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 Part 14 Developing Dizyntk (MFF, ff, scfi)





   Things had gone smoothly over the past month.  Although he would be here
longer than he had anticipated, Michael was pleased at how well the human
colonists were settling in.  This had been helped in no small part by
Ariarisha's enthusiastic help with the human children.  When she had gone
to see the humans for the first time, Aria was ecstatic.  It had taken all
of her self control to sit still when Doctor Winston asked to examine her.
He was quite amazed when his tests confirmed that Aria was, indeed,
half-human.  Afterwards Aria went to go see the human children.  It took
her all of one afternoon to get them over their collective unease around
her.  By the end of the month she was regularly playing an Earth game
called soccer with them.  The rules had seemed simple enough and Aria
quickly grasped them.  Her natural athleticism had not hurt either. 
Michael was happy to see his daughter getting along so well with the kids.
He felt bad that she would have to have her birthday here instead of on
Sapphire.  Aria did not seem to mind too much.  She had known that this
might happen when she asked to come with her father.  He had received good
news the previous day however.

   As Michael turned to leave the field where Aria was playing he heard a
voice from his past.

   "Michael Christopher, I didn't believe it when I heard that name."

   Michael turned slowly and looked at the person speaking to him.  She was
older than he remembered, obviously.  Still, there was no mistaking Cynthia
Rodgers.  She still wore her brown hair in a short bob, though now there
were some hints of grey in it.  She still had the same fire behind her blue
eyes, though now they seemed older and weary.  She had been one of the
other pilots in Michael's Courier squadron.  They had been friends at the
time.  Sometimes they had been more than friends.  She walked slowly
towards him while confirming with her own eyes that he was the same person
that had gone missing all those years ago.  She reached him and slowly
stroked her hand on his cheek.  She then brought her hand back down and
smiled at him.

   "When I heard the name from the captain, and she said that you had been
with the Dizyntk for fifteen years, I thought, no way it can be him." she
said.

   "Cynthia, I'm sorry that I didn't..." he started.  Michael was not sure
exactly what to say.

   She looked down for a moment.  "I am glad that you remember me, at
least."

   The two of them stood there for about a minute in awkward silence. 
Finally Michael broke the quiet.

   "If I had had a way when I first crashed, you know I would have
contacted you." he said.

   Cynthia nodded.  "I heard that you got shot down on an uninhabited
planet."

   Michael nodded in confirmation.

   "You rescued a Dizyntk girl from a crashed dizyntk ship?" she asked

   "Yes I did." Michael answered.

   How long were you there before the other Dizyntk found you?" she asked.

   "Almost eight years." he replied.

   Cynthia looked down again for several moments.  Then she looked to her
left and motioned with her head towards where the children were playing.

   "Your daughter?" she inquired.

   Michael looked as well.  Aria was just then kicking the ball down the
field.  He smiled as he watched her.

   "Yes, she is." he said.

   "She looks older than seven." Cynthia observed.

   "You're right, she turned twelve today." Michael said.

   Cynthia smiled a bit.  "I guess I can understand why you stayed then. 
She's lovely."

   The two of them looked back at each other.  Then Cynthia stepped forward
quickly and hugged Michael tightly.  He gently wrapped his arms around her
shoulders.

   "I'm sorry, Cynthia, truly I am." he said softly.

   She shook her head against his chest.  "No, it's not your fault.  You
didn't mean to get shot down.  You didn't mean to get stranded alone with a
pretty alien for eight years.  It just happened.  I know that.  I just
missed you, I thought you were dead."

   The two of them held each other for several minutes as Cynthia silently
cried.  Finally, she released him and stepped back while wiping her eyes.

   She smiled at him and said, "What a sight I must make right now."

   Michael nodded with a smile.  "Yes, you do make quite the sight.  What
kind I'm not really sure."

   She fought back a laugh and said, "Don't make me hit you."

   The two old friends then broke down laughing.

   After a minute Cynthia said, "Ok then, tell me all about her, this
Dizyntk who claimed your heart."

   The two of them then sat on the ground next to each other.  For the next
hour, Michael told Cynthia all about what had happened to him on the planet
he had been stranded on.  All the while the two of them watched as the
human children and Aria played.

   At the end, Cynthia just smiled and said, "I can understand why you love
her."

   Michael looked at her and asked, "Would you like to meet her?"

   She looked at him and asked, "Are you sure that's a good idea?"

   Michael nodded.  "You might be surprised.  I think you might like her."

   Cynthia looked back out to the field.  "Not that, I mean do you think
it's a good idea to introduce an old lover to your wife?"

   Michael chuckled.  "If she were human, I would say no that wouldn't be a
good idea." Then he continued, "But she's Dizyntk, I think you might be
surprised at how she reacts.  They don't usually have a problem with things
like that.  They understand that you may have had lovers before you bonded.
They even accept that you will probably still be friends with those
people."

   Cynthia looked back at him and thought on the matter for a minute.  "In
that case then, yes I would like to meet her whenever I get a chance."

   Michael smiled at her and said, "That chance will be coming pretty
quickly.  I got a message yesterday that she was coming here since I was
going to take longer than expected to get finished."

   Cynthia's eyes widened in surprise.  "I didn't think it would be this
soon.  When is she going to be here?"

   "In about an hour." Michael said.

   "An hour!?" She said.  Cynthia was not sure if she was ready for this.

   Michael nodded to her and said, "Yes, but you don't have to meet her
that quickly.  How does tomorrow afternoon sound?  You can have lunch with
us."

   Cynthia took a deep breath and let out a long sigh of relief.  While she
really did want to meet Feyalisa, she had wanted a bit of time to think of
what to say to her.  Michael's comment about her being here in three hours
had scared her for a moment.

   She then nodded and said, "Yes, I think that would be a good idea."

   She then stood and dusted off her backside.  "So, when and where?" she
asked.

   "I'll send a shuttle for you about two hours before midday." Michael
replied.

   She nodded and said, "Sounds good to me."

   She then walked away.  As she did she said, "See you tomorrow, Michael."

   Michael watched as she walked away.  He had intended to do some other
things before Cynthia had shown up.  Now he decided to just sit here and
watch Aria for a while longer.  After about thirty minutes of this, Aria
left the other children and walked to where he was sitting.

   She squatted down in front of him and inquired, "Who was that human you
were talking with for so long, father?"

   Michael smiled at her.  Of course she had noticed him sitting there with
Cynthia for all that time.  She had probably even noticed that they were
discussing something private.  She had, therefore, waited till she was gone
to come over.  Dizyntk were nothing if not considerate, especially of
another's privacy.

   "She was an old friend of mine.  I knew her before I met your mother."
Michael explained.

   Aria's eyes widened in surprise.  "Wow, what are the odds that she would
have been here?"

   Michael laughed at this.  "Pretty long odds, I would guess."

   "Were the two of you lovers back then?" Aria asked with a smile on here
face.

   Michael was almost embarrassed.  It was like he had told Cynthia,
however.  Dizyntk really were not put off by this sort of thing.  This went
double for Aria.  She liked to talk about anything.

   He just looked down slightly as he answered, "Yes, Aria, we were."

   He then looked up and smiled.  "But right now, we need to get back so we
can have your party."

   Aria sighed.  "There is no hurry, father, it will just be the two of us
and the staff."

   "Hey now, a party is a party." he said.  "Besides that, Falianasa said
she was making something sweet for your birthday."

   Aria thought on that for moment.  Falianasa, the mansions head chef, had
proven to be an excellent cook.  At least as good as the ones back on
Sapphire, maybe even better.  The thought of her preparing sweets
especially for her birthday made Aria salivate.

   Aria then nodded her head quickly.  "You are right, let's go eat my...I
mean, have my party."

   It was a thirty minute flight from the human settlement to the mansion.
Aria was leaning against her father, taking a nap.  After they landed,
Michael let Aria get off first so that she would be the first one in the
doors.

   Aria was looking forward to having a bath as well as having her sweets.
One of the servants opened the door for her.  As usual, she started to
thank her for doing this.  She only got it halfway out before she stopped
in surprise at who she saw waiting for her just inside the doors.

   "MOTHER!" she shouted in joy as she rushed to Feya and hugged her
tightly.

   "Happy birthday, my dearest." Feya said.

   "When did you get here?  Did you come all this way just for my birthday?
I am so happy to see you.  Did Kari and Kalen and Asina come too?" Aria
said in one long, unbroken stream.

   Feya laughed at this.  She was always thankful that Aria was so upbeat
and cheerful.  "Let's see." Feya said, thoughtfully.  "In order, about
thirty minutes ago, of course for your birthday, I am happy to see you too,
and of course they came."

   Feya looked back into the mansion and Aria followed her gaze.  There, at
the bottom of the stairs, Aria saw the rest of her family.  She ran over to
them and dropped on her knees to hug both of her younger siblings at the
same time.  She had dropped hard enough that Michael, Feya and Kari had
winced slightly.  Aria seemed not to notice it at all.

   As Feya watched her daughter hug and kiss her greetings, she felt
Michael wrap his arms around her and kiss her ears.

   Feya closed her eyes and smiled.  "Did you miss me?"

   Michael turned her to face him.  He then leaned down and kissed her. 
Feya stood on her toes as she wrapped her arms around his neck and returned
the kiss with her usual fervor.

   As they finished, Michael smiled at her and answered, "Yes, yes I did."

   Movement caught Michael's attention and he looked past Feya and saw
Velakari walking up to them.  Feya turned her head and saw Kari as well. 
She then stepped aside, grabbed Kari by the wrist and pulled her towards
Michael.  As Michael wrapped his arms around Kari, Feya giggled and walked
towards their children.

   Michael and Kari watched Feya walk away for a moment, then looked at
each other and smiled.

   "I missed you as well, my love." He said to Kari.

   Kari just nodded.  She then rose to her toes, put her hand on the back
of his head, pulled his face down to meet hers and gave him a very slow
deep kiss.

   She then snuggled her face against his chest and said, "I missed you
very, very, much."

   Feya got to the children just as Aria stood up from hugging and kissing
her brother and sister.  Aria then turned and saw her mother and hugged her
again.

   Feya stroked her daughter's hair and asked, "Did you really think that I
would miss my oldest daughter's eighth birthday?"

   Aria had thought that she would.  She was not going to say that however.
Instead she just shook her head.

   "This is an important day for you." Feya said softly to Aria.  "Is their
anything I can do for you?"

   Feya felt Aria's arms slacken a bit.  She then shook her head slowly. 
She obviously wanted something that she did not think her mother could give
her.  Feya knew, however, that her daughter was wrong about this.

   She put her hand under Aria's chin and tilted her face up.  "I have a
surprise for you waiting in your room.  Why don't you go and see what it
is. The rest of us will wait in the dining room until you come back."

   Aria looked confused.  What could her mother have brought for her?

   "I can wait till after dinner." Aria said.

   Feya slowly shook her head as she smiled at Aria.  "No, my dearest.  You
look like you could use some cheering up.  So go upstairs right now and see
what I brought you."

   Aria was still confused, but her mother was right.  She was a bit sad
now.  There was one reason that she was regretting having to have her
birthday here on Elishen.  Maybe her mother was right.  Maybe whatever it
was that she had brought for her would cheer her up.

   Kari and Michael reached the stairs next to Feya just as Aria reached
the top.  Michael had heard the last thing that Feya had said to her.

   "What did you bring her?" he asked Feya.

   She just kept looking up the stairs, even after Aria was out of sight,
and said, "That is a secret."

   He then looked questioningly at Kari, who said, "You will find out when
she comes back down."

   Aria reached the room she had shared with her father.  She was still
wondering what her mother had gotten for her.  Whatever it was, she was
sure that it would not be as good as what she really wanted right now.  She
then opened the door and gasped as her eyes went wide.  The only thought in
her head was, "How did she know?"

   Sitting on the edge of the bed, facing in her direction and smiling, was
Lilavasi.  She heard her friend gasp and giggled.

   "Are you surprised to see me Aria?" she asked as she stood up.

   For several seconds Aria could not say anything.  She just stood there
in stunned silence.  She had wanted, more than anything, to be with Vasi on
this day.  She had hoped that her father's work would be done in time to
return to Sapphire for her party.  When she realized that he would not, she
had sent a message to Lilavasi to let her know.  She never expected her to
come all the way to Elishen to be with her.  Yet here she was, standing in
front of her and smiling at her.

   Vasi stretched out her hand and said in her soft, sweet voice, "Aria,
come here."

   Aria walked quickly over to her and took her hand.  She then pulled her
to her body and hugged her tightly.  Aria buried her face into Vasi's neck
and cried a little.  She had never been this happy in her life.

   Vasi softly petted Aria's head and said, "Are you that happy to see me?"

   Aria replied, "Yes, yes I wanted to see you so badly today.  I was
certain I would not."

   Vasi smiled at this.  She then asked, "Why did you want to see me so
badly?"

   Aria then straightened up and smiled at her friend.  Although the two of
them lived on different planets, they had still managed to spend almost
half of every Cyanka together since they had met.  They still loved to go
hunting, just the two of them.  Aria had decided to ask her friend to do
something for her almost a Cyanka ago.  Today was finally the day for that
question.

   "Lilavasi, I have turned eight today and am allowed to kiss another
now." Aria's heart was racing as she finished.  "Will you let me kiss you?"

   Vasi giggled a little.  She was happy that Aria had been so brave as to
ask her this directly.  She had known for a while that Aria was thinking of
her this way.  Vasi may have been blind but even she had been able to tell
Aria's feelings for her over the past Cyanka.

   She asked sweetly, "You want me to be your first?"

   Aria nodded, "Yes, of course I do.  I have for some time now."

   Vasi then confessed, "Then I suppose that you will be my first as well."

   "What, but you are almost a cyanka older than me, how can I be your
first?" Aria asked.

   "It is not that I have not had offers." Vasi explained.  "It is just
that I have wanted you to be my first as well."

   Aria actually blushed at this.  Normally it took quite a bit to
embarrass Aria.  This simple statement had done the trick however.

   Aria leaned in a bit closer to Vasi and whispered, "You have not yet
answered my question."

   Vasi leaned in a bit herself, leaving only an inch between their lips.
Then she whispered, "Yes, you may"

   Aria then kissed her friend.  They kissed softly at first.  Aria then
slowly slipped her tongue into Vasi's mouth and pulled her close.  Vasi
wrapped her arms around Aria's shoulders and returned the kiss.  Their
tails wrapped around each others bodies.  The two of them stayed that way
and kissed each other for several minutes.

   Michael was enjoying spending time with his two youngest children.  He
did not remember getting as tired playing with Aria when she had been this
age however.  Of course there were two of them now instead of just one.  He
had also been ten years younger.  In the end it really didn't matter.  He
loved playing with them and if he was tired afterwards so be it.  He was
still wondering what in the world Feya had brought for Aria.  Whatever it
was had kept Aria upstairs for ten minutes.  It had also kept both of his
mates smiling the whole time.  Feya was even laughing a bit every now and
then.

   Feya saw the two girls walk in and announced, "Well don't the two of
them look happy?"

   Michael looked over at the door and saw Aria with Lilavasi.  "Lilavasi?
What was the big deal about...?" was the thought that ran through his head.
It was interrupted when he saw that the two of them were holding hands and
that their tails were twirling around each other.  He then closed his eyes
and smiled.  This was done by Dizyntk who were dating or otherwise very
close.  Feya and Kari walked together that way frequently.  At the age Aria
was now it meant that the two were in what the Dizyntk called a kissing
relationship.  He now understood why Feya and Kari had been smiling so
much. This was considered an important step in a Dizyntk child's
development.  Michael had known that Aria and Vasi were close but he could
only wonder how he had not seen this coming.  Apparently Feya had however.

   Kari then said, "They look very cute together."

   Michael looked at his daughter and nodded.  "Yes they do, very much so."

   Aria went to where her mother was sitting and hugged her tightly. 
"Thank you so much for bringing her here, mother."

   Feya stroked her daughter's hair and said, "You are most welcome,
precious."

   Aria then asked, "But how did you know?"

   Feya just smiled and then kissed Aria on the head.  "Because, I am your
mother and it is my job to notice things like this."

   Aria led Vasi to her chair and gave her a kiss before sitting down next
to her.  They then all ate dinner.  Michael felt very little, if any,
embarrassment at watching Ariarisha as she gave Vasi a kiss several times
during the evening.  When he realized this near the end of the meal, it
dawned on him just how comfortable he was now with Dizyntk society. 
Afterwards, everyone bathed and then retired to their rooms.  Aria and Vasi
could share a room, but not by themselves anymore.  They would not be
allowed to do so again until Aria was ten.  The two of them therefore were
allowed to sleep together with Aria's younger siblings, Kalenderan and
Asinalani.  Neither of them really minded this.  It was the way things were
done among their people.  Aria snuggled with her little brother as Vasi
cuddled with Aria's half sister, and the two friends held hands across the
middle of the bed as they fell asleep.

   Michael, Feya and Kari were enjoying something rare for them.  Between
Feya's duties as Princess, Michael's job with the diplomatic corps, and
Kari's work at the temple, it was unusual for all three of them to get to
bed at the same time.  Added to this was the fact that both of Michael's
mates were feeling particularly playful tonight.

   Feya was not yet here, she had gone to tuck in the children.  Michael
and Kari had started early.  Michael backed his way to the top of the bed
as he watched Velakari slowly crawl towards him from the foot of it.  She
was gently swaying her tail back and forth.  Her long black hair was draped
to her side and she stared at him with her large blue eyes as she slowly,
seductively, made her way to him.  He was already becoming noticeably
aroused by this sight.  As she reached him, she slowly stroked her hand up
his abdomen to his chest.  She then leaned forward and began licking on his
neck.  Her hand slid up to his face and she softly stoked his cheek as she
lowered her lips to his.  Michael could feel her firm breasts press against
his chest as she kissed him deeply, slowly, softly.  As she did this he
could feel her other hand slip down his body and slowly begin stroking his
cock.

   Feyalisa walked into the room and saw that her mates were already
playing with each other.  She closed the door and removed her clothing. 
She was smiling as she crawled onto the bed and made her way to join them.
She loved watching them enjoy each other, almost as much as she loved
playing with them herself, almost.  She put her hand on the one that Kari
was using to stoke his cock.

   Kari removed her hand from Michael's shaft and stopped kissing him to
look back at Feya.  She watched as Feya licked her tongue all the way up
its length.  Feya then put the head in her mouth and started to suck on it.
Kari turned back as she heard Michael gasp at this.

   Kari stroked Michael's cheek and asked, "You enjoy her mouth on you,
don't you?"

   Michael laughed a little at this and nodded in agreement.  How could
anyone not enjoy it?

   Kari leaned down and began kissing Michael again.

   Michael felt Feya as she released his cock from her mouth and moved over
a little.  He knew what she was up to.  He grabbed hold of Kari's thighs
and gently spread her legs.

   Kari was enjoying kissing Michael and feeling his hands play with her.
She then felt Feya's tongue start lapping up and down on her wet pussy. 
Her head snapped up and she gasped in pleasure at the feelings Feya was
giving her.

   Feya loved how Kari tasted.  She ran her tongue up and down her slit,
savoring the taste of her mate.  While she was doing this, she was also
stoking Michael's cock.  She plunged her tongue into Kari's pussy,
eliciting a yelp of enjoyment from her.

   Kari loved how Feya's tongue felt inside of her.  She loved how it felt
to have Michael's arms wrapped around her and how he was licking and
kissing her ears.  Then Feya stopped and lifted her head from between her
legs.

   "Straddle your legs over him, my love." Feya said in a sweet, sensual
tone.

   Kari did so and Feya came up behind her and wrapped one arm around her,
pulling her upright and pressing against her back.  Feya's other hand was
grasping Michael's stiff rod and running the head of it back and forth
across Kari's dripping pussy.  She then took the hand that was holding
Kari's breast and ran it up to her chin.  She then turned Kari's face to
hers and kissed her deeply.

   Feya then held Michael's cock at the entrance of Kari's pussy and
whispered, "Push down, Kari."

   Kari pushed her hips down and felt Michael's shaft slide all the way
inside her.  The sensation almost made her orgasm.  Her hips began to rise
and fall of their own accord.  Feya had one arm around her, her hand
playing with her breasts.  Feya's other hand had slid down her body and was
now rubbing on her clit.  Kari was loving this.  She loved Michael's cock
thrusting up inside of her.  She loved feeling Feya lick and touch her.

   Michael did not know which was better, the feeling of Kari riding him or
the sight of Feya licking Kari's neck and playing with her breasts and
pussy.  He could even feel Feya rubbing herself against his leg, leaving a
wet streak from her pussy.  Then he saw Feya remove her hand from Kari's
clit and felt her start to run her fingertips across his balls.

   Kari was almost there.  Just a little more, just a little more.

   Michael saw Feya smile wickedly at him.  Then she said to him, "Fill her
with you seed.  Pump it deep inside her."

   Kari heard this as well.  This was the trigger she needed.  Just the
thought of Michael filling her with cum set her off.  She grabbed Feya's
arm tightly, slammed her hips down hard against Michael and howled loudly
as her climax crashed into her.

   The sight of Kari cumming and the feel of her pussy gripping and pulsing
on his cock made Michael cum as well.  He grabbed Kari's hips and thrust up
into her and filled her as deeply as he could.

   Feya held Kari as she came down from her peak.  She gently nuzzled and
licked at her neck.  She then helped Kari lay down next to Michael and
slowly licked her way down her trembling body.

   Kari turned her head so Michael could kiss her.  She loved kissing
Michael, even more than kissing Feya if that was possible.  She then gasped
as she felt Feya start to lick and suck on her pussy.

   Feya loved how both Kari and Michael tasted.  What she loved even more
was the combination of the two.  She licked and sucked at Kari's pussy,
relishing the flavor as Michael's sperm came leaking out.  She could feel
her own juices running down her leg.  She knew exactly where Kari's most
sensitive spots were and was licking at every one.

   Michael was now licking and playing with Kari's nipples.  Then he would
lick and nibble her neck.  Back and forth between the two he went.

   Even thought she had just come, the attention of her mates was quickly
building Kari to another one.  She loved how they both made her feel.  She
then felt it about to break and wrapped her arms around Michael and pulled
him tightly to her.  Her body arched, her head went back, and she howled
even louder than before as her orgasm shook her body.

   Feya locked her mouth onto Kari's pussy as she came.  Her juices, and
what was left of Michael's, came squirting out into Feya's mouth.

   As Kari's body went limp, Feya crawled up to look at her mate.  Kari put
her hands on either side of Feya's face and silently mouthed the words, "I
love you." Kari then pulled Feya's face down and kissed her.

   As the two of them kissed, Michael made his way behind Feya.  Helping
Kari to her second climax had given him his second wind.  He reached up and
ran his fingernails down Feya's back.  As he got to the base of her tail,
she arched her hips up.  He continued to scratch her there as his other
hand slowly stroked up the length of her long tail.

   Feya's mind was going fuzzy.  She had already been highly aroused.  Now
Michael's touching was increasing this feeling.  She loved having her tail
played with and he knew it.  She then felt Kari's lips wrap around one of
her nipples.  The feeling of her lips and of her tongue flicking rapidly
across the nipple was threatening to get her off.

   Michael continued to stroke Feya's tail with one hand.  He grabbed one
of her hips with the other and slowly pulled her onto his rigid cock.

   Kari heard Feya's moan as Michael sunk into her.  She knew that her mate
was close to cumming.  She reached around to the base of Feya's tail and
slightly extended her claws.  Kari then quickly scratched up Feya's back.

   Feya dug her claws into the bed and howled.  She had been very close as
it was.  The feeling of Michael's cock and Kari's claws had been enough. 
She then laid her head down on Kari's chest and felt Kari wrap her arms
around her shoulders.  Michael was still stroking her tail as he slowly
thrust in and out of her.

   For several minutes Feya just lay there enjoying the warmth of Kari's
body and the pleasure of Michael's shaft going in and out of her.  As she
felt the stirrings of her next orgasm build, she raised herself up and
began pushing back to meet Michael's thrusts.

   Kari loved watching Feya's face as it reflected the pleasure coursing
through her body.  She reached up and stroked Feya's ears and hair.  As she
saw that Feya was getting close, she took Feya's hands and put them on her
shoulders.

   Feya opened her eyes and looked into Kari's when she felt her place her
hands on her shoulders.  She shivered in pleasure when she saw Kari mouth
the words, "Scratch me."

   Michael was getting closer.  He knew it would not be long now.  He saw
Kari's hands reach around to Feya's shoulders and scratch quickly across
them.  As he saw the trickles of blood on Feya's silky fur, he felt her
pussy contract tightly around his cock.  It started milking on him and he
released his cum as deeply as he could inside of her.

   The combination of Kari's claws cutting her flesh and Michael's cum
filling her pussy was all Feya needed.  Her body went stiff and her mind
exploded.  She threw her head back and dug her own claws into Kari's skin
as she howled loudly.  Her orgasm swept through her body as she scratched
down Kari's arms.

   The arousal of watching Feya climax, coupled with the feeling of her
claws, caused Kari to have a small climax of her own.

   Feya collapsed onto Kari and nuzzled her chest.  She then drew a sharp
breath as she felt Michael licking the cuts on her back.  She then began to
lick the slices that she had made on Kari's arms.

   Michael did not dislike the taste of blood, but he did not enjoy it
nearly as much as much as his Dizyntk mates seemed to.  That was irrelevant
at this moment.  He was licking Feya's cuts because he knew that she loved
to have it done and it was rare for him to able to do this for her.  It was
a way of cooling her body down after sex.  He could see that she was
already doing the same for Kari.

   After a while, Michael changed places with Kari.  He finished licking on
the arm that Feya had not yet gotten to and Kari began cleaning the blood
from Feya's other shoulder.  Feya just nuzzled her face against Michael as
he stroked her hair and rubbed the tips of her ears.  The feelings of Kari
gently lapping at her, Michael petting her hair and the warmth of their two
bodies against her was making Feyalisa quite drowsy.  Despite her best
efforts, she slowly fell asleep.  Michael and Kari then laid Feya down,
snuggled up on either side of her, and went to sleep themselves.

   The next morning, Michael told his mates of the visitor they would be
having for lunch.  Feya remembered Cynthia's name.  Michael had told her
about Cynthia when they had been stranded together.  Both of his mates
seemed quite interested to meet this girl from his past.

   Aria and Vasi made plans to go and play with the human children after
lunch.  Although Vasi could not play soccer with any of them, there were
several of the children that had injuries from their escape into Dizyntk
space.  These kids could not play yet either.  So while Aria ran up and
down the field with the other children, Vasi would sit and talk with those
that, like her, could not.

   Altogether it seemed like it would be a fairly normal and peaceful day.
There were two things that would make it anything but ordinary however.

   Lilavasi would find out something that had the potential to change her
life forever.  A possibility that Human science could restore her sight.

   Out in the Elishen system, a Dizyntk messenger ship was dropping out of
warp.  It carried news that could possibly change the entire Imperium, news
that three Human worlds near the border were revolting against the
Protectorate.

   The decisions of Feyalisa, her grandmother, and the Empress, could bring
the days of peace to a rapid end.

   The Imperium might be going to war. . . . . . .