Souls Intertwined
Things sped up quickly, yet couldn’t say it wasn’t coming. Now the two mated with eachother.
After a long night sleep, Sasha opened her eyes. She look up to the sky and found it to be mid morning judging on the sun’s location in the sky. Sasha gave four rapid gulps in attempt to wake up James. The human inside was still snoring.
Sasha let out an audible sigh. She didn’t want to wake him up, but she was hungry and needed to go out for a hunt. Sasha regurgitated James from her throat into her mouth.
“Wachhh Wup!” She exclaimed with her mouth full.
“Huh... What”, James said as he was trying to wake from his sleep.
“Wackhh wup willwy”, Sasha said in an attempt to get him up from his half awake state.
“Oh... Wake up”... James thought to himself as he caught on to what she said. “Ok, open your mouth”, James said.
Sasha opened her mouth and James crawled out.
“You wouldn’t have anything to wipe the drool off with would you?” James asked as he flicked off a thick layer of drool off his hands.
“You don’t like my drool?” Sasha asked with a teasing expression.
“I love being covered in your drool. However, I’d hate to see the day another dragon sees me covered in it. I don’t want to be a chew toy for all four hundred and eleven dragons. James said in a matter of fact tone.
Sasha chuckled... “Yah you’d be in a real mess if others found that one out. Put your clothes on, I’ll take you to nearby hot springs, just a few miles into the woods. Theres a creek fed by them. The water at the springs is too hot for you. However, the water down stream cools off and becomes warm and the water would be great for washing yourself. I’ll hunt as you wash yourself, I’m quite hungry, and I’m sure you are too”, Sasha said.
“You got me off last night, would you allow me to care for you?” James asked. As he reached for his clothes.
Sasha chuckled... “If I could blush, I would...
However, that’s a big task for a human. It’s not you, but... Well... I don’t find it probable for any human to accomplish that”, Sasha stated.
“I got arms... Fingers, hell all of me if necessary”, James replied.
Sasha waved her tail side to side in anticipation.
“I’d love to share myself with you sense you’re willing to be creative, James. However, it must wait. We must go now”. I got so much to do today, and you start your new job.
“My new Job?” James asked...
“I told the clan leaders your last job on the surface world, they voted to make you a guardsman.
What! Your guards are cops, not security guards! I’m not exactly a fan of law enforcement, James said.
“Congratulations, you’ve been deputized.
Every new resident voted in is also assigned a job. But first you’ll be trained by Gillian, he’s the captain of the guard. You have actually met him last night. The black dragon with blue eyes. And the white one, Alenia. She is his mate, and partner.
Alenia will be a translator as Gillian instructs you. Those two are very kind individuals actually, and like them or not for enforcing rules, you will respect them as you respect me.
The guardsmen enforce rules of our society, and have military roles as well.
“So I’ll be both a cop and a soldier”? James asked...
“If the need arises, yes you will. But that’s highly unlikely sense it’s been one and a half thousand surface world years since any military action has been taken. I’m military as well, I’m the fastest dragon in the clan. I serve as a scout if duty is required of me. I may be small for a dragon, but my slender and athletic build allows me to travel at very high speeds”, Sasha said.
I found that out when we dived through the portal”, James replied.
“Yes, you did. Also if there’s any military role you play in, it’d most certainly be with me because someone as small as a human wouldn’t last a minute in the frontlines with enemies actually threatening to dragons.
Gillian will assign you duties once you’re trained. You’ll be the first human in the guard actually. Chances are you’ll only be required to deal with trouble making creatures your size for obvious reasons. I’ve told you all you need to know from me. Now... Let’s go!!!”, Sasha Exclaimed. She then bit James’s shirt, lifted him up and put him on her back, and took off flying out of her cave.
Sasha landed by the creek in the near by woods.
“There it is, wash yourself. Be sure to get my breath off of you or Gillian and Alenia surely would know something isn’t right, I gotta go hunt”, Sasha said as she took to the air in search for food.
James undressed himself and began scrubbing the dried saliva and mucus off of him as he bathed. James began thinking about doing this every morning.... “Maybe letting Sasha eat me shouldn’t be an every night activity”, he thought as he found it difficult to get the dried mucus and saliva out of his hair and beard.
About a mile away Sasha was out looking for a stag. And eventually she found a small group. A ten point buck was the one she decided she’d go for. The huntress swooped down and made the heard run as they saw her dive towards them. She hearded the stag she wanted from the rest of the group and slammed her front feet on him.
“Sorry, but I must eat, I release you and I thank you”, Sasha said. She then bit the stag’s head and snapped its neck thanking the animal for it’s body.
“James!” A feminine voice that wasn’t Sasha’s came from behind him. James panicked and spun around.
“What the hell!” James screamed...
“Take it easy human”, Alenia bade.
Alenia saw a towel hanging on a branch that James hung up there. She tossed it to James.
James caught the towel and covered himself, showing a look of embarrassment on him.
“Where is Sasha”, Alenia asked.
“Hunting”, James replied.
“Me too, get dressed”, Alenia replied.
“I’m not a deer”, James said...
“Oh no, humans taste better”, Alenia replied.
“Sorry dragon cop, this human is off the menu”, James said.
“Oh as far as I’m concerned you are... Kin’s of”, Alenia said.
“Yah you aren’t sticking me in your throat either, Sasha already made a chew toy out of me and I just got the mucus out of my hair and my beard! Scrubbing it out was a big enough nightmare and don’t even bother asking any other questions about it”, James said in a frustrated tone.
“Hahahahaaaa!!! Chew Toy! That’s hilarious! Well someone had a rough night. I guess Sasha roughed you up before I could. And well, I guess it’s impossible to scare you sense you know how a dragon can eat you without killing you. That doesn’t give me a way to make you run... You’re boring prey”, Alenia said.
“Never run from a predator, you just exaust yourself and get tired”. James said smiling at his joke.
Alenia chuckled... “See you at training”. She then took to the air to get back to Gillian.
“Fuck, bad timing... At least I tricked her into thinking I hated being a chew toy by simply saying how frustrated am about the chore of washing the mucus out. Man I’ve never thought I can use one truth to hide another... That’s kind of fun”, James thought to himself.
James dried himself off and got dressed.
Moments latter Sasha arrived.
“Sasha, you’re face is bloody”, James said.
She began to make a slight coughing noise.
She placed a chunk of raw meet on a rock.
“Breakfast”, Sasha said...
James’s face turned white as a ghost...
“Is something wrong?” Sasha asked...
“A couple of things... It’s not cooked, That’s not a problem because I can do that myself. But the real issue is I don’t exactly like meat marinated in drool”, James explained.
Sasha tilted her head sideways with a blank look. “Cooked?” Sasha asked.
James places a palm to his face and stroked his face with his palm. “Oh Sasha, in all of your innocence, you just don’t understand. I find that aspect of you to be adorable in a way oddly enough... But that... That on that rock right there? Jesus fucking Christ”, James said...
“No time to cook it, you need to eat, you got a hard day”, Sasha said.
“Germs”, James said...
No disease lives in the other world, you‘ll be fine.
“I lost my appetite just by looking at it”, James said.
“Suit yourself”, Sasha said then took the piece of deer meet and swallowed it.
“You’re savage as hell, Sasha”, James said.
Sasha gave James a toothy grin... “You have no idea”, Sasha replied still with deer blood on her snout...
“If I didn’t know how friendly you are, I’d be scared shitless of you right now! James said laughing and climbing on her back.
“I can imagine the look on your face”, she chuckled.
“Ok, I’m ready to go”, James said.
“Ok!” Sasha exclaimed as she leaped into the air and took James to see Gillian and Alenia.
Alenia and Gillian waited for James and Sasha nearby in the forest glade.
“They’re Late”, Alenia said in an annoyed tone.
Gillian looked south of Alenia. And spoke in Gaelic.
Alenia looked in the direction and saw Sasha.
Sasha landed and dropped James jumped off.
“You’re late human”, Alenia said
“Gillian, Alenia, take care of my human. I want him back in one piece”, Sasha said.
“Your human”? James asked.
“You’re mine tonight”, Sasha stated as she took to the air.
James smiled at her recalling the conversation they had earlier.
Something odd is going on between you two, Human”, Alenia said with suspicion.
“You have no idea”, James said...
“How long you’ve been in the other world?, Alenia asked.
“Two days”, James replied.
“How long have you two known each other”? Alenia asked...
Well it’s been a while sense we last seen each other. But about 24 years if I recall correctly”, James answered.
“I think I know now, James. And congratulations... Only one other human I know has been lucky as you. Gillian and I will be watching you. What you two are doing, is very rare. However, be careful. Many dragons are attracted to Sasha. Do not be embarrassed by this conversation. It is important to know other dragons had an eye out for her and you’re in their way. So, be cautious”, Alenia said with a look of warning.
“Enemies already... Outstanding”, James responded...
Alenia spoke in Gaelic to Gillian and Gillian reached into a large leather pouch with his snout. A burley sack was pulled out of the large leather pouch and placed it on the ground.
Gillian spoke in the foreign language again and Alenia translated.
“In this sack there are a variety of weapons. Just as weapons evolved on the surface world, weapons evolved in the other world. These weapons where created by dwarves and they are very similar to weapons created on the surface world. You may pick no more than two weapons”, Alenia said as she translated.
James searched the sack and to his surprise he found revolvers, semi auto handguns, and even rifles. The brand and armory markings however where all written in a language foreign to him.
James decided to go with a double action revolver due to their superior build quality and reliability.
He found what looked like a bolt action rifle, but there was no classical bolt handle. There was only a metal piece wielded to the bolt. James pulled bolt pulled back straight and locked back on it’s own, much like a semi-auto handgun would. “It must be either asemi-automatic rifle or full auto”, James reason himself even though he’s never fired such a weapon.
James picked those two weapons as his weapons of choice.
Gillian spoke in Gaelic and Alenia began to translate; “why have you chose those two, James”?
“I carried revolvers on the surface world, so I chose a revolver as an EDC. The rifle, I thought would be a good choice in a military role if needed”, James replied.
Gillian took out several ammunition shaped cristals with copper colored projectiles at the end of the crystal ammunition case.
“These crystals contain a copper jacketed iron projectile, iron core projectiles are key to taking down other world threats. Iron has a specific energy to it that is lethal to our bodies. The details of why this is so is in folklore, study the lore of the sidhe to understand why this is so in your free time. The bullets are propelled by magic, not powder. That’s the only difference between surface world weapons and these weapons, we’ll commence basic weapons training now. It is important to remember safety rules, I like keeping things simple and effective. Rule number one, Treat every weapon as if it was loaded even if it is not loaded. Rule number two, finger off the trigger till your ready to shoot. Rule number three, never point the weapon at any creature you do not intend to kill. I trust you had some kind of training with weapons from your previous job, but we have to see your marksman skills and safety habits for public safety’s sake.
Every clan resident who is not a dragon is protected and has the same rights as a dragon. They are legally considered equals, regardless of some being quite rowdy, remember that. So using a weapon on a resident is a very, very last resort. The clan prides itself in not being a police state as you’d call such a state on the surface world every resident life is considered as valuable as our own. You can see targets up next to the hillside. Use your sidearm and shoot the targets closest to you, You may commence firing, the range is hot”, Alenia said while translating Gillian’s instruction”.
James loaded his side arm and began shooting targets closest to him.
Gillian spoke again, and Alenia translated.
“The hostage target now. Shoot the assailant, not the victim”.
James did as instructed...
Gillian spoke again and Alenia translated “Stop firing, clear your weapon. We’ll go down range once it is safe.
James unloaded his weapon and shown Gillian that the cylinder is indeed empty with the muzzle pointed at the ground, then holstered his weapon.
Gillian walked down range to inspect targets.
Gillian yelled! At the top of his voice in the foreign Gaelic language.
Alenia laughed at James.
“Human, your marksmanship is pretty decent, there’s just one problem... The hostage received a neck shot. And is drowning in its own blood. Great fucking job baby Killer”, Alenia translated. She then smacked James on the back of the head with her tail as if James was a fool.
“Ouch!!! That hurt!”, James yelled.
Gillian spoke again, then reached for his leather sack on his side. He had a book clenched in his teeth and brought his snout to James with the book between his teeth as well as a necklace with a glowing pendent.
James took the book and a necklace with a glowing pendent.
Gillian spoke as Alenia Translated. “If in the extreme rare case of hostage, you’ll call for backup using this pendent sense I can’t trust your skill to solve it yourself. Sasha knows how to use it so she can teach you. This is the book that contains all the laws of the land. It is written in your tongue so you know the laws, codes, as well as regulations and policies regarding your duties to your specified assignment. Each violation on your part on duty would not be taken lightly. I have zero tolerance for misconduct of any sort. Read and study, you’ll take an oral test in the next six months, your next scheduled training is in three days.
You’ll have training involving the long arm you’ve chosen in the case you’re required for military action. If you have a military assignment, you’ll be assigned with Sasha, one of our scouts. I trust you two would have each other’s back on a mission due to the fact you two bond well. A scout is a ver important, yet minimal combat role, only fighting if scout missions are compromised by detection from combatants. Your size is too small for infantry threats which makes you too vulnerable on front lines. This is why you’re in the scout division. I will now take you home, human.
Gillian lowered a shoulder, hinting to James to climb on.
James climbed on Gillians back. James noticed how huge his shoulders are. “Holy shit, you’re a big dude!” James said impressed by his muscular build.
Alenia translated to Gillian. And he laughed. Then spoke. Alenia. Translated, “I’m the strongest in the clan, that’s why I am the captain of the guard”.
Gillian launched in the air and the launch was so hard James almost roles off his back. Gillian was no where near as fast as James’s friend is, but he is definitely all brute strength.
Gillian and James made their way to Main Street In the clan’s town. It was mid-afternoon, the busiest time in the town. James never dreamed of seeing so many dragons in his life. Some stared at James and Gillian curiously but then kept moving on their way.
Gillian moved his snout towards James and pressed his snout against James’s chest. He opened his mouth slightly and bit on his shirt, picked him up, and set him down. Gillian then reached in his pouch seemingly searching for something. With one claw he lifted James’s hand and motioned trying give a hint to James to open his palm. James caught on that Gillian wanted him to open his hand so he did. Gillian moved his snout just inches over James’s hand and opened his mouth, ten silver coins fell in James’s hand. Gillian stopped a dragon passing by and spoke. The dragon stoped looked at James and said, “Gillian is telling you it’s an advance on your training pay. Use it to buy food”, then thanked the dragon who translated for James.
Gillian then pointed at a food booth hinting to get food there.
James made his way and found there’s lots of choices. James found they sell venison jerky quite cheaply so he stocked up on venison jerky. Then he bought some preserved cheese, roasted nuts, fruit, and bread. Most food he stocked wasn’t easily perishable sense the dragon he’s living with knows so little about what most humans can eat. James noticed the clerk was an elf. James bought enough preserved food to last him a week.
“That’ll be seven silver, the elf replied.
James handed the elf seven coins, leaving him only three coins left for the week.
Theres no electricity or refrigerators like on the surface world, so James knew his planned meals are limited unless he wishes to spend all his money at restaurants, which are expensive, and yen coins won’t last that way.
“James”!!! Gillian yelled.
Gillian flapped his wings, hinting to James he is taking him home. James got on with his sac of food and Gillian took a few experimental flaps, then launched in the air, then flew towards Sasha’s cave.
It was late afternoon, James was eating a makeshift sandwich he made for himself along with an apple for a side as he waited for Sasha to come back from her duties.
As he ate his meal, he sat where he and Sasha laid last night thinking about tonight. His heart would soar and flutter as he thought of being in her embrace. “You not only tamed me, You captured my heart”, James thought to himself as he ate. “Fuck, that was a corny thought”, he thought again to himself as he himself failed to fully grasp the depths of what he perceived as madness. James sat there deep in thought as he finished the last of his apple.
It was almost sunset and Sasha came to his cave. “Surprise! I’m back, James!” Sasha exclaimed.
She saw James sleeping with his back against the cave wall.
“Poor guy, he must be exhausted. He had two long days so far after all”, she said to herself...
She walked up to James and rubbed her snout against his chest. “James, wake up”, she said softly. James was unresponsive. Sasha laid next to him and placed her snout against his neck. She opened her mouth and coiled her tongue around his neck and began sucking on his neck. James moaned in his sleep as she caressed him. She began purring quite loudly as she continued her actions...
Several minutes latter James woke from his sleep to Sasha purring and sucking on his neck. He immediately felt his heart seemingly jump up his throat as he became nervous. Not out of fear of being harmed. Fear of becoming paired with her... As much as he wishes to be her’s, he fears it due to it being unknown to him. To actually be committed to one he loves.
“When you love someone, you give them the power to hurt you in the most painful way”...
James thought with his eyes closed as he faced his greatest fear.
James sat in deep thought again. Allowing Sasha to caress him. Finally after thoughts racing through his head, he reasoned with himself and understood... Sasha wouldn’t harm him or his feelings in any way. He is perfectly safe and he needs to put aside his own traumas, and show this gentle soul the love she deserves.
James brought his face to her snout and moved to kiss her. “Not here, James. I must take you to a certain place”, Sasha said as she stood up. She picked up James and sat him on her back, “I know of a special place for this”, a place where... I always dreamed of being there with someone I want to share my life with”, Sasha said staring into his eyes.
“Ok, I’d like to see the place”, James responded.
Sasha gave a toothy grin constricting her pupils from sheer excitement. She then ran to the edge of her cave and launched into the air.
“So, James... How do you feel about mating with a dragon? Sasha asked as they made their way to their destination.
“What you are isn’t my reason, It’s just... You I want”, James said as he hugged her in flight.
Sasha’s eyes widened. She felt what she could only describe as butterflies in her stomach and a warm feeling come over her. She began purring as she flew to her location.
“I love it when you purr, it’s relaxing to listen to”, James said...
Impulsively, Sasha purred louder. James smiled and began rubbing her neck.
“James”... Sasha said...
“Yes”? James replied.
“That’s as loud as I can purr”, Sasha said.
James sighed as he relaxed to her purring.
“We’re here”, Sasha said as she glided closer to the ground.
She landed on a sand bar in the middle of a river. The river bank was surrounded with thick forest, with water flowing all around the sandbar. The moonlit waterfall and fireflies only added to the scenery.
James looked at the landscape in awe of the location.
“When I was a juvenile, I’d always fly here just to admire the place. It was my get away. When I was a juvenile, others would beat me bloody just like what happened to you. Just like you liking your spot on the surface world at the river you fish at. I’ve been watching you. I knew what you become.
And I saw you as a guard at the nightclub, I saw you fight, when you where a child you where to ready, but it built you to the point you could take a hit to the face and stare at them with a straight face and it scared them. People pulled knives on you and you disarmed them without killing them. You had a life of violence and never did it stop you from being merciful.
I like that... Even though you stopped seeing me in your dreams, I never stoped seeing you in mine”, Sasha said.
James took his shirt off and wrapped his arms around her neck and embraced her as he kissed her. Sasha began purring and she parted her lips and teased his tongue with her tongue. She stoped...
“My predatory demeanor compels me to be dominate. You humans are delicious. Now take the rest of your clothes off”, Sasha said as she opened her mouth wide and got her jaws around James’s chest, wrapped him in her tongue and sucked on him. “we go again”as the soft warm flesh of her tongue crazed his skin and he moaned in pleasure as she sucked his upper torso and caressed his chest with her tongue. She brought James to the ground and released him from her jaws. She got on top of him. “I like to ride”, Sasha said.
As she was fully dominate, both kissed as they mated under the moonlight.
Sasha broke and made and audible hiss, and James broke as he sighed and was completely covered with her body. Panting, Sasha said before you, my Goddess... The feminine of spirit, James and I are one”, she spoke.
“What?”, James said slightly confused.
“I did my part, you will do yours when the sun is at it’s zenith tomorrow, the God of spirit. You the male will have a role to play and the ritual complete. Now rest, as I embrace you for the night”, Sasha said as she laid with James in her embrace. The two closed their eyes and fell asleep with eachother. The sound of waterfall, river current, and cricket chirp serenaded the two to sleep.