-Eva, you need to give him some time.- Lena sighed as she looked at the frustrated Eva, who continued to punch the training dummy as if it owed her money.
The pair were training in a training room. in fact, Eva was venting her anger while Lena kept her company.
Eva scoffed, unconvinced. -Yes? Is that why he's been spending so much time with that redhead tramp lately?
Lena remained silent upon hearing this.
In fact, things have become very confusing lately.
Emma was found, but Ringo seemed to be some distance away from her.
They saw Hila very little. the woman seemed to look at everyone as if she owed her money, but whenever they looked for Ringo, he was either working or with her.
Ringo never bothered to hide it and Lena was responsible for security system at headquarters, so it was never a secret.
Like Eva, Lena wasn't happy, but she was more understanding. She sensed that Ringo had been emotionally unstable these past few days and Hila was an outlet for him. Judging by what had happened between them before, she could understand, but she was far from liking it.
Even so, she was more mature and patient than Eve, so it was she who calmed the woman down, not the other way around.
Eva threw one last punch so hard that it woke Will and Jack, who were sleeping nearby. The pair had also been somewhat neglected, but Ringo still came to see them every day.
Unfortunately, both Eva and Lena had their own jobs, so they rarely saw each other.
But today was different, because the training room door opened and Will and Jack jumped up excitedly, running towards Ringo who was coming in.
Ringo smiled and began to pet the pair while taking out some dried meat treats. of course, the treats were poisoned and he was using his energy to help them evolve, he never forgot that.
Eva looked at him, huffed, and continued punching the training dummy, but this time more lightly.
Lena, on the other hand, smiled kindly at Ringo and asked. -How are you?
Ringo paused for a moment and looked at Lena in surprise. he had thought he would find them both angry with him, so he wasn't surprised by Eva's attitude.
But Lena's attitude made him feel even more embarrassed. He sighed, stood up, went to Lena, hugged her gently, and said. -I'm fine. I'm sorry about the last few weeks.
Lena hugged him back and felt better from the embrace. Ringo kissed her head gently and went over to Eva, who hadn't stopped punching.
He hugged her from behind and rested his head on her shoulder, giving her a soft kiss on the neck.
Eva trembled, but still huffed, refusing to speak.
-Well, come on, let's talk for a bit.- Ringo ignored the woman's attitude and put her on his shoulder while calling Lena and the pair of puppies.
-Hey! Put me down! Idiot!- Eva protested and began to wiggle, but Ringo slapped her on the butt, which made her stop, stunned.
-Don't move, be a good girl.- The sound of the slap echoed through the room, silencing everyone, but Ringo didn't stop and took her away, gently reprimanding Eva in the process.
Eva, bewildered, wanted to complain, but in the end she just swallowed her frustration while hiding the shame of being carried like a sack of potatoes.
Will and Jack didn't mind, quickly following along, Lena, a little red-faced, also quickly following.
The group arrived at Ringo's room after some time. they were all close, so it didn't take long. He threw Eva onto the bed and pulled up a chair to sit down. Eva straightened up on the bed, sitting down. She was feeling a little irritated and embarrassed and she made sure to make that clear while glaring at him angrily.
Lena entered last and closed the door, with the cubs already lying on Ringo's legs, but with their increasing size, even lying down their heads were still at the same height as his and Will made sure to take advantage of this while licking him fiercely.
Ringo looked at them. they were already pounding against his chest when he stood upright while they were on all fours. Of course, for a long-fanged wolf bear, they were still small, but they were already comparable to large adult domestic dogs.
If they stood on their hind legs, they would be about two and a half meters tall.
Ringo smiled and stroked them a little more while Lena sat up in bed.
Sighing, he began to speak, first talking about what he had discovered about Emma and his conversation with his mother.
Lena looked shocked and Eva jumped up. -I'm going to kill her!- Her eyes were red with rage, she was about to run out of the room.
-No.- Ringo didn't stand up or raise his voice, but that single word conveyed a sense of purpose.
Eva stopped in her tracks, her body trembling. She turned to look at Ringo, her eyes already brimming with tears. -Seriously? Even so, you're still going to protect her?
Ringo was quiet for a moment and then spoke. - It's more complicated than that, I haven't finished talking yet, sit down.
Eva took several deep breaths, but in the end, with a frustrated face and red eyes, she sat back down on the bed. Lena looked at Eva worriedly, but in the end she said nothing.
Ringo looked at Eva, feeling a little guilty inside. His earlier harshness wasn't purely his own. his subpersonality wanted to scream angrily at her, he managed to hold it back, letting out a simple "no".
Finally, Ringo began to speak again. -You know I'm a Nightmare, so my spiritual attributes are really high, what you don't know is what I've discovered with that.
Lena looked at him curiously while Eva still pretended to ignore him.
-To sum it up, I have mental problems.- Ringo chuckled lightly as he spoke.
Lena looked at him strangely, as did Eva, but Ringo didn't care. -To be more direct, my obsession from before I lost my memory has become a parasite in my mind, a sub-personality if you will.
Lena and Eva's eyes widened. - What?! -x2
-Well, the good news is that it's not growing, the bad news is that even though I hate Emma, this side of me still loves her. I'm not interested in finding out what happens if I kill her. my soul will probably suffer serious damage at the very least.- Ringo sighed, feeling a little better after sharing this.
Not that he wanted to, Hila didn't know him well enough to see his change, even if she did, with her personality, she wouldn't ask, she would just stick around for some physical comfort, which was precisely why he chose her.
He hadn't wanted to go into details about it before, in fact, he didn't want to now, but she had already accepted Eva and Lena in her mind, so she wanted to make that clear to them.
Many relationships end because of concealment and lies.
Lena stood up and knelt beside him, taking his hand and looking at him worriedly. -Are you alright?
Eva hesitated for a moment, perhaps embarrassed, but the situation had let her know that it wasn't the time to let pride hold her back, so she also stood up and approached, copying Lena, but said nothing, her eyes seemed a mixture of worry and anger.
-Yes, for now, I already have some ideas on how to solve this, but it will take some time. In the meantime... this situation with Emma will continue. This sub-personality has an extremely overprotective instinct towards her, so please don't make this more difficult for me.- Ringo looked directly at Eva as he said this.
Eva pouted, but nodded. she understood the seriousness of the situation.
Furthermore, knowing that Ringo doesn't really want Emma, but is obsessed, secretly pleased her.
If it weren't for Hila and Lena... well, she might accept Lena.
Thinking about this, she glared at Ringo angrily. she clearly knew what they had done and she wanted to be the first!
How could she accept that!
If it hadn't been for the bad timing, she would have questioned him and done it right there. She didn't want to lose to Lena either.
Ringo had no idea what was going on in Eva's perverted mind. instead, he started talking about work in recent days, as well as training with Li.