Raising A Few Wives in a Beast Apocalypse-Chapter 144: Sister, Sister
Half a day later...
The group was gathered in the dining room having lunch. They weren't in a particular rush, so stopping for lunch was reasonable. It wasn't like they knew where they were going anyway. So there was no need to rush.
"So... Care to tell us what's going on?" Jade asked while she and the others all looked at Emily who had pushed her chair to sit as close to Freya as possible.
They also looked at Freya from time to time. Their eyes alternated between the gleeful Emily and the stiff Freya, who smiled wryly.
"Isn't it obvious? Me and Freya have become sworn sisters. She's now my Big Sister, hehe" Emily replied happily.
"Why aren't we sworn sisters then?" Jade asked with a dark expression on her face.
She didn't particularly care about Emily and Freya becoming sisters. All she cared about was why she wasn't Emily's sworn sister after all they had gone through. She had always wanted a sister after all.
"Hhm! Why would I want a sister like you who doesn't support me? Not to mention that you're a month younger than me and I already have a younger sister. Why would I want another one?" Emily replied with a disdainful tone in her voice.
Of course, the real reason she didn't do such a thing with Jade was because she had never thought about it before. However, she wouldn't admit that; she was still upset about the "betrayal" from Jade and Elsa.
"So that's how it is huh? Okay, two can play that game! Elsa, do you want a new and cooler Big Sister?" Jade, who was not one to be passive in situations, immediately thought of a counterattack.
"No, I don't want a new sister. Emily is fine," Elsa's blunt replied, dazed Jade a little. She even felt like crying because of it. Couldn't the little girl at least save her some face in front of the others? Now she didn't even know what to say.
"But I don't mind another sister... You definitely seem cooler than Emily too. So sure. If you want to be my second big sister, I don't mind" Fortunately for Jade, Elsa continued speaking after a little silence. Her words brought her back from the brink of embarrassment.
"Oh... Yeah! You made the right choice. I'm definitely cooler and more fun than that petty flame girl over there. From now on, I, Jade, am your elder sister. Whoever wants to find trouble with you must go through me first. Even if it's Emily and she does something you don't like. Tell me and I'll take her out or even that leader of ours. They are all nothing in front of your big sister here" Jade didn't waste time and immediately got into her new role excitedly.
She had always wanted a younger sister or any sort of younger sibling. After all, at her house, she was the youngest of three siblings and the older two were boys. So Elsa agreeing to be her little sister made her really happy. To the point that she even went a little rogue, tossing threats left and right.
Whether she could really do what she was promising. It would remain unknown since Muku and Emily just brushed her off. They wouldn't waste their time arguing with a made person like Jade.
"Wait! Doesn't that mean I'm the only person without a relative here?" Chloe suddenly exclaimed hysterically.
While she didn't mind as much as she made it seem. She wouldn't mind being someone's sworn relative like the others.
"I could be your relative if you want" Muku spoke, with a slightly teasing tone. He wanted to see how she would react when it wasn't the type of relationship she wanted with him.
"No!!!... I uh, I mean. I've always wanted a sister and not a brother. So it wouldn't work. In fact, there's nothing I hate more than having a brother" Chloe immediately rejected his proposition.
Her clearly false reasons made even her face heat up. She wasn't used to blatantly lying like that. But there was no way she was going to agree to be Muku's sister. That would basically be cutting off her own path of advancing forward just when she had found out that it was possible to advance.
"I could be your sister if you want" Surprisingly, it was Layla who spoke. No one was expecting her to even get evolved in such a matter. Especially not in the way she did.
"Really?" Chloe replied slightly awkwardly while looking at Layla. She, just like the others except for Muku still felt slightly stiff when talking to Layla. This was mostly due to Layla's quiet disposition, which made it hard to figure out how she was feeling.
After all, it's really hard to talk to someone when their facial expression remains neutral most of the time. Which was because you can't measure how they feel about talking to you. So Layla wanting to be her sister came as a shock to Chloe.
"Yeah. I don't mind. I've always wanted a sister" Layla continued speaking calmly. Her eyes were unmoving as she looked at Chloe.
While she looked like that, inside she was actually very excited and nervous at the same time. She always felt a little out of place in the group. Not because they treated her differently in any way. Just that she felt that she couldn't match their wavelength. So maybe becoming sworn sisters with one of the girls will help her with that problem.
"Y-yeah. Sure, I'd be happy to be your sister" Chloe replied with a little awkwardness in her voice. She didn't know Layla's inner thoughts so she didn't know just how much Layla wanted it. She just thought that Layla took pity on her or something. But even then, she was willing to be Layla's sister.
Maybe that way, the feeling of being alone in the world that sometimes plagues her heart would go away.
"Hug to seal the deal?" Layla spoke while opening her hands wide. Clearly wanting to hug Chloe.
"Sure!" Chloe replied with a happy smile as she hugged Layla. Unexpectedly, she really did feel better after the hug. It was like she had gotten back something she had lost.
"I guess now I have a new daughter" Audrey spoke from the side with a gentle smile on her face. Before Chloe or Layla could say anything, they found themselves in Audrey's embrace.
Freya was confused. At first, the scene with Layla and Chloe seemed beautiful. However, it got weird when Audrey got involved. Like, what did she mean by a second daughter? She barely looked older than Chloe and Layla. So how could they be her daughters?
"Oh..." Freya spoke one word before trailing off. That was because Emily, who had realised what was happening from seeing her confused expression, had whispered an explanation into her ear.
Hearing that Audrey was actually 30 shocked her so much that she couldn't even continue her sentence. How did a 30-year-old lady look no older than her?! How was that fair? Does that mean she looked old for her age or... What did it mean? She was so confused.
Emily again noticed Freya's confusion. Along with how her head seemed close to exploding explained again. Mentioning how Muku's blood not only saved Audrey from a fate worse than death but also made her look so younger.
What she thought of after that was the very first thing she or the others thought of back then. And that was whether Muku could also make them look younger when they reached 30-40 or even 70. As she thought so, her eyes trailed onto Muku.
The moment she looked at him, he felt a sudden chill. Like someone was plotting a very sinister plan against him.
"No fair! I also want Ms Audrey to be my mother!" Again, Jade refused to be involved as she immediately complained.
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"Rooooar!!!"
"Rooooar!!"
Before anyone could reply to what Jade said. Two equally beastly roars rang out from a close by. Hearing the roars, everyone became alert.
They immediately got off the table and ran outside to check out what was happening. They couldn't afford to stay inside lest their mansion gets randomly destroyed.
"We aren't done! We'll continue this talk as soon as we get back!" Jade screamed as she ran with the group. Hearing her words, everyone rolled their eyes; the girl really didn't want to take any losses, huh?
It was the same with the head pats. Then the sisterhood. Maybe they'll have to consider whether they want Jade to get involved before saying anything in front of her in the future...
....
Three kilometres away from the mansion...
"Well, this apocalypse just gets better and better doesn't it?" Muku spoke sarcastically.
He had taken Hope, Jade and Emily while the others stayed behind. They couldn't all leave the mansion behind after all. They also couldn't leave without checking out what was happening, lest they be shot down by whatever it was as they flew by.
What they saw was definitely something they never thought they'd ever see. They had expected to see two beasts fighting or something like that. However, what they saw were two beasts fighting for their lives as they were getting dragged into the giant mouth of a plant.
Yes, a plant. A huge a*s plant at that...
