Unicorn's Unease

by Crystal Dawn

  “No, I can make it alright. Thank you.” She hurried by and Julio made no attempt to delay her. He’d not softened toward her at all yet.

  Janel headed back up to her room. Once inside she ate her food, sipped her tea and tried not to think about him. It was a wasted effort. He seemed to be all she thought about. Why couldn’t their mating have been a normal one instead of full of trouble? She had never thought she really had bad luck so much as no luck.

  Julio always seemed to have good luck as far as she could tell. That left her wondering where all this bad mojo was coming from. Everything had been so good to start with then Julio had doubts that finally caused him to walk away with little explanation. Then he changed his mind and she had her pride which certainly wasn’t going to keep her warm.

  Now he felt betrayed by her not telling him about the baby right away. It seemed his pride was kicking in and stubbornness ruled. He’d wanted her to forgive him, but he wasn’t any more willing to do so himself. Tears began to fall as she sipped her tea. Once it was done she undressed and lay in bed naked crying herself to sleep. It seemed like nothing was ever going to work out for her.

  She woke confused as she sensed someone in the room with her. “Who is there?”

  “It’s just me.” Julio. He’d come to her as Pru had expected. Sitting on the edge of the bed, his hand reached out and touched her arm. “I don’t know what to do about us. How can one couple have so much trouble?”

  “That’s what I was wondering as well.” Janel admitted.

  “Do you think we can change that?”

  “I was hoping we had managed to get through all the usual problems so we would have smooth sailing now.”

  “I’d like to believe that.” His hand moved to her belly stroking it softly. The baby moved and he gasped. “How often does he move like that?”

  “More and more often. In two months he should come out.”

  “So soon?”

  “Not nearly soon enough.”

  “I know little about pregnancy and giving birth. Is it uncomfortable to carry him around?” Julio asked.

  “It’s not too bad yet, but Pru is closer to having her baby and she has a lot of discomfort. What time is it?”

  “It’s the middle of the night. Why don’t you move over and I’ll lie down with you?” He stood and began to undress.

  “Okay.” She said but she meant goddess yes. Nothing would feel nearly so good as having her male hold her as she slept.

  Julio was naked and he crawled in to bed next to her wrapping his arms around her. His body heat warmed her so she could finally relax. “How did you get in?”

  “I just flashed in. After I had time to think I realized I wanted you to forgive my mistake but I was unwilling to forgive yours. If I made a move to bring us together, I hoped you would reciprocate. There’s been too much time spent apart when we belong together.”

  “You’re right. As soon as you walked away I realized I’d been stubborn and now you were going to be. I didn’t know what to do to bring us back together.” She pressed closer to her mate breathing in his deep rich manly scent.

  He smelled like sunshine and grass. It reminded her of when she was young and she laid or even rolled around in the thick grass around her home or down by the lake. Those memories were good. The new memories they were going to make would be the best once this horrible war was over.

  Life could be great if the war was over and Hubolla defeated. They could go home and raise their children together. A large piece of land with room for her male and their children to roam. She was sleepy and the sweet thoughts helped her drift to sleep. He pulled her in even closer and she could hear his breathing even out as well.

  She woke to hands stroking her and instantly her breathing was fast and her heartbeat sped up. “Goddess!”

  “I hope that means you like what I’m doing.” Julio said as his hands seemed to stroke everywhere.

  “Hell yeah! Just don’t stop.” Thankfully he didn’t.

  He turned me around and his lips claimed mine and his tongue slid in her mouth. Her tongue met his in a sensual dance as her body heated with desire. This she’d missed but it was the love and affection she’d missed the most.

  Pulling back, her hands slid down his throat stroking his chest and working their way lower until his hard cock was in her hands. Her thumb ran over the bead of come on the end of his shaft and she raised it to her mouth to take a taste. She moaned as Julio watched her every move.

  “Goddess that’s a turn on.” Her mouth moved down his body following the path her hands had gone down until her head was over his cock.

  “Then you’re going to love this.” She observed as her mouth widened and slid down his cock. A moan escaped his lips and his eyes rolled back. Nothing pleased her more than a responsive male.

  Sliding back to the head of his cock her tongue rolled all around it. Julio breathed in heavy gasps. He was close to finding his release. Her mouth slid down all the way to the base and her lips tightened as they moved back and forth driving him wild. Faster and faster, she went deep and moaned once in a while since he seemed to love it.

  “Janel, oh goddess you’re driving me crazy with need.” He admitted.

  That was exactly what she had planned to do. This male was hers and she wanted him happy and satisfied. There would be no more being apart ever. She went down all the way just as he arched up and thrust into her throat.

  “I’m coming.” He warned as she felt the hot semen sliding down her throat. It was a big load which made her believe he’d kept himself away from other females.

  She took every last drop then slowly pulled up until she was at the head of his staff which came out with a pop. Janel smiled as she looked at her mate laying their relaxed and sated. It looked like things might work out for them this time. She could only pray to all the gods and goddesses that it would be so.

  “That was amazing, but now it’s my turn.” Julio said with a growl. He pushed her down on her back and moved between her legs.

  His nose moved to her pussy where he took a deep breath. “You smell heavenly.”

  This time when he lowered his head, she felt his tongue run over the seam of her pussy and slide inside. It moved up to her clit where he rolled his tongue over and over. “Oh my goddess!” She screamed.

  Julio moved a finger inserting it in her channel and pumped as he continued to lick. He added a finger and pushed harder and deeper as she moaned loudly. One more finger was added and now she felt him stretch her to the point it stung slightly. She knew it was necessary to prepare her for what was to come.

  His fingers moved faster as his tongue continued to lick until she climaxed wildly. He was an amazing lover and he continued until she stopped screaming and her body settled down. That’s when he rolled her over and using his arm under her belly to lift her to her hands and knees. She looked over her shoulder where she could see his eyes glowing with need.

  This was his favorite position probably because of his horse half. She could feel the head of his large cock press against her entrance. Instead of pulling forward, she pressed back against it and shivered as she felt him slowly sinking inside her. “Oh, yeah!”

  Once he was in to the hilt, he paused to let her adjust before he began to move in and out. Before long he was pounding in and out as he groaned in enjoyment. “You feel damn good, Baby.”

  “So do you.” She replied but it was building so much pleasure she lost her ability to speak.

  She could feel him so deeply inside her she swore he tapped her womb with every stroke. He was hammering away at her groaning every once in a while with sweat pouring down his forehead. Janel looked at him again and saw the look of complete concentration on his face. It wouldn’t be long before they both had their release.

  “Damn, I’ve missed this.” Julio yelled. She could totally relate to that. Months without any sex was being made up for in one morning. “I’m coming.”

  “Me too.” She added.


  They’d barely finished their gigantic climax before there was a knock on the door. “Meeting downstairs.” Jespers said.

  “Terrible timing.” She observed.

  “The worst.” Julio agreed looking like he’d had one hell of a workout. She smiled because they both had worked out in the nicest possible way.

  “Shower?”

  “Definitely.”

  Janel dug her clothes out but Julio was on his own. He was stuck putting back on the clothes he’d worn here. Maybe it wasn’t dirty. Moving into the bathroom, she turned on the water setting it to as hot as she could handle. Stepping under the spray she moaned. Julio stepped in with her wrapping his arms around her.

  “We’d better hurry or we’ll be late.”

  “Hurry up and have sex or hurry by skipping it?” He asked.

  “We’d better skip it and just get clean quickly.”

  “You’re probably right.”

  They each soaped up and shampooed taking turns rinsing off. “Next time we’ll have shower sex.”

  “I’ll hold you to that.” Julio insisted.

  They dried, dressed, and headed down the stairs. A meeting called unexpectedly wasn’t a good thing.

  Once they got downstairs, they entered the meeting room. They would not be the last ones to arrive. Pru and Herk looked at them with relief. “Together again?” They nodded together. “Thank the goddess.” Herk said.

  “The meeting, good or bad?” Julio asked.

  “A bit of both. We had a traitor but we now know about him.” Herk informed.

  “Who?” Janel asked.

  “Samson.” Pru said. It was clear she was upset and so was Janel. They’d both known and trusted him.

  Everyone was there and Herk called the meeting to order. “We were lucky we didn’t attack Turnia. We had a traitor that fed us false information. From now on we will verify any information we receive. We could have lost allies and killed the innocent. The traitor was not within our numbers here but in those giving us information. Now our attacks will be slowing down as we take care to double check any information we get.”

  “How can we double check all our information?” Jake yelled.

  “We have talented spies in our own numbers we can use. Since we will have time off between attacks, there will be a roster to send people home for a week at a time. Those who can’t flash will be taken home and picked up at the end of the week. I believe the time off will be good for all of you.”

  A few cries of approval sounded in the room. They’d not been here long as far as wars went, but few were used to long stays away from home. She thought it might be just what was needed for morale. Herk was definitely on to something. It seemed he had the first list of people to go home for a break was already assembled.

  As he called off the names, there were some happy people stepping up. Those that could, headed home on their own. The others gathered in groups going to close locations. She got to take the group to California and the surrounding states. Julio insisted on going along to protect her. Males were funny. To believe that he could protect a powerful witch.

  She wisely kept her mouth shut and just flashed to location after location until all their soldiers were home. Somehow she’d remember each location when it was time to get them back. Janel didn’t know how it worked, it just did. It was as automatic as breathing.

  About a fourth of their troops would be gone until the end of the week. They still had plenty to protect their base until they came back and even enough to attack one of their bases if need be. Although Herk had been told they’d built up a following in this area, the groups in towns or small cities stayed separate from each other. It even looked as if they were unaware of other groups even those near them.

  From a strategical point that made no sense. If they came together as an army they might have one those battles. Hopefully they would stay separate until they were all destroyed. She thought communication might be one of the flaws her people could take advantage of as long as they didn’t allow Hubolla’s troops to grow to a large number.

  Julio pulled her into his arms. “You’re thinking too hard.”

  “I worry about what is ahead.”

  “It’ll be hard, but we’ll win.”

  “I wish I had your confidence. Each battle hits harder as we watch the innocent die.”

  “Think how many innocent will die if Hubolla enters our world.”

  “I have and that’s what keep me going. But I still fear for our children’s futures.”

  Julio grinned flashing his snow white teeth at her. “You already plan for more children?”

  “No, I meant the children of all that battle beside us as well.”

  “We will do what is asked of us and hope others will join our cause when they become aware of what may happen to our world. Hopefully, those of higher powers than ours will lend a hand.”

  “What if they don’t?”

  “Dwelling on the worst possible outcome never helped anyone win a fight.”

  She knew he was right, but since she’d found out she was with child, she worried more than ever. It seemed so far that there was no way for her to stop. The baby moved, rolling around as if aggravated with her. Pru could communicate with her baby sometimes. She wondered if that would ever be possible for her.

  “Let’s go upstairs. You flashed all over several states with a large group of people. You need rest.” She nodded. Tiredness suddenly rolled over her. He was right and she could barely walk now.

  Her mate swept her into his arms carrying her away. They were in her room in no time. “Is my room nicer than yours?”

  “Yes and Jespers is in mine. I didn’t think you would lie naked in my arms with him in the room.”

  “You were right. I like him, but not in that way.”

  “He likes you as well and I’m not sure that it isn’t in that way. He seems fascinated with witches and you and Pru in particular.” Julio admitted.

  “Maybe his mate is a witch too? That would explain it, wouldn’t it?”

  “It might. I hope he finds her soon because he was always made to be mated. He’s not the wild and wicked kind.”

  “Are you admitting to something?”

  “Me? I can’t remember anything I did before I met you. It was unimportant.”

  “I never thought you would be romantic.” Janel admitted.

  “Never was I until I met you. I’m a changed male wanting nothing but to spend my nights with you and my days as a mate and a father.”

  “I never thought I’d hear you say that.”

  “Me neither and I only wish I had realized it sooner. It would have saved us both from so much heart break.”

  “We’ll put that in the past and build our future together.” She said it, but she knew the war would have to be overcome before they’d find any peace.

  Chapter 9

  Moving On

  Julio agreed with Janel hoping they could finally move on. A break from battle like the one they were getting now would be good for relationship building. A romantic weekend on the town would be good for Janel and distract her from any pregnancy discomfort. He was pleased with his plan.

  Now that morning was upon them, he intended to woo his beautiful mate. “I was planning a trip to town. We’ll be doing some walking so dress accordingly.”

  “Okay. We playing tourist?”

  “We are. They have a marketplace where many artisans display their wares for tourist to purchase.” Julio knew Janel could send any purchases wherever she wanted them to go.

  “That sounds wonderful.” Janel’s eyes were bright and her cheeks flushed with excitement.

  He took her hand and they flashed to town. A short walk down hill and they’d be at the market which was set in the valley below. It looked like a large attendance both for merchants and customers. They made it quickly since they were both in good shape. The first booth had clothing and Janel immediately began searching for things.

  A lovely dress, yellow with bl
ack lace caught her eye and she had him hold it. There was a baby blanket in a soft green color woven by a local. He held that as well while she looked at a full size blanket in a matching color. Touching the baby blanket he was amazed by how soft it was.

  She added a skirt and a top then began to bargain with the stall owner. Janel was pleased with the price and the fact that the seller threw in a huge bag with a tropical scene on it. After folding all the items carefully, she got them all in the bag. They walked down a deserted alley and she sent the bag of bargains to her room.

  It was a good start for their date. Julio would do anything for his perfect mate. The next stall was popular for most buyers. It was loaded with silver jewelry of exquisite detail. His sweet female left him behind temporarily as she ran to pick out some items.

  “It’s just a few months until Christmas.” She shared.

  Julio stepped back so the crowd wouldn’t keep bumping him and watched his lovely Janel as she selected items and bargained when she had a pile. This trip was pleasing her and he was so glad he’d thought of it. A few more stalls and it would be lunchtime. He could already smell the foods some of the vendors were cooking and his stomach rumbled with interest.

  Another stall, this one with baby items like cradles, rocking chairs, and a lovely rocking horse. The horse caught his interest and he examined it closely. “You have a good eye for craftsmanship.” The seller said from behind him.

  “It’s a great piece of work. Does the crafter do custom orders?”

  “He does. Of course the price is higher.”

  “Expected. How about a unicorn?”

  “Painted white or wood?”

  “Painted white.”

  The male shot off a price and Julio nodded. “That is acceptable.” They exchanged information. “Do you need a deposit?”

  “No, if you don’t take it, someone else will.”

  Okay, that was an incentive to make sure he came to get it when the male called. He found Janel haggling for two wooden cribs. Once negotiations were done she came back to me. “I got him to include delivery free.” Janel noted.

  That made things easier. “How much did you buy?”