Aoi and Arunika, who have been walking through the wilderness, away from any main roads, for the past few days, finally came upon the Southern Territory. Arunika told Aoi the feudal lord here was probably the strictest when it came to enforcement of laws. This is the territory where the settlement of orphans was when the laws against orphans were enacted, and this lord was the first descendant from the lord of that time.
He was getting on in age, but he still ruled his territory with an iron fist. He didn't believe in retirement or abdication of his position to his descendants until his death. He believed rulers should be rulers for life. Aoi was told that it's best to stay away from the border in this territory because Arunika said that any orphans who get near are suspected on conspiring to abandon the empire and are put to death on sight.
"So where is the best place to settle for the time being in this area, honey?"
"I'll go to the same spot I went last year. It was just a couple kilometers away to the East of where we are now."
"Hrm... I wouldn't go there this time."
"Why's that?"
"Well, if those people who were looking for us are still tracking us then we should probably try finding somewhere to go in the opposite direction or further to the East. All that team would have to do is ask around town and they'd know your identity if you really are as well known as you say you are."
"Why didn't I think of that? Hehe, my wife's so smart!" Arunika hugged Aoi around her shoulders and kissed her cheek. "Let's go all the way to the Eastern side then! That and when it's time to leave this area we can immediately pack up and depart."
"I'll trust your judgement on this then. Let's go. I want to hurry up so we can rest up. I'm getting tired and hungry. From the looks of it, we only have about four to five hours of daylight until nightfall."
"Alright, let's go then," Arunika said smiling, then started in the direction of where their next few months would be spent.
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The duo finally arrived at an area that seemed like it would be livable. Aoi conviced Arunika not to settle in the open outside the mountain forest bordering the Eastern territory. They were able to follow a creek that led to a pristine fresh water source inside the forest after a few minutes walk. The area was open but concealed enough that had some mini overhangs above the water.
When they looked around, they found the perfect location under an overhang that had the perfect amount of space to plant the cottage. That and it not only gave privacy but also was away from prying eyes looking for them unless they were directly across the lake or directly upon them.
Once they planted the cottage and finished preparations for living there, it was already nightfall and the moon was hanging in the sky. Aoi noticed the subtle differences in this lunar satellite a few nights ago while they were walking through the forest. It looked to be the same size, which doesn't exactly bode true, because their relative distance could be different. It could be larger but farther away or vice versa. The color was mostly the same but on certain nights you could see that about half of the moon was covered in a shades of red.
'We're obviously in a binary star solar system. I just hope I'm still in the Milky Way galaxy. From the look of the stars in the night sky I can definitely see were at least residing in a disc or spiral galaxy. I don't see any of Earth's known constellations, but that could just simply be because of our position in the galaxy. Man, this sucks... Oh well, I might as well get ready to bathe in the lake here.'
"Hey honey, I feel gross, so I'm going to bathe in the lake. Want to join me when you're done?"
"*gasp* I'm done! I'm done now! Let's go!"
"Fufu, lets go then."
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[POV change: Aoi]
As I saw Arunika running over to me from the cottage, I thought I'd give her a little show. I reached down to grab the hem of my linen shirt and pulled it up to take it off. I kept my back to her because honestly I'm not very proud of my stomach. Ever since I've gained a little bit of weight I've had some body image issues. I love myself and I still think I'm hot, but I feel like my flaws glare at me any time I look at myself naked.
I can hear Arunika behind me halt in her steps and I feel like I can hear an almost audible gasp. This is fun. I smirk to myself knowing she's watching me. I keep on my black lace bra and start untying the linen rope belt from my pants and slowly shimmy them down my hips revealing my matching boy shorts panties. These are my favorite panties, and I'm really glad I wore them that night I got drunk. They hug my hips perfectly. Not only are they comfortable but they also press my cheeks together and reveal the bottom and top of my ass in a way that gives a feast for the eyes but also leaves plenty to the imagination.
I let the pants drop to the ground and I lift each leg out of each hole. I undo the front clasp of my bra and...! Oh, man, this thing is soaked in sweat. I should wash my underwear tonight... I take off my bra and let them drop down my arms before hanging it off my finger to finally see it plummet to the ground on top of my shirt.
I can feel her gaze on me. It hasn't left since I started. I don't think she's even blinked, so she won't miss anything I'm doing. I smile to myself knowing the actions I'm taking are fully dominating her attention. I'm enraptured with this. I reach to my panties and I can hear Arunika's breath hitch a little in anticipation. I proceed to roll down the top half over my plump ass before slowly sliding them down to the tops of my thighs.
I proceed to start pulling them down and I bend over in the action to take them off. I want to give her a full view of my nethers. I can feel the breeze hit my lips as they spread slightly from the action of bending over. I look between my legs behind me and I can see her staring directly at me with wide eyes. There's an innocence there like she doesn't know what to do, but I can also see her swallow her saliva in what looks like an attempt to control herself.
Seeing that and knowing how I'm affecting her is getting me wet. I can feel it. That heat is building up in me and I can feel my clit throb in anticipation. I snap back up after getting a good look at her. I can hear her gasp, like I've just startled a deer. I lift my legs and use my foot to put my panties where my bra is and proceed to sashay to the crystal clear lake. I get in and it's cool, but not at an uncomfortable temperature. I can feel the past few days sweat wash off me.
I turn around and say to her, "Are you going to join me or are you just going to sit there and stare?"
"OH! Yeah, I'm coming!" She takes off her clothes in a hurried manner and I swear I can hear a few stitches ripping in the process. "Fufu, you don't need to go that fast. I'm not going anywhere~ You don't need to damage your clothes like that."
I can see her blush in the moonlight albeit faint from this distance. She's wearing her dudou-like garment and bloomer type panties that tie around the waist and legs to keep it on. She slows down noticably and unties the strings behind her back dropping her dudou revealing her perfect breasts. OH MY GOD!!! That's so cute! Despite being tanned like that she has the cutest pink nipples ever; no darkness to them what-so-ever.
I'm focused entirely on those breasts and don't notice she's already untied her bloomers to let them drop down. Once I notice she's walking towards me, I get a good look at her body. I'm drooling. Those muscles. OH... DAMN!!! THOSE MUSCLES!!! THAT SIX PACK AND THOSE THIGHS!!! One thing I love more than big breasts and a shapely figure are buff women! I feel like she can crush my head with those thighs. I may come off as a dom or top to the people I've slept with in the past but I really love being a bottom or sub. I want to be dominated by a muscular woman so bad and my chance is coming once I've taught her some things.
I shake those thoughts out of my head for now and call her to me after walking about a meter from the shore. Luckily this lake isn't very deep. I should have her teach me to swim while we're here. "Come on in Aoi-chan. The water feels so nice and refreshing." She keeps her eyes on me the entire time while she enters the lake and wades up to me. I wrap my arms around her neck and bring myself closer. I can feel her breasts push up against me with her nipples tickling my skin. I can feel her strong arms wrap around my waist and she brings me closer and her tense abdominal muscles press up to my waist.
My breath hitches and I gaze into her emerald eyes and kiss her for about a second before bringing my mouth to her ear and huskily whispering, "Aru-chan~ I want you to touch me~"