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Chapter 8: Under Pressure
When Honoka pushed her door open, as many bags as she was able to carry looped in her shaking and straining hands, she wasnât expecting to see her studio apartment look like General Sherman just marched through. Setting the bags down, she stared in shock, unable to see the floor underneath the mess, open boxes and packing paper and all kinds of
stuff
littering everywhere. The most concentrated part was the kitchen: every burner on her stove, six other hotplates and a butane camp stove were all on and cooking different shaped glass somethings each, myriad colored and sometimes
glowing
concoctions in varying states of bubbling, blooping or boiling. All those burners on, including one open flame, even with the AC on full from the window unit, it was stiflingly
hot.
On the bed and watching something on her phone, Diane blissfully relaxed in a pair of artfully ratty capri jeans and a tie-dyed crop top, her hair pulled back in a tight bun, tail and wings spread behind her like spilled paint. When she first glanced up and saw Honoka in the doorway her face brightened, looking like she was about to jump up and jump her in equal measure. Then Diane noticed the look on the black womanâs face and the succubus glanced around the room, observing everything possibly for the first time and what a disaster it all appeared to be. Her eyes widened and she shot straight up, panicking as she tried to suddenly wish the mess would disappear.
âIâm sorry, oh man, this
looks
really bad, butâŠâ She bent down, offering a view of some great cleavage but Honoka wasnât in the mood, picking up one of the larger clumps of packing paper, unsure where to put it. âI got those potions cooking and I guess I figured Iâd clean upâŠlaterâŠâ
Honoka reigned in her anger, rubbing her forehead with one hand while her other rested on her hip. âI should have realized youâve never really lived with anyone before, so you donât know what it's like to keep the common area clean. I have two older brothers and a general contractor for a father, so believe me, Iâve seen worse.â Honoka shook her head, setting her pink canvas bag by the door while keeping the keys to the van in her hand. âSpeaking of my family, my parents are flying in tomorrow night to meet their future daughter-in-law and it might be a good idea to make a positive first impression for them, FYI.â
âIâll clean it up now, at least most of it,â the alchemist succubus was losing it, nervous anxieties pulling her in different directions. âThese potions need another hour before theyâre done, then Iâll scrub everything spotless, I promise.â
âI donât care about spotless, at least not until tomorrow night, but I need to walk across the room and cook lunch soon.â Honoka sighed, turning around to head back downstairs. âI still have at least five more trips for the groceries. You canât help because you need to stay hidden, but Iâm going to become tired and hungry when Iâm done so Iâd like at least the clutter organized.â
It took thirteen more trips. Honoka lay on the floor, gasping, legs too shaky from all the stairs and unable to keep her upright. One of those trips included leaving a box of cookies and an apology with her downstairs neighbor. During those sojourns, Diane got the apartment organized and stacked the boxes in the corner opposite the kitchen. What could fit in the fridge was put inside, but there remained so much, Honoka just left half of it next to the refrigerator, praying it wouldnât go rotten in the heat. Diane was very apologetic and made a good start with a fantastic shoulder rub that felt downright sensual. It helped that she really leaned into it, allowing her breasts to join in the fun. She also offered to help cook but quickly claimed no idea how to cook anything other than microwave dinners.
âYou watch cooking shows!â Honoka threw out in good-natured exasperation, setting up the rice cooker and a skillet from her cabinets. âDoesnât any of it stick?â
âI like eating food, not making it.â Diane held a long thermometer into one of the tall beakers, orange goop sizzling at the bottom of it.
Honoka pointedly looked between the beakers and Diane as she started some rice in the cooker and grabbed curry and vegetables.
âNot the same,â Diane muttered defensibly, letting it drop.
âSorry, Iâm still irritated, I donât mind if you canât cook.â Honoka punctuated the statement with a kiss on the cheek, filling up the rice cooker with water from the tap.
âForgiven.â Diane put the thermometer away, changing the temperature on one of the burners slightly before watching Honoka. âWhatâs for lunch, then?â
âIâm actually not much of a cook myself, so unless you want something else, a lot of the meals Iâm going to make will be golden curry rice with vegetables and beef. Food this week will be pretty similar and straightforward until I can budget my delivery service and arrange them to deliver your food as well. It wonât be too much more because most of the cost is the delivery itself, so adding your meals will only be the cost of ingredients. Until then, I hope you like cereal for breakfast and curry rice every other meal.â
âDonât worry so much about money, I haveâŠa lot.â Honokaâs eyes widened, but Diane was quick to backpedal. âNot that much - still a good idea to budget - but I was Churchâs pet alchemist and I provided all the potions for the workers at Solomonâs. Itâs why I know he wants me back, desperately. While I didnât get paid nearly as much as an independent like Marco would make, there are over two hundred employees at the brothel and I made a percentage each time they used my stuff instead of traditional methods of contraceptives or whatever else. I also hooked two to three times a night most nightsâŠâ She trailed off, Honokaâs eyes about to pop out. âI was trying to save enough to disappear, leave the country.â
âHow much?â
âThat is actually a good question, I put it away in dozens of banks and trusts to make sure Church never found out. Probably somewhere around five hundred thousand?â Diane shrugged, her wings fluttering a bit nervously.
âWowza.â Honoka chopped vegetables, a bit awed at the wealth. âNow I feel bad I didnât get ice cream.â
They laughed, the cooking only a few minutes and soon enough, Diane grabbed a plate of curry and rice with a tall glass of cranberry juice from the fridge. There wasnât a table so she ate leaning over the counter. As she dug in, the succubus was curious about Honokaâs meal.
âRemember, we are going to level harmonization today.â Honoka pulled out the food from and around the fridge she bought at the store and stacked it next to the bed. Most of the purchases, by weight, were meat. âThat might take as little as three more ejaculations, but it could also take as many as twelve.â It wasnât long to stack everything, not putting much of it away earlier, knowing it was for her lunch. âMy current morning meal plan takes into account a healthy and normal two to four ejaculations. Iâve ejaculated twice today so far and have enough food digested for another two. The rest is simple math, though I overestimated to cover my bases.â
âWait, this is all raw,â Diane pointed out, trying to wrap her head around the mass of it all. âShouldnât you cook it?â