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Butterfly Beach I : The Wreck of the Golden Dove or the Consequences of Unfamiliar Fruit.
Date: 9/27/2015, Categories: Fantasy & Sci-Fi, Author: sprite, Rating: 18, Source: LushStories
peered into her hands at a dozen or so plump berries the color of the ribbons I’d worn as a child; bright pink. I’d never seen the like before. “Wait until you taste them, Livie,” Emma giggled holding her hands out to me in offering. “Sweeter than candy,” James Littlefield announced, a little breathless at having to keep up with Emma. He, like Emma and Bull, wore an enthusiastic grin as I plucked one from her palm and placed it on my tongue, biting into it, surprised at the potency of sweetness that overwhelmed my taste buds. He’d been correct in his statement; it was like a little taste of heaven. “Oh,” I managed, closing my eyes and swallowing, the juices coating my throat and tongue before greedily taking another, much to my companion’s amusement. I had never imagined anything as delightful as the taste of what we would later name lustberries. Nor could I foresee the consequences of Emma’s discovery… oOo “Livie?” Living arrangements had been easy to configure. Emma and I shared a lean-to. It wasn’t much; a ‘bed’ made of the broad flat grasses that grew everywhere, sheltered by what amounted to half of a tent that faced away from the men so we could have the illusion of privacy. While the nights were mostly mild, we found ourselves cuddling while we slept, not for warmth, but for comfort. As much as we both put up a brave front, at night the fears and uncertainties were harder to hold at bay. Blinking at the sound of my voice, I fought my way back from the edge of dreams, ...