Sholan Alliance - AU Bk. 03 Ch. 04

Even as the Valtegan ship did everything it could to slow down in time to turn around and escape it hadn't escaped notice. The Swiss ships that were always patrolling the treaty tunnel had already sent messages to Earth even as they turned towards the alien vessel.

Aboard the Sholan mother ship their advanced sensors picked up the entrance of the vessel and the moment it was identified as the Others they went to battle stations. The Commander was calling orders out as he hurried to his chair on the bridge. Even as the ship was turning towards the enemy's ship fighters were launching and streaking out. For the moment they were going for speed and would drop into stealth once they were much closer. An alert went out over the link with the Barque and fighters on earth.

A number of Terran vessels had reacted as well and the Captain of the Valtegan cruiser was frankly shitting fear pheromones. Then again so was the rest of the crew so it wouldn't be noticed for the moment. Based on the response of the system it was a high tech system as well based on the power readings scattered around not to mention the number of n-drives that suddenly showed up. This was not going to be pretty.

The commander aboard the Mother Ship made one order clear. "Do not destroy the ship. We need information on the others. If needed stand back and pound her till her shields are destroyed and her drives are dead but ensure the ship itself isn't destroyed." Even if the entire crew died they would be able to get a fair amount of information from the bodies. What they really needed was to identify where they had come from.

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Back on the Barque Teolura, Ike, and Amanda were in her suite starting to eat when the alarms went off and all three froze. Moments later the assistant came in and murmured something in Teolura's ear which had her entire attention. "Thank you and keep me updated. If the Commander needs either Ike or me we will be here in my suite." He left to man the comm. terminal so he could keep updated on what was going on.

Ike's eyes hardened as he heard the alerts. "Ambassador what seems to be the issue and please ensure that my comm's aren't blocked. I need to be in constant contact with the authorities." He had already been contacted and was getting his updates as well. Since Amanda was starting to look concerned he wrapped his arm around her and held her as he was talking.

Teolura nodded as she settled down next to Amanda on the other side. She was coming to respect Amanda a great deal and wanted to comfort her. "It appears an enemy ship has appeared in your system. Our Mother Ship has launched fighters and other light combat craft to intercept. They have also shifted orbit and are heading in that direction. Our sensors indicate that several Swiss ships as well as at least a dozen other combatants have also shifted orbit or patrol's to intercept. The alert we received is simply a precaution."

Amanda nodded as she was talking and wrapped an arm around Teolura's as Ike was comforting her. "Thank you for letting me know Teo. I would say isn't this exciting but I would prefer to be at home worrying instead of on a ship that is prepared to leave." For now she was as safe as she could feel between the two. She leaned a bit more against Teolura and closed her eyes and tried to relax now that the alarm had turned off.

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Once they reached their suite and Billy had checked the messages he gave Tasha a good kiss. "Love you and you have no idea how pleased I truly am that you accepted. I will see you tomorrow." *If you want after we are asleep feel free to come in and curl up with us.* She was part of their soon to be marriage as well and deserved to share this evening with them.

Tasha lowered her ears as she returned the kiss. *Thank you Yilly and I will. I want to know what your secret is, all you have to do is something as small as asking me to join you and I feel like a blushing school girl again.* Once she leaned back from the kiss she gave Z'Marl a good kiss and hug as well. "Go enjoy your evening though I might sneak in once your bond has formed. I want to be with the people I love so much."

Z'Marl lowered her ears as well as she returned the kiss. "If we don't find you curled up with us in the morning I am going to be rather upset with you." One last stroke of her hair she turned and walked over to Billy and they walked to the room he and Tasha had taken as theirs. "Good night love."

Once inside Billy turned to her and being careful with his right arm drew her to him and worked his hands under her tabard and stroked the fur on her back. When she tilted her head down for a kiss he met her half way and closed his eyes as he enjoyed the contact. He gently sucked her lip between his and nibbled on it as he kept stroking her fur. Between them he could feel a slight tingle forming similar to what he and Tasha felt on link days but not as strong. He finally opened the catches on her tabard and helped her out of it.

She could feel some of what he wanted and when she felt him want to kiss her she leaned down and pressed her lips to his. When he sucked her lower lip into his mouth and started nibbling small mewls of contentment and pleasure escaped from her. His hands were gently working their way through her fur to all the places on her back that she liked being stroked. Her hands were cupped around his neck and the back of his head as they were kissing.

Billy couldn't help but smile slightly when she resisted moving back to remove the tabard. *Silly woman, can't have more fun if you don't take your cloths off.* Once her tabard was off she returned the favor and helped him out of his.

Now that his skin was exposed her fingers started stroking across his back and shoulders as well. Both simply stood there for some time getting used to the new sensations. For Billy it wasn't near as intense since he was used to it but he knew that for Z'Marl it was going to be very intense. He was going to do his best to take his time before they actually mated to get used to the feelings. Her eyes were already getting heavy with lust and desire from the link. *This drive to mate will be intense but I will give you as much time as possible.*

As he was talking to her mentally a smile crossed his face as she was stroking his back. *It is also going to be strange to you since you will be feeling my reactions as well as yours.* He was working his teeth along her jaw to one ear and lightly nibbled on the lower edge and her mewls were getting stronger. He could feel the surge of desire low in her belly and knew that she would be getting wet by now.

Z'Marl was definitely feeling some serious arousal by now and it seemed like they had barely gotten started. Her eyes were closed as he started working his way to her ear and nibbled. His hands were stroking her lower back though he wasn't touching the base of her tail. She could feel small zings of energy between his fingers, her skin, and the base of her tail. When he actually nibbled on her ear she felt a release of fluid from her tunnel and god she was getting worked up. *Oh damn but I want you between my legs now. This is almost too much but I don't want it over with anytime soon.*

Billy grinned as she sent to him since he was sure she didn't realize it. Instead of responding he slowly moved backwards towards the bed till his legs bumped into it. When they did he deliberately dropped back and pulled her on top of him. "Now I have a kitty where I wanted her. I am going to do my best to drive you to new heights before bringing you down and holding you."

She let out a low growl of desire at his teasing. In revenge she grasped the back of his neck. "Do you remember this? It is my turn now." As he felt his body respond he pulled his head back. She smiled down at him and started licking and nipping the sides of his neck before clamping her jaws around it and applying some pressure.

When she grabbed the back of his neck Billy knew what she was doing as did his Sholan half. He postured for her and had to close his eyes again as she started nipping and licking the delicate skin of his neck. While she was doing this he could feel his body responding even more. When she bit down his erection became even harder if that was possible. Deep in his throat a low growl sounded as well. It was human sounding but it was close enough.

*Now you are mine as I am yours. I have wanted to do this for a while. When you asked me to become one of your life mates I knew I had to do this before we actually had the ceremony.* She started licking his neck where she had bit down before sitting up and damn it she simply couldn't wait anymore. *We have plenty of time later Yilly. Take me now and make us one.* She rolled off him and onto her hands and knees.

Billy didn't need any encouragement beyond that since both were flooding with feelings from the other. When he took her he felt the bond really forming and then they became 'US' and the memories started flowing. When they were done he collapsed on his side and wrapped his arms around her. *And now we are three. I love you my beautiful young lady. Thank you for allowing me into your life Z'Marl.*

She lay there panting as well and rested her arm over one of his that was wrapped around her waist. *By Vartra that was frigging intense. I think I should be the one who should be thanking you Yilly but why don't we both settle for we done good letting each other into our lives. Both you and Satasha make me feel so special. I have never felt this way before and I don't ever want to let it go.* A huge yawn hit her out of nowhere. *I think I need to fall asleep for a while. My brain feels like it was scrambled and then poured back into my head.*

Billy snorted in amusement at that. *Believe me I know the feeling and now I have two sets of female memories to deal with. Sleep well and I will be here when you wake.* He snuggled closer to her and had to smile as the tip of her tail was flicking against the side of one leg. She definitely smelled and felt like one contented female. He quickly drifted off to sleep with her.

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At some point during the night Satasha had come into the room and crawled in with them. Billy was on one side of Z'Marl and Satasha was on the other. Both had their arms curled around her and they were sleeping quite contentedly and it showed. If anyone looked they would see looks of complete relaxation on their faces.

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Dani watched her father and his ladies leave the suite and almost wished she could go with just so she could watch. This was their time though and he had talked to both her and Sally about his intentions. She was pleased but also confused by his actions since in some ways he seemed to be a different person. He had mentioned at one point it had to do with the link but hadn't said much else. At some point she was going to need to sit him down and make him talk to her.

Once they were gone she went to the room she and Z'Marl shared and quickly changed into some nicer cloths. One thing she kept meaning to do was get some clothing made for her. The tabards were fine for summer use but the winter was getting closer and from what she could find it was normally bitter. She had no intentions of freezing her legs off in anyway and needed to look at even leggings for under the tabards if nothing else.

After changing and making sure her hair was nicely styled she called one of her new friends and then left the suite. She was going to be meeting her new friends at the gate of the Telepaths Guild since they weren't telepaths. For some reason she thought that was rather odd but since it was their culture she simply went with it. Walking to the gate she was greeted by a number of the students and she returned the greetings.

In a way the attention was awkward since some of the ones calling greetings were simply because she was one of the Ambassador's daughters. Others were because she was human and they were interested in her for that reason. A tiny slice simply wanted to get to know her. Trying to decide which category they fell into was the hard part so she had pretty much decided to simply not be more than an acquaintance.

When she reached the gate she had to smile since all of them were looking good. The male who had offered her dinner was a tawny color and had been brushed till he gleamed. "My, isn't someone looking his best this evening? Must be meeting a special lady." She couldn't resist teasing him some.

He knew she was teasing him and returned the favor. "She is and I can't wait to get her to dinner and then..." He wiggled his ears at her just because.

The other two Sholan's grinned at the two and Shayo lightly bumped the much smaller Human. "I haven't seen him look this good for a while. I hope you brought a club with to keep the admirers away." The others snickered as well.

Misaki grinned back at Shayo. "Hah, I am the one that will need a club silly female." He moved over to Dani and carefully wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "If this or anything we do make you uncomfortable please tell me. You have been starting to fit in and sometimes I forget and simply react."

Dani had to grin at him and leaned against him. "I will and thanks for checking. So where are we going? The Green Goddess is off limits since my daddy is taking his bondmate and companion there for a meal out." She had to roll her eyes when she said that.

Misaki let a slow smile cross his face. "I am glad they are getting a chance to get out though I am sure they are going to get a fair amount of attention." When she rolled her eyes he tilted his head and flicked an ear at her. "Why the eye thing?"

Dani snorted at his question. "Because they keep acting like kids our age, well Z'Marl is but Tasha is older. It is just disturbing walking into the living area finding them necking and making out." She grumbled as she was saying that.

Shayo started snickering at her expressions as she talked about her father and his ladies. "That is too cute and it would be fun to see." Just for good measure she made a cute face and pretended to squee.

The third guy laughed and bumped Shayo before wrapping an arm around Shayo. "You are just jealous since your parents are horribly stuffy and old fashioned." He liked her parents and was teasing her though they were rather reserved.

She laughed back before answering Dani. "There is a small eatery that we really enjoy. Instead of the normal meals of things like Parnon fried fish or something Chidoe based with some sort of grain it is finger foods. Meat on sticks, fried cheeses, fresh fruits. It is really good and has some great dipping sauces. It is called Kitty Picken's."

Dani was making appreciative sounds till the name came up and she narrowed her eyes and looked rather suspicious. "I am not sure I am buying the name. The food sounds good but the name? I think I will wait till we get there."

Mizaki couldn't help but snicker. "That is fairly close to your language. The complete interpretation is Feline Frenzy." He had to shrug since the name was rather odd but what could you say.

She shook her head and eventually they did arrive and she had to chuckle at the name. Both were close and it was really amusing. When a young male came out he froze for a moment when he noticed Dani and his eyes widened and his ears twitched. "Good evening Dajana and Dajan if you will follow me please?" He grabbed some menus and scurried off to a table off to one side and waited for them to sit down. "Would you like anything to drink?" Once he had the order he scurried off again.

Dani sighed. "In fifteen seconds or less there will be the manager, and then soon after the owner if he isn't the manager." Sometimes being the new 'aliens' was a pain in the ass. She shrugged. "At least I don't have the crowds daddy has. So far he has managed to dodge the new services due to 'medical issues' but he won't be able to do that for much longer."

As she had expected within just a few moments a rather ruffled looking male and a rather chubby female came out. They were carrying the drinks out with them. "Good evening and we are very pleased that you have chosen our little establishment for dinner. If you don't mind our asking how is your father doing? He is looking so much better than when all of you arrived."

Dani couldn't resist and leaned slightly against Mizaki. "Mizaki invited me out for a meal and recommended this place." She smiled up at him as he wrapped his arm around her. When they asked how her father was she couldn't help but grin. "Well considering how active he has been he is doing much better. I think he is making up for all the time he lost being in the bed." She reached over and lightly rested her hand on the woman's. "Thank you for asking. He had all of us worried till he came out of the initial surgery."

Mizaki gave her a good hug and smiled at the couple. "We decided to drag her out and show her how we party and relax. I figured it would be good for her to get out for an evening and blow off some steam. That and since her father and his ladies are out for the evening as well we could play and have fun without his worrying." He had to tease her a bit.

The woman couldn't help but give her a warm look. "Well we will make sure the meal he offered you is the best." Just for good measure she gave Dani a knowing wink.

The male gave her a pleasant nod as well as he was passing the drinks out. "We are pleased that he is doing well. The news has been so erratic that it has been hard to know what is true or not. In any case I am sure you have had your ears talked off by curious people like my mate. Enjoy your meal and if you need anything please just ask."

The female laughed at him as he teased her. "Please enjoy and we will do our best to keep the attention off of you." They left and the next server was a young female.

Dani settled for leaning against Mizaki and let him order. Once everything was ordered she took a sip of her drink and started asking questions about his family. It was rather obvious that she was keeping from talking about her father or the two ladies in his life. When one of them asked about it she shrugged. "I am not sure just how much information I can give out and especially in relation to Satasha and Z'Marl. I can tell you about Earth and where I grew up but I just don't know what I can say from when Daddy was shot." She had to shiver when she said that.

Mizaki leaned over and stroked her cheek with the back of a finger. "Say what you feel you can and tell us if you aren't comfortable." He leaned over and lightly nuzzled her cheek as well. "Would you like to curl up in my lap? Relax and cuddle for comfort. I can't imagine the worry you felt." He held his arms out.

Dani lightly rubbed against his finger and the nuzzle and gave him a shy smile. "I have grown to enjoy cuddling with you warm and furry kitties." She slid over to his lap and leaned back against his chest. "Thank you Mizaki I appreciate it. I can get cuddles at home but most of the males are claimed or just a wee bit too young. Kingie's little brother is a cutie but just a bit small to sit in his lap."

Everyone snickered at that and they were talking about the classes they were taking when the food came out. All of them lifted their noses and sniffed. As far as Dani was concerned everything smelled and looked good. Both had filled up some plates of the finger foods and little dabs of the sauces.

When he offered her a piece of something with a purple sauce she took it and puckered for a moment. The purple sauce was definitely sour but the bite dipped into the sauce was sweet. "That was good, the pucker almost got me you beast." Just for good measure she pretended to hit him in the chest.