{Amane's POV}
"Ugh, dealing with this after dealing with everyone at lunch sucks."
"Now, now. How could my adorable husband be so rattled by those kids?"
"The same kids whom you were trying to make clear to that I was yours? Getting rid of potential threats, I see."
"I don't know what you're talking about~. Now let's clean!"
"Yeah, no need to flirt right now."
"Hehe~, we can flirt when your mom shows up."
"Ugh, I don't know if I have the balls."
"Well, I do."
"..."
The image was not great for me.
"I'm sorry, Yuuko. I'm not into futa."
"Futa?"
"D-Don't worry about it." I looked away awkwardly and started picking up everything I could. The magazines and clothes were first. I separated them into piles before anything else. The loose trash I got rid of instantly with no need to be careful with it.
"Amane, I'm going to dust the high spots."
"Gotcha."
I didn't look up, mostly to preserve my sanity. If I looked up who knows what kind of stunt she would pull.
For the next few hours, the apartment became a battlefield. The air filled with the scent of lemon disinfectant and the sound of trash bags rustling. While I scrubbed the floors on my hands and knees, Yuuko handled all of the dusting of the ceiling, wiping down the top of the cabinets and light fixtures with a ladder, of course.
Despite being a proper ghost, she was still human as ever. Strange really when you think about it but it was irrelevant.
"I'm so glad I have you, Yuuko..."
"Oh ho~, when did my son learn to flirt so boldly!"
The voice didn't come from Yuuko. Turning around slowly, I met the very woman that caused this clean-up session. Standing in the open doorway was my mother, looking absurdly young for her age.
She wore a stylish beige trench coat over a casual blouse, her light chestnut hair falling in soft waves around a face that could easily pass for my older sister rather than a parent. Despite the travel, she looked fresh and energetic, leaning against the frame with a suitcase handle in one hand and a mischievous, knowing smirk that looked terrifyingly identical to Yuuko's.
"M-Mom?!"
"Don't mind me," she waved a hand dismissively, her eyes locking onto Yuuko. "Please, continue. I want to see how you normally act with her."
I walked past my mom to my mischievous future wife, whispering into her ear.
"You knew she was there," I whispered into her ear, my voice dropping to a low, dangerous rumble. "You're getting punished later. I swear."
"O-O-OH~!"
Yuuko didn't even try to hide it. She let out a ragged, delighted gasp, her face flushing a deep, aroused pink. She squirmed in place, pressing her thighs together as she looked at me with expectant eyes.
"P-Punishment? From Amane? Real punishment?"
"Shuuuu." I took a sharp inhale.
'This woman...'
My wife was a natural seductress!
"Woah. To think my little Amane is with someone so bold."
"Me bold? Hehe~, you should look at this mother-in-law."
'Wait that's my phone...'
Yuuko maneuvered through my phone with lightning speed. I had no clue what she was opening but whatever it was couldn't be good.
"My~! A princess carry in front of everyone!" Amane's mom's eyes sparkled. She definitely couldn't believe what she was seeing. I wouldn't believe it either especially when you consider the old Amane.
'This mischievous wife of mine, I swear.' I covered my eyes with my hand. A familiar screen popping up in the midst of my embarrassment.
[Your affection for Yuuko has increased to wife.]
[Reward for "Wife": +20 to mental stat]
[Your mental realm has increased to peak lower supernatural.]
The effect was instantaneous.
My chaotic mind seemed to become more fluid as the speed of my thinking increased. I at least felt the increase, as for if I was actually thinking faster or more efficiently I couldn't tell. All of the chaos that was going through my mind seemed to chill a bit and my control over my mental self became more distinct from my physical self.
The thing is though was that my body couldn't handle it. I knew that instinctively.
"U-Ugh." I gripped my head no longer in embarrassment but pain; Sharp unfiltered pain. The world slowly started to spin before the spinning made everything worse and the world turned black.
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{Yuuko's POV}
"Amane?!"
"Amane!?" Mrs. Fujimiya and I ran to his fallen body. Blood was leaking from his nose, and his breathing was ragged.
'W-What happened?! Why so suddenly?!' The thought flickered for a second until I realized it was probably that System of his.
"Amane! Amane!"
"Mrs. Fujimiya, we should get him to the couch first."
"Yes, let's hurry!"
The two of us picked him up and got him to the couch with me trying to stop the nosebleed as mother-in-law rushed to find something to help relax him.
"Amane..." I couldn't help but worry. The way his face scrunched up in pain and how blood just kept leaking from him.
"Y-Yuuko."
"Yes!?"
"Grab my headphones off my computer and grab me something to cover my eyes."
"O-Okay?" I ran feeling weird at his request but he definitely had reasons. I grabbed the all black headphones out of his room and found a long enough cloth to tie around his eyes. Running back, he was hunched over groaning repeatedly.
"Amane, what's wrong?"
He slipped the headphones over his ears and tied the cloth tight around his eyes, plunging himself into darkness.
For a long, agonizing minute, he didn't speak. I watched his chest heave, his breathing ragged and wet as he fought to regain control. His knuckles were white where he gripped the cushions, his body trembling with aftershocks. Slowly, so painfully slowly, the tension began to bleed out of his shoulders. He swallowed hard, a dry, clicking sound in the quiet room, and reached up with a shaking hand to wipe the blood from his chin.
"God... that... that sucked," he finally rasped, his voice sounding wrecked, like he'd been screaming for hours.
"W-What happened?" I whispered, afraid that even my softest voice might hurt him.
He took another deep, shuddering breath, holding it for a second before letting it out in a long, weary sigh. He leaned his head back against the couch, the blindfold stark against his pale skin.
"Wait, how are you even hearing me right now?" I couldn't help but ask.
"Yuuko, this deals with the System."
"I figured but what did it do?"
"Well... my rating of affection for you increased to Wife and I got a reward but the reward is something my body can't handle."
"Wife... you seriously see me as your wife?! No joke right?! Right?!"
"Why would I joke about that. You know how the System works so you should know I'm serious."
My Vision blurred as tears welled up in my eyes, "Sniff~"
"Huh? Are you crying?"
"N-N-No."
"Hah~, come here."
He tugged on my arm. I collapsed onto him, burying my face in his chest. His heart was beating strong and steady against my ear. His mom was still on the phone with someone who I think was his dad but my mind was too busy accepting his warmth. I really only called him my fiancé just to mess around and didn't want to force it on him. But to hear him accept it so readily made me so happy.