Chapter 77 Spotless

"Come in," Listenia said, and we both turned around as Breya, Claire, Asha, and Seraphina.

"You all look happy," I smiled, and Breya came over to hug me, gripping me tightly.

"You were right, and I am glad that you forced me to look at things differently!" Breya said, and I hugged her back.

I wanted to say I was sorry, but I remembered what Listenia had just told me. Don't admit fault, just do better.

"I will try to be a bit less intense about things, but I am just happy that you are happy," I said, and Breya kissed me multiple times and then pulled away.

"You are a bit intense, but you are different from us. I know that I can't mess with you, and nor do I want to know after everything that you have done for me. I will follow you and help you in any way that I can if it means getting my sisters back," Breya said, and I nodded with a smile.

This felt better, but I was still a bit confused about how to go forward. I was holding myself together, but after talking to Listenia, I was starting to feel a bit embarrassed about the way I had acted.

"Claire is going to stay with us tonight!" Asha said from behind Breya with the girls, pulling me from my rumination.

"Great! Claire, are you fine with this?" I asked, and she nodded, making her golden eye stalks bob.

"I am going to be working here, so I might as well stay with the girls. I want to ask them about some of our sisters that you might be able to save," Claire explained, and I nodded.

"Sounds good as long as you are okay with it," I said, and Breya pulled away from me and went over behind the three girls to hug them all.

"Eliza told me I could have a sleepover with the girls, so I will watch them all and make sure they are good!" Breya laughed, kissing each one of the girls on the cheek.

p "Look, everyone is happy!" Listenia said with an unusually bright smile that transformed into a flat and unimpressed look. "Can we go now?"

"Yes! Get going! We are all good!" Breya laughed as she pulled the girls back into the front hallway of the house.

Listenia grabbed my hand and all but dragged me out of the room, but I stopped her when I saw Eliza standing back in the hallway behind everyone alone. I broke Listenia's grip and walked over to Eliza, pulling her into a hug.

"I thought you were going to leave without saying goodnight!" Eliza said as she buried her face into my chest, and I kissed the top of her head.

"Goodnight, beautiful. I will come by at lunch, and you can sit with me again when we eat, okay?" I asked, and Eliza looked up at me, nodded, and then we kissed before she pulled away from me.

"Get out of here before I make you stay!" Eliza said with a smirk.

"Over my dead body," Listenia growled as she came over and grabbed me by the hand again.

I was dragged out of the house, but I pulled on Listenia's hand to make her walk normally with me.

"Sorry, there are just a lot of people to say goodbye to," I chuckled.

"That is why I dragged you out of there, or we would have been there all night!" Listenia said, and I smiled as we walked through the gate.

"Where is your house?" I asked, and Listenia pointed ahead at her shop that was a block away.

"I live above my shop. My place isn't big, but I have a nice large bed to share with you," Listenia said, giving me a look.

"Oh? You don't want to learn magic?" I teased, and Listenia scowled at me.

"Don't you try to get out of that!" Listenia snapped at me, but in a playful way as she pulled out a key ring.

We walked up to the front of her shop, and Listenia unlocked the door. Once we were inside, she locked the door and led me to the back and then up a set of stairs that I hadn't seen before.

Once we made it up the stairs, there was a cute little kitchen and small dining table. The place was spotless, but that didn't really surprise me; the shop was also spotless.

"This is my small little place. It is not much, but it works for me," Listenia said, turning to face me.

"No, this place is cute, and it is you. Clean, organized, and exactly what you need," I said with a smile and walked up to kiss her, but she put her hand up.

"Magic first, and then fun later," Listenia told me, and I smiled.

"I find both fun, but suit yourself. Show me to your bedroom. I assume it is one of the two closed doors," I smiled, and Listenia rolled her eyes.

"Aren't you observant? The door on the right is the bathroom and bath," Listenia said and led me into the left door.

Listenia's room was very spartan. One dresser and a nightstand beside her bed, but there was another door.

"That is my closet. It just has more clothes in it," Listenia said, looking where I was.

"This place is really nice, but as I promised, let's learn some magic," I said with a smile, and Listenia turned to face me.

"What do I do first?" Listenia asked but then warned, "If you say take my clothes off, you will be getting none of this tonight!"

"No, just come and sit with me in bed. The first step is for you to learn how to feel magic. This is not the magic that is inside of you; this is the magic that is everywhere," I said and walked towards the bed to sit down.

"Don't you even think about getting into my bed with those dirty clothes!" Listenia snapped, and I turned around to find her naked.