Author's Note: Well, here we are at Chapter 3.

The Poll Results are in and you will be very interested to hear the results. Any Sekirei with fewer than ten Votes goes to Yukari's 'Flock', so she gets Oriha, the Chakram Sekirei.

The rest are all Minato's Sekirei, as they all got above fifteen votes, so yay, Mass Harem!

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Disclaimer: I do not own Sekirei. If I did, the manga would be released in English already.

"Minato." - Regular Speech

'Musubi' - Thoughts

"Kaminari!" - Sekirei Incantation

Chapter 3: Houses and Hammer Time

With Minato and his Flock

Minato stared at the door that his mother had just breezily exited from before shaking his head in familiar and fond exasperation. Sahashi Takami always said exactly what she wanted and thought, so he wasn't really all that surprised that she had said all of that, but he really wished that she hadn't said all of that in front of his Sekirei/Wives!

He flushed again at calling the three beautiful girls in his room his wives

"Minato-sama?" Musubi said cutely, "Why's your face red?"

"Ah…no reason." Minato replied hastily, "Now then…once your clothes have been delivered, we'll head out to the realtor and buy our new house before going to have a look at it."

"Sounds good." Hikari said with a nod, "We should buy some regular clothes for Musubi on the way, 'cause her spare clothes will likely be copies of her outfit."

"Good point." Minato conceded.

"Don't…don't you like my clothes?" Musubi asked hesitantly.

"I do actually." he blushed at this, "They look very cute on you. The thing is they make you stand out…well, more than you already do."

"Hai?" Musubi tilted her head in mild puzzlement.

"Musubi-chan, you are a very physically attractive girl." Minato said with a smile, "So are Hikari and Hibiki. Even when wearing ordinary clothes as they're wearing right now, that fact cannot very well be hidden. It's like covering a statue with a sheet. You might be able to disguise the details of the statue, but you know that it is, in fact, a statue beneath the sheet."

The three Sekirei blushed at this compliment.

"Anyway, the point is that your clothes are good for combat, but make it obvious that you're a Sekirei." Hibiki said, her face still flushed with pleasure, "So we'll be buying you some regular human clothes to wear when we aren't expecting to fight someone."

"Think of them as a present from me." Minato added.

The look of happiness on Musubi's face was a contrast to the swiftly hid jealousy on the Twins' faces.

"I'll be buying clothes for you two as well." Minato said immediately, sensing that he might be in trouble with his other Sekirei, "That reminds me, what do your Sekirei outfits look like?"

"Bondage outfits." Hikari said with a flush, "M ones to boot. Takami-sensei got us these so we didn't stand out."

"Wha…?!" Minato squawked, "OK, now new clothes for you two have just been shifted to a priority. What the heck is MBI thinking, giving you those as regular clothes?"

"Apparently, all our outfits are chosen by Chairman Minaka." Hibiki replied.

"Right…" Minato shook his head at that, "Sheesh. Forcing people into outfits that aren't their kind of thing…"

The sisters exchanged a look, but a pair of muscle-bound men in black suits came in, dropped off a pair of boxes, one larger than the other, and stomped out.

"Well, now that we have your clothes, we can go." Minato stood up and stretched before grabbing one of the boxes.

A few minutes later Minato, who wasn't carrying anything, and his three Sekirei, who had insisted that they carry everything, stepped out of the hospital's private Ashikabi and Sekirei-only entrance, where a car was waiting, thanks to his mother, the young Ashikabi guessed.

"Minato-san, Takami-sama has put me at your disposal for the duration of today." the driver said politely, "Where would you like to go first?"

"Err…a clothes shop first." Minato said hesitantly, "My girls need more outfits."

Hikari, Hibiki and Musubi preened a little at the possessive statement. They liked how it sounded. They were his and he was theirs.Only another Sekirei touching their Crests could change that fact.

"As you wish. I shall pop the boot open so your luggage can be stored comfortably." the driver replied with a slight bow.

'Things are getting interesting.' Hikari mused. This was Takami making a point to the other members of MBI about her son. That he has her full support and backing, so there…or something along those lines.

She didn't really care. She and her sister were Winged together by a powerful Ashikabi, who was also kind and caring. Anything else was dust in the wind as far as she could care.

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Izumo Inn

Sekirei Number 10, Uzume, yawned as she strolled into the dining room of Izumo Inn. She had only just woken up from her regular sixteen-hour sleep and was ready for her four hours of activity.

"Ara, Uzume-chan…I believe you have been told about wandering the Inn stark naked before…" Miya said firmly, the demonic Han'nya mask appearing above her head and leering down at the naked Sekirei.

"Eh…? Ah. I wondered why it was so cool." Uzume muttered as she fled back to her room with cold sweat running down her face. That damn Han'nya mask scared the crap out of her.

Dressed in a tight fitting T-Shirt and jeans that did nothing whatsoever to hide her large shapely breasts and tight butt, Uzume once more entered the dining room, this time with wariness in her steps. Seeing she wasn't in danger of being smacked with a ladle or banned from eating, she took her place at the table and started to eat.

She really appreciated Miya letting her stay here, but if you combined her strictness with her prudish nature and quick judgement, you got a situation that made the brown-haired Sekirei really wish she could find her Ashikabi very quickly.

The only person she had reacted to whatsoever had been a sickly girl at a hospital in the eastern portion of the New Capital, Hidaka Chiho. She had been kind, compassionate and a really nice girl from what Uzume could tell at their first and only meeting. She had gone back the next day to Wing herself on her, only to discover that she had been transferred to a specialist Hospital in America.

It had been almost a month since then and she hadn't reacted to anybody else since. Uzume couldn't understand how she couldn't seem to react to anybody.

"Is something the matter, Uzume-chan?" Miya asked in concern.

"Just wondering why I can't seem to react to anyone." Uzume replied after finishing her mouthful of rice, "I mean…I reacted to Chiho-chan, so why nobody else?"

"You are Sekirei Number Ten, only one step down from the Single Numbers." Matsu said as she came in and sat at her own place at the table, "Logically, that means that a powerful Ashikabi is needed to make you react."

"Actually, it might also have to do with your expectations as well." Miya put in, "You reacted to a girl the first time, so are you limiting yourself to reacting to females or are you including males in your searches?"

"Either is good." Uzume shrugged, "I don't really care as long as I get an Ashikabi who treats me well."

"I found out a bit of interesting news, Uzume-chan." Matsu said, "Apparently, Sahashi Takami has let her son become an Ashikabi."

"Takami-sensei has?" Uzume asked in surprise, "Who're his Sekirei?"

"The Raiden Futago, Numbers 11 and 12, as well as Number 88." Matsu said, "I spied on them when they were being Winged. All indications point towards him being a very powerful Ashikabi."

At this, Uzume perked up. "He is?"

"When Musubi, Number 88, Winged herself on him, she had an orgasm." Matsu said with a mildly lecherous smirk, "Think how much power it takes to accomplish that for an Ashikabi. Even more interesting news is that he's going to be moving to Matsuyama-tan's old house in our street."

'Better and better.' Uzume thought. Aloud, she said, "When? What does he look like?"

"Sometime today, I think. As for what he looks like…" Matsu took a photo from between her breasts and showed it to Uzume. It was of Minato from when he was entering the Hospital with his Sekirei.

"Wow…he's a cutie." Uzume said as she evaluated the photo.

"Right?" Matsu purred, "It'll be interesting to see exactly how powerful he is. If I react to him…oh, the data I could get from analysing his power…!"

The glasses-wearing girl was almost drooling at the thought of all that lovely data.

"Matsu-nee, you really are an info-junkie, ya know that?" Uzume deadpanned, "Well, I'm in. I'd quite like to react to someone. Don't really care that he already has three Sekirei. If anything, it makes for a lot of fun in the bedroom once we all start to get along."

Matsu flushed at this and her eyes went distant as she considered the possibilities. A perverted giggle came from her as she imagined it all.

"Uzume-chan…kindly do not make indecent jokes inside the Inn…" Miya once again invoked the deadly power of her Han'nya mask at the humour of her tenants.

"Dammit Miya, will you stop doing that!" Uzume yelled, "That's it! Even if I don't react to Minato, I'm gonna ask to move in with him! It would beat being scolded for a little harmless humour!"

The purple-haired woman blinked in surprise at this. She was strict, but she personally didn't think she warranted that reaction from Uzume.

"That's a rather harsh thing to say, Uzume-chan." she reproached her tenant, "I'm just trying to-"

"Enforce your own morals and opinions on us?" Uzume interjected, "You can act like a nun if you want, Miya, but me? Once I get an Ashikabi, I'm outta here and into his or her bed."

"That would not be wise, Uzume-chan." Miya said gravely, "Even although your body is fully developed, your power as a Sekirei is not. Premature sexual activity will stunt your growth in mind and spirit."

The two other Sekirei eyed her as if she was mad. "Assuming you aren't bullshitting me, we're adults by the standard of humans." Uzume pointed out, "You haven't aged a bit since you reached your full growth, but I thought that was a part of the whole 'Sekirei Pillar' thing. How long do we live for?"

"Oh, slightly longer than the average human lifespan…about a hundred and twenty, if we're careful." Miya said with a smile, "As to whether I am 'bullshitting' you, I am not."

"'kay, then what do you mean by my power isn't fully developed?" Uzume asked, slightly offended that her power was being called immature.

"As you know, at the moment, as Unwinged Sekirei, you are only able to access approximately thirty percent of your powers thanks to MBI's adjustments." the Pillar said as she knelt at the table, "Once you are Winged and Emerge, that jumps up to seventy percent. The remaining thirty percent is automatically bridged when you use your Norito. By you and your Ashikabi becoming closer to each other however, you can surpass the limit with your Norito. Say you reach a hundred percent power thanks to becoming close to your Ashikabi and you then use Norito, putting your total power up to a hundred and thirty percent."

"So…having sex before you hit max means…" Matsu contemplated this aloud.

"…means that you stop at whatever level your power is at before you get penetrated." Miya finished, "This is why there is a no illicit relations rule in Izumo Inn, to prevent this from happening."

"What about the males?" Matsu asked, "Does the same restriction apply there?"

"No, male Sekirei are slightly different again." Miya replied, "With the males, it's a question of their hearts and wills choosing to grow stronger for the sake of their Ashikabi once they are Winged. Males and females are different that way."

"How can we tell that our power is fully developed?" the tenth Sekirei asked.

"Either ask me to measure your power or have someone look at your wings whenever you kiss your Ashikabi." Miya replied, "If each wing reaches three meters in length, you're there."

"And…you never told us this because…why?" Uzume asked, eyeing the 01 Sekirei suspiciously.

"Because I also believe strongly in the sanctity of marriage." Miya said calmly, "While yes, Winging yourselves is a form of marriage, it is only valid on the Sekirei home world. We are on Earth, so their law system is the rule here."

"I do have to point out that MBI violates those laws hundreds of times a day and has done since our ship was discovered." Uzume said bluntly, "And we aren't human, so limiting ourselves to human laws is stupid."

"As you have said, you are you and I am myself." Miya said quietly, "While you are Unwinged and residing here, you shall follow my rules. Once you are Winged, I hope you follow my advice regarding your power as I would hate to see your growth stymied because of mere physical pleasures."

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Realtor's Office

"Thank you for your business!" the man said as he handed Minato back his MBI VIP card and a receipt of his transaction, namely the purchase of one house for quite the chunk of cash.

'Housing prices are stupidly high in the New Capital!' Minato though with a shake of his head. For what had just been charged to his card, he could have bought quite a bit of land back in Hokkaido.

Nodding his thanks to the man, Minato headed back out the door and got back into the car after handing the address of his new house to the driver.

"How did it go, Minato-sama?" Hibiki asked.

"Fine, but the prices of houses around here are ridiculous." he said with a sigh as he sat back, "Musubi-chan, how are the new clothes?"

Musubi, now dressed in a similar outfit to the twins, smiled at her Ashikabi happily. "They're a bit different from my battle outfit, but they are nice."

"That's good." Minato looked her up and down for a moment, "I think that traditional Japanese clothes suit you better though. I'll ask Kaa-san where a good kimono shop is in the Capital and take you three there next time."

"We're looking forward to it." Hikari said honestly. She had been treated to a nice shopping trip today and had picked up some nice clothes and even some very nice lingerie. Minato had begged off from the last one, but had sat patiently through most of the shopping trip with patience that most men, from the stories Takami and a few other human women had told her, generally didn't have.

She ascribed it to being trained by Takami, and made a mental note to thank her mother in law for training her son up so well.

"What does our new home look like, Minato-sama?" Hibiki asked curiously.

"It's a two story building with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a good-sized kitchen, dining room, as well as a largish yard and a front garden." Minato said, recalling the floor plan the realtor had shown him, "It also had a couple of storerooms that we can convert to whatever we want."

"How the heck did Takami-san manage to reserve that for you?" Hikari wondered aloud.

"Dunno." Minato shrugged as the streets went by, "Knowing Kaa-san though, anything's possible. She might just have threatened to beat him up or something."

The Raiden Futago nodded in agreement. That did seem like Takami's style.

"Anyway, the furniture situation isn't quite as bad as Kaa-san thought it was." Minato continued, "The previous owner took most of the chairs, sideboards and beds, but left the large kitchen appliances behind, so we don't have as much to do as we thought."

"We'd better check them out to make sure they're not junk." Hikari pointed out, "Cookers and washing machines aren't cheap, so the last owner must have had a good reason for leaving them behind."

"True enough." Minato conceded, "We'll check the kitchen out first, then make sure the rest of the house is up to spec."

"Minato-san, we have arrived." the driver called out a few minutes later.

"Thank you." Minato said, "We might be a while, so take a break come back in about an hour so we can go furniture shopping."

"Thank you, Minato-san." the driver smiled thankfully, "I have to get some shopping done for Takami-san, so I'll go off and do that. See you in an hour."

In short order, Minato and his girls unpacked the car of their shopping and watched the car trundle off. They then turned to regard their new home, which looked just as Minato had described it. It was slightly more modern looking than the rest of the houses in the street, although not by much.

"Let's head in girls." Minato said as he started forwards himself.

"Hai!" they replied as they matched his pace.

Minato fished the key for the house from his pocket and unlocked the door. "That's something else; I'll have to have keys cut for you three as well."

"Why?" Hibiki asked, "We can just go out with you."

"What if you and Hikari want to spend some quality time as sisters together?" Minato asked, "You'd need a key for that. Besides, we…are married, by Sekirei rules anyway, so it's only right that you all have keys to our home."

Hikari hugged Minato gently. "Arigato, for being so considerate, Minato-sama." she said and pecked him on the cheek, making him flush red again.

Entering the house, they quickly went over the place, confirming that it was as the floor plan back at the realtor's had said it was. It also had a large living room area and even a large basement.

"What the heck?" Minato muttered, "There's no way that the house was built like this. The previous owner must have heavily reconstructed the place. Makes you wonder why he moved out if he spent so much on it."

"Who cares; it's ours now." Hikari said with a grin, "While you were checking out the basement, Hibiki and I went over the kitchen. All the major appliances are in good condition, so no worries about them. We don't have a rice cooker though."

"Add it to the list." Minato said with a smile, "Underneath futons, sofas chairs, beds and rugs. By the way, where's Musubi-chan?"

"Eh…dunno. She vanished while we were in the kitchen." Hibiki replied with a frown.

A loud crash, swiftly followed by a feminine yelp, signalled the location of the Fist-type Sekirei as being somewhere on the first floor.

Minato hurried off to see what his third Sekirei had gotten herself into. He came across her sprawled out underneath a large amount of mops, brooms and metal buckets that had apparently fallen atop her when she opened the door to what was now evidently a broom cupboard.

"Auuuuu~!" Musubi moaned.

As Minato helped her out from underneath the pile of cleaning accoutrements, he couldn't help but sneak appreciative glances at Musubi's breasts, which were the biggest he had ever seen. It did help that Musubi herself was a very likable person, innocent and kind along with her very delectable body.

"Be more careful when you open doors, OK?" he told her as he placed everything back in the cupboard and closed the door firmly.

"Hai. Sorry for worrying you, Minato-sama." Musubi apologised meekly.

The raven-haired Ashikabi chuckled and patted her head kindly, "No apologies necessary. Just be more careful, OK?"

"Hai!" Musubi chirped brightly.

"Good girl. Now, let's check out this floor." Minato said and Musubi obligingly trotted after him as he inspected the second floor. There were indeed three bedrooms on this floor, with one larger than the others by a small amount. Musubi declared that this had to be Minato's room.

"Why?" Minato asked. He didn't mind, but he was curious as to the answer.

"You are our Ashikabi and master; this room will act as a symbol of status that will show that." Hibiki said as she and Hikari came up behind them, "I suppose that your sister will sleep in there too. What is she like?"

"Yukari? " Minato asked with a frown, "She's a nice girl but a bit…clingy. She has a bad habit of trying to find fault in any girl who tries to get close to me. Add in the fact it takes a crowbar to pry her from me unless we live in separate cities or buildings and you come up with part of the reason I haven't had a girlfriend before now."

"A Brocon. Great." Hikari snorted, "If she tries that shit with us, she's going to see exactly why Minaka gave us S&M costumes."

"Eh?" Minato said.

"We like dominating girls and being dominated by guys." Hibiki said bluntly, even though she was blushing like a tomato at this, "We prefer to be dominated, thus the M costumes, but we do like the occasional girl to play with…at least we think we will. We are virgins after all."

Minato flushed at that. "Right…we won't be doing…that…for a while now. We still don't know each other well and I think I'd like Kaa-san to give Musubi 'The Talk' as she doesn't have a clue what we're talking about."

Truly, Musubi was so lost that she needed a GPS in order to find where she was. She had multiple question marks floating above her head, as she didn't know what her Ashikabi and the two First Sekirei were talking about.

"Don't worry, Musubi." Hibiki told her gently, "Takami-san will tell you all about it at another time, OK?"

"Oh. OK then!" Musubi looked reassured that she would get an explanation at some point, so she put it out of her mind for now.

A loud honking noise made them jump. Minato checked his watch and was astounded to see that an hour had gone by already. Looks like time really did go by fast when you had fun.

"Right then. We have to go shopping for furniture and the like now." Minato said and looked at the list he had written down, "We'll order the furniture to be delivered tomorrow and get futons, a rice cooker and some basic food supplies for tomorrow last. Is that OK with you three?"

"Hai!" his Sekirei chorused.

A Little Time Later

A Furniture Shop

"This bed is way too big!" Minato protested, gesturing at the King-Size Four Poster bed that Hibiki and Hikari were adamant that he buy.

"Minato-sama." Hikari moved in and whispered into his ear, "We Sekirei are very physically demonstrative and need contact with our Ashikabi. The likelihood that we'll sleepwalk into your bed is high, so trust me; you'll need a big bed."

Minato sweatdropped at that. Locking his door wouldn't do him any good because he saw Musubi accidentally punch a hole in a wall when she was trying to swat a fly that had buzzed past her.

"Fine." he sighed, "I just really hope that the 'unlimited' in unlimited value MBI VIP cards isn't just false advertising."

They had almost finished with the furniture shopping, having bought beds, dressers, chairs, sofas, tables, more chairs and now this oversized excuse of a bed. They had even bought a widescreen TV with a built-in DVD player/recorder.

"Right…now for the basic necessities for tonight." Minato said as he led his girls out of the shop. He was still stunned at exactly how much money he had spent today, but…meh. He had cash to burn and it was for his girls.

A scream made Minato jump and look around to find the source. A girl with light brown hair and wearing a long white gown was struggling to get away from a man who was trying to drag her into an alley. The man had an arrogant sneer and the air of a bully around him that set Minato's hackles on edge.

"Stop it!" the girl wailed, "I'm not reacting to you!"

"Fuck that, bitch!" the man barked, "Yer one of those Sekirei with those MBI card things, right? If you become my women, I'm set fer life!"

"Why that…!" Hikari seethed.

"Musubi, go help her. Don't go all out." Minato ordered, his voice broadcasting his own anger "Hikari, Hibiki, you're with me."

"Hai!" Musubi charged at the man with a scowl on her face. How dare this man try and forcibly Wing a Sekirei?! If Yume-sama were here, she'd blast him with her positron beams!

The brunette grabbed the bully as soon as she was close enough and ripped him from the other brunette, who looked up in astonishment at someone actually helping her.

"The fuck?" the man glared at Musubi in bewildered anger, "Who the hell are you?"

"Number Eighty-Eight, Musubi." the Fist-type Sekirei said firmly, "How dare you try and force yourself on an unwilling Sekirei?!"

"Another one? My lucky day!" the man grinned and tried to break Musubi's grip on him, but was utterly unable to do so.

"Are you alright?" Minato asked the girl, who stared at him in surprise.

"Y-yeas, I'm fine." she said as she self-consciously brushed the wrinkles out of her gown, "I…He just grabbed me out of nowhere and knocked my hammer out of my hands before I could do anything."

"Hammer?" Minato asked in confusion.

The Sekirei pointed at a hammer that was taller than she was lying on the ground nearby. The double-headed hammer must weigh more than the Sekirei herself did.

"Ah…you should grab it then." Minato told her, "Hikari, Hibiki…do your thing."

"With pleasure, Minato-sama." the Raiden Futago smirked evilly as they stepped forwards to confront the man. Musubi released him with a weak push and returned to her Ashikabi's side.

"You little bitch!" the man growled as he began to stalk towards Musubi, completely ignoring the twins…much to his disadvantage, as he was suddenly electrocuted by them.

"Gaaaahhhh!" he shrieked before collapsing in a burnt, twitching heap.

"He wasn't all that." Hikari said as she lazily examined her nails.

"You're…an Ashikabi?" the girl asked.

"Yep. Sahashi Minato. Nice to meet you." the raven-haired Ashikabi introduced himself with a smile.

"Sekirei N-Number Eighty-Four…Yashima…" the Sekirei replied shyly, a blush on her face, "Umm…can I ask if you wish to Wing me?"

"EH!?" Minato looked at her in surprise and noticed the telltale signs beginning to show themselves. Flushed face, check. Rubbing legs together, check.

"You're reacting to me, aren't you?" Minato asked with a sigh.

"Hai…" Yashima replied, "You're really strong. How didn't I notice you before this is beyond me…"

"You were in a pseudo-combat situation." Hibiki told her, "Your survival instincts took precedence before your instinct to find an Ashikabi. Well, Minato-sama?"

"Looks like we're going to have to get supplies for five then." Minato sighed with a crooked smile.

"Thank you!" Yashima breathed in gratitude before gently placing her hammer to one side and kissing Minato full on the lips. Her blue wings burst from her back and seemed to fold around them before vanishing.

"Let the gravity of our bond never separate us, My Ashikabi." Yashima sighed as she cuddled into him.

"Welcome to the family, Yashima-chan!" Musubi said with a smile before nudging the fallen wannabe Ashikabi with the toe of her shoe, "What should we do about this guy, Minato-sama? He might go after another Sekirei if we leave him here."

"I'll give Kaa-san a call." Minato pulled out his mobile one-handed, keeping one around Yashima, and hit the speed-dial for his mother's phone.

"Moshi-moshi?" Takami answered.

"Kaa-san, we have a bit of a situation here." Minato said and outlined the problem.

"Well done, Min-chan." Takami said warmly, "Take the scum to the nearest police station. I'll arrange for him to be sent to prison as fast as is physically possible. The last thing we need are idiots like that as Ashikabi. I'll be swinging by your place in a couple of hours. Should I bring take-out?"

"It would help." Minato replied, "We're just about to go futon and rice cooker shopping. Yashima-chan is still a bit shaken up by what happened so could you give her a once over while you're there?"

"I was planning on doing that anyway." Takami replied, "I've gotta go now. See you in a couple of hours, Min-chan."

"See you later, Kaa-san." Minato hung up and looked around to his four Sekirei, "Yashima-chan, my mother's Sahashi Takami and she wants to give you a look over later on. Is that alright with you?"

"H-Hai." Yashima nodded.

"Right then. Let's get to shopping." Minato nodded.

"Hey, you!" a loud, rough voice shouted.

"Oh crap…" Hikari muttered, recognising this voice.

Minato turned to see a black-haired man in his mid-twenties, wearing a rough black jacket and a pair of jeans stalking towards him.

"Err…who are you?" Minato asked.

"Seo Kaoru and you Winged my Sekirei!" he growled.

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Next Chapter: Taking Out The Trash

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Author's Note: Evil Cliffhanger technique…complete.