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The door to the Nymph Cove opened swiftly. There at the door was a short woman with long wavy blonde hair and long red horns. Taking off her long red coat and hanging it on a coat rack, she quickly found herself going over to the bar and taking a seat next to a woman with pink eyes.
“Amorette, where have you been, dear?” The pink-eyed woman turned over to look at the blonde one, leaning on the bar table and holding her face in one hand. Her sly grin seemed inviting.
“I had a stressful day at work.” Amorette sighed, her dismay was apparent. “I would have gone right home but I missed your beautiful face.” The other woman chuckled in response. It was true that she was quite beautiful, she had an elegant hourglass figure, a charming smile, and beautiful pink eyes. One big black horn stuck out the side of her head, making her stick out from any average dragon. Even without her revealing bodysuit, dressed in everyday wear, she would have been beautiful to Amorette.
“I know you can’t resist me. That’s why you’re here so often!” The woman smiled cheekily, placing a hand on her lower neck. “Now what happened at work? Vent your issues to me, dear.”
“Acacallis… do you want to go back to the surface someday?” Amorette asked, staring off at the bar menu. Acacallis chuckled.
“Of course, but we’re safer down here for now. It’d be nice to go back up, and it will happen, but the humans are greedy and hurt us.”
“Draecona had a meeting today and she suggested we sent a dragon to the surface due to the fact we’re running out of food.” Amorette frowned and bit her lowly lip anxiously. “The issue is that the decision falls on me now.”
“That’s a lot of responsibility on such a beautiful dragon like you… why do they make us work anyways? We should leave the burdens on the big strong men while they worship us.” Acacallis yawned. “What’s your opinion on the surface?” She hesitantly asked.
“I want to go back up…” Though Amorette seemed unsure. She sighed again. “What about you?”
“Oh, dear… I want to go back up too, I want to quit this life here. It’s hard to find a job at all, and business here is slow. When we go back to the surface, I’d spend my time near the sea again.” Acacallis sat up and looked over at the bar. “We should move in together when things are normal.”
“When things are normal our relationship will be completely different. If you’re out of work then it’ll be different…” Amorette smiled though, seeming interested in the idea. “Do you say this to all your clients?”
“You’re not just a client to me. Besides, none of my clients are beautiful women with beautiful long hair.” Acacallis giggled, staring at Amorette. “Besides, if you were a client I would have charged you to just speak to me.” Acacallis did seem to have a soft spot for women, but especially Amorette. The way she spoke to men contrasted her energy when she was with Amorette.
“Prostitution must be hard… are you sure you don’t want to work with Draecona? I can find you a position handling things.” Amorette suggested, turning to face Acacallis directly.
“I don’t like serious things, besides, if my job changed then we couldn’t meet the way we do… and I’d miss that a lot.” Acacallis’s voice was sweet as honey right now. So affectionate with Amorette, clearly showing it in her words and actions.
“If we go to the surface we won’t need jobs anymore.” Amorette made eye contact with Acacallis for a split second before bashfully turning away. “We used to be gods, now we’re hiding down here.. we’ve gotten so useless as gods.” She mumbled.
“Don’t think of it that way, even though we were gods our people rejected us. At least now I get to live a life of fun.” Acacallis placed a hand on Amorette’s shoulder, trying to relieve her anxieties.
“Don’t you miss the ocean?”
“The… ocean…” Acacallis gently murmured. “I miss the ocean a lot, I miss the dolphins, the corals. I wasn’t important as a god, not the way you were, but the tides were rough and dangerous without me.”
“This is why our people needed us, Acacallis.” Amorette’s voice echoed desperately. Acacallis’s hand on her shoulder tightened.
“Amorette, let’s get your mind off of this. You’re so stressed, my dear, it’s making me feel so horrible..” Yet Acacallis’s words would always have a soothing effect on Amorette. She gently took one of her hands and held it. “My sweet Amorette… you always put those greedy humans before yourself.”
Amorette sighed and looked away as if she had done something so wrong to Acacallis.
“You, my dear little love god, bear affection for those who wouldn’t accept it. But I’m here now, Amorette, and I’ll always accept your love.” The atmosphere stilled around the two dragons. Amorette said nothing purely from the guilt of pushing the topic so much. “Dear… we’ll go back to the surface one day, and we’ll reclaim our title as gods. For now, we should live in the moment and just be there for each other.”
“You’re right. You’re always right about these things... I’m glad I have you, Acacallis.” Amorette forced a smile. “When the day comes, we’ll be by each other’s side. You’re an amazing friend.”
Their relationship felt so far off from friends, but far off from partners. Calling her a friend felt like watering down everything they had done together. The reoccurring sexual intimacy, the gentle kisses shared in the dark, and the spending moments together like this were not something any two normal friends would do. And yet, their relationship would progress past friends with benefits ever, even though Amorette longed for the genuine love of Acacallis. Staring down at the stone table, Amorette’s fists tightened. Why couldn’t she ever spit it out?
“Amorette, you’re frowning.” Acacallis’s soothing voice called through the overwhelming thoughts of Amorette. “Your smile is so beautiful, so please never feel down.”
Amorette looked up at Acacallis, feeling a bit of fuzziness inside. “I think..” She tried to smile, but her lips quivered. “I’ll be back tomorrow. I’m sorry for wasting your time today…” Amorette dug through her coat pocket and pulled out a few coins, setting it in front of Acacallis.
“What? What’s this?” There was a cross of confusion and concern in Acacallis’s voice. “You don’t need to pay to talk to me? What’s bothering you? You’re never this upset…” Acacallis’s voice trailed off.
“I’m fine, I just feel like this conversation won’t get me anywhere. I still don’t know what to do, and you’re just too… distracting.” Amorette sighed, looking down at the floor. “I can’t come to a decision with you around.”
“Oh… I see. Please let me know if I can help at all.” Acacallis’s usual smile faded, looking away from Amorette.
“I’m sorry, Acacallis. I’ll see you tomorrow.” Amorette walked to the door, opening it. As she took a step out the door she heard Acacallis speak again.
“Goodbye, Amorette. Please feel better tomorrow. I love you.”
That made Amorette realize something.
Every time she left the Nymph’s Cove, Acacallis would tell her she loved her whenever Amorette left.
Now Amorette felt like a fool.