As soon as I got home, I threw Kana onto my bed and broke Mio's spell that was keeping him asleep. He shot awake, gasping for air.

"Saeko! Wait— huh?" Kana looked down at his hands, then at me who was sitting in front of him.

"You're covered in sweat. What the heck did Mio make you dream about?" I asked, brushing a towel across his forehead. Kana swallowed hard and blushed. His dick was at full on erection mode, so it must have been a sex dream. Despite us being alone, he was hesitant to answer. "Did Mio humiliate you that bad?"

"N-No… but, thank god it was just a dream." He sighed, then suddenly clammed up like it was supposed to be a secret.

Now I was really curious. I grabbed his shoulder and pushed him down onto the bed.

"You can't just not tell me. Either you spill it, or I withhold sex from you again!" I said.

A smug grin crossed his face. "I think we both know who has a harder time resisting."

"Oh, is that so? Has my best friend forgotten I'm a succubus? Let me just tinker with your memory and turn you into a male prostitute. Yumi's pretty voracious when it comes to young boys." As my finger drew closer to his forehead, he stuck both hands out to try and keep it from connecting. But because I was a lot stronger than him, I was inched forward with each second.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! You're the only person I'd ever want to have sex with!" he shouted.

Kana's words took me by surprise. I stopped advancing on his forehead to cover my face because now I was the one blushing hard.

"I-If you think that makes me happy, it doesn't!" I pouted.

"It was more like a nightmare. I'm pretty sure Mio was just teasing me, but she showed me dreams of you having sex with other people," he finally said.

I cleared my throat and looked away.

"I knew it. Even if they were dreams, there was probably some truth to them." He also glanced away just as I looked him in the eye, shocked that he was aware.

My heart sank a little. Kana was one of the few people I didn't want to know about my frequent romps. Especially when they were with people he knew personally. I figured he must have suspected something. Being friends for some time now, we pretty much always kept tabs on each other.

I didn't want to lose Kana. But I couldn't help what I was. If he was angry with me, I have no choice but to accept whatever outcome he makes. At least, I wanted him to know he was special to me.

"Kana, I'm—"

He shook his head. "To be honest, I'm not surprised. I'm also surprisingly not angry." 

"You're… not?" I gasped.

"I actually confronted Mio about it while ago. She fessed up to everything, and even wanted me to blame her instead because she liked to goad you," he said.

"Mio wanted to take responsibility for what I did?" I blinked, unsure if what I heard was right.

Here I was always scolding Mio for being irresponsible. But she went as far as trying to take the blame so my relationship with Kana wouldn't be ruined.

I threw myself on top of Kana and laid on top of him. Warm arms wrapped around my back as we snuggled up under the sheets. 

"The truth is, I like both you and Mio. I don't want to choose between either of you. And when it comes to Mio, I don't know if her being a succubus warped her idea of love. At least me being human once, I know for a fact these feelings I have are real and not just my succubus nature driving me," I said at last.

"I'm not going to make you choose either. It's your choice in the end. That's why I'm not angry— and hey, if you end up choosing both of us, I get to be in a threesome relationship with two succubus!" he exclaimed.

I smushed his face with the pillow until he started thrashing for air.

"Keep dreaming, lover boy." I grinned.

A harem. A polyamorous relationship. Mio's suggested it to me before. Those sounded appealing to me, but it was still a strange concept given that I always thought of love as a special thing between two people.

But damn it. Every passing day the prospects of that were becoming more and more attractive.

On Friday of the last weekend before summer break ends, Mio and I had to end our part time job at Isekai Gohan. Apparently we made quite the cult following with regular customers, whose many pictures circulated online and furthered both of our popularity at different corners of the internet. Even Kana couldn't help but laugh at how some students in his extended friend circle were talking about me. The manager begged us to continue working and even promised a raise, but with school and college looming in the distance, it was a hard 'no' from me.

The girls and the customers threw us a party on Friday and showered us with gifts. I wondered how they would react if they knew I used to be a boy. But I guess that didn't matter right now.

"Saecchi, Miochin! Ahhh, I'm going to miss ya both!" Taira dragged us into a tight hug.

Kotori and Aya smothered us with a group hug.

"Make sure to come by to visit from time to time. We'll have a fat helping of parfait waiting for you, on the house!" Aya said.

"What? No, you don't have to! We're paying customers—" 

Mio covered my mouth with both hands. "Don't listen to her. I'll take all the free shit you guys got!"

"Hope to see you again soon." Kotori came up to Mio and gently took her hands.

"You bet those double-D cup tits I'll be back!" Mio purred.

I dragged Mio away before she started getting horny. From what she told me, every employee had fallen victim at least once. Mio made sure to manipulate their memories, but left the blonde haired beauty Kotori with vague memories of their encounters.

"Whew! You really should have tried at least one of those girls. Man are college babes wild," she said as we boarded the train back to Tsukiji.

"You didn't forget that the whole point of working there was to get an idea of what you want to do in the future, right? Or was it your plan to have sex with more people as usual?" I asked.

"Why not? Kill two birds with one stone. But you know, I think I might want to go to college." The train was mostly empty. Mio found an empty seat and laid down on it, stretching her legs, and resting her head on my lap.

It sounded like she made up her mind on something. This was good. I should be supportive. If Mio was thinking about going to college, we could try and aim for the same one. Given how well she does in school without even trying— and, oh boy, I suspect she might be cheating anyway— she could probably go wherever she put her mind to.

"Going to college is great and all, but you have to know what you want to do for your future. For example, I'm thinking about business management," I said.

Mio shrugged. "I just want to go around fucking college kids, man. Don't get your britches in a bunch lecturing me about my future, again."

"Of course…" I put a hand to my face and groaned.

When we got home, Hitomi's car was parked on the driveway. The two extra shoes in front of the doorway could only mean one thing. Hatsumi popped her head into the hallway. I could tell by the apron and egg beater in her hand that she was baking.

"Welcome back, you two! Your classmates came to visit," she said before returning to the kitchen.

Hitomi and Rika were lounging on the living room couch. I hadn't seen them since we went to the waterpark together at the start of break.

"Oh, shit. The lesbo couple's here!" Mio sat between them and put an arm over their shoulders.

"It's good to see you again, too, Mio!" Rika said, scrambling to keep her glasses on.

Hitomi waved her phone at me. "I texted you that we were coming over. You didn't get that?"

She was right. Her text was left unread in the message box. It had to have been around when Taira and the other girls were throwing me into the air. My stomach clenched thinking about it, but at least the rest of the goodbye party was fun.

"That's my bad. They did a surprise party at our part time job, so Mio and I were caught up in that for a bit," I said.

"Ah. That part time job. You two certainly made a name for yourselves there," Hitomi said.

"What do you mean?" I hesitated to ask.

Rika pulled out her phone to show me a line group message. "The two of you are being dubbed the 'Angels of Isekai Gohan' now, and your photos are showing up on popular cosplaying forums You're viral!."

I dropped to the floor.

"More like the Succubi of Isekai Gohan. Am I right? Think about how many of those guys that took a picture with us have used it as fap material!" Mio grinned.

"Aaahhhhh!! Don't say it like that! I knew it was going to be inevitable. Kana even told me how our pictures were making rounds with the boys, too…" I clutched my hair and considered the consequences going forward. "Maybe I'm fine. I'm just overreacting. I was in costumes, no one will recognize me, right?"

Both Rika and Hitomi avoided looking me in the eye.

"Someone say something," I demanded.

"We kind of knew it was you as soon as we saw the pictures," Rika said.

Hitomi also flipped to a picture of a day where Mio pulled down my maid costume during peak hours. I was covering my breasts with one arm, while balancing a tray of omurice in the other. The picture was taken at a low angle, and had a peep shot of my underwear, too.

"Looks like a bunch of sneaks ignored your restaurant's no picture rule," Hitomi added, admiring the picture of my wardrobe malfunction.

"Once on the internet… forever on the internet…" I grumbled.

While I was despairing, Mio pulled Rika off the couch and towards the Xstation VR set.

"You guys gotta try VR stuff we bought over the summer. I've been having a blast!" she exclaimed.

I remembered too late the last game that was played on the Xstation and was unable to stop what unfolded next. Rika put the helmet on, Mio booted up the console, and the television screen flashed on to show everyone, including the class rep who was witnessing in first person, the incredibly large centaur cock. Hitomi realized it first and went wide-eyed with shock, while Rika was still none the wiser.

"Oh, what is this? A giant worm?" she asked, inspecting the large member up close.

Mio started guiding Rika's hands. "Okay, first you need to jerk it real good—"

"I don't think so." Hitomi slapped Mio's hands away and pulled the helmet off.

With summer vacation coming to a close and students returning to school, it seemed like the end of my high school career is fast approaching. College was right around the corner, but before that there were entrance exams, campus tours, and a whole lot of stress in between.

I certainly wasn't looking forward to it. Mio was indifferent as always. My sister, Hatsumi, offered to tutor me since she had gone through the same thing. While I appreciated the sentiment, I wanted to be able to make it through myself. With friends preferably. Well… if it ever came down to needing my sister, she would always be there for me.

As I walked with Mio down the footpath to school, I couldn't help but feel anxious after having that talk with Kana. It was like I'd become ten times more conscious around her.

"Sniff. Sniff. Oh— you getting the itch so early in the morning?" Mio asked, taking a deep whiff of me.

I sniffed myself, then realized we couldn't smell our own lust.

"Am not. I'm perfectly aroused— Er, I mean satisfied…" I turned the other cheek to avoid making eye contact.

"Heh. Can't blame ya. After having your cum hydrant of a boyfriend over for two days' straight, I imagined you're plenty satisfied. Wish I could've joined, but we'd probably kill him. Kahaha!" Her patronizing cackle, however, I could do without.

"How many times do I have to tell you, Kana's not my boyfriend. We're not even like that yet," I said, but mistakenly spoke one word too many.

"Yet." She grinned.

I covered my face in embarrassment.

"You're already hooking up with him. Might as well. Seeing you always acting so tense and stiff's got my shoulders aching. Sheesh." Mio massaged the back of her neck and sighed.

Had I been tense and stiff lately? I guess stress wasn't something you'd notice until you took a step back. My grandparents giving me their blessing took a load off my shoulders, but the real trial was just ahead in the form of my mom and dad.

Mio suddenly tapped my shoulder and pointed to something in the trees. She slipped in front of me the moment I looked up and kissed me on the lips.

I backed away, covering my mouth when I came to my senses. Then threw glances up and down the footpath. Luckily, no one had noticed or didn't care. They stared into their phones or was distracted by their own friends. We were at the edge, by the wire fencing that separated the stone path and the field of cherry blossoms that had long wilted for autumn.

"W-What was that for? Someone could have seen us, you know?" I said, trying to recompose my blushing self.

Mio slipped behind me and threw her arms over my shoulders, making it awkward for me to walk properly.

"Like I said, too tense and stiff. Lighten up, will you? The fact that you freaked out when I kissed you in public's got me a little sad." She started massaging my arms and shoulders, but I definitely felt her wanting to grope elsewhere.

But…

I made her sad?

Giving it some thought, it occurred to me I wouldn't have cared if we were alone. But I was in public? Of course, I was. Displaying affection in public was looked down upon in our culture anyway.

On the other hand…

Huh.

Maybe… It wasn't Mio I was worried about. I created my own cycle of anxious hesitation with made-up excuses by being a chicken. Or in her words, a coward. If I wanted Mio to be by my side, I needed to know how she felt. Back in April, I vowed to change myself for the better. It didn't turn out the way I expected, but I did grow. In order to continue growing into the person I want to be, I have to mean it.

"What's the matter? You're suddenly breathing hard," Mio said.

Without turning around, I swallowed hard and asked, "If… If I said I liked you, what would you think?"

"Hm? Well, I like you, too. Isn't that obvious? I wouldn't be hanging out with you if I didn't." Her head tilted to one side confused.

I pulled away from her grasp and put some distance from us. Students passed by and stared at the commotion. We were almost to the front gates of the school, so a lot of people are funneling through.

"Uu… Why is this so hard?" I took a deep breath and tried to reword it in my head. "When I say 'like' I mean how Hitomi and Rika are to each other."

Mio put a finger to her chin. "But we're already fuck buddies?"

"Not that!" I racked my head in frustration. This was harder than I thought, and each second that passed felt like a waste of time and hopeless— Wait, I shouldn't think like that. I'd just be the same coward as I always was.

We were beginning to draw more attention. Some students whispered amongst each other. There were more eyes than usual burning into my back.

How was I going to get through to Mio?

Yumi's words way back when echoed to mind, reminding me how Mio was used most of her life by her sister. The idea of 'love' was warped by an obsessed family member who never gave her a chance to explore that emotion. The only way to get through to Mio was to be straight and to the point.

To do that…

I exerted my aura the same way Mio taught me in order to repulse the people around us. The onlookers lost attention and went back to minding their own business. We were practically invisible without surrounding us with invisibility magic.

But around Mio, I enveloped my aura around her. Warm and gentle, like engulfing her in a cloud. She resisted for a moment, then let herself be taken by it. A strong wind blew through, picking up leaves and scattering what was left of cherry blossom petals that still clung to branches since the start of summer.

I got onto my toes, grabbed Mio's face, and kissed her.

"It might be different for succubus. For humans, when two people really like each other, they swear to be each other's special someone. I want that for us, so… Mio, will you be my special mate?" I asked, holding my breath.

Mio's eyes went wide. I thought she would misunderstand me, or be her usual teasing self and poke fun at me. Instead, she wrapped her aura around my body. I understood then that she knew exactly what I was asking her now that I had cast aside my hesitation.

At the beginning of the second trimester in the final year of my high school career, while the world was still moving around us, it seemed like we were the only two left on this planet, Mio said smiling, "You can bet your sweet ass that my answer is yes."