Agathe had no clue about what was happening behind her, until she
heard the movement of skin against fabric at the height of Sasha's
shirt. She knew that she had wiped something, and assumed it was
tears. She was about to ask a question, but nothing came out except
a gentle groan when Sasha had started. Her head rolled forwards and
down as a very small knot had already been worked out.
Sasha giggled, shaking her head. "I'm not that good, am I?" She
asked, keeping it up. Her hands were gentle but firm, working in
spots that were the most tense but leaving gentle caresses in spots
that were still healing.
Agathe almost had to struggle to get herself to say anything, but
she did manage a "Yes you are..." in between grunts and groans as
knots were worked out, and tensed muscles were relaxed. If she
didn't know that she was alive, she might've thought she'd passed
on.
"As long as you let me do your back as well..." Agathe said in a
low voice as she focused on speaking and forming the words and not
letting out mush. "I do have a question, what is bliss?" She never
had anyone explain bliss as it is something a bit more complex than
any animal could really describe.
Sasha smiled, liking the sound of that trade off. "Yes please. That
sounds really good! Bliss is....like being really, really happy.
When everything is going right and you need not care about
anything. When I read, I can generally always find bliss."
"Bliss sounds nice... And yeah... I'm in bliss..." Agathe's head
was still hanging limply, but soon she picked it up to speak
easier. "Sasha, can I get your shoulders again? You did this a
little longer for me..."
Agathe smiled and sat up straighter, her back moving without pain
for the first time in a long time. "I wouldn't mind it if you did.
There were times that animals would take me in, and I would sleep
next to them. Those were good days. Except for the food. I couldn't
eat raw meat, so if I was sleeping with, say, a wolf clan, I would
have to eat something else since I can't start a fire, and neither
could they." She chuckled remembering one of the cubs that tried to
feed her a hunk of raw meat.
"Oh no," Sasha giggled, picturing it. "Well, I could teach you how
to make a fire. Then you will have the skill, should you ever need
it." She settled back down, letting Agathe move where she wanted
while she watched.
"I don't know about that... Might not be safe for me to be able to
do that... If I start one in the wrong place I could cause a lot of
problems..." Agathe commented as she moved in behind Sasha and
gently began to massage her shoulders by placing her hands on her
back and gently kneading under the scapula.
Sasha had to take a moment to remember how to function. She was
convinced that Agatha's hands were magic. "Yeah...but I trust
you...and you are cautious...you'd know where to make one and where
not to...so long as you keep a stable...enclosure, keep the wood
low...and use methods to prevent potential danger, it could be
something that saves your life."
"I suppose that makes sense." Agathe smiled as she heard the pauses
in Sasha's speech, she was happy that she had that power in her
hands. "How's this?" She gently lowered her hands to Sasha's
mid-back working circles into the muscles.
"As I had said, I wouldn't mind if you did. I find comfort in your
presence, and wouldn't mind the contact." Agathe was blushing, but
she didn't know and unless Sasha looked behind her she wouldn't
know either. Agathe moved her hands and let them work on Sasha's
entire back in small circles.
"I will." Agathe chuckled, happy that she could have this sort of
effect on someone, and the fact that she found comfort in her
company was an added bonus. She'd never really felt that way
towards a person. She'd found comfort in animals, but with people
it was different. There was a constant fear that they'd turn on
her, but there was nothing of the sort with Sasha. Agathe happily
kept up the gentle massaging long after Sasha had fallen asleep,
and she only stopped when her hands were beginning to cramp. She
laid back, careful not to lay on Sasha, and soon enough joined her
in sleep.
Sasha managed a few hours of sleep before a nightmare woke her.
Unable to fall back asleep, she attempted to get up. But she found
herself tangled in Agathe's arms, her own tail coiled around the
young woman gently. Her cheeks pinkened with a blush. She was happy
there. Hopefully Agathe wouldn't be upset about it either.
Agathe, for the first time in a long time, she had a peaceful
night's sleep. When she finally opened her eyes, which wasn't too
long after Sasha had woken, she yawned quietly, unsure if Sasha was
awake yet. She could feel Sasha's tail wrapped around her, and her
own arms around the woman's tail. She smiled softly, completely
unaware that Sasha was awake, but in her ignorance of that fact,
she was happy. She was comfortable, and felt safe.
Sasha wasn't quite sure of Agathe had woken up yet but she thought
the yawn was a sight towards yes. "...Agathe? You awake?" She
called softly, hoping not to wake the girl if she was asleep.