AH! Attack of the girls who ask too many questions! Run! Run fast! Run free! Run now!
Take Flight
When the hallway finally gave way into a massive, Queen Anne styled living room, Isaac hadn't expected for there to be women draped across every piece of furniture imaginable. One girl was sharpening her blade atop a grandfather clock. Two girls were spread out on a couch covered in popcorn from their hands. There was a woman at a piano, another playing guitar, and one more playing bass. Even with this large expanse that was the living room, Isaac suddenly felt encompassed by air filled with so much estrogen that it was hard for him to breathe.
Then… they attacked.
"He's an angel!" one cried out.
"Just look at those wings!"
"If that's cosplay, it's the best I've ever seen."
"He can take me to Heaven any day of the week."
"Whoa! Kagura's with a guy."
Isaac's one eye went wide as women surrounded him and Kagura. Questions and curiosities spilled from their lips so fast that Isaac's head went spinning. His mouth opened as he tried to speak, but there were so many words hanging in the air. And, damn… If it wasn't getting claustrophobic in here, Isaac wasn't sure what could compare.
As far as Isaac could see, women created an ocean around him. He felt like he was being drowned in females until a hand nabbed him by the wrist. "Follow me," was ordered from somewhere. Without his consent Isaac was running backwards away from the attacking females.
Still, more women were in the hallways, and when Kagura led him through the kitchen, there were females sitting on the bar, on tables, and even on the counter. What was this? Some kind of sorority house?
When a nosy few perked their heads up to attempt to get a hold of what they were calling a fallen angel, Kagura snapped, "This is getting ridiculous. Gravity Change!" To Isaac's absolute surprise and pleasure, all the females became plastered to the ground.
That chin of Kagura's jutted out authoritatively, and she opened a door up to let Isaac pass into the back of the guild. "I think it's best for you to get some fresh air. You've been stuck indoors for too long now."
Almost frightened by the cold glare Kagura was directing to the many women laid out on the floor, Isaac decided it was in his best interest to do as the lady ordered. His head ducked underneath Kagura's arm, and immediately, the male felt like he'd been transported to another world.
The back of Mermaid Heel was a massive meditation garden. Large stones had been placed down amongst rich soul. On either side of a pathway were massive trees. Tall, dark branches reached out to expand across the path. Smaller, flowering trees were set in a circle that lined a bubbling brook maneuvering around topiary. Green, red, yellow, and purple encompassed Isaac when Kagura walked him over a wooden bridge and towards a large, vertically stretched stone.
As the two strolled through the expansive garden, Kagura's hand reached to pinch the bridge of her nose. "Forgive them. It's rare for us to have men in Mermaid Heel. The usual that we get are peeping toms and the like. Risley, Millianna, and Araña had to kick Bacchus out when he and some buddies thought they could catch us in the hot springs."
"Hot springs?" Isaac wondered, head tilting to the side.
"Mmm. We have hot springs back here, but since this is an all-female guild, we don't suspect men to show up. Bacchus wound up being hogtied after Risley drop kicked him. Then, Millianna set him flying over the fence."
Isaac just nodded. He didn't know what the heck a hot spring even was. It sounded nice, and when Kagura walked passed a large pool carved into stone with steam rising from the water, he assumed that was what she meant.
As soon as they reached a large clearing amidst the thick greenery, Isaac allowed his arms to rise and his wings to reach their full span. The twin appendages reached out so far. He watched with curiosity as the strange lengths stretched as far as they could. When they got longest, his brow rose.
At the tips and underneath thick, ebony feathers were a set of long talons. The talons were just as dark as his feathers, but when sunlight came through their dappled covering, the lengths glistened like an ebony lance. Hmm. So, was that another side effect from his Angel Slayer Magic?
He was pondering just that when Kagura's sharp intake of breath stole his attention. She'd turned around, taking in Isaac's massive appendages. She almost appeared unnerved by the lengths, but brazenly she approached them.
Slim fingers ran through them. She found one of the bones she'd set into place and wrapped her hand around one. Her hands stroked the interesting wings. "Are you going to try flying?" she wondered, catching Zac off guard.
Shadowy brow rising, Isaac's eloquent response was "Huh?".
Kagura grinned in an almost shy manner. Her hand ran up to the top of one thick bone then stroked back down. This petting him was causing a chain reaction inside of his throat. Said reaction was a low, purring sound.
Thank whatever god he used to worship that she didn't hear his purring. The little woman stopped running her fingers through his black feathers, and she repeated, "Are you going to fly?"
His hand went to the back of his neck. Giving a haphazard movement of his wings, he felt the ways his muscles moved under the skin. He felt his joints move. His deduction? Well, it felt good. For some reason, these movements felt so familiar to him. He felt like he could do this right.
Casting what he hoped was a reassuring grin, he offered his hand. Kagura appeared confused. Her dark purple brow rose, and for a second there she just looked at his palm. Right when he figured she was declining his invitation, he felt warmth spreading across his hand.
"Going up?" Isaac taunted.
"And you think you won't kill us both?"
Isaac drew Kagura up close. His arms wrapped protectively around her, sending that good feeling escalating even higher. Her body was so warm. It fit so well between his biceps. That little waist of hers fit perfectly between his calloused palms. For some reason this closeness got his lips to tingle. His body was pulled unconsciously even closer to her. Damn. Whatever they had between each other was some powerful juice. He wondered how good they'd work together on the battlefield. After meeting with Sirenia, Isaac was sure that he'd get to find out sooner rather than later.
Even so, Isaac mule kicked that thought to the back of his head. For now he reveled in the feel of her pressed tight against him. Letting a cocky grin slip comfortably against his lips, Isaac replied, "Well, I think that we won't die. We'll just have to see what happens."
He reared his wings back. As soon as a single, powerful thrust had them shooting skyward, Kagura howled, "Don't say something like that and then do it anyway!"
Her nearly hysterical cry faded off when Isaac's face was caressed by hasty winds. The air blew by him like a business man late for a meeting. Clutching Kagura tight, he flew through a maze of thick branches that looked hell bent on taking off his face. His body whooshed this way and that way until he broke through the canopy of the meditation garden.
When their bodies were suspended in midair with only his wings keeping them afloat, he felt something wrap, slam, and lock around his waist. Little nails sunk inside of Isaac's shoulders, and Kagura's face suddenly appeared at Isaac's throat.
"We're gunna die! We're gunna die! We're gunna die!" she repeated over and over and over again into his throat.
Strangely more comfortable in the air than he was on the ground, Isaac flipped over on his back. Kagura laid out on his muscled abdomen. Cockily putting his hands behind his head, Isaac snickered, "We could."
The arms that had been locked around him tightened until he wheezed air. "Don't you dare say things like that! Isaac Grigori von Kaiser, I do not rely on luck for anything, so you had better be one hundred percent sure that we won't die because you don't remember how to fly!" she squawked. Hmm. A strange sound coming from someone who Isaac had just been assuming was straight laced and calm.
Prying her claws out from his throat, Isaac wheezed, "I'm one hundred percent sure you'll kill us both if you keep strangling me like that!" Once he could breathe again, he added, "Besides, check out the view."
Isaac's purple eye strolled over the skyline. They were at least one hundred or more feet in the air. Only big thrusts of Isaac's wings kept them riding the wind, but that wasn't the most impressive sight he had in mind right now. Isaac's gaze was running up and down through the streets.
Whatever village or town they were in was set right by the ocean. Isaac had big, blue-green waves on his right and massive smoky peaks of mountaintops to his left. The view was stunning.
When Kagura relaxed on top of him, she pressed her hands down on his chest. Isaac had chosen this position so she could sit up, and when her legs straddled his waist, he knew he'd made the right decision.
Automatically, Kagura's lips parted. She took in the big, fluffy clouds overhead. Her big, caramel eyes watched as confused birds flew away from the massive winged male in the sky. When a pod of dolphins leaped out of the ocean as if specifically for their viewing pleasure, Kagura childishly cried, "Look there, Isaac!"
Her finger pointed to at least six dolphins leaping from the water. Spray from their ascent rose up to glisten like diamonds thrown in the air, and when they dove back down, the two could still see their bodies flowing under the liquid.
"It's a lot different up here than it is down there. Isn't it?" Isaac wondered aloud. Instead of taking in the scenery, his eyes had found something a little bit more interesting.
His purple eyes took in the way Kagura's eyes went light, and how her full lips parted. He wanted to sink his teeth against that plump bottom lip for some reason. And, her hair. With the way the sun was pooling over their bodies, it made a halo of light around her head. Kagura looked more like an angel than he did at the moment.
"Definitely. This is probably a much faster means of transportation as well. Instead of walking around things, you can just go over them." Ah. Her sensible side had come back. Oh, well. Isaac should have figured that the girlie moment wouldn't last long with a woman who kept a sword on her hip at all times.
Right now said sword was bumping against his hips. That got him thinking about something. Isaac had been wearing the same threads since he'd gotten here. It'd be nice to not have to wash his clothes every day. While they were in the air, they might as well fly over to town.
"Hey, Kagura, think we could get me some clothes while we're out? I will be needing different attire if I'm going to be playing as a member of Mermaid Heel for the modeling competition."
Kagura narrowed her caramel orbs on him. "What do you mean being a member of Mermaid Heel for the modeling competition?"
"Sirenia suggested it. She said that the competition has a slot for men in the guild to partake. She wanted me to be the guild's temp model since I'm the only guy around," Isaac explained.
Kagura seemed to ponder that for a moment before nodding her head. "That would make sense, but the criteria states that you have to be a member of the guild."
Isaac pulled down the collar of his trench coat to flaunt Mermaid Heel's insignia beneath his collarbone. Strangely, the curvy and feminine mark looked masculine when placed in black atop Isaac's skin. Well, it appeared that he was the first man to fully infiltrate Mermaid Heel with all of his limbs still intact. That meant he was their only candidate for the modeling competition.
"Welcome to Mermaid Heel, then," Kagura replied with a dreamy grin slipping across a slightly flushed face.
In his head Isaac thought, So, I'm guessing that I'm the luckiest guy in the world right about now. That thought got Isaac's fangs flashing in a goofy smile of his own.
Well, if that wasn't cute then I suck at writing fluff.
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