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Joe came aware to the feeling of cool silk the texture of glass pebbles slipping across his skin. The feeling was unlike anything he’d felt before but found it enticing and comfortable, burrowing into it more completely as he moaned in satisfaction and comfort. His shifting disturbed it and caused shifting in response, the feeling of slick silk sliding enhanced even more. Arms wrapped around him, tightening and drawing him closer, even as he turned and replied in kind, legs intertwining with the other as well. A soft moan of pleasure accompanied the movement and Joe grunted in response as well. This… is really nice. Joe squeezed tightly, eliciting another groan but was soon replaced by soft delicate snoring. Joe smiled at that, basking in the moment and the skin before freezing slightly. What?!
Joe’s eyes opened and he found himself staring into the face of Kilniara in blissful sleep. Joe remained stunned for several moment before quickly disengaging, pulling back as far as he could without disrupting her sleep as she was now resting her head on his right arm. As he pulled back, his rapid disengagement froze once again as she came into view and he realized she had nothing on. At least, she has … wait… no top… Joe’s mind froze at that, stopping from continuing his thoughts even as he subtly worked his leg back from where it was clasped tightly between her thighs. Despite his control, his thoughts and eyes proved chaotic, and he found himself ravenously raking his eyes across her torso and slim breasts, so human like yet still alien with their incredibly delicate and small scales encompassing them even smaller than the scales on her face.
The blanket was much too small to cover both of them and pressing it down between them would leave one or the other uncovered. Biting the bullet, he left her covered and shifted back from her while struggling to calm himself.
Sighing, he cuddled back to her while keeping his hips well distanced. She moaned at his warmth returning, cuddling back into him as well, pressing full body up against him and he stifled his own groan as she cuddled deeper into him. He quickly hunched backwards away from her before shifting the sheet once again to keep her covered. Can’t let her brother and Garn… crap!
Joe shot his head up, looking over the top of Kilniara towards Garnedell’s and Zilnek’s bunk beds but found them empty, relief shuddering through him, his head dropped back down on the pillow roughly then grimacing as this caused the bed to shudder and Kilniara came awake, eyes taking in his face, staring deeply into his own gaze. Her smile quickly grew even as she struggled to maintain her gaze on him while her cheeks flushed deeply red, obviously both happy and embarrassed.
“Morning,” she shyly whispered.
“Morning back,” Joe chuckled. “You obviously weren’t too afraid about your brother and Garnedell, but it would…”
Joe cut off even as she quickly tensed, her body burrowing into his before looking back over her shoulder to find the beds empty. She shivered against him, and glanced up at him with chagrin. Oddly enough, she relaxed and grew even more embarrassed, a wave of red scales washing across her making her emotion obvious.
She looked back at him, relief obvious on her face when she found the beds empty, but quickly looking concerned at Joe’s pained expression and lidded eyes.
“Are you OK? What’s wrong with…” she trailed off, her face and even shoulders and neck reddening even more so completely that Joe was almost distracted by the amazing sight. She’d obviously realized the cause of his reaction, her eyes flicking downward, as Joe had started to subtly withdraw his hips once again, but she blinked a few times before looking up into Joe’s face while biting her lower lip, her eyes hooding heavily.
Her hips pressed forward, deliberately, slowly, firmly. Joe froze, realizing the deliberate intent behind her movement and felt himself responding as well. She gazed directly into his eyes before slipping a hand around his torso and pulling him firmly into her, even as she undulated her torso in a wave that seemed to defy human anatomy.
Joe shuddered, returning her hug and almost pressing back into her before suddenly taking a hard shuddering breath. Nope... not...nope... dangerous! Clarity once again came to his gaze and he slid a hand down her side, coming to a rest on her hip. Just that slide almost undid him, as the slick softness of her scaled side sent tingles up his entire arm to brush across his upper spine, his entire neck shuddering in a pleasurable response. He breathed deeply once again, several shudders wracking his breath before he was able to return to clarity once again and push her slightly away from him, giving him relief from her incredibly smooth belly.
“I… I’m not going to be able to stop myself if this continues.”
She looked up into his, her bottom lip still worried by her teeth before she opened them to speak, “You don’t have to stop,” she whispered breathily.
“I don’t want to stop, either. But I’m not going to have a child miss a mother or a father.”
Her eye’s widened at that, freezing in thought before she nodded, “Sorry.”
“No need to be sorry. I think … I hope we would be amazing parents but that is why I need to know you more. My children must have a good mother. From what little I know of you now, I am willing to continue our relationship. But I need to know you more. I do not want any child to be without their parents or have a poor one. I’m also a bit young to have kids right now, anyway,” Joe ended with a chuckle.
She remained silent before looking up at him, clarity wrestling with lust, “I can get Eros’s root.”
Joe blinked at that, a bit surprised by what she said. What… Joe cut his thoughts short, simply asking her instead, “What is that?”
“It’s… an herb to help protect a woman.”
“It’s a contraceptive? Huh.”
The bubble of mana erupted outward once again, and understanding quickly came to Kilniara’s expression.
Kilniara nodded after a moment of careful thought, “Yes.”
Joe rested for a moment, his thoughts in a riot as he considered the idea before he quickly remembered where he was and the general technological levels, “Is it… guaranteed... You know what… it doesn’t matter. I’m not doing this until I’m married. Just… my way.”
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Kilniara thought for a bit, “How do you mean?”
“I believe … this is special… and important… something that should only occur between husband and wife because I expect you to offer the same to me.”
“The same?”
“That you are loyal to me.”
“Of course. Why would I not be?”
“I wish to be loyal to my wife… even if I have not met her yet. I expect her to do the same for me. What if we were to pursue this and decide that we will not marry. I have … betrayed my future wife. This is what I believe.”
She fell silent at that but her smile grew, “I am… similar, although it is not common for adventurers to be so.”
“Adventurers are not known for… fidelity?”
She giggled and shook her head, “No.”
He smiled and nodded, “I could believe that. But I am not a normal adventurer.”
“I know. I’m glad.”
They fell silent for a bit then Joe’s curiosity got the better of him and he sought out the answer he wanted to know previously, “Do you know of any who have had children even with using Eros’s root?”
Kilniara blushed before nodding, “Yes, but it works well enough.”
Joe sighed and shook his head, “Nothings ever perfect, but if you know some, that’s less than useful. In any case, we will wait until we are married. I’ll not die in waiting. I… yeah… it’s best to wait.”
Kilniara looked at him, a hint of confusion replacing her lust, “You are so willing to wait?”
Joe smiled and shrugged, “It's my way. There are many reasons I would, but bringing a kid into this world without a decent place for it… well, that would be downright abuse, for me, anyway. We’d need a home and a steady safe income. I’m not going to leave my kid without parents.”
Kilniara smiled at that before glomming onto him in excited joy, burrowing her whole body into him until Joe suddenly stiffened and groaned again as her torso once again brushed firmly against him. She froze for a bit before looking up at him, a shy smile on her face.
“Sorry.”
Joe chuckled after his hips had retreated, “It’s fine. The trials of being a man.”
Kilniara stared up at him, Joe’s gaze locked on hers even as their passion reignited, her eyes hooding once again as she began to breath heavily. Her hand, which had been resting behind his back, slid up and over his side, brushing across his chest before sliding downward.
“I can… there are other… options,” she whispered, her hand traveling downward across his belly.
Joe recognized her intent and froze once again, his mind in a riot even as a part of him screamed to accept her offer. He remained paralyzed for a moment before quickly shaking himself free, snapping a hand down to grasp her hand, pulling it gently, but firmly away back up to his side on his chest. As he did so, he felt her hand trembling within his soft grasp.
Even as her arm trembled within his tender grasp, realization hit Joe. She’s afraid! Her fear was as well hidden as the lust was obvious. He quickly slipped his hand into hers and held it tenderly, attempting to offer reassurance as he spoke
“I… I really want to. Really… but… you… I would want you too much. It would be hard to control myself. It’s OK. WE can wait.
Even as a bit of fear flitted across her face, Joe quickly dipped his head forward, his forehead resting on hers as he fervently looked into her eyes, “Trust me! I want this more … I’m doing everything to control myself. Your offer… tempts me more than I can … just,” Joe shuddered as sighed before continue, “I want this. I want this so much. I want it too much. Your offer would only bring temporary relief and then it would be even worse! I’m not sure I could control myself after.”
She smiled brightly at this, her blush returning before she giggled softly, her cheer returning almost immediately before she nodded, “So I am tempting.”
Joe growled at that, his face intensifying so rapidly and hungrily that Kilniara’s eyes flew open in shock. His hand whipped around her torso and gripped hard onto her lower back before freezing and pulling away from her. He struggled for a time, breathing deeply until finally he regained his calm.
“Does this not prove you are a temptation?” Joe growled, even as he shivered against her. He shuddered and closed his eyes as he struggled to regain his control. He retreated jerkily even as his breath quivered. He remained frozen like that for a few seconds, taking several deep cleansing breaths before looking at her.
“Yes, you are quite tempting,” he replied in a more even manner.
Her eyes wide in shock calmed, then hooded, as she watched his display, her own breath now quaking in her own excitement and Joe easily noticed her hooded eyes and lust as she trembled, struggling with her own self-control.
“Not easy, is it,” Joe growled eyes drilling into her own even as he noticed her own rising lust, “Now, I’m going to dress and go do my forms. You might want to get back to your room before the two boys find out where you are.”
Joe pulled himself up before crossing her torso, his left leg crossing her thighs and his left hand crossing her shoulders to come down on the other side of her, bracing himself on the bed. He found himself looming over her, raising himself above her enough so as to not touch her, but found himself entrapped by her gaze as she stared up at him, also trapped between his arms. The blanket had moved with him, pushed over her body and now slipping off his torso and onto the floor, leaving her almost completely bare to his gaze. He kept his gaze deliberately enwrapped, however, in her gaze as he slipped across from her, knelt, and pulled the blanket back up off the floor. He stared deeply, refusing to glance away to the temptation below even as he carefully opened the blanket and draped it back upon her, covering her entirely.
With the return of her modesty, Joe was able to relax, a deep shuddering breath taking him once more and returning ever more control with each breath. His eyes now rested in her gaze with a more natural ease, no longer struggling to remain on her face and he finally then dropped forward, kissing her deeply, but chastely; a simple kiss that brushed her lips firmly and remained there.
Joe retreated from the kiss slowly with his eyes closed before opening them. She lay beneath him, her eyes also closed in the moment. She slowly opened her eyes. Her face was beet red, breathing erratic and panting, even as her eyes hooded and her heart raced. He looked at her for several more moments before collapsing on top of her, an eagle pouncing on its prey.
This kiss was passionate and uncontrolled, his lips capturing hers and toying with them. Joe found himself diving deeply into the moment even as she grunted in shock then responded with a whimpering rise of equal ardor, her arms raising to wrap around his neck and pulling him into the kiss just as fervently and passionately. There was little tenderness to the moment, both simply diving as deeply as they could in seeking one another physically. A loud thump from next door shocked Joe into awareness and he pulled back in shock and quite a bit of horror. He looked down upon her and calmed, her passion as great as his and wanting quite a bit more. Her eyes opened and she stared at him, shivering. Both panted in erratic breaths as they stared into one another’s eyes.
“You know how I feel about you, now. At least physically. Let’s make sure there’s more,” Joe panted before pushing himself off the bed and taking several heavy steps away. He turned and looked at her, her repose one of utter exotic intoxication, trapping him once more as he gazed upon her before he ripped himself away and took several deep shuddering breaths.
He turned back to her but this time to tuck the blanket around her tenderly once again before rising to leave. He was finding it an incredible struggle to leave.
“I’ll go practice my forms. You might want to get dressed before the other two come back.”
Joe then turned and dressed rapidly, his escape so obvious that Kilniara did not feel rejected but giggled in humor at his retreat. She’s trouble! And… I’m IN trouble! Joe’s thoughts swirled in a mess of emotion as he reevaluated everything. He’d always prided himself on his control, but... Right… like dad said… His mind whirled as he quickly came to some decisions about how he would continue forward with Kilniara. She was too … forward… not the right word… she’s not shoving herself on me… I’m more than willing… told her so myself… not forward… but… she’s driving the train way too fast… this… gotta slow it down! Ideas swirled everywhere. Answers proved elusive. That… was stupid… so stupid… He took another deep breath and fled.
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