CH 80: Exploration
After returning to her room, Claire was greeted by all four lovers awake on their bed. Both twins were lying in the laps of the older women, having their conversations. All four looked at her as she approached the bed, their eyes filled with a mix of lust and love in their eyes. Claire shivered under their gaze, she was tempted to throw their plans out the window and indulge herself. She thought about it for a moment but suppressed her lust.
Elsie gave her a smug look, she wanted to hear how Ursa handled her little revenge last night. But, Jasmine stepped in to silence her. Jasmine’s hand covered the older twin’s mouth before she could even speak. “How’d it go?” Jasmine asked, before giving Elsie a look.
“Uh… okay I guess. It was kind of awkward because of last night.” Claire said as Jasmine stifled a laugh. Elsie was licking her hand trying to get her to move her hand. The assassin almost lost her composure, but Claire continued not noticing the exchange. “Apparently she has a sister who left her tribe…”
“She’s surprisingly loose-lipped,” Lily added, a bit of a smile on her face. “It’s kind of cute”
“Maybe. But if she joins us then she might-” Jasmine said before interrupting herself. A moan escaped her mouth as Elsie began to grind against her. “Elsie… fuck.”
“How was she? Was she embarrassed? Angry?” Elsie finally got to ask after freeing herself. She moved towards the edge of the bed, a wide smile on her face. “Was she pent up?”
“Um, well, it did smell like she…” Claire started before stopping herself. She didn’t know if she should really say it.
“Ha! Get fucked Ursa!” Elsie let out before laughing. She fell onto her back and started laughing as Jasmine just pinched her nose.
“Elsie. Please, s-she’s not used to these things.” Ana said to her sister. She held her sister’s arm as she pleaded with her. That did get Elsie to stop, her sister surprising her. “S-she already apologized. You should let it go.”
Elsie stopped for a moment and looked up at her sister. She pursed her lips before Ana continued internally. ‘I think you owe her an apology too.’
‘But.’ Elsie got out before Ana squeezed her hand. She let out a sigh and frowned. “Fine. I’ll apologize.” She said aloud.
Ana kissed her sister before all four finally got out of bed. They had plans to explore the city and needed to get ready. While the twins and Lily had plans to explore the university, Claire wanted to get to know their new member. She was discussing it with Jasmine as they made their way to their neighbor’s door.
Claire was hesitant since their conversation was quite awkward earlier. She knocked on the door while Jasmine waited beside her. It took a minute, but Ursa opened the door. Her disheveled appearance from this morning was gone, replaced with less bedhead and normal clothes. Her previous torn Ravian clothes were replaced with extras from Claire. Her clothes barely fit the woman, she was slightly taller and her muscles were more pronounced making the shirt look far too tight.
Claire blinked rapidly, pulling herself out of staring too much at Ursa. She could see a mix of annoyance and embarrassment in the woman’s face. She gave Claire a weird look before starting to close the door. “Wait! Sorry, I uh… wanted to invite you to join us. We were going to explore the city-” Claire got out. “Nah,” She said, before closing the door. Claire was stunned while Jasmine let out a little giggle. Claire turned bright red before she began to playfully slap Jasmine’s arm.
“Hey! We tried. Let’s give her space.” Jasmine said between laughs. Claire let out an exasperated sigh before an idea hit Jasmine. She let Claire hit her a few more times, reveling in her embarrassment before she spoke. “We could make this my date. You know, the one that you still owe me.”
That stopped Claire from banging on Jasmine’s arm. Her eyes widened and a smile broke out on her face. She wrapped Jasmine in a hug before nearly shouting. “Yes! Let’s do that, we could find a nice restaurant-”
The door was nearly forced off its hinges and collided with the two. Ursa opened the door with such force that it knocked the two onto the ground. Both looked up at Ursa in confusion. “Fuck me, fine I’ll join you. Can you just not do that in front of me?”
Claire rubbed her back where the door hit her, and Jasmine’s giggles came from underneath her. She paused for a moment wondering if this was some sort of plan by Jasmine. Jasmine gave her a sly smile, before getting out from under her. She offered her hand to Claire and helped her paladin to her feet.
“Do what?” Jasmine asked, a playfulness in her voice as she spoke. She still held onto Claire’s hand.
Ursa let out a sigh before just walking past them. “Rava… I thought it was just one annoying one. Let’s go, I want new clothes.” She said as she headed towards the stairs. She grumbled some more words, but neither Jasmine nor Claire could understand her.
Jasmine gave Claire a smile before leading her by the hand. They followed the woman as she exited the inn. Outside, Ursa acted like she knew where she was going when they walked through the city, but it quickly became evident that she didn’t. Claire wanted to stop and ask for directions, but Jasmine stopped her. She wanted to enjoy a bit of alone time with Claire.
It didn’t take long for Ursa to get frustrated. The overwhelming amount of smells and sounds made it hard to concentrate. It didn’t help that her two followers' aromas were overwhelming, their lust making it hard for her to discern things or even concentrate. She nearly lost it by the second hour.
“Fuck!” She finally let out. She stopped them by a bakery, the smell unknowingly attracting her to it. She could not find any clothing shops and they’d been walking for 2 hours. “Why are there so many people? I can’t even think!” She let out. The two following her just let out a laugh.
“This is the third time we’ve passed this bakery,” Jasmine giggled. Ursa turned and gave her an annoyed look. “Are you hungry?”
“Jaz, stop teasing her,” Claire said, finally having enough of walking around. “Ursa, give me a second and I’ll find out where the clothing shops are.” She said before entering the bakery. This left Ursa and Jasmine to stand outside.
“Sooo. Made a decision yet?” Jasmine asked. She eyed their surroundings, taking in the people and any potential threats. “Going to accept Her gift?”
“Ah, fuck. I thought the blond one was the only annoying one.” Ursa grumbled, her mind briefly returning to the image of Claire’s gift. “Are you all like this?”
“Mmm, seems like she’s rubbed off on me,” Jasmine replied a sly smile at the double meaning. Ursa gave her a weird look before it started to register. Her face slowly reddened before she looked away. Jasmine bit back a laugh as Ursa recovered.
“Why did Rava choose you gals of all people? Can hardly think without your… male part.” She grumbled.
“It’s not all bad. I mean, I was a loner too before receiving it.” Jasmine said. With what she’s learned about Ursa, telling her own experience might help her. “The me from a few months ago would be baffled at the me now. She would have called me emotionally compromised…”
“Really?” Ursa asked. Her eyes returned to Jasmine for a brief moment before darting back to the ground. Her curiosity was piqued. She was taught to let go of all emotional attachments to follow the warrior’s path.
“Mhmm, I used to think emotions got in the way of my work. I mean, they probably do. But… I have a reason now.” Jasmine said, her playful tone slowly fading away. She looked into the bakery where Claire was talking with the baker. Jasmine looked at her paladin for a moment before continuing. “It’s not about the money or some code of honor anymore…”
Ursa followed the woman’s gaze into the bakery. She could smell something sweeter emanating off of Jasmine. It wasn’t lust like before. She felt an emptiness in her chest like the previous night. She looked back to Jasmine who had a warm smile and eyes full of emotion. Why did her chest hurt so badly?
“In my experience, it’s worth every second. Every lewd thought. Every urge and every random erection.” Jasmine said, her voice low so others couldn’t hear. Ursa fought back the embarrassment of the conversation. She bit back the feeling to avoid the topic. “Plus, it feels fantastic to use…” Jasmine said with a slight giggle.
Ursa let out a sigh. She easily figured that part out from the party’s night activities. She really thought Jasmine was being serious for a moment there. “I-I… fuck… I think I’m scared.” It slipped out before Ursa even realized it. She slapped her hand to her mouth and her eyes widened. She cursed herself for not thinking before she spoke. She looked to Jasmine expecting ridicule.
“So was I,” Jasmine said, her warm smile now focused on Ursa. For a brief moment, that emptiness left her chest and a comforting feeling overtook it. That genuine smile eased that feeling inside her.
“The clothing district is east of here,” Claire said, leaving the bakery. She didn’t realize the moment she had just walked into. Jasmine turned to her and offered her hand without even skipping a beat.