Chapter 5: Chapter Five
New clothes would probably be better to wear. Not that her being human didn't make her stand out already. But also she need pants and she was cold. The hide would most likely be a lot warmer. He took the hide from her and placed it on the table. Then put the other away back on the shelf. She walked over to the table and touched the hide again. The fur on it was soft and short. To be honest it reminded her of a cat she once had. She set the bowl that she held in her other hand and placed it on the table. She wanted to see if the hide was enough. Before she could grab it she felt his claws on her again. Startled she immediately jumped away. The hide he wore around his waist was brown as well. Seems that brown is a themed color here.
"Don't move."
He grabbed her again, this time around the waist. She stood frozen, her cheeks were so sore from all of the events of today. She didn't know how much more she could take. She covered her face as he traced over her body. When he got to her chest, she slapped him away.
"You can't wear that around here." He stood up and used a claw to start cutting the hide. "I need to make sure you stay warm as well."
"Fine but no groping!" She stomped her foot and held her chest in her arms.
"Groping? Hahaha."
Was he seriously laughing at her! It was a husky kind of laugh, but still. She turned her chest further away. How dare he laugh. She may have a small chest, but that didn't mean it was ok to laugh.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He finally stopped laughing and straightened up. "I mean no offense. Your just so tiny come pared to beast men and beast women." She watched as he grabbed the left over hide. "Here I'll use this to measure your chest."
Beast men? That's what they called themselves. She didn't realize just how small she really was to him and the others. No wonder he had thought she was a child. Wait he doesn't still think she is a child does he!
"Y-you know I'm an adult, right?" She managed to squeak out. He was way too close to her chest for comfort.
"Yes, I figured that out when I caught you in the tree."
"How?" How could he figure that out from her wound. Oh no! Wait...
"I can smell your, um. Huhmm." He cleared his throat and stepped back to finish his work.
But it ended a day ago! She was so horrified that she immediately dashed into the nearest corner, and covered her face. She tried to calm her breathing as she thought of how they found her. Oh geez! Has he been able to smell her this whole time! Wait if he could smell it, does that mean others smelled it?
"Hey! Are you okay? What's wrong? Are you ill?" He grabbed her shoulders and spun her to face him. He must of caught on because he sighed. "Look only I could smell you, and well maybe Sklai. But she's female too so it's not a big deal."
So as long as she didn't get close to anyone she was fine. She let out a sigh of relief. Well atleast it was just them too. However, her mind had its own thoughts. What's going to happened when she gets her next cycle if he can still smell it after it ended? The though of multiple beast men and women being able to smell her. Did she stink? What? Who asks that? She quickly shook the thoughts away.
"So I guess your sense of smell is quiet strong." She awkwardly tried to change the subject to him.
"Well it's average for my tribe." He went back to the table and grabbed the hide. "Here take that cloth off and put this on you'll be warmer."
"Wait now?" She wanted a bath one and two she wasn't changing in front of him.
"Yes, is there a problem with that?" He said it as if it was normal to be naked in front of each other.
"Well I need a bath first, I'm dirty." She wasn't going to get undressed in front of him. She'd hoped he'd let her go bath somewhere secluded and private.
"Hmmm I see." He placed the hide back down. "I'll have Cyro help me bring get a bath ready for you in the bath hut."
"Bath hut?" So they keep their baths separate from their huts.
" Yes, bath hut." She could tell by the way he brought his hand to his neck that he was getting annoyed. "We keep a separate hut for baths because getting water up here is rather difficult."
She flashed back to when he was climbing the rope with her. She couldn't imagine trying to carry water up to the top. She started to feel guilty for even saying anything. When he left her alone she felt the faint growl of her stomach. She barely ate a thing. Sitting down at the table she began digging into the food. There were different berries and fruits too choose from. She sampled each one letting out moans with each bite. So far her favorites were the sweet tasting grapes that weren't grapes, the red fruit that mushed in your mouth with one bite, and the yellow star shapped one. The red one had to be her all time favorite. The way the sweet juice just instantly filled her mouth. It was like a sweet refreshing wine. As soon as she finished one she grabbed another. Devouring it in an instant, not caring that she moaned with every chew.
She grabbed a third and walked to one of the windows. She had to push the leaf back so she could get a good look. The canopy of the trees was darker, a sign that night fall was on its way. She couldn't see a single star. She looked out and saw lights coming from the many huts below. The looked like fireflies down there. She could just barely make out a few of the lizard people who were still out and about. They seemed to be socializing in small groups. What she didn't see was children. Not a single child was around. She wondered if now was bed time for them. She took a bite of the red fruit letting out yet another moan. If there was one thing she could count on it was delicious food. She may be small, but she could easily eat a whole pizza in one sitting. Her mouth watered at the thought of the hot cheesy meatlover pizza. There's a very high chance she may never get to eat another pizza again. Not even a bacon burger, or chilli cheese fries. What about chocolate? Did they even know what chocolate was. She took another bite hoping to stop the growl she felt as she thought of chocolate cheese cake.
As the juice burst and filled her mouth all thoughts of chocolate washed away. She wondered if she could try to turn this fruit into some type of wine. She knew wine came from grapes, but the taste of this fruit was perfect for it. A loud thud from outside the hut alerted her to his return. She placed the remaining fruit in her mouth and dashed outside. She watched as Alzie placed what looked like a tote size bucket of water on the deck. He reached over and took the second one from Cyro's tale. He was the same lizard that was with them as before. They both must have very strong tales to have done such a task successfully. Though she could probably fit in one so there was no need for the second one.
She watched from outside the door as Cyro and Alzie moved the buckets inside. She met Cyros eyes as he went by. He seemed to look nervous and worried. She did notice his tail was also a bit longer than Alzies. She followed them in after they had set the buckets down. The hut felt a little cramped now though. She could see Cyro's tail fidgeting from behind him. Was he really nervous to be around her.
"Thank you, Cyro, for helping with the water." Cyro seemed to still but he still had a nervous look to him. "Why don't you eat something."
She was trying her best to make him feel more comfortable. Being someone who deals with anxiety herself she understood how he must feel.
"As long as you and Alzie stay facing that way," She pointed towards the bookshelf and they both turned toward it. "It should be fine. I prefer to bath in private."
"I- i-if you wish to bath intricate Alzie and I c-c-can leave."
She could no longer see his face but his tail seemed to twitch again. Apparently Alzie noticed it too. He gave her a slight smile and gently began pushing Cyro outside. Cyro met her eyes one more time before heading out the door. Alzie pushed some leaves in front of the door as he exited. She sighed with relief at being able to bath in private. Though she felt very puzzled by Cyro. Perhaps that was a normal reacting and Alzie's wasn't. She quickly pulled the shirt off and sat on a chair to start pulling the socks off. The light was dimmer now that the sun had gone down. So she felt more comfortable with the added privacy. Now fully naked she walked over to the biggest bucket. Cyro had carried this one, but it was also big enough to fit her. She dipped a toe in and to her surprise it was quiet warm. Her mind drifted back to how Sklai looked and Cyro looked. They were both light colored but Alzie was dark. From what little knowledge that she did have about Lizards, she was sure Cyro wasn't supposed to be light colored.
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