Chapter 4: The Witch and The Water

The sounds of the ocean waves crashed against the nearby cliff side. Mariya stared out at the ocean as she recalled her time in the real world at a local beach. Unlike the beaches where she had gone with her brother, the sand of the game was white and pure. She could feel every grain of sand against her feet and the wind that blew her hair to the east. Taking a moment to process the sight of the beautiful scene around her, she turned to her brother.

“When was the last time we went to the beach?”

“I don’t know, like when we were… that one age?”

“You are truly forgetful, nii.”

“Maybe. I do remember though. How could I forget…”

“Yeah…”

Both of them remained silent until the voice of Himorogi interrupted the calming scene.

“Hey you two, we still doing this?”

“Of course. I enjoy swimming in the ocean. Beside, it gives us a chance to rest our minds for our big plan,” Mariya said as all of them headed for a nearby abandon building.

“All right, let’s get changed then. Wolf girl, no peeking or I’ll put a bullet in your chest,” Himorogi said.

Wolfy smiled and pulled up his shirt, revealing his bare torso. Everyone but Mariya has surprised by what they were looking at.

“Holy shit! He has a hole in his chest,” Himorogi said in shock.

“Damn! He has four nipples,” Scyilia exclaimed.

“He’s… cuter then me,” Yara said.

Mariya giggled as she started to enter the abandoned building.

“Don’t worry, Himorogi. My brother only likes one thing and he would never disrespect us by peeking.”

“Is he gay?” Himorogi asked as she followed Mariya into the building.

The others followed Mariya inside, leaving Wolfy alone. Waving his right hand to bring up the menu, he navigated swiftly to the equipment window and twirled on the ball of his foot. Taping the items quickly and changing them out with haste, he appeared as if he was changing outfits within a blink of an eye. He had changed into a short white top with a matching frilly skirt that accented his pale bare legs. Over his swimsuit was a black fleece hoodie with a cute pink coloured lining. Tying his hair into a pair of twin-tails he tied off the left side with a black ribbon and the right side with a pink ribbon.

After a few moments, Mariya and the others exited the building dressed in their swimsuits. While all of them were dressed in fairly normal swimsuits, Mariya was dressed slightly different. She was dressed in a pink top and matching frilly skirt that was long on one side and slightly shorter on the other. Over her swimsuit she wore a purple plaided-pattern hoodie that she kept zipped up about three-fourths of the way.

“Okay, Wolfy… level we me. Are you a boy or a girl?” Himorogi asked.

“I’m whatever gender you want me to be,” Wolfy said with a smile.

“I meant in real life.”

“He’s a boy. Don’t worry, Himorogi, my brother does have a penis,” Mariya said giggling.

“Wait… do you two… do you like… share a room?”

Wolfy smiled and grabbed Mariya’s hands gently.

“It seems they found out about our forbidden love, sis.”

“Yes, they caught on to the hidden relationship we had for so many years, big bro.”

The others appeared shocked and were too stunned to say anything for a moment until the sound of both Wolfy and Mariya laughing confused them.

“The look on all of your faces is priceless!” Mariya cried out as she held her side from laughing to hard.

Wolfy had fallen to the ground and could only only his chest as he tried not to die from laughing to much.

“Did you guys actually think we were serious? Come on!”

Moments passed as the others stared with half-moon eyes, annoyed by what the two siblings had made them thought. After the paroxysm of laugher had subsided, Wolfy smiled and wrapped one arm around Mariya’s neck.

“In the real world we have separate rooms. Don’t worry, I’ve never done anything to my sister, nor ever would. This isn’t an anime after all. There was that one time we slept together—”

“What the hell!” Himorogi shouted.

“Nii-nii, I think you phrased that wrong.”

“Oh, right. Sorry.”

“What my brother was referring to was the time I entered his room and laid there next to him because I was afraid of the thunder and lightning.”

“I don’t remember that.”

“Because you were asleep, nii.”

“Man, I should eat more blueberries.”

“Anyway, let’s hit the beach everyone!” Mariya said with enthusiasm.

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Wolfy laid back and stared up at the sky as he thought about what the best skills and equipment to use to ensure he had a build he was happy with and that fit the party. As he continued to lose himself in thought, he felt something poke his side. Looking over to his left, he could see Mariya smiling as she sat down beside him hugging her knees to her chest.

“Surprised you’re not looking at the great view of girls here. Pretty sure this is prefect for you.”

“It is. I admit that it was…”

For a moment, Wolfy stopped and closed his eyes.

“Actually, let’s just skip that conversation.”

“Yeah, I understand but moving on.”

“You should go swimming. I know you enjoy it.”

Mariya smiled and looked over to Wolfy.

“I know you can’t swim but you could be a wolf and try to swim a bit.”

“You make it sound like I’m your dog.”

“No, you’re my brother.”

Wolfy sat up and looked out to the ocean where the others were playing.

“Guess I can play for a bit. If I drown though, save me, okay?”

Mariya stood to her feet and smiled as she held out her hand.

“You won’t drown because I’ll always be there for you.”

The hours passed as Mariya and Wolfy enjoyed their time in ocean. Before long, the night hour approached as everyone gathered around a small make-shift firepit. Mariya bit down on an apple as she looked to the others.

“I hope everyone had fun today because tomorrow, we go to work,” Mariya said with a smile as she handed her brother the rest of the apple.

“Better be something I can do,” Scyilia said.

“Oh don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll love what I have cooked up for you,” Mariya said with a cheerful smile.