Mysterious Rattle - Skin Care

Story by: Sophiie93 The weekend had arrived and James, Tom and Chuck decided to take a break and drink some beers at their favorite bar, especially since Melany wanted to grab some rest at home. After about an hour James headed to the apartment, but not before stopping by a store to get something for Melany. He slowly opened the door to his apartment, carrying a box of Melany's favorite treat: Strawberry chocolates. As he carefully closed the door behind him and walked inside, he heard Melany's unmistakable voice yelping as if she was in pain. His senses went on alert, worried that something happened to her while he was out. He went to the living room to investigate and found Melany on the floor, sitting on their cozy-looking rug. She was wearing quite comfortable and revealing clothes with moisturizing creams and towels around her, accompanied by strips of a transparent, soft material laid in front of her that James couldn’t identify. Both of her heads were focused on her tail which was held up near her heads, while several of her hands worked on removing some of the material from her scales. “Oh, Mel…!” James said in surprise, piecing the situation together; He never imagined that Melany’s tail needed to shed its skin like snakes, which explained the thin clumps she piled up. *Rriiiip!* The sound of Melany tearing the skin followed by pained whimpering frightened James a bit. “J-James! Geez… you scared me…” Melany said, turning one of her heads towards him while covering her other head’s mouth as if she was ashamed. He immediately noticed how her cheeks blushed and her actions halted. “Oh, I’m sorry darling… I wanted to surprise you with this,” James replied, casually walking in front of her and showing her the box of chocolates. Melany’s four eyes sparkled at the sight of his gift. “Ooohhh! Strawberry flavored chocolates! Thanks looove!” James sat in front of her, watching her right head focus on the box of chocolates while her left head looked at him, then her tail, then looked away with an embarrassed expression. “I’m sorry… I didn’t want you to see this.” “This? You mean the shedding?” James asked, noticing that the tip of Melany’s tail had a piece of skin remaining while the rest of the length looked soft, shiny and wet. “Yeah… it’s kind of gross, isn’t it?” Melany said with her left head while her right head was enjoying the chocolate with a bright smile. James loved that little detail about Melany, that she could express two emotions simultaneously with her two heads. “Gross? Not at all, I think it’s super cool…” James replied warmly, bringing his hands closer to touch the piece still left on her tail, “You never told me you had to do this. How often do you do it?” “Between four and six months… sometimes it takes a little longer, it depends on many factors. I always made sure to hide it, which is why I said I wanted to rest at home today…” Melany stated, not moving her tail away so that James could hold it. “You don’t need to hide it, love. You can always ask me for help… Would you like a hand?” James replied and raised his gaze to Melany, observing how even while eating chocolates she still had four free hands to use. Her left head arched an eyebrow in silence. “Well… I guess it’s not the most appropriate phrase,” James said with a soft chuckle. Melany also giggled a bit and placed her four hands on the ground, relaxing herself. “If you want to do this so badly, go ahead…” she replied, shaking the tip of her tail in front of James. James gulped and readied himself before gently handling Melany’s tail, pinching the patch of skin that needed to be removed. One of Melany’s four eyes closed, indicating that the sensation was uncomfortable at the very least. His tender movements caused her to moan with both heads, leading her to cover her mouths sheepishly. After the skin was removed, James piled it up with the rest while Melany sighed in relief. “Phew… it took me a while. Why did my mutation give me such a long tail?” Melany said, wagging her tail happily. James nonchalantly held her tail again and smirked. “Are you sure you don’t have snake genes?” he said laughingly. Her tail tensed as she blushed with both heads. “Y-Yes… t-there are n-no s-snake genes… in my DNA… mmmh…” She struggled to contain her moans with James’ teasing. James nodded, not noticing her demeanor as he continued caressing the length of her tail. The sound of her rattle caught his attention as it seemed to shake vividly with each touch of his hands. “Wow, the skin is super soft, like a baby’s… it even looks a little wet.” “Y-Yes… J-James… it’s new skin…” Melany murmured before James went further down her tail. Melany’s chest swelled with the growing sensation. “Mmmnh…!” “That makes sense… it feels great to the touch,” James remarked, enthralled as Melany brought her legs together more and more, rubbing her knees together. From one second to the next the tail moved away from James as she stood up. Both her faces were red enough that it seemed like she had a fever. “I-...I’m going to change clothes…!” “Oh, yeah… of course,” James said with his hands in the air as if he was still grasping her tail. After seeing Melany practically flee to her room, his mind was left spinning. “She was really red... is she sick? Maybe she has a fever… or is that the reason why she changed skin…” After pondering for a minute James got up and headed towards the bedroom, opening the door with no second thought. “Mel, are you o-WOW!” James was speechless as he saw a completely nude Melany in front of him. The strands of hair on her two heads subtly covered some of her breasts while one of her many hands held a pair of clean panties, and her last pair of arms was pulling down her current panties. James could see the thread of fluids forming between her vagina and the panties she was taking off, which were considerably soaked. “Oh…” was the only thing he could muster before noticing a pillow flying towards him, hitting him square in the face. “J-…JAMES…! OUT! OUT!!” Melany yelled with both heads while throwing things at him, completely embarrassed. James quickly fled the room and stood against the outside wall, his body turned away from the door and a wild blush coating his face. “I-I’m sorry Mel… I didn’t know…!” James said in a flustered tone, the image of Melany staying pristine in his mind, “The way you left… I thought that shedding your skin had made you feel sick…” After a few seconds of silence, James heard Melany sigh before she answered from inside the room. “Love… you’re really absent-minded sometimes… you know that, don’t you?” “Heh… I’ve been told that several times, yes…” James replied, sounding a little resigned. “I don’t feel sick… at all.” “Y-...Yeah, I see that you’re… you’re clearly not sick…” “So…did you see it…?” Melany muttered. “No… What do you mean? I only saw you naked, I didn’t see your wet-” “Jaaaaames…!” “Okay, yes…! Do you blame me for admiring my girlfriend’s amazing body…?!” James blurted out impulsively. She was caught off-guard by his reply, giggling a bit. “It’s your fault for caressing my tail like that…!” she replied laughingly. “I didn’t know that your tail was that sensitive… wait, did you get that wet just from my touch?” “When I first change my skin it’s very sensitive… it almost becomes an erogenous zone.” “Oh wow. I’ll remember that for next time and be more careful, I promise…” James replied while rubbing his neck, somewhat regretful for being inconsiderate. “It’s okay love, you didn’t know…” James smiled “You’re the best Mel. Are you done changing? Can I come in?” “I was going to, but I think I’ll save time if I stay naked…” Melany replied playfully. “Time for what?” James asked, watching Melany’s tail come out from the door as if trying to find him. “I’m not looking for you to apologize for what you did, but to take responsibility…” James unconsciously brought his hand closer to Melany’s tail, touching it carefully. From a simple touch the tail contracted, coiling around his arm. “Mel…?” James said somewhat nervously, but without resisting. “Hehe… the snake captured its prey…~” “Snakes hunt with their fangs first, love…” James replied while bringing his other hand closer to the tip of Melany’s tail, wondering if it is more sensitive than the rest. “That proves that I don’t have snake genes- AHH!” A moan escaped both her mouths as she felt James’ hand on the tip of her tail. “Now you asked for it…” she said, pulling on his arm and pushing him inside. James’ scream was lost inside the room as the door closed behind him, with only Melany’s double laughter being audible. After that day, James made sure to write down on the calendar the ranges of days in which Melany would shed the skin of her tail. It’s still unknown if this is to protect himself, or to take advantage of it.