Chapter 45: Noon

“F-f-fuck y-y-you al-al-all!” growled Mica as she desperately held on to the last shred of fabric that was once her silken scarf “F-f-f-fucking! D-d-d-die! Al-al-al-all of-of y-y-y-you!”

“Quit being so dramatic, you little shit...” said Kianna as she reached over and worked to pry Mica’s fingers apart “And let go. We’re throwing this away...”

“St-st-st-stop!” cried the kiochi as she tried in vain to keep the fabric in place over her bust “N-no!”

“Enough, seriously. You’re not even covering anything...” sighed Kianna as she yanked the fabric away from Mica and tossed it aside.

Mica growled through her chattering teeth in frustration as she watched the lightweight silken material flutter to the floor where it joined the pile of ripped up scraps that were once the rest of her scarf and panties.

Naked now, save for the belt still wrapped tightly around her waist, Mica turned to Kianna and gave her a hateful, scowling glare as she hunched in on herself, wrapped one arm around her bosom and held the other down across her torso so as to bury her hand in between her pressed thighs and cover her hidden slit.

Smirking, Kianna stuck her tongue out at her in a teasing manner before turning away with a dismissive huff. With her own condescending smile on her face, Fiona laughed mockingly at the incensed kiochi before turning away from her as well and following Kianna’s gaze to the archway that led out from the bathroom.

All three of them were now sitting on the edge of the large tub as they waited for Anton to return from where he’d gone to gather more potions.

Having removed their soaked clothing, the two dark elves sat huddled together for warmth. Though still heavily chilled, they were no longer shivering as Mica still was and, also unlike the seething shinoccubus, they once again seemed to have no issue with their nakedness as they made no effort to cover themselves in anyway.

Glaring at them for a moment, Mica took advantage of the stillness to slowly inch closer to Kianna and tentatively press herself against the dark elf’s side.

Kianna sucked in a gasping breath through her teeth as a sudden sharp chill shot through her body. Turning to find Mica trying to huddle up next to her, the dark elf immediately pointed her ears straight back as an irritated scowl marred her face.

“What the Hell do you think you’re doing!?” she growled as she loomed over the smaller female “Don’t fucking touch me!”

Cowed and cringing away, Mica groaned miserably and hunched even further in on herself as she continued to shiver.

“Aw! Is the little ninja-bitch still cold over there!?” mocked Fiona as she leaned forward to look around her sister “Poor little ninja-bitch!”

“Poor nothing!” snapped Kianna as she nudged her shoulder into Mica’s and gave her a shove “It’s all her fault that we’re all like this in the first place! Stupid little idiot!”

Clenching her teeth in anger, Mica said nothing as she looked away and tightened her arm around her chest.

“Now I don’t think that’s all too fair to say, Kianna.” said Anton as he stepped back into the room “As I recall it, you and Fiona both volunteered to be punished along with her.”

Having returned from his home through the portal he had set up in the other room, Anton’s hands were both filled with an assortment of small glass bottles that each contained a different colored liquid.

“We weren’t trying to get punished along with her!” complained Kianna “We were trying to help her. Which was a stupid move on our part!”

“Very true.” nodded Anton as he made his way over to the counter-top and set down the collected potions “And while I do think your intentions were commendable, that was still a very poorly thought out decision. And even though it could be argued that Mica was ultimately responsible for what happened to the three of you, it’s hardly right to try and blame her for choices that you and your sister made all on your own.”

“ ... Wait! Are you actually defending Mica right now!?” exclaimed Fiona “Seriously!? Where is this coming from!?”

“I’m merely being fair. Mica’s antics may have been a catalyst, but you two sealed your own fates yourselves.” explained Anton “She had nothing to do with your decision. And so I’m not going to let you take out your frustrations on her, when for once in her life ... She is actually innocent.”

Picking up one of the bottles from the counter, Anton brought the dark green colored brew up to eye level and gave it a quick shake before making his way over to Mica and standing in front of her.

Though clearly aware of Anton’s presence, Mica made an effort to feign ignorance as she kept her head bowed and stared off to the side.

Unperturbed by her efforts, Anton twisted off the wax seal from the mouth of the bottle and unceremoniously dumped its contents across the kiochi’s head.

Startled by the sensation of the potion landing on her, Mica went to shake her head but in her reduced state she could hardly manage to twist her head to the side before going still.

Anton stayed silent as he watched the potion sink down and disappear as it was absorbed into Mica’s body. Once it was fully gone, he lowered himself down to rest on one knee.

Despite herself, Mica couldn’t help but to shift her glaring eyes to Anton’s as he knelt down in front of her.

“Unfortunately, that potion I just gave you was rather old. So I don’t know how well it’s going to really help you. If anything though, it should still take the edge off of any muscle pains that you’re currently experiencing.” said Anton as he looked the kiochi over and assessed her condition “I do have another potion that will help you far more. But we’ll save that for after your bath.”

Mica’s eyes narrowed in suspicion as Anton looked at her directly.

“ ... I’m going to release your tail.” he said calmly “I would be surprised if by now the muscles in it haven’t become cramped. And I’m sure that this has made it quite uncomfortable, if not down right painful for you ... Do not make me regret this.”

Blinking in surprise, Mica went still as Anton reached around her waist and began to open the lock that held the belt in place.

“We will be having a conversation soon, once you have had a chance to recover a bit. There are several things that need to be addressed. And I’m sure you have your complaints. We will discus all your misgivings then.” said Anton as he worked to slowly and gently undo the straps of the belt “I’ll give you the chance to say all you want. Then I’ll answer any questions you may have, and explain my own actions. As I do want you to fully understand why you were punished today ... I suggest you take this time to get your thoughts in order.”

Mica’s expression went from thoughtful to hateful as she listened to Anton speak. As the belt was removed from around her waist, she went to uncoil her tail but almost immediately wrapped it tightly back around her body in a futile attempt to keep it warm.

Anton sighed through his nose and slowly shook his head as he watched the miserable looking kiochi struggle to maintain her modesty as she tried and failed to keep herself from shivering wildly.

“You might be worse off than I thought ... We really do need to get you warmed back up.” muttered Anton as he stood up “Kianna.”

“Hm, yes!?” chirped the dark elf as she looked up at him.

“Mica is really suffering at the moment. Do you mind letting her rest against you while I get the bath going?” asked Anton as he made his way around the tub to where the facets were located.

“ ... Seriously!?” mumbled Kianna “ ... Do I really have to?”

“Well, no. You don’t have to.” chuckled Anton as he tossed the belt on the counter and began to open the tub’s facets “I’d really appreciate it if you did though.”

Pointing her ears straight back in annoyance, Kianna rolled her eyes before letting out a exasperated sigh.

“Fine!” she exclaimed as she shifted around until her back was facing Mica “But you better watch it with those horns!”

Mica wasted no time as she frantically scooted right up to the dark elf and huddled in against her.

“Oh crap! That’s cold!” grumbled Kianna as she involuntarily arched her back and pointed her ears straight upwards “Seriously! ... How are you still this cold!?”

“Infernals don’t generate body heat in the same way that Terran people do. Because normally they don’t need to.” said Anton as he absently felt the water coming out of the now open taps “Since the hellscape type of environment that they come from is naturally always extremely warm, they can rely on said environment to help keep their bodies regulated. Now, this doesn’t mean that they’re fully ectothermic like a reptile is, they’re not, though they aren’t that far off from it either. They do generate their own body heat, they’re just not very good at it. And once they’ve been chilled in the way that Mica has, they’ll need to either use magic, or get some outside help to warm themselves back up again. Otherwise it could take a very long time for them to do it themselves. This is why chilling them like this is the best method to use if you want to take them as prisoners.”

“Hm, so if we really wanted to warm her up real quick...” mused Fiona as she leaned around Kianna and looked Mica up and down “Could we just stick her in the oven for a little while?”

“We could. That would actually work.” nodded Anton “A warm bath will be far more comfortable for her though.”

“ ... All the more reason to go with the oven then.” mumbled Kianna as she gave Mica a quick shove with her shoulder “Or maybe the microwave...”

Grunting, Mica kept her head lowered and didn’t say a word as she tentatively pressed herself back against the dark elf. Grinning wickedly, Kianna began to lightly sway back and forth so as to prevent the kiochi from getting comfortable in any way.

Watching this, Anton frowned as he waited for Mica to get frustrated and lash out with either her spade or her horns. He was pleasantly surprised when instead, all she did was shift her head away, so as to point her horns to the side, and do her best to follow along with Kianna’s movements.

“Hm, well that’s a good sign...” he mused to himself as he began to magically heat the bathwater.

Seemingly sensing the heat of the water behind her, Mica looked back over her shoulder and gasped in excitement as she immediately made to twist herself around.

“Hold on a second, Mica.” said Anton as the kiochi stopped just short of toppling over backwards “Let it fill up a little more first.”

“W-w-w-why!?” whined the kiochi as she stared longingly at the few inches of water “C-c-can I-I j-j-j-j-j-just g-g-get in-in-in!?”

“I need a little more water in there to keep warming it up.” explained Anton “I don’t want to damage the tub by heating up such a small amount of water too fast.”

Chattering and shaking uncontrollably, Mica whined in frustration as she pressed herself even tighter against Kianna’s back.

Watching her out of the corner of her eye, Kianna couldn’t help but to feel a sympathetic tightness in her chest as she saw that desperate tears were forming in the quaking kiochi’s eyes.

“ ... Dammit.” she muttered as she turned around and wrapped her arms around the smaller female “C’mere, you! Hold still!”

Though surprised to find herself suddenly being pulled into the unexpected embrace, Mica offered no resistance and instead gave up on her modesty as she ducked her head in under the dark elf’s chin, pressed herself up against her torso and clutched her as tightly as she could.

“God’s alive! You are seriously so cold!” muttered Kianna as she did her best to hold on to Mica’s shivering body “No wonder you can’t even move!”

Shutting her eyes in bliss, Mica’s only response was a long, drawn out, appreciative sounding sigh.

“Aw, how cute!” snickered Fiona “Are you keeping the poor little baby warm?”

“Shut up!” snapped Kianna as she pointed her ears straight back and tightened her hold on Mica “ ... And yes ... I am.”

Both Anton and Fiona chuckled as they watched Kianna’s jaw tighten in annoyance.

Once the tub was nearly a quarter of the way full, Anton heated the water in it to a comfortably hot temperature before nodding to the dark elves.

“Okay, you girls can go ahead and stick your feet in now.” he said as he gave Fiona a pointed look “If that triggers the need to use the restroom then go and do it. Don’t try to hold it.”

Grimacing up at him, Fiona stuck out her tongue before she and the other’s twisted around in their seats on the edge of the tub and dropped their feet into the steaming water. Sharp gasps were quickly followed by heavy sighs of relief as all three of them moaned in satisfaction.

After a few moments, Fiona began to bite her lower lip and press her thighs together. Noticing this, Anton gave her another pointed look that was complete with a raised eyebrow.

“Fuck!” grumbled Fiona as she huffed in irritation and rose from her seat before quickly jogging out of the room.

Watching her leave, Kianna grimaced as her own source of warmth left with her. She became startled as Mica suddenly started to buck in her arms.

“P-p-p-p-please!” whimpered the now struggling kiochi “C-c-c-c-can’t I-I-I j-j-j-j-just g-g-get in al-al-al-al-al-already!?”

“No, not yet. You could end up sending your system into shock by jumping your body from one extreme to another like that.” explained Anton “Give it a few more minutes with just your feet in there and then you can get in.”

Wailing in misery, Mica’s tail began to quiver wildly around her waist as she stared at the rising water.

“Hey! Settle down, you!” exclaimed Kianna as she hugged the kiochi to herself and did her best to hold on to her.

As Fiona came trotting back into the room, Kianna immediately called out to her.

“Fiona! Come here! I need your help!” she cried out over Mica’s gibbering.

“Huh? What, what do you need?” asked Fiona as she pointed her ears straight upwards.

“Help me hold this little bitch! She’s trying to get in the tub and she’s not ready yet!” exclaimed Kianna “She’s gonna end up shocking her system if she jumps in too fast!”

“ ... Okay? And? Who cares if she does that?” asked Fiona.

“You ... Argh! Just shut up and help me!” growled Kianna “Please!”

Laughing smugly, Fiona sat down on the other side of Mica and pressed herself against the kiochi’s back before quickly wrapping her arms around her and speaking into her ear.

“Hey there ... You better calm down you naughty little ninja-bitch...” cooed Fiona as she gathered one of Mica’s breasts in each of her hands and gave them both an ominous squeeze “Unless you wanna get pinched again...”

“Ah! N-n-n-n-no! St-st-stop!” cried Mica as she tried to pull away from the groping dark elf “N-n-n-not ah-g-g-g-gain!”

“Then sit ... still!” breathed Fiona as her fingertips began to tentatively tap at Mica’s hardened nipples “And maybe, just maybe, we can avoid that...”

Swallowing a lump in her throat, Mica scowled angrily as she forced herself to go as still as possible.

“Good girl...” smiled Fiona as she gave each of the kiochi’s breasts another gentle, but still menacing squeeze “See, Kianna. This is how you get an unruly bitch under control.”

“Hm, right. I’ll try to remember this the next time I need to put you in your place...” said Kianna as she gave her sister a smug grin.

“Yeah, sure. Good luck with that.” said Fiona as she returned Kianna’s grin with her own.