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Chapter 26: Adoption n' Training
Priorities after acquiring Kiara could be said to be quite sketchy when it came to the chronological order. The first thing I did as I brought her to Fuyuki was to call Taiga and, while I waited for her to arrive at the flat, I split my attention between coaxing Kiara to be around others that weren't Tamamo or I and using Quartz to produce paperwork to legalize my guardianship over her.
The latter process would have been a bit messy if there were papers that confirmed her birth parents, but considering the place she had been living in, I was willing to expect that her monster of a father had purposely not put down any paperwork in that regard. No, the real hassle was getting her accustomed to the other occupants of the flat.
Eli tried to be her cheerful self, but found out that Kiara wasn't exactly familiar with idol culture or cheerful songs with modern paces. Instead, the pinkette was asked by the innocent brunette for a lullaby or two. Not exactly the older girl's standard genre, but something she could 'try to have it work'.
Setanta's struggle was quite negligible as he already knew he was going to miss mostly due to the fact he was a guy. However, one topic that seemed to instantly catch her attention was the mention of fishing. Due to her little obsession for the Little Mermaid's tale, Kiara wanted to know more about fishes, like seeing people catch some or even go at the local Aquarium to check more species. That was another step in the right direction.
But the one that easily got the most out of this first meeting was Ana. Despite her shyness, the girl got an idea on how to make Kiara want to speak with her rather than the other way around.
"I never read the Little Mermaid. Is it good?"
A simple question, but one that seemed to activate all Kiara's neurons at once as the brunette from quiet shy went full loud and eager to proclaim her love for the original tale. I was going to have her watch the Disney version, something which I think may play nicely with her growth since the original tale had a rather grim finale.
The waiting period was very brief. An hour after the call I had with Taiga, the young woman was there with any Little Mermaid merchandise she had at home. Which was a lot considering her age at the time the movie was released. The fellow teacher was, reasonably so, curious and confused on why I specifically asked her to do that.
Cue her meeting Kiara and the scene being quite... perplexing.
"Phuah! You are so cute, Kiara-chan."
"And you are so strong, Taiga-san!" Kiara exclaimed, shocked by how easily the woman lifted her up and started to twirl around with her.
Despite the early panic at that sudden grasp, the girl was giggling a bit hysterically as she seemed unfamiliar but very elated on being treated as a younger child. There was a bit of good first contact for sure, but Taiga instantly knew what to do when I told her to bring her Little Mermaid stuff and learned that Kiara was into it.
But while that served as a fine distraction for both, only Kiara remained fixed onto the toys and shirts while I brought Kiara to another room to talk about the situation. She was clearly aware it was serious when I mentioned that 'I had to adopt her' and that it was the best choice back then. I sat her down, took a moment and explained to her how I ended up finding out about Kiara, her original condition and-
"She was abused, wasn't she?" The woman guessed and I paused at that. "She has bruises under her shirt. Some quite... low for it to be mere punches."
I nodded slowly. "Kiara's biological father is the head of a cult. A sexual one."
Taiga flinched at this. "And I suppose the adoption process was this quick because of that."
"No one wants to make this kind of scandal known, not when it has been going for years now," I agreed to that mistaken perspective on the matter, using it as an alibi on why it took so little to get the adoption papers drafted and signed so swiftly. "Still, the situation remains as it is right now: Kiara is here now, but she has to get prepared for school- she needs a normal life."
"And you want me to... put a good word with Homurahara Academy?"
"That's correct. I wouldn't ask if it wasn't a necessity, but I know the principal would grill me if I tried to use my position to enable this sort of request to go through."
"Reasonable, but I doubt a single teacher's recommendation would be enough to sell that necessity," She rightly argued, but I was already prepared for that eventuality.
"I have someone else to talk to, but I preferred to bring this up to you since you are my girlfriend."
"...It's Scathach-san, isn't it?"
I nodded. "And before you ask-"
"Can you tell her to not spam my email with Kamen Rider tips?" Taiga interrupted, her tone going from suspicious to dreading. "I like the series too, but she is way more into it than I could ever be."
...
She does that?
"I'll see to tell her that too."
A nod came from Taiga, and while I expected her to be jealous or something about me talking with a really sexy and very very over-friendly woman, she just went back to Kiara and started to play a bit more with her. Tamamo was there too, the fox-girl having been ruled out by Taiga as a 'traditional house-servant', which was fine in terms of disguise but it miffed at Tamamo how cheeky Taiga would get while also finding it an interesting way to entertain time.
But while the trio, soon becoming a quartet with Medusa tagging along, continued with their plays, I focused on how I was supposed to convince Scathach to help.
"Keep on running."
The cold and stern voice of the Lady of Dun Scaith 'whipped' me back into the exercise I was going through, running for the twentieth time around the flat's building. I was slowly regretting offering the 'I would do anything' card to her. She was quick to abuse that sort of chance to instantly get one on me.
"From now on, you shall train under me. Worry not, my methods shall take into account your current flaws."
She didn't do such a thing, especially when I was quite sure Cu had done something similar back when he was twice if not thrice as fit as I was at the moment. Scathach was, by all means, a good-natured teacher, but one that clearly had some issues towards me, especially when she just up and went on to subject me to some insane training regiment.
This? This was just the first step. I literally had two hours of intense, almost non-stop training which made my body more sore than any previous physical training could have left me in. I tried to find a light in this dark tunnel, but I could tell I just sold my soul to the devil for the sake of a greater good. At the end of that mess, I realized that Scathach too had joined for the training session, and while she didn't look as stressed as I was, she had sweated a lot.
And I purposely looked away from that because I preferred life over death.
A detail which didn't elude the woman's gaze, something that enabled in her a form of unusual irritation which soon made its presence known right as she spoke to me at the end of that 'first' session.
"It was barely acceptable. It's clear your current training schedule is abysmal compared to how it should be, John," The woman chided quite strictly, and I nodded at her words. "However, hard work should be rewarded and I will allow you to claim something from me."
...What?
"Claim something from you?"
"Hard work should be given a reward, and while we both agreed the exchange was to allow a child to be given the chance to pursue education, I believe that your good actions should still be provided with a form of gift."
"...I don't think I get what you mean precisely by those terms though."
She sighed, fists raised by her hips in an impatient display of... herself.
She sighed, retrieving a bottle of water and... cooling her boobs through the cleavage window on her shirt.
"Oh."
"As much as it pains me to be direct, John, I believe you have long avoided me for specific reasons."
"...You can kill me a lot if I bother you too much."
"Or perhaps provide you with gifts and memories worthy of such hassle. It's a gamble, but you never take it."
"I am a man of... principles," I said, gulping nervously as she took a step towards me, then another.
"You are, which makes you an acceptable individual in my eyes to pursue a closer partnership with."
Her words were heavy. Her tits definitely heavier than that from the looks of it. My body was sore, stressed and I could feel a bit horny at the whole sweaty mess she was in. Those big milkers could provide for the nicest titjob I could ask around, I knew this much. I could already imagine her saying yes, dropping on her knees and showing how much she really wanted it.
I knew it, deep down, she wanted it to happen despite her attempt to make it pass as mere permission for me to do something to her. To have her lips wrapping around my cockhead while her supple breasts teased the entire shaft. Dear Lord, I could imagine how tight and warm that embrace would be. How steamy the entire thing could get.
It could escalate if I played things right, especially with how indirectly eager Scathach was but... Something about this whole thing didn't feel right.
There was just something about her implicit desire that made me reluctant to go ahead with this. Plus, I knew that I was just stressed and could work it off with ease through a quick and warm bath.
So, rather than entertain that notion in its entirety, I just... shrugged.
"I think I will pass on this."
She frowned, a bit surprised. "What?"
"I mean, no offense, but I have a girlfriend."
"But surely you two aren't-"
"We are quite close together, yes," I implied, and Scathach stopped for a moment to evaluate the situation.
"So, you believe that the training was not worthy of a reward."
"If it has to be a reward, it has to be something that fits with the one that is being rewarded, right?" I asked flatly. "Once again, it's not a matter of the situation, but me being respectful on a serious commitment."
I could see hundreds if not thousands of thoughts rippling through her mind in a single moment, but where I thought she would just hold back and not push on it once more, Scathach proved herself a determined and quite cunning individual.
"Then, I believe we could agree to a compromise."
I raised a frown at that.
"I want to be the one cooking your dinner for today."
And that frown deepened at that notion.
"Just mine or-"
"Only yours," She smartly interjected, knowing that the alternative was to cook for more people than she was accustomed to.
Yep, this day was going to be crazier than usual…
AN
Scathach may want more than she says she wants.
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