Lorena of Redburgh (complete)

[Videl1201]

Here is a very old story I wrote about 6 or 7 years ago. The board I posted it on back then is long gone and I had kind of forgotten about it. It wasn't until I returned to another story I still have to finish that I remembered it. I'm not entirely sure this story will actually appeal to the people who visit this board as there is very little (to no) desperation in it, so I'll leave it up to FallenStar to decide if the story is fitting enough.

PS
Just in case there is anybody still out there who cares, I do intent to finish Rainy Nights in Tokyo, even though the story has been sitting still for 2 years. After all this time it's probably pretty much unnecessary, but I'd hate to leave it unfinished.

[Videl1201]

Lorena of Redburgh


Chapter 1    A strange girl in an unfamiliar town

David was standing a bit uncertain at the gate to the back yard. Next to the yard was a small square with a playing ground in the middle. Several children (around 12 or so) were playing in the hot summer sun. The summer holiday had just begun and the warm weather ensured that all kids in the urban town of Redburgh were playing outside.

David was a young boy (aged 9). His parents had just moved to the town because his father got a job there at a brand new IT company. Redburgh had invested heavily in supporting new industries, trying to keep people from moving to the big cities in the area. David's father got a job offered as an executive manager which meant he would make more then double his old salary. Although David's parents were reluctant to move away from their old home in the city they eventually agreed.

David hadn't been too happy about having to leave his old home. He had to leave all his old friends who were now living over 200 miles away. David was naturally a bit shy and had often been the victim of bullying. Having to make new friends seemed like an enormous challenge to him.

David was a bit skinny (although not too much), had short dark blond hair and blue eyes. He wasn't very good at PE (one of the reasons why he got bullied) and didn't really have the build for it. He was wearing a pair of blue shorts, a red short sleeved shirt and white sneakers.

David was looking over the playing grounds. There were a couple of big groups of children playing together. The biggest of the groups was playing a ball game David wasn't familiar with.
Because he was a little shy these groups seemed too intimidating for him. He didn't dare to approach them as he was afraid they would turn him down. While standing indecisively at the gate, he suddenly noticed a girl about his age playing alone in the sandbox.

At age 9 playing in a sandbox is something which some kids find childish whereas others still enjoy it (although sometimes secretly). David was the kind of kid who still liked it and preferred it over playing sports.
As David walked towards the girl he got a good chance to look at her. She was a bit shorter then he was. Had long, dark hair (in which she wore a ribbon) and green eyes (although David wouldn't notice that until much later). A slight coloration of her skin hinted at an Asian influence in her bloodline. She was wearing a blue, old worn down pair of jeans (which was a bit too small for her) and a pink short sleeved shirt. She was barefoot.

When David came close to the girl he was uncertain as what to say. She was very concentrated on her work. The sandcastles one tends to build at that age are a lot more complicated then the ones younger kids make. Therefore a lot of concentration was required.
Not knowing what to say David just stood there for about a minute. Just as he was about to give up (still intimidated by this new environment he wanted to go back into the safety of his house) the girl asked him:"Wanna help?". She asked this without looking up to him (David was surprised that she had even noticed him). Trying to act as casual as possible he just replied "Sure".

David and the girl worked on the sandcastle for about 15 minutes without saying anything to each other. The sand was very dry so the work was quite hard. When David looked up he began to notice that the other kids in the playground were completely ignoring them. Even when the ball rolled in their direction (actually destroying the outer North-Eastern wall of their castle) the other kids didn't say anything to them. One of the kids just picked up the ball and went on with the ball game. David had at least expected them to say something like "Throw back the ball" or laugh at them because of the damage done to the sandcastle, but they didn't say anything.

While David was looking at this strange phenomena his thoughts were suddenly interrupted when the girl asked "What's your name?". Because the girl had been so quiet all the time this question came as a bit of a surprise. "David" he replied. "I'm Lorena" she said (again without looking away from her work).
As sudden as this conversation had begun it ended. Apparently Lorena didn't need any other information and David still didn't dare to ask any further questions.

David and Lorena continued their work on the sandcastle for some time (which resulted in a construction of over 4 layers of walls, 16 towers, 3 gates and one huge central building). Then while working David was distracted by a strange noise. It was a soft hissing noise that seemed vaguely familiar. Followed by the noise he suddenly saw a small stream of fluid flow past one of the walls of the sandcastle and into a hole from which they had dug the sand. He immediately saw that this fluid was coming from Lorena. It was flowing out of her pants on which a large dark spot was still spreading. Lorena had completely soaked them.

David was totally shocked. The only time he had someone seen wetting their pants was when his 3 year old cousin had an accident. He himself had had an accident at age 5 (which he would rather have forgotten) but other then that he had never seen anything like this. He was expecting that Lorena would start crying or run away in shame. Lorena however just continued working like nothing had happened. She didn't even look away from her work.

David didn't know what else to do so he just followed her example and went back to work. Lorena's pants dried quickly in the warm sun. The urine smell however remained. David didn't care too much about this. He was happy that he was getting through this first day without making enemies or getting bullied. Wanting to preserve this situation he just kept quiet about Lorena's accident.

At around half past 5 (the playing field became had emptied a bit as several of the kids had to go home to eat) David heard a woman's voice shouting from the garden of a nearby house (it was only 2 houses away from his own). "Lorena it's time for supper!". "I'm coming!" she shouted back.
She stood up and walked into the direction of her house. After a few steps she suddenly turned around to face David. "Would you like to come over to my house to play later this evening David?". David (who just kept getting surprised) quickly replied that he would come after supper if his mother allowed it. "See you later then," she replied and quickly she disappeared into the garden to her house.

Still lost in thought about everything that happened that day David almost didn't hear his own mother calling him in for supper.
"Did you make any new friends?" his mother asked when he came in. "I met a girl about my age," he replied. "Can I go to her place later this evening to play?". "That's great, of course you can go," his mother answered. She had been worrying about David having to leave all his friends behind and was very relieved that he had made a new one so soon. 

David was still very uncertain as what to think of Lorena. She seemed very strange (even more so because of the wetting incident) and they had only spoken a few sentences to each other.
Still he was really looking forward to going over to her house later that evening.

[Videl1201]

Chapter 2    Secret of the white drawer

David could feel his heart pounding in his chest. There he was at the gate to the back yard of Lorena's house. As usual doubts and possible problems kept bogging his mind.
What if Lorena only wanted to do girly stuff? David had never had any girls as friends before. For as far as he knew girls only like to play with dolls. Although he wouldn't even mind it that much he was afraid the kids at his new school would bully him if they found out he had been playing with dolls (David had never seen the kids at his new school, nor would he till the end of the summer holiday which would had only just begun).
What if Lorena didn't want to play with him after all? They hadn't really spoken to each other that afternoon so there was no telling if she really did like him and wanted to become his friend.
What if Lorena's parents didn't allow him to play with her? David had clearly seen that she had wet herself that afternoon. Her parents must have been upset about that.

As he thought about that incident his mind began to focus more around Lorena. What a strange girl she was. She had only spoken a few sentences that day, yet she had been completely dominant. Her clothes were worn down, too small, dirty with sand (and later with the stain of her urine) and yet it didn't make her look sloppy or filthy. David could clearly envision her green eyes, her dark long hair and her strangely colored skin. Thinking about her gave him a strange and funny feeling which he was completely unfamiliar with. Ever since they had parted earlier that day he had wanted to see her again, find out more about her (about the mysteries that seemed to surround her) and yet he was also frightened by the idea of seeing her again so soon.

Slowly step-by-step David walked into the garden. It was a beautiful garden which didn't resemble any garden David had ever seen (then again in the big city where he had lived there weren't many houses with big gardens). The garden was a strange mixture of parts with neatly mown grass and parts with wild grown areas (with some beautiful wildflowers). In the middle of the garden stood a swing (David could clearly envision Lorena sitting on it). Thinking about that gave him a funny feeling in his belly again.

Just when David got halfway through the yard the backdoor of Lorena's house opened. David froze in fright. Then he saw the face of a nice looking woman. The woman was in her early 30thies (although David probably couldn't guess that as all people over 25 just look old to children). She had dark blond hair, an average build and she wore a blue summer dress. "You must be David", the woman said. David recognized the voice of Lorena's mother which he had heard earlier. "Come on in, Lorena told us you'd come". David nodded shyly and followed her into the house.

The house resembled David's own, yet it was decorated completely differently. There was a strange but appealing mixture of Western and Asian furniture. The walls were decorated with many pictures (most pictures were of a beautiful tropical country and of people living there). There was also quite a lot of very expensive looking electrical equipment (like a huge flat television hanging on the wall). Lorena's parents were obviously quite rich.
On the couch sat a man about the same age as Lorena's mother (reading a newspaper).
The man was a bit on the fat side (not the type of fat that makes one look ugly though, more the type that gives one a more sociable look). His skin showed an Asian heritage (he was in fact from Malaysia but David had never even heard of that country so he couldn't have known). He looked very nice and had an ever present smile on his round face. He was wearing grey shorts (which were a bit long and wide), a white shirt and sandals.
"Hi David," the man said as David entered the room. "I'm Lorena's father". "Hello, sir..." David muttered (as shyly as ever). "You don't have to call me sir, John will do just fine" (John was only half Malaysian hence the name).

"Ok sir," David replied. Although Lorena's parents were very nice David still felt very insecure. He didn't know how to stand or where to look. He kept repositioning his arms (crossing them, letting them dangle next to his body, putting his hands in his pockets, etc) which made it very obvious to see how nervous he was. He wished Lorena would come (where was she anyway?). That way maybe he would be able to relax a bit.
Lorena's mother who probably had guessed David's thoughts said" Lorena is just taking a bath". "She'll probably be here in a minute". "Do you want to something to drink?" (as she said this she walked into the direction of the kitchen).

Just before David could answer he heard a rumble down the stairs. Then Lorena came storming into the room. She was wearing pink pajamas (long pajama pants with a short sleeved top). Her hair and the back of her pajamas were soaked (she clearly hadn't taken the time to dry her hair). Upon seeing David her face lit up and she showed a smile like which David had never seen before.

Seeing her like this David immediately got the funny feeling in his belly again. This time though it was much stronger then before and for a moment David was completely lost in that magical smile.
Before David had a chance to return to reality Lorena had already grabbed his arm and began pulling him up the stairs. 

"Wait" Lorena's mother said, "I've got some lemonade for the both of you". "Thanks mom," Lorena said and she shoved one glass of lemonade in David's hand while pulling him up with the other.
"Shouldn't you dry your hair first"? Lorena's mother shouted (she had to as Lorena and David were already up the stairs). "No, that's ok", Lorena replied. "It'll get dry by itself".

This short but loud conversation woke up David from his spellbound state. He noticed how they were going past the rooms on the second floor and up another set of stairs. "My room is on the top floor". "Cool isn't it?" Lorena said.
David could only nod. He was a bit overwhelmed at how fast things were going. There were so many new impressions. Everything around him was strange and unfamiliar. Not only that, but Lorena too was acting different then before. That afternoon when they were playing outside she had barely spoken a word. Now she was full of energy. David actually liked the change but he had trouble adapting to it.
At that point they reached the top of the stairs. The top floor had just one room. The shape of the ceiling revealed that the room was right underneath the roof (the ceiling was going up in a diagonal shape). 2 large windows in the ceiling provided lighting in the room (and thanks to the summer sun the room was brightly lit).

The room was very big, at least as big as the living room. There was a small table in the middle (Lorena put her glass on it) and a television with a couple of chairs in front (although the chairs were pushed a bit to the side of the room as Lorena preferred sitting on the floor). On the sides of the room were several boxes with toys. Also on the side were several closets. These seemed to be placed randomly and some were open revealing that clothes lay inside (Lorena clearly wasn't very tidy, a fact which was further proven by all the clothes and toys lying on the floor).
Both the clothes and the toys revealed that Lorena was a bit of a tomboy. The clothes were mostly boy's clothes (for as far as David could see there wasn't a dress or skirt among them) aside from some pink shorts, shirts and pj's (although Lorena was a tomboy she could not ignore the fact that her favorite color was pink). The toys were mostly the same with among them several toy robots, toy soldiers and toy cars.
At the very end of the room stood Lorena's bed. This bed had nothing special except for the fact that a huge pile of stuffed animals lay on top of it. David estimated at least 20. Upon further inspection of the room David could see there were actually even more stuffed animals scattered throughout the room (David did not mind as he himself had not yet been able to part with his stuffed bear). Although still cuddly these stuffed animals mostly represented wild animals like tigers, lions, snakes and other vicious creatures rather then the usually cutesy teddybears and rabbits.
To the side of the room were some bookcases filled with surprisingly complicated books. Most of these were about natural science and biology. David wondered if Lorena actually read these books herself.
As he was looking around the room (a bit dazzled by all the stuff lying around) David's eye was caught by something in the corner. There on a small, white cabinet with 3 drawers stood a terrarium with a huge lizard inside. David could not resist to take a closer look as he had never seen a terrarium before in his life (and only had seen lizards once before in the zoo).
"Cool isn't she" Lorena said. "She's called Mei and I've had her for 2 years now". "Wanna' see her catch her food?". 

For about 20 minutes David and Lorena had fun playing with Mei. David was very interested in the creature and Lorena told him, and showed him everything he wanted to know. Lorena even offered David to hold Mei but he didn't dare to. When they were done with Mei they began playing with all the toys lying around the room. 

The games they played didn't have any preset structure. They had no problem integrating the robots, soldiers, knights and all the other stuff lying around in one big game.
David had a great time. Although he would have had fun playing any sort of game with Lorena he was still happy she liked doing more boyish stuff. He forgot all about time and very quickly more then an hour had passed.

"I'm getting thirsty" Lorena said, interrupting an attack of the Dark Vampire Queen (a large plastic toy bat) on the Royal Army of Emperor Niyarl the Third (a set of plastic toy soldiers).
Both David and Lorena had finished their drinks a long time ago and the glasses stood empty on the floor. "I'm going to get some more" she said as she picked up the glasses and walked down the stairs. As he was now alone David had a bit more time to look around. Thanks to the games they'd been playing the room was now an even bigger mess then before. Not wanting to ruin the structure of the game (which only they could make out) David decided to watch Mei again until Lorena would return. Watching Mei was fun even if the lizard didn't do much other then sitting around.
While watching the pet lizard David suddenly noticed something. One of the drawers of the cabinet on which Mei's terrarium stood wasn't closed completely. A piece of cloth stuck out of the drawer preventing it.
David didn't really know why but for some reason this drawer intrigued him. Somehow it seemed like this simple white drawer called for him. He had no choice whatsoever but to look what's inside.
With a trembling hand (why was he so nervous for a simple drawer with probably nothing but clothes inside?) he reached for the drawer and slowly he slid it open. What he then saw seemingly made his heart stop for a moment.

On first sight one wouldn't see anything strange about the contents of the drawer. Just as one would expect it was completely filled with clothes. The clothes were all old and worn down. Some had holes in them. There were all sorts of clothes, but a majority of them were clothes which cover the bottom part of the body (like pants, shorts, undies, pajama pants, etc). Aside from the fact that there were so many different types of clothes stacked together one might not see anything special about these clothes.
On closer inspection though (and what David saw in an instant) one would see that there was something strange about these clothes. All the clothes were stained and all of them in a similar way. They all (except for the clothes not used to cover the bottom part of the body) had a large stain spread around the crotch area. The stained part of the cloth was always slightly bleached and a bit yellowish.
David immediately realized what these stains meant. These types of stains could only come from having an accident in your pants. There was no other explanation possible. Lorena must have wet all these clothes in the past.
David's thoughts immediately went back to what happened earlier that afternoon. He could clearly remember Lorena sitting there in the sand while soaking her pants.

David's mind was spinning. It was clear that Lorena must often have had these types of accidents. Maybe she had a really weak bladder or a medical condition? That would seem like a perfect explanation (and David would have been happy with it) but then why would she keep those dirty clothes?
David hesitantly put his hand (which was now trembling more then before) in the pile of clothes. The clothes were all dry. He then (even more hesitantly) pulled out a pair of shorts (pink like many of Lorena's clothes) and smelled it. The smell didn't reveal a trace of urine.
These finding means the clothes had been washed after Lorena had peed in them. This meant that Lorena did not put the clothes in the drawer to hide them from her mom since she must have washed those clothes (in David's mind there was no possibility for Lorena to secretly have washed the clothes herself).
What could this all mean?

While David was bogging his mind over these thoughts he suddenly heard a noise and froze in fright. There were footsteps coming up the stairs at a very fast pace! He heard Lorena's voice humming a happy song.
Lorena was coming up! David had no time to lose. He immediately put the pair of shorts back in the drawer and closed it. Just in the nick of time he remembered to put the piece of cloth (which was coming from a pair of undies) back between the drawer (so it wouldn't close entirely).
Just as he had closed the drawer and put his face in front of the terrarium again Lorena came running into the room with 2 new glasses of lemonade. If the glasses hadn't been filled completely (like they were now) Lorena would probably have been able to run faster and David wouldn't have made it in time.
"Playing with Mei again?". "Cute isn't she?" Lorena asked. "..uh....yes" replied. He tried to reply as casual as possible but he wasn't doing a very good job at it. Not only that, but his face was turning bright red.
"What's wrong with you?" Lorena asked with a smiling face. "Gotta poop?". This potty talk made it even harder for David (even though Lorena only meant it as a joke).
"NO! .....It's just.... I'm just.... It's very hot and...." David tried while stumbling over his words. "Ok, right... wanna continue the game?" Lorena asked. David (seeing a way out of his predicament) didn't know how fast to agree and minutes later they were just playing again like nothing had ever happened.

They continued playing their games for another hour. Then Lorena's mother came upstairs to tell David that his mother had called him home. It was time to go.

David greeted Lorena and her parents on the way out. "You'll come again tomorrow right?". "Then we can play outside again" Lorena said. "Sure, it'll be neat" David replied.

David was exhausted so his mother put him straight in bed when he came home. While lying in bed he thought about everything that had happened that day (his first day in Redburgh). Although the whole wetting thing popped up in his mind again he quickly dismissed that thought. That hour of playing after David's discovery had put everything back in perspective.
For as far as David could see it, Lorena was the greatest thing that could have happened to him. She was nice, adventurous, playful and best of all she was his friend. A friend on his first day in this unfamiliar town. What more could he wish for? Who cared if she was an occasional pants wetter (David decided that her having a weak bladder was still the most logical explanation for her accident and that there had to be a perfectly logical explanation for the white drawer as well). Nobody is perfect.

And so David drifted to sleep dreaming about the wonderful times with Lorena that the future might bright. Dreams in which he was once again lost in her beautiful smile.

[Videl1201]

Chapter 3    Vacation together

You're going away?!! David could hardly hold back his tears. The last 2 weeks had been so wonderful. He had been playing with Lorena every day. Together they had had the most wonderful time. David had forgotten all about his fears of moving into a new city. Now, just when life was finally going his way Lorena brought him this disastrous news.
"It's only for 2 weeks", Lorena replied. Although she tried to sound reassuring her voice certainly didn't seem that way. Even though 2 weeks isn't much, in the mind of a child it's like forever.
"We're going to a small farm in the countryside". "My parents own it and we go there every year on vacation". "It's really beautiful".

David tried to smile but he couldn't. All he could do was face the ground. Just looking at Lorena's bright eyes hurt too much.
"I have to go now to pack"." We leave very early tomorrow morning". With these words Lorena left. She too clearly had trouble hiding her sadness. For the first time since she and David met her walk was slow and sluggish, much unlike her usual cheerful pace (which David always had trouble keeping up with). 

For a while David could do nothing but stare at the floor. When he finally felt the strength to move all he could think of was to go to his room. He sat on his bed and grabbed a comic book from the floor. He couldn't read it though. His mind was just clouded with the sad prospect of having to spend an eternity alone.
What could he do without Lorena? She was the only one whom he had spend time with after moving to Redburgh. All the other kids had avoided them. On the other hand he couldn't stay indoors for 2 weeks. It was an exceptionally warm summer. His mother would never allow it (if it were up to him he would just stay in bed for 2 weeks).

Teardrops felt onto the pages of the comic book. It was his favorite book but he didn't care. He quietly began to sob. Then he heard a knock on his door.

"I've brought you a glass of lemonade and some chocolate cake," David's mother said. "I don't want it," David replied (even though chocolate cake was his favorite).
David's mother opened the door.  She put the tray with the lemonade and the cake on the floor and sat next to him on the bed. David tried to stop sobbing as she hugged him but he couldn't.

"Come on now David," his mother said with a smile. "I've got some good news to cheer you up".
"I've spoken with Lorena's parents and they said that since Lorena and you are such good friends they'll take you along". "You're leaving with them tomorrow morning".

It took a moment for David to realize what his mother just said. Then suddenly he jumped up onto his bed as the news hit him. HE had never been so happy. 
"Can I really go mom? Really?"
"Really really," his mother replied.
With a loud cheer David jumped off the bed, grabbed the glass and the piece of chocolate cake and rushed towards Lorena's house to tell her the great news. "Be back on time. You still have to pack," David's mother shouted. "I will!" David shouted back (already outside).
With a sigh (and a smile on her face) David's mother sat up from the bed and put the comic book back in David's small bookcase. "Kids...".

The next morning David had to get up at 6. He wasn't tired though as the prospect of going on a holiday with Lorena gave him fresh energy (unlike his mother who had to get up just as early to make him breakfast).
At half past 6 the bell rang and Lorena stood in front of the door. The car was already in front of the house.
After Lorena's father helped David put his stuff in the trunk they were ready to go.

David and Lorena sat on the back seat as Lorena's father drove the car. It was quite a big car (a station wagon) so there was plenty of room for the both of them. 

"I hope you're not easily bored," Lorena's father said. "It's going to be quite a long trip". "I... it's ok sir...," David replied. "I also made a long trip when moving here a couple of weeks ago". David said a couple of weeks but in his mind it seemed like ages. It was like the time before moving to Redburgh was from a completely different life. He could hardly imagine being in the big city again where he came from.

The first couple of hours the trip was very pleasant. David and Lorena played several games and looked out the window seeing the landscape pass by. After a while though David began to feel drowsy. The effect of the first energy boost he had received from the prospect of going on a holiday with Lorena had slowly gone away. Now David began to feel the tiredness of having to get up very early in the morning and sitting in the car for all those hours. Lorena too was beginning to get less active then usual.
"Keep it up there in the back," Lorena's father said. "Just a few more miles and we'll take a stop at the gas station". "There we can have something to eat and you kids can go to the bathroom if you need".

David didn't have to go to the bathroom. Lorena's father's words however made him remember an incident that had happened a short while ago. An incident he already had forgotten.
It was only the third or fourth time David had gone over to play with Lorena. They were playing in Lorena's room (on the floor as usual) when suddenly David felt the urge to pee. He tried to ignore it for a while but at some point he decided it would be better to ask Lorena where the bathroom was. Up until then David had just held it when he needed to use the bathroom (he was too shy to ask about these matters especially since he had seen Lorena wetting herself earlier). This time however he knew that the urge to pee would become too much of a nuisance since it would be several hours before going home (to a safe and well known bathroom). "Where's the bathroom"? David asked as casually as possible while standing up.
Lorena didn't reply. At first David thought she didn't hear his question. Just when he opened his mouth to ask again Lorena suddenly grabbed him by his wrists. Her eyes were wide open and she had a very strange smile on her face. David had never seen her like this. She scared him and when he tried to pull his arms back he couldn't as her grip was too strong.
"Number one or number two?" she asked with a strange (seemingly excited) voice. "W... what do you mean?" David replied.
"Do you have to go pee or poop?" Lorena now more explicitly asked. "P... pee, but I..." David had trouble finding the right words. When hearing the word "pee" Lorena's face lit up even more and David could feel her grip tighten. It didn't really hurt but it was very uncomfortable.

Then just as suddenly as Lorena's outburst had come it stopped. She let go of David, looked absent minded for a few seconds and returned to her usual self. "The toilet is down the hall, next to the backdoor". "Don't take too long as we have a lot of work to do," Lorena said while facing the battlefield of toy soldiers, knights and other stuff stalled out on the floor again.
This was the only time something like that had happened. Lorena had never acted in that way again even when David had mentioned going to the bathroom (or speaking about related subjects).
There were so many strange things about Lorena. She was unlike anyone David had ever met. No matter what he just couldn't stop thinking about her...

"Wake up! We're nearly there". It was Lorena's father who said these words. David opened his eyes and realized he must have drifted to sleep while thinking about the incident. As he slowly went back to reality again he could feel Lorena's body lying against him. She must also have fallen asleep along the trip somewhere and was now opening her eyes.
"Are we at the gas station?" David asked (still a bit drowsy). "Gas station? " Lorena shouted while jumping up (immediately filled with energy again just as usual). "You silly, we've passed the gas station hours ago".
"You fell asleep just before we came to the gas station," Lorena's mother explained. "Since you were sleeping so peacefully we decided to let you be". "You were snoring!" Lorena added with a bright smile.

"Then where are we?" David asked (still adjusting to the idea that he had slept through the entire day). "Just look around you," Lorena's father replied.
David looked outside the car. They were now driving on a country road. At the side of the road were huge trees of a type David didn't recognize (although it must be said that his knowledge of trees was very limited). On both sides of the roads were huge corn fields. The landscape was not flat; David could see hills in the distance. The whole landscape was bathing in the warm glow of the low evening sun. For David this was a sight to behold since he wasn't used coming to such rural areas.

"Pretty isn't it?" Lorena asked as she moved up closer to David to look outside the window too. After a few minutes while David and Lorena watched outside the window the corn fields made way for a huge field of tall, dried grass. "We're there," Lorena's father said.
The car turned into a small road into the grassy field. There, 50 meters into the road the car stopped in front of a beautiful farmhouse.
The farmhouse was white with a dark brown roof and was entirely made out of wood. It wasn't very large with just 2 bedrooms, but it looked very cozy. Surrounding the farmhouse were several trees which were part of a small forest leading behind it. At the left side of the farmhouse was an old brown barn (which was only looked after for novelty purposes and storing some basic tools).

Everybody eagerly got out of the car, still stiff from the trip. David could smell the fresh country air. Now outside of the car (and therefore no longer under the protection of the air-conditioning) he could feel how warm it was outside. Still it was a lot more pleasant to be out there instead of in the car.

"Don't you grow any crops here sir?" David asked. "No David," Lorena's father answered. "We're not farmers you know. Throughout the year we rent this farm to people who use it for their vacation".
"Ah," David replied (he didn't really know anything to answer).

"Come on, I'll show you the house from the inside," Lorena said to David while jumping up and down with excitement. It was very clear that long road trips were not really Lorena's cup of tea. She was very happy to be out of the car and finally got to move around a bit more. She pulled David by his arm towards the front porch.
"Just a second," Lorena's mother said. "I'll open the door for you. "

The inside of the farmhouse was as cozy as David had suspected. The wooden furniture and pots and plates hanging on the wall gave the living room a very traditional look. This traditional impression was only taken away by the modern equipment present like a LCD TV, Blue Ray player and high quality audio system. The kitchen was also modernized, as was the toilet (when David first saw the farm he had for a moment feared the restroom might be an outhouse).
Perhaps most transformed (compared to the traditional look of the farmhouse) was the bathroom upstairs which had both a shower cabin and a rather luxurious tub. The 2 bedrooms on that floor on the other hand looked very traditional just like the living room.

"This is going to be our room", Lorena said with much enthusiasm in one of the bedrooms. "Together in the same room?" David asked a bit hesitantly.
He had never slept in one room with a girl before. He himself didn't think too much of it (he was still too young to have any indecent thoughts about this sort of thing), but would Lorena's parents think it would be alright?

"I only see one bed" David noted. "That's right," Lorena shouted with excitement, "we're gonna' sleep in the same bed!" David's head became bright red. Sleeping in the same room might be ok, but sleeping in the same bed with a girl totally wasn't. It would just be... weird.

"Don't worry David". It was Lorena's mother who said this. She had come up the stairs to bring the children their luggage. "Lorena is just joking". "We've brought a camp bed along for you". "We're going to put it here in Lorena's room so you guys can chat a bit before going to bed". "Just make sure you kids don't forget to sleep, otherwise you'll sleep the entire day again," she added with a smile.
"We won't" David and Lorena answered in harmony (David much relieved, Lorena a bit irritated with her mom for blowing her little joke).

On first sight the bedroom where Lorena and David would be staying didn't seem much different from the other bedroom. On closer inspection however it was clear that this room was intended to be a kid's room. The closets were mostly filled with toys and games and the wallpaper and curtains had nicely drawn characters on them (not too childish so they were acceptable for both younger kids and teens). Although the room was now quite tidy (as was left behind by the people who had last rented the farmhouse) there would be no doubt that before the evening was over the room would already be quite messy (just like Lorena's room always was).

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For about 30 minutes or so Lorena and David began unpacking their stuff while Lorena's parents made dinner. The unpacking went quite slow as Lorena and David constantly interrupted their unpacking to chat or play. By the time dinner was ready they had only unpacked a small portion of their luggage. Most of it would in fact stay unpacked until the time they actually needed it (neither of them wanted to spend time unpacking).

Dinner was quite uneventful. After dinner Lorena's mother announced that Lorena and David had to take a bath because everybody had been hot in the car (and must have been sweaty).

"Can David and I take a bath together?" Lorena asked with unprecedented enthusiasm. David's head turned flame red again. Was Lorena joking again? Surely she must be! He knew that Lorena was a bit... different then other people he had met. However surely even she couldn't be suggesting that he and she would take a bath together. The last time he had bathed with a girl was when he was 3 years old (his 1 year younger cousin).

"Well... I suppose you could..." Lorena's mother hesitantly replied, "But..."

With a cry of excitement Lorena grabbed David's arm and pulled him up the steps and into the bathroom. There she quickly threw of her shirt and trousers leaving her in only her white undies.
David on the other hand wasn't moving. He was staring at the socks on his feet thinking it would be the first item of clothing he would have to remove. Slowly he felt the soft cloth of his shirt and shorts. He however wasn't able to undress. He was mortified by the idea of getting naked in front of anybody, let alone a girl (he was already uneasy when he had to change into his gym outfit for PE at school in the boy's changing room). David just couldn't understand what was going on. How could Lorena so easily take of her clothes like that? Why was so eager to bathe with him?

David had noticed earlier that Lorena wasn't shy about her body. One time he had seen her wearing only underpants.
It had only been about a week ago. David had come over to Lorena's house in the evening. She was just taking a bath when he got there. He went to her room waiting for her to finish while he could play a bit with her pet lizard Mei.
When Lorena was finished he could hear her coming up the stairs to her room. When she came up she wasn't wearing pajamas however (what he expected) but just her underwear (a pair of white girl undies). David had been very embarrassed that time. Lorena however didn't care in the least. She had just chatted with David even before putting on her pj's. She had in fact made quite a bit of fun of him for heaving such a red head (she had called him "Tomato- head").
Although at that moment David had been very embarrassed, looking back on it also gave him a strange and unfamiliar feeling. It was a weird feeling that seemed to come from his belly. Although strange it was also somewhat pleasant. David couldn't explain why but for some reason he often thought back to that moment and he could always very clearly picture Lorena before him wearing only her underwear.

"Come on, Take of your clothes". It was Lorena who brought David back to reality. For a brief moment David looked at her. There she was again in her underwear, just like that day (right in front of him in a very impatient stance).
Immediately David looked away at his socks again. He was just as embarrassed as back then, but he could also feel that pleasant feeling in his belly again.
Without knowing really why, David slowly looked up in Lorena's direction again. She was now standing in front of the tub (with her back turned towards him). She turned the faucet to fill the tub with warm water. When the water began to flow she put her hand in the stream to feel if it was warm enough. Then (much to David's horror) she slightly bent her knees and gently pulled the sides of her underpants. The underpants came off and slid to her ankles, revealing Lorena's bare bottom.

This was simply too much for David. He immediately looked away (his heart now banging in his chest) and turned around. Without even looking up he walked towards the door of the bathroom where he suddenly bumped into someone.
He fell on his bottom and could then see Lorena's mother's face looking down on him. Judging from the look on her face she found the whole thing rather amusing.

"Just as I suspected," she said. "Lorena, I think it would be best if you take your bath alone".
Lorena turned around (David now closed his eyes and didn't dare to open them anymore). "Why?" she asked with a combination of disappointment and disapproval.

"You may not be shy about your body, but David is". "I think he'd rather take his bath on his own when you're done".
"But why?" Lorena asked persistently. "If he's really embarrassed he can keep his underpants on". "I don't mind".
"No, Lorena I don't think that will do," Lorena's mother replied. "Come on David, you can open your eyes now" she said as she led David out of the bathroom and into the bedroom. David was still very embarrassed and bright red.

"It's alright David" Lorena's mother said. "Lorena has never been very shy about her body around people she knows. I can tell however that you're not really used to these sorts of things". David nodded.
"Don't worry. Lorena won't mind too much. You just stay here till she's done, then you can take your bath".

When Lorena's mother had left the room David finally relaxed. He lay on his bed thinking about everything that had happened. He was happy he was saved by Lorena's mother. He just never would have been able to take a bath together with Lorena, even if he had kept his underpants on. He might have fainted from embarrassment.

Still... there was that was that feeling in his belly. It was almost like... excitement. Could it be that deep down inside he somehow actually had wanted to play together with Lorena in the bath?

David listened to Lorena in the bathtub (it was right next to the bedroom). She was clearly having a good time as she was splashing around a lot and making lots of noise. She was probably playing make- belief again, pretending to be a creature from the deep destroying entire cities and navy fleets.
David closed his eyes and thought what it would have been like had he actually went along with Lorena. He would have been splashing around in the tub together with her. Thinking about this made the feeling in his belly get stronger.

Why did it seem like fun to do this while it seemed so horrible just a few minutes ago when he was standing in the bathroom with her?

David continued pondering about this until he heard the bathroom door open. He could hear Lorena's footsteps on the wooden floor that led towards their room. She opened the door and came in wearing her pink pajamas. Just as usual the pajamas were quite wet as Lorena never took time to properly dry herself (especially her hair). A wet trail of footsteps had formed from behind her leading to the bathroom.

"It's your turn Tomato- head," Lorena said with a smile. David was glad she wasn't upset with him for chickening out.
David pulled off his socks, grabbed a pair of pajamas and a towel and went to the bathroom. Lorena had obviously been playing around in the tub very wildly as the bathroom floor was drenched with water. Again David pictured her jumping around in the tub without her clothes on.
Quickly he shook his head to rid himself of that strange thought and he filled the tub with water while slowly undressing himself (why had he been thinking about such a thing?). He made sure the bathroom door was locked (just to be safe) and went in the tub himself.

When David was done and in his pajamas Lorena and he could play in their room for about an hour before Lorena's mother told them to go to bed. Everything was normal again and instead of thinking about the bath incident David was now thinking about the 2 weeks that lay ahead. 2 Weeks in which he could play with Lorena in the fields, go on adventures and most of all have a wonderful time.

When the lights were turned off and both David and Lorena lay in bed they talked a bit about the trip, the farmhouse and the things they were going to do. They tried to stay awake for as long as possible (as kids usually do when sleeping over) but they both very quickly drifted off to sleep (still tired from all events of that day). Their vacation together had just begun...

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Chapter 4    Along the yellow trail

"Wake up David"
David heard these words while being in the state between dreaming and being awake. While keeping his eyes shut he could feel the warm comfort of the bed and slowly began drifting off again. David felt like he was floating in another dimension. A dark, but also very warm and secure world beyond the confinements of time and space.

"Wake up"
Again this voice (pleasant as it might be) disturbed him. Trying to get away from this voice David turned his head away and floated back into space. Before dozing off again he could just mumble "I don't want to..."

WHAM!!!
With a huge blow David was immediately brought to reality. He opened his eyes, shook his head and stared straight into Lorena's bright eyes. "Good morning sleepyhead," she said.
David felt a slight burning pain on his right cheek. "D...did you hit me?" David asked a bit confused. As he asked this he tried to sit up only to realize he couldn't because Lorena was sitting right on top of him. She was sitting on top of his chest, still wearing her pajamas.

"I had to because you wouldn't wake up". "If I had just let you be you'd have slept till mid day" (Lorena was obvious over exaggerating as it was just over 8 'o clock).

"You could have woken me up a bit more gently," David hesitantly said while rubbing his cheek.
"I'll try to remember it," Lorena answered not very convincingly. "Come on, we have to eat breakfast". With these words Lorena jumped off the bed (David sighed as the pressure was released from his chest) and ran downstairs (making a terrible noise on the wooden staircase). She was already downstairs before David could fully realize what was going on and where he was.

Slowly David lifted himself out of the bed. It was a strange feeling waking up in a place so far away from home. He had been at sleepovers with his friends from the city before, but that was never this far away.
Whilst looking around the room David realized he did not know what Lorena's parents were expecting from him. Would he have to make his own bed? One quick look at Lorena's bed showed him she hadn't done so. It was a complete mess with the sheets half laying on the floor as well as some stuffed animals Lorena had brought from home.
Should he get dressed first? It felt a bit awkward to go downstairs and have breakfast in a strange environment in just his pajamas. On the other hand Lorena's parents had already seen him in his pajamas the evening before and Lorena hadn't dressed up either.

David decided to just go downstairs and see what would happen. He actually didn't feel like getting dressed yet and he absolutely didn't feel like making his bed (which was still a lot neater than Lorena's anyway). While David went downstairs along the old staircase he realized how bright the whole house seemed in the early summer sun. Every room and corridor was bathing in sunlight. This was a huge difference from when they had arrived the day before when the sun had already begun setting.

When David entered the dining room (Which was also the kitchen) he could see that Lorena parents were already up and ready for breakfast.
Unlike her parents Lorena clearly hadn't had the patience to wait with eating until David sat at the table as she had already started on a large bowl of cornflakes. "Come here David, you can sit right next to me," Lorena said with her mouth full.

"Lorena, try to behave," Lorena's mother said without really being angry (she was used to this). "The very least you can do is chew your food before you swallow it".
"Ok, mom," Lorena answered looking up from her bowl of cornflakes (still gobbling the food down in a rather uncivilized matter).
When David sat down next to her she calmed down a bit.

During breakfast Lorena kept on talking about the possible things for them to do during the holiday. They could go play in the fields, run around in the woods, build a fort, and many other things. She was so busy talking that she hardly had the time to finish her cornflakes.

David was still getting used to the new environment but Lorena's enthusiasm was contagious. He could hardly wait to go outside to play with her.
"Before you two go out to play we must first go to the village to buy food," Lorena's mother suddenly said. "We've only brought enough from home for 2 days".

This was a bit of a damper on Lorena's mood. "I don't want to go to the village," she said with a wining voice. "It's more then an hour in the car". "We've already been in the car yesterday the whole day". "Can't David and I stay here while you go shopping?"

Lorena's parents had already suspected Lorena would say something like that. They knew their daughter was not the type to sit still for long periods of time and were already relieved that she had held up so well during the trip the day before.
"What about you David?" Lorena's father asked. "Would you rather go to the village, or stay here with Lorena?"
David hesitated. It didn't really matter to him. He wasn't used to having to decide on things like this as usually his parents made that sort of decision for him. In a moment of doubt he looked at Lorena. Her bright face and shining eyes made it clear what she wanted him to say (and he couldn't disappoint her).
"I...I'd rather stay here with Lorena," David said almost mumbling.

Lorena's parents looked at each other for a short while. Then Lorena's father finally said "Well, I guess it's ok. However, I don't want you kids to go outside," he added. "We'll be gone for quite a long time and you might get hurt."

Lorena (just a tad bit disappointed) tried to argue; "but..."
"No buts, Lorena", her father said as sternly as he could (which means not very much). "I know you would go climbing trees and and stuff". It's just too dangerous if we're not around. Besides," he added with a smile "we'll be back in a few hours. You'll have the whole afternoon to play outside."

"Well, I guess it's ok," Lorena said (already her cheerful self again). "Come on David, it's time to go get dressed," she shouted while pulling him towards the stairs.
David hardly had time to finish his breakfast. He was still swallowing the last bite of his sandwich when he was up the staircase. He was wondering if this rollercoaster ride would last for the entire 2 weeks they would be spending on vacation.

With one gracious movement of her hips and by tossing of her pajama top Lorena was already undressed to just her underpants. Clearly comfortable with this minimal attire she strolled around the room looking for her bag with clothes.
David immediately felt just the way he had felt in the bathroom the day before. Turning as red as a lobster David waited shyly in the door opening. He felt the funny feeling in his belly again and his legs turned to jelly. He feared to watch and tried to face in the other direction, however for some reason he did not quite understand he just kept peeking at her.
Lorena (who had not yet noticed David's predicament) was now selecting her clothes. She had picked a light-blue sleeveless shirt and a pair of undies in the same color. When selecting a pair of trousers she began to hesitate a bit. At first she seemed to go for a pair of knee length shorts but then she changed her mind and picked up a plastic bag from her suitcase. From the bag she took a very old (worn down) grey pair of ribbed jeans.

After making a final decision she put the clothes on the bed. "Shouldn't you pick your clothes?" she asked while facing David. Then without any hesitation she pulled down her underpants to begin dressing up.
At that moment David thought he was going to have a heart attack. He closed his eyes and rushed to his bed. In a rather clumsy way he jumped into his bed and pulled the sheets over his head. He felt his heart pounding heavier then ever before.

"What are you doing?" Lorena asked (greatly amused by David's little stunt). "I... I'm... getting dressed," David replied with a very funny voice (he was very nearly gasping for breath).
"Under the sheets?" Lorena asked (now even more amused because of David's behavior and stressed voice).
"Of course," David replied. He tried to sound as casual as possible and to illustrate his intentions he grabbed his bag of clothes (without sticking his head out) and pulled them under the sheets.

Under the cover of the sheets David now began selecting his clothes by touch (since it was too dark to see anything). With this rather difficult task he tried to get his mind of what he had just seen. Just like the evening before there was this internal struggle between embarrassment and a sort of excitement (which David still could not place). His heart was pounding heavily and his hands were trembling a bit. It had only been for a split second but David had just seen something he felt he certainly wasn't supposed to see. "Just focus on getting dressed," he said to himself (trying to clear that image from his mind).

Slowly David managed to concentrate and he picked a pair of shorts, a t- shirt and a pair of underpants. He could not make out very well which color they were but he didn't really care much (like most boys that age David's usually not very interested in making a fashion statement). Slowly he removed his pajamas and underwear (a task also hindered by the fact that he was covered by the sheets).
David was now so engrossed in getting dressed (and trying to keep his mind of what he had just seen) that he did not notice what was going on outside his small shelter. Just the moment when he was pulling up his underwear a sea of light engulfed him as the sheets were pulled up from over his head.
"How are you doing?" Lorena shouted while pulling back the sheets. She had tiptoed towards David's bed to surprise him. She still hadn't put on any clothes.

With a scream David fell out of his own bed and rolled straight under Lorena's (his own bed was just a stretcher so there was no room underneath it). With a miraculous display of acrobatic skill (which was unusual for the usually so clumsy David) he had managed to grab his clothes while rolling under the bed.

While David was again gasping for breath (and now trying to pull his pants up in record speed) Lorena nearly died laughing. With tears in her eyes she said:" You're so funny David" (a statement David himself did not agree to at all). Slowly (still giggling) Lorena picked up her clothes and put them on. In the meantime David (who had indeed managed to get dressed faster then most people will ever do in their lives) was lying on his back trying to catch his breath. With his eyes closed David was wondering if it would go on like this every morning (and how he would ever survive that).

Just when Lorena pulled her shirt over her head her mother came in the room. "What are you two doing?" she asked (referring to all the noise). "We're just getting dressed," Lorena answered.
Her mother gazed through the room and then asked "what is David doing under the bed?". The only response Lorena gave her was another outburst of laughter. Hoping to get a more fulfilling answer Lorena's mother asked "are you all right under there David?".
"I'm fine," David answered (his voice sounding muffled from underneath the bed).
Lorena's mother (sort of used to bizarre situations concerning her daughter) didn't persist in finding out what exactly was going on. "We're leaving in 5 minutes," she just said. She was just about to leave the room when she suddenly noticed Lorena's clothes. "I see you've decided to wear that pair of pants" she said with a bit of a surprised voice. "Are you sure?"
"Definitely" Lorena replied. "Ok then honey, it's your decision," and with those words Lorena's mother went downstairs.

"Hurry up David," Lorena shouted. "We have to hurry so we can see them off". David appeared from underneath the bed. He was completely dressed, but because he had done it in the dark and in a panic he had done a rather poor job at it. His shirt was on backwards and inside out, while his shorts weren't lifted all the way up (revealing his underpants).
Lorena (hardly able to hold back her laughter) ran downstairs shouting "Come on". David followed slowly (trying to fix his clothes).

When David arrived downstairs Lorena's parents were already outside and ready to leave. David felt the soothing warmth of the morning sun and smelled the fresh countryside air as he stepped out of the door. 
"Be careful you two", Lorena's mother said and she gave both kids a hug. "You know what number to call in case of an emergency right?". "Of course I know mom," Lorena replied. "I have been home alone before".
"For the next 2 hours you'll be the man of the house," Lorena's father said to David jokingly. "Yes sir..." David replied shyly.

With those words Lorena's parents left. David and Lorena waved to them till the car was no longer in sight. David was just looking in the direction the car had left (lost in thought) when Lorena grabbed his arm and pulled him into the house. "Let's play," she simply said.

Inside the house Lorena sat herself down at the dinner table and told David to take a seat. Lorena decided it was necessary to hold a "meeting" in order to decide what to do the next couple of hours. David and Lorena discussed their options while trying to act as seriously as possible. They managed to keep their serious act up for about one minute at which point both were sitting on top of the table (instead of at it) and their chairs were laying on the ground (where they would remain until Lorena's parents returned).

With all the things they could do the "meeting" did take a while so Lorena had brought the bottle of lemonade (which Lorena's mother had said they could finish since they would buy new bottles at the village) over from the fridge together with 2 glasses (the 2 glasses were actually beer glasses but Lorena and David didn't know or care).

After talking for a while they just decided to do as much as possible at once so they brought down all the board games from their room, several toys and turned on the TV. That way they could play several games and wouldn't have to miss any good cartoons that might be on.

Their plan worked out fine. It took some time to set up but after 15 minutes they were playing 4 board games simultaneously, playing another one of their war games with Lorena's stuffed toys and watching fun cartoons whenever they came on. They had managed to completely cover the floor of the living room with all their stuff in about a 10th of the time it would take Lorena's parents to clean it up. It didn't take long for the games they played to become completely messed up (neither of them wanted to play by the official rules), but they didn't care. They were having a great time and the first hour they were alone flew by.

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It was at this moment that David began to feel the urge to use the toilet. Lorena had constantly been refilling their glasses so they had both drank a considerable amount of lemonade. David could hear the lemonade move in his belly as he moved (a funny sound).
For about 5 minutes David tried to ignore it. Yu-Gi-Oh! was just on and David didn't want to miss it. When a commercial brake came on David decided it would be best if he went. He felt the urge had become quite strong already and although he had never had any trouble holding it he didn't want it having distracting him.

David stood up and announced to Lorena that he would be going to the bathroom. Suddenly, just as he was about to go he saw a strange expression in Lorena's face. Her eyes lit up and she grinned strangely. Then before David could do anything she grabbed his arm. She grabbed it with such force that David was unable to release himself from her grip. He tried to pull her hands loose with his free hand but it was no use. She was simply way too strong.
"What are you doing?" David asked in a panic. "You're hurting me". He began to get scared. Lorena was acting so strangely and her parent's weren't around to stop her.

Lorena (who seemed to be in trance) had no intention of letting David go. Instead she suddenly swept David's legs using her feet. David lost his balance and before he knew what was going on he was facing the ceiling of the living room. For a moment he was afraid he might have leaked a bit of urine in his pants but he had just managed to keep it in.
Lorena jumped right on top of him and held him down with a grip from which even most adults would find it impossible to escape. "Number one or number two?" she shouted. It took some time before David realized what Lorena had just asked. Then he suddenly remembered the similar incident from over a week ago at which Lorena had acted like that and asked that exact same question. Getting more and more confused about what was going on he hesitantly said:"...p...p...pee?"

Lorena gave a load, joyful cry, moved up and down on David's chest a couple of times and looked him straight in the face with a huge smile asking: "really?"
David was now fighting to hold back his pee. When Lorena was moving up and down she had put great force on his full bladder. Hoping that she would soon start to act normal again David quickly replied:"Yes!!!"
This one word fuelled Lorena's excitement even more. David could hear the sound of her heartbeat and she was breathing heavily. She opened her mouth a couple of times (as if she had trouble deciding what to say) when she suddenly cried out:"then do it in your pants!!!"

This had been the climax of Lorena's moment in trance. Right after she had spoken that sentence her strength gave in. She lost grip of David and rolled on the floor. She finally lifted herself up on her hands and knees.
Free of Lorena's weight and grip David lifted his chest up. He remained seated on the floor, slightly crossing his legs (although the worst pressure had gone now that Lorena was no longer on top of him). Lorena's and David's faces were bright red and they were both trying to catch their breath. Lorena's excitement had completely disappeared. It looked as if she herself was shocked because of what she had said. For some time (neither could tell how long) they were just facing each other not saying a word.

It was David who broke the silence. "Why?" was all he could thing of to say. He was totally confused. Why in the world would she urge him to...?
"Because it's the most wonderful thing in the world!!!" Lorena shouted, sounding desperate all of a sudden. For the very first time in the weeks that they had known each other Lorena seemed insecure. Her expression was no longer that of her usual carefree self. She was still shaking and her lips were trembling as she spoke.

David couldn't believe his ears. What was Lorena all saying? It was clear from her expression that she certainly wasn't joking, she was dead serious. "What... what do you mean...?" he hesitantly asked. "What are you talking about?"

"It...it's... warm, and it feels so nice and comfortable...". Lorena didn't finish her sentence. It was clear from her voice that she had a lump in her throat.

David didn't know what to do or say. Everything seemed so unreal. Lorena had been acting so strange and saying all that weird stuff all of a sudden. She just didn't make sense at all.
On the other hand she was his friend no matter what and she was looking very sad right now. David had never seen Lorena sad before and it hurt him to see her like this. What could he do to make it all better?

While looking for a way to make things normal again David began to think about what Lorena had just said. Could peeing your pants actually be something enjoyable?
David immediately tried to dismiss that thought. It's ridiculous. Peeing your pants is just dirty, period! Everybody knows that!

Then again, why would Lorena say it was something good? For a mysterious reason deep down inside David began to feel curious at this idea. What would it feel like to do it?
David did not understand why but thinking about it gave him a funny feeling in his belly. It was the same feeling he had felt before when seeing Lorena naked in the bath and in her room.
Could it be that Lorena was telling the truth? What would be against trying it? Maybe he should...?
Then again, the whole idea was just silly. Kids of his age weren't supposed to pee their pants. He could never do a think like that.
Still...

David looked at Lorena (trying to deny his internal struggle). She was now facing the ground and started sobbing. A tear flowed from one of her eyes and fell on the ground.
David knew he had to say something. He was looking for the right words, but couldn't find them. He didn't want to hurt her feelings, but he couldn't go along with what she had just said. It was simply too outrageous. Then he suddenly thought up what to say. "I can't pee my pants, what would your parents say?"

David felt good now that he had thought of that. In all the chaos he had forgotten the most simple and rational reason in the world. Of course he couldn't just pee his pants because Lorena's parents would get mad at him. He was happy that he had been able to clear it up and everything could go back to normal. Now all there was left to do was go to the bathroom and forget this silly incident had ever occurred. 

Lorena sat back straight. She wiped her tears and her smile appeared back on her faced. Hearing what David had just said gave her back her courage. If he was just afraid of her parents' reaction then that meant he didn't rule out the idea in general!
For a moment she had been terrified that her outburst and confessions about her feeling towards wetting had costs her her only friend, but now things were looking up. She pulled herself together and said:" my parents won't mind". "I can do it whenever I want to". "I just have to wear old clothes when I do it, that's all".

With a shock David's logical reasoning was shattered. He had been so sure that his last remark would clear everything up, but now it was all turned upside down. "Y... You what?!!" David shouted in disbelieve. Lorena (now completely back on top of the situation) nodded frantically with a huge smile on her face. "It's true", she said. "Come on David, it's wonderful. You must try it."

Now it was David's turn to be shaking. He didn't know what to think anymore. Simple rules and certainties in life suddenly didn't seem to be so certain anymore. How was it possible that someone (someone he liked so much) could like wetting herself and be so open about it? How was it possible that parents would just allow that? The biggest question of all however, and the one David was most afraid to ask was: "How on earth was it possible that he himself deep down inside actually wanted to try it?
David's emotions were fighting an unbelievable internal struggle but the longer the struggle continued, the more curiosity and excitement came on top.

No, David's logical side was not ready to give up the fight. In a desperate attempt to silence his wild emotions he said:"Your parent's wouldn't mind, but mine would". "They would see the stains on my shorts and underpants."

Lorena though about what David had said for a moment. During that short moment David hesitantly began to feel relieved to have escaped the situation. However this time he wasn't so certain it would be the last of it.

Of course this wouldn't be the last of it. Lorena (as clever as usual) quickly came up with the solution. "Then just use my pants!" she cheerfully suggested. "If you're ashamed we'll just say that I did it," she added. "Then even my parents won't know the truth". It's as easy as can be.
This suggestion tore down the last of David's logical barriers. Now there was no reason to come up with not to do it. If it was true that deep down in his heart he wanted it, he was now free to do it.

David looked at Lorena and though about everything she had said. He now also (sort of) understood everything that had been happening the past weeks. Lorena wetting herself at the playground, the strange collection of dirty clothes in her room, her reaction when he had told her he had to go to the bathroom. All the pieces of the puzzle fell into place.
Now David was faced with this one question he never could have imagined asking himself. Would he try to deliberately wet his pants? He knew that it all depended on him. Lorena would be disappointed if he didn't do it, but she would accept it. It was his decision and his alone.

The feeling in his belly was stronger then ever before. He was trembling, sweating and his heart was pounding like crazy. His bladder felt like it was weighing a ton. Then, after a moment that seemed like an eternity he lifted his head up and without looking Lorena directly in the face he said:"I'll do it."

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Lorena let out a load scream in excitement, jumped up and grabbed David's arm. Come on she shouted, we have to go to the bathroom. She practically had to carry David up the stairs since he had lost most feeling in his legs. David still couldn't believe what he had just agreed to.

Inside the bathroom Lorena pulled David into the shower stall. "We have to do it in here," she said. "My parents don't want any stains on the carpets or floors". While saying these words she began to pull her pants down.
Slowly David's mind began getting back to earth. He was beginning to get scared of what he had to do. Was there any way to back out of this? No, he couldn't chicken out! He had to do it.
Slowly he pulled his shorts down. It was all the same as if Lorena saw him in swimming trunks he said to himself. As he let go of the shorts they slipped down his legs, past his ankles and lay down on his feet. While he stepped out of them he looked at Lorena. To his horror Lorena had just begun pulling down her underpants.

"Underpants too?" David asked in a panic (looking away again). "Of course silly," Lorena replied smiling while she pulled her underpants down and stepped out of them. "Otherwise my parents would find out you had done it instead of me wouldn't they?". "It would be a bit odd if my pants and you underpants were wet."
David knew she was right. There was absolutely no way around it. It however made everything even harder then it already was. He slowly turned his head to see Lorena standing there full frontal wearing nothing below the waist. David began feeling feint and turned his head again. After a few seconds he pulled himself together and said:"Ok, but don't look. Turn around". He tried to order her but his voice sounded totally insecure.
"Why?" Lorena asked teasingly. "Just do it!" David said, now with a bit more power behind his voice.

Lorena reluctantly agreed to do what he wanted. After a few seconds David got the courage to check if she had done what he had wanted. He turned his head and saw her sitting on the floor with her back to him. Very quickly he dropped down his underpants and reached for Lorena's (which were lying on the floor).
"Can I look yet?" Lorena asked (again just to tease him). "NO!!!" David shouted in a panic. Lorena giggled (she just couldn't get enough of this).

David looked at the pair of underwear in his hands. There was no denying they were meant for girls (although David had trouble telling what the distinct difference was). The underpants were light blue and not all that girlish but David felt really weird putting them on. He couldn't hesitate too long however as he didn't really trust Lorena to stay turned around. Trying not to think about it too much he pulled up the underpants (which were a bit tight) and picked up Lorena's ribbed jeans. He was glad to pull on those as they covered the underpants (he didn't want Lorena to see him in those). The jeans were not girlish at all and didn't fit too bad (they were just a bit too small).
After hesitating for a few seconds (thinking about the daunting task lying ahead) David told Lorena she could turn around.

Immediately she turned around and stared at him with a bright smiling face. She stood up and began inspecting his clothes. Satisfied she said with a smile:"This is going to be great".
After a final checkup (although it wasn't really clear what she was checking) she sat down on hands and knees in front of David and began staring at his crotch. "When you feel what it's like you'll understand."

David was now completely focused on the task ahead. He knew that the time had come that he had to release his bladder into these clothes he had just put on. This whole idea (which went in against so much he had always taken for granted) made him so nervous that he didn't even care about the fact that Lorena was still naked. He simply didn't notice it anymore. All he could think about right now was what he had to do and he was shaking uncontrollably.

Trying to calm down he focused on different parts of his body. It was a lesson he had learned at school from a teacher who had tried to help him with his anxiety problems (the teachers had told him his grades would be much better if he wouldn't be so nervous all the time).
David felt his bare feet on the shower floor. The floor was a tad bit cold, but it didn't feel uncomfortable.
He moved up along his legs. He could feel the soft material of Lorena's pants on them. He immediately thought about how the now dry pants would become wet and how that would feel. With his hands David felt the fabric of the pants and tried to imagine what it would feel like to urinate in them. This line of thought made him nervous again.
He became even more nervous as he moved up his body and focused on his full bladder. The stress on his bladder was so strong that David couldn't focus on anything else anymore. He was once again completely taken in by the task ahead. The relaxation exercise had failed.

"Just relax David," Lorena said in reassuring voice (she had noticed how nervous David was and seriously wanted to help him). "It's not that hard". "It's just like you always do it, except now it feels really warm and nice"

David tried to listen to her words. "Just like you always do it," she had said. The problem was that David somehow couldn't remember how he usually did it. He tried to imagine that he was just standing in front of the toilet and not in the shower with his pants up. This idea seemed to help.
Then finally, he gathered all his willpower, closed his eyes and pushed!

With all his might David pushed and pushed (softly gasping at every push). Lorena's face went bright red with excitement as she stared at David's crotch.  The pee however didn't come out. All those years of potty training couldn't just be undone.
David couldn't understand. His bladder felt like it was going to explode, why wouldn't anything come out?
"I can't do it," he said after pushing twice more. "It's just not coming out". He gave up and let his head hang low (it was strange how not wetting his pants felt as a defeat). David faced the ground thinking how he let Lorena down when he suddenly felt her grabbing his hands.

David looked up as Lorena gently held his hands. She looked him right in the face with a friendly smile. "You're trying to force it too much," she said in a soft voice (much more serious then usual). "Just relax and it will all come by itself". "You can do it, I know it".

David listened to her gentle voice and felt the warm touch of her hands. He closed his eyes and concentrated on just that. In his mind the whole world around him faded and all that was left were he and Lorena holding hands. This thought made David feel completely at ease and all the muscles in his body slowly relaxed. Then it suddenly happened.

David felt a warm feeling spreading around his crotch. He opened his eyes, looked down and gasped as he saw a dark, wet spot appearing on the front of the pants. The spot grew rapidly and slowly he felt the warm feeling moving down his legs.

Lorena's face looked like it was going to explode with excitement. She opened her mouth but no sound came out. The only sound there was, was a distinct hissing noise and the sound of the urine splattering on the shower floor.

David was completely lost in this strange, unfamiliar feeling. The warmth of the pee had completely spread over his legs now. He could feel his feet bathing in a puddle of urine.
The flow continued steadily. David knew he couldn't stop it even if he wanted to. But why would he want to anyway? David now more then ever realized Lorena had been telling the truth. It was a wonderful feeling. The warmth of the urine spreading, the relief of not having to hold up the pee anymore, the naughty feeling of doing something that was so totally against everything that was considered normal. David could hardly believe how good felt.

After a seemingly endless period of time (in reality only about 30 seconds) David's bladder slowly emptied and the stream stopped. For a few moments the only sound that could be heard were the few drops of urine still dripping from the wet pants, while David and Lorena stood there motionlessly.

"You did it!" Lorena shouted breaking the silence. She jumped up and down uncontrollably. "You did it, you did it, you did it," she sang and suddenly she jumped right on top of David who lost his balance and fell down with his bottom in the puddle of urine. He sat on the ground with Lorena on top of him shaking his shoulders.

David's mind was still completely lost in that moment. He just couldn't believe what he had just done and how good it felt. He could barely hear Lorena's voice which just kept singing that one sentence over and over again.

"Come on, I have to show you something!" Lorena said while standing up. She pulled him up by his arm and dragged him to the other side of the Bathroom, leaving behind a yellow trail of footsteps. "Here, take a look," she said and they stopped in front of a huge mirror that was hanging alongside the bathtub. In the reflection of the mirror David saw himself standing there with a surprised look on his face. His pants were completely soaked and still dripping (especially on the back where he had just sat in the puddle). Was it really him standing there in those wet clothes?
Equally strange in this image was the fact that he was standing there hand in hand with a girl who was completely naked below the waist. David could see Lorena's face in the reflexion of the mirror, still red from all the excitement. Her hair was a complete mess but she looked happy.

Normally there would have been aspects in this image that would have made David look away. This time however he just kept staring in disbelief. Very slowly David's mind began to return to reality. The smell of urine began to penetrate his nose (for some reason it seemed sort of nice though).
We have to take shower before my parents come home," Lorena said. You go first, then I'll wait in the room till you're done (for once she didn't feel like teasing David by suggesting to shower together). "Just leave my dirty clothes on the floor, I'll take care of them". Before leaving she suddenly turned around and hugged David. David was afraid to breathe when he felt her warm body against his. "You really did it," she said in a soft, warm voice and then she left the bathroom.

It took some time before David realized what he had to do. After standing still for a few minutes he finally came in motion.
He removed the dirty clothes and took a shower. The water washed away the pool of urine that was left in the stall. After the shower he used one of the towels that were hanging in the bathroom to dry himself and he put his own clothes on that were still lying the floor where he had left them. Everything was still hazy and David felt feint as he walked towards his room where Lorena was waiting. He dropped on the bed and didn't notice how Lorena went out of the room to take her shower.

David kept staring at the ceiling thinking about everything that had happened. For the very first time in his life the usually so shy and insecure David had done something that went in against things he had always taken for granted.
He had stepped out of the confinement of everyday life's rules and boundaries. Rules and boundaries he always had fallen back on whenever becoming uncertain. That made a huge impact on him.

There was a bit of noise downstairs followed by a friendly "We're home!" from Lorena's father. "You kids sure made a mess down here!" he shouted without sounding angry about it. "We're coming in a minute!" Lorena shouted back from the bathroom.

After a few minutes the door in David's bedroom opened and Lorena came in. She had put her pajamas pants back on to wear for the rest of the day (keeping her t-shirt on top). "Come on," she said, "mom and dad are back". Very slowly David lifted himself up and went after her. She was already downstairs before David had even left the room. As he walked down the stairs he noticed how he had trouble walking straight. His legs had completely emptied because of all the emotion. David held on to the banister while walking down. He could hear Lorena and her parents talking but he could not make out what they were saying. The whole world seemed to spin and everything felt and sounded like it was going in slow-motion. David just entered the door to the living room (where he could see Lorena helping unpack) when his legs gave way and he collapsed. The excitement and the emotions of the day had been too much for him and he woke up a few moments later only to notice he was lying on the living room couch. He had never felt so tired in his entire life.

"You gave us quite a scare," Lorena's father said in a friendly voice. "Are you feeling better now?". David nodded slowly. Lorena and her parents were standing around him. Their expressions were a mixture of worry and relieve. When David tried to get up Lorena's father held him back. "You should take it easy for a moment," he said. "You've just feinted". "You just lie down on the coach for awhile and we'll take good care of you".

David did what he was told and stayed on the couch. Surprisingly enough it was Lorena who took it upon herself to take care of him the most (surprising as she wasn't exactly the caretaking type). David was still a bit young to notice it but Lorena had really been worried about her best friend. She brought down all the pillows of the bedroom for him and gave him one of her stuffed animals (a lion) for comfort (David was a bit embarrassed to admit it, but it did feel good to hold it). She also made sure David's glass of water stayed refilled so he could drink a bit in case he felt feint again. In order to prevent David from getting too much excitement she forced herself to be a bit calmer than she usually was.

By resting up and eating a bit David slowly began to strengthen up again. Lorena's parents had been thinking about calling a doctor but seeing as how David recovered steadily they decided against it. They assumed David had simply not eaten well enough at breakfast and worn himself out playing with Lorena. They knew first hand how exhausting she could be.
Even though David began to feel better quite rapidly he stayed on the couch for most of the day. From that position he and Lorena played board games (at some point Lorena's parents joined in to play a few games with them) and watched television. For supper they decided to eat at the living room table instead of the dining table so David didn't have to get up. All things considered it was quite a nice day and although Lorena was a bit disappointed that they wouldn't be able to play outside she knew that tomorrow they certainly would.

David and Lorena went to bed a tad bit earlier then usual. David felt a lot better but he was still a bit tired from his experiences that day. Just before dozing off to sleep he though back on what he had done that morning. He could almost feel the urine flowing down his legs again with that wonderfully warm and exciting feeling. Thinking about this also made the strange feeling in his belly return. It was a feeling David was beginning to take a liking to.
He looked at Lorena who was already fast asleep. What a bizarre and amazing time it had been since he had met her. She was so strange and unusual, but also so very nice to him (unlike most kids he had met). He had never had a friend like her.

Lorena was Lorena, and it didn't matter if she was a bit strange. All that mattered was that she was his best friend in the world and for him there was no greater joy then to be with her.

While listening to the soft sound of her breathing David quickly fell asleep and dreamt about the wondrous adventures they would have together.

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Chapter 5 Into a bright new day


"Don't hit me, I'm awake already!

As soon as David had heard Lorena's voice he woke up immediately. He remembered the painful way she had woken him the day before and didn't want another hit on the face.
He quickly opened his eyes.

Please, don't hit...

Suddenly his voice was silenced. He felt Lorena's soft, wet lips touch his own. For a few pleasant seconds their lips were entangled. Then Lorena moved her head away again.

"D...did you kiss me? David asked confused. He had been surprised the day before, but now he was speechless.

"Of course," Lorena replied casually (she was sitting on David's chest again). "You asked me to wake you more gently remember?". "Or you want me to do it the other way again? She asked with a grin".
"N...no, I mean..." David tried to reply, but he was too confused to find the right words to complete that sentence.

"Time for breakfast," Lorena shouted and she jumped of the bed and ran downstairs. After a few moments (needing some time to recoup) David lifted himself up from the bed. This time he didn't worry about leaving the bed in a messy state. He did however pick up Lorena's stuffed Lion from between the sheets on his bed. He had kept it after borrowing it from Lorena the day before. Although much too ashamed to admit it he had missed his own stuffed bear (even though he felt he was too old to hang on to it he had never had a night's sleep without it) and Lorena's Lion came as a welcome substitute.
He put the lion on the pile of stuffed animals on Lorena's bed. That way Lorena's mother (who he knew made the beds each morning) wouldn't know he had been sleeping with it.

When David went down the stairs he noticed the sun was even brighter then the day before. The house was bathing in sunlight and it was already getting quite warm even though it was only half past 8.

When he entered the dining room he noticed that Lorena's parents were already sitting at the dinner table while Lorena was picking up cornflakes from the carpet underneath it. Apparently she had dropped the box and the contents had spilled all over the floor.

"There you are," she shouted and in her enthusiasm she accidentally banged her head against the table (this time causing the milk from her glass to be spilled all over it).

It didn't take too long to clean the table and Lorena wasn't hurt so very soon the family was enjoying breakfast. Lorena was very excited since today they actually would be able to go and play outside. Very soon David got caught up in Lorena's enthusiasm and quickly the 2 kids were so busy chitchatting and discussing plans for the days they nearly forgot to eat.

They kept on talking and planning long after Lorena's parents were done with their breakfast. Just when they went over the details for their future tree house for the third time they heard Lorena's father leaving for the door.

"Where are you going?" Lorena asked curiously. "Just going to the barn to pick up some bottles of paint and brushes," her father replied. I want to do some painting on the house before it gets too hot".

"Can I help you carry it?" Lorena asked with the great enthusiasm children have when able to help out with grown up jobs. Sure, if you want too," her father replied. There isn't that much to carry but I can always use an extra hand". Do you want to help out too David?".

At first David wanted to say "yes" right away, but then he realized he was still in his pajamas. "I'll come in a moment," he answered. First I'll go get dressed upstairs".

"Hurry up, or there'll be nothing left to carry," Lorena replied while following her father outside. Unlike David she had no problem whatsoever with going outside in her pj's.

David went upstairs wondering what it would be like to be so carefree like Lorena. Although a bit ashamed he wasn't helping Lorena and her dad right now, he was happy that he had the opportunity to get dressed in his room alone. Unlike the day before he now didn't have to worry about hiding under the sheets or anything while undressing.
Almost had he already tossed his pajama bottoms off while entering the room when he suddenly saw Lorena's mother there changing the sheets on the beds. A little bit shocked since he had almost accidentally pulled his pants down right in front of her, he now pulled them up as high as possible.
Lorena's mother (able to read David's face easily) smiled and said;" Don't worry David, I'll be done in a minute. Then you can get dressed".

David sat silently on his bed (which was already made) while Lorena's mother carried out her work.

"You know... David I've been meaning to talk with you," she said in a friendly tone while finishing her work. Now completely done she sat down next to David.

"I want you to know that John and I are very happy that you and Lorena get along so well. Are you having a good time here with us?"
David who was feeling uncomfortable having to do a "serious" talk just nodded shyly. Lorena's mother was very nice but the sooner the conversation was over the better for him.

"By now," she continued, "you must have noticed that Lorena is a bit different then other children. She is exceptionally bright and is in some ways... how shall I put it ... a bit ahead of other kids her age".

Lorena's mother paused, but David didn't say anything. He had never actually thought of Lorena as being really different in that sense (she really didn't seem like the nerdy study type or anything like that). Thinking back on the books he had seen in Lorena's room it did make sense though.

Since David didn't say anything Lorena's mother went on;" Unfortunately because she is a bit smarter then most children it has always been very difficult for her to connect with the other kids in school and in the neighborhood. She's never really had any friends to play with. That's why we're so happy that Lorena's now finally found someone she can get along with and with whom she can share her interests. Even her more "special" interests".

She had put a bit more emphases on the word "special" in the last sentence. At first David just nodded. As he had feared the conversation had a very serious tone and he really didn't like it. He didn't care about Lorena being different or anything, all he wanted to do was play with her. That wasn't so special now was it?

Then slowly he began to realize what Lorena's mother had been implying with that last sentence.

How could it be?
She knows!

Somehow she must have found out what Lorena and he had been doing the day before. Everything now came back to David. That strange conversation with Lorena about wetting, going to the bathroom with her, exchanging his pants with hers and deliberately peeing in them. David could almost feel the urine soak through the pants again.
But Lorena had assured him that her parents wouldn't find out! How was it possible that her mother knew what had happened?

David turned as white as a ghost. If it would have been possible to disappear forever from the earth, he would gladly have done so.

Lorena's mother who noticed David's reaction put her arm around him. "Don't worry David," she said and gave him a hug. "It's ok. We won't tell your parents".

"H... how did you..." David muttered, but he was still too shocked to finish the sentence.
Lorena's mother smiled. "Lorena might be very intelligent, but she's terrible at telling lies," she answered.

"You know, Lorena has always been a very good and honest child," Lorena's mother said (she continued her story hoping it would help David put his mind at ease). "It must have been about a year ago when she first announced she'd like to try to wet herself. We don't know where she got the idea from, but she probably saw one of the neighborhood kids have an accident or something similar. At fist John and I didn't really understand why she would want a thing like that. We had heard that children who have problems like hers can sometimes show strange behavior, but we never expected it to be something like this. After much talk and consideration we finally decided to let her have her way".

David was now beginning to get interested. Slowly he forgot about the shock of his and Lorena's secret being uncovered. He had been wondering about Lorena's wetting for such a long time and now he might get an explanation. "Why?" he asked curiously (for a moment even forgetting his usual shyness). "Why did you let her do it?".

Lorena's mother smiled. "This may seem difficult to understand, but her "request" made us realize what a good and special girl she really is" she answered. "She was so completely open and honest about it, despite it being such a weird thing to ask. It showed us she would never do something we would be against like secretly smoking or doing drugs".

David didn't really understand. Of course Lorena would never do any of these horrible things. Wasn't that obvious?

He kept silent while Lorena's mother continued.
"Although it may seem strange at fist, this whole wetting thing isn't really so bad if you think about it. It's not dangerous for her health, or anything, it's just a bit more dirty laundry. We also hoped it would serve as an outlet for all the stress her problems gave her".

David didn't really know what she meant by this "outlet" thing, but he decided not to ask.

"We let her try it in the bathroom (pretty much like you did yesterday) with an old pair of pants she herself selected. It was clear right away she loved doing it, so we talked with her and made some agreements so she could do it more often in the future. She can only do it old clothes since the stains never really go away, and she is only allowed to wet outside or in the bathroom because we don't want any stains on the carpet. She can't stay too long in wet clothes since it could give her a rash, and we also told her not to wet around other children, since it would worsen her position with them even more.
Up until now she has always kept by the rules. That is to say, until she met you David".

David began to feel nervous again now that the conversation turned to him once more. Was she expecting him to say anything? He opened his mouth, but couldn't think of anything to say other then:"Sorry...".

Lorena's mother (trying to be even more supportive) gave David a hug and said: "There's nothing to be sorry about David. We don't know why Lorena so openly revealed her wetting secret to you, but she must have had her reasons. We're just glad that everything worked out in the end. Did you enjoy doing it?".

David froze hearing that question. His face turned red and he felt the weird senzation in his belly again. He turned his head away and stared at his feet (which seemed to be the safest thing to look at). Then after an awfully long moment of hesitation he opened his mouth and whispered: "Yes".

What followed was a moment of silence while Lorena's mother encouragingly patted David's shoulder. Suddenly the silence was interrupted by a laud banging noise coming up the stairs. With a huge force the door flung open and Lorena jumped into the room.
"Come on David, hurry up so you can help us carry the ladder from the barn!" she shouted.  Then she suddenly noticed the way her mother and David were sitting on the bed.

"Is everything alright David?" she asked concerned. "You didn't faint again did you?".

"It's alright," her mother answered reassuring. "In fact, Lorena I'm glad you're here. I wanted to ask you if you could let David borrow one of your "special" pair of pants again?".

Hearing her mother propose this Lorena's face lit up. She jumped onto the bed where her mother and David were sitting and jumped up and down (nearly causing the stretcher to collapse). "Did you hear that David? You can wet with me again!".

David's face now turned an even brighter shade of red. He didn't know what to say or how to feel. On the one hand he was happy he could play this pee game again with Lorena, but on the other hand he was totally embarrassed about it.

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"Let's find a nice pair of pants for you David," Lorena said enthusiastically and she tossed the contents of her bag with "special clothes" on the floor. She carefully sorted all the pieces of clothing so she could easily pick the ones that would suit David best.

"He'll also need to borrow some underpants, and I want you both to pick and old t- shirt as well," Lorena's mother said. "I remember from last year that you somehow managed to get it even in your hair while playing in the woods. I still wonder how you did that".

Lorena grinned. More and more was she enjoying this "dressing up David" game. Maybe you could take your clothes off David, so you can try everything on," she said teasingly. David gasped hearing Lorena suggest that, even though he understood she was probably joking.
In an attempt to make his presence in the room less noticeable he slowly moved his body under the sheets of the bed. Maybe that way Lorena would stop asking him weird questions and making fun of him.

Lorena in the meantime had found the perfect set of clothes for David. It had been difficult since the selection was quite small and many of the clothes were for girls, but in the end she picked an old (and very worn down) pair of jeans (blue), an old pair of white underpants (which could be worn by both girls and boys), and a white t-shirt with letters printed on the back. For a moment she wanted to give David a pair of pink girl's underpants (just to tease him), but she changed her mind (she had been teasing him a lot and didn't want him to get upset).
"The shirt probably goes better with shorts, but it's more fun to pee in long pants," she said while handing the clothes over to David. Hearing this David moved under the sheets a little further. He couldn't get used to the idea that wetting was something that could be openly discussed.

Lorena expectantly stood in front of the bed waiting for David to try on the clothes she selected. "Come on David," she said impatiently: "try it on! You can do it under the sheets if you're still ashamed to let me watch".

This didn't really help David. With Lorena watching him like that he still felt naked, even if he was changing under the sheets. And to make matters worse her mother was still in the room.

"I think David wants a little privacy," Lorena's mother said as she stood up from the bed. "It might be best if you wait outside the room Lorena".

It was clear from Lorena's face that she was disappointed, but she didn't object and followed her mother out of the room. David was very happy to see them leave the room as this gave him some time to recoup. He got out from under the sheets and examined the clothes Lorena had picked for him.
It gave him a strange feeling to look at them. The clothes themselves didn't look abnormal. They might be a bit worn down, but David had clothes like that at home. It wasn't the appearance, but the purpose of the clothes that made them awkward. David wondered if Lorena had "used" them before.

Slowly he took of his pajamas and underpants. While he was naked he turned his body away from the door, just in case Lorena would open it unexpectedly. He also looked down to make sure Lorena wasn't peeking from under the door. When he saw Lorena's heel from under the door (she was leaning with her back against it) he breathed a sigh of relief.

Now he could finally start getting dressed. In order to keep his mind clear he tried to convince himself those clothes were just like any other. That way he managed to get dressed quite quickly. Now that he had them on the clothes didn't feel so strange anymore. All he had to do was to keep his mind off from the wetting thing.

"I'm done," he said with a soft voice. Immediately Lorena tossed the door open and came barging in the room. With an excited look on her face she inspected David's attire.

"Not bad, not bad," she said while moving around David. "It's a shame we're not at home right now, because I have some other special clothes that would really suit you. On the other hand it's much better then yesterday," she concluded after her inspection.

"Now, would you like to dress me up, just like I did with you?" she suddenly asked. Once again David's head turned bright red. This question came totally unexpected. He, dressing her up? How on earth would he do that? He had never done a thing like that (he in fact rarely picked his own clothes at home). He looked at Lorena in disbelief, but it was clear from her face that she was serious about it (and quite enjoying the idea). "Come on David, I did it for you, so you have to do it for me," she said. "It's only fair". With these words she took David's hand and guided him to the pile of clothes.

David stared at the pile. He absolutely had no idea how go about this. "Is there something you'd like to see me wear?" Lorena asked enthusiastically". She moved her body as if she was posing for a fashion magazine.

David looked at her and started imagining her wearing some of the clothes from the pile. Unexpectedly he found himself quite enjoying doing it. He had never looked at Lorena's body so thoroughly and openly as he did now. This was the first time he actually realized how much he liked doing that.

Lorena (who was getting impatient) moved her balance from one leg to the other. "Come on, pick something for me. Or would you rather have me go without clothes?" she added with a grin.

David gasped and quickly turned his focus to the pile of clothes. Although secretly he felt a bit of excitement when Lorena suggested that, he was still far from admitting it. From the pile he picked a white pair of pants (which goes just over the knees), a blue sleeveless shirt with white flowers printed on them and an old pair of underpants (silently praying Lorena would like his selection). "That's pretty good David," Lorena said much to David's relief.

"I'll go change in these". "You can leave the room if you're still embarrassed".

For a split second David hesitated. He could feel the excitement in his belly thinking about staying in the room while Lorena undressed. Quickly he erased that thought and left for the door. "I'll wait outside the door," he said.
"I'll be done in a second," Lorena answered. She had noticed David's short moment of hesitation, but decided not to say anything about it (even though she enjoyed it).

Lorena was done dressing up quite quickly. When she came outside the room she posed for David again. "Do you like it?" she asked smiling brightly.
"Y... Yes" David muttered. He wanted to say something positive about her appearance, but couldn't find the words.

"Come on, let's help dad," Lorena shouted and she pulled David down the stairs by his arm. She had grown tired of the dressing up games and wanted to move on.

"What took you two so long?" Lorena's father asked when David and Lorena came outside. He was sitting on a tree stump just outside the house.  "I could have painted the whole house twice in the time you were gone," he added jokingly.

"We had to pick some special clothes for David" Lorena answered enthusiastically. "Mom said he could borrow some of mine".

It was a good thing David didn't hear what Lorena just said, or else he would have changed color again. He was too busy absorbing all the impressions from going outside in this countryside environment. He had been outside for a few minutes the day before (walking Lorena's parents to the car), but this was totally different. He felt the warm sun on his face (it was already quite hot even though it was only around 10), and the grass beneath his bare feet. He could smell the fresh countryside air and hear the soft rustle of leaves in the wind and the chirping of the birds. The fact that he could hardly see anything because his eyes weren't adjusted to the bright sunlight yet made the experience much more intense. For someone who had never been outside of the city before this was a totally new experience. 

Lorena's father didn't comment on David's "special" attire. He just smiled and waited for David to get adjusted to the environment. Then he told the kids to come with him to the barn.

The three of them walked to the barn behind the house. David had never been in a barn before, so again this was a totally new experience.
Since it was an old barn he was expecting a dark and creepy room with light coming through cracks in the ceiling and spider webs all over the place (an idea he wasn't too comfortable with since he had a slight fear of spiders). It turned out he was quite wrong when Lorena's father switched on the light (the electric light itself was something David didn't expect).

The barn was mostly empty. Lorena's parents only used the house and the barn for their vacation, so there was hardly any farming equipment anymore. All there was left were just regular tools for work around the house and a very old tractor with no wheels. A wooden ladder led to a small attic (which was completely empty). Even though it was quite an old barn the whole place seemed quite sturdy.

David immediately ran to the old tractor (despite his shy nature even he could not resist looking at it). He stood before it and gazed excitedly.
"Do you like it David?" Lorena's father asked. "It used to belong to the farmer from who we've bought the house". "It doesn't work anymore, but we kept it for Lorena to play in". "You can go inside it if you want".
David jumped on the tractor and looked inside the cabin. At first he wanted to go inside, but then he suddenly noticed a huge yellow stain on the driver's seat. Knowing where that stain probably came from he decided not to go in.

Lorena's father picked up the large ladder and the 3 of them carried it to the house. David was proud to be able to help out (his parents had never asked his assistance for anything). When the work was done the time had finally come for David and Lorena to really go play outside.

"First get yourselves something to drink," Lorena's father said. "It's going to be a very hot day and it's important to drink plenty of liquids". "Of course we will," Lorena replied enthusiastically. She understood most of all that drinking a lot of liquids was very important, especially for their special game.

From Lorena's mother they both got a big glass of lemonade and a bottle of water each to drink while playing. Drinking the lemonade gave David an awkward feeling. He couldn't help but think about how it turn into pee and eventually find its way into his clothes. It made him feel a bit nervous and he did his best not to think about it.

Aside from the water they also each got something to eat with them (Lorena's mother didn't expect them to want to interrupt their play for lunch), and they had to rub themselves in with sun lotion.

David and Lorena didn't mind the seemingly excessive preparations. It made their playtime seem like an adventurous expedition. "The best place to play are the forests behind the house," Lorena said when they were done. "We can go on all sorts of adventures there".
With these words she took David by his hand and together they went to the forest.

The forest lay directly behind the house. It wasn't very big (it would take about 5 minutes to walk across it), but for a child it was a world on its own. Surrounding it where fields of corn (owned by the neighboring farmers).
The forest was lit quite brightly since the trees were at a respectable distance from each other. Still it was a bit cooler thanks to the shade from the trees (which was quite pleasant because of the ongoing heat wave).

Lorena and David ran through the forest hand in hand. For David this was a truly wonderful experience. He loved the new sounds and smells he had missed in the city. This combined with feeling Lorena's warm hand in his own gave him an extraordinary feeling. He slowly forgot all about his usual fears and worries. He became totally absorbed by the moment and all there seemed to be in the world were Lorena and he in their small world.

In the forest they played a wide variety of games. Among these where a medieval knight game (using sticks as swords), and building a large hut with wood and leaves. Lorena gave David quite a scare when she climbed into a high tree, but she didn't fall out.
She could however not convince him to join her, so she quickly came down

A bit worn out from their first hours of playing Lorena and David sat silently on a rock in the sun. David was drinking from his bottle of water while Lorena (who had finished hers a long time before) was drawing on the ground with a stick. Suddenly she stood up and announced: "it's time".

It took David a bit of time to understand what Lorena meant, but suddenly he realized what she was talking about. In a reaction he immediately looked at her pants. Those were still dry.
"I haven't done it yet," Lorena said smiling. "I just mean I'm going to do it".
David turned red again. The feeling in his belly grew stronger. No matter how much he tried it, he could not hide his excitement.

Lorena stood straight up. She had her arms hanging next to her body. Her face too showed a great deal of excitement. Even though she had wet herself once before in David's presence this was totally different. For the very first time she would do it openly with a friend who had the same interests. Suddenly she said:" hold my hands".

David did as he was told. He held Lorena's hands without looking away from her face. While holding her hands he noticed some tension in her grip. That was very unusual.
Lorena kept smiling while she looked at David. Slowly she closed her eyes and relaxed her body.

Suddenly David heard a feint hissing noise coming from Lorena's crotch. Immediately he looked down. Lorena opened her eyes and did the same.

A dark spot was appearing at the front of Lorena's pants. Slowly it became bigger and a stream of urine flowed down. Neither of the kids dared to move a muscle. Lorena's face was bright red with excitement.

A puddle started forming beneath her bare feet and the sound of the pee clattering on the rock sounded through the woods. Lorena peed on for some time until the stream slowly turned into a trickle. In the end all that was left were some drops that splashed into the puddle.

For a while both stared at the wet spot without saying a word. David's heart was pounding as if his chest was about to explode. He hardly dared to breathe.

Lorena was the first to get back to earth. She stood straight up and stretched her arms. She touched the wet spot with her hands and jumped up and down into her puddle a few times (splashing it around a bit). "That was wonderful," she said with a smile. She jumped of the rock and said: "Now it's your turn David".

David could feel his heart beat even harder. He had been so absorbed in watching Lorena wet that he had completely forgotten he had to do the same. Just like the day before he felt the conflicting emotions of excitement and embarrassment. He did however fully realize that she was right. It was his turn to do it!

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Slowly he stood up and looked at his pants. In just a few moments it would be wet with pee, just like Lorena's. He remembered how good it had felt the day before and he knew he really wanted to do it.

Lorena took his hand and guided him to the rock where she had done it. "Do it here too David," she said smiling brightly.
David hesitated for a moment and then stepped into the puddle Lorena had made. It gave him a strangely exciting feeling to do this. Why was it so exciting to feel Lorena's urine soak his feet?
He turned around and faced Lorena. She was even more excited then when she had done it herself. While looking at her David gathered the courage to pee his pants. He was going to do it, both for himself and for Lorena.

It wasn't an easy task, even though he had done it before. There was still something making him hold back. What made it worse was he didn't have to go as much as the day before. He did feel a need to go, but he would have to push it out a bit more. Just relaxing his muscles wasn't enough.

Just like before Lorena and David took each other's hands. It had become an integrated part of the wetting ritual and David liked it very much. As he held Lorena's war hands he knew that he would be able to do it. 

He closed his eyes and focused on Lorena's touch. As he did this he felt the lock on his bladder disappear. He knew now all he had to was push. The feeling in his belly became as strong as the time before and his heart was pounding like crazy.

Finally he pushed...

Immediately he felt the reaction in his bladder. He felt the pee moving through his body, finding its way outside. He could feel the pee leave his body and moving slowly through his clothes. First through his underpants, then his pants. A warm and familiar feeling began expending its way through his crotch and down his legs. He opened his eyes and saw the dark spot grow on his pants. The special pants Lorena had selected for him.

Lorena was no longer able to contain her excitement. She was dancing around David , her eyes never leaving the spot on his pants. She was singing something, but David couldn't make out the words. He was too focused on the process of wetting his pants.

As David continued to pee the stream of urine reached the puddle under his feet. The puddle grew as David's and Lorena's urine flowed together and became one.

David began feeling light headed. He didn't know why, but for some reason it was even more exciting then the day before. Maybe it was the fact that he was now doing it outside, in the open. Maybe it was because he was now fully allowed to do it in specially selected clothes. Or maybe it was because he was now really doing it together with Lorena (even standing in her puddle).
For whatever reason, David felt like he was floating. He pushed and pushed until his bladder was absolutely completely empty and no more pee could be forced into he pants. Then he just stood still and closed his eyes, enjoying the feeling while the last drops dripped into the puddle.

For about a minute David just stood like that lost in thought. When he opened his eyes he saw Lorena was now standing right in front of him. She didn't say anything; all she did was smile and look at him. Then she suddenly stepped into the puddle and said: "come sit down with me David".

It was a very strange but not unpleasant feeling as David sat down in the puddle. He could feel the urine soak his bottom. He looked at Lorena and smiled.
For a few moments they just sat silently and held each other's hands. They enjoyed the sensation of sitting in the puddle, holding each other hands, and listening to the sounds of the forest. 

After a while Lorena became bored with just sitting and they started to chat. Like usual they talked about the games they would play in the forest that afternoon. Everything was normal except they were sitting in a puddle of pee.

"We need to wash the pee off, or else mom will get angry," Lorena said and she stood up. Her bottom was still dripping from sitting in the puddle. "I know a good place in the forest where we can do that," she added. She helped David getting up and together they walked deeper into the forest. David noticed that walking with wet pants went different then normally. He and Lorena automatically moved their legs a bit more apart then usual. He remembered having seen it before with toddlers who wet, but it was the first time he experienced it first hand. Lorena noticed it too and she started to giggle.

Lorena led David to a small pool of water near to the centre of the forest. It wasn't very big (5 meters in diameter at most) and very shallow (not even 50cm deep in the centre) since most of the water had vaporized in the summer heat. The water seemed to come from a natural spring and it was very clear. David thought it was beautiful.

Lorena slowly waded into the water. "Come on in David," she said. "We're already wet, so it doesn't matter".
David followed her in. The water was nice and cool in the warm sun. He liked it. Lorena and David both sat down in the water, soaking their clothes. At first David only wanted to get his pants wet (he wasn't used to going into the water with his clothes on), but Lorena had different plans. She jumped on top of him and pushed his head under water. At first he was a bit shaken, but quickly he realized the fun of it and both kids wrestled for some time in the water.

When they were done playing in the water they laid down on a rock in the sun. Because of the heath they dried very quickly. Then they went back into the forest to play again.

Throughout the day they repeated the wetting ritual one more time. For David the entire day was an unforgettable experience. He had never felt such freedom and liberation. Here in the forest there was nothing to worry about. None of the fears and doubts that usually plagued him. Rules and boundaries of normal life didn't apply anymore. There were just him and Lorena playing all the time. Endless playtime which not even a full bladder could interrupt.

At around 5 Lorena's mother came into the forest to pick them up. "I want you kids to take a bath before dinner," she said.
"Will you take your bath with me this time?" Lorena asked David while walking back to the house. From the way she said it, it was clear that she wasn't joking or teasing him. It was a serious question.

David hesitated. For the first time he seriously thought about it (even without getting a red head). Would it actually matter if Lorena saw him in the nude? Lorena didn't seem to care about a thing like that, and she was usually right. They had already done so many strange things together, so what difference would it make?

In the end he decided not to do it. He wasn't ready for it yet. He knew he would still be embarrassed and didn't want that on a day like this.

Lorena wasn't disappointed. She liked the idea that David had actually considered it. To her David's shyness seemed very silly and she enjoyed the way he slowly opened up a bit. Maybe soon they would be able to play together in the tub (a prospect she was now really looking forward to).

They each took their baths and dressed in pajamas. During dinner Lorena suddenly made a suggestion.
"Can David and I sleep in the barn tonight?" I did it last year remember?"
Lorena's parents were a bit hesitant. "You know, the weather forecast predicts there might be some heavy weather close-by this night," Lorena's father said. "It's probably not going to hit this area, but are you sure you two wouldn't rather sleep in the house tonight?".
"It'll be ok, since we'll be together Lorena replied enthusiastically. David (assuming Lorena's parents were more worried for him then Lorena), also said it would be ok. Lorena's focus on their "companionship" gave him a bit of a funny feeling, but he liked the idea.

After dinner they played outside a little more (David now couldn't care less about being outside in pajamas). This time they stayed in front of the house however (Lorena's mother didn't want them to go to the forest late in the evening). Around 9 it suddenly became a lot chillier and they went inside to play some board games.

When it was time to go to bed Lorena's father brought 2 sleeping bags to the second floor of the barn. "Don't chat too long before going to sleep, or else you'll have no energy for playing tomorrow, he told them with a smile". He left a battery operated nightlight for them and went back to the house.

At first David didn't know what to think about Lorena's idea to sleep in the barn, but now that he was there he found it very cozy (when he mentioned this Lorena smiled triumphantly). The combination of the old wooden barn, the thick sleeping bags and the warm light of the nightlight gave it a very nice atmosphere. Also charming was the fact that Lorena had brought several of her stuffed animals with her to sleep with. David had openly admitted that he'd like to sleep with her stuffed lion again. He held it tightly while the 2 children sat on their sleeping bags to chat a little.

Very quickly David noticed how tired he really was. Playing all day had worn him out completely and when even Lorena almost dozed off they decided it would be best to go to sleep (even though they had originally planned to stay awake as long as possible).
Soon both kids were fast asleep.


Suddenly, in the middle of the night David woke up as a terrible noise could be heard coming from outside. Weeks of the ongoing heat wave came to a climax as large thunderclouds unleashed their fury on the countryside. Although the real activity of the thunderstorm was many miles away (there was no danger for the barn or farmhouse), the sound was still imposing. Rain poured down on the roof of the barn and the wind blew with force.

David lay awake listening to the sounds of the storm. He was a little bit frightened, but as he held Lorena's lion close to him he was alright. Holding the lion he immediately thought of her and looked at her bed to see if she was ok.
Of course she would be ok. There was no way a tomboy like she could be scared at a time like this.

Suddenly David noticed she wasn't lying in her sleeping bag. He turned his around and stared right into her face. She was standing next to him.

"Can I sleep in your bed?" she asked in an unusually timid voice. David looked at her. It was clear from her face that she didn't ask this as part of a joke or a game. She was in fact frightened. Her eyes were sad and she held several of her stuffed animals tightly to her.
David hadn't realized it before, but there was actually one thing that could frighten Lorena: thunder!

"Come in," David said without any hesitation. He moved his body a bit to the side, giving Lorena more room.
As Lorena entered the sleeping bag David moved to the far end to prevent their bodies from touching (he was still a bit embarrassed about that idea). Because he was afraid Lorena would be embarrassed to show that she was frightened he looked the other way.
Then, all of a sudden he felt her warm body against his as she cuddled up to him.

He turned his head around and stared into her face. Neither one of them said a word. All they did was stare into each other's eyes. Then, very slowly he moved his body against hers and closed his eyes.

This was a sensation like David had never felt before in his life. He felt the warmth of her body through their pajamas. He could feel her warm feet against his, and her arms wrapped around him. With his hands he could feel Lorena's long hair as he stroked through it with his fingers. Most intense was the feeling on his lips and cheeks as they touched Lorena's face.

As they remained cuddled up together David began to smell the scent of her body. He had smelled it faintly before on her stuffed lion, but this was totally different. It was a smell he wished would never go away.

He listened to the sounds of her breath and her heartbeat. Sounds that had seemed ordinary before now became special. He felt he could listen to it forever.

David sighed as they pushed their bodies even closer together. Lorena now held him tightly. Her grip was so strong that he couldn't move away, even if he had wanted to. 

Then David began to realize a strange but absolute truth.

She needed him!

It was a very strange and unfamiliar feeling David got from that realization. Never before in his life had he felt really needed, and now there was someone who couldn't do without him anymore.
Of course his parents loved him, but this was totally different. He had suddenly gone from being just a kid to being someone special.
Not only that, but he needed her as well. He couldn't imagine being without her. From the moment they had met on the playground in Redburgh they had been side by side. Always together.

And that was the way it should be.

It was the way it had to be.

For a moment he thought back on the conversation with Lorena's mother that morning, but slowly he began to realize how little meaning her words had had.

Maybe Lorena was smarter then other children.

Maybe she had been lonely until she had met him.

None of that explained anything about who Lorena really was. Lorena was Lorena. She would still have been Lorena, even if she hadn't been so brilliant. She would still have been Lorena even if the other kids had liked her.

There was no simple explanation as to why Lorena was who she was. Nor was there a simple explanation for why he had such strange and unfamiliar feelings for her.

It was just the plain truth and the reason why was not important. All that mattered was that he wanted to be with Lorena for as long as he possibly could. He wanted to keep as close to her as he possibly could. He wanted to hold her as tightly as he possibly could. Never would he let her go out of his life again.

Slowly David's mind began to settle and all that was left was the pleasant realization of Lorena's presence close to him.

Within a matter a minutes the two children fell in a deep sleep. They laid cuddled up together under a large pile of stuffed animals. Being like this there was nothing from the outside world that could disturb them. The banging of the thunder and the blowing of the wind didn't reach them anymore. Nor did they notice the smiling face of Lorena's father popping up from opening of the ladder.
He had come to check if they were alright.

"Are the kids ok?" Lorena's mother asked concernedly as he returned. "The kids are just fine," Lorena father replied. "Besides, I think it's already clearing up". "Let's turn in for the night as well".
With these words he switched of the lights and together they went to bed. In the sky above their heads the storm clouds were clearing up. Ready to make room for another bright new day.

[Ranpalan]

The first time I took a look at this, I glanced at the ages and decided that it wasn't really my thing. Only now did I decide to read some more, and I'm very glad I did.

I do admit that I skipped large parts, and that most of the desperation wasn't of great interest, but the writing style is wonderful, and I certainly enjoyed the playful love plot. Very good balance between omorashi and non-omorashi related things, I often had the thought `Well, is there going to be more desperation?' only to be given some in another paragraph or two.

Please do keep writing, I'm now going to go look for some older stories of yours. ^^

[killerrin]

Its over already

[EagleWing]

Excellent, very cute story. I enjoyed it

[Xenion]

Great story. Good use of the relationship they build during the story. Really well done :)
Had a good time reading it :D