Reborn in a Dating Sim: Life as a Mob is hard in an Equestria Girl’s Dating Game!

Reborn in a Dating Sim:

Life as a Mob is hard in an Equestria Girl’s Dating Game!

Chapter Twenty-Two

The bed under Copper Plum creaked a little as he turned. The sounds of the springs were a little bit of a surprise to him. Granted, he understood that traditional mattresses were a thing here, but he’d expected that the mattresses of their home to be goose feather mattresses. Mostly because he’d believed that the other mattresses would have been too much of a luxury for them. Instead he was treated to a traditional mattress, and he was trying to get comfortable. There were a few undeniable truths when it came to a young man’s life.

These were true in his previous life, and they were true now. One of those truths was that when a young man was a teeanger that most of his unoccupied thoughts usually went straight to thinking about those he was attracted to. Although he was technically older, mentally, than his actual biological age it didn’t change the fact that his body was causing his mind to drift. Thoughts of Diamond Tiara, Applebloom, and Artemis filled his head. He wanted to be next to any one of them.

He desperately wanted to feel them in this bed with him. He wanted to feel inside of them, and he hated that his mind was so easily swayed with the images of them. With Atremis the reason was simple. He wanted to have her become emotionally mature enough that she could handle the idea of a physical relationship. As it was he had a legitimate fear that engaging in a physical relationship too early would end with her becoming unstable. It wasn’t something that he wanted.

He didn’t need someone that had multiple android bodies, along with a ship capable of destroying the kingdom, suddenly becoming angry that he was friends with the opposite sex. Plus, he felt that it would be wrong to take advantage of her. She wasn’t naïve, but she was very literal. He couldn’t stand the idea of having her feeling broken hearted because of an action he might take.

Then again, he understood that there was a chance that she was going to be broken hearted because of his refusal to take action. Sometimes not doing something was just as devastating as doing. He understood that. A former life had taught him as much with the few relationships he’d experienced. Not that any of this mattered. It didn’t stop the thoughts. It didn’t keep the ideas from coming, and it didn’t slow down the need or desire he had. All it really did was make it painfully obvious that he was a teenager again.

He closed his eyes for a moment only to see the same details in his mind’s eye again. Artemis curled up in front of him, Diamond Tiara behind him, Applebloom curled up in front of Artemis. None of it made a whole lot of sense, and yet all of it seemed to remain present for him. He understood the reason, but he didn’t like it any better. He was ultimately a victim of his own need and desire. He was dealing with the fact that he had biological urges that he couldn’t stop or prevent.

His eyes began to get heavy when he heard a sound. Looking around the room he tried to see what it was, but the darkness that surrounded him made it impossible to see anything clearly. A moment later he saw a faint light coming from the wall. The faint light seemed to glow a golden orange, the color of a lit kerosene lamp, and it bobbed slightly. Soon a form began to take shape. He watched as the form came closer to him.

He felt the bed move, the light went to the floor, and he felt a presence beside him. He allowed his eyes to completely adjust and he saw someone he’d been thinking about. Artemis was there, and so was her other body. The other version of her moved near the bed as well, and both of them climbed up into the bed next to him, “My Captain,” she said, her voice low and husky, “Please, do not turn us away. I ask that you let us stay here with you, please. We need to be near you.”

He could see how desperate she was, and he felt for her, “Artemis, I don’t want to do anything before you’re ready for it.”

She took his hand, and brought it against the disguise she was wearing, “I’m working on that,” she said, her voice husky with the obvious need she felt, “I’m making myself into a biological being, or as close as I can be to one. I want to make myself into someone that you want to be with. I want to be able to give you an heir, and I want to have you consider me, consider us, as your other half.”

He looked at the version speaking, “Artemis, you do understand what you’re asking, right?” he asked, his own voice sounding uncertain,”I mean you get what happens if this happens, right? We’re not just Captain and crew anymore. Things will change between us. Things could get strange, weird, and I’m not sure that I want that to happen. You’re a good friend to me, and I don’t want to lose that friendship just to get laid.”

There was a moment of hesitation, “Our friendship will not end, my Captain,” she said before she moved, and he felt the warmth of her nude body, “It will blossom into something more. We will be not just friends, but lovers. Is that not worth the risk?”

He breathed out, “Not at the moment,” he said, trying his hardest to keep from allowing himself to react to the situation. “At the moment you are my closest friend, and I don’t want to lose that. I don’t want my closest friend, my best friend, to be lost to me because of a case of being horny.”

He hoped that his words wouldn’t cut her too deeply. She’d been growing in her emotions, and he had see her reaction to various stimuli. He didn’t want to see her cry, or watch as she got angry. Although he would be ready to deal with either. He would be ready because she ultimately was worth it. He hadn’t been lying to her. She was his closest friend. The fact that she was an A.I. didn’t matter to him. She was just as real of a person as anyone else was.

In a ton of ways she was far more real than most of the girls at the Academy. She had never acted in any way that could be considered entitled. Instead she was someone that spoke her mind, behaved how she believed she should, and was loyal. He treated her less like an object and more like a friend. It was his goal to ensure that she felt both valued and wanted. Part of it was to ensure she would remain loyal, but the biggest part of it was because it felt right to do so.

He watched as she settled around him, and his earlier visions were slowly taking shape. Both of her bodies were nude, and her biological camouflage was becoming more realistic. He could see small places where freckles had formed on her body. She was looking more and more like a normal girl. He felt the hands of the body that accompanied him the most touch his chest. They were gentle, but he understood that she had the ability to tear through steel.

“My Captain,” she said moving her hands down, “I understand all of your worries, but they are unfounded. I want you, I want to be with you, and I want you to be with me. I do not want to force this. I do not want you to think that I would simply take something that should be given,” she said, her words left a warm feeling inside of him, “But do not think, for a moment, that I will simply sit back. I have waited, I have remained loyal, and I have never given you a single reason to not accept me. I ask that I be rewarded for such.”

Her other body moved the blanket, and he felt that other version of her grabbing his boxers. Words formed, but never left his mouth. They didn’t because the body that he was the most used to kissed him deeply. He felt her tongue, and there was no denying that it was soft and felt real. He couldn’t stop the impulses that made him stand to attention. She broke the kiss, “Artemis,” he said, his voice having trouble being more than a mere whisper, “Please, I don’t think that you’re ready for this.”

She shook her head, “I am, my Captain,” she said with a smile, “I am ready, and I know that you are. I don’t want to deny ourselves anylonger. I don’t want to let this chance slip and never regain it. I want the two of us to join together, and I want our love to be shared for all time. Don’t deny me, please. Just let this happen. Enjoy it, and then enjoy it again, and again.”

He was about to say something else when he felt something warm starting to cover him. It wasn’t The Artemis that had been talking to him, but he noticed the other body was bending over, and her head was behind the first one’s back. His eyes widened as he realized what was happening. Taking a moment, he cleared his head, and he focused, “Artemis, this isn’t real, is it?”

Both of her bodies stopped, and he watched as a ripple went through them. For a moment they were still there, still on top of him, but then the bodies seemed to disappear. The effect he’d felt on his body was gone. For a moment there was truly nothing, and then he saw the door slightly open, “My Captain, I hope that you liked that,” she said, her voice just barely loud enough to hear, “With your connection built into your hand I’ve been able to connect slightly. Now I am able to show you what I would like to do for you.”

He looked at her, “And what I had said before still stands true. I don’t believe that you’re ready for it,” he replied, his voice gentle but firm, “I want to make sure that you’re emotionally mature enough before hand, and the other thing I said was the truth. I don’t want to lose my best friend due to a case of being horny. So, please, don’t force this.”

She finally gave a nod, “I promise,” she said from where she stood, “But I ask that you promise that I will be someone you will consider. I want to be more than just your crew.”

He watched as the door closed, and he took a moment to look at himself. He was still covered by a blanket, still wearing his boxers, but everything in the vision had felt so completely real. It had been only that he realized that she wouldn’t do anything without explicit consent that he knew it wasn’t real. That had been the one thing he was certain of, and that had been his saving grace. The moment she left he leaned back. Sleep was going to be a problem now. The vision was too perfect, and it had awakened his desires far more than they previously had been.

There was no denying that his body was that of a teenager, and there was no getting around that eventually he was going to do what teenagers did. It was simply the truth. At some point he was going to mess around. He just wanted to make sure that it wasn’t a mistake when he did. If he was going to be with someone then he wanted to be someone that wanted to be with him in return. Maybe it was naive of him to think like that, but he hoped that wasn’t the case. He also knew that he was trying to occupy his thoughts so that he didn’t ask the question that was waiting in his head.

The question that was residing just behind his eyes and waiting to pop out of his mouth. The one question that was bubbling up, and finally he could no longer keep it from making its appearance. “If Artemis could give me a vision like that, then does that mean she can read my mind as well?”

The question was one that was going to lead to a ton of problems in the future. There was no getting around that fact. He felt a light buzzing sensation in the hand with the cybernetic implant, the very thing that Artemis had done for him, and he saw it glowing slightly. The glow dimmed slightly, and he looked to see Artemis outside of his door. She was still there, but there was something off. It almost seemed like she was there and not there at the same time.

“Artemis?” he asked, his voice sounding uncertain, “Are you inside of my head?”

There was quiet for a moment, and then he watched as the Artemis looking at him nodded. He breathed out, “So you can read my mind, right?”

She held up a finger and her thumb and showed a little space between the two, “Just a little huh?” he asked, feeling like she wasn’t being completely honest, “So just surface level then?”

She nodded, “I see, and that means that you can send me visions, since it only requires surface level, right?”

She nodded again, “But if I’m awake, fully awake, then you can produce form of yourself, but that’s it, or at least that’s what I’m assuming. Am I right there?”

She nodded again. He breathed out, “Okay, that actually makes sense. So you can produce auditory hallucinations if I’m asleep, but not while I’m awake. I can understand that. I can also understand that you can affect the sensations that I’m feeling. Again, I’m assuming that’s because all of that just takes surface level,” he said as he studied her, “So, why did you do that earlier? I mean is it that important to you?”

She moved, and he could see that she was wearing one of his shirts, a pair of his socks, and he wasn’t sure if there was anything else. For all rights and purposes this version of her looked more biological than the vision before. It was telling him that she was determined to become something more than she had been. She neared him, and he watched as her hand went through him. She tried it again, and then looked at him.

“You want me to follow you?”

She nodded, and he began to walk after her. Being that this was his father’s house he wasn’t opposed to it. There was some thought about if he should be following her or not, but then again this was Artemis. She might be obsessed with him, but at the same time she was really his friend, and besides that she served him. He didn’t think that she would be doing anything specifically horrible. He walked toward the steps, up them, and then opened the door she was pointing at. He did and she disappeared. Instead there was both of the bodies that Artemis was using.

“My Captain,” the body he spent the most time with said, “Please sit down, and allow me to explain.”

He did and she looked at him, “I created what you saw because I am having desires. I’ve ran a few scans, and I’ve realized that these desires are commonly referred to as being horny. At least that seems to be the information that I’ve deciphered. Additionally, I’ve not denied once that I desire to be with you.”

Her other body stood, “With me you will have eight different bodies, and all of them will share my knowledge of you. These bodies will be able to accommodate you, and will do all they can to please you. You stated that you wanted me to be emotionally mature, I am mature enough. I understand that your desire is to give me the chance to understand myself, and to understand my desires. I understand them well enough. I care deeply for your my Captain, and I wish for you to care for me in the same way.”

He looked at her, and he considered the words that he needed to say. There couldn’t a rush here, “Artemis,” he said, his voice calm, “I’m not opposed, but it could cause complications later on. What happens if someone that’s a friend to me wants to hang around more? What if Applebloom or Diamond Tiara decide that they want to spend more time with me, with us? What happens then?”

She seemed to freeze, “I see,” she said after a moment, “This is what you were getting at. You wish to adopt a harem.”

He shook his head, “Not necessarily,” he replied, “I honestly want to take my time, but I want you to think about how you would respond to a request for someone to be closer. If that response is to annihilate them then you’re not emotionally mature enough. If your response is to hear them out, judge accordingly then we can see where this will go.”

She studied him for a moment, “May I ask permission to accompany back downstairs?” she asked as she looked at him, “That way I can at least wish you a pleasant night?”

He nodded, and the two of them walked back downstairs together. He walked toward the room that he had been in, and he looked at her, “So, maybe next time give me a little warning before you send me with a vision like that, okay?”

She smiled, “I can’t promise, my Captain,” she replied before she turned around and walked back toward the stairs, “It might just be something that you can expect to happen during light naps and the such!”