Chapter 9: Skin on Scales Prevents Friction

Saigo can't believe what was happening right now.

Here he was, stripped except for his underwear while Yura was in her undergarments. Both of his claws were placed on her hips, exploring this unknown body that was lying next to him. Yura herself had a flushed face but one of her hands cupped his lower jaws.

"You're so beautiful," he breathed, teeth revealed itself when he smiles.

"And you're handsome even with them tattoos," Yura giggled. This earned her a playful poke on her nose by the tip of his claw.

The young woman inched closer to the caiman, letting her other hand trace the tattoos over his body. Saigo closed his eyes, letting those soft hands explore him. It was the first time he has felt something without fur, feathers or scales touched him with such gentleness.

"Does it hurt if I do this?" asked Yura, who pinched a bit of his ridged scales. Saigo rumbled a bit, loving the tiny pressure.

"Yura, it doesn't hurt at all...It's...Ah, it's nice..."

Yura smiled, squeezing the scales that might make the caiman a bit heated before kissing him there. Saigo was about to say something when the human woman began to bit on his neck and suck it there. The pressure didn't hurt of course, but the feeling of her wet lips in contact with his scales was slowly turning him into It was enough to make a cold-blooded reptile hot-blooded. Saigo would like to imagine what Yura would look like with nothing on...

"Yura..."

"Hmm?"

Saigo pressed his snout close to her cheek. The young woman felt goosebumps creeping up her skin when his voice caressed her. "Would you like to...take this further?"

Yura blushed and gave her answer with a nod. This made Saigo grin his toothy grin before capturing her lips again. It was something they both engaged in, slowly removing the last articles of clothing off each other.

Now, Saigo has been nude before at the shady hospitals to be stared at like prized meat. But here, in the confinements of his own home, he was bare for someone on his own accord. He feels a bit embarrassed about his own body. But, he could tell that Yura too was feeling shy as her long hair covered her breasts while one hand was shielding her nether region.

"You don't have to hide here," Saigo growled softly, nuzzling her. "This is the first time I'm baring myself on my own choice."

"Me too," Yura squeaked, a bit shy all of a sudden. Saigo gently parted her long hair to take a look at her breasts. So humans are similar to mammals. How does he know? Well, let's just say during his boyish youth, most males would have special magazines or strip clubs at the Black Market.

With trembling hands, he began to cup both of her breasts, feeling their weight. The sounds she made had him worry that he had hurt her from how rough his scales were. But her eyes and mouth said otherwise.

"Um... Saigo..." she murmured when his fingers brushed over one of her hard nipples. She flinched back as his claw ran over the little nub. This made her wrapped her legs around his torso, trying to suppress the arousal she was getting out of this. Hearing her sweet sounds, he used his thumbs to swirl around her nipples and make them even tighter.

"Ah...your claws are cold..." Yura whimpered, leaning into his neck. "Please...more..."

Saigo smiles, bent down to capture one into his mouth. He was very careful not to clamp down too hard since most Crocodylus have strong jaws. Yura bit her lips, stiffening at the sharp teeth around her nipples before a tongue swirled the tip.

"Oh, Saigo..."

The caiman felt her hand squeezing his thick tail, loving how she was tugging at it. Sure he doesn't have his vital organ but this...this was something he wouldn't mind doing it again. He decided to be a little bold by using one of his hands to trace down her thigh, finding a sweet spot between her legs. He slowly run two fingers across her slit and then insert them slowly.

So tight...so wet...for him...

Yura gasped and as a reaction, she began to nibble on Saigo's neck. It was something new for the caiman but he really liked it. "Yura...keep nibbling my neck...I'll be okay..."

While the human nibbled his neck, her body responded to his touch between her legs by grinding on his fingers. This made him want to pump at a faster pace, feeling the growls within him coming out.

The only sounds the both of them could hear now were panting, breathing and deep growls.

"Ah...Saigo...Saigo I'm so close!"

"Come to me, Yura," Saigo rumbled. "Come close to me..."

Yura screamed, holding onto him as she felt her climax. She whimpered a bit when Saigo removed his fingers from her tight snatch. His fingers were soaked with her essence. When he licked them, he realised that it was more addicting than the meat from the Black Market.

"Saigo," Yura crawled to him, laying her head on his chest. This made the caiman stroke her soft hair and back absentmindedly.

"Hmm?"

"Love you," she murmured, kissing where his heart might be. Saigo was very shocked. All his life, no one except his family has said those words to him. To hear them from someone he wanted to open up to and spend his time with was something he was going to cherish forever.

"Yura," he growled, kissing her head. A tear slides down his face. "I love you too..."

With that, the both of them decided to sleep in each other's arms on the sofa. He knew he had to clean up the sofa but for now, the contact of her skin on his scales were enough to make him feel safe.

...

"Saigo...Hey, wake up!"

The caiman opened his eyes to see a bright-eyed Yura smiling down at him. He returned a smile before giving her a good morning kiss on the lips.

"Hey, what's up?"

"I think I know where you can work. I saw it on TV once," Yura explained excitedly, holding his hand. This made Saigo's heart drop. Of course he was excited to know what kind of job she found for him but at the same time, afraid that the workplace won't accept him due to his tattoos and if they found out where he was from.

"What's the work place, Yura?"

"Remember when you found me in the rain opposite a coffeeshop?"

Ah, he remembered that! It was a bittersweet memory for both of them. Now that they are here together, they could help each other to be better.

"Yeah, what did you find?"

"How about you becoming a barista or make some drinks at the cafe? It's small and you can make sweet pastries too."

Now that was something he did not expect! It was going to take him time before he could answer because a lot of things were still processing in his mind.

One of them happened to be his identity as a carnivore who has sold his body parts at the Black Market.

Well, have you seen Paru's old concept of what Beast Complex was suppose to be? So I was actually shocked and wished she would publish it as a separate story or as an alternate universe.

Then again, it's her story and it will always be amazing!