Chapter 59

AN: hi everyone, I know, I've been a bit checked out lately with the updates. But life's been hard, and I'm not gonna elaborate on that because that's too lame.

Buuuut, shout out to that one reader who tried to help out by buying me a gift card, I appreciate it greatly, but unfortunately, foreign gift cards don't usually work from where I'm from... I appreciate the gesture tho, and I hope you got to use it yourself.

In light of that incident, I realized that I should make another way to donate/help, so I made a Kofi account that will be together with my PayPal.

So, here's another chap. Still not a happy one, but I need to set this up for future plots. But after this, it'll be light-hearted.

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SOME BAR, STILL IN THE SAME TOWN

[AN: Sue me, I ain't gonna name a one-off place 😂 you can name it in your head as 'pussy town' or whatever.]

At the entrance of a bar that seemed to be geared more towards truckers and biker gangs, stood me... Smoking a cigarette a good man °Gave° to me for °Free°, after I °Asked for it nicely°... absentmindedly staring off into the night sky, contemplating my recent actions.

I really went overboard there huh, the fucked up thing is tho... I wanted to do more shit... And I wasn't seeing her as a person anymore... I lost myself in the process... I would've stayed lost if the boy didn't pull me back.

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Flashback

In a motel within the same town after the old pervert situation...

"Are you ok? I'm sorry... You had to do all that for me..." Nasu said apologetically, his eyes glassy from the tears that were pooling within, threatening to fall down his cheeks.

I looked at him guiltily... I knew that he wasn't entirely wrong, but he wasn't entirely right either... I haven't dispelled the command yet, so I can still talk to him, so I can still talk to him normally.

"I'm fine... You don't have to feel sorry or guilty for me... And, to be honest, it wasn't all for you or the others... At first, it was... But eventually, it became for me... As you may have already seen and figured out, I have some similar experiences and may have gone overboard for my own revenge on people like her... Them... So You don't have to say sorry, I did for myself too. Mostly for myself." I replied with a slight smile and let out a tired defeated chuckle.

I looked at the young man who still had this guilty look, so pure and naive... I hope he stays on the good side. I decided already that I'll shelter him, and foster him up until he's ready to venture on his own or find a tribe he can join, and I think I know just the right place he can visit to see how shifters work. But it's still his decision to make, I'll respect whatever he decides to pursue, I'll just give him the guidance and assistance he needs.

I saw his emotion going haywire again from his eyes, and honestly, it was a surprise to me that he was able to keep calm until now, but I guess he's at his limit.

"You're starting to be unstable again, and I need to use my gift to stabilize your emotions ok... I'm gonna cancel the command now, so after I do, I won't be able to talk like this with you again, unless I do the same command. We'll have to talk about arrangements for your situation, but that can wait till tomorrow. I'll leave you with a book for sign language, so you can learn or use it to pass the time, there's also other books there you can peruse to your heart's content..." I say, not waiting for any response from him, since he's eyes were turning red, and I can feel his body temp rising, he's about to shift.

I walked over to him, engulfed the boy in a hug, and whispered "Dispel" canceling the command that temporarily made him immune to my gift.

"Relax, everything's fine... You're ok, I'm ok... Calm down... You're safe, WE are safe. It's over..." I felt him relax in my arms, and it took him a few more seconds before he extracted himself from me and made some distance.

His eyes were back to their usual color, and his expression now was a bit bashful, probably shy about being treated like a child who needed to be placated. What a cute boy, contrasting his tanky build.

I went to get my notebook to write something down, It's good that he seems ok, and not dazed from my gift, but I can't risk using it on him too much, so notes it is.

((stay here, I'm gonna go out to unwind for a bit, order whatever you want, here's money. Don't go out for now, ok? Take care of my baby Leo, if something happens to him, I will make you a Eunuch. I'll be close by, I just need a drink and possibly some adult time)) I made a snipping gesture towards his nards and then handed him some money, winked, and grinned at him playfully.

Flashback end

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The mood lightened up a bit after he read my note, but he was still worried about me going off on my own, saying stuff like a woman going off alone at night would attract danger and some nonsense, which is true, a very sad fact that continued to be true even in the far off future... And it's sweet, he's acting like a protective little brother... But it still ticked me off, because it seemed like he forgot how I kicked his ass, so I couldn't help myself from smacking the back of his head, and reminded him that he's just a puppy compared to me. But I did promise him that I'd be going to a nearby bar, so with his enhanced senses, he could still hear me, if I called out to him loud enough, to which he reluctantly agreed.

So here I am, smoking outside a bar near the motel we rented, about to drink inside, am gonna try to drown my feelings and worries, which I think would be tough given my body's constitution.

But I can still try, even if I have to empty this place of its alcohol. I walked inside, and as expected, all eyes immediately gravitated toward me, I could sense their lust, this is one of the downsides of having heightened senses... I'm used to it, so I just ignore them.

I walked straight towards the counter and sat on a free stool, pulling out a piece of paper and a pencil. I didn't have to flag the bartender to get his attention, since he already had his eyes on me like everyone. But the surprising and welcome thing is, his gaze was different, it wasn't lustful, but curious and... Worried? So I'm guessing this guy would be one of the few gentlemen, or gay. Either way, he seems cool.

I smiled at him as he walked towards me, and I showed him my note, and without telling him, he seemed to already have concluded that I was mute. His gaze felt warmer now, he smiled at me, then looked around to meet people's gazes with a glare, he seemed to suddenly exude a protective aura like a papa bear warning the surroundings to not mess with his cub. This is not a hard thing to imagine, since he's a hairy guy, he's what would be described in the gay community as the bear type/lumberjack. He looked physically older than Dad, like in his 40s. But his physique is still good, he's just a tad bit smaller than Isaac.

I silently chuckled at his antics and waved for him to stop. Trying to tell him that I was fine and could handle myself, I'm not sure if he got it, but he did tone it down.

"Wave for me if you need anything ok? I'll get back to work" he smiled at me but signaled one of the waitresses, probably asking to also look out for me. To which the young beautiful redhead nodded and directed a smile at me, and I responded with a flirty grin of my own.

The bartender, who I now am pretty sure was the owner, and the waitress had caught my flirting and reacted differently but in a good way. The bartender was accepting and just chuckled before going back to work, and the waitress blushed and started to occasionally send me glances, judging by her blush, increase in temperature, and the smell of her arousal... She is fruity and wants to fuck me.

Damn, I'm really confused if I'm lucky or unlucky at this point. I keep getting myself into trouble, but also keep meeting good people. Anyway, let us forget about that, and just have a drink.

Men did try to get with me... the ones who were decent enough to engage with words first, some were decent and could be considered sweet with their words and some were disgusting, those men, I just sent away with my compulsion... But those who went straight to trying to touch me, let's just say, Were knocked out and escorted out to be thrown in the dumpster by some of the surrounding men who were amused, and were part of the °Admiring from afar° faction.

I kept drinking quietly by myself, occasionally talking to the waitress, and when she passed by or without a customer to tend to, not have much PDA since this was still a pretty conservative period in time... So just whisperings, subtle touches, innuendos, and so on. Her shift was about to end, so she asked me if I wanted to go home with her after, to which I agreed, obviously.

There was a pickling, uncomfortable feeling on my chest... My soul, but I ignored it. I knew what it was. But I need to move on somehow... We'll meet again someday, but that someday won't be anytime soon, I won't wallow in self-pity and be bitter.

As I waited for her shift to end, I heard a commotion from behind and saw it was coming from a table being surrounded by a small crowd, I already noticed it earlier, there's almost always a corner like this in small time bars or clubs, gamblers, from cards to arm wrestling... And for this scenario, it is the latter.

I was about to ignore them and go on with my drinking, thinking about what I'd do with the redhead later, ignoring the uncomfortable feeling welling up in my chest... But then I saw a woman come in, with a child, a little girl, that looked to be no more than 10yo, they both looked uncomfortable and out of place, but still kept walking towards the gambling area.

I smell trouble, and if we go with the cliche setting, the two most likely are here for the man on the losing side of the table... And I saw the two approach the intoxicated man who was clearly upset about losing, and if I heard it correctly, he also lost in a card game, and was left with nothing, but was still convinced that he could win it all back if he had another chance in the arm wrestling, but he had nothing to bet any more.

The woman was pleading for the man to come back home with him, but she shrugged her off, dismissing her words, and asked for a rematch, but his opponent wasn't having it, they knew he wasn't good for anything anymore and advised him to stop. To that, I tip my non-existent hat, they seem decent enough to not ruin a family man's life.

But what the ungrateful prick said next baffled every single person in the bar, he proudly stood up grabbed his wife's shoulders, and dragged her in front of the table as if to show her off like an object.

"How about this, you can have my wife for a night if you win. Huh? Not a bad deal right? She's not the prettiest, but I can guarantee you that she has an amazing body, just

look at this child-bearing butt of hers!" he presented smugly, forcefully turning her around to show her butt and then slapping it a couple of times to prove a point.

The majority of the faces of the audience had gone dark and looked like they were ready to pounce on him, the woman looked like the world had betrayed her, and wanted to die, she looked at the young girl who came with her with glassy eyes, tears threatened to fall, but the mother held it in, trying but failing to make a brave face for her child... The child looked cared and worried for he mother and unlike the older woman, her tears fell, and kept falling as she watched her mother get humiliated by the same person who should have been their protector.

The man seemed to have noticed the exchange and smirked, he grabbed the child roughly by the arm and dragged her beside his wife, the mother and daughter automatically clung to each other, the older woman shielding the girl protectively.

"Leave her out of this! You have no right to do this to her! For God's sake, she's just a child!" the woman screamed at him.

"what do you mean I don't have the right! I took her in, fed her, and clothed her, so she's mine to use as long as she's under my roof!" he then faced the people. "If you prefer a younger partner, you can have this one for the night, just don't break her too much, because we still have to deal with the foster people if something happens to her... Deal?"

That was the last straw, not only for her but for everyone in the bar even the indifferent people before, and the lascivious ones who were looking at the mother with no good intentions... Seems like they still have their bottom line...

Then I saw the bartender about to move, as well as the others, even the few women in the bar grabbed things to hit him with, but that wouldn't be a good sight for the child, so I knew I had to step in somehow.

Why are you doing this huh? I just wanted to get wasted and get laid. I just got a new puppy, but you suddenly throw me this? Are you trying to wife me up? Make me an instant family scenario? Nuh-uh... Nope. I am still gonna help... Fucking hell, I don't like Mary Sue characters, and you're making me one!

I raised my hands, and clapped as loudly as possible, getting everyone's attention to me, halting everyone's action, which was undoubtedly to massacre the foolish man who kept yapping. Honestly, if there wasn't a child there, I would very much enjoy watching them do so, but alas, there was.

I stood up from my seat and walked forward, heading towards the repugnant man's direction while smiling, which seemed to have calmed down the growing rage from the surrounding people, their attention now wholly on me, which unfortunately meant that the pus in human form was also looking at me... Again, I ignore all the attention but 2, which is from the mother and daughter.

The two were in a similar state as the others, fully focused on me, seemingly to have forgotten their own situation, and what had just transpired earlier. The little girl looked more enamored like she was seeing a deity, well, kids like pretty things, and I am quite beautiful. I met the girl's gaze and gave her a playful grin and a wink, making the adorable munchkin blush.

I reached the table and waved the guy opposite to the clown to give his seat up for me, which he happily did, he even pulled the chair for me, I just gave him a thankful nod and sat, I felt all their gaze intensify as I pulled a thick roll of cash from my bosom... Yep, not a wallet, I had some on my bra, I always thought it was cool when female characters did it in the shows, and it also messes with their thought process, especially if they were straight men. But I saw the females around gulp as well. Ehem... Madams, I know, Rob spent time making this body.

[AN: That I did... But seriously, you're monologuing too much, this was supposed to be a short chapter 🙄]

With an innocent and friendly smile, I waved the money at the steaming pile of garbage and placed my arm in a mock girly way, letting everyone know that I was taking on his challenge.

Oh my ROB, I'm so thankful that I chose to wear men's attire right now because if I were in a dress right now, this vermin would have looked at me way worse than this... When the toad shit realized that I was challenging him, he didn't even look at the cash first, his eyes went straight to roam my body... and then my face. I'm so itching to grab the tray and smack the daylights out of him.

I saw him sit down with a wide lascivious grin and set his arm up to wrestle mine.

Tsk... I don't wanna touch him... ROB, Why me?!!!

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AN: halooo people, this is a meh chapter, wordy and nothing much really happened, but you'll get why it happened in the next chapter, which won't be long, since I have a day off!!! This isn't a fun one, but we had to have the MC deal with the feelings from the last chap... Well, it is my birthday tomorrow. So imma just give you a gift in the form of a chapter, and hopefully, it will be a fun one.

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