Chapter Eighteen
Jea woke up early and extricated herself from Laguna's embrace. She was hungry, dammit! Ambermist was already up and had started breakfast. Jea joined her, adding stuff from her stores to the breakfast meal.
Laguna, unseen, rose from behind her, and decided to try and apologize. Coming up behind her, he wrapped his arms around her waist. Then he whispered his apology in her ear.
It had the desired effect. Her form turned in his arms, a blush and a slight smile on her face. Nuzzling him, she replied, "All is forgiven, Lover." Kissing him, she drew away and returned to the cooking. "Could you wake Dumbugg? Breakfast is ready."
The group sat around the fire as the ranger served up breakfast. Laguna, Ambermist, Wolf, and Jea began eating immediately, but Dumbugg looked at his food. Sniffing it cautiously, he seemed to be checking for poison. Ambermist hit him.
Jea glared at him, scarfing her food quickly. Then she walked over to Lifeblood. "I'm going for a ride," she said shortly.
Laguna rose to his feet. "Perhaps I will accompany you." He mounted Sentret, smiling gently. Jea nodded, nudging 'Blood's sides.
The couple moved away from the campsite. They talked and chatted quietly as they rode through a large meadow. Jea looked at Laguna, feeling something rise. Her cheeks flushed, and her heart and breath quickened.
When she pulled Lifeblood to a stop, Laguna also paused to look at her. "What's the matter?"
She slid down from her horse and walked over to him. Losing control, she pulled Laguna down to the ground. She straddled his hips, kissing him hungrily. He responded eagerly, and Wolf, who had tagged along, gave them an amused glance before trotting away.
Jea couldn't wait any longer. She rose up, undoing the ties to their pants. Panting, she jerked his breeches down first, then her own. He groaned as she slid down on him, his hands guiding her hips.
Gasping and crying out, she brought them both quickly to climax. Driving down hard, she clung to him as she tried to calm her trembling body.
Reluctantly, she rolled off of him, pulling her breeches up. Snuggling into the crook of his arm, she rested contentedly. Laguna wrapped one arm around her and pulled his pants up with the other. Jea looked at him, brushing his blonde hair from his eyes and murmured. "Thank you, Laguna. I'm sorry I overreacted yesterday…It's just that…Well, I'm kinda scared and I, well, panicked…"
"I did make a pretty dumb comment. It is partially my fault." He put one hand on her abdomen. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize…"
She shrugged. "I never thought about it either. But we don't know for sure yet. Could be anything."
Laguna nodded thoughtfully, and was about to reply when they heard one wolf howl and then another. Both stood up, straightening their clothes. Jea hopped up on Lifeblood, and Laguna mounted Sentret and they both rode out to investigate.
They entered the woods, and Jea chuckled. Laguna looked at her curiously. "What is it?"
"Looks like Wolf found a girlfriend…Heh heh…" Jea shook her head. Putting two fingers to her lips, she whistled.
Moments later, Wolf came bounding out of the bushes in front of them. Jea eyed him, scratching his ears.
Another wolf poked her nose out of the brush, hesitantly. Wolf wagged his tail and yipped once, and the young she-wolf shyly stepped forward in front of Jea.
The ranger woman held out her hand and the she-wolf took a sniff. Jea smiled at her and gently scratched the animal's ears. The wolf's tail began to wag.
Laguna watched his lover in the midst of furry bodies. "Umm…" he began, "Can I touch her?" He pointed at the new animal.
Jea nodded. "Crouch down and hold your hand out, Lover. Let her sniff it."
Doing as she said, he waited. The nervous animal smelled his hand several times, then looked questioningly at the ranger. Jea grinned and nodded. The wolf wagged her tail and licked Laguna's face. Then she backed up.
Laguna stood. "Well? Now what?"
Jea shrugged. "I suppose she'll probably tag along. Her name's Thistlechaser, by the way. We should probably head back now. C'mon."
The group headed back to camp. The rift between the two comrades had closed and they were back to there normal (for them, anyways) friendship—with a little extra thrown in for kicks.
Back at the camp, they explained Thistle chaser to Dumbugg and Ambermist, and told them to pack up. It was time to move out.
Jea woke up early and extricated herself from Laguna's embrace. She was hungry, dammit! Ambermist was already up and had started breakfast. Jea joined her, adding stuff from her stores to the breakfast meal.
Laguna, unseen, rose from behind her, and decided to try and apologize. Coming up behind her, he wrapped his arms around her waist. Then he whispered his apology in her ear.
It had the desired effect. Her form turned in his arms, a blush and a slight smile on her face. Nuzzling him, she replied, "All is forgiven, Lover." Kissing him, she drew away and returned to the cooking. "Could you wake Dumbugg? Breakfast is ready."
The group sat around the fire as the ranger served up breakfast. Laguna, Ambermist, Wolf, and Jea began eating immediately, but Dumbugg looked at his food. Sniffing it cautiously, he seemed to be checking for poison. Ambermist hit him.
Jea glared at him, scarfing her food quickly. Then she walked over to Lifeblood. "I'm going for a ride," she said shortly.
Laguna rose to his feet. "Perhaps I will accompany you." He mounted Sentret, smiling gently. Jea nodded, nudging 'Blood's sides.
The couple moved away from the campsite. They talked and chatted quietly as they rode through a large meadow. Jea looked at Laguna, feeling something rise. Her cheeks flushed, and her heart and breath quickened.
When she pulled Lifeblood to a stop, Laguna also paused to look at her. "What's the matter?"
She slid down from her horse and walked over to him. Losing control, she pulled Laguna down to the ground. She straddled his hips, kissing him hungrily. He responded eagerly, and Wolf, who had tagged along, gave them an amused glance before trotting away.
Jea couldn't wait any longer. She rose up, undoing the ties to their pants. Panting, she jerked his breeches down first, then her own. He groaned as she slid down on him, his hands guiding her hips.
Gasping and crying out, she brought them both quickly to climax. Driving down hard, she clung to him as she tried to calm her trembling body.
Reluctantly, she rolled off of him, pulling her breeches up. Snuggling into the crook of his arm, she rested contentedly. Laguna wrapped one arm around her and pulled his pants up with the other. Jea looked at him, brushing his blonde hair from his eyes and murmured. "Thank you, Laguna. I'm sorry I overreacted yesterday…It's just that…Well, I'm kinda scared and I, well, panicked…"
"I did make a pretty dumb comment. It is partially my fault." He put one hand on her abdomen. "I'm sorry. I didn't realize…"
She shrugged. "I never thought about it either. But we don't know for sure yet. Could be anything."
Laguna nodded thoughtfully, and was about to reply when they heard one wolf howl and then another. Both stood up, straightening their clothes. Jea hopped up on Lifeblood, and Laguna mounted Sentret and they both rode out to investigate.
They entered the woods, and Jea chuckled. Laguna looked at her curiously. "What is it?"
"Looks like Wolf found a girlfriend…Heh heh…" Jea shook her head. Putting two fingers to her lips, she whistled.
Moments later, Wolf came bounding out of the bushes in front of them. Jea eyed him, scratching his ears.
Another wolf poked her nose out of the brush, hesitantly. Wolf wagged his tail and yipped once, and the young she-wolf shyly stepped forward in front of Jea.
The ranger woman held out her hand and the she-wolf took a sniff. Jea smiled at her and gently scratched the animal's ears. The wolf's tail began to wag.
Laguna watched his lover in the midst of furry bodies. "Umm…" he began, "Can I touch her?" He pointed at the new animal.
Jea nodded. "Crouch down and hold your hand out, Lover. Let her sniff it."
Doing as she said, he waited. The nervous animal smelled his hand several times, then looked questioningly at the ranger. Jea grinned and nodded. The wolf wagged her tail and licked Laguna's face. Then she backed up.
Laguna stood. "Well? Now what?"
Jea shrugged. "I suppose she'll probably tag along. Her name's Thistlechaser, by the way. We should probably head back now. C'mon."
The group headed back to camp. The rift between the two comrades had closed and they were back to there normal (for them, anyways) friendship—with a little extra thrown in for kicks.
Back at the camp, they explained Thistle chaser to Dumbugg and Ambermist, and told them to pack up. It was time to move out.