Celeste was happy. She was fed and happy.

And that made me happy. I couldn’t remember the last time I felt this way. Overjoyed for someone else to the point where all I wanted to do was find out what else made them smile. Never. I had never wanted to please someone as much as I did Celeste.

She sat cross-legged on the floor, holding one of my spears and inspecting my work. It was in the dewy hours of the morning, and the sun slipped through some cracks in the shelter and cast a beautiful sunray on her long red hair.

“Where do you get these…the brown strings?” she asked.

“Vines. We grow them in our village. They’re stripped, then cured. We get the stones from the bottom of the volcano when she is not active. We carve them into spearheads when they’re still warm,” I replied.

“Volming. Is that the word for volcano?”

I nodded. “You learn quickly.”

“Are there warrior women in Volming?” she asked.

“No. Women do not go to war.”

“Why?”

“There are so few. We want them to bear children, not die.”

Her forehead wrinkled. “What if they must fight to protect their children? What then?”

“There are men there to protect them,” I stated.

She shook her head. “In the Volatile, all learn how to throw spears.”

I knelt down beside her and took the spear. “But this spear isn’t for catching fish.”

“We don’t need spears to catch fish. Well, maybe the big ones. We learn to throw spears to protect our home.”

I frowned, wishing I could assure her that she would always be protected. I wanted that for her.

“Put on your sandals. I want to show you something.”

Her amber eyes sparkled and she slipped on her shoes in a hurry. “What is it?”

“Come.” I grabbed her hand and led her outside.

She stretched her arms up to the sky and arched her back when she rose from the cave. I couldn’t stop staring. She was the most beautiful women I’d ever seen.

“Well, what will you show me?” she asked.

Not too far behind the cave was a lake with an impressive waterfall cascading on top of some rocks. As soon as she saw the water, she jumped straight in it. She laughed and waded about.

“It’s so cold,” she squealed, moving her arms back and forth across the surface. She giggled as she disappeared under water and then bounced back up again. “Feels so good. Different and good.”

I stood at the edge of the lake and observed her for a bit, mesmerized by the way she swam so effortlessly.

“Come in. You’re not afraid, are you?” she teased.

“No, just busy watching you.”

She beckoned me into the water and swam in a circle around me. When she emerged from the water again, her beautiful hair clung to her body. She closed the distance between us and touched my recently healed wounds with the soft pads of her fingertips.

“You healed quickly,” she noted.

“Yes, we do. Your salve worked better than my village recipe.”

“I don’t want to see you hurt again.”

“I’m a warrior, spellsinger. I bleed.”

I looked down at the strip of fabric covering her breasts, noticing the way her nipples were outlined perfectly. Her teats weren't overly large but were decadently plump and pleasing to the eye. Her rounded childbearing hips were above the water. A single amber jewel adorned her belly button. I remember that first time when she appeared naked before me. I would never forget the perfection. And of course, I'd never forgotten how sweet she smelled when she was wet and ready for the taking. I lowered my gaze when my cock began to stir behind my loincloth.

“How does the change happen?” I asked her.

She grinned. “That’s why you brought me here? To see me change?”

“I’m only curious.”

“Yes, I’m sure you are. In answer to that, I can change at will. Even now, if I wanted to.”

“Does it hurt?” I asked.

“No, but it would take a bit of energy. Don’t you like me in this form?”

I smiled. “Very much so. I like you in this form very much.”

Celeste laughed and disappeared for a bit. When she didn’t come up, I dove underwater and followed her to the other end of the lake. She turned around, grabbed my hand in the water, and pressed her body close to mine. Her mouth was open and bubbles escaped from her nostrils and from between her lips. Her amber eyes now appeared jade in color. Everything seemed magnified while we floated together just beneath the surface. She was breathing underwater even while still in her human form. Just like on land, I couldn’t take my eyes from her. I held my breath a bit longer so I wouldn’t miss a moment.

She lifted my hand and placed it over her heart. Then she leaned in and kissed me. One single kiss that seemed to ignite my soul. She kept her lips pressed to mine, and my body felt like it was trapped in some kind of whirlpool. We were spinning, or rather, she was spinning me around. It was magical.

And then just like that, she was gone. I burst up to the surface and caught sight of the last piece of her tail end as she dived below. A brief flash of fin flipped to the top, and then all I could make out was the water rippling on the surface as she swam for the waterfall. Right before disappearing under it, her head popped up from the surface, only this time, her skin was a translucent blue and she was sporting a dynamic pattern of scales. She sank back under the water and her red hair billowed out as she ducked under the waterfall. I saw a sleek form rise from the lake to rest on top of the rocks, but my vision was blurred by the water curtain hiding her. I dove back in the water and swam eagerly toward Celeste.

When I got there, she was sitting on the rocks like a normal human.

I smiled. “You’re beautiful in both forms.”

She blushed.

I couldn’t seem to focus on anything but Celeste. I moved closer until my body was snug between her soft slender legs.

“When you look at me like that…like the way you are now, it makes me feel…different,” she started.

“Different how?”

“Here.”

She took my hand and slid it up to rest on her breasts. I ran my fingers over her nipples. She moved my hand to travel down her belly and pressed it between her thighs.

“And here.”

“Celeste…”

“Will you show me how to make a man happy? How to please men…”

I looked up into her eyes. She was sincere. There was no fear riddled in them like on the day I first spotted her by the rocks. Only lust. Need. These emotions mirrored my own. I not only wanted to show Celeste how to please a man, but I also wanted to please her.