Chapter 19
Part 4: Charlie
The Following Days…
When word of the raptors little 'events' spread around the island, cause anything with wings can see anywhere, the result was both expected and surprising.
For one, the raptors kept a close grip on Alex. Taking their role as guards to the next level in preventing anyone, mostly females, from getting within 10 feet of the human. This wasn't surprising, everyone knew how protective raptors could be; especially to things when it comes to mates. To the residents of park, this was probably the closest thing they had to TV drama without the TV and it was happening right in front of them. They once even saw Rexy in a lounge chair on top of the command center sipping on a cold drink with a hat and a pair of binoculars. When asked what she was doing she said she was 'Watching her favorite show of the day'.
It definitely made this interesting to the park. But for those that this was centered around was on a different level. Blue was would try and spend as much time by his side as possible; sometimes having her normal body nearly pressed up against his own as they walked. When ever he would place his hand on her, if it was just for support or to gently rub her, the beta raptor would feel the areas like they were being bathed by a soothing warmth that she had when she 'slept' alongside him.
And she wasn't the only one who slept beside him now.
If Echo was a male, then she seriously grew a pair. Since the conversation in the bushes she's become even more rebellious to who's in charge. She didn't out right say that she wouldn't follow the beta anymore. But everyone clearly knew it. Even Blue knew she was losing her position. Like a salty potato chip being tossed into a pollen covered pond. Echo was being her own raptor, her own beta. And she, like the others, wanted Alex as her Alpha. She was a lot more determined to be the first one in his pants. To be the first and only creature on this spit of land to claim him. When ever he went to shower, when ever the hot water made the room misty enough she would try to sneak in for the attack. But each time she was confronted by one problem: Delta.
Out of the 4 of them she was the closest to such an achievement. When the 5 of them laid down for the night, she would wait for literally hours to strike. Thankful that the human was a heavy sleeper as she did her nightly services. Each time making Blue look like she was about to destroy the world and Echo to take jealousy to new levels.
Out the them, however, Indy had her stake in that matter like a giant truck between two smart cars. She had him, unknown to anyone, just on the edge of taking him for herself. The only thing stopping her? Himself. It was not that she didn't mind him. She liked his personality and gentleness, she practically loved it. But even in her 'anthro' form as Alex had called what they thought was their human forms, which they technically are, he fainted right when she was getting down to business. He was still human, a weakish one due to his condition. But she knew one thing; before the end of her heat cycle, no male would be safe if they even thought about approaching her.
Yet as all this transpired, there was one who couldn't come out of her shell.
With Charlie and Terra
As the four way race continued on, the youngest, smallest, and shyest of the pack tried making herself not get pulled in. Charlie didn't fear being part of this. But the thought of being pushed aside for one of her stronger sisters. She was eternally grateful to Alex; without him she could be nothing but bones by now. Each time she glanced at her legs, now fully grown and slowly taking on a whiter shade of her natural color, she couldn't help but want to be by the human until the sun died. But because of these things, she felt it was smart to stay out of it. Knowing the moment one of them claimed him he would become default alpha to them all.
But for a curtain triceratops, she wasn't giving up on the raptor. For the time she and Terra had grown a strong bond. Almost like sisters. They would chat, play, even explore the places around the park. To Terra it was like having that stay at home mother that did everything with their child. It was something Alex did with her in their earlier time together.
But seeing her friend be in the state she was made her know one thing. To get Charlie with her father. And this is why they were at the clothing store where they kept and got their clothes from. Near the back of the building where more crates were stored, Charlie, in her anthro form, with only a pair of dark gray panties and a red bra, sitting on a crate with her hands on her knees, waited for Terra, who was half way from falling into a crate, searched for the pair of clothes that would make her dad stop and be mesmerized by the young raptor.
While she could be doing other things, Charlie opted to stay despite the pros and cons. "Terra, I really don't think you need to do this for me."
A ompf came from the box as Terra pulled out a pair of tropical green shorts. "Come on Cee! You have just as much of a chance as anyone of them. Don't just wait in the shadows for the end of the rainbow to show up." She tossed the pair over to the raptor.
Charlie leaned out slightly to catch it and examined the cloth. She was thankful that the little triceratops would want to help her but this was a situation that didn't feel right.
"It's just… I don't feel that I really could compete with Blue and them. She's the leader. Braver than any of us. Echo has strength and the rebellious way of life. And Delta is all the beautiful looks of our group. Even despite her injury."
"And you're the shy and gentle one." Terra countered. Standing right in front of her with her hands on her hips. "You survived being blown up and because of that Alex spent two years of his life making sure you could be here and walk again. He cares about you even if you can't see it."
Right as she was about to respond by saying she still didn't believe, because of them speaking the devil, he appeared.
"Terra? Charlie?" A very distinct male voice came from the front of the building. Charlie instantly jumped up with fear running through her mind.
"Oh...nononononono, Oh No! Not right now!" she spoke rapidly. Quickly trying to try her best to cover herself up. But in her rush to do so, slipping one foot into the shorts, she forgot to balance her weight and land backwards on the floor.
When she got up onto her elbows she quickly looked around to find Terra. Only to see she was the only one in the room. To make the situation worse, her 'position' really wasn't the best for the situation. And Alex could be seen walking up to the cloth that hanged from the doorway as he pushed it aside.
"Terra have you seen…" his gaze was first met with an empty storage room. And then down to the young raptor who was laying in a angle that showed the male human something that struggled to be hidden from the world. Averting his eyes for the sake of being polite. "Charlie…" he spoke trying to hide the on coming blush.
Faster than leaping on prey Charlie jumped to her feet. "Al-Alex! Wha-What are you doing here?!"
"I was… on my way to do a few things and… thought about checking up on Terra… Since she likes to be in here… a lot."
"Umm… Yeah! She was just here... " Charlie glanced around trying to find the child.
"Well, if you… do see her again. Tell her me and the others… are going up to where… Indy was in the old park…" This made Charlie a bit surprised and saddened. Knowing that the others will undoubtedly be by his side at all times. It's like what Blue would do when dividing the pack up for something. Usually the one to have this 'talk' was the one left behind for the time until they returned.
"And... if you want… you can come with us… No one said… you couldn't." he finished with a smile.
This surprised her. Unsure if he was just pulling her tail or being serious. And his eyes told her it was the latter. She didn't know why, but the feeling that Alex had asked her personally to join him on a little adventure. It sparked a fire in her that made her mind start ticking. Thankfully it didn't head south like what's been happening with the others. But this didn't stop her from grinning joyfully. "Oh. Thank you Alex!" she wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him into a hug.
Alex didn't hesitate and did the same. He felt her head lay on his shoulder with her face pushed up close enough she could feel his little hairs on the side of his cheek. Alex could feel a wetness even smear on his face. She was crying.
Charlie was crying; she just couldn't help It. It was like a weight had been lifted off her and now her heart was beating like one should. Alex had accepted her as who she was, despite her position in the pack, she knew her sisters would be iffy about her in the race. But she didn't care.
She didn't care that she would have to compete. It only would show how stronger she is.
She didn't care about Indy. To hell with Indy she thought. But she had to give the hybrid the benefit of the doubt as if it wasn't for her none of this would've happened.
She didn't care so much right now, she didn't realize her body pulled from the hug far enough that her snout was in front of Alex's face and pushed forward. Feeling her lips (their anthro forms have been changing. So they do have more human features like actual lips like any other anthro.) connect with Alex's in a slightly tilted lock that completely cut him off guard. His eyes wide in surprise as the saw the raptor stood there, eyes closed and a warmth from her nose, trying to breath to make this last longer, kissing him with all her might. And he didn't mind. It was an expected reaction he expected to happen in a very low chance. But what she was putting in this made that bar rise fast.
And in what he felt was instinct he leaned into it. Closing his own eyes as the feeling of the gentle warmth blew across his face. He will admit, this wasn't his first kiss. But with how Charlie was doing it told him it wouldn't be the last.
When Charlie finally got a sense of reality, the moment her eyes crack opened they sprung up like a lightning. Feeling that he was being watch, Alex slowly opened his eyes and slowly pulled away from the act. Leaving Charlie to have a dumbfounded look.
She couldn't believe it. She just had her first true kiss by the one that everyone wants. And it wasn't forced (that much), it was the climax of the moment. The final bow on a Christmas present. And she just loved it. It made her have an even greater warmth inside her. But as unfortunate as it was, Alex pulled away from the touch.
He was still surprised that Charlie would be that straight forward. But this really caught him off guard. And that kiss, it was hard for him to explain it. It felt different, like lips but with a thin layer of leather giving it's texture. It still had the smoothness of skin. He thought it must of been part of her anthro form giving her the human since when she is a raptor that extra line of flesh isn't present.
After a good moment of silence to let the dust settle, both still as statues as they could only look each other in the eyes. Charlie just couldn't look away, it was like she had a spell put on her.
"Oh!" Alex suddenly jumped in way he just remembered something. And to the raptor's dismay he was walking back to the door. "I almost forgot… I got to meet up with Daniel... up near the fields. I'll see you in some... time, alright?"
She nodded. And with a small wave of goodbye he disappeared. Charlie raised her hand to do the same, but stopped when he was already gone. Instead she felt her fingers rising higher to get mouth to touch where their lips were once one.
"Ompf!" She nearly jumped out of her hide when she heard Terra reemerge from the crate. Shaking her head for a moment and pulling a t-shirt off her nose horn. "So, how'd it go?"
Charlie didn't say immediately. Just walking back to her spot she was once sitting at and calmly sit down. Taking in a deep breath from her nostrils she spoke, "I want him."
This made Terra arch a brow, "You want him?"
Charlie nodded. "I… Just can't believe he's the one to do this for us. For me... I just feel like…. Like…"
"Like you have butterflies in your stomach. Dad told and explained that human fraze to me when he was teaching me to talk."
Charlie waited for a moment to think over the human term. Remembering Owen saying it at times and his he would say it to a nervous employee. "In a way... Yes. But…"
"But you still worry about the others. Don't worry, I can help you." Terra walked up placing her hand on Charlie's. The raptor felt herself on the verge of tears as she grabbed the triceratops into an embrace. Choking up as she held her like a mother to a hurt child. Terra too returned the hug. Wrapping her arms around her midsection to hold in closely.
Meanwhile outside of the room oblivious to both dinosaurs, and even Alex when he walked out. A current t-rex and pterodactyl were both hiding behind the wall with massive grins plastered on their faces.
"And that's all 4." Rexy said as if she had all the numbers for the lottery. She felt accomplished. Not only did her surrogate son have someone worthy as a mate. But 4 of them! She just couldn't help that the day she sees a nest full of eggs, she'll spoiler her grandchildren unlike any grandparent in history.
"We still need to tell him." Tracks said in a concerned tone.
Rexy nodded. Her expression changing to a more solemn look. "I know… But let's wait a little longer. He deserves this. This problem will only cause more that Alex doesn't need."
Any guess on what dinosaur Daniel is? No he's not the flyer that observed the boat so think again.
My original idea for Charlie was to have both/either Delta and Echo to help their sister be more 'aggressive' in joining. But because she is the more innocent shy sister of the four I figured something to just get her to break the ice.
And what is Rexy and Tracks up to? Until next time.
