Note to the reader: *.......* means he's saying that in his head.

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The poll didn't go how I wanted so I decided to scrap it and just go with what I had planned originally. Sorry if you don't like it.

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Chapter 28

When made it back to the palace I ran into a maid.

Maid:"I'm sorry Sir Becket, but you missed diner. If you'd like I could have something prepared for you and bring it to your room."

Becket:"Sure that's fine."

I accepted the offer and went up to my room. Aria was already asleep so I tried to be as quiet as possible. It wasn't long before there was a light knock at the door so I answered it.

Maid:"Your food sir."

She held out a circular tray with a top on it. When I looked down at it she removed the top.

Becket:"Oh looks good."

There was a thick piece of meat and some cut up blue stuff as a side dish.

Becket:"Thank you."

I took the tray from her hands and she gave me a bow before leaving. The meat tasted like steak with a little spice and my side dish was probably vegetables. I wasn't sure since I didn't recognize the look of it or it's taste, but I'm pretty sure it was at least this worlds equivalent to a vegetable.

Becket:"Well that was quite delicious."

I whispered to myself as I sat the tray aside. There was still one more thing I wanted to do before going to sleep so I pulled the rifle out of my pack. Some fabric was still left over from when I made the scarf so I took a small part of it and pushed it into the rifles barrel. I injected mana into my jacket and created a string to drag the cloth through the barrel.

Becket:"Dusty."

An excessive amount of dust had collected inside of the rifles barrel so I couldn't help but comment. After I finished cleaning out the dust I wiped the whole rifle down and cleaned the scope.

Becket:"Good. Now it's all clean."

I smiled as I checked the rifle over. I'll still need to do a firing test to make sure the rifle works, but that can wait. The rifle was placed back in it's case and slid into my pack then I joined Aria in the bed. She was lying on one pillow and hugging the other so tonight I'll have to sleep without one.

The next morning I got up and had breakfast with the royal family again, but this time I felt like the queen kept glancing over at me. Afterward I decided to go check on the vampires, but first made a request to one of the knights to get me a certain plant. When I finished making the request I tried to leave Aria at the palace, but she wouldn't let me so I ended up letting her come too. Gene was sitting at the counter when we came in.

Gene:"Oh good morning Becket and Aria."

He seemed to be in a good mood.

Becket:"Whats got you so happy?"

Gene:"Well I spent last night with a woman so I'm feeling a little....rejuvenated."

Becket:"Who's the woman?"

Gene:"She was a brothel girl, but I think I might be falling for her. If I'm not mistaken I think she might like me too."

*Is he the type that falls hard and fast for women?*

Becket:"Be careful. Those girls are being paid to do a job. She may not actually feel what you think."

Gene:"Don't worry I'll tread lightly. Don't want to end up with a girl like my previous wife."

Becket:"Well I'm gonna go talk to your guests. Babysit Aria for me."

Gene:"Sure."

Aria looked a little angry that I treated her like a kid, but I ignored it and went upstairs. After knocking on the door I heard someone approaching it.

Bram:"Becket."

Bram had a few wounds on his face that must have been pretty deep since they were still healing.

Becket:"What happened to you?"

I entered the room while asking him that question. The first thing I noticed was that the bed his sister had previously been in was empty.

Bram:"Sister woke up."

Becket:"Yes and?"

Bram:"She was angry about having her heart ripped out."

Becket:"What? She took her anger out on you?"

Bram looked down at his feet.

Bram:"She was just feeling frustrated. It's my fault for annoying her right after she woke up."

*What is he? An abused wife?*

Becket:"Where is she?"

Bram:"She said that she was going to find some fresh blood. She loves virgin blood. Male or female."

*Oh yeah I forgot. High level vampires can walk under the sun.*

I had assumed she would be here since the sun was up, but I had forgotten the fact that the sun wasn't an issue.

Becket:"So do vampires need blood to survive?"

Bram:"We don't need it, but it does temporarily increase our healing and gives us a sort of high if you drink too much."

Becket:"So she's out getting high. Then there's no telling when she'll be back."

I sighed as I thought about the stoner vampire.

*What should I do now?*

Becket:"Tell your sister I'd like to meet her. I'll stop by later today."

Bram:"I'll tell her, but she may hit you when you see her."

Becket:"Why would she hit me?"

Bram:"I told her about how you kissed her. She's a little violent, but she's still a girl. Getting kissed by a stranger while asleep pissed her off."

Becket:"Great. Then tell her I'll be here tomorrow around this time."

*I should give her a little more time to cool off.*

Bram nodded. He would be the one to suffer the brunt of her wrath. I gave him a pat on the shoulder before leaving the room. When I got down stairs I could her Aria yelling.

Aria:"You cheated you bastard!"

*She's cursing. Means she's in a bad mood.*

Gene:"I didn't cheat."

Aria:"I know you did!"

Becket:"Whats going on?"

Aria and Gene were sitting at a table playing a card game. When she heard my voice, Aria jumped up from the table.

Aria:"Becket he's cheating!"

Becket:"Gene what did you do?"

Gene:"I didn't do anything. I taught her this card game and then when we started the fourth round she said I was cheating."

Aria:"I know you were cheating! I saw you swap out a card!"

I looked into Genes eyes.

Becket:"Why would you cheat against a person who just learned how to play?"

Gene just looked at me for a few minutes before showing me a face of defeat.

Gene:"I'm sorry. I couldn't help it though. She was kicking my ass and she only just learned the game."

Becket:"Thats no reason to cheat."

Gene:"I know. I just didn't want to look so pathetic. I'll have you know I use to be considered a champ at this game."

Becket:"A champ? You? Hard to believe."

Gene:"But it's true! I swear!"

Becket:"Then how was Aria beating you?"

Aria:"Because I'm awesome at the game!"

Aria puffed out her chest in pride.

Aria:"But someone had to act like a little bitch and cheat."

Aria showed Gene a look of disappointment.

Aria:"If you'd of just asked I would've gone easy on you."

Gene hung his head low and started mumbling to himself.

Gene:"I was a champ."

Becket:"Well we're going now. I'll swing back by tomorrow."

Gene:"Yeah. Sure. Whatever."

Gene halfheartedly responded so Aria and I just left. I stopped by a textiles store to buy some red dye for something I planned to make later before returning to the palace. I had made my decision last night so after getting back to the palace I tried to ditch Aria.

Becket:"I've got something I need to do."

Aria:"I want to come. Maybe I can help."

Becket:"No I don't want you to come. This is something I need to do so just stay here."

Aria had told me about how she was tired of being in the palace since it reminded her of all the time she spent in the fairy palace. She already lived the royal life and was sick of it.

Becket:"Listen Aria. I have business I need to attend to. You only need to deal with the palace life for a little while longer."

Aria:"When can we leave this city? I'm tired of humans."

*Well Esyn gave me a mission and I have to leave in two months so not long.*

Becket:"About two months."

Aria:"I guess I can handle that long."

I convinced Aria to let me go alone so I quickly left the palace. I had been to only one place where I could get the services I needed done so I headed there.

I entered the Ice Hole and found a seat in one of the corners. There seemed to be few people there which I was happy about. Crowded taverns are usually noisy and noisy is usually annoying.

Girl:"What can I get for you?"

A girl about 14 or 15 came up to my table.

Becket:"Something to drink. Make it strong."

Girl:"Gotcha."

She turned around and left.

Becket:"Ok. So how does it work here?"

I looked around at the other customers and easily spotted the ones that were here for a night with the girls. All their faces just screamed sexual deviant.

*I don't have one of those faces right?*

I gently touched my face as I wondered if I had the face of a pervert.

Girl:"Here you go."

The girl returned with a wooden cup in hand.

Becket:"Thanks."

I took a drink from the cup she gave me and accidentally gulped it all down. When I looked up the girl was still standing there.

Girl:"So do you want to head to a room now or later."

Becket:"Huh?"

*She figured me out! I really do have one of those faces!*

Girl:"Most people who come here aren't here to just drink, but this'll be my first with a woman."

She smiled at me and it was quite a radiant smile. She had maroon colored hair that was currently in pigtails probably to emphasize her youth. The light green dress she wore came down to right above her knees and she had black boots on. Her eyes were brown while her lips and nose were small.

Girl:"My names Alexa."

Becket:"I'm Becket."

I reached out to shake her hand and she took it into both of hers.

Alexa:"It's nice to meet you. Now again would you like to get a room now or later."

Becket:"Well I guess now is fine."

Alexa:"Then follow me."

Becket:"Wait I should probably tell you I'm a guy."

Alexa:"A guy? Oh you're a pretty boy! I've never seen one before."

Becket:"Wait aren't most elves pretty boys?"

Alexa:"Not the ones I've met. They're usually handsome, but a male elf in my experience looks male."

*So I really am a pretty boy. I thought this was common among elves.*

We went up stairs and found an empty room. As we entered I could hear a girl moaning in one of the rooms next to ours. The rooms were rather small with a bed and a desk. There were towels and a bowl of water on the desk along with lotions.

*Thats probably meant for cleaning up afterwards.*

I was slightly surprised that they had something like that prepared. I expected it to be less sanitary. I'm sure the lotions had a different use though. The bed sheets looked clean and crisp. It was like they were new. Alexa began undressing.

Alexa:"What kind of service."

Becket:"What are my choices?"

Alexa:"The options are normal sex, tit-job, hand-job, blow-job, or anal."

Becket:"Oh. Well then I'll just go with normal."

Alexa was completely naked and I could see her thin body and moderately sized perky breasts. She doesn't have any body hair so she probably shaves it all off. Her hair was let down now and it gave her a slightly older look. Maybe I was wrong in my initial guess of her age. She might be around 16 or 17. The pigtails really made her look younger. She crawled onto the bed then turned around to look at me.

Alexa:"You gonna join me?"

I had just been examining her and the room all this time so I quickly undressed. My guy was really getting in the mood now. She was on all fours so I positioned myself behind her.

Alexa:"Enjoy."

She said with a smile while glancing over her shoulder at me. I placed both of my hands on her hips. Because of a slight feeling of guilt due to her being so much young than me I wanted to end this quickly, but forgot after I got started. Her moans mixed with the ones coming from the girl in the next room and I just fell into a trance. When I finally regained my senses we were lying on the bed next to each other. I wasn't sure how much time had passed, but the two of us obviously had a good workout.

Alexa:"I haven't had fun like that in a while."

She turned her head to look at me.

Alexa:"Come by anytime and I'll service you."

She rolled off the bed and went over to the bowl of water then began wiping herself down. I joined her and we ended up cleaning each other. After we got dressed Alexa faced me.

Alexa:"Time for payment."

*Oh yeah I forgot about that.*

Becket:"How much?"

Alexa:"Two sapphire coins."

It seemed a little expensive, but I paid anyway. She was smiling as she pocketed the coins and put her hair back into pigtails. We went down stairs together and I headed for the door. Walking across the tavern while everyone stared at you knowing what you just did to the girl a few feet behind you felt a little.........uncomfortable.

Alexa:"Come again Becket."

I left the Ice Hole wishing she didn't say my name so loud.

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I wasn't really sure how much detail I should put in the sex scene so I kept it low. I'm not writing a story all about the sex. He will have more of it, but the scenes will probably get only about this much detail.

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