she made a small sound as he did.

Well, he was here for her.

"Uh ... Sorry, I d-don't know what I just did."

Good, because she stayed snuggled against him.

" Im pretty sure you just release...um...seed into me. "

And he kept her in his arms.

If he could have paled, he would have. "Oh great. I'm dead."

She sighed softly, double colored eyes worried. " I understand that having two lovers is okay. Now I understand. But ... why was it so different back around the humans? Why didn't they teach it that way?"

" why? " She asked, then gasped. " Are we going to have little half dead babies?! "

" Our... culture is one heavily based on polygamy, meaning it's okay for one to have multiple spouses. Humans see no worth for that, as they believe it is wrong to love more than one person, and claim that you love none. They deny what the heart feels, but we do not. "

"Ah! N-no, that's not guaranteed! I mean, there's a chance but I mean....they wouldn't be half dead!" If he was an anime character he would have had the about-to-cry-but-not-but-still-out-of-freaking-out face.

"But ... Cinderella said to follow your heart. A dream is a wish your heart makes. So shouldn't you follow your hearts dreams?"

" ...oh. well, then what would they be? "

" Yes. And if your heart dreams of having 2 lovers, or even hundreds, let it be done. "

"Fully alive?"

That seemed to make more sense to her. "Oh! Yes!" Her tail wagged, able to find this more logical in this type of thought. "Cinderella is right. So if Akira's heart dreams of having both Justy and Shade as lovers, then she can and should follow that dream. Like my dream of loving you!"

" oh! " She smiled, sitting up. " Okay! "

He blushed a bit, but nodded. " Yes, like that. "

His legs parted fully and he sorta sat oddly because ... the stick was still inside.

She smiled up at him with innocent admiration and love.