Valentines Part 2: Izayoi and Ashelia

Although the sunlight had faded completely, Ashelia's spirits had yet to dim from the moment she and Izayoi had watched it fall below the horizon. The short trip back to the city proper seemed to take no time at all with the fox girl at her side, and she found herself humming the lines to a love song she had heard somewhere in her travels. With her head in the clouds, Ashe almost missed the woman from the event calling out to her as they passed the festival grounds.

"Hey, Ashelia was it? I was waiting for you to check in and tell me how your date went, but I suppose that isn't necessary now is it?" She winked slyly as Izayoi possessively curled a tail around Ashe's waist. "I'm glad you found someone, even if it wasn't the one we set you up with, but could you tell me the other girl is?" The woman checked her clipboard. "Izayoi, that's right. She hasn't checked in either."

"Oh n-no, this isn't-I m-mean, this is Izayoi..."

"Oh. Oh! I'm sorry dear, I didn't recognize you with the different clothes and the..." She waved a hand vaguely, wanting to say 'fluffy bits' but not wanting to offend the fox girl in some way. "The, ah, ears and tails. Thanks for clearing that up, you two lovebirds have fun now!"

"S-sorry about that..." Ashe muttered sheepishly to Izayoi as the event coordinator wandered off. There wasn't much further to the hotel after that, and the pair arrived without incident. There were a few knowing smiles and glances thrown their way as Ashe led Izayoi to her room, but she just blushed a bit and tried to ignore them. She took care to close and lock the door before taking a seat on the bed.

"S-so...this is it. The um, p-person I was talking about will be here soon. While...while we wait, wh-what, um, what did you want to ask me earlier? Abou-about lifespans?"

Izayoi looked at the ground as her real from was made known to the lady, she didn't like having people knowing her real form. She didn't know if she was still hunted and people knowing her real from might put them at risk. Izayoi sighed and kept with Ashe, her face scorching red with embaressment, the crowd kept giving her looks like they knew what they were up to. Izayoi didn't really know how to handle it and it showed, she looked around the room as they entered. She did notice that Ashe locked the door, that sinched it Izayoi didn't care anymore. She wandered into the bathroom as Ashe started talking, closing the door behind her. She heard Ashe's question and responded.

"We will deal with it when it becomes a issue... for right now..."

Izayoi had shed all her clothing except her panties and bra, not that her bra covered up much. Izayoi is very petite, her breast barely making A cup and her hips were very boyish. The term most often used to explain her was underdeveloped, but Izayoi had no more growth to go through. Izayoi took a deep breath and let her hair down completely, she opened the door and wandered out. she walked out and stood in front of Ashe, blushing heavily.

"Erm... i hope they don't mind waiting..."

As she finished she sat down next to Ashe and pulled her down onto the bed, she pecked her on the lips.

Really, I have...no idea what to do here... Ashe thought to herself as Izayoi headed immediately for the bathroom. Ashe had to settle for speaking through the door, with the fox girl responding in kind. It was hard to not strain her ears to try and hear what was going on in there, but the spirit mage held out. Worst case scenario Izayoi could be using the toilet, and Ashe could see herself actually jumping out the window in embarrassment if she heard that.

What is she doing? Did she actually have to go that badly from earlier, or is she freshening up? I can't hear any running water...and what did she mean, 'when it becomes an issue?' Wouldn't that always be an issue?

Once again, she found herself fidgeting nervously while she waited. What was she going to say when Izayoi came out? She still had to introduce Vendrick and ask him about her lifespan, which she planned to use to lead into revealing her true form. Not that she needed him around to transform back, but it would make it easier to explain.

Vendrick, hurry up and get ba....

"Erm... i hope they don't mind waiting..."

Uhhhh...nevermind. Take...take your time.

Ashe simply found herself staring at the barely clothed fox girl, taking in her petite form. Even after so many shocks in one day the sight was still more than enough to completely capture her attention, though she didn't feel so faint as she had in the changing room this time. Her mind inadvertently compared the differences between the two experiences, and while Izayoi certainly looked much different than that time there was no denying that the same person stood in front of her. She simply felt the same.

However, unlike before Izayoi showed no sign of playing around. She walked straight over, sat down, and pulled Ashe down onto the bed to place a kiss on her lips, leaving no doubt as to her intentions. Ashe could feel the heat coiling up through her again, tempting her to just give into it...but a single thought kept her from doing that just yet.

"W-wait...wait. It's..." She managed, gently pushing Izayoi to the side as she sat up. "It's not...not fair like this. You've gone so far for me already so..." She gulped.

"I should do the same."

Standing up, she took a few steps away from the bed and turned around. She gave Izayoi one last look before she closed her eyes and exhaled slowly, reaching out with her will to take hold of the inseparable bond she held with Vendrick. He immediately responded, questioning, but she reassured him without a thought and let the flow of energy from her body slow to a stop. He simply accepted it, as if he understood immediately what was going on, and turned his attention back way from Ashe.

Almost instantly her true form began to show itself, heat radiating out from her like an open flame. Her clothes shrunk back into themselves, leaving her in a crop-top, jacket, and pants that showcased more than enough skin to show off how it was changing. At first it seemed like her entire body was getting embarrassed, with red splotches that kept growing larger and deeper in colour, spreading until her entire body was cherry red. Two swept back horns sprouted from her forehead, stretching out to part her short, white hair from the front while her ears lengthened to do the same from the sides. The most drastic change however was her hands: where before she had long, slender fingers, huge claws were beginning to form. Like her horns they almost appeared to be made of some kind of stone, with the growth ending just below her elbows.

By the time the changes finished the heat had died back down somewhat, though it was still noticeable close to Ashe's skin. Overall, in addition to the skin, horns, and claws, Ashe had gained a few more inches in height along with a spaded tail...and a few cup sizes. When she finally opened her eyes again they had turned a glowing yellow, and cat's eye pupils regarded Izayoi with a sad expression.

"Well, now you know. This is me, so...I understand if you've changed your mind. I just thought that since you...you..."

Her breath caught, leaving her unable to continue. With no words left to say she averted her eyes and clenched her hands, waiting for the fallout. The only thing she could do now was trust in Izayoi to not run screaming out the door.

Izayoi sat back on her hands as she watched the girls change, honestly it made her own change feel kind of lame. Izayoi smiled as she thought about the idea they both had alter forms, it meant that Ashe would understand what it mean to be two people, or so she hoped. Izayoi tapped her finger on the bed getting slightly impatiant, it was not that she didn't want to see this other side... it was more of the fact it had stalled her out. Which in short meant she had zero idea what to do know.

*hmm the clothing is still in the way...*

Izayoi could hear the girl talking, saying something about not minding if she backed out now. she barely regestered the words as she reached up and grabbed one of the womans breasts. A bit on the rough side but nothing compaired with what followed, Izayoi's instincts had kicked in for a moment and she put her hand inbetween ashes breasts and used the shirt like a handle, pulling her downwards. About half way down to the bed Izayoi pushed her claws through the shirt and pulled it away, ripping the girls shirt, the sound of which snapped her out of her little trance.

"Oh! I'm sorry i didn't mean to ruin your shirt..."

Izayoi's mind filled with doubt now she didn't know what to do Ashe could be mad or scared, she didn't now what she had down was pretty aggressive. Izayoi took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

"you can just use one of mine when we are done." With those word Izayoi used on of her claws to shear off her own bra, then laid down, her arm resting across them. "Well then love..." She gave a smile.