Lust Meets Wrath

The Snake's Secret

It had been a couple days since the hunt for the Rune Bear, not enough for the hide to get turned its coats and the paws into boots... but long enough for the snake to get uncharacteristicly agitated and itchy. He was scratching at his snoot a lot. His skin had dulled in color and he was annoyed easily. Frustrated more when he did something wrong.

Lena looked to him during dinner that night. "Striker.. are you okay hun?"

He huffed and looked to her. "Yeah pumpkin.. just... dealing with some stuff."

"Okay hun..."

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The next morning she woke in her room and noticed she didn't hear the usual bustling about sounds of him in the kitchen. This struck her as very odd so she headed to his room, only to find it empty and his clothing strewn everywhere. Then an annoyed growl and thump in the adjacent bathroom caught her attention. She knocked on the door. "Striker..."

He froze up. "Uh... Ah'm busy..."he said and rattled his tail, sitting in the tub. 

"Making a lot of noise.. hun.. can I come in?"

He hissed softly and snorted. "Yeah.. Ah need some help anyway."

Lena blinked and opened the door, noticing him in the empty tub she walked over noticing two things. He was naked and his eyes were covered over with a weird skin. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah.. just shedding... can't see for shit right now. Annoyed because Ah'm so damn itchy..." he huffed and scratched at his snoot and chest.

"Ah.. okay. Lemme help." She said and walked over grabbing his cheeks. He rumbled softly and she smiled. She moved a claw, dug it in and carefully cut a line across his snoot. He huffed as she peeled the skin from over his eyes. 

He helped get the dead skin from off his face. Once he was freed of the dead skin from his face he breathed easy. 

She smiled and touched his cheek. He shuddered and she blinked. "Striker?"

"The new skin is... soft... sensitive." He explained.

"Ah okay hun." She smiled.

They both peeled down to his neck. She moved around behind him and started peeling his back along the arms as he did the same along his front. Pulling the arms off like gloves, skin gloves. She worked on his tail while he tugged his legs. She looked over his shoulder and blinked. "Snake skin pantyhose."

He snorted and smacked her with the dead skin. 

"Ahhhhh snake skin!" She giggled and swatted at it. Putting it in the trash with the rest. "You have a tough spot on yer back hun..."

"Prolly from when Ah got stabbed.." he then huffed realizing what he said.

"Stabbed... when?"

"On a mission... at the Festival."

She blinked some and grabbed the skin, he dug his claws into the sides of the tub. "Tell me about this mission..."

He lowered his head. "Ah was sent to assassinate the Prince... by his wife. Moxxie and Mille got in my way, she stabbed me... then Blitz got in the way... needless to say Ah didn't get my shot... but..." he screamed out as she yanked the dead skin off. "FUCKING HELLFIRE THAT HURTS!" 

"So all this time... you've been hunting Prince Stolas? Why?" She asked.

Striker looked over his shoulder at her. She wasn't upset she was curious. "His wife wanted him dead for cheating on her with an imp. Not my business why, but it's kind of annoying because what exactly is wrong with fucking an imp?"