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Two days since he found out the horrible truth. Two days. And what did the great Sir Pentious: Architect of destruction decide to do? He decided to stay in his workshop inventing new ways to take over Hell. He hadn’t had any sleep because rest was for the procrastinators, not the geniuses. He kind of forgotten what he was inventing but he knew that it was something grand. So grand, that it would blow Cherri Bomb’s clothes off.
Hold on, that came out a bit wrong, it would definitely blow her away. Yeah, that would be best to put it right now. Just then, Frank waddled into the workshop with a tray of tea and crumpets with butter on the side.
“Hey boss, I made you some lunch!” Frank said.
“Thank you, Frank, put it with the rest.”
“Sure thing boss.” Frank tossed the tray to a pile of trays with rotting food and cold tea respectively. “Say boss, you’re not even eating.”
“I’m not even hungry, Frank.” Pentious stated. “But I do appreciate you handing me sssomething. But the tea probably tastes like shite.”
“Hey boss, when are we going out fighting again?” Frank asked. “I want to see Miss Bomb again.”
“Me and Misssss Bomb….Well….” Pentious looked regretful. “I…Don’t think we are going to be sssseing each other for a while.”
“Awww, why not?” Frank asked.
“I…I…I…I…” He stuttered at first but then rage entered his system. “….It’s none of your business!” He exclaimed angrily.
“Alright boss.” Frank was about to waddle back up the stairs until Pentious stopped.
“Wait, wait, Frank, I need someone to talk to.” Pentious said.
“Okay, who do you want me to get?”
“Jussst you Frank.” Pentious removed his goggles and placed his stuff on the workbench. “I…Made a huge mistake.”
He pulled himself a chair and sat down while Frank pulled a bucket and sat on it. “What did you do boss? Did you accidentally bite the stems off Miss Bomb’s cherries?”
“Well…In a way.” Pentious replied. “Frank, me and Cherri had sssex.”
“Oh wow, huge progression in your relationship.” Frank remarked.
“No, it’s not that.” Pentious said. “Me and Cherri were intoxicated ssseven years ago and we didn’t know it, but we both ended up having sssex with each other.”
“Are you two together now?” Frank asked.
“No, no, I don’t know if we will be.” Pentious said. “I don’t think Cherri would want to be with me even after everything I did.”
“You did?” Frank queried. “Jeez boss, sounds like you two did it together.”
“Well, I know for a fact she blamesss me for it.” Pentious sighed. “Hence why I don’t think she will see me.”
The snake put his goggles back on and grabbed his blowtorch to continue working on his invention. As he the sparks flew, Frank only watched on with his simplest expression.
Frank didn’t know what to make of his boss’ predicament, all he knew was that he and Cherri Bomb shared a passionate night seven years ago and are just now remembering it. To the simple minded Egg Boi, it sounds like they did a sex and that means they should be together yet they aren’t.
“Well, why don’t you ask Miss Bomb if she does?” Frank suggested. “You don’t know for sure, boss.” The Egg Boi waddled back up the stairs.
Pentious began mumbling in frustration. That Egg Boi doesn’t have any idea what he was on about. He was an invention of hell; Pentious and Cherri were human souls navigating complex human emotions. What does that Egg Boi know?
For some reason, that Egg Boi’s simple suggestion sparked something in Pentious. Something he should have done from the very beginning instead of being the coward that he was. He had to fix this, he had to explain this and he knew exactly what to do. “Frank, prepare my blimp!” Pentious removed his goggles. “And I acquire a phone book, you need a babysssitter!”
At Cherri’s apartment, the cyclops sinner was handling her complex emotions the only way she knew how to: Laying on her bed staring at the ceiling thinking about everything. This wasn’t the first time she had a random fuck, but this was with Pentious. But this was blackout sex and she’s had plenty before…But, she didn’t want to know why this was emotionally intense for her but she knew. No, she was only being ridiculous. She didn’t think about the snake that way, right?
She hadn’t left her apartment for two days. Hasn’t gone out to get a drink, hasn’t gone to get high, hasn’t blown something up, she didn’t even go out to fuck a random stranger. She stayed in her home ordering pizza for herself, getting fucked on booze, getting high any drug she can find hidden under her floorboards and playing with her bombs.
But she had sex with Sir Pentious himself. Her arch rival, her pal…Now, she doesn’t know what they are.
Cherri sighed in frustration. She wanted to blame him, but she knew she was partial to their fuck up. Why would she have sex with Pentious? He was a dork, he was over the top, he was sensitive and he was a bit of a wimp. Yet, there were good things about that snake too that caused her hand to travel down from her chest towards her stomach and down towards the rim of her shorts.
His smile, his empathy, his ambition, the way he treats her like an equal, his funny Egg Boi stories and his surprisingly ripped body. The thoughts about him made Cherri slide her hand down her shorts and through her underwear down to her vagina. Her hands found the right spots. One finger on her vulva and the other around the clit. She began to think about Pentious as she began going downtown. She thought about the ways he would hold her, ride her until she would get exhausted, his two dicks brushing against her skin and imaging him screaming her name and vice versa.
“Fuck! Fuck!” Cherri cried as she rubbed harder and faster. “Okay, okay, okay, Pentious! Pentious!” She was close to climaxing and she was about to scream so loud she didn’t care if all of Hell heard it.
Just then, her door opened and Angel walked in looking tired. “Hey Cherri, do you have some coke? I need-“ He froze in surprise.
“PENTIOUS!” She cried out, closing in on the climax and realising at the last moment that her best friend had just walked in.
She noticed Angel standing at her door in complete disbelief. “Angie?!”
Angel and Cherri stared at each other awkwardly for a moment. The spider didn’t usually feel dirty about bursting in on someone jacking off, but he felt awkward bursting in on his best friend jacking off and screaming the name of her nemesis. “Uh….Do you wanna talk about it or should I get you a fresh pair of panties?”
After a quick change, Cherri was sat by the table while Angel poured himself a coffee and vodka combo. “So, did I hear what I hear?”
Cherri exhaled. “I think you did.” She eyed her best friend suspiciously. “Where were you? I haven’t seen you for two days.”
“Sorry, I would have come sooner but Val trapped me in some shoot that lasted for fuck knows how long.” Angel said.
Cherri clenched her fist. “Fucking moth.”
Angel turned to face his friend and gave her a deadpan stare. “Look Cherri, I’m gonna cut to the chase, I know about the sex tape.”
Cherri froze in shock. “What?! How?!”
“That cat overlord told me.” Angel replied. “I saw you and the snake run out of the bar in a hurry. I was about to follow but then the kitty overlord….Was his name Dusk or Tusk?” Angel shrugged his shoulders. “Eh, I’ll figure it out. As I was saying: He told me how he gave you a sex tape between you two and judging by the looks of your face…” Cherri looked embarrassed and upset. “…You didn’t like it. I mean, you fucked your arch nemesis for fuck sake.”
“It’s not that Angie.” Cherri sighed. “I’ve had a lot of sexes before. One night stand sex, blackout sex, casual sex, drunk sex, drugged up sex, friend with benefits sex; None of them lead anywhere and I didn’t give two shits about them. Yet, I find myself in a corner where I am upset that me and Pentious had sex.” She began to play with her hands as she struggled to find the right words. “He’s my rival and he’s my friend, how come I am upset about all this? Then, I find myself stuck in my apartment for two days thinking about that snake! Now, I masturbated to him! What the fuck is wrong with me?!”
Angel stared at Cherri with a sympathetic stare. She looked distressed, confused and in absolute denial about the snake. He had to choose his words carefully now. He exhaled and put on a serious expression.
“Alright Cherri, I know what’s going on with you.” Angel said. “You’re attracted to Pentious and you’re afraid! All your life you were attracted to the bad types and you got so used to it that the idea of being attracted to someone who isn’t like Izzi scares you to death because it’s new and confusing! And you don’t want to dive in and explore these feelings because of that fear!“ Cherri didn’t interrupt, she sat there listening to Angel taking in every word he was saying. “And that’s why I spent the day hitting on Pentious because I wanted you to stop tap dancing around these feelings and just dive in to stop me! But nope, that fear turned you into an angry, hot headed bitch who’d rather bottle up her feelings instead of letting them out! I know you like Pentious so for the love of all that is unholy, stop bottling it and confess!”
Cherri tried to argue but she gripped the side of her head in frustration and sighed. “Angie…You’re right.” Tears began to fall from her eye. “I am in love with him and I find it scary.” Instead of being judgemental, Angel instantly embraced his best friend in his arms which she reciprocated. “Why him Angie? Why? Why did I have to fall for that snake?”
“I ain’t an expert on love, but I know it’s funny.” Angel said as he stroked her hair. “And what you’re going through that funny feeling, it’s okay. If you wanna hold off from telling him, that’s okay but don’t let your fears hold you back from telling that snake how you feel. Besides, I think you’re missing out on a set of dicks.” Cherri laughed. “So, would you suck one off and give the other a handy?”
“Fuck off!” Cherri playfully shoved her best friend. “You just have to ruin a nice moment.”
“Come on, if I was sentimental for a few more minutes, you’d accuse me of being an imposter.” Angel retorted.
Cherri laughed at his joke. “Yeah, I noticed how strange it was. Since when were you good at therapy?”
Angel gave a pose. “You know me Cherri, sex ain’t the only thing I’m good at.”
Thinking back to his words, Cherri knew that her best friend was right. She was in love with Pentious and after so long of keeping it in, it felt good to confess. Now, she knew what she wanted to do. “Angie, do you remember where I put my grappling hook?”
Somewhere in Hell, Pentious was steering at the bridge of his airship, travelling through hell looking for Cherri Bomb. He had been traversing the city for about thirty minutes trying to find any sign of her but so far, nothing. He wasn’t looking for a fight, he wanted to talk to her about what happened between them. But also, perhaps confess his feelings for her and face a harsh rejection.
“Okay Pentious…She will arrive.” Pentious said. “She can’t resist a fight with me! No way she can’t! I am her nemisisss after all.” He groaned in frustration with her. “Uh….I sssstill can’t believe I did a sex with her! What isss wrong with me?!”
“Wow, I didn’t know having a sex with me was that bad.”
“Cherri, it wasn’t bad.” Pentious retorted. “I don’t even remember it! But I wish I did!” Then the snake realised that he just spoke to someone. He left the Egg Boiz with a babysitter. He turned to his right and saw Cherri standing right next to him.
“Ya know, I wish I did as well.” Cherri gave a gentle smile at the snake sinner, showing no signs of fighting.
Usually he would jump, scream, point his finger at her asking how she got in here and launch an attack; But since Cherri showing up out of nowhere was a common occurrence, so he got used to it.
He sighed and turned to face her. “Hi Cherri.” He was feeling awkward seeing her again after two days. His heart raced seeing her looking as gorgeous as ever.
“Hey Old Man.” Cherri responded. Her heart raced seeing him again. Knowing now she finally acknowledged her feelings for the snake, her feelings around him were more tense.
They stared at each other in silence trying to find the right words to say to one another but they were worried one wrong word might cause them to be ostracised by the other.
It was Cherri who broke the silence. “You didn’t look too bad riding me the way you did.”
Pentious gave her a soft smile. “And you looked…Radiant.”
Cherri looked around the blimp. “Where are the Egg Boiz?”
“I left them with a babysitter.” Pentious replied. “An imp who just started a babysitting business.”
Meanwhile at Pentious’ mansion, a young imp with a distinct white patch around the right side of his eye was drinking booze ignoring all the pestering questions from the Egg Boiz.
“Say mr Blitzo, what’s that patch around your eye?”
“Is that makeup?”
“Are those candy canes on your head?”
“Can I lick them?”
“Are you usually this angry?”
“Mr Blitzo-“
“Hey, the O is silent!” The imp shouted. “Fuck, I should go into an assassination business!”
Back on the airship, Cherri crossed her arms and chortled. “That poor imp’s gonna need therapy.”
“I gave them a babysssitter because I want to talk.” Pentious began taking breaths. “I know what we did was stupid and I don’t know what usss having sex meant to you other than a huge mistake. Becaussse, a part of me wish it wasn’t Cherri.” The cyclops began to stare at the snake, listening to every word he was saying. “I wish…We had a night of passion we could have remembered without drugs or alcohol…I wanted to remember what it felt like having you on top of me.” The snake moaned. “Shit, I don’t know if I’m sssaying this correctly.”
Cherri stroked his arm gently. “Don’t give me a long ass speech Pen, just say what you need to say.”
He looked into her eye and saw that she looked invested in what he was saying. He had a feeling she wanted to hear it. But he worried for the worst. “Okay, get this over with Pen.” Pentious said to himself. “Cherri Bomb…For a while, I have been getting these intense feelings for you. They weren’t just anger, they weren’t just hate, they weren’t just admiration, these feelings are more complex. I wanted to say it, but I worried you wouldn’t feel the same. Even after the sex tape. I thought even after I confess, you would still see me as another one of your one night stands. “ She looked alarmed. “Cherri Bomb, for a while, I wanted to say three words. Three words that might mean nothing to you, but I don’t care anymore. Because I know, I would still be around you as your friend or a rival. Cherri Bomb…..I love you!” He said it just as tears began to fall from his eyes. “I have for too long! So jussst…Do your worst and punch me.”
She wanted to punch him. She wanted to punch him for saying something so stupid. She thought about it in her mind, but her racing heart was telling her to do something else. Something bold and daring to her which some might say is something she would have done: But not to someone she had intense feelings for.
Instead of screaming, shouting, punching or even blowing up; She leapt forward and pressed her lips against his. The snake was stunned when he felt her cherry flavoured lips crash onto his warm and scaly face he didn’t even reciprocate the affection she was giving him. Eventually, she pulled out of the kiss and looked into his eyes.
Then, she said four simple words that made Pentious’ heart beat faster. “I love you too.”
The fact she said that out loud scared her slightly because she wouldn’t be this open about how she felt. But, the intense emotions got the best of her and she admitted it.
Now, Pentious was the one who leaned in and pressed his lips against hers. Soon, the two of them were engaged in a passionate love making session that wasn’t rough, it was slow and gentle for them. They didn’t take the time to explore their bodies, they only wanted to enjoy this moment by themselves. Her lips were rough yet slow while Pentious’ were a lot more slower and gentle.
Confessing their feelings was probably the scariest thing they ever went through together. Now, they were locking lips not knowing when to stop or slow down. They started off as rivals, then they were acquaintances brought together by a truce, then they were drinking buddies, then they were pals and now; If this never ending kiss was anything to go buy, they were now more than rivals and more than friends.