? Please tell me you said yes!”

“I… I did.”

“OH MY GOD, LUCY! I’M SO HAPPY FOR YOU!”

Blushing, I tried to hide my face, but there was no escaping a Susie-hug. Grabbing me and squeezing me tightly, she bounced up and down on the bed in excitement, squealing and doing little dances.

“It’s been so overdue…” Abby commented as she sat in the chair beside my bed. “I’m glad you found your own arrangement. I gotta say… I didn’t think those two would be willing to share you, but you’re pretty special, Luce. I know you’ll make it work.”

Grim didn’t care about my relationship drama really, he was just tagging along, making sure I was alright. “Good on ya, kiddo,” he said as he leant on the frame at the foot of the bed.

“So who is who?” Susie asked me.

“Who is…? OH! Well umm… Avery is going to be Mummy…” as I said this, Susie squealed again. “And Fiona is Mama…”

“She’s such a ‘Mama’,” Abby commented.

“Isn’t she just? It’s like having a Mummy and a Daddy but it’s super queer and gay and sapphic and EEEEEE!” Susie squealed.

“Susie… calm down…” Abby knew this was futile, but tried anyway.

“Not a chance! My bestie is GONNA BE THE MOST PAMPERED PRINCESS EVER!”

Blushing, I grabbed the covers and brought them up, covering my increasingly reddening face, and tried to hide from my overexcited best friend.

 

My friends were so excited for my new relationship dynamic. Honestly… There were moments I thought maybe Susie was more excited than I was! But it was nice to finally not feel like a fifth wheel. Susie had Beth, Abby had her Mummy and Daddy, Grim had his Daddy, and Nia…

Oh god… Nia…

I needed to get in contact with her and tell her what happened, otherwise she’d rip me a new one if she found out later on from someone else. ESPECIALLY the fact that I’ve got two Mummies now… Uh oh… I’m dreading to see much teasing I’m going to receive from that demon…

“I… umm… has anyone seen my stuff?” I asked, looking around the hotel room.

“Are you looking for your phone?” Susie asked as she took a bite of the food laying on the table next to my bed. I assume someone left it for everyone to snack on whilst I was out of it, and Susie was shoving cocktail sausage after cocktail sausage into her mouth, barely taking time to breath in between bites.

“Uh huh. I need to tell…”

“Nia? Already called her,” she said, nodding.

“When?”

“Whilst you were having your conversation with your new Mummies,” she grinned.

That… isn’t too bad. She found out roughly the same time everyone else did. If she had been told later on… that would have been an issue. But even if she didn’t hear it from me, she was at least kept in the loop at the same time as everyone else.

“I should still tell her about Fiona and Avery…”

“Already done.”

“Suze!” I whined.

“What? I’ve literally been texting her as we’ve been talking.”

“HOW? You’ve been shoving sausages into your…”

I looked down to see her right hand with her phone in it, typing away frantically.

“HOW DO YOU DO THAT?” I yelled, before pouting at her as she shrugged, giggled, took the last cocktail sausage and climbed off the bed.

“I’m just gifted. Look, you and Nia have video games. Grim has his whole ‘himbo’ thing going on…”

It was at this moment that Grim finally looked up, looking confused and bewildered, causing us all to laugh out loud at him.

“What?” he whined. “I wasn’t listening. There was a funny video about a dog playing the piano on my phone…”

“See… and yes, Abby has her whole ‘I’m better than you peasants’ thing going on.”

“I do not!” Abby replied, putting her hand on her hip and posing, making all of us, Grim included, laugh out loud at her.

“And I… have mysterious gifts that can not be explained,” Susie said, waving her hands in front of her face, trying to act ‘mysterious’.

“You’re a dork who is good at multitasking…” I replied.

“Hey! I resent that! I’m… ‘adorably nerdy’… not a dork!”

Then another voice from the doorway replied, “Totally a dork…”

“Yeah, total dork,” said another familiar voice.

We all looked over to see Beatrice standing in the doorway, with a certain little red-skinned brat hiding under her arm.

“Look who I found downstairs. Vic is meeting Lucy’s new Mummies, now that they’re in the Sanctuary Caregiver Club. Figured I’d show Hell’s biggest brat up to your room…” Beatrice explained, rolling her eyes away from Nia.

“There’s a Caregiver Club?” Grim asked.

“How did you get here so fast?” Susie asked Nia, changing the subject.

“Vic is wealthy, remember? She has the mansion and everything,” Nia explained as she waltzed over, her forked tail swishing about as her hips swayed. “She paid for a portal here.”

“I swear we’re going to have to start billing that woman more… this is becoming a habit…” Beatrice sighed, before waving goodbye and walking out of the room again.

“Nia!” I cried out, excitedly. “Sorry I didn’t…”

“Tell me you were unconscious, unable to even speak… let alone type a message to me? How dare you…” She said, mockingly. “So selfish… next time you can’t wake up, at least have the common courtesy to send me a message through the dreamscape…”

Nia laughed out loud, before hopping up on the bed next to Susie.

“So… tell me, little Lucy… have you had a threesome with them yet?”

 

 

 

 

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[Moon3ye]

It's cute... I could be sick with cuteness.

Joking aside, great chapter.

The peaceful part of me wants them to be one big happy weird patchwork family.

The other part is looking forward to chaos.

[TerranV]

Awesome! Problem solved and all the loose ends are tied up.

Nothing will ever go wrong from here on out. Nope!

[LittleFallenPrincess]

On 7/24/2024 at 6:54 PM, Moon3ye said:

It's cute... I could be sick with cuteness.

Joking aside, great chapter.

The peaceful part of me wants them to be one big happy weird patchwork family.

The other part is looking forward to chaos.

Chaos? In my perfectly peaceful stories that have no mean cliffhangers or nasty things happening to my characters? Pffff!

😈

On 7/24/2024 at 8:54 PM, TerranV said:

Awesome! Problem solved and all the loose ends are tied up.

Nothing will ever go wrong from here on out. Nope!

Nope. Nothing. Nothing at all. Totally don't still have two hunters out there. Nope. Just a happy bunch of chapters with nothing happening at all...

😈

[TerranV]

3 hours ago, LittleFallenPrincess said:

Nope. Nothing. Nothing at all. Totally don't still have two hunters out there. Nope. Just a happy bunch of chapters with nothing happening at all...

😈

Clearly Avery's siblings decided this was a poor decision and went home to rethink their life choices. 

[LittleFallenPrincess]

 

 

 

Chapter 29: Rules

Arbitrio Sanguinis – LittleFallenPrincess

 

 

 

“Sorry kiddos, Avery and I need our little girl for a bit…” Fiona said, as she interrupted our conversation. 

Nia was getting increasingly more lewd regarding her questions, so I was very thankful for this interruption. Nia however… seemed annoyed, and I assume I’ll have a lot more lewd questions to answer later on.

“Fine. But you have to tell me everything!” Nia replied, rolling her eyes before turning them back to me and grinning.

“I… is that a demon?” Avery just stood there, in shock, staring at my Hellish friend.

“Oh hey, humie!” Nia innocently waved at Avery.

“I… wait… does that mean…”

“Hell exists, as does Heaven. As do a bunch of other afterlives, so don’t worry about it,” Nia said, without even slowing her stride as she just casually walked past my Mummy, dropping that bombshell on her and leaving.

Susie followed her, giggling, whilst Abby nodded awkwardly as she walked past. Grim didn’t realise until everyone had left that my caregivers were here, and he quickly excused himself, his cheeks bright red as he rushed out of the room, closing the door behind him.

Wow… that was weird to think…

…’My’ caregivers…

 

“You certainly have interesting friends…” Avery said, still reeling from the shock of learning there is an afterlife, as the two of them sat in the chairs on either side of me.

“That Nia is such a brat… how her Mummy keeps her in check, I’ll never know,” Fiona followed on, rolling her eyes.

“Nia plays the brat, but she’s a subby little baby underneath that facade,” I explained, smiling up at the two beautiful women settling into their seats, crossing their legs and looking serious all of a sudden.

“I bet. Now, I think we need to discuss this arrangement, don’t you think?”

“Agreed,” Avery and I both said in unison.

“So… obviously we need a set of rules that Lucy has to follow with both of us. We can’t have one Mummy be the ‘good’ Mummy and the other be the ‘bad’ with different rules. And we can’t overrule the other’s decisions unless it’s really needed. We also have to make sure she is treated the same by the both of us, so no spoiling her rotten to win her over. This isn’t a competition, it’s an agreement that is in everyone's best interest.”

“Agreed,” Avery replied, nodding to Fiona. “So why don’t we have some basic rules, then we can discuss timetables? Now, you told me you have a shop?”

“I do. A little flower shop in the city centre. Across from Ronnie’s, if you’ve heard of that?”

“Oh yes, that flower shop! That’s yours? It always looked so cute and colourful from the outside!”

“Thank you!” smiled Fiona.

It was so nice hearing these two get on so well. I was so worried they’d be at each other’s throats before they met… and I guess the first time they did. But apparently during my absence into long-buried memories, these two have been talking… a lot… and I wondered just how much and what exactly they’ve been talking about.

“So we’re both working. We’ll have to figure out timetables of when it is best to have Lucy, as I know she doesn’t have a typical 9-5 job, she just writes when she wants to. So it’ll be our timetables we have to work around.”

It’s true. I haven’t written anything in a while, it’s been hard to find the inspiration and motivation to write. Thankfully my royalties from past books give me enough to pay the bills. So I have a lot of free time on my hands. It’s how I got so good at games.

“Do you actually work in admin then?” I asked Avery. “I didn’t know if that was a front for being some super secret hunter or spy or something.”

“Kinda. I’m actually an accountant. I know… yawn. Though at least I don’t have to be in every day of the week, I have employees to run the day-to-day stuff the other half of the week,” Avery replied.

“Well I’m open Wednesday to Saturday.” Fiona said. “And you?”

“I’m in Wednesday to Friday, but I could move things around to have the other half of the week free? And then to make it fair, Lucy gets a day to herself or something?”

“I… so wait… so I’ll be living with…?” I said, confused.

“Oh sweetie, no! Sorry, I don’t mean that you’ll be with us the whole time. I’m just saying that during those three days you’re mine, I’ll have priority for dates and coming to visit you, or you coming over to mine or even staying over at my place. Obviously Fiona could schedule something during those days if there’s an event or there’s some reason she wants you over, as we want this to be as flexible as possible, but I will have priority. Then the other three days she’ll have priority. And the seventh day… you can do what you like. First come first serve I guess? I don’t know, I’ve never been in an arrangement like this and I’m basically just winging it right now,” Avery explained.

“Me too. But I think this is a good idea. I’m okay with it if Lucy is,” Fiona said, smiling over at me.

“Uh huh!” I replied, nodding and smiling back at my Mummies.

“Glad that’s agreed then.”

“I… umm…” I hesitated, not knowing if this was going to cause a rift already or not.

“What’s up, angel?” Avery asked.

“I… so… umm… there are… umm… munches… and umm… playdates… and most importantly… umm……. umm…. Events.”

“What about them, poppet?” Fiona asked, holding my hand and rubbing the back of it.

“Who… who will I go with…?”

“Both of us, obviously,” replied Avery.

“Both? But won’t that…?”

“Look, I know we didn’t start off in a friendly place, but now that I know her and how far both of us are willing to go to keep you safe…” Avery said, trailing off a bit. “Plus from what I’ve found out over the past few days, Fiona seems lovely. And I think to make you happy for an afternoon every few months or whenever these events are, we can both be your Mummies at them. Think of it like when kids go to events with separated parents.”

“This is sounding more and more like divorce arrangements…” I giggled.

“I know. But it’s a lot nicer. And there is a lot less trauma…” Avery giggled along with me.

“So yes, we’ll both take you to the events, don’t worry,” Fiona added. “Hell, I bet we’ll even make your little friends jealous with how blushy and little we’ll make you feel…”

I could already feel my cheeks start to burn with embarrassment, so I looked away and tried to think about anything but these two amazing women teasing me in front of my friends.

…But it wasn’t working.

 

After a long discussion…

“So… we’ve worked out the timetable and the reward system. She gets ‘good girl points’ for following rules or doing exceptionally good things, and ‘Naughty Baby points’ for being bratty or naughty. Good girl points she can spend on rewards, and Naughty Baby point milestones will earn her punishments. Though she’s too good of a little girl… I can’t see her getting many Naughty Baby points…” Avery said, going through the notes she made.

God… she’s so organised. Which is kinda hot.

That doesn't make her a better Mummy than Fiona, who was currently noteless on the page she was given by Avery, it just highlights the differences in parenting styles between my girlfriends.

My… ‘girlfriends’…

“Wait… umm… I have a question…” I asked, as I was just thinking about it.

“Yes sweetie?” Fiona asked. “What’s up?

“This… this isn’t just… little stuff… right? Am I… umm…?”

“Are you what?”

“D… dating… both of you…”

“Of course! I think we’d both like to go on dates with our girlfriend, as well as spending time with our baby. Don’t worry, cupcake, we’re officially dating now, okay?” Avery clarified.

“I… fank you…” I replied, breathing a sigh of relief.

“See… she’s going to be so difficult to punish. She’s sickeningly sweet… and SO well behaved…” Fiona joked, pointing at me.

I wiggled in my bed, only feeling a slight discomfort where my wound was, but not caring because right now I was in Heaven.

Oh no… did I die? Is this actually Heaven?

I subtly pinched my skin, and it felt real enough, but then would I feel it in Heaven? Nah, this must be real. Nia wouldn’t have popped up… surely? I mean she’s not exactly the most welcome in Heaven, despite what a few of her siblings said. At least that’s what I’d figured anyway.

Feeling sure that I wasn’t dreaming or in Heaven, I focused my attention back on my Mummies again, just as they started listing off the rules.

“So no swearing, no adult drinks without supervision, no using the potty unless given permission by either of us… or a designated adult of our choosing. No putting herself down, no being bratty or naughty. She has to listen to us and do as we say…” Avery looked down the list of rules we had come up with, reading them off, but not looking impressed. “These are all just general rules that littles get. Is there anything that we have to put in for Lucy specifically?”

“How about something about her having to eat? We can’t have her making the same mistake again. She doesn’t seem very good at keeping on top of meals,” Fiona suggested.

She… was right. I’m not very good at that. I have a habit of skipping meals anyway, especially if I’m having a long gaming session… or if my mental health has plummeted. And it’s not like I can just source easy snacks or whatever, being a vampire means I have a very specific diet… I can fill my belly with as many yummy snacks as I want (and often do!), but they won’t satisfy my hunger.

“That’s a good idea. We’ll have to come up with a strict diet for her that she has to stick to.” Avery said, making a note of it on her paper.

“What… about my energy drinks… and snacks?” I asked.

“I think we should limit…”

“Avery…” Fiona cut her off. “They won’t affect her weight. And due to her being a vampire, it provides no nutritional value, but also won’t adversely affect her. If she was human, I’d agree with you. But the snacks are basically just tasty little treats for her, and won’t cause her any ill health.”

“I do get a bit more energy from energy drinks, though they don’t work on me the same way they work on humans,” I commented.

It was true, I wasn’t lying. I only drink them because they’re super yummy.

“Okay then. Thanks for letting me know. Turns out vampire hunters don’t know everything about vampires yet…” Avery laughed. “Fine, she can snack whenever she wants, provided she sticks to her meals. Is that fair?”

“I think that’s a good compromise,” Fiona replied, nodding and smiling at me, making sure that I was okay with it.

“I… okay,” I added, blushing and looking down, twiddling my thumbs.

“Right, I think that’s enough rules and stuff for now. I’m sure if we think of anything later, we can discuss it and make a note of it. And we’ve got a rough idea of sharing time with our baby girl, so I’ll have her Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. If you can move your work around, you can have her either Wednesday, Thursday and Friday… with Lucy getting Saturday free, or she can have the Wednesday free and you get her the following three days. It’s up to you really.” Fiona said, shrugging.

“I think she should have Saturday free. That way she can spend it with her friends and she isn’t tied to either of us. And if she decides to spend an extra day with me, or an extra day with you, then that works too,” Avery replied. “Right, that’s settled. I… umm…”

“Umm…” Fiona said, twiddling her thumbs.

“What now?” I asked, asking the obvious question we were all thinking.

“How about we check her nappy, which will probably need a change now, and then we ask Beth for a wheelchair or something so Lucy can get out of this room for a bit?” Fiona suggested.

“I’ll grab the wipes, you grab the nappy.”

“You two… are so organised…” I commented as they both stood up and began walking around the room, grabbing everything needed for a nappy change.

“You think this is our first nappy we’ve changed together? Sweetie, you’ve been out of it for days now… who do you think changed your nappies whilst you were asleep?”

My normally-pale skin must have been as red as Nia’s natural colour as I quickly hid my face in my duvet.

 

 

 

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[Moon3ye]

My autism and my civil servant soul love how organised Fiona and especially Avery are.

The rest of us want to vomit at how cute it all is.

I still say there's more to come.

[TerranV]

Let me just say I don't want to vomit. Keep it coming!

Yeah learning Heaven and Hell actually do exist would be... I would need a minute. 

[Little Lamb]

My poly-autistic-teacher-sheep brain is loving this arrengement

My poly-autistic-kinky-writer heart is telling me there's a lot of room for things going awry at any moment. Specially because no one's talking about the (lack there of) proverbial stake in the room. Also know as Avery's crazy stupid siblings...

And there's probs more things We've already forgot that are going to bite us back right on our padded bums...

Edited July 30, 2024 by Little Lamb

[LittleFallenPrincess]

On 7/28/2024 at 6:47 PM, Moon3ye said:

My autism and my civil servant soul love how organised Fiona and especially Avery are.

The rest of us want to vomit at how cute it all is.

I still say there's more to come.

Yeah... there's a reason I wrote them like this. My autism loves it too.

On 7/28/2024 at 8:32 PM, TerranV said:

Let me just say I don't want to vomit. Keep it coming!

Yeah learning Heaven and Hell actually do exist would be... I would need a minute. 

Just a minute. Or two. Or five. Or a week.... XD

On 7/29/2024 at 4:14 PM, Little Lamb said:

My poly-autistic-teacher-sheep brain is loving this arrengement

My poly-autistic-kinky-writer heart is telling me there's a lot of room for things going awry at any moment. Specially because no one's talking about the (lack there of) proverbial stake in the room. Also know as Avery's crazy stupid siblings...

And there's probs more things We've already forgot that are going to bite us back right on our padded bums...

Things... going awry... in one of my stories? Nawwww... no way!

And yeah, my ambiamorous-autistic-writer-brain is very similar and that's why I had to do it. I had to have it poly and organised. Had to be both.

[LittleFallenPrincess]

 

 

 

Chapter 30: Playroom

Arbitrio Sanguinis – LittleFallenPrincess

 

 

 

As I was wheeled into the Sanctuary’s playroom, wearing the thick nappy my Mummies had just changed me into, as well as a cute pink onesie they both decided on… I couldn’t help but feel as if all eyes were on me.

And sure, after Fiona coughed a bit, attracting everyone’s attention, they were. But even before that… even as I watched my friends playing in the ball pit… it felt like I was in the spotlight, something I’m just not used to, being the shy, anxious little baby that I am.

“D’awwww! YOU THREE ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER!” Nia squealed in delight, before throwing a ball at Grim’s face with so much force that it caused his cheek to ripple and for him to fall back, sinking into the ocean of multicoloured plastic balls.

“I… fanks…” I replied, blushing and avoiding eye contact.

“Oh look who it is…” Beth commented from the side of the room. “I’m glad you could join us. And you’re looking much better, Lucy,” she said, smiling at me warmly.

“I thought this room was mostly only used for events and stuff…?” Fiona asked her, as she wheeled me over to where the ‘grown ups’ were sitting, sipping coffee.

Victoria, Beth and Beatrice all looked at me with that face people pull when they see something adorable, as if I was an actual baby. 

“You do look cute together, the three of you,” Vic commented, sipping her tea.

I blushed at this comment, but apparently I wasn’t the only one.

“You don’t need to be embarrassed. You make a cute little family!” she continued.

“I… we’re not…” Fiona mumbled, “...together. Just… we share Lucy. That’s all.”

“Uh huh…” Victoria replied, sounding like she didn’t believe the reply.

“Well anyway, why don’t the three of you join us? You can park Lucy up between the two of you.”

“WHY CAN’T SHE PLAY WITH US?” Nia cried out across the playroom.

“Because sweetie… She's still healing. You can hang out with her later, just let her recover a bit. You know it won’t take much longer, vampires heal quickly when they’ve fed,” Beatrice explained, rolling her eyes at the brat. The brat who was aiming a plastic ball in our direction, but after that look from Bea… she quickly (and very sensibly) lowered her arm, dropping the ball back into the pit.

 

“How are you feeling now, sweetie?” Vic asked me as I sat in the wheelchair, twiddling my thumbs, whilst my Mummies sat either side of me.

“I… I’m okay. Fank you,” I replied, blushing.

“I can’t get over how shy and adorable and well-mannered this little girl is. So much different from my Nia!”

“I still can’t get over how you tame such a brat…” Fiona replied as she sat down in the chair next to where she had parked me, with Avery sitting on the other side of me.

“She’s like any brat, she gives in with only a slight push. Plus I think she caves easily when she’s around people she has feelings for,” Vic explained.

I agree with that explanation. Nia is only good around two people: Victoria… and Beatrice. Her Mummy and her ex-Nanny. Now… Beatrice is understandable. Even Nia’s sister is scared of Beatrice, and she’s the Queen of Hell! But Vic… Nia must really love Vic for her to let her guard down and suppress the brat for her. But that was obvious in the way she looks at her girlfriend. Pure adoration and love. That… that’s what I’m hoping the three of us give off in terms of vibes… but I can’t tell. Probably because I’ve spent so much time trying to decide between the two, not letting myself get too attached to either just in case they had to be the one I turned down.

But hey… now that I’m somehow dating both of these amazing women… maybe I can be a bit more… I dunno… romantic? Flirty? I’m a ball of anxiety so it won’t be anything as flirty as the grown ups manage… or Nia… but maybe I could show my adoration for these two women just a bit more now… maybe?

“My Susie is… a mixed bag,” Beth began. “She’s a good girl most of the time, but occasionally… and usually after she’s been hanging out with Nia… she can be a little bratty…”

“Are you saying my little girl is a bad influence?” Vic looked at Beth, raising her eyebrow like a concerned mother.

“That’s exactly what I’m saying.”

There was an awkward pause before both women started laughing out loud together.

“Yeah… you’re right. She’s a terrible influence,” Vic replied, wiping a tear from her eye. “But she doesn’t seem to influence little Lucy here…”

“Who is as good as gold…” Beth added.

“You’re not wrong. She’s sometimes a little too well behaved. I think we need to either set stricter rules… or give her maintenance spankings,” Avery said, grinning at me.

“Wait… what?” I cried out, realising I was a little loud, before withdrawing, trying to hide further back on the wheelchair.

“How else are we to practice?” Fiona followed up. “If we don’t spank you… our spanking hands will get weak! And you don’t want us weak, do you, Princess?”

“I… uh…”

“And if we don’t keep you in line… then Nia may start influencing you… and you wouldn’t want to be a naughty baby for us… would you, Princess?” Avery asked.

Okay… this isn’t fair! They’re not allowed to double team me!

When they said they’d be my caregivers, I thought they’d take turns… not double team me into blushy submission!

“Poor girl. Look how red her face has gone. Which is surprising, considering her heart doesn’t really beat much…” Beatrice added in, joining in the teasing.

There was no escaping this, as I didn’t have the strength to walk properly right now, let alone run. Not that I’d want to run… I… maybe not-so-secretly… loved this. But I think everyone already knew that as they continued teasing me.

Fiona took one of my hands in hers, and interlocked our fingers, squeezing mine as she settled them down on the armrest of the chair. Avery saw this and did the same.

“Seriously though, you three are adorable. Like a little family,” Beatrice commented.

“Yeah, don’t tell Abby… but you may even be cuter than her little ‘family’. Not that they talk to us much,” Beth replied.

“I was speaking to her about her relationship with them… I thought they were good?” asked Fiona.

“Oh they are, don’t get me wrong, but they aren’t very social with anyone but Abby. Hence why you’ll rarely see them, let alone speak to them. I could probably count on one hand the number of times I’ve spoken to her Mummy and Daddy over the decades I’ve known that girl,” Beth shrugged.

“Yeah, they keep to themselves at events. They clearly only attend to make Abby happy,” Bea added.

I… I didn’t know this. But thinking back… yeah… I don’t think I’ve ever actually had a conversation with her Mummy and Daddy. They come and drop her off, pick her up, and hang out talking to each other, away from everyone else, at events. But they seem to make Abby really happy, so they can’t be bad, they’re probably just… not good at socialising? They’re friendly enough when I do see them, so maybe Abby is okay after all.

It was weird being on this end of the conversation, I’m usually with the other littles whilst the grown ups talk. Getting to hear them talk to each other like this was weird… it felt like I was some sort of spy or something!

“Lucy…” Beatrice looked down at me and raised her eyebrow. “Don’t tell Abby anything we’ve said, okay? I don’t want the poor girl getting anxious just because her Mummy and Daddy are a little anti-social.”

“I won’t,” I replied, smiling up at her, causing her to smile back at me.

“They’re perfectly lovely caregivers for her, they just don’t like to socialise with us, that’s all. And the most important thing is… Abby is the happiest I’ve seen her be with them looking after her. It seems like the perfect arrangement for someone like her.”

“Yeah, good on them and all that, but I prefer socialising with other caregivers. Getting to arrange playdates and chatting about cute things our littles have done… it’s just priceless. And gives us something to do whilst the little ones are playing,” Beth said, staring lovingly in the distance, towards Susie.

“And now you two can do the same with us, if you want to, that is,” Vic added, looking at my Mummies.

“That sounds… lovely, actually,” Fiona said, sounding awkward. “I’ve never actually interacted with caregivers before meeting you lot. I’ve only ever had one little, but she… let’s just say that didn’t work out. And we kept to ourselves during that. I had heard of the events here, and always wanted to attend, but felt it would be weird… ya know… attending as a caregiver without a little.” 

“It happens sometimes. As long as they don’t attend assuming they’ll find a little to adopt. Usually it’s just some helpful bigs who want to help run the event. If I sense they’re intending to use the event as a dating service… they promptly get escorted out the front door,” Beth grinned.

“Yeah, I’d love to get to know you all. And find out more about the monstrum community as a whole. Because I thought I knew a lot just because I knew a few different kinds of you lot… but then I saw Nia…” Avery said, still sounding like she was in shock from seeing a demon.

“Oh hun, you have no idea,” Vic replied, laughing. “As a fellow human… I know how it is to have your eyes opened to a hidden world you never knew about.”

“Wait… you’re human? I’m not the only one?”

“Oh Avery… of course not! Though I’m not naturally this young, so I’m human… with some magical benefits.”

“So you’re a Witch?”

“Oh no… just an amulet I had made for me. Grants me protection, which includes a longer lifespan.”

“How can I get one of those?” Avery said, laughing. You could tell she was only half-joking though, because why wouldn’t she want one?

“That’s talk for another time. But yes, I’m human, and I only knew of magic before I got introduced into the world of demons and vampires and… littles. Speaking of which… How did you get introduced into it? I know Fiona has mentioned she had a little before… but it’s my understanding that when you met Lucy you were trying to find a little, so you must have known about this community at least?”

“I knew there was a little monstrum community, yes. But being a human… I figured I wasn’t welcome. So I tried dating humans for a while, but I felt awkward keeping half of my life hidden from them.”

‘She… she’s like me then!’ I thought to myself.

“So I put myself out more onto monstrum dating sites. I was advised that there was a kinky monstrum dating site, so I put myself out there. After a while… I had no luck and I had pretty much given up on trying to find a little. That’s when I saw Lucy’s post on both the human and the monstrum kink sites…”

“Yes yes, but how did you even get into the little stuff? Because I kinda got thrust into it when we found out how Nia could feed, and her childish instincts. Then it was Beatrice who introduced me to this community…”

“Oh yes, sorry… I don’t know… I was always maternal, even looking after my siblings after my parents died. Sure, my grandfather was technically their parental guardian at the time, but I was the one who raised them. But when I turned eighteen… I felt like I was no longer welcome there, and had to leave a few years later, leaving my siblings under the care of my grandfather… who twisted their minds and made them hate anything supernatural.”

“Oh that sounds horrible, I’m so sorry,” Vic replied, sounding genuinely upset for my Mummy.

“It’s okay. I moved on and followed my parents’ teachings. That it was better to live with monstrum than against them. And after a few years of crashing on couches, dating lots of women, and men, I couldn’t find happiness. And it frustrated me that I couldn’t understand why. Then I met a guy who introduced me to this stuff, and I tried to be his little for a time… but that didn’t work out. It wasn’t who I was. But it did leave me with a desire to continue with this kink and explore it more, though I quickly found out I preferred the caregiver role over the submissive role, and began searching for a little of my own.”

“Did you find any?” Vic asked.

“I did. But they didn’t work out. I even tried some poly things in the past, but they didn’t work out. I also tried being a switch at first… but that wasn’t a thing for me.”

“We don’t get many switches here,” Beth said, shrugging.

“Really?” Avery asked.

“Nope, often they’re just littles who pretend to be big, but crumble under even the slightest hint of dominance. Never had any actual switches. None that truly desired both roles.”

“What do you mean ‘actual’ switches?” Beatrice looked at her sister, confused and looking slightly offended.

“Sorry, I don’t mean to say they weren’t actual switches. I don’t want to belittle or deny their identity… but most often they say they’re a switch, but then have absolutely no desire to actually switch.”

“Ah yes, I’ve experienced that.”

“I could be a switch!” I chirped up.

Everyone laughed and looked at me, like I really was just some silly toddler who said something I didn’t understand.

And yeah… they were right to. There isn’t a shred of dominance inside me.

 

 

 

 

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[Moon3ye]

Great chapter as always.

I love how the two Mommys make Lucy blush.

[Baby Jemma]

OMG, I'm just a pile of goo with eyes right now~ I love how easily Fiona and Avery tag-team Lucy; she's a very lucky little to have them just make her into mush. XD

Didn't figure Avery for a once-little/once-switch, though; she's just such a good Mummy. I'm curious to know about Fiona's former little, as well. I think there's a plot point there.

Also wondering about Abby's parents. Something tells me that that's Book Four (although Grim's backstory is mysterious enough that it could be Book Four/Five as well). Unless we have someone else be the focus?

Lucy is just so adorable as a little, though; she just reminds me of me. (Please don't make Avery's siblings kill her, pretty please? 😢)

[TerranV]

I'm jealous of Lucy!