A Morality Tale About the Evils of Sake

Chapter 7
Departure
(lime)

The next morning Lloyd ushered the other two back to Raine’s office in the palace without telling them why, which annoyed Sheena to no end. Colette was still a little depressed as he led them through the streets and up the steps into the corridors. Raine blinked as they came in. “Ah, good morning. Are you all set to go?”

“Professor Sage, we…we’re dating now. The three of us, I mean. Each other.” Sheena’s head snapped towards him, and Colette just stared morosely at her feet.

“Very good, Lloyd.”

The teens gaped at her. “Did…did you hear what I said?”

“Yes, I did,” the mage replied, brushing back her long white hair to expose her ears, then rolling her eyes as they missed the obvious hint.

“And – you don’t have a problem with that?” Sheena asked.

“I’m a half-elf, dear. I know first-hand that not everyone’s relationships are ‘normal’. I also know how hard it can be to be accepted for who you are,” she said softly as she took Colette’s chin in her hand and forced her face up. She kissed the girl’s forehead. “You are my students and my friends, and I wish you every happiness.”

“You don’t seem surprised,” the ninja girl remarked.

Raine tossed her head. “Of course not. I knew yesterday. It was obvious, with the way you three kept looking at each other. Congratulations, Lloyd, you dog!” she said with a grin that looked almost foreign on her usual teacher’s face.

The group made their goodbyes and set off again, this time heading west. The long flight across the ocean left them worn out, and they could barely set up camp that night in the shadow of the mountains east of Triet.

The next day, in midmorning, they took off again, scanning the range for the peaks encircling the Linkite tree. Nova had left his caravan on the other side of the ridge and hitched a ride with Genis in order to tend to the tree. Now, hearing something new in the empty vale, he rushed out to meet them.

“Hello, my young friends,” the wanderer said warmly. “What brings you all the way up here? Unless you’ve suddenly taken an interest in eagles’ nests!”

“We need your help again, Nova,” Lloyd said. “You helped guide us to the Linkite Tree; now we need you to guide us in rebuilding Palmacosta.”

“Ah yes, the great Revitalization project. What can an old biologist do for you?”

Sheena spoke up. “You’ve traveled nearly all of this world. We were hoping you could give us a map and some advice about settlements and resources in the area.”

Nova clapped his hands. “Now that is something I can aid you with. My birds have all flown anyway; better hunting on the plains, I suspect.”

“Thank you, Nova!” Colette said earnestly.

“Of course, my child,” he replied. “Shall we be off? The caravan is in the forest on the western side. Alduin and May have been asking when they will see you again.”

A short hop later, Nova and Lloyd were sipping tea with Sara while the girls played with the children. The zoologist provided a detailed map, including the few human villages in the area as well as good potential sites for quarrying and mining efforts. He also hinted that there were in fact a couple of colonies of half-elves, but that he could not reveal them, having been sworn to secrecy. “You’ll find them if you are meant to, if they want to be found,” was all he would say.

After a light lunch, armed with their new map and new information, the heroes set off with an invigorated sense of purpose. As usual, however, the world had different ideas and they found themselves funneled towards Lake Umacy.

“Ugh, Lloyd, you need a bath,” Sheena complained.

“No argument here,” the swordsman replied, looking down at himself. Their last battle with a Woodsworm had been near-effortless, but left Lloyd covered in goop. “Let’s get to the lake as soon as possible.”

The trio arrived at the shore of Lake Umacy, still crystal-clear and calm as if it were high summer and not early autumn. Lloyd just stopped at the edge and looked at the girls.

“Well? What are you waiting for? You’re not getting any cleaner,” Sheena teased with a mischievous grin.

“Sh-Sheena!” stammered a blushing Colette. “Let’s leave Lloyd to clean up.”

“Yeah, go on!” the boy said, adding a splash for effect. Sheena stuck her tongue out at him but left with her girlfriend nonetheless.

Sheena wasn’t done yet, though. Time for a little payback! she thought as she guided the other girl out of sight and behind a handy shrub. “Why-?!” The ninja clapped her hand over Colette’s mouth as she plopped them both down on the ground.

“Shhh.” Then she gave the blonde a saucy wink. “Boys aren’t the only ones who get to peek, ya know!”

“B-b-b-but-”

“Oh yeah. Butt, and chest, and legs, and everything else! EVERYTHING,” she said. “Since that night in Palmacosta I’ve been wanting to see that!”

“Wait, night?” Colette asked, alarm rising. She wasn’t THAT naïve, after all.

Sheena shrugged sheepishly with a light blush. “So we made out for a while. It didn’t get too far. But trust me. You’re gonna wanna see this!” she said, holding her hands a good 8 inches apart.

“What would…oooooooh, wicked Sheena! And…it’s not really…is it?” asked Colette, her face fit to shame the sunset.

“Why don’t you see for yourself?”

Colette’s head whipped around so fast Sheena was momentarily afraid she’d hurt herself. “Mmmhmm, just in time,” she murmured as Lloyd doffed his shirt. She pulled her blonde girlfriend into her lap. With one arm she held her closely from behind as the other lazily stroked Colette’s thigh. “Just enjoy the show, sweetie,” she said and kissed Colette just in front of her ear.

Lloyd looked around suspiciously, and tossed his shirt onto the ground. He then kicked off his boots, bent at the waist, and shucked off his pants.

“OHH YEAH,” Sheena moaned softly as she admired her boyfriend’s tight muscular backside. Colette could only nod in agreement; the blonde girl was actually drooling. She tentatively coaxed Sheena’s hand up until the ninja was oh so gently fondling her small breast. The Chosen shivered as Sheena licked her neck.

Lloyd stood in the shallows and began scrubbing the gunk off of himself, completely unaware of what his bending and stretching was doing to his secret audience. “Here it comes, hun,” Sheena whispered as Lloyd turned around to face the sun.

“Whoa…” Colette breathed.

“Oh yummy yummy…” Sheena answered.

Despite being completely unaroused and nearly waist-deep in water that was none too warm, Lloyd clearly had nothing to feel inadequate about. The two sneaks looked at each other. “We are one lucky pair!” they said in unison, then quickly turned back to goggling at Lloyd’s crotch. His penis was long and slender and surmounted by a small triangle of dark hair. “Just wait until you feel that sliding in you,” the ninja whispered as she upped her attentions to Colette’s breast. “Or rather, until it gets bigger, and harder, and THEN he slides it in.”

“N…no way! It won’t fit!” Colette whimpered. Her fear was no act, but Sheena could still feel the dampness between the other girl’s legs as she sat on her lap.

The ninja nibbled on Colette’s ear, drawing out a barely suppressed moan. “Oh it will fit all right. It might hurt a little at first but then will feel absolutely AMAZING. But only when you’re ready, hun.”

Colette slumped back against her girlfriend. “Will you…be there? Please?”

Sheena smiled and hugged Colette even tighter as a warmth blossomed and spread out from her chest at those words. “I promise. I…I love you, Colette.”

“I love you, too, Sheena!” the Chosen said as she turned to cuddle the older girl. They kissed sweetly for several minutes, nearly forgetting why they crouched under a bush in the first place. Eventually, though, Sheena’s mind turned back to mischief.

“Wait here, Colette. There’s one more act in the show.” Using skills honed by years of ninja training, Sheena crept down to the bank under the breathlessly delighted gaze of the blonde girl. Grinning, she picked up Lloyd’s clothes and sprang away to the bush, hauling Colette along as well. She leapt among the treetops, depositing Colette, herself, and the stolen clothes in different trees. Colette could barely stop giggling, but Sheena pressed her finger to her lips. Not that she was entirely immune to laughter, herself.

Lloyd had eventually tired of swimming around after washing off the gore from that annoying oversized caterpillar. He looked around the bank for his clothes, but found nothing but his boots. “What the hell?!” He pulled them on and then, trying to run while keeping himself covered, stumbled into the woods. “Sheena! Colette! Where are you?”

“Why, Lloyd Irving! What do you think you’re doing running around like that?” came Sheena’s voice from atop a tree in front of him.

“Look, someone stole my clothes, okay?”

“Maybe you should have kept an eye on them,” called an appreciative Colette from another tree behind him. Blushing ferociously he jumped and turned to face her so now of course it was Sheena who was getting a great view of his ass. Biting her lip to keep from roaring with laughter, she plucked an acorn and with ninja precision threw it right at his left buttock.

“Ow!” He immediately straightened up and clapped his hands to the affected area, again not thinking about the exposure this caused to his arboreal audience. Colette nearly swooned as she got a much better look at a part of him she suddenly wanted to get MUCH more acquainted with.

“Hmm. I tell you what, Lloyd,” Sheena assayed saucily. “Hold your arms straight out and turn around. SLOWLY. Then maybe we’ll help you with your little clothing problem.”

“N-no way!” he cringed, trying to shift himself away from the eyes he felt all around him.

“Oh, I think yes way. After all, maybe we know where they are,” Sheena teased and tossed down one sock she had kept with her.

“You two…!”

“What’s it gonna be, Lloyd?” Colette giggled. She normally didn’t like pranks, but this one she definitely felt had a good side. Several good sides, she thought as she ogled Lloyd’s naked body.

“Fine,” he grumbled. Shutting his eyes tight he extended his arms and turned in a circle.

“Again, Lloyd. Slower, this time,” Sheena said, barely able to keep a lid on her laughter by now. Going so slow he nearly stopped moving, Lloyd complied, muttering under his breath the entire time. Satisfied that they had both gotten a VERY good look, Sheena leapt over to the clothes and dropped them down, then over to Colette and carried her off to a newer tree before shimmying down.

They peeked around the trunk as he dressed. His back was turned since he thought they were still elsewhere. When he finished he felt a tap on his shoulder and whirled around to find Sheena right behind him. A blushing Colette was clapping and whistling. “We both enjoyed the show, Lloyd,” the Chosen managed to say, grinning sheepishly.

“Let’s just get going,” he said flatly.

“You’re not mad, are you, Lloyd?” Colette asked. Sheena frowned, worried she might have taken it too far.

“I guess not,” he groused as he started walking back towards where they had stashed the Rheiards. As he passed Sheena, though, he reached out and pinched her butt hard.

“OWCH! That hurt!”

“Now we’re even,” Lloyd announced, rubbing his own posterior. “Come on.”


A/N: thanks for the additional reviews, I shall try to be less sporadic with the updates.

Also, I realized that I made a mistake! Sheena is supposed to be a virgin, otherwise the unicorn scene at Lake Umacy doesn't quite work. So. Here's my totally non-canon explanation: it needed a human virgin. Colette, though a virgin, was not quite human (being angelic). Sheena, though human, was not quite a virgin. Her natural Summoning powers juxtaposed with the two separate elements to create, functionally if not actually, one human virgin. And it's my story, so I say it works. In other words, Sheena was bluffing.