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3 - It's Best at the Nest

Morning came… A sunbeam lazy drifted across the room and found the warm and cozy engineer slowly waking. Still half asleep, Ariana laid there with her eyes closed, drifting in and out. Her fingers found the warm soft body next to her and she reflexively began to pet. Her dozing affection was rewarded by a strong but gentle rumble. She latched onto her pillow as the rumble grew in intensity, happily petting her dream critter. The vibrations got to her and she bucked up and ground against the pillow with arousal and began to wake fully.

Ariana realized her toes were cold. She went to adjust her blanket and found it tugged back against her. Her blanket also felt different at the bottom than the top. She blinked her eyes and fumbled with her glasses. The warm earth tones resolved into a large avian head, with a pair of leonine ears. She paused as her un-caffeinated brain caught up to the previous day and night. Was this beast fighting with her over the blanket?

Merv chirped indignantly for a moment. “Do you mind? That's my wing… I just preened that part." She froze. The seconds ticked by as she came to realize there was no pillow or blanket. She was just grinding against this gryphon in her sleep. A gryphon who she had not even known for a full day yet. Her face went flush with embarrassment and she began to stammer an apology. “I… I'm so sorry. I was dreaming about." The back of a talon rested against her cheek, large happy eyes looked down at her. “You were dreaming about, Melody was her name?" Shame filled her for a moment, but Ariana relaxed slowly when she saw that the gryphon's face and relaxed body held only warmth that slowly filled with concern. Merv tilted his head a little “Are you ok? I didn't mean to make you sad… I'm sorry to pry, you just seemed so happy in your sleep." Ariana let out a long held breath, the expected rain of judgment never came and she relaxed into his talon and flank. “Yeah, I miss her." Merv nuzzled her and gave a gentle lick and preen between comments. “I know not all humans are.." he gave a quick nip. “.. accepting of love." Merv continued to groom and preen Ariana and purring as she leaned into him. “You can say that." she said still breathing heavily. “You don't care do you?" The gryphon worked to the front, licked away a small tear and nuzzled her before replying. “I had 3 fathers and 2 moms, I honestly don't even know why you'd hate someone for love."

Merv's warm embrace and comforting grooming continued down from her head to her neck and collar. Ariana didn't resist when he nudged her baggy sleeping t-shirt out of the way and lifted her arm for him. She was so lost in thought about how accepting her host was and missing her paramour that she gave it no thought until his tongue went to her front and grazed the areola capping her uncovered breast. Wide eyed she looked at the very relaxed gryphon. “Should I stop? It's my fault you're here and you didn't finish your dream." Melody leaned into the beast next to her, forgetting for a moment he wasn't human as she whimpered a little. “I miss her…. She'd… mmmm… like you." On a whim she kissed his beak and received an intensifying purr and a happy trill. “Then carry on, don't let me waking you interrupt your dream, my guest." Ariana gasped again as Merv gave her breast a deliberate lick and her thighs squeezed together. Her hand began to move toward her throbbing core, and she felt a talon gently grip her hand and gently place it between her thighs with no doubt to his intent. “Tell me about her." the gryphon purred and moved the talon from her hand to breast, leaving Ariana's hand to get to work finishing what she had started in her sleep. She started to probe her own wet passage and thumb her clitorous at the same time.

Ariana panted as the gryphon surrounding her played with her breasts, encouraging her to dictate her feelings toward her paramour. Normally she would never do such a thing, but the beast encouraging her accepted her with such a disarming degree of genuine care and tenderness, a stark contrast to the predator he clearly was. She moaned lightly, and began to gasp out details as she lost herself to the sensation. “She's smart, gods… smart and has that sexy I know smile." The gryphon gave her breasts a gentle squeeze and tug in response, rewarding her narration. “Melody loves to play, talk, cooooooooook…ook." Her breath hitches as Merv continued to gently lick and preen and nibble at her neck. “I'm not… normally like this… I just miss her. She's so physical about affection. Ahhh!" Her stream of consciousness began to break up and the gryphon's tail tip flopped happily behind him with a playful nip on her neck. “Hug an' snuggle. Lips… on me." Ariana's hand increased it's pace and a muffled wet staccato could be heard. “Miss my girl… miss her… gods… need her now." She clamped her free arm down around the talon Merv was resting on. “Melody, please…nnngggh!" With that exclamation her body locked up against him. Merv held her and folded a wing over her as she rocked with aftershocks of her orgasm.

Merv sat rolled partially onto his side, happily holding Ariana against his flank for minutes, or hours. He didn't keep a close count as his guest drifted happily alongside him. Her breathing now deep and steady. The soft human in his talons either came down or woke up again beside him, placing her clean hand on his chest as she did. Feeling his rhythmic breathing of a slight excited and happy pant. “That was… I'm sorry I." Her apology was kindly paused by a soft nudge of his beak. “That was beautiful, I'm glad you have love and a family of any shape. Those things are important to us too." Melody blushed, guessing the shallow pants were excitement as she ran her hand from his downy ribs to his furred hind as she sat up. “That's still not something I'd do normally. I mean we talked about maybe one day you know.. But …" She felt a twitch travel the gryphon as it flicked its hide and feathers slightly. “Are you… worked up?" She asked. Her embarrassment seemed odd to Merv as he nodded slowly. “A bit, but it's ok." Confusion and then a grin spread a little on Ariana's face “My love did say have fun… if its ok, I could help you a little." She suggested seeming a little sheepish about voicing the idea. Merv shook his head slowly and rumbled “I'm flattered, but no. Not right now. We might be quick to accept a mate, but once we do it's for life." With a simple “Oh, I see." she slowly pets Merv as he explains. “Yes, we bond for life … centuries … and I have a bit of a possessive streak." Ariana looks at the little shelter Merv had made of himself for her. “You don't say. Alright, how bad could it be, you lonely gryphon?" Merv stopped, for a moment she thought she had offended him and her stomach tightened with the slightest tinge of fear. With a deep sigh, Merv resumed and offered her the discarded shirt. His tenor and bass tone rumbled a bit with controlled tension, but not the predatory sort as he warned. “If I claim you, I will bond to you. I will make you mine, inside and out. You will be my mate, my lover…" He taps her and rubs her still fluttering lower abdomen and finishes. “I will make you into my broodhen." His warm but stern face and tone fade back to his relaxed and happy self. “You do have nice egg bearing hips." Recovering from the sudden shift in mood and its returning to relaxation, Ariana jokes with the gryphon beast holding her “You wish I was egg bearing don't you." She laughed and started to rise so she could get started on her day. “Ok, I need a shower. Is there one here?"

4 - Oh, Dear we need a deer.

Merv showed Ariana to the closet with towels in the break room like area in the relay station. He prowled about, pointing out other parts of the relay to her. It seemed to Ariana that Merv was almost a bit out of place as he would never realy need most of the amenities here. She had to ask as she put her shoes back on. “So… where do you live exactly? None of this looks like it is your home, but you said you live here? I uh… don't mean to be rude, but I expected a nest I guess?" Merv nodded as his ears perked a bit. “You'd be right. This is all for guests and folks here on business. My nest is downstairs and it opens out to the cliff. You basically fell past my bedroom earlier. We're headed that way, the more mundane shower up here clogged yesterday.." She looked at the industrial roomba scooting along with the name 'stabby' scrawled on it and it became clear just how easily that could occur.

“I've had some time to expand a cliff side scrape into something a bit more roomy. Come and see." The gryphon invited Ariana down a wide and gently sloped staircase. Her hair was on end a brief moment as they descended, but she could not put her finger on it. At the base of the stairs awaited a bachelor pad. A long bone of some kind lingered in the room, though Ariana tried to not think too hard on it. On assorted shelves were assorted books, small sculptures, even a couple photos. “I didn't expect this, so it's …" The gryphon trailed off. Ariana smiled “It's lived in. A home… are those Legos?" Merv turned to the shelf the human had pointed at. “Oh yes, from abroad. I kinda started collecting some of them recently." She looked at the sets, a couple seemed odd and out of place, but she shrugged it off with the rest of the odd experience of meeting a living bit of mythology. Her gaze settled on what looked like an oversized eagle's nest… only this one was filled with a healthy pile of pillows with heavy canvas like cases on them. “That is your nest, neat. Do you just hoard pillows like some kind of dragon?" Ariana asked with a slight giggle. Merv rumbled and chirped with amusement “No. I change them out now and then. Oh and dragon's hoards are no joke. Just a warning, they prefer precious metals for the same reason you'll find them in our nests. Good heatsinks and grounding, although copper will do us just as well." Ariana paused “Why would you need to ground a nest?" She watched as the avian face practically smirked. “OSHA?"

They passed the nest propper and came to the shower. It was a large area, like a small locker room with multiple nozzles and a shallow basin only, no lockers or stalls. While she got situated, Merv nudged the bone with his beak. “I was hoping we'd get to this after you had a chance to get used to things, but no sense in trying to land windward of things. I need to go get a meal. The snack was nice last night, but it's getting to be time again. Do you think you can manage most of the day while I wing out for abit?" Ariana looked up from the toiletries kit she had found in a cabinet and asked. “You're going hunting then?" she asked. The gryphon nodded gently. “Yes, I don't normally cook. I just know some humans are a bit sensitive to this." Ariana let out a long drawn out “oh" before she answered. “I'm fine. My aunt raised chickens. I get it. Are you going to bring it here?" Merv nodded calmly. “Yes, but not inside. I usually munch on the ledge over there. Saves on cleaning… I got some on the floor recently and the roomba. Oh winds." Ariana stared blank faced at the mythical predator. In her mind the memes of the roomba fecal disasters played out, now only fueled by a viscera filled nightmare. “It didn't… like a… oh no. Did it get in the carpet?" Merv shakes his head and lightly mentions. “Mercifull winds no. It can't get up stairs thankfully. Enjoy your shower, I'll be back later today."

Merv turned and walked away slowly to the entrance on this level to his nest. Ariana for a moment couldn't tell if she was watching a friend walking out for lunch, or a terrifying predator on a hunt. This time she didn't look away from the show as went to the balcony door that covered the cave opening. He turned and Ariana watched his curt nod and slight bow as he exited. His body crouched with his wings half unfurled, Merv looked both like a tensed coil ready to snap. With almost no warning she watched him leap, his furred haunches rippling with the force as he vaulted into the air, clear of the ground she witnessed the snow kicked up by the first flap of his wings. In an instant he was beating the air downward as he climbed in a sharp angle and out of her sight, leaving swirling patterns of turbulence in the falling snow.

Ariana was alone in his nest as she approached the oversized shower, the only sound was the competing whirs of two industrial roombas and the building's HVAC system. She finished unpacking her scant toiletries and scavenging up what this bestial host kept for his guests. She paused to wonder why there was an occasional warning label in the upstairs about 'cold iron' but decided that could wait. Coming back down the stairs she heard her phone come alive with a few text messages and a picture or two. Melody was wishing her a good morning and lightly teasing her. “.. This morning? By the way, when will that road be clear?" Melody's message ended and Ariana thought to reply.

“His name is Merv. Oh and he says about 1 or 2 days after the snow stops. NWS says that blizzard is going to be at it few 3 to 5 days!"

“That's not ideal, I miss you too much. But you didn't answer, did he behave?"

“Yes, a very understanding gentleman. Put up with all my questions after we got done."

“Oh? Did you behave?"

“Mostly."

Ariana's cheeks burned with a bit of embarrassment as she resumed the text conversation. She was having stray thoughts, but Melody had no idea how much of a Belle et Bette this really was. She had promised to not tell, so she kept her love in the dark on that small detail.

“OMG?! What did you do?"

“I uhh.. Missed you and well. One thing led to another and he kind of couldn't help hearing me as I took care of myself."

“Oh no."

“Uhh.. yeah. So he doesn't mind. He thinks we're cute. Wished he could meet you, but the site is a secure one. Not super hush, but need a reason to be here. Pity no cameras, you can see the tone."

“You seem impressed. Would you share? Would he?"

“So he came from a poly family… I don't think he'd even care. Are you trying to encourage me?"

“Maaaaybe? You sound excited. Honestly if you want to go on a date and see how you feel, I know we talked about it before. Just be safe and be loved ok?"

“Ok babe! See you soon!"

“Tiaramisu, coffee, silk scarf?"

“Haha I will hold you to it."

Amused by her partner's promise and myriad dirty thoughts, Ariana went into the shower. Her mind wandered as she started to process the strange new reality she found herself in. With a flick of an oversized knob, she let the warm water wash away those concerns.

Further along the valley, Merv perched on a cliffside. He felt worried, excited, conflicted, and hopeful. He sat in the cold tapping away at one of the silicate sphere's. His incident report long since sent to those who would care, the gryphon now had time to think about the human in his nest. She impressed him, tolerant and understanding while still being a very brilliant engineer. Like many of his kind, Merv found competence sexy and endearing. That was his problem, she was driving him nuts. He ruffled his wings and flicked his tail in annoyance at the inner conflict, now flurries swirling behind him.

While keeping an out for the next few days' meal, he was sending messages back and forth to one of the few humans he worked with and another gryphon. Both people were very inquisitive about the person he'd only known for two days. Merv wrote back and forth as he mentally played out what would happen if he acted on his growing instinct to claim a mate. A relationship in this age was hard enough, but making sure it left zero evidence? Even his off the books friends had a hard time with that. A gentle chime brought back his attention and Merv looked down at the two replies. “Be happy, we can work out the details." and “About time you heart breaker!" Merv had to pause to see which was which sender as even the spook was encouraging him.

Merv decided to stop ignoring his hunger. He'd get a doe or buck and see what she thought of spending more time together. His mind made up, the gryphon's paws dug into the snow and stone as he took to the sky again, making a swooping dive to snatch his prey before satisfying his need for companionship. His head ceased moving. Eyes locked to the earth below. The cervine making its way along the valley was an older male. His body on autopilot of instinct as Merv did some mental math, how many does has he seen? How many bucks? Ages? He nodded to himself. This was ripe for culling. Half tucked wings gave short flaps. Merv steering into a power dive at a point near the deer. Only 3 things existed now: earth, winds, and deer. Nothing else as he tipped forward. The cold mountain air went from the gentle rush of flight to the roar of a dive. Snow muted the sounds of his approach. The clouds obscured the sun and its tell tale shadows. Speed built and he could feel the buffeting. Small pockets of turbulence from changes in airflow. Shocks struck on his beak, face, and wing shoulders as he approached compression. Only tens of meters above the ground now. Merv's wings flared wide with a hard crack against the wind, slightly cupped. The falling snow exploded in his wake. Merv turned as his back and tail arched rigid. Gravity screamed at him impotence. The humid air yielded resistance like stone. The gryphon wrenched his inertia from a terminal descent to horizontal blitz at break neck speeds. Merv is only 15 meters from the deer's side. Talons out, a fracture and a split second of impact later, the speed's euphemism was a truth. Merv had a fresh deer in his talons.

Ariana, freshly washed, spent the remainder of the morning going over some work emails, nuking her schedule due to being snowed in, and sending cat memes to friends and her lover. She nearly spit her coffee when a meme of a lion in a zoo was posted. All she could do was imagine her host face down in a tire swing, giving up on the cabling. She moved onto sci-fi and sent a few back and forth of the 10th Doctor. Relaxing with leftovers she noticed a sudden flurry of snow against the window and realized Merv had returned. She let out a quiet gasp as she saw the limp deer dropped by his landing. Her host leaned and mantled over the deer, and the she was grateful. His wings partially obscured her view as his beak dipped down and began to eat his fill. Steam rose from the stained snow as Merv ripped and tore pieces loose, then tilted his head back a little letting gravity help him down the deer one chunk at a time. Her mental image kept bouncing from a dangerous predator barely constrained to a slightly lonely but lovable tech like herself. Her phone chirped as a new meme arrived. Ariana tore her eyes from the feasting gryphon to see that she had a new message, something about a test involving Jack Harkness. Deciding to leave Merv to his food for a bit, she made the mistake of running a search for the unfamiliar meme.

Before she realized it, Ariana had gone down a rabbit hole of memes and adult jokes and art. Her lover's teasing did nothing to relieve the stray dirty thoughts. Shaking her head with amusement she went to look and see how Merv was getting on with his meal. The deer was now gone and stripped and the gryphon was preening and cleaning. She watched as he alternated from beak to tongue on feathers and fur. Soon he was making his way down his torso, leg over head. All semblance of noble poise gone, this was clearly the cat side. With a bemused chuckle, she noticed this gryphon was decidedly not cat sized in at least one area. As she walked away from the window, Ariana pulled her phone back out and decided to try a search for her host's species and the meme of her friend's misplaced teasing. What she found was far more one handed reading on kindle than she knew what to do with. She got comfy and decided to have a look until her host was done cleaning.

Outside, Merv took advantage of the snow to clean up a bit, preen and groom and make sure he was presentable. He didn't want to scare his guest with a blood soaked monster coming inside. He took a deep breath and centered himself. Merv just hoped he hadn't scared the human. He thought she was cute and looked forward to the next few days. Entering the nest his ears snapped to the stairs. Above he could hear her voice, muffled and excited. The door to the small conference room overlooking the valley was slightly ajar. Merv was puzzled as he nudged the door open behind Ariana. Sprawled in the chair, her phone in one hand. The other was busy making wet sounds as she cried out again, lost in a fantasy.

“Yes, oh yeah. Right there… please Merv. Please my beast. Please breed me. Merv! AAaahhhhh.. nnng."

Merv relaxed only a little. He had made an impression alright.

“Yessss. I can if you would like."