-10 days later-
Me and Arla's relationship grew together much better over time. We both strengthen each other skills and monitor each other's weaknesses. I would say we are like training buddies now. I would say she is a great teacher.
We don't mention what happened that one night but I will remember that night. How could I forget. I have yet to understand what came over me though. The sudden lust had overcome me.
But that doesn't matter. Right now she and I are training again in a duel with everything I have learned from her. From hand to hand to wielding a sword. Makes things easier for me now.
After all that practicing as well as learning from some books, she gave me on the side. I have learned a lot and think I can take her. But I shouldn't underestimate her as she is the one who taught me all of what I know now.
She gets into a stand standing sideways pointing her rapier at me and her off-hand behind her back. I take out my one-handed sword and read it and extend it outwards but not in the same fashion like her.
I move in slowly instead of fast and move towards her left. I am going to try and push now. I lunge at her with a swing which she deflects and we both freeze for a moment. I am examining her reflexes to my actions to get an idea of how fast I need to be. She is way faster than me still. But I think I can outmatch her.
I move in and do a couple of flourishes in order to force her to change her stance. She backs up but gets distracted by a rock she steps on. I move in and slash down at her but she just barely turns her body and dodges the attack. She then reaches out with her sword to stab me but I grab the end of it with my bare hands.
A tactic she taught me was to time a grapple and grab the sword if I think it is a last resort. Which it was. Otherwise, she would've stabbed me with her dull blade. Which still would've hurt.
I move my hand towards her hand at the handle of the blade and put her in a bind and push her down to the ground. I get on top of her and move my blade near her neck and declare a win. Sort of anti-climatic but maybe it is because I have learned more.
Either way I won and it is over now. I smile and get off her and reach my hand out to lift her up. She smiles slightly and reaches out to as well. As she gets up she wipes down her maid outfit from the dirt and bit but it doesn't get off.
"Well, it seems I am all dirty. You got me all dirty. Such a naughty boy master"
*Sigh* "Sure, I did that. But you didn't seem to reject me getting on top"
We both smile from our little joke back and forth and I laugh a bit. She doesn't but that behavior isn't uncommon I feel like. It is just her and I am fine with it.
"Hey!" a callout is made
We both looks in the direction of the call and see Mrs. Uchida smiling and waving us down back at the house through a window.
"How are you two doing? Having fun I suppose? Haha! You kids these days!"
"We are doing fine Mrs. Uchida thanks for asking! Also how are you? Hope it is going well!
"It is sweety don't you worry! Welp, I will let you two back to your little game of duels hahaha"
She closes the window and walks back to whatever she was doing. We both look at each other and giggle a bit. She is a giggler no doubt even if she won't laugh. It's adorable.
We both walk back into the house with smiles on our faces and Lara is standing at the table with dishes in her hand. She is wearing a pink kimono with pink flowers on it. Man, she is gorgeous in those kimonos.
"Hello you two, how did training go this time?" she asks
"Oh it went well. I won this time and I think I can defend myself more now. I am a real man now."
*giggles* "Well you were always a man to me," Lara says while moving herself to the sink.
"As do I" Arla speaks up, "As do I. Especially in bed"
I turn to her blushing a bit but also realize Lara doesn't know we had a sexual encounter a few nights ago and shut her up by placing my hand to her mouth.
"What was that last part Arla?" asked Lara
"OH, she misspoke she said something about how the beds are not manly enough," I say with a smile on my face trying to be convincing enough.
"Hmm, meh" she turns around and keeps walking to the sink to wash her dishes off.
*whispers* "Arla is might be best we keep our encounter a secret for now. I will eventually tell her myself okay?"
"Very well, I will do as you ask of me Coda"
"Thanks, you're a lifesaver"
*hours later*
I am walking through the streets of Burmington and I am getting some greeting's from some of the locals. They seem to be used to my presence now in town which is good. I don't feel like a stranger much here anymore.
I decide to head to the Rising Sun Tavern and check out how the Hazens are doing. Been a while since I have done it. As I make my way down, I noticed some kids playing near the fountain. Wish I had more friends as a kid in this life but I got friends now. Which is great now but the man did I wish.
I get up to the front door and they are closed for the day it seems. I knock a few times but no response for a while. I then knock a few more times before going up to the window and checking on the inside myself. It is dark.
Are they out today? Maybe I guess businesses need a break now and then. I turn around and was going tow alk away then I hear a crash from inside.
*crash* It sounded like a large ceramic or glass shattered then I heard what faintly is a cry. Someone is inside there. Must be Lilith.
*knock knock* "Hey Lilith!? Its me! Coda! Are you okay in there?! Can I please come in?!"
"Help!" I hear a crying call out from inside
I panic. Something is wrong inside there. I take the doorknob but it is still locked. She can't be able to unlock if something is wrong inside. I gotta bust down the door. I back up a good few feet and start kicking in the door until it swings open but it doesn't. I then punch the small window of the door and unlock it by reaching in.
I then aggressively kick the door open resulting in the door swinging open and I rush in. There is no one in the dining room or the bar area. Where is she upstairs? I then see the ceramic vase on the ground inside the kitchen area and rush in.
But to my shock, it wasn't what I was expecting. Ugmand was on top of her holding her mouth shut with her pink dress ripped up and she is crying and sobbing under his hand. What is he doing here!
I feel a sudden rage in me but notice he has a knife and he places it on Lilith's neck. I freeze in my tracks and watch at the knife slowly makes a mark on her neck tracing a small amount of blood.
"Stop don't do it!" I cry out backing off
"Hehe, you like this little whore don't you...Well to bad. She has to pay me one way or another and now that your here that makes things harder for her than it is already.
"Where George?" I say
"Oh him? That old bag of meat I sleeping in the closet when he tried to stop me. Pretty weak he was. Ha old bag!"
He starts putting pressure on the knife a bit and I cry out for him to stop it.
"Stop! I-" I get on my knees and bow with both hands touching the ground begging him not to do it or anything else.
"Oh really? Such as getting your ass whooped by me?"
"I-Yes! Just stop!" I can't risk it. He has a knife and it is pressed against Lilith's neck already. I can't risk her life if it means she will get hurt.
"Get that rope in the closet where the old man is and tie it around your legs We're gonna fight but you can't move your legs ha!"
Thats unfair but I have no choice this is a hostage situation. I move slowly towards the closet he looks at and the old man had a bleeding forehead likely from maybe the vase hitting him. I pull out the rope and start tieing my legs together and begin making my way back in hops. As I make my way back Lilith is ties to a wooden handle of the door and Ugmand is standing with the knife in his hands.
I gulp down in fear of what's to come. But instead Ugmand stabs the wall with the knife and runs at me. I brace for him and he knocks me down on my back. Lilith can only watch as this unfold as she had been gagged.
"Coda's your name right? Shitty name" he brings his fist back and punches me in the jaw a few times and gets on top of me. I try fighting back with my hands and start throwing back punches. Some land on his jaw and his eyes but he is not responding to my hits.
He then takes both of his hands and grapples mine down and then bites into my neck with his jaw. It hurts a lot but I can take it. Not like he has the jaw strength I do.
"And that's payback for leaving this scar on my body."
He releases my hands and start wailing on me with his arms wilding with no strategic aim. It hurts I can only block with my legs tied unable to move or kick him off.
I glance over to Lilith who is still crying and sobbing in the corner tugging at her bind but is unable to do anything. I turn to face ugmand where he is still hitting me but this time his punches hits me right in the snout and cause some blood to come out of my nose.
My tail only keeps flying all over the place and I keep getting hit without mercy. I feel I might get hospitalized if this keeps up. I then realize my tail might be my salvation. I focus as hard and I can and get my tail to wrap around Ugmands neck and pull him off me.
As it wraps around his neck he is caught off guard and grabs my tail trying to pry it off.
"What the fuck agh!" he yells