Wanderlust Beastkin, Beauty and the Beastkin-Chapter 106: Girl’s Night Out

I woke up to seeing Titus sleeping in the bed beside me with a smile on his face and his arm wrapped around me. I sat up and reached down, pushing his long, sparkling, golden hair out of his face. Such pretty hair. I saw some movement from outside and saw that it was Sugar walking back from work with Hugh walking by her side. That tall and thin giraffe beastkin was so awkward. The way he walked was lumbering and ungraceful. His ears were huge, and the spots on his neck were interesting to look at. He wasn’t ugly, but he was by no means the pretty boy that Sugar said was her type. However, the look on his face when he looked at Sugar more than made up for some awkwardness in my opinion. Hopefully, Sugar would realize that too and give him a chance; he seemed like a sweet and loyal guy.

I got up, trying to make sure that I didn’t disturb Titus, and walked over to the little closet, finding a light pink star-silk dress and a pair of pink strappy sandals. I went into the bathroom, had a warm shower, which was absolutely heavenly, used the soap and lotion that Milo put in the bathroom, and then dried off with a fluffy cream towel. I realized that I had no way of blow-drying my hair and made a note to request something that can do that. I dried off my hair as best as I could, got dressed, and headed out. I put my card in the pocket of my dress. I had no makeup and hadn’t seen anyone who wore any. I wanted red-tinted moisturizer for my lips, a little blusher, something to cover up the baby pimple trying to grow by my eyebrow, mascara, my cellphone, and an Uber. Then I want to get dirty drunk and dance the night away.

I walked out the door with my dress swishing around my knees, reminding me momentarily about what happened earlier with Titus. I flushed and took another step, then realized that I wasn’t sore at all, not even a little bit. Then I remembered how my body had glowed momentarily. I stopped in my tracks while I put two and two together. My body had healed itself while we were in the middle of playing. My mind reeled while thinking of the advantages in that and my felt my face heat up.

Sugar walked closer and smiled and waved at me when she saw me.

"Hey! Just getting out of work?"

"Not quite just, Hugh took me out to eat after work and offered to walk me home afterwards. Wasn’t that sweet of him? He doesn’t even live on this side of town!"

"Oh yes, very sweet. One could even say it was knightly of him. Like a knight in shining armor, really," I said.

Hugh coughed roughly.

"Are you alright?" said Sugar while patting his back.

"Fine, fine," he said.

"So if you’re not too tired, I was wondering if you’d like to have a girls’ night out, just us and a few female friends. We could go to the spa, get our hair done, then go out on the town. Is there a place to go dancing and get drinks?"

"There is! There are three places: there’s a romantic place to go on a date, a place that’s loud and energetic, and a place that’s a bit on the wild side, just outside of town. Usually, adventurers and wandering beastkin go there, so it’s not really somewhere that’s safe for females to go without escorts, unless they’re guild members. I go to the first one when my mom sets me up on a date and the second one when I want to let off some steam, though I’ve never been to the third one. I usually go by myself, but if I want to make sure that I’m not harassed, I stop by the mercenary guild and pay for a bodyguard. Since neither of us has servant males and you said that it’s a girls’ night, perhaps that’s what we should do," said Sugar.

I thought about it for a moment and then decided that that was what I would do. I didn’t want one of my mates hovering at my shoulder all night; I wanted to let loose and not feel self-conscious. "Will we need a lot of guards?"

"Two should be good enough. One to stay with the main group, and another if one of us needs to use the litterbox or something. Or if they need to switch out for any reason. They’re good and professional."

"Alright, let’s make sure that the other females can go and then pick up our two guards," I said.

It wasn’t long before Sugar was guiding me, Lily, Elara, Skye, Raven, and a gorgeous woman with black fox ears, a fluffy black fox tail, and stunning light blue eyes. She was a fox female named Yumi who was with Raven when Elara invited her and decided to invite herself along. I was curious about the suspicious and cautious looks that Elara kept giving Yumi, though I didn’t comment on them. I would ask her about it when it became more convenient. It wasn’t usual to see Elara act so standoffish. Yumi was wearing a black dress, short enough that I was concerned about her bending over with a neckline that made me wonder how it managed to keep her nipples concealed. One wrong turn and she would be flashing everyone around her. Not that she didn’t look amazing because she definitely did, just I’m not sure I could comfortably wear that, and I knew that there’s no way I’d try to dance in it. She was a serious knockout, though, as we walked, she didn’t engage in conversation; in fact, she seemed so bored that I wondered why she’d bothered to invite herself along.

Sam walked us to the mercenary guild, where he picked out two guards for us. A black cat beastkin named Coco and a male with long purple-tinted silver hair, shockingly purple eyes, and pointed ears. His name was Luan. Coco was small built, with bright green eyes and black hair that was slightly past his chin. He had brown skin the color of chocolate, fangs, fluffy cat ears, and a long black cat tail. He walked quickly and silently, his ears twitching at the smallest sound. Luan, on the other hand, was more muscular; he walked smoothly and evenly without any desire to rush. He walked with an air of total confidence, and as much as I looked at him for any clues, I had no way of telling what kind of beastkin he was.

After collecting the two guards, Sam was called back through his mate mark by Titus; apparently, the marks are capable of being used that way, too. I was worried that I wasn’t going to be able to get away from Sam, so I was relieved when Titus called him away.

Coco walked in front of our group, occasionally climbing up a tree and getting a good look ahead while Luan calmly watched from behind. I initially got goosebumps when I first saw Luan, but as he silently guarded us, I began to feel more relaxed around him. He probably just has a strong aura or he’s some sort of legendary type beastkin who’s trying to keep a low profile. It wasn’t the first time I was around a strong male, though he gave me a different feeling than the others. Much closer to the feeling that Omen gave me than the feelings that Oliver or Fluffy give me. He wore a purple and silver robe made from star-silk with a swirling pattern on it, a beautiful piece. He wore basic silver leather sandals and walked with a calm confidence. He cost twice as much as the male cat, but he seemed to just be walking. Though his eyes flickered, and he had a belt tied around his waist loaded with black and sharp-looking throwing knives. I didn’t usually see a beastkin carrying a weapon, though it did happen on occasion. Usually, spears are used so that they can hunt or box in their target.

We walked to the spa with our escorts and went in as a group to have our hair done first, then facials, eyebrows, nails, and the works. Elara had her hair dyed to her original brown and cut the way it was before her magic awakened. I had some layers put in and a trim. Sugar had her bangs fixed and a couple of inches cut off. Skye had her hair cut to frame her face and get it out of her eyes. It was hard to get her to consent to the haircut; apparently, she tended to hide behind her hair. Lily had her already bright green hair dyed a more vibrant green, Yumi had her hair washed and deep conditioned, and seeing how good Yumi’s hair was starting to look, the rest of us followed. Raven also had her large black wings conditioned, which was quite fascinating, and I became envious of her beautiful, large black wings. How awesome would it have been to be able to fly!

We were all sitting in seats at the spa, waiting with our hair wrapped up in heated towels for the conditioner to really soak in. "Hey Sugar, didn’t you say that there’s a flamingo dance coming up?"

"That’s right, the dance is tomorrow evening." I’m really excited about it. I have a great place reserved if you and the others would like to join me to watch the show."

"I’d like to see it, and maybe I could get one of them for myself. I’d love to have at least one flying beastkin," I said.

"You know, that’s not a bad idea," said Elara. "I need to get a few more males too, and having at least one flying mate around would be so convenient and great in case of an emergency. Also, I discovered the wonder of cute and pretty beastkin males thanks to you," said Elara.

I laughed. "That sounds fun. What about the rest of you? Will you all come too?"

They all agreed some faster than others. Skye nibbled on her lower lip before responding. "I don’t have any interest in picking up one of the males, but I’m not against spending more time with everyone...if you’re willing to have me around," she said in a meek voice.

I hadn’t intended to like her, I certainly hadn’t expected to, but something was calming and genuine about her that made her impossible to dislike, even for me, who had a strong dislike for bats in general and vampire bats more specifically. She was a nice girl, and after hearing what had happened to her, I was absolutely shocked.

Coming Next Time: Dancing at the Club