Walking Disasters and Me

Our bonding and kissing continues on for another few blissful minutes. Sandra's touch on my arm, her legs sliding against mine, her warm, sunny breath on my neck between licks and bites. All of it sending my quickly spasming core into a tailspin of pink lightning as I take another first in our relationship.

With a heartbeat that nearly deafens me, its pulse so rapid and strong that I fear I may pass out, I look down to her shapely, round chest. Our foreheads touching so she no doubt sees the unadulterated glint of lust in my eyes, though she says nothing about it. My tongue darts across my lips, savoring the taste of Sandra on them as my hand slowly inches up and cups one of her breasts.

A beautiful, soul warming heady moan like I've never heard from Sandra glides and tumbles out of her lips and into my ears in heavenly reception. My stomach twisting in the pinkest of knots as the same color flashes to life in the space and through our connection at my touch. My fingers only barely sliding across the silk of her soft skin yet already I feel like I'm about to explode from the sheer excitement and rightness of what is occurring. My hand moving on its own as I begin to knead, press, and imprint my grip into her.

"*Mm~...* D-do you like how I feel, baby girl~?" Her sultry whisper sings in my ear, the heat of our two faces enough to power a furnace as I nod back without hesitation.

"You feel amazing~." I reply with equal and honest ease as I grip into her soft skin again. My mind fixated on the heft and weight of the breast cupped in my hands. The give and springiness of her flesh. The way my heart speeds into overdrive with every little gasp and moan that spills from her throat. "And it feels... right, if that makes sense?"

I look up to see her reaction, though my eyes bemoan to leave viewing the wonderous sight of my hand and her chest meshing into one. The previous forbidden nature of it ironically adding a spice to the whole affair now that I'm no longer hung up on that issue.

But when I'm finally able to pull them from the succulent sapphic spectacle, I know I made the right choice. Sandra, the ever-composed rock my entire life, looks like a mess just from this light touching. Her honeyed eyes are dark, almost the color of bark from the sheer lust dancing in their half-lidded state. Her cheeks are flush and damp from both sweat and little beads of tears that pool at the corners of her enraptured eyes. And her hair is a mess, sticking in spots to her face as she bites a finger to hold in her moans and hide her heavy breaths.

Though, her messy hair may have just been an effect of our previous make out session. But all the rest? I squeeze her perfectly fitting in my hand breast again as I stare at her with eager anticipation, her eyes shutting close in carnal bliss as she leans her head back. A muffled, gorgeous moan being stopped by the highway bandit that is her bitten finger as she shoves her chest against mine and the groping hand with an arched back.

A heartbeat passes as my eyes become spirals. Two, as my core vibrates and explodes with needy want. Three, as I dive and press my lips to her exposed, vulnerable neck. Four, as we both cross another hurdle, together. Her leg, whether intentionally or not, slides up to rock into the space between my thighs. Tempting and taunting for more. The pristine thigh instantly getting dribbled with the slick, waiting expression of my carnal joy at seeing her come undone. Mine does the same for her, and my heart and brain almost shutting off as I find... the same exact predicament between her legs.

I gasp as we both grind into each other for a moment, rainbow color exploding out into the room along with our conjoined moans. My head pulling back the same as hers as I say out almost in shock, "Y-you're so w-wet..."

A crisp, wet laugh dripping in arousal and lust sounds out from her as her hands slide down and press into my waist, "Pot meet kettle~. Of course I'm drenched, silly. I've... I've been wanting this for so long..." The playful air that started her reply ends in an almost sad, wistful tone. One that matches her face as stare at each other for a moment.

My teeth pull my lower lip to them as I take in her bedraggled state. Heaving chest, skin slick with lustful sweat, eyes dim yet yearning. All of it bending and nearly breaking my mind with alluring, inviting presence. "I... I really want to fuck you right now..." I can't help but say, my internal filter long having been cast aside the moment I heard her first moan. Any lingering hang ups about my feelings toward her now completely eradicated. All that's left is love, desire, and the curious want to see all of the faces and hear all the sounds she can make~.

Sandra's eyes widen to dinner plates shifting back to that seductive, needy gleam. Her fingers sliding up my ribs, scratching my skin as the pink light nearly blinds us. "I really want you to fuck me too~. More than you may know~. But..." She pauses as her hands come back to my hips. "Only if you're sure and you're ready. Because once we cross that line for reals, I don't know if I'll be able to hold myself back until we're both satisfied."

My throat swallows the biggest knot of arousal to date as my legs cinch around her invading thigh. Am I ready for that? For her to unleash that maelstrom of desire and love onto me, and me onto her in return? When she's not fully herself yet? Even if she seems to be almost complete...

Easily noticing my hesitation, Sandra smiles and then pulls me down toward her. Not in a change of position, but more of a caring embrace. "It's okay~. We're both really horny right now and you haven't properly had sex in a couple days. I don't mind waiting a little longer~."

No, wait! I plant my hands to either side of her head and push myself up, staring down at her face as mine twists in reluctant pain. "It's... I do want to go further Sandy. Right now. God, do I want to. But I also want our first time to be when you're actually healed up and properly put back together. I'm... I'm sorry for being such a tease..."

She smirks a little, that knowing smile of an older sibling who knows any and everything about you pulling to her lips as she leans up and kisses me softly. "Then that's what we'll do. And don't apologize, baby girl~. Like I said, we're both extremely turned on. And, even though it looks like we'll be cutting it short, it felt amazing~. I don't think I've ever been so wet in my entire life~."

A little, whimpering moan echoes from my throat as my legs tremble, "N-not helping!"

Peals of her giggles finally break the tension enough for the both of us, our legs slipping away from each other's drenched, molten hot cores and back to a more... familial resting position. "Sorry, sorry~! But, on the bright side, now we both know how badly each of us wants the other~. And, how utterly amazing it's going to be once we go all the way~."

My face burns as I tuck it into her neck, though my usual embarrassed rebuttal doesn't come as I realize she's absolutely right. So, instead, I merely nuzzle into her and nod. Both of us luxuriating in the mutual acceptance of our developing relationship together, paused as it is for the moment.

"Have you talked with Sam yet?" Her voice says softly as her fingers return to scratching along my scalp. Their comforting touch helping ease the winding knot in my center back to a more languid state.

"N-not yet... If nothing crazy comes up today, I was wanting to... go speak with her. Even if it still kind of terrifies me..." I admit into her neck, my breath washing over her collar bone as she hums in thought.

"It seems like you two have recovered a lot of ground already. And, ironically, it also seems like Sam sees you with more respect and admiration now. I know it will be a little scary to speak with her about what happened, but I also know how brave you are. Just speak from your heart, like you always do, and listen to what she says in return. I have no doubts that the two of you will help the other heal." Sandra coos out lovingly. The absolute certainty of her voice filling me with confidence as we enjoy each other's touch.

An enjoyment that unfortunately has to come to an end, now that my mind is gravitating towards that meeting. "I should probably go and do that then, huh?" I say out with audible regret. My preferred choice of forever lying next to my sun, my life, obvious.

"Probably~." She says with a light laugh, kissing the top of my head before we both shift and rise off the couch. Sandra turns to look me over before we part ways, her eyes shining in myriad emotions that crisscross between our bond before she hugs me. "You got this, Aims. Go open your heart to her and then get ready to kick out that tumor that's been holding you back. Something I'll be by your side to deal with when you're ready."

I sigh back as we sway to and fro for a moment. "I was going to tell you to not show up unless shit goes really sideways, but I guess having a deity powered sister to help smack around the little fucker wouldn't be the worst thing in the world."

She chuckles as we break apart, soft fingers coming to move a strand of hair behind my ear. "You couldn't stop me from being there even if you wanted to~. That piece of filth is hurting my baby girl. and I'll make good and goddamn sure it dies a painful, horrible death because of that~."

One of my hands unconsciously comes to rest just below my belly button in an attempt to hide the heat that instantly blossoms there, and the knock of my knees. The sheer intensity of her words, sweet as her voice made them sound, coupled with that dangerous look to her eyes making me wet all over again. "W-wow..." I gasp out with barely a breath, mind lurching at what is quickly growing to be my weakness, "Y-you're really not holding back anymore, huh?"

She smirks and licks her lips. Lips that once more press into mine, a sultry moan escaping me before she breaks it off with a wet *pop~!*. "Nope~. I shouldn't have been in the first place, but now that I know even that side of me makes you..." She rakes me with her eyes as the heat returns to my cheeks, "Like this~? There's no way I'd try and hide it~. Now, go have your awkward morning with Jun Li and Ios and go find Sam. I'm rooting for you, baby girl~."

I sheepishly smile back to her, resting our foreheads together one last time before I pull my awareness back into reality. Ios' head still firmly resting on my chest as Jun Li covers us with her tails. Thankfully, both women still seem to be snoozing - or at least playing at it - as I marshal my courage. "Uhm... G-good morning..." I say out softly in a low tone.

Ios stirs first as she mumbles and rouses, her eyes opening in unsynchronized blinks a couple times before she yawns and wiggles a hand free to rub them. "G'morning, Aims... Wow, I didn't realize how much alcohol would hit this body. It's been centuries since I actually slept..."

The smile comes to my face naturally as I give a soft laugh and pet her hair, "Sounds horrible~. Sleep is amazing~."

"It is~." She agrees as she nuzzles back into me, her smaller form tightening her grip as her head rests over my heart. "But beings like me rarely need to ever do it. Even when we do, part of our mind usually stays awake so it's not even true, real sleep. But fully knocking out on such a comfy pillow was for sure the right way to experience it again~. Need any reminders about what went down yesterday?"

"Flatterer~." I giggle down to her, "Nah, I remember most of it by now. Got a little too sauced and challenged Gerra to a drinking competition that ended quickly and poorly for yours truly. I hazily remember asking you and Jun Li to take me to bed where I, presumably, knocked out. Miss anything?" Ios confirms my words with a couple shakes of her head into my chest, our conversation seemingly also finally waking up the big spoon of our little arrangement.

A watery, sleepy voice sounds out from behind me as dainty arms also press the three of us further against each other. "Good morning, dears~."

Ios and I respond in kind, and though we all seem content to lounge together a bit longer, all of us silently decide that things need doing now that we are awake. After a round in the shower - all three of us together, which almost makes me faint - Jun Li dresses and prepares to leave the room.

"I had a wonderful rest with the both of you~. Feel free to invite me to bed anytime you wish~." She says in a flirty wink before leaning down and kissing my lips. To my surprise, she also leans over even further and does the same to Ios, both of their cheeks flushing before she turns and leaves us with a small wave and close of my door.

I turn and give a cheeky grin to the smaller woman who turns her face to hide her reddening cheeks. "We talked a bit while you were getting trounced by Gerra."

A hand flies to my mouth to hide the audible gasp before I scoop up Ios in a big hug, twirling us around the room a couple times as she playfully laughs and protests. "Oh my Heavens~!! You finally did it~!" I set her back to the ground both of us grinning ear to ear as I continue, "Damn, I'm sorry I missed that, but I'm so happy for you Ios~!"

"T-thanks." She says shyly making her cute little form even more adorable before she keeps on, "We're going to wait to do anything really physical until I can determine if cultivation is in my future, but she readily was into the idea of us growing closer~."

I hum back, "I get that's a big priority for you, but why wait? You have a good chunk of my stats so its not like she's going to... flatten you or something. Unless you want her too~."

Ios gives me a look, one that is piercing even though my goofy, teasing grin remains intact. "Aren't you chipper this morning... No, you troll, I want to wait because a 'mortal' having sex with someone so far above them in Rank who isn't soul bonded can have consequences. I don't think I would be in danger of losing my mind given my nature - and your stats like you said - but better to be safe than sorry. If I can't cultivate, I may have to look at some options just to be on the safe side."

"Takes one to know one~." I clap back with a smirk. "You didn't think to include those when you went on your spending spree to get this body in the first place?" My voice follows up curiously as we both begin to get dressed.

Ios sighs as she dons a simple robe that, I assume, she bought for herself with some of the shop points. "I thought about it, but it would have raised the price tag a good margin. At least another 10k points or so. I wanted to at least attempt cultivation in this body before adding a possibly redundant and expensive feature."

"Well," I say as I put the finishing touches on the casual white blouse and brown leather worked pants, "I'm going to go speak with Sam today and then, hopefully, sort out the whole... you know." I indicate with a point to my chest. Ios' eyes flash in understanding as I add on, "Why don't you buy a cheap manual while I'm gone and see if you can get it to work for you? Better to figure it out as soon as we can. Not just because its important, but because I want to see you happy with Jun Li too."

She smiles genuinely back to me and gives me a hug. "I appreciate it, sweetheart~. I think I'll do just that. Good luck on your talk with Samantha, I think it will really help you. Both of you."

I squeeze her little body to mine, moving her side to side a couple times before saying back, "I hope so too~. Good luck yourself."

With that, I leave the adorable spirit to her own devices and slip past the threshold to my room. "Hmm... Maybe I should have asked if Sam is even here today..." I ponder as I begin making my way toward the one place she is known to frequent: the forge. Well, maybe its a good time to work on my spirit sense or whatever it is that the rest of them use to identify stuff so far away regardless of anything blocking line of sight.

I close my eyes as I round a corner, trying to focus on... I'm not exactly sure. Energy? I can feel Qi just fine by now, its white particles all around me in the hall. Feeding into various inscriptions and runes, the glowing crystals above, even the wooden and stone material of the structure in general. But only in a given space around me, maybe about 20 or so feet?

Is this something that lower Ranked cultivators can't do yet? I can't recall any of my companions talking about it in depth, just that they use it and it exists. How did Ios phrase it when she said Akiko went off to go meet the delegation... She sensed them, right? So, she was likely sensing their location because they were using Qi to fly. Just like the crystals above use Qi to illuminate the winding corridors of the estate, or the inscriptions of the training room doors use them to function.

In that case, I'm not just searching every square inch around me for some kind of disturbance or the flow of Qi in general. I'm looking for some kind of massive disruption of the energy to focus on. And, possibly, the bigger said disruption, the more powerful the individual or creature. Or item, I suppose. But how do I expand the little bubble of awareness to such a degree?

Maybe... I'm thinking about this in the wrong way. Not that my initial assumption is off, that actually feels... right. But how I'm viewing the space around me. Like even though my eyes are closed, I'm still thinking about taking in what I'm feeling through them. Instead... what if I treat it like my wonky vision in the soul space? Where I have to almost consciously make sure that my viewing angle matches with the avatar, otherwise its more of like a disembodied doubled awareness.

I focus again with that new train of thought, trying to envision my awareness like it typically is in the soul space. Floating, detached, yet still anchored to my mind and thoughts. Still malleable to my intentions to an unconscious degree. Like breathing or blinking. Rising above me, a second pair of eyes scanning the horizon on its own unless I move my awareness to it...

Surely minutes tick by with my goofy looking form holding the wall for support. Eyes closed in squinted effort that seems futile as I don't really notice a change. Maybe I'm missing something further. Some piece of comprehension or understanding... Still though, a good portion of this whole exercise felt like I was onto something. Like I was on the correct path, but maybe just lacking a piece of knowledge here or there. I go to move forward and continue my hunt for Sam when... nothing happens.

It's then that I open my eyes and realize I see myself standing there like a dork against the wall. Eyelids still shut. The confusing and disorienting sensation of being disembodied spikes a lance of fear through me before my mind catches up to what is happening.

I... I did it. I did it~! Honestly, I was about to go check the shop or maybe just give up on it until I talked with Ios or Akiko, but I did it all on my own~!

The jubilance would surely be making me jump up and down were I not a floating... pair of eyes? Awareness? Neither of those feels completely right, but not entirely wrong either. Regardless, the cheer of victory sings its trumpeted song as I go to see just how far I can look now. The thought alone instantly enough to balloon out my awareness to a shocking, frightening degree.

What was 20 feet or so of vision violently escalates and expands. The small bubble rippling to hundreds, thousands of feet from my person. Information blasting into my mind as it stutters and falters, quickly becoming overloaded as my body sinks and falls to its knees. Countless presences using Qi in the expanded space I can sense that all simultaneously stop what they're doing and look directly at my floating form as fear and panic threaten to overtake me. Their signatures varying in strength and power that I struggle to tell apart.

With my last dregs of sanity, I strain and struggle to reign in what I can perceive. All of my mental might going to reducing the bubble of awareness away from the vast and untold number of watching eyes until, thankfully, all I can see and feel is limited to the estate and the four other presences within. At which point, my mind stumbles and pulls my second vision back to my first. My body nearly convulsing as my stomach threatens to unleash whatever contents are inside it.

Active Skill Learned!

[Spiritual Sensing lvl 1]: Focus on your surroundings to assess persons, items, or locations that are using Qi. As you grow in cultivation and become more used to using this skill, it will transition to a Passive Skill. Levels as well as Ranks in cultivation paths will increase the distance and accuracy of what you can sense. Can only be upgraded through use and advancement of cultivation Ranks.

"Great. Thanks." I deadpan back between wrestling away dry heaves and twisting knots of my tummy. Familiar footsteps rapidly approaching me as I groan internally.

"My love? Was that... was that you?" I hear the motherly voice of Akiko from behind me. Chilly yet soft hands coming to help me back to standing as she moves in front of me and looks me over. Concern as well as apparent shock on her face.

"Y-yeah." I fess up instantly. "I was going to go talk with Sam, but then realized I didn't know where she would be or if she was even here. So, I thought I'd try and work on my spiritual sense while I made my way to the forge to check. And... well... it worked? Yay?"

Akiko blinks. Slowly. Multiple times. I almost get worried and wave my hand in front of her face before life returns to her eyes. "Amelia. My love. Spiritual sensing is something only peak Unification Ranked cultivators and above utilize. How... how far out did you sense?"