Coye 4.17

Chapter 17 - A Few Concerns

Now that she was finally opening up her heart for the world to see, it seemed like there was no way of shutting Shayla up. What started as a brief summary of the events leading to the moment she introduced herself to Coye on that fateful rainy day two weeks ago became an epic guaranteed to inspire any Bard worth their salt. As much as he loved to see her growing out of her shell, Coye was embarrassed as the Pixie prattled on about stalking him from afar, their awkward first night together, and how she took his virginity.

Of course, things didn't play out quite the way she claimed. For one, Coye seemed to remember taking a more active role during his first time, and she didn't cover how her stalking had negatively affected him in the months before their meeting. Still, Shayla's story was entertaining to Suzette and Byng. He was willing to take any and all embarrassment she could throw his way if it meant bridging the gap between his girls and allowing them the chance to bond.

After Shayla wrapped up the origin of the unlikely duo, her story switched focus, and she started bringing the two up to speed on more recent events. Namely, she spoke at uncomfortable length about how Coye's sexual condition began developing in the days after they hooked up. Then there was the breaking point where he couldn't focus on his career, where Shayla talked him into trying to hook up with Suzette. To throw him a bone, Shayla even lied and told Suzette how she was the first person Coye thought of when trying to envision someone that might be willing to help him and to whom he was attracted to.

In a sense, it wasn't a lie. Not if you omitted Dorothy from the equation.

When it was time to tell her about Shayla's involvement during their date, Byng was fully engaged. Learning that Coye was still riddled with doubts even after asking her out and the Pixie had to step in and help encourage him made Byng grateful beyond compare. Given how it turned out, Coye was appreciative, too. There was definitely some playful ribbing over Coye cheating during their Zurgarrah with the help of his hidden partner, but Byng wasn't salty in the least. She'd rigged the forest with traps, tricked him into heading in the least optimal direction to hunt for Reaver Weasels, and attacked him in the second round, after all. Byng might've lost that day, but they both ultimately won and knowing that Shayla played a role in that victory meant more to the rough, wild Gengaggi than she had the verbal skill to express.

By the time she reached the events of that very day, Shayla had warmed up to Byng and Suzette impressively. She now looked them in the eyes whenever she spoke, smiled often, and Coye thought she didn't seem all that different from when it was just the two of them alone. That said, it wasn't all smooth sailing. Every now and then, there were cracks in her facade. She occasionally stuttered when pressed on specific details that might make her or Coye look bad, and if either of the girls leaned in or accidentally moved their hands too close to Shayla, she would flinch accordingly.

Despite that, Shayla was trying her hardest. No matter how well they hit it off tonight, this would still be a gradual process. For their first night of open communication, however, it was hard to imagine it going any better than it did- especially after how the night began.

"...And that about wraps it up," Shayla said, her throat feeling scratchy after all the nonstop talking. "An awful lot of shit happened in just two weeks, huh?"

"You can say that again, gahaha!"

"Indeed, I wonder if all adventurers live such hectic lives or if you're just that lucky, Darling?"

"Probably a little bit of both," Coye smiled and laughed adorably, drunk on the feeling of having his little family here and enjoying each other's company.

"Anyone have any questions I can help fill in? Pretty sure I covered almost everything important, but just in case I miss anything, feel free to ask away."

Suzette spoke up, asking, "I have one. Whereabouts do the four of us go from here?"

Byng cocked her head innocently. "I thought we agreed on the bed?"

"You know I meant in a strictly more abstract sense, dear," the older woman rolled her eyes.

Shayla rubbed her chin and considered the question. "I don't really know. I'm not gonna be floating around in public anytime soon, but... at least when we're all alone together like this, I don't really see a reason to hide anymore. The same goes for when you and Coye are together on quests."

"Hey, if I knew you were hiding in that hat the whole time, I would've yanked it off myself so you could've joined us!" Byng cackled. "I feel kinda crappy about taking away some of your alone time with short-stuff, honestly."

Hearing that made the Pixie blush a little, and she scratched her head. "No, I... uh... I don't mind sharing. It's just been hard to keep quiet while you guys do your whole flirty routine."

"Naturally, you wanted to join in, I'm sure?" Suzette asked with a knowing smile.

"Yeah, right..." the scarlet-faced Pixie blew a raspberry. "I just don't like feeling excluded. That's all."

"Well, that won't be a problem from now on. Right?" Coye looked tenderly at Shayla, his smile spreading down to her.

"Guess so," she agreed.

"Until our little group here expands, you mean." Byng casually brought up the variable everyone was thinking about in the back of their minds, causing Coye to shyly hang his head.

"It's funny you should mention that," Suzette said. "Do you still feel the same way you did the other day, Darling? About chasing new experiences and seeing where things go with other women?"

"Yes..." he gave her a weak nod, confirming his intention to be as much of a dirty boy as he could get away with. At least he had the wherewithal to look somewhat ashamed of himself.

"And are you still planning to utilize your secret weapon here to help seduce them? Because I want to stress that you lucked out when it came to Byng and myself. We figured out the truth early, and rather than focusing on the darker implications, we're thankful for Shayla's influence. Others might not be so thrilled to learn the truth."

"You mean if they learn the truth," Shayla countered.

"No, dear. When. Far be it from me to lecture anyone on ethics, but it would be grossly irresponsible to add another girl to your harem without first telling her of Shayla's existence. Let's say that a few weeks from now, you bring home another girl. She doesn't know the truth, but she has suspicions. On top of that, you ask us to aid Coye in lying and manipulating this hypothetical girl until you're ready to reveal yourself, Shayla. There's a word for this, and it's called gaslighting..." Suzette paused, her eyes closing for a sullen moment before reopening them and revealing a look of conviction. "Which is something I will not tolerate nor participate in."

"Er..." the Pixie had nothing to say to that. Suzette was entirely correct. Shayla hadn't felt bad about her actions until now, but hearing it spelled out this way made her feel slimier than the Filth Slime they'd be putting in the outhouse.

"Sorry, short-stuff," Byng scratched her head. "I'm with Suz on this one. Think about the power balance! It wouldn't be fair to them, y'know?"

Coye's stomach was tied in knots as he dwelled on this. Shayla wasn't the only one feeling bad about their actions. "What do you think I should do?" He asked.

"Do as you wish whenever you're mindlessly flirting, getting to know new girls, and so on. But when things turn serious and you realize you genuinely think you want to bring a new potential paramour into our arrangement, you should be prepared to tell her about Shayla. Before sleeping with her. Not only will this ensure you don't come off as manipulative, but it should also inspire you to start using at least a modicum of discretion. If you and Shayla can't agree on whether a girl can be trusted with knowledge of her existence, then you shouldn't fuck her. Simple as that."

"Whoa," Shayla raised her hand. "Hold on a sec, there. That would lower the potential list to, like... zero other girls!"

"Then perhaps he shouldn't go around looking for new 'opportunities' until you're more comfortable with the Human realm, dear. Do you understand what I'm saying, Darling?"

"Y-Yeah, I understand..." Coye frowned. "I think that you're right. We should be much more careful and take things slow, Shayla."

"Easier said than done for you, big guy," Shayla scoffed. "You can say Suzette is right all you want and that you'll be a good little boy, but I think everyone here knows exactly how you'd react if a certain Guild Mistress slipped up and allowed you to slip in."

"I..." Coye paused for a damning seven whole seconds before finishing his thought. "...Would never!" He claimed, only to be met with skepticism all around.

"Uh-huh, sure, baby. In reality, your capacity for rational thought is unreliable depending on when you last had sex, and I can't always be trusted to tell you no when I probably should. The best we can do here is to say that we'll try and not be too hard on ourselves when we inevitably fuck it up."

"Man," Byng laughed. "I really can't tell whether you're a good influence or a bad one."

"That's how you know I'm doing my job right," Shayla playfully winked.

"Gods," Suzette sighed and rubbed her forehead. "It's like watching a nanny take care of a problem child, only for her to give him a sledgehammer and a box of matches every time he acts out..." she mumbled. "You at least understand I won't be complicit in any of these 'fuck ups,' yes?"

"Yes," Coye nodded. "I won't ask you to lie and cover things up about Shayla and... I'm really, really going to try taking things slower from here like you want me to. I promise that before things get serious, they'll-"

"Hey, hey! That's not something you can really promise without my consent," Shayla spoke up. "In case you forgot."

"Well... will you at least consider the possibility of revealing yourself in the future?"

"So that you can fuck new pussy?"

"Why does everything I want out of life always sound so bad whenever someone else says it out loud...?" Coye lamented and hung his head, earning laughter from Byng. He looked to Shayla then and asked, "Will you at least consider it? Things turned out okay with Suzette and Byng. You're capable of making this work."

"I will consider entertaining your selfish request," Shayla folded her arms. "You pig."

"Is that good enough for tonight?" Coye looked at Suzette with a defeated expression.

"It will have to do," Suzette sighed. She'd said her peace and clarified her stance on the matter, which was good enough for her.

The four had been talking for hours, and it was growing late. The sun was setting, its last rays dimly peeking through the still-opened windows. Coye got up to light a lantern, then placed it on the table where it would illuminate his entire home. Upon his return, he didn't sit back down.

With unsubtle intentions, Coye asked, "So... is anyone else getting tired, or is it just me?"

"I think I could use a nap, gahaha!" Byng rose from her seat, already eying the boy with a day's worth of pent-up lust.

"Indeed, I can't remember the last time I moved around and did so much physical activity in one day. Why, I don't think I have the strength to make it home, even if I wanted to..." Suzette teased in the best sultry voice she could muster, adding, "Which I don't."

Coye was pleased with where this was heading until he looked to Shayla and asked, "Just making sure, but you're okay with this happening right now... right?"

Shayla was confused as she kicked off the table and started hovering in the air before his face. "Uh, yeah? Why wouldn't I be? Not like I haven't seen them screw your brains out before. Besides. It's been two days since anyone else has helped you out. You're overdue for a nice, long milking right about now, baby."

"Milking...?!" Coye gulped at the mental imagery and hunched over to hide the tent that his body decided now was the time to pitch.

Suzette stood, and her playfulness left as quickly as it came. "Not to ruin the mood, but-"

"Oh, come the fuck on!" Shayla shrugged. "We just talked about the moral implications of me secretly helping Coye pick up chicks. What the fuck else do you have to go on about?"

"I..." Suzette stuttered, afraid that she was about to kill the fun before it had even begun. "I'm sorry, dear, but I believe we've forgotten to address an important topic before we go sticking who knows what in who knows where. Darling, your condition..."

"What about it?" Coye tilted his head.

"It's just... how do I put this...? Surely I'm not the only one who sees a rather distinct pattern at the root of things, am I?"

Feeling called out, Shayla fluttered away from the widow's analytical gaze. "Pattern? What pattern? Afraid you're gonna have to be more specific."

"I think she means this all got started after you started fucking Coye and how his condition gets worse only after he does it with you," Byng laughed despite the somewhat serious nature of the topic. To her credit, few could discuss Coye's sexual affliction with a straight face.

Shayla began to sweat. "Oh, wow. That's funny. Hadn't noticed, but, y'know... could just be a coincidence?"

Coye looked at the tiny, red-faced Pixie and saw how clear it was she believed that Suzette was proposing. "If she was causing it, I don't know why I would feel worse when I'm in the woods, though..."

"Who knows? It's not like there's a list of side effects one can handily refer to before shoving their dick in magic." Suzette sighed. "I think it's plain to see that Shayla is rubbing off on you somehow, Darling."

"I think it's less rubbing off and more like she's corrupting him from the inside out," Byng teased.

"Corrupting? That's a little on the nose, don't you think...?" Shayla pouted and irritably crossed her arms over her chest.

"If the shoe fits," Suzette shrugged.

"I'm not going to stop having sex with Shayla," Coye threw out before the topic could even get there. "No way. Not gonna happen."

"No one's asking you to, Darling. I simply believe we must show caution and potentially schedule a visit with that healer you have in the Guild." Coye cringed at that, but Suzette gave him a stern look in the eyes that told him this wasn't up for debate. "And as for you, have you ever heard of something similar happening with others of your kind?" She asked Shayla.

"Uh, no. Pixies and Fairies fucking humans isn't super uncommon, but it's rare enough that it doesn't come up in casual conversation? It's not like anyone gave me the interspecies edition of the birds and the bees, y'know."

"Maybe short-stuff is just super reactive to Fairy pussy?" Byng suggested to add a touch of humor. "Like an allergy or some shit!"

"Can that happen?" Coye tilted his head.

"Don't be stupid, baby! You're not allergic to my pussy!" Shayla fumed with embarrassment.

"There is a way we could find out for sure, and we wouldn't even require a healer..." Suzette took on a rare, devilish smirk as she approached the Pixie, coming closer than she or Byng had the entire night. "If we wanted to confirm whether or not you're corrupting this sweet, innocent boy... all we would need is to quarantine him from you for a week or two, find another Pixie, and-"

"DON'T EVEN JOKE ABOUT THAT!" Shayla yelled, enraged at the mere suggestion. She balled her fists, magic crackling in the air around her. The permanent glow around her body expanded into an aura that surged like a flickering flame representative of her wrath. "Coye can fuck as many of you other whores as he wants, but he only gets one Fairy, and he already found her!"

Coye had never seen her so mad, and her passionate jealousy made the boy red-faced and meek. He knew he should probably chastise Shayla for acting out to that extent, but honestly, he couldn't stop smiling at how she made him feel all funny and warm inside.

Shayla had the self-control to reign it back on her own, thankfully. When she saw the startled look on Suzette and Byng's faces, she snapped out of it, her furious aura fading as she began apologizing. "Shit, uh, sorry. Not sure where that came from..."

"N-No," Suzette stammered, her attempt at trying not to come off as a mood-killer backfiring miserably as could be. "My joke was off-color. Think nothing of it..."

"Yeah, no use getting mad over the crap us other whores say, right?" Byng cackled loudly. Although it made Shayla feel worse about her outburst, at it least showed Byng hadn't taken offense.

"Whores was a poor choice of words," Shayla mumbled. "I didn't mean it."

"If it makes you feel better, you're the only Fairy I want, Shayla," Coye said with all his wholesomeness put behind it, mixing his best smile and his adorable blushing face to make one hell of a convincing argument.

Byng dismantled it in a single question, however. "You say that now, but how many other Fairies have you met?"

"Uh," Coye lost a bit of confidence, which was enough for Shayla to puff out her lips and pout.

"She's right. It's not like your word means shit, seeing as how you'll shove your dick in any pretty little thing that'll open their legs for you." The little woman sassed at him not undeservedly.

Trying to wrest himself free of the hole he dug, Coye circled back. "So... healer tomorrow, and we're still on for tonight?"

"So long as you don't start growing Fairy wings and we keep contact to a minimum, I'm sure things will be fine if we have a little fun..." Suzette confirmed.

"Hey, It's not like I'm ready to start touching you guys yet," Shayla laughed at what she perceived as a presumptuous assumption.

"Yeah, but that shit spreads. You touch him, and he touches us. We might even already be infected with whatever you got going on, gahaha!"

"Please don't say that," Coye muttered. "I already feel bad enough..."

"Eh, who cares. I'll just sit on the nightstand and masturbate for tonight if you're so worried about this." Shayla shrugged. "I didn't think I was gonna be participating, anyway..."

"Now, hold on there, Shay," Byng smirked. "Don't you think that's kinda unfair? You've seen us getting railed. I was kinda hoping to get a demonstration of the whole 'stretchy' thing works to even it out."

"Wha-" Shayla blinked, but before she could express her shock, Suzette interrupted.

"Have you not been listening to this entire conversation? You want him to have sex with her before doing it with us?"

"We can wipe him off," Byng dismissed her concerns without a thought. "Besides. Even if I am already infected... so what? I'll just get hornier like he does, and then he'll have to fuck me more than he fucks you. Tragic, right? Gahaha!"

Something within Suzette broke after hearing Byng's remark, causing her to check out mentally.

"I give up," Suzette sighed, taking the not unsound logic Byng presented as an excuse to cling to. She was only human. Her desire to get fucked in the short-term drastically overshadowed her long-term health concerns. "This is my life now, I suppose, and I have reached my capacity to care for today. Give me a moment to prepare a bowl of water so that we can clean the potentially infectious Pixie residue from our lover's cock."

"Now you're talking!" Byng pumped her fist as the older woman went off to do her thing, setting the bowl and a rag on the nightstand beside the bed.

"Hey! My residue is not infectious!" Shayla shouted, a trace of her anger flaring up once again at such vile accusations. "Also, I still didn't consent to give you guys a live sex show!"

Coye leaned in close to the disgruntled Pixie and gave her a pleading expression. "Why not? I think it would be kinda hot if they watched us..." he admitted. "And it might make you more comfortable being around them. If they see you like that, I mean."

"Nrgh..." Shayla knew he was just trying to push her out of her comfort zone, but it was called that for a reason, and she resisted. "So maybe it would be a little sexy, but that doesn't mean I... I..."

Shayla paused. They were all staring at her with a degree of expectation in their eyes, Coye most of all. All these years later, she was still weak to peer pressure.

"Okay, already! I'll do the thing. Just stop making a big deal about it." Disappearing her clothing into a series of wispy blue swirls, Shayla resigned with a loud groan and a snap of her fingers. Her nude form was exposed to Suzette and Byng for the first time. Shameless as ever, she found she was into it more than she thought she’d be. It helped that the other girls liked what they saw, which was evident by their sudden silence and continual staring.

With a smidge more confidence than when she stripped, Shayla spoke. "You two want a show, do you? Alright. You heard 'em, baby. How about we show them how it's done?"