Book 2 Need for Speed (1)
Need for speed: The hundred thousand dollar lovers
Kei Matoba opened his eyes in his own bed, and saw her sleeping peacefully next to him.
Sunlight was coming in through his south facing blinders. The busy sound of a forklift doing so construction work on a nearby warehouse was resonating through the neighborhood, and the windows glass panes kept trembling slightly.
It was almost nine in the morning. Sowhere in the outskirts of town there was a paper manufacturing warehouse, and several trucks would always drive back and forth at around the sa ti, loudly carrying large barrels that sohow kept the high quality paper safe. One of the drivers, George, would co around the neighborhood about once a week, and he would sotis coach Matoba on his fishing technique. George was probably leaning against so wall at the mont, taking a smoke, squinting at the intense sunlight with an annoyed expression, and muttering sothing like Fuck I want to drink so beer! like always.
Matoba buried his face in his tobacco-scented pillow, groaned slightly and then noticed her next to him doing the sa, almost as if imitating him with a short groan.
?
He finally realized that sothing was weird. Why was the bed right now even though he was sure he must be all by himself in the room, why was there sobody else in bed?
He stretched his arms and opened his eyes. He felt a soft and furry texture with his hands. And noticed a completely black body.
Kuroi was curled up right next to him, sleeping and breathing peacefully.
Woah?!
Matobas expression changed imdiately, as he jumped away from Kuroi. He tripped and fell from the bed, and then promptly lost his sight montarily, as his temple smashed against the floor. The pain started growing progressively, as tears clouded his eyes. He counted to five until he could sohow get the pain under control, and then stood up, and made sure there were no witnesses.
Kuroi was on top of his bed. Kuroi the cat was curling up on top of his bed. She then cast a quick glance at Matoba, and carefreely yawned. Matoba shuddered at that very important fact, and then could feel his own life in danger, as he quickly covered his mouth with his left hand.
What in the world was going on? Kuroi was almost like a poisonous animal to soone with a cat allergy like his. She was exactly like a biological weapon to him, which was precisely why he could absolutely never allow her to enter his own bedroom! Who did it? Was it the doing of a shadow gang that is trying to take my life? Was it the dealer he had caught four years early and just got released the previous day, in an attempt to get revenge? Or perhaps it was no.
Thats right, it must have been her.
He ran out of the bedroom, and shouted out the na of the one that could only be described as the other stray cat he picked up.
TILARNA?!
His voice was so loud it actually made the table and the mug on top of it tremble ever so slightly.
However, there was no answer. Tilarna Exedilika, the Semanian knight that had crossed the Mirage Gate and stayed with him as a freeloader, was nowhere to be found. She was not in the kitchen, the dining room or even the bathroom.
Tilarna! Where are you?! I told you over and over not to let Kuroi into my room Tilarna!
Matoba kept looking into every room in a very bad mood, and then as he went downstairs to the first floor, Tilarna poked out her face. The remodeled warehouse he lived in had adapted the second floor into the main living spaces. She was currently in the first floor the garage, doing so sort of construction work.
What happened, Kei? Did you have a bad dream or sothing?
She had the sa carefree expression Kuroi did. She was wearing a Camisole and so shorts made on Earth, her thighs uncovered. For so reason she was holding a worn down hamr and saw in her hands.
Im having a bad dream right now! Co here. Co here right now!
He glared at her and called her over with his hand. Tilarna followed him with a puzzled expression on her face.
What is this supposed to be?!
Matoba stood still in the wide open bedroom door fra and pointed at the undisturbed figure of a small black cat lying on the bed.
? Did sothing happen to Kuroi? Did you let her in? Did you let her into my bedroom?! Yeah. She was crying all sad in the morning, clinging right to your door. She looked like she wanted to co in, so I let her in
Tilarna said in a completely nonchalant tone.
Im sure I explained thoroughly that I have a cat allergy. If Im close to her without wearing a mask, then I stop being able to breathe, and I may actually die. So basically, what Im trying to say is that Are you trying to kill ?!
Dont get so mad this early in the morning. If I wanted to kill you I would have done so already
She said with an annoyed expression
In that case why did you do it? Cant you rember sothing that Ive told you already? So basically youre a helpless idiot? Shit, I cant believe this. That room was my sanctuary. Just how hard do you think itll be for to clean it up and make it safe again?! Okay, Im going to say this one more ti, got it? Im allergic to cats! If Im not wearing a mask when Im with a cat, I cant breathe and start feeling
And that was the mont he realized.
He was breathing just fine.
Despite not wearing a mask at the mont, he was breathing just fine while sharing the sa space with Kuroi. That horrible feeling the sensation of having phlegm stuck in his throat, and the coarse wheezing coming from his chest were all gone.
Huh.? You beco unable to breathe and then what?
Tilarna looked at his face with a theatrical docile expression. Her round pupils were curiously and incessantly gazing at him.
He took a deep breath several tis. But nothing changed. He was breathing normally.
Whats going on? So you really hadnt noticed at all, huh? Noticed what? That you no longer have a cat allergy. Your physical constitution changed My physical constitution? You were murdered by Zelada on that buildings rooftop, right? I then used that girls the fairys remains to cast a healing spell on you. At that mont, I found several unpleasant colors on your body. There still was plenty of Rahtena left, so after saving your life, I used it to correct so of those colors. Colors? I tried to explain it in easy to understand English, but I dont think theres any equivalent that you Dorinis could comprehend. Colors are known in Farbanian as Gahra. Theyre a different concept from Branii. Explaining in more detail would be too annoying, so Ill just leave it at that
She slightly puffed her chest and crossed her arms in an arrogant fashion.
So basically wait what? Did you cure my allergies?
Tilarna simply nodded in agreent while maintaining her annoyed expression, in a very earthly expression.
It was not an idea that Matoba could simply accept all of a sudden. However, if it were true, it would explain why he was able to sleep right next to Kuroi earlier, or even breathe freely in the sa room as her. That was a fact no matter what. Besides, now that he thought about it, it was true that his asthma had completely disappeared for a while now.
You should be thankful, Khe Imatuba No, wait. I rember what happened that one ti but that was almost a month ago already. Which would an that you you knew about my allergies being cured, yet kept quiet about it? For a month already youve been watching sacrifice my own comfort in my own ho by wearing a mask, and simply watched without saying a single thing?
Matoba asked carefully, while trying to make any sense of what he was hearing. Tilarna nodded calmly.
Yep. Thats basically it So Im just asking here, but why did you do that? For revenge. You had no words of gratitude for the person who saved your life, instead directing insults and mockery towards . So I decided to enact a slow revenge on you as a consequence of my rage. Basically what was the word you people from Earth had for this? Thats right! Because you pissed off I had no need to do that, but I have to admit that watching you desperately wear that hideous mask was quite fun Hey
Matoba simply stood there without showing any ill will or saying any sarcastic comnts to Tilarna, as she turned her back towards him. She played with the hamr in her hand, and then started walking rrily towards the first floor.
Got it already? Ive got important work to do now, Khe Imatuba. So dont start bothering for no reason again Work? Im building my own room on the first floor. I dont want to sleep on that chair forever. Ill be making a bedding from so nebart wool, a tinbrahn chair, and so cozy hdra cow leather. Maybe Ill be able to live a sowhat civilized life with that
What in the world is wrong with this alien? Instead of feeling the need to leave because of her position as a freeloader, she is actually planning to get comfortable and build a place to live?
Wait! How long do you intend to Call when breakfast is done
Tilarna slamd the door and left before he could even finish his sentence. Kuroi jumped out of the bed behind him, and pleasantly stretched herself.
Okay so, Kei Matoba, right? The results from the owner company inspection of the docunts you sent in last week just ca in but
Said the real estate agent over the phone.
It was decided that your current situation is insufficient to accommodate Ms. Tilarna Exedilika in the building at the mont. Im terribly sorry What? Werent you telling that it would be fine just last week? I never confird that it would certainly be that way. Im sorry for the trouble, but that building has a no-Semanian policy. Other residents of the area may feel threatened, and the parent company has already received reports from residents who have had trouble with a Semanian living in your neighborhood
There was no such explanation when he first signed the contract. He never expected that they would stab him from the back like that. And he ntioned so trouble, but in reality they were just small details like taking out the trash on the wrong day, or hanging so strange clothes on the terrace or the windows. That kind of stuff was obvious.
Hey you. Did you know thats racial discrimination? Its a legal grey area. We have to study these issues to so extent, and right now legal opinion is split on whether the fourteenth article of the constitution covers non-Earthly races. It has been concluded that this is a fair cause to make an exception for city ordinances, and according to current law, this is a legally justifiable asure Tilarna Exedilika is a mber of the Police Departnt, and a Farbanian knight. If its about money, then we have no problem paying for her part as well. Did you tell them that as well? Yes, of course. However, both the owner and the insurance company still rejected the request. Im rely relaying that information to you Please wait a minute, theres nothing wrong with her. Just try to negotiate with them one more ti Im very sorry. I will be sending back the docunts in the following days. Now if youll excuse Hey. Wai
The real estate agent hung up without hesitation.
Whats with him
Matoba angrily grabbed the steering wheel of his car.
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