Shouting his last words Darc grabbed the sheet and pulled it away from them. All the while grinning. He already noticed that they weren't completely naked and still had their underwear on.
So he didn't bother thinking more into it and wanted to see how Bulma would react.
Being awoken so abruptly, Bulma jerked her Body up and looked with a drowsy gaze at her surroundings.
Seeing Darc with his grinning expression made her frown. "Did you really need to wake me up like this?", she said all the while yawning and rubbing away her sleepy eyes.
"Well, it looks like you both had some fun, didn't you?", he answered back.
"What do you mean?", she asked back and didn't understand his question. She was still way too tired and needed a coffee first to really wake up.
Darc only pointed at Arkis beside her. She was still sleeping like a rock and didn't seem to have bothered about Darc waking them up.
Bulma followed his pointing and saw Arkis right beside her.
It took a while until her eyes became bigger and she looked down at herself to check something. Not finding anything bad she only released a relieved sigh.
"Is that all? Not showing any guilt that you may have betrayed me? No apology?", asked Darc now with a curious look.
"Hmpf, it's more of a wonder that you didn't do anything to us while we were like this.", she said back.
Darc was actually a little bit pissed now for that answer.
"Oh really! We can change that, babe.", answered Darc and threw the sheets to the side and jumped on the bed. He closed in on her and pinned her underneath himself.
Looking at her at first he softly kissed her on the neck and traveled upward to her ear, nibbling on it.
Bulma blushed now and couldn't do much in defense. "Stop it, you big doofus. Arkis is right beside us.", she whispered.
Darc chuckled a little. "That is not the thing you said last night. You were even eager to let her join in, you know.", he answered back at her. "And by the looks, it seems she is already awake.", he added while glancing into Arkis her direction and seeing her black eyes looking at them both in silence.
"Good morning, Arkis.", he said to her with a smile.
Arkis looked at him and let her eyes wander a little. "Morning...", she said back and went back to observing.
Bulma also looked to her and now became even more embarrassed. So much so that she didn't say anything. But that didn't remain for long and she reacted.
"Morning...", she said as well.
Then she looked back at Darc. "I just had too much to drink, okay. Now, let me get dressed."
"No, I want to have fun now.", he grinned and didn't let go of her. "I also think it is time to punish you two a little bit for being too seductive."
Bulma frowned "Stop being unreasonable. Do you want to force me and Arkis into this?", she asked.
"Am I? Just a moment ago you only were concerned about Arkis waking up.", he asked back while looking at her first and then glancing to Arkis. She in return only shook her head as if to say it is okay.
"Hey, be on my side in this. We can't let him have his way so easily.", said Bulma to Arkis after seeing her reaction.
"So you are alright with it?", asked Darc her in curiosity. Bulma looked into his eyes and took this question surprisingly seriously.
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"You better treat us equally or you can prepare yourself for hell. That is if you really start thinking about polygamy...", she said. Bulma didn't have anything against Arkis. And unlike Darc, she knew way longer that she had some feelings for him.
But that didn't mean that she had no objection to it. In her head, it was more like if she didn't accept Arkis, she may lose him. And that was worse than sharing him. She also knew at some point this would come up. And she was confident enough now to know that he will still treat her good.
In a way, society was also already like this. Some people married only to divorce at some point and get remarried at another point. Wasnt that polygamy as well in a certain sense?
Darc only stared blankly at her and sighed. "Come to think of it, we need to talk about something.", he said and stood up from the bed. "Get dressed and let's meet up in the living room.", he added and started to walk away.
But he stopped abruptly before he left the room and went back to them.
Bulma was confused about what he was doing since the atmosphere became somewhat weird.
But the confusion disappeared and she could only look at him angrily. That is because Darc actually slapped both their asses.
"What was that for!?", she cried out and rubbed her rear. Arkis also slightly frowned and rubbed hers.
"Punishment.", he said and now left the room completely.
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Later the three of them sat in the living room.
"So, what is it that you want to talk about?", asked Bulma.
"It's about Arkis.", said Darc.
"Me?", asked Arkis.
"Yes, you. Bulma, you may or may not believe me, but my work also includes traveling through time. So I went to the future for a little while and the future Arkis there actually revealed her feelings towards me. Well, it's not like I didn't already know, but I always took you into consideration and didn't want to hurt you. Even if we weren't actually together, it still didn't feel right just to have another woman without saying anything. Since you are somewhat okay with it, I guess I can mention it now.", continued Darc to explain to Bulma.
Hearing him out she was silent for a little bit. "Wait, why did Arkis tell you her feelings? You are the Darc from the past, right? Shouldn't she tell it to your future self?", asked Bulma while thinking.
"...That is because I don't exist at that time anymore. I die in about 6 years from now...", told Darc them.
"What!? Why!?", asked Bulma now in a panicky voice.
"An enemy?", frowned Arkis and also became worried.
"It was an illness. Don't worry. I already took the medicine for it. I won't follow the same path as my future counterpart. Well, that is why Arkis probably started to sort her feelings towards me and came to that conclusion.", said Darc with a smile. So that they didn't worry so much he also didn't mention anything about the others.
"I understand the point. Well, looks like our Arkis will have it a little bit better. Now she won't have to be passive about it and hold it in."
"Is it?", reconfirmed Darc.
"Yes, it's not like we have been talking about this the first time by now. But just like I said. If you don't treat us equally, hell awaits.", she nodded and warned him.
"I guess then we should think about getting married as well?", asked Darc with a light chuckle.
Bulma´s eyes started to twinkle. "You want to marry? I thought you wouldn't do that?"
"Well, Arkis also said your future self still bickers around that I didn't marry her. So I think its what you also want. And I am not completely against it. Though Arkis would also be included in that."
"I also marry you?", asked Arkis and pointed at herself. "So, can I also have a baby?", she added to that.
"About that...We will have to think that through a little more. Your race is genderless after all and reproduces differently.", sighed Darc.
"Right, we are born from a divine world tree. But Trunks was born from Bulma.", said Arkis and thought about it. "Could the Dragonballs help?", she asked now and seemed to think about making a wish to let herself be able to give birth.
"Well, that is a good question. At least I don't think the Dragonballs from earth can do that. Maybe we should also ask Chronoa about this. If there are any consequences for this, I would like to know them.", answered Darc.
"Hey, you are losing me here.", interrupted Bulma.
Darc only chuckled and explained everything to her. It was alright now to do so since they would share an intimate relationship from now on? It was really a little bit surreal to think about this.
"I understand. To think there are races like that. You are right to go ask that supreme kai of time first before doing anything. Even if it is not going to work out. Being together is better than nothing, right?", she said and asked Arkis.
Arkis smiled happily now and nodded. "Right."
Then she actually thought about something. "Oh, does that actually mean its alright to do it with Bulma?", asked Arkis out of the blue.
Bulma arched her eyebrows from her question and also looked to Darc.
"No.", answered Darc outright. "I punished you for a reason."
"I see.", nodded Arkis. "So only when you are with us."
Darc only sighed to those last words of her. This really will be a lot of work.