The Vespidian
Arc 9 Twilight
Chapter 3
Though I was a little miffed about the whole school thing it was over and done with. Xava, Ichigo, and I had arrived at my parent’s house. Dad’s red truck was nice and shiny likely having just been washed either today or yesterday. The yard was in better shape than a while ago, nice thick green grass, giving off the scent that it had been mowed recently. A couple of missing planks had been replaced on the fence and in general, the place wasn’t looking so beat up. Dad must have been in a good mood or a really bad one to spend his free time making the place look nice. I knocked on my parent’s door. After a moment Dad opened it, he smiled, looking us over.
“Hey honey, I see you guys are all here. Come in, dinner will be done soon,” he said letting us in.
“Mom is here?” I asked.
“Yeah, she is in the kitchen mashing the potatoes.”
The succulent scent of the roast beef filled the house causing me to drool a little. I would have to restrain myself a bit or no one else would get any. Since the potatoes were just getting mashed that meant that there was about an hour or so until all the food would be ready. Though I liked my suit, it was not the best thing to wear all the time, besides I would break chairs just from the weight. If this was a more secure place then I wouldn’t mind leaving the suit next to the door like a pair of shoes. My room in the basement would likely be the best place.
I made my way down to my old lair. The room had been cleaned since my time in here and was actually a rather nice looking place. All my posters of the Moon Sailors and stuff were still up. The creaky bed had nicely folded sheets and blankets on the top. It seems that my room is better off without me living in it, it was certainly better maintained. The desk sat empty where my computer used to be, it seemed lonely when I thought of how much time I spent sitting there. Thinking about it, I haven’t been playing too many games recently. Just been too damned busy with work and what time I did have off was occupied with Xava and Ichigo. Did I miss playing games until dawn? Only a little. Having friends is better, I think. I took off my suit and left it in the corner beside the door.
Xava smiled at me and placed her hands around my neck to pull herself up to my height and plant a kiss on my lips. I returned the affection, holding her there and our mouths played for a moment before I let her go. Xava seemed to have other plans though. She shoved me over onto the bed and pounced like a predator.
“Xava stop it! What are you doing?” I cried when she grabbed onto my abdomen.
She rubbed me and tried to coax my armor open, “You need your daily injection.”
Her robo shaft was rearing to go, but I was not, “We can fuck when we get back.”
“Why?” she asked, leaning in and nibbling at my neck, “We have time.”
I held her back, “This is my parent’s house. It is awkward ok.”
She got off of me and made a tch sound and rolled her eyes as her sex tool retracted, “Alright Vesper, but I am putting it in both holes tonight.”
“You always do that!” I complained.
“And you love it.”
“So?” I replied, looking away from her.
She smiled, “You are so cute when you get all shy.”
“I am not cute.”
She sat on my lap and blew on my antennae, “But you are so adorable, I simply can’t have enough. I just want to play with you all day long.”
“Ichigo!” I complained to the casual observer over at the door, “Do something about her.”
She just shrugged and looked away, “Not my problem.”
Dad showed up hearing all the commotion. He looked at me getting straddled and nodded in approval, “Grandkids,” he said before shutting the door. Dad! You are not supposed to do that. I blushed when I realized that my own father just sold me out to this horny robo nurse. Having been given the go-ahead Xava dragged me down. I just gave up and let her do what she wanted. It wasn’t like I hated it, it did feel good. Besides, no one was going to help me anyway.
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About a half hour later I staggered out of my room and headed straight to the shower to clean myself of all the lube and juices from our coupling. Xava followed along to do that same though she was the culprit. I stopped to stare into the mirror, last time I had looked here I had been human. My mind could still see the phantom images of my face with the bags under them and the tangled mess of black hair. Contrary to what I had been imagining the bone white face stared back. Three eyes like portals into some dark abyss and the fourth sealed shut due to a chemical burn that scarred the right side of my face.
Xava pushed me along before I could start reminiscing and we stood in the shower. She turned the water on and proceeded to scrub me all over, making sure that I was nice and clean, while I scrubbed her down. She turned the water off once she felt that I was clean enough and proceeded to toweled me down as though I couldn’t do it myself. She dried ever nook and cranny before drying herself off.
“Thanks,” I said vaguely.
She hugged me and smiled, “Don’t mention it.”
Now that we were eh… presentable, we made our way down to the living room where Ichigo was sitting and watching tv. Dad poked his head in from the kitchen, “Dinner is about ready come on in.”
We followed him into the dining room where all of the chairs were set around the table. The mashed potatoes were already positioned on the table next to the gravy and a bowl of salad. There were buttery biscuits, fresh from the oven with steam still wafting off of them. Plates had been placed for five along with silverware and glasses. I took my seat and Xava sat next to me, even scooting the chair over to get closer. She was positively glowing with happiness and I was happy as well, though for a different reason, food. Mom and Dad had really gone out of their way for this and it reminded me of Thanksgiving dinner that one time we couldn’t get turkey so we got roast beef instead.
Mom finally appeared wearing an apron of all things over her casual clothes. I had not seen her wear an apron in years, of course I hadn’t seen her cook in a while either. She smiled setting the platter of drool inspiring meat down. When we made eye contact there was only a slight tinge of displeasure, it was more of pity than anything else. Mom had come a long way. Dad got out the carver and set to work severing several juicy pieces and placing them on all of the plates. We took turns passing around the potatoes, gravy, and salad, taking what we wanted before giving it to the next person over.
Everything settled down and Dad said, “Thanks for coming over.”
“Thanks for having us,” replied Xava, “This looks wonderful, I am sure Vesper will enjoy it.”
Mom frowned, “You don’t like it?”
Xava looked to her, “Hmm? Oh well, I don’t have a sense of taste and I don’t particularly eat due to my body. I was just going to feed my portion to Vesper.”
Mom thought it over, “The cyborg body, right?”
Xava nodded, “Yes, though I can tell that it looks good by how much Vesper is looking forward to it.”
“You sure do care about Vesper,” said Mom glancing over at me.
“Well of course I do, I am her mate.”
“Mate?” asked my Mom.
“Ah, well, we are dating you see.”
Xava dropped the bomb before I could. That was my job you know.
She nodded lightly, “Oh, so it was like that. I thought Vesper was going after Ichigo though?”
Ichigo just brushed it off, “No way. I am normal. There is no way in hell I could keep up with these two.”
Dad nodded and looked at us expectantly, “So when are you going to have kids?”
Mom spat out her drink, “Kids?! How? Wait, which is the mother and the father? Vesper is still a girl right?”
Xava looked sad for a moment, “Not yet. Vesper isn’t sexually mature yet. Though when she is, my incubation unit will be ready and waiting for her brood.”
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I just fidgeted in my seat while they talked about my personal problems. It is embarrassing. “Can we talk about something else?”
Mom wouldn’t let it go though, “So Vesper is the father?”
Xava blushed holding her face a little, “Sort of. Technically, she is going to need to be inseminated to fertilize the eggs and then she can lay them inside of me.”
Mom gulped a little, “Eggs? Well.. I guess she is a wasp. Are you sure you want those to grow inside of you?”
“Mom! Don’t clam jam me!” I scowled at her, “Do you know how hard it is to find somebody who is willing to have sex with me?”
“Well, this a big decision to make. Getting pregnant is kind of a big deal. Neon Nurse is going to have to take maternity leave and take it easy if she does.”
Xava looked blissful, “I am well aware of what is to come and I look forward to it. Gestating an organic life form has been a dream of mine for a long time, though until I met Vesper I never thought it was actually possible. I have already made plans and set up precautions. I am just waiting on Vesper to mature, then we can start our own family. Not to worry, I will support her. And so I wanted your permission to marry Vesper, Mother, Father.”
She leaned over and smooched me on the cheek. My head swam, she wanted to marry me?! This is the first time I had heard about this. I stared at her, unable to form words. I didn’t know she was this serious. I thought I was just introducing her as my girlfriend. I mean, I had never even thought about marriage. The closest thing I had been thinking was my mate.
Who the hell would want to be on record as being tied in holy matrimony to a wasp creature? Am I even allowed to get married? It has to be borderline illegal right? I am not even a people, I am closer to being an animal than I am to a person physically. Ah, this is that, isn't it? She is trying to get my exclusive breeding rights. I am on to you Xava.
Although considering that my reproductive rituals are a bit of a mystery still it could go south pretty fast for a normal person. If I were a parasitical wasp, then I basically can't breed with anybody unless I want them to die. Xava might be my only real hope of not hurting somebody by accident. The last thing I want is some sort of hellspawn bursting out of chests and screeching as they ran for a vent.
“Are you sure you want her though?” asked Mom, “I know that you are rather rich and can do much better.”
Dad nodded, “While I am very happy that Vesper found somebody. She is lazy.”
So, so rude! I am your daughter here, you are supposed to upsell me.
“I know,” replied Xava.
“She can’t do housework,” scowled Mom.
“I know.”
“She is a weirdo,” said Dad.
“I know.”
“She is a pervert,”
Well, I am... is that really such a demerit?
Xava held her face, “I know. I love everything about her. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her.”
I blushed a little at that. How could I not? She is hitting my hearts with direct hits here. Maybe my standards are too low? Eh... I better not try my luck.
Mom looked at Dad and they both nodded, “You have our blessing. So when is the wedding?”
Xava shrugged, “I hadn’t gotten that far yet. Probably, after she matures. Although if she wears a dress it will be easier now rather than later.”
Mom seemed thoughtful, “I never really thought about it, but does that mean she is sort of like a child right now? Does that mean she is going to get bigger?”
Xava nodded, “While we are not entirely sure what she is going to look like, we are sure that she will get bigger. Some estimations and projections are that she will double in size while others show that she might only grow a foot or two.”
“She is already almost seven foot tall. She is going to be massive then.”
“She is going to need a bigger suit,” said Dad thoughtfully.
“Yes, she will. I am excited to see how she grows,” smiled Xava, holding my hand.
“Xava… I never realized you were this serious. I thought we were just fuck buddies.”
“Vesper, of course I am. I love you.”
“I love you too Xava,” I hugged her and kissed her.
We fell over, making out, lost in our own world until something kept poking me and I broke away long enough to see Ichigo kicking me in the ass, “Get a room you two, I am eating here.”
My face must have been red with embarrassment. Uh, in front of my parents. Dad was laughing happily and Mom just had a look that said these kids. We are adults, Mom! Wait, how old even is Xava? I don’t think I ever asked her. This is like need to know info since we are getting married.
“Xava how old are you?” I whispered.
She seemed thoughtful for a moment, “I wonder? Hmm… that happened ten years ago and I was twenty-five then so I am thirty-five.”
“You are thirty-five?” asked Dad, having heard her.
“Yes.”
“So then you are older than Vesper by ten years.”
Ah, he was right. I am only twenty-five. I never knew she was so much older than me. I had thought she was like the same age. I guess it is hard to tell when the person has replaced their entire body with cyborg stuff. Hmm, I feel like me and Dad had a conversation about what type of person I wanted to date back before I got changed. Let’s see if I remember correctly, it went something like had to be at least thirty, had to have a job, not live with their parents and own a car. I think I remember something about a cat too. My god… Xava met all the conditions, well save the car, but she had a super suit that could fly so I think that is better and besides she could buy a car whenever she wanted. I would have saved myself a lot of trouble if I had realized this sooner.
We sat at the table and Xava fed me. We were being all lovey-dovey… ok, ok fine it was more of she was treating me like a pet, but hey, I will take it. She cut up the meat into pieces and let me clean her fork off. She scooped the potatoes and I gobbled those down too. Food really is love. Certainly the fastest way to my heart. She continued feeding me and saying stuff like “Open wide” or “Have some of this” “Is it tasty?” And all that I could do is get my face stuffed, she wouldn’t let me talk back. I am not complaining, I actually liked this as she lavished food upon me.
“They are kinda cute huh?” asked Ichigo.
Dad nodded, “Yeah, she always looks happy when she is eating.”
“Stop that,” I complained at them.
It was embarrassing. I pouted and looked away. Stop making fun of me.
“She is adorable when she pouts,” said Xava petting me.
“She is, she is,” said Dad.
I get the feeling they are making fun of me. I puffed up my cheeks and Xava kept poking my face. She smiled at my annoyance and hugged me, “I love you, Vesper.”
Xava has been rather clingy lately. Well, I do like being pampered. I pat her back.
The plates were empty and Xava seemed sad that there was nothing more to force down my throat. Well, there was, but that isn’t the sort of thing to do at the dinner table in front of my parents. I mean, if we had our own house I wouldn’t mind getting down on the kitchen counter or having kinky apron stuff while cooking. Ichigo just stared at us blankly. I waved my hand in front of her face and she smacked it down, scowling at me. Ow, vicious little.
Mom started gathering up the dishes and I carried a few into the kitchen with her. It was just me and Mom. Usually, this ended badly, but after the whole, we are either going to die together or live by working together thing she had loosened up a bit. I handed her the dirty dishes and she started to wash them off.
“I will help you with that.”
“No, it is fine,” she replied, glancing at me, “Go talk to your father or Ichigo or Neon Nurse.”
I scratched my face, “I wanted to talk to you though.”
She raised an eyebrow, “Oh? What about?”
“Mom… thanks for having us over and not yelling at me.”
“It is nothing. Don’t mention it.”
“No, I mean it. This means a lot to me. Thank you.”
“Vesper… I am sorry that I treated you so poorly before. I just, I just missed you so much.”
“I am just glad that you believe me.”
“I didn’t believe you.”
“You what? Then why do you think I am Vesper?”
“I believe Ichigo when she says that you are Vesper.”
“Wait, you trust her, but not me? Wait you know Ichigo is a boy right and is lying about it?”
“Yes, I know. I have known since the first day we met.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I was the one who told him to keep acting like a girl. I mean he is just so cute, right?”
I nodded, “He is, he is. Wait, it was you!?”
“Ichigo was asking for advice on what would be popular and I figured that being cute would be a positive rather than him getting picked on for being so small and girly. I mean he was already like that when we met and he likes it, so why change?”
“True, I suppose. So why do you trust Ichigo so much?”
“I trust Ichigo because… she knows a lot. As far as she has said you think you are Vesper with a rather strong conviction.”
“I see,” I nodded, looking over at Ichigo.
Well, that explains a lot. I guess I still owe Ichigo a mouth hug over getting my mom to listen.
“Thanks for dinner Mom, I eh… I love you.”
“It makes your Dad happy, so no worries. Thanks for coming, I know you are busy.”
“Well, you two are my family, so why wouldn’t I come?”
“Neon Nurse seems like a nice person.”
“Yeah, she is like my best friend.”
“I am happy for you.”
“Thanks, Mom.”
“Go on, I will be done in here in a bit.”
I went into the living room where Dad and Xava were talking.
“Wait that big eh?”
“Yeah, she is rather greedy. Though I can change the size due to exchangeable models. It can get bigger.”
“Really now? Wouldn’t that hurt though?”
“Not really, she is very accommodating.”
“Hey!” I complained, “What are you two scheming about.”
“Honey, I was just asking about Neon Nurse.”
“Dad! Get out of my sex life. I will make babies soon enough and show them off to you, even if they are little monsters. So, so stop embarrassing me.”
“Well that is nice,” he smiled, “Though we were talking about cyborg augments.”
“Eh… really?”
Xava nodded, “Yeah. He was wondering what I was using on you.”
“Me? I don’t have cyborg stuff.”
“He was asking about my inseminator.”
“Your… dammit, Dad! I knew you were up to something. Stop asking about her dick.”
“This is a man to man chat here.”
“Dad, she is a girl!”
“From what I hear she is swinging from the knees.”
“It is adjustable,” she nodded.
I held my antenna, retreating to where Ichigo was nestled on the couch. I plopped next to her.
“Your family is funny,” smirked Ichigo.
“Embarrassing is more like it. I mean whose Dad talks to their daughter’s lover about how big their dick is?”
“It is very warm here.”
“Warm?” I asked.
“Yeah. Nice atmosphere. Makes you warm and fuzzy.”
“I, I guess. Ichigo what about your family?”
“Cold,” she replied.
“Cold?”
“I don’t have a family. They died a long time ago.”
“Oh, sorry.”
“Don’t be. They weren’t nice people.”
“I see.”
Our chit chatting quieted down when the T.V. loudly flickered from the usual news. I wasn’t sure what they had been talking about since it was on mostly for background noise while we had been enjoying ourselves at the dinner table.
“Penny Peaches here!” Called out the familiar bushy headed brunette in a trench coat. “Something weird is going on at the Bronson City Hero League Head Quarters.”
The camera left her face and panned over the place where the towering fortified structure was. Only the very tip top of the skyscraper was poking out a well… a pink bubble. It was getting bigger as we watched the luminous material slowly creeping up the structure and expanding outward from it. On the roof, the familiar image of Medavac’s dropship sat. The engines were primed as wind kicked away from it and people were attempting to cram themselves into the back as it lifted off abandoning several.
“It appears that evacuation efforts are underway, hey Steve get us closer!” said Penny.
“We are not getting anywhere near that, what the fuck is that?!”
The Sphere expanded more rapidly taking over several blocks and the people left on the roof were swallowed whole. The liquid-like texture of the sphere rippled as it pushed past buildings and consumed the streets and all that were in it, cars and people vanished in moments.
Xava and my suit started beeping as a class 3 threat alert came over the coms. It was calling all available personnel to group up at the Fire Station. Normally we would go to the HQ for this, but seeing as how it was gone now it made sense. Class 3 was something that could destroy a city. Class 2 was a country threat and Class 1 was a world crisis.
“Come on, Vesper this doesn’t look good,” said Neon Nurse.
“Wait, you are going into that?” asked Dad.
“Well, yeah. Dad, I am a hero, you know,” I smiled.
“Be safe,” said Mom.
“I will,” I nodded, giving both of them a hug.
“I think I will stay here,” said Ichigo.
“Mom, Dad, is that fine?”
“Of course,” Dad replied.