That night, I sobbed into my pillow.

Mia’d been kind enough to provide for me a room, but it had finally hit me that I was no longer independent. I was now under the complete control of a naga, all because I’d started dating her.

I heard a knock at my door. “C-come in,” I said through my tears.

It was Mia. She slithered into the room and laid down next to me. “Something wrong?” she asked.

“YES!” I shouted. “I’ve been isolated, my friends may never see me again… All because I dated a naga!” I stuffed my face into the pillow again. “I hate myself…”

Mia sighed. “Look, I was a bit rough with you…” she admitted, “but I needed to establish the rules of our relationship.” She leaned over and kissed me. “Why don’t you sleep with me tonight?” she offered.

I looked up and smiled weakly, then nodded.

As we fell asleep, her tail wrapped around my leg and her arms clutching me close to her chest, I thought to myself…

This might not be too bad.