Sniffings in the Night 2
by tannim
June19, 2014

	Jake lay awake, not really tired, listening to Badou sleeping.  It was neat sleeping in a different room with somebody other than Cornelius.  He could relax his ears without the older elephant's loud snoring and he could smell Badou freely.  Badou smelled nice, maybe a bit better Cornelius and a lot better than the guard elephants.

	The young fox smiled at a hint of scent wafting under the door.  Another guard had walked by.  He was sure he'd sniffed all of them by now.  About the only elephant he hadn't gotten a good scent from was king Babar.  It always seemed rude to lean behind him in public.

	Jake rolled over and hopped out of bed, he didn't want to sleep.  He just wanted to go hunting for fun things to smell, like he had the night before.  The boy crept over to his friend and gave Badou a quick lick over his cheek, silently promising to be back soon.

	Since he wanted to be extra quiet, Jake didn't wear his shoes while creeping through the palace  corridors.  Getting caught sneaking into the king's bedroom might get him in trouble and that was exactly what he planned to do.  Badou hadn't really minded having his rump sniffed, but he couldn't be sure about Babar.

	"I wonder if he smells like Bou.  They eat the same things and are related..." Jake stepped quickly behind a statue when he smelled the guard coming closer, then stepped back out once the elephant was past. "I bet he doesn't.  He was always a little different when I was around them, but everything was so muddy with too many people around." Jake frowned at the two guards at the king's door. "Oh... yeah.  I forgot they were there.  Hehe, but they aren't at the windows."

	It took little effort for the nimble fox to find an empty room nearby and walk a ledge to the king's room.  The window was open and it was easy enough for him to climb inside.  He was good at sneaking!

	It took him a moment to remember why there were two beds in the room when he looked around, though.  He'd forgotten about Queen Celeste! Of course they shared the same room since they were a married king and queen.  That didn't mean he couldn't still do what he came for, it just meant he'd really have to get close to get a clean scent.

	Jake laughed quietly while slipping up next to Babar.  He didn't really mind getting close to those big rumps at all.  The heat of their bodies really intensified their personal aromas.

	Being extra careful, the fox pulled Babar's blanket down.  Despite having to stop a couple times when King Babar moved, it went smoothly enough.  He was glad to see a flap in the back of the king's pajamas when he'd uncovered enough and waited patiently.

	The old elephant eventually rolled onto his side and Jake bent down to push his muzzle right up to Babar's large rump for a deep breath.  There was a hint of musk there, but the pajama flap didn't let enough out to get a good scent without too much of Celeste mixing in with it.  He fumbled with the buttons on the back.  That flap would have to open up for what he wanted.

	"Not now, dear, I'm tired... Zzz..." Babar rolled onto his back in his sleep, then curious opened an eye when he felt an odd movement under. "Hehe, oh alright, just a quic... Jake?"

	"Oh, eh... hello, king Babar, sir." The fox smiled in embarrassment.

	Babar sat up, then leaned to the right so Jake could remove his hands. "What is this, Jake?"

	He spoke quietly, obviously not wanting to wake Celeste and Jake did the same. "I, um, dunno.  I was sleep walking?"

	"And putting your hands on..." He felt under him. "And undoing the flap in my nightgown?"

	The old elephant tilted his head with an eyebrow raised.  Jake looked shyly away and scratched at his head nervously.  After a moment, he unconsciously sniffed a hand.  Babar hummed audibly at that and the fox looked down at his hand, then back up to his king.

	"I'm sorry.  I just wanted to sniff you.  I like to smell everybody and you're the only one I haven't gotten a good scent from."

	"Why go around sneaking in like a thief?" Babar made no move to button his flap back up, though he did run his hand along the side of it. "Why not just ask?

	"I didn't know how to ask.  Some people get kind of funny when they know I'm sniffing their behinds.  They can yell at me or chase me away.  I guess maybe it is kind of icky for them, for some reason."

	Babar crossed his arms in front of him. "Jake, it is natural for a fox to want to know how things smell.  All canines use their noses to learn and explore and to get to know more intimate details about those around them.  It is true there are those who do not understand that urge for a fox such as yourself, especially around such private areas.  That does not mean you should go around doing it in secret, but I understand why you would." The elephant smiled faintly and pat the boy's head with his trunk. "You should know you can ask me anything by now, Jake.  If you would like to, ask."

	"Really?" Jake's ears perked up.  He hesitated a few seconds. "May I sniff your rear, sir?"

	"Since you asked... I suppose you may."

	"Yay!" The fox clapped his hands over his mouth from saying it too loud. "I mean, yay." He waited a few seconds, but Babar just looked at him, curiously. "Um, can you roll onto your side?"

	"My side? Why?"

	"I need to get really close for a good private sniff of just you." Jake swallowed. "Really REALLY close."

	"I see.  Well, I suppose I can roll over for you, though I won't be able to see much.  Hmm... Ah, I know." Babar kicked his blanket fully off and did indeed roll over.  He rolled over onto his side, then again onto his belly, where he pushed himself up onto all fours.  The flap in the back hung down, blocking the view between his legs, but Babar used his trunk to pull it to the side. "How is this?"

	"You look funny." Jake giggled but he crawled onto Babar's bed anyway. "I think that will work.  Gee, nobody has ever wanted to watch me sniff them before."

	The elephant watched as Jake took a deep breath and let it all out.  Before breathing in again, the young fox pressed his narrow muzzle right into the king's royal valley.  He felt very exposed in that position, but his young friend's innocent excitement made him more comfortable.

	Jake sucked air in deeply through his nose for that first intimate sniff.  Babar's scent came in strong and clean without Celeste's personal musk intruding at all.  A world of odors filled the fox's nose, from pleasantly stinky to just pleasant and all of them joined together to form a sort of nasal image of King Babar in his mind.  It was just what he'd come for.

	"So? How was it?"

	"You smell a lot like Badou.  Not exactly, but pretty close.  It's a nice scent.  I liked it." Jake pushed his nose back down for another long sniff. "Thank you for letting me smell you and, um, for not getting weirded out about it.  I think that's everyone in the palace, now!"

	"You're welcome, Jake." Babar sat back down when the fox pulled away. "Are you sure you've gotten everyone?" His young friend followed his meaningful glance at Celeste. "If you hadn't had my scent, you probably haven't had hers."

	"Maybe..." Jake sounded uncertain. "You're right.  I've never sniffed her!"

	"Now would be a good time to do so, Jake.  It would save you the trouble of having to sneak back in again later." Babar tapped his trunk. "Try to do it without waking her up, though."

	"Really? I can sniff her, too?" The boy's tail swished behind him. "Yay! I mean, yay..."

	"Just this once, I think it'll be alright."

	Jake hopped off of one bed and gently slid the queen's blanket down.  She was in a nightgown, too, but hers didn't have a flap in the back.  He looked around, trying to figure out how to gain access, but there really wasn't any way in that he could see.  A trunk came over his shoulder and lifted the hem between her legs.

	Babar whispered into Jake's ear. "You'll have to climb in or pull it up to get a good sniff of her."

	Looking into the cavern of Celeste's gown, Jake hesitated.  He really wasn't sure he could get in there without waking her up, so he caught her hemline, too, and pulled it up her legs.  She had pretty legs, as far as he knew, but he didn't pay them much attention on his way to her hips.

	"I'll help get her to roll over for you." Babar sounded amused for some reason and he was smiling excitedly when he tickled his wife's right side with his trunk.

	Celeste grunted in her sleep bat weakly at the spot and rolled onto her side to hide it against the mattress.  Jake and Babar both tugged her nightgown up while she was still moving until they had her bare rump fully exposed.  Her husband gestured invitingly toward it and watched the little fox crawl up onto the bed to stick his nose right up close.

	Jake took the same long deep sniff that he'd taken with Babar.  He pulled back with his nose in the air, not breathing further to hold her scent, and looked up at the ceiling as he let his nose form the image of her.  After a few seconds, he leaned right back in for another long sniff.

	Celeste grumbled in her sleep and rolled over just a second after Jake's nose slipped back into place under her tail, trapping the young fox under her ample rear.  The soft mattress kept him from getting squished by her weight, but it didn't prevent him from getting trapped under her.  Still asleep, the elephant didn't even notice him.

	Babar stared in surprise for a few seconds as Jake squirmed with half his body under his wife.  He wasn't sure if he should wake her himself or if the boy's struggles would do that for him.  Finally he tried tickling her side with his trunk again.

	Underneath Celeste, Jake had a hard time breathing.  The only air filtered in through her wide rump, but it was her weight that was the real problem.  He liked breathing in the queen's kind of stinky natural fragrance, even when she let out a light toot directly over his muzzle.  If she wasn't flattening him so much into the bed, he'd have been happy to stay there a while instead of pushing to get out.

	Babar sighed, tickling the same side never worked twice in a night, he'd have to try the other side.  Her trunk caught his when he did, though.  He tried not to look too guilty when he looked up at her.

	"Babar? What are you doing and why," Celeste leaned to the right to let the fox out. "is Jake under me?"

	The elephant king sighed, at least she hadn't mentioned the nightgown being pulled up. "I suppose you'd like the truth instead of a nice less embarrassing story?"

	"Of course."

	Jake sat on her bed next to her, looking dazed, but happy. "I wanted to sniff you."

	"I see." Celeste yawned. "And did you?"

	"Uh huh! I sniffed you really well!"

	"He sniffed me, too, my dear.  I didn't think it would wake you."

	She stared at her husband for a few seconds, then back to Jake.  The fox looked so happy she found it hard to be upset about it.  He was too young to worry too much about privacy or even being embarrassed about intimate places.

	"I suppose it didn't hurt anything.  You could have asked later instead of just doing it, however."

	"Could he really, though, my queen?" Babar sat next to them. "Would we have had time for such a private function?"

	"You smell pretty, Queen Celeste." Jake hopped off the bed and ran to the door. "Thank you for letting me sniff you your highnesses!"

	The elephant queen watched the young fox go, then turned to her husband. "Babar..."

	"Er, yes, my love?"

	"Would YOU like a sniff, too?"

	Babar scratched his head, turning just a bit to hide his flush. "I might." A movement out the window caught his eye but he didn't get to see much beyond quick greyish flash. "Hmmm..."

	"I'm waiting, dear."

	"Coming, my Fragrant Flower."

	Jake skipped along the corridor.  He'd done it.  He'd sniffed everyone in the castle! It was a great night.  Queen Celest really did smell pretty.  Babar really did smell a lot like Badou.  The fox giggled, stinky things were so FUN.

	"Hey, Jake." Badou waved his trunk at him as he came through the door. "Couldn't sleep?"

	"Morning, Bou." Jake hopped onto his bed. "Nope, I couldn't sleep at all."

	"So... what were you doing?" The young prince looked away. "You went into my Pappy's room, didn't you?"

	"Uh huh.  King Babar let me sniff him!"

	"And Gramma Celest, too?" Badou looked right at him. "I heard you leave and... I followed you.  You had your head right next to their... er, rear.  You were even climbing up her dress!"

	"Hehe, yeah... it was funny when she rolled over onto me." Jake flopped onto his back. "You and the King smell a lot alike, Bou."

	"Jake, Watching you do that really made me feel... funny." Badou looked down, there was a tent in his pajamas. "I don't know why.  I still feel really weird, though... Wait, how do you know my pappy smells like me? You sniffed me?!"

	"Uh huh."

	"Like..." Badou's cheeks reddened from embarrassment, "like you did the king and queen?"

	"Sure did.  Just last night! You even rolled over for me." Jake's tail wagged. "It was really nice of you, Bou.  I like your scent."

	"Uh... thanks.  I guess." Badou remembered how it looked to see his friend sticking his nose deep under his pappy's tail and pictured Jake under his own tail doing the same. "It was kind of gross seeing you sniff him like that, Jake, especially WHERE you sniffed me, er, him." He prodded the bulge, it wouldn't go down. "I don't know what to say."

	"Gee, Bou, I didn't want to make you feel uncomfortable." The fox rolled over to look at him. "I'm sorry.  You're my friend and we share everything and they said I could with them, so I did."

	"After you were doing it anyway without permission."

	"Foxes sniff stinky things.  King Babar said so himself.  We have to."

	Badou tapped his hands together anxiously at a new, selfish, thought. "You weren't happy with just me?"

	"I like how you smell, Bou, Really.  I just needed to know how everybody else smelled, too."

	The bulge was really making it hard to think, but Badou tried. "I know, I think.  It's just, something felt wrong and sort of right, but still wrong, when I saw you doing it.  Knowing you idd it with me, too..." He sighed. "Never mind, Jake.  It's nothing.  We should get back to bed."

	"Do you want me to sniff you again, Badou?"

	"Yes."

	"Hehe, Ok.  Um...  roll over?"

	Badou closed his eyes and lay back, smiling. "Uh uh, you have to climb in to get it this time... Please?"
