Nicole and I had met for dinner that week. I guess you could call it our first date. It certainly was the first time we met just to spend time together, with no sex and no partying planned. We met at this small restaurant she had read about. It proved to be delightful, and soon we were chatting over delicious food and a few glasses of wine. It felt very grown-up.
I discovered that my initial feelings were right. She was, indeed, a really cool chick. She was smart and funny, really easy to talk to. We were edging closer towards a relationship, something I could tell she would welcome. But a dark snake was coiled around the back of my mind. My experiment needed more data. I wanted to push it forward, to test the effect of my concoction. There was some shame here. I was obviously uncomfortable sharing with her the details of what I was actually doing. A part of me did not want to lie to her, especially if we were going to be something more than just friends with benefits. I wanted to finish my experiment, whatever that meant, before committing to Nicole.
So I played it cool, not closing the door on a possible relationship, but letting the process take its time. We did plan on meeting that weekend, to go out dancing again. I was looking forward to it.
The rest of the week flew by and before I knew it, the weekend was here. I had my dancing pants on, literally, had napped, felt fresh and ready to go. Any minute now Nicole was going to call, letting me know she was downstairs in her car, ready to drive us to that weekend's rave. She finally called and I was half-way down the stairs before she was able to warn me that she had brought a friend.
As I threw myself in the back seat, Nicole shot me a glance that said "I'm sorry". Her friend, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, twisted around to wave hi to me. I had met her before but we had barely exchanged a dozen words. She extended her hand out.
"Forest" she said.
I briefly shook her hand. " I've met you before" I said as the car started rolling , "at some of the other raves".
"That's right. I didn't know if you remembered me." she replied, smiling.
She was a cute blonde, with a big smile and wild frizzy blonde hair. Her nose was a bit too big for her face, making her more cute than sexy. She was dressed in a gold layered dress, with christmas lights woven in between the layers. Purple wings were on her lap. Her make-up made her look like a bright eyes fairy, all blues, pinks and silver. I could tell that the full outfit was going to be quite a spectacle. All in all she looked like a smiling bundle of fun.
I draped my hand over the front seat as we talked, letting my fingers run across Nicole's neck, gently stroking her skin. She glanced at me in the rear view mirror and smiled. I smiled back and squeezed her shoulder.
We quickly made our way through the deserted streets of an industrial area. Around us were the low brick buildings housing car parts and machine shops, import-export warehouses stuffed with cheap Chinese toys. But no other human beings but us. We could tell we were getting closer to the rave when we spotted a car driving in the same direction as us.
We finally park a few blocks away from a rare three story building. The red brick building still sported the carved finial and cornices that announced its age. The painted windows announced its disuse in years past. That was our destination. Forest almost skipped all the way there. She had strapped on her fairy wing and turned on her lights sown in her dress. She looked fantastic and ridiculous at the same time, which was the point. She laughed at herself as she skipped ahead of us.
Nicole was dressed in her usual earth tones, a short paisley dress thrown over bell-bottom yoga pants. The outfit was tight in all the right places in order to reveal her figure, but not flashy.
As we walked, I quietly turned to Nicole.
"I only have two pills for tonight." I said, keeping my voice low.
"We can split one, or me and Forest can split it. If I'm driving I shouldn't get too fucked up anyway." she replied, smiling easily.
"It's the special pills" I said, even inserting air quotes around the special. "Is Forest going to be okay with it?"
"Forest is going to be okay with just about anything you can throw at her." Nicole replied, a knowing smile now on her lips.
"Are you going to be okay with it? If Forest starts getting, you know, frisky."
"I can deal with it." she replied, her eyes steady and a little smile on her lips that made my cock twitch.
"Hey Forest!" I called out.
She came skipping back to us.
"I have some treats." I said when she was within discreet earshot. "It's pretty trippy stuff, very sexy though. I mean, very sexy. Interested? Me and Nicole are going to take some."
Forest knew that I was our little group's fun chemist, so she perked up immediately.
"Is this new stuff? I'd love to try it!" she exclaimed.
"Okay then." I said, handing her a small white pill.
She swallowed it without hesitation. I cracked the remaining one and gave a half to Nicole. She swallowed her half with a small grin, kissing me on the lips after I had swallowed mine.
"Tonight is going to be fun" She whispered in my ear.
She took my hand and all three of us made our way into the building.
The old building had been a mix of office and industrial space. We made our way through a warren of empty rooms before finally emerging on the central space, a cavernous open area open to the roof, three stories tall and surrounded on three sides by balconies and windowed offices. The fourth side was a wall of red bricks, currently covered by a patchwork of fabrics on which videos and images were projected.
We had been led through the rooms by streamers and ribbons, preventing us from drifting off into the darkened offices. The same ribbons hung everywhere, hiding lights, creating giant floating shapes above us. It was like being underwater, standing under a vast school of colorful jellyfish. And of course, the music. It hit us as soon as we stepped into the space; deep rhythms that could be felt, driving and primal, with a trance track layer over it.
A hundred or so people were already there, dancing away. Most were dressed up in some strange home-made costume to match the theme of the rave. I hadn't bothered and just wore my usual colorful yet comfy clothes. Forest fit right in.
We hit the dance floor and before long all three of us were sweaty, happy dancing fools. Then the drugs hit, and we were happier, and sweatier, and the dancing became something else. The usual wave of warmth and looseness swept up form my feet. I could feel as muscle after muscle let go of tension I hadn't realized I had held. The music became more all encompassing, more of a presence in my skull.
It took a while before I finally turned my attention to Nicole and Forest. As soon as I did I wanted to be close to them. A wave of emotional openness, of diffused love, swept over me as I caught sight of Nicole. She caught my eye and suddenly the world dissolved and there was only the two of us, dancing nose to nose, then closer, body agains body, the feel of her skin against my cheek so perfect at that instant.
I opened my eyes (when did I close them?) and saw Forest over Nicole's shoulder. She was also under the full influence of my magic pill. Her body swayed in that looseness I recognized, that full body wave that whipped you from heel to nose. Her hands were already roaming across her bare thighs, her dress hiking up with every sweep of her fingers and revealing the triangle of bright pink satin covering her pubis.
Nicole's hands were roaming through my hair. She was grinding her pussy against my thigh in time with the music, dancing and rubbing at the same time. I could feel the moist heat radiating off of her through the multiple layers of clothes. I kissed her bare neck, tasting her sweet sweat. My eyes stayed glued to Forest.
Forest was dancing by herself, eyes closed, hands like butterflies over her body, landing on her lips and hair, sweeping over her breasts, tickling her inner thighs. And the beat of the music, always, resonating, sending waves up from the feet to echo across the body. Forest's mouth opened and her pink tongue peeked out to lick her lips.
I was growing hard against Nicole. She turned around, burying my cock between the cheeks of her ass. Her hips swayed against my erection. My hands rested on her hips, my fingers sweeping across the sensitive V of her lower belly. Her eyes were open, staring at Forest.
She leaned her head back to whisper in my ear: "is that what I look like on that pill?"
"Yeah." I answered.
"It's sexy as fuck" she said, her hips grinding deeper against me.
"Yeah" I agreed.
Nicole turned around, her hand brushing against my cock as she did. She kissed me before rubbing her face against my neck. She looked up.