A/N Hey. Just a warning: Things get pretty hot in this chapter. There IS a lemon.
"Crap!" Brandon exclaimed. "How fast do you think she's aging?" Brandon inquired, trying to think of a good estimate in his head.
"I don't know." Kidd replied. "Brandon, you and Cameron come with me to Stein's. He should know how to fix this."
"Ok." They replied, and quickly followed Kidd out the door. Kidd took their upper arms in bruise-inducing grips and run as fast as he could to the outskirts of Death City, nearly burning his guest's shoes off.
They quickly reached Stein's house, appearing the same as it did in all the other universes. Brandon then raced towards the door and knocked on it loudly. "Stein, you in their?!" He exclaimed, banging harder.
Stein opened the door calmly, though Brandon was hitting it so hard and fast that he accidentally hit Stein. "What? What do you want?"
"Alice is aging." Kidd said quickly.
Stein pulled the three boys inside.
As soon as they were inside, the doors closed behind them. "Tell me, did this happen when she disappeared?" Stein asked.
"Yes." Brandon said, then took a deep breath before explaining most of the events leading up to their current situation.
Stein raised an eyebrow. "So, she hit puberty when you two met this Alec person? And Alec was her from that dimension?"
"Yeah." Brandon said, remembering back to when they first met the boy.
"Hmm, perhaps that caused it. Or..." Stein paused. "Did Medusa give her anything to eat?"
"Yeah. I'm pretty sure we ate breakfast there once-that fucking bitch." Brandon realized, curling his hands into fists at his realization. "That, stupid, motherfucking, good for nothing bitch!"
Stein turned towards Kidd. "When you get home, check her for snakes. Remove them if she has any. That should fix it."
"Do you think that Medusa could be doing this to extract energy from Alice, causing her to age?" Brandon hypothesized, trying to get into the mindset of the Gorgon.
"Perhaps," Stein said.
"That's very likely for something she would do here," Kidd replied. "But over there, I'm not sure. Possibly."
"Sometimes the more things change, the more they stay the same." Brandon quoted, noticing a distinct difference between the Medusa of his dimension and the one in the previous one.
"If that was what she was doing, then the Snake would be in her Soul. That'll be very tricky to remove, and will most likely leave her Soul very weak." Kidd replied.
At the mention of weakness, Brandon glared at Cameron, his expression obviously reading 'Touch her and you die'. Cameron raised his hands in mock surrender, then immediately flipped Brandon off. Stein just looked at them curiously. Cameron opened his mouth to speak but Brandon cut him off. "It's nothing." He said before turning to Kidd. "We should go through with this. We have to in order to save her life."
Kidd grinned. "Now I see how you two are." he said quietly to himself.
"Yes, I agree. This is a major setback in the experiment." Stein replied.
Brandon glared at Kidd, a bit angry and a bit embarrassed. He then returned to reality. "It seemed to be working before Medusa put a snake in her, so there's only one way to find out." Brandon observed, keeping a careful eye on Cameron.
"And what would that be?" Stein asked.
"To remove the snake and continue the experiment." Brandon said coldly, entering his scientific personality.
"That would be very difficult," Kidd replied. "And would probably damage her permanently. We need to be careful about it."
"I can alter my soul wavelength and copy magics. I've copied the healing magic of Kim, so I can most likely keep her alive while you preform the operation." Brandon said, emotion devoid in his face and voice.
"Are you sure that go to Cameron when you separated?" Kidd asked.
"Only one way to check." Brandon said, and focused on his wavelength. After a small struggle, he managed to conjure a flame in his hand. "I still got it. It's just that its a bit impaired since Cameron isn't in me." Brandon said, observing the effort he exerted.
"OK," Kidd replied. "Looks like you might be able to help your lover a bit~!" Brandon glared at Kidd, resisting the urge to light him on fire. "Ah, but you DO care for her like that, don't you~?" Kidd chuckled. Brandon simply looked away and blushed a little, the flame in his hand disappearing. Cameron chuckled at Brandon's embarrassment, and was promptly given the middle finger. "So you do!" Kidd said with his normal trickster grin.
"Kidd, quit embarrassing your friend." Stein replied.
"Aw!"
"It's ok. It helps build character." Cameron said, and was given a death stare in return from Brandon.
Kidd chuckled. "It's OK, Brandon. She needs it."
"Anyway, should we return to the manor?" Brandon proposed, trying to change the subject.
"Yeah, we need to locate the snake." Kidd said, standing.
"Stein, can't you see souls?" Brandon asked, unsure if he was remembering properly.
"Yes, but Kidd's perception is much better mine."
"Wait, Kidd has soul perception as well?" Brandon asked, unaware of Kidd's abilities.
"Yeah," Kidd replied. "All Reapers had it, even before it started to develop inside of humans. Same with Kishins, they use it to track their prey, which is why Alice has it."
"Hmm, that would make sense." Brandon pondered.
Kidd chuckled. "Yes it does, but Stein will still have to come with us. I don't trust Stein to do any... 'operations' on Alice without me there, considering how he's dead-set on cutting me and Alice open..." Kidd shivered while Stein flashed him an evil grin.
"Once again, a prime example of my earlier quote." Brandon said with a chuckle.
Stein chuckled. "It's not often when one comes across a half-Kishin god." he said with a creepy grin, making Kidd shrink back. "But, unfortunately, there are witnesses."
"Hmm, probably would've made quite a good thesis paper as well." Brandon replied, staying monotonous.
Kidd just inched away from them, before remembering something important. "Oh, I forgot to give Alice her Mana glove!" he said, taking the skeletal, metallic bracelet out of his pocket. He handed to it to Brandon. "Take it until Alice is better, please." he replied as the magical glove wrapped itself around Brandon's arm. It was tight at first, but loosened itself to fit him.
"Will do." He replied, examining the device on his wrist. "How does it work?"
"Well, just think of what attack you want to do. Since your Soul Type is Ice and your Mana Type is Fire, you're magic would be Reverse Fire, or Freezing Fire." Kidd replied. "Cameron's magic would be Madness or Shadow."
"Freezing fire?" Brandon asked, then cracked a grin. "Seems legit."
Kidd then took out his own Mana Glove, which was white and gold, and put it on. It seemed almost holy compared to Alice's, which was dark gray and black. "The magic I can use is Holy Magic."
"Holy magic?" Brandon inquired. "What does that do?"
"Well, it's God's magic. It's very hard to describe, but it helps during Soul Resonances."
"As in it boosts the Resonance rate?" Brandon asked, finding a distinct similarity between this 'God's magic' and his over-Resonance.
"Well, that and a lot of other stuff. Such as copying a witch's magic and healing people. It changes Alice's Resonance, too."
"Hmm? How so?" Brandon asked, lying his head on his clasped hands, now deeply intrigued.
"Well, when Alice resonates with a human, her Soul Resonance is called Demonic Blade and she usually faints afterwards because it's too much stress on her soul. When I use her, her sword form looks almost.. angelic! I call it Holy Lance. She doesn't faint afterwards, but that's just because our Souls are equal."
"Well, that's certainly interesting." Brandon commented, running the new information through his mind.
Stein was also intrigued. "Oh? Why do you think humans make her faint during resonance?"
"It could be due to the fact that, since she's only half human, she doesn't have the vitality of a full human when resonating with a human." Brandon hypothesized while Cameron stood up and walked off.
Kidd outstretched his hand, making his Mana Glove glow and locking Cameron in a cage of gold light. "I think it's because Alice has been alive for a long time. Her Soul's mass is the equivalent of a God's. Now, when resonating, the Souls of a Meister and Weapon pair have to equal, right? When she resonates with a human, she lends a lot of her soul to her partner, rendering her weak. Since she and I have equal Soul Masses, we can resonate easily without harming each other. At least, that's MY theory."
"That's also very possible." Brandon responded. He then turned to look at what Kidd was out stretching his hand towards. He saw Cameron trapped in the cage, and in an attempt to free himself, he liquefied into insanity material, but was still restrained from slipping through the open gaps in the bars.
"Ok, what the hell?" Cameron's voice asked from the pile of material.
"A Cage of Light. It's Holy Magic, madness can't penetrate it." Kidd smirked.
"Asshole." Cameron growled, reforming into his human form.
"Sorry, can't having you wandering off when Alice is home alone," Kidd replied. "I don't trust you alone with her."
"Why not?" Cameron smirked demonically. "Afraid of what I'll do?" Brandon gritted his teeth, feeling his rage begin to rise.
"Calm down, Brandon," Kidd said. "Anyway, Cameron, she could be drunk right now. Besides that, since she can have her period now, she could get pregnant. Don't want that happening."
Cameron's smirk vanished, and was replaced by a disgusted fear. "Oh god, I'm not ready for kids." He said lowly, backing into the corner of the cage.
"Why? Too much responsibility?" Brandon jeered with a chuckle, getting replied with a middle finger.
"Probably," Kidd replied. "And besides, you guys probably won't be here for much longer. I don't think Alice would want her kids not knowing who their father was."
"No, that probably wouldn't leave the best impression." Brandon said, thinking it over.
"No, it wouldn't." Kidd replied. "And I don't want anyone thinking she's a whore."
"No, definitely not." Brandon said sternly, suddenly becoming very touchy. Cameron saw this as an opportunity and struck.
"Why, you don't WANT people thinking your girlfriend is a slut?" He jeered, grinning widely. Brandon's face went emotionless, being completely void of any indication of what he was thinking.
"Kidd. Remove the cage." Brandon said monotonously, yet retaining an extremely dark undertone.
"I've got a better idea." Kidd said. He spread his hand wide, making the cage bigger. Soon, it was big enough to fit both Brandon and Cameron, with room for them to fight. Brandon glared at Cameron, and he moved his hand behind his back. Within a second he had the odd pistol up, the sights locked on Cameron's chest, and the trigger slightly depressed. Before Cameron had time to react, Brandon depressed the trigger fully. Two lightning bolts, one green and one blue, bursted forth from the muzzle of the pistol. They wound around each other until they impacted the boy's chest. Cameron crackled with electricity, and then went stuff, his hair standing out on end. He then slowly fell forward, obviously unconscious. Kidd clapped in amusement, making the cage disappear. "Bravo~! Bravo~!"
Exiting his emotionless state, Brandon immediately cracked a grin. "Huh, so that what this does." He said, watching smoke roll out from the muzzle.
"Hmm, sweet." Kidd replied, taking out a notebook. In it contained a detailed sketch of the gun. He wrote down what it did and it's effect.
Brandon then glanced over and saw Cameron lying face down, smoke rolling off of his back. "Godamnit, I'm gonna have to drag his sorry ass home." Brandon realized, cursing in Italian under his breath.
"It's OK," Kidd said, before enclosing him in a cage once again and shrinking it until it was the size of a cell phone-shrinking Cameron with it. He stuffed it in his pocket. "We have to get home quickly, though, before the bomb drills go off."
"The what?" Brandon asked, not sure if he heard the Reaper properly.
"Bomb drills," Kidd replied. "There's a high risk we could be involved in a war soon, so we have bomb drills every once in awhile. There's supposed to be one scheduled for today, I think."
"Oh, drills as in a scheduled practice. I thought you meant drills as the digging tool." Brandon said, surprised at his own stupidity.
"Uh, duh." Kidd replied. "The actual Bomb-Drillards are used in construction."
Brandon began to say something, but decided against it. "Anywho, we should probably get going." Brandon said, turning for the door.
"Yep~!" Kidd said. "But, uh, be careful. That Mana Glove will make you a target for both Kishins and Gods, specifically Kali."
"Who?" Brandon asked, looking over the skeletal glove on his wrist.
"Kali, the Goddess of Destruction," Kidd replied. "She sees that on you, she automatically brands you as my allie. She will try to kill you, so just keep your hand in your pocket or something."
"Will do." Brandon replied, slipping his hand into his jean pocket.
"OK, NOW lets go!" Brandon have a curt nod, and briskly walked out the door. Kidd followed after him, while Stein stayed in his house. He'd have to clear something in his schedule to preform Alice's surgery...
While walking briskly, Brandon's mind was everywhere but the present. And because of that, he didn't notice the divot in the sidewalk. His foot got caught, and he went sprawling forward. When he regained his senses, he saw that he narrowly missed kissing the curb by catching himself with both his hands. This caught the attention of a girl with piercing yellow eyes and red hair. She walked closer to them, her eyes narrowing. As she got closer, they could see she clad completely in black and red leather. "Oh shit," Kidd muttered. "It's Kali."
"Who?" Brandon asked, looking up. His nose then began running with blood as he took in the Goddess.
"It's fucking Kali." he hissed. But it was too late to run, because within a split second, Kali was in front of Brandon, holding his gloved wrist in a vice grip.
"This is Alice's design," she muttered. "If you're wearing Alice's glove, that makes you Kidd's allie," she hissed, before releasing his hand. "I've come to the conclusion that you must die."
"Huh. No trial?" Brandon inquired, chuckling to himself.
"There is no trial when it comes to worshipers. All of Kidd's must die," she replied, taking out a pocket knife.
"Don't test my patience, boy. I might just spare your life."
Kidd grabbed his sleeve. "Me and Alice can't beat this bitch in a fight. What makes you think you can?" he hissed.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!"
"RUN!" And with that, Kidd started practically dragging Brandon at light speed towards Gallows Manor, Kali quickly catching up.
Brandon raised his hand towards the pursuing Kali, and the Mana glove began glowing. Suddenly, half of Kali's body became encased in ice and the other half burst into flames. "Holy shit." Brandon muttered to himself, gazing at what he had done.
Kali shrugged off the fire and broke the ice. Now she was extremely pissed. "WHY THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT?!" Kidd yelled.
"I don't know! I panicked!" Brandon yelled back, now running on his own two feet, but still nowhere near as fast as Kidd.
They were so close to Gallows Manor... Just as they both stepped in, Kidd yelled "Kali, I revoke your invitation!" and slammed the door shut.
Brandon leaned against the door, panting heavily and wide-eyed. "What the fuck." He said softly, praying to God that Kidd's revocation works.
"The house...won't let... her in..." Kidd said between pants. He dug into his pocket, throwing out the mini Cameron. He snapped, the cage disappeared and Cameron was full sized again-and awake.
Cameron was obviously disoriented. "What the hell...was there a goddamned earthquake?" He ask, his head spinning from being in Kidd's pocket during their mad dash.
Kidd chuckled. "Not exactly."
"Then what the hell..." Cameron trailed off, nearly stumbling from his dizziness.
"A very pissed off Kali." Kidd replied.
Brandon provided a brief explanation through thought, and Cameron look less confused. "Oooh, now things make sense." Cameron said. He then wheeled around and punched Brandon in his arm hard. "That's for tazing me, bro."
Kidd chuckled. "Ah, you shouldn't have called Alice a slut. Maybe he wouldn't have been so harsh~!"
Brandon growled lowly at the memory, gritting his teeth together. Cameron simply laughed. "Maybe, but that wouldn't have been that fun, now would it?"
"OK, man, seriously, one negative word about my experiment, you're out on the streets, got it?" Cameron reluctantly agreed while Brandon tried to release his anger in a non-destructive manner. "OK, now Brandon, can you check on Alice?" Kidd asked.
"Sure." Brandon replied, and found his way up to the attic. He knocked on the door, waiting patiently for a response. Alice opened the door sleepily, a beer in her hand. "Hey Alice." Brandon said with a warm grin. "How you feeling?"
"Uh, good," she said. She obviously just woke up and hadn't drank much.
"Mind if i come in?" Brandon asked, rubbing his head nervously, wondering what the sudden sensation he was feeling was.
"Sure," Alice said, taking a swig of her drink and setting it down on the dresser.
"Thanks." Brandon replied, stepping into her room. He then sat down on her bed, pulled out his flask, and took a swig.
She sat next to him. "So.. what's up?" she asked.
"Not much." He replied, an odd tingling feeling in his chest. "What's up with you?"
"I just woke up," she yawned and leaned on his shoulder.
"Had a nice nap, eh?" Brandon asked, trying desperately to mask his emotions.
"Yeah," she said giving him a kiss on the cheek. "So, why do you have my Mana Glove on?"
"Kidd told me to hold onto it for you." Brandon said, sliding the gauntlet off of his hand. "Here."
"Thanks," she said, slowly getting up and and putting it away. She opened the window by her dresser and peered outside. It was mid afternoon, but it looked late. She'd forgotten what her world was like. "Hmm, night time already? Oh... I guess I should put my pajamas on."
Brandon blushed a deep red and nose began to slowly drip from his nose. "S-should I leave?" He asked nervously, starting to stand up. He sat back down when Alice spoke.
"No, you're fine," Alice said, digging through her closet and pulling out a pale yellow night gown. She quickly slipped her clothes off and put the night garment on. It was snug on her, but that was how it always was. It showed off every curve and actually made it look like she didn't wear a b-cup bra-which was a miracle in itself.
Brandon looked over Alice's curvy figure, and a larger trickle began spilling from his nose. "W-wow." He breathed, not sure if he was in reality or simply asleep.
Alice saw this and smirked. "Like what you see?"
Brandon nodded slowly, blinking a few times. "Yes, very much."
She sat down next to him and hugged him. "Thanks," she said.
"Please, it's my pleasure." Brandon said, hugging her back. She blushed, scooting closer to him, rubbing up against him. Brandon hugged her tighter, pulling her closer into him. Eventually, instead of being content with just sitting next to him, she got up and sat on his lap, wrapping her arms around his neck and laying her head on his chest. Brandon responded by wrapping his arms around her waist, softly kissing her head.
She blushed even more, snuggling closer to him. "I love you," she whispered.
"I love you too, Alice." Brandon replied, kissing her head again. She giggled at the feeling, snuggling closer to him. Brandon smiled warmly, squeezing Alice closer. She lifted her head and kissed him sweetly, realizing this was only the second or third time they ever kissed. Brandon was a little shocked by her sudden move, but accepted it by kissing her back. Alice deepened the kiss, letting out a small moan. Brandon opened his mouth a slight amount, allowing his tongue to slide into Alice's mouth.
She moaned again, this time a little louder, opening her mouth a little more and pressing herself up against him. As they kissed passionately, Brandon began rubbing Alice's back, squeezing her even tighter. She broke away to catch her breath. "Wow..."
"Yeah. That about sums it up." Brandon replied with a grin, lightly panting. Alice thought for a moment. If just kissing felt THAT good... then how did sex feel? Brandon studied Alice's face, curious if whether or not she was thinking about sex as he was.
"Kidd is going to be sooo pissed," Alice chuckled. "Wanna do it again?"
Brandon cracked a grin. "Hell yeah." Alice hungrily pressed her mouth against his, tackling him on the bed. Brandon repayed the favor, hugging her tightly while kissing her.
"Mmmm..." she said, pulling away and licking her lips. "You taste delicious~!"
"You're not half bad yourself." Brandon grinned, holding Alice close. Alice grinned in response. Brandon kissed her passionately, then broke the kiss. "Alice, wanna take this a step further?" Brandon asked, not knowing how she would respond.
Alice blushed and paused a second. "...Sure." Brandon smiled, relieved by Alice's response. He then began kissing Alice once more, but rubbed her thigh while doing so. She moaned into the kiss, placing her hands on his chest. Brandon flipped them so that he was on top, placing one hand on hers, and slid his other under Alice's nightgown. A shaky gasp escaped her lips when his warm hand came in contact with her cold skin.
"Do you like this?" Brandon asked, curious and a bit worried he did something wrong. All she could muster was a nod. "Thank god." Brandon whispered to himself, rubbing her thigh a bit faster, her skin warming to his touch.
A soft blush spread across her cheeks as she moaned. "Uh... why does it feel so good?" she asked.
Brandon started to say something, but decided against it. "Frankly, I don't know. Something's just can't be explained." Brandon said, changing his soul wavelength so that his hands would warm up a little more. Alice laid her head back on the bed, letting out pitiful moans and whimpers from his touch and awesome it felt to her. Brandon lowly began moving his hand father up her thigh, careful not to seem too hurried, despite every hormone in his body screaming to do so. Alice took her hand and placed it over his, moving his hand a little faster.
Brandon took her cue and went up faster, stopping a mere inch or so from her crotch. "Are you ready?" He asked, looking up at Alice. She nodded, not trusting her voice. Brandon continued, and slowly stripped of her panties before laying his hand on her pubic bone.
Alice sucked in a breath, letting out a shaky, longing whimper. "Be gentle..."
"I will. I promise." Brandon whispered into Alice's ear, beginning to rub between her labia. Alice squirmed underneath him. She wanted more of his touch. Brandon complied to Alice's body movement, and slowly slid his finger in. Feeling the wetness and warmth of Alice, his member began erecting itself. Alice moaned loudly, her breath coming out in pants. Brandon began pumping his finger in and out, slowly gaining more speed.
Alice closed her eyes in bliss. The feeling was pure magic, something she'd never experienced in her life. "F-Faster..." she moaned, her voice shaky and quiet. Brandon nodded, and began pumping his finger faster, beginning to rub her clitoris as well. Alice squeezed her eyes shut, her moans growing louder and louder every second. She covered her mouth so Kidd wouldn't hear. Brandon continued to pump, adding his middle finger as well. If Alice wasn't covering her mouth, she'd practically be screaming from the pleasure. "Uh, Brandon.." she moaned.
Brandon grinned, looking up at Alice. "It seems that you like it." Alice just stared at him from the corner of her eye before another loud moan escaped her lips. She was so close. Judging by her moans and the lustful pleading look in her eyes, Brandon could tell that Alice was close to climaxing. In response to that, he pumped his fingers as fast as he possibly could. Alice squirmed and moaned until finally she climaxed, screaming his name lustfully.
Brandon continued pumping while she climaxed, then slowed to a stop as she calmed down. As soon as she was calm, he scooted up on the bed so that he was next to her. "Worth it?" He whispered in her ear, wiping his fluid-covered fingers onto the bed.
Alice had to catch her breathe before replying. "Yes." she said simply, unsure how to describe the feeling.
"Do you want to continue?" He asked next, wrapping his arm around her.
"Hell yeah." she replied, though a little nervous. She sat up, taking her nightgown and bra off. Brandon stood up and stripped naked as well, throwing his clothes into a pile. He then climbed back into the bed next to Alice, hugging her close to him. Alice wrapped one arm around his neck, the other trailing up and down his chest, tracing patterns on it. She sloppily kissed him, her eyes half closed. She was practically begging for more without even saying anything. Brandon returned the kiss, then focused on maneuvering to the best possible position. He found it, and guided his throbbing member to Alice's loosened parts, and slowly began pushing in. Alice's breath turn shaky and she let out a loud, pleasured gasp when he entered her. There was a small bit of pain when he ripped through her virginity, but it was nothing she couldn't handle.
Brandon slid in half of his member before it became to tight to force through, so he began thrusting slowly into Alice, letting out a low groan from the pleasure. Alice's eyes rolled in the back of her head from the pleasure she was experiencing. "A-Ah... B-Brandon..." she moaned.
"Oh god...Alice..." He replied, gaining more speed and force with each thrust. She moaned as his thrusts became quicker and harder. Brandon's breathing became more labored by the minute, and he couldn't help but revel in the pleasure pulsing through his body. Alice's moans grew louder and louder as pleasure coursed throughout her. The mixture of pleasure and Alice's moans made Brandon's orgasm begin to build. Brandon felt this, and judged he had two or three more minutes until he came. Alice was also close to climaxing, this he could tell easily. Her breathing was labored and her loud moans were soon becoming screams of pleasure. Brandon soon degraded into loud groans of pleasure, occasionally moaning Alice's name. Before long he felt his orgasm begin to occur. "I'm about to cum!" He exclaimed, feeling more animalistic then human.
And just as he said that, she climaxed herself, once again screaming his name. The sensation of her climaxing on his member was enough to make Brandon climax. With one last thrust and one last loud groan, he slammed his penis's tip into Alice's cervix. He then began shooting his warm, sticky semen into Alice's uterus, filling it up completely with some flowing back into her vagina. After he finished, he collapsed onto Alice's chest, panting heavily. Alice was panting as well, her eyes closed. It was a little hard for her to catch her breath, though.
As Brandon's senses began returning to him, he realized that Alice was having a bit of difficulty. "Are you ok, Alice?" He asked, becoming slightly worried.
"Yeah," Alice said. "You're pretty heavy right now, though," she chuckled.
"Oh, sorry." He said with a blush and a chuckle, rolling off of her, but staying right next to her. She curled up next to him, closing her eyes and smiling, but not falling asleep. Brandon wrapped his arms around her back, pulling her even closer. "I love you." He said softly, kissing her forehead.
"I love you, too." Alice said.