A/n- Story #50! I never thought I'd write 50 stories for this collection, or get 50 commissions in the first place, but here we are! Nothing too special of a story to celebrate, but it's the first time L'Arachel has a major part in one of these! Enjoy!
The Commission Files- File #585 The Radiant Whims of Fate
Characters: Joshua, L'Arachel
Based on: a commission by foureiz_art on Twitter
It had been another wonderful day in Askr for Joshua as he sat in the dining hall by himself eating his dinner alone in a secluded spot. He didn't always eat alone and away from everyone, but this had been the only spot that was open when he got here and he tended to eat a bit slower than most people so now he was sitting there stewing with his stew and wondering what he might get up to tonight. He didn't have any missions or anything to do the next day so he could stay up late, preferably with a woman, but he'd have to find someone who was willing. While he was thinking to himself he barely noticed that someone he knew pretty well was walking towards him with her own tray of food.
"By the glorious whims of fate, I was just wondering where you were Prince Joshua!" It was L'Arachel, the cheerful and bombastic slayer of monsters and the princess of Rausten back in Magvel.
"Shh! You promised you were going to keep that a secret." Joshua hissed at her and she just chuckled at him.
"Oh, don't be such a sourpuss, we're the only two in the dining hall at the moment, no one can hear me." L'Arachel teased him. How did she find out Joshua was the lost prince of Jehanna, it was one of the many wagers that Joshua had lost to her. Even here in Askr away from the gods of Magvel she still had some strange divine luck that made it so that even if Joshua was cheating he could never win a bet against her.
"Hm, I guess that's true. I'm just not used to people knowing, especially people from back home." Joshua noted a bit more calmly. "How come you're eating so late, usually you and Dozla are close to the front of the line for dinner."
"Well, I kind of lost track of time to be honest." L'Arachel admitted. "I had actually been looking for you all over the castle just to find you here still eating."
"Really, why were you looking for me?" Joshua wondered. "I didn't do anything to offend you by accident did I?"
"No, no, of course not." L'Arachel assured him. "I was just looking for you because I was hoping to get you to cash in one of those favors you owe me from our past wagers. There is something I've been trying to test with myself and my magic abilities and I need you to help me test it since it involves something you're quite adept at."
"Yeah, sounds good. You won those favors fair and square." Joshua said with a nod. "Why don't you sit down and tell me about it while you eat?"
"Thank you Joshua, you are very considerate, I've always found that endearing about you." L'Arachel stated before sitting down across from him at the table and beginning to dig in. "Ohhh! This stew is amazing! Simply delicious! Truly captivating! Sorry Joshua, I'm gonna want to savor this, why don't you tell me about your day while I take this culinary explosion in stride."
"Hey, take all the time you need, I've got nothing to do tonight yet." Joshua said with a chuckle at her expressive personality. "I mean I guess I do now since you got to me, but I'm sure a few tests shouldn't take to long." So Joshua got to telling L'Arachel about the mission he went on today, how he helped out Anna with her delivery service for a bit, and how he was lucky enough to actually win all his wagers in the Coliseum for the first time in a long time.
"You sure had a busy day, you must be glad to be off tomorrow." L'Arachel noted as she finished off her stew. "You know, this food here in Askr is better than any meal I've had in Rausten, what do you think?"
"Well, it's been a while since I've had any Jehannan chefs make me food, but I do agree the chefs here in Askr put their memory to shame." Joshua agreed.
"So, finally getting back to my point, these tests I wanted to do with you." L'Arachel said continuing her conversation from before. "It actually has something to do with that last point you brought up about winning all your wagers today." At first Joshua didn't see what she was trying to imply, but when the realization dawned on him his eyes opened wide and his breathing got a bit quickly.
"No. No, no, no. No. No!" He replied, not even letting her continue. "I told you last time, I'm not betting with you anymore. I'm already neck deep in favors I still owe you, I don't want to lose all the money I made today, and I just have the sinking feeling that eventually one of these days you're somehow gonna get me to bet something I shouldn't, like the throne of Jehanna or something. We discussed this, and I though you said you understood."
"Calm down Joshua. I, L'Arachel, the light of Rausten, wouldn't forget such a heated discussion with a trusted ally." L'Arachel assured him. "And I wouldn't bring this up lightly either, but you're the only person I can come to this with. So please hear me out."
"You've got minute." Joshua told her.
"Very well." L'Arachel said before taking a breath. "So as you know, because of my many wondrous blessings, I'm supernaturally lucky. Well one day I was thinking about it and realized that sometimes being so lucky isn't a good thing. Like what if I ever had to try and fit in with some commoners or had to take on some sort of espionage mission here in Askr. I would stick out like a sore thumb. So I've been working on a method to put a limit on my luck, though I haven't had anyone to test it with. The first person that came to mind was you Joshua since we kind of trust each other and we have an observable history with luck based things that could be used as a control to base my findings on. I have no ill intentions with this Joshua, I assure you."
"Hmm, what you say does make a bit of sense." Joshua said mulling her words over. L'Arachel was always very honest, it was just her personality, so he didn't have trouble believing what she told him, but he really wondered if helping her like this would be worth it for him. Of course he was a man who liked to help out, but he also was a mercenary who didn't know where his next meal would come from and needed to keep at least a bit of gold on him at all times. "And I'm assuming that we'd actually have to wager something of substance to see if it would work and since it would be as close to your control situation as possible?"
"Your pondering would be correct." L'Arachel confirmed.
"Figures." Joshua said before sighing. "Look, I want to help, I really do. We're friends and allies and I enjoy helping my friends, but I need to watch my own back as well. If you want to do this, you're gonna have to wager something that I'm gonna be interested enough in to possibly lose all the money I made today. I hope you understand that."
"Yes, I figured as such." L'Arachel noted with a bit more confidence. "And I believe that I've come up with a wager that you'd be willing to accept. If you were to help me out like this and end up winning then I will allow you the honor of letting you watch me give you a private show, baring my stunning and radient form to you and allowing you to ogle me as much as you please." Even through her flowery language Joshua could understand what she was telling him, though he wasn't quite believing it. This, coming from the woman who called Prince Ephraim a pervert because he showed her his bare, injured, shoulder? He had to make sure he had heard it right.
"Let me get this straight. You're saying that if I help you out and win then you'll strip down naked in front of me?" Joshua asked in a bit more plain language. Now he was really glad only the two of them were in the dining hall.
"Precisely. But as the saying goes, you'll only get to look and not touch. Just want to make sure you're clear on that." L'Arachel noted, but there was a hint of a teasing tone in her voice, as if she was letting Joshua know subconsciously there could be a bit more to it.
"Hey, a strip show is a strip show, especially with someone as naturally attractive as you princess." Joshua replied, putting on a bit of charm and getting L'Arachel to blush a bit because of it. "But what if I lose?"
"Then you'll have to do a very specific and physical favor for me." L'Arachel replied. "And to make you try your best, without cheating of course, I'm gonna be vague and not tell you so your mind can run amok thinking about what it could be."
"Sounds fair enough to start with. But if you start making me bet more stuff after that and I start to feel uncomfortable or that winning isn't worth it anymore, I'm out." Joshua stated.
"As to be expected from someone as shrewd as yourself Joshua, and I respect that you have your limits as I have mine." L'Arachel told him. "So, do we have a deal?" When she asked that she extended her hand to shake to seal said deal.
"I believe we do." Joshua said taking her hand and shaking it. "So, what did you have in mind for our wager. It has to be something luck based, you thinking coin flips?"
"I was more thinking playing a few rounds of poker actually since I've come to actually enjoy the back and forth mind games that come along with it." L'Arachel admitted. "And I've personally come into some spare gold myself here and there, so it should be enough to go against what you made today in the Arena." Of course she had tons more back home in Magvel, but for obvious reasons she couldn't make use of it here in Askr.
"You, liking mind games? I never would have thought." Joshua stated genuinely.
"Always have to stay one step ahead of villainy you know!" L'Arachel stated confidently. "Now let's hurry to my room, if I do end up losing I don't want any bad luck to force me to try and run from your room to mine trying to hide my bare skin from everyone."
"Fair enough." Joshua noted. L'Arachel's room wasn't actually too far away from his, but he hadn't actually seen the inside of it since he had never been invited in. So when L'Arachel let him in he took a nice, long look around to catch the atmosphere of the room. "You know, and no offense to you of course Princess, this room feels a lot more chilled and relaxed than I figured it would. I was expecting a ton of bright colors everywhere to fit your personality, but it's actually nice and cozy in here."
"Well, it's like that on purpose." L'Arachel noted. "I can't be bombastic and energetic all the time, I wouldn't be able to get to sleep. So my room is made to calm and soothe the radiant souls of all who partake in it's beauty and to show the contrast yet similar power that calmness can give those sworn to defeat evil."
"I like it, and that explanation is very you Princess." Joshua replied.
"You know you can just call me by my name right? I'm not gonna smite you down or anything." L'Arachel told him since that was getting a bit on her nerves.
"I wasn't sure, some princesses don't like me being so direct. But if you want me to call you by your name then I will, Lady L'Arachel." Joshua replied, putting extra emphasis on her name by saying it slowly and smoothly. L'Arachel blushed again, really enjoying the energy Joshua was putting into this.
"Good. Besides, if I'm to possibly bare myself to you, just calling me Princess after that would be kind of awkward don't you think?" L'Arachel wondered. "Either way, let's get down to it." So she pulled her small table to the middle of the room and placed two chairs on opposite sides of of it. "I assume you have a deck of cards on you?"
"Always do." Joshua said pulling a deck out of his inner jacket pocket and placing it on the table along with his sack of goin coins to bet with. "What game will it be?"
"I think whoever deals should pick the game between rounds, that sounds fair." L'Arachel said sitting down with her gold as well. "Plus the Summoner taught me a few new card games that he noted he shared with you and we might as well try them all to see how my luck limiting process works with them."
"What is your process anyways?" Joshua wondered. "Or is it something I as a non magic user wouldn't understand?
"It's pretty simple actually." L'Arachel explain. "Basically I try to cut my mind off from communicating from the Anima spirits that give me my magic ability. It used to be the case that I had to sit and meditate for hours to do so, but now it only takes me about a minute or so, though I do need to keep my concentration up or it comes back before I want it to."
"Makes sense that your luck is tied to your magic since they are both extraordinary." Joshua said both as just a plain statement, but also as a compliment to L'Arachel.
"Aww, thank you. I think the way you swoop and swish with your sword is pretty neat as well." L'Arachel admitted. "I really like how you make yourself disappear and make copies of yourself, that's a cool power I wish I could do."
"Well, it just looks like that because I move so fast, I don't actually make copies of myself. Though that would be useful in running a country." Joshua joked.
"It would, wouldn't it?" L'Arachel agreed with a chuckle. "Okay, just give me a minute to center myself and we should be able to start."
"Just one more thing." Joshua cut in. "Now that I'm thinking about it a bit more, wouldn't you losing this wager be a good thing for you since you know your methods work? It kind of feels weird that you might want to lose and then have to strip for me."
"Think of it as a reward for helping me with my research." L'Arachel assured him. "I know you pretty well Joshua, you're a good guy, you're not gonna take advantage of me or anything. And if you do, well I'll just hit you with Ivaldi and burn you to a crisp where you stand." Though she was glad Joshua brought that point up, because part of her did want to lose and show off to Joshua, maybe even a bit more.
"I wouldn't expect anything less from a holy woman such as yourself." Joshua replied with a chuckle, knowing she meant business. "Alright, go a head with your ritual or whatever."
So L'Arachel did her ritual to try and cut her luck off and then the two of them went at it with the cards. From the very start something seemed different to Joshua. For starters, he actually won the first hand that was dealt! Secondly, when L'Arachel did win it wasn't in a spectacular fashion. Like she didn't randomly pull Full Houses or Straight Flushes out of her ass like usual, she just would generally have slightly better cards then Joshua did. All that being said, Joshua's greater experience with gambling was paying off. Of course L'Arachel had some experience from their past wagers, but she didn't learn that much about it because she would always win. So eventually she was down to her last few gold coins with Joshua dealing.
"Okay, let's make it simple, 5 Card Draw for this one." Joshua said before dealing five cards to each of them. Joshua's hand was pretty garbage, just a pair of 8's and a few random cards while L'arachel actually had a decent hand with three 10's. "Your bet."
"Hm, I'll bet 10." L'Arachel replied. It was about a third of the gold she had left, but she was confident in her hand. Joshua could tell by her face though and he hesitated in calling her bet for just a moment, but a gut feeling told him he was going to win this one so he did.
"I call." He said putting his gold coins into the middle of the pile. "How many cards do you want?"
"Give me two." L'Arachel said, discarding her two cards that weren't 10's. Her gamble seemed to pay off because in return she got two Aces which gave her a full house. This time though she was able to hold it in an not tip Joshua off about her good hand.
"I'll take three cards for myself." Joshua stated, discarding everything but his pair of 8's. His gut feeling seemed to be right because those three new cards had the two other 8's in the deck, giving him a four-of-a-kind. "Looking a little low on gold there L'Arachel, you got a good enough hand to come back from the brink?" Joshua teased, though not enough to tip off his good hand either. It was more to goad L'Arachel into betting the rest of her gold so he could win.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" L'Arachel teased back. She could tell what Joshua was trying to do, so it keyed her in that Joshua thought he had a winning hand. But this was too good an opportunity to pass up, a Full House without using her luck wasn't to be fooled around with. "I'm all in. You think you have me beat? We'll see about that."
"I call." Joshua said immediately, thinking his trap was sprung.
"Full House! Read them and weep!" L'Arachel said quickly and forcefully slamming her cards onto the table. But Joshua wasn't phased at all.
"Usually that would be enough, but not this time." Joshua said smoothly as he flipped his cards over one by one. "Four 8's baby! I win."
"What? How! Are you sure you didn't cheat?!" L'Arachel exclaimed looking at the deck to make sure that there weren't any bent edges or anything.
"Nope, this is a fair deck as you requested." Joshua replied confidently. "Seems like I'm the victor of our little wager. That was fun though, you actually aren't half bad at cards there L'Arachel. If you would just develop your poker face a bit you could be a force even without your magic luck powers." Unbeknownst to Joshua, L'Arachel had really been getting into the gambling they had been doing. She had already enjoyed it a lot when it was just her winning, but losing and actually trying to mindgame Joshua really gave her a rush that she really wanted to continue with.
"We're not done here, I want to do another wager, double or nothing!" She stated.
"What do you mean by that?" Joshua wondered.
"Well, I don't have any more gold, but what if I sweetened the deal on your reward?" L'Arachel suggested. "If you win I'll bare myself and I'll let you touch me wherever and however you like for an hour. Deal?" Joshua's eyes lit up once more. Just seeing her naked was tempting, but getting to touch her soft looking skin, play with her breasts, cup her ass in his hands, he couldn't pass this up.
"Deal." Joshua said and they shook on it. "What's the game?"
"Shuffle the deck and then spread the cards out, whoever gets the higher card wins." L'Arachel stated.
"Okay, but you shuffle the deck so it's fair." Joshua said handing her the deck.
"Sure." So L'Arachel shuffled the deck of cards and then neatly spread them out across the table. "You pick first."
"Alright, I pick...this one." Joshua said taking a card from the the left side of the table in his viewpoint. "Let's make it so we find out what card it is at the same time."
"Yes, excellent!" L'Arachel said as her heart started to beat faster. She was getting more and more excited by the moment and thinking about Joshua touching her body all over wasn't helping things. "I'll pick this one!" She said taking a card a few over from Joshua's choice.
"Okay, reveal on three. One, two, three!" And with that they laid their cards on the table. L'Arachel had the 6 of Clubs while Joshua had the 8 of Hearts. "8 beats 6, looks like I win again."
"Triple or nothing! Coin flip!" L'Arachel replied without even thinking. Though part of her knew what she wanted and what she was doing.
"With what, you don't really have anything else to wager." Joshua stated, wondering where this was all coming from suddenly. Was L'Arachel getting addicted to gambling.
"Sex. If you win I'll have sex with you." L'Arachel stated. "However you want it, whatever position, for the rest of the night, as many times as you want."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Joshua exclaimed. "Don't you think that's a bit much to wager? I mean have I fantasied having sex with you a few times? Yeah. But this seems a bit too much."
"Oh come on, you're already gonna see me strip and get to touch me all over. With your reputation with women I was going to want it anyways." L'Arachel rationalized. "And this is only a one time deal, I'm not gonna offer this to you again. It's now or never." She added that part trying to mindgame Joshua just a bit more since her mind was still on gambling. This time it was Joshua who was falling for the trap because when he thought about it, yeah he wasn't going to pass up getting to bed one of the hottest women in Magvel.
"You've convinced me." Joshua replied with a smirk as he pulled a coin out of his hat. "Okay, here is a coin, as you can see it has a heads and a tails and both sides are equally weighted. I'll use my thumb to flip it and you call it while it's in the air."
"Sounds good!" L'Arachel replied. So Joshua put the coin on his thumb and flipped it. Now she didn't realize it, but with all the excitement that was going on L'Arachel had stopped focusing on her ritual to stop her luck from affecting things, meaning that this flip was going to go the way she wanted it to, whatever that outcome may be. When the coin reached the apex of it's arc she called out Heads and when it hit the table it had enough momentum to start spinning about some. Seconds felt like minutes as the two watched the coin do it's dance on the table, but eventually it fell over and stopped, showing the Tails side of the coin on top.
"Well, would you look at that." Joshua commented a bit smugly, but not enough to be rude or off-putting. "And I thought you'd might turn your powers back on at the last second. I mean, if you really don't want to do this, you don't have to you know."
"Joshua! How dare you besmirch the word of a Lady such as myself!" L'Arachel said in an obviously fake offended tone. "I've made a deal with you and I intend to honor it to the best of my ability! I'll give you the best show you've ever seen and hopefully my body will live up to your fantasies!" Then she toned it down a bit so Joshua would get the point. "Look, a deal is a deal and you did what I asked so now I can do what I offered you. My body is my body, if I didn't really want to have sex with you I wouldn't have offered it. You know me, I just wanted to make it fun and convoluted along the way."
"You know, you're a lot more put together than most people think." Joshua noted with a chuckle. "I guess all that confidence isn't just bravado."
"Of course it isn't. To paraphrase one of our leaders, 'I don't pick sayings I can't accomplish.' Everything I say is because I know I can do it. If people want to call me crazy, then so be it, I know who my true friends an allies are."
"Wise words all around." Joshua commented.
"Okay, so if we're gonna do this, just give me a few minutes to wash up a bit and to change into something more appropriate." L'Arachel explained.
"Take all the time you need, I've got all night." Joshua assured her. "Is it okay if I take my clothes off while you get ready, you can test how well you dance against how excited I get that way."
"I expected as much." L'Arachel noted. "But keep the hat on, I love that mysterious look you give off with it one."
"I always do." Joshua teased. So L'Arachel went to her washroom and freshened up a bit and changed her clothes before coming out and seeing Joshua laying on her bed, baring everything to her. She was wearing a button up silk shirt with matching silk pajama pants that were just a bit lighter than her hair color. It was actually a pretty cute outfit, though Joshua was for sure wondering what she might have on under it.
"Yeah, I figured you'd be pretty hot and fit under that long coat of yours." L'Arachel commented looking at Joshua on her bed. "Which is good, I'm hoping it's not all for show."
"Oh, it's not." Joshua replied confidently. "When I say I've got all night, then I mean it."
"What happened to your arm?" L'Arachel wondered since she saw some bandages on it.
"I burned it cooking the last time I was on duty in the dining hall." Joshua explained. "It's almost healed so I should be able to take it off soon. But don't worry, it won't hamper my performance." He added the last part with a smirk. "Speaking of performances, would you like to begin yours?"
"Very well!" L'Arachel said with confidence as she set a tome down on a near by table. It was one she got from one of the Annas that used magic to conjure any type of music you wanted. She cast her hand upon it and a moment later a sensual song with a beat she could dance to started to play. "Be amazed at my wondrous and sensual dance style, perfected in secret to be unleashed on a night such as this!" Joshua was expecting her to continue being so bombastic and confident, so this was just to his liking. He made sure to sit up as well so he could get a better view of everything.
"Your audience is captivated and ready to see what you can do." Joshua assured her, which gave her even more confidence. So L'Arachel started dancing and to Joshua's surprise she was actually quite good at it. After she unbuttoned her shirt and revealed a lovely white and lacy bra underneath she continued to use the cloth to accentuate her dancing which was very fluid and full of life. Eventually though she tossed it aside and moved closer to Joshua sitting on her bed. Then she turned her back towards him before slowly and teasingly lowering her silk pants down her legs as she shook her but near his face.
"Remember Joshua, you're not allowed to touch me until I'm done dancing, no matter how tempting it is." She teased him. And it was quite temping for him to reach out and pull her white lacy panties down along with her pants, but he could control himself and not ruin the moment.
"You're just getting me more excited for when it's my turn to do as I please." Joshua teased her back in a low and sexy voice that got her to shiver a bit from goosebumps. "What I'm surprised about is just how good you are at this. How did someone like you learn how to dance like this?"
"That's a simple one." L'Arachel explained. "Even those as blessed by the gods as me aren't good at everything, so I searched out someone who was an expert at the art of sensual dancing to train under!"
"Tethys?" Joshua guessed, since even in Askr she was the one dancer that was known to have more mature and sensual dances in her repertoire.
"Correct!" L'Arachel confirmed. "I will admit that compared to her I am yet but an amateur, but she noted that my appetite for showing off and theatrics was a real boon! So I plan to train more under her to get even better! But enough talk! My show isn't over just yet! Behold!" And with that she stepped away from Joshua a bit and snapped her finger, causing the music to change to a more thumping and fast pace beat for her to dance to. Joshua was loving this whole thing and he wasn't afraid to let her know, letting out a wolf whistle as she danced and not hiding the fact that his dick was getting nice and hard from her sensual motions.
"Take it off! Take it off!" He played along as if he was in a crowd watching her when she put her hands behind her back and started unclasping her bra. L'Arachel appreciated that Joshua was getting into this with his own theatrics, it really made her baring herself a lot less embarrassing seeing that he was having just as much as she was with the situation. With her bra unclasped she let the straps fall onto her arms but moved her arms under her chest so it wouldn't fall off just yet. Then she turned her back to Joshua again to let him see it in it's bare glory. She tempted him even more by dropping her bra to the floor but not turning around. Instead she started to move closer to him again until she was almost rubbing up against his legs.
"Do you mind spreading your legs a bit Joshua?" L'Arachel asked in a more sensual voice than she had been using before. Joshua liked it very much so he did as he was asked without even a bit of snark. "Thank you." And before he knew it she was grinding her butt up against his shaft as she danced. He wasn't expecting to get touched like this so soon so Joshua let out a moan of pleasure that he wasn't afraid to let out. "I'll take that as a compliment." L'Arachel teased him.
"You should." Joshua confirmed. "But didn't you say I wasn't supposed to touch you yet?"
"Yes, I did. But I didn't say anything about me not touching you." She teased him even more as she continued to shake her but on his dick. "So long and warm, I hope you know how to use this properly." After she said that Joshua gave off a dark chuckle before sitting up as much as he could and moving his mouth as close as he could to L'Arachel's ear without touching her.
"I'm gonna have you screaming and moaning all night, begging me for more each time." He whispered into her ear. "You're gonna be lucky that you can't get pregnant here in Askr because when I'm done with you both of your holes are going to be dripping my seed out of them." He was testing how well dirty talk was going to work with her, and it seemed it was going to work really well because it caused L'Arachel's dancing to become a bit more erratic and less graceful as she thought about what he was saying. But soon enough she regained her confidence to speak back to him.
"Bold talk, but that's expected from someone like you." She whispered back. "But now you've set my expectations very high, you better deliver Mr. Prince."
"Can't find out if you don't finish your dance." Joshua replied back with a smirk.
"That is very true." L'Arachel responded before brushing up against his dick one last time and moving a few steps away again. She took a deep breath and started dancing to the beat again, still not showing Joshua her chest, which even since he was so close he didn't look at since he was focused on his dirty talk. She slipped her fingers into her panties and slowly lowered them down enough so that gravity and her own dancing would let them slide down her legs. When they got to her feet she stepped out from them and flung them away with her foot. She danced for just a bit longer before snapping her finger again, stopping the music.
"Bravo! Bravo!" Joshua played along as he gently clapped for the performance. Then he switched his voice to someone else in the 'crowd' that was watching. "Show us the tits!" L'Arachel couldn't help but laugh at that, knowing that Joshua was having fun with this.
"Fine, fine, you boars!" L'arachel played along as well. Her arms were crossed over her chest so it couldn't be seen as she turned around, but once she did she struck a sexy pose with them out which led to Joshua whistling and going on even more. "Bask in my radiant glory and burn this vision into your minds to remind you of this wondrous night! Thank you!" And with that she gave a bow to the 'crowd' and then straightened up a bit. "So what did you think?"
"All kidding aside, that was super hot." Joshua replied as he got off L'Arachel's bed and walked towards her. "I mean look at how hard I am, not every woman can pull off such sexy and sensual moves, especially when I'm trying to get them all hot and bothered. And your body, just damn. I figured you were sexy under all those robes, but now getting to see you like this is a treat. Your breasts are perfectly shaped on your body, your butt is nice and shapely, and I love it when a woman keeps her hair trimmed between her legs." As he listed those items off he moved in and got a better look at them, as was his right since he won the wagers. "If dancing was your true profession, I'd definitely pay to see you again any time."
"Tee-hee, that's good to know Joshua." L'Arachel giggled as she blushed a bit from the compliments and Joshua looking her over. "Thank you for not making it awkward, you were a great audience."
"Hey, of course!" Joshua said with a big smile. "That's a lesson I learned from my friend Mark. Never make intimate moments awkward, everything should be as much fun as you can make it because that just makes the whole session better."
"Mark? Oh, is that the green robed fellow you hang out with sometimes, from Elibe?" L'Arachel wondered.
"Yeah, he's a cool guy, you might like him. He enjoys theatrics and having fun, though do be warned he will flirt with you because you're pretty but he only does it as a way to make friends. If you tell him you're uncomfortable with it he'll stop." Joshua explained.
"Hm, maybe I'll have to meet him sometime." L'Arachel noted. "But that's for later. As per our deal, you may now touch me wherever and however you like. And since we'll be having sex later, don't worry about the time limit I stated, this is basically foreplay right?"
"Yeah, that's right." Joshua noted. "I'm surprised that you know the term."
"Tethys told me about it when she was training me for dancing. She figured I was learning to dance like that to seduce someone so she let me know some of the terminology as well."
L'Arachel explained.
"That's nice of her." Joshua replied, not quite getting the hint that L'Arachel stated she learned to dance to seduce someone. "Well, where to begin, where to begin?" He mulled over his choices before moving around behind L'Arachel and placing his hands on her stomach and bringing her tight against chest in a hug. His dick fit nicely between her butt cheeks and his chin rested well on her shoulder as well.
"A hug? How wholesome of you." L'Arachel teased him. "Though not unappreciated, a nice warm hug always fills my soul with warmth."
"Hey, I've got time. I want to savor this moment, you did say this was a one time deal." Joshua explained.
"Heh, I did say that didn't I?" L'Arachel replied with a smirk he couldn't see since she knew more than he did. Either way Joshua hugged her for a bit, rocking their bodies back and forth gently as he did so, but soon enough his hands were on the move and they started to move up her stomach and towards her chest.
"Hmm, your breasts are nice and supple and springy as well." He murmured into her ear as he started to feel them. "I'd say they are perfect in my expert opinion."
"Your hands are much softer than I expected." L'Arachel responded. "And they are quite warm as well, I like that. Play with my breasts as much as you like."
"I will." Joshua noted before thinking of something. "Is it okay if I kiss your neck? You didn't say anything about me being allowed to kiss you."
"You can kiss me wherever you like Joshua, just because you asked so nicely." L'Arachel said sweetly, though she was gonna let him do that anyways. So he started to kiss her neck as he gently played with her breasts and soon enough she was feeling good enough that she started to moan softly with every kneed and pinch his hands gave her. She especially liked it when he played with her nipples, twisting them gently and pushing them against her breasts. Along with the feeling of his dick rubbing between her butt she was starting to get wet between her legs and she could feel it start running down her leg a bit.
"Hmm, I'll definitely have to give these girls a good one over with my tongue sometime tonight." Joshua whispered into her ear after a while. "But there is another place I want to feel on your body before we continue." So he moved one of his hands down her body, past her stomach and navel, and in between her legs and thighs. "You ready for me?"
"Yes, please." L'Arachel gasped. So Joshua moved in and inserted a finger into her pussy and started slowly moving it in and out. L'Arachel gasped even louder at the feeling and Joshua could feel just how wet she was.
"Your body is telling me you're really into this." Joshua whispered into her ear. "So wet already, am I really making you feel this good?" He teased.
"Y-Yes, you are doing very well." L'Arachel confirmed. So in response Joshua added another finger and used his thumb to start playing with her clit. It was quite exciting for him as well, his dick was staying nice and erect in the warm folds of her butt cheeks. He started moving his fingers faster and faster inside her pussy and eventually it seemed like he found a sensitive spot and he played with that for just a short while to see if he was right before stopping because he didn't want her to go off just yet. He then pulled his fingers out and moved them up to his mouth to lick them off.
"Delicious. I think I might want to taste this more." He whispered once again. "Okay, I think I've got my fill for now. Get on the bed on all fours with your butt facing me."
"O-Of course." L'Arachel confirmed with a smile before she moved to do so. The tone that Joshua was giving her was a real turn on and she was really wondering what he was going to do next. She got into the position and felt Joshua's hands take a hold of her hips and butt shortly after. She figured that he was just going to take her right then and there, so when she felt his breath down there instead she was slightly confused. "Joshua? What are you doing back there?"
"I said I wanted to taste you more, so that's what I'm doing." Joshua explained before moving his face in and starting to lick and explore her clit and pussy with his tongue. He held onto her butt to keep himself stable and to keep her cheeks spread apart so he could have more access into her body.
"Gods!" L'Arachel gasped as she grasped the sheets on her bed tightly. She wasn't expecting Joshua to just go in like that so quickly, but she wasn't complaining either. His tongue was a nice and textured feeling compared to his fingers and it was much more agile in comparison as well. And the grip he had on her but was just right as well. She couldn't help but dig her hands deeper and deeper into her sheets with every lick and slurp he was giving her. Every now and then he had to pull back to breath and he would make comments about how it was going too.
"I should have expected someone as glorious as you would produce such a sweet nectar as this, it's so intoxicating that I just might get addicted to it." He told her one time. Of course it was a bit of an exaggeration, but it seemed that their vibes together were made for hyperbole like that.
"Maybe that's my plan then, you never know." L'Arachel teased him through her loud moaning. "But even someone like me has their limits, you might want to stop or I might reach mine."
"Noted." Joshua said with an unseen smirk before diving in once again. What L'Arachel didn't know was that Joshua wanted to get her off like this, so her words did noting but motivate him to go even faster and harder with his tongue.
"Oh Joshua! Joshua! I said you need to slow down or I'm going to-!" She couldn't finish her sentence before her walls tightened up and she gave Joshua even more juice to lick and lap up with his tongue. He made sure to get it all up and not leave a mess before moving his head away, standing up, and giving L'Arachel's butt a little playful tap to see it wiggle a bit. When she felt Joshua was out of range L'Arachel fell onto her back on the bed and started to catch her breath. Joshua joined her shortly after and laid next to her. "Why did you do that, don't you want to be here all night?"
"I do. But I also know from context clues that even though this isn't your first time, you still are new to this." Joshua explained. "Having sex that is enjoyable and not painful is much more easy when you're more loosened up from a small orgasm, especially when you're first starting out."
"Joshua." L'Arachel said softly, reaching out to cup his cheek with her hand. "You're so thoughtful, even more so than I assumed. I really appreciate that from you."
"Well, yeah, I may come off as cool and aloof, but that's kind of just an act." Joshua noted. "Deep down I really do care for my allies and friends, and you are definitely in that category."
"I love a man who can show a sweet side every once in a while." L'Arachel giggled. "I could just kiss you right now."
"I mean I wouldn't mind." Joshua teased. "And I've still got some of your juice in here if you want to take a taste of it."
"Hmm, I guess I should see what all the fuss you gave about it is." L'Arachel teased back before rolling over on top of Joshua and starting to kiss him. They were way past the testing out if they worked together phase so she went right in with the tongue kissing so she could get a taste of what Joshua was talking about. "Well, it's probably a bit diluted from your own saliva, but I do taste a bit of sweetness in it. Maybe that comes from my luck powers as well?"
"Either way I wasn't kidding, eating you out has me even more excited to continue, as you can probably feel on your stomach as we lay here." Joshua noted.
"Yes, I can feel your length while well under me." L'Arachel replied. "Just give me a few minutes and I should be ready again."
"Sounds good to me, I wanted to kiss you more anyways." So the two of them did just that, making out and tongue kissing for a while until L'Arachel rolled off of Joshua's chest and started stroking his dick to keep it ready to go.
"So, how do you want to do this, it's up to you since you won the wager." L'Arachel asked him.
"I have an idea, but I need you to get off the bed for a bit so I can get into position." Joshua noted. So L'Arachel got out of the bed and Joshua put himself in a position so his feel were planted on the ground with his legs spread and his arms were supporting his upper body up from the bed. His dick was standing straight up and L'Arachel could see where this was going.
"I assume you want me to sit on your dick like that right?" She asked. "Are you going to be able to support our weight for that long?"
"You calling yourself heavy?" Joshua teased. "These slim muscles aren't just for show."
"Well, I guess I have my staves on the ready if I break your hips or something." L'Arachel teased back. But soon enough she got into the position she needed to with her back towards Joshua and her hips hovering just above his cock. "I assume you want my pussy right?"
"Yeah, anal this way is probably above your pay grade at this point in time." Joshua noted. "Just go down on it as slowly as you like, we've got time." This time it was L'Arachel's turn to have an unseen smirk because after lowering herself down enough to start teasing his cock with her pussy for a bit she quickly pushed herself down as far as she could, supporting herself by putting her hands on Joshua's legs. "Holy!" Was the only thing Joshua could get out before he went into a long moan.
"Yes, I would expect my pussy would feel quite heavenly." L'Arachel said confidently, holding back a moan of her own. "I'm glad someone like you can appreciate it's grandness."
"You know for a holy woman, you sure know how to tease a guy." Joshua replied back once the shock had passed.
"It's like you said, a sense of humor brings cheerfulness to the bedchamber. Plus, what's life without a bit of back and forth between friends?" L'Arachel noted.
"True enough." Joshua agreed. "Now then, do you think you're just gonna get me off by sitting on me like that? You have to try better than that."
"Oh, I'm just getting started." L'Arachel replied before starting to bounce up and down on Joshua's cock. Every time she would hit the base though she would wiggling and rotate her hips around so that he could reach even deeper and hit different spots with each motion. "You feeling okay back there, I'm hearing a lot of moans and not a lot of snark." She teased.
"Just enjoying the feeling, you're very tight and warm in there, almost like wearing a glove." Joshua noted. "But I've got the stamina to keep going, pick up the pace a bit." So that's what she did. Soon enough the whole room was filled with the two of them moaning and enjoying themselves. L'Arachel even accidentally snapped her finger and started the music tome again, but that just added to the atmosphere. Eventually though Joshua could feel he was reaching his limit for this round after being hard for so long, ever since L'Arachel had started dancing for him. Instinctively his left leg wrapped around L'Arachel's left leg to keep her from getting off him.
"Joshua, are you trying to tell me something with that?" L'Arachel said noticing the movement. "Your leg isn't letting me get up, are you about to cum?" Joshua was, but he wanted to have some fun with it.
"I am, but instead of just going harder, you mind playing along with a bit of roleplay?" Joshua asked. "I like to do it with women back home sometimes, but it kind of falls flat here in Askr for obvious reasons."
"Ooh, roleplay?! Sounds fun! How should I act?" L'Arachel asked excitedly.
"Like a woman who doesn't know if it's a safe day or not." Joshua replied. L'Arachel immediately got the point and got into character quickly.
"Joshua, why did you wrap your leg around me like that? I don't know if today is safe for me, if you cum inside I might get pregnant!" She stated dramatically. Joshua was impressed that she got into character so fast so he matched her energy as well.
"Because I want to make one final wager with you. You know I'm a mercenary and we might not see each other again because of the whims of luck and the like. Let me cum inside and gamble whether our fates will be intertwined or not! If you get pregnant then I'll settle down and become a family man with you, but if not then the winds of fate will decide if we ever meet again!" Joshua replied with an impassioned tone. L'Arachel was also impressed with his acting skill, especially under such duress as well.
"Um, well, I don't know, can I trust you to come back?" L'Arachel continued.
"You have my word as a gambler, which is worth more to me than any gold I could earn." Joshua stated, which was supposed to be the line that sealed the deal, which L'Arachel understood.
"Okay! Let's do it then! Let's gamble with our future at stake!" She replied before wrapping Joshua's other leg around her other leg as well and bouncing up and down on him as quickly and as powerfully as she could. Joshua responded by sitting up and wrapping his arms around her body tightly to hold her in place even more before pushing her down and cumming as deeply as he could into her pussy. When she felt the hot seed entering her womb that put L'Arachel over the top as well and she tightened up around Joshua's cock and orgasmed right along with him. The two of them just stayed in that position for a while, heavy breathing being the only noise along with the music tome playing in the background. The feeling of having Joshua's cock filling her up and kissing the entrance of her womb was just divine, so L'Arachel wanted to stay like this for as long as they could, but eventually Joshua had to get out of the position so he wouldn't hurt himself.
"Here, you lay on the bed and I'll get us some towels to clean off." Joshua said before going and doing just that. So they cleaned themselves and each other off and then laid back on the bed and started to cuddle with each other.
"So, was my proposition worth it?" L'Arachel asked once both of them had come down and caught their breath.
"For sure." Joshua breathed. "But we're not done yet, you've got me here all night and I intend to take full advantage of that." L'Arachel couldn't help but laugh at him saying that for one reason. "What's so funny?"
"Don't you understand yet Joshua?" L'Arachel teased him. "I set this whole thing up because I wanted us to become an item."
"Wait, what?" Joshua asked confused. "I thought you just wanted some help with your research into your luck powers."
"Well, that's part of it, but I really just wanted to be with you Joshua. Ever since we've gotten to know each other I've taken a liking to you. You're strong willed, you enjoy helping people, you have a personality not so unlike my own in some respects. I think together we could be a great couple. And I think tonight more than anything proves that, don't you think?" Joshua slowed down to give it a thought and he couldn't outright disagree.
"So, all those wagers you made to find out more about me, those were planned?" Joshua wondered.
"Not at first, but eventually yes." L'Arachel replied.
"And if I would have lost this wager tonight?" Joshua continued.
"The physical task I was going to ask you to do was to sleep with me." L'Arachel confirmed.
"Wow, you really had this all planed out." Joshua noted. "But I have to say, a convoluted romance plan like this is so very you L'Arachel. I couldn't see anyone else pulling this off with such style."
"Why thank you Joshua, I think I did pretty well myself." L'Arachel replied with a blush. "But the real question is whether it worked or not." Again Joshua had to think for a bit, but when he came to his conclusion it was obvious as day to him.
"You don't have to worry about that, because it did." Joshua confirmed. "I mean you probably kind of had to go all out like this, because I sure wasn't going to ask you out or anything. I always thought you had the hots for Ephraim and just saw me as a friend. But yeah, you are an amazing woman L'Arachel and I would be honored to see where a relationship with us could go. We have the same goals in life, we want to help the people in the nations we rule and we want to do it in style. Your antics might be a bit too much every once in a while, but you have a unique charm that no one can replicate and I can't say dating you would be dull any day of the week. And deep down I know you are a woman I can trust, I mean you've never told anyone any of the secrets you won from me, so even there I've trusted you with more than most people. And on the lighter side, if we do end up married then if I lose any bets nothing bad will happen to Jehanna. And while it's not the most important thing to me, you are quite beautiful and stunning as well. So if you'll have me, I'll have you and we can see if this will work out."
"Glorious! My plan was a huge success!" L'Arachel said happily before giving Joshua a kiss on the lips. "I promise I'll do my best to make this relationship work as well, for us and for our people back home in Magvel! Thank you so much for going along with all of this Joshua, you really are a wonderful man and friend."
"Hey, you went through all this effort, the least I could do is have some fun and hear you out." Joshua replied with a genuine smile on his face. "Dumb question, but are we going to tell people about us?"
"I mean I think we should." L'Arachel noted. "You know me, I'd blurt it out as one of my dramatic catchphrases eventually if we didn't."
"Good point." Joshua noted. Then there was a bit of comfortable silence together before he spoke again. "Sooo, I wasn't kidding when I said I wanted to have you dripping all over before the end of the night. Even if this is going to happen more often than first thought, I'm kind of in to go all in tonight. Are you?"
"I've got energy to spare as always!" L'Arachel said happily before giving him a smirk. "But this time, I get to pick the position!"
"I can't wait."