NOVEL NEXT 4. A Whole New World
Shortly after starting to walk upstream, Miu stopped and picked some herbs near the water. She rinsed them in the stream quickly, then handed half to Bonny.
“Chew these, then rub into bites, nya? They numb pain and stop bleeding.” She put the rest into her own mouth and started chewing.
Bonny followed suit. She rubbed the mash into one of the wounds on her leg first, and when it seemed to work, rubbed some into the bite on her labia. That wound had been sending spikes of pain through her groin and lower abdomen, so it was a huge relief to have it numbed. After a minute, they continued on, stopping occasionally to pick more of the herbs and touch up other bites.
“Hey, uh, Miu. Does this also prevent infection?”
“Infection is redness and swelling and sickness, nya? Herbs will help.”
“Ok, that’s good. I have more questions, if you don’t mind. I’m, um, not from around here.”
Miu nodded and kept walking. “Where from, nya?”
“I think I’m from a different world. I just woke up in the pit, but I wasn’t, um, a bunny before that. I don’t know what to do. Or what this means. Or where I am. Or, uh, anything.” Bonny choked up at the end and struggled not to cry.
Miu turned and gave her a reassuring smile. “Nya. We stop soon. Then check.”
A few minutes later, they climbed a hill with a waterfall. There was a clearing with a pool of water. Another waterfall spilled into the pool, which then poured down to the river below. Miu pointed at the pool. “Safe, nya. No fish.”
Bonny smiled. “Does that mean we can bathe? Can we sleep here? Will the goblins find us?”
“Safe from goblins, nya. Waterfall loud. No path on goblin side. Safe.”
Bonny stepped into the water and pulled off the shirt. It was just above freezing, but clean water had never felt so good. She stood under the water fall and, after drinking straight from the falling water, she scrubbed at her hair, fur, and rinsed the shirt. Even without soap she worked at the mats and mud until the water ran clean off of her. Then, turning blue and shivering from the cold, she climbed back out of the water.
Miu had started a fire and moved a couple of flat rocks close to sit on. She handed Bonny more of the herbs and motioned for her to sit.
“Thank you. Um, what did you mean that we could check?” Bonny asked. She huddled close to the fire and rubbed at her fur to dry it, while chewing on the herbs. She hadn’t really noticed the flavor and scent earlier, but it reminded her of aloe, even though this herb was some type of fern.
The shirt was hung on a branch nearby to dry as well. After all that she had been through, her nudity didn’t bother her as much as expected. It didn’t hurt that Miu was cute. And competent. How had she ever been captured?
“You have magic, nya? System and status?”
“Uh, no. I don’t … I mean, what?”
“Say ‘Status’ and think of health and skills, nya.”
Bonny felt a little silly, but sat up and said, “Status”. A window with stats and info appeared and she jumped, then stared.
Name: Bonny
Race: Outworlder / Rabbit-kin
Age: 22
Health: Slightly Injured, Fatigued
Class: None. 5 Selections Available
Skills: None
General Skills: Agility, First Aid, Running
Equipment: Big Red - Bonded, Growth
Bonny waved her hand at the display and saw Equipment highlight briefly before her hand passed through with no resistance. So it wasn’t physical, but she could interact with it. She poked at Equipment again and it expanded.
Big Red - Bonded, Growth item. A sex toy brought across worlds. Unknown material, unknown energy. Cannot be lost or destroyed.
Bonny giggled at the thought of the dildo growing, like the real thing. It was already big enough. In fact, it was the largest dildo she owned. The name was something she gave it, but seemed to be formalized here. Was it because of her or was there some other influence?
She went back to the first screen with a thought. “Uh, this says I have classes available. What does that mean?”
“Pick after sleep, nya. I go wash now.” Miu started stripping while she talked and Bonny stared, forgetting about the status window open in front of her.
Miu’s fur was longer than hers, like a medium hair domestic cat. She was all black, except for white patches around her paws and a large white patch on her left side, extending from shoulder to hip and wrapping around to her belly. Blood stained the large white patch, where she had been injured earlier. Much of Miu’s fur was matted and sweat stained as well, from the run and whatever she had been through prior to the rescue.
“Oh, Miu, let me help.” Bonny stood and followed her into the water and helped her under the waterfall. The cat girl didn’t seem to like the water as much as Bonny, but allowed it. Bonny started scrubbing and combing at the mats, slowly working them out. She was gentle around the wounds. There were a couple cuts and stabs, but none seemed deep.
Miu had the same hairless patches around her nipples and pussy. The skin around both areas was dark, less glossy than her fur. Her ears stuck up in hand sized triangles above her head, twitching back and forth as she constantly monitored the forest around them. Once clean, Miu’s hair fell to her shoulders. It was straight and the same glossy black as her fur.
As they climbed out of the water, Bonny felt her eyes and muscles sagging. The excitement and adrenaline had worn down and, even though she still needed to look at her status and choose a class, Bonny needed sleep. Badly.
Mui noticed, of course, and motioned to a pile of grass and leaves that had been piled up earlier. “We sleep together, for warmth, nya?”
Bonny realized she was slightly taller than Miu and took the big spoon position. She pulled Miu tight against her belly as they burrowed into the grass bed. The last thing she noticed before fading, is the comforting purring coming from the girl in her arms.