Wednesday

Aurora Borealis

The day started as usual. Aurora was starting to get used to the new schedule with school. Yuki meets her in the morning, standing outside the school gate. She hugs her, lifting the small girl off her feet. She giggles and her feet flutter in the air, dangling. Auri gently puts the white wolf back down. As she is bending over, Yuki tugs playfully on one of Auri’s ears. Auri’s ear flicks instinctively and that makes Yuki laugh even more. Yuki puts a paw next to her mouth, as if she was going to tell Auri a secret. Auri recognizes this, and keeps her head at Yuki’s level so she can whisper in her ear. Yuki still has to stand on her tippy claws. Auri feels her warm breath tickle her sensitive ear fluff.

“After school, would you like to the bath house with me? It would be a nice spa day,” She whispers excitedly. Her little ears stand on end, and she watches Auri’s face excitedly for her reaction.

Auri matches her excitement, “I’ve never been to one! That would be awesome!” Her face transforms into a huge smile and she scoops up the little furry. She carries her like a princess all the way to class, where she sets her down in her seat.

School progresses as usual and all Auri can think of is the spa day they are going to have.

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Suda, Hideto

Suda sits in class, not really paying attention to the instructor. His mind drifts, and it keeps coming back to the girl he met. Chiharu. He certainly wouldn’t guess that he would get attracted to a small fennec. He kinda just always assumed he would meet a wolf like him. He glances around the classroom. The girls in his class are cute, but he never thought of them in an attractive way. There aren’t too many wolves besides him, so he never really paid any attention to the girls. Yuki-san was the only other wolf, and she was more like a little sister to him. He never bothered with caring about getting a girlfriend. Maybe he has been ignoring his emotions, and it took getting literally knocked off his paws by a girl to realize it.

But he did understand why he would be attracted to an athletic girl. He loved sports and exercising so having that in common with her is great. Right when he thought of that, the memory came flooding back. He replayed it all, trying to recall, in precise detail, exactly what she looked like. He remembered everything. He was so absorbed in his memory that he didn’t even notice the teacher giving an instruction and all the students started working. He looks over to Aurora-san with a quizzical look on his face. She chuckles at him and tells him, “Glad to see you returned back to Earth! We are turning to page 86.”

He flips to the page and stares at it. None of it processes, for some of the more embarrassing parts of the memory are flashing through his consciousness. He blushes and is shocked by how enamored he has gotten. He’s not even able to do the material in school, because the only material he is thinking about are the black runners she had on. At this point, he is wondering if his thoughts are starting to fringe on obsessive. He has never encountered a girl that could make him feel so many emotions for. He knew that it was normal for guys to have rampant thoughts such as these, so maybe it’s just him growing into his age. He was about to turn 13 soon. For a wolf, 13 is a young adult. Wolves grow up fast, and that’s one of the reasons he’s the bulkiest on the team. And why he is allowed to hold a job. His maturity is a lot more developed than the other students.

He sees Auri and Yuki excitedly talking about something. That wasn’t surprising, but what was more surprising is that they were also talking with another girl. Their classmate Kimiko, a red fox, was in on the conversation and was quickly matching their excitement. One of his ears swiveled to point at the group of girls. He picked up bits of their conversation.

“... would be so fun! I am really excited now. It will be a girl’s night out! I’ve been dying to have some girls to relax with.” The red fox started beaming.

“A spa day it is, then! We will head over there together, after school.” Auri finalized the plans.

Suda stopped listening in, his curiosity satiated. They were planning to go to a bathhouse. Suda tried to remember the last time he did something fun with his guy friends. Not much came up to his memory besides baseball.

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Asuna, Yuki

The final bell rings. Yuki smiles as she packs up. Auri and Kimiko will both be coming with her to the bathhouse. It’s going to be such a nice night. She gets her bags and walks out of the classroom with Auri and Kimiko by her side. She holds both of their paws, barely able to contain her excitement. They all have a bounce in their step and they swing their arms. Fun chitter chatter between the girls continues all the way to the bathhouse. They didn’t take a bus, even though the walk was rather long. It was still fun to walk paw-in-paw.

Yuki looked at the traditional bathhouse, set in the middle of newer buildings. It stood out, bamboo reeds surrounded the sides and most of the front of the building. They paid at a small ticket stand, a cute hut with barely any elbow room for the nice old lady inside it. They all entered the girl’s side, following the signs that lead them through the bamboo on a dirt path. Steam leaked out when they opened the door. They giggled and were met with the warm sauna temperatures as they entered. Some women were already there, they had kimonos on or towels loosely wrapped around them. Some were more modest, but others boldy walked around without clothing. In a bathhouse, it was appropriate to be naked. It was an old tradition from long ago in the japanese timeline.

The girls took off their clothes at the front and neatly folded them. They put them in their lockers, along with their shoes and bags. Auri was the first to dip her hind paws in the hot bath. She looked back at them, her glittering hair was long enough to pass her waist, and her tail continued down past her knees. She smiled, and told them how warm it was. Kimiko finished putting her things away and joined Auri. Yuki dipped her hind paw into the water and was pleased with the warm temperature.

She couldn’t help glancing at her friends in their stark nudity. Kimiko was easily the most busty out of the three. Yuki had small breasts, but wasn’t completely flat like Auri-Chan was. Kimiko was also the curviest, she was growing into her femininity the fastest. Both of her friends were gorgeous, Yuki loved seeing their exposed fur. Not in a weird way, she thought to herself. She was just admiring how pretty her friends were.

They started to go down the steps together, and the warm water was up to their waists now. Auri’s hair flowed around her. Yuki’s shorter hair stayed mostly dry, and Kimiko’s springy locks were weighed down by the water. Once they were fully immersed, they started up their conversations again. To Yuki, it barely mattered what they were talking about. It was just so nice to be out and about with friends from school. Kimiko always had some drama to talk about, and Auri would be interested and provide her opinions on it all, even though she didn’t know the students too well. She provided an unbiased point of view that Kimiko usually wouldn’t have considered otherwise. Yuki was a little more laid back, not speaking as much. But it was pleasant either way. Yuki never yearned for the spotlight.

The steam and humidity of the room felt so nice. It would drift around, the large room had its own temperament. Doors would occasionally open and close to bring in a new spiral of air to disrupt the mists. The girls spent a decent amount of time in the hot tub before they felt like moving on. They moved to the showers, where there was soaps and minerals to rejuvenate and pamper themselves with. Kimiko went for a mineral soak, so Auri and Yuki were left to decide what they wanted to do. Yuki nervously asked Auri if she would wash her fur with a fragrant soap. She placed the soap in her friend’s paw. Auri smiled graciously and ran the soap over Yuki’s back.

Yuki relaxed and the feeling of being washed was amazing. Yuki always loved the close, affectionate contact of a friend. This was so much better than that, Yuki could have never imagined how nice it would be. Her relaxed breathing turned into deep breaths. Her heart sped up as Auri started to wash her sides. It didn’t tickle, but it was a feeling Yuki had never experienced. It was starting to overpower her conscious thought. Auri-Chan’s paw dragged the bar over soap over Yuki’s belly tenderly. Fireworks went off in Yuki’s head. Auri started rubbing up her belly. Farther and farther. Yuki knew how sensitive her breasts were. Her heart was racing. She wanted Auri to keep going. Auri looked up at her, as she was kneeling to wash the short girl. Her face asked if she has permission, and Yuki slowly nodded. Auri-Chan gently brought the soap through the fur on Yuki’s supple breasts. Yuki couldn’t have imagined anything that delightful and stimulating. There was something so compassionate, so fond, in Auri’s eyes and actions, it put Yuki at ease. She enjoyed it immensely, and all the anxiety she would normally have… It just fell away. Her mind was completely absorbed in that moment, the feelings washing over her, everything was astonishingly satisfying.

Auri chose out a soap, and it was Yuki’s turn to wash her friend. Yuki was still shrouded in a golden mist, her mind glowing. Her heart still was pounding, especially because she was washing Auri now. Her paws ran over the bright blue fur, the soap foaming up among the strands. Yuki could barely think, she was so happy. Yuki ran the soap down Auri-Chan’s side. She felt her fur lovingly, and couldn’t stop smiling. She wanted to always be with Auri. She giggled in delight as Auri smiled back at her. This has been the best day of Yuki’s life. Yuki washes Auri’s belly, and before moving up, remembers how considerate Auri was before she washed her breasts. She makes eye contact, and Auri nods, just as Yuki did. Yuki makes sure to be delicate and affectionately lathers Auri with the fragrant soap. It smells of Lavender and Jasmine. The soap Yuki had Auri wash her with was an orange blossom fragrance. The wonderful aromas only enhanced Yuki’s mood.

They washed the soap off each other in the shower afterwards. Yuki was still feeling that unexplainable emotion. It was beginning to overpower her conscious thought again. They were rinsing each other off, and the contact with each other left Yuki sparkling. Everywhere Auri touched Yuki would light up with a sensation that wasn’t ticklish, but it was similarly powerful. And every time Yuki would rub Auri’s fur to wash the soap out, her mind would shine with bliss and stunning sense of love.

Yuki needs to admit it to herself. She’s falling deeply in love with Auri. She brushes the thought aside and just enjoys the moment. She will figure that stuff out later. But spa day is far from over. Kimiko walks up to the girls when they get out of the shower. She must have finished her mineral bath.

“Ahhh that hit the spot. I feel so good!” She stretches and yawns, “Oh wow you two smell so pretty!” She notices their choice of soap, “I love orange blossom. It’s a heavenly scent!”

The three of them get large towels and dry themselves off. Auri playfully dries off Yuki’s head. Her ears feel the fluffy towel and it never fails to excite her to the core. She smiles out from the towel around her head, and Auri squeals, “You’re far too cute! That must be illegal,” and uses the towel to mush her cheeks, drying her face off. Yuki feels the blood rush to her face, and somehow makes herself look cuter to Auri as she tries to defend herself by putting a paw up. This makes Auri burst into laughter.

The group chooses to all get pawdicures. Auri still has her claws painted bright red, so she gets them decorated with a quick-setting nail art kit. The other two paint each other’s nails, and they use the normal liquid nail polish. Yuki chooses bright blue, which perfectly matches her eyes. Auri compliments her for the great decision. Kimiko raises an eyebrow, most likely noticing Yuki’s obvious emotions. Yuki blushes bright red, both embarrassed because Kimiko probably knows her inner emotion, and also out of modesty from being complimented by her Auri-Chan.

Kimiko wonders, “Hey Auri, since your nails are dry, would you like to wash our hair with product?”

Auri nods amicably and lets the 2 girls choose which product for their hair. She kneads the shampoo and conditioner into Kimiko’s hair first. Kimiko continues a conversation with Yuki. Yuki doesn’t have to say much, maybe one or two things here and there. Kimiko just runs away with the conversation and talks about whatever. She is Yuki’s only real view into school life. She is too shy to find out any of this stuff for herself, so pretty much everything Kimiko says is news to her. Auri then uses a shampoo in Yuki’s hair. She can’t help but close her eyes and enjoy Auri’s soft paws massage the product into her scalp. Her nails slid out and untangled the strands of hair. They brushed up against her underlying skin, but luckily the nails weren’t sharp. They actually did tickle her, and Yuki sighed in contentment. She never wants this day to end. Auri let the conditioners soak in their hair. After they talk for a bit, Auri washes their hair a final time and puts them up in a towel. She told the girls that she uses her own shampoo at home, so they don’t need to worry about doing her hair. Kimiko laughs, “So that must be why your hair is so shiny and perfect!”

The spa day was just a wonderful day for Yuki. The only thing that could make it better was… Well, she had better ask first.

“Auri-Chan, did you get a response if I could spend the night?” She asks timidly.

“Oh, actually I did! It’s totally ok for you to come over.” Auri smiled happily, “Were you thinking sometime soon?”

Yuki plays with Auri’s paw, “I was wondering… maybe tonight?” Auri lets Yuki hold her paw while they make their way out.

“Yes!” She bursts out, then continues quieter, “Yeah, I would love that.”

Kimiko witnesses the exchange but her face remained indifferent, so Yuki couldn’t tell what she was thinking. Either way, her heart was pounding because Auri said yes. She smiled and could feel the strange mix of apprehension and excitement. When it came to Auri, Yuki’s excitement always outweighed her apprehension. She was nervous, but Auri was very laid back and always managed to calm her nerves.

The girls part ways after the bus. Kimiko lives father away so she stays on while Auri and Yuki are getting picked up by the self-driving car.

“So this is one of those self driving cars westerners use…” Yuki’s jaw drops when it starts driving them up the mountain. They both sat in the backseat so they could be next to each other. Yuki watches out the window as Auri plays with her hair, making short braids.

“You live in a pretty cool place!” Yuki notices the science lab peeking out from behind all the trees.

“Wait till you see my house at the top,” Auri excitedly tells her. The car makes a turn and goes up the last hill, her small japanese house coming into view. Yuki squeals in delight. Auri giggles at her reaction.

“That is so cute! It’s just perfect… I mean, wow…” She gazes out the window as the car pulls into the driveway. The car door unlocks automatically, swinging open. She dangles her legs out and hops down. Auri follows her as she runs to the front of the house. She looks at the wooden beams that support the steep Japanese roof. The house has shoulder pads of a samurai, and the second level has a cute hat on it. A small window peeks out near the top, underneath the triangle attic. Yuki breathes out softly, “Amazing…”

The car parks itself away, hiding besides the house under a shaded area. Auri-Chan rolls her parchment door open for Yuki. She stares at the designs and then peeks inside. The first thing she notices is the anime posters that litter her walls. She walks around the house, stopping at each poster.

“Zeus Machina,” she says when looking at a poster with 3 robots on it. One has an arm with blue crackling electricity coming off it, another has a giant sword, and the third has a shield. They are posed in fighting stances and have colourful armor. She continues, “Which one is your favourite?”

“I think Athena is great,” Auri-Chan says. Yuki agrees, for the Mech who wields the sword is both awesome in the fight scenes and has a very serious demeanor off the battlefield.

They continue talking about anime and looking at the posters until they exhaust the amount of anime strewn around Auri’s house. Yuki picks up Auri’s drawings and sifts through them all. This is amazing… She thinks to herself. She compliments her favourites outloud to Auri, and her friend is humbled and tells more about those pieces. Auri is able to tell Yuki everything about where, when, and what she was doing when she worked on these pieces. Yuki was astonished by her attention to detail, that she can remember so much about her art.

In awe, Yuki asked about yet another piece, “Where were you when you drew this one?” and held up a drawing of Kitsune Miku singing.

“I was sitting on the balcony, listening to very vocaloid music. This was in summer, two years ago.” Auri barely finishes talking before Yuki questions, “Balcony?”

“Yeah, since I live on a hill, that side of the house has a balcony.” And with that, the girls were off to explore the rest of the house. They head to the balcony, and Yuki is stunned by the view. She holds Auri’s paw as she looks out into the distance, “I could stay here forever…”

“I like having company, for a change. Ever since you’ve been my friend, coming home each night feels lonely. I guess I never noticed before, because I never had someone to miss.” Aurora says, looking at Yuki with pure adoration. Yuki felt a warm fire light up her face. She was surely blushing. To feel wanted like that, it was everything to her. And to think within only 3 days, they could foster a friendship so great. It was astounding. Yuki had a place in her heart, and she sees now that Auri-Chan was meant to fill it. Yuki was lost for words.

Auri noticed her grip tighten on her paw, so she brought her close into a hug. Yuki’s small shoulders scrunched together as she melted into the embrace. She looped her arms around Auri’s waist and hugged as tight as she could. A sparkle of tears glinted on her face, as she was overwhelmed with love. The day really was one of the best days she ever had. Auri started purring, and Yuki was yet again surprised how wonderful it was. She was so close, so close to this wonderful furry. She pressed her blushing face against Auri’s chest. Auri rested her chin on the top of her head. Yuki felt so secure, so comfortable with Auri. She loved being near her, loved the interaction, the affection. The sensation of purring is soothing and relaxes Yuki. She could even hear Auri’s breath purr as she exhaled. Auri pet Yuki’s back and Yuki felt electricity buzz all the way up her spine. Her retractable claws dragged softly through her fur and tickled her. She could feel her paws clench and unclench, kneading her back happily. Yuki noticed she was holding her breath, and she let it out with a content sigh.

“I love you,” a voice said. Suddenly, Yuki realized that her voice said it. Her grip tightened in a pulse of dread. Her heart beat a mile a minute, not knowing what Auri would think. Her mind fired in anxiety, her thoughts racing, disorganized, and frantic. Time slowed down and Yuki froze, clutching Auri-Chan. Her face was still tucked into Auri’s chest, and she had her eyes shut tight. She didn’t know what to do. She has never declared her emotions so openly to someone, especially not someone she met 3 days ago. But her emotions are so obvious, she can’t deny it any longer.

Auri put a paw under Yuki’s chin and tilted her face up at her. Yuki’s eyes opened and met with Auri’s stunning green eyes. Auri had a large grin on her face, her face was the happiest Yuki has ever seen it.

“I love you too.” She said simply, with a tilt of her head, and blinked her eyes in bliss. The second she said it, all of Yuki’s nervousness slipped away. It was like a bucket of water was emptied on her, washing away the fear. She felt a calm spread throughout her limbs, like she never had felt it before. It was a cool sensation, which was soon replaced with a warmth that radiated from her heart. The heat started in her chest and spread like wildfire to the rest of her body. She was ecstatic!

The sun began to set, and they watched it from the balcony. It was the most gorgeous sunset Yuki has ever seen. Yuki hadn’t left Auri’s side since they shared that wonderful moment. Auri and Yuki both got silent in their own thoughts as they watched the skies turn orange, then red. It was peaceful, serene, and magnificent. I wish I could pause time forever… Yuki thought to herself. A slight breeze across the mountain top got stronger the later time crawled. Yuki hugged Auri’s arm as the cold began to get to her. The sun set, and Auri suggested coming inside for dinner. Yuki sat at the table as Auri cooked for them.

Auri-Chan’s cooking, of course, was the best thing Yuki had ever tasted. A dinner homemade and specifically for her. How lucky was I to get someone like Auri-Chan? Yuki’s mind reflected on her day today, Absolutely phenomenal. They ate dinner across from each other, and their chatter bounced around from topic to topic. Auri lived in this house alone, but her scientists were just an arm’s length away. They also talked about Yuki’s family life, Auri was incredibly interested in how it was to have a family. She let Yuki know that her scientists weren’t completely removed in her early days. They knew the importance of early intimate affection for child development. She had a mother and father figure for a good part of her young life. She did grow up fast, however, as expected. That’s why she was already living independently, for the most part.

It got later, and the girls had to think about getting to sleep for school tomorrow. Auri offered, “I don’t have any spare beds, but you can sleep in mine with me.”

Yuki agreed to it. A little part of her had that nervous ache, but she soon forgot it. They brushed their teeth and got ready for bed. Both of them sleep in their underwear, and Yuki couldn’t help but notice how cute Auri’s pink underwear matched with her light blue fur. They got under the covers. The bed was small, so Yuki cuddled up close to Auri. Yuki wondered if it was ok to do that, but her unasked question was answered when Auri looped an arm over her. Auri-Chan’s soft purring lulled Yuki to sleep in a golden mist.

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Borealis

Borealis blinked his eyes open. His arm was around Auri’s body pillow. At least, that’s what he thought of at first. But that all fell apart when he noticed whatever he was hugging had the rise and fall of breath. His heart pounded and adrenaline shot through his system. He remained completely still until he figured it out. This was Auri’s friend, Yuki. He recognized the white fur, and connected the dots to what Aurora’s journal said. Of course she would have her friend over, especially since Musake-Sama said she could.

What do I do now? He thought, noticing that it surely was a predicament. He didn’t want to give away his secret, so he couldn’t wake up Yuki. It would also be hard to get out of bed and do what he normally would do around the house. What if Yuki would wake up and notice that he isn’t there? Both things would result in him explaining himself to Auri’s friend. He could lie, but that would only last so long.

There’s one thing he didn’t consider. He has never tried going back to sleep this early. If Auri’s fursonality was sleeping, maybe him falling asleep wouldn’t wake Auri up like it normally does in the morning. It’s worth a shot.

After a few moments of trying to get to sleep, Borealis becomes bored. He starts petting Yuki, maybe in the hopes of relaxing his mind. This is actually really pleasant, he realizes. His paw trails along her side, tracing the curves. Her fluffy white fur feels wonderful to his sensitive paws. A part of Bo’s mind lights up that has never had a reason to. He must be accessing Auri’s feelings about her furry friend. His consciousness is flooded with the types of emotions Auri wrote about in her diary. The first and loudest emotion was the feeling of attachment. No matter what, he wanted to keep this girl safe. He wanted to always be around her. He adored her.

He also felt something unusual, something that Auri never wrote about. It was hard to describe for him, but he could guess that this was… desire. As his paws traced the curves, so did his eyes. Yuki was gorgeous. And she was his.

Yuki turn over in her sleep, a happy expression on her face. She didn’t look like she was waking up, luckily. She was so content and happy, it almost brought tears to his eyes. The powerful waves of emotion, they were new to Borealis. He never had a reason to feel this way about someone. He gazed at her face. She had a cute nose, an adorable smile, and her hair was angelic.

His eyes traveled along the small girl now facing him. To his surprise, they were attracted to looking at her chest. She had a black bra on, covering her small, perky breasts. There was a moving in his brain, a changing. Gears clicked into place, ones that had never turned before. He felt love so powerful, love for this girl.

He reached out and put a paw on her cheek. With his thumb, he traced from her snout to the cheekbones under her eye. His paw rested on the side of her head, and he looked lovingly at the beautiful creature before him. He smiled with warmth and affection. He doesn’t know how he got Auri’s emotions, but something tells him that this is the best thing that has happened to him. Having a girl like Yuki be so willing to get close to him and care for him… Wait, that must be the emotions talking. He wasn’t awake when Yuki cared for Auri like that. I guess since we are the same furry, and we share emotions, it’s pretty much the same thing. He will go with that, mostly because it makes the most sense for Yuki as well. She shouldn’t treat the fursonalities different and probably won’t when she learns about them.

Borealis hugs her. He hopes he doesn’t wake her up, but there is just a yearning to be close and never leave. She seems to stay asleep or maybe is pretending to be asleep at this point. A delightful feeling fills his being as he hugs the small, precious girl. He closes his eyes, and slowly, he starts falling asleep.