At the bottom of the valley was small watering hole that had around 50 young adults gathered around it. Whatever wildlife that had been around the watering hole was long chased off. My mouth began to salivate at the smokey aroma in the air. What seemed to have been an antelope roasted above the fire. Consuming meat was a strange part of becoming human. I had never had the need to eat before when I let my conscience float around the earth. However, being able to taste was an experience I don't think I would ever be prepared to give up, even if it was weird consuming life that I had a hand in creating.
A voice yelled toward us, "About time you slackers showed up!" Below was a group of youth from our tribe hovered over the fire waving toward us.
"What can I say, can't arrive on time when I have to haul sleeping beauty here," Kogo laughed.
I looked down in embarrassment. Sleep was another thing I had enjoyed being human. Who would've thought doing nothing but closing your eyes to relax after a long day would be so amazing?
"Don't blame me, the sleeping mat beckons me to stay every morning," I finally shot back.
"Yeah me too, but you don't live with my mother. You do not want that woman to wake you up."
I recalled back to hearing a ruckus almost every morning from his hut during my childhood days and shuddered. "Yeah, I got it lucky for sure," I sheepishly grinned scratching the back of my head.
"So!" Kogo broke out excitedly, "How are the ladies?" He rose his eyebrows a few times with a devilish smirk.
"Hah, about that," he looked over at a group of foreign females, "they've mostly kept to themselves." He let out a long sigh.
"Oh Songok," Kogo put his arm over his shoulders staring down the girls like they were his prey, "They're just trying to play a little bit of catch. We are the ones who have to initiate you know."
I gulped. Initiate? I'm still trying to figure out human social skills. Now to woo a woman. Am I really prepared for this? Songok gave him a sideways glance, "All right Mr. Confident, go at it then." He shoved Kogo towards the females on the other side of fire pit.
He glared back at us, "I'm not going by myself. Jebet come with me!"
"Uh, I don't know Kogo, I'm not too good at-" Kogo grabbed my wrist and pulled me toward the group.
As we approached the females they fell silent. I could feel my face heat up as we came a pace away. I jerked my hand away from Kogo and stared at the ground.
"Hello, my name is Kogo and this is my brother Jebet from the Awambe Tribe. And what do you drops of sunshines call yourselves?" His voice was surprisingly smooth. That was just how Kogo was, confident in all his interactions. I would say it helped as he grew up as the tribe leader's son.
A giggle arose from the group. One of them spoke up, "Well we are all from the Zeru Tribe. My name is Njeri." She placed her hand on the female next to her, "This is my sister Maina. And the other two are our friends Chelulu and Ebuya."
I finally decided to look up, in front of us was a woman which words were not enough to describe. Njeri's figure was just as rumored from Zeru Tribe with wide hips that sloped into a thin waste. Further up her breasts were small but perky. When my eyes finally found her face my jaw dropped. It was small, delicate, and equally proportioned with large dark eyes to match her features. I had seen other women in my own tribe, but none compared to her beauty. "Wow," I whispered under my breath. Her head shifted my way and our eyes met, as if my gaze was stuck, I couldn't direct them away from hers. She gave me a small smile looking me up and down, "I could say the same to you, Jebet."
I sucked in deeply with surprise and immediately started coughing. Smooth, real smooth.
Njeri giggled, "You're so cute, it's funny." I felt heat rush to face again. "How about we go somewhere else and talk a bit?" she asked. I nodded at a loss for words. She grabbed my hand and led me away from the fire to a set of boulders in the side of the valley.
We stared out over the rest of the valley where people finally started to mingle.
After deciding the awkward silence was enough, she leaned against me saying, "You don't have to be so bashful."
I looked down at her face pressed against my arm, the moonlight lit up cheekbones extenuating them even more. I let out a small laugh, "You're asking the impossible when you have the looks of a goddess," My voice rattled as I spoke.
She smiled, "I'm glad to hear that from the most handsome man here." She bit her lip looking up at me.
"M-me?" I stuttered.
"Yes you! Your body is perfectly chisled," she squeezed my bicep, "and your face... wow, it's so sharp."
I held my breath. I'm actually attractive?
"I like that you're not arrogant though. I hate men like that. You seem to be very sweet and humble." She picked herself up from my arm and looked me straight in the eyes, her face just shy of mine.
"I guess I try to be on my best behavior for everyone," I moistened lips nervously.
"That's a silly way of describing yourself," she laughed.
"I suppose," I replied.
Ritualistic chanting and dancing began to break out around the fire.
"We should probably join the formalities," I started.
She put her hand on my chest, "Why sing and dance about it when we can engage in it instead?" She challenged, "What are you going to do good boy?"
I swallowed. I felt places burning up all over my body that I had never felt before. Where her hand touched, my skin felt as though it were on fire. What is happening to me? Why is my body reacting like this? Is this lust? Before I could formulate an answer my body reacted by crashing my face into hers. I cupped her face with my hands as our lips met in the center. Her hands began to venture along my chest. I let out a soft moan as her hands left my skin feeling tingly.
She broke her lips away, "Feel me," she demanded breathlessly. I slid my hands down from the sides of her face, where I grazed her soft shoulders and met her breasts. They were the perfect fit for my hands as I cupped them. I inhaled deeply as I felt my body burn even more. Her lips found mine again and she greeted them with her tongue, I parted them open welcoming her inside. I flicked my thumbs over her nipples and heard her cry out. She broke away and stared me in the face with eyes filled with emotion. Her hands pressed against my chest and pushed me on my back. She climbed on top of me and inserted herself locking her hips with mine.
I exhale deeply experiencing such an impure sensation. She felt so warm inside that I felt beckoned to stay and never leave. My hips started swaying into hers instinctively. She moaned out. I grabbed onto her hips pulling myself in deeper. My eyes rolled back at the pleasure. Fuck. I've been alive for eons and nothing has ever compared to this feeling. I gripped tighter onto those excentuated hips and flipped her over onto her back. Immediately after reinserting myself she moaned again, causing my hips to move faster. Soon after she cried out and her legs began to shake and my cries met hers. A deep sensation washed over me and I was soon met with relief. We both breathed deeply, staring into each others eyes before I wrapped my arms around her into an embrace. I noticed a strange comforting feeling pound in my chest. I sighed allowing this feeling to pan over. Njeri brushed her lips against my ears and whispered, "We now belong to each other until the end of time."