December 20th, 2010

No matter what the time of year or what occasion it was, the military of North Triston always stuck to their rigid promise of providing their country with the defence and servitude it required. And this promise didn't flex even with Christmas in the air, despite the decorations going up in every corner of each of the military's bases. From the mid 80s to the early 90s had seen its greatest period of activity, due to increasingly aggressive demands from the brutal governance that had taken hold of South Triston in late 1983. It had been the darkest period of the island's history, for quickly established in the South was one of the world's most totalitarian, repressive and abusive regimes. Great swathes of the Anthropomorphic citizens fled before all borders were sealed, while those who remained were treated with open contempt. North Triston had sustained everything from being regarded as monsters for allowing creatures other than humans to govern or marry, to the threat of war if they didn't allow them to take the North over and impose their own system on it. Despite a series of new Governments after its violent overthrowing in 1993, the South was still in disarray, though the citizens of the North knew that the threat of war was over. However, the military knew that it would certainly not be the last threat they would face. If there ever was a recurrence of it, it would almost certainly prove to be far more dangerous.

Of course, there was one other thing that could never escape the military - and that was soldiers falling hopelessly in love with each other. And Belle Darke and her love Mikhail Tsimanis, a pair of black and white skunks respectively could not prove this to be more true, for since the day they had opened out around each other on their way to Crez, having been quite luckily seated next to each other on the military aircraft, it had slowly become common knowledge throughout the entire base. While some mocked and some thought it a dangerous matter, this military was rather lax about love, for it was never punishable unless it caused a dangerous situation in war. Both of them were quite similar in character; both of them were very devoted to their positions from the very first day right until the fateful day they had decided to leave, and both of them had come in to turn their lives around.

However, one difference arose between them, and it was that Mikhail wasn't keen on Christmas, due to a quite nasty incident involving two cousins of his a number of years before. As such, he paid it relatively little attention, and simply continued on with his work. And when he turned down the chance to enter the Christmas raffle that was being run at his new job, Belle knew she had to do something...and then an idea came to her.

Patience would be required, and precision even more so. She left the library earlier than usual, with the guise that she was meeting a former schoolfriend of hers. Instead, she'd visited two of the nearby shops to pick up the tools of her trade, and nobody had paid the bags she'd come back with much attention. When the time came to leave for the night, she'd get to Mikhail's home before he did, though would have to keep her car well hidden. She knew that the house would be empty that night, for his sisters had gone to a Dawnlight convention for the week, and his parents were at a restaurant in the next town. She made it to his home in the nick of time, and had just enough time to park it across the street with the plates covered by two adjacent cars, before she entered and headed to the kitchen, where she stripped down and put on the green bra and panties she'd bought. Taking one of the candy canes with her, she beamed when the headlights of Mikhail's car shone through the window.

"Merry Christmas, Mickey." she cooed as Mikhail came in.

"Hey, Sharp!" he beamed. "I was wondering where you were...and I come home to this great surprise!"

"It's about to get even greater." she smirked, as she slowly stepped into the living room, the candy cane hanging from her hand paw. Mikhail's eyes lit up at this sight, "Is it just me...or do you have an early Christmas present, Mickey?"

"Both." he smirked, a split second before Belle bit into one end of the candy cane. "And with it being you...so much the better."

"This candy cane," she crooned, beginning to walk towards him with a wiggle of her large tail at each step, "isn't the only thing I'd like."

"No?" said Mikhail, his voice deepening with delight.

"No." said Belle huskily, stealing a quick lick at his snout and cheek, which immediately elicited the delight he'd been having increasing difficulty holding back.

"My princess," said Mikhail softly, "you have no idea...just how lucky a man I am."

First time I've ever bought a Christmas themed piece. And man, am I pleased with it! The talented PlagueBug has worked her magic into this latest picture of my main skunk character, showing her off in a halfway point never yet seen in visual form - suggestive poses never fail. This mistress oh so stinky has another reason to celebrate Christmas, although it certainly won't go without the trademark affection of her species. ^^

Original image: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9432531/