In case you couldn't tell, this story is gonna involve the mothers (your first hint was in the first letter of each word in the title)
Mother's Intimate Loyal Faith: Chapter 1 - A Chance Not Wasted
Another sunny Friday in Alola. That's what Ash was currently faced with as he stood on the deck of the private speed cruiser, listening to the waves splash off the side of the boat as it cut through the water like paper. He ran a hand through his hair as he felt his heart rate begin to quicken once more, his palms beginning to feel sweaty on the handrail as his mind wandered into thought. He was in a nervous state - for good reason, of course - as he was being sped across the water towards his destination. After all...This was a private cruiser, sent for him personally by someone he had become just a little afraid of.
It had been nearly a full year since the summer Ash's life had changed forever. Ever since he had crossed the point of no return with his attractive friends from the pokemon school, his life had never been better. Or more exhausting. He knew from day one how sexually driven those girls could be, but his birthday gift had proven that their libidos compared to his potentially gave him a reason to worry every now and then. And for the following 11 months, the three girls continued to prove to Ash just how far their feelings for him had developed, and quite frankly, Ash had the occasional doubt on whether or not his body could sustain what his mind could. But there was one thing that Ash feared even more: something that even brought chills down the spines of the girls...
Which brings us to where Ash stands today: crossing the ocean at high speeds towards the Aether Paradise. A few days prior, a letter had arrived at Ash's home in Kanto addressed in his name. He had gone home with his mother for a few weeks, for a sort of...resting period, if you will, away from Alola. And I don't mean from the warm climates. Ash had never slept any better than that time in his childhood home, but the moment his mother had told him he got a letter, he began to get a nervous feeling again. And that feeling only got worse when he saw who the sender was.
Now, in the 11 months since Ash had first gotten physical with those girls, he had never actually had one of those awkward, intimidating interactions with a girl's parents. Not even once. And considering the fact that he was kind of playing a fun and dangerous game with not only one, but three, he had actually become quite proud of that achievement. And then Lusamine asked him to meet with her at the Aether Paradise. Suddenly he felt that streak was about to come to an end. And so now, as Ash watched across the surface of the ocean as the familiar white island structure began to become more clear in the distance, he could only feel a sinking worry deep in his stomach. So with that feeling being the only thing he could focus on, it wasn't long before the boat had docked at the pier, the trainer stepping off the ship and looking towards the triangular hole in the ground. As he moved towards it, he was startled by the sound of distant gears turning, before the triangular platform lowered into view from the ceiling above.
Much to his relief, he was not yet face-to-face with Lillie's mother. He instead saw the smiling face of another woman older than himself, her purple hair brushed over in a tamed bushy comb-over, with large glass lenses over her eyes held in place by a pink frame. Her figure was covered nearly head to toe by white leggings, a white skirt hugging from just above her knees up to her stomach, before cutting off to reveal a pink sweater beneath. And unfortunately for Ash, the young man couldn't help but have his attention stolen from her smile and redirected towards the fight of her sweater against her rather well-developed assets. Boy, Mallow is impressive for being able to compete with those-
No, no, Ash shook these thoughts out of his head. He was here on serious business, no funny business. Not to mention this was time away from Lillie, Mallow and Lana, so how could he not pass up a time for resting like that?
"Ash! It's been too long, young man!" the woman happily greeted him, stepping towards him with a pep in her step. He gulped as he noticed her stretch her arms out.
"A-Ah, it has, but I-I'm not much of-"
"Oh, nonsense! C'mere!" Ash had no chance to provide input on the matter before he was suddenly being squeezed tightly, his face pressed into a man's version of heaven on Earth. Unfortunately for Ash, though, since the day he had met her, he had come to learn that this woman was somewhat of an airhead. And times had not changed.
"...A...Air...Brff..." Ash's voice understandably came out in a muffle against the woman's chest, which she finally took as a sign.
"Oh, dear! Silly me!" she giggled as she pulled away from the trainer, who took the first chance he could to inhale deeply and refill his lungs. The woman tapped her fist against the side of her head with an embarrassed smile. "Sorry, young man, but old habits die hard, I suppose."
"...Yeah...Good to see you too, Wicke..." Ash managed to bring out a smile, the woman smiling as well. "So, I guess you must know why Miss Lusamine called me here today?"
"Actually, I'm afraid it's a mystery even to me. The president hasn't spoken a word of specifics about why she wanted to see you today," the woman tapped a finger against her chin as she brought her opposite arm across her stomach and pulled up beneath her chest, unaware of the embarrassment she was causing to the young trainer who was forcing himself to look at the ground beneath him. "I tried to ask her, but she only told me it was an urgent matter that needed to be cleared up as soon as possible. Which I thought was kind of strange..."
"...Heh...Yeah..." Ash began to feel nervous again as he scratched the back of his head. Good god, she knew, but how? Did Lillie tell her? No, there's no way, Lillie was just as afraid of telling her mother as he was. She couldn't have-
"Well, I suppose we'll just have to go find out right now, won't we?" Ash gulped again as the woman suddenly grabbed his wrist, happily pulling him onto the elevator before pressing a button on the terminal, bringing it to life and making it go two floors up. Ash recognized the main lobby that he was lifted into, stepping off the elevator with Wicke as they made their way towards the main exit down the hallway. The guards greeted them and allowed them to pass as they stepped out into the open outdoor plaza, a few wild pokemon scattered about. They continued their way towards the mansion-like building ahead, which made Ash's sinking feeling only grow in intensity. "Oh, there actually is one thing I should tell you before we go in."
"And...What's that?" Ash asked, trying to supress the nervous tone that he was afraid would slip out. The woman turned towards him with a gentle smile.
"I'm sure it's nothing, but the president has been indulging in a few old hobbies of hers, so don't be alarmed if you see anything...strange. Well, stranger."
"...Eh?" Wicke giggled, turning back towards the doorway and opening the door, moving inside and leaving the trainer with a fearful expression. Now how the hell was Ash supposed to take that?
"Come along, young man!" he heard the woman call gleefully from inside, which in a way, only made him fear for the even worse. After saying that, how the hell is she still so happy and cheerful? She must know something, right? Ash could only wander lost in these thoughts as he moved inside the main lobby of the glorious home, noticing Wicke making her way up one of the two staircases on the far wall, stopping at the top and turning back towards him. "I will inform the president of your arrival. Please, make yourself at home."
"...uh...O...kay...?" and in a moment, Ash was left alone. He glanced around nervously, almost afraid to touch anything as it nearly all shone a radiant white. Not exactly a house for little kids to be running around in, that's for sure...So Ash simply made his way straight to the door straight ahead of him, turning the handle and opening it. Stepping in, he couldn't help but smile as he came to recognize the sight of the room, which consisted of a single bookshelf along the side wall, next to a dresser with several stuffed pokemon plushies lined along the top, and a bed against the opposite wall. "...It's been so long since I've seen Lillie's room..." the man continued to smile to himself as he moved towards the bed, running his fingers gently along the soft sheets. He could still remember the times when he had come here with Lillie and the rest of their friends, playing happily in this room with Pikachu and Snowball, where Lillie was still afraid to even touch Pikachu. That sure seemed like so long ago now, the way she could easily cuddle up to Pikachu now. Then his mind suddenly drifted to someone else: someone he had worried about nearly every day since parting from them in this very building. And Ash couldn't help but become sad at the thought.
"Ah, so you were here!" he quickly shook his head of the thoughts, turning towards the purple-haired woman standing in the doorway. "I'm afraid the president is currently...working. But she said you're welcome to either stay here until she's done or you can head over to the conservation area with the pokemon."
"...uh...If that's alright, then...I'll go check out the conservation area..." Ash said hesitantly, unable to shake off the way she said 'working'. Why did that sound like it implied a second meaning...?
"Very well, then if you'll follow me," and so, Ash followed the woman outside of the mansion again and back towards the elevator, heading a single floor down. Ash was quick to recognize this familiar area as well, being a large natural area of forest, marsh and rivers all bridged together. Ash crossed over the first bridge, where he came close to a few Aether Foundation workers who were feeding some wild Alolan pokemon. He made his way towards a park bench overseeing a small creek, where some wooper and wishiwashi were currently swimming about happily. Wicke stood behind the bench as he watched them contently, glancing over at him occasionally. "...If I may...Would you mind if I asked a question?"
"Hm? What is it?" Ash asked, glancing over at the woman curiously. And suddenly, Ash noticed a change in her that gave him a worrying flashback to the day Mallow had dragged him into that changing room stall. Wicke was acting...bashful.
"W...Well..." her eyes were fixated on the ground beside her, her arms shifting uncomfortably behind her back, her thumbs also twiddling together but was unseen by Ash. Though he could kind of tell. "...I was wondering, young man...have you ever considered a future in the field of research?"
"...Eh?" Ash blinked. That was definitely not something he was expecting. "...uh...When you say research...you mean like pokemon research? Like Professor Oak, or Professor Kukui?"
"Well...I suppose, or any branch of research, really," her eyes shifted onto him for a brief moment, meeting his, before quickly moving away again. "With how well you are with pokemon, I've just thought that you're someone who can easily get close to pokemon. Whether you're playing with them, or helping them, or just being close to them, they always trust you in the end. So...I've had the thought that you might be able to put that to practical use, if you ever wanted...I'm sure the president would be glad to accept you here, if you wanted."
"Me? Work in the Aether Foundation?" Ash asked in surprise, the woman giving a nod.
"And I certainly wouldn't be opposed to having a reliable colleague like yourself. It would be a great relief with someone like you working here, I could finally trust someone to keep everything in check while I take time off," the woman smiled to herself, noticing a small plant-like figure moving towards her legs. Glancing down, she noticed the oddish rub its head against her leg.
"...Doesn't look like you need someone like me," Ash chuckled, watching in amusement as the grass-type danced around the woman's feet. "I'm flattered, Wicke, that you would consider me for a professional job like this, but...It's just not me."
"...That is a shame...but I suppose I understand. I'm sorry for asking so suddenly, I just couldn't help it," the woman poked her tongue out playfully, tapping her fist against the side of her head again. Ash had to look away from the sheer cuteness of that sight, knowing just how much of a weakness cute stuff like that was to him. He was then surprised as he felt a nudge against his leg, looking down to notice the same oddish now smiling up at him instead of Wicke.
"Oh, hey there, little guy," Ash greeted with a smile, the grass-type hopping gleefully at his feet before jumping up onto the bench beside him.
"Despite how much of a help it would be to have you helping out, I suppose I am pretty close with these pokemon..." Ash's brow furrowed as he noticed the oddish suddenly curl its petals into a flower bud, its expression turning to one of concentration. "...After all, this little guy is always willing to help out when I need it."
"Huh?" Ash blinked as he turned back towards the woman, noticing something strange before he was suddenly engulfed in a cloud of light green powder. He turned back to question the small grass-type, who was presumably the cause of said dust cloud, before his eyelids suddenly became heavy. He put a hand on the back of the bench to hold himself up from falling down, looking around in confusion as he felt fatigue begin to overtake his whole body. With one final look back, the last thing he noticed was the woman, still standing with her sleeve over her mouth, before his eyes closed, not even feeling his head hit the bench.
Ash's eyelids opened slowly in a groggy stupor. He groaned as he closed his eyes again, feeling his head sink into what seemed like a pillow beneath him. Man, how confusing was his life gonna get? He moved his hand to rub his eye from fatigue - or rather, tried to, once he noticed his familiar situation. In an instant, Ash had begun to wonder how Mallow and the other girls had found him, his eyes glancing up at the zip-ties holding his wrists to the steel bars along the bedside on either side of his head. And in the next split second of what his mind registered was happening, he decided that Mallow was somehow definitely here.
Seeing as how there was a mixture of incredibly warm and wet sensations between his legs.
"Dammit, Mallow, how did you-oooooooouuuu...?!" his voice stretched on and raised in pitch as his eyes glanced down to the source of the heat in his pelvis area, expecting to see a green head of hair with a pair of flesh mounds consuming his special area. Instead, he realized that his clothes were gone just as he had thought, but his jaw dropped in utter shock as he also recognized a familiar warm smile, but not the same smile he was expecting. There was something different...Maybe it was his dick buried to the base between these lips? Nah, that was the same. It was a different girl.
"Oh? Awake already? I wasn't expecting that, I've only just begun my research study here."
"W-W-Wicke?!" Ash nearly shouted, his arms and legs suddenly lurching upwards in an attempt to escape this unforeseen development. Ash did expect to see Mallow burying his dick between her breasts and playing with his shaft like it was a snack, you know, like he had been greeted by in the morning so many times while in Alola. But Ash couldn't help but be surprised to only find himself half right: instead of Mallow, he looked down to see Wicke, a woman he had come to be friends with and respect in her professional workplace, his dick buried in her mouth as if she were trying to make it disappear. And damn, could she pull that trick off well- No, no! That's not the point here! "W-What the hell are you doing?!"
"Hmm? Whafever hoo iou heam?" she asked innocently, her voice clearly muffled by the presence of his dick still in her mouth. Ash could feel a little something in his chest at the sight of her innocent confusion, as if she were completely unaware of what she were doing right now, but forced himself to ignore that.
"Y-You can't be serious-!" Ash struggled against the zip-ties, unable to break free from the constraints on each of his limbs. Dammit, what is with women and tying him up? Ash winced, supressing a happy moan as he felt the woman's lips slide along the skin of his shaft up to the tip, separating with a quiet pop.
"I told you, I wanted you to help me with my studies," she said innocently, the man staring in utter disbelief at the woman.
"I thought you meant with pokemon!"
"Well, I said any branch, really. Evolution, climate change, pokemon natures and habits, ecosystems, human anatomy, pokemon mythology, ancient legends-"
"Don't just throw that in there like it's normal!"
"Hm? Are you...opposed to this?"
"Damn right I'm opposed, Wicke! Untie me!"
"But you don't seem to be entirely in support of that statement," Ash winced, feeling a soft finger poke his member, making it twitch in the air. The woman rested her chin on the inside of his thigh, her eyes looking the male sex organ up and down in admiration, which made Ash worry. That was a look that he knew all too well from the girls... "Besides...I had my suspicions, but I never imagined you would be so...equipped for helping me with my studies..."
"Wicke...Hang on, don't- What are you doing? Wait, stop-" Ash felt a finger against his lips, silencing his voice as he watched her opposite hand fumble with the collar of her pink sweater.
"Sssh, don't worry, this won't hurt a bit. Quite the opposite, actually, I'm sure," Ash felt a chill down his spine at the soothing tone she was using, watching her fingers curl around the edge of her collar. And in a split second, he watched the pink fabric stretch more than what it seemed capable of. And in the following moment, his eyes could no longer focus on the fabric as they were instead greeted with something much more appealing.
"Oh, God, please, you can't-" he felt her finger press harder against his lips, his eyes only able to focus on the two spots resembling pink targets on her skin, her arm pushing underneath her chest to emphasize the matured size of her feminine appeal. And if Ash thought they looked bigger than Mallow's beneath the sweater, then this was the moment that Ash definitely knew that Mallow's chest actually had potential to grow bigger.
"Now then, let's begin right away with the resistance test~"
"What do you mean, resista-" Ash's voice suddenly cut off as a gasp escaped from his vocal chords, his member disappearing from sight once more, but not into the woman's mouth. Ash tossed his head back, clenching his eyes shut and trying to focus on anything that would scare away a stiffy, desperately trying to ignore the pair of soft breasts that were engulfing his member and rubbing along it. To no success, of course.
"Hmm...This is surprising. You were actually able to take that without cumming early. You must have prior experience with this, then?" Ash's breath only grew heavier in response, his mind racing to find the most unappealing sight in existence within his mind. The woman smiled, glancing down at the organ between her breasts. "Well then, I suppose there's no reason to hold back now."
"W...Wicke-" Ash moaned again, feeling a warm pair of lips wrap around his head, followed by the wet slap of a tongue against the tip before brushing along the skin, starting to coil itself around the shaft like a snake. Ash began to feel himself sweat as her tongue ran further down along the shaft, surprised as it continued to coil around as if a serpent trying to choke its victim. Human tongues aren't supposed to be this long, are they? What the hell-
His hips suddenly bucked upward as he felt her tongue tighten intensely around him, the woman's arms quickly grabbing his hips and holding him down on the examination bed. She glanced up at him, noticing the struggling expression on his face, before smiling to herself as she slowly unwrapped her tongue from his member. Ash breathed a quiet breath of relief, thinking she was finally coming to her senses and stopping this, but obviously that was quickly dashed as he felt her tongue run further south along his skin and find his sack. Her tongue poked him a few times, as if testing it, before pressing flat against it which caused pressure on his jewels, the man stifling a groan at this. Then she pulled back, her eyes glancing up at his face.
"So then, young man, exactly how far have you gone?" she asked calmly. Ash panted, opening his eyes slightly to look up at the roof, hoping this would be over. But he didn't respond. "Well, if you're not willing to give an answer...I suppose I'll just have to find the answer myself."
"...W...Why...?" he managed to choke out, but the woman chose not to respond. Instead, despite all the surprises Ash had received from Mallow, Lana and Lillie over the past year, Wicke quickly snatched that achievement of biggest surprise away from them.
Feeling her hands grip tighter on his waist, he could only assume she was going to do something, so naturally he tried to mentally prepare himself for whatever sexual pleasure she was about to try on him. But even if he had years for it...Ash could never have prepared for it. No man could.
His hips were held down tightly, an unearthly mixture of a gasp and a groan escaping from his throat before he even knew it was coming, as he felt the warm and sudden invasion of his insides for the first time. His whole nervous system nearly shut down and froze at the very first feeling of anything pushing into his butt, much less a tongue, and the woman smiled to herself as she felt his body trembling in her grasp. So she decided to push in further. The man was shocked as his orgasm exploded without even so much as a tingle of warning. He felt his warm seed splash onto his stomach and chest, thanking the heavens that it somehow didn't make it to his face from the sheer force of his muscles expelling the liquid. And it didn't end quickly: this orgasm lasted longer. He only grunted as his dick twitched repeatedly, releasing shot after shot of the white liquid into the air. After moments of watching in wide-eyed awe of the release, the woman slowly and teasingly pressed her lips against the side of the trembling sex organ, twitching again as it splashed some sperm onto her cheek. Ash glanced down in horror, expecting to see the woman's expression turn angry. He wasn't sure why he expected that, but I guess that made it better when he was instead surprised when she only smiled at him.
"Impressive...I suppose it's safe to say that was new for you, right?" Ash couldn't respond, panting as the woman poked her tongue out from between her lips. He couldn't utter a single word as he watched her tongue - definitely not like a human's would - snake its way along her cheek, grabbing all traces of the liquid he had spilled onto her before taking it back inside her mouth. She closed her eyes for a few moments, Ash hearing her swallow it down, before she opened them again to look at him. "...Not bad. A bit salty, like I've read, but not as bad as I imagined."
"...W...What...Why...You...?" the man clearly couldn't string together a sensible thought, only staring in shock at the woman as she smiled at him, her hand taking his member at the base and pressing it against her cheek.
"I'll be honest, I'd only hoped to perform a few performance tests on the male libido...but now...after I've gotten a little...personal taste of it..." Ash gulped. This was not going to end well.
"...Wicke...?" he asked hesitantly, knowing deep down that it was useless as he watched the woman lift her leg up onto the table, her hand hiking up the edge of her skirt.
"And seeing as how you're clearly still ready for more after that, I suppose it's safe to say you can go maybe a few more rounds, hmm?" she asked teasingly, continuing to slowly inch her skirt up in a teasing manner along her body.
"...W...Wait...a sec...We can't..." Ash panted, but his efforts were useless. The woman didn't listen.
"It's okay, Ash...Like I said, this research will be everything but painful~" she licked her lips quickly in a lustful manner, Ash feeling his inner switch struggle to stay off as he watched the woman's black lace underwear come into view, her fingers parting it to the side and revealing her most private place. And as he watched her line up the tip of his member, still pointing solid into the air, with her entrance radiating a strong source of heat, he knew he was only moments from losing control. Wicke leaned down, grazing her palm gently across his cheek as she lowered her face down to his, stopping less than an inch away.
"...Wicke..." Her lips were right there...Dammit...Grip fading...
"It's okay, Ash...There's no need to resist it...I'll be very gentle with you, my little subject~"
"Wicke! What did I tell you a hundred times?!"
"Kyaa! W-Wait, miss president, I-I can explain-! Kyaa! So coooold!"
"...Wha...?"
"Good grief, woman, I trust you for one second with him and apparently even that's too much...Ash, are you okay?"
"...L...Lusamine...?"
Ash was already having a hard time believing what was happening, and it apparently only decided to get more confusing as he tilted his head back to look up behind him. He first noticed the black and white leggings split vertically up her legs, which disappeared beneath a white dress. The dress extended up her front and back, leaving only the skin exposed from her collar to her fingertips. Her pale blonde hair was brushed to the side across her forehead, draping down her back like a curtain to protect her from behind, the usual intimidation of her emerald-green eyes focused past his body. She had one hand on her waist, while the other held...a spray bottle?
"P-Please, miss president! Let me explain, I just wanted to-" the woman shrieked as her face was sprayed with water.
"There's nothing just about what you're doing here..." the blonde sighed, glancing down at the man's body on the table. Ash's eyes met hers in an awkward moment: way more awkward than what he was expecting while traveling here. As if suddenly remembering his current state, his limbs lurched upward as he attempted to shield his manhood from view, but the zip-ties still held him in place, only furthering his embarrassment.
"M-Miss Lusamine, please, t-this isn't-! This wasn't me, I-I swear-!" Ash had never been more embarrassed than this moment. Not only was he already nervous about coming to meet Lillie's mother, considering how intimate they had become and still had not told her mother about, but he was now face-to-face with her without time to prepare. And he was buck naked.
"...H...Here..." surprised that she was not delivering the mother of all slaps to the young man (pun intended), he was instead surprised as he felt the zip-ties release their grips on his wrists. He quickly shot up, covering his shame as his cheeks burned red, not wanting to look the woman in the eye any further. "...Y...Your clothes are...over there..." Ash couldn't focus on the fact that her tone had become timid - almost shy, which didn't suit her image at all - he glanced over to notice for the first time his clothes piled neatly on a chair. He glanced to Wicke, who smiled as she scratched the back of her head in an embarrassed manner, reaching over and handing him his clothes. Ash threw his shirt over his head as Wicke helped him with the restraints on his ankles, before he quickly pulled up his boxers followed by his shorts. He gave a sigh of relief as he looked down at himself, finally covered in a non-degrading state.
"...Ah...M-Miss president, I do...hope that you'll allow me-"
"Don't. Just...Just go to my office, and I'll see you there," Wicke chuckled nervously at the woman's stern tone, recognizing when she was in trouble.
"...Well...This was fun," Wicke flashed Ash a smile before leaving the room, the man's cheeks still flushed red in embarrassment from what just happened. Now he sat in silence on the examination table, alone with Lusamine. And he was still too afraid to look at her. Nearly a minute passed without either one saying a word, Ash wasn't even sure how she was reacting, considering he had his back to her from trying to hide himself from view earlier.
"...So...You are okay, yes?" Ash cringed as she suddenly spoke up. He kind of wanted to turn his head to be respectful and look at her while he answered, but his muscles refused to cooperate, so he only glanced up at the ceiling.
"...ah...Y-Yeah...More or less..." he said nervously. God, did that ever sound stupid, considering what she had just walked in on. There's no way she was totally fine with this-
"...I apologize, Ash, for her behavior. Wicke is a genius of her field, but she sometimes gets...carried away, with her...recreational research," Ash's mind flashed back to the image of the woman between his legs, the feeling of her tongue coiled around his member permanently etched into his memories. He tensed up, bringing his knees closer to his chest and pushing his arms down between them.
"...I...Please don't hate me for this, I-I didn't exactly have a say-"
"I believe you," Ash blinked in surprise. Confused, he didn't even realize his neck had finally agreed to turn until he took in the sight of the older woman, her palm against her cheek as she had her face turned away from him. In all the time he had seen Lusamine, this was...new...Was she embarrassed, too?
"...Wait...really...?" Ash couldn't help but ask. The woman gave a quiet sigh to herself.
"Wicke is a strong-headed woman, sometimes too strong for her own good...And there are times in her research where she just can't take no for an answer..." Ash didn't notice her green eyes glance over in his direction through the hair draping down her forehead for a moment, before they glanced away again. "...I'm sorry you had gotten mixed up, in her...I guess you could say 'experiments'..."
"...a-ah...I-it's...not your fault..." he replied timidly, scratching the back of his head as he turned his body on the table, dropping his legs over the edge so his feet touched the ground. He slowly got to his feet, his mind for some reason flashing back to the feeling of Wicke's tongue taking him by surprise, causing his legs to waver a bit. He held the edge of the table, just in case, sighing in disappointment of himself. Sure, he had let the girls get the jump on him on his birthday the year before, but ever since then he had actually become a lot better at being the one to get the drop on them. So the fact that Wicke was able to take control of him so easily like that...It kind of hit close to home.
"...um...I don't...suppose..." Ash couldn't help but give a curious look to the woman as she seemed to struggle to find her words, still refusing to look in his direction.
"...You think badly of me now...don't you...?" Ash's heart sank. There goes his chance at getting in better with Lillie's family.
"N-No...It's just...would you...like a moment...?"
"...Eh?" Ash blinked in confusion as he finally noticed the woman's emerald eyes glance in his direction, but they didn't meet his own. They were a little...south.
"...I can step out, if...you wanted to..." Ash froze as he realized what she was getting at, his eyes snapping down to notice the very easily noticeable bulge in his shorts. Dammit, Wicke!
"O-Oh, God, n-no! W-Wait a sec, t-this isn't intentional, I swear!" Ash stammered, backing into the table in embarrassment before quickly moving around the table, crouching slightly so that his waist down was hidden from the woman's sight. Slowly, and cautiously, she began to turn her head. "P-Please, miss Lusamine, t-this isn't-"
"I...It's okay..." she brushed a few strands of hair behind her ear, turning herself away from him to prevent him from seeing the tinge of pink rising over her cheeks. "...I know men have...or rather, sometimes they need to..."
"...It...might be better if...you waited outside...Not for that reason though, I swear!" Lusamine gave a nod before disappearing through the door, leaving Ash in his shame. He glared down at his crotch, mentally cursing at Wicke for ruining his chances at easing Lusamine into a talk of her daughter. He would have rather had it that way, starting as a pleasant topic of how Lillie was doing and what they would do on the days they spent together, but now their first impressions today were Lusamine seeing his dick in its full glory. How the hell do you recover from that?
A few minutes later, Ash hobbled slightly out of the examination room, noticing the blonde woman leaning against the wall outside the door. As she noticed him, she straightened herself out, holding her elbows in her palms as her forearms crossed over her stomach.
"I apologize again for Wicke's behavior, Ash, I was just a little...pre-occupied, earlier. I told her to tell you to wait, since I was only going to be a few more minutes, but I suppose she must've tweaked that truth a bit..." Lusamine explained, Ash glancing away as he recalled being in her daughter's room earlier.
"She did say that you were busy working, so I figured hanging out in the conversation area would have been fine until you were done..." he replied, the woman giving a look of understanding. She turned away from him.
"Well, let's head back to my office, then. I'll have Wicke apologize to you properly, as well," Ash followed the woman down the hallway towards the elevator, his palms beginning to grow sweaty as the earlier events were still having an effect on his brain. Because for the first time, Ash had become curious on how Lusamine's hips swayed with each step, along with the concurrent quiet echo of her heels on the ground. And the more Ash considered the dangers of looking longer, the more he seemed to become mesmerized. Lillie truly was her daughter, in every sense, from the shine of her hair to her determination to the size of her- "So, Ash, do you have any idea why I called you here today?"
"H-Huh?" Ash snapped himself from his trance, surprised by the beep of the elevator as the door opened. Lusamine stepped in, turning and crossing her arms as she looked at him expectantly, before he took the hint to follow her in, the doors closing behind him. "...uh...Why you called me here...?"
"Yes. I assume you wouldn't have come here if you didn't at least have a guess?" the truth was, Ash had a lot more than a guess. He had a web of panicked and unorganized possibilities clouding his mind. His original thought when he saw her letter at his house was 'Oh God, she knows', which quickly developed along the line of 'here comes the mother refusing a boy for her daughter's safety' and sometimes in a higher state of panic, Ash's thoughts went down the trail of 'they'll never find my body at Aether Paradise, she has the perfect plan'. So yeah, Ash had a few guesses.
"...ah...W-Well...I had thought you were wanting...to..." Ash bit his lip, feeling the woman's intense eyes focused on the side of his head. Hopefully this isn't too obviously distracting... "...I thought...you were wanting to hear about Lillie. How she's doing, and what she's been up to, stuff like...that?"
"...Hm," Ash nearly fell over at the calm and simple response made by the woman. Not even a proper word, just a little noise, before the elevator door opened and she stepped out. He followed closely behind her, this time managing to keep his eyes off the dangerous hypnosis of the pendulum in front of him, as they walked back to the mansion and went up the stairs. A few moments down the hall and they came to a door, which Lusamine led the trainer through, noticing a single desk across the room with a pair of chairs facing it. One of which was occupied by a familiar figure. "Have a seat, Ash."
"..R-Right..." nervously, he sat down in the second chair, glancing over cautiously at the woman beside him. Considering the last time he had let his guard down around her he ended up tied to a bed, yeah, he wasn't exactly letting his guard down around her anytime soon.
"Wicke, I suppose you have something to say to Ash," Lusamine said sternly, sitting in her executive chair behind the desk. The purple-haired woman smiled sheepishly, scratching the back of her head as she bowed slightly to the man beside her.
"Yeah...Sorry, for attacking you out of the blue like that..." she said, the man eyeing her curiously. He could tell by her tone that she was being honest, but still...She was the first person to play with his butt. You don't just forget that, let's face it.
"Good. You're excused now, Wicke," the pair looked at the blonde in surprise, but neither of them questioned her, Wicke rising to her feet and slowly making her way to the door. Then Ash and Lusamine were left alone together again. "So, since you mentioned it earlier, how is Lillie doing?"
"...ah...She's doing...great, actually. She's been really happy lately, just...always cheerful," Ash told her, beginning to relax a bit. Finally, the topic of Lillie: this was a safe spot.
"Is that so? I know she's made efforts to contact me more since all that trouble with the ultra beasts, but I'm afraid my work still refrains me from always being able to get back to her quickly," she said with a frown.
"S-She's not mad at you or anything, if that's what you're worried about!" Ash noticed her arch her eyebrow at his sudden outburst, mentally cursing himself. Way to not be suspicious. "...I-I mean...She does think a lot of you. You're her mother, after all, so of course she loves you more than anyone-"
"I'm sure that's not true," Ash froze at her words. Not true? Was she implying...she knew that wasn't true?
"W...What do you mean...?" he felt sweat beginning to form on his palms.
"With all the time she had spent at the pokemon school, I'm sure she's come to be even closer to her friends than her own mother, since I was always working here at home. I'm sure she's come to love her friends more than me, like Mallow or Lana, or even you."
"W-What?! Pfft, ha! N-No way, miss Lusamine, there's no way that's true!" Ash laughed nervously, clearly realizing that he was acting beyond suspicious. But how could he not after what she just said? She basically just guessed the truth without knowing she was actually right! "...But really, there's no way that's true. She could never love anyone more than you, I mean, you're her mother. There's no one who can replace a figure like that in someone's life."
"...I suppose you're right...I just still feel so out of touch with her personal life..." the woman tapped a finger to her chin as she turned her chair towards the side wall to stare at it in deep thought, Ash starting to tap his foot on the ground rapidly as if to expel the nervousness from his body. "...It is good to hear that she's doing well...I do still worry about her being on her own in the estate, despite having Hobbes with her..."
"I assure you, miss Lusamine, she's doing great. Better than that lately, actually-" Ash quickly bit his tongue, not realizing what he was even saying. Please, don't let her notice what he just said.
"And how many times do I have to tell you, Ash, you're perfectly fine to call me Lusamine. There's no need for using 'miss' like that," the woman smiled. Thank god, she didn't notice.
"S-Sorry...I just wanna treat you with respect, you know...considering your status here, and I'm in your home and all..." Ash chuckled, starting to feel more comfortable. Maybe this whole visit wasn't gonna be as bad as he thought, after all.
"I suppose that's understandable. But really, just Lusamine is fine, and you don't have to be so nervous. You're a friend of Lillie's, after all, and someone who's had a very profound impact on her life. I could never do anything bad against you for all that I owe you," she flashed him another smile, bringing a mental glimpse of Lillie across his mind. Wow, their resemblance really was uncanny.
"Ah, well, it was my pleasure, really. Lillie's been a great friend and I'm always glad to hear her telling others that I'm hers, too," the trainer responded, prompting the woman to do a quick turn of her chair towards him, a curious look in her eye.
"You're...hers?" Ash tensed up again.
"A-ah, what I mean is that I'm her friend! I tell others that Lillie is my friend, and she does the same, s-so it's nice to know she enjoys our friendship too!" he said rather quickly, making the woman even more suspicious. Ash began to sweat bullets as her eyes stared more intently at him, leaning forward and resting her elbows on her desk.
"...You know, Ash...You've been friends with my daughter for a few years now..."
"Y...Yes...?"
"And I've been thankful for you being such good friends with her, but...I suppose I have overlooked something..."
"...W...What might that be...?"
"Your age. And my daughter's."
"...Wha...what about it...?"
"I'm talking about-"
"Miss president?" Ash nearly jumped, sighing a breath of relief as they were interrupted. He glanced over his shoulder, the blonde woman also shooting a glare in the same direction, towards the door now open a crack with a purple head of hair peeking through, the woman adjusting her glasses nervously. "Y-Your other two guests for today...they've just arrived. Shall I see them here?"
"No, that's fine. Show them to the guest rooms and have them prepared," Lusamine responded calmly, Ash giving a curious glance in her direction.
"Right away, miss," and in a flash, Wicke disappeared again. Ash sat silent for a few moments, before his curiosity got the better of him.
"...Other guests?" he asked timidly, almost afraid of asking who they might be. But at the same time, judging by the tone she was using with what she was talking about earlier, maybe doing anything to keep off that topic was a better idea.
"A few acquaintances of mine, come to visit for a little business. They're acquaintances of yours, as well, from what I've heard. One of them, at least," Ash furrowed his brow at this. Who did he know that would do business with Lusamine? Professor Kukui? "But who they are isn't important right now, you'll find out soon enough. For now you can head to the guest room you'll be accommodating, it's already prepared for you."
"Right...Wait, what?" Ash blinked in surprise. "I'm...I'm staying here? Like overnight? I thought this was just a one-day visit?"
"Is that a problem?" Ash quickly shook his head. "Seeing as how we haven't yet gotten to the actual matter I called you here for, then we're going to need more time for preparations. Now, off you go."
"...R...Right..." and without another word, Ash slowly stood up, walked towards the door, and stepped out while closing the door behind him. As he walked down the hallway, he stared at the ground ahead of him in deep thought, almost bumping into wall at the end before the turn toward the guest rooms. He shook his head, but his mind was a mess now because of what had been happening and what he just learned.
Being informed at the last second, Ash now knew that he was called here along with two other mystery visitors. As well as that, he knows one of them, and this visit will actually be an overnight stay for all of them. Now the curiosity was starting to eat at him: who were these two visitors and how did he know them? Maybe it was Oak and Kukui here to do research or something? Or maybe it was someone he didn't expect to see, or maybe not even want to see.
Oh dear God, what if it was Lillie? What if this was Lusamine's elaborate setup to push them together, knowing what would happen, and then catch them in the act?! I mean it was mortifying enough to be forced upon by Wicke, and then have Lusamine walk in on that, but being caught by her with her own daughter? That would kill him, either heart attack or she would kill him herself, it didn't matter. He just knew it would happen somehow.
He had been so deep in thought he hadn't even realized that he stopped in front of the door to his room. He moved in to see the basic guest room: a double bed, a nightstand, a desk with a lamp and a computer chair, as well as a dresser and TV against the opposing wall. He gave a quiet sigh, running a hand through his hair as he started going through all the people he knew that could also know Lusamine. But that didn't seem to help any, which only made him worry about it more. He glanced over to the door on the opposite side of the room, which led to the connected bathroom. He gave a quick sniff of his hand. His hair must have been sweating pretty badly after what happened earlier, and with Wicke's rather surprising nature, it was no wonder why.
He tossed his shirt off onto the bed and kicked off his sandals, heading for the bathroom. A shower could definitely do some good right now to cool off his head and let him think. He stripped his shorts and boxers on the floor of the bathroom, stepping into the walk-in shower and closing the glass door behind him before turning on the water. As it cascaded down onto his hair, running down along every inch of his body, he ran his hand through his wet hair and began to think. But instead of focusing on the mysteries of his current situation, his thoughts began to drift to something else.
He began worrying about Lillie. And Mallow. And Lana. He had been seeing them nearly every day for quite a while now, so going back to Kanto to visit his mom for a few weeks had definitely put a temporary damper on their intimacy. And the girls also knew Ash was in no hurry to have to explain their sexual relationships to each of their parents, so if Lillie knew that Ash was currently visiting her mother on a personal invitation, then she would definitely be freaking out right now. He really hoped she didn't know about this: stress like that wouldn't be good for Lillie, and Ash couldn't bear to see her going through that. It would be the same with either Mallow or Lana. Not to mention if they found out about Wicke's little 'greeting', they would probably jump him in an instant. They may be able to share with each other, but another woman...they would be a little more territorial.
Then something got Ash's attention. He reached out and turned off the water, glancing over his shoulder to the closed bathroom door. Was that...a knock? Or was he so paranoid now because of everything going on that he just imagined it? Regardless of the answer he decided on, he stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel, wrapping it around his waist tightly before opening the door. He cautiously stepped out, glancing around the room to make sure it was still empty (who knew what else Wicke would do now). He stared at the door leading to the hallway, expecting a sign that would tell him whether he was being crazy or too relaxed.
And sure enough, there was another knock on the door. Ash instantly relaxed, realizing he wasn't crazy after all, moving across the room and reaching for the handle. Now, why he fully let his guard down in an instant, I can't tell you the exact reason...but let's just say it didn't stay down.
"Ah, Ash, I just wanted to-oooo..." Ash tensed up as he recognized the feminine woman behind the pink glasses, noticing her eyes meet his for only a second before drifting down. He glanced down, now remembering that he was fresh out of the shower and hadn't even gotten dressed yet. So his six-pack was kind of out for the world to see.
"W-Wicke...!" Ash moved behind the door, keeping his head out so he could still see her. The woman's expression softened to one of slight disappointment, turning away slightly as she brought a hand to the corner of her mouth. She had something in common with Mallow: she was a drooler.
"S-Sorry, Ash...I just wanted to let you know that you were invited to the...the guest room, three doors down...The other guests would like to see you right away..." her tone softened as she spoke, her eyes occasionally glancing back to the door as if hoping to suddenly develop x-ray vision.
"T-Thanks- Wait, what? Why would they want to see me?" Ash asked, completely confused.
"Well, they are here to see you after all..." Wicke disappeared down the hallway after that, muttering something to herself under her breath as she left Ash's sight. He slowly closed the door, staring at it in question. Now that he was invited to meet with them, Ash was reminded of the mystery he was currently dealing with: just who the hell are these other guests?
Time to find out. Ash didn't take a few minutes to get dressed again, not drying his hair completely so it still left a slight shag to his style, just like the old days. He stepped out of his room, moving down the hall as his eyes scanned each door carefully. He was second from the end of the wall, so the other guests must be the other way. Wicke had said three doors down...So this one? Ash eyed it up and down, but found nothing out of the ordinary. No crap, Ash, it's a door. It's the people inside that are suspicious. He shook his head, getting a serious look on his face. They invited you, so you came to see them, there's nothing bad or weird about this. It's natural, so just knock already! Come on, raise your hand and hit the door! Seriously, it's not as if they're here to kill-
"Oh?" Ash hadn't even realized the door had opened in front of him, before he blinked and realized that he was face-to-face with a woman. Ash immediately swallowed his breath in worry: Lusamine had mentioned that he knew these guests...but he didn't recognize this woman. But he could see that she was rather beautiful. The woman's face smiled in a warm and friendly way of greeting, her jade eyes giving a shine that he feared would start to captivate him. She wore a simple bohemian-style sun dress, shamrock green in color with a short frill trim along the bottom edge that ended just above her knees. The dress was spotted with white floral decorations and two straps running over her shoulders that met the dress again halfway down the mid of her back. The straps also met the front of the dress down over her chest, which left a V-shaped opening from her neck down to her chest, giving room for the possibility of a more developed woman to wear it. And this woman certainly made use of it. But although he couldn't put his finger on it, there definitely felt like there was something odd here. Something about this woman's long straight hair that ran down to the center of her back, or the almost...familiar shade of green that it was...
"I-I...uh...Y...I, ah...Y-You..." Ash's mind was reduced to nothing in no more than a few seconds, thanks to the woman's cleavage nearly bursting from her dress to greet him itself. Up until earlier today, Ash's biggest pair had been Mallow's, which was then overtaken by Wicke, but now that recordholder might as well be etched in stone for eternity. This woman was busty, and she clearly had no trouble accepting it.
"Oh, you must be Ash! Come in, come in!" Ash's expression turned to confusion once more as he was suddenly guided into the room, hearing the door close behind him. He glanced around the room expecting there to be cameras or something: but nothing. It was as simple as his, save for the woman's luggage along the side of the bed. "I've been so eager to meet you, young man, I've really heard a lot about you! I've been counting the days until we finally did this little visit!"
"...Huh..." Ash's answer was plain and simple, just like his state of mind. There were way too many things in his mind to wonder about or be worried about right now, that it all actually seemed to grind to a halt and leave him in a strangely calm state. He noticed the woman move past him with a cheerful pep in her step, which was supported by the evident jiggle on her chest, which Ash forced himself to look away from. No matter how dearly tempting it may be.
"So, you must be pretty nervous about all of this, huh? Well, I just wanted to see you for a little bit before all that to let you know that you have no reason to be scared of me, I'm actually rather relieved from what I've heard. Though I can't promise Lusamine won't have a little lecture prepared, though I'm sure I'll be able to help calm her down before she goes too far, so don't worry," the woman explained cheerfully with a smile. Even if none of it made sense to Ash.
"...uh...Excuse me, but...I don't mean to be rude about this or anything, really, but...Do I...?" he wasn't even sure how to ask the question. A question like that put so bluntly can come across as rude, or even offensive in some situations, but he didn't really have any other ideas right now. So straight up was all he could do.
"Oh, dear me, I'm sorry! I don't mean to rush you into any of this right now, of course, I only wanted to have a little friendly chat before we got into all of that," she said, stepping towards him. This snapped him out of it, because it seemed so familiar.
"W-Whoa, wait-!"
"It's okay, I'm in no way here to judge or hate you," Ash's entire system was actually soothed by the sudden gentle tone of her voice, as well as the warmth of her arms embracing him. Or maybe her large breasts had begun suffocating him and his brain was losing oxygen, causing him to lose feeling in his body entirely. Could be either way, really.
"Mmmf! Mmf phhn!" the green-haired woman glanced down at the young man's face, only his forehead visible as the rest was buried within her cleavage. Ash couldn't tell, but the woman...bit her lip? "Mmmmmff!" she released him, allowing him to pull himself away quickly with a sharp intake of air. As he took the time to recompose himself again, he gave an odd look to the woman, noticing that she had one palm against her cheek and the other hand in a fist against her chest, giving an embarrassed smile.
"S-Sorry...I'm just a hugger, and I tend to be very...friendly..." she gave a quiet giggle to herself, Ash noticing something off as she turned away from him. Her cheek was a visible shade of light crimson.
"Like mother, like daughter, I suppose."
"Huh?" Ash nearly jumped at the new voice, noticing that it surprised the strange woman too. Ash looked towards the door, not realizing that the voice was one that he knew. But certainly not one he expected...or not one he had been trying to avoid.
"...Y...Y-You're..." Ash's whole body refused to move. This day had just gotten a whole lot more worrying...
"Hello, Ash. It's been since parents' day at the pokemon school, hasn't it?" the figure by the door flashed a smile to him, which only sent a chill down his back considering how his mind was going into panic mode right now. The figure was without a doubt a woman: rather tall in stature, but not visibly built in strength, although Ash knew that to be untrue with how he had seen her easily handle her troublesome twin children in the past. She wore a pale blue blouse with a yellow ribbon weaved within the collar, along with a sky blue skirt, decorated with a series of lines resembling waves and three dots for bubbles across the front of it before it ended midway down her calves. Her feet were sported with deep blue sandals, a white bracelet on her left wrist, and a hair accessory of what looked like perfectly flat white seashells across the widow's peak area of her head within her hair. Her hair was shaded navy blue, her fringes thick and straight down in front of her ears ending just barely past her jawline in two strips on either side. Her hair was also brushed down her back, reaching just past her shoulders before curling back upwards on either side, resembling the shape of an anchor.
"Oh, so you two have already met then?" the other woman asked innocently, giving a curious look between the trainer and the new woman.
"Yes, we have. Back when he attended the pokemon school, along with our daughters," she said calmly, moving into the room towards the bed.
"Oh, lucky! I really do wish I could have gone to those, I always felt so bad when my confectionery friends ask for me to come help them at their stores that are so far away..." the woman pursed her lips in a pout, Ash's mind replaying all of what was happening in slow motion.
"Well, if you had met Ash at the time I had, you certainly wouldn't expect us to be here now. He was such a cute young boy, you almost wouldn't expect-"
"Wait a second..." Ash swallowed his breath, his eyes slowly looking towards the blunette. "...Earlier...You said our daughters..."
"Yes."
"...Then..." his eyes slowly drifted to the other woman, his expression turning to a mixture of surprise and horror. "...Y...You...You're..." the two women exchanged glances, the larger-busted one giving an innocent look of confusion.
"Oh? Did you...not already know I was Mallow's mom?"
Ash's heart nearly stopped. Well, for that one moment after she said those words, it sure felt like it did. Instead of stopping and leaving him a lifeless corpse, his heart instead started to pound against the inside of his chest. This was not a situation he wanted to be in, let alone expect anytime soon. He had gone nearly a year since having sex with Lillie, Mallow and Lana, and he had somehow gotten to today without seeing or talking to any of their parents. But now...after being invited by Lusamine, Lillie's mother...he was now face-to-face with the other two mothers.
"That certainly explains some things..." the blunette crossed her arms as she sat on the edge of the bed, glancing over to the other woman, who wore an embarrassed smile.
"I must admit, I was rather curious about that myself, Marie...Mallow certainly had talked about her friend Ash being a brave one, but...I thought this would be more than enough to have scared him off like any other boy..." she gave a light chuckle, the blunette smiling with a nod. Ash's eyes only remained wide, looking back and forth between the two.
"...Oh God...No...Please no..." Ash backed away from the two, until he felt himself collide against the TV stand.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Ash! I came here thinking that you knew you would be seeing us, or that you even knew me for that matter," Ash's eyes glanced down cautiously as the woman moved towards him, extending her hand out with a smile. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you after hearing so much, Ash. I'm Rosa, but feel free to call me Rosie if it's easier."
"Rosie," the blunette said sternly, the green-haired woman, that Ash now knew as Rosa/Rosie (maybe not quite comfortable enough to call her a friendly nickname...), pursing her lips.
"Aww, you're no fun, Marie. Come on, we have to lighten up a little for him, especially because of Lusie..." Ash thought on that for a moment. Lusie...Did she mean Lusamine? That would make sense, seeing as how she was calling Lana's mom 'Marie' instead of Marina, which he knew was her actual name. Wait, no! Priority number one right now should be getting the hell out of here!
"Rosie, you can't expect to be nice with this talk and not have him- ...Ash, where are you going?" the trainer froze, his eyes focused intently on the door now just a few steps away. He slowly turned back towards the women, inching his one foot backwards.
"I, ah...I was just gonna go get a drink...Would either of you care for anything?" he asked politely, even if he could tell by Lana's mom's expression that she wasn't buying it. Though Rosa's...she did seem kind of gullible, certainly unlike Mallow. She must inherit more from her father's side: apart from the incredible sex appeal, of course.
"Oh, see, Marie? I told you you would scare him off! Ash, it's okay, really, we're not gonna do anything-" Rosa started towards him again with a smile, but Ash waved his hands.
"I-It's fine, I'm sure, I'm just...really thirsty, all of a sudden! Haven't had much today, so I should probably just go get-" Ash started another step backwards, his hand reaching for the door handle in the spot he had memorized it to be the moment earlier. Though he couldn't find it...
"Oh, I'm sure you'll be okay for a few minutes, Ash."
The trainer froze. That's why he couldn't find the handle, or even the door, for that matter. Glancing over his shoulder fearfully, his suspicions were confirmed true as he saw the door was open, and a blonde-haired woman was letting herself in before closing it behind her. She turned to him, flashing him a warm smile. But one that was clearly used to cover something up. "Because that's all this will take. Just a few minutes."
"...No..." Ash backed away from Lusamine, but stopped as he remembered that Marina and Rosa were in the opposite direction. Turning on his heels, he met eyes with the other two women, who seemed to be slightly more friendly faces, but still ones that showed that something needed to be taken care of. Glancing around the room, Ash found himself in the worst-case scenario of his entire life. Caught in a room with all three mothers of the girls he was sleeping with, trapped without a means of escape. "...Please...J-Just hear me out..."
"I think this will go much better if you hear us out first, Ash," he cringed at Marina's voice, noticing the woman standing from the bed and pointing to it. Reluctantly, he moved cautiously over and sat down, noticing that Rosa moved to stand in front of him while Marina and Lusamine sat on the bed corners on either side of him. "Now then, Ash...I'm sure a smart young man like you can at least imagine why mothers like us would be wanting to meet you like this?"
"...I...I have a...hunch..." his eyes darted around the room, trying to find anything of interest instead of meeting the eyes of any of the three women.
"Ash, you must know that as mothers, we love our children. And being a parent can be challenging sometimes in protecting your children, especially with daughters in particular," Lusamine added, Ash swallowing his breath.
"...I understand that..."
"And I'm sure by now, at your age you at least know how exactly women can be harmed or...used?" Marina added, Ash giving a slow nod. "Any mother in the world would be willing to do anything to avoid that possibility, Ash. And I do mean anything."
"Marie's exactly right, Ash. And being hurt like that can cause greater pain than any physical wound, you know," Rosa added, giving a slight lean forward in her stance, much to Ash's dismay. Here we go again, just like with Mallow...only bigger...
"Now, as their friend, we were very trusting of you when you attended pokemon school together. As kids. But now that you and our daughters are nearly proper adults...and are capable of much more than when you were kids..." Lusamine started, but Ash lowered his head.
"I'm sorry!" the three women's expressions turned to surprise. "Please...I don't mean to make you three worry, as their mothers...And I certainly never meant to keep it from you, but I was...I was terrified of how you would react! I know that makes me a coward, and even if the girls did agree with me, that still doesn't make me any better of a person! I only have the best of intentions with them - each of them - Lillie, Mallow and Lana! I really don't intend to hurt any of them! I only want to make them happy, t-that's all-!"
"Wait," Ash cringed, his eyes refusing to meet Lusamine's. The blonde stared at him curiously. Rosa glanced over to her with a look of worry.
"W-Well, hey! Come on, I mean...He did apologize, didn't he? There's no reason to be mad at him for that, is there?" she asked, Marina's eyes shifting to Lusamine for a moment, before going back to Ash.
"I know you want to trust him, Rosie, and believe me, we do too. But a young man at his age...The majority do tend to go down that path...It's nearly unavoidable," she responded, the green-haired woman glancing over to her in worry.
"Oh, Marie, not you too! Don't be so harsh on him, I mean, it's natural! Boys always get to be like that eventually, and naturally our daughters did too!" Lusamine and Marina both looked to her quickly. Rosa grew more nervous at their intense gazes. "I-I mean, think about when we were younger...! We weren't exactly able to hold back either, so you certainly can't put all the blame on Ash-"
"Rosie..."
"...Y...Yes, Lusie...?"
"...What do you mean by what you just said?"
"...What...What are you talking about?"
"You just said boys are like that eventually...but then...'our daughters did too'..."
"...Yeah...I may be Mallow's mother, but it's not as if I'm afraid to talk about her having sex."
"...What...?"
Ash suddenly got a worrying feeling. Much like he had on the cruiser on the way here, but a lot worse. The way Marina was talking...The way Lusamine was talking...and the way Rosa was talking...Something was wrong. Marina and Lusamine weren't talking the same...way, that Rosa was. They were being much more careful with their words, but Rosa was being a little more straight out with it. And not only that, there were Marina and Lusamine's expressions when Rosa mentioned the thought of her daughter having sex. They were...confused.
And that's what made Ash realize what was going on.
"...You...You don't...know..."
"...Ash..." his eyes drifted slowly over to Lusamine, then to Marina, who were both now staring at him intently. And the two of them looked much more curious than Rosa, who looked rather confused. "...What do you mean by that...?"
"...Oooh..." Ash glanced up to Rosa, who slowly moved her hands over her mouth as her expression grew more and more surprised by the second. "...Oh dear...Oh dear oh dear...Dear me, I...I didn't realize..."
"Rosie...What are you two talking about?" Lusamine asked, but in a much more stern voice. Not in the concerned motherly tone like before, more like the president-of-a-company-who-needs-answers tone. "Rosie...This talk is to make sure Ash doesn't try anything with any of our girls...So...Why were you talking...as if it had already happened...?"
"...Heh...It's...It's a little late for that talk..."
"...What...?"
"I thought we were giving the...you know, the...marriage talk..."
"...What are you talking about...?"
"You know...A boy and a girl get intimate, they get close and start saying that they love each other...and the parents make sure that the boy is being honest about his feelings and wants to marry her, instead of...leaving..."
"...You're saying...that Mallow has...already...?"
"...Heh...You did say like mother, like daughter..."
Ash could almost choke on the tension in the room. A butter knife could never cut through this- Hell, even a chainsaw wouldn't scratch it. This tension was deadly. The trainer began to feel antsy, feeling his toe start to tap on the ground nervously, moving faster by the second, his palms sweating as they gripped the edge of the bed. And in a second, he physically felt the stabbing sensation of the two women's glares on either side of him.
"...So Mallow...She's a good friend, isn't she?"
"P-Please, wait a second! Wait!" Ash suddenly jumped to his feet in fear of the women's hands finding his neck, swiftly moving around Rosa and standing behind her. Rosa glanced over her shoulder in surprise, Ash giving her an apologetic look, before turning to face Marina and Lusamine. "Please, you two, I told you earlier I do not intend to hurt any of them! Mallow and I are still good friends and we care about each other, I-I swear! You can ask her yourself, she'll tell you the same story!"
"Friends do not have sex-" Marina started to stand, but Rosa extended an arm in front of Ash.
"Now hold on a minute! Way back when we were the same age as Ash and our daughters, didn't you start sleeping with a man your age after you became really close friends?" she asked, the blunette's cheeks turning pink.
"W-What? That's not the point-!"
"Yes it is! You and he were friends and started sleeping together! And now today, Ash and my Mallow are really close friends, and they started sleeping together! How is this situation any different than yours?"
"...I...You...He...!"
"Exactly! And didn't that same man later become your husband? And you two had a child together, and you felt as if you could never come to love anything more than having them both together with you? Living as a family?"
"...Rosie..."
"And same to you, Lusamine! I know as a mother you want to protect Lillie more than anything, but at the same time, don't you want her to find someone she can be happy with and start her own life? To find that same happiness and love that all three of us found?"
"...Rosie...You...You're not even bothered a little? In the slightest?"
"...Of course I am a little worried...But I've heard so much about Ash from Mallow, and whenever she speaks about him, she's always in the greatest mood I've ever seen. That happiness she has when she talks about him...It's the same I felt when I first introduced my husband to my parents. So please don't be mad at him, you two...I trust Ash. And I'm sure you do too, so at least we all know our daughters will be happy. That is, as long as you intend on marrying them?" Rosa's eyes glanced over to Ash, her eyebrow raising expectantly. Ash scratched the back of his head.
"...I mean...I'm not exactly sure how it would work, since you can only marry one person...But I do promise that I'll stay with them. And keep them happy every day that I can."
"Well, Mallow's happiness is more than enough for me! I'm sure it's the same for you two with Lillie and Lana-"
"Wait...did you just...say...?" and in that moment, everyone realized something. Marina and Lusamine realized exactly what Ash and Rosa had been referring to this entire time, as well as what they thought this meeting was arranged for. And Ash and Rosa realized that Marina and Lusamine...had only just realized the full extent of it.
"...Oh dear...I thought you had realized...from what we said earlier..."
"...You mean...My little...Lana...?"
"...Ah...L-Like I said, I promise to keep all three of them hap-"
"ASH KETCHUUUUM!"
And so continued the awkward encounter of Ash and the three mothers of his sex partners. The long, awkward encounter.
It had been nearly four hours. Ash's ears felt like they were about to rupture, his cheek was burning from the hell of a woman's wrath delivered by an open palm, and his eyes felt as if they could no longer take a sudden mood change. For hours, he had watched Marina and Lusamine rapidly switch between anger and worry, arguably two polar opposite emotions. When they weren't angry at Ash for taking their daughters precious first times without so much as a heads up for nearly a year, they were worried for their daughters being in a four-way relationship unable to properly get married. And if it wasn't that, it was the first one: it was a vicious back-and-forth. And the entire time, Rosa tried her very best to calm down the other mothers by trying to relate to them, but that oddly only seemed to frustrate them more...
"How are you okay with all of this?!" Marina snapped, surprising the green-haired woman.
"W-What do you mean?" she asked, but Ash knew that wouldn't make it any better. This had already played out a few times, so he could almost recite their response from memory.
"You know what I mean! He slept with not only your daughter, but mine as well! And hers! All in the same day!"
"...Yeah?"
"HOW ARE YOU NOT THE SLIGHTEST BIT ANGRY ABOUT THIS?!"
"H-Hey, Marie, c-calm down! I can't be mad because I know exactly what that was like! Okay, maybe not three people in the same day - or even multiple people at once - but come on, I'm willing to admit that I was horny too at their age! Me and my husband could almost not keep our hands off each other back then, and when we got started, boy, did we-"
"Straying...Straying from the point here..." Ash groaned, turning his back to them and walking towards the wall, keeping his head low. He desperately fought to keep that image out of his head.
"Rosie...Think about this. This is not a rational situation: he is sleeping with all three of our daughters, at the same time-"
"And all three of them are happy. You two are letting your motherly instincts to protect them cloud your judgement because you are not seeing that this could be good for them. They are happy, Ash is happy, and after seeing all of this now, I get the sneaking suspicion that Ash is certainly not going to be leaving them."
"Was never planning on it, so definitely not," Ash held his hand in the air as if to proclaim his presence, but he didn't turn to face them. If he looked at Rosa right now, he feared that image would never leave his mind...And he did not need that risk when he went back to Mallow. Lusamine and Marina glanced at each other.
"...Even so...Men still leave without...a logical reason..." Ash's brow furrowed at their tones. They had gone...soft. As if in pain. He glanced over his shoulder curiously, expecting to see a sudden change to anger again, but was instead surprised by something else. The three women each wore looks of guilt and sadness.
"...Yes...They do...Sometimes men do get...bored, with a woman who loves them and leaves...And other times, they...just grow apart...which I'm familiar with..." Rosa spoke quietly towards the end, but Ash still heard. His thoughts turned to recall the time he met Mallow's father. Were they...separated? He had never pieced that together...How long ago was that, he wondered.
"And other times it's an unnatural departure...Like being at...the wrong place, at the wrong time..." Marina added, Ash's eyes drifting over to her. Ash never recalled meeting Lana's father before...but was that really why? Had he...passed?
"And the unnatural occurrences...It's one thing to be left with the possibility of finding him again...But it's entirely different when they're gone for good..." Lusamine added softly, turning her head down to the side and closing her eyes. Ash had to think for a moment on this one, but he did recall a story from Lillie back when they were attending the pokemon school. Apparently, Lusamine and Lillie's father were both researching the ultra wormholes and what was on the other side, and they worked together a lot. But one day there was an ultra wormhole that opened in their lab, and its gravitational pull began sucking everything through it. Including Lillie's father. Lusamine only used this as greater motivation to research ultra wormholes, and to see if there were a way to open and close them at will from this side. She had always lived with the hope of believing that he was still okay on the other side...but Ash could imagine, even with a strong faith, that not every day is a good day after a traumatic experience like that...
"We've all felt loss of the men we loved...and still love. But that does not mean that Ash will have the same fate as them, and be forced away from our daughters. So we can't let that pain change our judgement," Marina and Lusamine glanced to each other once more, each feeling a sense of guilt. Rosa smiled, taking each of their hands. "Come on, we're mothers. We have to be strong for our children, no matter what, isn't that right?"
"...I guess...you do have a point..." Marina said under her breath, Rosa breaking into a wider smile. Lusamine only glanced away, but Rosa could read her like a book that she was in agreement with Marina.
"Then it's settled! Ash will live happily with our daughters and keep them happy, and we will be supportive of them and however they choose to live!" Rosa turned toward Ash, who was now starting to look rather embarrassed. "Though I do wonder what you're going to do about the whole marriage thing, seeing as how there are three girls...But I suppose you'll come up with something, right?"
"...Ah...I'll...certainly try..." he chuckled nervously.
"There's just one thing," Ash cringed, watching as Lusamine moved away from Rosa and towards him. Marina followed closely behind her. "...Lillie has never spoken a single word about becoming this close with you."
"And neither has Lana..." the blunette added, Ash feeling a drop of sweat go down the back of his neck.
"Ah...W-Well...They felt the same as me, being kind of...afraid of how you would...react..." he said cautiously, proceeding with extreme caution considering what he had been through the past few hours.
"Even so...They may clearly care about you, and we're sure that you do care about them too...but how do we know that you love them? Truly and whole-heartedly?" Ash swallowed his breath.
"...I guess...you'll just have to trust me," the two women arched an eyebrow. "...I may not be able to provide any physical evidence right now that I love them...But I do. With everything that I have. So even if you don't, I just want you to know that I do promise, right now, that I will love them with everything that I have until the day that I die. Whether or not you can come to trust me on that...depends on you."
"Oh, you little heartthrob~!" Ash sweatdropped at Rosa's delighted outburst, his eyes still nervously watching the two women stare him down inches away from him. They glanced to each other.
"...Then I suppose we will," they pulled back, to Ash's surprise.
"...Reall-"
"If, and only if...We believe in you by the time we leave," Marina glanced over to Lusamine, who gave a nod in agreement.
"The whole weekend. You will stay here for the weekend, with all three of us to watch you and decide whether or not you're fit for remaining with our daughters," the blonde explained, Ash's eyes going wide.
"...You're...serious...?" the two women gave a nod, turning to Rosa.
"Rosie, we know you seem to have a soft spot for Ash after defending him earlier, but you have to take this seriously too," the green-haired woman put her hand to her forehead in salute with a smile.
"Absolutely! I want my little Mallow to be just as happy as your little girls too, after all!" she exclaimed gleefully, all three women turning to look at Ash. As the trainer looked at the three women standing before him, each looking at him expectantly, he came to have a series of thoughts flood his mind. How was he still alive right now? Had everything leading up to this point really happened, or was this all a dream? And despite all that support from Rosa, Ash couldn't help but feel something was...off...Did she actually trust him? Or did she come here not only with the intent of discussing his eventual marriage, but also something else? No matter how he tried to piece everything together, or how he tries to make sense of how they came to somewhat friendly terms with him despite sleeping with each of their daughters, Ash could only really focus on one thing. And that one thing will be the very thing that pushes Ash through this weekend and keep him determined to remain with these women...
Ash actually had a chance to make his relationships work: and he was not going to waste it.
END