Make Up

"Say that again? She what?"

Aela leaned forwards, her blue eyes slightly feral as she glared at me, and I glared at Rayya in turn.

The Redguard Thrall grimaced for a moment, the woman realizing her joke created a large problem, but...

Taking a deep breath, I turned my mind from Rayya and instead focused on the problem before me; a feral Aela, who was glaring straight at me.

Reaching forwards, I donned a placating smile as I took her hand, gesturing towards the balcony, saying "Let's speak in private, hmm? Everyone else, go around, explore, talk... We'll be down in a few moments..."

Still growling slightly, the werewolf followed me up towards the balcony, all while the others watched on in worry.

Climbing the stairs, I gestured for her to sit opposite me, sighing as I bit my lower lip.

"So?"

The accusatorial tone felt like a sharp blade of glass had embedded itself in my heart, and I winced as I glanced up at her.

Debauchery was a funny thing; if I wished, I could give up these emotions of mine and regress into something more primal, becoming someone of simple base needs.

Eat, sleep, fuck, kill, drink, fuck...

However, that was boring; even if I managed to keep myself relatively sane throughout a life lived like that, it would have no meaning, no purpose.

Why build a home or empire if I've no one to share it with?

How bland would that be to stand atop this world all alone, with no one to accompany me to higher planes?

That was why I wanted to build a Harem, a family of women loyal to me and beholden to me by their love and lust.

Some would be little more then personal seedbeds meant to breed, women that piqued my interest and satiated my urges.

But others, like Aela, were women that I cared for; women that I wanted to continue to be by my side.

Maybe that was something that would disappear as I became more Daedra then mortal, but for the moment, I wanted these women around me.

So seeing her genuinely angry at me made my heart clench in pain, and I was at a loss of what to do.

I never had a relationship before, so this was all new ground, but...

Taking another deep breath, I reached across and grabbed her hand, wincing again as I felt her tense up at the contact.

"Aela... listen. I know... you're angry, and I know why..."

She glared at me more, but a hint of anxiety had entered those pale blue orbs, and I gulped as I continued on.

"The Companions... those that are truly in the Companions, anyways, are all Werewolves. You included..."

Gritting her teeth, the Huntress looked away for a moment, and I sighed as I said "Aela, that doesn't bother me. Really. I mean, you had to have smelt it on me as well, considering Kodlak noticed right away. The smell of Oblivion and Daedra."

Looking back at me, Aela narrowed her eyes as she nodded, muttering "Aye, I did."

"So, since... this is happening now, mind as well get it out of the way. You're a Werewolf, which means you worship Lord Hircine. As for me, I... worship Lord Sanguine. That's why I'm so open about everything; open to sleeping with my superior, open to having a Harem, and yes, open to having sex with other races, which includes Giants."

Her pale blue eyes remained locked on mine, and I sighed as I added "It also included Vampires. Two, actually. We made a deal; with my boons from Lord Sanguine, I would gift them children, and in return they would owe me favors. Favors I intend to cash in on sometime in the future."

"But why them? Why, of all damn things, would you lay with Vampires?!"

Her snarl didn't affect me, and I smiled wryly as I squeezed her hands, calming the Werewolf down.

"The same reasons I go after most people, Aela. I'm not a complicated woman, you should know that. They were beautiful, had something I wanted, and were willing to have sex with me. That was it. I told you as much when you asked me to be your mate, love. I will NOT stop sleeping with other people, and while I will still respect your choices and desires, I won't be changing myself for you. I simply can't change myself; at this point, my nature is engraved into my soul, a blessing and a curse from Lord Sanguine.

I... don't like causing you pain like this, Aela, I really don't, but... this is something about me that you will need to accept. Something I never hid from you. I am an open woman; someone who will sleep with anyone for either the thrill, for gold, for items, or just because. I've been an adulterer, a whore, a buyer of prostitutes... This is barely the beginning of what I'll be doing, love. If... If you can't accept that, can't bear that, then..."

I trailed off, not wanting to finish what I was saying, and Aela didn't want to hear it.

"Sure, I could just terminate the child in your womb with a potion, but I won't."

She leaned closer, and I shivered as Aela's eyes darkened as she growled "Part of you belongs to me, Jeleia. You will birth our child. I might hate Vampires, but I am... willing, to overlook them for the sake of you. I did know what I was getting into, but at the same time, you've managed to very easily skip dozens of stages of communication in mere days damnit! I don't want to restrict you, but for the love of the Divines Jeleia, would it kill you to let me know some of the things you are doing?!"

Gulping, I stared at the woman as she raked her hand through her hair, before she leaned back into the chair and sighed.

"Listen, I... it was just surprising, is all. Since you... seem to know a bit about the Companions, mainly that we're all Werewolves, you should know that the relationship between the Wolves and the Vamps is strenuous at best. The differences that Molag Bal and Hircine have are long, and it extends to us as well. We don't get along that often, and on the rare occasion that we do, it tends to draw the ire from both sides. This is something you need to understand, Jeleia. The world of the Daedric worshippers is a dark, dangerous place. If you let them come around here, and somehow word gets out, it could mean trouble for everyone here..."

I nodded as I looked down over the empty hall, my eyes honing in on Gerdur and the others.

"I'll... keep that in mind. But, that's also why I wanted this week off. There's been a few things I've been meaning to study, different things I could do to keep them safe..."

Aela sighed as she stroked the back of my hand with her thumb, and I turned back to the Huntress as she smiled weakly at me.

"I'm not going to tell you how to live, Jeleia, even if I hate some of the things you do. I... life is short in Skyrim, and I want to make the most of the time I have here. I have dreams and desires of my own, and one of them was to eventually have a child of my own to pass down my skills to. That desire remain strong, if not stronger now that you are pregnant. So just... be careful. Vampires aren't always truthful beings."

At that, I smirked as I said "Oh, these two are truthful, and they can be trusted. They swore it on their Lord, after all~!"

That made Aela raise her brow, before she sighed again and shook her head, chuckling a few moments later.

"Course they did."

Smiling at her, I got up and moved to straddle her lap, the Huntress' brow remaining up as she laid her hands on my ass.

"What? Is this you way of apologizing?"

Pursing my lips, I titled my head as I said "Not apologizing, just placating you. Besides, I did miss you... no ones been as good as you..."

She chuckled as I began to kiss her neck, and I moaned as she kneaded my ass.

"Well, I'll take it then... Keep me happy, love, and I think life will be smooth for us both..."

I smirked at her as I booped her nose, making the woman frown before her eyes widened.

"Not just 'both', idiot. There's three of us."

She glanced down at my stomach, and I saw her mind short circuit for a moment before a large, stupid grin appeared on her face.

Taking that time to strip, I undid her pants and mounted her cock, moaning as she easily reached deep into my cunt.

"That's right~! It is us three huh~?"

Rolling my eyes, I began to buck my hips forwards, moaning louder and louder as I placated my mate the best way I knew how.