The Beauty and The Beast, Chapter 2
Story by CataII on SoFurry
Imported from SF2 with no description.
So here it is, the second chapter of my newest story. If you liked it, feel free to comment and critique.
The meeting between the human Femuto and Gojira
Chapter 2: The Female M.U.T.O
May 2019
The alarm clock rang as it marked 5:00 in the morning. It was the beginning of a new, long day. On the bed next to the alarm was a woman, Femuto, and sleeping to her side was her husband, Hokmuto. She turned off the alarm with her arm, tiredly. The former Kaiju slowly woke up, and smiled upon seeing her mate. She stood up from her bed, and walked towards the bathroom to take a shower.
All days began like this; she was the first one to wake up, Hokmuto always waking up some five minutes later. After finishing her bath, she walked towards her wardrobe tho choose the clothes she will be wearing today. Femuto wanted to really annoy her boss today, after he punished her just for arriving late. Her job was her main focus all day, but even then, she would annoy the boss just to see how he reacts to it.
The hate between Femuto and Godzilla began eleven years ago, when they first met. It happened in the UN Headquarters in New York City, after the then Secretary-General Kensho Yamashita asked the Global Defense Forces, the most important military organization in the world and which always checked what the Kaiju were doing, to finally grant them legal recognition as citizens of the world.
It was during that day that the M.UT.O¨s met Godzilla, but Femuto formally met Godzilla on her first day at work. She remembre that day quite well.
Six Years Ago....
The former Kaiju leaved the cab in which she traveled towards the center of Tokyo; two weeks ago she received an e-mail that asked her to come to the Gojira-Tanaka Construction Company. It was the second most important construcion company in Japan. The fact that it´s CEO was Godzilla himself made it an outstounding achievement.
He was among the first Kaiju to have success in a human job. He was made the CEO after the former one passed aw ay nine years ago. The former CEO, Shusuke Tanaka, met Godzilla thirteen years ago, after the UN sent him to live in Japan after finishing his education. The man had a great interest in Godzilla; he always wanted to see one since he was a child, and Godzilla was his favorite Kaiju.
He gave him a job in his company, then just named Tanaka Construction Company. At first, many of the workers of the company feared Godzilla after what he did in 1984. Even though he had made long speeches saying that he´s sorry for what he did, there were still some that did not belive him.
Femuto had an winner feeling inside her that told her to hate the beast, but one side of her told her not to. After all, this was going to be her first job. Hokmuto was the one that worked to sustain them, but the paid was low, and they needed more money. She entered the building, which was considered by many to be one of the best and most advanced skyscrapers in Japan. It was built in 1989, the year that King Ghidorah attacked Osaka after an alien race unleashed him in an attempt to destroy Earth, which was a complete failure, because the GDF used The Changer to deal with the three-headed beast.
The building was over 100 meter tall, and it had an helipad on the top of it.
The reception of the building was huge, and there were many business men and woman walking in it, many talking about business matters. She then walked towards the desk where the receptionist-a former snake Kaiju named Manda(given the surname of Kobayashi)-was sitting, answering the calls of many of the business partners of the company.
Her green hair was pretty much the only aspect of her former Kaiju form. She had green scales when she was Manda, the Guardian of Mu. She was very busy, typing lots of information in the computer of the reception. Her life was not an easy one, but the pay was very good, as well as her lifestyle. Now the UN took care of Mu, her home; she missed it so much.
All the kaiju have been given a last name, to give them a nationality. Many thought that it was an stupid idea, but the UN argued that it was for the best.
Her blue eyes quickly payed attention to a woman walking towards the desk.`She must be the one looking for a new job´ thought Manda, looking at Femuto. Gojira did tell her that someone will be coming to get a job in the company today, so she had to be the one. Femuto walked towwards the reception desk, and nervously talked to the woman.
"Hello...I´m here for the job interview. Mr. Gojira told me to come today to talk with him." said the former kaiju nervously, while Manda payed attention to her. Manda dounf this to be the most interesting thing that has happened in her day, so she decided to listen to the woman."Let me check that." said the former sea kaiju, She searched in the computer the list of employee interviews for the week, and there she was.
"There it is, Ms. Takarada. I´will call him to notify him of the interview." said the receptionist; in truth, she felt jealous that this woman was getting a job interview in a far better place than her´s. She wanted to get out of the stress of her current job. A place in the office would be an actual inprovement.
But, she knew that with time she would get a better place in the company, but she would have to wait for that moment to happen.
"Ms. Kusanagi will soon come here to take you to Ms. Gojira´s office. Please take a seat." said Manda, and Femuto quickly sat on one of the seas near the reception.
Manda knew that this woman used to be the kaiju known as the Female M.UT.O, which was an ancient rival of Gojira. She despides everyone that hated and attempted to kill Gojira, but she would have to see if this woman stopped her hatred towards him. Some minutes later, the CEO final answered her call.
"Let her pass. I´ll send Ms. Kusanagi to cake her to me." said the voice of Gojira from the phone of the desk. The way he say it was a bit odd, but Manda had long ago get used to his way of talking. Some minutes later, from the elevator located on the other side of the room, came a woman with light blue and green hair walked towards the reception, and Femuto stood up from her chair upon seeing the woman. Ms. Kusanagi walked where Femuto stood up, and she greeted her.
"Welcome, Ms. Takarada. I´m Otachi Kusanagi, and I´m going to guide you to the office of Gojira." said the former kaiju with a gentle tone in her voice. Her clothes were a bit extravagant, Femuto noticed. Femuto herself was dressed in a gray dress, with a red shirt in the top. She wanted to look as formal as possible."Thanks,
Manda didn´t liked the idea of this woman meeting Gojira, fearing that she might do something to him, the two being natural enemies. She will be on guard with Femuto at all times. She saw the two woman leave the crowded reception, and she looked at her computer to check the hour.
12:00 P.M.
This was going to be a very long day, indeed.
"So, how is he?" asked Femuto to Otachi, The former kaiju gave Femuto a glanze for a few seconds, and then se answered calmly."He´s a very serious kaiju, but also one that helps in the worst moments.. Many of his business partners have a great respect of him thanks to the fact that he has helped so many before and after he became the CEO." Femuto looked at the elevator´s floor, and then looked at Otachi again. She noticed that her golden irises.
"Does he have a family?" asked Femuto with curiosity. Otachi looked at the elevator´s door, and then she answered."He doesn´t have one. The closest thing to one is is adopted daughter, Miki Saegusa. Even then, the two rarely talk with each other. Ms. Saegusa would ofthen come here, but they almost always discuss about he being a loner." Femuto saw that the elevator was coming close to the floor where the office of Gojira was.
Before the elevator reached it, Otachi gave Femuto one advice.
"Just don´t make him angry, that would be the best for him." said the former kaiju with a gentle smile on her face. Femuled smiled a bit too, and waited for the elevator to reach the top of the building.
Some minutes later, the elevator finally arrived to the last floor of the building, where the office of Gojira was located in. The door of the evelator opened, revealing a female kaiju sat in a desk, who looked at them after the doors were opened. What caugh Femuto´s attention was the fact that this female kaiju was still in it´s real form. Sure, she had seen many kaiju like this, but rarely has she seen a female one in this state. In the desk temeré was a plaque with a name; "Raiga Satsuma".
"Welcome. You must be Femuto Tanaka. Gojira will greet you in a few moments." said the secretary, typing something in her computer. Some seconds later, she received a voice message from the phone near the computer."Let her pass, please." said the deep, but formal voice of Gojira.
"Good luck." muttered Otachi, walking back to the elevator. Femuto looked at the secretary of Gojira for a few seocnds, but she did didn´t payed attention to her, as she continued to tape some things in her computer, only concentrating in the screen of it.
"If Otachi mentioned something about his daughter, don´t talk about her." said Raida stoically, lookng at Femuto for a few moments. Femuto gulped, and then she opened the door of Gojira´s office."Just don´t make him angry." said the female kaiju to Femuto as she entered the room. The oak wood door had an elegant design, but her attention was quickly grabbed by the interior of the office.
The room had a very classic look, which was a contrast with the morder look of the reception. It had many paintings in it´s walls, many of them depicting the natural beauty of Japan, with the biggest painting depicting Mt. Fuji in a snowy day.
Across the room there was a huge desk, and beyond of it there was a considerable large seat turned around, hiding the monster sitting in it. The beast noticed the sounds of the woman entering the room, and he growled a bit. He was smoking a cigarette, something that he was addicted of, while he was looking at the city of Tokyo from the the grand mirror of his office.
The office had a beautiful view of Shinjuku, Femuto noticed. She stood there, waiting for him to say something. After what seemed to be an eternity, he finally began to speak.
"Welcome, Ms. Takarada. Please take a seat, I have been looking forward for this interview." said the CEO, looking at the city through the window. His voice was a deep one, but also sounded very elegant; and it also showed his age. If he was a human, his age would be that of 55. He had never expected to end in this place. He had vague memories of his childhood, in a time where Earth was very different. He had very vague memories of his mother, but his father told him that she was killed by a parasite, which today were known as M.U.T.O, and one of them was going to talk with him today.
Gojira turned his seat around to see her, and his jaw almost dropped upon seeing the woman sat in front of the desk. He has seen many beautiful woman after many years of living arounf humans, but she was perphaps the most beautiful one he has seen yet. She had long, gray hair with hines of red in it, which hinted at her former kaiju form. In her eyes she had red irises, and they were very beautiful. He noticed that her arms were covered in red-forearm gloves, which contrasted with the business suit she was wearing. Her body was somewhat curvy, he noticed, but not very much.
The king of the monsters gulped, and then he continued talking, but before that, Femuto greeted him."Thanks, Gojira. I´m very excited for this." said the former kaiju with a smile in her face. Her skin color was white, but not pale. The CEO turned off his cigarette, and then he began the interview.
"Well, first of all, why do you want this job?" asked the king of the monsters in a rather calm way, looking at Femuto´s eyes. She then gave her answer in a serious tone."Because, my husband and I need the money. His job is not getting him a good pay, and I decided to find a job in a place that could accept human kaiju." Gojira then looked at one of the paintings in the wall across the room, above the door. He knew that there still humans that hated kaiju, and so did some corporations and companies.
He hated that people still had the believe that all kaiju were dangerous. The kaiju that were involved in criminal activities usually lets to a discussion about the morality of them. Each kaiju was a member of a different species, and as such, they had very different moralities. The worst kaiju that he knew, King Ghidorah, pretty much had a deteriotated state of mind and of his moral. He has seen all and heard of the various thing that the three-headed monster has done, and yet no one has done something to stop him. The few attempts done to end his corruption, were sabotaged, and the media always turned its head away in any incident he was involved.
Humans were strange things, but he knew that they could be good with the kaiju. His adopted daughter, despite the verbal fights they had, usually kept his soul up in the worst moments of his life. However, the two rarely talked with each other; Miki was the top psychic in all of Japan, and as such, she was in charge of the Psychic Study Center, an institute created tot teach people with psychic abilities to control them. He had some psychic abilities too, and he would talk with his daughter that way, but the conversations were almost always short.
Femuto looked at the CEO with curiosity. She had never seen the king of the monster this close in her life; he had such a regal look, and he loved funny wearing clothes. He was wearing a white shirt, which had a very long blue with white stripes tie. It was such a funny sight to see such a powerful creature wearing clothes that a human would. She also noticed that he had giles, like those of a fish, on the sides of his neck. He used them to breath underwater, which was an activity that he enjoyed so much.
Gojira decided to continue the interview as he lighted another cigarette.
"Do you think that you will be capable of doing this job? Do you have experience in the field?" asked the CEO as he putted his cigarette in his snout. Femuto was determinded to get this job, as this was one of the few companies that really gave kaiju the same respect as humans. Despite many kaiju having a human form, they still weren´t respected enough by society just because of what they really were. Hokmuto had it worse. Working in the Narita Airport as an air controller was a very hard job to him, thanks to the fact that if something bad happened, almost all of the bale would be given to him.
"Yes, I´m capable of doing this, sir. And yes, I do indeed have experience in the field of research, as I stated in my job request." said the former kaiju in a somewhat offended tone. Gojira didn´t read the request, since he went to a party in Anguirus´s mansion, and he didn´t read his e-mail the next day. He did read it very quickly today in the morning, but he hadn´t caught very well all the details.
"Oh...yes, I remember the request." said the kaiju, putting his cigarette in his hand. Femuto gave him a somewhat stern look, and from his nose came smoke from the cigarette. She was getting a little annoyed at the sight of a cigar, but she was reluctant to tel him about this issue.
After that, he asked her some more questions, all of which were answered in a satisfying way by Femuto. And then he asked the final question of the interview."And finally, to conclude, do you think that this job will satisfy all your needs?" asked the CEO, to which Femuto answered with a smile,"Yes, it will. I´m ready for anything, but, are you ready for me?" asked the former kaiju in a playful tone. She noticed that he was a creature with so little humor, so she would have to annoy him to cheer him up.
Gojira admired this woman. She certainly had decided to get this job, as she seemed to have a lot to courage."Welcome to the company, Ms. Takarada. I expect to see you here next Monday." said the CEO rather stoically, but Femuto recate with happiness upon hearing his words. She wanted to huy him, but he seemed like the kind of creature that did not liked physical contact.
"Thank you so much! My husband will be very happy to hear this!" exclaimed the human kaiju with a lot of enthusiasm. She then stood up from her seat, and gave the kaiju a bow in gratitude."Don´t thank me. You really seem to want this job, and I don´t want to see a human kaiju having to stand the hate of humans." said the kaiju, turning of the cigarette, taking another from the package in the desk, litting it.
"Boss, I think that you should quit smoking. It´s bad for you." said Femuto with concern. Gojira looked at her with a smile, finding her worry funny."Well, I consume enough radioactivity that could kill a human, I don´t see why do you worry about it." said the CEO in a relaxed tone. Femuto just smiled, and walked towards the door."Well then, see you next Monday, boss." said the human kaiju as she opened the door.
That was the day the two met.
Hokmuto had woken up, and so did the babies. All of them were born two months ago; for a normal human it would have been a pain to have eight babies at the same time, but female human kaiju faced no such difficulty. The babies were less annoying that the ones of a human, but they still were very annoying, specially in the morning.
After taking all of them to the kitchen to give them breakfast, he opened the refrigerator to began making the breakfast. Femuto walked to the kitchen, smiling upon seeing her family together."Hello, sweety." said Hokmuto after he saw his wife walking towards him. She gave him a kiss in his snout, and his jaw nearly dropped upon seeing what was she wearing.
"Fem, why are you wearing that clothes?" asked the M.U.T.O, which made his wife smile."I´m goint to annoy Gojira, you know he hates Thursdays, honey. And me and the other girls at work agreed to wear our most provocative clothes." This made Hokmuto look at her with a smile. He liked the way she annoyed her boss.
After that, the whole family had breakfast. Femuto enjoyed her life as a human, but she missed her days as an actual kaiju. But, the UN would never grant her wish, since various world leaders agreed to never make a machine that could turn kaiju to their real size and form. Well, at least she was respected in her job.
After finishing breaskfast, she got her things ready for the day, and said goodbye to her kids before leaving to her work."See you tonight?" said Hok, looking at his wife with a gentle glance. The two were standing in the entrance of the house, and outside, the day was guvung signs that it was going to rain.
"As always, my love. Good luck at work, and take care. Wait for the nanny to arrive to take care ot he kids." said the former kaiju, caressing her husband´s face. He did what was the closest thing he could do to a smile, and Femuto gave him a kiss in his snout. After that, she walked towards the train station to Shinjuku. She brought with herself a red umbrella, and as rain began to fall from the sky, she putted it atop of her head.
Today was going to be a good day, she felt it.
Little did she knew what would happen that day....