Foxy Keith

Natani heard the door leading to the study open, and quickly looked up from where he was sitting to see Nora, in one of her seemingly never-the-same-twice humanoid forms, coming towards him. Natani was instantly on his guard and trying not to show it, and also ruefully aware that the dragon would be able to tell anyway. But Nora didn't say anything, or intrude on his mind that he could tell, instead just giving him a wink as she walked to the front door and, without any further ado, left the apartment. She even pulled the door all the way closed behind her. Natani heard the lock click shut.

After a few seconds, and with no sign of Keith following in Nora's wake, Natani scratched at the back of his head, then got up, bolted the door, and went to the study.

And saw, instead of Keith in his fancy ambassador clothing, a female fox wearing nothing at all. The fox was standing unsteadily in the middle of the room, her arms out to the sides and her tail moving erratically behind her, and a look of consternation on her face as if she was somehow struggling not to fall over.

Just as Natani was ratcheting up to alarm, preparing to draw on the mana in his necklace, he realized that the fox had golden eyes.

And there was a cut on her right ear.

Exactly like the cut Keith had.

And even that look of consternation...

Their eyes met, and Natani knew beyond a doubt. It was Keith. Looking a little shorter, a bit more lithe, a whole lot foxier, and very very female, but definitely Keith. Even the scent, when Natani picked it up, somehow said Keith, even as it was also unmistakably that of a vixen.

For a moment, Natani didn't say anything, and just let the moment grow while doing nothing to hide his amusement, enjoying the mix of annoyance and humor playing out on Keith's different-yet-familiar face in response.

What a life!

Finally, Natani grinned. "You know, I always thought you were crazy for wanting to deal with dragons, but... maybe you were on to something."

"Natani..."

He loved it when Keith said his name, in that tone and many others, and he was happy to find that it didn't feel any less sweet just because the voice was a little different. It was still Keith, and that was what mattered.

Natani approached, and took Keith's hand when he reached out, helping him solidify his footing. Keith leaned on him while he used his other hand to pull his tail around to his front, maybe for modesty, but also, Natani thought, just to center the weight. It was a big bushy canine tail, much different than Keith was used to -- or at least, was used to having -- and in typical fox colors; black at the tip and for most of the way to the base, where it blended into a reddish orange. His hands and legs likewise had black socks and gloves, shifting into orange before the knees and elbows, only to change again into a creamy white on his front side, from the lower half of his face, down the middle of his throat, blossoming out on his chest to cover his very shapely breasts, and then down to between his legs -- currently covered by most of his tail.

"What happened to your clothes?"

"That's what I'd like to know! I was still wearing them."

Keith was still holding his hand, even though he seemed stable enough on his feet now, and Natani was in no more hurry to let go than Keith was, so he raised his other hand instead, putting it on Keith's shoulder. He could clearly feel the fur, longer now, and Keith's warmth. Even when he closed his eyes, focusing just on the touch, that didn't change. He shifted his hand closer to Keith's neck, to where his lapel would have been, and it all just felt... real. He could even feel Keith's pulse, a little more rapid than Natani was used to, at the side of his thumb.

He opened his eyes, surprised. "This... might not be an illusion."

Keith gave him a tiny nod. "Yeah. Your scent..." He turned his head to press his nose against Natani's wrist, closed his eyes, and inhaled, making a warm shiver run down Natani's spine. "It's... it's still the same, but I can smell it... clearer? More... deeply." Another lingering breath, and then Keith opened his eyes, drew back, and looked at Natani. "And I can't really hear the bustle from the street anymore, either. So..."

A... true transformation?

Natani's eyes were slowly drawn back to Keith's breasts, just... hanging out.

Looking very real.

There was a small sigh from Keith. "Natani?"

"Yeah?"

"I know that look."

Natani looked up, and saw enough amusement in Keith's eyes that he leaned into it. "I mean it wouldn't hurt to make sure..."

"Uh-huh." The amusement flashed, then slowly faded into something else. Fox or not, Natani could recognize the little smile that came over Keith's face, the one that said he was about to call back to something. "So... wanna touch 'em?"

Of course he did! But, hang on... 'Wanna touch 'em'?

That... that had been what Natani had said to Keith, all the way back at what's-his-face's place, when they'd just been getting started.

And his excuse for making that offer had been that if it had been Keith with the breasts, Natani would have wanted him to offer...

Natani returned the smile, the recognition becoming mutual and sparking more joy. That was Keith for you, always remembering every little thing. Natani wasn't one for looking back, but for a moment he was transported back to that bedroom, where they'd shared some very warm and very fuzzy moments. That bedroom, and that bed, and...

...

Keith laughed at his expression. "What now?"

"Is that why you got those purple sheets?"

Keith's smile widened into a grin. "Yeah."

"Huh."

Natani could tell that some of Keith's amusement was at his expense, so he gave him a little lick right on his nose as revenge. It just made Keith laugh, but that was okay.

He tasted foxy, too.

It really did seem to be a true transformation.

And Keith was handling it well. Which was good, since Natani didn't know what he could have done about it if he wasn't.

But since he was...

Natani found his eyes drifting back down to Keith's bosom.

Keith let out another little sigh, but it was plainly amused. "Hey, go for it."

Natani could feel his ears perk up. "You sure?"

"Fair's fair, right?"

Natani gingerly took his hand from Keith's shoulder and brought it lower, to the side of his breast, so close that he could feel the warmth. He lingered there for a few heartbeats, before getting just a little closer still and slowly, carefully grazing his fingertips up the side, feeling the curve and the soft fur, before making contact with the full length of his fingers, feeling them subtly sink into Keith's fur and beyond, finally bringing in his palm to cup the top of the breast, feeling for the nipple among the fur. He found it, and shifted his hand, caressing, to bring his thumb over it, to give it a little rub, to feel it begin to harden under his touch...

There was a small noise from Keith that made Natani's heart sing. The not-basitin cleared his throat. "That's... I didn't expect them to be that sensitive."

That wasn't a 'stop', so... Natani, smiling, aware of his tail giving a slow wag behind him, went to free up his other hand as well -- bringing Keith's hand that he was still holding close to his side, so Keith could brace directly against Natani if he still needed it to keep his balance.

Or just because.

Keith played along, sliding his hand onto Natani's hip... a pleasant thing in its own right. Natani brought his newly free hand up to join the festivities, this time slowly coming up from below, tracing the broad of his index finger up Keith's chest until it met the curve of his breast, then gently following that curve, feeling the tantalizing softness, before coming up on the nipple -- already rushing to catch up to the other one, still against Natani's thumb, in hardness. His nose twitched as it picked out the slightest scent of feminine arousal, arousal that was still also somehow Keith, and it made Natani's lips part to taste the air, his heart skipping a beat, then beginning to race to catch up.

If Keith was really feeling it, then maybe...

Natani felt Keith's grasp tighten at his side, and when he looked up, he couldn't be sure of the fox's expression.

And just because he was feeling it, didn't mean it was welcome. Natani withdrew his hands, immediately feeling the loss, and doubly so when he saw two pink, stiff nipples, pretty as anything, peeking out from amidst Keith's fur -- but there were more important things.

Much more important.

Natani took Keith's hand again. "I'm sorry, but I don't think I can do anything about this. If it was just an illusion, then maybe I could dispel it, but... a true transformation is way beyond me. There may not even be any magic here, really. But..." Natani grinned as he got the idea. "If that's the case, then there shouldn't be anything stopping me from using an illusion to disguise you as yourself. Not sure how long I could make it good for, though."

Keith blinked, surprised, then smiled back at him. "No, that's... I don't think that's going to be necessary. Nora... she made sure I had my schedule clear after this. So I expect it'll all work itself out by morning. And if not... well, no point worrying about that yet. But..." Keith gave his hand a squeeze. "Thanks."

He... really did seem to be handling this well.

So had Natani been too quick to stop? Had Keith expected him to continue? Or... go farther?

That would be...

Natani cleared his throat. "So, uh... should we find you some clothes, or... do you think that can wait, too."

Smooth. Real smooth.

Natani gave Keith's hand a squeeze in turn. All the things he could have said flitted through his mind -- Aren't you curious, Isn't this a good opportunity, Wouldn't you want to have... -- things he wanted to say to convince Keith. Because he wanted Keith to be convinced. Because he wanted Keith to want it. Because he wanted it.

Unless Keith didn't want him wanting it.

He didn't want to want it, in that case.

But he still might have.

Just a little.

Or a lot.

There was so much he wanted to show Keith...

"I know that look, too." A slightly rueful smile, heavy with amusement.

Natani answered the smile, in the same tone. It really was a lot like their early flirting, wasn't it. Just, the roles were a bit switched around. It must've been something like this for Keith, too. "This is... complicated, huh."

"It can be, yeah."

Can be? "But... doesn't have to be?"

"Well, I mean..."

Was that a slight blush?

"Yeah?"

"You... don't hate it."

That was one way to put it. "Yeah. I don't. I really, really don't."

A flickering smile. "So... you know? But..."

Natani's heart had somehow made its way into his throat. "But?"

"Natani... be honest. Would you... do you think..." Keith took a little breath. "Do you... actually prefer me like this?"

Ah.

Natani wanted to tease Keith in response, but that might feel like he was trying to dodge the question, and Keith had asked him to be honest--

But just a little wouldn't hurt, right? Natani grinned. "What, are you gonna say that you've never seen me look at you like this before? What about, oh... day before last? In the bath, and after..."

Keith blushed. "Um, well, I mean--"

Natani smiled. "Keith, I do get where you're coming from. It's true that I never expected to fall for a guy, but... I did. And I haven't exactly spent my life going around having crushes on people, ya know. I mean, yeah, if you would'a asked me if I was into guys or girls, I would've said girls... and I wouldn't have been lying." Natani slipped a bit of slyness in his smile. "Or maybe I would have been, depending on when you asked me and whether you were just asking to find out if I was maybe into you."

That got him a smile. They could both imagine that situation easily enough.

"And I am. Into you. I've never felt this way about anyone else, guy or girl."

They were silent for a moment, looking at each other, smiling.

"Natani?"

"Yeah?"

"You didn't answer the question."

"Didn't I?"

"No. Unless you meant that yes, you would prefer me as a girl. But it didn't feel like you were trying to say that, so..."

"Uhm." Running it back in his mind, Natani could see what he meant. "Okay. Let me try that again. Keith?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you. I love you right now, and I loved you yesterday --" Natani stuck out his tongue "-- and the day before, and I'll still love you when you get your body back. And if you were stuck like that, I'd love you just the same. I mean, sure, I'd miss your ears --" Natani reached up with his free hand, and touched one of Keith's fox ears, a triangle of black fur jutting out of reddish-brown hair, smaller and not as soft or supple as a basitin ear -- but as he saw Keith's eyes close under his touch, he could tell that all the meaning was still there, even if things were a little different. Because it was Keith. And since he wasn't a basitin, Natani gave him a little scratch behind the ear, and got him to make some very un-basitin happy fox noises before he slapped his hand over his mouth, eyes wide, unthinkingly releasing his tail and having to lean hard on Natani to keep his balance. Natani grinned. "Not all bad, right? But yeah, I'd still miss your ears, and --" He gave Keith a meaningful smile "-- and other long things --" A blush, tripping up Keith's otherwise perfect accusatory expression for what Natani had done to his ears "-- and I'd miss your fur, and your tail, too, and your color, and your cute paws --" Natani let his hand drop, trailing along the outside of Keith's arm, then slipping onto his waist "-- and of course, your hips."

"Natani..."

He lived for these moments.

Natani gave Keith a little squeeze. "I mean, this just isn't the same."

"I'm just smaller overall!"

"Uh-huh. But, as I was saying, I'd miss all the things that were unique to your basitin body... but I'm sure there's other things to love about you like this, and I want to show you what they are. Because I love you. "

And that's the answer you hope he'd give, too, if it ever came up.

Keith looked at him for a long moment, then nodded, slowly, before leaning against Natani's shoulder to get up on his tiptoes, and when Natani lowered his head, giving him a kiss. "I love you too."

Natani could have sworn there was a ghost of an emphasis on the 'you', and that made his heart flutter even more than the rest of it.

Keith settled back down on his feet, seeming a little more stable now even with his tail free, and sighed, making eyes at him. "So is that your line then? You're just eager to find new ways to love me?"

Natani grinned. "I dunno, sounds awfully sappy. Do you think it'd work?"

"From you? ... Yeah, probably." Keith smiled. "Got anything else?"

"Well... I guess you could make some old dreams come true. For a younger me, flirting with girls in bars and never daring to go anywhere with it."

The words had kind of snuck up on Natani, but he realized that they were deeply true. Not that the rest of what he'd said hadn't been, but... this was too, just as much.

Keith looked at him for a moment, his mouth slightly open, then nodded, slowly, a small smile forming at his lips. "Okay. So... what's something that younger you would have said?"

Natani dug deep. He put on his third-best suave grin, and didn't hold back none on the eyebrows, either. "So, what's a foxy lady like you doing in a place like this?"

That might have been too deep.

Keith burst out laughing, which, Natani thought, a little ruefully, was pretty accurate to some of his memories. Somehow, it still stung a bit... but when Keith started to get his mirth under control, he once again leaned against Natani, a hand on each shoulder this time, and looked up at him, with genuine feeling. "Natani... sorry for laughing. And I guess I'm..." Keith cleared his throat, but he got the line out straight on the second try, with just a bit of blush, and that was nothing short of perfect. "I'm looking for a big bad wolf."

Sold!

Natani kissed him, longer and with feeling, and it started out awkward what with the shape of Keith's muzzle being a little different than he was used to, and his now longer fox tongue.

But the clumsiness just added to the moment.

Natani broke the kiss, grinning, tail a-wag. "I'm going to lift you." Keith made himself ready, wrapping his arms around Natani's neck as Natani crouched down. He got a solid hold under Keith's rump, and pulled him up -- and almost overshot. "You're so light!"

Keith wrapped his legs around Natani, above his tail. They were almost face-to-face, now. "Makes sense. I don't really feel much lighter, but... let's just say I don't think I'd get very far trying to lift you right now."

Natani hadn't even thought about that.

No more basitin strength.

That had to be disconcerting.

"You gonna be okay?"

Keith opened his mouth to answer, and then caught himself, a smile flickering on his muzzle. "Well... I guess it depends. Will my big bad wolf protect me?"

His heart full to bursting, Natani kissed Keith, gently but with all the intensity of what he felt. "Always."

"Then I'm sure I'll be fine." Keith returned the kiss with a smile, then pulled himself closer, sliding his muzzle past Natani's. But before he tucked his muzzle over Natani' shoulder -- at the same time pressing his breasts against Natani's vest -- he stopped for a moment, right there, to press his nose against Natani's throat, and take a long draw of his scent.

Natani carried Keith through the apartment to the bedroom, and even though he felt like he could have walked through the walls, he took a more reasonable route. With Keith being as light as he was, Natani had no trouble at all supporting him with one arm long enough to open a few doors.

In the bedroom, Natani took Keith to the foot of the bed, then went straight into a crouch to plant his fox butt down, right on the edge, jarring him loose from Natani's waist. Keith unwrapped his arms as well, putting them out behind himself for support. Natani pulled his hands from under Keith's butt, running them up to his sides for a quick caress, a moment of teasing, looking at Keith, his heart all happy flutters, before leaning in, bracing against the bed, and going for a kiss.

They'd got the hang of it now, and none of the awkwardness remained, just the joy of something both new and familiar as they played to each other, with all their little nudges and smiles and love.

When Natani thought Keith was well and truly in the moment, he shifted his weight to one hand and brought the other up to one of Keith's beautiful breasts, caressing the soft curve, bringing a small noise from Keith amidst the kiss. He found the nipple, already hardening, eager for his touch. Natani gave it a gentle little squeeze, and felt Keith shiver, his breath catching for a moment.

Natani gave it another few moments of lingering in the kiss, and with soft touches, to assure himself that Keith was still with it. Feeling nothing untoward -- and a slow strengthening in the arousal in Keith's scent -- Natani nudged Keith's muzzle back and up and slipped his own lower, nuzzling under Keith's jaw, then sliding down to press his nose against Keith's throat, tasting his scent in turn, then a little lower, only to pull back up in a long lick, getting a feel for the thicker fur.

And then lower, to his collarbone.

And then lower...

Natani let his hand fall back to the bed, better to support himself, and brought his muzzle to take its place at Keith's nipple, greeting it with a kiss, delighting in how it felt against his tongue, and how it yielded to a push... There was another little sound from Keith, speaking to Natani of opportunities, of ways to follow through -- but Natani found himself captured by his own sensations, and spent the next few moments just nuzzling Keith's breasts, taking them in, feeling their softness against his muzzle, giving gentle nudges with his nose, then burrowing it right in between, deep in Keith's chest fluff, breathing in more of his scent in that place of warm softness, enveloped by it.

There was a gentle little laugh from Keith, and Natani first felt his weight shift, then felt one of Keith's hands at the back of his head. Natani flicked an ear, and Keith went for it, giving him some of those little scratches he so loved.

He smiled into Keith's cleavage, then drew back enough to find the other nipple -- already visible through the fur despite not having gotten the attention the other one had -- and gave it a little kiss, too.

It wouldn't do to play favorites, after all.

Natani spent the next few moments there, making up for lost time, slowly licking the little nub of flesh until it felt so stiff against his tongue that it seemed impossible it would get any harder. Then he tried a suckle, and there was a soft little shiver of a breath from Keith, accompanied with a momentary tightening of his hold on Natani's head.

Too intense?

Or...?

Natani gathered up the nipple again and gave it a longer suckle, starting gentle and slowly ramping up the suction, then varying it.

He felt Keith shiver, then peel out into laughter as he realized what Natani was doing. "Nat, I don't think you're going to get any milk from me."

Natani eased up, then shot Keith a grin. "Hey, I figured it was worth a shot. You never know, with Nora."

"... Point."

He nuzzled over to the other nipple, giving that a smiling little suck as well and bringing more laughter from Keith before letting it slip from his mouth. He pushed his tongue out after it, down and along the curve of Keith's breast, as far as he could reach, before pulling it back in and up, tilting his muzzle so the full length of the heavy lick dragged over the underside of the breast, lifting it slightly, and then over that lovely little nub before slipping back into his mouth. Next, he centered the nipple in his open muzzle, pushing forward gently to keep it in place, then pressed down with the tip of his tongue, then began to twirl it around in slow circles, bringing another precious moment of caught breath from Keith, and then more precious still, a soft moan and Keith's hand at the back of his head, holding him close.

Natani was enjoying this even more than he'd thought he would, and when Keith eased up with his hold, he just switched once more to the other breast so it wouldn't miss out on anything, either.

But when Keith let up that time, he felt it was time to move on. The smell of arousal was completely unmistakable now, and Keith's breathing was starting to match.

And if he reacted like that to his breasts, Natani was very eager to show him more.

Still, he gave both nipples one last gentle kiss goodbye, before finally leaning back and lowering his head farther, placing a kiss below the cleft of Keith's cleavage, then toward his stomach...

Keith's hand left Natani's head, though not without a little rub at his ears. He was smiling. "Finally had enough, huh."

Natani gave him a wink. "For now."

"You've made me want to return the favor, you know."

Like that took any encouragement! Natani grinned. "Nuh-uh, this is my turn." He placed a kiss on Keith's belly, much softer now and not just because of the fur, though he could still feel muscles tense there in response when he nuzzled deeper. Natani stopped, and looked up at Keith. "Or... are you having second thoughts?"

Keith shook his head. "No, no, nothing like that."

Natani kissed him again, lower. The scent of Keith's arousal was heavy in the air. "So... I'm okay to go ahead?"

Keith blushed lightly. "Well, I mean..." His free hand went to his breasts, to his recently released nipple, maybe absent-mindedly, and he gave it a little squeeze. "No harm in seeing what it's like, right?"

Uh-huh.

Natani kissed him again, slowly, then gave him a smile and some eyebrow. "I dunno. You might not want to go back after I'm done with you."

Keith returned the smile, letting go of his nipple and moving his arm back behind himself to help support his leaning-back position. "Oh? Big talk from the big bad wolf."

Another kiss. "Just you wait, little lady." Natani smiled. "Just you wait."

No response to that in words, just the sense that Keith couldn't quite be sure that Natani was kidding.

Maybe Natani wasn't quit sure either. He did want to show Keith a time he wasn't going to forget...

And he knew a thing or two about how to do that.

Sitting back to take in the view, Natani found Keith's lips already slightly parted, a not-so-subtle line of that same lovely pink showing in the short fur of his crotch, slick with arousal. And near the top, just barely visible...

He gave Keith's clit the lightest of kisses, and felt him shudder with the contact, then heard him swallow, and with barely a pause felt him move as he parted his legs wider, giving Natani easier access. Natani smiled, bringing his hands up to Keith's thighs, then kissed lower, wanting to taste his arousal, and finding it just as potent and sweet as his nose had told him to expect.

He was content to just stay like that for a time, slowly running his tongue over and between Keith's folds, enjoying the supple feel of his lips, again and again, starting at the bottom and stopping short of touching his clit directly. He didn't expect this to feel more than maybe pleasant for Keith -- and when he looked, he found Keith smiling at him, once more amused at his antics -- but Natani wanted to give him time to get used to the sensations, even if by all appearances he was ready for more. If Keith didn't have his strength, then he certainly didn't have his basitin durability, either, and the last thing Natani wanted was to hurt him.

Besides, he wanted to enjoy the taste and the scent to their fullest while he had the chance.

After a time, Natani started pushing with his tongue, gently driving the tip between Keith's lips, relishing the little 'oh' and the reflexive squeezes that got him, and the way it made Keith's expression melt from amusement to anticipation.

Willing as Keith was, he was also tight -- and Natani's tongue was broad. After a few more teasing tries, he brought his hands in to help, with his thumbs on either side of Keith's folds, pulling gently to the sides, helping spread them for his tongue. It still took some coaxing, but eventually he was able to truly begin pushing inside, half Keith yielding around him, half his tongue rolling and squeezing to fit.

There was a strained little moan from Keith, and Natani could feel a rippling squeeze around his tongue now, as Keith's body greeted his intrusion.

Natani gave him more, gently pushing his tongue deeper between Keith's squeezes until he had no more left to give. He stayed buried to his utmost in that tight, slick warmth, just occasionally giving a flex of his tongue, and after a time the ripples began to subside as Keith grew used to his presence. Natani spread his tongue, doing his best to give Keith a nice stretch, and heard another half-caught breath as Keith's hips twitched against his muzzle. Natani looked, and found him biting his lip.

These were very promising reactions.

Natani slowly withdrew, relishing the sensation of Keith's insides almost tugging on his tongue as he pulled it, laden with Keith's juices, back to his muzzle. He swallowed his bounty down, licking his lips for more of the taste.

Yes, there was enough to work with.

But he found he wasn't done with his tongue. After a short moment of rest, heavy with anticipation on both sides, he went back, still needing to squeeze but slipping in much easier now, and not going for depth this time. Instead, he stayed close to the entrance, curling his tongue to tease at the muscles that would react to a knot, squeezing and locking around it to complete a tie.

When he hit the spot he was looking for, Keith immediately clamped down on his tongue, a shudder passing through him. His eyes were wide, and his ears were straight up.

Natani smiled inwardly. As soon as Keith let up on his tongue, he went back, pushing harder, provoking an even stronger response.

The body knew what to do, and was eager for it.

A third time, at a slightly different angle.

A fourth. Keith was beginning to pant now, mouth slightly open and the tip of his tongue hanging out, his breath catching each time a new shudder ran through his body, then resuming a little heavier.

A fifth, and Keith squeezed so hard that it was getting painful for Natani.

He didn't have basitin durability, either.

Not wanting to know what would happen to his tongue if he teased Keith to climax like this, Natani pulled out, taking another swallow, then kissed him on his slick lips, then again, a little higher, higher -- and it wasn't just a greeting this time when he centered his muzzle on Keith's clit, laying out his tongue around and against that little nub. Keith shuddered at the touch, hard, and when Natani didn't let up the shudder exploded, Keith's hips jerking, then working against Natani's muzzle for a few heavy seconds before falling away, twitching uncontrollably in his orgasm. Natani saw Keith's breath catch, and his eyelids flutter closed, a beatific smile coming on his muzzle as his whole body shuddered with the pleasure coursing through it, his arms shaking with the effort of keeping him upright. Finally, it left him, and Keith let himself fall on his back on the bed, breathing hard, slowly relaxing.

Natani stood up and stretched, admiring his handiwork. Keith looked blissful, eyes still closed, chest rising and falling with deep breaths -- two stiff nipples standing proud among wolf-slicked fur -- his legs parted on the edge of the bed, slowly moving, settling into a more comfortable position now that he was laying down and his feet could barely reach the floor -- and between them his lower lips, glistening, even slicker now with his release.

It was a good start.

Natani sat down next to Keith on the bed, one leg under himself and the other on the floor. Keith felt his weight, and opened his eyes, finding Natani's, his happiness shining through.

Natani smiled at him. "How was that?"

Keith laughed, easy. "Really, really good. I feel... light. And it just kept going, too..."

Natani hadn't exactly been counting time, but his best guess was that Keith had been in it for ten seconds or so. He grinned. "Yeah, it wasn't a bad start."

Keith gave Natani a look that left him no choice but to lean down and answer with a kiss -- but it quickly turned into trying to fight laughter as Keith began to lick his muzzle clean, drawn in by his own taste or maybe just some detail in how his senses were different. He did return to the kiss, after, a little apologetic but smiling, and they spent a happy moment there, Natani bent over Keith, the latter still on his back.

He broke the kiss when he felt Keith's hand at his chest, gently pushing away. When he pulled back, Keith curled his fingers around the top of Natani's vest and gave it a little tug, a question in his eyes.

Such was Keith's power that Natani actually hesitated for a moment, his plans hanging in balance with Keith's loving appeal. What would it be like to have Keith between his legs right now, in that body and with those heightened senses, getting lost in them? Just the thought was enough to make him tingle.

But no. He did want to find that out, and he might be a little sad if he didn't get to, but he'd be kicking himself for a lot longer if he missed this chance to give Keith a very thorough tour of his new body. Anything he himself could receive wasn't different enough to compare.

He gave Keith a kiss, then stuck his tongue out. "Nope, still my turn."

A look of feigned grumpiness, and Keith moved his hand to Natani's muzzle instead, giving him a series of nice little scratches on his cheek, making his tail wag.

Natani answered with a hand on Keith's stomach, returning the scratches with rubs, then grinning at Keith's expression when his leg started kicking out. It served him right, but Natani still stole away his embarrassment with a kiss. Maybe later they could have a whole petting session, but for now...

He gave Keith a nudge. "You wanna move up?"

"Ah, yeah. I'm kinda dangling here."

Keith shifted himself farther into bed, pulling his legs all the way on to it and leaving Natani looking up his body from the level of his waist.

So of course his eyes were drawn to Keith's breasts -- and inspiration struck. He got diagonally on top of Keith, getting down on his elbows on both sides of the fox to free up his hands, then used them to push Keith's breasts together at the same time as he planted his muzzle in between them.

It was very warm, very soft, and after a moment, shaking with Keith's laughter. Natani extricated himself, but only far enough to start showering Keith's chest with licks and kisses, and the laughter gave way to sweet little noises of appreciation and pleasure.

Inspiration struck again, and Natani used his hands to again press Keith's breasts together -- this time without getting in between. And indeed, if he did it right...

Natani made Keith's nipples come together, then brought them both into his muzzle at the same time, sliding his tongue in between.

"Ah...!" Both of Keith's hands at Natani's head, now, telling him, stay, stay.

He obliged, gently teasing Keith's nipples until he was all shivers under him. And when Keith let him go, one look told Natani that it wasn't because he'd gotten enough, but because he wanted more.

He'd had a taste, and now he knew.

Natani shifted higher to give him a kiss that doubled as a promise, then rolled himself off Keith to lay down next to him on his side, propping his head up with one arm. He brought his other hand to his muzzle and stuck the two middle fingers in, giving them a good slather with his tongue as he activated the magic, starting with coating his claws.

"What are you... ah."

Natani pulled his fingers, covered in a faintly magic-y liquid sheen, out of his mouth. Surely this didn't come as a surprise? "What, you don't want me to?"

"Ah, no." Keith smiled. "No. Go ahead."

Natani gave him another kiss, and moved his hand down to Keith's stomach, then pushed it lower, the magic ensuring that the trapped liquids didn't transfer to his fur.

It had started purely on instinct, as so much of his magic did, when he'd needed a way to blunt his claws. After all, water could take any shape, and a small amount was easy to manipulate, so it had been no problem at all capping off his fingers with it.

Then he'd thought to coat more of his fingers, because water could be either hard or soft, depending on how you let it flow, and could be made to feel like many different things, if you just messed a bit with the surface...

And then he'd realized that it didn't have to be just a thin coat. He could easily manage much more than that.

And of course, it didn't have to be just water, or saliva.

Just about any liquid would do.

Natani brushed past Keith's clit and felt him shiver at the touch, then shiver some more as Natani ran his fingers lower, letting the magic gather up some of the slickness and arousal left by his tongue and Keith's release, then circled back, spreading it all across Keith's lips, coating them, ready to bind everything he could coax out.

Keith had already pulled his knees up and spread his legs, but when Natani ran the tips of his two fingers back down between his lips, gently prodding, finding his place, he spread them wider. When Natani knew he had the spot, he pushed, one finger leading but the other following immediately, both squeezing inside.

Natani's tongue had prepared Keith to take two fingers, and he'd gone with a similar feel to the magic, too, to make it more familiar.

He sunk the fingers up to their knuckles in Keith, prompting his hips to rise against Natani's hand, asking for more. Natani gave him a few deep pumps, making Keith shift and shiver and squeeze around him, but then eased up, pulling back to a more comfortable position for his hand, and nudged at Keith's muzzle with his own, asking to bring his attention to a kiss. Keith took him up on it, his hips settling back down as he brought a hand to the back of Natani's neck, tangling with the cord of his mana necklace as he found a hold and pulled Natani closer, inviting his tongue into Keith's muzzle.

Natani gladly gave him what he wanted, and their tongues began a slow dance as Natani got to work inside Keith.

Thankfully, this part didn't require too much focus.

He let the magic feed on Keith's juices, making sure to leave enough for lubrication, but slowly growing larger with the excess. Keith was producing plenty, and Natani kept slowly pumping his fingers to coax more and more out, the magic moving with him at his direction.

When he thought he had enough to work with he changed gears, dialing down the kiss to nuzzling at Keith's muzzle, letting him pant into the open air as Natani focused on the magic, shaping it how he wanted, losing some of the girth it had gained to instead begin forming a finger-thick tendril that he carefully extended, slowly pushing forward along the top of Keith's tight passage.

It would have been easier if he could have felt both ends of it, but he could still get a sense of shape and texture through the magic, and went slowly, keeping an ear out for any discomfort but hearing only good noises. And then he could feel it; a dip, a place where the flexible passage rose for a bit, a change in texture, then another where it joined the more rigid form, sloping back down, that could only be the entrance to Keith's womb. After feeling the shape of that curve out ever-so-carefully, Natani retreated a little, also pulling back with his muzzle to look at Keith, then curled more tightly around that corner, pushing gently up under Keith's belly, next to his womb, stroking into that little bend.

"Ah...!" Natani felt Keith shiver, and saw his expression melt into a smile as he turned his head to look at Natani, speechless.

Natani gave him a little kiss, smiling. "Like that, huh?"

"Yeah, it's..." His hand, still near Natani's neck, nudged him back in for another kiss that quickly turned into a war of smiles. Another shiver passed through Keith, and he swallowed, breaking away to look at Natani. "More?"

Keith's juices were really flowing now, so that was just fine by Natani. He kept exploring that little nook, varying the shape, direction, and force of his strokes, looking for what best made those little waves wash all over Keith, all the while feeding his magic, growing it in girth and length, starting to fill Keith out nicely.

Natani hadn't really planned on taking Keith all the way to another orgasm here, but he was being so cute that Natani couldn't resist, and so he pushed just a little deeper, stroked just a little harder, until he felt Keith give a deep squeeze all along his passage, the first of many, each coming with a new wave of wetness, his eyes once again fluttering closed and his breath catching, then releasing in a long, intense moan as the pleasure coursed through him, his hips pushing intently against Natani's palm, legs twitching and shuddering with the effort, and his hand at the back of Natani's neck grasping tight, holding on.

This time Natani did keep a count, and it was a good fifteen seconds before it subsided, leaving Keith panting and looking at Natani with such love that he couldn't help but lick at Keith's muzzle, in place of a kiss Keith had no breath for, his own heart aching with tenderness.

Even so, he wasn't intending to let Keith rest for long, and was already moving on, molding the magic as soon as Keith's insides had ceased their quaking, retreating from the place he'd been stroking to such great results and beginning to trace his way around -- following the edge of Keith's womb in a half-circle, until he reached the opposite side from where he'd started. The deepest part of his passage.

Well, nearly the deepest. Unlike on the other side, there was almost no space there between the shape of Keith's womb, intruding at an angle from the top, and the more flexible wall. But Natani knew it was still the same basic shape, a little bend, just pushed closed, like a thumb and forefinger making a circle. So he slowly wriggled forward, pushing along the bottom --

Keith drew a surprised breath as there was a change, a shift in the tensions inside him, as Natani nudged his way in, opening up that space. Not sensing any distress in it, Natani pushed deeper, filling that bend, truly the deepest part, and nudged at the wall, toward Keith's core.

Keith's whole body twitched. "D-damn."

Natani grinned. "Uh-huh."

And he gave Keith more of the same, exploring every detail of that little nook, making Keith twitch and pant and grasp at him until Natani had found out all he wanted and took Keith over, upping his intensity to drive him into a wild orgasm, his eyes rolling back, muzzle open in a keening moan, legs clamping around Natani's hand, feet together, the toes of one paw splayed and rubbing the other, twitching, his whole body going tense with every new deep stroke Natani gave him.

Fifteen seconds, twenty... and with a long series of deep shudders, the peak was past him, though he still took his time coming down, swallowing, gulping down breaths, grasping at Natani, his legs relaxing again, spreading out, limp.

Natani let the magic relax along with Keith, staying inside him but fitting itself to Keith's shapes, not pushing, letting him rest. Outside, Natani nuzzled at him, licking, comforting, and when he'd calmed down a little, gave him a tender kiss on the ear. "Too much?"

"No, no, I'm... I'm okay." Another swallow. "That was... that was the hardest I've ever..."

Natani kissed the side of his muzzle. "Oh, we're just getting started."

"Just...?" He pulled away to look at Natani. "That was... there's more?"

Natani gave him a tender little kiss, smiling. "Yeah."

For a moment, he didn't know which way it would go, but he could read Keith, fox or basitin, and he could see the flicker of appetite appear and begin to take hold before Keith answered, slowly returning the smile, looking at Natani, almost incredulous. "Well, if you can top that..." A different look, that Natani could read just as well. "But I might need a moment, so..."

Natani stuck out his tongue. "Still my turn."

Keith nipped at him, but couldn't even properly fake grumpiness for more than a few seconds, and acquiesced. "Fine. But I think I do need a moment."

Natani nodded. As a fox, Keith didn't have his seemingly endless basitin stamina, either, and this was all new to him. Natani maybe should have held back more on that last one. "I'll be gentle."

Keith touched muzzles, and Natani took it as an invitation to give him some licks, only to quickly find his tongue tangling with Keith's again.

Seemed he had taken a liking to his fox tongue.

Well, Natani certainly didn't mind. He let himself be drawn in, and as he sparred with Keith, he slowly began bringing the magic alive again, taking stock of how much he'd built up. He knew the space he wanted to fill, now, and found he could still use some more material to work with -- so he returned to that first spot again, finding the approach a little tighter now with Keith's womb tilted that way, but still open. He tried a gentle little stroke to start.

Keith let out a shivery little moan into his mouth, and Natani took that as a good sign. He stayed gentle, teasing at Keith's sweet spot even as he gave most of his attention to the kiss, his tongue coiling with Keith's through many more of those same moans. He felt Keith's hand slip away from his neck, slipping the cord of his necklace, followed by the sensation of the fox's upper arm moving against him. Natani looked to see both of Keith's hands at his breasts, slowly teasing at his nipples in the same rhythm Natani had taken up inside him. He disengaged from the kiss, taking his time, then looked at Keith looking back at him, a wordless plea.

Natani ducked down to his breasts, smiling, starting with the nearest nipple, Keith's hand giving way to his tongue as he gathered it up and gave it a little suckle, making the fox shiver. Natani let it slip away, intending to switch, but found Keith had anticipated him and moved to press his breasts together, angling his nipples close to each other.

Natani was only happy to oblige, laying his tongue against both, drawing them in, making the stiff little nubs dance, making out with them like he'd just been making out with Keith himself -- and Keith responded, using his hands to make his breasts play back at Natani, provoking, inviting, guiding his attention.

Keith's next orgasm took Natani by surprise, but it was a short and gentle one, and after Natani pulled back to look at Keith, he found that Keith wanted nothing more than for him to continue. And so he did, and it became the first of many as Natani continued to tease Keith's nipples, all the while keeping up his gentle stroking deep inside.

Keith's juices flowed freely, especially with each shivering orgasm, and it didn't take Natani too long to reach the point where he had what he needed -- but he kept going, to satisfy a new curiosity, ceasing his movements inside Keith and once again letting the form of the magic relax -- though still leaving Keith stretched wide -- and focused just on his breasts. It took a little longer, but... yes. He smiled to himself as he felt Keith's pleasure crest yet again, and wash against him. He hadn't expected to learn anything new himself, just to teach Keith, but he had, and he was delighted with the discovery.

And... could that work on him, too?

He didn't know, but something told him Keith would be more than happy to help him find out.

He parted with Keith's breasts with two tender kisses, then placed a third on his muzzle, the love in Keith's response rekindling his smile and keeping him there a touch longer than he'd intended before finally pulling away. "Let's change position."

"Ah... okay." Keith still found a little blushiness somewhere. "Do you want me to... present?"

Natani grinned. "Now there's a thought... but no. Let's go to the headboard. I'm gonna lean back, and you can lean against me. Can you move with my hand?"

It was a little awkward -- and Keith a little shaky, in the most adorable way -- but they managed to do it without Natani needing to break contact.

Keith fit comfortably between Natani's spread legs, bracing his feet on the bed right to the inside of Natani's larger ones, his bent knees likewise shadowed by Natani's as he leaned back against his chest, his tail tucked in a tight curl against his body, sticking out between them and then out under one of Natani's legs. As soon as he got settled, Natani wrapped his free arm around Keith's midriff, and as soon as he did that, Keith brought both his own hands to that encircling arm, then pressed back against his chest, rubbing against him all the way up to pressing his muzzle against Natani's throat, then pushed spreadwards with his legs as well, touching as much of himself as he could against Natani.

Natani gave him a squeeze, heart surging with the show of affection. "Comfortable?"

"Very."

"Good."

Natani started forming the shapes, slowly trading some girth for the last bits of length, reaching out first along the bottom of Keith's passage all the way to the back, finding the way blocked again. He gently nudged past, and once again there was that sudden little pop as the entrance to Keith's womb shifted out of the way, making Keith's breath catch. He knew what it meant now.

But Natani didn't push all the way to the end, instead spreading out, tracing that bend sideways and around to the top, the reverse of what he'd originally done, then back down the other side, completing the circle, then letting the shape fill out, forming a cup around the entrance of Keith's womb, careful to leave it some space, directing the pressure to the edges instead, finally making contact at the top, then a moment later at the bottom.

Keith shuddered, and drew a shaky breath. "... both? At the same time?"

"Mm-hm. And more." He slowly filled out the rest of that precious little bend, the rounded rim of his cup, feeling Keith shiver at the countless little touches.

The spots at the front and the back were the most interesting, but the rest wasn't nothing.

When the shape was complete, Keith let out a trembling breath. "You're... everywhere."

Natani gave a tiny push, just making sure the force was directed as he wanted it before pulling back again, and Keith shuddered, his legs jerking against Natani's. He held tighter onto Natani's arm. "It's... going to be a lot, isn't it."

Natani nuzzled at his ear, and gave it a little kiss. "I'll make sure you're okay."

"O... okay. I trust you."

"Keith... just relax. There's still a bit more prep."

He did loosen his hold a little. "Like what? You're already..."

"Like for instance..." Natani started bringing his free hand to his muzzle -- Keith letting him move it but following along with his own hands -- then smiled and had a better idea. He brought it to Keith's muzzle instead, pressing the first two fingers over his mouth. "Lick these for me?"

Natani could practically feel the side-eye Keith gave him... but that wasn't a no, and after a moment his tongue flicked out, curling around and between the two fingers. Natani activated the magic again, this time leaving it at just capping his claws to make them safe.

And since they were... he offered the fingers to Keith's muzzle, then pressed them in when they were accepted, teasing at Keith's tongue, provoking a tussle.

While Keith was busy with that, Natani got on with business, double-checking everything then once again starting to siphon some of the excess girth from all along Keith's passage -- except right near the entrance, around the base of his fingers, where he began building it up instead.

Forming a knot, just a little short of where it would lock.

It would still take a bit, but he retrieved his fingers, giving Keith's tongue one last friendly squeeze before moving on to give some love to his breasts instead, teasing one nipple with his Keith-slicked fingers while trying to catch the other in the crook of his thumb.

There was the first little twitch from the muscles at Keith's entrance, catching wind that there might be work to be done, as Natani kept slowly growing the knot. Keith shivered, shifting against him. "Is that...?"

"Mm-hm."

The second one, a little stronger.

"A-ah... is that going to--"

The third, really starting to want to tug at it, now, and Keith swallowed his question. Natani moved his hand lower, gently pressing down with his fingers to the side of Keith's clit, highlighting the forming shape to his senses and triggering two more strengthening grasps.

Keith was beginning to pant. Natani could feel him trembling all the way to his womb.

Almost there now.

Natani gave him a kiss on the ear, gentle, loving. "Here it comes." And in response to the next reflexive clench, he made the knot surge. Keith's body answered, grasping much stronger, capturing the knot, pulling it forward to lock it in -- pulling the whole shape with it, jamming it into place, grasping all of Keith's deepest places.

A sharp breath, a gasped "N-Natani...!", and Keith was gone, beyond thought or will. He grasped tight at Natani's arms around him, pulling at them as his hips tried to rise, in great convulsions, as his insides grasped at the knot, every squeeze bringing a new push against all of the right places, that bringing a new, harder squeeze, and so, so much more. Natani held him down with both hands, not letting him thrash with his whole body, spending the first few seconds making sure nothing was hurting Keith. When his hips couldn't buck freely, something else had to give, and it was his legs, his knees first pushing hard against Natani's, then slamming together, rubbing against each other, building energy until first one and then both of his feet started kicking out erratically, in the air or sliding across the surface of the bed, occasionally catching enough to push him back against Natani. Without any support from his legs it got easier to hold his hips down, and Natani again made sure nothing was going wrong, then adjusted his hold, keeping Keith anchored with one hand.

And then he brought the magic-slicked fingers of his free hand down on Keith's clit, pushed out by the shape of the knot below, and began to tease, rubbing in slow circles, each complementing and strengthening the reaction inside Keith.

At forty seconds, Keith's legs were beginning to slow down, until they eventually came to a shaky stop, burning the last of their energy in rubbing feebly against Natani's, and then were reduced to just trembling with the forces that continued to course through him.

After a bit more than a minute, Keith's hands loosened their hold on Natani's arms, all of the remaining strength in his body seemingly concentrating in his hips, still twitching in rhythm to those rolling squeezes, from the buried knot all the way to his womb, then back.

At a minute and a half, Natani eased up on Keith's clit, leaving off with one last slow circular rub before bringing his hand higher and gently embracing Keith's shaking form.

Nearing two minutes, the cycle began to peter out, then finally came to a shuddering stop, Keith's hips going still, the knot locked fully inside, his senses too overloaded to be sent over again even with Natani's shape hilted perfectly inside him. Keith was almost limp, laying against Natani, completely spent.

Natani pressed a kiss against his ear, then started reshaping the magic, for the last time. He carefully retreated from all the deepest places, giving Keith his well-earned rest, then slowly pulled his fingers out, along with the excess, sealing the magic. It would begin to lose its form eventually, but until it did it would give Keith that full, tied feeling of a knot and shaft buried deep inside him, nice and snug.

Natani brought his fingers to his muzzle, along with the thick strand still obediently clinging to them, and slowly licked them clean.

Pure, liquid Keith.

It made him let out a long sigh, suddenly acutely aware of his own needs, pushed aside until now.

And Keith probably wouldn't be in any condition to help him with them any time soon.

He could've taken matters into his own hands, of course, but... that'd be cheating, right now. Keith would be wanting to get him back, and... Natani didn't want to take that away from either of them.

So he'd just have to enjoy the anticipation, in the meanwhile.

Still, he almost sighed again as he lapped up the last of the taste, and licked his lips for any that he might have missed.

Maybe he could get Keith to sit on his muzzle when the tie began to fail.

He'd probably be up for that.

But for now...

He gently pushed Keith forward on the bed, then lay down on his back and settled the fox, feebly cooperating, in the crook of his arm with his head on Natani's shoulder. Natani was pretty sure Keith was back with him, just not ready to speak yet. Or maybe do anything other than exist.

He knew the feeling.

After a while, he felt Keith's hand make its way out across his stomach, his hand finding its place at Natani's side, and then Keith's head stirring on his shoulder, shifting closer, nuzzling up to Natani's throat.

Natani took a hand to Keith's muzzle, stroking his cheek.

After another while, there was a long exhalation from Keith. Natani could feel his smile with his hand, and the little squeeze Keith gave him with his arm. "My big bad wolf."

Natani smiled, still stroking his cheek. "My foxy lady."

"That was... amazing." It took Keith a moment, but he got a leg over Natani, then started to draw himself up, shaky. Natani supported him, helping him get upright to straddle Natani's hips. Keith looked down at him, and for a bit he seemed to get lost in that moment, holding Natani's hands, a wide smile on his face. "It's still amazing." Keith pressed down with his weight, then let go of one of Natani's hands, taking his own to his belly. He looked at his stomach, pressing down with his fingers, then at Natani. "You tied me."

It was like a warm bolt of lightning straight through Natani's heart.

He hadn't known he'd needed that.

Natani's answering smile was a lot more genuine than his words. "Hey, it's what big bad wolves do." He almost said 'Didn't your mother ever tell you that', but caught himself in time. "Everyone knows that."

"Hrmph. A likely story."

Keith leaned forward, still shaky, and Natani helped support him and pull him closer until Keith could reach him with a kiss.

It was the sweetest thing he'd ever felt.

"Natani... I love you. So, so much."

There was something in the moment that let Natani feel the truth of it it all over again. His heart melted into a puddle of warmth, then overflowed, filling his whole body. "Yeah." His voice almost failed. "You too."

Another kiss, even sweeter than the last, and then Keith slid his muzzle past Natani's, laying down on him, breasts pressing against Natani's chest as he once again nuzzled at his throat.

Natani stroked at Keith's back, so full of joy that it even took a while for him to find anything inappropriate to say.

But he always came through in the end.

"That good, huh."

Keith laughed. "Yeah. Yeah it was. Is. You. Are."

"I didn't really ruin having a dick for you, did I?"

A bigger laugh. "No. I think. I do still want my body back. But... not quite yet. And..." Keith paused for a few moments. "Yeah. I think I'm going to... I'm going to ask Nora if she could make the spell into an enchantment, or something. Tie it to an object, so it could be... y'know? Switched on or off. She could do that, right?"

Oooh, getting both Keiths! "Like a bracelet or something you could put on? Yeah, I'm sure she could." Natani very much liked the thought of that. But... "Whether she will..."

Another laugh. "Yeah. But... I'm going to ask. And... I kinda feel like that would be right up her alley, y'know?"

"Hmm... I dunno. I think she might only get off on it if it's involuntary."

"Well--"

"But then... I guess that could work to your advantage, too? Because it sounds like you're pretty okay with this, if you're thinking of asking her to do that. And if you're fine with it, then maybe in dragon logic that means she's got no reason not to turn you back."

Keith laughed. "Natani..."

The silence stretched on for a while before Keith spoke again.

"Yeah, I guess even if I were stuck like this... I wouldn't exactly hate it. I'm sure there's plenty of things I'm not even thinking of that I'd miss, and there would be so, so much explaining to do, but..." Keith drew in a long breath, right against Natani's throat, making him shiver. "I love your scent like this. That's something I'd miss, if I never got to experience it again."

That made Natani's heart flutter happily, but, still, he found himself grinning. "Yeah, I'm sure it's just that."

An amused harrumph. "Hey, I never said it was just that. You know what you did."

Natani held him close, smiling. "Yeah." But after a moment, he started wondering if he wasn't maybe giving Keith the wrong idea again. "I do hope you get your body back, you know. I just... hope you can accept it if you don't, because I don't know what to do otherwise."

It sucked being powerless to help. Sucked double because it was to do with magic. That was his thing, especially with Keith.

Dragons.

Keith brought a hand up to Natani's neck, gently ruffling his fur. "Hey, I get it. And I don't think you need to worry about worst case scenarios." He let out a long, happy sigh. "Right now, I'm feeling pretty good about this." His voice took on a wry tone. "Though... I don't know how long I'd be able to survive like this."

Hm? "Because you can't fight? We don't have that many enemies left, do we?"

Natani could hear the smile. "Because of you."

Oh.

"Sharing the bed with a ravenous wolf... I don't know if I'd make it through a week."

Natani stuck out his tongue. "Hey, serves you right, you and your basitin stamina. Now you finally know what it feels like to be run ragged."

Keith ruffled his fur some more. "Yeah, I do." A little nip, followed by a lick, making Natani shiver, once again reminded of his own desires. "Are you saying you don't want that?"

"... no." Especially right now. But it wouldn't do not to push back. Natani smiled. "No, I'm not. But if you've got energy for that kind of talk... maybe I went too easy on you, after all."

Keith sputtered. "Easy!?"

"Yeah. I mean, I didn't even do any butt stuff." Keith levered himself up to look at Natani, and Natani could practically see the gears turning in his head. He grinned. "It can really add to the experience."

"Add...! Natani..." Keith shook his head, laughing. "Forget a week. I'm not sure I could survive a full day."

"Well, we could put that to the test..."

Keith narrowed his eyes at Natani. "No. My turn now." He gave Natani a kiss, making his point... then promptly slid back down to nuzzle at his throat as his arms gave out. "... though I'm still going to stay right here for a bit."

Natani laughed. Basitins maybe had strength, durability, and endurance, but the sheer stubborn lovingness... that was all Keith. He found himself wondering what Keith had in mind, his desire swirling anew with the thoughts.

"And Natani?"

"Yeah?"

"You should be prepared to give me some pointers." Keith shifted his hand at Natani's neck, tugging at the cord of his mana necklace. Once more, Natani could hear the smile. "I think I was starting to get a pretty good feel for that spell of yours."

Oh.

Right.

A whole new thrill ran through Natani.

Non-basitins had magic.