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Chapter 5: The Silver Ghost

The sounds of the morning waves greeted his ears in the early dawn. The wolf stirred in the bedspread, his face smothered against the red pillow that supported his head as he lay on his stomach, his tail slowly curling up his own leg. Neros blinked one lazy sapphire eye open after another, "Mmmm..." His head felt slowed but not the kind of effect one gains from a hangover. No, he was certain he hadn't much to drink at all last night. With a long breath he pushed himself up on his forearms and looked to the nearest window. The sun was just starting to crest over the horizon in the distance. He reached to the floor of the futon and touched around for a moment. His hand clasped around the cool plastic surface of the clock. The wolf picked it up and checked the time.

That early? Wow. He felt as if he'd slept for far too long...

He glanced to his side at the empty bed space. The images of last night were still clear as day.

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Her tongue caressed the lines of his abdomen tracing each outline. Her top had been removed and hung loosely about her hips with the skirt that barely concealed her bottom. In her right hand she held her own breast, caressing the smooth flesh and lightly pulling at her hardened nipple. Neros breathed a moment as the sensation of her wet tongue left his body, his eyes pale blue sapphire eyes starting to open up to the ceiling. "Unngh!" he groaned suddenly. Tsuria dipped her head down his shaft, swallowing the cock into the confines of her throat. Her motion was slow and exotic as her dance. Flawless. Seamless. She was perfect. No gasps or clumsy gurgles. Just the sounds of warm purrs and coos.

"Tsuria! Ts-tsuria!! Stop! Stop I can't! I can't! Ahhh!! I'm...I'm....aahhhhhh!!!"

Neros cried out and his knees came up around the gypsy's head, the wolf's jaw opened wide as could be and his moan filling the darkened room while his whole body shook and trembled from head to toe. Tsuria drank deeply of him, her lips providing gentle suction and her throat taking down gulp after gulp, her hair flowing freely across his torso while her fingertips caressed his legs soothingly. A hum of approval and cooing content flowed from her throat in the darkness, her lunar eyes opening to half mast up his body while she feasted on his thick hot seed...

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Neros felt his face harden. That had been no dream. He was certain that Tsuria, the island gypsy, had come here last night and that encounter had truly happened. Yet he had no memory of anything after. Although he had told everyone he'd seen the gypsy alone the other night, he would be hesitant to tell anyone about this evening previous. The questions only added up though. Who was Tsuria? Why was she such an enigma? What had caused her to show up so suddenly last night and pleasure him the way she had? Those few words she whispered to him as they carried out the act...Tsuria seemed to understand Neros without having ever carried a conversation with him. He sat up in bed and rolled onto his rump facing the wall and mulling over his thoughts.

Alright Neros. It's just business as usual today. We open shop, we tend the bar, Zoey is coming over after work to hang out. I'll close at five...no four thirty. It is the late weekend after all. We'll say nothing of this to anyone until we see Tsuria again. If I remember right, the gang said she works as a fortune teller or something. I'll have to ask where later. We are not going to let what happened last night screw with our thoughts in any way, shape or form. Remember your training, clear your mind and let all troubles slip away. We are strong. We are confident.

Who the hell is we?

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The wolf showered and dressed in simpler attire today, a red shirt, red shorts, and a pair of black flip fops. It was amazing how different beach life was from the days of the tundra. People would think a wolf like him would never make it down here in the tropics. The heat would have been too much for a wolf to take. Another trend broken again courtesy of Neros Rigaldo. The morning shift was quiet for the couple hours he opened after 10 a.m. Around noon, Natty the ever so cute and busty skunk arrived to help out. She was dressed rather fetching today. Tight low cut jean shorts and a sleeveless blouse that practically threatened to rip apart from the tension the buttons seemed to have trying to hold the piece together against her blessed curves.

"Good afternoon Neros!" she greeted cheerfully, waving as she stepped inside and gathering her pad and pencil.

"Afternoon Natty. How are you doing today?" Neros replied, sweeping the floor behind the bar with a corn broom.

"I'm well, thanks! Did you have a good rest last night?" she asked, hopping up on a stool and crossing her legs.

The wolf paused in silence for a moment as he considered his answer. "It was...yes. Yes I slept very well. Best I've slept in a long time actually. What about yourself?" His waitress rolled her eyes and smiled pleasantly, "I wish. I've restless all week. I think the start of the new season has me too excited or something. Between that and the argument Flora and Logan had last night, I've been lucky to get more than a few hours of rest." Neros put the broom down in the corner and glanced back to the skunk, "Logan and Flora had a fight? Over what? I thought they were good friends. Doesn't he have a thing for her?" He poured out a glass of lemonade for Natty, passing it to her when he finished prepping. The skunk took it with a nod of thanks, "Mhm. But last night it was weird. He really raised his voice. He never does that. I couldn't make out what they were saying because I put my earbuds in to drown out the noise. It was intense though I think. I could feel the front door slam when Logan left. He's been a bit odd lately. Not sure if he's stressed about the spring break season or still on that thing about the island curse."

"Hold up, odd? Island curse? You gotta remember I'm still new to his island culture everyone seems to have here. What's he been doing that is so odd anyway? And what's this island curse about?" Neros perked his ears up curiously.

Natty set her glass down, "Well, you know how Kazz and Logan are buddies? Well, I was walking home with Kazz the other night from the bonfire and he said that Logan's been-"

At that moment the front doors opened, a familiar voice shouting, "SEE! I told you! I told you I recognized him! I knew there was something familiar about the way he handled Hargren's tune up boys!"

Neros and Natty looked to the doors, Kazz the badger and Logan the labrador approached, the badger holding his phone out with the sounds of a streaming video coming from the speaker. The wolf greeted the two promptly but a bit restrained, "Kazz. Logan. Something I can do for you?" Logan glanced at the phone and back to the wolf a few times, his eyes wide and amazed, "Holllly shiiitt~...you're right man! It is him!" Neros made a stumped face but not for long as Kazz turned over the phone and showed them the video currently playing. It was a cage match inside some sort of sketchy nightclub. Against the wire mesh grappled two contenders with bare knuckles wrapped up in white tape, blood spattered about their hands. The fighter in the red shorts was a large Brahma bull trying to slam his knees into the contender he held against the cage fence. The other was a shorter fighter but one who had spread himself wide to keep from being pushed over and under the opponent. He was able to block the attempted knees with sudden feints but was obviously being overpowered.

The wolf's eyes widened silently, Natty intently watching the fight, "Neros...is that you?!"

"Um......no? No of course not. That doesn't look a thing like me."

The ringside commentator was practically shouting as the wolf tripped the bull over with a well placed heel behind his hoof, taking the two to the floor. The camera caught the perfect angle as the wolf leaped on the opponents backside in the scramble, slipping his arms under the chin and around the neck and shoulder, applying an effective rear naked choke and cranking the bull's head back at an awkward angle. The bull was gasping and clawing around trying to escape but his face was changing color quickly as the lack of air was weakening him. The camera panned close and captured the wolf's face perfectly. "He's got it! Neros Rigaldo has the choke cinched in! It's deep! It's deep! Bronson is slowing...and the ref stops the match! Rigaldo with another amazing upset victory! Rigaldo wins! The Silver Ghost wins again!"

All faces turned to the wolf behind the bar, who had placed a hand over the bridge of his nose, wincing hard, "....Ugh..."

"DUDE! You're a famous fighter!! You're the Silver Ghost! Like, people tried to hit you all the time and you were almost untouchable! You would always bob and weave and slide!" Kazz shouted, waving his arms and phone around, Neros hissing and beckoning him to stop, his voice dropping to a whisper, "_Shut up! Shut the hell up, would you?! I don't want people seeing that!" _

"Are you nuts?! You could be making extra money signing autographs here and stuff! No wonder you beat the hell out of those guys at the party! They never had a chance!" Logan spoke more calmly, disbelief crossing his face. Neros sighed and shook his head, leaning over the bar, "No, no, it's never like that. Look, I only won because they were busy with you two. In case you hadn't noticed, I blindsided both of them and got lucky. I'm not that guy anymore. Okay? I can't fight. I don't have it any longer. I'm washed up and done. I hung the gloves up long ago and moved here. That's what I'm doing with my life right now. I don't want to be recognized as that!" he pointed a finger at the phone. The badger was silent as he thought over was Neros was saying. Finally he shook his head disappointed and closed the video, "Look man, I'm sorry and shit. I didn't realize this was that big of a deal to you. I just got all caught up in the moment and stuff. We cool?" He held out his hand for a shake. Neros took it and gave a strong grip, "We're cool man. Just...please. Don't tell anyone. I left that life behind. I'm trying to start over again."

"Hey, your secret is safe with us Neros. You can trust me on that." Logan reassured the wolf, touching the badger on the shoulder, "C'mon man. We gotta get back to work. Lunch break is almost over. We'll catch you guys later alright?"

After the two had left, Natty was still watching Neros from across the bar. The wolf was facing away but he could still feel her eyes on him. "If you have something to say, just say it Nat." he grumbled softly, pretending to be taking inventory of his alcohol shelf. The skunk looked down a moment, back up and asking, "Did you enjoy it?" Neros glanced around and raised a brow quietly. Natty continued, nervously at that, "Did you enjoy being popular I mean? Having everyone know who you are." she glanced down again, pink blush coming over her cheeks, "No wonder the girls talk about you so much. First I thought it was just because you were handsome. But I'm not stupid either. It makes sense now." She slipped off the stool and turned away. Neros sighed, "Natty." The skunk paused. "It's not like that." He tried to explain, his hands moving around as if searching for the right words, "Competition...dominance...that's in me. It's my character. But hurting people for money and fame. No. That's not me." The skunk waited a few seconds and looked at him with deep eyes that spoke hidden thoughts, "Neros...I already knew that. I knew that from the first moment you hired me. I just meant that you look at them different than me. It's not hard to put the pieces together now. Why Zoey flirts with you so much. Why Flora didn't come home the other night. It just hurts knowing that..."

"Knowing what?" Neros snapped quietly, demanding to know. Natty hid her eyes away from him, "...Knowing that you'll never look at me like you must have looked at them." Hastily she moved away and began taking orders. Neros stood there stumped in silence for a long moment. From down the bar, the town drunk former detective fox Mason watched observantly, sipping at his bourbon. Breaking his usual code of silence, the fox spoke to the wolf, looking after the skunk, "Y'know there's a phrase for something like this. Something about missed opportunities or such. Maybe you oughtta be more considerate of your hired helps feelings."

Neros scowled at the fox, "Maybe you should go take a god damn shower and sober up for a fuckin' change." He turned away while the fox sniffed at his own dirty shirt, "Jackass."

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The rest of the shift went fast. Natty avoided getting into conversation with Neros for most of the remaining hours. The wolf felt a pang of regret in his chest. Perhaps he should have been more honest with her. She was his friend after all, even if he hadn't considered her to be that close. He was grateful when Zoey and Flora finally came through the doors, relieved to see familiar faces. Zoey was wearing a pink sundress and Flora a yellow two piece bikini with a dress cloth wrapped around her waist to hide her bottom from sight. The cougar carried a basket in her right arm, throwing Neros a wink when the two arrived. Zoey smiled and leaned over the bar toward the wolf, "Can we steal you away from your busy afternoon? We got something we want to show ya."

The wolf nodded, "Sure. I was just getting ready to close shop." he turned toward the skunks direction, "Natty, that's it for today. I'm closing up now." The skunk nodded and switched the signs out front, waving off any last minute customers. Soon everyone was out front while Neros locked up the shop with his keys. "You coming with?" Flora asked Natty, who glanced around the group somewhat hesitant. "Well, I was actually about to go home and just chill out there..." The ferret, Zoey, bounced on her toes and grabbed the skunk by the hands, "No way! We're going to Maiden's Island! You have to come!" Neros nodded, "We'd...I'd, like it if you came along Natty." The skunk looked up at the wolf, wide eye with surprised. "Well...sure then. I'm happy too." she smiled slowly, a blush coming to her cheeks. Neros looked to the other two girls, "So, where is this Maiden's island?"

Zoey pointed to a distant landmark out in the seas a bit away, "It's that one. All the major islands have names in the Archipelagos. That one is Maiden's Island. We'll take a boat and head over for a picnic. Figured you could use some fun for a change. You've been working everyday since you got here. First repairing the bungalow, then finishing the bar, now running the place! Give it a break for a day would you?" she poked his chest, leaning up to kiss his jaw. Neros sighed, "If you insist. Alright, let's go."

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After renting a boat from Jack down at the pier, the group made way for the second island in the chain, Maiden's Island. They passed by several ships out in the water. Other animals were jet skiing and riding the surf, others out for a swim or scuba diving. Maiden's Island was a popular place too, but the girls knew the perfect place on the other side of the island that was relatively unknown to anyone except the locals. Emerging from a secret trail concealed by a trick rock off the main path, the group emerged on a small beach front. Small was the right word. From here they were concealed by plants and tree cover as well as boulders. They'd have privacy all to themselves. For the first time since he arrived in Gran Blue, Neros Rigaldo was able to swim. The water felt soothing on his body. The resistance force underwater acting as the perfect massage therapy for a body full of knotted muscles and stiff joints. Flora set up a radio and a fire pit while preparing the meals. Zoey, Natty, and Neros splashed around for hours before coming back for the food. The sky was a marvelous purple, clouds changing pink as the sun moved across the sky toward the other horizon.

Breaded chicken, grapes, cheese and wine outlined the course of the meal. Neros wasn't too keen on wine, though it was flavorful it was a bit bitter to him. The girls on the other hand were pouring glass after glass. They sang songs from the radio and laughed and told stories about their years in previous seasons at Gran Blue. Flora and Zoey danced in the sand while staggering about laughing. Neros shook his head and chuckled, his face feeling a bit warm from the heat. Had he burned? Oh he hoped not. "Nat-...nattyyyy...Natty!" he hissed, waving at her. The skunk looked to him, "I'm sitting right next to you dummy." she laughed softly. "I know, I know...Natty...am I burned?" The wolf asked.

"I'm sorry?"

"My face. Am I sunburned? Have you seeen my skin? It's blue Natty. Fuckin' blue. Can you imagine what I'll look like burned? I'll look terrible! Natty, tell me I'm not burnt! Please!"

"Neros, Neros! It's okay, you're not burnt!"

"Oh thank gods." he breathed in relief, leaning onto Natty clumsily, looking down at the skunk. She giggled and looked back up at his handsome face, "Just tanned. You do know you've been on the beach for two weeks right?" The wolf blinked, "Tanned?" The skunk nodded, "Mhm. Tanned. It's very becoming of you. You're like...like...a darker blue. Or blue. Just darker. Dark blue."

"That...is aweshome." Neros chuckled, his hand touching Natty's face. The skunk blushed furiously, her eyes widening. Neros looked her over slowly, lowering his voice, "Natty...you're...really fuckin' cute. Y'know?" The skunk shook her head, the two closing distance moment by moment. Lips touched slowly, nervously, slowly feeling each other over. Eyes closed as the two started making out, breathing slowly through nostrils.

"HEY! What the fuck?!"

The two broke instantly and looked over to the Ferret and Cougar, both eyeing them from afar. Zoey scowled in a silly fashion, "Why the hell do you two get to have fun?! You putting on a show for us or something?!"

Flora smirked at the wolf as he tried to find an answer, but instead of letting him finish, she turned Zoey's head to her own, the two girls locking lips. Zoey seemed taken by surprise, but after less than a moment melted into the kiss, her hand coming up Flora's neck and pulling her closer more aggressively. Neros felt his jaw drop as the two were exchanging hard kisses, giving him a clear view of their tongues introducing one another with heady groans. His insides heated immediately and his stomach tingled and fluttered on edge. Flora was tugging her cover cloth away and pulling her strings loose. Zoey was eating at her neck, her own hands reaching behind the lion and pulling her top loose and away. Flora's supple breasts fell exposed and Zoey was seizing each in hand, lathering her tongue at the nipples hotly.

"F-Fuck Zoey..." breathed Flora, biting her bottom lip and pulling the ferret tighter into her chest, encouraging the act. Zoey bit the hardening nipples and tugged at them with sharp teeth. Neros swallowed down a lump in his throat as he watched the girls hit the sand on their knees, Zoey pulling back, reaching down her body and yanking up the summer dress quickly before tossing it aside in a heap. Both naked girls pressed against each other again, lavishing the other with affectionate kisses across shoulders and chest. Flora pushed Zoey down, sliding down the ferret's form, pressing her tongue against Zoey's pierced navel. Paws pushed legs apart, Flora's broad flat tongue caressing Zoey's folds with foaming saliva trickling across her tongue onto the clitoris, foaming down the moistening flesh. Zoey bucked and whimpered, her hands reaching above her head and digging into the sand, "Flora~..."

Neros couldn't believe what was happening. Was he dreaming again? Was this going to be like it was with Tsuria? He hoped not. Not in a million years could he think he'd see action like this. He was so zoned in on the action he failed to hear Natty murmuring at his side, "Neros...your shorts..." In fact, he didn't even notice the skunk crawling over his knees from the side, working his shorts down enough to free his erection. Natty gasped at the sight. She licked her lips and shyly lowered her head. Warm surrounded Neros's cock head, shocking him back to reality. "Natty!" he gasped, raising his hands above her head and touching her hair. She should stop. They shouldn't be doing this. But...ohhh....that mouth...that warm pleasant moist mouth...her head bobbed slowly, an uncertainty to what she was doing but determined to try anyway. Neros briefly pondered if she was a virgin perhaps to explain Natty's awkwardness, but the way she was making him feel was undeniable. He let his guard go. His hands relaxed on her hair and stroked her backside, a faint whisper coming from his lips, "...Natty...don't stop...please.." The skunk perked her ears and paused a brief moment, but resumed more determined than ever, coating Neros's cock with her tiny tongue, working the saliva with her hand.

In minutes Flora and Zoey had moved into a sixty nine position. Zoey was now on top cradling Flora's thighs, running her tongue across the cougars tanned flesh and lapping lewdly at the tiny button there, fingers knuckle deep inside pumping along her walls. Flora moaned quite loudly, clutching her fingers into Zoey's bubbly butt. She sunk her teeth and scraped the ferret's clitoris before rewarding it with more affections from her messy tongue, plunging three fingers deep into the ferret's pussy furiously. Natty had drawn her jean shorts open, a hand down inside stroking her own sex, fingers swirling around the petals slowly. Neros was leaned back on his hands groaning deeply, his eyes half lidded as he watched the girls making each other scream in bliss. He lowered his head to watch Natty trying to take his cock deeper into her mouth. "Natty...N-Natty it's too...big..." he moaned, trying to warn her. She was just to tiny a creature. The skunk choked on each attempt, gurgling in her throat and gasping as it were a moment. To his shock, the skunk tugged her shorts down and turned her rear body toward his, using her legs to climb backward up along his shoulders so that she was facing downward. This new vertical angle gave Natty the freedom she needed. The skunk pushed her throat down and took him in whole, all the way to the sac. "Auuughh!!" moaned the wolf, slipping his arms around the skunk's petite body, holding her to keep her elevated and supported. There it was in front of his nose. The sweet scent of lemon urging him to come closer. Neros swallowed hard and opened his maw, running his tongue over Natty's cunt. The skunk shivered and mewled from beneath him. Her movements seem to ask for more, her tail flicking back and forth in a vexing fashion. _Fuck it..._Neros thought, giving into his wild instincts and burying his head face first into Natty's mound. Her thick thighs wrapped around his head and squeezed tightly almost suffocating him while he devoured her. Opening his eyes, he could see Zoey and Flora laying opposite each other, thighs crossed and pussies pushed together. The two were fighting fiercely, grinding together and clutching at the other ones thighs.

"Ungh! Ungh ungh ungh!"

"Aaagh!! Ah! Ha! Haaa!~"

Their sounds filled his ears. Neros licked wildly at Natty, and the skunk dunked her head back and forth hastily. His cock swelled in her mouth and trembled with anticipation. All four groaned deeply, others loudly, as the climaxes pounded over them like crashing waves. Flora and Zoey collapsed to the sand breathless after long screams and wild writhing against each other. Neros growled and grit his teeth like a beast, "Grooooarrr!!!" Natty opened her eyes wide with shock as his testicles pumped copious amounts of cum inside her mouth, "MMMMMM!!!"

Splurch! Splurch! Splurch!

Neros's cock throbbed and leaked gob after gob of semen into the skunk's jaws, so much that it leaked from her mouth despite her best efforts to swallow. Alas, she couldn't take it all, and had to break away from his thick veined penis to get air. Her mouth leaked cum from her tongue and teeth as she closed her eyes and whimpered weakly, her breaths heavy and pleasure laden. When she opened them partly, her eyes were glazed over with a sense of perversion and pleasure mixed in a satisfying way she'd never felt before...