The Afterglow (PG-17)

Writers: Ames, Len
Date Posted: 16th December 2010

Characters: Cardella, G'wen, Sevin
Description: Sevin teases Cardella and Galwen about losing their virginity
Location: Dragonsfall Weyr
Date: month 11, day 28 of Turn 5
Notes: Mentioned: J'nev
Note: Follows: I Think I Love You and Getting Experience
Rating: PG-17

Cardella

"Ah-ha! I knew it!"

"Knew what?" Galwen looked up in suprise at his friend Sevin. Cardella had been patiently trying to teach him how to make pie dough but, even after an candlemark of it, all he had in front of him was a mess of white paste and egg yolks, and he had managed to cover himself and her as well in white flour. Smiling sheepishly at his small friend, he turned back to the overtall and slightly gawky boy. "You know what?" he repeated.

"I just finially figured out why you've gone the entire day without spilling any soup over yourself or knocking over half the kitchen's dishes. You've got a certain grace in your step, my friend, that can only mean one thing...you've_finially_done 'It' haven't
you?" He waggled a finger in the small boy's face before adding, "and don't you try and deny it, I can tell! You can tell too, eh Cardella?"

Cardella, who'd been more intent on the pies they were making, had looked up startled when Sevin had all but shouted his declaration. She looked quickly between the two boys, trying to figure out what was going on.

Her eyes opened a bit wider than usual and she quickly ducked back to her work when she figured out the gist of what Sevin was getting to. Her cheeks were tinged with a bit of pink, as talk of 'it' still made her very embarrassed. It was _not_ something she'd discussed with others before coming to the Weyr.

"Um," she started when Sevin questioned her, "I'm, um, not really sure how you can tell such things."

"Sevin!" Galwen exclaimed, "don't embarress her..and me..like that!" Now was his turn to go a bit pink. "And so what if I did?"

"So I'm right then?" Sevin came around the table where the two were at, defting avoiding any stray puffs of flour in the air. He grinned a bit foolishly at his life long friend. "So, don't leave us girls in suspense, tell us all about it!"

"Uh..." Galwen looked over at Cardella. The last thing he would think she would want to hear was about what men did in bed with one another.

Cardella couldn't help but be curious, even though she was still highly embarrassed by it all. She knew it was something she had to get more comfortable with. She'd been dying to talk about her own experiences, but didn't quite know how to broach any of it. Looking at Galwen she spoke quietly, "Did you?"

"I...uh..." He turned a bright red. "Yeah...yeah, I did it."

"I knew it! And who was the lucky boy?" Sevin asked.

"Uh...you promise you won't tell?" When Sevin nodded, Galwen said, "F'neb, it was F'neb. Only I didn't arrange it, Teseada did."

Cardella had watched the both and listened to every word. She was almost embarrassed to think that she was as curious as she was, but this _was_ the Weyr after all. Knowing what she knew now, she wasn't sure she understood how things like that worked between two boys.

"What was it like?" She said the words so quietly that had the kitchens not been so quiet, the others would likely not have heard a word she'd said.

Galwen looked at his friends and wrinkled his nose. "It...hurt!"

Sevin rolled his eyes. "Of course it hurts the first time! Don't worry, it feels really nice quick enough."

"Yes it does," she muttered under her breath. She'd felt that sting herself not too long ago, though it had quickly been replaced by other feelings. Realizing she'd spoken aloud, she looked to the others wondering if they had heard her or not. Her skin was tinged with a nice hue of pink at the thought that she'd revealed her own little secret as well.

"Oh? And how would you know, Cardella?" Sevin asked, his face about split in half with his grin. Even Galwen looked slightly surprised--and
curious--at her words.

"I...I" Cardella stuttered, even as her entire face flushed nearly crimson. She looked to the two almost frantically and then with an almost embarrassed laugh, she finally blurted, "I did it, okay?" Was the room exceptionally hot or was it just her?

"Really?" Galwen asked.

At the same time, Sevin exclaimed, "ah-ha, so now I'm not the only whore in this room!" He grinned at the girl to let her know he was only teasing.

"Pfft, please!" Galwen retorted. "We've only done it with one person, you've shagged like half the Weyr." Turning back to Cardella, he asked, "so, you okay?"

She was blushing clear down to the tips of her toes and the roots of her hair. "Yeah. I am. It hurt a little, but it's okay." Wishing she could change the subject she quickly threw the discussion back to Galwen, "So...what about you? What happened? Was it...nice? How does...?" Then she stopped, knowing perhaps she had asked a bit too personal a question. She knew now _how_ things worked, but...well, how did two boys do such things. There was so much she didn't know about these matters. "Nevermind, you don't have to answer that. Why don't we just go back to our dough making?"

"Forget the dough! Come on Galwen, what happened? How many times did you do it?" Sevin asked.

"I..uh...uh, we spent the night together, so that was...three times? Does oral count?" He was doing his best not to melt into the ground. But then again, if he couldn't tell Sevin and Cardella, then who could he talk to?

"Yes, oral counts," Sevin answered.

"Okay, so four times."

"Were you on top, or bottom?"

"Sevin!!" Galwen looked at Cardella in silent appology. He stirred the dough around, hoping the subject would stray away from its graphic nature.

Cardella nearly choked....three, no four times! She had to cough to mask her shock. Once. That was all that had happened for her. She had already wondered what it would be like to do it again, but four times in one time. She had so many questions. Galwen mentioned oral, which she didn't truly understand...but feeling as though she'd been foolish enough, she decided to wait and ask someone else what exactly that was.

"I didn't know you could do...it...more than once." She finally stated, digging her hands into the bowl to pull out the dough and place it onto the work table.

Sevin looked at her curious. Before he could ask her anything Galwen carefully stepped on his foot and glared at him. Turning back to Cardella, he said, 'well, I spent the night with him and I think that whilst I said it hurt, that was only the first time and I don't think it hurts for boys like it does for girls. I mean, it was all mostly cuddling and kissing but..you know...things got a bit intense from time to time. You know how that goes, right?"

Cardella was truly getting a different kind of education through this conversation. She'd never imagined half the things that Galwen and Sevin had mentioned. She was curious and had much more to think about now. Would J'nev be able to do _things_ more than once or was that only something boys could do together? Maybe it was her? She found herself wondering if that was it. She bit on her bottom lip as she worried that thought a bit.

"Mmhmm," was all she said in reply. Then deciding that she needed to think more on what she'd learned, she shoved the dough to Sevin. "Here it's almost ready. We better get it shaped and in the ovens."

Sevin eyed Galwen before saying, "you trying to get us to change the subject, eh? It's not that easy, girl! Tell us about your fella now, please!"

"I...um..." she was blushing again, even though she felt a nice warmth spreading through her as she thought of _her_ fella. "It's J'nev. He's...dreamy." She sighed and then giggled a bit. "I've never felt anything like this before!"

Galwen wrinkled his nose at her and grinned. It was nice to see his friend giggle like the young girl that she was. At the same time, Sevin teased, "come on missy, we want details! What did he do and what did you do?"

"Sevin!" Galwen blushed on Cardella's behalf. Really, Sevin could be a cheeky boy.

She wanted to ground to open up and engulf her in that moment. How had the tables been turned so easily on her? "We did...you know...what you're supposed to do." At least she figured that's what you were supposed to do. "We only did it one time," She couldn't believe she was actually _telling_ them all this, "though I did stay with him all night." Her face almost had a happy glow to it at that thought. Cardella really truly believed she loved him and that made her feel so magnificent.

"You spend the entire night and he did it only once?" Sevin retorted, "what's up with that boy? Shells knows, you're pretty! Only once? Didn't he try anything other than_that_?"

She _was_ not going to divulge all her secrets no matter how much they pressed and pushed, but she knew she couldn't leave things just the way they are. "He said he was being gentle since it was my...first. I'm seeing him again tonight," she smiled and blushed at the same time. "Perhaps I should give him some of the suggestions you two had," she giggled, knowing she would never say such a think to J'nev. He was skilled in all the right places, at least in her mind.

Sevin grinned like a fool and exclaimed, "oh, we could give you_more_instructions! Like tell him to put his tongue down...ouch!!"

"That is quite enough for one day, Sevin. Leave off already!" Galwen said, tapping his foot that had kicked the taller boy on the shins. Turning back to Cardella, he said, "don't worry about what he just said. Bread's ready!" He pushed it towards Sevin who looked slightly rebellious. Galwen gave him a dirty look just for measure.

Cardella gave a mixture of a gasp and a chuckle at Sevin's words. Shaking her head a bit, she turned and retrieved the first loaf of bread they'd made earlier as the boys finished getting their loaf ready to go into the ovens. A tongue? She wondered exactly where Sevin thought that tongue should could and what it might feel like. Just that thought gave her goosebumps and made her want to find J'nev to find out.

"I hope that bread is not as dirty as your minds seem to be," she quipped, smiling to let them know she really wasn't offended. "Let's eat!"

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