"ill be back in five minutes... You now," Jiya started "there's a human invention called a bra, even this queen wears one, you should try them they're quite comfortable." with that she disappeared, that strange movement again.
"ugh." I muttered in protest did she really expect me to just stand here waiting for her?
"she cant stop me if she's not here now can she?" I smiled. it seemed like such a long time ago that I'd last spoken with another person, I felt slightly elated and I actually didn't want her to go. She seemed scary at first with the horns and stuff but even though she's really bossy I get the feeling she's a lot kinder than most people. I smiled thinking about her and when she'd return.
During my giddy absent mindedness, poko had leapt from my shoulder and again I hadn't noticed when.
slowly sniffing the ground he seemed to have smelled something because he moved about here and there going further and further away from me until I barely saw him. He was getting further and I wanted to follow but I also didn't want to leave the spot where Jiya had told me to wait.
"ooh," I moaned, I knew Jiya would be upset when she got back but I could let poko just go off by himself. "Poko wait for me!" I hurried in the direction he'd left in. He was suddenly in the trees out of reach going higher and higher. "poko don't go, don't leave me here... alone." he was gone, out of sight somewhere I could not reach him.
It pained my heart, physical pains, my body hurt and I could feel my self trembling, slowly the pains from the night before came back in full and it was all I could do to lay on the ground as my energy seemed to fade and incontrollable abdominal spasms pulled at my stomach every few seconds. The pain grew and my consciousness waned with each barrage, breathing became difficult and soon everything slowly went dark.
"...ie, lalie please don't be dead." I heard something in the distance "Jiya?" I remembered thinking "Lalie! lalie!! hang on ill save you just please hang on!" "Jiya, you came back." my voice sounded weird and garbled like everything else, "hush you stupid girl! save your strength."
warmth flooded into me and the pain quickly dissolved, I faded into that warmth.
***
When I came to, I awoke to a scent I didn't recognize. Warmth flowed into me from all around. I heard a fire somewhere close by but the gentle smell of the embers did nothing to suppress the gentle aroma nor the crackling of slowly burning wood quiet the gentle breathing that wasn't my own.
I was wrapped in what seemed like blanket of some sort and arms held me.
Arms?
I was suddenly awake I looked around I was sharing a small sleeping bag with... "Jiya? what's going on?" she woke and blinked a few times before her eyes widened and she hugged me even tighter we were laying by a fire she had probably made. the air was so much colder than it had been earlier. "you stupid, stupid girl why didn't you stay put? I told you It was dangerous! you almost froze to death!"
"w....wow you really care don't you?" she looked into my eyes all the while she seemed like she'd cry.
"there there, I'm ok now see?" I hugged her back but something felt off... kind of missing. "Um jiya?" I asked slowly, a little afraid of the answer to the question I was about to ask. "where are my clothes?"
she didn't reply right away and it was obvious she was blushing again, then slowly "they were wet and you were so cold but the fire wasn't helping fast enough."
"ok so I'm naked." I hugged her more tightly, that wasn't the only thing that felt wrong "so um where are your clothes?" she didn't reply. "oh, I see." I could feel her breasts squished against my own, hers were bigger by far and it made a me self-conscious about my very small breasts which I thought I was proud of.
but since we're already here. "they do feel nice and soft." having not being in anyone's company and being alone for the past few days vs this. This was a welcomed change.
"youre pretty warm." i offered to break the tensioned silence "and you smell nice too." I added a smile.
"En." she replied "this queen also thinks you smell nice too."
I gazed into her eyes. "if, I asked you to stay with me, would you?" she thought about it a little and then nodded slowly after meeting my gaze again. "ok," I replied then "cool."
I wanted to place my forehead against hers but it seemed weird and dangerous so instead I opted for a kiss.
When our lips finally parted she smiled. what are the odds that I'd find someone like her here.
"you know, in all my 19 summers, I've never met anyone quite like you." whispered, the apprehensive feeling between us slowly melted and I could feel her pulling me into her.
...
this wrong, dangerous but at the same time it felt so right and I'd never felt safer. If I knew the challenges I'd face later on. The problems I cause for Jiya I'd have quit this right now as it was probably the better thing to do, the correct thing. At this moment though, I never wanted it to end.