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Chapter 26 - The college age woman and the redhead queen.

"Did I really need this?" Shiho muttered under her breath, juggling two overstuffed grocery bags against her hip while fumbling for her keys. The plastic handles dug into her fingers, still warm from the afternoon sun. "Who buys three kinds of vinegar in one go? Me, apparently."

She kicked the door shut behind her, the cool air of her apartment rushing over her skin like a sigh. The bags hit the counter with a thud, punctuated by the clatter of a rogue onion rolling free. "And *you*," she said, pointing at the vegetable now sulking near the edge, "were supposed to stay put."

Her fingers tingled as circulation returned, the ghost of the bags' weight lingering. She flexed them absently, watching the tendons shift under her peach-smooth skin. The silence of the apartment pressed in, no roommate humming off-key, no distant chatter from the street below. Just the hum of the fridge and her own breath, sharp from the climb upstairs.

The tight jeans hugged her hips as she leaned forward to rescue the onion, the denim pulling taut against the curve of her ass. A strand of brown hair escaped her ponytail, tickling the nape of her neck. She blew it away, but it clung stubbornly, like an afterthought.

Outside, a motorcycle roared past, rattling the windowpane. Shiho froze, listening, half-expecting, half-dreading, the sound of footsteps following. But there was only the echo of her own pulse, quickening for no reason at all.

Then, tentative as a cat's paw testing water, came the knock, three soft raps against the wood. "Who is it?" she called, not moving, the onion forgotten in her palm.

Silence. Then, a voice like a fraying ribbon: "Please."

Shiho wrenched the door open just as the woman collapsed forward, a spill of red curls tumbling against her collarbone, the scent of roses and something metallic, was it blood?, filling her nose. The weight was sudden, warm, a stranger's heartbeat fluttering against her ribs like a trapped bird.

"Shit, shit, shit, hold on..." Shiho's hands found the woman's waist, the silk of her dress slippery under her fingers. Up close, she could see the sweat along the woman's hairline, the frantic rise and fall of her chest beneath the corset. The woman's lashes fluttered once, then stilled.

"You... You're..." Shiho's throat tightened. Recognition flickered, absurd, impossible. The Queen's portrait in her childhood storybook, the same arch of the brows, the same shell dangling from her neck. But here, now, her breath was sour with panic, her skin cold where it pressed against Shiho's.

A drop of sweat slid between Shiho's breasts. "Okay," she whispered, hoisting the woman higher, her muscles straining. "Okay, we're doing this." The apartment door swung shut behind them with a click that sounded far too final.

She laid the Queen down on the threadbare couch, the cushions sighing under silk and sweat. "You're not bleeding," Shiho murmured, fingers skating over ribs, collarbones, the soft give of her abdomen. The dress was damp but intact with not a single tear, no stains darker than wine. "Just exhausted," she concluded, peeling back an eyelid to reveal a sliver of emerald-green. Unconscious, but alive. The Queen smelled like crushed petals and salt.

Kitchen tiles chilled Shiho's bare feet as she paced. "What do you even feed a fainting Disney monarch?" The fridge hummed, offering wilted greens and questionable yogurt. She grabbed eggs instead, their shells cool against her palm. "Omelet," she decided aloud, cracking one-handed. The yolk trembled, golden as the Queen's ringlets, before splashing into the bowl.

Outside, pressed against the fogged windowpane, fox ears twitched. "How quaint," the gray-haired woman murmured, crimson lips curling. Her tail flicked, once, twice, as she watched Shiho's hips sway with each whisking motion. "No wards. No wards at all." The fox woman's fingers traced the window latch, nails clicking softly. "Mortals," she sighed, breath frosting the glass.

The Queen groaned softly from the couch, fingers twitching against brocade. Shiho spun, egg-white dripping onto her jeans. "Hey, easy!" She lunged, catching the Queen's wrist mid-collapse. Skin met skin: Shiho's fingertips burned where they brushed royal veins, ancient magic humming beneath ivory softness. The Queen's pulse fluttered like moth wings against throttled silk.

The fox woman inhaled sharply. "Now." Her lips parted—smoke unfurled from between teeth, tendrils slithering through the cracked window. It curled around Shiho's ankles, licking up denim-clad thighs before coiling at her nape. A gasp. The scent of overripe plums filled Shiho's nostrils as the smoke plunged in. Her pupils dilated; the whisk clattered to the floor, yolk splattering like stolen sunlight.

"Oh..." Shiho's body locked mid-step, toes scraping tile. Every muscle hardened to marble. The Queen's wrist slipped from her grasp. Three seconds suspended, breathless. Then Shiho spins. Shiho's torso twisted violently, arms whipping outward like snapped cables. Her ponytail lashed the air, brown strands blurring into a caramel streak as she became the axis of a screaming gust. The tornado, her body bounced off the fridge, ricocheted against the ceiling, upended the coffee table with a sound like bones breaking.

The Queen's eyelids fluttered. "Wh...?" Memory trickled in slow: not her name, not the castle's lavender fields, but the fox woman's grin outside the window. She pushed upright, silk sticking to sweat-slicked skin, just as Shiho's spinning form grazed the couch. Close enough for the Queen to glimpse wide, black eyes wide and terrified, unrecognizing. The tornado veered away, toppling a lamp. Glass shattered.

The gorgeous fox woman smirks against the windowpane, her fingernails tapping a silent rhythm on the glass as she watches Shiho's abrupt halt. "What's wrong, little mortal?" she purrs, though neither woman inside can hear her. "Never danced with magic before?"

Shiho's bare feet screech against the linoleum as she skids to a stop, her chest heaving. The Queen staggers back, red curls tumbling over her shoulders. "You... are you alright?" she breathes, green eyes wide.

Shiho's gasp comes out ragged. Her thighs tremble, then tighten, the denim seams straining as muscle curves into impossible sleekness. She whimpers, fingers clutching at her own hips as the transformation slithers upward.

The fox woman's tail flicks with delight. "Ahhh, there it is," she murmurs, licking her lips. "Legs first. Always legs."

The Queen's shocked inhale mingles with Shiho's moan as the girl's calves elongate, her ankles narrowing to delicate points.

"You... your hips," the Queen breathes, hands fluttering near her own waist as if to shield herself from the sight. Shiho's jeans split at the seams with a sound like tearing parchment, revealing skin that glistens like oil on water.

"Stop staring," Shiho pants through clenched teeth, though her hands instinctively cradle the widening curve of her pelvis. Her thumbs press into the newly formed hollows above her hipbones - spaces that weren't there minutes ago - feeling the alien give of flesh reshaping beneath her fingertips.

The fox woman drums her fingernails against the glass, her smirk widening with each inch Shiho's sway intensifies. "Oh darling, you'll thank me later," she croons to the empty street, watching the way Shiho's balance shifts with each experimental roll of her transformed hips. "Everyone does."

"I can feel..." Shiho cuts herself off with a sharp inhale, fingers flying to the small of her back as denim splits further. The Queen's hand claps over her own mouth when Shiho's ass gives an almost liquid ripple beneath the shredding fabric, the new fullness bouncing slightly even after she stops moving. "That shouldn't..

it's like someone's kneading dough inside my skin," Shiho gasps, her voice cracking on the last word as her palms press against the suddenly prominent swell.

The Queen's rings glint as she grips the couch's armrest. "Tell me what to do," she demands, her royal training cutting through the shock, though her wide eyes betray her. Shiho's answering laugh is half-hysterical as she stumbles into the kitchen counter, the abrupt impact making her new curves jiggle visibly beneath torn denim.

"Stop staring at my ass, Your Majesty," Shiho pants, though there's no real venom in it, not when every nerve ending feels alight, not when the fox woman's delighted laughter drifts through the cracked window like windchimes.

The Queen's cheeks flush pink, but she doesn't look away. Not entirely.

"I would... if they'd stop *moving* like that," she breathes, her gaze flicking back to Shiho's hips despite herself. Shiho groans, her fingers digging into the countertop as her shirt suddenly pulls tight across her shoulders. "Oh god... not again..."

The first button pops with a *ping*, skittering across the linoleum. Shiho gasps as her collarbones shift, the fabric straining against her shoulders. "They're... they're *growing*," she chokes out, watching in horrified fascination as the yellow collar creeps upward along her throat.

The Queen scrambles forward just as Shiho's second button surrenders, revealing a swell of smooth peach skin that hadn't been there a minute ago. "Do they... does it hurt?" she asks, her fingers hovering near Shiho's ribs.

"Not hurt, just...*fuck*..." Shiho's breath hitches as her nipples brush against the inside of her shirt, the sudden sensitivity making her knees buckle. The Queen catches her elbow just in time, her grip firm despite the way her own hands tremble.

The third button gives way as Shiho's breasts push outward, the fabric stretching taut before yielding completely. Her small C-cup breasts swell, rounding into fuller curves that press insistently against the remnants of her shirt. The Queen's breath catches, Shiho's cleavage deepens by the second, the newly plush flesh jiggling slightly with each ragged breath she takes.

Outside, the fox woman's tail flicks lazily against the windowsill. "Mm. Much better," she purrs, watching Shiho's hands instinctively cup her own breasts, her fingers sinking into the soft, unfamiliar weight. "Though I do wonder..." Her fingernails tap against the glass. "...will she thank me now? Or after the next part?"

Shiho's shirt gapes open completely, the fabric sliding off one shoulder as her breasts settle into their new size, full, heavy D-cups that sway with every unsteady heartbeat. The Queen's throat bobs as she stares, her own corset suddenly feeling suffocatingly tight.

Shiho's laugh is shaky, uneven. "You're... you're staring again," she points out, though there's no real bite to it. Not when her own fingers keep tracing the new curves, marveling at the way her nipples pebble against her palms. The Queen blinks, then meets Shiho's gaze with surprising steadiness.

"Can you blame me?" she asks, voice rasping against strained corset laces. Her fingers twitch, half-retreat, half-reach, toward Shiho's exposed skin. "You're... *glowing*." The Queen's pupils dilate as Shiho's collarbones flush pink, sweat beading between the newly plush mounds.

Shiho's breath hitches, then fractures entirely when twin pricks of heat bloom atop her scalp. "Fuck, my head...!" Her hands fly up, knocking the Queen's aside, fingertips brushing unexpected velvet. The Queen gasps. Between strands of brown hair, two triangular shapes twitch, russet fur tipped snowy white.

"...Ears?" Shiho whispers, nails scraping softly against one. A full-body shudder wracks her; the sensation ricochets down her spine like a plucked harp string. The Queen exhales sharply, her breath ghosts over Shiho's throat just as denim rips further behind her with a sound like tearing vellum.

Something warm and sinuous brushes the back of Shiho's thigh. She whirls, nearly toppling the Queen, her new tail sways behind her, sleek as poured molasses with that same white tip. It flicks once, independent of her will, caressing the curve of her own ass through tattered jeans. The Queen makes a sound like a stifled whimper.

"You've got to be kidding me," Shiho breathes, twisting to grab it mid-swing, only for her fingers to close around fur so impossibly soft it makes her knees weaken. A shudder wracks her; the tail curls around her wrist possessively. "Oh *god*, that's..."

The Queen's fingers brush the sensitive base where tail meets spine. Shiho arches with a cry, breasts bouncing, toes curling against cold tile. "I *know*," the Queen murmurs, voice thick, pupils swallowing emerald green whole. Her other hand ghosts over Shiho's hipbone. "Your skin's singing with it. I can *feel* it."

Shiho's laugh comes out ragged. She catches the Queen's wrist, their fingers tangling. "You're not..." *repulsed, running, screaming* "...scared?" The Queen's thumb strokes her pulse point, slow, deliberate. "Darling," she says, and the word curls hot in Shiho's belly, "I've danced with worse at court." Outside, the fox woman's fingernails score the glass in one long, satisfied scrape.

Shiho's tail lashes against the Queen's calf. She should recoil, should *care* but the Queen's pupils swallow her whole, and suddenly all she can think about is how that corset would feel between her teeth, how those ringlets would spill like wine over bare thighs. "Fuck," Shiho gasps, hips jerking forward of their own accord. The scent of the Queen's sweat, lavender and iron, floods her nose. Every follicle on her tail stands electrified.

The Queen's breath hitches. Shiho watches, mesmerized, as the Queen's pink tongue darts out to wet her lips. "Tell me," the Queen murmurs, fingers skating up Shiho's ribs, skirting the underside of her breast, "is this hunger new?"

Shiho's nipples tighten to aching points. "Yes... no...*Christ*..." She arches into the touch, tail wrapping possessively around the Queen's waist. The realization hits like a struck bell: she wants to *devour* her, wants to leave marks that'll bruise royal purple by dawn.

The fox woman's laughter curls through the window like smoke. "Almost there," she croons. Shiho barely hears her, she's too busy cataloging the way the Queen's pulse jumps when her fingernails catch on silk. The Queen's gaze drops to Shiho's mouth. Shiho *knows*, with sudden, terrifying clarity, that she could push her onto the kitchen table right now, could hike that dress up and discover if queens taste like honey or salt. The thought sends a pulse of wet heat between her thighs so sharp it nearly buckles her knees.

"Wait," the Queen breathes, fingers fluttering against Shiho's collarbone. "I don't..." Shiho surges forward before she can finish, catching her bottom lip between teeth. The Queen gasps, the sound swallowed whole as Shiho licks into her mouth. She tastes like stolen apples and the metallic tang of fear, or maybe that's Shiho's own blood where she's bitten her tongue.

"I'm sorry," Shiho pants against her lips, not sorry at all, her hands already fisting in those perfect ringlets. "I know we don't... fuck...*know* each other." The Queen whimpers, her corset creaking as Shiho presses her back against the fridge. Shiho's tail lashes wildly, knocking over a chair. "But I'm going to ruin you," she growls, and it's not a threat, it's a *promise* scritched into skin with blunt nails.

The Queen arches, her dress rucking up around her thighs. "I've never..." she starts, then shudders as Shiho's knee slots between hers.

Shiho grins, all sharp canines. "Good," she purrs, dragging her tongue up the Queen's throat. "Then you won't know how badly I'm about to fuck this up."

Outside, the fox woman's fingernails score the windowsill in one long, ecstatic scrape.

"Dress first," Shiho growls into the Queen's collarbone, her voice scraped raw with need. "Tell me how it comes off."

The Queen's breath hitches as Shiho's blunt fingernails trace the intricate lacing of her corset. "The... the pink silk beneath hooks at the shoulders," she manages between gasps. Shiho's tongue follows the path of her fingers up the Queen's sternum, pausing to lap at the hollow of her throat. "And the... ah... the stockings clip to the garters beneath the petticoats."

Shiho steps back just far enough to survey her handiwork, leaving the Queen trembling against the fridge. Every inch of royal skin she's exposed glows with a thin sheen of sweat in the afternoon light. "Turn around," she murmurs, voice thick with barely leashed hunger.

The Queen twists slowly, her pulse hammering visibly in her throat as Shiho's fingers trace the knotted ribbons along her spine. Each tug of the laces makes her gasp, not from pain, Shiho realizes with a thrill, but from the deliberate, torturous *slowness* of it. The corset falls away with a whisper of silk against skin, revealing twin dimples at the base of her spine that Shiho immediately licks into.

"God *above*..." the Queen arches, her red curls tumbling forward as Shiho presses open-mouthed kisses up each vertebra. When she reaches the Queen's shoulders, she bites, not hard, but enough to draw a startled cry, before peeling the pink underdress down with agonizing precision. The fabric pools at the Queen's waist, baring her back in its entirety.

The fox woman outside presses her forehead to the glass, her breath fogging the pane as Shiho finally spins the Queen to face her. The sight punches the air from Shiho's lungs: rose-tipped breasts heaving, nipples pebbled tight, the soft swell of her stomach quivering with each ragged inhale.

"You're *staring*," the Queen whispers, but her hands rise to cup her own breasts, thumbs brushing lightly over her nipples in a way that makes Shiho's new tail lash.

Shiho smirks. "You're *showing off*," she counters, stepping close enough for their sweat-slick skin to meet from collarbone to thigh. Her palms slide up the Queen's ribs, slow as rising dough, until her thumbs can trace the underside of each breast. "Fuck, you're *soft*," she breathes, before dipping her head to lick one peaked nipple in a slow, wet circle.

The Queen's knees buckle. Shiho catches her by the hips, her own newly sensitive tail twining possessively around the Queen's bare thigh as she seals her mouth over one taut peak. The sound the Queen makes, half-sob, half-laugh, vibrates against Shiho's lips as she sucks gently, then harder, reveling in the way the Queen's fingers tangle in her hair, *pulling*.

"*More*," the Queen gasps, her hips jerking forward. Shiho obliges by grazing her teeth over the nipple before swallowing it whole again, her free hand sliding down to hike the Queen's skirts higher. The scent of her arousal hits Shiho like a physical blow, musk and honey and something indefinably *royal* and she groans against the Queen's breast, her own thighs slick with want.

The fox woman's laughter curls through the cracked window, rich with delight. "Now *that's* a proper thank you," she murmurs, vanishing into the dusk just as Shiho's fingers finally find bare skin beneath petticoats.

"Talk to me," Shiho pants against the Queen's breast, her thumb circling a taut nipple while her other hand skates up the inside of a trembling thigh. "Tell me how wet you are."

The Queen's gasp hitches into a moan as Shiho's fingers brush through slick folds. "*Drenched*," she confesses, arching into the touch, her corset creaking with the movement. Shiho groans, her own hips jerking forward as she slides two fingers inside, the Queen's tight heat clamping down instantly. "Fuck, you're *hot*," Shiho rasps, her thumb finding the Queen's clit as her lips close around a nipple again.

The Queen's thighs tremble around Shiho's wrist, her hands scrambling for purchase against the fridge. "I've never...*oh god*... never felt like this before," she admits, her voice fracturing as Shiho curls her fingers just so.

Shiho moans around the nipple in her mouth, her tail lashing against the Queen's calf. The sensation is electric, the way the Queen's inner muscles flutter around her fingers, the taste of salt on her skin, the heady musk of her arousal mingling with the scent of their sweat.

Shiho pulls back just enough to watch the Queen's face as she quickens her pace, her thumb pressing firmer against that swollen bud. "Come for me," she orders, her voice rough with need. The Queen's breath stutters, her emerald eyes dilating further as her orgasm crashes over her. Shiho feels every pulse, every clench, and it's all she can do not to grind against the Queen's thigh right then and there.

With a wicked grin, Shiho withdraws her fingers, bringing them to her lips to lick them clean. The Queen watches, dazed, her pink tongue darting out unconsciously as if mimicking the motion. "Delicious," Shiho purrs, her own arousal a slick heat between her thighs. "But we're not done yet."

She hooks her hands under the Queen's thighs, lifting her effortlessly, her newfound strength surprising even herself, and carries her to the couch. The Queen's legs wrap instinctively around Shiho's waist, her back arching as Shiho deposits her onto the cushions. The Queen's red curls fan out around her like a halo, her skin flushed and glistening.

Shiho steps back, her own breath coming fast as she reaches for the remains of her tattered shirt. The fabric clings stubbornly, sticking to her sweat-slicked skin before finally surrendering with a soft tear. She tosses it aside, standing proudly naked before the Queen, her tail flicking lazily behind her. The Queen's gaze roams hungrily over Shiho's body, the slope of her breasts, the curve of her hips, the way her thighs press together just enough to hint at the wetness there.

"Like what you see?" Shiho teases, running her hands down her own torso, fingers grazing the sensitive base of her tail. The Queen's answering whimper is all the encouragement she needs. "Good," Shiho murmurs, crawling onto the couch, her knees sinking into the cushions on either side of the Queen's hips. "Because I'm not nearly done with you."

The Queen's breath hitches as Shiho lowers herself, their wetness meeting in a slick slide that makes both of them gasp. "Oh...*fuck*..." Shiho grits out, her hips jerking forward instinctively. The sensation is electric, the Queen's folds hot and yielding against hers, the friction maddening. "You feel that?" Shiho growls, grinding down harder, her tail lashing against the couch. "That's *mine* now."

The Queen arches beneath her, her hands scrambling for purchase on Shiho's thighs. "Please...*please*..." she begs, her voice raw, her hips canting up to meet Shiho's thrusts.

Shiho captures her wrists, pinning them above her head as she leans down to lick a stripe up the Queen's throat. "Say it," Shiho demands, her breath hot against the Queen's ear. "Say you want me to fuck you like this."

The Queen's emerald eyes blaze with defiance for a heartbeat before she shatters. "*Yes*," she sobs, her thighs trembling around Shiho's hips. "Fuck me... *breed* me..." Shiho's answering snarl is feral as she surges forward, their bodies moving in a frantic, slick rhythm, the couch creaking beneath them. The Queen's nails score Shiho's shoulders, her moans pitching higher with each roll of Shiho's hips, until the air between them is thick with the sound of skin against skin, breathless curses, and the wet, filthy sound of their joined bodies.

"Look at you," Shiho pants, gripping the Queen's shoulders tighter as she grinds down hard, relishing the shudder that wracks the royal body beneath her. The Queen's breasts bounce with each thrust, pale pink nipples pebbled tight against Shiho's chest, while Shiho's own fuller curves sway heavily, their sweat-slicked skin catching the dim light. "Begging like a common whore." The words drip from her lips, molten and cruel, and the Queen arches into them with a broken cry, her hips jerking erratically.

Sliding a hand between their bodies, Shiho presses her thumb against the Queen's clit in tight circles, grinning as the Queen's legs clamp around her waist. "*There*... right *there*..." the Queen gasps, her voice fracturing as Shiho fucks her harder, their wetness slapping together obscenely. Shiho can *feel* the Queen's thighs tensing, her inner muscles fluttering around nothing, and leans down to lick a stripe up her throat. "Come for me," she murmurs against the Queen's pulse point, sucking a bruise into the delicate skin. "Come on my pussy like the desperate little slut you are."

The Queen shatters with a cry, her hips jerking wildly as she soaks Shiho's thighs in a flood of sticky warmth. Shiho groans as her own folds are suddenly fused tight against the Queen's, their lips sealing together with an obscene *pop*. "W-what...?" the Queen pants, her green eyes wide, but Shiho's already moving again, grinding down urgently as the strange pressure builds between them.

"Ohhh...*fuck*..." Shiho moans, her tail lashing wildly as she feels the Queen's slick coating her own folds, impossibly hotter now that they're joined.

The Queen whimpers, her nails scoring Shiho's shoulders. "It's *inside* me..." she breathes, her thighs trembling. Shiho can feel it too, the molten pressure pooling low in her belly until she's suddenly coming with a hoarse cry, shuddering violently as her own release spurts *into* the Queen's depths.

The Queen arches off the couch with a ragged scream, her womb greedily swallowing every pulse of Shiho's cum, their bodies locked together as Shiho keeps rutting into her like an animal in heat. "T-take it," Shiho growls, her hips snapping forward erratically, her thumb still grinding against the Queen's oversensitive clit. "Every fucking drop." The Queen sobs, her whole body clenching around nothing as Shiho's cum floods her womb, the impossible wet heat spreading deep inside where no one's ever touched, where no one was *meant* to reach.

"Shiho," Shiho pants against the Queen's lips once she can speak again, her voice wrecked and raw. She kisses the Queen's sweaty cheek, then finally, hungrily, claims her mouth. Their tongues tangle lazily, Shiho still lazily rolling her hips to milk the last tremors from both their bodies. "My name's Shiho."

The Queen whimpers into the kiss, her hands clutching desperately at Shiho's waist. "I... I can't..." she gasps between kisses, her thighs still twitching around Shiho's hips. "I don't remember mine."

Shiho laughs breathlessly against her lips, her tail curling possessively around the Queen's thigh. "Don't care," she murmurs, nipping at the Queen's lower lip before sucking it into her mouth. "Just need you to remember how my pussy feels against you."

The Queen shudders, her green eyes hazy with lust, her legs tightening around Shiho's waist again. "Again," she breathes, grinding up against Shiho's still-dripping folds. "Fuck me again."

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