Every year that I've been single on Valentine's Day, which has been every year so far, I go to the Meigma Kingdom Theme Park in my hometown of Atlanta. Every Valentine's Day, when the park closes to children at sunset, the kissing trail opens. A line of kissing booths snakes around the park ending up by the grand castle at the center. Each of the park's mascots man one of the booths.
That might not sound appealing to most, I know. When most people think of mascots they're thinking of the one that jumped around on the sidelines during their high school games. These were anything but that. These were fully independent, fully sentient androids based on the anthro animal hybrids from the book series that gave the park its name.
I stumbled away from the booth near the under construction Jumphim Jungle land with the biggest, dumbest smile on my face. Before I got too far, however, I stumbled into a crowd around the castle. There was no booth here. Again. It seemed the rumors were true. Princess Cyan, a blue furred racoon with the wings of a jay, was officially off the market. She must have settled down with a human lover. That was a shame, her booth was always the most fun. Of all the mascots she was the most playful. The doors to the castle swung open and we all bowed as Queen Pavla came out to greet us.
The grace of this woman could not be understated. After all, she was a horse walking with the tail of a peacock and the pose of a queen. Her royal purple dress and corset, which showed off her massive cleavage, complimented her brown fur which came complete with a small streak of white down her nose.
"I'm afraid the marketing department has been less than honest with you. The Princess will not be attending tonight. I know they have been posting rumors online to suggest otherwise but those were not done in good faith. As an apology you, the first to reach the castle, will be given a kiss from your queen."
Wow, Queen Pavla never attended events like this. It always seemed to be beneath her station. This was a blessing for me. She was my favorite of all the mascots. I would love nothing more than to kiss her.
"Line up in an orderly fashion."
We did as we were told. Behind us park staff redirected the kissing trail to the exit. I felt my heart flutter with each step. By the time I finally reached her my knees were shaking. She puckered her lips. I leaned in, lips waiting. What I got was a quick little peck on the lips. Wait. That was it? No, that couldn't be it.
"Wait, your majesty."
She had been turning to leave but stopped to look at me.
"Yes?"
"Since you had to come down here to clean up marketing's mistakes I thought I would honor my Queen with a gift."
"A gift?"
"The full Kissing Trail experience."
"And what might that be?"
"Just lean down and I'll show you."
She seemed to humor me and bent forward. This was it. No turning back now. I planted my lips to hers and gave the longest, hardest kiss I had ever given anyone in my life. I didn't know I could be that passionate. Once finished I ran out of the area, too shocked at my own actions to even see what her response would be.
A couple of hours passed and no one asked me to leave, so I took that as a good sign. I decided to try my luck on the Tunnel of Love. Meigma Kingdom put its own special spin on this classic attraction. There were three entrances: one for couples, one for subs, and one for doms. Being located on the BDSM Boardwalk helped to explain the last two. I took my place in the sub line and waited to see who I would be presented to. Reaching the front of the line I waited anxiously as the female attendants tied my arms behind my back, my legs together below and above the knees, and around the chest to pin my arms into a little harness. Once secure all I had to do was wait for the next boat, and my 'date', to arrive.
Oh, and arrive it did. The classic swan boat, only big enough for one person to sit in, floated up to the dock. Sitting inside was none other than Queen Pavla herself.
"My Queen?!"
"I'll take it from here, Ladies."
The attendants lifted me up and gently placed me in her lap before sending the boat off on another lap.