Crazy trouble with love part 9
Echidna Tribe and Kimihito
Series: My Daily Life with a Monster Girl
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"Exchange program, huh?" Kimihito mused as he looked at a brochure. He leaned back in his couch, looking through it as it talked about an Interspecies Program, where people could go ahead and let what most people called 'monster girls' into their homes and help them learn what life was like here among other humans. Show them the culture, the geography, give them a chance to interact with other humans and get an idea on how things went. "Sounds interesting…maybe it wouldn't hurt to give it a shot?" He considered, looking around his house. "Maybe I could go for a year or so, it'll be a nice interesting change."
He stood up and started reading off how one would get into it, noticing an address where they could go to in the area to take the test.
"Well I guess it wouldn't hurt to apply, in the worst case scenario they would say no."
With that he headed out, going downtown to give it a shot, but he wasn't thinking he'd pass given how there must be a ton more qualified people ahead of him.
(Later)
"Kimihito, huh?" muttered a bland looking man in a suit, looking over a file. "No real special skills besides cooking… no relatives, uh?"
"No sir, I live alone." he replied, sitting up straight in his chair.
"I see…and why have you applied for the exchange program?"
"Well, when I heard about it, I thought it might be a nice change of pace. I know I'm not really that impressive or qualified, but making an attempt couldn't hurt." he admitted rubbing the back of his head with a nervous chuckle.
"I see… well, I think you might have a shot. Tell me, how would you like to stay with a family far away, in an exotic location?"
"Huh? But I thought someone had to come live with me in my house?"
"You do realize this is an exchange program, right? It's a two way street, some people come here to learn about our culture, and we send someone to their culture to learn about it. What, did you think they were just sending people into our world and not the other way around?"
"Well the way the brochure explained things, kinda." he said with a nervous chuckle. "So…you think I'm eligible to actually go to one of the monster girls' homes?"
"Well, you'll find out via a phone call, we still have many others to look over, so who knows how long that might take." He said with a shrug. "Go home and we'll be in touch."
Kimihito bowed his head and made his way out, the man watching him before slowly pulling his phone out as soon as the door closed.
"Hey, it's me. I think I found someone, he has no connections, theoretically no one should notice his disappearance."
"Does he look strong enough?"
"He looks strong enough for what you want, he's completely healthy, fertile, but weak enough that he won't get away from your girls." he remarked with a smirk. "Now about my payment."
"I can have a chest of wealth dropped off at the exchange spot waiting for you when you arrive with him." The voice said harshly. "Just get him here soon."
"Oh don't worry, he'll be there in no time." He said with a devious chuckle before hanging up. He considered Kimihito's file in his hands before dropping it in the paper shredder next to his desk. He started calling in the number and waited as it started ringing. "Ah, Mr Kimihito, I have some wonderful news~"
(Later)
Kimihito smiled, riding in the back of a jeep that was taking him to the location where he would be staying for a long while. "Wow, they weren't kidding when they said this place was an exotic location."
"We should be coming up to the spot real soon." The driver said loudly in an attempt to be heard over the jeep. "When I stop you get out, and good luck."
"Thanks." He said as he looked around, the landscape seeming harsh, with loose trees scattered around, with the air blazing hot against the rocky ground. 'I wonder what my homestay is gonna be like.' He thought as the jeep screeched to a halt.
"Alright, out." the driver said, making Kimihito look up, expecting to see either a village, a house, a city, only to see….nothing?
"Uh, but where are we?"
"At the drop off point, now out." The driver said with a shrug. "This is the location they gave us."
"But I don't see anything."
"Not my problem, out."
"Uhhh…." Hre said, starting to feel some doubt.
"Look, they spent centuries hiding from humans, they probably have their town hidden or some shit." He frowned. "I'm just doing my job by getting you here, so chances are they'll meet you."
"I…guess that makes sense?" He said, hesitantly getting off the jeep. He turned and saw it speed off the way it came, leaving him completely alone. "I….have some regrets." he said, looking at the one small bag he had over his shoulder. "This…they have to be nearby, right?"
He took another look around him, but saw no one. "H-Hello? Anyone?!" He called nervously, all he saw was a small lizard moving past him, which didn't help his situation. "O-Ok…Maybe if I just keep moving forward I'll run into someone?"
He started to walk in a random direction, even though part of him was slapping himself for it. 'This is ridiculous, why am I doing this, is this exchange program even real?' He pondered, but as he took another step, he cried out, suddenly finding the ground under him collapsing, making him fall down into a hole, and right into a net. "What the hell?!" He cried as he heard something rustling outside of the hole. "Is this some kind of joke?!"
"No, this is an ambush." Called a voice behind him before he felt something hard hit him from behind.
He groaned, blacking out as the last thing he heard was what sounded like hissing.
(Later)
"Wake up!"
A slap was felt to Kimihito's cheek, making him groan and slowly start coming around. "Huh? What hap-wait, what?!" He cried as he quickly realized he was tied up. He was wrapped up in dry rope, to a large slab of stone, making him break out in a cold sweat. "H-Hey, what's going on, untie me!"
"SILENCE!" Yelled a woman's voice, making him reel back and notice it was dark around the area.
He gulped as he looked around desperately, trying his best to get a glimpse of his captors. "C-Can we talk this out? I'm part of the exchange program!"
"I said silence!" Called the voice as he flinched yet again. "We know who you are!"
"And we are NOT impressed."
"Indeed, we were promised a strong specimen."
"And we were lied to!"
"Unfortunately, we can't let this one go, nor can we demand a new one."
"J-Just who are you anyway?" He called when suddenly the room was flooded with light as torches were lit. He blinked several times, trying to adjust to the light before letting out a gasp.
All around him were woman with the lower halves of snakes, green scales on the tails with black stripes, matching scaled hands with sharp nails, black straps or tops across their chests, with spiky hair in various styles, each of them having what looked like tattoos as well, and all of them not looking happy.
"W-W-What…" he stammered out in shock.
"We are the Echidna tribe, we were promised a fertile male to help us propagate our species, but all we got was you instead!"
"He hardly looks average, look at those muscles."
Kimihito just stared in shock as the woman complained about his appearance. "Wha- what the hell…."
One of them slithered over, having longer spiky hair, up to him and crossed her arms. "I'm going to make sure that man suffers for giving us a pathetic man."
"H-Hey! What are you talking about? What man?" He asked, desperate for answers only for her to frown.
"Silence, you don't need to know who he is."
"I kinda do actually!" He protested. "How else am I going to report him for this when I go home?!"
"You're not going home. You're staying here so you can be of use by helping the tribe make babies." she slithered over and moved around him. "As per our culture, when a male is brought to the tribe, he belongs to everyone, that way we can be sure to squeeze every single drop they have to make sure kids are guaranteed."
"WHAT?! I didn't agree to that though!"
"You don't get a choice in the matter."
"But all I wanted to do was help someone learn the cultures back home, not get stranded out here to be used as a breeding tool!" He cried as he tried to thrash around in desperation. "This can't be legal!"
"Who said it was?" She moved closer and grabbed his cheeks, looking him over closely. "You still have baby fat on you. You are NOT what we wanted."
"W-W-Well, what were you hoping for?" he asked nervously, figuring asking might buy some time.
"We asked for a strong male specimen, one of the finest of the human species." She said with a nod.
"One with strong arms!"
"With plenty of muscles!"
"And a handsome face, like that american actor, Arnol-"
"He gets the point." She said, giving the rest a stern look. "The point is, a strong male would last much longer with us and actually stay conscious, but you? As soon as we start, your pathetic body would break like a twig."
"H-Hey, it's not my fault!" he stuttered in defense. "How about you let me go, I go work out and I come back in two years?"
"Do we look stupid to you?" She narrowed her eyes, flicking her tail to the side and smashing a rock into rubble with ease, making Kimihito go wide eyed and gape. "You won't be able to trick us that easily. Now then, I believe we've wasted enough time talking." She said as he paled at the news. "As the leader, I shall naturally go first."
"W-Wait!" he let out before she reached down, tearing his shirt off with ease as he blushed, staring at her barely covered chest. "I-I-Isn't there a way we can work this out?!" He cried as she began to tear at his pants.
"No, every single drop you have will be squeezed out. Whether your body lasts or breaks doesn't matter."
'She's serious!' he thought, his eyes darting around before landing on one of the various large snake plushies resting around the cavern, which stood out of place. "W-W-What's with the cute snakes?' he said, speaking before he could think.
The leader suddenly stopped, the others all tensing up as she glanced at him. "W...What was that?"
"Uh… the cute snakes? All around us?" he said, glancing around, not sure why she had stopped.
"W-What about them?" she frowned. "What's wrong with having plushies?"
"N-Nothing, I just…they're really cute I guess, and they seem kinda….I dunno." he said, looking at the stuffed snakes before glancing at her to see her face heating up. 'Huh? Why's she getting flustered?' He thought as he looked at her in confusion. 'Wasn't she as tough as nails a second ago?'
"W-Well of course they're cute…." she muttered before shaking her head and narrowed her eyes. "Ignore those and focus on this!"
"W-Wait wait wait!" He cried out, trying to put the pieces together as fast as he could,
"Pleading and begging for mercy won't work on us."
'Well something worked to get you to stop before! Maybe it was the plushies?' He thought, looking around at the plushies and got a glint. "You know, they really do look cute with how they're displayed."
"W-W-What?" She said, pausing. Kimihito steeled himself as he prepared to make a gamble.
"Yes, they're…just as cute as you are." He let out, making her stop altogether and turn bright red, staring at him with wide eyes.
"W-W-W-W-W-W-W…." she just stuttered, unable to form any cohesive words.
"Yeah, in fact, I think the others would look just as cute too if they held them." He let out loud enough to be heard, making the others blush red. 'Ok, this might actually work!' He thought with a small grin, before realizing one small, glaring problem in his plan. The slab of stone he was still tied to.
"S-S-Stop stalling!" one let out trying to use her hair to cover her face.
"Y-Y-Yeah, this devious plan of you w-w-w-won't work!"
"What plan? I'm just being honest." He replied casually, making them feel their heart beats pick up. "The scales, the short spiky hair, it's all just so perfect and cute."
"Hya~!" several let out, like they got hit in the chests as they fell back from their spots.
"And the tattoos really make you look exotic." He added, trying to layer on the compliments.
"I…uh…..th-thank you but…." One stuttered, rubbing her tattoos, trying not to smudge them.
"And those tails DO look pretty soft to touch." He said with a nod. "Too bad I can't touch them like this."
"S-S-S-Stop!" the leader ler out, reigning herself in and loomed over him with a hiss. "Y-Y-Your tricks won't work! We're doing this, now!"
"Well sure you could squeeze me dry, but then who will you have to cook the meals?" He suggested, trying to find some way out of having his life end quickly in a very pleasurable way. "I-I can cook, clean, do whatever you need to do."
"Ha! We've been eating just fine on our own. We're strong and powerful predators, not helpless like some humans." The leader boasted proudly. "We have no need for such weak things!"
"W-Well, if you're so strong, then what's the harm in letting me do the 'weak' things that are above you?! Wouldn't that be better than whatever this plan is?!" He cried out, starting to realize any control he had before was slipping away fast.
"Wait." one of the others spoke up. "This male might be onto something."
"Yeah, I've never actually eaten anything that someone has cooked before, does it taste good?"
"Well, I did have time back in the city to learn how to cook by myself, try out different dishes, and it all came out delicious. Maybe I could do the same here." He suggested quickly. "I uh… I can make them look cute?"
"C-C-Cute?"
"F-Food can look cute?" one muttered in surprise.
"But how?!"
"Let him show us!"
"Yeah!"
"I'm the one who decides!" barked out the leader before clearing her throat. "And I decide we'll give him a shot, but if he fails, we go with the original plan." she warned, narrowing her eyes at Kimihito.
"G-Got it…so can you untie me?"
(Later)
"Well, it's not state of the art, but you make do with what you have." he remarked, wrapping an apron around himself as he looked around the kitchen, no appliances, but it did have an oven with what looked like a storage locker made of rock. 'I just hope they don't have rotten meat.' He thought as he opened up the locker, to find a large hunk of meat hanging from a hook. "So… do you have any other kind of food I can work with besides just meat?"
"Why? Meat is all we need." the leader remarked with a frown. "Why do you need something?"
"Well, if I had some spices or herbs, they would make it taste much better."
"Hmmm, well we do collect those, mostly for medicine, in the other room." She said as she turned to get them. "Wait here."
"Ok…" He said, watching her leave before he began to look around nervously. 'Ok, ok, ok, how do I make just meat look cute?' He rubbed his chin, letting his imagination flow while making sure he had a sharp enough stone to use. 'Ok, I might have something, just need to get the fire started first.' He thought as he moved towards the over. 'Ok, you can do it, your life depends on it.'
(Later)
"Well, is it done yet?"
"Give me another minute." He called, cutting the meat as carefully and as fast as he could. 'Please let this work, please let it work!'
"It better look cute, or else." She threatened as kimihito nodded before sighing.
"Finally, it's done." He said, moving a large flat sheet of rock serving as a plate towards her, on it pieces of meat were folded together to look like a bush of roses. "How's this?"
She just stared at them, her mouth wide in shock. 'H-H-H-How?!'
"So… does that mean you like it?" he asked, snapping her out of it before making herself look serious.
"D-D-Don't get ahead of yourself, looks aren't everything, I still haven't tasted any." She said as she carefully picked up one of the 'roses' and popped it into her mouth. She chewed for a few seconds before freezing, and suddenly her tail went slack, making her collapse.
"Eh?!" he went wide eyed, caught completely off guard. "H-Hey, are you alright?" 'The meat shouldn't have been bad, I checked it twice!'
"S-S-S-S-S-So…..good~" She murmured
Kimihito sighed in relief when he heard that, right as two more lamias slithered in and saw the scene.
"Hey! What happened in here?!"
"Well, your leader tasted this." he said as he held up the plate of meat.
"Did you poison her?!" one hissed before getting a look at the meat, her eyes widening at their shape. "C-Cute…"
"No, nothing! Well, I seasoned it, but that's it!" he tried to explain as they slithered over, smelling the cooked meat which was already making their appetites rise up. "Here, you can try it. That or I'll try it first if you don't believe me."
They looked at him suspiciously, then back at the meat, their mouths beginning to drool the longer they smelled it.
"I-I'm not scared of a piece of meat!" one shouted as she grabbed one of the pieces and bit into it.
"Me neither!" the second grabbed her own and tore into it.
Kimihito sweatdropped, but smiled anyway. In no time flat they went rigid with wide eyes.
"S-SO GOOD!"
"HOW COULD MEAT TASTE SO GOOD?!"
"Glad to see you liked it." he said with a small smile. "Want me to make seconds?"
"YES!"
(Later)
"So…I still can't leave, but you won't 'milk me dry' now?"
"Hmph, just be glad you proved yourself useful." Remarked the leader with her arms crossed, all around them the other lamia enjoying the cooked and seasoned meat, blushing at the taste and the various shapes they were cut up into. "For managing to pull it off, you'll be our new chef."
"I don't have a choice, do I?" He sighed as he brought out another plate of meat. "Well… I suppose it could be worse." he admitted as she grabbed some more pieces to indulge in. "But wait, if I'm the new chef, what happened to the old one?"
"We didn't have one before, everyone took care of themselves, they ate their own raw meat. Before you came we didn't need a chef."
"So your whole tribe has lived that way?" he looked confused. "Just raw meat?"
"Yes, it was the proper tough way to live.' She said with a nod as he raised an eyebrow.
"And cute meat cut up into roses is still tough?"
She turned bright red and glared at him. "S-S-Shut up!"
"So you don't want another serving?" He asked, starting to move away to hand the dish to another Lamia.
"I never said that!" She said quickly, blushing as she took the plate from him.
Kimihito smiled before pausing as a thought crossed his mind. "Question… where am I supposed to sleep and live while I'm staying here?"
"With us of course." She remarked bluntly while munching on the piece. "We all share the same space for sleep, no sense in changing."
"...do I really have to explain why that idea isn't going to work?" he said with a sigh. "Can I just get a cot in the kitchen or something?"
"Not a chance. No sense in giving you the chance to slip away."
"Slip away? To where?! We're in the middle of a wasteland, where am I going to go?!" he cried out while the camera panned away to show them in a semi-subterranean village made of rock in the middle of nowhere.
"If you were this crafty at making the meat taste better, who knows what else you know." She said as the others nodded.
'I only cooked it instead of eating it raw.' he thought with a sigh. "I'll sleep on my own, if I can't have even that then I'm not cooking again."
That made the lamia narrow their eyes, the leader's tail moving over and wrapping around him, making him pale as she pulled him near her face.
"What was that?"
"W-W-Well I mean, if I'm comfy, you'd have no reason to worry." he quickly let out. "After all, a comfy chef is a happy chef, right?" He chuckled while looking around nervously. "P-Plus if I have time to think alone, I can come up with new recipes?"
She raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms. "You have more in mind?"
"Well it's not just for meat. I mean, if I had more ingredients on hand, I could make so many delicious meals that regular cooked meat would be nothing in comparison." He said as the other Lamias perked up. "S-So…can I have a place to sleep by myself?"
"Well….that depends. Would they turn out as….cute, as this meat?" She said, considering the idea.
"I-I can try the best I can, but it would be better if I had real tools to work with." He said as she hummed.
"I'll think about it…we have a hut near the kitchen that's mostly empty, you can stay there."
"Thank you." he sighed in relief as she uncurled her tail to let him go.
"So what tools are you talking about?"
"Well, give me a bit and I can give you a list, but off the top of my head a frying pan would help, so would a regular pot and-" he said, listing off different appliances as the lamias watched him.
"Y'know, he's different then what we were supposed to get…but I kinda like him like this." One whispered to another.
"Eh, so what if he made the meat taste better? I still wanted someone bigger." One of them pouted. "He might not even be able to spoon me after we make love with arms that small…"
"Well, there's only one way to find out~"
"A little peak later on wouldn't hurt." Another agreed as they began to chuckle. "If I remember correctly, his new hut doesn't have a lock~"
Kimihito felt a cold shudder go down his spine, making him gulp nervously. 'Is it just me, or did it suddenly get colder?'
(Later)
"So this is my new home now…" Kimihito sighed as he looked around the small hut he was in. He moved over to the far wall, sitting down with a blanket over himself. 'I wonder if anyone else had to deal with something like this.' He thought as he laid down to get comfortable. 'I guess I just have to hold on for a bit, surely they'll send someone to come get me when they realize what happened, right?'
With that hope in mind, he closed his eyes to try and get comfy and relax against the hard rock floor. 'I wonder if I can get them to give me a mattress or a hammock later?'
However, his ears picked up the sound of something moving across the ground, making him tense up as the sound got closer and closer to his spot. He gulped as he imagined what it could be, perhaps it was some kind of feral animal, or a poisonous snake? He slowly opened his eyes nervously, trying to see what it was.
Only to see several lamia faces looking down at him from above, noticeable due to the small glow they gave off.
"...what the hell?" He muttered as he sat up in confusion. "What's going on?"
"We decided to keep you company tonight, it can get cold here fast."
"Especially when you're on your own without much body heat."
"And on the hard ground."
"...that doesn't explain why you're on the ceiling, or why you didn't ask first." He sighed as he sat up. "I'll be fine, but thanks for the offer."
"Who said it was an offer?" one asked with a raised eyebrow. "What then?"
"I…won't cook for you?"
"Hey! You should be happy you have several girls willing to sleep around you."
"Excuse me for not being eager to have any kind of relationship with someone who only hours ago was going to 'milk me dry' until I die." he said with a frown.
That made them all glance at each other, caught off guard before one groaned.
"Fine, but don't come crying to us when you freeze your balls off." with that they slithered on out of the hut.
"Note to self, get a lock." he sighed as he laid back down.
(Next day)
"Wake up, I'm hungry."
"Mmmm….five more-" he started only to freeze as he remembered where he was, and he felt something softer than rock wrapped around him.
"Now." came the voice as he felt himself dragged, making him open his eyes to see a tail wrapped around his body, his legs dragged on the ground. "Make it fast, the rest of the women should be waking up soon."
"W-Whoa, whoa, at least let me walk on my own!" He said as he looked up to see the leader looking down on him.
She rolled her eyes, but obliged and let go, letting him get up and dust himself off.
"Thanks. Also, can I talk to you? Some of the women broke into the hut I was in last night, can you talk to them?"
"Which ones?"
"I…..I don't know." he admitted sheepishly. "It was dark…"
"I see. We'll worry about it later, for now let's get to making breakfast." she commanded. "I took what you said into thought and went out to gather more ingredients from around."
"Really? Like what?"
"Lizard." She said as he froze.
"Lizard? I've never cooked with that before, I don't know if I CAN cook with that."
"Try." She said, frowning. 'I knew I should have asked what he meant by other ingredients!'
He sighed, nodding as he made his way to the kitchen. That's when something clicked. "Wait, if you get me some fresh water, I might have something in mind."
"That I can manage, give me a moment to fetch some."
Kimihito entered the area, noticing a huge pile of dead lizards with their bodies cracked or broken. 'Ok, I can work with this, lizards are still meat, I'm sure once I skin it I can cook with it.'
"Here we go, will this do?" She came back, carrying a large stone pot full of water.
"Yep, it's perfect, thank you."
(Later)
"Mmmmm~!" A lamia let out, unable to stop smiling as she bit into a lizard tail while others were enjoying some of the broth, all of them having small stone cups filled with the liquid and lizard meat, with said meat styled into smiley faces.
"I don't know how you did it, but you managed to make even lizard's taste great!"
"I never knew it would taste better in just water!"
"Thank the broth." he pointed out with a smile while the lamia was guzzling her cup in no time with a sigh.
"How? How did you do it?!"
"It was just a matter of boiling it after I cleaned the skin, that way I could soften the meat, and I used some of the plants to make a brother with the skin to add some extra taste so it wasn't just meat." He explained, with the Lamia looking at him like he just spoke Russian.
"...ok, just keep it up!" She said with a smile. "Y'know…if you want, I could help you later in the kitchen, alone~"
He looked at her, gulping at the tone and held his hands up. "T-That's alright, really, I'm pretty good at working by myself."
"Well, how about I meet you later in your hut then?" She suggested with a devious grin.
"N-No need, I'm good." He gulped seeing the look. "I better see if we have enough for seconds." he darted back into the kitchen before she could say anything. 'I can't keep this up, eventually I'm going to run out of excuses!'
She frowned hearing that, before seeing two tribeswomen start a fight.
"Give me that!"
"Fuck off! I'm not giving this bowl up!"
"I'm still hungry!"
"Then go catch a rat!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Calm down, there's enough for everyone!"
"Quiet!" the leader let out, making them all turn to her. "The male is making more for all of you, so be patient!"
"My names Kimihito." He called out. "I'll try to make enough, just please be patient."
That got the lamia to grumble, but stopped fighting as the male sighed to himself.
'At least them liking my cooking this fast is something to be proud of, I think so.'
(Later)
"Kimihito! We've brought back more ingredients." the leader let out, she and a few other girls setting sacks down in the kitchen with him cleaning the pots. "We just got done trading with the gorgons, and tonight, we expect a feast."
"Oh? What kind?" He asked, moving over and looked in a bag, picking up some eggs.
"Whatever you can do with raw eggs." She spoke with her arms crossed. "It's something lamias are known to enjoy above all else, but we aren't as lucky compared to other tribes, so when we get some, it's worth celebrating."
"Ok…might I make a small suggestion, do you mind if I try cooking them instead of serving them raw?"
"..." the three blinked slowly before the leader pointed at him. "Do not hold a thing back."
"That's all I needed. If you got some milk, then we're really cooking." He said with a grin. 'Thank god, something easy, eggs. Ok, she said not to hold back, maybe I'll just make several different types of styles? Boiled, and scrambled eggs should be easy, fried too, and maybe I can do deviled? No, no, I don't have a fridge…' he thought as he looked over the eggs.
"But remember, make whatever you make…c-c-cute." she tried to demand seriously with a blush, the other two nodding together.
"You got it, I'll try my best." he said with a nod. 'Ok, I can make that work, it'll be a bit of extra work, but it's manageable.'
(Later)
The whole tribe were gathered at a large table, circular, with various torches lit around the area, all waiting as Kimihito was setting up dishes with clothes over them, but the smells alone making the girl's stomachs growls.
"What do you think he made with the eggs?"
"I dunno, but he better hurry up, I can hardly wait!"
"Now now, presentation is key." he smiled before setting the last dish down, all the clothes connected with strings as he stepped back with the string wrapped around his hand. "I present, a banquet of eggs." Before tugging, pulling off every cloth with one good tug. The lamia gasped as they saw a wide array of dishes, with yellow scrambled eggs arranged to look like several animals from pigs to bunnies, smiley faces made out of sunny side up eggs and strips of meat, and boiled eggs in a large bowl. "Tadah!"
All their eyes widened, jaws dropping as Kimihito stepped back.
"Go ahead and dig in." he said with a smile, only to jump back as the lamias all lunged forward to get at the plates and eggs. He ducked his head when some of the food flew over his head, all of them fighting to get at the food and indulge to their fullest.
"Fuck off, that's my plate!"
"SCREW YOU!"
'Good thing I saved some for myself in the kitchen.' He thought as he moved around them, nearly tripping or getting wacked over the head due to their tails. 'Is all their meals like this?!'
"Where did he- there you are! C'mon, I don't wanna eat my meal alone! Give me some company~" one grinned before wrapping her tail around his waist and yanking him over beside her. "You made us all this, so go ahead and grab some before it's all gone." She said as she grabbed a small plate of scrambled eggs. "Here you go handsome~"
"I-I'm good, thank you, I should get back to the kitchen now." he tried to move back, but her tail held on tight, keeping him there.
"C'mon, you're hungry, right?" She said with a grin before 'accidentally' spilling some of the scrambled eggs on herself. "Ah, how clumsy of me…well, I suppose you don't want to waste food, huh~?"
"I-I'll go get some water and a towel." He said before she moved him closer.
"I have a better idea~" She grinned before hugging him right against her chest. "Why don't you help me by licking it up?"
"Mph!" he let out, but his response was muffled by the chest in his face.
"C'mon, start licking, and I'll give you a nice treat afterwards~"
"Hey, no fair, I didn't know that was an option!" cried out one, noticing it before others stopped and turned, their eyes narrowed.
"What are YOU doing?" frowned the one right beside her.
"I'm taking what I want, like a proper Echidna!" She snapped. "I grabbed him first, so I should get to have some fun with him first before I have to share!"
"The hell you do!" another snapped, yanking him from her against her own chest. "Who says you get first dibs?"
"Because I was Echidna enough to actually try to fuck him!"
"Hey! No hogging him!" another yelled, baring her claws and dropping her plate.
'Are they about to literally fight over me?!' he thought, the others disregarding their meal now as they all crowded to try and grab him.
"Give him here!"
"No, here, I brought the eggs so I should get him!"
"I've got more tattoos!"
"Those aren't tattoos and you know it!"
"Wait, they aren't?" Kimihito managed to get out amongst the tugging. This made everyone freeze as they realized what he just said.
"Um….well, uh…you see…"
"Are they like those fake ones you use water to apply them on?"
"N-No, they're….makeup." One confessed meekly before the others could silence her.
"Eh?" he tilted his head. "Makeup? So they're not tribal tattoos?"
"No…" Another confessed, lowering her head in shame.
"B-But we still wear them with pride!" one spoke up, trying to save face.
"They're very well done, I thought they were tattoos." He said, making them blush at the compliment. 'Wow, they sure work hard to make them look genuine, they had me completely fooled.'
"R-Really? Thank you…" One said, her face nearly red.
"Alright alright, let him go." The head Echidna let out crossing her arms. "He can go and eat by himself if he wants."
"B-Bu-"
"Let him go, you've roughed him up enough for one day."
This made the others deflate, but listen and let him go, letting him head off to the kitchen and sigh in relief.
"That was too close, I thought they were gonna pull me apart."
"They nearly did, you're welcome." Remarked the leader crossing her arms as he went to grab his own plate set aside.
"Indeed…" She said as she looked at him eating, seeming uncharacteristically nervous. "I…would like you to sleep in my hut tonight, after the whole dinner fiasco, it might be too dangerous for you to try to sleep on your own tonight."
He turned to her with surprise, noticing her face was more red than before.
"W-We don't have to do anything if you don't want, but… it might be safer if you spend the night with me." she tried to clarify while clearing her throat. "After what just happened, I wouldn't be surprised if some of them tried sneaking into your hut is all…"
"I…." Kimihito thought as he considered his options. "Can I trust you? If so…then yes."
"O-Of course you can! I can actually keep myself under control." She huffed crossing her arms with her eyes closed. "Besides, just because you've managed to impress us with your cooking doesn't change what I've said. We prefer males who are strong in body."
"Alright, then I guess I'll be sleeping with you tonight." he said, his face heating up a bit as he said that.
"W-Wise choice." She said, turning away as her face was almost as red as a tomato at this point. "I-I-It's getting pretty late, we can go now if you wish while everyone else is distracted."
"Sure, let me just finish up here." He said as he kept eating.
'Keep it together, you're the leader of the tribe, act like it!' she thought, chastising herself. 'Don't get distracted! You're just trying to be helpful as a show of gratitude for the food he's made and to make sure none of the others kills him because they went too far!'
'Ok, she's just being nice, don't look into it, and don't be a creep!' thought Kimihito who finished his food and set it in the sink. "So…ready?"
"Y-Yes!" She said, leading him out of the kitchen and towards one of the larger shacks. 'Keep it together, don't show weakness.'
"So… am I really going to be here forever, as the cook?" He asked as she led him into the hut, showing a lavishly decorated space with a large plush circular bed in the middle.
"W-Well….you never know, things might change…" She said softly as she slithered onto the bed. "I-I don't know if we can let you leave now, we did break the law…"
"Well you're not wrong." He sighed as he hesitantly climbed into bed with her. "Why did you have to kidnap me anyway? I'm certain with women as beautiful as you and the others, finding someone to date or marry couldn't be that hard, right?"
She turned more red hearing that and shook her head. "O-O-Our culture isn't something most would be all for! W-W-We usually kidnap a male to bring back and share him amongst each other."
"Well couldn't you just stop?" He asked as she sighed.
"Yes and no… our culture is complicated, and it's something that has been done for millenia, how do we just…stop doing it?"
"Well, you stopped for me, didn't you?" He asked as she paused. "You were going to 'milk me dry', but you made an exception for me, right?"
"Yes, but that's because you proved to be more useful if kept alive. Otherwise the situation would have gone through." She sighed as she began to coil herself around the bed. "Though, I am…glad we spared you."
"Me too." he whispered, laying his head down while she moved onto the bed, her back to him.
'Should I ask him to hold me…. She wondered, glancing back at him. 'I mean, it wouldn't be for something weird, j-just to share body heat is all.' She thought as she cleared her throat. "K-Kimihito…could I ask you a favor? Could you…hold me?"
He blushed, glancing over his shoulder at her in surprise. "W-What?"
"I-I need someone to share their body heat with me…" she tried to explain as best as possible. "Nothing else!"
"Well, uh…I suppose…" He said as he moved closer and carefully wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. "Like this?"
"Y-Y-Yes." she let out, trying to keep from giving a shudder from joy. 'T-T-This feels perfect, just like I've dreamed of!'
'Wow, her body really does feel cool.' he thought as he pulled her closer. 'She must be freezing.'
'Oooh, this is pretty nice. Not as muscular as I hoped, but it's much better than not experiencing a man's touch like this.' She thought as she let out a happy sigh. 'I can get him some weights, he can build up muscle mass then it'll be perfect, me and him…'
She slowly drifted off to sleep with a smile, the warmth lulling her off.
(Next morning)
'T-Tight!' Kimihito thought, waking up to find himself wrapped up in the leader's tail. He felt his whole body unable to move at all, with her chest rubbed up against his face, and his oxygen supply getting squeezed out. "Mmmph, mmph!"
Said echidna however seemed like she was sleeping soundly, what with the smile on her face.
'Come on, wake up, I can barely breathe like this!' he thought, trying to wiggle a little to see if it would rouse her. 'Come on, just a bit more, I think my hands nearl…free!' he felt one of his hands wiggle out from the coil, which he used to try and scratch the side of the tail.
"Mmmm…. Five more minutes…honey…"
'I won't last that long!' He thought as he scratched her tail again. 'And who is she calling honey?!'
"Mmm…keep that up….and I won't stop~"
'What is she talking about?!' he thought as he felt her grip tighten. 'Screw being gentle!' He thought as he grabbed the tip of her tail and yanked.
That instantly got her to wake up, letting out a yelp as her coil loosened up.
"Air!" he cried as he sat up, getting out of her grasp.
"Wha-what was that for?!" she glared at Kimihito who was trying to get fresh air.
"I….had….to do it!" He panted. "You were strangling me!"
"Oh… I apologize." she muttered, turning her head quickly to hide her blush.
"It's ok… I should get back to the kitchen, I bet the other girls are getting hungry now." He said as he got up, missing the longing look on the leader's face.
"Well, I'm sure they wouldn't mind waiting a bit longer if you wanted to stay…"
"Given how all of you ate last night? If I make them wait, they might eat me." He joked, not noticing the expression. "Don't worry, I'll save some for you.' He said as he began to leave the hut.
"Alright, I'll be there shortly." She sighed, getting up. 'I need to suck it up and make him mine, he doesn't care about tradition, so why should I? We've already deviated from the original plan, what's the harm in making him mine?'
With that she tried to work out a plan, while with Kimihito, he got to the kitchen and got to work on making breakfast using the leftover eggs. 'Ok, maybe some boiled eggs, something easy and quick.'
"Hello Kimihito~" purred a voice, making him turn to see several of the girls peeking in with smiles.
"Oh, hey girls." he greeted, keeping an eye on them as he got to work. "Sleep well?"
"Yeah, but it was cold last night, I could have really used a strong, warm blooded guy to help me stay warm~"
'Ok, stay calm.' thought Kimihito who tried to sound casual. "Might I suggest winter blankets? They worked wonders for me in the city."
"Maybe, but I prefer the old fashion method, if you know what I mean~"
"Nope, not really." he feigned ignorance while cracking eggs into the pan. "Could you let everyone else know breakfast is getting made? I don't want anyone going hungry."
"Well, if you want we could have someone else cook while you and I have some fun~"
"Hey! Don't try it." hissed one of the others there. "You even think about it and I'll rip your skin right off."
"Well then why don't you join in too if you're gonna bitch about it, huh?"
This lead to them getting into an argument with Kimihito staying quiet.
'Remember, keep calm, free your mind of any temptations, and focus. I really hope those self help tapes from home last me.'
(Timeskip)
A month. That's how long it's been since our hero has been here, and he's gotten use to it pretty well. Right now he was lugging some bags over his shoulder, with a cloak over himself, several of the girls with him as they headed back to the village after trading with some of the other lamia tribes.
"I can't believe those bitches had the gall to ask for a few hours with you! Those hussies!"
"Yeah, they can stick with their own man, ours is spoken for!"
"Come on girls, they weren't so bad. They seemed nice, just a bit…persistent." remarked Kimihito trying to keep them calm.
"Those tanned skanks would fuck a horse if they were desperate, of course they'd clamber to get a piece of you Kimihito!"
"Yeah! They have to wait their fucking turn and get their own man! If we haven't gotten a chance with you yet then there's no way in hell they are!"
'Which I've managed to avoid.' he thought, the group entering the village as the others were doing their own thing. From sharpening their nails, lifting rocks, or a few trying to discreetly compare their plushies.
"Hey! Everyone! They're back!"
"Yes! Hey, hey did you uh…get that package I ordered?"
"Yes, yes, we got everyone's mail, don't worry." He smiled as he set the bags down, opening them and handing out items to the surrounding girls. "I even went ahead and got a little something extra."
"Huh?"
"Like one?" asked one as he reached down in deep, struggling with something, before lifting out a briefcase.
"Well, I figured having plushies was fine, but I saw these and thought they might be just as good." He unlatched it and opened the case, making the girl's go wide eyed as there were various chibi snake earrings, rings, and necklaces inside. "They were a tiny bit extra though. I hope that was alright."
"I love them! Dibs on a necklace!"
"I want one of the rings!"
Kimihito tossed it up, ducking down and crawling out from the huge pile as the girls clambered to get some of the accessories. 'Thank god for planning.'
"Did anything come for me?" a voice called behind him as he turned to see the leader looming over him, her arms crossed expectantly.
"Uh…yeah, actually, apparently it's from the exchange program."
"Oh? And what would that be?"
"I don't know, it's a letter." he said as he pulled it out of his cloak, which she snapped up. She tore into it and quickly began to read it, her eyes lighting up as she did so.
"Kimihito!"
"How do we look?"
He turned, seeing all the girls decked in the accessories, making him smile and gave a thumbs up. "They look cute."
"AH~!" they all let out together, feeling like they got knocked back with blushes, making him internally groan.
'Damn it! Reflex. Although they really do make the contrast work better.'
"Kimihito~" The leader called from behind him, wrapping her arms around him carefully. "I have wonderful news~"
He blushed, feeling her breasts, but turned his head slightly. "Uh, you hit the lottery?"
"You could say that~" She chuckled with a smile. "I found a way for you to stay with us legally~"
"What?!" the others let out, overhearing this before swarming around the two. "Tell us!"
"It's simple, there is a new program the exchange program is trying, before it was… illegal to have relations, but now they've legalized marriage!"
"...eh?" Kimihito tilted his head. "Uh, sorry, but I don't get how this is new."
"Oh, right. I never really explained certain details. Well, when this whole thing started, there was a stupid rule where if a homestead was hurt, they'd be sent back home for safety, and for some reason the same rule applied to those wanting to fuck."
"Wait, so if I slept with anyone here…."
"If it was legal, yes, you would have been sent home to go to prison, but this letter changes all of that. They're allowing sexual play, but only after the homestay has married." She said with a smile. "And of course, who better to marry but the leader of the tribe?"
"Hold up!" one of the girls piped up with a glare. "Who says he should marry you?"
"Me, I just did." she glared back. "I'm the one who leads this whole tribe, which means it makes perfect sense. Why? Is there a problem?"
"Yes, of course there is a problem! What if I want to marry him, HUH?!"
"You? Ha!" laughed another. "I should marry him! My tits are the perkiest!"
"Mine are bigger!"
"My butt is the best!"
"My cunt could wring him dry!"
"HOLD IT!" cried out one of the smaller ones, moving through the crowd. "Wait! What about the plan to share him for the whole tribe? Why should it matter who marries him as long as we all get a turn?"
"Well, I was thinking it's time to move on, get out of the stone age, perhaps we don't need to share him with the tribe?" One spoke up, eyeing him greedily.
"What?! You mean give up on sharing and hold him to just one partner?!" one cried out in disbelief.
"Well, technically the rules don't say he has to have one wife, right?" One spoke up quietly, making them all freeze. "He just needs to be married, right?"
"That's right…wait, Kimihito, would you be ok marrying us all?"
"I…wha…what?!" he let out, all of them turning to him, making him sweat nervously. "Well uh.. Marriage is a big step and uh… I don't… would you all really want to be married to me?"
"Of course!"
"That's crazy to ask!"
"It's blatantly obvious!"
"It may be hard to believe, but we all have genuine feelings for you, I know you were brought here by…. Less than legal means but during your time here you've left an impact on all of us."
"But it's been only a month."
"And what a month it has been." The leader said with a smile. "You showed us that even if you were smaller than we were hoping for, you were strong in another way."
"...was it my cooking?"
"Yes, but also your kindness."
"And how you still found us cute even with our…rough outside."
"How could we not fall in love with you?"
"Uh…well…." he trailed off, not able to come up with a rebuttal.
"So, what do you say, Kimihito? Will you marry us?"
"Well….I never really imagined myself getting married." He admitted, rubbing the back of his head. "Much less to a hundred lamias at once, but…"
"But?"
"But…maybe we could make it work?" He suggested, making their eyes light up.
"YES!" they cried as they rushed towards him with joy.
"WAHH!" he let out, suddenly finding himself wrapped up in numerous tails, getting squeezed all over as a sign of being hugged by the girls. 'I guess it's not the worst fate in the world…did someone just take my pants off?'