Hollow Shores[Kenichi, Sabre, Priscilla]

Normally, even Kenichi himself wouldn't have advised himself to go back to the resort after confessing his feelings to Sabre, but he figured he had already been bold enough to follow through on that, so it was only right to address the elephant in the room - his engagement with Priscilla. Avoiding it wasn't going to help, after all. Stepping through a Garganta, holding onto Sabre's hand, Kenichi texted a message to Priscilla to meet him at a quiet area on the resort. Placing the phone back in his pocket, he turned back to Sabre with a pleasant smile, admiring her expression as he gathered his thoughts. In his mind, this could either go very or well or end horribly. He prayed for the former, naturally.

Though she had met some unique and interesting characters at the resort and in Hueco Mundo lately, all of whom were now her friends, Priscilla was glad to hear from Kenichi. He had texted her asking to meet up, which she excitedly responded by sending back an affirmative OK!

When the time came, Priscilla wasted no time in eagerly making her way to their meetup spot. She was excited to see Kenichi and to tell him all about the friends she'd made recently in Amaranta and Klein, and wanted to hear about his latest fun adventures too. That word, 'fun', was the most important word in her vocabulary; nothing else came close in importance to her. Priscilla wanted to have a good time, and to help her friends have a good time in any way she can.

Upon seeing her fiance Priscilla ran up and threw her arms around him while planting a gentle peck on his lips, greeting him as she'd seen so many do in movies. Once separated, she suddenly noticed the giant woman standing at his side and threw her arms around Sabre in a tight hug too, though her head didn't reach any higher than the other Arrancar's chest "Any friend of Kenny's is a friend of mine! I'm Priscilla!" she said assuredly. After a couple seconds she split away and turned her sparkling cerulean eyes back to Kenichi "So Kenny, why'd you want to meet here?"

"She's definitely the most upbeat girl I know on the beach. It's a little cliche, but she has the sort of energy that can light up a room."

Chortling softly at his hair being tussled, he observed his surroundings until his wandering gaze recognized the exuberant arrancar running toward him. Of course, he naturally returned the woman's embrace as she greeted him with a gentle peck to his lips, eliciting a sheepish smile accompanied by a small hint of red. As expected, her energy was as radiant as ever. Though he possessed no intention at hiding anything, any attempt to do so would have likely been crushed to dust right then and there.

He was happy to see Priscilla welcome Sabre into her embrace, any tension eased by her easygoing aura. Right. Now that she was here, he had to explain himself. His thoughts sort of played out a scenario of possible consequences for his actions. Upset expressions, frowns, the possibility of well... anything going wrong. But he was here now, and he had to be determined. Exhaling softly, he stepped between the two as he took a moment to gather himself.

"Well, she actually is much more than my friend, Priscilla. She's my girlfriend - Sabre. I recently confessed how much I loved her and well... we shared a really great kiss. And..."

He turned to Sabre, maintaining that sheepish smile as he rubbed the back of his head.

"Sabre... this is my... fiance. Priscilla. I got a little too trigger happy on the alcohol and ended up engaged. Don't ask how. I don't know myself, but well... you know... I couldn't find it in myself to turn her away and she's really fun to be around once you get to know her."

Collecting a breath of air, his gaze went between the both of them as he tried to think of the best way to convey his thoughts. In truth, he wasn't so foolish to assume he could have them both, and he was wholly prepared for dissappointed expressions in advance.

"Which is to say... I brought you both here to see how you felt about all this. I would've felt terrible hiding this from either of you, but I know how I feel... and I just wanted to be honest before moving forward!"

Well, there were two ways this ended. Exceedingly well or terrifiyingly horrific. Deep breathes, Kenny. Deep breathes.

Priscilla's face wrinkled in confusion, her head tilted as she listened to this unlikely duo in front of her talk back and forth. 'Girlfriend'? Does that make her my girlfriend too? Not wanting to interrupt either of them, Priscilla stayed silent and kept her thoughts to herself for now. Her look of confusion was quickly replaced by one of elation as Kenichi complimented her to Sabre, she was glad he thought so highly of her.

One thing she wasn't sure about was what he meant when he asked what they think about things. Isn't it obvious? Priscilla was thrilled! Not only did she have a girlfriend now, but also one that would be happy with Kenichi. But then a spanner was thrown in the works as Sabre explained they couldn't all be married together because the humans would be mad. As quick as she'd gone from confused to happy, Priscilla now changed to sullen and downtrodden as she realized this meant things wouldn't work out...

...but wait! "Sabey, I've seen women and men propose to other women and men at the resort and in the moving pictures! And they were all human! I think. Maybe. But I think that means we can get married Sabey!" she said with a self-satisfied grin, thrilled to be able to reassure the giantess Arrancar.

"Eh?"

Blinking to such a degree that any observer would've thought him cartoonish, Kenichi's gaze shifted between Sabre and Priscilla as they spoke. It was only now that it dawned on him, with resounding clarity, that he had found himself in a situation that felt truly surreal. That moment in a man's life, where he recognized, with absolute distinction, that he would never be the same again. One was talking about how same-sex marriage was looked down upon shamefully. The other reminded her of how that was looked upon fondly in this modern age.

Actually, when did Sabre learn about any human customs!? What was going on here!? He could watch and observe as this train went off the rail, but that was precisely why he found himself in his current predicament, to begin with. Allowing them to speak amongst themselves seemed like a recipe for disaster. Clearing his throat, he clapped his hands together, exhaling softly to speak again.

"Sabre... my "human elders" as you call them, wouldn't excommunicate me. Those are outdated views of the past, and as Priscilla said, we have plenty of same-sex couples nowadays. On the other hand... I don't know how many... er... uh... thruples exist. Then again, if harems exist in other cultures, I guess it isn't so bad? A-anyway! I'm getting off subject!"

Kenichi regained his focus, his gaze determined. Focus.

"Moving past the fact that my human elders are very open-minded people, how do we resolve this? I love Sabre, but I don't want to hurt you, either, Priscilla. Is marrying you two the resolution you'd want out of this?"

He asked plainly, dumbfounded as though he still expected to get thrashed or thrown across the beach, ignoring the fact he could defend himself against at least one of them, but well... his mind was a whirlwind right now. A mess in the truest sense.

Upon Kenichi clapping, Priscilla was brought back to Earth and stood at attention. She was focused on her and Sabre's mutual boyfriend as he addressed them both, first the taller woman and then her. Everything he said made total sense to her, then again he could say anything and she would likely just nod along happily; anything to keep him happy. She wasn't sure what a 'thruple' or 'harem' was, but did her best to follow along as he spoke, her eyes filled with fascination.

One thing she understood is Kenichi was in agreement that her marrying Sabre would be fine in his culture, which drew a breath of relief from her lips. She gave some thought to his questions, but didn't really need to consider much. She knew exactly what she wanted, which was to make her two friends standing aside her as happy as possible. Priscilla may have only known this Sabre woman for a couple minutes, but she was willing to do whatever either of them asked of her, and made as such known to them both.

"Wellllll Kenny, I'll do whatever you want. I just want to make you happy, so if you aren't happy with me around then I'll leave but if you want me around I'll stay. I don't know how to get divorced though. And Sabey I would be happy being your wife if it makes you happy too!"

"Hm..."

Hazel eyes observed the women as they stated their intentions and posed their respective questions. Huh, so the ball really was in his court, huh? Sheesh... on one hand, he couldn't help but imagine that this was what the average hormonal man would dream of. Two gorgeous women to call his wives. He genuinely loved Sabre. There was no doubt about that. Regardless of what happened, he didn't want to leave this island without being able to call her his.

Turning to Priscilla, he recognized that even if she was all too happy to follow along with what he desired, that didn't mean he should take advantage of her kindness. Though he had distanced himself during what little time they shared at this resort, she had only ever tried to make him happy and bring a smile to his face. By all accounts, she was a lovely woman with the sort of energy that could light up a room. And so, he had a decision to make. In a world where he called both of them wives, he wanted to avoid one thing.

"I know I'd love to also call you my wife, Sabre. I can't deny that. In truth, I think both of you would look absolutely stunning in a wedding dress."

Ruffling his hair, he chuckled sheepishly as he paced back and forth. Settling in one spot, turning to face them both he laid out his intentions.

"As long as I can show you both that I love you equally and without bias, I don't think I have any issue with the idea. After all, it'd be foolish to turn down the prospect of sharing my days with two women who care about my well-being and happiness, right?"

Moving towards them both, he wrapped his hand around their own to observe their reaction to all of this.

"Of course, I don't want to throw you into anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, Sabre. If you have any objections, you're free to state or voice your thoughts. You, too, Priscilla. I'm only going ahead with this if I can make you both happy."