Jubilee couldn't sleep, her thoughts running wild. The day had been a rollercoaster of feelings... hard training, plete humiliation, and then whatever Aron to. Was he really flirting with her? She couldn't have made it up, right? He acted so rexed, shtforward as if it was totally normal to tell a girl he wanted her in his group of women. A harem, seriously!

  She pressed her fato her pillow a out a quiet scream. What was wrong with that guy? Why did she have to start liking him? And why couldn't she stop thinking about him? She groaurned over, and looked up at the dark ceiling. He was with Kitty and Jean. Both of them were stunning, amazing women. What was he doing with someone like her?

  'But... he wants me,' thought Jubilee, biting her lower lip. 'He himself said so. He wants to be my boyfriend. Not that I don't like the idea. That body, abs, chest, those eyes. So intense, a warm. That big thiween his legs and that ass. Damn it, Jubilee, stop. How long are you gonna think about his naked body?'

  She spped her cheeks and tried to focus.

  Jubilee jumped down from her bed and walked in the dire of Kitty's room. The best way to see how those three were actually doing was by asking her. She saw that the light in Kitty's room was still on and heard an aovie being pyed inside. She knocked on the door.

  "e in," a voice called from inside.

  Jubilee opehe door and saw Kitty lying on her bed, watg a movie oop.

  "Hey Kitty, what's up?"

  "Hey Jubes," Kitty greeted her with a smile. "Hey, what's up?" she said, fiwisting at the hem of an oversized t-shirt.

  " we talk?" she asked again. "You know, like serious talk?"

  Kitty furrowed an eyebrow, pausing the movie as she straightened up to look at her. "Of course," She said with a nod. "What is it?"

  Jubilee walked inside, closed the door, then flopped onto the edge of the bed, feet dangling into the room. She hesitated, chewing her lip, then blurted, "What's the deal with you, Aron, and Jean? Like... how does that even work?"

  Kitty's eyes widened, caught off guard. "Whoa. Okay, wasn't expeg that." She tilted her head, studying Jubilee for a moment before a small smile tugged at her lips. "Let me guess, he said something, didn't he?"

  Jubilee groaned, flopping bato the bed and c her face with her hands. "He didn't just say something! He told me he wants me. Like, to be part of your... whatever you call it. Retionship? Harem? I don't even know! And I 't get him out of my mind and he read my thoughts when I was thinking about his... Ahem! So, you know."

  Kitty ughed softly, lying dowo Jubilee and propping her head up with her hand.

  "Yeah, that sounds like Aron. He's ly subtle, is he?"

  "No, he's not!" Jubilee sat up abruptly, her hands gesturing wildly. "And now I'm stuck here, w what the hell I'm supposed to do with that! I mean, you and Jean... you're both, like, goddesses. And me? I'm just... me. Why would he even want me in the mix?"

  Kitty's smile softened, and she reached out to touch Jubilee's arm. "Hey, don't sell yourself short, Jubes. Arohings in people that most of us miss. And if he told you he wants you, it's because he genuinely does. He doesn't say stuff like that lightly."

  She huffed, crossing her arms. "Yeah, well, it's easy for you to say. You're amazing, Kitty. Smart, pretty, talented... You've got your whole life together."

  Kitty snorted. "You think I've got my life together? That's cute. Trust me, Jubes, I'm just as much of a mess as anyone else. But Aron... he just wants people to be real with him."

  She paused, her gaze growing thoughtful. "When Jean and I started this thing with him, it was weird at first. I had all these doubts, just like you. But then I realized it wasn't about paring myself to Jean or anyone else. It was about how we fit together."

  Jubilee frowned, her brow furrowed. "So... you don't get jealous? Like, at all?"

  Kitty ughed. "Oh, I get jealous sometimes. It's normal. But we talk about it. And, holy, it's hard to stay jealous when you see how much he cares about all of us. He doesn't py favorites. He makes sure everyone feels loved and appreciated."

  Jubilee stared at her, processing everything. "That sounds... kinda amazing, actually."

  "It is," Kitty said softly. "But it's not for everyone. You've got to figure out what you want, Jubes. No one is f you to say yes or no immediately. Just... take your time. Talk to him, talk to Jean. Ask questions. We're all here for you."

  Jubilee took a long breath, her shoulders rexing. "Thanks, Kit. I guess I just o hear it from someone who's... you know, in the middle of it."

  "Anytime," Kitty replied with a grin.

  "Now, are you gonna sit here and stress all night, or are you gonna join me for this movie? It's a cssic."

  Jubilee smiled, some of the tension easing from her face. "What movie?"

  "Die Hard," She said, holding up her ptop. ", we watch it together."

  "Where is Goldy?" Jubilee looked around the room, but the dog was o be found.

  "Goldy's with Wanda. She's spoiling him rotten. Soon, he's gon fat," Kitty chuckled.

  And so both of them settled on Kitty's bed and watched the movie. They chatted from time to time. Jubilee tried to get some intimate details from Kitty, but she wouldn't reveal anything. Kitty only grinned, saying that she would know soon enough.

  After the movie, a rge yaw Jubilee's mouth as she got down. "Well, see ya in the m, Kit. Thanks again."

  Kitty smiled at her as she left, closing the door to her room behind her. Jubilee went bato her own room and y on her bed, feeling a little better than she had an hour before.

  'Maybe this whole thing isn't so bad after all. Maybe I should just go with the flow and see how it goes.' She thought as she crawled into her bed. And with that thought, she fell off to sleep.

  ...

  While everyone was sleeping, Aron shifted his focus to the job at hand.

  Yuri tried her best to iigate the disaster fund and bank scam, but her superiors weren't ied in hearing about it. They simply shut her down by drowning her with small meaniasks. Yuri uood that whoever was behind it, bought the big officials and the corruption runs deeper than she imagined. Luckily, she didn't hand them the evidehat she got from Aron and tried her best to poke around.

  However, her poking around stirred the hor's . She received a call from an unknown ellio stop her iigation and to move on to other things. Otherwise, her family would be targeted. When she didn't listen and instead started to iigate further, the threats escated. She was called by a different unknown number every day. At night, someone would throw stones or shot rounds in the air near her house.

  Yuri wasn't easily frightened, but those people were clearly serious.

  Just st week when she was on her way to the department, her car's brakes failed. Luckily, she didn't die, but the message was clear. Stop digging or die. And that act put her in hospital with broken legs, ribs and cracked jaws. She was out of danger, but her injuries would take months to heal followed by months of therapy.

  Yuri, who always tried to do everything acc to the w and believed in the legal system, thought there would be at least someone good inside who isn't corrupt, but everyone is afraid of ohing... Death. They kept away from all troublesome cases and focused only on the most insequential cases. And the good ones who tried to do some good are either killed or just disappeared.

  Just as she was drowning in her own problems, a familiar voice came to her ears.

  "So, they tried to kill you, huh? I guess, you 't trust ahese days, you? Your captain, his superiors and above them... All are rotten bastards who are too afraid to do the right thing. And w is such a thing that it binds your hands and makes you follow the rules even if they are wrong. Superior's order... hah! What a joke."

  "Argg!" Yuri opened her eyes and looked at the door. "A... Ar..." She tried to speak but the pain in her jaw made it difficult. The doctor said that it would take her a long time to recover from this.

  "Oh, sorry! Let me help you," Aron walked up to her and grabbed her hand, healing her broken body.

  Yuri felt a rush of energy as her bones knit back together and her injuries healed. She took a deep breath and wi the twinge of pain in her side, but it was nothing pared to what she had endured before. Within seds, her wounds were pletely gone, and she was able to sit up and look at Aron with wide eyes.

  Aron flicked his finger. All the bandages and castings disappeared.

  "What? How? Wait! I fot, this was nothing pared ting back the dead to life," Yuri said as she cracked her neck. She took a deep breath. "I messed up..."

  "Sometimes legal w fails us because it is made by corrupt humans," Aron said, sittio her bed. "You did well, Yuri, for someone in your position. I'm surprised to see you didn't back down even after those threats. But you see now how things work. Corruption runs deep. You rip out one weed and awo grow back. It's an endless battle."

  "What do I do? I tried my best. I tried to ge the system... Trust me, I did. But..." She trailed off, looking away. "But this pce is a s and the people in charge are worse than the criminals. And even if I mao expose them... What's ?"

  "Join me," Aron said, holding her hands. "I'm going to ge this pce. I'm going to ge this world. Join me, Yuri."

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