“You really have no idea what the word ‘stealth’ means, do you?”
A young man of around 20 sat at his desk in his dormitory at California State University in Fresno. He had long, dark brown hair, with bangs that nearly covered his eyes. He had a handsome face, but it was slightly ruined by the worn-out look and dark circles under his eyes. He wore baggy dark blue pants, and a wrinkled t-shirt that had a witty statement about elements on it. Currently, he had two computer monitors going at once, one with a website that had a long list of people and their pictures, the other with a document that had messy text on it. He was ignoring the website and instead playing with the document on the other monitor.
“I do, but stealth is just no fun when it comes to you...”
A young woman near 17 or 18 sat on the bed near the desk. She had blonde hair that reached to the middle of her back and was not tied up with anything. Her eyes were jade green, and had some sort of ethereal and otherworldly glitter that made them seem unfathomable. Her clothes consisted of a slightly dirty white t-shirt with the company’s symbol on it and long black pants. Her face was very similar to the young man at the desk’s, and very beautiful as well. Currently, she was sitting on the lower bed of a bunk bed, playing with the boards above her, while listening to the young man talk.
“What if you woke someone else up? What would you do then?” The brother demanded.
“Well, obviously I’d knock them out as soon-” The sister tried to explain herself.
“No! That is most definitely not what you’d do!”
“Come on! How else am I going to make sure they don’t get involved? Unless you want me to kill them?”
“No!”
“Then what? What am I supposed to do if I can’t knock them out or kill them?”
“...”
The brother opened his mouth to say something, but was unable to after thinking about it. Naturally, this was Chloe and her brother Daniel. Daniel had taken his sister to his room, and interviewed her on many things. Chloe was tired of the long interview, but she gave every answer truthfully. Eventually, she jumped in a bed and went to sleep. Daniel tried to protest, but it was already too late. Thankfully, his roommate was out for the night, so he didn’t have any problems.
Now that it was morning, they continued the interview and eventually finished. Somehow, they got onto the topic of last night’s meeting. Daniel disliked the way Chloe had barged in, but she firmly supported her side. Daniel sighed and continued typing on the document app on his computer. Chloe looked over his shoulder at his document. She hardly understood exactly what he was typing, but it seemed to be something like a program. Then, she turned her head to look at the website. That monitor was running on a different computer, which caused a question to pop up in her mind.
“Do you have a roommate?” Chloe asked her brother.
“Yeah, he’ll be coming back soon.” He said nonchalantly.
“Isn’t that a problem then?”
“Huh? He’s just coming back, why would I need to worry about...”
“Yeah, as I thought. You have an idea?”
“Do you?”
“Get a hotel, stay here, hide on the campus, use magic on your roommate or just straight up kill him.”
“… All of those except the hotel are a no.”
“Hmm… Then how do I leave with him right in front of the door?”
Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon.
“… What?”
The door to the dormitory opened, and footsteps approached. The voice of a young man that sounded like a playboy emerged.
“Hey Daniel, I’m back. You fall asleep in the library again?” The roommate said.
“Shit, what do we do?!” Daniel whispered frantically.
“Just watch.” Chloe whispered back with a smirk.
Chloe calmly walked to the door, going past the wall that blocked the view. The roommate stared in shock at Chloe as she passed by. At the same time, Chloe took a good look at her brother’s roommate. He had blond hair and blue eyes. His face seemed soft, like a marshmallow. His muscles weren’t built up well, and he had no trace of magic. Seeing this, she deemed him safe, and flipped her hair as she left the dorm. The roommate stared in shock, mouth agape. His was absolutely stunned by the sight of a beauty leaving his dorm.
“D-D-D-D-DANIEL!!! YOU BASTARD!!! HOW COULD YOU!!!” The roommate dashed into his room and grabbed Daniel by the collar.
“What the hell are you talking about?!” Daniel demanded.
“You slept with such a beauty?! How could you not let your brother in on this?!”
“Who the hell’s your brother?! Also, I didn’t sleep with her!”
“Then how else could a cold and aloof beauty such as her come into this lowly dorm and speak to your lowliness?!”
“Hey.”
“Tell me your secrets!”
“Dammit man, I just know her a bit! I didn’t do anything with her! We talked last night and because she was tired she took your bed and slept in it! I didn’t do anything other than talk to her!”
“My bed?!”
Daniel’s roommate rushed to his bed and crouched down. He grabbed the covers and took a deep whiff of the scent. He smiled creepily as he recognized the scent of a woman on it. A bit of drool escaped his mouth as he started having weird fantasies. Daniel was disgusted and kicked his head, sending him to the floor. He twitched a bit, before grabbing his head and standing up.
“Hey! What the fuck?!” He demanded.
“Stop being Tanner, Tanner!” Daniel ordered.
“That’s impossible!”
“Just fucking stop!”
“Why the hell do you care?!”
“She’s my-!” Daniel stopped himself before revealing Chloe’s identity, eyes flickering with the small light of magic.
“Your what? Your wife? Girlfriend? Sister? Young mom? Who?!”
“… One of those…”
“What?! Really?!”
Tanner rushed to Daniel’s computer, and rapidly scrolled through it. Seeing this, Daniel grabbed his arm, and kicked his legs, locking him in a wrestling move. He moved his arm around his neck and started choking him. Tanner slowly last consciousness, and then did Daniel let him go. He dragged Tanner’s limp body into his bed, wrapping him in covers to make it harder to escape. Going back to his computer, he moved his document to a flash drive, and hid it where Tanner would never find it.
Suddenly, Daniel’s body started, and the small light in his eyes disappeared. He blinked, and then looked around, confused, then looked at his hands. Someone knocked on the door, freeing him from his stupor. He walked to the door and opened it, only to find Chloe standing there, smiling. She let herself in and closed the door behind her.
“W-wait, what?!” Daniel let out an exclamation of shock.
“I just took over your body for a bit. You think I did a good job?” Chloe explained.
“No, huh?! I don’t understand! What did you do?!”
“Heh, you can praise me if you want.”
“I’m not praising you!”
“Anyway, why do you have such a disgusting roommate? I though perverts like that only existed in TV.”
“Haah… Well, I don’t know what to tell you. I think you might’ve been his type though.”
“Tch. You’re too good for him. If you want my opinion-”
“I don’t”
“- You should ask to be moved to another dorm.”
“I’m not moving dorms, I’m fine with this one.”
“Fine then, I’ll go find an apartment or street corner to rent.”
“Street corner?”
“I’m not rich.”
Chloe said, rolling her eyes. She turned around and walked away, leaving the dorm. She head to the window, opened it, and jumped out. She fell from the third floor to the ground, rolling upon landing. Looking back, she smiled and brushed her hair out of her face. Roaming the streets, she thought of the countless tricks she needed to play on her brother to make up for the 10 years they did not meet.
“I look forward to the future...” Chloe murmured, wandering aimlessly.
~Somewhere in the Midwest US. 12:53:22 am. December 22, 2044.~
“Master, we’re nearing headquarters.” A little girl with blue hair and dead wish eyes told a man with long, dark hair.
“If that’s the case, speed up, they know this vehicle.” The man ordered.
“Where the hell are you taking me?” A young man with short, blond hair demanded from the backseat of the car.
The little girl looked back at him with pitying eyes. Her foot pressed down on the accelerator, making the car speed up. Though it seemed inappropriate for a little girl to drive, her real age far surpassed what normal humans could live to. The man with dark hair adjusted his combat gear, which lacked any armor, but still made him look like a soldier. The little girl wore the same clothes, only ones that had been adjusted to her size. The man in the back looked quite different, something that did not fit with the two in front. He wore a white, long-sleeved undershirt that had runes stitched into them. His pants as well looked rough and coarse, with runes stitched into their brown fabric as well.
“Seriously, where the hell…” The man in the back trailed off, stunned by the sight of what was in front of him.”Hey… Gatemaster Jason…?”
“Yes?” The man in front asked.
“Just what the hell did you do in ten years to own a place like that?”
In front of them was a fortress, no other way to describe it. Along the walls were machine guns and patrolling soldiers. Those on the wall were real soldiers, holding guns and wearing armor. Various vehicles, including tanks and other similar vehicles, were lined up inside. The place was massive, about the size of a city. To own a place like that… just what kind of money would one need to have?
“Ah, that? Welcome to my home. The headquarters of GateSec, owner of the largest private army in the world!”