CHAPTER TEN: A RELAXING DAY
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I stretch and yawn as I get jostled by Alan in bed. "I know you're tired from just bonding with us Alexia, but Iso will be sad if the three of us miss breakfast. I know it's only 6:30, but I know Leonard wants to do something today." I roll over and try to ignore Alan, but he snuggles into my back. "Princess, we need to exchange scales and then go eat." He pokes my side and starts to tickle me.
"No!" I yell while giggling. "Alexei, save me from him!" I giggle more as Alexei joins in the tickling. "Alright, alright," I say as I sit up and force them to stop tickling me. I bring out my wings and allow them to pick their scale. I pick a pure indigo scale from Alan and an almond and silver scale from Alexei. The two scales go next to Evelyn's scale. I head to the shower, get dressed, and then head outside while the bedroom quickly gets cleaned. I skip to the dining table and sit down.
Isobella kisses my cheek before giving me a plate with food on it. "Enjoy Alexia! Eat quickly as I think Marian is wanting to leave soon." I nod and quickly eat to make sure he doesn't leave before I say goodbye.
After I am done eating, I run over to Marian and give him a kiss. "Hello, Princess." He gives me a bear hug. "As I said last night, I should only be gone for four days, but it could be longer if need be." I kiss him and nip his bottom lip. "Hey now, I'll let you know if I need to extend it, okay?" He nuzzles my hair and I let out a light purr. After a few seconds, he pulls away and kisses me again. "Be good for our circle, yes? And if you have the need of a mage, just tell King Alcandor. He should be able to find you one to work with. And think about telling him about your second form." I hiss and bite his bottom lip harder. "It's up to you." He boops my nose, and gives me a long look before porting away. I back up from the water that puddled up around his feet.
As I stand there pouting, Leonard hugs me from behind. "It'll be okay Alexia. I've planned a resting day for today. You've been way too busy for the past few days. Plus, we've invited some family members here until lunch. Why don't you call up your grandparents and your uncle to come over? Invite their whole circle!" He kisses the back of my hair before leading me to a chair. "Don't worry, Princess. Marian will come back unharmed or will forever be escorted by some of our Gheyos when he leaves on trips.
I sigh and nod my head. "That's true. If he gets hurt, I will force him to take a Gheyo to protect him. I won't have any of my circle in a position of getting hurt without backup. Oh, please get the Gheyos to decide who will shadow me whenever I leave. I just want at least one of my protectors with me at all times plus two other Gheyos. We also need to get you, Noel, and Gerhard some Jokers to bond to. We might want to think about getting some Jokers that are good at hiding for the creche. Unless any of our Gheyos are good at hiding..." I settle down into him and purr.
"Oh, you're thinking about children that soon...?" He asks while sounding very wary. "I didn't realize it would be this quick."
I laugh as I tell him no. "I want our entire circle to be done before we even think about children. That'll probably take at least through the hunt and if not a few years of courting. Plus, my grandparents would kill me if Odeta or I bear any children before we are 25...but the rest of the people in the Circle could have children if they want. I just want you to be all the children's third, no matter who their parents are. Well, unless the parents are Gheyos; then Faidon can be their third." I kiss Leonard on the tip of his nose before I wander off to send messages to my family.
I send the first message to my grandparents. "Hiya! We're having a resting day with family invited until lunch! Feel free to bring your new Ace for me to meet!" I get a message back confirming they are coming in a few minutes. I sigh and send a second message to my uncle. "Hi, Uncle. We decided to have a resting day with family invited until lunch. I'd appreciate it if you and Aunt Killigan (and the rest of your circle) could come, but I'd understand if you were too busy to come."
After about three minutes, I get a message back from my uncle. "Of course, we'll come. Just give us about half an hour to gather up some Gheyos. We'll be porting in." I smile and run back to Leonard. As I run, I get another message back from my Oret. "We'll be there in 5 minutes. Gerrit is excited to meet you." I laugh and run faster.
"Did they both say yes?" Leonard asks me. I vigorously nod my head. "That's good. We've got mine, Noel's, Alan's, Shanaya's, Odetas, Phillips, Loreta's, Ferran's, Fabian's, Lucas' & Armin's parents coming. Gerhard's parents declined because they need to make more plans before tomorrow when they start building. And Faidon's Gheyo circle went to the markets to get some beachy stuff; beach towels, sunscreen, a volleyball set, etc." He pulls me into a chair and cuddles with me until people start to arrive.
Soon thereafter, my Oret's circle ports into the yard. I leap up and hug all of them. Then I introduce myself to Gerrit, their new Ace. "Hello, Gerrit! My name is Alexia and Derek is my Oret." I hug him and let him go.
"Trust me, I've heard plenty about you in the past few days." Says Gerrit, a tanned man with deep green eyes and tawny hair. "I think Derek has been the one to tell me the most about his precious little bee." I blush and tuck my head into Leonard's shoulder.
Derek lightly swats at Gerrit. "Don't scare her off before the party even starts!" He says before kissing his new Ace's head where the hit landed. "If we're the first ones here, why don't we go down to the beach and sit in the sand?" He requests before everyone heads to the water's edge. Before they can do that, Leonard's parents port in, and everyone goes to say hello.
Time passes quickly before Uncle Alcandor and his circle ports to the land. I go over and introduce myself to everyone. "Heya everyone! I know Uncle Alcandor and Aunt Killigan, but who else is here..." I talk to Uncle Alcandor's circle until the next circle ports in.
After Alan's parents arrive, the Gheyos come back with all of the beach supplies. While I am talking with everyone, I see Tobias and Armin talk to Faidon, Leonard, and Gerhard. After a few minutes, both Tobias and Armin walk toward me with Leonard and Gerhard. Tobias drapes himself on my back and covertly whispers into my ears, "We should go bond before it gets too chaotic here." He kisses my cheek and then walks to the house with Armin, Leonard, and Gerhard. I look at the rest of the group and then follow the four to the house.
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Once we are all done, Leonard heals everyone's scratch and bite marks. "Tsk, princess, take it easy on the scratch marks! If I knew any better, I would call you a Gheyic Submissive! I know Gaspar is teaching you how to defend yourself and use a longsword, but you've gotten worse about biting people during sex." Leonard says before everyone laughs as we exchange scales; Tobias grabs a mostly white scale with hints of peach and Armin grabs a mostly peach scale with hints of iridescence. I grab Armin's tooth and put it next to Tânia's white feather. I grab a light blue scale from Tobias and put it next to Alexei's scale. "We should go and join the rest of the group before anyone gets suspicious." He says before winking at me. I kiss him and then leave the house.
Just as I shut the door to the house, Shanaya comes over with a female Merrow Halfing. Before the Merrow Halfing can even introduce herself, I look into her beautiful light blue eyes and do a soul cry to her. She blinks her eyes and cries back at me; I hug and burrow into her. "My name is Nalina in this form and Nalin in my other form. Like my sister, I am also a healer." Nalina says. "Can I bite you on the shoulder?" She asks before touching where she wants to bite. I nod and accept her bite. Once she is done, I bite her on her neck. "We should probably go and introduce you to our parents. Mera and her twin sister are the dual submissives of the circle." She holds her hand to me before leading me to their parents.
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Directly after introducing me to their parents, we go and join the rest of our circle playing volleyball in the water. After about two hours of playing, Iso rings the food bell and everyone comes into the dining tent for a quick lunch of grilled burgers and hot dogs. As I eat my food, I chat with everyone near me.
Leonard sits next to me and kisses my head. "I think after lunch you should probably have a quick nap." He says to me. I nod my head in agreement. "I'll tell everyone to head home once we've all had our fill of the food." He kisses my head again and then wanders off to talk to the family circles.
Once I am done eating, I say goodbye to everyone and then head to the beach. I lay down on a flat lounge chair, set a 45-minute timer, and quickly fall asleep.
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I slowly wake up as I hear my watch beeping at me. I turn it off and slowly stretch. After I hear my name being called, I look up and the group playing water volleyball gestures to me to join them. I get up and switch to my other form, kiss Tobias, and join his team playing on the right side of the net.
Not even twenty minutes later, Fabian calls me over to talk with me. "I know you are playing volleyball, but I would really like to bond with you and Leonard." He says before caressing my cheek and kissing me on the lips. I nod and the both of us go to the house. He slowly undresses me while kissing my entire body. He chuckles before kissing my belly button. "You should probably call our Alpha before you forget."
I tug at Leonard's bond before flipping Fabian on his back and starting to undress him. After I've gotten all the clothing off of him, I get up and we start French kissing. It takes a few minutes, but Leonard finally joins the two of us. "Do you want a Fabian sandwich?" I ask Fabian, but he shakes his head. "What do you want then?"
"I want you on your hands and knees for me behind you while you kindly suck off our Alpha." He says before slapping me on the ass. I gawk at him before switching forms and slowly getting to my hands and knees. Leonard comes in front of me and caresses my face while Fabian drapes himself on my back. I slowly jerk Leonard off while Fabian plays with my pearl. "Hm, I think you're ready now, Princess." He says as he slowly enters me from behind. As I start sucking off Leonard, I feel the bonds between us snap into place and sigh to myself. 'This is paradise...' I think to myself.
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As soon as Leonard is done taking Fabianne, we exchange scales. I take a pastel green scale with a small yellow ribbon and put it next to Marian's scale. "Well, that was fun!" I say before kissing both of them on the lips. "It's just I see some of our Merrow playing in the water, so I will go join them for a while." After I close the door to the house, I run towards the water where the Merrows are playing. "What are you guys playing?" I ask before splashing into the water.
"We're playing keep away," Anemone says as she giggles and runs away from both Caspian and Adrian. "Come join us, Alexia!" She grins before running to me. "Actually, with four people, we should play Squid Fight! Alexia can go on Caspian and I can go on Adrian." We do this for a half hour before switching partners. After I get onto Aenon's shoulders and Caspian gets onto Adrian's shoulders, Aenon gasps and I look down at my now masculine form. 'Oh shit!' I think before Aenon quickly asks "Do you trust me, Alexia?" I nod and he ports the four of us away.
Once in the Merrow building, Anemon asks me, "Are you a Changling?" I nod and he hugs me.
"I don't tell anyone because the last time some random person saw me, I got kidnapped," I say before switching back to my feminine form. "I'm not ashamed of my form..." I mumble as I wipe a tear away from my eyes, "I just have a fear of getting kidnapped again." Caspain and Adrian join the group hug. "I'll tell Uncle Alcandor, I just want to wait until the circle is complete." I hug everyone back. After hugging for a few minutes, I chortle and sarcastically say, "Now that we're all down here, might as well complete our bonds right? I'll pull Leonard in so he can bond with you as well." The three of them nod so I pull on my bond and send a message to Leonard that we are in the Merrow house with the coordinates on where to port to.
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Quickly once the five of us are bonded, Anemone makes us dinner in the small kitchenette. "I normally cook in the full kitchen, but I doubt you want to be in the water," Anemone says as she cooks. "Don't laugh Alexian!" She giggles while poking me.
I cackle as I help Anemone in my male form. "It's not my fault that Leonard doesn't like being fully underwater!" I say while cooking the eggs. We all look at the door opening as Artak opens the door and walks into the kitchenette.
"I heard laughter, is everything alright?" Artak asks while wiping the sleep from his eyes. "Woah!" He says as he looks at me. "I didn't realize you were a Changling." He adds while gawking at me.
"Not many do," I say while stirring the eggs. "Why don't you join us for dinner Artak?" He nods and sits with Leonard at the table. Anemone and I plate up the food before bringing it all to the table. "Here is dinner," I announce before sitting down and chowing in. "Did you want to bond with Leonard and me after dinner?" I ask Artak in a whisper while eating dinner.
He nods and once dinner is done, the three of us quickly bond together. I take a pastel green and lilac scale and put it next to Fabinne's scale; he grabs a mostly peach scale. I kiss Leonard and then tell the two of them, "I'm staying with them tonight. I doubt you will want to Leonard, as we'll be in the flooded rooms. You can join us or not Artak, but I don't think there will be much room for you on the bed."
"I don't like sleeping in flooded rooms anyway," Artak says before caressing my face and joining Leonard who is leaving for the sleeping tent.
Once the four of us get into the flooded sleeping quarters, we exchange scales. Anemone takes a mostly peach scale while both Adrian and Caspian take a mostly white scale with hints of peach. I take a mostly black scale with a bit of blue from Caspian and put it next to Artak's scale. I take a pale blue with lilac splotches from Adrian and put it next to Caspian's scale. Lastly, I take a dark blue scale with white iridescence from Anemone and put it next to Tobias' scale. Once we are done exchanging scales, we quickly flood the room and go to sleep for the night.