BXBX NOVEL Chapter 58 Smells Like You
I left the two girls up in the bath, getting out of the water. Melody had said she wanted to talk with Gaia some more, so I forced my body to heat up, and steam started to rise off me.
I quickly got my clothes on and then said my goodbyes to the girls before heading down the stairs. I took a left at the second level and headed over to the room that I could sense Marley in; Kaite was also there with her.
I could sense the girls now, and I was able to pinpoint them, making it easy to track them down. It seemed that the girls must have asked Sofia for help because when I entered the room, both girls were working out.
Marley was bent down, doing shoulder pulls, using a root that was coming from the floor. It kind of looked funny, but it also looked very effective, as I could see the beads of sweat on Marley\'s forehead.
Katie was running on a stretch of grass that was acting like a treadmill, but neither girl noticed me right away.
I walked in slowly, but as soon as I got about ten steps into the room, Katie looked over at me and stopped running.
That was a mistake, and the grass pushed Katie\'s feet out from underneath her, but the grass surged up to catch her. Once she was back on her feet, she smiled and ran over to me, jumping into my arms.
"You surprised me! Glad that it wasn\'t like a normal treadmill, or that would have really hurt!" Katie exclaimed, and I wrapped her in a hug.
I smiled and kissed her before setting her back down on the ground. She was sweaty, but I didn\'t mind, and I also liked the smell of a hard-working woman.
"I can\'t say that I wasn\'t laughing on the inside," I said with a grin, and Katie pushed off me, turning to look at Marley, who had switched arms and was facing away from us.
"Hey! Muscle Head! Are you going to put that root down and come over here? Or does Dan need to put you over his knee again?!" Katie taunted, and Marley looked up with an embarrassed glare.
"Katie! Shut up! I can still kick your ass!" Marley yelled, and Katie giggled.
"Don\'t be mean, or you will be next!" I scolded, and Katie\'s face got mischievous.
"Do I have to be mean?" Katie asked, rubbing into me, and I laughed, slapping her ass.
"I came to see if you girls wanted to do something? I thought that maybe I could take you out flying or something. I will have to figure out some kind of entertainment in the future, but I think flying is a pretty amazing way to spend some free time," I explained, and Katie nodded but looked at Marley, who was studying a spot on the ground.
"You can take me some other time. I think that I am going to finish my workout without distractions and then go for a soak. Tomorrow I would like to go find my parents, but they are outside of the city, and they will be fine for now," Katie explained, and I nodded, looking at Marley.
"Your parents live down the road, right?" I asked, thinking about all the times I had gone out to help on the farm with Katie\'s parents.
"Yeah, but they can wait till tomorrow. They had lots of food and wood to keep warm, so the power going won\'t bother them much. I guess I could come with you; I want to get a better look at the city," Marley said, holding one arm by the bicep, then said, "But I am sweaty, and I probably stink."
I walked over to Marley, scooped her off the ground, and pressed my face into her neck, taking a deep sniff. The smell was of sweat and a slight body odor, but it smelt like her to me.
I kissed Marley\'s neck a bunch of times until she started to laugh and pushed my face away. She tried to scowl at me, but I narrowed my eyes, and she put up her hands like claws in front of her face to protect her neck.
"You\'re such a weirdo," Marley sighed, and Katie nodded.
"Yup, I can agree with that, but he is our weirdo. You two go have some fun, and I will catch up with you tomorrow. I am sure Melody has already claimed you for the night; she was talking about it earlier. Since I have been waiting, I will require a movie date and a moonlit dinner after tomorrow. Anya is going to be taking all your time up tomorrow," Katie explained, and I nodded.
"That sounds interesting. I will try my best to get a movie set up for you, but that one is a tall request," I said with a smile, and Katie grinned at me.
"I am sure that you will come up with something, now get out of here. Go do something, and enjoy your time with him! Stop being so shy, and tell him how you really feel, or I will tell Melody that you chickened out again!" Katie warned, and Marley turned her face into my chest.
I laughed, and a hole opened up in the side of the room leading outside.
"Are you fine if we go fast? Or do you want a more relaxed ride?" I asked, but I was sure that I already knew the answer.
"I don\'t mind, but let\'s go before Katie opens her mouth again," Marley said without looking up, and I ran for the hole.
"See you later!" I called to Katie and then leaped out into the open air, tilting down and starting to fall.
I kept my wings in for the first thirty feet to pick up some speed and then slowly brought them to open, leveling me out. I flew over a bridge and then tucked my wings to dive down lower, pulling up ten feet from the ground.