[Flashback] Slobbery Kisses (Cypress)

by **Nustril** on May 24th, 2010, 2:44 am

Nustril flopped around uselessly in the water as the nearby thud of metal on wood startled him and he tried to find his feet. His nose tested the air and his whiskers wiggled as he did so. Carefully pawing his way out of the stream he went to investigate the source of the noise. Surely his mistress had done something nearby, though he did not yet know she had played a prank on him.

When he found the dagger embedded in the trunk of a tree he let out a feline sigh with a little bit of growl behind it. Then his ears perked, as did his whiskers. She had made a mistake in this, if she had not fled afterward. Without making any sudden moves to give away his intentions he looked carefully at the dagger. Testing the air with his nose again, as if confused, he turned slowly in the direction of the stream. In truth he was not interested in the smells.

His eyes traced the trajectory of the throw. It was difficult to determine an exact direction, but her little cave was the only suitable hiding place from which to emerge and then retreat into once more. Snarling in victory he began to thunder toward her with all the boundless energy of an eight-hundred pound kitten. She would be squished, and then she would receive slobbery kisses, and then she would admit defeat!

by **Cypress** on May 24th, 2010, 2:54 am

She had given herself away. A crooked smile curled her lips as she watched the cat, a very quiet chuckle shaking her body. There would be no escape from the rush of tiger headed her way, but in reality, she sought none. She would however need to brace herself for the onslaught of what was sure to be a near smothering attack of love from Nustril. She pressed her back tightly against the wall of the cave and squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the impact.

by **Nustril** on May 24th, 2010, 3:07 am

As he pranced through the stream Nustril scooped up a mouthful of water, so that he would be as slobbery as possible when he reached her. Coming to a screeching halt, which scattered stones from the miniature riverbed, he slapped a paw on either side of her to hold the woman down. Licking his chops he leaned forward and kissed her all over with his slobbery maw. It was good to be a winner!

by **Cypress** on May 24th, 2010, 3:42 am

Given her choice of hiding places, even had she wished to escape, she could not have. Nustril's paws and face, along with her whole body filled the small cave to it's capacity and there was no where she could go. As his drenched fur and whiskers slopped against her skin she began to laugh without control.

"Are you trying to drown me?!" Her words were interspersed with laughter. "I think that mouthful of water was highly unnecessary.. "

She lifted her hand to clamp one on each ear and she massaged them softly until he was forced to stop.. mouth agape and eyes rolling back in his head. She knew just where to hit.

"You like that, do you?* Her voice was a soft coo. "We need to stop you from cheating my friend, that is the only way this game is fair." She raised an eyebrow and stopped the rubbing, waiting for any response he might offer at being caught in his rigging of their game. A half smile curled her lips.

by **Nustril** on May 24th, 2010, 4:05 am

Purring was the response to her petting, and when she told him that he should stop cheating he bumped her shoulder by rubbing his jawline along it. She could ask him to stop cheating all she wanted. The only way you could learn was by playing a smarter opponent. Fortunately for him, when it came to tracking, he was the victor.

Once he had properly mauled her with slobbery kisses he pulled back out of the hole and splashed around in the water some more. It felt cool and refreshing under his paws. Nustril would probably regret playing in the water later though. The nights in the fall could get rather cold.

by **Cypress** on May 24th, 2010, 4:17 am

She crawled from her hiding place, favoring her legs a little until the kinks worked free. Standing for a moment, she watched as Nustril pranced around in the water like an adolescent, a loving smile on her face. With both hands she reached up and grabbed one of her braids, wringing it free of water then moving on to the next. When she had finished she crossed to retrieve her dagger, pausing before she extracted it from the tree trunk.

"Did you see this shot?" Looking over her shoulder she grinned. "One day, I might actually be dangerous." She nodded and plucked the dagger free. For a moment, she held it by the blade, as though she were going to throw it again, but then smirked a little and sheathed it in its partner. Once it had been replaced on her belt, she spun, relaxing against the tree to watch the tiger.

"Were you thrown off at all by my trail?" Without any warning she ran at him, launching onto his back and encircling his powerful neck with her arms. She continued in a coaxing voice, a little breathless as he continued to dance around... "Say yessss.."

by **Nustril** on May 26th, 2010, 10:59 pm

Pausing in his rough cuddling the tiger looked up at her with clear eyes. Slowly winking his left eye, he acknowledged her with a "Yes." As much as he would like to shift and claim articulately that he could have tracked her through the stream had he wanted to, the two of them had not yet hunted for the day. Being flippant with her was not worth the sensation of having a doubly empty stomach when he was later forced to shift again and hunt.

Once he had given her the affirmative he dipped his head low toward the ground, arching his back and stretching out his front legs. This was an invitation for the much smaller woman to climb onto his back and enjoy a ride. There are few things as refreshing as a frolick through the woods on a fall evening, he thought to himself as he purred in further invitation.

by **Cypress** on May 27th, 2010, 2:13 am

A wide smile curled her mouth as she accepted his gracious invitation. Once upon his back, she leaned forward, sinking her fingers deep into his ebony fur to massage his powerful neck. A slow purr passed her lips, ruffling the fur of his ears while her breath warmed the skin beneath.

"We will talk over dinner, and hopefully you will be kind regarding all my errors.. " Her hands scrunched the fur, searching for the spot that she knew would make his jaw slack.

by **Nustril** on May 27th, 2010, 2:20 am

She found it, and his jaw hung open widely. It was strange the facial expressions that cats shared with humans, even if neither realized it. Many a human husband had shown that expression when his wife found that spot they shared. Slack-jawed was a good way to spend an evening. Unfortunately there was work to be done. A growl of disappointment was her only warning before the tiger broke into a trot and interrupted the petting.

They would need to drop by their camp. Cypress had not carried all of her hunting gear with her on this little gaming expedition. Then the two of them would range outward and find the evening meal. If they were lucky then the tiger, or the huntress, would take down something large enough that they could eat for several days without breaking to hunt again.

by **Cypress** on May 27th, 2010, 2:31 am

Though she could have remained as such for the rest of the day, she smiled and held tight when he began to move toward their camp. With her arms around his neck she draped over him like a second skin, her fingers running the length from his neck to the base of his chin absently. Her eyes slipped closed, safely clinging to the tiger with all the comfort imaginable.

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