The forty seventh law of Thaumaturgy is seen most obviously in the exothermic nature of most rituals in the conjuration school performed during the Aether waning condition. This law clearly states that when new matter is created and then subsequently bioinfused with the materia of the fourth plane the exothermic reaction is equal, but opposite in value to the Aerith coefficient of the creature conjured. There are three exceptions to this law… Lucky didn’t notice her focus begin to slip, or her mind begin to wander to more pleasant daydreams. In her dream she lay comfortable and warm with the sun pouring over her caramel skin. The tree she lay beneath swayed in the breeze and next to her, gently tapping her leg with her tail was… It wasn’t until after 15 minutes of reading and rereading the same paragraph that she finally sighed mournfully, allowing her head to fall onto the open book on her desk. Whining pitifully, she once again pondered the ever-growing possibility that she would fail this class. Maybe a break would help… or a nap… or an aneurysm… I’m so screwed… She sighed again, feeling a little twinge as she shifted positions. Bathroom break… then back to work… “You ok there, Kitten?” “WAHHHHHHH!?” A loud crash followed the question as Lucky jumped and fell squarely out of her chair. She sprawled upside down next to her desk, rubbing her head. Her only warning had been the soft, warm touch of breath on her ear. I almost just pissed myself! That was close... “D…DON’T DO THAT!... You scared the crap outta me…” Lucky whined as she got up, lightly touching the short pointed ear that her friend had gotten so close to and blushing furiously. Kira knelt next to her, still laughing a little. Her kimono top and exceedingly short pink skirt usually did little to hide her more feminine assets, and from this angle Lucky could see even more. She turned away, her face growing more warm than before. “Oh relax! You looked like you needed a bit of a wake up anyways.”Trying to stop laughing, Kira helped Lucky to her feet and gave her a light pat on the butt to ensure she was stable. “I… Grrrrrrr…” Shielding her butt, Lucky stormed across the room over to her bed and flopped down on it grumpily. “What do you need? I’m trying to study!” Picking up the book, Kira frowned at it disdainfully. “Theoretical Conjuration Thaumaturgy 2nd edition by Clarity Nomane…isn’t that your mom?” “Yeah…” Lucky’s mood soured further as she buried her head in one of her many plushy pillows. “Still having trouble? I don’t blame you. This stuff is denser than Meiko!” The mood briefly lightened as Lucky giggled a little at the accuracy of the joke. It was only a moment before a dark silence permeated the dorm again. “I don’t know what I’m going to do… If I fail this course… Mom will…” “Oh shut up, Lucky! Listen, all you need is a little applied psychology!” “Applied psychology?” Lucky pulled her head up from the pillow to glower at the fox next to her. “Applied psychology.” Nodding sagely, Kira sat next to Lucky. “Your body and mind are hardwired to work in certain ways. If you know how they work, you can take advantage of it and sort of trick them into working more effectively!” “I… don’t know… No offense, but you don’t exactly seem like a master of psychology to me… or even a decent student.” Lucky’s face once again fell to the pillow where she whimpered lightly. Scoffing indignantly, Kira turned on her friend. “Excuse ME, little miss grumpy butt, but which one of us is getting ready to fail a class!?” Suddenly realizing something, Lucky popped her head up, looking suspiciously. “Wait…how DO you pass your classes? I never see you study!?” Kira’s eyes glinted mischievously, obviously not lying, but also obviously not telling the whole truth. “I just told you Kitten. Applied Psychology!” Lashing her tail and growling a little under her breath, the cat started to push her away with her feet. “Don’t call me that… and get off my bed!” “Hehe fine, fine… I’ll go, but my offer still stands. Don’t let your pride get in the way of your success, Kitten.” Flicking Lucky in the face with her long, fluffy, black-tipped white tail, Kira left. “D…don’t call me that!” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A hurried bathroom break, two coffees and a grand total of 0% progress later, Lucky decided to finally admit defeat. I hope I don’t regret this… Knock Knock “Come on in!” With her hands full of a couple smoothies and her study materials, Lucky opened the door to Kira’s room with her back. “I wanted to apologize for…” Her eyes widened and she nearly dropped their drinks as she spun back around to give the fox a little privacy. “W...WHERE ARE YOUR CLOTHES!?” Lucky’s ears plastered to the side of her head and her tail thrashed as she blushed furiously over the amount of smooth pale skin she had just seen. “What? We’re both girls here! Don’t be so weird. You act like you’ve never been in a locker room before!” The fox yawned, putting on her clothes. “I was taking a nap!” “A..and what? You sleep naked?!” Lucky peered over her shoulder just in time to catch a glimpse of a fluffy white tail lifting up to position a skirt properly. “W...why did you even let me in if you weren’t dressed!?” “Of course I sleep naked?” Genuinely confused, the fox straightened her kimono and posed briefly in the mirror. “Like I said, we’re both girls here! Nothing you haven’t seen before... I’m done, Mrs. prude. You can turn around now.” Still blushing bright red, Lucky thrust the smoothie into Kira’s hands, not making eye contact. “Ok fine. You win… Can you help me? I'm seriously gonna fail this course if I don’t find a way to memorize this stuff.” Nodding wisely once again, Kira sipped at the drink. “Ok! Put this on.” “Huh?” Looking first at Kira in confusion, then at the very short skirt in her hand, then at her typical garb of utilitarian form fitting pants. “How is this going to help exactly? I’m not a skirt kinda girl…” “I know and that's exactly why it's going to help! Listen, have you ever had to go commando?” “What?” Lucky’s ears pulled back along with her deadpan expression. Kira folded her arms scornfully. “I’m making a point. Have you, or have you not gone without panties for a day?” “I...I mean… maybe… when I first got here and couldn’t find the laundry…” Lucky’s deadpan expression softened into bashful blushing. “Mhm… Knew it! And I bet you remember every detail of that day, right?” Smirking smugly, Kira poked at the cat’s tummy. “Stop that! And… well yeah actually… I do…” “That’s because of sense memory! Your mind remembers things more vividly when you’re out of your normal element.” Kira’s tail started to lash back and forth excitedly as she spoke, forcing Lucky to back away slowly from her advance. “For example, wearing a skirt or no panties! This works with food and scents as well so we will be taking advantage of all your senses!” Nodding at the end of her point in a very final manner, the fox hopped back and giggled. “Trust me!” “Those are...actually pretty good points.” Lucky caressed her chin as she thought, calculating the risks and potential secondary motivations. “I’m sorry for doubting you.” “Good! You'll learn that I’m usually right soon enough. Now get those pants off and let’s go! We don’t have much sun left!” “I’m gonna go change in my room, thanks…” “Spoilsport.” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shortly afterwards, Lucky found herself guarding the front and back of her precariously short black and lilac tartan skirt. One strong gust or one misstep… “Nnnn...Remind me why we are out here! It’s too gusty to be wearing… THIS!” She shuddered as another burst of wind threatened to expose her to the campus. Kira pranced along, each skip and hop plastering her mini skirt to her legs. Turning lazily to Lucky, who was bow legged and feverishly red, she smirked. “Oh relax Kitten! I’m wearing one too. Hehe, at least we'll both be exposed if that happens! Exciting isn’t it?” “NO, NO IT’S NOT!” Lucky snapped back, lashing her tail and looking around furtively. “Where are we going!?” “I figured we could activate your kinesthetic memory by tossing a ball back and forth as we went over the laws or whatever it is you are studying.” Turning the corner and breaking into a trot she grabbed Lucky’s hand and jumped across a puddle. “WAHHHHH!” Lucky squeaked as the back of her skirt flipped up on the landing. She stopped and looked around panicked to make sure no one had gotten a peek. After a moment she sighed, relieved. “Purple huh? You really take that whole matching ensemble thing all the way don’t you? I wonder if the bra is purple too…” Lucky sagged, moaning in defeat as they continued their way across campus. A few minutes later they entered a small hedge maze and Kira stopped, pulling a small bright blue ball out of her bag and tossing it to Lucky. “This should do nicely!” Barely catching the ball, Lucky tossed it back. “Remind me how this is supposed to help again?” “I told you, by involving more senses, in this case kinesthetic, you'll have an easier time remembering the information. Now, tell me about the topics you’re having trouble with.” Kira tossed the ball a little harder, showing her mild frustration with the cat’s continuing doubts. “Fine, fine…” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lucky panted as she tried to catch her breath and smooth out her skirt after another sprint for a wild ball. Nnnnn...This is so embarrassing...I swear she keeps throwing the ball just out of reach so I have to jump for it. “And the forty-seventh law?” Kira called from a little ways down the path, still effortlessly catching every toss Lucky made without any evident wear on her stamina. “Ummmm...Exothermic nature of Conjuration Thaumaturgy?” Lucky tossed the ball back with a hesitant guess at the answer. One handed, Kira spun and caught it while looking it up in the text. “Well done! That's the tenth right answer in a row!” Snapping the book closed, she set it down on the ground and stretched. “Break time!” Oh thank the gods! I’m beat and I’ve had to pee for half an hour! Slouching a little, Lucky returned to her friend who was looking around the maze cautiously. “Let’s go back. I can’t believe I am saying this, but I think this might be working! Thank you Kira!” “No problem! Coast is clear!” Kira walked to the side of the path and started fussing with the bottom of her skirt. “For what?” Lucky looked at the fox with curiosity and confusion, a little anxious to return to functioning bathrooms. “For this!” In one motion Kira reached under her skirt and grabbed the edges of her bright blue panties, pulling them down to her knees and squatting there in the path. Within a moment a strong pattering sound erupted from between her legs and she sighed contentedly. “Mmmmmmnnnnn~” “W...WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?” Lucky, once again furiously blushing, turned away, keeping watch for her friend. Her ears flattened, trying not to hear the gushing relief. Her legs grew closer together, a sudden chill climbing up them while her tail lashed in agitation. “What? I had to pee! That smoothie was delicious but man… How do you NOT have to go?” Kira’s stream continued powerfully as she held her nonchalant conversation, elbows resting on her knees and tail swaying for balance behind her. “I...I do but… I CAN’T GO OUTSIDE! Thats...thats not civilized!” Luckies face reddened further as she scrunched up her eyes in embarrassment. Kira burst out into deep laughter, her stream starting to die down a little. “Of course it isn’t civilized, but that’s why it feels so good!~ You’ve got too much of a stick up your butt Kitten…” “I DO NOT HAVE A STICK UP ANYTHING AND DON’T CALL ME THAT AND… and...” Lucky’s beration trailed off a little and Kira’s ears pricked up, sensing hesitation. “And what?” Kira finally stopped, allowing herself to drip dry into the large puddle she had formed in the grass. “What do you mean… it… it feels good?” Lucky’s legs squirmed a little and her tail curled around the base of one of her legs uneasily. She was careful to keep her back to her friend. “Hehe, curiosity killed the cat, you know.” Kira teased as she stood and pulled her panties back into place. “Just tell me what you mean you jerk!” Lucky’s tail thrashed once more at the teasing as she shifted her stance to keep her back towards the fox. “It feels… hmmm… how best to describe it…?” Kira toyed with her hair for a moment, walking casually around trying to get a peek at the cat’s face. “It feels… Naughty~” Lucky stopped moving for a moment, her tail pausing its violent twitching. “N...naughty?” “Hehe, that word sounds good coming out of those lips, Kitten~ It feels freeing. Relaxing. Like nothing else matters in the moment. It feels like power. Like control. Like you are the queen of your own destiny.” Kira’s tail thumped against Lucky’s leg before she even realized that the fox had crept up next to her. “W...what?! Come on, peeing can’t possibly feel like all that! I’m going back to the dorm…” Her ears still plastered to her head, she began to storm off. Kira dashed after her, poking her lightly in the sides and stomach, eliciting high pitched squeaks and growls from the irritated cat. “Oh come on Kitten! Live a little! Plus I know you realllllly gotta go!” Lucky stopped and turned violently on Kira, little motes of static electricity jumping around her fingertips. “I DO SO STOP POKING ME!” Grrrrrr! Why does she have to be so damned infuriating! I feel like I'm gonna burst and she is poking me in the stomach! But… Calming down a little, Lucky glanced back at the fox’s puddle still streaming slowly downhill. “Fine, fine… I’ll even give you all the privacy you want. I’ll meet you outside the maze. Grab the books and ball on your way out, Kitten~” “S...stop calling me that…” Lucky looked once more behind herself at the puddle and squirmed a little as Kira walked out of the maze. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There’s no one around… It’s just like going on an adventure. You have to go outside when you do that… But this is on school grounds! Plus if someone catches me mom would have my head… That last thought sparked a new desire inside Lucky. What IF her mom caught her? What if she didn’t? The thought of disobeying, of rebelling, of going against the norm for once in her life sparked a heat in her that left her staring at the puddle and breathing heavily. All this is so I can pass this stupid class and maintain the family name… Nomane… I don’t even WANT to be a conjurer! It’s a stupid school of magic and I hate it! That’s why I can’t learn it! I have to take it like a bitter pill with honey to even get through it… Maybe Kira is right… A few moments later Lucky snapped out of her revelry when another desperate pang made itself known. Gulping nervously, Lucky looked around to make sure the coast was clear and slowly made her way over next to the puddle. “H...Here goes…” Her voice came out a shaky squeak. She slowly reached up under her unacceptably short skirt and pulled down her purple panties. They slid smoothly down her caramel thighs as she lowered herself like Kira had. Having never done this, the cat was hoping she was doing things right. As she squatted there, feeling her pee slip closer to her lips she heard a small rustle and instantly clamped down, falling over onto her bare butt. Gasping at the feeling of cool grass against her skin she sat there and took in her senses. But no one was there. I feel… terrified! I feel exposed! I feel nervous and scared and like I’m on the verge of a heart attack! But… I also feel… Free… Lucky got up, actually relishing the foreign sense of grass on her bare bottom and getting back into position. Taking a deep breath, she relaxed. She felt herself tense a little, then push as her body realized what was imminent. Her legs snapped shut to stop the flow instinctually and she dribbled a little on her inner thighs. “D...Dammit!” Panting now from the nerves and pent up feelings, she tried again, shakily breathing deep and forcing herself to relax. She felt it move sharply from her abdomen down, past the point of no return and finally with a sharp gasp she felt herself go. The stream pattered against the grass powerfully as she relaxed into a state of intense bliss. Oh my gods~ This feels amazing! Who knew that peeing could feel so good.. .I feel so free and relaxed! Like… like I am my own person and to hell with the rules! “Hahhhhhh~” Slowly she started purring in her contentment. I could stay here forever… As she relaxed into the experience more she opened her mind to her other senses. The vibration of her stream. The subtle scent of pee and coffee. The sound of flowing water. The feeling of her breath catching in her chest. It took her a minute to finish and another minute for her to drip dry herself before she was comfortable pulling her panties back up. She couldn’t help but notice that she was still a little wet from when she accidentally went on her thighs, but also… from something else. She blushed as she became aware of her body and its impulses before shaking her head violently and gathering her books. A few minutes later she emerged from the maze and startled herself upon seeing Kira waiting for her. Looking at Lucky with amusement and a twinkle in her eye, Kira patted Lucky on the butt once more. “Took you a minute in there Kitten! Feel better?” Still sensitive from her experience Lucky yelped a little at the pat and quickly turned to shield her butt, her face growing hot from embarrassment. “M...maybe…” “Hehe, someone enjoyed themselves in there~” “S...Shut up! No I didn’t! I just… had to go is all…” Struggling to keep an air of professionalism, she strode off confidently towards the dorms. “I can tell you’re lying Kitten~ You’re still purring~” ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~