Throughout the entire time Chani was in the women’s restroom, she thought about what Martin had done to her, and the sensations of ecstasy that rippled through her body while she sucked him off. ‘His hands were so gentle, and yet so forceful when it mattered. The feel of him pushing his fingers inside me…’ she trembled as she wiped herself with some toilet paper, feeling the moisture through the cheap one-ply sheet even as she gasped. Leaning back, she used one of her fingers to test how sensitive her body was by touching her hardened clit. A massive jolt of pleasure coursed up her spine, causing her back to arch, while she gasped from the sensation.
“Are you alright in there, Chani?” she heard from the other side of the door.
“Y-Yes, I’m fine.” Chani called back, ‘I’m so horny I can barely think straight, and I want you inside me so badly that my entire body is buzzing, but I’m fine.’ she thought to herself as she finished drying her lower body. Blushing, she walked over to where the sink would be, only to find a hand sanitizer station. Foam filled her paw, and she used it to clean her hands the best she could, but reminded herself to do so properly the moment it was possible.
Exiting the bathroom, she saw Martin standing between their bicycles, the heat still on her cheeks as she saw the outline of his shaft in his pants. Walking over, she smiled at him while taking the handlebars of her bike from his grasp. “Thank you.” Chani blushed even more, “I… I really needed that little break.”
“Same here.” Martin confirmed. “I just hope you’re not upset that we didn’t…”
“No.” she said a little too quickly before continuing, “No, I’m not… I just… I actually agree with your reasons for not wanting to, but… I’ve never… thought someone would ever stop in the middle of ‘playing’ for any reason.” Chani looked away, not wanting him to know how many times she’s been with other males, worried that he would be upset.
“I… honestly wasn’t sure I could keep myself from continuing,” Martin said softly as they walked their bikes back onto the path, “especially when you sat down on my lap and kissed me.”
“W-Would you have had sex with me if I insisted?” she asked, her lavender eyes looking at him.
Martin nodded as he straddled his bike, “I was barely holding onto the last of my conscience as it was, and… just the feel of you sitting with my shaft between us… I almost rolled you over and…” he stopped as he blushed crimson, glancing at her from out the corners of his eyes.
“Oh.” Chani said, and yet he could almost hear the longing in her voice.
“The thing is, I wouldn’t want to hurt you, and… it was difficult for me to even get two of my fingers inside you, Chani.”
Chani nodded, blushing crimson “I noticed that, and was worried it would hurt too…”
Pedaling onto the bike path with their bags on their backs, and helmets on their heads, the pair thought about what they had just said as they went down a small hill. Throughout their trip Chani constantly took notice of her skirt so that it wouldn’t do much more than ripple at the hem. Either way, the pair continued on until they reached the end of the path, with downtown Durai City stretching out in front of them. Martin stopped at the edge, looking at the young feline. “How about we get you a pair of panties so that you’re not flashing people anymore?” he suggested.
Looking at him, she blushed and nodded, chewing on her lower lip. “Do you know a place where I can get some?”
Nodding, he smiled as he turned to the left. Chani followed, making sure not to let her skirt flip up. “There’s a local clothing store that my mom likes to buy Yvonne and Yvette’s shirts from, and although most of the clothing is there on consignment, the panties and socks are pretty much purchased straight from the larger chain stores.” Martin admitted even as they stopped at a small shop sitting next to a hardware store. The front façade looking like someone’s home than the front of a store.
Opening the door for Chani, he gave the kitty a smile as she walked into the small shop. The entire place was roughly fifty feet wide and about that long, with a single ferret woman setting out clothing onto their hangers. An electronic ding brought the attention of the owner, her kind hazel eyes looking over the pair as Martin walked into the store. “Hello, and welcome to “Candace’s Closet”, my clothing and consignment shop.” Dressed in a pair of pants that did nothing to flatter the woman’s figure, and a shirt that barely indicated her curves, she looked more like she was doing Sunday cleaning rather than running a shop, with her hair bedraggled, as it stopped at her shoulders.
“Hello, Candace.” Martin said with a smile as the ferret glanced at him.
“Martin! How is your mother?” Candace asked as she set out another article of clothing. “She hasn’t come by lately.” She then noticed Chani, giving the young girl a smile. “Who’s this, your girlfriend?” the ferret asked with a wink.
“I’ll go ahead and remind her to come by when I get home.” Martin said with a smile and a nod, before she asked about the feline. Blushing, he gave a small smile, his mind going ‘I wish!’ before he answered. “This is Chani. She and I were on our way to the bookstore when she mentioned that she needed stop for some clothing.”
Chani went down in a curtsey, making sure not to lift her skirt up at all. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Candace.” When she stood up, she looked at the ferret, who did the same.
“The pleasure is all mine, Chani.” Candace said as she finished her own curtsey, and looked at the pair. “Thank you, Martin for bringing her here. Now how can I help you both today?”
For a few seconds, Chani didn’t say anything, her cheeks hot with her blush. “I… um… need to purchase some panties.”
“While you shop, I’m going to look at some dresses for Yvette and Yvonne.” Martin said with a motion to one of the aisles, making Candace nod, and Chani give him a smile.
Both women watched him for only a few seconds before Chani turned to look at Candace. “Okay, dear. What type of panties do you normally wear?” the ferret asked.
“Um… I usually wear bikini style.” Chani admitted with a blush, which caused Candace to head for her undergarments aisle.
“I’m not sure how many packages of bikini style in a small size we have, but we should have at least one… aha. Here we are.” Candace said as she crouched down and found the proper package. Standing up, she handed them over to the young girl. “Is there anything else you need?”
“Oh. Um… no… that’s everything.” Chani answered as she walked with Candace up to pay for her undergarments. “How much do I owe you?” she asked as she pulled her backpack off of her back.
Candace scanned it with her handheld reader. “It looks like $9.99.” she said with a smile.
Reaching into her pack, Chani pulled out a wallet, unzipping it to reveal that she only had a five dollar bill inside. “Oh no.” she said to herself, “I must’ve used the other five for lunch…”
Martin walked up, looking at the two women, his ear flickering at the remark. “How much do you still need?” he asked Chani.
“Um… $5.00.” she said blushing.
Pushing his hand back into his pocket, he produced a ten dollar bill. “Here you go, Candace.” he said with a smile.
Taking the money, Candace smiled and nodded as she printed out the receipt and handed over a penny for Martin’s change. Slipping the package into a plastic bag for Chani she smiled at the pair. “I thank you for your patronage, and please come again soon.” she said with a broad smile.
Giving a nod, Chani smiled at the ferret. “Oh, I definitely will.” she said before turning toward Martin, and gave him a hug. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, Chani.” he said while wrapping his arms around her back, enjoying the sound of her purring. After only a few seconds, the pair started for the door, with Martin offering his arm to the young feline. She took it happily, their tails flicking to either side as they walked.
The two teenagers had just left the shop when Candace smiled to herself. ‘They’re such a cute couple.’ she thought as she headed off down the aisles to continue with her stocking.
When they were outside, Chani looked up at Martin with a smile. “I should go find a place to put on a pair of these panties.” she said with a blush, looking down at the bag in her hands. That’s when the mink’s fluffy tail coiled around her, while his arm wrapped around the feline’s back, helping to support her.
“Does that work?” he asked.
Chani blinked a couple of times, before looking up at him with a smile and a nod. Once the package was open, she sifted through the panties, pulling out a pair that had hearts all over the outside, and proceeded to step into them. When they were snug against her lower body, she caressed over them to make sure the fit was exact. “They’re perfect.” she said looking up at Martin. “Thank you again.” was all she said before hugging him a second time.
Within a matter of seconds they were on their way to the bookstore, with Chani a bit more confident now that she wasn’t running the risk of flashing everyone. Her tail twitched happily as she walked her bicycle across the street beside Martin, before they walked down the sidewalk. It wasn’t long before they stopped in front of the bookstore, chaining both bicycles up to the metal rack just outside the wood and glass double doors. Opening the door for the feline, both of them heard the bell ringing above, while stepping into the massive building.
The interior of the bookstore stretched away from the pair as Chani looked around. Stairs and a ramp went down so that the waist high windows on the outside turned out to be roughly ten feet from the floor of the interior. There were innumerable shelves either against the walls, or resting back to back against each other. Rows upon rows of books caused her to blink, with her jaw dropping wide while some of the book shelves looked as though they supported the second floor. “Oh wow! This place is huge.” she said while her eyes followed the design of the store.
Fluorescent lights hung from the ceiling, illuminating every inch of the store, while curved couches, chairs, and tables, with comfortable chairs, dotted the area. A small café sat to the side where barista’s in soft blue aprons and plastic name tags made coffee and dished out baked treats to their customers. Even as she took in the rest of the store, Martin reached down to gently wrap his hand around hers. “Come on,” he said with a smile that was infectious, “I’ll show you where they have all of the geographical books.”
Blushing and nodding, Chani smiled back as they headed downstairs, until they passed by a table with two people holding up books in front of their faces. Two blond otters dropped the books ever so slightly until they were looking over the edges. Glancing sidelong at each other, a pair of matching smiles spread their muzzles as the mink and kitty turned to head into the large reference section. Jenny leaned in to Lee’s ear, whispering. “She’s just too easy to pick out of a crowd.” Lee’s green eyes then took in the young mink holding hands with her adoptive sister. “I guess that must be Martin.” she remarked with a broad smile. “He looks even cuter than he sounded on the phone.”
Jenny’s comment, made Lee wiggle a little in his seat, “I love that tail of his,” he admitted as they watched the pair disappear, “I wonder if it’s as soft as it appears?”
Giving her twin a smile and a wink, “There’s a way to find out.” she suggested as Lee leaned in to whisper into her ear.
“How about we go over and introduce ourselves?”
Jenny shook her head, “Let’s just watch them for a while,” she suggested, “see if they can have fun without us.” She then smiled at her male counterpart. “If they don’t, however, I suggest we make our presence known in a far more sneaky way.”
“Such as?” Lee asked.
“You’ll see when it happens, but for now let’s sneak in to watch, and see what happens.” Jenny suggested. She stood up from her seat, and walked to the section where they had picked up their books, to replace them. Afterward, they headed for the geographical section in enough time to see Chani and Martin sitting down with their backs to the pair on a curved couch.
Watching over the course of the next hour, the pair tried to see more of Martin and Chani as the mink and kitty sat on the curved couch, that fluffy tail not visible from their vantage point. Sitting together and pulling out their binders, the two teenagers took down notes while Jenny and Lee continued their observations. Yawning in boredom, the female otter gave a sigh. “I wish I could see them from the front…” she grumbled, “because from the back they look like they’re just sitting there.” She then shook her head, “I mean, it wouldn’t be so bad if we could at least hear them.”
“We could always go over and listen.” Lee suggested with a smile.
“It would be too easy for Chani to spot us.” Jenny said with a shake of her head, “We have to do this sneaky… kind of like those secret agent games you like to play.”
Lee blinked, looking at her. “But those always devolve into first person shooters.” he remarked.
Reaching up, Jenny placed her paw on her face. “Let’s hope it doesn’t happen that way here.” she murmured. She then looked at the pair sitting together while talking with smiles on their faces. Part of her wanted to go over and introduce herself, snuggle against the pair, and urge them to at least give each other a hug. ‘I have no doubt that Chani can get him herself, but she’d be so slow, and I doubt they would even do anything remotely fun without me helping to speed up the process.’
“Okay, so if we’re not going over there, how are we going to get Chani hooked up with the mink?” Lee asked.
For several seconds, Jenny stood there, just watching the pair. “I’m thinking.” she thought aloud as she rubbed her chin.
“We could always invite him back to the house,” Lee offered, “perhaps charm him into a night alone with Chani while dropping hints that they would look cute as a couple?” He stopped talking abruptly, his elbow tapping Jenny’s arm, “We could also wait until one of them heads for the bathroom, and split up to plant ideas into their heads.” It was then that Jenny noticed Chani standing up and heading for the girl’s bathroom while Martin picked up the books to take them back where he’d gotten them.
You take Martin while I go pounce on Chani.” Jenny said with a smirk. Lee nodded, before feeling his twin bumping her nose to his cheek. “Break.” was all she said before turning to head for the girl’s restrooms. He watched as that fin tail swished side-to-side, his green eyes roaming over the soft curve of her backside.
‘Later.’ was all he thought before he turned to follow Martin, his green eyes noting the collection of books that the mink was putting back onto the shelves. It didn’t take the mink long, and after only a few minutes, he turned to head back the way he came. Ducking into one of the aisles when the slender male turned around, Lee glanced at the collection of books that lined the wooden shelves in front of his eyes. Picking up one, he flipped it open to a random page, and brought it up, expecting his quarry to walk past.
To his surprise, the mink in question never walked past his position, but instead stepped into Lee’s aisle. ‘He seems to be looking for something specific.’ the otter noted as he glanced out the corner of his eye. When he saw Martin turning more toward him, he turned to look fully at the book he had in front of his face. Amazingly, he had picked up a strategy guide to one of the many computer games he enjoyed playing. ‘Oh wow! I didn’t know she had that ability!’
“Excuse me,” he heard beside him, “do they have any more of the Fantasy Fur Fighter’s strategy guides on the shelf? Or is that the last one?”
Blinking, he looked up at Martin, who was looking directly at him. “What?” Lee asked before remembering that he was holding the book in question, “Oh, I think it’s the last one.”
Martin sighed, “That’s too bad.” the mink commented, “I was hoping to find out which skill tree had the enrapture ability attached to Chloe.”
“Oh. Well, you can have it, I was just checking on my favorite character.” Lee said as he handed the book over, thinking quickly.
“Really? Which is your favorite?” Martin asked.
“Ashton, the noble knight.” the otter answered with a smile.
Nodding, Martin rubbed his chin, “He’s alright, although he’s a little too easy to play for my style, so I either play Chloe, the sorceress, or Allierial, the archer. Mostly for the fact that they have a ranged attack that levels up with you…”
“Be honest,” Lee interrupted, elbowing Martin in the abdomen lightly, “you play them just because the sorceress’s has breasts twice the size of her head, and her skirt flies up with each spell casting, while Allierial’s attacks have her getting into all of those erotic poses.”
The blush that covered Martin’s cheeks had him blinking, “I… I just like their gameplay, and… well… I won’t deny that it’s nice to see instead of Ashton using that massive sword like some sort of huge phallic symbol.”
“What about Balthazar?” Lee asked.
“Oh, please,” Martin commented, “nobody plays Balthazar.”
For a brief moment, the two males just stood there chuckling before Lee nodded. “That’s true. So how long have you been playing…?” he asked as the pair of males started walking back to the couch that Chani and Martin had been sitting at earlier that afternoon.
Inside the bathroom, Chani had just sat down on the toilet, her new panties down around her ankles, when the door to her stall opened. A small mew of surprise issued from her mouth as the door opened, and her younger sister stepped inside, closing the door behind her. “What the?! Jenny?! What are you doing here?!” she hissed out.
“Hi, sis.” Jenny commented, her tail wagging behind the otter. “Is that any way to talk to your sister when all she wanted to do was say hello?” she asked with a small smile.
“Jenny… I’m kind of in the middle of something right now.” Chani commented, “Can’t this wait until I’m done at least?”
Reaching up, the otter rubbed at her chin. “Hmm, I guess it could, although I really think you lying to me and Lee shouldn’t be something that can wait.”
“Wh-What do you mean?” Chani asked with worry on her face, “Since when have I lied to you?”
“You specifically told us that cute mink who was sitting next to you, was just a friend, yet when I came into the bathroom I could smell how aroused you are.” Jenny accused, leaning forward so that her nose was only an inch from Chani’s, “Not only that, but you have new panties, and I was there when you forgot to put on a pair, so I want to know everything.”
Chani blinked, blushing at what her adopted sister was saying, “J-Jenny, I didn’t lie to you about Martin.” she stammered, “He and I were only friends… until…”
“‘Were only friends’?” Jenny asked, “You mean you’re more than friends now?”
The feline blushed at the growing smile on Jenny’s face. “Wait… a-are you… spying on me!”
Leaning back with a dramatic gasp, Jenny placed her hand on her chest, “Would I do that to my older sister, Chani?” she asked before changing the subject quickly. “By the way, when are you going to introduce Lee and I to Martin?”
“This isn’t funny, Jenny.” Chani said, glaring at her sister, “Martin and I are friends, and I want to keep him as a friend, so you better tell me honestly. What are you doing here?”
Smiling at her sister, Jenny gave a small shrug. “Lee wanted to find a book about one of his games, and I decided to come with him.” she said as she closed her eyes. When she opened them again, Chani was glaring at her more intensely than before.
Jenny watched Chani’s ears laying back and her eyes narrowing, “You can’t fool me!” she accused, “Both of you were spying on me and Martin.”
Giving a small shake of her head, the young otter sighed as she turned around, opening the stall door. “I can’t talk to you when you’re like this,” Jenny said with a sigh, “so I’ll just go and introduce myself to your new beau.”
“Wh-What?!” Chani asked, her eyes widening, “J-Jenny! No! Please!” The otter stopped just outside of the stall as Chani’s ears perked up, “Please, he’s really sweet, and I like him a lot. I don’t want to lose him as a friend just when we’re starting to get to know each other.”
“That just makes me want to meet him even more.” Jenny said with a twinkling in her eyes, “I have to admit that I’m surprised. You have never been so interested in a guy that you would openly call them before, but when I finally saw him, I understood why, and yet you act like you’re ashamed of us.”
Chani blushed a crimson red on her cheeks, “I’m not ashamed of you, Jenny.” she said, shaking her head, “Every time that I’ve had… any type of relationship with anyone, it’s always been because of you. It’s like you don’t trust my judgment, or that you think I’m too slow to act on my feelings.”
“I… I never said that.” Jenny commented, a blush heating her cheeks as she looked to the side, making Chani blink. “Besides,” the otter continued, “haven’t you always enjoyed the fun you have with Jeffy? Perhaps you don’t like having fun with myself and Lee?”
Shaking her head, Chani sighed, “It’s not about having ‘fun’, Jenny. Yes, I love being with you, Lee, and Jeffy,” she felt the heat rising in her cheeks at the memory of each time she felt someone else’s hands on her body, the pleasure they gave her each time, “but, I just want to do this on my own, for once, without you or Lee interfering and trying to put ideas in my or Martin’s heads.” She sighed, “I want a relationship to happen naturally, for once. Please?”
‘Have I been doing too much for Chani?’ Jenny thought to herself, blinking at the feline, “Fine. I won’t make any overt suggestions for you and Martin to be together,” she then sighed, “although you both do look like a cute couple.”
Blushing, Chani smiled as Jenny closed the door, letting her sister finish what she was doing. After only a few minutes, however, the door opened again, and her sister walked out to wash her hands. “I really don’t like to be cornered like that, Jenny.” Chani said over the sounds of the water flowing over her hands and into the sink, “Don’t do it again.”
Jenny blinked, “Or what?” she asked.
Chani just looked at her, “This isn’t a threat, Jenny. I’m asking you to respect my wishes and not corner me like that ever again.”
Looking at Chani, she saw the determination in the young woman’s eyes, and although there was a desire to tell her sister ‘No’ the trust and love for each other that composed their family made her nod. “Okay. I’m sorry for doing that, I just… I wanted to know the truth, and you always…”
“I will always tell you the truth, Jenny, but if I don’t feel like you need to know something, then I’m not going to say anything.” Chani interrupted. Giving a sigh, she shook her head. “Now where did you leave Lee?”
“He should be watching Martin.” Jenny answered dejectedly.
Shaking her head, Chani glared at her sister once more. “When we get out there, you are going to grab Lee, and leave. I don’t want you both interfering with my potential friendship to Martin. Understood?”
Turning her head to the side, Jenny huffed “Fine.” Opening the door to the girl’s bathroom, the two females walked out and around a couple of bookshelves to find Martin and Lee sitting on the couch laughing and talking about some of their first hand experiences in one of the countless MMO’s available online. Both girls stopped, blinking at the two males.
“I swear it, Lee. The dragon glitched so bad that by the time I got done killing the thing, its body started breakdancing across the hall.” The male otter laughed hard, holding his abdomen the entire time with his eyes closed.
“S-Sounds like… MC Scalie…” Lee tittered, wiping the tears from his eyes as he opened those green orbs. For a few seconds he just sat there looking at Martin before glancing up at both Chani and Jenny. “Looks like the girls are back.”
Martin turned to look at the two females, his deep blue eyes noting the otter for the first time as he raised up to stand in front of the two young women. “Welcome back, Chani.” he said before looking directly at the otter, and extending his hand. “This must be Jenny. It’s a pleasure to meet you in person.”
Jenny beamed as she took the offered hand, shaking it while her tail twitched behind her. “The pleasure is all mine.” she remarked playfully.
Chani gave her brother and sister a forced smile. “It was wonderful to see you both, but I know you have somewhere to be. Right?” she asked.
Lee blinked, “Really?” he asked, “I don’t remember having to be anywhere special.”
“Don’t you remember, Lee?” Jenny asked after Chani’s tail tapped hers, “We have that thing that we were going to do?”
“Really?” Martin asked, “That’s too bad. I would love to talk to both of you too.” Chani blinked at that one remark, her lavender eyes focusing on the mink.
“We… don’t really want to keep them.” the feline said softly, “I mean… what if it’s important?”
“Oh, it’s not that important, and besides, we can always catch that movie later.” Jenny suggested.
Martin nodded as he stepped back so that Jenny could join her twin, while Chani’s ears started to lay back. Turning to the feline, he smiled at her. “How about you sit with me, giving them enough room to join us on the couch?” he suggested.
Chani blushed as she reached out to take his hand, sitting next to Martin so that she was between him and Jenny. When they were all sat down, Martin’s tail curled around all three siblings, with the two females in the center. Both otters snuggled their backs against the satiny softness of his tail, with Lee scooting close to his twin, his arm snaking around her waist just out of sight, while the mink did the same with his arm around the young feline. “So… what did you want to know about us?” the female otter finally asked.
“Well, I do know that Lee loves video games, but what do you like to do Jenny?” he asked.
Jenny blinked for a moment, “Well, naturally I like to swim, and can do it a little faster than Lee, but I also love making stories, and getting lost in different worlds.” she said a small smile on her lips.
“Sounds almost like the pencil, paper, and dice games I used to love playing back on the East Coast.” Martin commented as he gave Chani a gentle squeeze on her hip and backside, making her smile and blush slightly. “I have a few stories that I actually had to make while being a Game Master for the group.”
“That sounds wonderful.” Jenny commented, “Have you ever wanted to become a writer? Or maybe a video game developer?”
“I doubt that I would be a game developer, but I love to write short stories and scenarios for others to have fun with.” Martin answered, “Getting money for that, however, would make my writing seem like work rather than something that I love to do.”
Lee shook his head slowly, “I’ve heard that if you do what you love as a career, you will never work a day in your life.”
Giving a slight nod, Martin just sat there. “True, but anything can become just a job.”
Chani shook her head, “Isn’t that a little pessimistic?” she asked.
“I consider it more of a realistic look at a change in mentality.” Martin answered as he looked at her, “Mostly, I reference what I would do for my roleplays during the weekends, by filling up at least this many pages for a single gaming session.” He then brought both arms forward to open up his binder, pulling up at least fifteen pages. “I would have to come up with the scenario, write out every aspect of the game from NPC’s to monsters that they faced off against, and even treasures that they would obtain, keeping in mind to balance threat with reward.”
“Wow!” Chani commented, “I… never knew that so much work went into creating a game.”
Smiling at her, he nodded, “You don’t want to give people too much reward for an easy session, and you definitely don’t want to make all of their efforts seem futile, so you have to strike a balance.” Martin then closed his binder, looking at all three siblings. “When I made games, it was because I loved doing it, feeling the thrill of the players as they faced off against enemies and thrived through sheer determination and guile, but it was also a lot of work, referencing information, creating descriptions, everything had to be realistic.” Leaning back with a sigh, he shook his head a little. “After only a couple of years, I was getting tired of doing it all the time, and eventually I was burnt out.”
“That’s what you meant when you said that anything can become ‘just a job’.” Lee remarked.
Martin nodded, he then blinked for a moment. “Sorry for the abrupt subject change, but what movie were you both going to see?” he asked.
Jenny smiled as she glanced at Lee for a moment, “We were planning to see The Lego Movie.” she remarked.
“Really?” Martin asked, as the female beside him started to stare daggers at Jenny. “I’ve been wanting to see that movie too.” He then turned to the feline beside him, “How would you like to go to the movies on Wednesday with me, Chani?’
Chani blinked, turning her head to look at Martin. “Wh-What?” she asked.
“Would you like to go to the movies with me on Wednesday?” Martin repeated.
Blushing profusely, Chani looked into his eyes as she sat there. ‘Oh god! My first official date!’ she thought silently, ‘Am I really ready for something like this?’ Her lips spread into a tiny smile. “I would love to.” she responded, while her tail twitched beside her thigh. Wrapping her arms around him, she snuggled against his chest, purring gently.
Lee smiled at his twin, with Jenny asking. “Which movie are you going to see?”
“I really don’t know,” Martin said with a shrug as he held Chani close, “but we can choose when we get there.” That one sentence seemed to make the feline holding him hug the mink even more. Over the course of the next few minutes, both teens made plans to head home in order to clean up, before meeting back at the bookstore on Wednesday so that they could head off to the movies together. Jenny and Lee smiled as they watched the mink and kitty talk, a few of their own ideas popping up in their heads.
By the end of the nearly indistinct chattering, the four teenagers had their plans for the following evening, including a small dinner, the movie, and Martin taking the trio back to their home before taking a bus home. Jenny wanted to offer him the chance to stay the night, but remembering what Chani had said in the bathroom, she decided to remain silent. Lee noticed her silence and was about to open his mouth, but his twin gently took the otter’s hand. He looked over, their green eyes connecting for several seconds.
Jenny shook her head, almost imperceptibly, as Martin stood and helped Chani up to her feet. She stood up as well, with Lee following suit, while her sister wrapped her arms around the mink’s bicep. The sight of her nuzzling against his shoulder, made the female otter smile, happy to see the feline so jubilant. When the quartet arrived outside, she saw that the sun had begun to go down, causing a cascade of orange and red across the sky.
Martin hugged Chani gently, his tail wrapping around them both for several seconds before she pulled back, looking up at him. “I’ll see you tomorrow at school.” she said softly.
“Okay, Chani,” he said with a smile, “and we’ll talk more about what to do on our date during lunch.” Martin extracted his tail from around her, both of them stepped away from each other with the feline blushing as she went to her bike. They unlocked their bikes together, and the mink turned to look at both otters. “Did you both ride your bikes here too?”
“We actually took the bus.” Lee commented.
“How about I stay here to make sure you three get on the bus without incident?” Martin suggested.
“Okay.” Chani said before Jenny and Lee could get a single word out.
Together the quartet waited for the bus, just talking about their day until that particular vehicle arrived. Martin helped Chani to put her bike into the specialized rack on the front, while Jenny and Lee stepped onto the bus itself. Giving him a smile, the feline waved as she stepped onto the bus, paid for a ticket, and then went back to sit with her brother and sister. Watching as the bus pulled away, he saw it turn, and he decided to start for home.
Arriving back home half an hour after nightfall, Martin took his bike into the back yard, locking it up, before he headed into the dining room through the sliding glass doors. Andais, Yvonne, and Yvette were already sitting down at the table, eating dinner. “Evening everyone.” he said as he walked through the door.
“Welcome home, Martin.” Andais said as she looked up, smiling at her son. The scent of their dinner wafted under his nose, making his stomach growl instantly. Seeing the large supreme pizza sitting in the center of the table, he blinked, noting how only three out of eight slices had been taken out of the hand-tossed pie. “Go ahead and sit down while I get you a glass of milk.”
Doing as instructed, Martin set his bag down beside the counter, his tail twitching as his mother went into the kitchen. Pouring him a glass of milk, he looked at her from behind with a semi-curious glance. “Did you have a good day at work, mom?” he asked, making the female mink turn to look at him as she put the milk jug back into the fridge.
“Oh, yes. Very good.” Andais said with a smile, “I managed to finish up a couple of contracts, had to inform one of my original contracts that he wasn’t going to be renewed for another five years, and had another client call to make a promising offer. All in all, a very productive, and enjoyable day.”
“That’s good.” Martin remarked with a smile before looking at the twin skunks, “How about your day, girls?”
“It was okay.” Yvette commented, “We met a couple of people in a junior class, but they’re… fun… I guess.”
“Kind of a little off-putting, but other than that, they’re alright.” Yvonne commented, “I guess…”
“How about you, honey?” Andais asked Martin. “Everything go alright at the bookstore this evening?”
“Yup.” Martin said with a smile, “Chani and I managed to find several references over the course of an hour, but afterward her brother and sister came over, and we all got a chance to talk about something other than schoolwork.” Pulling a piece of pizza up from the large pie in front of him, he found that although it was still quite warm, his dinner was cooling rapidly. It didn’t matter that much to him since he’d been known for eating still cold pizza while playing video games.
“I’m glad.” Andais said with a smile.
For several minutes, everyone just ate, with Martin chewing on his food, and swallowing, washing it all down with a sip of his milk. “Anyway,” he continued the conversation as if his mother hadn’t spoken, “is it alright if I get some money for tomorrow, mom?” He then blushed sheepishly, “I… kind of have a date.”
Both of his twin sisters started to giggle while his mother blinked, looking at him. “You have a date?” she asked, “Martin, you know that you’re not allowed to date until you’re 16.”
Martin blinked, “But… mom…”
“No ‘buts’ young man.” Andais scolded, “All four of your older sisters said the same thing you did when they tried to date at the ages of thirteen and fourteen, and I’ll tell you what I told them all those years ago.” She then turned her face to her son, focusing her eyes on him alone. “At the ages before sixteen, your hormones are raging out of control, and it’s too easy for you to get caught up in feelings and sensations. Unfortunately, because of those very sensations, it’s a difficult and dangerous time for you to even try experimenting.”
“Mom… I…” he stopped talking when she held up her hand.
“When you ask if you can date at the age of sixteen, I will have no problem with you going out, and potentially having fun, but until then I want you to focus on your studies, while putting the ideas of girls and romance out of your mind.”
“I…” he shook his head with a sigh, lowering it to look at his half eaten piece of pizza. “Please, mom, it’s just us going to dinner and the movies. I promise, we’re not going to be doing anything besides getting to know more about each other.”
Andais shook her head, “My final answer is “No”, Martin, and no amount of begging or pleading will change that answer.”
Closing his eyes, he nodded. “Okay. I’ll just call Chani and let her know that the date is off.” he said softly.
Blinking, she looked at her son. “Wait, do you mean that you were going to go out on a date with Chani?” she asked, her heart starting to hammer against the inside of her chest. ‘Please don’t say yes. Please don’t say yes.’ was all she thought.
Looking at his mother, he just shrugged. “It doesn’t matter anymore now, does it?” he asked as he sat there looking at the half finished slice of pizza. “May I please be excused so that I can make that phone call?”
“No.” Andais answered, “Not until we talk about this.”
“What’s to talk about?” he asked, “You have your rules, and have made it pretty much self-explanatory that you don’t want me to date for the next couple of years.”
“Martin,” she said before closing her mouth and eyes, “your father and I created that rule because when your older sisters were born, we didn’t want them experimenting with sex outside of wedlock.”
Yvette giggled the moment her mother said ‘sex’ with Yvonne sniggering as well. “I can understand that, but mom… I just…”
“Honey,” she said but paused a second time, “I… I really do like Chani, and I trust you to be both level headed, and thoughtful in your decisions…”
“Then why can’t you trust me to do the right thing now?” Martin asked.
Andais sighed, “I do trust you, Martin…”
“Does that mean you don’t trust Chani?” he asked.
“I…” she took a deep breath and let it out, “I don’t trust the hormones coursing through your bodies, dulling your perceptions, and making you feel the euphoria of what can equate to puppy love.” Reaching up, she rubbed at her forehead, her mind thinking fast before she blinked her eyes open. “You said that Chani’s brother and sister were with you in the bookstore, right?”
“Um… yeah…”
“What did they say when you asked Chani out on a date?” Andais asked.
“Oh.” he then blinked, “It was kind of, partially, like a little bit of their idea.”
Blinking, she looked at her son, “You’re going to have to explain that one to me, Martin.”
Martin sighed, telling his mother about meeting with Jenny and Lee, the conversation they all had, and what was said when he asked about a date. Naturally, he didn’t put in all the details about everything that happened throughout the day, but Andais got the main selling points. “Okay, so what you’re saying is that you’re going to be going out with Chani, and her siblings?” Andais asked.
“Um… well… yeah…” Martin said softly.
“Why didn’t you tell me that to begin with, Martin?” she asked. “Going out with friends is always alright, even if you technically consider it a date between both you and Chani.”
Looking at his mother, he shook his head, “Because it’s a date.” he answered.
She shook her head slowly, “I don’t mind if you go out tomorrow, as long as there’s more than just you and Chani in your little group.” Andais said softly, her mind screaming. ‘Coward! You just sold out because AJ Durai owns your shapely ass!’ For a brief moment, her tail twitched in annoyance at her own thoughts.
Nothing more was said about the subject for the rest of dinner, but when everything was put away, Martin headed up to his room to do homework. About halfway through the math portion of the work, he gave a sigh, stretching out so that his back popped. The sound of a phone rattling upon his desk caused him to look over at the caller ID. Seeing a single name, ‘CHANI’, on the screen, he picked up the phone and slid his finger over to answer the call. “Hello?”
“Hello, Martin.” Chani said with a smile on her face. “I just wanted to tell you that we all managed to make it home without incident.”
“I’m glad.” he said with a smile, “By the way, I told my mother and she wasn’t happy about me wanting to go out on a date at 14.”
“Do-Does that mean our date is called off?” Chani asked, her voice slightly tremulous.
“No. When I said that Jenny and Lee were going to be joining us, I think it eased her mind a little, so she gave me permission.” he answered.
“Oh.” Chani looked down a little, “To be honest, I… kind of thought that she didn’t like me.”
Martin blinked as he listened to the voice on the other end of the line, “Are you sure?” he asked as he sat there. “I didn’t hear her say anything but kind words about you.”
“It… wasn’t really what she said… but how she said it that made me think she didn’t like me, Martin.” Chani commented.
Listening to how Chani described his mother, he thought back to the conversation, and yet didn’t seem to notice anything out of the ordinary. “That’s strange, because when I talked to her, my mom said that she really did like you.” Martin said with a shake of his head.
Chani blinked, a blush heating up her cheeks as she closed her eyes, “Okay. I guess I was just imagining it.” She then leaned back onto her bed, so that her lavender eyes took in the entire ceiling, with part of it obscured by the spinning blades of her ceiling fan. With her nude body stretched out on her bed, the young feline slid her fingers down over her abdomen as she spoke more on the phone. “Which restaurant do you want to eat at tomorrow?” she asked.
Smiling as he leaned back in his chair, Martin looked down at his math book. “I was thinking that we could go eat at the Stardust Café right before watching whatever movie we plan to see at the theater.” he suggested casually. “The two places are almost right next to each other, which means we should be able to get to the theater quickly after eating.”
“Really?” Chani asked, “I’ve never been there before. What’s the place like?”
“When we first arrived in Sylvan, I remember my sister Olivia taking the family out to lunch there a couple of times.” Martin remarked, “The place looks like an old retro 50’s or 60’s style diner with white table tops, a rounded bar with blue cushioned stools, and even an old juke box resting against one wall.” He closed his eyes slowly, trying to remember the diner in his mind, not really sure if she would be able to follow his description. “Along the walls, pictures of old actors from films and old cars would cover the walls on either sides of the windows.
“That sounds like a wonderful place to eat,” Chani said with a smile, “but what do they normally serve?”
“Normally they serve hamburgers and fries, but I think they added more to their menu.”
“Okay.” Chani said with a nod, “Do you have an idea of what movie you want to see tomorrow?”
“I was actually going to let you choose the movie, but I can…”
Chani smiled, “That’s alright. I actually have a movie that I’ve been wanting to see… but I want it to be a surprise.”
Martin chuckled, “I look forward to seeing whatever you have planned for us.”
For only a half hour longer they talked, with Chani offering to help Martin with his math homework. Once he was done with his homework for the night, the young feline smiled. “I’ll see you at school tomorrow,” she purred softly, “but for lunch, how about we find a place other than the tree?”
“There’s one place I love to eat lunch which is really secluded…”
“Perfect.”
After a few seconds, Martin yawned, stretching. “I better get some sleep, but I’m glad that you called, Chani.”
“Okay, then I’ll let you go.” Chani said as she blushed, “I’m glad I called you too.”
Both teens traded goodbyes, before hanging up their individual phones. After hanging up, Martin headed into the bathroom to take a shower. Once he was dry again, he turned off the light to his room, slipped into bed, and fell asleep completely nude and snuggling into his pillow.
