The Ancient Genes

Max sat down there on the floor as he got out from the spirit world. 

The more he thought about it, the more conflicted he felt. But the decision was obviously made, he would save Andriel at any cost. ​​

But, the thing was about how to deal with Lisa…

Max had got Lisa's feelings very clearly, even though she very much liked to deny it. And he honestly, had only good feelings for her….out of all the three, she had been with him for the longest. She was her fiancee and like he had said earlier...if it was a normal world...he wouldn't have any problem with the marriage with her....

"Huff!" Max sighed.

"Well, that's a pretty long sigh for a guy who was having a nice time minutes ago..." 

Max raised his head to see Mr. Cool standing in front of him.

"It's a bad thing to spy on others…" Max said as he looked at him.

"Like in hell am I interested in seeing you make out when I have dozens of girls begging me for it…." Mr. Cool said with a snort.

Max shook his head, "Don't you feel any guilt? Betraying them…"

"Woah! That's a serious allegation...I have never hidden anything from anyone...I am a man of integrity…"

"Integrity my ass….does it change anything whether they know about it or not?" Max looked at him with an odd look.

"Of course! You have to be truthful, no secrets with each other..." 

Max didn't know whether to laugh or cry hearing this, "So, you being with another woman is fair as long as you let other know?"

"In that case, her being with another man after telling you is fine as well?'' He further asked.

"No, that's cheating…" Mr.Cool replied.

"I am shocked you can say that with a straight face...aren't you being unreasonable and selfish?" Max asked as he looked at him.

"If I was that reasonable and selfless, I wouldn't have more than one woman to begin with...Besides, I am not forcing anyone to be with me…not to mention look at my face...won't I be in loss if I just let a single person have me...look at this handsome face...it will be a sin for a single girl to have me all to herself….now that I think about, won't it make me selfless rather than selfish...I am actually thinking about others rather than myself…"

Mr. Cool continued but Max didn't pay much attention to him except for her first few words.

'So, for guys it's harem...for girls it's cheating?' Max muttered inwardly, it seems he wasn't selfish enough to think there was nothing wrong with this way of thinking.

"Besides, don't lecture me when you are in no different position than mine...I heard from Lear that you have a thing going on with that blonde lady…" Mr. Cool said as he looked at Max.

Max's face turned ugly, 'Lear….'

"Don't tell me you are feeling conflicted about doing something wrong?" Mr. Cool suddenly seemed to have realised Max's thought.

"What if I am?" Max asked.

"There is no other way here...you either do it if you want to and be a jerk or don't do it at all…" Mr. Cool words were full of passion as grasped his fist and put it in front of Max.

'But, I don't have a choice…I have to be a jerk I guess...'  Max thought to himself.

"This is the cost….you have to be a scum if you really want to love more than one person. Besides, what kind of world do we live in...stop thinking about what is fair and what is not...especially when it comes to love...because, everything is fair in love and war…loving more than one person as well…"

Max shook his head, there would be no end to it if he kept listening to this narcissist.

In the end, he got up and left. As he walked downstairs, he saw Mark and Lear looking at him. Mark's gaze only lasted for a second but Lear continued to look at him with a smug look on his face.

He would deal with him later, first it was Lisa..

Max walked into the room where the three girls were and spoke, "Lisa...we need to talk, come with me for a second…"

Lisa was taken back and a blush immediately crept up on her face looking at Max. After all, it hadn't been long since the two had been very intimate.

The two girls gave her a meaningful look as Lisa looked down and obediently followed Max behind.

The two left the place and came around another empty building before walking in.

Lisa looked around nervously wondering why Max had brought her here…

'Could it be?' She began to have weird thoughts and blushed even more furiously.

Max only felt even more troubled seeing her act like that.

"About what happened earlier….can you forget it…." 

"Huh?'' Lisa blinked her eyes. She seemed to have heard something wrong.

"I don't think I can be loyal to you...It's better if you forget it and try to find someone who could be with you and will only be with you…'' Max said with a bitter heart.

In the end, it still didn't feel right to him. No matter how you put it, it was wrong to the other person...if you can't put yourself in her shoes and accept it. Then don't expect her to accept it as well.

The right option was to let go….she would find someone better…

"What are you talking about? What happened in such a short time to suddenly change your mind?" Lisa grabbed his arms as her eyes turned red.

"You don't like me anymore? Was that something you regret?" She asked as tears began to spill out of her eyes.

"No...it's not like that…" Max shook his head.

"Then, what is it?'' 

Max sighed and told her about Andriel truthfully.

"Huh?" Lisa looked at him a bit dumbfounded.

"Weren't you two already like that? I remember her saying that you two already did it.."  She said timidly.

"Well, we kind of did….but it was something else, it was out of our control. We were never like that…."

"Ah! I was thinking that I was always the second one in picture….'' An uncontrollable grin crept up on Lisa's face. She was feeling happy that she was the first person that Max seriously thought about.

'Wait! This girl..' Max looked at her in disbelief. He thought that only Andriel and Elly were insane...but…

"Didn't I tell you that I didn't have anyone…'' Max asked as he looked at her.

"You did...but you said that you already had graduated and it turned out to be with Andriel. Besides, Andriel likes you and can't be separated from you….A girl whom you can't be separated from and have already that kind of relationship...what would I think she is...if not your lover….if she is going to spend all her life with you...then doesn't that mean you will have to take care of her and take all her responsibility..."

Yup, her words perfectly made sense but one thing didn't…

"So, you are telling me...that you thought I and Andriel were together and yet you still wanted to come in between…" 

"It's not only Andriel but Elly as well. I always thought that it was wrong… but I don't care anymore…." Lisa said as she gritted her teeth.

"God!!! What's wrong with your head?!!" Max couldn't believe himself. Was he the only sane person in the world?

"We don't even know if we will be alive tomorrow or not...do we really have to care about such stuff…is it wrong if I want to be with you?''

Max almost choked on his words after hearing that.

"You are not thinking straight. Besides, we will definitely emerge victorious and when that happens, you will regret it. You deserve someone much better not some as*hole like me…" Max tried to get through her.

"So, just because Andriel is about to die...you will leave me…in that case, what will you do if I die as well…" Lisa asked as she looked at him.

"Lisa…" Max looked at her with a complicated expression.

"It's not easy to be in this kind of relationship. You can't be in love with two people and call it right...It's not fair to both you and Andriel…"

"Don't decide things for me when I am still here…" Lisa said she looked at him with red eyes.

Those were the same words that Max had said to Andriel earlier.

'Yup, she is right…you are being unfair to us by doing that….you are forcing your decision and thoughts on us...you can't call that fair as well…' Andriel's voice rang out in Max's mind.

'Besides, you think too much…you know what you want deep within yourself. But you keep pushing it away due to your morals….if you keep doing this, you will end up hurting everyone…'

'You will hurt Lisa by sending her away.. you don't even know what she might do and don't forget her crystal heart...being with you is the right thing for her. Secondly, you will hurt yourself for doing that to Lisa….and I will be hurt seeing you in that state…'

"Do you like her more than me?" Lisa asked as she looked at Max.

"It's not like that….but are you really okay with this? Because I can't imagine sharing you with anyone else...once I decide you are mine…" Max said as he grabbed her hand.

''It's true that I will love to hord you all to myself….but when I have thought of myself as the second person all along...it doesn't really matter….not to mention even if I leave Andriel, with Elly like that...I can't keep you to myself…and there is still the confused Aria...''

Max was speechless for a second, he was only thinking about Andriel and Lisa. Why was she bringing others in the picture? She was on another level….

Max looked at her. Wondering whether it was right to follow his heart or to be smart and follow his brain...

'Open a path for my voice to reach her…I want to talk to her..' Andriel spoke once again.

Max didn't know what she wanted to talk about but he did as she said.

Lisa was surprised for a second when Andriel's voice rang out in her mind. 

Max couldn't hear it at all but Lisa's face turned slightly red for a second and then with a determined face, she looked at Max.

"You are so indecisive!! I will help you out in making a decision...!!" Lisa said as she pushed Max down and got onto him.

'What did you say to her Andriel?!!!' Max screamed in his mind.

'Nothing, it's just that you are some who wouldn't escape your responsibility…' Andriel said with a laugh.

''Lisa…cal-''

Max couldn't even complete his sentence as Lisa stooped down and kissed him fiercely.

"I love you…'' Lisa whispered lightly like a devil in Max's ear as her hand slid somewhere which immediately made Max to lose his self control and morals.

He grabbed Lisa and flipped her over, "You better not regret it…."

Lisa gulped looking at him with a flushed face but she was determined and nodded.

The next instant, her body disappeared as Max brought her into the spirit world.