Chapter 568 - 566: Clarissa.

Chapter 568: Chapter 566: Clarissa.

"Darling, what took you so long~~?" Clarissa cooed, her hips swaying hypnotically as she made her way toward me.

"Sorry, my love," I stretched out an arm. "I had to make some amends, hence the delay."

She took my outstretched arm. "Amends?" Closing the distance between us, she continued, "is everything alright?"

I didn’t answer her at first, my eyes glancing right behind her where the figure of a demoness and another white-haired woman with blue eyes stood, both women radiant and beautiful, with smiles on their faces as Raiden Agares approached them.

Raiden, almost as though sensing my gaze, shifted his attention as our eyes locked. Then—

"Hmm." He gave me a subtle nod, leading his women to a more spacious dance space.

I smiled, finally answering Clarissa’s question. "Yes, everything is fine now."

"Good. Then I guess nothing is going to ruin our time, then."

"Hahahahahaha.... When I’m with you guys, the world could be ending for all it’s worth, and it still wouldn’t ruin my time."

"Fufufu.. enough of your flattering and more of your dancing. Let’s see if you move as good as you hit things," she laughed, pulling me forward.

"Heh! I’ll have you know, there’s nothing in this world I could be bad at."

"We’ll see..."

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"Woah..."

"Who... who are they?"

"I don’t know, but... they’re beautiful."

I tuned out the noise of the crowd around us as I focused on the beauty in my arms.

Clarissa, still as radiant as ever, moved like a butterfly on the floor, her steps graceful and beautiful.

There were a few hiccups at the beginning of our dance, yet the moment Chaotic Adaptation hit, I became proficient enough to stun Clarissa herself.

"Fufufufu... darling, you didn’t tell me you could move this well," she laughed as I twirled her around.

"You never asked, my love," I replied, catching her figure and taking the lead once more.

"Fufufufu.... I wonder how many other things you know how to do?"

I pulled her close, our bodies glued to each other as we approached the finale of our move. My head leaned down beside her ear as I blew a hot breath into it. "Well, there’s enough time to find that out, isn’t there?"

She shivered in my grip as I launched her into the air. Her body spun multiple times, catching the light of the room, and then—

THUD!

I caught her in a perfect stance, our breaths heavy with more than just exhaustion.

"Don’t... excite me too much, Darling..." she huffed, her eyes swirling in obvious desire. But before I could reply—

Clap! Clap! Clap!

The entire hall erupted into a chorus of applause.

"Marvelous!!"

"What a show!!"

"Encore!! Encore!!!"

The audience seemed to have been thoroughly entertained by our dance just now.

"Heh.. looks like we stole the show," I laughed.

"Haa... of course we did, but now you’ve got problems on your hands." Clarissa smiled, her eyes pointing behind me as I turned to see the line that had formed in my wake.

Sana, Elira, Aunt V, Mother, and a host of other women had arranged themselves in a neat queue.

"Big brother!!! Lucien wants to dance too!!!"

"Wh.. what the hell?" Even Lucien was standing in line, wrapped in Mom’s embrace, a wide smile on his face.

"Looks like you’re done. It’s our turn now," came Sana’s voice, almost as though they had all agreed to this being an already concluded matter.

"This... aren’t you guys a bit too much?"

"Don’t worry, Master... the night is long, and the celebration even longer still."

"Yes, Dante... now don’t keep us waiting..." Mother waved me on like I was the one being weird here.

"Fufufufu... go on, darling, show off your skills," Clarissa laughed.

"Haa... this is the price of excellence, I guess." I sighed, resigning myself to my fate as I stretched out an arm. "Sana, my love."

"Humph!" Sana huffed, taking my hand as— "Ahhhh!!!" I pulled her into a tight embrace.

"Hehehe... my lovely tower spirit," I whispered in her ear, not minding her fake protests. "You look beautiful, my love."

Her struggles died out instantly the moment my words registered.

"Re.. really?"

"Hahaha... of course. You’re magnificent."

A bright red blush colored her cheeks as she tried to play it off cool. "Humph! It’s.. it’s good that you noticed."

"Hey!!! Sana!! Stop flirting with my son and get on with it, you’re holding up the line." Mother called out, cutting through our moment without a care in the world as Sana almost fainted from embarrassment.

"Ahahahahaha... alright then, let’s not keep the ladies waiting, shall we?" Not minding the spiraling Sana, I pulled her into a stance, and then, we moved...

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"Haaa... that... that was more exhausting than I thought it’d be." I sighed, shaking my head as I sat down on an empty chair, thoroughly exhausted.

"You know you’re going to have to pay me back my own dance, right?" Shaia cut in.

"Haaa... my love, fine. Whenever you’re ready, we’ll dance."

"Humph! Better."

I smiled, amused by her antics.

"Darling~~~" My smile widening even further the moment I heard that sweet call as a body took its rightful place on my lap. Her arms reached for mine, wrapping themselves around her waist, her back leaning into my chest. Her hair tickled my nostrils as the alluring smell of cherry blossoms filled my nose.

"Clarissa, you seem categorically clingy today," I laughed.

"Maybe it’s just that time of the month, you know?"

"No, I don’t, heh! How do you know if their time works the same here like it does on Terra?"

"Hmmm... well, it doesn’t matter, no? It’s my body that’s keeping time, not the outside world."

"I guess that... makes sense?" It didn’t, but I just didn’t have the energy right now to think about it. I merely closed my eyes and rested my chin on her head as the atmosphere fell silent.

"Hey," Clarissa called out.

"Hmm?"

"Look." She pointed out, and I did, my attention falling on the scene before me.

Mother was laughing brilliantly, her expression radiant as she shared a dance with Father, the two of them looking lost in their own beautiful world.

Not too far from them, Aunt V danced with her little baby, Lucien, as the little man just went wherever she led him, his laughter ringing through the air of the ballroom.

Sana and Elira—two women who normally didn’t see eye to eye—were now hugging each other and laughing whilst drinking some very suspicious wine.

Even Leo, Malachi, Paku, Salazar, and Shulvan—yes, Shulvan—weren’t spared, as everyone was either dancing with someone, drinking with someone, or chatting with someone, Shulvan proving he was more than just a fanatic as he showed off his own moves.

I just watched, an indescribable feeling welling up from within me.

Since bringing back Mom and Dad, I hadn’t yet taken the time to truly take in the change in our lives.

Everyone seemed a lot happier. More free. More lively. Yes, I wished the other girls were around as well, for if one were to add the chaotic excitement of Kaila, Cara, Khalifa, and Dakota into this mix, it would’ve been one hell of a moment. But even then, it was still,

"Beautiful..." I muttered, pulling Clarissa in closer.

"Yes, darling. And you made it so. You’ve been beating yourself up all this while about being inadequate, yet you haven’t failed any of us yet. Look at what you did. Look at your family. They laugh and dance because they know regardless of what comes, they have an Absolute standing behind them. So my love, allow yourself some comfort in knowing that you are exactly what you say you are."

I kept quiet, grounding myself in the warmth of the lovely woman in my arms, as—

"I love you... C." The words came out rawer than I’d expected, but I couldn’t help it.

"Fufufufu... like I’d have given you any other choice?" she cooed.

"Hey, wanna see something cool?"

"Cool? What’s that?"

"Come, I’ll show you."

Clarissa stood, pulling me away from the ballroom hall as we made our way upstairs.

...

....

"Hmm? Clarissa, there’s nothing here," I asked, looking at the empty room she’d pulled me into.

There was nothing inside but a large mattress that looked soft enough to engulf even my soul in comfort.

Click!

The sound of the door closing behind me made me turn around, a curious expression on my face. "C?"

"Darling~~" she cooed, "can you guess what a little bird told me during our shopping earlier today?"

"Hmm? What’s that?"

She moved toward me, closing the distance one step at a time.

"That you had taken Sana completely."

"Huh? I thought you already knew that, with the way I kept addressing her and everything?"

The distance between us shortened as she took a large step and appeared right before me.

"How would I know that, darling? How could I possibly know that you’d gone ahead and taken another woman before me, hmm?" Her eyes had gone hollow now, looking like two green pools of water that wished to drown me.

I smiled, a wide, feral expression. "My love, you were indisposed of. What could I do?"

"And now?" She closed the distance completely, her massive chest pressing against my torso as she looked me dead in the eyes. "What’s stopping you from taking me rightfully?"

My smile threatened to split my face apart as I leaned down, cupping her face in my hands. "Nothing. That’s what." And then—

Smoooch~~~

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A/N: finally, my baby Clarissa makes it official, let’s fucking goo.... Oh and as always,

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