Silly Little Secret

Silly Little Secret

Chaos was brewing in the small farming town of Ikeldorn – a demon was causing trouble for the townspeople, and thus they had no choice but to ask a demon-hunting guild for help. The chief of Ikeldorn commissioned the Red Skulls for aid, and they sent a young boy named Domaru Rosen, along with his two companions Neko and Hanyu. The village chief was reluctant to let someone so young deal with such an important task. "Lad, how old are you?" he asked Domaru. "Fifteen," the spiky-haired young man replied confidently. "We'll take care of that demon for ya. Tell us more about the problem, old man."

"Hmmm... well, this demon is more mischievous than evil, but it is destroying the crops of the villagers and releasing the livestock. It only appears at night, and my guess is that it will show up at the Erkson's Farm tonight – he has the largest crop remaining." the chief explained, but then glanced at Domaru's two companions. "These strange creatures... are they demons...?"

Hanyu, the adorable little demon with yellow eyes, a tail and wings floated above Domaru's head. "I'm a demon, but I'm a NICE demon!" it said in a tiny, squeaky voice. "My name is Hanyu!" The chief rubbed his stubble white beard, "I see... and you?" he raised an eyebrow at Neko, the voluptuous pink-haired cat girl. "I'm Neko, nya! A pleasure to meet'cha!" she smiled wide and shook the chief's hand. "Domaru is my Master; where ever he goes, I go, nya!" The old man shook his head dismissively, "All right... well then, it's almost dark. Head on over to Erkson's Farm to the north and take care of that demon. If you succeed, I will reward you with something nice. Off you go! "

When they left the chief's house, Domaru shrugged as they headed to Erkson's Farm. "Pushy old fart, isn't he?" the young man grumbled. "Awwww, you're such a meanie, Master! The old man called us to help him, and besides... he said he'll give us something nice as a reward, nya!" Hanyu perched on Neko's shoulder, "Weeee! A reward! I hope he gives us cookies!" the demon exclaimed. "You guys..." Domaru sighed. "Whatever, there's the farm."

They arrived at Erkson's Farm and waited behind a patch of bushes for the demon to appear. Just as the chief predicted, the demon skulked through the shadows when the sky became completely dark. It didn't look particularly menacing – in fact, it looked human. Domaru charged out at the 'demon' and punched it in the face; it yelped out and stared at the boy sadly. "Hey demon, get outta here or I'm gonna smash your face!" Upon closer inspection, Domaru realized that it was not a demon at all – it was a very dirty young girl.

"What the hell...?" Domaru face-palmed. "It's a girl...? Why are you terrorizing these people?" The girl shook her head, "I just wanted some food!" she cried. Neko came up to the girl and gave her a big hug, "Awwww, she is so cute, nya! Not a demon at all, just a cute little girl! We should tell the chief, Master." Hanyu frowned, "B-but, we won't get a reward, then!" Domaru was irritated. "So you said you wanted food, but why were you releasing the livestock? Kid, where are your parents?" The little girl lowered her head, "They left Ikeldorn without me. I have no one left, so I thought if I caused trouble in town someone would notice me and save me!"

"Stupid..." Domaru rolled his eyes. "Why didn't you just talk to the chief?" Neko looked at Domaru pleadingly, "Aw, why don't we take her with us for a while, nya? Maybe the guild would take care of her. She could be a demon hunter someday, nya!" Hanyu landed on Domaru's head, coming up with a brilliant lie. "Yeah, that's a great idea! We could lie to the chief and tell him that we fought a big scary demon, then we could get the reward!" The young man was uncertain, "I guess. Besides, I won't get any fame for punching a little girl in the face. C'mon, you can wait in our inn room until we leave. We'll take you to the Red Skulls headquarters later and they can help you find your parents maybe."

The little girl was happy, "R-Really? You'd help me, Mister? You're so kind!" Hanyu giggled, "She isn't even mad that you punched her." Neko nodded, "Master Domaru is very kind! Come on, let's get you back to the inn. I'll give you some of my clothes so you won't have to walk around in those rags! We'll give you a nice bath too, nya!! It will be fun, hee-hee!" Neko ran off with the little girl while Domaru and Hanyu went back to the chief's hut. "You've returned already? Have you taken care of the demon?" he was slightly skeptical. Domaru weaved a false tale of his heroic deeds while Hanyu made dramatic 'ooo' and 'ahhh' sounds. "Is that so...?" the chief didn't quite believe them, but he was glad that the demon was gone. "All right then, your reward is an all-day pass to the hot spring. You will find it at the southern edge of town. Enjoy yourselves, and thank you."

Domaru was a bit disappointed with such a meager reward, but he returned to the inn and explained what had happened to Neko, who was dressing the little girl in her own clothes. "A hot spring?! Master, we have to go tomorrow. Pleeease?" The young man was too tired to argue, "Sure, whatever... I'm gonna sleep now." The night flew by, and when the first light of dawn poured through the windows, Neko was sitting on Domaru's bed. "Master, it's morning, let's go!" she took his hand and pulled him out of bed, dragging him down the stairs and all the way to the hot springs. The whole way, Domaru was telling her to stop, but Neko didn't listen.

When they arrived, they were both shocked to see that the baths were not separate – both males and females bathed together. Neko's ears perked up, "Ooooh, I'll wash your back, nya!" Domaru looked at her, grumbling. "I'M STILL HALF ASLEEP!" The cat girl fell silent and her ears went down. "Nyaaa.... don't yell at me..." she looked around and found clothes that had been left for them. "Oh look, the chief left us something to wear to the spring!" Neko was giddy as she took the bathing suit and started to strip right in front of Domaru. "STOP THAT! NEKO I DON'T WANT TO SEE TH--" he covered his eyes, his face red. "It's okay if you see, nyaa... I don't mind!" she said with a smile. "I understand that Master is shy, but I'm done now. How do I look?!"

Domaru peeped through his fingers at her and then his hands fell to his sides as his mouth dropped open. The bikini was much too small for Neko; it looked like her chest was going to burst out of it. "U-ummm, Neko..." Neko tossed a pair of swimming trunks over to Domaru, "C'mon, slow poke! I wanna go in the hot springs!" she said in a sing-song voice. The young man sighed, wondering how he had been dragged into such a situation. He went into one of the private rooms to get changed and soon noticed Neko was watching him from under the door, her tail swishing around happily. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? CAN'T A MAN HAVE HIS PRIVACY?!" he yelled, and Neko pulled away. "Master is so cute when he is angry, nyaaa!" she giggled. "Stop calling me that, I'm not your master. Call me DOMARU! Do-ma-ru!" At last he finished changing, and they went into the hot spring together. Domaru tried his best not to stare at Neko, but it was hard when her chest looked like it was going to burst out of her bikini. "Neko, I think that's too small..."

Neko tilted her head, "Is it? That's true, it is kind of tight, nyaa.. I will take it off!" Domaru tried to protest, but when she went to undo the bra, it popped off of her anyway because it was too small. "Oh dear, nyaaa..." Domaru's face turned completely red as his nosebled a bit; he fell backwards into the hotspring, unconscious. "Oh no, I hope he isn't dead, nyaaa! I'll take him back to the inn right away!" Neko carried him out of the hotspring and got dressed, then they returned to the inn. Hanyu was upset that they had gone without him – he had still been asleep. Neither Neko nor Domaru spoke a word of what happened at the hot spring; it was their silly little secret.