And we're back with Life of A GPU, last time, the crew were trying to force Ice to legalize Suu, and Ice was playing a prank on them because he was bored, so… did he really like all that torture or what? And also, shit went down at the bookstore and someone was there snooping around. Bryce is his name and that kind of stuff is his game, apparently. With that taken care of, let's get it on!
It's around 3 o'clock in the afternoon and Andrew is about to get out of school and… he does. He walks out of the building sighing, "It's just gets harder and harder, doesn't it? I mean…" He looks down at his bag, "I actually skipped school, how am I supposed to write that down to excuse?" He quotes something, "'Please excuse Andrew McIntosh on blah blah blah, he had to peel skin off his lamia guest.' And not only that, but everyone in school is getting riled up about that incident with Josh, everybody knowing about liminals, everybody knowing that I have liminals, all of it!" He continues ranting to himself.
Xelor speaks up, "You know, Andrew… you could just quit. Just talk to Ms. Smith and say that 'I give up', she probably will take them all home and you can live a stress free year of school. Then, you could go back to the Hyperdimension and risk your life there. Sounds like a plan, right?"
Andrew shouts, "Are you kidding?! I love being a host! I have never felt lonely again after taking care of them."
Xelor mentions, "You never felt lonely when you first met Neptune."
Andrew chuckles a bit, "That's true…" He continues walking home and talking to his watch companion, "My parents are going to find out about my little secret one day and when they do, oh boy…"
Xelor mentions, "Doesn't the school contact them and inform them how you're doing?"
Andrew's eyes widen, "They totally do! Man! Maybe, they already know, but I won't know that until they get home."
Xelor also mentions something else, "Also the home phone, schools often check up with the house to see how you're doing, them knowing you are by yourself, with the exception of your guests and-"
Andrew replies, "I'll cut you off right there, the school already knows I usually stay home by myself, my parents already took care of all of that. However, what I'm worried about is the school telling my parents I have liminals staying at my home. They seriously might have no idea and they would be in for a shock of their lives."
Xelor asks, "Have you ever told them about your trip to the Hyperdimension and your GPU powers and the CPUs?"
Andrew chuckles nervously, "Nope. My grandfather is all hush hush about that. Apparently, same goes for them staying at my house and all that." He sighs, "Well, it'll happen when it happens, I better go home before I worry everyone." He continues walking home from school.
After a while, he heads towards town central, walking downhill, Andrew and Xelor already talked about all that they need to talk about. As he walks, he does see something new to him, more extraspecies walking around, well, they are usually paired with their hosts, Andrew comments, "Wow, news really travel fast, now there are others with liminals staying with them.
Xelor mentions, "Well, there's just a few of them right now so that means you're the only kid in school who has liminals."
Andrew laughs, "Ha ha! I bet their parents refused to let them have one!"
Xelor replies, "Your parents might do the very same thing when they find out."
Andrew frowns, "Oh…"
Their conversation broke when Andrew sees something rush past them, screaming, "Somebody help me!" It was a feminine voice.
Andrew looks over to see how it's happening, "That lady in the wheelchair needs help! She looks to be young, probably around my age, well a bit older."
Xelor says, "She's a young adult, Andrew, which you are just about to be on your birthday."
Andrew nods, "Yeah… wait! I need to help her!" He runs off to catch up to her, while doing so, he taps on his watch, "GPU mode engage!" He transforms and rushes off to help the runaway girl in the wheelchair. "Don't worry, madam! I'll save you!" He shouts out.
It didn't take very long for Andrew to catch up to her and goes past her, he waits for her downhill, "Huh, she looks really pretty and I haven't seen that kind of style of fashion before." He says observing her.
Xelor mentions, "It seems to be of a gothic attire."
Andrew nods, "Unusual to see around here but it suits her." He then calls out to her, "Don't worry! I'll catch you when you get down here!"
The girl seems to very afraid but nods to his call, leaving her trust to Andrew. When she arrives at Andrew's destination, she immediately crashes into him the two are send flying, doing some flips in the air before landing on the ground. With the girl landing on top of Andrew, with her breasts sandwiching his face, "Not what I had in mind, but thank god for her airbags." He mutters.
The girl looks down at him, worried about him, "Oh my, are you alright? Are you harmed?"
Andrew sets his feet upright before he gets up, lifting him and the girl in the wheelchair, "I'm fine. The question is, are you alright?"
The girl nods, "I'm fine, thanks for asking." She looks up and down at him, "What are you? You sped over to me and caught me without a problem."
Andrew chuckles, "Oh, just somebody who saw someone in need of help. I'm Andrew! Andrew McIntosh!"
The girl places her hands together, "Nice to meet you, Andrew! My name is Meroune Lorelei, but you can call me Mero if you want." She says to Andrew, introducing herself with a smile.
Andrew exclaims, "If that's what you wish!" It seems that the GPU form is getting the better of him this time as he sounds pretty heroic to Meroune. He goes behind the wheelchair and begins pushing it for her, asking, "So, where are you heading, Mero?"
Meroune simply replies, "Oh, anywhere is fine. You saved me so I'll leave where I'm going up to you, beloved."
Andrew raises an eyebrow, "Beloved?"
Meroune looks up to Andrew saying, "Oh, I wish to call you that if it's alright with you. After all, you saved me."
Andrew nods, "That's alright, Mero!" He says to himself, "Although, it would be nice if someone would call me by my name, everyone seems to go by a nickname apparently."
Meroune looks at Andrew asking, "What was that, beloved?"
Andrew laughs saying, "Nothing, Mero! So, what kind of things do you enjoy? Since we introduced ourselves and gotten up to nicknames, might as well get to know each other."
Meroune replies, "Oh! I just adore the little mermaid! It's very popular where I come from."
Andrew's smiles replying, "Oh, I like it, too! It was one of my favorite movies growing up!"
Meroune asks curiously, "Oh, you have a movie of it, beloved?"
Andrew nods, "Yep! Me and my parents used to watch it all the time!"
Meroune smiles, "That's great! It's really nice to see someone who enjoys the little mermaid as much as I do! Shall we keep going?"
Andrew nods, "Sure! But, to where?"
Xelor mentions in Andrew's head, "You need to get yourself home. Meroune needs to get herself home, she's none of your business."
Andrew replies saying to Xelor, "I can't do that! She needs me, I'll at least take her to my house until she can find a way to her home, where ever it is." Andrew says outloud, "Never mind, let's go to my house, it's all I can do for you until you are safe again."
Meroune exclaims, "That's a great idea, beloved! I really have nowhere to go so your house would be perfect!"
Andrew nods, "Alright, then! And, don't gets surprised but…" He transforms back to normal, "I have to power down." He sighs.
Meroune lets out a little gasp, "What was that, beloved? Does everyone do that here?"
Andrew shakes his head and explains, "No, just me. I have this watch that can basically let me become a… err… it's hard to explain, but a super human sort of person. Dang it."
Xelor comments, "Real smooth, Andrew."
Meroune replies trying to get it, "So, you become a super hero?"
Andrew nods, "Something like that. Although no one in town really knows about me doing something like that, I just had to because I wouldn't be able to save you otherwise."
Meroune nods, "Well, I really appreciate you doing that for me, beloved! You seem to be really good at your job."
Andrew chuckles, "Well, yeah… let's go to my house now."
Let's see how the others are doing in Andrew's house, of course they are getting impatient with Andrew, especially Miia, "Oh… when is darling coming back! He should have returned by now!"
Noire replies, "Patience, Miia. Although, being a GPU, he could have returned in the blink of an eye. I wonder what's taking him?"
Vert suggests, "Maybe he's doing a little pit stop at a store to get us something, maybe getting me that new video game."
Miia rejects that, "No! He's probably already decided who he wants to marry and fetching us an engagement ring. Oh, please let it be me! Oh, that would just be…" She fantasizes.
Neptune sighs, "There she goes again, maybe he just got something to take care of at school, they might be suspicious about what's going on with him."
Noire looks at Neptune, "That's awfully smart of you to think that, Neptune. It's highly likely that would be the case."
Neptune exclaims, "Oh, Noire! I'm always thinking smart!"
Noire replies, "I don't know about that, maybe if you didn't talk about pudding all the time, I would believe it."
Blanc tells everyone something, "There are people outside our house. They look to be part of the government."
Noire exclaims, "What?!" She looks over to see for herself, "What are they doing here? They seem to be looking for something?"
Papi suggests, "Are they here to take Suu away?"
Noire shakes her head, "No, our penguin friend took care of that for us. It has to be something else."
Blanc says, "You could just go outside and ask them."
Neptune replies, "And ruin all the fun? No way! Let's do some snooping and see what they're talking about, come on guys! Who's with me?!"
Noire asks Neptune, "Andy told us to stay inside, Neptune!"
Neptune frowns, "Come on! Just one little snooping session? Get your metal gear into action!"
Noire shakes her head, "Thanks but, no thanks. I would rather not get into trouble."
Neptune then moves on to Papi and Suu, "Well, then how about you two? I really could use some agents to help me spy on them."
Papi replies dumbfounded, "Spy?"
Neptune nods, "Yeah! It'll be fun! We can go into cardboard boxes and find intel about what they're looking for. All that stuff, and Suu… maybe we can find Ice out there for you."
Suu begins smiling hearing that, Neptune then goes over to Glue, "And we'll need our guard dog to look out for trouble."
Glue barks, "Dogoo! Dogoo!" Glue hops onto Suu's head and rests there.
Neptune smiles, "Yeah! The slime duo! You two will make an awesome team and Papi and I will do some snooping airborne! Let's go!" And the four of them head out.
Noire shouts out, "Hey, wait! Don't go out!" She grumbles, "Damn it, Neptune!"
Miia asks, sighing, "Should we go after them?"
Noire shakes her head, "No, Neptune and her posse needs to learn about the consequences eventually."
Blanc asks, "So, we stay here until they eventually get caught?"
Noire nods, "Yep! That's the plan!"
Back outside, Neptune, Papi, Suu and Glue are hiding behind bushes, behind the government agents while they spy on them, "Alright, we got a good distance between them, all we have to do is…"
"No!" Papi squawks.
Neptune tries shushing her, "Hey, Papi, one lesson of snooping is to stay quiet." She asks, "What's the big deal?"
Papi replies, "Papi was only trying to give Suu water but got it all over myself." She has a bottle of water in her 'hands' half empty and she is soaking wet.
Neptune replies, "Well, please keep it down. We don't want to get caught when we're out here." She peeks out of the bushes, trying to hear what they are talking about, "They're not talking, they're just searching." Neptune looks back to Papi and Suu, "Find any… what the Nep?!" She exclaims as she sees something weird happening.
Suu freaking kisses Papi on the mouth, she then pulls back with Papi exclaiming, "Suu?! W-what was that?!" Suu doesn't answer and she wraps herself around Papi, trying to drink the water from her body, even by licking her body clean.
Neptune replies, "Jeez, and I thought dogoos are the only naughty slimes in my dimension!" She summons her sword, a wooden katana, "Hey, Suu! Leave my harpy friend alone!" She twirls her blade around. "Come get me, instead."
Suu is done playing with Papi and goes straight for Neptune, she dodges Suu and jumps all the way next to Papi, "There's a water fountain right there and an unfinished bottle of water, just drink it, alright?"
Suu doesn't listen to Neptune and stands there, ready to strike her. She goes for the attack, which Neptune exclaims, "Cross combination!" And attempts to attack Suu, the reasoning for summoning a weak weapon is to not hurt Suu.
And… it doesn't work as Suu just bends around her attack, "Nep, what?!" Neptune exclaims as she gets enveloped in Suu. "S-Suu… you're not going to do what I think you're doing, right?" She sweatdrops.
Suu begins licking the sweat off of Neptune, to which she points out, "My sweat, too? Heh heh heh…" She then begins laughing, "Ha ha ha! That tickles! Cut it out, Suu! Ha ha ha!"
Neptune looks over at Glue, "H-help me! Ha ha!"
Glue tilts his heads and barks, "Dogoo?" He then leaps on top of Neptune, "Dogoo!"
Neptune replies, "Not you, too! S-stop it! I can't take it anymore! I'm gonna die laughing!" She continues laughing.
Someone close by, "Now where did that liminal get to?" Ice says to himself looking around, he hears something, "Huh?" He looks through the bushes and sees Neptune being attacked by Suu and Glue and Papi unconscious next to them.
Neptune looks over at Ice, "Help me, Ice!"
Ice just backs away and continues on his merry way.
Neptune exclaims, "You coward!"
Andrew continues walking with Meroune, almost to their house, "Alright, almost there, just gotta… Ice?"
Ice looks at Andrew and rushes over to him, "We have been looking everywhere for you, Meroune!"
Andrew gets a confused look, "Huh?"
Meroune bows her head, "I'm sorry! Please forgive me, Mr. Ice!"
Andrew asks Ice, "Can you help me out here? What's going on?"
Ice shakes his head, "No time, I have to report that I found her. By the way, Suu is nearby playing with Neptune in her usual way."
Andrew exclaims, "What?! Why didn't you help her?"
Ice shakes his head, "Not my problem. And I don't want to become Suu's plaything for the rest of my life." He walks away.
Andrew calls out, "Come on, don't be… like… that." He lowers his voice with every pause as Ice walks away from him, "Well, let's go find Neptune." He walks towards where the sounds of Neptune are coming from. He goes through the bushes, "Neptune, Papi! Are you all right?"
Neptune faintly says, "D… don't look, Andy… don't look at me… failing…" She sighs as Suu gets up from her and eyes at Meroune and Andrew. Glue lays on Neptune sleeping on her chest happily.
Suu inches towards Andrew and Meroune, Andrew says to Suu, "Suu… stop this right now. I'm only going to ask you this one time."
And Suu charges after Meroune, without nothing to stop Suu this time, Andrew had to resort to one thing and one thing only, he quickly grabs the bottle of water and pours it on his head. "Come on, Suu. Come and get me!"
Suu changes her target and rushes over to Andrew, drinking the water from him, he goes down, "Gah… that's it Suu. Drink it all up…" He begins shuttering.
Meroune look down at Andrew, "Are you ok, beloved?"
Andrew gives her a thumbs up, "No problem." Shuttering still.
It doesn't take long for Suu to envelope Andrew all the way, without letting him to breathe, Meroune asks, "Beloved?"
A flash of blue light glows through the goo and Andrew begins getting up, "All fine!" He gives her a thumbs up."
Suu begins going crazy which Andrew takes account again, "You're upset that I transformed and the water is all off my body. Well…" Suu begins to leap for Meroune and Andrew creates a forcefield around Suu, pretty much like a bubble, "Yep, that's when I know I'm getting used to this." He looks down at Neptune asking, "Are you alright? The Neptune I know can take a hundred dogoo pack without a problem."
Neptune begins to get up, "Ugh… that's it, no more jelly."
Andrew looks over at Papi, "Are you ok, Papi?"
Papi gets up saying, "Papi doesn't want jelly either."
Andrew shrugs, "Well! I guess you all are fine! You all should be getting home now. Same goes for you too, Suu."
Suu tries reaching for Meroune still but due to Andrew's forcefield, she is unable to. Andrew replies, "I can't keep this forcefield up while walking, it's supposed to be a stationary, defensive barrier."
Neptune replies, "Don't look at me! I'm not going to put water on myself for Suu!"
Andrew gets an idea, "Well, Ice was just here and since he was looking for Mero, I think it would be part of his job to… look after Suu."
Neptune commands Papi, "Go fetch our favorite penguin!"
Papi salutes, "Yes, ma'am!" She flies off looking for Ice.
Andrew looks over to Meroune, "It'll be a while. I can't move otherwise Suu will attack you, so I'm going to keep my forcefield until help has arrived."
"Hey! Let me go!" Someone nearby shouts.
Andrew knows who it was, "And there he is!"
Papi flies down with Ice in her talons, "Papi did good, right?"
Andrew gives her a thumbs up, "You did excellent! Alright, you two, head home now, I'll catch up soon enough."
Neptune nods, "Alright, Andy!" With that, the two heads back home with Glue tagging along of course.
Andrew turns towards Ice, "Now…"
Ice shakes his head, "No… freaking… way."
Andrew doesn't give up, "Aw, come on… wasn't it your job to find Mero? It would be a shame if Suu got a hold of her. What would the government think?"
Ice sweatdrops, "I might get demoted…" He crosses his arms, "Suu is still your responsibility."
Suu looks at Ice and then switches her gaze for him, trying desperately to reach him, Andrew nods, "Huh, seems like Suu still prefers you for some reason."
Ice grumbles, "You owe me… big time." Ice walks over to the nearby fountain and drenches himself on it, he's now dripping wet.
Andrew releases the barrier and lets Suu go, he dashes behind Meroune's wheel chair and exclaims, "Thanks, Ice! Couldn't have done it without you!" He then moves along home letting Ice take care of Suu.
Suu looms over Ice, he just stands there, sweatdropping, "Sigh… Suu, come give me a hug." He opens his wings out to Suu which she gladly accepts, absorbing Ice into her body. "They don't pay me enough for this." Ice says.
Andrew makes it to the door entrance, back in his human form, "Guys, I'm… back?" He sees the people from the government huddle around Meroune.
Ms. Smith is there, too, "Mero! There you are! We're glad that Ice informed us about where you are! Where is he exactly?"
"Over here!" Ice exclaims from the distance as he guides Suu towards them, pointing his flippers towards the house.
Ms. Smith smiles, "Oh, bonding, I see?"
Ice shouts, "This isn't bonding! She's literally bonding me to her body! This wasn't in the job description at all!"
Ms. Smith tries not to laugh, "Well, you definitely fit the qualities of being a coordinator. Really getting to know the liminal you assigned the host to."
Ice replies, "I better get overtime for this!" He shouts to everyone.
The other agents just whistle nonchalantly as they keep working, which Andrew points out, "So, what's with the house adjustments? Are you building a room for Suu?"
Ms. Smith shakes her head, "What?! No! If that were to be the case, then Ice would have to do it."
Ice sticks his head out of Suu's body, taking a deep breath and asks, "Why do you do this to me?!" Suu pushes Ice back into her body.
Andrew asks as they head inside, "Then who is it for?"
An agent rolls Meroune inside and Ms. Smith says, "Andy-kun… meet your new guest, Meroune!"
Meroune pulls up her dress a bit revealing a mermaid tail, followed by her fin like ears and her webbed hands, "It's a pleasure to be living in your home, beloved!"
The other guests inside shout out, "Beloved?!" As they are taken aback by the news of a new liminal staying.
Andrew replies, "Well, that explains everything, I guess."
A while later, all the agents left already, including Ice and he couldn't be happier.
Miia goes right up to Andrew asking, "Darling, why does this watery tart have to stay with us?!"
Andrew raises his hands in defense, "Whoa, take it easy, Miia. She's not hurting anyone."
Miia replies, "Well, she could be hurting you! She could be scheming something for all we know!"
Noire replies, "You scheme all the time. I caught you trying to sneak into Andy's bedroom last night. That has been happening for nights now."
Miia shouts out, "We're not talking about me! She could be using her captivating charms to lure darling over to her for something nefarious!"
Noire sighs, "Forget it! I'm not going to convince you. Enjoy whatever the hell this is!"
Miia shouts, "I don't enjoy this!"
The others are greeting her, Andrew is there introducing everyone to Meroune, he then says, "And that's Miia over there."
Meroune exclaims happily, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Miia."
Miia replies, "Don't think I know what you're doing!"
Meroune asks curiously, "Pardon?"
Miia threatens, "Listen, if you ever take darling away from me, you'll be sorry."
Centorea pulls Miia back, "Methinks you are overreacting."
Miia shouts out, "I'm overreacting?! Don't you see the evilness in her?"
Centorea sweatdrops, "You don't know for sure until you truly see it."
Miia looks over at Papi near Meroune and shouts, "Get away from her, she's bad!"
Papi shakes her head, "Nuh uh! She's nicer than you!"
Miia grumbles, "You too, Papi?!"
Centorea sighs, "If it ails you that much, I'll go over there for you and see for what she truly is."
Miis smiles, "I know I can count on you, Cerea!"
Centorea goes over to Meroune and says, "Excuse me, Meroune, I believe that you might befall harm on milord. What is your true intension?"
Meroune doesn't really replies to what Centorea said and smiles at her, "You are a centaur, right? You display great chivalrous honor for your master. I see a great nobility from you. I know that you will a tremendous job!"
Centorea gasps, "What is this aura I'm sensing? It's like I'm speaking one of royalty!"
Miia sighs, "I should have known she would fail…"
Neptune and the other three goddesses comment in unison, "What are we, chopped liver?" Since they are goddesses and all, they exceed royalty.
Miia goes over to the goddesses and asks, "Why are you all blinded by this?! You four out of anyone could sense the danger from within someone!" She flails her arms around angrily.
Noire replies, "She really doesn't pose a threat to Andy. We know him longer than you and we trust him. Trust us, if Mero was about to do something to him, we'd know."
Neptune exclaims, "Yeah! So, quit acting like a Noire and trust in your GPU!"
Noire faces Neptune, "What does that supposed to mean?"
Neptune replies, "Meaning that you overreact over everything!"
Noire shouts, "I do not overreact! You shut up!"
Neptune laughs, "You're doing it right now!"
Vert just faces Miia and says with a smile, "You have nothing to fear."
Miia frowns, "I guess I should take your word for it. I mean, I really don't know for sure if she's interested in him or not."
Andrew begins picking Meroune up and she asks him, "By the way, beloved… do you have a girlfriend?"
Miia is in shock by what she said just stood there waiting for Andrew's answer.
Andrew walks upstairs and thinks about that question for a bit before replying, "Err… why do you ask?"
Meroune replies, "Just curious."
Miia rushes over and shouts, "Yes he does, I'm his girlfriend!" She tries going to the side of Andrew.
Meroune asks, "Really?"
Neptune points out, "Technically we're all his girlfriends."
Blanc asks, "What kind of arrangement did his grandfather pull?"
Noire sighs, "A very sick one if you ask me."
Before Meroune could reply to that, Andrew says, "M-Miia, there's not enough room for both of us, so could you just-" He tries readjust handling Meroune with Miia right next to him when suddenly, "G-gah!"
He accidently pulls off Merorune's top partially, Miia shouts out, "Darling, you pervert!"
Andrew's face flushes red, "I d-didn't mean to, it just suddenly slid off." His hands keep slipping and he just grabs Meroune's breasts, "I s-swear! I can't get a good grip on her."
Miia shouts, "You definitely got a good grip on her!"
Andrew shouts back, "T-that's not what I meant!" And… all three of them fall downstairs.
The both of them land right beside Andrew, all close to him with their breasts close to their face, "Beloved, are you alright?"
Miia shouts replying to Meroune, "Don't ask if he's alright! That's my job!"
Andrew just lays there, face flushes with two pairs of breasts right at his face, "Why me?" He says in his head.
Snap! Miia accidentally crushes Meroune's wheelchair. And after that incident of terror is over, Andrew sets the now covered up Meroune on the armchair. Andrew sighs in relief and says, "I'm sorry that happened. I didn't know what happened. Truly, I didn't."
Meroune nods, understanding, "I forgive you. We mermaids are usually slippery because we secrete mucus to keep moist so our tops tend to slide off. Even so… I don't mind if you do it, beloved."
Andrew scratches behind his head, "You don't say…" He then goes over to Miia asking, trying to change the subject, "So, what was that all about? I was only just trying to take Mero upstairs so she can see it."
Miia nods, "Oh. I'm sorry, darling."
Andrew nods back, "It's alright, I just have to call Ms. Smith so she can order a new wheelchair for Mero. Hold up a second." He takes out his cellphone and calls her, he heads over to the kitchen to make the call.
Noire sighs, "This wouldn't have happened if you weren't so jealous of Mero, Miia."
Miia replies, "I got a very good reason to be jealous. You heard her, she's totally interested in darling! I won't have that!"
"Do you need some kind of therapy, Miia?" A voice asks.
Miia looks over at the coffee table and sees Xelor resting on it, "My last hope!" She grabs Xelor and asks, "What do you know about darling? Does he like her back?"
Xelor replies, "That's classified information. And I have told you before and so have the other goddesses, Andrew knows what he's doing, granted, mishaps like before tend to happen but he doesn't let that cloud his better sense of judgement."
Miia asks, "Look, are you with me or against me?"
Xelor beeps, "I'm on the logical side. So, it depends on which side are you on."
Miia replies, "I'm on darling's side, always!"
"I can see that, but look at it from this perspective. Andrew always knows what the right thing is, and he will take everyone's feelings into account." Xelor tells Miia.
Miia nods, "I know about that! I'm just… worried."
Xelor sighs, "Why don't you just tell him? It's not like he won't get it."
Noire nods, "He's kind of dense but not really dense. And believe it or not, he used to be a shy person."
Miia's eyes widen, "Really?"
Neptune nods, "Yep! I had to bust him out of his shell! He had a hard time talking to us."
Noire replies, "Insecure is the proper word for it."
Miia nods, "Oh." She then thinks of an idea, "Maybe I can use that to my advantage!"
Noire shouts, "That's not what we meant!"
Meroune just sits there, she was just talking to the others while Miia talked to Xelor so she wasn't really paying attention to what she was saying. Andrew returns and says, "Alright, Ms. Smith is going to send a backup wheelchair but it'll take a while. I guess I'm going to have to carry you until it arrives, Mero."
Miia goes over to Andrew saying, "Hey darling! Can you please come over here for a second?" She motions Andrew over to follow her.
Andrew nods, "Ok." He follows Miia, "So, what's on your mind?"
Miia gives him a fake smlle, "Oh, nothing, it's just that… I fear that you aren't taking proper care of your new guest."
Andrew sweatdrops, "What? W-what am I doing wrong?" He frowns.
Miia laughs in her mind, "He may not be dense, but he is sure gullible. Right where I want him." She says out loud to Andrew, "Well, other than that slip up, did you forget to show her other kinds of etiquettes when facing a girl?"
Andrew sweatdrops, "There's etiquettes involved?"
Miia says in her head, "Not really, I made that up!" She says out loud, "Oh yeah! All kinds of etiquettes, I can show them to you and it's ok if you mess up! I won't mind!" Miia cheers in her head, "Now, I have darling all to myself!"
Meroune mentions, "No, he's doing a wonderful showing the proper etiquette. He's being a gentleman and keeping himself calm when facing embarrassing situations!"
Miia lowers her body in defeat, "Damn it, she's right!" Looking very defeated, as if she lost a very important case.
Andrew smiles, "Then there's nothing to worry about, then. Thanks for looking out for me, Miia." He picks up Meroune and takes her upstairs, "Now let's check upstairs, I'm pretty sure they did stuff to it."
Miia goes to the couch and lays on it in defeat, "Damn you, crafty seawoman! You took away my one and only!" she hits the couch, "It's not fair! I've tried so hard to get to where I am!"
Noire sighs, "You do know that Andy is only given her the tour to the house? After that, I'm sure that things will go back to normal."
Neptune exclaims, "Yeah! Just wait a while before he comes back and then you could bug him like you always do."
Noire replies, "Just like you always do back at home?"
Neptune laughs, "I don't know what you're talking about!"
Xelor mentions, "Miia, I don't want to tell you this, but, they have something in common."
Miia replies, "Like what?"
Xelor beeps and continues, "The both of them like the little mermaid, no clear on what that really is but they seem to have hit it off like that. Perhaps they both like fairy tales."
Miia sighs, "She's not the only one. Back when I was a little girl, I read all sorts of books where a handsome prince sweeps the princess off her feet and they live a happy life. I dream to have that kind of fantasy and have darling carry me like that… but without no one else in mind, just me." Recalling the other time, he actually did that but for a different reason.
Neptune tries to stifle a laugh, "You're into that cliché fairy tale stuff?"
Noire covers Neptune's mouth, "Don't make her feel any worse!"
Miia continues, "And she's just adding the icing to the cake by wearing that swimsuit on her!"
Noire asks, "Then, why don't you wear one, too?"
Miia's eyes get that look and she rushes off about to do just that.
Noire shouts, "W-wait! I was being rhetorical!"
Neptune exclaims, "Let's join the club! Come on, Noire!" She pushes Noire along.
Noire shouts, "Don't drag me into this!"
Vert looks on and with a smile she says, "Sounds like fun."
Andrew takes Meroune with the final stop of his tour, "And this is where you'll be staying, it looks like." Meroune's room seems to be an indoor swimming pool. Andrew lays Meroune to the edge of the pool, "Now, you got everything you need, Mero?"
Meroune places her hands on her laps and smiles at Andrew, "Yes, beloved, I think I do. I'll call you if I need anything."
Andrew smiles back, "Alrighty, then."
"Darling…~" Miia calls from behind the door to Meroune's room.
Andrew turns around, "Yes, Miia?"
Miia enters the room with a bathing suit on, looks revealing, too. "Oh, may I swim here, too?"
Meroune nods giving Miia a smile, "Sure, I don't mind."
Andrew gawks at Miia and asks, "Um, Miia? What are you wearing?" Blushing from looking at her.
Miia slithers closer and replies, "Oh, just something I want to put on, I hope you don't mind." Miia says in her head, "Yes! Now I'm wearing the more revealing swimsuit. Darling will be mi-"
"Hello!" Neptune comes in wearing a swimsuit of her own, she waves enthusiastically at everyone.
Noire is dragged by her, wearing a swimsuit as well, "W-why did you make me wear this?!"
Andrew blushes more as he sees the two goddesses he knows where just as revealing swimsuits. "N-Neptune?! Noire?!"
Miia tries going in front of Andrew's view, "H-hey! Don't look at them! Doesn't this look nice on me, darling?"
Andrew nods, "Y-yeah…" But pretty much focusing on Neptune and Noire.
Miia doesn't like this one bit, "You two are upstaging me!"
Neptune laughs, "Well, sorry, Miia! We are goddesses after all."
Noire scoffs, "This is stupid! I'm going back! I can't believe you talked me into this, Neptune!"
Neptune pulls on Noire's wrist, "No! Vert didn't even come in yet!"
Andrew raises a brow, "Vert, too?" He then imagines what Vert will look like, "Oh crap…" He starts nose bleeding.
Miia starts coiling around Andrew and shouts in a very envious tone, "If you start fantasizing about Vert then I will never forgive you!" She starts strangling him with her long serpentine tail.
Andrew's eyes start widening, "S-sorry! Ack!" He yelps as his breath is being forcefully pushed out.
"Urm… may I enter as well?" Centorea says peeking into the room.
Vert pops out as well, "Now, you have nothing to be ashamed of, Cerea."
Miia then glares at Andrew to see if he's fantasizing again, "Stare…"
Andrew gulps and says, "Not thinking about anything, honest!" He shouts in his head, "Miia is pretty scary right now…"
Neptune goes over to the door and greets the two, "Vert, Cerea! What a surprise! Come on in and join the swimsuit fun!"
Vert enters and looks over at Centorea, "Come now, don't be shy."
Andrew sweatdrops as his curiosity is peaked, "I have to… I mean, I bet Vert would want my opinion on her swimsuit." He looks, "Much worse than I thought!" He begins blushing hardcore.
Miia growls as Vert enters, "Why did I know that this will happen?"
Vert smiles, "Now, let's all have a good time, let's not dwell on who is showing more skin. Right, Cerea?"
Centorea nods, "Yes…" She enters the room, "Um… does this look good on me, milord?"
Andrew looks over and his eye bulge out of his head, "G-gah!"
From what Andrew can see, Centorea is completely revealing, her top barely covers her chest and is only covering the nipple part, she stands there waiting for Andrew's response.
Andrew replies, "L-looks great…" He says with a crooked smile.
Miia's anger boils as Andrew says that, "Darling… you're really making this hard for me. Wait, this is all their fault!"
Noire replies, "To be fair, Andy isn't the type of person to be seeing girls in bikinis and keep cool about it."
Neptune nods, "Yeah, think of it as a collective effort from all of us!"
Andrew nods, "R-right, that's it."
Miia asks, "So you really liked my swimsuit, darling?"
Andrew looks over at Miia and nods, "Yeah, looks great!" Applying more enthusiasm to his words to make them more believable.
Miia then glomps on Andrew, "Darling, it makes me really happy to hear that!"
Andrew's face blushes even more, "B-bare skin…" He falls over.
Awkward silence hangs in the air for a bit or two until Neptune breaks it, "So, how about we go for a swim, now?!"
Miia looks down at Andrew, "How about it, darling?! Do you wanna swim with me?"
Andrew replies, "But I don't even have my swimming trunks with me."
Miia then suggests something else, "Or maybe you want to apply lotion on me? With your gifted hands…" She rubs Andrew's hands with her own.
Andrew squirms a bit in embarrassment, "G-gah…" Making these audible little yelps.
Neptune makes a comment, "Aw man, I just got him out of his shell!" She laughs at this, "Hey, where's Blanc at, Vert?"
Vert replies, "She said something from the lines of, 'There's no way you'll get me to do something so heinously perverted. And if you try to pull something, I'll end your life.'"
Neptune nods chuckling a bit, "That sounds like something she would say." She sweatdrops as she imagines that.
Centorea squirms a bit herself, "What be-eth the meaning of this, Papi?" To change the subject of the story, I guess.
Papi is hiding under Centorea's skirt thing, underneath her body, she peeks her head out and replies, "Papi's looking for Suu, she has lost her somewhere."
Miia drags Andrew over to the water, "So, which one would you want to do, darling?"
Andrew thinks about it, "Erm…" He looks to the side trying to come up with an excuse, "Oh, err, Cerea, aren't you going to come in or something?"
Centorea nods, "Y-yes, milord." She tries stepping in, but with every step, her top becomes more undone.
Vert mentions, "I believe that top is a tad too small on you, Cerea." She bounces her breasts, "At least I can bounce mine without worry."
Centorea looks down and notices and covers up, "S-sorry, milord! I must be off!" She gallops away.
Andrew shrugs, "Well, I guess that's it, then."
Miia shouts, "It's not it! You haven't decided what you want to do, yet!"
Andrew replies, "Well, I have, I think I want to relax by the water, it's nice to kick back once in a while." He thinks to himself, "Of course, I would want to relax all the time, but I can't anymore." He sits down on the pool's edge, letting his legs soak.
Miia makes up her mind, "Then… I'll relax with you, darling!" She sits right next to Andrew wrapping her arms around Andrew's.
Neptune asks Noire, "Hey! Let's rub some lotion on each other, Noire!" She has the lotion bottle ready.
Noire tries backing away, "S-stay away from me with that, I mean it!"
Neptune inches closer to Noire with the 'I wanna grope ya!' hands, "You can't escape, Noire!" She dives right at Noire.
Noire screams, "Ahh!" As Neptune tackles her.
Andrew looks at them from the other side of the pool, "I guess Neptune doesn't need me if she can just go after Noire."
Noire shouts, "Andy, help! Control your goddess!"
Andrew replies, "Oh ok, hey Neptune, no running by the pool."
Neptune exclaims, "Ok!" And she continues attacking Noire.
Noire shouts, "You're no help!"
Andrew chuckles, "You can handle it, Noire." He turns his head back towards Miia, "I kind of wish that Miia was like Neptune, I would have more time to myself that way if she can just go after someone else." He says in his head.
Meroune goes to the other side of Andrew and says, "Hey, are you having fun, beloved?"
Andrew nods, "Oh, yeah, but are you girls are?"
Miia replies, "I was until you showed up, you skanky fish."
Andrew says, "Hey, Miia, be nice. It is her pool, after all."
Miia frowns, "But, I don't like the way she's looking at you and grabbing on to you like that."
Andrew says in his head, "Kind of like what you're doing right now?" He says out loud, "Well, I'm sure she means no harm by it, I mean… she's not hurting me now, right?" He looks at Meroune and…
SPLASH! The two of them go into the water. Miia assumes that Meroune had dunked Andrew in and she exclaims, "I told you so, darling! I knew that you couldn't trust a mermaid!" She dives into the water and tries to rescue Andrew.
Noire replies, "Funny, mermaids are generally portrayed as a gentle species while Lamias are deadly." She then yelps with a blush, "Hey, where do you think you are rubbing, Neptune?!"
Neptune laughs, "Sorry, Noire~!" She says to herself, "Not sorry at all!"
Miia continues diving in the water, "I'll save you, darling!" She says in her head as she's underwater and it's illogical to talk underwater. "Jeez, how deep is this pool? It seems to go on for eternity." And then… she starts to lose the feeling of her body, "It's so cold… I'm started to go numb…" She begins slowing down as she's going into hibernation. "I can't… move, I'm sorry darling, I wasn't able to save you and now…"
She slowly sinks to the bottom, and she tries reaching for the surface which is far away, she slowly closes her eyes. But… she reopens them when she feels a bit of heat, "Huh?" She says in her head her eyes reopen.
Andrew has successfully retrieved her and is swimming back to the top, "I got you, Miia!" He shouts in his head as he carries her bridal style all the way to the surface.
As they resurface, both Miia and Andrew catch their breath with Meroune on the other side, "T-thanks, darling…" She says as she catches her breath.
Meroune feels Miia's body, "Oh my… you're freezing! Let my warm body revitalize you!" She glomps Miia.
Andrew chuckles lightly at this and mutters to himself, "The day I actually learned how to swim and this happens."
After that whole mess, the two girls go into the bath to do some bonding I guess, "What? You thought I was trying to take beloved away from you?" Meroune asks after Miia explained herself.
Miia nods, "I know, silly right? But he explained that he saw Suu trying to attack you at the corner of his eye and actually dived in to save you. But, the fact that you asked if darling is single and all that scared me."
Meroune replies, "I thought you knew that I liked the little mermaid."
Miia nods, "Yeah, and apparently darling likes it, too."
Meroune nods, "Then, he should know that… I like tragic romances! One that is doomed to never become fulfilled!" She then begins groping Miia's boobs, "So, you can do whatever you want with him and I'll be there to cheer you on! Just let me get on it on occasions!"
Miia exclaims, "T-that's weird!"
After their bath, it becomes night, Andrew is about to go to sleep after every one already went to bed, "Alright, I guess I better head to bed myself then."
Meroune calls out, "Beloved… could you come over here for a second?" She already got her wheelchair at this point and surprise surprise, Ice was the one to deliver it to them… just kidding, it was Scratch!
Andrew turns to Meroune and nods, "Ok, Mero." He walks towards her, "Why are you not sleeping yet?'
She brings out a book, "Can… can we read the little mermaid together? Since we both like it and all."
Andrew smiles and shrugs, "Sure, why not? I haven't read it yet so I think it's a good time to do so."
And the two reads it on the couch, Meroune sits on Andrew's lap as she reads the book to Andrew and he follows along, he is happy how it starts out, very interested in it and Meroune's soothing voice and acting makes it very engaging as she really gets into it.
During the middle of it, Andrew's smile starts to fade and it isn't from fatigue as he is keeping himself up with some soda, Meroune is still into it as ever and gets all kinds of emotions during her readings, but with Andrew, he starts feeling… off.
During the end of the story, Meroune finishes the book, "The end. Isn't that the most romantic story you ever heard?"
Andrew replies, "Uh… yeah." His expression says that he's definitely traumatized by the story as his eyes are widened and baggy and not just from sleep deprivation.
The story definitely scarred him, Meroune yawns, "Well, we should get to bed soon, I'll see you in the morning beloved!" She goes off.
As Andrew walks towards his bedroom he mutters, "There goes my childhood…"
Well, wasn't that just the best? Andrew realizes that that story isn't as happy and sunshine as he thought. What will happen next time? Well… find out!
Review Replies!
0n3dgeGaming: Yeah! Not sure when but probably soon.
Magical Death: Noire just wants an excuse to blame him, with her Tsundere logic and all. And yeah, Neptune is pretty awesome but give the monsters a break, they don't really mean to hurt him and it's not like any of the goddesses won't hurt him, too, *cough* Blanc *cough*. BTW, Scratch has appeared earlier but I'm guessing like he actually made his appearance known since he played a bigger part of it this time around.
Victor John Foxfire: I never played Okami and I want to now. He'll still try to get them to believe them, still. Also Ice's unit are better than the Penguins of Madagascar.
Noncanon Segment!
Andrew: Alright! Another message from our neighbor.
Miia: What does he want this time?
Andrew: Well, you won't like it. It involves your leftovers.
Miia: What about my leftovers?
Andrew: (clears throat) He wants them for his plants as fertilizer.
Miia: Really?! (she starts firing up)
Neptune: Everybody run! She's going to burn down the whole house!
Noire: Do something, Andy!
Andrew: M-Miia, calm down, we'll get some Pecha berries for it, and we do need them for… things.
Miia: So that my food doesn't cause food poisoning?! (fire becomes more intense)
Noire: She isn't going to stop!
Andrew: Let's ignore that for now. (whispers) I'll send in some for you when I get over there. Just slip the Pecha berries into my pocket.
Noire: Is it some kind of drug deal?
Andrew: Not important! Next is err… something about a song about touching fluffy tails. I don't know a song like that.
Papi: (begins singing the lyrics to Touch Fluffy Tail)
Andrew: Damn it. Onto next thing before the house gets set on fire. Um… oh, Cerea apparently broke her forelegs and is recovering at their basement. Well, damn again.
Centorea: I'm fine, milord. They took good care of me.
Andrew: Yeah, they better have otherwise I will try to hack Xelor to get my viral beast form ready.
Centorea: Your what?
Andrew: Nothing! Lastly, they want to know when's… Papi's egg arriving?
Miia: Darling… are you telling us something that you shouldn't have?!
Andrew: No, Miia! Honest! I'm innocent, I tells ya!
Miia: Did you secretly have your way with Papi behind our backs?! (Pulls out a big blunt object)
Andrew: N-now… put that down, let's talk about this.
Blanc: No... we won't. I'm right behind you, Miia. (brings out her hammer)
Andrew: Uh… (taps his watch and turns into his GPU form) I'm outta here! (runs off)
No GPUs were harmed in the making of this Noncanon Segment, and none definitely had their way with any harpies neither. None of that ever happened so happy reading!
