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Obsidian took another sip of his cup; the wine was surprisingly sweet and fresh. Before he could even put his glass down, one of the priestesses was refilling it, gently bending towards him and giving him a lovely smile and a wink.
The young dragon did not expect this and blushed hard, almost spilling his drink and gave the gorgeous raven-haired lady a dorky smile, reflexively hiding a little.
Was his human shape attractive? He had always changed into it without thinking and had never asked anybody about it. Besides, William, his adopted brother, seemed to be the one that always attracted all the attention.
And speaking of the devil, Obsidian almost jumped as Will laughed with thunderous enthusiasm at some joke that the surrounding priestesses must have told him.
Obsidian looked at his brother with a mix of jealousy and pride. Will was a bloody mountain for a human, a big, long-haired lion of a man, with chiselled features and a fantastic sense of humour. He was also, though Obsidian did not say this out loud often, a great brother. He had cared for Obsidian always and had never been bothered that his little brother spent most of his time looking like a big scaly cat.
Despite their almost constant quarrelling, he knew he could depend on him always, and he would happily put his life in his hands.
William laughed thunderously again, kicking Obsidian out of his thoughts and making him want to strangle his brother, lovingly, of course.
"Do you have to be so loud, Will?" said Obsidian, while giving William a judging look.
Will looked at him with his wide brown eyes and giggled, his face sporting a smile as wide as his face.
"Come on, John! We're celebrating! There's wine, food, nothing to worry about... and we're surrounded by lovely ladies! Relax a bit and have fun!" he punched Obsidian in his shoulder playfully.
Ouch, Obsidian thought, OK, he is only human... how is he so strong?!
The young dragon rubbed his shoulder and rolled his eyes, returning to his drink.
"Come on, little bro, you play hard to get, but we both know that you're just shy... those two ladies have been looking at you all night!" Will said while pointing somewhere in the room.
Obsidian looked toward where Will was pointing. Two of the priestesses of Ishtar had indeed been eyeing him all night, and they were very pretty. But what was he supposed to do? Going to them would be rude and needy, and the very idea made him feel extremely insecure.
Suddenly, a clinging sound made the laughter in the room quiet down. The head priestess had stood up, and everyone was looking at her.
The woman might have been a goddess herself. She must have been into her 50s, but she was still stunning, with long black hair that flowed down her back, gorgeous, tanned skin and deep black eyes that seemed to hold untold wisdom behind her weathered, yet gorgeous face.
"My dear sisters, guests and performers, we have gathered here today to celebrate the return of some of our own, that had sadly gone missing in the last month, and later we found out were in the direst of danger," she took a breath and people nodded at her, some letting out some cheerful noises. "Fortunately, thanks to the heroic actions of two brave and honourable souls, our sisters were rescued and have returned to us." She turned towards Will and Obsidian, "Please dear guests, stand up!" she said with a smile.
Obsidian and Will stood up. While Will was waving at the cheering room, Obsidian just nodded solemnly and averted his eyes a little by trying to look to the side, and, as he did this, he fell right into a pair of beautiful green eyes.
The two priestesses that Will had pointed before were looking at him, and they were much closer. Both wore a flowing white linen robe that hid little and didn't cover much over the waist anyway, with only a couple of straps holding it to the two beauties' shoulders. Their arms, backs and cleavage were exposed, and their skin and fur shone under the lamplight.
The one on the right of the pair was a lithe, short lady, with bright red hair that was bundled into a ponytail that struggled to contain all her curls. Her face was slightly angular, and her ears a little pointy, which made him think she was a half-elf or similar. Her blue eyes seemed timid, but she gave him a sweet, complicit smile. The priestess' body, albeit tiny and lithe, was sinuous and had just enough curves to give her dress a little spring. She was barefoot on the stone floor, and her dainty feet seemed as they had been carved to be in ballet shoes.
The other priestess was taller, with a curvy body that rippled with energy, and Obsidian could make out her ab muscles even through her fur and the thin linen robe. She was some variety of catfolk, with gorgeous orange fur and tiger stripes covering her whole body. Despite this, she had long flowing blonde hair, and her green cat-like eyes were locked with his, as those of a predator about to pounce on her prey. She waved one of her slender clawed hands at him and gave him a wink. Obsidian could not help but notice that her strong solid thighs were clenching a little, and she stood on the stone floor with her paws as if standing on a pair of heels. Her face was a pleasant mixture of human and feline features, and he could swear that she was purring just from having his attention.
Obsidian took a deep breath and tried to focus back on the room. He noticed that Will had once again sat down and, somewhat clumsily, he did the same, rushing to his chair and taking a long drink of his wine.
"They most definitely like you, little brother," Will said with a mocking and yet proud tone.
"Stop messing with me, Will," interjected Obsidian, "they were probably looking because I was being so awkward when the head priestess asked us to stand."
Will took a long look at him and giggled. "Oh, my gods... you're blushing!" he said, slapping Obsidian in the back, who groaned and gave him a thousand-yard stare.
"Wait here, little bro," he winked at him and stood up, heading straight to the two priestesses, while Obsidian looked at him with his jaw slightly ajar. He quickly moved his sight toward the glass of wine, which he was hastily refilling as he felt a storm of emotions inside him. He felt like a kettle on the fire, about to pop and whistle from the boiling water inside it.
Obsidian felt Will's hand on his shoulder and his brother crouched, so their heads were at the same level and whispered in his ear, "They like you, little brother."
"Stop teasing me Will, please, we're not all as smooth as you in these situations," Obsidian said, blushing more and taking another long sip of his cup.
He had stopped looking, but he felt Will move away from him again, and towards the two priestesses. Obsidian had no idea what he was up to, but he wanted the earth to swallow him.
Obsidian returned to his drink, trying to vanish into the cup, but he felt someone to his side again. He turned his head ready to scold Will again, when he met with the green eyes of the tiger-like priestess, who was looking at him with a naughty smile, her tail swishing behind her. He tried to babble something at her but then suddenly, Will, who was next to the tigress while holding the redhead beauty by the shoulder, spoke again.
"Miss, Ela, was it?" the tigress nodded, "my little brother here does not believe me when I tell you both like him." Will's mocking tone was also filled with pride, and he had such a smirk that Obsidian would have punched him if he wasn't so intimidated and embarrassed right now.
The tigress, Ela, lifted Obsidian's chin and took a long sultry look at him. "I believe we do yes, my sister and I think your brother is a total cutie... and from what they tell us he is also lovely, though a bit shy." She gave Obsidian a wide smile, and the young dragon could feel his blood flowing in all directions in his overheating body.
Obsidian babbled like an idiot and then turned to Will. "Bro, Will... what do I do now?" he asked. The two beauties laughed, but it wasn't a laugh of mockery, but one of cute delight.
Will's laugh thundered across the temple, and he slapped Obsidian on the back again, catching his breath. "Little bro, it's very simple," he said, cleaning a tear from his eye from the laughter. "You say to them, that you like them too, and if they would like to join you for the evening." He winked at his little brother, beaming with pride, but a with a little of "I told you so" in his eyes.
"Em... well, would you two fine ladies want to join me for the evening?" Obsidian had spent a lot of time in human form, and he still couldn't get used to the feeling of blushing.
The red-haired beauty caressed his black hair and smiled. "We'd be delighted to! Right Ela?." The tigress sat on the table in front of Obsidian, looking at him as if dinner had just been served. Her legs dangling from the edge in a movement that Obsidian found totally hypnotic.
The other priestess pointed, with no shame in her voice, to Obsidian's lap and said, "May I?" Obsidian, while still a bit dazzled, signalled with his hand for her to go ahead, and the dainty beauty sat on his lap. She was so petite one of his thighs was enough for her to sit on, and Obsidian felt she weighed as much as a feather.
She held on to him with one of her arms, rested her head on his ample chest with a coquettish look in her eye, while the tigress was resting her exotic yet gorgeous paws on his other thigh.
"I'm, ah, Ob... I mean, my name is John, pleasure to meet you." The two beauties giggled and looked at each other.
"My name is Elana, but everyone calls me Ela, nice to meet you, cutie," she ended by winking at him, which made Obsidian aggressively blush again. "And this lovely lady," she said, pointing at the red head on Obsidian's lap, "Is my sister, Nylikei. But we all call her Nyl."
Nyl smiled at him and said, with a voice sweet as honey, "it's a pleasure, John."
Obsidian stood there for a second like an idiot, making the two ladies giggle again. "Wait a second," he said, "sisters?"
Ela nodded and laughed. "Indeed! And not just sisters because we're both priestesses, though I guess that counts!"
Nyl took over from Ela, "Our mother is a priestess too, though from a different temple." She had us both, but we're daughters from different fathers, though I guess that's obvious." She playfully closed Obsidian's mouth, which was slightly ajar while the sisters told him this.
"There was something about you that was super similar, but I couldn't quite place how!" Obsidian said, still a bit surprised, blushing even harder, if that was even possible.
"Careful Nyl," said Ela with a playful, almost purring tone, "he seems ready to pop like a kettle!."
The two women laughed and Nyl, to Obsidian's continued surprise and delight, kissed his cheek and cuddled against him.
"Relax, cutie," said Nyl with a soft and gentle voice, "everything is ok."
