Ice Chronicles

Chapter 7: The Visit Pt Two

I was taking a morning stroll while my girls were still asleep. Akitsu was the only one to catch me before leaving so I told her to tell the others when they wake up. Everything was so peaceful and soothing. The birds were singing, the sun was high, and the gentle spring wind was blowing. The whole scenery was so distracting.

'Today, my parents are coming. I wonder how I will explain my situation to them. I can see it now. My mom's face just blank with her mouth dropped. Dad will most likely have manly tears falling, but I guess I can't blame them. After all, I'm living with a bunch of women.' I thought.

I was so distracted that I turned into alleyway and hit a dead end. I looked at the wall and laughed at myself.

'Guess I got so distracted that I took a wrong turn. Oh well, I better get back before the girls worry. Speaking of which, that day with Musubi; I hope that sweet and innocent personality isn't a lie. Eh, what am I saying? I'm just being crazy.'

I turned around and was about to leave, but I heard someone shout,

"There you are! I finally found you!"

I looked around, but I saw no one there. I scratched my head in wonder, but then I just shrugged my shoulders. I took one step and that's when someone landed in front of me.

"I finally found you," the person said. I couldn't get a clear look at the person, but my eyes widened when I saw it. I saw the person's weapon, making me step backwards and place my back against the wall.

'No, it can't be. Why now?' I pondered. The person slowly walked forward, but my eyes were glued to the weapon.

"Don't be afraid," the person told me.

'That only makes me even more afraid. Why is this happening? I'm not ready yet.' I thought. I shook my head back and forth. I could only think of one way to escape.

"Hey what's that?" I questioned and pointed somewhere. The person fell for my feint and I hauled ass out of the alleyway. I cut left and ran towards home. I could still hear the person calling from behind, but I didn't let up. My mistake was looking back instead of forward because I ran into another dead end by accident.

'Shit, I need to stop getting distracted.' I cursed. I heard the person land behind me and gulped. I slowly turned around and stared.

"You're a fast person, but now I've gotcha," the person stated. I saw a tiny opening and stepped forward.

"So you've decided to listen? Good, I knew you'd come around."

I took off and slid under the person, getting behind them as a result; but I saw something. I resumed running, trying to safe my life.

'Damn it damn it damn it damn it damn it damn it damn it damn it damn!' I screamed in my head repeatedly. I saw Miya and Takehito walking hand in hand. They saw me running and looked confused.

"Hi Miya, Takehito. Bye Miya, Takehito. Can't talk, running for my life," I told them without stopping. I made a hard right, but I made another fucking wrong turn and ended in another alleyway. I placed my hand on the wall and looked down.

"Well that's it, I'm dead; I had a good run, but now it's time."

I heard footsteps approaching from behind, so I turned around and faced the person. I could see it, the weapon; it was a scythe. The person was a shinigami, but at least it was a cute female shinigami. She had brown hair and matching eyes. She wore a black gown with gloves and stockings to match. There was a red ribbon tied around her neck. The main thing that caught my attention was her death scythe.

She stepped forward with her scythe in hand. I couldn't run or escape.

"So I guess this it Ms. Shinigami; I'm ready to go now."

She looked at me confused.

"Huh? What are you talking about? I'm not a shinigami," she said.

"Oh yeah? Then what's with the scythe?" I questioned. She held it out in front of me.

"This is my death scythe," she replied. "It's my weapon."

"Exactly what a shinigami carries around," I pointed.

"Look, all of this is just a misunderstanding. Will you let me explain?" She asked. I crossed my arms and started chuckling, making her stare at me. I walked forward and grabbed her hand. She blushed at the contact.

"There's no need to explain. You're a sekirei who's just looking for her ashikabi. I know this because when I slid to get away, I saw your sekirei mark for a brief second," I explained.

"I'm sekirei no. 43, Yomi," Yomi introduced. I kissed her hand, making her blush brighter. She looked down embarrassed, but I could see the smile on her face.

"I'm Ren, Ren Zonin," I introduced. She looked up and smiled at me.

"Ren, will you be my ashikabi?" Yomi asked. I grabbed her other hand and put them together.

"I won't turn you down, but I want you to know that I have four other sekirei with me. Do you still want me as your ashikabi?" I asked back. She pouted, letting me know that she didn't want to share me.

"Yes, I want you to be my ashikabi," she stated. I smiled and sealed the deal.

"Sekirei no. 43, Yomi at your disposal; you're my ashikabi now and forever."

"Don't worry, I show affections for all my sekirei," I replied. I raised a finger to let her know something.

"I will also let you know that right now, my control is almost broken. So if I do anything perverted, just know that it's not my fault."

She put her face closer to mine.

"If that happens, come to me and I'll help satisfy you," she replied.

'I have another Matsu now.' I thought. A few moments later, two people showed up. One was a petite and slim young woman with black hair and blue eyes. She was wearing what seems to be a school uniform. With her was a young man a little taller than her. He had messy silver hair and grey eyes. His outfit resembled that of the girl's.

"Be on your guard Yomi," I told her. She nodded and took firm hold of her scythe.

"How can we help you?"

"We need some information, and you might have what we need," the girl said. "We are looking for a little girl named Kusano. Have you seen her?"

'Hmm, now why would be looking for those two. I need to find out. Plus, I want to see what Yomi can do.' I thought.

"I'm afraid I haven't seen someone like that," I replied. The girl immediately gritted her teeth and charged at me. She attempted to kick me, but I stepped out of the way. Instead of me, she hit the wall. She held her foot in pain as I just laughed with crossed arms. She growled at me and attacked again, but I'm not an idiot who would just stand there. The more I dodged her attacks, the angrier she became. She delivered a haymaker, but I held my fist out and they collided. When it comes to things like this, the one with most force wins, but my force was more powerful than hers, so she took the damage instead.

"I'm a nice guy and would never hit a girl, and before you say anything; you hurt your own self."

I could see her glare at me from the corner of my eye. As for me, I could see Yomi and the boy going at it. Yomi swung her scythe with skills, but the boy used this purple energy to create a three layer shield. He jumped back and threw an orb of energy at Yomi. She sliced it to ribbons.

"You're sekirei is no match for Shiina," the girl said.

"I beg to differ; she's not just a pretty face. She can be dangerous," I told her. Yomi twirled the scythe around and slashed two times vertically. The scythe created two sickles from an invisible vacuum.

"Kazakame!" (Wind Sickle) Yomi yelled out. Shiina formed another barrier, but it was too weak and it shattered to pieces. She swung again, creating another sickle. Shiina couldn't react in time and it hit his shoulder. There was a scar left behind and blood trickled down his arm.

"Shiina!" the girl screamed. He formed a purple orb and rapid fired at Yomi. She dodged a few and sliced some to ribbons. One hit a trashcan and completely disintegrated it. He put two orbs together and formed a more powerful one.

"Shi Engimono!" (Death Bringer) Shiina exclaimed. He threw the orb as Yomi swung her scythe and met the attack. She struggled to keep it back, but managed to divert its path.

'Very good Yomi.' I thought. I walked towards the two sekirei.

"That's enough Yomi, let's go home," I told her.

"Huh? Why, I was having fun," she replied.

"You can have more fun when we get home. I have more sekirei that love to spar," I told her.

"Sigh, okay then," she replied. I took hold of her hand and left the alley. I looked back at the other two.

"And don't worry about Kusano; I met her recently and she's happy with her ashikabi."

With that said, we left them and I brought Yomi home.

'Now I need to come up with an excuse.' I thought. We arrived at home, but when I opened the door, I was greeted by an angry Tskumi. She grabbed my shirt and started shaking me violently.

"Ren! Where have you been?! You were gone too long; I was worried sick!" she yelled.

"I'm… sorry… Tskumi… I was… just… taking… a stroll," I said. She stopped shaking me, but kept her hands on my shirt. She then saw Yomi standing beside me. Veins popped into her head and she started shaking me again.

"Ren; why is she here?! Did you wing another sekirei? Am I not enough to satisfy you?" She questioned angrily. When she stopped shaking me, my eyes were literally spinning.

"That's not it Tskumi; it's the opposite actually," I barely managed to say. She released me, but I stumbled around. Yomi caught me before I fell.

"Thanks Yomi, I appreciate it."

"Let go of him!" Tskumi exclaimed. She grabbed my other arm and tried to pull me away, but Yomi pulled me back. The other girls came in and saw what was happening. Musubi hugged me in the front while Akitsu hugged me from behind. Matsu just stayed away and laughed at the situation.

'Sigh, I knew this was gonna happen.' I thought.

"Enough!" I yelled. Everyone stopped and looked at me.

"Can you girls release me please?"

They released their hold, allowing me to walk. I faced my sekirei.

"Alright now listen; this is Yomi, sekirei no. 43. She will be part of the family now."

I introduced Yomi to the other girls and showed her where she will be sleeping, which will be with Matsu. Since it was past breakfast, I didn't get a chance to eat. Akitsu offered to cook, but I'll just eat when my parents arrive. I still don't know how I will explain this, but I'll think of something. I walked past my room and heard Tskumi talking to herself. I opened the door, making her turn around. However, she was only wearing a bra and panties. My face turned red, but I couldn't look away; I know it's perverted, but can you blame me?

She suddenly grabbed my arm and pulled me inside. Then she shut the door and locked it. She then walked to the closet and searched through it.

"Tskumi, I know you're my wife and this is our room, but why are you dressed like that!?"

"Ren, I need your help," she replied. She took out two dresses. One was a light blue one with floral patterns on it. The other was a yellow dress with tiny blue sparkles.

"Which of these dresses should I wear when I meet my parents-in-law?"

I don't know anything about dresses, so I was drawing a blank.

"Go with the blue one. The yellow shows off too much,' I answered. "But Tskumi, you don't need to wear something so formal. Your regular clothing is more than enough."

"It is not!" She exclaimed making me jump in surprise.

"Meeting your lover's family is a big deal, and I will not be inconsiderate."

"Sigh, I understand that you want to make a good impression, but trying too hard is a bad thing. Just be yourself and everything will be fine," I told her.

"You think so?" She asked. I nodded and smiled.

"Now I have something to say. Please put your clothes on; you have no idea how thin my control is right now," I said.

"What do you mean?" She asked putting away the dresses.

"I mean, I'm not able to control myself when I'm around you girls," I explained. She looked at me with a serious look. She placed her hands on top of mine.

"Ren, are you afraid to take us?" She asked. She didn't blush, so she must be serious.

"It's not that I'm afraid," I said. "It's just."

"You don't want us thinking you've chose someone over the rest," she cut me off.

"You have to be honest; you girls are always fighting over me. I know if I have one of you, the rest of you will either be angry or sad that I didn't chose you," I said. "You know I love all of you, but it's too hard for me."

She sat down beside me and the thing is, she STILL never put her clothes back on, making this even harder.

"You know we don't mind if you have us," she said.

"Easy for you to say, you only have one guy. I have five girls now," I replied.

"Okay then how about this; we'll make a bet. If you win, then I'll give you the honor. But if I win, you have to give me a prize like Musubi," she told me. I thought about it for a while. I know it's not good to keep things bottled up, but this is something important.

"Hmm, I accept your challenge Tskumi. Name the bet," I replied. She smiled and stood up.

"Alright then, here's the bet. As you can tell, I'm still nervous about meeting your parents. I also know that your mom will not like you living with a bunch of women," she said.

'I never even thought about that.' I thought.

"If WE can get your mom to be comfortable with you living with five sekirei before she leaves, then I win. If YOU convince your mom, then you win. Deal?" She questioned.

"Hmm, deal," I said. We shook hands, creating the contract. I walked back into the kitchen and saw it was only eleven. There are four hours left until my parents arrive. No one was in the kitchen, but I knew where they were. I walked into the backyard and saw Musubi, Akitsu, and Yomi sparring with Matsu analyzing the spectacle. I sat down beside her and watched the girls.

"So who do you think is gonna win?" Matsu asked.

"I put my money on Akitsu," I replied.

"Then mine's on Yomi," she replied. "Since Musubi already that one day prize, I don't want her getting another."

"Matsu; you were spying on me again weren't you?" I questioned. She grinned and nodded yes. I sighed.

"What do you want?"

"You should know by now," she replied.

"Yeah, I figured. Did you tell everyone else?" I asked hoping she didn't, but I was wrong.

"Why else would they be sparring before your parents arrive. The winner will get to go on a date with you first, then the runner up, and then the loser. So everyone is getting something. If they stay down for three seconds, they're out," she explained with her trademark grin. I just accepted it and continued watching the fight.

"Oh yeah, I also Miya and Takehito this morning during my stroll," I told her.

"Really? Did they say anything?" She asked.

"No, but they might think I'm crazy now," I replied.

"Huh?" Matsu said. I explained what happened and she just laughed. With the fight, Akitsu had ice sickles all around her. Musubi shatter one with her fist, but Yomi released her own sickles at both of them. Musubi jumped out way while Akitsu used the sickles and created a barrier. The barrier began to shatter and hundreds of shards flew out towards Musubi and Yomi. Musubi did a couple of quick jabs while Yomi continuously twirl the scythe, breaking the shards as they hit. Akitsu placed a hand on the ground and said,

"Kori, no Oitachi." (Ice Upbringing)

Suddenly, large ice crystals started rising from the ground and travel towards the others. Musubi and Yomi jump up high in the air before a shard hit them. I could see Musubi gathering energy and sending it to her fist. She dove straight down, using gravity to pick up speed. She wound her fist back and yelled,

"Kuma no Ken!" (Bear Fist)

She impaled the ground, sending a shockwave that crushed all the ice. Musubi then charged at Akitsu, but they forgot about Yomi. Her scythe was spinning faster than before, getting faster with each second. When Musubi and Akitsu were directly next to each other, Yomi chucked her scythe at them and yelled,

"Kama Arashi!" (Scythe Tempest)

The scythe spun around the girls, creating a twister around them.

"They must really want that date," Matsu stated. I only nodded yes. I could hear something; it was faint, but I could hear slashing sounds coming from inside the twister. I could also see little pieces of ice falling out.

'Excellent defense Akitsu.' I said in my head. The twister subsided, but a giant ice shard was standing. It crumpled and out came Musubi and Akitsu. Musubi jumped away from Akitsu and put her defenses back up. Yomi's scythe flew back to her and she caught it by the shaft. She created more vacuum sickles aimed at the girls. Akitsu created a shield and used the broken pieces to send shards at Musubi, who used her monstrous strength to break the pieces. She then charged at Yomi and delivered a right hook. Yomi swung her scythe and blocked the attack, but Akitsu took the opportunity and sent a dozen ice spears at them. They jumped back, making the spears miss.

'This is fucking awesome!' I screamed in my head. I looked at the clock and saw it now one thirty.

'Aw man, I have to start cooking. There are a lot of people eating, so I better start, but I don't want this fight to end. Sigh, I might hate myself for this later.'

The girls were about to unleash another attack.

"Wait!" I yelled. The girls stopped fighting and turned their heads towards me.

"My parent's will be here soon and I have to prepare the food. I'm sorry to say this, but you're gonna to finish another time. I'll pick the winners. Will that be alright?" I asked. They nodded yes.

"Okay, first place Yomi, second place Akitsu, and last place Musubi," I said. Yomi jumped in joy while Musubi pouted.

"But why Ren?" she asked.

"Musubi, you already won the one day prize. Akitsu, I still remember our agreement, but Yomi is new, so she gets to go first," I explained. "Is that fine with you Akitsu?"

"If that is what you want master," she replied. Musubi still looked at me with a pouted face. It was kinda adorable really.

"Now don't be sad Musubi. How about the day after my parents leave, you can have your one day with me?" I asked. Her face started to brighten and her smile returned.

"Okay," she said and hugged me. I hugged her back.

"Now you girls go get washed up," I told them. They all nodded and went back inside, well except Matsu.

"Is something up Matsu?"

"Remember our bet? If Yomi won first, I also won," she said. I didn't know the hell she was talking about, but then I finally realized what she meant and sighed in defeat.

"What day?" I asked.

"I want it to be after you're second date with Musubi. That way, I will get the most pleasure," she replied and licked her lips. "I'll show you for manipulating my heart."

"Hey you said experiment, but you didn't say I could experiment," I told her. She turned around and proceeded to the house.

"Just remember what you're gonna learn," she said. She went inside, leaving me the only one out here.

"Sigh, what have I gotten myself into?" I asked myself. I walked inside and started gathering food to cook dinner with. I heard someone walking through the corridor and into the kitchen.

"Ren; I have decided to go with my casual attire like you advised," Tskumi stated.

"That's good Tskumi; I know you made the right choice," I said not taking my eyes off the cutting board. She walked to me and whispered is my ear,

"Don't forget our little bet; I don't intend to give up my maidenhood so easily."

"Hm, that's exactly what I want. I need to earn it, so don't make things to easy," I replied. She kissed my cheek and left me to my cooking. After a while Akitsu came out wearing her pink shirt with the snowflakes and matching skirt.

"Is this outfit exceptional master?" She asked. I turned to look at her and smile.

"Perfect Akitsu; and don't call me master when my parents get here. I don't what them getting any weird ideas," I replied.

"Yes, mast-Ren. Yes Ren," she said with a small blush on her face.

"Good Akitsu. Now help me finish cooking; I can't do all this alone," I told her. She nodded and joined in. When it was now three fifty, the food was prepared and the girls were seated on the couch, waiting for the doorbell. When it rang, I answered the door.

A/N: I'm gonna end the chapter off here; I feel it was the right thing to do. So I hope you enjoy this part. The next one will be uploaded soon. I hope you enjoy Yomi being a part of the team. Also I should tell you that some of these moves are completely made up, except for Musubi of course. I should say this; I DO NOT like Yukari; I don't care what anybody says. She just goes around and hit guys in their balls, so I just had to put a scene where someone ACTUALLY blocks her attack. One more thing, do you guys think I made Ren to sissy when it comes to his girls or do you think the right thing. Because if I was him, all you would see is light flashing. Man, how long has it been since I started this story about a week? Well I hope you guys are enjoying it so far. I'm not even half way finished. Well this has been MalevolentDarkness16; I'm out.