The tractor’s engine howled out one final time, then it stalled with an abysmal gargle. ”Try again! It must work this time!” Luna grunted. The mienshao stood in front of the open engine cover, her shining white fur sullied with black smudges. An expression of utter exasperation lay on her face, and her once blue work gear was soaked from the torrential rain and dirty from the knee-high mud. It would’ve been bad enough if the machine had failed on them on any other day, but it had to happen today during the rain as the sun was setting. They had tried to inform their superior, but couldn’t establish a connection. Even their radio had given up on them. If that wretched vehicle didn’t come to life any time soon, they were stuck in the middle of nowhere until they were rescued, probably until the next morning.

The other farmhand in the tractor’s cab turned the key once again. This time, the engine didn’t make a sound, not even a single whisper. That stupid thing was completely dead, and there was nothing they could do about it. Luna grabbed her wrench and smacked it against the engine lid, howling with irate frustration. She lifted her arm to smack the steel cover again, but a voice in her head stopped her. It was company property, and she was currently damaging it, not a good idea if she wanted to keep her job. So instead, she simply flung the wrench into the empty field, throwing it as far as she could. Her paws were empty, but her anger still burning hot, so she continued to pummel the tractor’s wheel. Fortunately, the durable rubber took the abuse without consequence, and there was no danger of her causing even more damage. Well, at least not to company property, only to herself. 

Luna continued her senseless thrashing until her fists hurt, and she ran out of breath. Exhausted from the day, exhausted from the rain, exhausted from her failure to fix that dang machine, she collapsed against the side of the tractor and slipped into the mud. She had spent so much time in school, and yet she felt as if nothing she had ever learned helped at that moment. Why was she so incredibly useless? If she only knew how to fix a fucking tractor, they would be on their way home again. Her eyes filled with tears, but they were hardly noticeable as the rain washed them away immediately. She sobbed, but the deafening pattering of the rain drowned her noises. Not even the weather had the grace to allow her a moment to cry in peace.

She was alone, so incredibly alone. Wherever she looked, there was only more soil and mud. One of the many oversized fields of her home planet, miles wide, just as it should be on a farming planet, a wretched ball of rock that had been terraformed to be a single gigantic field of dirt. She hated living here. She hated being forced into menial farm labor just like her parents, her friends, and everybody else she knew. Being in the lowest social class, there was no escape, just slaving away on the fields and in the factories until the end of her life. Down in the wet mud, that’s where she was destined to be. Yet, while her entire life consisted of oppressive farm labor, she was still too fucking incompetent to fix the machines she used every day, and she didn’t even have the ability to do anything about it.

Suddenly, someone grabbed her shoulder and shook her. Luna squeaked in surprise but quickly realized that it was just Andrea, the other farmhand. It reminded her that she wasn’t completely alone, a small consolation in her current situation. The mienshao male had climbed out of the cab and leaned down to her, giving her a worried look. He whispered, ”Um, it doesn’t work anymore, does it?”

She replied to his whisper with a furious bark. ”Fuck no, it doesn’t! Would I be sitting here if it did? No, of course not!” The male recoiled and stared at her as if she was about to rip him apart. Fortunately, Luna quickly realized just how angry she sounded, and how utterly wrong she was to attack him. He had done nothing wrong and was currently the only living soul around her. If she scared him away in her fury, she would really be alone. With clenched fists and gritted teeth, she turned to the fields and screamed her anger out one more time, howling it across the furrows of mud and into the blinding veil of rain. Only then she felt collected enough to give him a proper reply. ”I’m so incredibly sorry, I didn’t want to yell at you. I... I just couldn’t contain it anymore. I... please” She began to tear up again, fearing that he would abandon her. She didn’t want to be alone.

”It’s alright,” he whispered timidly. After all, they were in this together, so they had to make do with their situation no matter what. He offered her a paw. ”Come, you really shouldn’t stay in the rain.”

Luna nodded and accepted the offer, grabbing his paw and letting him pull her out of the mud. Once she was inside the driver’s cab, he shut the door behind her. It was neither warm nor cozy in the cramped cab, but at least it was somewhat dry. There was even a small shelf space behind the seats. Usually meant for additional tools, it might serve as the base to a very crude and uncomfortable bed. ”Alright, let’s try calling the base again. Maybe the radio magically works again and they’ll finally get our message,” she grunted.

Andrea nodded and attempted an encouraging smile as he activated the tractor’s communicator, trying to establish a call. However, just as on all their previous tries, there was only static noise and no one picked up. It was hopeless, that thing was broken and neither of them knew how to fix it. Besides, she was sure that no one would come to pick them up before midnight anyway. They probably suspected that something had happened, but making them wait overnight and suffer in the rain was cheaper than rescuing them right away. After all, she didn’t really have the resources to protest such treatment. What could she possibly do? Quit and consequently throw her life away? There were plenty of willing young workers available to take her spot, whereas she would have a hard time finding another job if she quit. So she had to put up with the conditions she was stuck with and that was that.

Luna sighed in defeat. It looked like she had to spend the night in the confined space of the driver’s cab, whether she liked it or not. ”What are we going to do now?” she groaned and looked at Andrea. Much to her surprise, he had begun to undress. The suspenders of his jeans were hanging down and he had already gotten rid of his shirt. ”Um, excuse me, what exactly are you doing there?”

”Getting rid of the wet clothes. Don’t want to get hypothermia while I’m asleep,” he replied coyly and continued to remove everything but his underwear. ”I’d suggest you do the same.”

Luna wanted to object. She didn’t want to strip down in front of him, but he had a point. Everything was cold and wet, and a strong shiver ran through her spine. If she went to sleep like this, there was a non-zero chance that she would die from hypothermia, and she valued her life definitely more than her decency. She gritted her teeth and slipped out of her muddy, moist clothing. Since she had been outside in the rain longer than him, she was also much wetter than him. Not even her bra and her panties had been safe from the merciless rain, and she reluctantly took them off as well. She was left blushing with embarrassment, but Andrea luckily didn’t exploit the situation and kept his eyes off her body, granting her at least a tiny sliver of decency.

However, after getting rid of their clothes, they still had to deal with the other pressing issue. Since the engine was broken, they couldn’t use its waste heat to keep themselves warm. Also, neither of them had packed a set of dry spare clothes. But how else were they supposed to stay warm? The male opened the shelf space and rummaged in the chest hidden underneath. An infirm smile moved on his lips as he discovered something that looked like it could help.

”Have you found anything?”

He nodded and pulled out a gray tarp. ”There is not much else in there, but we could use that tarp as a makeshift blanket. It’s water-repellent and should keep the body heat reasonably well. However, there is only one, so it looks like we have to share it.”

The idea of getting all close and personal with him, especially while entirely undressed, was deeply embarrassing. Andrea wasn’t ugly or anything like that, he was pretty cute, to be honest, but she hesitated to do this with a male she barely knew. However, there was no real reasonable alternative to sleeping together in the tarp. They could fight about it, and the winner would throw the loser out of the cab, but that would lead to some troubling consequences. ”Share it? I mean, getting wrapped up in it and sharing our body heat is probably the best thing we can do right now,” she murmured. Even though she accepted his suggestion, she still didn’t like the idea and had to talk herself into it. ”Snuggling together, warming each other up. It’s just a single night after all.” 

The male nodded coyly and unraveled the tarp. He draped it over the shelf space and then looked up at her. ”So, how are we going to do this?”

”Back to back. I take one side, you take the other side. Won’t be comfortable, but at least we’re not in each other’s way.” Since he was still hesitant, she made the first move and lay down on the window side. A silent snort escaped her lips as she noticed how desperately he tried not to look at her. She was actually glad that she was stuck with him and not with one of her less shy coworkers. There were quite a few back at the farm that didn’t hesitate to grope or stare whenever they could. Just the thought of sharing this night with one of them sent a terrible shiver down her spine. On second thought, doing this with him didn’t seem so bad anymore.

Luna didn’t see Andrea, but she felt him lie down next to her, squeezing himself into the gap between her body and the backrest of the seats. It was strange to feel his fur pressed against her back, their tails squished between their bodies, but at least he was warm and comfortable. Then they began to wrap themselves up in the tarp. He reached her one side of the makeshift blanket, and she pulled it around her, tucking it under her body. ”Alright, goodnight then, I guess,” she muttered.

”Uh-huh. Goodnight.”

She firmly closed her eyes and tried to fall asleep, but to no avail. Time passed, but she just couldn’t calm down, her heart pounding like crazy in her chest. But what was it that kept her awake and busy? It wasn’t the cold. The fabric wrapped around her was unpleasant and stiff, but it fulfilled its purpose and kept her warm. It wasn’t the noise of the rain, that was actually quite pleasant and calming. No, it was the presence of the other mienshao. Every noise, every movement, an errant twitching or a subtle sigh were enough to keep her mind busy. She wasn’t used to sleeping next to another person, and it didn’t help that it was a male and that he was pressed against her back.

The stirring excitement just wouldn’t go away and it was shaping out to become a sleepless night. Eventually, her bladder made itself noticed, and she promptly took the opportunity to get up and get some time to think about the situation. Maybe she could figure out how to deal with her restlessness. ”Um, I need to take a leak. Could you... could you please...”

”Oh, sure!” Andrea reacted hastily. Apparently, he hadn’t been asleep either. After some awkward shuffling, Luna slipped out of the warm but uncomfortable prison and crawled to the door. She opened it just a bit, enough so she could push her hips through the gap. She shivered when a cold, wet gust ran over her exposed groin. Had she been male, this would’ve been a whole lot easier, but there was nothing she could change about it. After taking care of the most pressing issue, she quickly closed the door and slumped onto the passenger seat, taking a deep breath. Now for the other issue. His presence kept her awake, but there was more to it than just that distracting pressure against her back. Even now, her heart was pounding and there was a weird fluttering in her stomach. It got significantly stronger when she just thought about that cute mienshao lying behind the seats.

Luna turned around and looked over the backrest, examining the male. He was lying there on his side, reciprocating her gaze nervously. She had never paid much attention to Andrea. There were just so many ruffians and machos around her, constantly keeping her and the other women busy with their bullshit, that she didn’t have time to think about him. However, right now, it was just the two of them. Reflecting on her day, she noted that Andrea had always been helpful, he had taken care of the situation while she had been busy raging, and he had never annoyed her in any way. A few traits that already set him apart from all the other idiots. As she looked at him, she noticed another detail. There was a telling bulge on his crotch. Andrea realized that he was showing a little more than intended when he heard her surprise, and quickly hid his crotch under the tarp. ”S-sorry.”

A smile moved on her lips when an odd idea popped into her head. When neither of them could sleep anyway, maybe they could have some fun instead? This situation felt just perfect. They were alone, she liked him well enough, he seemed to at least like her appearance. Maybe it would work out? It couldn’t hurt to at least give it a try, could it? It would still be better than trying it with any of those machos. But how to get things going? ”Can’t sleep either?”

Andrea abashedly shook his head.

”Yeah, sleeping back to back isn’t the most comfortable position. Maybe we should turn around? That would be much better, wouldn’t it?”

His eyes widened and he blinked in surprise. ”A-are you sure? I mean, if you don’t mind.”

”Not at all,” she purred. Emboldened by her new plan, she stepped over him, not even bothering to cover up. Her sudden boldness stunned the other mienshao so much, he completely forgot to look away and looked right at her nude body instead. With a grin, she lay down and didn’t turn away from him, but rolled toward him. Andrea also turned toward her, but he was a little overwhelmed by the situation. It took her a moment to figure out what was causing him so much trouble. He simply didn’t know what to do with his paws! So she made his choice for him, took his arm and put it around her. ”Andrea?”

”Yes?”

”This is a very special night. It’s just us two. I thought maybe we could use the time to get to know each other a little better.”

”We... each other? You mean... Me? You want to get to know me? Why?”

The flutter in her stomach had grown and become an all-encompassing tingling that permeated her whole body, infusing her with a powerful surge of excitement. Now she finally understood the motivation that drove her; she had gotten a crush on him. ”To be honest, the thought just crossed my mind. I mean, you’re cute, polite, and kind, like someone I’d actually want to be with. I wanted to try my luck before the opportunity vanishes forever. Back at the farm, I just don’t have the time to attempt such experiments. So, what do you say, want to give it a try?”

His eyes sparkled with nervous eagerness. This reaction encouraged Luna, basically telling her that she had made the right call. Andrea was indeed interested in her. ”I-I would love to, but don’t you think this is a rather...” He looked around. The sky was darkening as the night fell, the rain was still pouring relentlessly, and the cab was now only illuminated by a few glowing safety strips. ”A rather depressing moment?”

”I know, that’s what I want to change,” she whispered and grabbed his paw, slowly guiding it to her breast. Stripping bare had been embarrassing at first, but now it turned out to be pretty handy. She felt him shiver with excitement, but he still needed some encouragement. After pressing his paw against her tit for a few seconds, he finally got the hint and began to grope it. A bit further down, she moved her thighs closer to him, felt the warm bulge on his underwear. It had grown even bigger, and it didn’t take a genius to figure out why. Luna slowly ran her paw over his side and down to his hips. ”May I?”

”S-sure,” he stammered.

Luna grabbed the seams of his underwear and freed him from his last piece of apparel to lay bare what was hidden underneath. There it was, in all its glory, a beautiful, big cock. A lewd sigh escaped her lips, and she beamed with a smile. ”Oh my, that’s quite a pawful.” She followed her compliment up with action, reaching for his shaft and wrapping her paw around it.

Andrea gasped and winced. ”Thank you, I guess?” 

She looked him deep in the eyes. The mixture of fading coyness and rising arousal was adorable. Then she began to jerk him off, slowly pumping her paw along his dick while running the other paw around his chest, pulling him into an intimate hug. Her tits pressed against his chest was the only thing still separating their bodies, their faces only inches apart. She could see his feelers jitter with excitement, his nostrils flare as his breath became heavy and unsteady. His jaw dropped and his lips parted just a crack. She was so close that she just pressed her nose against his shoulder and inhaled his scent. It was an invigorating mix of musky, earthy odors, sweat from a day’s worth of labor, and the faint whiff of shower gel that fueled the fires of her lust. Luna needed more, and she sniffed again, relishing every bit while working his dick with growing vigor.

He reciprocated the favor, taking in her scent with curious, lusty huffs. She felt his paw on her back, reluctantly stroking her fur and exploring her. Only when he felt the softness of her butt, his hesitance turned into cautious playfulness. His fingers curled around her flesh as he kneaded and groped her ass, and Luna sighed with pleasure. This wasn’t enough, though, and she coiled her tail around his arm, pulling his paw further down and toward more interesting places. ”Don’t be shy, just give it a feel already,” she whispered into his ear. Her encouragement bore fruit. His fingers traced her butt crack, briefly brushing over her tailhole before they found her slit. They rubbed across her vulva and aimlessly poked and prodded her sensitive pussy. He clearly wasn’t experienced, but that didn’t matter. His presence alone was enough to make her heart pound and her skin tingle. Her sigh turned into a moan, and she shivered with arousal. ”There we go. How does it feel, Andrea?”

”Wet,” he responded instantly.

Luna giggled. He wasn’t wrong. ”I know. And don’t worry about being too rough. Get your fingers inside me, rub me harder. Now, what I initially meant to ask was, do you like this moment? Like, everything we’re doing right now.”

”Oh? Oh! It’s great. You’re so soft and warm, and so beautiful. I’m not sure if this is real or not. It just feels too good to be real.”

”I’m tempted to agree, but after everything that has happened, I know this is real, and it feels so wonderful.” Luna pulled her head back from his shoulder and moved in to give him a kiss. For a brief moment, Andrea stared at her in surprise, overwhelmed by the wordless offer. Then he parted his lips and embraced her muzzle. Their first kiss only lasted for a few seconds, but its effect was powerful. This wasn’t just a dream or a little fooling around; this was real! The flutters in her stomach became worse, they felt like small explosions going off inside her, and she was the one who interrupted the kiss to exclaim, ”Fuck, it feels like my heart is exploding in my chest.”

”What? Oh no, that’s not good!”

His genuine bewilderment elicited a warm laugh from the mienshao. It felt as if he had never done this before. ”Oh yes, it’s very good. Andrea, I think I love you. I’ve never felt like this around someone before. I don’t know how you do this, but you’re cute and you’re so incredibly delightful. I want to kiss you and keep you forever.” She let go of his dick and pulled him even closer, hugging him tightly while giving him a second, much more intimate, and wetter kiss. Her words managed to crack his fading reluctance even further. The male hugged her back and rubbed her slit with yet unfelt eagerness, but he still didn’t dare to push his fingers inside her.

”I-I cannot believe it. Luna, I love you too! I had never thought you would ever...” His speech faded into an excited stammer.

”So, do you want to do more than just fondling and kissing? Do you want to have sex with me?”

Andrea wheezed and nodded hurriedly, rendered mute by his overwhelming emotions. His eyes sparkled with tears of joy, and his fingers finally slid inside her cunt. Finally, Luna thought, rolling her eyes. She groaned when he fingered her with inexperienced eagerness. Doing it herself would’ve been better by a long shot, but she wanted him to do it. She wanted to feel his fingers inside her.

”Am I being too rough?”

”Fuck no, I need more! Don’t you dare stop or slow down!” she barked emphatically. She hadn’t gotten this far to be left high and dry. Andrea nodded timidly, and he heeded her command, fingering her faster. Luna blessed him with hot moans, playing them up a little because she loved his adorable reaction. Every time she made a sound, he flinched a little, trembling and shaking with arousal. With his erection wedged between their bodies, she could actually feel it throbbing and twitching. Her loins glowed with heat, she really wanted to have his cock inside her.

”Alright, I’m fertile right now. So if you cum in my pussy, there is a real chance that you’ll knock me up, but I’m ready. I want to have your baby, but I don’t want to raise it alone. If you’re willing to take the responsibility and stay with me, I’ll let you fuck my pussy. Otherwise, you could do me in the butt, but only with more preparation.”

His fingering stopped abruptly. She could hear him thinking, could watch his brain working behind his widened eyes, weighing his options. Andrea finally looked at her, and his indecisiveness was gone entirely. He had made his choice. ”In a world like this, I cannot refuse such an offer. Luna, I want to stay with you no matter what. Somehow, despite the circumstances, I’m happier than I’ve ever been. There is something about you, something I want to keep and cherish. Yes, I want to have a baby with you.”

Luna grinned, grabbed him tightly, and rolled onto her back. She spread her legs apart and crossed them behind his butt, teasingly rubbing her crotch against his dick. ”Well then, what are you waiting for? I’m ready!” Looking into his eyes, she spotted a hitherto unseen fire, an ember of lust growing into a wildfire. It had taken an eternity for him to become comfortable with this situation, but now he was right where she wanted him to be. Andrea grabbed her by the shoulders and took control, tenderly pushing his member against her wet vulva.

His cock went in with a noisy slurp, and Luna rejoiced with a breathless sigh. He felt even bigger than he looked. It was a warm, fulfilling girth that he tenderly sank into her. Their eyes locked together, he warily eyed her reaction, clearly nervous about this moment. His shaft delved deeper into her nethers, claimed her inch by inch, and Luna’s sigh turned into a lustful moan. A wonderful tingle of pleasure ran up and down her spine, filling her mind with bliss, as his size stretched and distended her, activating all those sensitive nerve ends that lined her channel. Once Andrea had filled her with his whole dick, his heavy sack resting on her butt, he let out a deep sigh and paused for a brief eternity to embrace her. Luna reached out and pulled him down, pressed him tightly against her chest, and pressed her lips on his. Kissing and licking him with relish, she cooed, ”That’s wonderful! Keep going, stud, fuck me.”

Andrea began to move his hips with a soft grunt, sluggishly dragging it back and forth through her sensitive channel. His face melted into blissful joy and the shallow, infirm thrusts quickly picked up in speed and depth as he grew more comfortable with the act. His breath became heavy, and beads of sweat formed on his skin while he pumped into her. 

He wasn’t the only one feeling hot. Heat bloomed in Luna’s loins and quickly dispersed throughout her body, radiating into her hands and feet, fingers and toes, and the very tip of her tail. A mixture of newfound love and carefree lust infused her mind, and she urged him with a desperate squeak, ”Harder, Andrea! Please, fuck me harder! I need more!”

Feral arousal seized the male’s brain and his face scrunched up into a lustful grimace. He snorted and grunted with growing arousal as his hips went to work, and he screwed her with urgent passion. All these days in the field, hauling sacks and handling tiresome machinery, finally paid off. He wasn’t a musclebound hunk, but he was surprisingly strong for his size. She felt every single thrust. His cock was making use of her whole depth, and his sack smacked into her butt with wet, obscene blows. The forceful motion sent her into higher and higher spheres of pleasure. By now, the wet, cold darkness had become a distant afterthought. Their kindled fire of lust blazed up and created the only light she needed, a beacon of hope, the hope to have found a mate and a new life.

Even his embrace tightened. He clutched her arms and pinned her down while he went to town on her and bred her hard. But his frenzied hammering wasn’t meant to last. She could see it in his eyes and hear it in his groans. His climax was drawing closer, but he was in good company. Usually, it took her a lot more to reach an orgasm, but the mixture of unbridled, passionate sex and the excitement about finding love in this drab world fueled her with enough sensitivity to come together with him.

A few more savage thrusts and her mind burst. For a moment, all of her thoughts disappeared, and she only felt anticipation as she approached the inevitable. Her toes and fingers cramped first, and the rest of her muscles followed suit. She rolled her eyes and tensed up to release a wet cry of pleasure as the orgasm claimed her hard. Her body surrendered to the climax, and the muscles lining her cunt began to contract hard. Andrea looked at her with a stunned expression, like a deer in the headlights, before joining her and collapsing on her chest with a desperate groan.

The twitches of his dick joined the convulsions of her pussy, working together to milk his precious seed. Her partner had a lot to give. She could actually feel the squirts of hot semen amid the copious wetness of her aroused pussy. Rope after rope, he shot his potent sperm deep inside her, moving into her fertile uterus and making its way to her ovum. She had told him that she was ready, and judging by his voluminous cumshot, she was dead certain that he would impregnate her. A second groan escaped her lips. She was going to be a mother. Blissful happiness flushed her mind, and she relaxed with a smile as her orgasm finally tapered off. Andrea wasn’t moving a lot either, completely drained from the day and the act. He just lay on her and nuzzled her neck while she stroked and patted his back.

”That was wonderful, Andrea. I love you, and I never want to let you go,” she whispered into his ear.

He took a deep breath before he reciprocated the declaration. ”This is the happiest night of my life, only thanks to you, Luna. I will keep you and hold you dear, within my arms and my heart. I love you, too.”

Luna reached over his back and picked up the tarp, dragging it over them to contain at least some of their orgasmic heat. They spent a few more minutes in their intimate union before she asked him to pull out so they could get comfortable enough to go to sleep. She rolled back on the side and gave him a goodnight kiss, then she closed her eyes and calmed down. The sensation of his warm fur pressing against her body didn’t keep her awake anymore. Even the pungent smell of sex, a concoction of heated musk and sweat, couldn’t distract her. Now that she held her new love and mate in her arms, she was satisfied and could finally fade to sleep. 

The last thing that went through her head was the hope for motherhood. There was more to it than the simple desire to have a child. With an unborn growing in her womb, she would finally be able to leave this wretched farm. The government rewarded couples with children with a small apartment and a meager but supportive income. They would still have to work to make a living, but they weren’t forced to live in collective accommodation with countless and often abrasive strangers. Her pregnancy was a ticket to a tiny bit of freedom and independence.

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As expected, the farm sent a recovery team on the very next day to recover the damaged tractor. The rescue of Luna and Andrea was just a happy coincidence. Their rescuers provided them with warm words, but they couldn’t even offer a single blanket or a hot drink. That just wasn’t in the budget. 

Welded together by the night, the two mienshaos stayed together ever since, and the more Luna got to know Andrea, the more she adored him. Fortunately, their encounter bore the fruit she had hoped for. A trip to the farm doctor affirmed that she was pregnant with a girl, and they soon prepared to leave the farm once and for all. A new apartment and a new life were finally within reach. The worst of their toil was over. Things wouldn’t become effortless, but they would at least become much better than they were. And most importantly, she didn’t have to deal with everything alone anymore. No, she had finally found someone special to share her life with, her new beloved mate Andrea.

And as far as planning went, they planned a lot. They even already decided on a name for their girl. Her name would be Carla.