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Here is part two of chapter three! I had only meant to break this chapter into two parts, it became three. The next and final part of this chapter will not focus on the mushrooms. Please tell me what you think! It includes mycophilia, which means having a sexual attraction to mushroom or other fungi, in my use it'd be sex mushrooms.
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Valerie's eyes opened slowly, the light filtering into the green house from above made her squint. It wasn't very bright but it was still bothering her. She sat up and looked around, expecting to see the slender mushrooms swaying around her but there were none. She felt a bit disappointed and then she felt ashamed. What was going on here? Something like this happened before.. didn't it? She remembered a flowery scent.. She was taking a shower the night before and something had happened. It was hard to remember exactly what but she had a feeling. Now she had been attacked here too.. It was wonderful though, was it? The thought made her shiver. The feeling of the stalks caressing her body, the fire building in her core... She shook her head, trying to rid herself of the thought.
There was a rustle of leaves from the plants and Valerie suddenly stopped and looked around. Another sound came from the same direction and she started to slowly push herself backward, still sitting. It sounded a bit closer this time and Valerie moved backward a bit faster, Bumping against something. She turned her head quickly and saw the stalk of the large mushroom. The cap was just above her head, the ribs on the underside of the cap were dark and deep. The sound of a breaking twig grabbed her attention and she spun her head to look toward it, her ponytail hitting the stalk behind her. Tiny dust like spores drifted down onto her back, her skin warming where they landed. She couldn't see anything beyond the small clearing, but thought she heard a voice. A soft, lilting whisper. She tried to focus on it, to hear what it said but something else tugged at her attention.
A soft tingling feeling trailed down her spine spreading a warming sensation. It slowly intensified as Valerie went to push herself up with her hands but the ground wasn't quite flat, her hand cupped something soft just under the dirt. It seemed to squirm against her touch and she quickly pulled her hand away. The warmth was starting to spread around her waist and neck. It felt wonderful, like she was being wrapped in a fluffy blanket lined in silk.