It was funny to see the Akuma sisters, the pair who claimed the honor of being the best rulers for the school due to the rules and order they kept in it, duking it out in the parking lot. While she did care about who they were fighting each other for, she couldn't help but to hope that, deep down, both of them would ruin their chances with Brief, which would allow her to help him heal. She didn't want to claim him right away, like what Scanty wished to do, nor did she want to put things on a "trial" basis, which Kneesocks did; however, her route of obtaining the love of her life was simple, normal, and most of all the most honest. It was easy to tell that honesty mattered to Brief, so by Scanty not telling him about the marriage contract, she blacklisted herself from his interests, but what about Kneesocks? What about-
'Why am I thinking about this now?' Stocking pressed the forward button on her hidden MP3, glancing at her pocket to see the glowing green light shine through her black skirt. Good, she still had about five hours worth of battery life left in the device before she had to worry about Pantyhose making another visit in her body. The creation and existence of Pantyhose still confused her to the point of entering a buffet meltdown, seeing as she wasn't too sure as to how she came to be. Was she truly created by her, unknowingly due to some form of stress, or did one of the many Ghosts they've fought against had a slow-acting effect that created the entity?
'Is there a chance that Pantyhose has some influence from the old Panty, than the creation of the being solely coming from me?' As class ended for the time being, Stocking took the chance to slip to her locker and pushed all of her books into it, uncaring for the damage they developed, before walking out on the school. If anyone asked, which they wouldn't, all she would tell them was that she got a notification that a Ghost sighting and checked it out, which would excuse her from missing the rest of her classes. Humans were so easy to fool at times, especially the ones that thought with their balls rather than their brain, even if both parts of the body were usually too small for her liking. With her task done, she hurried to See-Through, noticing that nothing looked out of the norm with the vehicle of choice, and drove away from the school, hoping she could keep on time with her appointment.
One had to personally pick their own apartment, or else it truly wouldn't feel like a new home after all.
"So, ~mmmmm so good~, what you're telling me is that your father doesn't want you to stick with Kneesocks, but wants you to hook up with the older sister, Scanty, right?" Panty watched as Brief, or was his full name Briefers, nod at her question. She didn't really see why he felt so lost and confused about the situation he was in, seeing as it was an easy one to handle. He just had to go to his mom and get her to talk to his father, seeing as women were always the answer to break a man down. "Does your mom know about this relationship?" Brief looked away from her gaze. Did he not tell her either? Fuck, what a wimp!
"My mom died years ago Panty." Oh. Oh, shit. She was in the bad, and she mentally called him a wimp when he didn't act like one!
"Sorry," Panty replied, glancing at him before taking a bite of her spicy salad. Chinese and Japanese people may be known for their rice dishes, but the Indians fought back with spices that not even the Mexicans could dish out! "So, you're seriously dedicated to leaving the city in order to stay with this broad of a girl; Kneesocks right?"
"Of course I am." Brief, unlike her, decided to simply stick with a salad drenched in ranch with some breaded chicken and pork on the side, which she stole a bite or two from time to time. He, after the first time, tried to fight her off with his fork, only to find himself dancing in a fork duel with skills of a Spartan warrior. Stocking might be the talented samurai with the lessons learned from a spiritual deity, but she wasn't the only one who could perform a few stances!
"So why don't you just move to a different part of town, rather than all the way over to Oten City? That's what, a week away via driving? I'm sure all of your friends will miss you. I-" Panty bit the inside of her cheek to stop herself from finishing her sentence, earning a look of worry from Brief. She faked a swallow before rubbing her cheek with her right hand. "Ow, sorry bout that. I had a bastard of a piece of lettuce stuck between my teeth, and I accidentally bit my cheek." Shit, what was wrong with her? She nearly said 'I'll miss you' for no reason at all!
"Oh. Maybe you should request for a new salad with fresh ingredients so it doesn't happen again?" Brief asked in a concerned manner, making Panty shake her head. He is a nice guy, much nicer than most of the guys in Daten High, let alone the city, but shit. Her, with him? There was no way possible she would miss this nerdling, let alone feel anything of a romantic, sexual nature for him in a lifetime!
"Maa, Geek Boy, you did good today. Wanna hit up around the back and let one loose in me?"
"What?"
"Ugh. Have sex Geek Boy! I want to reward you by fucking your lights out!"
"Maa! I mean, I want to, but shouldn't we start out slow? Like holding hands, kissing, maybe plan a few dates first?"
"Tch, fuck off Geek Boy. Now I don't want to do it with you at all. Fucking pussy..."
Did she really say those things to him, or were those her thoughts of what seemed to be a memory? Wait! If that was a memory, then that means that Brief was around her and Stocking since the start of her assignment in Daten City, but that can't possibly be right! He said that they were only classmates, and yet the memory showed something on fire...A building maybe, or possibly a camping ground with cabins and some pop-up tents? If they did meet before the accident, then why would he lie about it? Was he a sex-hungry guy like the rest?
"Panty, are you alright?" At that, the blonde Angel shook her head and quickly drank her herbal tea, loving the bitterness it provided her in that moment. It awoke her from her thoughts and, in return, brought her back to the present.
"I'm sorry Brief. I had my mind on helping you escape from Daten City." The lack of keeping his jaw closed showed her that she still had the keen ability to make guys shocked while sounding civil and calm. Oh how she loved using that tone to toy with men and Angels alike, but she couldn't fully enjoy it at this moment. "If you're serious about leaving the city just to stick with your love, your first love might I add, then I'll help be your get-a-way vehicle, or even the distraction. I'm sure I can call in a few favors to get some people to help out too." The nerd in front of her blushed with guilt in his eyes, something which she saw in guys who had a girlfriend or wife while they flirted with her. Did he cheat on Kneesocks in the past, or did she cheat on him? Maybe, just maybe, he once tried to run away with another girl? Oh, how she just loved romance novels coming to life!
"You would...You would really help me out like that Panty?" With the bright, cheerful smile of honest joy that appeared on Brief's face, all the blonde Angel could do was nod with a small smile of her own. To be honest, she would honestly miss Brief's company, and wondered just how close they were before her incident; and yet, she knew that their friendship would always last. There was nothing the sands of time could do to ruin it.
...Right?
He sat in his chair, carelessly watching the world pass him by from the windows in his private study. Oh how lovely life was for the humans that were living the life each earned for themselves, even if most of them were truly disgusting people who deserved the treatments of a strict, constricting punishment delivered by those of worthy faith. Heh, if his rival heard him say such a thing, he would most likely never live it down for centuries!
Wait...
'What is this?' He opened his eyes wider than normally necessary, allowing for the feeling to sink into his very corrupt being. His entire form, body, mind, and soul felt the destructive titan of pure anger coming miles ahead with various negative feelings mixed in. No, he was wrong. It wasn't pure anger he was feeling from the oncoming source, which would be here in five, eight minutes tops. Could it have been the desire of revenge, or possibly the death of all positive feelings that left only disharmony to remain in the individual that caught his attention.
'Wait. This individual feels familiar.' It was when the source of this unique feeling that stood outside of his building did he recognize who the earned the right to brag about him, for the first time in a long time, could claim that they, for just a single moment, caused him to feel pure JOY at the oncoming storm that was bound to form in his room. Between the two he trained and cared for, she had the highest chance to truly reached the highest status between the Demons: Archfiend or Demon Lord, depending on just how Demonic she truly could be. Of course, her older sister was more openly aggressive, which was a wonderful trait when used for defeating enemies and taking over territories, but the one who was slowly rising to his floor had so much potential to do much...much more.
And, for that very reason, as he felt the source walking towards his personal study, he chuckled. As the source could no longer contain its fury and released her tainted Demonic energies in the form of dual scythes dubbed Double Gold Spandex, his chuckle transformed into a light, cheerful laugh. Then, as the two scythes were suddenly changed into a new form, one he hadn't felt before seen by his eyes, while the doors to his study found themselves blown from their hinges, broken into disgraceful, pathetic fragments thanks to the older sister, who seemed to have been be unconscious, was the source of the destruction, his laugh mutated into a sinister glee of pure agonizing bliss. The individual in question towered before the fallen sibling, the trident in question pouring waves upon wave of pure sinister corruption made him climax just a little, and he wanted to feel more.
"CORSET!" With that single word, did he hear the windows crack just on that one breath? Scanty, the older sister who was lying on the ground, could do nothing but be kicked directly to his table, breaking it instantly, and forcing him to roll out of his chair and to the ground as the fallen sister became stuck into the wall behind him. She would live, barely, but not without months of proper medicines and resting in pools of Demonic energies to heal her bone structure and organs. There was so much a night's worth of sleep could heal...
'Wait, I was in the middle of something.' Corset looked up to see the trident pressed to his throat, the middle prong drawing small droplets of blood while the other two prongs, which seemed to curve inwards similarly to a Hercules Beetle with the additional inner prongs to allow her a tighter grip, seemed posed to add additional damage without hesitation. Oh how he loved this sister!
"EXPLAIN YOURSELF TO ME!"
Oh yes...There was going to certainly be fun all around this afternoon...Fun for him and him alone that is...
-Author's Notes-
Hm...Where shall I begin my tale of an author note, I ponder. Maybe from the beginning would do justice? Yes, that shall do just fine for this situation. Hello readers, reviewers, and followers of not only Surviving the Rules, but for my other stories as a whole. I apologize for the major lack of updates on most, if not all of my stories, but several factors of life have come to light, and the biggest hurdle has passed.
The lack of internet for two months, something which many people can't normally live without in this era, has given me time to review my old work via my phone, which is an Android that can use free wi-fi to get on the internet, and I have found myself disliking a few of my stories. Surviving the Rules isn't one of those, for those who are possibly concerned, but for the stories that are leaving a distasteful sensation in my mouth, I'll be ensuring that I copy each of those chapters and delete the stories on here. Why, you might ask? I wish to rework the original idea into something more enjoyable to not only myself, but to my readers as well, who matter to me just as much as the emotions my stories feel when they're in synch with their chapters.
As to which stories shall be removed, I will not say; however, they will return in their own manner, even if they're not the same stories that you once enjoyed. With that said and done, lets shift gears for a moment, shall we? I'm quite happy to see people still wanting updates on Surviving the Rules, and I am quite happy to finally put this chapter out for everyone to see and hopefully enjoy. The last chapter showed us how Kneesocks reacted to Scanty's reveal for the marriage contract, which was partially answered in this chapter, for those who feared that the elder sister died. She still lives, but lets just say that she won't exactly be as dangerous or as pretty to look at for the remainder of the story.
Stocking is still freaking out about the elusive Pantyhose, and with good reason. She may not want to truly move out of the church, but not only is she more than prepared for the deed, but has also considered how to win our little Briefers for herself! Will she truly be the one to gain Brief's attention, or will she cast herself aside for a worse fate?
Speaking of sisters, we then have Panty 2.0, who is much nicer than Brief ever expected for her to be, and regained a shard of a memory during their lunch together. She still swears somewhat like Panty, tends to react quickly with emotions, but is much more patient and tolerable, even if she has lost some of her flare, which matters to both those who sought her and to Brief. One can truly wonder what shall happen in the future, if the past and current ever collide...
Still, moving on, I have a good number of reviews to answer, and I am happy to do so! I, first off, wish to thank all of the followers and readers who placed this story on their alert system during the hiatus, if you wish to call it such, and hope to see you one day write a review for this story! With that said, to the reviews!
GumDragonZ: I am quite pleased to hear that you've enjoyed the troublesome situation between Scanty and Kneesocks. All thanks to Corset, but one can only wonder as to what he shall say to Kneesocks now. I am also happy to hear that you obtained motivation to keep on working on your own story, which I do hope to take the time to read someday!
Eternal Nothingness: It is a shame that Corset played with both sisters, as it ultimately ruins the teamwork they normally had while on missions. As for the marriage, well, you'll just have to see as to who obtains the right to have Brief in the end...Hopefully!
HybridTailedFox: Hahaha! I'm glad to see you enjoying this story so much, and thank you for your review!
ADdude: I love those moments too, especially in Fanfiction stories, and was proud of myself for creating one of those moments. I hope you enjoy reading this chapter just as much as the previous one.
Snow299: I'm glad you're enjoying the story thus far, and am thankful for your review. The original aspects of the previous chapter had me worried during some moments of its production, but I am happy to see my original instincts producing good responses.
The Lord Of Pages: Ah Page. Your reviews certainly bring the gears in my brain to a wonderful spin of idea creation. I am quite amused to see the ideas and possible what-ifs drawn from this chapter, and the incest issue, or lack of thereof, is one of those previous bonds between the sisters that now have no hope of truly showing its face again in a respectful, loving light thanks to Scanty's marriage contract. I can only ponder what kind of review I'll get from you this time around.
Niron: I didn't kill Scanty. If she dies, it will be at the end of this story, though if I'm talking physical, emotional, characteristic, or personality death is yet to be seen. Still, thank you for the review as always.
DaXlyn: Hell yea it got real! The climax of the story is coming really soon, and with that the resolution as well; however, will it be a true resolution, or something of empty victory for our Geek Boy?
Rocketman1728: Thank you for taking the time to review, and I hope to get a full approval for loving a chapter than liking it in the future.
All in all readers, I'll be working on the next chapter quite soon, as well as updates and new stories at the same time, so updates for the future are mixed. Some will be Pokemon related, and others P&S with some hints of Naruto and new crossovers too. So, until next time readers and followers, stay golden!