Chapter 13
Princess Morbucks was in her jacuzzi tub, with the water soaking, and the bubbles going. She laughed, as she shampooed Courage. "I love my coochie". "My coochie is so cute, splish splash, when he's taking a bath". Princess Morbucks said, kindly. "Want some of my bath bomb, coochie?".
"Sure". Courage said, as he wallowed in the warm water. "Mmm, amazing, isn't it?". "I love it, myself, personally". Princess said, gently. "You are so handsome, and calm when you're being cuddled". "My Courage knows how to be reverent, as a knight should be".
"Mmm, look at my long legs, Coochie". "Mmm, man, all the more to wrap you in, and get you close". Princess said, gently. She chuckled as she said this, taking her razor, while she shaved her legs. "Mmm, I love my coochie". "He's so amazing, and wonderful". "Look at my big nipple, coochie". Princess mumbled, as she addressed Courage, gently. She addressed him as Coochie. Courage nodded, as he glanced around, calmly, as if his morning medicine had put him in a relaxed trance. He sighed a calm sigh.
Princess did spread her legs around Courage, as she chuckled. "You liked seeing that, huh?". "I'm wondering if my legs got bigger or thinner because of how many carbs I've been taking in". "Carbs are my weak space". Morbucks said, gently. "I think your legs are ok". Courage said. "My legs are doing much better than they previously had". "I like my legs". Princess said, gently. "Mm, my legs are the best they've been in a while, but who else can say".
"Mm, you like how pretty I am". "I stayed pretty this month…just for you". Princess said, kindly, as she kissed Courage's forehead. "Thank you". Courage said. Princess cuddled Courage, as she held him against her breast, against her chest. "I need your opinion really quickly…does my left nipple look healthy?". Princess asked, kindly. "Yes". Courage said, quickly without a second glance. "Mm, you have to actually look at it, silly". Princess said, kindly. She chuckled a bit. "Silly coochie". She said, gently with kindness as she kissed Courage's head, gently. "Try to focus on it, see if there's anything weird about it….give me your honest opinion". Princess said, gently.
Courage looked at it, seeing the ooze that came out, and the roundness of Princess's nipple. "Um…um…um". Courage began to say, as he glanced at Princess's nipple, that had a bit of a brownish, pinkish hue to it. "Does it look ok, Coochie?". Princess asked, kindly. "It looks alright…but it has sort of a liquid coming out of it". Courage said. "Mm, that's just me lactating, cooch". "I lactate a lot". Princess said, gently. "I lactate when I have a lot of carbs, and drink a lot of supplements". "But it's cool". "I love my breasts". "Look at how squishy they are". Princess played with her breasts, as she chuckled. "Yes, the breasts are nice". Courage said. "Poopy poo". Princess said, gently as she laughed. "Mm, a bath is nice". "I could sit for hours, and just take in the aromas". "It truly is amazing". Princess smiled, as she glanced around, taking in the aromas of the bath bombs. Her eyes seemed to flutter, in a lovesick manner, as she admired Courage. "Mmm, so amazing". "Coochie, coochie coo, Courage". "My best friend, and knight in shining armor". "My hero". Princess said, gently. Courage nodded, as he sighed a tired sigh, enjoying the essence of the bath. He enjoyed being beside Princess.
"Don't worry about the pimples on my thigh". "My dermatologist will get them". Princess said, gently. Courage nodded, as he fell deeper within the realms of relaxation…and a possible sleep.
When the bath was over, Princess wrapped a towel around her, and Courage both, as she giggled, tickling him within the towel, nuzzling him, and laughing with him as they both dried off. "Coochie, I've got you". Princess said, gently as she nuzzled Courage. Courage laughed and played as well. "I love you, Coochie". "My coochie coo, my king doo". Princess said, gently. She kissed Courage's nose, gently.
Princess walked with Courage downstairs, (her hair wasn't even wet) as Courage relaxed in Princess's arms. "Oo, I just remembered, we have to get your medicines". "We need ear medicine, and antibiotics for your virus to go elsewhere". Princess said, gently. "Ok". Courage said, as he was put down, and waited patiently by the kitchen sink. Courage waited diligently for his medicine.
"Mm, here it is". "Perplixetone". Princess said, gently. "Ear medicine to help with healing damage". "Hmm, this looks easy".
"Let's tilt your head to the side for me, for just a second". Princess encouraged, kindly as Courage did tilt his head for the ear drops. Princess put some in, as Courage waited patiently. "There we go, all done". "You were so amazing for me, coochie". Princess said, gently.
Courage nodded, as he drank some of the syrup needed for the ears to heal as well. "Here's some Oat Milk for your sippy cup as well". "Mmm, so you drink Oat Milk, huh?". Princess asked, kindly. "I do". Courage replied. "I love Oat Milk, for my skin and complexion, it keeps the skin smooth, and my teeth white for longer periods of time". "I drink Oat Milk, Raisin Milk, and Coconut milk, respectively". "I love Raisin milk, as it helps my lips stay full, and my scalp stay moist, and clear all in an orderly fashion". Princess said, gently with a soft hum to her voice tone.
"I can't drink regular milk because of my development". "Muriel says it doesn't help the brain develop". Courage said. "Mm, dairy is horrible for you". "Dairy actually weakens brain synapses, deteriorates teeth bones, and browns the skin complexion, as well as causes moles on the skin". Princess said, gently. "I despise dairy, and you'll never see me eat cheese, yogurt, ice cream, or milk". "Dairy is not cool by any means". "Companies should begin to realize that". "It's because of the casein and glucose that it has so much junk in it". "I hate it with a passion".
Courage nodded. "I guess". He replied. "I don't like dairy because it causes me to have nightmares, and start crying". "At least, that's what studies have shown".
"Dairy is horrible for you". "It doesn't help with emotional, physical, or social health". "It might sit there and do nothing for you". "It's a terrible thing in many ways". Princess replied, gently. "But people still do it because it's what they grew up with".
"I'm glad you and I have our Oat Milk, and our lavender sachet, we can live a full life". Princess said, gently. She and Courage laughed. "Mm, the porch looks great lit up". "I might have a vape, blue raspberry might be my sweet for the day". Princess said, kindly. "Come out with me, and lay on the chaise?".
"Sure". Courage said. Princess and Courage went outside, as Princess held Courage in her arms. "Mmm, it's so peaceful out here". "I like coming out here, and gathering my thoughts, I like vaping out here the most". Princess said, gently. "Ok". Courage said. Princess smiled a kind smile, petting Courage. "Mm, it is so nice". Princess said, kindly. "Me too". Courage replied.
"Mm, blue raspberry…my favorite flavor". Princess said, lifting the pen, as she vaped, blowing smoke outwards. Courage nodded. Then a curious question. "Did you used to smoke cigarettes?". Courage asked. "I did smoke for a short time when I was younger". "I don't miss cigarettes at all, though". "They did horrible things that made me less beautiful, and I switched to vaping after a full makeover, and some plastic surgery". Princess said, gently. "I hated cigarettes, and while smoking is rudimentary, everyone gets curious at times". "I hated what I thought I could control, but apparently; addiction is something no one can control". "I did my best, and when I started vaping, I loved all the extra flavors, it was wonderful to do". "Cigarettes only have one flavor, and that's nicotine…which is like a green apple kind of a flavor".
"Muriel smokes I think…doesn't she?". Princess asked. "She does, but not a lot". Courage replied. "I keep telling her it's dangerous, but she hasn't had any health problems yet".
"Mm, she's old, so it doesn't matter what she does at this point". Princess said, gently, in her rebuttal. "She can smoke weed for all anyone thinks…because she's what…in her 80's now?".
"91". Courage replied. "Wow, 91, and she got married a second time". Princess said, kindly. "Marriage at that age is something…but hey, I wouldn't want what she's got, that's for sure". Princess and Courage shared a laugh. "Marriage is something odd in its essence". Princess said, kindly. "Hey, oh well".
"I hate marriage". "I never wish to be committed to anyone right now". "Perhaps because I don't want to share my riches with anyone, but mainly because I hate being tied down". "Being stuck with the same person for the rest of your life is so stupid". "Well, long live the queen, I will never share my throne with any man….except for you, Coochie". Princess said, gently. "Mm, we'll be married, in our minds". She and Courage shared another laugh.
"Yep, everything is pretty nice". Princess said, gently. She and Courage laughed. Princess laid back in the chaise, as her silk robe, and silk bra stretched back, while Courage laid on her stomach. "Mmm, so…I do have something I was hoping to talk about…if it's ok…but, why do you take those ear drops?". "Is it hearing loss?". Princess asked, kindly.
Courage swallowed upon answering. "Well….the reason I have ear drops is because my ear was damaged". "It was damaged when I was a puppy". Courage said. "Mm, did Eustace do it?". Princess asked, with brash suave, charisma. "No". Courage replied, devoutly. "When…when I was a puppy….ok…so….when I was an infant….still only 3 weeks old, my parents were found by the cruel vet that was looking for them….and my birth parents were killed". Courage said, sniffling. "My birth parents died, and I was still a puppy, that lived on my own in the streets until Muriel found me". "But while I was on my own, a fighting dog found me, bullied me, and chewed my ears off, they remained damaged for years, and didn't start hurting until this year". "Part of it is hearing loss, but part of it is damage to the ear, itself".
"It's really hard to talk about, but it's really painful to relive". Courage said. "...oh". Princess said, kindly, gently as her voice softened. "I think perhaps Muriel told me your story". "You had a hard time in early infancy, huh?". Princess said, gently with a softened voice. "Yes". Courage said. "You were out there all alone, you were cold, and scared….you didn't have anyone until Muriel came and got you". Princess said, kindly with softness. "I didn't". Courage said. Courage sniffled. "Well, it's ok". "I know sometimes, being young, and being a puppy can be hard, but deep down, you knew it would get better". Princess said, softly with gentleness.
"Kind of". Courage said, as he sniffled. "It just keeps getting worse this year because…because I lost my job, I was sick, I got the police called on me….I just feel horrible".
"Shh, it's ok, coochie". Princess said, gently with softness. "Know that with every bad experience, with every bad thing, every tumultuous happening, is an equally good outcome". "I know right now is hard, but you'll get there". "You are so amazing, and wonderful". "Everyone loves you, Courage". "I love you so much, and I want us to be close, because you mean the world to me, in every way". Princess smiled a kind smile, kissing Courage's cheeks, gently. "You mean love, life, and prosperity to me". "I need you, Courage". Princess said, gently with soft kindness.
"The thing that makes our bond special is that you've changed my life in every single way, and made me a better person". "I love seeing you, and I love seeing your face, and your nose". "You make me complete, as a person, and as a love that I know I can be". Princess said, gently. "You make me the person I've always wished I could be". "You make our bond special". "You make us, us". Princess said, kindly with softness. Courage nodded, as he sniffled. "Come mere Coochie". "Don't be sad, be happy, come let me kiss you". Princess said, gently with kind softness. Courage came to Princess, as she stroked away his tears, and kissed his forehead. "Mm, I love your story". "I love how you lost your birth parents, even after receiving breast milk from mama, and kisses, and licks on the head from mama, some peek-a-boo with papa". "Even after being told you were loved by your mama and papa, when they gave birth to you, as a puppy". "Mama and papa kissed you, held you, and nuzzled you". "Just like I'm doing". "Do you miss that?". Princess asked, kindly with softness. "I do, but I know I was too young to remember…I got more of it from Muriel, some of it from Eustace, but not a lot, I don't know". "I liked Muriel a lot…she was nice". Courage replied. "She's not the same as your birth parents, though, hmm?". "She doesn't have a natural connection to you, like they do". Princess said, gently. "She wasn't the same, but she was very close…if not right on". "I know that while life wasn't perfect in that house, it was much better than living on my own with a stunted development". "I am very lucky that Muriel and Eustace got me, and took care of me, because if they didn't, I would be all alone, and probably would've turned out worse". Courage said.
"That is true, baby". "You would've been worse". "But I always like to say, adoption is special, because you were chosen specifically for them". "You were chosen to fulfill their lives when no one else would". "While it is true, Muriel took pity on you, you were picked to fulfill life in your own way". "You were in a good place at the right time". "I believe you can do anything". Princess said, kindly.
Courage nodded, as he felt another kiss on the cheek from Princess. "But…while I know Muriel feels bad for me…do you feel bad for me….because I lost my birth parents?". Courage asked, as he sniffled. Princess glanced down for another kiss on Courage's cheeks. "Well, I do feel bad for you, if I'm being honest". "It saddens me that you lost your birth parents, and I would do anything to ease the burden for you". Princess said, gently with softness. "But at the same time, I feel bad for anyone who's lost their birth parents early in infancy, right when their bond was forming". "Children need to be with their birth parents….the bond with a birth parent is the strongest bond you'll ever have". "There's no greater bond between that of a child and a birth parent". "Within seconds, the baby receives her first time of touch, milk, licking, kissing and contact". "There's nothing that can separate them". "That's true for all mammals, no matter who you are".
"I feel bad for you, because you lost them due to a cruel person". "You lost them due to someone whom you couldn't trust". "But I know, as you become older, as you work towards your goals of maturity, and love, that you will become stronger as a dog, as a living being, as someone with wisdom". "You are capable of anything, my Courage, and I believe in you". "I always have, and I always will". "Because you, can do anything". Princess said, kindly. Courage nodded. "Thank you". Courage said. "I know it's hard now, but I promise it'll get better". "I believe it will, and that it can, as time gives us love, and life". Princess said, kindly. Courage nodded. "Thank you". Courage said. Princess hugged Courage, kindly. All while she vaped. "Don't be sad, honey". "Sadness gives us nothing to work with, happiness does". Princess said, gently, as she kissed Courage's nose. Courage nodded, as he settled into Princess's arms, against the soft touch of silk. The soft touch of her bra, and the warm, comforting fabric of silk. Courage felt plentiful against silk. He felt comforted, most of all. He felt warmth on a whole new level of love, and caring. He just felt safe, just as he had with me. So perhaps he did make a new friend, he made the friend of Princess Morbucks. She truly was wonderful enough for him.
As Courage settled against her chest, drinking his Oat Milk from his sippy cup, he fell asleep, only to be tickled on the nose by Princess Morbucks. "Coochie, I can hear your heart beating". Princess Morbucks said, gently. Courage nodded, as he and Princess shared a laugh. They both talked for a bit, and eventually, took a long nap on the chaise. They napped, falling asleep. It was of their endowment. For a long time, they rested, and had their dinner later. They wound up having a wonderful day.