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“What did I—”
“You didn’t try to eat me, if that’s what you’re asking. I don’t think your serpent was trying to eat me that day in your condo, either. I think he was just trying to give me a hug.”
“So, he brought you here and…hugged you? That’s it?”
She didn’t comment, and I narrowed my eyes at her.
“Let’s go inside, we can talk about it there.” She scratched at her legs. Tiny pink dots were showing up all over her pale skin. “I’m getting bitten.” She slapped a mosquito on her thigh. “I wasn’t kidding when I said mosquitos love me.”
“Fuck. I’m sorry.”
“Don’t worry about it. It’s my fault. I should’ve sprayed on some repellent or cast a spell or something before I fell asleep. I should know better by now; I’m their favorite meal.”
I’ll fight them all. Every single one.
Damn it. My snake was still around. I shoved him deep inside my head, like he did to me earlier. I didn’t need him taking over to fight off the tiny bugs, no matter how good his intentions.
We stepped out of the den into the early evening air and made our way back to the cottage.
“You don’t have a single bug bite.” Sybil looked me up and down enviously. “That’s not fair. You’re buck naked too.”
“I had scales for most of the time in the den. They’re pretty tough. And I don’t think bugs find me interesting when there’s someone as delicious as you around,” I said, holding the door open for her.
The kitchen was a mess: packages all over the floor, and an overflowing garbage bag in the middle of it. She must have been cleaning the old food out of the pantry when my snake… Well, I actually didn’t know what happened. I remembered building the den and arguing with my snake over whether Sybil would be impressed or not, and then he’d locked me right out.
It was the strangest feeling, like having a door slammed in your face in your own head, and there was no way I could avoid it. It sucked donkey balls.
“What did my snake do?” I asked as we stepped over the mess to get to the living room, which was much less cluttered.
“He… Um…” Sybil took a long drink from the glass of water that had been sitting on the coffee table. “He… Your snake has two cocks.”
“Jesus fucking Christ.” I ran my hand through my hair.
My snake’s cocks were not nearly as impressive as my human’s, or my naga’s. They wouldn’t work with a person, considering their shape and the fact that they were spiked. Wait till she found out that my naga had two cocks as well, most definitely compatible with her body, where my human one was instead of down by the tail. Damn it, why couldn’t Sybil have seen those first?
I hoped my snake hadn’t scared her away. “He didn’t try to—”
“He was happy with just some cuddles and a nap.” Sybil sighed, flopping down on the couch. “Don’t take this the wrong way, but I think you’re being too hard on your snake in expecting the worst from him. He’s honestly not some rampaging monster. He’s kind of sweet.”
“Tell that to my apartment.” I sat down, angling my body toward hers. “And I hate not knowing what I did. I remember soaking in the pond, exploring the woods, and building the nest, but nothing after that. It sucks being kicked out of my own head. What if one day I just disappear forever?”
“Do you ever kick him out ofyourhead?”
That gave me pause. I’d done just that minutes ago.
“Zayn, I don’t know what is and what isn’t part of the curse, since we have so little information on it, but maybe try to be nicer to your snake. I really don’t think he’s the enemy.” Sybil reached up to cup my face. “Be nicer to yourself.”
I closed my eyes and leaned into her palms, putting my hand over hers. She was right. I needed to stop treating my snake like the problem. I relaxed my mind, giving my serpent freedom.
Angry at being suppressed, he surged forth wildly, and I felt my eyes flashing silver and my face elongating. Sybil instinctively flinched, but to her credit, didn’t move away.
Then my snake burst out of my skin, all scale and menace. A tail knocked over her glass, spilling the water, and a coil shoved away the coffee table with a loud bang.
“Shh… It’s all right.”
Sybil’s soothing voice broke through the angry hissing in my head. She cradled my head against her bosom, and magic emanated from her, surrounding me and calming my beast. Slowly, I began to feel more human.
“Is this your naga form?” Sybil’s eyes shone with interest. “I like it. It suits you.”
