The New Conjunction (a Witcher->Real World crossover)

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The next morning, Ciri woke up and, once she'd become at least somewhat human, she groaned and sat up, stretched, yawned, and got out of bed and got dressed before she went to make breakfast for her and Lukas.
She smiled widely as she did, feeling great in a way she couldn't remember having felt before. Last night had been a great evening with her best friends...and her boyfriend!

Once she had cooked something decent she went to wake up Lukas:

"Wake up. Breakfast...and then it's time to clean", she grinned widely and pulled the covers away from him before she turned around and headed slowly back into the kitchen where she sat down to wait for him.

Once he'd joined her, eventually, she poured coffee and shoved some breakfast in his direction.

"I had a great time last night" she smiled at him. "It actually makes the job of cleaning up our mess worth it!", she grinned and gestured to the place. Truth be told it wasn't too bad, honestly. It could have been a lot messier and more chaotic, but she DID want to show mom and dad that she could be trusted to maybe not keep the place 100% clean, but definitely MAKE it clean again after it'd become otherwise.

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Lukas is thrown out of his pleasant slumber by covers being violently torn off. Not how he imagined being woken up, but at least there's Ciri so it's not all awful. There are worse things to see first thing in the morning.

"O...." Lukas yawns heavily. "Okay. Breakfast sounds good." The cleaning doesn't sound so good, but he signed up for it. "Did you sleep well?" He asks as they sit down.

"Still can't believe your parents didn't mind you having a party." Even though he knows them quite well by now. "Thanks for the breakfast. I guess we best get to it. By the way, you think I could have a go at that afterwards?" Lukas points at the obstacle course outside. And while he'd love to try, most of all he wants to see Ciri doing it.

"Get the cleaning stuff, I'll start on the trash?" Lukas say as he gets a trashbag. First of many.

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Ciri grinned at his stunned remark about being allowed to have a party.


"Well....technically all they said was that they were going away for the weekend", she informed with a smirk. "That's why it's so important that we clean up properly so it looks like nothing happened. That way they won't know a thing when they get back, and no one's the wiser" she finished as she dug in to the breakfast.


She finished and looked where he pointed, giving him a wide grin

"Of course", she said. "I'll even show you how it's done. Juuuust in case you don't know, you know?", she said slightly teasing him, but her tone was playful more than anything else.
She got up and got to work, taking out cleaning supplies and showing him where the rest of the cleaning supplies that they would need were.


It took several hours of work, but by the time they were done, the house was perhaps in even better condition than before the party had started! So it was with immense satisfaction that she put all the cleaning stuff back where it belonged, then looked at him for a moment....then kissed him passionately.


"Thanks for the help" she said softly as she looked into his eyes, then broke the embrace and looked out the window.

"Now....that obstacle course...let's see what you've got!" she finished with an encouraging smirk.

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For a second, he's na bit surprised Ciri thinks he needs to be shown how to clean up, but he doesn't say anything and just gets to work. Turns out, with good company, even cleaning the entire house isn't such a boring activity.

Right now, he could imagine spending extended periods of time with Ciri. When She letse go and suggests the obstacle course, Lukas noda enthusiastically.

"Hell yeah, let's give it a go." When he gets out and stands in front of the obstacle course though, he stops feeling so brave. It looked easier from the distance. But then he realizes failure isn't and option, it's completely inevitable. So he might as well try and see how far he gets. If the course is built for Ciri's skills...

And so he gets to it. At first, it goes well. Until it doesn't. His grip slips and as he falls, he also gets hit with a rising sandbag used as a counterweight. Dazed, Lukas falls to the ground.

"Well. Fuck." He hears himself say. It's very peaceful, as he looks at the sky. Then, his brain catches up and does the necessary checks to assess the damage. "I'm fine. It's just very peaceful down here." He tells Ciri, since he's not trusting his legs just yet. "Please don't tell my parents, I'd never hear the end of it." They're very protective. If they found out he tried this without a helmet...

After a minute or so, he finally decides it's been enough lying around and gets to his feet. There's no serious damage, but he knows there will be bruises. Oh well.

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Ciri was actually kinda proud of him for making the attempt. And frankly she was surprised he managed to get as far as he did. When he fell to the ground, though, her protective instincts took over and she rushed over to his side.

She quickly ascertained, however, that he wasn't really hurt, as he could still joke, and she grinned, and helped him up.

"It'll be our secret", she smirked but with eyes full of infatuation as she helped him to his feet, then went over to the start of the obstacle course. After, of course, she'd made sure that there weren't any cuts that needed cleaning etc.



"Here, let me show you!", she grinned widely, took a few moments so she could time her movements...and then got to work. Easily jumping the distance, dodging the traps, and avoiding the pitfalls. In about 30 seconds she was at the end of the obstacle course, having completed it all. It was almost like a ballet, of sorts. No wonder she was a gymnastics prodigy.

And still she was slightly concerned about this "Under 18 European Champíonship" she was going to attend next month. She wanted so badly to do well. But realizing that she wouldn't only be competing against the best from the local area, or even the region, or country, but the entire continent, had made her worried that she was going to crash and burn. Surely there would be others out there just as good as her?
Ciri shook her head for the moment and came over to him after haivng landed after the last jump. She stood up on her toes and looked him in the eyes.

"Lukas, listen to me", she said softly, but also with eyes that glowed with mirth and infatuation.

"I don't care that you didn't do very well on that course. You're not an athlete. You don't need to be. I love you for who you are. And you don't need to pretend to be someone you're not. Okay?", she finished.

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Once back on his feet, Lukas stands back and watches Ciri fly through the obstacle course as if she was having a walk in the park. She makes it seem so easy, but now he knows otherwise. Her movement so elegant and perfect.

"That was...amazing." He says. And Ciri even deems it necessary to reassure him it's fine he failed the course. Lukas smiles and nods. "Thanks. It means a lot." In truth, he never even expected to finish it and his confidence in his physical abilities can't really go much lower anyway. "How did you even learn all that? And the sword stuff? All you need is a wolf amulet and you'll be a real life witcher!" He's been meaning to ask for a...very long time. Even before they started dating, but never dared, up until now.

Just as he finishes the sentence, he can see her parents car pulling up. The gate opens and Dan parks the car in front the of the garage. Barbora gets out, still in her rave outfit and clearly in very good mood.

"Hello, kids! How was the weekend?" She walks towards them, grinning widely. The house is still there, there were no noise complaints and clearly there aren't frantic efforts to clean up as good as possible before the parental wrath descends, so inside must be fine too. Not that she'd be capable of any in this state. Clearly hungover and the outfit would earn Ciri an unforgettable spanking, but right now, she doesn't feel like providing a great example...

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For a brief moment there was sheer panic in Ciri's eyes as he mentioned Witcher.
He could not possibly know. She knew that SHE had not told him. And there were only two people who knew, as far as she knew: Herself and Dad. So...where did that come from?
Of course she knew of the books and games. Had known for years. In fact she had almost gotten herself killed in her reaction to finding out.
But the way he said it like that triggered a primal fear reaction in her on par with the reaction a cheating spouse caught in the act would have, only multiplied by a thousand.

Luckily, however, she didn't have time to answer as she sees the car, and instantly realized she was saved by the bell.
She inwwardly breathed the biggest sigh of relief that anyone had ever breathed as she headed over towards the car to hug both of them, trying to put her face back in the right foldds now that her back was turned to Lukas.


"It was great!", she said after the greeting, and headed back. "Nothing too wild, or anything", she elaborated. It was...well, not ENTIRELY a lie?

"Rough time?", she looked at both of them - mom especially - with a huge smirk.

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Dan, who lost the coin toss and had to become the designated driver, leaves the car in the garage and gets out. Barbora is being a great example once again, but at least Ciri has a reminder parents are also just people and they don't always make great decisions.

"It was great, just...exhausting. Hello, young man." He shakes hands with Lukas and then follows Barbora inside. She's been looking forward to this inspection, and clearly, isn't disappointed.

"Not bad." Barbora comments once they go through the house, of course acting like they really have an innocent reason to visit all the rooms. The fact is, she wasn't going to be too harsh on Ciri even if the house was slightly more messy than they left it, but this would live up to her highest expectations if they were hosting family.

"Well, they did it better than I would." Dan admits. Very satisfying, yet very strange. There were multiple occasions when Ciri shows she's more responsible than him.

"Alright you two, how about some food?" Barbora calls downstairs, while changing into home clothes. "As in, order something!" She clarifies, in case someone thought she's about to cook.

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"Food sounds great!" Ciri agrees quickly. It wasn't exactly hunger that drove her to that, because it hadn't been long since they had breakfast, but it was another chance to get out of talking about Witcher stuff.
She didn't know why it had flustered her this much, but it apparently had, maybe because it was HIM, and she didn't like keeping secrets from him. But she also knew that she had to be EXCEPTIONALLY careful who knew, and if they at some point broke up, what then? But then that made her feel guilty because she didn't like thinking about breaking up with the love of her life. But....

She was a whirlpool of emotion and was happy with the change of topic as she realized that they had done a good enough job cleaning that mom and dad weren't anything the wiser.


"Oh, yeah, it was no big deal", she said. "Just...you know...hanging out and such", she lied through her teeth. But hopefully convincingly, as the inspection seems to go through without a hitch.

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Lukas noticed her reaction to the question, and wisely decided that's not a question he's going to dig deeper into anytime soon. Clearly it's one of those if I told you, I'd have to kill you answers, and he can live without those.

Ciri's parents inspecting the house is no surprise, and he's really glad he stayed to help her clean up, since they're satisfied and want them to order some food.

Barbora comes downstairs and maybe it's the hangover, maybe it's because she's happy Ciri cleaned up so we'll, but she just can't keep a straight face at the lie about just hanging out.

"Sure kid. I mean, if, hypothetically, you had a party here, and then cleaned up this good after said hypothetical party, I couldn't be angry at you anyway." In a way, the cleanup is what blown their cover. They way overdone it, you could eat from the ground, as the locals say. "I think we should leave you alone for a weekend more often, imagine how much cleaning that would save us."

Meanwhile, Dan is already ordering some food and starts laughing as well. "I'm not even gonna ask, all I have to say is I don't remember the exact number of bottles we have."