From:alexzerograu
This is after purgatory!
Tina feels something soft on top of her and slowly opens her eyes. Looking around, she realizes she's in a familiar place. Her house. She's in her bed.
Her body, however, doesn't respond, as if it's numb. Her eyes blink a few times, trying to adjust to the brightness coming from a window in her hobbit house.
She was alive. And at home.
None of this seemed real. She should be dead, or at least still trapped on that hellish island. But instead, Tina is in her bed, under her blanket, feeling softer than usual. Maybe it's the effect of spending two weeks hunting her friends and sleeping without any assurance of safety. Some memory lapses surface, but Tina blocks them out.
After a few minutes in this mental battle against herself, Tina decides to get up. Slowly, she moves her limbs, testing to see if everything is in order. And it's perfect, almost too perfect.
But trying to see the positive side, Tina smiles when she sees her beloved's name on her device. She's awake, and there are new names appearing. SunnySideUp, Pepito, and Empanada. Tina doesn't know who they are, but she's happy to see familiar names from the missing eggs. The island seems to be fully awake, and Tina can see several names of other people she thought she had left behind, like Mouse and Baghera. Smiling at the realization that everyone seems well, Tina feels a vibration, and a private message notification appears. Her heart starts to race as she sees the name. Bagi.
Bagi: Tina, so good to see you awake! I was really worried about you.
Tina feels a pang as she reads. The last thing she wanted was to worry her Angel.
Tina: Hi Bagi, sorry to worry you! I'm fine, where are you?
Bagi: I'm at my house. Come, I have to introduce you to someone!
Tina reads the messages and stares at them confused. Would this person be one of the new names appearing on her device? There was no reason to worry about that, surely. Bagi probably investigated if it was necessary. And she certainly wouldn't be talking to another woman if it wasn't necessary or trustworthy. Not that Tina cared, after all, they weren't girlfriends or anything. Maybe she cared, but she wasn't entitled to feel possessive. She wouldn't let her demon side show in front of Bagi. At least not now.
Looking around one last time, Tina takes her stone to teleport to Bagi's house. However, for a few seconds, the demon forgot about the teleports and thought she would have to walk. The Purgatory effect would take a while to wear off, certainly.
Arriving at the purple house, Tina looks around, feeling the difference in the air. Of course, she missed it, but she had no idea how much she missed this island. She could look at the sky and see a beautiful blue instead of a bloody red. Her body trembles at the thought, remembering the liquid that constantly flowed around her.
In the end, she knew Quesadilla was just another prison, but at least here, their captors didn't force them to kill each other.
Tina doesn't know how long she dissociated, recalling the events of the past two weeks, but a hand touches her in this state, and on impulse, Tina backs away, almost falling into the river behind her. In a quick movement, the person grabs her wrist and pulls her close but then steps back with both hands raised. A voice echoes in Tina's head, and after a few seconds, she recognizes it.
— Tina? Are you listening to me?
In a calm tone, the person in front of her speaks in a low but audible voice. The blurry figure in front of her takes shape, with her soft white hair and a beautiful face with a concerned expression.
Tina advances and throws herself into Bagi's arms, feeling comfortable with the unique scent of the woman. Tina hides her face in her neck, feeling the woman shiver and two strong hands hugging her tightly. Words didn't need to be said, with both taking their time in the embrace. The taller woman rests her head on Tina's hair, and her hand gently moves through the demon's brown locks. Tina tightens the hug even more, letting her weight be thrown on the woman, knowing she is strong enough to carry her.
— I was so worried when I didn't see you on the boat. I've never been so desperate in my life. — Bagi whispers. — Tina, I'm so happy to see you here.
Tina. The woman loves how her name sounds coming from the cat hybrid's mouth. She could listen to her saying her name forever. And internally, she dreamed she could. Loosening the embrace a bit, Tina backs away just enough to be able to hold the face of her beloved with both hands, and Bagi could still hold her by the waist. This seemed like the perfect moment for that. To do what she had imagined and dreamed of doing for so long.
However, before she could seal the lips of both, she sees movement behind her Angel. Two eyes stare at her, and small hands firmly hold the taller woman's coat. A child. She looks at Tina with curiosity, her big shiny eyes. Tina smiles at the half-dragon child, and Bagi notices her presence too.
— Oh, Tina, it's her that I want to introduce you to! — The woman releases the embrace and crouches to be at the girl's height. She whispers something in the girl's ear, and as a response, she laughs and takes out a paper from her backpack. She looks at Bagi, seeking confirmation, and she responds with a nod and an encouraging smile. With her little hands, the girl hands over a document to Tina, who takes it and thanks her.
— Oh my God! — Tina sees the big words written "Adoption Certificate." — Oh my God, Empanada, what a cute name! — Tina continues reading and sees her name. — I'm your mom! Bagi, we're moms, we have a baby! — Tina says, looking excitedly at both and throwing herself again into Bagi's arms, who stood up and picked up Empanada.
The three stay like this, with Tina talking about how she wants to be a good mother to the child and melting with love at the girl's handwriting on her yellowish plaque.
Upon releasing the girl, she quickly starts writing on her plaque, and both Tina and Bagi wait anxiously, looking at each other and then at the girl, with eyes full of excitement.
"Mama Bagi said you're her girlfriend."
The tall woman lets out a little scream, and suddenly the ground seems very interesting to her.
— Oh my God, I mean, I don't know. I mean, you never asked.
— Oh, I... I never asked, but after everything, I thought we already were. But I don't want to put you in a bad situation; it's just that some people started calling us that, and I don't know what got into me.
— You don't need to worry; I would love to be your girlfriend and also considered it, but I was waiting for an official request or at least for us to have our first real date.
Both look at each other, both with red faces and a bit out of breath after the rushed words. Empanada looks at both of them and smiles. She erases the plaque and starts scribbling another.
"Mama Tina, you're so pretty, just like Mama Bagi said."
— Oh, you're pretty too, little one. — Tina crouches and hugs the girl. — Mama Bagi has already made a room for you in her house?
"We started doing it, but we still need to decorate and paint."
Tina asks if she could help, and the child confirms eagerly with a nod. The demon woman smiles and takes Bagi's hand, following the lively child who leads them to the place that would be her room.
The tall woman is surprised by the touch, but she caresses Tina's hand with her finger, and when she sees Empanada ahead of both of them, Bagi pulls Tina back with their hands intertwined, putting one hand on her waist and the other on her face, looking deep into her eyes. The cat-like and profound eyes leave Tina breathless, but enough to take action.
— Can I kiss you? — Bagi whispers, very close to her ear. The warm air leaves the woman weak, who responds by sealing the lips of both in a slow but shy kiss. Tina holds behind Bagi's neck and wonders how it took so long to taste those sweet lips with a hint of tea. Neither of them wanted to rush things, and so they enjoyed the moment. When they separate, Tina also starts holding her girlfriend's face.
— 사랑해요, Bagi. — says the Korean, stroking her beloved's face with her fingers. Bagi looks at her surprised but smiles recognizing the phrase in Korean.
— I love you too, Tina. — says the Brazilian, also in her native language.
Both smile, and Bagi seals their lips again in a quick peck, intertwining both of their hands again. A little dragon pup observes through the window, trying to stay hidden but failing with her small horns and pancake beret appearing in the window. Both exchange a smile between them and walk towards the house.
The three spend the rest of the day there, playing with paint and getting to know each other while decorating one of their daughter's many rooms. The child smiles at her two mothers, happy to finally not be alone and to have mothers who love her.
Tina knew that this peace was probably temporary and fragile, but she would do everything to protect her new family, especially her new daughter, no matter what it takes.