As much as I loathed saying anything nice about the woman who kidnapped me, there was one thing that I just had to say:

Yuri's cooking was fucking amazing. I didn't quite know what it was I was eating, but it was good. It was so good, in fact, that I almost forgave her for her transgressions against me. Almost.

No, that was just a silly joke. I'm still infuriated about that, because she literally fucking kidnapped me.

…It was good food though.

Yuri looked at me, somewhat awkwardly. It made sense, I guess. We had been yelling at each other only a little while before. She hadn't yet relaxed around me, and I noticed how tense she was. It was as if she was ready to tackle me if I tried to hurt myself again.

"…This is some good shit." I mumbled, my mouth still somewhat full of food. "I don't quite know what this is, but it's tasty."

She smiled, somewhat touched.

…Man, she's actually pretty cu—

NOPE! Not going down that train of thought. I was going to live with this woman for an undetermined period of time, so thoughts like that were foolish and ruinous.

"It was my mother's favorite recipe." She explained. "It was one of the last things she taught me before…"

Her smile died, and she sagged her shoulders with a quiet sigh.

"Well," She said, her voice much lower. "You know. I'd rather not talk about that right now."

I didn't say anything. I mean, what would I say? I was still pissed at her, and if I opened my mouth, I wouldn't be able to control what I said.

The house was overcome with an uncomfortable silence. Quietly, I stared at the desecrated remains of my food, feeling nervous.

The uneasy peace was shattered by the sound of someone knocking on the door.

I got up to answer the door, but Yuri stopped me.

"I'll get that." She said, motioning for me to stay where I was. "I don't really trust most of my neighbors to be around you."

…Well, they were monsters, after all. Honestly, I would've been fine with doing lewd stuff if they just waited until I was of age.

Seriously, what's with all the childfuckers? It isn't that hard to understand. DON'T. DIDDLE. THE . CHILDREN!

Some people are fools, though. There have been many times in my life when I was, for lack of a better term, horny. However, not once did I ever consider children as something to pursue. So I just can't understand how someone would be desperate enough to do something so… heinous.

Anyways, I did as I was told, feeling that it would be too troublesome to start a conflict. However, I did creep out of sight, eavesdropping on the conversation.

Yuri opened the door, revealing a dark-skinned woman with black hair. She looked similar to the silver-haired woman who suggested that I be killed. It might have been a bit superficial of me, but that alone made me dislike her.

"Hey Yuri!" She said in a voice that was annoyingly bubbly. "I heard you found a boy in the woods, and I wanted to come see him."

Yuri narrowed her eyes.

"So what if I did?" Yuri asked. "What would you do if I let you in?"

The woman smirked, her tone becoming much more devious.

"Why, I just want to play with him a little~" She said breathily, her voice filled with a disconcerting mixture of lust and sadism.

"Absolutely not." Yuri said forcefully. "I am not keeping the child as a plaything. I plan to raise him."

The dark-haired woman pouted, annoyed.

"But it's been so long since I've had a man!" She whined, her voice giving me a headache. "And it's so fun to play with someone inexperienced."

"No." Yuri said, her voice calm, yet furious. "And if you know what's good for you, you won't bring it up again."

She then closed the door, and locked it.

I looked at the door in disgust. Seriously, this world was fucked. If I ever got my way, there'd be a lot of changes. Of course, it would probably spell doom for the world if I was any position of authority. I'm not a good leader. The civilization games have proved this by repeatedly kicking my ass.

Fuck you Gandhi. I had a good thing going until you decided to nuke me. I was about to be the most culturally advanced civilization, until you just shat all over it with your radioactive feces. YOU FUCKER I WILL—

Okay, I'm aborting that train of thought before I have a breakdown so monumental that the Earth splits in two. I don't play strategy games for a reason.

"What the fuck is wrong with her?" I grumbled to Yuri, gesturing in the general direction of the door. "I mean, I'm in a child's body, for fuck's sake!"

Yuri sighed, rubbing her temples.

"This village is welcoming to monsters of all kinds, as long as they behave." She explained. "Most of them are rather… pent up."

I sighed.

"I wouldn't even have a problem with it if they waited until I was of age." I muttered. "Pedos give me the creeps."

Yuri chuckled.

"I agree." She said. "There are plenty of desperate people in this town. You'd best be watchful, if you ever go outside."

I blinked.

"…Why would I go outside?" I deadpanned. "The people in this village are fuckin' thirsty, and frankly, I don't care for that shit."

Yuri frowned.

"You'll probably have to go outside some time." She said. "Just be careful when you do, and don't stray too far."

I sighed.

"I'd really rather stay indoors anyways." I said. "Though, I'd rather not become a useless lard-ass."

This world was dangerous, to say the least. I had to prepare to the best of my ability. First off, I needed to learn how to defend myself. I was not about to let myself get captured and killed/enslaved. I mean, I might settle down later in life, but it's gonna be on my terms.

"Hey, Yuri?" I asked. "Do you know how to fight?"

She smirked confidently, and crossed her arms.

"I'm the best damn warrior in this town." She stated arrogantly. "…Other than Micaela, of course."

I idly wondered how much she knew about Micaela. Probably not much. I mean, if I were an angel, I sure as hell wouldn't want my neighbors to know, considering the… less than stellar relations between the two species.

"Well, I know that blindly punching things is fun, but not really effective in the grand scheme of things." I grumbled, not really comfortable with what I was saying. "I'm gonna pick a fight with something eventually, and it would be nice to know how to defend myself when I do."

Yuri stroked her chin, considering my words.

"Well, you obviously won't be too strong, because you're only human." She said. "But there's probably a few things I could teach you."

I smiled to myself. This would really improve my chances of survival. I mean, 90% of the population would still probably be able to kick my ass, but hey, I'll take what I can get.

"Though, you might actually become a decent fighter." She muttered. "There isn't all that much, but I do sense a small amount of monster blood in you."

I blinked. That was… interesting, to say the least.

Well, that confirmed that I was in an entirely different body, and not just in a younger version of myself.

God, I hope I didn't just chuck some kid's soul into the abyss.

"I was… unaware of that." I said slowly. "That's rather odd."

She shrugged.

"There's nothing wrong with that." Yuri said. "It is literally only beneficial to you."

I didn't really have anything to say, so I kept my mouth shut.

"Anyways, give me a couple of days to figure something out." She said, yawning loudly. "For now, you should probably start exercising. Knowing how to fight won't help you if your body's weak."

I looked through the window outside, and was somewhat surprised to find that it was quite late. Like, it was nearly pitch-black. I thought I saw a figure outside, but dismissed it as just my rampant imagination.

"I should probably get to bed." I said. "It's getting kinda late."

Yuri glanced over to the window, and nodded.

"I will as well." She said. "I need to get up early tomorrow."

With that, I turned and walked to the guest room. Well, technically it was my room now. I was going to be living with her for quite a while.

You know, she was oddly excited at the thought of training me how on how to fight. Perhaps she was just looking for some kind of bonding moment. I wasn't gonna warm up to her any time soon, but a small, treacherous part of me appreciated the gesture. I ignored that part though. I wouldn't allow those thoughts to corrupt my mind just yet.

I closed the door behind me, kicked off my shoes, and flopped onto the impressively comfortable bed. Well, it was impressive for medieval standards, anyway.

The room itself was pretty bare. Since it was basically never used, there wasn't much in the way of furniture. A bed, and a chair. That's all that was in there.

I pulled the blanked over my body, wrapping myself up like a burrito. It wasn't cold in the house per se, but it was definitely cooler than I was used to.

As I laid my head against the pillow, I sighed, feeling the weight of the last day-or-two disappear. Finally, for once I could relax on a comfy bed, ignoring life's problems as the mattress slowly took me.

Then I heard a loud thumping noise from outside. At first, I didn't really think much of it. I mean, this house was in the middle of a town, after all. Maybe there were some nocturnal monsters that were just fooling around with their friends, or something?

And then I heard it again. This time, it was right outside my window.

I scowled as I got up, angered by the noise. Who dared to interrupt my resting time? Who was foolish enough to earn my ire?

I marched over to the window, squinting my eyes so I could see the perpetrator. The moon had finally come out, so I could actually see somewhat.

From outside the window, I saw the bubbly dark-elf from earlier staring back at me.

She put on a seductive expression upon seeing me, trying to tempt me.

She was actually pretty hot, but any attraction I might've had towards her was ruined by the fact that she was so desperate as to try and flirt with a literal child.

I cracked the window somewhat. It was enough for us to speak, without her being able to reach in and grab me.

"What the hell do you want?" I growled lowly, trying not to wake Yuri. I didn't really want to be loud just yet. If she tried to come in, then I'd make some fucking noise.

She smirked, coming closer to the glass.

"Why, you, of course." She said, her voice low and teasing.

I felt my face heat up somewhat at her openness, but I shook my head, holding onto my resolve.

"Do you have any idea what time it is?" I asked angrily. "I was comfortable in my bed until you came along. Get the hell out of here."

She put an arm under her breasts, bunching them up in an attempt to seduce me. It was hot, yeah, but I wasn't interested.

"Come on, let your big sis show you how to have fun~." She moaned breathily.

I felt my eye twitch. The sheer disgust I felt at her words was enough to make me nearly vomit. I spluttered, coughing into my arm, before glaring at her.

"Not a chance." I snarled. "Look, I don't want to cause a scene because I'd much rather go to bed, so do us both a favor, and kindly fuck off back to wherever you came from."

I didn't give her time to answer. Swiftly, I shut the window, and drew the curtains over it.

I was shaking with rage. I wanted to go out there and beat the shit out of her, but I knew that she'd easily overpower me. At least… I think she would. I don't really know how power scales here. Yuri's skin seems to be made out of stone, but she's made it clear that she's an outlier. Micaela is… well, Micaela. So, how powerful was this no-name perverted dark elf?

Questions for later.

I began to scratch at my arms again, taking care this time not to shred them as badly as last time. I wasn't planning to get killed by infection. That would be a real dumb way to go.

I felt the pain radiate through my arms, soothing my rampant need for violence. It stung, and that was good.

I made sure to stop before I started bleeding. It just wouldn't do to dirty the place I was about to sleep in like that. That's absolutely unsanitary. Also, blood is a pain in the ass to get out from sheets.

After I was satisfied, I went back to bed, and closed my eyes. It took me a while to actually fall asleep, so I usually spent some time in a sort-of trance. I wasn't really aware of what was going on around me, but I wasn't fully unconscious, either.

I was about to fall into a deep sleep when I heard the floorboards creak.

My eyes shot open, and I was greeted with the sight of the dark elf woman.

We locked eyes for a moment, neither of us moving or saying anything. Then, I screamed.

"YU-MPHHH!" I began, before the woman tackled me, covering my mouth with one hand. I really hoped that Yuri heard that.

I tried to push her off, but I couldn't. I even kneed her in the gut as hard as I could, but all that did was make her wince slightly.

"Hey now." She said huskily. "Don't talk. Just sit back and let me do all the work~."

She began to lower my pants with one hand, keeping the other firmly around my mouth. I screamed into her hand as loud as I could, hoping that I was loud enough.

I jerked my body to the left, trying to slip out of her grasp. It was ineffective.

She giggled at the sight of my struggles, evidently amused.

"You struggle now, but soon you'll be begging for more~." She said, smirking sadistically.

I glared at her with all the hate I could muster, which, as you all know, is a rather considerable amount. I tried to bite at the hand that kept my mouth shut, but it was like biting hard rubber. It just didn't do anything.

I felt my heart begin to beat rapidly in my chest. This lady was about to fucking rape me, and there wasn't anything I could do to stop it. It was so trivial to her, like it was just a fun game or something.

I didn't want my mind to get turned into slurry, but she obviously didn't give a shit. Who cares about the life and sanity of another person when you need a quick fix of semen, am I right?

This world was fucking awful if somebody like this woman could get away with such a malicious crime without consequences.

Just as I had accepted my fate, I heard rapid footsteps coming closer and closer to my door. Again, I cried out, trying to get the attention of whoever was in the house.

Yuri thrust open the door, her movements panicked. When her eyes locked onto the scene before her, she was filled with white-hot fury. Somehow, she'd heard me even though I was nearly silenced by my attacker's hand.

She sprinted over to the woman with incredible speed, and grabbed her by the throat. Effortlessly, she pulled the dark elf off of me, dragging her all the way outside.

I sat there for a moment, feeling my heart nearly pound out of my chest. That was too close. Way too close.

After a moment, I quietly followed, wanting to see how this played out. After what just happened, I wanted to see that bitch get what she deserved.

Yuri tossed the dark elf onto the grass, before viciously kicking her in the side, eliciting another yelp from the woman. Before she could even attempt to fight back, Yuri hauled her up by her shirt, and socked her across the face with such force that I initially thought she'd killed the lady.

What was so creepy was that Yuri's face was disturbingly calm. A bit of blood splattered on her face, but she didn't even react.

The beatdown was brutal. She just delivered punch after punch, turning the dark elf's face into ground beef. She screamed for help, but none came.

After one particularly hard punch, the dark elf's jaw snapped with a loud CRACK, muffling her cries.

This went on for several minutes. Like, it was getting to the point where teeth were beginning to fly out of the dark elf's mouth at considerable speed. It was actually pretty horrifying. Of course, that didn't stop the immense feeling of satisfaction from rising within me.

You know, it was actually pretty sickening to me to find that I enjoyed watching this. I mean, watching somebody get beaten nearly to death should be pretty traumatic to the psyche. However, my feelings of entertainment easily overpowered any sympathy I might've felt.

Yuri grabbed the dark elf by the arm, glaring directly into the woman's eyes as she snapped it like a twig. The dark elf let out a blood curdling cry that was fortunately shut up by way of Yuri's boot slamming into her already broken face, injuring it further.

Finally, she dropped the dark elf, wiping her bloody hands of on the other woman's shirt. Weakly, the dark elf tried to crawl away, but Yuri pinned her to the ground with her foot. She stared up at her, tears pouring from her eyes, which were wide with pure terror.

"I told you to drop the subject, and yet you broke into my fucking house, and tried to defile a child that was under my care." She quietly growled, her voice seeming to radiate death. "If I ever catch you doing something like that again, I'm going to gouge out your fucking eyeballs, and leave you to die in the woods."

The woman looked up fearfully, begging for forgiveness. Yuri sighed, and released her, glaring at her all the while.

The dark elf scrambled up from the ground, limping off into the night like her life depended on it, which, it might've.

Holy shit.

HOLY SHIT!

That was just fucking… AWESOME! Watching that bitch get the absolute shit get kicked out of her was just so indescribably beautiful. Every single crack of bone or cry of pain was music to my ears.

I had stood in the doorway for that whole fight. Well, fight wasn't really a good word for it. It was more of a one-sided slaughter.

Yuri calmly turned back to the house, freezing as she saw me. I saw her face go a little pale.

"…Is something wrong?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. "You look like you've seen a ghost."

She blinked, before asking: "How much of that did you see?"

Her voice was rather quiet, like she was disturbed that I saw that.

I chuckled at that thought. Then those chuckles grew into full-blown laughter. I wasn't quite sure what was so funny, but I laughed nonetheless.

"All of it." I said, my chortles dying down to the point that I could speak coherently again. "It was real nice to watch that cunt get what she deserved."

Yuri frowned, her eyebrows furrowed.

"…Did you enjoy seeing her in pain?" Yuri asked warily, as if she was afraid of stepping on a proverbial landmine.

"Of course." I shrugged. "She tried to rape me. Why wouldn't I be happy to see her get the absolute shit beaten out of her?"

She looked as if she was about to say something, but it seemed that she couldn't find the words. Finally, she sighed.

"Just go back to bed." She muttered. "We'll talk in the morning."

I nodded, and hurried back to the comfort of my room.

I wanted sleep, damnit.

Once I got there, I closed the window and locked it. I then closed and locked my door, leaving me in darkness.

I quickly laid down on my bed once more, burrowing underneath the covers like a particularly frenzied sand-crab.

Under the warmth of the covers, I quickly fell into blissful sleep.

*LINEBREAK*

I awoke to the sound of conversation. It was faint, being in a separate room, but I could definitely hear people talking.

I yawned, stretching my back as I climbed out of bed. I looked out the window, wondering how long I had been asleep. To my shock, it was past noon.

I'd usually slept in somewhat whenever I didn't have something to do, but I still woke up at around 9 or 10.

I quickly put my shoes back on, and walked towards the source of what woke me up.

You know, this is a good time to discuss the clothes I'm wearing. They weren't any I'd ever worn before. They were like, medieval peasant rags. That did, of course, make sense, but it was just more evidence to the idea that my soul had snatched someone's body.

I shook my head, banishing those dark thoughts from my mind. Thinking about that right now would only piss me off.

I walked into the kitchen, finding Micaela seated at the table, talking quietly with Yuri.

"Mornin'." I mumbled, rubbing the drowsiness out of my eyes. "Or, afternoon, I guess. I don't fuckin' care."

Micaela nodded at me, and went back to her conversation.

"So…" I began. "What'cha talkin' about?"

Yuri turned to me, her face set in stone.

"We were discussing what happened last night." She said quietly.

I winced, thinking about what almost happened the night before. I shuddered, shaking my head. It wouldn't do well for my mental state to fixate upon that.

"So, is anything gonna happen to that dark elf?" I asked. "I mean, in the legal sense."

Yuri shook her head.

"The beating I gave her was more than enough." She calmly said. "I just hope she learned her lesson."

I hummed, nodding. I supposed that made sense. That beating was fucking incredible.

"So, when are you going to start teaching me how to fight?" I asked Yuri, crossing my arms. "If the events of last night taught me anything, it's that I need to know how to defend myself."

Micaela and Yuri looked at each other, having a silent conversation that I couldn't interpret whatsoever.

"While I do need to teach you," Yuri said, her tone decidedly cautious. "There are some things we need to discuss first."

I saw Micaela tense for some reason, as if she was getting ready for something.

I raised my eyebrow, gesturing for her to continue. I could see that they were expecting me to blow up. It pissed me off a little, but I could totally understand why.

"Last night, when you saw me beat that dark elf, you enjoyed watching her get hurt." Yuri stated flatly. "I don't exactly blame you, but It's somewhat concerning that you take pleasure in watching others be injured."

…I really didn't like how she phrased that. She made me sound like some kind of sadist. I might've been, but that was beside the point.

"I mean, I wouldn't like seeing some random shmuck get hurt, but if someone tried to fuck with me, I'd enjoy watchin' them get their teeth knocked out." I stated, shrugging. "I'm not just gonna hurt someone for the fun of it."

Micaela's eyes narrowed.

"Your words sound truthful, but you have a rather uncontrollable temper." She said, crossing her arms.

I frowned, attempting to silence my mounting anger. It didn't work.

"We've established that I'll hurt myself when I'm in a situation where hurting someone else would get me in trouble." I said, glaring. "If I were to act on my urges, I'd end up in jail, or worse."

Micaela frowned.

"If there weren't any consequences, what would you do to someone who attacked you?" She asked.

I glared at her. She was, once again, trying to get a bad answer out of me. I didn't like that shit at all.

"It would depend on the situation." I growled. "If they were just an evil piece of shit, then I'd teach 'em a lesson."

Why was this a problem? I wasn't gonna hurt anyone innocent, so this should've been a non-issue.

"Anyways," I said, turning back to Yuri. "Just teach me how to fight already. I ain't gonna knock over an orphanage for fuck's sake."

Yuri sighed.

"Micaela's just being cautious." She said. "She was just somewhat worried about your mental state."

I raised an eyebrow.

"I'm fairly sure we've established that my mind is fucked." I deadpanned. "It's been like that for over twenty years, and it's gonna continue being like that for the rest of my life."

Yuri rolled her eyes at the "20 years" comment, but didn't say anything.

I ignored her blatant disregard of the truth, and once again asked when she was going to start training me.

She was silent for a moment, as if contemplating something.

"…Fifty push-ups." She finally said.

I blinked, feeling a pit form in my stomach.

"Huh?" I muttered, hoping I misheard her.

"You're going to have to get stronger if you want to actually do any damage." She explained. "So, start with fifty push-ups."

…This was going to suck all kinds of ass.

A/N: So this one was a bit rougher than I wanted, but I don't have time to go over it with as much fervor as I usually do. Also, if I don't release it now, It'll be another month before I can, because my life is about to get very busy.