Academ's Partner

Story by ReynartWrites on SoFurry

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Back into the grind Mara finds herself with her greatest challenge as an apprentice mage in our unnamed academy of magic. Our socially awkward academ finds herself needing to work together with another and try to wrap her head around a relationship.


Academ's Partner

After a long week off, Mara was ready to assume her place back in academia. After eating an earful from both her mentor and the headmaster while getting the seal on her magic removed, the dark plum furred cat was ready to jump right back into it, oh so excited to finally be around book and other students of her level. As an apprentice, she figured she would quickly rise above the rest in her own study of magic as she simply put more time into her art rather than spending time among her peers chattering or anything else really. The challenge among peers was the only type of interaction she needed with any of them and that was perfectly fine. Other people were variables that she could never really grasp, as such her friend pool was limited to a very small number of books and journals she kept nearby. Really she didn't even mind the fact that she was entirely alone, but of course, she omitted this fact when writing home. There was no reason to concern her family with the fact that she preferred isolationism over companionship any day. Of course, she found her mentor to be a good bit of conversation when she needed it, but even that was different than what one would normally describe as a friend. Setting those thoughts aside she opened the door to the classroom and stepped inside with a happy sigh, unaware of the rude awakening she would receive.

Class had started so well and went on just as such from morning to midday until the very end. Her mentor and teacher of this apprentice's class had started the day with common welcomes, with a bit of a basic lecture on the applications of magic to everyday life such as crafted messengers birds and teleportation, nothing too difficult grasp, but he had something to say that at first had brought Mara some joy. There in the dimly lit lecture hall near the front of the class Mara sat with her ears perked high and her eyes widening just a bit. She wore her best smile, but could not keep the dread from touching her face. An assignment for the rest of the day was something that was reason for excitement and jubilation something that would help her advance towards being able to pass the four tenants needed to break into journeymanship, not this dread that she felt, and yet it was an assignment that dealt with the only thing taught in classes that she had never been proficient in, working with others.

The magic itself was surely easy enough to learn and perform, but it dealt with synergy and that meant working with a partner to get it done, worst of all her mentor had thrown her underneath a falling tree by requiring that students get up and mingle among themselves to decide pairings the eventual presentation. Mara simply sat frozen there unsure of what to do or of who to choose. Not only that, she could feel the ever judging eyes of her mentor upon her.

When she still did not get up, her rodent mentor stepped to her and appraised her up and down before arching a brow to question, "And why are you still seated, young miss? Are you perhaps thinking of trying this little project on your own?"

Mara stuffed a rudely worded retort and instead replied politely, "No sir, I just ah, don't really know anyone here and well--"

Ridel simply brought a clawed paw up to interrupt her, "Then get to know someone. It'll be good for you, and hopefully keep you out of trouble. Besides, this too is part of magic, I wonder if you're actually serious about these studies of yours. Apprenticeship may just be one class of applied arts, but that doesn't mean you can't take it any less seriously."

Mara narrowed her eyes, the look upon her mentor smug as he turned tail to return to his desk, not once acknowledging the anger behind her gaze. He had certainly hit a sore spot! The remainder of trouble and the small lecture about requiring friends wasn't what brought her such frustration, no, it was the slightest suggestion that she may not be serious about learning magic. Such a notion was a grave insult since she had poured every single little bit of her effort into learning every piece of magic she could manage. It even hurt just a bit coming from her mentor, but she would not wallow in sadness or allow herself to become awash in emotion, instead she rose from her seat and began to look around the lecture hall for a classmate still open to being taken as a partner.

As she stood and began to storm from her seat to find a partner, she bumped into a mound of muscle and fur covered by heavy apprentice's robes. When she recovered from her little misstep she cleared her throat and looked up to apologize with flustered cheeks, "Pardon me."

In her blind fury to grab herself a partner, she had not noticed a black furred lupin with white frosted ears approach her. He simply looked down at her with deep green eyes...and only just that. He made no motion to show that he was upset, no motion to show that he had accepted her apology, or any word really, instead, he just stood there watching her. Unsure of what he really wanted, or why he was near her, she made note of the fact that he didn't have a partner with him. Blinking she tilted her head as she asked, "Are you perhaps looking for a partner for this assignment?"

For a moment the lupin rubbed at the back of his head, as if in thought, his eyes darting away as he spoke in a deep voice that came out rather meek for someone of his size and stature, "Yeah."

Mara put her paws on her hips and nodded, "Right! I'm looking for a partner as well, so I suppose this is where we sign our contract right? You and I working together on this project shouldn't be so bad or hard. My name is Mara, and yours?"

She made the mistake of reaching out to shake his paw. His grip was an iron vice that caused her to wince, and she wasn't sure if he was doing it on purpose or not, but as he did it he looked to her with those intense eyes and spoke in a soft voice, "Kippen...Kip for short."

While recovering from the pain of having her paw crushed by that encounter she gave a crooked smile, "Well, nice to meet you Kip, if you want we can head to the library to pick up what books we need and then head to my room for a bit of study, how does that sound?"

Kip simply nodded and nothing else, no words. A quiet sort, at least she figured. Turning, she began to make her way to the end of the row of desks and towards the exit of the room, the large lupin at her tail, Mara ignoring the strange looks that the pair received, and her mentor only chuckling as he watched the large lupin and the short plum furred feline make their way out of the classroom to begin their work together.

Through the hallways, Mara could feel the blank stare of her lupin partner upon her back. She wondered if perhaps she had said something strange to him because he seemed so entirely fixated on simply following her and staring rather than saying anything. Mara was not one to make conversation and she certainly wasn't one to lead around another, and yet here was this large lupin perhaps nearly double her size simply following her around like a pup. She had no clue what to say or what to do really about it, so instead she feigned as much confidence as possible and headed to the library while trying to think of various ways to socialize properly. This little bit of interaction would be a test in itself. Should she actually make a friend out of this then she would happily be able to tell her mentor that he was entirely wrong about her and she'd complete his silly little assignment of finding friends among her peers, then again, he might just simply ask her to go out and socialize more rather than focusing on her studies, but for now one would do, if she could even get the lupin to break his strange silence.

In the library, she received a few odd looks from the librarian, but seeing as she had a partner the librarian let her pass. Of course there was no reason she would ever sneak into the forbidden section again with the massive rutting she had received at the clutches of a demon, but still, she understood that the librarian had to be vigilant. Between the rows of bookcases, she stood there with the lupin searching for the right books they would need to pull off a synergetic spell, and which spell they would be doing. Figuring it was a bit selfish for her to be picking through the books without any input, she cleared her throat to ask, "Sooo...Is there anything you'd like to try? Perhaps you have some idea or maybe a specific book you'd like to take out to help us?"

For a moment the lupin seemed unresponsive, but as Mara was about to speak up, he moved to tap a book at the top shelf very lightly and bring it out into his paw. He then presented it to her, Mara taking the book to look it over. It was a book on synergetics, specifically the ability to combine power to create flowers. That seemed so, mundane and yet so pretty, something that she wouldn't have expected from the large and hulking creature before her. Looking from the cover of the book back up to the lupin she noticed that he was frowning just a bit, his eyes looking away from her. Mara couldn't help but smile just a bit, perhaps he was shy, or maybe he was just simply as bad at conversation as she was, or even worse. Either way, she giggled and gave her reply, "I think that this would be a wonderful little endeavor for us to take...To be honest, I'm not too good at synergetic magic since I haven't worked with anyone, so I hope you'll help me with this instead of just keeping to yourself."

Kip spoke clearly this time, still facing away from the plum furred feline, "That sounds fine. Synergy isn't a difficult thing to master. I've seen you around here and there, you're pretty smart should be able to pick it up quickly, plus making life is actually pretty tough."

Mara blinked at his sudden answer and explanation before looking down at the flowery tome she held in paw, "Really? Well, I'd be glad to take this challenge on with you then. Creating life, hm, never thought of making a flower out of magic really making life, but I suppose it kind of is. Would we use a pot for this?"

Kip nodded, "I have some in my room. I can pick them up and head to your dorm. If you don't mind waiting a bit."

"That sounds perfect Kip, I'll be ready to receive you whenever you want. We do have some time to complete this assignment, I guess there isn't a rush. I suppose I'll clean the room a bit." She thought to the pile of books all over her room and felt her ears twitch a bit in embarrassment. She never thought she'd have someone inside of her room of all places, her inner sanctuary. Still, it was kind of nice to be working with someone.

Kip turned to begin walking along with Mara to the front of the library. The pair signed the book out of the library and walked together for a while before going their separate ways near the dorms. Mara found her room quickly enough and found herself working to clean her room fervently. She actually had a conversation with someone other than a professor and more than that it had been somewhat nice. She didn't want him thinking that she was a slob, and plus they needed plenty of room to be able to perform their magic. Perhaps they would need a circle to contain the flow of magic, but first she needed to move all over her books out of the way. Working quickly she began to take the books from the floor and put them in their place, on her study desk, and in the bookcase in her room. Her ears then perked up tall as she realized that she wasn't even sure of how to begin a synergy spell. She had studied the theory before somewhere, but she had never considered it too important because it involved working with another. Quickly she set the book they had taken from the library on her desk and began flipping through the pages for a brief primer on how to begin synergy magic, but even then she wasn't sure of how it really worked. She wondered if she would actually have to stoop to asking Kip for help understanding the magic, and worse of all, admit that she didn't know what she was doing when it came to that form of magic.

She began searching through her various journals and personal tomes full of notes to see if she had written something about the theory of synergetics, but instead she found herself with a bit of flustered embarrassment about not valuing the magic of synergy. Mara had deemed it unworthy of her time and now was regretting it and just as she began to grow frustrated she heard a heavy knock at her door. Tail and ears raised on high she turned to the door and suppressed a groan before taking a deep breath and steadying herself. Opening the door she put a smile on and welcomed her new friend, "Welcome Kip, you're ready for our assignment together then?"

Kip answered with a nod and stood there. He stood there watching her until she blinked and took a step back and opened the door just a bit wider. With that done he stepped inside the lamp-lit room, his arms carrying a small clay pot with dirt inside of it. As he entered the room and Mara shut the door Kip spoke as he set the pot down on her study desk, "Earth in the pot, but no seed. We'll need a good bit of magic to actually craft the seed and then grow it. Isn't too hard by yourself when you're thinking about it. Strong mages can use earth magic in a snap, but even seasoned users of earth magic prefer to simply use geomancy instead of growing things themselves."

Mara blinked at the sudden talk of earth magicks. She had truthfully found the magic difficult to master as it involved creating life itself in many instances, but she had never expected Kip to spout that off, "For myself I've found that...I have trouble with that kind of magic, and personally as for synergy, I, well, I just don't know anything about it at all."

Kip looked down, "I have trouble with fire. Earth comes naturally for me when it comes to elements. Creating life is...Interesting, gardening is nice too."

Mara smiled and sat herself up on her bed, genuinely curious now, "Gardening?"

Kip grunted, "Yes, I keep a small herb garden in my room...Kept alive and healthy through a bit of magic and a sun wisp."

Mara blinked, "Could you show me how to do that? I've always been terrible at potion making and herbalism, but maybe with a little help I can actually catch up."

Kip was comfortable enough to take a seat next to her and nod as he continued on, "It wouldn't be so hard. I can lend you more pots too...Or we could take some from the herbalism home and as for potions, I think I can help with that. Uses for herbs are part of the reason why I have them."

Mara clapped her paws together, "That sounds wonderful! Oh, but uh, we should be focusing on synergy right?" She felt a bit flustered that she had gotten so distracted by talk of his personal tastes in magic and hobbies.

Kip seemed unphased by it all and simply nodded his coming out to touch hers lightly, causing her cheeks to suddenly flare with heat. He read the embarrassment on her expression and let loose the first chuckle she had heard from him, only adding further to her flustered state, "Sorry, first things first, establish contact for first time. You know the theory right? Melding consciousness and spirit to act as one?"

Mara cleared her throat, "W-well, yes, I know the theory, but I've never practiced it."

Kip nodded, "We'll take it slow. Follow my lead."

Mara's ears were perked as she awaited instruction but gasped as she felt a sudden warmth radiate from Kip as his eyes closed. She then followed suit and closed her eyes to feel what he was trying to do. She could feel his presence coiling around the digits of her paw, begging for entrance. Rather than push him away, though, she allowed it, but there was something strange, he didn't push his presence further upon her. Synergy, she needed to put as much into it as he did and so she began to extend her presence to him as well, their aura's melding for just a moment. Mara wasn't sure what to do now, but she shuddered at the contact, the warmth radiating from his aura. He felt so peaceful compared to her own aura which typically felt so chaotic at times.

Suddenly the connection broke and her eyes open to see that the lupin was staring into her eyes. There they sat upon her bed, her own eyes wide as she felt her cheeks burn from that little bit of contact, her paw still touching his. That was when he simply made the comment, "We should probably actually look at the spell."

Mara felt her cheeks fluster further, her fur frizzing just a bit as she hopped off the bed to grab the tome they borrowed from the library, taking that as a chance to breathe. She hadn't expected synergy to be so intense, to be so intimate. She wasn't sure whether it was okay to enjoy something so much with a classmate she had just met, either way, she brought the tome between them on the bed and opened it, not saying a word as he took hold of it to show her the spell. She listened intently, her eyes fixated on him as she took in every word of his explanation. She could understand what the spell entailed in terms of synergy and how it worked by itself, but connecting to him again and somehow being able to concentrate long enough to think as he did and make that spell blossom between them, that seemed difficult.

Once his explanation was finished, Kip moved to grab the pot and place it between them on the closed book, "Any questions before we start Mara?"

Mara shook her head, "No, not at all, I think I can manage this in one or two tries."

Kip nodded, "Hm, are you sure? You seem a bit flustered."

Mara cleared her throat, "I am perfectly fine, just, I've never experienced connecting with another person like that before."

Kip chuckled again and made a rare pass, "I'm glad I could have been your first."

Mara's tail frizzed and raised as she chirped, "I'll have you know that I am experienced! Well, I mean, in magic as well, but...That wasn't a welcome--"

Kip brought a paw up and simply chuckled again, "I'm sorry Mara, I didn't mean anything by it. You're cute though."

Mara huffed, "That doesn't help me from being distracted."

Kip took her paw lightly, placing his and hers upon the pot's rim, "Then let's focus on this."

Mara took her time to get into the right mode. Already she could feel Kip's presence at her paw, but it took her a moment to bring up the concentration to extend her own senses to his. There she melded with his presence, their aura's swirling there as she focused on the pot then. She had to remember that it wasn't just her there, that both of them were going to use magic, but it was better to think of themselves as one being at this point. With their presence and power melding, Mara began to focus upon the soil within the pot, their presence extended into the pot to create a small little droplet of magic that sunk into the soil and began to grow and take shape. The seed was planted, but it did not have physical form that was the difficult part. Both Kip and Mara brought their power around the seed, Mara's power fierce as she tried her hardest to succeed, but a sudden tug at her presence forced her to calm down with her approach. Kip's presence was soft, a gentle warmth that coiled around the seed like gentle vines, Mara followed in suit and found herself weaving the spell with him very carefully. Once the seed was actually formed she tried to move on to the next step, to grow the seed, to plant her magic into the seed and accelerate the growth, but she suddenly felt her head pound. Despite this she tried to move on with the spell, her desire to succeed trumping that pain, but again she was pulled back, warmth taking her from the pot, from the spell and back to reality.

Mara opened her eyes wide as she was suddenly brought back to sitting on the bed, a splitting headache touching her head, "Oh, my--What happened?"

Kip replied calmly, his paw on her head, "You took it a bit too far. We made the seed, we should take a break."

Mara sighed, her eyes shut as she brought two digits to rub between her eyes, "Right, right. I got a little excited at the prospect of success so near."

Kip spoke quietly, his paw sliding off of her head, "I'm a bit tired too. It was hard to get you to do what we needed to."

Mara's ears twitched at that, "Guess I'm a bit overbearing in spirit huh."

Kip nodded, "A bit feisty. Overzealous, not overbearing."

Mara's ears fell back as she sighed and leaned back on her bed, paws holding herself up, "Well, I guess I am a bit. I just want to succeed no matter what really and the fact that this is something new, something that I need to learn, means that I want to learn it as fast as possible."

She felt a bit embarrassed at having bared herself so openly to the lupin so suddenly, but his response came without much reproach or mockery, "Seems, kind of admirable, but there isn't a rush. If anything stressing yourself out is only going to slow you down."

Mara blinked, her ears perking up as she turned to look to him, "Why that's--Kind of right I suppose. Slowing down is difficult, though, I desire to be the best, to rise above the rest and never lose out. For reasons of my own of course, but maybe I should take your advice, or at the very least fix my sleep schedule."

Kip raised a brow and tilted his head as he questioned her, "Sleep schedule?"

Mara hopped off the bed to take the pot back to her study desk now that they were done with it, she supposed they could finish their little project as their presentation for class tomorrow, "I don't sleep too much at night. I usually wait until maybe a bit in the morning before getting asleep, a bit after midnight maybe, I'll just read until I fall asleep."

From behind she heard the lupin snort, "Sounds like a sure fired way to fail testing."

Mara winced at that and turned, "Y'know, that is rude. I put my all into this art of ours and I'm not one to fail tests for lack of sleep."

Kip shrugged, "But you could be so much better, and you're amazing already."

Mara paused at the compliment and felt that same warmth fluster upon her cheeks again, "Well, thank you, I think, and maybe you're right, maybe a little rest would do me some good, but uh, for now, I think we're done with our little project since continuing on would be foolish. You think we'll be able to make something grow for our presentation?"

Kip looked to her for a moment and she wondered then if he would take her distraction, or press on with his strange compliments and worry of her state of being, but then he replied, "I think we'll make something pretty enough. I was thinking of a flower, something violet colored maybe."

Mara nodded, "That sounds perfect. I'm sure we'll get a pass from the prof.," after that was said she wasn't really sure what to do or say, she had run out of conversation topics in her head now that they weren't dealing with magic and her eyes were wandering away from him. It felt just a bit awkward alone in the room just them two without anything to do.

As she was about to perhaps suggest an end to their little meeting, the lupin spoke aloud, "So you said you already had your first, how did that happen, I'm curious?"

Mara felt her cheeks burn at that, her eyes wide and her tail rising, "Ah! That is a very personal question. My first, uh, it was a mistake really, just a passing curiosity, figured I would get with someone, but it wasn't pleasant so much as awkward and uninteresting. The connection wasn't there and I'd rather not go into too much detail."

The suddenly wordy and very intrusive lupin continued on without much shame much to Mara's embarrassment, "Huh, one night stand. Didn't take you for the type."

Mara, flustered and awash with embarrassment, squeaked, "That isn't exactly the case! And I would rather not have you poking so much fun at me."

Kip simply chuckled in response to her little outburst which certainly didn't help the situation, "I'm sorry, I just think you're cute when you're flustered and fiery."

Mara huffed and crossed her arms, "Well! I mean, thank you for calling me cute, but you really shouldn't tease and bother. It isn't nice. B-besides, this seems so unlike you, when we first met in class you were so quiet and now you're so, well, you're still quiet, but you're kind of blunt now."

Kip simply gave a doggish grin, "One on one is a lot easier than talking to people in public, but really, I'm sorry if I've bothered you a bit too much."

Mara's tail flicked as she appraised the lupin before her, she couldn't tell whether or not he was actually flirting with her, or if he was simply toying with her head. She wasn't adept at these things, and worse yet it felt like he knew that she wasn't good at this and was just soaking it all in. With a frustrated puff of breath, she brought herself to sit next to him again, her eyes shut as she began with an initial plan to tease, "I guess I'll accept your apology, if only for a kiss."

Silence reigned between them, an uncomfortable one at that, her ears twitching as she felt that fluttering heat touch her cheeks again before she tried to speak, "I, I hope you don't take offense to me tea--" Before she could finish her statement the lupin's mouth closed over hers very lightly, her eyes wide and her ears slowly drooping as a strong paw held the back of her head. For a moment her entire body froze over, a cold chill running up her spine before the entire world turned aflame. A heat blossomed from her chest all over her body as she felt her lips against the lupin's. Mouth again mouth she stayed there against the wolf-like creature, her body unsure of where to place her paws or what to do at all really until suddenly Kip moved his mouth off of hers, his head turning away.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to be so sudden about that." He said quietly.

Very gently she reached to grab at his muzzle, bringing him to face her again, her eyes shutting as she pulled him into a deep kiss, her tongue flicking out against his mouth as she brought herself close to his body. At first shock seemed to register on his features, his eyes turning wide before shutting, his arms pulling her into a deep embrace, their mouths connected, their bodies pressed against one another, Mara's paws groping against his shoulder awkwardly as she searched for a place to hold onto while her heart thumped like mad and refused to stop. After what felt like ages their lips parted, their eyes open and facing one another, "I don't mind one bit Kip." Mara purred once their lips were apart.

Kip looked to her quietly, his arms still wrapped around her body before he began to speak very meekly as he did when they first met, "I don't want this to be a mistake for you."

Mara shook her head and brought her paws to feel over his muzzle lightly, "Why would this be a mistake? You just basically set my heart on fire...I mean...We still don't know each other very well, but this is certainly more intimate than what I experienced, and already much more pleasant."

Kip smiled just a bit, "Are you going to get overzealous with this too?"

Mara looked down, embarrassment and heat registering on her expression, "Maybe? Do you really think I'm taking this too quickly as well?"

Kip put his nose to her head lightly, his eyes shut as he spoke, "Is it hurting you?"

Mara looked up and into his deep green eyes, getting lost in those bright orbs, "I don't think so, I mean. I don't know about a full blown relationship, but...This feels nice."

Kip nodded and planted a soft peck on her nose, "I don't mind that...I think maybe I'd like more than what you're thinking about eventually, but it does feel nice. We can get to know each other, right?"

Mara felt her heart thump a bit at that. She had never considered a relationship, to have an actual boyfriend, that was just odd, that was just a distraction. Being in his arms, in his touch certainly felt nice, but she wouldn't jump into a relationship too quickly, perhaps she would enjoy at the very least a little bit of intimacy, something like a friend but more, and so she uttered her piece, "Well, I'd like that. I-I really don't know about a relationship, that does sound a bit frightening, but I'd love to get to know you Kip. You see...I've just never really even had a friend here so perhaps even just that to me is a weird thing."

Kip chuckled and gave her head a soft peck, "Strange girl."

Mara felt her cheeks fluster again and for that little tease she leaned in and very lightly bit at his neck, her arms coiling around his broad shoulders, "Idiot...Don't tease me just because I'm inexperienced at these things."

Kip ignored her little nip and gave her body a soft squeeze, his chin atop of her head, "Friendship sounds like a nice start. I guess I have a lot to teach you."

Mara thought about that for a moment. He would be an excellent source of earth magic, and perhaps a bit of social interaction would be good for her, even if the thought of an actual lasting romantic relationship was almost terrifying to her. She couldn't afford to be so distracted, but a little bit of fun wouldn't hurt, that and the intimacy felt nice. With a small smile, she decided to tease, "You'll teach me plenty about knots too right?"

Kip nearly choked, but responded calmly enough, "I...That sounds a bit more forward than I was expecting."

Mara shrugged as she nestled and nuzzled to his body, "Perhaps, but we're already this far aren't we?"

Mara was then tugged away by the lupin's paws, their eyes meeting as Kip leaned down to give her lips a soft peck again, "I guess we can have some fun tonight, only if you promise to sleep right after."

Mara frowned just a bit at that, caught. She wouldn't be able to study if this were the case, but a night with someone who actually seemed to care, a night with someone she seemed to care about, it was too good to pass up. With a sigh she leaned to peck at his lips softly, her paws resting upon his wrists as she whispered, "Fine, but you'll be sleeping with me here...I don't really care if someone sees you leaving my room, or smells me on you."

She could feel the lupin shudder at that, his eyes suddenly fierce as they focused on her. With a coy smile, she backed away, sitting on the bed. She purred then as Kip stepped off of the bed to strip out of his robes, his body revealed to her there. Beneath his apprentice robes, she was able to see muscle under soft charcoal fur that was pleasant to the eyes. Her eyes trailed then down to his crotch where he removed underwear that dropped to the floor to reveal a thick canine cock sprouting free from fuzzy sheath. She shuddered, her eyes wide as she stared at his fully nude form.

Kip saw that the feline was staring at his form, her eyes glued to his crotch, but rather than feel confident, his ears drew back and his head turned away from her, his cock simply twitching out there in the open, perhaps it had been too soon, or perhaps she was simply shocked that he would do such a thing. He wasn't really sure what to make of her staring. Kip heard the bed suddenly creak and he winced as he felt something soft grab onto his cock. Turning back to Mara he saw that the plum colored feline was now standing in front of him grabbing at his cock, soft paw pads gripping at his firm member. The feline purred, her eyes still fixating on his canine cock, Kip feeling a flood of warmth through his cheeks as he tried to make heads or tails of what the feline was thinking. He suddenly caught onto what she was thinking as she suddenly spoke her thoughts aloud, "You're definitely gonna teach me about knots with this thing! I didn't think you were packing so much underneath those robes. You said you garden right? Is this your tool?"

At her own joke, the feline snorted and giggled, the lupin groaning, "Mara...I just met you, but can you perhaps not...Ruin the moment."

Mara huffed and gripped tighter upon the shaft of his cock causing Kip to wince as she spoke, "I'd think that you would enjoy my little joke."

Kip shrugged, "Wasn't good, you should stick to what you're good a--"

The lupin winced and felt the tip of his cocked enveloped by wet warmth, fangs brushing up against the side. He looked down to see Mara staring up at him with big eyes, a smile upon her lips as she suckled upon the tip of his cock, again she nipped at it very lightly causing him to wince and huff quietly, "We'll work on jokes later."

Mara could be at least somewhat satisfied with that. She began to move more of that cock into her mouth, her paws stroking and groping lightly at what wasn't in her mouth. Purring around that beautiful thing she felt over it, loving that she actually had someone standing there at her mercy inside of her mouth, and loving the fact that he was so large. It seemed like something so fantastic to her, and though the demon that had taken her had also been a lupin, she had secretly harbored desire for that demon's touch, its canine cock that had plowed into her so furiously. This would be a good substitute for those strange feelings for the demon that had taken her forcibly. With a shudder at the memory, she dove deeper into her act, her mouth moving further down on the lupin's canine cock.

Mara thought she was in full control, and felt as such with her lips suckling down more and more of Kip's cock, but as she slowly inched down upon it, she felt a strong hand at the back of her head ease her forward. Her eyes opened wide and she pulled back suddenly, but the lupin kept her head in place. Her eyes trailed up to look into his, and there she noticed the hunger in his eyes, the way he stared at her with such desire and feral lust. It brought shivers up her spine and kept her from trying to struggle against his touch, instead, she allowed him to lead on, allowed his hand at the back of her head to pull her forward, to bring more of his cock inside of her mouth. She breathed through her nose, trying her hardest to remain calm as her lips neared that bulbous knot with every inch. Mara shut her eyes tight as her lips finally kissed the lupin's knot, a gag sounding off as she found it far too difficult to keep all of that in her mouth and throat.

Kip eased on her, apologizing quietly for losing himself as he brought her lips off of his cock, "Sorry...Just, got a bit wild there. I shouldn't be so tough on you, you're so small after all."

Though Kip's words came in earnest, Mara felt her body warm with a bit of flustered anger. Her eyes narrowed as she looked up at him, her eyes then moved back to his crotch as she pulled her head from his grasp. She brought her paws to his waist, gripping firmly, claws digging in just a bit beneath the far as she dragged her mouth from the tip of his cock all the way down to his knot, her lips kissing at that bulbous thing while she closed her eyes. She gagged just a bit as his cock brushed against the back of her throat, but she pressed forward, keeping her lips firmly planted on the lupin's knot before slowly dragging her mouth back, her tongue coiled around his cock. Breathing carefully through her nose she began to bob back and forth, encouraged by the moans slipping free of the lupin's mouth. She wanted to prove him wrong, to show him that her size meant nothing, that she could dominate and rule like any other. Adjusting to the size of the cock in her mouth she moved faster, her paws moving to grip and toy with his balls just a bit as she brought herself firmly on his cock, her tongue twisting and flicking against his member. She felt him throb and twitch inside of her mouth and against her tongue, hot and salty pre gracing her tongue. Shock registered on her features as without warning her mouth was stuffed to the brim with warm seed, the lupin returning his grasp to her head to keep her in place while he filled her mouth with warm seed that seemed to never stop pouring down her throat.

When she was finally allowed to pull away and the lupin had fully bottomed out inside of her throat, she let out a gasp of breath, her mind a bit hazy from all that she had swallowed, "You could have warned me..."

Kip grunted, his cock still hard and twitching just in front of the still clothed feline. He looked down at her, saw her eyes staring at him half-lidded. She had just proved him wrong in the best of ways and she had shown just how wild she could go, and how much she could handle. He wondered then if he could fit his entire cock inside of her, if he could go as rough on her between her legs as she had just shown her throat able to handle.

When he didn't say anything Mara's ears twitched and she tilted her head looking up to him before suddenly yelping as Kip took her into the air and onto the bed. Mara had very little choice to surrender control as the powerful lupin pushed her robes up and over her head. He would have torn them off if she didn't raise her arms to help him with them. Her body was exposed and her panties were quickly yanked off of her legs, but rather than go immediately and thrust inside of her, he moved his mouth between her legs to press his tongue against her slit, dragging it up and down on her pussy. She shuddered and curled her toes as her sensitive flesh was warmed further by spittle and tongue, her body arching just a bit to him as she felt his tongue dip inside of her. He licked and lapped at her pussy with the desperation of a hungry beast, pressing and dragging against her any which way, occasionally accidentally catching her clit in the process with his thick tongue causing her to shudder and gasp out. Mara mewled while she spread her legs wide for the tongue assaulting her sensitive flesh, her insides clenching on Kip's tongue, her tail twitching furiously as she was forced to feel such intense warmth. It wasn't long before his tongue moved out and off of her pussy, his body moving over hers, a shadow cast over her as he gripped at his cock to press it against her pussy, the tip against her entrance, her eyes wide as she watched in awe as he pressed inside of her like a wild animal. It seemed that he had lost his self in lust and wild desire, his canine cock pushing past her wet folds and deep inside of her without remorse causing her to gasp out and shake. Her claws came out and she gripped at his sides, holding firmly as she was suddenly pounded into roughly as if she were a toy.

Mara groaned out, her eyes shutting, her body shaking as she took his cock inch by inch. She didn't dare tell him to slow down, it was far too intense, far too passionate for her to care. This feeling of intense intimacy, of intense emotion, felt hotter than even summoning a storm of flame. They weren't even taking any precautions, they were simply fucking like wild animals upon her bed. Mara gasped out then as she felt his knot kiss at her pussy, just in time for him to pull back and begin thrusting and grinding to her without pause, his hips working desperately to pound inside of her. Mara's inner walls clenched, warm, wet pleasure gathering around his cock as she began to drive her hips to him. She desired more of his passion, more of his wild vigor in ways that she would have never imagined possible. Surprisingly it was more intense than when she had been forced by that demon to succumb to its desires, here she wasn't forced, her insides were ablaze because she desired this massive canine cock inside of her, because she wanted the lupin to ravage her rather than to force her, and she felt his desire and passion in kind with every thrust and every huff and groan that sounded off from his lips, "More!" Pleaded, her body growing close to an orgasm as she felt her insides clamp down tightly pn his cock, the pressure building inside of her as she clenched her toes, her eyes shutting tightly as she fit his knot slam against her pussy again and again. Her pleasure finally mounted in an orgasm that shook her to the core and had her breathing heavily against the body of the beast mounting her there. She didn't have a break, though, her insides were constantly pushed and moved by the cock driving inside of her again and again, Kip seemingly lost in a feral lust that refused to die down. It was then that she felt his cock twitching inside of her, his member swelling as he suddenly began to grind his knot to her.

Mara squeaked out, "Kip! Stop right there! I know exactly what you're thinking and you are not going to knock me up!"

Kip simply growled like a mad animal and continued to slam himself to her, his knot edging into her which caused her to grown out and moan just a bit, but her paws gripped at his sides firmly, claws digging in as she hissed, "Kiiiip! Wake up before I gore you!"

Kip suddenly came to when he felt her claws dig against his skin. He winced and looked down at Mara who seemed both pleasured and upset at the same time. She breathed out when she noticed that his eyes were on her, "Do not, cum inside of me. If you knock me up and end my academia early, I will drag you to the lowest reaches of whatever hell I can find and find a way to make you have a child in return for such a thing."

Kip blinked at that, but rather than respond to her threat he simply began to thrust against her, his hips grinding his thick knot to her pussy still, her warmth fueling his urges and desire to take over again, but at the same time he grunted, "I'll pull out when I'm ready."

Mara whined out as he did this, "Kiiip, not inside!"

The mewling plum furred feline beneath him continued to complain and protest, but her moans brought out a different tone entirely, bringing him closer and closer as his cock was enveloped by her tight warmth. Again he felt her claws at his sides, but this time it felt more loving as if she were trying to drag him closer, and so he pressed his body down to her and blinked as suddenly he heard a loud and wet pop. Mara let out a shuddering moan and yelled aloud, "You idiot! You just stuck us together!"

Kip snorted, teasing just a bit, shaking a bit as he struggled not to bottom out, "Guess I'll just have to cum inside now right?"

Mara slapped at his side and breathed out shakily, "Yank it out."

Kip licked at his chops as he began to comply, dragging his hips back to pull and yank at the knot inside of the feline. With every tug and pull Mara gasped out and yelped, her body shaking against the lupin's as she felt her insides being pulled at by that thick knot, her pussy stretching wide as suddenly with a wet pop he pulled free of her. With that danger over she felt her body relax, but then she gasped out as the bastard lupin brought his cock back inside of her, his knot pushing inside of her again until he pulled out of her again roughly causing her to gasp out, he did this again and again, his cock swelling, the tip of his cock practically pouring out pre, "Y'know...We could learn how to make a contraceptive potion." Kip suggested.

Kip looked down to her only to receive a firm swat to the cheek, his eye wincing as he felt stars gather in his vision. She had a powerful hook for such a tiny feline and a very angry voice, "I'd love to learn how to make that potion, but for now, pull out."

Kip finally complied and pulled out slowly, shaking as he did so, resting his cock upon her crotch. Mara finally let out a sigh of relief and wrapped her legs around the lupin's cock, her feet pressed against his crotch as she looked up at him, "You're a bit too daring in bed Kip...When I ask you to do something you should actually listen, never threaten my studies."

Kip was about to make some sort of witty retort, but her legs suddenly squeezed far too firmly upon his sore cock, his eyes shutting as he nodded quickly, "Okay, okay, I'm sorry for toying with you like that."

Mara eased up on her squeeze, her eyes shut as she sat up with his cock still stuck between her legs. With relative flexibility she leaned down to press her mouth to the tip of his cock, squeezing his cock around her legs, the lupin grunting as he felt his cock twitch and bottom out again into her mouth in response to her squeezing and teasing of his member. He panted as he felt everything pour out into Mara's warm maw, her eyes fixated on him as she swallowed every bit. When she finished swallowing she pulled back and laid back on the bed with a sigh, her foot coming up to lightly brush up against his cock before she purred, a paw upon the slight chub of her stomach as she lounged there, "See, was that so hard?"

Kip laid next to her carefully, his arm coming around to pull her close as he grunted, "Guess not...Didn't think you'd be so dominant."

Mara beamed at this and brought her cheek against his lower chest lightly, "Thank you...But now I did promise to sleep after our fun right?"

Kip nodded, "Yeah, we can both use a bit of rest for tomorrow's presentation."

Mara yawned, "Mhm...I don't think I could even study with how exhausted I am after that either. Goodnight Kip." Kip responded by placing his head atop of hers, his eyes shut as the two fell into a deep sleep.

After an early morning waking up and awkwardly shuffling to get into their robes before heading to the bathhouses, they agreed to meet in class with the pot and seed in paw. When it came for their turn to present their work, they made the flower bloom easily between them. Mara practically radiating with pride as the purple blossom sprouted out of the pot. Ridel, her mentor watched from his desk, his eyes looking from her to the lupin boy with a small smile upon his mouth. He had told her to make friends and perhaps she had found a little bit more than that, he was proud that she had managed the synergy spell between them without draining herself entirely of magic, and more than that he was proud that she seemed to have picked herself up a friend. Now hopefully she would open up to others a bit more, but as the presentations were all done and all the students were abuzz with conversation, she sat alone reading a book instead waiting for class to be officially dismissed. It seemed it would take a bit more for her to open up fully to the general public. At the very least she had a friend in Kip, maybe something a bit more even. She would learn to value others soon enough, or at the very least find a small circle of friends.