Love Is In The Air

Everyone who didn’t stay back at the suite had mostly gone back to their respective rooms. To get a bit more rest having stayed up pretty late into the night. After a few more hours of sleep though they were up shortly after noontime. Laura had been waiting for Merida to get up as she couldn’t go anywhere without someone else right now.

“So what do you want to do today Merida?”

“Honestly I just want to kick back and relax, I have all this energy from being younger but this week has been exhausting.”

“I mean the spring made you bisexual right? I could help you unwind if you want. You seemed interested in making that permanent right? Must be a reason for it.”

“True enough, mostly I think it would be more fun. Mark is definitely going to want to have sex with multiple of us at the same time. Would be nice if I was into everyone involved during those times. But I’m going to have to decline your offer Laura. Nothing against you, mind. Just, I’m not really looking for casual sex and we don’t know each other all that well. Remember I’m still a virgin and Aubrey is probably right, those of us who have never had sex before are probably going to get a bonus if the first time we do it is with Mark. I don’t think I’m going to be in danger of elimination or anything but we don’t know how hard it will be to get past 100 VP and even if someone else gets the wish I still want to cross that threshold remember that we will be getting a much better transformation if we do. So sorry but my legs are definitely closed until I have sex with Mark.”

“Sure but Sam is already past the halfway mark, it shouldn’t be that hard, if she could do it in a few days.”

“I wouldn’t be so sure Laura, first remember we can lose VP from challenges, and Cassandra said that the people that do something first get a bonus, I don’t have exact numbers for everything but I think I worked out what the first time bonus is. I think you get double points for doing it first. Though it’s a little confusing because if that is the case I would expect Allie to have more points than she does. Maybe more than Sam. I think she is getting some sort of penalty for being engaged but don’t know what, though I don’t think she can claim first time bonuses.”

“So wait, that would mean the first time sex bonus is still on the table, then right?”

“I think so, Allie is the only one that I think has done that unless what Sam did last night counts but I figured it would have been worth a lot more points. But you’re missing the point, sure Sam is past half way, but that was with a lot of those bonuses I talked about, and she has done a lot not just with Mark either. I don’t know exactly what happened but I know you and Flora did something with her and I think Allie did too. The point I’m trying to make is that there might not be that much left for her to do, I don’t know exactly what she’s done but she’s been the most active and she is only barely passed the halfway mark. So yea if I have some extra points in store by keeping my virginity intact I’m going to and honestly we should advise all the others to as well.”

“Crap… that’s a good point. I just assumed that being willing to do most sexual things would get me over the line.”

“And it might but it might require you to do some really kinky crap, or maybe there is a way to earn points from actions more than once. But I also know that you have to actually complete the action to get points. If you or he doesn't finish then it won’t count.”

Laura thought about that for a moment but not having anything more to add changed topics. “Merida, are you going to use your quiver? Seems a waste not to give it a try.”

“I wasn’t planning on it, no. Seems really risky to me and like I would be controlling someone. As it helps them seize a fate I want for them not that they want for themselves. And honestly I’d rather have one day where a bunch of crap didn’t happen.”

“That’s fair, I’m just bored and horny. Thought it might be interesting. I guess if you’re just going to relax I’ll see if anyone else wants to do stuff. Since I’m sort of stuck here.”

“Sorry Laura. If you want to do something calm and relaxing maybe walk around the town, maybe go to the spa or something I’ll do that with you but I don’t want to get up to hijinks.”

Merida laid back down while Laura messaged some of the others to see what they were up for.

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Sam had gone back to the tower to rest as well. When she got up she decided to see if she could make progress on or complete her goal for the week that she set during her date night. So she knocked on the door to the Sugar Garden. Allie eventually came and answered the door. “Um hey, Sam.” She said a little sleepily “what’s up?”

“Sorry if I woke you up. I just wanted to see if you might want to do something together.”

Allie’s ears perked up at that and her tail started to twitch a little back and forth. “Uh sure, anything in particular?”

“Umm, not really I just wanted to spend time with you.” Sam bit her bottom lip slightly. “Look Allie I want to get to know you better, and well I think you’re cute okay. And so, if you’re not opposed I’d li—” Allie grabbed Sam by the jacket and pulled her into a kiss.

“Good enough of an answer for you?”

Sam nodded. “Yea I would say so. I just didn’t realize you were interested back.”

“Well, I love your uniform, it's very sexy but also, I feel like we really bonded. Maybe that’s my TFs but honestly I don’t care at this point. I feel the feelings and I can’t get rid of the TFs, so either I can deny them and be miserable or embrace them and be happy. I’m going to choose the latter. I want you to be happy, for us to be happy. I don’t know about you but I was happy for you when Mary accepted being your girlfriend. Look, come inside we can talk, sure Ellen is here too but I think that it might be better to include her after what the two of us discussed the other day.”

“Okay, lead the way.” They went inside and went down to the bed at the bottom of the room.

Allie began to lightly shake Ellen awake. “Hey sleepy head, up for a chat about the future?”

“Um… I guess but can it be over coffee?” Ellen said as she yawned.

“I don’t mind if Sam doesn’t.”

“I’m good with coffee. Hey, ummm, Ellen do you normally sleep in the nude?”

“Hmmm? Yes. Why?”

“You should stop doing that. Actually, oh… oh CRAP!” Sam realized something “Hey, Allie? Do you remember Ellen having a corset on recently? Like at all?”

“No, I don’t…”

“Yeah, I haven’t had one on for a while, it doesn’t really fit the **** costume, and I don’t have many outfits that the corset goes with or that I can put a corset on underneath. Not really a problem though.”

“Allie, grab her leash so she doesn’t try to run away.” Sam ordered, to which Allie complied. Sam went up to the wardrobes in the room, opening Ellen’s wardrobe. “Let’s see… okay here we go, a nice simple under bust corset.”

“Sam I don’t get the issue, I'm okay like this.” Ellen questioned but didn’t really move.

“Hold still.” Sam wrapped the corset around Ellen’s waist, and tightened it, a lot. “Okay that is about as tight as I can get it. Now Ellen, tell me do you still think it was fine not wearing a corset at all?”

“No, no, it really wasn’t.”

Allie had a look of horror on her face, “Ellen the stuff we did yesterday, you didn’t just do that because you weren’t wearing a corset and wearing **** outfit right?”

Ellen thought for a moment. “I don’t know. I can say that if you asked me to do that stuff right now again, I probably wouldn’t but not because I didn’t like it. Rather I’m a bit tired, and honestly I’m not really attracted to either of you. But I think if Mark asked me too, I would be up for doing that. Like I would put the **** outfit on, keep on this corset even if it does clash, and still do what he wanted. Allie, I can say I enjoyed yesterday and you have nothing to feel bad about. Honestly it was really hot, and one of my better sexual experiences.”

“That makes me feel a bit better but not great. I feel like I took advantage of you.”

“OH please stop that right now. It isn’t like I couldn’t consent. I could have put on a corset at any time. I just didn’t see the need to not really.”

“But you do now?” Sam wanted to confirm.

“Yeah, it’s a bit more apparent now. I definitely wouldn’t have been such a tease these past few days with one on.”

“Okay I’d like to check something Ellen.” Sam continued. “I’m going to take your corset all the way off.” Ellen allowed her to. “Okay now tell me, if you woke up like this would you feel like you needed to put a corset on? Like do you think you would do it yourself?”

“Most days yes, but I think sometimes no.” Sam put the corset back on her as tight as she could.

“Okay now tell me were you just lying to us?”

“No, I really do get the importance of wearing it even without one on. But there are times that I would probably go without.”

Sam sighed with relief. “Okay good because, I really didn’t want to have to go by a corset with a lock on it so you couldn’t take it off.”

“Actually we probably should get one of those.” Ellen corrected her. “Plus it would be hot not being able to remove it.”

“Okay well, I feel a lot better now.” Allie sighed with relief too, “Ellen is just simply really submissive.”

“Yep.”

“Okay Allie you said you wanted to include Ellen in these discussions. I would say that Ellen should finish getting dressed but I don’t know if this triggers her costume TF or not. If it doesn't, maybe you should stay like this for the discussion.”

“Pretty sure it doesn’t.”

Sam turned to Allie, “Fine then, what did you want to talk about Allie?”

“Well… please keep in mind that I didn’t realize about the corset beforehand, so maybe it isn’t relevant but I guess we should clear the air. So, I know you want to marry eventually Mark, we’ve already talked about that. It also seems like you would like to be with me, would that be accurate. I’m not asking you to marry me or anything right now mind you just you know see where things lead.”

“Yes, that would be an accurate assessment.” Sam nodded.

“Okay well… Ellen, about what we talked about yesterday.” Allie hesitantly began.

“You mean where you educated me about my proper place in Mark’s Harem as his future wife and not his ****, and that I would be your **** wife instead and you would change me to be bisexual and told me that I didn’t get a say in that?”

“Allie? You what!?” Sam exclaimed.

Allie cringed in shame, “Uh… yes… that is what I mean.”

“Allie you can’t be serious!” Sam was feeling a lot of emotions at once leading her to not really know how to respond.

“Well, I don’t really have an issue with any of that.” Ellen stated matter of factly.

Sam rubbed her temples like a migraine was coming on. “Okay Ellen… Explain." Sam cut Allie off before she started speaking. "No. Allie, you shut up. I want to hear from Ellen. And please be thorough in your explanation, start from the beginning.”

“Well stuff happened. Okay, so let’s see, I was kidnapped by Cassandra, then—”

“Ellen, please take this seriously.”

“Okay, fine. So I wore the **** outfit to bed. Allie tugged on it in her sleep so I moved to the floor, I woke up slightly before her so, I just sat kneeling beside the bed. She ordered me to strip out of it, afraid I was only doing stuff because of it. We talked, agreed to use the hookah, I selected the pods, I put the outfit back on, Allie corrected my misconceptions about my place in the Harem. That I was to be Mark’s wife not his sex ****, instead I could be her **** wife, she told me that she was going to be generous and change it so I was bisexual so I would enjoy it more. Then we ate each other out. Overall a rather good time.”

“And none of that bothers you?” Sam was simply bewildered.

“I mean, not really. I guess the **** sexuality thing, a little bit… but I also find it hot.”

“So that’s why I wanted to bring Ellen into the conversation.” Allie hesitantly added, “I’m glad she still feels that way because I still very much want that but I also want you Sam. And sorry Ellen if it is between Sam and you, I’m going with Sam, assuming you’re still interested. But I would like to do this with Ellen too.”

Sam rubbed her temples again. “Okay let me make sure I understand what you’re proposing here, Allie. In your ideal ending after the show eventually, You, Ellen and I along with any of the others who want to be are married to Mark.”

“Ideally all of us.” Allie corrected.

“And you also want us to be together, as wives, and also have Ellen as your wife and ****? Does that sound correct?”

“Yeah, that pretty much sums up the ideal ending but again, we aren’t anywhere near that Sam. As for Ellen, at least part of that is because we can’t have Ellen both marry Mark and be treated as sex **** by him. Because of my Shared Vows. But I do want her to be happy, if she needs someone to treat her like a ****, I would do that for her.”

“Okay, I’m not sure that your TF works like that exactly, but that is at least a reasonable interpretation. So just to be clear. You're not insisting on that type of relationship with Ellen right?”

“No, I’m not. If that is a deal breaker to trying to be with you, I’ll help Ellen out some other way. Maybe try to set her up with Laura or one of the others.”

“Okay. Ellen question for you. If Allie and I end up as a couple eventually, would you accept me as well?”

“You mean as a Mistress? I mean yeah, probably.”

“Okay Allie I am willing to tentatively give this a try. But I want to lay some ground rules. Okay?” Allie nodded, Sam then turned to Ellen to also get her confirmation which she got. “Great, first is this meant to be just us Allie plus Mark and Ellen of course, or are we free to do stuff with anyone in the Harem? Ellen, I want your input too.”

Allie thought it over, “I’m not sure. Why? What would you prefer?” Sam turned to Ellen before responding

“I think having eight Mistresses would be complicated. I’m okay with two but I wouldn’t want to serve all of you. But having sex, especially if ordered, would be fine, and I don’t care if you are with other people or not.”

“Okay, well I’m sort of in agreement with Ellen. Relationships are going to be complicated in the harem so we can come back and discuss if things change, but I think being romantically involved with everyone isn’t feasible. So, if we are going to date Allie. We aren’t dating anyone else besides Mark. I’m not sure if I want Ellen like that or not, but I’m not going to dismiss it out of hand. Now I’m also of the opinion that it is fine to do sexual things with other members of the harem. I'm going to be open about this. I've already done stuff directly with Laura and indirectly with Flora. Does that seem workable to you both?”

Ellen simply nodded her agreement, While Allie took a moment to consider. “I would be okay with that, but you are serious about being open to reconsider the romantic bit if things radically change. Especially if that change is from a TF right? Because I would be pretty upset if you broke up with me because you weren’t honest about that.”

“Yes, but I do expect that you aren’t going to actively try to be with others, without talking to me first.”

“Then yes. That is acceptable. So girlfriends?” Allie asked hopefully.

“I suppose it would be unreasonable of me to expect exclusivity romantically without it being official. So yes, I guess we need to talk to Mark about this as well.”

“I mean, we can tell him but he already gave me permission to have whatever sort of relationship I wanted with anyone in the harem. What about Ellen? I mean are we defining that? Ellen, your thoughts?”

“I think it is best for you two to figure things out first.” Ellen said, thinking things over. “I don’t want to commit to anything right now. Is that fine?”

Allie looked to Sam, “That’s fine I don’t know how I feel about what you want anyway, Allie. Now... about that coffee.” Sam said with a mischievous grin.

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Aubrey returned to her room with Chloe fast asleep. Okay it’s fine to be nervous, that's normal right? Everything I’ve read says that’s normal. Plus you know I have to actually sleep in the same bed as my girlfriend. Who I am very much attracted to right now. Aubrey sat down next to the sleeping Chloe and brushed her hair back from her face. I do really like the green, it’s so pretty. “Hey there Chloe.”

Chloe woke up with a yawn. “Oh you’re back. Take care of everything with Mary?”

“I told her the issue, She’s having Freya look for a solution in the store. But it hasn't been resolved yet.”

“Okay, well as long as she knows. It probably isn’t the end of the world if your desire gets a little stronger. I mean have you noticed wanting kids more yet?”

“Not really. But I will say that I don’t want the father to not be Mark, like it isn’t like I wouldn’t be happy at all if it was someone else but I would be disappointed, if it wasn’t him. Now Mary had some advice for me, well us, really.”

“Oh? Do tell.”

“She… she thought we should explore being intimate with one another while I’m bisexual, but not do anything below the waist, also to just try being around each other as girlfriends instead of friends, but not on a date, whatever that means. Oh and to let you take the lead, because you wouldn’t do anything I didn’t want.”

“Well I definitely want to kiss you, so we will be doing that for sure. I mean we already know almost everything about each other, so there isn’t any getting to know one another, to do. We could go to the spa.”

“Wouldn’t that be a date?”

“Was it a date when we went to the spa before? Not here but before the show.”

“Well no.”

“Right, it is something people do together. The dynamic is a bit different in a relationship but not every outing is a date. Maybe we hold hands or kiss but otherwise it is just like any old spa day we would go on.”

“That… That sounds nice. Okay let’s do that.”

“Sure. But first, come here.” Chloe gestured with a finger for Aubrey to come closer, and then began to kiss her pushing her down on the bed. They did eventually go to the spa but it did take some time to get there.

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Laura: Hey Flora, I was wondering if you wanted to do anything today. Merida just wants to chill in the room.

Flora: Sure. What did you have in mind?

Laura: Me coming over to your place, and make you moan in delight.

Laura: Damnit, it works over text. While I do want to do that, I didn’t mean to send that.

Flora: I understand Laura, it’s fine. I’m not saying yes, to that but I’m not saying no either. So yes, please come over and we can see where the day takes us.

Laura: Slight problem with that plan, I can’t come over by myself and Merida is already back asleep, can you come get me?

Flora: Sure be right over, Also checked with Sam. Apparently she, Allie, and Ellen are doing stuff so she won’t bother us if we want the room.

Laura was excited. Oh my god this is great. Thank you, magic making suggestive comments candy. Okay now just don’t screw this up. Laura waited for Flora to come over, and shortly heard a knock. “Come in, I can’t come to the door.”

Flora entered quietly not wanting to wake Merida. Then Laura and Flora exited the cottage. “Okay, so do you want to head to the tower still or do something else” Laura asked Flora.

“I mean I would really like to find something to make amends with Ellen to be honest. You don’t have any ideas do you?”

“I mean I would just do what you did on the first night but less items and then peg her.”

Flora just blankly stared at Laura and blinked a few times. “Flora, I’m sorry I mean… Okay I actually did mean that, but it wasn’t what you were looking for. Just you might have noticed when I get asked a direct question I blurt out some random sexual thing that I want to do. So maybe less questions for me and more I statements from you? Because it didn’t trigger at all when I spoke with Merida.”

“So, I really want to tease you about this and I really wonder if my musings would trigger your thing.”

“Right like that.”

“One thing Laura. What if I want to hear you tell me about what sexual things you would like to do with me?”

“Well I would want to tie you to a bed and make you beg for mercy first.” Laura sighed. “You’re going to keep asking me questions aren’t you?”

“Maybe…” Laura hadn’t really noticed that Flora was walking them back to the tower. She went inside to the bed. “Okay sit down with me, Laura. Now Laura, I want you to respond to my statements. I want to kiss you. I do not want to do more than that at this time. I might want to later, possibly later today but again not at this time. I want you to answer my feelings.”

“I’m okay with that. I like you Flora and I love the lion ears and tail to be honest. I think you’re really fierce looking in that armor. Also thank you for being careful with your words.”

“Not a problem. I kind of just want to tease about it really badly though, and just ask you a bunch of questions. Now before I kiss you I have been thinking about something. See right now you can’t be more than five feet from someone. I was thinking it would be interesting to see the results of using my boon. I was also thinking it might be fun to use my boon and toy with you sexually. With your permission of course.”

“Let’s not experiment with that right now. I’m not opposed to the idea later though I just don’t want to find out what would happen between the two.”

“Good to know. Alright I’m going to kiss you now, one thing, don’t squish me under your massive frame please if we start more vigorously making out. I don’t need to be on top but you are a lot bigger, also my tail and ears are sort of sensitive so watch them.” Flora then climbed on to Laura’s waist straddling her and kissed her, and kept kissing her eventually Laura repositioned them so they were lying down with Laura above the small lioness. A while later they just lie next to each other holding hands. Talking about what their lives were like before the show.

Laura couldn’t help but think, Damn I really like this, maybe I can take things slow for once.