A Tale of Dragons 2

Chapter 5

"I used to love them, but father removed them from the library when he found out a Dominus would occasionally take an additional wife. Still, they were really fun to read."

"Oh, why did Taloni and I remind you of that?"

"There were a couple where the Dominus took more than one wife, and the wives were always nervous being n***d around each other at first, but then they would..." Beth paused, then let out a startled gasp.

"What?"

"Nothing." Beth replied a little too quickly.

"Then they would what?" Alana asked again.

"Um, they would... ah... um... 'get closer'." The last two words were slightly squeaked out as if she was forcing herself to say them.

She wasn't sure that she wanted to know what the blonde meant, but asked anyway. "What do you mean by 'get closer'?"

"Um... I mean... Uh... They never really described what happened, but there was some pointed hinting, so..."

Feeling like she would probably regret asking, the wood elf pressed on. "Hinting at what?"

"Um, at... well, there were two wives and they were... um, with the Dominus, and in bed they would... well they kind of..."

Suddenly, Alana's dream from a few days ago flashed into her mind. She had imagined kissing Rachel. It had been a chaste kiss. But other, less-innocent kisses had sprung into the wood elf's head afterward. She was pretty sure that Beth was talking about something more than merely kissing though, and couldn't help but wonder-

The door flew open.

"They let me borrow several." Ethan said as he barged in, clearly unaware of how uncomfortable a conversation he was saving them from.

"Oh good." Alana said enthusiastically, though she wasn't entirely sure a few towels warranted her reaction.

Apparently, neither did Ethan. He raised an eyebrow at her.

"The blood isn't coming out of my hair." Beth groaned, saving her from having to answer.

"I borrowed some shampoo too, and Melinda offered her hair dryer." He said as he deposited the towels on the counter. "I'm hopping in the shower to clean this blood off." He said to Alana, then added with a twinkle in his eye. "Care to join us?"

Beth squeaked.

Alana blushed and averted her eyes.

"I mean, assuming you're both okay with it." Ethan added.

"I um... I think I'm good here for now." Alana said as she took a step back and slid down the wall until she was sitting on the floor. It had been one thing when she was very aroused and Taloni had been nervous. It was quite another thing now that she wasn't feeling so horny. Now she was suddenly feeling very shy.

"Okay." He looked a tad disappointed, but shrugged and stepped into the shower.

* * *

Beth suddenly felt nervous as Ethan stepped into the shower. She wasn't entirely sure why. They had shared a bed before and he had just taken off her clothes. There was no reason to be nervous. None whatsoever.

And yet she was.

He slipped his arms around her from behind and the water bounced off of both of them.

"Oh damn that feels good." He said as the water started rolling down his body. Then he whispered in her ear: "The shower doesn't feel bad either."

She smiled nervously as he pulled her closer, her back pressing into his front. It felt good. So very good.

"It does feel good." She said as she looked up at him. He was several inches taller than her, and she had to crane her neck slightly at this angle to see him. He still had his disguise gem on.

"Could you turn the disguise gem off?" She asked. "I want to see you."

He did.

She felt entirely stupid for falling in love with a dragon... but she had. She twisted in his arms until her front was pressed up against his. His scales were very smooth without rough edges, unlike the scales of every other creature. Dragon scales were curved and bent down in such a ways as to interlock with the scale below it. You could run your hand in any direction over dragon scales and it would always feel smooth.

She did.

She could feel his powerful muscles under the smooth scales. She loved the way it felt; the way he felt.

"I thought you could see through the disguise gem." He said as he held her.

"Not anymore." She replied. "I think my death broke our bond."

"Fortunately that's not hard to fix." He said, and took her hand in his.

She bit her lip. "Could we please wait, just a bit longer?"

"Why?"

"Because if re-bonding is anything like bonding, I'm going to want you to take me to bed and I don't know if I'll be able to resist."

He looked confused. "You don't want to go to bed with me?"

"No, no I do." She said quickly. "But there's something I need to do first, if it's okay with you."

"What?"

Beth glanced at the slightly frosted glass of the shower door, and mouthed: "Apologize to Alana".

Ethan raised his hands as if to say "for what?"

"I wasn't very nice to her." Beth whispered.

Ethan nodded, then motioned towards the door. The wood elf was sitting just on the other side of it, though they couldn't see her through the frosted glass.

Beth felt her throat tighten.

She bit her lip.

"Hey, I've got you." He said quietly while holding her close. "If this is something you need to do, I'll be right here the whole time."

She nodded at him and then turned towards the door. "Um, Alana?" The blonde teen said tentatively.

"Yes?"

"Can I talk to you for a moment?"

"You already are, but feel free to talk some more." There was a smile in the wood elf's voice as she replied, which put Beth's mind at ease a little.

She couldn't decide if it was easier or harder that she couldn't see the wood elf. She didn't have to look her in the eye, which made it easier. But then again, she couldn't see the wood elf's face or reactions which made it harder. For some reason, she felt like this needed to happen face-to-face though.

She turned to Ethan. "Is it okay if I get out for a moment?"

"Sure." He said, then his eye raked up and down her body. She would've been very turned on if she didn't have something so important and nerve-wracking to do.

Beth opened the door to the shower a bit and poked her head out so her body was still concealed. Alana was still sitting the floor, but looked reasonably comfortable.

"What's up?"

"I wanted to..." Beth shook her head. This was all wrong. She was doing this like it was nothing. She knelt down so the door still covered her, but she was at the wood elf's level.

"I wanted to apologize." She said after a deep breath. "I wasn't very nice to you when I was alive. I mean, alive before." She felt herself tearing up. "You are Ethan's first wife and I took him away from you, and then I was really mean to you about it. I'm so, so sorry. Will you please forgive me?"

Alana smiled. "Of course I forgive you."

"Really?"

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?"

"I don't know, I just... I was so mean..."

Alana took a deep breath. "I've been mean to people before too. I would want them to forgive me; how could I not forgive you?"

"Thank you." Beth said wiping her cheeks. "I feel like I should give you a hug, but..." She looked at the shower and then at Alana, who was still dressed and dry. "When I get out?"

"Absolutely." Alana beamed.

"I can't wait." Beth said with a smile, then closed the door.

Ethan looked amused. "You were worried she wouldn't forgive you."

Beth nodded.

"Alana's not like that." He said.

"I can still hear you." The wood elf said from the other side of the shower

"You'd be able to hear better from in here." He replied with a sing-song voice.

"I wouldn't mind either." Beth added before she realized what she was saying, then blushed.

Alana didn't answer.

He chuckled and turned to Beth, grabbing the shampoo bottle as he did so. "Now, let's get you clean."

* * *

Alana sat on the bathroom floor waging a furious war with herself. Something deep inside of her was telling her that she needed to go give Beth a hug; shower or no shower. The rest of her was too embarrassed to make a move.

So she sat paralyzed on the bathroom floor.

She could hear the water splashing off the both of them, Beth's giggles and Ethan's appreciative noises as they surely rubbed their hands all over each other under the water. The thought was turning her on. Like, really turning her on. She had rarely wanted Ethan so badly.

They were in there, both n***d, and she wanted to join them. They had both said they wouldn't mind and she wanted to, it was just... She blushed scarlet and felt an incredible warmth in her cheeks

She took a deep breath.

It was fine.

Never mind that no one except for Ethan had ever seen her n***d. A tiny part of her was worried that the beautiful teen would either think she wasn't pretty or - even worse - Ethan might start comparing the two of them and she would come up short. She didn't think he would ever do that, but if he did...

She didn't think she could take that.

But she wanted to join them, and she really felt like she needed to give Beth a hug. Like two minutes ago.

Slowly, she stood up.

She took the three steps to the shower door, took a deep breath, then knocked. Ethan opened it, and there he was in all his n***d glory. His wet scales glistened under the water and his massive c**k was out and erect. Instantly, she was nearly as wet as his scales.

"Yes?" He said with a flirtatious expression.

"I um... I really feel like I need to give Beth a hug; like now." She said, then let out the breath she didn't realize she'd been holding.

There was a little squeal, then Beth ducked around Ethan and threw her arms around the wood elf, drenching her dress. Alana smiled and hugged the blonde back.

"I was worried you'd be mad at me." Beth whispered into her ear.

"No, no I'm not mad at you." She gave blonde an extra squeeze. "I'm so glad you're back; our lives just didn't feel complete without you."

Beth let go of Alana and stepped back, then - apparently realizing she was completely n***d - squeaked, covered herself, and darted behind Ethan again.

"Um, Alana." Ethan said as he pointed to her shoulder.

She looked down to see that the water trickling down from her neck and hair had a slightly red cast to it. "Oh no." She sighed.

"What the-" Beth asked as her face appeared above Ethan shoulder, though she stopped when she saw. "I'm sorry. I thought I had gotten most of it out."

Ethan sigh heavily in mock resignation. "I guess you'll just have to join us in here and get cleaned off properly..." He turned to Beth. "Assuming you don't mind."

Beth bit her lip, got a slightly strange expression, and then shook her head. "No, I don't mind."

They both looked at Alana.

She felt her cheeks get very warm, and it had nothing to do with the steam from the shower.

"Is there even room?" She finally said.

"Not much, we'll need to squeeze to fit." Ethan said with great anticipation.

He was exaggerating. The shower looked comfortably large enough to hold the three of them, though they would be brushing up against each other a lot. She didn't mind with Ethan, but with Beth...

She felt a small jet of arousal radiate from her hips as she thought about rubbing up against Beth, naked... soaking wet... in the shower...

"Uh-huh." She said, though it came out halfway between coherent words and a moan.

"You'll need to take that dress off." Ethan prompted.

She nodded.

Her entire body was coming alive at the thought of rubbing up against the two of them in there. She could already barely think when it occurred to her that she would also get to watch the two of them touching each other. She had no idea why that turned her on so much, but it definitely did.

She reach down and grabbed the hem of her dress.

She was super nervous.

She had known Ethan found her attractive long before their wedding night, and he had literally cut her clothes off to see her. His expression and roaming eyes left her in no doubt that he was thoroughly pleased by her body. But Beth hadn't seen her n***d before. What if Beth laughed at her short legs and height? What if he decided he liked Beth better after seeing the two of them side-by-side?

In the back of her mind she knew these were foolish fears, but she had them nevertheless.

She started pulling the hem of her dress up.

She could feel the arousal coming from Ethan, and knew he was loving this. She could feel her own arousal and wasn't sure she'd be able to stop herself jumping on him. From Beth's expression, she wasn't exactly disinterested.

She pulled the dress higher, exposing her hips... and the slit between them.

Ethan grinned and a low, aroused growl escaped his throat. His c**k seemed to stand up even straighter. She took confidence from his reaction; he definitely wanted her n***d.

She pulled the hem higher, up to her eyes.

She knew her stomach was exposed, and she caught Ethan's eyes. They were filled with something that was half love, half l**t, and all enraptured.

Finally, she pulled the dress off.

She let it hit the ground, then covered her breasts and slit with her hands. She wasn't sure why. She shook her head so her long hair fell down the front, obscuring the upper part of her breasts.

Ethan whistled appreciatively. "Coming?"

"Not yet." She replied in a voice barely above a whisper, then turned beet red.

Ethan growled suggestively. "Join us."

She took a step forward and he moved to make room, then closed the shower door behind her. It was tight quarters. The shower was just big enough so they didn't feel claustrophobic, but not enough that they could stretch out. Ethan moved so she could get under the water, which she did.

"Oh Illuminar in heaven." She breathed as she felt the hot water hit her tanned skin and roll down. "Oh God, that's heavenly."

"Isn't it." Beth said from somewhere nearby. Alana kept her eyes closed so she couldn't see the blonde teen. She was too embarrassed.

"It is." She agreed emphatically, having never felt something so wonderful in her entire life. She felt Ethan scales bump her, and had to correct her thoughts; there was at least one thing that was even better.

She stayed under the hot water for a minute, savoring the sensations until she realized there were other people in the shower who would probably appreciate it too. She moved out from under the shower, wiped the water from her eyes and opened them.

Beth was standing in front of her. She was covered in steamy water and incredibly beautiful.

Her legs went on for miles. The blond was two or three inches taller than she was, and practically all the difference was in her legs. Alana never thought she had short legs, but Beth's legs were something else. Their breasts were about the same size and shape, but the younger teen definitely had the better claim on legs.

"Hug?" Beth offered somewhat nervously.

The blonde was n***d.

The chocolate-haired elf was n***d.

Beth looked as nervous as Alana felt. The wood elf had the sudden urge to cover her breasts and nether regions, but resisted. She wasn't sure why she resisted, but she did.

Alana nodded and slowly opened her arms a bit, feeling incredibly exposed and vulnerable. If Ethan's comforting presence hadn't been there, she didn't think she would've been able to.

Beth took a step forward.

They were mere inches from each other. There was a strange tension in the air that was almost s****l, but not quite. They were in a shower, n***d, and about to hug. Something about that seemed incredibly intimate, but she wasn't sure what or why.

Beth opened her arms, wrapped them around the slightly frozen wood elf, and pulled her into a full-body hug, which she returned.

It was wonderful.

Ethan's scales were smooth and felt wonderful, but there was something about feeling n***d skin against hers, and Beth made no attempt to reduce contact.

As the blonde was taller, Alana could feel the underside of the teen's breasts pressed against the tops of her own. She could feel the blonde's smooth, toned stomach pressed against her own. Their n***d hips bumped gently together and one of the blonde's incredible legs was pressed against her own.

Alana wrapped her arms around Beth and hugged her back.

The bare skin of her back felt amazing. It was so smooth and soft; the water made is slippery too, so she slowly ran her hands up and down the beautiful girl's back.

Beth shivered slightly.

The barest hint of a sigh escape the blonde's lips, which Alana only heard because the hug placed them near her ears. She continued gently sliding her hands up and down the blonde's back, and then Beth reciprocated.

Alana moaned.

She could feel a burst of arousal at the contact, and was extremely embarrassed that a woman was turning her on. She felt like that was wrong somehow, but it felt so incredible; Beth felt so incredible. Her skin felt soft and smooth pressed up against the wood elf's own skin.

She was acutely aware of the younger girl's breasts pressed against her own. Their every breath combined with the slippery water made them slide against each other slightly.

It felt heavenly.

Lower down, Beth's hips touched hers. The human teen seemed to subconsciously adjust herself so they made fuller contact. The top of her mound bumped up against the other girl's.

Beth pulled back slightly in surprise, but only slightly.

Beth's face was mere inches from her own, but their bodies were still pressed together, their hips still touching, and their breasts still massaging the other's with every breath. It seemed like some spell had been cast over them as they both stood there.

Their faces were mere inches apart.

Beth bit her lip, and Alana recognized the telltale signs of a highly aroused woman in her eyes. She was fairly sure those same signs would also be displayed in her own countenance.

Beth blinked, and a look of realization crossed her face as she muttered. "Words, then lips and tongue."

"What?" Alana asked, moving her head fractionally closer.

"Nothing." Beth smiled and then moved fractionally closer. Their lips couldn't be more than an inch apart. For some reason, Alana had a strong desire to close that gap and kiss the beautiful blonde.

She blushed.

Beth moved slightly closer yet. Their noses touched slightly. Alana couldn't help herself, she also leaned in the barest fraction of an inch. She could almost feel Beth's lips they were so close.

* * *

Ethan watched Alana and Beth with rapt attention as his c**k did its best impression of a diamond. His wives were staring into each other's eyes as if some sort of spell had been cast over them, though none had. They looked entranced with each other, and he was sure they were about to kiss at any moment.

He resisted the urge to growl in approval or do anything else. He felt like this moment was very fragile, and almost anything would disturb them.

Curiously, while his c**k was diamond hard, he wasn't nearly as aroused as he thought he would be. He was, but he was more feeling a deep sense of satisfaction and contentment at his two wives finally getting along so well.

*Master, is this a good time to tell you some important news?* Taloni asked telepathically.

*What's wrong?* He asked as he turned his attention to her emotions, and realized she was extremely nervous and perhaps a touch scared.

*Um, the Argo was attacked.*

"WHAT!?" He said aloud.

Beth and Alana both jumped, breaking the sensual spell that had previously seemed to be drawing them closer. They both stepped apart almost simultaneously. He would've been disappointed if not for the Fey teens' news.

"What's wrong?" Alana asked, almost too quickly.

"The Argo was attacked." Ethan repeated aloud to his startled wives, then thought to Taloni. *Is everyone okay?*

*Yes master, we're all fine.*

*What happened?* He asked.

She told him the story, which he relayed to the two n***d women, who were suddenly rather far part considering the limited room in the shower. Not for the first time, he wished they could all communicate at once, like magical group chat. When the Fey teen explained who had saved them, Ethan felt his jaw drop.

*Kendra saved you and the Argo?* He stood there stunned for several seconds. *Kendra? The dragon huntress Kendra? Jet black hair, enormously strong, disposition like a pit bull?*

*Yes master, though I'm not sure what a 'pit bull' is. She saved Anthiel and me.*

He told Alana and Beth, who stared open mouthed at him from opposite ends of the shower, which meant they were only a couple feet apart. They seemed to be avoiding each other's gaze out of embarrassment.

*Thanks for telling me, and tell Anthiel to pull away from the dock or something so that doesn't happen again.*

*I will master.* She said, but he could feel some hesitation in her.

*Is there something else?*

*Um, yes master, but please don't be mad at me. Please?*

*I can't promise until I know what it is, but I doubt anything you did intentionally would make me mad. What's the other thing?*

*I um... I might've, sort of... well I kind of...* She hesitated for a moment, then seemed to steel herself. *I might've given her a hug master.* She thought to him, then instantly added. *Please don't be mad at me?*

Ethan couldn't help but smile. *I'm not mad. A little confused maybe, but not mad. Why did you think that would make me mad?*

*Um, because she's your enemy and I, you know, hugged her.*

*It's kind of weird with the history, but she had just saved your life.* Ethan replied as the strangeness of that statement hit him. Kendra had put herself in harm's way to save his wife and Anthiel.

Why?

Hmm...

He frowned, and the two women in the shower with him looked at him quizzically. He explained while wishing for that 'magical group chat' thing again, and Alana smiled.

"Somehow, I'm not surprised." The wood elf said. "That girl is so sweet she'd probably melt in this shower."

"She is." Ethan said with a smile, before communicating with Taloni. *I'm never going to be mad that you are so sweet, even to someone like Kendra. I might be a little worried, but not mad.*

*Okay, good.* Taloni said with enormous relief in her voice.

*I am curious though, why did you give her a hug?*

*Um, she just seemed like she needed one master.*

*Really?*

*Yes master.*

He slipped out from under the shower so his wives could finish washing themselves. Each motioned for the other to go first, but Beth was extremely insistent so Alana ended up under the shower first.

He leaned against the shower wall and thought for a moment before answering Taloni. *Why did it seem like she needed a hug?*

*She seems really lonely master. I've seen that look before, in men from the camp who've lost friends and family, or just never made friends. There's a faraway look in their eyes, which Kendra had. I think she's really lonely master.*

*Okay.* He replied, but found it rather hard to care. That b***h had tried to kill him a bunch of times and came perilously close to succeeding in all of them. Even worse, she'd gone after Alana once.

He shrugged.

As long as she stayed out of their way and didn't come after them again, he really didn't care what happened to her.

Ethan, Alana, and Beth finished in the shower a few minutes later and he turned the water off. Beth seemed fascinated and kept asking how it worked. He explained as best as he could, but wasn't a plumber. They stepped out of the shower, the two women still friendly but slightly awkward and embarrassed after their almost kiss.

It was slightly endearing to see.

"Here are some towels to dry off." He said handing them each one. They took them and proceeded to towel off the excess water, then wrap them around their torsos so they were covered from breast to mid-thigh.

He tried not to be too disappointed.

He dried himself off then looked at them. They both seemed nervous about each other, but otherwise completely relaxed. Their hair was wet, they had no makeup, and they weren't striking sexy poses or anything, but damn they looked good.

He pulled them both into a hug. "I love you both. I feel like I don't say that enough."

They both sighed as they hugged him back, though it was almost a group hug.

"I love you too." Alana said.

"I love you three." Beth said with a chuckle.

They all laughed and he simply held them. It didn't feel quite complete without Taloni there, but it felt damn good. They relaxed against him and seemed to almost mold against him.

"So what are our plans for tonight?" Alana asked when they broke.

He growled lustfully. "I have plans for Beth, but you're more than welcome to join the fun."

Embarrassment flooded over his bond with Alana, though it was accompanied by a not-insignificant amount of arousal too. He found himself getting rather frustrated that he couldn't feel Beth too. It didn't seem right, and his dragon side clearly wasn't happy about it either.

"I can't wait." Beth moaned softly, then she touched her hair. "Oh, wet hair though. It'll take forever to dry and I hate feeling wet hair."

He smiled. "Luckily, Melinda loaned us this." He pulled out the hair drier and they stared at him blankly.

"It's a hair dryer." He said, and then flicked the switch to turn it on. They both jumped at the noise it made. He then waved it at the two of them so they could feel the hot air.

Beth squealed, Alana gasped, Ethan chuckled.

There was a knock on the door. "Hey, is everything okay in there; there's a strange sound." Rachel's voice came from the other side of the door.

Before Ethan could respond, Alana snatched the cordless hair dryer from his hand, pulled the bathroom door open, and waved it at the redhead.