Practice.

William and Ishtar set aside the intricacies of getting her a body and brainstormed for a while. They didn’t know if it was even possible to build an artificial body, let alone create one capable of shape-shifting. Like he’d said, they didn’t know enough about magic to know if their ideas and dreams could become reality. They’d probably have to make some compromises, but that would come later.

After a few more minutes, Will jogged back home, hoping Reina wasn’t mad he’d left her waiting. It had only been like twenty minutes in all, but even so. He went down to the basement and into his apartment, finding Reina sitting on the couch and checking her phone. She turned to him with a wry smile.

“News are starting to get around,” she told him. “People are messaging me, asking if I’m fine from the ‘gas leak’ incident at the building.”

Will flinched. “What are you telling them?”

“To my followers in social media, I made a post telling them I’m doing fine, that I was lucky to be unharmed. To close friends, I’m telling them I’ll be spending some days at my boyfriend’s place.”

Will shuddered at that last bit. She told people she had a boyfriend. He didn’t know if being open about it was a good idea, but dammit, he loved the feeling. That gorgeous, sexy and popular model sitting on his couch was his girlfriend. One of four, at that.

‘Boy, those are some nice chills. Four girls are already yours, huh? Sure, we have to wait for one and get another back, but the harem is actually coming together. Mmm, yes, I like this feeling you’re giving. Finally closing off that damn hole a little.’

Reina stood up from her seat and walked up to Will with a sexy sway of her hips and a sultry smile. “I considered not telling people you were my boyfriend, but I don’t want anyone thinking I’m available.” She got her arms around his neck and gently pressed her forehead and nose against his.

“I’m such a helpless idiot,” Will said, chuckling with some self-deprecation and holding Reina by the waist. “The word ‘girlfriend’ should be giving me PTSD, but it still makes me happy.”

Reina stared deeply into his eyes as she answered. “I want to say so many things, make so many promises, but they’d be meaningless, right? Nothing you haven’t heard before.”

“Yeah.”

“I’ll have to work hard to show you that you’re special to me, then. All I ask in return is that I continue to be special to you, even after you get like 30 girlfriends.”

Will nodded. “You won’t regret it.” Then, he chuckled again. “30 girlfriends may be too much, though.”

“You could totally keep 30 women satisfied,” Reina insisted, tracing a finger along Will’s lips.

“Sexually? Sure. But what about time, dates and everything else?”

“Mmm, good point. We’ll see how it goes in that regard. But remember that Ladies Magazine has plenty of cute models Mrs. Evans wants to bring into the… ‘special shoots’.”

“Right… Almost forgot about that. My mind’s been all over the place.”

“That’s clear. I want to help, but there’s little I can do. It’s frustrating.”

‘Will, tell her about our sexual energy training. That’s one way she can help without needing to do much but sit there.’

“Oh yeah. There’s something, actually,” Will told Reina. “See, Ishtar and I are practicing to have better control over our powers. We’re at the point where we can use them well, but we use too much energy. We need to practice on someone, so…”

“Oh, then I can be a test subject no problem,” his girlfriend nodded easily. “Is it gonna hurt?”

“No. At worst you’ll have a weird orgasm. We’re aiming for subtlety as well as strong effects using as little energy as possible.”

“Then count me in! Any excuse to have you touching me is good enough for me,” she laughed.

Will smiled, relieved that she was so supporting of… well, everything. He leaned forward and kissed her, gently and slowly. He slipped his tongue inside her mouth, unable to resist, and Reina let out a soft, drawn out moan.

“Did we start already?” she asked.

“That was just a normal kiss.”

“That’s not normal by any stretch, Will,” Reina chuckled. “So you’re this good even without magic?”

“It’s one of the… passive effects of Ishtar being with me.”

“Okay, I think I get it. Well? What should I do?”

“Just sit down on the couch.”

The couple got in positions, meaning they sat down next to each other, practically cuddling. Will had an arm around Reina and kept the other free to touch her. His girlfriend relaxed against him, leaning her head on his shoulder and getting ready for whatever was to come.

“Be gentle,” she told him.

“That’s the plan.” Will got to work immediately, and he decided to start with her arm. He let the sexual energy run its course as he gently rubbed Reina’s forearm. “How does it feel?”

“It’s nice,” Reina hummed. “Maybe too nice. It gets me warm and relaxed, but it’s a little weird to feel that from my arm.”

Will switched targets from her arm to her inner thigh, rubbing through her pants. “How about here?”

“Mmm… it’s better.” Reina snuggled closer to Will, like a cat being petted in its favorite spot. “Feels more natural.”

Will then went for small increments in energy outputs. Little by little, gauging Reina’s natural reactions. But doing was difficult, and he suddenly put too much energy into it, causing Reina to shake, her legs quivering.

“Mmm!”

“You okay?” Will asked, concerned.

“Y-Yeah. That felt a little too strong.” Reina chuckled. “I think… it reached a little higher than you intended.”

Will looked down, seeing how Reina was rubbing her thighs together. He understood what she meant. “Sorry. Can I try again?”

“As many times as it takes.” Reina leaned in and kissed Will’s cheeks. “But you need to realize that you have to take responsibility after this.”

“With pleasure.”

For the next couple of hours, Will practiced his control of sexual energy on the willing Reina. Hearing her feedback was quite helpful, and not having to come up with excuses or having to put up an act even more so. He could touch her anywhere and see what reactions he got. The best part was the confidence growing within him. Nothing he did seemed to have a negative effect on her. Reina even enjoyed his mistakes. It really drove Ishtar’s point across.

Her powers were meant to make sex easy, pleasurable, exciting and fun. Even with the difficulty of managing the energy output, this felt natural. Compared to using their powers to fight, this was far easier.