Chapter Twenty two
Unfortunately, what I walked into wasn't the type of environment I could just go "Hey, Shizuka Rika's arrived." It was basically a war zone. Immediately, I knew what was going on.
As if she'd never left, Misuzu was at Yuuki's side, both of them with twin smirks on their face. Apparently, they were the best of friends again. That irritated me immensely. Pissing me off even more was that Rei was riled up, clearly the two had been saying something to her when I walked in. Taniuchi and Takashi were holding her back and Shizuka trying to calm her down along with Alice's father. The two adults couldn't control Misuzu and Yuuki? I found that rather pathetic.
More so because Alice was just crying. And Kohta who usually was comforting Alice, was doing absolutely nothing, sitting in the corner and looking miserable. That pissed me off the most. I sighed at the sight, shaking my head. Then I realized, that I couldn't let this go on anymore. I couldn't let them bicker and I couldn't let Misuzu and Yuuki go uncontrolled. They had to be handled now before they started any more trouble.
"What the hell is going on," I demanded.
At the sound of my voice everyone settled down. I crossed my arms as I glared at each of them in turn. Only Misuzu and Yuuki stayed defiant, leering back at me. I'd deal with them alright…but I wanted to something quickly, before that.
Shizuka and Rei brightened at the sight of me, and apparently whatever feud was happening wasn't too important to Rei because she immediately let it go and stepped over to me. I hugged her gently, rubbing her back. I'd seen her the night before, but that had been brief and I wasn't myself. I gave her a soft kiss. Takashi gave me a thumbs up and a wink when I caught his eye.
To my surprise, he was holding Taniuchi close. Had he and that nerdy girl…gotten together while I was gone? I couldn't help but smile back. Shizuka was in front of me now, big breasts always a pleasant sight to see as she bounced up and down excitedly, giggling and embracing me. We hadn't even been parted that long! I grinned though. Seeing her reminded me of her fiancé. Before I brought up Rika though, I wanted to know what was happening. The group was becoming so large, it was high time we did discuss what we were going to do. Good on Saya for coming up with that idea.
"I asked what is going on," I asked again, pressing a light kiss to Shizuka's cheek. The woman went red, giggling. The bimbo of a nurse was always so damn cute…I directed my questions at Yuuki, and my attention. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw that Rei had a triumphant, satisfied look in her eyes. Clearly she liked where this was going. I didn't bother looking at Misuzu. If it was my choice she'd have been left back there with Nato and his men. I didn't want her here. And neither did Rei. She'd betrayed us. Abandoned us for her boyfriend. She hurt Rei.
Yuuki tensed under my dark glare. Her eyes flitted away. "I was just having fun."
"You should know by now that we don't have fun at the expense of other group members,"' I walked towards her. She twitched as I did so, her cheeks flushed when I reached out, gently taking her chin in my hand. What a wonderful blush. Her eyes were glimmering when she stared back at me. She'd surely expected me to be angrier, or to hit her, or something of the sort. Instead, I gently rubbed her cheek. With my other hand, I gently trailed my fingers through her medium length ginger locks. Like a cat, unconsciously, she rubbed herself against my hand. I could practically hear her purring.
"We don't do that, do we? Antagonize?" I wouldn't lie, seeing her act so kitten like was actually hot. It reminded me a bit of when we first met on the bus and she was rubbing herself against my dick. I wanted to like Yuuki. I waited for her response.
"No, we don't…" Her breath caught. There was a silence around me. Everyone was obviously surprised on how I was dealing with this, used to seeing me lash out at Yuuki. But that time was over. I couldn't get anywhere with this particular girl if I was angry. She fed off of it like some fucking parasite. No, her weakness was confidence…and kindness. She seemed to sense a change in me. Had I changed? I wasn't sure. I wasn't as angry, as disgusted with her as I usually was. Since I denied Yuriko what she wanted I'd felt oddly powerful. Like a new person. I could see it clearly. How to move forward.
"Good girl."
The two words caused an immediate reaction. Her face brightened, and her eyes shined. A beautiful smile parted her lips. "'Yes, I'm good," she nodded. Then, realizing what was happening, she turned a deep red. She looked utterly humiliated. I grinned, petting her cheek lightly, before pulling away. She looked at anything but me, her face a deep scarlet, her breath labored.
I stepped away. Then turned my vicious gaze to Misuzu. "And you. Your little fuck boy boyfriend is gone." She flinched at my angry tone. "What happens next is simple. You behave. Or I will personally thrust my sword in you and leave you to bleed out."
Her eyes widened at my violent tone.
"I saved your life once, Misuzu. After you killed someone innocent. I can end it as quickly as I saved it. Are we understood?"
Takashi coughed. "Aren't you being just a bit too harsh Saeko? She was our friend-"
I turned to look at him. "Takashi, please let me handle this. Misuzu is not our friend. She never was. Misuzu doesn't feel anything for anyone, does she?" I glanced back at the reddish brown haired girl, who was glaring back at me, still defiant despite also being terrified. "No. You're all about survival, aren't you? Which is alright. But if it hurts any of my girls, any of my friends, I will kill you." She flinched again, teeth grit. But she nodded.
"I understand."
"Good." Now, I turned my attention back to the group. "Let's all sit, and talk. We have a special person arriving soon and we have some things to discuss." Grim nods met my words. We all knew what this was about, I think. Other than Alice who had calmed down and was sitting in her papa's lap. I sat down in a chair near the window. Saya leaned against me, still standing. Her fingers ran soothingly down the back of my neck. I shivered lightly at the loving treatment.
"Can you stop that?"
I blinked, confused at that angry tone. Then I looked over. Kohta was glaring at me. I met his gaze steadily. What exactly was I doing? "I didn't want to get involved but…seeing it is pissing me off! How could you do this!?" I didn't know how to respond, so I just stared. Takashi reached out to calm him.
"Woah bro, rel-"
"And you! Don't talk to me either! Stop acting like you're better than me when you don't even know how to shoot a gun properly!" Takashi recoiled, withdrawing his hand. Taniuchi stiffened, she pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose.
"There's no need to talk to him like that, he just didn't want to see everyone fighting.
"Then maybe…" Kohta began to shake. With rage, with frustration. He shook one chubby fist at me. "Then maybe Saeko should stop sticking her dick in anything that moves! It's not fair!" After his outburst, I was unimpressed. I leaned back in my chair, crossing my arms. Saya still gently rubbed the back of my neck, though her expression was strained. I glanced at everyone in turn. Alice's father apparently agreed with the boy because he was nodding his head, but no one else did. Either they didn't care, or approved of the situation I had going. I parted my legs, letting out a sigh.
"Fatboy, I get it, you're jealous of Saeko, but is that really a proper reason to treat her like that?" Saya stalked towards him, "If you want a girl, then you have to do what she does. Be more confident. Be braver. Be more…forward." I raised a brow, unaware that I was any of those things. But I liked that that was what she saw in me. I let her handle this. She crossed her arms, flicking a pink twin tail over her shoulder. "She didn't just stick her dick in all of us. She earned it, from all of us." Rei nodded her agreement, grinning slightly.
I laughed, "What she's trying to say is, there's no reason to be bothered by the fact that you don't have a girlfriend yet Kohta. I know that that's what this is about. And there's no reason to hate me. There is a woman out there that is exactly your type. That you'll be able to rescue, and woo. Takashi found a girlfriend and so can you." I sat forward now, legs still spread. At the thought of all of these girls being mine I felt a heavy throb between my legs. They were all looking at me so eagerly. Shizuka, Yuuki, Rei, Saya…It was enough to make me dizzy. I shook that odd feeling off though. I couldn't let it get to my head. "You're my friend, Kohta. You're not here just because of your skills, you're here because you're wanted. Saya may be a complete bitch to you, and sure you're a little pudgy but that's cute. You're just as crucial as anyone else in this group."
At my words, Kohta burst into sudden tears. He nodded vigorously. The poor kid was just lonely. I felt bad for him. Saya stood back at my side, I shot her a look of approval. She blushed. Takashi gave Kohta a pat on the back. He was apparently pleased with this outcome. There was a harsh silence. I glanced at Alice's father. "Any other person who doesn't like what I do?"
Sighing, the older man shook his head. "Then we have stuff to do. Shizuka, there's someone here to see you."
The big breasted blonde cocked her head, brushing her gold hair from her face. "Huh… to see…me?"
I chuckled, "Yeah. You. She should be arriving soon."
Saya nodded. "Another thing we have to discuss is where we're going next. And we should probably discuss our roles in the group moving forward…our "pack" is rather large." Rei nodded at that.
"I don't know about you guys, but I don't want to stay here."
Yuuki put her word in now too, "Not to be weird or anything but me neither. I can see the way these men look at me. If we become "absorbed" into their group, then I feel a lot of us are going to lose our will." I raised my brow at that. She saw my look of confusion. "There are so many guys here. Basically, when it comes down to it, I think they're going to try stuff. I mean, I've already felt them looking at my tits and ass. I think once we start working with Saya's mom and all them, they're not gonna care so much what we want or don't want." She sighed, "and I mean they won't care about our consent either if they feel that's what they want to do or need to do."
That was a pretty genuine concern. I furrowed my brows. All the more reason to leave.
Takashi nodded, "about roles, too. I think that's important if we leave. Kohta is great with firearms. Shizuka is an incredible nurse, all her home recipes and all that. You, myself, and Rei have the fighting taken care of. But what about the rest of you," the dark haired boy glanced at the members of the group. "Perhaps some of us should stay, and some of us should leave."
"Hmm, which reminds me, do any of you want to leave? Or feel the need to?" Rei asked, sounding genuinely curious. I expected Misuzu to raise her hand. But to my shock, no one did. Apparently Rei had expected the same thing. She gave me an odd look. I shrugged.
"I think once we find a good place to stay, we're going to need other roles then just fighting and a medic," Taniuchi murmured. "And then there's of course…" Her cheeks went red. "Your women we need to talk about. Yuuki is my friend, so is Misuzu, but they can't just sit around doing nothing just because they have sex with you. Saya is our brain, pretty much, and when she and I work together we come up with pretty good ideas…so there's me. But…what are you two going to do?"
Misuzu stiffened, and crossed her arms. "I may not look like it…but I'm different. While before I didn't know what I was doing, I do now." She reached down. I had forgotten about the machete strapped to her waist. "I can fight, now."
Yuuki sighed. "I can cook, I guess."
"Who's gonna get food, though." A new voice. Familiar, but one I'd never heard in person. Looked like our special guest had arrived. I watched Shizuka's expression. I felt a sudden rush of jealousy, watching the happiness that made the nurse's face glow. Her mouth had fallen open. She began to slowly turn.
"R-Rika?!" Pure joy was laced into her words. Shizuka jumped up, breasts bouncing as she did so. Everyone was just really confused. Takashi glanced at me in confusion. I wasn't going to lie, the woman was intimidating. But to be honest, compared to Yuriko, she was nothing. She had muscles, she was confident…but I didn't think anyone could scare me after the past few days. That being said, she was exceptionally beautiful. Long, dark purple locks looked so good with her dark, caramel skin. Even in combat gear I could see that her body was incredible. And apparently she had a cock too. Despite my slight jealousy, It felt so good to see Shizuka and her fiancé meet up.
They clung together. She wasn't showing it, but I could see that Rika was having an incredibly emotional moment.
"Who the fuck is that," Yuuki demanded.
Kohta wiped at his eyes. "I think that's Miss Marikawa's army friend. The one who owns the Humvee."
"Right on," Rika nodded, "which I see you brought here. Good idea." Her throaty voice sent a shiver down my spine. She glanced at me. "And you…you're Saeko." I nodded.
"That's me."
"Thank you for taking care of Shizuka." She tussled the nurse's golden locks, burying her nose in it. Then she smiled at me with pure white teeth. "I hope we can fuck her together some time."
My jaw dropped. I didn't know what to say. "Um…" Rei cleared her throat. She was blushing. "Isn't that just a little odd?" The member of the military shrugged, grinning wide.
"Why? You wanna join in too?"
Rei grimaced, and her expression grew darker. "I appreciate the offer, but I'm taken." She glanced at me, as if expecting me to be angry or something. To be honest, I didn't care. I was just…curious. But I thought about what she had asked. Who would get the food? That's right.. Eventually, wouldn't they run out of food? I thought deeply. "Then we need scavengers. Takashi and I will handle that. Kohta will be in charge of taking care of the girls. Rei…for now, I'm acting like a leader but once- or rather if, we split from these people. Then you're in charge."
Her brown eyes widened. ""Me? Really?"
"Before this you had a kind of leadership role. You're the most level headed out of all of us. I think it's a good plan," Shizuka agreed thoughtfully. She nuzzled gently against Rika, who smirked wide.
"And what about me? Saeko, right?" I nodded. "Are you going to tell me what role I'm to play?"
I grinned at her challenging tone. I shrugged. "As long as you stay away from my girls, I don't care what you do."
"That depends on if your girls stay away from me. If a hot little things right in front of me, who am I to resist? That'd be rather arrogant." I sighed. Seemed she wanted to test my patience. Shizuka elbowed her. She gave me an apologetic look.
"'I'm so sorry Sae Sae, I'll keep her tightly leashed. She won't do a thing."
Kohta sniffled. He cleared his throat. "They tried to take my guns, y'know."
"Don't you mean my guns?" Rika corrected, hand on her hip. What a nice hip that was. I wet my lips. "What you were saying…splitting up? That would be the best. Do we really want to stay in a male dominated group? Not to mention most of them don't think women should be up and about doing things. They think we should be cooking and cleaning and tending to the "warriors." How long will it be until they decide they'll make us do that?" Already she had mature, thought out input. I think she would be a welcome addition to the group, if she decided to stay. I hoped she would.
Yuuki smiled, "Exactly." She tucked a strand of ginger hair behind her ear. "That's what I was trying to say."
"And what about you? Alice, Akihiko?" The father blinked, as if hearing us for the first time. He thought for a moment. He really considered it.
"I don't know if I can decide right now. I think it's in my best interest, to take Alice and stay with these people. I apologize." He followed these words with an apologetic bow of his head. I could respect that. He had to put his daughter before himself. Though the thought of leaving Alice was somehow…unsettling.
"Everyone else agree we should leave?" I glanced around me. Nods were greeting me in every direction. Even Misuzu. I stood. "Then we leave. We ask for supplies. And then we leave."
"Are they really going to let Saya go," Rei asked, troubled. I glanced up at Takagi. Her eyes looked rather troubled by this outcome. She saw the stares in her direction.
"Yes. I think they will. I would like to see my father, before we leave though. If that's alright."
"Of course it is," I nodded.
My eyes widened when the door to the meeting room opened. I tensed, baring my teeth, fists clenched. I stood quickly. Yuriko? Again?! She still wasn't fucking done?! What was she going to do? This was her making her move right. Expect, she was acting odd. She was clasping her arm. Her eyes were drained, almost lifeless. She raised them to mine. "I would like to join you, when you leave."
Saya gasped, "Mother! You can't just-"
"Please," Yuriko bowed her head. "I'm begging you."
We are all hushed, especially myself. Only Saya and I knew just what this woman was like. I didn't know what to make of this development. I didn't like seeing her act like that, it was oddly unsettling. I knew without even asking that it was because of her husband. Because of her guilt over Saya, and possibly her guilt over what she did to me. "Please, I will do anything…"
"Mrs. Takagi," Rei asked, confused, "Don't you want to stay here with your husband and employees? At your mansion?"
Yuriko smiled weakly. "No. I don't. Speaking of which…he's almost here. So I'd like you to make your decision now."
I glanced at Saya. "It's your decision," she murmured. Two new members in one day? It was starting to feel a bit…crowded. Not to mention, Misuzu would be joining us too. I rubbed my temples. I could tell from Saya's tone that she did care about this decision. This was still her mother, despite how fucking terrible she was. I swallowed.
I wasn't going to lie, having this much power over Yuriko was actually…hot.
I made my decision. "If that's your definition of begging, then I'm not impressed."
Rei looked at me shocked. "Saeko! What-"
"Quiet Rei, please," I pleaded with her. Yuriko stared at me dead in the eyes. I could see the anger in those dark pink depths. Rika was staring at me, impressed. "Mrs. Takagi, if you want to join us, then you better get on your knees and beg properly." I didn't expect her to actually do it. Whether she stayed or not depended on if she did.
She did. She did so much more than that. She got to her knees. She stared up at me. At Saya. "Please let me come with you…please don't leave me." Her eyes met mine now. I grimaced. Even now, that sick obsession, that love still lay in the back of those eyes. This bitch was nothing but trouble! So why did I actually want to let her stay? "Please, please-"
"Anyone have an issue with her staying?" I sighed. No one disagreed with the idea. I sighed again, heavier. "Then…welcome to the group, Yuriko." I was sure that I was going to regret this. Saya gave me a warm, appreciative smile. That made it somewhat worth it. Damn it all.
Takashi chuckled, "Our group just got much bigger."
"I guess it did," I murmured in exhaustion.
My exhaustion quickly left me when I heard an impossibly loud noise. Was that, the sound of trucks? Cars? What was it? Yuriko's eyes snapped up at the sound. She glanced at me, "That…would be my husband." It was time for me to meet the man. How the fuck was he going to respond to me taking not just his wife, but also his daughter? This might be trouble. To say I was scared, was an understatement. But it went unsaid. I had the support of the others. I wasn't going into this decision alone.