Each and every one of them were beautiful women, all looking for the same thing.

"Penelope, this meeting is about Tanya. What is there to discuss? We all like her, but why a meeting? This makes us seem like a crazy cult." Diana sighed, placing her elbows on the table in front of her.

"Out of all of us here, who LOVES Tanya?"

Only Penelope and Yuri nodded their heads, with Rosellia seeming to be nearing the point of answering. Yuna and Diana were simply too shy to say in front of these other women.

"I owe my life to Tanya. I will follow her until I die." Erina declared.

"Oh, so brave… you think you have the will to follow Tanya? Who do you think she is? She is the most talented person in the kingdom, and you think you are worthy?" Rosellia was unable to accept Erina, feeling that it was just a kid's crush or a phase.

"I am sure all of you are feeling hotblooded today… It has only been a month since the ma.s.sacre. But, don't take it out on each other." Yuna interjected, unable to watch Rosellia and Erina.

"I will say this right now, we are all here so we can decide some rules when courting Tanya." Penelope finally spoke again.

"And what might those be?"

"No drugs and no rape. That is all."

"Really? Nothing else?" Rosellia asked.

"Those are the most effective rules. I am sure everyone wants a piece, but we cannot use underhanded tactics."

"I want to have Tanya's babies!!!" Yuri shouted out of nowhere.

"..."

"You have some guts." Rosellia sighed.

"I am going to be the one to marry Tanya first, so I will be the one to take her to bed first." Rosellia declared confidently.

"Actually, no. Tanya promised to spend her first night with me. I already have plans for the night, naughty plans." Penelope naughtily grinned.

No matter how different all of these girls were, they all came together for one person. This bond had given them a common quality, their attraction to Tanya. Although not all of them had completely fallen head over heels for her, they acknowledged that they were romantically attracted to her.

"Why are we even speaking about Tanya with such lewd intentions? She is not a toy to play with." Yuna interrupted yet again.

"I would never treat Tanya like a toy, I love her more than she could ever realise. I want to make her feel as good as I want to feel… No matter how lewd I might be with her, I still love her in a pure way…" Penelope explained with red all over her cheeks. Something about Tanya had made her fall so hard. Not even she knew, it was just how she felt.

"Hmmph! I will accept you sleeping with Tanya first only because of your history with her. I am not evil enough to come between a long term romance." Rosellia finally gave in.

"So… when will you tell her that you love her?" Yuri asked.

"I don't know… Tanya hasn't been too forward regarding her true feelings. I don't know if she really loves me or if she just likes me for my body… I just want to be with her…"

"..." Rosellia felt like she lost in terms of raw love.

"She loves you, Lady Vermillion definitely loves you." Yuna spoke again.

"How would you know?" Rosellia gestured her hands toward Yuna, bearing a confused expression.

"She does not feel attraction to her subordinates… I asked her if I could gain anymore favour with her and her answer seemed to indicate that I can't because I am a subordinate. She does not even think of me as an option yet… but she sees you as an option, not just an option. I know she spends almost every night and morning in your arms, how can that not be love?"

Penelope blushed and looked away.

"Have you been stalking us?!"

"Of course, whenever she is on academy grounds, I try to watch. Those kisses… that is not just l.u.s.t. You are severely mistaken. I know what a l.u.s.tful kiss is, it is nothing like what you do with Tanya. Your kiss is too pa.s.sionate. It may seem playful, but Lady Vermillion is not holding back."

"!!!" Penelope was visibly steaming from embarra.s.sment.

"As much as I want her too, I know my work will be harder. I do not have the 15 or so years that you had to build a relations.h.i.+p with her, I have to start late. Even then, there is no guarantee that Lady Vermillion will love me…" A single tear dripped from her chin.

"So please don't say she doesn't love you!"

The room became quiet again. Penelope's heart simmered during the silence, unable to stop. 

'Have I been taking Tanya's love for granted?'

Penelope felt guilt from the bottom of her heart. One part of her wanted to do incredibly naughty things with Tanya, and the other wanted to embrace Tanya innocently and just bask in each other's love for each other. This feeling was 15 years in the making, from the moment they met.

"That's it. I am going to confess to Tanya during the next full moon." Penelope emotionally declared as she stood up confidently.

"I will give her my everything, not just as a maid, but a woman. I want her to be able to rely on me more personally than professionally…"

"But what about the age gap? If I'm not wrong, you are nine years older than Tanya… wouldn't that be a problem?" Diana asked with a concerned smile.

"I-I… I love Tanya. That does not matter to me. If we love each other, age will not matter after a few decades."

"So until then, you're going to play the s.e.xy maid as usual?"

"Who said I was playing it? I am a s.e.xy maid."