Aberrant: 200X - Family [Mature]

[z017]

It was warm and soft when Shae woke up. For a brief moment xir mind was a blank of who and where and when, and then Saori shifted against xir back and whispered something incoherent in her sleep. And Shae knew where xe was and who was pressed up against each side of xir and everything was right in the world in that moment.

Xe touched their minds lightly, not disturbing their sleep, more caressing their thoughts as one might a lover's cheek or shoulder. Xe slithered out from between them, smiling as Tomas rolled into the warm empty spot that was left and pulled Soari close to him. They were heartbreakingly beautiful awake, but being allowed to see that beauty when they were asleep, when they were almost vulnerable, was a privilege Shae treasured with xir entire being.

Xe padded on silent feet out of the bedroom and towards the kithen, xir mind settling into the patterns of the body she was still wearing from last night. She made some minor adjustments, deciding that blond was a color to try today, maybe something pixie-ish and pale. Her features flowed with her thoughts as she tried one look after another, checking her reflection in the marble countertops or in the glossy black of the refrigerator as she pulled out ingredients for breakfast. Eating was still a novelty and an indulgence to her, but both Tomas and Saori had insisted that she learn both the delights of a good meal and her opinions of as many different kinds of food as she could think to try. So breakfast it was, and she'd found a website that she was systematically going through for recipes. She was becoming quite the budding cook, on the side.

Today was quiche-lorraine, so out came the eggs, the cream, the ham, the cheeses, the spinach, the bacon, the onions, and a pre-made pie crust. She had tried making pie crusts several times now. They'd learned the code to turn off the smoke detector during those couple of days, mostly because the concierge was tired of having to tell the fire department no, they were not allowed in the apartment and the fire had already been contained. She wasn't thinking of this, though, as she got out the skillet for the bacon and a knife for the onion. Cooking made her happy, it was easy (except for pie crusts) and had clear instructions to get what you wanted. She didn't want all of life to be that simple, but one or two things were nice that way.

The sounds and smells of bacon began to permeate the apartment, shortly followed by an undercurrent of onions frying in the grease.

[z-Xiao Saori]

Saori stirred slightly when Shae left the bed, but she was used to her changeling lover leaving the bed in the morning. She drowsily considered moving over next to Tomas when he took care of her contemplations by cuddling up to her. Saori smiled despite not quite awake yet, and let herself drift off again.

But not for long. The smell of cooking food brought her back to wakefulness. Breakfast wasn't done yet though, so the mixed blood Asian girl had to find something else to amuse herself. Looking around, the answer was obvious.

Gentle fingers began to stroke her lover's face, trailing down his neck to his shoulders. Brilliant green eyes sleepily opened, and Saori leaned in and kissed him. "Good morning," she said in Japanese, knowing that he liked to hear her speak in her native tongue at times. His arms pulled her closer, his touch sending an aching burn up her nerves. Trembling, she curled close to him.

[Tomas Saint-Etienne]

"Our 'little one' is awake." Tomas replied in the same language, smiling the secret, loving smile that he reserved for her and Shae alone. It did little to soften the impact of his sensual appeal, demon prince that he was. On the contrary, it sent warm shivers through their bodies, as it was doing to Saori right now.

Of course, those trembles could also be due to the wickedly slow, exploratory caress that Tomas was treating his lover to as he brushed his lips across hers. The lightness of his touch was deceptive, for where his fingers passed flared warm pleasure mingled with a cool pain that jangled her nerves awake with little cries of their own even as the press of his mouth on hers coaxed a gasp of passion from her lungs. She clung even tighter to him as her tremoring grew stronger under that terrible, sensual touch.

[z017]

Shae smiled as the pleasure and pain from her parents in the bedroom thrummed across the link she kept with them. She lost herself for a moment in them, her own thoughts a soft caress across their minds. The bacon and onions in the pan popped at her for attention; small burns along her arms mimicking Tomas' seductive torture of Shae's 'mother'.

She returned to her cooking and hummed happily as she danced around the kitchen for all the bowls and utensils she needed to mix the quiche correctly. The bacon was crumbled to a size with the chopped onions, the other ingredients similarly chopped or sliced and added to the eggs and cream. She poured the final mix into the pie crust, sprinkled extra cheese on top, and slid it into the waiting over. She set four alarms, two for ten and five minutes before it would be done, one for it being done, and a final one for two minutes after, when it might still be worth saving.

She checked in with them again, slipping quietly into their minds to see if she was desired back in the bedroom, if a shower was soon to be in the works, or if she should grab her OpBook to spend the next 45 minutes reading while they dozed or pleasured each other.

[Tomas Saint-Etienne]

Just as Saori was on the edge of the dark precipice of climax, Tomas stopped, smiling slyly at her as he slipped from her arms. She clenched her hands into fists, smiling even as she felt like screaming at him to give her release. Instead, she moaned in protest as her lover moved to the bathroom. He stopped at the door, looking back at her with a wicked glint in his shimmering gaze.

"No releasing yourself." The command was lightly given, more challenge than outright order, and not an unusual request. The Trio loved to play these games of desire and longing with one another, taking each other to cruel heights and depths. The game was afoot, adding spice to the morning routine: Saori could only find climax through the ministrations of another, until which time her need would burn unquenched. Tomas smiled at her flushed, beautiful countenance as she met his gaze with a heated one of her own, then entered the bathroom as he told Shae silently about the morning's entertainment.

*By all means, come and join us. The shower cubicle is big enough for three, and Saori will need help washing herself. Lots of help.* There was a ripple of laughter in his mental voice as it caressed Shae's mind, and both xe and Saori could hear Tomas whistling some snatch of classical music as he started the shower running.

[z-Xiao Saori]

Saori lounged on the bed, her body throbbing as she shivered against the sensual Egyptian cotton. When Shae came into the room, on xir way to the bathroom, Saori stopped xir progress by crooking a finger at her. Ever compliant, Shae walked toward her, and Saori pulled her lover down to the bed, grinning. "Your hair is pretty today," Saori said, and though she said something like that every day, it still warmed Shae to get compliments from her 'parent'.

Saori kissed the changeling softly, trying to angle her body against Shae's enough to stimulate some release, but the changeling giggled and moved away just enough to thwart her attempts. *Shower,* Shae thought at her gently.

The Asian girl moaned as Shae sat up and tugged her toward the shower, but she let herself be pulled into the room. Tomas had the water warmed; he smiled at Saori's slight sulk as Shae pulled her into the room. Walking past both of them, Saori stepped into the stream of heated water.

[z017]

The changeling grinned at Tomas as she lathered body soap between her hands. Her eufiber retreated from the simple shirt and pants she'd been wearing into a ouroboros bracelet that balanced the charm bracelet on her other wrist. Dressed for the shower now she stepped in behind Saori, her fingers spread the peach-scented bubbles over Saori's skin. The touches were light and teasing and never quite reached those sensitive nerves and muscles Shae had learned in the past few weeks that would let Saori find her release.

As Saori turned in the shower and let the water carry away the soap, Shae followed behind with kisses and nips over the clean skin. She shared her pleasure at the taste of her skin and the quiet moans she was eliciting back with Saori and with Tomas; she wanted to draw them into her experience of them and feel their experience of her, blurring the lines between them if jut long enough to wash away the sweat and grime of sleep.

She smiled coyly at Tomas. *Are you going to join us, or just watch this morning?*

[Tomas Saint-Etienne]

"Both have their attractions." Tomas said with a devil's smile before stepping into the shower. "But I have never been one for holding back unnecessarily." He 'helped' Shae to 'wash' Saori, his own hands and fingers (and occasionally lips, teeth and tongue) roaming his lover's body as she and Shae indulged in a soft lingering kiss. He stroked the wet ivory skin with the care and indulgence of an artisan polishing a fine piece of craftsmanship, each touch causing the lovely Oriental girl to moan and press against her two lovers that had her so deliciously, and torturously bracketed. His own arousal soared at the flush of desire on Saori's face and the innocent sensual enjoyment on Shae's, and he paused in his assault on Saori long enough to meet the changeling in a loving kiss before turning both of their attentions back to their 'victim'.

Moving as one entity with four hands, two mouths, two tongues and twenty fingers, Tomas and Shae's touches and caresses circled nearer and nearer to Saori's pleasure centers, teasing their personal goddess until she became weak at the knees with her longing for release. They shared a look of sly enjoyment as her moans became pleading, then commanding by turns, until finally a mouth afixed itself to each breast, and Saori felt many fingers seeking out the knots of pent-up desire in her flesh and granting her cataclysmic release.

[z-Xiao Saori]

Saori wiggling, cried, begged and shuddered before she was finally allowed her bliss. She ended up supported by her two lovers as water cascaded over their forms. She couldn't stand, her release was so severe, but that wasn't unusual. Finally, she lifted her head and graced each lover with a soft kiss. It would be someone else's problem tomorrow, to be tormented until nearly mad with frustration.

Straightening, she smiled. It as time for some of her favorite quality family time: the actual job of showering. Taking some of the soap, she proceeded to lather up her lovers one at a time. It was as much an exercise in physical pleasure - which most of the Trio's interactions were - as cleanliness. When she was done, the water was turned off and everyone helped dry one another.

By then, Shae's buzzer was going off, warning the changeling that xir food needed attention.

[z017]

At first she dithered, too utterly content in the presence of her family to give the food much thought. A second buzzer only a few minutes later, though, let her know that if she didn't rescue the dish immediately, they'd be eating out for breakfast. She slipped out of the bathroom and padded back to the kitchen nude, her eufiber still wound up as a bracelet on her arm.

Only one small spot on the quiche was overdone, a dark brown place along the crust that had been closest to the back of the oven. For Shae, this was a victory. She sent the good news to the others, informing them that breakfast was both done and edible. As she pulled out plates and forks and cut wedges out of the dish, she asked, *Do we have plans for today?*

[Tomas Saint-Etienne]

Tomas walked into the kitchen, his eufiber writhing around his body and resolving into a crisp white shirt and dark slacks as he moved over to the coffee-maker and started on making drinks for his lovers.

"I was thinking that it might be time to go out and 'earn' a little more money on Wall Street." He told Shae in his quietly melodious voice as he added varying portions of cream and sugar to the three cups in front of him. "I don't see that taking more than a couple of hours, so other than that I have no particular plans." He glanced over at Shae with his gleaming verdant gaze, a sly smile curving his lips as his gaze shifted to Saori as she entered the room. "How about you two?"

[z017]

Shae thought carefully as she ate breakfast. She decided coffee tasted better when Tomas made it and quiche was fine but seemed more like a lunch food than breakfast, even with the bacon. It would go on her 'good' list.

"What is earning money on Wall Street like? I thought it was really mostly done through the OpNet now and they just kept offices there anymore." She took another bite and shook her head, "And I don't have any plans, though it'd be nice to get out for a while. Maybe we could go out to dinner tonight?"

[z-Xiao Saori]

"Mmm," Saori moaned, and it wasn't a moue of delight. "If we need money, I suppose we must, but it sounds so dull. Dinner sounds lovely..." She sat up suddenly, her eyes were sparkling with the vitality of her new idea. "We should go see a Broadway play." Her grin was alluring as she pleaded with her family. "We can people watch... and maybe cause a bit of fun on the stage?" She looked eagerly at them to see their thoughts on the matter.

[z017]

Shae grinned at Saori, every bit the teen she appeared to be at the moment, and then looked hopefully up at Tomas. "I've never been to a play before." She bit her lip, thinking of anything else that might tip the scales in their favor, "And I like people watching!"

[Tomas Saint-Etienne]

Tomas simply smiled as he leaned back against the counter and sipped his coffee. Such an ordinary thing, but somehow made eeriely unreal when done by the likes of him.

Iridescent green eyes flashed and glimmered like faerie emeralds as he stepped smoothly over to Shae and ran a pale hand down xe's back, a caress of sensual intimacy. "For the two of you, I will attend to the money matters tomorrow. It is simply a matter of gathering information and persuading others to misdirect funds to our benefit. I think dinner and a show to be a perfect idea, especially the 'interactive' variant that Saori suggests."

He smiled wider, an exuberant expression made sinister by the light in his eyes and the perfect cruel quirk to his lips.

[z017]

The changeling beamed in happiness and put her elbows on the table, chin in her hands. "So what shall we do until the play? And any requests for me for tonight?"

Her eyes flicked over to Soari, curious if her 'mother' had a preference for Shae's appearance and gender for the evening. Her grin was lazy and pleased, "Do we want to plan out the evening or just do what we feel like once we get there? Or both?"

[z-Xiao Saori]

Saori crooked a finger at Shae and the elfin nova came to her. Saori drew her into her lap and held her there gently. The mixed-blood nova drew the hair our of Shae's eyes with a gentle finger and said, "I think that both is appropriate. Plan the play to see... but let our muses take us where it will with the real entertainment. After all, there are so many ways to do it... with the audience, with the cast, with the crew... at the after-party." Her smile was subtly wicked as she added, "Perhaps we'll do all of them. Can you imagine the beauty of an entire building stripped of their lies and following their true desires?"

[z017]

"Mmmm..." Shae nuzzled at Saori's neck as the three of them plotted their mischief; mostly basking in Saori's closeness and seeing how long she could hold herself from other, more distracting, activities. Truly a torturous exercise.

"One of the reviews on the play Cats that I read said that they always bring a member of the audience up on the stage for Rumm Tumm Tugger's song. Maybe we could do that?" She thought about it for moment, her eyes serious in her deliberations, "If we wanted to take our time, then we could bring everyone up on stage for their turn, but we probably want to use the whole cast and not just one singer, then."

[Tomas Saint-Etienne]

"We need to decide how far we want to go. After all, let's not forget that we are far from the only novas in New York." Tomas smiled at the sight of Shae and Saori cuddling as he, coffee-cup in hand, crossed the room to join them. Resting a hand on Saori's shoulder, he caressed the skin of her arm before transferring his torturously sweet touch to Shae's neck. The beautiful youth sat beside his lovers, relaxing into the chair with the artless elegance of a cat, one hand still alternating touches between Shae and Saori.

"I was thinking perhaps of targetting certain individuals, rather than causing a huge riot. Fun though that may be, it calls too much notice to our corner of the world." Perfect lips pursed as he regarding the window thoughtfully. "The emotions of the cast of any production tend to be quite... heated. Fear, envy of those they consider to have gotten better parts, jealousy of the younger, prettier stars... the list goes on. Perhaps we could entertain ourselves and educate the audience with some impromptu art-imitating-life." His smile was as sly as it was lovely.

[z017]

Saori could feel the changeling on her lap twitch and tense at the teasing touches from Tomas; Shae let her fingers wander up Saori's arms in playful exploration.

"Mmmm....that would be interesting to watch. I wonder if anyone in the audience would have the courage to actually say or do anything if the play went off script? They seem so fascinated and afraid of standing out, especially in groups."

She nuzzled Saori again, "Would that be fun for you?"