Chapter 62: "Alright, I'm going to go get naked for Aki-sensei."
"Papa!"
When David walked in through the front door, he got tackled to the ground by a green and white haired cutie bomb dressed in her dragon onesie pajamas.
"Oof! Haha, good morning, sweetheart. What are you doing up so early?"
"I missed you so much yesterday and could barely sleep! Mama Toa woke up early and told me I could come back and surprise you, heheh~!"
David smirked and shook his head, standing up with Komoe in his arms.
"I'm going to make breakfast before I go to school today. Does my precious dragon princess want Papa to make anything special?"
Komoe smiled brightly as she wrapped her arms around David's neck and gave him a hug.
"Heheh, I want banana pancakes!"
David raised an eyebrow, "Banana? I don't think I have any bananas with me unfortunately."
"It's okay! Mama Eris and Mama Aqua gave me some to bring back today!"
"Hahaha, let me correct you on something really quick, okay? Calling Toa your Mama is fine because I'm sure she'll eventually become one, but I haven't even spoken to Eris and Aqua before outside of our initial meeting and when they first arrived in the Cradle. They won't be Mamas so you don't need to call them that, okay? You can just call them big sisters." David said as he patted Komoe's back.
"Hmmm, I think you're wrong, Papa," Komoe said with a serious and thoughtful expression.
"..."
David was stunned silent by Komoe telling him he's wrong so seriously.
"Ahem, well let's worry about that some other time. Right now I barely know those two so it's not something to think about. Anyway, go grab the bananas and then go wash your hands. I'll have you help me make breakfast for everyone, how does that sound?"
Komoe jumped out of David's arms and ran away, shouting, "Yes! I get to cook with Papa, heheh~!"
⟪ I've said it a hundred times by now, but I'll say it again: my daughter is so cute~! I want to fill up my house with mini versions of my wives and spoil them all rotten, heheh. ⟫
Smiling to himself, David went to the kitchen and pulled out the ingredients he was so familiar with already.
⟪ I've already showered and brushed my teeth at the gym so the only thing I need to do after breakfast is put my school uniform on. The opening ceremony starts at 9:00 AM and it takes about 45 minutes to get there so I should leave at 8:00 AM. After all, it's not like we need to be early, right? ⟫
Komoe ran back downstairs with two bunches of bananas stuffed in her little arms.
"I'm back, Papa!"
"Mm, go ahead and wash your hands, sweetie."
Komoe nodded happily and jumped up to the kitchen sink. She seemed to have learned some air magic because she was floating in front of the sink, making herself able to reach the soap and faucet.
David just looked back and shook his head with a smile on his face.
"Alright, go ahead and squish these bananas and we'll throw them into the batter."
"Okay, Papa!"
As Komoe started peeling the bananas, the girls started making their way downstairs.
Marin came down first, followed by Tomoe, Mio, Sofia, Yoruichi, Aki, and finally Minori.
"Good morning, girls," David called out.
Komoe lifted her head and blew the hair out of her face.
"Ohhh, I have two new Mamas! Good morning, Mamas!"
Marin, Tomoe, Mio, Sofia, and Yoruichi all smiled and gave a gentle greeting to Komoe.
Aki blushed at her words, but Minori rushed forward and ran into the kitchen before hugging Komoe from behind, rubbing her face against Komoe's head.
"Ahhh! You're so cute~! What's your name, sweetie?" Minori asked excitedly.
"My name is Komoe! What's your name, Mama?"
⟪ What did I just tell you about calling people 'Mama', Komoe-chan...? ⟫
"Hello, Komoe-chan! My name is Minori, but you can just call me Mama Minori! Go ahead, call me 'Mama Minori'~!"
"Heheh~, hello, Mama Minori!"
David paused the stirring of batter and raised his gaze to Minori's eyes.
"So before we officially meet, you're already my wife? You're beautiful and fiery so I'm not complaining, but isn't this a bit too sudden?"
Minori continued hugging Komoe while the little ball of sweetness continued peeling and smashing bananas into a bowl.
"Good morning and sorry for the late introduction, David-kun. My name is Minori Rokujou, principal of the Tenbi School at Hoshinoumi Academy, it's a pleasure to meet you. I brought Aki-chan with me yesterday to watch over you at the request of Tokisaki-chan."
David gave a polite nod, "Mm, as you know, my name is David Star. It's a pleasure to meet you, Minori-chan."
"Heheh, your daughter is adorable! I just want to keep her all to myself!" Minori said as she kept hugging Komoe.
"She's the cutest, but she's mine, sorry. By the way, if you let her call you 'Mama', she'll seriously think you're my wife later on so you should be careful," David said with a wicked grin.
"Hahaha! Nonsense, I'm sure Komoe-chan knows I'm too old for you," Minori replied, firmly believing that she was too old for David and that he just likes to appreciate her beauty.
"...Two of my wives have been alive for so long that they don't remember their own age."
""Hey!"" Tomoe and Mio shouted as they entered the kitchen.
"How are you feeling today, hubby?" Marin asked, concern etched on her face.
David saw the looks he was getting and just smiled wryly, "I'm feeling better than ever. I'm sorry to have worried you all."
"No, you don't have to apologize. Kurumi appeared and we got a brief understanding of what happened so we know it wasn't your fault..."
"Kurumi showed up...? Whatever, I still feel guilty about everything. I'm glad you and the girls were okay."
"Heheh~, of course! As your wives, how could we get hurt over something like that?" Marin said proudly as she gave David a kiss on the cheek, trying her best to comfort him.
"Young master, today is your first day of school, correct?" Tomoe asked with a stretch, walking up to David and kissing him on the cheek.
"It is indeed. I'm looking forward to it, heh."
"What time will you get home, husband?" Mio asked as she, too, came up and gave David a kiss on the cheek.
"Uh... Good question. Marin, what's the school's schedule?"
Marin covered her mouth and chuckled, "Heheh~, you still didn't bother looking up anything? The school days typically go from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. With clubs and other after-school stuff, some people aren't done until 5:00-6:00 PM."
"I see... Well, there ya have it, Mio. I should get home around 4:30 PM heheh."
David grabbed the banana mush from Komoe's bowl and started mixing it into the pancake batter.
"David-kun, I'd like to check if you have any other injuries while I'm here," Aki said as professionally as she could.
"Sure, go for it."
Aki hesitated for a moment and said, "Um... I'll need you to be completely naked so I can check your entire body..."
David raised an eyebrow, "Oho? Just like Minori-chan, you seem to be very forward, Aki-sensei~."
Minori rolled her eyes while Aki blushed and straightened her back.
"Ahem, that's not it, David-kun. I can just get a better look if I can see your entire body."
"Heheh, I'm sure you can get a better look," David chuckled euphemistically.
"No need to tease Aki, David. She spent hours yesterday healing you and I'm sure she's genuinely worried about your health," Sofia chimed in from behind the others.
David looked over at the silver and red-haired beauty and tilted his head in mock confusion, "Eh? I don't get a kiss from my favorite bodyguard?"
Sofia felt her face heat up, but she just crossed her arms and looked off to the side.
"Some bodyguard I am, just sitting at home while you put yourself in dangerous situations."
"Well, I technically assigned you as a bodyguard for the Cradle, not for me."
Marin stepped over to Sofia and hugged her from behind, poking her head out from the side to look at David with puppy dog eyes.
"Aww, don't lie to Sofia, hubby~. You just wanted to let her follow you because you like her, but couldn't come up with a better excuse, heheh~."
David focused on the griddle in front of him as he started pouring cups of batter onto it.
"Meh, you caught me," he admitted.
Sofia felt her heart beat a little faster, but stayed where she was standing, not wanting to delve into her heart's desires before breakfast.
Yoruichi walked up and stuck her finger in the batter, sticking it in her mouth and sucking the batter off.
"Oi, at least wash your hands first," David said with a reprimanding glare.
"Haha, calm down, I keep my paws clean."
"..."
David just stared at her blankly and looked her up and down.
"You're not a cat right now..."
"So?" Yoruichi replied with a tilt of her head, causing her purple hair to sway hypnotically.
"...Whatever. Anyway, I'm not against it, but why are you still here while Rangiku and Isane aren't? By the way, where did those two go?"
"I'm not part of the Soul Society so I'm not associated with them. I wanted to see if anything else would happen to you so I stayed back. As far as where those two went, I'm certain they went back to report what happened from their point of view to the old man."
David nodded as he flipped the perfectly cooked pancakes.
"Got it. Well, it was fun having them here while it lasted, haha."
After a few minutes of idle conversation, David looked at Minori and asked, "Now that I think about it, you said Kurumi sent you to look after me. What's your relationship with her and why haven't I met her yet?"
"Ehhh... She told me not to tell you anything about her, sorry. I'm pretty carefree, but Kurumi is someone I'd prefer not to antagonize."
David shook his head and continued flipping pancakes.
⟪ Why does Kurumi keep telling people to hide information about her from me? And why the hell is everyone so afraid of Kurumi? I thought she'd be some cute girl, but the more I wonder, the more I think she's some type of scary demon. Wait, demons can be cute girls, too, now that I think about it... Mio Naruse is a demon and she's pretty cute, right? Maria Naruse is cute as well, so there's not exactly a good argument there... ⟫
Shortly after, breakfast was ready and the table was set.
"Alright, I'm going to go get naked for Aki-sensei. I'll be back soon," David said as he looked over at Aki teasingly.
Sure enough, Aki's face was red, but she made no rebuttal.
"Have fun, Papa! And thanks for breakfast, heheh~!" Komoe shouted as she stuffed her face full of banana pancakes and syrup before everyone else.
David chuckled and looked over at Aki. "Come on, Aki-sensei."
Aki nodded and followed David up to his bedroom.
Once inside, David closed the door and stripped his clothes off slowly, offering Aki a pleasant show.
"Start whenever you're ready," he said.
Aki nodded with a serious face, though David thought she still looked incredibly charming with the blush on her face.
The pendant on Aki's necklace glowed and she began her examination.
"Hmm..."
She hummed to herself as she focused on every part of David's body.
"Phew, I'm happy to say that you don't have a single injury," Aki said as she deactivated her Maken and looked pointedly at David's face, trying to ignore the massive elephant in the room.
"Heheh, I could've told you that. Still, it's nice to have confirmation. Thank you again for your hard work yesterday, Aki-sensei. I owe you a favor."
Aki shook her head with her gentle smile back on her face, "No, I came here of my own volition so you don't owe me anything."
David placed a hand on his chin and tilted his head in contemplation. "Hmm... How about just staying for some breakfast then? I'm sure you and Minori-chan need to leave soon, but some pancakes made by a handsome man and his adorable daughter should be doable, right?"
Still not used to David's teasing, Aki's face flushed as she nodded her head, "Yes, that would be wonderful, David-kun. But you're still a student, not a man yet."
"Heheh, sure, sure. You can head downstairs and start eating, I'm going to change into my uniform before I join you guys."
Aki nodded once more as she swiftly made her exit and joined the others at the table.
⟪ Teasing women is too much fun. Aki-sensei's blushing face is too beautiful! She's definitely acting like the romantically dense woman I thought she'd be. ⟫
Smiling to himself, David walked to his wardrobe and took out his school uniform.
The uniform consisted of a dark blue blazer with gold buttons, a white dress shirt underneath, and matching blue pants. There were black socks and brown loafers to go with it as well as a slim black tie that identified him as a first-year.
On the left breast pocket of his jacket was a badge with the Hoshinoumi Academy crest engraved on it. The badge was a navy and gold shield with an open book in the center. A golden star hovered above it, with four smaller silver stars curving around it.
( A/N: Image of badge in chapter comments because AI can generate these things better than they can my characters... :[ )
The dark blue uniform made David's golden right eye look even brighter, further adding to his charm.
Using an Observation rune, David briefly checked to make sure his appearance was acceptable before he dispelled the rune and headed downstairs.
"..."
When the girls saw David's appearance, they all froze.
Whether they were in the middle of chewing their food, raising their forks to their mouths, or just talking with someone else at the table, they all stopped what they were doing and stared at David.
Even Minori, Yoruichi, and Aki weren't exempt from this.
"...What?" David asked, feeling like the stares were a bit too much.
Marin bolted out of her seat and jump on David, wrapping her limbs around him like a koala.
"Wha--!"
David was startled and tried to call out, but Marin sealed his lips with hers as her tails swayed and wrapped around David's body.
Tomoe reached over and covered Komoe's eyes, but what she really wanted to do was pounce on David and drag him into the bedroom.
Minori and Aki were silent, though the latter felt embarrassed to see such public displays of affection.
Marin finally took her tongue out of David's mouth and licked her lips.
"Heheh~, you look incredibly sexy in a uniform, hubby~..."
David smirked and patted Marin on the head before peeling her off of him and setting her down on the ground.
"You look sexy either way, but you don't see me pouncing on you in front of our guests, do you?" he asked with a teasing glance, lightly spanking Marin on the butt as he walked to the head of the table.
"...I know that I look good, but is it really that different from how I normally dress?"
The girls remained silent, but nodded their heads fervently with dumb smiles on their faces.
"You usually just dress in a t-shirt and sweats, David. Even I'm finding myself attracted to you right now," Yoruichi said with a playful smirk.
David just waved his hand as he started stacking pancakes on his plate, "Meh, stop lying to yourself; you've always been attracted to me."
Komoe moved Tomoe's hand away from her face and giggled, "Heheh, Papa is very handsome!"
David reached over and patted Komoe on the head, "And my daughter is very cute! How do you like the banana pancakes?"
"They're very yummy!"
"Haha, well thank you for helping me make them. Are you ever going to want something other than pancakes for breakfast? Nutritional balance is important you know."
"Nope! I saw Mama Marin looking at pictures of pancakes on her phone and wanted to try them and now I don't want anything else!"
The girls all around the table chuckled at Komoe's childish cuteness and finally resumed their eating, though they all kept looking at David and admired his appearance.
⟪ Seriously, girls. I'm flattered, but I don't think I look that different in a uniform. ⟫
[...Are you playing dumb?]
'No? I look like me, but just in different clothes. I don't get it.'
[Haaa... The opening ceremony should be interesting...]
David raised an eyebrow as he took a bite of food.
'Why? I'll likely be in the back or hidden in a group of students. If my looks cause an issue, wouldn't it just be for a few students around me?'
[...You're seriously just like those sexy women that have no idea the effect they have on horny men. Such a dumbass...]
'So snarky this morning, jeez. If you wanted to compliment me, you only had to say I looked handsome or something.'
Chaos-chan didn't bother responding to David as she was already feeling exhausted.
After breakfast was over, everyone felt happy in their tummies.
"Ahh~, I didn't know pancakes could be so delicious. Komoe-chan has the right idea, I could eat these every day for the rest of my life!" Minori said with a satisfied grin on her face.
"Sure, you can marry me and that problem can be taken care of immediately," David said jokingly.
"Do you always propose to women you've just met?" Minori asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Do you always sleep in the same bed as the men you've just met?" David retorted.
"That couldn't be helped! I was watching over Aki-chan to make sure she was fine after healing you all day!"
"Pffft, hahaha! I'm just teasing you, relax, Minori-chan. To answer your question, no, I do not propose to women I've just met... I wait at least one day," David said as he looked over at Marin with a warm smile.
"Heheh~, you're making me blush, hubby."
Marin played with her hair coquettishly as she looked back at David with squinted eyes.
"Alright, you two. Save it for the bedroom," Yoruichi said as she put her plate in the sink.
"Yeah yeah, you're just jealous."
Yoruichi smirked at David and said, "Jealous? Aren't you just frustrated that you haven't stolen my heart like the others?"
"Nope, I can be patient when it counts. The longer you stay here, the more vulnerable you'll be to my charms."
[So you do realize you have charms.]
David's lip twitched.
'I never said I didn't. I just don't see how putting on a uniform can make a handsome dude look even better.'
Yoruichi didn't say anything else in response and only playfully smirked before throwing herself on the couch and relaxing.
"Alright, it's almost time to leave. Shouldn't you be getting ready, Marin?"
Marin pouted and crossed her arms, "Hmph, you're just trying to get rid of me so you can flirt with everyone else."
David stifled a bewildered chuckle.
"No... I just thought that women take longer to get ready than men so I figured you'd be in a hurry to get dressed and put makeup on or something."
"Heheh~, I'm just teasing you. I don't take that long to get ready anymore so I'll be done in a flash!"
Without waiting for a response from David, Marin ran off to the door leading to her apartment.
"...Huh. Aki-sensei, Minori-chan, are you two heading out now?" David asked.
"Yep, I did my job and while Aki-chan didn't have a job assigned to her, she did hers, too. We'll take a shower in the teacher's dorm once we get to the academy and should be right on time for the entrance ceremony," Minori said with a cocky grin, crossing her arms under her breasts.
⟪ Is Minori-chan intentionally showing off her tits like that? I'm a healthy young man, okay? I'm also very greedy. If she does something like that, I'll target her as my next wife whether she's my principal or not. ⟫
Minori wasn't sure whether to roll her eyes or smirk. She stood up from the table and brought her and Aki's plates to the sink before coming back to the table and resting her hands on Aki's shoulders.
"Aki-chan, you ready to go?" she asked playfully.
Aki just nodded her head before standing up and looking over at David.
"David-kun, it was a pleasure meeting you. I hope to see you again soon."
"The pleasure was all mine, Aki-sensei. Thank you again for last night, it was genuinely helpful."
Aki gave David a gentle smile before turning to leave with Minori.
"Husband... Could we go to the bedroom before you leave for school?" Mio asked, breaking her silence as she squirmed and squeezed her thighs together.
Seeing the seductive look on Mio's red face, David had an extremely hard time controlling himself.
"I only have a few minutes before I have to leave, Mio..."
Mio and David stared at each other for a few moments before David finally shook his head.
"No, no no no. I don't want to wrinkle my uniform or be late for the first day of school. I don't want others to have a bad impression of me," David said, shaking his head as he tried to convince himself that putting up a time dilation barrier and having intense sex with Mio for hours would be a bad idea.
Mio pouted and poked her fingers together.
"Then... later tonight?" Mio asked with a sweet smile.
⟪ Sex before school is bad, David. Don't do it... Don't you dare do it... ⟫
"Ahem, yes, later tonight. You can be first, okay?"
Mio smiled brightly and shouted, "Okay!"
Komoe tilted her head cutely.
"Why would you wrinkle your uniform if you go upstairs, Papa?"
David choked on his saliva at Komoe's innocent question.
"Um, I would probably hug your Mama Mio for a long time and that would cause my uniform to wrinkle..." David said, hoping Komoe bought his poorly-crafted excuse.
"Oh... Then should I not hug you before you leave?" Komoe asked with a somewhat sad expression.
"Of course not! Mama and Papa's hugs are special and are only for us, okay? My hugs to my cute daughter are perfectly fine and wouldn't mess up my uniform at all!"
David picked Komoe up from her chair and gave her a big hug while spinning her around.
"Wahhhh! Heheh~, this is Papa's special hug for me, right?"
David smiled and kissed Komoe on the forehead.
"Of course, only my cute daughter gets to be spun like this!"
Tomoe, Mio, Sofia, and Yoruichi laughed to themselves as they watched David try to hide what the actual hugs between a mama and papa really meant.
Right at 8:00 AM, Marin ran back into the penthouse in her human form and twirled around, showing off her new uniform.
Similar to David's uniform, she wore a dark blue cardigan over a white dress shirt, a dark blue skirt that stopped halfway up her thighs, black socks, and brown loafers. She had a black ribbon tie loosely tied around her neck that also designated her as a first-year and the Hoshinoumi Academy crest was stitched into the cardigan's left breast.
David stopped spinning Komoe abruptly and stared at Marin.
"...Wow..."
Marin smirked and skipped up to David before planting a kiss on his lips. She then reached her head over slightly and gave Komoe a kiss on her forehead before ruffling her hair inside of the dragon onesie hood.
Seeing the look David was giving her, Marin put her hands on her waist and looked up smugly.
"Kyahaha~! Do I look good, hubby?"
David nodded dumbly, "Uh... Yeah, you look really good, Marin."
"Heheh~, I'm glad you think so. Now, let's go before we're late! The trains are packed around this time, especially on the way to the academy!"
David smiled and set Komoe down on the ground before giving her one last hug.
"I'll be back this evening, okay, Komoe-chan? You can do whatever you want while I'm gone, just make sure Tomoe and Mio don't rip each other's throats out."
Komoe nodded with a mixture of a serious and proud expression on her face.
"Don't worry, Papa! I'll kick the Mamas into shape if they misbehave!"
She made what looked like little martial arts poses as she punched and kicked the air.
"Pffft, hahaha! Go easy on them, okay? Remember, you're strong enough to break through a planet with a single punch if you put your mind to it. I don't want anything happening to the women I love so just make sure to hit them lightly."
Tomoe and Mio looked indignant at their husband's ease with which he told his daughter to beat them up if they misbehaved.
David walked up to Tomoe and Mio, kissing them for a few seconds each in turn.
"If you need me, just contact me via telepathy," he said with a smile, gently stroking their hair with each hand.
"Mm, have a good day, husband," Mio said with a smile.
"You don't need to worry about us, young master. Just enjoy your day," Tomoe added.
David nodded and walked up to Sofia.
"You can just do whatever you want, okay? I know I said you were to be a bodyguard, but Marin was right when she said that was just an excuse. It's nice to have you around and I just didn't want you stuck in your old world. I want you to be happy here without thinking only about getting stronger."
Sofia started to feel emotional, but she tried her hardest to control herself.
Looking into David's eyes and seeing his honest expression, Sofia smiled and quickly lost control, wrapping her hands around David's head as she pulled him closer to her.
Under the reluctant, happy, and excited gazes of Tomoe, Mio, and Marin respectively, Sofia gave David a passionate, yet innocent kiss.
David reached his hand up and gently stroked Sofia's cheek before pulling himself back a few seconds later.
"I'm happy to have you here, Sofia. We can discuss things when I get back if you want, but we've gotta leave now," David said, feeling oddly relieved.
"Right... When you get back...," Sofia responded dazedly, shocked by her own sudden actions.
David chuckled and gave Sofia another quick peck on the lips before taking Marin by the hand and interlocking their fingers as they walked to the front door.
Without looking back, he waved his hand and said, "You're next, Yoruichi, heheh."
Yoruichi sat up from the couch to look at David before scoffing sarcastically and laying back down without a word.
When David and Marin left, Komoe looked up at Sofia and giggled, "Heheh, Mama Sofia is a Mama now."
Sofia blushed and cleared her throat, "Ahem, it's about damn time..."
Tomoe just rolled her eyes and crossed her arms, "Tch, you didn't even do anything and just waited for the young master to make the first move."
"Hey, don't be mean to Mama Sofia! Want me to flick your forehead?" Komoe said toughly as she flexed her index finger.
"...Komoe, you do know that you initially came from me, right?"
"Hmph, I treat all of my Mamas equally!"
Mio, Sofia, and Yoruichi chuckled at Komoe's remark while Tomoe just shook her head.
"How much you wanna bet that David causes some sort of commotion at school?" Yoruichi asked as she sat up and rested her head on the back of the couch.
"Hmm... Knowing the young master, I'd say it's almost a certainty," Tomoe replied thoughtfully.
"I would like to disagree, but unfortunately, husband does seem to find trouble whenever he goes out," Mio added.
"He's strong enough to take care of some people at school so there's no need to worry," Sofia stated as she plopped down on the couch next to Yoruichi.
The girls all made their guesses as to what exactly would happen with David today before they went about their own business.
Tomoe and Yoruichi just chatted in the living room as they watched TV, Sofia went to go blow off some steam in a Challenge Zone, while Mio ran upstairs to create an account on one of the computers and started her own save file in Final Fantasy.
The Star household was feeling relaxed while David and Marin were excited to start their high school life.
At 9:30 AM, the girls that didn't know David's situation all felt curious...
⟪ ...What the hell? ⟫