She smirked at him, telling 'You are so taking this and much more with you. And I'm gonna get rich from it!'. He slightly frowned at her. He put the clothes back, looking around and taking one collar, examining it.

"Good choice," she commented it. "It's a new model. The leather is fine and soft so it won't leave marks on your skin. And judging your fur I bet it's easily scratched. It would be a shame if it would end up damaged."

"I thought I would give it to him," he mumbled hardly paying her any attention but that changed... now! She got so close to him, she scared him. "Wha-What?!"

"You... want to give a collar to your master? Aren't you the bottom? I mean..." she stepped away. "Everything about you screams bottom, submissive, slave!"

He again blushed. "S-So what?! He asked me to dominate him! So I'm trying to achieve it somehow! It's hard since he is herm...umph!" he quickly covered his mouth, but it was too late. She heard him.

Her ears were fully turned towards him. "Did you... say a herm?" She hovered in front of him and he slowly slid down, slightly nodding. "That's amazing!!" she sat down, shining and shaking with him. "I have never met any herm!! I just heard some rumors about them!" She jumped to her feet. "I always wished my shop would be visited by a herm! Satisfying both the man and woman inside! It would be like a dream coming true!"

Galahad slowly stood up and froze when she turned toward him so fast. "Let's make a deal! You will tell me all about your herm and you will get whatever you want with the biggest discount I have ever provided!"

"O-Okay," he just said, unable to say no to her big shining eyes. She looked like a little girl in front of a candy shop.

"So... what is his race? What positions does he like? Can he have babies?"

He internally sighed. This will be a long dialogue. "He is Crystallian and we have twins and about those positions, I'm still learning—huh? Hello?" He waved his hand in front of her face as she was totally spacing out.

She felt on her knees, kowtowed towards him. "My shop is yours, Master."

"Wha-Wha-Wha! G-G-Get up! This is so embarrassing!" he quickly made her stand up. "What do you mean by it anyway?"

"Crystallians are figures in our legends. They are like gods of herms. They are perfect and pleasing them is supposed to be so hard... no, nearly impossible. How did you do that?" Her opinion on him was completely shattered and right now... she had no idea what to think about him. A submissive male that wants to put a collar on his master who is Crystallian?! How crazy can it be?

"Well... it started with me almost beheading him and it ended up with me being the special person for him since I'm the only one who can give him a baby."

She let out a circle of a smoke and her face was dumbfounded. "I'll hear the details later, now we have to pick the right toys!" she grabbed his hand dragging him to another table with wooden sticks.

[** The present **]

"... And that's how I ended up with a lot of... toys," Galahad ended his story with a red face.

"I never thought I would be considered a legend anywhere. I really want to check the shop now," purred Mephiles.

"Well... then get ready for one geeking out woman," he smiled.

"I'm sure it will be a nice trip." He rubbed his cheek against the heavenly fluff, he just loved it so much.

"Ah that reminds me," his lover reached to his neck, "Let get this down."

Mephiles abruptly stood on his knees, feeling a pain in his rear, but it was bearable. "Eh... there is no need... it's not in a way... so..." he averted his eyes.

Galahad had once more that smug smile. "I see... you love having a collar."

His lover's face turned red. "That's not... it, you... fool..."

The silver psychic shrugged his shoulders. "Okay, I'll then throw the leash." He picked it with his power, but before he could toss it away, Mephiles was holding it with eyes wide open. Galahad chuckled. "You love being on a leash, do you?" he teased him.

The dark hedgehog, the dominant Crystallian, turned his head away in an embarrassment. The cord was lowered down and he was hugged by his silver lover.

[** A day later **]

Once Galahad was able to walk and not to yelp with a pain each step, they returned to the castle for twins. King Sonic greeted them in his personal chamber, where kids were sleeping in his bed. The king was frowning a bit and Galahad was now feeling really bad. "I'm sorry, for putting twins in your care in such inappropriate way."

He crossed his hands. "Look, I don't mind. You had your reason, but I would love to hear it."

"Yes, I understand." He had one burning question on his tongue. "Your Highness, did you... informed about it, my father?"

"No, I said nothing to him."

They both felt relieved.

"There was no need for it," said angry voice belonging to the ebony hedgehog, who entered the room. His son made silent eep sound. "You have flown out so fast you completely overlooked me sitting next to our king!" Behind him walked inside Eclipse with their newest child wrapped in a rag around his chest. He was frowning as well. The angry knight continued. "And I want to hear all the details! Am I clear?" he looked threatening and furious.

"Yes, sir," said Mephiles and Galahad in unison lowering their heads. They glanced at each other, before starting to giggle. Soon it turned into a laughter leaving a certain parent at lost.

"I was sounding angry, right?"

"You sure did," agreed his herm wife equally dumbfounded.

"So why are they laughing?" he let his hands hang down.

"Maybe... they turned crazy?" Eclipse lifted his eyebrow.

"Must be the case," he nodded in agreement.

Hours later, during the dinner, Galahad and Mephiles... mostly Mephiles, told them the reason behind it. Neither of them mentioned anything about their... love making way and they intended to keep it that way.

Eclipse was just glad they are able to be together. Mephiles said that the collar is embodied with a special spell that keeps his magic level in a check making his dominant nature easily controlled.