Unsuspecting and alone, getting kidnapped and turned into a literal walking snack by a cute girl with pink hair is the last thing anyone would have expected to be at the end of an exhausting day.
But that's what happens to Hal. A highschool student...
"Are you down to hang out?" Niko asks me as she rummages through her handbag. School has just ended and we are next to our lockers.
"Sure. What are you thinking?"
"I don't know. We could either stop by some club or cafe."
"What about combining it with some window shopping? Also, what about Himari? Didn't we three discuss meeting up yesterday"
"Yeah. Her plans changed, she got asked out."
"Aha. Who is it this time?"
"You know Martin?"
"Not really. Does he go to our school?"
"Yup. An underclassman, she said he could be a fun toy."
Unlike Niko and I who like to talk about big game but don't actually act upon anything, Himari sees absolutely no problem with getting exactly what she wants. While I normally just pass her frivolous behavior off as "momentary bouts of sluttyness", now that I've forced my way upon Hal, I can't help but guiltily relate. Of course Himari is human though.. So she has less of an excuse than me..
"Good for her. I guess we can grill her for the deets later again, see if there is anything new. Wanna make some bets?" Idly I carry on the conversation.
"Why not? If she get all the way to fourth base by tomorrow morning, you will pay me a thousand yen." Niko states her bet.
"Hey! Not a chance!" I raise my voice. "That's way too easy! Why don't I just hand you the money right away!?" Shutting my locker and clicking the lock in place, I gesture to her that I'm ready to begin walking.
Niko nods, and side by side we head towards the exit.
"Then how about this? If Himari complains about him finishing within ten minutes, then you owe me that cash."
Amused at the completely possible outcome, I hold in a giggle. "Deal. But for it to be fair, if she doesn't, then you owe me double that amount."
Niko, matching my energy, grins before replying. "Deal."
...
Chatting away about various topics, mostly just random, Niko and I commence our window shopping.
Walking down the street, we occasionally decide to enter a clothes store in order to try on either a hat or dress, and make sure to turn every outfit into a mini-photoshoot.
In one store that we normally come to, we decide to play a little game.
"No! Don't turn around yet!" I exclaim when Niko attempts to peek. The idea behind the game is that I pick one outfit for her, and she picks one for me. Regardless of what the other picks, we must try it on and allow a single photo.
It's a risky game of course. Especially since I'm the one picking first this time. Even if I decide to actually pick out a nice outfit, I have no guarantee that she'll do the same, while on the other hand, if I'm ruthless, I know for certain she will be as well.
Crossing my fingers that she'll play nice on me, I tell her to turn around.
"Here. This is my pick."
"Huh.. A pink T and pleated skirt? Nothing a little more adventurous? And besides, we both know that pink is your color, not mine."
"So? This is how the game works. You have to try it on. No take-backsies."
"Fine. But just know. Just because you play nice, doesn't mean I will."
Crap. I bet wrong. I should've known.
I stand outside the changing room's thin fabric curtain, waiting for her to either call me in or to come out.
"Readyy!" Niko bursts out, theatrically shoving barrier aside, and landing in a pose. Of course, as expected, she looks great in it. "I'm not complaining.. Because doesn't look bad, but you could have done better." She isn't wrong. While the outfit looks great, her hair color and eyes don't quite match it somehow.
"I'll start getting serious in round two." I state confidently.
"Should I be excited or worried?" Rather than answering her very valid question, I just look at her with a worry-finding smile.
"Fine, keep quiet. Now it's your turn to be the doll. Go wait inside."
"I didn't make you do that! Can't I just turn around?"
"Nope. I don't want you finding anything out based on where I am."
I sigh. "Fine. Just don't take too long."
...
"I'm baack! And I got you the perfect outfit!" Niko explodes into the small space with way too much energy.
Now, I'm not worried about looking good. I know for a fact that whatever Niko chooses will follow a certain fashion standard, but.. The question is how much skin it'll show, and having a potential black-mail image isn't ideal.
Plopping down the chosen outfit on the stool next to me, she withdraws with a hum.
Now once again left alone, I slowly pick up the articles of clothing and examine them. A pair of short pink jean shorts, and a black sporty long sleeved crop top.
I take a short moment to doubt Niko's choices, and then slowly begin to remove my own school uniform, and replace it with these.
Looking at myself in the mirror, I actually quite like the top. It is comfortable, fashionable, and had it not been for my belly button showing, I would have easily worn this in public.
The shorts however.. While they are in a nice color, they are just slightly too loose, exposing just a bit too much skin for comfort.
"Are you ready in there?" I hear Niko's excited voice from just outside. Normally We'd both stay in the changing room, and during changing we'd continue to converse, but this particular one is too cramped for two.
"Mhm.." Sliding the fabric to the side, I hesitantly reveal myself and do a little twirl.
"That's perfect!" Had this been an anime, Niko would definitely have had stars in her eyes.
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A/N
You guys have no idea how long that image took to make.. No regrets though. Recently I've been working on my ai art flow, and I have now integrated photoshop into it for more freedom.
In this particular image, (with photoshop) I gave Inesa a haircut (her hair was on the original photo down to her hips), switched out the background, as well as extended the background since the rack was originally too high up. But of course there was a bunch of steps before that as well.
Aaaand I have to say. For ai to replace humans, Aloot of work still need to be done, ai is by no means easy to work with.
Question: How would you guys like to see more images in the future? I won't be able to add for every chapter, and ofc due to Wattpad tos, no nsfw. But what do you think of a more regular visual aid?
