Date A Live: Son of Westcott (Original Concept - Archived version)

by Bakuganman

Michael is a young man whom moved to Japan to live with his parents, despite the fact a phenomenon called "Spacial Quakes" are quite frequent there. Join him as his life turns upside down and into a Dating Sim, as he makes beings known as "Spirits" fall in love with him.

14. Chapter 14

Here we are, gentlemen and gentlemen… Jk. I know a number of you are girls. Its not that female weebs don't exist, they just don't want to date you… notice how I said, you.

This time its time for Origami's Lemon chapter, which is over 20 thousand words. But I do have one question, and this is very important so maybe can I get more than 4 responses to this?:

When the main story is finally posted, how should I go about it? Do I post it here after all this and/or rewrite over what I got? OR do I make a new fic page and risk losing the follows I got here? From prior experience, I know not everyone is gonna follow a new story., but I'd like to know what you'd all think.

And one last thing, Mayuri makes another small appearance here with a new outfit. Can anyone can guess correctly what outfit she's wearing? If so, we'll cover a chapter of her next (maybe a lemon if anyone wants that *nudge, nudge*). If not or less than 4 people mention it, then its Natsumi's turn to be covered. More specifically her debut as thats the chapter I planning on showcasing her in.

From Guest:

Will you start this story from the beginning of the tv show.

Bakuganman: No. It'll be earlier. If you remember the first 3 Kurumi chapters, Mike begins his adventure the moment he gets off the plane, and a Space Quake goes off. Then of course there was chapter 9 with the draft of Kotori's debut of how his life in Japan played out since being her roomate.

From Twilightiger1602:

No Sale, indeed.

For Origami, it's definitely Options 1 and 3 (Couldn't do Option 2 even if I wanted to). I said it once and I'll say it again, but the minor tweeks you did for her gave her so much more depth, it ain't even funny. That and despite my own reservations I can't deny Origami's popularity in canon, though that speaks more about her fans than Origami herself... You do you fella's, but I'd rather not deal with a revenge-obsessed stalker.

But I digress. As for context behind that thumb-drive, I personally advise against giving away too much info. Wouldn't want to spoil everything before your grand debut now would we? Although given what little we do know and see, I get the feeling it will play a pivotal role in Michael bringing back Mayuri, but that's just guess-work.

For the rest of the chapter, not much to say except... *Cracks a shit-eating grin* It's just freaking funny! Between Kurumi relentlessly teasing and trolling Mikey while they're snooping through Miku's room, to his horrified reaction to giving Miku the idea of a summer concert (A good idea to segway into Mayuri's route), to him just straight up No-Selling, or as you said, No-Sailed her, Origami and Nia's attempt at some 4P action, it was nothing short of a barrel of laughs. Seriously, the only thing that could've made this funnier is if these scenes were voiced and Michael was voice by Jun Fukushima aka Satou Kazuma... OH GOD, WHY DID I SUGGESTED THAT LMAO!

Bakuganman: The only stalker I actually liked was Mizore from RV, so I understand that. Then again, crazy ones always got the best p*. You may like this chapter if you loved her depth in this story. Not giving anything else away about that drive, at least not for now. Glad you (and XxExtremeSamX and 54godmora) liked it and the funny bits. Also had it planed even during the first concepts once Miku was saved, that conversation would happen and it would lead to her getting the Summer Girl Idea.

And Satou… I don't know whether I should laugh or cry…

From XxExtremeSamX:

Here I am. Back again with another review.

I'm loving Mike's interactions with Kurumi. The bit of him comparing the CDs was a nice touch, to he expected of him being her Miku's fan.

Also nice to see him guess the three girls under his bed. Gave a nice glimpse into his daily life.

Bakuganman: It was a planned interaction between them, and them finding those CD's as well. Like I said in the beginning of this fic, Michael has a little more closer reasons for ending up with the girls than Shido did. Poor guy deals with so much bull from them though…

From Lildeevil:

MICHAEL, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? YOU'VE DOOMED US ALL!

Also after Michael threw out Origami, Nia, and Miku, doesn't he get attacked by you know who?

Bakuganman: To be honest, not sure if he will end up attacked after that. Have only a few things planned in advance for S4. This also ties into another plot point, not sure if we'll cover it or not, or save it for main.

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Date A Live! Practice Chapter 14:

Origami was looking out over the one of the many balconies of the Spirit Mansion at Tengu City in silence, the wind blowing gently and making her short hair flow gently in one direction for a few seconds before the wind slowed down. She was thinking about her last conversation with Tohka, to stop blaming herself for the destruction she caused. This included her recent transformation into a Spirit, where Phantom manipulated her still very strong feelings for Michael to get her to touch that crystal. She wondered if that had anything to do with the same crystal Miku mentioned she touched.

Thankfully for her despite the rampage shortly after becoming a Spirit, Michael, like for the other girls, came to her rescue to seal her power… and was it just her, or was there more in that kiss than just 'it's part of the job'? It might have been wishful thinking at the time, but as it occurred, Origami couldn't help but feel something else in that kiss.

Love… and not just from her end.

-1st FLASHBACK-

"Origami! How the hell did you end up a Spirit?… How long have you been a Spirit?l" Tohka asked, still trying to process this new information that her first rival in battle and love was a Spirit now, or had been the whole time. It was so bizarre as Tohka never sensed any Spirit Power from the Wizard during the entire time they knew each other, but was now radiating it in waves. And at a similar level to her own.

Origami gasped in surprise looked at her hands. "Spirit?" She repeated… for real? She was a Spirit now? This power and this dress was the power of a Spirit?… so then that strange crystal…

"… this changes nothing." She said in a calm voice, regaining her composure. "In fact, that just makes this easier!" She declared, making Tohka mentally take a step back and also tighten the grip on Sandalphon. "I'll use this power to kill all Spirits, only now with no Activation Limit. And then when I eradicate them all, then I'll move on to one who killed my parents until I'm the ONLY one left!"

Origami began to flare a light-based aura… then several pillars came into existence that surrounded Origami. Tohka could feel a surge of power from the new Spirit as these pillars flashed into reality… her Angel? "And when that's done… I'll use this power… to protect Michael, from ANYONE who gets in our way! I'LL DO IT FOR HIM!" Origami said with gusto and a huge amount of determination… but there was some emotion in there too, her eyes burning with it. "Metatron - Shemesh!"

-2nd FLASHBACK-

POW!

Though after Origami turned back to face the Princess she dodged, said Princess had quickly shot forward and punched her right in the face and was hurled pretty far. It hurt, but Origami did recover in midair. She also noted pain from a Spirit wasn't nearly as bad against her anymore, probably because she was one now.

Tohka landed on the ground, but even though Origami was an enemy, she still tried one last time to reason with her. Even if they did bicker allot like Kotori and Michael did, she didn't want to take any drastic actions unless their was no other choice. "Origami? Is there no way to end this peacefully? Make things right between us?" She asked.

This only made Origami further agitated. "Make right?! Everything was perfectly fine until you showed up!" She snapped, having a black and white flashback image of the day Tohka first appeared when Michael first met her, then a second one to when she saw them speaking in the nearly-destroyed school building the very next day. "Not just you; but Kotori, Kurumi, Miku and everyone else! Each and every one of you putting his life in constant danger!" She added, speaking more from her overpowering emotions rather than common sense even if there was some truth to it.

Like before, this also caused black-and-white images:

•Kotori setting off her Camel's cannon when fighting Kurumi.

•Kurumi pinning Origami down in that stairwell and teasing her sadistically.

•Miku using her voice to blast Michael almost off the stage they were on when they met again after Miku quit her career the first time around.

•Kaguya and Yuzuru duking it out for the 100th time and making a massive storm that could've torn apart the island (and countless lives) if Michael and Tohka didn't stop it.

•Yoshino's power making Michael almost freeze to death when he tried to reach her.

•Natsumi impersonating him and made the next couple of days a living hell for all of them during her guessing game.

•Mayuri's Angel going out of control the moment it was released from its invisible ball.

•Finally, Inverse Tohka sending a enormous wave of Spirit Energy at Michael that wiped out everything in its path, not to mention could have easily killed him.

"But not anymore… this is my new mission, and my resolve cannot be changed… I'll use this power to protect him from all of you! From ALL Spirits!" Origami went on. "And when every single one is finally gone, we can go back to the way things were! Just Michael, and Me! No one else! The way it should have been!"

Tohka took all of that in… so that's what Origami really thought, huh? Of her and the others, even after all they've been through together? Well, she was his Ex, so fair enough; and she obviously still had some form of attachment to Michael… but if she thinks she's gonna let her hurt her or the others without a fight… "You leave me no choice…"

STOMP!

With a single stomp, Tohka summoned her throne; which then broke into pieces and fused with her Angel, forming its ultimate form. She then leaped into the air and flew before Origami, her Halvanhelev at the ready. "To protect everyone in this city… and Michael from you… I'll have to put you down!"

Origami immediately felt insulted, her eyes widening with shock… "Protect Michael… from MEEEE?!" Now switching to becoming enraged, she summoned even more Metatron pillars, where they all fused to make a cannon-shape in front of herself. Protect Michael?… From HER?! How dare she?! Who did this bitch think she was?!

"I'VE HEARD ENOUGH OF YOUR BULLSHIIIIIIIIIIT!" Origami shouted at Tohka at the top of her lungs, both offended and agitated by her comment. During her scream, she then charged energy into her new attack; aiming it right at the Princess, who dare insulted her for the last time!

"SANDALPHON! HALVANHELEV!"

"METATRON! ARTELIF!

Both of their attacks glow, indicating they were about to launch them at each other, the power of these moves only further amplified due to the emotions running through each of them… at maximum power.

-3rd FLASHBACK-

"I was scared, okay! Not of you, but of myself!" Michael admitted to his Ex. "That's why I broke us up, Origami! THAT'S why ended it!" It was unknown if it was triggered by his response or not, but more lasers from Origami's Satan were fired at him, which he evaded.

Nevertheless, he continued. "My plan was, after I found out the truth, I'd leave Japan, and never look back! So I figured if I stuck around, it would have hurt you once I left! I thought I was doing the right thing, breaking off on friendly terms, but I just ended up making things worse!"

The laser blasts only continued to increase in frequency and speed.

PEW!

One of them grazed his arm, it felt like his body was on fire, and not the kind when his healing flames get activated. The pain was indescribable, making him grunt out loud at a decent volume. It hurt like the fires of hell even after Camel's flames began healing him… but he remained silent, as much as his lips wanted to screech out in pain… he caused this, so he had to endure it as punishment/karma.

After grunting off the pain, Michael went on. "… But then, I met Tohka… Yoshino… Miku and Kotori… the Twins and Kurumi, along with everyone else! But mostly… I met you!"

It was small… very small… but Origami's eyes responded to that by slightly widening. The only way someone could tell is if they were directly in front of her face. Her attacks did not slow down however.

"It was a mistake… maybe we could have worked it out. Maybe you were strong enough to protect me… maybe then this never would have happened. And I'll now have to go on living knowing I've done this to you…" Michael's emotions were spilling out at this point in the form of tears, unable to hold them back.

"But I couldn't deny, that even after I ended it; I never stopped loving you Oreo! YOU HEAR ME, I NEVER STOPPED!" Michael's eyes then shut, but he still had tears in them. This made the eyes of Inverse Origami widen a bit more. "Please, Oreo… I'm sorry… I never should have left you. It was wrong… I seriously fucked up. So for the love of God, if your still in there…" He apologized, then shouted at the top of his lungs with the emotions for Origami fueling it: "WAKE THE HELL UUUUUUUUUUUUUUP!"

Though still Inversed, Origami appeared to have snapped out of it once she heard her nickname that she hasn't heard come out of his mouth in a VERY long time. Her eyes widened fully, and then her vision returned to her, seeing Michael in front of her, bleeding and his/Kotori's healing flames going off like crazy to heal the damage he sustained.

"Michael!" She called out to him once she came back to her senses. She then hugged him, realizing what was going on, and just like at the amusement park… she was crying… crying in his chest again. Not balling her eyes out this time, but showing remorse all the same. Because of this, the laser attacks from her Demon King ceased and returned to her backside. Michael was also returning the hug gently with his arms wrapped around her for emotional support despite the agony he was still very much in, for what she had just done hit her like a ton of bricks.

She hurt him… nearly killed him, just like the others… she was no different…

"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…" Origami apologized, trying to calm herself down. "Its not your fault. We agreed… agreed to end it for our safety. But I never stopped loving you either, so I… I did this… for you… to have the power to finally protect you… like everyone else…" She said between sobs. "But now, I've ended up hurting you all over again… I'm such a monster…"

Michael hugged her a bit tighter. "No, your not…" he said softly. "You were tricked too… just like Miku, and just like Tori… but if I never would have broke it off, you never would have been pushed this far…" He ended up trying to pin the blame on himself.

Origami gasped before slightly parting from the hug to look up at him. "No! That's not true!" She argued. "We both decided it would be best! I was the one who sought power because Tohka was right… I was selfish, doing it all for myself…" She then put her head back in his chest again. "And I think deep down… I was jealous…" She admitted, more tears coming out. "I just… I wanted to go back… back to the way we were…"

Michael didn't respond right away, both his and her emotions bouncing off the walls. "… Ori?" Michael said, getting her to look back up. "… then if its not my fault, its not yours either… agreed?"

Origami also took a moment to reply, but did give a small nod. "Yeah… agreed."

Michael continued to look into her eyes. Even in her Inversion and her codename Devil, and despite all the tears soiling her face, she still looked very pretty… just like an angel, and he couldn't help but flashback to not only the day they first met… but the first official kiss they shared back at the AST building. He then pushed part of her Inversion's veil out of the way, including her hair. Origami didn't know why as this took her by surprise, but her heart was beating a little faster.

But that look in Michael's eyes…

Michael: I won't make that mistake again…

Hearing that, Origami gasped shakily and felt more tears slowly flow from her widening eyes… but with a different emotion. "M-… Michael…" They're faces drew closer as she said his name. You know how either Mike or the target Spirit ends up kissing him?

Not this time. Both Michael and Origami made lip contact at the exact same time before Fraxinus could give the all clear, assuming it could after the damage it received. Somehow… they both already knew…

FLASH!

In a bright flash of light, Origami's Inversion shattered away and her normal Spirit form was restored the very second they began the kiss. They continued to kiss however, and as a result of that, her energy, just like all the other girls, was absorbed into Michael's body. As her power slowly faded, Pathing itself into Michael, Origami's eyes were shut and tears were streaming down her cheeks… but all for a much different reason. She was even moaning a few times into the kiss before they both parted.

When they did finally part, she didn't care she was nude in front of him now… her eyes were bright full of happiness that she never thought she'd feel again, smiling with an open mouth while both were catching their breath after the lip-lock was over.

Michael was once again her's… and neither was gonna give the other one up again…

-END FLASHBACK-

To hear Michael never stopped loving her gave her so much joy. It was no wonder the other girls liked him… yeah, he's rough around edges, and yes he does and says stupid things sometimes… but he was honest, which is one of the reasons she fell for him before all of this. He told you how it was, how he felt it was, and right to your face. Made him come across as an asshole, but on the chance he does get something wrong, he works overtime to fix it.

The same thing happened with Yoshino, where yeah she lost her puppet and all, but it was Michael's fault that happened as he didn't understand how important it was to the bluenette. Even recently with herself was another example, although they both agreed it was neither of their faults it happened. One would require hindsight in order to predict the way things ended up playing out.

He may have ended their previous relationship… but it also made this newer one stronger. Her feelings towards him now could not compare to the older ones.

Also… Origami couldn't help but notice that her Ex-now-once-again boyfriend had been acting stranger lately, a little more than usual. Ratatoksr wouldn't stop bugging him one day, and it was during school hours. Then Tohka had that uncharacteristic "stomachache" according to Michael, which was strangely after Origami had the 'love making' talk with her… but that wasn't all. Kurumi had also been a little more… forward than she usually is; and even Miku, who had no issues with a harem idea due to being "not narrow-minded", seemed to want Michael alone with her more.

Now Origami could understand that, being in love with Michael herself. Love is a very powerful emotion and it makes people do crazy things. Even Spirits. It just… something else felt off. She couldn't explain it, but it was an instinct that had been poking at her brain for a while. And the last couple of Dates he went on, Michael would not return home with the chosen girl until late at night.

This was more apparent when he took Kurumi out. Origami just happened to be returning to her room when she heard footsteps coming down the hall, so she hid behind a corner in case it was an intruder and then she'd sneak attack them.

It was shown to be Michael heading to the guest bathroom with clothes in his arms, which that was the agreement at the time as he was sharing a bed with Kurumi due to the Nightmare's nightmares'… THEN it happened again much later with Miku, him sneaking out of her room early in the morning. And he took her out on a Date when she requested one that same day.

He also seemed very stressed as well, with it increasing every passing day. What exactly was going on? Origami wasn't stupid, but something was bothering him. As for what that was, she needed more information, but how would she get it?…

DING!

A lightbulb popped and lit over her head. Wait… this is just like a reconnaissance mission! She's been on a few of those during her AST days. How do you gather information? By talking to people! And what's the best way to do that without arising suspicion?…

A Date! Yeah! That's what she'll do! She'll ask him out, he'll most likely say yes as their shouldn't be a reason to say no, that'll get him to open up and relax a little, and she'll talk to him and gather intel! It's perfect!

She then headed back inside the house, wanting to go through with her plan before any of the others beat her too it… and if he says no, there's always the drugged cloth option…

CRASH!

The Angel/Devils body flinched at the sudden crashing sound from inside… oh no, what just happened? Not wasting any time, Origami hurried back in.

XXX

Earlier…

Michael was just coming into the living area himself from the front door after going shopping with Tohka, who wanted/begged/gave puppy-dog eyes to go with him. They were both carrying bags of food, though as you'd expect, Tohka was chomping away at a snack bag. Yoshino and Natsumi were sitting together at the TV, watching a show, and thankfully not another SOAP as Mike blocked those channels a while ago (though he never gave a reason). Finally, Kaguya and Yuzuru were playing chess… the one game they hadn't played as a contest during the 99 Duels they had.

Yuzuru took her turn, which was using her Black Knight to trample over Kaguya's White Bishop. "Hey, wait a second!" Kaguya said once Yuzuru went to take her prize. "Knight's can only go in the shape of an 'L'!"

As usual, Yuzuru kept a straight face. "Reply. That was an 'L' shape." She said.

"As if!" Kaguya claimed, then put her Twins piece back to try and explain what she did wrong. "Your supposed to move 2 spaces, then make a turn at least once to the left or right." She began, showing what she meant on the board. "You moved to A5, when you were at C6! You cheated!"

Yuzuru frowned, failing to understand. "Negative. From C6 to A5 is a straight line, then a turn."

The camera then changed to show Mike, who heard the commotion while emptying a bag and looked in the Twins direction. "No! It's NOT! Knight's go in a straight line, not across the board!" Came Kaguya's voice, which got him to sigh.

"Tohka, empty the bags…" He said flatly before walking towards Berserk 1 and Berserk 2, to which Tohka watched him go. Kaguya was continuing to say something else by the time he approached them, indirectly cutting her off. "Alright, alright, what's the deal now?" He asked.

"Yuzuru cheated!" Kaguya said, pointing to her other half. "I looked over her going diagonally with a Rook, but this is going too far!"

Yuzuru kept her composure, but did look annoyed being labeled as a cheat. "Counter. You ran into my Black Pawn with your White Pawn."

"Well, duh! Everyone knows Pawns only go in one direction!" Kaguya argued. Michael rubbed his right temple with two fingers as they continued to argue.

"Rebuttal. Queens can't run through multiple pieces in one."

"Oh really? Then how'd your King destroy my Knight?"

"Remark. You were baited by my Bishop."

"That's not the point! Why d…!"

"OKAY! Okay…" Michael grabbed both their shoulders (one of each) while leaning down to get their attention. He then stood back up a second later. "As the official arbitrator of your matches, I know the perfect way to settle this." He said. He then looked over the board for 6 seconds before reaching both of their Queens, one in each hand… and dragging them to each of the others Kings on the opposite side of the board before knocking both Kings over. Both girls just stared at the board in confusion.

DIONK!

"AHHH!"

Michael then tapped both girls on their noses with their respective Queens before either could react, both grabbing their noses from the quick attack which they both did in unison funnily enough. "Now THAT'S 100 ties…" He said before dropping the Queens on the board and walking off back to the kitchen.

Now that's not the first time Mike had gone that far with the Twins, dropping them into the spa bath after picking them both up by their hair when they first met being one example, but this seemed a little too much. At least back then he had an excuse as they pulled a fast one on him, but this time they were only playing a game. They do this crap all the time and it never seem to bother him THAT much before.

"Hey, Michael? Is everything okay?" Tohka asked, her voice full of concern.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Why?" Michael quickly responded.

"Oh… well, its just…" Tohka began. "You seemed a little stressed after sealing Natsumi." She said. This was an accurate observation, as Mikey has been acting funny lately, then more so after sealing Origami where it got a tad bit worse. Not only that, he was more prone to anger outbursts than usual ever since. He had a long trigger when it came to having an emotional outburst, but lately it seemed to have been shortened or just nonexistent.

Michael thought about this… she was right, though not 100%. Just 10% off. It actually began when they all had that run-in with Phantom a while back, and then sealing Kurumi shortly after the glitchy Spirit decided to leave. Where, they don't know. Unlike other Spirits, she seems to just come and go (which ironically Kurumi did herself constantly for some reason), and was undetectable unless she wanted to be.

Not only that, his body felt warm when sealing Kurumi, which he just chalked up to hormones at the time. But then; he had begun been feeling hot after sealing Natsumi… really hot. Though it would go away after a while, but then return at seemingly random times. And this all happened before learning Ratatoskr's theory about the girls being close to human.

And that name he kept hearing echo in his head… Mio… whoever that was.

It was probably all just stress… these girls and the situations they lead him into took allot out of him. He never got this shit in America. "I'm fine, Princess. Really." Michael assured her nothing was wrong, he then looked away to set up prep for the next meal. "Its been… one of those weeks, ya know?"

"Oh… I see…" Tohka said. "I thought it was…" she trailed off, stopping herself.

"It was what?" Mike looked at her… only to she her face was flushing. Why? He couldn't think of a reason off the top of his head.

"… You know… us…" Tohka whispered, vaguely.

Michael blinked. Now he was really confused. What was wrong with Tohka all of a sudden? "What about us?" He asked, trying to understand what the glutton Spirit was trying to say. All Tohka did was flush redder, and glance away with a small moaning sound.

It only took him 4 more seconds… by 'us' she meant the time he… sealed her in a different way.

"… no. Nooooo!" Michael immediately went to her side, keeping his voice low himself, not that any of the other Spirits were paying attention. To think Tohka of all Spirits would bring this up. "Tohka, that's not it at all!" He said. "… I mean, kinda. If anything, I had no idea what I was doing, it happened pretty fast… n-not that it was bad or anything, it…"

The last part made Tohka's eyes and mouth widen a little bit… bad?!

Michael mentally kicked his balls… Fuck. He screwed his words up. 'The fuck am I saying? I'm acting like a Wattapad OC!' He yelled at himself, then sighed before trying again. "Look, Tohka…" He gently held her arm with a hand, she could feel the warmth of it upon contact. "It was… incredible…" he said, avoiding using amazing as he'd heard of that word overused in lemon FanFictions'.

What…? He's a guy.

Hearing that made Tohka relax a little as Mike continued. "I can't stop thinking about it… I keep seeing it in my head." He said, Tohka's eyes keeping locked on his as he admitted it. "It was a first for me, okay? I've never… done that… not even with Origami…" Hearing that, Tohka remembered Origami said something similar… she didn't know why, but something about being his 'first' made her heart skip a beat. But it felt good. "Our night was something special… something we shared together… its just kinda scary I guess, but its something I'll never forget."

Now if she was the old Tohka who still believed every human was out to get her, she'd probably question what was so scary about it, but she got the idea. It was a 'first' for her too, and she too was scared at the sudden emotions and instincts she was feeling when it almost happened in the living room when Michael got home that day… he was scared too… this smack-talking, brave boy who would put his life on the line was also scared at first. It gave her comfort knowing she was not the only one.

And hearing those words and how he described them, she wanted to kiss him right now. They were close enough, so she could steal one if she desired, but that would probably cause more problems with the other girls in the facility. That's the last thing she needed right now.

She placed a hand on the hand he was holding her arm with. "… me either." She said, softly. It was a night she couldn't forget even if she tried, and it gave her joy knowing Michael felt the same way. They just continued to stare at each other for a bit longer. "Okay! Let's get dinner ready! I'm starving!" She added, pulling away from Michael and resolved to help him get dinner ready. She went back to emptying the bags like before.

Michael just watched her, smiling… then slowly frowned. Saying all that to Tohka, while it was all true, made him now feel guilty; as he's been sharing other specials with some of the other girls, and he has not told any of them. Tohka was extremely protective so she might not take it so well, Miku could obviously care less, and while Kurumi teased allot… she didn't seem turned off by the idea, which was made more apparent by her comments during their night.

His and Tohka's alone time wasn't playing in his head over and over again not only because it was good… it was out of guilt.

He walked behind Tohka, and gently put an arm on her right shoulder. This didn't startle her but it made her turn her neck to look at him. "Tohka?" He asked, and she was going to ask what was up… but his eyes showed he was thinking of something important so she just let him talk by giving him an affirmative 'hmm?' sound. "Don't freak out, but…" he paused to gather his thoughts. "There's something I have to tell y…"

"EEEEEEEEEEK!" Miku's scream rang throughout the room. When Michael and Tohka looked in the direction of her squeal, they saw Mayuri standing with a frown and a highly embarrassed look on her face. Miku also slid in anime-style and gestured towards the recently revived Spirit. "I'm a genius! This is perfect! Doesn't she look adorable?!" Miku said with happiness, so it wasn't a scared screech.

Again, Mayuri was far from happy. As for what was so perfect about her, she was wearing different clothes from her human form. Instead of the sailor moon aesthetic she had previously, these clothes were instead a maid and/or french-type outfit, just in green and white as a opposed to the standard black and white. She still had the ribbon in her hair, which honestly went well with the outfit, and the outfit itself had a red tie.

Its not that she looked bad by any stretch of the imagination, in fact quite the opposite. She looked really cute, her embarrassed face indirectly adding to it, but it was just blatantly obvious she didn't want any part of it and was most likely forced into it by the Diva herself.

"Was this really necessary?" The poor Judgement Spirit asked while looking at Miku using only her eyes, the embarrassment she was feeling being too much to move her head or neck.

Miku then slid over to Michael in the same fashion as before, ignoring the fact he was with Tohka. "What do you think, Darling?" She asked, putting an arm around his neck to pull him closer, and using her free hand to gesture towards Mayuri. "Doesn't she look amazing?"

Michael did look at the Spirit in question, which only made her cheeks flush and look down in embarrassment while at the same time rubbing her hands together as they were folded in front of her, also making her shoulders move and down… why did these girls have to act cute?

When Mike didn't answer, Mayuri began to think he must have disliked it. "Well; yeah… very…" He ended up saying, which did calm Mayuri down, but she still looked mortally embarrassed.

"Good," Miku said… "Because I got us matching outfits!" Out of nowhere, she pulled out 2 more of the same uniforms on hangers with a cutesy background behind her, one outfit in each hand, and presented them to the entire room while holding them up. Both of them also having price tags on them, meaning they were bought very recently.

"No! Nooo!" Michael said, getting the gist of what Miku was doing. "One hour with her! One!" He said, bringing up the agreement they came to back when The Great Big Ball in the Sky happened… course Miku dragged it out, keeping him in public to prevent Michelle from leaving, but skill…

"Awwwwwwww!" Miku whined. "Why are you so mean, Darling?! Keeping a girl that cute locked up behind bars!" She then gave a very similar look to when she eventually guilt-tripped him during the previously mentioned event. "I just really want to try something with you…"

"Nope. Not gonna work." Michael said, resolving himself not to fall for it this time, also getting out of her grasp by gently lifting her arm off of himself and backing away, then going back to focusing on making dinner.

Miku was gonna complain as shown by her mouthing opening, but then stopped and smiled almost evilly. There was one more card she could play. "Please, Darling…" she said in a sweet honey-filled tone.

SMOOSH!

Michael then felt a material softer than the pillows by My Pillow right on his back. Tohka just finished emptying one bag when this happened and immediately reacted when this happened by staring in shock at Miku boldness.

"For me… my number one?" She said softly into his ear while snaking both her arms up his chest from to pull herself closer. "I promise… I'll make it worth it…" she said in an even softer tone, then used one of her hands to trace a finger down his chest. She stopped below his belly button, but if she went any lower…

"MIKU! GET OFF HIM!" Tohka ordered, as all this was done right in front of her so she snapped out of it. After tossing the empty bag she was holding, it floating off somewhere, she yanked him out of the Idols grasp, or at least attempted too. She did get Miku's giant mountains [literally] off his back, but the Diva still had a grasp on his arm.

"Hey! I was here first! Wait your turn!" Miku said, giving an out-of-character response while pulling him back towards herself. Normally she'd be all for sharing Michael or the others, so what's with the sudden claim on him? That confused Tohka for a second, but she refocused on trying to get Michael away from the aggressive celebrity a second later.

They both yanked him back and forth during the following discussion:

Tohka: It IS my turn, Michael and me are making dinner together!

Miku: You making dinner?

Tohka: YES, ME!

Miku: Oh, please! That's ridiculous!

Tohka: As ridiculous as "Singing in the Shower"?

Miku: You take that back!

As they continued to tug him around, Mike could swear that he felt his brain knock around in his cranium like an egg rolling around in a bowl. This also eventually caught the attention of everyone else in the room.

"Ara… looks like Macho Mikey's in a bit of a bind." Said Kurumi, who was sitting at the kitchen table nearby. She was also pouring herself a cup of hot tea.

"Think we should help him?" The camera panned to the right of Kurumi to show a 2nd Kurumi was sitting next to her, also with a cup of tea herself.

"Maybe we should…" said a 3rd Kurumi, also at the table with a teacup.

"Can I first get one more cup of tea, Me?" Asked another Kurumi at the edge of the table while holding out her empty cup, but by this point it was revealed every available seat was filled by a Kurumi.

"Coming right up Me!" Kurumi said to the other Kurumi, getting up out of her seat to walk over to delivery the drink. Miku and Tohka just kept tugging Michael back and forth, to the point he was getting dizzy.

"Um, guys? I think you should let him go." Mayuri said, no longer caring about her initial embarrassment anymore. She walked over to try and break it up, an action that was repeated by the Yamais'.

"Exactly! Michael is still mine and Yuzuru's property!" Said Kaguya.

"Confirmation. Damaging Michael is subject to a very expensive fine." Yuzuru said, both her and her sister working with Mayuri to try and pry Tohka and Miku off the MC of the house. This eventually got everyone in the house aside from Kurumi to turn the situation into a massive ball of bodies.

"Hey, big bro? Renie told me she and Fraxinus called you in from school once, and…" Kotori began walking into the room, only to have an anime-style shocked look on her face… ya know, the white eyes with no pupils and mouth hanging open a bit? Thats the most accurate description of the Commanders face, but it only lasted a few seconds before she shook it off. "What the hell is going on?! Why are you all…?" She asked while stomping over.

SLIP!

Kotori stepped on the bag Tohka discarded earlier, heading straight for the crowd of bodies! "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

BUMP!

It was too much weight, so the ball of teenagers began to fall backwards. The Kurumis' saw this, and immediately disappeared into pools of shadows on the floor.

CRASH!

Causing the crash to happen that Origami heard from the balcony. By the time she got in, everyone was in the living area, which wasn't too big of a surprise as that's were most of them spend their time together, though with one big problem: she saw Michael now standing up, pinching his nose, in an aggravated mood but remained as calm as he probably could.

Before she could ask why… the scene pretty much explained it:

The kitchen table was completely and utterly destroyed. In pieces was one accurate description. They'll have to buy a new one, which wasn't an issue thanks to Ratatoskr, but it was still a piece of Michael's/Kotori's property as it was their house to begin with.

The other girls looked concerned, some looked away guilty, others just stared at Mike seeing his reaction. "… What happened?" Origami asked, which probably was not a good idea because of Michael's mood, but she needed context.

Michael didn't answer, so Tohka was the one to try and explain it. "… Uh… me and Michael went shopping, we came home, Kaguya and Yuzuru were playing checkers…" she said, getting the game wrong but that wasn't the main issue.

"Then… Michael got mad at them, and Miku had Mayuri try on those new clothes…" Yoshino added.

"And everyone gave into temptation and formed a massive ball like snakes around him!" Yoshinon added. It was a joke; but Miku, Tohka, Kaguya, and Yuzuru hearing 'giving into temptation' blushed slightly, as that was kinda of true… just not today. Kurumi reacted to it as well, but with a smile instead.

"Th-Th-Th-That's not true!" Kaguya immediately countered.

"D… Deny… it was an accident…" Yuzuru added. "Point. M-Miku and Tohka were on him first."

"Well it wasn't my fault!" Miku claimed, then pointed to Tohka while extending her hand out to its maximum length. "Tohka interrupted us!"

"Interrupted you?" Tohka asked, her protective nature flaring up again. "You interrupted us!" She accused the Diva by pointing back, flapping her arm up and down while doing so.

The argument just continued, the girls trying to explain what happened, while some girls deflected part of their own faults on the situation. They were all talking at the same time, that it was impossible to hear what a single one was saying as they were trying to talk over each other.

This only further agitated Michael… him pinching his nose even harder while his face was cringing…

Then his eyes snapped open… and they were gold.

"WHY! DO I LIVE WITH YOU PEOPLE?!" He snapped, yelling. This of course stopped the girls from arguing. "Hearing Things 2 and 1 bitch over the stupidest shit! Misses Troll-saki holding a tea party with Herselves! And dressing up as a girl because one is too scared to be seen with an evil straight white man!"

The girls froze… Michael had never directly insulted some of them before. Jabbed at maybe, but never so vulgarly like that. "That's only a few things! Hearing Ginshin Impact's Lisa keep saying 'oh I'm so ugly, no ones gonna want me'; too a little girl who watched way too many Muppets episodes! What is wrong with all of you?!" He continued, having lost his cool and was now going on a rant.

"Can't you all just be NORMAL for one day?! Why is it I ALWAYS have too… URK!" Michael stopped his ranting to grab his face with a hand tightly.

His head… it hurt… it felt like someone was banging a hammer against his cranium trying to get out!

'… Mio…'

"NRGH!" Michael then used his free arm to hug himself around his stomach while still clutching his face. His body… it felt hot again… like he was on fire! He was even visibly shaking.

"Michael!" Tohka was immediately concerned, running up to him to try and comfort him. "Michael, what's wrong?"

"Michael… are you okay?" Asked Yoshino, shaking off the initial shame she felt when he targeted her.

"Darling? What's the matter?" Miku asked, she too getting very concerned for her number one fan.

"Michael! Speak up!" Natsumi said, she too very worried about Michael's state.

"Fear. And concern. Michael, say something!" Yuzuru, usually the calm one, had her emotions on her face on full display. Kurumi and Kotori were one of the few who, while they usually had something to say, just stared in shock. Everyone else was also in shock themselves.

Michael just stood there, seemingly in pain, but it finally managed to subside a bit. When this occurred, his eyes lost their gold coloring and went back to their natural Hazel color. He began breathing in and out very heavily, and lowered the hand he was clutching his face with.

He looked around him… the girls looked at him in very concerned ways.

"Michael?" Tohka asked him, but all he did was go around her, feeling bad about blowing her off but he needed to get out of here… he didn't feel right. "Michael!" Tohka called out, but it was pointless. Everyone watched as he just left the room.

They all asked themselves the same question: what was that all about?

XXX

Michael opened his bedroom door, but as he stepped into the room, he felt his ears ringing with a high-pitched sound. He used one hand to over one ear while tightening his eyes shut, and the ringing caused him to lose his balance as he walked toward his bed, nearly falling to the floor but managed to sit on his bed before he took a trip.

'… Miiiioooooooooo…'

Now sitting down, he was able to cover both of his ears, but that did nothing to drown out the noise. His ears kept ringing, getting progressively louder for a few more seconds before it just decided to slow down and then stop altogether. With it now over, Michael slowly opened his eyes, and removed his hands from his ears.

He took a closer look at his right hand… it was shaking… his fingers vibrating like his blood sugar was real low.

"… what's happening to me…?" He asked himself while looking at his shaking hand, but he had no answer. Then again, he barely got ANY answers anymore! It was getting ridiculous!

First it was him having this sealing power, second was that weird thumb drive, then was learning all the girls (except Mayuri considering her own origins) were human at one point, doing the naughty with a number of them already, Kurumi's night terrors, the twins holding more contests, Natsumi's pranks-gone-wrong… it's just been very stressful for him, more questions than answers. And when he DID get an answer, it just brought up even more questions!

*creak*

Michael's head snapped at the sound his door made as it opened. "Michael…" It was Origami poking her head in. "Is everything okay?"

Michael calmed down a little, or tried too. He was still a little on edge. "… yeah… sorry you had to see that." He apologized, which he probably should apologize to the others later on. "Its been… one of those weeks." He said as he looked down at his feet.

"I see…" Origami said, taking a seat next to him on his bed. "So what's really bothering you?"

Michael looked back at her, about to deny it, but she gave a stare that said 'I know you. Don't you dare'. He sighed and looked away. "Michael…" she gently put a hand in his knee and leaned closer, not in a sexual way, but just wanting to understand what was going on. "You can tell me anything… you know that, right?"

She couldn't see his face, but he looked so conflicted. He wanted to tell her, it's not that he didn't, but even he didn't know what was going on. Things going on in his body that he didn't understand… it honestly scared him.

"… I know…" Michael said before turning back to her again. "Its just… been a wild ride, ya know? Meeting Tohka, learning about Spirits, the fact my childhood celebrity and darling little sister were one of them, my daddy's responsible for all of it, bringing Mayuri back… saving you…" Michael continued, saying a few things he has experienced not necessarily in order of which they happened, but Origami got the point.

"You've been working too hard." Said Origami, which was partially true, but she was also using this to try and get him to open up so she kind of felt a tad bit guilty. Still, once they had a scheduled date, he could relax a little bit, so the pros outweighed the cons. "Maybe you should, take a day off."

Michael looked at her as if she grew a second head. "Me? A day off?" He asked. "That's ASKING for something to happen!" He said while getting up off the bed and Origami watched him, then he began pacing around. "I cook, I clean, I shop, I try keeping you all in check…" he said while counting on his fingers. "I'm literally a Teen Mom here, tending to the cubs while also having a part time job, AND pursuing an education! If I don't do it, who will?!" He added. "Besides, if I'm not here, something's gonna blow up!"

Origami sat up straight. "Michael. Nothing's gonna blo-…" she WAS gonna argue Michael was exaggerating, but then stopped herself. Not only because of the 'really?' look on his face that included a head cock and an eyebrow raise, but also considering what kind of beings live with him in a large house… "… okay… maybe a little…"

"A little?" Michael said, calmly.

"But you can't keep going on like this either!" Origami got up from the bed as she declared that. "So tomorrow, we're going on a date."

Michael didn't expect her to say that. "As much fun as that sounds, that's not happening." He said. It's not that he didn't want to go out with her, its just he was acting weird and he had no explanation. What if he snaps out in public just like he did just a few minutes ago? That'll be embarrassing and make people stare at him depending on what he says.

Origami got closer to him, leaning up to his face due to her shorter stature. "Michael… Pelham…" She said, slowly. "Your stressing about all of us… you need to consider your mental health. So we are dating tomorrow morning at 10:00 sharp."

Michael did want too, but he still hesitated. "… I can't do this right now…" He began to walk away and towards his bathroom. He grabbed clothes from a drawer aa he made his way there. "I'll think it over during a shower." He said before closing the door.

Origami just stared at the door after being denied twice. The camera changed its position to show her right foot… that's when her skirt dropped…

Michael had gotten completely undressed and turned on the shower, stepping into it and closing the curtain. He didn't do much in the way of washing, just let the hot water soothe him, running down his body as he sighed. What he didn't notice was a shadow in his curtain that had just opened the bathroom door while he washed his hair with shampoo and rinsed, and that same shadow slowly walked up to the curtain by the time he rinsed off and reached down for the bar of soap…

SWISH!

"What the fu-?" That was Michael's first response… until he took in the view.

Origami, hand clutching the curtain since she was the one to open it, standing in front if him in all her naked glory not with an expressionless face, but with a stern one. They just stood like that for a while, one of them frozen with shock while the other just waited for his reaction.

…

…

…

"… WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Michael voice cracked, sounding like his alter ego Michelle for that time period. He also nabbed the curtain back from Origami, using it to cover himself and block the view of her body below her neck. "Put your clothes back on!" He said, now back to his normal tone of voice. He also hid his head behind the curtain so he didn't see anything he wasn't supposed to.

This is not to say the view was bad or anything. It was quite generous.

"Michael… we are going on a date." Origami said in an even more stern tone, almost threatening really. She was just standing there… menacingly.

Michael gave exhausted sigh but looked back out. "Can I at least bathe in peace?" He asked.

"If you don't give me the correct answer…" Origami warned him. "… I'll do something even bolder."

The color drained from Michael's face, dreading to know how much bolder Origami would push this. "… Just, let me clean myself first, THEN we'll talk." Michael begrudgingly agreed before shutting the curtain and sighing, despite and Origami's shadow outline was still there. She did not move from her spot, but she didn't try opening the curtain again either. Michael then reached down for the…

Wait… where'd the soap go? He lookd around the immediate area, but could not find it. He must've dropped it, but why wasn't it here? Where else could it possibly…?

…

…

…

… oh no…

SWISH!

He opened the curtain, keeping his man parts covered behind iy, and did see the soap…. in Origami's hand that was at her side. She most likely had picked it up while he was searching in the tub.

"Ori… give me the fat bar…" He asked slowly and sternly, also holding out his free hand and wiggled his fingers backward twice in a slow 'hand it over' gesture.

Origami, still naked mind you, looked at Michael directly, then used her eyes to glance down at the soap she had picked up before looking back at him a few seconds later. He could not read her expression as it was neutral, but he knew her well enough to see the wheels in her head were turning or at the very least, already had an idea.

She moved her hand very slowly to the left, but not up. Her eyes did not lose contact with him.

"What are you doing?" Michael asked, but then saw what she was doing… or rather where she was going. Michael's face slowly twisted with hormonal horror…

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…

"… OKAY! OKAY! YOU WIN! YOU WIN! WATASHITACHI NO DETO HAJINMEMASHOU!" Michael panicked, his voice cracking at the final declaration of her victory, quickly giving up upon seeing what she was gonna do. Her codename Devil was quite fitting should such an action had gone through.

*Thunk*

Origami tossed the soap bar back into the shower, having gotten the correct answer. "I'll see you tomorrow." Origami turned around after saying that, leaving the bathroom and closing the door behind her.

Michael stared at the door after she closed it, then looked down at the soap bar she tossed into the shower. Just the mere thought of where she was going to put it…

"… Where's the body wash?" He asked out loud as he stepped out of the shower and wrapped the hanging towel next to him around his body, walking off camera too retrieve said item.

XXX

Michael exited the house's front door at 9:00… why? Because Origami had been standing out there for the last 30 minutes, Michael having to have seen her out the window while he was getting dressed for their date on the higher floor. And after he got himself something to eat real quick, which only took him 10 minutes, he went to check on her to find she had pigeons on her, and even a squirrel eating a nut below her.

If that last one wasn't some kind of metaphor…

Origami was wearing a black shirt that revealed her shoulders, a long heart-shaped necklace around her neck that went down a little past her chest, and grey shorts. It was actually the same clothing she wore when Mayuri came into the picture. Ironically, Michael also wore the clothing from the same time frame. Black jacket with a plain white T-shirt, and dark blue jeans.

Mentally sighing, Michael decided to just let it go. He might as well start the date now. He opened the front door, turned around to lock it with his key, and turn back around to walk towards the Ex-Spirit Slayer. "You and your friends ready to go, Snow White?" He asked.

"Yes. I'm ready." Origami said, ignoring his jab. Of course Michael's sudden presence and Origami speaking scared off the little animals. They began to walk side-by-side, as Michael didn't make the plans this time.

Wait… something's missing…

"Hey, Oreo?" Michael asked her, getting her to glance at him. "I didn't see the others this morning. You know where they are?" He asked, as that was the strangest thing. Not one other person living in that house was in the kitchen or living room, either doing something random or just waiting for Michael to cook breakfast.

Kotori would sometimes be the first one up, Tohka was usually the first one in or near the kitchen ("big surprise"), Kaguya and Yuzuru would be competing over who'd get ready for the day faster, Kurumi would purposefully pop out of nowhere with her shadow powers more often than not, and sleeping in was kind of only Miku's thing… unless you count the one time Natsumi crawled into bed with him a day after sealing her.

"No idea." Origami said with a straight face as her's and Michael's backsides were shown walking away. "Maybe they're all sleeping in?"

"That's Miku's thing… tried pulling a Sleeping Beauty act on everyone, and I can't imagine Kurumi passing a chance to peek in while I'm taking a morning shower." He said those things mainly as jokes… however true they were. According to Tohka, Miku first pulled that trick on them in the woods when Origami first changed into a Spirit; and Kurumi has phased over his shower head once or twice, almost getting a glance at another head that was sometimes wooded in the mornings.

The camera pans back to the house, then through the front door, and then makes its way to the basement door down the hallway which had a Territory over it. We phase through it, and only then we hear the banging of Tohka's and Kotori's fists against the door.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

Tohka: Origami Tobiichi! You open this door right now!

Kotori: If we get out of here first, so help me!

BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG-BANG!

The Commander, Princess and all the other Spirits were locked in the basement, Origami probably having tricked them into coming down here before blocking access to the outside world. It wasn't a horrible basement mind you, it was actually quite nice. It was like a secondary living space; complete with a TV and couch, some tables and chairs, books, and fridges of extra food and drinks.

The other Spirits were sat around the room, but seeing as their powers were sealed, there wasn't much they could do to escape unless they beat their way out, but they didn't want to destroy their shared home… Origami thought ahead on this one.

"She is not my master anymore…" Kaguya said while pouting on the couch, sitting next to Yuzuru, who was sitting next to Kurumi.

Hearing her twins complaint, Yuzuru turned her head to Kurumi next to her. "Question. Why not use your powers to escape and let us out?" Yuzuru asked Kurumi. The Nightmare's only response was glowing red, summoning a Clone. All she did was point to a wall, where the Clone tried to phase through…

BUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

The Clone fell back, it's hair all frizzy after being zapped. There was some kind of electric trap inside the wall. Everyone who watched that just stared… Origami wasn't playing around. It looks like whatever reason she had for tricking them into this basement, they won't get out until she returns.

XXX

The date itself went very well. The first thing they did was see a movie on Origami's request. During said movie, she held his hand during the halfway point, which was fine with Michael… did take his attention off the movie, but there's always the Seven Seas to rewatch any parts he missed.

Currently at this moment, they were sitting in a restaurant grabbing a bite to eat, ironically the same one he and Kurumi went to when she showed up and Tohka was running interference keeping Origami busy.

Throughout all of this thus far, he enjoyed his time with her… it was just like old times. Times before he knew the truth behind Space Quakes… a more simple time that felt like many years ago.

As Origami finished the last bit of her meal and properly wiped her face with a napkin, she then noticed Michael barely touched his food. Right now, he was just staring at it, playing with it with his chopsticks. "Michael?" She asked.

No answer… its like he was lost in his own world, which honestly wasn't too far from the truth. She called his name twice more, but her voice slowly drowned out as we switch to Michael's perspective. He was in deep thought, mainly about whats been going on for the past several months.

The near life-or-death experiences he's been through, the 'bonding' he's done with the few of the girls… and that name he's been hearing over and over again like a broken record.

"Michael!" Origami's voice said, which snapped Michael out of it and looked up at her. She had a nervous look on her face as well, which was due to his lack of actions. Her loud voice also got some other peoples attention as well, which Michael noted.

"… s… sorry." He apologized. "Just spaced out for a second."

It was then he felt warmth in his free hand that was on the table. He saw Origami's hand had laid rested on his own, and when he looked back up at her, she was sternly staring right into his eyes. Without saying a single word, she was saying: "you can tell me", "you can confide in me", "I'm here for you".

"Michael…" was all she said, her tone adding: 'what's wrong?' without actually saying it. He could tell by the look in her eyes, knowing her too well. Expressionless Doll or not.

"… I really don't know…" he admitted, finally confining with her. Maybe talking about it was a good thing, even if Origami had no answers herself, she was the most recently transformed Spirit of the group so she could probably relate to his situation. Origami heard the tone in his voice as well… he was opening up. "I feel like… there's something, inside me."

Origami didn't blink, but did think about it as she retracted her hand away from his. "… you mean, our Spirit Powers?" She asked, trying to understand what her boyfriend was going through.

"No." Michael said. "… I mean… yes, but…" he attempted to clarify. Now Origami blinked, confused as Michael just retracted his original statement. He gathered more of his thoughts together before trying again. "… its just… really hard to explain. I get this… feeling in my body. Around the center of it most of the time."

Origami thought more about what Michael just told her in confidence… this sounded really serious, but she couldn't figure it out. It sounded like how she felt when AST/DEM equipment reached its limit on her body when she was human, but that was artificially generated power to match Spirits.

"Does it feel, like a heart beating inside your heart?" She asked as thats how she felt when she received the power of a Spirit and was open of how it felt, figuring it was the same idea for Michael as he absorbs it from the rest of them.

"I mean… maybe, I don't know…" Michael said. "But it feels more like something, trying to bust out."

Origami felt her heart stop and her face became very concerned… bust out? As in, break out of him like this one American horror film with aliens? Good film, if a little dated, don't get her wrong; but if the context of what he was feeing was the same, not to mention the visuals and all that blood…

"Then I start to burn up!" Michael continued, his tone getting more serious as he relived these feelings, but did keep his voice at a relatively inside volume so no one else could hear them. "My body gets so hot, like I'm on fire! Then out of nowhere, I get so, angry! And I have no idea why!" He added, his fists clenching as he held them up.

Origami didn't know what to do or say, what could she say? It sounded like Michael has been going through allot, with all these unanswered questions on what's happening to his body. Was it stress? Trauma? A side effect of all the Reiryoku he has? All three?

After a few seconds, he calmed down and spoke again. "And during or just before it actually happens… I hear this voice…"

"Voice?" Origami repeated.

"It just keeps saying this word over and over again in my head…" Michael said. "… Mio."

"Mio?" Origami questioned… the hell was that supposed it mean? That was a Japanese name, one meaning great beauty. It also had a secondary meaning of a pretty maiden migrating from her native country or place… didn't make sense why Michael would be hearing it; unless this voice was talking to 'Michelle'.

"Yeah… at first, I was thinking my brain was filtering out this one raunchy anime with a devil stepsister Hiroto wouldnt stop bugging me about. Or maybe it was that one pianist when I was rewatching K-ON…" Michael said, giving some possible answers. "And its honestly freaking me out… its kinda the reason I snapped at everyone yesterday, so… sorry." Michael said, adding an apology for his behavior.

Origami took all this information in. It was obvious to her that she was the first person he shared this with. She accepted his apology, though given the context behind how he's been feeling, it technically wasn't all his fault. He acted brave but the truth was… he was scared. Scared of what exactly was going on with his body, and it's not like he can go to a human therapist for advice.

That's when Origami had an idea. "Why not ask Reine?" She suggested. It wasn't a bad idea, at least to her. When it came to Spirits, she seemed to be the best person to talk too. She would often point them in a certain direction if the situation was too much or a clear solution wasn't in sight, and if not, her theories often helped; not to mention her being probably the most competent one of the bunch.

Michael of course got the idea Origami was going for, having thought along the same lines before… the problem was… "Believe me, I want too. In fact, that was my first thought." Michael told her. "But whenever I'm around her too long, I…" he stopped himself. Even before it came out of his mouth, it sounded very weird.

"You…?" Origami asked.

Michael sighed. "Look, don't take this the wrong way, but… whenever I've gone near her when this all started, I… I feel even worse."

Origami blinked. Then blinked again. "… You feel worse… around Reine?" She was struggling to understand. Likewise, neither did Michael.

"I know it sounds crazy, and again, please don't take this wrong; but when I go near her, I…" he hesitated again, wondering to himself if admitting this much was the best decision. After a moment, he decided since he shared so much with Origami already, it probably wasn't gonna make much of a difference. Sighing once more, he revealed it: "I feel this pain… in my heart."

Origami didn't say a word, unsure how to take that response. "Yeah. I know how that sounds, but that's not it. Was never into Milfs'." Michael explained using a bit of satire, knowing that was the way Origami was probably going to take such a confession, also considering he asked out their teacher as a 'Free Trial'. "It's like… sorrow… regret… shame… all rolled into one…" He added. "… this'll sound strange, and I can't really explain it; but it feels like these emotions… aren't even mine…"

Now Origami was even more confused, and now sort of understood why Michael didn't tell anybody. It sounded very bizarre. Feeling like he was gonna burst open was one thing, but somehow Reine's mere presence just made it even worse? Not only that, Michael felt the emotions he felt weren't his?

It's no wonder Michael kept this all to himself. None of it made any sense at all.

"I… had no idea…" Origami said, which is the only thing that came to mind. Sure it was nice to hear what exactly was bothering her rekindled boyfriend, and it sounded like he hasn't told anyone else so she was first (which she wasn't going to lie, that felt like a step ahead of the others which was a plus); but as for answers, she unfortunately had a none.

"Join the club, we get memberships daily." Michael dryly satirized even though it was true. "But… thanks. For listening, Oero. I think I needed that." He then added gratitude, as well as her nickname which both caught her off guard and made her blush a bit; but she smiled afterward, happy she was able to help out by just being the ear that listened.

XXX

After Michael paid the bill and the couple left the restaurant, they just walked around together for a bit. They did pass a small candy store that had little human-shaped chocolates, to which Origami said she wouldn't making a life-sized one for him… she wouldn't be crazy to go THAT far, right?

They also passed by what looked to be a small festival or carnival, or just some random event with games and concession stands everywhere. As they were passing it, they heard a little girl crying. The couple looked towards the direction of the cries and saw a little girl with short black hair around or maybe a year younger than Yoshino and Natsumi, standing with her mother near a shooting gallery with a selection of stuffed animals as prizes.

"Come on, honey. Time to go" the mother said kindly to her daughter.

"But I want it, mommy! Just one more try!" The little girl cried, obviously wanting one of the prizes. She even pointed to a unicorn stuffed animal hanging up. The employee seemed to feel bad, and reached under the counter, pulling up 3 tiny balls (the ammo used for the guns).

"Ma'am?" He called to them, getting their attention. "On the house."

The little girls eyes lit up immediately upon seeing the fresh ammunition. The mother also let her kid try one more time. Eagerly, the little girl loaded the gun and shot one, which was a total miss. Nowhere close to the target. She tried again, which showed little to no change in her accuracy. She was about to try a third…

"Your getting nowhere fast, Agnes." Michael's voice caught the attention of the little girl, turning her head too see him walking and Origami walking up to her. Mike gently took the carnival gun away from her, and held it up very straight while looking down the barrel. "Ya gotta even out your shot, relax your shoulders, take a breath…"

POP!

THUNK!

Michael himself hit the target the little girl was aiming for, not a perfect a bull's-eye but still a direct hit. The little girl looked in awe at how Michael did that. After that, he handed her back the gun before tossing the clerk a note, enough to pay for his own shot. He also pointed to the stuffed dog animal with pointy yellow ears and tail, and white fur.

Huh… that seemed so familiar…

The clerk got it for him which Mike took. He also handed the clerk a coin this time, paying only for a single ball to reload for the little girl. "Here. That's for you…" Michael continued, handing to prize to the mother. He then reloaded the gun for the little girl while she was still holding it, and got down on his knees to get down to her eye level. "Now… look at that target again…" He used his arm to gesture towards the target. "Just keep it steady… take your time… Feel the gun, okay?" He told the girl, which admittedly (and cutely) she didn't understand, but it sounded cool.

She tried again, taking Michael's advice and looked down the barrel the same way he did, adjusting the position of the gun to try and mimic what he did earlier. She took her time too, taking slow and steady breaths through her tiny nose.

…

…

…

POP!

It was so close no cigar. While it hit the target this time, she didn't hit a number that was required to earn points, therefore, no prize was won. She was upset, having a small frown on her face. "Nice try. You hit it this time." Mike said, trying to encourage her.

"But I didn't win." The girl said.

"But you did improve." Michael pointed out. "So next time you come here, you know exactly what to do, and how to do it, and then try again. Never give up, a'right kid?"

The small speech made the little girl smile. She went back to her mother after returning the carnival gun, probably to leave… but Origami couldn't help but see some similarities to herself in that little girl. She was not totally satisfied with her prize, for the one she wanted was still in there. In her case, though she did agree, deep down she didn't actually want to separate from Michael when they broke up. While she lost Michael before, she never let go of the feelings she had or gave up and as a result, she won him back.

Origami quickly walked over to the clerk, getting out some money she had with her. "Wait." She said. "Let me try." This did get the little girls attention again.

The clerk took the cash and took out 3 balls… "Oh no." Origami added, leaving the clerk confused. "Just one."

"One?!" The clerk asked. while he did exempt the small amount of money from Michael, that was only because he was reloading the ball he had used from the little girls turn. Not only that, she was paying full price, and only wanted one shot?

"All 3 of those targets will be hit." Origami said, which gobsmacked the carnival employee.

"All three?" He repeated, the math off to him. "You mean to tell me you're going to hit all three targets with one ball?" He asked. Of course, Origami didn't give him a verbal answer, and just continued to stare at him. Seeing this, Mike couldn't help but smile. This was gonna be good, all he needed now was some popcorn and getting his phone out…

"… alright." The employee took 2 of the 3 balls back. Origami; quickly, efficiently and professionally; loaded the gun and took aim. "Don't say I didn't warn ya. There's no way you'll…"

POP!

Origami fired just before the salesman completed his sentence. The ball hit the first target…

BLAM!

And ricocheted off of the target in an opposite direction, forcing the man behind the counter to brace himself from the unexpected object whizzing by.

TWANG!

Bouncing off one of the supports for the carnival tent, the ball then rebounded to the second target before rebounding AGAIN off of it. It basically bounced all over the tent until finally it hit the final target, where the ball finally lost all of its momentum and bounced a few more times on the floor of the tent itself. It all happened so fast, the mother and little girls mouths went agape, including some passerbys' that happened to notice.

The man unbraced himself… looking in shock at his stand to see Origami had in fact done it flawlessly.

"Oh yeah. My roomates pretty good with them too, if a bit of a hothead," Michael said, referencing someone he knew. "And another close friend of mine… reeeeeeal Nightmare." He referenced a second time.

XXX

A minute later, the little girl was beside her mother with the unicorn stuffed animal. "It's so fluffy I think I'm gonna die!" Said the little girl, hugging her new prize very close to her body. If the unicorn was a living being, it would probably be choking with how tight the girl was holding it.

"Thank you both for doing that. I wouldn't have heard the end of it." Said the mother to the teens.

"It's not big deal, ma'am. Just helping out." Michael said.

"Well still, thank you for doing that. You'll both make an amazing mother and father." The mother said, which immediately got both Michael and Origami to turn red. More-so Origami while Michael just glanced off in a direction with his eyes. The mother smiled at this, finding humor in their reaction. She then took her daughters hand and they both began leaving.

"… Oh! Wait!" The little girl suddenly let go of her mothers hand, which do you get the mother to freak out a little bit, but the little girl ran over to Michael to hug him around his waist due to their size difference. Michael didn't expected and it was caught completely off guard. He didn't return the hug, mainly because you would be labeled as a pedophile if you did that in America regardless of context. "Thank you, Mister!" Thanked the little girl looked up directly at him with innocent eyes.

"… sure thing, kid. Your welcome." Michael couldn't help but smile down as a little girl. Next, she let go of Michael and went over to Origami, giving her a hug as well. The once-human-now-Spirit didn't expect it either, but slowly returned it without squeezing.

Then… the little girl handed Origami the smaller stuffed animal dog Michael won earlier. "That's for you." She said. Origami was taken aback, but accepted the offer and the new friend.

"I'll take good care of him." Origami said to the little girl. With that, The little girl ran back to her mother and took her hand, the both of them walking off into the crowd on their own way home or to some other venture.

"Aw. You made a new friend." Mike jabbed at Origami.

"Would have been nice if you won me a prize." Origami jabbed back, The two of them now turning around to head back home themselves.

"What are ya talking about, you already have a prize." Michael said. "It cooks, it cleans… it tries keeping you all in check…" Origami shoulder bumped him as they walked, having walked into his joke.

XXX

They got back to the house relatively early, being sunset right now though it will be dark in an hour or so. Sure Michael missed dinner with the rest of the girls, but there were leftovers they could heat up so it wasn't a huge issue. Origami put her 'new friend' in her room before exiting it… or at least she attempted to when Michael was standing in the doorway, his hand reaching to where the door knob was a second ago before Origami opened it herself. He had a look on his face that disappeared once the door was opened, but the Angel/Devil managed to see it before it vanished.

It looked like regret, mixed with determination; now looking surprised Origami had opened the door herself. "Oh, uh… evening." He greeted, trying to play off the shock. Origami was a little confused, but then the former regret look returned, now also having a hint of conflict. "Listen, can I talk to you for a second?" He asked, deciding to fuck it and just continue with why he's there.

Origami didn't know what was going on, but stepped aside to let Michael in. She closed the door behind her once he was inside. "What's the matter?" She asked.

Michael still looked very conflicted for some reason, but as to what, Origami didn't know. Being a Spirit didn't mean she could read minds; but being his former Ex, she could tell something was wrong. "… I'm sorry, I can't do…"

*pat*

He was about to walk out due to getting overwhelmed for some reason, but Origami stopped him by holding a arm out which connected to his chest. That alone would not have stopped him, but it was the look she was giving him, repeating the "you can tell me anything" look she gave before.

She walked a little closer, getting into his personal space while not taking her eyes off him. If she leaned up, she could steal a kiss from him, and part of her probably would have if she wasn't concerned with Michael's stranger than usual behavior.

"… Can we, sit down?" He asked. They both made their way to Origami's bed where they did so, sitting side-by-side. He was silent again, then he opened his mouth… only for it to close agin. He was second-guessing himself.

"Michael…?" Origami asked him. "Tell me what's wrong."

Michael took a deep breath in and out… he had to come clean. To someone. "Ori…" He started. "I've been… with the other girls." He confessed. Origami didn't respond right away to that.

"I know, you take us all out on-" Origami said, thinking that's what Michael was saying as it was open knowledge to all of them that he took them all out on dates and would end up kissing them, but Michael cut her off mid-sentence.

"No. Not with the other girls…" He said, which confused Origami, then added with emphasis: "With. The other girls…"

It took Origami exactly 2 seconds to understand what he was saying… the only other context 'with' could be used in was… "You've…?" She asked in surprise, her eyes widened a bit. Not only that, the 'birds and bees' talk she had with Tohka also flashed by in her head on mute.

"Yeah…" He confirmed. Origami didn't know what to say, not expecting THAT sort of confession to come out of Michael's mouth. "I know we're all dating each other like playing a New Game on a Dating Simulator, but…" He said, explaining himself further. "It's really been eating away at me… it feels wrong. Now I feel like one of those idiots that say: 'duhooh, it was an accident!' or 'one step closer to becoming the harem king baby!'" He asked, using different voices to make his points. "I mean, I do love you guys, but still… I had to tell someone…"

Origami took the sudden information in. It wasn't a normal situation, that's for sure, but by a lot of different circumstances, Michael ended up being a guy that several girls have fallen for, and all of them were now living in the same exact house. Plus judging by his wording, she was the first and only person he told.

"… how many?" Origami asked, calmly. She didn't sound mad at all, but did want to know the exact number.

Michael mentally prepared himself to answer. Origami was taking this rather well, though he was sure when he started talking about the order… "… Tohka was first… remember her stomachache?" One of Origami's eyes couldn't help but twitch very slightly. "She asked to kiss me out of nowhere. We did. Then she freaked out and didn't have dinner. And when I went to deliver her food…" He drifted off.

Origami remained calm. She and Tohka were on good terms, or at least better terms than on day one, but still tended to be the first two to argue. That was the way they always were. It was always strange that Tohka of all people didn't want to eat that day… at least this explained why.

"Kurumi was next," Mike continued, to which Origami reacted the same way again. Kurumi got to him? Of course she did. Then again, she's been very dependent on Michael when she first came around, and did have those intense nightmares… with that thought, Origami figured when exactly Kurumi must have made her move. "No, it wasn't immediately. Believe me, I was surprised too," he said. "I had Kotori warp us to New York. We walked around, visited a pet store… we even went to a fashion show somewhere in time."

Origami wasn't sure if the 'in time' thing was a reference to arriving on time to the show, OR using the Worst Spirit's powers to do so, but she let him continue.

"When we got back, Kurumi told me about a really potent Night Terror she had, I told her I was proud of her, somehow she knew Tohka and me did it beforehand and… ya know." Michael expressed. And yeah… Origami knew. "Miku wanted to go out after she murdered her water bottle, we sang during an event at an Italian restaurant. Kaguya took me out for french cuisine, and actually got the place right this time. And finally Yuzuru… you know that café you work at?"

Origami nodded to his question. So after she served them as their waitress that day, they served themselves after leaving. She honestly didn't know how to feel about that one, it was a mix. "Anyone else?" Origami asked, still remaining very calm.

"No. Just them. And all only once." Michael said. "I couldn't keep this in anymore. I had to tell someone."

Origami thought about this. The pieces were starting to fall into place. Him sneaking out of a bedroom, the parental controls to the TV, the slight yet noticeable change to how some of the other girls interacted with or around him… the answers were all in the open now.

"I see..." Origami said. She was about to say something else when…

"There's more…" Michael added, but his tone got lower and more serious. It made Origami pause… more? But what else could be more serious than going to bump in the night with 5 other girls? "Remember when Fraxinus called me in during school?"

Wait… Fraxinus? What did they have to do with this? Origami couldn't help but wonder that the moment Michael admitted it. Fraxinus usually involved other Spirits so either there was a new Spirit none of them knew about and he did the deed with her as well… or this was very serious.

"They called me in, going on about ridiculous things on and on…" Michael explained, which was nothing new by the way. That was quite standard. Then again, the AST were no better, blowing up walls just to get to a spa on time… "But at its core; it was about you guys."

NOW. Origami was both interested and concerned. About them? About Spirits?… What about them?

"According to data they've collected and reanalyzed over and over again, they discovered that you had similar anatomies to humans." Michael said.

Origami blinked, very confused just as Michael was when the information was brought to him. "Well, I was human, so…"

"No." Michael cut her off while shaking his head once. This started to freak Origami out a little bit… what was he saying? "I thought that too, but its not just you. Not you, or Kurumi; not even only Miku or Tori…" he said, then dropped the truth bomb that he heard from Fraxinus themselves: "It's everyone... all of you… you all have similar body structures, and the placement of internal organs is identical to a human."

Origami froze, having almost the exact same reaction Michael did when he was given this information. There's no way… was he really saying…? "I'm not sure how, and neither are they… and obviously Mayuri is probably the one exception but according to Fraxinus… all of you… are still close to human."

…

…

…

Origami's brain stopped working, like a computer that has been given too many commands and it was just sitting there frozen, her mouth opened in an "O" shape and eyes wider than they have ever been. That was allot to process. So Spirits… have human anatomy? Okay, to be fair, they were humanoid, but to have the same body structure and internal makeup… that was something else.

It was very offbeat. And to think she formerly wanted to kill these beings… but if they were all human like her, then it defeated the whole point of her older outlook. Not only that, it made her employment with the AST seem evil, were the members of that organization were hired to protect people… but instead, if this was true, then they were hunting down the same people they had agreed to protect the entire time.

"I had to let it out…" Michael said, then put his face in his hands. "Keeping it to myself's been driving me crazy." He added, his voice muffled a little bit due to his face being buried, but Origami was able to hear it clearly.

She watched her boyfriends mannerisms. So this is what's REALLY been bothering him all this time, huh? Now his actions and erratic snapping before and just today where it seemed to have reached a head were all starting to make more sense. Learning all that information and having it dumped on him all at one time was probably too much for him to handle. And on top of it, juggling 9 Spirits living with him, including herself.

"… Does anyone else know?" She asked, feeling the need to know.

"Just you." Michael confirmed, then lifting his face back up. "And Kotori, if the Discord Moderators told her." He added, but he wasn't sure of those details. "Listen, I'm really sorry I've been acting so strange for a while…" he apologized once more, then put a palm on his forehead, covering his eyes. "I've had allot on my mind."

It was here Michael's hand was gently pulled off his forehead by Origami. "Michael… I'm glad you told me." She said after letting go. Michael couldn't help but blink.

"Your not mad?" He asked which despite her normally emotionless expression, he was usually the only one that could read her since they spent so much time together back in the day, and sometimes her emotions would slip through the cracks around him. But as of right now, he was surprised.

Origami shook her head once, her short hair waving along with it. "Michael… I love you." She said. "You were there for me when I was all alone. You gave me someone to rely on other than myself… someone I wanted to protect. You accepted my secret when I told you the truth about me, even after I kept it from you." She began a statement, using her AST days as an example. "And now I'm one of the things I wanted to destroy, so if I let this come between us, it would make me a hypocrite." She added. "And when I lost control, you were the one who came to save me… save me from myself…"

She scooted a little closer. "And if I have to live with girls that want you too… then I guess I'm with Miku. You mean so much to me…" Origami put a hand on his chest. "I can't see my life… without you…" Origami was closing the distance between them, her feelings for Michael surfacing. Michael himself also followed, their eyes slowly shutting until they finally kissed.

It was slow and passionate, the rekindled couple expressing their love this way. Origami leaned in closer, trying to deepen the kiss, and immediately slipped her tongue in there while moaning. Around this time, Michael's arms began moving on their own, wrapping around Origami's slender frame and his emotions and lust taking over his reason. They continued with their kissing, repositioning their heads a few times to keep the kiss going, all the while Origami's power began returning to her just like the others'.

They parted at that point, allowing Michael to see what he had done, changing her back into her Astral Dress… he had to marvel how amazing she looked in it… how it suited her perfectly. The somewhat revealing outfit looked well on her, showing off enough skin to be not like Kurumi's which was more on the sexy side, but enough to be gorgeous.

Again… she was like a maiden in a beautiful gown… an Angel…

He didn't get to stare long because in the very next second, Origami pushed him down rather hard, which was quite easy now that her power had returned. She shoved her lips into his, pressing their faces so close together that if she pressed down any harder, she probably crack the bones in his skull. She was intensely french-kissing him, so hard that she instinctively pushed her body into his, her small but still-very-much-there breasts crushing between them.

This made Michael tighten his own grip on her, further smashing their bodies against each other. He could even feel her butt with one hand, which he couldn't help but squeeze while the other hand held them together. It made Origami moan deeper from the sudden touch, but she did not stop kissing him. If anything, it made her kiss him even harder, to the point where her mouth was making a sound that signified her lungs were pretty much empty.

She loved him… loved him during their dating days and continued to do so for a long time afterward. She's been waiting so long, now she finally had a chance to show him just how much she loved him. And to be quite honest, she didn't care if this ended up being a harem at this point. All she wanted was Michael… now she had him, and right now, for this moment: all to herself.

Finally, Origami needed air badly; her lungs sending a signal to her brain that was saying 'YO! GIMME SOME AIR DOWN HERE!', forcing her to stop the intense kiss they were sharing and pulled away with a huge gasp… but even then, she did not disengage eye contact.

She began to sit up on top of her boyfriend, and immediately backed up a little and started getting his pants off by undoing the zipper, not wanting much in the ways of foreplay. All she wanted to do was have her moment… a moment that would last in her memory forever. Michael's been through this so many times that he didn't try to stop her, but it did shock him as to how eager she was.

Then again… this was Origami…

Once Origami opened "the package", she paused, having not seen a man's hard piece before. Having it described to her in books was one thing, but this was another matter entirely. She couldn't help but start feeling a little self-conscious, as she had no experience in this field of battle, and of course she wasn't the first to do this with him so she also felt out of her element. Michael hasn't denied her yet, but would she be any good at it?

Shaking away those thoughts as they would ruin the mood, Origami just stare at his thing. She knew where she was supposed to put it… but it seemed like a waste. If that happened, it would be over a little too soon for her liking. Letting her thoughts guide her, she put her head very close to his meat slowly, which gave Michael an idea of what she was going to do.

She licked it, which immediately sent tingles up Michael's spine despite the fact he had already braced for it and grunted as a result. It felt good, and Origami seemed to sense this so she continued, seeing as this tactic worked. She licked around it a few more times before taking it in her mouth on instinct… which wasn't the best idea, for it tasted bitter and caused her to slow down; but she ignored it and continued on. She wanted to make him feel good, even if she had no idea if it would.

In Michael's pov, it certainly did for the moment Origami put it in her mouth, he had to repress the urge to grunt a bit louder. This was not the first time he had gotten sucked off, but this one felt very different, which in itself seemed kind of strange to him… learn something new every day in the realm of sex he supposed.

If he was being honest, Kurumi's mouth was warmer, but Origami's was tighter. It was a totally different experience.

Origami continued her service and to be honest, she was minding less and less of his flavor. Seeing the fact it was feeling good to him from what she could gather gave her the incentive to continue, and she was enjoying it herself a little bit. She quickened her pace a little as she grew more comfortable, adding to the pleasure Michael was already feeling… and if it continued…

"Hey… Origami… URK!" Michael warned her of his incoming climax. However, his warnings did not make her stop her treatment. If anything, she just increased her speed seeing it was having a positive effect. She was going so fast, the veil of her Dress was flapping around like crazy. To repeat, she wanted to make him feel good, at any cost.

She kept bobbing her head up and down continuously until…

SPLURT!

Unable to hold back any longer, Michael exploded into Origami's mouth. She accepted her reward, though there was so much she almost gagged on it, but did not remove herself until it was gone down her throat, making an 'ah' sound like after you take a drink.

Damn… she she could give Kurumi a run for her money…

Before Michael could move, Origami took advantage of this by kissing him again, once again pressing her body as much as it would allow… she enjoyed kissing him, its something she really missed doing while they were apart. Michael attempted to touch her, but surprisingly Origami pinned his arm down the moment he moved it, which was repeated with the other arm in case he tried to move that one next.

Ah… she wanted to be the dominant one, did she?

Seeing as it was pointless to move his arms, Michael instead used his legs, but did so slowly as to not alert Origami too soon. While she was distracted by sucking his face, he gently pushed one of his knees into Origami's thighs. He was able to do this easily because of their size difference and the fact the Angel was laid on top of him, instinctively rubbing herself against him for one reason only.

The tactic worked, and Origami moaned a little differently into the kiss, not expecting this and loosened her grip. Taking this opening, Michael gathered all his strength and managed to flip Origami over so he was the dominant one now. She didn't expect it due to the shock on her face, but before she could make moves to subdue him, he smashed his lips in her's now, also using a free hand to grab one of her shoulders. Origami moaned into this new kiss, but then he quickly parted much to her disappointment.

Only for him to strike the opposite shoulder with his mouth, kissing her exposed skin her Spirit Armor did not cover. She moaned louder at that, not expecting such an attack, but at the same time she wrapped her arms around him, pulling him closer and begging him to continue without words.

This was amazing! She was pleasuring Michael and in return, he pleasured her. This is exactly what she always dreamed of. From the moment she realized she was in love with him and could never be with anybody else but him, she've wanted to do something like this with him. Her dream was finally becoming a reality, being with the man she loved and expressing just how deep their bond truly was.

If she wasn't in so much pleasure right now, she would be crying tears of joy.

Michael continued with nothing stopping him, using his free hand to feel along the exposed parts of the skin in the front of her, which including gently cupping one of her breasts. He also nibbled the skin on her neck as he kissed it. All his touching made Origami continue moaning, unable to stop the noises coming out of her mouth no matter how hard she tried to repress them.

She really felt as if she was a wife bedding her husband after the wedding… and didn't want him to stop.

As Michael continued to feel along the Angel's body, he removed his head from sucking her neck and transferred it to the opening of her Dress that exposed her midriff, breathing on it but not kissing it yet. His hot breath against this area made Origami's moans a little softer, but knowing he was toying with her, making her heating up body a little warmer.

"Ha… ha… pa… please…" was all she said, the only word she could get out. It appears this begging is what Michael was searching for, and rewarded her by planting a kiss in-between her cleavage. He then planted more, going straight down in a perfect line, making Origami shutter and hold back the softer moans with her mouth closed but her eyes and mouth tightly shut.

Since this part of her exposed armor didn't go all the way down, he only had one direction to go… up. But instead of kissing upward like Origami expected…

*Liiiiiiick!*

"AAAAAAAAAAAH!" Origami's head immediately threw itself backward, her body arching from the unexpected strike, also unable to suppress the huge moan that forming in her throat and had nowhere to go but out. She also grabbed Michael's head and held it there once it got back to its starting point, wanting more. Michael answered her plead by doing just that, but also shoved his face into her right breast which pushed the fabric out of the way, allowing him to kiss her nipple directly.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Origami moaned out again, this time much louder and arched further. It was too much! He was making her go crazy! She wasn't sure if this was all natural talent or from all the experiences he's had before, but God Dammit it was unbelievable! The way he was making her feel, and they haven't even gotten to the main course yet!

Michael disengaged himself from Origami's chest, returning to her face to quickly kiss her before she could prevent it in any way, not that she would. He still continued to play with her breast however, using a finger and thumb to gently tweak the tender nipple he had made hard from his services.

"mmm…. mmmmmmm… mmm-hmmmm…" Origami moaned, the pitch of it sounding like she was crying happily, which also caused her power to be resealed into Michael, but only continued moaning as the process occurred. Michael instinctively knew this would happen, and used his free hand to feel along the now nude left side of Origami's body.

As he felt toward her bottom at her waist line though towards the back and bottom of it, she made different sounds. He moved his hand back up before going back down and gently rubbing that area, the same sounds replaying.

Michael stopped the kiss, needing air anyway, and caught the look in Origami's eyes… she was really pretty, and their was so much emotion in there that only an idiot would not notice it. She was probably on cloud 999 from all of this, all the heavy breathing she was doing also confirmed it.

However this is where Michael removed his hands away from her body, confusing (and disappointing) Origami… why was he stopping? Did she do something wrong?

He leaned into her right ear. "Turn over." He requested, his voice is very orgasmic to Origami, and for that reason she listened without question, her backside now facing him… she couldn't help but wonder though, what was he going to do to her now?

*Pat*

Michael slowly started patting and squeezing her butt with one hand; but even though he was being gentle, Origami reacted immediately, moaning from the first touch. It became very clear as to the answer. From what Michael has experienced, girls had their weak points, and some being the same as others, but only one weak spot, which were two totally different things. Origami's was her behind.

GRAB!

"AAAHHHAAAAAH!" Origami arched immediately when Michael used in both hands to touch her there. She felt so sensitive right there, sending not a jolt of electricity throughout her body, but a large thunderbolt! He kept squeezing and moving around her butt cheeks in as many directions as they would go, further increasing her pleasure. She was practically squealing with it!

Her face, which was usually as white as her hair, was as red as a tomato. Her body… it was feeling so hot. And the more he touched her, the higher her temperature seemed to increase.

Michael took one of his hands off of her…

SPANK!

Out of nowhere, he gave her a single spank, and that was enough to send her over the edge. Moaning out very loudly, she felt herself cum for him from his ministrations to her body, unable to hold it back anymore. Her legs were shaking from the release, and she slowly looked back at Michael with love in her eyes.

From her position, she could see that he was hard again, and it was twitching. Gathering her strength, she pushed her behind into it a few times, sending Michael a signal.

She wanted it… wanted it for so long, and so badly… and wanted it now.

Michael granted her wish by getting into position at this angle, he himself also turned on by the whole thing. Origami couldn't help but feel a tad bit nervous. It was her first time after all, but she loved Micael so much that she was looking forward to it at the same time. She felt his thing against her butt… dear God, she's never felt anything that hard before. He did not insert it however, but merely rubbed it over her cake, teasing her and making her moan out softly. Just thought of it about to enter her…

"Michael…" she said. "… please…" she requested again, her tone of voice highly emotional. She couldn't wait any longer. She wanted to do it with him. She wanted to feel him inside of her. She wanted his everything right here and now.

Michael gave his all to her, nice and easy, feeling his member becoming stimulated as it entered. Origami reacted as well, her feeling something going inside of her, moaning as it slid in. There was no hymen to break however… she was a solider, it broke long ago, but that didn't mean there wasn't any blood due to her opening being stretched out. It hurt, really hurt, but Origami endured it.

This was her moment, and she wasn't gonna let anything ruin the experience… not even her own body.

Michael didn't move. He was actually about to ask if she was ok, but Origami seemed to sense this. "Keep going… I'm fine…" she said, though she did sound like she was in slight discomfort, which she could not help. He was so big, at least it felt bigger inside her, but she didn't wanna stop either. She pushed into him again, telling his other head it was okay,

Michael did so, pulling back a little before going back in, but keeping control of his moments in case. However, this position felt very different from the other ones he's been in… it felt tighter, or maybe it was just Origami's lower lips sucking him in. He was not entirely sure. This position was also a little awkward unlike the other ones, having not done it this way before, so he had to hold on to her waist as they worked each other.

Origami matched his thrusting by pushing her butt backward, allowing him to hit her in her deepest places, though this had the side effect of causing her even more pleasure. It did get more intense as they continued screwing doggy-style, with Michael leaning into her back some more. At first, Origami thought maybe he was getting tired; but he ended up reaching in front of her to massage her boobs as he continued it ram into her, doubling the pleasure she was feeling.

"HAAAH! HAAAH! HAAAAH! HAAAAH!" She felt it… with every into her, she felt him getter harder, Michael's meat being cooked by her insides, and she felt a knot forming in her stomach. The moans she was releasing now became more sexually charged, she could hear Michael grunting behind her as he too must be as close as she was. He was increasing his pounding speed, and was no longer playing with her boobs but rather just squeezing them and holding onto them for leverage.

Both of them were burning up, both feeling like volcanoes ready to erupt after building up pressure for so long. "HAAAAH, HAAAH, HAAA-ICHAEL! M-MICHAAAEL!" Origami couldn't help but say his name during her final moans. She couldn't help it. The ecstasy she was in from the act of unification between them along with the feelings she's had and continue to build up over so long was too much… she was happy… she was really happy…

Hearing his name made him hug her so tightly from behind and squeeze her boobs so hard that if they had anything inside them, they would be squirting out, which also got Origami to scream, unable to control the volume anymore and was in a haze with the hot stimulation all over her body. She could hear his grunts directly in her ears.

She couldn't hold out any longer. And neither could he…

SPLURT!

"HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Origami came for him a second time as he injected her with his natural source giver, the Angelic/Satanic Spirit arched once again as her bottom rammed into her boyfriend one final time as he thrusted in, sucking him inside and filling her up completely; both their faces twisted with euphoria.

"ah… ah…" Origami gasped out a few times before her knees gave out with one final gasp, unable to support the weight of him or herself. Michael too also fell on top of her, still connected inside her. They both breathed heavily afterward, both their eyes closed as they attempted to recover their strength.

Origami got back enough energy to crane her neck slightly to look back at the boy who just dominated her with him slowly lifting his head to do the same… they did it… they actually did it. They had finally become one, and she couldn't be any happier. They made passionate love together, and even though she wasn't his first… he was still her first.

And if she was gonna let anyone deflower her, it had to be him. No one else.

Origami leaned back and up to kiss him, though she had to turn her body slightly to get the proper angle. It wasn't a crazy kiss or anything, but one full of love that could not be described in words. Michael returned it, where they continued to kiss for a few more seconds before Origami pulled away first, still needing oxygen from the vigorous activity.

They only stared at each other… no spoken "I love you" or anything… they already knew…

XXX

Michael's eyes opened but had a blurry vision at first. He blinked a few times before opening his eyes. He must have fallen asleep last night and from the looks of the room, it wasn't his.

To his left, still naked under the sheets, was Origami laying sideways. She was breathing normally, but had a smile on her face, looking so peaceful as she slept. This only confirmed what happened wasn't a dream. It was real. He made love and took the virginity of yet another girl.

Still… even though it was still amazing as the others', he needed to work this out someway if this was going to be a reoccurring thing. Maybe he could get everyone together and talk it out? Girls talk allot, and to each other, so it'd probably be better it came from him rather than one of the others.

And its not like Miku, Kurumi and now even Origami would actually care. In fact those three might even vouch for him, maybe try and convince the others somehow. He himself still wasn't sure if he'd be okay with all this, and it's not like he's asked for a harem either. Who would've thought he'd end up in a situation like this?

Getting out of Origami's bed and getting his clothes on, he exited her room to take a quick shower and breakfast ready. He went onto his own room and threw the dirty ones in a hamper, and like yesterday, he stepped into the shower and closed the curtain before beginning his bathing. At least she wouldn't be trying to see him naked for today.

"Did you have fun?"

"GAAAAAAAH!" Michael squealed like his Michelle alter-ego and looked up in the direction of the sudden voice, only to see Kurumi in a shadow pool above the shower head, looking down at him with a smile. "WILL YOU GO GHOST OUTTA HERE?!" He yelled at the Nightmare while pointing at her, also using his other hand to cover his privates. Kurumi only giggled before sinking back into the shadow pool and leaving him alone.

Odd… Kurumi usually teases him by hanging around some more. Maybe she was just giving him a break? Regardless, with her now giving him privacy, he continued with his morning bathing.

XXX

As Michael headed towards the kitchen, he heard a small humming sound, which was quite weird. heading over to the source of the sound, he noticed some kind of see-thru wall was in front of the basement door.

"Territory? Here?" He asked aloud, having no explanation for this. The house what's equipped with a Territory system for safety reasons, but why was it being generated in front of the basement door?

Michael headed over to a keypad on a wall, which look like a standard alarm system, but it was actually disguised that way. It was for the Territory. Shutting all of it down, Michael then went back to the basement door, hoping to not regret this decision.

When he opened the basement door and slowly went downstairs… he saw the rest of his harem, all snuggled together on one couch. They were all asleep, some next to each other and others on top of each other, all looking so cute together. The question he had was why? Some kind of Spirits Only Slumber Party?

But then… was that a Clone or the real Kurumi? If it was a Clone, was she sent by Kurumi or acted on her own?

All Mike did was look at the Spirits for a few more seconds, then turned his head toward the fourth wall with a confused look and shrugged his shrugged his shoulders once. He then quietly headed out, slowly closing the door behind him.

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And there you are go, The Origami Lemon Chapter as promised, but of course I added some more story lore in there as we already spent a lot of time with Origami in this concept already, so I figured we balance it out with some more story. I'm not sure if I'll ever write another lemon for this conceptual fanfic again, that is until we get to the actual story, unless you guys really want me too.

Though I do have one final question before I go: do you think this particular chapter took place before or after Michael overloaded with Spirit Power? Just curious to know what you guys think.

With all that being said, thank you guys for checking in, and I'll see you in the next chapter, where we will be covering either Mayuri or Natsumi next.