asked her.
Ero smiled up at him. “I love Rhea, but it’s nice to spend time with you like this.”
“Am I really such good company?” asked Scott.
The fairy laughed sweetly then nodded. “Yeah! It’s like we are on a date...”
Scott reached over and extended his pinky. She clasped his offered digit happily in her hands then smiled at him once more.
“Yes, it is now that I think about it. Was there anything that you wanted to do today?” he asked her.
“Are you fairy certain that you want to ask me that question, Scott?” asked Ero.
“I choose to live dangerously.” he said with a smarmy shake of his head.
The fairy chuckled softly then lifted his finger up. She looked at him with a soft and gentle expression. Her lips parted slightly and she tenderly kissed the tip. “In that case.... I want it.”
“Hmm? It.” he asked her curiously.
“Yeah, It. What you promised me...” said Ero.
“What did I promise you again?” he asked her.
“Two cookies and a massage!” she exclaimed.
Scott blinked at her. When had he promised her that? He asked her about it and she leveled a devastating pout in his direction.
“Remember when you sat on me? We were in the boat...?” Ero shook his finger in annoyance.
He stared off into space for a moment. It did not take long to remember that promise. He still had not properly made good on it despite the various snacks that he had gotten her.
“Is that really what you want?” he asked her.
“Yes, I want that fairy, fairy, much.” she said.
Scott lifted up his hand and she clung to it for a moment. She fluttered her wings then rose up with his hand. She looked at him cutely then grinned.
“Right, so how do we do this? Do I get you a dish towel to lay on or something?” asked Scott.
“Actually, I... Have something to show you. Don’t be mad because I haven’t told you yet. Ok?” said Ero.
“Sure.” he said.
She gripped his finger then tugged gently. He let her lead him away from the table then through the dining room area. They returned to the room upstairs.
Once inside she pulled him over to the bed, sat down, then fluttered over to shut and lock the door. After doing so she turned in the air then flashed him a pretty smile.
“Ero...?” asked Scott curiously. What exactly did she intend to show him? He was certainly curious now, and possibly a little terrified.
She held up her hands then pressed them forward. “OK, so after I reached level forty I realized that I could do this, but still I can only do this once every few days. Even then it won’t last that long.”
“What are you about to do?” asked Scott. She had literally reached level forty yesterday. All of the constant fighting and questing had paid off in massive amounts of experience. He had held off on raising his level until she had reached the same milestone that he had.
Ero took a breath then giggled a little before she stretched out her arms. Her body began to glow brightly. Prismatic spears of light shot out at various angles. The background music changed to a soft and quirky musical score that gave off the appearance of an old school magical girl transformation sequence.
However, instead of Ero reappearing while wearing a cute outfit, her body began to grow at an alarming rate. When the rapid growth stopped, the glow also ceased. The customary spectacularly naked form of Ero was revealed in all her expanded glory.
“You... You can grow to normal human height now?” asked Scott in surprise. She had not mentioned it at all. Sure they had gained levels rapidly in the last few days, but this was something he had not expected to see occur. She had not grown to this size since the incident in the cave not long after they had first met. It was too hard for her to do it frequently, and had only used it that one time when unleashing her [ Storm of Emotion ] greater power.
“Yes, is it OK?” she asked him gently. Her voice was now much more resonant and carried a hint of
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