Rebirth: Childhood friend of the heroine

"Nngh..." Alex felt a severe headache assaulting him as he slowly parted his eyes and allowed himself to first relax his breathing.

Something very serious happened. He was poisoned and was on the verge of leaving this world.

All the planning and preparation for the big tournament and the plans after the event, all seemed to have left his mind when he was inches away from his end.

It was sudden and unexpected.

Not the Gods or any warrior pushed him so close to death. Rather, it was a cup of milk. Crazy.

Slowly lifting himself, he found two familiar faces resting their heads on the bed and sleeping peacefully.

Alex heaved a sigh, seeing the red marks at the corner of their eyes and how pale they seemed.

He couldn't even start to think how worried they must be when he was out.

[Your girl slapped me. Twice.]

"..!!" Alex was startled to hear the Curse's voice in his head, and the words he relayed were quite shocking as well.

He looked at Sarah before muttering under her breath, "She became violent even with you-"

[Not that one.]

"...." Now that was even more shocking. Celestria has a gentle personality and someone who doesn't do anything reckless.

...how can a Princess hold such a temper?

'Did you, by chance, try to trick them or something?'

[I just said that you are gone...or along those lines.]

"..." No wonder. Then she definitely had a reason to be pissed.

However, slapping the Curse, eh? Must be too angered.

'How long was I out?'

[Around five days after I consumed your poison. The church members kept healing you for a whole day before leaving your body to do the natural recovery.]

Alex sighed...he wasted so many precious days because he wasn't cautious. And most of all, he made his lovers worried. And that's nothing less than a crime.

"Alex..." Suddenly, he heard the voice of an unexpected person from the door.

Raising his eyes, he found the familiar raven-haired Vampire standing there with her eyes widened and lips slightly parted.

"Rebec-" He couldn't finish speaking as he was tackled in a hug.

Alex was surprised by her agility as he found himself surrounded by the familiar warmth.

"Alex!" Because of the movement and her voice, the other two also woke up.

Their daze instantly vanished when they saw Alex waving at them with both hands, "Hello-" He wasn't allowed to finish again as he was tackled in a bigger hug, and he fell back on the bed with the three girls, completely surrounding him.

Thanks to his superhuman traits he was able to survive the hug, as he softly whispered, "It's okay, I am fine now…"

The soft sound of their sobbing and weeping pained his heart.

"Wh-Why…when you hate milk so much…why didn't you reject her?" Sarah asked, however, because she was barely talking and more crying, it sounded more like a complaint.

"Y-You always remain so cautious about something…then why didn't you suspect the bitch?" Rebecca complained as well. It was new for him to hear her cry.

Celestria just continued to weep with her face nestled in the crook of his neck.

Alex heaved a sigh, as he embraced his girls as much as he could before relaying, "It was my bad…and I am deeply apologetic for what you three went through. I should have been more careful, more so when I killed one of the most influential men. Sorry."

They didn't listen to his apology and continued to complain and cry for a few more minutes.

Just when Alex coughed, they immediately gave him some space, in fear of making his health worse.

Celestria instantly brought some water for him, "Here…"

Alex teasingly smiled at the girl before asking, "It's water, not milk, right?"

Celestria narrowed her eyes, her expression turning predatory before she complained, "You should have shown this caution before."

Alex was rendered speechless. Maybe this wasn't the right time to joke around. His girls are still too sensitive.

He took the water from her before thanking the girl and gulping the water.

Rebecca asked him, in a gentler tone, "Are you okay now? Does it hurt somewhere?"

Alex sighed once he finished drinking before he moved his body a little and tilted his neck from left to right.

"There isn't anything that hurts…but I do feel quite weak. And my legs are kind of numb."

Sarah exhaled a sigh of relief, "That's quite better than what I expected. Your lungs and intestines were severely damaged. Once you eat something, we will get to know if your gut health is as strong as before."

Alex hummed, "Are we still in the church?" He couldn't recognize the room.

"Yes, it's my room." Sarah informed him, "I will go and inform the church members that you have woken up. They have been quite worried about you." Saying so, Sarah got up before giving him a brief kiss and whispering, "Rest as much as you can." And with that, she stepped out of the room.

Celestria also got up and said, "I will bring you some soup. Wait for me." She also leaned forward and gave a light peck at the corner of his lips.

With a faint blush adorning her cheeks, she made her way out of the room.

Alex heaved a sigh as he leaned his back against the headboard of the bed and asked the Vampire princess, "When did you arrive?"

"Three days ago. Sarah sent me a letter about your situation. Brother Eric and Father are also here."

Alex raised his brows, "Did he meet the Vampire Monarch?"

Rebecca smiled, "Yeah, he did. And trust me it was a sight seeing my father being all flustered."

"Guess, I missed something interesting."

Rebecca giggled as she sat beside him.

Silence ensued between them for a few minutes before Rebecca uttered, "When I reached the church, you were already getting healed and were out of danger. However, even with the assurance I couldn't stop myself from getting consumed by sorrow. You know, you are the strongest person in my eyes and to see you fall…it was like a disaster." Discover hidden stories at My Virtual Library Empire

Alex brought the girl closer to him, hugging her shoulder, as he heard her, "When I was so devastated when you were already recovering, I couldn't begin to imagine how Sarah and Celestria must have held themselves together when you-…" She paused, not wanting to bring that word to her lips.

Feeling the weight of her head on his shoulder and the immense emotions she was suppressing, Alex's heart clenched.

"You guys went through a difficult situation because of me."

Rebecca shook her head, "No one is blaming you, Alex. Even though Celestria complained just now, they all knew that there was nothing you could've done in this situation. You just lowered your guard because you were around the people whom you trusted. And that is very normal."

Alex's eyes turned droopy as he remained silent and heard her adding, "I know they are hurt and would probably never forget what they went through in these few days. You can not make the wound disappear but you can apply medicine over it by spending more time with her."

Alex glanced at her, "What about you?"

Rebecca parted her lips, rendered speechless for a moment, before she casually muttered, "What about me? I will…probably get over it by hunting for a few days."

Alex's shoulders dropped seeing her pretending to be nonchalant about it.

He suddenly leaned closer to the girl and after cupping his cheek, he planted his lips against hers.

Rebecca instinctively clutched the bedsheet, having her lips sealed.

She wasn't expecting the kiss at all!

The kiss wasn't intense but just a sweet and heart-melting kiss.

However, the brief kiss was enough for him to relay more words than he verbally could have.

Once their lips separated, Alex gazed at the girl lovingly before saying, "Don't say that you would get over it. If you are worried, then tell me."

Rebecca's voice was husky, "But…I am nothing to you…and I don't want to become a burden."

Alex narrowed his eyes, "Do I need to kiss you again to tell you what relationship we have?"

Rebecca's lips parted in shock…she couldn't believe her ears for a brief moment when suddenly Alex kissed her again. And this time, he was more offensive as he pulled her onto him.

Rebecca melted in the kiss, losing all her strength as she closed her eyes and did what her mind told her.

*Click*

Suddenly, the door opened, and Rebecca instantly jolted away from his lap.

Celestria paused; seemingly, she understood what was happening.

Alex looked at her with a complicated gaze…not sure if this was the right time to talk about this.

However, much to his surprise, Celestria just signed and while making her way inside the room she said,

"I knew it was about to happen…but aren't you two a little too greedy?"

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A/N:- Thanks for reading.