Taming the Wilds Chapter 24

Story by Dani Drake on SoFurry

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Buck lets Grom coax him into joining the mapping expedition.


(This chapter contains some mild CBT and spanking. No komainu were hurt in the making of this chapter (he enjoyed every second))

"Why are we doing this again?" Buck grumbled with his arms crossed as his newly modified wheelchair broke through the underbrush, piloted by his ever-present human mate. He leaned his head back, staring at Grom's patiently smiling face with disapproval written across his features. Of course, he knew the answer. His post-recovery funk never lifted, and Grom tried for weeks to get him to leave their cozy home rather than lying around all day. Deep down, he loved Grom for trying to help him, but was it so much to ask to be allowed to grieve his loss of freedom?

"We need to scout the area. You don't want poor Hugh to bust through into something terrible, do you? Wouldn't you love to move into a roomier place? If we map this area out, we can see if they'll give us enough room for a big, comfy bed and maybe some extra room to practice with your new bow." Grom pressed a gentle kiss to Buck's upturned nose, drawing an irritated grumble from the rabbitman.

Honestly, Buck was glad that Grom strong-armed him into leaving their tunnel. The fresh air was sweet and warm, and the midday sun caressed his fur like an old friend. He could almost forget his status as an invalid if he closed his eyes and focused on the gentle chirp of insects. Even the "crossbow" (something he never knew existed outside of siege weapons) in his hand felt like an old friend, replacing his longbow.

"Friends! Yah Shi found treats!" A fluffy bundle of energy barrelled through the brush, nearly bowling them over before he righted himself. Slick fur dripped with blue liquid, and his fingers were visibly sticky as he held out a handful of plump berries. "Tastes good! Not poison. Bo said so." Shoving the handful under Buck's nose, he grinned from ear to ear, his tail thrashing from side to side in an almost violent wag.

Buck sighed, feeling his energy drain from the moment Yah Shi appeared. The komainu was likable enough, but he was a LOT to handle. Everything excited him. It was at least the eighteenth time he ran back to Buck to show off something he found. At least this time, it wasn't an oddly shaped rock or a massive insect. It felt like they were babysitting an enormous toddler with too much energy and pain tolerance through the roof.

"Hey, big guy. Remember what we discussed?" Grom's voice took on a fatherly tone, and he stepped forward to intercept Yah Shi before he could attempt to feed Buck. "It's okay to share, but you ask if someone wants it before you stuff your fingers in their mouth." With gentle fingers and a calming demeanor, he rubbed Yah Shi's belly in a way that made the colossal dope's foot bounce, taking a berry from his hands and popping it in his mouth.

"Oh. Right. I'm sorry, bunny." With his ears back, Yah Shi approached again, offering the fruit in a less intrusive way. It was interesting how easily Grom could calm him down. It was like a night and day difference since their first meeting. Buck still felt a dull ache in his tailbone from the komainu's overeager hug that threw him from his chair. Of course, Yah Shi was happy to try to cram him back into his seat, but the big oaf didn't know his strength!

He couldn't help but wonder if Grom would be this good with children. Maybe they'd find some orphaned monster and be a happy family- no. What was Buck thinking? He couldn't even take care of himself, let alone a child. Forcing Grom to take care of the two of them would be unfair. No, he'd remain childless until Grom grew tired of him and moved on to someone more capable.

Yah Shi stiffened suddenly, his nose wiggling and scenting the air. Something massive crashed through the bushes nearby, and the komainu put his bulky frame between Buck and the ominous sound, his happy-go-lucky demeanor fading, replaced with a protective guard-dog-like stance and a warning growl.

Dripping jowls and massive fangs parted the trees, followed by a monstrous, scar-pocked body. Feline eyes bearing no hint of sapience stared down at the trio, then the creature threw itself forward with a triumphant snarl, prompting Buck to raise his crossbow with shaky hands. His bolt flew wide, missing the creature's eye, and he braced himself for its bite.

"BAD KITTY." Yah Shi's Arm stuffed itself between those slavering jaws with a sickening crunch, sending blood flying as dagger-like teeth broke furred flesh. Strangely, he seemed unbothered by the bite, bringing his free elbow down hard on the creature's muzzle and raising his knee to follow suit from the other side. "Stop being mean to friends." He grunted as the roaring feral monster released him, shaking its head and backing away.

Fur bristling and teeth showing in an uncharacteristic snarl, Yah Shi followed the confused creature, throwing himself onto its broad back and wrapping his arms around its neck. Something green and scaly darted from its rear, striking the komainu's body with desperate fangs until, with an irritated grumble, Yah Shi bit back, tearing the serpentine head free with his teeth, then spitting it to the side.

The creature's struggles weakened, then stopped, and glassy, lifeless eyes stared at its would-be prey in disbelief. Its bulky feline body collapsed as a final wheezing breath tried desperately to break through the komainu's chokehold, then it went still. With their size difference, Buck thought that the feral monster would have put up a better fight, but even in its death throes, Yah Shi wouldn't let go.

"Bad. Kitty. Bad. Kitty. BAD." Yah Shi took out his frustration on the creature's corpse, bashing its skull with ground-shaking punches until the bone gave way, then taking a deep breath and appearing to compose himself. Brown eyes opened as he stepped from the corpse, wiping his bloody paws off into his fur with a guilty expression. Strangely, his loincloth was tented, and his wounds were already healing. "Sorry. Did Yah Shi scare friends?"

The combination of blood-dripping fur, a raging erection, and a sheepish expression tickled Buck's funny bone, and he couldn't help himself snorting, then breaking into a wheezing laugh. It only grew funnier when Yah Shi tilted his head and stared like a confused dog, and Buck had to stop before he fell out of his chair or aggravated his condition.

"Told you we should bring him along. He's not so bad, is he?" Wrapping his arms around Buck from behind, Grom chuckled and rubbed his cheek against Buck's. "This is the first time I've seen your smile in weeks. I've missed it." Teasing fingers took hold of Buck's cheeks and squeezed them, pulling them taut.

"I guess not." Buck cleared his throat, settling back against Grom's chest and angling his horns to the side. "He'd better clean his hands before he tries to touch me again, though. I don't want feral monster brains stuck in my fur." Trying to sound aloof, Buck couldn't quite keep the proper amount of ice in his voice.

"You okay? Lu heard something worrying-" Bo's face appeared from a nearby bush, his rounded ears twitching. "Oh. The poor thing made Yah Shi angry, didn't it?" He left the undergrowth, his satchel overflowing with fresh plants. It was uncanny how similar he looked to Ko, despite his slimmer build, with dirty paws and a curious, roaming gaze.

Lu Meng followed behind him, saddled with dozens of bags and quietly standing over him. Greeting Yah Shi with a pat on the head, he handed the bloody komainu an old piece of cloth to clean his messy fur and knelt to the fallen creature's body. Grunting as he started to remove its teeth with his fingers and store them in one of his bags, he ignored their razor-sharp edges slicing into his digits.

"There's a river over there." Bo pointed over his shoulder. "I think it's far enough away that we don't have to worry about breaching into it unless we try to expand into an underground metropolis." Flipping open a journal, he leafed past detailed drawings of various plants until he reached a detailed map with symbols scattered seemingly at random. "Here's Ko's refuge, and the river's over here. It winds away toward Shufeya." Pointing at gibberish symbols, he flicked his ears, and his amethyst eyes shone. "There's so many rare medicinal plants and seasonings around here, though. The humans don't know what they're missing!"

"So we're already done, and we didn't need to come out here?" Buck raised an eyebrow, interrupting Bo's gushing about his herbaceous finds. "We can go home?" While he enjoyed their outing, the appearance of the strange hybrid creature made him uneasy.

"Oh, no. I forgot to mention something else." Bo's excited explanation of the taxonomy of various berries was cut short, and he put on an apologetic smile. "We found this strange cave. Not sure where it leads, but it's worryingly close to town. We should investigate before we return. Don't want something nasty to slither forth and become a problem."

"Yay! More time with new friends!" Chiming in with a wiggling butt and hastily cleaned fur, Yah Shi stretched and stared at the map with his tongue hanging out. "Which way is it?" He reached for the book, but a glare from Lu Meng stilled his excited fingers, and he stood obediently.

"We should probably wait until tomorrow to explore. Running into another of those-" Grom tilted his head toward the cooling corpse of the feline creature. "-In the dark seems more trouble than its worth." With a yawn, he leaned against Buck's wheelchair and rested his chin between Buck's ears. "And I may be tired from pushing Grumpy around all day."

"I'll show you 'Grumpy.'" Buck thumped the cheeky human's head with his unloaded crossbow, but he couldn't hide his improved mood, smiling despite his feigned ire. Camping for the night did sound like a good idea, and he'd never pass up an opportunity to cuddle up to Grom, wherever it was.

Within a short while, they reached a small clearing, and Lu Meng unburdened himself in a careful pile of Bo's luggage, then selected one of the bags and began to unpack bedding. Once he set up a small semicircle of beds, he bent down to collect sticks, piling them in the center while his tail slowly wagged. The komainu almost seemed subservient, and when Lu passed by Bo, the komainu stopped in his tracks at the tanuki's insistence and bent down. Ears twitching and his tail wagging as the tanuki whispered in his ear, he listened to secretive words with growing excitement. A bounce entered his step from that moment, and he sped his efforts, building a camp in record time and returning to sit by the tanuki's seated form, his cheek resting against brown fur.

Before everyone could tuck into their packs and retrieve food, Bo spoke up. "None of you mind if I tend to this big oaf in the open, do you?" Bo cleared his throat and patted Lu Meng between his ears. "I'm well aware that your little town is open about these things, but Lu's into acts that aren't for everyone. We can find somewhere else if you'd prefer."

"Watching someone get fucked into the ground by a crowd is dinner entertainment. I doubt you two could be too kinky for anyone in Ko's refuge." Grom laughed as he slipped out of his sweaty shirt, revealing the muscles Buck spent hours mapping with his tongue before his accident. Pink flesh glistened in the firelight beneath a dense forest of hair, and his pants bulged with the massive package that Buck squirmed on so many times before.

At Grom's reassurance, Bo's expression took on a more dominant lean, and his eyes glittered in the firelight. "Hear that, Lu? We get to show off." He tugged at the komainu's loincloth and let it fall to the dusty ground, leading Lu Meng by his tail until he was on all fours with a massive rump facing his 'audience.'

Amid a fluffy grey expanse of plush buttocks, a puffed pink hole winked while the komainu's tail fanned the air, beating a rhythm. "Yes! Thank you, sir." His stoic demeanor changed when the tanuki took hold of his dark grey tail, becoming closer to a lovestruck puppy. A bouncing canine cock flopped beneath him as he willingly crawled over the sitting tanuki's lap.

Crack! Bo's palm fell on the komainu's upturned ass, wobbling his cheeks and drawing a grateful moan from the canine. A litany of further blows abused his jiggling rump, and he squirmed happily, arching his back and wagging his tail at breakneck speed. Leaking with every slap, his cock painted the ground beneath him with spiderwebs of arousal until a cringingly loud whack missed his rear, striking a blow across his unguarded balls.

A howl left the komainu's lips, along with a whimpered "Thank youuuuuuu!" and his cock fountained, unleashing a flood of lion-dog cream to paint the muddy ground below. More blows followed, prolonging the komainu's ecstasy until a last weak, watery spurt drooled pitifully from his pointed tip, and Bo relented.

"You think you'd ever want to try something like that?" Grom whispered from behind Buck, inserting himself between the rabbitman's rear and the hard ground, drawing Buck's attention away from Bo's surprisingly dominant display. His manhood showed itself, pressing against Buck's plush rear in a familiar grind. Attentive lips followed the curve of Buck's neck as his perfect, deliciously thick shaft parted Buck's cheeks, penetrating him with deceptive ease until Buck felt the human's balls nuzzling up against the underside of his.

"Mmph. Maybe the spanking, if you're gentle. Smack my balls once, and I'll gore you, though." Leaning his head to the side, he accepted the human's affections, trying to keep his breathing slow and even. They worked out a system weeks ago to prevent Buck from suffering during their lovemaking, and it just so happened to be incredibly sensual. Rutting like wild animals was out of the question, but slow, purposeful lovemaking seemed perfectly fine, as long as he didn't strain himself.

"And if I happen to be into something like that?" Grom teased, slipping free from Buck's depths for only a moment to correct their positioning and turn the bunny to face him. Slow, deliberate thrusts sought Buck's prostate and massaged it while a claiming hand took hold of Buck's horn, dragging him in for a slowly exploring kiss.

"Then I'll- I'll- Oh fuck." Trying to retort with something clever, Buck trailed off as Grom's hardness hit all the right spots and his hairy musculature teased the underside of Buck's equine shaft, coaxing a jet of approval from its flexing tip. He only lasted a few short moments under Grom's talented ministrations, tensing, then falling limp as his cock painted its satisfaction across Grom's chest in silvery webs.

Grom allowed himself one hard thrust as his cock followed suit, painting Buck's rippling innards with a virile coating. Staring into Buck's eyes, he playfully swatted Buck's rump with barely enough force to jiggle a bubbly cheek. "On second thought, I don't think I need anything more. You're just too perfect." Nuzzling his nose against Buck's, Grom held him close in strong protective arms, his masculine affections drawing out a vulnerable side of the usually brusque and well-guarded lagomorph.

"Can Yah Shi have a hug too?" A dopey voice interrupted their cozy afterglow, and their heads turned in unison to see Yah Shi kneeling in the nude with his tail swaying from side to side. "Looks like fun!"

Buck attempted to keep a straight face, but he broke out in a snorting laugh at the komainu's innocent honesty. With a welcoming wave, he invited the komainu to join them, feeling his cheeks burn with a smile he wasn't used to having.