Connecting
Lina dropped back towards the bed, and was
surprised when Xellos turned them around as they fell
so that Lina ended up on top. Lina pulled back from
their kiss a moment and looked at him confused. He
smiled, reaching up to rub the thin skin of her black
furred ears. Lina sighed, almost crooning, as Xellos'
face came up to meet hers again.
"You have a tail," Xellos whispered into her ear,
blowing softly as he did so.
"Oh, right," Lina muttered, as she loosened
Xellos's cloak, and began hastily working on his
tunic. She nipped at his ear, as the mazoku's hand
began moving down her back.
"Its not so bad is it?" Xellos asked as he stroked
the shock of red fur about her tail. The light scrape
of claws trailing up his back were accompanied by a
soft canine croon that answered his question.
"Stop talking," Lina breathed roughly. Xellos had
to stop a moment to let her pull the tunic over his
head, but only for a moment.
Lina gasped as Xellos started tickling the fine fur
coating her breasts, she closed her eyes and relished
the exquisite feel of each fiber pulling lightly at
the flesh underneath. Like a soft breeze brushing
across her skin.
Lina straightened her back as Xellos worked his
lips down from her neck to her hardened nipples. The
were-fox reached down Xellos's back and pulled his
breeches down past his hips while her partner's hands
were split between dancing along her spine and
caressing the soft fur between her legs.
Xellos let Lina carry his head back up to hers and
they both locked lips as the mazoku kicked his pants
the rest of the way off. Their hands moved to each
other's backs as they crushed there bodies against
each other. Lips and tongues ranged over ears, necks,
and mouths while their lower bodies realigned.
Lina gave short cut off yelp as Xellos entered her and
her claw fingers dug shallow furloughs into his back.
Xellos' face laid by Lina's nibbling on the tip of her
ear. Lina's tail swished smoothly and rapidly as she
and Xellos adapted to each other's rhythm.
Periodically a sharp yelp or grunt escaped from
between gritted teeth. Lina's claws dug more furrows
into Xellos' back as the earlier marks healed.
A small amount of pain on both sides had triggered
natural stimulants to be released for accelerated
healing and activity. Already superior senses were
hyped as the intensity came to a boiling point. The
yelps, sighs and grunts were more constant than
periodic now.
Their eyes spent more time locked than roaming,
each delving the other's soul for something to cling
to. For a brief moment they were in total harmony;
physical, emotional and spiritual. Lina cried out,
almost a howl, and her eyes opened wide as she then
pulled several quick breaths in. Lina cried out twice
more, and then finally arched her back almost double
as she and Xellos cried in one combined voice.
Xellos fell back against the bed as Lina slumped
forward, supported by her arms on either side of the
mazoku's head. Their eyes remained locked as they
caught their breath and let there bodies come down
from the intense sensations they had just experienced.
Lina let herself fall forward and encircled her arms
around the mazoku, Xellos cradled the fox-girl in
response. They wearily kissed deeply one more time,
and then Lina slid off Xellos and snuggled against his
side. The were-fox softly fell asleep gripping the
mazoku, who closed his eyes and relaxed into a guarded
sleep of his own.
Xellos woke up before the sun rose, and saw Lina
still sleeping next to him, snoring loudly as usual.
He wondered at the connection he had felt with the new
therianthrope earlier, that momentary joining of
souls. He had felt traces of it before with Lina, the
tendency to think along similar lines for instance.
Last night had been different, more complete and
intense. It reminded him somewhat of the bond he owed
to his master, Zelas.
He couldn't see the sun rising, but he did watch
enrapt as the fox-like features retreated from Lina's
form. This transformation seemed much smoother and
obviously without pain than the other. Xellos thought
he knew why. Awake, Lina was afraid as the change
approached, she fought it and the change was
difficult, painful. She was much better off to go
through the change asleep. That conclusion brought a
twinge of guilt for waking her up just before sun set.
The mazoku gently disengaged himself from the still
sleeping Lina, and he stroked a stray lock of hair
away from her face. A trace of silver was starting to
show at the roots of some of the hairs. Lina was going
to have a silver streak a little off center of her
forehead. He imagined what it would look like and
smiled as he collected his clothes. The woman was
beautiful, that was all there was too it.
Shuffling around, he found her gear, and a pile of
discarded clothes. The hooded cloak sitting off to the
side seemed fine, but the rest were mostly bloody rags
and some ill-fitting, for Lina, garments that she had
probably snatched as replacements. He was no longer
confused as to why Lina had been sleeping naked.
He shuddered when he saw them, the pain, despair
and humiliation oozing from the remnants were the very
sort of nutrition he required, but he didn't like the
source. Xellos glanced over at Lina again, no wonder
she was so tired. She was crashing from the
regeneration.
The mazoku dug a little further and found some
coins, looking back at Lina he estimated that she
would be asleep for at least another hour. That
decided he teleported away.
Lina woke up to the sight of a half-empty bed, she
snapped to a seating position.
"Xellos?!"
"I'm here," the mazoku responded from her right.
She rose from the bed and embraced him.
"Don't leave," she said. "Everybody else left."
"I'm not going anywhere, yet," Xellos answered.
"But tomorrow I'll have to leave, annoying Zelas won't
help either of us."
"I know, I know," Lina sighed. "I just...."
"Need somebody?" the trickster smiled.
"Yeah, how'd you guess?"
"Sore wa himitsu desu," he waggled his finger at
her playfully, and she rolled her eyes. "I have a
surprise for you." He pointed towards the bundle next
to him. Lina released him and picked up the bundle,
intrigued. Unwrapping it she found a pile of clothes,
breeches dyed a deep-reddish brown and a loose tunic
of dark green leather. Next to the chair on the flor
was a pair of black riding boots.
"These are for me?" She asked.
"Well I used your money," she rolled her eyes at
him again in mock irritation, and then giggled at his
innocent smile. "The coloring should be useful when
travelling through the wilderness."
"Thank you, I needed some new clothes," Lina said.
"One more thing," Xellos lifted his amulet over his
head and handed it over to her. She took it
reluctantly, a little confused. "You'll always be able
to contact me as long as you have that. And I'll
always know where you are."
"Let's not turn this into a farewell," Lina
demanded as she started getting dressed in her new
clothes. "I have you for one more day, I want to enjoy
that."
"As you wish," Xellos laughed, feeling pleased at
the substantial upswing of Lina's emotions.
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"Caffeinated Kender? What's that, a berserk spell?" -
Tribble, Kender Warrior of the Celestial Kingdom
Signed
He of Too Many Names (Thrythlind/Thryth/Luke/Hyperbole/Pika/Pooka)
http://members.aol.com/thrythlind/snake.html
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