Bluest Skies

Chapter 2

I let Alessio concentrate on getting us underway, and soon enough, I felt a slight rumble and the ship began moving. After tapping a few more sequences into his console, blue lights began pulsing through the interior. He shot a grin in my direction, and announced, "Hold on tight, Mr. Most Distinguished Ambassador Lucas! Liftoff in 3... 2... 1..." The shuttle silently shot out of the cave, the waterfall parting in a mist as we burst through it and into the night sky. As we rapidly ascended, Alessio tapped more controls, and more viewscreens came to life around me, showing a panoramic view. The stars began shining more brightly and became more numerous, as the atmosphere thinned around us. Soon, we were out of the atmosphere, and I breathed a sigh of relief that it had gone smoothly, and began to truly enjoy the sight of the magnificent sea of diamonds on the black velvet around me.

Alessio turned from his controls to check on me, coming over to my chair. "We have a minute or two before we do a quick hyperspace jump to get to the University ship, and I'm keeping a constant scan going in case the kidnapper's vessel is still out there. Without the homing beacon, they would have to be pretty obvious about their search, which I doubt they want to stick around to do. I've informed the University ship of what happened already, and they will forward the information to the authorities immediately with their more powerful comms. On a less anxiety causing subject, you asked about customs earlier I believe?"

Nodding, I gestured for him to continue, "Anything you can tell me would be useful."

After thinking for a moment, he began, "Well, our society is based on respect, curiosity, cooperation, and taking responsibility for one's actions. To avoid offense, just continue to be open-minded and kind, as you have been with me. Physical touch for both comfort and pleasure is very common among friends and even strangers, both in private and in public, so don't be surprised if everyone you meet asks if they can touch you right away. Our society does take consent very seriously though, so if you tell someone no thank you, they won't lay so much as a finger on you, unless they are a criminal." His face drew down into a sorrowful frown, remembering he had all too recent contact with just such criminals.

"Well, glad I've always been a hugger I guess?" I laugh, still exhilarated at the thought of going into space, and trying to ease him past his worries. When my mind came back around to the present, I gasp, "Oh, I pulled you into a hug several times without asking! I'm so sorry, I apologize for not asking first!"

He giggled at my outburst, and moved closer to me, his tail wrapping around my wrist in apparent affection. "That was to comfort me when I was in shock, not some unwanted advance on me! That was kindness, and I would even consider it a type of medical care! Don't worry, from our interactions so far, I have little doubt you have a strong sense of morals that are highly compatible with our own." He giggled again, reaching down to rub my chest, and in a teasing tone continued, "Though outside of emergency situations, I wouldn't recommend grabbing random strangers into a hug. Especially species other than mine. The Sraniko express affection and concern through touch constantly though. Holding hands, leaning on shoulders, hugging, snuggling with each other... it's an important part of how we form social bonds."

Enjoying how enthusiastic the little blue alien was back to being, I nod, "That sounds wonderful! I can't wait to experience your culture first hand! Are there boundaries in relationships I should know of? Do your people have a single intimate relationship at a time, or is it common to have multiple? I don't mind either way, but I wanted to be forewarned. Forewarned is forearmed and all that."

He grinned at my question and wiggled his eyebrows, and his ears, suggestively, "Already thinking of making your own little party group, eh? Ehhh?" At my immediate protestation, he winked, "I am kidding of course, I know you are just trying to learn more about my people and what to expect. As with many cultures, it is a mix, dependent on many factors. Multiple couplings in a relationship certainly isn't frowned on among my people, and is quite common. Not everyone can handle the overlap of emotional tides and currents that come with such an arrangement of course, so there are also plenty of relationships that are between only two entities as well. There are also relationships that require more than a few participants if offspring is the intention, for any number of reasons. Sometimes those groups stay together only for the procreation, and sometimes they stay together long after. Variety enriches us all, as my species likes to say!"

Relieved that he was not upset by my question, I grin up at him, enthusiastic to get our journey underway! "Well then away we go!" I laugh, excited at the prospect of leaving earth for the stars. Looking at the panorama of stars blazing in the sky around me, I'm humbled once more by the scale of the universe. "Absolutely beautiful! Can you focus the screens on my planet?"

Alessio smiled warmly, watching my face light up with wonder as he made the adjustment on the control panel next to me, showing me the planet I recently called home. "It never gets old, the wonder of seeing a planet shrink into a tiny marble in the vastness of space." After making his way back to his seat, he typed a few more commands, then turned his head, "We will be entering hyperspace momentarily for the trip to the University ship. Fair warning, hyperspace effects can feel different to different species. Since you will be the first of yours to enter hyperspace, I've set the computer to be monitoring your health closely during the flight. It should take a little over an earth hour or so to finish the jump, but if you respond badly, we can drop out of it and have the University ship come to us instead. Here we go!"

I held onto the arms of my chair tightly as I felt the strange sensation of entering hyperspace wash over me. "It does feel strange, almost as if someone was tickling my entire body at once!" I notice in particular that the sensation feels especially strong in my crotch, where it almost feels like a vibrator has been turned on low! I tried to sound somewhat casual as I ask, "Umm, is it normal to feel ... rather ... stimulated when in hyperspace? Especially genitals?"

Alessio looked back at me and giggled, his body shimmering slightly from the light play of the hyperspace effect from the viewscreens. "Yes, that's just the hyperspace field interacting with your biology. It's perfectly normal for several species, yours included it seems. In fact..." He paused, and bit his lip mischievously. "My species also finds it a bit ... stimulating." He rose from his seat and made his way back to me, running a hand slowly up my leg.

I moaned softly, letting myself enjoy the intensity of the combined sensations of hyperspace and his enticing touch.

His ears perked up, catching my reaction. He scooted closer, pushed a button to lower the arms of the chair, and brought a leg over to straddle my lap. He licked his lips, looking at a display next to me, "Mmm, stimulating indeed. Your pupils are dilating, your heart rate increasing... and is that a bulge in your pants?" He bit his lip softly, looking at my crotch with obvious interest. "Oh my, yes it is!" I noticed his pupils were dilated as well, tail swishing quickly behind him. He shifted slightly on my lap, rocking against the bulge in my pants, feeling the heat radiating from my crotch. "I see your species is even more stimulated than mine by hyperspace effects!"

I tentatively slide my hand up his thighs, toward his crotch, watching for any signs that he doesn't want my touch, "If I'm moving too fast or in a way you don't like, tell me, ok?" I gently begin tracing my fingers over the small bulge my fingers found between his legs.

He let out a soft moan at my touch, arching into my touch slightly. "Mmm... that feels very very nice. You're being gentle, and I like that. You should also know, one thing the professors did mention about human anatomy, is that Zetari anatomy is different from yours in a few noticeable ways when it comes to reproductive organs. They didn't go into more detail, but I found myself wondering what they meant several times."

He continued slowly grinding against me as he spoke, keeping my mind fully occupied, but I managed to gasp out, "I wanted to ask how our anatomy compared, but didn't want to offend you. Should we find out more? Scientific curiosity and all?"

Alessio leaned forward and whispered in my ear, his voice breathless, "I should tell you, I gave in to my curiosity last cycle, and found some of your more ... interesting ... video recordings. They were buried in the cultural research section which made them hard to find, but find them I did, and they were most ... enlightening!"

"Oh, you naughty thing, were the videos you watched perhaps ... were you watching some of our ... pornography?" I grinned as I slowly slid my hand between us, up to the top of his pants, and ran a finger inside the top edge teasingly.

"Mmm, oooh, maaaaybe," he admitted, biting his lip again as I ran my finger along the sensitive area of skin. "Your human media was ... oh yes, that is nice... delightfully explicit. I found it ... oooh... fascinating ... and very arousing. It turned out human males have considerably bigger genitalia than my species does ... oooh, gasp, yes ... though they are much less flexible than ourssssssooohmyyes..."

His biology lesson suddenly cut off, as my hand slid its way inside his pants, and found his penis. It was smaller, as he noted, definitely thinner, and it seemed to be somewhat prehensile, as it curled partway around one of my fingers. Momentarily surprised, but not offput, I continued to explore slowly, and enjoyed the sounds of his gasps and moans. I noticed that what I assumed was the equivalent of a scrotum was also much smaller than human norm. He seemed quite lost in the moment, so quietly I murmured, "So, advanced spaceship and all, do these seats turn into beds? I'd like a little more room for ... hyperspace induced cultural exploration."

He giggled softly at that between moans, and his tail wrapped around my wrist briefly, in what I was learning was a gesture of affection or encouragement. "As a matter of fact, they do." He tapped another key on the side of the chair, and shuffled his legs so he was kneeling on my lap, as the seat reclined and also widened smoothly into a soft bed, giving us plenty of room. "You know, you're quite open-minded about all this. I didn't necessarily expect to get to explore a more intimate connection with you so quickly, so I'm very glad you seem to be as ready for it as I am!"

Flashing him a mildly embarrassed grin, I confessed, "I have to admit, I've always been equally fascinated and turned on at the thought of exploring sexuality with aliens!" I began trying to determine how to remove his clothes, while also working to remove my own as well. "Mmm from what I see, you are definitely worth a lot of ... exploration!" I grinned at him wickedly.

As he showed me how to undo his clothing, he blushed deeply, his lavender skin flushing a darker violet as his slender body was revealed. His cock twitched eagerly as it was exposed, leaking a small amount of fluid. "You think so? You humans are so much... bigger." He helped me slide my jeans and underwear off, eyes widening at the sight of my erection as it sprang from its confines. "It seems like you have more for me to explore than the reverse."

I pulled him closer, and whispered, "Let's settle on that we are equally worthy of exploration, shall we?" Then I rolled over to be on top of him, my legs to one side, and ran a hand slowly up his thighs, over his balls, and up along his cock. For several minutes I just enjoyed playing with his cock and balls, and watched how different movements made him grasp and moan in different ways. "I've always thought smaller cocks were beautiful. I'm not really turned on by men with large penises."

"Really?" He asked, sounding surprised and pleased, his cock twitching happily. "The human pornography I saw seemed to value size above all else." He spread his legs slightly, giving me better access. His was tail twitching against the bed underneath him. "You're saying you'd actually prefer... this? I mean, I know your genitals aren't prehensile like mine is. You don't find me to be ... too different?"

I smiled down at him tenderly, "You are very sexy, and just the right size to be incredibly attractive to me! And no, it doesn't bother me in the slightest." I leaned down and ran my tongue slowly along the edge of his collar bone, enjoying the smoothness of the skin there, before moving to breathe into his ear. I raised my hand to cup his head softly, before whispering in his ear, "And no matter what, your body comes attached to someone with such a wonderful intelligence, personality, and heart! To me, the mind and body are the perfect match."

His eyes teared up at that, seeming overcome with emotion. "No one has ever said such kind things to me before, or made me feel so wanted." He pulled me down fiercely, and wrapped his legs around my waist.

I gently began moving, rolling my hip subtly against him in a way that put gentle pressure on his cock.

He moaned softly, head falling back against the bed. "Mmm, that feels amazing. I'm ... huff ... quite sensitive ... and ... uhnnn ... you are pressing against me just perfectly."

I nibbled on his neck gently, continuing the rocking motion against his small cock. "Having watched human pornography, did you see the different ways we can penetrate each other?" I grinned briefly, before continuing my gentle assault on his neck, as I slid a hand down his back towards his adorably perfect little bubble but.

"Mmm, yes, I did see that ... yes ... lots of ways it looked like." He spread his legs wider and arched his back. I could tell I was driving him slowly wild. "Uhnnnm ... our penis isn't as designed for deep penetration as yours is, our women's reproductive organs are much closer to the surface ... ohmmmmyes ... so it was the first time ... ahnn ... I had thought about.. ahh ... anal penetration."

I smile, enjoying the effect I'm having on the cute little blue alien. "Oh? I'm assuming such an open culture doesn't frown on males having sex, so how does male on male sex work best for your species?"

I can tell his cheeks flushed even darker as he squirmed beneath me. "Males stimulate each other by ... ahh ... intertwining our cocks together. We wrap around each other and rub. It is very ... hnnnyes ... intimate, very bonding, but not ... mmmm ... as vigorous as human mating. We can feel every pulse, every twitch through direct contact though."

I smile, "Well, my cock may not be prehensile, but I'm happy to give that a try with you as best we can!" I rotate my hips slightly so my penis slides against his, and then reach a hand down between us carefully to glide over them together. "How is this, hmmm, do you enjoy the extra stimulation?"

"Ohhhyes ... and we ... produce a natural lubricant when arouseeeeeyesoh ... you probably noticed it already with your hand." He looked down between us with fascination as I slid my cock alongside his, his own prehensile length curling around mine slightly. "Ooooh, this feels... so gooood. A little different ... ahhhnnn ... than from with a male of my species, but sooo good."

I indeed began feeling the natural lubricant his cock was producing with my hand, and spread it along both our cocks, before I began gently stroking faster.

He let out a soft gasp as I picked up the pace, making the friction between our cocks even more pleasurable. I whisper in an enticing tone as I continue, "What else did you pick up from watching our porn? Have you seen anything else that you were especially interested in experiencing?" I dip my head down and very softly tease his ear with my lips and teeth again.

His whole body shivered, and a high-pitched whine escaped him as I teased his apparently sensitive ear. "This is ... ahhh ... frotting, you humans called it, right? I also watched ... ooohyes ... mating, where one of you puts your penis inside a female ... ahhhyes ..." His tail wraps around your thigh desperately. "Males also penetrated each other in some?" His sentence ended in an obvious upward note of hope.

Smiling at his desperation, I whisper in his ear, "and do you want to be inside me, or do you want me inside you?"

He whimpered softly, his hips bucking up against mine as his cock tried to coil more around my length. "You... inside me. The idea of something that size filling me up..." He bit his lip, his large dark eyes filled with nervous excitement. "I ... I fantasized about it constantly while watching the videos. Sometimes when males of my species pleasure each other.. ahhnnnyes ... we lick each other back there, or even use a finger, but not our penises."

I think for a moment, slowing my rocking, "Would you even be able to fit me? I would love to be inside you, but I also don't want to hurt you. No pleasure is worth hurting you."

Alessio smiled tenderly at my concern, and then squirmed a little in embarrassment as he spoke further, "Yes, I know for sure you can fit as long as we go very slow. I ... I ... I may have requisitioned a toy that approximated an average human size from the fabricator ... and played with it a little once ... while watching myself do it through my ... my pad camera. I ... I managed to get it in. Then my door chime interrupted me!"

Grinning at the very naughty little alien, I slowed my hands movement, withdrew my penis from his, and used one arm to lift him and turn him over, enjoying that his small size let me manhandle him fairly easily. "Well, since my penis doesn't naturally produce enough lubricant, we will need plenty to ease my entrance so we don't hurt you. Even though your personal lube is all over me now, we will need more. I'm assuming you have it available right?"

He nodded eagerly, his body trembling with anticipation as he pointed towards a particular bottle on a partly opened shelf where various other bottles were also stored. "Yes, yes we have lubricants, for medical purposes and such." As I reached hand for the bottle he pointed to, I felt his tail nervously wrap around my other arm.

Bottle in hand, I squirted a generous amount on my hand and on my fingers. "Don't worry, we will go very slow, and if at any point it gets to be too much, just tell me." I pause for a brief moment, a somewhat devious thought popping in my head, "And if you want to be able to say no while meaning yes, you can tell me a 'safe word' that is the actual no. If you want."

"Not ... Not yet, not for this first time," he says quickly, his voice high-pitched with nervous excitement. "But later, if I say 'red,' it means stop immediately."

I laughed at how quickly he responded and the word he chose, since it obviously meant he knew something about BDSM. "Did you ... watch ... "

Blushing yet again, he covered his face with his hands, "Ok, ok, yes, I watched some of your people's BDSM porn too, are you happy to know my last deep dark secret now?" He spreads his legs wider, his small hole twitching nervously, "Can we move past how much of a dirty naughty slutty little alien I ... ahhooohyess..."

I had begun slowly spreading the lube around his entrance while he was confessing to me with his face covered, and hadn't expected the sensation, which interrupted his surprisingly erotic dirty talk. He moaned, "Please... yes."

I smiled tenderly down at Alessio, enjoying how quickly he was diving into his fantasies. I gently swirled a finger around his tight little hole a few more times, spreading the lube, enjoying his moans, and then began slowly pushing the tip of my finger inside him, listening for signs of discomfort, to know how slowly or quickly to push in.