Chapter 4
Rut problems
Kai's rut came a couple days later. I usually started the day by rubbing a small dot of cream into his scent glands then finding his rut sleeves. He usually left them near his nest or the couch, but sometimes they rolled away.
Then after he got 'situated,' I went to Adri's to go shower. He had tried to hide all my shampoo and stuff when he realized that my scent went away after shower time. We also couldn't use the candles or oil too much or Kai would get upset and rub himself on everything. We rubbed scented oils under our noses when we got tired of the face masks. What I didn't realize about rut was how territorial he'd become.
"No, Mistress mine! Mistress stay!" Kai growled, standing in front of the door.
"I'll just be a half hour." I told him.
"No! Outside bad! Mistress scent gone!" He argued.
"You want a treat?" I tried.
Kai didn't budge.
"You want cuddles?" I asked.
His ears twitched, but nothing else.
"Kai want treats and cuddles?" I asked again.
"My Mistress! No outside!" He barked.
"I just want some coff-ee…" I whined.
I pouted as Kai herded me back to the living room. Adri was drawing in her sketchbook. Kai went back to nest and laid in it. I got Kai some more water. He drank it. I sat on the couch.
"I told you he wouldn't let you go." Adri said.
"Pfft." I stuck my tongue out at her.
"He hasn't let us go out for two days and he barely lets anyone deliver anything. And right after shower time?" She pointed out.
"Pfft." I blew harder.
"I know, baby, Alphas are clingy." Adri grabbed a new pen.
Kai growled.
"Shh, Kai, you're ok. It's ok." She soothed.
Kai rearranged his nest. He messed it up when he slept. Pets don't sleep well during their ruts. Right now, he was resting in while he still had down time. Normally, ruts were 3 – 5 days, but this rut seemed to be extra strong. I knew my magic had a part to play in it, but I think having Adri here too, another potential mate, also made it worse.
Kai padded to the couch and laid on me. I petted his shoulder. I stopped and he nudged my hand. I gave him a few more pats. Then I turned back to the TV. He nipped my arm.
"Kai! No nipping." I looked at him.
"Pet me!" He demanded.
"Be nice." I told him.
"Mistress pet?" He asked, lying on his back.
"No tummy rubs, Kai." I told him.
"Tummy rub!" He barked.
"I said no!" I yelled back. That could trigger his rut.
"Kai good boy!" He insisted.
"It's not about being a- You get head pats or nothing." I waited.
Kai sat up, settling in between us. He rubbed himself on me, and nibbled my face, my mask dulled the movement. He also didn't like the masks, but he stopped trying to take them off since we scolded him. I petted his head and ears. I brushed the glands on his neck a few times before I realized it. His pheromones turned into musk and I felt my thighs grow warm. Dad was right. I was susceptible to his scent. Kai wiggled as he smelt the air.
"'mega!" He yipped.
"Tai!" Adri whined.
"It was an accident!" I told her.
"You know he's sensitive right now." She frowned.
Adri popped in a DVD and distracted Kai while I went to my room. I tried putting some new wards up on the door. Adri came in and they held. She closed the door.
We undressed and laid in bed. I nibbled her lip before she let me swirl my tongue around. Her fingers kneaded my breasts. I gripped her hair and pulled her as close as I could. She grinded her hips on me. My hands charged with magic as I played with my nub. I wiggled, whining. It wasn't enough. The heat in my belly was getting hotter. Stray wisps seeped into Adri before I realized it.
"Fuck! Don't tease like that, baby. We gotta be quick today." She swore.
"I wanna, I wanna-" I whimpered.
"Shh, I got you. It's ok, Tai." She reassured.
Adri turned around and ate me out. She licked and nibbled and kissed. I repaid the favor. But it wasn't enough. She tried a few more tricks she knew to get me off as quick as possible. However, it only prolonged everything. Tears welled in my eyes. She got the harness and fucked me that way. I finally orgasmed.
"My turn?" Kai asked. His tail wagged.
Adri got up and opened the door. He was sitting outside my bedroom. A white puddle was in front of him, but he hadn't softened. His scent was more maple-y than before. Kai's nose flared. He tried to squeeze past Adri. She blocked him as best she could. Kai whined, going through her legs.
"Kai, no!" Adri grabbed his collar and dragged him out.
"Mistress!" He barked.
"You stay! Not your turn. Tai tired now." Adri came back in. "Tai?"
"Sleepy…" I rolled over.
"You wanna cuddle?" She slipped out of the harness.
"Wanna cuddle." I repeated.
She laid next to me and I flopped on top of her. She sighed, stroking my hair. I nuzzled her. I woke up when Adri started pushing me.
"Stop it…" I whined.
"You drooled on me." She wiggled her way out.
"Night night." I pulled the blanket over my head.
"Nu huh, we gotta check on Kai." She tugged it off of me.
"Nooo…" I buried my face into my pillow.
"Mistress want din din?" Kai asked. "Kai good boy, Kai made din din."
I got out of bed and got dressed. I dabbed a bit of Vaseline under my nose then Adri's. We went out to the dining room. Kai made us mac and cheese and chicken strips. I didn't know we had chicken strips. I checked if they were still ok. They were. We sat and ate. Kai finished first; his appetite shrank during actual rut, and put his dish in the sink. He went to his nest. We were still eating when I heard Kai growl.
"Kai, what're you doing?" I asked.
More growling.
"You better not break anything." I warned him.
Pillows thumped to the ground. We got up and found him in my room again. The pillows and blankets were on the floor. Kai was pulling at the sheets, but since he was in the middle, it wasn't working too good.
"Hey, off the bed!" I shouted.
He hopped off the side and tugged at my sheets some more.
"Kai, no. You have enough." I told him, grabbing it.
"More scent." He tried getting passed Adri and she swatted at him. "Gimme."
"No." She repeated.
He whined at me loudly. "Mistress…"
"You can't of covered up our scents already. That nest is huge. Dig a little more." I said.
His ears drooped. "Dis scent fresh."
I thought. He probably wouldn't stop trying to get the sheet until the scent faded or I washed it. But I couldn't wash just one sheet…
"You really want this sheet?" I asked.
"Yes." His tail thumped on the ground.
"Go get a blankie, not a musky one, and we'll trade." I said.
He left and dug through his box. Adri and I cleaned up. Got a new sheet, fixed the blankets, put the pillows back on. He brought back his paw and bone patterned blanket. It was white with pink, yellow, green, and blue bones and paws. He insisted it be placed on the bottom, close to us. Then he took my sheet and left. We finished eating. Kai had fixed his nest and flopped in front of us.
"Mistress pet!" His tail wagged.
I petted his chest. Adri did too.
He rolled over, getting up. "Wanna mark!"
We let him mark us on the couch. We sat close together. He'd mark me then Adri then me again. We petted him, but that soon turned out to be a mistake. Because Kai started licked us.
"You smell like mac and cheese!" I pushed his face away.
"I luv Mistress!" He nuzzled my hand.
"I know you do, you big baby. Can you… just… not lick for 5 seconds?" I told him.
"Mistress want kisses?!" His tail wagged.
"That's not what I said." I sighed as he covered me in kisses.
"I'd rather have kisses than macaroni slobber." Adri said as Kai went back to her.
Kai's marking session ended when I had to go pee. He pouted. Adri got him some water. He had light nap in his nest. I went to my office and shut the door. Adri turned on the TV. She found an old movie to watch. I lit the vanilla, orange zest, and rose candles. I found a nice playlist and started writing.
The couch moved a bit so someone must have fallen in it. Or jumped on it. Kai forgot how big he was. Adri threw her sketchbook on the coffee table. I decided that everything was ok.
The movie ended. Adri went to the bathroom. I heard Kai pant and huff as he used his rut sleeve. I put my headphones in and got a face mask ready. Adri sat on the stool. Her neck was covered pink-ish red marks.
"He's insatiable. He wouldn't let me draw while he marked me. Then he nibbled me a bunch. AND he wanted pets." She complained.
"I don't think this morning helped." I said.
"Look at how much of the candles you burned already." Adri pointed. They were a fourth of the way melted. And they were the big ones.
"What're we supposed to do?" I asked.
"I dunno, but I need a break." She slumped.
"Then… why don't we? Like a couple hours in town." I said.
"That sounds good. But let's wait a bit. The neighbors will get mad if the hall smells like fox musk." She looked at the door.
We waited until Kai finished. I tried to tell him we were going outside, but he was too sleepy to understand. I went to the bathroom. I wrote a quick note, cast a spell, and got some water bottles out. Then Adri grabbed the car keys and we went to the car. Adri pulled out of the parking lot.
"Freedom!" I stuck my head out the window for a few minutes.
"I know your dad said Kai'd be stinky, but that was too much. Even with the fan going." She said.
"I want coffee." I rolled up the window.
"Caramel?" She asked.
"Ok." I nodded.
"You sure your spell will alert us when he wakes up?" She frowned.
"It'll be fine. We're just gonna to be out for a bit." I reassured her.
We pulled into the Dutch Bros. drive thru and ordered. I changed my mind and got Golden Eagle hot cocoa, vanilla and caramel with caramel drizzle. Adri got a snickerdoodle latte, cinnamon, chocolate macadamia nut, and white chocolate with cinnamon sprinkles.
We drove to downtown and parked. Before we really got anywhere, some Pets were curious about Kai's scent and they sniffed us. The owners asked what kind of Pet I had and I told them. They seemed surprised that we weren't at home. Adri realized it was because he had marked us so heavily. She explained that he just liked scent marking us.
We walked around, visiting some stores. I bought a jar with bluebirds on it at the antique store. Adri got a small chocolate ice cream cone from the old fashion pharmacy. She shared with me. I got a tube of tennis balls for Kai. We went to the used bookstore next and found a few things.
Then we went to Safeway and bought more food. Some freezer lunches and easy to cook meals. Adri put some apples and berries in the cart. I also got more shrimp and noodles to make spicy shrimp noodles. As we were in check out, my body tingled.
"Adri." I said.
"Go bag, I'll pay." She directed.
I bagged the groceries and we drove home. We carried up the bags up. I got the keys and opened the door.
The apartment smelt like electrified metal and wilted leaves. The scented toys and shirts were scattered on the floor. Kai dragged Peaches the fox out of my room.
"Kai, that's my toy." I said.
"Mistress!" He launched himself at me.
I braced myself for impact. Kai knocked us over and rubbed his face all over us. His scent was a slight more relaxed now that we were home. He whined and kissed us both.
"Kai, stop, let us up. Not in the doorway." I pushed him, but he ignored it.
"Mistress and Adri mine!" He smushed me.
"Get off!" I shoved harder.
"Mistress…" He whimpered.
We picked up the bags and unpacked. Or at least tried to. Kai kept getting in the way, trying to mark or get pets. He growled and nipped as we rebuffed him. I think he had unintentionally overwhelmed himself with all the scented stuff. He attempted to knock us over now.
"Go lay down." I pointed.
"No, more mark." He tried to lay on my girlfriend.
"No more marking." Adri pushed him off. "Go nap."
I tossed a tennis ball and it bounced off the living room wall. Kai darted off and skittered after it. Kai brought back the ball, dropping it at my feet. His tail wagged.
"I found ball." He smiled.
"Good boy, Kai. Go nap now." I told him.
"Pack need more scent." He tried again.
"No, you covered us enough. I'll give you a treat if you go to your nest." I got up, standing near it. He watched me, barely interested. I wiggled the treat closer to his nest. His ears stood up. I wiggled it again.
Kai slowly laid down in the middle. I gave him the beef jerky treat. He nibbled on it. I stood up straight; I realized I had been dangerously close to bending over next to his nest, and went back to the kitchen. He whined as he realized I hadn't actually wanted to mate him. He fluffed his pillows, too worked up to rest right away.
Kai ended up triggering his rut when he was sniffed my bed sheet to comfort himself. He was still hopeful that one of us would mate him. His musk replaced the upset scent. We put our face masks on.
My stomach growled and we made a late lunch of pineapple fried rice. I saved a bit for Kai. I cleaned up then we did our own thing while he napped. Luckily, he didn't mark Peaches. Kai stretched and walked to the couch.
"Mark pack?" He asked.
Adri put her phone away. "Only if Tai wants to."
"Fine." I shrugged.
Kai hopped on the couch and rubbed himself on me. His tail smacked Adri at high speed. She tried to get him to sit, but he wanted to completely drown me in his scent. The face mask was absorbing it now.
"Go mark Adri, Kai. Adri wants scent." I pointed.
"Traitor!" Adri glared at me.
He wheeled around and marked Adri. He cooed, kissed, and nuzzled her. I got a new mask, but I had to deal with the tail now. The worse part was the fact that it kept hitting my boobs. I made a small shield. It slowed his tail down enough so that it didn't hurt. Adri's hand had snuck over to my side and flicked the side of my head.
"That's not fair. I can't think of everything." I whined.
Kai took this as his cue to mark me again. He kissed my neck and face. I gave Adri the shield then petted Kai so his nose would think he covered me in his scent. He couldn't tell the difference between marking and residual odor right now. His scent was the strongest from his glands, but his sweat and fur also had some. Then it was Adri's turn again.
I was bored, but I couldn't pet his butt or legs; mixed signals. And playing on my phone was a no go. Kai didn't like it when we weren't paying attention to him. I know we left for a bit, but he was acting like we had packed everything up. Maybe we should have him mark us earlier. Then it wouldn't be so bad…
"You're a good boy, Kai. We love you." I told him.
"I love Mistress!" He flopped on my lap.
"Now you stop." Adri patted his side.
His tail wagged. "I love Adri!"
"I love you too, stinky boy." She smiled.
We cuddled for a bit then Kai got hungry so we reheated the fried rice. He wanted dessert this time so I gave him a couple peanut butter treats. His rut started up again while we were getting ready for bed. Adri nuzzled up to me as we laid there. The door opened.
"What're you doing, Kai?" I asked.
"Wanna sleep with Mistress." He whined.
"Why?" I wondered.
"Kai want bed cuddle. Kai good boy." He gave my puppy eyes.
"No bed cuddle during rut." I said.
He whimpered.
"This is the last one for tonight." I got up.
"Adri come too?" He asked.
"I guess if it'll make the cuddle monster happy." She dragged herself up.
We watched a late night movie while Kai got out all his cuddliness out. He yawned and wouldn't get off of us. I had to put him in his nest. I rubbed his head softly.
"Night night, Kai." I told him.
"Night night, Mis-tress." He mumbled.
