Delickr's Bloodline Saga #1: Aroused

Chapter 6: Scent

Lander

It was past eight in the evening when I got home. The Delickr’s Mansion. This was my family’s mansion located a kilometer away from the main road. This place was surrounded by trees. After that encounter with the clumsy lady, I also decided to go home. Although I have plenty of time to stay in the club, dealing with that lady had made me feel drained. I lost my appetite to socialize. She is a pain in the ass!

“Good evening, Sir!” greeted by servants upon I passed by them. Also, as a sign of respect, they were bowing down their heads. While walking towards the living room, I made no reply. I just simply pass by them. I just don’t feel to be kind to them after all that happened with that clumsy lady.

“Oh, Son, you are home already,” said by mother when he saw me enter the living room. Currently, she is comfortably sitting on the long sofa. Just what I have expected, she is watching her favorite show again. I smiled as I approached her and gave her a kiss on the cheek. She is Alena Delickr, a loving mother to her sons and wife to father.

“Good evening, Ma,” I said. “I just arrived. Is everyone home already?”

What I meant is father and my brothers.

“Yes, they were home already. Your father is taking a bath right now. He should be here in the living room any moment. And about your brothers, I think they were already inside their respective rooms. Have you eaten dinner already? I have cooked coq au vin. “

I just smiled at what I heard. Yeah, this is mother. Although we have many servants that could cook, she still troubled herself by preparing at least one dish every day. She is a registered chemist and was running a small perfume business wherein she was also hands-on there. Meanwhile, the official business of the family that was being headed by me was the liquor business. We have also some other businesses that were being headed by my brothers. A busy family, indeed.

“Nope, Ma, I haven’t eaten dinner yet,” I replied. “But I will eat later. I just don’t feel hungry yet.”

“Oh, okay. But before you also go to your room. I will ask you this question again...”

Upon hearing it, I gave mother an angry stare. Yes, she is about to pull that same question again. And believe me, this conversation is about to get bloody.

“Ma, I haven’t yet found the girl of my life!” I said. I just answered the question she is about to pull.

“Oh, why? You are twenty-five years old already. You should at least start to search for the girl of your life.”

I clenched my jaws hearing what she said. She is really playing this one brutally. She really loves bullying her son.

I replied, “Ma, I already told you about this one. Don’t tell me I will repeat this to you? Oh well, here we go again. My priority is running the main business of our family. The girl of my life will come later. I can still have my wife even when I am already sixty, right?”

Mother massaged her temples hearing what I just said. She replied, “Lander, I already said this to you. And I will repeat this to you again. In order to have a quality family just like the one we are having right now, you should really start searching for the girl of your life. Trust me, it is best to have a romantic relationship than only having someone that will only just mothered your child. You really would be missing the great things in this life.”

“And maybe I would be destined to that fate,” I responded. My tone implied that I am admitting defeat for this another time again.

Tsk! Didn’t she know that I was getting pressured every time she was saying stuff like this one?

“You are a terrible son, Lander,” mother replied. “Maybe you really need helping now.”

Upon hearing what mother said, quickly my eyebrows met. What did she say? I really now needed helping? This is the first time I have heard it from her.

“What do you mean, Ma?” I asked.

Mother did not quickly answer my question. She first stared at me for several seconds before she laughed. And when she calmed herself down, she then spoke, “You will just know what I mean, Lander, when it already happened. You should be eating already. And also, sleep early.”

Even though I wanted to get clarified by what my mother said, but because I started feeling my stomach grumble, I also agreed to end the conversation. I went first to my room and change my clothes there before going down to the dining area. There, I satiate my hunger. Indeed the coq au vin or roasted chicken in wine of mother is delicious. I have eaten several slices of it…

It was past eleven of the night when I decided to sleep. I paused doing my unfinished paper works, Tomorrow, I will resume doing those. 

I switched off the lights and positioned myself to the bed. I then closed my eyes and waited for the sleepiness to sink at me. Several whiles had passed and I finally had slept.

But I don’t what happened next. Very weird, all I can say.

I am walking as if I am just very awake. I am in the garden of mother under the clear and starry night. And then out of nowhere, I started smelling different kind of scents. Remaining where I was, I began sniffing the scents and had found out that there were ten fragrances around me. They seemed to be inspired from different flowers.

Although confused why is this happening, nevertheless I quickly liked one of these scents. No, I am loving it! It seemed like had a great effect to me compared to others. Wondering where it was, I started walking to where it could be located.

There I found a rose-pink-colored perfume.

“What is this?” I said while picking up the perfume.

But I don’t know what happened next because I just fainted.

I woke up and had found out that it is another day already.