Togetheart (4/6)

{...Teach you, you say?} The old Fushiu repeated, looking seriously at Aurora.

{Yes.}

Fushiu then inspected the young lucario for a short moment.

{I expected you to come back, but I didn't think you would decide so quickly.}

{I want to change. I want to be someone that master, hem… Max, is really proud of. If I keep letting things remain the way they are, I'll just end up being a burden. And I don't want that.}

{...I can indeed help you. However, I have to warn you: it won't be easy. Unchaining ourselves from the past can be really painful.}

{I'm ready for that. I'll manage.}

{Are you sure? Once we have started, there is no turning back.}

{Yes. No matter how hard it is, I'll get through it. For Max's sake. For my sake.}

Again, Fushiu inspected Aurora once more.

{Alright. You seem determined enough. I don't believe I have to tell you that it won't be done in one day.}

{I figured. I'll… ask Max if we can stay a little bit longer. Or at least until you say I'm ready.}

{That will only depend on you. Alright, if you're ready, then we will start as soon as tomorrow morning. Take the night to rest. You'll need it.}

{Understood.}

{See you there then.}

With her nodding, Fushiu closed the door and Aurora left the dojo. While on her way to join the others, she wondered what that old lucario had in store for her. Scarlet was right; she had to stand up and make a real change. She just hoped that she would succeed and see a real difference in the end. After a little while, she arrived at the canteen. Once inside, she spotted the group minus Luna around a table with a few other groups around them.

"Hey, Aurora! Over here." Max called.

{I saw you. I haven't gone blind yet.} She retorted when near them.

"Feeling better I see."

{About that, can we talk?}

"Sure?"

{Outside.} She said before heading back outside.

"...Okay."

With a confused look he gave to the girls, Max stood up and followed her outside.

"It's rare you want to see me in private. Well, except when it comes to-"

{I have something very important to tell you.} She cut in.

"Okay. You know I'm always all ears."

{Yeah. I… want to ask you if we could stay here longer.}

"Why?"

Taking a deep breath, Aurora turned her back to him and crossed her arms.

{Because I want things to change.}

"Change? In what way?"

{In every way. I'm not strong enough and I have many shortcomings. I suck at controlling my own aura, so it gives you a pretty good idea of how much of a burden I'm going to be. And I don't want to hear you say that isn't true. Now is not about you, but about me.} She explained before facing him again.

"..."

{I just don't like how things are right now. If I don't do anything soon, I'll still be stuck in the same bullshit pattern in ten years.}

"...What is your plan then?"

{Fushiu will help me. We'll start tomorrow.}

"Alright. How long will it take?"

{I don't know. Fushiu said it all depends on me, so as long as needed I guess.}

Both of them then looked at each other silently for a short moment.

"If it's really what you want and you think it's the best for you, then I don't have much of a choice but to encourage you."

{I'm not one hundred percent sure, but I believe it's worth a try. Better than sitting somewhere and complaining about everything.}

"On that, we agree."

{But…}

"Hm?"

{There is also another reason that I wanted to tell you.}

"I'm listening."

{Promise me that if it takes too long or I just can't do it, you will continue your journey without me.}

"What? Hell no!" Max refused categorically.

{Just listen to me. I don't want to be the one that stops you from being a trainer and making the others stronger. You have better things to do than waiting for me indefinitely.}

"You listen to me." Max firmly said, lowering himself he was face to face with her. "If I accepted you into the team, it was not to leave you behind later. I care about you and I want to be with you."

{You don't understand-}

"There is nothing to understand. Damn, the things you say sometimes." Max said a bit more aggressively than he anticipated. *Sigh* "Aurora." He continued, gently putting his hands on her shoulders, rubbing them. "I'll wait as long as needed, okay? And that's not negotiable. I promised you that I'll never abandon you and I'll keep my promise."

{It's not abandoning me if I'm the one that wants to stay.}

"Is that really what you want?"

At his question, Aurora heavily considered lying to him.

"Be honest, Aurora. You know I don't like liars."

{...No.} She mumbled, looking to the side.

"Then why are we even having this conversation? I love you, Aurora." He said, moving his hands to her cheeks. "Being separated from you if it's not your desire will simply not do."

{I… love you too.} She shyly replied, rubbing one of his hands with one paw. {I just want to be strong for you.} She added with a small tear dropping from one eye.

"And it really touches me, but you also have to do it for yourself too. Do what you must do, Aurora. And in the eventuality that you really need to leave for you to achieve your goal, so be it."

{Don't say that. I'll never have a reason to leave you.}

"I hope you never will too," Max concluded before hugging her, which she strongly returned. "We'll wait."

{Thanks, master.}

The hug lasted for a good twenty seconds before they broke it.

"Do you want me to accompany you tomorrow?"

{I would like that, thanks.}

"No problem. Say, are you hungry?"

{You bet I am. I could eat an entire cow.}

"Haha, then I hope they have one inside." Max jested, entering with his lucario.

Joining them, Aurora was asked how she was doing and what she was up to. She explained everything she said to Max. To her astonishment, everyone took the news very well. They pretty much all saw it as an opportunity to settle down a bit and improve themselves without any stress. She didn't have the opinion of Luna, but she guessed that wherever she was, she would be fine. As long as she had a forest and Max to tease. Soon, the service started and the place was almost full of humans and pokemon.

{So, what will the training be all about?} Bonny asked after she went to serve herself a plate of food.

{I don't know. I didn't really ask, to be honest.} Aurora answered.

{I see. Well, I hope it won't be anything too hard. We still want you to stay alive.}

"Overdramatic much?" Max jested.

{Not really. No one knows him that much or his training method.}

{Master Fushiu is not a demon, you know.} Sally defended. {He is strict and very demanding, but fair. He won't push for something he knows you won't be able to do. Close, but not quite.}

"In any case, I'm really proud of my little Aurora." Max praised, rubbing her closest thigh.

{W-Wait at least until I've achieved something before saying that.} She replied with a blush, liking the touch.

{You already did.} Scarlet corrected. {Making a move is already an achievement on its own.}

{Not a big one.}

"But it is one."

{...I guess.}

They then went on to the diner for a little while until everyone was done. Since she was getting some stares, Scarlet urged the slow eaters to speed up a bit. When done, they all exited the building and found themselves under a darkening sky.

"Well, I guess it's a nice time to call off for the day."

{Before that, I won't say no to a little shower. I'm starting to feel dirty.} Scarlet announced.

{Yeah, me too. And I'm not talking about my fur getting rough.} Bonny agreed.

"Nice thinking. However, I don't know where we could go. We can always try to find a water source nearby…"

{Why not the public showers instead?} Sally proposed.

"Huh? Why didn't I think of that?"

{I can guess why.} Scarlet replied.

"Not sure I want to hear it." Max retorted, making her stick her tongue at him.

{I can show you.} Sally happily proposed.

"Maybe I should get my stuff first."

{Don't worry. I'll be on it as soon as the moment arrives.} Scarlet assured.

"Okay. To the shower, then."

With a big smile, Sally led them to the aforementioned public shower. The size of the building impressed Max. It was only one story high but was quite large.

"Just how many showers are there?"

{I never counted, but maybe twenty. Perhaps more.}

"Wow. Well, I guess if everyone here comes for that, it shouldn't be that surprising."

{Why does it even matter?} Scarlet said before passing in front of him to get in.

"Because… just saying."

{Do you think we can share one?} Bonny proposed.

"I-"

{Aw, but I wanted to share one with him too.} Dusk expressed.

{I thought it was just me.} Scarlet mentioned.

"Come on, girls. There are twenty showers in there. I doubt we can all fit in a single one."

{There are two different types of public showers. A big one with multiple shower heads and one for those who don't want to be seen naked.}

"So, basically, an exhibitionist one and a pudic one."

{I vote for the exhibitionist one.} Scarlet proposed, raising her hand.

{Me too!} Bonny followed with everyone else doing the same, minus Sally and Jade.

*Sigh* "The open one it is then."

When at the entrance, Jade stopped.

"What is it, Jade?" Max inquired when he noticed.

{I'll… wait outside.} She shyly announced.

"Come on, now. Don't be shy. Everyone needs a shower from time to time."

{...I'll just take one later.}

"Well, you could always go to the other half."

{...I… guess.}

{I'll go with her.} Dusk proposed.

"You will?"

{Yeah. That would suck for her to be all alone.}

"That's very nice of you." Max praised, petting her.

{Come on, master.} Bonny urged before pulling the human in, followed by everyone else except for Jade and Dusk.

{Ready?} Dusk asked Jade.

{You didn't have to do that.}

{I know.}

{You didn't want to be with… Max?}

{Yeah, but we're friends, right? It's just as important.}

{Friends?} Jade repeated, unsure.

{Why yes. Don't you think?}

{I… think so.} Jade answered, blushing slightly from embarrassment.

{Come on. I'll have plenty of other occasions to have master for myself.} The braixen said, motioning her to follow.

Smiling slightly, Jade followed Dusk. The interior was split in half, with a long hall in the middle from the entrance door. It was clearly indicated "Open shower area" and "Individual showers" on the right and left respectively. The individual shower zone was a large room with small booth-like showers after a small changing room. Two panels separated one from another with a door on the front. They then chose two next to each other and got in.

{Wow. Everything is already on display.} Dusk commented.

{That's very convenient.} Jade added.

Dusk then took one bottle of shampoo and smelled it.

{But it's clearly cheap material. The shampoo smells like almost nothing. Oh well, better than nothing.} The braixen said before turning the faucets.

Obviously, Dusk liked her shower burning hot, so it didn't take long for steam to start coming out of her cabin. Jade, on the other hand, didn't have any steam at all. Even though she shouldn't look at her directly, Dusk noticed that.

{You don't like your water too hot I see.}

{I'm used to always bathing in cold water, so it doesn't bother me much.}

{So you never showered in hot water?}

{No. I never showered at all.}

{Really? Hehe, yet you guessed how it works.}

{It was not difficult to guess. Water came down the metal piece over there, so it was forcibly controllable somewhere and I guess it was those two other metal pieces. H means Hot and C means cold.}

{...You're really smart, Jade.}

{I-I'm not that sure. I was just… logical.}

{Well, you seem to have plenty of it. I recall that no one beat you at that board game, am I right? And you learned the rules in just one read.}

Not replying, Jade got uncomfortable and took the bottle of body lotions and began to wash.

On the other side, everyone except Max was under hot spreading water in one large open shower room right after a larger changing room.

{Ahh! That's just the best.} Bonny commented with her wet fur all dropped down from the water.

{You bet it is. A little bit hotter please.} May agreed before Bonny, who was just next to her, complied.

Again, May's size wasn't making her justice and she had to ask Bonny to adjust the faucets for her.

{Ohh. There we go.}

{Remember guys. We can't stay here for too long.} Sally told them, looking like Bonny with her wet fur, next to Scarlet. {Others will want hot water too.}

{How thoughtful of you for those who don't really deserve it. It wouldn't take long if someone could get in already!} Scarlet said, speaking louder at the end of her sentence.

"Coming. Just had trouble with those freaking socks."

Scarlet then nudged Sally with one elbow.

{Peel up those eyes and take a load of this.} She whispered.

A few seconds later, Max appeared butt naked with his business for all to see.

*Whistle* *Whistle* {Hi there, handsome.} Bonny exclaimed, staring at him. {Come here often?}

"You all have seen me naked a thousand times now. You don't have to do that every time."

{Is it wrong to appreciate a nice body when we see one?}

"No, but if it is all the time, it might become redundant."

{Boohoo. Someone help me! I'm being sexually harassed by my sexy pokemon!} Bonny mocked him.

"Fuck you." Max jested before heading towards a free shower right next to Bonny

{Any time.} The lopunny replied, slapping his ass when he passed by.

{So?} Scarlet engaged Sally lowly, who wasn't even looking at him. {Hey now, you will miss everything if you keep glaring at the wall.}

With an accelerated heartbeat, Sally started to do a very brief peek at Max.

{It's very embarrassing.} Sally almost whispered.

{How? He's the one all exposed.}

{But… what if he caught me staring?}

{So? I highly doubt that he will mind. He's a pervert after all.}

"By the way, Sally…" Max engaged with his back facing the cinderace. "I didn't expect you to join us, so are you sure it's okay for you to be with us?"

{Well…}

{I invited her.} Scarlet intervened.

"That, I figured. But…"

{Leave her alone, master.} Bonny said. {She probably just wants to see your junk, that's all.} She theorized before laughing.

Even though she said it mostly as a joke, she could hardly be more right. Sally did want to see it but was a bit too embarrassed to see it in plain sight.

"I'm not a vulgar piece of meat, you know."

{Since when did a female pokemon being interested in your dick scare you?} Aurora commented, slightly contemptuously.

"It doesn't. It's just… I don't want to make her uncomfortable, that's all."

{Well, we should ask her, then. Sally? Does our master's exposed body make you uncomfortable?} Scarlet asked the cinderace.

{N-Not r-really.} She lied, looking at the wall in front of her.

{See?}

"Whatever. Maybe it's just me, then. I'm still a bit embarrassed with so many eyes on me when I shower."

{Come on, now. Don't take our fun away.} May said.

"I'm here, so I think you're all safe with that matter."

{Oh no! How clumsy of me.} Bonny exclaimed in a fake panicked tone.

Wondering what was the problem, Max saw Bonny pouring a huge amount of body lotion for bare skin on her chest fur.

{I put too much of the wrong lotion on me. Master? Can you help me?} She asked him, slowly moving towards him.

"How do-" He said before Bonny pressed her entire front part on him and began to rub him.

{I guess I can help you wash at the same time. Killing two birds with one stone.} She justified with lewd eyes.

"I… can do it on my own." Max tried to protest without pushing her away.

{*Hmpf* I can do better.}

Doing the same exact thing, Aurora took his other side.

"C-Can't I even have a word to say on that?"

{What word could you possibly want to say in that situation besides "Oh yes Bonny, keep going!".} The lopunny said.

{That's more than a word.} Aurora corrected.

{Detail. Useless detail.} She seductively said while glaring at Max with hungry eyes.

"Seriously, I still wonder what happened in your brain when you passed from an innocent and chaste buneary to the most perverted rabbit in the world."

{Thanks for the compliment, but who said I was chaste and innocent when I was a buneary?}

"You weren't?" Max inquired with a raised eyebrow.

{Chaste, maybe. But innocent? Hm, you may think twice before affirming things.}

"Oh lord," Max said with a desperate tone.

{But you're one to talk. I'm not the one with the erection.}

{Have you no shame?} Aurora accused playfully.

"You guys knew too well what would happen if you both rubbed your bodies against mine."

{Now watch closely, Sally. You might just see something really interesting. Your very first completely erect male penis.} Scarlet said to Sally

With her heart beating stronger, the cinderace took a peek behind her to see Max still with his back facing her. She then saw Bonny reaching his lower part with one paw.

"What are you doing?" Max asked softly while being very gently pumped by Bonny. "Not in front of our friend."

{Embarrassed? Poor little thing. She might just want to see that actually. Although, you already have a bunny pokemon giving it attention, so...}

"Please, Bonny."

{Tsk. Fine.} She conceded before leaving him. {You can be such a party pooper when you want to.}

{I win!} Aurora exclaimed before leaving him as well.

(Damnit! They got me all excited now.) Scarlet heard in Max's head.

{Oh well, better luck later then.} Scarlet said, returning to her own washing.

Doing the same, Sally couldn't resist the desire to peek from time to time. Within certain angles of some of his movements, she could see a glimpse of his manhood. She, however, wasn't seeing enough to get a good idea of how it looked like.

{Tempting, isn't it?} Scarlet engaged.

{Well… I… Are you still sure that it's okay for me to… It's your mate, after all.}

{Yeah yeah, but if it troubles you too much, feel free to change your mind. Now that these two excited him, I'll be the one to be his desired object.}

{...Will he… I don't even know if he will like it with me. I mean, I know nothing.}

{It's not hard, really. At worst, just trust your instincts. When the moment comes, your body will know what to do.}

{Y-You think?}

{Every living creature is programmed to be that way. You won't be an exception.}

{That's… reassuring. At least he won't laugh at me if I screw up.}

{Ah. No way you can screw up things with him. He's just that passionate when it comes to molesting pokemon.}

{Molesting?}

{I'm just kidding. I love badmouthing him a little.}

{Why?}

{Because he's too perfect, so I have to come up with some things from time to time.}

Resuming her periodical peeks, Sally was getting ever so slightly less intimidated by the whole thing. While looking at him, she was even starting to feel a bit like she did earlier when she was on top of him. She wished she could know what mating was so she could imagine things.

{To motivate you a little bit more, do you want me to tell you a little something?}

{S-Sure.}

{You said 'yes' when I asked if you ever masturbated, right?}

{...Yeah.} Sally answered, not really wanting to remember those moments.

{I know you grew to dislike it, but just try to remember the feeling alone of the moment. It was great, wasn't it?}

Now having good confidence in Scarlet's words, she did her best to do the abstraction of the bad side and focused on the good part.

{I'd say… yes. It was a feeling… really good.} She said embarrassingly.

{A hand or a paw is nice and all, but it's not comparable to a tongue.}

{A t-tongue?} Sally repeated, confused.

{Yes. And you know what?} She said, leaning close to her ear. {It's ten times better than that.}

Her words made Sally's eyes widen in almost shock.

{T-T-T-T-Ten times b-better?} She stammered, almost shaking.

{Huh uh. And if you ask him very nicely, he might just make you experience that.}

Sally was completely paralyzed. Thinking that something could feel a whole lot better than the best orgasm she ever had was beyond her comprehension. She was even starting to wonder if Scarletshe was lying and just wanted to mock her. Yet, she couldn't resolve herself to think that of her. She was so nice to her and she would even let her do that with her mate. She had no reason to lie to her. She couldn't be that mean. But to think that such a thing was even possible was hard to comprehend.

{You are right, I have no reason to lie to you. Believe it or not, pleasure is multiplied when it's someone else doing it.}

Again, she could hardly believe what she just heard. However, she was thinking about it and trying to visualize her most intense pleasure moment and imagine it a lot stronger. At this moment, an intense feeling she hadn't had in a while hit her. Her temperature was rising and her womanhood began to get itchy, making her rub her thighs together.

{Oh my! Sorry about that. I didn't think it would have turned you on.} Scarlet apologized with a tiny mischievous grin.

While doing so, she put one paw on the wall as her legs were growing a bit weak and looked back at him. Even though he still had his back facing her, she couldn't unlock her gaze from him.

{What… is… this?} She hardly said.

{It's the call of nature.} Scarlet replied while turning off the shower. {Well, good luck with the rest.

{W-Wait.} Sally stopped before she could go. {I'll… need help.}

{Help?}

{How… do I engage him? I… don't know what to say.}

{*Sigh* Alright. Just make sure you're alone with him somewhere and I'll help you via telepathy. Just think about me really strongly and I'll be there.}

{A-Alright.}

With a warm smile, Scarlet floated out of the shower room.

{I'll put your stuff in here.} Scarlet announced to Max when in the changing room.

"Understood," Max replied. "Well, I think it's about time we go too." He said while turning off his own faucets.

{Aww. That means you'll dress up.} Bonny complained with a sad face.

"Until you strip my clothes off once more."

{Oh. Right.} She replied, smiling again.

With everyone also quitting, they headed to leave the shower.

"You're staying a bit longer?" Max asked Sally, who was still facing the wall, almost not moving at all.

Hearing him made her jump a little and meant that his back was no longer facing her and she could see everything if she turned around. Despite that, she didn't look.

{Y-Yeah. Just… one or two m-more m-minutes.}

"Alright. Do you need a towel? We have a couple of those."

{N-no thanks. W-We have e-everything here.}

"If you ask me, you shouldn't stay too much longer. It's like you're about to pass out."

{D-Don't worry. I'm f-fine.}

"Alright. Be careful though." He finished before leaving.

{...Why?} She mumbled, trembling. {I've already seen good-looking males, but I never felt… that. That Scarlet… no way everything she said was true. But if it is… I've been missing something incredible. That's so not fair. How come everyone but me can experience that?} She said while sadness began to fill her.

She then suddenly lightened up.

{But it's about to change.}

Again, her expression quickly changed, this time from determined to scared.

{But… what if he doesn't want to?}

*Snap*

"Oww! Bonny, are you crazy?" Sally heard from the changing room.

{What? Did I go too rough?}

"Yes. And what if I snap that wet towel on your ass?"

{Oh please, do!}

"You little..."

(...He seems so nice with pokemon. Maybe tonight will be a lucky night.) Sally thought.

Shortly after, Max and his pokemon left, leaving Sally alone under the shower. As she was turning off the shower, she began to feel a bit nauseous.

{Oh god. I'm way too nervous. I need… to calm down.}

Sally then took a couple of long and deep breaths. After a couple of tries, she managed to calm down a bit and felt better.

"We're heading out Sally. Thanks for everything today." Max said out loud.

{Yeah. N-No problem.} She replied before Max and the others left.

She was now completely by herself. She left the shower area, took a towel, and dried herself in front of a mirror.

{...What could he see in me anyway?} Sally said to herself, wiping the steam away from it. {I'm dumb and clumsy. Who would like someone like that?}

At this moment, three pokemon entered the changing room. Unfortunately for Sally, it was the grovyle from earlier with another female pokemon with him, a lilligant.

{Well, if it isn't Sally? Glad to see that you didn't drown yourself in the shower. Haha.} The grovyle mocked.

Not answering, Sally just ignored him while drying herself with the towel.

{Don't be too harsh on her, my little chick. It's not her fault if she's brain-damaged.} The lilligant said after him.

{Haha, true.} He added before both of them entered the shower area. {But I told you to stop calling me that.}

{But you're so cute! Just like a little chick.}

Their words again went under her skin. She wasn't even able to hold in a single tear but tried to stay strong and wiped it away. When she was more or less done, she dropped her towel in the designated bag of dirty towels and left. While holding her own arms, she wandered through the tiny town in sadness. She was always picked on from time to time for being a bit different, but every time was more hurtful than the last. Sally didn't have any friends or family around here, but she managed to convince an old couple to let her reside in their basement. It wasn't big and was full of old junk, but had just enough space to put a small mattress between items. Luckily, they had an independent small door to it, so she could go in and out without disturbing them. However, she had to care on her own for anything else. With a destroyed mood, she headed directly towards where she could barely call home. When she reached it, the sun was setting. When in, she passed through her usual path she made in the junk towards her bed. And like almost every time, she almost tripped or hit something with her feet or knees. The mattress was old but in good condition. After crawling on it, she sat on the head of it so she could have her back leaning against the wall and hugged her legs.

{I better forget about it. This is my life, so I better get used to it. Eh, I say that, but I've been living here for a few years already.}

Sally then dropped her head onto her arms and got overwhelmed by her sadness, shedding tears after tears.

{...Sally?}

A voice could be heard around her.

{Sally?}

Opening her eyes, Sally was surprised by Scarlet, who was sitting on her bed in front of her. Looking around, she then realized she had fallen asleep in her sitting position.

{It's you… Scarlet?} The cinderace engaged, rubbing her eyes, hoping it would not be obvious that she cried.

{So… this is where you live?} The red gardevoir said, inspecting her surroundings. {A bit dirty.}

{Don't say that. Those who own the house were kind enough to let me live here.}

{It's a dumpster. Why are you living in such a place while everyone else has a house or something?}

{Pretty much everyone here is in a relationship. Pokemon don't really care where they live, but humans need a house.}

{Alright, I get it. Well, it seems that they don't want to bother to build something just for a single pokemon, huh?}

{...}

{*Sigh* Despicable, like always.}

{It's not that bad here. I have shelter from the rain, it's warm in winter and no one bothers me here.}

{Good for you, but I wonder why no one cares about your situation. I know humans are the worst, but not a single soul wanted to help you in some way?}

{...I don't believe that they think that I'm sad or anything. I'm always trying my best to be 'all smiles' and act like my life is great, so no one really asks themselves the question, I guess.}

{Why do you fake happiness if it's not the case?}

{...I don't want to be a bother.}

Scarlet then stared at Sally. Rarely had she been exposed to self-sacrifice pushed this far. The thing she wasn't understanding though was what kind of gain she might possibly get from doing that.

{Why?}

{...I don't know.} Sally answered, dropping her forehead on her knees.

Giving up, Scarlet softly sighed before looking around again.

{It's a shame that this place is that small. It could have been a nice place. Intimate and probably soundproof with all the shit around us.}

{A nice place for what?}

{For, you know, getting to know master a little bit.} Scarlet specified with a tiny smile.

{Oh. That.} Sally said, not even lightening up.

{Whoa. You sure don't have the same excitement as before.}

{We should forget about it. I'll probably be just a waste of time for him. Anyway, if all of that is true that is.}

{Seriously? You still think that I'm messing with you?}

{Why wouldn't it be? I just don't understand.}

{Not wanting to be mean, but with an attitude like that, no wonder why you have trouble with others.}

{See? I'm always the problem.}

{That's not…} She started before letting out a loud sigh.

Scarlet then stood up and looked around thoughtfully.

{Okay, I guess I'll have to move those a little bit, and…} She mumbled.

She then used her power to move things around. She rearranged the place so Sally's area was more spacious. Since there were lots of things, she couldn't do a miracle, but managed to make Sally's "room" more decent, even though the path from the door to here was still partially blocked, but less hazardous.

{What did you do?} Sally asked, worried. {If they find out I touched their things, they'll kick me out.}

{Relax. I didn't get rid of anything. At best, the place looks a lot tidier and will be glad for the help. If not, I can always mind-control them.}

{No. It's… okay. But why did you do that?}

{For you to have more space with master.}

{For… huh? I-}

{Now, here's how things will go. Master will come here and show you a good time. You're gonna like it, thank him, and finally believe that you can be a desirable female. Bonny might get a bit jealous, but she will get over it eventually.} She explained with crossed arms.

Sally wanted to protest but was speechless. By how she said that it sounded even more of a prank. However, Scarlet's intense and intimidating glare was making her very convincing and was creating a small flame of hope.

{I…}

{I already know the answer, but I'm gonna ask it anyway. Do you want master to be your first and give him your virginity?}

This is it. It was the moment of truth. She still had trouble believing all of this was happening. However… What if it was true? Unable to answer, Sally only looked away in embarrassment.

{I'll take that as a yes. Wait here then. He will be here soon.}

{W-Wait!} She called out, but too late as she already teleported away.

{Oh my god! Oh my god! What do I do?} She said in a panic. {He's… gonna come here? But… if he comes here, he'll think of me as a dirty sloth. What should I do?! I…}

As her heartbeat was accelerating at an alarming rate, Sally began to hyperventilate. She even started to shake as if she was cold.

{Oh my god! I'm gonna screw things if he sees me like this. I should calm myself down.} She said to herself while closing her eyes. {Calm down, Sally. Calm down.}

*Knock* *Knock*

"Sally?"

*GASP* {A-Already!? But I'm not even ready!} She mumbled after pressing her back and paws against the wall behind her.

"You in there? Scarlet told me that you were."

{Is it really him? Why is he here?}

"I'm coming in if it's okay with you."

Sally then heard the door being opened.

{Oh my god! Why is there only one way out, here?!} She mumbled in panic, scanning her surroundings.

"Holy shit! I didn't know it was literally a junkyard in here."

Making his way with difficulty, Max managed to get past the obstacle course and appeared in the "Sally zone".

"Am I disturbing you?"

{NO!} She loudly replied while looking at him with wide eyes.

She then covered her mouth with her paws.

"...Okay, then. Scarlet told me that you had something very important to discuss. Knowing her, it was probably a pretext, but you never know. May I sit?"

Sally vigorously nodded with her paws still on her mouth.

"Thanks."

In a lazy and heavy motion, Max let himself drop on the mattress.

"Not exceptional for a bed. Better than the ground, I suppose, am I right? Hehe." Max jested while looking at her, who didn't answer or move whatsoever. "Sorry. Maybe I'm getting way too comfortable." He apologized while sitting up.

Sally vigorously shook her head.

"If you keep answering like that, your head's gonna fall off." Max joked with a smile.

{...R-Really?} She shyly replied.

"Haha, of course not. But you can hurt yourself, though."

{O-Okay.}

Max then noticed how shaky she was while looking down.

"Do I scare you?" Max questioned, which Sally answered with a head shake. "Good, because I'm not evil. I don't bite unless it is asked. Hehe, sorry. It's my usual joke when meeting new people. Well, you're not in fact a 'people' and not new, but I'm sure you get what I'm trying to say."

Not talking, she just nodded, still madly shaking.

"I know. You like dirty jokes, right? I have one: How do you call a guy with a tiny penis that just had sex with a girl?" He said, making her shake her head shyly. "You just don't. Hahaha. It's mean but yet funny."

{...Hehe.} She shyly laughed lightly and nervously.

"Anyway, what's the thing you wanted to talk about?" Max asked to a still speechless cinderace. "Ah, so she did lie. Sorry." He concluded, standing up. "Well, that's awkward. I'm sorry for that."

Again, the place was silent.

"So, I guess I'll be on my way then. I have a certain gardevoir to scold."

As Max turned away to leave, Sally realized that she was about to lose her unique chance to be desired by someone.

{W-Wai-Wai-} She stammered.

"Hm?"

{St-St-St-}

"You want me to stay?"

In response, Sally nodded vigorously again.

"Alright." Max expressed, sitting back. "But I can see you're hella nervous. Do you want me to help?"

{...H-How?} She mumbled.

"Petting sessions can soothe pretty much anything. I've been told countless times that I have a talent in that, but I believe anyone can do it as long as he or she's well-intentioned."

{...}

"May I?"

She again nodded her head. Gently and slowly, Max put a hand on her head and began to pet her. On rare occasions, she already had been petted, but never like he was doing. Finally unlocking her gaze from the mattress, she looked at Max. With only that, the feeling was intoxicating. Almost ecstatic.

(So that's how it feels to be... loved? It's... incredible.) She thought.

"Better?" He asked, stopping.

{...A-A bit, yes.}

"Great. Now I hope we can have a conversation, hehe."

{S-Sorry. I'm…}

"It's okay, you don't have to justify yourself." He assured her before looking around. "So, this is where you live, huh? Not really how I imagined it."

{H-How were you imagining it?}

"Haha, better not say it. You're gonna laugh at me."

{No. I promise.}

"Alright. I don't know why, but I pictured you living in a terrier."

{... Krhh… Pwuhaha.} She laughed.

"Hey, you promised."

{Sorry, but it's just dumb. Why would I ever live in a terrier?}

"Because you're a bunny?"

{Hahah, that's just stupid.}

"Nice, I managed to steal a smile."

Quietening her laughter, Sally blushed and looked away.

{I… hope I'm not preventing you from doing… things. Maybe you were busy.} She shyly said, playing with her paws.

"Not at all. The girls and I got back to the guest room. I then went to Zebb and told him we may stay a bit longer."

{S-So you really will?}

"Yeah. Aurora wants and needs it."

{I s-see.} Sally said, slightly smiling.

"Then, we discussed where I'll live in the meantime. We can't stay in the guest room indefinitely and since we don't plan on living here forever, he doesn't see the point of building a house for us."

{W-What are you gonna do, then?}

"Probably pitch my tent at the edge of the town."

{Wouldn't you… get cold?}

"Haha, don't worry about that. I have a handful of pokemon that are eager to share their heat with me."

{You're talking about Bonny and the others?}

"Of course. Although some are more eager to share than others."

{Yeah. Bonny seems to love you very much.}

"I believe they all do, but Bonny sure is the most demonstrative."

{Like in the shower?}

"Yeah. Sorry about that. Even though I'm their trainer, I don't have control over them. I hope it didn't disgust or make you uncomfortable."

{N-Not at all. On the con-}

Right there, she had almost given herself away. Not that she didn't want to hide it from him, but didn't want to sound like a desperate pervert.

"I don't know what Scarlet was thinking, but inviting someone we barely know is a bit… you know."

{Y-Yeah. S-Say, I was wondering…}

"Hm?"

{Scarlet said earlier that… Bonny might get jealous if you came here. I don't want to start a dispute or…}

"Bha, don't worry about that. We talked about this and she's just a bit concerned about me doing it with another bunny pokemon since I already have her. She then added that your fire-type wasn't a good reason since I already have a fire-type too. Well, that's what she said, but it did sound like jealousy. Scarlet managed to convince her that there's no way I'll replace her. I agreed and added that she will always be my special bunny pokemon. No need to tell you that she almost jumped on me to rip my clothes off. I tell you, she can be more aggressive than a carnivorous pokemon. It's even worse in her mega-evolution. But that body of hers… damn."

{Yeah. Bonny is a pretty pokemon. I wish I could be as pretty as her.} Sally said, sounding a bit morose.

"Hey now, you're pretty yourself. You're cute and you have nice... hem, forget about the last part."

{No, please. Tell me.} She insisted.

"Ehrr… I was about to say that your hips and thighs are... very nice." Max admitted, now being the one who was embarrassed.

Sally then looked at her thighs.

{You… really like them?}

"Yeah. I've always been a leg person since, you know, they're sexy and give you access to the most interesting part." He explained, making the cinderace madly blush.

Then, without her noticing, Sally became a lot less stressed and was almost getting comfortable around Max. She then took that moment to ask him something.

{So you wouldn't mind…}

Unfortunately, her nervousness came back mid-sentence, making her unable to finish.

"Wouldn't mind what? Touching them? I guess not. I mean, they are very similar to Bonny's."

His answer reassured her. However, she had yet to confirm something.

{Say, Max. Is it t-true that… you w-would… like… m-me?}

"Like you? I'm not sure I understand, but I already like you. You're cute and kind, so what's not to like?"

{I... Thanks.} She said, giving up, thinking it was too soon.

"You're welcome. However, if you meant if I would like you in the sense of wanting you, I can also say yes." He shyly added.

Sally's eyes widened.

{I… don't understand. Why would you like to do it with me? I know nothing about… nothing. That wouldn't be fun for you. I don't even know how… a male works.}

"That's something learnable. Naturally, you'll never know anything if you never experiment."

{It's… true, but… for that you need to have someone that wants to experiment with you.}

"Well, didn't you just find one?"

Looking at him, her heartbeat sped up again. Barely, she felt the same thing she felt in the shower and when she was over him.

{R-Really? Y-You would?}

"Sure. But you also need to want it."

{If it's you… I-I think I d-do.} She said before hiding her face behind her arms above her knees.

"Is that so?"

Raising her head, she saw him looking at her with a smile.

{...So… we're gonna… do it?}

"If you're game, I'm in."

{...B-But… w-what do we d-do?}

"Hm. Good question. Every time I'm with a first-timer, I always say we can start with kisses."

{K-Kisses? Like those with the l-lips?}

"Of course. There is hardly another way to kiss."

That, she often saw it all around her. She always wondered why they were doing this and how it felt.

{Is it d-dangerous?}

"Haha, you're just too much Sally. Of course not. It's something very pleasant. And if you let me…" He replied, moving to sit in front of her. "We can start with just that."

Max then put his hands on her cheeks. Her eyes locked on his instinctively, anticipating eventual aggression. Her breathing accelerated alongside her heartbeat.

"Just do as I do," Max instructed before pressing his lips against hers.

Even there, her breathing didn't slow down, and was quickly inhaling and exhaling from her nose, rendering the moment a bit awkward. However, Max didn't mind and kept going. Sally then felt like she was melting. A brand new and very powerful feeling invaded her. For her, it felt a bit dirty, but inexplicably, she immediately got addicted to it. After a few seconds, Max broke it.

"How was it?"

Very slowly, her breathing was slowing down but still accelerated.

{...Again.} She inaudibly said.

"What was that?"

{A-Again. P-Please.}

"Eh. Understood." He obliged before going for another kiss.

This time, she dropped her legs down so they could have more space and put her paws on his chest. She clumsily tried to replicate Max's movements, but was so random and fast that she couldn't do it very well. Like Scarlet would say, it was ten times better than mere petting. While doing so, the itching from earlier in the shower came back, but stronger. She got very uncomfortable and wanted to relieve herself, but didn't want to do it in front of someone. Slowly, she got submerged by lust, a feeling she never had. When Max broke the kiss again, it was almost like she was stripped away from her favorite treat. Despite herself, Sally had a slightly depraved face.

"More?"

{Yes.}

"Alright. Why don't you lay down a bit?"

{W-Why?}

"Trust me, you'll like it."

A bit afraid, she did as she was told and laid on her back in front of Max. He crawled over her and couldn't resist the sight of a vulnerable being, waiting to be devoured. He then eagerly went for kisses. At first, she got a bit scared to be at the mercy of someone that she didn't know a lot, but the pleasure that he was bringing easily overwhelmed that feeling, almost as if she didn't care if she was in danger at this point. As she couldn't get enough of the kisses, her eyes widened and gasped a little when she felt a human hand on her hips. It was incredible. It was like she was living a dream, feeling like she was in heaven. For a second, she even wondered if she was still alive. If it was a dream, she surely didn't want to be awakened. Not right now. Starting to feel his lips numbing, Max broke the kiss.

{M-Mister… M-Max?}

"Yes?"

{It's... you made me… all itchy.} She told him, rubbing her legs together.

"Really? I'm so sorry. Perhaps I can do something about it."

Sally then saw the human slowly move downward. When she realized where his head was about to go, she immediately got embarrassed and covered herself.

{What… a-are you doing?}

"Why, helping you of course. Unless you don't want me to use my tongue. I admit that it may be a bit invasive for the first time."

{T-T-Tongue?}

The tongue Scarlet talked about. She was about to experience what she had been doing on her own, but ten times better. The mere thought created a burning sensation in her privates.

"Yes, but I can always use my finger if it's what you prefer."

{N-N-No. It's just… it's d-dirty.}

"You mean 'naughty'? Then yes, that's the idea."

{...O-Okay, then.}

"So which one? Tongue or finger?"

{...T-T-T… The first one.}

"Good choice," Max said with a smile. "Can you open up for me?"

Very slowly, Sally spread her legs, her embarrassment growing proportionally with them.

"Damn!" Max exclaimed in surprise.

{W-What?} Sally inquired, scared that something had gone wrong.

"You're soaking wet down here. At this rate, you're gonna make a puddle on your mattress."

{N-No…} She replied, hiding her face.

"This is gonna be fun. Here I go, then."

Max firstly went for gentle kisses on and around her vulva. Knowing how a tongue was, she knew he wasn't using it yet, but just that was already two or three times better than her own paw. Suddenly, she felt it running across her entire slit, from the south all the way up.

{AAHH!} She moaned loudly before covering her mouth with her paws.

Max wanted to tell her to let herself go since he loved female moans but knew that she didn't want to be heard by her neighbors upstairs. Pleasure and the joy of finally being desired by someone overwhelmed her so much that she shed a few tears, which for once, weren't because of sadness.

Then, she felt it. The ultimate pleasure sensation; Max's tongue directly on her clitoris. With gentle licks, he made Sally moan very loudly in her own mouth and her entire body, especially her legs, became very wriggly. Her lower parts' muscles were almost uncontrollable, kicking, and tensing randomly. The excitement she accumulated all day until this precise moment, the pleasure was too much for her to bear and she came in a few seconds. Her orgasm had a power she had never felt before. Her entire body went stiff with heavily contracted muscles. It also lasted longer than usual. Normally, it was just a few seconds, but this time, she easily reached ten seconds. When her body finally relaxed, Max raised his head and looked at the cinderace, who was heavily panting.

"Looks like someone was stacking up."

*Pant* * Pant*

"Your thoughts on your first cunnilingus?"

{... It was… unbelievably intense.}

"Is it now?"

{So that's what… I've been missing.}

"Oral sex sure is fun, but it's not all," Max said, crawling up. "We still have to do the thing we both will enjoy."

Sally's nervousness seemed to have come back all of a sudden.

{Y-You m-mean…}

"And this is the moment where I ask one last time if they still want to go further."

Until now, she was marveled by what she had experienced. What Max just did was beyond what she could have ever imagined. She even found it more than ten times better than her own paw. However, the next step was scaring her. She never saw it but managed to learn that the male had to stick something inside her, so she wasn't reassured at all.

{What… are you gonna do?} She asked, looking afraid.

"Well… what we do next is called intercourse. You know what that means, right?"

{I… heard t-that you have to p-put something in m-me. I don't know what, b-but I'm scared that it will hurt.}

Max couldn't help but let out a chuckle.

{W-Why are you laughing at me? I thought-}

"I'm not laughing at you, Sally. It's that you're so cute in a way that I couldn't contain myself. In a sense, I wish that you could stay that innocent forever, but you won't be happy with that."

{...}

"It's a bit embarrassing, but I guess the only way to explain it to you is to be crude and simple. Intercourse is when a male inserts his penis inside the female's vagina."

{Your… in… there?} She wanted to confirm, looking even more scared than before.

"Yes. It may not sound right or just weird for someone who has never heard of it, but you have to trust me; that's how it is done."

Sally then considered the situation a moment.

{But… wouldn't that… hurt?}

"I'm not gonna lie; It may hurt a little. And I insist on the may. Since I don't know much of the physiology of a cinderace, it's more of a gamble at this point. It may hurt, but it could also not hurt at all. If a cinderace has some similarity with humans due to being bipedal too, an active girl like you has a good chance that it won't hurt."

She kept considering if she should continue or not.

"But if it scares you too much, we can stop here and do it another time."

She was indeed scared, but Fushiu always said that fear is just an obstacle to get over like any other. Sally wasn't the very courageous type of girl but somehow managed to overcome most of her fears when she put her willpower into it.

{I'll… d-do it.} She decided.

"You sure?"

{Y-Yes. If I b-back out now… I'll always be scared. You've been so nice to me and… I've never been this close to someone. I'm… trusting you.}

Max then smiled.

"It's very flattering hearing that. I'm really happy that you placed your trust in me. I'll do my best to be worthy of that trust."

Slightly, Sally smiled as well.

"So, what I'm gonna do is to go in very slowly. The moment it hurts, we can stop. If you can't bear it, say so, okay?"

{O-Okay.} She replied with a trembling voice.

"But before that, I need to excite myself a little bit more." He told her before going for more kisses.

For a moment, Sally could forget about her nervousness and get sucked into the bliss heaven of the kissing once more. She closed her eyes and tried her best to return them. Slowly, she was getting better and on her way to kiss properly. Still not minding, Max added some tongue play in the mix. The cinderace opened her eyes in surprise, but oddly, she liked that. Strangely, she was better with her tongue than the kissing, turning Max on more efficiently. With a strand of saliva, Max broke it and looked into her eyes.

"Here I go." He announced before starting to work on his pants.

Even though she was turned on too, Sally hid her eyes with her paws. Very slightly, she dropped them so only a fraction of her vision could see in front of her. As soon as the human pulled his underwear down, an erected manhood leaking precum popped into plain view, making her shield her eyes once more.

"Don't be afraid. It won't bite you."

Slowly, she lowered her paws and looked down. She stared for a few seconds before looking at Max in the eyes.

{It's… weird.}

"You think?"

{It looks like… a slightly deformed mushroom.}

"Hey now, you're gonna offend him." Max jested.

{S-Sorry.}

"Hehe, don't be, I was just kidding. Anyway, I just wanted you to know at least what was going to go… well, in you."

{That's… T-Thanks, I-I guess.}

"Now, I know it might be hard, but I want you to relax as much as possible. You risk nothing if you're not, but it will just make things easier for both of us."

{O-Okay. I'll… try.}

Even though she was doing discreet deep breathing with closed eyes, she could hardly calm down, even a little. Her mind was telling her to run away, but… something in her was forcing her to stay. As if her own body had a mind of its own and wanted it. Gently, Max pressed his shaft on her entrance, making her jump a little and on the verge of hyperventilating again.

(Oh my god! This is it! This is the moment where I get to know what mating is. How will it-) {Ghaa!} Sally moaned in surprise when she felt the human's tip pushing passed her outer lips. (This is really happening! I can't believe it!)

"I'll start to push slowly in. Tell me if it hurt."

Very gradually, Max pushed forward. Not wanting to push too roughly, he pushed a few centimeters before withdrawing and coming back to go slightly further every time. It wasn't hurting for now, but it was very weird and a bit uncomfortable. After all, she never had something inserted in there.

"As I thought, you're burning hot. Fire-types are really something."

Even though she didn't really demonstrate it, she really liked what he said.

"How does it feel?" Max asked when he reached her bottom.

{It… stings a bit… but it doesn't really hurt.}

"Phew! I love hearing that." Max commented, relieved.

{But… I still don't get why you do this? It's not unpleasant, but…}

"Be patient. You're about to find out." He assured before moving back and forth once in a gentle swift movement.

{Aahh!} The fire pokemon moaned. {It's…}

"Only the beginning."

With a slow pace, Max initiated the game. It took Sally a couple of thrusts before starting to really feel what sex was all about. The pleasure was gradually heating her up, which was obvious with the face she was making.

{Oh… my god! It's so… pleasant...}

"Feels good, doesn't it?"

{Yes. It feels… amazing. I really like it.}

"Good. Looks like you're ready to go up a notch already." Max guessed before increasing his pace.

{GhAAa!}

The pleasure was multiplied each time he went faster. Her eyes were almost in the back of her head and she was even drooling a little.

{God! I feel too… good!}

Eventually, Max accelerated to a moderate pace. The pleasure was so much that she had to cover her mouth again so as not to loudly moan with each thrust. But the desire to do so was getting unbearable.

{I… feel it!}

"You're about to come?"

Barely noticeable, Sally nodded. With tensing legs and muffled moans, she reached her climax. Her orgasm lasted even longer than her previous by a few seconds. When done, she let all of her limbs fall lazily on the mattress. With closed eyes, Sally was panting loudly.

"Two orgasms for the first time? You really enjoyed yourself, didn't you?"

{I… don't… know.}

Just like this, Sally got very lightheaded and drowsy.

{It… was…} She slowly said, closing her eyes before passing out.

"Eh, such a cutie."

Knowing it was done, Max withdrew himself and put his pants back on.

"Well, sweet dreams, then." He wished, petting her.

Seeing her smiling while asleep was heartwarming, especially since it mustn't have happened in a while. Quietly, Max made his way through the junk and left after locking the door behind him.

"Another satisfied customer," Max told himself.

He then went on to head back to the dean's home under a darkening sky, almost out of light. He didn't really know the path, but shouldn't be that hard to find it in a place this small. Roughly a minute later, Scarlet began to float to his right.

{It seems that everything went well.}

"It was a bit delicate, but we managed. Even though I couldn't finish, she really enjoyed herself and came twice."

{With a pervert like you, it's no surprise. Wait! You couldn't finish? You mean…}

"She fell asleep right after the second one, so I didn't really have the time."

{Seriously?} She exclaimed while doing a quick scan of his body with her psychic abilities. {Oh my, you do have some stuck-up lust. We should take care of that.} She announced before pulling him to the side, more or less hidden on the side of a house. {It was really nice of you, though. I'm not the one to usually care, but it was quite respectful for you to stop there.} She said after she pushed his back against the house's wall, her arms around his neck in a dominating way.

"Come on. No way I'll take advantage of a sleeping pokemon."

{Some would, but not you. You're such a nice human.} She praised, warmly kissing him.

While doing so, she rubbed one hand over his crotch and made him hard in a short amount of time. She then worked on his pants with one hand and pulled his rock-hard cock out. She immediately began to pump it with leaking precum.

{Poor master. First Bonny and Aurora teased you to death, then you have sex with a female, but couldn't ejaculate. That must be painful.} She said seductively.

"It's not that… bad. I could have just…"

{Oh no, master. No masturbation with me. If you ever feel horny, tell me and I'll take care of it.}

"I know, but I still have trouble asking that. I still have the feeling that asking that is like treating you as a sex slave. I don't know."

{You overthink it way too much, master. You want hugs, I give you a hug. You're hungry, I get you food. You're feeling horny, I make you cum. It's so simple.}

"...maybe you're right."

{Am I, now?} Scarlet replied with lewd eyes, going faster with her hand job.

Since he did have stocked-up desires, it didn't take him very long to reach his climax, especially when a certain gardevoir knows exactly how to handle him. Clenching his teeth and fists, Max's orgasm was very much needed with far-propelled ejaculation. She kept pumping until he was out of ammo.

{Oh my!} Scarlet said with a grin. {You rarely shoot that far.}

"I'm rarely that horny for an extended period of time."

{Good point.}

Leaving his shaft, the gardevoir licked whatever had landed on her fingers and put his dick back in the bag.

{There. You must feel better now.}

"I do. Thanks."

{You're very welcome. Do you want to walk or do you want me to get us there immediately?}

"You know, I wouldn't mind some walking in the night like two lovebirds."

{Hehe, I don't know why, but I expected that you would say that.}

"Or perhaps that's also what you want."

{Now that's some smart reasoning. I'm impressed.} Scarlet teased while hugging his arm.

"You're impressed quite often lately."

{You think? Do you think it's because maybe you are becoming more exceptional every day?}

"Perhaps an overstatement, but maybe something in the same branch."

{Rha. You're way too modest, master.}

"On that, I agree. I'm the most modest person in the world."

{Haha. Yes, you are, master.} She played along while resting her head on his shoulder, slowly going back to their room to get a good rest.