Still alive and kicking... I'm closing in on the end of this story though...
Anyway, as the chapter puts it, there's going to be drastic changes... still pushing with Tomoe's involvement in later chapters...
I was a bit disappointed when i realized i didn't put enough Souseiseki X Jun scenes here though... but don't worry, some sweet stuffs waiting in the next one. for now, i hope you enjoy this...
Chapter 8: Shift
Chaos always starts at a specific point – after the catalyst lights the match, a great deep breath before the great big leap, then the fire spreads. In our case, Souseiseki was the match, the great silence was the breath, and the fire was all sorts of random reaction. And no, Jun didn't find her cuteness enough justification anymore, because he is well aware of the trouble brewing.
"Goodness… I never knew you'd cross that line, Jun." Shinku was the first to respond, wiping from her lips the remnants of the substance that jettisoned from her mouth a few minutes ago
Hinaichigo and Suiseiseki weren't as calm, though. One had sparkly eyes looking at him as if he did something amazingly stupid, the later had a very flustered and vengeful expression with a slowly withering self-control.
"Really? You really kissed her? Really?" Hinaichigo leaned closer and closer, as if asking the question wasn't enough.
"You… you… you puny human! I… I…"
There wasn't much to understand in there, but it was obvious that Suiseiseki didn't even know where to start her anger.
"How could you do this? I thought you were different, Jun! I… I thought…you… and me…"
"Ne, ne, Jun! Was it fun, huh? Did it feel good to kiss? What does it taste like, ne?" Hinaichigo was practically on his lap again, with little diminish occurring in her enthusiasm.
"I too am interested in it." Shinku jumped from her chair, walked towards the lot, and sat considerably close to Jun. "How did it happen?"
"Yeah, and why did it happen?!" Suiseiseki finally said in a complete statement, somehow getting her thoughts to a specific direction.
Jun's multi-directional situation was getting more and more lose ends, so he looked at the culprit in attempt to receive some sort of assistance. Unfortunately, the only thing he got was a tilt of her head and a clueless inquiry in the form of a smile.
"Come on, come on, tell us, Jun!" Hinaichigo started shaking the boy who was getting nowhere with all of this. And he was also so grateful for his sister leaving, really he was.
"Did you… did you… did you violate my sister?!" that was obviously the cause of the Jade-star's mental turmoil.
Violate? Well, hypothetically, Jun thought, he could've. But he was again quick to shove away the idea, and returned an angry declaration. "The hell I would!"
"Violate? What does that mean?" Souseiseki asked, and oh yes, as innocently as before, walking towards them.
"Not exactly the most decent human act." Shinku said with a rare sinister smile.
"You're not helping!" Jun yelled at her, while Hina just kept on bouncing on his lap.
"Souseiseki…" (God, their names are so long…) the long haired twin took her hand, "…Jun didn't… erm… DO it with you, did he? He didn't take of your clothes and touch you anywhere, did he?"
"You're out of your mind, idiot!" Jun yelled, hormones again kicking in at full throttle with the suggestions that doll is making. The curse of a vivid imagination – a single statement can divert a simple question into a kinky scenario.
"Hey, hey, Jun! What is Suiseiseki talking about, huh? What is it? Tell me. Come on." The blonde shorty wasn't getting enough attention, and just kept on wildly shaking the lad.
"Did he hurt you in anyway?" Suiseiseki asked again.
"Oh, no." the boku-doll answered in the same mild manner, "Jun was very gentle."
That statement obvious did little to narrow down all the possibilities, for even Shinku now had a small tint of fluster on her pale cheeks, perhaps also imagining said 'possibilities.' Hinaichigo's already wide eyes just became wider, her curiousity not reaching any peak, nor was Suiseiseki's aggravation. And the fact that Jun didn't know why she was reacting like in the first place was another puzzle altogether.
"AGHH! So you did DO it to her, you perverted, uncivilized, and lecherous human!" again Suiseiseki declared, pointing a finger at him.
"Hold on." Finally, Shinku spoke, putting some light moderation in the scene, "Was it really just a kiss?" The question was directed in general, but Jun was the first to answer. "Yes it was, so stop making such a fuss about it."
"Souseiseki?" Shinku directed her curious gaze at her sister.
"Yes, it was, nothing more… at least not that I was aware of."
Again with the highly suggestive follow-ups, Jun thought.
"How did he do it?" Hinaichigo said, obviously had her questions hanging.
The lapiz lazuli maiden smiled warmly, recalling that moment and looked at Hina fondly. "Like this."
She walked towards Sakurada, framed his shock face with her palms, then placed a soft kiss on him. The boy's mind didn't recall it being so darn… erotic. Then again, given that her lips was closer now on his than how he did it back then, his mind would understandably concoct its own version. The time she spent pressed on his face was long, ending with a subtle 'chu' at the end and, to the boy's greater surprise, leaving a thread of saliva connecting their flesh. (sorry, I couldn't help but put this scene in).
Souseiseki pulled away, then went a bit in shambles cleaning her face and that of Jun when she realized the small mess she made. "So-sorry… I didn't know how to do it. I guess I did it wrong."
Again, that simple act was a deep breath before the chaos, although this time, the reaction were a tad less eccentric. Hina's eyes were big with wonder at the very scene happening before her. She was still comfortably latched on Jun's lap after all, and it was all that she needed to satiate her question of what Suiseiseki kept on referring to as 'DOING IT' with Souseiseki.
"Ohhh… so THAT'S a kiss." The freaky, drooling, sparkly look on Hina's face was, to sum it up, 'freaky'.
The rest were a little less than pleased with what they saw, particularly because it wasn't just something they took lightly.
"You… you kissed Jun!"
"Erm, yeah… I just thought I would be best to clarify it before it gets more confusing." Souseiseki said so, but now Shinku and Suiseiseki were more curious than before. Oh well, at least Hina was more or less satisfied… or is she?
"Why? Whywhywhywhywhywhy?!"
"Why indeed?
"Well, Jun said that you kiss people when you care for them, and if you want to stay with them." Souseiseki was again moving uncharacteristically for her calm nature while she explained. "That's why he kissed me. Isn't that what kisses are for?"
All eyes fell on Jun again, and again he was left to explain his poor little excuse of the term 'kiss'. There was obviously some truth in it, and perhaps it wasn't his intention to leave it out the part where he meant to kiss her as someone who craves for her and loves her. But all those details aside, he was sure that Souseiseki's understanding of kiss wasn't sufficient by her sisters' judgment, and the accountability boils down on him.
An ample amount of silence was allotted for everyone in the living to gather their wits to that pathetic explanation, and to decide how they were going to react to it.
"Well… it's true isn't it?" Jun asked, and at the same time, tried to justify.
"No it's not!" Hina was first to declare, no longer having her childishly happy face, but wearing a rather disappointed one. "It's not true, because Jun never kissed Hina before, but Jun cares about Hina a lot, don't you Jun?"
"Well… um…"
"I'd say…" Shinku stood up, dusted her dress, and began to walk towards the table. "I was the first to initiate a contract, yet I never got that far in his methods of affection. N-not that it mattered to me, though." Hesitation was clear in her voice.
As for the other star doll, her face was still a puffed up fluster of compressed rage. Jun should have been used to her spoiled manner of dealing with difficult things by now, but she was appearing more aggravating than usual.
"What?" Jun asked, completely clueless.
"You're the worst!" Suiseiseki chastised. "Does this mean none of us matter to you at all, huh?"
"You got it all wrong!"
"Wait, has Jun never kissed you guys before?" Souseiseki asked, her own curiosity sparking up.
"NEVER!" the three other dolls said in unison.
Despite the frustration that was obvious in such reaction, Jun was able to register the sight of the boku-doll suddenly turning red and turning her back from everyone else.
"Somehow, that makes me happy…" they heard her whisper.
That was another kawaii moment, but of course there were the three remaining dissatisfied freeloaders glaring at him. The eldest pretending not to be affected, but clearly having a sharp curve of her eyes, the other not even bothering holding down the expression of anger, while the youngest had two tiny fists pressed on his heaving chest, waiting for some sort of compensation.
"Hina wants a kiss a too!" the blonde doll puckered her lips and was about to attack Jun, but Suiseiseki was quick to react and peel her off.
"Not so fast, stupid Hina!"
"Ugly Suiseiseki shouldn't interfere!" Hina retaliated by tackling the Jade star, with the helpless Jun the conclusive victim of the entire scenario. "I want a kiss from Jun too!"
"Well, none of us are going to get it, since we don't seem to be as special as Souseiseki." The placid Shinku finally said. The said younger sister looked at her with an alarmed and confused expression. Beneath the rumbling dolls Jun saw that unpleasant sight of her self-hurting face, then decided that indeed it was his fault.
The price of having Souseiseki by his side is that his love for all the dolls should generally increase. Perhaps he would have a talk with her later… for now…
"Alright, that's it."
He gave a quick shove at the brawling pair, stood straight and brave as if he really was, and walked towards the quiet Shinku. The doll looked up at him, seemingly intimidated, and was ultimately shocked when Jun suddenly placed hands under her arm and lifted her. Everyone suddenly got their attention glued on what he would do next.
"Jun, you brute! Unhand me right now! What do you think you're…"
Her protest wasn't completed. Jun gave her a peck on the cheek to silence her. Shinku was wide-eyed, open mouthed and completely flustered by the time the boy let her down. The tea cup she was holding all the while falling on the floor and shattering.
"Next…" he eyed his next target, who was still unaware of the whole charade. Between the two dolls who were all over each other just a few seconds ago, Jun decided to go to the more difficult one first.
He knelt in front of Suiseiseki and grabbed hold of her shoulders firmly.
"Ho-hold on… I'm not ready for this…" she said, her words contradicting the docility and submissiveness her blushing face was reflecting.
Jun didn't give a damn about it, though, and just pulled her for her share of kiss. And since, whether Jun admits it or not, she also has a special area in his heart, he gave her a longer one. He left her into a steaming pile of speechless mess to attend to the expectant youngster who was impatiently waiving her arms at him.
"It's Hina's turn! It's Hina's turn!" Hinaichigo cheered. This one Jun clearly didn't mind being affectionate with.
He picked the blonde doll in his arms like he normally does, a proud grin plastered on his face. He no longer concerned himself with any affective ending this scenario is causing. He just wants to clarify things first and start of something new with Souseiseki.
"Hina wants a different kind of kiss!" the doll said.
"What kind of- "
It was his turn to be rendered helpless as Hina suddenly leaped from his arms, went for his face, and knock edtheir teeth together, consequently locking their lips as well. That was the second shock for Shinku and Suiseiseki of the day, and the first one for Souseiseki. As for Jun, it was clearly the last thing he expected, and wanted to happen that day – to have his first kiss stolen by a mere child… erm, doll. Well, childish doll. And with that deep breath she just took, Hina was able to pull it off for a good two minutes, further weakening the boy.
"Pwah… God, I can't breathe!" he said, after being released by the suddenly powerful doll.
"Yay! Hina has kissed Jun! Now, we will be getting married, and after a few days, Hina's belly will be big!" she declared happily.
"Stupid Hina!" Suiseiseki, envious of the whole thing but of course would first burn in hell than admit that, declared, "That's not how it works! You're not supposed to marry Jun just yet. And what do you mean your belly is going to get big?"
"That's because Hina is now pregnant with Jun's child!"
"Really? Is that true?" Souseiseki's ignorant reaction, to which Jun considered with a defeated disdain.
"Yes yes! Hina has seen it in t.v. When two people kiss with their mouths, one of them becomes pregnant!" she further explained.
"But why do you think that you're the one is going to get pregnant and not Jun?" Suiseiseki asked.
"Hmm… that's right… maybe Jun will get pregnant and not Hina…"
Our young hero was still contemplating on the amount of pain inflicted on his abused lips when the mere stupidity of their conversation got to him. In which case, Hina and Suiseiseki were both looking at him intently.
"Don't strain your brains, you morons. Boys don't get pregnant, and neither do girls with just a simple kiss."
"Really? Then how will Jun make Hina pregnant?" she meant is as a stupidly innocent question of course, but that didn't stop the boy from letting the natural perversion of thought in this line of topic kick in.
"I-idiot! Stop asking stupid questions!" he said, face all red.
"Aw, but Hina wants to know."
"Yes, I'm a bit curious myself." Souseiseki supplemented the powerful yet senseless pursuit for answers, "How DO humans become pregnant?"
"Like I said! Stop asking such stupid questions! It's embarrassing!"
"Embarrasing?" Suiseiseki spliced in the discussion, "But human reproductions are important too, yes?"
"Hm, I believe so." Answered her twin.
All sparkly, anticipating eyes were on Jun again. Well, he took care of the misunderstanding, and now they were all on the same mark of being 'cared for' by Jun Sakurada. But now he has to give way to some difficult topic that not even the best parent could master. Heck, he's not even a parent himself, nor have he done it with anyone else, how is he going to break through this?
"Jun…"
Jun's mind suddenly became appeased when he heard Shinku's voice. He forgot that he is by far more knowledgeable and more refined than anyone else in this room, albeit she is also the most demanding. She knows the dolls too, so she might as well be the one to tell them about 'Sex and Fun stuff 101.' Unfortunately, when he was about to consult her age old victorian wisdom, he was faced with a rather shocked and a mildly scared version of the doll.
There was little to consider from the angle on which he was looking at her, but he could clearly see that Shinku was staring at her index finger, which had a drop of red liquid on it.
He was barely beginning to consider the situation when Hina began nibbling on something.
"Hina tastes something weird."
She placed a finger in her mouth and did some nasty probing. When she plucked it out, her entire finger was covered with blood. Jun quickly grabbed hold of Hina's chin and asked the doll to smile. she did, and just as he expected, her gum was slightly chipped because of that sudden clash of their faces. He then turned his head towards Suiseiseki. She was all over the floor with Hina a while ago. He took hold of arm and pulled up her sleeve.
The jade star didn't make any protest, but was just as surprised when she saw some red marks on her arm – places where she bumped on something sharp.
None of them, save for Shinku, seem to understand what was happening. Obviously, simply because none of them encountered such event before – as far as all of them, including Jun, are aware, dolls don't bleed.
"You guys… are bleeding." Jun whispered, mind slowly creeping towards a horrific possibility of what was happening.
to be continued
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