User blog:MetalRonin0/An unexpected summoning Part2

After almost 2 years, here is the second part of this story.

Link to first part :User blog:MetalRonin0/An unexpected summoning Part1

I am not particulary a big fan of how it turned out, as I feel that the writing style dramatically changed since it's been 2 years apart...

I think it's good enought, but you will probably notice a big change of style

When Soreve waked up, the sun was already hight in th sky, the little house was already largely illuminated by the sun passing throught the windows, with no closed panes to cover them.

His lack of sleep finally had the opportunity to be cared for, and he would have keep sleeping if it wasn't for sunlight and commotions coming from his kitchen.

He slowly open his eyes, and as his sense come back to him, he gradually remember the situation he was in and the event of the past night. He was not on his bed, but sat on the ground against his desk, a cover on him. He turned to look at the cage, and it was indeed empty of any demonic girl. He didn't had the time to ask himself where she was, as his attention was drag by more noise coming from the kitchen.

He stood up from his posiiton and carefully peek in the room trought the half opened door. The kitchen was a mess, he remember his rather strange encounter with the animated teddy bear, but he quickly realised it was not the cause of the mess. On the kitchen table was an assortment of kitchen ustensils and ingredient. The table was vastly covered in flour, butter and a mix of ingredient, it had even largely spilled on the floor.

A familiar teddy bear was occupied to clumsily mixing the dought in a bowl with a wooden tool wich was almost it size.

"Master! You are finally awake!"

Soreve finally turned to the little Imp, she proudly smiling at him despite the dought on her face, wearing an apron he didn't know he had.

"What is happening here?" he asked, obviously confused by the absurd situation.

"Isn't that obvious?" She replied "As a good servant, I am preparing breakfast for my master."

The magician just stare at her, incapable deciding on what question to ask first.

"What the hell is that thing?" He finally asked while pointing at the living plushie.

"Ho that!" She exclaimed. "You see, it's Compote, I used your gift to make a minion of mine." She said proudly putting a hand on her chest. "I can control it, as you can see."

He proud demeanor suddently diminished as she continue. "My plan was to use it to get the key of the cage to free me, but it seem it get away last night, while I was sleeping, the rune on the bar of the cage preventing me to use magic seem to have interfere with my 'connection' with him the moment he get away from the cage. I thinks that's why he turned aggressive." She explained apologetically.

She was fidgetting with her hand, looking at the ground in shame.

"But it's all ok now!" She finnaly exclaimed. "I have complete control on him now." She pointed at Compote.

The teddy bear was standing still on the table, it's expressionless face and empty round eyes made Soreve uncomfortable.

He rub his eyes with his fingers, to chase the sleep away and to process the whole situation. Nira was obviously very sorry for the incident of last night, and she did save him in the end. Not wanting to make her more sad, he decided to not press the subject.

"Ok, fine, so what are you doing here?" He extended his arms, presenting the mess around them.

"We are making breakfast obviously!" She replied proudly. She didin't seem to noticed or being concerned by the catastrophic state of the kitchen.

"Now don't worry master, I am taking care of everything, please just sit down, relax, breakfast will be ready soon."

Tired, and not wanting to disapoint the mamono, he executed himself, as long as she don't blow up the kitchen, he didn't really cared.

After several minutes, she exit the kitchen with a plate full of pancake, or at least what look like it.

"Tadaaaa!" She exclaim happily, putting the plate of food on the table of the main room. "Please enjoy my dear master."

It barely looked like pancake, wasn't the good shape, and barely the good color. He hesitantly took a bite. It was surprisingly ok for fooed made by a plush toy controlled by an Imp.

It wasn't bad, but it barely taste like anything, but at least it wasn't disgusting. Nari was eyeing him expectantly, waiting for a reaction.

"It's very good." he lied to reassure her.

"Hooo, master you honour me with your praise." She said blushing. She was trying to keep her calm but her tail  happily wagging behind her was betraying her.

She seem satisfied to just watch him, looking at her he noticed that the simple smile turned into a more mischevious smile. He finally came back to his sense, and realised what was happening. She was an Imp, a mamono, she was trying to charm him to control him, nothing more, nothing less. He suddently stopped eating and put his fork on the table wich seem to startled her.

"Look Nari." He began. "I know what you are trying to do here... But that will not work, I did not change my mind, I will find a way to send you back." he said firmly, determination in his voice.

Her smile completly vanish to let place to panic.

"Wait-No! Master, I can do more than food! I can do all sort of things for you. You don't need to get rid of me!"

"Don't try it! I know how mamono work, I put you in the cage once, I will put you in it another time by force if I need to."

Nari jump and flap her wing to float to the man at the mention of the cage.

"No please! Don't put me back in the cage, I promise I will not try anything!" As she approached him she hug him tightly. "Please please please please, I will be a good girl, I promise." He could hear the genuine distress in her voice.

Hearing it tore his heart, he really couldn't stand to see her like that. Was it the Imp's magic? Trying to make him lower his guard? Or was she genuine?

"Argg... Fine..." He replied defeated as he hug back the little mamono to calm her down.

"I will not put you back in the cage, but I am still sending you back a way or another, ok?"

The Imp didn't answer, she just replied with a satisfied "Hm!" while hugging him even more tightly. Her tail resume it's usual playful dance in the air.

They stayed like that for a moment, Soreve didn't knew what to do, and was waiting for her to free him, but she seem happy  not to.

He finally spoke up. "So, huuu... I have work to do, can you let me go?"

There was another awkward silence before Nari finally break the hug.

"Fine, as you wish master." She pouted and cross her arm disappointed.

He felt a little pang of guilt in his heart, but he knew it was the right thing to do, he just couldn't give in to all her little whim, this is exactly what she wanted, this is exactly how man under their charm fall to their demise. Without looking back, he went back to his desk to work, at least that would put his mind off the Imp.

"If you need anything master, any kind of service, just tell me, I am right here for you." Nari said seductively.

Without really thinking, Soreve repliied "Ho yea... Why don't you clean the kitchen?"

The little mamono was taken aback. She looked trought the open door of the kitchen into the mess she made, realising in horror that she would have to actualky work. Work quite much actually. She grimaced a bit before finally executing herself.

"Of course master!" She said with the best fake smile she could manage.

In that way, Sorevestarted living with the devilish mamono in his home. However, he quickly realised it would be way harder than expected. Nari happened to be more obliging that he could imagine, alway ready to offer him some help or some comfort.

"Would you like a massage master?", "How's about you take a little break master", "Would you like to relax with me a little, master?" and other more subjective proposal was his new daily life. Everytime he would refuse she would sulk or actually saddened. Everytime that sad look in her eyes would make his heart melt. Eventually he would end up sometime giving in, taking a break from his work to indulge whathever activity the Imp had for him. He refused to admit it, but he actually enjoyed it as much as her.

His work however was leading nowhere, he couldn't find anything about how to revert a summoning, and Nari would alway avoid the subject about her life before he summoned her.

After only a week, Soreve was at a breaking point. he didn't want to get rid of Nari anymore. She was a good and welcomed company. He just wanted to see her happy, he couldn't bear to see her sad when he would refuse to give her attention. Everytime he just wanted to hug her, comfort her, spoil her. But was that what he wanted, or was it just the charm of the mamono? Wouldn't that lead him to his demise in the end?

He had to do something quick.

He was contemplating his options and an immediate solution at his desk, as he alway were when working. Nari was occupied cleaning, but in reality, she was too occcupied starring at her master, a little grin on her face as she could tell his struggle. She knew it was just a matter of time before she got her long awaited prize.

While she was not really working, Compote was hard at work sweeping around with a miniature broom, the Imp had developped her capacity of control over the teddy bear and used it to do most of the work while she was not doing much. The animate plushies seem to be partially autonomous, but would obey to Nari guidance, and respond to her mood and want.

A knock at the door suddently disrupt the tranquility of the little house. At first none of them moved, normally no one ever come in their house in the middle of the wood. It knocked again.

"Ho- I will get it master." Nari said as she get to the door.

No one ever came since she was summoned, she didn't knew what to expect, Soreve however, knew, there was only one person that would ever come to visit him. As Nari opened the door, she was greeted by a tall, beautiful women. She had a long black robe revealing a generous part of her sizeable cleavage, a mage robe without a doubt, her long red hair were flowing behind her. She smile warmly at the Imp. Soreve rush to the door, a mix of fear and anger on his face as he looked at the smiling women.

"Well hello, I see you both are doing great, what a cute little couple you do." The stranger said with a chuckle.

"What? Who are you?" Asked Nari confused.

Soreve replied for her.

"She is the women that gave me the method to summon you... Or, actually, that trapped me into summoning you." He said coldly.

Nari only turned to him silently, visibly uncomfortable at the notion that he was "trapped" into summoning her.

"She would also happened to be my ex-girlfriend."

This time Nari eyes grow wide in shock.

"What!?" Thanks for reading.

I will try to post the next part a little faster this time.

I am looking forward for your feedbacks. Sorry if there is any grammatical mistake, english is not my first language, but I'm pretty sure I already said that on the previous chapter.