..Drygan..The Trek Continues..

[Rhindeer]

Even if Sakkata didn't know what she was doing...yeah, she was doing everything right, as far as he was concerned, and Hatame was more than content with just the close contact, the warmth of her body against his, and the light caressing of lips. Even if Sakkata was inexperienced, it hardly mattered; all she needed as far as Hatame was concerned was the confidence he was trying to nudge in her, the rest was easily learned and he had no problem teaching her--er, whoa, that sounded kind of wrong, but he didn't mean it like that!

Anyway. But even on her own she was doing great! Really, it was all just a matter of instinct, of trusting yourself, and just...doing what felt right. Which she was apparently doing, because it was certainly sending little pleasant shivers and tingles and warm fuzzy feelings through his body. Hell, if he still had the ability to purr in human form, you could bet he'd be doing that now--because, indeed, Gryphons did purr. But, sadly, humans didn't have the ability to make that sort of sound, and the only equivilent Hatame really had was to make a low, soft sound deep in his throat. Hey, it got the point across, and it came unexpectedly.

Though Sakkata could apparently make some pretty cool ones, herself.

Hatame couldn't help but smile a little against her lips as she made her little mewling sound and cuddled closer, his arms banding around her in response; it was a sound similar to another she'd made, one he remembered vaguely from when she'd been in pain, when she'd called out for him. Yet it was still distictly different from the pained sound that other had been, and he liked it. In fact, he had the sudden urge to try and get her to make it again, though he wasn't quite sure how he'd go about that, ahem. So instead, he just continued running his hands soothingly over her back and eventually let travel up the back of her neck to lightly cradle it.

He really didn't want to end it, but they had to breathe some time, so he finally broke the contact a bit reluctantly, though his lips still lingered close to hers, lightly brushing them. Well, he broke the kiss, at least. Because he really, really didn't want to let go of her now that he'd finally gotten to hold her. Truly hold her. He liked it too damn much...

"Wow..." he murmured quietly, kind of out of words to say and still idly stroking the back of her neck. It was kind of difficult to think at the moment, because, well, this whole thing...good Gods, he would have never seen any of this coming, not in a million years. "That...was nice..."

[Anonymous]

The sound he was making didn't quite click in her mind for awhile. And even once she realized it was he who made it, it had little effect.
Male Drygans growled after all...

Indeed, the noise she had made was very close to the one she had made while in pain. It was a sound usually reserved for Drygans, whether it be to call out to them in pain, or in lust.
Whoo, deep stuff.

It was near the end of the kiss when she wrapped her tail around him gently, trying to get as close to him as she could. Her breathing was shakey when he finally pulled back, her body trembling at the remaining light contact he kept up, his lips tickling along hers when he spoke.
The rubbing of her neck, while she was still semi-feral, caused another soft mewl to escape her, before she opened eyes.
A blush finally spread across her cheeks, and she shivered, but managed not to clam up again.
A small giggle came from who knows where, and she mangaged a bashful grin.
"Yeah...it was..."

She wouldn't have expected this in a million years either! She wasn't even in heat!

Speaking of heat...

It was nearly a week since their interesting little confession session down at the river. The days had grown hotter even in such a short period of time, showing spring to probably be on its way up in the mountains...or summer. She knew little of how seasons worked on mountains.

What she did know was that she woke up feeling...off.
Her body was tingly all over, and she felt warm, too warm. Uncomfortable, she rolled out of bed, and gasped. Just her tail brushing the sheets sent a thrill down her body.
...

Oh gods.

She was in heat!!! Soon she'd loose all coherency and think of nothing but mating! Ah, no!!!
She was gonna end up molesting Hatame, or something even more embarrassing!!
Trembling, she glanced at her door, wanting to just lock herself in and not see Hatame until it was all over.
But she knew that was not going to happen. A week. A full week before it would abate.
She'd let herself out long before that to chase him.
And even now, she couldn't bring herself to lock the door, and instead stood there, staring at it.

Aw crap, aw crap, aw crap....

[Rhindeer]

Ew...

It was hot.

After tossing and turning a while, Hatame finally gave up on trying to sleep any longer, feeling all gross and uncomfortable even though he'd long since kicked off the blanket, and sheets, and his clothes. Augh! Okay, maybe it wasn't that hot, but Hatame was a wimp when it came to the heat, having grown up in a nice, cool climate and having never adjusted to warmer ones. Sitting up in bed and swinging his legs over the side, he ran his hands through his hair groggily, suddenly wishing he didn't have so much. But there was still no way he was cutting it! That was just weird! Gryphons didn't cut their fur, after all!

So, it just settled for tying it back in a haphazard, loose ponytail before getting up. Blah. Maybe it would be cooler outside, because it was sure stuffy in here.

He was on the verge of merrily strolling out of the room before he remembered one key factor: clothes. He would have quickly noticed if it was colder, but since it was so damned hot there really wasn't much of a reason to wear them as far as he was concerned.

Of course...other people wouldn't appreciate that, though. Darn human prudes. So, with a sigh, he turned his back to the door and went back to rustle around for some clothes that wouldn't kill him. Aw man. Did he really have to...? Sighing again, he threw on a pair of breeches, a short-sleeved shirt, kicked on his boots and...hoped he wouldn't die or pass out or something. Of course, he probably was also just being a wimp. Stupid heat wave...summer...spring...thing, whatever it was!

Opening the door, he was glad to find the air outside was, indeed, a few degrees cooler. Thank Gods! Maybe he wouldn't die after all. Though...gah, was Sakki still sleeping? Jeez. If she was, she'd probably wind up suffocating with those rooms being the way they were (because if he was hot, that must cetainly mean everyone else was, too! By default!), lazy bum. Never mind that he'd been trying, and failing, at sleeping in...that didn't count!

And if he was up, that surely meant everyone else should be, too! Besides, he was hungry now that they were awake. Which meant they needed to get breakfast. Which meant he'd haul her groggy ass with him and...then they could do something fun since she was finally feeling better and all (ahem, obviously). Maybe he'd even hit her up on that offer to take he flying. They never had gotten to do that, after all, and he did need to get out and stretch his wings! Flying felt good, anyway...the air was cooler up there. Yes....cool air...

Oh man...little did he know as he made his way over to the place she was staying at...

Stopping in front of the door and yawning a little, he rapped on it loudly with his knuckes. "Saaaakki! Lazy bum! Rise and shine, already!"

How early was it, anyway? Ah well, she was getting her bum out of bed!

[Anonymous]

...Today was not going to be a fun day.

Sakkata shivered, and quickly lowered herself to the floor, pressing her back against the bed. Every little jar affected her tail now, which was really, really bad.
And awkward.
A drygan's tail was like the ultimate turn-on spot, when rubbed gently.
When she was in heat, it was a hundred times more sensitive!

The knock on the door startled Sakki enough to jump alittle, and her amber eyes turned slowly to the door.
That was him...
Rrrgh, Hatame...

In her mind, all she could focus on was mating. He was courting her after all, they had every right to mate.
Right now.
Right here.

Drygan females were agressive about getting their sex.
Even if it was Sakkata...

"I'm up..." She called softly, feeling the happy mewls starting to bubble in her chest, wanting to escape out into the stifling air around her. Honestly, the heat did not bother her so much any more.
She was focused on the male about to enter through the door, leaning forward until she ended up on hands and knees, her tail waving around above her. Almost like a predator about to strike...
Logical thought went out the window, and Sakkata was buried under pure instincts and hormones.

Hatame was in for one hell of a surprise.

[Rhindeer]

Hoo boy...in for a surprise, indeed...

Hatame blinked and tilted his head a little when she called back softly--softly? Hmm...that was kind of weird, but...whatever! She said she was up, and he was starving! He always woke up hungry; really, Gryphons didn't have to eat all that much, only once every few days if they'd made a good kill, but his human body didn't live by those standards! Not that he minded, because he'd taken a liking for human food...even if he'd never, ever been a picky eater to begin with, barring some things.

With a shrug, he opened the door...

And the first thing he saw was Sakkata, crouched down on all fours on the ground, her tail waving above her in a very distinct way. After all, he was a predator, too, and he could certainly read that bit of body language! Gryphons did the same thing when they were about to strike! He instantly froze, hand still on the door knob, and his green eyes widened and one eyebrow lifted in confusion; he was far too confused and taken off guard to be nervous. What was...what was she doing?!

"Er...Sakki...what are you...?"

Maybe that should have been his cue to run like hell.

[Anonymous]

Sakkata smiled almost immediately as he came into view. It was a rare smile for her too, because it was just so...cheerful.
Like she was really, really, really happy to see him.
Which, heh, she was.

She pressed herself against the ground for a moment, her tail still waving, and didn't respond to his words. She mewled softly and shuffled forward, almost tentatively. Always best to know if the male was in a pissy mood or not...
Finally she rose back up again, and started to crawl forward, her tail waving back and forth, back and forth.
Of course, she had no idea of Hatame could even smell the sort of pharamones she was putting off with every wave of her tail. They were meant for Drygans after all.
Then again, if he could smell them, he'd prbably get the point pretty quickly.

Almost close enough to touch Hatame, Sakkata pressed herself to the ground again, turning her head to the side a bit to better see him, and mewled once more. It was sort of like a test run, to make sure she wasn't going to be attacked. Just basic mating procedure.
Reaching out with a taloned hand, Sakki pawed lightly at his leg, or rather, at his boot and pant leg, just barely able to reach.
Her mind had not yet picked up on the big problem of Hatame not having a tail, which was a key point to her getting mated.
Oh well, she obviously didn't care he wasn't a Drygan so...she'd figure it out.

This was probably the most submissive one would ever, ever, ever see Sakkata. Shuffling forward just alittle, she finally grabbed his leg gently, watching his face closely with those large amber eyes.
Her tail paused, close to the ground and curled near her side, only the tip twitching as she awaited his reaction to her touch.

[Rhindeer]

Normally, if Sakkata smiled that cheerfully at him, Hatame would have been thrilled! Yay! She's opening up, and all that stuff! After all, he'd been bugging her all this time to loosen up, and it really was wonderful when she wasn't afraid to be herself--be herself in general, that is, and not just in the kissing department, however fun that was! However, there Sakkata was, positioned as though ready to pounce and looking way, way, way more cheerful than he thought he'd ever seen her. The combination of those two things was just a little...disconcerting? Sure, it was great to see she was apparently happy to see him but, uh...

That was when she started doing it.

And Hatame could only stare.

She was acting like a freaking house cat! Like...like...she wasn't even acting like, well...a person anymore! It wouldn't have been too shocking if Sakkata had never acted this way before because, well, Hatame wasn't human either, after all. But he'd...er...never seen her crawl and shuffle around on the ground like that before. It was kind of easy to forget that she was part beast herself because she did act like a human (even if she didn't look it). And then there was Hatame who was caught in a sort of awkward position somewhere between human and Gryphon. The whole thing was just suddenly very, very confusing.

Both eyebrows raised as she mewled and pressed herself to the ground, then crawled forward, waving her tail still. Sakkata. Crawling around and mewling. Mewling! Something finally clicked in his head. She made that same sound when they were kissing. A happy sound. A very happy sound. Call Hatame dense, but when it came to body language and little cues like that, he was a pro--after all, it was the dominant language of Gryphons, so he was a pretty keen observer!

Er...

He couldn't smell the pheramones, meant for Drygans as they were, but it was her behavior that sort of registered. A little--but only a little because he was so not trying to think. While the species may not have anything in common, Gryphons, humans, and Drygans alike, there was one thing they all seemed to have in common: they could make a male downright frustrated when they were "in the mood" and the female wasn't--which seemed to be always, but maybe that was also because it took nothing to get a male hot and bothered--but when the female was in the mood, oh damn, watch out. They tended to be loud about it. Female Gryphons in heat, for instance, had a tendency to yowl and carry on until Hatame was sure the male jumped them simply to get them to shut up, and human females just tended to be so suggestive and coy that, well...yeah, that did it. And...oh Gods...

Hatame suddenly started feeling a little less numb and shell-shocked and far more...dear Gods, he didn't even know!

Putting the thing in her hair. What had she said? Oh man...a week before females go into heat, males put stuff in their hair if the female wants them to court. It had been a week. Heat. Hair. Week. It all came together in a flash.

Sakkata pawed at his pant leg, and Hatame actually jumped before, shuffling forward a little more, she gently grasped his leg and watched him with those big eyes of hers.

Oh Gods, oh Gods, oh Gods...

His mind was racing a million miles an hour as he stared back down at her with equally large green eyes.

Oh shiiit...

The tail waving. The look. The submissive posture...

Nononono! This was so not happening! She was not doing this to him. She was not! Not after all his talk and thoughts on taking it as slow as she wanted, on it not being about sex, about wanting to be careful with her, about...about...AUGH! It was like all those horrible little perverted stories that he'd always found so amusing about saints being tempted as soon as they decided to be saints! Not that he was a saint, oh hell no, he could never be celibate, but oh my Gods, after he'd held out so well, been so good, wanted to not be pushy or pressure her and everything...this popped up! No! That didn't pop up, perverts! This did! Her! Her doing...that! And they hadn't even Frenched yet!

And why the hell was he panicking?! He loved sex! Ahhh! That was the problem!

Damnit, she was not...doing this! She was not...not...she couldn't do this to him! He didn't have the bloody willpower to survive it!

With a sudden jolt, he carefully pulled back to try and dislodge his leg from her grip, a nervous laugh escaping him. "Ahahahah...Sakki! How...uh...nice to see ya this morning! You look...happy! Great, great, but, uh...wow...now I know you're awake...really...awake...so...yeah! I better be off! So good to see you! Love ya, bye!" He took a few more steps backwards.

He was gonna die. He was gonna end up molesting her. Or be molested by her. Oh Gods, they were gonna molest each other! He had to run. Yeah. Run. Fast. Lock himself up somewhere. Fast. Before...stuff happened.

[Anonymous]

Hmm, he did not seem receptive to her advances as of yet.
Her clawed fingers released his leg as he jerked it away from her, supple body rising off the floor and back onto her hands and knees as she listened to his stuttered words.

She just smiled.

Mating wasn't a time for talking, so she chose not to respond to him verbally. He was walking away from her now, and Sakkata finally stood, following him out. Her tail continued to wave about behind her.
Once more she reached for him, catching his arm. She held the captive appendage to her chest and mewled at him yet again, still smiling as she stood close.
Really close.
So close she leaned forward and nuzzled his neck, still holding his arm against her.

Nope, she wasn't about to let her mate-to-be get away so easily. She was hell bent on making him want her.
Well, technically he already did, somewhere deep in that perverted mind of his.
But she wanted him to want her now.

(bah, short...x_x)

[Rhindeer]

Ack! Ack! She was following him! And smiling! If Hatame wasn't suddenly so panicked, he would have laughed at the overall hilarity of the situation. Sakkata was coming onto him. How the hell did that happen?! And he...was running from her advances. After all those months and years of him bugging her, complimenting her tail, hitting on her, saying her ass was nice...now it was apparently her opportunity to turn the tables. And it was freaking him out. Then again, he'd always been the one that did all the persuing and he was used to it being that way. He was used to being the aggressive one, the one that made the first move (even if he was oddly skittish around Sakkata, but that was just because he actually cared about her). He wasn't used to being chased.

Besides, the fact that Sakkata wasn't even saying anything? Kind of scary!

"W-wait, Sakki!" She grabbed his arm then, stopping his half-hearted retreat as she held his arm against her chest...and made that sound again. A sound which he loved, and which he currently hated because he loved it! And Gods, she was still smiling...and...the smile looked so good on her. He found himself pausing, looking into her face and relaxing a little. He really wished she'd do it more...NO! No! Escape now! He needed to escape before it was too late! He tensed abruptly, eyes widening, and quickly started to try and gently dislodge her from him, using her other hand to try and pry her fingers off his arm.

That was when she nuzzled his neck.

...Ohh...she was a dirty fighter. That was low.

A pleasant chill shot down his spine and he actually gave a quiet gasp and shivered, little goosebumps breaking out on his skin, and he froze in her grip, eyes almost closing completely as he relaxed fully. Oh damn. Not the neck. If there was one place a Gryphon liked being touched, yep, the neck was it. It was a sensitive spot that Gryphons were usually quite protective of, as it was, obviously, a prime target in battles, just like the stomach. But man...when it came to shows of affection and the like...Hatame shivered again. Well...at least she hadn't bitten or nipped him there...because if she'd done that...

NO!

His eyes snapped open and he jerked away again.

"No! Sakki! Stoppit!" he gasped. Want her? Oh hell yeah, he did; she didn't have to make him want her, because he already did! That was a given! But...but...he just couldn't help but be shocked by this whole thing, by how she was acting. Sure, she was in heat...but it was Sakkata! And it was so weird seeing her come onto him like this!

...And he really didn't mind it all that much, honestly.

But! He had to be good! Sakki...she...she was just under the influence of mad hormones! She wasn't herself!

Okay, okay, so he was just freaked out and taken off guard by her behavior. Really, being in heat was a natural cycle of life, but...it was...so...sudden! And he didn't know what to make of it!

"Sakki, stay! Stay, Sakki!" he told her, backing away, right before he turned on his heel and ran, bolting back toward the little place he was staying at. He just...neeed time to think, to get his bearings, to calm down! This was just...well, she was throwing him for a loop and he didn't know what to do about it.

...Well, barring some things.

[Anonymous]

Ha, she was getting to him! Finally...
She had been alittle worried there for a moment she was going to be rejected...

Holding his arm with one of hers looped around it, the other slithered down so she could twine her fingers with his. And all the while she stayed close.
Ooo...he liked that. Apparently she had hit upon his equivalent to a Drygan's tail...
That would help.
And she was just about to try nuzzling his neck again when he apparently came back to himself.

She blinked up at him, actually stopping as told. For now she was still coherent enough to actually hear him when he spoke, and understand what he meant.
After awhile she just wouldn't care, and would disregard all words shot her way.
One track mind, after all...

Stay?? And then he was actually running in the opposite direction. Sakkata was left to stand there, a bit amazed at his sudden fleeing.
She supposed that meant she was rejected...
But that didn't make sense! He had wanted to court her, and now he had the chance to mate her, and he was running away!

If there was one things Drygans were (aside from proud and stubborn...) it was determined. So Sakki quickly trotted after him, and then broke into a run, actually chasing him down. He could try hiding, and running, but neither were going to help him.
She could outrun him, and she could sniff him out of any place he hid.
The only problem was if he locked his door before she could slip in...
She didn't want to have to break the door down!

[Rhindeer]

Augh, he knew it! She was chasing after him! And he knew from experience that there was no way he could outrun her as a human. Damn! She didn't listen, but then again, she never listened even when she was coherent! He was doomed. He was screwed. Wait! no! he wasn't! He still had a trump card! He could transform. Yeah, Gryphon, fly. He could just...fly away somewhere and wait it out, though...how long would she be in heat? How long would this last and...how many times a year did it happen? Wait, no, transforming might be bad. If he did that, he'd be naked when he transformed back. After all, in order to transform he had to take off his clothes if he didn't want to tear them to pieces, and once he transformed back...crap. He didn't know how long this lasted, so who knew? Once he came back...he'd be a sitting duck.

Sakkata was a hunter, too, after all...no doubt she'd be hiding somewhere and get him during his moment of weakness.

Okay, okay...that was a bad idea. Think! He needed to come up with a game plan here.

Thank Gods his place was close, because he quickly swung around a corner, grappled with the doorknob, and slammed it shut behind him once he'd slipped inside, pressing his back up against the door after he'd locked it and taking a deep breath, panting slightly--more from the sudden stress of the situation than from running, because he just didn't get winded that easily. Okay. He was safe. Coast was clear for now. Now...he just had to think. What would happen if he just...transformed? If he stayed around in his Gryphon form until she cooled down? Because, uh...surely she would NOT try and mate with him like that! That'd just...no. Unless...no...that could still backfire. She could pretend to be better. Then...once he transformed...no, that was dangerous. He just...needed to keep his clothes on.

As tempting as this all was...

He shivered a little, remembering the neck nuzzle...

Damnit! No! Keep your head! Just...think. Think about this whole thing. And...what the heck he was going to do...

Unfortunately for him, back to the locked door though it was, the fact that there was still a window in the room hadn't quite clicked. Nor that Sakkata would quite willingly bust down the door to get at him.

Erk...

[Anonymous]

Damn!! She watched as he rounded the corner before her, and by the time she got around it as well, for she was still trying to catch up, she watched as he slipped into his house.
Skidding to a hault, Sakkata came to a gentle rest against the door. She could hear him lock it, her palms flat against the wood, her forhead laying on it as she breathed through her nose.
Why was he trying to get away from her...?

Sad mewling started up from her side of the door, her tail waving around behind her. She wanted him to come out!
The mewling was long and consistant, and rather close to his head with him leaning against the door like that.
Finally, after awhile of getting no response, the sound stopped.

But Sakkata had not given up, not by a long shot.
After a moment of silence, there was the sound of the window sliding open. And yes, there was Sakki.
A small frown on her face, she slunk in through the window, and immediately dropped to all fours.
She looked like she had just be scolded for something.

Mewling softly once more, Sakki slowly crawled forward, her tail now waving low. She was no longer the predator stalking the prey. She was the sad scorned Drygan who wanted to get screwed!
That small frown stayed on her face as she came closer to Hatame, her head dipped low once more.
"Don't run away..."

[Rhindeer]

Hatame winced at the sad, long mewling outside the door, right by his head, and he crossed his arms over his stomach. He was still hungry, but he didn't think that had to do with the sudden, ill feeling he had in the pit of his stomach. Ouch...she sounded so...sad. Argh...damnit...maybe...maybe he was being a jerk again. After all, he imagined he'd feel like crap if he started being all lovey to Sakkata and she pushed him away. Had he seriously done that, pushed her away? He...didn't mean it like that, though! She'd just taken him off guard! He'd reacted without thinking, and...now that he had time to think and gather himself, maybe that really hadn't been the best thing to do.

He winced again, chewing his bottom lip nervously. No...that definitely hadn't been the best thing to do. Afraid to hurt her? Jeez...was he really that stupid? He'd probably hurt her more by freakin' running away from her. Then again...what else was he supposed to do?! He didn't want to pounce her! Well, okay, that was a lie, he did. And that was exactly why he had to run!

The mewling stopped, and Hatame turned his head, pressing his ear to the door. Maybe he should go out there...it might be suicidal, but...

Ah, he felt like a jackass again! He should have thought first before he reacted!

Damn, this was so confusing and...confusing!

Turning slowly, he placed his hand on the doorknob, debating. Well...maybe it didn't hurt her feelings, really. She wasn't in her right mind after all! but...no! It didn't matter! He had to...had to...

The sound of the window sliding open, however, made him jolt and spin around again, hand still on the knob. And, what do you know? There was Sakkata, dropping down to the floor onto all fours and...

Looking quite dejected, no longer smiling.

Erk. Ouch.

Mewling softly, she came forward, and Hatame kept his hand on the doorknob, still half-prepared to bolt. To where, he had no idea, but somewhere! Except...no! Stay! He couldn't do that! He'd hurt her, obviously...

A fact that was only reinforced by her words.

Don't run away.

Why, why, why did she have to pull that card now?!

Well...as long as she didn't look ready to pounce him anymore...though...erg, what was he really afraid of?

Hatame sighed, letting his hand fall back to his side. "I'm sorry, Sakki...I...erm...didn't mean to, well...push you away or anything..." he said quietly. "Or run away from you...you just...took me off guard, I guess..." He gave a weak laugh, still leaning back against the door. Maybe she'd calmed down, come to her senses...

[Anonymous]

Would he run? He looked ready to bolt...
Please don't run...
She paused as he stood there, hand on the knob, and waited to see his decision.

But it seemed he listened to her words.

Sakkata immediately perked up, the smile returning, and she completely disregarded what he was saying. As a matter of fact, she wasn't even listening. She began to crawl forward, and at a faster pace. Her tail was once again waving high in the air, and once close to him, she stood.

He had no tail, but she had made the link between tail and neck, so that's what she went for.
Pressing against him, and smiling rather cheerfully, she mewled at him, and then proceeded to snuggle her face into his neck.
Mmm, he smelled nice...another mewling for him. She rubbed softly against his neck, shivering with delight at getting to be so close to him, her tail still waving out behind her in wide arcs.

So far, Hatame was lucky enoughin the fact that she had not yet tried licking or nibbling his neck. She wouldn't do that to his 'tail' until she became really desperate for him to accept her advances.

How long was Hatame going to be able to hold out...?

[Rhindeer]

That sure cheered her up fast. In fact, he hadn't even finished talking before she was already at it, smiling happily and crawling toward him again. In...the same way as previously. Oh man...there it was again, the thing he'd become so increasingly familiar with over all the time knowing her: Drygan moodswings. And if THAT wasn't a huge 360 in emotions, he didn't know what was! Then again, she was also in heat, so, um, that had to have something to do with it, obviously.

Damn...!

Before he could move, bam! There she was, pressing up against him and trapping him between her and the door, his back pressed flat it. She was apparently also a fast learner, because she'd gone right for the neck again, much to his delight and horror. And she was doing the blasted mewling again...happy mewling...aw man...

He could feel Sakkata's shivers as she rubbed into his neck, her body so close, and he pressed his hands back against the door along with his shoulder blades, as though trying weakly to get away and distance them--but also to keep his hands put, because he really just wanted to touch her, to pull her closer, to respond, to, well...give in. His own body was shaking lightly, shivers coursing through him at her touch and just the fact that she was so close, her scent filling each breath he took, almost overwhelming at this point. Damn it...he so did not have the willpower for this, he was not strong enough to hold out, and hell, he'd never had</I> to hold out! This better not be some weird practical joke of Sakkata's, turning the tables like this, because...well...no, it'd be absurd for this to be a joke and he knew it. No way...

He didn't want to push her away, though...and quite instinctively, he turned slightly and lightly nibbled the tip of her ear, close as it was to him as she nuzzled his neck.

But...but...!

Agh! Stop!

His hand weakly fumbled for the doorknob, managed to unlock it, and he hastily turned it, looking for a way to escape. Outside. Outside was good. No mating could be done outside in public! His brain was fuzzy, but even it could register that much!

Probably a bad idea.

The door swung open, and pressed against it like he was...he ended up toppling backwards out the door, probably sending Sakkata down with him. Oh well. It worked! He was outside now! Safe! Kind of! In any case, the landing served to jolt him back to himself. A sort of harsh wake up call.

Panting quietly, he quickly flopped over onto his stomach and started to hastily get to his feet. "Can't...do that out here!" he managed to say--or, squeak, practically.

Damnit! He was trying so hard to be good! But...maybe...

What if she really did...er...want it? And it wasn't just mad hormones? After all...they were courting...and...

No! Stop thinking!

[Anonymous]

She could feel his shivers against her, pressed along him as she was. Yes, he was responding! He was just being skittish earlier, that was all...
Sakkata's mewling rose in pitch happily, feeling that he would finally reciprocate her affections and become her mate.
Somewhere deep in the part of her mind that was still Sakkata, she was probably cackling evilly about Hatame's utter lack of willpower in this respect.
It certainly would work in her favor now!

A small jerk forced her apart from Hatame briefly as he nipped at the tip of her ear, another sensitive spot, before pressing against him harder with a happy murr from deep in her throat.
Yay, he was responding, really and truly!
And then he once again tried to run...

"Gah!" They both tumbled through the doorway, Sakkata landing on top of Hatame, who was quickly mobile once again.
Frowning, Sakkata quickly rose to her knees and practically threw herself at Hatame. Her arms wrapped around his stomach as she lay along his back, but she couldn't get to his neck this way.
And she couldn't find words either as she whined softly at him, that same sort of sad mewling sound.

She shifted, moving her hands so that she could gently run her claws along his neck, since that was the only way she knew of to get to him.
Her weight was probably not enough to keep him down for long, but it was in her nature to be rediculously persistant in the pursuit of a mate.
It did only happen once every few years after all!
She had to make it count while it was here!

[Rhindeer]

"Gyah!" Hatame half grunted, half gasped as Sakkata threw herself onto his back. He had just managed to rise up onto his knees, too, but that effectively sent him lurching forward again and he might have even done a face plant if he wasn't quick to catch himself on his elbows. Holy Gods! He didn't think even he had ever been this freaking desperate to mate! He didn't think...maybe? Then again, he wasn't a female in heat! Gah! He knew this day was gonna be weird! Just knew it! he should have slept in...he really should have sucked it up and slept in...

Of course, if he also knew that this only happened every few years for Sakkata...he probably wouldn't have been resisting as much as he was. Ahem.

Scrabbling desperately at the ground for a hold and trying hard to ignore her sad mewling (which was not working; gah, it made him feel bad, alright, like he was somehow being an ass even while trying not to be an ass...in a roundabout way), he attempted to rise back up and hopefully dislodge Sakki from his back, but she was holding him firmly around the middle and she wasn't exactly all light! She was all muscle, after all, and even heavier since she had the extra weight of her tail! He did managed to get up on his hands and knees, though, and he was about ready to straighten up all the way when it happened.

He felt claws along the back of his neck, and a shock ran through his body, making him gasp.

No...no...! Not the claws!

It was the beginning of the end for Hatame, because Sakkata was sure figuring things out fast. Inexperienced? Oh good Gods! Why was it always the virgins! Or, well, technical virgins.

His limbs buckled and he collapsed back onto his stomach and...promptly stayed put. Which was probably a good thing, because, yeah. The neck was a bloody turn on spot, and Gryphons, after all, did have talons--he rather liked the feel of claws, as well as biting, because, well, that's often what happened during mating. And it was damned well working now. Curling his fingers into the grass, Hatame pressed his face into the grass and wanted to just...groan or cry or something! Well, not cry, really, because he sure as hell wasn't sad!

"Sakki...! Not here!" he managed, squirming a little. After all, they were right out in the open.

He'd sort of meant to say not now. Crap. That came out wrong...

[Anonymous]

She stayed quite firmly lodged even as he sat up, shifting alittle to make sure she could still reach his neck.
And oh-ho, she had found another thing she could do to him! Apparently his neck was very much like a Drygan's tail.
Which put her back in an advantage.

A small squeak was forced from her as they fell. Wow...that really was a sensitive spot! Smiling still, Sakki scooted up on his body so she could nuzzle the back of his neck with her face and move her hands to the sides of his neck, still grazing them slightly.
He was still being stubborn about it all, so she nipped and nibbled at the nape of his neck after moving all of his hair out of her way.

And all the while that tail of hers just swayed happily in the air.

She had no sense of where they were, or what poor women could walk in on them. Of course, if Hatame was really that worried about it, he could always just carry her back indoors!
Not like Sakkata would complain!

[Rhindeer]

Hatame wasn't really worried about being walked in on, honestly. He was just digging for excuses and, well, okay, so he was a little worried about being walked in on, but not because it would embarrass him! Hell, he didn't care about that! After all, he had no shame! Though, well, mating--er, sex? Whatever! His mind kept flip-flopping back and forth between Gryphon and human terms--was still a private thing! Even if he still really didn't care, especially not at this point. The only reason he would worry about something like that was because he didn't want to be kicked out of the village! Or...something. Hey, it was pretty much a bloody convent! If some woman saw them making out...and more...er, that couldn't be good.

Though, somewhere deep down in the part of Hatame that wasn't currently preoccupied with warding Sakkata off, he cackled evilly in his head about corrupting nuns.

Wait, wait! Agh! Shit...he was not caving this soon! Dear Gods, this was sad...

At this point, Sakkata was really working overtime it seemed, or just growing increasingly persistent (as if she wasn't already, bloody hells!) because not only was she gently raking the sides of his neck with her claws, but then she'd also gone and moved his hair to the side so she could also nibble and nip the back. Damnit...damn her! Hatame actually whimpered quietly, trapped, not because there wasn't anywhere to go (he could have gotten up and made a mad dash for it if he'd wanted to) but because there wasn't anywhere he wanted to go. He didn't want to "escape"--he never had, really, even if she'd initially scared the shit out of him (which, yes, she had, haha). No, he wanted her, all right. Right here. Right now.

And, yeah...it was getting to him. Or, rather, it had gotten to him.

Well, guess Sakkata was lucky in this case that he didn't have any willpower. He'd already done really good for him, because he couldn't say he'd ever put up so much of a struggle before!

He didn't know whether to be proud or horrified at that, really. But it didn't matter!

Breath hitching, still shivering, he tried to turn over, reaching behind him--or, flailing more like, because she was really, really distracting him--with one hand to try and grab onto her while pushing himself up with the other. He managed to grasp ahold of one of her wrists, since it was right near his neck, and held it firmly but gently in an attempt to stop her, or to at least ease up on the bloody teasing. "Hold up, Sakki...wait...wait a sec..." If she kept that up, it'd be over before it even started.

Finally he managed to sit up on his knees, shoulders still hunched a little and one hand planted on the ground, almost like he was crouching, his breathing still uneven. He turned his head a little to glance back at Sakkata. "...So...this is really what you want, huh?" he asked quietly, even though it was kind of obvious. She was only bloody throwing herself onto him. But, hey...he still had to ask. Or, at least, he felt like he did. It was the job of the males to ask permission--at least, in Gryphon society.

[Anonymous]

He whimpered.
Her Drygan mind spun around the sound, trying to figure out what that could mean. Sakki's coherent mind, able to think through the hormones for now, knew it was a good sign.
She mewled quite excitedly in return. She was adjusting to their change in species quite well, finding his equivalents to things Drygans would do or have.

He flailed, and she took no heed to it, still gently nibbling and running her nails along his neck. It was not until he grabbed her wrist, and the desperate words that came out of him, that finally made her pause.
She shifted to her knees as he did, and let her free hand run down to rest on his chest.
At least she was still semi-obedient to what he said...

Was this what she wanted? Uh, duuuuh...
Still smiling, for apparently being in heat made her rather happy, Sakkata cuddled closer to him, snuffing behind his ear.
Again, words did not come out of her, for those were long gone. She was just focused on making him cave.
Her arm still draped around him, she went for his neck for a third time, nipping at the tender skin with more force than before.

That was about the best he was going to get as far as an answer was concerned.