Hello once again. Thanks to all that have read, faved, and followed. Now the story can start properly. A few things to note really quick:
This is another harem story. (It's Sekirei so obviously)
Roku's flock has already been determined.
I looked really hard for different time stamps in the story, but only found that the ship was discovered by Minaka in 1999. Problem I'm having is if the battle on Kamakura island happened in the same year, or some time later. So I'll be taking liberties on when things happened between the discovery and the year the main story begins.
REVIEWS:
Guest 1: That's a fair thing to say. My mind can be spontaneous and sometimes I write things just to get through them, (not a good habit). As to why he was naked... well why not? I was just like "fuck it, I couldn't think of anything else to put him in". And if you got the reference of his appearance and who he's obviously based off of, I didn't want to put him something similar to that type of clothing till later. I appreciate the review and always open to critiquing so that I can put out higher quality content. If you ever read this idk you might be done with it after the prologue.
Guest 2: Thanks for deciding to stick around. It is weird but I promise it's not just random bs, it's a reason behind the bear and an origin behind Roku that will be discovered in time.
Anyway I've bored every reader enough with my fore thoughts on with the story.
I don't own Sekirei or any franchise I may have referenced.
I do own the OC.
Chapter 1:The Game Begins
It was a sunny day in the city. The right mix of calm and excitement that comes with any regular Monday.
In a construction site, a tall lean man in a standard jumpsuit and hard hat walks through in an upbeat manner. Coming up on a side of the site with nothing built up yet, he sees a giant of a man swinging down a sledge hammer with full force.
*SMASH*
He swung the hammer down, with full force, on a large rock turning it into dust. His face had no look of fatigue or strain from the very strenuous task.
"Yo, Roku!" The man shouts out getting his attention.
Roku looks up from his work towards the man that had called his name.
"It's lunch time man! Put the hammer down and come on." He tells him in a rather chipper tone.
A short silence follows, "I am not hungry, I will continue my task through my lunch period." He says straight faced. He then turns his attention back to another rock.
"Come on man! You always works through lunch, you'll kill yourself like that. Besides, I got something worth talking about today! Your going to wanna hear it, I swear." The man pleads.
Roku gives a quick sigh under his breath before putting down the sledge hammer. "Very well..." He says slightly annoyed.
On Break:
The two men sit side by side on a bench, Roku chewed on an apple as he listened to the man prattle on.
"... then all of a sudden both these chicks just start making out with me! Twins no less man! I tell ya, I've been through a lot of shit in the past few years, but I think things are finally looking up for me!" He says proudly as he stands and flashes a winning smile.
Finishing off the apple he looks to the end of the room where a trash can is located. Without even aiming he tosses the core, it lands flush into trash.
He then looks back at his co-worker, "While I am glad that you have found those that are willing to put up with your... shortcomings. You told me that you had something of interest to talk about." He says in a stoic tone.
Upon hearing that a cloud appears over the man's head, he hunches over sadly at the disregard of his luck. "You don't make any sense some days, I tell you a moment most men only dream of and you don't even pretend to be impressed."
"I could pretend, but I don't like lying to people." He says he says bluntly. "Once more; you had something of interest to talk about." He says again not wanting to get off track of why he took his lunch.
"Fine, fine..." The man scratches his head as he thinks about how to say this. "My source looked into every crack and crevice to find anything in regards to you." He tells him seriously. "Unfortunately, there wasn't the slightest bit of information we could find." He says slightly disappointed in himself. He crossed his arms as he sat back down. "No birth certificate, no medical records, not even a glimpse of you on traffic camera. As crazy as it sounds, you don't exist." He finishes with a frustrated sigh.
Roku looks slightly disappointed by the answers he was given. "I was hoping for something better. I thank you for trying Seo. As agreed upon you will be paid by the weekend." He tells the man before standing up.
The now named Seo also stands up. "Nah keep the other half pal. I wouldn't feel right taking full pay for only half the job done." He stretches as he tells the man. "Spend it on your girl, how she doing by the way?" He says changing the subject to a cheerier topic.
"Chiho has been doing well. Recently she has been persistent on requesting physical therapy." He says in a less stoic tone. A small grin flashes on his face as he talks about the girl.
"That's good to hear man! Before you know it, she'll be climbing up a step ladder to kiss you. Hah!" Seo laughs at his own lackluster joke.
Roku's face returns to it's stoic glare as he shakes his head. He exits the building without saying another word.
"Come on Roku that was pretty funny. Laugh you collosal bastard!" He says quickly following him out and back towards the work.
Hours Later:
Before long, the work day was over. The area had been prepped for tomorrow's day of labor, and all the men and women that worked in the site had went home. Except for one.
For Roku, he headed to the east side of the city. That's was where Chiho resided.
Finding a back alley, he takes off into the sky. After a month of repeatedly taking to the skies, it became a second nature to him. He flew ever so gracefully at high speeds, dodging any incoming obstacle that was in his path. The skyscrapers, the birds, a crane or two, a woman.
"!!!"
He halts his flight and turns quickly to look again for the woman he was only able to catch a glimpse of. Scanning the area he found nothing, when his regular eyes could not spot anything.
Activating Infrared Vision
...Yet still he found nothing. "Odd, I was certain I nearly collided with a human woman." He says to himself still vigilant from the strange occurrence.
Deciding not to harp on it any longer he begins to fly again, a little bit faster since he was now behind his meeting time.
Once he was out of sight a black hole grows on a roof of a building. Climbing out of the hole was a dark skinned woman. Black hair reaches her shoulders and and purple eyes stare into the direction Roku had went. Her outfit was all black, and consisted of a bikini top, a hooded shawl, and a buckled sarong. She wore a choker and wristbands as accessories, and to complete her look, leather knee high heel boots.
She put a hand on her hip as she let off a sultry smile. "Oh my.~" A faint blush grows on her face and her breathing grows heavy. "Your the strongest reaction I've had since I got freed from that building. I want more.~" She says before going back into the black hole.
Hiyamakai Hospital Rooftop
Sitting in her wheel chair, Chiho looked up at the sky. A cheery look was on her face as usual, and she hummed a tune. The girls attention turned towards the figure in the distance, the size growing with every passing second. It was easy for Chiho to figure out that it was Roku coming. She gives a wave to let him know she sees him. Her smile seemingly growing even larger than before as he gets closer.
Roku's own face couldn't help but crack into a grin seeing the girl he had been used to seeing.
Once landed he walks up to the girl coming less than a foot from her... "..." Words escaped him looking at the young woman, awkwardly he tried to find something interesting to say to break the silence.
"How was your day Chiho?" But as always, he ends up asking the same question as everytime they see each other.
"The same as every day silly." The blonde didn't mind it though. She just chalked it up to him being sweet and considerate. "How was your day?" She asked in return.
The two sat and talked for hours on end. They're conversations always started with telling each other about they're days, but as most conversations do, they move from topic to topic.
The pair had spent every day, at the same time, for the past month seeing each other.
Funny enough rather than meeting her in her room like he had said he prefers, Chiho had insisted on always meeting on the rooftop. Claiming that she loved the fresh air.
Roku had no problems with this method of meeting; it put him at ease to see the girl, so it didn't matter how they met up. Simply meeting her was good enough for him.
Since his awakening a month ago, everyday was a challenge of survival. He started out with absolutely nothing except the scrubs he stole. Despite the shelters designed to aid people in need, clothing for one his size was rare.His clothing choice was rather simple because of that fact. A plain black hoodie, khaki pants, and work boots was his attire.
Finding a job also proved difficult when he had no personal information, except the name he gave to himself. It was only recently he had saved up enough money to pay for a small apartment. But that in itself was starting to become a nonviable option, as his landlord was raising the rent despite him not even being there a month.
Regardless of all that when he looked at Chiho, and saw her smiling face, those problems didn't seem all that bad.
"Roku... are you listening?" The voice of the girl refocused him. He looked to her to see a pouty look on her face at the moment. Her hands were behind her back.
He looks at her apologetically for spacing out. "Apologies, I was thinking of something." He tells her flatly.
Chiho gains a curious look. "What's on your mind?" She asks sweetly.
He was hesitant to tell her as he didn't want her to worry, but he also didn't want to hide the truth from her either. "... The search for my identity has come to another dead end... I'm just frustrated." Hey says monotone yet saddened.
It was silent for what felt like an eternity. The hard news brought down Chiho's mood very quickly as she looked upon the red head with sympathy.
He sighs deeply rising back to his feet. "Forgive me. I did not mean to upset you with my problems." He says looking at her with an apologetic gaze.
After hearing his words she quickly fixes her face and begins to speak, "Ah, no,no! You have nothing to apologize for!" She says waving out her arms to emphasize her point.
The silence returns as neither knew what to say at that moment. They both just look out at the city.
"I know what that feels like." She says in an understanding tone.
Her bright smile returns however, as she reaches behind her back for something. "Buuut, I think I know what could cheer you up." She say sweetly.
Roku turns to her intrigued by her words.
Reaching behind her back, she pulls out a pair of dark of dark goggles, and a face mask with the design of a cartoon bear on it. "Ta-da!" She shouts proudly.
Roku's face does not change as he looks at the two items.
"This is the part where your supposed to be surprised." Chiho tells him in a loud whisper.
"Why are you presenting me with these?" Roku asked genuinely curious.
Chiho huffs with defeat as she can't get Roku along with the program. "I got them for you to wear while you fly." She says happily.
Roku now understands the meaning of the gift. The only problem was is that he flew perfectly fine without the need for protection.
"I am grateful for this thoughtful gift Chiho, but I..." He stops himself mid sentence as he looks at the face of the young woman.
She wore a look on her face so pure, he could have sworn she was glowing. How could he possibly say no to her?
"I could not accept your gift, without having one to give in return." He tells her thinking quickly of an excuse.
"Oh Roku, you don't need to give me anything in return." She tells the red head as she hands him the items. "But~. If you insist I know just the way you can make it up!" She says excitedly.
Roku looks down at the gift. Sighing in defeat he decides to humor her and see what she had in mind. "How would I be-" He cuts himself off as he stares at the young woman. Only what he sees is that she has a matching pair of goggles and a face mask.
Roku could only sweat drop as the girl adjust the goggles on her eyes, "I'm so glad you asked! I want you to take me flying!" She tells him loudly as she points to the sky.
"That is incredibly ill-advised." Roku snaps out of his shock at her words rather quickly, his voice having a tone of concern. He completely ignores that Chiho has planned this gift giving as a way to fly.
"I'm sure I'll be safe in your hands." Chiho tells him as she wheels herself closer to him.
"The concern is not wether I have the grip strength, but rather if you should be flying with your condition."
"It's not like I can get any sicker than I already am." She tells him dismissively.
"Why take such a risk not knowing the potential outcome?" He asks the young woman.
For a moment there is only silence, "... I've spent a long time in hospitals Roku. The medicine, the treatments, the sympathetic looks." Chiho's voice takes a more serious tone.
"Everyday since I was diagnosed, I've lived my life not knowing if it would be my final day." She looks him in the eye. "So rather than worrying about what could be, I'll live in the moment." She tells him with a determined look.
Her smile returns to her and she speaks again, "So... can I fly with you, pretty please~?" She says cutely to him looking at him with puppy dog eyes.
Hearing the blonde girl's words, he relents. "Very well..."
Chiho's face brightens up in giddiness. "YEEEEEE!" She can barely contain her excitement.
She reaches up for Roku, and Roku in return scoops her out of her chair bridal style. "Woah." A blush creeps on to Chiho's face as she realizes how close her body now was to Roku's. Up until now the two haven't ever been able to give each other a proper hug, with roku's height and her own inability to stand it was never a thought that she would be so close to him.
"Are you comfortable?" The tall man asked
Chiho comes out of her thought giving him a nod.
With that confirmation, the red head looks towards the sky. Slowly the two levitate off the ground, the added weight was not as off putting as he thought it would be. Slowly, they rise the ground beneath them becoming smaller as they reach flying altitude.
Instinctively Chiho wraps her arms around Roku for additional security. She looked down wordlessly at the city below her with a child like wonder.
Once to the proper height, they come to a stop, like a roller coaster right before it's first drop. It was only a moment they were still, but it felt like a lifetime time. Before Chiho could ask about their stop, Roku suddenly goes into a nose dive.
"AAAAAAHHHHH!!!" Chiho screams in equal parts fear and joy.
Roku pulls up now flying straight forward zooming past buildings. The duo's hair both blow in the wind as the joy flight really takes off.
Roku begins by making sharp turns around corners throughout the metropolitan area. Gaining altitude again, he stops flying and let's his forward momentum carry him. He slowly rotates performing a backflip. Once back at a 45 degree angle he rockets forward again.
Coming up on a walkway connecting two buildings, he flies under it before performing a few loop-to-loops around it.
On the last loop he begins to rotate his body in a corkscrew motion.
"Weeee!!!" All the while Chiho vocalizes how much fun she is having.
Roku can't help but smile at the reaction coming from the girl. Admittedly, he was also was enjoying the company of another while he soars through the sky.
The two remained in the air until the sun was setting. before he flew them back to the hospital rooftop.
"That was amazing Roku-chan!!!" Chiho tells him finally able to put her experience into words.
Roku grins slightly at her praise.
The redhead arrives to the building and lands in the spot they started. He gently placed her back in her wheelchair.
"I must admit, it was fun being able to fly with someone." He tells the girl.
"Fun enough to do again someday?" She asks leaning towards him, giving her best pleading look.
Her face was nearly enough to make Roku chuckle, "Hm... perhaps." He responds.
"Yay!" Chiho cheers despite not so definitive answer. "Come here." She then beckons him to come to eye level with her.
Roku slowly drops to one knee confused by what Chiho could want. He looks at her in a way that unintentionally makes her blush.
"I just want to thank you, I had so much fun today." *Chu* A peck on to Roku's lip follows her statement.
For a moment the man remained perfectly still as his brain tried to catch up to what just happened.
"... I'm... glad." Finally knocked out of his stun lock he responds to the girl not so smoothly.
This just earns a giggle from the girl, "Heehee, I have to get back to my room now, see you tomorrow yeah?"
She tells him as she begins to roll herself back to the door.
"Yeah." Roku tells the girl as she rolls backwards.
The two make eye contact as Chiho makes it to the door. A blush takes over both their faces as they just smile at each other. Silently, she exits the roof with a goodbye wave. Roku responds with one right back.
He rises back to both feet, pondering quietly how he feels about what has transpired.
Gaining altitude again he turns towards his next destination. Deep in thought as he flies casually. Trying to make since of how he feels.
"..." His mind was blank. It was as if in this moment the feeling he was having couldn't be put into words.
A strong admiration? Infatuation? Simply a crush? Love? It was all too much for Roku to make sense of so quickly. Emotions in general felt like uncharted territory, as the man was rather indifferent to most things.
"Well aren't you two just adorable?" A voice rings out.
Roku shoots to both feet startled by the new voice.
The light seemed to fade fast from the surrounding area as he was now having trouble see in the poorly lighted space.
Scanning Area
His sensors reach throughout the entirety of the roof, helping him see better, as he tries to find who was talking.
"It almost makes me jealous.~" The feminine voice says in a faux sadness.
Realizing the area scan is proving useless he deactivates it. "Who are you?" He ask calmly.
"Isn't it rude to ask for a name without giving yours?" The voice ask teasingly.
"So you don't know who I am?" Roku ask catching on to her words.
A moment of silence follows "Perceptive. No, but I think I would like to.~" She says in a flirty tone.
"Why?" Roku responds with the simple question.
"... I can't explain." She says hesitantly.
Roku can tell that she is hiding something but does not pry. Instead he walks away as he comments, "Your hesitation suggest you won't, rather than can't. It doesn't matter." He finishes as he makes it to the ledge of the building.
"Wait." The voice calls out to Roku but he doesn't listen as he leaps of the building, taking flight once more.
As he flies off the woman pops out of the shadows. "Damnit! Why was the reaction so weak just now?" The woman was curious as before she could hardly resist him, but at this moment it was rather faint.
As Roku flies home thinking about the odd encounter with the disembodied voice. Pondering if he has heard it from anywhere before. Running through memory files, no voice in his time since awakening sounded familiar.
*GROWL*
An all too familiar sound had made an appearance. Flying more than usual today he seems to have burned through more energy than usual.
Deciding to land in an alley he walks to the nearest corner store. As he shops he thinks to himself, "The search for leads on my origin have proven unsuccessful."
Going down the shelves grabbing various foods. "Perhaps a change of focus." He states looking at the noodles.
"Undoubtedly, I have some sort of cybernetic enhancements residing within me." As he takes the chicken flavor.
"Yet I'm still capable of most human functions." He pause to look down at his hand, almost as if he were examining it.
He reaches out to the metal shelf grasping it firmly, for only a moment, before letting go. "More than capable in some aspects."
"A detailed analysis of my body and what it's cybernetic components are made of will prove informative, if nothing else." He ends as he looks at the hand shaped indent on the shelf.
With his shopping done he pays for his food. Upon exit from the store a ruckus could be heard.
"Where d'ya think you're going?" A gruff male voice says aggressively.
"J-Just leave me alone please." A soft and timid female voice then says.
Roku upon hearing the back and forth decided to mind his own business walking in the opposite direction.
"You help people!" The phrase plays in his head, causing him to clutch it from the slight headache it caused.
The noise comes from the alley that Roku landed in not 10 minutes ago. "You're hurting me!" The feminine voice says with fear.
*SMACK*
"It'll get a lot worse you don't do what I say!" The voice responds.
Having heard enough Roku turns around quickly turning the corner into the alley. There he sees the man pinning the lady up against the brick wall. One hand clutching at her slender arm, while the other just pulled her face to look him in his eyes.
"You're MY girl now!" He tells her as he brings his face closer to hers.
The lady was too frozen in fear to have a reaction. Just a look of absolute terror and despair fell on her face as this man would force himself on her in only a moment. Closing her eyes shut, tears escaped as she waited for her fate to be sealed.
*ACK ACK!!!*
What felt like only a second away never came. Then the weight that pinned her down also left her. She realized that choking sounds were ringing in the air.
Opening her eyes, she was greeted with the sight of a towering man. In his hand was the would be assailant, dangling 2-3 feet off the ground. He struggled to get free as the grip on his neck grew tighter.
"I believe the girl wanted you to leave her alone." Roku states coldly, his blue eyes pierced into the man.
As he stared he failed to notice the switchblade pulled out the thugs pocket. "FUCK YOU!" *Shnk!* The man strains out as he stabs Roku in the shoulder.
Confusion and despair fall on the thugs face as he realizes Roku has yet to react. All he sees are Roku's cold blue eyes seem to glare at him with an intent to kill.
ALERT! ALERT!
Evaluating Threat
Risk Level: Low
Probability of Success: 98%
The internal AI recites it's analysis to Roku. Once it was finished Roku removes the knife from his shoulder, blood flowing from the wound immediately staining his shirt. His eyes never leave the assailant as he drops the weapon on the to ground below him.
The thugs fear had reached its peak as his one and only hope of being free was completely ignored. The struggle for air had become to much, as the last the he saw were those eyes. As for the last thing he felt; it was a rather warm flow running down his leg.
With both his hope and dignity now both gone the thug finally passes out.
Seeing that the thug was no longer struggling, Roku drops his unconscious body, letting him fall to the ground with a resounding *THUD*. With the thug now incapacitated, Roku turns to look at the victim in all of this.
For the woman, witnessing what couldn't be called a fight, she was filled with a wave of relief from being saved by Roku. But was now twice as scared after she watched him strangle her assailant.
What made her so scared by the act wasn't the act itself, but the look of wrath in his eyes. A wrath she had only seen from one other.
Roku takes a step forward, as he does the woman seems to tense up. Despite the terrible lighting in the alley, it was enough for Roku to see that she was still terrified. So rather than taking another step, he lowers himself down to eye level.
Looking at her the hard glare leaves, replaced with concern. "Are you alright?" He asks the frightened woman softly.
She remains silent for a few moments, trembling at all the events that just transpired. *Sniff* Her emotions takeover, as she shakes her head no. What were once isolated drops was now a heavy stream of tears. "I-I... was so scared. I'm so scared!" Unable to hold back anymore, she begins bawling into her hands.
Long pain filled sobs fill the area as she becomes lost in her own sadness.
Upon seeing this, some new feeling came over Roku. An uneasiness in his chest as he watched the poor girl cry. He didn't know how to help, but he knew he didn't want this girl to be sad anymore.
Flashback
"Hugs" Seo said to Roku as he was eating lunch.
"???" Roku looks at him perplexed
"If you want your girlfriend, or any girl for that matter, to be instantly hooked on you. You gotta go in for the hug." Seo say confidentially.
Roku simply looks at him skeptical of the advice coming out of his mouth.
"I'm telling you, when a girl feels down, they love nothing more than reassurance." He says making a smoldering face towards a mirror.
End Flashback
Suddenly the woman felt a warmth surrounding her. Looking up she sees that Roku had her in an embrace. Looking up she still couldn't see his face, but his eyes, they had changed.
What was once cold and piercing, was now warm, welcoming even.
She continues to stare into them, almost entranced by them. The longer she looked, the more she became entranced, each second caused stronger and stronger reactions.
She could feel it, her temperature was rising. Her breaths became heavy. Her heart was beating so hard it began to deafen her.
"Are you feeling better?" Roku asked the girl seeing that she was no longer crying.
His question fell on deaf ears though, she was too gone to realize the man was talking to her.
"I-I... I'm sorry, but I think I'm reacting to you." She says as she blushes heavily. Realizing a glaring height difference between the two, she extends her arms to reach his head and she grabs on to him, holding his face. She then pulls down and stands on her tip toes to close the distance between them.
In what felt like an instant, their lips came together. But what is usually done between two people that knew it was coming and were prepared for it, this was not that.
What it was akin to, could only be described, as awkward and uncoordinated. The two had each other's noses pressed against each other. Their lips mashed rather than kissed. And if that wasn't enough, it was in a dingy, dirty, dark alley, only a few feet from an unconscious body. All in all, this was a bad first kiss for everyone involved.
However, it wasn't the kiss that disturbed Roku. During the exchange his eyes remained open, and what he saw didn't seem real. From the back of the woman were blue glowing wings. The sight was enough to cause him to step back.
"By the hammer of my pledge. Shatter my Ashikabi's enemies." The woman says before opening her eyes and looking at Roku.
" Why did you do that?" Roku asks with slight concern.
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!" The voice from earlier yells out only a moment after Roku ask.
Walking out of a dark corner, the woman that Roku saw as he was flying came into view.
"What the hell Yashima?! I've been trying to catch up with this guy for the last 10 minutes, and here I find you, moving in on my Ashikabi!"
"Your ashikabi?" The now named Yashima questions timidly.
"Why have you been following me? Roku then questions.
It is ignored as Yashima speaks right after, " Why were you not by your ashikabi's side?" She ask more confused than skeptical.
"Because I..." The answer died in her throat as a look of embarrassment crept onto her face. "...I was gonna get winged by him." She says quietly hoping the answer would not be heard too well.
"So he's not your ashikabi!" She yells softly at the unnamed woman.
"That's besides the point." The woman says in a disregarding tone.
"What is a winging?" Roku chimes in once again this time slightly louder. Once again he is ignored.
"The point is that I saw him first and you stole him." The woman says irked by this development. She gives a glare to Yashima.
Yashima is startled by her look but won't back down "I-It doesn't matter who saw him first... I acted, and I don't regret it!" She says sternly looking up at the woman.
The woman's glare intensifies and her mood was becoming sour. "How about I give you something to regre-" *BOOM*
Her thoughts were cut off by a loud collision that was practically right next to her. Looking to it's source she sees that Roku's fist was embedded into the brick wall. On his face was a serious scowl.
"Enough! Both of you! I have questions and I will not stand here and wait until your bickering is resolved!" He tells them in a commanding tone.
Yashima realizing how inconsiderate she was being of the situation he was now in gives a bow, "sorry" and apologizes.
The woman however, begins to feel hot. In the same experience as Yashima: her breathing was becoming heavy, and her heart was beating so loud that she could hear nothing else.
She was reacting, even stronger then when she caught a glance of Roku the first time. It was as if the momentary show of emotion did something to her. She couldn't worry about that now. She needed him, right now.
Walking up to him, she get close to him, very close to him. The woman looks him in the eyes, and places both her hands on his chest rubbing them seductively. "I'm sorry~. Let me make it up to you." She says softly.
Being taller than Yashima she needed significantly less effort to reach up to Roku. Her lips coming together with his.
For Roku this was a much different kiss than he felt with Yashima. This woman knew how to kiss and did it well. In a similar fashion to Yashima, glowing wings sprouted from her back. These wings however, were a deep purple.
"By the shadow of my pledge. Make vanish my ashikabi's enemies." She recites a similar speech to the one that Yashima had given. "I'm Yahan by the way. Please take care of me." She tells him and giving a wink to finish.
"I am Juu Roku. Please answer my questions." He responds getting back to the matter at hand.
"Umm, I think we should talk about this somewhere private. It will be a lot to discuss, and I don't want to be around here if he decides to wake up." Yashima chimes in pointing to the still unconscious thug.
Roku looks at her and nods in agreement, "Fine, follow me." He says as he leads the way for the two ladies to follow.
Scene Change
The trio had made it to Roku's rather small apartment. Inside they all settle in to have a discussion about what exactly is going on.
"We are behind closed doors now. First question: Why did you both kiss me?" Roku asks the two with a serious look.
The two women look at each other before Yahan speaks up, "About that, we may have gotten a little excited and acted on emotion." She says with a false confidence.
"Maybe it was off of emotion, but that has nothing to do with the wings that sprouted from your back." Roku answers back quickly throwing in that major detail.
Yahan sweat drops as she has no answer for that "...Well... ya see... were -"
"Were not human." Yashima cuts off the other woman with a very frank response.
Yahan scoffs at being cut off and the fashion in which the reveal happened. "Way to ease him into this news." She says in a sarcastic tone.
"If you are not human, what are you?" Roku then asked.
"We are sekirei." Yashima answers back plainly.
This makes Roku pause for a moment as he thinks about the word. He doesn't know why; but that word, if only for a second, made him feel very anxious.
Deciding not to harbor on it he asks, "What is a sekirei?"
With that question, a deep dive into any information about Sekirei was discussed between the three. Their origins, their history, their race, it was all laid out for Roku to take in.
Their biology was no exception. Once caught up to the now, the reason for the kiss, and the wings were explained.
"Intriguing, a race of humanoid... aliens, [for lack of a better term, that bond for life to a single partner via kissing. I presume that polygamous relationships are common among your race?" Roku runs down the info getting a clarification for himself.
Both women nod in confirmation at his question.
"...This is problematic." Roku simply states.
Yahan upon hearing that quickly becomes offended, "What could possibly be the problem? You just landed two smokin hot wives by doing almost nothing!" She says with a sour look on her face.
Roku remains quiet, the realization of what has happened sinking in. "I have someone I am fond of." He says with the slightest of sadness in his voice.
Yahan remembers the moment on the roof when that girl stole a kiss from her ashikabi. "Oh right... shit." The realization hits her as she looks at Roku's face.
Yashima looked to be on the verge of tears upon hearing that; not saddened that Roku thought about another, but saddened by the fact she took a budding relationship and just nipped it before it grew.
*Sniff* "I'm sorry. *hic* I didn't mean to be so selfish." She tells him as she fights not to break down and cry.
Roku upon seeing this relaxes Yashima, "Please don't cry." He tells her kindly. "Ultimately, I cannot fault either of you for doing what you did. While I still question what could have possibly made me give you such a strong feeling, I will do all that I can to never make you regret your choice." He tells them giving them a reassuring grin.
"However, I cannot keep you a secret from Chiho. She deserves to know what situation I've found myself in." He says returning from a grin to a stoic expression.
"Im afraid that won't be possible good sir" A voice rings out in the apartment.
Roku immediately looks to his Tv seeing it has turned itself on. On the television, was a man with white hair, a high collard cape and thick white glasses. Upon looking at him, Roku could tell there was something off about him.
"Greetings Ashikabi and Welcome!!! You have been chosen by the gods to be a contender in my game!" The man says very excitedly.
Roku looks at the mystery man before sighing. "Explain this...game." Roku says turning his body to the TV.
End
Hey everyone... been a while. Not gonna bore you with it. Just been away working and going to school. I was aimless and unmotivated for a while but I'm back and the flow of ideas never stopped. Hope people enjoy this chapter. See y'all in the next chapter.