She would be the first to join my flock, and perhaps once everything in the galaxy had calmed down, all the missing humans had been found, and the threat of war had passed, we could discuss expanding our flock.
Only if she wanted them at the time and we could conceive, because we’d be at different stages of our lives, and she might just want to keep working on her career.
“I see you.” I took a deep breath, hoping I wasn’t making another mistake.
“Can I touch you?”
How could a simple, innocent question sound so... erotic.
Thoughts of her using her soft hands to touch sensitive places raced through my mind before I was able to shut them down.
When her gaze shifted to my wings, I knew I had failed.
I tightly closed my eyes, not wanting to witness the disgust she may have felt from me being aroused by her four words as I trapped her against the window with my body.
“Is something wrong?” Her voice was laced with concern, not malice, as she cupped my cheek with her hand, her thumb tracing the side of my beak, and I knew from the tone of her voice that her gaze was fixed on the glowing shimmer my wings were emitting. “Should I go get help?”
“No! Please,” I begged, shooting open my eyes. “There’s nothing wrong. It’s normal… Well, as normal as can be.”
“Why are your feathers glowing?” Biting her lip, she flicked her gaze to them once again. “They didn’t do that before… in fact, I’ve never seen them glow.”
“How?” I jerked my head back as I stared at her in shock. “Don’t humans have similar displays?”
“Displays of what?” she deadpanned, rolling her eyes. Then, suddenly, she leaned herself against me as she used my body as support to place her free hand against my forehead, pressing it all over with both sides. “You don’t feel like you have a fever.”
“I promise you, I am fine,” I swore, closing my eyes once again as I tried not to think about how her breasts were pressed against my chest, nor her leg wiggling at my crotch. It was as if she were oblivious to how seductive she was, unintentionally trying to care for me as her thigh kept trying to rub my pouch. It was a miracle my sheer panic over not wanting to spook her hadn’t made my cock burst out.
“It will go away soon… I hope.”
I cursed myself for accidentally saying the last part, and as Ami removed her hand from my forehead, I knew she must’ve heard it too.
Leaning back, she looked at me with concern before squeezing our joined hands. “Can you please tell me what’s wrong, so I can know not to be so concerned in the future?”
“Do you honestly not know?”
“I wouldn’t be asking you if I did,” she said, and I didn’t miss the hurt in her eyes.
“Can you promise me you won’t run away?”
She peered at me skeptically but didn’t make a move. “I promise.”
“Ekoiskra’s feathers glow for multiple purposes.”
“And they are?”
“Whenever an Ekoiskra is aroused, their feathers will glow. Some say they are beacons to let each other know when they are horny and interested in mating.”
I winced from my lame confession, but she wasn’t running away screaming, so I could take that as a good sign. Hopefully, I hadn’t totally blown up what we’d built since she’d been here.
“You are attracted to me?” she said, studying my glowing feathers intensely. “And aroused?”
“If you had continued to press against me as you checked my temperature, you would’ve been able to confirm it yourself,” I confessed. “I was trying my hardest to prevent you from unintentionally rubbing my pouch with your leg, knowing full well that I wouldn’t be able to hide its hardness from you when it springs out.”
“But you’ve been alone with me, and you never even attempted to flirt or attempt to seduce me.” She shook her head as if she couldn’t believe what I had told her. “Do you even want me as a mate?”
“Ami, of course I want you,” I begged, palming her cheek with my free hand as I directed her to look at me. I didn’t miss how tears had continued to fall from the corners of her eyes, nor the trembling of her bottom lip as she stared at me, lost and confused. “I wanted to get to know you, and see if we could coexist within the same villa in harmony. Over time, I’ve developed a deep respect and care for you.
“I didn’t want to overwhelm you, especially since you’d just been through a traumatic experience that changed your entire life. I haven’t tried to flirt with you, but because you deserved peace after what happened to you. The best thing I could do was serve as your unofficial sponsor and provide you with everything you required. I didn’t think our bond would develop into what it has.
