Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.
March 14, x792.
"That was truly delightful." Maria said while wiping her mouth with a cloth napkin.
"I'm glad you liked it." Alfonzo replied while using a wet nap to wipe his hands. A moment later, he put on a teasing smile and continued. "Hearing your reactions to my cooking is always a balm for the soul." {Pic}
Alfonzo's teasing immediately made Maria blush as she raised her hand, using the napkin to hide more of her face. Remembering the way she would moan every time she tasted a new dish that Alfonzo cooked was rather embarrassing, after all. However, after only a moment, she lowered the hand holding the napkin, revealing a determined expression.
"Hmm? What's up?" Alfonzo asked with a raised eyebrow after feeling Maria's change in attitude. "Did I take my teasing too far?"
"No, that's not it." Maria said while shaking her head, her ponytail swaying with her head movements. Then, she hesitated for a moment before speaking quietly. "I… Um… Well… Uh… You see…"
As Maria began to stammer, she lowered her head and started ringing her fingers together, the sight quite cute to Alfonzo. But since it seemed she was summoning all her courage at the moment, Alfonzo did not interrupt.
Time passed with maria committing several more false starts. Yet, she could not get what she wanted to say out of her mouth. However, at some point, she stopped and took a deep breath.
"Would you like to spend some more time together in my room after we're finished here?' Maria asked, blurting out the question in one go as she raised her head and looked into Alfonzo's eyes.
Immediately afterwards, Maria's face reddened to a worrying degree. So bad, in fact, that Alfonzo was almost certain she was going to faint again. Yet, to his surprise, Maria's eyes did not go hazy this time. Instead, despite how embarrassed she was, she looked him straight in his eyes while waiting for his response.
'There's no way she doesn't understand what that kind of question would suggest.' Alfonzo thought to himself while maintaining eye contact with maria. 'But she still asked it. I doubt she's ready to go all the way. But this makes it clear that she wants to take things further.'
Alfonzo's thoughts passed in less than a second. Yet, to maria, it seemed like his silence was going on for a lifetime. As a result, she was getting nervous and starting to think that he would reject her.
"I'd love to." Alfonzo replied with a smile.
"I understand." Maria said while lowering her head again. "I shouldn't have expected for things to go like they did with Gray… fi… a… Huh? Wait! What did you say?"
"I'd love to." Alfonzo repeated as his lips curled into an amused smile. "What? You expected me to say no?"
Luckily, before Alfonzo could continue with this line of questioning, the door to the room opened. Then, Ai and Miyuki walked in to retrieve the empty plates and dishes. And when Maria saw that, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Well then, I believe we're done with dinner." Maria said as she put the napkin down and stood up from her seat. "In that case, shall we…?"
Deciding he could tease Maria about this later, Alfonzo dropped the wet nap onto an empty plate on the table. Then, he also stood up. A moment later, he took maria's hand and led her out of the room while Ai and Miyuki cleaned up the room.
"It looks like you might be wrong." Ai said to Miyuki while looking towards the closed-door Alfonzo and Maria just left through. "They're looking pretty cozy together right now, aren't they?"
"Just because the date went well doesn't mean things will go all the way tonight." Miyuki said as she gathered the plates on the table. "But even if they did do it tonight, I would not be surprised. Master Alfonzo is rather charming, after all."
Hearing that, Ai could only roll her eyes. Not many people were like Miyuki, who fell in love with Alfonzo after seeing his sleeping face. Though she had to admit, he really was quite handsome.
*Thud!*
At the same time, Elicia, who was sitting in the living room with the other ladies, suddenly stood up. As a result, Yoruichi, who was still lying with her head in Elicia's lap, was thrown to the floor thanks to Elicia's violent movements.
"What the hell, Lici?" Yoruichi asked from the floor.
"My Fonzie Sense is tingling." Elicia said in a solemn tone.
"What in the world is a 'Fonzie Sense'?" Rangiku asked.
"Something that only Lici can do, ya see?" Sun said with a smile.
"It's better to not think about it, though." Marin added. "It's as nonsensical as things come."
"I'm still curious, though." Rangiku said while shifting her gaze between Elicia and the other ladies of Fairy Tail.
"Won't you let them have their privacy for once?"
At that point, a familiar voice spoke from outside the living room. And when everyone turned to look in that direction, Retsu stepped into the living room with her usual gentle smile on her face. Though, her expression was also tinged with exasperation.
"Oh, I could." Elicia replied with a bright smile. "But I'm not going to."
*Swish!*
"Hey! Wait~~~~~!" Yoruichi's dopplering voice rang out with a surprised tone.
After Elicia spoke, she vanished from where she stood in a burst of speed. And to everyone's surprise, Yoruichi, who was still lying on the floor, vanished with her. Though, no one really noticed she was gone until her surprised scream echoed down the hallway.
"Wow… She's dragging other people along for her fetish now." Lucy muttered absent-mindedly as she stared off in the direction Yoruichi's scream came from.
"Lady Yoruichi, I'll rescue you!" Sui-Feng shouted as she jumped up to her feet. "I won't let that woman infect you with her personal brand of perversion!"
Sui-Feng then activated [Flash Step] to chase after Elicia and Yoruichi. But before she could get too far…
*Bang!*
"Kya!"
… she tripped over the sheath of a nodachi, namely Minazuki's sheath, and slammed face first into the floor.
"There's no need for all of that." Retsu said as she slowly pulled back her sheathed sword. "Don't pretend that Yoruichi isn't a pervert in her own right. Besides, I get the feeling they'll be back soon in disappointment."
While Retsu spoke, Sui-Feng glared at her viciously. Yet, her gentle smile never left her face. However, she did let her magic power leak for an instant. Or rather, she let Yachiru's extremely bloodthirsty magic power leak for an instant, causing Sui-Feng to recoil and look away quite quickly.
"Yeah, yeah." Retsu said, completely unbothered by the little back and forth between Retsu and Sui-Feng. "But seriously, what in the world is 'Fonzie Sense?' I'm even more curious now."
"*Sigh* It's this weird ability Lici has." Marin said while shaking her head. "Without using any magic power, she can somehow tell what state Fonzie is in. Whether he's in danger, coming close, or, weirdest of all, about to have sex with someone for the first time."
"Huh?" Rangiku exclaimed in total confusion.
Rangiku was not the only one who reacted strangely to the reveal, as Sui-Feng, who was still fuming from being stopped, looked at Marin with a dumbfounded expression, as well. Then, there was Wendy, who despite having a boyfriend in Rock Lee from the Village Hidden in the Leaves, was blushing furiously while Carla tried to cover her ears with her paws.
"Actually, now that I think about it…" Marin continued with a grin. "The first time Sun and I experienced the power of Lici's Fonzie Sense was the night Sun lost her virginity."
Marin~~~!" Sun squealed in embarrassment.
Undeterred, Marin continued now that everyone's attention was on her.
"I mean, just imagine this." Marin said, her grin widening at Sun's sudden panic. "Me and Sun were coming back from a quest late at night. We had just arrived in Magnolia. We were walking home after getting off the train. And just when we get to the central plaza, Lici, driving her Z3, zooms past, headed towards the old house."
"You mean the house where Ur and I live, right?" Wendy, her face still bright red, asked shyly.
"Yup!" Marin exclaimed with a nod. "Anyway… Not even two seconds after she passed us, Screech~~~~! Lici slams on the breaks. Then, she poked her head out the window and shouted back at us. 'Hey, Sun, Marin, want a ride. Something fun is happening at our house!'."
By now, everyone in the room was listening with rapt attention. Even Ikaruga and Mey-Rin, whose face was even redder than Wendy's, were listening closely.
"Hearing that something fun was happening, Sun and I, two innocent young maidens..." Marin continued.
"Yeah, I wouldn't call someone who spends all their free time reading smut innocent." Lucy muttered.
"... hopped into Elicia's car and went back to the old house with her." Marin continued as if she did not hear Lucy's completely reasonable remark. "Then, after Lici parked the car, we sneaked quietly through the house until we got to the master bedroom. And what did we see when we got there?"
"Alfonzo was having sex with someone, wasn't he?" Retsu asked calmly.
"Bingo!" Marin said cheerfully. "It was Ultear, actually. He was holding her arms with her back pressed against his chest as he thrust in and out of her. But Lici didn't just stop to watch."
"Oh, she went in to join them, huh?" Rangiku asked while wearing a cheshire grin.
"Without hesitation." Marin replied with a nod. "Just stepped through the door and took her clothes off. But before she joined in, she asked us if we were going to join or watch."
"And I would assume the two of you joined them, as well." Retsu said.
"Sun did." Marin said while pointing at Sun, who looked absolutely mortified at having this story told. "But she was already engaged to Fonzie, so it made sense."
At this point, Sun finally found a chance to take her revenge.
"Yeah, Marin only came in and watched from right next to the bed." Sun said quickly before Marin could continue. "In fact, she was so into it that she started playing with herself while standing there. From what I was told, she raised her skirt and bit it to keep it from getting in the way while she reached into her panties and---"
"Alright, Sun!" Marin shouted, her face just as red as Wendy's thanks to the embarrassment. "This story isn't about me. It's about Lici's weird kink, remember?"
"Huh? But I was just helping you tell the story." Sun said, her expression, the picture of innocence.
From there, the girl talk continued among arguments and laughter.
Meanwhile, Alfonzo and Maria were in Maria's room. Maria's cardigan and jeans, along with Alfonzo's jacket and shirt, had been thrown to the floor. Maria was sitting at the foot of her bed in just her tank top and underwear, a pair of black boy shorts, while Alfonzo knelt in front of her in just his pants and socks.
"Are you sure about this, Maria?" Alfonzo asked with a hand resting on the maid's thigh. "We don't have to move this fast if you don't want to."
"I'm sure." Maria replied. "But... I don't think I'm ready to go all the way yet. But I do want to take our relationship further."
After saying that, Maria's face reddened and she lowered her head while muttering something that, even with his enhanced hearing, Alfonzo was unable to hear. Though, that did not matter all that much.
With his other hand, Alfonzo gently took hold of Maria's chin. Then, after raising her head, he leaned in and kissed her. And although Maria was surprised at first, she quickly closed her eyes and melted into the kiss. {Pic}
Not long later, Maria wrapped her arms around Alfonzo's neck. Then, while maintaining the kiss, she leaned back, pulling Alfonzo on top of her. And as they continued to kiss, they scooted towards the head of the bed.
Along the way, Alfonzo's hands did not stay idle, as they found the waistband of Maria's boy shorts. However, instead of moving down into her underwear, he moved his hand up, rolling Maria's tank top up to reveal her flat tummy.
At the same time, Elicia and Yoruichi arrived outside of Maria's bedroom.
"They should be in here." Elicia said as she leaned against the door and pressed her ear to listen in on what was going on inside.
"Who?" Yoruichi asked while supporting her aching body against the wall.
"Fonzie and Maria." Elicia replied quietly as she reached for the doorknob. Then, while quietly turning the knob, she continued. "I can feel it. They're about to have some sexy time."
"Did you seriously bring me here to spy on Alfonzo getting it on with his maid?" Yoruichi asked in a whisper with an incredulous expression on her face.
"Yup!" Elicia replied as she opened the door.
"Good job." Yoruichi said, her incredulous expression morphing into a smile as she gave Elicia a thumbs up.
As it turned out, Yoruichi was a voyeur, as well. But that should come as no surprise. She ended up interested in Alfonzo and Elicia after spying on them when they had sex in a hotel after completing a quest a long time ago, after all.
By that time, the door had been cracked open. Quickly, Elicia and Yoruichi huddled together to look through the crack. And what they saw was Alfonzo and Maria lying in bed together, Alfonzo only wearing a pair of pants while Maria was down to a tank top and her underwear. On top of that, they were kissing while Alfonzo's hand roamed over Maria's bare belly. {Pic}