Alright here it is, the long awaited beach chapter! Sorry for the really long delay but I've recently been writing longer chapters for all of my stories, including this one. More fluff and humorous chapter here, also a bit longer since there's less in the authors note! Also I'll be writing from time to time in desktop format so longer chapters will happen, but updates might be more spaced because of that. Hopefully this is out soon. I'm thankful for all the reviews, all who followed and favorited, because even now it still shocks me that this story has become that popular in such a short period of time. Also I'm thinking of this one being a two parter chapter because there was something I wanted to write but not make this chapter too long. After all I have to get another one for you all to read! Thanks for all the support! Drop a review and tell me your thoughts!
"Well that looks like a nice spot, now doesn't it Honey?" Rachnera asked Kurusu who was carrying a large bag of towels and another duffle bag style one holding few picnic style items for the couple, as well as Smith and her team from MON. He saw where she was pointing and could tell it was a good spot for their outing.
"I think so, the sun isn't blasting on it, and it's nice and empty. We should get some decent shade there, plus we got the umbrellas. Nice eye, or uh eyes." Her boyfriend replied jokingly with the slight correction at the end. Rachnera laughed at his minimal mistake, after all it wasn't like he bothered her with it. To make a point she raised half of her six eyes at him and replied "Thank you, but remember your giving me a back rub when we get there. You know I have all of my eyes set on it." He chuckled lightly and told her "Hey a promise is a promise, as long as you return the favor."
"Of course Honey. Don't worry, I'll remember my half of the bargain." She hummed happily at that, because while she had every intention of repaying him for the massage, she was gonna add a little something extra to tease him with when the others weren't looking. Still she was really looking forward to his massage for her because she knew his hands were heavenly. 'Damn near otherworldly, just hope I can keep it together. We're in public this time.'Rachnera mused as she recalled the last time she felt that good.
She asked once for a light shoulder rub after weaving some personal items for most of the day, and Rachnee had to fight to keep herself from making him hers right then and there after he'd finished. It was only her sheer will and his trust in her that stopped her from tying him up and doing as she pleased to repay him so generously for the divine feeling of relaxation she'd felt afterwords.
Kurusu was very glad to see Rachnera out and about, and not being the least bit gloomy about it. She looked lovely like she did everyday, but today she seemed to be especially happy to be out and it brought a smile to his face. Rachnera was wearing that purple swimsuit she purchased on their first shopping trip, the one with the triangle bra covering and skirt like lower half that matched her colors perfectly. It seemed like her clothing choice had actually come in perfect for today as the pair had indeed chosen to go to the beach like she predicted weeks ago. But over that she had a large white beach towel draped over her shoulders. Rachnee also had a light straw sunhat on her head which he thought brought a sense of calm to her. So far today's excursion was turning out to be quite nice.
When the group had all met at Kurusu's house earlier that morning kimihito was surprised in a way at seeing the MON team up close and personal. Sure he's seen them and Smith on TV with Rachnera, but up close they still were impressive in their own ways. There was the towering ogress with the sweetest demeanor Tio, who offered to take most of the groups bags although Kurusu refused politely. He felt it was the gentleman thing to do concerning Rachnera and the rest, and so took as much of the load as he could.
Tio, who was impressed by the gesture took the rest of the supplies when he wasn't looking. She thought he was very kind, and from what Tio heard from Smith, the ideal host for anyone in the program, but particularly perfect to suit Rachnera's needs. She decided she liked him as a friend, even more so than the usual sweetness she carries about her. He was just a good guy, and Rachnera was lucky to have him. Good for her.' She thinks as she watches him carry his heavy load towards a spot she overheard the pair talking about. The area she saw had a good amount of shade, but enough sun that she could stay warm despite the very subtle breeze blowing through the beach grasses farther up the shoreline.
There was the very shy monoeye girl Manako who seemed to avoid looking at him for some reason, be it natural shyness or some issue she has with him that's he's unaware of. She wore a white sunhat that covered most of her face, but because she looked down most of the time to avoid eye contact she happened to bump into about 4 beach signs, a small fence, and a few beach goers. Needless to say that while he didn't want to make the poor girl any more nervous and decided to leave her be as much as possible, his caring side still tried to warn the girl to avoid further crashing into things. The gesture though noble was futile as it predictably made her even more nervous and prone to walking face first into yet another sign, a blow much to her pride and his pity.
Then there were the two members he's a bit cautious but still respectful of, Zombina and Doppel. The reason he was most careful about the second was the fact that aside from her long body wrapping start white hair, the dark skinned girl was completly naked, not that it bothered her at all. He tried to stay back to not be seen as some sort of pervert being near a completly nude liminal girl, but she seemed to enjoy the fact that it was making him uncomfortable in a prankster sort of fashion. She seemed smug aside from that for some reason, but it was probably the reactions she was getting from beach goers who ogled and tried to avoid staring at her as she passed them with the rest of the team. This made the group find a suitable spot away from most of the people present.
Zombina was fun to be around, with her very outgoing and excitable personality. For a "living dead girl" she was one of the most liveliest people he's ever seen, and Kurusu's seen enough to know the crazy or hyper ones. Although he did see her acting professional before, Zombina seemed to be full of energy to burn which being undead, might've been a bad combination. Other times she seems to be very mellow and comfortable to be around like most girls he's seen, but it could instantly change if the undead girl found something she liked or found funny.
She even had a hint of tease about her that was aimed at Kimihito or "loverboy" as she dubbed him upon seeing his and Rachnera's relationship. But maybe it was just in her personality to be different at random times. Either way none of the team actually bothered him, truth be told they were quite nice and thankful for the opportunity to visit the beach on "assignment."
But Smith was another story.
The government agent had shown up to his house in her normal attire, or so it had first appeared much to the confusion of the pair. Once they arrived at the beach Smith ripped her dress shirt and uniform off to reveal a black two piece underneath which she seemed to flaunt at Kurusu a bit too much for Rachnera's taste. The girl wasn't jealous by any means because she trust her Honey enough, but she was
Kurusu made sure to back away if she did, after all Smith seemed to be doing exactly what Rachnera had tried on their first meeting, but there wasn't any sadism nor actual love behind it. It seemed Smith was just enjoying being away from work a bit too much, and he was just a good friend she was wanting to thank. Rachnera had narrowed all six of her eyes at that, but held back from tying the woman up and leaving her in the van purely because she was the main reason they were all here to begin with.
As they group made their way to the spot they all decided on, Kurusu began to set up a few umbrellas while all the girls started to unpack the few things they needed right at that moment. For Tio it was some bags of snacks which she offered to the rest though Zombina rolled her eyes at her ever snacking teammate. Manako began to sheepishly get up from nearly colliding with yet another sign and helped set up a few umbrellas alongside Kurusu. Doppel didn't do much except observe them all, and pulled out a towel to lay down and enjoy sun on.
Zombina was getting out sunscreen (not that she actually needed it, but the living around her might) and began passing a few of the bottles around. Doppel refused hers since she was already the darkest of them, Tio coming in at second though Doppel also could change literally everything about her, being a shapeshifter and all. Apparently and much to Kurusu's mild discomfort she didn't find or have any reason to form some damn clothes or at the very least a swimsuit to cover up.
Manako took her bottle and began nervously putting some on, she was the second lightest of the whole group with Zombina being in the lead due to being (un)dead. The monoeye was a little scared of any wind that might pick up, after all sand in the eye is a universal pain. However when a person's eye covers most of their face, to them it hurts a helluva lot more. So she would decide to stick with her sunhat, even if it made it near impossible to walk all the time. But right now she would settle for laying back and enjoying some sun like the rest.
Smith took her bottle and immediately put some on before flipping over and letting the sun soak into her overworked back and body, enjoying this security escort mission more than she should. But what was there not to enjoy? Her and her team weren't "working" as they had put it down in their schedules being security escorts for the day, and they were able to unwind after a hard week of raids and paperwork. Plus Honey and his little spider were enjoying themselves too, and that brightened her mood to know she did good for the now officially if restrained couple. Speaking of Kimihito she took the towel he handed her with a smile and gave a wave of thanks.
Kurusu had finished setting up the last umbrella and distributing the towels to everyone much to their thanks, before deciding to relax himself. As he looked around for Rachnee, he then saw her resting with her chest and torso parallel to the ground, head resting on her folded arms. She smiled over at him and he began to make his way over, knowing what was about to happen next. As expected of, Rachnera innocently looked to him and then the bottle of sunscreen beside her. "If you would be so kind Honey?" He nodded at that and couldn't help but smile as he picked the bottle up and squirted some into his palm, and went to begin his massage when Rachnee did something unexpected and quite frankly it made him hesitate.
Rachnera had loosened the back of her swim suit and the ends fell to the sand, and while he couldn't see her bust nor nipple since she was still laying down, he felt blood rushing to two parts of his body yet again as his mind went into overdrive imagination wise. She saw his hesitation and eyed him with a smirk, asking with sweet tone that was far from innocent or naive to him. "Something wrong Honey?" He swallowed to clear his head and shook it nervously as he prepared to continue. "N-no, no everything's fine." He replied and Kurusu took a deep breathe to calm his nerves. He began to him as he put his hands right on her shoulder blades and began using his knuckles to rub them flat.
Rachnera's reaction was immediate and actually made him smirk to himself as she gave deep but quiet moan that only he heard. "OHHHHHHH that's the spot honey... Right there..." Had he been at home and someone heard this it would've made things alot more complicated to explain to Smith. Kurusu tried to hold on the blush and rising sense of pleasure as he kept working her back with his hands, and her moans and shudders of relief began to quiet once she got used to the sensation. Kurusu was enjoying this every much as she was and began to slow his pace to a near stop but not quite, and Rachnera noticed immediately. 'He's actually teasing me, I wouldn't believe it if I weren't feeling it right on my back. Oh this can't go unpunished!' Rachnera thinks to herself and pouts visibly to him, her voice feigning hurt.
"Awww Honey, why'd you stop?" She asked and Kurusu surprised her with his somewhat bold but hesitant reply. "Oh? Were you enjoying it? I couldn't tell if those moans were p-pain or pleasure." Rachnera laid there with a small look of shock on her face that soon became a smirk of her own when she then told him "Pleasure for certain, but when we get home later I'll see if I can elicit something similar from you." He shuddered visibly at that as his eyes closed and breathed quickened for a moment to control himself, and Rachnera knew that once they were both home and alone it was going to be a fun night, even if they weren't breaking any laws.
Kurusu gulped at the subtle but lewd sounding threat and went back to massaging her back, which drove all thoughts out from her mind as she once again felt that world shattering pleasure he gave her with his hands. And once again Kurusu was the only one to hear such sounds come from her as quietly as she could manage without alerting the rest of the group nor any beach goers passing by. Truth be told everyone else wasn't really paying attention to them and were all in their own worlds of mild pleasure and relaxation, merely soaking in some sun or like Tio reading a light novel. All except one person who yet again was still watching the happy couple in their chosen spot away from the group, maybe 5 meters. Still in sight but not within earshot, although Smith had a pretty good idea what they were talking about if Rachnera's face of pure bliss and Kurusu's of adoration an light embarrassment were any clue. Smith sighed happily to herself once more as she looked from them and closed her eyes, enjoying her day off while on assignment.
Soon enough the time to switch for massages had come and Rachnera rose on all her legs, which she stretched out as far as possible. Once she felt the blood rushing through them again she stretched her arms, popping and rolling her shoulders while closing her eyes. She finally opened them and saw her Honey looking at her with admiration, and a sort of content. Like nothing pleased him more than just taking in her form, and being the type of liminal she is, it did wonders to her morale to know it was genuine, and most importantly hers. She spoke up then as she finished her stretching, and began moving closer to Kurusu. "Mmmm thank you Honey, I really appreciated that. Well I guess it's time for your massage." He chuckled nervously at that and began laying on his stomach, arms under his chin as she lay beside him, cracking her gauntleted knuckles. While she was more than willing to do it, Rachnera couldn't help but feel a shiver of fear and unease go through her as she looked at her long sharp hands and his smooth back.
It was something she's always feared since she came to live with him, she never wanted to hurt her Honey in any way. She recalled their first shopping trip and how he jumped when she went to intertwine her fingers with his, and the fear she felt at that moment was one she never wanted to feel again. And though he'd reassured her more than once on that trip alone that she didn't harm or cut him, she still had that unease about her hands and his fragile body. True he took the hit to his head when kidnapping him quite well, not even bringing it up after that night, but she still felt a bit of guilt now over that. She felt it then but knowing who he was now made it heavier on her. Her fingers were so sharp, and with what he'd asked her in return when he promised that massage, she wasn't so sure she should've agreed to it. If she were to cut or hurt him because of her natural form, she doesn't think she could handle it. Nor does she think she could bear the thought of him no longer having feelings for her for being injured-
"Rachnera, are you alright?" His concerned voice cut through her thoughts as easily as her fingers could were she not careful with him. She blinked and saw he was looking at her with concern in his eyes, and saw he was turning and on his side to look at her.. Each of Rachnera's widened as she realized she's been spacing out while lost in her fearful thoughts of accidentally harming the very person asking if she were ok. She shook her head slightly to ear her head of such morbid thoughts and replied with as best a tone of reassurance as she could manage. "I... I-im fine Honey. I just...Got distracted for moment, don't mind me. Everything's fine. Lay back down so I can..Give you a massage." She ended with, trying to sound like her usual self but failing to. Much to her dismay and small joy he noticed her voice being off, and sat up further to look at her better. He could see that something was clearly bothering her, and that her nerves were on edge at something he didn't see immediately. He was now closer to her and though she tried insisting for him to lay back down, he lightly refused. "Come now Honey, I can't g-give you a massage if your sitting up. It's not the same, just let me-" but his voice came across gets as it faltered.
"I will, once you tell me what's wrong. It's alright Rachnee, I'm all ears . You know that, do just tell me. It's alright." He tried pleading with her while still being soft in tone, after all he didn't want to make her on edge anymore than he could see she clearly was. She stopped and looked at him, all six of her Ruby eyes full of hesitation and fear. He didn't like that look on her, it made him sad and uncomfortable to see when she should be happy, she deserves that. He trued once again though more quiet this time as he got closer and held her hands which she tried to withdraw from his but he kept a light but firm grip on. Soon enough his arms were around her body and hers were around his as her head then lay on his shoulder. He spoke into her ear in a soft tone, full of care and understanding. "Its okay, you can tell me. I promise that I'll understand, you don't need to be afraid."
"Yes I do, and you should be too..." he hears her whisper in his ear, her voice sounding full of fear and he put a hand on the back of her head, just above her nape and lightly rubbed it to comfort her. "Why?" He asked the simple question, because he didn't see what she meant and he wanted to so he could help her through it. Just like that day they went shopping, he will be there for her when she needs it, just like he promised before they even agreed to go on this trip. Rachnee stayed silent as she laid on his shoulder for another 30 seconds, and he felt something wet drip onto his shoulder. He then noticed her body was shaking a little, while her grip around him alternated between loosening out of fear and tightening out of the safety and comfort he radiated to her at that moment. She continued to stay quiet through the ordeal, and none of the team really picked up on it until Smith did, however she wasn't vocal about it. Tio had heard the small sound of tears falling and sniffles and spotted the pair but was stopped by Smith who had a pleading look to her face. 'No, don't.' Her bosses eyes conveyed silently to her.
Tio didn't understand at first until she frantically jabbed her head towards the rest of the team, Zombina in particular because of how loud and over energetic the red headed girl could be at the wrong time. Granted she too was mellow at the moment and could be when the situation called for it, right now she was completely off guard and unaware of what was going on. But Tio's main concern was doppel given the trickster nature of the dark shifter, but she knew deep down that the girl wouldn't try anything if she saw the pair. It was a good thing they were in their own separate spot from the rest of the team purely for privacy, because it seems like it was paying off. Manako had already spotted the pair but decided not to intrude on them, merely acting as if in a state of blissful ignorance, although she felt a swell of out for the Arachne girl. But what was upsetting her?
Kurusu sat there with Rachnee under the umbrella for another minute before she began to actually speak to him, although it was still hard due to her tears running down her face. "I- I'm sorry Honey I just...I can't. I can't even give you something as simple as a back massage because I might hurt you. I'm terrified of doing that to you because of how my body is, I'm too sharp for you...And your just a kind frail human who I'll hurt if I push t-too h-hard on your skin..And then you won't lov-" but once again fate would be kind to her, as her host and boyfriend spoke softly in her ear to stop her emotional breakdown, and he held her tighter to himself.
"I would Never stop caring for you, even if you did accidentally harm me. You've tried so hard for my sake not to, I know you wouldn't do so intentionally. And that's what matters to me, and it should to you. I won't stop caring, ever. I want you to know that. If you don't feel comfortable giving me a massage all you had to do was say something, I understand completely. It's ok Rachnee, it's ok." The girl found her eyes all widening as a last wave of tears escaped them, and she praised him and his kindness inside her struggled to get her breathing under control, and to stop crying after she heard those words of sympathy from this man she loves. Rachnee swallowed to empty her throat and finally she took a hand and wipes away her teary eyes, but to her surprise Kurusu's hand that she once held now wiped away half the tears on her face, and his face was so caring, so selfless that it made her look at him in small awe and wonder at this angel of a man, and how he was to her.
He looked at her with her face in both his hands then and asked "Are you okay?" And his eyes bore right into hers as she didn't blink nor look away from him. She just stared at him in silence for 30 seconds before she swallowed once again and nodded slowly. In a water voice that she tried to thank him for his kindness. "T-t thank You Honey, I'm...I'm okay. As long as you...As long as you stay by my side, I'll be alright." she told him with a small but watery smile on her face as she once again wrapped her arms gently this time around him. Kurusu continues to stroke her nape and the back of her head, and said one word that she needed to hear only to her.
"Always."