JACKL Inc. Ch. 03 - Relationships

Naomi slid beside me, and kissed my cheek. I grinned at her and untangled my arms from Rick. He turned to Naomi with a wicked grin. She was naked and ripe for his touch. I heard him audibly growl as he pulled her close, and kissed her deeply.

I slid back into the water, and floated, watching the new pairing. I felt my head bump into a soft side, and turned. I smiled into Celia's eyes and wrapped her into a hug. My other hand wrapping around the familiar feel of Megan's flesh. The three of us kissed, and used our fingers and hands. We teased nipples, fingered each other's clits. Tangled into a semi-buoyant raft of female flesh.

I heard Naomi shout as she came, followed by Rick's roar. I sensed in the mesh that he was emptying his balls into Naomi's clenching cunt. I felt a hand on my shoulder, and smiled into Sammi's eyes. I kissed her deeply, then lowered my fangs to bite her. Her eyes flared as she grinned and returned the favor. Fuck, the feeling of her venom was as bright as her smile.

I don't know how long we tangled bodies, touched and felt new flesh. Grew accustomed to new minds, and enjoyed the feel of familiar touches. Slowly the intensity shrank and tired bodies floated in the water. Rick collected Celia in his arms, and carried her out of the pool. Sammi, kissed me then followed the pair back into our home.

Slowly we all collected our things, soaked clothes, discarded towels and found our way back into our home. We traveled down the stairs into the lower level. The whole level was open, a spectacular view of the ocean as the sun hung low on the horizon. I looked around for Rick, but didn't see him.

"He hasn't moved down here yet," Alyssa said, "We kind of got carried away with the welcoming party."

"You'll have to tell me all about it," I smiled and hugged her tightly, kissing her lightly.

"So much to tell you," she grinned, "Can I help you with your sunburn, I have some aloe."

Her eyes sparkled as I grinned. I laid on my belly on one of the many soft beds, and looked over my shoulder. She smiled as she squirted some aloe into her palms to warm the cool liquid then coated my reddened back with the lotion. I closed my eyes to the feel of the soothing gel, and her light touch.

Home seemed bigger, but also more like home with Rick and company's thoughts streaming under the surface.

"Welcome home guys," I sent out to the three new additions as my eyes closed.

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Carmen - Past - Estate

We had been busy for a few weeks. Our move into the Fairview Apartments was simple, but we had to take care of the essentials. Shannon, Zac and Beth all finished with the admissions process and were starting class in a few more weeks. Kelly and I were driving up to the Estate to check on the progress.

Alyssa and her team were involved with a special place she called the Enclave. She wanted to meet us there later today. I was intrigued, we were all so busy. We settled into a nice pattern of busy days and indulgent nights. Jeremiah had reserved a special night with just me.

I loved that he took the time to focus on me. I felt spoiled, and a bit ashamed that I needed his attention so badly. He assured me it was because he needed me. How that man could erase my fears, entwine me in his grip and put me in my place was wonderful. His dominance over me was always steady, which made submitting to him so easy. My Master knew exactly what I needed. I had to chide myself for thinking he would forget me.

The Estate was getting closer. The kitchen and eating area still needed some work, and appliances. The contractor wanted our sign-off of the lower level. The level we would occupy as a family. We had changed the floor plan and layout the most for that part of the resort.

The resort was already built down the side of the cliff face. The top level had a pool deck, which was in fair shape, we didn't need to change that much. The entry was at the top of a round atrium that had stairs down to the first level. The resort as a whole had three levels. The rest of the top level, outside of the entry, was service areas.

The second floor was kept much the same as the original design, sixteen luxury rooms eight each to either side of the main circular atrium. Half of the rooms would remain as guest rooms, while the other half were converted into the kitchen area and buffet for meals. Office space and conference rooms were added to enable our continuing business.

The lower level was designated our living area. The sixteen units were completely converted into a large open space. Only weight bearing walls remained. The outer walls became a long stretch of bay windows, one-way glass would reflect light from the outside, but the view of the ocean was uninterrupted. We converted the back walls to a collection of smaller rooms for clothes storage and private spaces. Two large open shower areas were built into the spaces in between the open living and the private spaces. Between the two shower areas were private baths, and preparation areas.

The expansive living area of the lower level included two huge sleeping spaces. Each space was made with three king sized mattresses pressed together. The entire family could fit into one space, having two gave us more options. The two spaces were partitioned apart by load bearing walls, and then other more intimate spaces were arrayed with smaller beds, sofas, ottomans, chairs, tables. It was at least four times as large as our old home.

We signed off on the renovation, leaving the contractor a small punch list of small defects. He said that he'd finish the list the same time as the second level areas would be completed in two weeks. We would be ahead of schedule. Kelly made some notes and lists for furnishings, and details. We could start moving in as soon as the kitchen was complete.

Kelly and I were excited as we pulled out of the gates of the Estate and headed to the Enclave. Neither of us had been there before. Alyssa had been there a few times, but her attempts to describe it just confused Kelly and I. We'd have to see it first hand.

We pulled up into a parking lot in the park, and Alyssa was waiting for us. She had us follow her up the path and along the side of one of the ornate buildings. She cast a spell and I felt a bit fuzzy, then she opened a door and walked inside. When the door shut, the fuzzy feeling went away.

The inside was dim, some walls had actual torches as lighting. The further back into the open caverns the dimmer the lighting. I wasn't a space, it was a cave. It needed a lot of work.

"Electricity would be nice," Kelly said, and I nodded agreement.

"Jeremiah is trying to come up with a solution for that," Alyssa explained, "Public utilities for hidden faerie hideouts are a bit tricky. He's also working on running water, and sewer. The plant needs to be working."

"Yeah, we can't do much until that's in place." I said.

"What I want," Alyssa said, "Is for this front space to be a controlled resort style area, we will have transitioning fae moving through this area, and I want them to feel at home. So a standard inn type feel, maybe a dozen rooms, an eating area."

She waved her hands as she walked further into the space, then she cast a spell and a wall illuminated deeper into the cavern, bathing the space in light. She walked towards it, and turned to face us.

"Behind the inn spaces," she continued, "I want these spaces to be modern office type spaces. A large lab for research. An operations room, like in our practice, for coordinating different things. We will need to figure out communications, and networking. Jeremiah thinks that will be easy as the cellular signals are actually rather clear."

"Do you have measurements?" Kelly asked, "maybe we can start with a rough floor plan to start."

"Jeremiah has a pretty good scan of the area," Alyssa nodded, "We'll get you a file with the dimensions to start planning. The problem is going to be building materials, we have to bring them in through a large tunnel. Jeremiah and Zac are working on the plan, should be a couple of weeks before it's ready. We may have to purchase a lot that abuts the park."

I was at a loss, this space was a bit creepy. I didn't recognize the many types of creatures. They all seemed friendly, and were captivated by Alyssa. She could charm most people, so I wasn't surprised she had a similar effect with fae folk. I didn't know how we would get from the derelict condition this place was into the fully functioning space that Alyssa envisioned. What I did know was that she'd figure it out.

I smiled as I watched her, she was engaged and focused. I felt confident that nothing could stand in her way. Kelly had a similar look, her focus was different, but like her mother Betsy, she refused to believe in obstacles. I would follow this pair anywhere, and I knew they would listen to me if I saw something that needed to be changed.

"We'll figure it out, Aly." I smiled.

"Yes, yes we will," Aly grinned.

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Sammi - Present - Estate

By the time the pool orgy had wound down, Celia was exhausted. I felt tired, but Rick was energized. His eyes were filled with concern as he carried Celia down to his room. Her arms were around his neck, as he held her in his arms. Her eyes were open then drifting closed.

"She tried to keep up with me," Rick said, shaking his head, "I shouldn't have gone for so long."

"She just needs some rest," I said, "She'll be fine."

I hoped she would be fine. The whole encounter had gotten wildly out of hand. When the younger group rejoined us, it was like stoking a dying fire with new kindling then dumping gasoline all over it. Kelly and Rick ramped back up, then Zac's aura added to their power — the lust and passion felt almost physical.

I walked behind Rick naked down the cool hallway, my hand rubbing his spine. I opened the door to his room, and he slid past then carefully slid Celia into the sheets. He covered her with a sheet, then slid beside her. His warm body pressed to her flesh.

The door opened, and I looked in surprise. Carmen slid through the door carrying two bottles of water, and some other things. She crawled up alongside Celia opposite of Rick, and cracked open a bottle of water.

"Has she had anything to drink?" She asked Rick in a concerned tone.

"Drinking wasn't really on any of our minds," he said, taking the bottle from Carmen.

He downed a few large gulps, and then cradled Celia's head. Carmen opened the other bottle and took a long draw, then handed it to me.

I didn't realize how thirsty I was, being a waterborne creature in a pool, it never crossed my mind. I drank thirstily.

Celia was unconscious and Rick was having a hard time reviving her. I started to get worried. Her color wasn't right. Her normal vibrant skin tone took on a greyish hue. She looked listless and drained. Carmen held her hand to Celia's forehead, then her eyes widened.

"I need to go get Kelly," Carmen said, and slipped off the bed, and rushed out the door.

I slid up beside Celia and looked over at Rick, his eyes were filled with worry, I pressed my hand to Celia's cheek and willed some of my magic towards her. I had no idea if it would help, but I felt helpless. She stirred at my touch and her eyes flicked open.

"So thirsty," she mumbled.

"Sip some water, babe," Rick said, holding the bottle to her lips.

She took a small mouthful and swished it around in her mouth. Her eyes opened a bit wider and took another sip. Soon her color returned some, and she pushed up on her elbows, a dazed look in her eyes.

Kelly swept into the room, with Carmen right behind her. Alyssa followed a few steps later. Kelly slid beside me, and I crawled up to give her room. She looked at Celia and smiled softly, then held her hand to Celia's chest.

"Everyone, breathe your love towards me, I need your light" she said to all of us, then her hand started to glow.

I concentrated on Kelly, sending her love and light. It's hard to express how this was done. I focused on only good things, feelings, emotions, everything that I loved, I pushed towards Kelly.

Kelly breathed lightly over Celia's flesh, leaning close to her. I could feel her magic start to flow, it was like the reverse of her aura. She took what she had and pushed it into Celia. Celia responded almost immediately, her color returned and her breathing deepened. Her eyes shone as she gazed at Kelly.

"You really are an angel," she whispered then wrapped her arms around Kelly.

Kelly held her closely and just swayed. Alyssa leaned and hugged Rick closely, comforting him as well. I could feel his relief at Kelly's remedy, and then his own self-crimination was rising. How he could feel like he should know better, when none of us realized this could happen was a bit irrational.

"I need to teach you how to do this, Rick," Kelly smiled, "It's the reverse of your feeding, I'm sure you can do it to."

"How?" Rick asked, "What happened anyway?"

"We took too much," Kelly frowned, "It happens, we do need to be careful. You are overwhelming, but I didn't expect Zac to join us. It's hard to stop when we're all... feeding."

"It's okay, Rick," I said and reached for his hand, "You didn't mean to, it was an accident."

"I can understand I made a mistake," Rick said, "But I put Celia in danger, that's hard to excuse."

"Baby," Celia said, "What could you have done? I was enjoying myself. I had no idea either, I'll be more aware now."

Rick nodded, and handed her the bottle. She drank more, now that her color had returned. She sat up and crossed her legs looking at Kelly.

"So how can he do what you just did?" Celia asked, "I hope he'll never have to, but it's a bit dangerous being in love with an incubus."

Her smile helped us relax some. Rick hugged her tightly and kissed the top of her head, then looked at Kelly.

"What do I need to do," he asked.

"First you need to be calm," Kelly said, "Find your center, then concentrate on her. Think of light, of love, then press that into her. Like pushing yourself when you teleport, but not yourself, push your love, your light. Go slow, let it seep out, then you'll feel it flow. Go until you feel balance return."

Rick looked at me, and his eyes filled with concern. I felt fine, but something must have caught his attention. I felt tired, and I looked at him. Then his focus sharpened, and his power seeped into my essence. I wasn't human, I didn't have a delicate soul, but his power filled me, the magic I sent to Celia was returned. I smiled and my eyes felt lighter.

"So like that?" Rick asked.

"Yes, like that." Alyssa said, "You saw the deficit and you filled with your excess. Balance is important. Kelly does it much more naturally, she has used it on our family for years. She has the power to magnify sexual energy and increase or multiply what she absorbs. Then she lets that flow back into her lovers."

"I tend to absorb the power," Rick said, "I never really felt like I could return it."

"It's wonderful when you first feel it," Kelly said, "It can be overwhelming just to absorb. I remember when I first came into my power, more people would overwhelm me. I couldn't control it. I learned to push my energy out, instead of solely feeding on the energy.

I looked at Rick with pride. This was the problem with feeders, they had the bad rap of being greedy. Rick now had the tools to be even more powerful, but it would require him to push power out, rather than just feed. I could tell in his eyes he saw the difference. I crawled beside him and hugged him close.

I kissed him deeply, and found his eyes, my fingers running over his cheeks. I turned to Celia, and kissed her too. I couldn't find the words to say out loud. I loved the both of them more than I could express.

Alyssa stood up and looked at the three of us. Then at Carmen and Kelly, something unspoken passed between the three of them. I could feel their thoughts merge through the mesh, but couldn't hear their thoughts. They all nodded at each other.

"We're all family," Alyssa said, "Do you feel up to joining us in our family home?"

"This isn't home?" Celia said, not understanding.

Alyssa took her hand and then took my hand. Kelly and Carmen each took one of Rick's hands. Alyssa took us down the hall then downstairs. We walked into the vast expanse of the family home, and it suddenly clicked. Everyone was present, the love in the room energized all of us. The mesh buzzed with expressions of welcome and love.

"This is your home now," Alyssa smiled, "You'll always be safe here, we will always look after you, always protect you."

I grinned and a part of me was overwhelmed with joy. Another part of me felt sadness, I missed my home in the bay. I could enjoy living with his loving family, and I would to the best of my ability. But I knew that I also belonged to my natural space, my bay, it's waters. I longed for the feel of my bay flowing through my scales.

Alyssa looked at me, then took my hand.

"Take me there," she said, "Her eyes calm and serious, I want to see your home."

I flashed us both there in an instant. I flashed into my normal form and waded towards my cabin. Alyssa waded beside me, looking around, then felt me reveal my cabin from where I hid it. She nodded her head, understanding what I needed.

She sat on my porch and pulled me into a hug. I sunk into her, and laid my head on her shoulder. My feet lifting to kick through the waters of the bay, feeling my connections to my roots return and soothe me. She stroked her fingers along my spine touching my scales lightly.

"What can we do?" She asked, "I want you to feel like you can stay as long as you want. But you can't."

"I want to stay," I said, "I am bound to that dumb incubus you made me bite."

I grinned, laughing at my joke. It was my idea to awaken Tom who became Rick. I had no doubts or remorse over that decision. I was trapped now, I needed my bay too. I would always be split between the two.

"I bet Celia would love this place," Alyssa said, "It feels like she would."

"I'll bring her someday," I promised, "Tonight I need to rest here, so much has happened. Can you tell Rick, please? I'll be back in the morning."

"Of course love," Alyssa smiled and kissed me, "We'll figure something out, Sammi."

"I believe in you, Alyssa," I smiled, "Rest well."

With a pop, I was alone. I sank into my waters and swam north. I let my tears flow through the waters as I swam. I was a mix of emotions, and didn't want to rest yet. I toured my bay, the brackish waters reviving me. The day had been full of strange energies. They flowed in unfamiliar patterns that I had trouble reconciling. It was thrilling as much as it was alien to a reclusive water nymph.

I turned and swam back to my cabin, rising to my feet in the soft mud to walk the last few yards. Rick was sitting on my deck, and smiled when he saw me. I hugged him tightly, and kissed each of his cheeks.

"Celia is resting," he smiled, "She's snuggled between Megan and Naomi, happy as can be. She sends her love."

"Why are you here?" I asked.

"You need my arms around you," he said simply, and took my hand.

We walked to my bed, and he slipped into the webbed mattress, pulling me into his arms. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him lightly. I lowered my bed so it just dipped into the water. He flashed into his fae form, and my eyes widened.

"Don't you remember the last time?" I asked.

"I do," he nodded, "did you notice I moved your home into a current?"

I felt around me and a small current moved the water past us. His pheromones would flow out into the bay, and dissipate rather than concentrate. I hugged him tightly and pressed my lips to his, then laid my cheek on his chest.

We were soon asleep, resting in my home. My monster and me.