13 Ch. 13
--Zach POV--
It's been about two weeks since I started building the Humvee. Boy has it be a rollercoaster ride, especially the first couple of days. I had figured out that with Hephaestus' blessing that I had control over fire and could make this normal furnace into a blast furnace which made steel a whole lot easier to create. While I was toiling away making steel blocks I had lost track of time. That is until I heard someone coughing behind me, then I went white as a sheet. Let's just say I had left the workshop with a black eye and a sore cheek. It only took me 2 more days of the same treatment to set an internal clock of when I need to leave. Making sure I leave early enough to get back to the inn before the sun even sets. That got me a bunch of brownie points with Tsunade.
Tonton: "Oink oink!"
They always did say, "Happy wife happy life." and "If momma ain't happy, no one's happy." Those are the two best phrases any man could know. We've had a couple more date nights and a whole date day within the last two weeks and they all went spectacular. I'm planning on this week's free day to take her to my world and show her around. Maybe take her on a dinner and movie date. Though I do have ulterior motives, I do need to buy some rims and tires for the Humvee so I might sneak that in there. I'll just have to word it right and to get her to agree.
Tonton: "Oink oink!"
Speaking of the Humvee building it's time to give an update. I've gotten the body fully finished and I'm pretty sure I've gotten the engine enchanted and hopefully finished. We just have to test it to make sure that the girls can use chakra in order to run it. My gut instincts say yes they can, so I'm pretty confident it works. That's another thing I figured out from Hephaestus' blessing I have gut feelings on if stuff will and will not work while creating it.
Tonton: "Oink oink!"
So this is where we are at the moment. Me and Shizune are standing here about to run the test to see if the engine will take chakra and start. We were sitting in the cab of the truck, her in the driver's seat and me in the passenger seat. I had her hold onto the steering wheel that had a line of chakra metal that went down to the engine and had her start to send a flow of chakra through it.
Tonton: "Oink oink!"
The engine started up on the first try! I clapped my hands together in success and Shizune threw her hands up. Which in turn caused the motor to stop because she wasn't feeding any chakra into the steering wheel.
Zach: "So now we know it works, I'll connect the engine to the transmission. All that I'm missing are tires and rims. Also, we learned that the engine won't hold a charge so we'll have to have someone always feeding it power. How is the power draw on you Shizune."
Tonton: "Oink oink!"
Shizune: "With the draw after the initial start I can keep it up for more than a couple days. But in theory, if I were to pump more into I think I can keep it up at 60 miles per hour for a day. That's not the biggest thing though! This is a perfect method to expand someone's chakra pool! By depleting your chakra and letting it come back your reserves get bigger! The ramifications on training alone are huge, we have to keep this a closed-lip secret you hear me!"
Tonton: "Oink oink!"
Nodding my head to the dominatrix.
BAM
Shizune: "QUIT THINKING RUDE THINGS ABOUT ME!"
I swear what did I deserve to be stuck around two very perceptive women. Hell, it could be a lot worse, but if I was in a gamer novel my endurance stat would be skyrocketing.
Tonton: "OINK OINK!"
Zach: "Right, keep the totally awesome vehicle training invention super secret. With this being a success I've got a couple more surprises in store for you two so no coming to the shop next week!"
Shizune: "I don't know if I trust you."
Zach: "Come on! What bad thing would I do to the two of you."
She just gave me a stare like I'm even dumber than Naruto.
Zach: "Fine, fine I promise you will like this surprise."
Just then I heard the door to the workshop slam open. Me and Shizune turned around and looked out the back of the Humvee to see Tsunade standing in what remained of the doorway. Next to the doorway was Tonton sitting there facehoofing us because she was trying to warn us the whole time it was past sundown.
Tsunade looked like she was about to go super saiyan any second. I could swear I could see her hair starting to float around her. Before I knew it I was grabbed by the collar by her and flung out of the truck. She gave a stern glare to Shizune and started to stalk towards me cracking her knuckles. At that moment, I knew. I fucked up.
Tsunade: "I'm pretty sure we agreed to meet up at the dumpling shop after your allotted time at the workshop. Imagine how stupid I looked sitting there for two hours waiting for you to show up."
I looked over at Tonton with sad eyes. I'm sorry girl, please take one for the team. It's for the greater good.
Zach: "I'm s-s-sorry! I was so excited when I got the engine finished that me and Shizune decided to start it up! We lost track of time and Tonton never told us!"
Shizune: "Yes Lady Tsunade it's just as he said!"
Tsunade looked over to Tonton who was giving us death glares.
Tsunade: "Tonton is that the truth?"
Tonton: "Oink oink oink oink. (Of course, it's not true these damn gear heads are bakas!)"
Tonton shook her little head continuing the death glare at us. Before I knew it I looked like a panda and a big knot on top of my head and was being dragged out of the workshop. I'll remember this Tonton! I won't share any corn in the future with you!
Still being drugged behind Tsunade I felt like the prey of a caveman who's bringing it back to their cave to cook. I have to salvage this situation.
Zach: "Tsunade honey. My little T, Tsu Tsu."
She stopped and glared at me.
Tsunade: "What."
Zach: "I was thinking about tomorrow for our date day."
Yes, entice her to let you go Zach. You've got this! Oh look she let me go! I scrambled back to my feet hoping no one saw the scene. But to my luck, the streets were filled and they were staring at me. I saw pity in the men's eyes and laughter in the women.
Tsunade: "Speak, let us see if this will get you out of the dog house."
Zach: "Well I was thinking, how about I take you around my world. I want to introduce you to my parents. I know they're dead, call it sentimental. But I want to introduce the woman who is carrying their grandchild and who I plan to marry."
She started blushing and giving me sappy eyes. BOOM! Score one for Zach, I am out of the doghouse. Seizing the opportunity I snaked my arm around her waist and pulled her in and kissed her. Then I leaned my forehead onto hers and guided her back to the inn.
Tsunade: "I like the idea, but you're still in the doghouse. You're sleeping on the couch tonight."
Damn.
Zach: "Damn."
