Bonus Short Stories
A Fourth Day With Olivia and Claudia
Claudia’s Room at Galia Fortress
I’ve an early start tomorrow. Time for bed, I think...
Claudia bookmarked her place in the book she was reading and readied herself for bed when there came a brisk knock at the door.
“Claudia? Are you there?”
The general? What could she want at this hour?
“Just a moment, I’ll let you in.” She opened the door to find herself face to face with Olivia clad in only a nightgown. “You didn’t come here wearing that?!” she exclaimed.
“Huh? Is there something wrong with it?” Olivia cocked her head, puzzled.
“That should be obvious!” Claudia quickly scanned the corridor to make sure they were alone, then seized Olivia and hastily pulled her into the room. “If the men saw you dressed like that, it’d cause an uproar.”
“Why would seeing me put the men in an uproar?” Olivia asked curiously, looking herself over. Her black lace nightgown clung suggestively to the curves of her body, but despite the indescribable allure that oozed from every inch of her, she herself seemed totally oblivious to it.
Ashton could never be allowed to see her like this.
“The point is,” Claudia said, “you can’t wander around the fortress looking like that. Next time you go for a walk, please put your uniform on properly.”
“Oh, but it’s such a hass—”
“Do we have an understanding?”
“R-Right. You got it.” Olivia nodded fervently.
“Now, what are you doing here in the middle of the night?”
“My bed broke, so I wondered if I could share with you here.”
“You what? Are you trying to ask if I’ll let you sleep here?”
“Yeah, that’s what I thought I said...” Olivia replied. “You don’t mind, right?” Without waiting for a response, she jumped right into Claudia’s bed and snuggled in. As Claudia gaped, half of Olivia’s face emerged from the blankets, along with a hand that beckoned to her. “Hurry up, it’s bedtime.”
“Uh, um, right...”
If Olivia’s bed was broken, Claudia could hardly turn her away. Feeling an odd chill run down her spine even as she did so, Claudia got into bed as well.
“Sleeping together is fun, isn’t it?” Olivia said, grinning. Claudia could only force a smile in return. The indescribable sense of tension that filled her was a far cry from what she’d call ‘fun.’ Still, she went along with Olivia’s chattering for a while, until—
“Oh, that’s right! So there was this one time, I asked Ashton if I could sleep with him, too. Then—”
“You didn’t sleep in the same bed as him, did you?!” Before she realized what she was doing, Claudia had bolted upright. Olivia looked at her curiously.
“What’s up? You look like you saw a ghost.”
“Oh, uh.. It’s nothing. So did you?” she asked hesitantly, already clenching her fist in case the answer was yes.
“Nope. When I suggested it, you wouldn’t believe how fast he ran away. I wonder why?”
“I—I see.” Nothing had happened. Claudia felt a rush of relief.
Well, it’s not like Ashton has it in him to try anything anyway...
“By the way, General, about tomorrow’s sche—and she’s already asleep.” Claudia sighed. Olivia apparently had no trouble dropping off, already breathing peacefully and fast asleep. Watching her, Claudia found herself wondering if maybe there wasn’t something to the whole business of “beauty sleep” after all.
The next day—
“Good morning, Claudia!”
There was a pause, before Claudia managed a bleary, “Good morning.”
“You still look pretty sleepy,” Olivia observed.
“Mm... Yeah...”
While Olivia awoke bright and refreshed, Claudia could barely keep her eyes open. In the end, she hadn’t slept a wink.
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