"Wait! You pervert! That will not," Marley started to complain as she struggled, but I brought my hand down with a firm connection, keeping in mind my own strength.
Marley cried out but started insulting me right away, so my hand came down again.
"I don't think you quite understand your positions here. If you haven't noticed, there is something wrong in the world right now, and you wanna keep acting like this?" I asked.
"Of course, I can tell some things are wrong, you idiot!" Marley said with tears forming in her eyes, but she cried out again as my hand fell.
"Then, if you understand, you should have seen past self-importance. Did you not see the trees growing? Did you not notice that it got warmer in here?" I asked, raising my hand to prepare for another stupid comment.
"Stop! Wait! What are you talking about?!" Marley squealed, and I slapped her ass again, making tears start to flow.
"Exactly! You decided that you were going to take control of the situation here, and what did you do? Send out goons to forcibly take the girls from the dorms? Scream at me the second you see me?!" I roared and slapped her ass again, but not as hard as the last time.
I wasn't trying to hurt her, but the way she was acting was reckless and just put more people at risk. Marley wasn't a bad person, and I knew she had good intentions, but her brain was mostly muscle.
"I-I'm sorrwie," Marley said quietly, and I sighed, lifting her up off my knee, letting her stand.
She was shaking now, tears in her eyes, looking down at the ground. I walked forward and wrapped her in a hug, and Marley cried into my chest.
"No more of this wildness. I know that you did your best, but there are some things that others are suited to more than some," I said and then placed my hand on the cheek that I had just slapped.
Marley winced, and I thought that she was going to hit me but just kept her face pressed into my chest. I activated my healing, and Marley gasped, melting into me as I healed some frostbite she was getting and some old sports injuries that she had.
"What are you doing to my body? I thought that you were going to slap me again, but now every part of me feels brand new and warm. How?" Marley asked after rubbing her tears away on my shirt.
"This is why we ask questions first and yell after. I just fixed your body up and might make a couple improvements if you promised to be a good girl. Don't make that face at me! All I want is for you to treat me with a little respect. There is no need for all the insults, got it?" I asked, but Marley held a suspicious glare on me.
"What is that supposed to mean? Are you going to put your hands over me? You still haven't let go of my ass, so I reserve the right to call you a pervert," Marley said, and I nodded, removing my hand.
"Sorry about that, automatic reaction when a girl hugs me like this and buries her face into my chest like this," I said with a chuckle, but then shouted as Marley bit my chest, still not letting go of me.
"Shut up! There is no one here right now, and you are warm, idiot. I am only doing this because you hugged me, and you're stupid!" Marley growled from my chest while kicking my shin to no effect.
I was concerned about improving her because that bite she had down had hurt a bit, which surprised me. Marley's constant attitude didn't, but stupid and idiot was bearable, so I would let this slide, but I wouldn't hesitate to revisit the chair if needed.
[Biting is a different kind of damage, just like with cold and heat. You just need to get a bit more, and your crushing resistance will increase. Also, your dick isn't always going to get bigger, so don't be afraid to take on for the team! There are other benefits you will gain from growth down there!]
That was interesting, but I focused on Marley, making her slightly taller, and improving her metabolism, reactions, and muscle power.
"What are you doing now?" Marley asked as she looked up at me, but that was when she started to get taller.
For some reason, Marley grew up until her lips pressed into mine. Both of us stood in shock for a brief moment, holding the kiss, and staring into each other's eyes.
Then Marley let go of me and jumped back, but with way too much force. I watched in shock as Marley hurtled into the wall and right through it.
"Marley!" I shouted as I rushed over to her, propping her up, but she was okay.
"Did I just do that?!" Marley asked me, looking up in shock, and I smiled.
"Yes, that was the little upgrade that I was talking about," I said, and her eyes went wide as she blushed and started to shake.
Before I could react, Marley had spun around and tackled me to the ground, locking her lips to mine. Her passion had my head spinning, but I responded, wrapping my arms around her.
The door to the other room opened suddenly, and I could hear people coming in, but that didn't seem to faze Marley.
"Really? I don't think there was any way to say I saw this coming, Papi! Why don't you want to have fun with me!" Sofia complained.
Marley finally stopped and pulled back, wiping her mouth off with her sleeve and looking down at me. The rest of the world didn't exist for this brief moment as I looked up into brown eyes and the same color hair streaming around my face.
"You did that thing to me and gave me this strength, plus healed me," Marley said quietly and then mumbled, "So now you have to keep me, jerk."