"Wahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh! Get it off! Get it off!"
The guys, Skya, and Ichigo, were awoken by Usagi's screams of terror.
"Usagi?!" Skya and Ichigo called, panicked, climbing out of their cubbies.
"What's going on?" Ryou and Masaya asked, watching Mamoru hurry to the cubby he and Usagi were sharing; he had gotten up to pee.
"I don't know. Usagi?!" Mamoru answered and then asked, opening the cubby's blind.
They all got a huge surprise and more of Usagi than they wanted when she fell out of the cubby—half-naked.
"What's going on?" Ichigo asked, watching Usagi.
"Are you ok?" Skya asked, concerned.
"No, I'm not ok! There's a giant spider in there! It was crawling all over me!" Usagi screamed, tears just pouring down.
"Ok. Ok. Calm down. Let me see." Masaya insisted, walking over to the cubby while Mamoru comforted Usagi.
"This?" Masaya asked, crawling out with the aforementioned spider crawling on his hand.
"Yes! That! Get it away!" Usagi cried, clinging to Mamoru.
"That's not a spider." Masaya sighed.
"We may not be the smartest people in the world, but I know a spider when I see one!" Usagi yelled.
"This is a Daddy Long Leg, a type of arachnid, but not a spider; it's actually a harvestman. And unless you eat this little guy—or girl; it won't harm you. Skya, is this safe to open? Or will something happen to this if I open it now?" Masaya explained to Usagi before asking Skya after getting a death glare from Usagi.
"You can open the door if you wish; nothing will happen." Skya answered before Masaya walked over and let the Daddy Long Leg go.
"I really wish I knew what time it was. It feels like I've only been asleep for an hour or so." Ichigo grumbled.
"I don't know how long you were asleep, but we got to this safe spot around 11:43 PM. It is now 2:18 AM." Ryou answered, looking at a pocket watch.
"So, we can go back to sleep for a little bit then?" Skya softly asked, rubbing her eyes.
"Yeah. We should all go back to sleep; we're going to have a long day ahead of us." Ryou replied, ready to go back to sleep, himself.
"What if there are more spiders?" Usagi asked, scared.
"They're not spiders…" "Don't try to convince her otherwise. It's late. Just sleep under your blankets, cuddled close to Mamoru." Masaya started only to be interrupted by Ichigo.
"Night." Skya told everyone, heading back to her and Ryou's cubby for the night.
"Night." The rest of them replied, heading to their cubbies for the night.
With Usagi & Mamoru:
"Do you see anymore?" Usagi asked, standing outside of the cubby while Mamoru searched it.
"No. It's safe to come back in. I'll protect you." Mamoru replied with a smile.
"Was he right about it not being a spider? It looked like a spider to me." Usagi asked, watching Mamoru.
"Yes. Technically, Daddy Long Legs are not spiders; they're harvestmen. They really are harmless—unless you eat them. But moving on. Are you ready for sleep?" Mamoru honestly replied before asking Usagi.
"We probably should." Usagi dully replied.
"What's wrong?" Mamoru asked, concerned.
"They're going to think we had sex." Usagi cried, momentarily shocking Mamoru.
"Well, you just tell them the truth; we didn't have sex. You just wanted to sleep in your underwear. At this point, I'm so glad you have super long hair that cover your breasts; I don't want the others to see them." Mamoru calmly replied before teasing Usagi a little.
"Too late there. Usagi and Skya have already seen them." Usagi responded with a smirk.
"Really, now?" Mamoru asked, somewhat shocked.
"Well sure: we, along with a bunch of other girls changed in the same room and took showers together because all the showers were together, barely separated." Usagi answered with a smile. Mamoru just stared at her.
"Just the girls?" Mamoru asked, watching Usagi.
"Honestly, I'm not sure. Intentionally, only the girls have seen my breasts. But I'm sure some of the boys from the boy's home next to the girl's home would peak in the windows when we were changing or taking showers. Actually, I know for sure some boys look through the window because Skya, Ichigo, and a few of the other girls have noticed boys staring at them. I'm sure there have been guys who have seen me, but I've never noticed. Though, if I had, like Ichigo, I would've beaten the crap out of them." Usagi honestly answered.
"What did Skya and the other girls do?" Mamoru asked, interested.
"They all screamed—and Skya ended up having a panic attack and passed out. Ichigo and I really took care of those boys. And then once they found out who her father was, they stopped peaking in on her." Usagi answered, remembering.
"Skya's lucky; she has amazing sisters looking after her." Mamoru told Usagi.
"I only wish we could've protected her more." Usagi sadly replied, looking down.
"What Cassius did to her, wasn't your fault. Clearly, Skya knows that as well because she still loves you and Ichigo more than anyone. And trust me when I say—and I'm not trying to be an ass or anything—but Cassius and Deep Blue are ones you do not want to try to fight. They're far stronger than Neji ever was. They're stronger than me, Masaya, and Ryou. In order to take them down, we'd need an army." Mamoru calmly told Usagi.
"And they cheat." Ryou spoke up from the other side of the curtain.
"What are you doing out there?" Mamoru asked, pulling the curtain up.
"I had to pee. We can't hear you from in the cubbies, but when we come out here, I can hear you just fine. I'm sure Skya already knows, but if you ever hear or see Cassius or Deep Blue—or any of their men, you run. Don't bother try to fight them. They cheat. Skya's father was the only man I knew who could beat Cassius and Deep Blue in a fair fight. And it wasn't easy, but he could take them on together. You see any of them: you run." Ryou firmly told Usagi—and Ichigo because he knew she was listening.
"Cassius, Deep Blue, Diamond, Pie, and Kish: those five are the strongest members of that ship. The others, if you're smart and come up with a good plan, could take them out." Masaya spoke up, watching Ryou.
"They're never alone; they travel in groups. That's how they get you." Skya softly stated, crawling out of her cubby.
"Skya…" Ichigo and Usagi started, concerned.
"I didn't mean to listen in; I just had to use the bathroom." Skya softly insisted.
"Same here." Ichigo agreed, climbing out of the cubby.
"Now, that you mention it; I have to go as well." Usagi spoke up, climbing out after covering her breasts with her hair.
"Men, back in your cubbies. Give the girls their privacy." Ryou instructed, climbing into his and Skya's cubby.
With The Girls:
"Skya, are you ok?" Ichigo asked, concerned.
"Yes, I'm ok. Just tired." Skya softly answered.
"Are you mad at us?" Usagi asked, concerned.
"No. Why would I be mad at you?" Skya asked, confused.
"For not being there for you when you were taken by that Cassius guy." Usagi answered.
"For not noticing you were hurting. For not being able to do anything to help you when you needed it." Ichigo added, watching Skya.
"Please, stop. I'm not mad at you for any of that. There's nothing you could've done; Cassius is—he's not a good person. And as Ryou said, he will do anything it takes to get what he wants. I don't remember how he got me because it felt like I got stung by a bee and everything went black. I woke up and for a few days—I didn't say anything because I just want to forget. If anyone should be sorry, it should be me for not saying anything. Daddy knew a little about what happened, but he never pushed to know everything; he even told me this was one thing I didn't have to talk to anyone about if I didn't want to. I just didn't want to; I just wanted to forget. Though, I haven't had much luck there. I do ok for a long time, then sometimes, I have nightmares. And then I heard him again…" Skya stopped Usagi and Ichigo before explaining why she never said anything to them.
"But—you seem to be ok now." Usagi noted.
"Because he didn't get me this time. He didn't get either of you. And he and his friends didn't get Ryou, Masaya, or Mamoru again. But it's mainly because I have you two, Ryou, and even Mamoru and Masaya." Skya replied with tears in her eyes.
"Skya! Yes, you'll always have us!" Ichigo and Usagi exclaimed, tackling Skya in a hug.
"And we're sure you'll always have Ryou, Mamoru, and Masaya always as well." Ichigo and Usagi told Skya after a few minutes.
"Damn right." Masaya spoke up, peaking out.
"Do you mind? This is a private girl conversation." Ichigo told Masaya, annoyed.
"He just wants to see us kiss again." Usagi teased, causing Masaya to back up a little.
"Not anymore tonight. But I do have a question before we go our separate ways for bed." Ichigo spoke up, looking at Usagi.
"Yes?" Usagi nervously asked.
"I know you didn't have sex yet. We don't have anything to clean up with, and I know you're a virgin. You're not bleeding or leaking anything. Heaven knows we've seen Moka enough times to know this. What in the world are you doing topless with a man you don't know? No offense or anything. I can tell Mamoru's a good man, but still." Ichigo asked, watching Usagi.
"Says the girl sleeping in a shirt and underwear." Usagi replied, watching Ichigo.
"Goodnight." Skya told Ichigo and Usagi, seeing exactly where this was going.
"Skya, wait. Please stay." Ichigo and Usagi replied before going back to staring at each other.
"Why?" Skya nervously asked, confused.
Ichigo and Usagi whispered something to Skya, causing her to blush.
'What are those girls up to now?' Mamoru and Masaya asked themselves.
'What are those girls getting Skya into?' Ryou thought, watching the girls from the cubby.
"I'm glad you love Mamoru, but I thought I'd still be the only one you'd sleep with naked for at least a few more weeks yet. And you know me; I always only sleep in a shirt and underwear—unless it's cold." Ichigo complained a little.
"I'm sorry, but I promise we're not having sex yet. I also promise that you two will be the first two I tell when I'm ready. Besides: Ichigo, you know I love cuddling up against you, feeling your breasts against mine." Usagi spoke, causing Skya to blush, Ryou to shake his head, and Mamoru and Masaya to get hard-ons.
"I wanna know." Skya spoke up, confusing Ichigo and Usagi.
"You wanna know what?" Ichigo and Usagi asked, watching Skya. This wasn't what they discussed with her.
"I wanna know what sex feels like—when it's what I want." Skya answered, shocking everyone in the cave. Ryou fell backward while Ichigo and Usagi just blankly stared at Skya.
"What? I do wanna have sex with Ryou someday." Skya added, watching Ichigo and Usagi.
Three Minutes Later:
"Do you hate me?" Skya asked, upset after a few minutes of awkward silence.
"No. Sorry. That was just a little shocking. It's not something we expected." Ichigo calmly replied, going to hug Skya.
"Well, at least she knows Ryou." Usagi spoke up, hugging Skya and Ichigo.
'I can't blame her. Not after learning about what happened to her—what that Cassius guy did to her—his own niece. It's no wonder she would want to know what sex feels like.' Ichigo and Usagi thought to themselves.
"You and Usagi have had sex with each other before, right?" Skya softly asked so that the guys wouldn't hear her.
"Not exactly, no. We just kissed a lot while laying on top of each other, naked, rubbing up against each other." Usagi answered, shocking the men.
"We know how that sounds, but only the tops of our vaginas rubbed against each other; our openings never touched." Ichigo added, shocking the men even more.
"Oh." Skya softly replied at a loss for words.
"Now, we should get a move on this so we can get some sleep." Ichigo insisted, walking over to Skya.
"Say "no" if you don't want to do this." Usagi firmly told Skya, walking over to her.
All three men watched with anticipation through the side of the curtains.
Ichigo just barely saw Ryou watching; she cheekily smiled at him before passionately kissing Skya.
"Ryou's watching." Ichigo whispered to Usagi before she walked over to Skya.
"Are you ok?" Usagi asked, watching Skya.
"Uh-huh." Skya answered, nodding like an idiot.
Usagi gently smiled before passionately kissing Skya.
"We should probably help her to her cubby." Ichigo told Usagi, noticing Skya standing there.
"I remember our first kiss; we were the same way." Usagi stated as she and Ichigo helped Skya to her cubby.
"Oh, yeah. Fond memories. Sure as hell shut those assholes up. Ryou, we know you're there. I think Skya's in shock. Can you help us please?" Ichigo replied before calling Ryou.
"Of course." Ryou replied, immediately climbing out to get Skya in.
"No sex tonight. Goodnight." Usagi told Skya and Ryou before heading back to Mamoru.
"No matter what you do tonight, be gentle with her. Believe it or not, I do trust you with her. I only met you once or twice when were little, but I do remember you. Even back then, I knew you loved her. I hoped and prayed she'd see you again; she deserves happiness. Goodnight." Ichigo firmly told Ryou before becoming gentle.
"Goodnight, girls. Thank you for looking after her—you and Usagi. And just as Skya deserves happiness, so do the two of you. And trust me: there will be no sex tonight. She's not ready and I'm too tired." Ryou replied to Ichigo and Usagi before they went their separate ways.
With Usagi & Mamoru:
"Well, that was interesting." Mamoru told Usagi as soon as she got back in the cubby and closed the curtain, causing her to blush.
"Interesting how?" Usagi asked, watching Mamoru.
"Oh, you know—learning that my girlfriend fools around with her best friend. You do realize that you drive us men crazy when you talk like that, don't you? Or when you kiss you shy friend like that?" Mamoru replied before asking.
"Did you like it?" Usagi coyly asked, noticing the bump in Mamoru's boxers.
"You know I did. I know you're not ready for sex, but how would you feel about dry sex?" Mamoru asked, watching Usagi.
"Dry sex?" Usagi asked, confused.
"Sex without penetration." Mamoru explained.
"Oh, you mean dry humping." Usagi replied, understanding what he meant.
"Yes. Would you mind?" Mamoru asked again.
"As long as you promise not to do anything more." Usagi warned Mamoru.
"I promise." Mamoru promised, watching Usagi.
"Ok. How do you want to do this?" Usagi asked, watching Mamoru.
"Come here." Mamoru instructed.
Usagi obeyed and crawled over to Mamoru. He had her lie on her back while he crawled on top of her. He then started slowly rubbing against her.
Ten Minutes Later:
"Wow. You're really good at that." Usagi mumbled, barely awake.
"Thank you." Mamoru replied.
"Are you sure you only had one sexual partner?" Usagi asked, teasing Mamoru—until she saw his face.
"Unfortunately, I was forced to have sex while in Cassius's crew. Not just me: Ryou and Masaya as well—along with a few others who were killed for disobeying Cassius and Deep Blue." Mamoru answered with a sigh.
"Did you—did you ever rape anyone?" Usagi hesitantly asked.
"No. Ryou, Masaya, and I have morals and stuck to them; we never raped or murdered anyone. We did steal and cheat Cassius and Deep Blue; that's why we were severely punished. Well, those, and for running away. But enough of that. Go to sleep; we have a long day ahead of us." Mamoru answered before sternly ordering Usagi.
"Ok. I love you." Usagi replied, hugging Mamoru before gently kissing his cheek.
"I love you, too." Mamoru replied, pulling her close before the two fell into a deep sleep for the night.
With Ichigo & Masaya:
"It's about time you got back in here." Masaya complained.
"Jesus, Masaya." Ichigo replied, noticing Masaya's boner.
"Sorry. I'll be right back; I have to take a piss." Masaya replied, heading out.
"Better?" Ichigo asked when Masaya climbed back in after a few minutes.
"As I'll ever be. What do you expect from me after that performance—and hearing what I heard? Leaning that you and Usagi fooled around. Oh, and those first, extremely passionate kisses with Skya. Though she's not my type, I do like Skya. What makes that so hot is the fact of how shy she is and how dominating you are." Masaya told Ichigo, making her blush.
"Don't get used to seeing that. I'm not sure Ryou would like it if other people are kissing his girlfriend all the time. And as you said, Skya is shy; she has a say in all that as well." Ichigo babbled on and on.
"So, you do become flustered. No one is going to make ANY of you girls do anything you don't want to do. I'm not going to sit here, lie to you, and say that I don't want to see you and Usagi fool around some time. I'm also sure Mamoru would like to see that as well. Ryou: well, he's just happy to have Skya. That's plain to see. Clearly, you see he loves and won't hurt her; I heard your conversation with him. I'm sure Mamoru and Skya probably heard you as well." Masaya started teasing Ichigo before becoming sincere.
"Thank you. Yes, I can tell Ryou loves Skya more than anything. I can also tell she loves him more than anyone." Ichigo sadly yet happily replied.
"That's not true. She's painfully shy and is good at hiding certain things, but I can tell she loves Ryou, you, and Usagi equally. Ichigo: you and Usagi are her sisters; she will always love you two more than anything. But with Ryou: she loves him in a way she could never love her sisters. She loves him as a lover and more than she will ever love any other guy. She loves all three of you equally—just in different ways. You three are lucky: you've had each other almost your entire lives. Ryou, Mamoru, and I didn't have anyone like that; we bounced from place to place never having a single permeant friend—not until we met each other. And even then, until we met you girls; we were going to go our separate ways. You three have a bond that I don't think will ever be broken." Masaya thoughtfully told Ichigo, making her cry.
"Thank you." Ichigo replied, going to hug him.
"You're so welcome. I'm glad I could help." Masaya replied, hugging her in return.
"Are you ready for sleep?" Masaya asked when he and Ichigo pulled away from each other.
"You're not." Ichigo playfully replied.
"What do you mean by that?" Masaya asked, slightly confused.
"You're hard. I could feel you growing while hugging." Ichigo answered, pointing to Masaya's crotch.
"Shit. Sorry. I guess all that turned me on more than I thought." Masaya embarrassingly apologized, causing Ichigo to giggle a little.
"Oh, Masaya… I'm not going to have sex with you tonight; I'm tired. However, I can help you if you'd like. Sit against the wall, please." Ichigo instructed, watching Masaya.
"Ok." Masaya replied, confused.
"Don't worry; I'm going to take care of you." Ichigo replied, crawling over to Masaya. She then straddled him and started rocking her hips against him.
"How are you so good at this?" Masaya asked, leaning his head back after only a few seconds.
"How do you think I am?" Ichigo asked, teasing him as she continued to rock against him.
"Can I hold you?" Masaya asked, looking at her.
"Sure." Ichigo replied, leaning down to kiss him.
Ten Minutes Later:
Thanks to Ichigo, Masaya was able to get relief.
"How often did you have sex before?" Ichigo asked after a few minutes.
"Too many to count. And not by choice." Masaya answered, holding Ichigo close.
"What does that mean?" Ichigo asked.
"Cassius and Deep Blue would force the guys and me to have sex with women because that's one of their rules. Sex or rape. Steal. Cheat. Murder. Those are why we were severely punished: aside from trying to escape all the time, we refused to rape or murder anyone. And the only times we cheated or stole, was from them." Masaya answered, remembering the torture he went through.
"I'm so sorry." Ichigo sadly apologized.
"It's not your fault." Masaya sincerely stated.
"Still." Ichigo replied before falling asleep.
"Still not your fault, Love." Masaya replied before falling asleep.
With Skya & Ryou:
"Ok…" "I'm sorry." Ryou started only to be stopped by Skya apologizing.
"For what?" Ryou asked, confused.
"For letting Ichigo and Usagi kiss me like that." Skya explained, thinking he'd be mad.
"Don't be sorry. I expected that to happen one of these days." Ryou replied with a smile.
"You're not mad? Usagi's ex-boyfriends got very mad at her." Skya asked, confused.
"No, I'm not mad. Like I said, knowing them and you, I expected that to happen. As for Usagi's ex-boyfriends: from what I've heard, they sound like asses who didn't deserve her. Skya, as long as you're not kissing other men, I don't care what you do with Ichigo and Usagi." Ryou calmly told Skya.
"Will you kiss other girls or guys?" Skya innocently asked.
"No. You're the only girl for me. I'm not going to sit here and lie to you by saying I've never had sex or kissed other girls before: I have. But while I'm with you, I will not kiss or have sex with any other girl. And as long you'll have me, I won't leave you. And there is no way in hell that I'd ever kiss another guy. Please, don't ask me why." Ryou answered and explained before pleading with Skya.
"Can I ask if I can have you forever?" Skya asked, watching Ryou, rubbing her eyes at the same time.
"Come here. Let's lie down. Yes, you can have me forever—as long as I can have you forever." Ryou replied, pulling Skya into his embrace before laying them down.
"Forever." Skya breathed, clinging to Ryou.
"Forever." Ryou repeated, holding Skya.
"Ryou?" Skya softly asked.
"Yeah?" Ryou asked, looking at her.
"What is this thing?" Skya asked, picking his pocket watch up; he had placed it behind him.
"You've never seen a pocket watch before?" Ryou asked, confused.
"No. I've heard of them before, but never seen one." Skya answered, looking at the watching, turning it over, over and over again, wondering how it could tell time.
"Hold on. You push this button to open it." Ryou told Skya, taking the watch and opening it for her.
'Such a small thing can amaze her. She really was kind of sheltered.' Ryou thought to himself.
"Did you get in on a treasure hunt?" Skya asked as Ryou put the watch back behind him.
"No. It was my dad's. He gave it to Mom on his deathbed. She left it me after she passed away. I've had it ever since. There were times, while I was captured by Cassius and Deep Blue that I left it with you in fear that they would find it. But I always kept it close, so they wouldn't. But that reminds me: your dad left you his compass. And I will give it to you tomorrow." Ryou explained before remembering something.
"You keep it. I don't know how to read them—and that would mean more to you than to me. Besides, I have plenty of things to remember him and Mom by in my bag." Skya insisted, looking into Ryou's eyes.
Ryou decided not to argue with her right now; they were both too tired.
"Ryou, can I ask one more question?" Skya softly asked, leaning against Ryou.
"Sure. What is it?" Ryou asked, rubbing Skya's back.
"What does sex feel like?" Skya asked, catching him completely off guard.
"Uhh… Umm… Well, as you know, not everyone is the same; everyone is different. So, I suppose when it comes to sex, it would feel different for everyone." Ryou replied, trying to think of how to explain it to Skya without confusing her.
"But how does it feel for you?" Skya asked again.
"Again, it depends on the person. And I can't answer that because we haven't had sex yet. Skya—while we were with Cassius and them, Masaya, Mamoru, and I were forced to have sex with women because in their mind, that's one of the things pirates do. I can promise you, we never raped or murdered anybody, but we did have sex. But those are the only times I have sex. So, I suppose the sex I had didn't feel great. I guess I've just been waiting for the right girl." Ryou answered as best as possible.
"Me?" Skya asked, barely awake, snuggling closer to Ryou.
"Yes, you. Now, go to sleep." Ryou replied, kissing her forehead.
"I love you." Skya told Ryou before passing out for the night.
"I love you, too, Skya—my Skya." Ryou replied, holding her close.
Ryou played with Skya's hair for a good ten minutes before falling asleep himself, never letting her go.
Several Hours Later:
10:15 AM:
"Shoot. Skya, wake up." Ryou shook Skya awake.
"Mmmm… What's wrong?" Skya asked, sitting up.
"It's after ten in the morning. We overslept." Ryou answered, getting his shirt on.
"Oh." Skya replied, rubbing her eyes before rolling up the sleeping bags, blankets, and pillows before putting them in her bag.
At the same time, Ryou went to wake the others up.
Ten Minutes Later:
"Do we have time to eat something?" Usagi asked after everything was in Skya's bag.
"We should eat something. We all need to keep our strengths up." Mamoru insisted.
"Agreed." Masaya and Ichigo agreed.
"Yes, you're right. Skya?" Ryou asked Skya.
"Of course." Skya replied, digging around until she pulled out some breakfast sandwiches…