The Naked Countess Ch. 02

Chapter 2: The Naked and the Afraid

Arnold kept staring at the naked Amazon before him, both allured and terrified, unable even to form a coherent sentence due to his conflicting emotions. Just like during his first date in high school, only this one was even stranger. Eleonora seemed to notice this and, oddly enough, simply put her hands on her knees and waited until the clerk calmed down.

"Thanks," she said with annoyance, but not sarcastically, "my form is known to be remarkable, you're free to watch as long as you want. But don't think that being polite will save you. You were with them, weren't you?"

Arnold tried explaining that he was tricked by Sungoods just like the countess and didn't mean any harm, but words barely came out of his throat. Still, the blonde seemed to understand at least some of it and toned down the anger.

"Clearly, you weren't the brain in this scheme," she said with a hint of sympathy, "but you still helped them, so you'll have to pay. Now, tell me everything you know about my cousin, you kidnapper!"

"What? Which cousin?" Arnold suddenly came to his senses.

"The one your pathetic world stole from my family! Ugh, I knew that signing the Cooperation Act was wrong. You weaklings simply waited for us to put down our guard, didn't you?" Leo furrowed her brow once more.

Before he could answer, the blondie got up and ranted about how Sanflaria shouldn't have trusted a planet that pollutes its own air with fossil fuels, measures power with money, and, worst of all, forces their females to wear clothing and hide their natural beauty. She then repeated her question and grabbed Arnold by his coat, ready to interrogate him. Some would fantasize about this scenario, but the clerk had enough new experiences for today and so told the naked lady everything he knew.

"I might help through my ICA contacts, but I don't even know whom you are talking about, I swear."

"Milran of the Kir'ador Province, sent to your Nevada Province a few days ago to discuss financial matters regarding the new portal. Does that ring a bell?" Eleonora threw an eager gaze at him, clearly expecting that an interworld agency employee would know at least something.

And Arnold remembered. Why wouldn't he? Milran was the same noble their higher-ups wouldn't shut up about for the entire week.

"That's your cousin? But he's supposed to be fine, we provided the best accomodations..."

"Lies! You robbed and wrongfully imprisoned him!" Leo put her hands across her boobs, making them seem even bigger and distracting the clerk from her furious words.

When Arnold managed to reply, he could only ask why she'd even think that.

"Don't play dumb. I know this because several days ago he sent me a message. Milran said that he was forced to give your people all of his money and was being held in some kind of palace with no exit. He also asked me to find a way to send him more money because his captors demand it! Did you truly expect me to simply let your people hold my kin for ransom?!"

Between dodging Leo's emotional gestures and staring at her jiggling tits, Arnold barely managed to perceive what she was saying. And even if he did, he doubted it'd make sense. ICA surely would keep an eye on an otherworldly nobleman, making sure nobody could hurt him. Arnold even wanted to ask whether the blonde had the device with the message on her but realized how dumb this question would sound.

"I'm sorry, I truly don't know what you're talking about, but like I said, I can check through the database," the clerk tried reassuring the naked woman, "all of this must be one big misunderstanding."

She doubted Arnold's words at first, but something in his anxious demeanor convinced her that even if he was lying, he didn't know about it, so she agreed.

"Let's not waste any time then. Lead me to your agency, and don't even think about running away or pulling something. If something happens to me, my house will know!"

"What about them?" Arnold asked quietly, pointing at the unconscious smugglers.

"Sure. We indeed have to ensure they won't come after us!" With these words, the naked girl jumped to Sungoods and began tying him up with loose wires.

Then she did the same thing to his companion, who now looked especially silly lying on the floor only clad in wires and a mask. Then, Eleonora got up and casually walked to the entrance. Meanwhile, Arnold checked on his former "buddy" and saw that his vest took the bullet, and he probably just fainted from shock. So much for a fearless criminal. The clerk considered taking one of the six shooters but realized it'd not look right if he got caught with it.

"So, uh, you've planned for this all along? I thought you were happy to come here! With your hearts and all," Arnold asked, still a bit confused by Leo's cold behavior.

"Hearts?"

"Well, yeah, when you wrote him that's you're coming..."

"Those were not hearts. I sent you pikes, showing that whoever is responsible for my cousin's peril will suffer! That's why I told you to prepare," she humphed.

Arnold wanted to blame Sungoods for misreading this girl's intentions so poorly but couldn't since he fell into the same trap. So he simply followed his new naked friend, still shaking his head to make sure all of this was real. But then they reached the stairs. Arnold saw her majestic ass up close and realized that those questions were meaningless. Testosterone kicked in again, and the clerk's main priority became helping this naked girl out. After all, wasn't it what he wanted from the beginning?

The two left the house and walked into the desert. Leo continued to freely go forward, not caring about the cold winds or the rough dirt beneath her tender feet. It truly seemed like she was determined to walk right up to the ICA headquarters. There was a problem though; one Arnold only dared to voice once they reached the road.

"Um, the office doesn't work at night. We'll have to wait until morning."

"Hm, I hope it's not some trick of yours," the blonde stared into the distance.

"Not at all," Arnold hurried, "although my administrator says the same thing when I remind her that the workday's over."

The joke didn't land, and the clerk fell silent again. This didn't go according to plan at all, the only thing left was to improvise. The two discussed what to do next since they were in the middle of nowhere and Arnold's home was in miles. Leo tried looking strong at first, but eventually yawned and confessed that she didn't have an easy day either, so some rest would be appreciated.

"Don't you have one of those dirty smoke vehicles of yours? Cars?" The blonde asked with pressure.

"I... Actually got here by bus, and the last one was about an hour ago."

The girl humphed with disappointment. Indeed, just like in high school. But there was no time for drama, so the duo went toward the town, with Leo commanding the clerk to come up with some ideas along the way. Then she suddenly pulled Arnold closer and began walking arm in arm with him.

"What are you..." The clerk's cheeks got rosy again.

"Making sure you won't just run away and abandon me here," she explained.

Arnold didn't protest. Mostly because of Leo's dominant attitude, but also because it just felt nice to walk with a naked girl like that. They didn't know where they were going at first, but then settled on a 24/7 diner nearby, lured by its flickering neon burger. There was only one patron inside, some old man eating either his dinner or breakfast.

An elderly woman was cleaning a colorful counter while a waitress was dozing off nearby. The clerk became anxious imagining these three seeing the naked countess, but this thought also felt oddly enjoyable, like he's got a front row seat on one of those public nudity videos. The blonde herself didn't seem to mind at all, confident and proud of her nakedness.

"Wow girl, you go!" A raspy voice said with a whistle even before the duo walked in.

It turned out to be a homeless guy ogling Leo from across the street. The noble smiled while Arnold hurried to get into the diner. He could only imagine how much ruckus the girl's nudity will cause when she'll have no one, but dozens of spectators. The old woman gasped in surprise when Arnold and his new companion walked up the the counter.

"Uh, hello, we're just here for a late night snack, pay us no mind."

"That's right, we're here for your food!" Leo said like it was a threat.

The old lady shrugged.

"Could've at least put a dressing gown on before going out, but that's none of my business. Order, please."

Arnold chose the least unappeling item on the menu, which turned out to be a regular burger, and asked for some tea to go with it. The two walked past the row of seats and tables to find a clean one. Leo stepped slowly, letting the old man enjoy her looks as she passed him. A large grin appeared on the man's face and he even stopped eating for a minute.

"The youth knows how to have fun nowadays," he said with a chuckle, causing Arnold to nod awkwardly.

Finally, the two found a nice place and sat facing each other. The clerk wanted to offer the countess some paper or even his coat to sit on, but she just landed her majestic ass right on that old bench without a second thought, proving her bravery once again. Their meal took some time, especially considering the cook kept peeking out of the kitchen to gaze at the noblewoman's breasts, so the two had time to talk.

The countess was still pretty hostile, as she seemed to think that everyone around her was working for the mysterious kidnappers. Arnold decided to play along for now and use this opportunity to learn a bit more about the naked countess. Who knows, maybe it all still could work out.

"Your English is quite good, by the way," Arnold gave her a compliment.

It was true, too. Leo didn't seem to make any mistakes, to the contrary of most Sanflarians, and while her accent was noticeable, it was soft and only added charm to her speech.

"Thanks, I'm not proud of it."

"Why is that?"

"The first portal opened four years before I was born, so my parents made me learn it to communicate with your world as a noblewoman. I never understood why we couldn't just keep living like we did before, but they know better, so I obliged."

"Well, um, I'm sure they had your best interests in mind. Y'know, there are plenty of trade and projects that benefit both of our nations... It's good, right?"

Leo was having none of this positive talk, all of her focus was on that poor cousin of hers. The clerk reasurred her once more, even though he already realized that words won't be enough and she'll need proof to believe him. Finally, the burgers arrived. But when the sleepy waitress approached the table, she suddenly stopped.

"Wait..." she blinked, looking at the naked woman, "have I woken up, or is it like, one of those dreams when you're naked, but instead of me it's you?"

"I can assure you that I'm very real," the countess replied, highling her breasts by crossing her arms, "but if I were you, I'd consider taking this blue rag off, it covers all of the best parts."

This wasn't entirely wrong. The waitress was a young, Latino woman with an attractive hourglass figure, but her plain blue dress hid most of it from view. Still, she wasn't convinced and simply put the food in front of the duo. The countess went a step further though: she decided to check the dress out by pulling its hem up, revealing the girl's legs and white panties. The dress' owner nearly spilled tea on herself as she stepped away.

"Stop! I can't just go around naked like you, I'm not that shameless," the waitress exclaimed as she left their table.

"Poor thing," Leo simply shook her head and began eating.

Arnold found the burgers to be surprisingly decent, but observing the naked blonde eat in front of him was even better. She had a nice posture and table manners that contrasted with her blatant nakedness. They talked a bit more, and the atmosphere finally got a bit more relaxed. The only problem was that the clerk's phone died, so he couldn't call a taxi or even open the map.

"I hope it's not poison," Leo said half-seriously as she bit into the burger.

"Well, um, not entirely," the clerk replied with doubt in his voice.

The tasty meal eased Leo's tamper a little, and she waited until Arnold got directions with no issues. It turned out, there was a motel nearby, and while sleeping there wouldn't be luxurious, it was better than the street. When he called her, the countess got up and did a couple stretches to prepare for the road. Arnold wanted to note that some may consider it impolite, but realized that most people won't even notice it due to the nudity.

"I'll pay. Uh, unless you want to split the bill or..."

The countess slapped her bare hips where the pockets would be, stating the obvious.

"Oh, right. Sorry."

"Ha, it's alright, at least I'm not afraid of thieves," The blonde smirked, glancing at the other females.

The duo left the diner with everyone's eyes following Leo's bare behind as she walked out to the night street. It took them five minutes to reach the motel, and a couple more people saw the duo walk arm in arm on the road. They mostly didn't react at all, probably questioning whether that girl in the dark was actually naked. A car passed Eleonora by near their destination, illuminating her gorgeous form with its headlights. The driver honked as he drove away, this probably made his night.

"H-hello, we'd like a room, please," Arnold approached the dimly lit counter.

A large, bald man turned around and glared at the naked woman for a second. He didn't comment on it, but simply gave them the key and said typical stuff about the motel's rules and breakfast in the morning. Only when Leo went to the staircase, the owner called the clerk up and said:

"She's a hot thing, but I think you're a bit too young for those kinds of services, kid. Find yourself a real girlfriend who'll love you!"

"Oh, it's, uh, it's not what you think, we..."

Then the clerk heard Leo's voice calling from upstairs and ran away, escaping the man's judgmental look. The key swiftly opened the rusty lock, and the two saw exactly what was expected. The place was cramped, the furniture looked century-old, and there was an odd smell in the air, the source of which neither of them wanted to guess.

Arnold invited the countess in with a sigh. She said it was her first time visiting Earth, and the clerk didn't know what it'd take to fix this impression. There was also only one bed, but Leo saved Arnold from awkwardness by taking her sheets and moving them to the floor.

"Oh, you don't need to..." he tried to be a gentleman.

"Sleeping on the floor is healthy and builds character," the blonde replied, "and what are you waiting for? Come here."

The brunet was taken aback by her words. A second before, he was sure she wanted to leave him the bed, but it turned out the girl's plan was entirely different.

"I need to be sure you won't pull something or run away during the night. You've been quite useful today, but that might be a mere attempt to trick me. We'll sleep near one another and without blankets, so I can be sure I'll see you tomorrow."

This girl surely had trust issues. But once again, Arnold didn't protest and slowly moved his sheets to the blonde. The clerk shyly lied beside the girl, not sure whether to be happy or intimidated. Turning around, he felt his hormones taking control once more, as the view of Leo's feminine curves in the moonlight was something he could only dream of seeing before.

"Won't you be cold without a blanket?" The clerk finally asked.

"No, not at all. I know a perfect way to keep us warm."

Arnold didn't even have time to ask what it was, as Eleonora decided to demonstrate it right away: the naked girl urged the man to take off his shirt, then pulled him up close, tightly pressing her body to his. The clerk felt the warmth and softness of her skin all around his torso, while his face got right in-between her boobs. He instantly got hard and became short of breath, not ready for this excitement at all.

"Now we'll share our body heat and sleep just fine. Trust me, I've been doing it with other girls since forever," the naked girl said confidently, enveloping the clerk's body with her strong arms.

"Mmhphmfp," Arnold replied, his voice muffled by the girl's curvy chest.

The blonde didn't quite get that, but she knew that even if he was protesting, deep down he enjoyed this far more than she did. They tussled and turned for a bit, but then fell asleep in each other's arms, with Arnold's head on Leo's breast as if it were a pillow. It was difficult to fall asleep with his boner at first, but soon the exhaustion took over and he closed his eyes, dreaming of naked girls and shiny portals.