Pixie Hazard by Archibald Bradford (top young adult novels .txt) 📕

strange and different, and there is so much I still don’t understand.”

“That’s- you’re from a completely different civilization!” Maria sputtered.

“Uh huh, but you like young guys like him?”

“You know I do, what does that have to do with-”

“I don’t know much, but I know men. And young ones like him aren’t super smart. He was like me because he was all safe and happy doing his botany, but then he was kidnapped and tortured and stuff, and now he’s on a ship with a bunch of scary marines and a suuuper attractive Bunny.”

Maria snorted at the cat’s phrasing, but then pursed her lips thoughtfully.

“You got a bit off topic towards the end, but I take your meaning. You think I should cut him some slack.”

“Um, maybe? Is slack a bad thing?”

“No it’s not a bad thing, it’s-”

“But why would you cut it for him?” Her eyes widened in apparent understanding and she smiled; “Oh! Is it about food? Like how I always cut the crusts off of my hubby’s sandwiches?”

Maria laughed suddenly, sitting up straight as she did.

“Don’t ever change Bunny.”

Though confused at first, the K’or-Macka joined in the laughter before shaking her head even more vigorously than before.

“Impossible! We change every day, we grow and shift into new selves just as the oceans of my homeworld shift the islands rising out of them, reshaping their shores with every wave. It’s part of life.”

Maria’s mouth fell open slightly at the unexpected wisdom coming from the frivolous Bunny, but she wasn’t finished.

“Bryan will change; the pain that he has been through is changing him, just as the pain of this secret he kept is changing you. So now for your choice: do you swim to shore and leave him to float out of your life, or will you cut up his slacks and weather this wave with him?”

Maria groaned into her hands, hiding her face.

“I’m way too sober for philosopher-Bunny.”

The K’or-Macka rubbed her back again, but all traces of mirth were gone from her face.

“He loves you. Young and stupid as the puppies I have heard about, but still love. Whatever you decide, don’t forget that.”

Maria sniffed, wiping away an unexpected tear before pulling Bunny into a hug that somehow ended with the smaller girl straddling her hips, her pert breasts smooshing into the blonde’s much larger bust.

“You know you’re a better friend than any of us deserve right?”

“Nope!” Bunny smiled wide and kissed her full on the mouth, catching her off guard before holding her cheeks in either hand and looking hopefully into her eyes; “Does this mean you will finally sit on my face?”

Maria groaned and lifted the cat out of her lap.

“Way to ruin the moment!”

“What! Hey!” Again Bunny’s tone shifted, now far more petulant as she followed her to her feet; “Come ooon, you’re so muscular! I want to see your special parts! Please?”

“No!”

Suddenly they felt the surge of slipspace around them, Davie having initiated a short jump in a bid to escape the Junkers’ no doubt violent intentions.

With the distraction of the jump, Bunny’s ardent nature was forgotten by the both of them.

“It’ll be okay Mary.” She said as she wrapped the pensive woman in a hug.

Now that they were standing, the much shorter girl’s face was buried in the blonde’s cleavage.

And just as before, Maria couldn’t help but return the loving embrace.

“I have my doubts about that, but thanks for the pep talk anyways kitten.”

She leaned her head down and kissed the cat on top of her head.

Bunny exhaled in a sigh and began to purr as she nuzzled deeper into Maria’s chest, the vibration causing the blonde’s nipples to harden involuntarily.

“Oh well. At least I got to see more of your boobies.”

Maria laughed weakly.

“Yeah right, start to motorboat me and see what happen-”

Not waiting on her to finish, Bunny drew back and sucked one of her nipples into her mouth, licking it with her rough tongue and causing a jolt of surprising pleasure to shoot between Maria’s thighs.

She was not amused.

“Grah! OFF Bunny!” With implacable force she pulled the cat away from her teat.

“What? You told me to start motor-boating you!”

Free of the horny alien, Maria rubbed at her wet nipple and shook her head in exasperation.

“I did not! And that sure as hell wasn’t motor-boating!”

Despite her words she had to hide a smile from the K’or-Macka as she threw on a bra and a clean shirt, glad of the distraction from her turbulent love-life.

Meanwhile Bunny was unrepentant as she licked her lips.

“Mmm, it was close enough.”

Sad that the muscular woman was no longer naked but glad that her mood had improved, Bunny skipped towards the door.

As she stood in the hatch she gave Maria one last winning smile.

“It’s going to be alright.” She promised again before disappearing with a flirt of her no longer poofy tail.

With her absence Maria’s mood darkened once more; she wished that she could believe her.

Because despite the cat’s talk, she still struggled with what she should do next. She knew that she had gotten carried away with Bryan, the fact that words like ‘love’ were being thrown around was evidence of that!

It wasn’t the first time a young man had become infatuated with her; truth be told the more selfish parts of her enjoyed it, savouring the unconditional puppy-love that Bunny mentioned, something only people Bryan’s age were capable of in Maria’s opinion.

What was different this time was how quickly she had grown to return his affections. She hadn’t forgotten her conversation with Eva after they destroyed the Junker frigate.

And now her lover was being hunted.

With a troubled sigh she flopped back down into her bunk, her arm coming up over her eyes.