Location: Darkmoon mansion

10:17pm

"I am getting some warm water, you get a towel-" Sandra commanded, as she rushed towards the bathroom, leaving Adriana alone with her unconscious Darkmoon mistress and a worried, overly anxious dog who continued to lick the filthy blood off his mistress' face.

Adriana just stared and stared at the sleeping beauty and leaned forward to fix a standoff on her face and tucked behind the sleeping woman's ear. Her hand stayed a little too long on the now, saliva-covered face, her eyes observing every single detail of Krystal.

'How can someone be this messy and yet so beautiful?' Adriana thought and then lightly caressed Krystal's cheek with her thumb through the skin ever so gently as if she was touching a cotton candy that would melt away just with the lightest heat from her touch.

Krystal groaned, making the Zodiac mistress startled, and hastily withdrew her hand, but then realized Krystal was still unconscious. A surge of blood rushed towards her face, making her huff in annoyance.

She averted her gaze towards the dog, who was now lying beside Krystal, with his head resting over her thigh. Adriana smiled and patted Kartos' head, who closed his eyes, enjoying the touch.

Adriana heard the sound of water from the bathroom, sighed, stood up from the bed, and walked towards the closet, opening and shuffling through the overly red clothes, finally picking a bathroom towel and walking towards the bed.

Kartos eyed her curiously while he twisted his head in the direction of the bathroom door opening and Sandra stepped out of it hastily carrying a small bucket of half-filled water.

Sandra rushed towards the bed and sat beside Krystal, settling the bucket in her lap, looking at Adriana. She gestured at her with eyes.

Adriana quirked her brows and asked, "What?" making Sandra roll her eyes.

"What the fuck what? Wipe her-" Sandra sneered impatiently, making Adriana nod and gulp, averting her eyes, immediately making Sandra feel guilty, but she didn't say anything.

Adriana dipped the towel into the lukewarm water and wrung it, squeezing the extra amount of liquid from the cloth.

Slowly, she turned back to the unconscious woman and raised her arms towards Krystal's face, gently wiping away the traces of blood and dirt off her face. The Darkmoon Mistress's face was demonstrating her exhaustion, yet seemed to somehow radiate power. Her naturally pale skin seemed to turn even paler. Adriana's hand trembled at the moment her fingers caressed Krystal's divine lips, which didn't go unnoticed by Sandra, who too seemed to bite her tongue and looked away.

Kartos shifted from his place, giving the two ladies enough space to clean the DarkMoon Mistress as they repeated the process in a rhythm with their hands and legs.

After wiping the right hand, Adriana stopped and looked at Sandra, who was already staring at her.

"Errrmmm-" she trailed off as Sandra raised her brows.

'What the fuck! Am I supposed to wipe her all the way? Don't I look like a creep?- Naah, naah man- Doesn't it considered as taking advantage?- oh gosh! I am no creep- okay, maybe I am- but-' Adriana's thoughts started running wild, and she jumped slightly when Sandra snapped her finger in front of her face.

"Earth to, Angel," Sandra said in an amused tone, and Adriana's breath hitched at the nickname.

'OH! Lord! These nicknames! Ugh! These women would be the death of me. ' Adriana blushed as she fidgeted with the towel in her hand.

"Errmm...Do- Should I-" She trailed off, seeming to get her point. Sandra looked at Krystal and sighed.

"I-I- don't know- I seriously don't know- Perhaps y-you should-" Sandra said, uninsured, making Adriana groan.

"I don't think she would like it if I- umm, changed her-" Adriana sighed, making Sandra shrug.

"Ughhhhhh!" Adriana exclaimed as she threw the towel at Sandra's face, who merely ducked the dirty towel without splashing all the water on the bed.

"THE FUCK!" Sandra exclaimed, making Adriana roll her eyes.

"You do it- She likes you-" Adriana mumbled, making Sandra sigh-

"Oh- please-, I don't want to and with the way she is treating you, she likes you-" Sandra huffed, staring at Adriana.

"Wha-" Adriana shuttered, making Sandra again roll her eyes.

"I know her from childhood. I can read her eyes as she looks at you-" Sandra continued, making Adriana gasp-

"Ohhh! Shit!-" Adriana exclaimed, making Sandra tilt her head in confusion.

"Ohhhhhhh! Shitttttttt!" Adriana, now starting to panic, grabbed Sandra's free hand.

"What? What's wrong? " Sandra was now used to the overdramatic nature of the Zodiac Mistress, nevertheless, for a moment, started to worry.

"Oh shit! I sank my ship- I am such a bitch- I shouldn't- I don't- naah- nooo- it's not right- I should stop-I should-" she rambled, horrified, and Sandra was even more confused now.

'Ship? What the fuck is she talking about? What did she do?' Sandra's mind was filling up with endless questions as she placed the bucket at the bedpost and then forcefully shook the Zodiac Mistress, stopping her rambling. If the Zodiac Mistress was not hyperventilating and the Cobra Mistress was not trying to calm her down, they would have noticed the rather proximity in which they were at that time.

"Breath- Breathe in- Breathe out-" Sandra commanded, and the woman did, taking some deep breaths. She momentarily calmed down, her breath fanning at the Cobra Mistress's nape, making her feel a little funny in her stomach, which she expertly concealed with a blank face.

"Now, now, tell me what's wrong, Angel?" She questioned, her tone soft yet her eyes fierce, making it almost impossible for the person to lie or ignore the demand.

"I-umm- I-"Adriana blushed, seeming not to know how to explain her inner conflict.

"You what?-" Sandra asked sternly, making Adriana's throat bob as she swallowed her saliva.

"I- umm, ship you-" Adriana said, looking at Sandra, who chuckled at the statement and released her shoulders. Now Adriana was confused as the Cobra Mistress continued to chuckle uncontrollably.

Adriana pouted and Kartos barked at Sandra, making her stop as she glared at the dog who had lazily returned to his beauty sleep beside his sleeping mistress.

Sandra, placing her hand over her chest, stopped chuckling but still grinned, looking at the confused Zodiac Mistress. "Aww-Angel, that's so sweet of you to ship us-" she said sweetly, making Adriana frown.

"But- y-you- just said-"

"Oh-, that's true-"

"Huh?"

Sandra took a deep breath and started again. "Years and years she has been In my mind. I loved her since her birth, whether platonic or lust. When we grew up, I hated her to the extent she became my obsession. I have spent years and years of studying her, each and every action, years and years of mourning, years of yearning-" Sandra said, and Adriana slightly tilted her head.

'Why is she telling me all this? She wanted to ask but couldn't help but to just gulp, looking at the eyes of the Cobra Mistress.

Her eyes, those shining brown pearly eyes, always intrigued the zodiac princess by showing the emotions over contrasting to the blank face mask which both Krystal and Sandra had mastered, seemed to look as if the sun was setting in the golden wheat field ready to be reaped when she slightly smiles, the most delicious and hot cup of espresso when she blushes and like the moor dead forest when she was sad-

And now her eyes were blank, expressing the seriousness in her words, and the Zodiac Mistress just stared at her with endless questions in her mind.

"And when a single person encroaches on your mind for that long, you know what happens, Angel?" Sandra asked, making Adriana stun, but she shook her head hastily, making Sandra chuckle.

The Zodiac Mistress would have pouted with her dramatic instinct if only the chuckle didn't sound so humorless and dry.

"-well, well, when someone lives in your head to this extent, you think like them. I considered her as my enemy for years after being her lover. I always knew something was off. She couldn't.......... oh, okay, let's not get there. Yes-yes- I had considered her as my enemy and when you become obsessed with your enemy to that extent, you start thinking like them. You know what goes inside their head by just watching them from afar, just by seeing their eyes, just by gazing at the faces which seem to be blank, you can tell what they are up to or what they are thinking- only enemies have the sense to either completely understand you or foolishly underestimate you"

Adriana raised her brows, wondering, 'Why the fuck that even matters right now-, I was mourning over my ship- and-'

"And, Angel, I have been both her lover and her enemy. For years, I tracked her in the shadows, trying to attack her, but every single time she escaped, which shows she understands me at the finest-"Sandra smiled, averting her gaze to Krystal, and her eyes lingered over the unconscious beauty's face.

"Ummm- okay?" Adriana mumbled, and Sandra again looked up at her and smiled. She fucking smiled, making Adriana's breath hitch.

"Well, it goes either way. I thought I couldn't do that any longer and was even about to return to platonic feelings-anyway- but then, a few days ago, I started observing her again and from the looks, I can assure you she feels something for you-"

"Oh shit, we are here again-" Adriana sighed dramatically, palming her face and winced after realizing her hands were rather covered in dirty water, making her scrunch her nose, and Sandra watched the Zodiac Mistress in amusement, wondering 'How the fuck she is even a leader?'.

Adriana glared at Sandra and yet continued, "I don't understand. What are you trying to imply?" She sighed and her temper rose as she watched the facial expression of the Cobra mistress turn into a smirk.

"And yes, yes, I missed an important detail-" Sandra said sheepishly.

"What?"

"For nine years, I tracked each and every person she met. She talked, she fucked-"

"YOU WHAT!" Adriana's eyes became wide.

"Shut your pretty mouth, angel, or mosquitoes might get in there. There are many bloodsuckers in this mansion, That's why I always disliked the location near the forests because of the insects-"

Adriana quickly closed her mouth and huffed as blood surged towards her ear tips, making them look pinkish.

"And she gives me the same look as she gives you, angel-" Sandra's grin never left her face as Adriana visibly paled.

"I- What- !!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Okay, what I was telling you was that- I was obsessed, no- no- I am obsessed- that doesn't matter but what really matters is that we have a lot in common, from taste in food to music and, errm, people-"Sandra grinned and her eyes trailed towards Krystal.

"O-Okay?" Adriana asked.

'No- it can't be what I am thinking, Can it?- Naah, shut it Adri-' Adriana mentally cursed herself and her breath hitched as Sandra leaned forward. Her breath fanned over Zodiac mistress's ear, making a weird shiver run down her spine-

"It is what you are thinking, curly head-" Sandra almost whispered, making Adriana gulp as millions of thoughts, red lights, swearing, and bells rang into her head-

'No- no- no-' Her thoughts ran wild as she bit her tongue to check if she was dreaming.

"Y-You are saying-" Adriana trailed off, blushing profusely.

"Hmm, what Angel?" Sandra asked as her lip gazed at Adriana's earlobe with the vibration of her every word. Something in Adriana's stomach fluttered.

"Polygamy?" Adriana asked if she was uninsured and then gasped when Sandra bit her earlobe, making it almost bleed. Note: almost.

"No-" Sandra said as she straightened herself and chuckled as Adriana furrowed her brows.

With her index finger, she poked the Zodiac Mistress's cheek.

"I don't do poly- gamy, Angel-"Sandra purred, making Adriana freeze.

Adriana's jaw dropped again, her brain just short-circuited with confusion, and Kartos barked at the Zodiac Mistress for her unnecessary dramatic performance.

"Jaan! I know you were listening to all this time, so don't leave me alone with this dramatic cat woman! " Sandra groaned out of nowhere, turning towards Krystal, who scrunched her nose.

"WHATTT!" Adriana exclaimed again as Krystal shook her head exhaustingly, but the blush over her face was more than visible, confirming the Cobra Mistress's words.

Krystal tried to sit up and groaned when Kartos jumped on her belly and attacked her face with numerous licks.

"L-let- g-ooo- B-baby- Ma-mama- is f-fine," Krystal breathed between the lick attacks, and Sandra laughed, looking at both women.

One was attacked by an oversized puppy, and the other appeared to have frozen as if her brain had been broken.

"K-Kartos!!!" Krystal exclaimed, making Kartos stop and sit beside her, making The Darkmoon Mistress finally breath again-

She took some deep breaths and sat up, staring at the cobra mistress, who was grinning sheepishly.

"You know, you have the worst timing, Princess," She said coldly, but the crimson tint never left her cheeks and Sandra's grin grew wider.

"Well, I am not a fan of slow-burns, you see-" She winked, making the Darkmoon Mistress scowl.

"I fucking killed that bitch, and you saw this opportunity to confess, like, seriously?" Krystal scoffed, but amusement filed in the stormy grey eyes as they flickered like mercury.

"Yes?" Sandra said nonchalantly, making the Darkmoon Mistress roll her eyes.

"WHAT!" Adriana exclaimed out of nowhere.

Krystal stared at the Zodiac Mistress, whose mouth was open as if North Korea had become a part of democracy.

It looks like you have broken her, Princess." She murmured, and Sandra nodded, grinning, totally amused by the turn of events.

"YOU ARE NOT DENYING!" The Zodiac Mistress was totally confused and rather overwhelmed. 'Is this really happening? No- No this has to be some prank- This can't be '

Her thoughts were cut off by a chuckle, a chuckle by the Dark Moon Mistress herself. The mere sound of it was so beautiful and melodious that it made both women stiffen on their spot, one beaming and the other way too stunned to comprehend.

"Shut your pretty mouth, kitten-" Krystal commented, with mischief sparkling in her eyes, as she finally stopped the black furry beast, hyperventilating but still patting his head, assuring him of her safety, as her stormy eyes met the dark brown ones, "How can I deny my princess-" she purred as Sandra launched herself on the Darkmoon Mistress, not caring about the poor dog who jumped out of the bed in order to prevent himself being squeezed to death by the utterly happy Cobra Mistress hugging the life out of his Mistress who just patted awkwardly her back as her eyes met emerald ones, she nodded and then Adriana seemed to come out of her daze and she too launched herself into the joint hug making Krystal groan at the impact.

The warmth, the weight, the scents felt so comfortable and so right that it made the Darkmoon Mistress overwhelmed with emotions, her skin felt like burning where the bare skins of the two eternal women met her's she bit her lip preventing herself from melting in the touch or let out a sob.

It just felt so damn right, which made her stomach churn. Her eyes, shifting from the emotional to the blank stare, 'No Kry- you- can't.' Her mental wards screamed, but she didn't want to untangle herself-

'No- you- have to-you don't deserve them, the darkness- the moor emptiness-it should end ' her mind was running with endless thoughts as her plans were visibly crumbling in front of her eyes and then she felt something wet drop over her neck and felt Sandra snuggled even more in the hug as if she was trying to fill each and every gap between the three bodies, making a tingle arise in Zodiac Mistress' spine.

Adriana was too feeling so happy, happier than the day her father bought her first desktop, happier than the day she first excelled in Python language. She was still confused, yet she never wanted to break the hug as Krystal's hand, which was once patting Sandra, was now over her head, reluctantly running her fingers through her bushy hair. The slight gesture was enough to make the zodiac mistress blush from the very core of her skin cells.

Then the door opened and Krystal's eyes went wide. So did Max's, watching his pumpkin, who seemed to be allergic to the touch or any kind of skinship involved in showing affection, was engulfed in the arms of two ex-rivals. She tried to wiggle her way out but was ignored by the other two, who just wanted to live every moment of the warmth that the embrace was providing. Max beamed at her.

But then he decided to make the other two aware of his presence, as he was not alone. An old woman in a white coat with a doctor's briefcase was there too, staring at her stone-hearted boss, surrounded by an immense air of emotions. "So the plans have changed, I see-" He commented, his tone playful but his eyes serious, meeting Krystal's, and she nodded lightly, making the man beam at them, "Now- Now, can you ladies please be a dear and extract yourselves out of the bed so that Dr. Rahina, can check Pumpkin?" It was a statement, not a question, but it did make Krystal huff.

The other two women reluctantly pulled themselves away from the embrace, and Sandra wiped her face with her shirt, soon making her face expressionless as she straightened herself, standing off the bed, whereas Adriana was practically glowing as she kept a Cheshire grin on her face, standing close to the Cobra Mistress.

Rahina took some steps towards the bed and placed her briefcase, opening it to take out a sphygmomanometer, making her way towards the DarkMoon mistress-

"Till Rahina checks on Pumpkin, would you two mind following me out for a bit?" Max asked, but it was clear in his tone that he would not take no as an answer so both the women nodded, for a moment his gaze met Krystal who raised her brows in his direction and he winked.

"After you," he gestured towards the door and, just shrugging, the other two mistresses walked out the door, but it didn't go unnoticed that Sandra's hand was resting around the zodiac mistress' waist, who was blushing profusely and internally screaming, practically jumping on her way out.

Max chuckled, 'Ahhh! young love-' he sighed, turning towards his Pumpkin who was still holding her questioning stare while the doctor took her blood samples. He grinned and patted on his coat pocket, from which a cream envelope was bouncing out. Krystal's eyes went wide.

"No- Don't you dare- the plan has changed!!" she exclaimed, but it was too late, as the chief of the Darkmoon Empire ran out of his mistress' room, ignoring her protest as he did every single time-

Out of the room the two women raised their brows consecutively at him as she laughed shutting the door behind, he then launched himself over the two making them yelp as he engulfed them in a bone-crushing hug, "Thank you" he said as he placed a wet kiss on Sandra's cheek making her scrunch her nose, "Fucking, Thank you!" He smacked a kiss at Zodiac mistress' forehead making her screech, then finally he freed them.