Chapter 39: The Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival (Part 1/3)
"I knew your hair was getting a bit longer but I didn't think it was this much! Your bangs are way past your nose!" I comment as I wash Lilith's hair with her sitting in my lap.
"Draco and I offered to help her cut it but she refused," Polt says while assisting Draco with bathing by scrubbing her wings for her.
"I'm sure it has something to do with you," Draco takes a guess. "Kyah!" She suddenly lets out an amorous yelp as Polt rubs some of her sensitive scales with a sponge. "Hey! I know you did that on purpose, Polt!" She splashes water at her and Polt just giggles.
"That's because I want to see how Ryuta would style it," Lilith giggles, playfully bouncing up and down.
"Well, hairstyling isn't really my forte and we are on limited time so I'll put it in a ponytail," I reply, grabbing the small bucket sitting on the side of the tub.
"Ooh, I like the sound of that," she grins.
"Now stay still and close your eyes," I advise as I dip the bucket into our bath water and hold it above her head.
"Aye aye! Let me know when you're done!" She nods, opting to hum to herself while she waits. Turning the bucket over, water rinses the shampoo from her vibrant blue hair. Placing the bucket on the bathroom floor, I grab Lilith's towel hanging off the side of the tub and gently pat her hair dry.
"We wouldn't happen to have any scrunchies around, would we, Polt?" I ask.
"Maybe. Let me check," Polt hands the sponge to Draco and stands up, getting out of the bath to go search the sink cabinets. "Found one!" She returns to the bath and hands it to me.
"Thank you very much! Ooh, a black one. Perfect," I say, putting Lilith's towel down and grabbing her hairbrush to brush some of her hair back.
"You're welcome, Ryuta. Need any more assistance, Draco?" Polt asks, sitting back down behind her.
"I'm good but thanks," Draco answers.
"You sure?" Polt hugs Draco from behind, pressing her boobs against her back.
"P-Polt, quit messing around! We don't have time!" Draco blushes.
"Then we can just cuddle until Ryuta's done," Polt chuckles.
"F-Fine. C'mere," Draco turns around and embraces Polt, their chests pressing together. I do my best to ignore those two as I pull Lilith's hair into a ponytail and secure it with the scrunchie. Adding the finishing touches, I brush her long bangs to cover her left eye. Oh wow! I did a better job than I thought I would!
"All done! See the new you!" I announce, holding up a small mirror in front of her. Opening her eyes, she gasps.
"Oh my! I really like it!" Lilith exclaims.
"Honestly, it looks even more sexy than I imagined," I comment.
"Kihihi! I can certainly tell! Look at this thing," she giggles. I realize my erection is peeking out of the water between her legs.
"Ngh! L-Lilith!" I lightly groan from her squishing my dick between her thighs.
"You like that, Sweetheart? My loli thighs stroking your stiff cock while it rubs up against my loli pussy too? Kihihi! Of course you do, filthy lolicon!" she smugly grins while giving me a thighjob.
"I-I thought we agreed to stop saying that shit," I grunt.
"Only when we have children will I stop saying it. You know you like it anyway," she clarifies.
"We just had that foursome two days ago. Sex can wait until after the festiv—," I try to say.
"Hush," she interjects, kissing my lips with a hand on the back of my head. Slipping tongue into each other's mouth, I grope her chest. Taking a glance at Draco and Polt, those two are already making out and caressing each other's breasts while frantically rubbing their clits against their interlocked thighs. Clearly, Polt and Lilith couldn't let the opportunity of a bath quickie pass by. Withdrawing from the kiss, Lilith moves faster.
"Kya! Hurry up and cum if you want to be on time for the festival, Sweetheart!" Lilith commands.
"Hah! F-fuck, Lilith!" I groan as Lilith and I quickly climax, ropes of semen landing on the water.
"Kyaah!" Polt and Draco exclaim, reaching orgasm simultaneously.
"Did that quickie satiate you two?" I deeply pant.
"Definitely!" Polt and Lilith reply.
"Good!" Draco and I exclaim.
"Now let's dry off and get our outfits on so we can get going!" I instruct.
"Roger!" They nod in unison. Hopping out of the bath, it takes a handful of minutes to get all dressed up in our yukata.
"Aww, all of you look so beautiful!" I compliment, gushing over their outfits.
"Thank you, Sweetheart!" They reply.
"You look really cute too, y'know?" Polt says, gently pulling on my left cheek.
"T-Thanks," I blush.
"Shame that you won't wear the feminine one that Bisque gave you to make you even cuter," Draco says.
"I-I'll wear that one on a different occasion!" I say.
"You better!" Draco and Lilith exclaim.
"A-Anyway, all of you are missing one final piece of your outfits so come with me to the kitchen," I instruct.
"Why would it be in the kitchen?" Lilith asks.
"You'll see," I answer, smirking. Leading them downstairs to the kitchen, I grab the vase that the flowers are floating in. "Behold! The final accessory to your yukata!" A collective gasp comes from them.
"I knew it! It seemed too specific for you to get three unique flowers with the purpose of just being a lovey dovey thing," Polt says.
"You made up that sappy stuff on the spot, didn't you?" Draco asks.
"Not entirely on the spot. I was brainstorming half of what I said as I was driving back," I answer.
"Either way, it was still very sweet and charming so you still managed to get away with it," Lilith says.
"Now without further ado, allow me to complete your looks," I remove the flowers from the vase. Only taking me a couple seconds on each of the girls, I fix their flower into their hair. Polt has the cherry blossom, Lilith's got the purple lily, and Draco has the sunflower. I don't know how but they somehow look even more adorable than before!
"Huh, it actually does kinda complete the whole look," Polt comments.
"And yet he insists he doesn't have a good sense of fashion," Draco says.
"You know he loves to be humble most of the time," Lilith adds.
"Glad you three like it. I believe we got everything we need so let's head out," I say, approaching the front door.
"Isn't it quite a bit early to get going? We still have like two hours before it gets dark," Polt points out.
"We gotta make sure we can nab our front and center spots for the street view or we might end up further back than I'd like for us to be. I considered taking us to the Tokyo Skytree but I want to make that its own adventure during winter," I explain.
"Very well. Just making sure you're staying on top of it," she says. This is gonna be so much fun! The second I open the front door, I about jump out of my skin due to not expecting someone to be standing on the porch.
"S-Smith?!" I question, confused at her sudden appearance.
"Right on time, Ryuta! Are you all ready to go?" Smith asks. Oh no. Please don't tell me she's about to crush my plans with something random.
"To go where exactly?" I inquire.
"Well, your household just so happens to have been chosen for a special viewing of the Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival," she answers. That seems a little too coincidental. What's the angle here?
"That sounds really cool but I kinda already got a view in mind," I politely decline. Smith quickly places a hand on my shoulder.
"Sweetheart, this isn't the typical silly antics. I promise it's leagues better than what you had in mind," she assures, looking over her shades.
"Did one of you set this up?" I look at my girlfriends.
"Nope!" They answer.
"But I'll say that you should accept Smith's offer. She seems pretty genuine about this," Polt advises.
"Alright then. I'll take you up on this so-called special viewing, Smith," I sigh.
"You won't regret it!" Smith smirks, pushing up her glasses. I hope so. Walking out of the house, we notice a giant black armored vehicle is just casually parked in the driveway. Smith's never driven that over here before! Is that just a straight up vehicle from the Special Assault Team?!
"That's what we're riding in?! That seems a tad bit excessive, don'tcha think?!" Draco shouts.
"Think of it as VIP treatment," Smith chuckles, framing it as a positive. "Besides, I don't have a choice in the matter anyway. We have to be sure our presence is felt at these sort of cultural events just to dissuade any troublemakers."
"I get it but geez," Draco says.
"Still overkill no matter how you slice it," Lilith comments.
"At least we'll be really safe, I guess," I shrug.
"That's the spirit! Hop right in!" Smith says enthusiastically.
"Are you really sure about this, Polt?" I mutter to Polt.
"Of course! Stop worrying, Sweetheart," Polt reassures, giving me a quick kiss on the cheek.
"I'll try my best," I say. Smith takes the driver's seat with Draco riding shotgun which leaves Polt, Lilith, and myself in the backseats. Of course, I'm the monkey in the middle so the two can sandwich me, Polt more so than Lilith.
"All set?" Smith asks.
"Yeah!" We answer, nodding almost in unison. Just like that, we're heading off towards the festival.
"Mind telling us what this special viewing is exactly?" I question.
"Not in the slightest. Any hint I give would spoil the surprise," Smith declines. "I can ensure it's the best view though."
"If you say so," I say.
"Go with the flow, Sweetheart," Polt mutters in my left ear.
"You haven't used that one in a while," I chuckle.
"I only use it when I need you to let things play out. Speaking of which, how about letting me distract you on the way there?" She asks, pressing more of her cleavage against my left arm.
"I don't mind that at all," I smirk, lovingly nuzzling against her cheek. To my surprise, neither Draco nor Lilith cast the usual sly comment about sharing me. "No one's got a remark to make towards Polt this time?"
"Nope," Draco and Lilith reply swiftly as if knowing I'd say something.
"Your right arm is already mine right now anyway so I'll gladly cuddle it in silence," Lilith says. Hmm, sounds like they're either taking a step back to let Polt have her moment or the girls are scheming again. If it's anything like two days ago, I certainly don't mind it!
"Very well," I say, slightly shrugging. Polt and I spend the rest of the drive snuggling. Reaching the venue, Smith stops the vehicle.
"We've arrived!" Smith announces.
"Ryuta wasn't joking. So many people are already here finding their spots," Draco says, surprised.
"See? I know what I'm talking about," I say. Just from looking through the windshield, I can see a bunch of people already lining the gates of the Sumida River on both sides. The firework boats seem to be almost prepped to start too. One of them seems like a tinier cruise ship. Seems like a bit much. "Damn, looks like we would've had to leave much earlier to nab the spot I wanted." Another SUV similar to the one we're in pulls up beside us.
"Luckily, I came to save the day," Smith says, turning around in her seat with big black strands of fabric in her hand. "Now if you don't mind, I need all of you to put these blindfolds on."
"Blindfolds?" We question, visibly confused.
"Indeed. I don't want any of you seeing this surprise spot until we're already there," Smith explains. Totally sounds super sketchy but this is her so she gets a pass.
"This better be worth all the secrecy," I say as we each take a blindfold.
"I already told you it will be. Have some faith in me, Sweetheart," Smith chuckles. Tying the blindfold around my eyes, I hear the doors open.
"Right this way, guys," a familiar person says, helping us out of the vehicle.
"…Zombina?" I inquire once I feel my feet touch the concrete ground.
"But of course! Even with the blindfold blocking your eyes, your little festive yukata looks so cute!" Zombina compliments.
"T-Thanks! I bet yours is too," I say.
"How about a blind sneak peek?" She pulls me close and I feel her slightly firm breasts press against my face.
"Z-Zombina, how much of your yukata is hanging off of your shoulders?" I stammer.
"All of it because I'm not wearing it yet," She snickers. "My MON outfit is just unzipped."
"I knew you were lying!" I pull away immediately.
"And yet you still went with it!" She laughs. "I knew you were pining to get another feel of my boobs all this time!"
"I-I was not!" I deny.
"Blush harder, Cutie! You only confirm what I already know," she teases. "Now get a move on! Your surprise is waiting for you along with Polt and the others."
"You mean they already went ahead of me?" I ask, surprised.
"Yep, Smith already led them onto the b—surprise," she almost slips up as she turns me to face a certain way.
"Well, it's not like I can see where I'm going," I point out.
"Just walk forward down the walkway and I'll make sure you get there," she instructs, lightly touching my back as I move. "If you don't trust me, there are metal railings on your left and right."
"I hope you wouldn't put me in danger so I do," I say as I keep walking, hearing metal creak beneath me. I can hear the river water sloshing around.
"Guess what, Ryuta? You made it!" She announces after roughly a minute.
"Great. Can I take the blindfold off yet?" I inquire, reaching for it.
"Not yet!" She swats my hands down.
"Ow! Why did you hit so hard?" I question.
"You know exactly why," she answers. "Unless, you need a reminder," she mutters in my right ear.
"N-Not right now!" I gulp.
"Oh? I'll definitely keep that in mind," she chuckles. "Here comes Smith to guide you so I gotta go back to doing my job for the time being. See ya later, Cutie!" She kisses my right cheek and I can hear her walk away. Hmmm. I can't tell if she kissed that specific cheek intentionally or not. It's really only a matter of time before she goes on the warpath for me considering I can practically sense her lust exploding off of her undead body. I wonder… does… does it count as necrophilia if we have sex? Guess it's way too late to be having that thought now but I know Zombina will enjoy teasing me forever about it if it does count. In for a penny, in for a pounding.
"There you are, Sweetheart! I hope Zombina didn't give you too much trouble," Smith says.
"No more than usual. Where are the girls at?" I ask.
"They're waiting for you at the front. Right this way," she replies, placing a hand on my shoulder to help me get there.
"Wouldn't you rather hold my hand, Kuroko?" I smugly smirk.
"S-Stop, Sweetheart! Don't do this to me right now!" She stutters.
"You know you want to, Kuroro," I hold my left hand up and wave it, coaxing her.
"Ugh! Damn you, Ryuta!" she sighs loudly and takes my hand.
"Your hands are really soft, Kuroro," I comment.
"S-So are yours," she says quickly. I bet she's redder than a tomato right now.
"Perfect for touching more than just hands," I say slyly, pushing my luck. In an instant, she bends my wrist back and I yelp.
"Did you know you can easily break a wrist this way?" She laughs, wanting me to stop my teasing. Little does she know…
"Don't threaten me with a good time," I smile devilishly. I'm only half bluffing because that might actually genuinely be past my limit but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
"So Zombina wasn't joking at all then? How interesting," I can see the metaphorical tables suddenly turning in her favor.
"S-She told you too?!" I gasp, feeling my face blush. "Y-You weren't supposed to know yet!" Need to remind myself that Zombina can't be trusted with keeping secrets considering she's just bad at keeping one.
"Even if she didn't, you forget I have access to your transaction history so I kinda had an inkling anyway from the whip and stuff but Lilith being around did make me doubt that it was being used on you as well," she says.
"That's tru—Aah!" I suddenly let out a way more sexual yelp when she yanks my wrist back again.
"You're gonna pay me back for this special thing I did for you," she seductively whispers in my ear.
"Y-Yes, ma'am!" I nod frantically. I figured I had to pay in some way already anyway.
"Now compose yourself because we're at the spot," she says, letting my hand go. "Ladies! Your boyfriend is here now!"
"About time!" Polt, Draco, and Lilith shout like they've been wearing blindfolds for hours.
"Sorry about that!" I chuckle sheepishly.
"Without further ado, you four may take off your blindfolds!" Smith announces. Peeling the fabric off of our eyes, we audibly gasp at what we see.
"We're on one of the ships?!" We exclaim. Not just any ship either! We're in the middle of the river on the smaller version of a cruise ship I saw only minutes ago! To our left and right, there are even more crowds of people lining the concrete sides of the river as they eagerly wait for the fireworks to start as the sky steadily darkens. The stars gradually appear like painting tiny bright dots on a solid black canvas.
"And that's not all. Take a look behind you," Smith instructs. Turning around, there are food vendor carts and the like on the deck. Most importantly out of all of them, there's a takoyaki vendor! That definitely wasn't there earlier either! As they start cooking, all the scrumptious smells merge into one giant waft that tunnels deep inside our nostrils. My mouth is salivating just at the thought of stuffing myself!
"This is one hell of a surprise you pulled!" I try not to lick my lips but can't help it.
"Even I didn't expect this!" Polt comments.
"What are we waiting for?! Let's dig in!" Draco takes off in an instant, getting a head start.
"Hey, you can't just leave us in the dust! That was my idea!" Lilith runs after her.
"And there they go," I chuckle.
"Hehe. My work here is done. Please enjoy the Sumidagawa Fireworks Festival," Smith grins.
"Thank you, Smith!" Polt and I bow.
"No problem. Just yell for one of us if you need anything. Have fun, you two!" Smith swiftly makes herself scarce.
"Still regret going with the flow on this?" Polt questions, smugly smirking as she hugs my right arm.
"Not in the slightest. I'm actually a little embarrassed that this is so much better than what I had in mind," I answer, sheepishly scratching my neck.
"Either way we went about it, it's always gonna be a great time because we're doing it together," she says, squishing my arm into her cleavage.
"Polt, have I ever said that I don't deserve you?" I inquire, nuzzling her cheek.
"Countless times and it never gets stale!" she replies, nuzzling back.
"Wanna know what would make this completely perfect?" I ask.
"If you say something about those rings, Sweetheart, I'm gonna be upset with you," she warns lightheartedly, playfully twisting my arm. Damn it. I'm not even gonna commit to the joke about it.
"N-No! O-Of course not!" I stammer as I try to backpedal. The amused smile on her face grows by the second. "I-I was gonna say… U-Um… that I—"
"Hey! Are you two gonna get a room or are you gonna come over here and eat?!" Lilith yells from across the deck with skewered ikayaki in her right hand.
"You two should choose to eat! Seriously, the food is amazing!" Draco munches down on what looks like shrimp tempura.
"We better go get something now before those two somehow devour it all," Polt giggles.
"Took the words out of my mouth. I actually spotted a particular vendor that really caught my eye," I inform.
"Then let's go check it out, Sweetheart!" She exclaims, pulling me along by my arm.
"No need to rush! They can't eat that fast!" I advise.
A/N: We finally got here! Only took forever!