Human No More 7: A Cold Cave
After a crazy semester that still persists, I've managed to find some time to write this. More will be coming soon.
WARNING: VORE
“So, what's your little plan for turning back into a dragon?" Serafine asked as she circled me.
I stood in the grass, watching her movements. “Well, I happen to know a guy who can transform me back into a dragon but the potion has a delayed effect. It might take another few weeks before I can turn back."
“What a shame," Serafine said teasingly. “You better hope I don't get too hungry while I'm waiting for you to turn back."
I chuckled uncomfortably. “I thought you accepted me as your mate."
“Well I do, but I think mate status only applies when you are a dragon. While you are a human, you are designated as meal status until further notice," Serafine teased. “I've come across a great opportunity that I don't think I want to miss. How often does an escaped meal come back?" Serafine stopped her stalking and lay in the grass, grabbing me in a claw with ease. “For the time being, you're mine, so you might as well cooperate." She said, nuzzling me reassuringly. “So why did it take so long for you to tell me that you were going to turn back into a human?"
“I didn't know how to turn back into a dragon afterwards. I was afraid that I'd have to just leave you behind forever. That's why I was staying as distant as I could." I replied.
“So you were afraid that I wouldn't want to keep you around anymore?"
“Well that wasn't the worry, it was more the fear that you might want me, but just as a snack or lunch." I clarified.
Serafine giggled. “Well that was always the case, even as a dragon, you smell as delectable as a human. No wonder Kalthese liked you, she can't get enough of humans.
“So you're not mad?" I asked.
“Well, I am a little sad that you didn't think you could tell me something like that."
I looked down in shame. “I'm really sorry it took me so long to tell you, I know that I should have trusted you."
Serafine licked my face reassuringly. “I know I didn't make it easy to come out and say it.
Well your comments on how good humans tasted and your little snack by the pool didn't help.
Serafine brought a claw up to her mouth in shock. “I'm so sorry for doing that in front of you!" She gasped.
“It's alright Sera." I said, petting her snout. “Now that I know that you would rather have me as a dragon, I feel a bit more confident in being close to your mouth. I just hope I'm right in assuming that I'll come back out once I go in."
“Is that an invitation to what I think it is?" Serafine asked.
“You tell me." I said, running my hands along her lips until I could push my arms through. I rubbed my arms along her tongue, being careful not to scrape along her sharp teeth.
“You would do that for me?"
“Yeah, sure."
She smiled deviously. “You silly human, you don't know what you've gotten yourself into." She opened her maw wide in front of me, breathing out slightly. A few drops of saliva flew out with the torrent of warm moist air. “Are you still so willing?"
I nodded. “I trust you."
“I'm surprised, I've never met a snack that didn't shy away from that view."
“Well I guess I'm a special kind of snack then," I replied. “Your breath smells better than I expected."
“And how did you expect it to smell, pray tell?"
“Like past meals, mostly."
“Well, as you know, I usually like to swallow my prey whole." She whispered next to me. The proximity of her maw to my body made me shiver reflexively.
“It looks like someone's a little scared," she noted, winking at me.
“Well, you're a little bit more intimidating now that I'm a human again. I miss being bigger than you."
“You'll have plenty of time to be bigger than me when we turn you back into a dragon, but for now, I'm going to have some fun with your small human form."
I watched as she moved over so that I was directly in front of her, her neck curved up in an 's' shape as she looked down at me. I knew I would be on the other side of those scales in a minute. It was a sobering thought. I looked up at her. She smiled reassuringly before bringing her head down to meet mine. I felt a soft kiss on the top of my head before her lips started to part, she pushed down, her lips wrapping around my body tightly as she took me into her maw. The movement forced me to pin my arms down to my sides. I was introduced to the intense heat of her mouth as my head passed the barrier of her lips. It was hot, hotter than I expected, I could feel my body start to react to the danger of my situation. It knew that I was about to be eaten. I just had to subdue my fears and let Serafine have her way. I wanted to be a good snack for her. Her teeth were parted to make sure I didn't get cut on them. I was glad to see it, the sight putting my mind at ease slightly. She obviously cared about my safety even while having me in her mouth.
I was finally able to move my arms around as they squeezed through her lips. I reached up and pet her tongue, which responded immediately, slathering thick saliva along my torso and face. The long appendage dragged along my skin, picking up my flavor. Suddenly, her tongue wrapped around my chest and pulled me in farther. I felt my legs slip through her lips. I was now in nearly complete darkness. I could still see in front of me slightly but it was hard to make out anything specific in the shadows. Her tongue cupped around my body, rolling me around. It was a weirdly close feeling that developed from being within her maw. There was a certain level of trust that I needed to have. I could hear her pleased rumbles around me. I decided it was time to play around. Suddenly, I jumped towards her teeth, grabbing onto two of her teeth, I could feel her tongue rub underneath me, seeing if I was alright. I patted her tongue reassuringly. Her tongue started to once again wrap around my legs as I held onto her teeth. Then her head started to tilt, I grasped her teeth tighter as my feet started to slip. Her tongue let go as I started to dangle from her teeth. She opened her mouth to give me some light. I looked down only to watch her throat open up for me. I continued to hold on, my fear increasing my grip strength. Then her tongue curled towards my chest, rubbing along it ever so lightly. I felt myself lose control and laugh as her tongue tickled me. My grip was weakening by the second from her attack on my torso.
Finally, my hands gave in, letting go of her teeth. I looked down as her throat rushed towards me, enveloping my body. I moved my hands out to slow my descent. It worked but not in the way I had planned. As soon as my hands touched her gullet, the muscles closed around me tightly. I heard a gulp reverberate around me and felt the tube undulate downwards, pushing me towards her stomach. In all honesty, I didn't think she was actually going to swallow me. I thought she was just going to taste me for a few minutes and let me back out. A miscommunication had definitely occurred.
I was extruded from the tight passage of her throat into a more spacious area that I assumed was her stomach. A small pool of drool collected at the bottom that I was forced to sit in due to the cramped space. It was extremely hot and humid as one would expect inside the belly of a dragon, but not acrid; that was a plus. I shifted around until I found a comfortable position, only to be flipped horizontally as Serafine lay down.
“Are you going to sleep?" I asked, a worry creeping through my voice.
“Yeah, don't worry, you'll be fine in there," I heard a muffled response.
I decided that I had little choice in the matter and found another suitable position to fall asleep in.
I stirred to the gentle up and down movements of Serafine as she flapped her wings to gain altitude. I could feel the power in the muscles that moved around me to lift us into the air. Thinking that my nap wasn't over, I started to drift back asleep until her stomach muscles clenched around me and pushed me up through the tube I descended the night before. I once again was acquainted with her mouth as I exited her throat. I wondered what she had in mind for me. My questions were soon answered when I was stuffed in her cheek.
“Hey, what's happening?" I called out.
“We're flying home, and I decided that this would be a much better alternative to carrying you on my back."
“How so?" I asked, incredulously.
“Well, I'm enjoying it." Serafine answered, giggling. She wrapped her tongue around me in a pseudo hug.
We reached Serafine's cave a few hours later. I felt her land gracefully and pad into the cave entrance. The light from between her teeth dimmed as we walked further into the cave.
“So if you're going to go and see that old wizard, you're going to need some clothes," She said, spitting me out into one of her paws. I was dripping with saliva as I sat cupped in her paw. I wiped some of it off as she placed me on the stone floor next to a pile of old clothes. I rummaged through the pile for an instant, stopped by a chilling shiver that ran up my spine. I turned around to meet Serafine's snout mere inches from me. At first I thought nothing of it until I looked in her eyes. She didn't look the same at all. Her stare was off. It was though she was not looking me in the eye. Her focus was more on my whole being. The piercing eyes of my mate seemed to glint with a base instinctual desire.
“Sera," I whispered. “You're a little close right now."
Her lips curled up into an unsettling smirk.
“Serafine," I repeated, louder this time.
No response except for a slight movement of her head, closing the gap between me and her even more.
“SERAFINE!" I exclaimed, watching her eyes, hoping for a change.
Suddenly, they moved, focusing on my eyes, staring back at me. Her expression softened and she moved her head back slightly. “Sorry, I was just watching you find clothes…" She trailed off.
“No no no, that was different. Something was wrong. What happened to you?" I interjected.
“I… I don't know. I was just watching you pick out clothes and then I…" The words stopped, her throat catching and holding back the rest of her thoughts.
“What Sera? I asked worriedly."
“I," she stopped and composed herself. “I was going to eat you."
I looked at her, confused. “Well, you've already done that."
“No no, when I ate you before, I put you in my crop. I was about to snap you up like some other human."
I watched her eyes tear up, as she looked at me. Petting her snout, I spoke softly. “Hey hey, it's alright. Don't worry so much about this. I'm sorry for causing you to feel like that."
There was a long silence as I hugged her face, she breathed rapidly at first, a panic still overwhelming herself, but it slowed over time. I stroked her scales softly, trying to keep her calm.
“Can… we spend some time apart?" Serafine asked.
“What do you mean?" I questioned, confused.
“I… I don't want this…" Serafine trailed off.
“What, what don't you want?" I asked, my voice taking a more desperate tone.
“You're too tempting!" She cried. “I just want to have you in my mouth. I want to feel you sliding down my throat; the thought excites me."
“Well, why don't you just catch a different human if you want to eat one of us so badly?"
“I don't know, something about you is special. I think it's because you're my mate that it excites me more. I'm sorry, you must think I'm a monster for even thinking like this."
“No no no, I understand… I think," I said. “So is that why you want to spend some time apart?"
“I'm sorry, I know we just became mates but I don't think that I'll be able to last another month."
“So you just want to wait until I become a dragon again?"
Serafine paused, a slight guilt washing over her. “Yes."
“Okay, I can do that. I don't mind."
Serafine's eyes brightened. “You'll do that?"
“Yeah, of course. I mean, it would probably be the safest option."
Serafine looked down in embarrassment. “Yeah, probably."
I smiled at her. “Come on, can you give me a ride back to my old town?"
Serafine smiled back, coming to the conclusion that a little bit of time apart might not be so bad. “Yeah, sure."
TO BE CONTINUED
“That's not exactly what I meant. How did you get so many human clothes?"
“I've lived around your village for years, clothes just pile up over time, and they make good bedding in the winter months." Serafine answered. “You should realize that I've preyed on many of your kind in my past and I plan on continuing that habit in the future."
“I mean, it makes sense but the idea hits so much closer to home when I see a pile of clothes from my village tossed together like scraps of food leftover from meals."
Serafine bent her head down so that she looked me in the eyes. “Nathan, you must realize that you are seen as food to me every moment that you stay in that form. On top of that, since I know you to be my mate, I am even more attracted to you. It is taking every ounce of restraint not to snap you up to satisfy myself. I feel bad for craving you like that but I'm stopping myself because I know that a meaningful life together is in our near future."
I gulped in fear.
“There is no need to be afraid Nathan. I need only to sate my urges once in a while, just try not to make yourself look too appetizing," She said, breathing in my scent deeply. She chuckled, walking away. “My, you certainly have your work cut out for you."
“Wait, how am I supposed to get down from the mountain?" I asked.
“I'll take you down after you find some clothes, but I think its best that you stay down there, away from me, until you return to your draconic form.
I nodded. After picking out a set of clothes, she grabbed me and flew me down into the forest below.
“I'll be around to keep an eye on you. I'm sorry you can't stay around me,"