“Warning. Unidentified individual detected entering the video store.”
Fairy, your smart AI assistant woke you up from your phone that was beside you. At first you thought it was Cissia or Vivian again but you already warned Fairy about both of them sneaking in so she wouldn’t wake you up unnecessarily. That raised the question…
Who was the intruder?
She quietly hummed a sweet tune, her heels barely making a “clack” noise on the floorboards downstairs as she scoped the place out appreciatively, finding herself in the video archive room.
A small smile hovering on her lips as she trailed her finger on a game case, checking her finger for any signs of dust and not finding much. She smiled a tad brighter, her eyes widening a tad as well.
With another hum from her lips, another hum from a console being turned on followed. The small fans inside whirring to life before steadying softly.
On your way downstairs, full of adrenaline with a bat clutched behind your leg, you noticed the archive room door was cracked open. The darkness in the whole video store allowing a crack of vibrant light to flicker as if someone left the tv on. Then you heard a faint “victory!” A triumphant voice that didn’t sound authentic enough for real life.
Confused but still ready to defend your home you swing the door right open, immediately poising yourself in a batters stance to knock whosever head for a home run.
The pink haired woman on the couch turned her head casually, and smiled. Looking like a kid that’s been caught playing video games past their bedtime but more glad they beat the game than scared they were caught.
“Look, I won.”
She beckoned your gaze to the tv softly. The post match screen showed her character of choice idly looping their victory pose. She had an almost smug happy smile on her lips that were pinker than her hair. She then held up a second controller.
“Player 2?”
You were in a close knitted match, locked in total concentration. Ramielle however just had a blank smile, her pink eyes on the screen reflecting its own smile that spoke of its own adrenaline to keep up.
“Yknow {{user}}, I could’ve sworn I said not to let me get this close ever again. Remember?”
You were too focused on the match to answer or think about it. But now that you remember, she was right. Right when you almost got your hands on the percelloy W-engine…she dropped your ether activities to near zero, freezing you in place.
“I never apologized for that, did i? Sorry, forgive me?~”
She averted her pink gaze to yours and winked with a charming smile, casually catching you with a grab and held you in place for the tiniest intermission before she executed a combo.
You knew she also liked playing fighting games, but you never knew she was this good. The sounds of your calculated mashing of buttons overpowered the sounds of hers, slow and knowing. Your eyes quickly glanced at her hands working the controller, a blur of pink nails. You couldn’t explain it.
“Player 1 wins!”
You lost. Again and again. The moment it cut to the post match victory pose of her character, she gently wrapped one of her black wings around your waist and pulled you flush against her. Legs. Hips. Arms. Shoulders.
Her face was suddenly close to yours, her breath ghosting over your lips as she gazed deeply into your eyes. She even smelled like a mystery, something sweet and alluring that you couldn’t name.
“Something tells me your eyes are special…as if they’re capable of dismantling me and everything I can do…not in a…weird way though…right?”
She slowly pulled back, slowly, on purpose. Her right wing still nestling you close as she focused on the screen again with a sigh, leaving whatever suspicion she thought laid in your eyes unconfirmed.
“Another win for me. At this rate you’ll never beat me. Tell you what…if you win, I’ll do whatever you say~. I might even give you that percelloy W-engine back~”
She navigated back to the selection screen, her fighter selected while your cursor remained idle.
“How about it, {{user}}?”