Disclaimer: I own no part of Love Hina, but Alicia is mine.
Well, let's see what crazyness I can think of this time around.
* * * Chapter XVIII: Run-Ins and Rendezvous * * *
Tuesday, 10/2 7:22 AM
"That was the best sleep I've had in a long time," Alicia said to herself as she changed out of the towel she still had on from the previous night. Oh man, last night. The events of that day--the good and the bad--were still fresh in her mind. "I wonder if it's that exciting everyday." Her question was quickly answered when she heard a scream coming from the other side of the wall. Without a second thought, she left her room and opened the door to Keitaro's to find him laid out on the floor; there was a nasty looking bump on his head. "What just happened?"
"He tried to peek at me, that's what!" Naru said from above.
"If you're so concerned about him seeing you, why don't you just switch rooms?"
"Because I was here first! Why should I move just because he shows up?"
"She's so juvenile," she thought, shaking her head. "Are you alright, Keitaro?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," Keitaro said as he grabbed Alicia's outstretched hand.
As she helped him up, Alicia noticed that the lump on Keitaro's head had vanished completely. This momentary distraction caused her to be completely unaware of just how hard she was pulling.
"Thank you," Keitaro said when he was upright, but the momentum continued, causing him to fall forward. Without thinking, he reached out to try to grab something--anything that might break his fall. And he did.
Alicia was brought back to earth when she felt Keitaro grab her left breast and hold on tight. This action did little to halt his descent however, and she was forced down onto her knees. She was taken completely by surprise by this, and where Keitaro's head ended up--or rather, his face ended up--didn't help matters.
Naru saw the entire spectacle from her room. To say she was angry would be like saying Motoko was sorta good in kendo. She jumped down, snatched Keitaro's head away from Alicia's crotch and held him against the wall. "You fucking pervert! You just can't stop doing this crap, can you?!"
"I'm sorry, Naru, I didn't mean to, honest!"
"Yeah, right! You've been nothing but a sick pervert ever since you showed up!"
"Uh, Naru…?"
"Really, I never mean to do those things!!"
"Enough talk. This time, I won't be so easy on you."
"Naru…"
"Please, just let me explain--"
"No! I've had it with your lame-ass excuses! I'm going to beat you so hard--"
"NARU!!" Both Keitaro and Naru turned to face Alicia, who was still kneeling where the latest incident occurred.
"What?!" Naru asked, still just a tad furious.
"It wasn't his fault."
"What are you protecting him for? Of course it was his fault; it's always his fault!"
"No, it's not!" Alicia's forceful tone took Naru by surprise. "It was all my fault. I pulled his arm too hard, and that's why he fell on…" She blushed. "…me."
"If you say so." Naru turned to Keitaro. "You got lucky this time, but you had better watch yourself." She stormed out before Keitaro could respond.
"Um, I guess I should thank you for saving me back there," Keitaro said. He noticed that Alicia still hadn't moved, and her blush hadn't faded, either. "Is something wrong?"
"Oh, nothing serious. I was just thinking about what you did just now and--"
"Oh." Keitaro nervously held the back of his neck. "About that--"
"Don't worry, I'm not mad at you or anything. You were just grabbing at straws--or at least grabbing at something."
Keitaro chuckled a blushed a bit himself. "Thank goodness. I certainly don't need another girl after my hide."
"Yeah." Alicia started to get up. "I guess I should go before something else happens that threatens your life, huh?"
"Good idea." Keitaro watched Alicia leave. "Wow, she's so understanding."
Alicia walked to the kitchen, various thoughts running through her mind. When she got there, she found Shinobu making breakfast.
"Hello, Alicia. Did you sleep well?"
"Yes, thank you. Hey, could I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"Why does Naru treat Keitaro so badly? I mean, I know that his mishaps could be misinterpreted, but still, does she have to assume he does it on purpose every time?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Well, I was just involved in an… incident a minute ago and Naru would have killed the guy if I hadn't stepped in. It wasn't even his fault."
"I don't know why she does it, exactly. She always jumps to conclusions without thinking things through first. Back when Sean was the new guy, he always got beat up, even though he almost never actually did anything to deserve it."
"How did he end the beatings?"
"I guess Naru eventually realized how hard he tries not to peek at us or try anything, so she stopped being so judgmental. Plus, Sean's not as klutzy as Keitaro, so accidents don't happen nearly as often."
"I see."
Shinobu sighed. "I really miss him. He's been gone for so long, you know?"
"Why did he leave, exactly?"
"There was something he needed to do; he didn't give us exact details."
"Hmm…" Alicia thought about possible reasons for Sean to leave.
"It gets hard to bear with him not being here sometimes, but knowing he will return helps me get through each day."
"Wow," Alicia thought. "I never would have thought a girl her age could be so dedicated to someone like that."
"Breakfast's almost ready, Alicia. You should go have a seat."
"Okay." Alicia walked out towards the dining room.
---
Keitaro walked out of his room to find Kitsune smiling at him. "So, what just happened?"
Keitaro looked away from her. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Kitsune grabbed him by the chin and forced him to look her in the eye. "You can't fool me. I heard that little rant Naru made and I also saw Alicia leave your room. Spill it."
Keitaro blushed. "I don't wanna say."
"Oh come on, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone."
"Now, we both know that's not true."
The smile on the fox's face started to fade. "Tell me." Keitaro was barely able to shake his head since it was still in her grip. "Tell me!"
This time, Keitaro was able to respond in words. "No!" He wrenched himself out of her grasp and ran down the hall.
"You can't run forever, you coward!" Kitsune said as she followed him. "I'm going to prod your mind until you crack!"
Keitaro barely heard what she said as he was too focused on avoiding the inquisition. This also prevented him from slowing down as he went down the stairs. As a result, halfway down, he tripped and went the rest of the way head over heels.
At that moment, a certain blonde-haired girl just happened to walk by. She turned to see Keitaro tumbling towards her at unnerving speed. "What the--" she started to say before he hit her head on, knocking her to the floor. Both of them landed on their backs, with Keitaro on top and each head resting between the other person's legs.
Kitsune neared the bottom of the stairs and saw the peculiar sight before her. "Well, what do we have here?" she muttered to herself.
"Ow, my head," Keitaro thought out loud as he raised his hands to his throbbing skull. Much to his confusion, one of his hands was met with resistance. He glanced over to see what his hand was struggling against, and his eyes grew wide in a combination of shock and horror. His right hand had a tight grip on the waistband of Alicia's skirt, but that wasn't the worst part; his hand was right next to her ankle.
Out of instinct, he immediately got off Alicia, knelt down beside her and began begging for forgiveness, but was interrupted when she placed a hand on his cheek and gave him a look that he couldn't decipher.
"What's going on?" a voice said. Alicia looked to see Kitsune standing near the foot of the stairs, but that wasn't what caught her attention; what did was Motoko joining her. She did the first thing that came to her mind.
Motoko was curious about what Kitsune was looking at and was stunned by what she saw. Instinct kicked in right away as she unsheathed her sword and would have ripped Keitaro a new one if Kitsune hadn't grabbed her by the shirt.
"Why are you stopping me?"
"Look again," Kitsune said.
Motoko glanced back to the scene before her to find that Alicia had brought Keitaro close to her. Alicia's eyes were directed right at her; they seemed to plead for her to be merciful.
"You wouldn't hurt Alicia now, would you?" Kitsune said.
"Of course not," Motoko said, calming down.
"Good. What do you say we take care of this before Naru shows up. I doubt I'd be able to hold her back."
Motoko nodded and they made their way to the two on the floor and helped them to their feet.
"Thanks," Keitaro said, "for not killing me."
"Thank Kitsune; she was the one who stopped me."
"Are you alright, Alicia?" Kitsune asked.
"Uh, yeah, I'm fine," Alicia responded as she pulled her skirt up to a respectable height. There was a deep blush on her face, and understandably so.
"Breakfast is ready!" Shinobu said from the kitchen. Apparently, she had been unaware of what had just occurred.
Like a shot, Suu appeared down the stairs. "Let's eat!" The others made their way to the table with less enthusiasm.
Breakfast was pretty normal--or at least as normal as things ever get at Hinata-Sou, but Alicia was very uncomfortable. Most of it was caused by her shifting glances at Keitaro every once in a while. She wondered how he, along with Kitsune and Motoko were able to keep a straight face the whole time. When she finished, she hurried out of the room.
"What's up with her?" Suu asked.
"Maybe she still hasn't gotten used to us yet," Kitsune said. "We're not exactly an ordinary group of girls, you know. Don't worry; I'll have a chat with her later." In reality, she had a pretty good idea of what was bothering her, but she didn't want to reveal what happened to those who didn't already know, namely Naru.
"Don't mess with her too much," Shinobu said.
"Why would I do that? I have no reason to."
"You know what I mean."
Kitsune rolled her eyes. "Alright, I promise I won't play any tricks on her--for now." With that, she left, taking hers and Alicia's dishes with her.
"I wonder what's wrong with Alicia," Shinobu wondered out loud.
"I saw her looking at Keitaro!" Suu said.
"What did you do now?" Naru asked.
"Nothing!" Keitaro responded. Well, it was true, wasn't it? After all, he had done nothing wrong for about ten minutes.
"Why don't I believe you?"
"Naru," Motoko said, "you know as well as I do that if something did happen, we'd both know it in an instant."
"You're right." Naru got up to get ready for school, but not before grabbing Keitaro by the back of the shirt and dragging him out with her. "But I still don't trust you for a moment, so I'm going to keep an eye on you."
"Lucky me," Keitaro said. Even he couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not.
--- 8:48 AM
"See you later, everyone!" Kitsune said from the couch in the living room.
"See you, Kitsune," Everyone else said in their own different ways.
Kitsune noticed that Naru was still leading Keitaro like he was a dog on a leash. She sighed and shook her head. "Will she ever get over that guy's behavior? Oh well, time to check up on Alicia." She got up and walked upstairs to find Alicia leaving her room. "Ah, I was just looking for you."
"And why is that?"
"I just wanted to find out what's up."
"Oh. I was just going to have a talk with you about that."
"Did you have a place in mind?"
"Come to think of it, I do."
---
The two reconvened in the hot spring.
"So," Kitsune started, "what did you want to tell me?"
"You know about that little incident earlier, right?"
"How could I forget?"
"Well, it wasn't the first time Keitaro and I have… crossed paths."
"I thought not. How many accidents have there been?"
"Three."
Kitsune raised an eyebrow. "Today?"
"No, one of them happened yesterday."
"Ah. So what exactly are you getting at?"
"Well, apparently, when things like that happen to Naru, she rages."
"Yeah, and?"
"When it happened to me, I have a somewhat… different reaction."
"Are you saying--"
"I'm saying that Keitaro has made me horny as hell."
"And what do you expect me to do?"
"I just needed someone to talk to. I'm not exactly used to this sort of thing."
"Didn't you say that you've had boyfriends before?"
"Yes, but I was never aroused by any of them like this. I admit that my taste in men hasn't been all that good in the past."
"Well, I know for a fact that Keitaro's a good guy, so that should not be a concern."
"True, but Naru seems to have a tight grip on him."
Kitsune rolled her eyes. "Yeah, literally. I don't think a relationship like that will be necessary. You just need to be pleased by him. I should know; I'm the same way with Sean."
"Really?"
"Yes. I may have his body, but his heart belongs to Shinobu."
"Oh yeah, that was mentioned yesterday. How should I go about it with Keitaro?"
Kitsune's trademark grin appeared. "I think I have an idea…"
--- 2:13 PM
"Alright, they're coming," Alicia said, peeking out the front door.
"Good," Kitsune said, sitting on the couch. "You know the plan." Alicia nodded and rushed upstairs.
"Here goes nothing," Kitsune thought as she heard the door open and saw Naru and Keitaro walk into the living room. "Oh thank God you finally got back!"
The two--who looked like they were on more friendly terms since they left--noticed that Kitsune appeared a bit out of sorts. "What's wrong? What happened?" Naru asked.
"Alicia wants to see you, Keitaro," Kitsune said in all seriousness. "Now."
Keitaro was starting to be concerned about Kitsune's expression; he had never seen her so scared before. "Why does she want to see me?"
"Payback."
"What did you do now?" Naru asked, glaring at Keitaro.
"I think you know that already," Kitsune said before he could reply.
"She didn't seem bothered by it before," Keitaro said.
"Yeah, she seemed so against me hitting him," Naru added.
"It was an act, I can assure you of that."
"I'll go with you," Naru said, starting to smile. "Get a few licks in, perhaps."
"NO!" Both Naru and Keitaro looked surprised. "She wants to see him alone. She was very specific about that, and I don't think disobeying her would be a smart thing to do right now."
Keitaro was getting scared at what Alicia might do to him. "Uh, maybe I should hide out somewhere until this blows over."
"No. She probably already knows you're here, and if she starts looking for you, there's going to be hell to pay."
Keitaro gulped. "I guess I have no choice." He started to walk toward the stairs.
"I hope I see you again," Kitsune added.
Keitaro's paused as his pace turned pale.
"GO!!"
Keitaro ran upstairs with a start.
Naru sat down in a chair. "What did she do to you?"
Kitsune looked away. "You don't want to know."
"Kitsune, I'm your best friend. You can tell me."
"But she made me promise not to tell anyone."
"She's not around, is she? I won't tell her you told."
"Well… okay, I'll tell you." Kitsune gathered up the courage to speak again. "What happened between Alicia and Keitaro; it did something to her. As soon as y'all left, she started plotting her revenge. I swear, she's more devious than I am."
"You're kidding."
"I wish I was. She demanded that I help her in her plan, but I refused; it was too much, even for me. She wouldn't accept 'no' for an answer. She tortured me in a way I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy."
"What did she do?"
"She started to please me. I know that doesn't sound much like torture--I didn't think so either at first--but after a while, her true intentions were revealed." Kitsune paused. It looked like she was about to crack at any moment.
Naru was getting really concerned at this point. "What could she have done to her?" she thought.
Kitsune was eventually able to continue, but here voice was shaky. "I admit; at first, I was enjoying myself, and why not? I was getting pleased for goodness sake! But after a while, it became apparent that she had no intention to finish me. She just kept me at the brink for I don't know how long. She even went so far as to bind my arms together to keep me from doing it myself." She turned around and revealed that her arms were still tied up by… what was that? A bra?! "She still hasn't let me go, and she doesn't plan to until she gets what she wants."
"What does she want?"
---
"What could she want with me?" Keitaro said to himself as he nervously approached Alicia's room. He raised a shaky hand towards the door and slowly slid it open. Darkness was the only thing that greeted him. "Uh, hello?"
Silence.
He tentatively stepped into the room. After a few feet, he heard a sound coming from behind him. Turning around, he saw the door quickly close. "Alicia?" He was getting really scared at this point. In the total darkness of the room, he could not tell what was going on, what would happen next, or where it would come from.
Suddenly, something touched him--it felt like fingers playing with the hairs that stood up on the back of his neck. "Alicia?!"
"Yes, Keitaro?" Her voice sounded so sweet, he didn't know what to think.
"What's going on?"
"You have no idea what you've done to me, do you?"
"No. Could you please just turn on a light or something?"
"In a bit, but first I want to let you in on something."
"What?"
"When those things happened between us, you have no idea how aroused I got."
"What?!" Keitaro was thoroughly confused.
"That's right. I am so turned on by your little antics."
"Really?" This was different from the usual reaction Keitaro experiences.
"Yes. I want you to touch me some more." Alicia embraced him and held him close.
Keitaro's pulse skyrocketed when he realized that she was completely topless and wasn't wearing her skirt. He mumbled something incoherently.
"What?"
Keitaro cleared his throat. "I couldn't do something like that."
"And why not?"
"It's not right. Besides, if Naru should see us--"
"Naru won't be seeing this. Kitsune's keeping her occupied as we speak."
Keitaro didn't know what to do. One side of his brain wanted to stop this before it went too far; that he shouldn't give in to his hormones. Meanwhile, the other side reasoned that she was asked him point blank to please her, and he shouldn't reject a request from one of his tenants, even if leads to something like this.
While the battle went on in his mind, the decision was made for him. Alicia grabbed Keitaro's hand and placed it on her breast. She heard him gasp. "Squeeze it." Slowly, he obliged, making her gasp as well.
"Did I do something wrong?" Keitaro asked, not wishing to spoil the moment.
"No, keep doing it."
Glad that he was doing something right for a change, he continued to knead Alicia's breast, adding his other hand to the mix, working on the other one. More gasps could be heard, along with a moan here and there. "Oh God, this feels nice," he thought.
The feeling was mutual, to say the least. Alicia had never felt like she did right then, and she loved every moment of it. "More," she sighed. Much to her surprise, Keitaro let go of her. "What are you--" she started to say before she was swept off her feet and placed gently on the floor. After this Keitaro continued with a bit more vigor than before.
The reaction Keitaro was getting grew exponentially. He started to wonder until he found the cause; his knee was poking at her crotch. Instinctively, he removed it from her, but much to his surprise, she started to whine again.
"Oh, don't you dare stop that!" Keitaro quickly returned his knee to her privates, much to her delight. "Oh God, keep going!"
---
Back in the living room, faint screaming (faint screaming--does that make any sense at all?) could be heard; and it didn't exactly sound like Keitaro--unless his voice changed in the last few minutes.
"What the hell is going on up there?" Naru asked. She started to look suspiciously at Kitsune. "Somehow, I think you're in on this."
"Whatever do you mean?" Kitsune said, trying to sound innocent.
"Okay, that clinched it. Tell me what's going on."
"I already told you."
Naru got up and started walking toward a nervous Kitsune. "You were never tortured, were you?"
Kitsune looked a bit ashamed, mostly because she was found out. "No."
"And Alicia's not torturing that Keitaro, is she?"
"Not really."
"Hmm… since Alicia seems to be enjoying herself, I think I should too." Naru smiled mischievously at Kitsune, who was still tied up.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to make you suffer."
"How?"
"Remember how you just told he how Alicia allegedly tormented you?"
Kitsune's eyes grew wide. "You're kidding, right?"
Naru started to unbutton Kitsune blouse. "How often do I kid around?"
"Please, anything but this! Find it in your heart to reconsider!" Kitsune pleaded, but her cries fell on deaf ears.
Before long, more screams rang out over Hinata-Sou, but these were screams of agony from a certain fox.
* * * End of Chapter XVIII * * *
Goodness, that certainly was interesting, wasn't it? For those of you who missed my character, don't despair, for I will be making my grand re-emergence into the story. See you then! Please R&R
Well, let's see what crazyness I can think of this time around.
* * * Chapter XVIII: Run-Ins and Rendezvous * * *
Tuesday, 10/2 7:22 AM
"That was the best sleep I've had in a long time," Alicia said to herself as she changed out of the towel she still had on from the previous night. Oh man, last night. The events of that day--the good and the bad--were still fresh in her mind. "I wonder if it's that exciting everyday." Her question was quickly answered when she heard a scream coming from the other side of the wall. Without a second thought, she left her room and opened the door to Keitaro's to find him laid out on the floor; there was a nasty looking bump on his head. "What just happened?"
"He tried to peek at me, that's what!" Naru said from above.
"If you're so concerned about him seeing you, why don't you just switch rooms?"
"Because I was here first! Why should I move just because he shows up?"
"She's so juvenile," she thought, shaking her head. "Are you alright, Keitaro?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," Keitaro said as he grabbed Alicia's outstretched hand.
As she helped him up, Alicia noticed that the lump on Keitaro's head had vanished completely. This momentary distraction caused her to be completely unaware of just how hard she was pulling.
"Thank you," Keitaro said when he was upright, but the momentum continued, causing him to fall forward. Without thinking, he reached out to try to grab something--anything that might break his fall. And he did.
Alicia was brought back to earth when she felt Keitaro grab her left breast and hold on tight. This action did little to halt his descent however, and she was forced down onto her knees. She was taken completely by surprise by this, and where Keitaro's head ended up--or rather, his face ended up--didn't help matters.
Naru saw the entire spectacle from her room. To say she was angry would be like saying Motoko was sorta good in kendo. She jumped down, snatched Keitaro's head away from Alicia's crotch and held him against the wall. "You fucking pervert! You just can't stop doing this crap, can you?!"
"I'm sorry, Naru, I didn't mean to, honest!"
"Yeah, right! You've been nothing but a sick pervert ever since you showed up!"
"Uh, Naru…?"
"Really, I never mean to do those things!!"
"Enough talk. This time, I won't be so easy on you."
"Naru…"
"Please, just let me explain--"
"No! I've had it with your lame-ass excuses! I'm going to beat you so hard--"
"NARU!!" Both Keitaro and Naru turned to face Alicia, who was still kneeling where the latest incident occurred.
"What?!" Naru asked, still just a tad furious.
"It wasn't his fault."
"What are you protecting him for? Of course it was his fault; it's always his fault!"
"No, it's not!" Alicia's forceful tone took Naru by surprise. "It was all my fault. I pulled his arm too hard, and that's why he fell on…" She blushed. "…me."
"If you say so." Naru turned to Keitaro. "You got lucky this time, but you had better watch yourself." She stormed out before Keitaro could respond.
"Um, I guess I should thank you for saving me back there," Keitaro said. He noticed that Alicia still hadn't moved, and her blush hadn't faded, either. "Is something wrong?"
"Oh, nothing serious. I was just thinking about what you did just now and--"
"Oh." Keitaro nervously held the back of his neck. "About that--"
"Don't worry, I'm not mad at you or anything. You were just grabbing at straws--or at least grabbing at something."
Keitaro chuckled a blushed a bit himself. "Thank goodness. I certainly don't need another girl after my hide."
"Yeah." Alicia started to get up. "I guess I should go before something else happens that threatens your life, huh?"
"Good idea." Keitaro watched Alicia leave. "Wow, she's so understanding."
Alicia walked to the kitchen, various thoughts running through her mind. When she got there, she found Shinobu making breakfast.
"Hello, Alicia. Did you sleep well?"
"Yes, thank you. Hey, could I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"Why does Naru treat Keitaro so badly? I mean, I know that his mishaps could be misinterpreted, but still, does she have to assume he does it on purpose every time?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Well, I was just involved in an… incident a minute ago and Naru would have killed the guy if I hadn't stepped in. It wasn't even his fault."
"I don't know why she does it, exactly. She always jumps to conclusions without thinking things through first. Back when Sean was the new guy, he always got beat up, even though he almost never actually did anything to deserve it."
"How did he end the beatings?"
"I guess Naru eventually realized how hard he tries not to peek at us or try anything, so she stopped being so judgmental. Plus, Sean's not as klutzy as Keitaro, so accidents don't happen nearly as often."
"I see."
Shinobu sighed. "I really miss him. He's been gone for so long, you know?"
"Why did he leave, exactly?"
"There was something he needed to do; he didn't give us exact details."
"Hmm…" Alicia thought about possible reasons for Sean to leave.
"It gets hard to bear with him not being here sometimes, but knowing he will return helps me get through each day."
"Wow," Alicia thought. "I never would have thought a girl her age could be so dedicated to someone like that."
"Breakfast's almost ready, Alicia. You should go have a seat."
"Okay." Alicia walked out towards the dining room.
---
Keitaro walked out of his room to find Kitsune smiling at him. "So, what just happened?"
Keitaro looked away from her. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Kitsune grabbed him by the chin and forced him to look her in the eye. "You can't fool me. I heard that little rant Naru made and I also saw Alicia leave your room. Spill it."
Keitaro blushed. "I don't wanna say."
"Oh come on, you can tell me. I won't tell anyone."
"Now, we both know that's not true."
The smile on the fox's face started to fade. "Tell me." Keitaro was barely able to shake his head since it was still in her grip. "Tell me!"
This time, Keitaro was able to respond in words. "No!" He wrenched himself out of her grasp and ran down the hall.
"You can't run forever, you coward!" Kitsune said as she followed him. "I'm going to prod your mind until you crack!"
Keitaro barely heard what she said as he was too focused on avoiding the inquisition. This also prevented him from slowing down as he went down the stairs. As a result, halfway down, he tripped and went the rest of the way head over heels.
At that moment, a certain blonde-haired girl just happened to walk by. She turned to see Keitaro tumbling towards her at unnerving speed. "What the--" she started to say before he hit her head on, knocking her to the floor. Both of them landed on their backs, with Keitaro on top and each head resting between the other person's legs.
Kitsune neared the bottom of the stairs and saw the peculiar sight before her. "Well, what do we have here?" she muttered to herself.
"Ow, my head," Keitaro thought out loud as he raised his hands to his throbbing skull. Much to his confusion, one of his hands was met with resistance. He glanced over to see what his hand was struggling against, and his eyes grew wide in a combination of shock and horror. His right hand had a tight grip on the waistband of Alicia's skirt, but that wasn't the worst part; his hand was right next to her ankle.
Out of instinct, he immediately got off Alicia, knelt down beside her and began begging for forgiveness, but was interrupted when she placed a hand on his cheek and gave him a look that he couldn't decipher.
"What's going on?" a voice said. Alicia looked to see Kitsune standing near the foot of the stairs, but that wasn't what caught her attention; what did was Motoko joining her. She did the first thing that came to her mind.
Motoko was curious about what Kitsune was looking at and was stunned by what she saw. Instinct kicked in right away as she unsheathed her sword and would have ripped Keitaro a new one if Kitsune hadn't grabbed her by the shirt.
"Why are you stopping me?"
"Look again," Kitsune said.
Motoko glanced back to the scene before her to find that Alicia had brought Keitaro close to her. Alicia's eyes were directed right at her; they seemed to plead for her to be merciful.
"You wouldn't hurt Alicia now, would you?" Kitsune said.
"Of course not," Motoko said, calming down.
"Good. What do you say we take care of this before Naru shows up. I doubt I'd be able to hold her back."
Motoko nodded and they made their way to the two on the floor and helped them to their feet.
"Thanks," Keitaro said, "for not killing me."
"Thank Kitsune; she was the one who stopped me."
"Are you alright, Alicia?" Kitsune asked.
"Uh, yeah, I'm fine," Alicia responded as she pulled her skirt up to a respectable height. There was a deep blush on her face, and understandably so.
"Breakfast is ready!" Shinobu said from the kitchen. Apparently, she had been unaware of what had just occurred.
Like a shot, Suu appeared down the stairs. "Let's eat!" The others made their way to the table with less enthusiasm.
Breakfast was pretty normal--or at least as normal as things ever get at Hinata-Sou, but Alicia was very uncomfortable. Most of it was caused by her shifting glances at Keitaro every once in a while. She wondered how he, along with Kitsune and Motoko were able to keep a straight face the whole time. When she finished, she hurried out of the room.
"What's up with her?" Suu asked.
"Maybe she still hasn't gotten used to us yet," Kitsune said. "We're not exactly an ordinary group of girls, you know. Don't worry; I'll have a chat with her later." In reality, she had a pretty good idea of what was bothering her, but she didn't want to reveal what happened to those who didn't already know, namely Naru.
"Don't mess with her too much," Shinobu said.
"Why would I do that? I have no reason to."
"You know what I mean."
Kitsune rolled her eyes. "Alright, I promise I won't play any tricks on her--for now." With that, she left, taking hers and Alicia's dishes with her.
"I wonder what's wrong with Alicia," Shinobu wondered out loud.
"I saw her looking at Keitaro!" Suu said.
"What did you do now?" Naru asked.
"Nothing!" Keitaro responded. Well, it was true, wasn't it? After all, he had done nothing wrong for about ten minutes.
"Why don't I believe you?"
"Naru," Motoko said, "you know as well as I do that if something did happen, we'd both know it in an instant."
"You're right." Naru got up to get ready for school, but not before grabbing Keitaro by the back of the shirt and dragging him out with her. "But I still don't trust you for a moment, so I'm going to keep an eye on you."
"Lucky me," Keitaro said. Even he couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not.
--- 8:48 AM
"See you later, everyone!" Kitsune said from the couch in the living room.
"See you, Kitsune," Everyone else said in their own different ways.
Kitsune noticed that Naru was still leading Keitaro like he was a dog on a leash. She sighed and shook her head. "Will she ever get over that guy's behavior? Oh well, time to check up on Alicia." She got up and walked upstairs to find Alicia leaving her room. "Ah, I was just looking for you."
"And why is that?"
"I just wanted to find out what's up."
"Oh. I was just going to have a talk with you about that."
"Did you have a place in mind?"
"Come to think of it, I do."
---
The two reconvened in the hot spring.
"So," Kitsune started, "what did you want to tell me?"
"You know about that little incident earlier, right?"
"How could I forget?"
"Well, it wasn't the first time Keitaro and I have… crossed paths."
"I thought not. How many accidents have there been?"
"Three."
Kitsune raised an eyebrow. "Today?"
"No, one of them happened yesterday."
"Ah. So what exactly are you getting at?"
"Well, apparently, when things like that happen to Naru, she rages."
"Yeah, and?"
"When it happened to me, I have a somewhat… different reaction."
"Are you saying--"
"I'm saying that Keitaro has made me horny as hell."
"And what do you expect me to do?"
"I just needed someone to talk to. I'm not exactly used to this sort of thing."
"Didn't you say that you've had boyfriends before?"
"Yes, but I was never aroused by any of them like this. I admit that my taste in men hasn't been all that good in the past."
"Well, I know for a fact that Keitaro's a good guy, so that should not be a concern."
"True, but Naru seems to have a tight grip on him."
Kitsune rolled her eyes. "Yeah, literally. I don't think a relationship like that will be necessary. You just need to be pleased by him. I should know; I'm the same way with Sean."
"Really?"
"Yes. I may have his body, but his heart belongs to Shinobu."
"Oh yeah, that was mentioned yesterday. How should I go about it with Keitaro?"
Kitsune's trademark grin appeared. "I think I have an idea…"
--- 2:13 PM
"Alright, they're coming," Alicia said, peeking out the front door.
"Good," Kitsune said, sitting on the couch. "You know the plan." Alicia nodded and rushed upstairs.
"Here goes nothing," Kitsune thought as she heard the door open and saw Naru and Keitaro walk into the living room. "Oh thank God you finally got back!"
The two--who looked like they were on more friendly terms since they left--noticed that Kitsune appeared a bit out of sorts. "What's wrong? What happened?" Naru asked.
"Alicia wants to see you, Keitaro," Kitsune said in all seriousness. "Now."
Keitaro was starting to be concerned about Kitsune's expression; he had never seen her so scared before. "Why does she want to see me?"
"Payback."
"What did you do now?" Naru asked, glaring at Keitaro.
"I think you know that already," Kitsune said before he could reply.
"She didn't seem bothered by it before," Keitaro said.
"Yeah, she seemed so against me hitting him," Naru added.
"It was an act, I can assure you of that."
"I'll go with you," Naru said, starting to smile. "Get a few licks in, perhaps."
"NO!" Both Naru and Keitaro looked surprised. "She wants to see him alone. She was very specific about that, and I don't think disobeying her would be a smart thing to do right now."
Keitaro was getting scared at what Alicia might do to him. "Uh, maybe I should hide out somewhere until this blows over."
"No. She probably already knows you're here, and if she starts looking for you, there's going to be hell to pay."
Keitaro gulped. "I guess I have no choice." He started to walk toward the stairs.
"I hope I see you again," Kitsune added.
Keitaro's paused as his pace turned pale.
"GO!!"
Keitaro ran upstairs with a start.
Naru sat down in a chair. "What did she do to you?"
Kitsune looked away. "You don't want to know."
"Kitsune, I'm your best friend. You can tell me."
"But she made me promise not to tell anyone."
"She's not around, is she? I won't tell her you told."
"Well… okay, I'll tell you." Kitsune gathered up the courage to speak again. "What happened between Alicia and Keitaro; it did something to her. As soon as y'all left, she started plotting her revenge. I swear, she's more devious than I am."
"You're kidding."
"I wish I was. She demanded that I help her in her plan, but I refused; it was too much, even for me. She wouldn't accept 'no' for an answer. She tortured me in a way I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy."
"What did she do?"
"She started to please me. I know that doesn't sound much like torture--I didn't think so either at first--but after a while, her true intentions were revealed." Kitsune paused. It looked like she was about to crack at any moment.
Naru was getting really concerned at this point. "What could she have done to her?" she thought.
Kitsune was eventually able to continue, but here voice was shaky. "I admit; at first, I was enjoying myself, and why not? I was getting pleased for goodness sake! But after a while, it became apparent that she had no intention to finish me. She just kept me at the brink for I don't know how long. She even went so far as to bind my arms together to keep me from doing it myself." She turned around and revealed that her arms were still tied up by… what was that? A bra?! "She still hasn't let me go, and she doesn't plan to until she gets what she wants."
"What does she want?"
---
"What could she want with me?" Keitaro said to himself as he nervously approached Alicia's room. He raised a shaky hand towards the door and slowly slid it open. Darkness was the only thing that greeted him. "Uh, hello?"
Silence.
He tentatively stepped into the room. After a few feet, he heard a sound coming from behind him. Turning around, he saw the door quickly close. "Alicia?" He was getting really scared at this point. In the total darkness of the room, he could not tell what was going on, what would happen next, or where it would come from.
Suddenly, something touched him--it felt like fingers playing with the hairs that stood up on the back of his neck. "Alicia?!"
"Yes, Keitaro?" Her voice sounded so sweet, he didn't know what to think.
"What's going on?"
"You have no idea what you've done to me, do you?"
"No. Could you please just turn on a light or something?"
"In a bit, but first I want to let you in on something."
"What?"
"When those things happened between us, you have no idea how aroused I got."
"What?!" Keitaro was thoroughly confused.
"That's right. I am so turned on by your little antics."
"Really?" This was different from the usual reaction Keitaro experiences.
"Yes. I want you to touch me some more." Alicia embraced him and held him close.
Keitaro's pulse skyrocketed when he realized that she was completely topless and wasn't wearing her skirt. He mumbled something incoherently.
"What?"
Keitaro cleared his throat. "I couldn't do something like that."
"And why not?"
"It's not right. Besides, if Naru should see us--"
"Naru won't be seeing this. Kitsune's keeping her occupied as we speak."
Keitaro didn't know what to do. One side of his brain wanted to stop this before it went too far; that he shouldn't give in to his hormones. Meanwhile, the other side reasoned that she was asked him point blank to please her, and he shouldn't reject a request from one of his tenants, even if leads to something like this.
While the battle went on in his mind, the decision was made for him. Alicia grabbed Keitaro's hand and placed it on her breast. She heard him gasp. "Squeeze it." Slowly, he obliged, making her gasp as well.
"Did I do something wrong?" Keitaro asked, not wishing to spoil the moment.
"No, keep doing it."
Glad that he was doing something right for a change, he continued to knead Alicia's breast, adding his other hand to the mix, working on the other one. More gasps could be heard, along with a moan here and there. "Oh God, this feels nice," he thought.
The feeling was mutual, to say the least. Alicia had never felt like she did right then, and she loved every moment of it. "More," she sighed. Much to her surprise, Keitaro let go of her. "What are you--" she started to say before she was swept off her feet and placed gently on the floor. After this Keitaro continued with a bit more vigor than before.
The reaction Keitaro was getting grew exponentially. He started to wonder until he found the cause; his knee was poking at her crotch. Instinctively, he removed it from her, but much to his surprise, she started to whine again.
"Oh, don't you dare stop that!" Keitaro quickly returned his knee to her privates, much to her delight. "Oh God, keep going!"
---
Back in the living room, faint screaming (faint screaming--does that make any sense at all?) could be heard; and it didn't exactly sound like Keitaro--unless his voice changed in the last few minutes.
"What the hell is going on up there?" Naru asked. She started to look suspiciously at Kitsune. "Somehow, I think you're in on this."
"Whatever do you mean?" Kitsune said, trying to sound innocent.
"Okay, that clinched it. Tell me what's going on."
"I already told you."
Naru got up and started walking toward a nervous Kitsune. "You were never tortured, were you?"
Kitsune looked a bit ashamed, mostly because she was found out. "No."
"And Alicia's not torturing that Keitaro, is she?"
"Not really."
"Hmm… since Alicia seems to be enjoying herself, I think I should too." Naru smiled mischievously at Kitsune, who was still tied up.
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm going to make you suffer."
"How?"
"Remember how you just told he how Alicia allegedly tormented you?"
Kitsune's eyes grew wide. "You're kidding, right?"
Naru started to unbutton Kitsune blouse. "How often do I kid around?"
"Please, anything but this! Find it in your heart to reconsider!" Kitsune pleaded, but her cries fell on deaf ears.
Before long, more screams rang out over Hinata-Sou, but these were screams of agony from a certain fox.
* * * End of Chapter XVIII * * *
Goodness, that certainly was interesting, wasn't it? For those of you who missed my character, don't despair, for I will be making my grand re-emergence into the story. See you then! Please R&R