There was a frantic scratching sound coming from the other side of the door, accompanied by a high-pitched whining. He had to stop and stare, but he knew what it was. "Emi? What's up?"
"Neechan went to patrol and then Genos went to patrol and now I'm alone and I want out of here NOW!" the child shrieked.
Saitama's gaze shifted to the next apartment and raised an eyebrow. He effortlessly opened the door to Noriko's apartment and the child immediately scampered out with her tail wagging. "Hey, calm down. What's up?"
"I smell blood! I smell human blood! There's a person and they're bleeding!" She tipped her head back, sniffing loudly at the air. "They're bleeding! It's a lot of blood! I'm a hound so I know! It's a lot of blood!"
The bald hero gripped the back of her shirt to stop her from sprinting after the source of the smell. "Why didn't you just let yourself out of the apartment? The door was unlocked."
Emiko stomped a foot, glaring up at him despite her tail still wagging. "Genos said to stay put so I stayed! The great Emiko is a good hound! A good girl! I wasn't going to disobey! I don't do that anymore! I'm a good girl!"
"Right." He looked to the apartment door again and made a quick decision. Without knowing where the other two heroes were, it would be a gamble to open that door too quickly. "Hey, so, you want to track whoever got hurt? Maybe they need our help," he suggested.
The little girl hopped up and down, grinning. "Yeah! I can find them! I can smell their blood really well! I can do this!"
"Cool. You start. I'll follow you." Saitama released her and heard the child bound off down the walkway toward the stairs. What a pain. I just want to eat and go to sleep. He glanced to his door again and shrugged to himself. I wonder if there's really someone injured or if she's just smelling an animal.
"Come on! They're losing a lot of blood! We've got to hurry up!" Emiko called up to him from below.
Looking over the railing, he saw the little girl now on the ground and waving her arms over her head to get his attention. "How did you get down there so fast?"
Shift P.O.V
Noriko's fangs were digging into her lower lip hard, nearly drawing blood. Her sharp nails scraped over metal as a wave of warmth rushed through her body. The catgirl's ears were perked forward, her tail swaying over the floor at her side. She could feel the chill of metal beneath her fingertips, sliding beneath her fruitless efforts to sink her nails in.
"Do you like this, Noriko?" The blond leaned down to a pointed, feline ear and gently nipped at it, drawing a yowl from her. She nodded in answer to his question, her hips lifting and back arching. "Can you take more?"
She felt the two, slick metal digits slide from within her and draw along her warm flesh, spreading the wetness over her skin. When his fingertips moved to push in once more, she felt a third. Noriko tried not to tense as she felt his fingers slide into her heat. Panting, she leaned her head back against his shoulder and bit her lip again, withholding a moan as all three slid deep into her.
Genos brought his face to the side of her neck, leaving light bites and trailing his mouth along her tender flesh. She whimpered as he drew his hand back a little before pushing back in. He enjoyed seeing the look of ecstasy on her face, the flush of red in her cheeks. His free hand slipped beneath the hem of her shirt, nudging beneath the edge of her bra, and cupped her warm breast. Her back arched again, tail swaying a little more erratically beside them.
The catgirl felt him begin to move his fingers a little faster, drawing another yowl from her lips. Her arms had been around his neck, pressing her back against his chest, but now they fell to tightly grip the fabric of his pants. She subconsciously raised her hips, feeling a ball of pressure forming in her lower half. The thrust of his fingers became harder, seeking to bring her to climax. The tighter she gripped him, the faster he moved.
When the edge drew close, Noriko felt the hand on her chest shift. Metal fingertips brushed over the peak of her breast, teasing the sensitive skin to intensify her pleasure. Genos trailed his lips over the side of her neck, waiting to feel her tighten around his digits. When she did, it came with a rush of warmth and a low yowl that sounded quite a bit like his name.
She panted, leaning back against his chest heavily as she came down from her high. He withdrew his hands from her and gladly met her lips with his when she turned her head. Noriko waited to regain her strength before she turned onto her knees and grabbed the front of his shirt. She pressed her lips harder against his and wrapped an arm around his neck, fingertips lightly settled against the cyborg's upper back.
His arms slid around her waist, drawing her closer. When the kiss was broken, Genos smiled down at her in his rather subtle way. "Did you enjoy yourself, Noriko?"
Blood rushed to her cheeks and she looked away. "Hn. O-of course I did."
"I am glad that I could give you so much pleasure." He leaned down to her feline ear, his mouth tickling the pointed ear.
She pulled away and shook her head. "It's…not fair to you, though. What did you get out of that?"
"I was able to give pleasure to my girlfriend and see her enjoy herself."
Noriko could not help but half-smile at this. He's so kind. I don't deserve it. Settling back on her knees in front of him, she tilted her head and her tail lifted. It curled at the end like a question mark. "Is there anything that I can do for you?" She knew that he had received an upgrade to allow him to feel more normal. He had a certain part that resembled an organic certain part and it functioned the same. He felt pleasure from it. "I could…"
"This was just to help you feel better. I don't need release." He caught the slight look of disappointment on her face as her blush faded. "That is not to say that I won't think back on what we have done today and bring myself pleasure later."
She was about to say something when there was a frantic scratching at the door, accompanied by pounding. Her ears drew back and she frowned. "Emiko."
The catgirl parted from Genos and opened the door as the cyborg went to clean his hands. Her eyes widened when she saw blood smeared all over the little girl's nose and mouth. Emiko's tail was wagging uncontrollably as she greeted Noriko. The female hero drew up her shirt to cover her nose and mouth, already feeling a rush of adrenaline at the smell of human blood.
She looked from the child to Saitama as the bald man entered the apartment. "Hn. What happened?"
"She smelled blood and wanted to track the source of it," he replied. "We couldn't fine it, though. We kept ending up in dead-end alleys."
"They're still out there! They're losing a lot of blood, Noriko-neechan! A ton of blood! I tried to find them, but they kept moving! They're going to die out there!" Emiko's eyes were wide and shining wetly with tears.
Noriko grimaced and rubbed the back of her neck. Still bleeding. A hero wouldn't let someone bleed out, would they? Heroes are supposed to help people. Shaking her head, she took Emiko's hand. "Hn. Are you hungry? It's almost dinner time."
The child's tail wagged so hard that she nearly made herself fall over. "Yes! I want meat for dinner! Tracking the blood made me want meat!"
Half-smiling, she turned to thank the other two heroes for their help that day and took Emiko back to their apartment. With the kitchen now fully stocked, she was able to make a decent meal for both of them. She stayed awake late into the evening with Emiko, listening to her talk about all that Noriko had missed out on while she was asleep.
When the child finally dozed off, it was past midnight. The catgirl carefully locked the door and set out for the convenience store. The sleepy clerk greeted her with a smile, commenting on how he had not seen her in a while. It was a relatively brief, uneventful interaction. A bit of normalcy before what was to come.
Noriko was hesitant about following the smell of blood back through the ghost town. She had to be careful about how close she got without a mask. When the scent grew really strong and led her to an abandoned building, she drew a perfumed medical mask from her jacket and settled it over her nose and mouth. Okay. I'll make this quick. A real hero wouldn't let someone bleed out. Or die from exposure. Or infection. Or starvation. Or thirst. And he's…not very bright.
She entered the building and was surprised to find him waiting for her. The ninja was in the same state she had found him earlier that day; bloody, decently exposed with a lot of skin showing. Noriko smirked behind her mask and let the backpack slide down her arms. "Hn. You know…you look pitiful," she taunted.
Sonic glared at her from across the dimly lit room. The only source of light came from the full moon outside and he was visibly shivering. "What is this? You think that you can finish me off?"
The girl dropped her bag onto the floor and planted a booted foot on it. "I'm a hero," she started. "Not a monster. And a hero doesn't sit by and watch someone suffer. Even if they're a creep. I brought you some gifts."
"You think that you can look down on me because you're a hero?"
"I'm not." Her lips twisted into a frown, her ears going back. "Hn. As twisted as it was, you took care of my wounds. I know you had your own reasons, but you made sure that my injuries stayed clean and you didn't let me starve, even though you threatened to starve me." She tugged down her mask enough to briefly let him see her scowl. "You're not the badass that you pretend to be."
Sonic began to grin. "You think that you have me figured out. You think it's that simple? I didn't let you die because I needed you to-"
"You kept me alive at first because you were going to use me as bait. Hn. And when you realized that it wouldn't work, you kept taking care of me. So I'm just returning the favor, you creep. Here." Noriko gave the backpack a hard kick, sending it sliding across the floor and stopping right in front of him.
"What's this supposed to be? A care package?"
"Hn. That's right." She watched him raise an eyebrow and glance to the bag. "Blanket, rubbing alcohol, antibiotic ointment, gauze, food rations, water bottles. Everything you'll need to stay alive. Because I'm a hero. Because I'm not a monster."
Sonic lifted the bag, his grin spreading. "You're going to regret this."
"I don't doubt that. I'm looking forward to a fair fight."