Neon Cogs: Chapter 10 (Lewds Redacted) (Patreon)

The meeting with the in-laws was finally over and Rebecca couldn’t help but slump over; disheartened with worry creeping her chest. She had been sent away with nary a thought and now she waited here in the gardens after the asshat of a butler dropped her off to get her some coffee. She was left with nothing but her thoughts and a paper bag full of fresh peas. She was tempted to throw the bag away but decided on not wasting perfectly good food.

Now, she sat on one of the large round stones beneath a tree with overhanging branches, a wisteria tree from what she’d studied, as she gazed in the pond before her and reflected on her fuck ups. She idly reached down and munched away at the peas, enjoying the sweet, earthy and slightly savory taste of it to pass her time as her mind drifted to the events that had just taken place.

The way she handled the tea ceremony, how she could barely hold her emotions in check, the clay pigeon shooting, she fucked up in every single one. Not even the lovely grove of trees and flowers around her could lift her mood, “You’re overthinking it. Saburo would have had me killed by that scary samurai if I fucked up that badly!” She slapped her cheeks and shook her head to rid as she reassured herself.

“Quack!”

Her line of thoughts were quickly derailed as a parade of ducks passed by her seat. They waddled on with purpose as they gathered around her, jostling each other for a spot closer to her as they surrounded her from all corners. She quickly found what they were after as one particularly brave duck lunged for her bag of peas.

“No, get your own peas! These are my peas. Shoo!” She shouted as she tried warding off the birds but they were persistent as they quacked and honked at her for food. She nearly jumped off her seat when one of the fowl beasts decided to climb up her lap. Seeing no choice, she reached inside, grabbed a handful before tossing a fistfull of peas at the water.

Immediately, the horde of poultry descended upon the waters edge and dove for peas scattered in the pond's surface. She snorted out in amusement at the frantic pace at which the ducks gobbled up her bait. The ducks dunk their heads down on the water to get just one before rearing up and swallowing everything whole. She giggled as tossed more into the pond just to watch the feeding frenzy unfold before her.

She tossed more and more until she eventually reached inside the bag and found no more. She sighed out with a smile on her face as she watched the birds frolick around now that there was no more food in hand. Her grumbling stomach did not like it one bit, however. Maybe she should have eaten something in the car but she felt like she was going to puke in the back seat. She simply wouldn’t have been able to hold anything down.

Still, the sight before her was well worth it and she’d be lying if she said she didn’t find the plump and fluffy looking water birds before her with wild coloration of browns, greens, oranges, yellow, and even some pure white ones and their rounded beaks to be adorable. She crumbled up the bag and slipped it in her sleeve before she returned to watching the pond but now it had ducks.

“Quack!”

Rebecca turned to her side and stared down at the pure white creature before her as it looked up at her with those small adorable round eyes and with those curved yellow beaks. The duck stared up at her as it sat there, observing her like how she did so to them, “I’m sorry little one but I’m all out of food,” She said as she pulled out the bag and shook it to show that she was out of peas.

“Quack!” The duck cried out once more as it sat there and shook its head. It then puffed out its chest, fluffed itself while wagging its tail and Rebecca’s heart just melted at the sight.

“Awww.~ Come here you!” she cooed as she reached out for the fowl, grabbing it gently by the side and lifted it up close to her. It’s cute little webbed feet, which looked more like boots than the feet of an animal, waddling about as it looked at her with curiosity brimming in those deceptively and adorably dumb looking button eyes.

She squealed out happily, heedless of anyone hearing her out, as she pulled the ducks close to her and hugged it. It was then that the duck protested as it started biting at her hair and ear but she paid it no mind as she was rewarded with the chance to hug the softest and fluffiest creature she had ever had the chance of hugging. The dolls and stuffed toys couldn’t give the real thing justice with how warm and huggable the bird was.

“You're so cute I want to bite you!” she gushed out as she nuzzled the duck even if the pecking was getting close to her eyebrows, “I just want to take you away from this place and take you back to my apartment in Night city. We’ll have so much fun together! I’d feed you, clean you, pamper you and just pet you so much! We’re going to be best friends!” she giggled as clutched the bird close to her chest, making sure to lean back as it tried to peck at her chin. She wasn’t sure about the pet laws as the tax for pets was enormous but she had some plan on how to get the money for her little ducky.

“You’re a feisty little one aren’t you! I know what I should name you then!” She declared as she sat up and spun her new friend around. “I’m going to name you Subaru because you're mean and grumpy when you're angry and I can’t name you Saburo!” She laughed out, snickering to herself at her own joke.

There was a snort of laughter behind her and that had her jumping out in surprise. She almost leapt out of her own skin as she spun around, holding her friend protectively close to her chest, only to find no Arasaka agent waiting for her. There was merely her boyfriend and a rather busty kunoichi who wore a lot of fox motifs on her person.

“I’m not sure if my grandfather would laugh at that joke or would be very angry,” Hiro commented out with a wide smile all the while he tried to reign in his laughter. The red and white clad girl with dark green hair was snickering as well. Rebecca turned red as she slowly sat the duck down. The bird merely pecked at her leg in warning before plopping down beside her like a loyal pet.

“You know, Subaru is still a pretty nice name regardless,” The mysterious girl pointed out even as she wiped a stray tear from her eyes. Rebecca eyed the girl suspiciously before shaking her fist at her.

“If you tell this to anyone else, I swear I’ll ram my fist up your pretty little ass!” Rebecca threatened her even if her face was burning up. She hated the embarrassing and potentially deadly situation she found herself in. She was fine with Hiro knowing about this but this girl was an unknown and she had with her were her own two fists.

“My mouth’s sealed!” The girl raised her hands in promise before zipping up her mouth. She looked over to her input who nodded at her. It was only then that Rebecca’s shoulder sagged down as she sighed out.

Pouting at the two, she walked up to her input and pressed her forehead against the crook of his neck. She pressed against him as she felt his hands wrapping around her. The new girl would only look at them with an amused smile on her face.

“So… how did the meeting go? Also, who’s tall, curvy, and busty over here?” She asked before gesturing to the taller girl before them. She was definitely armed with that kunai she had on her obi along with the tanto poking out of the back of her waist. She looked more like she’s part of the security of the compound but she was out here in the open with Hiro.

“It went better than I had expected. Grandfather likes you and that’s saying something, Becca.” Hiro whispered to her happily, making her hold on to him tightly. For a brief minute there,she thought she was going to lose him because of her mistake. He gave her a pat on the head as he held onto her for a bit more.

Finally, after she loosened up her grip on the boy, Hiro then gestured to the women that he had brought along with him, “Rebecca, meet my new bodyguard slash retainer Kiriko. Kiriko, meet my girlfriend and future wife, Rebecca.” He introduced her as Rebecca further melted into his hold as he rubbed her back.

“So you're the young mistress that caused quite the steer at the gate. You definitely came in prepared, huh?” Kiriko noted as she hovered behind them. Rebecca kept her gaze on her as she pulled away from Hiro and circled around the girl.

“A girl needs her guns,” Rebecca answered back easily as she hummed while she gave her a quick once-over. She stood straight but her stance was relaxed. She was armed but not overly so with the handles of her tools being well worn and her hands being quite calloused. There was also her clothing which, while being pretty, would not hinder her movement in any way.

“Like I said earlier, Kiriko over here is now going to be my personal bodyguard.” Hiro repeated as Kiriko gave her a playful look despite how Rebecca made sure that her glances weren’t so subtle.

“I'm going to be the young master's bodyguard and retainer from here on out. Not only will I be tasked in protecting his body but I shall be with him at all times. I’ll be his shadow, his sword and whatever he might need me to be,” The girl proudly declared. Rebecca blinked but nodded appreciatively at the dedication the girl was showing so far.

“Wait, why do you need a bodyguard, no offense, when you already have Adam on call?”  Rebecca then asked as she looked at her input with a raised brow. Adam was by definition, a walking tank. Large, powerful and surprisingly fast and agile when he wanted to be. He was the perfect killing machine.

“My grandfather insisted on it and Adam is technically not my bodyguard. I just have him on speed dial but he does have other duties to the company that would leave him unable to guard me 24/7.” Hiro explained, sighing out in a long suffering manner as he looked at Kiriko with a confused and conflicted glance.

“Hmmm…” Rebecca hummed out as she squinted at Hiro before she made a grab for the girl's chest from behind. She gave them a good squeeze just before she found herself touching nothing but air while the girl she just groped was standing up there in the tree’s covering her breast.

“Eh!?” Kiriko sputtered out as Rebecca squeezed her hands, remembering the softness that she just felt.

She grinned as she leered up at the girl who only turned beet red from the attention, “Oh wow, those are natural! They’re so soft but quite firm, something that most synth breasts can’t quite replicate. Trust me, I know. I have to hand it to your old man, he definitely knows how to pick ‘em.” She barked out laughing as the girl above muttered expletives that were far too far away for her to pick up on.

“I know you might have experience but can you please not touch like that? Are all Night City girls like this?!” The kunoichi stammered out while Rebecca started looking for any long hanging branches she could grab on to.

“Heh, you haven’t seen half of it lady,~”  She snickered out as she simply content on gazing up at the girl from below. Her smug smile might have clued the girl out as she sat down, blocking the glorious view she just had.

“So lewd…” The girl whispered as she stayed up there away from Rebecca.

“Hey, if you’re supposed to be my boyfriend's bodyguard, you’re definitely going to be seeing a lot of fun things and I’m more than open to have you join in,~” Rebecca pressed on, winking at the girl to clue her in. The girl made quite the interesting sound as she turned bright red.

“Rebecca… Please stop teasing my bodyguard,” Hiro asked her as he wrapped his arms around her shoulder and leaned on her.

“Who says I’m just teasing here?” Rebecca fired back as she waggled her eyebrow at him. Hiro snorted but Kiriko was already on her feet before she could even blink.

“PleaseExcuseMeForASecond!” The girl excused herself before she disappeared into a burst of blue light. She was in so much of a hurry that she left behind a slipper which clattered down to the base of the tree. Rebecca laughed out as she leaned against her input’s hold.

“Did you really have to scare her off like that?” Hiro poked her side as he questioned her.

“Hey, your grandfather’s playing games here,” Rebecca pointed out as Hiro reluctantly nodded at that, “A sexy bodyguard and not a grizzled veteran like that guy watching over your grandfather like a damn hawk? Yeah, he definitely wants you to bang her but unfortunately for him, she’s just exactly my type! I’m just staking my claim on her already but that’s not stopping you from joining in,~” She then added, Kiriko was quite pleasing to the eyes and added that to her general bubbly disposition, Rebecca had to admit that she was definitely looking forward to getting to know her a bit more.

“Oh god I’m in a harem,” Hiro groaned as he slumped against her.

“Damn right you are!” She giggled out as she reached for him and pulled her closer. With her lips close to his ears, she whispered to him, “And I’m planning on making sure she knows that she’s in it now for the long haul later tonight.~ I did promise to give you a good time after that job didn’t I? A bit belated but it’s going to be so much more fun now that we have an audience.” She enjoyed the way her boyfriend turned just as red as Kiriko from earlier.

Their peace alone together would soon be disturbed as the butler came back holding a tray of coffee and some cookies with him. He quirked an eyebrow at how red Hiro was along with the lonely geta left behind by Kiriko in her haste to get away, “Did I miss something? Also, here’s your double espresso shot and some biscuits, miss.” He asked before offering Rebecca the drink and snacks she had been promised.

Reluctantly, she pried herself off Hiro as she grabbed the small glass and a handful of cookies to munch on before answering, “Oh nothing. Just me having fun with my boyfriend and his new bodyguard.~”

She chewed on the sweet treats, enjoying the crisps crust hiding away the chewy interior. The sweet, smooth taste of the large chocolate chunks only enhanced the cookie. She made sure Hiro had a taste as she pressed one up against his lips. He all too happily chomped on one and chewed away as she finally took a sip of her coffee. It might have been a bad idea as she was immediately assaulted by the strong bitter taste of it. She winced as any tiredness in her eyes quickly melted away as soon as the sip she had hit her stomach. She dared take more sips and each time she found it more and more agreeable. There was the lack of that sour taste she usually tasted in her can of coffee and there was nothing but the smoothness and richness of the black gold that now filled her mouth.

All the while, Walter merely gave them a flat look before a knowing smile stretched across his face. Collecting her cup and giving her the rest of the cookies in a silken pouch, he left them to their own devices but not before leaving a parting comment for them, “... Please don’t forget to stay hydrated, young master,”

“Walter!” Hiro shouted out as he gave the man a scandalized look but that only served to make the smirk that the older man sported all the wider.

“You’re a fucking ass, but I like you!” Rebecca snorted out as slipped the bag of cookies she had in her sleeve.

“I get that a lot, miss. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ll arrange your room at a nearby hotel. I’m sure the master would appreciate the peace and quiet later tonight,” The man snarked out as he gestured towards the estate just as he slipped out of view.

“Make sure that’s a room for three if you will, Jeeves.” Rebecca made sure to add as they weren’t going to be alone. Kiriko was going to be Hiro’s shadow after all and she was going to put that to the test with what she had stored for his input tonight.

Rebecca pulled on her input, eager to get away from the place so she could have some privacy with him but not before she picked up her newest companion.

Hiro gave her a surprised look before asking, “Wait, you’re really going to take the duck?”

“Why would I leave Subaru behind?” She asked back as the duck quacked happily as it got itself comfortable in her hands.

Of course, they had to leave Subaru in the care of a pet caretaker as the hotel that Walter reserved for them was not pet friendly but, once they had their newest pet properly taken care of, the couple along with Kiriko would find themselves in a large private suite. There, things got a whole lot steamier and she got to know just how dedicated Kiriko was to shadowing Hiro.

-x-x-x-

It was the day after a night of fun and now Rebecca would find herself sandwiched between two clingy cuddle bugs as the light of day made itself known with a beam of light shining from the nearby window. For a second, she debated on just staying in bed. The feeling of the silken sheets along with the arms of Hiro and Kirko around her bare form almost made her eyelids shut close and lull her back to sleep but her parched throat and grumbling stomach made itself known to her.

Carefully, she slid down from between her two partners and out of the bed. She winced a bit at the feeling of the cold air against her bare feet, but she shouldered on and soon she was free from the grasp of the two. Sitting on the edge of the bed, she looked back and watched as the two shifted closer to each other now that she was away. She smirked as she watched Kiriko pull Hiro close to her and bury him face first between her chest.

“My job here is done,~” She whispered as she jumped off their shared bed to get started for the day. Grabbing the half empty energy drink she left by the night stand, she navigated around the tangle of clothes they left behind on the floor as she made her way to the bathroom. A quick rinse of hot water was all she needed to freshen up and now all she wanted to do was eat.

“Now, where the hells the vending machine?” she muttered out as she tied her bathrobe to keep herself decent. She made a beeline for the nearby kitchenette attached to the small dining area of their large suite in search of something to eat. The fridge only yielded some snacks and a whole lot of fresh, but raw, ingredients for her to use but no pre-prepared and packed meals. “I could use an XXL Burrito right now but I doubt they have that stocked here,” she grumbled out as she continued her search.

She eventually found herself a touch screen panel attached to the kitchen counter. Tapping the device, it lit up showing her a selection of services that the hotel offered. It was a rather intuitive but old school display showing what they had in store.  From cleaning, laundry down to valet and even cooking. She quietly debated on whether or not it was worth having people over but the rumbling of her stomach won out in the end.

Pressing the button, she jumped back in surprise at a panel in the roof of the kitchenette. She grabbed a bread knife and pointed it at the turret that popped down but it turned out to be nothing more than a round bot with a pair of mechanical hands. Moving around through the rail guides atop the room, it went about gathering ingredients before chopping them up with an impressive display of dexterity and speed.

She sat down, watching transfixed to the machine as it tossed rice in a large steel wok while it cooked over a jet burner. The sizzling of meats, vegetables and rice filled the air with its savory scent. It was one thing to watch someone cook things and it’s another to see it in person. She jumped a bit in surprise as she felt hands wrap around her stomach.

She turned around and found Hiro hugging her while Kiriko made tea for two while she started grinding up some roasted coffee beans, “I would have whipped something up but the bot beat me to the punch,” he mumbled out sleepily even when his hair was still wet and smelt of flowers.

“How do you like your coffee? Espresso, Americano, Latte?” Kiriko asked as she scooped up the coffee powder and loaded it up to a machine.

“What’s the difference?” Rebecca yawned out. In the end, it was just coffee. It was going to wake her up one way or another.

“Well, it’s just a choice of what you want to add to an Espresso shot. Do you want to water it down, add in milk, add chocolate, add in milk foam and things like that.” Kiriko helpfully explained and Rebecca’s expression twisted to that of disgust at the thought of further watering down coffee with water. She had enough cheap, watery coffee from the vending machines, thank you very much!

“Well, give me the strongest you've got. I think that’s what Walter gave me.” She requested as her mouth watered at the thought of the strong coffee. It was bitter as hell but it grew on her and all she wanted to do was drink more of it.

“Double Shot Espresso it is then!” Kiriko chimed out as she prepared the coffee but not before handing Hiro his cup of black tea mixed in with a generous helping of milk and nothing else. With how dark it was, Rebecca would have mistaken it for some coffee blend if not for the lack of the distinct aromatic scent that all coffee drinks had regardless of quality.

“You really love your boiled tea leaves don’t you?” Rebecca lightly heartedly jabbed at Hiro as he savored his hot drink.

“I can say the same to your roasted bean soup,” Hiro quipped back as Kiriko offered her that espresso she so desperately needed before she sat down with them. There, around the kitchen counter, they enjoyed each other's company as they relished the flavor and scent of their respective drinks while the bot started serving their breakfast.

They made small talk, nothing too serious, while Rebecca chewed on her food, her mind drifting back to yesterday’s meeting, “Did your grandfather really approve of me?” She then asked, wondering just how the old man approved of her. So swept up was she with the relief she felt from yesterday and her meeting with Kiriko that she hadn’t really inquired more about what happened behind closed doors.

Rebecca frowned as Hiro sighed out. Setting down his fork, he then admitted, “No, he approved of you being a mistress but not a wife,” Rebecca’s eyebrow rose up as the weight that had settled on her shoulder was lifted as soon as it came.

“Eh, I’m fine with that,” Rebecca waved off his concern as she gave him a quick peck on the lips.

He kissed back, still frowning and absorbed in his own melancholy as he continued, “But it’s not like I’m going to marry anyone in the-! Wait, what?” He looked at her with shock clearly painted over his face. She rolled her eyes at his bewildered look before she glanced over to Kiriko.

“Kiriko, give our input here a reminder on why I don’t care?” Rebecca commanded and Kiriko happily complied as he gave the boy a kiss on the cheeks. Hiro looked at Kiriko before looking back at Rebecca as she gave Kiriko a pat on the head. There was a hierarchy in this relationship and she had established it pretty clearly.

“Heh, remember who’s harem this is and I doubt your grandfather would let anyone short of drop dead gorgeous near you as little miss kunoichi and I could attest. Like damn, you can bounce a bullet on that ass,” She reminded Hiro before giving Kiriko a slap on the ass. The girl straightened up before lightly glaring at her.

“Even after I slept with you, I still can’t get over how brazen you are,” The girl huffed out as she turned her nose up and away from her while a light dusting of pink colored her cheeks.

“Heh. Get used to it cupcake,~” She cackled, thoroughly enjoying herself now that she was surrounded by those that she loved.

“But-”  Her well meaning but rather pig headed input tried to protest but she shut him up before he would spiral down.

“No buts. It’s as if I need a piece of paper telling me that my boyfriend is my other half.” She scoffed out. All she needed was Kiriko and Hiro and she was fine. In the end, the things written on those papers served as a way to formalize things but she could go without it.

He looked over to Kiriko before back to her in bafflement but that quickly gave in to bemusement as he chuckled out and shook his head. She glanced over to Kiriko and the girl looked back and they both laughed out loud. The man they both shared could be quite the worrywart.

“Now that it's pretty much confirmed your old man’s not going to be breathing down on my shoulder anytime soon, I think we can even be more explicit with how we love each other,”  She purred out as she nuzzled up against him.

“I doubt that anything’s going to top how you had your way with both of us at the same time if I might add,” He stressed out, making sure that he knew damn well how she had fun with both of them and she just grinned back in response.

“You’ve seen nothing yet,~ besides, aren’t you interested in having a few more bodies warming the bed?” Rebecca offered, giving him a tantalizing view of what he could have. She was quite familiar with the dreams of men given her role models were joytoy’s and she couldn’t fault them as she too dreamed of it.

“When we get back to Night City, please don't drag all the girls that catch your fancy into our bed. Kiriko is one thing but eventually, it’ll be too much of a handful,” The boy relented and Rebecca cheered as it was all but official.

“I’m not making any promises,~ don’t worry though, I’m a bit picky. Now, tell me about this Korean girl you had in your sports team,~” She teased him.

“...Damn it. Why do I have a feeling you’ll eventually drag someone in our bed whom we just had a fire fight with?” He mused out loudly. Rebecca merely giggled as she pressed herself against him. She had the best boyfriend in the world and she promised to herself once more that she was going to be damn sure that he’d feel love. With their eventual return back to Night City, she could think of a few ways like supporting his dream but for now, she just wants to chat and further connect with their new girlfriend.

-x-x-x-

Back in night city, a certain blonde would find herself waking up to the cold and spartan apartment of her current lover. She grimaced as she got from her seat and grabbed a nearby towel. Even while wearing some state of the art suit to vent all the excess heat, she still worked up quite the sweat.

“Here,” Growled out her lover's mechanical voice as she found a bottle of sports drinked offered to her. She gazed up at her monstrous lover who gazed at her with those cold red eyes that never failed to send shivers of fear down her spine.

“You’re oddly sweet when you want to be, you know that?” She commented as she extended the straw and connected it to her mouth piece. Still, despite how cold and distant he was, he could act human. It was all an illusion but a sweet illusion she can lose herself in.

“I aim to please,” The man snarked, making her snort out in amusement.

“In more than one way,” She added as she walked up to him and sat down on his lap.

She leaned up against him, feeling his hard metal body against her own. At first, she felt afraid but now she found comfort in his hold. She felt like she was surrounded by living metal, ready to rip and tear apart at anything that might get near. She had to admit, it also felt akin to having one’s head inside the jaw of a dangerous beast but it only made the thrill of the moment all the sweeter.

“She keeps running away,” She vented, letting Smasher of all people hear her woes.

“And she’s going to keep running away. Your brat’s afraid,” The man listened and he answered. She sighed out as he leaned against his arms, holding on to them and finding comfort in the hard cables of artificial muscle serving as his biceps. Like she said, he can be sweet in his own little way.

“I know, I know but it’s just so frustrating seeing her throw her life away just because she’s afraid,” She complained.

“So long as my ward keeps me away from her, she'll live,” Her man replied coldly, making her scoff as she pulled her hands away and crossed her arms across her chest.

“You're such a horrible monster you know that?” She pointed as she glared up at him.

“Yet you still keep coming back,” He answered back with what she could only assume was with sadistic glee. She growled as she turned around and straddled him with her legs wrapping around his hips.

“Just shut up and fuck me already. I swear, you have some chrome that keeps getting me all hot and bothered. You're lucky that I can’t just stop wanting you.” She growled out as she reached up and pulled him down to her. He grabbed on her ass as he stood up and pressed her against the wall. She bit back a scream as he grabbed her hands and roughly held them above her head. She shivered as he leaned close to her with the points in his jaw running against her neck. Her legs felt like jelly yet her core ached with need.

“So you say.” He whispered to her as she let him have his way. She hated how much she needed him but with the hole in her heart, she clung to anything that kept her busy even if it was the monster that everyone feared.