Blooming Flower - Chapter 3
#3 of Blooming Flower
Chapter three! I have completely given up on trying to come up with creative titles for each chapter. Have one more chapter in mind (maaaaybe two?), then am going to go back and tweak/smooth out the earlier chapters.
Thanks for reading!
It was late afternoon before we finally got out of bed. It was still hard to get out of bed - the feel of Apollo's body against mine was easily one of my top ten favorite things about being a Vulpix - but we eventually managed it, and he led me back outside to practice more. Apollo set the row of candles up again and I worked to try and light them all. I felt like I had grown a little stronger- I was able to get three of the candles lit before I was just too exhausted to get any more fire out. I collapsed on the ground, my head hurting from the exertions. Apollo stretched out alongside me and I leaned against him. We stayed like that for the longest time, watching the sun set, the candles burning in a triangle around us.
I had never appreciated the night so much as a human. There was just so much more_that I could feel from it. There was a slight pressure change, not painful or causing my ears to pop, but enough that I could notice. The soft breeze ruffled my fur and carried hundreds of interesting scents, though they were mostly overwhelmed by the pleasant smells coming from the candles I had lit. The world was brighter- not as bright as the day, but I could see well enough to make out the grass around me, the paint on my fence, the old Frisbee I used to throw for Apollo to chase. But most of all were the _sounds. The soft crackle of the burning candles, the rhythm of Apollo's breathing beside me, the whisper of leaves shifting with the wind, the distant hoot of a Noctowl, the hum of my home's air conditioner. My ears kept twitching, rotating as they tracked from one sound to another. Eventually I realized Apollo was watching my wandering ears, an amused look on his face, and when I looked up at him he leaned closer and gave my ear the gentlest of nibbles.
I let out a murr of contentment in reply, then slowly rose to my feet and started towards the fence. I looked back behind me at Apollo, who was staring at me. I gave a teasing wag of my tails, then jumped up on the fence, proud of myself for landing on it the first time. "I want to go for a walk."
The Espeon sat up and looked beyond the fence, concerned. "It's late... we should go back inside; we can explore tomorrow."
I looked back at him and pouted. "But I want to go for a walk now..."
"It's night time... it could be dangerous. Other Pokemon might be out, and one of them might attack you; I wouldn't want to see my precious flower hurt."
I deepened my pout. "But I'll have a strong Espeon along to protect me. You've never let anything hurt me before; I can still depend on you to keep me safe now, can't I?"
I could tell he was wavering, but still worried, so I pushed harder. "We won't go far; we'll stay in sight of the house the whole time, and then come back and get food."
He still looked nervous, but finally nodded. "All right... but just for a little bit." He joined me on the fence, and then we hopped down to the other side, setting off on an evening walk.
It was a lovely walk. My house was off by itself without any real neighbors, so we had a large grass field to stroll through. A forest bordered one side of the field but we went in another direction first, sticking by the dirt driveway that led off to the streets. The night air was invigorating, and before long I was humming to myself, some tune I half remembered from long ago. Apollo seemed to calm down while I sang. "You have a lovely voice as a Vulpix, ma petite renarde mignon."
I blushed, suddenly feeling self-conscious, and mumbled. "Thank you." I was too embarrassed to keep humming and walked in silence for a few steps.
Apollo noticed that I had stopped humming. "Aw, why did you stop? Come on, let's sing!" He started singing a silly and upbeat tune, and after a line or two I couldn't help but join in and sing along. I began really enjoying myself, walking faster and dancing a little, swaying back and forth in time with the song. The evening air was still warm, the grass felt great under my paws, the stars just looked so beautiful, and I lost myself in the moment. I ended up a few paces in front of Apollo, and after a verse or two I looked back to check on Apollo.
He was still following me and singing, but instead of looking around like me he was just watching me, or more accurately, my tails. It made me feel special in a way his compliment hadn't, and in a way I had never really felt as a human- with everything else to look at, he genuinely wanted to look at me. I wiggled a little and wagged my tails just so, so that they gave him a fleeting glimpse of my back end through them, and I looked back ahead and lost myself in singing and dancing. I was still enjoying myself and the beautiful evening, but now I was also enjoying the thought of teasing the Espeon following behind me with the sight of my body.
We reached the end of the dirt road and turned around, walking near the edge of the forest. The smell of the trees was stronger, and the sound of the wind rustling the branches added to our sing. I was so caught up in the sensations that I didn't realize at first that Apollo had stopped singing. I stopped and looked back towards him, ready to tease him about being lost in the view, but some of my cheer faded. He was paused mid-step, one paw still hovering just above the ground, and was staring intently into the dark forest. I ran back to him and tried to follow his gaze. "What's wrong?"
His head tilted as he scanned more of the forest, his whiskers twitching. "I don't know... it feels like something is out there."
My ears swiveled towards the forest and I tried to spot anything out of the ordinary. I couldn't see or hear anything, but Apollo seemed to be growing more nervous with each passing second. He finally looked away from the forest and back towards the house. "Lily... how about we go back inside? We can order a pizza and have some dinner?"
I looked at him suspiciously. "How are we going to get a pizza? There's nobody to take it from the delivery driver."
The Espeon grinned, a playful gleam in his eye. "It won't be a problem! Come on, I'll show you."
I noticed he waited for me to leave first, standing between me and the forest, but the thought of tasting pizza was good enough to have me running back to the house. Apollo followed, occasionally glancing back towards the forest, but we were soon back in the yard. Apollo opened the door for me and grabbed the three still-lit candles before following me into the house, locking the door securely behind him.
Apollo set the candles in a triangle on the table, their light creating a flickering glow against the walls. "So what do you want on the pizza?" The Espeon headed towards my computer in the living room. It had been left off since I had become a Vulpix- my paws wouldn't really work on the keyboard, and I had much more interesting things to spend my time on anyways - such as Apollo - but the Espeon gave the power button a nudge with his nose and it started booting up.
"Are you sure this is a good idea? I still don't think we can do this without the delivery driver asking to see Leo..." I followed after Apollo, curious anyways about what he had planned.
"Sure we can! I've done it a few times while you were away; we just order it on the computer and when it arrives we turn on the shower, I hand him the money, and he gives me a pizza! It's easy, and he likes it because he said I tip better than you do. And they're still open for another hour so we've got plenty of time." Apollo looked very pleased with himself, and I found myself thinking back to cash that had gone missing in the past. I guess I couldn't blame him- he had helped earn a lot of that money in battles, so it was his too- and it meant we were about to have pizza.
I wagged my tails happily. "Well then... in that case, are pepperoni and sausage okay?"
Apollo looked back at me and grinned. "If my elegant Lily wishes it, I would settle for nothing less." He turned back to the computer, his psychic powers letting him use the keyboard. In no time he had placed the order, and twenty minutes later we heard the car pull up outside. Apollo started the shower, the sound of the running water clearly reaching the front door, and I grabbed some money, holding it in my mouth. We met back at the front door and waited for the knock; when it came Apollo opened the door to reveal a tall man holding a pizza. "Delivery for Leo... oh, hey again, Apollo! Ooh... who's your new friend?"
He reached down to take the cash from me, then gave me a pat on my head before rubbing behind my ear. It felt really good, and I leaned into the rub and wagged my tails until I heard a soft growl coming from Apollo, and I realized he was jealous. I don't think the driver heard him, but I pulled away from his hand and walked over to stand behind my Espeon. The delivery driver grinned and held the pizza out in front of him; it glowed and lifted away, floating inside as Apollo took it and carried it to the table.
I knew the man wouldn't hear anything but variations of the word 'Vulpix', but I gave him a polite "Thank you!", and he grinned before walking off. Apollo closed (and locked) the door before working on setting the table; I turned off the shower and met him back at the table.
The pizza was warm and smelled delicious, and the two of us quickly set to work devouring it, eating in the dim candlelight. That night I discovered just how hard and messy it was to eat pizza without hands. Apollo tried to help, pulling the slices apart and putting them on plates with his psychic powers, but when he saw me struggling to eat from the plate he gave up using them and messily dug in with his mouth to help make me feel better. We got through half the pizza before we were full, and we both looked at each other.
"My flower, you are forever beautiful... but you have tomato sauce all over your nose." Apollo looked regretful... or he tried to, anyways. With the tomato sauce and cheese covering his own face it just looked funny.
I giggled. "We need a shower." I hopped off the table, walking towards the bedroom and its connected bathroom.
"But I don't want a shower..." Apollo followed me to the bedroom but stopped in the doorway, unmoving.
I gave him my best look of disappointment... but he just shook his head. This was beginning to be really unfair- when I was his trainer, I had always caved when he gave me puppy dog eyes, but as a Vulpix whenever I tried I couldn't even make him look guilty. So instead I gave an annoyed huff, walked back to him, and started pushing against him, trying to force him into the bathroom.
Unfortunately, Apollo weighed a lot more than me, and all I managed to do was smear more tomato sauce on his fur. I fell to the ground and pouted again. Apollo had always hated getting showers, and when he evolved into an Espeon it had been practically impossible- it got to the point where I had to distract him somehow or he would just use his psychic powers to create an umbrella that kept the water from hitting him. I thought for a minute of how I could even get him in the shower now, much less distract him... then an idea popped into my head.
I tried not to grin, instead trying to give a suggestive look, and leaned against him to whisper in his ear. "If you come take a shower with me, I promise it'll feel really good..."
His ear twitched. "Oh?"
"Mm-hm... I think if you stood over me, I could fit even more of your cock in my mouth..."
I saw Apollo waver, still not eager to take a shower. "We don't need to be in the shower to do that; there's plenty of room to do that right here."
"You're probably right... but I'm not going to try unless you take a shower." I gave his ear a gentle nip.
Apollo was off like a rocket, and I staggered a little when he stopped supporting my weight. I giggled to myself, hearing the sound of the shower starting, and walked after him, feeling very pleased with myself. Apollo was waiting for me outside the shower. I had gotten him interested, but he still didn't want to jump in. I slinked past him, brushing against him, and hopped into the shower.
The water was the perfect temperature, and I closed my eyes and lifted my face upwards, letting the water soak my fur. My fur felt heavier and clung close to my skin as I stood under the shower, and the water tickled my paws as it flowed to the drain. I heard movement behind me as Apollo slipped into the shower, standing on the far side and away from the falling water. I turned my head to look back at him, slowly opening my eyes. "Apollo... you're big and all, but I can't reach you from over there."
He grinned and walked over to me, the water drenching him as he stood under it. I could see his cock was already half erect, and I slunk lower and brushed under him, sliding against his chest. The sound of the running water made it harder to hear, but I thought I heard Apollo give a happy murr as I gave the first lick along his length. I tested out my theory from earlier and found that in this position, with the Espeon standing over me, I was able to pay much better attention to the pair of balls hanging behind the quickly extending red shaft. In no time at all he was fully erect, and I gave a slow lick along his full length as I worked my way back up before engulfing him in my mouth.
He gasped, loud enough to be heard over the falling water, and I couldn't blame him. With this angle- him standing over me, my head raised upwards, my neck straight- I had managed to take all of him, his cock sliding smoothly into part of my throat, my nose pressing against him as my tongue wrapped around him. Even with the water washing over both of us his scent was more than strong enough to overwhelm me, and I felt a flutter of excitement in my stomach. I pulled back, dragging my tongue along the underside of his length, then moved forward again, stopping only when my nose bumped him again.
I picked up the pace, stimulating the powerful Espeon standing over me. Before I had always stopped after a few teasing bobs, but this time I felt the urge to make him cum with my mouth and I kept going. His legs pulled together, gripping my sides and holding me under him, the warm water running down him and over me. I felt my soaked tails rise upwards, and Apollo nipped at one, biting down on it and drawing a muffled eep from me right as his cock slid down my throat again. He kept a grip on my tail and began moving his hips, driving his length into my mouth. I stopped moving, instead just focusing on holding up beneath the Espeon's thrusts, trying my best not to gag or choke when his tip jabbed into the flesh of my throat.
Just when I thought I couldn't take anymore he gave a final thrust and gripped me harder with his legs, his teeth digging even harder into my tail, and his cock pulsed against my tongue. He came in my mouth, a jet of warm seed shooting down my throat. I swallowed just in time for another jet, and while I knew Apollo would love the feel of my mouth around him through his orgasm, I was suddenly very worried about choking. I pulled off him, but his legs held me in place underneath him, and I had a brief half-second to see his bright red cock pulse before it shot another blast of cum at me. I closed my eyes and opened my mouth- I couldn't get out anyways, so I might as well enjoy it.
Where his seed landed in my mouth it tasted salty, and carried his powerful scent with it. Most of it landed on my face, though, with one strand roping over one of my ears. It went on for what seemed like several minutes before the Apollo's orgasm ended, and I heard him give a relieved sigh above me as he released my captive tail and his legs relaxed. I slinked underneath him, walking to the far side of the shower from the falling water, and gave him a chance to see his work before the water cleaned it away.
"Enjoy yourself?" I smiled as he looked back at me, his eyes widening at the sight of me covered in his cum. I saw his cock twitch under him, and I knew the view excited him.
He nodded slowly, as if afraid I would vanish if he took his eyes off me, and when he answered it sounded like he was still catching his breath. "This was the best shower ever."
I blushed, letting him enjoy the view, until he finally stepped to the side of the shower. I moved to get back under the water, and he kept watching me as the warm water washed his seed from my fur. After a few minutes he used his psychic powers and grabbed a wash cloth, cleaning out the particularly stubborn clumps from my fur. It took a bit, but eventually we were both clean again, and he turned off the water.
Apollo grabbed towels and dried us off, and I curled up in the fluffy towel, feeling suddenly very relaxed and tired as I realized how late it must be. The Espeon sat next to me for a few minutes before giving me a gentle nuzzle. "Time for bed, my sweet flower."
We walked into the bedroom and curled up next to each other on the bed. My last thought before I drifted off was of Apollo pulling a blanket over both of us, and the sound of his gentle breathing carried me off to sleep.