Ch 12: Change Of The Soul
It was incredibly early in the morning when Azure woke, rubbing her face with a groan as she sat up slowly. She winced at the sore feeling in her core, Lux still buried inside her. Staring down at him as he slept, she gave a slight grin, gently reaching to wipe the soft line of drool from the corner of his lips. The irritation in her body easily pulled her attention as she grit her teeth and slowly slid off Lux with squinted eyes, biting her lip as the length slipped out from inside her with a plop. Sliding from the bed she rubbed her face on the way to the bathroom, feeling an irritating sensation in the end of her spine.
When she got there, she turned the light on, splashing her face with some water and staring in the mirror as a hand ran down to the itchy skin and stopped, her eyes widening some. When she turned her head, her eyes caught sight of it and she was stunned, startling, her voice raising high enough to cause Lux to shoot up in the bed quickly, "Ah! Lux! T-tail! W-why do I have a tail!?"
He looked over and there, hanging from just above her bare rear was a bushy, slightly shortened tail like the one her beast had after their beasts merged, black and fluffy. He blushed, caught off guard by her bare form, his eyes shifting to the light blue to see what he could from her form as he followed her pointing finger, "Y…you…t-tail…. what the hell!?"
He turned, arms raised and noticed the stock of silver fur, flopping lightly on the sheets. He blinked at it a bit confused and then turned back to his new mate, "Maybe it's got something to do with what I saw?"
Her eye twitched a bit, but he was giving her a very admiring glance and she couldn't help the sway in the tail behind her, flicking rapidly as one might when happy or intrigued. As he smiled and glanced at it, she reached, grasping it to still it but she couldn't stay looking away from his face and eyes. Even with their simmered down heat, while gone still with residual energy left behind that was tapering off, and now bonded, she was still so drawn to him. She could stress about the tail later. Right now they had a few more days of precious time alone where it was assumed the heat was still present.
He could feel her energy drawing him in, his beast and hers easily talking in their own way. Distance closed between her and the wolf until she was leaning over him, face close to his neck breathing in deeply, her fingers gliding up to lean him back, "Whatever… I'll deal with that later… right now… I just want to be close to you. Need your skin against mine…"
Her teeth nipped along the fresh wound on his neck and he let out a soft whine, reaching to pull her closer. His eyes shifted to the pale red as he let his sense of taste bring vision to him, not a sense he used for his sight much but he wanted to know. Every inch of her shivered in response and she whined, scooting herself into his lap and leaning over as he fell back. The feeling of the only skin he did have exposed against her bare body felt like smoldering embers drowning in water as the last bit of their heats were falling off. She purred against his neck, her hands roaming his skin and torso, teeth nipping against him as he squirmed at her touch, breath heavy.
When his tongue brushed her skin, his vision lit up with traces of her body in a way like he'd never seen anyone. He could see the skin he could taste like silk but he could also see her heartbeat radiating in waves across her form from the bit of blood at the punctures. It was wild to his mind and he leaned back for a moment, just watching her, her golden eyes looking into his and she smiled, chest vibrating deeply with her intense purring as she leaned in, her lips meeting his.
What could have been another blissful moment in sexuality was ruined as his tail thrashed beside them happily, distracting them greatly with the new experience. Azure reached out, gently trapping it still so it would stop whipping into her body, causing Lux to barely stifle laughter. She groaned leaning into his chest, "Dammit Lux it's not funny…"
He smiled, nuzzling her face sweetly, her purr returning as that soothing scent filled her nostrils and his energy matched hers to calm her, "It's a little funny."
He easily rolled her beneath him, that tail swaying quickly, his eyes still red as he was leaned over her bare form on his hands and knees. Azure stared up at him, biting her lip. As fast as the moment had been ruined it was already returning to her in such waves she could feel it tremble all the way down her spine to between her thighs. Even with her heat mostly gone, the fact remained she still wanted him so much as her thighs rubbed together, a soft whimper leaving her lips between her teeth, the need only strengthened into a desperate sound by the sight of the length he wore erecting at his waist.
He leaned close, face near hers, as his lips met hers, pressed close, tongues dancing between the two in a loving but needy tango as a hand roamed her skin from her wounded neck tracking so lightly along that she moaned against his lips, his fingers stopping along her chest, circling the perked nipples. The sounds in his ears were making him shiver, the length giving a noticeable twitch but he was too focused on the way her face was painted in his vision by his sense of taste. He could see every twitch in her expression as it pulsed, every throb of her heart in her chest as it raced through her neck and pounded in her ears like ribbons of red dancing along her skin radiating from the tongue sliding along his.
The sensation was overwhelming after too long and he had to return to darkness to focus on other strengths in his aura, not wanting to remove the very affirming item still draining his aura drastically throbbing against his abdomen as his head reeled from trying to use his semblance at the same time. Every whine, every twitch her body made was driving him crazy, his lips traveling from hers across the mated mark, causing her to gasp, before moving further, following the scent of her along her skin with his useless eyes closed as he made his trip across her body. When his tongue ran across the skin between her breasts she squirmed, her fingers coiling in his scruffy silver hair near the base of his ears, silver but now with black at the tips, the feeling of the soft fur at her fingertips drew her eyes to watch every move he made.
As he settled, body pressing close against hers, he moved his mouth along her breast, dragging his lips across the skin as he did until they brushed across her nipple, her body trembling and her hips shifting beneath his stomach. While he loved seeing her, exploring her skin with nothing but his sense of touch was incredible for both of them. His tongue circled the pert bud, delighted at the moan that left her lips in a helpless gasp. At the moment, neither was flexing at the other, swimming in the truly neutral energy at peace inside themselves was an odd sensation indeed but it allowed for them to focus only on each other, bringing a different satisfaction.
As he was licking and nibbling sweetly at her nipple, she panted, feeling his beastial energy coiling with hers so wonderfully she could hardly think or do anything except enjoy his touch. Lips formed around the skin, his hand grasping around her other breast and her hips racked forward into his stomach, her thighs squeezing his sides for a moment as she groaned. She could feel the light tremble in his form with each sound that left her lips, see his hips twitch at the end of the expanse of his slender back. Without her heat in full force, she was glad for every bit of his touch, feeling her core soak at the feeling and thought of what might follow, loving every second that dragged out the inevitable between them now that she could fully indulge in it.
He grunted lightly against her skin, crawling with need for every inch of her. After switching his mouth and hand, giving the same attention to her other breast, her moans drawing a deep groan from his throat, he pulled his lips off and opened his eyes even if he could see nothing, looking towards her face as best he could before sweetly kissing the skin beneath her breasts, her breath catching in her throat. Azure knew what was coming and her core clenched in desire inside, dripping into the sheets beneath them eagerly as his lips traveled across her tone stomach, slow and sweet, until they found their destination, placing the softest, most teasing kiss against her folds.
Her back arched a bit, thighs trembling as his arms wrapped around them over his shoulders, feet gripping at his back when his tongue slid along her slit and pressed past it, dragging along her drenched entry and up to her clit, circling it softly. Her head leaned back, eyes scrunching up at the very new sensation, whining sharply and shifting back for a moment before pressing forward into each pass of his tongue, deep pants and moans leaving her lips in a symphony in his ears.
Lux dipped the tip of his tongue inside her with each pass, noticing her rock forward each time, before pressing his tongue inside as far as it would go, sliding along the delicious taste and breathing in deeply the mixed smell of her arousal and that new scent she carried that made his beast tremble sensing itself in her scent now. His own hips grinded into the sheets, panting against her core as he tried his best to ignore the stimulation his brain was drowning in as her feet gripped him hard and her thighs tenses and trembled, her body rocking into each thrust and drag of his tongue inside. Nails buried in his hair, her voice pitched calling his name, and he could only give her what she desperately needed as he tried his best to ignore the still overly sensitive part painfully throbbing at his own hips, tail still swaying a bit in his desire.
Azure leaned her head further into the pillow, back off the bed as she rode through the sensation, her orgasm washing over him and her brain burning at the feeling of him trying to take as much of it in as he could, riding her through her high until she was sweating weakly back down on the sheets, feet and hand pushing him off while her grip dragged him back up to her face, her breath settling and her deep purr drawing him in, kissing him roughly, feeling the whimper in his throat and his hips jerk away a moment from hers when his length made contact, practically stinging he was so sensitive still.
When the taste of herself hit her tongue from his mouth, she shivered, sweet but tart, not as bad of an experience as she thought it might be, her legs weakly pulling his hips back down even as he growled and shook at the feeling, her hips rolling against him in a display of what she wanted. Her arms slid around his shoulders, their lips parting and she kissed along his jaw, "Lux… please…"
He groaned and squirmed sharply, panting a bit, "I… it hurts… g…give me a moment please…"
The whine she released was instinctual but she released his waist with her legs, resting them against his hips and stroking fingers through his hair as she watched his face scrunched with discomfort as his hips lifted away a bit, noticing the feeling of the fluff of his tail trying to tuck up between his legs to cover his ache. Her own had been trapped beneath her this whole time but she couldn't care less about the unwanted appendage, "Lux… are you ok?"
He whimpered again, leaning his face into the hand caressing across it, "It's… extremely sensitive still… I'm over-stimulated… and my aura is strained… but I can't take it off…"
It wasn't that he physically couldn't. She was smart enough to understand that. It was that he couldn't for himself. She tried to understand the best she could what he must be dealing with. It was probably a miserable thought to take off something that felt so right and complete to him that he never had. Her hand grasped his cheek, forehead pulled against hers as her thumb stroked the skin, doing her best to ignore the ache inside for him, "Lux, it's ok. Just relax. You are all the man I need. We can take a break. Whatever you need."
It almost felt unfair how well she was treating him while he couldn't breathe. His heart swelled and raced in his chest, a hand traveling along her body to her thigh and pulling it lightly to his hip, lowering slowly and grinding against her with a gasp, feeling her shift against him, sliding along inch by inch. He wished he could put into words how much her words meant to him, how much they helped him ignore the growing internal war inside himself that he wasn't good enough because this part of his body wasn't real. Her beast was tucking his in a tight grasp, energy blending and it was as if he gained some of her aura off it, feeling ease slip into every inch of him.
Lux hadn't noticed in his inward despair that she had shifted alpha, coiling him in the remaining damping fading pheromones of her dying heat and her calm energy, his own body relaxing and calming in response naturally to the one it saw as it's alpha, sub shifting naturally to accept her. She kissed his nose and face, both panting as she shifted a bit, lining him up better so his next press close pushed into her rather than against her, "Unf… Lux… you feel so good inside…"
All of his body shook with a groan at her words, hips shifting quickly, not sure how long he could handle anything but she was more than willing to accept his pace, nails gripping his shoulders and legs returning around his waist as his face buried into the fresh mark on her neck. Her body was extra sensitive, accepting his energy under hers, taking some of it in for him, both twitching as he drove his hips rapidly against her, chasing release. Neither fully understood this phenomenon that was special only to this soul bond pair that other faunus didn't know, unsure how to even navigate or try to control it as their beasts took reign, handling the situation between them to bring them both to bliss, the loud noises of pleasure slipping past gaping lips and bodies firm together.
When they were relaxed again, the room came back into focus for Azure, Lux gently slipping to her side in a weak flop, chests heaving. She glanced around, searching for his clothing or at least his underwear, wanting to offer something to cover his body that he hated so that she could try to convince him to take a break and rest. As much as he didn't want to remove it, he was clearly drained and in need of an actual break to recoup. Her aching body swayed dizzily when she stood, not realizing just how much of her own aura had drained to help him, body shaking. When she spotted the clothing, she grasped it, carefully climbing back into the bed, her tail flicking with her concern, "Lux… I know it's hard… but you should take it off for a while and rest… I have these for you if that would be more comfortable while you rest."
His emotionally pained whimper hurt her heart like a knife, watching him stare blindly into the sheets and soft tears starting on his face. She wished she knew more to help more but she didn't and she couldn't relate. All she could do was her best as she leaned and wiped them with her thumb, tucking her face close and kissing at the mark on his neck, "You won't be any less the man I love if you take a break. Please, I'm worried…"
It was torture inside his head, parting with something so personal and self-assuring. She helped him get into the garment and even held the sheet up for him to have a bit of privacy as he reached into the underwear and did what he needed to to separate the prosthetic from his body. Instantly at the feeling of the loss and no longer feeling that part through his aura, he curled tightly on himself and tried to hide his face in the bed, voice cracking as he held back a sob as best as he could, back towards her, having also pulled the binder off his chest to give his ribs a break, "I…I'm done."
Suddenly, the sheet tucked over him and she laid against his back, arms wrapping him in her embrace and scent, her beast coating him in a soothing energy and he couldn't stop from crying, tail tucking tightly to his body. She was quiet, stroking his hair and kissing the back of his neck softly, never letting him go, whispering sweet affirming encouragement to him until both grew so exhausted they fell asleep together.
—-
The next few days hidden from the world were spent helping him adjust until his aura could level out, supporting the situation best she could and the two sharing their lives with each other while getting used to having tails now. She noted the black that tinged the tips of his ears now and tail, clearly from her own fur mixture. She hated hers but was getting the hang of it, both not looking forward to having to get all their clothes tailored to accommodate them.
Currently, she was sitting on the floor against the bed, staring at the scroll he had loaned her while he was in the bathroom finishing up a shower. As much as she'd love to join him, he wasn't ready for that yet and she respected that. Sat there in her panties, pushed down slightly in the back for the tail, and a tank top, enjoying the heat in the room, when he threw open the door. The way he was staring straight at her, she knew he was using his semblance to see, standing there in his boxer briefs and binder, her ears and tail flicking curiously as she got to her feet, "You ok?"
He seemed surprised but his tail was tailing behind him so fiercely she wasn't sure what to expect, walking over quickly in case something was wrong, the scroll forgotten on the floor. When she got to the doorway, he slowly gave the slightest hint of a smile, joy beaming in his wet eyes, hair still dripping with the towel slung over it, "I…I'm fine. I put it back on when I got out and… it's so normal… I don't feel like it's sucking my life away…"
A grin spread across her face and she stepped closer, Lux leaning back into the counter until she was sliding her arms around him, "That's wonderful."
Feeling it against her as she held him as it didn't shrink when flaccid, she purred, leaning to his ear, "We should celebrate…"
Before he could say anything, her fingers slid down towards his waist, tucking into the waistband of his underwear that were also ill fitting in the back due to his new tail, sliding them towards the front of his body under the fabric, her lips moving to kiss along his neck. She heard him breathe in sharply, could feel it twitch to life against her, nibbling at her mark on his skin. She hated the binder blocking her from his flesh but understood why he needed it so she just nuzzled her face down his chest, purring louder at the sound of his breath hitching.
Lux's eyes locked onto her form, shimmering with his sense of smell, watching her in that colorful glow as she worked her way to her knees at his waist, one hand moving to grasp at the firming bulge, causing him to whine and bite his lip. She was very glad neither of them had experienced anyone sexually before each other, eager to try this but very inexperienced. No matter what she knew it would make him feel good, her hand groping and squeezing sweetly at the bulge as her chest rumbled loudly, her beast flexing sharply in her desire to please and touch him.
All he could do was whimper in pleasure, unable to look away as her face nuzzled into the tenting, lips kissing across it. She would never stop being beautiful to him no matter what she did he was certain, staring down at her on her knees, golden orbs watching his face as her tail flicked and swayed behind her, the edges of the top of her firm ass peeking beneath it. When she tugged the underwear down under the length that was now solid and throbbing at attention, he trembled. Azure reached her tongue out, sliding it across the length and swirling along the tip, holding his shaking hips sweetly, thumbs rubbing into them. It took a few strokes of her tongue to figure out what he responded to best before she was able to focus on that, her tongue teasing the tip where he was most sensitive before she stared into his eyes and slid the tip into her mouth.
The taste and feel were odd but not unpleasant and probably better than the real thing she noted. It had a bit of flex to it and the taste was not quite the silicone flavor she expected but it was still hinted there in the realistic-like flesh surface. If anything, it had hints of the soap scent he washed it with and nothing much else but that was fine to her. Her tongue pressed around it as she bobbed against it, the deep purr in her throat causing a tingling vibration across it when the tip pressed close enough to her throat.
Lux was practically choking as he gripped the countertop, using it to hold himself up instead of his weak legs as he groaned deeply, the feeling of the hot wet muscle as it painted across him with each push and pull inside the warmth of her mouth was lighting every sensory response in his brain from the attached item now perfectly attuned to him. Slowly, he watched more and more of himself disappear past soft lips, the tingling from her purring driving him crazy each time the tip pressed against her throat and the suction around the length changing in intensity as she found a comfortable rhythm, returning to pressures and motions that brought the most response from Lux.
In what felt like too little time, he was biting his lower lip hard, hips jerking towards her in uneven thrusts and he moaned her name deeply, Azure squinting a bit when the taste of his release entered her mouth, choking a bit in surprise before doing her best to swallow it, the flavor not too unlike her own, trying to suck air in through her nose as she held on until he relaxed. She pulled her mouth away, saliva and remnants of the hot fluid mixed in strung from her mouth, tongue dangling out as she watched him sharply inhale at the sight, reaching up to rub it from her face when it broke and popped against her skin.
He held a shaky hand out to her, helping her to her feet and holding her close as her fingers pulled his underwear back over it, purring into his neck, watching his tail twitch and relax in a gentle sway. He felt amazing and not just because he just experienced his first blow job ever but because it all felt real and natural and like he was not wearing a prosthetic at all but like it was his own body.
She leaned into him until he slipped a bit on his still wobbly legs, both smiling and nuzzling her face he whispered, "You are wonderful…"
She just hummed in response, waiting with him there until he was sure he could walk fine on his own legs. Sadly, they would have to return to the world beyond her room very very soon, no longer able to use a heat long since over with as an excuse to hide from it all any longer. The thought made her heart sink but she also felt a swell inside at knowing she would be returning to the world with him.
—-
Lyra was finishing up with Mauve, the man had been tortured the same way every day since the start, always making a show of dragging him out and back past Amethyst's cell everytime. Lyra and Rena could tell she was crumbling, getting more and more vocal calling out to him each time until today, when the faunus dragged the unconscious weak man back to his cell, Amethyst watched with dead eyes from her bed, checking that he was breathing before staring back out at the cell wall blankly, her knees hugged to herself. Lyra stopped at her cell, glancing over as Rena tossed the man into his cell down the hall, "If only he would tell me what he knows… this would all go so much easier for him."
Amethyst was tired of playing into her games, ignoring the woman even as she laughed darkly and the two left, "She'll spill eventually Rena, or the boy will die. Either way is fine with me."
Amethyst felt the rumble of anger in her beast but buried her face into her knees, swallowing down the low growl and resisting the urge to fly to her feet and try to strike that vile snake. It wouldn't work and she would just be feeding into this woman's frenzy. She was also just out of the physical energy to assert herself anymore. The prisoners were still being fed but still on a minimal diet that was just enough to survive on. She had grown so weak, tired, thin over all this time and her mind couldn't muster up the effort anymore for Lyra's mind games.
In a way, she supposed, Lyra had won. She had broken her down from the proud alpha with training and skill and power to the mousey wiry silent individual she had become. She had stopped trying to think of ways out. She had started to hope she too could just disappear. She wasn't sure what was worse, torture in interogation or this tortured existance. She had lost count of time, only aware days were passing because of the shifts of guards and the routine interrogations. She had even stopped with any hopes one way or the other about Mao. She didn't want the woman to see her like this, so pathetic and small and weak.
She had scratched up most of the mate mark on her neck as well so much so that it hardly was recognizable as teeth impressions anymore, not feeling like she was fit to be with Mao now that she had become this mess as well as to have something to distract her mind from the constant worry about her brother. Right about now, she wished she had told him what had happened with their parents over this mark instead of acting like she was just staying with other people over the break to not worry him. They were twins and they were close but nowhere near as close as their teammates were.
The memory ran through her like the shivers to the chilly air. Her parents seeing it and finding out it was from another alpha. The yelling, the screaming, the fighting, the moment they told her she was no child of theirs anymore. All because she loved another alpha? What was so wrong with that really? But their parents were like minded with the old cultures they were raised on and she had shamed them, especially when she had not managed to place the bonding mark back on Mao. She whimpered quietly, reaching and pulling the thin blanket over herself as she laid into the thin cot, struggling to not slip into a last ditch feral effort of survival. She didn't have the energy to spare and still enough sense to know it was a terrible choice.
When the faunus across the hall called out to her, she ignored him, "please stop… I keep telling you to leave me alone…"
He grabbed a cup in his cell, throwing it at her, causing her to flare up, snarling and snatching it, about to throw it back when she stared at his face watching her sternly, "fucking stop old man! I swear I'll…"
He held a finger to his lips and she stopped, chest heaving with her fury and irritation from her spent existence, "There's a man who comes by. He thinks no one sees him but I can just see the sliver of the doorway he uses from my cell. He always shows up in a mask with a few helpers and leaves with the cellmates that go missing."
She narrowed her eyes at him, "Why are you telling me this?"
He pointed down the hall to her brother's cell, "Because if she thinks you don't care anymore, she will trade your brother off to him and who knows where that goes."
She lowered her hand held high with the cup, her mind rolling the information around until she understood clearly. If Lyra couldn't make him useful in her attempts to break her, he would disappear like everyone else. She was sure he was already too abused to actually give any answers and was simply being put through this because Amethyst was her goal all along through this. She stared at the cup, fiddling with it in her hands, "Why are you helping me?"
His response was so simple, it seemed to wake her from her dazed misery and shake back her spirit a bit, "We are all here because we tried to stop all this. But until you two got here, we were all just fools making stupid choices. You two actually scared her. I bet whoever you are working for is a real threat. It would be a shame if either of you didn't make it out when you are the reason she'll go down."
He was right. They had gotten so close and when they were busted Lyra had panicked and ordered them down here, spent days trying to squeeze them to the point she was losing her temper for information before she moved on to others again. She was doing this now because she knew Amethyst had the answers she wanted. If she became defeated or if she caved, Mauve would become useless and be traded off to… Her eyes shot up, getting from the cot and coming to the bars, rolling his cup back over, "A man in a mask you said?"
He nodded, catching the cup. Amethyst gripped the bars, teeth gritting and a new fire in her eyes, "Tell me everything you can."
—-
Autumn bit at the fake claws, still not used to them but also nervous. No one had gotten any word from Azure all week since she left. The twins were being frustrating, even for Jangri. They were all staying now in the small room above the pet shop, having had to change location after Azure left. The blue eyes looked over at Bao who was messing with his weapons quietly, Mao currently out and Jangri in a call in the hallway, "Bao… do you think she's ok?"
A heavy sigh left him, making Autumn fidget. She knew he was probably annoyed by the way it sounded, setting Rohdan down, "Right now, I just hope she is doing ok with her heat. Mom said she called her but no word since the first call really. She was in rough shape. Wouldn't tell me what was going on though."
Autumn nodded, staring at the black claws on her fingers. He glanced at her briefly, scratching through his hair, "Chin up Autumn. I can't very well take care of you and Mao. Azure is smart. I have to hope she is fine. If I let myself think otherwise… well, then I will probably do something stupid and put her at risk."
She nodded, sniffling a bit to hide that she was upset. He grabbed Rohdan, continuing to fiddle with the weapon, "Besides, if you are being all weepy you can't very well swoop Jangri off her feet now can you?"
Her cheeks turned red and she frowned, shouting at him in a whine as he smirked, ignoring her. everyone's tensions were high and patience was running thin. Bao found Autumn was always easiest to tease but then she was the one with the brightest outlook on life. If he let her get too down they would all be doomed, even if he wouldn't admit it to the young trouble magnet. Before Autumn could say much more, Jangri stepped back in. Throughout Azure's absence, Jangri had been doing her best to keep the mission afloat but was also spending much of her free time trying to keep Autumn's hopes up. She wasn't always great at dividing her attention, having never done it for anyone before, and not really sure why she was doing it now either, but it didn't deter her.
She walked over and sat with Autumn, "well, that was Mao. The recruiter is back on to start your second meeting. Whatever Azure did, it's working."
Autumn was excited at first until she took in the uncertain and grim expressions of the older two, her face slowly falling as Bao got up, grabbing his weapons, "Let's just hope what she did wasn't getting herself into danger."