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[i]Supernova Strike!”[/i]\n            Cobalt shouted his attack and spun in place as he swung his energized sword at the monsters, incinerating them all with ease. Their screams of agony dissipated into nothingness as they crumbled to ashes.\nSatisfied, Cobalt smirked and struck an epic pose with this trusty sword as the victor of the battle. But his duty wasn’t over just yet, turning his head and spotting a familiar and beautiful face nearby being cornered by more of the same creatures.\n            “Not if I have anything to say about that! RAAAH!!!” he cried out as he charged, quickly and fearlessly killing one after another with his superheated blade until all of them were no more. All that remained were lifeless piles of bubbling black sludge, and the cute Texas-Heeler girl they were after. 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Sapphire, who sat in the desk one row in front of him, turned her head and gave the other students a sour glare. \n            “I’m awake! I’m awake!”\n            “I [i]know[/i] you’re awake, Cobalt, but you’ve just been sitting there slack-jawed for the last ten minutes. Again.” His teacher, a sleek Azawakh hound, raised her brow and tapped his desk scoldingly with her clawed finger. “No zoning-out in my class please, pay attention. I don’t want to have to send a letter home to your parents.”\n            “Y-yes, Mum.”\n            “So, Punnett squares can be used to predict the probability of [i]what?”[/i]\n            “Uhhh… a child inheriting a parent’s genetic trait?”\n            “Very good, I suppose you may have been listening after all,” she said as she returned to the whiteboard, pointing at the square diagram. “Now as I was saying, both of the recessive alleles must be present to-”\nCobalt glanced down at the open notebook on his desk. 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He’d received the standard talks about puberty from his parents, Chilli and Bandit - mostly Bandit - so he was well-aware that these were confusing times in the life of any adolescent dog such as himself. But even so, he knew that society did not accept siblings to be romance with each other, even if they were only half. And that pain that it secretly caused him, knowing that he could never be with the only girl he’d ever felt any interest in… at times, it broke his heart. And even worse, he could never tell [i]anyone[/i] about it. \n            To make matters even more confusing for the young Heeler, Cobalt still didn’t even know the whole story behind the matter of their existence. He had two older sisters, Bluey and Bingo, who were his only full-siblings from their mother, Chilli. But then he came along, as did his half-sisters Sapphire and Azure, and their other half-brother Indigo. They were strangely all around the same age, give or take a few weeks. 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His half-siblings, his feelings for Sapphire, his vivid dreams… somehow, Cobalt got the faintest sense that they could all possibly be connected in some weird way.\n            “Okay, if you say so.”\n            Cobalt came back to reality as Sapphire gently rested her hand on his shoulder, using him as a bit of leverage as she stood up. “Well my mum’s here to pick me up, and it looks like our dad’s a few cars down. Have a good weekend, Cobe.”\n            “Oh yeah… weekend, right. Y-you too,” Cobalt replied shyly, running his fingers through his orange tuft of hair.\n            “We still on for our date at South Bank tomorrow?”\n            “Date?” Cobalt’s eyes widened, his ears twitching at the word.\n            “What? I-I didn’t say ‘date’!” Sapphire blushed, immediately backtracking. “I only said, ‘we still on for South Bank tomorrow’?”\n            “O-oh, yeah. Uh… 11 o’clock, at the Grand Arbour. Right?”\n            “Yeah, see you then. And try not to be late again!” Sapphire playfully ruffled Cobalt’s hair before heading to her mum’s car. She paused, however, stopping and turning her head - though not quite enough to look back at her brother directly. \n            “And Cobalt?”\n            “Hm?” Cobalt hummed curiously. \n            “I really, uh… I really liked your drawings. So… bring a notebook and pencil tomorrow. Okay?”\nCobalt said nothing, only using his backpack to cover his bright-red face. Without waiting for a response, Sapphire got into the passenger seat of the car, which then began to drive away. \n\n            “Honey, are you feeling hot? Your cheeks look a bit red,” Calypso asked her daughter. “Want me to turn up the A/C?”\n            Sapphire looked out the window with a sigh as she contained her eager smile, looking at the side mirror and watching her half-brother longingly as the distance between them grew. \n            “...I’m just fine, Mum.”\n\n            Cobalt stood up as his dad’s car pulled up soon after, and he got into the passenger seat before buckling his seatbelt. His chest was still pounding from his interaction with Sapphire; she had seen his drawings of her. He knew he should’ve been dying from embarrassment right about now, if not for the fact that she told him actually [i]liked[/i] them. So instead, Cobalt felt as though he was on top of the world.\n            “Hey sport, how was school?” Bandit asked as he began the drive back home. \n            “Oh, it was… school,” Cobalt sighed dreamily as he looked out the window, only thinking of his ‘date’ with Sapphire tomorrow. \n            “School is school, indeed,” Bandit nodded, playfully tussling his son’s hair. But instead of irritatingly shooing his hand away like he usually did, Cobalt was surprisingly unfazed. “Somethin’ on your mind, kid?”\nCobalt shrugged.\n            “You know you can talk to me about anything, right?” Bandit asked. “Is it a… girl?”\nCobalt turned his head to face his dad.\n            “K-kinda… yeah…”\n            “Well you can tell me as much or as little as you want to, or ask me anything you have questions about, I’m right here for you.” Bandit reached over and fatherly patted his son’s upper back.\n            “What am I supposed to do if… this girl that I like… if I can’t be with her?” Cobalt asked, looking down. “Is it even worth it?”\n            “I suppose that all depends,” Bandit replied, “This girl, you can’t be with her because… she has a boyfriend?”\n            “Well… no…” Cobalt shook his head.\n            “Does she… prefer other girls?”\n            “No. At least, I’m pretty sure she doesn’t…” Cobalt shrugged, having never considered that a possibility.\n            “Is she… a teacher?”\n            “What? Dad, [i]no!”[/i] Cobalt cringed, far from ever wanting to imagine Mrs. Azawakh in that way.\n            Bandit was stumped. Why was Cobalt so convinced he could never be with the girl that he liked? Then it hit him.\n            [i]“Ohhh,[/i] I get it now. Listen, I know high school has all these clicks - the popular girls, the popular guys - but believe me, it’s really all just a bunch of nonsense. If you ask me, you are a catch, son. You’re good enough for any girl you’ve got your eye on, just as good as any of those meatheaded cricket jocks. No, even [i]better.”[/i]\n            “It’s not [i]that,[/i] Dad!” Cobalt snapped, but immediately regretted it. The younger Heeler pressed his head against the window and sighed bitterly.\n            “...Oh. Well, uh… do you feel like telling me who it is, then?”\n            Cobalt shook his head.\n            Bandit was at a loss, unsure of how he could help his son if he wasn’t willing to share anything. But as he often did so well, he would do his best with what he was given.\n            “Look, Cobalt, believe it or not, I… I know exactly how it feels to love someone you can never be with.”\nCobalt looked back at his dad, listening attentively. \n            “Life can be messy, and complicated, and sometimes it can seem unfair. Everywhere you go, the world will [i]not[/i] want you to be happy. But that's exactly what you should choose to be. Because if there’s anything I’ve learned, it’s that happiness is the most important thing in the world. More than money, more than fame. So if this girl makes you happy, and you make her happy, then I say… nothing is impossible. As corny as it probably sounds, the best advice I can give… is simply to follow your dreams.”\n            An awkward silence filled the car for several long minutes as Bandit continued driving down the road. What Cobalt could [i]never[/i] know was that when Bandit had been talking about ‘loving someone he could never be with’, he was actually talking about his own daughter and Cobalt's oldest sister, Bluey. Besides Chilli, Bingo, and Bluey herself, that was a dark secret he would take to his grave. No one else could ever learn about what occurred in their family fifteen years ago. \n            “...Thanks, Dad.” Cobalt finally broke the silence, startling Bandit a bit as he was zoning out for a moment. “I feel a little better.”\n            “Anytime, kiddo,” Bandit chuckled as he pushed his memories aside, patting his son’s shoulder firmly.\n            “...Dad? So, like… Y-you can talk to [i]me[/i] about anything too… right?” Cobalt asked nervously.\n            “Yeah, of course. I’m an open book.”\n            [i]‘Not [/i][i][b]completely[/b][/i][i] open, but open enough,’[/i] Bandit thought.\n            “I don’t wanna make things weird, or upset you, or bring up something that you might not wanna talk about… but when you said, you ‘know how it feels to love someone you could never be with’...”\nBandit’s heart nearly stopped as paranoia suddenly hit him like a truck. Had that one line been enough to give himself away completely? Had Cobalt already figured out his disturbing past with Bluey, one of incestuous pedophilia that could easily put Bandit in jail for life? Had his past finally caught up to him? Was this the end of everything? Now, of all times?\n            “Y-y-yes? W-what about it?” Bandit asked as he was breathing heavily, struggling to speak as his dry lips trembled. \n            “Well, I think it’s time I finally asked… Dad, what’s the deal with all my half-siblings?” Cobalt bravely put on a serious face as he finally confronted his dad about the question that had been bothering him for so long. “Were you in love with Calypso, and Wendy, [i]and[/i] Aunt Brandy? Why did you cheat on mum?”\n            “O-oh. OH!” Bandit felt the pressure lifting away, realizing that Cobalt hadn’t caught on after all. Although he didn’t particularly want to talk about this either, it was a much more welcome question than being confronted about Bluey. \n            “Listen, I’m gonna have to pull over for this one,” Bandit said as he pulled to a safe spot at a curb, only a couple blocks away from their house now. “You sure you wanna hear this?”\n            “Please, Dad. I wanna know. I love my half-siblings, but… if you’ve been married to Mum all this time, then why do they exist?” Cobalt asked. \n            “Alright… this might still be a bit inappropriate for a kid your age, but I guess you deserve to know.” Bandit paused, taking a moment to collect his thoughts. “When mums and dads are married for a while, sometimes they like to… try new things in their relationship. Experiment. Have a little fun. I love your Mum to pieces, always have. Always will. And I know she loves me too. I just want to get that out of the way, there are [i]no[/i] problems in your mum and I’s marriage. In fact, sometimes these kinds of things can help [i]strengthen[/i] a marriage.”\n            “What kinds of ‘things’?” Cobalt tilted his head, his brow furrowed.\n            “Well, that’s what I’m getting to. Y’see, around fifteen years ago your Mum wanted to try… ‘sharing’ me with some of our closest friends. Mind you, this was all her idea. I was pretty reluctant at first, actually. So that’s when she reached out to Wendy, then Calypso, your aunt Brandy, your aunt Trixie-”\n            [i]“AUNT TRIXIE, TOO?!”[/i] Cobalt gasped.\n            “Ssshit. Y-yes, Trixie too,” Bandit admitted, wishing he hadn’t let that part slip. “But the thing is, your half-siblings weren’t exactly… intentional. We did our best to practice safe sex, as [i]you should too,[/i] but… some mistakes were made-”\n            “Are you calling my half-siblings ‘mistakes’?! Wow, Dad. Just wow.” Cobalt crossed his arms with a look of disdain.\n            “Th-that’s not what I meant!” Bandit quickly tried to steer the conversation back on track. “I just mean at the time, we didn’t make good decisions. I love you, and I love all my kids equally, no matter who their mum is. Heck, I’d want us all to live under one roof as one big happy family if I could! But sadly, that’s… just not the done thing. But to answer your question… yes, in a way, I [i]do[/i] love Calypso, and Wendy, and your Aunt Brandy. They’re the mothers of my kids, after all. That said, your mum will [i]always[/i] come first. I try my best to be a good dad to every single one of you kids, and I wish we got to see Indigo, Azure, and Sapphire more often. But like I said, sometimes life can be messy, and complicated, and…”\n            “Unfair?” Cobalt said as he gently rested his hand on his dad’s forearm.\n            “Yeah. Yeah,” Bandit said hoarsely, tearing up a little. He had so much love to give, and he meant every word he said of wanting them all to live together. He wanted to raise Indigo, and Azure, and Sapphire, just as he’d raised Bluey, Bingo, and Cobalt - without the complicated relationship such as what he’d shared with Bluey, that is. That part of his life was over now.\n            “Dad… about the girl I like…” Cobalt continued with an anxious gulp. As long as they were sharing deep, dark secrets, he had to tell [i]someone[/i] about his own. If he didn’t, he felt as though these confusing feelings were going to devour him whole. And if anyone had earned that kind of trust… it was his dad.  \n            “You really don’t have to tell me if you’re too shy about it,” Bandit said with a comforting smile. “I’ll understand.”\n            “Do you promise you won’t hate me if I tell you?” Cobalt asked, his eyes tearing up as well.\n            “I promise, son,” Bandit replied reassuringly. “Nothing could [i]ever[/i] make me hate you.”\n            “Okay. I’ll tell you, but please don’t tell anyone. It’s…” Cobalt sighed and looked away, his breath shuddering as he fearfully anticipated a long lecture from his father.\n\n            “...It’s Sapph.”\n\n            Bandit blinked in surprise. Suddenly, it all made sense now. And [i]un[/i]surprisingly, it seemed the apple didn’t fall far from the tree, so to speak. \n            “Cobalt… your secret’s safe with me.” Bandit rubbed his son’s shoulder sympathetically. \n            Cobalt suddenly reached over across the seat and hugged his dad tighter than he had in a long time.\n            “I love you, Dad,” Cobalt said quietly with a muffled sniffle, his tears wetting the fur on Bandit’s chest. “I love you so much.”\n            “I love you too, Cobalt,” Bandit said as they embraced. \n\n            “That’ll never change.”\n\n            Later that night, Cobalt found himself tossing and turning in his bed. He just couldn’t sleep - he was too excited about tomorrow. Sapphire had insisted he bring his drawing supplies; could that mean that she wanted to [i]model[/i] for him? Just the thought of his sister seductively lying on the grass in the park as he drew her every curve… it made his arousal uncontainable. \n            He rolled back and forth under the covers for a few minutes before finally kicking them off with his feet, suddenly realizing he had to pee. He got up and crossed the room, not noticing the superhero posters on the walls of his bedroom were not quite what they usually were. In fact, if he had paid any attention to them at all, he would’ve noticed that they were shifting from one warped image to another, each one more distorted than the last.\n            He stepped out into the hall and felt a cool breeze as he headed for the dunny, assuming that his parents had left their balcony door open again. When he reached the end of the hall and entered the bathroom, he noticed that the lightswitch seemed to be broken. He maneuvered his way through the dark, doing his best to aim into the toilet bowl as he relieved himself. As Cobalt glanced at himself in the cabinet mirror, something about the reflection of his moonlit silhouette gave him an uneasy feeling. Nothing in particular about his reflection was obviously evil, per se, but the shadow that looked back at him just seemed… ominous, somehow. Like it wasn’t quite him. Or rather, it was like a dark version of him. \n            Cobalt shook off his distress as he finished off his stream, wiping himself clean and hurrying out of the bathroom at a quickened pace. But as soon as he stepped back into the hall, his stomach dropped as he suddenly heard the loud and fast huffing of something sinister crawling up the stairs. Cobalt took a quick glance at the monster, seeing it was nearly identical to the ones he had been battling in his daydream earlier that day. He sprinted as fast as he could down the long hall and back into his bedroom, slamming the door shut and locking it just in time. Cobalt began to sweat in terror as the creature repeatedly slammed against the door, until… it stopped. He then gasped as a horrible thought crossed his mind.\n            “Mum! Dad!” Cobalt shouted, opening the door and running down the hall. If that monster was still around, he had to do everything he could to protect them. But much to his surprise, he realized that the house he was in was seemingly no longer his own. \n            “I-it’s just my nerves… I just need to sleep… it’s just my nerves…” Cobalt whispered, heading back down the hallway and back to where his bedroom was. But when he entered the room and cautiously locked the door behind him, he turned around and was more than a little surprised to see that this was [i]not[/i] his room - and someone familiar was laying on the bed, staring straight at him. \n            “S-Sapph!”\n            “Cobe…” Sapphire sighed as she sprawled herself out on the bed, arching her back as her tail swished between her legs. “I was hoping you’d show up in my dream again.”\n[i]‘[/i][b][i]Her[/i][/b][i] dream?’[/i] Cobalt thought, finally realizing that where he was didn’t make any sense. [i]‘But this is [/i][b][i]my[/i][/b][i] dream… which means…’[/i]\n            Cobalt finally crossed the bedroom and approached Sapphire on the bed, whose beautiful blue and white fur seemed to shimmer in the moonlight from the window. He stared in awe at her dark and stunningly-beautiful canine mound, unable to help himself from kneeling down before her to get a closer look.\n            Her scent was intoxicating, practically [i]begging[/i] him to give it a taste. Without another word, Cobalt positioned himself between his sister’s legs, taking a few moments to appreciate the sweetness of her scent before moving in. He stuck out his tongue and slowly lapped at her velvety folds, grabbing her thighs with his hands to hold them up. \n            “A-ah-!” Sapphire gasped in surprise at the sensation of his tongue, gently biting her hand and melting in pleasure as he prepped her for what was to come. Her half-brother slid the length of his tongue deep into her cunt, amazed by the realness of her flavour. It tasted somewhat like pennies, but also of sugary vanilla. He could also smell not only the wonderful musky aroma of her sex, but also the natural feminine pheromones of Sapphire herself. He’d grown accustomed to that sweet amber fragrance of her dark gray hair as he sat behind her in class every day, but he was grateful to be able to experience every one his senses in his dreams as well with such accuracy as this. If he knew he weren’t dreaming, he would have sworn this was all for real-life. \n            Unable to stand his throbbing erection any longer, Cobalt got onto the bed and pinned his sibling down. He pressed his weight against Sapphire, who wrapped her legs and arms around his back, grinding his slowly-emerging canine member against her slick feminine entrance. His body trembled with anxiousness; it was the first time he’d ever done something like this, even in a dream, so he wasn’t sure if he was doing it right. Regardless, this vision of Sapphire seemed to be enjoying herself as well.\n            “A little faster…” she quietly whispered between breaths, her body trembling underneath Cobalt’s. “Please, please…”\n            Cobalt couldn’t deny that Sapph’s words of desperation for him turned him on immensely, causing him to quicken his pace with his hips. He kept reminding himself that this was not actually his sister, this was only a dream. And that in his dreams, away from judging eyes, he could literally do whatever he wanted. \n            “Oh, Sapph…” Cobalt moaned as he felt himself suddenly enveloped by the ridges of his sister’s warm and wet tunnel as he penetrated her. “This feels so g-good… I’ve wanted to do this… for so long…”\n            “Oh[i],[/i] Cobe, me too…” Sapphire clutched onto the fur on her brother’s back and dug her nails in as he began to thrust harder, giving out a little girlish hum each time she felt his body hump against hers. “Go a bit harder, please…”\n            Cobalt adjusted his stance, widening his feet on the bed and lifting Sapphire’s rear end a few inches before pounding his hips harder and quicker into hers. He felt a pleasant chill through his entire body as he focused on the unbelievable sensation of his sibling’s soft pink insides thoroughly massaging his shaft. \n            One thing was for certain - this was [i]way[/i] better than masturbation.\n            Cobalt grabbed both sides of Sapphire’s face as he kept thrusting, pulling her lips to his as he forced a kiss on her. Sapphire immediately leaned into it as she tasted herself on his tongue, getting turned on even more than she already was. Their tongues eagerly intertwined as the siblings filled each other's lungs with their hot breath.\n            Cobalt closed his eyes and simply let his body take control, clinging tightly onto Sapphire’s face and refusing to let go as he put her in a rough mating press. He thrust his tongue as deep into her delicious mouth as it could go, lapping up the saliva from her mouth all for himself. Her flavor drove him wild, his body excitedly picking up speed and pounding her into the sheets as hard and fast as he could manage. Their interlocked mouths vibrated against one another as they moaned loudly together into their incestuous kiss.\n            “I-I love you, Sapph-!” Cobalt huffed as their lips parted, already feeling himself getting close. It was coming a bit quicker than he would’ve liked, but this illusion of finally getting to have sex with his sister was still nothing short of immaculate, regardless. \n            “I love you too!” Sapphire panted, her tongue lolling out of her mouth in pure ecstasy as she felt her climax approaching as well.\n            Cobalt whined in pleasure as he knotted his half-sister’s tightness, shaking the bed while Sapphire licked his lips again for entrance into his mouth. He felt the pressure building up in his loins, knowing he was going to burst inside her at any second. But whether it was inside or not, it didn’t worry him - after all, this was only a dream. \n            “I-I’m cumming!” Sapphire moaned into Cobalt’s mouth, only parting her lips a little for him to understand her.\n            “Mffh!” was all Cobalt replied, unable to get the words out; his teenage mind felt like little more than mush from all the lustful hormones pumping through him. A fuzzy static began to enshroud his vision as his orgasm was mere seconds away. \n            [i]‘I’m gonna… I’m gonna-!’[/i]\n\n            “NNGHAAHH!”\n            Cobalt’s eyes shot open as he suddenly awoke in his own bed, shooting his load into his pillow that he’d apparently been humping in his sleep. He clasped his hand over his own mouth, realizing that he’d just yelled out loud as he came. His body quivered a little as he came down from his orgasmic high, rolling over onto his back in exhaustion and hoping that his parents hadn’t heard.\n            Suddenly, his bedroom door swung wide open.\n            Too late.\n            “Cobalt! What’s wro- [i]oh goodness!”[/i] his mother Chilli asked as she entered the room in a panic, but stopped in her tracks the moment she saw her teenage son splayed out on his bed with his semi-erect penis coated in his cum, and a creamy white spatter on his pillow. Her face flushed a deep crimson red. \n            “M-mum, no! Don’t look!” Cobalt blushed and frantically covered himself with his blanket that had been kicked to the bottom of his bed, though he could tell she’d already seen everything.\n            “S-sorry, I didn’t mean to come at a bad time!” Chilli said, immediately turning her head and covering her view of her son with her hand. “I just thought maybe you’d hurt yourself or something! Mum-instincts just sort of kicked in… y’know.”\n            “It’s fine Mum, but can you [i]please[/i] just get out?!” Cobalt hid under his blanket, ashamed. “I’m already embarrassed enough as it is!”\n            “R-right, right. Sorry again, Cobalt. Just, uh… glad you’re okay.” Chilli cleared her throat and left the room, closing the door behind her. Pressing her back against the door, she shuddered as she felt a strong familiar tingling between her legs - a certain kind she hadn’t felt in years, with the image of her son now burned into her brain.\n\n            [i]‘Oh no… not again...’[/i]\n\n            Meanwhile, in a different part of town, Sapphire stretched as she opened her eyes and woke up in her bed to the smell of the delicious breakfast her mother Calypso was making. She reached her hand down curiously and felt a satisfied dampness, smiling to herself. \n            What a wonderful dream she’d had. ",
  "writing_bbcode_parsed": "<span style='word-wrap: break-word;'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A young blue and orange Heeler stood alone in a hellscape of a city with his mighty sword in hand, completely surrounded by a horde of horrifying monstrosities. Black, slimy, and covered in sharp teeth, these horrors only had one instinct - consume. The many red eyes covering their formless bodies glared at their prey as they crawled towards him, but the confident canine was not done yet - not by a long shot. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;C&rsquo;mon, you ugly beasts!&rdquo; he shouted bravely, &ldquo;Do you know who you&rsquo;re messing with?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The beasts lunged at the canine, their guttural roars filling the air as they made their move. He then raised his sword, summoning a powerful green bolt of energy from the sky which struck it like a lightning rod. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;By the light of the green star, I am Cobalt Heeler, warrior of the cosmos! <em>Supernova Strike!&rdquo;</em><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt shouted his attack and spun in place as he swung his energized sword at the monsters, incinerating them all with ease. Their screams of agony dissipated into nothingness as they crumbled to ashes.<br />Satisfied, Cobalt smirked and struck an epic pose with this trusty sword as the victor of the battle. But his duty wasn&rsquo;t over just yet, turning his head and spotting a familiar and beautiful face nearby being cornered by more of the same creatures.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Not if I have anything to say about that! RAAAH!!!&rdquo; he cried out as he charged, quickly and fearlessly killing one after another with his superheated blade until all of them were no more. All that remained were lifeless piles of bubbling black sludge, and the cute Texas-Heeler girl they were after. Cobalt could feel his heart patter in his chest as he looked upon her - her silky ashen gray hair that complimented the snowy white fur on her muzzle, and the baby-blue fur on her sides leading down to her orange abdomen. He couldn&rsquo;t help but blush a little at the very sight of her.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Are you alright?&rdquo; Cobalt suavely asked with a swish of his hair, holding his hand out to her.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Oh, Cobalt,&rdquo; the young damsel said, taking his hand delicately in hers. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m better than alright, now that you&rsquo;re here. My <em>hero.&rdquo;</em><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;It was nothing, really. That&rsquo;s just what those demons deserve for harming even <em>one</em> hair on your beautiful head, Sapphire,&rdquo; Cobalt said modestly, caressing her warm cheek in his hand and leaning in for a kiss. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Cobe,&rdquo; Sapphire melodramatically turned her head away, sullen, &ldquo;I know what you&rsquo;re thinking, but you <em>know</em> we can never be together. We mustn&rsquo;t! What would our parents think? After all&hellip;&rdquo;<br />Sapphire turned back to him. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;...We share the same father, you and I!&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t <em>care</em> if we&rsquo;re half-siblings, Sapph.&rdquo; Cobalt charmingly held Sapphire&rsquo;s cheek with his finger, confidently turning her back to face him as he held his other arm around her waist and pulled her in closer. &ldquo;I wouldn&rsquo;t care even if we were <em>full-</em>siblings. I love you, and no one can <em>ever</em> keep us apart.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Oh, Cobalt&hellip;&rdquo; Sapphire leaned in closer, her hand slowly moving down Cobalt&rsquo;s chest. As each leaned closer and closer to one another, Cobalt could practically taste his half-sister&rsquo;s sweet breath on his trembling lips. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Oh, Sapphire&hellip;&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&ldquo;Oh, Cobalt&hellip;&rdquo;</em><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&ldquo;Sapphire&hellip;&rdquo;</em><br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>&ldquo;Cobalt!&rdquo;</strong><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt blinked and frantically straightened up at his desk, suddenly finding himself back in his usual classroom as several other students snickered teasingly at him. Sapphire, who sat in the desk one row in front of him, turned her head and gave the other students a sour glare. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I&rsquo;m awake! I&rsquo;m awake!&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I <em>know</em> you&rsquo;re awake, Cobalt, but you&rsquo;ve just been sitting there slack-jawed for the last ten minutes. Again.&rdquo; His teacher, a sleek Azawakh hound, raised her brow and tapped his desk scoldingly with her clawed finger. &ldquo;No zoning-out in my class please, pay attention. I don&rsquo;t want to have to send a letter home to your parents.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Y-yes, Mum.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;So, Punnett squares can be used to predict the probability of <em>what?&rdquo;</em><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Uhhh&hellip; a child inheriting a parent&rsquo;s genetic trait?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Very good, I suppose you may have been listening after all,&rdquo; she said as she returned to the whiteboard, pointing at the square diagram. &ldquo;Now as I was saying, both of the recessive alleles must be present to-&rdquo;<br />Cobalt glanced down at the open notebook on his desk. Instead of the notes he was supposed to have been taking, the current page was mostly several sketches of his half-sister, which he&rsquo;d apparently doodled whilst zoning out. He quickly scribbled over them with thick dark lines from his pencil, obscuring them forever before flipping the page. <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Once the bell rang and another school day had finished, Cobalt sat in his usual spot at the front steps with his backpack hoisted over his shoulder, looking down the road as he waited for his dad&rsquo;s car to arrive. And just like every other day, Sapphire took a seat directly beside him. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Everything alright, Cobe?&rdquo; she asked as she inched a bit closer to him. &ldquo;You seemed kinda&hellip; I dunno, &lsquo;out of it&rsquo; today.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Yeah, of course I am. A-alright, that is,&rdquo; Cobalt replied meekly, feeling the warmth of his sister beside him. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But in truth, he was more troubled than ever before. It wasn&rsquo;t unusual for him to have vivid dreams, but this daydream he had in class today&hellip; it felt so <em>real.</em> Like he was actually <em>there.</em> He could smell the rot of those creatures, and hear their cacophonous roars as clear as day. His dreams had always been rather vivid, but to have a full-blown hallucination like that while he was completely awake&hellip; although it was the kind of hero-fantasy he often enjoyed, in a way, it was sort of terrifying. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And it certainly didn&rsquo;t help that Sapphire, his own half-sister, was also filling his every thought as of late. They&rsquo;d always been much closer with each other than with their two other half-siblings, given that they were the only ones that went to the same school and even shared the same classes together. But it wasn&rsquo;t until several months ago that he&rsquo;d been having&hellip; &lsquo;inappropriate&rsquo; dreams about her. He&rsquo;d received the standard talks about puberty from his parents, Chilli and Bandit - mostly Bandit - so he was well-aware that these were confusing times in the life of any adolescent dog such as himself. But even so, he knew that society did not accept siblings to be romance with each other, even if they were only half. And that pain that it secretly caused him, knowing that he could never be with the only girl he&rsquo;d ever felt any interest in&hellip; at times, it broke his heart. And even worse, he could never tell <em>anyone</em> about it. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To make matters even more confusing for the young Heeler, Cobalt still didn&rsquo;t even know the whole story behind the matter of their existence. He had two older sisters, Bluey and Bingo, who were his only full-siblings from their mother, Chilli. But then he came along, as did his half-sisters Sapphire and Azure, and their other half-brother Indigo. They were strangely all around the same age, give or take a few weeks. Sapphire&rsquo;s mum was an Australian Shepherd named Calypso, who was his teacher back in Kindy. Indigo&rsquo;s mum was their neighbor, a Chow Chow named Wendy, and Azure&rsquo;s mum was his <em>aunt</em> on his mum&rsquo;s side, Brandy, which also made him and Azure cousins as well as half-siblings. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So the question remained&hellip; why did his dad cheat on his mum with three other dogs? And if he had cheated, why was his mum still with him? There was no doubt that his parents were happy in their marriage and loved each other whole-heartedly, but that only made things even <em>more</em> confusing for him. Ever since he was old enough to understand how babies were made, he&rsquo;d been avoiding asking his dad about the full story; not only because it was an awkward topic to bring up, but Cobalt was also scared of what the true answer might be. And yet, all the questions had slowly been eating away at his mind. His half-siblings, his feelings for Sapphire, his vivid dreams&hellip; somehow, Cobalt got the faintest sense that they could all possibly be connected in some weird way.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Okay, if you say so.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt came back to reality as Sapphire gently rested her hand on his shoulder, using him as a bit of leverage as she stood up. &ldquo;Well my mum&rsquo;s here to pick me up, and it looks like our dad&rsquo;s a few cars down. Have a good weekend, Cobe.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Oh yeah&hellip; weekend, right. Y-you too,&rdquo; Cobalt replied shyly, running his fingers through his orange tuft of hair.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;We still on for our date at South Bank tomorrow?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Date?&rdquo; Cobalt&rsquo;s eyes widened, his ears twitching at the word.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;What? I-I didn&rsquo;t say &lsquo;date&rsquo;!&rdquo; Sapphire blushed, immediately backtracking. &ldquo;I only said, &lsquo;we still on for South Bank tomorrow&rsquo;?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;O-oh, yeah. Uh&hellip; 11 o&rsquo;clock, at the Grand Arbour. Right?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Yeah, see you then. And try not to be late again!&rdquo; Sapphire playfully ruffled Cobalt&rsquo;s hair before heading to her mum&rsquo;s car. She paused, however, stopping and turning her head - though not quite enough to look back at her brother directly. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;And Cobalt?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Hm?&rdquo; Cobalt hummed curiously. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I really, uh&hellip; I really liked your drawings. So&hellip; bring a notebook and pencil tomorrow. Okay?&rdquo;<br />Cobalt said nothing, only using his backpack to cover his bright-red face. Without waiting for a response, Sapphire got into the passenger seat of the car, which then began to drive away. <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Honey, are you feeling hot? Your cheeks look a bit red,&rdquo; Calypso asked her daughter. &ldquo;Want me to turn up the A/C?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sapphire looked out the window with a sigh as she contained her eager smile, looking at the side mirror and watching her half-brother longingly as the distance between them grew. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;...I&rsquo;m just fine, Mum.&rdquo;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt stood up as his dad&rsquo;s car pulled up soon after, and he got into the passenger seat before buckling his seatbelt. His chest was still pounding from his interaction with Sapphire; she had seen his drawings of her. He knew he should&rsquo;ve been dying from embarrassment right about now, if not for the fact that she told him actually <em>liked</em> them. So instead, Cobalt felt as though he was on top of the world.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Hey sport, how was school?&rdquo; Bandit asked as he began the drive back home. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Oh, it was&hellip; school,&rdquo; Cobalt sighed dreamily as he looked out the window, only thinking of his &lsquo;date&rsquo; with Sapphire tomorrow. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;School is school, indeed,&rdquo; Bandit nodded, playfully tussling his son&rsquo;s hair. But instead of irritatingly shooing his hand away like he usually did, Cobalt was surprisingly unfazed. &ldquo;Somethin&rsquo; on your mind, kid?&rdquo;<br />Cobalt shrugged.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;You know you can talk to me about anything, right?&rdquo; Bandit asked. &ldquo;Is it a&hellip; girl?&rdquo;<br />Cobalt turned his head to face his dad.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;K-kinda&hellip; yeah&hellip;&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Well you can tell me as much or as little as you want to, or ask me anything you have questions about, I&rsquo;m right here for you.&rdquo; Bandit reached over and fatherly patted his son&rsquo;s upper back.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;What am I supposed to do if&hellip; this girl that I like&hellip; if I can&rsquo;t be with her?&rdquo; Cobalt asked, looking down. &ldquo;Is it even worth it?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I suppose that all depends,&rdquo; Bandit replied, &ldquo;This girl, you can&rsquo;t be with her because&hellip; she has a boyfriend?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Well&hellip; no&hellip;&rdquo; Cobalt shook his head.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Does she&hellip; prefer other girls?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;No. At least, I&rsquo;m pretty sure she doesn&rsquo;t&hellip;&rdquo; Cobalt shrugged, having never considered that a possibility.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Is she&hellip; a teacher?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;What? Dad, <em>no!&rdquo;</em> Cobalt cringed, far from ever wanting to imagine Mrs. Azawakh in that way.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bandit was stumped. Why was Cobalt so convinced he could never be with the girl that he liked? Then it hit him.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&ldquo;Ohhh,</em> I get it now. Listen, I know high school has all these clicks - the popular girls, the popular guys - but believe me, it&rsquo;s really all just a bunch of nonsense. If you ask me, you are a catch, son. You&rsquo;re good enough for any girl you&rsquo;ve got your eye on, just as good as any of those meatheaded cricket jocks. No, even <em>better.&rdquo;</em><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not <em>that,</em> Dad!&rdquo; Cobalt snapped, but immediately regretted it. The younger Heeler pressed his head against the window and sighed bitterly.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;...Oh. Well, uh&hellip; do you feel like telling me who it is, then?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt shook his head.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bandit was at a loss, unsure of how he could help his son if he wasn&rsquo;t willing to share anything. But as he often did so well, he would do his best with what he was given.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Look, Cobalt, believe it or not, I&hellip; I know exactly how it feels to love someone you can never be with.&rdquo;<br />Cobalt looked back at his dad, listening attentively. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Life can be messy, and complicated, and sometimes it can seem unfair. Everywhere you go, the world will <em>not</em> want you to be happy. But that&#039;s exactly what you should choose to be. Because if there&rsquo;s anything I&rsquo;ve learned, it&rsquo;s that happiness is the most important thing in the world. More than money, more than fame. So if this girl makes you happy, and you make her happy, then I say&hellip; nothing is impossible. As corny as it probably sounds, the best advice I can give&hellip; is simply to follow your dreams.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An awkward silence filled the car for several long minutes as Bandit continued driving down the road. What Cobalt could <em>never</em> know was that when Bandit had been talking about &lsquo;loving someone he could never be with&rsquo;, he was actually talking about his own daughter and Cobalt&#039;s oldest sister, Bluey. Besides Chilli, Bingo, and Bluey herself, that was a dark secret he would take to his grave. No one else could ever learn about what occurred in their family fifteen years ago. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;...Thanks, Dad.&rdquo; Cobalt finally broke the silence, startling Bandit a bit as he was zoning out for a moment. &ldquo;I feel a little better.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Anytime, kiddo,&rdquo; Bandit chuckled as he pushed his memories aside, patting his son&rsquo;s shoulder firmly.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;...Dad? So, like&hellip; Y-you can talk to <em>me</em> about anything too&hellip; right?&rdquo; Cobalt asked nervously.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Yeah, of course. I&rsquo;m an open book.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&lsquo;Not </em><em><strong>completely</strong></em><em> open, but open enough,&rsquo;</em> Bandit thought.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t wanna make things weird, or upset you, or bring up something that you might not wanna talk about&hellip; but when you said, you &lsquo;know how it feels to love someone you could never be with&rsquo;...&rdquo;<br />Bandit&rsquo;s heart nearly stopped as paranoia suddenly hit him like a truck. Had that one line been enough to give himself away completely? Had Cobalt already figured out his disturbing past with Bluey, one of incestuous pedophilia that could easily put Bandit in jail for life? Had his past finally caught up to him? Was this the end of everything? Now, of all times?<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Y-y-yes? W-what about it?&rdquo; Bandit asked as he was breathing heavily, struggling to speak as his dry lips trembled. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Well, I think it&rsquo;s time I finally asked&hellip; Dad, what&rsquo;s the deal with all my half-siblings?&rdquo; Cobalt bravely put on a serious face as he finally confronted his dad about the question that had been bothering him for so long. &ldquo;Were you in love with Calypso, and Wendy, <em>and</em> Aunt Brandy? Why did you cheat on mum?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;O-oh. OH!&rdquo; Bandit felt the pressure lifting away, realizing that Cobalt hadn&rsquo;t caught on after all. Although he didn&rsquo;t particularly want to talk about this either, it was a much more welcome question than being confronted about Bluey. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Listen, I&rsquo;m gonna have to pull over for this one,&rdquo; Bandit said as he pulled to a safe spot at a curb, only a couple blocks away from their house now. &ldquo;You sure you wanna hear this?&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Please, Dad. I wanna know. I love my half-siblings, but&hellip; if you&rsquo;ve been married to Mum all this time, then why do they exist?&rdquo; Cobalt asked. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Alright&hellip; this might still be a bit inappropriate for a kid your age, but I guess you deserve to know.&rdquo; Bandit paused, taking a moment to collect his thoughts. &ldquo;When mums and dads are married for a while, sometimes they like to&hellip; try new things in their relationship. Experiment. Have a little fun. I love your Mum to pieces, always have. Always will. And I know she loves me too. I just want to get that out of the way, there are <em>no</em> problems in your mum and I&rsquo;s marriage. In fact, sometimes these kinds of things can help <em>strengthen</em> a marriage.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;What kinds of &lsquo;things&rsquo;?&rdquo; Cobalt tilted his head, his brow furrowed.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Well, that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m getting to. Y&rsquo;see, around fifteen years ago your Mum wanted to try&hellip; &lsquo;sharing&rsquo; me with some of our closest friends. Mind you, this was all her idea. I was pretty reluctant at first, actually. So that&rsquo;s when she reached out to Wendy, then Calypso, your aunt Brandy, your aunt Trixie-&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&ldquo;AUNT TRIXIE, TOO?!&rdquo;</em> Cobalt gasped.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Ssshit. Y-yes, Trixie too,&rdquo; Bandit admitted, wishing he hadn&rsquo;t let that part slip. &ldquo;But the thing is, your half-siblings weren&rsquo;t exactly&hellip; intentional. We did our best to practice safe sex, as <em>you should too,</em> but&hellip; some mistakes were made-&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Are you calling my half-siblings &lsquo;mistakes&rsquo;?! Wow, Dad. Just wow.&rdquo; Cobalt crossed his arms with a look of disdain.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Th-that&rsquo;s not what I meant!&rdquo; Bandit quickly tried to steer the conversation back on track. &ldquo;I just mean at the time, we didn&rsquo;t make good decisions. I love you, and I love all my kids equally, no matter who their mum is. Heck, I&rsquo;d want us all to live under one roof as one big happy family if I could! But sadly, that&rsquo;s&hellip; just not the done thing. But to answer your question&hellip; yes, in a way, I <em>do</em> love Calypso, and Wendy, and your Aunt Brandy. They&rsquo;re the mothers of my kids, after all. That said, your mum will <em>always</em> come first. I try my best to be a good dad to every single one of you kids, and I wish we got to see Indigo, Azure, and Sapphire more often. But like I said, sometimes life can be messy, and complicated, and&hellip;&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Unfair?&rdquo; Cobalt said as he gently rested his hand on his dad&rsquo;s forearm.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Yeah. Yeah,&rdquo; Bandit said hoarsely, tearing up a little. He had so much love to give, and he meant every word he said of wanting them all to live together. He wanted to raise Indigo, and Azure, and Sapphire, just as he&rsquo;d raised Bluey, Bingo, and Cobalt - without the complicated relationship such as what he&rsquo;d shared with Bluey, that is. That part of his life was over now.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Dad&hellip; about the girl I like&hellip;&rdquo; Cobalt continued with an anxious gulp. As long as they were sharing deep, dark secrets, he had to tell <em>someone</em> about his own. If he didn&rsquo;t, he felt as though these confusing feelings were going to devour him whole. And if anyone had earned that kind of trust&hellip; it was his dad.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;You really don&rsquo;t have to tell me if you&rsquo;re too shy about it,&rdquo; Bandit said with a comforting smile. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll understand.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Do you promise you won&rsquo;t hate me if I tell you?&rdquo; Cobalt asked, his eyes tearing up as well.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I promise, son,&rdquo; Bandit replied reassuringly. &ldquo;Nothing could <em>ever</em> make me hate you.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Okay. I&rsquo;ll tell you, but please don&rsquo;t tell anyone. It&rsquo;s&hellip;&rdquo; Cobalt sighed and looked away, his breath shuddering as he fearfully anticipated a long lecture from his father.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;...It&rsquo;s Sapph.&rdquo;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bandit blinked in surprise. Suddenly, it all made sense now. And <em>un</em>surprisingly, it seemed the apple didn&rsquo;t fall far from the tree, so to speak. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Cobalt&hellip; your secret&rsquo;s safe with me.&rdquo; Bandit rubbed his son&rsquo;s shoulder sympathetically. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt suddenly reached over across the seat and hugged his dad tighter than he had in a long time.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I love you, Dad,&rdquo; Cobalt said quietly with a muffled sniffle, his tears wetting the fur on Bandit&rsquo;s chest. &ldquo;I love you so much.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I love you too, Cobalt,&rdquo; Bandit said as they embraced. <br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;That&rsquo;ll never change.&rdquo;<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Later that night, Cobalt found himself tossing and turning in his bed. He just couldn&rsquo;t sleep - he was too excited about tomorrow. Sapphire had insisted he bring his drawing supplies; could that mean that she wanted to <em>model</em> for him? Just the thought of his sister seductively lying on the grass in the park as he drew her every curve&hellip; it made his arousal uncontainable. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He rolled back and forth under the covers for a few minutes before finally kicking them off with his feet, suddenly realizing he had to pee. He got up and crossed the room, not noticing the superhero posters on the walls of his bedroom were not quite what they usually were. In fact, if he had paid any attention to them at all, he would&rsquo;ve noticed that they were shifting from one warped image to another, each one more distorted than the last.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He stepped out into the hall and felt a cool breeze as he headed for the dunny, assuming that his parents had left their balcony door open again. When he reached the end of the hall and entered the bathroom, he noticed that the lightswitch seemed to be broken. He maneuvered his way through the dark, doing his best to aim into the toilet bowl as he relieved himself. As Cobalt glanced at himself in the cabinet mirror, something about the reflection of his moonlit silhouette gave him an uneasy feeling. Nothing in particular about his reflection was obviously evil, per se, but the shadow that looked back at him just seemed&hellip; ominous, somehow. Like it wasn&rsquo;t quite him. Or rather, it was like a dark version of him. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt shook off his distress as he finished off his stream, wiping himself clean and hurrying out of the bathroom at a quickened pace. But as soon as he stepped back into the hall, his stomach dropped as he suddenly heard the loud and fast huffing of something sinister crawling up the stairs. Cobalt took a quick glance at the monster, seeing it was nearly identical to the ones he had been battling in his daydream earlier that day. He sprinted as fast as he could down the long hall and back into his bedroom, slamming the door shut and locking it just in time. Cobalt began to sweat in terror as the creature repeatedly slammed against the door, until&hellip; it stopped. He then gasped as a horrible thought crossed his mind.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Mum! Dad!&rdquo; Cobalt shouted, opening the door and running down the hall. If that monster was still around, he had to do everything he could to protect them. But much to his surprise, he realized that the house he was in was seemingly no longer his own. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I-it&rsquo;s just my nerves&hellip; I just need to sleep&hellip; it&rsquo;s just my nerves&hellip;&rdquo; Cobalt whispered, heading back down the hallway and back to where his bedroom was. But when he entered the room and cautiously locked the door behind him, he turned around and was more than a little surprised to see that this was <em>not</em> his room - and someone familiar was laying on the bed, staring straight at him. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;S-Sapph!&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Cobe&hellip;&rdquo; Sapphire sighed as she sprawled herself out on the bed, arching her back as her tail swished between her legs. &ldquo;I was hoping you&rsquo;d show up in my dream again.&rdquo;<br /><em>&lsquo;</em><strong><em>Her</em></strong><em> dream?&rsquo;</em> Cobalt thought, finally realizing that where he was didn&rsquo;t make any sense. <em>&lsquo;But this is </em><strong><em>my</em></strong><em> dream&hellip; which means&hellip;&rsquo;</em><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt finally crossed the bedroom and approached Sapphire on the bed, whose beautiful blue and white fur seemed to shimmer in the moonlight from the window. He stared in awe at her dark and stunningly-beautiful canine mound, unable to help himself from kneeling down before her to get a closer look.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Her scent was intoxicating, practically <em>begging</em> him to give it a taste. Without another word, Cobalt positioned himself between his sister&rsquo;s legs, taking a few moments to appreciate the sweetness of her scent before moving in. He stuck out his tongue and slowly lapped at her velvety folds, grabbing her thighs with his hands to hold them up. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;A-ah-!&rdquo; Sapphire gasped in surprise at the sensation of his tongue, gently biting her hand and melting in pleasure as he prepped her for what was to come. Her half-brother slid the length of his tongue deep into her cunt, amazed by the realness of her flavour. It tasted somewhat like pennies, but also of sugary vanilla. He could also smell not only the wonderful musky aroma of her sex, but also the natural feminine pheromones of Sapphire herself. He&rsquo;d grown accustomed to that sweet amber fragrance of her dark gray hair as he sat behind her in class every day, but he was grateful to be able to experience every one his senses in his dreams as well with such accuracy as this. If he knew he weren&rsquo;t dreaming, he would have sworn this was all for real-life. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unable to stand his throbbing erection any longer, Cobalt got onto the bed and pinned his sibling down. He pressed his weight against Sapphire, who wrapped her legs and arms around his back, grinding his slowly-emerging canine member against her slick feminine entrance. His body trembled with anxiousness; it was the first time he&rsquo;d ever done something like this, even in a dream, so he wasn&rsquo;t sure if he was doing it right. Regardless, this vision of Sapphire seemed to be enjoying herself as well.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;A little faster&hellip;&rdquo; she quietly whispered between breaths, her body trembling underneath Cobalt&rsquo;s. &ldquo;Please, please&hellip;&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt couldn&rsquo;t deny that Sapph&rsquo;s words of desperation for him turned him on immensely, causing him to quicken his pace with his hips. He kept reminding himself that this was not actually his sister, this was only a dream. And that in his dreams, away from judging eyes, he could literally do whatever he wanted. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Oh, Sapph&hellip;&rdquo; Cobalt moaned as he felt himself suddenly enveloped by the ridges of his sister&rsquo;s warm and wet tunnel as he penetrated her. &ldquo;This feels so g-good&hellip; I&rsquo;ve wanted to do this&hellip; for so long&hellip;&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Oh<em>,</em> Cobe, me too&hellip;&rdquo; Sapphire clutched onto the fur on her brother&rsquo;s back and dug her nails in as he began to thrust harder, giving out a little girlish hum each time she felt his body hump against hers. &ldquo;Go a bit harder, please&hellip;&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt adjusted his stance, widening his feet on the bed and lifting Sapphire&rsquo;s rear end a few inches before pounding his hips harder and quicker into hers. He felt a pleasant chill through his entire body as he focused on the unbelievable sensation of his sibling&rsquo;s soft pink insides thoroughly massaging his shaft. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;One thing was for certain - this was <em>way</em> better than masturbation.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt grabbed both sides of Sapphire&rsquo;s face as he kept thrusting, pulling her lips to his as he forced a kiss on her. Sapphire immediately leaned into it as she tasted herself on his tongue, getting turned on even more than she already was. Their tongues eagerly intertwined as the siblings filled each other&#039;s lungs with their hot breath.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt closed his eyes and simply let his body take control, clinging tightly onto Sapphire&rsquo;s face and refusing to let go as he put her in a rough mating press. He thrust his tongue as deep into her delicious mouth as it could go, lapping up the saliva from her mouth all for himself. Her flavor drove him wild, his body excitedly picking up speed and pounding her into the sheets as hard and fast as he could manage. Their interlocked mouths vibrated against one another as they moaned loudly together into their incestuous kiss.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I-I love you, Sapph-!&rdquo; Cobalt huffed as their lips parted, already feeling himself getting close. It was coming a bit quicker than he would&rsquo;ve liked, but this illusion of finally getting to have sex with his sister was still nothing short of immaculate, regardless. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I love you too!&rdquo; Sapphire panted, her tongue lolling out of her mouth in pure ecstasy as she felt her climax approaching as well.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt whined in pleasure as he knotted his half-sister&rsquo;s tightness, shaking the bed while Sapphire licked his lips again for entrance into his mouth. He felt the pressure building up in his loins, knowing he was going to burst inside her at any second. But whether it was inside or not, it didn&rsquo;t worry him - after all, this was only a dream. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;I-I&rsquo;m cumming!&rdquo; Sapphire moaned into Cobalt&rsquo;s mouth, only parting her lips a little for him to understand her.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Mffh!&rdquo; was all Cobalt replied, unable to get the words out; his teenage mind felt like little more than mush from all the lustful hormones pumping through him. A fuzzy static began to enshroud his vision as his orgasm was mere seconds away. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&lsquo;I&rsquo;m gonna&hellip; I&rsquo;m gonna-!&rsquo;</em><br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;NNGHAAHH!&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cobalt&rsquo;s eyes shot open as he suddenly awoke in his own bed, shooting his load into his pillow that he&rsquo;d apparently been humping in his sleep. He clasped his hand over his own mouth, realizing that he&rsquo;d just yelled out loud as he came. His body quivered a little as he came down from his orgasmic high, rolling over onto his back in exhaustion and hoping that his parents hadn&rsquo;t heard.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Suddenly, his bedroom door swung wide open.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Too late.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;Cobalt! What&rsquo;s wro- <em>oh goodness!&rdquo;</em> his mother Chilli asked as she entered the room in a panic, but stopped in her tracks the moment she saw her teenage son splayed out on his bed with his semi-erect penis coated in his cum, and a creamy white spatter on his pillow. Her face flushed a deep crimson red. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;M-mum, no! Don&rsquo;t look!&rdquo; Cobalt blushed and frantically covered himself with his blanket that had been kicked to the bottom of his bed, though he could tell she&rsquo;d already seen everything.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;S-sorry, I didn&rsquo;t mean to come at a bad time!&rdquo; Chilli said, immediately turning her head and covering her view of her son with her hand. &ldquo;I just thought maybe you&rsquo;d hurt yourself or something! Mum-instincts just sort of kicked in&hellip; y&rsquo;know.&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s fine Mum, but can you <em>please</em> just get out?!&rdquo; Cobalt hid under his blanket, ashamed. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m already embarrassed enough as it is!&rdquo;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&ldquo;R-right, right. Sorry again, Cobalt. Just, uh&hellip; glad you&rsquo;re okay.&rdquo; Chilli cleared her throat and left the room, closing the door behind her. Pressing her back against the door, she shuddered as she felt a strong familiar tingling between her legs - a certain kind she hadn&rsquo;t felt in years, with the image of her son now burned into her brain.<br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<em>&lsquo;Oh no&hellip; not again...&rsquo;</em><br /><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Meanwhile, in a different part of town, Sapphire stretched as she opened her eyes and woke up in her bed to the smell of the delicious breakfast her mother Calypso was making. She reached her hand down curiously and felt a satisfied dampness, smiling to herself. <br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What a wonderful dream she&rsquo;d had. </span>",
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