Good evening everybody! This is a fun little story I've been working on for a while now, and I figured it's high time I put it up for all to enjoy. This chapter's been beta-read by the great Cypher DS, who played a heavy hand in making this as good as I hope it'll be to you all.

I'm not much for introductions, as I'm pretty sure everyone here at least played the first game, so I'll get right into it. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I own nothing but my OCs.

A Woman's Woman

Audrey is assertive and carefree. Aiko is lively, yet sensible. Nikki is shy, but brilliant. All are looking for something nice in life. Neither know where to look. Can the new client of a certain love fairy give them what they want? Will that even matter in a town full of interesting women, love fairies, and aliens?

Tala Stone ushered a long, jaw-aching yawn as she stepped back outside for the umpteenth time.

After a ten-hour ride on a crowded plane and an agonizingly long weekend in an empty house with naught but a backpack of essentials to hold her over, Tala's luggage had finally shipped to the lovely little town of Glenberry, and she could finally start unpacking. She thought it'd be a smooth process in moving her things from the U-Haul truck to her home, up until she realized the dumb little frat boy who brought said truck was dead-set on leaving her things in the driveway as opposed to in her damn house where they should be. He had all but dropped her plasma screen onto the sidewalk, and before she could close the distance to bark in the teen's face about being careful, that being the last item, he had scrambled into the truck and peeled off before she could finish crossing the yard.

Sighing to herself and straightening her button-up shirt, the new resident stepped back out onto the driveway, rolling her sleeves down to handle a sizable wooden crate labeled 'Fragile'. As she squatted down and wrapped her strong arms around the splintery edges, she shot back up without so much as a heave, giving the large, wooden box enough airtime for her to secure a grip under it. The noisy jingle of metal was heard, but they were somewhat muffled by the agonizing sound of rustling styrofoam packing peanuts, both noises nonetheless making the woman purse her lips to deal with the irritating sound.

But before she could carry it into the house, there came a girlishly perky voice from behind. "Hubba hubba. I've seen some strong women, but damn! You lift, bruh? And you're a ginger? That's a twofer!" Glancing over her shoulder, Tala bore witness to a young, petite little brunette adorned in a red crop top and a pair of jean shorts as she stood leaning back against one of the boxes.

"Charming," came Tala's deadpan response as she proceeded to carry her crate into the house. "What brings you over here, if I may ask? You don't seem the Samaritan type." she wondered upon returning, sleeves rolled back up to massage her rather beefy forearms.

Resting her hands on her petite hips, the brunette spoke, "Well, Miss Amazon Lumberjack, I thought I could help a sexy giant like you find your way around town. Name's Kyu, by the way."

"Tala," the larger woman introduced, walking up to pick up the box next to Kyu, that being the last one. "Very neighborly of you, Kyu. That, or you're a fairy."

It didn't come as that much of a surprise to Kyu that her species/profession was mentioned, as love fairies were kind of a thing and a basis for pickup lines, and it could have just been friendly banter. But her laughing off the joke died in her mouth when she saw the suave smirk on Tala's lips before she rounded the corner, stepping into her house. She smirked, crossing her arms. "Oh? Figure that out all on your own?"

"A cute little girl smelling of fruity candy offering help out of the blue?" Tala reasoned, dusting her hands as she stepped back out again, finally shutting the door behind her. "I've been there."

"Alright, then let's cut to the chase," the love fairy proclaimed, walking up the now clear driveway. "There's some be-autiful ladies in this town I know an amazon like you will just love love love to throw around the bedroom."

Tala pursed her lips at the repeated use of that title as she looked down at herself. She didn't think she was that tall or muscular. Well yeah, but no monstrous proportions. Her shoulders did a good job of making themselves known through the supposedly roomy button-up shirt. Same deal with her loose-fit jeans, as her hips, thighs, and butt all too well eliminated the need for any belt, though she wore one anyway. Was it her height? She didn't think she was terribly tall, just six-two. "... Amazon aside, I didn't come to town looking to be a skirt-chaser. Not that I'm against the idea, I'd just like to relax on my vacation," she explained, looking back at the fairy in disguise.

"And you can, Nariko! Holy shit, that'd be an amazing cosplay for you. You even sound like her..." Kyu commented, drinking in the large woman with her eyes. She even gave a small lick of her lips. But self control took hold again, and she shook her head free of the sexy image. "My point being, you don't gotta follow that 'get up, score, sleep, repeat' routine. You know, you can have a life besides a womanizess. Don't know why you'd want to, though."

The tall redhead rolled her eyes, making sure the tote bin Kyu plopped up on didn't have anything fragile. "Well, if you're a love fairy, you're going to either hound me until I say yes, or have someone else play your tricks on me, not like you have much else to do..."

"Hey!"

"But you seem like a nice enough fairy. Nicer than others, anyway. But if I accept, I hope you know I'll be taking my sweet time."

The love fairy shrugged her arms, throwing up her hands. "Hey, that means I got more time to bullshit! No harm done. As long as you qualify for some frenzied fucking, I dun my job! But if you really don't want an outstanding wingman like myself at your back, I'll keep my distance. Besides, since you're a former client, you should still have your Huniebee. Lets me skip showing you the basics."

Tala leaned on one leg, giving her a blatant look. "Yes, I think I still have my woman Pokedex somewhere."

Kyu giggled a cute little giggle. "I like you already."

"Erm, speaking of former clients, why exactly am I being hounded by you fairies again?" She was rather curious as to exactly why she'd been chosen as a client again after she'd already left her last fairy companion on good terms as a babe magnet. She didn't bed everything in sight, but Tala had a successful run, as far as she was concerned.

"Welllll, you came up in the database as an above-average gal, and once I saw those bodacious tits of yours, I had to come and see for myself! Like, you have NO idea what I'd do to have tits like that!" Kyu's made a squeezing motion with her hands as they closed in on Tala's chest, but even though the gesture was a joking one, the amazon's piercing gaze was more than enough to warn her of the repercussions.

Crossing her arms under those giant, clothed chesties, Tala regarded Kyu's following pout with a raised brow. "E-cups are a little too big for that tiny chest of yours, don't you think?"

"Fuck that noise, Tal! I'd like something I can actually hold up!" Though Kyu's C-cups were enough to turn heads and put something in your hand, the love fairy has always been particularly smitten by big, bouncing tits. She crossed her arms under her chest, but she looked back to Tala doing the same thing, and she grew an exasperated look. "See?!"

"... Okay. I... get your point. But onto important things, I don't mind having you around, but let's talk later. I have work to do," Tala explained, beckoning with her head to leave the living room. In her experience, love fairies aren't too much trouble to have wandering around your house, so long as you don't have soda, candy, and porn easily accessible.

"Do me proud, will ya?" And with that, Kyu stuck out a playful tongue at Tala and made her departure.

Seeing her leave, Tala let out a heavy sigh of regret, letting her head fall back. Grumbling, she ran a hand through her fiery red hair. And to think I wanted to relax here... Well, if I'm to enjoy myself at all, I might as well give it a try. I'll unpack later. Picking her bummed mood back up, the strong woman grabbed her keys, locked the door to her house, and headed off, convincing herself that her new resident wouldn't be trouble. No doubt Kyu would be moving in and begging her to buy candy and soda, as per usual when it came to love fairies, but the redhead would think on it later.

She had a town to explore. My search history had better be clean...

XXXXX

Sometimes, Aiko could honestly say that she felt like a cornered animal.

It's like, all of her students expect her to be this peppy, upbeat, brilliant teacher with infinite patience. Quite frankly, it couldn't be further from the truth. Aiko, nine times out of ten, felt drained and miserable. Unyielding mountains of work to grade, little rugrats for students as they try day-in and day-out to hit on her, a stupid ass superintendent that couldn't lead rats to a trash can...

"Good morning Aiko." 'Ah, there's a calming voice.'

Sitting straight on the bench again, the bored professor looked over to see her tall, Indian friend. "Oh, hey Beli," came her half-hearted response as the other woman walked over to sit next to her.

Seeing her friend down in the dumps, Beli tilted her head, offering a sad smile. "What's wrong? Seems like something's bothering you."

Aiko rolled her eyes. "Yeah. Life."

"How are classes going?" Beli asked, figuring talking about her plight will do her companion some good. It was pretty obvious to any of Aiko's friends that she didn't like to associate with the academic setting, much less be staffed there. But she was a good-hearted person when she's not weighed down by it all. When Aiko Yumi finally lets loose and has fun, it's a trip for anyone along for the ride.

But sadly, this wasn't one of those times. "Ugghhhh, I don't wanna talk about that."

Seeing just how down her friend was, Beli began pondering. "Mmmmm, well, I think I have just the thing," she proclaimed with an edge of enthusiasm, as much as her soft, relaxed voice would allow. "I'm headed to the beach to work on a few poses. You should join me." she smiled. "Nothing like a little exercise to melt that stress away."

Aiko really didn't wanna go, not because she was against the idea, but she just felt too drained to do a lot of moving around. But she also didn't like disappointing people. Buuut... "Ehhhh, not today. I'm just not feelin' it. Besides, I don't wanna do too much while between classes."

Saddened, but understanding at the decline, Beli resigned and decided to just give Aiko some peace and quiet. "Will I at least be seeing you at the studio this weekend?"

Glad for the change in subject, Aiko cast her companion a small smile. "I'll be there. I don't think I have anything else going on, for once."

That brightened up Beli's day. "Great! Can't wait. See you there. And take care." and with that, the soft-spoken woman stood up, stretched, and made her leave.

Now alone again, Aiko let her head fall back on the back of the bench, and let out a guttural groan that was originally supposed to be a cleansing sigh. "I'd kill to have a job I actually liked..."

"Killing is a bit rash, don't you think?" the Asian beauty looked over her shoulder to see a tall, tomboyishly dressed ginger casually walking up to her. "Slicing someone's head off with your katana isn't a very good solution."

That made her laugh. "Hahahahaha, you're terrible!"

"What's terrible is a job that would make you want to kill for a different one," Tala said, taking a seat next to her. "That bad?"

Aiko rolled her eyes. "Ugh, don't even get me started. Between the kids hitting on me, the mountain of work I need to grade, and overall not feelin' the school setting, I could use a break, to say the least." she slouched back in her seat, throwing a leg over the other. "I'm just trying to relax; enjoy a little downtime between classes. I teach up at UOG. It's the only university in the city, for some reason."

"Bored of the sexy teacher angle?"

Aiko grinned, looking back up to the sky. "It ran its course. Lemme tell you, it got old." She laughed again. "I'm glad you came over here. I needed a good laugh. The kids call me Miss Yumi, but you can call me Aiko."

"Tala. Ever a pleasure."

"The pleasure's all mine."

"So..."

"Yeeeess?"

The redhead had to force back a shudder once she heard the sultry tone of Aiko's reply. "As you can guess, I'm new in town. I don't suppose you can tell me a few of the finer places to go? I'm guessing you don't have the time to show me, with a class to get back to."

"No no, it's fine. The periods at the university are around two hours. I got time," the professor assured, checking her watch just to make sure. "Hmmm... a lot of the more exotic places are more of a stretch to get to, but some of the more familiar places, like the bar, the cafe, or the mall are right near here. I'd go to the bar right now, but I can't guarantee I'll come back sober. I can't stay away from a tall glass of sake."

Tala grinned. "You do a good job of staying Japanese," she teased, standing up, stretching her back.

Another good laugh. "I know, right?" Aiko jokingly agreed, rising up as well. "I suppose you're headed off on the rest of your expedition?"

The ginger nodded, covering her yawn with a hand. "Would you consider a quick pick-me-up at the Cafe? No alcohol there."

"Uhhh... fuck it, why not?"

XXXXX

"Haha, you're hot already, or are you just happy to see me?" Aiko joshed as the duo walked down the busy street sidewalk. During the walk, Tala started getting sick of the late afternoon sun, the professor figured as the ginger began unbuttoning her shirt.

"Hmmm, a little of both," Tala replied with a grin as she finished unbuttoning the top, freeing the black tank top that so shamelessly made known her endowed chest and the toned body underneath.

Aiko couldn't stop staring. "Holy shit, are those D-cups?" On most women Aiko knew that sported a generous cup size, like Kyanna, Jessie, and even herself with her quaint stature of five-four, the large, succulent breasts seemed a burden. Though a fitness girl like Kyanna and a total cougar like Jessie would have absolutely no problem dealing with the size and the weight of those giant love-pillows, even on their curvy little bodies, they seemed like they could get in the way sometimes. But on this tall, toned drink of water, the size seemed just right. Not a hindrance, and didn't over-encompass the chest area. And they looked as firm as can be, refusing to give under the undoubtedly tight squeeze of that tank top.

"E," Tala replied as they neared the cafe. "You?"

"D." The two entered the establishment, and were immediately greeted by the sweet aroma of baked goods and coffee. "I'll tell ya, I can go for coffee any time of day, I swear," Aiko praised, taking a deep, satisfying whiff of the intoxicating smells that tickled her nose.

"You're lucky," the taller woman said with an amused grin as they made their way to the front counter. "You won't look a day over twenty no matter what you eat or drink."

"Haha, yeah. Being Japanese is pretty sweet." The two got their drinks and picked a tall table near the front window. While Aiko got herself a frappuccino, Tala settled on a hot mug of apple cinnamon tea.

"Thanks again for covering me, Tal," Aiko thanked, taking her first sip, licking up the cream that made its way on her upper lip. "I feel like kind of a dick for letting the new resident here pay, though."

Tala gave a light huff, smirking as she raised her drink to her lips. "Need I remind you that we're here for you? With your job leaving you in the state you were in, you needed this trip a lot more than me." She took a sip. "Any luck job searching in the past?" Surely, someone so drained by their current occupation would try looking for one they like, right?

The teacher shrugged. "I guess you're right. And yeah, I did a little lookin' around, but there's close to zero time to really put effort towards it with the mountains of work that needs grading. And the university makes it nearly impossible to just up and quit since Glenberry is a little out of the way."

"Well..." Tala began after taking another sip of her tea. "I'm in town mainly to unwind. But I suppose I could make some money while I'm here. I know we just met, but you could really use the help. I could take your place as a substitute teacher for a time, give you vital breathing room to find a job."

Aiko nearly choked on her coffee. "Shit, are you serious?! I can't do that!" She needed a moment to compose herself and digest what she was just told. "I mean, not cause I don't want to, but, you know, we just met!"

But Tala kept cool at witnessing the shocked teacher's reaction. "Well Aiko, you seem like a really fun person to be around, if work isn't leaving you too drained to enjoy the finer things in life. We're in this dainty little coffee shop to give you enough energy to get back to work. If your active hours consist of work and preparing for it, then maybe it's time for some life changes, eh?" She didn't want to seem overbearing in helping Aiko, but...

A very good point indeed... "Alright alright, you made your point. I mean, I ever expected it today to find a silver bullet to a problem that's been riding me for almost a decade."

Now Tala really felt sympathy for Aiko. All that time wasted... But maybe she's jumping to conclusions; despite the obvious predicament, Aiko wasn't in any immediate trouble or facing a life crisis, if she put valuable time aside to befriend a stranger. Her job just took a lot out of her. And Tala didn't think someone like her would even pick a job as a professor if she hated every second of it. "Knowing your calling in life by the end of highschool is a tight deadline, to say the very least. But it's not like I'm doing a whole lot. I'm just taking teaching out of your day so you have time to go job searching."

"Well that's a lot to me, considering what exactly being a sexy Japanese university professor entails. Trust me, once you meet my class, you'll be in for it." There was a good dose of amusement when she said that, and that grin of hers didn't help.

But Tala wasn't phased. "Then I'll take it as a challenge," she declared with a smirk. "I'll sub in for as long as you need, or until the university hires another professor."

"Alright, cool. I know the dean will be happy as fuck to see me go. Don't think they'll put anything in the way of that."

"I can't imagine why. If I wasn't such a samaritan, I'd be looking for a way to eat you out under your desk during class." A bold move on Tala's part, especially with her Huniebee still somewhere amongst her things and not with her, but Aiko was so nonchalant about talking about her sexy teacher angle, and that gave Tala a hunch as to which type of affection the teacher preferred. And it seemed to pay off when she saw Aiko's reaction.

"Holy shit. That would be fuckin' hot!"

But the amazon lumberjack wasn't quite done yet. "While you're trying so desperately to read the day's assignment with a straight face. But with a large woman like me? Tending to that delicate little hole? All to impossible." the tall ginger's voice was dripping with sultry venom, and all that did was get Aiko flustered even more as she held onto every word. Tala was large woman, no doubt about it. And it was fun to imagine what a six foot, big-boobied amazon would feel like in bed, and even moreso to imagine how good someone like that would be at eating her out. Would the large woman also have a large tongue?

"Fuck..." The flustered teacher had to rest her forehead in her hand in order to process the vivid imagery. "Now I can't get it outta my head!" But that huge, dopey grin told everyone right away that she loved every part of that.

Tala stifled a laugh at the sexy professor, watching her squirm at the hot scenario. She too was imagining the idea of burying her face in between the professor's smooth, flawless legs while she tried and failed to speak straight in front of the class, and it was getting her flustered too, but it didn't eat at her like the former. "Alright alright, I'll relent." she concluded, finishing off her tea. "But let's get back to the topic at hand. When is a good time to meet you at the school to talk about your departure?"

Happy at the change of subject, Aiko cupped her chin, pondering. "Hmmm. It's Sunday now, so... Tuesday. That's after the exams are graded and given back. Gives me at least a little breathing room."

Tala nodded, satisfied. "Alright. Hopefully, you have some free time to relax. You have a favorite hangout in Glenberry?"

"You can't find me anywhere but the casino!"

"Then we might have to go there to celebrate once we get all this sorted out."

"Hey, I'm down! That'd be nice!"

After they made their plan for helping Aiko and her predicament, the two started talking about... well everything. Favorite type of porn, the 'best' mythological creature, favorite childhood toys, art, anime, the list went on. It was as if the two were long lost friends instead of strangers, and neither party didn't mind in the least. They just kept talking.

And before they knew it, an hour had passed. "Oh shit! I better get going!" Aiko exclaimed as she checked the time to find she had lest than half an hour to get back to the university.

And Tala didn't keep her waiting. "Don't let me slow you down. I'm free anytime."

"Okay cool! I'll talk to ya later." They exchanged numbers and Aiko left, leaving Tala to her own devices. Without someone to talk to, the redhead was about to up and leave, but then, she noticed, the barista that served her and Aiko left as the next girl on the shift arrived. An awfully short, blue-haired girl with glasses made her way into the cafe with a scowl that was tired of the world itself. Already, Tala felt tempted to try and cheer her up.

After returning from the back to throw a uniform apron over her loose-fitting sweater, the girl was now hunched over the front counter, bored out of her mind. There was but a handful of occupants in the establishment, but she didn't bother throwing on the customary fake smile.

Seeing her opportunity, Tala got up, grabbing her mug, and made her way over to the counter. "You stepped in not two minutes ago, and you look like you'd rather be a million places but here." she began in a conversational tone.

"What gave it away?" Nikki didn't bother hiding the irritation in her voice as her eyes were trained on her phone, her head kickstanded on the countertop.

Taka shrugged, resting an elbow on the opposite side of the counter. "What didn't? But in all seriousness, you look like you could use someone to talk to to hold you over the boredom."

"Umm... sure. That's okay, I guess..."