Chapter 105 Rub It
Katie looked around in amazement as we flew into the center of the massive twenty-story sphere that opened as I flew. The branches pull back at high speeds until we reach a small area at the core.
There was a small cute house that was in the very center sitting on a platform that was held up by massive roots. I set us down on the platform, just before the front food, setting down Katie as I did.
"So, What do you think of the place? I figured with something this cool, you would want to be at the heart of it. I plan on trying to make some movie theaters with this same design, but that is a me and Anya project," I laughed, and Katie hugged my arm before saying anything.
"This is pretty darn cool. I mean, just the cute little house in what looks like the center of the world! It kind of reminds me of the Discworld books I used to make you read to me about Rincewind!" Katie laughed, pulling me down into a kiss.
"Do you want me to make the roots look like four elephants riding on the back of the great A'tuin?" I asked, making Katie giggle.
"Can you?!"
"Your wish is my command!" I laughed, and the roots started to change themselves.
"Can we go look inside?" Katie asked.
"It's your house, beautiful. You can do whatever you want with it," I explained, and she broke away from me.
"You know, my parents were always broke, but then when we started to get older, they magically started to do better. They had said someone had come and helped straighten things up, but that was when you started to come to visit, right?" Katie asked me, catching me by surprise.
Her parents had always been buying the best things that money could buy, but it had put them short of things that they actually needed. I had noticed that Katie had been wearing the same clothes a lot, so I talked to her parents in private.
After some convincing, they let me explain what they were doing wrong. They hadn't wanted to listen to some sixteen-year-old that was always hanging around their daughter.
Eight years later, they were doing great, and Katie always had whatever she wanted. She was a farm girl, so it mainly had been signing up for sports and the clothing to do them.
"I just pointed out what they were doing wrong, and they listened. Nothing more or less," I said with a smile, but Katie crossed her arms.
"Why did you do it? And not just for me, but for all of us! You have always been in the background, never asking for anything except for time with us. Why do you do it?" Katie asked, and I shrugged.
"I don't have a good answer for you. I learned to make money at a young age, and once I figured it out, I didn't know what to do with it. I never gave your parents money, but I have helped everyone's parents. Why would I do that? They all treated me like family. It has always been nice being able to sit down and have family meals because all the money in the world won't buy me the happiness I get from growing up with all of you," I said, wiping my eyes, and Katie uncrossed her arms to come over to me.
"I guess that makes sense. You were raised in an orphanage, right? I never really thought about how hard that must have been for you. You always seemed to have your life together, but I guess that's just because you're such a hard worker," Katie said as she hugged me, and I wrapped my arms around her.
"I just wanted to be able to have an easy life, and it was. Then all this happened, and now I have to save the world. The truth is that I am only doing this so I can return to a semblance of the way things were. That means I have to beat the pants off everyone one of the AI on this planet and take down their Hiveship," I said, and Katie laughed at me.
"Do you really have to beat the pants off them? That sounds a bit aggressive and sexual!" Katie giggled but then made a squawking noise as I tickled her.
"You weren't even listening to me!" I growled, and Katie broke away from me.
"I was, but that was funny! Now, show me this cute little house you built me, and then let's have some fun!" Katie said as I walked forward to take the hand she offered me.
The two of us went inside, but the house didn't have much in it other than workout equipment that filled the first floor. There was no need for kitchens or living rooms since we could have food grown from any part of the house and grow a sofa with a single thought.
"Yup, this is what I envisioned my dream house to look like! All workout equipment is on the first floor, but it's missing a protein shake bar. Still, this is just what I wanted!" Katie exclaimed, hugging me again.
I waved my hand, and a bar-like area grew up with a blender made from wood and metal on the countertop.
"Yup, I know I have already told you I love you, but I must repeat it! I love you so much! Gah! A real frigging blender!" Katie exclaimed, and I laughed.
"You can think of whatever fruits you want, and then you can use soymilk, but you will have to look up what all is in protein powder. Once we figure that out, we can even get the tree to dispense that for you. Everything you need is just a thought away," I laughed, and Katie slid down the side of me until she was sitting on the ground, leaning on my leg.
"If I am dreaming, please don't ever wake me up. I just want to stay in this place forever. You created an amazing paradise for me to live in, and now I will hardly notice when you are gone and with the others!" Katie sighed as I reached down and picked her up into my arms.
Katie cuddled into my chest and looked up at me with a smile.
"Let's go see the bedroom. I just did a random bed design since I didn't think you would be that picky," I said as grass pushed me up the stairs, and Katie giggled.
"This part doesn't matter, the first floor is what I cared about, but I am kind of interested to see what it looks like. I could see that there were a lot of windows from when we entered," Katie explained, and I nodded as we walked into the room.
The bed was in the center with four one-foot-thick bed posts with wooden vines and flowers carved into them. There was also sheer blue fabric that led from the top of each window to the bed to make layers and layers of cloth hanging down.
"Wow, this place is really cool looking with all the sheets like that. Almost looks like I am looking up at a blue flower," Katie said as I brought her over to the bed to lie down, and I crawled into the bed with her.
"Oh wow! I really underestimated this bed!" I said as I felt myself sink into the bed beside Katie, who turned to me.
"You have had a really long day. You should let me rub your back for you; I am sure that you have more than one or two kinks in there," Katie said, pushing me to roll over.
I sighed and did as I was told, rolling over, making my shirt absorb into my body. Katie climbed on top of me and started to dig her thumbs into my shoulders and back, making me groan in pleasure.
This wasn't sex, but it felt so good that I was having a hard time telling if the sex would have been better. Still, she was kidding when Katie said that I had had a long day, but it was over now.
"Close your eyes for a bit, and I will wake you up after. Once you get back up, we can have some fun, but it would be better if you had more energy," Katie giggled as she leaned down and kissed my back as she continued to rub it.
"Thank you. I needed this more than I knew, and your fingers are feeling great. If I fall asleep, I am probably going to be asleep till morning," I chuckled.
"I don't think that you heard me properly. I said that I would let you sleep for a bit, and then you are going to the regeneration pool! Just because I am kind enough to let you rest doesn't mean I am going to wait all night long!" Katie declared, and I laughed as I closed my eyes.