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Take my hand as we gaze upon a neon s- Wait, wrong song!

Well my loves, I won’t babble on too much here about things. I’ll save that for the author notes at the end, just know if you’ve made it this far I truly am grateful you spent so much time in my little world of romance and popstars. I hope in the end it was worth the time.

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Episode 12:

Stardust Horizon

“Some say I was the star, that I made the show.

I just felt I had lost all control.

Through neon and glitter, I’ve done what I can.

When all’s said and done, it was always the fans.”

“You reserved the whole place, Flia?” Leo asked with a grin as they walked down the path leading to the main hot springs. They were all wearing fluffy robes with the resort's name on them.

“Naturally, Leo. The last thing I want is a throng of fans harassing us during our time together!” Flia poked her nose up with a haughty little flick of her tail.

“Uh… I hope we aren’t being a drag on you three…” James said awkwardly as he padded along with them right next to Hilde.

The doe lifted her ears and flashed a grin back at the corgi behind them as she responded, “Nonsense, I’m happy to let you two have some time together. So long as you aren’t barging in on us when we’re in the private areas or what have you!” Flia giggled as she tightened her grasp on Leo and Tracey’s hands she was holding.

“Have you ever done it in water, James?” Tracey asked with her own grin.

“Done what?” James asked obliviously before the wolf gave him an annoyed look, then perked his ears as it dawned on him. “O-oh! No… I’ve never been much for swimming like at pools or anything, and the rooms we normally get just have showers usually.”

“There you go then, you two make sure to take advantage of things then, won’t you?” Flia called out playfully as the two younger members of their entourage both looked rather flushed at being encouraged to ‘enjoy’ the water.

All five of them settled down into the communal pool that normally would have been big enough to hold dozens of patrons, but they had it all to themselves this time.

“Gods… This is amazing… Sometimes I forget how good a hot soak feels on these damn things…” Tracey growled as she sunk further down into the springs in her little purple and pink bikini. Hilde had given her an eager look when she took the robe off, but she had to give James props, he somehow managed to keep his focus on his girlfriend.

“You mean your scars, Tracey?” Hilde asked as she lounged on the other side of the corner they had taken.

“She obviously means her massive tits!” Leo catcalled out before Tracey glared playfully at him and splashed water into his face.

“Perverted damn sheep!” She barked out with a growl, then turned her attention back to Hilde. “Yeah, they can ache from time to time, especially during the colder seasons, so this is really nice.”

“I mean, if it doesn’t sound too weird, I think your scars make you even hotter, Tracey! That’s not me trying to flirt, just that I think it helps with your stage presence and such!” James gave her an awkward grin.

“You hitting on my wolf, James?” Leo gave his bandmate a challenging grin.

“You’re in a mood today, aren’t you, popstar? He already said he wasn’t.” Flia said as she also splashed Leo as he laughed.

“I’m just messing around, you rather I be stuffy and brood silently?” The ram smirked as he leaned back to throw his arms on the back of the pool wall as they lounged in the steamy waters.

All three girls seemed to focus on him, the position showing off his broad chest and strong arms, the water leaving a glossy shine on his muscles. Hilde darted her eyes away as she realized she was staring, pushing off the wall to wade out into the pool. James moved after her a moment later as they drifted off from the trio while chatting amongst themselves.

“Heh… She was giving you that look, hon…” Tracey cooed out into his ear as she pushed a hand to his chest.

“What bitch wouldn’t? I can’t blame the girl for looking… James is easy on the eyes, but there’s a big difference…” Flia cooed as her own hand pushed to Leo’s chest, nails dragging down his skin as he shuddered.

Leo chuckled then lifted his chin as he answered, “Oh come on… don’t pick on Hilde, she’s just-”

“Horny as fuck? Yeah, I’ve noticed that lately. She’s a little nympho or something!” Tracey barked out with a grin. “Even last night, wanted me to model my swimsuit for her when I was helping her pick one out!”

“And you didn’t love?” Flia gave Tracey a lazy grin.

“W-What? No of course I didn’t! I wouldn’t want to uh… torment her?” Tracey frowned and looked down. “It feels weird to even think of it like that… Me tormenting someone? I didn’t even think anyone could ever like me, then you guys, and the fans, even her… It’s so weird!”

“You should have gone for it, I’d have not held it against you, she’s pretty hot, Tracey!” Flia gave her a grin as she kept lazily raking her nails up and down, Leo’s chest.

Leo threw his arms around both of them, pulling them close as both girls grinned and settled against him in the hot water. He then chimed in as well, “Yeah, I wouldn’t be upset if you and Hilde did something, love. I’m secure in what we’ve got!”

Tracey grunted at the two of them and sighed. “Thanks, but look… she’s young and just now finding her footing with James. I don’t want to sabotage that. Even if Hilde said she could keep it casual, I’ve seen how she looks at me, and I honestly don’t think she could keep it that way… Also, if I’m being truthful, you two are more than enough for me,” she explained while clinging to Leo, her breath hot on his throat, her other hand grasping Flia’s across his chest.

“Hm hm… just as well… if she is a ravenous little nympho of a wolf, then I think James might be up to the challenge of keeping her appeased.” Flia giggled as she jerked her head, the other two looking over to see the couple on the other side of the pool. James was drawn into a deep kiss with her, his hand clearly under her swim top with a handful of her breast, kneading it as Hilde practically ground against his leg.

“Damn… look at those two go… I mean Hilde’s pretty hot, if we’re talking casual…” Leo said playfully before both his girlfriends glared over at him with fussy looks. He grinned and hugged them closer. “I’m kidding!”

“You are not!” Tracey said with a haughty huff.

“I could forgive it usually, but you talking like that while you’ve got hands on both of your idol bitches? Tut!” Flia playfully scolded him but didn’t try to pull from him.

“Okay okay, I’m sorry! How can I make it up to you two?” Leo cooed out lovingly, both his girlfriends giving him a predatory grin.

—*—

“Still going to tell me how hot, Hilde is now, popstar?” Flia lifted her chin, giving a smug look down at Leo as she lounged back bracing on her hands, one leg dipped in the steamy waters of the private pool, her other draped over his shoulder. Of course, her swim bottom was stripped off and her ram had his face buried right into her crotch, lapping at that pierced pearl while kneeling at the edge of the pool in the water.

Leo suckled on her pierced spot before popping free with a huff, shooting his green eyes up to her smug grinning face before he huffed out, “Yeah? She’s still hot, worshiping you two doesn’t change that!” He showed a challenging grin, then bleated out as Flia grasped his horn, pulling him back down onto her pussy.

“Ngh… snarky damn boy…” She groaned out as he really started working, lapping and rolling his tongue.

“Rams are stubborn after all, he can look so long as he doesn’t touch or something like that?” Tracey grinned as she sat next to Flia, tugging her own skimpy swim bottom off, letting it ring around her ankle.

“Tut… he can fuck her for all I care, so long as he doesn’t neglect you or me, love… huff… ha!” Flia moaned out in a relieved pant a few moments later, her breasts heaving in her swimsuit top as Leo pulled back with a proud huff, licking his chops.

“Ahem?” Tracey grinned as the ram perked his ears, shifting and shoving his face right between his wolf’s thighs next, his mouth going right to work on her as well, tongue dutifully circling her spot. “Gods yes… right there, hon…” Tracey chewed on her lower lip, growling and wagging her tail as her hand moved to rub at his ear as he blinked up at her with hearts in his green eyes.

“Hm hm… Speaking of which, those two were making a beeline for one of the other private pool rooms as well. Funny how sexual energy can spread, isn’t it?” Flia cooed as she leaned over to kiss along Tracey’s jaw, her own hand moving down to occasionally rub at her wolf’s pearl between Leo’s lapping tongue.

*

“Gods, yes!” Hilde moaned as she pushed her rear back into James’ crotch, his left hand inside her swim top, pinching her peak gently while his right was right down in the skimpy bottom, fingertips skillfully stroking and working her.

“Right here, babe?” He growled into her large white ear, Hilde just nodding with her tongue lolled, feeling him circle and even lightly pinch at her spot before she snapped her teeth hard, her eyes rolling up with a shudder as she crested for her boyfriend before slumping into his chest panting.

“Yesss… You already know my body so well, sweetie…” Hilde huffed and panted, leaning a hand back to rub at his wet ear while going through her aftershocks.

“Saw you eying up Leo before we pulled off on our own by the way…” He puffed playfully into her ear while grinning.

“Hah! I was eyeing up all three of them! That’s a lot of hot in one spot, thank you very much!” Hilde barked a laugh and pulled from his hands to face him, her teeth showing in a grin as she ran her claws along his chest. “Besides, you had your eyes glued to Tracey’s tits for a bit there!”

James gave an awkward grin of his own as his hands moved to casually tug the back of her swim top free, peeling it off to let his wolf’s ample perky breasts come into view. “I’ve got the same defense, babe! All three of you are hot as fuck, I can look right?”

“You can look or touch, I wouldn’t care… So long as you touch me the most, sweetie…” Hilde cooed as she pushed her breasts into his chest, hugging him tight while nibbling his throat, her own hands moving to tug his swimming shorts down just enough to get her grip on that eager swollen length of cock, pumping it intently.

“F-fuck… babe…” James panted out with a little groan, his tail wagging under the steamy waters as she heated him up even more.

*

“You should fuck James too, I do quite enjoy seeing boylove from time to time!” Flia giggled out while shifting her hips, Leo between her thighs with his face once more, but this time on his back as she straddled and sat on his face.

“He’s not going to be able to respond with you grinding on his face, Flia…” Tracey cooed as she shifted her own hips, grinding against the ram’s jumping cock that was pushing up against her petals, stroking it against her pearl but not putting it in her dripping eager wolf hole just yet.

“Hgn!” Flia bit her lower lip, her tail fluffing up as he suckled hard to finish her off, her orgasm raking through her again as she pushed up slightly while grasping Tracey’s shoulders, Leo taking a gasp of air.

“Jeeze, you’re not going to let it go about the Hilde comment are you?!” He bleated out with a fussy glare as Flia rolled off him, both girls giving him playful grins.

“Oh don’t pout, we’re just giving you shit, hon…” Tracey cooed as she splayed her hands on his chest, leaning forward to let his tip push right up against her entrance, then licked her lips as she slowly rocked back, letting him plunge nice and deep into her clenching walls.

“There… feel better you fussy diva?” She cooed and rocked her hips, her top off now, large breasts swaying gently as she ground him inside her clenching walls.

“Y-yes… huff… and me and… James are best friends, that’d be weird…” Leo panted out while his older girlfriend road him gently.

“Oh, but Tracey and Hilde being best friends is hot, right? Why can’t we find it hot if you and the little corgi sword fight?” The doe giggled as Tracey barked a laugh at the terminology.

*

“Fuck… fuck… come on sweetie… put it in already…” Hilde panted as she looked back at him, bracing on the wall of the pool, feeling her dog pump his hips, that jumping cock between her thighs, stroking at her pearl under the water as small waves of it slapped up against them from their movements.

“One more first, I know you like when I tease you up…” James snarled as he rubbed at her pearl with his left hand, his right holding her hip while he stroked, teasing her with both his jumping length and his fingers.

“Y-You’re just tormenting me cause you caught me staring… Ngh… I’m going to tell Tracey you wanna fuck her so she beats your assss…” Hilde moaned out as she pushed her hips back impatiently, panting as her breasts bounced against his teasing strokes.

“Ha! I’d fuck either if I didn’t think they’d claw my eyes out!” James countered with his own grin, his tapered tip pushing to grind at her entrance as the small wolf lolled her tongue slightly.

“Gods… even Leo? Gonna pound your best bro’s ass?!” Hilde looked back with a grin as she felt him starting to slowly work in.

“T-that’s not funny! We’re… ngh… best friends!” James protested even as that tapered tip popped into his girlfriend's tight walls.

“S-So?! Tracey is my best friend, and you said you wanna see us fuck!” Hilde barked back as she shoved her hips back impatiently again, but this time managed to do it to success as she forced several inches of that length inside with a shudder.

“Fuuuck…” James slurred as his hips took over and pushed to counter, letting every inch plow in as Hilde grunted, feeling shoved up against the wall as he growled into her ears. “Whatever… I’d fuck Leo, he’s hot! Hell with it, so long as I was the top!”

“You’d totally get bottomed by him, sweetie!” Hilde countered with a groan as her small body jerked to his deep strokes, her nails dug into the wall as water sloshed around them.

*

“Right there, popstar… fuck I adore all of you… but especially that cock…” Flia groaned out as she wrapped her legs around him, her back to the wall as he pumped nice and hard, water splashing about.

“His cock is pretty great…” Tracey panted out while lounging on the edge of the pool, rubbing her pearl and waiting for another turn after having gotten one from riding him earlier.

“All for you two… all I need…” He panted against Flia’s lips while pushing deep into the doe he had loved for years, her legs locked around him.

“All you need, but you want that younger wolf too, right?” Flia giggled into his face while clinging to him, feeling herself growing closer.

“S-shut up about that already!” Leo bleated out with a fussy look as he kept stroking.

“I’d like to see it, but then again I’d enjoy seeing you top James and make him your corgi bitch too!” Tracey said with a playful grin, Leo’s ears printing up, but then grunting hard as he felt Flia crush him.

“Oooh fuck, that’d be hot to see!” Flia agreed, her body giving in as her small tongue peeked out while Leo groaned from her relentless clenching walls.

*

“Gods! Gods…” Hilde moaned as she collapsed on her elbows at the edge of the pool, having shifted off the wall, panting as she looked over her shoulder at him. He had both hands on her hips, really smashing his hips into her rear, driving that cock nice and hard to her core as it jumped and twitched, the showing of a knot slipping against her entrance.

“Fuck… babe… I fucking love you…” He snarled as his hands flexed hard, nails digging into her hips as she nodded and bucked back to his rapid frantic thrusts.

“You too… You too sweetie… Gods… You can fuck any of them so long as I get to watch!” Hilde snarled as her wet tail smacked into his chest while he smashed into her core with each deep stroke.

“I only need to fuck you, babe!” James declared with a savage snarl as he surged forward with his hips, that thick knot popping in and wedging deep inside as Hilde lolled her tongue, knowing what was about to come next.

*

“Gods… fucking… hell…” Leo dug his nails into Flia and Tracey’s hips, both of them atop him, hips positioned in a scissor-style position, their soaked petals pushed together, but with that large jumping ram cock between them, both girls shifting and grinding.

“Stop holding baaaack, popstar… It’s okay, you can blow it while thinking of that younger bitch and her corgi’s tail, we’ll understaaaand!” Flia cooed out playfully.

“S-Shut up! I’m only… huff… thinking of you… t-two!” Leo panted as his eyes started to roll up, his teeth grinding.

“Ha… then blow it for us, love! Seriously, this is killing my hip so hurry up!” Tracey gave a groaning laugh, wincing a little as well.

“Fuck… fuck… ngh… Gods!!” Leo bleated out with a throaty moan as his cock jumped viciously hard before sending thick streams of his love up like a geyser, the ropes splashing onto both of his idol’s breasts and tummies.

Flia licked her lips and kept shifting her hips, sighing proudly, “That’s my ram… good boy…”

“Our ram…” Tracey cooed as she shifted her own hips, watching Leo twitch and jerk his hips as a few more weaker spurts gushed forth, leaving a pool of his lust where they were joined, dripping down that jumping-twitching spire.

*

“Fuck!” James snarled out, his hands flexing hard, nearly breaking skin under the water at her hips before his length jumped hard as he howled out before a thick rope of his love slammed into his wolf.

“Gods!” Hilde cried out, seeing stars from how hard he came in her from all the teasing and dirty talk, swearing she heard Leo’s own bleating moan as well in the distance as thick hot ropes flooded into her.

She whimpered and moaned, bracing on her elbows, panting with a lolled tongue as she looked back at him, hearts in her eyes as he loomed over her. She felt her corgi send every last drop in, his knot ensuring she wasn’t going anywhere until he had finished.

James collapsed down on his palms, panting and heaving, sounding savage, even feral as she hummed with satisfaction, feeling his heat inside. They stayed like that for a few long moments before she whispered out, “Damn… that’s one of the hardest you have ever jizzed, sweetie… daydreaming about one of the idols as you filled me?”

“S-Shut up… you know that… was all you, babe… fuck…” He heaved and panted as he loomed over her, then leaned down to kiss her cheek as she grinned back at him.

—*—

“Did you two have fun?“ Flia asked in a cooing voice once the couple splashed back out of the private room to the main pool. The trio had beaten them out since they didn’t have a knot tying them down to wait on before cleaning up.

“You sure sounded like it, or Leo did anyway, I heard you bleating from across the resort, man!” James fired back with a grin.

“You weren’t exactly quiet either, Tracey!” Hilde barked with a grin of her own.

“You liked hearing it!” Tracey catcalled back.

“Y-Yeah, I did…” Hilde blushed as she huffed the words, the trio looking stunned and growing silent before the other couple.

“O-Oh, sorry!” Hilde almost squeaked out as she waded back a bit in the water. “I can’t believe I said- I’ll just go die from embarrassment now, don’t mind me!”

“Babe, it’s okay!” James grabbed her arm and hugged her up with a smile.

“Gods, I can’t believe I blurted that out…” Hilde muttered as she was gently pulled back over to the group.

“Hilde, it’s okay, me and Leo aren’t upset about it, I promise,” Flia said simply as she lounged back against the wall of the pool.

“Really, Flia?” Hilde asked awkwardly.

The doe shrugged. “Sure, so long as you aren’t trying to take her from me and Leo, I wouldn’t even care if you two got busy.”

“Am I suddenly invisible now?” Tracey growled out.

“I mean you kinda started it, love!” Leo laughed.

“Technically, Flia started it, by asking if they had fun, I just played along!” Tracey grumbled.

“Hah, guilty as charged, my love!” Flia cooed and moved over to hug up to Tracey, a playful grin showing.

“I mean, me and Hilde said from the get-go we weren’t going to hold the other down. We didn’t want some monogamous relationship. For the record, I wouldn’t care if she fooled around with any of you, so long as she isn’t neglecting me over it.” James explained simply, then rubbed the back of his wet hair. “I mean I guess I wouldn’t have a right to say much even if she did neglect me over it, now would I?”

“You need to let that go, man. Hilde forgave you and Tracey didn’t murder you. You fucked up, but you owned it.” Leo said in a comforting tone as he put a hand on James’ shoulder.

The two boys looked at one another for a moment, having both been teased about being together recently before James showed him a grin and nodded. “Thanks, man…”

“Just make out already!” Flia catcalled with a giggle, both the boys glaring at her.

“James, I’m not going to lord that over your head. Have I brought it up once since we made up?” Hilde moved over to him as the boys parted from one another.

“You haven't but I’ve not made it up to myself either, Hilde! I still hate myself for hurting you, babe. A little part of me always will.” He grasped her hands in the water as they stood there in the shallow end of the pool.

“I agonized over Leo for over two years, James. You need to let it go, the situation is fixed. Keep the learned lesson, let the self-hate go,” Flia said simply as she lounged back with Tracey clinging to her.

“She’s right, man. I hated my guts, you fucking lived it. You saw how much I loathed myself every day.” Leo said with a knowing smile at the couple before him.

“Heh… Yeah, I remember the talks you’d have about hating yourself, I still remember that first time I saw you cry when you found out she got re-signed for a tour,” James mused as Hilde snuggled up to him.

“Y-You cried over that, Leonard?” Flia stammered out, lifting her ears.

“Of course I did! I was so happy you got another tour and LP even through my bullshit. I know how much you love your fans and this life,” Leo waded over to settle next to Flia.

“Leo…” Flia gently pulled from Tracey’s arms to lean into him, hugging him tightly, a little sniffle coming forth as she just shook her head and hugged him tighter.

“You’re a good ram, hon. I’m proud to call you my partner, both on the stage and in private.” Tracey grinned at the two of them, seeing Leo give her a loving grin as he held their doe in his arms tightly.

Hilde waded back while holding James in her arms and whispered into his ear, “That right there… That’s what scares me the most… You know?”

“What do you mean, babe?” He whispered back as he looked into her eyes.

“Look at them, look how solid they are… Even with Leo, Flia, and you saying it’d be okay, can I really be assured it wouldn’t mess them up? That it wouldn’t mess us up?”

James kissed her forehead and then pulled close to her. “Babe, we’ve both grown up a lot over all this I think. You should talk to them though, we should talk to them. Would you be okay with that? Just Tracey only casually? Could you just call her a friend after having sex with her?”

“Could you if you slept with Leo?” She fired back as she met his eyes.

“Ah… it’s a little different for that, babe… I’ve not pined for Leo. I love him, but not like that, you know? I think we might be a little awkward, but I don’t think I’d like… fall in love and want him to be my boyfriend any more than I would Tracey or Flia to be my girlfriend.”

Hilde gave a small nod while they held one another. The other group not seeming to be talking, just all three of them cuddled up and enjoying one another’s company.

“Not now… not here… This is their time and they just shared it for us, for you and me…” Hilde pushed her forehead to his. “Maybe later, maybe we’ll see how it goes, but I won’t just… thrust myself into the midst of them, I won’t drag us into that.”

“I’m part of this now?” James showed her a grin.

“You’re my boyfriend now aren’t you?” Hilde tilted her head. “Aren’t we a packaged deal?”

James grinned, his heart fluttering a little as he hugged her closer. “Heh… we are huh? You want to be a packaged deal with me like Leo and Tracey are?”

Hilde gave him a smile and shrugged. “I told you before, I want this to be our journey, even the casual fun stuff if we decide to go for something. I don’t want it to just be you giving me concessions to go flit about.”

“I hear you, Hilde… Then we’ll just see how it goes. Let’s let them have their space for a while to see how they do, then we can talk about it later, maybe after the tour or something?” James smiled as he stared into her eyes.

Hilde bumped her forehead to his once more and nodded. “Yeah, I think that’s for the best… Thank you, sweetie. I don’t deserve you or your love.”

“Bullshit! If anyone is unworthy, it’s me of your love, babe!” He growled and kissed her lips, then they both huffed and pulled closer, pushing into a deeper kiss while holding one another.

“Uh-oh! Looks like someone might need more time in the private pool!” Leo called out playfully behind them as they broke the kiss and grinned at one another.

—*—

The trio had to practically pry themselves off one another when it was finally time to part ways to resume their tours. Flia and Leo cried a bit, even Tracey got a little misty-eyed at having to let her go, but the show must go on as they say. The tour bus caravan split apart, one heading west, the other to the east. They knew it’d be a few months before they could see one another again in person.

Life settled back to their brand of normal. The roadies setting up shows and then busting them down again. The cramped buses, occasional nights in a hotel, and lots of truck stop showers. Leo and Trcey’s tour headed down the west coast, while Flia’s moved up the east, all of them eagerly talking as often as they could in between.

They were a few shows out from wrapping up the tour and the whole staff was counting the days. Everyone was ready to get back home to see loved ones or what have you. It was a normal day of riding between shows, the ram lounging back on the sofa in the bus, casually watching a baseball game that was streaming in from the satellite.

“Hey, love. You seen this yet?” Tracey trotted over in just one of his t-shirts and a pair of panties, tossing her cell phone right into his lap.

Leo looked over the website she had up on the phone as he spoke, “The Donington Park festival across the pond, yeah I’ve heard of it, so?” He looked up at Tracey with a cocked brow.

The wolf folded her arms and snorted at him. “I remember you babbled about some of the groups that got you interested in this life to begin with, look who’s headlining.”

He switched to the page showing the performers and did a double-take before stammering out. “Wait- Libertine Priest!? They’ve been split for like, a decade or some shit… You sure it’s not a tribute band?” He flicked through the details and clicked his tongue, “Well, I’ll be damned!”

“We should talk to the label about it, see if we can get out there after the tour,” Tracey said with a grin.

Leo cocked a brow. “You mean as an act? They’re booked, Tracey, they won’t-”

“Stupid, you’re one of the biggest acts in the world right now! You go tell them you’re interested, they’ll MAKE room for us! Especially if we get Flia involved!” Tracey growled as she put her hands on her hips.

“Whoa whoa… we can’t go on stage with legends like LP and such, Tracey!” Leo countered with a huff.

Tracey shrugged. “You say legends, I say yesterday’s news. None of the bands for the place are even making LPs or touring. If our tails show up, we will make the place explode and you can meet some of your idols.”

“Love, if Libertine Priest started touring again, they’d sell out all their venues within ten minutes. Also, their frontman Kevin Korig is still knocking it out with his own solo thing,” Leo sounded defensive like a fanboy arguing for his favorite group.

“But they aren’t touring, and they’re over a decade removed from the scene, all they have to go on is clout. Look, sheep… I’m not here to bad mouth one of your fave bands, I’ve got some eclectic favorites to be sure. I’m saying it’d be good PR for us, and it’d get you that chance to meet them. They’re apparently doing it for a charity over what offed their bandmate a while back.”

Leo snorted and looked down at the phone before clicking his tongue, “Fine, we’ll talk to the label and Flia about it. I’m not going to kick up a shitstorm over it though if it’s breaking the contract or something.”

“That’s fair, I just thought this might be something you’d enjoy and it’d be your first festival, yeah?” She grinned at him.

“I suppose that’s true. I guess we’ll see then, thanks for the idea, love!” He showed her a loving grin as she moved over and slid into his lap.

“Anything for my ram,” Tracey hummed as she slid a hand over one of his horns, gripping it to pull him closer, kissing his lips a few times.

—*—

Once the tour ended, Leo and Tracey were on a plane back to the east coast to meet with their VP from the record label about renegotiation. He didn’t bring his managers with him this time but had them at the ready if things did get heated and he needed to call them.

“Ah, there you two are, can I get you a drink?” Jacob asked coolly as the two idols strode in, his eyes locking to Tracey’s the wolf giving him a look like she dared him to try something before he grinned. “Scotch, right, Tracey?”

Tracey cocked a brow but gave a nod. “Yes, please,” her voice sounded irritable but it was clear she was trying to be civil.

Leo flopped down in one of the chairs with a flourish and snapped his fingers, “Gin with a splash of tonic, my good goat,” He mused out in a sing-song voice as Jacob twitched an eye but quickly poured them both a drink of what they requested.

“Flia Price will be here soon, but would you two like to discuss anything beforehand?” Jacob settled down with his own drink, a whiskey in a tumbler.

“Flia?!” Both of them stammered out together, as if in unison for a song, the VP just giving an amused crack of a grin.

“Yes, Flia. You’re all due for renegotiation so why not settle it all in one fell swoop?” The goat lifted his glass as if toasting before taking a sip.

“What are you plotting, goat?! I’m not in the mood for your games!” Tracey snarled and slapped a hand down on his desk, glaring at him.

“Tracey, you wound me! I gave you my solemn word I’d play nice, now didn’t I?” Jacob pushed a free hand to his chest, offering her that crooked grin.

“Jake, seriously, man… What are you up to?” Leo sighed as he sat up with a frown, sipping his drink and contemplating if he should call Maximillian.

“Relax, Leonard, I assure you-” His ears perked as the receptionist buzzed his phone.

“Flia Price here to see you, sir.”

“Send our diva right in,” Jacob cooed before rising up out of his seat.

“Jake, you bastard!” Flia called out but her tone was playful as she pushed into the room, her heels clicking on the polished floor as she met the goat halfway as he approached.

“Always for you, Flia.” They clasped hands, doing the side cheek kiss thing she sometimes did when meeting with other celebs.

“Oh loves, I’m so happy to see you!” Flia cooed as she moved right over to the two of them. The doe didn’t hesitate to lean in, pushing a paw to Tracey’s cheek, the wolf fluffing her tail and ears up when she was kissed right on the lips. Leo got his own kiss before she settled right down into the chair next to them.

“Well, we were planning to meet up after this anyway, but are you two in on this or what?” Leo asked as he took a sip of his drink.

“We are,” Jacob moved over to settle back down at his desk, sipping his whiskey, having already slid a light alcoholic seltzer over to the doe who raised it.

“Well, first off, cheers for a successful tour on both your group's accounts?” He lifted his drink and grinned.

“I’ll drink to that!” Flia declared happily. Tracey and Leo looked skeptical but lifted their own for the gesture before everyone took a drink.

“I’ve been talking to Flia a lot lately over the last few months. First off, I want to say it to your face, Leonard. I apologize for the letter stunt I pulled on you and Tracey earlier,” Jacob settled the empty glass down, folding his hands on the table, his tone shifting to serious.

“Not what I expected, but thanks, Jake. Things worked out in the end.” Leo gave him a small grin.

“So they did…” Jacob looked to Tracey then Flia, the doe grinning, the wolf glaring.

“Tracey, I was wrong about you. You were good for Leonard. Not only were you good for him… You were good for Flia. I need to apologize again and thank you for that.” Jacob gave her a small nod before lifting his chin, as if trying to save face from all the apologies.

“You shooting straight with me, goat?” Tracey took down the rest of her scotch before snarling at him.

“I gave my word I’d shoot straight from now on, didn’t I?” Jacob opened his hands as he spoke.

“Hmph… Apology accepted then, so what’s going on?” She growled and looked over to Flia who playfully slid a hand over to grasp her own, a loving grin showing on the doe’s face.

“I’ll cut right to it then. We want to sign you all back on for another album and tour, but… We want to sign you all on as one group,” Jacob explained simply.

“H-Hang on… all of us? Like as in us and Flia?” Leo perked his ears as he sat up fully to attention.

“Oh! Even I didn’t expect this, Jake! You’re always such a crafty, goat! Aren’t you worried about gossip or bad press since you know what our relationship is and the public will as well?” Flia smirked before sipping her sparkling drink.

“We’ve got Cream and Mocha touring, their fans know all about their little polycule or whatever it is. What’s the harm in one more band doing it?” Jacob shrugged.

“So… you’re just using our relationship as a gimmick?” Tracey grumbled with flat ears.

“For as crafty as you are, Tracey, sometimes you can be a bit dense…” Jacob snarled as he stuck a finger to his own head near his horns.

“Hey!” Leo and Flia both snarled out before Tracey held her hands up to both of them.

“It’s fine, let him talk.” She folded her arms and gave him a side-eye. “You honestly going to tell me you’re doing this for us, and not to use us?”

“Oh, the studio is already using you three every day of your lives, that’s always been the case, Ruby Thunder.” Jacob slumped back and flourished his hand with a crooked grin. “I’m simply offering to do you all a solid because I care. The label would make more money splitting you guys back off to make two albums and have more tours going, surely you see that.”

“Mmm…” Tracey settled back in her seat and shrugged. “Okay, say we believe that. You’re just doing us a solid. What’s in it for you? Also, don’t call me Shirley.” Jacob offered a laugh at the words, Leo and Flia just grimacing at the bad tired-out joke.

“What’s in it for me? I get to make amends, keep our idols happy, and hopefully ensure they stay with us for the long haul. It’s one part redemption, one part investing in the future,” He said smoothly as he opened his desk drawer and slid a contract forward, all three of them standing to look it over.

“Well… I thought you’d skimp on the terms at least, but you’re even offering more all around…” Leo grumbled, almost sounding disappointed there wasn’t going to be some drama tied to it.

“I’ll admit, you pulled this one over on me, Jake… You bastard…” Flia giggled before looking over at her two lovers. “What are we going to do, loves? You confident enough in me to have us all move in together?”

Tracey and Leo looked at each other for a long moment. The last few months they had both lamented countless times about missing her, contemplating if they’d ask her to move in with them or at least find a way to live closer, but this close?

“Hey, if you three need to talk it over, I can step out,” Jacob rose from his desk, but Tracey and Leo gave a nod to one another before looking back to him.

“I’m in.” Tracey snatched the pen up and flourished her signature on it, looking autograph-worthy as she showed her teeth in a grin at Flia.

“Likewise, so long as I can keep my managers, security detail, keyboard guy, and drummer, I’m down.” Leo signed his own name onto the document before giving Flia that adoring smile he showed her when he was still a backup singer and they were first in love.

Flia pushed her hand to her chest, her eyes looking a little misty as she shook her head. “Y-You two…”

“What’s it gonna be, diva? I need three signatures if this is gonna happen.” Jacob gave her a wink as he slid the pen over that both of her lovers had just used.

“J-Jake… you sneaky bastard…” She sniffled and picked the pen up, wiping her eyes with one hand as she flourished her own signature onto the contract.

Jacob signed his own name onto it and then stepped back from the desk with a smug grin on his face. The trio stared at one another for a few seconds before Flia squeaked out a scream like she was a teenager again before throwing herself into Tracey and Leo’s arms.

“W-whoa!” Tracey barked a laugh, almost falling back as she held Flia against her. Leo gave his own surprised bleat before he joined in the shared embrace.

“Gods… we’re going to make… hic… such amazing music together…” She sobbed while hugging them both, Leo and Tracey both just grinning while keeping her held close.

“Congratulations you three, I’m sincerely happy for all of you and glad I could help.” Jacob tucked the contract away before settling down at his desk.

Flia had to take a few moments to compose herself, wiping her face with some tissue to clear some of her streaked makeup before everyone was seated again.

“Let’s get some lunch together and we’ll have another drink to celebrate, but in the meantime. Do you have any more questions for me?” The VP asked with a crooked grin.

Leo perked his ears as he recalled and spoke, “Oh! Y-yeah! I do have a question. I’d like to talk to you about whether we’d be able to do a non-profit show for a festival coming up, I’d also like to ask you to have some of our EDM guys take a look at my keyboard guy, he’s thinking about trying to produce something.”

Jacob tapped his fingers together and lifted his chin. “Okay, give me the details, Leonard.”

Later that night, Tracey got a call on her phone while lounging in a hotel with her two lovers. She answered as soon as she saw who it was, “John, thanks for returning my call, boss.”

Leo and Flia both perked their ears as they looked up, they only knew one person by that name. Tracey just grinned as she flicked it onto speaker mode.

“It’s no big thing, Tracey, I apologize I couldn’t be there with you all for the re-sign, glad it went off smoothly though!” The president of the label’s voice was deep and full of merriment as he spoke.

“Hm… about that, I gotta ask, John. We were all a bit surprised about what Jacob proposed and pardon me if I’m not, skeptical…” Tracey growled out with her ears folded.

“You know, so was I, Tracey. So were the shareholders as well, but Jake stood up to the lot of them, said this would be more valuable in the long term. Also, between you, me, and your partners listening in right now, he even told me he was doing this to pay you, Flia, and Leo back. Said he wanted to make sure you guys were okay this time since he had the power to do so!”

“Damn…” Tracey growled.

“You almost sound disappointed!” John chuckled on the line.

“I mean, he’s a snake in the grass, I guess I should be happy he’s turning over a new leaf…” Tracey grumbled.

“Jake was just doing what he thought was best for Flia and Leo in the past, we all make misjudgments, right?” John said solemnly.

“Wait! How much did you know about me and Leo, John?!” Flia climbed closer and called out.

“Oh plenty, little lady. Jake gossiped to me about the letter trading and such! He was so upset over you not wanting him to give the last one over once you found out. I believe I said something to the effect of, ‘Well, you promised not to give it to, Leonard, right?’ and he got a look of clarity in his beady little eyes! Heh…”

“John, you asshole!” Leo shouted out with a laugh.

“Both of you deserve one another, fuck…” Tracey snarled as she slumped back with a sigh.

“You three seem to deserve one another as well, I’m glad we could work it out so you all can work together!” John gave another boisterous laugh and then continued, “But hey, I’ve got other calls to make, so you three enjoy what’s left of your vacation, we’ll talk later!”

“See you later, boss,” Tracey grumbled as she hung up the phone.

Flia just giggled and rocked back on the bed. “Well, shit! Guess we had more at play than we thought we did, huh?”

“At least we know it’s not Jacob trying to foment some bullshit, that’s all I cared about,” Tracey grumbled as she tossed her phone onto the nightstand before the deer pounced upon her with a hug.

“It makes me happy to know they were watching out for you, Flia. I hope the wait and pain was worth it for you?” Leo asked awkwardly as he looked at his two lovers cuddled up together.

“Absolutely, I got me a sexy little doggy out of the deal as well as you, popstar…” Flia cooed as she rubbed Tracey’s cheek even as she was growling at her.

“What’d I say about the doggy commentary, deer?” Tracey huffed out before rolling the smaller girl over and pinning her wrists, grinning down at her.

“Oooh what you gonna do about it, doggy? I still need to get you a collar!” Flia fired back with a wide grin, her blue eyes sparkling with mischief.

“Oh that’s it! Let’s see you look so smarmy after I’ve made you yowl and moan for a while!” Tracey declared with a grin as her hands moved right for the doe’s panties she had on.

“Should I give you two some privacy?” Leo said with a lazy grin.

“What are you, stupid?” Both girls snarled out in unison then grinned at each other.

“Hurry up and get over here, popstar!” Tracey barked out with a smirk, using Flia’s pet name for him.

“Yeah, sheep, move your tail and get over here!” Flia giggled as she crooked a finger.

—*—

The festival of course was happy to make room for the three idols and the label was fine with getting the free press. Leo insisted they just open for Libertine Priest, as he didn’t want to risk pulling any fanfare from their reunion show.

There was a resounding chant of ‘F.R.B!’ throughout the crowd as the trio was backstage finishing prep work for the opening show.

“Why is my initial last? Doesn’t B come before F?” Leo gave a grin to the other two idols.

“Age before beauty, popstar!” Flia giggled before throwing her arms around Tracey. “Though if we’re going with beauty, Tracey should be dead last because she’s so sexy…” The deer sighed hotly into her large white ear, even giving it a playful nip.

“Ngh!” Tracey grunted at the small nip and then laughed out. “I’m not sure if you just called me hot or old right there!” She turned to fully face Flia, both girls stealing a few kisses, their lips stained crimson and emerald to match their outfits.

“Okay diva, oh pardon me, divas! We’re almost ready for the curtain raise!” Millia trotted over with a grin, her glasses reflecting the stage lights. Maximilian was taking some much-needed time off with his wife, and Trixe wanted her own vacation. Flia’s manager was happy to take the reins though for all three of them during this special event.

“Speaking of the show, I’ve not even seen LP yet. Are they going to pull a no-show?” Leo put a hand to his hip with a frown.

“The rest of the band just arrived and started unpacking. Apparently, Mr. Korig is en route, but given he had his own solo tour he was working on, he had to fly across the pond just like we did, only having just did a show last night.” Millia explained then gave a knowing grin. “I’m sure all of you can stall for time if we need it though, yes?”

The trio grinned at one another. Of course, they could. They relished being on stage, so asking them to sop up more time to open would be simple enough.

“Fine by me, but no hard feelings if they take too long and we just steal the whole show!” Tracey barked out with a grin, clenching a fist as she flashed her sharp teeth.

“That’s right. They give us too much time out there, they’ll be booing them off stage and asking for more of us!” Leo flourished a hand to rake through his curly locks.

“You two are so hot when you’re confident!” Flia cooed and linked an arm with both of them, offering her own smug grin. “I could steal the whole show myself, but I suppose sharing it with you two is better.”

“Gods! You three are so sappy, but I love the energy you give off!” Millia mewed out and thrust her finger towards the stage. “Get out there and break all their hearts!” She ordered before stepping off stage as the curtain started to rise.

There was only a week of warning, but it was enough that when they saw the audience appear, several fans had already made signs or dressed up in their own outfits for the trio. A deafening roar filled the air as the three idols arrived, the trio strutting to the head of the stage as the band opened with their first song.

This was the first time for any of them to play at a festival, and the atmosphere was much different than at a concert. The fans were all on just packed earth together in the field roaring and screaming, a veritable wall of security all around the stage to keep everything safe, which was a good thing since their personal security wolf wasn’t around for this one.

The intention was to open with five songs and then let Libertine Priest take the stage, but things weren’t quite working out that way. Thankfully, they were all professionals at improving and had backup songs ready with the band.

By the time they finished the eighth song, they got confirmation from Millia that they could call it and let the main act take the stage. “Well, it’s about time! If we had to stall any more I’d have just declared us the main act!” Leo bleated out with a grin on his live-feed, the fans roaring and cheering.

“Seriously though, it’s been an honor opening for the next act, loves! I can tell you they are one of the bands that inspired me to even go down this road, so please give them all the love they deserve!” He waved his hand before turning to exit the stage.

“What do you think, love? Should we give up the spotlight or hog it?” Flia cooed out as the audience roared and cheered.

Tracey pushed her fingers through her crimson-white hair and grinned at the doe before her. “I dunno, baby… You know I could sing and dance all night” The two girls pushed together, hands clasped as one of the duet intros started playing.

“H-hang on, you two continuing on without me!?” Electric Blue bleated out in shock.

“Beat it, sheep! You’ve hogged enough of the stage!” Tracey barked out as Flia snuggled up to her for their slow dance and duet. Leo gave a mock scoff and lifted his tail up, stomping off the stage. Of course, this was all scripted to be the final performance regardless of how many songs they got to.

It was actually the debut of the two girls doing their first live duet since officially becoming a group, but of course, it went smoothly. The audience even lost their minds when the two finished the song with a deeply held kiss before parting to offer waves and thanks.

Libertine Priest took the stage without their frontman Kevin Korig, but apparently, they had it all under control. Either way, it wasn’t Leo and company's problem anymore, they did their part and even stalled for more time.

The band began the opening number on a dark stage as the waiting crowd chanted their name. Kevin Korig’s voice rang through the speakers but he was nowhere to be found. When the lights hit the stage, a lone spotlight shone near the back of the audience following the fox singer as he raced to the stage through the roaring crowd. The band went into full force as they gave the performance of a lifetime.

Halfway through the set, they paid tribute to their fallen guitarist before launching into their biggest hit, a power ballad as the audience sang along, holding up cellphones in the dark. After two encores, Libertine Priest bowed together, leaving the stage for the last and final time.

—*—

“Oi, you there! Electric Blue, Ruby Thunder, and Flia Price? Come along then, the band want to meet you,” a Shetland sheepdog with a Cockney accent in a black t-shirt beckoned. The trio followed him as the crew were busy breaking down the set.

“I’m out,” Neil shrugged.

“Really?” Leo responded, confused.

“Yeah, I met them back in the day. Let’s just say I don’t remember much and probably don’t want to,” he laughed as he headed to their own trailer.

The sheltie took them to a large trailer and nodded to a security guard who opened the door. The trailer was crowded with crew, a few lucky fans, industry people, and hangers-on. The ones who noticed the idols’ entry started congratulating them on their set and tried for selfies and autographs.

Leo saw an older beautiful fox in a black dress that cut down just past her navel signing autographs and taking selfies with some fans. He realized it was Fiadh Corish, Libertine Priest’s keyboard player and currently a fashion designer. He’d had the hots for her as a teenager like a lot of guys had, so to see her in person, even older, made his heart skip as he tried his best to make out the details of her body through her outfit.

“Perverted sheep,” Tracey elbowed him in the rib playfully.

“I dunno, I’ve always thought she was pretty hot. I’d fuck her if the opportunity presented itself,” Flia tilted her head, checking out the goods as she confessed.

The fox turned her head their way and strode over gracefully. “Flia Price, Ruby Thunder, and Electric Blue? Fiadh Corish, lovely to meet you,” she greeted them with a charming Irish accent, sticking her hand out.

“Y-yeah, pleasure,” Leo shook her hand, at a loss for words.

“Pleasure is all mine,” the deer did the same, politely

“Nice to meet you Fiadh,” Tracey shook her hand, sizing her up instinctively. Her handshake was much more casual.

“Oh quite the grip you have!” she smiled. “I caught your set, you guys were amazing. My daughter’s quite the fan. She was supposed to be here, but the poor thing caught ill. You wouldn’t mind taking a picture, would you? It would really make her day.”

“No, not at all!” Leo squeezed together with the vixen as a roadie took their picture, shifting into his showram mentality despite being pushed up against one of his own personal idols and teenage crushes.

“Thank you so much. I better get back with the band for the interview,” the fox apologized as she hugged each of the trio.

“Let me guess, you’re never gonna wash that hand again?” Tracey teased.

“I hugged Fiadh Corish…” he replied in a daze with a stupid grin on his face.

“And you fucked Ruby Thunder,” she folded her arms, tail thrashing behind her.

“And Flia Price!” the doe glared in a matching pose to the wolf.

“Right, sorry!” he rubbed the back of his head bashfully.

Flia snorted as she started laughing, not able to maintain the facade as she hugged his arm.

“We’re just keeping you in check, you perv,” Tracey grinned and hugged his other arm.

The band was surrounded by journalists with their phones out recording the interview with the members. Fiadh sat on a black leather couch. Next to her was Kevin, a towel draped around his neck as he dried the sweat from his face. Despite his age, he still had an athletic frame and looked younger than his four-plus decades.

“No, we already agreed this would be it. We did this show for Brian. Libertine Priest is done,” he said, taking a sip of bottled water.

“Do the rest of you plan on making music?” a greyhound asked.

“I’m retired from the music industry. Like Kevin said, I did this for Brian’s memory,” Fiadh answered.

The band fielded more questions before the journalists were escorted out along with other fans and hangers-on, leaving the band alone with the crew and the trio of idols.

“What’s this I hear about you writing a book, Kevin Korig?” Fiadh asked as she stood up.

“I’m writing an autobiography. I think it’s time,” he answered.

“You best be careful what you put in there,” she warned, folding her arms as her tail thrashed.

“What? You mean like ‘Hell Week’? The fact that you used to walk around the band house naked? Or the many times we caught you with your fuck buddy?” he grinned smugly.

Another band member piped in, “besides, you did that photoshoot for Vogue, it’s not like everyone doesn’t know what you look like.”

“Look, I never showed my minge. Count yourselves blessed you got to see it,” she countered confidently with a finger in the air as she looked around at her bandmates.

Flia, Leo, and Tracey were surprised but not shocked at their banter. After all, much worse was said backstage at their shows. Yet to see five people who were held in high esteem talk this way made them seem much more down to earth.

“Kevin, you do know what I’m talking about,” Fiadh’s countenance changed as she leveled a gaze.

Kevin looked at her with seriousness before speaking, “We can talk about it later… Anyway, I don’t want to be rude to our guests,” he said standing up.

He walked over to the trio with a confident stride. “Kevin Korig,” he said, holding out his hand. Tracey, Flia, and Leo shook his hand in turn and the they all began to talk.

Kevin and Leo talked about music, their own personal idols and compared their lives in the industry. Flia was especially interested to hear his story about meeting David Bowie. Tracey wasn’t particularly impressed, yet gave credit that he didn’t seem to boast. Some things were shocking to hear but Kevin told them the truth without holding back.

“My biggest piece of advice, if I had to give any, is to treat everyone around you well. They’ll have your back when you need it the most.”

“in other words… Don’t diva yourself out of a job, popstar,” Flia cooed as she bumped his hip.

“My band is my family. I don’t know where I’d be without them,” Leo responded as he put his arms around the girls. “From my two partners on the stage to the roadies that set it up, I see them all as irreplaceable family.”

“That’s good to hear! That's how it ought to be.” Kevin gave him an approving smile.

“Listen, Mike and I have to get back to the States to meet up with the tour. If you’re ever on the east coast, or our tours cross paths, give me a shout, I’d love to hang out, maybe even jam,” The fox said as he disengaged and moved back to the other members of his group.

“Huh… Kevin Korig wants to jam with us?” Leo asked the question in a dazed tone.

“Look at this guy, forgetting he’s one of the biggest music names on the planet right now,” Tracey barked a laugh as she hip-checked the ram out of his stunned fanboy daze.

The trio decided after a little more meet and greet, they'd get back to their own trailer, they needed to get back across the pond themselves to start recording their new album after all.

“It's a shame, James and Hilde couldn't come along. She was saying she wanted to see Europe and everything someday,” Tracey spoke to her lovers as they walked back arm in arm.

“She's young and has plenty of time, I'm sure the label wouldn't mind us hopping back over here for a tour as well!” Flia said while grinning over at her lovers.

“Yeah, a European tour sounds fun, let's look into scheduling it once we're stateside again,” Leo said in agreement.

—*—

A heavy thrum of synthetic beat reverberated out through the stage speakers as she strode forward in neon green boots that had accented heels. Her stockings broke out into blue and purple, stopping short of the hemline of her skirt, giving just a glimpse of her thighs. The skirt flowed out in a chromatic rainbow of color that seemed to shift in the lights and the top she wore was a sleeveless white vest that parted a few upper buttons to strategically show some of her cleavage.

She flashed her sharp teeth to the roaring mass of fans while holding one hand to her earpiece. Her nails were done in the same color of green as her boots, while her hair had multiple streaks of color dashed through it, creating more chromatic splash against the purely white vest she wore.

“Well, you all look rather excited for some reason, and I know it’s not just to see me!” The white wolf flashed her teeth in another grin as she folded her arms and lifted her chin, her thick white tail wagging, glitter seeming to be coursed throughout her fur that made it shimmer in the light.

Another deafening roar of cheers as she flourished her hand out towards the side of the stage, the lights clapping on to an empty deck, the lasers catching the myriad of neon bracelets she wore on her wrists going almost all the way back up to he elbow. “I don’t think I need to introduce my sweetie to you, now do I? He’s the reason Electric Blue and Ruby Thunder sound as good as they do!”

The place dialed the cheers up, glowsticks and neon seeming to shift in the crowd as Hilde strutted over to the deck as James appeared, more screams filling the open air of the festival as he walked right over to her, taking her hands.

He wore his own assortment of neon bracelets, but other than that, his outfit wasn’t nearly as wild as hers. Dark boots, some tight jeans that hugged his rear nicely, and a matching sleeveless white vest that showed off the definition of his strong arms.

They pushed into a quick kiss, nothing too heated, but still nice and deep to show off for his fans, and then she pulled back to grin at the green lipstick smudges on his lips before turning back to the front.

“I hope you’re ready to dance your tails off, my lovelies!” Hilde thrust a finger out towards the crowd as James moved right to his deck and started opening the heavy synth that queued the opening to his latest track which had been rapidly climbing up in the electronic dance music charts.

“Babe you shake those hips and wag that tail, my heart stops and I grow pale!” He shouted out into his own mic while the vicious thrum of synth flooded over the crowd, cascades of lasers scattering in choreographed chaos as he thrust a finger out toward the roaring masses.

“Sweetie there’s no need to fight, your tail is alllll mine tonight!” Hilde sang out as she slipped over behind James, growling into his ear as she pushed up to his back while he played. She wasn’t at Tracey’s level but the lessons she got were more than enough for a loud bass-heavy EDM album and a few lyrics.

James looked back at her with a loving grin, hearts in his eyes for her as Hilde smirked down at him coolly, her own hearts showing as they stole another kiss before the next set of lyrics dropped.

—Fin—

Author Notes:

Let me tell you a quick story about myself and my biggest fan. As you know, I write smut, but I always try to add heart and love to it. Even my raunchiest tales tend to have romance within them.

It may sound funny, but my mother always loved my writing. I’d censor the explicit stuff for her, but she adored it. She’d always ask me when the next episode was going to be ready. She was my beta reader, my editor, and my biggest fan.

Given I’m writing this in the past tense, you probably have already put the pieces together. My mother lost her fight with cancer about two-thirds through me writing this tale.

Her favorites of mine, were Blood & Carrots, Avalanche of Love, and of course, Guarded. A lot of my mother is in Tracey. She was a strong wouldn’t take shit from anyone, kinda girl, but she was kind and viciously protective of those she loved.

One of the last things she told me was, don’t stop. Don’t stop writing, don’t stop doing what makes you happy. So yeah, I guess what I’m trying to say is, this one’s for you, Mom, and I’ll keep walking my path as long as I’m able to.

Thanks so much for reading, thank you for loving my characters, and thank you for spending time in this world I’ve made for everyone to see. Even if you’ve never dropped a like, or a cent on my work, know that just reading it to its conclusion means the world to me.

Be good to each other and drink in every day as if it were your last.

*In loving memory*

Brinda Stargazer

1951 - 2024