Chapter 21: Seeking Comfort
After our little talk in our room, Charlotte and I spent the rest of the day outside, as she wanted me to properly recover mentally before we go back to the other world again. But even as we were outside together, I was mainly focused on the animals around us, namely the birds. All I would need to do is for Charlotte to take of this mask and they'd be dead... I was a bit ignorant until now, but when I killed those goblins, all my fears came flooding back.
When we came back inside, we found Lisa passed out on the couch once again with what looks to be a bottle in her hand.
"Hahh~" I watch as Charlotte gently covers Lisa's body in a blanket after taking the bottle away from her. "Thank you, Lisa." She whispers those words to Lisa, as she begins to squirm around on the couch, getting herself in a more comfortable position. No matter how many times I see it, Charlotte does seem quite close with her.
"You two look quite close." I end up trying to probe some kind of answer of Charlotte as we made our way into the kitchen, with Charlotte taking out another blood bag from out of the fridge.
"You can say that, yeah. She's my superior, but I've always relied on her since coming here. I see her somewhat of like an older sister."
"Is she also a vampire?"
"No. She's basically a normal human. But from what she told me, her father is a lupine demi-human. So I guess you could say she's part wolf."
"So she doesn't drink these blood bags?"
"Right. Honestly I'm a bit jealous. She can eat and drink when she wants." Charlotte then inspects the bottle that Lisa was holding, putting it on the table. "You see, vampires can't taste anything pretty much, except for blood. Alcohol does have a taste though, but good luck trying to get drunk, hehe."
"Alcohol? Drunk?" More new words...
"This here is what we call alcohol." She gestures to the bottle on the table. "Most people drink this stuff in order to get drunk, which is a way to alleviate stress or something like that. Honestly I have no idea."
"So is that why Lisa is asleep?"
"Yeah. I get that her work is tough, but she needs to cut down..." Judging from Charlotte's expression right now, it seems like being drunk isn't all that great. But when I was looking at Lisa's sleeping face, she had a massive smile on her face. I'm a little confused.
"Can I try some?"
"Eh?" At my question, Charlotte seems to look surprised, almost shocked at what I just said. Is it really that bad? "You mean the alcohol?"
"Y-yeah... Can't I?"
"Mmmm~ Well I guess you are half vampire, so maybe it'd be alright. Here." After some hesitation, she ends up handing me the bottle. There doesn't seem to be that much left. "Just take a sip and see how it tastes first."
"Okay." Following her instruction, I place the bottle to my mouth before tilting it back, letting some of the alcohol splash against my lips where I slowly open them, allowing the liquid to pass through. "Mmm!" All of a sudden, it feels like an explosion went off in my mouth as I begin to taste all sorts of different flavors.
"Shiro? You okay?" Oh my! This tastes pretty good. It's hard to describe the taste as I've never had anything like this before, not that I even had anything to eat or drink until now. And soon enough, I found myself finishing the rest of the bottle before putting it down on the table. "Shiro?"
"That was so good!~"
"Eh?"
"Hehe. My chest and my body all feels quite hot." Not like the heat from earlier where it felt like I was being scorched, this heat feels a lot more pleasant, reminding me of how I feel when Charlotte embraces me. "It's like you!"
"Huh? U-uhm... Shiro?" I wonder what will happen if I combine this warmth with Charlotte? Just what will my body feel like then? "Sh-Shiro?" My body ended up moving on its own as I wrap my arms around Charlotte.
"Aaaah~ I knew it. Combining this alcohol with Charlotte is such a wonderful combo~"
"Hahh~ Jeez..." I soon feel Charlotte patting my head while I continue to hug her. Oh how I don't want this to end. I know that something is definitely wrong with my body as I would never hug Charlotte like this. Until now, it's always been Charlotte to hug me. Is it because of the alcohol?
"I swear, Shiro. How can you get drunk that quickly?"
"S-sorry!"
I'm not too sure how long I was in that state, but when night soon came around, I found myself on the bed with Charlotte. Apparently according to Charlotte, I was clinging onto her for hours until now, so I wound up apologizing.
"It's okay. I'm just glad that you sobered up just as fast, hehe."
"Y-you're not mad?"
"Of course not. I said it was fine to drink it. You don't need to apologize." Again, she pats me on the head, alleviating my worries as I soon loosen up while she does so. "Come on, let's get some sleep."
After Charlotte turned off the lights and getting us changed, we slip under the covers, taking our usual spots with me on the window side. I still fell the lingering sense of warmth from the alcohol, but it's slowly going away. Thinking that, I end up turning around, facing Charlotte's back. Maybe if I- no, bad idea. I don't want to bother Charlotte when she's trying to sleep. I can't just hug her without permission again. Thinking so, I turn back around, trying to get that thought out of my head.
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