Sapphire's POV
"Wh-what. I thought it was just the two of us. Wh-why are your parents here?"
"Sorry, Saph, but Loura told them," Ghoth replied.
"I'm so sorry, this is embarrassing. I'm just going to go home. Ghoth and I don't have a relationship," I told his parents.
"Wait, why are you leaving? We aren't driving you away. Calm down," his mother said.
"That's right, child. Join us here at the dining table," Ghoth's father added.
"I'm too embarrassed." What the heck, so this was Ghoth's plan all along, which explains why he kept asking when I was available.
"Go ahead and eat," his mother offered again.
I just focused on my food. I was still completely rattled by what was happening.
Until we finished eating, they didn't say anything else or ask any questions.
Ghoth and I were left at the table.
"Why did your parents know I was coming?"
Ghoth held my hand. "I just wanted to introduce you to them."
"But I'm not going to marry you, so what's the point?"
He didn't answer my question and changed the subject instead. "Let's go outside. I'll take you for a ride."
Even though I was still feeling quite annoyed, I went along with him outside.
"Whoa, that horse is so pretty." The horse looked like a unicorn with a horn right in the middle of its forehead.
He helped me up onto its back. I looked down and felt a little dizzy.
"Just hold onto me. We won't make it run too fast, so don't be nervous."
(Detailed Caelumn scenery: It looks like a forestry area, but it also features buildings with a medieval style, alongside unusual species. Along the way, most of the people they cross paths with are capable of transforming.)
"Wow, this place is so beautiful. It makes me not want to go back home," I whispered to myself. But of course, that's impossible, I only have a three-day allowance here.
To be honest, I felt guilty toward Ghoth. I was thinking of something I could do for him so that even if I decided to return to the modern world, I wouldn't have any regrets.
"Do you want to have a child with me?" I asked him out of the blue.
"Of course. I love you so much, Sapphire. To answer your question, do you love me too?"
I suppose I'll allow myself to lie about my feelings for now. I'm feeling something else entirely. It feels like a storm is coming, a Signal Number Five. "Yes. But if you don't want to, that's fine too."
"Shouldn't we get married first?"
"We don't need that. Where I come from, getting married before having a baby isn't really a thing. Let's start making one later," I told him, speaking to him affectionately.
"I'm getting nervous just thinking about what you're planning, Saph. I really can't read you."
"You're acting like you don't want to. Never mind, then."
"I didn't say I didn't want to. I was just surprised."
"Just tell me if you don't want to. Like I said, you can look for someone else because I'm not worthy of you."
He slowly pulled me into a hug. "I can't look at anyone else. You're the only one I see."
"Oh, all right, I believe you now. Come on, let's go home. Time is short."
"A-alright."
On our way back, I asked him, "Isn't it embarrassing to make love while your parents are right there?"
"Not really. I told them ahead of time."
"Wow, just how far does your honesty go, Ghoth?" I asked in amazement. Goodness, I can't handle this guy.
Ghoth's POV
"Ahhh, push it in deeper, Ghoth! Release all your seeds into the depths of me! Ahhh."
My body obeyed every command Sapphire gave me. Driven by the heat of our bodies and my love for her, I hoped that perhaps this time, her declaration of love for me was truly real.
With my final thrust, the seed she was asking of me poured out. I didn't let go of her right away, savoring her inner core as it gripped me tightly.
She reached for my face and kissed me. "Rest for a bit. Let's do it again later."
I lay down beside her and pulled her into an embrace, resting her head on my arm. She closed her eyes while I gazed at her.
"I hope this isn't a dream," my mind whispered. "I hope this is real."
We made love repeatedly, as if it were the very last day we would ever get to do it.
Those three days passed by us in a flash. I sent Sapphire back first before following after her.