Chapter 70: A succubus’s touch

Both Amy and Stella were asleep now, each using one half of Simon's body as a body pillow.

"There! Next time they wake up they are going to be much calmer. But I should warn you your girls are going to be very needy for the next couple of days as their systems adjust to the emotions. Is that understood?"

"Yes."

Simon did not know what to feel as his instincts were at war with themselves. It was like two versions of himself were sitting on his shoulders one crying for war while the other claiming for love.

Cydaea gave him a sweet and gentle smile as she asked.

"May I pat your head?"

"Yes?"

Simon said with a raised eyebrow. His mind was still a bit of a mess but the way she spoke made him want to trust her.

She gave him a patient smile, her hands still on the heads of his two monster girls. A wave of slight purple energy channeled from her into the heads of his sleeping companions.

"Yes."

As he said so, she removed both her hands and placed one on the top of his head.

At first, he was trepidatious given that she had just put both his family members to sleep but all of that washed away the moment he felt the warm touch on his scalp.

It was gentle... Surprisingly so...

Simon did not think he was ever touched so softly in his entire life. Had his father or his moms or his aunts ever touched him in such a way?

"It is alright."

"What?..."

She did not answer his question, instead keeping a steady soothing tone of voice as she continued.

"It must have been hard... Being thrust into so many different things so quickly... It must be so exhausting."

"I am here to tell you that it is okay to feel the way you do."

She started to caress him gently.

"You do not know who to trust or what to do..."

"Uh. Uh. Uh. Don't try to speak, this is just the ramblings of one of your educators, be kind and let her finish."

Simon stopped the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

"I do not know why you feel so caged and threatened. Why there seems to be this invisible wall stopping you from acting like the joyful and rambunctious youth are."

"Please do not feel pressured into answering anything I ask of you here today. It does not matter that you do not trust us."

"Yes. I am a psychic remember? While I cannot hear your thoughts to their complete extent, as a succubus I am very adept at reading your heart."

He did know why but his body was starting to relax and his mind eased. A sense of warmth and belonging he never felt before washed over him.

He could not tell anyone why but he wanted to hug the demon and spill his guts out. Only the wariness he had cultivated kept him from doing so.

But still, he was leaning into her touch letting her say her piece while enjoying whatever was going on.

"All I ask is that you find someone to share your feelings with and it cannot be your tames and preferably not a monster girl. They will always agree with you and even with the best of intentions monster girls are always angling for a bond. It is just a core part of our nature and something we cannot help."

"Can you do that for me?"

"..."

Simon kept his mouth shut, lost in the pleasure he was feeling at the moment and towards.

It was not the same he felt toward Amy or Stella. Neither was it what he felt towards Daniel or Michael or any of his moms or aunts.

The only thing he could compare it to was how he felt towards Dad but even that was not completely accurate.

It was unique and Simon wanted more of it.

He slowly started to remove his hands in an attempt to hug the succubus.

But at that moment, his bands glowed, and like every other time absolutely no one noticed.

But it had a stabilizing effect as the roiling emotions he was feeling calmed down quite a bit and Simon was able to think with clarity.

"Yes."

He answered more evenly now that he felt himself coming back to form.

The succubus removed her hand from the top of his head as she gave him a sad smile.

"Maybe it was too much to hope for one interaction to do much..."

She mumbled as stood back up from her crouching position, her bubbly energy coming back in full.

"Well. It does not matter! As your psychology101 tutor, I promise I will do my best!"

With that, she vanished in a puff of heatless purple flame and a pungent smell that lasted for a moment before it too disappeared.

With that, Simon stood up from his kneeling position, each of his arms carrying a magically induced sleeping monster girl.

He felt lighter than before, with quite a bit of tension leaving his body.

"You okay?"

Rana finally chimed in.

"Yeah."

For the first time since he got that stupid letter from cow aunt, he genuinely felt alright.

Then something hit him.

"Wait... Didn't we spend like close to an entire day in the dungeon?"