by Jessie Wolf
“Fuyuko, you do know that you don’t have to pick the same courses that we are, don’t you?”
“Oh sure, sissy, but if I don’t my AI gives me the answer before I realize it.” She actually blushed as she told me this. “I don’t want to cheat, but I can’t help it. Sophie just gives the correct answer to what is on the regular school work. Please don’t be mad at me.”
“Don’t worry about it sis. I know you don’t cheat, I just didn’t think about your AI giving you such a huge advantage.” I looked over at the twins. “How about you two, are your AIs supplying you with the answers as well?”
“Yes, sissy, we didn’t want to tell you, but we figured if we took the same type of courses as you and Allison we could hide it.” Nanase said while Nanami just looked down at the floor. I could tell that all three of them felt ashamed of what their AIs did for them.
“Hey, no pouting now, just because you used the information and resources' at your disposal is nothing to be ashamed of. We just have to make sure that any class you take doesn’t have its source materials on-line is all.” after that quick discussion we sat down with mama and pointed out what we had all over looked. I should say what we girls had over looked. It seems that daddy and she had already thought about what the AIs would do for my little sisters. Needless to say they had already changed their classes before they had.
On the day we took Alice down to get her school uniforms it was just her and me. When we got to the shop we were waited on by the same young lady that had helped us out before. It didn’t take long to get Alice fitted for her uniforms as they still had her measurements on file from when she had attended JES before. From there it was a quick stop in the one store where we had gotten my other clothes. Once again it didn’t take long to get her, her new wardrobe, only two hours. She must have tried on over a three dozen different outfits. We had a blast. We stopped for a short break around noon local time to get something to eat. That was to be my first encounter with the ‘Heathers’.
“Oh, look girls; someone let jailbait out of her cell.” The giggling and snide attitude had my full attention. That and the look of fury in Alice’s eyes. “Oh, wow, they even let her out without her pretty little anklet.”
“Shut the frack up, Bethany. You have no idea of who you’re dealing with.” I turned to look at the girls behind me. For a minute I thought I was looking at triples, and then I realized that they were in fact three different people. All three had blond hair, and were about the same size. However it was the eyes and over all shape that let me know the differences.
“You are nothing more than a convict out on parole, Alice.” The one that I guessed was Bethany said. I heard Alice begin to growl. “What, are you afraid your little friend here will drop you like the trailer trash that you are when she finds out?”
Before I can correct the little bitch Alice spoke up again, this time I know she was pissed. “If I was you three, I would just walk away before I cut you in half.” Yup, my lovely wife was pissed. Time to step in before things get ugly and I have to bail her out of jail.
As I turn and look at this girl Bethany she decides to inform me of Alice’s past in a very unfaltering way. “You do know that Alice here is a petty thief, and parolee don’t you? I hope you at least have the cash to pay for her meal, because if you don’t she’ll just walk away while you do the time. Oh, and I know for a fact that she ain’t nothing but a low class soldier now. Why the judge had to make sure she would be accepted as a lowly House guard before he signed her release.”
Alice just looked up at her and smiled. “Bethany, if I was you I would just walk away before you get hurt.” She can already see the crosshairs in my eyes. Oh hey; I’m getting mad now.
“What’s the matter, Alice, doesn’t your ‘friend’ know about your past?” Bethany had a very smug look on her face. The girl truly had no idea of what she was letting herself in for. “Don’t you want her to know about you spreading your legs and sticking your tongue out for every piece of Lizzy tail you could find?”
Now normally I would have just talked to the girl and corrected her misguided impression of Alice. Not this time though. My hand snapped out faster than anyone could react, slapping the dog piss out of her. I stood up to my full height and looked her in the eyes. “Listen up, you spoiled little brat. I know all about her past and before you go spreading rumors about her I think you should find out the facts first.”
“Just who do you think you are, bitch?! How dare you lay a hand on me?! I’ll have you and this gutter trash behind bars for assaulting me!” poor Bethany is screaming in my face. The girl is in a royal tizzy of a fit. “Do you have any idea of who I am?! I happen to be the daughter of Lord David Hightower the First Speaker of the House of Parliament. When I get done with you and this carpet munching slut you’ll be begging me to kiss my ass!”
“Um, Bethany, I won’t make those kinds of threats to the young lady in front of you.” Alice smiled sweetly at her. I can tell she is going to enjoy what happens next no matter how it goes down. She must have seen something I hadn’t. I was too busy dealing with Bethany.
“I don’t care who this gutter snipe is. I know all I need to know. She is after all hanging around with you.” Bethany spit out at her.
“Excuse me, Lady Allison, but have you seen Lady Maiha by any chance?” I turn to see who is interrupting my fun. “Oh, there you are, Lady Maiha. Your mother, Lady Dai Etsu, said that you would be able to direct me, Susan and Lisa; where we can find our school uniforms.”
“Of course, your Majesty, I will be more than happy to show you.” I tell Princess Daniella, as I bow to her. Yes, I know that she is currently serving as a maid to mama, but we are in public and she is the Emperor’s daughter. I should show her some respect for her station, and rank.
Smiling, she looks over at Bethany, “Why, Lady Bethany, so nice to see you again. I hope you haven’t been harassing my friends, the Ladies Maiha and Allison?” I can tell she is about to drop a real big hammer blow to Bethany’s ego. “You do know that my daddy owes a great debt to these two young ladies and their family, right? Why he even went so far as to appoint the Lady Maiha, here to be the System Governor. Not that she really needs that head ache, she is first and foremost, the First High Lady of the Death Dealers after all. Oh, I almost forgot about Lady Allison’s own achievements while in the service of House Nakatoma, did you know that she has over thirty-five confirmed victories as an Armor Power Suit pilot. Why that makes her the youngest as well as highest scoring ace in all the Empire. Just think we get to go to school with not just two bona fide war hero’s but five when you count in the Ladies Fuyuko, Nanase, and Nanami. They’re the Lady Maiha’s younger sisters don’t you know.”
I just stood there and watched as the color drained from Bethany’s face as Princess Daniella told her who she had just insulted. I almost giggle as she tells Bethany that not only will she be attending school with someone she despised, but her significant other and her sisters. Then to go so far as to sing our praises as war heroes and tell how Alice was more than just a simple soldier was priceless. Here I was all set to pound this arrogant bitch in to the ground, and she just comes along and puts her in her place with simple words. The more I watch the more I learn. I finally see how being diplomatic just might be a better option than my tried and true method of ‘pound into submission’ approach to things.
I wonder if she learned how to hit someone like this at JES. I think I need to find out a little more about the Princess’ education. When she turns back to me and Alice there is a cat that ate the canary grin on her face. “Lady Maiha, would you be willing to help me and my friends find our new school uniforms? You see I have never really shopped in an area or shopping center like this before.”
Oh, I really need to get with Gin, Kina, and Nia when I get back home. “It would be our pleasure, your Majesty.”
“Please, Lady Maiha, its Daniela between us. My family owes yours far too much for us to be so formal.” The sweetness of
her reply is designed for pure torture of Bethany and her friends. The girl even got a major dig in for Alice. “Oh, of course that goes for you as well, Lady Allison.”
The look of total shock and hatred in Bethany’s eyes is one I just have to capitalize on. “Only if you call me Maiha, Daniela.”
“It’s Alice, Daniela, please. I have never been one for the more formal form of my name.” leave it to my sweet wife to get in a dig at the ones who tortured her in the past. Oh yes I can tell that these stuck up bitches are just a few of her tormenters from her past.
As if she had forgotten all about them the Princess looks back at Bethany and her cronies. “Oh, Lady Bethany, are you still here? You can leave now. Go on now, run along; before I allow Lady Maiha to gut your worthless ass right in public.” She waved her hand as if shooing away a bug.
I watch as the three of them curtsey to her Majesty, and practically run as fast as they can to get away from us. Once they are far enough away Alice and I bust out giggling only seconds before the Princess and her two friends. “Oh My God! I have wanted to see the bitch put in her place for so long. Thank you, your Majesty, I owe you one for that.” Alice tells Daniella.
“No, you don’t, Lady Allison. It is I who owe you and your lovely bride. If helping to keep her from gutting that bitch I am more than happy to help out.” Looking over at me she smiles. “Lady Maiha, your mama, told me to remind you that you can sometimes get more done with a kind word than a ball bat. Um… we were on our way to get our new uniforms when I was you and Lady Allison facing off with the ‘Heathers’.” She looked down and shuffled her feet. “I thought it would be better to show you your mama’s advice than tell you. I’m sorry if I overstepped my place as a Lady’s Maid.”
When I hear her apologize for what she thought was inappropriate behavior for a Lady’s Maid I just laugh out loud. “Majesty that is the exact way a true Lady’s Maid would have acted. Not only did you show me the errors of my ways but did so in a manner that has left a lasting impression. What I would like to know is where did you learn how to do that? That was awesome. You put that skank in her place and never once stooped to her level.”
This time she was the one to giggle. “I…kind of… well its sort of… aw hell… I learned it from watching Miss Gin and Miss Kina back at the compound.”
I could not believe what she just said. “Watching her do what?” The giggle that came from Susan told me that Daniella didn’t want me to know. “Let me guess, from getting your own lectures on how to behave?” the blush that comes to the princess’ face tells me I’m right.
“Um…Maiha I think we need to take this out of the eyes of the public. Why don’t we head over and get the Princess and the rest their school uniforms?” Alice says quietly. I quickly agree and show the trio where to get their uniforms. Once inside the shop I notice for the first time that my sisters are following us.
“I take it that you’re here with my sisters as bodyguards?” ask the princess.
“Yes, Lady Maiha, your mother said that they were more than adequate. I’ll be very honest with you I know your sisters are all outstanding APS pilots, but I don’t see how they could be more effective than a full platoon of infantry as your mother suggests?”
Both Alice and I start to laugh when we hear this. At the girl’s look of confusion I decide to let her in on the secret. “That’s because Alice, me, and my family are all second generation Death Dealers. Believe me when I say those three little girls out there are just as deadly outside of their AP Suits as in them.” the looks of astonishment on their faces tells me all I need to know. “That’s correct, your Highness, we are the first ever female Death Dealers, plus we are the first ever second generation Death Dealers. So trust me when I say you’re in very good hands I mean it. Besides if they were to run into something they couldn’t handle help is just moments away.”
I watch as realization crosses their faces. As one they bow to me. “We shall never question you or your family again, Lady Maiha. Shall we invite your sisters to join us?” Daniella asks. I think about it for a minute before nodding my head yes. Lisa goes over to the door and waves for my sisters to come inside. Once they have joined us we spend the next two hours helping the three of them get their uniforms and then another two going through the other shops helping them pick out clothes for after school hours.
Once all of their shopping is done I notice that they are all climbing into one of the compound’s hover craft. I notice that the princess is the one who climbs into the driver’s seat. Smiling as she does so. “I take it Daniella that you have fallen in love with driving?” Nanase looks over at me with this look of help us please. When the princess just giggles before she answers.
“It’s like flying. I just have to push the edge, you know what I mean? I just feel so free when I get the chance to drive one of these.” I can see for the first time why she so wanted to join the Military service. She wanted to be a pilot, not just any pilot either. She wanted to be a fighter pilot. I can see her need for speed.
I decide to give a little piece of advice before sending them home. “Remember, your Highness, sometimes speed kills.”
“As always, Lady Maiha, you give words of wisdom that are beyond your years. I shall be careful, promise.” I can tell my simple warning will be remembered. I watch as they pull out and head for home. Turning to Alice I smile and pull her into a hug. I take her hand and we head to the dinner to have a quiet dinner to ourselves.
We were only a half a block away from the dinner when our happy moment came to a crashing halt in the form of a four very large young men. Now normally I won’t even think twice about these morons, but they were with Bethany and friends. “Bethany, these them?” She merrily nods her head yes. The largest of the four steps in front of me pulling out a combat knife. Looking over at Alice I can tell she knows these jug heads. “Make one sound and you’re both dead. Now head over to that alley way.” Tall, dark, and stupid orders us. As I look up at him I began to giggle, and Alice isn’t far behind me. “What didn’t you hear me, bitch? I told you to get your asses over to the alley way, or do you think you’re tough enough to stop eight inches of steel?” he sneers down at me wave the combat knife in my face.
Looking around I notice more than a few people just looking the other way. Alice lets me know what’s up with her next few words. “I see your daddy still has everyone in town cowed, Longfellow. Is he still the local Head of the Yakuza?”
“Yah, he is, and now you two sluts are going to find out why I’m the next in line. I don’t care if you have a High Families title; no one disses my girlfriend and gets away with it. Now move it, bitches.” Once again he waves his knife in my face as if that is going to scare me. However I need to make sure no one sees what happens next. So I led Alice and the rest over into the alley like he wants. As I start moving I bring up my combat communications net.
“Alice, just follow my lead.”
“Ok, baby. I take it you want to handle this out of sight?”
“Got it in one, pussy cat.”
“Oh thank god, for a minute there I thought you were giving in to these crackers.”
“Not by a long shot, I just don’t want everyone seeing us beat the shit out of these meatheads.”
“Sounds good to me.”
As we enter the ally way I hear a very smug Bethany say. “Now you two dikes are going to learn your place. Your precious little princess isn’t here to stop us from beating the dog shit out of you. You’ll learn not to be laying your hands on your betters.” The giggles from her and her two friends tells me all I need to know along with the fact that Longfellow stops half way down the alley behind us and rounds on her.
“Did you just say they’re friends with the princess?” he growls.
“What of it? They won’t say a word to anyone after you put them in their place. Now just get it over with. Besides do you see any bodyguards? If they were as important as they say they are they would have bodyguards?”
; “You got a point there. Ok I’ll take care of your little problem, but you are going to make sure you take care of me when I get done. You hear?”
“Sure, no problem baby, I’ll make sure you’re nice and taken care of when you’re done teaching these whores a lesson.” Bethany purrs.
I look over at Alice and smile. “You want to tell him before we tear them apart, or not?” I look back at Longfellow and his three stooges. I figure that between the four of them they have all the brains of a snail. When I look back at Alice there is this look of contempt for the lot of them.
“Personally, love, I just want to gut the whole lot of them and let the police inform them.” Alice says through clenched teeth.
“What you two bitches talking about? Never mind, I think we’ll just beat you down, then my boys here are going to show you what a real man is like.” Now up until now I was just going to beat them down and forget about it. But the threat of rape changed everything.
“Alice, you can have the ‘Heathers’. These four shit heads just signed the warrants.”
“With pleasure, love, with great pleasure. Just don’t kill them.” as tells me.
“The same goes for you my dear.” With that I step forward to face the four thugs as Alice using her boosted strength to jump over their heads to land behind the Heathers. I grab the one closest to me and slam him into the other two. While stepping inside of Longfellow’s reach and grabbing his forearm. I break the wrist that is holding the knife. I hear him scream at the top of his lungs. “AAAAAGGGGGHHHH!! YOU BITCH YOU BROKE MY ARM!” I don’t stop with just that. I drive my left hand into his right hip. I feel the joint pop out of the socket. Next I bring my right knee into his crotch. As he doubles over I move away to deal with his friends who are starting to get up.