Reborn in a Dating Sim: Life as a Mob is hard in an Equestria Girl’s Dating Game! Book 2

Reborn in a Dating Sim:

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

Book 2

Chapter Five

The hall of the great temple was quiet. A hush had covered every single soul that was there. Copper watched as Satin moved toward the collection of Priests and of course toward Head Priestess Luna as well. The Head Priestess seemed to study her with an uncertain look. The simple fact that she had managed to not only heal, but completely restore Applejack had been enough to guarantee her the position of the Saint. For the most part she was actually somewhat acting like it.

She was moving toward the collection waiting on her with slight fear. There was little doubt in his mind that she was doing something she really didn’t want to do. She had apologized before, and now he understood why. After discovering who they were to each other she must had realized exactly what it would mean if she went down this path. The problem was she had already started it. There was no turning back, and that meant that she would be forced to carry out what she had set herself up for.

He hoped that she could actually do the job. Being the Saint wasn’t the same as being the love interest to the five idiots. It was actually going to be a huge amount of work. She would be putting in hours that she likely had no real preparation for. The sister that he remembered had tried her hardest to get out of real work every single time. She tried to leave the actual hard work for him to do. He’d saved her ass more than once, and that had been because he did care for her. The entire cutesy act had gotten on his nerves in his previous life, and it wasn’t doing him any favors now.

Mostly because he knew what she was really like. She wasn’t some cutesy little heroine that was trying to do the right thing. She had been a spoiled brat. Her entire life she had been spoiled and determined to have people do things for her. Maybe something had happened after he died that forced her to have to learn how to handle herself. In a way he certainly hoped that was the case. That she had to grow up, and she had to figure out how to be an adult. The only way that their parents would have helped in that regard would have been to throw her out.

Which would have been harsh, but then again it likely could have happened. If their father would have learned any of the things that she was doing behind his back he would have disowned her without a second thought. That was just the way the man was. Hell, he’d moved out, gotten a crappy job at a call center, and still he worried about what his father thought of him. He worried because he knew that the man’s reach was further than their own home.

That didn’t matter now. His father in that life was gone. There was nothing that he could do to set them back, to bother them, or to cause them more grief. That wasn’t to say that he had been a horrible man. He hadn’t been. He had just been an incredibly strict man that was also a preacher. Holiness Pentecostal had been what he had been raised in. The belief that all of them were damned to hell, before they did a single thing, was exactly what he had been taught from early on. His father had completely accepted that, and he could only imagine what would have happened if his father found out about the various things that he knew his little sister had gotten into.

Still, he watched as she moved toward the front, and he watched as she stood there. The silence continued for a moment longer until Head Priestess Luna stepped forward, “Viscountess Satin Crushed Velvet,’ she said her voice booming across the long room, “Step forward and receive your title.”

Satin moved, and Copper watched as she knelt before Head Priestess Luna, “I stand before you, as the representative of the Goddess Selene. Through her blessings I can promise that power of these artifacts will in fact increase the power of those that have them. The bracelet of power will increase thine spiritual powers, the staff of power will increase thy casting ability, and the necklace of power will increase thine stamina,” she said as she looked at her, “With these artifacts you’ve accepted a position that will forever serve the kingdom. Through your actions you will bring prosperity and peace to our land. Do not fail us.”

“Do not fail us,” the other priests and priestesses chanted, “Do you accept your title?”

Satin, for the first time since this entire thing began, looked toward Copper. There were tears in her eyes, and he knew that she couldn’t turn it down. Not now. She had come too far, and she had done too much to simply turn this away. She was stuck, and he knew that she knew it. He also knew that there was nothing, not a thing that she could do about it until she finally failed. Of course at that point Head Priestess Luna had already said what would happen. Since it would come to light that she was a false Saint she would be put to death. It was that simple. This was her only real chance to escape death.

Sure, it could really escape what was going to come now. It was going to be more than she could handle. He knew that. And he knew that when the time came he would have to make a choice. The problem was that he had his own family now. He was going to be married, and there was already a child on the way. Actually, if he was honest with himself there were likely several children on the way. That wasn’t an issue with him. It was actually something that he was really looking forward to.

“I accept,” she said, her voice sounded heavy, almost as if it were too much to simply speak the words, “I accept with a heavy heart.”

The cocking of Head Priestess Luna’s eyebrow wasn’t missed by Copper. The reaction hadn’t been something that she was expecting. It was a form of humility that Satin wasn’t known for. He was even surprised by it. Normally, she was the first to demand that she be treated with respect. She was normally the one that would demand that all others looked up to her favorably. That had been exactly who she was. To see her acting this differently was off putting.

“As the Head Priestess,, and as the head maiden of the temple, I declare that you are the Saint. From this day forward all that you do will be in service to the kingdom. Rise, and go forward with the knowledge of your secured future.”

Copper watched as she walked away from the front, and instead of heading directly toward the five idiots she moved toward him. He watched as she neared him, and without saying a word she moved to hug him. The feeling was familiar enough that he certainly remembered how she would hug him in their previous life when she was dealing with the consequences of her actions. He felt her hug him a little bit longer before she pulled back, “I’m sorry bubby,” she said, her voice cracking, “I didn’t know, I really didn’t know that it was you. If I had of I wouldn’t have done it.”

He studied her, “It really doesn’t matter right now, does it?” he asked as she stood there, “look, what’s done is done. You’re the saint. For better or worse that’s what you are. It’s up to you now to help protect the kingdom. It’s also up to you to show that you deserve the role. The one good thing from this is that you can move to have the head idiot reinstated as crown prince. As the saint you have that kind of power.”

She shook her head, “I shouldn’t have wanted it. I shouldn’t have taken it. I did this because I didn’t know. Now you’re here, and I fucked up again,” she sniffed, her eyes leaking a little, “I fucked up so bad before, and I’ve do so many things that I’m not proud of. I… I thought that if I had the attention it would be fine, but it’s not. I hate my life. I’m constantly taking care of them. They don’t get that it’s hard to keep us in enough money to just survive!”

The flood gates had opened, and he was there to receive all of her complaints. He knew that there was no escaping this, and he wasn’t even going to attempt to, “So, I take it that things are just horrible huh?”

She nodded, “It’s a constant struggle, and they want sex, all of the damned time. I’m just one person, just one, and it’s a constant need for validation! I’ve been through more dick than all of New York Pride! I’m so tired of the constant need for me to show that I love them. I really just need a break, and I know that I did this to myself. This is my life, I get it. It’s where I am, and it’s what’s happened. I did this, and I don’t know how to undo it.”

He looked at her, “So, things over there look bad, and your back is against the wall. Your whole existence with them seems fuckin’ hopeless. I bet that you get to feeling as filthy as dive bar bathroom stall. I would guess that you really can’t stand to face the world sober and broke,” he said as she nodded, “So, you’ve lost your way, you think your life is wrecked, well, just let me say that you’re correct.”

She let go of him, “Wait what?”

“Face it, you’re a loser baby, a goddamned loser baby. You’re a fucked up little whiney bitch, you’re a loser just like me.”

“This isn’t making me feel any better,” she growled, “I thought that you’d try to help me feel better!”

He shrugged, “You don’t need to feel better, you need to understand that even though you’ve climbed to become the saint it doesn’t change the fact that in order to get what you wanted you had to become a power bottom, and you were at rock bottom, but hey, at least you’ve got company.”

“You’re a dick!” she said as she hit his arm, and then she giggled, “Thanks for making me feel better,” She shook her head, “I really did play the fuck around and find out game though didn’t I? Ugh, I’ve got five of them, five, and I’ve got to figure out how this is going to work. All of them want time alone with me, and then there’s times that they want to be together. Oh, that sucks so bad. I’ve had them go…”

He shook his head, “I don’t need to hear what my sister has been doing, how she’s been doing it, or for how long. I get it,” he said as he looked at her, “That said, look, whatever you did, however it happened, like it or not you’re kind of stuck with them. They’ve literally given up everything to be with you. At this point you’ve more or less trapped yourself with them. There’s really no way out of it other than accepting that you’ve got baggage that you’re going to have to carry for your entire life.”

Diamond Tiara groaned and stepped forward, “Please understand that I honestly do not like you, at all,” she said, her voice firm, “But that said, I can sympathize. You’ve played yourself, and while I don’t get all of the things that my beloved has said, I do understand that you’ve debased yourself and you regret it. From this point you’re the Saint. You must do your best to become the person that is needed. It means leaving your past in the past. Learn from it, absolutely, but do not drag it out and attempt to relive it. Accept it happened, learn, and move on.”

She breathed out, and leaned her head against Copper’s shoulder, “And should the need arise, you can consider all of us to be sisters. Perhaps we will not be close, and I know that all of us have issues with you, but we can attempt to be civil, and we can give you a friendly ear when needed.”

For a moment she simply stood there, and then Satin began crying. The tears were coming fast, and they were the kind of tears that told of someone feeling more than a little guilty. She shook her head, and she looked away, “I… I mean, I guess, thank you?” the words were stumbling out of her, “I am really sorry for everything that happened. I didn’t know what was going to happen.”

She shook her head and continued to cry, “That’s not the truth, I knew. I knew what was going to happen, but I didn’t know you, I didn’t know how important you were going to become to my bubby. I am so…so sorry,” she said, her voice sounding hurt and full of shame, “I really am. I don’t expect you to forgive me. I feel like I shouldn’t even really be talking to you. That my being here is going to cause something bad to happen, and I don’t want to cause more trouble.”

Copper looked at her, and he shook his head, “Take a note from Dia,” he said as he looked at her, “Like it or not we’re family, and I’m going to have your back. That’s who and what I am. It doesn’t take away the fact that we both know that you can be, and often are, a fucked up little whiny bitch. It’s just who you are. That’s not going to change.”

She growled at him, “I get it, I’ve made mistakes, like a lot of them, but that doesn’t mean that I’m a whiny little bitch about it.”

He cocked an eyebrow at her, and he watched as she squirmed a bit, “Okay, I am,” she admitted, “I am a little whiny bitch about it. I can’t help it! Things were supposed to be better, and instead I’ve managed to screw things up,” she sighed and looked at him, “Does this mean though that you’re not going to be completely angry with me?”

He smiled at her, “No, I don’t plan on being completely angry with you. Hell, I don’t plan on being anything other than just myself,” he replied as he felt another body press against him. He looked to see Artemis. She was studying Satin, and after a moment she rolled her eyes, “My Captain, and sister-wife, has offered to help you, and so I shall do the same. Understand that should you ever do anything against them then I will come for you. There will be nothing that you can do to stop me either.”

She nodded, the warning was out there, and it was direct and to the point. Then again, that was just the way that Artemis was. She was to the point about things. He watched as Satin seemed to look at her, and then she nodded, “I get it,” she admitted after a moment, “I really do, but does this mean that you’re not going to just abandon me again?”

He looked at her, “No, I won’t be just abandoning you. I’m your brother. I will help you, but I’d like the returned favor from time to time,” he said as she motioned toward Tarnished Tiara who was standing away from them, “I’d like you to try to make nice with my other sisters. I think that they could use a little influence from time to time.”

She nodded, “Okay, I can do that,” she replied as she watched them, “Wait, didn’t your older sister try to kill you?” she asked as she stood there, “I mean, I remember something about that, right?”

He nodded, “Yeah, one of your collection attempted to make her plant some explosives. The whole idea was to ensure that I died in an explosion. It was supposed to be something that would ensure that he won by default. Of course it didn’t come to pass, and that’s just fine.” he replied as he looked toward her, “Tarnished isn’t a bad person, but she’s way more bratty than you are. I think that being around her might be some introspection for you.”

She eyed him for a moment, “Are you saying that I’m still a brat?”

He laughed, “If the shoe fits,” he admitted, “Look, hang around Tarnished a bit, get to know her, and maybe see if she can maybe become less of a brat. Or at the very least you’ll get an idea of what you could have been like,” he said as he motioned toward her. Of course he saw his Dad, and there was another wave of guilt the hit him. It had been necessary, there was really no way around it, but it made him feel terrible to more or less make his father believe that something like that had happened to him.

He watched as his father finally walked toward them, and he stood there looking at Satin. It was a hard moment for Gold Bit, and Copper wasn’t going to do anything to make it harder. He watched as his father screwed up his courage, “I’m sorry that I wasn’t part of your life,” he said, his voice strained, “I really am. I don’t know if it was a good or bad thing that I wasn’t part of it, but I have to ask, did you at least have a decent life?”

She studied him for a moment, and he watched as she squirmed, “I guess,” she admitted, “Dad had a really bad gambling problem, and honestly we were way poorer than we should have been because of it. But we really didn’t ever have a time that we didn’t have food on the table or a roof over our heads.”

He nodded, “Look, I’m not sure how this should go. That thing that pretended to be my beloved Delicate Emerald did some terrible things, and if she became your mother, then I can only imagine the horrible things that happened when you were growing up. I’m glad that she was stopped before you could be taken, I really am, I just wish that I would have known about you before all of this.”

She studied him for a moment, “It wouldn’t have changed anything,” she said softly before she touched his hand, “I get it, you want to apologize for not being there, but as imperfect as he was my father was there. He didn’t know what was happening either. It’s safe to say that this wasn’t anyone’s fault, and that things happened. Whatever happens from this point on know that you weren’t at fault, at all.”

Copper felt relief, and he also felt surprised that she was able to say something similar to what the saint would say. There was some hope, small as it was, that maybe she could pull it off.