Harem Reborn

Chapter 95: Blind Shotgun

We sat there for a bit longer, but Iona was the first to pull away and stand up. She reaches out to give me a hand up, and I took it, standing back up and brushing my half-on suit off. I caught Iona checking me out, and she gave me a mysterious and mischievous look, but I didn't give her a reaction, so she sighed.

"Let's get you back to your Darling," Iona joked as she walked back to the camp, and I followed.

"Don't let Tilly catch you are saying that; I'm her Darling. Don't think she is just some easy-going person just because she is quiet!"

"Mmmm, I guess, but I still think Maxine should be done by now."

"Done? What is she doing to Kyrina?"

"Fufu, you wait and see!"

Iona was closed-mouthed about it for the rest of our short walk back, so I just enjoyed the peacefulness. Soon we were back into the village, and the girls were sitting at the table near the grill with a large plate of skewers. I looked, but I couldn't see Maxine and or Kyrina, so I left Iona to join the others and headed back to my hut.

When I got there, I could hear the girls inside, so I made some noise as I came up and knocked on the side of the door. I waited, and Maxine came out alone. She looked at me and then grabbed my wrist and a pail beside my hut and started to pull me to a nearby pond.

"Hey! What's the big idea? Why are you dragging me?"

"What do you think I have been doing?"

"Huh?"

I stopped and looked at Maxine with a confused look. To tell the truth, I wasn't sure what was going on inside that room. I shrugged, and Maxine form trembled; that must mean she was getting frustrated; what have I done wrong by not know.

"You are not going to see her like this! You're a mess! And you stink, so get over to the water and take that suit off! I'm going to clean you up and make you presentable!"

"For what? What is going on?"

"You're getting married, now stop fussing and get over to the water!"

"WAH? Since when? I don't remember proposing, did I?"

"Call it an arranged marriage, but your gonna be the one to ask her!"

"I am not disagreeing, but what is the big idea?"

"Dave, you know what this race is, right? Don't play dumb; any of us could die, and you said it yourself. Do you want to wait until after something bad happens to do this? Or do you not want to get married?"

"That's not it at all, and you know it!"

"Well, then what is holding you back?"

"I just thought that I would be the one to, I don't know, I have no complaints. It is all just a big surprise, I guess."

Maxine gave me an understanding smile but then got serious again, gesturing for me to take my clothes off. I sighed and did as I was asked and went to get into the water. I sunk into it up to my waist, and Maxine came over, staying on the shore with the bucket.

It wasn't long until I was rinsed off and had used sand to get off some of the tougher dirt. Maxine went ahead of me and met me halfway back with a towel and a set of right looking clothes. I looked at the clothes, and they looked like they would fit well, so I turned a questioning look to Maxine, who just smiled at me.

I was left to change behind the hut, then I was supposed to go to the girls and wait. At this point, I was just rolling with the punches, so I did as I was told and got dressed. The clothes weren't a suit, but they were all in black. The clothing came with something like an overcoat, but the buttons were off to the side.

Once dressed, I walked over to where the girls had been sitting, but the whole place had changed. There were strings of flowers hanging all around the site, and all the girls had transformed into lovely dresses. Tilly was the first to see me, and I walked over to her and hugged her. She had a happy look on her face, but I knew she wanted to be the one up there beside me.

As we embraced, I was reminded of the craziness this game caused, but at the same time, if it gave us all chances to enjoy time together forever. I let go of Tilly and kissed her on the cheek before pulling away. She gave me a knowing smile and led me to the other girls that were waiting for us.

So, this was the day I would marry Kyrina. The idea was daunting, but only because of the dangers that lie ahead was this really the right move. If I lost Kyrina, wouldn't it destroy me more? No, saying some words in front of fried can't make me love her more than I already do.

Love, that was the first time I had put it and Kyrina together, but it was true. I loved her shyness and the cute smiles she gave me. She was always by my side through this, so why was it weird to say that I loved her? I guess I have just been doing this to save them, and I never considered love to be part of it.

Now, I had it, but I was starting to realize that it was something I felt for every one of these girls. I would have to start taking these feelings with more consideration now that I knew what it was. Time spent, but not wasted, no matter how I looked at it, what I did saved all these girls from being the extras of the game.

I looked at the girls standing around me with excited smiles, and I relaxed. Maybe I would have to make a point of finding Greg, he might be able to give me some advice. He had to be another like me, but I couldn't be sure if his motives were the same as mine, but that was for another day.

"Well, as being the last to know, I would like to thank all you girls for helping set this up for us. I want you all to know that each of you means the world to me, and I love each one of you."

Each one of the girl's eyes went very large, so big that I was worried I had said something wrong and started to get nervous. The girls began looking at each other but then fell on me like a tsunami. It was all I could do to keep standing under the pressure of each of them hugging me all at once.

When everyone finally let go, and I was able to break away from them, I was arrested by the sound of a clearing throat. It came from behind me, so I turned around to see Maxine and...Wow!