A/N: disclaimer: I don't own Nier...just the game...
"Yonah! Yonah! Where the hell are you, you little brat?!" Kainé yelled impatiently as she searched the house for the infant. A cooed giggle from the window made the platinum-haired woman snap her neck. Her dark purple eyes widened as she spotted the infant leaning over the decrepit iron railing.
"Fuck! Fall out the window of a goddamn second story window, why don't you?! Goddamnit, what the fuck is wrong with you?!"
Kainé screamed as she sprinted across the wooden floor in pursuit of the infant, who was still headed out through the window.
"AAAGH!" Kainé screamed as she caught the infant in her arms just as she had started to fall from the railing.
She landed in a barrel roll to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust in her wake. She stayed unmoving for a few moments, letting out a slow breath as she unfurled herself from her maneuver.
"Shit….that was close…" She murmured softly under her breath as she held the infant up for inspection.
The infant was giggling, waving its little arms towards the woman's face. Kainé glared into the infant's blue eyes.
"You, missy, are in so much fucking trouble." She steeled her voice. "Don't you ever do that again!"
A fit of giggles was her only reply. The woman frowned. She narrowed her eyes, getting up close and personal.
"Just so you know I'm upset with you, Yonah."
Yonah only squealed in delight, reaching out a small hand to pull on the woman's silver hair. Kainé sighed as she stood up and dusted the dirt off her legs and lingerie.
"…Yeah yeah, real upset…"
"FUCK!" Kainé's profanity echoed loudly throughout the house. It only served to amuse its only other occupant, a hungry Yonah.
The "front" of her shirt was wet with…well, she didn't want to think about it. She certainly as hell did not want to say what it could be.
Yonah crawled after the woman as she paced back and forth, profanities spewing from her distraught mouth.
"…Great, now I'm just a fucking milking cow!"
At some point the infant had stopped her pursuit and had grown hungry enough to cry. Her small cries broke the silver-haired woman out of her thoughts. She stared hard for a few moments of crying before she sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose.
"Aargh, all right! I'll let you suck my tits…I can't believe I'm fucking doing this right now…"
She unceremoniously scooped the infant into her arms, gingerly removing her top and hanging it to dry. She sat on her bed, leaning up against the headboard.
"Shit!" She cursed as some trailed down her chest. It just felt…weird.
Luckily for her, Yonah quickly attached herself to the nipple before more leakage could occur.
The woman sighed in relief as the crying and the leakage subsided. She watched the infant in curiosity as Yonah continued to suckle.
A warm, contented smile washed across her features as the infant continued to nurse, hand gently flailing back and forth. She offered a slender finger to the small hand, a chuckle escaping her lips as the hand gripped onto her finger. "Selfish are we, you little brat."
"God, I am so fucking tired…" Kainé groaned as she pulled the door to the house open. She grunted as the young girl tackled her with a solid hug.
"Kainé! Welcome back!" The girl greeted enthusiastically, burying her face in Kainé's chest. She snuggled into Kainé's curves, clearly unbothered by the woman's lack of response.
"I missed you while you out!"
Kainé gently mussed the girl's head, ruffling the pale blue handkerchief atop it.
"Yeah…Missed you too, Yonah."
Yonah beamed happily at the comment, pulling the tired woman into the house. "Today I was with Devola and Popola at the library!"
"Hmph." Kainé grunted as she pulled her dusty lingerie over her head and exchanged it for a fresh set. Yonah sat on the bed, swinging her legs excitedly as she watched.
"What'd you do there anyways? I bet they had you doing stuff while they were fucking each other's brains out in Popola's office. Or in that weird-ass back room…"
Kainé grimaced as she gathered up the soiled clothing in her arms. Yonah hopped up from the bed and followed with an innocent look of confusion on her face.
"Popola's been teaching me how to read the ancient language; it's quite fun! But she needs Devola's help a lot in getting stuff for me to look at…"
"I knew it! I need to have a talk with those two…what are they thinking, fucking all day around my Yonah!"
And the very next day the silver-haired woman did just that, screaming sternly at the flirtatious touchy-feely twins.
A young woman frowned as she paused in the midst of washing her…no, Kainé's lingerie. She resumed her task, knowing how the older woman was with her delicate articles.
Yonah sighed softly as she inspected the article in her hands for smudges, suds, or wear. She wrung the piece and hung it to dry on the balcony, walking back to wash another piece of clothing.
What, exactly, was Kainé to her? Yonah had never been allowed to call her "Mom" or "Sis"; it was only 'Kainé'.
Yonah was now 21, a…in Kainé's words: "a drop-dead, sexy-ass bitch."
And with her age and beauty, other…desires had grown as well. The blue-eyed woman remembered the first time she had walked in on the maroon-haired twins together and it had…clicked.
She had refused to talk about it, though Kainé yanked it out with some prodding. Furious, the silver-haired woman stormed off to the library again and yelled another long string of stern profanities.
"Why don't you join us sometime, Kainé? Come by next time you have free time~!" Devola had offered while Popola blushed a bright red.
It was then that Yonah witnessed a rare blush from the silver-haired woman.
"I CAN DAMN WELL TAKE CARE OF MY OWN SHIT, YOU FUCKING HEDONISTS!"
Yonah was pretty sure everyone in the village heard the silver-haired woman's roar as she stormed off.
Kainé left and didn't return for a month. Well, she was home at some point, Yonah mused, as she would wake up and find the older woman lying in bed to be gone the next morning when she woke up, but Yonah hadn't interacted with the woman for nearly a month. God knows what jobs Devola sent her on baiting her with "I'm helping you take care of Yonah by giving you work."
Yonah, now well-proficient in the ancient language, spent her time reading books filling the shelves of the old library.
"…I'm back…" Kainé huffed unceremoniously one evening as she dragged a royal fish through the threshold of the door.
"Welcome back…that's gigantic! Is that a royal fish?"
The older woman grunted as walked over to wash her face. "You read about them in one of those books?"
Yonah gazed at the fish, marveling at its sheer size.
"Huh? Ah, yeah…"
The older woman wiped her face with a towel and hung it around her shoulders. She patted the top of Yonah's head as she walked back over to the fish.
"I'll clean this up in the river; read about any royal fish recipes in those dusty old books?"
"Yeah…I'll, uh, get a pot of water started for when you get back…" Yonah trailed off softly.
Kainé paused midway through the door to look back at the younger woman.
"Anything wrong, Yonah?"
Yonah's gaze flitted from the older woman's face and body.
"…No, nothing's wrong…I just…haven't seen you in a while, that's all."
Kainé simply smiled in reply. "I'll be back."
Kainé grunted as she dropped the head of the royal fish onto the ground with a solid thump.
"Fucking fish weighs too goddamn much!" She kicked the head in her anger, eliciting a soft crack. She glared at the fish wearily before kneeling down with a sigh.
"AAAAlright mister, time to pay your dues….nnrgh!"
The platinum-haired woman jabbed a dagger into the flesh below the monster's jaw. She grunted as she pulled the intricate dagger down the length of the body, cupping water from the river to wash the blood away.
As she worked on separating the organs from the fish's body, a particular sac near the back caught her attention. It was a sac about the size of a large watermelon, filled with translucent egg-sized balls. Kainé carefully separated the sac before setting it still intact on the ground next to her.
"Damn…I guess the mister was a missus…Wonder if Yonah's got any recipes for royal fish eggs…" The woman, now thoroughly stained in fish blood, pushed the thought aside and continued her work.
"Speaking of Yonah, the brat was acting kind of funny, don't you think? What say you, missus?" The big glassy eyes were unresponsive. Kainé scoffed.
"How would I fucking know?!"
Snorting to herself, the silver-haired woman finished her task of cleaning the fish, making a mental note of where she'd sell the various parts and leftover meat.
"Hmm…I'll need to stop by Façade later..." She grimaced at the thought of dragging unmentionable fish parts across the desert sands. "I'm so taking the ferry there..."
"Yonah! I have your fish meat!" Kainé grunted gruffly as she dragged the fish into the kitchen area to separate the parts.
The younger woman already had a boiling pot of water running, and was prepping onions and other vegetables. She turned around with a smile on her face.
"Welcome back!" Her lit up in excitement as she saw the watermelon-sized sac.
"Are those what I think those are?"
"Royal fish babies-to-be?"
Yonah clapped her hands together in excitement.
"That's great! I'll add them into the wild-rice soup!"
Kainé snorted as she finished separating the fish and storing the extra meat and parts.
"I sure am glad your cooking's gotten better."
Yonah pouted indignantly, puffing her cheeks slightly.
"Hey! That was years ago! Of course my cooking's gotten better compared to back then…geez…"
The older woman chuckled teasingly as she walked over and mussed the girl's hair with a grin on her face.
"There, there, don't get so upset. It'll ruin your sexy looks."
Yonah swatted the woman's hand away, slightly embarrassed.
"My looks are fine, thank you for your concern!"
"!"
The next instant Yonah felt soft hair tickling her cheeks as Kainé's soft lips gently planted a kiss on her forehead.
"You're just too damn cute, you know?" The silver-haired woman whispered lowly.
Yonah's jaw dropped open, mouth agape as she fought a lost battle against a blush. Her lips moved trying to form words, yet her facilities failed her as her hands shot to her forehead.
"Alright, enough of that for now…Look… I know I haven't been around lately, so how can I help?"
The dark purple eyes looked at her earnestly. Yonah felt entranced, her own blue eyes staring into Kainé's until an inquisitive glance came into them. The younger girl snapped back to her senses, hastily lowering her hands to her sides.
"I-In that case, would you mind roasting the royal fish steaks over the fire and watching the bread? I know you like the laze around the fireplace after a long day…"
Kainé's eyes widened in mild surprise.
"Listen to that sass…where'd you get that from?"
Yonah rolled her eyes as the woman's reaction.
"I'd hardly call that sass but take a guess…" She retorted dryly.
"Fair enough…" Kainé conceded with a distant, wistful look in her eyes.
"Hey…Kainé?" Yonah called cautiously as the pair cleaned up the dishes from the table.
"Yeah?" The older woman hummed in reply as she continued clearing plates and silverware.
"Can we…bathe together tonight?"
Dark purple eyes shot her a curious glance.
"Bathe together?" She knit her brows in thought. "We haven't done stuff like that since you were… huh…I actually don't remember the last time we did that. Not that I mind, but why?"
Yonah averted her gaze, coughing slightly.
"I-I just thought…I'd spend some time with you since you're finally back."
Guilt stabbed at the older woman's heart. She could almost hear Devola's taunting voice in her mind.
"Karma's a bitch, isn't it Kainé?"
"Shut up!" The silver-haired woman growled internally, mind wandering to a conversation she'd had with the twins on her medley of requests.
"But seriously, shouldn't you be with Yonah?" Devola had folded her hands, leaned her chin on them, and looked at the dark purple-eyed woman from across Popola's desk. Popola had been lounging on the couch for a change.
Kainé grit her teeth. "What do you mean? I still sleep at home."
"But you're only there when she sleeps, and gone before she wakes." Devola retorted sternly. Popola had gotten from the couch and placed her hand on the woman's shoulder, shooting a look at her twin.
"Devola…"
The seated twin sighed. "Look, I know you're doing this to support the two of you, but you should consider spending time with Yonah from time to time. I mean, we're grateful that you're finishing up these jobs but Yonah needs you, alright?"
"…Right…"
Kainé had softly murmured before leaving the room.
Popola looked longingly towards the door through which the silver-haired woman had left, turning her head slightly as she felt her twin lean on her shoulder.
"You need Yonah too…" She whispered softly as Devola hummed in agreement.
"Kainé? Are you okay?"
The older woman found herself staring into the mirror she had had crafted in Façade by the strange-things store. Yonah had been so excited when she'd brought it home.
She felt a soft touch on her shoulder, and moving her gaze found a naked Yonah behind her looking at her worriedly.
"Kainé? You feeling alright? Does your stomach hurt?"
Kainé instinctively tensed as Yonah's hand trailed to her stomach.
"…I'm fine." The older woman nonchalantly resumed her washing activities, shrugging off the slender arms in the process.
She rinsed the suds off her body and stepped into the tub, sighing as she went up to her neck in the steaming water. She stretched out her shoulders, sighing as joints popped back into place.
Having closed her eyes, Kainé hadn't noticed the gaze on her form as Yonah watched frozen in place. It was when Kainé spoke again that she hastily resumed her washing activities as well.
"So Yonah…you'll be…what, 22 in a few months, huh?"
"Huh? Ah, yeah…I guess…"
"Twenty-two, huh…that's about when I found you."
Yonah snapped her head in surprise as she rinsed the soap from her body.
"What?! Twenty-two?! How old are you?!"
Kainé opened a dark purple eye to eye the younger woman on her left.
"I'm 24, Yonah."
Blue eyes regarded her suspiciously as Yonah stepped into the soaking tub opposing her.
"Hmm…" Yonah furrowed her brows as she stared at the other woman's toned body, her full breasts, her pale skin, supple lips, and….her….her…
"Yonah?" Kainé quirked an eyebrow as she met the younger woman's gaze. "It's not that surprising, is it? My black runes disappeared from my body when I reached 24, so my body's stopped aging. Same with Popola and Devola; they're both 24, but they're hundreds of years older than me."
"You…let's see." Kainé crawled over to Yonah's side of the tub, reaching for Yonah's arm, making the water slosh lazily and the younger woman squeak. She turned the younger woman's wrist over, scrutinizing the small black runes that ran along the inside of her arm. She purposely ignored the uncomfortable wriggling of the woman whose arm she was holding.
Yonah closed her eyes as a raging blush ravaged her face.
She's s-so close! Gack! H-Her breasts are touching me! S-She's touching me!
"I'd wager…in a few years you'll stop aging as well."
And the contact was gone. Yonah opened her eyes to find Kainé gazing at her warmly.
"My guess…you'll be 23 when you stop aging…"
They had been sitting in the hot water for a while now, and Yonah was starting to feel dizzy. She started crawling towards Kainé, her voice failing her as the older woman continued to talk to herself.
"Damn…I'll have to start fending off the crazy bastards from the village…What the hell am I supposed to do when you get a boyfriend…Yonah?!"
Yonah collapsed onto the older woman, head landing on the older woman's shoulder.
"K-Kainé…" She murmured as she lost consciousness.
Kainé grunted as she carefully lifted the younger woman's body out of the tub. "She must've stayed in too long…Even though she's filled out so much…" Her dark purple eyes flitted over the unconscious woman's form, a frown forming on her face.
Fuck…
"…still a kid…"
She murmured under her breath as she carried the woman in her arms to the bedroom.
A/N: Konbanwa, YH desu *bows* It's been a while, and it's been complicated...as it always is. But guess who got Nier for christmas? (this girl...) so I've been playing and found myself really getting into the game! Not to mention it has an amazing soundtrack (I definitely recommend it!) Anyways, liked the idea of Kaine x Yonah pairing so I decided to write some AU ficlets on them! There will be one with lemon eventually...and i will eventually get around to my other fics as well.
but for now, enjoy!
Hope you enjoy your stay! Read and/or review?
Matta ne,
YH