Chapter 11: Love is a Battlefield

The following are a collection of slice of life episodes around the Casey house

This is a work of fiction. Any resemblances to actual person living or dead, or companies, products, and other copyrighted or trademarked material is purely coincidental, and the product of the authors imagination.

Episode 1: The Boys of Summer

Life at the Casey house seemed to have settled into a routine once again. Despite the gang's various mini adventures to try and earn some money, they seemed to be making it work. Unfortunately, problems are bound to arise when you least expect them to.

*BANG*

"Waaahhh!" A giant grizzly bear slammed the front door open and started bawling in the living room. Nobody was around, as this was early in the afternoon, and they were all at work. I was in the bathroom handling my business like everyone does. When I heard the commotion, I quickly wiped, flushed, washed my hands, and ran out there to find Liz spread out all over the couch. She was soaking one of the pillows with her tears.

"Liz?! What happened? What's wrong? Why are you home so early?"

"(sniff) Cole~I got f-f-f-FIRED! Waaahhh!"

Uh oh. This is not good. Liz normally works as a crossing guard for the elementary school down the street. If she got fired, then something really bad must have happened. Let's hope nobody got killed.

"W-what happened?" I asked her with a tremble in my voice.

"(sniff) I was helping some kids cross the street, when one car didn't stop. I stepped in front of the car, and smashed it. The driver was really mad. He yelled at the school, and then called the cops, then I was fired." Liz did her best to explain the story despite still crying.

Oh dear, this is a tricky situation. On one hand, Liz did the right thing. She protected those kids crossing the street, which is her job. On the other hand, she totaled that guy's car.

"Y-you're not mad at me, are you Cole? You're not gonna kick me out?" Poor girl was on the verge of a breakdown. After everything that happened, My opinion is what she is most concerned about?!

"No Liz, I'm not mad. I could never be mad at you."

"You mean it?" I nodded. "Why don't you go downstairs and take a shower. The girls should be home from work in a few hours. I promise I won't say anything to any of them.

Liz stood up from the sofa and gave me a giant bear hug. True to her nature, she squished me as hard as she could.

"Awww thank you sweetie. You're right. I'm going to lay down for a while."

Later, at dinner, the rest of the girls were gathered around the table eating the delicious dinner I prepared.

"Hey, where is Liz? Is she not home yet?" Priya asked.

"No, she is downstairs. She told me was not hungry."

The entire house went silent. All of the girls immediately stopped eating and dropped their forks on the table. They all stared at me with wide eyes and hanging jaws.

"Holy shit, something terrible must have happened!" Priya shrieked.

"Liz is ALWAYS hungry! What happened? Why is Liz not hungry?" Olga cried out.

Before I could say anything, Liz walked into the dining room and stared at all of us with a blank expression.

"I got fired".

Priya slithered over to the giant grizzly bear and gave her a hug. "Oh you poor thing. I'm so sorry". For the first time ever, Liz actually hugged someone with normal strength.

"Yeah nah, thats fucked mate. Sorry to hear that, Lizzy" Ellie patted her on the shoulder with her wing. Olga wheeled herself from the table and offered some advice.

"Hey I know! Why don't you come work with meeeee? One of my fellow lifeguards just quit, so we're hiring. What do ya say Lizzy Wizzy?"

Liz thought about it for a minute.

"Hmm… I suppose that could work. We Grizzly bears are excellent swimmers. I would get to help people too. Sure, why not?"

"YAYYYYY! Lizzy Wizzy is going to be with Olga all day every day!" The Orca mermaid jumped out of her wheelchair and gave the big bear a hug. Just like a dolphin, she flew with excellent speed, and actually ended up slapping Priya with her tail.

"Ugh, Whats with all the love in here?" A tall arachne scuffed as she walked into the room.

"Oh hey Sida. You heading out for the night?" I asked my Brazilian housemate. She works some kind of night job. I don't know the specifics, but thats also because she never told me about it. Sida just leaves after dinner and comes back around dawn. Every couple of days she gives me a big wad of cash. I have no idea where the money comes from, but unfortunately I can't really be too nosy in her business. She brings in more money than all of the other girls combined, so if she IS doing something illegal, I don't want to know.

"Si Vida, But why are all the girls hugging garota gigante?"

"Liz is going to be working as a Lifeguard with Olga at the community pool".

Sida stroked her chin a little bit. As if she was concocting some sort of evil plan. "Hmmm… interesting. Obrigado Vida. I'm going now. Don't wait up". Sida scampered out the door, and into the night. None of us would see her for a while, so I cleaned up the kitchen and headed for bed. Let's hope Liz does well at her new job. I'm sure Olga will take good care of her…. I hope.

X

The Community Pool

The sun was barely hanging above the horizon when the sounds of a wheelchair were heard squeaking down the street. There were no cars driving around at this hour, so the Orca mermaid had the road all to herself. When she checked that the coast was all clear, she pulled out a key from her little bag and unlocked the gate. Once it was open, she took in a breath and marveled at the image before her.

"Ahhh another beautiful summer day at the pool. Liz will be here soon. It's up to me to make sure she has everything she needs!"

Olga wheeled herself to the supply closet and pulled out the biggest female lifeguard swimsuit they had. It was a crimson red one piece suit, with a white cross on the chest. Olga also grabbed a whistle, a fanny pack, a shirt, and a rescue tube.

The sun was getting higher in the sky, so Olga put on her chrome aviator sunglasses, and her wide brim straw hat.

"Let's rock".

After she did the chemical test of the pool water, she heard the main gate open.

"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD Morning Lizzy wizzy! Welcome to the pool. Are you ready to get to work?" Olga greeted her housemate in her happy energetic tone she always does, but today she seemed even more excited.

"M-morning Olga. Thanks again for doing this. I really appreciate it".

"No problem! Now, before we begin, I have your gear and uniform ready to go in the lifeguard room over there. Go get changed in the ladies room and meet me back here when you're done."

Liz nodded and went to the bathroom to get changed. While she was getting dressed, Olga rubbed her hands together menacingly.

"Hehehe! That big stupid bear is going to be my subordinate. Ohhh this is going to be fantastic. Her ass is mine now! Muahahaha!"

Olga heard the bathroom door open, and saw the giant grizzly bear come out wearing the tightest red bathing suit she ever saw. The poor polyester was holding on for dear life against her massive breasts. The bottom had both a wedgie, and a camel toe. She looked less like a lifeguard and more like a porn actress.

"H-how do I look?"

Olga was laughing inside her mind. She looked awful! But that was all part of the plan. She wanted to humiliate this girl as payback for getting in the way between her and Cole all those times. Olga was the alpha of the house, and it's time the rest of the girls knew it.

"You look amazing! The spitting image of a lifeguard." Liz beamed with pride. "Oh yeah! I'm ready to save some lives!"

Olga shook her head. "Before you can do any of that, I need you to help with the chores".

Liz's smile faded. "Chores?"

"Yes, there are a lot of chores to do around here. Saving lives is only like 1% of my actual job. Here, we will open soon, and I need you to do all of this." Olga handed her a long list of things to do.

-Take out the trash

-clean the bathrooms

-clean the pool tiles

-brush the pool walls

-clean the leaves out of the skimmer basket

-set up the umbrellas at the guest tables

"Olga, this is a lot of stuff. I thought this job was about saving lives?"

The Orca mermaid grew a wicked grin. "You really think a rookie like you is going to be trusted to save lives? NO! Now get going on those chores! We have customers coming in, and I can smell those trash cans from here!" Olga commanded her housemate. While Liz was working on cleaning the trash, Olga wheeled herself up to the lifeguard stand and sat up there with her rescue tube.

Time flew by as Liz worked on the chores all morning. She did everything on the list, and barely took a break. Olga meanwhile, sat on the chair and blew her whistle at all the annoying kids splashing around.

"(FWEEEEP) No running!" Olga yelled at some kids running along the pool deck. Liz had just finished cleaning the skimmer baskets and was walking towards the lifeguard tower.

"Hey Lizzy Wizzy! How are those chores coming along?"

"All done. Can I take a break now?"

Olga took her shirt off and adjusted her swimsuit. "Nope, sorry. It's my break time. I need you to sit on the stand and watch over the pool until I get back."

Liz thought about what she said. It was her time now. She was going to sit on the stand and watch over the pool. All of these people, their lives were now in her hands. Olga threw her hat into the air, then jumped into the pool. She submerged a little bit, then jumped from the surface life a dolphin and grabbed her hat out of mid air, before splashing back to the water.

"Y-yes ma'am!" Liz climbed up the ladder to the chair and sat there with her rescue tube.

"Ahhh, this is the life. I get to hang out and chill while Lizzy does all the work. And the best part? Cole things i'm so nice for doing this. Talk about a win-win" Olga thought to herself.

Liz was sitting on the lifeguard stand watching over the pool, when she thought she saw someone watching her through the bushes.

X

Meanwhile

Sida was heading back home from her night out (((working))) when she felt like wandering around for a bit. She never usually spent time outside in the daytime, but after hearing what Liz and Olga were talking about last night, she was curious how this would turn out.

When she got to the community pool, she saw something that made her upset. Liz was doing all of the work around the pool, while Olga sat in her chair doing nothing. Even when Olga was not in her chair, she was floating around in the pool playing with the kids. Sida knew that Liz was still feeling sad about getting fired from her other job, so she decided to help her friend out.

Sida wandered around the neighborhood and found a group of little boys playing in the park. She recognized them as the kids that Liz usually helps across the street at the elementary school.

"Psst, hey kid". She whispered from behind a tall bush.

One of the kids stopped playing and walked over. He didn't see anything except a set of brown eyes.

"You go to the school around here, right?" The little boy nodded.

"Hey, who are you talking to?" The other boys came over to see what was going on. By now, Sida's cover was blown. She decided to reveal herself. They all got scared and started screaming.

"Ahhhh! SPIDER!"

"Wait wait! I'm friends with Liz, the crossing guard. She sent me here to give you a message." The boys stopped screaming and started listening to her.

"She wanted me to tell you that she's sorry she can't walk with you to school anymore. But she got a new job. She works as a lifeguard down at the pool. You should go see her. I'm sure she would love to see you all again."

The boys all thought about what she said. One of them turned around to thank SIda, but the Arachne woman had vanished.

X

Back at the pool

Liz was cleaning the pool tiles when she heard the gates open. She turned to see who had walked in, and saw it was none other than the little boys she saved from the school.

"Miss Liz!" They all cheered. They ran over to see their favorite grizzly bear, but Olga blew her whistle at them to stop running.

Liz put her brush down and started climbing out of the pool. The way she got out of the pool was like a siren call. The chlorine water stuck to her skin like a tailored suit. Her curves busted out of the one piece swimsuit in all the right places. The way her thick muscular thighs jiggled just enough to show her muscles. But what really got the boy's attention was her breasts. Good lord, those big mamas were centimeters away from ripping her top off. The nipples were erect from the cold water, and the tops were bouncing like a poor man's checks. She was the ideal MILF that every boy dreams of.

"Dude.." One of the boys said. "I think I like girls now". His friends all nodded quietly. None of them breaking eye contact from Liz.

"Hey there boys! Aww it's so good to see you again. Come here~" Liz smothered them all in bear hug. The boys were getting their shirts wet from her bathing suit, but thats not what was on their minds. For the first time in their lives, they started feeling excited about being touched by a girl.

"Hey Liz! I'm going on break. Come up here and watch the pool for me." Olga shouted from the guard stand.

"Sorry boys, I have to get back to work. You should all go and play. I'll be right here if you need me." Liz climbed up the tower and took her position. She watched all the pool patrons having fun.

Meanwhile, the boys were all huddled at a picnic table nearby. Each of them trying to make sense of what just happened.

"Umm, guys, are you thinking what i'm thinking?" a dark skin boy asked his friends.

"Y-yeah dude. Miss Liz is so pretty!" the tubby kid replied.

"You said it man" the tall kid agreed.

"Hey guys, check out Squints. His wiener is sticking out of his pants!" The boys were all making fun of their scrawny friend Squints, who just grew his first boner after hugging Liz. They called him that because he was the only one of them who wore glasses. And man did he wear them. His eye sight was so bad, he had to wear bifocals at 7 years old.

"Stop it! It's not funny!" Poor kid was so embarrassed he ran into the pool. "Squints wait! You can't swim!" The boys cried out. He splashed and flailed his arms around but slowly sank into the water.

Liz saw this. She blew her whistle, and jumped into the pool. She raced through the water to get to the poor boy, and pulled him up from below the surface.

"Hey, are you okay?" Squints didn't respond. She carried him back to the pool deck, and laid him down. He was not breathing, but he had a pulse.

"Starting CPR!" Liz put her mouth to his, and blew air down his throat. While she was doing this, she suddenly felt a tongue that was not her own inside her mouth. When she opened her eyes, she saw Squints had his eyes closed, and was breathing normally. He also moved his hand down to her chest and squeezed a little.

"Why you little…" Liz pushed the little boy off her and his friends ran over to him. "Dude are you okay?"

Olga heard all the commotion from the lifeguard room and came by in her wheelchair.

"All right all right, all of you kids beat it! Go on, get outta here!"

The boys all ran out of the pool, but on that day, the legend of Michael "Squints" Palledorous was born.

Liz and Olga had a bit of an awkward exchange after that. Since the boys were so embarrassed about the whole thing, they didn't tell their parents about it. Nevertheless, Olga recognized Liz's skills as a lifeguard, and the two made sure to tell Cole and the others all about their day at dinner.

However, unknown to the two of them, Sida was watching the whole thing.

"Muito Bom, Urso. Wait a minute.. What's that guy doing? Hmmm… Perhaps he is the one I've been looking for." Sida watched from atop one of the pine trees as she noticed a man with a camera filming the incident near the back of the pool.

Episode 2: Lights, Camera, Action

It had been several days since the incident at the pool, and I had just finished preparing dinner for the girls. One by one, they all came home from their jobs to enjoy a hot meal. We were all sitting down at the table eating, when I heard the doorbell ring again.

"Huh? Everyone's here. I wonder who that could be?" I left the table and walked to the front door. When I opened it, there was a short chinese man standing there with an expensive camera.

"Good evening sir. Are you one of the interspecies host families?" He asked with a stinky smile.

"Yeah… and who might you be?"

"Yes sir, my name is Tommy Chong, no relation. I'm an independent film maker, and i'm currently staying in this town while I film my latest movie. It's a documentary about the interspecies exchange. I was hoping to meet host families like yourself." He handed me a business card with his name on it. It looked legit, and so did his camera gear. I let him inside, but I couldn't shake this gut feeling that something was off.

"Cole, who was that at the door?" Priya slithered into the living room. Tommy Chong saw her and grabbed his camera.

"Wow! Look at that! A King Cobra Lamia! I had no idea they let such a dangerous creature into the exchange."

Priya started blushing "Woah hey are you recording? Aww dang it, if I knew I was going to be on camera, I would have put some make up on".

"Excuse me mister…"

"Casey."

"Mr. Casey, would it be alright if I interview your lamia friend?" Chong got closer to her with his camera. He seemed to be filming her whole body. I guess that's a normal reaction if you have never seen a lamia before, but he seemed to be spending a little bit too much time on her human part. Specifically her boobs.

"So, Miss Lamia, how do you go to the bathroom?"

"WHAT? Gross! I'm not telling you that!"

"Aww come on! It's for educational purposes. This is all about interspecies exchange. My audience wants to know!"

The rest of the girls must have heard the commotion, because they all came into the living room too.

"Fuck's all this mate? Who's the little cunt with the camera?" Ellie scowled Chong. She seemed just as suspicious as me.

"Hey Ellie, this guy said he's making a movie about interspecies exchange, and wants to interview all of you."

"Oh how fun! Let Olga go first pleaseeeeee!" My Orca mermaid friend seemed all to eager to be on camera. Oh well, she is the smartest one of the bunch. If she trusts this guy, then I guess it's fine.

"Wow, a Killer Whale! Let's go see your room." Olga wheeled herself down the hall to her bedroom on the first floor. Chong seemed really impressed with the above ground pool in here.

"So yeah, this is my room. As you can see, most of it's just my pool. I love swimming around in it, however I don't actually have gills, so I don't need to breathe water. I breathe air like normal people. This is because Orca's are actually a subspecies of dolphin."

"Yeah yeah that's great, so… tell me… do you wear underwear?"

Olga was a little thrown off by the question, but she tried to stay professional. "Umm.. yes I do. I have a vagina, womb, uterus, just like humans. This is because Orcas are mammals, so we carry our babies inside us rather than laying eggs like fish."

"Fascinating… so… how about giving us a little peek?"

"Excuse me?"

"Come on, let's see the goods!" Chong scooted closer to Olga and pointed his camera at her crotch. Olga was getting angry and tried to swat it away with her tail.

"Eww gross! Get that thing away from there!"

"Dude what the fuck?!" I yelled at him. He just gave me a sneaky grin. "It's ok sir. We'll cut it in post. Now then, how about we look at the grizzly bear's room?"

Liz leaned into my ear. "Cole, don't worry. Now that I know what this guy is trying to do, I won't fall for his tricks."

The two of them went downstairs into the basement. Liz stood there looking blank.

"Here is my room. Since my kind usually live in caves, I prefer living down here in the basement."

"Holy shit, is that your bra?! It looks like a fucking witches cauldron! Just how big are those things?!"

"What is your problem?! Is that all you wanted to know?" Suddenly, Chong stepped forward and grabbed her chest.

"My god, these things are bigger than my head. No wonder your shoulders are so large. You must need all that muscle to carry these things around".

Priya and I heard the commotion and came running down the stairs. Liz had her claws extended and looked like she was about to rip this guy to shreds.

"Liz stop! Don't touch him!" I yelled at her. Chong smirked at her. "Yeah thats right! You're not allowed to hurt me, or else I'll call FIRE and have you sent to jail. Now then, let's go see the lamia's room".

Chong walked upstairs to the living room, then upstairs again to Priya's room. There was nothing unusual up here. It looked just like a normal bedroom. Except there were a few rock band posters and some make up laying around.

"Here, this is my room. Are you happy now?" Priya looked at him like he was less than the dirt under her metaphorical shoes.

"Yes, yes very nice. Now then, are you wearing any panties?"

"Ok thats it! You need to get out of here right now~" Priya was about to slap him her tail, but I jumped in front and took the impact. She ended up smacking me into the wall.

"Cole?! Why are you protecting this creep?!"

"Ugghhhh Priya, you don't get it. If this guy gets hurt while in our house, he can call FIRE and have you all taken away".

Chong got a smug grin as he shoved his camera close to Priya's boobs. "Yeah that's right. Don't touch me or else you're all going to jail."

The girls were so angry. Me? I had seen enough. I walked over to Chong and curled up a fist.

"Here, why don't you record this!" I punched him as hard as I could. He went flying into the other wall. Poor bastard was knocked out cold.

"Ellie, mind helping me take out the trash?" My eagle harpy friend was too happy to oblige. "Aye Aye cobber". She grabbed him with her talons and flew out the window. Once she was far enough away from our house, she dropped him off near one of the neighbors trash cans.

Once Ellie got back to the house, we decided to call FIRE about this guy. Since Ms. Smith was no longer working there. I had to call our new agent, Ms. Jones.

"Hello Mr. Casey. What can I do for you?"

"We just had a visit from a man named Tommy Chong, who claimed to be a film maker. He kept taking a bunch of dirty videos of the girls, so I kicked him out. He gave me a business card. Can you look into this guy? I don't think he's legit."

"Very well Mr. Casey. Please send me a picture of his card" I did as she asked, and once she received my text, she looked at it for a little bit. "Hmm.. doesn't look like anyone we usually work with. I'll look into it. In the meantime, have a good night Mr. Casey."

Ms. Jones hung up and I was left in the living room with the girls. Surprisingly, Sida was not here. Maybe she had to leave early.

X

Elsewhere

Tommy Chong woke up in some trash cans near a house he did not recognize. When he came to, he saw a giant arachne woman standing over him.

"Boa Noite, Caralho."

He tried to run away, but she grabbed him and held a gun to his head. "Please, don't hurt me!"

"I heard you're some kind of film maker. I also heard you like to record sexy videos of demi-human girls without their consent. Well, I happen to be a big movie fan myself. Why don't you tell me who you work for? If you do, I may just let you live."

"Are you with FIRE? CIA? DHS? NSA? FBI?"

Sida was taken aback. "Huh? Nao gringo, I'm no fed. Just a girl who hates perverts snooping on her family".

"Fuck you, spider bitch! 你永远无法活捉我" The guy tried to run, so Sida shot him in the knee. He fell down screaming, then reached into his pocket and pulled out a small pill. He swallowed it, then died a few seconds later. The neighbors heard the gunshots, and called the police. Sida quickly fled the scene. The whole ordeal seemed to have her with more questions than answers. Who was this guy? Why was he following her fellow house mates? Why was he so interested in video taping their house? Why did he ask if she was a fed? This whole thing was turning into something much deeper than she imagined.

X

Episode 3: Girls Just Wanna have Fun

The next day, Ms. Jones came by our house with a bunch of FIRE agents, and MON agents too.

"Good morning Mr. Casey. I looked into that business card you sent me. It didn't turn up anything locally, but when I dug a little deeper, I started getting concerned."

She leaned into my ear. "Tommy Chong was a fake name. I contacted the FBI, and apparently it was an alias for a chinese spy. I don't know why the chinese are spying on the interspecies exchange, but we are looking into it."

I leaned away as some MON agents came inside my house. "Unfortunately that means we will need to search your residence for any traces of bugs or other spyware. Would it be alright if you and the girls could be away for a few hours?"

What? Chinese spies? This whole thing was like something out of a Jason Bourne movie. Good thing I called her. Too bad I'm being forced out of my home. I don't like FIRE, but if the Chinese are involved, i'm glad they're on my side.

"Sure. I'll take the girls out for a little bit. Call me when you are done, okay?" Ms. Jones nodded.

"Girls! Get dressed. We're going to the Mall".

X

First off, let me start by saying that I HATE being the center of attention.

Unfortunately, when you pull up to a shopping mall, with 5 of the world's deadliest monster girls, people are going to notice you.

I looked less like a customer and more like a damn circus ringleader. To my left, Olga, to my right, Ellie. Behind me was Liz, and in front was Priya. I was in the middle, riding on Sida's back like a horse.

Before you ask, SHE insisted.

"Ok Vida, where would you like to go first?" My chauffeur asked me. Now that we were here, I had no idea where to start.

"Umm… well, usually when people go to a shopping mall, they buy clothes."

Priya spoke up. "Look over there! That store has a sign out front. Demi-Humans welcome. Let's go!" She slithered over there as the rest of us followed. Once we were inside, Sida was told that I had to get off her back. Despite how much she pouted, I politely obliged.

"Welcome to Forever 18! What can I help you ladies with today?" A friendly young woman asked Priya. She pointed them around the store and helped them pick out all kinds of clothes.

Each of them went to the dressing rooms to try on different types of outfits.

Priya looked cute in her preppy country club clothes.

Olga loved the goth look for some reason. I guess she thought the black clothes matched her skin.

Liz looked great in the bright yellow sundress. Thank goodness too, because those were the only clothes they had in her size.

Sida, surprisingly, had the best style out of everyone. She came out in a pair of daisy duke shorts and a spaghetti strap top. Maybe it's because she is Brazilian, but I never thought an arachne could have such a nice ass.

Where's Ellie? All the other girls are ready to check out.

I looked around a little bit and found her still in her dressing stall.

"Ellie? We're all ready to check out. Are you almost done in there?" I knocked on her door. She didn't respond right away.

"Ummm… Cole, can we go home? These clothes are fucked mate."

"What?! Are you sure? Did you try any of them on?"

"Y-yeah, but they don't't look good on me".

"I'm sure they look fine Ellie. Why don't you show me, and I'll be the judge."

The door slowly opened, and Ellie came out wearing the most beautiful pleated skirt. It was knee length, so a little longer than what she normally wears. She also had on a pink polo shirt with the buttons undone. I must say, this girly look was the total opposite of the sporty work-out clothes she normally wears.

"Wow Ellie…. I um~"

"I knew it! This shit's bloody buggered".

"No no I mean~"

"Fuckin' hell. I knew I shouldn't have listened to that fuckin' snake. No way you'd like me lookin' like some dolled up sheila~"

"ELLIE! You look fine. Better than fine. You look really cute."

The eagle harpy stood there frozen. Her cheeks beat red."Y-you mean it?"

"Yeah. You look great."

She turned away and mumbled something, then ran back into the dressing room. In a few seconds, she came back out wearing her normal clothes. I couldn't get a word in before she flew over to the store clerk.

"Oi, gimme some more outfits just like this one here!" Ellie ordered the clerk. Priya saw her, and gave her a thumbs up. Ellie gave Priya a thumbs up back. The two exchanged a knowing nod.

X

Once we left that store, we walked around the mall a little longer, and on to our next store.

"Vida Vida Vida! Let's go therrrre". Sida rolled her R's hard trying to be seductive. It took a second to see what store she was talking about.

Oh no…. This can't be good.

"Wowwww Sida, touche'." Olga complimented her housemate.

"Umm~are you sure? I don't know about this…" Ellie was a little nervous.

"What? You've never been to Valentine's Secret before?" Priya asked her.

"Nah yeah i've been! Just not with you cunts!" Ellie snapped back. Oh well, this is going to be interesting to say the least. Just 5 of the worlds deadliest apex predators going to shop for bras and panties.

What could possibly go wrong?

"Hi welcome to Valentine's Secret. How can I…. help….you". The clerk started getting really scared. 5 huge monster girls towered over her. Each of them armed with razor sharp claws, deadly poison, and a scowl meaner than a junkyard dog.

"We want bras, and panties". Sida growled at the clerk. "O-ok f-follow me" The poor store clerk guided my girls around the store. They had all different kinds for different species.

Take Priya for example. Lamias have to wear special underwear since they don't have legs. They had a whole section of lamia panties. It's kinda cool if you've never seen them before. However, since I've been washing these girls clothes for several months now, I know them all too well.

Liz seemed a little uncomfortable walking around. She towered over everyone in the store. I guess these places have special customer monitoring systems, because someone quickly came over to talk to her.

"Excuse me, but is there some I can help you with?" A huge woman walked over to talk to was no ordinary woman. She had blue skin, and a giant horn sticking out of her head. Her body was also totally shredded, like a bodybuilder.

"Yes ma'am, I can't seem to find any bras or panties in my size." The blue oni grinned at her. "Of course not. You won't find those here. Allow me to show you our Big & Tall section."

Liz was beaming with pride. Why, I'd say she looked like a kid on christmas morning.

Priya and Sida went to go try on outfits first. Ellie and Olga were still shopping around when I heard someone call me.

"Vida! Help!"

I ran over to the changing booth where they were. "What's wrong Sida~oommph" I felt a pair of hands grab me and throw me inside the changing booth.

"Oh Vida, I can't seem to get out of these clothes. Can you help me?" She was giving me the bedroom eyes. What a clever trick. All the girls were so preoccupied with their shopping, they would never think to make a move on me.

Well played Sida.

"S-sida, we could get caught! Let me go." I whispered to her. She put her head next to mine and whispered into my ear. "Nao Vida. I'm tired of watching the other girls fawn over you. It's time they learn who the alpha is. I'm the top bread winner for this house." She planted her lips on mine. "So when I want my man, I'll take him where ever (mmph) and however (mmph) I want."

Sida took off her bra, and for the first time, I got a good look at her chest. Her tan skin was shiny and smooth. Her brown nipples were so beautiful.

"Haha voce gosta? Go ahead, they're all yours mi amor" She shoved her boobs into my mouth. Oh man, the taste was something I had never experienced before. She wasted no time grabbing my hands and forcing them on her butt cheeks.

"Ohh vida, you're so bold. I love it". She kissed me some more. The two of us were making out in the dressing room when we heard a knock at the door.

"Hey Sida, i'm going to buy these. Are you done? Hand me the ones you want and i'll take them to the register."

It was Priya. I totally forgot she was in the next stall over. Sida kept her cool, and threw the bra and panties over the door.

"Obrigado Priya! I'll be out in a minute" Once we knew that Priya was gone, we started kissing each other again. Sida reached one of her hands down my pants.

"You know vida (mmph) if I bite you (mmph) my venom would make you go wild. The two of us would go at it all night long. You could cum over (mmph) and over (mmph) and over again. What do you say? You want me to do that for you?"

We heard another knock at the door.

"Aye Priya i'll be out in a second."

"Ma'am, your time limit is up. Please leave the dressing room. We have other customers waiting in line." Oh shit, it's the store clerk. We need to think fast.

Sida got dressed and casually walked out of the booth. Just before I tried to sneak away, I felt something grab me from behind and raise me high into the ceiling.

"Well well well. What do we have here? A little peeping tom? I ought to call the police on you." Oh no, it was another arachne. She was hanging from the ceiling. She must have been watching us the whole time. I saw her store uniform on. Looks like we're in deep shit.

"No ma'am, you got it all wrong. I'm with her. We're together."

"Ohhhh hohoho. I see then. A little lover's rendezvous to get some spice in your marriage? Very well. I won't tell… if you do something for me."

"Yeah?" I was cautious to see what this arachne wanted.

"Buy your girlfriend that sexy black lace lingerie over there on that rack. She'll look so sexy in it."

The arachne employee let me back down, and I did as she asked. However, the black lingerie was almost $500! Sneaky spider. She must do that on purpose to get lovers to buy the expensive stuff. Oh well. A small price to pay for not going to jail.

X

The girls were all hungry, so we stopped at the food court to get some lunch.

"Okay girls, Ms. Jones should be done soon. Do you want to go back home?"

"Nooo!" They all shouted in unison. "I want to go to Sephora and get some new eye liner!" Priya shouted.

"Yeah I wanna go to Lululemon!" Ellie shouted. "Why? You don't go to the gym." Priya asked. "No, but I like the shorts they sell there. Shit's fair dinkum. Besides, I burn more than enough calories flying"

"Hey, while we're at it, can we stop by pottery barn? I wanted to get some new pans for the kitchen" Liz asked.

"Si, and I wanted to go to the music store. They have the new Shakira CD that I want."

All the girls agreed to go to their little side trip stores. However, Olga was sitting there in her wheelchair minding her own business.

"Olga, is there someplace you wanted to go?"

The Orca mermaid looked up at me. "Can we go to Guitar Center?"

We all stopped eating and looked at her. "What?! Why do you want to go there?"

"Because I want to buy a guitar, silly".

"But Olga, you don't even know how to play." Liz reminded her housemate. Olga simply shook her head.

"That's okay. I will have lots of time to practice."

"How? We have to work at the pool. Where will you get the time?"

"You know Labor day weekend is next week right? After that, the pool closes down until next year."

Liz was sitting there with her mind blown while the rest of us cleaned up our food. One by one, I took the girls to the stores they wanted to go to. Priya got her new makeup, Ellie got some new gym shorts, Sida got the new Shakira CD, Liz got some new kitchenware from pottery barn (it was on sale thank god) and last but not least, we went to guitar center.

"Yo, welcome to guitar center. Can I hep you find something?" A tall skinny man dressed in punk rock clothes came up to us. I let Olga take the lead on this one.

"Yes sir! I want that one right there" She pointed up to the top of the display wall. Hanging on the rack was the most beautiful guitar I have ever seen.

"You got a good eye little lady. That right there is a Gibson SG electric guitar with black and cherry finish. Fully strung and ready to rock. We're actually running a special today. Buy one guitar and you get a case and 2 picks for free."

"Excellent! I'll take it!" The storey clerk went to get the guitar down from the rack. I saw the price tag and was starting to shit bricks.

"Olga! That's a $2,000 guitar! I can't afford that. Why don't we get one of those guitars over there. Once you learn how to play, we'll come back and get this one."

"Sorry Coleee woleyyyy. I feel the spirit of Rock and Roll deep within my soul. This feeling cannot be properly expressed with such mediocre instruments. Besides, i'll pay for it, so it's cool."

Olga wheeled herself over to the counter and handed the clerk and American Express Black card. The clerk was a little suprised to see one, but he scanned it , and the purchase was approved.

"Here you go! Have a nice day, young lady."

"Thanks! Rock on man!" Olga made the devil horns with her webbed fingers. The clerk did the same back to her.

"Holy shit, Olga, when did you get an American Express Black card?" I whispered to my homestay. They only give those cards to rich people. You can't even apply for it. American Express has to invite you to get one. The annual fee alone is $5,000 a year. Not to mention the $10,000 you need to activate the damn thing.

"Olga has lots of money! It's okay Cole, we don't need to worry about money anymore."

"What do you mean?" I was starting to get worried. Olga took out what looked like a brand new iPhone from her purse and showed me a news article.

"Look look look!" I looked at her phone and started crying.

Popular Cryptocurrency "Buttcoin" soars to $10,000 price

"I told you Olga would make us rich! See see! Olga was right!"

"B-but if you have all this money, then why do you still work a job as a lifeguard?"

"Because it's fuuunnnnn! Plus it gets the IRS off my back"

I can't handle this. It's just too damn much.

"Hey Cole, is there anywhere you wanted to go?" Priya asked me.

"I want to go home".

X

Episode 4: Who came first? The Harpy or the Egg?

We were all hanging out at the house on a lazy sunday afternoon when I noticed how quiet it was. Normally, Ellie would be in the living room yelling at the TV about the Eagles game. Sida would then come in and start fighting for the remote. Liz would be eating all the food in the pantry, and Olga would be playing video games in her room. However, today it was just Sida in the living room watching some Brazilian soap opera.

"We now return to Dia de nossas vidas on TV Globo"

The show was in Portuguese, but I followed along with the subtitles. Priya and Liz were in here too watching with me and Sida.

"Rodrigo, I'm sorry, but I don't love you anymore!"

"Maria?! How could you?! How could you betray me like this?!"

"I'm sorry, but I'm seeing someone else!"

"Who, Maria? Who is this other man that stole your heart from me?"

"It's… your evil twin brother! Roberto!"

"NOOOOOO!"

"Ayy that bastard Roberto is back from the dead?! I remember they killed him off last year." Sida gave us some context.

"What?! How can someone die on the show, then come back to life a year later?" Liz asked.

"It's TV Globo honey, Nobody at the network gives a fuck. First rule of Brazilian TV, there are no rules."

We were all discussing the plot of the show, when we heard Ellie come downstairs. "Umm, excuse me. Cole, do you have a minute?"

"Hey Ellie, what's up? Haven't seen you all day~woah are you alright? You don't look so good."

"Nah yeah, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. Umm… well… ahh i'm gonna lay an egg".

The whole house went silent. There were 4 pairs of blood thirsty eyes surrounding me. Each with intent to kill.

"Vidaaaa" Sida growled at me. She extended her fangs from her mouth and creeped closer.

"You dirty bastard. How could you?! With that fucking overgrown chicken of all people!" Priya extended her fangs too.

"Dirty dirty boy. Mama bear is gonna have to punish you." Liz extended her claws.

Well, looks like this is where I die. So long, cruel world.

"Calm down ya fuckin' cunts! It's not fuckin' fertilized" Ellie yelled out to the group. Thankfully, all of them calmed down.

"Oh, well alright then. Sorry about that vida. Still, what do we do?"

"Yeah, I never knew eagle harpys laid eggs."

"Ha! I knew you were actually an overgrown chicken!"

"Fuck off ya cunts! I'm not a fuckin' chicken. But, yeah, we harpys lay eggs once a month. It's like our version of when human women get their period. Except this is like 10 times more painful." Ellie tried her best to make a joke out of the situation. That's Ellie for ya. Always trying to lighten the mood. Except one look at her face and you could tell this was bothering her a lot.

"Wait, but you've been living here for a while. How come this is the first time you mentioned it to me?" I asked her. She shied away with a blush.

"Normally the little cunts come out real easy. For some reason, this month I was a little late, and this fucker is stuck in there real good. I~um~if it's not too much trouble~could you help me?"

Before I could get a word in, the rest of the girls sprang into action.

"Have no fear, galinha! Big sis Sida is here to help"

"As a mother, I have lots of experience dealing with this kind of stuff. You can count on me!" Liz and Sida were ready to go. Priya, however, seemed a little more reserved.

"I'l go get some warm towels and pillow." She slithered off to the bathroom. The girls and I helped Ellie relax on the big chair. Liz helped her take her pants off. Sida made sure her legs were positioned correctly.

"Sorry Vida, but you need to stand over there. I don't want you to see this".

"Oh come on! Seriously? I fought in Afghanistan. I watched people get shot and blown to bits. You think I can't handle child birth?"

"First of all, it's not technically child birth. Second, shut up and stand over there!" Sida barked at me. I could tell in her eyes that she knew I was right, but she was making me do this anyway not for my sake, but for Ellie's sake. I guess it's something only a woman could ever truly understand.

Priya came back with the towels and pillows. Ellie was screaming now, and I could tell she was in a lot of pain.

'Aaaaagghhhh. Fuckin' piece of shit bastard fuck! Get out me fuckin' cunt you fuckin cunt!" Damn, I knew this girl had a mouth, but wow…

"Woah, Ellie watch your wings. You'll smash the furniture" I grabbed one of her wings and held it in my hand. Ellie squeezed it as tight as someone without real fingers could.

She looked into my eyes. They held such fear. "Oi, promise me, no matter what happens, you won't let go."

"Y-yeah Ellie".

"PROMISE ME YOU FUCKIN SHIT CUNT"

"Okay okay I promise I won't let go" For a second there, I thought I saw her smile.

Too bad it didn't last. She let out one more big scream, and Priya slammed her tail into my face to cover my eyes.

I couldn't see anything, but I heard Liz and Sida sigh with relief. Ellie's breathing started to calm down too.

"Woah. It's so big."

"Yeah, I can't believe that came out of you"

"Can I touch it?"

"Get your fuckin hands off it ya cunts! Give it here!"

"Hey can I look now?" Priya released my face from her tail. I saw Ellie sitting in the big chair spread eagle (no pun intended) and holding a small egg in her wing.

"Look, ain't she a beaut?" She asked me.

"She?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah. I'm gonna call her Colleen. Colleen Miranda Casey."

The girls were fawning over the little egg. I stood there holding her wing like she told me to. I really have no idea why they're all so gushy over this. It's just an unfertilized egg. You may as well be holding one from the super market.

"Ellie, I thought you said that one is not fertilized?" I asked my harpy friend. She gave me a death glare. "And I thought I told you not to let go!"

Oh shit, I just realized I let go of her wing to point at the egg.

"Ahh it's alright mate. Here, wanna hold her?" She handed me the egg as gently as she could. Sida even went as far as the wrap it in a blanket. I had no idea what to do. It literally looked like an egg.

"Umm.. wow"

"Aww I think she likes you!" Okay, this is weird. I'm giving it back to her now.

"Hey, if you all don't mind, I'm going to get dinner started." None of them paid attention to me. I quietly slipped out of the living room and into the kitchen. Tonight I was thinking of making meatloaf with potatoes au gratin. I started peeling the potatoes when Olga wheeled in.

"Hey Coleeee! Can I have a snack? I'm hungryyyy."

"Yeah sure. What would you like?"

"Hmmmm how about hard boiled eggs!"

X

Episode 5: Everybody was Kung Fu Fighting

Late one night, I was heading into the kitchen to get a little midnight snack. When I opened the fridge, I looked for the jelly to complete my peanut butter sandwich. Too bad for me, the jelly was behind a big egg. An egg that now had eyes, a nose, and a mouth drawn on it in crayon.

"Ugh, is that Ellie's egg? Gross, why would she put it in the fridge with the food?" I reached inside to move it, but I turned around to make sure the coast is clear. Nobody was around. I have no idea why I was doing this, but I had a gut feeling like I should. When I finally grabbed the egg, I heard a voice behind me.

"The fuck are you doin, mate?"

"Ellie?! Ahh umm I was just… making a little midnight snack and~"

"You fuckin bastard! You would eat your own daughter?!" She lunged at me, but I was able to dodge just barely.

"Ellie stop! It's not real. This egg, it's not real. It's unfertilized. It's not alive. It will never be alive. Sorry, but I need to take it out of the fridge~"

As I was saying this, the poor girl stopped dead in her tracks, and broke down crying all over the kitchen floor.

"Hey hey now don't cry. Look, i'm sorry I said that. If this egg means that much to you, i'll put it back in the fridge~"

"Colleen".

"Huh?"

"Her name is Colleen. Don't call our daughter this egg. Call her by her name!"

"Ellie, what are you~"

"~you think I don't know that it's not really alive? You think i'm that fucking bonkers mate? Look, I know it's just an egg, but just for a little while, I got to experience what it would be like if me and you actually had a child for real. It was so amazing. More wonderful than all of my fantasies."

"Wait you mean you~"

"~yes, I have fantasized about us having babies. Come on, ya fuckin dummy. I told you before, you're my mate. Eagles are monogamous, and we mate for life. I chose you, and I mean it when I call you my mate, mate."

The two of us stood in the kitchen in silence. Neither of us knew what to say.

"Look, I know you have to take care of the other girls, and I know they all have feelings for you too. But I want you to know that even if you don't choose me, I'll still always be by your side forever. While I really hope you choose me, I just want you to be with whoever makes you happy."

I get it now. Ellie was still thinking about the whole legalization of interspecies marriage thing. To be honest, so much has happened since that was announced, that I have barely given it any thought. Clearly all the girls have been obsessed over it.

Ellie was right. I will need to make a choice someday. One of these girls would be my wife. Priya, the king cobra. Liz, the grizzly bear, Olga, the orca, Sida, the arachne, or maybe Ellie the harpy. Any one of them would be a good choice. There is no wrong answer. But there is only one right answer. I don't know what that answer is. At least not yet.

"You know, she is kinda cute. I like the little smiley face you drew."

"Nah yeah, thanks mate. I cant really hold a pen, so I used a crayon."

"Can I ask you a question?"

"Y-yeah mate. What's up?" Ellie was trembling. She and I were standing close together. Our shoulders touching.

"Why Miranda?"

Ellie looked at the egg and smiled. "That was my mother's name". The two of us both looked at the little egg and smiled.

"I like it. Let's hope someday our little Colleen will grow up to be a fine woman like her grandma."

"Yeah mate. Yeah"

We both held the egg a little bit, before my stomach started growling. I asked Ellie to put the egg back in the fridge so I could eat my PB&J. Once I started eating my snack, Ellie walked out of the kitchen.

"Goodnight mate"

"Goodnight Ellie"

"I love you"

(cough) (cough) (cough) "ack ahhh um wait what did you just say?"

Ellie stood there and smiled at me as I choked on my sandwich. She quietly left the room while I drank a glass of water to push it down.

X

Shaolin Temple
Tibetan Mountains

Western China

The snow was pounding on the thousand year old temple as the monks diligently practiced their techniques. Each of them, hardened warriors with many years of training. One of them, was not like the others. She was a snow leopard demi-human. Her technique was flawless, and her resolve was sound. She must have gained the attention of powerful people, as there was an envoy of military personnell from the People's Republic in Beijing.

"Hello, we are here to speak to the snow leopard". One of the military officers asked the monk elder. He had the monks pause their training for a break, then called the leopard girl over. She was small, but she had no body fat on her at all. Her hands and feet were covered by massive leopard paws. She had small ears on the top of her head, and a very long tail. Her hair was black, and cut short. She had brown eyes that looked like all Chinese folk.

"These men wish to speak to you, Mei."

The snow leopard girl bowed to the military men. They handed her a file with some papers.

"The People's Republic of China has called upon you for a very special mission. We are sending you to America. You are to locate and eliminate this man."

Mei opened the file and looked at the picture. It was in english, so she could not read it. However, the snow leopard girl nodded her head.

"Excellent. If you would please come with us, we will send you to Hong Kong to prepare you for this mission."

They escorted the woman to their helicopter, and soon they were off.

X

Back at the Casey house, the gang was going about their normal day, when the doorbell rang. It was none other than Ms. Jones with FIRE.

"Hello Mr. Casey. Is now a good time?"

"Uhh sure, come on in". I opened the door and let her into the living room. Priya and Olga were playing mario kart.

"Mr. Casey, I have a special assignment for you. I know you and FIRE have a bit of a… rocky relationship… but I promise, all of that will be forgiven if you could take care of this little task for us."

"Rocky relationship is a nice way of saying you people tried to turn me into a succubus and then kill me and my family."

"Riiiight anyway, here is the situation. We just received a new international transfer from Hong Kong to the exchange. We don't usually take in chinese nationals into the exchange, but after doing a background check on her, we have a very strong feeling that this girl is a spy."

"Ok, and why does this matter to me?"

"She is classified as an Apex Predator. Given your recent incident with that Chinese film maker, we are beginning to suspect that the Chinese are using the interspecies exchange to gather intelligence on the United States. As you may assume, this poses a major threat to our national security."

"Cry me fucking river."

"Mr. Casey, FIRE would like you to take in this Chinese foreign national as a home stay. While she is living here, it would be the perfect opportunity for us… I mean you… to conduct some counter intelligence. Figure out what the Chinese are up to. If you can do this for us, I'll double your monthly stipend, and see to it that you and your girls are treated to a relaxing, complimentary, vacation."

"NOOOO!" Priya and Olga both shouted in unison. "The last time you people took us on a vacation we almost died! Then we had to go to court and almost got thrown in jail".

"Ahem, I promise you, that will not happen again. This will be a real vacation."

"Ahh yes, the most evil words in the english language. I'm from the government, and I'm here to help. Alright Ms. Jones, I guess we'll help you out with your little, spy mission. IF you triple my monthly stipend, and get me a new truck."

"Done. Thank you Mr. Casey. Your nation commends you for your service."

"Shove it up your ass. I already served my country once. Worst decision of my life".

Ms. Jones handed me the file about the girl. She's a snow leopard named Mei. Most of the information about her in this file is just about snow leopards in general. There is barely anything about her as a person.

"Well then, I should get going. Mei will be here be next week. We'll talk again soon Mr. Casey. Have a nice day". Ms. Jones walked out of the door as Priya, Olga and I both looked at the file.

"So, we're getting a new girl?" Priya asked.

"Yayyy! Super secret spy mission! Just call me double oh seven!"

"Oh god, Olga, are you going to start making James Bond references all the time now?"

"Coleeeeee, give me a martini! Shaken, not stirred".

"Jesus christ…"

Liz came out from the basement and saw us all in the living room. "Hey guys. Are you playing Mario kart? I got next!"

"Lizzy wizzy! Guess what? We have a new girl coming, so we're on a secret spy mission!"

"WHAT?!"

Priya gave me a shit eating grin.

"Oh… don't you do it! Don't you start making cat puns~"

"~I guess that CATS outta the bag now"

TO BE CONTINUED

Bonjour dear readers! I hope you have been well. My novel is wrapping up, and should be published soon. Now that I have some more time, I started working on this story again. It was such a blast writing these characters again, and I hope you all enjoyed hanging out with Cole Casey and the girls. I will be posting regular chapters on here again. Ideally once a month. Now we begin the second arc of the story. To kick things off, we are introducing a new girl to the Casey house.
Next time on Everyday Life with Apex Predators, Mei, the final girl, is joining the gang. She is Snow Leopard monster girl, so you better get ready!
Also, on a side note, I am beginning work on a B&W illustrated MANGA series of Everyday Life with Apex Predators. If you have artistic talent, and would like to apply to work on this project, please DM me.
Thank you for reading my story. I love you all so much. Take care, be safe, and GO BE ALIVE!