Penny the Conqueror Ch. 23

Arquis smiled and nodded. "I didn't really wanna go to this thing," Sajani went on. "Aashna's the one we're holding the party for. I fuckin' hate her stupid guts. But, I agreed to come out because of Joran." She stared off in the distance and smiled. "That is the most beautiful man, inside and out. Ugh. Did you have that? Just someone in your life who made you feel special."

Arquis just looked and nodded. Being a goddess made its own loneliness, whether it was the inability to relate to mortals, or her only companions being those who spent most of their time contemplating the universe. She found she could relate well, now that she had her human emotions.

Sajani took Arquis out to the Mystic Foxhole, which looked like a nice upscale club. Sajani paid the cover, and the two of them went in. There were a lot of women chatting and drinking.

Sajani raised her arm. "Tish! Hey, girl!"

A blonde woman jumped up and ran towards the two of them. Arquis admired her slender waist and big breasts. "Saj! Hey!" The two women hugged.

"Tish, this is Arquis. I met her in my hotel," Sajani said. "Actually, I spilled a drink on her."

"You should try saying hi next time," Tish joked as she gave Sajani a poke.

"Very funny," Sajani said as she slapped at Tish's hands. "Arquis, this is Patricia Black. We knew each other from school.

Tish gave Arquis a hug. "Oh my God, Saj! None of the guys are gonna look at us with her around!" She looked right into Arquis's eyes. "I mean—you are really pretty."

Arquis could only smile and blush. "She doesn't speak," Sajani explained. "She can talk on her phone, though."

Arquis took the cue and tapped away on her screen. "IT IS SO NICE TO MEET YOU. YOU ARE VERY PRETTY TOO."

Tish put a hand to her chest and laughed. "You rock! I'm glad you're coming along. Don't get me started on Aashna—she's gone full diva mode. She thinks she has all this cred just because she's the first one in our crew getting married." She looked over her shoulder, then back at Arquis. "We're gonna be doing a lot of talking. Don't feel like a third wheel, okay?"

"Who else is here?" asked Sajani.

"Jada and Lexie are saving us a booth," Tish replied.

The three of them went over. Arquis found herself excited to get to meet all of these new people. Sajani gave Jada and Lexie a huge hug. "Girls," Sajani began. "This is Arquis. I made friends with her in my hotel lobby. Don't you like her dress?"

Lexie took Arquis's hand. "Oh my God, you're so cute! Thanks for coming out."

"She can't speak," Sajani explained. "She had a throat thing."

Lexie looked horrified. "Oh no! I'm sorry. I'm probably being so insensitive."

Arquis quickly typed into her phone. "I AM USED TO IT. YOU LOOK AMAZING."

Lexis laughed and threw her arms around Arquis. "I love your new friend, Sajjy!" She took Arquis's by the arm. "Come on and sit down!"

The waitress came by and provided drinks. The other girls laughed and chatted as Arquis observed.

Eventually, the woman of the hour arrived. Aashna came in, wearing a blue sequined dress. She was lovely, with glowing brown skin and silky black hair. Her teeth practically sparkled. She hustled over and squealed, and all of the other women jumped up to give her a hug.

"You guys!" Aashna did little hops in excitement, then looked over at Arquis. "Oh! Who's this?"

"This is Arquis," Sajani told her. "She can't speak, though—she's a mute."

Aashna kept a frozen smile and blinked rapidly. "Wow! Like, thanks for bringing the dud." She laughed uproariously, and Lexie joined in.

Sajani scooted over by Arquis. "Don't listen to her. Urgh! This was exactly what I was talking about. You and I will just hang out while Aashna runs her stupid mouth."

Sajani sat with Arquis in the adjacent booth, spilling her guts about her feelings for Joran. "He has the most awesome sense of humour! I mean, when he tells a joke, it doesn't have to be at anyone's expense. And he gets me! He really knows how to talk right to me, and understand what I'm saying to him."

Arquis typed. "WHY DON'T YOU ASK HIM TO MARRY YOU INSTEAD?"

Sajani looked horrified. "I can't just do that! Look, I sometimes despise Aashna, but she's my friend. Joran is, too. Like, I still have to trust that Joran's doing what's right for him. I just..." She put a hand to her eye to cover her face. "I just want him to be happy. I know I could do more for him, though."

Arquis laid a gentle hand on Sajani's leg. All she could do is listen at this point, but it was helping a bit.

The music started up, and laser lights danced all around the walls and furniture. The girls all squealed. Sajani grabbed Arquis's hand. "Let's get back in the big booth! They're coming!" The two of them made it to the bigger booth, with all of the women sitting in anticipation.

Then they all came out, five of the most muscular men the girls had ever seen. They all wore only silver tearaway gym pants. All of the women were quivering and shrieking beasts now. Arquis's eyes lit up at the spectacle. She had seen true beauty stretched over the infinite span of the universe, but her human body was making her susceptible to the athletic form for now.

The five men danced to the various booths in order to flex their stuff, as well as to collect some bills. The women were being generous with their money, as well as their adulation. This club did not believe in the hands-off rule, and the ladies were being licentious as they wanted to be.

The girls at Aashna's booth were getting impatient. There was one stud that Aashna had her eye on, and was desperately waving him over. Sajani tapped Arquis on the leg. "You see? You see? She's ready to jump on the nearest guy she can! I knew she doesn't love him."

Aashna hopped up and squealed, waving her wad of bills around. The man she wanted to come over got the message, and made his way over. He also called over one of his fellow dancers. The two of them made a bee-line for Aashna. Aashna screeched with delight as she reached out for the two men. She rubbed their abs and felt up as much as she could on them.

"I gotta do something," Sajani said into Arquis's ear. "She's gonna make a mistake."

Arquis took Sajani's hand, then looked deep into her eyes. She leaned in and whispered the words of the Ancients. With Arquis's usual unpredictability with using her voice, this was taking a risk, but between the noise and the quiet tone, the risk was minimized.

Sajani stared forward, then got a look of understanding on her face. "I get it," she said to Arquis. "I have to trust Joran's decisions. He's accepting Aashna for who she is." She leaned back in the booth. "Let her have her fun, then."

Aashna had gotten up out of the booth to dance with the two men. She kept her hands laid on the chest of the man she liked, as the other one spooned into her and humped his hips into her ass. Aashna held the stripper by the back of the neck and placed a huge kiss on his lips. Sajani sat and fumed, but realized that Aashna was just showing her true colours.

The two strippers got their pants off, getting down to their thongs. They both sandwiched Aashna and did the grind on her from front and back. Aashna looked ready to pass out from excitement.

Tish threw a handful of bills in the air. "Get it all off! I wanna see that donkey dick!"

The trippers obliged, and peeled off their thongs. Aashna got one look at the two cocks and howled. She immediately took her favourite hunk in her hands and stroked it, getting him chubbed up. "Holy fuck, girls! Should I get naughty tonight?"

Sajani covered her mouth. "She wouldn't! She can't!"

Arquis rested her hand on Sajani's thigh, then got up. The two men were willing to go over to this curvaceous babe and give her some attention. Aashna looked playfully shocked. "Hey! I'm the bride-to-be here!"

Sajani laughed. "Looks like my girl isn't such a dud after all!"

Arquis danced with the two men for a few minutes, and noticed they were both at full mast. She took each cock in her hands and gave them a double tug. Sajani was cheering her friend on. Arquis then threw her arms around one of the men and kissed him. Sajani reached out right away to rub at the other dick.

The urge overwhelmed her. She leaned in and gave his dick a taste. She sucked and slobbered for two minutes as the stripper stood there and enjoyed himself. The other girls at the booth were cheering on Sajani. "SUCK THAT COCK! SUCK THAT COCK!"

The two strippers went back over to Aashna and sandwiched her again. Aashna let her eyes roll back as she let the two hunks dominate her. "Oh God," she moaned. "Oh God, I wanna fuck you two so badly!" She kissed her favourite again, then let her tits get felt up. Eventually the two of them had to move on, and let Aashna collapse at the booth while her friends all gave her playful shoves and smacks on the ass.

The night want on at the club. The girls all blew through a wad of bills and many drinks, and had the time of their lives.

Sajani gave Aashna a huge hug, as well as to the other girls. She went over to Arquis. "Hey, where are you staying?"

Arquis typed on her phone. "I HAVE NO PLACE TO STAY."

Sajani was a bit tipsy at this point. "Oh, fuck! You can't just have no place to stay!" She was stumbling a bit. "Come on. We'll go back to my hotel, okay?" Arquis helped Sajani out to get a cab, and the two of them rode halfway across town to the humble hotel Sajani was staying at.

Arquis got Sajani up to the room, then got her some water. They ordered up a pizza, then sat and enjoyed themselves for two hours. Sajani was doing a lot of the talking, mostly gushing over her true love. She also appeared to be sobering up, and was not nearly as depressed as she was earlier in the evening.

"You know, I feel so much better, Arquis," Sajani said. "Like, I was able to open up to you more in one night than I ever could to my friends out there." She reached over and rested a hand on Arquis's shoulder. "Thanks. Oh! I better get cleaned up. We were a little crazy in there, eh?" She bounced up and ran to the bathroom, then got the shower started. She stripped right off and jumped in, then got a quick lather in.

Sajani had on her silk jammies as she came back into the main room. "You can go get ready for bed," she offered. Arquis went off and closed the door. Sajani jumped into the soft bed with the fresh covers, then leaned back and sighed. Her ears were still ringing from the commotion at the strip club. She suddenly got a hard pulse and her breath got heavy. "Um, Arquis? I mean...I just came out here to party, and meet new people. I just like to say...I'm really glad I met you. You're great to talk to, and you like to listen..."

The bathroom door opened, and there stood Arquis fully nude. Sajani's breath caught in her throat. Arquis had a soft, curvaceous body on her, just meant for fun. Even her cherubic face just had a joy to it.

Arquis tiptoed over to the bed and lifted the covers to get in. She laid on her side, her lovely tits out in the open. Sajani just stared in disbelief.

"Ummmm," Sajani stammered. "Okay...I guess you're all right with sleeping naked. Yeah, cool." She looked down at her own pyjamas, then decided she was well overdressed. She picked at her buttons. "I don't wanna make you self-conscious or anything." She whipped her top off and tossed it, then turned back to Arquis. She had herself propped up by her elbows. She looked down at her own tits. There was something so comforting about being able to open up to Arquis.

Arquis let her hand rub up and down on Sajani's bare arm. Sajani was breaking out into goosebumps. Her dusky flesh was aglow under the dimmed hotel lights, as she was breaking out into a bit of a sweat. "Uh huh...whew! So you're, like, okay with the arrangements, right?"

Arquis got up on her hands and knees, then ran her tongue up and down Sajani's nipple. She migrated over to the other one and gave it some tongue loving. "Oh my God," Sajani moaned. "Okay, I know we were getting naughty at the club, and I really don't mind that you're...ooooh. Can you go lower?"

Arquis went down to the navel and poked her tongue into it. Sajani had a slim waistline on her with an adorable out-sticking belly button. Sajani gave a subtle push on Arquis's head, and the goddess took the hint. Sajani's thighs dropped open, and Arquis got her face into position.

Sajani rested a hand on Arquis's shoulder. "Okay, so I kinda get loud, so I hope I don't make so much noise that they OH FUCK!" Sajani threw her head back as she got the cunnilingus of her life. Arquis managed to driver her tongue right into Sajani's pearl pit. Sajani squealed and gasped as she reached levels of pleasure she could never dream of.

Sajani got her pussy licked for five minutes, then had to take a break. Arquis sat up, her lovely long hair getting in her eyes. Sajani let out a final sigh, then smiled. "Holy fuck, girl," she said with a chuckle.

Arquis leaned forward and kissed Sajani. She assumed missionary and humped her hips into Sajani's groin. The two of them bucked and made out. Sajani wrapped her legs up around Arquis's waist. Sajani was lost in wild orgasms, her thoughts as far away from the guy getting married as humanly possible.

Over at the sports bar called Mike Grizella's Break-Away, Kleeda had settled down for a drink. She had already been around to see some of the buskers along the strips. She was generous with the tips, and got a photo of herself with one of the costumed superheroes.

Kleeda loved watching the sports figures displaying their athletic prowess. One of the screens was showing MMA fighting. While Kleeda enjoyed most sports, she was taken aback at the raw force used to conquer an opponent. She noted that the humans had some rather barbaric practices still.

As she nursed her drink, she noticed a fine-looking young man sitting nearly all the way across the bar. He was quite handsome and had great broad shoulders. His skin was light, but Kleeda knew that they were the same race, at least in Kleeda's temporary body. His hair was buzzed down, and he had a well-trimmed goatee. He was busy watching the screen and sipping his beer.

Kleeda kept and eye on him for a few minutes, then decided she wanted to meet him. She got up, threw her purse over her arm, and walked right over. She could hear a few of the men making a whistle and chuckling as she walked by. She knew they were checking her out.

Greg had turned and caught sight of Kleeda mid-sip. He sputtered and coughed once he saw the full package. Kleeda stood there with an amused expression as the man got his composure.

He licked his lips and kept both eyes locked on this lovely woman. "Hi. Is everything okay?"

Kleeda lifted a single eyebrow. "Could you buy a girl a drink?"

The man offered a seat, and Kleeda sat down. The man waved a waitress over. "What would you like?"

Kleeda glanced over at the waitress. "Dark and Stormy. Just like my new friend here." The waitress wrote it down and went to the bar.

"You're something else," the man said. He held out a hand. "Greg King."

Kleeda took the hand, and was surprised at how warm and soft his skin was. "Kleeda. Kleeda Power." Kleeda had known the humans' obsession with continuing family lineage, and came prepared with a second name.

Greg gestured at the TV. "You like football?"

"I like the Eagles this year," she commented.

"Whoa," Greg replied. "I would have thought you liked the Raiders."

"Oh, I'm not from here," Kleeda explained. "I just stopped in for a visit with my friends, but I decided just to get away for tonight."

"Oh, yeah, I came down for some excitement, too," Greg explained. "I have to fly out tomorrow night. I got one last shot. I just wanted to stop in and get a drink, maybe some food, and get back out there."

"So you're from out of town?" asked Kleeda.

"Yeah, I'm currently up in Utah," Greg said, and rolled his eyes. "Not my first choice, but the Army tells me what to do. At least, they used to."

"You were a soldier?" Kleeda got her drink and thanked the waitress.

"Ha! No, a mechanic," Greg said. "It was decent pay. I got my discharge about a month ago, and now I don't know what to do."

"Why did you quit?" asked Kleeda.

"I just wanted to be somewhere else," Greg responded with a shrug. "I mean, I got this chance to go to school, but I won't be able to cover all my expenses. I might go fix cars or something."

"I can tell that's not what you want to do," Kleeda said.

"I might wanna go to school, y'know?" Greg shrugged. "You're kinda asking a lot of questions."

Kleeda leaned her elbow on the table to prop her head up. "I wanted to get to know you." She tugged at his t-shirt. "You aren't worried about me, are you?"

Greg looked hard at Kleeda's pendant. "What's that mean—the barbell?"

Kleeda laughed. "That's my symbol of strength. It was a gift."

Greg nodded. "I like it. Why don't you tell me about yourself then?"

Kleeda smiled. "I'm from Philadelphia, but I work out in Carson City. I came down just to do some shopping and meet with my girls."

"Why aren't they here now?" asked Greg.

"Ugh, I see them all the time," Kleeda said with a smirk. "Besides, I wanted to see if this city had any cute boys to be with."

"Well, good luck," Greg teased. Kleeda laughed heartily and gave him a gentle shove.

"Should we eat?" asked Kleeda.

They ordered wings and edamame, and got to know each other better. Kleeda was fascinated with Greg's face, looking so friendly and cute. She was attracted to him on many levels, and would have done anything he wanted.

Kleeda used the wet-nap on her fingers. "So why Vegas?"

Greg sighed. "I know how stupid this is gonna sound, but...I thought I could hit it big here." He looked right in Kleeda's eyes. "I know—it was a dumb idea, and I could lose money just as easily."

Kleeda touched his arm. "Let's go try it! I'll make sure you don't get too carried away."

Greg perked up. "There's a casino just down the road."

The two of them left. Kleeda kept an arm linked with Greg. She was feeling the spark with this man.

They went into the Arthurian Legends Casino and Resort. They looked around for a few tables, but Greg did not understand many of the games. Keno, sports betting, baccarat, and a few others. There were also rows of slot machines.

Kleeda pulled Greg over and pointed out the machines. "You can win fifty thousand dollars here!"

Greg was skeptical. "Oh, these ones are always a scam."

Kleeda open her eyes wide and blinked hard. "Try?"

Greg sighed hard, and went over to get some of the tokens. He played for ten minutes, getting only a few coins paid out again. Kleeda figured she had better make it seem real.

Greg went back to Kleeda. "None of these are working! I told you."

"Try one more," Kleeda pleaded.

Greg rolled his eyes and went over. Kleeda smiled, then pointed at the machine. With the last roll of the LED tumblers, the slots all lit up with swinging bells. Several ringing alarms went off and the machine went wild. Greg looked panicked, like he was going to be accused of robbing the place.

A pit boss ran down to verify the machine. The older gentleman grabbed Greg's hand and shook it hard. "You just won yourself fifty thousand dollars, sir. Will you come with me?"

Kleeda waited as Greg went to collect his cheque. He came back, still looking dumbfounded. "I can't believe this! I mean...I can go to school now! I'm all set!"

Kleeda grabbed his t-shirt collar and planted a kiss on his cheek. "I'm very lucky."

"Well, I mean...it's still early," Greg said. "What else can we do?"

Kleeda bit her lip, then nodded. "I have an idea."

After a half hour of waiting in line, Kleeda and Greg were strapped into the SkyShot, a giant slingshot ride. Kleeda was strangely nervous. Although in her human form, she was still immune from being injured. Still, the ride seemed intimidating to her.