Page 24 of Hoof It
Twenty Four
Chapter 23
Darcy
W e finish eating in a comfortable silence. It doesn’t take long for us to finish off the rest of the food that Zu prepared for us. Once my belly is full, my eyes begin to feel heavy. With all of the different emotions I experienced today as well as all of our physical activities, I feel wrecked.
Zu picks up the leaves and drops them onto the makeshift table near the fire before adding a couple more pieces of wood to the fire. I unwrap the fur around my upper body and burrow down into the bed before pulling the furs up to my chin. Just as I’m getting comfortable laying on my side with my back facing the wall, Zu lays down next to me and pulls me close. He buries his head in my hair and draws in a deep breath. His entire body relaxes into mine as he wraps his arms around me. Our legs tangle together. You’d think that his fur would tickle the bare skin of my legs, but it doesn’t. It’s actually soft to the touch and reminds me of a fleece blanket.
I place a soft kiss on his chest then shift so that I can hear his heartbeat. My eyes slide closed and it doesn’t take long for the blend of the steady movement of his chest and his heartbeat to lull me to a deep sleep.
When I open my eyes next, I see that I’m standing in front of a cottage. It’s an adorable little house covered in stones of all different sizes on the outside. The door is made of thick, dark wood panels. The roof is covered in a thick, green moss on one side. The other holds, I think, solar panels?
I open the heavy door and walk in. Inside there appears to be three rooms. There are smooth wood floors made from fallen logs all through the house. The walls are the color of sand. The living room and kitchen are one big open room. One wall houses a fireplace built out of large gray stones similar to the ones on the outside. In the kitchen area there are also a small refrigerator and freezer as well as a sink.
Turning, I see two doors and open the first. Behind it is a bathroom with a cast iron, claw-footed tub, a sink, and a toilet. The wall beside the tub has shelves full of candles and various soaps.
The next door opens and inside is a bedroom. A California king-size bed on a platform bedframe sticks out into center of the room. It looks like it was made recently, and the corners of the thick burgundy red comforter are all tucked in. Four pillows are at the head. The headboard is a thick, solid piece of dark wood. The walls are the same sandy color as the rest of the little cottage, except they have hand painted murals on two of them. There are ceiling high shelves lining the other two. Candles are everywhere; not only are they on the shelves, the bedroom has a chandelier full of half melted candles hanging from the center of the ceiling.
Exiting the bedroom and stepping back outside, I look around at everything. A decently sized garden is behind the house and has row after row of vegetables and herbs growing. A small shed seems to have been turned into a barn and there’s a single cow grazing inside. A metal bucket sits nearby atop a low stool made of wood. There are chickens roaming around a small pen.
Movement off to the side pulls my attention away from the property in front of me. When I turn to see what caught my eye, I see Pan for the second time. He holds an arm out towards the cottage, drawing my attention away from him momentarily. “This is meant for the two of you. It is located more deeply in the forest your mate lives in now. Walk against the flow of the stream for a day and a half. You’ll find the property. It will need some work, but as you saw inside, it will be worth it. When you wake, tell your mate about this. He won’t question you. Find the house and enjoy your life together.”
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Hours later, I start to wake up for real. Before I open my eyes, I let my body take in my surroundings. Zu’s body is still wrapped around mine, and his deep, steady breaths blowing into my hair let me know that he’s still asleep. Every so often one of his hooves shifts as though he’s walking, and he occasionally lets out a soft bleat as he exhales.
Beyond the bed, in the center of the room, the fire pops and crackles. I’m curious as to how low it’s burning as well as what time of day it is. Slowly, I manage to open my eyes and bring my hands up to my face to rub them. Zu shifts, and I check our bond to see if he’s waking or simply moving to be comfortable. As I focus in on him, I decide to try to send him a visual image to try testing out our bond. Closing my eyes, I picture the garden, but not the current one. The garden behind the cottage. As I see it in my mind, I push the thought of it towards Zu.
I hold my breath for a long moment. Nothing happens. He doesn’t shift in his sleep or wake up. I focus harder on the green rows and the damp earth beneath them, sending the image down the bond into my mate’s mind.
Finally, Zu begins to wake. I can feel his confusion as he tries to decipher whether or not he’s dreaming. As I open my eyes, an excited, “Fuck yes!” escapes my lips and startles him. His eyes pop open and he sits up, nearly hitting me with his horns in the process. He surveys the room and his eyes land on me still laying down. He takes in my excited grin as I hurriedly sit up.
“You weren’t dreaming! I managed to make you see that garden!” I bounce up onto my knees, the bedding falling away from my body. Zu’s eyes drop to my bare tits before returning to my face.
Confused, he finally speaks. “Garden? How do you know what I was dreaming about? And why were you shouting?” His eyebrows pull together and cause a wrinkle to form in his forehead.
My head shakes. “It wasn’t a dream, Zu! Well, when you saw the garden, it wasn’t a dream. When I saw the garden, it was a dream. Or maybe a vision? I saw Pan last night! He showed me this adorable little cottage and—”
“Slow down, little mate.” Zu holds his hands up, palms facing me. “You’re barely making any sense. You…you saw the Wild God? He spoke to you?”
“Yes! He came to me in a dream last night and told me of a house, deeper in this forest, that’s meant to be our home.” I can’t stop my head bobbing up and down.
Zu’s eyebrows keep pulling towards one another. He looks as though he only has one eyebrow, and I force myself to focus on any other part of his face that I can as he’s thinking. Otherwise, I’ll laugh. His mouth is partially open, and I can see the tip of his tongue sliding across the bottoms of his two front teeth.
“So, Pan came to you in a vision. What exactly did he show you? And what did he say?”
I tell him every single detail of my dream, from the garden and the cow, to the candles and floors and everything in between. I even start talking with my hands as I’m speaking. I shift up onto my knees and can’t help but bounce as I speak. When I finish explaining the vision to Zu, he’s speechless.
For several long moments, he stares at me unblinking. Finally, he speaks. “Not only were you gifted this vision by Pan, but you were also able to send me images of it while I was still asleep and take over my dreams!” His mouth opens and closes several times in disbelief.
I close my eyes and pull up the memory of what Pan said to me. I focus on it for a few seconds before pushing it to Zu. His breath stutters and I open my eyes. His eyes are wide open and his jaw drops.
“Darcy! That’s…that’s remarkable! I have no idea if other mated pairs have ever been able to accomplish that!” As Zu speaks, he sends me a feeling of pride, and I bask in it. I grin at him, feeling particularly proud of myself.
He wraps his arms around me and pins me to the bed before attacking my face with kisses. When he’s finally managed to cover every inch of my face and neck, he places a final kiss on his mark then sits back up.
“As much as I would love to go in search of our new home, we’re supposed to meet up with your friends today, remember?”
“Damn it.” I smack my forehead with my palm. “In my excitement over the house I forgot all about them. If we don’t go to them, they’ll come here. And if we aren’t here, Lexi will freak out and send out a literal search party. That’s the last thing we need to happen. Ugh.” I groan.
“It will all be fine, little mate.” Zu comforts me by rubbing my arm. “We will meet with your friends today. Then tomorrow we can pack what we need and make the journey upstream and search for the house.”
“Fiiiiiiine,” I whine out. I don’t even have to pretend to be pouting, because I really am annoyed. All that I can think about now is the cute little cottage and all of the things that we may need to do to it for it to be inhabitable.
Zu laughs lightly and gives my arm a couple loving pats before leaning in and kissing me. I open up to him easily and just like that, my mood has lifted again.
When he pulls away, we’re both smiling softly at one another.
“I love you, Jimazu.”
“And I love you, Darcy.”
He kisses my forehead then stands up from the bed and the bedding pulls fully away from me. Zu’s eyes rake over my body with a look of hunger. “As much as I’d love to…”
He stops to think of the word and I offer up, “Worship?”
“Yes. As much as I’d love to worship your beautiful body right now, I can feel your need to relieve yourself. Even if you haven’t mentioned it.” He raises an eyebrow and narrows his eyes at me.
Chagrined, I awkwardly smile at him and mutter, “Yeah, I’ve needed to since I woke up. But I was too excited about seeing Pan and then being able to send you the garden.” I shrug a shoulder.
He easily picks me up, and carries me to the bathroom. After I empty my bladder and clean myself up a bit, I step back out into the hallway. Like every time I’ve had to use that room, Zu is standing a few feet away from me with his back turned. As I approach him, he slowly turns to face me. He picks me up and my legs wrap around him. We head back to the living room. When he steps against the bed, I kiss my mark then unwrap my arms from his shoulders. He lets go of my hips before I unlock my ankles and drop to the bed. I bounce twice before settling. His eyes laser focus on my tits once again, and I let loose a deep laugh which causes my chest to bounce even more.
Zu lightly licks his lips and stares at me. Then he shakes his head once to clear the very apparently filthy thoughts from his head. “You need food, little mate. And so do I.”
I smirk up at him. “I can think of something I’d love to eat.”
He looks shocked, and I cackle. “I’d love to suck your cock, my beast.”
Zu stiffens and his breath stutters. “Little mate,” he playfully glares at me, “we have the rest of our lives for you to suck my cock. Right now, I’d like to feed you actual food.”
“I know. I’m just playing with you. Though, I will have that cock in my mouth before the end of today. I promise you that.” I smirk before dropping my eyes quickly to his cock pocket. My eyes rise to meet his and I see that they’ve darkened with lust. I throw him a playful wink, then stand up off the bed.
As I walk towards my bag at the foot of the bed, I add an extra little shimmy to my hips. I lean down without bending my knees, briefly looking back to see if Zu is watching me. His eyes are laser focused on my ass cheeks, and he’s biting the corner of his bottom lip. I turn back to my bag and dig through it until I find a clean pair of leggings and tee shirt. I settle on a dark gray pair as well as a black, long sleeve v neck tee.
Standing with my back to Zu, I drag my leggings up my legs without putting on any underwear. I can feel his eyes following the path of my legs, so I hop slightly as I pull them up and over my full hips. I pick my shirt up as I turn to face Zu. I shove my arms through the sleeves, and as the cloth covers my head, Zu’s mouth latches on to my nipple.
He bites it, immediately soothing the minor ache by laving his tongue over the area. He switches from one nipple to the other before throwing me onto the bed. He rips my leggings off my legs and tosses them off to the side before he lifts my legs onto his shoulders and slides his cock into my now soaking wet pussy.
He fucks me hard and fast. No words are spoken, he’s barely able to grunt and groan. His eyes are rolled back and with every hard thrust mine threaten to do the same. My arms stretch out and grip onto the bedding, clutching it in my fists. Zu reaches down and grips my neck, pinning me in place, and my eyes fight to stay open.
“Look at me, little mate.”
My eyes pop open and I take in the sight of him the best I’m able. He’s a sweaty mess and his hair has fallen into his eyes. His pupils are blown wide open.
“Do you feel what you do to me?”
He hits me with the most primal feeling I’ve ever experienced. It feels… Unhinged. His hand around my throat tightens and I’m barely able to take in any air. My head spins from the lack of oxygen. He thrusts into me harder than any other time we’ve had sex.
With one final, deep thrust Zu shouts in a throaty voice, “Come for me, drench my fur.” His hand releases my throat as I teeter on the edge of passing out and it triggers an explosive orgasm. I hear, rather than feel, my release as it splashes all over Zu’s skin. He groans long and low for a moment before he pulls himself out of me slowly. His hands land on the bed, on either side of my head. His face hovers over mine and he kisses my lips lightly. Pulling away, he gives me a soft smile then stands upright and slowly drops my legs until my feet hit the ground.
A thought hits me. “You’re not so inexperienced now, are you, my beast. Taking what you need from my body like that.”
He spins around and has a look of panic on his face. His brows furrow and his eyes move rapidly from side to side. I lean up and prop myself onto my elbows.
“Zu. It’s alright. I enjoy when you use me like that.”
“H-how can you like that after everything you’ve been through? How am I any different from him if I just use you for my own pleasure?”
I push myself up and sit, then pat the bed beside me. Zu hesitates but eventually sits next to me. I climb onto his lap and take his face in my hands.
“The difference here is that you mean me no ill-will. Yes, you fucked me hard and fast. But you weren’t malicious or doing it to hurt me, or for your own gain. I get pleasure from your pleasure. I trust you, and our bond. I know that you won’t go too far, or do something I don’t like. I also know with every bit of my heart and soul that you won’t ever intentionally harm me or take something I’m not willing to give.” I pause and stroke my finger along the bite on his shoulder.
“When I gave you this mark, I willingly gave you all of me. My body, my heart, and my trust. You keep telling me that your body is mine, right?”
Zu nods.
“My body is yours as well. If you want to shove me down and fuck me like that again, please do it. If you want to strip me bare and lick every inch of my skin, go for it. If you want to wash me, then make me choke on your cock, all I ask is that you don’t stop until I’m gagging and my eyes are watering. Want us to finger fuck one another until we’re both screaming our release? Then lay me down and let’s do it. Want me to dry-hump your leg until I come all over you? Grab onto my hips and help your girl out. I want you to use my body, Zu. Just like you want me to use yours. If you ever do something that hurts, or that I don’t like, I’ll tell you right away. I promise.”