I thought of trying to explain to Venus what had gone on and why it was Angie and I were having sex, but I knew it would only make things worse. I would only have made myself look defensive and worse, I'd also risk alienating Angie. Since our last encounter, she seemed to have unilaterally decided that we were an item, and placed her arm around my waist as we walked behind Venus and Mel. Occasionally, she would reach out for my prick to cradle it, almost as if she needed to reassure herself that the lump was truly gone. She would look at me every now and then, but occasionally, when I managed to catch her unawares, she looked pensive, almost sorrowful.
Venus, for her part, did not seem the least bit concerned or interested in either Angie or me. We kept our distance from her and Mel also because Mel kept casting nervous glances at me and we thought it would work better if we kept apart until she was more comfortable. But Venus seemed to take this as further proof of our "relationship", and occasionally called out to us "lovebirds" to hurry up and to "try to resist feeling each other up so much". She never seemed to break stride or slow down to allow us to catch up, though.
I honestly don't know if she was mad or jealous or just uncaring, and it was making me a little nuts. But what could I do? Every possible option seemed to be the wrong one. Venus and Mel also seemed to have been greatly energised by their sleep, and were literally bouncing along as we searched our surroundings for any way out of this plane. There was no slowing down or stopping to rest for either of them, so determined were they to find an exit. During the length of time we walked about, there were times when I'd wanted to stop, because I thought we'd been there before and I wondered out loud to Angie (in hopes of getting Venus' attention too, I should add) if we were walking in circles.
But no, nothing would stop Venus. Not even when Angie suddenly said she needed to 'go'.
Up to that point, it hadn't occurred to me that we'd not really stopped to perform our toilet functions ever since Venus had to pee some way back. I think perhaps we were so caught up in our quest to get out of here none of us thought about it.
When Angie said she had a tummy ache, however, that distinct lack of need suddenly became quite odd. "Hey Venus," I called out to the girl in front. "Angie's got a tummy ache. Let's stop for a while!"
She didn't miss a step. Venus just kept right on walking as if she had not heard me. "Shit," I thought to myself. "this is getting from bad to worse. She's ignoring me now!" I called out to her again, and again, there was no response. It was almost as if I hadn't said a thing... or I didn't exist.
Angie had, in the meantime, moved to the side. I shot a glance at her, and the look she returned me seemed almost sad. "I'll go get them," I said to her as she squatted down at the side of the 'path' we'd been following. It looked like the ever-present alien plants were far enough away from her to pose a threat, so it didn't occur to me that I should stay beside her.
She nodded her agreement, then gritted her teeth and grunted as she tried to bear down. I quickly turned away -- watching women shit or pee is definitely not an erotic episode for me -- and started walking more briskly towards Venus and Mel.
Here's the thing about perspectives -- when your surroundings are featureless, it's really hard to tell distances, and I swear they looked a lot nearer to me than Venus and Mel turned out to be. As it was, it took me going at a fair trot, and for a good while, before I caught up with them.
"Hey! Venus!" I called out as I approached the two girls. I reached out and touched Venus' shoulder and was relieved when she reacted by turning around. "Hey! Angie's got a tummy ache and..."
"No shit, Mike," was her reply. "So where's she? And what are you doing over here when you should be with her?"
Now, when did Venus become such a bitch? I opened my mouth to berate her but was stopped by the look in Mel's eyes. She had turned around too when I spoke to Venus, but her eyes were not trained on my face. She was staring hard at something behind me.
Damn. I kind of knew what I'd see as I turned around to look in the same direction. In the distance, I could see what looked like a young woman slowly being raised up from a squatting position. We were far enough away so I couldn't really tell what it was that was lifting her up off the ground, but I had a pretty good idea.
I moved to run back towards Angie when I heard her scream and saw that she was struggling. It was clear she was in the grip of an alien plant, and it looked like she was doing her best to get out of it. Venus surprised me by suddenly holding on to my shoulder and saying: "Leave her."
Just like that. Two cold syllables that essentially spelt Angie's doom. "Leave her." I remembered what Angie had said about not leaving anyone behind and started to protest, but Venus cut me off: "She's too far away. She'll be done for by the time you get there."
I shook my head, unable to believe that the same woman who'd earlier encouraged me to try to save Angie was now asking me to let her be. What had happened to Venus? Did something happen between Venus and Angie? And why wasn't I aware of it? Was I asleep when they had a falling out? "I don't think we should..." I began and she cut me off again.
"Stop being such a sentimentalist," she said sharply, shocking me with her tone. "Look at her. She's finished. Done. There's nothing you can do about it."
I looked at the distant figure of the naked Angie struggling, being lifted off the ground, and doubtlessly, being fucked in her pussy and ass. Deja-vu. There it was again. I felt very strongly that I'd seen this scene before, but for the life of me, I couldn't figure out when or where.
"We've got to keep moving, Mike," said Venus. Her breathing sounded louder and heavier than before. What the hell was going on? "Angie would want us to do that."
I looked once again at Angie in the clutches of the alien plant, and wondered what I should do. When I turned back to speak to Venus, I saw that she had continued walking, away from poor Angie. I still had half a mind to go back for Angie, but Venus was moving really fast and I was certain I wouldn't be able to catch up with her if I didn't go with her.
"Hey, Venus, wait up!" I called out to her once more and she ignored me, striding forward with Mel in her tow. I turned away from Angie, a little sick in the heart... but Venus was probably right. We were too far away to help her, given the way the plant had her in its clutches. It still didn't feel right, but I felt I had little choice. At least, sticking with Venus and Mel meant that two of the girls would remain safe. For now.
As I trotted off in the direction Mel and Venus were headed, I thought I heard shouting behind me. It sounded like a guy was back there, and I felt a little less guilty. Maybe someone else who was closer to her would be able to help Angie out of her predicament.
IOnce again, it took me quite a while to catch up to the two girls ahead of me. Granted, any normal man would want to dally behind just to watch their lovely naked bottoms flexing and bouncing as they walked, but the truth was they were much faster than I thought they would be. I was a little winded by the time I caught up with them again, and had to resist the urge to reach out and forcibly turn Venus around to face me. This was really so unlike the sweet Venus I knew.
Instead, I spoke to her. "Hey... hey Venus! Slow up a bit, will you?" I grumbled. "What's the big rush?"
She walked a few steps more, then stopped and finally turned to look at me. Her eyes were flashing. "The big rush, dear Mike, is that I'm sick and tired of walking around this damned place!" she yelled at me. Mel stood to one side of her, looking a little cowed. "I'm sick of not knowing where we are, of what we're doing, of being naked and of being raped and sodomised by these fucking alien creatures!"
She gesticulated towards the alien plants at the side and they rustled threateningly. I searched her face, expecting Venus to burst into tears at this point, but her eyes were dry and unwavering.
"Venus, I... I'm sorry you feel that way but what happened..?" I asked, no longer certain that I'd made the right decision leaving Angie behind. This was... weird. It was weirder than our surroundings and weirder than the things that had happened since we got here. This was really unlike Venus.
"What happened? You happened," she said with the finality of a judge pronouncing sentence. "You. That happened to Angie because of you. Because she was trying to help you when she got infected. By your cum. And we all know you came loads into her. You're the fucking cause, Mike."
My jaw dropped open. Me? But... there was that plant that pumped two lumps of stuff into Angie. And... oh shit. There was also that hot liquid that I fucked into her. Not to mention that last lump that she... that I...
"Wait a minute," I said, my hackles rising as my defenses kicked in. "I didn't ask for her help! I didn't ask for yours either! Anyway, you weren't infected, and we did it too!"
"I think that infection happened just recently. Like when you guys were going at it like two teenagers discovering sex for the first time," Venus said dryly. "I saw your cock when it went in. It had a lump in it, but when you pulled it out, that lump was gone."
"Fuck, is this what this is all about?" I countered. "You're jealous?"
"Jealous?" she snorted with laughter. "Me? Not in the least, I'm glad I didn't get the same 'treatment' like Angie did. I aim to get myself out of here, alive and uninfected."
"Admit it Venus, you're jealous!" I refused to let go of the idea. "You couldn't stand that we were doing it while you were sleeping with your crazy friend over there."
Venus laughed out loud again. "If it makes you happy, Mike. If it makes you happy to think like that..."