Author Note: Fair warning, this chapter is mainly plot, so ... have fun? I certainly did.
Chapter 24:
I finished towelling off from my shower and set it aside, staring into the mirror as the girl inside it stared back at me. It had been a while since I just looked. My hair was longer than it had ever been, just reaching my shoulders, but even more stark that that was how … soft I appeared. It's hard to truly quantify, to state exactly what gave me that feeling, but I remember my face being so much … sharper the last time I was an enforcer. I didn't really notice the change, slow as it was, but the mission made me realise something. I no longer needed to be an enforcer, needed to fight in the way I once did. I enjoyed it still, but I was no longer …. addicted, I think is the best way to describe it.
I used to start looking for my next fight the moment my last had finished. It could be my missions, my spars with Aria, even my training with the girls. I spent so much of each day fighting in some way, it almost consumed me. These near 6 months had changed me, probably in more ways than I even realised, but there was one thing I knew for certain. Being an enforcer no longer enticed me the way it once did. Sure, I didn't hate the idea or anything, but when I was first demoted back to a bouncer there was nothing more I wanted then to go back to the way things were. I sometimes still did. Is doing this the best decision? I don't know. I really don't, but I knew that Vassen needed me. He hadn't been obvious about it, but the situation had gotten dire if something like the slavers of today's mission could happen. Even more telling than that was how little Vassen managed to contain his anger for Aria, if he's even showing something then he must be furious. I don't know the full story, but there's been tension between the two for years now. Vassen had used me as a go-between countless times when I was a bodyguard, and while I didn't like to think about it, the situation made me uncomfortable. As her bodyguard, I saw just how little Aria cared for anyone else on the station, how apathetic to the world at large she was. It saddened me that she was that way, as I knew it was something that she had learned, she wasn't born that way. Even if I wanted to help though, there was nothing I could do about it … not anymore.
I swept my hair back over my head to get it out of the way, going to get dressed in what I suppose are my casual clothes now. They were the clothes I wore when training with Bari, Peros, Rialle and Rimel. I needed them for the flexibility, but the same flexibility made them comfortable as well. I can see why they all wore them so much themselves. Once dressed, I equipped my Omni-tool and set out along the familiar route towards our training room. We had a session scheduled today and I figured it would be a good time to tell them I was returning to being an enforcer.
The trip was short and before I knew it I was stepping into the room, the door closing behind me with a soft hiss while I looked around the surprisingly empty room. The gym equipment wasn't even set up, and the pole and stage in the side of the room weren't retracted like they normally were. I'm not early am I? I looked down at my Omni-tool, and sure enough I was on time. Technically, I was a few minutes late.
"Where are you all…?" I muttered, looking around the room. This had, quite literally, never happened before. So why now? I can guess it might have to do with my recent 'promotion', but I'm still confused.
"Jack!"
I flinched at the noise, startled, and jerked my head around to find Bari coming back through the door holding a bag. She was joined by both Rimel and Rialle, each carrying their own burden.
"Hey." I nodded, still confused but less so as no explanation was offered as we all headed into their kitchen where they all started unloading bags of food. I kind of just stood there, hoping someone would finally explain. This was sort of weirding me out. Enough is enough though, I may as well just ask.
"What's going on exactly?"
They all froze and Bari opened her Omni-tool, checking a timer I could clearly see.
"4 minutes!" she cheered and the other two groaned. What?
"We had a bet to see how long you would take to ask, and I won." Bari grinned at me, pleased with herself. Okay, seriously what? The other two both transferred some credits to Bari for said bet as I just looked on, flabbergasted.
"… Can someone finally tell me what the fuck is going on?"
"We're having a party, that's what!" Peros called out from behind me. I turned around to find her hauling in a box filled with alcohol bottles. She was struggling a bit with the weight so I moved to help her, helping her carry the box over to the kitchen bench. Finally, now that everyone was here we all sat down around the table.
"I guess you already know then?"
"Duh." Peros stated, staring at me.
"You aren't exactly, … subtle, Jack. Fury is rather notorious." Bari said, placing her hand on mine. I looked over to her, finding her looking at me expectantly. "It was easy enough to guess what happened, but we'd like to know from you exactly what's happened." Everyone else was staring at me as well, and I didn't see the harm in telling them, not sure Vassen would say the same though.
…
"… and then Vassen asked if I would return to being an enforcer, and I accepted." I shrugged at the end, ignoring the hesitance I had in making that decision.
"You don't have to be an enforcer if you don't want to Jack, you know that right?" Bari asked.
"What are you talking about? Of course, I'm happy to do it! Working as a bouncer is so boring."
"Jack?" Bari raised an eyebrow at me, looking unimpressed. Damn, why do I even try to lie to any of them at this point.
"Fine, fine. Yes, I am not … terribly excited to return to being an enforcer again, not that I have much against it either. It's just … this isn't exactly with Aria's approval."
"Then why? When it's so dangerous, why would you risk yourself again." Rialle prodded, some distress present in her voice. I sighed in response, staring at all of them one after the other. I'm going to miss spending time with them, as I know I will likely be busier than before. It's going to cut into my time with them, but at the same time I will be helping to protect them by doing this.
"I'm not sure how much you all know about the enforcers, I'm looking at you Peros," I stared at her flatly and she widened her eyes innocently back at me, "but they're struggling. Without me there, they've been spread thin, stuff is slipping through the cracks and the mission I just went on? It was bad. Bad enough that Vassen violated Aria's orders about me. He lost a team of enforcers before calling me in, and he would have lost more if I refused. He didn't state it outright, but Vassen needed me, needed my help. The enforcers are what keep the station relatively safe, and what happens if they can't do their job? What might happen to those less able to defend themselves, … to you?"
"It doesn't have to be you, there are others surely!" Rialle exclaimed, but the others remained silent. They knew better.
"… You know as well as I how capable I am. I'm not saying I couldn't be replaced, but it would take time. I wouldn't be surprised If Vassen wasn't already training up some others to do so, and I intend to give him that time. He more than deserves that, after all he's done for me."
"It isn't your responsibility to look after the station Jack, you can leave it to others," Bari stated. No, it isn't. In truth it's Aria's, but from what I hear she isn't doing a good job of it. I didn't know how to feel about her, but I had friends on this station, dear friends. If their safety is at risk, I will help in any way I can. It's not like I hate the work either, I just don't love it in the way I once did.
"I could."
"But you won't." she sighed and I nodded. "I'm not surprised, but I figured it was worth a try. You're going to get busy again, aren't you?"
"Not to the same extent as I once was. I made sure to tell Vassen to only give me the missions he needs to, I was taking on too much of the work before. I'll still be able to see you all." I looked around the group, trying to reassure them.
"It won't be the same though." Rialle muttered, slightly hunched over. No, it won't.
"Alright!" Peros clapped her hands together, "enough with all that. I knew this was all going to happen, that's why I arranged for this little party of ours. You may be busier in the future, but not right now. And if we're going to have less time than before, then we're gonna use it!" She gestured at the alcohol she brought, and I have to say, there is a lot.
"… and what exactly are we going to be doing?" I asked, some trepidation in my voice. Peros' grin didn't comfort me either. She was always the one with the most … out there ideas.
"Why, play a drinking game of course. There's a fun human one you may have heard about called 'never have I ever'" The other three groaned at the name, but Peros somehow grinned even wider. I can't say I was familiar with the game, but the rules seemed simple enough when Peros explained it. I wasn't sure about some of the questions that could be potentially asked, but I was willing to give it a go.
"We can take turns with the questions, I think I'll start," Bari said once we all had a glass filled with alcohol in front of us. It was a Thessian wine I think, something not too strong, but we had plenty of spirits as well. They would come later me thinks. "Never have I ever … stripped in front of someone else." She grinned before taking a sip, as did the rest of them. Hm, would my time with Bari count? Probably not. Rielle though … I took a small sip just to be safe.
"Oh?" Peros raised an eyebrow at me, "is there something you want to tell us Jack?"
"An audience of one would count." I shrug.
"Heh, rookie." Peros chuckled at me. "My turn! Let's see, never have I ever gotten a tattoo."
"Really? Should I just drink a bottle or something …?"
"I think a sip would be fine Jack." Bari said. I took it easily, and to my surprise Rialle took a sip too. I'd never seen the tattoo, and I had seen her in rather revealing clothes. I wonder where it is.
"Um, let's see … never have I ever … gone to school?" The other three took a sip, but I refrained. "Really Jack, just what was your … no, don't answer that." Rialle waved her hands embarrassed.
"It's okay Rialle, I would be willing to answer some questions, to all of you, but not tonight." She nodded back, still blushing at her words. My turn then I guess.
"Never have I ever eaten Turian food."
Peros sighed and took a sip, as did Rimel. This back and forth continued as we finished off the wine, all the questions rather benign and casual. That changed the moment we cracked open the whiskey.
"I think we should make things a little … spicier. Never have I ever … had sex with Bari." Peros smirked. Bari startled at that and I couldn't help but chortle at the look on her face. I proudly took that sip, as did Peros, and Rimel, … and Bari actually. We all turned to find Rialle hiding her face behind her hands.
"Eh, what can I say, I'm hot." Bari explained cheekily. "Come on Rialle, make things interesting." She cajoled the younger woman.
"Fine," she sighed, letting her hands drop. "Never have I ever … t-taken drugs." My good mood dimmed at her words, and I sighed before taking my drink. If the sip was larger than normal, so be it. She wouldn't know. Only Peros took a sip as well, but Bari was the only one who noticed my lack of enjoyment at the experience. She sent me a questioning look and I shook my head minutely back. We were all having a nice time, I wouldn't bring the mood down.
"Never have I ever …" oh, this should be good, "seen what Aria looks like naked." The looks on the others faces left me cackling, and I proudly took the sip. Then Bari did as well, and I snapped my head over to her.
"You've seen her -, how?!"
"How do you think?"
Okay I really don't want to know. I took another drink voluntarily, just to try to wash away that picture. I was starting to feel a slight buzz, which was a surprise. It took a lot of alcohol to affect me, just how much had I drunk? The others all seemed affected too.
"Don't hate me for asking this, but I've always been curious. Never have I ever fought and defeated more than 10 people at once." Rimel stated, a lot freer with her words than she normally was. Still, I didn't really mind, as it's a fair enough question. Defeat isn't really the word I'd use, but I took the sip. No one else did.
"Really? Never have I ever fought more than 20 people at once." Bari continued, curious herself. Without saying anything, I took the next sip. That was among the largest group I'd dealt with here on Omega, but the true number was bigger than that. I don't know exactly how many people I 'defeated' that night at the facility, but the number was high, and I was the only one left by the end.
"25?" Peros asked. I took a sip.
"30?" Rialle asked, both shocked but also fascinated. I took another sip.
"Truly?" she asked me and I shrugged.
"There was … one night. I don't clearly recall what happened, and I technically wasn't fighting alone but it was something of a free for all. I think I can remember about … 40? 50? Around me. They weren't particularly dangerous on their own, and I'd rather not say anything more about that night." The topic was getting into dangerous territory. I need to ask something else, but what?
"Never have I ever, had sex with more than 2 people." I grinned at them, proud of my idea. Everyone else took a sip, except Rialle. Hmm?
"That's not fair, now we have to continue without you~" Peros whined. Rimel then spoke up.
"Never have I ever slept with more than 5 people separately." This time only Peros and Bari took a drink. Bari sighed as she looked around at us.
"Fine, never have I ever had sex with more than 25 people separately. That's as high as that number's going by the way." Bari narrowed her eyes at me as she took a sip. I smirked at her, but turned to Peros who didn't take a drink.
"As much as I'm going to call myself out … never have I ever had a threesome." Peros then immediately took a drink, finishing off the glass. Bari also took a drink, as did Rimel to my surprise. Didn't know she had it in her. Peros then stood up, having to steady herself with a chair. "That's enough of that anyway, I had something else in mind later. For now, who wants snacks?"
Oh, yes. We all happily set aside the drinks as I'm pretty sure we were all drunk at this point. Probably not quite myself what with my biotics, but I didn't want to be either so I was fine with that. I had been getting hungry too. Once we ate enough of the snacks, most of which I had no idea what they were, we all moved out into the exercise room. I still have no idea what we're doing but I just let myself zone out a bit, letting myself relax with the atmosphere. The alcohol definitely helped in that regard, I had never drunk this much before.
"Now, this has been an idea I've had for a while now, and I figure tonight's a good night for it. We're going to have a dance off, and I'm talking real dances."
And suddenly, you have my full and undivided attention.
"You mean, like how we dance in the club?" Rialle asked. Peros nodded, gesturing to the pole that had been left out in the room.
"And maybe even a little extra. So, you all interested?"
"I'm down." Rimel said.
"This looks like it could get interesting, does this little competition have a prize?" Bari queried, tilting her head.
"I didn't really think of anything like that, it's more just purely for the sake of winning." Peros shrugged. "Rialle? Jack, I know you aren't a dancer like us, are you fine with this?"
"If Jack has no issue then … I suppose it's fine." Rialle's face was a rather amusing shade of purple, and her words were quiet enough that I had to concentrate to understand her.
"You would be surprised how little shame I have." I proclaim imperiously when everyone turned to me. I'm pretty sure I would be able to do something on the regular stage, maybe with a little discomfort, let alone among my friends. "Not sure how well I can do the dances in question though."
"Good enough for me! Who goes first?" Peros asked cheerily. Her words were a little slurred around the edges, but that seemed to be the only sign that the alcohol was affecting her.
"As the only non-professional, I'm going last." Should give me time to actually get an idea of what to do. I had a little bit of practice from when Bari made me learn some things, but it's been a while for me and that stuff was tame, and mostly just singular moves, not entire dances. There was some grumbling about my statement, but nothing serious. In the end, it was decided that Rimel would begin, followed by Rialle, then Peros and finally Bari. We were going to do a few rounds anyway, so the order didn't really matter.
"Well, seeing as we're just getting started, and I can't be bothered to come up with something …" Rimel trailed off as she performed one of the dances we were all familiar with, complete with our groaning. She even had the same music, which was admittedly useful for timing what with the rhythmic baseline. I'm not even one of the dancer's and I know it, as it one of the few basic ones performed in the club regularly. If you even came to the club more than twice you would likely have it memorised as it was a short one that was repeated several times at once. Rimel left the stage to boos and didn't even put in the effort to look sorry.
"So, seeing as this is a competition, we may as well do the same dance to begin with." Rialle commented, proceeding to perform the exact same dance. Her motions were flawless, the movements ingrained into her and the familiarity seemed to have calmed her down. She had been embarrassed since before Rimel's dancing even started, but the familiarity of the routine helped calm her down.
"Fine, but this is the only dance from the club we're performing, got it?!" Peros grumbled. Despite her grumbling she proceeded to perform the same dance as flawlessly as the other two, as did Bari. I'm not sure I could pick out a difference in any of their movements, any way they differed at all. I guess this is the warm-up and I appreciated that we were easing into it. I was trying to hide it, but despite my words I was actually a little nervous at doing this. I know I said otherwise but doing this in front of others wasn't easy. I swallowed as I got up, glancing thankfully over at Rimel as I did so. She caught me though, she must have been watching my face, and I saw her wink before I reached the stage.
My heart was beating fast in my chest and my hands felt a little sweaty as I gripped the pole, but I forced myself to just start. The hip rolls were a little jerky, but easy enough to get the hang of, It was one of the things Bari had gone over long ago. I could tell my movements weren't as polished as the others, but that was okay. This was their thing. All I really want to do is make sure I don't forget anything, so I just close my eyes and pictured Bari in my mind. I had seen her do this dance countless times, back when I used to pay her for them. Mimicking her movements, I let my knees drop me down, my hands above my head gripping the pole even as I thrust my hips forward to help me return to my full height. I then spun myself around the pole, thrusting my chest forward and rubbing my mostly non-existent chest over the pole. I continued to mimic the movements in my mind, the music helping me remember things more clearly, and before I knew it, I had finished, remaining in the final pose where I had leant forward to give a good look at my chest. Finally breathing out the tension within me, I opened my eyes to cheering and clapping from my audience. Heat rushed through me at this, my actions finally processing as I shifted around. I rushed off the stage in the hopes they would stop, but the pats on the back, and the backside from Peros, went against my wishes.
"So, enjoy your first dance?" Bari grinned cheekily, her arm around my shoulders. I shrugged slightly, embarrassed, but I had a small smile on my face regardless. My body felt a little heated too, as while I had grown used to watching others do these dances in scanty clothing. Doing so myself …, it was different. It felt more real, more … pronounced than before.
"I had fun." I muttered, mostly to myself but Bari heard as she squeezed my shoulder.
"Alright, enough of that! Let's get to something interesting!" Peros interrupted, pulling me over towards her.
The next few dances were more organic than before, largely unpractised ones too. You could tell the difference from before, some movements jerky, unnatural pauses between moves where there were none before. It suited me just fine as I had none of these practiced dances to work with, so it left us on a mostly even footing.
As much as it was a competition, it wasn't all that competitive. This was meant more as a bonding experience than a competition, and it showed. We were really just here to have fun, and the longer the night went on the more obvious this became. More advanced moves were attempted to show up one another, some successfully, some not. I was largely unsuccessful, as this wasn't really my area of expertise, but I enjoyed it all the same. The physical exertion was nothing to sneeze at and after a while I was struggling more than any of the others were, sweat dripping down my form and soaking through my clothes.
We were all laughing as I left the stage once more, having fallen onto my arse when I lost my balance in the middle of trying something I saw Bari do earlier. Did I have any real idea of how? No. Still tried it though. I didn't even mind the laughter at the fact, joining in. The atmosphere was just too giddy for me to care, laughter present in abundance this night. It left me feeling warm inside and out, possibly with the help of the alcohol, but I didn't care. I was having too much fun.
"Alright, alright … this should be the last round." Peros commented, much to my displeasure. I wasn't the only one to whine at her, but she laughed it off. "I know, but it's getting kind of late and I'm getting tired, so make sure to bring out you're A-game."
As much as I wanted to refute her, my muscles were practically screaming at me to take a break. They had grown tired long ago but I ignored them as it didn't seem like anyone else had. I didn't realise just how good your endurance needed to be when you were a dancer. I knew I was stronger than all of them, by a good margin too but that was mostly due to being a human and possibly some enhancements I had gone through. I had never really been able to compare myself to another human, didn't particularly want to either. So, regardless of my own desires, I would have to stop either way before my body just gave out on me. I was barely hiding the tremors in my arms as it was.
"Well, seeing as I have exhausted all of my moves, I've got something special in mind." Rimel commented, standing up from beside me where I was sprawled out regaining my breath. I didn't bother trying to think about her words as I would know soon enough, instead content to bask in the fuzzy warmth within my head. I did see some movement out of the corner of my eye that I wasn't expecting, but it was just Peros moving over towards Rialle, wonder what that was about? The music starting up again distracted me and I focused back on Rimel, who was starting to gyrate around the stage to music that was slower than most we had heard today. She was leaving the pole alone, something rare for her, and instead was performing slow movements with her hips, letting her hands trail over her body in smooth, sensual patterns. That was par for the course tonight, but what did surprise me was that instead of just gliding her hands over her form, she was sliding them beneath her clothes. What?! I instantly sat up to getter a better look, leaving my languid position behind.
She began by just teasing the action, tugging the corners of her shirt up to reveal some of her stomach, then pulling it even further down than it was meant to go, providing me a good view of her cleavage. She continued this with a smouldering look on her face, finally tugging off the garment when the music ended, leaving her standing there in a skimpy bra. It left little to the imagination and I had to swallow at the drop of sweat I could see trailing down her neck and into the gap between her breasts. She stood there for a while, leaving herself on display before finally grabbing the item in question, leaving the stage but not putting it back on.
"Finally living up to the Dancer name!" Peros cheered, possibly enjoying the show even more than I did.
"I was feeling warm." Rimel shrugged.
"Sure you were!" Peros winked, "your turn Rialle~" Peros sounded far too amused to me, leaving me suspicious. Rialle having put her jacket back on even more so. Her start was innocuous enough, for an erotic dance. Rialle had certainly been the tamest tonight in her movements, even more than me as I had made great strides in my hip thrusting technique. Of course, it didn't remain that way.
After a minute, Rialle began teasing with the zipper of her jacket, pulling it down enough to see the entirety of her sports bra and her navel. It was here a dark patch of colour caught my attention, is that the tattoo she mentioned? She continued like this for a while, her face becoming more and more purple as she repeated the same few movements for a minute. Then, she finally did something new, teasing with the straps of her sports bra. This made me snap to attention in a way that even Rimel didn't, as I thought Rialle too shy for this sort of thing. Despite my thoughts, this continued as she gradually eased the straps off her shoulders, leaving the piece of clothing barely supported. It was when she zipped up her jacket a little more that I sucked in a breath. She'd turned around after she did so, and I could see her arm moving from behind. After a minute, a piece of clothing was flung behind her in our direction and Rialle turned back around, revealing the lack of clothing under her jacket, her jacket hugging her breasts in way that made it obvious. Her face was a vivid violet in tone and she didn't do much else before the music finished, but she already did so much more than I had expected.
"That's what I'm talking about!" Peros cheered.
"Way to go!"
"Showoff!"
Bari and Rimel cheered alongside her, grinning at the girl. I was simply too flabbergasted to do so, taken completely by surprise. I wasn't even able to hide my gaping when she looked in my direction and I saw a small smile grace her lips even as she zipped the jumper up a little higher, but not all the way either.
"My turn!" Peros wasted no time, bouncing onto the stage and setting her music. It was a far more upbeat sound than Rimel's, a much faster pace too.
Peros didn't waste time as she began gyrating, rolling her hips side to side while grabbing onto the pole. She began spinning herself around it before grabbing on and supporting herself in the air. Keeping one hand firmly on the pole, she stuck her legs straight out and leant the rest of her body back, her body nearly straight as she rotated around the pole. This continued for a short while before she pulled her legs back and wrapped them firmly around the pole, higher up than they were. Once her legs were firmly set she then let go with her hands completely and leant back, supported only by her legs. Her freed arms were put to good use as well, as she took the time to grab the bottom of her shirt, pulling it up and off her form easily. She proceeded to toss the shirt to the side and then let her torso fall back even more, grabbing onto the pole with her hands underneath her, her head now pointing towards the ground. This left her chest clearly on display, only covered by a skimpy bra as she pointed her feet at the ceiling, only gripping the pole with her thighs.
She held the position for a minute, showing none of the strain she was likely under, before moving one hand up above her and grabbing onto it tightly. Once this was done Peros unhooked her legs, pulling her knees towards her chin. This gave her legs the clearance to move up the bar and lean back even further. She was now fully turned upside down, only supported by her hands. Peros stuck both legs out in a V shape, rotating herself around it again a few tines before once more gripping the pole with her thighs, this time wrapping her ankles around it as well in a show of flexibility.
I watched her rotate around the pole as she freed her hands once more, and there was a wide grin on her face when I could see it. I barely even noticed it, distracted by how her hands were moving towards her back and the clasp that held her bra together. Is she really going to …?
Peros teased at the action for a moment, but then grabbed it firmly and unhooked the bra, letting it dangle loosely from her. Everything was still covered, but for how long was the question as Peros then hung her hands below her, allowing gravity it's chance. The Bra began slipping centimetre by centimetre. Just as she was going to be revealed by the dropping garment, Peros crossed her arms in front of the pole, hiding her chest while the bra dropped fully to the ground. My breath was beginning to come heavily now, and I could feel the warmth in my cheeks as I continued to watch my friend. I had gotten use to the sights in the club, but none ever went this far there, the unfamiliar sight leaving me both nervous and excited at the same time.
Peros remained there for a minute, seemingly done with her show before she suddenly flexed her core, bringing her torso up once more, front out as she gripped the pole above her. She was facing away from us when she did so, but it felt like time slowed down as she kept rotating. My breath hitched when she finally faced us, the sight of her blue orbs topped with small points fully revealed to me. I won't lie, the sight was affecting me more than I thought it would, but all of my friends were beautiful women, not that I had seen an Asari that wasn't. Still, I may have developed some small fantasies in my head during my time with my friends, ones that I supressed as best as I could … but they were still there.
Peros had a Cheshire grin etched onto her face as she held her pose for a minute before letting herself drop from the pole, landing with catlike grace that nonetheless produced a wonderful jiggle.
"Looks like I win!" Peros stated, making no effort to cover herself up.
"According to you at least, but then again, what's changed?" Bari chuckled, unfazed by the sight.
"Oi! I'd like to see you do better." Peros shouted, coming off the stage, but leaving behind her clothes. Bari stood up as she did, passing by Peros as she did.
"I'll see what I can do."
Peros snorted but took the ribbing good naturedly as she proceeded to sit right next to me! I froze as she did, she was close enough that I could feel her arm touching mine.
"Why hello Jack, enjoy the show?" she raised an eyebrow, catching the redness on my face, and the struggle I had keeping my eyes on her face.
"… Yeah." I answered hesitantly, unsure on what to do. I didn't have all that much experience with this sort of thing, while she clearly did consider how shameless she was being.
"As you should, I was stunning. Still how are you going to follow that up I wonder?" She leaned heavily into my side, placing her head on my shoulder and spoke into my ear, "I'm interested in finding out." Her voice was husky, and I shivered at her actions, feeling her breath directly on my neck. If I was feeling it before …
"Calm your tits would you Peros!" Bari shouted out from the stage, breaking the tension between us.
"They look calm to me!" She shouted back, before turning back to me. "What do you think Jack?" Peros then proceeded to stick her chest out in my direction, leaning back so I could get a good view. I was almost entranced at the sight, the blue flesh smooth and supple, and I don't think I could have replied even if I wanted to, luckily a glowing bra interrupted us, smacking Peros straight in the face.
"Down girl!" Bari laughed from her position on the stage before starting the music. I couldn't help the laugh that left me at her actions. The Bra had wrapped around Peros' face completely, blinding her. I might have taken the time to take one last look before turning to the stage, wanting to get a nice long look while I could.
Bari chose some rather generic music, I think I remember it playing in the club a few times, that was relatively fast paced, just not quite as much as Peros' was. Unlike the others though, Bari eased into it. She began by swaying to the music, her eyes closed and a small smile on her face. She let herself develop the dance naturally, bringing her arms into the motions as performed a dance I would almost consider something you would perform in a theatre, at least I thought so. Regardless, her movements were graceful, the drew the eye in a way different to what Peros had done and I almost forget these dances were largely meant to be raunchy. Of course, she then began to stroke her body sensually, rubbing her hands over her clothed form, taking the time to grab her chest through her shirt while sending a seductive look at us. While her dance had begun innocent enough, that was quickly changing.
Bari grabbed onto the pole, not jumping up but just using it as a support as she leant back away from us, raising one leg upwards until she grabbed it with her other hand, pulling it all the way until she was doing the splits vertically, her tight pants straining at the move. After pausing for a moment, she let go of the pole, letting herself fall back into a handstand. Her front splits then changed to a side splits which she held as her head popped up to face us, a smirk on her face. Bari then let her body fall in a controlled descent until her front was lying on the floor. This transitioned to Bari pushing herself up with her hands, keeping her arms close together in a way that squeezed her chest together. Bari paused to let us see her clearly before she began crawling forwards slowly in time with the music. She stopped when she was directly in front of the pole, having moved somewhat laterally, and pushed her arse back into it. The pole sunk into the gap between her cheeks as Bari stood up, grinding along the pole in a lascivious manner. Maintaining a slow grind, Bari once more reached up towards her chest and began groping herself solidly, really going to town. Her movements were almost hypnotic, and she had my full attention as she fully revealed the shape of her breasts. Bari mauled them for a minute before she pulled off the shirt, revealing the fact she had no bra on to us, which we already knew, and continued her previous actions, except this time she also pinched her nipples every now and then.
If I had been hot and bothered before, now I was full on aroused. I stared at Bari as she rotated around the pole, placing it between her breasts and squeezing them together around it. She pumped herself up and down it a few times before leaving it fully, walking all the way to the front of the stage and kneeling on it, grasping her boobs one last time as the music finished.
The music finishing let me finally notice my surroundings, of which Peros was blatantly groping her own chest beside me, panting softly in a way I can't believe I didn't notice earlier.
"Damn." She muttered. I couldn't help but agree, Damn. Bari said nothing as she hopped off the stage and walked straight up to Peros.
"So, how was that?"
"It was … adequate." Peros replied, still panting. Her nipples were still hard as a rock and her eyes were heavily dilated though. Her eyes were locked onto Bari's chest as well, who had also chosen to remain uncovered.
"Mh-hm, sure." Bari drawled, reaching forward with her hand to tweak Peros' nipple, getting a stifled moan from the girl. "Adequate indeed. Now," she turned to me, "I believe it's your turn Jack."
"After that?" I asked incredulously. Bari nodded seriously.
"If you're looking for idea's I have a few suggestions." Peros piped up, her eyes still dilated as she turned towards me.
"I'll … think of something." I muttered, throat dry as I stared at the pair of them. I had to shake my head before I turned away, walking to the stage. The mood of the evening had shifted in this last round, tension appearing that was previously absent. It wasn't a bad tension, but it was thick.
Still, how exactly do I follow up all … that? I turned back around once I was on the stage, looking down at the girls. They were all grouped together now, directly at the centre. Bari and Peros were a little separate from the other two, wrapped up in each other and seemingly a little … distracted. I got a little distracted at the sight as well. Rimel was sitting there in just her Bra and Rialle was in just her largely unzipped jumper, the zip having seemingly lowered during the last two dances.
It seemed like every dance after Rimel's had upstaged the one before it. Rialle's even if it was arguably tamer, was a surprise coming from the girl. I was enraptured by both Bari and Peros, but not that surprised at what they did. Those two were the type to do so. Still, I was feeling happy at the way the night had gone. My mind, dulled by the alcohol, was able to let me just feel. I was also most definitely aroused, warmth pooling in my core and throughout my body. If Peros was aiming to get me riled up, she had succeeded. Regardless of the distractions, what exactly should I perform as my last dance of the night, … the last dance of the night.
I don't have the ability to go Bari's route, she made even the other dancer's look clumsy, let alone me. Performing something straight after her would be even worse, so that's out. I guess I'll wing it? It's a bit hard to think right now and what's the worst that could happen. I picked a song at random from the playlist I had been using. It had been a recommendation from Peros before we started, sent to me without the other's knowledge. Hearing the opening beats, I began.
I began simply, swaying side to side in time with the music, letting my arms wave around me. I also made sure to run them over my skin and clothes as well, not letting them pause anywhere and avoiding the more important areas. This song was one I'd never heard before, but I actually really liked it. It was slower paced, but the melody was exciting and energetic and it was getting my blood pumping. I let my eyes close as I immersed myself in the music, bobbing my head and swaying my body around. The chorus of the song soon began, the music getting even more exciting and with it I made a snap decision. I didn't think about it as I just took my top off, throwing it away and leaving my top bare to the others. The sudden airflow on my sweaty skin was heavenly, cooling it down but also hardening my nipples, how much was due to the airflow is up for debate. The wolf whistle I heard was encouraging.
Either way, I just continued to dance to the music, but this time I let my hands wonder around my top freely, letting them brush over my chest every so often, sometimes squeezing sometimes not. It was in the leadup to the second chorus that I let my hands slide down, toying with the hemline of my pants, edging them down one side before pulling it back up, then doing the same to the opposite side. It would have been easy to leave them on, but I didn't really want to, so when the second chorus began, I pulled the pants down past my butt, then let it slide the rest of the way down with small movements of my legs during the rest of the chorus. Once the chorus finished, I pulled one foot out of the garments and kicked the pants away with the other. This left me standing on the stage in only some small boy-shorts style underwear, the ones I normally wore, I hadn't exactly been expecting to be doing this when I arrived today.
I considered continuing to stand there, but that didn't feel right to finish off, so I opened my eyes and moved over to the pole. I grabbed on tightly and swung myself around it, letting my chest arch back as I held on with only one arm, the other outstretched behind me. As I held this position, I could see my audience for the first time since I began. Peros was grinning wildly, staring up at me intently, but she wasn't the only one staring. Rialle's eye were wide, her mouth dropped as I locked eyes on her. I couldn't resist winking, and her already flushed face only darkened further. On the next turn around my eyes met Bari, and she licked her lips at me with a smouldering look in her eyes.
Their reaction left me pleased with myself, but I didn't want to stop just yet. I had to readjust my grip first though, my hands were sweaty, as was the rest of me. After I did so, I pulled myself up and lifted my legs up above me, gripping the pole between my legs tightly as I let go of the pole with my hands and leant back, supporting myself with only my legs as reached out with my arms for a moment. I didn't do so for too long though, as I could feel my legs slipping a bit even with how tightly I was gripping the pole. Before I could slip too much, I reached down and grabbed the pole with my hands. I held this position for a moment, letting myself enjoy the moment as I watched my friends reactions. The widened eyes surprised me though, why would that be …? Wait a minute. Keeping hold of the pole with one hand, I slid my hand up my body, not rushing it so it seemed like a planned action, towards my underwear. It took me longer to reach them then I thought it would, confirming my suspicions.
I'm not sure if it was because I held myself with my legs alone, or if it was because of sweat, but my underwear had slid down lower, or technically up higher, than it was before. The shorts which had once covered all of my hips now only reached halfway up them, revealing the top of my ass and only barely covering everything important. My face warmed up at that realisation, returning to how I was for the first dance, but it did leave the tiniest little thought in my head.
The chorus was coming up again soon, the final one for the song I think, and I had already taken everything else off. What if I …? Do I dare? I looked at the face's upside down to mine, and the anticipation was definitely there. I barely registered what I was considering, the blood pounding away in my ears.
Fuck it, let's pull out the showstopper!
I grabbed onto the pole between my legs and let go with my other hand, pulling myself up as I grabbed onto the bottom of my underwear with the other hand, wrapping it around the pole through it. I then began lowering my legs as the chorus began, the underwear remaining where they were as the legs kept going lower.
I pulled my legs all the way through, my feet leaving the garment behind as they pointed again to the floor and wrapped around the pole. This left me still covered, but It created another issue. I could feel the cold metal pole directly touching my hot core, the sensation making me shiver as I let my underwear drop beneath me. I closed my eyes as I relished in the sensation, but the chorus was finished and I had one more idea in mind. I rotated around the pole a few more times and heard the song beginning to wind down, so I just decided to go for it. I was a little high right now, so I first shimmied down the pole a little, not able to suppress the soft moan at the sensation. After I did so, I pulled my legs back from around the pole, gripping onto it firmly with just my hands to take up the weight even as my legs left the pole completely. I made sure to keep my legs together and my knees up, holding the strain with just my burning abs.
I turned myself around completely on the pole, slipping it into the curve between my two cheeks as I faced fully outwards. I placed my feet on the pole, my legs still firmly together with my knees pointing towards the audience, and I opened my eyes. I grinned at the shocked face beneath me, then let my legs open as wide as they could just as the song finished, spreading myself fully to their eyes. I held this position for a good ten seconds, then let go of the pole and dropped down onto the ground.
I was breathing heavily, my heart was racing and my skin was sweaty and hot, but I had never felt more excited as I walked towards the girls currently staring at me, leaving behind anything that I could cover myself up with and making no effort to hide myself. I dropped off the stage and walked straight up to the four before finally pausing. None of them said anything though, and I'd managed to break even Rimel's cool as her cheeks flushed as well.
"So, I think I win?" I cocked my hip to the side and crossed my arms, legs shoulder width apart.
"…" silence met me before Peros started laughing gleefully. She jumped forward and wrapped her arms around me, pulling me into her chest as she grinned widely at me.
"Yes you bloody win! How could you not?" Then she kissed me. While surprised at her actions, I didn't waste time in leaning into it, wrapping my arms firmly around her ever as she poked her tongue into my lips. I closed my eyes at the sensation, wrapping my tongue around hers as I basked in the sensation. She tasted sweet, faintly of alcohol and something I couldn't place. I didn't care at the moment, just enjoying the sensations I was feeling. I soon felt a hand grasping at my sweaty chest, which I pulled back enough for Peros to access. Her skilled fingers quickly began teasing me pleasurably, but I straight up moaned into her mouth when her leg lifted up between mine and began rubbing up and down. The soft pants covering her legs barely creating a barrier between her warm skin and mine.
Peros kept doing it, and in barely a few seconds I could feel myself begin to reach my peak. I was already so worked up before Peros even started that I barely noticed when I began climaxing, but the sudden sharp jump in pleasure caught me by surprise, enough that I broke the kiss and leant back, moaning wantonly for all to hear as I shuddered and trembled over Peros leg. It was only the support of her hands that kept me from falling over. Peros continued the teasing motion as I rode out my climax, only stopping once I finally finished. I opened my eyes to find her smiling tenderly at me.
"There's more where that came from." She winked, leaning in to give me a peck on the lips, but stepped aside before I could deepen it. It was only here where I came to my senses and realised what I'd done, and who else was around. My breath hitched and I snapped my head around, finding the other three staring at me.
"Um .. ah …" I stuttered, not sure what to do. It was here that Peros moved in behind me and wrapped her arms around me, her fingers quickly reaching my chest and rubbing both nipples between them.
"Don't tell me you aren't all interested." She called, her mouth right beside my ear before she took it into her lips, nibbling on the lobe with her teeth. I shuddered at her actions, she was far too skilled at this, but tried to pay attention to the others. I thought about fighting Peros on what she was doing, but couldn't find it in myself to do so.
"I'm down." Rimel was the first to speak, licking her lips as she reached behind her and began unlatching her bra. Bari didn't say anything as her underwear quickly dropped from around her hips. Rialle was the last to say anything, her face completely purple as she stared at me intently, mouth wide. She swallowed deeply before finally speaking.
"I'm … uh, yeah … I … might be … interested …" Rialle forced the words out, swallowing several times, speaking quietly. She didn't move to do anything though, even as the other two stood there naked.
"Come closer then." Peros said, finally stopping her nibbling of my ear as she rested her chin on my shoulder. She also let go of one of my breasts and reached her hand out, curling her index finger at Rialle. Rialle didn't say anything in response but she did start to walk closer, albeit slowly.
"She's nervous, but she truly does want this … so why don't you give her some encouragement, hm?" Peros whispered into my ear before returning to her ministrations. I watched Rialle come closer silently, panting softly as I could feel my arousal begin to stir once more.
She was hesitant, moving at a snail's pace, but she didn't stop. I watched her intently until she stood before me within arms reach and her eyes met mine. I stared into them and tilted my head, waiting for her reaction. Rialle just looked into my eyes and swallowed, but nodded, sending me a pleading look. Rialle was almost trembling at this point she was so nervous, but she did appear to want this, and I was happy to oblige.
I reached out with slowly with one hand, one finger outstretched as I poked into her stomach. She flinched but made no move to stop me as I dragged the digit up slowly, making contact with skin shortly. I began moving even more slowly here, really stretching out the movement as I dragged my finger up between her breasts, reaching her sternum and then moving to cup her chin. I stroked my thumb on her cheek and her head leant into my hand, her eyes almost closing.
I chuckled and decided I had teased her enough so my other hand rose and grabbed the zipper of her jumper, pulling it down. I paused at the very bottom, just when the jumper would fully separate. It barely covered anything at this point, her nipples barely covered by the fabric catching on the raised nubbins. I made no further moves now, wanting to see what she would do.
"Jack~" she whimpered, and I grinned at finally getting my reaction. Only now did I finish unzipping the jumper, letting go of it to grab onto her shoulders and pull her towards me. Our lips locked in an instant and I didn't hesitate to stick my tongue into her waiting mouth as she moaned in delight. I never really noticed when Peros separated from me, only realising the fact when Rialle wrapped her arms around me and begun writhing her tongue against mine, finally over the shock. We remained locked in our embrace as long as I could, but inevitably I had to pull back to take a breath, a string of saliva joining our mouths as we both panted. Rialle looked back at me, her eyes fully dilated and almost entirely black.
"Now what?" I grinned cheekily at her. Instead of replying verbally, Rialle let her jumper fall of her frame and effectively jumped me, latching her mouth over one of my nipples. I moaned softly at the feeling, content to let her explore as she desired. My initial climax with Peros had been enough to take off the initial edge off, at least enough to leave me with some ability to reason. Only some though.
Before I knew it I was lying back on the floor with Rialle on top of me. She had finally pulled back from my now sensitive nipples, the cool air brushing over them making me shiver. It also gave me the room to grope her as well, enjoying the supple feeling beneath my fingers. It was thoroughly enjoyable, but I think there was something else I wanted to try.
"Rialle?" she opened her eyes to look down at me, "take off your pants." I ordered her. Rialle's eye widened at my words but her face lit up in as she stood up and pushed them and her underwear off in one go, kicking them away afterwards. She stood there after, waiting to see what I wanted her to do. I had been trying to let her take the lead, as I think this wasn't exactly unplanned, Peros' actions left too many hints not to at least consider the idea as valid. Rialle was also the obviously nervous one out of our group, her nerves far more present then even mine tonight, so I wanted her to try and gain some confidence. If she needed a helping hand though … who was I to judge?
I remained lying on the floor, making no move to get up as I raised an eyebrow at her.
"My face is looking awfully empty down here." I mused.
"Wait, really?" Rialle gasped and I sighed and rolled my eyes. Learn to take a bloody hint …
"Sit on my face Rialle."
Finally, she kneeled over my form once more, shuffling forward until her core was hovering close to my eyes. Her lips had spread, moisture beading along them as her entire pussy glistened. Moving one hand underneath her form, I trailed a finger between the hot, wet flesh. Rialled shuddered as I finished the motion and stuck the digit into my mouth. I hummed as I savoured the tangy flavour, staring directly into her black eyes before removing the finger with a pop. I let my hand move back down and placed both hands onto her ass cheeks.
"I'm going to enjoy this."
I began by licking her inner thigh, teasingly swiping my tongue over the sensitive flesh as I moved ever closer to my prize. Riale's inhaled just as it seemed I was going to begin licking her in full, but then I moved over to her other thigh.
"Jack, please."
I chuckled at her whinging and the pleading look she held, but I was enjoying teasing her far too much to do as she said. I had never been the confident one when having sex, having only really done it with Bari and Rielle, but I was very much enjoying it. I would have kept doing so longer, but then another blue face appeared behind Rialle.
"Oh, just put her out of her misery Jack!" Peros exclaimed, before putting her hands on Rialle's shoulders and pressing her fully down onto my face. Suddenly, that tangy, heady sent I had been smelling was now coating my tongue as I assaulted Rialle's poor vagina for all I was worth. I had wanted to draw it out a little longer, but this was good too.
Rialle moaned loudly above me as I pushed her as firmly as I could onto my face, using my hands to press on her backside, writhing my tongue in and out of her and even teasing the small bundle of nerves above it with both my tongue and nose. The taste was intoxicating at this point, but not enough to not feel the hands trying to spread my legs apart. I didn't resist the motion as my legs were fully spread, my knees almost touching Rialle's ass as everything was revealed to the Asari now touching my core. They wasted no time in inserting a finger within me, making me moan into Rialle. I may have somewhat calmed down after my first climax, but that was before I had a beautiful girl riding my face. I was just as aroused as she was at this point so the contact pleased me greatly.
It was only when I felt myself be spread with two fingers and a tongue pushed into me that my head leaned back as I moaned into the air, mouth finally unlatching from Rialle and letting me be heard fully.
"I shouldn't be able to hear her Rialle!" Perso said and suddenly Rialle's pussy was pushed once more onto my mouth, this time with no way for me to escape. I didn't even really mind the loss of control, my arousal overpowering any reason I may have had. Instead I continued to pleasure Rialle with my tounge, slurping up any excess moisture and really digging in with my tongue. Rialle had been moaning almost not stop the entire time I had been doing this, but they were beginning to grow louder.
"Jack … I'm almost … there." She panted. She wasn't the only one, as when Peros heard her she moved her mouth up and latched directly onto my clit, sticking two fingers into my core. I practically screamed into Rialle at the sensation and did my best to continue pleasuring her even through my haze. She finished only an instant before me, her entire form shuddering as she clenched over my tongue. Less then a second later Peros decided to nibble my clit and that was it for me. My keening moans were audible even with Rialle muffling me, and my trembling began just as Rialle's petered out.
When it was finally over, Rialle leaned back and gave me the room to properly bresathe, before raising her knee over me and collapsing to my side. I was almost spent at this point, but the smug grin Peros was shooting me was too much for my pride to ignore.
"You kids have fun?" I growled at her weakly, unable to muster a proper retort. She only laughed at me so I turned over to the panting girl beside me.
"Help me with her would you? You do to her boobs what you were doing to mine." Rialle blinked at me a few times but nodded her assent so I turned back to Peros who was licking her lips at me. I lunged forward and grabbed the waistband of her pants pulling them down and giving me access to punish her pride properly. I gave no quarters.
After a thorough tonguing, among other things, I laid next to the two with a tired jaw and an exhausted body. Peros had managed to get me to climax twice more, with some help from the traitorous Rialle and the surprise visit of Bari and Rimel. We we're all sprawled out on the floor, exhausted.
"So … how was it Rialle?" Peros asked and I turned towards her to see her staring at Rialle.
"…. Great." She squeaked, suddenly embarrassed after all that we did finally processed.
"How about you Jack?"
"I loved it." I grinned over at her, receiving another in kind.
"Good, because we are so doing this again."
I wouldn't complain one bit, but maybe not tonight, I was exhausted. I tried moving any of my muscles in an attempt to check whether I could even get up. Nope.
"I would be happy to, but I think I'm gonna need someone to help me to my bed."
The teasing I received made no progress at supressing the Joy I felt, or the fatigue. In the end I just shared Rialle's bed as we laid next to each other, her frame curled around mine as she embraced me, her sticky flesh touching mine. I closed my eyes for the final time that night, content.
[POV: Aria]
Where had it all gone wrong?
She was supposed to be safe in the club. Instead, that fucking upstart now had her back on missions. How dare he?! How dare he disobey my orders! They were for her sake, to keep Jack safe! To keep her happy, but … was she? I … I didn't even know anymore.
I wanted to see her, to talk to her to … to hold her. Dammit I missed Jack alright? I missed her deeply. This pain I felt in my chest, it was agonising in a way I had never felt, not even with Liselle. I loved her as well, it's just … we didn't connect in the way Jack and I did. Jack was so much like me, so incredibly similar in the best of ways, and some of the worst. I didn't want to see her become like me, but in trying to protect her, what if I did? What if this was what made her like me? I … I don't want that.
Vassen said she missed me, did she really? Wouldn't she have tried to contact me if she did? Surely that's a sign she wanted to be left alone. I had treated it as such and if it wasn't … if it wasn't, then this separation would have been for nothing!
I, I didn't know. I need to find out though, to truly see if she actually hated me. It would devastate me, but this damnable uncertainty was worse. It had left me distracted for months, unable to concentrate properly. As much as I didn't want to say it, Vassen probably did have the power to overthrow me, or at least ruin everything I had worked for. He only did, because I ruined it though, through my own inaction. I … I'll speak to her, to Jack. I can't keep going like this.
Is it too much to ask, regardless of what happens, that I get to hold her … just one last time?