I Would Rather Be a Rogue [BL]-Chapter 95: Earning a Favor

How to ask the witch for a favor? Of course, it was best to satisfy the fox first! Although Remi still insisted on pretending to be just a normal fox, Felix had no doubt that any favor earned with him in that form, he would readily repay as the witch. After all, he had even asked Felix to take good care of ’his fox’ as the payment for the balm and the foretelling!

So, using what he had observed during their months together, and what he had heard from Brielle about Remi’s preferences, he prepared some little offerings. Nothing too fancy, since the favor he was going to ask for wasn’t all that big, just a few things to butter the fox up before he went to visit the witch. A new moon was coming soon, so it was the perfect timing. Felix was planning to stop by anyway, because... Well, no real reason. He just wanted to meet that mischievous fox of his in human form, and perhaps learn something new.

And now he had a great excuse to do so.

He started by buying some jerky for the fox as a snack. Then, for dinner, he made chicken and cheese pancakes, following the recipe he got from Brielle - it was Remi’s favorite food, apparently. And they were really good, Felix had to admit. Not to mention easy to make. Perhaps he could start making them more often from now on.

Then, finally, in the evening, it was the time for the main ’event’. The one Felix was the most reluctant about... But, he had seen it in the crystal ball. Which meant that either it was a true vision, or something Remi had wanted...

Or both.

Either way, embarrassing as it was, it wouldn’t cause Felix any harm to give it a shot... So, standing in front of the mirror in his bedroom, he pressed his lips together, and pulled his pajama top over his head, revealing his bare chest. He hung the top over the backrest of the chair, and glanced at his reflection in the mirror.

He was back to his old figure, exactly how he looked before the pregnancy. His stomach was flat and his waist thin, his silhouette lithe, but not fragile. His skin was also soft and supple, with no marks remaining, thanks to the witch’s balm. In other words, a perfect picture of a pretty, young Omega.

Felix nodded at his reflection with satisfaction, and lay down on the bed. Just as he was, only in his pajama bottoms, with his torso bare.

It was a hot summer night, okay? Going shirtless was perfectly justifiable!

It didn’t take long before Remi appeared. He pranced into the room, and jumped on the bed as always... And then he paused, tilting his head as he noticed Felix. Although the Omega was under the blanket, it was still easy to tell that he wasn’t wearing his pajama top, as his shoulders were bare.

Felix’s cheeks flushed slightly under Remi’s gaze, but he only shut his eyes tight and turned his face away, pretending to be asleep. What was the big deal, anyway? Plenty of men walked around shirtless in summer, even in some public spaces, like in the park, for example. Felix was an Omega, so it was a bit different, yes, but he was only doing it at home! Only in bed, when he was under the blanket. As for Remi... Remi had sneaked under his shirt so many times already, that it really shouldn’t matter if Felix was shirtless now. It wasn’t anything all that new...

Remi didn’t hesitate for long. After a moment of initial surprise, he quickly dove under the sheets, immediately slinging to Felix’s exposed chest.

...It was far less embarrassing than Felix thought it would be. Although he was still flustered, it was much better than when Remi was climbing under his shirt. There was more space, and it felt breezier, unlike when Remi was squeezed tightly against Felix’s chest, generating a lot of heat that had no way of escaping. Now it was just the fox clinging onto Felix, except that there was a layer of clothing missing between them.

No big deal. Not at all.

Felix took a deep breath, and pretending to just move in his sleep, he rolled onto his side, hugging Remi. Then, he started slowly stroking his back... It was nowhere as affectionate (or intimate) as the vision in the crystal ball had shown, but that was about how far Felix was willing to go. Luckily, it seemed that Remi was satisfied with this treatment, because he was purring softly, snuggling up to Felix, and burying his snout in the crook of his neck...

The purring also helped Felix relax. With the fox acting more like a pet animal, it was easier to forget about his human form... Well, almost. The images of the hot witch, with his broad shoulders and well-developed pecs still tumbled around Felix’s head, keeping him awake for a long while, but with the soothing jasmine scent surrounding him, he eventually managed to fall asleep...

Only to be woken up in the middle of the night by Vivi’s cries, as the little pup demanded to be fed. She was very much a night owl, waking Felix up at least two or three times per night! Felix was already used to it, though, so he immediately got up, picked Vivi up from her crib, fed her and changed the diaper. Then, once she was back in her crib, well-fed, clean, and satisfied, dozing off again, Felix grabbed his pajama top, about to put it back on, before going back to bed...

Before he could do that, though, something - or someone - tore it off from his hands. Felix looked down, meeting Remi’s piercing blue eyes. The fox stood at his feet with the pajama top in his mouth, giving Felix a hurt, accusatory gaze, as if the Omega had just done something terrible to him...

"Ugh, fine..." Felix eventually sighed, conceding, and returned to the bed shirtless. He could agree to it, this one time. He had a favor to ask from the witch, after all. "Just don’t get used to it..."

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