Liars and Actors

When Celine returned, she was dirtier than when we split up. She had dirt and twigs on her body. Though I wasn't squeaky clean, grime didn't cover me either. Most likely, she did it on purpose to have a realistic alibi.

My sister's thoroughness amazed me. This was impressive for someone her age. Since she put so much effort into concealing what had happened, I will too.

"Oh my! Sweetie, why are you so dirty?"

"I overdid it when I was practicing magic."

"You too, Riel, you look sweaty. Where'd you go?"

"I went outside... and... played...." I answered, purposefully looking awkward and avoiding eye contact with Mom. The only thing that I lacked was a sign that said, "Guilty," over my head. I could've easily crafted an alibi to get past this, but that would raise suspicions with Celine.

She knows what happened too. If she knew I could also craft intricate lies, she wouldn't take everything I say at face value. Doubt could arise easily. In order to maintain our current rapport, I need to act as innocently as possible. I then made a bashful smile and looked at Mom.

Naturally, Mom was skeptical, but Celine covered for me upon hearing my poor excuse.

"He wanted me to teach him magic," she smiled before putting up a smug face at me.

Damn, if I hadn't known what happened, I would've also thought that she was a sister who snitched on her little brother. Of course, I knew what she was doing. She's fantastic at this, isn't she? Since she thinks that I'm shit at making excuses, she made it so that any form of retaliation from me was impossible.

"What‽ You said you wouldn't tell Mommy!" Obviously, this is the only valid response to her.

"Did you?"

Mom doesn't know that she can move my mana and teach me magic.

"Even if I wanted to, you know I can't," Celine smiled smugly, thus keeping the matter secret from Mom. I'm still going to receive a lengthy lecture later, probably. Contrary to my expectations, Mom just pat my head and looked at me with gentle eyes.

"I know you want to learn magic, but you're still too young, okay, little Riel? Both Celine and I will teach you when you're old enough," Mom then kissed my forehead. She thinks that I'm too eager to learn and saw it as a positive point.

"Okay..." I muttered, supposedly downhearted. I acted as dolefully as I could by sniffling and wiping my eyes as tears trickled out. My acting was so convincing both Mom and Celine furrowed their brows.

"Hey, uh, let's get you guys cleaned, okay?"

~Celine POV~

"Oh god, oh fuck, did I overdo it?" seeing his tears makes me feel so rotten. While Mom shouldn't have any more suspicions, my heart feels like something is crushing my it when I see my cute little Riel crying.

"Does he really want to learn magic that much? *Sigh* He's too pure for his own good, so of course he'd be absolutely awful at lying. Mom's not stupid. If I were to say something like Riel playing by himself, she'd easily catch on to us."

"Argh, fuck. I overlooked this reaction. My act convinced Riel I'd snitched on him. He must hate me so much right now. Oh no, how do I fix this? Come on, Celine, think. Think!"

-3rd POV-

As Celine was doing mental gymnastics, Mom proposed," Let's get you guys cleaned up, okay?"

"Uh, yeah. Sure," Celine absentmindedly responded, unable to take her eyes off her brother's tearful expression in their mother's embrace.

~Celine POV~

Mom took us to a pond; it was a fair distance from the village. She wanted to make sure we were alone; I suppose. The pond was pretty big and a little deep, too. Mom was holding adorable Riel, who still refused to look at me. Ah, I feel so guilty. I'm sorry, Riel.

She laid our clean clothes on a flat boulder nearby before undressing. While Riel was looking at Mom, I also finished undressing. Riel then turned his eyes on me; however, he didn't meet my eyes, his gaze drifting below. Mom had to take off his clothes for him before splashing into the water.

"You can wash yourself, right, Celine?"

"Yeah."

Once Mom heard my answer, she called Riel over to her.

"Little Riel, come here. Mommy'll clean you up," she then sat at the edge of the pond and set Riel in her lap.

I watched while he was being scrubbed. He looked like he was having fun.

After Mom finished washing him, he declared," Mommy, I want to wash you too!" It seems like the scrubbing raised my cute Riel back to full spirits.

"Oh?" Mom seemed amused by his suggestion. She agreed, and Riel exited the pond and knelt facing Mom's back.

He then used his adorable hands to grab the soap and rub it on Mom's back. He's so earnest. I wish I was in her place. Mom enjoyed the free scrub and massage while Riel worked hard to reach every part of Mom's back, neck, etc.

"I wanna clean your front too, Mommy!" Riel had finished the back and sat in Mom's lap. He's so pure and innocent, and his serious face is the cutest thing I've seen all month now that I can pay attention to him.

"Ah, I should start cleaning myself, too."

-Maelriel POV-

Seeing Mom undress before was breathtaking. I also noticed we were the only people here.

Mom had me sit in her lap while she scrubbed me. Her soapy tits pressed against my back. I can feel her nipples going up and down. After she finished scrubbing me, I volunteered to clean her in return.

"Yes, Ahn~♥"

"Oh♥, Haa~"

Upon finishing the back, I volunteered to clean her front as well. I sat back in her lap, this time facing her, and place one of my feet between her thighs. I put on an earnest face, and with my trusty soap, got to work, kneading her tits in every way I could feasibly think of. This time, I wasn't breastfeeding. I was cleaning her body, so I made sure I took care of them as best as I could.

I looked at Mom, who had closed her eyes. Sensing my gaze, she opened her eyes, and I put on the most innocent smile I could.

"Mommy, I want to pay you back for cleaning me earlier." I rubbed my cheeks against hers and massaged her areolas. "This is where your milk comes out, right, Mommy? It must be so dirty from my mouth!"

I pinched her nipples and pulled them. I even rubbed the tips for her, since my "dirty" mouth suckled them a lot, putting extra effort into cleaning these lovely buds. What a wonderful son I am! Also, my leg that was between her thighs "coincidentally" moved forward.

My toes could feel a slit, so I wiggled my toes as much as I could. I also scrubbed her belly, as focusing solely upon her tits would bring suspicion. After doing the belly, I went back up and flicked her nipples with my fingers. I pressed them with my thumbs, moving them up and down like they were joysticks. Last, I pretended her tits made up a controller of a console as I held them in each hand and pressed her nipples while kneading them. My hands were small, so of course, there was a lot of extra boob spilling out around my hands.

I made sure I appeared to be cleaning Mom.

"Ahn~♥, Ah, Oh~!" It seems like Mom is having a great time. Before she thinks of anything, I put on a pleading face.

"Mommy, I'm really sorry for trying to learn magic, okay? Please forgive me." *Muuah* I kissed her cheek to show my sincerity and rinsed the soap off her.

I acted like I was still feeling guilty from being caught trying to learn magic on my own and that I was acting like an obedient child to earn her forgiveness.

"Did I do good, Mommy?"

"Uh, yeah..." She then looked down like she'd committed a crime. Perhaps rinsing her brought clarity to the fact that she was getting off to her son, who was only cleaning her.

I then dried myself off, put on my fresh clothes, and rushed to Celine as if nothing had happened.