Chapter Nine
A Bodacious Bee Costume
WARNING: About one third of this chapter is more smut. If you're uncomfortable with that kind of thing, it's heavily telegraphed (I.E. blatantly obvious) when the smut is beginning, so that's when you can stop reading if you want.
"So uh…" Stahl paused as he put Chrom's coffee and a brown paper bag on the most-likely hardwood table. Chrom had woken up early alongside Stahl and dragged him along to the nearby coffee brewery as he currently had a hankering for caffeine. "I have a question about our party tonight." Stahl grabbed his frosted donut out of the bag
"And that is?" Chrom asked as he leaned against the leather booth, snatching the caffeinated beverage off the table as his dry throat ached.
"So there's this guy Virion-" Stahl sat down on the leather booth before Chrom interrupted him.
"Oh, you mean that blue-haired idiot who can't get laid?" Chrom leaned forward as he sipped his vanilla bean espresso.
"Correct-a-mundo. Anyway, long story short, I owe him a favor and somehow he found out about the Christmas party." Stahl took a bite out of the donut he had purchased.
"Ugh." Chrom groaned, leaning back in his chair.
"I tried to stop him, but he was dead-set on coming. I think he's just using it as an excuse to pick up chicks." Stahl reassured him, hurriedly taking another massive bite out of his pastry.
"But there are no single ladies in the Shepherds except Miriel, and God knows she can't get a date." Chrom laughed mildly as Stahl wiped his face with a nearby napkin.
"Isn't she with Kellam?" Stahl asked as he pulled a cinnamon roll out of the bag. The cogs in Chrom's head started turning as he struggled to remember Kellam.
"Oh! Yeah, she is dating Kellam! They've been together since... August, right?"
"Yes, it's just that Kellam is barely noticeable, and Robin and Cordelia have been stealing the spotlight in terms of blatant acts of passion for three whole months." Stahl finished his third pastry and set the crumpled bag on the table.
"I know, right?" Chrom groaned. "They've had more canoodling sessions in the living room than I can count."
"You would think we're in some corny romance novel, due to how frequent they do stuff like…" Stahl shuddered as he remembered when Robin vividly described the time Cordelia sat on his face. "That."
"What do you mean by 'That'?" Chrom leaned on his shoulder.
"Oh nothing, just ass-to-mouth. You know, 'normal' things that couples do." Stahl's sarcasm was as apparent as the sky while Chrom grimaced.
"Oh God, I forgot about that!" Chrom cradled his head in his arms as he felt the urge to gag.
Later that evening, Stahl sat on the couch next to Maribelle, who rested her head on his shoulder. "I'm having a good time. How about you?" She asked.
"Huh?" Stahl exclaimed, too focused on Robin and Cordelia, who were the only ones on the dance floor and were having some sort of 'dance off' which consisted of Robin realizing his feet were not good for dancing. "Oh yeah, this is great," Stahl answered as he rested his head next to Maribelle's. The familiar figure of Virion sat down next to Stahl, and Maribelle immediately stood up, not wanting to deal with that asinine fool.
"I'll be back soon, I just need to grab some snacks." Maribelle trotted off towards the kitchen as Virion laid back on the couch.
"I must say, this party is exceptionally sublime." Virion chuckled as his gaze drifted to Cordelia's slim figure. "Now I must ask, who is that fetching young lady?" Stahl looked where Virion was looking and felt his gut sink.
"Cordelia?'" Stahl answered as he watched Robin dance with Cordelia.
"Yes, her. She looks incredibly beautiful." Virion leaned back into the couch, taking a sip from his plastic cup. Stahl watched in disbelief for a good minute, waiting for Virion to stand up and ask Cordelia out, or worse.
"This is such a wonderful night," Robin stated, the technicolor lights reflecting off Cordelia's hair. The both of them decided Robin was awful at dancing and settled on slow dancing instead
"I'm glad you agree." Cordelia leaned against his chest. Her eyes drifted from his brown pupils to a mistletoe hanging in the kitchen doorway. "Follow me." She said as she grabbed his arm, pulling him towards the doorway where the mistletoe hung. Virion continued to sit on the couch.
"So, she's dating that white-haired man, correct?" Virion asked.
"Uh… yes, she is." Stahl was in a state of confusion, again waiting for Virion to do something asinine. "What the hell are you waiting for?!"
"Excuse me?" Virion raised his eyebrow slightly before taking another sip.
"You're obviously waiting to go ask Cordelia out, so get going and make an ass of yourself!" Stahl pointed to the embracing couple, who now were slightly drowning out the music with the sounds of their mouths.
"You honestly think I would attempt to steal a woman from someone?" Virion set his glass onto the table, pulling his phone out of his pocket. "I may be a philanderer, but I am not a creep." He began to play another round of Risk on his phone.
"Is something going on here?" Chrom walked over to the couch, leaning over Virion with an imposing look.
"No Chrom, everything's fine," Stahl answered. "Virion isn't intent on picking up ladies."
"I have a girlfriend, for God's sake!" Virion stood up, a look of disgust on his face. "I am flabbergasted at how low you people perceive me!"
"Okay, I get it." Stahl held his hands up in peace. "I'm sorry I assumed how much of a jerk you are."
"Thank you." Virion stated before grabbing his coat from off the hanger, fitting his arms into it and zipping it up. "I'm afraid that I have to depart, as I feel quite tired. Thank you all for the warm hospitality." Virion waved to the group before exiting through the front door. Chrom slumped onto the couch, laying on his side.
"Well, that sucked." Chrom sighed before looking at the door. "Did we scare him off?"
"I think we did," Stahl stated before noticing that Robin and Cordelia were approaching; Robin's face was covered with red lip marks.
"Alright, now cover your eyes and ears," Robin spoke in a passionate tone as he covered Cordelia's ears, the both of them smiling. Cordelia raised a hand and blocked her vision. "Stahl, do you have any bubble bath formula?"
"Actually, yeah, I have some. I'll go get it." Stahl stood off the couch and walked up the stairs.
Several moments of silence ensued before Stahl returned from upstairs, setting a large pink jug on the ground. "There you go."
"Thanks," Robin removed his hands from Cordelia's ears and waved to Stahl as he lifted the jug off the ground. "Alright, you can open your eyes now." He said as he stood next to Cordelia.
"You're going to set up a bubble bath for us?" Cordelia asked as she focused intently on the pink jug.
"Damn, you're good," Robin smiled as he held out his arm. Cordelia looped her arm around his and he led her up the stairs to the bathroom door. "Wait just a minute." Robin walked into the bathroom, turning on the faucet of the bathtub.
The bathroom was set up as a rectangle of a room, with the tub and shower curtain at the far end of the room. The shelf that held everyone's toothbrushes looked like it could support drink glasses, which Robin noted for future purposes. He poured the pink solution into the tub, watching intently as the bubbles rose to the surface of the water. After he put the jar next to the tub he walked through the door. "It's all ready for you, just let me know when I can come in." Robin motioned with his head towards the door and Cordelia walked into the bathroom; Robin shut the door behind her.
"This really wasn't needed, but it's still nice." Cordelia thought as she stared at the bubbly water before she undressed, dipping her foot in the water to make sure it was the right temperature. She turned the faucet off and lowered herself slowly into the tub, the warm water enveloping almost all of her body.
"Can I come in?" Robin's asked, his voice muffled through the bathroom door.
"Yes," Cordelia answered as Robin walked into the room, setting two glasses of champagne on the shelf.
"So how are you holding up?" He questioned as he massaged her shoulders, her red hair flowing in the water like tendrils.
"Fine. Why do you ask?" Cordelia leaned her head back as she felt her shoulders loosen.
"I just wanted to make sure you're doing alright. Do you like the bath?"
"It's absolutely divine. Thank you for doing this." Cordelia raised her head slightly, pecking Robin on the cheek. Robin splashed her with water playfully. "Really? How juvenile of you." Cordelia said as she cupped her hand, dumping water on his cloak.
"Oh great, you got my cloak wet." Robin groaned as he unbuttoned his cloak and placed it next to Cordelia's clothes.
"Right into my trap!" Cordelia said as she grabbed Robin by his shoulders and yanked him into the tub, the hot water sending a jolt up his spine. Water splashed outwards, soaking the carpet and their clothes. The tub was barely wide enough to fit both of them, but that didn't stop Cordelia placed her hands on Robin's toned chest, neither of them noticing how soaked their clothes were.
"Damn, I've been outplayed. Guess I'll have to... counterattack!" Robin cupped his hands with water and dumped them onto Cordelia's hair. Her front hair went straight as it covered her eyes.
"Well played." She said as she brushed her hair to the side. "Hey look, it's Chrom!" Cordelia pointed to the back wall; Robin fell for the clever ruse.
"What? Where? How could he have gotten here?" Robin turned the other direction but jumped in shock by Cordelia draping her arms around his shoulders. "What are you- Mmph!" Robin turned back around exactly as Cordelia pulled herself upright, her lips connecting to his. Robin flushed as his fingers ran through her wet, messy hair.
"I love every minute we spend together," Cordelia said as she moved back slightly.
"How romantic of you." Robin ran a finger down her shoulder. They held each other tightly for what seemed like an eternity before Robin realized what time it was. "We should get going." He said as he crawled out of the tub, and noticed his wet clothes. "Dammit, our clothing is soaked!"
Meanwhile, Sumia sat next to Gaius, who was drinking chocolate syrup out of a bottle.
"How do you keep your slim figure?" Sumia asked as she snatched the syrup out of his hand.
"Hey! I was enjoying that!" Gaius said as he folded his arms. "I'm pretty sure my metabolism is faster than light, which is why I eat candy all the time."
"Well, that explains it." Sumia leaned back on the couch and remembered that she hadn't seen Robin or Cordelia for over an hour. "Where did Cordelia and Robin go?" Sumia asked, her expression puzzled.
"I saw Bubbles leading Ol' Red up the stairs to the bathroom, so that's something." Gaius grabbed a lollipop out of his pocket.
"Who the heck is Bubbles? Old Red I can understand because Cordelia's hair is red, but what is it about Robin that makes you go 'Heh heh, Bubbles'?" Sumia put her drink down.
"Did you see what Robin was carrying? Bubble bath formula." Gaius stated as he sucked on a cherry lollipop.
"Oh." Sumia's brain made the connection as she realized something else. "Did Robin just set up a bubble bath for Cordelia?"
"Looks like it," Gaius replied as he stared at the door. "I wonder if they're having fun right now." He gave Sumia a lewd smile.
Sumia began to think about the context of what Gaius just said and realized he was talking about sex. "Although, now that you mention it…" Sumia dragged her finger along Gaius' chest. "We could have some fun tonight…"
"What do you mean by fun?" Gaius asked.
"I mean sex, copu-la-tion," Sumia answered as she stood up, her face flush.
"Oh, gotcha." Gaius stood up as well, Sumia's gaze penetrating his very soul as he stuffed his cherry lollipop into his pocket without thinking.
"I understand if you don't want to do it, so don't feel pressured by me or anything," Sumia reassured him as she hugged his left arm.
"You are the least intimidating person I know," Gaius said as he slid one hand behind Sumia's back and another at the back of her knees as he struggled to pick her up. Sumia giggled as she clutched his shoulders. "I really need to work out more." Gaius thought, his legs wobbling with every step he took.
"Whee! This is so much fun!" Sumia planted her lips to Gaius' as he stood next to the stairs.
"Alright, you're not gonna like this, but..." Gaius pulled his lips away as he slung Sumia over his left shoulder. He felt the stress in his right arm soothe instantaneously as Sumia kicked her feet.
"Seriously?! I'm making you go to the gym after Christmas break." She folded her arms as she felt her blood rush to her head, her brown hair covering her eyes as it fell downwards. Gaius marched up the stairs and kicked open the door to his room, carefully setting Sumia down on his bed. Sumia removed her purple turtleneck as she sat upright and threw it onto the ground while Gaius searched for the bucket of unused condoms, which was somewhere in this room. After he found said bucket, he removed his clothing until the two of them were stark naked. He hurriedly applied the condom to his 'Sweet Treat' as he called it, watching as Sumia's eyes went wide with anticipation.
"Time to try out some of your sweets." She smiled with glee as she lied on her back, her legs pointing upwards as Gaius grabbed her inner thighs with his soft hands. She felt his hardened dick casually slide between the wet folds of her vagina, the feeling of his dick inside her propelling her towards a blissful state of being. Gaius took note of the shocked look on her beet-red face.
"Is something wrong?" Gaius asked as he moved his waist back and forth in an arrhythmic manner, his hands tightening their grip on her pale thighs.
"Well, I just thought you would do foreplay or something along those l-lines." Sumia shuddered as an unfamiliar sensation coursed through her body like a flame, the pearl loops that kept her bangs in check sliding down her hair as she moved.
"Why should we have an appetizer when we can skip right to the entree?" Gaius grinned as he moved his right hand downwards from her thigh. After a brief moment, he discovered his mark: the clitoris. He rubbed it gently with his index finger, the moans from Sumia and the tightening of her leg muscles indicating that he was onto something. "My my, sensitive are we?"
"Ah!" Sumia's voice hitched as it reverberated around the room. She arched her back upwards as her breasts wobbled, all of her lower muscles tightened as she felt the rush of a climax. "I'm coming!" She yelled as she clenched the bedspread underneath her with her sweaty hands.
"Well that was quick," Gaius responded as he felt the familiar thrill of a climax shooting down his spine while he pulled out. He watched intently as he came into the condom, the thought of impregnating Sumia less bizarre to him now. He wasn't about to puncture a hole in the next condom on purpose, but nonetheless, he would be fine with conceiving a child, should the proposition arise. Or maybe he was overcomplicating things in his head and he and Sumia would part ways after college. He couldn't decide on an answer to that self-imposed question as he pulled his pants up his legs, stumbling into his bed. "I meant to do that." He said as he rolled over next to Sumia, who laid on her side.
"That was wonderful." Sumia delicately grabbed his wrist and dragged it to her breast. Gaius squeezed her pink areola between his fingers as Sumia pecked him on the forehead. "Do you mind if I try some roleplay?"
"Why?" A yawn escaped Gaius' mouth as he focused intently on her breast.
"Well, I just thought we could get really…" Sumia's voice trailed off as she struggled to find a suitable word.
"Kinky?" Gaius started to sweat.
"Yeah, or something along those lines. I'll be Christian Gray, and you can be Anastasia!"
"Why are you the BDSM fanatic?" Gaius questioned as Sumia grabbed the back of his head, her fingers combing through his orange hair.
"That's not important. Now first," Sumia cleared her throat. "I want you to suckle me like one of your lollipops," Sumia's tone was incredibly sultry, her lewd expression matching it.
"Excuse me?!" Gaius stuttered as Sumia's grip on his head tightened.
"Suckle. My. Breasts." Sumia's tone shifted entirely into a much more serious one as she shoved Gaius' head onto her chest. He pushed against her stomach, but her hands restrained him from backing up. "Do it."
"Fine." Gaius groaned as he parted his lips and filled his mouth with Sumia's right breast, his tongue grappling with her hardened nipple, and his hand groping her other breast.
"Oh my God, yes." Sumia's brown eyes widened as she felt Gaius' tongue coil around her areola. She quickly removed the pearl loops from her hair and set them on her white nightstand, sweat trickling down her forehead as she felt a special embrace; the kind only true lovers had. "Milk me dry!" She yelled as Gaius stopped his tongue motions.
"Wait," Gaius closed his lips as something in his mind stirred. "She said something about lollipops." Gaius felt his hand through his pocket, the sticky substance inside it confirming his suspicions. "Okay, I need to go clean my pants." He pulled his head back, Sumia's grip noticeably more relaxed.
"You just came in your pants?" Sumia asked as Gaius stood up.
"No, my pocket's full of melted lollipop." Gaius turned his pocket inside out and sure enough, it was lined with a red melted substance. "I'll be right back." Gaius hurried out of his room, but not before kissing Sumia on the forehead and grabbing an extra pair of trousers from the floor. Sumia lied in the room, boredom filling her mind.
"I should do something while I wait." She thought as she remembered something deep in her mind. "Wait a minute, I forgot about the bee costume!" Sumia stood up from the bed, fitting her turtleneck over her torso before she walked out of Gaius' room with the rest of her clothing and her pearl loops. She pulled the turtleneck down her waist, regretting her decision to forgo pants as she hurriedly strode to her room. After she shut the door behind her, she removed her turtleneck and searched for the costume she had bought earlier.
Sumia never imagined that she would spend the evening searching for a costume while stark naked, but apparently fate had weird things in store for her. After what felt like an age of searching, she finally discovered it underneath her bed. She held the sealed package, realizing that it was less of a bee costume and more of a onesie painted yellow with black stripes. Or was it black with yellow stripes? She didn't care. After she fit her legs into the costume, she pulled the back zipper up; it dawned on her that she had bought the wrong size.
She looked down at her chest, her breasts squashed up against the protrusion that was designed to hold them. She reexamined the packaging, cursing underneath her breath as she noticed the big letter 'A' in the top right corner.
Gaius however, walked his way through the empty living room, stepping over the discarded plastic cups on the floor. He entered the laundry room when he noticed two outlines in the room, unable to differentiate who they were due to the darkness. He flicked the light switch, and the dark human outlines revealed themselves to be Robin and Cordelia.
"Fancy seeing you two here," Gaius said as he removed his pants, not caring that Cordelia was in the room.
"Yeah, what a coincidence," Cordelia stated as she averted her eyes, a bath towel wrapped around her figure.
"So what brings you down here?" Robin asked as he glanced at his cloak and pants, sitting neatly on top of the pile labeled 'Dirty'.
"Oh, nothing weird or anything, just a lollipop melted in my pocket while I was spending romantic time with Sumia. Definitely normal." Gaius' voice was monotone as he threw his pants into the pile. "I got laundry duty tomorrow, so your clothing is in good hands."
"Define 'Romantic time' please," Cordelia asked, not liking where this conversation was heading.
"We were just playing a quick round of Uno in my room when suddenly I remembered I had stuffed an unwrapped lollipop in my pocket. I hurried down here before kissing her goodbye, and that's my story." Gaius folded his arms as he leaned against the doorway, hoping to god that his story wasn't as bad as it sounded. "What are you two doing here?"
"Well someone," Robin glared at Cordelia, who laughed nervously as her eyes darted around the room. "Soaked our clothing, and we figured now was a good time to bring it to the washing machine."
"Got it. So what were you two doing before I got here?" Gaius asked, attempting to shift the questions away from himself.
"I… uh." Robin paused as his mind drew a blank. "What were we doing?" He asked Cordelia.
"I don't know," Cordelia shrugged her shoulders. "I guess we were just staring at each other."
"Well, it's getting late. I better get back to Sumia so we can play more card games." Gaius said as he exited the room. "Goodnight, you stinking lovebirds." Gaius returned to his room, the smell of the laundry still clouding his nose as he noticed Sumia wasn't there. He figured she must've returned to her room, and that's precisely where she was. He opened the door, a shocked look on his face as he saw Sumia sitting on the bed, wearing a bee costume. "Excuse me?" He asked, his eyes focused intently on her legs, which were entirely exposed.
"You like honey, right?" Sumia asked as she pointed to herself. "Well, I thought you would enjoy this." Gaius sighed as he pulled his trousers down.
"Why must you torture me like this?" He questioned as Sumia smiled jubilantly, her brown eyes watching with desire as he slid another condom onto his hardened cock. Gaius strutted over to her, noticing that her breasts were rather squashed into the costume. "Here, let's give these beauties some room." Gaius' tone was calm and collected as he groped Sumia's right breast, his hand sliding underneath the costume as it rubbed her hardened nipple.
"I'd like it if you referred to my breasts as 'Breasts', and not 'Beauties'." Sumia protested as she felt Gaius grab the back zipper of the costume. He slid the brace down, the metallic fastener rubbing against her back as it fell. Gaius watched with anticipation as the entire costume fell to the ground, his hand bouncing her breast playfully. He sat on the bed, his arms wrapped around Sumia's smooth stomach as he pulled her closer to him, her head turned around so that she could kiss him on the lips. She felt Gaius position his solid cock at her vagina, carefully sliding it in as Sumia felt the unfamiliar sensations return, coursing through her veins.
Now, however, she didn't shudder. She had grown accustomed to the sensations and instead relished in them as she moved up and down on Gaius' dick. She raised both her legs upward as Gaius kissed her on the neck, his hands caressing her breasts as they rubbed her nipples. A rather loud moan exited her mouth, accompanied by a grunt from Gaius. The special embrace that was only shared between two lovers was back, and now it was more intense than before as Sumia continued the motions of her waist.
However, in the room next to theirs, the occupants were not thrilled with the loud noises from the passionate couple. Robin lied awake in Cordelia's bed, the sounds of Sumia's moans filling his eardrums. Cordelia had placed one of her pillows atop her face in an attempt to block the noise but had no such luck.
"Oh my God, yes." Sumia's voice hitched as it echoed through the hallway.
"Oh good lord." Cordelia pressed the pillow even closer to her face, regretting her decision to choose the room next to Sumia's.
"If it's any consolation, I'm pretty sure we woke everyone up that time we had sex," Robin said as he grabbed his phone, desperate to find something to distract him.
"Well, yes, but at least I didn't make moaning noises endlessly." Cordelia motioned her head towards Sumia's room.
"You sure about that?" Robin raised an eyebrow at her.
"At least I'm better than Mr. 'One-minute man'." Cordelia teased him.
"Is that a challenge?" Robin asked, his eyebrow raised.
"That depends on whether or not you get protection, so why don't you go acquire some." Cordelia removed the pillow from her head, a look of interest in her eyes.
"But the bucket is in Gaius' room," Robin complained as he stood up, wrapping the towel from before around his waist.
"Do you really want me to get them?" Cordelia asked dryly as she sat up.
"Alright, alright. Just try and be ready by the time I get back." Robin exited the room and returned after a few minutes. He held the handle of the plastic bucket tightly, delicately grabbing a packet out of the bucket.
"Is there a reason as to why you're so erect?" Cordelia asked as she stared at the growing bulge in his towel.
"Oh, that's just me thinking about ways to pleasure you," Robin lewdly smiled as he threw the towel next to Cordelia's, his rod fully hardened as he slid the rubber circle onto it.
"Oh please, before this night is over, you'll be begging for mercy." Cordelia pulled the covers off of her, the moonlight reflecting off her pale unclothed body. She spread her legs, beckoning Robin with her index finger. "Now please, get over here." Robin sauntered over slowly, his legs making slow strides as he walked. Cordelia felt burning anticipation build up inside of her, and the wait was simply killing her. She stood up, desperate to get started, but Robin pushed her firmly back onto the bed, the insatiable desire inside her growing stronger still as a slick wetness built within her legs.
"You're staying right there," Robin said as he clasped her shoulders, his thoughts overrun with ways to pleasure her.
Chrom, meanwhile, laid awake in his bed amidst the moans of sexual pleasure coming from not one, but two rooms in the house. Olivia had her arms wrapped around his chest, snoring quietly. He was currently checking his Twitter feed when a specific tweet caught his attention.
"Just left a party because some people there thought I was a rapist, and I get back to my dorm to find out my girlfriend dumped me. FML" The tweet was from Virion.
"that sucks" Chrom responded and added a sad-looking emoticon at the end of his message. He sent the reply and placed his phone on his nightstand.
"And I found a bee outfit and I thought: Huh, this would be bodacious for the costume party we're having on New Years."
*cough*
"I put on the costume, and then I was a bee. I finally felt like I was meant to be a bee."
"Get outta here."
