Harem Reborn

I turned around and found Kyrina there, but she looked terrific. Now, not to say that Kyrina wasn't a beautiful woman, to begin with, but this was a significant change. I was so used to seeing her in her underwear that I was left speechless. Then my eyes fell on her and started to trace the outlines.

Kyrina was wearing a soft green sun dress that stopped just short of her feet. Her hair was pulled up into a ponytail, and I could see the lighter undertones of her reddish hair. My eye was drawn to the plunging neckline, and I had to pull my gaze back up to her face before I got lost.

When our eyes connected, I was surprised to see the wry smile on her face.

"You like what you see?"

"Hmmm? Yeah, Kyrina, you look stunning! Where did you get that dress from? It looks perfect on you!"

"Sasha got it for me."

My eyes went back to her neckline, and I smiled. Yeah, this would be something that would also look good on Sasha, but it looked amazing on Kyrina right now. I walked over and took her in my arms, and we shared a kiss before pulling apart and going to check a now flashing green light on the switchboard.

"Hey, this is the comm light. Who would be calling us? Kyrina asked me, looking at the flashing light.

"More than likely, our ride to the main pavilion there. Let's check it out," I said as I reached out to activate the comm system.

/Hello?

//This is shuttle bug one oh nine. I'm here to transfer your sorry behinds to the center platform so you can get shipped off to the sand ball!

/OK, we will meet you at the docking port

"Ready to go? Make sure we don't have anything to identify us as Universal Watch. The last thing we need now is to get the King's eye on us before we even make it down to the planet."

"Yeah, I had to take my underwear off, so that doesn't show up."

"Good, we don't wanna make mistakes early on. Also, even if we see them while at the Center Platform, we need to keep to ourselves and not talk to the other girls even if we see them. It might also cause problems if were show that we know each other."

Kyrina nodded to me as she walked to the docking arm. The door was already green when we got there, meaning that the pilot had already docked safely, and it was OK to open the door. Once inside, a strange octopus-like man gave us a curt nod and turned back to the controls of his ship.

The man didn't seem much for small talk, so we took our seats instead. The moment our bodies had hit the Acura-Gel, the pilot took off. Both of us were pressed back into the gel and became stuck in awkward positions until the ship's acceleration ceased. Our legs and arms were released from the death hold the seat had gripped us with, leaving my body slumped in the chair.

I wanted to be mad, but one look at Kyrina's bright and smiling face made me squash any such feelings. She looked like she was having a great time with it all, so I sucked it up and smiled with her. It wasn't a long trip, but we held hands the entire way, talking about things we might do, but the whole time the drive kept silent.

After docking and having the seats release us, Kyrina, and I got up to leave. Both of us thank the man, but he still didn't speak. I let Kyrina out first, and as I was about to go when a hand on my shoulder stopped me.

"Don't take her."

The words sent ice running through my body, and I turned around to look directly at the man and his steel expression. No emotions showed through like his face had been cast from metal. I stared at him before asking him what he had meant by that.

"I was standing where you were three years ago. Both me and Dally were excited and ready to take the world on. No one could stop us or make us listen to warnings. That was stupid of me. I should have listened to her, but now all I'm left with is this shitty job and her final words crying out to me. I love you... Every time I look at this godforsaken planet, I still hear them. Don't make the mistake I made, son. Nothing is worth the one you love."

With that, The man turned around and walked back to his seat. I stayed there, standing and watching him before leaving to follow Kyrina. Once outside the ship, the light for the door turned red, signifying that the ship had already left. This place might be more dangerous than I had first thought; I would have to keep her close to me. The last thing I wanted was to lose someone.

Kyrina was waiting for me, already waiting in the customs line. It looked like they were checking for illegal weapons and such. When it came to our turn, we were pressed through with no problems. Being part of the watch doesn't make us infallible for mistakes, but we had an image to uphold, so we wouldn't likely be trying to sneak things in.

The thing was, we weren't in our uniforms, so no one knew that we were UW officers. This was why it was so nice to get through fast, but as we left, I notice Tama and Mikota were at the check-in another line, but they were being held up. I squinted at them and saw that the guard was taking a large number of sharp weapons off Both girls.

"Do you see them?" I asked Kyrina as we walked away from them.

"Yeah, they must have been bored; Tilly and Iona should have ridden with them to keep them in line. I wonder how much training they got done during the trip?"

I groaned, thinking about it as we walked away. The next area we walked through was an open expanse, and it seemed to be some sort of meeting area, but since we were already together, we continued forward. Ahead of us was another checkpoint, but this one wasn't searching for people but dividing them into a different group. If I were to guess, I would say that this is the place to separate racers from tourists.

We were directed to the right with a couple other pairs of people standing and waiting. Most of them were silent, but there was one pair that seemed far too excited about the race ahead. I ignored them and turned my focus to Kyrina, hiding my smile.

As much as I would like to deny the race, I was more than excited. Being a week away, we still had time to prepare and hear other people's stories. Kyrina pinched my cheek, making me frown, and I leaned in to give her a quick peck on the lips.

"You don't have to hide your excitement, Dave. The others won't get mad, hehe," Kyrina giggled while taking my hand and leaning into my shoulder.

"I know, but then I see the pair over there acting giddy, and I have to wonder, will we see them after the race? I don't mean to bring us down, but this is a dangerous race, and there is no guarantee that we make it back alive, little lone win. I just don't want to get too excited and miss something that might save our lives later."

"Hm, I know what you mean, I guess, but I don't want you sulking the whole time we are here! I want us to have fun!"

I pulled her in close before taking her face in my hands and looking into her eyes. I wasn't going to lose her, no matter what. I couldn't protect them all, but Kryina was my partner, and I would keep her safe.

At least, that was the plan.