"Better?" he asked."Better?" he asked. "Oh, much better," she sighed. "The bump on my head doesn't hurt anymore." "What?" he asked, trying to control his laughter. She joined in, and the two of them lay together giggling. Finally, his shrinking cock slid out of her and they cuddled on the beach. As they did, a wave of shadow, followed by a wave of sunlight, washed over them. "First flash," Furry said, looking up. "We have to go back, don't we?" "Uh-huh," she said. She tossed his pants to him and said, "I hope we didn't get a sunburn." "You don't burn, do you?" "Don't you believe it. I've got a light fur, and my fell has been burned before." "Your what?" "My fell. It's the skin under my fur." "Oh." He smiled, but he also felt a little frustrated. Furry noticed. "You're learning a lot, aren't you?" she asked. "It can be hard. I'm so used to dealing with things like fells, pelts, Sdisks..." She shrugged. "Welcome to Pendor." "At least," he said as he pulled his clothes back on and helped her repack the blanket, "I've the prettiest guide anyone could ever ask for." "Flattery will get you everywhere," she said as they closed the distance to fold the blanket. She kissed him as they came together; he took the blanket. "Ready?" she asked. "Yup." "Let's go." They walked back, running occasionally along the packed wet sand near the surf, laughing. Nickolai's chest felt tight sometimes, but he enjoyed it. He didn't know how to put into words how he felt about her. 'I love you' just wasn't sufficient anymore. They walked back to find the Lagoon a mass of activity; about two dozen people of all shapes, sizes, colors and species splashed in the lagoon enthusiastically. "Nickolai! Jofuran!" a voice called from the water. "Hi! Come on in!" Nickolai recognized it as Skii. |