The Chest sat. Fine oak, and steel bands, it stood alone, in a musty stone room. The drapery had long since rotted away, the fine golden rails long since stolen, but the Chest... The Chest remained, as it had for decades.
Footsteps. The clink of heel on stone. A grunt of effort as someone settled themselves against the wall. And a hand on the chest.
"Look, I know you're in there."
The Chest said nothing.
"I'm not leaving until we at least
talk."
The Chest... opened. Just a crack. And a sulky voice emerged. "You didn't have to
hit
me..."
A sigh, and the hand withdrew. "Yeaaaah, I kinda did, although I
am
sorry. It was a panic reaction, and besides, you don't
do
that. Look, come out of there, and let's talk." The tone changed, a little breathier. "Besides, you're... You look nice. I wouldn't mind seeing that again."
"
Fiiiiine
. Although I'm still angry. I was going to show you a good time."
The Chest... Opened. And from it, emerged a blue skinned, feminine form, purple hair cropped short. She put her hands on her hips, and glared. "Okay, I'm out, and you can
talk
."
The adventurer, now in sight of the Chest, let out a sigh of relief. Her blonde hair was tied back, except for two bangs, and her sword was within reach, but laid down. She was still wearing her armour, but she smiled. "Okay. Let's start with a
sort of
apology. Yes, I hit you. You surprised me, and, judging by that big tongue reaching out for me, I'm guessing that was the point. But there are better ways of doing things, you know? You don't
have
to surprise people, rip all their clothes off, and ravish them." She lifted up part of her armour's adornments, a fine cloth hanging, and continued "I mean... These are expensive. Not to mention..." She shook her head "Look, there's better ways."
The glare softened, if only because it was being replaced by a look of confusion. "It's the only way I know. And
I
enjoy it. And everyone I've
met
seems to enjoy it. What's so wrong about that?"
The adventurer sighed again. "But did they enjoy it at
first
? Because our bodies do make us feel good during, it's true... But what about the before and after?"
The Chest blinked. Then looked down, her hands dropping to her sides "I... I don't tend to see much of before and after."
The adventurer nodded. "Sort of guessed as much. So... Let's make a deal. I show you my way... And if you don't
like
it, you get to do me
your
way. Deal?"
Some of that sulkiness returned, and the hands returned to the Chest's hips. "What if I-" She cocked her head "I get to try it
my
way if I don't like it?" Her stomach...
rumbled
, and she blushed. "Aaargh...
Fine
. I'm hungry. You could have fed me for
weeks
."
The adventurer smiled, and the Chest had to admit, it was a
nice
smile. An expression she hadn't really seen a lot of. "Okay, well, what's your name? Mine's Annabelle." She rolled her eyes. "Not exactly a name you'd associate with a warrior, but hey, that just means I have to beat up more men who say that, and I'm down." The Chest was taken aback by the rush of words, the unfamiliar concepts. Especially...
"Name? I'm... I'm a Chest. Why do I need a name?"
It was Annabelle's turn to look confused. But it was only for a brief moment. "Well, it helps form a connection. How do you feel about... Callie?"
The Chest put a hand to her chin... She'd never really considered being anything other than Chest, but for some reason, this sounded... Better. "Callie... It... Sounds better than Chest. But I still don't know what that has to do with anythi- Hey, what are you doing?"
Annabelle had, the moment Callie had said "better", started removing her armour, starting with her sabatons. She looked up from her work, and smiled. "Getting ready, and removing my clothes
before
we start this. Like I said, they're expensive. Gimme a moment."
Callie watched in bemusement, and then interest as the tunic pants were removed to reveal a round, shapely ass. Instinctively, a large tongue reached out of the chest, and reached forward, but, with an effort of will (such an effort!), she pulled it back. She had to admit, she was curious. Nobody had ever done
this
... And she also blushed as she had to also admit that seeing a human's body aroused feelings in her. The tongue started to slide back again, and she grimaced as she tried not to let it free. But soon, Annabelle turned round, spread her arms, and smiled. "Like what you see?"
"Nnnnn... Yessss..." Her tongue flickered, in and out of the chest, and her fists were straining. "Can we... Can we
get on with this
?"
Annabelle laughed. "Oh, I saw your tongue..." She stepped forward, and Callie shrank back a little, then in as Annabelle's hand caressed her cheek... Cupped her chin. "...And I'm going to start showing you why this way is
so much better
." She sank her head down, and Callie's mouth... Was engulfed. Callie's confusion grew, as this human's tongue explored her unresponsive mouth, then gave way to a new feeling, as one hand reached up to caress her breasts, and the other returned to stroking her cheek. This... This felt good. And it felt even