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Chapter 9: Spirit of Competition
He was warm.
Snuggling with six and a half feet of sexy tigress has a lot going for it. Warm and soft, comfy fur, heartbeat seeming designed to lull him to sleep. Her breasts made incredible pillows, too. Thing is? Hairballs. Todd woke up fairly sharply when he kissed her half in dream, and his mouth felt like he was chewing on the inside of a vacuum cleaner.
Coughing and spluttering, he disentangled himself from the languorously stretching Rakshasi form of one Ghata Subedi. She was purring slightly as she asked "sleep well?"
Todd nodded, drinking some water from a bottle to clear his throat. "Definitely. Uh, sorry, not used to waking up with someone. I'm not as smart or coherent first thing. I like it a lot, though. Hope we do more of it."
"You'll probably like it more when you don't try to lick my fur. That's my job, if you want to lick something else that's on you." Her grin was rather feral. Todd considered the request. Strongly.
"You are probably right. Come on, let's get breakfast. Class is going to be way too soon."
"Fine, fine, but we're showering together if there's time."
She wasn't joking. One glance at his clock, plus the fact the others were still asleep, and she half-dragged him (this time in Human form) to get clean. Another oddity. No matter how much she preferred to be herself, she still would not allow the slightest chance of anyone outside of their little team to see her Rakshasi form. She'd rather be a pigeon than a tiger in public. It was a mystery that Todd was unable to unravel no matter how hard he tried.
Song beat them to the cafeteria, blearily munching on cereal and sipping on tea. Sitting with her was a red headed boy Todd didn't recognize, though from their conversation he supposed they knew each other from the late Biology class yesterday. This was reinforced when Ghata smoothly sat down and joined in.
Todd's own Biology class would be next semester, so he figured listening to the notes would be a good move. At least until he had to go for his own 9:30.
The guy's name was Jason, and besides the red hair he had heavily-freckled pale skin. Looked like a background extra named Seamus from every movie set in Ireland, ever. His notes were open, entirely more taken than day one of class would normally account for. He was also obviously smitten with her.
She was just as obviously ignoring it, or else entirely unaware. Todd found himself perfectly fine with either.
It should be said that, though Jem slept through her alarm, she had intended to get breakfast with the others. She woke up perhaps fifteen minutes after Todd and Ghata left for breakfast. Getting ready for a shower of her own, she heard a knock at her door. One that didn't sound like her suitemates... or Brittany, for that matter.
I should check up on her. Wonder who this could be?
She opened her room door to see something unexpected. The woman standing there had a deep and even tan, dark brown eyes and a luscious brunette ponytail along with ruby-red lips. Most observers would be hard-pressed to remember any of this, since the rest of her body absolutely oozed sex. From the tips of her horn to the claws on her feet, every bountiful curve drew the eye and made even the normally-dominant Jem want to beg to be used. Her clothes were technically leggings and a light tee shirt, but they were both tight enough to look like a coat of paint. More of an excuse to walk around, and a way to show off the fact that there was nothing remotely resembling underwear on her.
"Where's Todd?"
It is easy to lose track of time, or she would have realized that it was 9:30 in the morning. Todd was just then getting started on World History class. This class was another little relief, many of his classmates being the same group of random dudes from the League intro the previous night. For the first time since the Change, Todd sat at a table with people who liked him in class. Not for sex, just being cool with the guys. The class was calm and orderly, the professor a Wood Aelf who had a solid grasp of things, teaching here because he could make a treetop home in the surrounding park. Perhaps this time, people would make sense.
The group laughed as they left the class, most heading to other buildings but Todd ducking into an empty classroom. A moment of peace was at hand, something he rather missed. A moment alone. He was anticipating with some distinct excitement his coming time with Song, but that wouldn't be for another hour. His mana was climbing faster than anticipated. More notes, more data. Check the watch, check the Status screen.
At some point I need to decide on what exactly I'm trying to prove. Maybe if I compare...
His thoughts were interrupted by a ping from his phone. Incoming text, and it looked like it was from Jem. "You have a VERY EAGER visitor headed your way! -J"
A visitor? Dad didn't say he was coming by, just talked to him this weekend. Who could...
For the second time that minute, his thoughts were interrupted. This time, by the feel of a tail wrapping around his waist and pulling him into the arms of a gorgeous, tanned woman. The feel of her breasts, of her kiss on his lips. May.
The kiss was a powerful thing, a hungry and desperate thing. She pulled him back and set a blue vial on the desk next to them. "There's your price. I have been kept waiting for an hour longer than I should have been. Here, you are mine. I will have you." Without waiting for a response, she drew him close. Her wings engulfed him in a deceptively tight embrace as her tail slammed the door shut, her hands pulling off their shirts with nothing remotely resembling patience or restraint.
