The next morning Yuki was the first to wake up. She found herself still in Nana’s embrace, with Nana’s face only a hair’s breadth away. Her eyes blinked as she blushed slightly as she remembered how the two of them shared their first kiss. 

In her previous life, she had dreamt of one day meeting her prince charming but her prince charming turned into a princess charming. She gazed upon Nana’s beautiful face and couldn’t help but smile. She felt a warmth inside her now that her true feelings had finally bloomed. She at some point, had come to love this girl dearly. The same girl who had saved her over and over. She enjoyed every moment they spent together. Nana was like her light that shined and scared away the darkness in her heart, her heart that was covered in black. 

The dragon girl in front of her had become her dragon girlfriend. A first love that was as sweet as her favorite candy. It filled her with so much joy and warmth she wanted to scream out. But she held back and instead brought her face closer to Nana’s and laid there staring at the face that was so close to hers.

It was not long before Nana woke up. She was groggy as her eyes opened. She blinked a few times before smiling and leaning forward and kissing Yuki on the lips. She was still in a half-sleep state as she nuzzled her nose against Yuki’s. Yuki blushed but also enjoyed the intimate action as she reached up and caressed Nana’s cheek. This slight touch woke Nana up more and only then did she begin to blush at her own actions. 

“Good morning….” Nana said softly. “Umm…. Last night… and just now….”

“Mmm… It happened. Do you regret it?” Yuki asked with a slight worry in her heart. Even though Nana had just kissed her she could tell Nana was still half asleep. If it was just a spur of the moment thing last night, then Yuki did not know where her feelings would go. This thought alone made her feel a bit insecure and scared.

“Huh? No!” Nana shook her head violently. “I was just making sure it was not a dream.”

“Hehe. Then…” Yuki propped herself up so that she was hovering over Nana, her face only an inch away before lowering her head and stealing Nana’s lips. This kiss was proof that none of last night was actually a dream. Nana reached up and wrapped her arms around Yuki’s neck as their tongue danced in each other’s mouths. Only when the two were out of breath did their lips part. Yuki stared down at Nana with a small grin on her face as she said: “Now you know it was not a dream.”

    “Mmm…” Nana nodded, her lips also curled up into a big smile. “I promise I will never leave your side.”

    “Mmm. And I promise never to leave yours. We will face everything together. And if for some reason we are separated I will search the world to find you.” Yuki replied as she poked Nana’s nose. 

“And I will do the same.” Nana replied. The two chatted for quite some time before finally getting out of bed. Their daily routine did not change. Before transforming back into their human forms, they took care of each other’s hair and tails before getting ready to go out. They both had the same goal. And that was to gain as much strength as they could.

- - -

In another place within the sect, Yuko was looking at the young man before her with an evil grin on her face. “So they returned? Did you get the item I asked for?”

“Senior Sister Yuko, I did. It was hard to get, but I did find it. Just a single drop of this stuff will cause her to strip and jump on any living thing next to her. But be careful because just a whiff of it will also cause you to feel the need to do the deed.” The male disciple replied as he passed over a small black porcelain bottle. 

Yuko’s lips curled up as she took the bottle into her hand and looked at it. “Very good. Now we just need a way to get them to take this in a large crowd. Since they dared to embarrass me and even got Senior Sister Haruhi involved, then I will make sure that they will regret the day that they decided to make me lose face.”

    Yuko walked over and reached out and caressed the male disciple’s face. She stood on her tiptoes and leaned close to his ear as she asked softly: “You will help me with this, right?”

“Of course! Anything you want, Senior Sister. You can ask me to do anything.” The male disciple’s eyes lit up as he hugged Yuko’s waste. 

She smiled and gently pulled away from him and winked as she said: “Then after we finish this, I will be sure to reward you.” 

“Then we should work out a good plan.” The male disciple couldn’t resist his cute senior sister’s temptation. He was already willing to jump into a demonic beast’s mouth for her. She had him wrapped around her little finger like many other of the male disciples. Always promising them rewards, and in the end, it would never be what they were expecting. 

- - -

Yuki and Nana exited their immortal cave and decided to head to their master’s peak. Yuki wanted to ask Elder Nishikawa if there was a way to fix her finger. She felt off only having four fingers on one hand. She was not sure if any such pill existed, but she did hope so.