Book 5: Chapter 6 (1/2)

I quietly opened the door and slid into the dark house. After I had cum inside Akiko, the three of us had cleaned ourselves up, checked out and then I took the two girl’s home. The trip home had occurred in extremely awkward silence. Kira, who had masturbated while watching her boyfriend with another woman, seemed to have nothing to say. Akiko, who lost her boyfriend and was caught with her ex-boyfriend was just as quiet. As for me, I had my own complicated thoughts that left me feeling strange and confused.

The house was quiet, and it appeared like everyone was asleep. That made sense since it was already one in the morning. That’s part of the reason we didn’t stay at the hotel longer. The other reason was that after finishing, we were all trying to come to grips with what just happened. I didn’t know right now what my position with either girl was. Akiko may still want to try to work things out with Derek. Kira may realize that she really wasn’t okay with what happened. One thing was for certain. Our relationships were only going to change after this.

“You have fun, sweetie?”

I jumped, nearly tripping and falling flat on my face as I was walking past the living room. Shooting a look into the darkness, I saw mom sitting there. She was in a bathrobe, and she had a glass of wine in her hand. She was just sitting in the darkness. Had she been waiting up for me? Usually, dad came home earlier, and the pair made noises long into the night until she was too tired to do anything but sleep. At least, that’s what I thought.

“Mom? Why are you up?”

“Mmm…” She gave a small smile. “Can’t I worry about my son going out late with beautiful women?”

“Mom…”

“Just kidding, I just have a headache and was hoping some tea would relax me.”

“That’s wine, though.”

“Oh?” She smirked, taking another sip. “I just opened a bottle. Do you want some?”

I sighed, “I hope you feel better.”

“Can you please comb my hair?” She asked.

“Ah…”

“Please…” Her eyes opened big a way of clear manipulation.

Although her hair was a bit messy, it was more about relaxation. She liked the feel of having her hair combed. This was something I hadn’t done since I was a small child. However, I was still too high-strung from earlier to go to sleep, so I figured I might as well. I gave her a nod and then moved to the couch. She got off it and sat in front while I sat on the couch behind her. Her free hand pulled a comb from her robe pocket and handed it to me like she had planned this all out from the beginning. I took it and then gently ran my hands through her black, silky-smooth hair. Mother closed her eyes and leaned against my knees as I steadily began to run the comb through.

After a few strokes, mom spoke. “You never said. Did you have fun?”

“Y-yeah. It was fun.”

“How was your first time with Kira?”

“We didn’t even have sex- ah! M-mother!” My eyes widened as I realized the indecent question she asked.

Mother chuckled under her breath, but then raised an eyebrow in surprise. “Hmm? You didn’t even have sex with her yet?”

“Mom! That’s not important, but the answer is no!” I defended.

It was true, after all, so I didn’t even need to lie to her.

“You seem like you’re telling the truth.” She turned her head and suddenly sniffed. “But you’ve definitely just been having sex, so it wasn’t with Kira? Has my son been cheating? And on prom night!”

“Ah! Wh-what are you saying?” My hand stopped combing her hair.

“Don’t be so naïve.” She rolled her eyes, turning away. “I’m an experienced woman. Of course, I know what a woman’s sex smells like. I can definitely know when my son’s crotch reeks of it.”

“I c-cleaned up!” I coughed, turning away in embarrassment.

“I didn’t say stop!” She responded, pinching my foot. “Keep going! And tell me why you slept with someone who wasn’t your girlfriend!”

I bit my lip as I thought as I continued to stroke her hair. This time, I just used my fingers, running them through her hair gently. My first impulse was to tell her about Derek. I wanted to complain about how he set me up and how destructive his actions had been. Yet, at the end of any complaint, I’d realize the truth would come out. Therefore, I just decided to say it.

“I had sex with Akiko.”

“Your ex-girlfriend? Hmm… she’s a good Japanese girl, just like Kira. She is a loyal girl, as long as you train her early and make her know who is boss. I approve. Does Kira know?”

“She knows. She… um… watched.” For some reason, I didn’t feel like I could lie to her, and I found honest answers coming out despite the horror I was feeling in my gut over telling mom such personal and sensitive things.

She let out a laugh. “My, my… my son had an exciting night indeed.”

My expression fell as she said that. It wasn’t that she was wrong. Rather, I had loved every minute of it. Yet, there was some kind of voice in me saying that this was wrong.

“Mom…” I said, my voice shaking slightly. “I… really like Akiko, but I also really like Kira. I want them both. That’s not very… I mean…”

How could I ask my mother if I were scum? What if she said yes?

“Can you rub my temples?” She suddenly asked.

“What? Ah, yeah…” I lowered my hands down.

“Did I ever tell you how I met your father?”

“No… I mean, I know you were a shrine maiden or something?”

“Haha… yes, I suppose you’ve heard part of my life from before. You probably know that I was quite a wild child when I was younger.”

“Didn’t they call you Hellcat?”

“Mm… in my youth, I suppose I was quite the hellcat.” She chuckled to herself and wiped her eyes. “For four years, I did whatever I wanted and didn’t think of the consequences. I stole what I wanted. Whether it was men, power, and wealth, I had it all.”

“What happened?”

“I woke up.” She shook her head. “No, not some revelation. I woke up lying in some kind of derelict shrine. The last two weeks of my life, I couldn’t remember. Apparently, I had been even worse than usual, and my actions had put the fear of a goddess into all of my allies and enemies. No one dared to even think of pursuing me based on past grudges. However, I couldn’t remember any of it.”

“Really?”