The Centaur, The Witch, and The Werewolf

Ostara

    I had woken up very late into the afternoon to a burning sensation on my wrist. Oh s**t, I was going to miss the Ostara festivities. Quickly I got up taking a shower, and dried my hair. On the back of the door was an outfit in a garment bag—a little note written on a leaf laid outside.

Sleep in a bit Bunny, the time of rebirth can begin when you're awake.

- Leaf & Petal

    Inside the garment bag was a fanciful lace white wrap dress that was ultimately see-through. There was no way I wasn't going to wear at least a nude underset. The idea of the entire coven seeing me naked was genuinely frightening. In the hatbox sitting on the chair was a tulip flower crown with white bunny ears. The tulip flower crown consisted of all white tulips and bright green stems wrapped tightly together. After fixing the outfit to myself, Arnab came hopping in.

    "Nice ears," he telepathed to me. If I could hear him laugh now, it would be a full belly laugh probably accompanied by a roll on the floor.

    "Come on, you cheeky little rabbit." I put Arnab in a traditional white basket and found my way to the group. What a cliche bunny in a basket, but still it was Ostara, and it did fit the outfit.  

    The scene that I came upon looked like something out of a movie. All my other coven mates were gathered drinking for beautiful chalices. Petal and Roux were dressed in other white lace dresses. Petal was in a strapless dress while Roux was in a high neck dress. Both girls embraced the nudist vibe. The boys all had on tight white shorts that came down past their knees with criss-cross fastenings in the front, giving them a medieval vibe. The boys had some sort of animal antler on their heads while the other two girls sported flower crowns. Nike had what looked like a deer, Aeson had on ram horns, and Leaf had small wildebeest horns.

    "Wow, this looks amazing," I put Arnab down so he could go ahead and find something to do, eat, or drink. 

    Leaf and Petal had enchanted the area with flowing harp music and ethereal light. The refreshments were dotted along the table that looked heavenly. I couldn't wait to eat. Leaf and Petal had created an altar in the middle of a circle with six cushions all evenly spaced. The pillows were gold fabric with white trim and white tassels. The Altar consisted of an enormous fountain that dazzled with a small pool of water. In front of each cushion were a bowl of soil, a chalice of water, a white candle, and incense. 

    "Good morning, sleepyhead," Niky came over with a chalice and a wide smile.

    "What time did you roll in," I asked in a whispered tone.

    "Very late, my love. I didn't want to wake you." I returned his kiss and walked over to the rest of the group.

    "Live a little V," Petal said, seeing my bra and underwear disappointed.

    "We all can't be 10's Petal."

    "I can be the judge of that," Aeson said, wiggling his eyebrows. He got a firm smack of the head from Niky.

    "Seriously, you guys did amazing," Roux said, pointing at all the statues of rabbits and lambs.

    "We'll come on. Let's get the ritual done so we can party all night," Leaf said, directing us to sit down. I sat between Niky and Roux at the bottom center, kneeling on my cushion. 

    Petal directed the ritual from the top center of the circle: "Ostara is a time of equal parts light and dark. Spring has arrived, and it is a time of rebirth. The planting season will soon begin, and life will form once more within the earth. As the earth welcomes new life and new beginnings, so can we be reborn in the light and love of the moon goddess. Do you, Nikolai Zivena Mave Aeson and Leaf, wish to experience the rebirth of spring and step out of the darkness into the light?"

    The group answered with a firm "Yes."

    "With the blessings of the earth, and the life within the soil, you are reborn in the eyes of the moon goddess," she continued. 

    Next, we all levitated the lit incense. We passed it over the person to our left, saying: "With the blessings of air, may knowledge and wisdom be brought to you upon the winds."

    The next step was to take the burning candle and carefully pass it over the participant to our left. It was accompanied by the saying: "May the fire of the spring sun bring growth and harmony into your life." Good, this year, no one managed to burn anyone.

    Finally, we all gather the water in the middle and drizzle it lightly around each other. "With the blessings of water, may the chill and darkness of winter be swept away by the warm spring rains."

    Petal spoke again: "Rise! Step forth out of the darkness, and climb into the light. Awaken once more in the arms of the moon goddess."

    At this point, we all slowly emerge from the drizzle. 

    This is a symbolic rebirth that was precisely what I needed. We each took our time to get up and converse with one another. As a coven, we are not only stepping into the light but putting behind us the darkness of the past six months. 

    Petal finally says: "You have stepped once more into the light, and the moon goddess welcomes you." After a few moments, we all got up for a group hug. I always felt so connected to the group after we were done.

    "Great, let's eat; I'm starving," Leaf said. This prompted a laugh from the majority of the coven. Each of us grabbed a cushion and placed it down by the long table filled with food. The hippy duo had decorated the table with flowers, some as decoration and some as dishes to eat. Along with decorations were different egg dishes as traditional for Ostara: Boiled eggs, deviled eggs, egg salad, and quiche. And of course, we had so many other drinks to choose from. Still, my favorite was the Applewood Julep: apple juice, pineapple juice, lemon juice, orange juice, and fresh mint sprigs. The applewood julep was always served in a beautiful glass and topped with a lemon wedge. The best part of Ostara was the cakes; Leaf and Petal offered two equally beautiful cakes, a honey cake, and a lemon lavender cake. Niky began to pile my plate high with food. 

    "I know you probably didn't eat this morning," he said as he poured me more applewood julep. 

    "What about you, Amour? You must have a nasty hangover," I asked, holding his hand. He placed it on my bare thigh, sending shivers down my spine. 

    "I'm okay, ZAYchik; you know we only drank vodka."

    "How are you feeling, Roux?" Aeson looked at me and then her.

    "I'm okay V, I got in a lot of physical activity, so I'm not feeling this hangover," she laughed. 

    "Well, Aeson got lucky last night," Niky laughed.

    "Yeah, the ladies here are fire," he said, scarfing down a deviled egg. 

    My mind began to wander to the conversation last night. I couldn't see Aeson as a horn dog anymore. I just kept seeing him as a fragile person broken from his past. Why was his first thought that his parents never loved him? I wanted to hug him so bad. He must have caught me staring at him because his eyes shifted to me. I didn't see the lust in them anymore. All I could see was loneliness. 

    Roux and Niky had magical family members who loved them and were still alive. Roux's mother left them a long time ago, but she never talked about her, and it never seemed to bother her. Leaf and Petal didn't speak much about their families, but I knew they had each other. The pair had "married" each other a long time ago and well, not married in the traditional sense but a ritual of binding souls. It happened before we met, or else I would have loved to attend. From what I heard about it now, it was the party of a lifetime. The way I looked at our group Aeson, and I was the only two whose parents had truly f****d us up. 

    I pulled Niky close to me, and he wrapped an arm around me while continuing to eat and chit-chat with the group. 

    "V, you ready to lead tomorrow's Ritual," Roux asked, pulling me out of my thoughts.

    "Oh yeah, of course."

    "No talk of tomorrow yet. We still have the Washing Ritual to do next," Petal said excitedly, clapping her hands.

    After lunch, Leaf and Petal paired Niky and me together and gave us a basket with instructions, and pointed us off into the direction of a stream of water. When we got there, Niky opened the basket. We were at the part of the creek where a small waterfall was, and a small pool of water sat. The years before, the girls had done this ritual with each other, and the guys had done it solo. I was nervous, and I knew exactly what was going to happen. 

    "Step 1 ZAYchik, we gotta undress." He was confident in himself, and he began to undress. I turned around before seeing anything and took off my antlers. Was I going to do this? I dropped my dress after untying it. I thought for a second. I was pulled back into the world by the sound of Niky entering the water. I pulled off my bra, crossing my arms in front of my chest. I joined the water with just my underwear, and after getting in, I pulled them off, throwing them on the shore. My arms still crossed, I stood in front of Niky. 

    "Step two," I asked.

    "Step two is we wash each other." Niky pulled out two cotton luffas. You have got to be kidding me. Leaf and Petal seriously were trying to mess with me. The group knew that the two of us hadn't slept together. "Turn around. I'll start on your back." I did as he said and felt the soft luffa swirl around my back. And as he got lower, I got more nervous. "You are beautiful." His words eased my mind, and when he was done, I faced him again.

    "Here I'll do yours," I said, arms still crossed. He turned, and I began to wash his back. I had to stop and admire his broad, muscular shoulder. His arms were just as big and could make anyone feel secure. After a second, he turned around. Being lost in thought, I forgot to cover myself, and he turned around.

    "Oh, I'm sorry little bunny," he said, shielding his eyes. He had already caught an eyeful; there wasn't any going back. I pulled his finger down from his eyes and kissed him.

    "It's okay. You're my boyfriend, right?"

    "You are my love," he said. Since the luffa was still in my hand, I twirled it around his body, scrubbing away. Niky looked at me, lust filling his eyes as I worked. "You are gorgeous." I couldn't help but look down, embarrassed. As I looked down, I could tell Niky was very excited. I tried to focus on what I was doing, but I could tell Niky was well endowed.

     "Farewell to wintry spirits and friends; On morrow, we greet the spirits of spring," I said, starting the chant.

    "Our blessings to thee as your way you wend; And merry we'll meet next winter again," he ended. 

    It was Niky's turn to scrub me down, and I was on edge. Niky began up at my shoulders. He had large hands and elegant fingers that glided slightly against my skin. I couldn't yet look at his eyes, so I just closed mine. After a couple of seconds, he moved down to my decolletage, brushing lightly. When his work was done there, he continued to the valley between my breasts. The side of his hand brushed up against my chest, and I let out a little moan. He rubbed one breast and then moved to the other, making me moan over and over. He brushed my stomach clean and moved down. My p***y was exposed. He took the opportunity to drop the luffa, and a second later, he was rubbing my c**t. My knees felt weak, and the s****l tension was already too much. I rubbed my hips against his hand. 

    "Please don't stop," I begged. Our bodies pressed against each other in all the right places as I had fallen into Niky, and he held me up. I savored the idea of our naked flesh pressed together for a few long seconds before pressing our lips together for another kiss. This kiss lasted even shorter than the others as a moan escaped me. Oh yes, the feeling of Nikolai's fingers slowly sliding across my p***y lips gave me some of the most intense pleasure I'd ever felt. Especially as he started at the bottom and then worked his way up to the very top and lingered on my c**t. 

    I leaned against his hand for support as he continued to rub my c**t with medium ferocity. Niky's fingers had to be magic the way they rubbed precisely the right way. 

    "More! Oooooooooooh baby, give me more! Ohhhhhhhhhhh yesssssssssss, mmmmmmmmmm, don't make me c*m yet. I just want more! Yesssssssssss, that's it, ah God, AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH GOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDDDD," I let out multiple moans, practically screaming for what I wanted. 

    Niky tried his best to give me what I wanted because I knew he just couldn't resist me begging for him. Especially when this was the first time I had begged him like that. So ultimately, it wasn't long before he kicked things up a notch. Everything he was doing was very effective and made me squirm, whimper, and cry out with pure pleasure.

    "Make me c*m! Ohhhhhhhhhh Goooooooooddddddddd, please O, make me c*m!" I cried out desperately.

    He just slowly increased the attention to my c**t until I became incoherent.

    Then finally, he pushed his finger into me; although it was painfully slow, he tried to do it without making me c*m. I was so overwhelmed by everything that happened to me over the last few minutes and the sheer joy of Niky's finger inside me that I just couldn't hold back. Before that finger was even inside me, I came and came hard. It was an orgasm that was then followed by another, and another, and another, as he worked relentlessly to make me c*m. When he was finally done with me, he carried me out of the water and wrapped me in a towel. 

    "Goddess Niky, that was incredible," I laughed, pulling him down to me. 

    "One day, when you are ready, I will worship you and show you all the real pleasure I can give you," he said, dotting my head with kisses. He had succeeded in making me turn bright red. Nike dressed first and, after a few seconds, turned to help me. 

    It was then that something strange happened. We felt a sudden magical presence; I knew he felt it too because his eyes went wide. He got in front of me in a protective stance, and before we could tell what it was, he turned and whispered to me.

    "Run to the other's." He grabbed my hand, and we made a mad dash to the Ostara Altar.  I ran through the woods with just my underwear on; my lace dress was in my hands. As we were running, I could swear I'd seen a big black blur running around us. It wasn't multiple but just one. We got to them in a huff, and everyone looked very alarmed. After a second, we heard a mighty howl ripped through the air as if that animal was in a severe amount of pain.

    "What was that," Roux asked wide-eyed.

    "I don't know whatever it was; it had insane energy coming off it. Too much for us to even try to handle on our own," Niky replied while still puffing for air. Dear god, I was going to die. Was I really out of shape? I held my side for a second, trying to contain how I looked. I need to get out and exercise more. 

    "Do you think it's the council," Aeson asked in an almost whisper. If you could feel the air, it would have stopped. No one said a word. We all looked at each other, horrified. 

    "No, I'm sure it's nothing," I said, trying to ease everyone's mind.

    "All we have left to do is the Cake and Ale Ritual," Leaf began.

     "But we can do that closer to home," Petal ended, walking toward the house. Niky held my hand tight, constantly looking over his shoulder. If that was the council, we are very much so screwed. 

    Once we arrived, I fixed my dress back onto myself and sat down, completing the circle. Leaf and Petal passed out the crescent moon-shaped cookies and goblets of wine. Petal began, and the rest of us followed. We all held our daggers with the palms of our hands and lowered them into the wine, saying, "As the dagger is the male, so the cup is the female and conjoined, they bring happiness."

    After a second, Petal poured a little wine into the earth and then took a sip from the goblet. Each of us followed one by one. Once everyone had finished, each of us dipped our daggers into the wine and touched it to a cookie. Each of us chanted together: "O Queen, most secret, bless this food unto our bodies, bestowing health, wealth, and joy; strength, peace, and that fulfillment of love which is perpetual happiness." We each made an offering and then ate our cookies. The majority of us were still too shaken up, so we went to all sit on the porch and drank wine together. After a few moments, Arnab came hopping happily to me.

    “Strawberries, water,” he said. I took the happy little bunny inside.