John was beginning to regain consciousness. Slowly, the dim haze before him brightened into a colourful green and pink blur.
He was sitting, or rather floating in a sitting position and his entire body felt bloated and heavy, most of all his penis, which felt like a lead weight. As his vision cleared, he realised he was sitting in a vat of deep yellow liquid. A vat with green walls.
Green, plant walls? Oh God, was he being digested by the Caressylis?
No, no, he saw the pink sky above him, but he did appear to be sitting in a large, open flower. This could in no way be any good.
That said, he wasn't having his lifeforce sucked out of him, so it couldn't be worse than the last flower.
He was in a tranquil pool, his skin wasn't burning from digestive juices and he was actually feeling quite well. At some point he'd lost consciousness in the Caressylisse's embrace but not before he'd felt very queasy. No, he was lucky to be here, all things considered.
Lining up an exit, John began swimming to get out but immediately hit a stumbling block - his limbs were moving, but he wasn't getting anywhere.
Somewhere out of his field of vision, he heard a feminine giggle laugh. Looking around he saw a young woman dangling her legs off the edge of the flower. She looked to be just out of her teen years and had a light physique, with the tenderest thighs and lightest arms, but with full, perky breasts. Unlike Venus' tributes to the female form these were merely filled out, but were no less appealing for it. Her face looked delicate, with fair, peachy skin, and light blonde curls fell from the top of her head, framing some startling blue eyes.
"What-what's going on? Where am I?" he frantically asked.
"Tee-hee, you were super skinny," said the girl.
"You mean, you mean...?"
"You need to be careful round the Caressylisses. They've got a big appetite, and when they've got someone, they don't let go..."
"But what's..."
"I found you," she interrupted. "My name's Aura, and I put you in this pool to get you healthy again. It's full of nutrients and, um... other stuff."
John reached down and felt his member – it felt nearly twice the size.
"Don't tell anyone about this place... Nurse Honey doesn't know..." the girl whispered conspiratorially.
Nurse Honey? Nutrients? What the hell was she talking about? At least he felt healthy, that was one thing. In fact, he felt better than healthy – ready to take on the world in fact. This pool had invigorated him – and added a few inches to his girth.
"I guess you're wondering how to get out," said Aura, cutting across his trail of thought.
"Er, yeah... I can't make headway from this position."
"Well then, you need to stop trying to get to the petals," she said, with a grin. "You need to let the petals come to you..."
And with that she rapped her fist on the petal she was sitting on, before jumping in. As she did, so the petals shuddered and furled inwards.
Aura and John were caught in a rising level of the nectar, while the petals closed inwards.
"No! We'll be caught inside!" said John.
"Oh, relax, we're getting out. Just wait and see."