Desserts are the universal key to women's hearts. Granted you did not do something bad, it's bound to earn their approval.
Anna didn't have much reaction. It was Wendy and Theresa who had a problem. The former was a genius St. Freya student. The latter was St. Freya's Headmaster that almost pushed her to the depths of hell. I can see Theresa naively reporting Wendy's accomplishments to Otto, which led to him locking onto Wendy as an experimental subject.
As a Divination Master, Wendy must have known about it long ago. It was Theresa who didn't know about it. This meeting served to meet that purpose.
I glanced at Theresa. Her eyes met mine. I saw a hint of gratitude from it. My divine consciousness formed a connection with Theresa.
'Let's talk later. Just the two of us.'
'...Okay.'
The talks with the two continued. Anna did not speak much. She is not an introvert by nature, but by choice. On the contrary, Wendy is more 'enthusiastic'. Her questions revolved around Divination, one of my fortes. I answered a lot of her confusions to the application of the Sea of Quanta, mainly the creation of 'Bubble Worlds' to simulate the future.
Theresa sat on the sidelines. She focused on eating the puddings like a hamster. A few hours later, I saw off the two Homebodies of the Wushi Dao Sect. Theresa remained on my side, standing in front of my door.
"It's my fault. I was too naive, no, powerless."
Theresa's calm gaze contrasted her childishness from a while ago. Her current temperament matched the Theresa I knew in my memories.
"I have to thank you for it. Saving her life."
Her mesmerizing crimson pupils drew my attention. Her sincerity is very evident.
"You don't have to. It's my selfishness."
"To save others? Does selfishness have a new definition I don't know of?"
Her words caused me to chuckle.
"That's right. I accept your thanks." I paused before adding, "It should be good enough to exchange for a favor, no? The great Teriri is renowned throughout Earth.
"..!"
Her ears peaked outside her hair. I can see them flushing blood red. Teasing Teriri felt good, as in real good. I couldn't help but relax.
The silence between us ensued. It carried a hint of ambiguousness, just like the times with my wives. The synergy between us remained undiscovered until now. There is also that faint sense of attraction coming from her. It is negligible on my side, though I can't say on her side.
"C…Blood. C-can I ask for it?"
The game-changing question came.
*****
Theresa was about to faint out of shame. Her dignity as Kiana's Aunt vanished like bubbles. It wasn't much when they sat across from each other. The urge becomes uncontrollable when they are less than a meter away from each other. Her body turned excited at the possibility of 'tasting' Shi Tian once again.
She knew Shi Tian might enter seclusion at any time. This is her only chance to ask for it. The next time might come decades later.
Theresa bit the bullet and asked him for blood.
"Alright."
"Eh?"
She wore a dumbfounded look. She watched Shi Tian take out a jade bottle. He cut a wound open on his fingertip, allowing drops of golden blood to fill the bottle. Its internal space is large enough to fill several barrels.
Its scent wafted to Theresa's nose. Her shoulders trembled. No matter how much she diverted her attention, it always landed back to that open wound.
Shi Tian saw it all. He was about to tease her when he held back.
'What if she really does it? Wouldn't it make things more awkward..?'
He changed his mind once he saw her struggling look. He never denied any romantic possibilities with Theresa. He likes her, too. The main problem stemmed from the outside world.
But then, Shi Tian is already branded as a 'romantic' with four girlfriends. Any worries about his reputation are meaningless.
"Principal. If you want…"
He gestured to his wounded finger. He took it out of the bottle's mouth.
Before the first drop of golden blood fell to the ground, Theresa's body turned into a red light. The next moment, she already placed Shi Tian's finger inside her warm mouth.
His finger touched the pair of sharp canines. Theresa's tongue pushed it back from her canines. She skillfully swirled it around the open wound. Her hands took hold of Shi Tian's hand. Her crimson pupils curled in satisfaction.
The sight of it all proved to be stimulating.
'This is an open space. This is an open space. This is an open space…'
Shi Tian's attempt at hypnotizing himself proved to be useful… until his eyes wandered around her snow white neck. Theresa's dress was somewhat revealing at Shi Tian's current angle. The vast expanse of her white rabbits clung tightly to her dress.
"Principal..?"
"Hm?"
"You can tell me if it is enough."
"Hm…"
Not long after, her eyes cleared up slightly. The huge wave of satisfaction sweeping through her body made her legs weak. Her emotions turned into panic when she truly lost strength over her legs.
Sou-!
It was Shi Tian who prevented her fall. He used his free left arm to wrap around her waist. Theresa was instantly pulled to his chest. His wounded finger remained inside her mouth.
A streak of blush spread to her flawless face. The thought of her body pressing onto his stirred up a wave of emotions she never knew existed.
'How will I face Kiana now..?'
*****
"Keywords. Yin. Vampire. Blood. Attraction…"
The travel time to Anna's residence took a few seconds. She found out Wendy was divining something. She watched her expression turn complex before transforming into… jealousy?
"Helping others under the guise of selfishness. He really is…"
Anna saw Wendy's 'terrifying' expression and shuddered.
"Are you fine..?"
"No. The principal is already making her moves. I am still stuck with introducing myself…"
Wendy's downcast expression made Anna helpless. She doesn't know what kind of help she could offer to her best friend.
Just then, a realization came to her mind.
"What do you mean? President Theresa and Sir Shi Tian..?"
"What else could they be doing? The lovey-dovey stuff."
Wendy narrated her findings. From the thick cold qi she felt around Theresa, her gothic-like attire, up to the strange looks the two exchanged, she deduced the situation between Theresa and Shi Tian with terrifying accuracy!
The might of a stalker… a divination master manifested this way.
"You like Sir Shi Tian?"
"Yes."
Anna was caught off guard with her direct answer. At one time, Wendy was apprehensive. At another time, Wendy was direct.
It was as if…
Wendy turned into a mentally unstable stalker.
"Tian… He knew about the future. Extending goodwill to a doomed person like me…"
Her familiarity with Shi Tian's name confirmed Anna's thoughts. Her bestie is actually a stalker, a professional one at that!
Anna's expression broke down under Wendy's indirect attacks. Her cold looks turned into helplessness.
"How can I help?"
Wendy's eyes lit up.
"The addition of a new variable…"