Elfy

Did Eric not see them? The ropes formed out of the water, extending out of Elfy’s back. They bobbed up and down, pointing at the man’s heart. What was so blinding for him to ignore the clearly eerie sight?

Despite questioning the reason, Effy knew. It was so clear to her, as her traitorous brain had done the same. She gritted her teeth, her fingers pulling into two feeble fists as the understanding of what had caught Eric’s attention dawned on her mind.

The desire to lash out and hurt the disgusting pig filled her. Only this time, it was not out of fear. She simply didn’t wish anyone else but her to see Elfy’s bountiful… figure.

To make matters worse, Eric blurted out something unforgivable. “Tits!” He vomited out, clearly surprised by the action himself. “Breasts –” He tried again, his bloodshot eyes resembling plates as he failed to form whatever insult he had wanted to throw. “Fucking hell, what do you eat, woman?”

Effy bristled, suddenly standing next to Elfy and pointing at the uncouth swine. “W-w-where are you looking? S-stop that! Right now!” She demanded and shuddered.

Not from the anger or the dismissive response Eric gave her, not even noticing her protest. No. It was from how one of the Elfy’s tentacles affectionately wrapped around her shoulder. The unexpectedly warm appendage caressed her upper arm while the mysterious woman herself had stopped, mostly observing.

Effy contemplated whether the tentacle was something to be worried about but decided that it was somewhat cute – the way the clear blue water swirled, contained in the wriggling form. It was curious how a liquid could move this way, but it also wasn’t important at this moment.

No. She needed to let Eric know Elfy was… Was… something to her. Looking at Elfy with those eyes was not allowed!

“Or, I-I-I-” Effy continued to stutter, racking her brain for the worst possible thing she could do to the physically stronger man who was the head maid’s darling. Her mind registered the fact Eric’s hand was now bandaged and had the answer. She could hurt him! “Or, I will castrate you!”

The declaration exploded, stopping everything else in the room. While Eric gaped at her, finally ceasing lecherously staring at Elfy, the mysterious woman herself nodded in approval.

As the watery tentacles extended, sneaking over Eric and behind him to cut off his retreat, Elfy grinned smugly, placing her cheek on Effy’s shoulder. “Hear that? She is so protective of me. A sign of true love!”

Effy felt mortified, unable to believe she had blurted out something like that. And Elfy’s reaction was suspicious too! Hadn’t this woman been rearing to decimate the intruder? So why was she now acting so coy? Was it to see how she would react? It was that, wasn’t it? And what ‘love’? She had said that to a river!

But…

Undoubtedly, Effy was falling for the woman. Hard… And it was stupid. She hadn’t known the woman for more than just minutes! Unless her talking to a river counted. Did it? Maybe it did.

“Wah!” she shouted, letting out her confusion and frustration.

While Elfy muttered about cuteness and adorableness, Eric’s gaze regained the hatred. He pushed a hand beneath his vest and pulled out a dagger. “I knew you would be trouble.” His mutters filled with malice, he pointed his weapon at them. “But there are now two of you? Doesn’t matter… I will just fuck you both.”

It was a reminder to Effy and clarification to Elfy. It pushed the situation further to the point of no return. If only the man looked anywhere else but at the two women's bodies, he would notice he had been trapped inside bars of water closing in on him.

But he didn’t. And neither Effy nor Elfy wasted any more words on him. Even as the tentacles wrapped around his legs and dripped on his shoulder, he didn’t recognise the danger he was in.

In a way, it was a horrific sight. Effy didn’t know if she wanted to watch, but she didn’t look away either. This man had done something horrible. If Elfy wasn’t here, she would have been… Her mind blocked these thoughts, reminding her she was safe now.

Even as an especially fat tentacle slid around Eric’s neck, he continued to rant, showing his injured arm as some kind of validation for his actions.

“-children! I will find someone else who will take care of them! Both of you will just have to make more!” He spat on the ground. “That’s all you deserve after what you did to my arm. And I always wanted to fuck twins. Perhaps, I—” His brows furrowed as a drip of water landed in one of them before rolling down his face. “The fuck is this?” He scratched his cheek with the dagger, clearing away the large droplet.

Elfy snuck her arm around Effy’s waist, continuing to lean on the girl’s shoulder. “Do you want to hear him scream?”

The question reminded Effy of something important. This woman… She was not a human. The being’s deep blue eyes turned stormy… Deadly. Endless and timeless, questioning the existence of the short-lived creature in front of her and finding it lacking.

It was scary in a breathtaking way. The reality of Effy being in the hands of something otherworldly and strange. Her future seemed uncertain in all things but one. She was sure that whatever was to come, she would always be with this strange ‘river’, swept away by the powerful streams.

But in the end, she was just a human. Effy looked at the blanching man and shook her head. “N-no scream… But… I will… watch.” She decided, hoping the demise of this terrible man would save others who would not be as lucky as she was. By witnessing the end of this pig, she hoped to be freed from the past.

“WHAT ARE YOU?” Eric’s words were a demand, while his tone was a plea for an explanation. His step back was stopped, with his limbs suddenly wrapped tight. “NO—”

The same tentacle wrapped around his neck moved, inserting itself into his mouth and cutting off his words.

Effy watched with wide eyes, her morbid curiosity wondering in what shape this man’s end would come.

“Drown.” That one word was what brought Eric’s end. It was merciless and cold, uttered for Effy’s sake.

Eric’s neck bulged as water was forcefully poured inside his lungs. His spasming body thrashed, coughs never leaving his chest. He tried to breathe. He tried to find the smallest bit of oxygen. And in the process, he swallowed even more water. Now even his chest and stomach were bloated, the liquid tearing through his innards.

And the scream… was not there. Eric tried to, yes. He tried to produce a sound, maybe another appeal. But his powerful baritone had turned into just trembling, resulting in vibrations that produced a rumbling sound out of drowning vocal cords.

It was slow, Effy noted. Her attention wavering, inviting her to avert her eyes – to find something else to look at. But she didn’t. She witnessed the last moment of the man’s life as his eyes shot between the two women before him, asking for the torture to end. Something that was swiftly delivered.

The water encased the man as light dimmed in his eyes, and his body stopped moving. His limbs slumped, taken over by a wave of indiscernible water sheet, concealing him from the world. The last thing she saw of the man was his legs and then his dangling feet.

“I am sorry, Effy.” Elfy suddenly wrapped both of her hands around the girl. “I am sorry I came so late. I am sorry you had to see this.”

“I-it was my choice.” Effy shook her head while burying it into Elfy's neck. “So… Thank you…” She squeezed her eyes shut, letting the surroundings vanish in the calming aroma of the strange being's body.

Once more, she was crying. As the relief filled her heart, she returned the hug, her fingers digging into Elfy’s back through the maple leaf dress. Part of her mind was aware the man’s corpse was moved out of her room and thrown somewhere below the window.

A part of her mind also wondered. What would happen to her now? She couldn’t stay here, and the decision to run away had already been made before. But would this woman join her? If Elfy truly was the ‘Elfy’ she had talked to for years, would she be able to leave?

The question gnawed at her mind, demanding an immediate answer. Despite it being just moments she had spent with this being, she couldn’t imagine living without her.

“Um…” Effy opened her mouth, her lips brushing against Elfy’s nape skin.

“What is it?”

“Are you…” It was hard to ask. It was all so confusing! The warmth and contact with another girl’s – if Elfy was a girl at all – body made it all so much worse. “Um… I mean… can you… Uh. What are you?” She finally stuttered out something related, but not quite what she wanted to ask.

“I am Elfy.”

The simple answer was accompanied by a giggle which caused the woman’s generous chest to rub against Effy’s more modest one, making her breathing hitch. “But…” She tried to ignore the conflicting urges her body experienced.

Effy could swear her hugging partner’s nipples were… She could definitely feel them! And her own were…

“But!” She suddenly was very conscious of her needy thoughts of asking for Elfy’s hand to intrude in the most sacred place. “But what are you? I—I mean… your eyes… I… I think you are ‘Elfy’. But ‘Elfy’ is a river! You are not a river! But you feel like ‘Elfy’! And—”

“Shh~!” Elfy pushed a finger against Effy’s lips, silencing the frustrated stream of words. “I am Elfy. You can think of me as the spirit of the river. I was born from it and lived within and around it. I have long since rested there.”

It was unbelievable. “A spirit?” Effy repeated.

“More than that. A water nymph.” Elfy smiled, leaning closer, keeping their gazes locked. “It’s a pity. The romantic moment was interrupted. We will have to earn another one soon.”

Their noses were touching again. Effy trembled like a leaf, her mouth opening slightly, expecting the kiss to come with how close they were. If she stuck out her tongue just a bit, she could taste the intoxicating woman’s finger. Elfy’s eyes were so beautiful…

The kiss did come the next moment but landed on the infuriating finger that kept their lips separated. Elfy’s gaze turned mischievous. “If you want it, take it. After all, it is your turn to initiate a kiss.”

With Elfy floating back, Effy was left hanging. Her lips still parted, she felt herself falling forward. She couldn’t let this fleeting woman escape! Her body, moving on instinct, caught the water nymph. She grabbed Elfy’s wrists, pinning the woman against the wall, their bodies pressing even closer than before.

There were no thoughts in this action. Effy’s mind contained just one wish. Something that she was allowed to have. She pushed the woman of her desires lower, gasping from the sight of those magical blue eyes – now upturned in askance of what would happen next.

Effy’s fingers cramped around Elfy’s wrists, and she lowered her head to take what was hers. Their lips touched – then their teeth as they clashed together. She winced, a slight pain reminding her to be careful, only for all thoughts to be swept away by the sensation that came next.

Their mouths connected, she felt Elfy’s breath enter her mouth, and then… Effy felt a slippery something follow as the breath was accompanied by a tongue that entangled with hers.

And Effy melted… melted… melted… Her mind blanking, she melted…