Awaited Answer

The walk home was quiet and uneventful. Eliza had to be somewhere after school today. You were wanting to ask her about when was a good time for that study session she wanted. 'I wonder why she gave me a textbook when we could have just shared the same one.'

'Do you want a harem?' rang Nariko's voice. You had asked to skip the training tonight, not because you didn't want to fuck her, but because you have a lot on your mind. The memory of Eliza's blushing face from this morning, or you guess yesterday given the time. The laugh Nariko gives when she hears your terrible jokes. The smiles on each of their faces.

"That is a hard question to answer." You lift up a moon etched pendant. It helps calm your nerves. An image of the dragon woman's face forms in your mind. "I am tired of the bullshit. The pain, the hatred, the misery, the loneliness." For a brief moment the pendant digs into your fingers as your grip tightens. "I came here to move on. I can not afford to be passive anymore."

You sit up in bed, hiding the pendant under your shirt again. The window to your room is open, the moon in clear view. 'What do I want?'

Judging by the music and soft moans coming from her room, Nariko is still awake. You take a few deep breaths to steel your resolve. A gentle knock is all it takes. The door swings open slowly, she looks as beautiful as ever.

"A bit late to be visiting, Alex." Nariko teases. The smell of arousal thick in the air coming from her room. Normally you would be to horny to think straight, but right now your mind is clear.

"I have my answer."

This catches her off guard. "Oh? It took you longer than expected. So what is it?"

You step up to her, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her against you. A hand caressing her cheek, your lips embrace and tongues entwine. 'She ain't the relationship type.' Even so you could never live with yourself if you didn't try.

The kiss ends with both of you gasping. "Don't get me wrong. That was nice, but it doesn't actually answer my question."

You lean in and whisper into her ear. "Then let me make it clear. I want you. I want Eliza. I want a harem." The tone in your voice sends shivers down her spine. You didn't know you had that in you.

Nariko looks you in the eyes, ravenous hunger is all you can see within. It almost scares you, almost. She pulls you into a more frenzied kiss and you are dragged through her door.

Sunlight shines through Nariko's window. Your muscles are screaming with righteous vengence at you. The busty backbreaker is cuddling up against you. It is a bit of a struggle, but you manage to escape her vice without waking her up.
Downstairs you find Ayame getting things ready for breakfast. After you both exchange a greeting, you remember something. "Ayame, would you mind teaching me how to cook?"

Her friendly smile is all the answer you need and you set out to learn the basics while helping make breakfast. Unfortunately you burned the eggs a bit because you were scared of undercooking them, but she caught you before they became unsalvagable.

Nariko makes her way into the kitchen just as the bacon has finished cooking. "Oh deciding to help out around the house, are you?" Her tone clearly indicates that she is teasing.

You place a plate of the less burned eggs and bacon in front of her. "Yes I am. Besides, I have wanted to learn how to cook for a while." Ayame sets her plate down and joins the table. The plate you have has the worst of your work, but you wanted to make a better impression on both of them. The taste is... it is definitely a taste alright.

"Not bad." Nariko states as she eats it happily. A sigh of relief escapes your lips. Ayame gives a soft chuckle.

Once breakfast is finished you head upstairs to change. In the middle of stripping, you hear a whistle come from behind you. The ensuing jump made you trip over the underwear around your ankles and fall on the floor. You catch Nariko laughing before she lends a hand to help you up. "Don't mind me. Just enjoying the show."

Her eyes looking over every inch of your body makes you feel a bit selfconcious. You aren't exactly in shape, with that gut you have going on. The memory of waking up not long ago and the continued pain across your body gets you thinking. "Hey, Nariko."

This gets her to look up from your butt. "What is it?"

"You spend quite a bit of time training, right? Would you be interested in helping me get into a workout routine?" Admittedly looking good is only part of your reason, the other is so you can wakeup after a night like last night without the feeling of dying.

You swear you see a glint or gleam in her eyes for a second. "If you think you are up for it. I won't let you quit, you know."

"I would hope not."

"Then we start tomorrow. Your other training won't be put on hold either."

A cold shiver runs up your spine. Maybe you bit off more than you can chew to quickly. As you finish dressing, Nariko heads back to her room. She seems really excited about this. Despite your reservations, you feel like you made the right choice. "Something worth doing is worth giving your all."