…
How do I ask her?
We had been sitting next to each other for a few minutes, but neither of us had said anything.
…
Kierra, you need to say something.
But I don
’t know what to say.
…
You
’re the one who asked her to sit next to you.
I know that
… but…
…
It didn’t matter how much I thought about it; I just couldn’t find the right words to use.
Why is this so hard?
…
I turned and looked up at Ovia, but she was busy playing with her hair in her lap, wrapping and then unwrapping her hands over and over again.
…
Just
… follow the plan…
…
That
’s all you have to do.
…
Before I could do anything, there was another flash of light; however, unlike last time, it didn’t disappear. When I turned to look at it, it felt like something warm entered my body. Immediately, I tried to stand up, but before my feet touched the ground, everything around me went black.
Help!
“*
Yip*!
”
…
Yip?
I immediately started struggling, pushing against anything that touched me until I eventually managed to free myself. Looking around the room, the first thing I saw was Ovia staring directly at me. However, she was much bigger than I remember, easily towering over me… well, towering over me more than she did before, at least.
“…U-um…” Ovia inched closer to me.
I looked down at myself and saw two small white paws trampling on my dress.
Did I?
…
How?
I didn
’t do anything yet…
Somehow, I had turned into a fox without thinking about it, but that seemed to be a good thing. Ovia’s eyes were locked solely on me, containing what I could only call a desire that I had never seen from her before.
Was I right?
…
Is this what she wants?!
Without wasting any more time thinking, I hurriedly pushed my dress onto the floor before making my way over to the edge of the couch and lying down.
“W-what?” Ovia asked, “D-do you w-want something?”
I responded simply by pointing at my body with my tail, assuming she would understand what I wanted her to do.
Before saying anything, she reached her hands out towards me before abruptly stopping herself.
“C-can I?” She asked while holding her hands out in front of her.
Yes! Of course!
I need to show you what I can do for you.
I nodded.
“R-really?” She held her pose although her hands started trembling.
I nodded again, pointing at my body with my tail again in case she had misunderstood me.
“O-Okay.” She started moving again, but instead of lying down like I expected her to, she picked me up and held me in her arms.
Huh? What?
This isn
’t right.
I wriggled my way out of her arms, making sure not to scratch her with my claws, and lay back down on the couch in the same spot.
“…O-oh… D-did I do something w-wrong?” She moved away, putting her hands behind her back, “I-I knew I shouldn’t have d-done that. W-what was I thinking?”
No!
You didn
’t do anything wrong.
I didn
’t explain well enough.
…
That
’s what happened.
…
It
’s not your fault.
“
*Yip*!
” I made a noise so Ovia would look back at me.
“Y-yes, w-what’s wrong?” She brought her hands out in front of her again.
Using my paw, I pointed at her head and then at my body.
“I-I don’t understand.” She started frantically looking around the room.
After only a brief moment, she flicked one of her tails, which caused a black tendril to appear from the ground. The tendril then grabbed the notebook that Ovia had dropped a little earlier and gave it back to her before disappearing into the ground just as quickly as it appeared.
“T-there must be s-something,” She rapidly flipped through the pages, “W-what am I supposed to do?”
“
*Yip*!
” Once again, I tried to get Ovia’s attention.
She looked up from the notebook and back at me. I then repeated the same action I had done before, but this time, I also briefly pretended to be asleep afterwards.
Please.
“S-sleep?” She glanced at the notebook and then back at me, “Y-you want to sleep in m-my lap?”
I shook my head, which caused Ovia to visibly deflate slightly.
What?
I-is this wrong?
I repeated the actions again, hoping she would understand me this time.
M-maybe it
’s just unexpected.
I-I doubt anyone else has offered to do this for a Goddess.
That must be what
’s going on.
…
“Y-you want me to… s-sleep on y-you?”
I nodded as quickly as I could, and my tail followed suit, rocking my whole body back and forth along with it.
“B-but-”
“
*Yip*!
”
Just do it.
I know you want to.
You have to.
…
“B-but you’re-”
“
*Yip*!
” I stared directly into her eyes.
You have to do it.
It
’s… all I have right now.
“O-okay… I-If that’s what you w-want,” She lay down on the couch but made sure to keep her head up, “I-I’m doing it now… O-okay?”
I
’m ready!
“
*Yip!*
”
She slowly started to lower her head onto my body. Before her head even made contact, the first thing I noticed was that her hair brushing against my body gave me a slight chill, just like her tails did.
That
…
Feels nice
…
Without warning, a low rumbling noise started coming from somewhere deep inside my chest.
What is this?
Am I
… purring?
It seemed that I wasn’t the only one caught off guard as Ovia had stopped lowering her head and was instead staring directly at me without saying anything.
W-what am I supposed to do?
…
I just pointed at my body with one of my paws, hoping that she would ignore that embarrassing moment.
I-I
… didn’t mean to…
I didn
’t even know I could.
…
Ovia didn’t say anything and instead continued to lay her head down on me. However, as soon as her head made contact with my body, I felt an immense weight start pushing down on me, making it harder to breathe.
What
’s going on?
It
’s just her head.
Why is it this heavy?
Am I
… that weak?
…
“A-are you okay?” Ovia asked, sounding a little panicked.
…
I
… can’t stop…
Just
… need to… force my way through it…
…
I-I
’ve been through worse.
“
*Y-yip*!
” I nodded, making sure not to show her how much I was struggling.
I can take it.
…
If I just do it enough, I
’ll get stronger.
I-I have to
…
After a few more seconds of gritting my teeth, the weight abruptly disappeared.
Huh? No!
I looked up at Ovia, who had propped herself up over the top of me.
“I-I… can’t…”
What?! Why?!
W-what did I do wrong?!
I-It
’s not supposed to go like this.
I pointed back at my body, hoping she would give me another chance.
Please, I don
’t have anything else…
“I-I don’t want to h-hurt you…” Ovia was clearly panicking.
“
*Yip!*
”
It didn
’t hurt.
I
’m fine.
“B-but… y-you started crying.” Ovia wiped away the tears from under my eyes, proving that she was telling the truth.
So
… That doesn’t matter…
I
… cry all the time.
…
I
… I… had to do this…
…
Ovia stopped lying down and instead sat up next to me.
What can I do now?
…
…
I-I have to prove my worth
…
I need her to let me stay with her
…
“W-what about this?”
Yes! Anything!
Just
… I need to do something… for you…
I don
’t care what it is.
She picked me up off of the couch and carefully placed me in her lap.
“
*Yip*?
” I looked directly at her, waiting for her to tell me what she wanted.
What now?
What do I need to do?
“U-um… n-now you can go to s-sleep,” Ovia looked down at me, with her hands hovering just above my body.
What?
That
’s something for me…
I need to be the one doing something for you.
“B-but… C-can I?…” Her hands started trembling again.
My ears perked up.
Can you what?!
“C-can I… s-stroke your… t-tail… w-while you sleep?”
…
Is that it?
Why wouldn
’t you be able to?
Despite my confusion at her request, I nodded my head, causing Ovia’s eyes to immediately light up.
“T-then… Go on…” She waved her hands at me, “M-make yourself comfortable.”
Is this really enough?
I curled up in her lap, just like I had done with Ava the night before. As soon as I settled down, I felt Ovia run her fingers through my fur.
Her lap felt surprisingly different from Ava’s; instead of having a slight warmth, hers was cool, which didn’t make it any less comfortable. If anything, it was more comfortable as I was already kept warm by all the fur covering my body.
“T-thank you,” Ovia muttered under her breath.
I wanted to respond to her but wasn’t able to as my eyes started to close by themselves.
…
Just
… stay here…
Don
’t leave me…
…
Not again
…