Volume 6 - Northern Exchange, Chapter 33 - Fluff and Fuzz

Yuisu and Kehp were sitting on the couch in the living room, sipping tea. The house was nice and quiet, since all the other girls were out giving the more adventurous Froze a tour of the property. Kehp was much happier relaxing inside and interacting with one person at a time.

“So, how’d you meet Froze?” Yuisu asked, then took another sip of her green tea. She used to prefer flowery herbal teas, but ever since she started buying bushels of flowers for Quess everyday, Yuisu was a little tired of their fragrance.

Kehp fidgeted and crouched deeper into the fluffy mantle of wool that stuck out of her dress. “Uh, we met because of the exchange program. My coordinator said I wasn’t getting out into the world enough with my current homestay, so she signed me up for international exchange.” She paused for a deep breath, then said, “Froze enrolled in that program too, but I think that was because she was causing too much trouble at her homestay. We started going to the same meetings in preparation for this trip.”

Yuisu nodded. “Oh, and how long ago was that?”

“Just three months.”

“Wow. You two get along pretty well for only knowing each other that long.” Yuisu smiled kindly. “You seem to complement each other, despite your differences.”

“What? You really think so? Sometimes it feels like she doesn’t like me at all…”

Yuisu tilted her head quizzically. “What do you mean? She looks out for you, and it looks like she knows you well.”

Kehp flushed red, which stood out harshly against her light-colored wool. “Uh, well, she uh, bites me sometimes. Well, she bites everyone when she’s angry. That’s why she was having issues with her homestay. But she bites me more…”

Just then, Froze ran in from the back door, breathing heavily. “Oh yah, you’re missing out, Kehp! We’re playing tag, and that centaur girl sure can run. Though Haru’s flying is kind of cheating, eh?” She bounded up and flopped down on the couch next to Kehp. Froze smelled like sweat and pine needles. “What’re you two up to?”

Kehp blushed and stammered, “Uh, just talking, drinking tea…”

“Laaaaame,” Froze whined and kicked her feet out, too riled up to sit still.

“Sorry.”

“Bah! You and your ‘sorries’,” Froze said in an annoyed tone, then she jumped off the couch and landed on all fours on the floor. She crouched low then stuck her butt up in the air and waved her long, fluffy tail side to side. Then, Froze darted forward and playfully nipped at Kehp’s legs, biting her lightly, then letting go again. “Come play with us, sheepy!”

Kehp just shook her head and pulled her legs up to her chest, hugging her knees and turning into a big ball of fluff. “Sorry, but I want to stay inside.”

Froze nipped at her a couple more times, then stood up and shrugged. “If you say so. Have fun being boring,” she teased as she walked away towards the back porch.

After Froze was gone, Kehp turned to Yuisu, still holding her knees close. “See? All that biting kind of hurts. I don’t think she likes me…”

Those were love bites if I’ve ever seen them, Yuisu thought, and I have. She put a hand on Kehp’s arm. “I think she may like you more than you think, Kehp. She wasn’t angry just then, she was being playful. She was hoping to spend some time with you.”

“But why does she have to be so mean to me…”

Yuisu patted Kehp on the shoulder. “I think that’s how she shows affection. She’s got a tough persona to uphold, so she acts harsh, but she seems to really care for you.”

“I’m sorry, but I find that hard to believe.”

“She seems the straightforward type. Just ask her sometime and she’ll probably give you an honest answer,” Yuisu said with a shrug.

“Hey, Kehp!” Haru called from the sliding glass door to the back porch. “Want to join us in the hot spring? It’s a great night for it.”

Kehp popped her head out of the room right next to the kitchen. It had been the one open guest room and it was her bedroom for now, while Froze had taken over Yuisu’s old room in the center of the house. “Sorry, but no thanks.” She blushed a little and quietly added, “Uh, I’ve got too much wool right now. I would get too hot in the hot spring, and it would never dry out…”

Haru nodded. “Fair enough. I figured I’d ask.” As she closed the sliding door, she thought, The curse of fluffy girls… I’m lucky that I can keep my all my feathers up and out of the water if I want.

Kehp spent the next hour just lounging around her room alone. I was supposed to get out more, spend more time with people. I’m awful at this, she thought. I traveled halfway around the world to just sit in a room by myself… She slammed her fist on the bed, but her soft wool and the mattress cushioned the impact entirely. “No, I am going to get out more!” she said with determination.

A bit later, she heard the other girls returning from the hot spring. She couldn’t help but hear them, since her window was open to let in the cool night air, and their boisterous voices carried clearly down the wooden path. Froze came inside last, wearing just a towel and her collar, and carrying a basket of her clothes.

Kehp stepped in front of Froze and blurted, “Froze, can I please ask you a question?!”

Froze raised one ear and eyebrow. “Uh, sure. What’s up all of the sudden?”

Kehp looked down at her hooves, then said, “Can you help me shear my wool? Please? I want to be able to join you all in the hot spring...”

“Oh yah, sure.” Froze scratched at her ear with her free paw. “But can I put some clothes on first? It would be more awkward if we’re both naked, eh?”

Kehp looked up at Froze and blushed. “Yah, my apologies… Go get dressed first.” Oh my… I hadn’t thought about being naked in front of Froze.

A few minutes later, Kehp was nude and sitting on a stool in the bathing room. Her pale pink wool thickly covered her entire body except for her thighs and her breasts, and she was hiding the latter with her arms.

Froze was wearing red plaid pajamas and brandishing a powerful battery powered razor. Kehp had brought it with her from home, and it had even caused a bit of a scene at the airport when it had turned on in her baggage. I still don’t know why the security staff were all laughing and talking about ‘toys’ though… Kehp was interrupted from her memories when Froze said, “Ready, Kehp? I guess I’ll start at your shoulders.”

It tickled at first, but by the time Froze had finished with her shoulders, the razor’s vibration was like a relaxing massage and the fresh air on her skin felt even better. Next, Froze ran the shaver over Kehp’s arms, her back, and then her buttocks area. She left a bit of fluff on Kehp’s stubby little tail, which had been fully hidden in wool before.

When she had finished with everything on the back, Froze pawed at Kehp’s arm and said, “You’re gonna need to let me get at your front, now.”

Kehp’s face was bright red as she lowered her arms and bared her sizable breasts to Froze for the first time.

Froze grinned, one fang peeking out of her smile, and said, “Wow, those are definitely bigger than mine. You should show them off more, like I do.”

“N-no thanks. That harness you wear is t-too revealing for me…” Kehp stammered, then she whispered, “...but it looks good on you…”

“You’re a forward one, eh? Hitting on me while you’re buck naked.”

“Th-that’s not what I meant!” Kehp cried out.

Froze threw her head back and let out a howl of laughter. “I know, I know. Sorry, Kehp. You’re just too fun to tease, yah know?”

Froze started shearing Kehp’s belly, being careful not to nick her sensitive skin with the shaver. While Froze worked, Kehp asked, “Froze… do you like me? Sometimes it seems like you don’t like me at all…”

Froze stopped the razor and looked into Kehp’s eyes. “…I know I can be a real jerk sometimes, and I know the way I act out causes problems, and I am sorry. But I do like you, Kehp.” She turned the razor back on and resumed shearing.

“Then why do you bite me?”

Froze grabbed Kehp’s left leg and lifted it up to shear it next. “Oh, that? I guess it’s a bad habit. I used to bite people whenever they made me angry, but I’m getting better about that.”

Kehp frowned, a sad and pitiful sight. “So I make you angry?”

“No, that’s not it...” Now Froze was the one that blushed. “I guess those are…” She trailed off, mumbling something.

“Sorry? I didn’t hear that over the razor.”

Froze took a deep breath and looked up, her magenta eyes meeting Kehp’s lavender ones. “I guess those are love bites,” she said flatly, then went back to shearing.

Other than the buzzing of the electric razor, it was silent for the next few minutes. When the only wool that was left was between Kehp’s legs, she took the razor, turned away, and did it herself. Finally, she stood up and shook off any loose clumps of wool. Kehp was totally bare except for her tail, which waggled as she ran her hands over her now smooth body and admired herself in the mirror. “Ahh, that’s nice. All that wool is just no good for summer. I’ll need to shave again in a few days, though…”

Kehp hadn’t meant for her motions to be sensual, but the way she moved was actually pretty sexy. Froze ran her eyes over the beautiful, curvy, nude girl on display. She eyed Kehp’s wiggling rear end and licked her lips. “I wouldn’t mind helping out with that, sheepy…”

Kehp didn’t notice Froze’s sultry tone, so she just started gathering up the fallen wool into a pile. “Can you help me with this? Pan Faun wool is worth a lot, yah know?”

“Oh, sure. No problem,” Froze said, sneaking peeks at Kehp as she worked. Paradoxically, Kehp seemed more comfortable being naked now than when she had been covered in wool, and Froze didn’t want to jinx it.

They managed to fill three plastic bags full of wool, and then Kehp put her clothes back on.

As they left the bathroom, Froze said, “So, Kehp... while we were gathering that wool, you stayed naked a lot longer than you needed to.” Froze leaned over and nipped at Kehp’s shoulder, now covered by a loose t-shirt. “What was that about?”

Kehp blushed, but she was only a little flustered by the teasing. “Oh, sorry. I guess I was just really comfortable like that. It’s kind of freeing to be out of all that hot, heavy wool, ya know?”

Froze put an arm around Kehp and walked next to her. “That’s good to hear. I’m glad to see you opening up a bit more, Kehp. Real glad.”

Kehp smiled back. “Thank you, Froze. I think you’ve helped me with that a lot.”