Book 1: Chapter 12 (1/2)

“I thought you said that you weren’t interested in anything sexual.” Akiko turned back, looking over with a distasteful expression.

I gave a nod, rubbing my chin thoughtfully. “You’re absolutely right. Having sex with you grosses me out. However, I’m not interested in sex for enjoyment.

“T-then why?”

I laughed, “That’s need-to-know and you don’t need to know.”

Akiko’s face turned ugly and she turned away. “I said I wouldn’t do it if I didn’t agree to it! So, I won’t do this!”

I shrugged. “Suit yourself.”

“Agh! I wish I had known you were like this before! I really hate you!” Akiko snapped.

“The feeling is mutual.” I shot back.

She left and slammed the door. Ai, Ai, Ai… how shameless. Now my entire family would have heard her. Of course, my dad would probably be proud I had a girl over last night, that’s if he wasn’t still blackout drunk. I sighed as I got ready for school. As I did, I thought about Akiko. The ability took, didn’t it? So, that being true, how did Akiko just storm off like that? Shouldn’t a promise be a promise? Maybe I made it too open-ended. I was hoping to cheat the ability. It was a wish for more wishes, and I supposed I pushed things too far.

I opened the door and walked out. As soon as I was in the hallway, I heard a click and the creaking of a door next to me. My body froze for a minute as I remembered that just the previous night, I had raped my sister. I still found it something hard to believe, as if it had been someone else entirely. I hid the bite mark on my hand as I glanced over at the door. Maria’s expression looked gaunt and hollow from the crack she allowed open. Her lights were out on the inside and she had to squint. She didn’t look like she had slept the night before.

“Hehe… so, brother brought his girlfriend home finally. Here, I was thinking you were gay.” She said in a croaky voice.

“What’s it to you?” I shot back, secretly feeling relieved she didn’t seem to recognize me from the previous night. “You’ve brought dozens of guys home.”

Rather than responding with a biting remark, Maria lowered her head and flushed, but after a moment she recovered and shot me a look. “She seemed mad… figures, didn’t think you had what it took to satisfy a woman.”

I satisfied you fine last night! My eyes flashed in anger as I glared at her. However, when I got a better look at her gaunt face, I couldn’t bring myself to be angry. I had raped her last night, and she was likely still conflicted about it. She was probably lashing out at her brother because I was the only person around that she could lash out at.

“Maria…” I spoke with a sigh. “You can tell me anything you need to, anytime, okay?”

Maria gave me a weird look, “What’s that? Hakaru, you’re acting weird.”

“I just want you to know… that whatever happens, you can rely on me.” I said, turning away.

I didn’t want my sister falling apart because of me. It was as simple as that. Maria’s eyes were wide and she moved her mouth three times unable to get any words out. She clearly had no clue how to respond to me. I had completely shattered everything she recognized about her brother.

“You… seem different.” Maria spoke quietly, almost to herself.

I didn’t respond, walking away with my back straight. I felt different now. Having broken things off with Akiko, I felt like my life was finally my own again. I had her wrapped around my finger, and soon I would be getting revenge on those I hated while possessing those that I wanted. In a way, having those clear goals in my mind was very freeing.

“W-wait!” Maria put out a hand, causing me to stop, but not turn back. “Please tell mom I’m staying home today. I’m sick.”

I turned my head back. “Are you?”

Maria looked down again, not seeming to be able to match my eyes. She slowly closed the door without saying another thing. I let out a sigh. Should I make her another visit tonight? I think the answer would probably be yes. She was free points, after all. I sighed and continued on to the kitchen. Mom was passed out on the couch as expected. Dad was likely in his room still unconscious.

I went to the kitchen and started preparing breakfast. This time, it was just scrambled eggs on rice. I wasn’t in the mood to do anything fancy. I brought a bowl out to mom and set it down on the coffee table. Mom’s eyes opened as usual. She raised her head, even as she still lay on her stomach with her butt nearly sticking out the bottom of the dress she wore the previous night. She reached out with a hand and scooped a spoonful, taking a bite.

“It’s stale.” She snorted.

“It’s the rice from last night, Mom.” I sighed.

“Hmph… can’t even cook fresh rice for your mother.” She grumbled under her breath.

Frustration and anger burned to the surface. I had been dealing with mom’s cutting remarks for years. The normal me would have just tolerated it, but today, I was no longer that meek little cuck!

“Maybe, Mother should cook for me instead.” I shot back.

Mom’s face turned ugly as she glared at me. It was the same expression she wore just before she started an argument with father. This was why he always came home so late that no one ever saw him. If he was here while mom was awake, they would end up having an argument that shook the walls and even got the neighbors angry.

“Excuse me?” Mom growled.

“I said, ‘if you want a man like me to take care of you, you need to make yourself worth taking care of. You used to be beautiful, but you’ve grown fat and lazy. Even if dad doesn’t care, he’s not the only man with eyes on you.’”

“Y- P- Ge-“ Mom’s eyes widened in complete shock, trying to find a comment to respond to the last thing she ever expected her kid to say. “How dare you!”

She finally settled on exploding in anger. After all, it was her go-to choice for the last couple of years, and it was about the only thing she knew. She pushed up with her arms, ready to leap off the couch and start screaming. I casually reached out and grabbed the back of her hair, pulling her face to me. She let out a cry, her eyes growing even wider as I handled her roughly. I leaned forward and gave her a peck on the lips, then moved my lips to her ear.