Hey guys! It is time for yet another chapter of Thorn's Legacy! I already told you guys that I was going on vacation in the last chapter so that's where I've been all of this time. Plus, I think I might start the "ending chapters" on this chapter and those ending chapters are supposed to be long, or at least I intend for them to be long. It just depends on what I think of lol. This story takes a lot more complex thinking than my other two so they have faster updates. Just in case you were wondering what was going on. Anyway, I hope you guys liked the last chapter. I liked writing it haha. Please review or comment and don't be afraid to ask me any questions because I will answer them. Finally, thanks so much for reading and here is the chapter!
Ch. 22
I'm going to seriously punish Thorn and Suguha for this. Now, because of them, I have to explain to Yuuki how sex works and I've never ever been good at explaining personal stuff like that. It's just not in my nature. So as I was explaining my face was red and I was stuttering as if I were speaking in front of a large crowd. Yuuki's purple eyes went huge every single time I said certain words like "penis" or "vagina" and that wasn't even the worst part of it. When I explained the actual act itself she gasped after every single sentence and then leaned in to listen to more of it. Was she actually enjoying this!? What in the world!?
"So the man then sticks his...uhhh….penis...in the woman's vagina...and…"
"Then what!?" Yuuki asked loudly with curiosity settling down in her eyes. There was a special sparkle somewhere in there and I could definitely spot it. Her fists were balled up in front of her like she was concentrating really hard on what I was saying.
"And then...The man thrusts back and forth and then shoots his seed in the woman…" I said with a deep blush. I never could've imagined that I would even be explaining this to a teenage girl. Plus, she's about sixteen so she should've known this already! After that last sentence she tilted her head in confusion and she leaned closer. "What do you mean by seed?" She asked innocently. I sighed and gently pushed her away from me by her shoulders. She didn't even realize that I did that.
"W-Well...a man's seed is his sperm and they're like tiny organisms that insert themselves into the woman's egg...W-Which is where the baby is formed. Do you get what I mean!?" I breathed out in embarrassment. After some thought she nodded her head slowly and pumped her fist.
"That sounds like fun! If Thorn and Suguha can do it then I surely can!" She exclaimed. I put my hands on her shoulders again and shook my head furiously.
"No! You can't do it until you're at least...eighteen! Got it!?"
She pouted for a second but eventually nodded and crossed her arms. I rolled my eyes and glared at Thorn's bedroom door.
I'm going to kill you two someday.
My light blue eyes widened when the door suddenly opened after it was unlocked. Why they didn't unlock the door in the first place, I don't know. Thorn came out of the room first with a black wifebeater on and shorts while Sugu wore basically the same thing. Only her shorts were really short; only coming down about an inch or two to be exact. I crossed my muscular arms and tapped my fingers with a scolding look while the two laughed nervously and rubbed the back of their heads. Yuuki, however, smiled real big and jumped up in excitement.
"Miles just explained everything to me and I've decided that I want to do it too!"
Thorn and Suguha's eyes went big.
"...But he said I can't until I'm like eighteen. That's okay though because I can prepare for it before it happens. So how was it!? Does it feel really really good!? Or does it like hurt because I've never had anything in there other than a tampon!" She yelled loudly. Was she really saying this out loud!? The teenage boy and girl she was talking to looked absolutely bewildered at what she was talking about. I wasn't much better. None of us really saw Yuuki as doing any of this...adult stuff. She was just too innocent and cute to do that. Though, she seemed pretty eager about it didn't she? God…
"Umm...I can't really explain it…" Suguha said with a reddened face. Yuuki turned to Thorn for a better answer and he shrugged with a small smile. She sighed in disappointment and then grinned again. She pointed to the stuff she brought in the box and started backing up to the door.
"Well whatever, I brought some manga stuff and anime shows that are in the virtual reality genre just in case we got some ideas from there for our game. I know it's like almost done but I know we can add some stuff to it! Oh crap, it's getting late isn't it? I have to get home before my doctor calls me to ask if I'm okay! Alright toodles! I'll come back tomorrow in the afternoon so don't be surprised when I show up guys!" She said as she opened the front door and closed it behind her. The whole house was silent for a few seconds as the three of us stared at the door, then the box of stuff she brought, and then at each other. The two lovers laughed nervously again at me and I shook my head.
"Miles, we're soooooooo sorry! How can we make it up to you!?" Suguha asked with her hands together as if she was praying. I looked away from her and closed my eyes stubbornly until an idea popped into my head. I looked back at them with a growing smile and walked over to the tv remote. I turned down the volume and then turned it off completely until the screen went completely black. "I have an idea. Meet me outside on the front step at seven in the morning," I told them, going to my room. They groaned and followed me.
"Seven in the morning? That's so earlyyyyyyyyyyyy...At least tell us what we have to do," Thorn said to me. I waved my finger at them once I got to my door and clicked my tongue in defiance.
"I can't tell you just yet. Let's just say it will improve upon your athletic skills."
They looked at each other and groaned again. I'm pretty sure they figured out that it was an exercise that I was going to make them do. And they WERE going to do it. They made me explain sex to a teenage girl! That's on the top 10 list of what guys should never have to do. That's a girl job while guys tell the boys. And even that is sketchy. I ran a hand through my blonde hair and gripped the side of the door. "Well, I'll see y'all in the morning! Oh and next time, for the love of God, lock the door guys."
They both blushed as I closed the door in front of them. After locking it, I took a deep breath and sat on my bed. What a long day. I just watched tv all day and slept before all of this happened but it still felt longer than it should have. I glanced at my window and got off my bed. Looking through the blinds, I stared at the apartment building right next to the house. It looked even more sinister in the pitch black dark and I could barely make out the outer lines of the old building. For some reason I still felt as if something or someone was watching me from it. That incident earlier today hasn't left my mind at all and I plan on investigating it. Taking my hand off the blinds, I sat on my bed again and stretched my arms over my head with a yawn. I verbally turned off the lights and got under the covers where it was warm and comfortable.
"Tomorrow is going to be interesting…" I said to myself as I let sleep take me. Everything went black and I fell asleep while Thorn and Suguha were making out on the couch. Had they not learned anything from a few minutes ago? I swear…
But it doesn't matter, they're going to be so tired tomorrow that they won't even have the strength to make out.
The next morning I woke up at six in the morning and immediately got in the shower. The warm water always felt good on my bare body and it woke me up so I could look presentable every single day. Once I got out I dried my hair with a towel and did all of the usual stuff I did after my daily shower. First I had a small breakfast which consisted of some cereal, an orange, and a small bowl of fruit. Then I walked back into the bathroom and put some shaving cream on my face. I didn't like to have a beard or mustache, it just felt unclean to me. But that's my personal opinion. After shaving, I applied some toothpaste on my toothbrush and brushed my teeth. I always brushed my teeth for one minute exactly and that's why I have such white teeth. If you don't, you should try it sometime. Finally, I gargled some mouthwash and spit it in the sink. I looked at the clock as I was wiping my face off and it was twenty minutes till seven. I turned my gaze at Thorn's room and walked over to it. I tried the doorknob and it was unlocked. Of course it was...Inside they were cuddled together on the bed. They looked so peaceful. Too bad I had to ruin the peace…
"Rise and shine! Wake up! Wake up guys!" I yelled as I turned on the light. They were really going to hate me after this. Their eyes opened slowly before being wide open in confusion. When they saw me smiling at them they threw the covers over their heads and held each other close with moans and groans. This was probably the worst way to wake up but in the military they woke us up like this every single day. I was used to it but they probably weren't.
"Come on guys you gotta make what you did yesterday up to me," I said to them. Suguha peeked one eye out from the covers and stared at me before getting out of bed without a word. She moved slowly like a zombie to the bathroom and closed the door. Thorn threw the covers off him but stayed on the bed. He rubbed his head and then his eyes.
"Oh man, I haven't been woken up like that since I was back in America. Not a pleasant memory."
"Oh that's right. You're from Alabama right?"
"Yeah haha, we went hunting a lot so I've had a lot of early mornings in my life. That's the only reason I'm not as sluggish as Sugu because she's not used to that at all. So what are you going to make us do bro? Please don't kill us," He said with a light chuckle. I snorted and shook my head. "No, I'm not going to kill you. However, you are going to be tired by the time we're done. I'd say you two will get finish by...nine or ten."
His lips parted slightly and he shook his head with a shadow of a smile.
"Bring it on, I'm from the south and we don't laze around. Well, here I do but there I don't!"
"Good to know," I said with a smirk. Sugu came out of the bathroom with her hair brushed and her face wettened but she was still rubbing the sleep out of her dark blue-like eyes. She gave us a look and Thorn and I laughed under our breath.
"What?"
"Nothing, come on let's go outside."
I led them outside and it was still cool outside but I knew it would get hot by the time we were done. I stood there with my arms crossed with a tank top, shorts, and tennis shoes. My two "victims" were wearing the same thing because I told them too. I was going to have them do three things for three things that they did. One: they didn't lock the door while having sex. That meant that they're going to do one hundred push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, jumping jacks, jumps in a square, and a round of planks where you lay down and keep yourself up with the balls of your feet and your arms together. It helps build your abs so these two would get both a benefit and punishment for what they did to me! Second: they made me have to explain to Yuuki what they were doing. My equivalent is a good old fashioned clean up. By that, I mean we're going to wash all the cars here, mow the lawn, clean the gutters, and...I think we're going to rake the leaves that cover the sides and back of the house. Third, the fact that they're having sex at such a young age is punishment in itself. Yeah I'm gonna get a lot of crap for that but that's my third reason! And for that, they're going to run three miles around the neighborhood. If they do a good job with the first two things then I'll make it two.
"So what do we have to do?" Suguha asked me with a frown. I smiled and only told them one thing at a time. Once they were done with this then I would tell them the second thing and so on.
"First you're going to do a few exercises."
After showing them how to do everything they went at it at their own pace. Thorn finished his in fifteen minutes which was impressive for someone his age. This wasn't quite on the magnitude of a military workout but it was close enough. He took a few deep breaths and wiped the sweat off his face as we both watched Sugu struggle through. Oh, and just because she was a girl there was no way in hell I was going to give her less stuff to do. If Thorn can do it then she can as well. She finished hers in thirty minutes after pausing so much and by that time she was sweating like she just got out of the pool and panting. Thorn patted her back with a loving smile and pecked her cheek to make her feel better.
"You good? You need a drink of water?" Thorn asked her. She nodded and put her hands on her hips while breathing at the ground. Thorn came back from the house quickly and let her take tiny sips from the bottle.
"Better?"
"Yeah...Thank you Thorn," She said, kissing him in return. I stood there with a smile on my face and then told them the second thing. Sugu groaned loudly and slumped her shoulders as she grabbed a rake. Thorn rolled his eyes at me and mowed the lawn. Luckily for him, it was a flat yard so there weren't any holes or hills. He then cleaned all of the leaves and mud from the gutters before washing all of the cars. I have to admit, he was pretty fast. He finished each car in twenty minutes and there were three of them. His, suguha's, and her mom's extra one. Now that I think of it, I've never met Suguha's mom. I asked her one time and she said that she was on a long business trip and sent them money through the mail. I'm guessing they were used to it. After he was done, he helped Suguha who was still raking leaves. He was really helping her out today. But that's fine, that's what a gentlemen should do.
"God Thorn we're going to have to clean the gutters and wash the cars after we finish this," She said to him. He grinned at her as he piled some leaves in a garbage bag. "Already did it after I mowed the lawn."
Her face brightened up to the happiest I've seen her today and she gave him a huge hug.
"No way! Are you serious!?"
"Haha, yep!"
"Thorn I love you so much!" She screamed as she pressed her lips to his and made him fall on the bag of leaves. Really? They were making out on their punishment!? What the…
"Hey! No making out during your punishment!" I scolded them. They both laughed and got back to work after wiping their mouths. Ugh…
(In the apartment building)
I typed on my computer rapidly as I checked every post. By that I mean every base that we have established throughout the world. The ones that really matter were the ones in North America, Australia, Europe, and Asia. The ones in Africa were just to make news whenever we felt like initiating an attack. It was easy to make news. All you had to do was anonymously blow up something or send a suicide bomber in an airport and then blame it on those savages in the middle east. So easy. Yes, laughing Coffin used to be just a clan in Sword Art Online. However, now it was a full fledged terrorist group hidden underground and off the grid. Nobody knows we exist as a terrorist group and no government has taken any action to stop us. I doubt they even know we exist either! Ha! Yes, we used the deep web for all our business deals and also hired hackers to control important computerized systems. It was all too easy. When I took control of the organization this year I added my superb excellence and experience in forming Laughing Coffin. That's when I escaped from that fucking insane asylum. They thought I was fucking crazy! Well you know what, they're fucking crazy! They don't even know what they're talking about. But it's not their fault. They weren't going to originally arrest me. It's all that stupid boy's fault. I'll never forget his name; Kirito. Looking and researching his records his real name is Kazuto Kirigaya. He sent me to that dreaded place after destroying my perfect world! How the fuck did he even get Heathcliff's account!? That's fucking impossible! I swear...I got cheated. Used. And I deserve better than what I've gotten. Pshh...he even took my sweet queen Titania. That bastard…
"Karera wa karera no kōgeki o kaishi suru koto o kitai subeki toki kyō wa, Rondon de watashitachi no menbā wa, motomete imasu (Sir, our members in London have been asking when they should expect to commence their attack)," my assistant said to me as he came into the room. I had a lot of assistants that worked for me. I was the boss so that was obvious. How did I, Sugou Noboyuki, become the boss? Well when the representatives of Laughing Coffin found out that one of their heroes, that would be me, escaped from his prison they immediately found and contacted me to become their leader. How could I refuse them? Now all branches of our group contact me for advice and timing.
"Karera wa wareware ga dōsa suru yō ni kono keikaku o shitai baai wa, yori kanja suru hitsuyō ga aru koto sorera o oshietekudasai (Tell them that they need to be more patient if we want this plan to work)," I replied. Yes, we were all going to attack at the same time. Every single branch in every single country would try to hack the internet system at the same time while also taking over embassies and other government buildings. It sounds crazy doesn't it? Well it's not! It will fucking work. As for what I have to do, I'm going to send some of my guys to the government buildings while I get a few personal things done. And how perfect it was to have my base of operations right next to the kid I plan on killing. They've probably never noticed that this building is next to them. I've been very careful and cautious about what I do in this neighborhood. I rarely go out and keep all the windows tinted or covered with blinds. No one needs to know what happens here and no one would ever have the evidence to get a search warrant even if they did.
"Watashi wa tatsumi to watashi wa ima no basho de subete o shutoku shite i keikaku o motte imasu. Wareware wa, sore ga kin'yōbi kaishi shimasunode, junbi shinakereba narimasen. Sore wa, ima watashitachi ga junbi suru 2-kakan wa motte irunode, suiyōbidesu. Watashitachiha, jū, watashitachi no dan'yaku, watashitachi no hakkā, subete o kiriage suru hitsuyō ga arimasu! (I have a plan Tatsumi and I'm getting everything in place right now. We have to be ready because it will start Friday. It's Wednesday right now so we have two days to prepare. We need to round up our guns, our ammo, our hackers, everything!)"
My assistant, Tatsumi, nodded and left the room with a simple "yes sir". When he left, I took a deep breath and rubbed my hand over my eye. It was a little messed up from an accident that happened with my amusphere. The wound is mostly healed but it still hurts sometimes. I pushed my glasses to my nose as I typed some more stuff in the chat I was having with a member stationed in Los Angeles. Obviously, the United States would be the most difficult country to overtake so we had people in every state. You could say we were like ISIS when they were in power a few years ago. The only reason they lost was because they stupidly put things on social media, revealed their capital base, and didn't have the right equipment. But us, we blow them out of the water.
Stupid muslim bastards.
"Kyō wa, watashitachi ga kaiketsu shinakereba naranai betsu no mondai ga arimasu. Toki anata wa watashi ga koko ni mina o atsumetai nodesu ka? (Sir there's another issue that we have to resolve. When do you want me to gather everyone here?)"
Tatsumi came in again.
"Dono yō ni shin'ya no ashita ni tsuite. Hai, soreha yarimasu. (How about tomorrow at midnight. Yes, that'll do.)"
"Yoi sensei (Good sir)," he said in response. He wrote something down on his phone and glanced at the window. His eyes narrowed and he walked over to the window. He looked through the blinds and tilted his head down at the bottom of the building. We were on the third floor so we were high up.
"Karera wa nani o shite imasu ka? (What are they doing?)" He said in suspicion. I raised an eyebrow and rolled my chair over to where the teenager was. Down below, two of that brat's friends were raking leaves and making a lot of noises while a new teen was watching them with his arms crossed. That was someone I've noticed and actually sent one of my other assistants to watch him yesterday. Unfortunately, he couldn't get any information so the kid was still a mystery. He was obviously American or from one of those scandinavian countries judging by his blonde hair and blue eyes. Hmm who knows maybe he was an Aryan nazi. That would be something. We continued to watch what the kids were doing until the blonde boy looked up at us. We instantly pushed away from the window and took a deep breath.
"Kare wa watashitachi o mite iru to omoimasu ka? (Think he saw us?)"
"Soreha mondaide wa arimasen. Kare wa chōdo watashitachi ga mado no soto o mite futsūnohitoda to omoimasu yo. Sore o kinishinaide kudasai. (It doesn't matter. He'll just think we're ordinary people looking out the window. Don't bother with it)," I advised him. He nodded and left the room again. I exhaled a held in breath and took a sip from my glass of green tea.
"Hai... Konshū no kin'yōbi ni wa, okonau hitsuyō ga arimasu...(Yes...This Friday should do…)" I said to myself as I got back to work on my computer. I felt myself smile more and more because that was the day that I would have my revenge. That was the day that I would watch the light leave Kazuto Kirigaya's eyes for good. It'll be like Christmas!
I can't wait…
(Burke's POV)
I watched Thorn and Suguha work on the leaves and smiled, seeing as how they were almost done. Something caught my eye above and I looked up just in time to see two faces in the window looking at me from the old apartment building. The faces quickly left the window and it was replaced by blinds again. I narrowed my eyes at it and frowned. That just added to my suspicion of the building. Yesterday it was some guy who wanted to ask why I was here at the "Kirigaya house" and now it was those faces from the window that were staring down at us. I couldn't see them clearly so I couldn't describe their features but they were definitely there. I turned away from Thorn and Suguha and took out my phone from my pocket. Instead of a call, I simply texted Kikuoka Seijirō.
Hey, it's Burke. See if you can do any research on the old apartment building next to the house.
That's all I texted him. I waited for a response and all he said was that he would try to find something and that he would get back to me later this afternoon. Satisfied with that answer, I put my phone away and turned back around to see the two lovebirds tying the final garbage bag. They were both sweating through their shirts and their hair was slightly wet also. They walked up to me and waited for their last assignment. I smiled and nodded my head over to the end of the street.
"Okay the final thing you two have to do is run two miles around the neighborhood."
They did a good job so I went easy on them. But they weren't too happy about what they had to do anyway. I was laughing to myself internally just seeing their faces like this.
"Two miles is eight laps around the neighborhood. I counted so don't question it." It's...nine forty-five so they're a little late on schedule, then again, they never really were on a schedule were they? Suguha started to protest but Thorn grabbed her arm and started running without arguing. Always liked him. Now after watching them do two laps around the neighborhood I noticed that Thorn does extremely well with running. Suguha, not so much. She's gasping for air already and Thorn has now decided that he would fall back and run with her to make sure she gets through the whole thing. When they got done it was half past ten. They stopped in front of me and I nodded.
"Alright guys. You're done for the day. Now you can sleep all you want!"
You better believe they ran inside and jumped back in their beds. Haha, they were really tired! At least Suguha was. They should probably take a shower before getting back in bed but I know that they're tired of hearing my voice for the day. But they can know that this will never happen again, just as long as they know what they did. I looked back at the apartment building before going inside. I really do think I've got something here. I mean if this is the real Laughing Coffin then I have to stop them before they do something dangerous; especially if they attacked any of the teens that I live with. I've grown to like them over the past couple of weeks.
Inside, I wiped my face with a rag and then took out a leftover sandwich that Asuna made for one of us. Yep, gotta love her cooking. I unwrapped it and stuck it in the microwave. After I decided to poke my head in Thorn's room and the two teens were sleeping heavily with Sugu's body on Thorn's. I smiled and then went back to eat my sandwich which was now hot again. I plopped down on the couch and after couple of hours of watching tv I got a text from Seijirō.
Hey. I found all of the research I could find in various files, records, and realtor sites. The apartment, for the most part, has been abandoned for most of its lifespan. Usually there are only one or two people living there at a time. The building is about thirty years old, being built in 1997. Other than that, there's not much more information on it.
I stared at the message and thought for a minute.
Alright, thanks. Keep a tab on it. There's been some suspicious activity going on there and I'll tell you if I find something.
I clicked the phone off and slid it in my pocket. I slumped down on the couch and closed my eyes for just a second before I heard the door open. I looked and saw Arkady coming in the door with a couple of grocery bags in his hands.
"Oh, hey," He said with a smile as he set the bags down on the kitchen counter. By the looks of it there was only candy in the bags.
"Hey, you sleep over at Sinon's place last night?" I asked. He nodded and gave me that smile that said, 'and had sex with her three times before we both passed out from exhaustion'. Now I already punished Thorn and Suguha for that. I didn't need to punish Arkady as well haha. He sat on the chair next to the couch and locked his gaze at the door. Why was he doing that?
"Yuuki was following me here so she should be walking in any minute now…" He said in his russian accent. He was right. Yuuki came in about a minute later with a big ol' smile on her face. She sat next to me on the couch and shook my arm.
"Guess what Miles! Guess what!" She yelled. I paused before answering her.
"What?" I asked, kind of afraid of what she was going to say.
"I researched sex and how to do it all night yesterday and now I know everything about it!" She screamed gleefully. Arkady, who was drinking on his soda, did a spit take while my mouth fell open. I had the right to be afraid then! I gasped and shook my hands while Arkady was giving me a look.
"W-What!? Why!?"
"It's all just so fascinating!"
"No it's not! Don't give me that look Arkady!" I yelled. The Russian boy shrugged his broad shoulders with a smile and walked over to the counter. He then took the bag of candy and then went into his room. After he closed the door and locked it I looked back at the girl next to me and brought my hand to my face.
Just...What a mess…
(Thorn's POV)
My eyes opened after a quick nap and I sat up with a yawn. That really hit the spot after what Miles made us do. Couldn't we have just said 'sorry'? Oh well, I did need a good workout and we got the outside of the house cleaned. Sugu looked like she wasn't getting up anytime soon so I just got up by myself. I leaned in and gave her a soft kiss before leaving the room quietly. In the living room, Yuuki was annoying Miles to death and he kept swatting at her to go away. I laughed under my breath and walked over to my computer that was on the bar. I opened it and I immediately got the message:
Warning: Risk of virus intrusion in the area. Please establish a firewall to eliminate risk. Rish detected on Tuesday at 11:54:06 in the Tokyo area.
What the hell was this? I've never ever seen a message like this before. Not on my own personal computer. Was someone trying to hack into the Tokyo internet system or something? Oh well, I already have a anti-virus package on my laptop so it should be fine. It was weird though. I've never seen that. Ignoring it, I clicked on my files and checked everything. I had all of my shit for the game on here as well as on everyone's personal amusphere so we had tons of back-ups just in case one of us lost the data. That would suck ass! I clicked on the game file and everything included in the game popped up in front of me in tabs. Now, yesterday Yukio told me that I had until Friday to make a badass trailer for a game so I had to quickly compile every aspect of it and take bits and pieces for the teaser. Putting my earbuds in, I turned the volume up and a siri-like voice came on.
Welcome to Thorn's MMO Project. What information would you like to inspect?
A holographic blue screen appeared above my computer and the tabs were now their own interface. I scanned my eyes over the tabs and picked the first one that peaked my interest, "Plot"
You have chosen "Plot"
Here is all of the information that is contained in "Plot"
The main storyline we all worked on appeared and I re-read it just to make sure everything looked cool and legit. I took some sentences out of it and put them as captions in between cool scenes in the trailer. Once that was done I looked at the other tabs and mixed in everything from "Cities and Villages" to "Weapons and potions". I should really change that. There aren't any potions in the game per say. But there are things to heal yourself that are more realistic. That's what the whole game is about.
Realism.
After two hours of this I outlined every single thing that needed to be in the trailer and how many seconds they would be in it. The trailer would be four minutes long exactly with occasional ads that Youtube likes to put on. Damn Youtube. Speaking of that, I was ready to make the music for the trailer and all that it was going to be was mixed music from various badass games and shows. For the music in the game, I don't have to do any of that stuff. When the game is completed I send it to the company, they play and examine it, and then assign a composer and orchestra to it. It's actually pretty simple. They also assign a person to improve upon the graphics so our already cool realistic graphics will be even better when it's released! I looked up from my laptop and took a deep breath.
"Ugh! Okay, almost done…" I began typing again and then paused again. Behind me, Yuuki was asleep on the couch while Miles was sitting on the floor at the edge of the couch watching the news or something. Hmm...I've never met any teenage, other than me, that likes to watch the news every day. I do it so I know what's going on but Miles watches it more than me. I know I'm being suspicious of him again but I don't know I just have this feeling about him. A feeling that says he's more than what he makes himself out to be.
"How's the trailer going over there?" He asked suddenly, looking at me out of the corner of his eye. I gasped inaudibly and jumped in my seat.
"Fine! Just fine! I just have to make up some music for it and then edit it after the draft. I'll definitely have it by Friday. That's when the Tokyo representative for Zaskar, Yukio, told me I had to have it," I replied to him in a relaxed demeanor. He smiled and nodded in understanding. "Do you need me to go over there with you?" I waved him off and shook my head with a small chuckle. "Nah, I got it. All I have to do is drop it off and then come back. No biggie. How is Yuuki holding up?"
He looked at the sleeping girl on the couch who was snuggling with a pillow and then back at me.
"I have no idea. I'm just glad she stopped talking to me about sex."
"Yeeeeaaahhhh I'm realllllllyyyyyyy sorry about that…" I dragged on. He shrugged and then smirked. "You already went through your punishment so no use in apologizing now. How was it by the way? You seemed to be doing fine but Suguha was struggling."
I snorted and crossed my arms over my firm chest.
"Yeah, they don't do those kinds exercises in kendo...I did them when I was on the varsity soccer team in high school. I remember one of the older players coming back from his Navy Seal training and making us do that...Where did you learn them from?" I questioned him with a raised eyebrow. Before I said that, I never even realized that soccer practice that day really was military training. One week of it to be exact…
"Oh, I just got it from a few Youtube videos I've watched," He said cooly. Hmmm, alright…
"That makes sense. When-"
"I'm all rested now!"
He and I looked in the direction of the voice and it was my girlfriend coming from our bedroom. Her long dark hair was slightly messed up so she put it in a messy ponytail. I thought it looked really sexy. Then again, everything she does looks sexy to me because I'm "sex crazy". How could I not be!? She is HOT! She sashayed over to me and laid her hands on my shoulder. She leaned in to look at the screen and I grinned. My heartbeat always rose when I was around her. She just had this effect on me.
"You're working on the new trailer for our game? How cool! Are you almost done?"
"Almost. All I have left is a few more little things and then I'll be finished. Do you want to see the whole thing as it is right now?" I asked her, starting to make the holographic screen go to the video and then pressing "fullscreen". She nodded and pulled a chair next to me. Our shoulders touched and my body felt tingles all over. Her eyes were glowing as she watched the video without sound. That smile of hers never left her face. Once the video was over she made little sounds only a girl could make and pumped her fist in the air.
"Oh I'm so excited! I can't wait for this to be released! And we're going to be the moderators for it! How cool is that!"
"Haha yep! And You guys are gonna get paid as well! So technically, you don't have to get jobs. Unless you want one then you can do that and this for extra money! Whatever makes you guys happy!"
She hugged my arm and gave me a kiss before running to the pantry excitedly. She grabbed a pack of instant ramen and stuck the cup in the microwave for one and a half minutes. I was going to get one too but my phone rang in my pocket. I took it out and answered it with a click to the button.
"Hello?
"Thorn? Hey!"
It was a british accent so that could only mean one thing. Erin.
"Oh hey Erin! How is everything?" I asked with a smile. I haven't seen them in a couple of days so I was getting kind of concerned.
"I'm good. I just wanted to tell you that Charles and I finished the war mode Miles and Suguha came up with. Yep, it's bloody finished! Also, Charles and I wanted to come see you in person and stay until the release of the game if that's alright."
I twirled in my chair and nodded.
"Yeah that's fine. It'll be cool to see you guys in real life instead of the game. This way you guys can help us create a name for it! The name will be in the trailer so we have to come up with it quick! When are you guys coming? I hate to have you guys pay for an international plane ticket from over there…"
"Nah, it's alright. Charles is apparently like super fucking rich so his mum bought us the plane tickets and said we could go. We're actually at the Heathrow Airport in London waiting for our flight to be called. We didn't call so suddenly did we? I know this is a little bit rude on our part," She said into the phone. I chuckled and assured her that she was fine and that I glad they were coming. That way we could all take our developer picture together! She giggled on the other end and said that she would see me soon before hanging up the phone.
"Well it looks like Erin and Charles are coming! They'll probably get here late or really early tomorrow. I don't know a lot about the different time zones. But they're coming and that's all that matters. We're gonna take our group picture tomorrow and then submit the trailer Friday. And then, we can sit back and relax after the final tweaking of the game. Sound like a plan?"
Miles and Sugu cheered, waking up Yuuki in the process. She rubbed her eyes and as soon as she the blond boy sitting in front of her she gasped. "Oh my gosh! Miles guess what I was dreaming about!"
"I don't care! Stop being perverted!" He yelled, turning up the volume of the TV. Yuuki smirked and told him anyway. I really don't think I have to explain what she was dreaming about. It was kind of funny though. One of the strongest players in ALfheim Online was obsessed about learning about sex and what not.
"Maverick , davay mal'chika . Poydem gulyat' na ulitse! (Maverick, come on boy. Let's go for a walk outside!)" I heard Arkady say from his door. The familiar husky jumped from his bed and sat down next to his owner as he closed the door. It was weird that Maverick usually stayed in Arkady's room most of the time. He would sometimes paw at the door when his master wasn't here to take care of him so I would feed him and take him outside. He was a pretty good dog for the most part. He was big though. What do I mean by that? I mean that if I took him outside to walk like at midnight because he was whining about it then he would sniff some grass, pee, and then lay down somewhere to just enjoy the wind of the night. What the hell right!? It's fucking midnight dog! But I used to have a golden retriever so I know how to deal with it. All I could do was try to pick him up and when I did he would just hang in my arms and put all of his weight on me. On purpose! On fucking purpose! I swear. He only listens to Arkady in those types of situations.
"Maverick and I are going for a walk outside. See ya in twenty minutes…" He said to me while the dog panted happily at me. I narrowed my eyes at him before looking at Arkady.
"Okay don't get raped."
"I'll try not to!" He said behind his back as he made his way to the door. When he opened it he gasped and then chuckled. He smacked his head and then poked it back inside.
"Kazuto and Asuna are here."
And with that, he and his dog went for their walk while Kazuto and Asuna walked in. I was going to greet them but Asuna looked livid. She looked more pissed than the time Kazuto slapped her ass while she was brushing her teeth in the morning. She was also on her period that day so...yeah. So being the smart guy I've always been, I kept quiet and got back to making the music for our teaser trailer! Asuna huffed and started grabbing things out of the fridge like she was insane.
"Damn it, my mom is so stupid and annoying! All she does is lecture me on stupid shit like where I should go to college and why am I dating that guy from that middle-class neighborhood! Blah blah blah! Blah! She seriously annoys the crap out of me. Not only that, dad lets her do it! The old man won't even defend me when she starts one of her famous lectures during dinner. The only person I can trust in that house is the maid and she goes home everyday at eight. And today, she was talking about you again right in front of you Kirito!" She said in a frustrated tone. Everyone stared at her as she began chopping up some vegetables. "Well...not in front of you exactly. You were hiding under the bed because you snuck in but that's beside the point! And in case you were wondering! I cook when I'm upset! I hope you like chicken and dumplings because that's what I'm making! Whether you like or not! Ughhhhhhh! I hate her! I freaking hate her!"
This went on for twenty minutes. Kazuto sat next to me and sipped on a soda while she kept ranting on and on about how her mother was the biggest bitch in the land. She sounded like it too! He leaned in close to my ear and whispered, "she's been screaming like this ever since we got on the subway train over here. The train ride is at least ten minutes long and she was scaring the little kids and dogs in there. It was hilarious!"
I snickered and shook my head in disbelief. Scratch that, total belief.
"You done?" He asked, meaning the music.
"Yep!" I said as I clicked "done" and edited the music into the trailer. I can do the final edits tomorrow since I got most of it completed today. Jesus, I'm tired...I saved the file and then shut the computer off completely. My stomach growled from not getting that ramen cup when I had the chance so I was also starving. The only problem with getting food now is that Asuna is blocking the fridge and she looks like the spawn of Satan right now. It was scary…
"How long until dinner Asuna?" I bravely asked. She stopped screaming and turned to me with darkness in her gaze.
"When I fucking finish!" She yelled. I blinked and Kazuto laughed quietly behind me before patting my shoulders.
"Dumb question bro."
I sighed.
"I know...God help me until dinner…" I said as I held my stomach and sagged in my chair.
(Arkady's POV)
It was still warm outside but it was getting dark soon. I had no idea what time it was, I just grabbed Maverick's leash and took him outside for our daily walk. The young husky looked extremely happy as he chased butterflies that landed on his nose and shitted wherever he damn felt like it. He even humped a fire hydrant but I'm not going to get into that. I really needed to get him a lady dog to do it with. Wait a minute, Sinon could get a dog! And then while me and her have sex the dogs can have sex too! No wait, that's kind of a disturbing thing to think of. I shook my head full of naughty thoughts and watched the dog pee for the...Umm...Let's just say tenth time. How much water did he drink today?
"Davay Maverick , prekratit' mochit'sya vo dvorakh drugikh lyudey. (Come on Maverick, stop peeing in other people's yards.)"
He looked at me with those large blue eyes and I cussed under my breath. How could I say no to those eyes!? Sensing my thoughts, he gave me a face that resembled a smile and then went back to peeing. I rolled my eyes and put my hands in my pockets with the end of the leash still folded in my right hand. I looked around and saw that some young teens were playing baseball with a tennis ball while others were swinging on the swings at the neighborhood playground. I smiled and when I looked back at Maverick someone was petting him. It was a boy probably the same age as me and he was obviously japanese. He had dyed brown hair and brown eyes with the typical school uniform on. It's summer, why would he have that on?
My first thought was, 'Get the fuck away from my dog. Why are you petting him without asking me first. I'm gonna strangle you until you die from suffocation.'
But…
"Oh...Hey. What's up?" I said instead. I really was a nice person wasn't I?
"This your dog?" He asked with a smile.
Of course it is dumbass, I have him attached to a leash.
"Yep! That's my dog. His name is Maverick. He's a Russian Husky."
"Russian huh? Are you from there?" He asked in accented english. Or should I say "engrish" because he's asian? Haha! Na! Na! That's racist bro.
"Uhh yeah. I'm from Moscow."
"And you live in the Kirigaya house now?" He asked as he stopped petting Maverick and walked up to me. I raised my eyebrows at him because he was getting way too personal with a complete stranger but I answered him anyway. "Yes...Why?"
"No reason. So what's been going on in there? I live in the neighborhood and have noticed that a lot of teens go in and out of that house. You guys having a party or something?" He asked with a bright smile. Maverick came pawing back and sat down next to me while I thought about my reply. I wish he would growl at this guy and make him run away honestly. I shifted from my left foot to my right and shook my head.
"No, we're just chillin'."
"Chilling?"
"Yeah," I said, getting annoyed. His smile seemed fake almost by how much it stretched across his face. His eyes were expressing any happiness either so I was getting creeped out. Maybe I should take Thorn's advice and leave before this guy tries to rape me or something. Though, I could probably kick his ass if he tried. I was kind of tall while he was a simple five foot seven. Take a seat bitch.
"Well...I have to go back now…" I said quietly as I turned around and started to walk away.
"Actually I was wondering if you wanted to come introduce me to my new apartment. I forgot to mention that I'm new here and I live in the apartment building next to your house. It would be great if you helped me unpack some heavy things. You look pretty strong!" He said with a grin.
Totally creeped out now! And wait, if he just moved in this week or something how did he know that the house was owned by the Kirigaya family? This dude was making my spine shiver with every word. I laughed nervously and rubbed the back of my head while walking backwards.
"Uhh sorry! But I actually have to get back and do something. I'll see ya later…"
"Oh I forgot to tell you my name. It's Tatsumi if you didn't know!" He yelled from where he was still standing. I just nodded my head and waved before making a fast-paced walk back to the house. Maverick looked at me in confusion and pawed at my leg.
"Etot paren' byl deystvitel'no stranno...(That guy was really weird…)" I said to him. Glancing back, Tatsumi was glaring at the ground with his fists bawled up. What the fuck…?
Bark! Bark!
"Da, my ne dolzhny boltat'sya s nim v poryadke mal'chik? (Yeah we don't need to be hanging out with him okay boy?)"
The husky flattened his ears as a sign that he understood and sniffed the ground some more. When we made it to the house I opened the door and let a deep breath come out.
"Jesus guys, there's a weird guy out there," I announced with a critical look on my face. I noticed that Miles immediately looked at me as soon as I said that. The other people in the room looked up from what they were doing and gave me a weird look.
"What do you mean?" Miles asked. I let out a heavy breath and sat down on the couch. I tried to explain to them the best that I could about what just happened.
"I was just walking Maverick and then all of a sudden this guy came up to me and kept asking all of these weird question like where I lived and what was going on here. It was fucking creepy! He had the fakest smile on his face I've ever seen and when I told him I had to leave all he did was ball his fist up and glare at the ground. And get this! He even asked me to come help him move in! What the fuck!? I don't even know you bro!" I said in exaggeration. Miles brought his hand to his chin and leaned in closer. His blue eyes stared into mine as he spoke.
"Move in where?"
"The old apartment building next door…" I said, pointing in the direction of the building. His eyes widened for a second before going back to their normal state.
"Interesting…" Was all he said. I shrugged and he left the living room to go to his room. Okay, that was unusual. The next voice that talked to me was Suguha's. "Oh people still live in that building? Ever since I've lived here it's been rundown and vines grow on the walls. I thought they would tear it down after a while but I guess not. They must have really shitty wifi in there! I bet they also have a lot of spiders and a lot of that crap there too. Yeah Arkady, I wouldn't go in there with anybody..
"Yeah," Thorn butted in, leaning on Suguha's shoulder affectionately, "You could get raped in there. And I told you not to get raped when you took Maverick walking!"
At the sound of his name, the husky's ears perked up and he ran at Thorn with a quiet bark leaving his mouth. He jumped on the boy and whined for food I'm pretty sure. Thorn cut his eyes at me and then crouched down in one of the kitchen cabinets while the dog sat next to him patiently with his tail wagging. I rolled my eyes and sighed.
"Well anyway, I'm officially done with today. I'm going to invite Sinon over and we're going to have sex. Anybody want to do a threesome?" I asked. They all glared at me and shook their heads while I laughed. You just gotta have a sense of humor nowadays. But I really was going to call Sinon over here. She always made my day with her beauty and made me forget where I was when I saw that cute pair of glasses on her nose. What was I talking about again? Oh well. I grabbed my phone and sank down in the couch next to Yuuki who had fallen back asleep. I wonder what she was talking about when she woke up next to Miles. You think she likes him? Nah, she's too young. She's like sixteen and he's like...Wait how old is Miles again? Doesn't matter I'm going to my room.
"I'm going to go to my room. Sinon replied to me and said that she would be here in a minute with her bag to sleep over. I guess we'll all be here by tomorrow won't we?"
"Yeah, especially since Erin and Charles are on their way over called me before you left."
I rose an eyebrow in surprise and smiled.
"Seriously? Cool. Cool. Then I'm right! What am I talking about? I'm always right. Okay, tell me when she gets here so I can carry her to my bed and cuddle with her."
They nodded and I went into my room. Maverick didn't come with me since he was eating the food Thorn gave him while he petted his bluish-white coat. I should make Thorn Maverick's godfather in case I died of some severe cancer or something. Or I'll give him to Sinon. Or my mom...I really need to call her and tell her what's been going on. She's probably worried sick about me. Taking my phone, I dialed her number and she picked up on the first call.
"Zdravstvuyte? Arkadiy? (Hello? Arkady?)"
"Da Mama, eto ya. Kak pozhivayete? (Yeah Mom, it's me. How you been?)"
"Ya byl khorosho! Ya skuchayu po tebe, khotya! Kogda vy dumayete, vy budete prikhodit' domoy? Konechno, vy ne budete ostavat'sya tam navsegda pravo? (I've been good! I miss you though! When do you think you'll come home? Surely you won't be staying there forever right?)" She asked with fear hinted in her voice. I rolled my eyes with a smile and sat on the roll-around chair. I leaned back in it and propped my legs on my bed.
"Net, ya vernus' cherez neskol'ko nedel' ya vpolne uveren, potomu chto my vse sdelali s igroy. I ugadayte, chto ya budu poluchat' za eto den'gi, i poka igra vyydet, potomu chto ya budu odnim iz modov v nem. Tak chto u menya net, chtoby poluchit' rabotu, kha-kha! (No I'll be back in a few weeks I'm pretty sure because we're all done with the game. And guess what, I'm gonna get paid for it and while the game is released because I'll be one of the mods in it. So I don't have to get a job haha!)"
"Ya ne znayu, chto takoye mod, no eto otlichnyy med! Ya tak gorzhus' toboy! Vy znayete, moya pervaya rabota byla nazad, kogda Putin byl prezidentom. Togda bylo dvadtsat' protsentov bol'she zhenshchin, chem muzhchin v Rossii, tak i my, damy dolzhny byli nayti paren' ochen' bystro, i ya nashel svoyego papu v klube ya rabotal. Ya rasskazal vam etu istoriyu ne tak li?
(I don't know what a mod is, but that's great honey! I'm so proud of you! You know, my first job was back when Putin was president. Back then there were twenty percent more women than men in Russia so we ladies had to find a guy real quick and I found your dad at a club I worked at. I've told you that story right?)" She asked, unsure. I nodded my head and chuckled, "Da mnogo raz. (Yes, many times.)"
"Oy, prostite. Kak Maverick? On ne vyzyvayet problemy snova on? Eta sobaka slishkom giper dlya yego sobstvennogo blaga. YA skazal vam, chto my dolzhny poymali yego kastrirovat' (Oh, I'm sorry. How is Maverick? He's not causing trouble again is he? That dog is way too hyper for his own good. I told you we should've got him neutered)," She said in that 'I told you so' tone. Yeah, you know what I mean.
"On khoroshaya sobaka mama i on nichego, chtoby poluchit' yego v bede ne sdelali. I ya nikogda ne mog sdelat' eto s moim luchshim drugom! Eto khudshiy koshmar mal'chika! (He's a good dog mom and he hasn't done anything to get him in trouble. And I could never do that to my best friend! That's a boy's worst nightmare!)"
"Da da chto ugodno. YA sobirayus' sdelat' tvoy otets poluchit' vazektomii, potomu chto on delayet vse, chto ya govoryu. Takim obrazom, my mozhem imet' stol'ko seksa, skol'ko my khotim, i ya ne budu beremenna! (Yeah yeah whatever. I'm gonna make your father get a vasectomy because he does everything I say. That way we can have as much sex as we want and I won't get pregnant!)" She yelled. "Eww mama brutto. Eto uzhasno! Ya ne khochu slyshat' o seksual'noy zhizni moyey mamy! Iisus! (Eww Mom gross. That's horrible! I don't want to hear about my mom's sex life! Jesus!)" I yelled back while shuddering. She laughed and cleared her throat.
"Ya znayu. Nu, ya otpushchu tebya. YA lyublyu tebya Arkadiy. Bezopasnoye prebyvaniye v poryadke? (I know. Well I'll let you go. I love you Arkady. Stay safe okay?)"
"Khorosho, ya sdelayu. Ya tozhe tebya lyublyu mama (Okay I will. Love you too mom)," I told her before clicking the "end" button and laying my head down on the desk. Ughhhhhh when will Sinon get here? Getting bored, I stood up and cracked the door open to look at the living room. Maverick was still eating, Kazuto and Asuna were eating whatever she made, and Thorn and Suguha were watching TV. I think it was some kind of cartoon. Maybe Spongebob. They always had re-runs of that show. The language was in Japanese though…
Knock! Knock!
That was Sinon! I ran to the door, opened it, and gave her a hug! We then ran back to my room and made out before cuddling. You can judge me all you want but I have the best girl in the world!
Sometime late at night I heard the door open again. There were a lot of muffled voices and laughter. I think that was Erin and Charles from the airport. When did they get on the plane again? Nevermind I'm going to sleep.
(Maverick's POV)
Who are these new people? Why aren't I growling? That food was really good but it's all gone now...Where my water bowl? Oh, it's over there.
Lap. Lap. Lap.
That hit the spot. I looked up to see humans hugging and smiling at each other. I still don't know what the fuck is going on though...Meh, I'm a dog so who cares?
Back to business, where's a good place I can take a shit?
And that is the end of the chapter! God, I'm finally done! Yep, this chapter is the start of the finale and the finale is made up of either three or four chapters just so you know. This took me a long time to work on because I really couldn't think of anything to write about haha. But I think it turned out good! Please review or comment on the story and tell me what you thought about the chapter! If you have questions, feel free to ask! I will answer them in these author notes! Finally, thanks so much for reading and we will see you next time!
