Learning to Swim - Part XVI

Story by OttersGonnaOtt on SoFurry

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#16 of Entropy Series

The gang gets used to a few quirks with their new friend Ashe.

This one's a longer one but has a couple of sweet moments that make it worth the read (and write, hehe). Took me a bit longer than expected but it's finally here. Sorry about the extra day or two to the furs whom I gave an estimate in my last chapter. That said, I'm sure they'll like the actions in this chapter based on their comments, to which I truly do listen and for which I thank you guys. Comments and critiques only make things better for everyone so if you have something to say please do!

As always, this story contains adult content and explicit sexual imagery. If you are not legally or mentally mature enough to view said content please stop reading immediately. To all the rest, enjoy the story!


Ilaria fluttered open her eyes to the chirps of birds outside her window. A few seconds passed by as she took in the peaceful sound before Ari's gaze fell to the mess of tangled hair below her muzzle. A paw slid slowly up the curved body connected to it and rested atop the ruffled locks, slowly raking two claws to smooth them out. Ari dropped her snout into her mate's dark hair and took in the scent, intoxicated by the pungent remains of last night's lovemaking all over the squirrel. Ilaria couldn't be held fully responsible for the growing mass between their still-connected bodies.

"Ooh, see what you do to me?" Ari whispered to her unconscious lover as her length bottomed out inside her.

Using her other paw to hold Robyn's waist Ilaria pulled herself almost completely free of the squirrel's tight folds. She was about to yank free and relieve herself without bothering her lover, except Robyn suddenly clamped down on her tip. Ari knew it was just a natural response to the stimulation but she couldn't help herself. She plunged right back into Robyn's depths with a squeak of delight and just basked in the warmth for a moment. When there still was no response from the little squirrel she then began to rock her hips back and forth, a grin spreading across her muzzle.

"Mmmnn..." Robyn finally groaned. Eventually a good thrust overtook her will to sleep and she looked back at Ari's devious smile. "Ooh! Well good morning to you too, sweetie."

"Hee... I thought you'd like that," Ilaria cooed back as she gave a more pronounced thrust. "Well I just wanted to put a little cream in my coffee before I--"

Ilaria suddenly cut herself off and fouled her expression into one of confusion as she felt something warm around her tail. Then without warning the warmth scooted closer and spooned behind her, a single arm draping around Ari's side. She spotted white fur on the arm and a chill ran down her spine, demanding the girl turn around to get a look. There behind Ilaria was a partially-clothed arctic wolf girl sleeping the soundest of slumbers.

"Uh, Robby..." Ari took a breath and faced her lover again. "Don't freak out but we have a visitor."

Robyn lifted herself up on an elbow for a confirming glance and immediately dropped down in fright. "But we're... Shit shit shit!..."

Ilaria pulled herself out of Robyn slowly and then leaned down to whisper to the squirrel. "It's alright. She's sleeping so calm down." Ari started helping her slide off the end of the bed and commanded, "Just uh... clean up and she'll never know. Oh, and grab me something to wear too?"

"Y-yeah..." Robyn slipped off the mattress and quietly made her way to the bathroom, finding a bath robe hanging from the door. "Here, use this."

Ari caught the robe as it was tossed to her and immediately covered herself with it as best she could manage. "Thanks hon." She then slipped a bit away from the girl behind her and flipped around. "Ashe, honey?" A paw went to gently rock the girl's shoulder. "Hey Ashe..."

Ashe snapped awake rather quickly and started reaching around herself defensively. "Who's that?!"

"It's just Ilaria, hon. You snuck into my bed so..." Ari left her words hanging, not wanting to imply anything just yet since the girl was sleeping so innocently a moment ago. "Was the couch too cold or something?"

"No I..." Ashe took a second to calm down and then flopped limply onto the bed. "I couldn't sleep. I was scared and..."

Ari took a second to get her robe on properly and then flopped down right next to the wolf. "Still thinking about all the crap from yesterday?" She finished her words with a soft hug of sorts to comfort Ashe in any case.

"Yeah... Sort of..." The wolf girl pressed her head into the otter's chest and returned the embrace. "Sorry if I startled you. It's just... you're the only fur I've known that makes me feel safe."

"So you wanted to snuggle up and be close to me?" Ilaria brought a paw up to Ashe's hair and stroked it. "If you ever need to feel safe you can always come to me, hon. Day or night. It's fine." Ari paused for a moment to rethink her current offer and appended, "Well, just be careful if Robyn's staying the night though..."

"Oh, so that's what's bumping me in the belly then?" Ashe chuckled as Ari adjusted herself so her erection wouldn't bother the girl. "It's alright. I smelled it on you when I wandered in here last night. Just a bit odd smelling the uh... guy scent as well."

Ari shifted a bit more until she was comfortable and said, "I did say I was a bit of both sexes, after all. Sorry about that though. Thing's got a mind of its own."

"So where's Robyn then?" the wolf asked as she sniffed the air.

"Cleaning up in the bathroom. We sort of woke up still in a mess." Ari glanced back behind herself and added, "Might not want to move much as a matter of fact. Unless you like my smell enough to wear it all day, haha."

A bit oddly Ashe wrinkled her nose and grimaced at the thought as if she was repelled by the concept, though she still seemed fine with chatting about it. "No, thanks. Eww."

"Ah, my bad. That was a bit much, huh? But it really is a mess so uh..." Ilaria changed the subject to get herself off that obviously uncomfortable track. "Well the offer still stands if you need someone to comfort you. Just know that more or less if Robyn's over we'll likely always be fooling around."

"Gods, you're too good to me," Ashe commented. "First you save my ass, then you take me in... now this..."

"No, it's really nothing."

"No, it is. Trust me, it really is." The wolf girl slipped a paw over Ari's bulge in her robe and gave it a rub. "I should repay you properly for it."

"Ashe!" Ari started protesting but found herself stammering as the girl reached beneath the robe for a more direct touch. "You don't need to do... this..."

Ashe just ignored her for a moment and let her paw stroke Ari's cock back to life. "Well I don't have money, and I don't think that would quite cut it anyway. You helped me so I can help you then."

Ilaria looked back to the bathroom and sighed in relief when the shower started up. "Ashe, no. I have Robyn." She leaned into the strengthening grip of Ashe's paw for a moment, but in doing so caught a faint hint of displeasure in the girl's face. "This is too much, hon. I saved you so you ~wouldn't~ have to do this. And it looks like you don't want to either."

Ashe slowed her paw to an eventual stop. "Uh... sort of." She pulled her paw back and then quickly wiped it clean on the sheets. "I was actually regretting that a few seconds into it." She quickly looked up to the area of Ari's face and corrected, "N-not that I don't like you or anything. I'm just... only into guys, you know. Figured it was close enough and all until I actually started."

Ari sighed as she tucked herself back into her robe. "I understand, hon. Nothing wrong with that. Just don't go thinking you'll disappoint me if you don't do that sort of stuff with me." Showing she was alright with it, she leaned in and gave another long hug. "I just want you to be happy."

"Damn you're too good to me," Ashe commented again.

"Now let's get dressed and all so we can go down for breakfast. My mom likes to cook on weekends." Ilaria got back and sat up in the bed, eyes settling on her dresser. "I'll just shower later if you want to go now. My dad can fucking smell Robyn all over me after last night."

"Y-yeah... He was uh... a mean guy last night." Suddenly Ashe went looking for her bag on the floor, waking India in the process. "Sure sounded like a load of crap even from the other room."

Walking over to the dresser Ari commented, "Yeah, he pissed us all off and then ran out the room. I think he went back to a bar or something. Fucking lousy drunk." She picked out her bathing suit from one of the drawers and, after realizing there was still some privacy as Ashe was blind, began putting the clothing on herself. "I'm not sure how much was the booze but I still don't like my own dad calling us 'faggots' and 'dykes'..."

Finding what she was looking for, Ashe pulled out a small makeup bag from her backpack and put it on the bed. "It'll be fine. At least he isn't violent to you guys." She paused a moment to wince at a memory of last night and then double-timed her action in opening the little bag. "I had to run from mine because he kept beating the shit out of me."

Tying the last string of her top in place, Ilaria rummaged a bit more and found some jeans and a white tank top with pink trim. "Well I'd have done the same I think. It's a shame you actually had to go through with something like that though."

Taking out a small jar and lifting it to her snout, Ashe quickly and somewhat discretely sniffed a claw full of the powder inside. With a flinch of her head and a few more sniffs of clean air she responded, "Well my dad never forgave me for mom. She died having me and well..."

"That's... wow. I'm... I'm sorry, hon." Suddenly Ari spotted a bit of white on the wolf's nose and quirked her head at it. "What's that on your face? Antihistamine or something?"

"Just..." Ashe didn't want to upset her new friend so she buried the full truth. "I needed a little something if I was gonna see your dad. It's nothing."

"Nothing doesn't get stuck to that big wet nose of yours. What was that, Ashe?" Ilaria finished getting dressed and walked over to the girl. "You don't need to hide it from me, hon. You doing drugs?"

"Uh... I just..." It was obvious she was busted at this point so Ashe just held out the jar she was hiding. "I don't do this much. Only when I really need to relax or something. Like with guys like on the train..."

"But still..." Ari reached forward and took the jar, inspecting the contents. "This stuff will eventually kill you, you know that right?"

"No, the pure stuff you can handle in small amounts over time. The stuff I used to snatch off of err... clients... that stuff was bad. This is research grade." Ashe found Ari's wrist and followed it to the jar. Taking it back to stow it again she added, "I shouldn't tell you how I got it but just know I'm looking after myself, okay?"

"I won't tell you what to do, but if you're trying your best to keep safe I can't complain either." Ari spotted the girl's other rather soiled clothing in her bag and diffused, "You know, Robyn's about your size. A bit curvier maybe, but I think she might have an extra set of clothes here you could borrow. I mean, until we wash the ones you have anyway."

"You don't have to..." Ashe shifted on the bed and felt the dirty shirt she was wearing chaff her a bit. "Uh... Well I guess my stuff is a bit screwed up. I don't like borrowing stuff but I think I need to if I'm going to look presentable to your family."

"Might keep my twin brother off you a bit longer at least, haha. I think he likes dirty tomboys almost as much as he likes actual boys."

"Wait, hold up. You two are twins?" Ashe queried with a perplexed look on her face. "I've never known any twins. Now I need to meet him."

"Well you want to now? I have to ask Robyn about those clothes so..." Ilaria stood off the bed and walked to the bathroom door. "I'm sure he's still in bed. I always have to wake him up or he'll miss breakfast. Can you do that for me?"

"Uh, sure... but like this?" Ashe took off her top without a bit of shyness and gave it a displeased sniff. "I think I'd rather wait."

Grabbing her robe and tossing it next to the girl Ari said, "Just wear my robe then. He won't care if he's half dead in that bed anyway." She opened the bathroom door and poked a head inside for a minute to spy her mate's goodies with a smile. "He's on the left once you're in the hall, hon. Just make some ruckus and he'll get up."

"Sure. I'm good at ruckus, haha." Ashe headed for the door by herself, signaling Indy that she'd be fine alone. A quick drape and tie of the robe over herself and a drop of her old panties and Ashe was out in the hall. "I'll be back, Ilaria."

A pawful of seconds and a few carefully probing steps later Ashe found herself bumping a toe into the crack of Iolvin's door. She moved a paw to the logical location for a handle and then playfully grunted when her guess was on the opposite end of the door. She slipped open the door and immediately shut it most of the way. Ashe could only smile at what she knew was happening in the room; grunts and moans permeated the gap of space left over and the strong smell of maleness filled her nostrils.

"Oh shit!" a foreign voice cried out as the motions ceased. "Sorry mom! Give us a--"

"Damnit, it's Ashe hon," the more hushed but familiar voice of Adrian slipped through the abrupt silence.

"Ashe?" The other male, now obviously Iolvin to the girl, hushedly asked his mate for confirmation. "Shit, sorry babe. I forgot to lock the door so I'll handle it."

Ashe butted into things saying, "It's alright, guys. You can keep... you know..."

"Well what's up first, Ashe?" Yoyo asked as he made his way to the door of his room, slipping on some clothes instinctively from the sound of rustling about him and the changes in tone as he bent around.

"Ilaria wanted me to make sure you were up for breakfast." Ashe opened the door a bit more and then notified, "And no need to be embarrassed or anything. I can't see anything anyway."

"Oh, wait..." Iolvin paused a few seconds to confirm the news with Dee. "Huh. Sorry, they never told me that. Then again we did sort of have other things on our minds last night. Sorry I didn't get to meet you last night, by the way."

Putting out a paw with a smile Ashe righted that wrong with, "Well I'm Ashe Holmwilt. And don't worry about my eyes; I do fine for the most part."

"Right, noted... Uh..." Yoyo took a few seconds to wipe what Ashe guessed was lube off his paw and then shook the girl's own paw. "I'm Iolvin, but everyone just calls me Yoyo for short. I'll leave that one up to you."

Ashe slipped her paw back and then gave a little wave at random into the room. "Hey Adrian. Sorry about disturbing you guys." She moved her attention back to Yoyo but kept her slightly elevated voice so they both could hear. "Just forget I was here. We can get to know each other downstairs later." With a refreshing of her smile the arctic wolf backed from the door and gave control of it back to its owner. "I want to see how much you match your sister later too, if you don't mind a but of touching. Didn't know you were twins until minutes ago."

"Yeah well I won't complain," Yoyo half-answered. "Uh, we'll be out in a jiffy. Sorry if I'm rushing and all but... well..."

"I get it. Gotta take care of your needs and all," Ashe comfortingly agreed. "Now go get you some boy ass or whatever already, haha."

"Haha, right. Thanks for taking this so smoothly."

"Been around sex enough that I'm glad to see two happy people going at it for once." Ashe caught the frankness in her words only after spilling them and gawked a bit as she went back to Ilaria's room. "Uh, sorry. Forget I said that. See you later, Iolvin."

"Later," Yoyo responded with a chuckle just before shutting the door, this time making sure to engage the lock with a faint click.

Ashe placed a paw upon the edge of a dresser and got her bearings, easily finding her puppy and backpack with the point of reference. She slumped to her knees and gave India a good scritch under her chin for staying put as she was told and then reached for her bag. Soon her laptop was in front of her with a set of earbuds tethered to her noggin.

"Ashe?" the girl faintly heard between the gaps in the various beeps and tones flooding her ears. She tapped a few keys to set the audio to mono and then removed one of the speakers so she could hear the rest. "Oh, there you are," Ilaria spoke up as she spotted the movement over the edge of her bed. "Robyn only has a dress if you're okay with those. Looks like it'll be a nice day though so..."

"A dress?" Ashe gawked back. "Huh, that's... different for me."

"Yeah, living like you have I guess it's hard to get ahold of a nice one. Oh, no offense though..." Ari jumped on the bed and draped the article of clothing over Ashe's end. "Here you go, on the bed hon. Oh right, let me get you some fresh underwear too."

The wolf pawed around until she found the soft fabric of the dress and then went back to work on her rickety computer. "It seems nice. I think I'll need some help getting it on though. I seem to remember most dresses being a pain in the ass when I was little."

"Sure, I'll help," Ari confirmed as she pulled a pair of panties out a drawer and headed over. "Oh, you want a bra? I have a few stretchy ones that should fit about anyone. Downside of being tall I guess."

Ashe spoke as she continued typing, oddly with her head facing Ilaria. "Nah, I don't really wear 'em to be honest. But what's being tall have to do with that anyway?"

"Well I look pretty flat like most otters, but small for a big gal is still a lot to work with." Ari slipped back onto her bed and placed the panties over the dress with a giggle. "They don't really make normal bras my size with small cup sizes. Oh, and panties are on the dress hon."

"Thanks. One sec..." A dozen burst of tapping later and Ashe unhooked herself from her laptop. She stood up and grabbed the clothing, draping the dress over her shoulder as she fumbled with the hipster panties under the robe. "Alright, let's see how this works," she added as the dress came back down into her paws.

"Looks easy enough. Just a clasp in the back and a sash on the waist." Ilaria reached over and pulled the back of the dress. "That's the clasp, hon. Just get it over your head before Yoyo walks by and gawks at us, haha."

Ashe did as she was told, dropping the robe so she could standing-crawl into the dress. As she emerged from the other end she then clarified, "Iolvin? Nah, he's having fun with Adrian so I think we're in the clear for a tad." She shifted the dress about until it was straight on her and then sat on the bed. "Bit of help, please?"

"Wait, what?" Ari queried with a cock of the head. "You didn't like... walk in on them, did you?" She reached forward and worked the clasp so the shoulders held properly, then went to the waist sash to tie a bow in it.

"Not really. I mean, they heard me open the door and Iolvin just met me at his door and all. They're up though, haha."

"Well you seem to just be a sex ninja then, Ashe. Gods help us if you ever get ahold of a camera." She finished her cute bowtie and gave Ashe a pat on the back. "There, all done. Now turn around so I can see how it looks."

"Uh, sure." Ashe complied, standing up and taking a few steps back. She spun around and immediately tried to stop the movement of the dress at her legs. "Ick, I'm not used to this. I probably look stupid, huh?"

Ilaria had to disagree wholeheartedly. "Maybe a bit awkward, but I think you look damn cute in that." The yellow sundress draped a bit oddly since it wasn't an exact fit, but once Ashe stopped fiddling around with it she looked great wearing it. "That look totally works on you. Might be a bit overboard if it was a more elegant or frilly ordeal though. But simple ones work for sure."

"Yeah, that does look nice," Robyn suddenly chimed in as she walked out the bathroom. "I think you might actually look better in that than I do."

"Hehe, maybe." Ilaria hopped off the bed again and gave Robyn a quick kiss. "Everyone's ready? 'Cause I could really use some grub after last night."

"Still no shower, sweetie?" Robyn sighed at her love's decision. "I can't believe you're going out there like that."

"Well it's not worth it if I'm gonna swim in a minute. No point in taking two showers." Ari went for the door as she added, "Besides, I like smelling like you."

"And sex. Vasily's gonna be pissed you know."

"Will he do something with all of us there?" Ashe asked a bit meekly as she grabbed Indy's guide bar.

"No, he's not usually like that hon. He was just drunk. Still pisses me off though." Ari slipped out and waited by the stairs, using the gap in time to scowl at the thought.

"Yeah, he's normally quite tame, Ashe," Robyn confirmed as she followed Ilaria down the stairs. "Need some help getting down?"

"Nah, that's what Indy here's for." The pup proved her usefulness too, pausing every two steps as a barrier for her master's footpaws. "I did forget where the kitchen was though. Sort of wandered up here with a blank mind, you know?"

"Morning sweetheart." Catherine greeted from the stove.

"That's the kitchen, honey," Robyn mentioned to Ashe before she waved to Cathy. "Mornin' Cat. What's on the menu today?"

"Oh, just some ham and eggs," she answered as she reached for another set of eggs to crack in her pan, anticipating her daughter's plate. "Oh, and biscuits in the oven. You want cheese on yours like normal, right Robyn?"

"Yep! Thanks as always, Cat."

Ashe slowly made her way over to the counter and sat on a bar stool, fighting a bit of resistance due to India's notice of the food. "Um, could I have cheese on mine too please?"

"Not you too!" Ilaria playfully groaned from the seat next to her.

"Of course, plenty to go around sweetie." Cathy looked up to grab some ham and gave the wolf an unseen smile. "You look cute in that outfit, Ashe."

Ari finished reaching over the counter for a set of mugs and placed one in front of Ashe. "See? Looks nice. You want some coffee?"

"Uh, sure. Haven't had any in a while though."

"So lots of cream and sugar then," Robyn said as she grabbed the pot of coffee for everyone. "Vasily likes it strong so trust me on that one."

"I still remember your face the first time you had our coffee, haha." Ilaria placed another mug in front of the squirrel and grinned. "Takes some getting used to I guess."

"Well then pay for your own coffee, Ielunschra." Vasily walked in from his office with a cup of joe already in his paw and a newspaper in the other.

"Great, still grumpy?" she huffed back.

"No, no..." Vasily sat at the kitchen table and spread his newspaper back out. "I should apologize for last night, sweetheart. I was out of line. Who you want to spend your life with is none of my business. I just want you to be happy, and I couldn't understand that in my state."

Ilaria almost dropped her cup as she heard those words. "Really? You're not just saying that to make me feel better?"

"Nope, all the truth. It's not for me, but if you like people of the same sex then go for it. Just uh... be a bit discreet with Robyn if you know what I mean." Vasily rolled his eyes playfully before going back to reading the news. "I was wondering what I was hearing the last pawful of nights."

"My bad, Vasily. Sorry," Robyn admitted with a slightly-raised paw. "Your daughter's just to wonderful to resist though."

"Gods..." Ari pulled Robyn over the counter to smooch her snout in the cutest of ways. "Love you too, Robby."

"Uh, hate to interrupt and all but," Ashe mentioned as she stood up, "which way's the bathroom? I sort of been holding it for a while."

"Yeah, and I bet India's got to go do her thing too." Ilaria added. "Here, I'll--"

"No, I'll show her the way," Vasily interrupted. "Why don't you go let... India was it?... Go let her out back for her?"

"Sure. She doesn't know the yard yet so that's probably best." Robyn finished fixing up her and Ashe's coffee and grabbed a mug, heading for the rear door. "Come on, sweetie."

Ashe cringed a bit as Vasily made his way over and placed a paw on her shoulder. "Come on, this way dear." He led the girl quietly even though he surely noticed her shivering through his touch. Reaching the master bathroom he stopped near the toilet and sat the girl down. "Well, here we are." When the girl only pouted and lowered her head in return he added, "You look really nice in that dress."

"What, you want me to take it off or something now?" Ashe started fumbling with the clasp on the back even without being told to do anything, finding herself confused when another paw made her stop. "Hey!" She instinctively kicked out her legs and ended up getting Vasily to back away.

"Shit! Ow... I guess I deserved that..." The husky rubbed his shin where he was kicked and noticed a puddle on the ground. "Damn, now there's coffee everywhere." He reached over for a towel and began cleaning up as he added, "No, I don't want you to do anything. I just wanted to talk."

"Yeah? How about you just get the fuck out so I can have some privacy?" she all but hissed back.

"Hey, I know I was an ass last night but... Shit, I took your virginity didn't I?" Vasily sighed as he finished cleaning up. "I don't remember it too much. I make a lousy drunk. But I know I forced myself on you and well..."

Ashe ducked her head down again and mentioned, "It hurt... And you fucking came inside me..."

"I did? Fuck, that had to scare you..." Vasily looked at the baffled look on the girl's face and clarified, "I'm shootin' blanks, dear. Almost killed my wife with those twins so we decided to get me snipped. You should be safe."

Ashe just lowered her head more, not looking the least bit comforted by that news. "So what now?"

"Well, we never mention this to the others for one." Walking over to pat the wolf on the head he continued, "And since you're in heat from the smell of things, I'd say be careful around my son. Well, and my daughter too I guess since apparently she's got the right parts and all..."

"And what if you come on to me again?"

"You can kick me in the balls. I dunno." Vasily knelt down and offered, "Or you can just let me go at it. Nothing helps a heat like a load o' man juice in you. Besides, I remember you doing stuff I can't get my wife to do for me."

"So what, you want me to fuck you?" Ashe took a breath and straightened her dress. "Is that the price of staying here with you guys then?"

Vasily scritched the girl's chin and tried to clarify, "Well it does make it easier with you around if I don't have to fight your heat all day." He leaned in and gave the her a light kiss. "I'm sorry I took your first time without a choice. But it is indeed a choice you should have."

"Um..." Ashe tried to find the right words in return but ended up with nothing. "Could I have some privacy then? I really do need to... you know..."

"Oh, of course! I'll go back to the others." Vasily backed out of the bathroom and closed the door, cracking it open again to ask, "Oh, you need help finding your way back? I didn't know you were blind until my wife told me this morning so forgive me if I'm a bit behind the others."

"No, I can find my way." She paused and asked for a bit of clarification however. "We're in the room to the east of the house though, right?"

"East?" Vasily looked out the windows at the shadows on the ground and confirmed they were indeed in the eastern end of the house. "I guess so. You have a better internal compass than I do at least."

"Yeah, learned to get that down when I was little. Now could I..."

"Right! Sorry!" Vasily blurted out as he finally shut the door.

"Well that was... different." Ashe mumbled as she pulled down her borrowed panties. "I guess I'll have to do some tricks for him at some point... but it's worth it to be around Ilaria..."

"Hey, you should get off that computer and catch some rays!" Ilaria shouted from across the living room as she headed outside. "It'll be fun, Ashe."

Robyn shook her head and groaned, "Can't you just let her do what she wants, Ottah? Some furs aren't as active as you."

"Hey, you're not one of them either but you're coming out." Ari slid open the glass door and sniffed the fresh air.

Heading out the door first Robyn mentioned, "Yeah, because I wanna be with you silly."

Ari waited as the two boys walked outside as well, mumbling something between themselves, and stared at the wolf girl. "Well?"

"Sure, I've got... almost a full battery," Ashe responded with a few taps of her keyboard. "I guess I can still do all this out there at least. Not so sure I can do much else though. Having no sight doesn't lend well to sports and all."

Ari held the door open for Ashe and Indy as they moved outside and then let it slide shut as she herself walked through. "Okay, there's sun chairs a few yards ahead, then the pool about four or so more, and then--"

"Pool!?" Ashe suddenly exclaimed, freezing herself in place. "No, no, no! I don't do pools!" She started shaking visibly as she stood, a few moments passing before she started trying to turn India back for the house. "Please, let me back inside!"

"Woah, woah!" Ilaria calmingly huffed as she caught the fleeing girl and held her close. "What's the matter, hon? I'm sure we can work through this."

"P-pools uh..." The terrified wolf took a second to recollect her thoughts and re-stated, "I had a pool at home and uh... Some bad things happened..."

"What, you can't swim? You fell in or something?" Ari proposed as she tried to hone the girl's words.

"Y-yeah... Something like that." Ashe crumpled onto India and started petting her out of habit. "So can I just go inside now?"

"Ashe, it's safe. You can sit and be far away from the water." Ilaria gave Indy a chin scritch herself before lifting Ashe back to standing. "Here, I'll show you to a chair myself to be sure. And if you and water make any contact there's three otters with a lot of swimming practice to help you."

"I don't know if that's..." Ashe started to decline, but stopped herself as Ilaria pulled her into her chest for a warm hug.

"Shh..." A paw moved to rub the girl's head while the other slid across her back. "I'll keep an eye on you myself. I won't let anything bad happen to you, Ashe. Trust me."

With a slight nod Ashe leaned into the hug and relaxed. "Sure. But uh... I don't think I'm comfortable with anything else when I'm near that pool, okay?"

Ari slowly led Ashe and Indy to a chair and sat down with her. "That's alright. You can just sit and play with your laptop. The important thing is that you're here and not cowering in a corner." She let Ashe lean back before standing back up. "Besides, isn't that sun great? Nice and warm..."

"Yeah, I guess." Ashe made a paw gesture and a noise and India hopped up to fill the void left by Ilaria. "I'm sure Indy here enjoys it more than I do though."

"Hey, she needs some sun too ya know." Ilaria took a few steps and then picked up her bow from another chair. "I'll be just a tiny bit away firing my new bow. You gonna be alright?"

"I'll be... yeah," Ashe softly mumbled back as she played with Indy's fur for a moment.

"Good." Ilaria snatched up her old quiver and a few arrows that managed to slip free. All her materials in paw, the otter trotted over towards Robyn to test her new gift. Only she found herself pausing at the edge of the pool when a large splash washed over her legs.

"Ah, sorry sis!" Iolvin spouted as he came up for air after his dive.

"Hey, don't mind me. You two watch out near Ashe. She's afraid of the pool." Ari resumed her little trek to her mate with a shake of her head.

"The pool? Seriously?" Adrian blurted out as he slipped into the water himself.

"Hey, I know as much as you guys. Just try not to get her wet." Ari looked back for a moment and added, "And don't let her fall in. Lifeguard duty, right?"

"Aww, so we can't--" Dee tried to whine.

"Sure, Lulu. I'll watch her," Yoyo assured with a warm but serious smile.

"Thanks, lil' bro."

"What was that all about?" Robyn asked as Ari came closer. "Nothing serious, is it?"

"Just something unexpected. Ashe and water don't mix." Ilaria fiddled with the loose arrows and eventually had them all back within their quiver. Placing the bundle on the ground near Robyn, she pulled her bow from its temporary storage around her shoulder and mentioned, "Damn, this is a nice one. Should I take the first shot or would you like the pleasure?"

"Oh, I'd just make a fool of myself." Robyn snuck in a quick kiss while Ari was distracted with the bow and cheered, "Besides, it's your present. So now I wanna see you fire an arrow the right way, Ottah."

"That's 'loose an arrow' actually, hon." Ari chuckled as she picked out a dull target arrow and nocked it into the string. "Stay behind me just in case, alright? Had these pre-bound drawstrings snap on me before."

"Ick, that doesn't sound good," Robyn groaned as she backpedaled a step.

"Remember that bandage I had on my muzzle in junior year? Still have a scar under my fur from that one." Ilaria pulled back a hard draw until her knuckles brushed her cheek, holding the pose to get used to the tension of the bow. "Well if it isn't a smooth pull... See the old tree in the corner? Been my target for ages. I'm aiming a yard up."

"The... Oh, my favorite climbing tree! Don't kill it!" Robyn almost lunged forward to pull down the bow but knew how serious Ari got about weapon safely.

"Aren't you a bit old to think that way, even for a squirrel?" When Ari only received a groan in return she pointed to the right and down a bit. "Okay, okay... I'll hit the ground next to it, ya munchkin."

Ilaria took a deep breath as she aligned her arms to aim better for the lower trajectory. She slowly let out that large volume of air and readied her fingers in sync. Then she finally found her magic window of fire and uncurled her fingers, loosing the arrow with a reverberating »thoomp« upon the string. A second later the arrow finished its rather shallow arc and sunk deep into the dirt to the left of the tree.

"Ooh, someone still has the skills! Good shot," Robyn cheered at the sight.

"I was aiming for the other side of the tree, actually." Ari lowered the bow and took a closer look at it, then slid her view over Robyn. "Guess I'm just rusty or something. You want to give it a go now?"

"If you think I can even hold that thing without getting hurt, sure," Robyn answered as she stepped forward. "Show me how to do it?"

Ilaria pulled the squirrel in front of her with a grin and wrapped her arms around her. "If you insist, hee..." She lined up her arms with Robyn's and placed the bow in her paw. After grabbing another arrow she used her own arms to guide Robyn's own motions. "Just follow me and you'll be firing like a pro in no time."

"Ooh, I like your lessons already Ottah..." Robyn took hold of the arrow and placed it on the string, Ari silently correcting her grip afterward. "Okay, so I take it there's more than just pulling and letting it go?"

"Well... Not really. There's just more advanced ways of doing that. We'll start with a light draw since this bow is large for you." Ari tugged Robyn's forward wrist higher and then began guiding the other back to her chest. "You want to keep things as smooth as possible, including your breath."

"A bit hard with you all over me, sweetie," Robyn giggled as she started to strain against the pull of the bow.

"Listen up before you can't hold it anymore, haha. Now..." Ilaria took her right paw and held it forward for Robyn to see it mimic her words. "...you just uncurl your fingers evenly and smoothly, with your thumb snapping out the way like so."

"So like..."

»Snap!«

"OW!" screamed Robyn as she kicked the two furs backward onto the grass.

"Gods, Robyn! Shit!" Ilaria looked at the crumpled up squirrel in her arms and sighed when she saw a distinct lack of red. "Are you alright, Robby?"

"Yeah... Ugh..." Robyn looked at the bow in her left paw and immediately panicked at what she found. "Oh no! I broke it! I broke your new bow!"

As tears started to well in the little squirrel's eyes Ilaria leaned forward and kissed her neck. "Shh... It's alright, hon. The string just popped loose." She took Robyn's paw and brought it close so she could show her what happened. "See, it wasn't strung properly by the store. We just have to do it again ourselves. It's okay."

"So... we can fix it?" Robyn mumbled as she wiped away a tear from her face.

"I was more concerned we'd have to fix you, actually." Ari held her squirrel tighter and dug her muzzle into her neck. "Don't know what I'd do if I ever hurt you..."

"Uh... Well maybe," Robyn grabbed Ilaria's right paw and brought the backside to face them before continuing,"we should worry about you first. I think you got cut or something.

"It's nothing. The line ripped some fur off is all. Probably only bled for a few seconds."

"Yeah, but we should still clean it up or something," Robyn pleaded.

"I'm telling you it's fine." Ilaria leaned in and pecked a kiss on Robyn's cheek and added, "You can kiss it and make it better if that's your thing though."

"Gladly," she grinned back. Taking a few tender licks at the area to get the thin layer of blood off Ari's fur, Robyn then proceeded to gingerly kiss the back of her paw until the otter began to giggle. "Better, love?"

"Ooh, is it," Ilaria giggled back as she kissed the back of Robyn's neck.

"Oh, I'm not sure you're feeling quite well yet," Robyn pressed as she nudged her way further up the arm. "I guess I'll just have to kiss you all over until I find a spot that works."

"You're such a tease!" Ari laughed as she received another stream of kisses running up to her shoulder. "You know the boys can see us, right? So unless you're planning to go back inside..."

"Nope!" the squirrel squeaked as she continued her barrage of soft touches and pecks up her mate's neck. "Let 'em watch."

Ilaria met her halfway and leaned down to kiss Robyn right on the muzzle. "No, you don't understand Robby..." Looking down to make sure their backs were to the others Ari then pulled Robyn's bottom into her lap, a large bulge pushing into her rear.

"What don't you get?" Robyn questioned as she lined up for another kiss. "Let..." She landed a peck on the forehead. "...them..." Now there was a smooch on the nose. "...watch." She ended her words with a deeper kiss, letting her tongue explore Ari's mouth a little so she'd get the point.

"Well shit, how can I say no to that?" cooed Ari as she shifted the two of them a bit then placed the bow so it was pointing to them. "I'll just say I was showing you how to fix the drawstring..."

With an almost proud squeal Robyn shifted so she could fumble with her mate's pants from behind. Only, Ilaria had another plan and blocked her access. Instead Robyn soon found a loving paw slipping down the front of her own pants, carefully passing beneath her panties without disturbing her little nub. Two claws glided over her lower lips and forced Robyn to gasp a bit louder than she expected. Then once those two digits found themselves welcome enough they pressed into Robyn's folds as far as they'd reach.

"I didn't finish what I started earlier," Ari whispered as she pressed another finger into her lover, "and you know I'm a completionist."

Ilaria wasted no time proving her point, gliding her fingers in and out with little hooking motions either way. It didn't take her long to figure out just how to rub the squirrel's swelling g-spot to make her unable to hold back tiny moans and squeaks. She started raking a single claw of the bunch against the patch of flesh and immediately found results, Robyn covering her muzzle to keep herself quiet.

"Ooh, munchkin likes?" Ari smirked. "Well I'm sure you'll get a kick out of this."

Ilaria slipped another paw into Robyn's pants, this time from behind. She soon replaced her previous fingers with the rearward ones, freeing her front paw to focus on the areas around Robby's clit. She teased around it with a claw, then rubbed the hood faintly. Sometimes she'd back away and play with Robyn's pussy lips, returning to the general area of her nubbin once the girl had cooled down a bit. But whatever the case, she never directly stimulated Robyn's clit at all.

"Damn it! Who's teasing now?!" Robyn hissed silently to her lover. "I'm soooo close! Just do it!"

"Well I suppose I could..." That devilish smirk came back to her expression as Ari moved her rear thumb to the squirrel's pucker. "But I've been curious about this a while now..."

With a squirm Robyn tried to protest, but her lust was getting the better of her. "F-fine! Try it! Just help me out, okay?!"

The otter added some teeth to that grin of hers as she pressed her thumb lightly into her lover's tailhole, each time finding more and more purchase until her whole digit was consumed by warm and silky flesh. She leaned forward and gave Robyn a long kiss as a reward, followed by the continued movement of all her fingers. It didn't take long for Robyn to start wriggling in place again, giving Ilaria enough reason to finish things off for now. Her forward paw flattened itself so her fingers would become ribs against Robyn's sensitive nub of flesh, and then Ari simply rocked that paw back and forth with a tiny bit of pressure. In a matter of seconds Robyn was biting down on Ari's arm to muffle a scream of pure bliss, her two passages clamping down on her lover's fingers as if trying to consume them. Ilaria's front paw pulled free as her mate began to shiver and convulse, holding the two of them close together so they could both feel Robyn's wonderful orgasm.

"G-gods!!" Robyn finally managed to spew out once her ability to enunciate returned. "That was fucking... on a whole new level, Ottah!"

"Glad to have a satisfied customer, hee." Ilaria rubbed Robyn's shoulder and chest as the squirrel rode out her climax. "I've never seen you hit one that high, hon. Was it the, uh..."

"YES," Robyn firmly stated. She planted a quick kiss on Ari's muzzle and then couldn't help from smiling widely. "I so need you to do that some more."

"It was that good? Huh. I just wanted to be kinky for you." Ilaria finally pulled her other paw free once she was certain things had cooled down enough. "Maybe we can try a few things later? See how much that adds to the bedroom?"

"If one finger felt that good, Ottah... I'll be taking your knot up there before long." Robyn took a deep breath and quickly let it out before reiterating, "Gods, that was nice."

Ilaria remembered their little facade and pulled the bow down so she could loop the drawstring back over the top. "Well now I don't have to worry about you being all hot and bothered now. Sorry for leaving you hanging on like that all morning, munchkin."

"Stop calling me that, haha!"

"What, don't like it? Well I think it's cuuuuute... Munchkin." Ari finished her repair of the bow and placed it flat over Robyn's thighs. "And see, everything's better now."

"Not everything..." Robyn mentioned as she pressed against Ilaria's bulge in her rear.

"Nope, can't hide that much hon. But I'm fine for now." She adjusted herself so her problem wouldn't be so easily noticeable and then scooted back from Robyn. "We can just have a REALLY good time tonight. Plus I think if I get backed up I make more of your favorite little treat, hee."

"Such the generous lover, eh love?" Robyn got the hint and stood up, taking a second to look at the others. "Huh... I think we didn't go completely unnoticed."

"What?" Ilaria looked back as she stood up herself, a gawking expression on her face when she saw what Robyn was talking about. Ashe was hunched over on her side with both her paws up her dress, the two boys giggling and staring at her from the edge of the pool. "I hope we weren't responsible for that."

"Well she does have better hearing than most furs..." Robyn mentioned as she started walking over to the silly otter boys to bop them for invading Ashe's privacy, or what shreds of it existed anyway.

"Well you know what..." Ilaria sniffed the air and actually smelled another whiff of sexy scent even though her paw was still covered in squirrel pleasure. "I think I know why."

Robyn whacked both the boys on the head and they backed off into the water. "Shame on you two..." Turning her head to Ari she then asked, "Yeah? What's up?"

Ilaria made her way over to Ashe and sat next to her, trying to ignore the fact that she was knuckle deep in herself and panting. "Ashe, sweetie... You're in heat, aren't you?"

The others stopped playing around and nearly froze up at the question, perhaps in large part due to the wolf's lack of an answer and continued self-pleasuring. Finally Iolvin broke the silence with, "Well that explains some things with me then."

Robyn tried to make sense of his words and found herself walking away from the pool with a paw shielding her eyes from what she saw beneath the water. "Yoyo! I did not need to see that!"

"Hey, I'm part canine you know. I can't help it." Yoyo scooted forward so the tent in his swim trunks would be obscured by the edge of the pool. "Besides, I bet Lulu's not exactly faring any better."

Taking a second to yet again adjust her groin Ari spat back, "Just get inside, Yoyo. You won't think straight like that if you're around her."

"Neither will you," Robyn had to flip back upon her lover. "All of you, inside until she's done. I'll help her when she's done."

Ilaria gave Ashe a kiss on the forehead and said, "It'll be alright, hon. I know where you're coming from..." When she suddenly found herself locked in a much deeper return kiss Ari had to pull away however. "Yeah, REALLY know where you're at..."

"That's it! Inside!" commanded a somewhat jealous Robyn.

"We're movin'... We're movin'..." Adrian confirmed as he all but dragged Yoyo out the pool.

Ilaria got up and let Robyn take her spot, landing a kiss on the squirrel's lips before she left. "At least you're err... calmed down... enough to watch her. Sorry about getting her worked up though."

"Hey, you better take that back! I had fun!" Robyn giggled quietly.

"And already you're makin' me wanna tackle you..." Ilaria slipped through the sliding door and shut it behind herself, immediately calling out, "Hey Sprite..."

<We serve, mistress,> the fairy lit up on the television as she fluttered into view.

"I need a distraction. Let's talk about getting those augments done." Ilaria took a final look at the poor wolf girl before closing the blinds out of respect. "I was thinking tomorrow would be best since nobody will be in the office. Can you explain how we'll do that?"

<Of course, mistress. Please gather the other masters near this monitor device we have commandeered. We shall display a presentation of the procedure.>

"Good thinking. We could ALL use a distraction."