Chapter 31: A place we belong.
Vuvi kicks in their room door, Boombuster in one hand, the horn of a baroness in the other.
"Did you see her face when she looked down the barrel the Boombuster?" she grins proudly. "Mother's going to piss her panties when she hears of this!"
She stumbles into the room cackling triumphantly, cheeks beaming bright from the joys of victory, her body quivering from the thrill of deadly combat. She flops face first into the closest bed, limbs splayed out wide, releasing a long, muffled groan into the mattress.
Pip shuffles into the room behind her, shoulders dripping with drool as he carries a half-limp, mumbling Penelo on his back.
"You're so fluffy..." the bunny-kin whispers into his shoulder-plating, her mind in a dreamily pleasant daze.
Pip, amused, gives cheerful beeps as he lays her down gently on another bed. He pulls a blanket over her, and tenderly tucks her in. She immediately curls up like a sweetroll, smiling softly in her sleep.
Veena enters last, cool and composed, her high heels clicking with confidence. She silently shuts the door behind them, flicks an invisible spec of dust off her shoulder with a regal grace and slides into a chair besides Vuvi's bed, crossing her long legs as she pulls down her hood.
She pokes the red-head's arm.
"Huuuh?" Vuvi groans.
"You realize she'll be back, right? The baroness. " Veena says, her voice smooth, low, and spiced with a splash of arrogance. "You won't be safe here for long."
"Tomorrow?" Vuvi mumbles into her pillow.