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// Triple Threat 
// Story: Flash Sentry Bull-ship File 
// by King-Mac-13 
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Flash never had a normal love life. If it wasn't being used by a unicorn turned human for her power grab plans, it was falling for a princess from the same word as his ex. While Sunset turned into a better person, Princess Twilight was effectively gone from his life. Then there was this world's Twilight who started dating that camp counselor from Everfree. Flash just couldn't catch a break before.

And now he really wished he could. Now he had a new issue. Three to be more specific. And their names were Adagio Dazzle, Sonata Dusk, and Aria Blaze.

After finding them basically living out of a van, he offered to let them stay with him. His parents were rarely home but made more than enough to own a rather large house. Sonata mentioned it was like in some anime series she watches, and Flash could definitely see the similarities. Of course, the former Sirens made his life all the more difficult from day one. However, over the course of a month, everything seemed to flip on its head.

The one who had changed the least was Sonata. The girl started and ended as a slightly naive but still rather worldly girl. She understood humans the best of the three, but she could also be easily swayed by her 'sisters.' He found himself added to her list of trusted sources, but it's still difficult to handle her given the other two will still mess her up.

Aria seemed like the one who didn't change so much as she opened up about herself. She still had the punk aesthetic that really played well for her. However, over the month, he learned she has a next level sweet tooth. She's also responsible for designing their on-stage outfits. And to top it off, she was the team cook, so to speak.

The biggest change, however, proved to be Adagio. She started her stay as the stereotypical entitled bitch. Everything should be given and/or ready for her without her needing to ask. She practically demanded he be her slave. But that waned quickly as he pushed back, telling her to handle things for herself. After a few weeks of their shared shouting, she got the message and slowly moved away from her former bitchy self. Now she was openly grateful and even asked using 'please' without any hint of spite or annoyance.

But it hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows. Flash swears that, after this month, those three are trying to kill him. Not in any overt or cruel way, no. It was entirely psychological. Now that they've settled into his home, they've taken to wearing 'casual' clothes around the house. Said 'casual clothes' were usually tight fitting and minimalist. Aria had a tube top with capris, Adagio had a backless top with short-shorts that clung, and Sonata had gone with a mini-dress that hugged her bust with transparent material at the top to show her cleavage like a V-neck.

Most guys would've killed to see what he'd seen. Hell, he'll admit that it's been a feast for the eyes. It turns out that the three Sirens had few boundaries around him now. And while his eyes were enjoying themselves, his poor heart was not. Especially after last week.

It was last Monday. He'd just returned late from practice with his band. Nothing too bad, they just lost track of time. As Flash was putting his instrument down, he suddenly heard shouting behind him.

"Hey Flashie~!"

Flash turned in time for Sonata to tackle him into a hug. He fell flat on his back as she fell onto his chest. After a slight pained groan and a moment to process what happened, he looked back up to her. "What's up, Sonata? What's got you so excited?"

"Nothing, silly. I'm just glad you're back." Sonata nuzzled herself into his chest with a huge grin.

Which just confused Flash while making his face turn a bit red. "Uh… Okay then." He wasn't really sure what he should do in this situation, but his hand ended up finding its way to her head as he ran his fingers through her hair. It was pretty much instinct. Sonata was like a human puppy and it was hard not to pet her like this.

And her grin showed she didn't mind. There was also the possibility she acted like this on purpose because she knows she can get him to react like that. "Hey, Flashie."

"Hmm?" He looked back toward her to find her looking up toward him. "What's up?"

Sonata surprised him by leaning forward and kissing his cheek. "You're the best boyfriend a girl could ask for~" With a big smile, she stood up again and almost skipped into the next room. It was a very Sonata moment.

Then said moment hit Flash like a truck. "I'm what?"

If that had been the only event in question, it wouldn't have been so bad. Being Sonata's boyfriend wouldn't be so bad. But things got complicated three days after that.

Flash had promised Aria to drive her to the mall so she could pick up a few things from her favorite store. It was one of those punk/goth stores, Flash didn't really catch its name since he wouldn't ever come here of his own accord. Yet, here he was all the same. With Aria off in the changing rooms, he used this opportunity to look around the store. It gave him something to do and who knows. Maybe he'll find something worth picking up.

He was not prepared for someone else to have a similar idea. "Hey there, handsome~" The girl standing there was the very definition of what the internet called the 'big-tiddy-goth-gf'. But given her demeanor, it's likely solely an aesthetic choice. It worked for her, though.

Now, Flash heard the 'hi handsome' line and could easily tell what she was up to. But, with his mind still reading from Sonata's confession(?), he wasn't exactly on his A-game. "I'm sorry?" He spoke as if he wasn't sure she was talking to him.

The girl chuckled and got closer by a half-step. "Yeah, I mean you, Rockstar. First time I've seen you in the store."

"Yeah, well…" he was cut off as her half-step was followed by a full step, putting her within his personal space.

"Looking to change up your look? I can help you out~" She sounded like a girl that hadn't been told no when it came to guys. Flash could definitely see why, though. She smirked and leaned a little closer. "And hey, maybe I'll let you help me out, too~"

"Ahem." The two turned slightly to find a very annoyed Aria glaring at the goth. "Stella."

"Oh! Hey Aria." The goth girl seemed a little intimidated by the shorter punk. "What's up?"

"I'll tell you what's up. Hands up and back away from the boyfriend."

This made Stella turn between Aria and Flash a few times before she complied. After a moment, she was around the racks and out of sight.

Flash, now even more confused, blinked as he looked toward Aria, "What did you me-" he didn't get to finish that.

Aria just grabbed his wrist and pulled him after her. "Come on. You're not leaving my sight anymore." She was side-eyeing the few people in the store like she was suspicious they'd try something.

Then, there was the event earlier that day. Because life doesn't like leaving things unfinished, of course he had to end up three for three.

Flash sat on the living room couch as he strummed a few more cords before writing something down on a notepad next to him. He was currently attempting to write a song as a way to help him figure himself out. It helped him at times, the breakup with Sunset and getting over his feelings about Twilight. Now, however, he had to deal with two sirens who made their intentions VERY well known recently.

As he worked, he failed to notice the lead siren sauntering up from the side. She leaned her weight onto the armrest of the couch before she spoke. "Hey Flash." Her tone wasn't any different from usual, but this is Adagio.

Flash jumped a little before he realized who was there. "Oh. Hey Adagio."

"You feeling alright? You look like you've got something on your mind."

"Uh… yeah. Kind of." The question is how to begin to explain it. It was at least worth a try to see if she could help. "See-"

He was interupted as Adagio leaned in and kissed his cheek, leaving a light mark of her lipstick. "Better?"

Flash wouldn't say yes, that would be a lie. But he wasn't going to say no either. Because, come on… "I…"

"No need to thank me, Flash. Just looking out for my man~" She winked before noticing the time. "Should probably head out to pick up the others though. See you when I get back." She winked before making her way to the door.

Leaving Flash stunned and more confused than before. He wanted to avoid the issue until he figured himself out over it, but it was clear now that he had to deal with this sooner rather than later.

This led to Flash's current state. He couldn't help but grow more and more nervous. Once they got back, he knew he had to confront them. And he wasn't so sure what would happen. He just hoped things would turn out, at least, civilly. Unfortunately, the 'pick between them option was hard. Each had something that made them unique and desirable.

Sonata, as expressed before, is like a human puppy. She's a ray of sunshine that you can't help but smile around. You felt good when she was smiling. You kind of just felt good being around her in general. She was cute as all hell too.

Aria was like the punk girlfriend that people always wanted. She's definitely rough around the edges, but she also had the more docile side with her love of sweets.

Adagio was an odd one. There was a certain charm to her confidence now that she wasn't out right arrogant. She gave off this kind of 'I'm great vibe, but in that way that makes you feel 'yeah, I'm pretty cool too' when she's close.

Hearing the front door open, his thoughts interrupted, he took a deep breath and stood back up to reach them before they split up for the night. The three were dropping off their jackets on a coat rack by the door as he approached.

"Hey, I need to talk to you three." His nerves were going haywire, but he kept his tone even as possible.

"Sure~" Pure, pure Sonata. Ever the smile on her face.

The other two just followed along, not saying anything just yet.

Flash took a deep breath as he led them to the kitchen. He sat on one end of the table so he could keep all three in sight and avoid any confusion. Once everyone was settled, he knew it was now or never. "Listen, there's something important that's been going on and it has to do with all three of you." Not the best start, but let's not rip the bandaid off just yet.

Sonata, innocent as she is, also knew enough about people to know he was avoiding the subject, allowing her to jump to conclusions. "You're not kicking us out, are you?!" She sounded so scared of the possibility.

"What? No!"

"Okay good!" Sonata placed a hand over her heart and let out a sigh of relief.

"Then why did you call us over here?" Aria asked, just as to the point as she always was.

Flash tapped the table, trying to find the words to make this work without issue; but, in the end, he relented. "So… Over the past week, each of you called me your boyfriend. At least one of you in public. You all seemed pretty sincere about it, too. And I'm not sure where this started or how, and I am flattered by it. Any guy would be lucky to date any of you, but I'm not sure what to do or say after this week. I wanted to hold off confronting this until I could figure it out, but I couldn't. So… here we are."

The room was silent for a while. It was out there, and he wasn't sure what to expect. He just hoped this didn't make things any worse or cause a serious problem.

"Is that it?"

He was not expecting Aria to say that. "Um… yeah?"

Aria slumped back in her chair with an exasperated, but ultimately relieved, sigh. "Jeez. You made me think it was something more…" she waved her hand in the air looking for the right word, "concerning, I guess."

Flash looked at her, more confused than ever. "What? But you three all… wait, was it all a prank or something?"

"Of course not!" Aria shouted, indignant.

Adagio leaned her elbows against the table with her chin resting on her palm. "I don't really see why you're so confused about this."

"Uh… because humans are usually monogamous and only ever have one partner at a time, and that more partners are usually a rare exception?" It was hard to remember that Sonata was the siren with the most understanding of human life.

Flash nodded, still stunned from before. "What Sonata said."

"Well that's dumb." Aria replied.

"But not an issue." After a second, Adagio started to explain herself, "She said it was 'rare’ but not an impossible outcome. Besides, the three of us already agreed on this."

Flash blinked as he started to really comprehend what the siren lead just said. "Wait, you agreed?"

"Yeah." Adagio smiled with a nostalgic tinge to her face. "The three of us have always been together, basically since we were born. It would almost seem wrong to split ourselves up somehow. And besides, you’ve found a way into our hearts. All the better, right?”

Flash tapped his foot on the ground as it all really sunk in. “I… can kind of understand, I guess. But it still seems kind of weird.”

“Weird?” Aria huffed, “You’d think a guy would kill to date one of us.”

“Don’t get me wrong. Of course, it would be amazing to date… well, any of you. But this isn’t usually something that happens outside an internet fanfic or something.”

“Well, welcome to the internet then.” Aria stood up and walked around the table, grabbing Flash by his collar and lifting him up to his feet.

Flash didn't try to fight back as he was lifted to his feet. "I guess there's worse places to be…"

Adagio stood next, "That's the spirit." She more or less led the group over to the couch.

It was a fairly large couch, but only really had three seats. Flash was placed in the middle, Aria sat to his left, and Adagio took the spot to his right. Flash was confused about what Sonata would do, only for the peppy siren to take her seat on his lap. Flash wasn't sure how this was going to work, but he can't ignore he was excited to see.