HuniePop Prologue
It Began with a Fairy
To be honest, I was just a lonely guy, drinking away my sorrows with a drink at the local bar. Nobody around to accompany me except… well, me. At least that's what I thought until this cute girl walked over to me.
"Hi there!" she said. The girl had brown hair and a rather cute looking red dress.
"What? Who, me?" I asked.
"Yeah, you!"
"Oh, sorry. I just… don't talk to many girls."
"Well, you're talking to one now, champ! My name is Kyu; nice to meet you." I literally choked a bit on my drink when she said her name.
"Kyu? That's a weird name," I said. She just gave me a pissed-off look. I felt pretty stupid saying that.
"Oh, thanks. No, that's great, I have a weird name," she answered sarcastically. She could pretty much tell I was a bit nervous.
"Look, dude, are you gonna be alright? Looks like you're having some trouble holding it together over there." I tried to act cool and confident.
"Nah, I'm chill, I'm chill," I replied. It didn't work.
"Psssssh! That's a fat load of shit and you know it!"
"Is it that obvious?"
"I can see how uncomfortable you are right now from space!" Kyu said. Welp, there goes my self-esteem. Hello, loneliness, my old friend.
"Hmmm… wait…" Hmm?
"You know what? This might actually work!" Wait, REALLY?!
"Yeah, YEAH! Oh, man! This is your lucky day, buddy! Listen, I gotta go. But we'll meet again real soon. Trust me." Huh. Guess my awkwardness paid off!
"Niiight!" Kyu said before she left. After that, I went home and went to sleep. I had work at Nutmeg Café tomorrow and part of having a job involved being there on time. At around 7:30, I started hearing this somewhat familiar voice.
"Hey you, rise and shine and shine! We've got work to do!" it said. I just rolled around, trying to get some sleep.
"I said GET UP!" the voice yelled. I began to stir a bit.
"Mmm, five more minutes…" I responded, half-asleep.
"No way, dude. No time to waste!" the voice said back. I began to make out the image of a girl standing in front of my bed. She had some sort of nightie on with her panties showing. They were pink. And she had beautiful green eyes, pink hair and giant… wings? I rubbed my eyes and took a second look. There was a fairy girl or something standing in front of me.
"That getup… I'm definitely still dreaming," I said.
"Afraid not. This is totally happening. Don't you recognize this adorable face?" she asked. I took a long, hard look at her face. Come to think of it, her face DID look a bit familiar. Almost like…
"It's Kyu, from the bar," the fairy said impatiently. Wait, KYU?! The girl I met last night was a goddamn fairy?!
"Yeah… but you had brown hair. Also, not wings."
"Clever disguise, right? I can change my hair any color I want. It's pretty sweet. If you can't tell by now, I'm a fairy. Well, a love fairy to be exact."
A love fairy? That's most certainly a new one.
"Question. What exactly is a love fairy?" I asked. Kyu gave me a perky smile.
"Good question. I'm glad you asked. You see, as a love fairy, it's my job to help poor saps like you out with the ladies. It's just… what I do."
"Oh, really?" I said with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah. I don't like to brag, but I'll have you know I have a pretty impressive track record. All of my previous clients are… basically walking babe magnets now," she explained.
"Huh," I said, impressed.
"You, though… ahem… let's just say that YOU will be my greatest achievement yet."
"Well, I'd like to help you…"
"Buuut?" Kyu asked, raising an eyebrow at me.
"I have to get ready and go to work in about… 30 minutes," I said, getting out of bed and starting my morning routine.
"DUDE! FUCK WORK! I'm giving you the chance of a lifetime! To be a walking sex machine! And you're just turning me DOWN?!" Kyu yelled as I brushed my teeth.
"Who said I was turning you down? I mean, there's probably a lot of girls where I work," I said when I finished.
"That's totally stupid! There's a lot of… Wait, what?"
"I said I'm not turning down the offer. But I have to be at work by 8 o'clock. You can show me the ropes on the way there."
"Huh, wise move, stud. I bet you can practically smooth talk your way out of anything."
"Eh, mostly," I said as I walked out the door, dressed and ready to go. The walk there was pleasant, but I heard that it would rain later on, so I brought an umbrella with me. Nutmeg Café was not usually crowded in the morning, but I noticed a bunch of girls sitting together.
"There you have it, Kyu," I said.
"So? Go talk to them! They can't see me anyway!" she said.
"Wait, what?"
"Yeah, only you can see me. I'm just a figment of your imagination right now."
"So, it's like I'm talking to myself?"
"Yup. Good luck." Great, so I was gonna look like a complete idiot for talking to a fairy that didn't exist to anyone except me. As I got my uniform on, one of the girls started yelling at the barista.
"YO, NIKKI! WHERE THE FUCK'S MY CAPPUCCINO?!" It was the red-haired girl. I saw that the barista who was supposed to be serving her was a blue-haired girl in a sweater with glasses. She looked extremely beautiful.
"I'll have it in a minute, Audrey! Be patient!" Nikki said.
"I'm falling asleep over here! I need my effin' capp!"
"Getting a boner yet?" Kyu asked over my shoulder.
"Shut up, Kyu…" I muttered under my breath.
"Dude, I see you lookin' at dat nerdy ass. You wanna fuck it, don't ya?"
"SHUT. UP."
As I helped some other people, Nikki gave Audrey her drink.
"Ugh, FINALLY."
"You need to be more patient, Audrey. Nik's doing the best she can," a blonde girl with pigtails said.
"No one asked you, Tiffany! Mind your own business!" Audrey replied, taking a drink of her coffee. She immediately spit it out in Nikki's face.
"Seriously?! What did I do wrong now?!" Nikki asked, frustrated.
"Nothing. It's just so good that I had to spit back at you. Good job," Audrey said.
"That's mean, Audrey! You just tell her that she did a good job and drink it! Not throw it in her face!" a latina girl with black hair said. I noticed that she had a baby with her sucking on a bottle.
"Just ignore her, Kyanna," a girl with short black hair in a sari said. "We all know her attitude doesn't lead anywhere good."
"Oh, shut up, chubby!" Audrey responded, taking another sip and setting her cup on the counter.
"Audrey! Don't call her chubby! Beli is very beautiful. Trust me, the guy that she'll be with will love who she is on the inside," Tiffany responded.
"Pfft, well, I'll slap myself silly the day she does! Till then, I really don't give a shit," Audrey retorted, putting a cigarette in her mouth. I was on my way back and saw her do that, so I snatched it out of her mouth before she had a chance to light it.
"This a café, not a club. You should be more considerate, ma'am," I said, throwing the cigarette away and heading to the coffee machine. She immediately snapped back at me.
"WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!" she yelled.
"Just an employee looking out for the health of others," I answered, handing her another cappuccino with a smile. As I walked away, the other girls looked over to see me.
"Nikki, who is that handsome devil?" Kyanna asked.
"I have no idea. I've seen him around here before," Nikki said.
"Excuse me, sir!" Tiffany yelled over to me. "Can we get 3 espressos over here?"
"Sure, just hang on a minute," I answered.
"No rush!"
"What a loser," Audrey grumbled, taking a sip of the cappuccino I gave her. "Mmm! But, he DOES make a great cappuccino!"
I brought the espressos over to the other three after a few minutes.
"So, is this your first time workin' here, hotstuff?" Kyanna asked.
"Kinda. I had a job similar to this before I started working here," I answered.
"Well, it's nice to have you here. My name's Tiffany. The mom over there is Kyanna and her little angel, Philip, next to me is Beli, and you've already met Audrey," Tiffany said.
"I'm Max. Pleased to meet all of you," I said. I looked at Nikki and gave her a smile too.
"It's also nice to meet you, Nikki."
"Wait, how do you know my name?!" Nikki said, surprised.
"Your name is on your name tag," Beli said. Nikki just looked at her name tag and blushed.
"Oh my god! Nikki, is that a love-struck look I see?" Audrey asked, unaware that she was spilling a bit of her drink.
"N-no! I have to… help a customer really quick!" she said, walking away. She was blushing madly.
"Wow. What a loser," Audrey said. I finally noticed she had spilled some of her drink.
"Audrey, you're making a mess.," I said. Audrey looked over the counter at the puddle and just shrugged.
"Not my problem. I don't work here."
I just sighed and went to get some napkins to clean it up. When I got back, Nikki had just returned.
"Hey, I need a double shot latte with extra-" she started to say. But she couldn't finish because she slipped on the puddle and yelped. I quickly caught her before she fell on her back. Nikki madly blushed when she noticed that my hand was around her waist. I slowly positioned her upright again and looked at her with a smile.
"You OK?" I asked. Nikki couldn't answer because she looked like she was lost in my eyes or something. The other girls had big grins on their faces. Then Audrey started snapping her fingers in front of her face.
"EARTH TO FUCKING NICOLE! The man asked you a question, dipshit!" Audrey said. Nikki snapped back to reality and… wait, is she SWEATING?
"Y-y-yeah! I-I-I'm OK! I need to go to the bathroom!" Nikki stammered, pulling her sweater neck over her eyes, as if to hide her embarrassment from me. She left for the restroom, bumping into a wall on the way before she disappeared.
"Dude, that was suave as hell. How'd you do that?" Tiffany asked.
"Well, I have good reflexes. Plus, I didn't want her to get hurt," I said as I cleaned up the mess.
"Dude! News flash! You're WAY out of her league!" Audrey said.
"I think they're perfect for each other. I sense some good chemistry between them," Beli said.
"You sense a lot of things, flower girl. Besides, she sits in her room all day, playing videogames and she barely talks to anyone," Audrey said, taking a sip of her drink.
"Well, I think she's cute," I said. Audrey spat out her drink.
"WHAT?!"
"I said I think she's cute."
"Wait, you're NOT one of those types who prefer a big butt, big boobs, smooth lips and legs that go all the way up?" Kyanna jokingly asked.
"I mean, I wouldn't mind those things. But, I'm the kind of guy who looks for a warm heart and a brilliant mind. Beauty isn't everything,"
"Oh, hon. You have such a way with words. I bet you make women orgasm with words like that," Kyanna said. Tiffany took a look down at her watch and jumped.
"Shit! Audrey, we gotta get a move on! School starts in 30 minutes!" Tiffany said grabbing her stuff.
"Oh, my God! I DON'T CARE!" Audrey whined.
"I guess that's my cue to get myself ready for yoga class. Max, will we see you later on?" Beli asked.
"I'll be here until 4 o'clock," I replied.
"Then in that case…" Tiffany said, reaching into her pocket. She wrote down a few numbers on it and then gave it to me.
"Our phone numbers! If you wanna hang out with us, call us! See you later, alligator!" Tiffany said before grabbing Audrey's arm and dragging her out the door.
"You gave my number to a weirdo! What's wrong with you?" Audrey yelled as they left.
"Hope to see you around. I gotta drop this little guy off with my babysitter and then I gotta start working at the salon. Deuces!" Kyanna said. Beli gave me a wave goodbye and left with Kyanna. I took a look at the piece of paper Tiffany gave me. Then I went into the bathroom to freshen up a bit.
"Soooooo, how'd it go?" Kyu asked, appearing behind me.
"You weren't watching?" I asked.
"Yeah, I saw you swoop that nerdy girl off her feet! You sure you haven't done this before?"
"I was preventing her from falling, Kyu."
"And she didn't let go of you! She's got the hots for you! She wants to have SEX with you!"
"You can read minds now?"
"No, not really, but I could see it on her face! It said, 'Fuck me. Fuck me right now!' You should feel honored."
"Look, I'll have another chance to talk to her later. RELAX."
As the day went on, Nikki seemed to be extremely nervous around me. Whenever I helped her out, she blushed redder than a rose. At around 4 o'clock, I saw her chatting with her friends from earlier. There was also an Asian woman with glasses with them. I took a deep breath and approached the group.
"Hey," I said.
"What's shakin' bacon?" Tiffany said.
"Who's this?" the woman asked with a rather sexy voice.
"Oh, Max, I didn't get to introduce you to my teacher! This is Ms. Yumi. Ms. Yumi, Max."
"Call me Aiko."
"Hi, Aiko. So, Nikki, are you feeling OK?" I asked.
"Yeah! Of course, I'm OK! Why would I not be?!" Nikki replied, blushing.
"Well, you look like you're a bit hot. You're completely red," I said.
"Well, I believe Nikki wants to say something to you. Right, Nikki?" Tiffany said.
"I just wanted to say… uh… I… just…" Nikki stammered. She got redder and started sweating uncontrollably. It looked like she was going to faint or something. Then she gagged and held a hand over her mouth. Quick thinking, I grabbed the nearest trash can and gave it to her. Good thing too, because she threw up. When she finished, she looked back up at me.
"Thank you," she said, weakly.
"Eeesh, that's quite a reaction, Nik," Aiko said, disgusted.
"I think we should take her home now before she throws up again," Tiffany said, worried.
"Where exactly does she live?" I asked.
"Glenbury Apartments. 2nd floor, Room 5."
"That's actually close to me. I live in Room 2. I'll take her."
"Great! Well, you can catch up when she gets better!" Tiffany said. As I led Nikki to the door, I heard Audrey say: "What a loser. Girl can't even keep herself from throwing up in front of a boy."
"Oh, shut up," Kyanna replied. The rain started pouring as soon as me and Nikki stepped outside. Luckily, I used the umbrella and we headed home. Nikki didn't speak to me the entire way. When we got to her apartment, I tried to break the silence a bit.
"Well, there you have it. Listen, if you need anything, just let me know. I'm 3 doors down," I said. Nikki just silently nodded and went inside her room, shutting the door behind her. I just went back to my room. And as if on cue, Kyu got all up in my face.
"THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" she demanded.
"She got sick. I need to give her some rest before I go back. If she needs me, that is," I replied.
"DUDE! You had a whole opportunity to tell her how you felt! And you blew it! I can't believe you let her slip through your fingers like that!"
"Kyu, don't you think you're overreacting a bit. I mean, the first dates don't usually go well."
"Fuck this. I try to help you and you blow it! I'm DONE! Good luck getting a girl yourself!" Kyu said, angrily stomping out the window and flying away. I just sighed. Kyu was right. I didn't take the first step. I just acted naturally and in the end, it all fell apart.
"Mew," a little voice said. When I turned around, what I saw shocked me a little. There was a girl with brownish hair in a kimono, sitting on my floor, soaking wet. But, to make things even weirder, she had cat ears and a cat tail. But I just got a towel and wrapped it around her.
"You lost?" I asked.
"No, I don't have a master. I just sleep outside whenever I can," the cat girl answered. I stroked her head a little which made her purr.
"You don't really need a master, do you? I mean, you ARE a human, right?"
"No, I'm Momo. I'm a kitty. Hehe," she said, smiling.
"Aw, you're too adorable to be a stray," I replied.
"Well, then, you can be my master! You're super-duper nice! You'll take good care of me, nyeah?" Momo asked, giving me a cute little kitten face. I just smiled.
"How can I say no to that face?"
"Really?! Thank you, thank you!" she replied, jumping on top of me and hugging me. After a while, Momo was nice and dry and I was just sitting in bed, trying to go over what I should do to… well… "entice" Nikki, so to speak.
"Hey," a familiar voice rang out. I sat up and saw Kyu standing in the doorway.
"Hey, Kyu. You feeling OK?" I asked.
"I'm sorry for writing you off as a failure. I guess you don't usually fail at trying, do you?" Kyu apologized.
"It's better to try and fail than to never try at all. Listen, I'm gonna try and talk to Nikki again, if that makes you feel happy."
"Great. Listen, be yourself when talking to her. You should be able to seduce her with that smooth talk of yours."
"You got it, Boss," I said before getting up and heading over to Nikki's door. I gave a light knock on the door.
"Hey, Nik? It's Max. You feeling OK?" I asked. No answer. I knocked again but the door creaked open a bit. I saw all kinds of games lying on her bed and a bunch of retro systems. But Nikki was nowhere to be found.
"Nik?" I called out. I suddenly saw her silhouette on the back porch and opened the door to the balcony. She was soaking wet, eating a tub of ice cream, and crying.
"Whad der you went?" Nikki gibbered while eating the ice cream.
"Funny, I was going to ask you the same. Why are you eating ice cream in the rain? You're gonna catch a cold," I replied. Nikki swallowed the ice cream as I sat beside her.
"Look, I get it. You're grossed out because I threw up. I do that when I talk to a boy who shows an interest in me. You don't have to hang out with me if you don't want!" Nikki said, tears rolling down her face.
"It was an accident. Accidents happen."
"Look, Audrey's right. I'm gonna be alone for the rest of my life! I might as well get used to it!"
"Audrey's just jealous. And you won't be alone. Trust me," I said.
"Why should I trust you?"
"Because you're the most beautiful girl I have ever laid eyes on." Nikki put her spoon down and looked at me.
"You… you think I'm pretty?" she asked. I didn't answer. Instead, I leaned in and kissed her. Nikki dropped the ice cream tub and put her arms around me, returning the kiss. After a while we broke off, taking in some air.
"That convincing enough?" I asked.
"I didn't throw up in your mouth. Is this actually happening?" Nikki said.
"It is."
"Then, yeah, I am convinced," Nikki said, pulling me back into the kiss. I brought her back inside while we were still kissing and laid her on the bed. She withdrew when she saw were she was.
"Wait, this is too fast," Nikki said. I just closed the door to the balcony and sat on the bed beside her.
"You feel better now?" I asked.
"Yeah… Listen, if you're not too busy tomorrow, would you go on a date with me?" she asked.
"I would love to," I replied, smiling at her.
"Hey, have you ever played retro games before? There's this one level in Super Mario 64 I can't seem to beat," Nikki said.
"I love gaming! Why don't we take a look and see which star you're missing, OK?"
"OK!"
We played games together for an hour and I knew that one thing was certain: This was the start of a whole new relationship for me.
The End
