Cuddlefish - 3. 03

Zane could still barely believe the events of the day before. An honest to goodness alien had crashed into his shed. A beautiful one that apparently found him attractive enough to be sensual with!

The gymnast had woken up early to feed Louie and play with him for a while, after having neglected him for several hours the day prior. The Setter seemed to have forgiven him. But, for the time being, it was better that the canine remained outside until Zane was able to properly introduce him to their guest. Pip was still asleep when he entered the house, so he decided to watch one of his favorite movies on Blu-ray.

Zane was just about to open the case when the little Sepida padded into the room, still stark naked. Pip rubbed one eye sleepily and smiled sweetly.

"Zay," he said with a happy trill.

"Morning, sweet one," Zane greeted softly. He set the disc into the player and then walked over to the Sepida. "Are you hungry?" he asked as he motioned towards his mouth and rubbed his stomach.

Pip blinked up at him, still smiling, his hair-like tentacles coiling and uncoiling thoughtfully. His smile suddenly widened. The alien stood on his tiptoes, but still had to pull Zane down to press a quick kiss to his lips. Pip let out a pleased burble as he leaned down and kissed Zane on his tummy. The Sepida looked up at him, appearing quite satisfied for figuring out the man's hand gestures. The giant human clearly wanted kisses. The stomach kiss was a little odd, but humans seemed a little odd. Pip was happy to go with the flow.

The human would have laughed if it wasn't for the fact that his body gave a favorable reaction to the soft kisses he had been given.

He cleared his throat. "L-looks like we have our communication wires crossed again."

He took hold of the Sepida's hand and gently led him to the kitchen. He opened the cabinet and set a few sheets of seaweed onto the counter. He then opened a large can of pre-made popcorn and scooped some of it onto a bowl before putting the can away.

"Want to watch a movie with me?" he asked in invitation.

{"I have no idea what you're saying,"} Pip murmured in Sepida. {"It sounds so exotic."} He picked up the seaweed and mimed eating it. {"Is it okay if I eat these, Zay? I'm starving."}

Zane nodded when he saw that Pip finally understood. He made sure to get him a large cup of water, as well.

"Come on," he urged as he walked out of the kitchen and sat down on the couch. When the alien sat beside him, he handed him the glass of water for him to drink. Not wanting to possibly shock him by playing the movie so soon, he waited until Pip finished eating and drinking before asking, "Ready?"

"Ruddy?" Pip mimicked, snuggling into Zane's side.

The Sepida wished he understood the things Zane said to him and that he could make himself understood better, as well. The human was wearing lavender, however, a color that made Pip feel calm and soothed. As he curled up next to his giant, his worries about language and translations seemed to float away.

Zane gave the alien a smile, his arm wrapping around Pip's waist as he hit the 'close' button on his controller to insert the disc.

"Movie," he explained as he motioned towards the TV.

"Ruddy moobie." Pip nodded, watching in fascination as the little machine with the round thing closed and an image of a jewel encrusted frame appeared with scenes fading in and out within the center. He could make out small, strange words in gold, one of which was underlined.

When Zane hit the play button, the movie began with an ill child playing a video game.

Pip cocked his head to the side, watching Zane's vidscreen with fascination. What was this? It looked like Zane was checking on other humans? The child's voice was rather growly and he'd coughed a few times. Was the little one sick? Pip wondered if it was a boy or a girl. It was very hard to tell sometimes with other species. Another human entered the child's room. He looked like an adult with gray hair. The gray-haired one had a mustache and seemed rather masculine, but Pip still wasn't sure it was a man. The people on the screen looked quite a bit different from Zane, but there were still quite a few things they had in common.

The Sepida had decided that what grew out of their heads must not be tentacles, like his. If it was, they looked very sick and poorly cared for. Pip had seen hair and fur on other creatures, but couldn't quite remember what it was called. He could hardly ask Zane. Pip didn't think hand gestures would cover the question. The little alien turned pale yellow with curiosity.

Were these some of Zane's family? Why wasn't he speaking to them? They seemed completely unaware that others were watching them.

It felt kind of creepy.

The old one seemed to be reading from a book when the vidscreen suddenly began showing another human, this one with long blonde hair holding straps attached to the face of a great pale beast. It stood taller than the person, on four rather thin legs attached to a long barrel-like body. There was short fur covering its body with much longer hair running in a line up the back of its neck that fell to the side. Even longer hair made up its tail. It seemed quite intimidating to Pip, but the human didn't seem frightened in the least.

It looked like the person had breasts. A female, then? Another blond person stood in the doorway of a small ramshackle building. They had a short conversation, then the voice of the older man spoke over the scene for a single sentence.

How weird.

Pip watched, riveted, as the woman and man interacted, the old man's voice from the beginning occasionally saying something. At one point the vidscreen showed the child's room again, and he seemed to be somewhat agitated. Then it was back to the woman with long blond hair again. It was strange how things didn't seem linear. Pip felt like chunks of time were missing from what he saw. At one point, she was out among hills and a shack. The next, she was wearing a shining crown and was walking down steps toward a crowd of people on a cobbled street.

Pip watched as the woman rode her horse and stopped to talked to three humans. One of them was huge! Even bigger than Zane, with a deep voice and a broad brow. The other was short and bald, with a nasal whine coloring his words. The third had dark hair to his shoulders and a little mustache. Pip jumped to his feet as the giant on the screen grabbed the side of the woman's neck. She fell unconscious.

{"We have to help her!"} the Sepida shouted. {"How can we get to where she is? Is she family of yours?"} Pip wrung his hands as his body and tentacles turned gray with worry. {"This is terrible!"}

Zane immediately paused the movie.

"Calm down, Pip," he urged with calming sounds. "It's not real..." He took out the booklet inside the Blu-ray cover and showed him the pictures and menu it contained. "Like a program. How do I explain?" he wondered with a frown.

He hit play and rewind and play again as he tried to explain that it was a recording.

Pip frowned, his colors fading from gray to pale yellow and back again. He looked at the little booklet. The blonde woman and young man dressed in black were on the cover, facing each other with a sunrise framing them as they held hands and gazed into each other's eyes. They looked like they were in the country, with a tree and mountain in the distance. Their images were reflected in the water, only the man had a black bandana tied to cover his head like a cap, a simple black mask covered his eyes, and a slim sword sat at his hip. In the reflection there was a ship at sail and a castle in the background instead of the tree and mountain. Curly text sat in the middle. Pip opened it up. There were more pictures and words. It was almost like a storybook. It wasn't made of the same material Pip was used to, it would never stand up to much water. Still, it was recognizable.

His skin flared lime green as a understanding clicked in his head. He watched as Zane rewound and played a section again.

{"It's a story!"} the Sepida said with a bounce. {"They recorded people acting out a story!"} He turned a sickly mustard color as he was suddenly swamped with embarrassment. {"And I've made a complete fool of myself,"} Pip said with a sigh, but quickly perked up and shifted to a much happier lime green again. {"Recordings! I can use this!"}

The Sepida jumped up, hooking Zane around the back of his neck and pulling him down for a quick kiss before zipping over to a bookcase where there were many more slim plastic cases similar to the one Zane held. He pulled one out and popped it open. Another round disc sat inside. Pip gave a triumphant trill and started scooping plastic cases into his arms.

Feeling a little dazed after the kiss Pip had planted on him, Zane was a bit confused when the alien began to grab a bunch of the Blu-rays off his shelf.

"Huh...I'm guessing you like the idea of movies," he mused out loud, but made no move to stop him, curious as to which one would pique Pip's interest.

A load of cases was pushed into Zane's arms before Pip grabbed as many as he could carry from what was left on the shelf. He bounced on his toes, glowing green, as he grinned at the human.

{"Come on,"} the Sepida said eagerly as he started toward the door. {"We have to get these to the ship!"}

"Whoa, wait!" Zane called after him as he held a hand over the door. "If we're going out...hide?" He pleaded.

Pip gave a short chittering trill, jiggling the mountain of blu-rays in his arms and nodding at the door.

"Just...hold on." He said as he quickly hunted down some bags and placed all the Blu-Rays in them. "Hide. Then, lead the way."

Pip blinked at him a moment before he seemed to get the idea and camouflaged himself to blend in with his surroundings. He gave a questioning chirp.

"Hide?" he asked, hoping he was remembering the word correctly.

"Yeah, I just don't want anyone to see you just yet. Can't trust anyone," Zane admitted as he held out a hand for Pip to lead him.

The petite alien held the hem of Zane's shirt and led him back to his hidden ship. He quickly asked the computer to open the door and wasted no time getting them inside. Pip dropped his camouflage and took some of the cases from the human, though Zane was still carrying most of them, and led him to the bridge.

Pip sat in his chair and carefully set the movies next to him on the floor. He touched a screen to get the computer's attention.

{"I need some help with language analysis and translation,"} he told the ship.

{"In what format, Captain?} The computer responded.

{"Umm, I have these little round disc... things,"} Pip answered uncertainly.

He tapped the screen and a deep drawer opened next to him. He grabbed a case, which happened to be the one for the movie they'd been watching. He put it it in the drawer, case and all, then stuffed it with as many more as would fit.

{"Okay, the first analysis box is loaded,"} Pip said, wriggling with excitement in his seat. {"I'll fill the second box, too."}

Another tap on the screen and a second drawer opened next to the first. He filled that one as well. He waited, practically bouncing in the chair, hoping the computer could extract the data from the discs, but also the little booklets and the writing and images on the cases.

{"Data mining new language...'English'."} The computer stated as a loading bar appeared.

{"Yesyesyesyesyesyesyes!"} Pip hopped out of his chair and into Zane's strong arms. He grinned up at the giant. {"You speak English?"}

"Uh...all I got out of that was 'English.' " Zane responded as he carefully held the Sepida in his arms. "But, yes." He nodded. "The Blu-rays are in English."

The Sepida actually climbed the big man, wrapping his arms and legs around him so he could look him in the eyes.

"English!" Pip crowed, freeing one arm to point at the computer's screen. {"I'm gonna learn English, Zay! Then you can tell me all the things!"}

"OH!" Zane gasped as he thought it through. "You're uploading some kind of English dictionary on your ship?"

Pip had no idea what Zane had said except for that one word, but he would soon! The Sepida was so excited he practically glowed green. They waited together until the first drawer had been analyzed. Pip emptied it and loaded it up with new movies. That exhausted what they'd been able to bring over, and pretty much encompassed Zane's movie library. The human ran back once to grab the handful that were left on the shelf back at the house. By the time the human made it back to the ship, Pip was ready to put them in the drawer.

After scanning, the computer would need time for analysis. Pip had never used that particular feature before, so he didn't know how long it would take. He decided to look around the ship and see how the repairs were going. He was pleased when Zane followed along behind him. He could show him around a bit.

"Is it just me or are some things looking a little better than last time in here?" Zane mused to himself as he looked around.

Pip poked around in a few cabinets until he found what he was looking for. He pulled out a magnifying glass with a triumphant trill. He grabbed Zane's hand, the Sepida's smaller one completely engulfed within it, and tugged the human over to where some repairs were taking place. Pip turned on a little light at the glass' base and held it up to a crack in the wall. He thumbed the handle until the magnification was much higher, then held it so Zane could see.

Tiny robots resembling silver and blue ladybugs filled the optics of the magnifier. They pulled itty-bitty tools from under their shells or used specialized parts on the tips of their feet to close the crack. When one couldn't easily find an area to fix, it would fly off, looking for another damaged spot. They worked so synchronously, it was almost like a cheerful little dance.

"Whoa!" Zane gasped as he looked on. "That's incredible! These little guys have been working on your ship all this time? Will you be able to go home soon?" He pushed down the slight pang at the thought of Pip leaving. "A-Anyway, it's not like you can stay here forever. It's not really safe for you here," he finished glumly.

Pip frowned, wondering why Zane seemed so sad. He pushed a button on the magnifier handle. Sound came from a little speaker in the base, amplifying the noise of the tiny working robots. There was clicking, shuffling, and scraping. Then the little metal bugs began to sing. There weren't words, just a happy tinny tune that they belted out as they labored. They slept most of the time, but when they were free to work, the robots were programmed to feel great fulfillment and happiness as they did their repairs. They whistled and clicked in harmony, stomping their miniscule legs to the beat.

{"See how happy they are?"} Pip said as he leaned into Zane's warmth. {"That's how you make me feel."}

The human didn't know what to think when he heard the little robots singing. But, he did respond to Pip's touch by wrapping an arm around his waist.

"Pip..." he called softly.

When the Sepida peered up at him, he bent down to give him a rather thorough kiss. His tongue found its way into the smaller man's mouth as it sought out Pip's own.

The Sepida purred, setting the magnifier down on a table, the repairbots' song still humming around them through the speaker. Pip wrapped his legs around Zane's waist and hugged his arms behind the big gymnast's neck. He traced Zane's tongue and lips with his own, continuing to purr as he rubbed himself against the human's stomach. His skin shifted to blue, spreading like a drop of ink in a cup of water.

The human's heartfelt kiss wasn't intended to spur the Sepida so far, but once he felt Pip's lithe legs clinging to him, Zane all but lost himself in lust. He really had to figure out a way to convey his feelings to the petite man in his arms without their actions diving into the gutter. But, at the moment, he couldn't think of anything other than the sounds coming out of Pip's mouth.

Zane's hands gently squeezed the Sepida's bottom as he grinded against the alien and pulled back to look into the several shades of blue that swirled in Pip's large eyes.

"I really hope you're not married or engaged to someone that'll vaporize me on the spot," he murmured aloud.

Pip just cooed and kissed the tip of Zane's nose. What was left of Zane's sane mind fluttered right out of his ears at the small, tender gesture.

"Right. There's gotta be a bed around here somewhere..." he said aloud as he glanced about.

He walked over to what appeared to be a mix between a sofa and mattress. It was more of an oval shape, but the gymnast only cared if it could hold both their weight. As he carefully sat down with the Sepida on his lap, he was surprised at how it fluttered to either side, like a waterbed.

Without any clothes on, it was easy to see Pip was happy to be there. He straddled Zane's lap, his thighs spread wide, as he rubbed that happiness against his warm human.

Zane gulped hard. "Pip...um, how do I even go about asking about this?"

He switched their positions, sitting Pip down on the bed as he knelt between his legs. He took hold of the Sepida's shaft. The human then made a motion in the air as if to put something invisible in his mouth before slowly lowering his head to the tip of the alien's rod.

Pip yanked backwards, shimmying his body away and covering his crotch.

{"No, no, no,"} he said emphatically, shaking his head. {"If you do that I'll end up drugging you! And you've got me so hot that the enzyme levels in my semen will be astronomical!"} The Sepida reached out and stroked Zane's cheek. {"And while it'd be incredibly rawr to have you all amped up under the influence of my... well, my aphrodisiac, I can't do that to you without explaining what would happen and making sure you understood and agreed."} Pip sighed and flopped back on the bed, causing it to jiggle and wave. {"But the thought of your mouth around me, sucking, licking..."} His skin flowed in rich shades of blue just imagining it.

Zane hadn't the slightest idea what the beautiful blue alien was rambling about, but he did get the gist that blowing him was a no-no.

"Alright, then no," he affirmed as he laid down next to the Sepida and pressed a kiss to Pip's forehead. "What do you want to do, I wonder?" he asked aloud.

Pip hummed softly as he rolled on top of Zane. {"Look, I'm a blanket,"} he giggled, feeling silly and euphoric. {"Though, I think I might be too small a blankie for you."}

He stretched his legs along Zane's and did the same with their arms, reveling in the feel of the man beneath him. He decided it would be much better if both of them had bare skin, so Pip rolled off again and started tugging at the human's clothes, trying to figure out how to get them off. He made eager little clicks in his throat as he fought with the garments.

The larger man chuckled as he began to help take off his clothes, which was a bit of a challenge on top of a waterbed, but with Pip's assistance, they accomplished it.

Zane found himself pushed back onto the rocking mattress again, with Pip placing himself as he'd been before.

{"Ohhh,"} he sighed. {"So much better without clothes. Mmm, you're so big and warm."}

He snuggled in, nuzzling his nose against Zane's throat. Pip couldn't help the little happy noises that burbled out of him.

"Well, considering the ship's still invisible, I don't see why we can't stay here for a bit," Zane pondered aloud as he gently stroked the Sepida's back. "I guess your species prefer to be naked. Though, I'm not sure if the cuddle-loving's just all you," he added with a soft smile.

Pip adored how Zane's chest rumbled against him when the man spoke. The Sepida slid down to lay his cheek on Zane's broad chest. He rubbed his face on the warm skin like a nuzzling cat, his body tingling. He wanted to feel the human all over. Pip poked out his tongue and flicked it over the nipple in front of him. He wanted to taste, too.

Zane's breath hitched. "There you go again," he whispered. "That's incredibly hot, you know?" he pointed out as his hand slid up the back of Pip's neck. A snicker escaped him when he felt the Sepida's strands curling around his fingers and stroking his hand. "That's kinda hot, too, actually."

Pip moaned softly as Zane's fingers played in his sensitive tentacles. It felt so good . He moaned again as his hips arched, rubbing his firm cock against the human's hip.

Curious, Zane's fingers dug for the Sepida's scalp, gently massaging it. "Let me know if any of that hurts, ok?" he asked softly.

Pip hummed and rubbed against Zane's fingers. He slid down the gymnast's body, nuzzling and licking as Zane played with his tentacles. He gave a little smile when he reached the human's cock, which stood tall and thick, a dribble of precum leaking from the tip. He repeated the motions Zane had done earlier, wrapping his slender fingers around that warm column of flesh and opening his mouth as he slowly lowered it, giving the human time to stop him.

"Oh, if you want to try doing me instead, I won't stop you." Zane consented with a nod. He reached down to gently caress the side of the Sepida's face. "Though, you definitely shouldn't swallow any of it," he thought out loud, remembering the alien's reaction to meat and soap. Zane would feel absolutely terrible if he accidentally poisoned Pip via blowjob.

That seemed to be an agreement to Pip, and he smiled gleefully, as though Zane had just told him he could have his favorite treat. Pip closed the distance until he could slip the tip of his tongue over the head of Zane's cock. A few of the Sepida's tentacles fell forward, twining around the shaft.

Zane's breath hitched. He had never felt anything like that before. Pip looked like some kind of underwater deity, the blue and green colors swirling over his entire form. "Beautiful," he breathed.

Pip blinked his huge blue eyes up at him as his tongue traced under the head, flicking gently. More tendrils dropped forward to curl around Zane's firm, warm flesh.

The human let out a low groan and squirmed as he shoved down the urge to thrust upwards.

"Pip..."

The Sepida smiled angelically before swallowing Zane's cock until it cut off his air and was sliding down his throat.

Zane wasn't prepared for the heat that engulfed him. "Pip! Fuck!" he hissed as he raked his own hair back with his hands, unsure of what to do with them. The strands on the Sepida's head were an extension of his body and he didn't want to hurt Pip accidentally.

The Sepida gazed up at him, his tongue and throat massaging Zane's length while Pip looked like he could stay that way indefinitely, without needing to come up for air.

The human's chest rose and fell as he took deep breath after deep breath. He couldn't keep his eyes away from the sight. In spite of himself, one of his hands reached down to gently pet along the top of the Sepida's tentacles.

"F-For how long can you do that?" he wondered aloud.

Pip cocked his head to the side, pushing up into the human's touch as he let Zane's length slowly slip from his lips while his tongue feathered against it.

Zane's shaft seemed to be harder than the human had ever remembered it to be. He could even feel a pulse or two as Pip finally released it.

"Come here," he invited.

Though he wasn't allowed to return the favor with his own mouth, he could certainly use his hand. Pip hadn't stopped him last time.

Pip gave him another happy little smile and crawled up Zane's body until he could reach his lips. As they kissed, greenish-blue tendrils gently stroked the human's cheeks and forehead.

Zane wasted no time, reaching between them to stoke the Sepida's shaft as his tongue dove inside Pip's mouth. Kissing the alien felt no different than kissing a human. The Sepida's teeth were a little rounder, and the color of his flesh changed depending on his mood, but the warmth and his tongue were just like a human's.

Pip moaned into Zane's mouth, thrusting into his hand. The Sepida pulled back, scooting down to straddle Zane's waist. He pushed his body up and let the tip of the human's cock press between the soft globes of his ass. He met the larger man's eyes, then bit his lip and made a small questioning sound as he rolled his hips back, pressing Zane's tip against his entrance.

"Are you asking me what I think you're asking me?" Zane whispered against the Sepida's lips. He then nodded. "Yeah, of course I'd want to. But, only if you think you'll be alright."

Pip sat up, clapping with absolute delight as he trilled happily. The motion caused Zane's rod to slip higher, away from Pip's hole, until his shaft was snugged between the Sepida's ass cheeks. Before Zane finished releasing a strangled moan, Pip was off him. He bounced across the bed and dug into a compartment on the headboard. He wriggled with joy as he grabbed a tube of personal lubricant. In moments, he was back, snuggling into the human's side.

Zane didn't even have to ask to know what was in the tube. He was surely grinning like an idiot as he took it from the Sepida and began to use it to stretch the smaller man's opening. The flesh wasn't quite as tight as a human's. However, Zane found that Pip's prostate gland was larger than the average human's.

"I'm actually worried about hurting you, now..." he said with a frown as his three fingers carefully stroked along it.

Pip shivered and cried out, pushing back on the fingers inside him, trying desperately to get the human's fingers to press harder on that delicious spot. His fingers dug into the sheets, whimpers falling from his lips.

{"Ah, please, Zay,"} the Sepida begged, his tentacles flaring around his head like he was caught in a windstorm. {"Whatever you're doing, please, do it more."}

A grin broke out on Zane's face at the sounds and expressions of pleasure on Pip's own. He stretched him for a bit longer and then held himself against the Sepida's entrance.

"Are you sure about this, Pip?" he asked as he found the smaller man's eyes.

The little alien whined, wiggling his behind. He bit his lip and shoved backward, spearing himself on Zane's cock with a blissful moan.

Zane couldn't have been more grateful that he was holding himself at the base. He slowly worked the rest of the way inside and was surprised to find that the temperature wasn't quite as searing as a human's. With a gentle grind, he also realized that he didn't need to do much in order to stimulate Pip's prostate, either. The human went at a slow pace to start but it wasn't only to ensure that Pip wasn't injured. He was getting accustomed to the feeling himself, and he was also so aroused that he didn't want to blow his load before the Sepida had a chance to truly enjoy it.

{"Ah, I never knew it would feel this good,"} Pip gasped out, shaking his head to loosen the tentacles that were curling so tightly it almost hurt. It felt like they were trying to braid themselves into knots. {"Please, please, more,"} he moaned, bucking back against his lover. {"Harder, faster. I need... Zay, please."}

The human didn't have a clue as to what the Sepida was keening. But, he did catch his name and the pleading tone. He felt his heart race at the sounds that Pip made.

"Alright," Zane whispered as if in response. "Just hold on," he warned just as he began to move at a more reasonable pace.

Once he found his rhythm, the bed beneath them began to move along with them, as well. The motions were definitely different compared to any of the modern waterbeds humans had.

Pip gripped the soft mattress through the sheet and held on tight until his knuckles burned. He needed the hold to give him leverage to rock backward and forward with each of his human's thrusts, forcing Zane's thick cock deeper and harder into him. The Sepida let out a keening moan as he rolled his hips, angling himself, so Zane was pounding his sweet spot.

With the way that his partner kept meeting him thrust for thrust, Zane knew that he wasn't going to last as long as he'd like. He carefully shifted his weight onto one elbow as he reached over to take hold of Pip's shaft, stroking it as they moved.

The Sepida squeaked, his body shuddering as he lost his rhythm. Then he was practically throwing his body back, over and over. He needed Zane deep inside him, so deep Pip would feel him forever, and keep the connection that seemed to thrum with every beat of his twin hearts.

His toes curled and his tentacles coiled into tight spirals, then he was there. His orgasm sucked him in like a riptide, rushing over him in a roaring wave. Pip keened and whimpered, his cock jerking and spurting in Zane's pumping fist.

Zane was already groaning as he shot deep into the Sepida's depths moments after the alien began to spurt himself. His slate gray eyes were a bit unfocused as he tried to take note of Pip's expression of bliss. When the last burst of seed spilled forth, he was surprised to see ebbing circles of opalescent rainbow spreading outwards from the Sepida's chest like the ripples of a droplet falling into an undisturbed glass of water. Before his eyes, the different shades of blue all over Pip's body began to shift into a satisfied blue-green.

"Pip...that was intense," he panted.

The Sepida had gone limp and boneless, barely able to work up the energy to reach over and pat Zane's hand. He was making a sound like a combination between a coo and a purr. A soft, satisfied smile curled his lips.

{"We have to do that again,"} Pip murmured. {"Soon. If I can ever move again. Not sure I can. I may be stuck here forever."}

He patted Zane's hand again. It was hard to convey the huge ball of caring, affection, and love he felt for the big human in weak patting, but Pip tried.

A deep, heartfelt laugh escaped Zane's lips at the sight of the tired-out Sepida. He shifted them so that Pip was draped on top of him as he pressed a kiss to his forehead. "We're definitely going to have to figure out what else you can eat after this. I don't think seaweed alone will cut it with how much energy we keep using up."