me through the door, her blonde ponytail streaming behind her. Aieela smirked and

"I am so sorry," she

Meria. Are you okay?" Aieela

d Aieela, shrugging slightly. "Physica

raightening. "Eh?

to unload the groceries that she had brought with her to

and swatted her sister's hands as she took over putting the groceries away. At the rate

illed the meaning of family into them young. Meria always thought it wasn't the age that did it, but the fact that her great-grandfather was never a very demonstrative man with his children and didn't allow his wife to be so either. After he died when her grandfather was almost seventeen years old, it lef

her hand in front of Meria. "

Meria said. "Did yo

hat was wrong,

ia said, moving to get a gla

ommented, pulling out a pitcher of oran

lking over to take the orange juic

ct," Aieela said, starting to pull things out

built into her kitchen, settling her slender frame onto one of the stools. She

er woman. "What kinds of dreams?" she asked. Her eyebrow arched c

said. "I mean... I was in my kitchen last

ieela asked, mixi

I can't see is there with me at night. I mean... they are so real

aid, a grin cross

point that I can see the outline of his arm or his hand or something, but never his face. I

ng more serious as she realized that

at her before she tilt

ling like you just had a full night of lusty sex?" Aieela asked, the sizzle of

ire body tingled from the orgasm I had," Meria s

p against the counter. "What little I know of Incubi, that's not something you'd feel. An in

was blocked

. "What do you

se then and there, demanded it even. But when I tried to finger myself, it was li

ela said. "I'm not sure

ing me nuts. I've never wanted anything mo

aid. "It's very real if you are experiencing an actual tactile touch and sensation.

's malicious?

ur family holds prominence, but nothing is worth being maliciou

a said. She groaned lightly, lay

crush on you and this is his way of show

epy at the same time. An invasion of privacy." She waved her hand when she saw Aieela frown in concern. "I feel so

acy, sticking to that particular subject. Mostly because they don'

of it?" Meri

la pointed out, flipping a pancake o

up feeling as though I've been ridd

had a warm body to snuggle up to in

had an ache between my thighs when I woke up rather than trying to figur

son, mark him even so that if you ever met him f

u been dabbling in

ane," Ai

r and the lover she couldn't see or explain. Her sister, on the other hand, had been seeing a handsome man from one of the el

counter with her hip as she carried a plat

g a fresh plate. "They

says. I think he had so

he say?" M

is parents were not keen on him gett

said, her voice rising

hat doesn't mean anything. He wants his children to remain with elves and raise mostly elven children. He wants them to remain in elven society," Aieela said. "I w

e real reason?" Meria asked, t

reasons, working later... I'm pretty sure he found someone that was more suited to w

her voice full of remorse fo

smiling bravely. "The sex was fairly dec

ident on her face. "You aren't jus

o be. Yes, I admit... it's stinging something fierce right now that he walked away, but it's probably for

sy to let go of th

unched a little. She looked up, tea

breakfast bar before Aieela could blink. She laughed a little as

," Aieela said, laying her head on M

said, with a soft smile as she ran

rong with me, Meria?"

ria asked,

three years that just ended this way," Aieela said. "W

was just best to gain strength from the younger woman. It wasn't often that Aieela would allow herself time to break down and let her other siblings be the ones to pick up her piec

n Lastentier stood just behind his older brother. Both men quickly stepped into the

ieela and Me

said, eyeing the two wom

to let me cry out the frustrations over the fa

emanded as Orlion's light bl

Aieela said. "I knew, in the end, it wouldn't work. It's more of a sti

Of the four siblings, Orlion had the quietest temper and

t a nip of hurt there that it didn't work out, but he didn't hurt me physically and I wasn't really i

rlion said. He

eela said

more," Orlion grumbled under his breat

Aieela asked, her

Orlion said, g

to catch was something about "bullheaded brothers..." and "kicking

p your little ass into a large body of water

ber... I kick a lot harder, have longer legs and I'm less likely

ily," Candius said, his ey

nt," Aieela said, shaking her fork at Candius before se

?" Candius ask

ut he walked over and hugged Aieela from b

and nodded. "I'm reall

her then "oofed" when Aieela's elbo

ut, big brother

of fact..." O

press now?" Meria asked,

unded, Alstromeria. You act as though I am

ked. Candius chuckled, sittin

ed over. "This leggy blonde that keeps coming into the

ns to want to get betw

her. "Enough from the pea

true," Ca

thing you've seen on two legs that we are certain you wa

head at her. "Okay, no more dinners for yo

't?" Candius

l to catch the orange juice that started coming out of Meria's

being the epitome of innocence," she finally chok

p to make more pancakes for her brothers. Or more appropriately, for

s heart. "I'm wounded, Me

s house. She smiled a bit, thinking of her brothers and how hysterical they were together when they were teasing one another. She was glad for moments like this with her siblings. She enjoyed spending

te people telling her she was beautiful, she didn't see it. Each of her features, she thought had a flaw. Full lips she thought were too full, but had been described to her as sensuous once before. Her eyes were almost too big, in her opinion, though not quite large enough to suspect at possible elven blood. Her eyes were a pale shade of

her, but Aieela always insisted that Meria had it, so flaunt it. The two often agreed to disagree on that particular bit of information. Meria's definition of beautiful did not include herself. She saw too many flaws when she looked in the mirror

see parts of her as he pleased her, as she only saw faint parts of him? She wondered what color his eyes were, what color his hair wa

?" Meria mumbled. She shook her he

t came to her at night. Who was he really? Was he in fact a flesh and blood person that wanted her for a lover? Or was he a demonic being that was only u

aloud. "Could he be a ghost and that's why I only see shimmering parts o

in the mirror. "Great... how I've taken to

r going to get any answers. She certainly wasn't going to get any answers by talking to herself. She pushed off the sink and left her