Coming back around again

Anthea didn't need to look behind her to make sure that Mercury was following her. She heard the shift of his paws on the dirt and that was all she needed to know to confirm it. Her heart was pounding in her chest with a nervous excitement, there was no hesitation or doubt in her movements. Everything felt like it lead to this moment and she walked confidently into the shadowed space that had been her home since she returned to Auster. She had managed to outfit the modest space with a comfortable pile of furs to make up a bed that took up the majority of the space while her few belongings, including the bracers and dagger she had acquired in her time living in The Hallows, sat off to the side along one wall. It was hardly a fully furnished home, but it had more than done the job for her over the past week or so.

She stepped into her bed and settled down into the plush fur, looking back up at him as she waited for him to join her. As soon as he did, she picked up right were they had left off just moments ago, pressing her side into his and nuzzling affectionately into his neck and brushing her cheek against his. A thrill and a warmth like she had never felt before ran through her from nose to tail and the feeling of his larger form against her own seemed to be the only thing that soothed it but also made it burn ever hotter. She kissed him again, sharing more of those featherlight, testing kisses with him that slowly grew deeper and more eager as the moments passed.

She sifted until she was able to slip into his embrace properly, feeling his warmth and his scent all around her as she pressed into his chest for the first time. Her paws traced along his chest and shoulders as the rest of the world faded away and the only thing on her mind was this wonderful man that had shown her so much and helped her in ways that she would never be able to repay. She had never cared about anyone the way she did him and even though she still didn't quite know what that meant for them, she was eager to find out. Anthea broke their kiss without knowing how long they had been locked together like this, but she didn't go far. Her muzzle still lightly brushed against his and her paws slipped around the back of his neck. "Mercury, I... I've never gone further than this... but I want to," she whispered to him in quiet, breathless words, but as soon as she uttered them she knew that wasn't quite true. She was quick to chase away the thought, to knock it down before it began, but she at least knew that she had never been with a male like this before–not with trust and affection deep in her heart for the man pressed into her.

"Anthea Dásos"