'Damn, what a crazy night,' I think to myself as I open my eyes and stare at the ceiling. I attempt to get up, but I feel something keeping me down. Towards my chest I see a mess of red hair.
'Matsu? What the hell is Matsu doing in my room?' I think back; the events from last night play out in my head. 'That's right. Matsu tried to seduce me in the bathroom and she… she kissed me. She winged herself upon me. She must have come in here at some point after I went to sleep. '
Matsu moves around a little bit in her sleep, causing me to come to the realization that she is naked. 'Oh god, is this going to be my life now?'
That's when I notice some stirring from my right side, as well as a chill go up my arm. I look over to see Akitsu snuggling closer. Are all my Sekirei sleeping with me? I look to my left to Haruhime sleeping quietly; just like Akitsu she's so peaceful while sleeping.
"Well good morning, my sweet Ashikabi!" Matsu says." Did you sleep well?"
" I… I did, although I didn't expect you to be sleeping here with me. "
"And why wouldn't I sleep with you? You are my Ashikabi, after all."
"Frankly, I'm not sure why a Sekirei as powerful as Number Two would choose me, but thank you."
"You're very welcome."
"Although, Matsu, I do have one question."
"Mmmm, and what. Would. That be?" she replies, her voice growing more seductive with every syllable.
"Why are you naked?"
"Why, to give my beautiful Ashikabi complete access to my body," she replies as she sits up on my chest, giving me an absolutely wonderful view of her chest.
I couldn't help but stare at her. She looked as if she had just crawled out my wildest Amazon fantasies. The shape of her body is alluring, those fertile curves and big, round, soft breasts, those beautiful pink-
"MATSU!" The sound of Miya's voice brakes the hypnotic effect of Matsu's body. "Just because you found your Ashikabi, that does not mean that you can break the rules of my house. As long as you are in my household there will be no illicit acts." That paralyzingly terrifying hannya mask is once again behind her.
Miya smacks Matsu on the head with the wooden spoon she was carrying, and then grabs her by the hair. "Shirayuki-san, please wake up your friends and come for breakfast before you leave. 108 and her new Ashikabi should be down shortly as well. I know you were concerned about 108, but remember while at breakfast, I'm not Number One. I'm a simple housewife who knows nothing of the Sekirei Plan."
"Yes, Miya-san! By the way, do you know if Uzume came home last night?" I ask the lavender-haired housewife. I sit up after managing to free myself from the grips of Akitsu and Haruhime.
"I don't know," she replies. "I'm going to go check now; if she's there, I will send her down to breakfast as well."
She smiles. It's so sweet, made bitter by who she was holding by the hair. "Now get dressed and wake your friends. I expect to see the three of you downstairs as soon as possible."
With that, Miya leaves the room, dragging Matsu behind her. I look over to Haruhime and then Akitsu. They both look so peaceful sleeping, that I'm tempted to slide back between them and doze off. I turn back to Haruhime and lightly shake her. "Haru-chan, it's time to get up."
"Good morning, Saya," she says, opening her eyes and sits up.
"It's time to get up. Miya-san says she's making breakfast."
"That's nice of her."
"Yeah, now get dressed. You can't very well come to breakfast in your underwear."
Haruhime looks down at herself before covering her cleavage, her whole body turning beet red with blush. She quickly scuttles across the floor to where she neatly folded her clothes the night before.
Her shyness is kind of cute. I must say it gives her a little bit of charm, knowing that she is getting flustered from my gaze being upon her.
"While you get dressed, I'm gonna wake up your sister."
I lightly shake Akitsu to wake her up. "Wake up, Akitsu-chan! It's morning."
She slowly opens our eyes and tilts her head up towards me. "Good Morning, Mistress."
"Good morning, Akitsu-chan. Did you sleep well?"
"Yes, Mistress." She sits up, giving me glimpses of her chest through a couple of big rips in her kimono.
I hadn't really noticed the rips and tears until now. She must have torn her clothes during her battle last night with Number Five, and she made them bigger while moving around in her sleep. Considering how Minaka seems to know everything that goes on in his little competition, he probably already knows that Akitsu will need a new kimono and will have one waiting at my apartment when we get there. In the meantime, she still needs something.
"Haru-chan?"
"Yes, Saya?!" Haruhime replies looking over to me with a nervous expression.
"Go get Miya-san; we have a slight problem. I imagine she will be in Matsu's room, making sure she doesn't try anything."
I notice her demeanor changes a bit as she sighs in relief. She probably thought I was going to ask her to do something forbidden by Miya.
"Got it! Be right back, Saya!" she says. Quickly she gets up and runs out of the room.
Akitsu looks down at the ground and says in her monotone voice, "I'm sorry Mistress."
I look at her, not quite understanding what she was apologizing for. "Sorry for what, Akitsu-chan?"
"Sorry for ripping my clothes."
"It's okay, Akitsu-chan. You did nothing wrong. It's just proof that you tried your hardest during your battle with Number Five last night. Be glad that you weren't seriously hurt, and it was only your clothing that was damaged. Your clothes can be replaced, but you can't and I'm glad that you're okay."
"Thank you, Mistress. Your words make me happy."
"You're welcome, Akitsu-chan!" I say as Haruhime enters the room with Miya.
"What did you need, Shirayuki-san?"
"Well, it's not so much my problem as it is Akitsu-chan's. She got into a fight with Number 5 while we were trying to rescue Number 108. She needs new clothes as hers are rather torn."
"Ah, I see that is a problem. We can't have her dressing indecently during breakfast. Give me a second; I might have something I can lend her."
Miya leaves the room for a moment and comes back with a simple white t-shirt. "It may not be much but you can have this t-shirt, Akitsu-san."
"Thank you," Akitsu says softly as she grabs t-shirt.
"You're very welcome, Akitsu-san. Now hurry up and get dressed so you can come for breakfast. It should be almost ready. Matsu should be down there waiting for you. After breakfast you can help Matsu pack her things."
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As I come downstairs the smell of breakfast hits me and it smells amazing. If Miya's cooking is as good as it smells, we should be in for a treat judging by the ludicrous number of smells hitting my nose she has to be going all out to make breakfast. I walk down the hall following the smell, until I eventually come across the dining area. The dining room fits the same traditional style as the rest of the house with a table that's low to the ground, and pillows to sit on instead of chairs. The table is big enough that it can easily fit 10 people. I look around the room hoping to see Uzume, but she was sadly missing.
I see Matsu at the back end of the table on the right side. Miya is not in the room; I deduce she's probably in the kitchen to finish cooking. I walk in and take a seat with Matsu on my right. Haruhime takes the seat on my left, and Akitsu to her left. As soon as we all sit down I hear the sound of a child's voice.
The child's voice is followed by a male voice yelling. "Slow down, Ku-chan, or you're going to fall and hurt yourself!"
I turn towards the entrance to the dining room to see a small girl come running into the room. She has blonde hair and bright green eyes, wearing a simple white dress. I instantly recognize the girl as Number 108 Kusano.
She is followed a guy who looks to be 20 at the most. He's relatively slim with messy black hair and gray eyes, though they lack the shine and beauty of Akitsu's. All he wears is a simple white shirt and blue jeans.
"Saayaaa onee-chan!!!" Kusano comes running up behind me, grabbing me and hugging me.
"Ku-chan, it's good to see you again!" I say as I turn around to hug her back. "Glad to see that you're safe; I was worried about you yesterday."
"Yes, Ku-chan is safe thanks to her new Big Brother!" The excitement for finding her Ashikabi is extremely apparent in her voice, as she runs up and hugs the leg of the guy in the white shirt. "He saved me from the bad lady with the scythe."
"I see. You have my thanks, Sahashi Minato!"
"You're welcome, ma'am, but if you don't mind me asking, how do you know my name?"
"Because, Minato, I work with your mother. My name is Shirayuki Saya. My partners and I tried to save Ku yesterday, but you beat me to it. Although something tells she is in good hands with you. Promise me you will keep her safe!"
"Yeah I'll make sure to keep her safe, I promise," he says as he takes Ku by the hand and leads her to the table.
"Thanks, Minato!"
"Yeah, no problem." As he takes a seat with Ku, another girl walks into the room.
The girl is beautiful. She has long brown hair, tied in a ponytail going down her waist and hime-style bangs that frame her face like a photo. A small antenna-like strand pokes out from the top of her forehead. Her eyes are a deep earthy brown color that match her hair, very similar to Uzume's. Her attire, which consists of a red-threaded white gi, does nothing to hide her most prominent feature: her very large, very bouncy, very entrancing chest.
I knew most of the numbers if by appearance only, and if memory serves, this girl is Number 88, Musubi.
"Oh my gosh, breakfast smells so good! I can't wait to have some, I'm starving! " Musubi hurriedly sits down next to Minato, before looking up and noticing my Sekirei and I.
"Oh, new friends. Did the three of you just move in?" Musubi seems more childishly excited to see me than the actual child. It's surprisingly endearing, when combined with her cute soprano voice. "What are your names? Tell me!"
"I'm Shirayuki Saya," I say as I point to right. "These are my Sek-" I stopped myself for a second. I was about to say Sekirei, which wouldn't be wise if there were any residents unaware of the Sekirei Plan. "-friends Matsu, Haruhime and Akitsu."
Matsu sighs. "Friend-zoned already…"
"And no, we didn't move in. We were just at the botanical gardens last night. I met Kagari and he said I might be able to find someone I've been looking for here."
"And did you?" Musubi asks.
"Sadly no."
"Aw," Musubi moans, before reaching over and taking my hands. I didn't notice before, but her hands were clad in red fingerless gloves. "Don't give up, keep looking. I'm sure you'll find whoever it is you're looking for."
Another girl silently walks into the room and sits down next to Minato. I recognize her. I've seen her multiple times, as she was one of the many Sekirei I adjusted. She has short hair, light orangish brown in color. Like Musubi, her hair frames her face beautifully and her bangs are held out of her gray eyes by a purple headband; those are some eyes to compete with Akitsu's. She has on a blue-collared white dress that stops about halfway down her thighs. Beneath her white boots, she's wearing long black stockings that go up to where the dress stops. No doubt about it: the girl before me is Number 84, Yashima.
"Adjuster-sama?"
I smile warmly at her, an old habit I developed to ease her nerves. "Yes, Yashima, it's me, but I'm not your adjuster anymore, so please, call me Saya."
"Ok, Saya."
"I take it you're with Minato?"
"Yes. Last night I was being attacked by this pervert who was trying to kiss me." She shivers a bit. "It was more terrifying than the needles. Even worse, I was reacting to him. I thought I was doomed to have to be with someone abusive. Then, right when I thought it was all over, right before my lips made contact with his, Musubi appeared and punched him straight in the side of the head. The impact caused me to fall to the ground. Then a hand reached out to me to help me up, something told me to take it and that's when I saw into his eyes… into Minato's eyes."
Yashima pauses for a moment as she glances over to Minato and blushes. The tension waiting for her to continue felt like forever. "It became extremely hard to breathe. My heart felt like it was about burst from my chest, and my body felt extremely hot. At first I thought something was wrong, but it didn't take long to realize my body was reacting to Minato and-, and when I felt like I couldn't take it any longer, I kissed him. "
Yashima's face grows red, as she puts her head down in embarrassment.
"Just like Mistress and me. She saved me from a bad person, too," Akitsu tells Yashima. "I love her for saving me, just like I know you love Minato."
"Breakfast is ready!" Miya's voice comes from the kitchen interrupting Akitsu. I had hoped that Uzume would be here by now, but there's still no sign of her.
Instead, Kagari comes in and sits down at the table. He doesn't say anything except good morning before quietly taking his place.
Miya comes into the room holding a large tray. Starting with Ku, whom had taken a seat opposite of Matsu, she places one empty bowl and one bowl filled with miso soup. She goes around the table, giving everybody some miso soup and empty bowl.
After she disappears back into the kitchen, she soon returns with another tray. This one contains plates of grilled fish and a small bowl of vegetables.
She sits down at the head of the table, and opens up the rice cooker. Everyone starts handing her their empty bowls, and in a few minutes everyone has a bowl of steamed rice.
Staring down at the food in front of me I can tell Miya was trying to go all out to provide a traditional Japanese breakfast.
"I hope it isn't too much but I wanted to do something special to welcome Yashima and Ku to Izumo Inn, as well as bid Matsu goodbye."
"Excuse me, Miya-san, but isn't Matsu just visiting, with Saya?" Minato asks. "I mean she said she was with her a moment ago."
"You're correct, Minato-san. However up until yesterday she was a resident of Izumo Inn, Room 201. Due to certain circumstances, she is moving out with Shirayuki-san."
I could tell Miya was trying to avoid mentioning the Sekirei plan, even though it was obvious that she knew everyone at the table was either a Sekirei or Ashikabi. Probably to keep up her facade as a housewife, because Minato didn't know she was Number One.
"But wait there is no Room 201, is there?" I can't blame Minato for being confused.
"Oh, there is a Room 201. I'll show you after breakfast." She says looking back at him.
I look back down at my food, and then to my Sekirei. Akitsu is quietly using her chopsticks to slowly eat. Haruhime is doing the same only slightly faster. I turn and look at Matsu just as she drops some rice, which lands in an interesting place: right in the diamond-shaped hole above her dress.
She looks to me with an extremely innocent look. "Oh, I'm sorry, look how clumsy I am. Why don't you help me get it out, Saya?"
If she was trying to make herself look sexy, it was working. I feel my body getting a little worked up looking at Matsu, until the air suddenly grows cold. Without even looking, I knew that Miya was showing her hannya.
"How many times shall I remind you of the rules, Matsu?"
After that the rest of breakfast went off without incident, much to my relief but somewhat to my disappointment. Miya's cooking was so amazing, I actually felt saddened a little bit when it was all gone.
"Well Miya-san, thanks for your hospitality, but I think it's time I go. "
"You're welcome, Shirayuki-san. It was my pleasure. "
Haruhime gets up and thanks Miya for the food with a slight bow. Akitsu just quietly says thank you.
Personally, I'm eager to leave after Matsu's little show. "Matsu, go get your stuff; we gotta get going! Haru-chan, go help her with her things."
Haruhime nods as she and Matsu to go upstairs. It's then that the realization hits me. Matsu is now my Sekirei, which means my one-bedroom apartment is too small.