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What the heck is a tit??
"I'm serious Inv, nipple and all… hold on… yeah, nipple and all. Wake up" Inv heard Joey say which oddly sounded… playful?
Inv felt a bit nervous since these were words he had never heard before. Joey's head was currently above his chest right now… so what's a tit and nipple???
Before Inv could think any further about this, Joey spoke up.
"Last chance, wake up"
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Inv was nervous, but still chose to keep his eyes shut. His curiosity winning out in the end.
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CHOMP*
Inv's eyes immediately snapped open. Feeling a very sensitive part on his chest get bitten.
Letting out a yelp from the pain of getting bitten on such a spot…
Burrrrr~
He couldn't also help but let out a purr. Compared to Joey biting his neck, this spot felt more… sensitive.
Looking down to his chest, Inv saw his partner currently biting down on a certain part of his chest.
"J-Joey…" Inv could only weakly mutter out.
After several more moments of his partner biting down on his chest, Joey finally stops biting the spot. Looking up at Inv.
"Y-you finally up Inv?" Joey stutters with a sly smirk on his face.
"Y-yea… me up" Inv said, feeling slightly disappointed that Joey stopped.
"G-good! Sorry about your… uh… chest. I couldn't reach your neck this time" Joey somewhat looked away, embarrassed.
Letting Joey go, Inv started to get up. Joey hopping off of Inv's chest and standing up.
"Et ok Joey, tha um… fel gud?" Inv said back, feeling his skin burn in embarrassment. Also noticing his skin turn red.
"I-is that so? Well uh… I'll keep that in mind…" Joey said back to Inv, Inv noticing the small detail of Joey's eye slightly turning red as well.
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Now that both of them were up, Inv decided to ask Joey a question without much thought since he was curious.
"Hai Joey…"
"Yeah Inv?"
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"Wha a tit?"
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"So you were awake! I knew it!" Joey's eye immediately flared a bright red, looking up at Inv.
"U-uhh… mayb?? I tink i herd et en me slep…" Inv weakly tries to come up with an excuse.
"Uh huh, while you were keeping me trapped against your chest?"
"W-wel…-
Before Inv could say anything else he felt something starting to rise up his throat. The worst part when he woke up for a new cycle.
Going down on all 4's, Inv started spitting up a new egg bomb. While hating this process, Inv was also slightly relieved that he was able to get out of explaining himself to Joey.
Joey on his side, now with a concerned look. Inv could feel Joey gently pat the side of his back while Inv was spitting out the egg bomb. Feeling comforted by Joey's pats.
After a bit of retching…
BLEGH*
Inv Spits out the egg bomb, gently landing on the ground of the shelter. With the annoying part out of the way Inv starts staring at the egg bomb. Feeling a unique closeness to it. Something Inv himself can't explain.
Starting his ritual, Inv starts running around the egg bomb in circles. Nothing can explain why Inv is doing this. It's just something Inv has done for an unknown amount of time. Not even Inv himself knows when he started this.
Running around the egg bomb for a bit, Inv slows down and starts to slowly curl around the egg bomb. But this time… something is different. Besides the egg bomb Inv also feels something else while he is curling.
Slowly coming out of the trance Inv looks at what this feeling is.
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"Joey… wut u doin?" Inv asks the small slugcat that is currently surrounded by Inv along with the egg bomb.
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"Umm… eg?" Joey awkwardly says back while carefully lifting up the egg bomb, leaving only himself in Inv's curled up position.
Inv wasn't sure why Joey put himself in the middle of curling himself around the egg bomb but… Inv felt strangely flattered by it. On top of the physical contact, it was nice feeling the warmth radiating from Joey, who willingly put himself in the middle of Inv's curl.
But Inv knew he couldn't stay like this; they had to go out and look for food. So with reluctance, Inv slowly uncurled letting Joey free.
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With the egg bomb out of the way, Inv and Joey were up and ready to leave the shelter.
Inv felt strange looking down at the exit. Leaving with someone else at the beginning of the cycle was a completely foreign concept to him despite having done it several times with Joey already.
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It was nice not to be alone.
"-nv, Inv did you hear me?" interrupting his thoughts, Inv hears Joey call his name.
"O-oh! Um… nu, i didn… sory. Wut u sai?" Inv apologizes and asks.
"I said we have to be careful when we exit the shelter, remember what happened the last time we exited?"
"Te um… te ovrseer?" Inv remembers what Joey called the blue creature that has haunted him forever.
"Yeah, if it appears and tries to do the same thing again. I can throw it away before it blows up, but the explosion will attract the lizards. So be ready to use the egg bomb, alright?" Joey points to the egg bomb that Inv is currently holding.
"A-awight! I redy dis tim!" Inv firmly holds the egg bomb, more prepared to use the egg bomb this time.
"Ok… lets go" Joey says and is about to exit out of the shelter.
But before Joey can enter the pipe…
"J-Joey?" Inv stops Joeys, feeling extremely nervous about what he's about to say next.
Joey turns his head to Inv.
"What's wrong Inv?"
"Ummm…umm…" Inv mutters, trying to find the courage to say what's on his mind.
"Inv?"
"Joey… i-i… i ned tu tel u somting… wen we ge bak tu da selter…" Inv says with immense strain, feeling that saying these words alone took almost all his strength despite feeling physically fine.
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Joey looks at Inv for a moment, not saying anything making Inv even more nervous. Wondering what Joey could be thinking about.
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"Ok Inv… lets focus on getting food for now" Joey nods his head, pushing the issue aside to focus on survival.
"O-ok…" Despite feeling nervous, Inv felt he took the first step to telling Joey the truth.
Now he just needed to focus on getting this cycle over with and then… then he could finally tell Joey…
Seeing Joey exit out the shelter through the ground. Inv followed right behind, pushing the nervousness to the side for what will happen later.
Inv could only hope… that when he did tell Joey… that nothing would change.