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That was quite a bit of drama last episode, wasn't it, my lovely? Well, our mouse is getting her dream thanks to the efforts of Madeline, and our twins. There's no turning back now for Jasmine, but she's still a rider and that means she's got her eye on more than just competing, she wants what every other competitor wants!

Medals aside though, there's more at stake in this episode than just that! Maybe our mouse will find she has more than one prize waiting for her at the Olympics.

Let's jump right in!

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Episode 14:

Shooting Stars

"Man, how are we gonna compete with that!" Jarome mewed out as he trotted over to Hiroshi and Kai.

"This is qualifying, stupid, just place in the top five, don't worry about the girls," Hiroshi grumbled at the lynx.

"Yeah, it's only our egos no big, right?" Kai grinned and threw an arm over the buck's shoulder.

"Hmph, just focus on the here and now, Kai," Hiroshi retorted.

"You're such a stick in the mud, c'mon this is supposed to be exciting!" Jarome moved over to the drink station to make a cup of coffee up. Hiroshi grumbled at his aloof attitude but didn't argue with him.

After a few moments Kai spoke out as Jarome returned with his coffee, "It feels odd not to have Raul here."

"Well, I'm sure the girls felt left out without Gina, but they have their own qualifying to do for their representing countries, yeah? Those two that topped you guys in slalom for example won't be in the qualifying either, right?" Jarome asked.

"Yeah, Charles needs to jump across the pond and Ellery's got an even longer flight back to his home country. I'm sure we'll see them at the games though, of that I've no doubt," Kai flicked his tail while explaining the state of things.

Jarome grinned as he looked to Hiroshi before asking, "Think you could have taken gold had you started sooner than-"

"Without question, and I will next season," The buck snarled out in a matter-of-fact tone of voice before shoving his nose up.

"Man, I love seeing you so full of yourself!" Jarome laughed out then titled his head as if contemplating things. "Hang on... with a name like Yukazama, shouldn't you-"

Hiroshi groaned and rubbed his face with one paw before glaring at the lynx through the fingers of his gloves. "You really are stupid... My mother and father were born and raised here, she even competed for this country when she boarded."

Jarome frowned and rubbed the back of his head, clicking his tongue, "Oh, yeah sorry about that, feel like I insulted you or something, sorry man!"

"I'm fine, don't worry about it." Hiroshi moved over to the station to make himself some tea.

"Okay everyone, let's get this show on the road!" The lead staffer came in barking orders as the qualifying for the men's side of things officially started.

For all the hype, the competition didn't hold nearly the flare or pizzazz the girls had, there was no question that the trio was the dominant riders, and with no desperate push from dark horse riders, it came to no ones surprise that the day ended with them all on the way to the games. Kai took first place at 97.5, Jarome with 96.6, and Hiroshi with 96.2.

The stage was set and the halfpipe competitors were decided. A few days later Kai and Hiroshi easily took the top spots in the slalom. Kayla and Madeline took the qualifiers in slopestyle, with the rabbit also taking qualifying for the girl's big air, meaning she'd have three events to compete in while her "siblings" had two.

--*--

The mouse and rabbit met a few days later at one of the local ski resorts that had been near the big air competition qualifying. They were both dressed in their gear with snowboards in paw, but they were sitting overlooking the slope and the resort in the fading rays of the afternoon sun, making the whiteout snowblind not so painful.

"What will you do now?" Madeline asked while looking straight ahead, some of the wind on the mountainside making the blonde bangs of her hair sway under her knit cap.

Jasmine sat up and hugged her own knees while sitting there, thinking on it for a long moment before finally answering the question, "I'll win the whole damn thing, then I'll retire properly."

Madeline showed her teeth at that with a grin as she looked over at the mouse who looked back at her. "You couldn't even get out of third place and I know you emptied your tank on that last run, you really think you can beat me and Kayla at the big show?"

Her brown eyes lingered on the rabbit's red ones for a long series of heartbeats before she answered pointedly, "Yes."

"I knew you wouldn't let me down, but you saying you didn't tap the tank dry? What if I drop another ninety-nine, Glitter? You think you can one-hundred?" Madeline lifted her muzzle with a smirk.

"I did it before, I'll do it again if I have to, Snow Bunny." Jasmine poked her own nose up, offering the other girl a smug grin.

"I knew I wasn't wasting my time on you." Madeline climbed to her boots and set her board before she adjusted her goggles. "Still a few weeks until the games, you gonna keep training with us til the end?"

"Naturally, I'd be a fool not to." Jasmine climbed to her own boots, locking her board in and dropping her goggles. "So?" She saw the rabbit bend at the knees, ready to spring off.

"So last one down-" Madeline huffed out as Jasmine just kicked off, the rabbit offering a guffaw before she pushed off after her, shoving her maw guard in on the way.

Bending at the knees the bunny lowered her profile to gain more speed, catching up with the mouse who was clearly keeping her own stance open to let her catch up. Madeline juked past her, cutting the board to scatter snow right in the mouse's goggles before pushing away.

Jasmine squeaked through her own maw guard, wiping the slurry off her goggles as she lowered herself to catch up. Once next to the rabbit, she returned the favor, hitting a small hill with more amplitude to push forward and when her own board smacked the snow, sent a dusting of it up into the younger girl's own face. Madeline grinned against her guard as she wiped her own goggles, the two girls zig-zagging down the slope, more worried about letting the other catch up to pull something than keeping a lead.

Once they came to a stop Jasmine spit her guard out and lifted her goggles, smirking as the rabbit came in right on her heels, grinding her own board to a halt as the mouse asked, "So what was that?"

"I was saying, last one down doesn't buy drinks," Madeline scoffed as she poked her nose up and walked past the older girl, offering a playful hip-check to the mouse who squeaked with a laugh.

Kai and Kayla were already waiting for them in the lodge's bar, holding cups of hot cocoa in their paws, with two more waiting for the other girls.

"I saw you two playing in the snow, how's it feel to just goof off with your idols like that, baby?" Kayla asked with a smile, seeing her fussy rabbit plop right down to her mug of cocoa.

"Hmph, was an idol, now just a pain in my tail competitor," Madeline said, smirking as she picked up her cocoa and sipped it.

"Only for a few more competitions, you can deal with me a little longer, then I'll be out of your fur, right?" Jasmine grinned over at the rabbit before collecting her own mug.

Madeline frowned at that and then sipped her cocoa before answering, "Guess that's something then."

"What's wrong, Mad? You seem off." Kai asked with a frown.

She shrugged and looked out the window of the lodge, frost creeping at the edges of the glass as she answered, "I dunno, just a shame you can't compete in the competitions anymore, I mean the league ones."

Jasmine looked down at her mug, staring into the coca for a long moment before lifting a paw up to rest on Madeline's own. "Madeline, it's never enough time, just like most things in life, but I had my chance, and thanks to you, I'm getting my blaze of glory instead of slipping away into obscurity. Someday, all three of you will need to make room for the next generation as well, that's what sports are about, you know?"

The three of them all looked upon one another for a long moment, knowing this was all just temporary, knowing one day they could possibly be in Jasmine's situation, an older rider talking about the 'good old days'.

"How dramatic... Well, we're in the here and now. We've still got a few weeks left, let's just try to keep your old tail together," Madeline scoffed before sipping her drink.

"The league is suspending all competitions since the Olympics are right in the way, so we have plenty of time to help too, Jasmine, we can all train hard to see medals all around, yeah?" Kai asked with a grin.

The mouse smiled at him and gave a small nod. "Sounds good, let's all walk away with some medals one way or another, yeah?"

"Heh... sure, but just make sure I get the shiniest one, of the gold variety!" Kayla mewed out with a challenging grin.

"Don't get so full of yourself, love, I'm going for a triple-gold this time. Let Jasmine make her history, I'll make my own!" Madeline declared as she sipped her cocoa.

"Oooh, you'd already make history just bringing in three medals from three different sports, Madeline," Jasmine wagged a finger then showed her own casual grin as she continued, "So you two will just have to settle for your silver and bronze as this old mouse takes the gold from you."

"Ha!" Madeline and Kayla both laughed out in challenge, fixing the mouse with grins.

"You all are so intense," Kai said with a laugh.

"Hmph, you have to be, I'm sure you get it with your babysitting, right?" Madeline cocked a brow, her red eyes dialing in on her brother.

Kai rubbed his muzzle in thought. "It's kind of mean to say it like that, Mad."

"He does rely on you though, doesn't he, Kai?" Jasmine asked with a knowing smile.

"I guess that's true... he got pretty surly over me talking about not competing in the slalom competition, I was going to focus on just half-pipe but..." Kai shrugged with a smile.

"Guess you've got more than just me relying on you now, big brother, but remember to always compete with me above all else, you understand?" Kayla purred as she bumped her shoulder into his while they sat together very close, as a couple would.

Jasmine looked upon them in that moment, huffing the air, smelling their scents so heavily intertwined, but she was a mouse, she probably had the keenest scent of everyone at the table. She also smelled Madeline on them, heavily, and their scent with the rabbit. She looked like she wanted to ask something, but then thought better of it, shaking her head to dislodge the silly notion in her brain.

"Something stewing in that brain of yours, Glitter?" Madeline asked with a challenging look in her red eyes as she leaned back, sipping on her cocoa.

She shot her gaze to Madeline who looked ready to fight her, then shifted to the twins who looked awkward and ever so slightly separated from one another a few inches. Finally, her rounded ears perked as she just looked back to Madeline and spat it out, "You're... with them both, aren't you?"

"Yeah, Kai is my boyfriend, but we keep it under wraps for our careers," Madeline explained with a shrug, Kai's ears perking up at the casual answer to the question.

"Huh... and, you're okay with that, Kayla?" Jasmine asked, looking more curious by the second, her whiskers twitching on her snout as she took in all of their scents again, clearly putting the pieces together.

"What? I mean uh..." Kayla blinked a few times, not having been expecting this to come to light.

"Hang on... Jasmine, you understand why me and Kai keep this shit buried, right?" Madeline gave the mouse a shove on the shoulder. "Right, Ms Sportscaster?"

Jasmine frowned and shook her head before answering, "Madeline, I'd never drag your guys' private lives out for a quick story, I owe you too much to ever consider that."

"Huh... guess it's okay then..." Madeline eased her shoulders and relaxed.

"Yeah uh... I guess you could say, this is why I shot you down that time Jasmine, I think you're really cute, but uhm... I've got a sister complex!" Kai laughed awkwardly as he rubbed the back of his head, but then frowned as the mouse squeaked and dropped her mug, cocoa spilling onto the table as she jerked her gaze back to him in shock.

"Oh for fuck sake... Kai!" Madeline hissed out and grabbed some napkins, starting to clean up the spill and right the mug. "She... thought I was just seeing both of you, not that you two were also together!"

"Oh uh... heh... sorry?" Kai grinned as both of his sister's offered him a fussy look before Kayla sighed.

"Uhm... Yeah, so Jasmine, about that... I guess, that's where it is, sorry to shock you, you didn't burn yourself did you?" Kayla asked with a frown.

"No, I'm fine, just... are you two actually twins? I mean... of course, you are, look at you two..." She rubbed her arm and looked away awkwardly.

"Is this going to be a problem, Jasmine? You suddenly creeped out and needing to train alone these next few weeks? I got you to the Olympics like I promised, so no hard feelings if you need to go," Madeline showed her teeth in a hiss, already looking ready to kick her if she upset Kayla, the leopardess looking more and more awkward as if she were ready to cry.

"Wha? N-No! It's fine... I'm just shocked, I mean..." Jasmine looked to the two of them, then the rabbit before collecting what little of her cocoa was left and sipping it before she ran a paw through her brown hair. "This is just... not something you actually expect to find in real life, you know?"

The twins frowned and grew silent, Madeline clicking her tongue, starting to say something before Jasmine followed up as she looked over to the two leopards, "But! It's okay, I mean, you guys love one another, yeah? You all three do and you're just uh... in a polyamorous relationship?"

"That's the gist of it, yes, Jasmine." Kai offered her a nod.

"Okay... well, the shock aside, we're good. It's none of my business after all!" Jasmine squeaked out as she gave the twins a determined look.

"Then, why did you bring it up, to begin with?" Madeline drolled out with a sigh, pushing her paw through her blonde hair, and rubbing the base of her drooped ear.

"I mean, you did ask me what was on my mind?" Jasmine countered.

"That's true... well, you're one of only a pawful that knows, Jasmine, so please... don't mention this to anyone, not even Jaron?" Kayla asked with a frown of her own.

"Oh, absolutely, Kayla. You have my word, this stays here between us, and sorry for intruding," Jasmine offered the big cat a smile.

"Well, fuck... do you have any questions you want to ask, so we don't have to have more awkward moments?" Madeline sighed.

"Well..." Jasmine thought about it, then lifted her head as she looked at Kai. "How does sex work with you guys?"

Kai mewed in surprise at the direct question and stammered out, "Uh... isn't that a bit direct?"

Jasmine showed him a small grin and shrugged. "Humor me, big guy... I've not gotten laid in a hot minute and I'm curious as fuck."

"Gods... are we doing this? Really?" Madeline groaned and pinched her snout, rubbing between her eyes.

"Heh... I mean it's kind of exciting, talking about our personal stuff like this, isn't it?" Kayla mewed out with a small grin.

"Really baby? You getting worked up over this awkward crap?" Madeline offered a grin as she finished off her cocoa and slapped the mug down on the table with a resolute sigh before she simply answered the question, "I role-play as their sister, in private we refer to one another as siblings, especially in bed."

Jasmine felt her cheeks grow warm under her fur as she processed the information, feeling her heart pace up a little as she looked over the trio, her mind whirling at the knowledge. The two leopards perked their rounded ears as the mouse looked them over analytically, then shifted her gaze back to the fussy rabbit who looked ready to throw a mug at her.

"W-well, I guess that makes sense. How long have you guys been a thing?" Jasmine asked.

"About the time me and Madeline came out as dating," Kayla answered.

"Yeah, I was initially just interested in Kayla, but this guy yowled and begged for me to not steal his sister." Madeline offered a playful grin as she thrust a thumb towards Kai who huffed up.

"Hey, that's hardly how things went!" Kai mewed out before Madeline stuck her tongue out at him. Jasmine giggled at the display, seeing the trio already letting their defenses down and acting more casually.

"All of you are really cute, you know I've always had a brother complex Kai, wanna call me big sister?" Jasmine fired back with a crooked grin, the other two girls lifting their ears and glaring daggers at the mouse, the largest cat just huffing in embarrassment.

"Shit, I'm kidding, don't start stabbing me, girls!" Jasmine followed up with a playful wink as she held her paws up in surrender.

"Had to take one more stab at it huh? Or are you just making fun of us?" Madeline narrowed her eyes, showing her teeth as she drummed her claws on the table.

"Come on, Maddy, even I could tell she was teasing, don't get too fussy," Kai countered.

"Really, big brother? Because you looked pretty awkward, were you actually thinking about it?" Kayla asked with her own sharp toothy grin.

"Heh, maybe a little..." Kai confessed, seeing Madeline glare at him, then he smirked and reached over to pat the rabbit's head. "I'm kidding, sis... relax, I'm just picking on you for being so fussy."

Jasmine giggled again and ran her paw through her hair. "You all are too much, I'm glad to see you're all so happy together." She sharpened her focus and gave them all a challenging grin before continuing, "But don't get too fussy at me for beating both your sisters in the games, Kai." Madeline just offered a guffaw of a laugh at that as the two leopards grinned at the mouse.

--*--

Several of the boarding sports had grown massively in popularity as the years had gone by, but there was still no denying that figure skating was the undisputed king of the Winter Olympics. So it came as no surprise that one of the top figure skating sportscasters had been chosen to host the opening ceremony.

"It's an honor to be doing this again for the third time, I'm three-time figure skating medalist, Carla Suri. Thank you for joining us for the opening games of the Winter Olympics." The doe was lithe and elegant, wearing a glittering form-fitting dress that looked worthy of a figure skating competition in its own right, her curly dark hair pinned up in a bun, her brown eyes glittering against the dancing lasers of the massive stadium.

Of course, the whole nation had been enchanted by the first girl to ever make it to a fifth games, so it was no surprise they chose a snowboarding sportscaster as the co-host.

"And I'm two-time-medalist Jaron Randolf. I'm thrilled to be here with you tonight Carla! It's my first time hosting the games, so it's pretty surreal for me!" The greyhound barked out cheerfully, wearing a sleek-looking purple suit that seemed to match the dress the doe wore.

"Jaron, darling, don't you worry about a thing, you'll bring much-needed energy to my more subdued tone, I assure you," Carla cooed out in a relaxed but elegant voice.

"Well, we've got quite a show in store for all of you and it seems they're beginning the opening ceremonies before the countries are introduced, so let's go to that!" He called out as the camera shifted to the center of the stadium, the lasers blinking out and the music clearing as the place grew silent.

A loud rumbling echo of sound reverberated out in halls where the athletes were waiting to march in, followed by drums and synthesized music as the performance began. The twins were sticking close together, excitedly mewing and talking about the games, surrounded by various other winter athletes from all sorts of sports. Madeline was keeping a more cool and composed air but didn't move far from her lovers.

The majority of the focus was of course, on a certain mouse. Jasmine was wearing a sparkly spangled dress while awkwardly clutching the shaft of a flag, talking excitedly with the other athletes, everyone eager to speak to the 'legend' who had seemed to return from the dead to join the games a fifth time. She had of course at every turn said it was because of Madeline and even said the rabbit should be the flag bearer, but she adamantly refused, saying Jasmine had earned this.

The opening portion seemed to drag on for hours even though it was only around fifteen minutes long, everyone was eager to get out to the stadium, but they had to wait until their country was called. Soon enough they started calling the countries in alphabetical order.

"Australia has really been ramping up their winter sports presence in the last few Olympics, haven't they, Jaron?" Carla asked casually as a few dozen athletes including Ellery paraded in waving to the crowds, their flag bearer a prominent mens figure skater that had placed silver last games.

"Oh absolutely, Carla, why I remember when I was a kitten, we might have been lucky to see a pawful, now their programs are really taking off and it's exciting to see so many competitors!"

Jaron and Carla had scripted topics to speak about for each country as they arrived and proceeded through the stadium, but were largely left to their own devices on how to approach the dialog.

"And now we have Great Britain, one of their largest number of attendants this year. They've got over sixty athletes!" Jaron mewed out cheerfully.

"They've got several competitors in the ski jump and their bobsled team is expected to do rather well this time, a lot of faith it seems since the Captain of it is bearing their flag," Carla commented as the athletes strode in, Charles looking particularly surly, having expected to be the flag bearer but having been handily out voted.

"You know, speaking of snowboarding, Jaron. Raul Stallford and Gina Rodriguez are the only snowboarders representing Mexico this year," Carla asked conversationally as the small procession of about six athletes came through, Gina and Raul holding the flag together. In reality, Gina was making him hold the flag because the collie had been too embarrassed to do it himself, not having wanted to have all the limelight upon him.

"Say what you will about the size of their field, but they're bringing in some powerhouses in the snowboarding competition. Raul is last year's champion and Gina is currently in a tight points race for the top spots. I think Mexico has a good chance of seeing some medals this year," Jaron mewed out excitedly.

He felt his claws dig into the desk they were seated at, his tail going rigid as the doe couldn't help but smile at him as they were getting to the U's. He had to agree to not play favorites but even the producers knew it was a lost cause at this point.

"And just barely eeking Canada out for the most athletes this games, we have the United States of America," Carla spoke out casually as the spotlights hit the entryway, the small mouse holding the flag in her paws as the stadium roared to life as she strode forth, a precession of nearly two-hundred and fifty strong behind her.

The lasers danced all around, Jasmine's vision blurry as she marched forward, still unable to process things, still not believing she was here, holding the flag and making her fifth run.

"That's Jasmine Sayotame bearing the flag, as she should be! The first girl to ever participate in five Olympic Games! You got this Jas!" Jaron barked out proudly as the doe giggled.

"So much for not showing favoritism eh? Well, she is a sportscaster like us, so I suppose we can be a little invested, yes?" Carla cooed out with a grin.

Jasmine squeaked out as Kai and Jarome moved to her and lifted her up on their shoulders so she could hold the flag higher, the mouse grinning as she waved it, tears in her eyes as they kept marching forward through the stadium. Madeline just rolled her red eyes, her arm linked with Kayla's as they tried to not get lost in the mob of athletes and stay near the other snowboarders, Hiroshi also keeping up nearby. Other sports might have been more popular generally, but the 'legend' returning for a fifth time had put the spotlight on the boarders, so they were told to make sure to stay up front by the event staff.

"Ahem, we can't forget about Madeline Lashinger there with her partner Kayla Hannah. She's the only athlete on the women's side of things that will be competing in three different events," Carla cooed out and nudged the dog next to her to respond.

"Ah, that's right! This is her partner Kayla's first Olympics, and her brother Kai's too! All of them are very strong contenders for medals, and I think we're going to see some real fireworks, especially between those three girls!" Jaron barked out excitedly as he got back to the script.

--*--

Once the ceremonies had finished, the riders all found themselves together after most of the crowds had filtered out. Gina and Raul had made it a point to find the American riders since they were the only familiar faces to them. The reality was, Mexico only had about seven competitors and neither of them knew any of them.

"The gang's all here eh? Maybe we should hit the town and see what the night scene is like in this place?" Jarome mewed excitedly.

"Tempting, but I'm due on the course tomorrow morning for the slopestyle qualifying," Gina smiled over at the lynx.

"Tch... here and I thought the Olympics would be the place where I finally got that date I've wanted with your fine tail," Jarome barked out with a cocky grin.

"You're a moron, all the girls but Jasmine have qualifying tomorrow, the last thing they need is to go out drinking. You should keep your body as clean as you can in the coming days before our own competitions," Hiroshi scowled as he berated the lynx.

"I agree, I'm not as young as I used to be, I'm staying well and clear of any of that until after the competition," Jasmine squeaked out in response to the topic, her glittering dress still on her from the performance, the rest of the riders dressed in coordinated outfits of their countries. Gina was also in an elaborate dress of green, white, and red since she'd been a flag bearer with Raul.

"They'll be offering athletes a chance to practice and warm up on the competition courses in the coming days as well, Jarome. I'd humbly recommend you get your tail to those so you know the pipe." Madeline snorted as she gave the lynx a nod while keeping her arm linked with Kayla's.

"It just seems like such a waste to go coop up in the Olympic Village when this whole city is on fire for us right now!" Jarome scoffed and put his paws on his hips.

"Jarome, do you go out and party the days leading up to competitions in the league?" Jasmine asked him with a frown, shifting a paw to her hip.

"Well... not usually, no..." He frowned and folded his arms.

Jasmine sighed as she continued, "This is my fifth time and let me tell you, the stakes may be higher, but it's just like any other competition. If you drink lots of alcohol and take drugs the days leading up to it, you'll be in a shit place when it's time to compete. The games are like two weeks long and the boy's halfpipe final is in six days, you will still have a week to play around in the city if you choose to do so."

Madeline offered a laugh at that. "Stick around my tail, once I've got my medals and these two are sorted, I'm on a plane out of here first chance. You seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town-"

"Weren't you interested in visiting one of the tea houses, sweetie?" Kayla asked.

"Tch... Fine, but that isn't going to keep me here until the closing ceremonies. I'd have left this stadium before these opening ones had finished if I could have!" Madeline snarled back.

"I respect your ferocious desire to focus on the prize, but do remember that rest and leisure are needed to balance the flow of the ride, my friend," Raul barked out melodically as he smiled over at the rabbit.

"I think we can agree if anyone is the exception to the rule of drugs before competing, it's this guy," Gina elbowed the collie who offered a small bark, then huffed at the prod.

"Ha ha, yeah, at least I know Raul will always back me up when it comes to having some fun!" Jarome mewed out and threw an arm around the small dog's shoulder.

Raul snorted up at the lynx. "I would not let you partake before a competition, I've seen how you board afterwards, you'd flop over in the snow giggling before you even managed to drop in," The collie offered a small playful grin as he spoke.

"He's got a point, Jarome, you can't even handle the light stuff, a typical party boy that only knows how to drink!" Kai spoke out in a playful challenge of a voice.

"Oooh, Jarome is a lightweight when it comes to the recreational stuff eh?" Jasmine showed her own teeth in a playful grin up at the lynx.

"Hey, hey, hey! Get off my tail, how did this become some pick-on, Jarome, thing? I can handle it just fine!" He mewed out with his paws clenched, looking fussy now.

"Oh come off it, I hardly drink and even I can out-drink you, I can only image what that stuff would do to you," Hiroshi scoffed as the lynx folded his ears and gave him a glare.

"It is fine, my friend. One's endurance in such things is hardly a scale of their worth, do not be ashamed of such things," Raul spoke comfortingly to the lynx with another lazy smile.

"Hmph... yeah, and besides, my endurance is just fine where it counts most!" Jarome huffed out and poked his nose up.

"Uh-huh... is this another bragging point with no foundation?" Gina mewed out skeptically.

"One way to find out!" Jasmine squeaked and trotted over to the lynx with a hungry grin on her muzzle. "Come here, kitty," she cooed out as she shifted a paw to rub up under the larger cat's jaw, his tail fluffing out as he looked shocked.

"W-Wait, are you serious right now?" Madeline frowned as she put a paw on her hip.

Jasmine gave her a half glare. She'd been hanging out with the trio for weeks upon weeks, the sexual tension had been ridiculous and she hadn't had any actual sex in literal years. Shifting her attention back to the lynx she offered a cocky little grin as she followed up, "How about it, Jarome? Interested in a little cat-and-mouse game with me? I'm a tough girl, I'll understand if you want to pass, I get the age gap may-"

"Hell yeah, I'm interested! I've thought you were hot as fuck for years, Jasmine! Holy shit!" He mewed out and whipped his tail about like a dog would.

Hiroshi groaned and rubbed his forehead. "As loathed as I am to play wingman for this moron, and as awkward as this is, yes, he has made such commentary several times at competitions watching you."

"S-seriously?" Jasmine stammered out, her cheeks feeling hot under her brown fur.

"Yeah, he has actually. He'd yowl something like... 'Oh come on, enough replays, cut back to Jazzy!'," Kai mewed out with a laugh.

"J-Jazzy?" The mouse took a step back, cocking a brow at the larger cat.

Jarome sucked air in through his teeth and squirmed a little on his boots. "Oh shit... uh... sorry if that pisses you off? J-Just a little personal thing I call you when we're talking about you at competitions."

"Hmph!" Jasmine perked her rounded ears and grabbed his wrist, pulling him along. "I'm not some easy floozy of a mouse, you have to buy me dinner first, and you may keep calling me that!"

"O-oh? Okay! Okay, Jazzy!" Jarome mewed out with a silly grin on his muzzle as he was literally dragged away by the older mouse that had over ten years on him.

"Mice can be cougars too, I guess?" Gina laughed after the couple left.

"Well, that was awkward and unexpected, but good on them I guess," Madeline scoffed and offered a shrug.

"Why don't we go hit up that tea house you were interested in, Madeline?" Gina offered a smile to the rabbit.

"Tea sounds nice, we can enjoy the city without getting messed up after all," Hiroshi followed up in agreeance.

"Yeah, let's go check it out, Mad!" Kai mewed out excitedly.

"Heh... might as well, the night is still young after all, right? Thanks you guys," Madeline offered them all a grin as Kayla gave her jaw a nuzzle.

--*--

Jasmine and Jarome found a small restaurant after catching a cab from the stadium. They had quickly changed back into their normal street attire before leaving on their impromptu date.

Jarome had slipped into a simple coat over his t-shirt, with a sturdy pair of cargo pants and boots to fight off the winter weather. Jasmine had changed into jeans and also sported a coat that she wore over the halter top she had come to the show in before they threw her in the sparkly dress.

He took her coat when they got to the table, Jasmine offering him a playful grin as he even pulled her chair out for her. "You this smooth with all the girls you take out, Jarome?" She asked while feeling the lynx gently push her forward in the chair.

"Ah, not really if I'm being honest? But damn if I don't feel like you deserve it, Jasmine!" He quickly pulled his own coat off, the mouse looking him over with approval. She usually only saw him dressed in his competition gear, so seeing his strong toned arms and chest for the first time through his tight t-shirt left her eager to see more of this young cat.

She could see he was nervous, fidgeting with the corner of the menu as he looked it over, then peeked up at her. "Uh... what would you like, Jazzy? My tre-"

"Oh no, you started this ball rolling by being a gentleman for me, now you have to order for me too," Jasmine squeaked out with an amused grin showing. She dropped to her elbows and lifted her muzzle, making sure he could see the slight cleavage the halter top offered as it moved around behind her neck.

Jarome swallowed hard at the view and confident words before darting his eyes back to the menu, his mind feeling like it was moving faster than he did during one of the jumps. "Okay, okay... uh... we'll do the lasagna then." He peeked back over the menu to the mouse who offered him an indiscernible grin and said nothing.

The waitress came over to take their order, then asked if they'd be having wine. Jarome frowned and looked over to Jasmine who sat up straight before speaking out cooly, "I'll take some zinfandel."

The waitress nodded and then looked to the cat, "Very good, and you sir?"

Jarome looked confused by the wine list and frowned before answering, "I'll have what she's having."

After their wine arrived, Jasmine leaned back while sipping it, huffing out as she rolled the crimson liquor around in her glass. "You don't drink much wine, do you, Jarome?"

"Heh... no, I'm more of a beer or whiskey kinda guy, you know?" He sniffed at the drink before sipping it curiously, his curled ears perking a little at the flavor.

"Zinfandels are one of the more sweet wines, and I agree with you, I'm also more into hard stuff," Jasmine showed him a lazy smile before taking another sip.

Jarome fidgeted in his chair as he took a few drinks of his wine, happy to get the burn into his system to try to ease his nerves. Jasmine grinned and tilted her head as she asked, "Something on your mind, kitten?"

"K-kitten? Uh... just can't believe I'm here with you on a date, I guess..." He showed her a nervous grin.

Jasmine snorted and laid her glass down, folding her arms as she cocked a brow before answering him, "Let me cut right to it, Jarome. I'm an older girl and I'm not stupid, I know guys will play wingman for their buddies. We're here and this date is happening, so just shoot straight with me. Were they just fluffing that up back there?"

He blinked several times, his yellow eyes staring at her brown ones, seeing the direct confident gaze of an older girl before him with plenty of life experience. With a nervous huff, he answered her while rubbing the back of his head, "W-Well, actually..."

She frowned as he trailed off and looked away. That was about right, it was too good to be true after all, but at least he came along with her, but perhaps it was just to save face. As her mind shifted into the cynical mode, he continued, "I've admired and crushed on you since I was twelve, Jasmine. Like, I followed you through all of your ups and downs, and I even keep up with you now."

Jasmine's rounded ears lifted at that as she frowned, her heart pitter-pattering in her chest as she looked into his nervous-looking eyes. She composed herself and clicked her tongue before taking a sip of her wine, then gave him a skeptical gaze as she answered, "I hate to sound like a cunt, but can you prove it? How do I know you're not just saying this to get in my pants?"

He mewed a little at her direct question but then nodded to it. "Uh, let me think... prove it... shit... if I had a picture of my apartment I've still got one of your posters in the den..." He perked his ears and then withdrew his cell phone. "Oh hey, yeah, how about this?"

He presented the screen to her of one of the major social media platforms she used. "See, I follow your sportscaster page, and even your personal one. Uh..." He brought open a new section of the page as he continued, "Here's where I've got all my reactions, see all the bumps and faves? I hit all your posts when you make them!"

Jasmine blinked a few times, then offered him a smile, her cheeks growing warm under her fur. "Inspired you since you were a teen, huh and you've crushed on me the whole time?"

"I have..." He gave her a small smile of his own. "Jasmine, I've thought you were cute from the moment I laid eyes on you, and I've always admired you. I'd say you were one of the major factors that made me start really looking into boarding!"

She smiled at that and looked down at her mostly drank wine, then showed him a crooked grin before asking, "So, you get around as much as the other's let on? The other riders say you're always off chasing tail."

Jarome gave a laugh and then rubbed the back of his head. "I don't get around nearly as much as I let on. I'm actually kind of a scaredy-cat when you get down to it."

"Alright, I'm sorry for interrogating you, Jarome. Are you sure you're okay with the age gap? I've got over ten years on you, kitten." Jasmine offered him another lazy smile as she sipped her wine, but her brain was screaming at her. Why was she offering him an out? Why was she so worried about any of the details?

"I don't mind at all and you're not some old mouse, Jazzy! You've still got plenty of youth and energy! I think you're prettier now than you were when you were in your twenties!" Jarome mewed out the words with a determined glare.

She felt her heart pound and huffed out before draining the last of her wine and pushing the glass to the table, meeting his eyes with a childish grin. "You really know how to lay it on thick, kitten, even if it is bullsh-"

"I'm not BSing you, Jazzy... I swear to the gods I'm serious, I think you're cute and gorgeous! I also think you're so inspirational, that's why I was so excited when you threw your hat back in. It makes my heart race to see you competing again!" Jarome grabbed her paws, clutching them in his as he continued his confession.

"Damn..." Jasmine grinned and looked away from his confident eyes, feeling her heart pounding as she felt him squeeze her smaller paws, feeling the confidence in him. "Yeah, I know a con when I hear one, and you're shooting straight with me, Jarome..."

She clenched his paws and gave a smirk as she saw the waitress coming to them with their food. "Alright, kitten, let's enjoy this date, then we'll finish our little cat-and-mouse game in my room, deal?" Jarome felt his heart shove into his throat and bit his lower lip, only able to offer a quick little eager nod at those confident words.

--*--

"Gods!" Jasmine gasped out as he lifted her right up, setting her on the bar of the kitchenette in her room. Her muzzle shoved hard against his own once more, they'd barely got inside, having been kissing and pawing at one another in the car and hallway.

His tongue dragged against her throat and she could hear the deep eager purr of this younger cat, his paws on her soft round hips, kneading at them as Jasmine hummed out, feeling Jarome offer little love nips all over her brown fur.

"What an eager kitten... did you daydream about touching and doing these things with me when you were crushing on me?" She asked before moving in to nibble at his curled ear, her own paws raking through his fur, his hair trimmed right to his scalp to the fur-line.

He kissed up her chin then hissed out, "You say that in a past-tense, as if I ever stopped..." He puffed out and then shoved his maw to her own, Jasmine squeaking in a groan as her tongue met his, both of them deeply kissing, her own paws grabbing at the front of his t-shirt, starting to peel it up off him.

"Gods! It's been too long, kitten... Let me see you, I've been eying you through this shirt all night!" She squeaked out with a lick of her chops, pulling the shirt up as he lifted his arms, letting the smaller girl wrench it right off.

She gave him a childish grin to see his strong chest and sculpted abs come into view. "Oooh no wonder you're such a playboy... got the body to back it up, eh, Jarome?" Jasmine pushed her paws to his chest, raking her small claws through his fur which was a lighter brown along his throat, then hopped down from the bar to grip his paw and pull him along.

"H-Hey, let me take your top off too!" He mewed out cutely as she grinned back at him while pulling him back to the bedroom.

"Huff! Go ahead then, kitten!" Jasmine cooed out and gripped his paws, shoving them against her breasts through the halter top.

"D-damn... can't believe I'm actually touching you, Jazzy... fuck..." Jarmone purred loudly, her rounded ears lifted to hear him, grinning ear to ear as she lifted her arms when he finally hefted the halter top up.

Her perky round breasts came into view, not terribly large but certainly more than a pawful for him. The hardness of her peaks gave away her eagerness, pink against the soft brownish fur. Jasmine watched him look upon her in awe and pushed her chest out, posing with one paw on her hip, her other pushing through her own now messy hair. "Like what you see, kitten?"

"Hell yes, I do! Fuck... been daydreaming about how you'd look for years, Jazzy..." Jarome shifted his paws to curiously squeeze her breasts, the mouse sighing and biting her lower lip, squirming on her footpaws while he started exploring her body.

"Well, here I am, Jarome... All yours tonight, did you fantasize about me when you were younger?" She grinned, her brown eyes sparkling as he shifted to a knee to be more level with her, then she giggled as he pulled her nice and close, shoving his maw to her left teat.

She gave up a squeaky moan as he started to suckle upon her, nodding his head rapidly to her previous question, both his paws moving to unbuckle her pants, tugging them open eagerly. Jasmine panted and rubbed his head, fondling the curled ears of this younger boy while feeling his tongue curiously circle her peak as he suckled.

"Ngh!" She gasped out as he popped his maw from her teat, panting a little as she rubbed his ears. "Jarome... you're so rough with them, I think my nipples gonna be bruised after that..." Jasmine giggled as she felt him jerking at her pants and tugging them down along with her panties.

"Sorry, not sorry..." He purred as he answered her with a grin, then gave a huff at the heady scent of her sex once her panties cleared her hips. Jasmine smiled and wiggled her hips to help him strip her before stepping out of the rolled-up attire.

"How rude, maybe I should bruise you up too!" She squeaked out and stepped back, giving him a chance to admire the view of the mouse he'd been crushing on since youth. Her figure was curvy with soft round hips, and thick thighs. She turned around so he could see her from behind, a nice round backside on full display with her tail coiling up playfully. "Like the view?"

"Damn... just... damn!" He mewed out and practically pounced her as Jasmine gave a giggling squeak from the larger cat lunging in and pushing her down into the bed they had been next to.

She gave a small huff as he pushed her down into the sheets, then gasped out as he rolled her right over onto her back, looking surprised by his forwardness, but any semblance of thoughts scattered when his maw shoved against her mouse sex.

Jasmine hissed out and rolled her eyes up, feeling him get right to it, lapping his tongue and even suckling at her pearl. "Oh gods! J-Jarome... kitten... oh my fuuuck..." She moaned out, one paw moving down to rub at his head, petting his curled ears, her other bracing behind her as she watched this younger boy intently working her.

He purred nice and loud for her while suckling then felt her paw clench harder on his ear. "P-Please kitten... oh my gods it's been so long... too long... too long... I-" She snapped her teeth together hard and he felt her paw dig claws into his scalp as she squeaked out in a throaty moan, her love rushing forth.

Jarome purred proudly as his tongue slowly lapped at her mouse pussy, tasting her honey for the first time, his own tail flicking about, almost wagging as a dog would while he tasted her for the first time.

"Gods... gods... that was intense... ngh..." Jasmine groaned and slipped a paw through her hair, pushing her bangs aside as she panted up at the larger cat with a grin, watching him already working his own pants open.

"You taste so fucking good, Jazzy... I can't believe this is happening..." He purred and parted his pants, the mouse biting her lower lip hard as she saw his length spring forth, jumping and dripping eagerly for her.

"Me either... huff... but I'm glad you like me... I like you too, Jarome..." Jasmine brushed her paw over her left breast, down her belly, then slipped it between her thighs, spreading her legs as she moved to part her petals to open herself for him with a grin. "You wanna put it in here, right, kitten?"

Jarome nodded eagerly as he moved over her, shifting between those spread legs and guiding the tip of his length against this older mouse's slick waiting entrance. He started to push past her entrance but then huffed out as Jasmine pushed a footpaw to his chest to halt him.

"You not packing protection, kitten? Just going to dive into my pussy like that?" Jasmine offered him a challenging smirk.

"O-Oh... shit... I mean uh... I didn't expect to actually, so I mean... damn uh..." Jarome stammered and she just giggled and shifted her footpaw off his chest.

"Well well, I guess I'll have to trust you that you've not been banging all your groupies and you're clean. You trust me when I say you're the first guy in years and I'm clean, Jarome?" She grinned as he was already starting to reposition again, guiding that tip back to her entrance, his prelove dripping against her pink flesh.

"I- I swear I'm clean, Jazzy! I've not banged a girl in like six months and that was with protection to boot, my last-"

"Yeah yeah, go on then, put it in before I do it for you!" She squeaked out impatiently and wiggled her hips. Jarome mewed excitedly and nodded as he grabbed her hips, hips claws digging past her brown fur to hold her secure as he ground and worked at her tight little entrance.

"D-Damn... you're really small down there and... ngh..." His tail fluffed up behind him as he hissed out while grinding.

"Tiiight? Ngh... I'm a small mouse and you're a big cat, Jarome... I can handle it if you can though... c'mon... you said you were crushing on me, here you are, the mouse you've fantasized about... ready and willing to take your cock, kitten..." Jasmine cooed the words, then gave a soft squeak as his head finally popped past her.

She grinned up at him, then let out a soft groan as he slowly pushed forward, his own eager groan also coming forth as her tight little mouse walls spread for him. Inch by inch he filled her until he finally kissed at her core, then Jasmine squeaked out as he bucked his hips to make every inch fit into her small body. The mouse saw starts for a moment as he forced it all past, their brown fur meeting at their crotches, every bit of that crimson length deep in her now.

"Gods... gods... I can feel you throbbing... ha... I can even... feel you dribbling that precum into me, kitten... you're really... really worked up, aren't you?" She moaned as he shifted fully over her, dropping to his elbows to lay atop her.

"I am... fuck... I can't believe I'm inside you..." Jarome wrapped his arms around her neck as she gave him an eager grin, then his muzzle was to hers as she threw her arms around him as well, pulling him down closer, her perky breasts against his chest. She felt him start to grind inside her, kissing deep with each bump as they kissed desperately, their tongues rolling frantically while they officially made love for the first time.

"Holy shit..." He broke the kiss to pant into her face, hearts practically in his yellow eyes as Jasmine cooed and rubbed the side of his muzzle.

"Does it feel good, Jarome? I'm all yours tonight... take your time... I want to savor you, kitten..." Jasmine panted against his lips, the Lynx nodding before pushing back into a kiss with her as she moaned and accepted it, their tongues rolling gently while he ground inside her.

After several deep strokes, she broke with a hiss and rolled her eyes up, her tongue lolling slightly as she gasped, "Right there... right there... c'mon... please Jarome... P-pleassssee..." He kept pumping, panting against her jaw as the little mouse beneath him crested hard, his own tail jerking in a fluff as she crested so hard her walls were crushing his length.

"Oh gods... oh gods, Jazzy... ngh... fuck... fuck..." He mewed out as her wiry tail wrapped around his, the mouse huffing and panting up at him through clenched teeth, shaking her head to compose herself as her honey dripped off his sacs.

"M-me too, kitten... ngh!" She wrapped around his neck and shifted to roll him as he mewed out and let her. She shoved him to his back and rose up, grinding her round hips, a drunk look in her eyes as she panted down at this younger boy she was riding, her tail wrapped tightly around his own possessively.

"S-say you like me again, Jarome..." Jasmine moaned out as she ground her hips to his, her breasts swaying as that tapered tip dug deep inside her.

"R-really like you, Jazzy! I- I have for years... fuck... fuck..." Jarome panted and looked distant as he braced on his paws, her own paws pushing to his chest, both their body's shifting to please one another.

"Gods... you're such a sweet caaat... my good kitty..." She dug her claws in and started slapping her hips down hard, sloppy wet sounds coming from him plunging in and out of that soaked mouse hole as she panted out, her tongue showing slightly.

"Y-yes! I love hear that! Ngh... c-can I be yours, Jazzy? I'll be a good cat, I'll be a good kitty for you!" Jarome mewed out as his tail jerked in a flick against her own wrapped tail, the mouse showing him an excited grin as her hips kept working against him, her own honey dripping onto him again.

"Ngh... Y-You really want to, Jarome? Are you sure? I've not dated anyone in like... fuck... f-five years or some shit... right before I ret-" She squeaked as he bucked up and shoved deep into her, the mouse's thoughts scattering as he brought her to a violent crest once more, then rolled her over to take the lead once more.

"Yeah! Yeah... I don't want this to be a one-night stand, Jazzy... fuck..." He wrapped his arms around her, both of them nose to nose as she panted up into his yellow eyes, her own blinking several times before she nodded.

"O-okay... a-are you sure Jarome?" She whispered out in a pant, feeling him grinding deep, kissing at her core, his moves erratic and frantic as he panted into her face.

"Yes! Yes... never been so... sure of anything, my whole life!" He mewed out, his paws tangled into her brown hair and gripping her ears, both of them staring upon one another as he kept just pushing deep into her.

"Alright... ngh!" She squeaked out as he dug deep, shaking her head again before cupping his jaw and panting out, "Yeah... W-we can try, but no dropping 'I love you's' on my ass until we give it some time, d-deal?"

He nodded and then shoved his maw to hers in a passionate kiss. Her brown eyes widened as she felt the intensity of it, felt his adoration in his affection as she moaned down his throat while hugging him tight, their tongues ravenously rolling together as they moved.

After several more heated moments, he parted with a purr and then winced as he shook his head. "Jazzy... Jasmine... fuck babe... I- I'm almost...s-should I pull out?"

She clung to him while panting, staring hard into his eyes as he asked her, then bit her lower lip and locked her legs around him tightly. She squeaked out and hugged nice and tight, her strong legs holding him inside her as she cooed against his lips, "That answer your question, kitten?"

"H-holy... fuuuuck..." Jarome groaned as she grinned, his tail going stiff in her own wrapped one, then she squeaked out loudly as he yowled out in a throaty moan while giving in to this older mouse he'd been adoring for years.

"Yes! Yesss... that's my kitty... mine... mine..." She hugged him tight as he nodded and clung to her, mewing and moaning with each thick rope he sent into her. Jasmine moaned with him, feeling herself crest again during his own release, his thick adoration for her pooling deep while they clung on one another.

"Oh... my... fuck..." Jarome mewed weakly, his arms shaking before he collapsed in a fatigued groan, bracing on his elbows as Jasmine hugged him tightly, huffing into his ears while petting his head.

"Gods, Jarome... that's my kitty... fuck..." She couldn't help but grin as the larger cat held her in a tight hug, nuzzling her breasts while she stroked his ears, feeling warm and full with his love.

"That... was intense, I need... a sec..." He puffed out against her breast as she held him closer.

"Oooh that's okay... rest in my arms, my kitty, I've got you..." She kissed his ears a few times as he nodded and snuggled up his new mouse.

Jasmine grinned and stroked his ears lovingly, a satisfied huff as she felt his warmth, his scent all over her, as well as hers upon him. She came here to fulfill her dream, and maybe walk away with one last medal, but she certainly didn't expect to bag herself a potential boyfriend in the process.

She smiled as she felt his grip relax, the larger cat drifting to slumber in her arms. With a composed nod, she pushed the thoughts aside for now. She'd let him sleep on it and see if he sang a different tune when he woke up, but for now, she was content to enjoy the moment.

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