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A few hours later, Oozey was woken up by gentle knocking on his door.
"Hmm? I wonder who that could be." He thought, clambering out of bed and wandering over to the door, still in his Dragon form.
On the other side of the door was Myla, holding a small satchel that had been modified into a backpack for the diminutive Skaelah.
"Afternoon Myla!" Oozey smiled, his wings flapping.
"Hey Oozey. How's the room?" Myla asked, a little nervous.
"Oh its great! The bed is amazing, there's loads of books, a fridge full of food, and lots of comfy places to sit~" Oozey grinned, his cheeks going a little red.
"That's great~ I was... I was wondering... Could I maybe... Live with you?" Myla asked, a pleading tone in her voice.
"Of course! Come on in and make yourself at home~" Oozey smiled, moving back so Myla could come in.
Myla smiled and hugged him. "Thank you~ I was dreading the thought of staying in one of these rooms by myself." She admitted.
"Awww... Well, goo are welcome to stay with me~ I'd love the company, as long as you are happy to give me headpats~" Oozey replied.
Myla narrowed her eyes and chuckled, giving the Slime Dragon a pat on the head.
"Eeeeeeee~ I love headpats~" He murred, nuzzling against Myla's hand.
"Hehehe~ I'm glad you do. I do as well~" Myla replied, smiling.
Oozey immediately responded by stroking her on the head with one of his talons.
"Thank you~" Myla giggled.
"You're welcome~" Oozey grinned.
"You know. I never met Raydel, Buzzy or Guinevere, but I can tell that they meant a lot to you all." Myla added, making Oozey stop.
"Yeah... It's still hard... Raydel was my best friend... Guinevere and Buzzy had so much more life to live in the Guild... And we lost them all..." Oozey sniffled, tears forming in his eyes.
Myla covered her mouth with her paws. "I'm so sorry... I didn't mean to make you cry, Oozey..." She exclaimed, rushing over to hug him.
"It's fine, Myla. Nobody has really talked about it since it happened. But... Every time I look at that shield... I see them. I remember how much they meant to all of us... But I also remember all the good times. And there were lot's of good times~" Oozey chuckled, hugging Myla to his chest. "I'll never forget any of them, just like I will never forget Shane... or Nicky... or Jessi... or Kaiser... Or... Flynt..." Oozey's lip trembled as he spoke Flynt's name.
"He's the one we are here to bring back right?" Myla asked, pulling her head from Oozey's slime.
"That's right. I can't wait to see him again~" Oozey grinned, wiping his tears away.
Myla giggled. "Me neither~"
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Tesla and Icara had gotten the ground floor room in the sixth stack. All the rooms were pretty much identical, with the only differences being the art on the walls, books on the shelf, and the patterns on cushions, pillows and blankets.
"I hate to say it, but this bed is even comfier than the one I have on the Lucky Star~" Tesla smiled, laid spread eagled on the bed.
"I know Danni said no heavy lifting, Tesla, but can you at least help a little?" Icara begged, giving him her most pleading voice.
Tesla got up as fast as he was able without hurting himself, and walked over to Icara.
She giggled. "I knew that would work~ Come on, lend a hand~"
Tesla nodded and started carefully putting stuff away, clothes, weapons, books, his sandwiches from the Lucky Star that only just fit in the fridge. He still had three of them left.
"Those sandwiches really are ridiculous." Tesla chuckled, closing the door of the fridge. "What I wouldn't do for one of Fynicks Medipacks~" He added, licking his lips at the memory.
"Who is Fynick?" Icara asked, having never met the shuriken slinging, mechanism toting artificer slash chef.
"Fynick Fawkes is a member of the Sijansar Guild. We left him and his wife in charge while Ruby came with us." Tesla replied, putting his Brionac in the Weapon cabinet.
"What's he like?" Icara asked, sitting on the bed.
"He's a Fennec Fox, about this high, way higher with his ears. He's an artificer and a ninja, and can turn a handful of scrap into a bomb before you can say 'Prestidigitation'" Tesla chuckled.
"Whoa whoa whoa wait. He's a Fennec Fox, named Fynick Fawkes? Talk about lazy." Icara remarked.
"Tell me about it~" Tesla replied, raising an eyebrow and looking in the direction the screen would be if this were a TV show.
"What about his wife?" Icara pondered, ignoring Tesla's blatant 4th wall break.
"Astrela Fawkes. She's the Sijansar Guilds resident entertainer. Singing, dancing, music, she's very talented~" Tesla smiled.
"They sound awesome! Do you think they'd go for a fourway?" Icara blurted out, her filter obviously on the fritz.
"Hehe~ I'm not sure. Possibly~" Tesla replied, putting the last of their clothes away.
Tesla stopped suddenly after the last item of clothing went into the drawer. "God... I can't believe it's been over a year since Flynt left..." He remarked, deep in thought.
Icara watched him, not saying anything to jolt him out of his thoughts. "A-are you okay?" She asked after a long silence.
"Hmmm?" Tesla replied, snapping out of his trance. "Yeah I'm okay it's just... What'll I do if this doesn't work..." He added, walking over and gently rubbing his stomach.
"You mean bringing Flynt back?" Icara asked.
Tesla nodded. "I don't think any of the others would trust me again... Especially Lilaxi..."
Icara slapped Tesla directly across the face, almost knocking him over. Tesla's eyes opened wide as he rubbed his cheek. "What the..."
"You have been leading them for over 12 months now. They have fought wars under your guidance, killed and died for you and the others around them. There is no way on this planet that they would lose faith in you if this turns out to not work!" Icara exclaimed forcefully.
Tesla sat down on the bed beside Icara and nodded. "Yeah. I know you're right. Thank you~" He grinned, leaning in to kiss Icara on the beak.
"...Sorry that I hit you so hard sweetie..." Icara replied, a little sheepishly.
Tesla chuckled. "It's fine~"
Icara wrapped her wings around Tesla's neck and kissed the cheek she hit, before licking it gently. "I love you~" She smiled.
"I love you too cutie~" Tesla grinned, hugging her tightly.
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Lilaxi was examining Gailfein as she sat alone in her room. The magical bow was still silent, and hadn't even glowed since Flynt's departure.
Then there was a knock at the door.
"Lilaxi is coming!" Lilaxi smiled, putting Gailfein back on the weapons rack, before heading to the door.
"Vell clean yourself up and answer ze door, zen~" Ruby replied from behind the door.
Lilaxi was laughing as she opened the door and gave Ruby a big hug.
"Is everything okay?" Lilaxi asked as she let Ruby go.
"Yeah! Just vanted to see if you are okay~" Ruby replied.
"Lilaxi is fine. Just a little lonely." Lilaxi admitted.
Ruby smiled in a friendly way. "Vell, I could keep you company if you'd like~"
Lilaxi nodded whole-heartedly. "Lilaxi would like that~"
Ruby smiled and closed the door behind her. "So... Is zere anyzing you vould like to do?" She asked.
Lilaxi shrugged. "Lilaxi has just been examining Flynt's bow to see if it was alive again."
Ruby looked over at the weapon rack to see the bow that she had spent days making for Flynt. Her ears drooped as she remembered the way Flynt died. "...I miss him..." She admitted, sniffling.
Lilaxi was close to tears. "Lilaxi does too..." She muttered, and then her emotion took control. She started sniffling, then sobbing. Ruby rushed over to hug her tight, stroking her back as Lilaxi threw her arms around Ruby. It was all Ruby could do to not break down in tears as well, but she knew that if she started, she wouldn't stop. She had to be strong for Lilaxi.
After about ten minutes, Lilaxi calmed down and nuzzled against Ruby, and promptly fell asleep.
"L-Lilaxi?" Ruby whispered, gently nudging the Goblin.
Lilaxi didn't respond, except with a gentle inhale of breath.
Ruby smiled and gently hoisted Lilaxi up into her arms, carrying her effortlessly over to her bed. She then laid Lilaxi down, her head on the pillow, and pulled one of the blankets over her.
"Sleep vell, Lilaxi~ I promise you, ve vill bring back Flynt~" Ruby whispered, before heading out and closing the door quietly behind her.
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Later that night, Gilp was laid in bed beside Gill, unable to get to sleep.
"Are you okay, Gilp?" Gill asked, watching the tormented feline toss and turn.
"Yeah... I just can't get comfy..." Gilp replied, sitting upright.
"Come and cuddle me then~" Gill grinned, a sultry tone in his voice.
Gilp smiled and nuzzled the elemental. "Lemme get a glass of water first." He purred, standing up and walking tiredly over to the kitchen area and grabbing a glass. As he went, he just happened to look over at the door, which was open.
"Didn't you lock the door, Gill?" Gilp asked, shutting the door with a click.
He received no response, but thought nothing of it. Standing in front of the sink Gilp turned on the tap and filled the glass with cool, clear water. After turning it back off again, Gilp drank about half and sighed.
"You couldn't even wait for me to join you before falling as..." Gilp fell silent as he turned around. Now he knew why Gill didn't respond.
A very familiar Raven in a pitch black robe had Gill in a brutal armlock, and had a knife to the elementals throat.
"U-Umber?" Gilp spluttered, eyeing up his Billhook in the cabinet nearby.
Gill had a look of sheer panic in his eyes, and was trembling.
"Make one move..." Umber hissed, his eyes glowing in the darkened room. "...and your friend here will need a lot of stitches~"
"D-Don't hurt him..." Gilp begged, now eyeing up the glass in his hand.
"G-Gilp..." Gill gasped, starting to struggle.
Umber looked away from Gilp to focus on Gill, and Gilp took the opportunity. He heaved the glass with all his might at Umber, but Umber was faster. He deflected the glass and it shattered against the wall nearby.
"Wrong choice, furball." Umber growled.
Gills eyes filled with tears and Gilp gasped. "Umber. Don't..." He panted, but Umber flicked his arm back in the blink of an eye, slicing clean through Gill's throat, before dropping him on the bed. Gilp could hear Gills rasping breaths and choking as he struggled to take in any oxygen. The bed turned red with his blood, and Gilp clenched his fists, ready to rip Umber to pieces.
Before he could even react, Gilp felt warm feathers against his back, and cold steel against his throat.
"Worthless..." Umber hissed in his ear, before slowly drawing the dagger across his throat.
Gilp felt intense pain surge through his body, and just as the last ounce of strength left him, he cried...
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Gilp sat bolt upright in bed, screaming and clutching at his throat.
Gill, obviously woken by the noise, immediately grabbed hold of Gilp and held him tight.
"Gilp! It's okay! It was just a nightmare!" Gill exclaimed, trying to calm him down.
Gilp stopped screaming, tears streaming down his fuzzy face as he looked at Gill.
Gill smiled. "It's me. Okay?"
Gilp buried his face in Gills shoulder and sobbed. "U-Umber came back and c-c-cut your throat open..." He whimpered, his heart trying to recover from seeing the love of his life slaughtered before his eyes. "A-a-and then he k-killed me..."
Gill held Gilp tight, nuzzling and kissing the poor feline.
"I promise you, no-one will ever come between us, Gilp. You are stuck with me till we are both old and grey, complaining about back problems and loud kids." Gill giggled, planting a kiss on Gilps nose.
Gilp smiled and blushed. "Y-you promise?"
He sniffled.
Gill nodded. "I promise~" He replied, wiping Gilp's tears away.
Just then, the door burst open and Neo jumped in. "Everyone okay?!" He asked, an aura of shadow and darkness surrounding the pint-sized slayer... And the Katana he had held ready.
"Everything's okay, Neo. Gilp was having a nightmare." Gill explained, still cuddling the terror-stricken tiger.
Neo checked the entire room, his red eyes glowing in the dark. "Very well." He replied, sheathing his blade. "Sleep well you two. If you need any sleeping medicine, Gilp, the storage room is opposite." He added, pointing to the corridor opposite the stack they were in.
Gilp nodded. "Thank you Neo. Sorry for worrying you."
Neo shook his head. "No need to apologise. I know only too well what nightmares are like. See you both in the morning." Neo smiled, before leaving and closing the door behind him.
Once he was sure Neo was gone, Gilp looked at Gill. "How did he hear me? I thought these rooms were soundproof." He asked.
"They are. Neo has an extraordinary sense of emotion. Specifically danger. If any of us is ever in danger, or feels like we are, Neo will always turn up to help. He's saved all of us so many times." Gill explained.
"Wow." Gilp remarked, looking back over at the door in awe, then back at Gill.
Gill was smiling at him in a way that made Gilp blush. "W-What?" He asked.
"Nothing~ I'm just now realising how handsome you are~" Gill giggled, blushing himself.
Gilp blushed wildly. "H-Handsome?! Me?!" He spluttered.
"You bet your stripey ass you're handsome~" Gill grinned, kissing Gilp on the cheek, and the neck, the latter of which drew an embarrassed but pleasured moan from the feline.
"Hehe~ Sounds like someone enjoyed that~" Gill chuckled.
Gilp's face was getting redder and redder. All that he could say was a panicked and flustered "Wehhh!", which made Gill laugh even more.
Gill gently kissed Gilps neck again, making him moan again. This time the moan was less embarrassed, and more lust filled. Gilp's eyes scrunched shut as he threw his arms around Gill, dragging the elemental on top of him as he laid back. Gilp then pressed his lips hard against Gill's, and wrapped his legs around him as well, his tail swaying excitedly as the two smooched.
Gill was only too happy to reciprocate, kissing his feline companion back with just as much passion and lust.
Eventually, Gill broke the kiss, a small trail of saliva between the two boys lips. Gilp was panting submissively as he laid there staring longingly up at Gill, his heart racing and his eyes half lidded. His paws were up either side of his head, and Gill leaned back a little, taking advantage of Gilp's open position to stroke the felines chest. Gilp purred happily, his enjoyment far outweighing any embarrassment he once felt.
"Want me to... Take your clothes off~?" Gill murred quietly, looking Gilp straight in the eye.
Gilp nodded, still purring loudly.
Gill grinned, slowly pulling Gilp's shirt off, and tossing it aside. As soon as Gilp's chest was exposed, his blush increased threefold.
"B-Be gentle with me~" He panted, giggling adorably.
"I intended to anyway~" Gill smiled, taking his own shirt off and throwing it with Gilp's. Gill was about to remove his jester hat, but Gilp stopped him.
"What are you..." Gill questioned.
Gilp stared up at him, a mischievous grin on his face. "The hat stays on during sex~" He giggled.
Gill laughed and leaned down to kiss him again. "Sure thing~ You wonderfully strange kitten~"
Gilp melted under the kiss, his paws stretching out as he felt completely at ease, happy and in love.
"I think it's about time we got the rest of these clothes off, don't you~?" Gill grinned, removing his leggings to reveal a pair of dark blue boxers, patterned with bright yellow stars, with a rather large bulge in them.
Gilp caught sight of the bulge and stared, biting his lip gently. His eyes sparkled and his mind started racing as he imagined the things Gill was going to do to him.
"Come on~ You'll have to unlock me if you want me to take yours off~" Gill grinned, referring to the leg lock that Gilp still had around the elementals waist.
Gilp nodded and slowly moved his legs. Gill grabbed Gilp's leggings and removed them in one fluid movement, accidentally taking Gilp's boxers as well.
"Wehhh!" Gilp exclaimed, embarrassed, but making no move to cover up. He wanted Gill to see him like this. The felines fuzzy balls hung down between his ample thighs, his feline length already starting to emerge from its furry sheathe.
"God damn~" Gill grinned, licking his lips as he stared unabashedly down at Gilp's member.
Just the attention from Gill made Gilp get aroused, his barbed cock slipping further and further out, before resting on his belly, throbbing every few seconds as Gilp got more and more turned on. His tail never stopped swaying, the blush never leaving his cheeks.
Gill reached down and gently grasped the felines fuckstick, and started stroking it, the warm, exposed flesh being caressed by Gills soft hand. Gilp had no chance of hiding how much he was enjoying this treatment, all manner of pleasured moans and meows escaping his mouth.
Gill was enjoying this just as much, if not more. The thought of pleasing his lover made him very happy.
Before long, Gill couldn't hold back any longer, and slipped his other hand inside his boxers to caress his own member.
"Mmmmmm~ Fuck~" He exhaled, still stroking Gilp at the same time.
"Sh-Show me yours~" Gilp gasped, writhing adorably as Gill stroked him off.
Gill grinned and pulled his boxers off, exposing his humanoid member.
Gilp blushed even harder than ever, his breathing also getting faster as he stared at Gills dick. It was about an inch longer than Gilp's, and the same purple that covered most if not all of Gills body.
"S-so b-big~" Gilp exclaimed, gulping.
Gill grinned and giggled. "Want it inside you Kimty~?" He asked.
Gilp nodded slowly, looking a little worried.
Gill reached down and slowly pulled Gilp's legs up, resting them on his shoulders. He then leaned forward, pushing his cocktip against Gilp's tailhole, forcing a meow of pleasure out of him. With a giggle and a moan, Gill slipped his member inside, forcing a much louder meow from the feline. By this point, Gilp was completely red faced, his tongue hanging out and and a small pool of drool forming as he breathed rapidly.
"Fuck~ You're a tight kitten~" Gill grunted, moaning as he pulled out slightly and slid back in again.
Gilp didn't even respond at this point, he just laid there, meowing and purring in absolute ecstasy.
"Hehehehe~ Such a cutie~" Gill grinned, leaning over and kissing Gilp on the lips as the elemental began humping, making Gilp's body jump a little with each thrust.
"Mmmmmmmmphhh~" Gilp moaned into the kiss, his eyes half lidded and his cheeks deep crimson. He wrapped his legs around Gill once again, and held his hands tightly in his own.
Gill responded by speeding up, making Gilp's eyes roll back in his head.
"Such a good boy~" Gill grinned, pulling back a little and humping faster and harder, his hips making a gorgeous noise as they collided with Gilp's butt.
"Ohhhhhhhh fuck~" Gilp moaned, gripping the bed tightly as his limit got closer and closer. "I-I'm gonna cum~"
"M-Me too~ Want it inside~?" Gill moaned, speeding up more.
Gilp nodded, moaning desperately.
Gill sped up to a flurry of thrusts, before fully hilting Gilp, and unloading a good load of cum inside him. "Fuuuuuuuuuck~"
Gilp meowed loudly and climaxed all over his own stomach, panting hard as he stared up into Gill's eyes.
"That felt... So good~" He giggled, panting hard.
"It really did~" Gill replied, stroking Gilp's chest and face gently and lovingly.
Gilp leaned up and kissed him again, and Gill laid down on Gilp's chest, still inside him.
"I love you Gill~" Gilp giggled, his eyes fluttering shut.
"I love you too Gilp~" Gill replied, resting his head on Gilp's shoulder, their hands interlocked as they both fell asleep.