3 months later.
Lisa was finally persuaded to school.
She met Leonard Robinson (the boy she had fun with last time at the amusement park). The two became best buddies. Occasionally, they live streamed together in Leo's private building gifted to him by his dad recently.
'Charming Lolita and 'Delicious Hitman' were their usernames in most games. When they met on enemy side the day they decided to solo in MLBB, it was very tough. Even the other players from both teams were tired but pushed on at the promise of a truckload of diamonds.
After everything, Leonard won by a slight chance.
Lisa wasn't worried. They would be solo for a long time till they match up together.
"Hello, Yummy pies, I won the match but there's more. I want to meet other players and sharpen my skills. One more thing, the moment we hit 300k subscribers, 30 lucky pies will get 10 skins of their choice- be it the hero or extra skins. So what do ya all say?" Leonard adjusted his headphones and continued playing.
"Guys, I know some losers out there are laughing at my defeat. But I don't care. If you have the ability, come bite me. But I bet you would hesitate. After all, I'm a cute baby." Lisa blinked her eyes in a cute manner.
"Wish I could do that and get more pies." Leo pretended to be jealous.
"You are just unfortunate, Leo." she laughed melodiously. "And a warning; pray I don't meet you very early, coz if I do..."
"You'll defeat me as payback?" Leo raised his eyebrow.
"No. I'll just tickle you and we both go AFK. We'd only lose some scores, right?" Lisa looked sinister, causing him to feel chill in his spine.
"Err... I guess after this we both play together." Leo hated tickles.
"Well, I'm not interested. I'll open my smurf account 'Crystal Fairy' and play. It's in Master level. Wanna meet some rookies and maybe get an apprentice?"
"Oh? I'll do the same. How fun it'll be if our apprentices show off after a while. Yummy pies, what do you think? Give your opinions below. Alright, I'm following her footsteps and will also open my smurf account. Err... I can't let you see its current level."
"It's Elite!" Lisa chipped in, uninvited.
Leo felt defeated and sighed.
"Alright, I'm matching up." Lisa said.
"Same here!" Leo announced and Lisa scoffed.
In no time, they matched up and ended up not meeting each other.
"What hero will you use?" Lisa asked.
"Eh.. I dunno... maybe Nana?"
"Don't you dare!"
"What? Is she your possession? You need to widen out babe ahem little one."
"You... fine! I'm using ZiLong."
"Chosen skin?"
"Changbanpo commander?" she replied and chose a build and battle spell.
"You?" she asked.
"I'll use 'The Forseer'" he said.
"Yeah, Esmeralda. Make sure you don't disgrace me." Lisa said.
"Ha, Why are you unhappy? Am I a rookie?" Leo laughed. "Cheer up, we're live."
"Will you buy me ice cream?"
"Anything you want"
"K! Guys, who do you think will finish their game first.... what the? The enemy team surrendered? Without giving me a chance?"
"Same here. So annoying!" Leo complained.
"Let's try again." she suggested and Leo nodded.
This time, they met on the opposite teams. Leo stared at Lisa and shivered.
"I'll initiate surrender."
"Nope! Fight to the death." she said.
After the countdown, they saw the heroes each other used.
Lisa used Tigreal 'Gold Baron' while Leo used Dyrroth's KOF skin 'Orochi Chris'.
Lisa's allies were using:
Vale- Cerrulean winds.
Ling's first skin.
Layla- Cannon and Roses.
Raphaela- Fertility goddess.
Leonard's allies used:
Uranus' first skin.
Roger- Doctor beast.
Aulus' first skin.
Saber's first skin.
"Yummy pies, please pray for me to win. I'm scared." he said with pretense.
"Guys, pray that we don't meet in the same lane and I don't end up as first blood." she said.
"Ha, then you'll give me my 200 bp, dear." he laughed.
"Hmph! We'll see..."
"200 BP come to me-e-e!"
"Nothing's sure. Who knows I might pulverize you silly..."
"Hahahaha!" he didn't take her threat seriously at all.
******
Automated in-game voice:
"Welcome to M L. Five seconds till the enemy reaches the battle field. Smash them! All troops deployed!"
"Pies, I'm taking gold lane coz that's where she will be. She's a tank now. Sweet. Besides I'm part tank too. Hehe."
On reaching Gold lane, he saw her trying to kill a creep.
"Dear, You can't be so bored already, right?" he asked.
"I was. You're too slow. Hurry up and give me coins." she said in arrogance.
Esmeralda and Tigreal had a tough one with their initial skills used to maximum. Finally, Tigreal ended up as
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Firstblood!
"Hahaha! Told ya! In your face!" he laughed.
Lisa smiled.
"No need to be so joyous yet..." she said.
Automated in-game voice on Leo's side: "You have been slain!"
Automated in-game voice on Lisa's side: "You have slain an enemy!"
"Err... you were just lucky. But I still got what I wanted. Bleh!" he stuck out his tongue at her before returning to his game play.
"Now you pissed me off." she left her seat, threw down her headphones and ran over to Leo who became alarmed.
"You.. what are you..."
Automated voice on Leo's side: "You have been slain!"
"Eh? Lisa, I beg for mercy okay? Don't tickle me. We should be serious!"
"I don't care. 200 BP can't be free, Leo." she immediately pounced on him and gave him tickles.
He tried to shut down the recording equipment but she ruined his hopes.
"Leonard, can you destroy the secret one?" she asked in a sinister tone. "To be honest, I let you enjoy taking much gold coz the feeling of tickling is so great. Enjoy!" she declared.
"Lisa...I'll buy you candy!"
"You think of me as a kid?"
"But you are one. Both of us are. Don't cute girls like candy? Lisa, I'll do anything else. Just stop tickling me...."
Lisa suddenly stopped and patted his head.
She returned to her seat and continued tanking.
Leo on the other hand started feeding and making bad team strategies. In the end, his team surrendered on their own.
Lisa was the MVP and squealed in delight.
"Hahahaha!" she laughed while pointing at Leo who simply shook his head and took off his head phones.
"I'll still buy you ice cream." he said and turned to leave.
"Alright! I think we're done for today. Calling it quits now. See you later. Those of you who are puzzled by my actions, just think of it as strategy. Bye bye!" she finally said and stopped live streaming.
She took off the head phones and placed them atop the keyboard.
Then she ran out of the room to see Leo hugging his knees outside the room.
"Eh? Leo, what's wrong? Having a fever?" she asked and tried to feel his forehead.
"Don't touch me!" he barked.
She sighed.
"Is it because I tickled you? Leo, you can't have such a big reaction, okay?I'll buy you icecream then." she said.
"Lisa, I hate you. I hate you so much!" he wiped the tears that ran down his cheeks and got up/
"Leo, I'm sorry okay? I know I have attitude and temper issues but you can't hate me coz of that""
"I quit being your gaming partner. I quit being your friend. Get lost, you child of a bitch."he cursed and ran off.
Lisa watched him run away and grumbled.
"I only tickled him. He should just admit he's embarrassed coz I did it live. Forget it!" shesaid and walked to her bodyguard.
"I want to go home now." she commanded and took the lead in walking away.
Leo on the other hand, ran to his bodyguard and whispered.
"Clear this place of any outsider please."
"Yes sir!"
The burly man walked to the gate of the building and warned the security not to let a fly in nor disturb the young master.
Then he returned and led Leo to a room with a tag 'Don't disturb' atop the door.
"Go in, sir. I'll keep guard for you." he ushered Leo in and locked the door.
The room was sound proof but inside, Leo was screaming and crying, obviously in pain as his bones cracked.
"Lisa, don't let me see you again. Ahhh!"
Another bone cracked and he quickly took off his shirt to reveal a strange green plant's tattoo on his shoulder.
"Lisa, I hate you for tickling me." he said with a deep voice.
**********
Banies market.
This is M city's busiest market. You can find a lot of things here and mainly the rich visit this place.
In a shop that sold bread, a lady tied a scarf on her head, wore a loose red gown and slippers. The loose gown couldn't hide her curvaceous body as the wind blew.
She shouted to passersby.
"Sexy bread for a romantic time with your lover. Bread that makes you feel on heaven nine is right here. Don't miss it. Sexy bread! Sexy bread!" she shouted with passion.
Some who passed felt annoyed, others thought she was crazy while some laughed.
A man wearing glasses and clad in an expensive suit waked over with two men who wore plain clothes.
"Ahh, customer, you are finally here. Have a look at the bread. Isn't it sexy? Here have a sniff. The aroma is heaven. How many do you want sir?" she thought she'd landed huge business.
"Sexy bread eh? Let me have a try." he unwrapped it and ate a bit.
He stared at her.
"You... this bread, what did you make it with?" he asked with widened eyes.
"The ingredients are at the back. Have a look. And also, customer, how did you know I made it myself?"
"Because it tastes like assassination. What are you selling? Poison? This is rubbish!" he thundered and threw the bread at her.
"I... that can't be true. I spend time to make sure every thing's right each time. I..."
"Silence! You are under arrest for selling dangerous..."
"Eh? What do you mean my bread is dangerous? Are you nuts? Because you are wearing an expensive suit doesn't mean I'll take things lying down." she spoke in rage.
The man smiled and ordered his men to drag her after him.
He then turned around to leave.
"Hey! You bastards, let me go this instant!"
The lady tried to bite them but one brought out a gun and used it to touch her face.
"Ma'am, obedience or rebellion, which do you think suits you better? I believe you are wise." the bodyguard spat.
She immediately stopped struggling and let them take her into a gold-colored Jeep.
When the door was slammed shut, she turned her head to see the man that taped her mouth back in the boxing center when she was busy cheering for Angel.
She had resentment for him since then and seeing him again, she forgot he currently has the identity of a rich man.
She held his collar and bit his shoulder hard.
The man chuckled.
"I thought you had an old man and three kids." he reminded her in amusement.
"Of course, he's my ex now. He divorce me last week and the three kids are my late sister's triplets. What? Why am I even bothering to explain? I'll just bite you to death. You have given me a bad reputation amongst my market peers. Everyone is laughing at me. You bad luck in human skin, I'll bite you to death." she ranted.
"So you admit you are in love with me and can't wait to throw yourself at me?" he asked with a smirk.
"You.... Who likes you? I just wanna get revenge." she bared her white set of teeth.
"Here! You can bite here too, my lady." he unbuttoned his shirt and let her see the other part of his shoulder.
Eh... She had to admit he had a nice body. Her bite marks on his left shoulder looked like a sin. It was like oil stain on a beautiful white expensive fabric!
"Come on, bite!" he urged with amusement.
He further opened the shirt to reveal his 6 packs. Heavens! He's hot!
The lady looked away and told him to cover up.
"My lady, why are you being shy now? You were so eager earlier. How about you take it as business exchange? You sell sexy bread and I'm here to offer you my sexy body. Trade by barter okay?"
"Let me out. I have customers to attend to." she tried opening the door to no avail.
"Let me out!" she yelled.
The man laughed melodiously.
"I'm taking you shopping. Look at you! Poor fashion taste." he said and ordered the driver to move from the area to the mall.
"Hey! I don't know you and don't want to go shopping with you. Let me out!" she started to hit him but life is cruel.
Her beating didn't affect him at all. Instead he even joked about her sexy bread.
"You vile punk, I'm going to kill you."
She pulled both of his collars but he used that chance to bring his face closer and kissed her.
".....?" the lady was shocked.
Her eyes widened and she took time to process what was going on.
This guy kissed her without her permission? Who gave him the guts?
She pushed him away and wiped her lips.
"My lady, they are sweet." he commented and licked his lips.
"What?" she asked in ire.
"Your lips are yummy. Can I have them for breakfast every morning for a start?" he asked.
"You pervert!"
"You have sharp eyes. I'm glad you recognize one of my identities." he chuckled causing her to fold her hands and stare out the window.
"Woman, you are beautiful." he whispered in her ear and pecked her left earlobe.
"I'll kill you." her temper exploded again and she punched his third leg.
"Ow!" he bent over and placed his hands at his jewels.
"My lady, how can you be so cruel to your husband?" he asked.
"Hmph! You deserve it." she snorted
"Thankfully, I wore protectors. Hit my lil bro as you like. I won't mind. After all, you are my future wifey."
"You..." she decided to quit arguing with this shameless bastard of a man.
Reaching the mall, he held her hand and dragged her into the luxurious place.
He took her to the outfits session and made her try out many gowns, skirts, blouses, hats, scarf etc.
Then he took her to shoe session and bought 20 pairs of limited edition footwear her size. She had small feet
He took her to jewelry area and chose a very simple necklace for her but it was worth a fortune.
"My lady, one more thing. Time to turn you into Cinderella." he said with a smirk.
"I just wanna go back to my shop." she complained.
"You will return there as a queen. Spare me some more time okay?"
He took her to a beauty saloon and had her waxed, massaged and given other beauty treatments. Before they proceeded to apply make-up on her face.
30 minutes later,
The lady was escorted in heels by one of the saloon staff to the rich guy.
On seeing her, the book he was reading fell from his hands. He gasped with wide eyes.
"What? Am I ugly?" she asked in ire.
"You are very beautiful, my lady." he rose and walked to her.
"Rosanna, you are an angel hidden among the bad eggs. Now I found you, I can't let you fly away." he said with a romantic expression.
The lady whom we will now call Rosanna Clifford, stared at her reflection in the mirror.
She became stupefied.
Who was the person looking back at her? This was a beauty goddess!
"Is this me?" she asked herself.
"Ma'am you are very pretty. Sir, you have a good eye." said one of the saloon staff with a smile.
"What do you think, Rosanna? Want to go show them why people should buy your sexy bread?" he whispered into her ear but she distanced herself from him and wanted to run out.
Reality is evil!
She can't use heels! All she ever wore were slippers and sandals.
She tripped and was about to fall to the ground when the rich guy caught her by the waist.
"Finally, I get to this to a goddess. Save a damsel in distress." he said and put his sunglasses on.
He signaled the staff to take pictures of this moment.
But before they could, Rosanna pinched his waist and both fell to the floor.
Rip!
There was the sound of torn fabric and the staff's eyes widened. Some covered their mouth and chuckled secretly, while some pretended not to see anything and walk away.
Rosanna was below the rich guy and unhappily pushed him to the side.
She rose and checked if her gown was torn. It was expensive you know!
She eventually sighed in relief knowing her clothing was in order. She stared at the rich guy and culdn't help laughing.
"Hahahahahaha!" she laughed hysterically and pointed at him.
The rich guy took off his glasses and scratched his neck.
"Get me some cloth." he ordered and a staff ran upstairs to get one.
He looked at his torn grey suit pants that had loosened at many places. It exposed his pink briefs. Even the inner shirt was ripped.
The company who made this suit was dead meat!
See how they embarrassed him in public! How can he retain his cool reputation?
"Hahahaha! Karma! It's karma. Serves you right, Mr. Carlos." Rosanna said in between mirths. He sighed and wished the earth should just open and swallow him up.
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M city.
Blue Desserts street.
This street was for those in middle-class range as it's homes weren't too costly neither cheap.
A taxi dropped a beautiful lady wearing gold-rimmed black sunglasses. She's 1.68 in height, dyed her hair purple, brown eyes, a small nose and thin pink lips. Her face was bare of any make-up and her hair was in a single ponytail. She wore a slightly loose black lace gown that stopped an inch above her knees. Black stocking covered one part of her legs and a white one covered the other. She wore red heels and carried a red bag. To top it all, she unwrapped a green lollipop and put it in her mouth. She surveyed the area and shrugged.
She knocked on the main gate of one of the residence in the street with the number '039'.
She took out her iPhone 11 Pro Max and called a number. In less than two minutes, the main gate was opened and the lady marched in without greeting the elderly woman who opened the gate.
The brown-haired old woman in blue and black Saree combination sighed and shook her head.
She then locked the gate, held her skirt and made for the home.
******
Inside the home, 10 minutes later.
The lady came out of her room dressed in white and gold Saree combination. Her hair was let loose and it seems she had worn a wig earlier as her hair is shiny, silky black and waist-length in contrast to the shoulder-length purple hair earlier. She put on light make-up and wore some jewelries. But her footwear killed the vibe. She was wearing white converse!
At the black of her blouse was a small knife that could convert into a gun.
Her jewelry were actually golden bullets made to stay in place by chains.
The old lady sighed again.
"Aarti, go back and rectify your look. You will not go to the party like this. Move it, young woman." she said unhappily.
"Grandma, it's not like I even wanted to go. Besides, danger can come at anytime, you know. It doesn't hurt to be a little more cautious." the lady (whom we will now call Aarti Acharya) said.
"Go and rectify your look." the old lady barked and Aarti grudgingly returned to her room. When she finally came out, she was wearing black leggings, an oversized lace top that revealed the green singlet underneath.
Her black hair was messy and she was enjoying a blue lollipop.
"Grandma, I'm done. Let's leave for the party." Aarti said lazily and wanted to open the door to go out of the home but found the key was missing.
Her grandma shook the key in her hands and signaled her to go and change.
She went back in and came out in the white and gold Saree again. This time, she only wore gold heels and carried a white purse adorned with golden lotuses.
Her grandma nodded.
"You are manageable!" Grandma said and picked up her black handbag. She then opened the door so they could leave for the party venue.