Peculiar Friend

Story by Karashata on SoFurry

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#3 of Strange Happennings


It was about a week later, after the events with Raneth and my sister, and I had just finished a nice, refreshing swim when a friend of mine, Danalin, ran into me while I was sunning myself on the beach, almost literally.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Karashata," he said, stopping inches in front of me. "I didn't see you there."

I looked at him critically. "Didn't see me?" I asked. "What were you doing? Day dreaming?"

Danalin smiled. "As a matter of fact, I was," he said, chuckling. I raised an eye ridge, and he frowned. "Well, I was."

I shook my head, then looked at him again. "What about? Or do I dare ask?" I inquired. I can just imagine, I thought. For as long as I'd known Danalin, any time I asked him, I'd decided afterward I'd rather not have.

Danalin chuckled again. "Don't worry, it's nothing bad." He regarded me curiously. "But, before we get to that, you have simply got to tell me what's going on."

I stared at him for a few seconds, then shook my head. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Nothing's going on that I know of."

Danalin raised an eye ridge. "Nothing?" he asked. "Nothing? Dude, I know something's up." He glanced around quickly, then sat down. "I know something's up. You seem different."

I frowned. "Different?" I asked. "How?" I sat up and looked him straight in the eye. "How am I different?"

Danalin looked away. "For one, that," he said. "You never used to confront people like that. It's as if you have something to hide." He looked at me for a few seconds, his head tilted. "You don't, do you?"

You don't know the half of it! I thought. Of course, I'm not gonna tell you that, so you just keep your nose out of places it shouldn't be. "Of course not!" I said, smiling. "Why would I have anything to hide from a friend such as yourself?"

I immediately regretted that. "Really?" Danalin asked. "Then why don't you prove it?" It was his turn to look me in the eye. "What happened last week?"

Damn! I thought. I stared at him for a few seconds, my mind racing. What am I supposed to tell him? Do I dare tell him the truth? I shook my head. "Last week? Nothing you'd find interesting, as far as I know." That should satisfy him, I thought.

It didn't. He frowned, then sighed. "I should have known you'd try that," he said. He shook his head, then looked at me. "Kara, we've been friends for a long time, and have trusted eachother with secrets we really should have kept to ourselves." He looked around again, then back at me. "Now, you can't tell me what happened last week is any worse than a lot of the stuff we've shared with eachother before." He chuckled. "Besides, as well as you should know me, you know I've probably thought of worse, am I not right?"

"Danalin," I said, "how do you even know anything happened last week?" That should be obvious, I thought. He was obviously told by someone. But what exactly would he have been told, and by whom? I frowned. "What makes you think anything happened?" I asked.

Danalin chuckled. "Dude, don't you pay attention to what goes on around you?" He shook his head, smiling. "People are talking about you, and you wouldn't believe what they're saying!"

I grimaced. I would, I thought. I'd be amazed if there was anything they were saying that wasn't true. I sighed, then shook my head and looked at Danalin. "What're they saying?" I asked, already knowing the answer.

Danalin smiled. "Oh, not much!" He chuckled. "Only that you've found a mate."

I blinked. Is that it? I thought. Is that all they're saying? I sighed with relief, smiling. They're not saying anything else? I'd better make sure... "Is that all?" I asked. "They haven't said anything else?"

Danalin chuckled. "Well, they didn't say it in that few words, I can assure you." I tensed up. "No need for that, Kara," Danalin said and I relaxed somewhat. "Word's been going around that you made a friend by the lake, and things got, well, you should know, being as you were there and all!" He smiled. "When I first heard, I was a little skeptical, but I gave it a bit of thought, and, well, it made sense."

I smiled weakly. They don't know who it was, do they? I thought. Who are they, anyway? And how'd they find out? I looked at Danalin. "Who was it that told you?" I asked. "How did he or she find out? Does anyone know who it was?"

"Whoa! Slow down!" Danalin chuckled. "Another friend of mine, Raneth, told me." He said. I could feel myself going pale. "She didn't tell me how she found out, or if she knew who it was you were with, and I never thought to ask." He looked at me, head tilted. "Are you feeling alright?" he asked. "You look a little pale."

Raneth told him! I thought. What is she trying to do? She must be spreading it around. I calmed a little. At least she's not giving away that it was her I was with. But still, what's she trying to do? I shook my head. "I'm fine," I replied.

Danalin looked at me critically. "Are you sure?" he asked. I nodded. "Good." He smiled. "What was that all about, anyway?"

I decided it was probably best to tell him. "When you mentioned Raneth, I thought you knew more than you actually do, and I wasn't ready for that." I said. I really wasn't expecting that, and that's the truth, I thought.

Danalin nodded, and I smiled, then he looked at me curiously. "You thought I knew more than I do?" My smile vanished. "Wait... It wasn't Raneth that you mated with, was it?" I stared at him a few seconds, then sighed and nodded slowly. "Ha! That's wonderful!" Danalin exclaimed. I looked at him. "Why didn't you tell me?" he asked. I shrugged. "I'm impressed! How'd you manage it?"

I sighed, and told him what happened, beginning with how I had dove into the lake right near shore, purposely splashing her, to how she watched me as I swam around. From there to how she dove into the lake after me, swam right up to me, and began licking me on my tail and my sheath. After that, to her swimming to shore, my following her, and--

"Whoa! Hold up a little!" Danalin said, cutting me off. "Give me a chance to digest all of that." He chuckled. "It all started with you splashing her as a greeting?" I nodded, smiling. "And you didn't know her at all before then?" I shook my head. "And you say she dove into the water after having watched you swimming around, swam up to you, and began..." and here he cleared his throat, "...licking you?" I nodded again. "Across your sheath even?" I nodded a third time. Danalin chuckled. "And you're going to go on and tell me the rest, I take it, judging by the fact I had to cut you off...?" I nodded yet again. Danalin smiled. "Then please, do go on."

I did. I told him what happened after we swam to shore, how I licked her slit until she orgasmed, and from there our mating. "I fell asleep afterward," I said, "and when I woke up again, it was late in the evening and Raneth had already left." I chuckled. "I could still smell the scent of our mating...." I smiled. "Anyway, I left for my cave after I woke up and found she had left. I didn't figure there was a reason to stick around, after all." I looked at Danalin. He was looking at me strangely, as if he was thinking about doing something to me. What could he be thinking about? I thought. I should probably snap hiim out of it before he acts on it, whatever it is. "Danalin? You paying attention?" I asked.

Danalin blinked, then looked around, then at me, smiled, and nodded. "Yes, I am," he answered. "What was it like?"

"What was it like?" I thought back to the time I spent with Raneth, remembering our mating as if it were only yesturday it happened. The passion, the excitement, the pleasure, all of it I remembered clearly. Oh, it was rapture! Our two bodies together as one, fitting together perfectly! The pleasure of feeling Raneth beneath me, my member inside her, her slit contracting against it! And when we climaxed, oh, the shear waves of pleasure that rolled over the two of us, breathing hard, my seed filling her! And afterward, before we slept, how we looked into eachothers' eyes and saw eachothers' love for the other! As I remembered it all, I found myself longing to be with her, wanting to feel her against me. Tears filled my eyes, and I began to feel excited.

Danalin noticed, and nuzzled me lightly. "Is it really like that?" he asked. I looked at him and nodded. He smiled, and caressed me, holding me close. I wasn't sure what was going on exactly, but I didn't care. I looked at him. He was looking at me and smiling. I smiled back. He carefully let go of me, then moved to my side and rubbed my back lightly. I was beginning to settle, and my thoughts were beginning to clear. What's he doing? I thought. Must be trying to help me relax. I smiled. That's nice of him. I purred lightly, relaxing more, content.

Danalin heard my purring and smiled, still rubbing me. I looked away and began to lay down comfortably when Danalin began rubbing my tail. I gasped a little, the edge of my excitement coming back, and dared a glance over my shoulder. Danalin lifted my tail off the ground and began stroking the base of it lightly, very close to my sheath, causing me to shudder, and whetting the edge of my excitement all the more. My mind was racing. What is he doing? What does he want from me? I thought. He's not trying to relax me, so what is it? I frowned. This was something new. Danalin moved behind me, straddling my tail between his legs, rubbing a little more firmly, and I shuddered again. I felt a buldge against my tail, and understood what was happening. Danalin had been excited by my account of what occurred, just as I had been as I remembered what it was like. He must intend to deal with his excitement, I thought, by taking advantage of mine. Oh, he's good! Danalin stroked my sheath carefully, causing me to release my member, and causing me to shudder hard. I gasped and nearly bit my tongue. I tried to think clearly while I had a chance. He's got me now, he know's it, I thought. I guess it's not so bad. After all, he is my best friend. And it is partly my fault. Danalin climbed onto my back, carefully slipping his tail underneath me, lining his heavily-buldging sheath up with the base of my tail, over my tail-hole (I'm not really sure what else to call it). I chuckled softly. After all, I didn't have to go on. He gave me a chance to stop. Danalin grasped my hips and wriggled a bit more, getting comfortable. I smiled. I chose to continue, and, by doing so, excited him. And, in his turn, he excited me. Now he intends to deal with that excitement. Danalin stretched himself out along my back as his member slid from his sheath. And so do I! I subtly prepared for his thrust.

Danalin thrust hard, and I bit my tongue hard to prevent from crying out. Never before had I felt the pain I felt from that thrust! It felt as if my tail-hole had been torn in more than one place. Danalin withdrew slightly, then thrust again, and I gasped, but refrained from crying out. He continued thrusting at a slow pace, and shortly I could feel my tail-hole relaxing and the initial pain fade. I could feel the length of his member inside me, and I had to smile slightly. I felt him shifting on top of me slightly, and he began to speed up his thrusts. I moaned involuntarily, and he rumbled in turn. He craned his neck forward and licked the back of my neck lightly, causing me to shudder slightly. I felt my tail-hole beginning to clench and relax rythmically, and briefly I wondered if that was concious thought or instinctive response. It didn't realy matter. Danalin sped up his thrusts, and his grip on my hips tightened. I felt small surges of pleasure rolling over me, and I knew subconciously that climax was near. I arched into Danalin's thrusts, and shortly we orgasmed, Danalin's seed filling me, and mine spilling onto the ground in long, hot bursts. I roared in my pleasure, and Danalin joined me. He made a few more quick thrusts, then carefully dismounted and moved in front of me. I smiled weakly at him, then collapsed where I was, my head hitting the ground fairly hard. Picking myself up again, carefully, I moved to Danalin and hugged him. He hugged me tight, smiling and purring. I purred in kind, then let go, Danalin doing the same, and walked to the lake's edge.

"It really is like that," Danalin said softly, and I turned to him and nodded. Danalin chuckled. "What're you doing?" he asked.

I frowned, then chuckled. "I kinda need to scrub myself off," I said, then pointed to the puddle of my seed.

Danalin blinked. "Oh."

I chuckled again at his response, then turned and swam a few metres away from the shore. Yes, I need to scrub off, but that's not all, I thought. You may not realize this, Danalin, but my tail-hole is rather sore now, and the cold water soothes it. I smiled. But it was worth it! It was all worth it! I scrubbed diligently at myself, cleaning the sandy seed that stuck to myself when I collapsed off my underbelly, then swam around for a few minutes until my tail-hole wasn't so sore before climbing out of the lake. I walked over to Danalin, who had lay down near the lake's edge, apparently watching me similar to what Raneth had when we first met, and had nearly fallen asleep. I tapped his shoulder. He looked up at me groggily. "You want to come and find Raneth with me?" I asked.

"Huh? Wha--?" He shook his head quickly to rid himself of his grogginess, then looked at me. I repeated the question. "Oh, sure!" he replied. "May I ask why?"

I chuckled. "You may," I said. "You seem to know her better than I, and if I'm to be her mate, I should get to know her, should I not?"

Danalin chuckled and nodded. "Then let us go forth from this place and find her," he said. He sniffed the air and smiled. "That smell has a way of lingering, doesn't it?"

I nodded. "It'll last for a while yet." I frowned. Not good, but there's nothing to be done about it. I looked at Danalin. "We'd better get going. After all, I have no idea where we're to find Raneth, and I want to have time to search."

Danalin chuckled. "You're forgetting you've got me here with you," he said. "I know where she would be at this time of the day."

I raised an eye ridge. "Really? Where?"

Danalin smiled. "You really don't want to know."

I frowned. Why wouldn't I want to know where she is? I thought. "Why not?" I asked. Danalin chuckled and swept an arm, indicating the lake. "Here? She's here?"

Danalin smiled and shook his head. "No, she's not, but normally she would be. You're lucky, I suppose."

I smiled. I supposed I was, at that. "Then where is she?" I asked.

Danalin shrugged. "I just remembered something. I was told by someone to go find you and tell you to head back to your cave."

I gasped. "What? That's why you came here?" I shook my head. "Who told you?"

Danalin chuckled. "Wouldn't you know?"

I blinked. "Who? Raneth?" Danalin nodded. I sighed. And you couldn't just tell me? I thought. "Well, I suppose I'd better be going," I said, turning to fly off.

Danalin put a paw on my shoulder, stalling me. "Hold up! I'm coming with you!" He chuckled. "And if you're wondering, I was asked to find a way to stall you." He smiled. "And don't ask what she's up to, 'cause I don't know."

I sighed. "Then I won't. Let's go."

We leapt into the air and flew toward my cave. I decided to put wondering what was up out of my mind and just enjoy the flight. Things had begun to conflict in my mind, and I wasn't ready to deal with them yet.