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Chapter 7

"Wake up, Dannica."

Dannica heard the soft voice in her ears and she started along the path to wakefulness, slowly swimming up from the dream she'd been having. The little fragments of the dream started to fade into the background and she became more and more aware of her surroundings, including the arm around her chest and the feeling of fur against her back.

"Don't want to," she complained.

She heard Hope chuckle in her ear and felt her move against her back. She was still in her favorite spot, spooned up against Dannica's back, every contour of her front matching Dannica's back, every square inch of fur that could be pressed against Dannica was.

"Come on, it's Saturday," Hope said, still giggling. "You don't want to sleep away all our free time, do you?"

Finally, Dannica felt Hope move away from her back and slide out of the bed.

"I'm taking you hiking today, remember? I know this awesome place."

Dannica groaned and rolled over so she was talking to Hope instead of the wall. The sunlight fell on her face when she did and she basked in it warmth.

"Can't we just lay in the sun like last weekend?"

"Don't be silly. I told you, I know a perfect place. It's a little bit of a walk, and then there's a meadow that's the perfect place for the two of us to lay in the sun. Besides, I have a surprise for when we get there."

Dannica laughed.

"I always enjoy your surprises. All right, let me get showered and dressed."

"Your clothes are on the chest at the end of the bed," Hope said. Dannica heard her voice retreating and she knew that she was going to have to wait a few minutes to get into the bathroom. Sure enough, just a few seconds later, Dannica heard the shower come on. Hope was getting used to staying over on the weekends, and sometimes on the weeknights depending on how long it took for the two of them to get done with their studying and their homework.

Dannica slid out from under the covers and walked to the window, not caring that she wasn't wearing a stitch. The sun felt so good on her fur that she would have stood there forever stark naked, not caring a whit for who was looking and what they were seeing. Regardless of the warmth, though, there was still nothing but black in front of her eyes. She placed a hand on the window pane and felt the warm glass under her paw. Hope had told her what was out the window, described it in such detail that she could almost see it for herself, but it still wasn't the same.

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't hear Hope stepping up behind her and the feeling of Hope's hands wrapping around her middle made her jump. Then the familiar scent hit her nose and she chuckled.

"You really need to stop doing that," she chided.

"Stop moping and go take your shower, love," Hope said, giving Dannica a gentle push towards the bathroom.

"Come and help me scrub my back?" Dannica asked invitingly.

"We both know that if I do that, then we'll never get out of the shower in time to go. I'm not letting you talk me out of this. You've been working so hard with that cane for the last few weeks that I want to give you something fun to do with it."

Dannica laughed and turned towards the bathroom door with a flit of her tail.

"All right, all right, you win. Be out in a few."

The water was still running from Hope's shower, keeping it warm for her and she stepped right into the warm cascading spray to let it wash away all the remnants of her night and her dreams. She didn't take long in the shower, though. Despite the reluctant words to her companion, she really was looking forward to the hike. It had been more weeks than she could count since she simply walked in the woods with a friend. She didn't even get a chance to do it that often back in her old home, and a day spent surrounded by nature, walking with her best friend and lover was something that she'd been looking forward to all week.

Fur and hair washed and dried, she walked out of the bathroom and to the end of the bed. She still had a habit of counting steps in her head, but she was getting better at letting that go and letting the muscle memory kick in.

"You keep walking like that, love, and I might have to reconsider the hike," Hope said, and Dannica could hear the smile in her voice.

"Just thought I'd give you something to look forward to."

Dannica reached down and found her clothing, arranged exactly the way that it was every day. Today was a very light and airy pair of cargo pants and a tight tank top that she knew Hope picked out because of the way that it would emphasize her small chest. But first it was the sports bra and the tight, smooth, high-cut panties, both made out of a material that felt soft and lovely on her paws, almost exactly the same kind of material as the shirt.

"I picked you out some hiking clothes," Hope explained when she saw Dannica taking a little more time than normal to feel the material. "It's supposed to wick away sweat and keep you a little drier."

"Good thinking," Dannica remarked. She slid the tight clothes on to her body, then slipped into the pants and buckled the belt around her waist. Over the top of the tank top, she worked her arms into a larger, more flowing shirt with buttons along the front. It was a light and airy material just like the shorts.

"What colors did you pick out?" she asked Hope.

"The shorts are khaki, the tank top is black and the overshirt is tan, too."

"And the underwear?" Dannica asked.

"Well, the bra is black, but I decided to get a little wild and get you a set of royal purple panties for hiking. Let's just say I've been dying to see you in that color," Hope answered with a giggle.

"All right, crazy girl, I'm ready. Let's get out there before we lose too much of the day.

The two made their way down the stairs. Duke was always up early and was waiting for them with breakfast.

"You ready to try something new, Dannica?" he asked when breakfast was on the table.

"Yes, Da," she answered. "Thank you for taking us."

"You're welcome. It's been a while since I got to get out on the trail just for the hell of it."

Dannica felt a little fall in her mood. She wasn't expecting her father to accompany them all the way on their hike. She heard him laugh, though.

"Don't worry, Dannica. Hope gave me a map of where she's taking you. I'm going to go down another trail. You're not up to what I'm going to do today. It's really steep and there's some climbing involved. There's a mountain I've been wanting to get to the top of for a while now, and this is my chance."

Dannica blushed, but she felt her mood lighten again. She and Hope were going to have some time together alone in the woods, which was exactly what she wanted.

"Okay, Da," she said. Then she made her voice a little more stern. "I'm going to want you to paint me a picture when you get back, though."

Duke laughed. When he was visiting her in the hospital, he started to describe everything around him to his newly adopted daughter, and she called it painting her a picture.

"Don't worry, I'll make sure to take good notes," he assured her.

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"Be safe, girls," Duke said as he started off away from the car.

They'd found a perfect place to park right beside the trail head Hope wanted. It put them a little ways away from Duke's trail, but Dannica knew that he didn't mind walking.

"And if you're back before I am, just hang out by the car. Remember, Hope, if I don't see you here by sundown, I'm calling my friends and coming to look for you."

"Yes, Mister Wallis," Hope said. Dannica could almost hear the rolling of her eyes in her voice. "Don't worry, we'll be careful, and I'll have her home by sunset."

Dannica could hear Duke laughing as he walked away.

"Ready, Dannica?"

Dannica nodded and started her cane moving in front of her with one hand while she reached out with the other for Hope's hand. She smiled when she felt their fingers intertwine and she started walking, following the little cues that she'd learned after months of being with her friend.

It was smooth going across the level ground of the parking area, and after a few steps she felt the sun's warmth cool on her face as they crossed into the shade. She kept the cane moving in front of her, letting it tell her what the ground was like ahead. Each sweep told her that her path was narrowing, but it never seemed to get narrow enough to force Hope away from her side. She marveled at her friend's ability to pick things to do that would be challenging for her but not too much too soon.

"Getting the hang of it?" Hope asked.

"Yep. The trail is nice."

"Well, it's going to get a little worse in a few minutes. We're going to hit some hills, and there's going to be some rocks after a while, too, but if you get too close to something, I'll be sure to let you know."

Dannica felt Hope's hand squeezing hers.

"But I want you to try to make it on your own as much as possible, okay? I want to show your teacher just how much you've learned."

Dannica laughed, thinking about all the trouble that she'd had learning how to use the cane. When she started, she never thought that she'd be walking through the woods with her best friend. The thought brought along with it a rush of exhilaration. She thought that she'd never be able to do things like this again, and here she was, walking hand in hand with her best friend in the world.

She stopped after a few more steps and listened quietly to the sounds around her. She could hear the birds in the trees singing to each other in the distance, and she could feel the very gentle breeze against her whiskers. It brought the scent of the trees with it, along with something that she'd never been able to put her finger on. It was the smell of forest. It was the mixture of the trees and the flowers and the loam on the forest floor. All of it combined into one heady smell.

"Are you all right, Dannica?" Hope asked after a minute.

Dannica didn't answer right away. She stood and listened and felt and smelled for a moment longer before she let go of Hope's hand, sliding her hand up her arm to her shoulder so that she could pull her into a tight hug. She rested her chin against her friend's shoulder and held her.

"Thank you, Hope," she whispered, voice faltering with the deep happiness that she felt all the way in her belly. She didn't think the smile on her face could get any larger, but it did.

"You ain't seen nothin' yet," Hope said.

Dannica laughed and held her a little longer, then turned her face against Hope's neck and gave her a gentle kiss before she let her go and held out her hand again.

"Let's go. You've got a meadow to show me, and you promised me a sunbeam."

Hope laughed and took Dannica's hand and together they walked down the path. Dannica started to make a note of how the cane felt in her hand as they went. She stumbled a couple of times on the first uphill, but she soon learned to read what the cane said, letting her fingers sense the subtle differences in the terrain.

A couple of rocks were missed, but Hope pointed them out before they tripped her up, and after close to an hour of hiking, she again felt the sun on her face and when she swung the cane in front of her, she felt the tall grass catching it and impeding its progress.

"We'll go slow," Hope said as she started forward, guiding Dannica just like she did in the very beginning. "You don't need the cane right now."

Dannica nodded and shifted her grip on the cane, holding it more in the center so that it was off the ground and out of the way of the large grass. As they moved, she could feel the blades brushing against her calves and her knuckles. It tickled her fur and made her smile all the more. Beneath her feet, the ground wasn't entirely even, but it was flat enough that she didn't have to worry about tripping, and Hope expertly steered her around any burrows or mounds that the critters had made.

It took only a few minutes to get to where Hope wanted her and when they stopped, she felt Hope taking her cane and guiding her hand to the rough bark of a tree.

"Wait here, Dannica. I'm going to set up the surprise."

Dannica smiled and listened curiously. She heard Hope moving through the grass away from her, but not too far. There was some rustling and the sound of something light landing on the ground, then the sound of fabric sliding. A very quiet click sounded before she heard Hope moving back towards her. The sliding sound was much closer this time and she felt Hope's arms brushing her hand where it rested on the tree. There was another quiet rustling and then another click, then she felt Hope taking her hand again.

Dannica followed Hope, noting that she was being led in the same direction that she heard Hope moving earlier and they stopped about halfway between where they started and where Hope had gone.

"This is going to feel weird, but trust me, okay?" Hope said.

Dannica nodded. Hope released her hand and then she felt cool, smooth fabric against the back of her thighs.

"Sit down," Hope said.

Dannica sat, feeling the material tighten under her. Then she felt Hope's steadying hands on her shoulders. Her friend guided her to lay back and turn herself and Dannica smiled with the realization that she was being directed to lay back in a hammock. She stretched out her hands to either side and she realized that it was much larger than any hammock she'd seen when she was sighted.

It took only a moment for her to get comfortable and Hope let her go. She heard her friend moving around beside her and then crawling under her. Then the hammock rocked and suddenly Hope was there cuddled up beside her.

"Surprise," Hope said with a laugh. "What do you think?"

"You're amazing," Dannica said, smiling enough to split her face in two. "Where did you find this?"

"Oh, the outdoor store down the street. I saw the double hammock and I knew that I just had to have it when I took you out to the woods."

"You think about me when you go to the outdoor store? Now I'm really flattered."

Hope reached over and gently took hold of one of Dannica's breasts, getting a gasp as her reward.

"Hush, you," she whispered. "I can think of something a lot more fun for you to do than lay here and be sarcastic."

"I wasn't being sarcastic," Dannica said, still grinning. "I really am flattered."

Dannica felt the hammock moving under her, more than simply the swaying that it had going, and she felt Hope squirming around beside her. She waited, curious as to what Hope was doing, but she figured that her friend would tell her what was going on in time. In the meantime, she contented herself listening to the birds in the trees and feeling the motion of the hammock through the air.

As she was taking a breath of the forest scent, she felt Hope sit up and adjust herself. She reached out a hand to see what was going on but her question was soon answered when she felt Hope's weight on her chest. There was a dip in the material beside her head and then another on the other side, and the scent of the forest was replaced with something much more familiar and much more exciting. It was the scent of highly aroused tigress, something that she was becoming more and more familiar with.

Dannica didn't need a roadmap to figure out what was going on. She reached up both hands and found the curve of Hope's ass right where she knew it would be, there in front of her face. She traced her fingers down the curve and towards the center, following the line between Hope's cheeks until she found what she sought, her companion's warm, damp labia.

Carefully, she turned her hands so her fingers rested on the outside of Hope's thighs and gently opened her with her thumbs, letting her scent fill her nose. She loved every breath of it, hot and damp and heavy with lust. She could feel Hope breathing against her thighs and she knew by the speed of her breathing that this was exactly what she intended.

Dannica didn't go to work right away. She held Hope open for a moment longer, letting the relatively cool air of the forest breeze blow against her most sensitive spot. She felt Hope shuddering on top of her and heard her laugh.

"Tease," Hope chided.

"You bet," Dannica answered.

After another moment, she raised her head, opened her muzzle and wrapped Hope's sex with her warm mouth, covering it entirely as she started a long, slow lick from the bottom to the top, her tongue flat and firm. Her thumbs still held the lips apart for her and on the next stroke, she teased the very tip of her tongue against the inner lips, licking around the center, brushing lightly against the oh-so-sensitive flesh.

The taste of her companion had her panting with her own arousal, and she expected Hope to be stripping her down to match, but Hope was focused entirely on what Dannica was doing. Hoping to send a hint, Dannica spread her own legs apart. Hope giggled and finally Dannica felt her move. But it was only to lay her muzzle down on Dannica's hips, draping her chin down between her friend's splayed legs.

Just that much contact brought a whimper to Dannica's lips and she redoubled her attentions. Every lap of her tongue along her companion's sex brought it deeper and deeper inside until finally she spread her a little further with her thumbs and gently pressed her tongue deep inside. She held it there for a moment, then flattened it and dragged it back out, bringing with it all the sweet ambrosia of Hope's arousal. Then she did it again, and again.

As she worked her tongue into Hope, she slid her thumbs down from where they held her open to Hope's clit and she gently started rubbing her fingers there, coaxing the pleasure from Hope in the perfect way that she knew.

She could feel Hope's warm breath against her mound through the thin fabric that she wore, and she wondered just what Hope had in mind when she picked out her clothing for the day. She wouldn't put it past her friend to have picked out the clothes with just this in mind, something thin enough that she'd be able to feel every breath as the afternoon activities went on as they had.

She didn't want to stop what she was doing to ask, so she simply enjoyed the warm sensation, just enough to get her even hotter and more aroused, but not enough that she could do anything about it. It didn't matter, though, because by the way Hope was moving on top of her, thrusting her hips to meet her invading tongue, rocking so as to get the most sensation from her fingertips, she knew that her friend was only moments away from finishing. She was briefly tempted to stop short and tease her a little more, but she could feel the lust inside her doing exactly what she expected, and the temptation was quickly overridden.

Instead, she pressed her tongue all the way inside her friend and held it there until she knew that she was at the point of no return. Then she flattened it inside, spreading the strong muscle out as much as she could as she pressed her fingers harder into Hope's clit. Just as she was expecting, it sent Hope careening over the edge. She could feel her tightening around her tongue, the muscles rippling against it even as she heard Hope's louder than normal cries of release.

She could hear the birds taking flight at the unexpected sound and it made her smile that they were so far outside of any ears that Hope could really let go in a way that she couldn't back in the house. Dannica knew that Duke was okay with what they were doing, and in fact after the last talk had encouraged it as a way to keep herself from getting carried away. Shortly after the cry, she could feel the strange tingling on her skin that she was starting to get used to. Her hands held Hope firmly in place for the breath of energy that she consumed, then another.

She didn't need as much this time, having drank her fill every night since the first. She was never more than a little ways from sated, and that kept her from taking too much from her friend. Still, the little that she did take took up its usual space in that spot between her legs. She knew that Hope could smell what was happening and with a subtle movement, she also realized that Hope would likely see the effects as well against the thin fabric.

When Hope had stilled and was laying on top of her, she finally slid her hands up the curve of her ass and along her back, gently stroking her fingers through Hope's back fur. She took slow strokes, feeling every strand of fur moving against her hands as she went, and she felt Hope's body moving with her breath as she panted after her release.

"I love you, you know," Hope said.

"Same here, love," Dannica answered.

Dannica heard Hope chuckle and felt her turn herself around on top of her and then roll over into the hammock next to her. She expected Hope's hands to be laying over her, but instead she felt Hope squirming around a little more in the hammock. Then Hope settled and Dannica felt what she'd been expecting since she'd been straddled, her friend undoing her pants and tugging them off, followed quickly by her panties.

"About time," Dannica said with a chuckle.

"I had to get the second part of your surprise," Hope said.

Dannica turned her head towards her friend with a curious sniff and heard Hope laughing. Then she felt something laid atop her belly and she reached down with both hands to figure out what it was.

Her fingers wrapped around a shaft that was familiar, something that she'd seen before, but in a very different context. As she let her fingers wander down it, she let the image take shape in her mind. It was a flexible plastic version of a tiger's cock.

She could almost feel Hope's anxiety as she explored the dildo, and for a moment, she thought back to the last time she'd seen anything similar. But she wasn't back there in that place, she was here in the forest with her friend, and this was something that might help make that memory better. She smiled, and there must have been a touch of nervousness in that smile, because she heard Hope's voice falter a little.

"You don't like it."

Dannica smiled a little wider and found Hope's hand. She wrapped her fingers around it and led it back to the dildo.

"I do like it," she said. "You know what happened to me, and I can't think of another person that I want to get better memories with."

She felt Hope's nose against her neck and then her hot breath in her fur as she opened her muzzle and caught hold of a bit of loose skin with her teeth. There was the barest hint of a tug, pulling the little scrap of loose skin while Dannica felt herself spreading her legs eagerly for her friend.

Hope let Dannica's fur slip from between her teeth and then kissed gently against the spot she had just been attacking while she slid the dildo down Dannica's belly, letting it drag through the fur all the way until the tip slipped off her skin between her legs. Dannica angled her hips when she felt the tip pressing against her.

Hope was gentle when she pushed the shaft inside, taking it slowly and easily and letting Dannica adjust to every inch before she took it further. Dannica didn't need much time to adjust, being as warmed up as she was from getting Hope off, and the firm plastic made its way easily inside her. She could feel it parting her, filling her little by little. She could feel the soft little spines all along the length rubbing against her insides and the feeling made her stomach quiver with small flurries of pleasure.

Dannica let out a loud moan when she finally felt Hope's knuckles pressing up against her and she spread her legs even wider, savoring the full feeling that she'd never had before. She could feel her body tightening down around the shaft as if trying to hold it inside. Then it relaxed and tightened again, a series of very pleasurable contractions.

"You okay?" Hope asked.

"Oh, yes," Dannica answered, half of it coming out in a gasp as she tightened down again.

She felt Hope's lips kissing down her neck to her chest as her friend drew the dildo out of her, just as slow and steady as she'd pushed it in. About the time that Dannica felt the tip threatening to come all the way out, she was distracted by Hope's mouth wrapping around one of her nipples, licking the stiff nub through the thin fabric of the hiking shirt and bra. The material blunted the roughness of Hope's tongue and turned it to a silky smooth feeling as Hope moved it around against the sensitive flesh.

There was almost too much sensation to keep up with when Hope pushed the dildo back inside, this time quicker and a little rougher than before. She started out with a slow but firm rhythm that soon had the hammock rocking through the air, adding the sensation of movement to all of the others.

Little by little, Hope picked up the pace and each thrust became more firm, more insistent. The warm, smoldering heat of Dannica's arousal picked up at the same pace and she threw her head to the side, moaning and gasping in time with her friend's movements. Hope's mouth moved away from her nipple and back up her body to her neck.

Dannica couldn't hold it any longer and as she turned her head to the side, her lips met Hope's just as the wave crashed over her and Hope's kiss muffled the loud cry as Dannica let loose. One hand flew to Hope's wrapped around the dildo and almost forced the toy as deep inside her as she could get as she spasmed around it while the other held Hope close against her.

When everything relaxed, Dannica giggled, still holding Hope's hand around the toy. She didn't want to give up that feeling just yet, so she kept it buried within her.

"Okay," Dannica said, panting, "where did you get the toy?"

Hope laughed and wiggled it inside a little.

"I asked my sister to buy it for me," she answered. "We're pretty open with each other."

"Think she'd do the same for me?" Dannica asked.

"I already thought of that, and when we get home, check your nightstand. I left you a present there."

Dannica laughed and finally let go of Hope's hand, letting her withdraw the toy finally. Then together they laid in the sun, letting the hammock rock them through the air while they enjoyed the feeling of their bodies wrapped so closely together.

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"I trust our deal is still good?"

"Yes. When the money is transferred, you'll get your information. But I'm not going to be the one to go in with you to get her. You know what she did to the Bratva, and her father is not someone I'd ever fuck with."

"That is not your concern. You just provide the information. If it's enough, we might not even need the girl."

"I've got copies of all the reports, don't worry. What about the other one."

"She is of no use to us. If she gets in the way, we'll put her down."

"You might want to rethink that."

"Oh? And why is that?"

"Did you see the pictures in the file? You threaten the girl, and you'll end up like them."

"Let us worry about that. You will have your money by the end of the week. Then you'll be on your way to another country."

"Still doesn't feel right, going against Duke like this."