Cecilia soon started to play dress up doll with me calling me up more then a few times and changing me into many different suits ranging from striped once to pure colored ones I ended up performing my very own fashion which the girls liked a lot and cheered when I started to show off the different suits I wore most of them seemed to be always a bit speechless after seeing me change into a suit hestia included they would stare for a few seconds until telling me that it looked good stella was the most supportive telling me that I was the most handsome man on earth which some of the girls agreed with hiddenly nodding their heads to because stella was so sweet I hugged her multiple times in which amy and sarah seemed to have felt left out and also came over telling me how awesome I looked with the suit not being thankful for their flattering was hard I ended up playing with the little girls a bit more hugging them tightly...the other grown woman seemed to be a bit shy to tell me what they really felt they also seemed to be a jealous about the kids since they could say anything they wanted without a worry to sound wrong in any way...

Sometimes clothes really do make the man don't they ?

I saw hestia more then once stealing glances at me or staring at me in a very seductive manner which was fun to look at and react to.

Of course I didn't really have a say in choosing the suit cecilia did and honestly saying she was probably better in choosing then I was since fashion wasn't one of my strong suits.I didn't really care about what I wore be it alone or in public as long as it was appropriate and fit me then I would wear it my mind was simple and efficient.

While changing through the different suits cecilia almost never left me she didn't go as far to go into the changing room though,but just kept close by next to the door while I changed into my suit on a occasion she seemed to be more then once anxious whenever I would come out and I would also sometimes see the door wavering a bit,I didn't call cecilia on it and just ignored it though.

The day was long and it wouldn't end just yet,after this shopping tour cecilia,me,hestia and leraje would go to the senjin house and start celebrating joseph senjins birthday a person who I didn't even know and I could see that cecilia didn't really know that person more then I did our conversation while she waited for me to change was actually about the party in specific.

-I only met joseph 2 times I believe he doesn't really come to the academy he is usual come schooled by a tutor,but what I do know is that he is a bit of a dull person,but as a mage is pretty decent he is actually a tier 4 mage a red robed magician only 1 rank away from me..

She said with a indifferent voice while I put on the jacket asking a bit curious.

-Why are you saying he is dull ?

Hearing my question cecilia giggled for a bit and said.

-Well he isn't quote on "dull" its just that he doesn't really strike me as a "senjin" he doesn't have that spark of ambition like the rest of his family does and as a heir to the household the pressure is strong since his father has still a lot of expectations for him and to be honest it is better to give the position to their of the 2 sisters in that house at least those 2 have some backbone to support their family with...

The way she said it was not mocking,but rather it sounded as if it was a fact and when I asked her why they didn't do so she told me that the senjin house has a tradition that only males would be allowed to ascend the house head and become heir to the family cecilias opinion on the tradition was a simple word...sexist...the senjin house wasn't really sexist just the tradition was the house in itself had many high ranked female members,but only a guy could become a heir...

Feeling that the topic was moving a bit too far I tried to change the topic and asked her about the senjin house in particular after that she got hooked and continued telling me about the female members of this family the daughters of aiden senjin to be precise.

The second youngest child of the family was called aria senjin she was 19 years old while the eldest was called quinn senjin who was 21 this year both of their names are slightly questionable,but it seems like the names came from the mothers side who came from a irish family explaining the names.

Anyways both of these girls seem to be really exceptional and powerful in the family and from what cecilia described to me both of them want to be the next house head and break the sexist tradition once and for all becoming the heir they tried multiple times to convince their father to let them inherit the position of the heir,but aiden refused he was deeply true to his family and wanted to leave it how it was,how it always been he also seemed to have promised his brother to keep the family at how it was...

-His brother ?

I asked now a bit more curious then before.

Even thought I couldn't see it,I still felt it getting the impression that cecilia nodded to herself.

-Yes,aiden senjin wasn't always the head of the family the previous head was actually his brother called sulivan senjin who was also a very exceptional magic caster,but after a tragic incident he just couldn't continue anymore and gave up his position to his younger brother..

-What happened ?

I asked.

Cecilia sighed for a moment as she recalled and said.

-His wife died...

That was it,without a word I understood why he couldn't move on anymore losing your wife and still be able to control such a huge family would obviously take a large toll on you be it mentally or physically no one obviously blamed him from retiring I guess and I also understood why aiden doesn't want to change the tradition because of his promise to his brother it was a heart warming story and also tragic indeed.

After this both me and cecilia didn't really have the heart to continue talking she still gave me a few tips on fashion though what fit me well and what I should wear basically a hair style was also considered,but cecilia and the other said that my short pony tail seems to be fit my appearance a lot.

We soon enough finished shopping on our way home leraje and I were responsible for carrying all the new stuff we had bought which was alright,but to walk in,hestia even violated me while we got our way home which was embarrassing since I couldn't retaliate without dropping the items...just you see after we go home...I grumbled imagining all the pounding I would give her,my stare might have also shown what my intentions were making hestia ever more annoying while she taunted me...

Looking back melony also got along with everyone very well most of them seemed to be very puzzled why she was wearing my mask hestia included.

No,one really asked her directly since everyone in this group had a their own very dark past that they themselves didn't want to be questioned about which is pretty convenient,but messed up.

Other then cecilia of course...

-Why are you wearing a mask and isn't that dawns mask ?

-ehh...

Melony was panicked when she was asked that question I could see that lying wasn't her very strong points so I quickly jumped into it myself making up things as they go..

-Cecilia melony said that she isn't good with the sun thats why I let her borrow my mask..

Hearing my explanation melony nodded furiously.

-yes ! yes thats exactly it..I..I have a allergy against sunlight...

Hearing this answer most of the girls seem to buy it,but not everyone since half of the girls were almost profession liars they could pick up stuff like this even cecilia could as she held her own suspicion,but since I was here she didn't ask anything and just continued walking like everyone else.

I sighed out of the relieve it wasn't 100 % sure that cecilia or anyone else would recognize melony since it was only half a decade ago,but still being careful never hurt.

While we were walking hestia and leraje suddenly came a bit more closer to me their expressions were grim showing me that something wasn't right.

-We are being followed...

Hestia said acting aloof while leraje at my side nodded his head carrying those dozen bags of clothing made him look like a hoarder...

Anyways their warning was a bit unexpected their detections skills were also 4 times better then mine so it wasn't surprising that they noticed something like this,but...

-Aren't we always being followed ?

I said with a perplexed look on mt face,after all it was true sometimes stalkers would just follow us,but in the end most of them would just give up why was this any special ?

Hearing my question leraje shook his head still solemn he answered.

-Its different this time around it isn't human...a werewolf actually..

I was surprised hearing this I was tempted to look around to see who it was,but stopped myself...a werewolf ? why was it following us ?

While I was thinking about that leraje continued speaking.

-Originally I noticed that it was in the mall with us,but at the time I didn't anything of it since werewolves usually mix with the humans,but after we started to move around that werewolf start to follow I didn't want to say anything since I just believed it to be a coincidence,but now it is a fact that it is indeed following us...

Hestia grunted approvingly while crossing her arms she came closer to me,not because she wanted to play with me no it was because she was acting careful to protect me.

I was confused...why was that werewolf following us ? I don't remember ever conversing with their kind or ever meeting one..no maybe not I did meet those mutant werewolves or whatever they were,but I didn't meet an actual sane werewolf could they have started to follow us after we got out of the suit shop ?If so it would explain why leraje or hestia didn't notice it from the beginning if so did our actions arouse some kind of suspicion in that wolf ?

I actually contemplated on just stopping and asking that werewolf myself,but I didn't since going away would look suspicion and who would carry the bags after all ?

In the end I just sucked in my breath and continued walking home the unsettling feeling of a predator walking behind us was not pleasant and almost nerve wrecking on itself I could see that hestia and leraje had the same opinion,but that wasn't worrisome just yet we would deal with it and squeeze the answer out of it...

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