The Future Will Change

Aidon and Luna returned to their newly shared home near the suburbs by the beach. A two-story home with three bedrooms, a guest room, a basement, attic, and two bathrooms. In particular, the master bathroom was a large, open space with a walk-in shower that was big enough for them both to use at once.

Which they did.

“That was a rough one today,” Aidon muttered as he started scrubbing his hair, “Ms. Whistles’ team almost had us.”

Luna had begun to wash herself as well, her body soaked in suds from the water. “They did, but we managed to pull through. It’s actually staggering how much we’ve improved ever since we started practicing, Aidon. Do you think we’ll actually manage to get bowling recognized by the Olympic committee?”

“No telling for the moment,” he gave a content sigh as he watched Luna clean herself--particular the suds travelling down her supple, jiggling behind.

“...Aidon, are you staring-?”

“N-no…” he shook his head.

Luna giggled. “We’ve seen each other naked and have done it how many times now? And you’re still getting worked up?”

“...it’s not that. You’ve simply…put on more weight since last time,” Aidon spoke honestly, which earned a teasing glare from Luna.

“Oh? That’s not a problem for you is it?” Luna grasped her butt in both hands and squeezed her cheeks. “...Maybe I should try to work some of it off? I hear most models are super flat--”

“NO!” Aidon yelped.

Luna snorted and started laughing. “Don’t worry yourself. I know you prefer a bit of cushion on me. Honestly, that’s how I prefer it too.” She gave a content sigh, “...ah…it’s nice, you know?”

Aidon chuckled, and began to scrub his arms. Then responded with a tilt of his head, “Hm?”

“Nice to finally have someone who understands and cares about me,” Luna replied, “It’s…ah, never mind. We’ve already been over this, haven’t we?”

“Admittedly, yes,” Aidon nodded, “But even so, I get what you mean. Even a few years ago, I never thought I’d be where I am now. Just a shame the country has gotten so afraid of us…but I guess it’s only natural to fear the unknown, huh?”

“...they fear what they don’t understand, love. It’s not your fault. It’s just unfortunate that we’ve seen a massive rise in magic-centric crime lately.”

“To the point where any shred of magic will have people on edge,” Aidon lamented, then shrugged, “Speaking of which, I heard some rather upsetting news…”

Aidon was, of course, referring to the incident in which Vanhoover University student Vertex Incline was pronounced dead as a result of a mutant attack. Thankfully, the knowledge that the murderous mutant had died at the scene was a silver lining to it.

“I heard,” Luna replied as she rinsed her body off under the running water, “...tis a shame what happened to that young man. I sincerely hope that Keiji is doing well through it.”

“Ah, him,” Aidon recalled the vampboy who was in a similar position as himself, “He’s attending the same University as well, yes? I hope he and his friends are well after all of that.”

Luna moved over so Aidon could start rinsing off next. “So do I. At any rate though, we should probably try our best to relax. We don’t want to stress ourselves out, love.”

“That’s right--oh, and you’re volunteering at the local observatory, right?”

Luna nodded. “Mm-hmm. They needed some more part-time hands so I figured I’d join in. Plus, we’re actually opening an exhibit that shows sediments from various moons from across our solar system. We’re currently looking into Titania and Oberon specifically.”

“...aren’t those the names of fairies from a book?”

“Yes,” Luna replied with a giggle, “The wife and husband respectively. But those names are also used for two of Uranus’ moons. Oh! Did you know Ganymede is actually the largest moon in the entire solar system? It’s even larger than Mercury!”

Aidon’s eyes went wide as he listened to her speak. “...I’m amazed, honestly. I didn’t know that.”

The two would continue to talk more about what they were currently doing in life and get themselves cleaned up in the shower. Luna had then called Aidon over to the couch where she intended to make good on the promise of the surprise she was going to give him.

The shadow man, now wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of black pajama pants, watched as Luna flipped through the movies that were available for streaming on the TV.

“...Oh? We don’t need DVDs anymore?” Aidon asked with a curious gaze, “I had no idea. So what is it you wanted to show me, Luna?”

Luna, who was now wearing a pair of tightly fitted blue yoga pants and a black T-shirt, sat down on the couch next to Aidon. She had a rather excited expression on her face with a giddy tone, “Okay, Aidon. Apparently there’s this streaming movie that’s cursed. And if you watch it at midnight, you’ll awaken a demon of some sort!” she squealed, “How cool is that?”

“...interesting,” Aidon admitted with a slow nod of his head. Demonology was one of his favorite hobbies given his origin as an Overlord of the underworld itself. “Well if it proves to be true, we can study it and possibly use its power to keep this realm safe.”

“And to prove to my sister that I’m finally right about this legend,” Luna pumped her fists with a petty, competitive smirk on her face. “She’ll rue the day.”

Aidon gave a fond chuckle as he leaned forward. “Alright, so what’s it called?”

The TV screen showed the movie’s DVD cover, A series of reddish-black entities that looked like demons all fighting each other in a violent flurry. The title was Enchanted Torment, in bold white letters using brushstroke accents.

“...I see,” Aidon adjusted his glasses upon reading the title of the film, “Well…” He looked at his watch, “We have about thirty minutes before it starts. Want to get ready for it with some moon pies and ice cream?”

“Ooh! We could make milkshakes out of them!” Luna suggested as she got up from the couch and skipped towards the kitchen, “Let me get the blender!”

“Wait…let me help you,” Aidon warned with a worried expression as he got up to follow her into the kitchen.

As the two left, the movie’s title screen would generate a suspicious aura, humming lowly with a red tint around the edges of the screen where tiny sigils could easily be missed…