A Most Unlikely Hero, Vol 5, page 7
“I can see that you are troubled by something,” Michelle said. “In that case, I won’t ask you to discuss this issue any further. Instead, let me ask you this: Is it your current problems that keep you from reciprocating my sister’s feelings, or is it because you simply do not feel the same way?”
Talk about a loaded question. This girl enjoyed getting right to the heart of the matter, it seemed. Still, he couldn’t not answer, so he decided to answer honestly.
“If it weren’t for my current problem, I would have asked Gabrielle to be my girlfriend a long time ago.”
“I see.” Michelle twirled a strand of her long silver hair between her fingers. Then she smiled. “I’m glad to hear that. Thank you for answering me honestly.”
“Sure thing.”
Michelle stood up and grinned at him. “Now, then, I believe I’m finished with my treat, so why don’t you continue showing me around?”
“Yeah, okay.” Alex also stood up, his half-eaten paczki still on the table. “Come on, let’s go.”
After throwing away their food, Alex said goodbye to Melanie and left the Metronomes’ Sweet Shop.
5
The back of Selene’s neck had been irritating her all day. She didn’t know what was wrong, but sometimes it felt like there was something wiggling around beneath her skin. It was a disgusting feeling. However, she had felt her neck several times and nothing seemed wrong, making her wonder if all this wasn’t in her head.
“Hey, Selene, you okay?” Ryoko asked. “You’ve been rubbing your neck for a while now.”
“Ah…” Selene slowly peeled her hand off her neck and placed it on her desk. “I’m fine. My neck has just been bothering me for a while.”
“Hmm… maybe you slept with it crooked or something.”
“Maybe…”
It was lunch time. Class had ended a little while ago, and now everyone was sitting or standing around, socializing while they ate. Selene was with Ryoko and Serah. Since seats were tertiary, her two friends were sitting in the row above her.
“Maybe we should take you to the nurse’s office,” Serah suggested.
“You just want to go to the nurse’s office, so you can play doctor with her,” Ryoko teased.
“Hm, true.” Serah didn’t deny it.
“Maybe I should go to the nurse’s office. I’ve been really tired ever since yesterday, and my neck is starting to hurt again.” Selene bit her lower lip as the disgusting feeling of something crawling beneath her skin came back.
“In that case, we’ll take you there,” Ryoko said.
She and Serah helped Selene travel to the nurse’s office. She was feeling dizzy, though she didn’t know why. Everything was spinning.
The nurse, Dr. Gideon Fletcher, wasn’t there when they arrived. Selene was grateful. She didn’t like the lustful look in the doctor’s eyes whenever she came in for a checkup. It felt like he was stripping her with his gaze.
Her friends placed her on the bed, and Selene fell asleep barely a second later.
She never noticed the strange vein-like bulge pulsating on the base of her neck.
6
Gabrielle waited for her sister to arrive home. Michelle had gone out with Alex, and she was eager to find out what her sister had uncovered. Ariel was with her. They were playing video games. Nyx was sitting on the couch while they sat on the floor, watching them with an attentive gaze.
The game that she and her sister were playing was a standard fighting game. It used two basic controllers, the characters were rendered in real-time three-dimensional graphics, and the combat system was based on creating combos to attack. It was pretty fun.
Alex didn’t have any video games in his house—mainly because neither he or Alice played games. The system they were using had been brought by Ariel, who, aside from loving sports and animals, also loved to play fighting centric video games.
“Come on, come on, come on!” Ariel shouted as she pressed buttons at light speed, fingers blurring. “You think you can defeat me?! Check out this combo!”
Gabrielle had selected the character that she thought looked the coolest. It was a female wearing really streamlined black and white armor. Her sister had chosen one based on that character’s stats—or so she boasted. Apparently, the female that Ariel was playing as had the highest speed and attack stats in the game.
Her health bar slowly continued to drop as Ariel proved her mettle, until, at last, her sister finished her character off with a powerful sword attack combo.
“Eh-he-he-he, looks like I lost again,” Gabrielle said, rubbing the back of her head.
Ariel crossed her arms and puffed out her chest. “Of course! No one can beat me at this game.”
Her ears twitched when she heard the front door opening. Seconds later, a familiar voice called out. “We’re home!”
Gabrielle leapt to her feet and went into the entrance hall, where Alex and her sister were taking off their shoes.
“Alex, Michelle!” She greeted. “Lookie! I fixed the house!”
Alex paused at her words, and then he looked around. Sure enough, the house had, indeed, been fixed. In fact, it was more than fixed.
Gabrielle stood proudly, her hands on her hips as Alex’s eyes slowly widened. He must have noticed how much larger the house was now. The entrance hall was at least twice the size that it had been previously.
“What happened? Is this more of that dimensional space stuff?”
“Uh-huh!” Gabrielle nodded and launched into an enthusiastic explanation. “I had been repairing the house after you left, but then I thought ‘Why just repair it? Why not make it better?’ So, I used Mr. Dimension to expand the space inside of the house, and then I used Mr. Fix-It to repair the walls and add new rooms.”
Gabrielle was quite proud of her accomplishment. It hadn’t been that hard, but it had taken a decent amount of time to calculate how much space to expand, what size the rooms should be, and how many rooms she should add. After that, she’d needed to make sure that Mr. Fix-It would work properly. She was glad to see that her efforts had paid off.
“That’s really incredible.” Alex shook his head, seemingly impressed by what she was telling him. “You really are amazing.”
She didn’t know why, but any time Alex praised her, heat rushed to her cheeks and her heart began to beat faster. She loved it when he complimented her. Gabrielle thought it was because his praise was genuine. He wasn’t saying these things because he wanted something from her, but because he truly appreciated her inventions. It was one of the reasons she loved him.
“Sister,” Michelle interrupted them. “If you could spare me a moment of your time, I’d like to speak with you about something important.”
Oh! She probably wants to talk about Alex, Gabrielle thought.
“Okay! Let’s go up to my room.”
“Good. Is Ariel coming?”
Gabrielle looked into the living room. Ariel and Nyx were now playing video games. Her sister was still sitting cross-legged on the ground as she jerked the controller around like that would somehow help with her combos. Meanwhile, Nyx silently pressed buttons so quickly her fingers were a blur.
They seemed to be really engrossed in it, so she decided not to bother them.
I’m glad they are getting along.
She turned to her sister. “No, I think it’s going to be just us.”
“It’s probably better this way.” Michelle agreed with a nod.
The upgraded house had six bedrooms. All of them were located upstairs, which could be accessed through either the staircase, or a new elevator that she had installed. Unlike before, where the upstairs featured a hallway with doors, now it looked more like a circular lounge.
A table sat in the center, surrounded by a comfortable sofa that encircled it. There was a wet bar, which had a fridge and drinks. Gabrielle had also set some of her inventions around the room as decorations and useful amenities, such as Mr. Mixer and Mrs. Go-Go Space TV, which was a large three-dimensional television that could be watched from any angle. It floated in the middle of the room. Along the circular wall were doors, each one leading to a different room.
Since the old bedroom that she’d been using had belonged to Alex’s parents, Gabrielle had changed bedrooms. Her new bedroom was right across from Alex’s. She’d done this so it would be easier to sneak into his room during the night. She had briefly considered installing teleportation pads in the bedrooms, but she’d decided against it.
Gabrielle’s bedroom was marked by a pink floor and walls, and a white ceiling. It was large. With a perimeter that was about the same size as a one-story house, her room contained a large bed, a large desk where her computer with its six screens sat, and a sitting area for when she wanted to relax.
She and Michelle sat down on a pair of cushy plush chairs. They didn’t actually resemble chairs, but instead looked like giant pillows that people sank into when they sat down. They were pink, which matched the color scheme of her walls.
“I spoke with Alex and asked him about his feelings for you,” Michelle said.
Gabrielle leaned forward. “And?”
“And it seems that he has acknowledged your feelings.”
“Really?!”
“Yes.”
“That’s good…”
Gabrielle felt a strange tightness leave her chest. She hadn’t even noticed the existence of this tightening which, now that it was gone, made her think of Mr. Rope coiling around her heart. It was truly a relief to know that he knew how she felt about him.
And then she realized something.
“But wait. If he acknowledges that my feelings are genuine, why isn’t he responding to them?”
“Because there’s something that’s keeping him from responding.” Michelle leaned over and placed a hand on hers. “Sister, Alex does have feelings for you. He told me so himself. However, I believe he’s having trouble accepting his own feelings. I don’t know what it is, but it must be something important that’s keeping him from acting on his love for you.”
“Then what should I do?” Gabrielle asked.
“For now, just go about doing what you always do,” Michelle said. “I’ll come up with a surefire plan to make Alex confess his love to you after I’ve observed him for a little while longer.”
It wasn’t the optimal solution, which had been an immediate method of making Alex respond to her feelings, but there was little else she could do. Gabrielle was new to romance. Until meeting Alex, she had never thought about falling in love. All she could do was trust her sister.
She just hoped Michelle would come up with an answer to her problems soon.
7
Alex was working on the Angelisian wing system that he and Gabrielle were creating. Normally, he’d have never done this without Gabrielle present, but she was currently talking to Michelle, and the part that they were on was something he could do without her. All he was doing was welding the feathers to the skeleton system.
Using Mr. Welder, a miniature welding tool that generated a welding laser, Alex assimilated the feathers to the wings. It was a slow process. Welding something like this required precision. Once he finished this, Alex would connect the circuits built into the feathers using a Mr. Grid-Net.
A loud gong! went off, echoing down to his and Gabrielle’s lab—the doorbell, Alex realized. Setting the tools aside, Alex went back upstairs.
Shouting reached his ears.
“Azazel! What are you doing here?!” Ariel all but demanded.
A familiar male voice spoke up. “Princess Ariel, I have been asked by King Lucifer to deliver both you and Princess Michelle back to Angelisia. Please come quietly.”
“I refuse! Michelle and I aren’t going back right now!”
“Do not make this difficult on yourself—”
“Kong! I choose you!”
A loud, beast-like roar shook the house.
“—AAAAIIIIEEEEE!”
Alex winced as several crashes echoed down to him. He really hoped that sound wasn’t from one of his walls being demolished by something. Gabrielle had spent a lot of time rebuilding this house, and the last thing he wanted was for it to be destroyed again.
Entering the hallway, Alex was just in time to witness a gigantic monkey with more muscles than he had brain cells punch Azazel, whose unearthly cry resounded throughout the house. The Angelisian commander flew backward. He smashed into a wall, plowed straight through it, and then continued on until he disappeared into the distance.
The giant monkey, which Alex now recognized as a super-sized gorilla, pounded its chest and roared victoriously. Ariel placed her hands on her hips. She nodded once, appearing quite satisfied. Then she swiped a finger through the air, and the enormous beast disappeared in a burst of light particles.
“Good job, Kong. Thanks for the help.”
Gabrielle and Michelle rushed down the stairs just as Kong vanished, while Nyx walked out of the living room.
“What’s going on?” Gabrielle asked.
“Nothing important,” Ariel said. “Sis! It looks like we need to leave for now. We’ve been found out!”
While Gabrielle looked confused, Michelle seemed to understand what Ariel was saying. She nodded. “In that case, let’s head to point alpha and set up a trap. We won’t let them take us without a fight.”
“Heck yeah, we won’t!”
Michelle and Ariel rushed up the stairs, their feet pounding on the floor. Alex and Gabrielle didn’t have to wait long. Seconds later, they both returned carrying knapsacks. What the heck was going on?
“Where are you two going?” Gabrielle asked as Michelle and Ariel rushed passed her.
Michelle turned and smiled at her sister. “Do not worry. We’ll be back once things have settled down.”
“You’d better take care of my big sis while we’re gone,” Ariel demanded of Alex.
“Uh…”
“Please take care of yourselves.” Michelle waved as she and Ariel left through the hole that the gigantic gorilla had made.
Silence descended upon the room. Nyx was absently eating a bag of snacks, which must have come from his pantry. It looked like barbecue flavored potato skins. She looked at the hole. Then she looked at him and Gabrielle.
“Well, that was weird,” Alex said.
“I have no idea what just happened,” Gabrielle confessed.
“I do.” Alex gave her a wry smile. “It seems your sisters take after you quite a bit.”
Gabrielle just tilted her head cutely.
8
Ariel and Michelle eventually reached “alpha point,” which was actually just underneath the nearest suspension bridge.
They sat against the thick durasteel wall. The damp grass under their butts caused their clothing to become wet, but neither of them paid it much attention.
“Do you think he managed to follow us?” Ariel asked.
Michelle thought about her answer before shaking her head. “I don’t see how he could have. Kong sent him flying pretty far, right? It’s gonna take him awhile to come back.”
“Yeah, Kong is pretty strong.”
“Right.” Michelle nodded, and then tapped her chin. “Still… for him to have realized that we were here so quickly means Father informed him about our arrival.” She gave Ariel a bland look. “I told you we shouldn’t have blasted the docking bay doors open.”
A large vein throbbed on Ariel’s head. “Like your idea of seducing the guards was any better.”
“My way would have been a lot better,” Michelle replied modestly. “Had we seduced the guards into opening the docking bay doors, we could have left without alerting Father to what was happening. Then Father wouldn’t have known we left until weeks later, and we wouldn’t have been chased halfway across the galaxy. What’s more, Azazel would not have known that we were here until much later.”
“Had we done things your way, Dad would have found out before we even had a chance to leave. The guards would have told him after we debased ourselves to escape.”
Now it was Michelle’s turn to feel annoyed. Was her sister implying that she was dumb enough to let some measly security guards double-cross her? She was, wasn’t she?
“Don’t think I’m going to let this insult go unpunished,” Michelle said, glaring.
Ariel glared right back. “Ha! You think I’m afraid of you? You’re the one who’s going to be—ahn!”
Her sister’s derisive words soon turned into a startled moan as Michelle, moving quicker than Ariel had expected, leaned forward and caressed Ariel’s wings.
Much like humans, Angelisians had numerous sensitive spots on their bodies, erogenous zones that caused incredible amounts of pleasure. Their breasts and clitoris were naturally sensitive, and a few of them even had other places like the toes, stomach, and butt, that were sensitive to touch. That said, the most powerful erogenous zones on an Angelisian were their ears and wings.
It went without saying, but an Angelisian’s wings contained more nerves than any other place on their body. This made them very sensitive. Their ears were also very erogenous, being nothing more than nerves and cartilage.
“W-what are… no—ahn!”
Ariel fell onto her back with a weak moan. Her thighs quivered as glistening sweat appeared on her skin, and Michelle used that weakness to place herself between her sister’s legs. Leaning over, she continued to stroke the inside of Ariel’s wings, where her sister was most sensitive, and then began to nibble on Ariel’s left ear.
“Ah… ahn! Oh!”
Ariel’s mouth opened wide as more sounds came from it. Michelle had to admit, despite being a tomboy, her sister had a lovely voice.
“Do you really think you can punish me, dear sister?” Michelle asked before she licked along the bottom of Ariel’s ear. “Don’t be foolish.”
“Ahn… no… n-not there… don’t… my ear…”
“But you have such cute ears.”
“N-no…”
She and Ariel had played this game numerous times, and her sister never won. As always, when it came to erotic acts, Michelle stood at the top of the food chain. Hours of playing erotic video games had made her the undisputed master of seduction. Her pretentious sister couldn’t possibly understand her greatness.
