Elania, Arachne in a different world

2.12 A Present (NSFW/18+)



NSFW chapter. The nsfw part is in spoiler bracket.

 

I stood at the table and rested my head in a palm as the others ate. The smell of Elly’s cooking was amazing, as always. Ironically enough, she’d prepared chicken fillets…

I sighed. My mind wasn’t quite here.

I was somewhat happy that the smell of normal food was still alluring. I was certain I could have eaten some if I wasn’t bloated.

It was but a glimmer of light in the darkness that clouded my mind.

Talking about what happened with the others turned out to be taxing.

I thought of what had happened to my body so far. I’d grown extra eyes, I’d ‘eaten’ something that I would never have gotten near in a far too macabre manner.

My body was changing to be more and more spider-like and it had me worried…

Sure, my inherity sheet said that minor adjustments could be made to my body, but what if at some point there would be nothing left of my humanity?

I had my eyes closed in thought, the ones I could close anyway…

Velariah to my left seemed to notice my mood. She didn’t look too happy to see me like this. Nira to my right also seemed slightly worried, though I doubt her worry was anywhere near my level.

 

My headache had almost disappeared entirely. It seemed these new eyes were starting to become more and more natural to me.

 

I was probably too worried about all this, I knew.

 

Even after dinner was finished, I remained quiet. I was certain the others knew how I was feeling at the moment. Thankfully, they didn’t ask anything.

 

I sighed deeply as the others quietly went around doing whatever. I saw Nira and Draco grab their books again, and Seralyn went upstairs. Velariah took the vial with borer material from her pack and brought it to the kitchen before returning.

“Let’s go to our room, shall we?” The white-haired elf asked softly.

I nodded. Maybe it was better to just go to bed early tonight? I kind of just wanted this day done and over with. Maybe I’d feel better tomorrow.

 

“Good night, Miss Elania,” Draco said.

Nira repeated Draco’s words.

“Thanks, guys, and I’m sorry. I don’t feel too well right now.”

“It’s understandable,” Draco spoke. “Don’t worry about it.”

I gave Gray some head pats and scritches before heading to the bathroom with Velariah.

I don’t know why, but somehow I was looking forward to seeing Minia…

Velariah closed and locked the door behind me as I stepped over the hammock. I could see Minia on the wall above the head-end of the hammock. She was happy to see me… but also… concerned.

I sighed once more.

“What’s the matter, Elania?” Velariah walked up to me and hugged me, her head not reaching higher than my chest.

“Meh, I’m just feeling down. I imagine it will be better tomorrow.”

“Whatcha feeling down about?” She looked up at me with a caring look in her eyes.

“I’m just scared. It’s probably misplaced, but I can’t help it.”

“Scared of what?” Velariah asked softly.

“About giving up all of my humanity. I feel like I lose more and more of who I once was. With these new eyes and a new way of eating, I just feel like I’m becoming more… spider than human.”

 

“El...” The elf whispered. “You know that’s not true. If anything, you feeling that way means you’re becoming more of both.”

“You think so?”

Velariah nodded.

“Your emotions are far more human than some people that I’ve encountered in the past, El. I see what you mean and I know that it scares you, but you won’t ever stop being you, Elania. It’s one of the reasons I fell in love with you.”

I put my hands on her back and patted her.

“Thank you, Vel. I’m truly grateful to have you...” I whispered.

“I’ll be here for you...” She took my lower set of hands and held them tightly.

I lowered my torso and took the elf in for a proper hug.

“You really need to stop worrying about things like these, El,” Velariah whispered. “You will always stay you. I also doubt Velineri would dare to take away from your beauty...”

I managed to smile slightly at that comment. “You think so?”

“She’s kind. I’m sure you’ve caught her attention by now. Your efforts in this village are sure to have pleased her. You’re helping her children, El. I’m sure she’ll watch over you.”

Velariah planted a soft kiss on my lips, causing me to relax and clearing some of my worries from my mind.

“I’m sure she loves you as much as I do,” Velariah continued with a soft voice.

“I hope you’re right. I’d hate to turn into a full-on spider. I don’t mind this body, I’ve come to love it, but I daresay this is more than enough.”

“Hmm, maybe you’re right.”

“What? You want me to grow even more eyes, or what?” I asked, confused.

Velariah shrugged. “Spiders have eight, I wonder why they have that many in the first place. You think they can see different things than us?”

I smiled slightly. “I can speak from experience that these two additional eyes don’t allow me to see anything that I couldn’t see before. I just see… more. Much more.”

“Well, I think they are cute. It helps that they match your hair,” Velariah smiled before kissing me softly again.

Velariah glanced over at the bathtub.

I knew where this was going.

“Hey, El? You want to—”

“Take a bath?” I finished her sentence.

“Nothing escapes your sight, does it?”

“Not anymore, I’m afraid. I think I actually should, though. I haven’t cleaned myself in what? A week? I’d also like to get rid of anything that reminds me of that borer.”

“That’s a good point. It also allows us to waste some time. It’s your birthday and I still haven’t given you a present,” She smiled seductively while still hugging me. “I was planning to give that to you after getting you nice and clean.”

“Damn, Vel. I can’t believe you were actually serious about that.”

“You seem like you need it,” She stated matter-of-factly.

“Hmmm, I could do with some distraction. It’s true that you’re my favorite distraction. Thanks for lifting my spirits, Vel.”

“I’m happy I could be of help,” She said while hugging me even tighter than before. “You don’t deserve to feel down. You’re too kind-hearted for that.”

“Stop it, Vel. You’re making my heart melt… maybe both.”

“Seems you got your humor back, good. Come, let’s get you cleaned.”


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