I squirmed helplessly, wrists chained above my head with some kind of sparkly pink magical rope.
In front of me stood the three deadliest girls alive - Sona, Tsubaki, and Ruruko - looking like they were about to personally erase me from history.
This has to be a nightmare, I thought desperately. Or some extremely illegal doujinshi.
Sona adjusted her glasses menacingly.
Tsubaki crossed her arms like a disappointed mom.
And Ruruko... she puffed out her cheeks like an angry hamster ready to bite.
I chuckled weakly.
Sona: "Explain yourself."
MC: "Heyyyy, funny story actually-"
I choked.
Their glares pinned me harder than the magic chains.
Flashbacks... why is it always flashbacks?
Twenty Minutes Earlier
It had started like any normal day.
I was humming to myself on my way out of school, minding my own business, when I heard someone shout:
Saji: "Yo, Levi! Wait up!"
I slowed down, and looked at who was calling me.
MC:"Yo Saji."
Saji(Smiling):"Just the man I was looking for."
MC: "Huh, why where you looking for me?"
Saji: "Because you're being summoned by the Student Council."
I was confused why would they need me this early in the morning?
I did asked questions and followed him.
As soon as we got to the door, it slammed open, six hands shot out, grabbed me like a sack of potatoes, and yeeted me inside.
MC: "BETRAYAL! I TRUSTED YOU, SAJI!"
The door slammed behind me.
Silence.
Doom.
Back to Present
I wriggled uselessly against the chains.
This was fine.
Everything was fine.
This was just... enhanced bonding. Probably. Maybe.
The girls where glaring at me, what I got so far was that I broke 3 rules and they are mad at me for breaking them.
Sona: "Three violations of direct orders."
Tsubaki: "You spent more time with Rias's group than fulfilling your duties here."
Ruruko: "And you ignored me when I waved at you after PE class!!"
She looked the maddest out of all of them.
MC: "Okay, that last one sounds really personal!"
They all glared at me in perfect harmony.
God, even their disappointment was synchronized.
I cleared my throat.
MC: "Look, I didn't mean to betray you! I was just... helping out! Being friendly! Promoting cross-council unity! You know, friendship is magic and all that-"
Sona stepped closer.
She grabbed my chin and forced me to meet her terrifying, beautiful, soul-piercing gaze.
I almost fainted on the spot.
Sona: "You belong to me."
My brain blue-screened.
I think I forgot how to breathe.
...Is it wrong that I'm kind of into this?
MC: "...M-may I at least belong to you respectfully?"
Tsubaki: "Simp."
Ruruko: "Major simp."
The chains shattered in a flash of pink light, and I dropped to the ground dramatically, clutching my imaginary wounds.
MC: "Freedom... tastes like... tears..."
Sona: "Get up. We're going shopping."
MC: "Yes ma'am!"
Instant obedience. No thoughts. Only survival instincts.
Sona dragged me down the street, her hand clutching my wrist with iron strength.
She was wearing a soft yellow sundress now, looking so gorgeous I almost blacked out like a fainting goat.
Ruruko and Tsubaki were there as well, Ruruko was wearing a light blue jacket and a half cut... I'm a guy so I have no idea. While Tsubaki was wearing a very sexy - and I mean sexy - dress.
MC: "I'm underdressed... I'm literally wearing commoner clothes compared to you guys..."
Sona: "You look like you haven't taken a shower in years."
I staggered back like she slapped me.
My pride... my honor...
Before I could recover, Sona shoved an armful of clothes at me.
Sona: "Change. Now."
I shuffled into the dressing room like a condemned man.
Outfit #1: A full pink sparkly jacket and matching pants.
I walked out, hoping for mercy.
Ruruko: (Takes pictures of me.)
Tsubaki: (Chuckling.)
Sona: "Absolutely not."
MC: "REAL MEN WEAR PINK!"
Sona: "REAL MEN GO BACK IN THERE."
I retreated in shame.
Outfit after outfit, humiliation stacked like a tower ready to collapse.
Somewhere deep down, though...
I realized...
I would do it all again.
For her.
After what felt like hours of fashion torture, I was finally allowed to exist in public again.
I wore a grey shirt, and a dark grey jacket and jeans combo now - simple, decent, non-criminal.
My dignity? Gone.
My heart? Hanging on by a thread.
Sona yanked me along like a disobedient dog on a leash.
MC: "Is this legal? Should I call a lawyer?"
Sona: "You can't afford one."
Tsubaki and Ruruko followed us, chatting like they hadn't just participated in a war crime against my wardrobe.
We finally reached this super fancy café.
Golden signs, velvet chairs, and pastries that looked so expensive they needed a security guard.
MC: "This place looks like it charges 500 yen just to breathe inside."
A waiter appeared instantly, probably smelling the money radiating off Sona.
Waiter: "Table for four?"
Sona: "Yes."
We then sat down and the second I sat down I felt out of place, like damn this was one hell of a fancy restaurant.
But it was too late.
We sat down at the royal throne seats.
Meanwhile, I was looking around like a fool.
MC: (Thinking) "MF I feel broke."
I sat, sipping the world's fanciest water and nibbling a cookie that looked like it could legally be considered gold.
Then the girls ordered their food.
Tsubaki: "I'll have the chocolate parfait."
Ruruko: "I'll have the strawberry crepe set!"
Sona: "I'll have the blueberry deluxe pancake tower."
MC (to waiter): "I'll have whatever costs less than 200 yen."
Then Sona kicked my leg and it hurt like a motherfucker.
MC: "OW!"
Sona: "This is your reward, so order what you want. Don't be scared."
I looked at her as a single tear dropped out of my eye.
MC (whispering): "You could have said that nicer... bitch."
Sona then glared at me.
Sona (Glaring): "Huh?"
MC (Sweating): "I would like a steak please."
The waiter then asked me medium or rare and mf I didn't know the difference.
I never ate fancy shit before so I just said rare cause it sounded fancy.
Twenty Minutes Later
Our table looked like a scene from a Michelin-star restaurant.
The girls were eating and living their best lives.
Sona elegantly cut into her pancake tower, while Tsubaki and Ruruko shared bites and giggled.
Occasionally, Sona would glance over at me like I was an abandoned pet shelter exhibit.
Cause I was confused - they gave me so many knives and forks.
MC: "How the hell do I use this?"
I picked up a small knife. Like it was really, really small.
Sona looked at me and chuckled.
Sona: "He's doing fine."
Tsubaki: (Nods.) "Like a trooper."
Ruruko: (Snickers.) "Like a very funny trooper."
I contemplated throwing myself onto the floor for dramatic effect.
Instead, I took a bite of my steak.
It tasted like a million dollars, like damn this tasted amazing.
After eating till my heart was content, the girls were chatting happily, completely full.
Me?
I was one light breeze away from collapsing.
Sona turned to me with a cruel smirk.
Sona: "Thank you for today. It was... entertaining."
MC: "So glad my suffering could be a bonding activity."
Tsubaki: "Next time, we'll dress you up as a butler."
Ruruko: "Ooh, or a catboy!"
MC: "PLEASE NO... let me have the drop of dignity I have left."
They just laughed.
Monsters. Beautiful, dangerous monsters.
As I dragged myself home, I made one vow deep inside my heart:
Never trust anyone again, even my homies.