Krazy Kats in KuoKuana (Part 2)

'This is it. I'm going to die today.'

'I wonder how he'll do it...'

'It's gonna be slow and painful, isn't it?'

These were just some of the thoughts that were running through my head as I quietly ate what I believed to be my last meal at the Belladonna Manor while watching my father-in-law reconnect with his long lost daughter.

There were smiles, there were tears, there were hugs, and there was laughter when the mountain of a man reunited with his daughter, my wife, Blake.

That came to an abrupt end when she introduced me as her husband.

A pregnant silence fell over everyone as I thought he was going to kill me on the spot, before he invited us inside for lunch.

Wanting to be on his good side so he might take it easy on killing me, I didn't dare refuse.

It was a surf-and-turf of steak and grilled shrimp with fried rice and pinto bean paste on the side.

And it was damn good.

After lunch, Yang decided she wanted to see Blake's old bedroom to collect more teasing/blackmail material and Kali was all too happy to oblige.

Blake immediately chased after them for damage control.

Leaving me alone.

With her father.

At least we had a nice view of the sea out the window.

Oh boy...

"Sir I-" I was cut off by the older man.

"Let me guess... You got black-out drunk and don't remember what happened and then woke up married to Blake so you only know what she has told you so far. Right?" Ghira calmly summarized.

I was completely taken by surprise.

"Wha-huh? How-?"

My brain seemed to have short-circuited itself as I tried to figure out what was going on. Shouldn't he be trying to murder me?

"I'll take that as a yes," Ghira affirmed as I nodded dumbly.

"H-how did you-?" I tried to ask as my brain rebooted.

"Because that's what happened to me!" Ghira cried out before pulling me into a tight hug. "Finally! Someone who understands!"

What?

(Time Skip brought to you by Chibi Bleiss looking for her missing swimsuit.)

"So let me get this straight... Belladonna women have a history to picking out the men they like and trick them into marriage with zero chance for div-!" I was cut off by my (surprisingly chill) father-in-law placing a hand over my mouth mid-sentence.

"Shhh!!!" He hissed with a fearful look in his eyes. "Don't say that word!"

Ghira nervously looked around the room to make sure the coast was clear before taking his hand off my mouth.

"Okayyy... Why not?" I asked, genuinely confused.

Ghira simply gave me a pointed look followed by a short answer.

"You don't want to know..." He shuddered.

Sufficiently creeped out and now worried about the consequences if somebody as imposing as Ghira was left shaking at the thought, I dropped the subject.

"Sooo... You wanna hear about the rest of Blake's team?" I offered.

"Sure," he answered, glad for the change in topic.

"Okay, well, you've already met Yang, Blake's partner... The other two are Ruby Rose, Yang's little sister and team leader, and the last one is... Bleiss Schnee. Ruby's... Partner..." I start.

"Wait, as in SDC Schnee?" Ghira asked.

"Yeahhhh..." I nodded.

"I've heard she's quite the character."

"That's... One way to put it..."

"Sounds like there's something to this. Does it have anything to do with Blake?"

"Sort of?" I shrugged before continuing. "Let's just say Bleiss was, or still is, holding a big torch for me for some reason."

"Oh," Ghira eloquently said before asking, "how big?"

"She tried 'serenading' me with 'I Touch Myself' in front of the entire Academy," I answer flatly.

"Seriously?"

"Yep," I said, popping to 'P'. "I think Nora or Yang recorded and uploaded it onto WhoTube."

"Nora?"

"One of my teammates," I answered.

"Tell me about them," Ghira requested.

"Well, there's Nora, she's the wild and energetic one on my team. Then there's her partner, Ren. He's our ninja and my brother-from-another-mother. Finally, there's my partner, Pyrrha. And yes, before you ask, that Pyrrha. She's really, really nice to everyone. Except maybe Bleiss..." I added; seeing the questions forming on Ghira's face.

"Those two have a rivalry or something?" The man asked.

I winced. "Sort of. At first, I thought Bleiss was just messing with me when she started 'wooing' me and Pyrrha was just being a good friend. Turns out both of them were after the same thing..."

"And then my daughter swooped in..." Ghira grimaced before muttering, "Oh Blake, what have you gotten yourself into?"

He then looked to me with sympathy in his eyes.

"Three strong-willed Huntresses... I don't envy you, son, but I will pray for you."

"Thanks, that means a lot. I just wish it was just the three of them..." I thanked him for his consideration.

"There's more!?"

"Unfortunately..."

AND SCENE!!!

So, looks like Ghira's one cool cat...

With that being said, despite the shortness of this chapter, I enjoyed writing it and am happy with how it turned out.

Now, however, I'm thinking I'll do two or three more chapters before calling this story done.

Ciao!