A Servant's Heart, Chapter 15.5
#17 of Heart's Bond Book 1 - Servant's Heart
This chapter, exclusive to SoFurry, takes place about halfway through chapter 15 before Keeper of Hearts bonds with Stargazer. Things become far more intimate than any of the three ever believed it would be. This chapter will not appear in any other finished version of this story, so enjoy!
Chapter 15.5 (Sofurry Bonus Exclusive)
Three arms dropped simultaneously from their places on the monitors, the walls that separated all of them into their own bodies were long gone and three minds intermingled with one another, each one focused on utilizing the physical resources as efficiently as they could. Together, Night Star and Stargazer kept Keeper of Hearts safely buffered against the effects of the jump, and for her part, she kept them all together, able to utilize whatever they needed at less than a moment's notice.
Now they were safely on the other side of the hyper wall and reluctantly they returned to their own spaces and the walls once again rose between them. Strong Soul smiled and watched the readout on her monitor shrink down to just the image from her own eyes while the other views faded away.
"I don't know that I'll ever get totally used to that," Night Star said, shaking feeling back into his own hands. She felt Stargazer's amusement behind her and she didn't need to turn around to tell that he was stifling a chuckle. There was an intense contentment, though, that came along with the amusement.
"I find it quite agreeable," he said in answer. "It is always a shame when we must separate."
"I don't know, it's just strange having you both in my head."
"I have to agree with Stargazer, now that I've gotten used to it," Strong Soul said, bending her knees and tucking her feet up under her on the seat. It was easier for her to turn in a kneeling position and she wanted to see the both of them without getting a crick in her neck. "It's always so lonely out here and when you're muffling the Mrr'ouwffi." She tapped her head and smiled, "I think I'm actually starting to like having others up here."
"Maybe one of these days," Night Star said.
Strong Soul yawned widely and then smiled. "It's going to be at least a few days before we get to Friedenhold, I think I'm going to call it an early night. It was a rough day."
She stretched and then climbed out of her chair. Her hand went instinctively to Stargazer's shoulder as she stood and she caught his eyes with hers. She saw the same love and caring that she always did when she looked at him, and the feeling warmed her. It didn't help that she could read Night Star's thoughts behind her, and she knew exactly the course they were taking. She found she didn't mind in the slightest, either, and her tail lashed in the air behind her as she looked over her shoulder at him.
"Join me?" she asked. She sent a pulse of invitation, warm and tender to the both of them across the links and then slunk out the door towards her cabin. She couldn't help the giggle when she heard the pair of them climbing out of their seats to come and join her. She hadn't expected anything less.
It was a short trip to her cabin, but there was enough time for her to reflect on how far she'd come in just a short time. Not two standard months ago, she'd been a simple gamekeeper on Airgidbaile, and the thought of romance and mating had never crossed her mind. She had her duty to Marcus, and she never was one to socialize with too many of her own kind. She was much more interested in the animals of the forest and the working of the estate. Mating was something that she technically knew about, in a dry and academic sort of way. Enough to ensure that the genes of the best animals were preserved and Marcus had the best hunts she could arrange.
Then Night Star had come along, and forced the question and the feelings into the forefront of her mind. She hadn't even realized he was doing it. And now there were two Mrr'tanoun following her to her cabin, and from the feelings in both of their links and her own, there was no question about sleeping.
Her cabin door slid open and she pushed her thoughts to the back of her mind. She didn't pretend to understand everything that was going on, but she didn't need to. Everything was as it should be. She was comfortable and content here, even moreso than she was back on Silverwell, and she had the two of them to thank for it.
She didn't wait for them to enter before she stripped off the dirty work shirt she'd been wearing. It went into the basket on the far end of the room and she kept walking towards the bathroom... the head, she reminded herself... as she unbuckled her belt. The belt with her knife had its own special place on the wall, and the ankle sheath holding her second blade had one right next to it. All that was left was her leather pants, and she stepped out of those as she crossed the threshold into the head.
She heard Night Star and Stargazer coming into the cabin behind her and she looked around the corner with a laugh. "Come on. I feel dirty after that Mrr'tanou touched me in the cargo bay earlier. I need a shower and I wouldn't mind your help."
She didn't say who she was speaking to, but the direction of her thoughts would make it clear to them that she meant both of them. She didn't wait to see if they understood her, she was perfectly sure after sharing so much time together that they would figure it out. One of the really good things about the Mrr'tani pride was the pressurized hot water lines. They were constantly in flow around the ship, using the water to help keep some of the components cool, so there was always an abundant supply of hot water, and the instant she turned on the tap, steam began to rise from the small stall.
By the time she'd gotten the water adjusted to the right temperature, she heard footsteps coming through the door. Seconds later, a firm, warm body pressed against hers, mingling his fur with hers. She felt strong arms around her shoulders and she smiled. "Hello, Night Star," she said, leaning back into him.
"Hello, love," he replied.
Another set of footsteps was not far behind, and after a second, Stargazer's fur met hers at her side and his arms surrounded her as well. Their mind glows bled into hers and it wasn't merely the physical warmth of their bodies and their fur that was heating her. The familiar bulge of Night Star's sheathed cock rubbed against her side and she was reminded of just how much smaller she was to him.
"That's later," she said with a grin as she stepped into the shower, bringing the other two with her.
The warm water felt wonderful cascading down her body and soaking her fur through. She hadn't realized exactly how dirty she could get working on the Pride, but on days like today, when they spent all their time in the cargo bay helping to load and unload the cargo, she found more grime in her fur than any of the days she spent in the forest.
She growled softly as hands started to rub against her back and her sides, working the fur around to let the water in from every direction, gently scrubbing the dirt and grease that had made it past her clothing. She leaned forward against the wall and let them work, savoring the caresses and the closeness between them.
"I don't know how you manage to get so grimy, love," Night Star said with a laugh. "Here? Really?"
A hand prodded at the base of her tail, where it met her spine and she giggled. "I don't know. Probably from when I had to slide down that crate of engine components. If you didn't stack things so high, I'd be able to climb a lot better."
"Love, if I stacked them low enough for you to climb well, we'd never fill the hold."
She laughed and reached around behind her, hands meeting Night Star's firm thighs. She caressed his fur for a moment before she turned to face Stargazer. At one point, she was bashful about her nudity when he was around, but after the first jump, when he'd been in her head, and she'd felt the regard and the love that he held for her, she decided that she didn't mind him seeing her for all she was. Being a bit taller than Night Star, though, meant facing him was more like looking up into his eyes.
He said nothing, as was his way. It was another thing that used to perturb her, but she'd gotten used to it. He said what he needed to say and nothing more. She appreciated that about him. Besides, there wasn't anything that really needed to be said. She gave Night Star's legs a squeeze and then reached up to pet Stargazer's chest. His tall, lanky form was usually hidden beneath loose-fitting clothing, and so there was little hint to the well-developed muscle beneath. Where Night Star had the bulk of someone used to carrying heavy loads and working with his strength, Stargazer was built much more athletically, a fighter's build.
Her fingers traced the patterns in his deep red fur and the scars that she knew were there on his chest and his belly. His had not been an easy life, and his coat showed what he'd been through to earn his freedom. The scars, though, were much more than skin deep as she well knew. She also knew how much trust it took for him to show them to her, and to let her touch them. Even after the time they'd spent together, even after being in each other's mind, she could still feel the apprehension flowing from his mind when she touched him.
With a wave of calming acceptance, she slid her hands around his back and pulled herself tightly against him. With Night Star's arms around her and hers around Stargazer, they stood there under the stream of water for what could have been an eternity, but was likely only a minute or two.
With the efficiency of a spacer, she found herself soaped and washed, and was soon finished helping to wash the others as well and together they dried themselves in the small bathroom. Still damp, it was almost a race to see who could make it to the bed first.
"You really need to turn up the heat in this place," Strong Soul giggled, climbing under the covers between Night Star and Stargazer.
"Then you wouldn't have an incentive to get all cozy," he said, winking at Stargazer.
"Is that so?" she asked, her breath coming out half in a purr and half in a growl when she felt his hands upon her back again.
She slid her own hands up Stargazer's belly to his chest, holding his eyes with hers. The three of them had been in bed together every night since Stargazer had come on board, but they'd been careful not to be too affectionate for fear that he'd feel left out. She knew by the taste of his mind glow that it wasn't the case, but she'd not been able to get past the old morals and decorum that she'd grown up with. Tonight, though, something echoed back at her when she touched his mind. Her hunger and passion was reflected back, and she knew that he was feeling the same as she.
"Stargazer," she started to say, but she was cut off by his finger against her muzzle.
He held her eyes a little longer and then his hands moved from her muzzle to her neck and then to her front. She closed her eyes and let him, giving him all the feelings of acceptance and consent that she could through the link, making sure he knew that it was something she wanted. Then his hands were upon her chest, and the only thing that remained in the link was a pulse of pure and unbridled pleasure.
Night Star's hands stroked her back and Stargazer's her front, and together they created feelings that she never would have imagined. She was like any other Mrr'tani in that she enjoyed the touch of another of her kind, but this was something different, something on another level, and the links had everything to do with it.
Night Star shifted behind her and again, she felt his sheath pressing against her, this time against her lower back, and the familiar hardness of his cock slid through her fur. She pressed back against him, trapping it between her back and his belly and then pulled Stargazer closer to her, until his chest was almost against her face and his body lay flat against hers. His sheath was slightly heavier than Night Star's but it hardly mattered. She purred loudly, sandwiched between her two lovers.
Finally, she pushed Stargazer back a little and moved on the bed. She'd had a bit of practice with Night Star during their time together before Stargazer, and she knew what he liked. She'd also not been a stranger to the talk in the bunkhouse on occasion. With just a slight hesitation in her artificial leg, she pushed herself up onto her knees and smiled down at Stargazer.
"Lay as you are," she said softly, adjusting herself so that her hands landed on either side of his hips.
He nodded. "As you wish, my Keeper."
She nodded and then leaned forward, supporting her weight on one paw while the other reached down to wrap around Stargazer's hard shaft. His balls hung heavy between his legs and she slid her hand down the hard shaft to cup them in her hands.
"It's been a while," she said quietly.
He only nodded, his eyes half closed. She knew the effect she was having on him by the not-so-subtle change in his mind glow against hers. The bed shifted and she felt Night Star behind her. Without even thinking about it, her tail lifted out of his way and she felt his hands on her hips. A prodding against her damp sex was all the warning she needed and she spread her legs as he pressed into her, filling her fully. She let out a small moan and for a moment, completely forgot about Stargazer below her.
The moment quickly passed, however, and soon her eyes were open again and looking down at her new lover. Night Star held himself hilted inside her and waited to see what she was going to do. Her fingers moved back up Stargazer's length and slowly wrapped around it, pulling it up to meet her head as she leaned down. She parted her lips and took him into her muzzle just as Night Star began a slow and steady thrust behind her.
Stargazer's mind glow flared when her mouth surrounded the tip of his cock and he lay his head back against the pillow. She knew it had been far too long since he'd had release, and she fully intended to give him what he needed this night. Night Star's thrusts were like a metronome in her mind, each time he moved it was a small pulse. She could let it fill her own mind and move her body without even thinking about it, and she matched it with her own movements, pushing back against him and then forward to take Stargazer deeper, the links making it quite easy to complement each other's movements.
She wasn't entirely sure that she was doing things right, but a quick taste of Stargazer's mind glow told her that everything was fine and from then on, she let down what she could of the walls in her mind and let the others inside. As the heat built in her belly, so it did in her mind as well until it bumped up against the walls that couldn't quite come down. She could feel it there in herself and in her two companions, growing and growing in all three of them.
Finally, she couldn't take it any longer and she gave a desperate mental shout to Night Star. Stop shielding love, there's no one to know out here.
That was all that was needed. The last of the walls dropped between the three of them, and once again, they were joined. Strong Soul gasped as suddenly she was in the other two's thoughts and minds, three bodies all sharing the same minds. She was still there, sandwiched between Night Star and Stargazer, mouth and sex full of them, but at the same time, she could feel the straining heat that Stargazer held back for fear of doing something wrong and angering his Keeper. She was Night Star, right on the edge, just a thrust away from the final crest.
The three of them touched each other's minds and time seemed to stop, hovering on that one moment, all of them teetering on the precipice of pleasure. She reached out with all her thoughts and she held them there for just a minute longer, knowing that once they all fell, the moment would end, and she wanted to be here with them for longer.
But she could hold it back no more and finally, with the air ringing with their combined cries, orgasm took them. Night Star pulsed within her and she felt the heat of his seed flowing into her body, and she was safe in the knowledge that nothing would come of it, she could enjoy the sensation without worrying about the usual consequences of mating. At the same time, Stargazer's shaft flexed in her muzzle and his own release flooded her mouth. She swallowed reflexively, gulping what she could, though her small muzzle couldn't hold anywhere near what he was feeding her.
It didn't matter, though. Lost as the three of them were in their shared pleasure, the physical world seemed a paltry place, dull and colorless compared to the sharing that was happening so very deeply. It went on and on, until finally they found themselves almost poured back into their own bodies, piled in a tangle on the bed.
Strong Soul was the first to move, lifting her head from where it rested at the base of his cock. She climbed up the bed and pressed her lips to Stargazer's and he returned the kiss passionately. The motion had Night Star slipping from inside her and she sighed at the slight empty feeling that was left. It wasn't long, though, before he joined them and she found herself again laying between two loving and warm bodies, snuggled tightly with her lovers.
"Are you alright, Keeper?" Stargazer asked quietly.
"Yes," she answered. "I think everything is exactly as it should be."