Aubrey's Belonging

Sunny

Even with how happy things were...deep down, Aubrey was certain her friends would leave her one day. But maybe if she could do something for them, they wouldn't leave her. She could give them a reason to want her around. Hero was amazing and looked after them. Mari was perfect and could do anything. Sunny was sweet and listened to their problems. Basil was kind and took photos of their memories. Kel...well, Kel was Hero's brother. As for her...what did she do for them? Usually she'd take these fears to Sunny since he would always listen to her, but for once Aubrey took them to Mari. Because if anyone could help her with this, it was Mari. And Mari, as it turned out, already had an answer.

A few weeks later, and Aubrey finds herself in the most embarrassing situation of her life. She's on Mari's bed. Mari is having her sit on her lap, back against her front. Aubrey's completely naked, but Mari insisted she keep her cute pink bow in her hair. Mari kept her hands gripped to Aubrey's shoulder, helping hold her in place. She could feel Mari's bare front pressed against her back and shoulders. And inches from her was Sunny. Sunny was also undressed. He seemed less embarrassed than she was, but it was always hard to tell with Sunny. Him not being able to look at her face told her it was probably pretty bad for him. Sunny spoke first. "Mari...are we really...?" Mari's smile beamed back at him. "Of course, Sunny. Aubrey needs to know how she can help her friends, and she's given me the okay. Right, Aubrey?" Aubrey shivered. It felt too late to back out. Too late to say no. "O-of course!" Aubrey blurted out. And embarrassment aside, she had really meant it. If whatever she was about to learn could ensure her friends would never abandon her, then she was more than willing to learn whatever it was Mari wanted to teach her. And Mari's beaming smile of approval made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside when it was directed at her. Mari's so pretty.
Aubrey felt herself being opened up. Mari had done this before to help her get used to the feeling, but being spread wide in front of Sunny's eyes made her whimper. Aubrey turned her eyes away. Her breathing wasn't stable. Then she heard Mari say in a proud voice words that rocked Aubrey to her core.
"She's all yours, Sunny."
Aubrey felt her consciousness grind to a halt. She was brought back into her body by the sudden feeling of something enter her. It was bigger than Mari's fingers. She gave a sharp inhale of breath as her attention finally drew itself back to Sunny. He was so close now. The red on his face almost touched hers. Aubrey felt the need to squirm away, but Mari's grip held her firmly in place. She felt so warm down there, something carving out a shape inside her. She remembered what Mari told her. Sunny was partially inside her now, wasn't he? It felt...odd. She didn't dislike it. "Um...S-Sunny?" Aubrey whispered. Sunny's gaze fell away from her, but after saying his name he looked up to meet hers. It burned. Her cheeks burned so badly.
Mari whispered in her ear. "Aubrey, you should wrap your legs around him. Trust me." Aubrey obeyed. Her legs felt weird moving while the shape was inside her, and she realized too late that doing this just pulled Sunny closer. "Sunny, you need to keep moving. You remember how this goes."
Sunny voice was so tiny as he mumbled out a "but we...never did...this..." Despite those nearly inaudible words, he started slowly moving inside her. He went deeper, then slowly pulled out. It was clumsy, especially with her legs around his waist like this, but Sunny tried his best. Aubrey wasn't quite sure what she was supposed to be doing for him. But it felt...different. Mari kept giving instructions for Sunny and encouragement to both. Her words tickled Aubrey's ear. She couldn't look away from Sunny. His face shaking as his body kept moving in and out. She was trapped between him and Mari. Aubrey always thought that the time she spent with these two was what a family should feel like. But this felt...different.
Sunny was speeding up. His face was sweating. She probably was, too. It took Aubrey a moment to realize somehow her arms had gotten free, and were also wrapped around Sunny. She had been making a weird noise for a while now, but was only just aware of it. Mari's words were flowing through her head like water. She hadn't realize how melodic Mari's voice could sound. Aubrey obeyed the music. Sunny's so close, hug him tighter. She hugged Sunny as warmth filled her insides. It felt...different. His head was next to hers as she hugged him tightly, arms and legs squeezing him to her body. Mari's arms had also wrapped around the two of them. It felt...warm. Aubrey could feel him breathing. Both of them were breathing like they'd been running for a while. It was so warm she almost felt uncomfortable.
Aubrey found herself sandwiched between Sunny and Mari again. They were sleeping together. Sunny was closer to her than she'd ever felt him. They were still naked. She felt his warmth still inside her, but that shape wasn't. His snoozing was so cute. She nuzzled up to him. She felt Mari make up for lost space by pressing even tighter to her back. It occurred to Aubrey that she had no idea what was going on. But it felt...different. She liked it?
Mari's beautiful voice whispered in her ear. "Good job, Aubrey. You're such a good girl." Aubrey shivered at how those words felt in her ears. Mari kissed her on the cheek. Aubrey caught a look at her eyes. Gentle, wonderful eyes. She wished her mother had eyes like that.

Aubrey didn't quite know what to do with what happened. Thinking on it, what her and Sunny did was weird. Mari was acting weird. Was this really going to make her better friends with everyone? But she couldn't deny that things had changed. It was like a wall between her and Sunny broke. They started holding hands. He would touch her in places and she let him. One time on the swings she sat on his lap instead of the usual spot, which turned out not to be the good idea she thought it was. It was still fun for a moment. Sunny kissed her a few times. She kissed him back. Mari had told them they could have "sex" like they did that night without her supervision. They didn't, but they got pretty close. Sunny invited her into his room and they'd sleep together. Once or twice they did so without clothes. She liked snuggling up to him. It felt warm, made her feel happy and safe being in a warm bed with him. Maybe she liked Sunny more than she realized. Aubrey felt more like he was doing things for her instead of the other way around like she thought would happen. But maybe that would change.

Kel

About two weeks later Mari told her that it was time for the next step. Aubrey was a little excited to see what her and Sunny would do next, but then she heard Kel's name. "Kel? Eww! I don't want to that with him. He's gross! I don't think he even showers." Aubrey protested, crossing her arms and huffing. Mari pushed; "Aubrey, this is for your friends. I know you two fight a lot, but I also know that Kel's your friend too. If you really didn't like him, you wouldn't just be bickering. Don't you think things would be too quiet without him around? I'll make sure he showers, promise!" Mari wouldn't let up. Aubrey knew she was going to give in to Mari, but she still had to put up some resistance. Aubrey had to hold herself to some standards.
After a short bit of back and forth, Aubrey decided she could give up now. "Fine..." She uncrossed her arms, and was met with a sudden embrace from Mari. Her arms held her tight, and she heard Mari say those words again. "Thank you, Aubrey. For being such a good girl." Her brain mushed. It was so unfair when Mari did that. Sunny was right, Mari really had this effect around her that made it hard to say no. Mari's hugs were powerful, too.
It seems it was taking place in Kel's room. His bed was a mess. Softer than she expected, but a mess. Mari didn't climb on with her this time. Aubrey expected to be sitting in her lap again. "Kel will be here soon." Mari started. "I already told him what we were doing. Hero convinced his mom to go shopping with him, and his dad's out at Fix-It. There should be no interruptions." Mari listed off. Seeing how she wasn't even looking at her, Aubrey assumed Mari was saying this to make sure she got everything right. "As for you, Aubrey." She continued. "Could you take of your undergarments for me?" Aubrey did so. It was still embarrassing, but she could do so. She had to take her skirt off, too. And then Mari positioned her. Aubrey's chest and head were pressed down on the bed while her knees laid on the bed and pushed her butt into the air. It was so embarrassing. Thinking about Kel now made her feel like crying. Was she really going to let Kel see her like this? Her mind screamed at her, but Mari's presence held her together. "You're doing so good, Aubrey. Thank you for being such a good girl." Good girl. Her insides leaped every time Mari said that word. She obeyed.
The door swung open. Aubrey felt every instinct scream at her to move and cover herself, but Mari held her back and firmly pressed her into the bed. Somehow her back half barely moved. She tried to look over at Kel, but Mari's body obscured most of him. She felt his eyes digging into her. She really hated it. "U-uhhh...umm..." His stupid voice reached her. She wanted to say something, but knew if she tried her voice would fail. "A-Aubrey? Should you really be doing that? That's gross." Aubrey instinctively went to snap back, but found her voice muffled. A hand was covering her mouth.
"It's okay, Kel!" Mari answered for her. "She's just getting ready for you. See how excited she is?" Mari was referring to her shuddering as anticipation rather than frustration. Again, Aubrey wanted to intervene. But muffled sounds could barely escape between that hand. Mari was covering her mouth.
Footsteps approached, soon muffled by carpet. Why was Mari stopping her from saying anything? Did Mari think she wouldn't go through with this? Maybe she wouldn't because Kel's gross, but at the very least she wanted to say something at him. The footsteps stopped, soon replaced by the sound of Kel climbing on the bed. A shiver ran through her as she suddenly felt Kel's hand touching her butt. "Mari, am I really supposed to...?" Kel's voice was unusually uncertain. He always sounded like he was certain about everything, even when he was obviously wrong. And then she said those words again.
"Of course, Kel. She's all yours."
A similar feeling to the first time blanketed Aubrey, but with a little more indignation. She didn't want to be Kel's!
"Oh...cool." A sudden pain flushed her butt. Did he just hit her?! Kel, you stupid-
Any continued thoughts she might have had were instantly overwhelmed by a feeling of pain. Kel had entered a different place than Sunny. Aubrey's eyes widened as a yelp of pain barely escaped the hand muffling her. She tried to squirm, but again, Mari held her firmly. How was Mari so strong? Her insides hurt from that. And then Kel pulled out and in. He wasn't stopping. Aubrey kept squirming, but she could barely move. And then she heard Mari's whisper. "Easy, Aubrey. It's okay. You can get used to this. You're a stronger girl than you know." She didn't understand. This felt nothing like Sunny. Kel was going so fast! Aubrey squirmed in her futility as Kel kept going and going. All this small amount of resistance amounted to was wiggling her butt. She felt hands gripping her waist to further restrain her in place. She couldn't focus on his voice, but Kel was saying some things. Making weird noises. So was she. Aubrey kept whimpering with each movement, her breathing struggling to keep up while buried in her arms. She was starting to get used to the feeling of her raw insides, but that didn't make it good. Kel seemed to be enjoying himself way more than her. Aubrey was so distracted that it took a moment to realize Mari had substituted her hand for Aubrey's arms. Her face was buried in her arms which did almost as effective a job at muffling her pain. A sudden sharp lash of pain hit her butt again. Kel had hit her again, the jerk! In the midst of any response she might have given, Mari started petting her head. "Good girl, Aubrey. Good girl. Kel's really enjoying this. You should be, too." Aubrey's head was swimming from her still aching backside and Mari's words, whatever retaliation she had for Kel's abuse died in her throat. She wasn't enjoying this. Is Kel really? Is she a good girl like Mari says? What's happening? Kel started speeding up. The sound of him slapping against her backside was too audible. Her legs were starting to feel tired from having to hold like this. She wanted to give out so badly and collapse on the bed.
"That's okay, Kel. Push all the way in once you can't hold it anymore." Mari responded to something Kel said that Aubrey didn't catch. She wanted to see him, but Mari's firm petting and her body's exhaustion stopped any attempts at moving. And then she felt him slam against her one more time, a warmth like Sunny's filling her up. It felt weirder in there. After a few seconds Kel fell forward, landing on her back while still connected. The impact caused her knees to finally give out as she fell under the bed, crushed by Kel's weight. Somehow he had gotten the idea of wrapping his arms around her. Kel's face was at the edges of his vision, dumb smile plastered on his face. There was noticeable drool at the corner of his mouth. She should have been disgusted at the idea he had gotten any on her, but his face burned into her vision. He really had enjoyed this. Was that a good thing? And Aubrey could see Mari smiling at them both. She had such a sweet smile. Mari started stroking her hair with her gentle hands and cooing sweet words. Even though this hurt...Aubrey almost it was worth it to see that moment both their smiles were in her vision.
Maybe this wasn't so bad...' Aubrey thought as she closed her eyes. She must have blacked out.

Aubrey got it into her head that this stuff was only supposed to happen when Mari was around. But Kel kept pushing himself on her like an excited puppy. Insisting that they try it again or reaching under her clothes when nobody was watching. Aubrey tried to push him away, but not with a fraction of what she could usually muster up for Kel. It was like she lost heart in their fights. She was...relenting. Just letting him be an obnoxious prick. At least until the two had one of their usual bad arguments, and things came to pushes and shoves. Kel gave her a bad push, she grabbed his arm and they both fell. Kel landed right on top of her. He pushed himself up, their bodies half meeting as he held his front half above her. Their eyes met. Some kind of switch flipped in her head. Before Aubrey knew it, she begged him. And they started doing what they did that night right there. If somebody found them in that small bit of the woods behind the park, Aubrey had no idea what would have happened. It still hurt, but Aubrey felt any usual complaints drowned in some unexplainable desire. Aubrey buried her face in her arms and let Kel rail into her. Laid next to each other in the dirt when it was over, warmth filling her insides. Kel said he wanted to keep doing this with her. She did, too. He had a reason to keep being with her. Mari's words were starting to make sense now. She was a good girl. This event encouraged Aubrey to push Sunny into doing it with her again. He was a lot more eager to try it again than she realized. Snuggling up to his embrace and wrapping around each other on his safe bed was one of the greatest feelings of her life.
It felt good to be wanted. She loved this.

Basil

Aubrey was kneeling before Basil who was sitting on the edge of his bed, beloved camera in hands. His shorts were pulled down. It was inches from her face. Mari had given her a simple set of instructions. Lick it, take it into your mouth, try and be creative. And when it feels like Basil's about to burst, take him into her mouth. Don't swallow, don't spit. Basil it seems didn't have to do much, but was given two instructions himself. Take a photo of Aubrey right now. And when Mari gives him the cue, take another photo. This was a precious memory to be saved. Aubrey had frozen up. This was different. Looking into Basil's wavering eyes was different. He didn't have that understanding Sunny did. Aubrey could feel it was a look she had on her face the first time. Basil didn't really want this, but he couldn't say no either. He just couldn't. Aubrey felt bad, but knew Basil would warm up to it like she did. "It's okay, Basil. I promise you'll like it. I did." Mari had promised him that Aubrey would make him feel good. Even as her gaze wavered between his face and what was immediately in front of hers. "Aubrey, this is...are you sure?" Basil gripped his camera. His face forced a nervous smile. He was looking between her and Mari, who was sitting at a desk and working on some schoolwork she brought with her. Mari said part of this experience would be figuring things out themselves. Aubrey didn't know why this time would be different, but it was. Noticing Basil's gaze, she smiled back. Basil quickly turned back.

Aubrey nodded her head, trying to shake off Basil's worry. "Of course, Basil! Leave it to me." And she began her work. It was a slow process of licking around it. Mari told her it was a penis. She let her tongue feel around his penis. It was an odd taste. She wasn't quite sure if it was good or not. Or if Basil liked it. He still sat there awkwardly. She tried taking it into her mouth. That felt a little better, but she wasn't sure if Basil was feeling it. Aubrey tried her best to distract herself from her looming inadequacy by engrossing herself in this task. It was like a popsicle. Just keep her mouth around it to warm it up, licking and tasting it as the popsicle melts in her mouth. Bobbing her head forward and back, liking every bit of it from tip to elsewhere. Her efforts were rewarders as she felt Basil shift a little, noises leaking out. Was she doing good? Aubrey felt a bit of pride which melded with onset curiosity. What would the warmth Sunny and Kel filled her up with taste like? The thought encouraged her to quicken her pace. Looking up at Basil's face rewarded her with the look on his face. He looked shaken. His breathing was off, and he tightly gripped his camera. His eyes were locked on hers. Their gazes met. She wanted to say something or smile at him, but was a bit preoccupied with pleasing him. That didn't stop her from trying a "Hello" which barely escaped her mouth, muffled by Basil inside her mouth.
"How does it feel, Basil?" Mari's clear voice bounced towards them from the other side of the room. She had a gentle yet wicked grin on her face. Basil's shivering and sheepish look made him seem so meek. "It feels good..." He mumbled. Mari couldn't hear him, but she knew roughly what he said and responded with "How so?" Basil let out a sharp exhale as his penis hit deep in Aubrey's throat. "Um, ah-haha... Aubrey's mouth feels warm, and nice... She's really pretty too, an-and..." Basil stumbled into silence. Aubrey felt some kind of "aww" die in her throat. Basil's so...cute when he's flustered. Mari's instruction of 'be creative' flashed in her head, and she took his penis all the way into her throat and gave a kiss to where her lips met. Aubrey wasn't sure if that elicited a reaction, but it felt nice.
It took a moment to realize Mari had suddenly found herself sitting at Basil's side. She had her hands on his shoulder which seemed to be making him shake harder. "Aubrey is cute, isn't she? What do you find cute about her?" The pressure from Mari's sudden presence at his side coerced Basil into answering. "Her ha-hair's really pretty. She has a sweet smile, pretty clothes, an-and is really nice..." Basil didn't quite grasp what was happening. Mari was leaning closer to Basil than she already was. Her body pressed against his shoulder. "Basil...most of Aubrey's clothes are hand-me-downs from me. My hair's a lot like hers. We even look like sisters..." She was inches from Basil's ear, who looked so nervous and embarrassed that he could cry. Maybe he already was. Aubrey looked up in awe, her movements greatly slowed, and doing so allowed her to hear Mari whisper into Basil's ear the gentlest of words. "Do you think I'm pretty, Basil?"
Basil stammered from the sudden emotional shock of those words. His mouth left open, Mari suddenly moved in for a kiss. She could hear Basil let out a loud sound muffled by Mari's lips. The sounds the two were making made Aubrey flush even harder. Aubrey felt a part of her world shatter at that. Mari only ever kissed Hero like that, so why was she kissing Basil? Yet oddly enough, her strongest feeling was jealousy. Whatever that jealousy was for, she wouldn't find out because the next moment Basil's penis shook and shot out that warmth into her mouth. A sticky, hot liquid that coated the inside of her mouth as she watched Mari virtually devouring Basil. Mari pulled back to say in a slightly raised voice "Aubrey, don't swallow or spit that out just yet!" Aubrey did as she was told. It felt weird in her mouth, but didn't taste bad. It was better than mint toothpaste. "Hold your mouth open."
Aubrey obeyed. She looked up at Basil who's eyes were swimming from both of what he just experienced. "Basil, take the photo!"
Snap Despite what he must have been feeling, Basil still managed to do as Mari commanded. He looked down at Aubrey who was looking up at him. His eyes, again, swam. His lips were still a little bit parted. If she weren't so far below him, Aubrey wanted to reach up and meet them.

The photo turned out pretty good according to Mari. Two photos. One of a boys penis right in front of a girls face. She had a nervously strained, yet excited smile on her face. Eyes caught between what was in front of her and the camera. And the second photo showed the girl with a murky white substance in her mouth, holding it open to show off her work. The look in her eyes was indescribable. Aubrey didn't recognize her. But she remembered the feeling. The girl in this photo was really, really happy.
"Mari...why did you kiss Basil?"
"Oh, that? Hehe...well...I think I went a bit too far teasing him. I know I shouldn't have done that, but I wanted to see how he'd react to two beautiful girls coming on to him like that. Then I just sort of...lost control. Basil's just too cute. You did a great job too, Aubrey. I don't think he'll forget how important a wonderfully good girl like you is to him." Aubrey's heart lifted.
Yeah... If she could do more like that for Basil, they'll be together forever. Him, her, Mari, Sunny, even Kel. Even Kel...well, if she has to.

The rest of summer was an especially eventful time. Aubrey did her best to please each of her friends with what she'd been taught, and each of them grew closer with her still. The photo album was filled with memories of summer, but Mari had gotten them another album for different memories. Basil wasn't always around to take photos, so not every memory was captured. But the second album still filled up. There was a photo of Sunny and Aubrey snuggling together in his bed after an eventful practice. Their faces were so peaceful. Kel had managed to recreate their fateful tumble and was on top of her again, only interrupted by Basil snapping a photo. Mari described the expression on the girl in this photo as submissive. One time at the beach Mari insisted that the four of them use the boys changing room together. It was awkward, but Aubrey accepted the teasing from Kel and all the touching that resulted. Basil managed to snap a photo of Kel pressed against her back, inserting his fingers into her while Sunny kissed her. The girl in the photo was beet-red, a look Mari described as desperate on her face as she was sandwiched between two eager friends. Mari had borrowed Basil's camera and snapped a few photos of him and Aubrey together. And yet more photos filled the second album. Two albums filled with everyone's memories.

Epilogue

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Aubrey thought she had given all the tears she had at Mari's funeral. But every day after it felt like she could only give more. Like if she cried hard enough, her tears could pierce through the dirt and reach Mari. Maybe Mari would come back to them if she knew how much she had hurt them by leaving. Aubrey couldn't understand. And she knew she never would. It was cold out, but no amount of freezing wind would chase her away from this.

Everyone fell apart. Sunny still went to school for a few days after, but it was like he was already gone. Then he was physically gone. She couldn't bring herself to knock on his door just yet. That house had too many memories of Mari.
Kel was making new friends already, but he still tried to spend some time with her. One time he even invited her into one of the schools bathrooms and they enjoyed each other. Maybe she could have stuck with him, but after one day he chose to spend time with his new friends over her she felt like never seeing him again. Then he slowly stopped reaching out to her. Aubrey always thought she could do without Kel in her life, but...
Hero was gone. She always looked up to him, but they were never as close as she got with everyone else. Mari never had her and him to any of those acts together. But that didn't change the time they did have together. He was like the big brother she never had. It stung that he disappeared from her life without saying goodbye.
Basil... Basil was still around, but closed off. It felt like he was always on edge around her. When he wasn't crying or wanting to feel hurt all alone, he was avoiding her gaze. Like looking at her hurt. Aubrey wanted to push herself into his life, but she remembered what Mari had said the first time. He must have been seeing Mari when he looked at her. The thought made Aubrey want to pull out her hair, cut it short, or do anything. But if she cut it short, it would look bad since she couldn't visit a barber. Her only clothes were hand me downs from Mari, and she couldn't afford more. Basil must hate her.
Then dad left. He had asked her if she wanted to go with him, but Faraway was the only home she knew. She couldn't. And he never came back.

The days went on. Aubrey went to school and tried to pay attention. It felt like teachers weren't giving her as hard of a time as they could with how little work she was doing. They probably knew. She cried at Mari's grave. Aubrey went back home and hid in her room to avoid everything. Sometimes she passed by one of her friends houses and felt like knocking. She never did. Then one day...she remembered the photo album. She wanted to see Mari again. She missed her. So...so she finally knocked on Basil's door.
"Grandma's not feeling well. You can come in if you want, but grandma's going to be in her room."
Never had Basil's house felt so empty. So cold. She missed the sounds of everyone's voices in here. Aubrey noticed Basil went into the bathroom, and she entered his room. The photo album was resting on a shelf. Aubrey tentatively reached a hand out to it. She could almost see Mari's pretty face. Her beautiful hair. Her brilliant smile. Aubrey touched the album and was about to pull it off the shelf.
...
She retracted her arm. She couldn't do it. Seeing Mari again made her want to cry. And cry she did. Aubrey collapsed to her knees and sobbed into her hands. She missed Mari. She missed Sunny. She missed Hero, she missed Basil, and she even missed Kel. Why did this have to happen to them? Why did Mari leave them like that? She loved them...Aubrey loved her and everyone... Wasn't she a good friend? Why did everyone leave her...why?!
Aubrey registered the door opening behind her, but she didn't acknowledge it. She just kept crying. She felt a hand on her shoulder. She kept sobbing. Her face must look so ugly with all these tears and sobs. The hand on her shoulder became arms wrapped around her in a hug. Aubrey stifled her sobs long enough to turn around and return the embrace. It was Basil. She buried her face into him. It took a moment to realize he had started crying, too.

Once the two pulled themselves together enough, she invited herself onto his bed with him and snuggled tight. Basil was still used to having Aubrey this close. Neither of them had said a word so far. Aubrey somewhat appreciated it. The silence gave her time to sort out her thoughts and subdue her rampaging feelings. Basil still smelled nice. He always did, but now it was especially appreciated. Basil hugged her back. It had only been a month or two, but Aubrey had really missed the feeling of an embrace. It wasn't long before she calmed down.
"Can I...stay the night?" Aubrey really didn't want to go home. It's not like mom would worry.
"...of course..." was what she heard. Aubrey hugged him tighter and tried her hardest to sleep. She was scared of having nightmares again. But she remembered how Mari would keep away nightmares by snuggling with her. Basil could do the same, could he? He would. She trusted him.
...
The next morning played out like a dream. Basial had somehow unwrapped himself from her tight embrace and cooked breakfast. She didn't realize he knew how. Maybe he had to learn since he was also cooking for grandma. Breakfast was had, hands were held, and Aubrey invited herself back into Basil's room. Basil didn't ask her to leave. Aubrey didn't have spare clothes, but Basil offered to let her wear a pair of his for the day. The idea of wearing boys clothes made her feel odd, but she could manage for just a few minutes until she got home. So the two undressed right then and there like they were used to. It took a moment to realize neither had gotten to changing clothes after undressing. Aubrey, almost by second nature, almost tackled Basil as they fell onto his bed together. That might have gone poorly, but they landed safely. Then they made out. She had always reserved each of her holes for each of the boys in the order Mari had introduced them. But now, she rode Basil hard. Some kind of fire had overtaken Aubrey. It was odd how natural it felt despite only doing this a few times with Sunny. She bounced like the bed was a trampoline, overtaking Basil's penis with every bounce. She missed this so much. It had been too long. She didn't stop until she came hard. Basil did, too. And then they collapsed in a pile of limbs and warmth.. This is how things were meant to be. All of her worries melted away. Aubrey knew she could reach out to her old friends. Anything felt possible now.
"Basil...let's try visiting Sunny. He'll open the door for both of us." Aubrey insisted. Basil froze up, but let out a quick nod. "Y-yeah...I'm sure of it."
"Then we can get everyone back together. Kel's an insensitive jerk, but I'm sure he misses us. And then we can find Hero." Everything was coming together. She was sure of it. Basil's face gave way to a faint smile. It felt genuine.
"I know that Mari would be proud of-" her words were interrupted by a sudden kiss. She was stunned, but felt herself erode in it's sudden presence. She kissed back. Basil seemed oddly desperate in this kiss. But Aubrey didn't think twice about it. She could help her friends just like she did with Basil. This is what Mari had been trying to teach her. Maybe...maybe that's why Mari left so suddenly. Because she was convinced Aubrey could keep her friends together with what Mari taught her. The thought made Aubrey feel incredibly sad, but she was determined to prove Mari right. She could help her friends. Everything...everything was going to be okay.