Chapter 3: Dragged Out
Morning already? I rub my eyes a bit. Noire and Kei are still asleep with their arms around me. If I can just get out of bed without waking them up then I can get dressed and quietly let myself out. Linda is probably worried sick about me and going to really let me have it when I get home. I carefully try to sit up but their arms tense up and pull me back down. They both yawn.
"Were you going to just leave," Noire says softly, still a bit drowsy. Time for Plan B though I don't want to do this.
"O-Of course not. Actually, we need to talk," I say.
"Certainly. Hey Kei," she says. Kei lazily sits up.
"Yeah," Kei says with the same drowsy tone as Noire. Her eyes are barely half open.
"We would like to talk privately," Noire says.
"Sure…thing," Kei says, slowly getting out of bed. She puts her panties on and throws on her suit but doesn't take the time to button up nor to put her shorts on as well. She moves like a zombie, leaving the room. Does she treat the Basilicom like her own home or something?
"So what do you want to talk about," Noire asks. I wasn't originally going to tell her this but since this happened, I might as well.
"I'm moving to Lowee," I say. She immediately sits up, wide awake.
"O-Oh why is that if you don't mind me asking," She says.
"I just need a change of scenery and to finally be on my own for once. Living alone will also help me focus on my career as a mangaka no offense to my big sister but she can be quite a handful," I explain, rubbing the back of my neck.
"Would you mind if Kei and I visited you from time to time," she asks. I want to tell her I do mind but then I'll sound like a jerk no matter the reasons I give.
"Of course you two can visit," I say, hugging her. Her chest presses against mine, quickly reminding me that we are still naked. She hugs back.
"So assuming you don't plan to get with that girl you mentioned, would you be okay with fooling around after you have your first time," She asks.
"And this is nothing more than that just to clarify," I ask.
"It's nothing more," she says. I don't honestly believe Noire has a romantic interest in me but gotta cover all the bases possible before I leave. I wouldn't want to be accidentally leading her on by chance. Besides what would a literal goddess see in a lowly mortal let alone me to want to be romantically involved? She lays a hand on my cheek looking me in the eyes. I kiss her, her lips pushing back. I shouldn't do this but I wanna know something. Taking her hand off of my cheek, I grab her wrists and gently pin her down with me on top of her.
"N-Noire, would you be mad at me…if I decided to give you my first time instead," I reluctantly ask. I really wanna give it to her.
"I wouldn't be mad at you. In fact, I would be happy. The real question is would you feel guilty knowing that you broke your promise and could you tell her that," she says. DAMN IT! She's right!
"I-I would feel guilty and I couldn't do it," I admit, letting go of her wrists and getting off of her. I knew the answer already but I guess I wanted to hear the selfish answer instead so I could justify it. Though the promise I told Noire is fake, I know that Linda's not letting me leave Lastation without giving it to her or she will tag along with me to Lowee and that's not what I want. I must make everything right before I can leave. I probably shouldn't have even asked that question because Noire most likely thinks I'm a bad person now. Well, I did work for ASIC but that's not the point.
"Leon, please tell me the whole truth. The promise is fake, isn't it," she says. Why did I think I could lie to a goddess specifically the CPU of Lastation? I'm just giving her reasons to hate me further at this point.
"Yeah, it's fake," I sigh.
"If it's fake then why lie about it and twist it up like it's something else," she asks.
"Because I know I can't even leave Lastation without giving it to her and I know she'll follow me if I don't," I explain.
"That's still really vague. Who is she and why is she seemingly obsessed with you," Noire asks.
"I can't tell you that right now. Maybe at a much later time but not this instant," I say. I want to tell her but I'm worried for how she might react so I can't risk it yet. Why must this be so hard?
"You can talk when you're ready. I know you aren't a bad person and mean well. Just don't wind up in some trouble, ok," she says. Noire is so cool and understanding!
"Noire," I yell, tackling her with a hug.
"Wah, L-Leon! Don't jump on me so suddenly," she exclaims.
"You're a really great friend y'know," I say.
"I know I am and so are you," she says, smirking and hugging me back. Smiling at each other, we laugh together for some time.
"Are you two done yet," Kei says, walking back in.
"More or less. It's about time we got dressed isn't it," Noire says.
"Agreed," I say. After getting dressed, Kei and Noire walk me out of the Basilicom.
"We wish you safe travels to Lowee," they say.
"Thanks, guys," I say. Noire steps closer to me.
"Hey, let me see your phone for a minute," she says.
"For what reason," I ask.
"Just let me see it," she says. I give her my phone.
"Got something dirty on your phone," Kei teases, watching Noire tap her finger on my phone doing whatever.
"No, I don't," I say. Noire hands me back my phone.
"I put our numbers in your phone so you can call us whenever," Noire says.
"Well, that's really helpful," I say. Noire leans in to my right ear.
"Call me if you're feeling lonely while you handle your business in Lowee. Maybe I might just swing by if I have the chance," she says with a firm hand on my right thigh.
"W-Will do," I stammer, flustered.
"You look even more cute when you blush like that," she compliments, returning back to Kei's side. Kei immediately walks up to me. I assume it's her turn for whatever lewd thing she has to say. She hugs me to my surprise. Looking up at me, her hands move from my back and grab my ass. I should've expected that.
"You'll call me too won't you? Of course, I'll be much rougher with you. Understood," she says, licking her lips and smacking me on the ass somehow much harder than last night.
"Y-Yes ma'am," I say. I really wish they knew when to stop.
"He's somehow blushing even harder than before," she says, returning to Noire's side. Is this some kind of contest between the two? Am I allowed to leave now before it gets weird?
"I...guess I'll see you two some other time," I say, turning my back as I start to walk away.
"Leon, wait," Noire exclaims. What is it now? Like seriously, this is so awkward and dragged out at this point.
"Yeah," I say, getting slightly annoyed. She grabs my shoulders.
"Tell your sister Linda I said hi," she says.
My entire body freezes up.
D-Did she...did she really just do that?
I'M SO SCREWED!
HOW MUCH DOES SHE ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT ME?
"H-How do you know that," I ask nervously. Might not be going to Lowee if Noire throws me in the slammer.
"You're kidding, right? You look extremely similar to her except for the eyes and wearing the mouse jacket isn't doing you any favors," she points out.
Well, shit.
"S-So why are you revealing this now? You could have thrown me in jail many times before," I say carefully.
"I'm not going to throw you in a cell. Why would I do that when we are friends? You really get inside your own head at times," she says.
"S-Sorry, it's a bad habit," I apologize.
"So I assume Linda and your ASIC background is part of what you have been hiding," she says.
"Yeah," I say.
"So do you feel comfortable telling me who the obsessed girl is now," she asks. Not in the slightest because you basically know everything now and if I tell her it's Linda, we're going to go down a very problematic road.
"Did you only tell me what you know about me just so you could find out who she is," I inquire.
"N-Not entirely! I also wanted you to not stress yourself out about keeping secrets while you're in Lowee," she explains.
"That's sweet of you but seriously are you like jealous or something," I say, chuckling slightly because it's been like a few minutes and I really wanna go now.
"M-Me? J-Jealous? Yeah, right! It's not like I actually care or anything," she says. Just when I thought I would go without hearing her say that specific catchphrase. Ok, I'm done entertaining this.
"Noire, I'm not trying to be mean but may I please go now," I say, smirking really hard at how long this has been going. It's like an npc who has a lot to say.
"Oh! Have I been holding you up? Sorry, that's my bad. Please go on your way," she says. I sigh in relief.
"Thank y-," I hear a loud crunch making me pause. Noire and I slowly turn our heads, looking at Kei.
Kei is eating popcorn out of a bag.
"What," Kei says.
"Where the hell did you get popcorn from," Noire and I say, confused.
"Since you two were carrying on for so long, I went back inside and made some popcorn. Needless to say, it helps to have food as I watch two lovebirds stall in order to have more time together. It's kinda sad really," Kei says.
"That's…that's ridiculous! I-It's not like that at all," we shout in unison. Don't believe that woman's lies!
"Why are both of you blushing so hard then," Kei teases, smug written all over her face. Y'know what? I'm not going to encourage her. I said I wanted to leave. That's what I'm going to do, damn it! Not before I hug both of them…because they are my friends…and they are really soft…and very warm. Where was I going with this? Oh yeah! I walk up to Kei and stand beside her.
"It's been fun and all but I really must be going," I say, giving her that good old side hug.
"So you want to finally leave now to avoid my question? Goodbye then," Kei says, returning the side hug while keeping her buttery fingers from touching my jacket. Going to ignore that first part. I wonder how she would react if I returned the favor for what she did earlier. It would serve as some sweet revenge too. I remove my left arm from around her shoulders.
Please do not do the stupid thing I'm about to do!
I pull my hand back and smack her on the ass with about the same force she did to me. Whoa! That's…interesting. Let's bury that thought I almost had. Looking at her, her face is really red. She's probably shocked that I did that without warning. I'm surprised she didn't make a sound. Glancing at Noire, she's completely silent with disbelief on her face. I don't blame her. If Kei wants to hit me in the balls now, I'll gladly take it.
"I'll let you have that," Kei says. She grabs my wrist of said hand behind her. Well, I guess a broken wrist is actually far worse because I'm a mangaka.
"In fact, get a nice feel," she says, shoving my hand down the backside of her shorts. I can feel it all! It's even under the panties! That's about as direct as it gets!
What is happening right now?
"K-Kei," I stammer as I feel up her ass. I kinda can't help myself. So it wasn't my imagination when I slapped her on the ass a moment ago. Oh no! The thought is coming back!
Don't say it!
Don't say it!
Don't say it!
"Y'know Kei, you might not have much up front compared to Noire, but back here is more than meets the eye," I say bluntly.
Goddamnit! What is my self control right now? The amount of red and disbelief on Noire's face is beyond description at this point. Kei is surprisingly taking this in stride perhaps to make Noire upset.
"Thank you, Leon. I'll take that as a compliment. Think of this as a parting gift," Kei smiles at me. Getting a hold of myself, I pull my hand out from underneath her panties.
"Aww, done already," she asks.
"Y-Yeah," I say. This escalated so hard. That's a bad choice of words actually. Noire quickly walks up to me. I guess she was waiting on me to stop.
"Are…are you saying I don't have a great ass," Noire asks.
"I never said that! A-All I said was that Kei's ass doesn't look like much until you touch it," I explain haphazardly.
What is my life?
"D-Do you wanna touch mine then? I'll let you touch my boobs too," she says. Okay, I know I've been procrastinating to leave but I blame these two!
"Not that I don't want to but I seriously must go now," I say, laughing nervously.
"That's not fair! You fondled Kei but won't fondle me? How rude," she shouts. Not something to be shouting outside, Noire!
"I'm super sorry, Noire," I apologize. Before she can say anything else, I give her a quick kiss on the lips. Noire calms down.
"You better call, you big idiot," she mutters, getting pouty.
"I will," I say. Finally, I leave after we say our final goodbyes. Had I not been gone sooner than that last moment, I would've given up and fucked both of them potentially straight up outside. I found out a lot of things this morning and last night. Kei is nowhere near as vanilla as Noire is and now I know them much more personally and vice versa.
Not sure whether that's good or bad to be honest.
Now that it's over, I'm finally on my way after I make a few phone calls. I'm on the road to the nation of Lowee!