Pepper the Apophis

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>Be in high school
>Lunchtime is always where it’s at
>You don’t get much time to hang out with your bros, but every day is worth it
>Especially when they both have their own girlfriends now
>You all still sit together, but you’re kind of a fifth wheel
>You soon find yourself wondering if you’ll have someone to call your own
>As you turn your head away from the group you notice the Apophis girl glancing at you from across the cafeteria
>She quickly looks away before your eyes gain focus on her, though
>That girl is a strange one
>She sits in your class behind you
>You always feel her gaze down your back in the middle of class
>You know she’s harmless—docile even
>That still doesn’t null the fact that it’s uncomfortable
>Especially when you’re a poor test-taker as it is
>She's been wearing a red bow on her black tail recently
>Probably to hide whatever bruise she got from when that Pharaoh slammed the door on her tail the other day
>Those two never did get along very well
>Rather, the Pharaoh didn’t like the Apophis too much
>Guess it must’ve been a competition thing
>Still, it was a pretty one-sided competition
>Nonetheless, you couldn’t help but feel for the girl
>You break off from your friends to the Apophis’s table
>“Mind if I grab a seat?” you ask her, giving her the most awkward of smiles
>Her face blushes red as she makes eye contact with you
>Before pursing her lips and giving a sheepish nod in response
>Soon enough, you’re able to make some decent conversation with her
>Now that you think about it, this is probably the first time you’ve spoken to this girl
>All you know is that her name is Pepper, and that she sits a few seats behind you in class
>And that she has been stalking you for some time
>Despite that, she’s nice enough
>Not to mention she’s stacked
>At that moment, you had a stroke of genius in your head
>You’re lonely
>She’s lonely
>What if you were both lonely…TOGETHER!?
>Holy shit this is amazing
>“S-so um…hey,” You so eloquently sputter
>“What if we, you know, catch a movie or something later?”
>If you could see the look on this girl’s face, you would swear she saw the Chief God
>You can’t help but crack a smile as this girl silently squeals out a “Mm-hmm~!” behind her closed lips
>She hid her blushed face beneath her hands and black hair
>You would’ve taken a moment to appreciate how adorable she looked
>That is, had you not caught that Pharaoh shoot a glance in your direction
>You decide to think little of it, though
>Right now, you want to try to show Pepper a good time

>That afternoon, you take Pepper to the movies
>Despite you mentioning picking a movie together, she decided for the both of you that you watch a horror film
>You never did sit well with horror films
>Last time you were asked to leave because you kept screaming at every jump scare
>Decide to build up your resolve to brave through it anyway
>Through a series of stretches
>After about five minutes of unnecessary exercise, you’re pumped
>You ain’t afraid of no ghost
>You can do this
>It’s not even five minutes into the movie and you’re fucking on edge
>By the first hint of the monster showing up, Pepper has her tail coiled around you
>You don’t know if it’s for her own security or yours
>Either way, you decide to use her tail to muffle your screams as the movie goes on
>Despite being scared out of your wits, you still find it cute how she tightens her grip around you at every scare
>You could say the same of the red bow on her tail, waving around as the wagged her tail
>After the movie, Pepper hugged you, telling you how she felt safe that you were there with her
>You smugly tell her that you would fight off any monster who tried to get her
>Because, you know, you would
>Seriously, you would, okay!?
 >By the time you two leave the theater, it’s already evening
>Pepper tell you how she had a fun time through her hands covering her flushed face
>You two part ways soon enough
>That evening, you manage to narrowly avoid getting raped by a group of catgirls in an alley
>But you weren’t worried about that
>After that movie you saw, you were more worried about how you were going to make it until morning
>You wish Pepper were here

>You wake up the next morning with only 3 hours of sleep under your belt
>You want to just stay in bed and get some more sleep
>Your parents aren’t having that shit
>You’re going to school whether you want to or not
>At least it’s a Friday
>And besides, at least Pepper might be there today
>When you get there, you go to greet her
>You see her sitting in front of her locker, hugging what would probably be her knees if she were human
>The rest of her tail is coiled around her body like a small fence
>Is she crying?
>You kneel down and ask her what’s wrong
>But as you get a good look at her, you begin to see for yourself
>Her hood is gone
>Wait, HER HOOD IS GONE!?
>She tells you bouts of sobbing that their hoods are just accessories, and to wear them is an honor among Apophises
>And that last night, on her way home, she was attacked by monster girls who stole it from her
>Despite her hood being gone, she seems relatively fine
>Still, you realize somebody must’ve really had it out for her in order to do this
>You vaguely recall the Pharaoh from yesterday at lunch
>And who would be there as you look down both ways of the hallway
>But the Pharaoh herself, leaning out from around the corner, snickering smugly at her petty victory
>You were not amused
>Not one bit
>And by the end of the day, you were going to make sure she knew it too

>You decide to talk to your best friend about this
>His girlfriend Leia was a lamia too, and she might know how to help
>You tell them what happened to Pepper
>Upon hearing the story, Leia could only respond with
>“That is not okay.”
>She was in it to win this
>You ask her what she has in mind for a plan
>Instead of telling you, she whispers to your best friend, stopping only to let her thoughts flow every now and then
>As his grin spread from ear to ear with every sentence, you can tell it’s good
>You don’t want to be left out, you tell her
>She still won’t tell you, instead telling you to trust in her judgment, and let her work her magic
>You’re hesitant to comply at first, but your best friend reassures you that she knows what she’s doing
>You decide to trust her, and shake her hand
>Her tight grip tells you that she means business
>You dedicated the rest of that weekend spending your time with Pepper
>Despite her being ashamed from not having her hood, she is still glad to have you around
>Hood or no, she was still cute as ever
>It was only a matter of time before Leia would get it back for you
>It wasn’t until the following Monday morning that you would get the disturbing news

>“MY BABY IS GONE!” You hear the Pharaoh scream to her friends in the hallway
>You definitely were not expecting shit to go down this early in the morning
>Especially not starting with the Pharaoh herself
>That aside, what did she mean her “baby” was gone?
>Only then do you remember that most Pharaohs tend to have pet snakes
>Did she mean her pet snake was missing?
>Did Leia do something to her pet snake?
>At lunchtime, you sit with your best friend and Leia at the table
>“What did you do?” Is the first thing you can think to ask
>Leia throws her hands up in defense, telling me not to worry
>They then tell me everything that happened while the pharaoh is outside worried sick for her pet
>Apparently Leia went to the Pharaoh’s house while she was away and got a hold of her snake
>They’re keeping it safe at her boyfriend’s house to keep suspicion off of her
>With that, she also left a note for the Pharaoh that read:
>“We’re going to play a game of Hangman”
>“For every day you don’t return what you stole, we’ll send you a little gift”
>“Return what you stole by the final day, or pay the ultimate price”
>The “gift” in question was apparently several pictures of different parts of the snake's body, from its tail to its head
>You’re seriously worried that your best friend might be sticking his dick in crazy
>But hey, results are results
>As long as the snake is fine, she can do whatever she wants
>Just as you thought, it’s only a matter of time

>Only a day later, you hear a knock at the door
>You feel like it’s an inconvenience that you have to answer the door
>You don’t want to miss a second of “Two to Matango”, but you try to hurry before you miss anything important
>As you open the door, you see the Pharaoh, standing on your porch
>The first thing you notice is her face
>If not for her puffy eyes, you probably wouldn’t have noticed her slight tear marks on her cheeks
>She’s definitely been worried sick about this snake of hers
>She gave a sigh before holding her arms out to me, carrying something in both her hands
>“Here.”
>It was Pepper’s hood
>She had come all this way to give it back to you
>You take it in your hands, looking at it, then back to her
>Her head was tilted down, not making eye contact with you
>“I’m sorry, okay?” the Pharaoh says, her voice slightly cracking
>“It was stupid and mean and…It was just a little prank, I’m sorry.”
>You can’t really help but feel sorry for this girl
>Sure, what she did was wrong, but what you did wasn’t all that fair either
>”Don’t worry,” you tell her reassuringly, “Your snake is fine.”
>She was at least relieved to hear it, but still only nodded in reply, not making eye contact
>“Can…Can I have her back?” she asks coyly, nearly on the verge of tears
>Well, she’s not here, but…
>“I’ll make sure of it,” you tell her
>After reassuring her that she will definitely have her snake back, she begins to leave
>“You know,” you stop her before she leaves
>“Pepper’s a nice girl. Try to get to know her a little.”
>The Pharaoh’s face turns a little red, but she looks away before I can really see
>“I-I’ll think about it!” she says defiantly before taking her leave for good
>First thing first, you decide to give Leia a call
>She picks up immediately
>“Hey-O!”
>“The Pharaoh came by my house today. You can give her pet back.”
>“Aw, are your sure?”
>“Leia!”
>“Okay, okay, jeez! I was kidding! Bye!”
>With that out of the way, you make it back to the couch just in time for the spore action

>The next day, the Pharaoh got her snake back, as promised
>Leia’s not particularly amped about the outcome
>You think she wanted to punish her more for stealing another lamia’s treasure
>You are sure she’ll get over it soon enough
>As for Pepper, she hadn’t been in the know of your plan the entire time, and you wanted to surprise her
> To be honest, it’s definitely better that she never know what lengths you went to in order to get her hood back
>Or rather, what lengths Leia went to
>You guess Lamias look out for each other like that
>As you let her into the house, you tell her to close her eyes
>She was hesitant at first, but soon covered her face with her hands
>You leave her in the living room, returning with her treasure
>“Okay, you can look now,” you say as you hold her hood out for her to see
>At first, she looked surprised
>In fact, you almost would’ve thought she was upset
>That is, if she wasn’t smiling as tears fall down her rosy cheeks
>She nearly tackles you she slams into you so hard
>She quickly throws her arms around you as she sobs into your chest
>She gives you the biggest hug she can muster, so as to never let you go
>You stroke her head as she whispers “Thank you…Thank you,” over and over again
>You weren’t sure why she was so emotional
>Whether it be because it really was an important treasure to her
>Or because you helped her when she thought no one could
>Either way, it felt nice
>And you wanted it to stay like this
>For just a little longer