Naga and the Shadow Mirror Clones

Chapter 6
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I wake up before you girls and start breakfast, and tea, and even coffee, for everybody. Then I prepare my special gooseberry pancakes with the berries cooked right in.

The girl’s grogged awake to the smell. They had slept all night in their clothes. "Wow, we better not let mom make too many special suppers..." giggled Gracia... They went out to the kitchen...

“Good morning girls. Breakfast is almost ready...” Once it is done I sit out the plates and the food and I sit down and start to eat, very civilized.

"Morning Mom" they said in chorus.”That looks good..."

It better be. I picked the berries this morning myself.”

They dug in. There was some squabbling about getting Gracia to eat like a lady, but generally it was a pleasant meal. "I have a mommy cooking for me..." Gracia sighed happily. She asked Naga "So, do you want to come to town today or should I scout out some "prospects for you?" she asked, with a slight flush.

“Hmmmmm, does my daughter Lina think she can manage with out me for a day?”

Lina giggled. "Won't be any different than all those days before you came here, mom..." she smiled.

“Well I think I will go into town with you sweetie.”

"Okay then Mommy. Um, I don't know what to tell you to do while I'm working though."

“I will be looking around for possible leads on a girlfriend while I am there.”

"He, he, of course..." she said. She got up to change.

I get changed as well. “So dear are you ready to go?”

Gracia said yes, and with a kiss to Lina she went out the door to go to town.

I follow along happily hoping to get me somebody

It was a pleasant walk in the sunlight, the morning was fresh and cool but not cold, and the walking soon warmed them up.

“Today looks like a good day to find what you need, huh, sweetie?”

"Well, I should have everything at the shop. Oh, wait, you meant for the Spa? Will you do that while I work, then?" asked Gracia.

“No, I mean for love, my dear...”

"Oh. Uh, I have Lina, what more... uh, should I need?" she asked, getting confused again...

“For me, sweetie.”

Gracia blinked. Oh well, doubtless she had misheard her mother. "I wish you well mother. You have the right to be happy too." she said gently as they arrived at the store where she worked. "See you at lunch then." she said.

“Ok sweetie, I will see you soon.”

Lunch time rolls around and I am waiting there at the spot we had talked about eating at, rather disheartened.”

Gracia got off work for her meal and quickly went to the place where Naga was. "Hi mommy!" she said sprightly. "How have you been? We've been doing fine work all morning and boy are my fingers sore, but this will be great!"

“Oh hey, Gracie...” I say a little down in the dumps. “That’s great news!” I say trying to cheer up for her sake.

"Well? How are things with you?" Gracia insisted.

“Horrible sweetie. I was laughed out of the tavern, the that place you told me about where you can get services for a price told me they don't allow women on there monthly inside for any reason, and all the women in town looked at me like I was a freak. Other than that, it went great...”

Gracia hemmed. "Forgot about that... sorry..." she said.”Um, yeah, it takes time to get in with the townsfolk. I think maybe they thought you were me and wondered why I was being so weird...

“Maybe I am looking in the wrong place for what I am looking for.”

"Well, give it time mommy, I'm sure there is someone here, it's not like Lina and I am the only girls who like girls. But you know they want to fall in love and all that too..." Gracia explained.

“I even used all of my feminine wiles and got nowhere.” I start to eat my lunch that you brought.

Gracia chuckled. "These are gentle mountain folk mommy, I'm sorry, you can't be so aggressive. I think you are too used to the big cities where people are more upfront about what they want." she said.

“That could be it baby, or I am just not cut out for love anymore, now that my heart has been broken so bad.”

"Oh, mommy, it's only when you give up hope you lose. Give it another go, just be slower and gentle with her.” She smiled and gave Naga another helping of the food.

“You mean my Lina?”

" I don't know, but maybe she'd come around in time. You had a relationship once. But you said she had a man with her? Are they married now?" Gracia asked.

“I don't know sweetie, I really don’t, but I didn't see a ring on her finger.”

"If she was beating you up, did you have time to look?"

“You should know how well I pay attention to detail. I didn't see a ring during all the punches to my face...”

"I see, yes, you have a point there..." said Gracia, wincing...

“And the guy that was with her was as dumb as a plank and was just standing there as if he was confused.”

"Well..." he's a guy, right?" said Gracia.

“Yes he is, and what about it?”

Gracia nodded. "Well, what would you expect from a guy then? He certainly was at least confused, maybe dumb too..."

And she clomped him a few times for just standing around and not helping.”

"Well, got to keep them in line. But, if she's with a guy, and she has the hots for you, how do you know she isn't waiting for you to come back? But you have to do it the right way, I suspect. Like does she think you've wronged her and wants an apology?"

“I tried to tell her I was sorry, that’s when she punched me in the face.”

Gracia frowned. "Well I don’t know then, maybe she thought you were up to something? I don't know, can you send her a letter? Say you just want to talk and see if she'll grant you a truce? asked Gracia.

“I could sure try to do that I just hope she agrees to a truce.”

"I don't know mommy, maybe you should talk to my, err, our Lina to see if you can get any ideas?" she added.

“Well, I am going to head back to the house and ask her. Ok sweetie?” I ask as I finish my lunch.

"Okay then mommy. It would probably be too boring for you anyway, wandering around this small town as you wait for me. Don't worry mommy, we'll find someone I'm sure, but it'll take time is all..." she smiled.

I hug you very motherly as I stand up and walk back to our house.

In the mean time, Lina had cleaned up, and was working around the house.

I knock on the door and open it and ask if Lina is there. “Lina dear, are you here?” I start hunting for Lina.

Lina was actually out back hanging the laundry. She came around with a big basket in her arms and gave a little start. "Oh, mom. You're back? Hey, you found someone already? Good thing I put fresh sheets on the bed already, he, he, he..."

“No, I wish I had. I need your advice though.”

"Oh?" she said helpfully...

I am going to try to send my Lina a letter to see if we can make a truce and try to work things out between me and my Lina, and I need your opinion on how to do that.

Lina looked a bit stunned, the thought for a bit. "Uh, well, uh, I don't know if she'd like a direct approach, not about love. She's incredibly shy about that sort of thing though she's pretty bold about other stuff, so, yeah, be gentle would be my first advice...”

Well you know her even better than I do, could you tell me what to write, and I will write it down and send it?”

Lina set her basket down and leaned against her sink. "Well, let me think..." she said, looking thoughtful.

I get out some paper and pen and get ready to write

"Well, you better start out with something dramatic like "I'm begging you on my knees not to toss this letter out without reading it first....” she suggested.

I write just that word for word.

"In your own words, of course..." counseled Lina.

I erase it and write something in my own words.

Lina went on, "Then I suppose you better start by telling her you've come to your senses and are apologizing for anything and everything you ever did that hurt her, even if you don't think so..."

I follow your advice and write every thing that I am sorry for.

"What would really catch her eye is if you promise to pay back all the money she thinks you owe her. Not sure if you're going to be happy with that, she's got a rather hefty sense of the interest she's like tacked on..."

I even put down that if she will agree to a truce to talk I will pay her back plus interest.

Lina thought and thought. "Okay, tell her you are trying to make amends and restore your friendship. I'd leave the word love out of it until you are talking face to face, and I wouldn't make it the first topic of the conversation. After that I guess you are on your own, I only know her to the time we were made in the mirror, and what's happened after, I don't know. Sorry."

“Ok.” I finish up the letter and ask you to proof read it.

Lina said "I think its okay. You can only try it I suppose. How you going to deliver it?”

“Well..., I don’t know...”

“Her sister maybe knows how to get it to her?
Hmmm, who'd we get? Maybe someone from the village would work.”

“That might work...”

Lina thought and said "I don't know how to get it to Zephilia, but maybe we can send it with Gracia tomorrow and she could find a messenger to deliver it. If that's okay with you."

“Yeah, it’s ok with me...”

Lina smiled. "I do hope it works for you mom," she said. "But Gracia won't be able to take it to town till tomorrow at the earliest, so we better give her a good supper tonight to give her the strength!" She laughed at that, apparently finding it funny.

“Let’s cook together Lina. A very special dinner for your lover.”
Lina smiled at that. "I'm glad you understand, mom, It'd be terrible if you thought we were bad for loving..." She started getting food out to prepare for the meal.

“I am very happy for you girls, to see you two so happy.”

She handed Naga an eggplant to slice up, and put some oil in a big pot, along with a diced up onion and some garlic. "Yep. We have been happy together. And for the longest time it was good to have each other as family. But you know, having you here seems even better!" she smiled.

“Yes, it is much better to have a mother near.”

"Hmmm, you miss yours, don't you?" she asked softly.”

I start dicing the eggplant with skill of a pro chef “Yes, I do miss her very much.”

"What was she like?" Lina asked.

“She was kind and loving and very sweet.”

"Sounds like Lina's mom. It is strange having all these memories of someone I never actually met..." she sighed.

“I wish I had had more time with mommy.”

"Well, what about Amelia? She's a part of your mommy, just like you are. But you don't want to be near her?" She asked, puzzled.

“It’s not that sweetie.”

Lina looked puzzled. "Oh?" she asked, and then wondered if she was going too far...

“If I had stayed in the castle I would have truly gone crazy knowing that I had let mommy be killed to save me.”

"But...?" Lina gave a gasp. "N-no, I won't ask, I know it hurts you..." she said.

“No. I am ok, I can finally talk about it, Lina Dear.”

Lina nodded. "I would like that, but so would Gracia even more. If you don't mind, would you talk about it when she comes home? That way you don't have to do it twice."

“That’s fine, ether way is ok with me.” I finish cutting the Eggplant and pass it to you as I start on a specialty dish of mine.

Lina added the eggplant to the Zucchini and green pepper she had chopped up and put them in the pot with the onions and garlic. Then as they slowly fried down she got some tomatoes out and started cutting them up and putting them in the pot too. As she did so she asked "So, what can we talk about instead?" she asked.

“Well, what is Gracie like in the bedroom dear?”

Lina dropped her knife then gave a giggle. "Oh my, cut to the chase why don’t you? He, he, he, well, she's gentle and sweet, and really lets me know she appreciates my loving her. She takes a while to warm up, but once she's hot she can go for quite a while, if I'm in the mood to take her there. I guess she's rather passive that way, but she's never complained. I guess the only thing is that she tends to like doing the same stuff all the time, and I'm more experimental, but, uh, well, that's, uh, personal...” she blushed.

“Wow, you are just like me and my Lina. We loved to experiment a lot, we never tried the same thing twice, and we didn't want to either.”

"Oh?" said Lina, then she turned away, slightly embarrassed. She didn't say anything more, but obviously she was thinking about something... "So, uh, moving right along, do you like to dance or anything like that? They have weekly dances on Friday night around here..."

“Well, yes I do but I am afraid I have only danced for one person before and that was my one true love so I don't know if I could do it before a large group of people.”

Lina smiled. "Well, you aren't on stage or anything like that... and we go and dance there sometimes, and we dance with each other and with other people and no one seems to care about that, we just have fun. You might meet someone you can be a friend with." she suggested.

“It’s been 3 years since I danced at all.”

"Well, think about it. It's Thursday tomorrow, and Gracia will be off on Friday so we could make an outing of it if you'd like..." Lina smiled.

“I just know I will be rusty so I don't think I could live through that embarrassment if I tried...”

"Well, we will practice on Friday before we go then." said Lina, sounding like the plan was set.

I get nervous and cut my finger bad while I am cutting potatoes and green tomatoes. Upon seeing the blood I faint, falling backwards onto the floor...

Lina sighed. With an effort she got Naga over to her corner and into her bed roll. "Man, I'm glad we don't have a bed for her yet, I'd never lift her." she said, apparently forgetting she could use magic.

I lay that way for 30 minuets until I wake up and cast recovery, healing the wound with out looking at it. Then I get up and walk over to the counter and say “I am sorry about that Lina I just don't think a few hours will knock out the rust for me.”

"Well, uh, what will?" she asked, innocently.

“Maybe a few days practicing?”

"Uh, sure then. We can try after supper, Gracia will love it..." Lina said.

“Ok, thank you dear.” I say, as I gets back to cooking the fried green tomatoes for supper, and the fried potatoes.

Soon the pots were ready, and Lina was setting the table. Gracia would be along anytime now, and she wanted everything to be perfect.

I finish up my two dishes just as she walks in the door.

"I'm ho-ome! Hi mommy did you and Lina write a nice letter to, um, Lina?" she sang as she walked in the door and saw the two of them there.
“Yes I we did and we can talk about that later but first we eat. I made my Fried Green Tomatoes and some fried potatoes!”

"Oh! Okay!" said Gracia, as she took off her cloak. She proceeded to wash up and sat down. "Okay, I must remember my manners..." she said. Lina laughed.

I sit down and wait your report on the taste before I eat so that I can see what you girls think.

"MMM, just like last night! Can we have this every night?" asked Gracia. Lina looked to Naga and silently mouthed "See what I mean?" and then smirked. "It is very good, isn't it?" she commented in her turn.

I take a bite of the green tomatoes and say “Wait, it is missing something...”

The girls looked surprised. "Oh?" one of them said.

“Yes.” I reply, taking another bite and chewing slowly. Then it hits me “I forgot two very special ingredients. I forgot the salt and pepper...”

The girls giggled. "Oh we have that covered." said Lina as she got up to get them from the counter.

I take the shakers and sprinkle them over the tomatoes, just right. Then on the ones on your plates, then I sit down and wait again for your opinion.

The girls giggled. "Such service." said Lina. "Well, that's a mother for you!" enthused Gracia. They ate and admitted there was an improvement in the taste.

“Thank you girls, for the complements on my cooking. It warms my heart to the very soul.” I try it and agree that it is perfect, then I ask “Gracie, how was your day at work today?”

"Stiff and sore, sitting around at the table working on the fancy bead work for the dress. Oh well, at least it wasn't my turn to do the buttonholes, those things are SOOOO fiddly." she replied. "My poor hands hurt and I have to go back tomorrow..."

“Well, if you want, after supper I could massage your hands for you dear, seeing as my magic is not fully back to full power. I was barely able to heal my finger after I cut it really bad cutting the potatoes for supper. I can't wait for the day after tomorrow.”

"Oh? What's that?" asked Gracia, as Naga took one of her hands, and Lina took the other.

"Friday, of course!" smirked Lina.

“I will be rid of this curse, till next month. Lina wants me to come with you girls to the town dance Friday.”

"Oh, that would be wonderful!" said Gracia with a smile. "Yes do come, it's ever so much fun!"

“But I haven't danced in 3 years and I only danced for my Lina.”

Gracia smiled. "Well, think of it as practice for the day you can do it again!" she said. Lina nodded.

“But I don't want to embarrass myself in front of others, dear.”
"Oh. Well, don't you want to go then? "she asked. “What if we practiced somehow?"

I would love to get some practice before then, Gracie that would be so nice of you girls.”

"Okay, well, after our supper settles let's do It." said Gracia. "What shall we do in the mean time?" Lina spoke up. "I think mom was going to tell us something." she said.

“Yes, but it was you, Lina, that wanted to talk to me about it, sweetie...”

Gracia looked back and forth between the two of them, wondering what the surprise was.

“The reason I didn't stay in the castle is if I had stayed in the castle I would have truly went crazy knowing that I had let mommy be killed to save me.”

Gracia said "Oh, you want to talk about your mommy? Okay. Good. I have your memories, but something’s don't come across the same if you weren't actually there... But I remember you running out in fright from the assassin, and you didn't know your mother was even close by. I know you say it is your fault, but, I don't understand why you feel that way. Can you tell me that part?" she asked.

“Well, if I had run back when I first heard mommy scream I could have saved her.”

"Well, but you were scared, and it took you a few seconds to realize what was happening. How could you have gone back? And you did, eventually, that’s how you killed the murderer, isn't it?" said Gracia.

“But I could have saved her if I had run back sooner.”

"You think that, but how can you know for sure?" asked Gracia.
“I could have healed her sooner than I did. I was to late when I tried.”

"How do you know the assassin might not have gotten you as well?" asked Lina.

“I don't know if I would have died that night or not but I felt that I would have been a big help to mommy...”

"Oh, I'm sorry..." said Gracia.”You don't need to say anymore if it hurts too much..."
No I am fine now girls I need to talk about it
"Okay, mommy." said Gracia, getting up. "Here, have a hanky." she said, getting some down from a shelf. "One for you too, Lina, and one for me, I bet we are going to have a good cry about this. But that's okay, right?" Lina nodded.

“Yes, it is ok dear.” I take the hanky and prepare for my heart wrenching ordeal to start.

The shadow girls became quiet, willing to listen without interrupting.

“Well girls I am ready for your questions...”

Gracia said "So, um, I only have memories, what was it like to actually be hugged by mommy?"

“It was like being hugged by the ultimate love, a love so strong that they would die for you in a second without thought for their own life.

"Isn't that motherhood?" she asked.

“Yes but to be able to feel all that love in just a hug it is overwhelming you never want her to let go of you because you feel safer in her arms than even in a bunker that could still stand after 100 dragon slaves without a scratch.”

"A hundred Dragon Slaves?" said Lina quietly, feeling a little boggled at the concept.

“Yes that is how safe I felt in mommy’s hugs.”

Gracia nodded. "I see. How about Daddy?"

“Well daddy is a major pacifist but he would fight to his last breath for you, and his hugs can rearrange your back fast and put you in bed for a week...”

Lina giggled. "Someday, after too much weeding, I could use that..." Gracia smiled. "Actually he did that once, didn't he?"

“Yes.” I nod. “That’s how I know about that, that is not an exaggeration Lina dear.”

"Well, and let's not forget little sister Amelia.”Hey, you don't happen to have fragment of the mirror do you, mommy? Maybe you could make a shadow Amelia for us?" said Gracia.

“Oh gods no, that’s all you need is the opposite of Amy-Chan. Last I saw her she was super clumsy and a bigger justice freak than Daddy.”

Gracia broke out laughing. Lina said "So she'd be a graceful little sneak is what you are saying???"

“No, I have no Idea what she would be, but I am afraid to find out so lets not test it out, ok.”

Lina nodded. Gracia sighed, and said "Oh well..."

“Good try baby, but...” I said as I shivered at the possibilities of a copy Amelia...* “...not a good idea. I mean you can't get more goody two shoes than Amy-Chan so her copy would probably be more evil than Shabranigdo on a bad day...”

Lina shuddered. Gracia just sighed. "Okay..." she said.

“What's wrong dear, am I not good enough?”

"No, no, I just occasionally wonder if I will ever meet these people I remember so well, but have never actually met..." she said.

“Yes, you will at the spa, because after I tell them about you I will bring them to you, and you will get to meet them yourself.”

"Okay..." said Gracia, with a far away look in her eyes.”Yeah, about that, we haven't seen it yet, what can you tell us about this place? Like, what's it look like?"

“Well...” I get up and draw a portrait of it for you to see what it looks like. It looks like a ancient oriental hot spring of legendary quality.”

Lina's eyes bugged out "Kawaiiiiii..." she said, little hearts in her eyes.
Gracia looked more critically. "If those are the curtains for real, that pattern has to go..."

“Well, it is our place, so it is for us to decorate anyway we wish Gracie, so go nuts over it.”

"Nut's, hmmm, that would be an interesting motif..." mused Gracia.”

Oh, you and nuts, you always like nuts, remember the last holiday?" sighed Lina.

"But... nuts are so cute..." pouted Gracia. “Besides, I thought you liked them..."

"I do, to eat, and they are cute, but, could we have them as part of a mix, not the central theme next time?" replied Lina.

"Oh! That's mean. You mean you were lying when you said you liked the decorations?" asked Gracia, obviously hurt.

"No, no, no... Look, I said that before you filled the whole house with them... oh, forget it, I'm not trying to fight, it was just a comment and it's obviously gone the wrong way. Sorry..." said Lina with a sigh. Gracia said nothing, but obviously still pouted.

“No girls, I meant go crazy with ideas, not to go with nuts, it is a metaphor...”

The girls looked at each other, and then they started to giggle. They did squabble, but usually didn't stay mad for long.

“Are we ok now? Well that is definitely one of the things you do different than me and my Lina. Gods, I know she is still mad at me.”

The girls smiled. "Oh we do this all the time, you'll get used to us, mommy." said Gracia.

“Well, it was a first for me to see. At least you two don't throw spells at each other and call each other names like we did.” I say this with a solemn look on my face.

Gracia smiled. "Actually, since you and Lina like to use magic all the time, we rarely use it at all..."

“Yes, I noticed.” I rub my head from earlier when I fainted and had my head hit the coffee table while being dragged to my bed roll. “Lina forgets she has magic...”

"Oh? Did you hurt your head, mommy" asked Gracia.

“Ask your sweetie there what she did when I cut my hand and fainted because I don't know.”

“Uh, I put her to bed..." said Lina. "Huh?" said Gracia.

“I think you forgot your magic, and my head hit the coffee table dear.”

Lina just blushed an "Oops...”

“Yeah well I am fine dear, so yeah what’s it going to be decorated in Gracie?”

"Oh, I won't know till I get there and fight with Lina about it. I have to see it first to get my real inspiration..." "No nuts..." teased Lina. “Oh, stop sounding like a squirrel in an oak forest already, Lina, sheesh..." laughed Gracia. “No, those would be acorns...” teased Lina.

“Oh, I almost forgot something I had in my cape, let me get it, ok girls?” I get up and walk to my cape and get a vial out and pour a glass for all three of us. “Cheers.” I hand them out to you two and tell you that it is mead, so drink up.

Lina sniffed. "Honey wine? Okay. We should get some bees maybe, Gracia." She sipped it. Gracia treated it like a shooter...

“Ahhh! Girls that’s not wine, that’s liquor, so be careful with it.”

Gracia's face was already glowing. "Oh my, I have work tomorrow, please, no more. But it is so good..."

Lina chuckled. "Serves you right... But it is good!"

I just shake my head as I think about the fact that it is 150 proof, or more, and how hard it is going to hit Gracie, as fast as she gulped it down.

“Lina, we might want to put her to bed now before she really feels it.

“You know it!” Gracia hiccoughed and giggled. "It was too smooth though..." she protested.”I didn’t know it was so strong."

Lina sighed. "Obviously we aren't used to the hard stuff... And she's right; she has work in the morning..."

*I giggle softly as I look at my plastered daughter and smile. “Well this ought to be fun” I think to myself.

Lina said to Gracia "Do you need to lie down?" Gracia smiled, "Not yet, but no more tonight. If you want me to get drunk so you can have your wicked way with me, do it tomorrow. Oh wait, I won't be able to dance then and Mommy won't have a chance to meet someone. Maybe better hold off till next week? Oh I don't know, am I making sense?" "No." said Lina.

“You are making perfect sense to me baby.” I say with a giggle. “Do you want some help Lina, getting her to bed?” I sip lazily on my glass of mead, knowing to pace myself.

Lina shrugged. "She seems okay to go or stay on her own right now." she said, drinking more of her own drink.

“So do you like it? It sure cost a good bit.”

Lina chuckled. "It's good, but didn't you say you went broke buying the Spa?"

“This I have been carrying around for 3 months, Lina. And the spa was only 40,000 gold and I got them to go down to 4000 gold, so I did real well don't you think?”

Gracia and Lina exchanged glances. "That's a hell of a discount..." said Lina, slowly. “What's wrong with it, is it haunted?" asked Gracia.

“No. I laughed at there price and they slashed it to that and said “Take it, just please don't laugh...”

"Oh, that's right..." said Gracia, blushing at the thought.

“Now, was that fair?" said Lina.

“Yes it was, baby. I could have had daddy pay the tab you know.”

Lina looked unsure. Unlike real Lina, Shadow Lina had an almost Amelia like sense of misplaced justice. Gracia shrugged. "Oh well, if they were willing to settle for that, what can we do?"

“If I had laughed a bit more I might have been paid to take it, so I think it was fair, Lina.”

"Well, okay, not like I can do anything about it, either." she said.

“My laugh is infamous through out the land! Gracie! I want to hear you do the laugh just once, can you do that for mommy?”

"N-N-NOOO!!" panicked Gracia. "Not that please!!!”

I give her the biggest puppy dog eyes ever know to be given as I ask “Please just one time for mommy?”

"But, but, but..."

Lina laughed, helpfully...

“Please Gracie? If you do I will never laugh like that again for as long as I live...”

Gracia cringed. She didn't want to, but she didn't want to disappoint her mommy. "I-Ill tries..." she said finally... Lina laughed out loud. "Oh mom, its okay don't make promises we all know you won't keep..."

“I hereby swear on my royal birth right that I, Princess Gracia Ul Naga Seyruun will never as long as I live use my laugh, or I will denounce myself as a Princess.”

"But you already did, by running away..." said Gracia.”Or so you thought at the time. I remember, remember?" she added. "Oh, it doesn't matter, just do the laugh, its funny" smirked Lina. Gracia frowned a bit, and then sighed. "That's why I hate doing it... Oh well, here goes..."

"OOOHOhoho... cough, cough, cough... gasp..."

Lina laughed. "I'm so sorry, but it's so funny, you're turning blue!" Gracia frowned at her while trying to get her breath back.

“That’s ok dear thank you for trying for me, and as I swore from now on I will not laugh like I do around you girls.” I get up and hug you both.

"But, it's your trade mark though..." said Gracia.”It's her choice." soothed Lina.

“But baby I am not the same woman I was now am I?”

"I, I don't really know, you've changed, but how much? It's only been a few days since you got here.” said Gracia.

“Well, I bought the spa so that I could give back to the world for one. For two I am now able to speak about mommy freely. For three, well I love both of you like mommy loved me, I would gladly would give my life to protect you two from harm.”
Lina blinked. "At a Spa? You sure it isn't haunted?" she gulped.

“Yes, I am sure, do you think it would have cost 40,000 gold if it was?

Lina said "How do I know???" Gracia gave another hiccough.

“If it was haunted it would have been much less, and anyway, Amy-Chan can cure the problem if it is.”

"Okay, that's true." said Gracia. "Anyway, we won’t know until we get there..." she said as well.

”So, who wants to dance?" asked Lina, changing the subject.

“Ummmm sure...” I get up nervously and get into position.

Gracia blinked. "Oh well, I'm still feeling the drink, you two do it." she said.

"Sure." replied Lina going over to Naga.

“Ummmm well, this will make it a little more comfortable to dance with you Lina-Chan.” I take your hand then starts to dance, very badly.

"Lina-Chan???" said Lina, and then she giggled. "Now, now, don't get us mixed up..." Lina had to step fast to avoid having her feet stepped on. "N-no wait, let's try this..." she said. She explained some of the steps to Naga, and then they practiced again, slowly...

Still very rusty I try to dance. I manage to step on your feet, twice. “I am so sorry Lina...”

Lina gritted her teeth and managed to avoid yelling "Ouchy, Ouchy...". She said “No, no, you tense up all the time, that's why this is so hard for you, just try to relax, it's just walking, with style..." she explained.

Pouts as I try again getting better slowly as I knock out some of the rust.

Eventually they started moving better. "Hey, you are beginning to look like dancers!" encouraged Gracia.

“Hand me my glass Gracie.” I ask as I wink to Lina like “watch this...”

Gracia does so. "Okay. Mommy, here you go."

I grab the glass and slam it back and grab Gracie and start to dance gracefully with her.

Gracia gave a little scream at being grabbed, but she managed to sort of dance with Naga. Lina found the sight of two women who looked exactly alike so amusing she couldn't help but break out in giggling.

I twirl Gracie to Lina so that you two can dance while I go change my pad and bathe.

Lina recovered nicely and caught Gracia in mid twirl and the dancing went more smoothly...

I go to the lake to clean up and come back refreshed and I join back in on the dancing with Lina, a lot more gracefully this time, almost fluidly...
Lina and Gracia exchanged winks, suddenly they each reached out and grabbed Naga, pulling her up and making her join them in a three girl circle dance. Gracia began singing a lively little song and Lina giggled as they swept around in a circle...

“This is fun girls. I am so happy, and I got great news”.

"Great!" said Lina, making a pun...

“I am free of the monthly curse, I am so happy.”

"Great!" said Lina again, just because she could, while flashing a smile at Naga. Then at Gracia. "Gee, you two look so much alike..." she said.

“Want to see how else we are alike?” I say with a joking smile on my face as I dance along and sing in perfect harmony with Gracie.

"Better even!" enthused Lina, teasing Gracia who gave her a frown. And so the dancing continued for quite awhile.

As I dance I start to get hot and in mid dance step I undo my dress and dance in my undies with out missing a step or even tripping.

"Oh mommy!" said Gracia, turning her head in modesty. Well, some of it false modesty, but still... Lina tried to look away, but still felt drawn to Naga's body, so like her Gracia's, in every way. She couldn't help a blush coming to her cheeks. Hopefully the exertion of the dancing would cover for it...

“Oh girls, I know you like it, so stop hiding it, lets just dance and see what happens.” I tip the bottle up, take a strong pull from it of the mead, then offer some to Lina. “I have never felt so alive as I do tonight.”

Gracia tried to take a big drink because Naga could, and ended up coughing, as usual. Lina laughed as she helped her stop and said, "Face it, Gracia, if they want to know which one of you is the real Naga they'll have no trouble, just give you the drink test, he, he, he..."

“Tee hee, ain't that the truth.” I pass the bottle to Lina after another big pull from it.

Lina took a big drink. Actually she didn't have that much more luck than Gracia did, but darned if she was going to let that stop her. Gracia did manage to stick her tongue out at Lina as she coughed.

“Yes now it’s a party and the night is still very young, so while you girls dance and drink I will whip up something for us to eat ok girls?”

"I think I'm going to sit down actually," said Gracia. They don't have so many lively dances usually, too many couples wanting to slow dance." With that she plopped down on a chair, panting away. Lina sat down too, rather flushed and sweaty. She giggled to Gracia "Aw, don't I make you exercise enough any more?" she asked.

“I wouldn't mind putting you two through my Lina’s special exercise training program I used with her.” I say from the kitchen with a very quiet snicker hopping you to caught on to that, and that you girls have drunk enough to be more willing.

"Ugh, is that the one where you run while she pitches fireballs at you? Or the one where she runs away faster than you can catch up?" asked Gracia. "Yeah, you two sure did a lot of running away from each other." added Lina.
Snickers a little louder to where you girls can hear me as I say “Nope, you sweeties are on the wrong track...” in a way that it starts to dawn on you what I am getting at.

Lina asked "Well, if it isn't the running, was it where you'd have the big magic fights with Lina then?" "No way!" said Gracia. "You always lost those, I don't want to get hurt like that for real, your memories are bad enough!"

“Nope, still wrong dears.” I start to laugh louder because I can't believe you two still haven't caught on. “Do you girls need a hint?”

Lina and Gracia looked at each other and shrugged. "Okay, I guess we do..." one of them said...

I start to moan saying “...oh Lina...” “Is that a big enough hint?”

"Yes? Uh, what?" said Lina, puzzled... Gracia blinked...

Did Gracie get it? I finish cooking and bring the food out to you and already on the plates

"You want Lina for something. I thought we were talking about exercise?" she said, confused as ever...

After I sit your plates of food down I tell you two to close your eyes and wait for a big surprise.

The girls shrugged and did so...

I silently walk over and passionately kiss Lina with tongue after saying that no matter what don't open your eyes, then I walk over to Gracie and kiss her passionately with tongue, just like my Lina did to me.

Lina fought the urge, just barely, as Naga kissed her, and kept her eyes shut.

Gracia had more trouble and her eyes actually flickered open. But she shut them again. Both the girls were either confused after that, not sure how to take this sudden display of obviously non maternal affection.

“Now you may open your eyes. Now do you get what exercise I was referring to my girls?”

The girls opened their eyes and looked at Naga, blinking. Gracia put a hand to her lips, and said "Uh, mommy? I guess that can get the heart racing, but, uh, I don't get it..." Lina however, sat there, looking stunned, or deep in thought...

“Sweetie, I wasn't just talking about stopping at the kiss, silly...”

Gracia sat bolt upright. "Wh-what do you mean then?" she asked. Lina seemed deeper in thought, like maybe she was cluing in, but didn't know what to do about it.

I whisper in Gracia's ear “What do you and Lina do to each other that you do with no one around?” I say, very erotically. “I go and say the same thing into Lina's ear with even more lust, but still whispering.

Gracia pondered as Lina flushed. She whacked Gracia. "She's talking about, you know... exercise, yeah, that works, he, he, he..." Gracia flushed, stuttered, then realized it was a joke and finally started to titter too...

I laugh hard and long at this "Oh Ho teee hee hee hee hee heehe"

The girls giggled along with her, smutty and guiltily at the same time...

“So did you girls like my special kiss I gave you?”

"Oh, was it special?" teased Lina. "I, don't think I could tell, not from that little bit..."

"Oh Lina!" gasped Gracia...

“Shall I demonstrate,my "little girl”? Just a little more for you, just how special it is?

Lina giggled, taking it as a joke. Gracia was rather silent, but eventually said "okay..."

I walk over to her and straddle her legs and plant the most passionate kiss right full on the lips, proving my point, and doing the same to the other one, making it look like its the liquor doing it, then I sit down and start to go about eating the little snack I cooked...

Lina closed her eyes for real this time. She said nothing, but some kind of wheels were spinning around. Gracia just sat there, rather lost in thought, or...

something...

“What, are you girls not hungry? I cooked this food for everybody, so please, eat, I am begging you, it is very good, just like everything else I cook...”

Gracia smiled. "Uh, sorry, yes, yes I am hungry." she said and got up. "Coming Lina?" she asked. The petite girl shook herself awake and also went to the table. She was still rather silent.

The dish in front of you girls, I hope you like it. It may be a quick meal but it is something...”

The girls began to eat, and Naga was right, it was good, and soon there was a lot of happy eating noise going on...

“I am sorry if I came on as to forceful girls I was just trying to show you just how much I love you.”

"Well, it was unexpected, that was for sure ..." said Gracia. "But, maybe we could work out an, um, exercise program based on that, um, particular move..." teased Lina...

I look at Lina with my hand beside my face to hide what I am saying and I say “and quite a few more moves that I have perfected along the way, tee hee...”

"Huh?" asked Lina. "P-pardon?" asked Gracia, neither having heard the words, but knowing Naga had said something...

While my hand is still in place I do a licking twirl with my tongue to mimic licking a pussy and clit...

Lina looked at Naga and blinked. She saw... something, but wasn't sure what to make of it. Gracia saw nothing, and was unsure of what the silence meant, so she went back to eating.
I mouth the words “Eating you out with my tongue...” to Lina so it finally clicks.

Lina flushed and looked away. "H-how's the food Gracia?" she asked, trying not to be nervous. "I think it's great, myself!" she added as her lover looked over curiously. "Oh yes! Mommy is a wonderful cook. All those months in the kitchen after her moth... oh... oops..." she said.

“It's ok my dear, you can say it. After mommy died I got very good at cooking.”

"Well, but its true." said Gracia. You had to do something with all your grief and energy and you threw yourself into every domestic kind of chore there was to do, anything to keep busy. It taught you, and through that, me, a lot of important domestic skills, and I'm glad of that part. But I do wish you'd learned under nicer circumstances..."

“As do I, dear, but it was that and magic that saved me for so long, till daddy took the magic away, and that was when I ran away from home.” I finish up my snack and mead then I go to my bed roll and cover up and act like I am going to sleep, even though I am so horny! I lie there for awhile. “Good night girls, sweet dreams tonight.”

"Thanks mom!" said Gracia, as she took Lina's hand and went to the bedroom. Lina followed, looking a bit confused as she glanced back at Naga. More than once...

I blow Lina a kiss and wink...

Once they are in their room I set to work to letting off some build up passion, kneading away at my clit and breast even fingering my self with 3 fingers, moaning louder and louder to the point of almost screaming as I cum at least 10 times before I clean up a little and drift off to bed.

Lina gave a little sweat drop as she entered the room, seeing Naga's kiss. And later, she knew what the sounds were being caused by. Gracia was almost silent when she had her time, and never could do it more than once. Lina snuggled close to her love, but it was a long time before she could actually sleep...