35: Dinner in The Woods

MIKA POV:

The days flew by. Every morning I trained with Ishi, We continued with the Ki maneuvers and added in a few more moves. She taught me meditation, which was supposed to allow me to communicate with my beast. It didn't work. And we continued basic forms and sparring in the afternoon. After training I would shower and go have dinner with Dania and Marshall.

Every evening I would return to Isola's house where another nasty potion would be waiting for me. We have barely spoken in days, she keeps herself cooped up in her study all the time. I feel bad that I'm putting her to such trouble.

If we were following the initial time line I should have taken a potion to transform about a week ago. Isola told me that she found a miscalculation in her original notes and had to redo the potion. We are hoping to try it soon. She says it will take another week to make a new tincture.

Secretly I am kind of glad that it is taking longer. I selfishly don't want to separate from my friends.

I was heading off for dinner with Dania and Marshall a little earlier than usual today. Ishi seemed on edge all day and ended training early. I was almost to the hut when a strong arm wrapped around me and pulled me into an alley.

I almost screamed, however before I could do so I was met with a familiar scent.

"Marshall, you scared me!" I scolded, playfully slapping him on the arm.

"Sorry, haha. I wanted to surprise you." He said, awkwardly scratching the back of his head.

"There is a difference between surprise and scare." I chuckled. "What are you doing out here anyways?"

"Dania isn't home so I thought we could do a picnic in the woods. Just us." He gestured to a small basket nearby. I looked up at his handsome face and striking purple eyes. My mate.

I smiled and agreed, "It sounds like a wonderful idea!"

We headed out of the city; Marshall had learned from one of the tigresses how to use his claws to climb up and down the trees for entry to the city. They must have gotten tired of hoisting him up in the fish net. I chuckled to myself at the mental image of puppy Marshall looking all helpless in the fish net when we first got him into the city.

I followed behind Marshall as the path in the woods got very narrow. I could see all the muscles in his back moving when he swung his arms. His well toned legs and buttock… My mind started to wander.

His neck and ears turned red as he called from ahead of me, "Umm.. Honey.. The mind link…"

I completely forgot about the mind link! My face heated up and I covered my mouth to keep me from gasping audibly. He could tell what I was thinking and feeling just then. Oh, gods…

He stopped at a secluded little clearing by a stream and said to me as he set the basket down, "Although I suppose no one would complain if we had dessert before dinner."

My heart fluttered and I felt the heat rush towards a different part of my body.

He walked over , wrapped his arms around my waist, and pulled me in for a kiss. My back arched and I reached up for his neck. Due to the difference in height he ended up lifting me off the ground so I could reach. My legs awkwardly dangled as we made out, his arms supporting my butt. I decided to be bold and I wrapped my legs around his torso. It was less sexy than I imagined. Instead of being seductive and alluring, I felt more like a koala hugging a tree.

Marshall didn't seem to have the same sentiments. I heard him growl as he lowered us to the ground. Things got heated as we started ripping off each other's clothes while making out. It's been so long since we did this.

The sensations were so much more intense now. His scent assaulted my senses and acted like a drug that made me want more of him. No matter how close he was or how much he touched me, I felt like I was always going to want more. A light purr escaped me in response to his growling.

I remembered the last time we had s*x was in the woods before we were attacked… That thought led me to thinking about the monster that attacked us and how they are conceived… Which caused me to push Marshall away immediately.

"What's wrong?" He asked, breathing heavily, his member pressing firmly against my abdomen, waiting to enter.

"I just.. Umm.. We don't know.. About me, that is…" I stammered. Oh, how do I say this?!

"What?" He asked, confused, tilting his head.

"If we do this, and I'm not one of the chosen ones.. we might create monsters…" I said

"You have to be. How else could we be mates." He said breathily as he leaned down to kiss my neck.

I almost lost my train of thought, a voice inside my head was urging him to continue. I mustered up my self control and tried again to think rationally.

"We need to be careful though." I said, pushing him away again.

"How do we do that?" He asked.

My hands against his hard abs felt itchy and I wanted to caress him. I tried hard to rein in my thoughts and suppressed my embarrassment as I said, "You will need to pull out."

"Huh?" He asked, clearly confused.

My face heated up at having to explain. This world has no concept of birth control, for obvious reasons. So this would also be a foreign concept.

"Right before you umm.. you know.." I said, grabbing his member and moving my hand up and down it, causing him to growl low again and his gaze to darken, "You will need to pull it out of me before the stuff comes out. So I don't get pregnant." I said with a deep blush.

"I'll do anything you tell me to." He growled as he plunged it into me.

He started moving slowly in and out, then began to speed up, shoving it further in each time. I gasped at the sudden wave of pleasure that came with his thrusting. It felt so good. I could feel myself getting tighter, I was getting closer to o****m, I just needed a little push over the edge. His growling and my moaning became the only sounds we heard. He used one hand to caress my n****e and tease the bud, which was exactly the stimulation I needed for release.

I called out as he continued slamming into me, my core throbbing in pleasure. With a deep growl he pulled out of me and e********d on my abdomen. We were both so hungry for each other that it didn't take long for us both to reach our euphoria. The whole event lasted about 5 minutes, but it was the most intense 5 mins I have ever experienced.

He leaned over me, sweating and panting. "Sorry." He said.

"For what?" I asked him, still catching my breath. "For not doing the things with you first. From the book." He said, looking at me in all seriousness.

. . .

I forgot about that damn book.

"Shall we get cleaned up?" I changed the topic and gestured towards the stream. "I'm getting hungry."

He smiled and got up, with me in his arms. He walked us over to the stream where we washed up together. It was a little weird. I think this is the first time we have seen each other naked since being a couple. That is to say, seeing each other naked when not having s*x.

After, we got dressed and sat down to eat. We had a nice quiet meal, where he and I finally got to talk about some things. Turns out that there is a caravan from Hilraine expected in the next week. I convinced him to send a message home to his mother if we aren't already leaving by then.

The meal was nice and simple, we had sandwiches and fresh fruits. He brought a glass container with juice in it. After we finished eating and talking, we packed up and headed back.

The city guard at the entrance was one we haven't met yet. She begrudgingly waved us in. Once we entered the city, things seemed hectic. Usually the Felines were a pretty relaxed bunch.

Marshall and I looked at each other in confusion.

"Wonder what's going on." I said casually.

"Who knows." He shrugged. Indicating it wasn't our business. He's right, it's not our business.

"Oh well." I shrugged back, as we walked away from the busy city plaza.

We kissed goodnight at the mid way point as he went back to the hut and I went back to Isola's. I got there and the door was locked. She had all the windows closed again too.

I knocked on the door, "Isola, it's me."

"Me who?" I heard her call from a distance away.

"Mika." I said, a little annoyed.

She opened the door, grabbed my arm, and pulled me in before slamming and locking the door again.

"Isola, what's wrong?" I asked. I wonder why she went back to full paranoia again.

"They are back. Have to be extra careful." She mumbled as she handed me the glass of medicine and scrambled back to her study.

I won't get a straight answer out of her when she's like this. I'll find out eventually. I downed the glass of bitter medicine before setting up my bed for the night.

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ISOLA POV:

I hid among my piles of books and curled myself into a ball. My heart hurts every time he leaves and comes back. I know that one of these times he will come back with a mate. It's silly to still hold him so dear in my heart after rejecting him. I did it to save his reputation, but he didn't know that. Seeing him with another is not something that I want to do in this life time. If I could just live here with my books and have no contact with the outside world, things would be perfect.