Here's a new episode, while I work on the next chapter of Turnabout of the Night...

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The Misadventures of Hyperdimension Peashy

Episode 51

by Derald Snyder

*A few days later...*

Adrian slowly roused, feeling something laying on top of him... "Peashy, that you...?" he groaned as his vision cleared...

...revealing a smirking face with red power-symbol eyes, framed by purple hair.

The soldier's mouth opened as if to scream, but only a quiet, strangled sound came out. He hoped against hope that this was just some sort of nightmare...

"So," Iris Heart spoke, "I heard you and Peashy got engaged a few days ago... is that right?" A slow, silent nod in response. "Well, I'm glad that you've made her so happy... I'm just here to remind you of what will happen if you break her heart again... like leaving her at the altar, for example." She brought up a hand to gently caress Adrian's cheek. "But surely you know better than to do something horrible like that, right...?"

"PLUTIA!" A familiar voice bellowed, Iris and Adrian turning their heads to see Peach herself standing in the doorway. "What the HELL do you think you're doing?!"

"Just making sure Mr. Adrian here understands what will happen if he breaks your heart again..." the dominatrix replied. In response to this, the blonde marched right up to the bed, before suddenly grabbing Plutia around the waist, forcibly lifting her off Adrian and hurling her bodily into the opposite wall! "Owww... that wasn't very nice, Peashy..."

"What you did wasn't very nice either!" Peach retorted. "Look, while I appreciate you wanting to keep my feelings from being hurt, there are far better ways to do it than scaring the crap out of my fiancee! And what if someone else had walked in?! They'd have gotten the wrong idea anyway!" She then turned back to her betrothed. "Adrian, are you OK?!"

"-Yeah!" Adrian gasped out as his heart restarted. "Fine, I fine!"

Iris Heart sighed as she pulled herself to her feet. "Dear Peashy... I just wanted to make sure your heart wasn't shattered to pieces again, like what happened last time..."

"Well, if YOU remember last time, it turned out to all be a gigantic misunderstanding!" Peach pointed out. "I think sometimes you forget, I'm not eternally five years old like the other me that you take care of! I'm thirty, Ploot, a full-grown adult, so I think I can take care of myself!" She pointed to the door. "Now get out!"

Iris sighed again and shook her head as she did as told. "As you wish, Peashy... but if any of your friends ever need to be set straight, don't hesitate to call me..."

"I'll think about it. Now GO!" After Plutia had left, Peashy turned back to her boyfriend with an apologetic look on her face. "I'm really sorry about that, Adrian... If I'd known she was gonna pull something like that..."

"Is OK," the soldier grunted as he sat up. "I know... it's not your fault this time... she's just a little... overprotective, right?"

"Something like that..." the blonde sighed, before her head jerked up, her nostrils flaring... "Oh no! The eggs are burning!" She quickly dashed back into the kitchen, but it was too late. "Dammit, Ploot! You made me ruin our breakfast!" Tears threatened the corners of her eyes as she turned off the heat and scraped the black mess into the trash.

"What, were you gonna serve me breakfast in bed or something?" Adrian asked. "That's nice of you, Peach, but it's not that big a deal..."

"I just wanted to do something nice for you after you proposed...!" Peach sighed as she embraced her fiancee, resting her head on his shoulder.

"Well, there's always tomorrow morning," Adrian half-joked. "Anyway, how 'bout I get dressed, and then we can go out for breakfast?"

"Alright..." Peach sighed, letting go so Adrian could go freshen up. "But I still need to level up my cooking skills for my future husband..."

"I-I appreciate that," the petty officer blushed a little. "But one day at a time, okay Peach...?"

"Okay," the blonde agreed, heading over to check her purse. (But at the very least, I should pick up the tab today...)

And so another day dawned in Leanbox...

~*Fin*~

Always gotta be on guard when your fiancee's friend is Iris Heart... review!