20 The Group of Strangers

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A group of four strangers cautiously walked towards Ian's group - two men and women with tattered clothing. The strangers looked worn out and beaten with cuts and bruises. They all seem like high school graduates judging by their young looks. The group of strangers stopped a short distance away, and a young man walked up to Ian. He had short blonde hair and wore glasses over his dark blue eyes.

"Is it okay if we join you guys for now?" He asked in a timid voice.

Ian turned towards everyone before looking back at him. "Where did you all come from?"

"25th Street. Just five minutes away from here."

"We should talk more inside, away from those monsters," Ray said.

Everyone head inside the building and barricaded the door. Ian felt the exhaustion from the non-stop killing and sat in a chair while stretching his arms. He set his sword on the floor and leaned back in his seat.

"I'm Ian, by the way," Ian said, then introduced his friends one-by-one.

"I'm Edwin. This is Rebecca, Autumn, and Hunter." Edwin said as he pointed at the three people with him.

Rebecca had the same height as Lily with long, jet black hair and eyes. She was just as beautiful as Lily. Next to her was Hunter who had a tall stature, just shorter than Ray, and his hair was ash brown with green hazel eyes. Just like Conner, he had quite an ordinary appearance that blends in with the crowd. Hiding behind them was Autumn, trying to avoid everyone's eyes. She was slightly taller than Lily and Rebecca with dyed green hair and dark brown eyes. Though she wasn't beautiful, Autumn had a cute, and innocent face. Unlike the Residents of Port Marbine, these three had a much lighter skin tone than them. They all nodded their heads when Edwin introduced them.

"We can't take care of you guys for long," Ian said. "We don't even have food ourselves."

"That's no problem! Autumn has the ability to create food, albeit that they are raw." Edwin explained.

Everyone then noticed a small, bipedal pig with chef's clothing next to Autumn. The pig held a spatula in its hand, and with a grin, the pig raised its arm then waved the spatula around. Out of thin air, an apple appeared, and the pig ate it in one bite.

"That is unusually convenient," Conner said.

"I'm jealous of its ability!" Mrs.Willard shouted in amazement.

"Hey little piggy, toss me an apple!" Ray shouted.

The pig's happy mood turned sour and stared at Ray. It created another apple, and toss it to Ray with a sneer. In excitement, Ray bit into the apple to satisfy his hunger. However, his face turned green, and he spat the apple out before throwing it down in rage.

"Why does it taste like shit!" Ray screamed.

"He can change the taste of the food he creates." Autumn shyly said. "He also doesn't like it when people call it anything else besides Sir Piggy."

"What a cheeky bastard."

"You are what you eat." Lily laughed.

Everyone sat around together in a circle with joyous smiles, besides Ray and Hunter. Ray had an annoyed expression, still feeling salty from Sir Piggy, and Hunter remained emotionless. Mac played with Bounye, Slimebob, and Sir Piggy as they ran inside the building under Marvin's supervision, who felt bored out of his mind. Mrs.Willard set the blanket down while Lily and Autumn prepared the food. Autumn could only create a limited variety of fruits, vegetables, and dairy products. After the hunt, Ian rubbed his stomach that madly growled for food.

"No meat?" Ian asked.

"My level is not high enough, I guess..." Autumn replied.

Autumn summoned a dozen eggs before searching through her backpack and pulled out a portable gas stove, a frying pan, and cooking oil. She realized the gas canister was empty and had an awkward look on her face.

She scratched her face and said, "I ran out of gas."

"I can heat it up for you," Lily said as a small, cyan flame formed on her finger.

"That's amazing!" Rebbeca stared the flame in amazement.

Lily grabbed the frying pan and cracked open the eggs. She created a bigger flame and adjusted the heat. Lily held the pan above the fire, and the eggs started sizzling. Ian hasn't eaten real food in days, and he drooled just from the smell of it. Ten minutes later, the eggs finished, and Lily dumped the eggs onto the plastic plates that Autumn brought out. Sir Piggy helped summoned fruits, vegetables, and cube cheese since Autumn drained her energy from her ability.

"Does everyone in your group have abilities?" Rebecca asked Ian.

"Most of us besides Mac and that crazy, old guy over there," Ian replied.

Marvin overheard Ian and felt offended. "I'm not that old yet, you brainwashed brat!"

Ian rolled his eyes at Marvin before looking back at Rebecca. "What about you guys?"

"Only Autumn does. However, I'm not sure if Hunter has one since he never really talks."

Ian squinted his eyes at Hunter who was eating his plate of eggs. Ian thought Hunter was either a loner or had a recent traumatic experience that made him like that, but he didn't want to ask about it. Ian learned that Autumn was from New Mallis, one of the states that were first invaded by monsters. New Mallis was just above Eristota where Ian was born. She came to Lakemere City by herself two weeks ago. It was unfortunate that her parents died during the invasion. Autumn met Rebecca and Edwin when she looked for a place to stay.

"Were you all attacked by monsters?" Mrs.Willard looked at their tattered clothes and asked.

"We were chased by this white monster that was able to move stuff with its mind," Edwin replied. "We originally had two more people, but they were killed by it."

"The Pale Demon?" Mrs.Willard asked in shock.

Edwin nodded and told them how they escaped the monster before arriving here. Everyone finished eating and continued chatting until night arrived. There were no beds to lay on, so everyone slept on the rough carpet. Ian woke up from Lily's constant moving in her sleep. Lily muttered incoherent words while sweat soaked her hair and shirt. She suddenly woke up with panted breaths and looked around the room.

"Are you okay, Lily?" Ian felt concerned for her.

"Y-yeah, I just had a nightmare," Lily said while wiping the sweat off her forehead.

Lily lied down next to Ian and stared at him with a despondent expression. Ian gently stroked her cheeks to comfort Lily.

"I couldn't- I couldn't sav-" Lily said before Ian kissed her.

"You don't need to blame yourself, Lily." Ian pulled his head away and spoke. "Even I couldn't react fast enough."

"In my dream, I kept thinking it was you who died." Lily hugged him tightly.

Ian lied on top of Lily and kissed her again. Lily softened her eyes and squeezed his hands tightly in response. Ian breaths grew rapid and hot as he swirled around in her mouth with his tongue. He pulled his head away and stared at her grey eyes, wanting more. Lily's face turned to a beautiful red hue, and she placed Ian's hand on her face. Ian felt fired up and quietly carried her, princess style, into a separate office room nearby. Lily wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling embarrassed. She didn't want anybody to wake up, especially her mother.

Ian sat her on a desk, and the two passionately kissed again. He hastily took off her shirt and moved his hands around her soft body, from her belly to her neck. Ian then groped her large chest; a bra separated his hands from her breasts. Lily moaned lightly from his touch and grabbed his hands.

"Ah- wait, Ian!" Lily tried pulling his hand away.

However, his hands wouldn't budge an inch as he continued massaging them. Ian moved his lips from Lily's mouth to her cheeks, then to her neck. He slowly pulled the bra off and tossed it aside before moving his lips down to her exposed breasts. Ian played with her nipples as Lily fervently moaned. Lily covered her mouth with her hand, trying not to make a sound.

"You sound really sexy," Ian whispered.

"I didn't need to hear that from you." Lily's face grew redder.

Ian laughed and took off his shirt, exposing his toned body. Lily couldn't help but rub his chest and arms. She drew her face closer and kissed him again while caressing his back. In response, Ian caressed Lily's legs before moving towards her thighs. Inch by inch, Ian moved his hands towards her sacred place. Lily put up a light resistance before letting him touch it. Ian unbuttoned her shorts and placed his hands inside. After a while, Ian pulled out his hand and looked at it; his hand was soaking wet.

Ian couldn't take it anymore and pulled his pants down, and the two of them indulged themselves in pleasure through the night.