In his room along the guest corridor, Kaiden stood before a mirror while Bastet adjusted the collar of his shirt. Calypso sat on the end of his bed, watching him attempt to leave the buttons alone.
"Darling, you already fastened that one."
"I know."
"Were you hoping it would improve if you did it again?"
Kaiden dropped his hand, earning a warm laugh from her.
Bastet smoothed the shirt over his shoulders.
"You look very handsome, Master."
"Thank you."
Calypso giggled from the bed.
"You should have seen Choco Kitty inspecting her dress, darling. I’m surprised she let me bring her here."
"She’s going to be gorgeous, huh?"
"No spoilers," the demoness purred. "But yeah. Fucking ravishing."
"That’s spoilers," Bastet mused. "When will you learn the correct terms?"
"Shush."
Kaiden smiled at them and let Bastet finish with his collar.
"When you see her, you could let her catch you staring," Calypso suggested.
"True," the tanned felinid nodded. "She’s dressing up for you. I’d be terribly upset if you spent all that time admiring the scenery."
"I don’t think she’s in any danger of that."
Calypso stood and came to his side, brushing a stray strand of hair away from his forehead.
"I know. You’ve been very good at making us feel wanted."
Kaiden caught her hand and kissed her knuckles, then drew Bastet close with his other arm.
"I’m truly lucky to have you two."
Bastet kissed his cheek.
"We know~"
A knock reached them before Calypso could answer. Kaiden released them gently and went to open the door.
Yunohana stood in the corridor with her hair loose over the pale blue dress. Aria had one hand at her back, while Luna peered around Nyx behind them. Alexandra held the little bag Yunohana had apparently forgotten to take from her.
Kaiden’s gaze followed the dark hair down to her bare neck, then farther, to where the neckline curved over her full breasts. The dress drew close at her waist before falling over her hips, and he found himself staring at a figure her loose robes had been far too good at hiding.
’Holy shit...’
She had looked wonderful in those, too. How the hell was he supposed to spend an entire day sitting across from her in this?
The shrine maiden looked up at him.
"Good morning, Kaiden. I hope you..."
She stopped as her gaze traveled over his shirt, then returned to his face.
Kaiden looked back up at her face. He wanted to take her hand and draw her close, feel that soft hair against his cheek again, but all her careful preparation made him hesitate to touch her.
"You look beautiful."
Yunohana’s smile widened. She glanced down at the dress, smoothing a hand over the waist before meeting his eyes again.
"I’m glad you think so. We took considerable trouble."
"I can see that. I’m trying very hard to remember to look at your face."
A delighted giggle escaped her. She stepped closer and straightened a fold beside his collar, taking the opportunity to examine him properly herself.
"You look very handsome yourself. I hope Miss Bastet will forgive me for tampering with her work."
"At least he has stopped doing it himself," Bastet replied from behind him.
Yunohana smirked at that, then let her hand slip from his shirt into the one he offered her. Kaiden closed his fingers around hers, delighted by how readily she stepped to his side.
Behind her, Luna gave Calypso a double thumbs-up.
"Your bag, Yunohana," Alexandra reminded her gently.
"Oh. Thank you."
Kaiden accepted it before Yunohana could let go of his hand. Aria followed them as far as the entrance, where she kissed his cheek and whispered something to Yunohana that made the shrine maiden laugh nervously.
"Was that another threat?" he asked once they were in the car.
"Advice."
"About what?"
Yunohana looked out of the window with a smile she made very little effort to conceal.
"A private matter between ladies."



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