(AN: So, just a heads up. This chapter has a lot of lemony goodness. Yeah, this is pretty much a chapter that exists to establish a relationship that I've been hinting at a for a bit. That said, I'm going to say a few things. How this has went down is something that is semi canon to Fallout Lore. Basically, if you play Fallout 3, have maxed out speech, have pretty high charisma, and be playing a male character you can possibly find out some of the finer points about Ant Queen Pheromones from Eulogy Jones. I've taken a little artistic license with some of it, but I've kept it as close to lore friendly as possible.)
Gate: Thus the Brotherhood of Steel Lyon's Pride Fought in Their Land
Chapter Twenty - Princess Piña Co Lada
Princess Piña Co Lada anxiously looked at her feet as they rode inside of the APC. The first time she'd rode inside of one she had expressed her amazement at it, but now she felt uncertain. There was an uncertain future before her, and it was one that she feared would arrive at place of even more uncertainty. To make matters better, or perhaps worse, she had found out exactly what it was that she and Bozes had bought.
Two Days ago - Alnus hill
"Princess," Adam said as he stepped into the building that had been prepared for both Princess Piña Co Lada and Bozes Co Palesti. Stepping in he saw the two of them looking at the crystal decanter they had purchased at Canterbury Commons, "We're getting everything together to leave, so is everything fine?"
She nodded, "We were looking at this, and we wondered what kind of perfume it was," she said, her voice sounding far less jovial than it had while they had been on the other side of the gate, "Such a silly thing to worry over, especially now."
He looked at her, and shook his head, "Sometimes we need escapes wherever we can find them," he replied as he neared her, "Finding an escape from some of what's going on isn't a bad thing. It just means that you need to give your mind a chance to take in everything that's been happening."
The door opened, and all three of them looked to see Sarah Lyons stepping into the building, "Sentinel Reeder agreed to come with you, and I know that Adam will also be going," she said before she breathed out, "I will also be accompanying you," she said before she looked at Adam, "I know that there are reasons for me to not be going, but I need to go. While I am here I speak for my father, and I will deliver his message."
Princess Piña Co Lada nodded at her. She understood what it meant to speak for one's father; afterall, it was something she had done quite often. Even now she was speaking for him, and she was arranging the necessities to ensure that there would be peace between the Brotherhood of Steel and the Empire. More to the point she was attempting to ensure that there would be peace to the entire world on the other side of the gate and the Empire.
She noticed that Sarah Lyons was looking at what they had, "So, before you go, what is that?"
Princess Piña Co Lada shrugged, "I purchased it from a merchant, and he told me that it was something that made one irresistible. I had planned on giving it to one of my knights that has her eye on someone," she replied, her voice still more serious than it had been before, "I must admit that I am curious about what it smells like."
Sarah looked at it for a moment, "Well, go ahead and open it. There's no harm in doing so, and if nothing else you should be able to tell if the scent is something you want to give away or not."
After a brief hesitation she opened the stopper. It was an odd experience to see a smell. There was a faint color in the air, a sort of shimmering brown color that seemed to drift toward the four of them. She quickly placed the stopper back, but it was far too late. The color entered their noses. For a moment she felt fine, and then everything was burning hot. She felt far too warm, her entire body felt far too warm, and everything seemed to be far too constricting. She looked toward Bozes who was rubbing her thighs together.
She was breathing a little too fast, her own clothes seemed to be in the way, and then she looked toward both Adam and Sarah. The two of them were shaking their heads, but it was Sarah Lyons that reached out and grabbed Adam's hand. She watched as that hand was moved, and soon it was touching her in places that only lovers touched each other. Her eyes remained focused on what she was seeing. She found herself unable to look away, and she found her hands moving themselves.
She was surprised that her jacket found its way off, then her top, her skirt, and finally her panties found themselves on the ground. She looked toward Bozes who had done the same, but her knight was stepping forward, and she leaned in to kiss Sarah Lyons. The two shared a deep kiss with one another. She watched as Sarah broke the kiss, turned her head, and kissed Adam deeply. There was something of a soft growl coming from her, and Princess Piña found it absolutely intoxicating. She moved forward, her own ideas of proper behavior broken. She found herself on the other side of Adam. Her hands touching him, her fingers finding the zipper to the strange suit of clothes he wore.
She felt his hand cover hers, and slowly she pulled the zipper down. She looked at the chest of the man that had been their guide. She saw the marks, the scars, the wounds, and all of it was the roadmap of a warrior. He was someone that had seen battle again and again. He'd faced odds that most others would never have dreamed of, and it was a true sight of beauty. She kissed his neck, and then she felt his hand on her shoulder. Slowly she sank to her knees.
His pride stood before her, and she found it to be the most marvelous thing in the world. Whatever had been in that decanter made her want this, what all of this, so badly. She leaned forward, her lips touching the tip of it. She kissed it, then her tongue stuck out slightly as she licked it. There was a strange taste, something musky, something oddly satisfying, and she found herself opening her mouth for it.
It slipped into her mouth, and she let her tongue taste every single inch that moved into her mouth. It was something that she had never done before. That wasn't to say that she was above the thoughts of such a thing. She'd fantasized, much like any grown woman would, but to actually be experiencing it was something else. Her head began to move with a frantic fever. She needed to feel everything, to experience it all. She could feel him at the beginning of her throat, and in her fevered mind she was determined to push forward.
The moments past, she found that it was difficult to push further than she was. Each time she did it felt as if she would gag, and yet when she would push further down she was rewarded with a breathful gasp of the one she was servicing. She finally pulled back, looked up, and watched as the two standing next to him were also doing everything in their power to pleasure themselves as well. She stood, her entire body felt as if it were on fire, and she looked toward the beds.
They were simple things, and yet she'd never seen something she wanted more in her life. She grabbed his hand, leading him toward the bed, and he seemed to understand where this was going. He followed, so did Bozes and Sarah, and soon the three of them had somehow managed to get onto a bed meant for a single person. He laid down, she fought with herself. She wanted to do this. She needed to do this, and yet some part of her was demanding that she did not push it any further.
A small part of her reminded herself that if she went this extra step then all prospects would be put on hold. It wouldn't be that she would be undesirable, but instead it would be that she would have already been claimed. The most ancient royal law, the law laid down by Grognak himself, was that any claimed for the first time belonged to the one that claimed them. Sarah Lyons was Adam's. If she went this extra step then she would be his as well.
She fought against herself, did she want to go this extra step? Did she need to go this extra step? If she did then it meant that she would have married one that was not part of the Empire. Everything would be examined, her entire status would be changed, but the moment she felt gentle, yet hard, hands on her waist guiding her she didn't fight back. She didn't hold back. She felt the tip at her entrance, and she felt the hands guiding her down. She accepted it, lowered herself, and felt him spear inside of her.
The stiffness filled her, and she let out a pained gasp. It was a sound she'd never heard before, and the hands that were on her waist waited for just a moment. She felt them guide her again after that moment, and she lowered herself further. Soon he was completely seated inside of her. She grunted as he filled her, and she looked down at him. She understood now. She understood so well, and she accepted. Things would never be the same. She was claimed, and it was the same as if she was married.
"Hurts," she said, her voice said softly, the hands stopped and she saw Adam looking at her, "It hurts so good."
Movements continued, the expression continued, and soon she found herself bouncing on top of him. She found herself abandoning the very prestige and breeding that she was so proud of. She found herself separating herself from the royal that had visited, and instead she adopted a more conventional role. She was his lover, but not only his. She felt lips on her neck, and she let out a soft gasp as she felt them kiss her delicate skin.
She looked at Bozes who had finally joined them, her hips now straddling Adam's shoulders. She was leaning forward, kissing her, and she could feel the soft moans and gasps that were attempting to escape her knight. Seconds turned to minutes, the minutes to an hour, and then finally the hour to hours. When all was said and done the day they were prepared to leave had come and gone.
She didn't know if any had looked in on them, but then she wasn't sure that she cared if they did. She was completely caught up in what had happened. The four of them had finally stopped, and she understood that she had been bred like an animal. She wasn't sure, but it was incredibly possible that she was with child now. The same had happened to Bozes, and of course to Sarah Lyons herself. The three of them relaxed not on the bed, but instead on the floor with Adam. A blanket resided under them, another on top of them, and when she finally awoke Princess Piña Co Lada felt conflicted.
What had happened certainly was welcomed, and warranted, but it also had incredibly complicated things. Polygamy was accepted, but it was a rare occurrence. Typically it only happened among noble houses, and then only if there was a noble's son that was desired for his position. The marriage would typically be among no more than three or four noble daughters, and they would be told that their entire reason for going into this marriage was to ensure that their houses would gain the prestige of having that son as part of their own noble house.
Adam was not nobility. He was a Paladin, and perhaps that was close enough, but it would make things incredibly difficult from here on out. It would make it difficult because her battles would all be uphill now. She would have to show that she was not influenced by his choices, that she was doing what she was doing for the good of the empire. There would be several that would state that she was doing what she was going to be doing for her betrothed. That she simply was following his orders, and as such her words would need to be taken with a grain of salt.
Her life would become far more complicated now, and in addition she would need to explain to her father that she would not be able to marry one of the nobility if needed. She had already been claimed, and as such she belonged to another. It wasn't that she really wanted to be used as a political bargaining chip. The idea of being married off to some noble that simply wanted to bed a princess didn't sit well with her.
But then again the idea that she tossed everything out as well was maddening. She ultimately had set things into motion without really considering what was going to happen. She breathed out, taking a moment to really think about it, and shook her head. Whatever happened from this point on, she would need to be careful, and she would need to ensure that everyone here was informed of what was to come.
Slowly she got up, and a pleasant ache echoed. It was an ache she'd heard of, but again it wasn't something she had really expected to experience. At least not for some time. She looked at Adam, and her first thoughts was that it could be worse. He at least was noble in actions, if not from birth, and he was a warrior. Those were two marks for him. She then looked at Bozes and Sarah.
She had never felt under blessed when it came to her beauty. However, both Sarah and Bozes were both very blessed when it came to their natural beauty. In truth, with a very few differences they almost could seem to be sisters. Their hair color, skin tones, and muscle tones all seemed incredibly similar. She winched slightly as she moved. There were two different places she was sore from, and one of them had been a place she didn't believe was intended for what had happened.
She took in the room around them. It was still the building that they had been offered while visiting. There was no sign of anyone else in the room, and for that she felt thankful. She looked toward the dresser that was in place, and she saw the crystal decanter. Memories of opening it, of having that strange mist float out of it, and how it affected them ran through her mind. The fact of the matter was that whatever was in there had altered them.
She no longer felt the effects, but it didn't change what had happened. She heard movement, and she saw the others starting to awake. Slowly, a sort of understanding passed over them, and she waited to hear the various expressions of surprise coming from them. Instead there was a sort of acceptance. She watched as Sarah Lyons stood. The Sentinel looked toward her, and then at the crystal decanter. The look on her face was unmistakably dark. There was certainly something about the way she was looking at the crystal decanter that told her the merchant likely would be receiving a visit.
"Where did you buy that?"
Princess Piña Co Lada looked at her for a moment, "We went to Canterbury Commons," she said, the words feeling odd in her mouth as she spoke them, "I saw this among other wares that a merchant had. It caught my interest and I purchased it. I had no idea that it contained what it did."
Sarah nodded, and she looked at it again, "Adam, I think that someone is selling Queen Ant pheromones," she said as she looked at it, "We need to have someone pay a visit to Canterbury Commons and make sure that it is discouraged from being sold."
Princess Piña Co Lada studied her for a moment, not really caring that all of them were currently nude, and then looked at Adam. She felt her eyes drifting along the roadmap of scars that covered him. The evidence of battles, and she stopped herself before her eyes went too low, "What is Queen Ant Pheromones?" she asked, "and how did they affect us like they did?"
Adam shrugged, "I'm sure you noticed that there's a lot of strange creatures on the other side of the gate," he said as he looked toward her, "One of them is giant ants. The queens of the ants are able to produce a pheromone that affects other species as well. With humans, well, it causes exactly what happened."
She shivered as she looked at it. If that managed to get into the hands of one of the more perverted nobles it wouldn't end well. "This doesn't need to be taken back to the Empire," she said, her voice firm, "It needs to remain here, or better yet it could be destroyed."
She watched as Adam moved toward it, and she found that her eyes refused to listen to her commands about looking at him. She couldn't hide the hungry gaze that she had, and she knew that there was no way that both Bozes and Sarah were oblivious about it. She breathed out, deciding that now was not the time to focus on it.
"We can secure it," he said as he looked at it, "Honestly, destroying it could be worse. If we attempt to destroy it and don't find an air tight place to do it then the pheromones could be released. Just think about what would happen if it hit a small village."
Thoughts of villagers suddenly being overcome with intense feelings of desire and mating impulses filled her mind. She felt herself blush as she realized the level of depravity that could happen. She shook her head at that, and she looked at him, "Then please secure it. I'd rather not be responsible for something so terrible happening."
He nodded, and he moved. She watched as he began digging at clothes, and before he could stop she watched as Sarah moved behind him, "It's still affecting us, isn't it?"
She didn't want to admit that it likely was. She didn't want to admit that she was still under the influence of what she'd purchased, but it was likely. None of them were attempting to protect their modesty, all of them seemed to feel comfortable around one another.
"Yeah," he replied after a moment, "It usually lasts for a couple of days. We didn't get a large dose of it, so we're a little more coherent than some of the others that's been exposed, but we're still affected."
He looked at them, "Chances are, if we go anywhere else while we're affected it's going to make things more difficult. It's not a matter of having will power," he said, having turned around and now hugging Sarah, "It rewires your thoughts, it makes you do things that normally wouldn't do."
Princess Piña shook her head, "So, we are unable to leave for another day?"
He nodded, "And trust me, throughout the day you're going to go through a few thoughts and feelings. All of them will come in waves."
Sarah leaned into his hug, "So, that's why I'm not more upset right now. I suppose we need to set up an arrangement then," she said, her voice sounded almost wistful, "It's obvious that this is going to change things between all four of us. I'm not even sure what the laws are about this sort of thing here."
"The moment we mated we were claimed," Bozes answered, her voice also sounding wistful, "It is the same as if we were married. It is the rule laid down by Grognak himself."
Sarah laughed a little, "So, we've been here for a little more than a month and you've already got a harem," she said, her voice sounded amused, "I suppose it could be worse, and it could be with worse individuals."
Princess Piña nodded, "It is going to make my job more difficult," she admitted as she neared them, "The knowledge that I am claimed by Adam will spread, and it will appear that I am merely conveying his wishes about establishing peaceful relations between our people. I will overcome it, but it will appear as such."
She felt herself pulled closer, but it was Sarah that kissed her, not Adam. She didn't fight the kiss, nor did she resist in the slightest. Instead she returned the kiss with the same amount of passion as she received. She felt hands on her, all over her, and they moved again. Once again they were on the floor, and the dizzying array of experiences began to flood through her.
The insanity of it filled her senses. Once again the events that she hadn't expected to happen before became open to her. Once more she found herself in situations that moved against what she normally would have been more stanchly standoffish about. Instead she was being shown how flexible she was, and how open she had become. Again the minutes turned to an hour, the hour to hours, and she found herself once more between the others.
The difference was that none of them were asleep. She felt something more this time. This time she felt a pang of shame and modesty. There both were, and both had returned fully. She swallowed, feeling herself needing to cover up. She looked toward Bozes and saw the same expression. She looked at Sarah Lyons who looked far less amused than she had before. But instead of being angry she looked almost thoughtful.
"This changes a lot of things, Princess," Sarah said as she laid on her side, "I feel a lot more clear headed now, and if what you said is true then we're more or less sister wives, right?"
Princess Piña nodded, "That is a fair assessment," she replied, "I believe that we could consider ourselves that now."
Sarah nodded, "Then we need to establish a couple of things. Ultimately, my loyalty lies with the Brotherhood of Steel," she said, her voice firm, but compassionate, "However, I am loyal to Adam, and I will be loyal to you and Bozes. I am not going to demand that this is a one time occurrence."
She looked at Adam who seemed to be taking everything in, "Because it's not, is it?"
He shook his head, "I won't do anything that would hurt you," he said as he looked at her, "but the pheromones changed parts of us. That's what they do. We are going to be continuously attracted to one another, and it's not really going to get any better."
She nodded, "So, there it is," she said, understanding seemed to fill her voice, "We're going to be attracted to one another, and we're going to be with one another. So, again, we need to work out an agreement, for all of our sakes."
Present time - APC - Princess Piña Co Lada
The agreement was simple enough. They were to consider themselves married, and they were to keep their loyalties to one another. That was something she would do regardless, but the fact that others had heard them, and those riding with them had explained that apparently they could possibly get some military grade duct tape next time didn't help matters.
"You're not the first person to be embarrassed," the raspy voice of Sentinel Reeder said from inside of his mask, "Lucy and I were plenty embarrassed after we found out that her family heard us in her old room."
She looked toward him, "how did you handle it?"
He remained looking ahead, more or less stoic, "I told her that next time we needed to shoot for the entire neighborhood."
She felt her face flush, "I will never live this down, will I?"
There was a small giggle and she looked at Bozes, "Princess, neither of us will, but then it's likely that they didn't hear us in the Empire, so we have a small bonus."
She nodded, "I suppose that you're right," she said, "Still, I would have been happier if no one else had heard us at all."
