Chapter 45: The whole current gang
"So... You want me?"
"Yes!"
"Really?"
"Yes!"
"No take-backsies?"
"No take-backsies."
"Yay!"
And just like that Stella was back to her energetic self. He could not help but chuckle at the rapid shift but being this was his second foray into a long-term relationship with a cat girl he was used to this.
Cat girls were generally high-energy and upbeat monster girls but were prone to depression if you ever "stepped on their tail". An expression he got from his father referred to something the cat girl was insecure about.
Simon had unwittingly stepped on Stella's tail. He had no idea what it was, but since he had forever to figure it out, it was ok.
Speaking of Stella.
He took a proper look at his second permanent partner and revealed the changes that took place. It was not much, just a small bit of added bulk here and there. The most notable was her ass which seemed to put on an extra pound or two. But this gave her a more complete look.
Where once he would say she was lithe bordering on emaciated now it was lithe bordering on fit.
There was also this added sparkle in her eye, as she shook her hips side to side in a little dance. Her tail matched her motions with a slow wag.
*ARF!*
A large annoyed bark brought both cat girl and human* out of their little world as both looked at the canine standing at the base of the stairs, the couch positioned in such a way that they could look directly at her.
"Amy! Why are you up?"
Simon tried to stand but again all he managed to do was stumble backward into the soft piece of furniture.
The cat girl turned her red feline eyes at the third entity in the room with a gaze of elation.
"Sister! I have a sister!"
She looked towards the wolf with speed and dexterity that, quite frankly, shocked Simon. It was less than a blink.
The wolf also proceeded to do something equally as impressive by hopping on top of her head and leaping past the cat girl, all in the same motion as Stella.
With that action, both monster girls had effectively switched places with Stella now at the base of the stairs and Amy right in front of him.
She stared at him, unamused.
"What?..."
A low whine followed up with an even lower growl.
Ok, it seems someone was angry that he left the bed.
Their stare-down was broken by another voice.
"Hey! That was mean! I just wanted to meet you!"
Stella was noisily coming towards them with both her delicate hands on top of her head, her face red with an adorable pout.
Amy turned to Stella, gave her a snort, and turned back to Simon.
She plopped her furry ass on the ground and went back to her intense staring.
Stella looked both shocked and aghast but somehow managed to make the expression cute.
"This... This... Waah!!! Master!!! She is being Mean!"
Stella started tearing up both her ears and flattened onto her hair.
…Something Simon willfully forgot was how capricious cat girls could get. Dark memories of cat mom surfaced before immediately getting suppressed with a shiver.
"Okay! I know the solution! All of us are going to bed!"
Amy's ears perked up as her tail started to wag and the cat girl's waterworks abruptly stopped.
Stella pointed to herself as she asked with a sniffle.
"Me too?"
"Yes! You too!"
Simon then had another failed attempt at standing up.
"...Amy... Stella... Can you guys help me up?"
Stella went the extra mile and proceeded to take Simon in a princess carry as they all left the living and into the second floor of the bedroom. Being that he still could not carry strength in his limbs, he was quite ok with this.
"I am going to sleep with you?"
"Yes."
During the very short trip, Stella asked no less than three times. After every answer, she would have a thoughtful expression. Simon was in her arms and had nothing better to do than try and understand how the mind of his newest tame worked.
Stella was new... well newer than Amy. Simon technically only had Amy for like two weeks even if felt like he had known her forever. She also looked very unsure of herself and the closer he got to his room the more apparent it became.
"What's Wrong?"
"Hmm?"
"You look so filled with doubt."
"Oh! It is just that it is finally sinking in that I have a tamer now! And I think this is a dream and I will wake up to find I am asleep in my corner of the kitchen. Then I am going to cry before telling myself it is all okay!"
There was way too much positivity in her pessimistic statement.
Simon sighed, Stella might not have realized it but her carry was soothing. So much so that all the adrenaline started to leave his system, and weariness started to sink in.
*Yawn*
He put a comforting hand on her cheek as he sleepily said.
"How about we revisit this tomorrow? And you can be happy that this is not a dream?"
There was that pleasant vibration again and this only egged Simon's wariness faster.
Today was exciting in so many different ways. Hopefully, tomorrow would be a little less so and he could spend some time trying to get to know Stella better.
He figured the bonding took place after a tamer got to know a monster girl given how long it supposedly took to complete a bond.
The boy quietly fell asleep in her arms while still in her arms dreaming of that future. Completely unaware that come sunrise there would be absolute pandemonium.
Getting two miracle bonds was not unheard of, but getting two so quickly one after another combined with the fact that one of his bonds is a categorized epic monster made him very extraordinary. His life would not be quiet for the foreseeable future.