The Treehouse Ch 08

****** A few years later******

2 men are sitting around a fire eating and just staring at the flames when someone walks up to them. It was a woman wrapped in furs and she had what looked like two swords in her hands.

"Fellows, do you mind if I sit and visit with ya'll a bit?" She said in the cutest little girl voice she could manage.

Both of them just stared, they still had food in their hands, but they stopped eating and just stared.

"In the future I would advise you not to sit staring at the flames, it kills your night vision. Any old spirit can just walk right up on you before you even notice."

One of the idiots started reaching behind his back for something. In a soft yet firm voice she said. "I wouldn't advise putting your hand behind you, I might feel threatened and that wouldn't end well for you. You think because a naked girl comes to your camp you have to show your power? Before you try that you should wonder, how did she just appear and I'd also wonder, is she alone? Now me, I'm not worried either way, I'm curious who you are and why you're here but if you grab for your weapon, I'll have my answer and you'll be dead."

Next, she took off the fur she was wearing like a cape and set it on the ground and then she settled down and seemed to get comfortable. She tried to appear non threating and fearless. She spread her knees just enough to catch their eyes. Figured as long as they were looking at her cooter they would be thinking danger.

The men just stared, seemed to be in a bit of a daze.

"You boys never seen a girl before?"

One kinda mumbled, "Yep but never as purty as you."

"Why thank you kind sir, you might just live a bit longer with that attitude."

"Can I ask why you're naked, not that I mind at all, just curious."

"Ever seen a deer wearing clothes? Do you put clothes on your horse? I'm not suggesting I'm an animal but if the animals don't bother to cover up why should we? I've got my fur if I need it but it's a warm night, so I don't."

The men were obviously confused. "Are you saying that you never wear clothes?"

"If it's cold I wear my fur but no, mostly I don't. I do like my feet coverings; they help cover my tracks and protect my feet. No matter how tough my feet are I still step on sharp things from time to time so ever little bit helps."

"Aren't you worried someone will see you?"

"Out here no, and if so, who cares most of them don't wear much either."

"Holy shit you mean there are other naked people in these woods?"

"Well, I'm not sure about 'people', but I can say that I doubt you'll see clothes on anything you see out here."

"Not people?"

She had no idea why she did that, all she was doing was trying to keep them focused on her while everyone else got settled.

"Before we get into the whole people vs spirits thing lets get back on the subject of who you are and why you're here?"

The older looking of the two said, "Uh, well I'm Rick and this here is John. We heard about the magic forest out this way and came out to see if we could find it."

Magic forest? What the crap was he talking about. "Ok, tell me more about this magic forest. Is this it? What makes it magical?"

"I have no idea if this is it or not but you showing up sure makes me wonder. I don't really believe in magic, but I've heard stories."

"I've got time, tell me one!" She appeared as if she were excited. She was a little curious and figured it would be handy to hear what he had to say.

"Some years back some of the gangs were talking about an area where people went into but never came out. Some group of so-called government people heard about it, so in doing what governments always do they sent in a large force to investigate. Supposedly over a hunert guys came in and only 30 or so came out. No one ever saw anything. No bodies, no horses wandering around. They just disappeared. They never heard anything. 70 something guys disappear without a trace. That's magic in itself. I mean at least that's what they say."

John kicked in, "I heard that the first night they had five guys on watch but when the 2

nd

watch got up there weren't one of them around. They checked and none of the horses were gone. So, the 2

nd

night they set 10 guys on watch. When the 2

nd

watch got up everything was still good so they all relaxed. But when dawn came, they all woke up and realized the 2

nd

watch had disappeared. Now the shit really hit the fan then. They fortified the camp, set traps and such and the cap sent out 5 groups of 10 each to search for signs or something. And at the end of the day only 4 groups came back."

Rick plugged back in. "Been there less than 3 days and lost 20 guys! Boss man figured they was all deserters or at least that's what he said. They roamed around for a few days, doubled the guards and made all the groups spread out more and when nothing happened, they must have let their guard down because the next morning when they got up. Same thing but worse. No watch was in place and all the horses were gone! How the hell can nearly a hunert horses just walk off and nobody hear anything?"

She was having a hard time not giggling. She was part of that raid, but she of course couldn't say anything. So, doing her best to not grin she said. "Interesting story, how long did it take for the remaining guys to walk out?"

"Oh, the cap couldn't walk out, hell he'd be killed as soon as he got back. Failure wasn't an option, so he doubled down on guards and moved camp. But it seemed they lost 5 to 10 guys every night. After enough losses it's assumed the remaining guys got tired of the cap and killed him and all the other quote leaders and the rest all just walked out. Hell, had they gone back to the base they'd all been killed, and the story killed along with it. But they all knew that so they all just took off for parts unknown. The only fact we know for sure is that nobody made it back to camp and the story spread like crazy."

"Boys that's a wild story. What do you believe? Horses disappearing along with all those guys? Maybe those guys just got tired of following some war lord and snuck off."

"First off, we're not boys, were men and second. How do 100 horses walk away?"

"Now don't go gettin your nickers in a twist but I've known a few men in my life. My Pa was one and he was killed by a group of slavers, but he always taught me that real men do what's right. So, a man wouldn't kill families and rape women. No matter if they was starving they wouldn't steal from people. Now to be fair, we all do things we may regret later. Sometimes in the heat of battle or such, we all make mistakes, but we don't go out looking for it. I figure you've been hungry and got involved with some war lord or such. Had to do things you'd like to forget. My Pa would have died first. And one man I know for a fact would never rape or enslave girls. And he would never steal from good people. That's what I mean by being a man. I'm assuming you all have done things a man wouldn't have done. Sorry if that hurts your feelings but being a man is more than growing old." She didn't mean to start a fight, but she figured how they reacted would tell her a lot about their character.

"My first reaction is to stand up and defend myself, but I figure if I were to stand up, I'd be dead before I could open my mouth. And second to that, I'd be lying. I've been with groups that stole women and killed people. Once the fighting started, I was stuck, if I didn't fight, I'd get killed by my own side. But I can honestly say I managed to not kill any kids or rape any women." With a long pause, and obvious a bit of deep thought he continued. "If what you described is the measure of being a man then, as much as it hurts to even think much less say. I guess I'm still a boy."

John looked at Rick and nodded. "I'd like to explain or maybe justify my actions, but I think we all know it'd be nothing but bullshit. Damn woman, it's bad enough you walk into camp naked and make us look like fools but then you have to go and gut us with your talk, even if it's the truth."

"How bout I just call you guys for now as a sign of respect for your honestly. Truth be, I figured you'd blow and then that would be the end of it. But now after how you handled yourself, I'm in a quandary. I can't tell you much about magic, but I can tell you one thing for sure. Nobody leaves the forest once they've seen one of us."

"Us? Uh what is that supposed to mean?"

"Again, I'm impressed with you. You skipped right over the 'nobody leaves the forest' and didn't blink."

"Lady I knew I was dead the minute you walked up. No way are you alone and somehow, I don't think it would matter if you were. Maybe that's why it was possible for me to actually be honest with myself. Figure maybe the Lord with be more forgiven if I confessed before I died."

She giggled a bit then waved at them before she pissed them off. "Sorry, but the Lady part just brought a good memory to mind. Not making light of the rest of your comment mind ya. I knew a man that asked a group of females what they wanted to be called. Women, ladies or girls? We all told him women made us sound old, and ladies sounds downright silly to call a bunch of naked girls, so we went with girls. Regardless of our age we are all just girls. As to the rest of your words, I can say that I'm not gonna kill you at the moment. But that puts you in a spot, cause you can never leave here. And it's not up to me whether you can stay or not. I vote to give you a chance but I'm just one vote. So, no promises. I hadn't meant to box you in like this but you didn't look like the mean sort. I listened for a while before I came up and you don't sound like the normal slavers I run across. But my curiosity took away the option of just scaring you away so if things don't work out then I'm sorry."

"Uh OK, so what do we do?"

"Simple, put the fire out and go to sleep. In the morning go dig a hole and cover up that turd you left over behind that tree. We all shit in the woods, well most do, I myself shit rainbows that smell like roses. But for you regular folks I suggest washing your hands before you eat with the same hand you just used to wipe your ass and cover up your turds. If someone were to step in that I'd be willing to bet they'd be beyond pissed and it's liable to make them think you ain't gonna fit in with us real well, if you know what I mean."

"Rainbows?"

"Put out the fire and go to sleep asswipe"

The next morning the 'boys' woke up to find a totally different girl heating up water on the fire. This one had similar footwear but instead of swords she had a bow.

"Morning boys, hope you slept well. I've got some water heating up for breakfast. I've got a few rabbits and some mushrooms, best I can do in such short notice."

"Ah shit, if I'm asleep please don't wake me up. Rabbit girl was hot, I mean super-hot but damn. Look, I'm sure everyone has their own favorite color or whatever so don't tell her I said this. But I like small titties, nothing wrong with what she had but I think you got the most killer body I've ever seen in my life."

Rabbit girl? Oh, hell this is gonna be so much fun. "You mean that rainbow farting twit came to see you already? Yea she's got bigger titties, always bouncing around when she runs. And that ass, did you see the size of it? Wait till you follow her at a jog and have to watch that thing wiggle around." She turns around and shakes her ass in their faces. "My tight little ass is much better don't ya think. You like firm tushes or fat bouncy ones?"

The boys both looked at each other and somehow got on the same page. "I'll say this, as for me, I would be honored to look at either of you anytime I get the chance."

"Kiss ass, he's right but I've got the balls to say, I'd eat that rainbow right out of that ass any time she asked. Rick here if given the choice would prefer a girl of your size. Not suggesting that either of us ever would expect the opportunity to do more than just drool from a distance. But like he said, some prefer blond hair and some like red heads. Some like big boobs and some like em small. To each their own, now that's my POPE and I won't say anymore."

"Pope?"

"Personal Opinion Publicly Expressed."

"Oh, I like that, cute. Mind if I borrow that, I got lots of POPE to use?" She was smiling inside; these guys might just be ok. Gonna have a few more hurdles to cross but they got a shot. "Ok boys, roll up the bedrolls, go get your morning piss out of the way and I'll finish getting the food ready."

They did as they were told and came back and sat down and just watched her. Neither said anything and that got points in their favor in her mind. Most guys would be either asking questions or bragging about themselves.

"Oh boys, can I ask a small favor? I know your gonna really wonder what I'm up to, but I'd like you to both get up and get them clothes off."

Again, they looked at each other and then as if some unspoken agreement did as she asked.

"Thanks guys. I know we teased about the size of Rabbits boobs and I want to assure you I'm not trying to get your measure, if you know what I mean. Not to be mean but ya'll kinda stink and I figure you've been wearing those clothes for a while. After we eat, we can heat up a bit more water and clean up and bit and then talk some more."

Rick wasn't stupid, she was probably telling the truth, just not all the truth. This was a test of some sort, for that he was sure. Doing what he was told without a bunch of questions was probably part of it but being naked was not something they were used to, so he was willing to bet she was seeing how they reacted.

"Thanks guys, and don't worry if your dick gets hard. I've been naked far longer than clothed and I'm used to it. I figure you guys will respond a bit to the newness and that's fine. I won't be offended either way."

"If I wasn't so afraid of making a mistake and getting shot in the back, I'd be hard as a rock just looking at you. Don't matter if I'm naked or not, you are my dream woman in the flesh and I'm trying not to look but it's tough."

"Is it fair if I ask why you don't wear clothes? Even as stupid as I've been in times past, even I know it's not because you wanna fuck. Is it because you wore out your clothes and don't want to wear furs?"

"Normally we don't like the word fuck. I was told that most guys use the word twice in every sentence because they didn't have the vocabulary to talk any other way. In this case, I think you used it in the correct way. We tend to just say 'do me, or do it' in order to get out of the habit of saying it. Most of the people we run into can't even read so their not being able to speak in an intelligent way isn't surprising. And no, I'm not interested in doing it and being naked has no bearing on it one way or another. Most of us were slaves and were naked when we arrived here and clothes don't grow in the magic forest. It's too hot most the time to wear fur plus clothes get dirty and washing wears them out faster. Not only that but why waste the time to when it's easier to clean my skin than the clothes anyway. Clothes may offer a bit of protection against scratches but not enough to matter. God didn't give Adam and Eve clothes until they screwed up and lost the garden. We live in Gods little garden in a way so until we screw it up and get kicked out, we leave the clothes as an option not a requirement."

John looked confused, "Who are Adam and Eve?"

Rick just explained in case she didn't understand. "He's young and was born after the end and has probably never read any of the bible or heard any of the stories. The bible is the only real book I've ever read since I was a kid, so I remember that part."

"That's sad but I get it. Someday maybe we can talk about it some more, but the point is. Clothes don't really matter here. If you want to keep yours clean, then nobody will care if you wear them."

After they had eaten the food and washed up Rick admitted that cleaning up felt good, but they had limited water with them, so it wasn't normally a priority. She told them water wasn't an issue anymore and keeping clean was.

"Ok guys, here's the next step. I'm gonna point you in the direction I want you to go and I hope you can walk in a straight line. I'm gonna take your gear and horses and I'll catch up later. You really can't get lost so don't fret. Just keep heading that way." Pointing where she wanted them to go. "You won't need anything, don't worry about weapons or protecting yourselves. Someone will come get you if you get turned around and don't worry, you'll know when you get there. Trust me, if we or I wanted you harmed it would have already happened."

So off 2 naked guys went. Scared to death but then, maybe a bit excited. So far in searching for the enchanted forest they ended up finding, ok maybe they didn't find but got found buy 2 different beautiful naked girls. Not a bad start on their search. The question is what or who will find them next.

Meanwhile while taking the horses the round about way and covering any tracks Judy is getting an earful from Rabbit.

"Rainbow farting twit? And my ass is not fat, I don't jiggle when I walk do I? And what are you doing watching my ass when I'm walking anyway?"

"Oh, put a sock in it. You're the one who said she pooped rainbows, I just played on it. Didn't want them to know I heard it all, acted like I was surprised you were there. But they didn't seem to catch on anyway. So, what do you think? They seem calm for what their caught-up in. They haven't freaked out yet. Figured they'd balk at getting naked, but they did ok."

"Not really fair to compare them to Adam, and I've not seen a lot of guys, but body wise they are ok. I'm not giving up Adam for anyone but if they get a pass, I might play with them a bit. The one seemed to like my ittie bitties, I don't have to be jealous of you around him at least."

"Seriously, you know damn well Adam could care less about who tits are bigger. I thought the guy was pretty straight. Some guys like blonds and some don't. No, not like, prefer maybe? Whatever the point is, we need to grow our family. A few more guys can't hurt. Just have to see how they deal with the rest of them. Hopefully if they fit in someone will be interested in fooling around with them. I prefer beef but I don't turn my nose up to chicken or pork. As long as they don't get into a competition, they'll be fine."

Rick was walking just slightly in front of John when he heard John whisper. "We are being watched."

"Duh, I have no idea how many but I'm betting at least 4 and they been on us since last night. I just wonder how many tests we'll have to go through before they start talking to us. I mean just talking not judging, ok maybe judging ain't right either. I didn't feel judged, just observed. Evaluated maybe?"

"Well I can say that we are definitely the prey in this situation. I've tracked deer, hell I've tracked people, but I don't think I've ever understood what it felt like to be the prey. If I was a deer my tail would be up, and I'd be gone. Think that's where the term high tailing it came from?"

Rick just grunted, smiling or laughing didn't seem to feel right in their situation. In a louder than necessary voice he started talking. "I think they want to see if we can follow directions. Ladies, oh sorry, girls, wouldn't it just be easier to come out of the trees and walk with us? You can see even if you weren't there earlier that we don't have any weapons. You want to get a feel for what kind of people we are then talking would be better then just watching us walk."

Before they had gone more than 50 yards, they were surrounded by 4 more girls. All naked and beautiful.

"I was beginning to wonder if you were ever gonna see us." One of them said. "We were curious how good your instinct was."