Hello Loyal Readers and Monster Musume/Daily Life With Monster Girls Fans.
Second chapter has come at last so please read and enjoy.
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Taking a final glance at the small, but perfectly functional room that served as his quarters while Smith struggled to find a human family willing to take in a houseguest of his…unique species, Xeno took a moment to reflect that while he would never admit it to her face, he was extremely grateful for all that Smith had done for him.
Most humans he had encountered, whether they government agents, or the narrow minded fools that comprised a large portion of the Cultural Exchange Host Families, had always reacted with fear and apprehension when they got a look at him for the first time. But not Smith. After she found him on her first day on the job, Smith had acted like a pseudo parent, always looking out for his well being, ensuring that he didn't get into trouble, and had even alleviated to a degree his acquired distaste of humans.
Staring at his reflection in the wall hanging mirror, Xeno accepted that his appearance was...unique, but considering the multitudes of species that were constantly being introduced to human society as the exchange program expanded, he was irked that humanity still had difficulties accepting those that were far different from them.
Hell compared to some liminal species, the only extra extremity he had was his tail, and while his arms and legs were far from human looking, what with the black armor and sharp talons, he had the option of covering up in order to appear like a human, even if he tended to be a rather unique looking individual. Pale skin, black hair, and black colored eyes, which most people who were unaware of his true nature believed to be contact lenses, while an odd combination, was not unheard of in the human world, and as long as he didn't smile, revealing his sharpened teeth, most people believed that he was simply a member of the Goth faction.
While he recognized that at times it was beneficial to appear human, like the times when Smith asked him to help her out with various cases, Xeno preferred not to since he was proud of what he was, and would proudly display his inhumanness regardless of the reactions of the timid humans.
That wasn't to say that he didn't frighten some of the more gentle looking liminal species as well, but in that regard he blamed the lingering feral traits that were present in all liminals, although when it came to explaining the other reactions some female species had towards him, such as select members of Smith's personal liminal squad, he tended to get quite confused.
While he could understand that Manako's nervous behavior was a result of her fear on what others would say about her most distinguished feature, he was perplexed as to why the cycloptic girl chose to work in a position that was steadily gaining in popularity.
Doppel's mischievous mannerisms strongly reminded Xeno of his youngest sister, although he highly doubted that his mother would ever allow Talonia to be as liberal as the shape shifter, and while he occasionally got annoyed with the doppelganger's pranks, particularly the one that involved her sneaking into his shower and taking the nude form of her teammates, he nonetheless enjoyed the sibling like relationship they had managed to build up.
His relationship with the other two members of Smith's personal squad was a bit more difficult to classify, for while he enjoyed their company, he was somewhat confused by the almost possessive behavior they always seemed to exhibit whenever he was in the same room with them.
While he was pleased by the fact that his appearance and blunt mannerisms did not prevent the incredibly bubbly girl from wanting to be his friend, the male hybrid wasn't sure if the ogress's preferred method of spending time with him was normal between friends of different genders. Tionishia was constantly ensuring that he was taking care of himself, whether it was eating properly, or getting enough exercise, which he gladly endured even though he was constantly being pulled into hugs that would either result in his bones cracking, or being suffocated by Tio's incredibly well developed bosom. Add to the fact that the giant blond had labeled him with a nickname that was somewhat embarrassing, especially since she had a habit of squealing it whenever she saw him, Xeno had discovered that it was simply better to accept Tio's eccentricities, since the ogre girl had the scary habit of breaking into hysterics anytime he tried to get her to stop.
His relationship with the squad's rabid weapon's enthusiast was a tad easier to comprehend, but like with Tio, still managed to raise some questions from the black haired hybrid. As a girl that was unable to die or even feel pain, Zombina had proven to be an excellent sparring partner for the male hybrid, and while unable to match Xeno in terms of speed and brutality, the undead female's ability to survive normally lethal blows ensured that she constantly had the chance to learn from her mistake, allowing her to become an even more formidable opponent. Off the training field, Zombina had a tendency to flirt with him, always speaking in innuendos and double entendres, causing the usually stoic male to lose his composure, especially when she asked him to help her reattach when her stitching suddenly came undone.
What was even more confusing to the male, though in all honesty he didn't pay much attention to it unless they both had weapons in their hands, was how Tio and Bina would regularly argue with each other over the stupidest of reasons. Sometimes the fight would be over who got to clean his room, other times it would be who got to go with him to pick groceries. Hell last week there was an argument about who got to be on his team for a round of video games which proceeded to degenerate into a wresting match that left the rec room unusable for about 2 days while the damage was repaired.
Before he could think about the other more humorous examples of the irrational contest between the affectionate ogress and the competitive zombie, Xeno was broken out of his musings by the familiar sound of high heels walking across the empty corridor that led to his quarters.
"Ahh Xeno. I've been looking all over for you. I thought with it being your last day here, I'd find you either with your face tightly held against Tio's massive fun bags, or helping Bina sew herself back up after you managed to yet again separate her limbs from her body".
Turning around to face the smiling countenance of his government appointed babysitter, Xeno raised an eyebrow at Smith's usually accurate prediction before he flashed the raven haired agent a small smirk.
"Despite what you and Doppel may think Smith, I am perfectly capable of preventing myself from being dragged off by those two. Besides, they had some errands to run so they won't be back til later this evening".
Tilting her head as if considering the hybrid's words, Smith shrugged her shoulders to show that she accepted his excuse, before she turned to look around the now empty room that had served as Xeno's living quarters ever since she found him on that miserable excuse for a boat.
"I'm surprised to see that you're already packed and ready to go. Usually I have to threaten…I mean persuade you with a shopping trip with Tio before you even agree to move in with a new host family. And yet here you are, with your stuff all packed away, ready to ship out to Darling Kun's house. If I didn't know any better, I would think that your trying to avoid saying goodbye to Tio and Bina before they come back".
Doing his best to keep his expression bare of any emotion, Xeno decided to ignore the teasing inquiry of the admittedly beautiful agent in favor of delivering his own observation.
"You know I find it kind of odd that out of all the host families you're responsible for, you only ever mention antics of the Kurusu household, and even then, you never refer to the host by his given name. If it wasn't for the fact that you're nearly a decade older than him, I would think that you had some unprofessional feelings for the boy".
As soon as he said these words, he instantly started to regret it as a frightening aura began to pulse from the deceptively smiling government agent.
"Now, now Xeno. It isn't polite to point out a woman's age. Otherwise it may cause that surprisingly well connected woman to assign her slightly disrespectful charge to a week of laundry and grocery duty for the entire squad. Just so he can learn to appreciate all the hard work that his youthful looking caregiver has done for him over the years".
Feeling that it was wise not to point out that the leggy agent had always delegated these responsibilities to some unfortunate intern rather than do them herself, Xeno held his tongue lest he provoke Smith into thinking up of something that was truly horrific. Like either spending the day going clothes shopping with Tio, or helping Bina's choose suitable body parts from medical cadaverous.
Having been a prominent figure in Xeno's life ever since the government placed him under her care, Smith was able to accurately predict the direction his thoughts took after he refused to correct her slightly threatening statement. Feeling a tad more sadistic than usual, not that anyone would have the nerve to call her that to her face, the now smirking agent regarded the silently watching hybrid with a knowing smirk.
"Not to worry Xeno. I'm sure that you'll still be able to spend time with Tio and Bina despite your chance in residence. After all, it would badly effect the quality of their work if Tio couldn't bring her Cutie along on her regular shopping trips, or if Bina was forced to pick her own replacement parts without your expertise".
Refusing to let Smith know that her words had caused him to slightly fear for his mental well being, although it was somewhat lessened by the knowledge that he would still be able to occasionally hang out with the slightly aggressive girls, Xeno merely nodded his head to show that he had been listening.
Knowing that she had wasted enough time trying to tease her favorite, and only, male liminal in her life, Smith shifted back into the professional persona that had gained her the reputation of being the governments most effective cultural exchange coordinator.
"You know, despite what you may think, I truly believe that you're going to do well at the Kurusu house. Despite possibly forcing the position of host on him, Darling Kun has proven to be an exceptionally accepting individual, and while I understand that you may have some reservations about humans in general, I can safely say that Kimihito is vastly different from what you experienced before".
Relaxing a little bit as the raven haired woman shifted back into the role of a thoughtful, if somewhat lazy coordinator, Xeno could only give a non-committal grunt as Smith tried to alleviate his anxieties about his changing situation.
'Wouldn't be the first time her optimism proved unfounded, but then again this is the first time that I'm being placed with a human that is already playing host to a bunch of separate species. Should be amusing to mess with him, especially since Smith says that he's been selected to test whether or not interspecies relationships can become common place. Though I am somewhat confused as to why Smith keeps adding more candidates for him to choose from. Oh well, it's not my place to judge, though if Smith's using me to discover whether or not my new host plays for the other team, then she and I are going to have a serious discussion'.
Pushing aside any suspicions he might have had on what the buxom agent was planning, Xeno took hold of his luggage, carried by both his taloned hands and his tail, and ignoring the slight sigh of his trailing coordinator, the hybrid proceeded to start his journey towards yet another host family. He had only one final thought as he made his way through the strangely silent corridors of MON headquarters.
'5 liminal female's living under a roof with little to no adult supervision to prevent them from expressing their base desires. Something tells me that I should have chosen to accept Smith's offer to be a full time M.O.N. agent. Oh well, cant be anyworse than what I normally deal with'.
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(Scene Change)
That afternoon, the members of the Kurusu household were gathered in the living room to discuss the imminent arrival of their newest non-human houseguest. The previous morning had seen the completed installation of not only an indoor pool, but also a newly dug basement that for some reason had been declared off limits by their usually lax coordinator
Due to her anxiousness about having another potential rival for her host's affections, and the fact that Smith hadn't informed them which liminal was to appear first, Miia had taken it upon herself to run the group meeting as a military conference, fully dressed up in an officers uniform and wearing an eyepatch .
"Alright troops, today is the day we've all been waiting for. For soon our ranks will be increased by the presence of at least one additional recruit, and it is up to us to ensure that they know there place while living here. That means that our top pritority is ensuring the personal safety of Captain Darling, for it is not yet known whether we will be dealing with a mermaid who will go to any lengths to ensure that she has a successful tragic romance, or a potentially hostile male with a known dislike of humans. I recommend that until we know for sure that they are a threat to our host, Darling is not to leave our sight for any reason".
While Papi and Suu had listened to the reptilian beauty's speech with comical seriousness, Centorea could only sigh in exasperation at Miia's not so subtle ploy to get closer with their human host, while Kimihtio could only smile embarrassingly at the lamia's passionate declaration.
"Miia, while I appreciate the fact that your willing to go to any lengths to ensure my safety, there's no reason for you to worry. While I admit that I'm slightly nervous about having more guests to look after, I'm sure that with you all helping me, that we will be able to handle it. So there's nothing really to be concerned about, after all we have a beautiful and valiant centaur warrior who is perfecting willing to defend those in need…"
At his words, Centorea quickly turned her back to her chosen master in order to hide the reddening expression of her face while he continued to list the qualities of her housemates.
"An adorable lamia who is always willing to tackle any challenge, no matter how hard it may seem at first".
Miia barely kept herself from squealing in excitement as she heard her Darling praise not only her tenacity and determination, but had also found her to be adorable.
"A harpy who always shows up with a wide smile on her cute face regardless of the situation".
Papi beamed at the good things her Hubby was saying about her even if she had the tendency to fly out of the house without informing anyone.
"And an amazing Slime girl who always tries her best to help out her friends in any way she can.
Suu gave the human one of her wide eyed smiles, fully appreciating the fact that despite the occasional trouble she gave the human, he still treated her with kindness and respect..
His little speech while primarily spoken in order to ease the worry of his female houseguests, was also meant to slightly ease his own anxieties at the prospect of housing more potentially dangerous houseguests. While the addition of the mermaid into his house might cause some issues with some of the girls, either by causing Miia to act more possessive, or causing Suu to act more aggressive due to the presence of more moisture in the house, Kimihito was confident that of the 2 new arrivals, Mero would probably be the easier to look after.
However he wasn't so sure about whether or not he had the necessary abilities to look after a potentially aggressive male houseguest, especially since Smith hadn't exactly told them why the hybrid had some past issues with humans.
Knowing that the decision was now out of his hands, Kimihitio could only wait for his latest houseguest to arrive, content with the knowledge that at least this time, he was forewarned about exactly what he was getting into.
Not knowing that Smith's placement of a male hybrid in his home would irrevocably change his developing relationships with not only the girls in his household, but with other female liminals that he had yet to make the acquaintance of.
ANNNNND that's the second Chapter Done.
Apologies for it being a tad short (Only 5/34 on Microsoft word) But wanted to get this out of the way. It is a tad longer than what I had originally.
Hopefully you like how the story is developing so far….I know its still early, but you kinda get a feel for the OC's relationship with other characters. Hope you all liked his fear of Smith and the others (Common anime/manga theme I think lol)
And here the part of the chapter where I answer Review questions :P
Ragna: Draco should probably go with Xeno. Since Miia is in and Xeno's specie look like a reptile's specie. Just one question, Draco is a recurring character, so why not adding the others Kii,Cathyl,Yukio,Lilith and everyone else?
Author: I have considered Draco for a possible pairing with Xeno. Would work out well since they both have the same aversion to humans. Though could also be seen as a romantic rival for Miia's affections (like in the story) so the relationship could be antagonistic, or even have Draco's stalkerish attentions transfer to Xeno.
Also for the others you mentioned, Cathyl is already in a relationship, same with Yukio, so not going to mess with that. However Kii and Lilith are an interesting thought, since Lilith could see Xeno as either a new love/master interest rather than Rachnera, and Kii could also bond with Xeno over the distate for humans. Still WAY to early in the story in if I choose to go the cannon route, but it is an interesting idea.
Soul: Need to know, does Xeno his immune to the zombification. I mean what happen if Zombina bite, tranfer blood or use saliva on Xeno?
Author: As far as the (cannon) story goes, Zombina appears to be only able to infect humans. Though I suppose a liminal could get sick if bitten. However since Xeno is an Xenomorph human hybrid (basic image of what he looks like is in the stories cover image) that would mean that he has the same type of immune system as an Xenomorph…i.e. Acidic blood (not as strong as a drone, more akin to what the Ripley Clone has), which I would assume would prevent him from getting an infection.
Hopefully that answered some questions.
As always please reviews, no flames. And check out my other stories since I'm working on them same time I'm doing this one lol.