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Washed Ashore

Chapter 2

By Roofles

A commission piece for Samt517. A miniseries about Jungle cats and a human

Jonathan had most the evening to himself as he sat near the open window enjoying the view and the warm breeze blowing. Jonathan could see out over the jungle towards the sea beyond that had brought him here to this island. Off in the distance he could see another pair of islands and wondered where he could be on the world map. All he could do was pull up a map in his head to try and figure out what islands he might’ve washed up on from where the plane had been when it crashed.

He’d never been good at geography and there was a funny thing about the ocean. It looked the same. The human was utterly clueless where he could’ve been, not having kept track of the flight during their trip. Jonathan couldn’t recall if they had flown West or East from the US leaving all such planning to the school board who had set up the trip for the students.

The human had plenty of time to let everything sink in as he watched the suns trek across the sky and beyond the horizon.

None of the islands he recalled from school had ever mentioned anything about anthropomorphic jungle cats and he was sure he’d at least remember that much. Jonathan was left wondering if he were in some sort of coma. Or on drugs. A lot of drugs as the cool breeze blew against his face. The temperature on the island had plummeted in the past hour and the human found himself freezing.

“At least it smells of the sea…” Jonathan mumbled, frowning as he recalled the musky tiger that had lazed out on him all afternoon. The feline was heavier than he looked and the human had been relieved when he’d moved.

Now, Jonathan was almost beginning to miss the warmth of the orange fur feline as another cool breeze blew in through the open window. They didn’t have covers the human could use to close them. The beaded front door wasn’t helping matters either crafting a draft throughout the room.

Shivering, Jonathan got up in the dimly lit room as he walked over to the fire place in hopes he might be able to get it started. Koda hadn’t mentioned anything about not starting a fire… just that the human couldn’t leave; not that Jonathan had planned to go anywhere else.

Where on a stranded island like this could the human possibly end up going anyways? Jonathan was sure the tiger would track him down and it would be a miracle if he was alive by the time Koda showed up… to kill him. Either way, Jonathan was dead.

That and with his twisted ankle, the human decided it was best to hole up inside at least for the night.

“I wonder when he’ll be back…” The bored human said resting against the window and looking out it as if expecting to see a flash of orange fur in the thick underbrush below.

The old guards post the two jungle cats had been using as a makeshift clubhouse had been built in one of the tallest trees in the jungle and Jonathan didn’t see any reasonable way down. There might be a hidden ladder or such he’d missed but the human had a worried feeling the felines had climbed up the tree using their claws and the braided ropes laced around the trunk of it.

Jonathan had never been the climbing sort and only ever done rock climbing once. Inside. Inside a recreational gym and he’d been strapped seven ways to Sunday before attempting such a feat. And he had an instructor there the entire time coaching and guiding him. Even looking down from this height, inside the building was making the human queasy and Jonathan headed further into the room away from the ledge that seemed to be looming closer by the minute.

He had plenty of time to kill and without a phone, internet or even TV channels to flip through the human did what anyone else would in his situation. He began rummaging through every drawer, cabinet, nook and cranny of the place he was holed up in looking for anything he might be able to keep himself occupied with.

Jonathan wasn’t proud of it but sitting there for the past two hours had left him on the verge of snapping. The human conceded, reasoning out that this would be for his benefit as he pulled a set of cabinets open to look inside; it smelled of the tiger and Jonathan wondered if this was Koda’s hamper as he closed the lid with a scowl. Maybe he could learn something about these jungle cats, where he was and more importantly if they had any liquor to make this transition easier.

Over at a nearby table there were various beads he’d seen earlier. The dim light made it hard to get a good look at any of them. Even picking one of them up, feeling the smooth surface between his fingers left him guessing what it was exactly supposed to be.

The moon had risen into the sky and the stars had come out after the sun had finally set. It was a gorgeous view; Jonathan half wanting to crawl up on the building and just stare up at the night sky. The idea was still formulating how the human could get on the ten foot high cone shaped thatched roof when a familiar sound distracted him.

A soft thud behind him made the human jump slightly as he turned around quickly in the dimly lit room. Sure enough in the next second the panther was stalking through the beaded door making it rustle like rain drops as he passed through. It would’ve been a soothing sound if the predatory feline hadn’t had his eyes centered in on the human, stalking over towards him in slow powerful strides. Sabor had a familiar scowl on his face making Jonathan feel very unwelcomed here.

Jonathan backed up at that feline’s approach, lifting both his hands up still holding one of the beads.

“I was just looking, I swear!” The human said in his defense as those mossy emerald eyes looked at the decorative jewelry clasped in the human’s shaking fingers.

The panther huffed at that with a roll of his eyes. Sabor reached out a hand quickly to grab Jonathan’s wrist to stop the human from backtracking further and slipping. The human jumped in freight, dropping the bead making the panther’s tail flick in annoyance when the feline had only been trying to help in his own aggressive way.

“Those don’t grow on trees you know.” Sabor pulled the human closer by his arm, shoving his short snout into the human’s face. Jonathan could feel the heat of the panther’s maw as the feline snarled at him in annoyance. His breath surprisingly fruity, throwing off the fear Jonathan had inside for a second wondering if the panther had been drinking previously.

“Sorry, I’ll find it.” Jonathan tried to compromise and was let go just as roughly as he’d been grabbed. Rubbing his wrist, the human looked around.

“What are you doing?” The panther just asked looking down at the bead where it’d fallen. Sabor even lifted up his foot for the human to see it better. The panther looked down at it then at the human who was looking around like a headless snake.

“I… can’t see well in the dark.” Jonathan explained looking at the feline. Sabor’s mossy green emerald eyes seemed to glow in the dark sending a chill down the smaller male’s spine. The human feeling goosebumps form on his arms in the presence of the jungle cat.

Alone in a dark room with the predator. Jonathan was trying to figure out which way would be the quickest exit; out the window or through the front door.

“Then why are you in the dark?” Sabor asked in an annoyed confusion. Shoulder checking Jonathan as he passed by, Sabor walked over to the fire place.

Within a couple seconds Jonathan could hear stones clicking together before flames erupted from the dry reeds tucked underneath the pile of wood. The smoke was funneled out the side through a flue built in the side of the hut; it was constructed out of a fire resistant, sap soaked pieces of wood that could withstand the heat. The panther stood up with a nod, looking over at the human watching him.

“See,” Sabor began showing a hint of his fangs in annoyance at the human making him do such a simple chore.

“How did you do that!” Jonathan just asked quickly coming on over to warm himself up by the fire. Rubbing his hands together, the human rubbed his bare arms quickly to get rid of the goosebumps that had formed both from freight and the cold. “This is incredible.” Jonathan had never been so thankful for a fire before.

Jonathan, who had never once in his life camped outdoors, was left astonished by the uncomplicated task of creating a fire using flint and the pyrite hunk the feline’s used to start their fires. It was as easy as flipping a switch and the human was left mouth gaping as he stared into the flames in wonder.

“It’s… easy. Even a kit can manage this much on their own.” Sabor just gave the human a look before his ears folded back as Jonathan dared to take a closer step towards the panther.

“Can you show me?” The human asked again. He didn’t want to freeze to death and knew he’d end up doing just that if he was left on his own. Jonathan wasn’t so much as looking at the panther’s face as the two stones he had in his hands.

Sabor chuffed at that, tail flicking the other way as he looked away with folded ears. “It’s not like I want too…” The panther said as his lips curled up in a smile at the attention he was getting. The tigers tended to avoid the panther when they got a chance. Most wisely did.

It had been clear to the panther ever since the first time he had laid eyes on the human that Jonathan had been afraid of him. Sabor didn’t care much for the fact Koda had brought another stray animal into their home away from home but as usual, ended up caving into his friend’s wanted demands. It was hard to turn the tiger down when he got into one of his moods and it was easier to just go with the flow than try and resist the current. The panther already annoyed by the time Jonathan had woken up.

Koda having forced the panther to agree not only to help keep him hidden but to let him stay in their secret base. It might explain why Sabor found the human and tiger cuddling while the panther was forced to deal with his excessively obsessed sister a tad bit annoying, to say the least.

Now here he was taking care of the human while Koda enjoyed the festival thrown in his honor.

“It’s very straightforward. All you got to do,” Sabor showed Jonathan one stone and then the other. With a flick of his wrist the panther hit the flint over the pyrite producing noticeable sparks in the air. “See. Easy. Just make sure you use the dried reeds in the basket,” Sabor pointed them out. “They’ll catch quickly… on that note, make sure the basket is covered whenever you’re not using it!”

Sabor was already lecturing the human and going over the rules he was sure Koda had neglected to inform him about staying here. Chastising the human for the tiger’s mistake.

The panther was dressed much as he had been before. Bare and exposed save for a few straps of leather that hid his groin from view with a cloth strapped to the front of it. Sabor’s fur had a dust of white over his arms and chest as if there had been something there that had been brushed off at the last minute.

Jonathan noticed this, being as close as he was as the panther droned on.

“Why… aren’t you at the party?” The human asked taking the stones from the panther finally. He could feel the feline’s well worn paw pads brush against his wrist as their hands met for a brief second. The human shivered and blamed it on the cold draft that was blowing through the tree house.

“Outsiders aren’t welcome at such events…” Sabor turned away, tail tip flickering quickly as he folded his arms. The panther seemed regularly bothered by something or other.

“Did you dress up for it too, then?” Jonathan asked, glancing over at the panther. Even the back of the black fur feline had white markings. These hadn’t been rubbed off as the other had been leaving rather intricate patterns that formed blocks and shapes in a line over his back.

“I did!” Sabor spun around making Jonathan pull back having been staring at the feline’s muscular physique. Living in the jungle must be one of hell a work out as both the cats he’d seen so far had been on par with the gym rats back home; though their natural girth and size helped spread the muscle out evening over their body instead of looking like steroid junkies.

The panther once more brushed past him, this time however not shoulder checking the human as he paced back and forth in the open space. Jonathan was surprised he made some progress with the feline in such a short amount of time.

“I did dress up,” Sabor grumbled cursing under his breath. “I made up my arms and chest! I put on the ceremonial warrior tunic and even…” Sabor stopped, clenching his fist tightly as his tail tip continued to flicker showing how much it bothered him.

“You probably looked freaking awesome.” Jonathan said in condolence for the panther who had clearly tried to dress up for whatever the hell kind of party this was supposed to be.

“I was!” Sabor turned around to face him. The panther was breathing quickly, his eyes wide as he panted open maw at the human. Sabor quickly composed himself, covering his mouth with a hand as he turned away once more. “I was… awesome.”

“I’d have loved to see it, you know…” Jonathan kept going as he looked around the room. “I mean this place is kind of a…”

“Junk heap, yeah. I know. Try telling that to Koda!” Sabor grunted in reply, pouting as he crossed his arms.

“Well, I mean there is space and such. We could have our own party here! With blackjack and hookers!” Jonathan laughed trying to ease the tension with a joke. The panther just gave him a look. “Uh… card games and promiscuous woman of the night…”

“Oh,” Sabor said after a second as the gears turned for him. “Hey, that’s not a bad idea! You aren’t so bad, ya little squirt!” Sabor chuffed loudly as he walked over. Even for a large feline, the cat’s movements were precise and smooth and his muscles flowed through his rich black glossy fur like a river as Sabor came over to pat the human on the head once.

“You got to dress up for it!” Jonathan was just going along with the flow at this rate. Seeing as how the panther hadn’t mauled his face off, he was sure he was on the right track.

“I don’t have my outfit with me…” Sabor face began to slip from that mischievous grin and the human quickly tried to keep the good vibes going not wanting a grumpy jungle killer on his hands.

“What about the body!” Jonathan just said making the feline give him a look. “I mean the stuff you put on your fur, that’s really neat! I’d love to see you all painted up!”

“Oh, this?” Sabor ears splayed out as he lifted up an arm to show the dusted white marking on his bicep. The panther flexed it subconsciously, giving Jonathan a show as the feline showed off his physique for the human. “It’s just something I’ve been practicing in my downtime…” Sabor tried to just coolie play off. Even Jonathan could tell the panther took great pride in his work.

“You got to show me!” Jonathan enthusiastically pressed wanting to do something, anything rather than sit here and wait for Koda to show back up. “Please. I’ll help if I can!” Jonathan insistently pressed, begging the larger feline to dress up for him.

“Uh… alright, I’ll get the paint.” Sabor just said almost smiling for a second as he moved past the human by once more. Jonathan seemed excited to see what he could do and Sabor wasn’t one to disappoint his fans. No one else in the tribe other than Koda had shown any sort of interest in that sort of thing before, it was unheard of for a male to do something so fancy.

The current chieftain, Othokawa, was Kodakawa’s father. He made sure his pride followed the traditions of their people. Made sure their warriors were strong and that no one that entered their territory would be allowed to leave alive… Combine the strict regiment and methods he enforced into his people it left most like Sabor and Koda out of the loop. The two felines wanting to pursue more creative means in their downtime than what was assigned to them.

Sabor had been visiting from a nearby tribe as an envoy for his people. The panther guard coming to check things out before letting his sister Sauda show up for the pairing. The panther had taken great care into dressing up for his first appearance even doing white stripes on his muzzle to showcase his art and had promptly got laughed at once found out he’d done it.

It wasn’t a males place to dress themselves up. It was for their mate or a female member of the tribe to do for them. “What kind of male are you then?” Had been the simple question thrown at the panther, looked down on by the others for his artistic talents.

It was by chance the scowling panther had come across the old beaten up guard post to find Koda there fixing it up. The two had teamed up to get the place done to have a home away from home where they could actually relax and kick their paws up.

Koda forced to hide himself from his tribe otherwise.

Koda was in one such predicament having sent Sabor off to check on their new discovery; mostly to make sure the human hadn’t accidentally tried to walk off the ledge or something. It was also a good escape for the panther who had been looked down on by the others of the tribe and had been assigned to guard duty… outside the village.

The tiger tribe that held the Tigard island as their territory weren’t fond of their neighboring cat cousins, preferring to keep to themselves and their traditions. It was only through careful planning and work that the pairing between Sauda of the Panthris tribe and Koda from the Tigris tribe had been achieved. It was a political marriage arranged by the current chieftains of the two tribes.

Neither of the two had been asked and Koda did not appreciate being used as some tool for their treaty. It was to bring the two clans together in order to strengthen their hold on the neighboring islands as well as apply pressure to the others tribes. Koda hadn’t a mind for such war games and held very little interest in the matter as he sat up on the second throne near the chieftains in front of the party.

The village was in the heart of the jungle and had been built with the trees in mind. Several of their homes hung from above or had been built on the walkways strung up through the canopy like vines. The palisade walls built around the ground huts and tents were more to keep a wild boar from charging through the camp than other felines from invading. The large fence was built from tree trunks each sharpened to a point at the end. It also served as a nice way to mark where the village lay and who was allowed into it and out of it.

A large bonefire raged in the center pit of the village with tiger’s dressed in ceremonial garbs of bone, beads and paints made from the muds and clays of the rivers dancing around it. Music was played, drinks were poured in large ceramic dishes and food was shared amongst the tribe during the festivities.

The hunters had brought in a wild tusk boar matriarch they had caught for the occasion. The hunters proudly showing off their kill as the woman skinned and cooked the meat over a massive pit of burning coals off to the side.

Nearby were several warriors displaying their skills against one another for sport and show for the elders to watch. As well as to try and catch the eye of any of the females working on serving the food. The tigresses carried the large open bowls on their heads, arms and one skilled feline could even use her tail to carry a drink with as they danced around the village to serve cooked slabs of pour and berry wine to the older males first. Then they went down the list until at the end they could eat.

The elders would comment and remark on poor postures, improper technique and of the warrior’s equipment the entire time; the elderly gray muzzled felines just croaking out insult after insult as they shook their walking canes at them.

“Back in my day…” One began and was already droned out by the war drums playing nearby.

The leather skin drums had each been hand carved and crafted by the females of the tribe. It was a woman’s job to stay at home, raise the kittens and provide meals and entertainment for the hunters and warriors of the tribe. Something most the males found no issue with.

Strong bodied tigers of varying sizes and slightly different fur patterns gladly showcased their talents and efforts for the females. Wearing feathered headdresses, golden bracelets and leather straps with reeds from the river and ferns from the jungle tied on them made the feline’s blend together as they danced nude in front of their potential mates.

The war dances were showcased to show how virile and potent a male could be as a potential suitor. Dancing dressed up for battle or blended into the jungle while still showing off their fat hanging, swaying dicks was just another part of the show.

The tigers had evolved over the years not to need sheaths anymore. Their feet were plantigrade like a human and other than their large fur covered bodies, claws and muzzles they could just be human’s in costumes.

The only good thing about these parties, Koda figured as he watched a rather thick, burly chested tiger approach a female were these shows. The large tiger warrior was butt naked save for the dressings on his arms and ankles and was clearly enjoying himself far more than Koda was with his stiff dick twitching as he approached the female.

Koda wished the males showed such attention towards him as they did these females.

The female just giggle, turning away making the strong warrior work for her attention. He had defiantly caught Koda’s attention, the chieftain’s son eagerly watching him until his father spoke up beside and yet behind him.

On a larger throne than his own, slightly behind and slightly above his own, Koda’s father spoke up addressing the village around them but only talking to his son. Othokawa had a bad habit of doing that.

“One day this will be yours,” he would always begin with gesturing not just at the village, the tigers but also the very jungle around them in a grand display. Othokawa long winded speeches were always the same. All his father did was change up how he said things or what words he used. The meaning behind them were always one and the same by the end. “Everyone here will rely on you, trust you, need you to guide them… down the right path.”

The elder tiger jabbed his crow skull staff against Koda’s side, making sure he had his son’s attention. Koda just grumbled at that, resting on one arm and trying not to make it obvious he had a clear interesting in something here… as he watched the burly chested tiger twerk his ass for the female watching.

“Your mother, rest her weary spirit.” The chieftain would always bring up as if trying to guilt him. “Would want you to be strong! To sire many, many kittens.” Otho laughed loudly at that, growling out at the end lustfully. It made Koda feel sick to hear his own father talk about this.

It was common place in the tribe for the strong, virile male suitor to pick more than one female during their heat. Though it wasn’t openly talked about, it was a common enough place in the small tribe that such things were overlooked so long as strong offspring were produced and there was no inbreeding.

The jungle cats were expanding their influence and territory in recent seasons and they needed stronger, able bodied males to support these efforts. Just as Koda was expected to support the tribe by producing said offspring. His father tasking him with mating once with at least every female in the tribe, being related to none of them.

Othokawa had only one child, Koda and had placed all his last ditch efforts on the tiger due to his own condition of being unable to sire anymore children. Even the shamans of the neighboring tribes hadn’t found out why that was for the ailing elder tiger.

“Then why bring Sauda into this?” Koda finally just brought up, more so to dampen his father’s spirits before he began talking about the best way to perform intercourse to produce a male offspring… again.

“Who?” Otho asked before coughing into one of his gnarled hands, the feline hissed after as a female quickly came up with a jug of wine for him to partake in.

“The panther. The female one.” Koda rolled his eyes at this needing to spell things out to the very person whom he was supposed to be paired with and to the one who set it all up.

“Well,” Otho cleansed his palate with another long drink. “It is expected of you… to honor our treaty…” The elder tiger took a moment on this, brushing a hand down the white fur on his face several times. His once bright orange fur had begun to fade in luster over the years showing his age. Even spending all morning and afternoon getting ready for this event, the chieftain clearly was on his last leg. Needing or wanting to retire and past his position onto his son when the time was right.

Koda knew it would be a cold day in the hells below before his father willingly gave up his title.

“The union between the tribes is still not for some time before you must pair with her… There are plenty of other tigresses to keep you… occupied, in the meantime.” His father not so subtly pointed out one of the younger females coming to age. The tigress was very well endowed and even Koda was intimidated by the size of them as they swayed back and forth with her movements.

“Yes… occupied…” Koda mumbled along staring not at the tigress but the total alpha male tiger trying to get her attention. In fact nearly all the males were trying to get her attention, some even beginning to argue with one another and starting fights over her.

Koda just felt envy for her. Wanting males to fight over him too. The two naked males dick flopping around as they wrestled one another in the buff forcing Koda to have to change his position in his chair.

“See! You’re getting it!” His father slapped a hand on his back, following his son’s gaze and mistaking it for the large breasted tigress instead of the chads trying to get her attention. “You’ll make your old man proud, I just know it.”

“Right,” Koda stood up needing to adjust his thong loin cloth to hide his excitement for the show wishing those guys were dancing around him and trying to get his attention. “I should go… mingle, with everyone. Yes, everyone! Haha, not just the men the woman too! Cause you know me, I love those boobies!” Koda voice was strained and he was just glad everyone at this party was as drunk as him.

“Exactly, my boy! Right you are, go out there and mingle! Mingle their brains out!” Otho called after his son who was trying not to look at anyone in sheer embarrassment as he left his fathers side. “Remember! Face towards the sun, towards the sun!” Othokawa continued to call after him before breaking into another coughing fit.

“That could’ve gone a whole hell of a lot worse, I suppose.” Koda tried to reason out swiping a drink from someone and brushing his tail along one of the muscular tiger’s thighs slyly. They turned their head, mistaking the gesture from one of the females than the cunning feline who passed him by.

Koda taking a bittersweet delight in teasing these males.

“It’s not that I don’t mind a good breeding season…” The tiger thought as he watched the crowd around him mingling their brains out... “I just preferred a different kind of breeding…” Koda mumbled around tilting his head to one side to get a clear view of the firm rear of one of the largest warriors of the tribe.

He liked the festival for this. The male’s proudly showing themselves off in the buff for the females. The females in turn were mostly all dolled up and dressed, covering their more naughty bits to entice the males even more. If Koda ever became chieftain his first order would be for all the chad tigers to dress like this and the females to wear more. Armor everywhere else but where it mattered for the men and the reverse for the woman.

“It’s not exactly practical…” Koda paused watching two guys walk past him, swinging loose in the cool night breeze. “But it’s far more interesting…” The tiger purred into his drink before taking a good gulp of it.

Then promptly spitting it out as a high squeak of a voice startled the feline from behind.

“Koda!” Sauda said cheerfully from out of nowhere. The black pantheress seemingly molding her way out of the very shadows between two of their tents Koda had been trying to hide betwen. “There you are! I’ve been looking all over for you. I just couldn’t find you! It’s like your avoiding me.”

“Funny, if that was the case… I’d still be free…” Koda coughed into his drink making the female feline ears perk up.

“What was that?” Sauda just asked as clueless as ever. Koda had made it perfectly clear he held no interest in the pantheress, avoiding her any chance he could possibly get. She wasn’t catching on and Koda had to wonder how dense she could possibly be…

“Nothing, nothing. How’s your brother? Is he doing alright? I haven’t seen him here.” Koda quickly changed the subject, eying her suspiciously as if afraid if he blinked she might vanish and appear behind him again. Koda knew Sabor wasn’t here having personally sent him off to check on the human.

“You know outsiders aren’t welcome here!” She just laughed once more with a too high pitch voice that didn’t match her appearance. She was trying to be cute again which was having the opposite effect on the male tiger. Sauda was as fit and healthy as the rest of the females of Koda’s tribe. The only difference was she was a black fur panther.

She was wearing a very revealing beaded dress that she had hand crafted for the event. Females tended to put their artistic skills on display for their male suitors trying to catch their attention; much like a male bird would display beautiful feathers for a female, these jungle cats would pluck said feathers and wear them to try an attract a mate.

“Funny… ‘cause you’re like… still here… funny right? That’s funny, right!” Koda awkwardly tried to point out as if trying to summon the guards to hall this crazy outsider out of here.

“I’m not an outsider, silly beans!” Sauda just said sweetly, posing cutely. Koda was sure she was trying to flirt with him. Koda could literally feel his dick shriveling back up into his body from her practiced routine. And it wasn’t because of the cold night air either. “Do you like my outfit?” She continued.

“It’s… lovely.” Koda just frowned wanting to fix fifteen things about it. Even he could craft something better than the strands of beads she wore; she might as well just been naked. There was an art to seducing and she clearly had gone the easiest route.

“It is a little… drafty…” Sauda faked a shiver, rubbing her arms and leaning against the male tiger’s exposed chest. “How about we slip away into your tent… to warm up.” She blinked her eyes several times up at him.

“It’s not that drafty…” Koda said wearing his open ceremonial garbs, necklace and bracelets.

In fact, Koda noted as a drafty breeze blew through his fur. The nights here were far colder than the “elsewhere” as the jungle cats had dubbed the outside world. They had grown up here their entire life in the warm climate, cold nights. Humid during the day and freezing at night made a cat strong or so the traditions said.

The tiger’s eyes slowly widen as it finally clicked for the drunken feline.

Koda’s new plaything was on the other hand a furless stranger from the elsewhere. It took several seconds for Koda’s drunk, addle mind to turn the gears in his head to turn the light bulb on. With a startled “mrow” and a jump Koda practically shouted out.

“My plaything!” The tiger got several looks as he quickly turned around and scooped up Sauda’s hands in his own. “Sauda, my midnight beauty. My work here is done. I'm needed elsewhere now.” And with that Koda was already bolting for the exit leaving her alone.

Sauda had been enthralled by the charming tiger’s words and hadn’t caught on until Koda was halfway across the fenced tribe heading out past the two sentries into the jungle night that he’d left her.

“I’ll wait for you!” She could only call romantically after watching the tiger flee from her side as quickly as his legs could carry him and never once suspecting it was because of her.

In a way it wasn’t. Koda held no interest for her in the slightest and would constantly forget she even existed. Something else had piqued his interest on the other hand keeping the tiger’s mind occupied, sitting in his head rent free all afternoon and into the late evening.

“Please don’t be dead, please don’t be dead, PLEASE don’t be dead!” Koda mrowed once more pitifully as he climbed up one tree, swung to the next using a vine and jumped from branch to branch moving through the jungle as if it were his second home.

Even slightly inebriated Koda only tripped and ran into a tree a couple of times as the tiger made his way through the dark jungle towards the southernmost tip where the old guard post had been built ages ago. Koda had stumbled abound it one afternoon during one of his many expeditions throughout the jungle. There were no southern islands, theirs being the farthest amongst the jungle cat islands. No one had ever come from the barren sea and the watch post designed to keep an eye on the area was abandoned shortly after it had been built.

With Sabor’s help later on, the panther visiting the tribe before allowing his sister to come; the two set out on making a home away from home they could escape too when their fathers were being willfully ignorant. The two finding more than just companionship during their time together. Their shared interests forming a fast friendship between the two cats.

Sabor wasn’t exactly a friendly guy and Koda was beginning to worry leaving his human in the panther’s care for so long.

“Don’t eat him!” Koda yelled busting through the beaded door and getting tangled up in the strands of beads from the force of it. The tiger fought against the harmless beads for his life as if they were poisonous serpents trying to strangle him to death before stumbling backwards and nearly falling over into the room as he escaped a fate worse than death.

The tiger quickly turned around, baring his claws and fangs at the panther. “Sabor!” Koda was ready for a fight that would be epic and legendary, spoken about for ages to come.

Only for the two sitting in the middle of the floor to give him a confused look.

“What’s wrong with him…?” Jonathan whispered to the panther who was sitting between the human’s legs. Jonathan was busy braiding the panther’s mane and tying each end with one of the beads on the table.

Sabor was sitting open legged on one of the lower branch steps of the room and had been repainting his fur with the white clay of his home river. The jar was filled with a white mud mixture with several other things forming a consistent paint that could easily be washed off.

The panther was far more skilled than Jonathan had expected. The human ending up getting several orange and white marks with black stripes over his arms, back and face from the panther who’d taken a keen interest in using Jonathan as a canvas. The paint smelled funny but the human didn’t complain when the seven foot tall muscular panther was willing to do the work for him as Jonathan kept messing up.

“He’s just drunk, again.” Sabor shrugged. “Make sure the braids are long on top and shorter as they go.” The panther explained.

“Yes, sir!” Jonathan said as the large feline resting some of his weight back against the human behind him. Jonathan blushed as he ended up pushing his groin against the furry muscular back of the jungle cat. Sabor didn’t seem to mind in the least as he took one of Jonathan’s legs suddenly and began painting it too.

Koda’s jaw dropped as he stared at the two all buddy buddy. It had taken him months to get Sabor as friendly with him as it seemed to take a single afternoon for the human.

The human giggled at the cold paint touching his bare skin and squirmed in the panther’s grip. The feline just smirked at that, telling him to hold still as he continued his work. The panther clearly teasing the human as he did it making Jonathan squirm more.

“I said hold still!” Sabor was smiling, ears perked up as the human tried too.

“Stop tickling me then!” Jonathan only laughed back.

“I’m not doing nothing.” Sabor sly grin spread across his face as he brushed one of his furry fingers up the human’s thigh making Jonathan squirm some more. The two sharing a laugh together.

“The hell is happening here!” Koda jaw dropped looking between the two. “You. But I. And you!” Koda glared at the panther. “And you!” Koda face fell as he looked at the human sorrowfully as if he’d been betrayed. “Et tu John?”

“John?” Sabor just asked with a quirk of an eyebrow.

“My friend’s call me John.” Jonathan just shrugged.

“Then I shall too!” Sabor just gave a toothy grin.

“What? No! No, I call him John! You call him something else!” Koda just shook his head, crossing his arms and pouting. “He said only I can call him that!”

“What’s his deal, John?” Sabor just asked loudly saying the human’s name.

“I have no idea.” The human just shrugged innocently.

“What is going on here!” The drunken tiger took several swaying steps into the room, gesturing at the two of them.

“Sabor is really skilled at painting!” Jonathan just said truthfully, having been rather surprised himself by it. “I thought you were the one who crafted all these,” the human held up some of the beads.

“Like he could craft anything,” Sabor chuffed at the very idea wiggling his large black nose. “I end up fixing half the things he makes,” the panther just rolled his eyes at that. “You look good covered up. You strange, ugly furless thing you.”

“Sabor giveth… Sabor taketh away.” Jonathan just shrugged it off with a laugh. Getting used to the positive insults the panther would throw at him.

“You didn’t share your special nip with him did you?” Koda just asked, the tiger sure that was the case as he walked into the room. He sniffed the air trying to smell it.

“Look, I’m a tiger!” Jonathan lifted up his arms to showcase Sabor’s work he’d done.

“Yes, you’re adorable.” Koda just ignored the human still asking the panther. “You don’t even share the good stuff with me anymore!”

“That’s because you smoked all the good stuff the last time I showed you where I had hid it!” Sabor just growled back getting up now. “I’ll be back.” The panther told the human as he stepped over Jonathan’s shoulder and the human soon got a face full of the panther’s loin cloth brushing over his face. Along with something else the human’s brain didn’t want to register.

Jonathan closed his eyes as he breathed out feeling slightly violated. Sabor didn’t even seem to notice as he began arguing with the tiger in the middle of the room.

“That stuff doesn’t grow on trees!” Sabor pointed out. Bringing up an old arguement between the two.

“It’s literally a freaking plant!” Koda just argued back. “If it doesn’t grow on trees, where DOES it grow!”

“It’s literally a plant. A flowering plant! It grows on the ground!” Sabor groaned, wiping a paw down his face and ending up covering his black fur muzzle in white pant that had been on his fingers. “If you actually harvested some instead of stealing mine… you’d know that!” He shouted at the end.

“Why put all the work into it… when I can just steal yours.” The tiger shrugged it off.

Koda laughed at that and the panther jumped him.

The two large felines ending up wrestling in the open space as Jonathan quickly got up to move out of their way. The two feline’s coming to an instant stop.

“I said don’t move!” The panther hissed at the human who ended up slowly sitting back down. “Ok,” Sabor told the tiger and the two continued rough house as they rolled around the room. Both seeming to fight for dominance over the other as they tumbled down the steps next to the human and onto the floor.

It was a miracle they hadn’t taken Jonathan out in the process. The table on the other hand didn’t stand a chance against the two large jungle cats tumbling over one another. Crashing against the table, beads went everywhere as the two felines took a moment to catch their breaths as they splayed out on the floor.

“You’re sharing next time, right?” Koda asked looking over at the Sabor after a minute of catching his breath. Only when all the beads stopped rolling did he talk.

“Of course.” The panther just chuffed and to Jonathan’s surprise the two cats’s licked each other, nuzzling their muzzle against one another before getting up.

“It’s going to be a pain in the ass to clean this all up.” Koda grumbled looking down at the beads scattered about the place.

“That’s fine. Your new plaything has really small hands,” Sabor just said as he walked back over. The panther turned around neatly, slapping Jonathan in the face with his tail before taking a seat between the human’s legs without apologizing. “They work really well at the finer things. Continue.” Sabor told the human and Jonathan did.

The panther was blushing underneath his black fur, ears splayed out clearly embarrassed about hitting the human with his tail but was too stubborn to openly apologize.

“My hands are only small in comparison to your big ass ones…” Jonathan grumbled as he had to redo the braid he’d been working on.

“Oh?” Koda asked walking over once more finding the human the most fascinating thing on the island and seeming to forget Jonathan was currently spending time with the panther instead of him. “Let me see your tiny hands…”

“He’ll make everything look bigger,” the panther just grinned toothily at the suggestion.

“Yeah, but he won’t let me touch him!” Koda grumbled, pouting as he crossed his arms. The tiger taking a seat next to the panther. Sabor gave him a look then turned around, making Jonathan curse as he’d have to redo the same braid again.

“Touch me,” Sabor ordered lifting a leg up and spreading them open for the human before him. With a blush, Jonathan touched the black fur leg and down to Sabor’s meaty thigh. It was warmer the closer he got between the two of them...

“How did you…” Koda jaw dropped watching in disbelief. “All afternoon you said you wouldn’t touch me.”

“I said you couldn’t touch me.” Jonathan just shrugged as if there was a difference.

“You got to show your superiority.” Sabor just puffed out his chest. Jonathan didn’t want to admit he just wanted to touch the thick panther’s body or feared what might happen otherwise.

“Right. I can do this.” Koda said puffing out his chest, throwing his shoulders back. “Human!” He shouted at Jonathan who just winced, spittle landing on the human’s cheek. “Can you… touch me…?” Koda mumbled near the end, his voice getting very low and only a soft “meow” coming out. “Please…?”

Jonathan felt nothing but pity for the tiger who he’d thought was king on the island until he met Sabor.

Sabor laughed at the display, shaking his head. “The hell was that!”

“You were watching me! I got nervous!” Koda just growled back, the two nearly going at it again.

“Look, clearly the man-cub and I have just bonded far more than the two of you have.” Sabor chuffed, lifting his head in pride. Koda’s narrowed his eyes at that. “I think from now on, I’ll hang out with him and you can go keep Sauda company. I’m sure she’ll show you all kinds of attention.”

The panther was purring in amusement as he flicked Jonathan’s chin with a finger.

“And you can show me all kinds of attention…” Sabor licked the side of his muzzle making Jonathan shiver yet again during the night.

“Take that back. Man-cub and I are closer!” Koda was already having a pissing contest with the panther who just continued to stretch out one leg in front of the human who was sure the two had, in a way, forgotten all about him.

“We’ve bonded. All. Night. Long.” Sabor teased the tip of his pink tongue between his fangs making Koda fur stand up.

“Man-thing, come!” Koda was already standing up, scooping Jonathan up the next second and heading towards the bed. “We need bonding time!”

“Wait, am I man cub or man thing now?” Jonathan just asked as the tiger growled, the human trying to recall what he was supposed to be called in case they called him.

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” Sabor jumped to his feet following after, the panther losing his cool now and just getting pissed. “What are you doing with my thing!”

“He’s my thing!” Koda just growled back.

“Just going to drop the man part, huh… that’s cool, fine, whatever…” Jonathan didn’t even bother to put up a fight as he was roughly spun around as the tiger faced the panther.

“Hes. Mine!” Sabor snorted through his nose. “I’ve marked him.”

“You did what?” Jonathan asked in surprise looking at himself as if the panther had stamped a label on him or something.

“Your thing? He’s my belonging!” Koda lifted Jonathan up and away from the panther as if afraid the black fur feline was going to pounce and try to take his kill from him.

“He likes me better.” Sabor just said triumphantly, showing off his braids. “I didn’t even need to ask for this female to start braiding my hair…”

“Great, I lost the man part all together now…” Jonathan just grumbled as the two fought.

“Well… he’s… she’s…. my mate!” Koda just said as if that were the perfect comeback.

“You haven’t even mated yet. I can tell.” Sabor just rolled his eyes.

“I plan too, so there!” Koda shot back.

“Planning and doing are two totally different things.” Sabor just explained as if Koda didn’t understand that.

“Wait, what!” Jonathan tried to ask as the tiger nuzzled his broad muzzle down against the human’s face.

“All mine. No sharing.” Koda just grinned up at the panther much to Sabor annoyance.

“What do you mean no sharing? He’s not yours, he’s mine then!” Sabor said taking a step closer.

“My scents all over him.” Koda took a step back, sticking his tongue out and in the next second making a break for it the front door with the panther hot on his heels. “I found it, it’s mine!”

“I have a name!” Jonathan just shouted into the night air as the panther gave chase to the tiger who easily outpaced the larger feline, even carrying the human.

Koda ran all the way around the tree house before losing the panther. The two of them breathing heavily as they looked around before the tiger’s ears perked up. In a flash, Koda was jumping out of the way as the panther leapt down from above nearly landing on the two with his claws out.

“Give him back! My braids aren’t done yet, you dipstick!” Sabor snarled seriously now. “My symmetry is all off.”

“Hold on,” Koda grinned as he backed up towards the edge of walkway. “If you need, my chest can protect you.” The tiger winked down at the human before jumping blindly backwards, freefalling from above as the panther clawed out after him.

“You idiot!” Sabor just shouted as the tiger fell from above. “What about my symmetry…”

Jonathan ended up clinging to the tiger’s chest with both hands, gripping his thick hide and pressing his face between his pecs as they descending rapidly from above. The world spun and twisted as the tiger flipped around; landing on his pair paws on a curved branch, using it like a slide to break his fall.

Koda skated down the slippery moss covered branch using the momentum of their fall to propel them forward into the wilds of the jungle below. Jonathan could feel leaves and branches and vines pass them by as the tiger slid to the end of the branch before jumping to another.

Koda landed on a lower branch, the first breaking and the tiger having the reposition his fall to the next. The tiger just laughing as the human clung to him as they slipped away from the panther pursuing them.

“See, nothing to it.” Koda just said as he landed on the jungle floor heavily. The tiger’s legs bracing their fall as he squatted down… before breaking into a steady run. “I know the perfect place to wash that horrible panther stank off.”

Jonathan didn’t look away from the tiger’s chest until he spoke a good couple minutes later.

“Here we are…” Koda said setting the human down on trembling legs. Jonathan nearly collapsed from the rush and Koda had to catch him. “Easy there. The first plunge is always a doozy,” the tiger teased as he held the human who clung to his arms for support.

Koda flexed for him, trying to show off a bit. The human was just glad to be alive, unable to appreciate the tiger in that moment.

“Right… right…” Jonathan was trying to stop his heart from bursting from his chest out of freight. “Where… is here?” He asked looking around in the dark. The human stayed very close to the tiger who was still holding him.

“Sh… Just look.” Koda bent down, holding a finger before the human’s face to shush him. The moon was out bright tonight and through the hole in the canopy above, Jonathan soon saw the very pond the two of them had first met at.

It took time for the human’s eyes to adjust to the light, for him to recognize the place… and for the bright fireflies fluttering over the pond to be distinguishable from one another. An array of green lights danced above the ponds surface. Moving to court one another above the trickling pond, the sounds of the waterfall seemed to be turned down to a soft trickle in the night as if muted.

Adding to the ambience as a fur covered hand slipped underneath the human’s, fingers slipping between Jonathan’s as Kodakawa the cheiftain’s son, pulled the human forward as he stepped into the water.

“Let’s wash that smell off, shall we?” Koda wasn’t just talking about Jonathan. He also wanted to cleanse his body from the female smell he’d gotten from all the ladies at the village hitting on him.

It was a natural thing for a feline to rub their scent on the one they wanted to mate with. Koda had appreciated finding this place so he could get a good cleaning anytime he needed when someone tried to court him… of the opposite sex.

“Isn’t it… cold?” Jonathan asked as the tiger looked back at him. Those bright orange eyes sparkled in the moonlight as Koda stood in the middle of the moon’s ray.

Jonathan had stripped down as if unconsciously doing the deed. Standing there, butt naked before the tiger who was just smiling softly at him. Finally, Koda wanted to say… Finally a male was before him like this.

“It’s perfect…” Koda just said giving a soft tug to his hand, forcing Jonathan to take a small step forward.

The human hesitated but seeing those orange rings of fire watching him with the gentle soft smile on the tiger’s muzzle, Jonathan obeyed as he followed after him into the pond. Taking the tiger’s other hand as he tread the water’s depths. The water was warm even in the evening night air as it came up to his waist and then to the human’s chest.

It only came up to the larger feline’s stomach who was still holding his hand, looking down at him with a smile.

“Can I have this dance…?” Koda asked as he bent low in a bow, offering his other hand with a turned up palm. Jonathan chuckled lightly at that, returning the bow and taking his hand.

Koda was on top of the world as he pulled the smaller male closer, helping support him the entire time as he turned in the pond with the human as the green fireflies danced around them.

“Close your eyes…” Koda whispered down to the human in a purr.

Koda tapped a finger to his lips as he spun the human around with one arm, moving Jonathan slowly through the water. The slow movements didn’t scare the fireflies that began to gather, buzzing around their arms and bodies as they continued to dance together under the moonlight.

“Ok…. Open them…” Koda breathed against the human’s ear, the warmth of the tiger’s muzzle ran down Jonathan’s exposed neck to his back. The painting the panther had done had begun to wash off the human, the mud mixing back into the waters and siphoning away out the small creek Jonathan had followed here to begin with.

The human did as he was told. Opening his eyes to look directly into the tiger’s soft smiling face with the moon behind him. Then Jonathan saw it.

“Wow…” Jonathan breathed out the word as he looked up past the tiger. “It’s gorgeous…”

Green lights spun upwards from the center of the pond they stood towards the moon’s light coming from above. Circling and highlighting the fireflies spun lazily about the moon above before scattering out and taking their places once more above the ponds surface as the tiger moved. The green glow bugs bobbing up and down over the water’s surface.

“It really is something…. Huh? Isn’t it?” Koda asked, his eyes just looking at the smaller male before him. “Gorgeous…” Koda breathed the word out. Jonathan smiled at him, the tiger bending down for a split second before standing back up.

Koda grip eased and the tiger took a step back, looking over at the fireflies.

“Their courting one another…” Koda said as he watched the bugs. “They’re able to do so for anyone they want… so long as they shine the brightest,” Koda chuffed softly. “As long as they are the brightest… the best… it doesn’t matter.”

“There are so many of them…” Jonathan reached out a hand slowly, able to just poke one if he wanted before it buzzed up over his finger. The small bug landed on his finger, crawling around with its bioluminescence butt up in the air.

“It’s mating season.” Koda purred softly as the tiger wrapped his arms around the human from behind, nuzzling down against Jonathan’s head with his own broad muzzle and head. “You came to our island at the perfect time…”

“It’s mating season for the bugs, right?” Jonathan looked back at the large jungle cat pressing himself up against the smaller male. “For the bugs, right?” The tiger just purred in reply as the curve of Jonathan’s spine was filled by the furry body of the tiger pressing against him, Koda grinding his rear just above the human’s ass before pushing down against it, between it, spreading the human’s bare naked rear underneath the water’s surface.

Jonathan wasn’t even sure when the tiger had undressed himself and now he was feeling a rather stiffy pressed against his ass.

Jonathan just looked back and up at the tiger who was looking back down at him in turn with bright orange glowing eyes underneath the moonlight. The tiger tilted his muzzle to one side, bringing it down to push his pink button nose against the human’s cheek. The feel of the tiger’s breath washed over Jonathan’s lips as a tongue snaked out between Koda’s lips to lick the human softly.

“You looked wonderful as a tiger…” Koda just purred softly. “My little tiger…” The jungle cat kneaded his hands over one of Jonathan’s shoulders, trailing the other down his arm and back up the inside of it. The fingers made the human shudder softly as his breath caught in his throat as Koda licked him once again.

The feel of the tongue was hot in the cool night air. Jonathan could see Koda’s breath fog up in front of his muzzle as if it were steaming. The feline was so warm and despite the situation, the human found himself pressing back against the feline with his arms wrapped around him. The tiger provided far more warmth than the vest had.

The two stood like that, in the water, under the moon light basking each other’s company alone together away from prying eyes.

“Ever thought about putting them in a jar for your place?” Jonathan asked softly as he reached out two hands slowly.

Closing and cupping his hands around a firefly, Jonathan could see the green light glow between his finger. The tiger reached down to touch the human’s hand, opening them so the bug could escape. Flying free between the human’s fingers as the two watched it join the others. Koda kept his hands on Jonathan’s, not wanting to let go.

“Nah… I… I think they should be free to go wherever they please. They’re more beautiful that way…” Koda replied softly as he rested his bulk against the human’s back, the feline’s tail curling a bit as the tiger closed his eyes soaking in the feel.

Jonathan could feel that orange black stripe tail wrap around his front, the end of it teasing between the human’s legs as the mischievous feline grinned. Jonathan held the arms wrapped around him, resting his head back against the crook in the tiger’s neck and against his shoulder.

“You’re right… its beautiful.” Jonathan just said as the bugs continued to dance around the two lost in their own thoughts.

Koda wishing it was just this easy back at the village with the others. Able to just casually hang out with and touch another male… To feel their bodies pressed against his own, to see them dance with him and share an outing like this. To bathe together. To stay together. To do all the things a female and male of the tribe could do with one another…

“How’s your ankle doing?” Koda asked softly take a single step back so he could look at the human.

Jonathan tested it out in the warm water as he took a slow step, applying some weight to it before standing up on it. He could hold it for a second before the sharp pain made him nearly fall over. Splashing in the water, Koda caught him with both his thick arms securely supporting the human who only laughed softly.

Brushing a strand of his long brown, slightly curly hair from his face Jonathan looked at the tiger.

“It’s been better.” He just said with a soft “thanks” after, blushing lightly as the tiger helped stabilize him. The warm paw padded fingers continued to hold the human, gripping him softly. It felt nice.

“I suppose you’re stuck with us for a while longer then, huh?” Koda teased as he slowly sunk into the waters to float on his back looking up at the night sky as he let the human slip through his fingers, just like the water they were floating in.

To drift away from the tiger stuck here…

“What? Not going to put me in a jar on display?” Jonathan just chuckled resting back as well in the warm water, letting the natural buoyancy keep him floating as he spread his arms and legs just enough not to sink.

His hand brushed against the tiger’s and without a second thought, Koda took it. So the human couldn’t drift away from him. Not yet…

“As I said. You’re far more beautiful to fly free…” Koda smirk faded from his face as he looked up at the fire flies bobbing above them like tiny green lights. “I wish I could…”

“Could what?” Jonathan asked looking over at the jungle cat as they lounged together in the pond as if it were a spa.

The white, black stripped fur on Koda’s cheeks clung to his face outlining the masculine feline’s appearance. Even Jonathan thought he was handsome; if he were a human, he was sure Koda would’ve been a big hit back home. The only thing Jonathan could really say about the feline that was truly cat like were his eyes.

Those large orange burning eyes like rings of fire held a certain wild to them that the human couldn’t quite shake off.

“I’m the chieftain’s son. I can’t just…” Koda reached out as if to grab one of the bugs. His fingers stayed open letting them slowly bob between his fingers. “Fly free like they can.”

“Only during mating season.” Jonathan noted, recalling what Koda had said. That made the tiger stop, standing up beside him with a bit of a laugh now.

“Exactly.” Koda stretched, letting the water ran off his body as he wiped his hands through his long orange fur mane of hair; it wasn’t as long as Jonathan’s but the human could see it resembled human hair far more than the rest of the fur did.

“You want to fly free during… mating season, huh?” Jonathan stood up slowly as well, rolling his hair up to squeeze like a sponge to expunge the water from it before flipping it to the other side.

The tiger turned to look at him, taking a slow breath before exhaling it out. Once more, Jonathan could see his breath in front of his muzzle as the jungle cat looked at the smaller male. Koda chest rose and fell with the breath, the water making his fur cling to the muscular Adonis underneath. Jonathan was sure he could literally trace the tiger’s muscles even through his thick furry hide with a finger.

Or his tongue…

“Exactly.” The feline purred softly, taking a slow step forward. Koda reached out a hand, stopping at the last second before pulling it back. “My father has high expectations from me. The rest of the tribe does as well.” The tiger frowned as he vented his frustrations to this human he’d only just met.

Sometimes it was easier to talk to a stranger than to those you knew and Koda found comfort in that anonymity. Jonathan didn’t know him and Koda didn’t know Jonathan. They knew each other’s names. Not their past or where they even came from. That in a way had been for the best as the jungle cat felt a hand touch his own.

Koda’s round beady ears perked up as he looked down at the human’s fingers sliding into his own on the water’s surface.

“Your paw pads are very warm…” Jonathan just noted, not looking at the tiger and instead focusing on the single hand he was exploring with his fingers; almost blindly in the dark. “They really are large…” He chuckled softly as he used his other hand to trace down one of his fingers. There was a slit at the bottom of the finger where the curved nail was tucked into.

“I think you’re just cold…” Koda breathed out, his breath becoming heavy as the human took a timid step closer. The large feline’s fur standing up a bit at the human’s approach, his eyes widening as Koda felt his heart beat quicken.

Was this what it was like to be courted by someone you actually found attracted too?

“I guess that just means, you have to keep me warm tonight…” Jonathan brushed another finger over his face, pulling the wet hair out of his eyes so he could look up into the jungle cat staring down at him. “Funny, isn’t it?” Funny how even with the same words… they could mean something entirely different and hold so much more meaning behind them when spoken from someone you wanted to be with.

Koda could feel a shiver run up from the base of his tail all the way up his back and shake out from his shoulders, the fur of both standing up after as the feline took a tentative step closer. Closing the little space between the two underneath the moonlight, surrounded by fire flies alone together in Koda’s secret spot.

With a finger, Koda brought it up to pet over the smaller human’s face. Warm water trailed off the tip of the tiger’s pink paw padded digit. The tiger’s claw poked out, just enough to trace around one of Jonathan’s eyes and up over his eyebrow to brush his hair from the other side of his face.

Koda didn’t stop there.

The tiger opened his finger slowly, letting that long hair flow through his fingers. It was like a stream of water, soft and fluid as Koda pulled his hand through it. Feeling the wet hair against his splotched pink palm pad.

Tentatively, nervously, with a shaky breath the tiger lean down. Just enough to let that hair slide over his muzzle. Koda shivered at the feel of it. Taking a breath and letting it out against Jonathan’s ear as the tiger slid himself in one smooth, graceful motion up against the human’s front. Pressing their chests together, sliding an arm around the curve of Jonathan’s back to pull the human roughly against him.

“Koda…” Jonathan breathed out.

“John…”

And a lustful growl escaped the tiger as he felt the human stand on his tip toes to press his face against the tiger’s neck. Jonathan was letting pure sexual instinct and horniness guide his actions. The human opening his mouth enough to bite the scruff of the tiger’s neck, gripping Koda’s furry sides with one hand and using the other to slide it against the fluffy fur of the tiger’s chest. Jonathan’s fingers curling, gripping and feeling the thick muscular feline through his furry thick hide as he bit at the tiger’s neck.

Koda ears splayed out for a split second, eyes widening at the aggressive move the human had pulled on him. Before the tiger just let out a single chuff, a hot breath in pure amusement and excitement. The human was really trying and the large tiger could barely feel the human biting at his neck scruff. A growl escaped his lips once more, one of lust and yearning and a hunger only a wild cat could know.

The tiger’s nails sprung from his otherwise squishy large fingers, gripping the human tightly enough to make Jonathan gasp. Koda was careful not to draw blood; just enough to make sure the smaller male knew where he was in this. And so Jonathan couldn’t pull back, couldn’t pull away from the tiger’s body this night.

“Bold move.” Koda breathed against Jonathan’s ear as he nuzzled down against the human, growling lustfully against him. Jonathan could feel the tiger’s growing excitement rubbing against his own; the large feline pressing up against the human’s stomach now with a long, slow, sensual hump.

“You seemed to be second guessing yourself…” Jonathan tried to reason out… as if that was the only reason why he had done what he had and not because his own dick was pushing against Koda’s warm, thick furry thigh. The feel of the feline flexing against him made Jonathan’s knees grow weak.

“Don’t worry,” Koda chuffed softly with amusement as he eased his grip on the human pulling back just enough to look down into Jonathan’s face. The feline tilted the human’s face up with a single hand on his chin, making sure Jonathan was looking into his eyes. “I won’t make the same mistake again.” And with that, the tiger bent down and with an open maw kissed the human.

Roughly kissed him as Koda pushed against the smaller male; if he hadn’t still been holding him, Jonathan would’ve been knocked over by the tiger’s wantonness for self control as he gave in to the other male. Gave into his own base desires.

Passionately kissed him; the tiger hungrily licked over the human’s lips several times until Jonathan could only cave into him and Koda didn’t hesitate this time, shoving his long thick, wide muscle into the human’s mouth. Tasting him. Being tasted as the tiger drooled over the startled aroused and frighten human the tiger was feasting on.

Sensually kissed him as Koda stroked a large hand over the human’s bare chest. Dragging his fingers down Jonathan’s chest as his jaws closed around the human’s lips, cheeks and face, securely holding him as the two of them made out underneath the moonlight.

Jonathan could feel the tiger’s hungry, lustful panting breath on his face. Feel the drool running down this lips and could taste what Koda had for dinner that night and the wine he’d drunk as the tiger savored the moment.

Koda kissed him out of pure thirst, hunger and craving that Koda had been suppressing for far too long in the village. He unleashed it all on the human that had washed up on the shores of his heart as the tiger scooped Jonathan up off his feet and brought him over to the water fall pouring into the pond.

The water cascaded over the two as Koda forced the human back against the smooth stone wall behind the falls. It gave them just enough space to be lost to anyone beyond these falls, the two hidden underneath together.

“This way no one will hear you screaming my name.” Koda snarled, baring his fangs as he lapped and licked over the human’s neck. The tiger jaws spreading open before clamping down on Jonathan’s shoulder making the human jump.

Koda securely held the human as he held both of Jonathan’s legs up, spreading them apart underneath the falls that rained down over the tiger’s back; Koda blocking most of it from falling on the human as he panted over him lustfully staring at the smaller male. The tiger’s tongue licking up and over the human’s shoulder trapped in his muzzle.

Koda’s fingers were already probing between the human’s bare cheeks, feeling over the tender flesh of his ass. One of those large fingers rubbed over Jonathan’s pucker, pulling at the flesh softly as the tiger continued to growl against him finally releasing his jaws on him.

The jungle cat took another moment to lick over the love bite he’d left behind. Trying to soothe the pain of it before speaking.

“You say I’m warm,” Koda breathed against Jonathan’s ears. His voice nearly drowned out from the falls around them. The tiger slid one finger up inside the human and felt Jonathan tense in reply, clenching around the intruding digit. “I’d say you’re the one that’s warm… Warm for me.” The tiger chuffed.

And Koda licked the side of Jonathan’s face with a purr, supporting the human as he slid his finger deeper inside. Spreading Jonathan’s ass as he did so. The human had both his legs up, support by the tiger’s muscular arms as the feline pushed him back against the wall for that added support… as well as to trap the human in this cage of water with the hungry tiger. Koda was leaning over him, looking down into the human’s face as Koda continued to probe at the human’s rear with another finger.

“No one will ever know.” Koda breathed out. “But I always will.” And the tiger licked the human’s cheek. “I’ll never forget…”

Extracting the first finger, Koda pushed in two fingers making the human moan loudly at the roughness the tiger was showing him. Jonathan should’ve realized out in the wild, there was no lube and the drooling tiger above him didn’t seem to mind one bit as he grabbed both the human’s ass cheeks, spreading them wide before dragging his fatty dick down between those legs and to push the human shaped dick up against his spread hole.

“I bet I can make you even warmer. Even wetter.” The tiger growled as he locked his lips again with the human. Tasting Jonathan once more and swallowing away his cry as Koda pushed his flared head up and into his hole.

Koda moaned right back into Jonathan’s mouth as the human clenched his eyes shut, the tiger groaning in pure pleasure at the tight feel of the human squeezing around his sensitive head. Pulling back, Koda panted hotly against the human’s face.

“Tighter than any female,” Koda just huffed a breath against Jonathan’s face. “I’ll make you just as wet though…” The tiger licked the human’s tears that had slipped from the corner of his eyes from the forceful intrusion. Licking the pain away as he had done with the human’s shoulders. “Relax, John. We’re only getting started.”

At first the human thought Koda was bragging until he looked into those eyes. Those eyes were so warm, glowing in the dark of the waterfall and even seeing them made the human’s heart feel at ease. The passion in those eyes, the caring voice the tiger held when he spoke to him and the way after every time the tiger hurt him during their mating… Koda would try and lick the pain away.

Jonathan groaned at that, wrapping his arms around the tiger’s thick neck as the feline rolled his hips upwards and further inside the human, spreading Jonathan for the jungle cat’s girth. Jonathan could feel the tiger leaking; the wild cat’s pre helping loosen, ease the pain and lube the human’s insides as Koda wrapped both arms around the human, hugging him close to his body as he humped another two inches inside.

Jonathan was ready for it, he expected it and still he found himself crying out as he pushed back against the feline. That only made the feline growl lustfully with further desire as the human tried to resist him. Koda forced Jonathan against the wall, huffing, panting against the human as he pulled an inch back as if to give the human relief before slamming another three inches in.

Jonathan bit Koda’s chest, growling against it as he tried to hold back from crying out once more. He could taste the feline’s sweat, taste Koda’s musk as the jungle cat nuzzle his broad head against the side of the human he’d pinned underneath the falls.

“That’s right. Bite me. Bite me, let me feel your pleasure.” Koda growled into the human’s ear, nipping at it. “Give into me. Give it all to me. Everything. Tell me everything your feeling as we become one.” The tiger licked over his ear. “I want to feel you…” The tiger huffed. “I want to make you feel as good as your making me feel…”

Jonathan grip tightened on the tiger though no words could come out as the human panted against the tiger’s chest.

“That’s right. Let me carry you.” Koda nuzzled his broad muzzle against the human’s face as he purred out. “Let your man take care of this female tonight…”

Jonathan couldn’t say anything in response. All he could do was nod his head against the tiger and Koda began again.

And so it went.

Koda would ease back to Jonathan’s relief only to push further inside, spreading the human ass for the tiger’s girth as the feline began to pick up his speed. Koda’s arms were flexing, his legs were flexing and the tiger was snarling out as drool ran down his muzzle, teeth showing in moonlight as he fucked the human underneath the falls.

His falls. His secret pond… his human.

Koda growled out at the thought, feeling the thought of it build up inside. Spreading out through his limbs as pure euphoria and exhilaration washed over his body. It made his claws spring out, it made him snarl once more, it made his heavy panting breaths grow louder even over the falls as he pounded the human’s ass, half crushing Jonathan against the wall as the large tiger stepped an inch forward to close what little space there was between them.

Koda not letting a sliver of light between him and his mate…

“That’s right.” Koda snarled as Jonathan moaned out his name. “Say my name. My name.” The tiger closed his eyes, tilting his muzzle up slightly as he continued to pound the human’s ass. With strong, fluid strokes of his hip Koda shoved himself to the hilt in the human, white furry balls slapping against Jonathan’s rear as the feline spread his cheeks with clawed fingers.

“My mate. My female. Breed you all night long.” Koda huffed and panted, licking the drool from his lips before kissing the human forcefully without warning. The tiger forcing his tongue into Jonathan’s mouth once more as he made sweet, hard love to the human pinned underneath the fall in the tiger’s grasp.

Jonathan’s own dick was jumping up painfully with the tiger’s vigorous lovemaking. Jonathan had a bite mark on his shoulder, he was sure he had several scratch marks and his rear would be sore for days after tonight and Koda showed no sign of slowly down. The tiger’s unrelenting assault on his ass turned the pain to pleasure, the human having to go along for the ride as the tiger began rocking him in his lap.

“Fuck you’re tight. So warm. Tight. Mine.” Koda only said between quick breaths as the tiger eased off the human, if only for a second. “More.” The tiger drooled out.

Koda roughly turned the human around, never fully pulling out, and shoved Jonathan against the cool stone wall. It was smooth from the waterfall and Jonathan had only a second to adjust to his new position before Koda closed the gap between them once more. Pushing his rigid, fat girth fully to the hilt in Jonathan’s rear as the human gripping the hand on his side.

“Koda…” Jonathan only whined out.

The tiger was only picking up his pace; holding Jonathan face with one hand so every time he shoved the human against the wall Jonathan’s face was shoved into the musky paw padded fingers. The musk from them rubbing all over the human’s face, marking him again for the lustful tiger. The other hand snaked around Jonathan’s side and took hold of the human’s rigid shaft. Those warm paw padded fingers encircled the human fully, stroking him off as the tiger growled from behind.

“Mine.” Koda replied to the human. “All mine. My female. Rut you until you pop.” The tiger snarled out, closing his eyes tightly as he pushed harder against the human.

Koda pressed his chest against Jonathan’s back, his stomach against the curve of it and slammed his hips against the human’s ass as the hungry jungle cat snarled once more.

“Cum for me. Baste my fingers with your sticky love for me.” Koda huffed, panted and licked over the human. “Come for your mate, come for your tiger.” The feline only groaned out as he held back, not wanting to blow until after making Jonathan did.

Koda had always been called the most virile male in the tribe. That he would produce the most offspring and that any female would be lucky to have him for a night. Koda didn’t want any of that but he held onto the part about being the most red-blooded tiger in the tribe. That whoever he ended up mating with would feel it good and long after he was finished with them.

They would know his name.

And that was only true if he could get his mate off first before claiming them, forever, as his own. The possession, the wanting and desire of the feline were growing inside and the feline had a hard time not leaving his own personal mark on the human he had pinned underneath these falls.

Koda slammed a hand against the stone wall, his nails digging into its surface as still, even now he was holding himself back from leaving his… mark on his mate.

Jonathan was breathing hard, only able to smell Koda as his nose was shoved between two of the feline large fluffy fingers. The paw pads reeked of the male as Koda continued to mate him from behind. That large hand around his shaft, jerking and stroking him off was too much. The feel of the tiger’s fur rubbing and grinding against his back and sides was too much. The sound of those fat hefty tiger balls slapping against his own was too much.

Koda was too much and Jonathan couldn’t hold back even if he had wanted too.

The feline could feel it, smell it from the smaller male he had all to his own even before Jonathan blew between the tiger’s fingers. The human tensed, his voice caught in his chest as he lifted his head back… pausing… before groaning out low and long that rose in volume as his shaft jumped and pulsed, spraying his release all over the tiger’s fingers, palm and dripped out into the pond they were still standing in.

Koda could feel the tightness of the human increase with his release, the human’s whole body squeezing around the tiger’s shaft and Koda made sure to hilt himself in that tight ass when Jonathan came for the feeling of it. Letting the human’s body squeeze over his own body as if trying to resist him, push him out and being unable to.

The tiger wasn’t finished just yet as Jonathan collapsed against the wall, Koda still rocking his hips into the human.

Koda brought his hand up, letting Jonathan’s semi-limp dick go as he sniffed, snorted and licked at his fingers. Remembering the human’s scent, the taste of him and savoring it as he sucked on each one of his fingers, cleaning them off to claim for his own greedily; not letting the falls or water taste his mate’s sweet release that belonged all to him.

The tiger rolled the taste of Jonathan around in his maw, chewing and licking at it as the tiger huffed and panted slightly open maw as his face grimaced, twisting a bit as he smelled the human’s release trapped in his muzzle. Smelling the male in a way only a tiger could.

Curling back his upper lips, exposing his fangs Koda inhaled with his nostrils closed holding it with his tongue sticking out in a Flehmen response to the other male’s smell and scent. Using the smell of the human to heighten and bring the tiger to a true, full climax.

Jonathan couldn’t see the tiger’s face. He could just feel his body press against him, hilting deep inside is rear as the feline held his face as Koda’s inhaled the human’s scent trapped inside his muzzle. The smell of him, the feel of him, the warmth radiating around his dick shoved up the human’s ass.

It was all Koda had ever wanted.

And the tiger release was only building as the feline gripped Jonathan tightly, pulling him into a hug and letting the smaller male rest back against his chest. The tiger supporting him as Koda’s jaws began to open and with it his release he’d been holding back being set free.

The tiger roared loudly into the night, his voice mostly drowned out by the falls as his whole body convulsed and shook, every muscle seeming to be flexing as his fat furry nuts tightened against his body and his balls exploded. His nuts emptying as his shaft pulsed and bulged with each one of the tiger’s powerful releases.

Jonathan could only grunt and groan as his ass was spread as the tiger already fat cock thickened with seed before being deposited into the human’s rear as more of the tiger continued to spill forth. The tiger gushing into him as the waterfall pouring down behind them was put to shame with the tiger’s powerful release.

Jonathan felt each spurt of the tiger’s dick jumping inside his rear. Felt the weight of his release as Koda continued to fill him with his seed. And it just didn’t seem to stop. Jonathan was sure he was leaking but it was hard to tell as the tiger held him, flexing his arms around the smaller male as Koda pinned him once more to the wall.

Even after blowing, the tiger kept humping into him as he cock kept twitching, yearning for more as the tip oozed with what was left in the tiger’s sack. Koda’s voice almost desperate as he pushed and thrusted his shaft ever further into the human’s rear. Pushing his seed as far into the human as he could, mating him until the very end.

“More, more. Deep. Breed you. Fill you. Make you mine.” Koda gritted his teeth; his words came out with his pleading cat like mrows. “My mate. My female. That’s what they wanted.” He huffed, panted, growled. “Fuck you until you’re bred…” Koda clawed at the wall, panting as he rested against Jonathan.

The weight of the tiger took the human by surprise and he quickly found his footing so the two of them didn’t just collapse backwards into the pond as Koda finally began to slow down. It was still a good three minutes later for the tiger to stop trying to hump into the human’s rear.

“I think… I think you did it…” Jonathan said, tapping out on the tiger’s arm around him. “You did good…”

“Did I?” Koda almost whined as he rested his forehead against the smooth wall, looking down at the human. The tiger brought a hand down to pet, stroke and touch the human’s belly looking at it almost pleadingly for Jonathan to tell him he’d gotten knocked up after that fuck.

Even if they both knew that’d never be possible.

“I’m sure you did…” Jonathan just agreed as he carefully, slowly, moved to the side so the still semi hard tiger could slip free of his rear. The human winced as it slipped out, actually hearing some of the tiger’s spunky fluid splash into the pond with it.

“John…” The tiger took a second, resting against the wall to catch his breath. The human waited for him, holding one of Koda’s hands as those large bright orange eyes looked at him. Koda seemed far more tired than he’d have expected him to be after fucking.

The tiger seemed drained both physically and mentally after that.

“Yeah?” Jonathan just asked.

“You’re leaking…” The tiger giggled as he pointed between the human’s legs. Jonathan just flipped him off.

“Who’s to blame for that!” The human just shot back.

“Me…” Koda giggled as he stood up, helping the human out. Not even bothering to dress, the tiger scooped the human up and began to carry him out, past the falls, out of the pond and into the jungle.

“Uh…” Jonathan just said. “Our clothes?”

“Shush, just rest against my chest like the little tiger kit you are.” Koda said. Jonathan gave him a look.

“That literally makes no sense.” The human tried to argue but the tiger just silenced him with a warm, wet kiss.

“I said shush.” Koda growled playfully before heading for his home away from home, the tiger nuzzling down at the human in his arms and licking over the human’s belly making Jonathan squirm.

“I hope Sabor’s not too pissed we left him behind…” Jonathan said making the tiger come to a screeching stop in his tracks.

“Oh, shit… I forgot all about Sabor…” Koda just said before quickening his pace as if he got back sooner, it would somehow make up for the two leaving the panther behind all night.

The panther waiting back in the house for the two to return. He hadn’t expected Koda to keep the plaything out all night like this; otherwise he would’ve followed.

“The fuck are they?” The extremely well dressed, braided with beads, painted panther asked angrily. Sabor wanted to show off his finished outfit and was going to be pissed if the two didn’t show up before sunrise. “I’m going to fucking kill them both…”