I sighed pulling the material on the crotch area. “Do you have something bigger perhaps? This does not seem to fit me brother.”
“It is perfect, bro. That’s the way you wear it. Don’t complain. You look very handsome.”
“It is tight in areas where it should not be, brother,” I said placing my hands above my crotch, covering myself from Eisha’s gaze.
Eisha laughed. “It looks very good on you a chara. I must say, you do indeed look very handsome. As far as the clothes being small, they are not. They just feel like it because you are not used to wearing these kinds of garments. You will get used to feeling of the fabric right against your skin. I did.”
I looked at her shirt and trousers once more then at my Brother. Their outfits seemed just as tight as this one. Perhaps they were right,” I sighed.
“Plus, I’m sure my new sister in law won’t protest.” Art added with a mischievous grin.
I chuckled and placed my hands in the “pockets” of my new trousers. “These actually come very handy,” they laughed. I turned around to face them. “Alright, it shall be as you wish. I will wear it.”
Eisha clapped excited and kissed my cheek. I was scared to ask but I knew I had to. “I will also need an outfit for tomorrow morning. I will be going to her house for breakfast with her grandfather.”
“Yes!” my brother and Eisha both shouted. I chuckled and rolled my eyes.
*
I took a deep breath trying to calm down. Why was I so nervous? Was it the fact that she would finally meet my brother and best friend? That she would come to my village? Or was I afraid of how she might react when she saw me in this outfit. My brother had assured me she would like it. Eisha certainly had. I took a deep breath pushing my nerves to the back of my mind. She had seen me naked, surely this could not be more important than that.
The portal opened and there she stood. Right in front of me on the other side. My breath caught in my throat. She was a vision in white and gold. A string of small golden leaves adorned her forehead and hair as it wrapped around it. Her hair felt sleek on to one side of her body. The thin white top she wore, clung to her breasts and waist where it stopped. The material had flowers cut into it and two thin straps held it on her shoulders. She had a long soft yellow/gold skirt that brushed the floor. It was reminiscent of the flowing dresses she usually wore except with this outfit, her middle section was bare. The cream skin of her waist called to my lips. I wanted to kiss it like I had last night. The vision before me awoke ever cell in my body. I wanted to make her mine again.
“Hello, my Goddess. You have taken my breath away I am afraid. I have no words to describe how stunning you look,” it was then that I realized she was staring at me with the same intensity. I had briefly forgotten the adventurous outfit I had worn for her tonight. I felt my cheeks warm and I frowned. What kind of reaction had she provoked in me? I observed her while she regarded me with a lustful look. Her cheeks flushed becoming deep rose and she bit her lip while her eyes roamed my body. For a moment I felt proud of the reaction I had provoked in her. I straightened my spine, causing my chest to rise. The muscles of my arms flexed. They wanted nothing more than to take her into their embrace. I did. I crossed the portal erasing the space between us. My hands reached for her waist and my fingers reveled in the feel of her bare skin under their touch. I claimed her lips with a hunger that consumed my whole body and felt it awaken, hardening for her. She slid her hands down my back and squeezed my behind. The touch sent an electrifying current of desire through me. The throbbing began. I carried her and laid her on the bed. Her hands undid the zipper of my trousers while mine lifted her skirts. She pushed my pants down to my thighs and took me into her hold. A moan ripped from my depths. She tightened her grip and moved her hand on me. I lifted her legs to rest on my shoulders, and pulled her thong out of the way. My fingers caressed her sleek skin and my body responded to the feel. She was ready. So was I. I placed my elbows on both sides of her head. She pulled me towards her eliciting another moan from me. My hips instinctively pushed forward once she guided me to her entrance. Her sleek skin welcomed me effortlessly yet I could feel her swollen still, from our lovemaking last night. She wrapped around me twice as tightly and stole my sanity. I moaned once more and slid my hands under her back, bringing her impossibly closer as her sensitive skin responded to me. Her desire exploded around me. She shook from the pleasure and I could feel every ripple of her on every single inch of me. Her languid moans offered to satiate my thirst and so I drank each and every one of them from her lips. My hips rocked against hers with the same vigor of my want. She tightened her arms around my neck and slid her fingers in my hair, pulling me to her. I grunted with desire. I loved when she did that. “You are mine.”
She stood in front of the mirror fixing her outfit. I smiled wiping myself with the moist towel she had given me. I pulled up the undergarment my brother had insisted I wore with my trousers and covered myself again. I walked towards her and wrapped my arms around her. My hands sought her breasts and I massaged them. She moaned and I felt my body began to harden once more. I kissed her neck and let my hands drop from her body. I needed to calm or we would never leave.
“Are you ready, my Goddess?” She finished fixing her hair and turned to look at me smiling.
“I am.”
I offered my hand to her and we crossed the portal. We stood in the entrance of my village. I wanted her to see my world completely so she could accept it as it was. No illusions or misguiding. This was my home. It was midnight and my people were resting. She wouldn’t get to meet them but I rather we left those introductions for later. At this moment my priority was for her world and mine to converge. I needed her to meet my Brother Art.
*
BRIANA
We stood in the middle of the Rainforest and he smiled at me.
“We are here.”
I looked all around me but all I could see were trees, spectacular exotic flowers and shrubs. I really didn’t want to ask where the entrance to his village was and seem like an idiot. The way he was looking at me said we were standing right in front of it. After a few minutes I gave up. This was seriously frustrating. But before I could ask he chuckled and opened his mouth.
“A ‘nochdadh dhuinn mus, agus leigeil le trannsa.”—Appear before us, and grant us passage.
The air in front of us began to shimmer gold then turned into a mix between white magical mist, much like the portals and fog. It moved and slowly dissolved into nothing. The shimmering ebbed. I gasped when an impossibly tall and beautiful wooden archway appeared before my eyes. Two oak trees formed it, standing on each side of the entrance. It looked like the trees had stripped their bark and curved meeting in the middle. They held on to each other as guardians and protectors of the village. My eyes followed the curves on the trees reveling in the beauty of small carvings throughout. The symbol of their clan was displayed proudly at the top. I looked at Cyn with the widest smile. This place was so magical. He leaned into me.
“Welcome to Blessed Oak Grove, my village.” He whispered in my ear and kissed my cheek. My eyes watered. This was such a perfect moment.
We began to walk through his village hand in hand. My eyes widened while the first hut and torches that illuminated our path came into view. The hut to my left was small. A round structure made of gray rectangular stones of different lengths, and mortar. It had two small circular windows at the front, I wondered if there were more at the back. Beautiful green moss adorned the stones like grout. It was scattered in a few places around it in an almost fairylike way. I smiled. The roof was high, funnel like, and covered with hay. Wooden posts were visible through a few points along the hay making the structure sturdy. And I could see something resembling a chimney protruding from the back. They were simple yet such complex structures. I couldn’t imagine the strength and time that took to build one of these, let alone a village. They were beautiful. It truly took my breath away.
“That is my Hut, my
Goddess,” He whispered in my ear.
“Can we go in, please?” I asked excited looking into his eyes.
He chuckled. “Once the dinner is over, my Goddess. Otherwise we shall not get to have any,” he gave me a brilliant smile and winked at me.
I kissed his dimple and he groaned. The sound made me tingle. I knew what it meant. “Sorry I couldn’t resist.”
He laughed.
We continued our path along the fire lit torches. It took a couple of minutes before we reached the rest of the huts. When they came into view I smiled. They were much like the ones I had just seen, except these were much bigger. They were different sizes, I presumed to fit the family inside. But they were all round with hay roofs and moss adorning them. Some even had flowers and vines around them. The dancing lights from the ground torches only added to it. They were truly an enchanting sight.
“This is beautiful, Cyn. I feel like I have stepped back in time to a magical place. I can’t even describe it. I’m so honored to be here.” I said looking into his eyes. I smiled wide at the humble beauty of the place. Letting go of his hand I stopped near one of the huts. My hands reached for the stonewall of their own volition and glided over it. I turned to look back at him and I laughed incredulous. “This is amazing, it is surreal to be here. It’s almost as if we were in a historic reenactment or something.” I chuckled again and returned to his side.
“Let us continue, my Goddess. We are almost there.”
He guided me through the village and towards one of the huts in the center. It was where, I presumed, Eisha and his brother would be waiting for us. It was beautiful. Just like the others except, purple and yellow flower vines surrounded it. My throat began to close up and I found it hard to breathe. I was about two seconds from having a panic attack. “Hey, I’m a Ginger and I can get through this,” I mumbled.
Cyn, chuckled and raised my hand to his lips. He kissed it, and the calming energy flowed from him to me and I took a deep breath feeling better.
“It will be alright, my Goddess.”
I nodded and faced the wooden door once we arrived at the hut. He lifted his hand to knock, but the door opened wide before he even got a chance to. A tall, dark, and Oh-sweet-mother-so-freaking-handsome man stood in front of us. He looked a lot like Cyn, except they were completely different. He was the same height and their bodies were almost identical. They were muscular, hard and ripped. However, his skin was a beautiful sun tanned color. His hair was chocolate brown and he had it styled in an undercut. I loved that hairstyle on a guy. His eyes were mesmerizing. They were crystal clear, an almost powdery gray, which truly popped against his hair and skin. He was wearing clothes that fit him perfectly. They might as well have been sewn on to him. They were modern, just like Cyn’s outfit tonight.
Which by the way made me totally jump him. Like, I attacked the poor man. The good news is, he is mine, and I finally can attack him as many times as I want. The bad news is, there isn’t enough time in the night to do everything I want to do to him.
He was wearing a snug white and blue graphic T-shirt that, just like Cyn’s shirt, displayed his pecs and arms in the most delicious way. I chuckled looking at the writing. It had a body builder flexing his muscles and it read: “Forget about my face, stare all you want at my body,” dark jeans and converse shoes completed the outfit. I liked his style.
“Well, hello gorgeous lady. How are you this fine evening?”
“Briana, please allow me to introduce you to my younger Brother, Art. Brother this is Briana. My beloved.”
I smiled wide at the introduction. I mean swoon. I looked at Cyn who smiled and winked at me. My heart fluttered in response. I tried to clear my head from the haze he usually provoked and turned to find Art looking at me with a brilliant smile. He reached for my hand, guided it to his lips to kiss it, and winked at me.
“Sweet mother of all things naughty, please have mercy on me. He’s hot, he winks, and he has dimples like Cyn’s too? That’s a seriously deadly combination,” He laughed and I realized my mistake.
Crapola! “I really need to stop talking to myself”. I mumbled.
Art laughed again. “Why thank you my Lady. You can say that any time you want.”
I turned my gaze to Cyn while my cheeks burned with embarrassment, and saw him frowning. He did not look happy. I sighed and looked at his brother. “It’s very nice to finally meet you Art. You can call me Bri.”
“The pleasure is all mine, my beautiful lady,” He said stepping aside and motioning us in. “Please do come in.”
“Now you feel the need to speak properly, Brother?” Cyn asked annoyed while I stepped inside.
“Ouch! You people really need to stop hitting me,” Art mumbled.
I looked over my shoulder and they both smiled at me like little devils. I narrowed my eyes at them and their smiles widened. Two sets of perfect dimples started at me and I sighed. I was in trouble.
“Oh you should not even bother with those two. Just do as I do, pay no attention to them or they will drive you crazy. Please, come in.”
The melodic, soft voice made me turn forward again and I saw his friend, Eisha, by the primitive kitchen. She was cooking for us.
“Please forgive me for not shaking your hand but mine are filthy with food. You must be Bri. It is a true pleasure to meet you. I am Eisha.”
Wow she was beautiful. I had long passed the phase of insecurity…
Well, kind of… Ok, for the most part.
I wouldn’t normally feel intimidated by a woman. I mean, I had my attributes, but this girl was wow. And she was their friend?? I wasn’t entirely sure why they weren’t pining over her. At least one of them. She was tall, at least five eleven for sure and had long black hair. She had styled it in soft curls and it reached her waist like mine. She had a white cotton fitted long sleeve shirt with lace on her arms. And tight black skinny pants with black leather ballerina flats. Simple yet beautiful. I loved her outfit. She turned to face me and smiled. Her eyes were an ice blue that was barely noticeable and her skin was lightly tanned.
I realized to my embarrassment I was staring at her and everyone was waiting for me to react. “Hi, it’s a pleasure to meet you Eisha. You can call me Bri. Do you need any help?”
“Oh no, you need not bother yourself, I will be done shortly and we can eat and converse.”
She smiled again and turned to finish what she was doing. Art went to her side and took a bowl from the cabinet then placed the vegetables she was cutting inside. Cyn placed his hand on the small of my back and I shuddered. His touch felt incredible. I turned to look into his eyes, and he leaned in kissing my neck.
“I want to make love to you, my Goddess.”
His warm breath accompanied by the words, made the little hairs on the back of my neck stand out. I tried to remain clear headed before I jumped him here too.
“Behave,” I whispered and kissed his lips. “Just wait until we visit your hut later, I want a ‘special’ private tour.”
He smiled wide. “Already in the itinerary, my Goddess.”
I bit my lip and walked with him to the table.
We ate and laughed as we talked. The hours slipped by effortlessly while Eisha shared stories of them as kids. Art was hilarious and totally made me snort like every five minutes. Totally best friend material, I set my eye on him. He would be my next victim. So was Eisha, she was so incredibly sweet and really gorgeous. I loved being here, among Cyn’s family and what that represented for us. I truly hoped tomorrow’s breakfast with Grandpa would go this smoothly. Cyn belonged in my life. He smiled, his dimples flashing while we talked. He held my hand and kissed it a few times. His emerald eyes were luminous with joy and it humbled me. I was part of causing that happiness and I never wanted that to stop.
It was well past midnight when I decided to check my phone.
Yeah I know there’s no reception here but which girl in her right mind goes out without her phone?
I looked at the screen it
was 1:15am. I hated leaving but I could tell they weren’t used to being awake this late. I could see the fatigue in their eyes and I didn’t want to overstay my welcome. Also, I was dying to be alone with Cyn.
“I think we should probably get going, Cyn. I have to wake up early tomorrow to prepare the breakfast for us and Grandpa.” I said looking at him. Art and Eisha smiled and stood from the table. “Thank you so much for having me here tonight guys. It was truly amazing to meet you.”
Art took my hand and kissed it again. “The pleasure was all mine, my lady,” I blushed and heard Cyn’s slow growl beside me. Art lifted his hands in surrender. “Alright Bro, she’s yours. I know. It doesn’t mean I can’t be a gentleman,” He winked at me.
Wait he spoke like me? That is what Cyn meant by “he decided to speak properly,” I chuckled. Art was obviously trying to push Cyn’s buttons. They were definitely brothers.
“But I do have a question. Are you guys casual or did he actually say ‘will you be my Boo?’ Ouch!”
I laughed both from his comment and Eisha smacking him upside the head. Oh yeah I liked her. She definitely kept those two in line. I smiled. We would be good friends.
“I hope you didn’t go through too much trouble for me tonight, Eisha.”
She waved her hand dismissively. “Not at all. Do not concern yourself over that. It was refreshing having someone over for supper, other than these two. You are delightful, I hope you will return soon,” She extended her arms to hug me and I welcomed it.
I kissed her cheek, hugging her briefly. “Thank you. I hope I can come back soon too,” I turned to look at Cyn not sure if that was ok and he smiled kissing my hand.
“You shall, my Goddess.”
I smiled excited, I was officially part of his life, and turned to face Eisha and Art again. Suddenly, she held her head and sidestepped like she was dizzy. I reached for her at the same time Art and Cyn did. Art caught her before we could.
“I got you Eisha. You are safe,” He said kissing her temple and carrying her to the bed.
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