Magic and Monsters
Chapter 16: Old Family Values
I do not own Harry Potter or Monster Musume
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SLASH
"AHHHHH"
"What did you do?!"
"Call an ambulance!"
"I can take her off your hands."
Three pairs of eyes opened slightly looking at a black clawed hand.
"Geez, been a while since I had a dream like that..." Rachnera said to herself letting the early morning sun warm her up as she lounged in her silk hammock. "I really hate that dream..."
Rachnera went through her processes of washing her body off and putting on her clothes and heading down stairs. "Morn-(yawn)-ing where's honey...and where's breakfast?"
"It's already past ten, you missed breakfast but Harry left you some leftovers in the microwave." Cerea said finding the spider-woman's sleeping habits frustrating given how early she got up for her runs with Polt and Harry.
"Hmm oh sweet, ham and egg sandwich...cheese too, but where is Harry though?" Rachnera happily tucked into her late morning snack.
"Harry is in his office he's just sorting something out in regards to a potential new guest, Sumisu is giving him a hand and the members of MON are out shopping." Cerea explained before turning to the kitchen where Miia was cooking 'something'.
This 'something' seemed to be wailing in tongues unknown to all of them.
"I was only curious about honey Cerea... and I thought Harry had stopped her cooking while he wasn't around." Miia glared at Rachnera for her logical question.
"We have Suu on standby just in case." Cerea said offering some relief to Rachnera.
Both girls felt a chill run up their spines as a voice came up behind them. "You got mail."
"Geez Lala, don't sneak up on me like that." Rachnera said as she took the letter from the dullahan.
"Tis a mystery on how she can do that." Cerea muttered knowing her mother would be disappointed if she learned of someone getting the better of her. Not even Harry could do that as her memory reminded her.
That one time bruise on his face had healed nicely.
"Don't tell me that her mom is coming now?" Miia asked while adding Worchester sauce to her 'something' as opposed to the oyster sauce as the recipe called for.
Rachnera was reading her letter and her eyes widened before she crumpled up the letter and threw it away.
"Is something wrong miss Rachnera?" Mero asked seeing her action and Suu popping up from the bin from where she threw the letter.
Rachnera didn't notice as she walked away only saying she was going to her room.
"Wonder what's bugging her." Miia said snickering to herself but Cerea smack her in the head for her incorrect pun.
Spiders are arachnids after all.
"I think it has something to do with her letter." Suu handed the letter to Mero and she did her best to un-crumple it. Giving it a once over Mero turned to the others looking concerned. "It seems that someone wants to become Rachnera's host family..."
"WHAT!?"
"It's from the family from before she came here to live with us." Mero continued and everyone took a turn reading over the letter.
"Wait does Rachnee not wanna live with us anymore?" Papi asked confused by the letter and the circumstance.
"Calm down Papi, nothing is decided yet." As Cerea placated the harpy, Miia was taking in the information and her mind was whirling with how there might be one less rival to consider.
That and no more snail style bondage play, but the angelic side of her also pointed out that she was a good friend and they had shared idea on what to do to Harry. Plans that could never be read or said aloud in the light of the day.
As her thoughts continued we turn our attention back to Rachnera as she knocked on Harry's door. "Come in." Opening the door Rachnera found Harry alone. "Oh thought you were Sumisu, who I realize now might have ticked me into doing her work."
"Harry...can we talk." Rachnera to Harry's shock was nervous and he immediately summoned a huge and I mean huge bean bag for her to sit down on as he turned away from his computer.
"What's wrong Rachnera." Harry watched Rachnera rubbed her clawed hands together.
"I...I got a request to move back to my old host family..." Rachnera said, Harry just nodding to her. "The family I was with last time...didn't expect someone like me, probably wanted someone like Polt or something. It was nervous all the time to be around them but things didn't go bad until there was an accident one day with the family's daughter. You can guess the rest with how you met me and that creeper with the camera."
"Did it upset you that they ask for you back after essentially selling you without permission or thought?" Harry moved closer showing no fear as he took one of her clawed hands, letting her feel the calluses on his palm.
"It certainly didn't help but it's how we met in the end and I do like it here but...should I go back? Maybe teach them where they went wrong?" Rachnera said seeing as she was like the others in the house, choosing to be part of the cultural exchange to learn more and to tell people about her culture even if she was a bit mischievous in how she went about it from time to time.
"Do you want to go back?"
"I don't know...do you think I should." Rachnera was prepared to accept the goody two shoes Harry to say yes as she had to take the higher ground.
"Nah I want you here." Harry let his fingers interlock with hers, making Rachnera blush a bit. "Rachnera this whole thing I'm doing for all of you...I love it despite the headaches it brings me on occasion. Not to mention all the other stuff I feel when I'm with all of you, each of you." Harry went for the kill and lifted the hand to give it a small kiss on the back of it.
"Plus everyone would miss you if you went, especially Tio if her cute new outfit was to be believed." Rachnera giggled thinking of the modelling session she had with the oni girl. "Now oddly enough I did know about this, since got an email about it, that's actually what I was checking out with Sumisu before."
"I taught that was about a new girl?"
Harry shook his head. "We sorted that already work starts on that soon honestly. Back on subject though, I got another saying that the daughter of your old host family is coming over to talk to you and I just so happened to have a way to conceal us if you want to observe her before you make your decision."
"I'm not sure about that..."
"I'll be your guinea pig for a couple hours even if you stay or go."
"What did you have in mind?" Rachnera asked smiling as she didn't let go of Harry's hand and he talked about his cunning plan.
Returning downstairs the remainder of the Potter Inn greeted Ren Kunanzuki, the daughter of Rachnera's old host family. "Oh I thought the whole family would be coming to talk this over."
"My family wanted me to come on behalf of them because I was the reason she left!" Ren shouted at the girls surprising them as they lead her inside. "Um... where the host of this place."
"He's busy with work currently but should be down soon enough, please come in." Cerea said as Ren started to remove her shoes.
"Please pardon my intrusion." She bowed at the girls.
"So what's your name again?" Papi asked being scatterbrained as usual.
"It's Ren, Ren Kunanzuki!" Papi took note of the bag in Ren's hands.
"What's in the bag, something for Papi?" Ren looked down to the bag before offering it to the harpy.
"Ahh right, these are some sweet, you can take them." Papi happily claimed the bag for herself and walked three steps away before looking back.
"Who are you...?"
"Papi please stop getting distracted, she's introduced herself twice already, thrice would be insulting." Cerea admonished the girl while Ren started to mutter to herself.
It should be noted that Ren was a young human girl having a slim figure and wearing her brown hair in twin tails. Her outfit was simply her school uniform, which is a common sailor fuku with black thigh high socks which did help complete the outfit.
"...I see, this must be one of the problems with extra species people..." taking in a deep breath Ren struck a pose. "This is a test isn't it? To see if I can handle extra species girls even ones that are mentally impaired, so I don't make mistakes again like I did with Rachnera."
Ren attempted in vain to explain once more who she was to Papi, complete with a piece of paper that had her name written on it. "What's wrong with this girl... I mean this isn't even a te-" Miia was cut off by her mouth being covered up by Cerea behind her.
"I think we should be careful, Sumisu said how the last host family sold Rachnera off. If this sentiment is genuine I don't wish Rachnera to be put back into a harmful situation, so why not test her." Cerea said looking as Ren was having to start from the top as Papi had gotten distracted by the sweets she was sneaking.
"Oh yeah I guess it would only be fair to do it that way but how would we even test her?" Miia asked as Mero wheeled herself into the hallway.
"Miia, I think whatever you were cooking is ready." Mero said with a strained smile, no doubt from smelling the 'something'.
"...I have an idea..." Cerea said as they called Ren into the kitchen and said her first test would be to eat some of the things they all had to eat in his house. Although upon looking at the finished plate of food which was an unnatural purple and somehow had a fish head that was still moving. "Maybe this is a little far to go for a test now that I look at it."
"This is a problem and truly has me concerned that Miia shall never be a good wife as her cooking might lead to a tragic fate for her would be husband." Mero said as her mind wandered although for some reason she imagined herself crying over Harry in this would be scenario.
"Don't call it a problem! I'm still practising!" Miia shouted out with both mermaid and centaur gave her a united stare as they responded.
"Without supervision from Harry or anyone else that can cook."
'THUD!'
All three turned to see that Ren had slumped over into her place. "Wait she already ate some?" Cerea looked shocked before Ren pulled her face back up, juices from the 'something' dripping down her uniform.
"She passed out from the smell." Papi pointed out sending a stab to Miia who was really wondering why her cooking did this.
"I'm sorry this extra species cultural dish had a stronger scent than I used to. I'm sure I can try some and pass this tes-" Ren cut herself off as she smelled the food on her spoon.
'THUD'
"Even if it smells, like bug repellent, I should be able to eat it if I don't breathe through my nose."
'THUD'
Most people should have given up at this point but Ren in a unique moment of perseverance ate the whole plate in a berserker like state. However this mainly got more of the food on her clothes than in her mouth.
Probably better that way, sorry Miia.
"Stop you don't need to eat any more of it miss Kunanzuki." Cerea took the plate away and put it in the sink.
"What on earth did I even make...this is really getting me down." Miia said slumping her shoulders and wondering if she should coil her tail around herself to hide her shame.
"Ahhh my uniform got all sticky from the test, it's gonna get stained." Ren said as the something dripped to the floor, just in time for the roomba mode Suu to appear and finding fresh liquid to absorb.
So for Ren, a slime appeared.
Suu was squirming all over her as she tried to get all the stains out and mainly get the liquid refreshment. "Ahhh~ what is this~?" Suu was also going after the nervous beads of sweat Ren had been leaking out. "Why is there a slime here? Is this how extra species interact with one another?" Ren questioned.
"Um...shouldn't we stop this Centorea?" Mero asked a little uncomfortable watching Suu lick up every nook and cranny with her tentacles.
"No! We must let this continue just a little longer. Rachnera might do worse so if she can't handle this then Miss Kunanzuki fails." Cerea said as Ren struggled to not give into to the odd sensations she was getting from the slime massage.
"If this is what extra species must go through everyday then I can take it." In a rather confusing but skilful display Ren removed both her short and skirt in a single motion and flung them away.
Right into Miia's face making her the new target for Suu who proceeded to besiege her. "Oh come on Suu, this is new underwear?" As expected Suu was reaching all over and attacked her tail as well.
"Miss Ren, when we get your clothes cleaned well get them too you right away but for now come with me I think I have some clothes that will fit you." Mero said leading the girl to her room, ignoring the noises from the lamia behind them.
Mero offered Ren one of her gothic Lolita style dress. "I hope you dont mind this, I think it actually suits you." Mero said smiling, loving her addition of the beret to the look.
"Um is this traditional mermaid clothing?" Ren asked thinking that the lower portion of the dress was a bit drafty, I mean just a small wind might pick it up to flash her undies.
"No, it's just the kind of clothes I like..." Mero said hoping she wasn't giving a bad impression of her culture.
"Oh I see... this is another test, a test to see if I can endure the fashion tastes and hobbies of other species, right?" Ren asked confusing the others in the room, Suu having been thrown into the garden, just as Kii was taking a visit to water plants there.
She never saw her until it was too late.
Back to the story though. "I don't care what I have to wear next, be it bloomers, bunny girl or shine maiden. No matter what embarrassing getup you have, ill pass this test!" Ren said as the word 'embarrassing' became an arrow to stab Mero right through the gills.
"Embarrassing? It's not that bad right, Centorea, Miia?" Mero questioned as both girls could not meet her eyes. "But...it's cute..."
"Right then lets head to my room where I can asses-" Cerea was cut off as there was a knock on Mero's door.
"Cerea, My lord has informed me that he is free in his study to meet this girl in concern to the spider witch." Lala's voice could be heard and it threw all of them off.
"Oh...well in that case tell Harry I shall be there soon." Cerea felt a bit put out at this but part of her knew that her chosen master would be a better test of character that herself.
The five of them moved to Harry's office not long after and found him waiting in his chair alongside a couch that looked to fit quite a large number of people, plus a cushion on the floor especially for Cerea.
Ren looked around the room specifically for Rachnera but found no signs. "Rachnera is way for the time being, I'll admit when I heard about you from the extra species exchange program I was surprised." Harry looked at the paper work concerning the transfer of Rachnera.
"The most obvious place to start, how did it all happen, I want to hear it from you." Harry said crisscrossing his fingers, Gendo Ikari style.
"Ah... it's all my fault, I got careless in trying to help Rachnera, and got too close. I got scratched in my face and then my parents in their panic thought we could never live together. They sold the rights to a man calling himself a free agent and he gave us some money." Ren said rubbing her arms unable to meet Harry's eyes.
"Then what has changed between now and then, Rachnera is still the same person, could your parents or even you want to live with her again?" Harry asked gently, his voice sending a chill up Ren's spine.
However she steeled herself as she turned her head back. "Myself and my parents, we made a mistake but we want to take on the challenge Rachnera presents. We want to improve ourselves by overcoming any of the problems looking after someone from extra species. No matter how hard it will be we'll endure this challenge and overcome it!" her voice grew louder which each word before standing up in her declaration.
The silence hung in the air as Ren released the breath she did not know she was holding in as she finished. "Is that all?" Harry said now placing his hands on the arm rests of his chair.
"Huh?"
"I won't be signing this." Harry tore up the paper.
"But why? I passed all the tests." Harry shook his head at Ren.
"Why does Rachnera have to be a challenge to overcome miss Kunanzuki. That is not the point of the extra species exchange program. The point of it is to allow people who haven't been able to be one with the current world to join us in unison. To allow them to learn all about the bigger world and meet people who can understand them." Harry stood up as Ren was stiff as he approached.
Smiling at her in a sad way. "Please consider any extra species girl as just someone like you but maybe just a little taller or a shorter or even have tails. I can't convince Rachnera to leave as she has a home here where people understand her." Harry placed a hand on her head feeling the girl tremble.
"B-B-But what should I do?" Ren's asked her voice wavering in its former conviction.
"Consider starting again with someone new, but remember it's not a test that's rude to whomever would chose to be part of the exchange. It's an experience for both parties involved, do your best to make it the best for them. Learn from this and maybe you'll meet Rachnera again, who knows?" Harry finished as he offered a tissue to the girl who was letting out tears.
"Now then once your clothes are ready you can head home and talk to your parents about what you learned, I'll put in a good word so you aren't blacklisted as a potential host family ok?" Harry finished with his eyes a little more happy now in his expression.
Ren nodded as she wiped her eyes. "T-Thank you Mr."
"Call me Harry."
By the time Ren left with her old uniform back on, thankfully giving Mero her dress back, Sumisu and the others returned from shopping and had even got drinks for everyone. "Hey stud what did we miss?" Doppel asked as they sat in the front room, bar Harry who walked over to the nearby wall.
"Not much." Harry seemed to grab the air and pulled on it as a large cloth like texture rippled in the air, revealing Rachnera to everyone.
"Huh...what was that?" Papi asked as she took a sip from her sweet cappuccino.
"Harry let me borrow his invisibility cloak to spy on you and Ren, gotta say that kid is still a bit annoying." Rachnera took an offered cup from Sumisu.
"Wait how long have you had that?" Sumisu asked looking at the cloth as Harry folded it up.
"Since I was eleven, comes in useful from time to time. Plus I wanted to check out the girl on the sly to get an idea of her." Harry said before turning to Miia and Cerea looking guilty. "Look I'm happy you wanted to look after Rachnera but you should have knocked right away since this was important."
"Sorry Darling/Harry" both of them said while getting their drinks from Tio whom herself had a very large hot chocolate.
"Ahh~ its fine, I'm just glad you set that girl straight." Rachnera said as her hands were speed weaving webs with rosy cheeks too. "You are way tougher than she ever was, plus you said you'd model for me and didn't get freaked out by my sexiness."
"Thanks Rachnera...but what are you drinking...?" turning to Sumisu he looked at her mug that was marked decaf. "Oh fu-" Rachnera grabbed him and pulled him close, nibbling on his ear. "Sumisu you gave her pure caffeinated."
"Thought mine tasted odd, need some help." Sumisu shamelessly checked out Harry's abs as Rachnera lifted his short and might be looking below the belt as well.
"Someone get Suu!" Harry cried out as his face was going red and well, reacting normally in his situation. Oddly though his panicked voice was adorable as hey just watched...or got caught up in the webs.
It took a few minutes for the caffeine chugging Rachnera to fall asleep and Harry was able to crawl away, minus his shirt and pants.
"Why didn't you get Suu?" Harry asked grabbing a pillow from the couch to cover his erection.
"Um Harry, miss Suu was with miss Kii in the garden, she was...um...drinking from her still." Manako said trying not to look at Harry in his almost buff state.
"Just my luck..." Harry looked over to the girls not stuck in web, aka the ones who didn't try to stop Rachnera. "Take a picture, it will last longer."
'Snap'
'Snap'
'Snap'
'Snap'
"Tio, really!" Harry said as the oni girl just stuck her tongue out at him while her cheeks were as rosy as his.
"This will be good for later." Sumisu said looking at the other pictures she had.
"Hey, send me those!" Miia cried out while struggling against her binds.
XBreakX
After a pretty bad hangover Rachnera recovered over the next day but things were clearly a little different since she seemed to cuddle up to harry more often. It did annoy a couple of the girls but it wasn't as if Harry was ignoring them, just that Rachnera was being a little more bold.
For Miia though she had been really nervous as her mother was going to be the first of the original trio to arrive. Just thinking of her made her remember the original purpose of her being selected by the lamia clan to be part of the extra species exchange program.
It was giving her nightmares of a drained Harry before he could make her happy. One such dream was so bad it woke her up far earlier than she normally did her eyes blinking rapidly in her room.
Only she found that she had someone else in the room with her. Rachnera was sitting atop her bed in nothing but a tight sports bra. "Wow you're up earlier than I expected, usually we have to drag you out, had a bad dream?" Rachnera asked as Miia took some calming breathes.
"Yeah...just a nightmare." Miia shook her head a little before something derailed her train of thought. "Wait why are you in my room Rachnera so early?"
Rachnera subtly moved the sharpie pen shed used to draw an 'L' on Miia's forehead, and for some reason she used green as he colour. "No reason, was just checking on you since you were making noise but I'll leave you to let you wash up."
She managed to get outside the room before she started to snicker to herself, heading downstairs to wait for breakfast...maybe sneak in some more 'Honey Hugs' as shed taken to calling her new hobby.
Of course she got roped into last minute cleaning duty with the others, ironically gathering any spider webs in the corners of the rooms. "So what can we expect from your mother Miia?" Harry asked as he was putting the vacuum cleaner away, Papi nearly finished with her feather dusting and Suu in her roomba mode coming to get to her clothes for the day which was a leotard and long stockings made from swimsuit material again.
"Um...I don't know what's the best way to describe mom?" Miia said a bit nervous and before she could fully warn Harry there was a beep of a car coming from outside. 'Shoot'
"That must be her, shame Sumisu and the others got called away, would have been nice for her to meet you." Harry said as they left the house to see a an van similar to the one that brought Miia to Harry in the beginning.
"Darling...about my mom...please don't let your guard down." Miia said and Harry nodded just as the ramp at the back of the van finished lowering.
"Yaho, Miia!" from the van came a lamia as they expected whom bore a strong resemblance to Miia, sharing the same eyes and hair, even the hair clips. Of course Harry noted she had a body that was likely what Miia would develop into, freely on show in what he might describe as a belly dancer-esque outfit so she was showing off her hips, belly and cleavage in that order.
Harry was not on alert while Miia just looked on in slight shame at her mother's choice of outfit.
"Oh you must be Miia's darling, Harry right? Miia has told me so much about you." Miia's mother said approaching them extending her hand out. "Thank you so much for taking care of my daughter."
"It's been my pleasure." Harry said extending his own but Miia's mother grabbed his wrist, twisting it so Harry was forced to cup one of her boobs while her free hand went to check the merchandise below the belt.
At least that was her intention before she found her wrist gripped by Harry's vice like grip. "Ara ara, that is some viper like reaction speed you have there Harry dear." She stopped trying to move her arm and Harry got the message and let her go, albeit with a blush. "Still you have quite the grip, what did you think of them." Crossing her arms Miia's mother hefted her bosom.
"No comment, but I can see what Miia gets some of her boldness." Harry said as Miia moved in to cling to Harry to guard his purity from her mother.
"Mom could you not!" Miia cried out glad at least her mom didn't get to have a feel although she wanted Harry to grope her now.
"Hehe, still I should introduce myself, I'm Alipheese but feel free to call me Alice. Pleasure to meet you all." Miia's mother offered a small bow before straightening her back and watching Harry's eyes as her body jiggles with her action.
"Nice to meet you then Miss Alice, please come inside and we can show you around." Harry said actually mentally agreeing to keep Miia close just in case. One quick tour of the home the group ended up back in the main room. "My you have a lovely home Mr Harry, you are a good person to look after everyone. I can't help but be happy that Miia has made so many friends both human and extra species." Alice giggled to herself in recalling memories.
"It's hard to believe that she was such a shy girl when she was young." Everyone could not believe it. "You should have seen her struggle to make new friends, usually hiding in her tail as she approached them like a hermit crab."
"MOM!" Miia cried out, praying to dear god her mom didn't bring any baby pictures with her.
"Yes, and I brought you all a gift as well. I'm pretty sure you'll like it." Reaching into the bag she'd brought. Out of it she pulled a bottle marked lamina tea. "Our village is famous for its tea and since it will be available to the public soon I figured I bring some for you to try."
Alice poured out cups for everyone.
"Rachnera..."
"What, it would be rude to say no."
"Don't blame me if you get a hangover."
Everyone took a sip from the cups but when Miia moved to take from her cup it was snatched away by her mother. "That's not for you to drink Miia." Alice said with a dark gleam in her slit eyes.
"Darling don't drink...!" Miia stopped short seeing Harry drink peacefully, but everyone else collapsed to the floor.
"Oh my don't tell me that was a bad batch." Alice said with a hand on her mouth in false shock.
"Neurotoxin is hardly something you add to tea ever." Harry said with a hard stare to the smiling woman.
"Well that is one skilled tongue you have, especially since you seem immune. That is rather fascinating to see, must have some potent poison yourself." Alice said getting out of her seat.
"Mom why did you do this?" Miia cried out a little confused but her focus was on her mom.
"Well that is obvious my dear daughter, it is to get the others out of the way and you can marry Harry here in a shotgun wedding. And then we bring him back to the village to be everyone husband." Alice cried out and Harry slapped his face and just loudly groaned into his hand.
"Oh come on...!" Harry said and Miia flinched at his tone, but moved to get him out of the house by flinging Suu at her mom.
The two of them ran as far as they could, well more accurate to say as far as Miia could drag Harry which led them to the warehouse district. "Hopefully this will be far enough for my mom to not find us too soon." Miia looked at Harry who was definitely out of sorts. "Darl-...Harry?"
"Were you going to tell me?" Harry asked and Miia looked away ashamed. "I see..."
"It's not that Harry, it's just I didn't want to talk about it. Lamias are all female as a species so we need other men to help us procreate. Usually we captured men and we kept them as communal husbands but that had to stop when the laws came into effect. Each tribe got to send one person out as part of the exhange program so we could find communal husbands." Miia looked to Harry who wasn't looking at her.
"But...but everything changed when I met you, you...I don't want to force you into anything, there's so much I want to do with you and not have to share you. I want you to be mine and mine alone...darling..." Miia said between tears which was stopped when Harry wiped away her tears.
"Well if you are being honest we will discuss it later, since I have been thinking recently about...us." Harry said as Miia looked at him to see him smiling a little. "Sorry it just set some stuff off again and I overreacted but you are someone more important to me."
"Well you seem to be quite the catch and willing so why don't we get this party started." Alice said after her tail sneakily wrapped around Harry's torso. The woman was a quicker hunter no doubt as she even covered Harry's mouth. Taking a lick of his neck that had him squirming much to her enjoyment.
"Mom let Harry go!" Miia cried out making her tail slap the ground to make a point.
"Now Miia, you know snaked are stubborn and we don't let out prey get away." Alice once more tried to reach into Harry's pants but she had left his legs free so he gripped her wrist with his feet. "You are pretty stubborn yourself denying me a chance to sample you but I still have an extra hand." Alice slowly started to slide her fingers down.
"Mom, stop that!" Miia pulled out her emergency secret weapon. A tiny aerosol cold spray can and sprayed her mom in the eyes. (don't do this at home, that's dangerous (￣ω￣)/ )
"Ghaaaa the cold!" Alice cried out as Miia pulled Harry away.
"Hurry Harry we don't have much time." Miia said in panic knowing her mother too well to know this would not stop her.
"Right, head that way Miia I have an idea." Harry said grasping her hand and interlocking fingers.
"Darn, pretty sneaky of her but she's a fool to think I won't be able to find them, especially with my pit vision." Alice said to herself like an anime antagonist. Using her special sensory organ (facial pit) Alice looked at the inferred spectrum to see the heat signatures of Harry and Miia, specifically where their residual heat left a trail leading inside one warehouse in particular.
"Hmm so they've hold themselves up in there, poor choice since now I have them where I want them. Still under normal circumstance id use my other poison but I'm not without options." Switching one scent burner for another she began her alternate plan of action.
Inside the warehouse Harry and Miia found a corner and Harry put his jacket over Miia. "Keep this on Miia."
"Um sure but it's not that cold Harry." Miia said zipping up the offered jacket.
"So when did you realize you didn't want to share me?" Harry asked curious.
Miia snuggled up next to Harry, not seeing him shift away from her. "Um... I think... I don't know... there's been so much stuff we've done together. But it was hard that I'm going against what my mom wants, but well there's no one else I want." Once more holding hands, Miia rested her head on his shoulder. "I just hope everyone can find someone's special on their own to share...I want to be the only lamia for you."
"That means a lot Miia." Harry said while awkwardly shifting in his seat, biting his lip a bit and going red in the face.
"Harry, what's wrong?" Miia asked before her own vision spotted something, the huge tent in Harry's pants. The jeans seemed to be straining against what was pushing against them, making Miia unable to stop herself licking her lips.
"Ahh guess the aphrodisiac finally kicked in. I figured I'd use something different than what I planned since he would be resistant." Alice said sliding up next to Harry on his free side. "Harry here clearly does feel something but I want him to seal the deal with you first as any mother would." Alice freely rubbed the tent making Harry buck his hips a little, so she took the time to unzip him and let his tenting boxers out and Harry to pant heavily. "Now Miia bind with your beloved!"
Miia looked on as Harry turned to her, his eyes pleading for release and if she was honest she was really tempted but she knew that Harry neither wanted nor deserved this. Harry had brought them here for a reason so she did the only thing she could to get her mother away from Harry.
Using her tail she grabbed a big jug of cold water and dumped it onto Harry to cool off his body as well as have her mother lean away from the low temperature. "Mom I won't trap or use Harry like that!" Miia cried out pulling Harry away despite his body temperature but at least was showing signs he was calming down. "Harry doesn't force himself on me or anyone and to do that to him is unfair, especially if I'm going to marry him." Miia felt Harry's hand grasp her once more.
"Miss Alice...you should trust your daughter more..." Harry said getting some of his sense back. "Miia is a wonderful girl, once I truly treasure to have with me...please be patient with us as I want to do things right with her. To rush into anything would only be disrespectful and I don't want that for either of us." Harry managed to bow down Japanese dogeza style (when in Rome after all...).
Alice seemed to look at the eyes of Harry and her daughter for a few moments before putting on an honest gentle smile. "You really are quite the gentleman Mr Harry, to fight off your bodies desires even when I know your body wants release. You truly have my daughter's best interests at heart." Alice let out a sigh for a moment.
Two seconds later she was moving back up and pressing herself up to Harry. "Still for causing such a problem its only right I take responsibility for it." Alice said drawing her hand up Harry's leg while fighting off her daughter with her free hand and her tail.
"Sorry, I can't let you do that. I'm afraid you're too late too." Harry said biting down on his cheek though Alice did note his eyes having slits in them which was strange.
Although the cold running up her body was more distracting. "W-W-Why is it so cold...I barely got wet."
"You forgot to check the sign when you came in...this warehouse is refrigerated." Harry said taking deep breathes looking back to Miia who he had given a warming charm laced jacket.
"How devious of you...I'm beginning to like you even more Harry." Alice said before she collapsed, right into Harry's lap which put him in a difficult spot.
"Miia...could you gently remove your mother from me." Harry asked in a strained voice.
"Alright...but I can take care of that if my mom cant." Miia said smirking just a little, say what you want but seeing Harry on edge was kinda a turn on for her.
"Not the time of place...and that charm won't last so let's get your mom somewhere she can warm up." Harry said hoping Alice didn't have the same habits of sticking her tongue out while she slept like her daughter did.
XBreakX
Harry and Miia dragged Alice to a local onsen to help reheat her body and let Miia relax plus allowing Harry to take a very cold shower. "You are quite lucky Miia, to find someone like Harry. Never before have I met someone with such a strong will, most men I use that particular aphrodisiac on are in my bed in seconds." Alice said sinking a little more into the water.
"He's quite brave but also quite the caring man since he seemed to make sure you would be warm in that trap." Miia smiled hearing that as she noticed how she had not felt the cold with Harry's jacket on, plus his scent on it really helped her feel safe.
"Darling always does his best for us." Miia said nodding her head.
"Indeed he does, yet from what I saw it's also true that he truly doesn't seem to care that you're a lamia." Alice said making Miia turn her head.
"What do you mean?"
"Miia, I've been with a few men but my mother taught me how to read men before I gained any real experience. She taught me to see the small details to find someone perfect, it might have slipped by me but you...you found someone you don't want to share. Someone, whom shows no signs of discomfort in being with you or just holding your hand." Alice turned her head to face her daughter in bittersweet envy.
"I can understand why you'd want him all to yourself, which is why I think it would be a waste to have him be a communal husband." Alice said and the words lifted an invisible weight off Miia's shoulders. "We can find another communal husband for the village since other girls are getting ready to come abroad."
Miia tackled her mother hearing this. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" left unsaid was the fact that stealing Harry away would be illegal. Not to mention the war shed have on her hands from the others, not that she realised that particular fact.
"So mom, what are you going to do now...are you going back home?" Miia asked looking up at her mom who had such an 'innocent' smile.
"I think I might stay in japan a few more days, there's something I really want to do." Alice said licking her lips.
After returning home and seeing to all the affected parties from their casual poisoning, of which left one spider-woman with a hangover as expected every got ready for bed.
"I didn't get a chance to talk at dinner but I wanna talk to darling while he's alone. Mom said I should seal the deal but I think this is more important." Miia said slowly making her way to Harry's room wearing nothing but a night dress and holding an extra pillow. "Alright let's do it."
Before she could put her hand on the door, there was already someone there. "Oh hi Miia." Miia fell to the floor in shock of her mother getting there before her.
"Mom what are you doing here?" Miia whispered harshly to which her mother smiled.
"Well I wanted a taste of your dear darling, it's only fair." Miia wrapped her tail around her mother's wrist and pulled it away.
"Come on, darling is mine, you know I don't want to share with other lamia."
"How cold of my daughter to deny me the woman who raised her just a small bit of joy, where did I go wrong?"
Neither of them hear the tapping of legs before bother of them found thread wrapping around them.
"SHUT UP BOTH OF YOU!" Rachnera said with all of her six eyes bloodshot from the hangover she was rude woken up to. Feeling vindictive she put signs on the pair of them to explain why they had been tied up. Alice's said 'I'm way too old to be sneaking into rooms for sex' while Miia's was 'I tried to take darling for myself in the night.'
Once Rachnera had left to go back to her room though the door to Harry room opened and he looked at the guilty parties. Giving both a stare, both attempted to plead to him with their adorable snake eyes. Harry lingered for a moment before walking over.
However Alice was left stunned as Harry only picked up Miia and took her into his room and throwing a blanket over her so she wouldn't get cold. Alice was more annoyed that she wasn't going to see what happened now with Harry and Miia in their room alone.
"~Sorry Alice, Miia is cuter than you.~" Harry said in parseltongue as he walked back into his room annoying Alice even more since Miia had found a speaker and might not have realised it.
So unfair.
XChapter endX
Sorry no smut to be had, was tempted to write but might do it as a side story just in case. But yeah Miia and Rachnera making points on their romance paths, next up is Papi and Cerea with their moms visiting and expect a few changes.
Also didn't realise until writing the chapter that none of the mother have names and that annoyed me so will be going for pun or reference names for tem just as well.
Still I hope all if my readers are well in these troubling times... I'm back at work, after small week off which is kinda how I belted this chapter out sooner that I expected. To every key/essential worker, thank you from the bottom of my heart you are all heroes and hope you are looking after yourselves too.
Next update is when its done as usual but I know some people have been asking about my old fics and to be honest I struggle to continue with most of them since alot of them needs huge rewrites since story points or tropes need reworking.
Though once the bleach anime is done I deffo want to start reworking help from a stranger since we are actually getting the quincy arc at some point and hoping they add scenes to help explain or elaborate on certain fights.
Might be doing a challenge chapter for a MHA xover fic
Aside from that...still attempting tinder but well...ever hear of banging your head against a brick wall...thats kinda been my experience.
Until next time, Bye