The Picnic By: Brit Rating: NC-17 H/T Het My entry to the Andromerotica contest. A scenario fic 'ice cream floats and rowing boats' Disclaimer: I do not own Andromeda or any of its characters. I write fiction about them solely for pleasure and do not receive any payment from my work other than satisfaction if someone enjoys my scribbling. ***************** Harper had spent the best part of a day trying to persuade the rest of the crew of the Andromeda to go on a picnic with him. He had become more hyper as the day wore on; his hair was even spikier than usual from the number of times he'd run his fingers through it in sheer desperation. They were actually just a short hop away from a planet, not just any planet, one of the most beautiful planets in the system. A planet just made for picnicking and other out of doors activities. He'd tried each crewmember in turn. Beka of course wanted nothing to do with the planet. "Harper," she'd muttered at him. "I can think of nothing worse than actually eating out in the open air. There is no way that I'm going to come on a picnic with you or anyone else for that matter." Tyr just gave him a slight almost contemptuous smile. "Little man, if you think I am going to sit and try to eat a meal surrounded by whatever flying insects inhabit that planet you will need to think again. I have several new books to read and that is how I intend to spend my time." Rev was meditating and Dylan was watching his collection of basketball games. Rommie was running diagnostics with her other two persona. Harper shrugged, only Trance left. He found her in hydroponics watering her plants. Harper put on an unhappy face. "Trance my sparkly purple babe, I'm trying to arrange a picnic for the crew and not one of them will come with me. But, am I sad, no I am not because I know that my very best friend on board Andromeda will not let me down." He looked at her slyly to see if his words had taken effect. "That's a shame Harper." Trance was very matter of fact. "But you know that Beka doesn't like planets." "Not Beka my purple Princess, you, I know that you won't let me down." Trance frowned. "Harper I'm really sorry but I don't know if I can leave my plants. Tallulah is seeding and I shouldn't leave her alone at a time like this." "Trance." Harper was practically begging. "Think of all the plants you'll see down on the planet, you might even be able to get some new ones." She thought for a minute then nodded her agreement. "OK Harper I'll come with you. I'm sure Tallulah will be all right for a couple of hours." That was how the next day; Trance and Harper with a very large cool box were standing by a lake. Trance was practically bouncing at the sight of some small, colourfully painted boats. "Come on Harper it'll be fun, how difficult can it be. They are propelling those boats with two wooden sticks it looks easy." Harper didn't look convinced. However, he paid the boatman and very soon they were in a rowing boat on their way to the centre of the lake where there was a small island complete with picnic tables. He wasn't really sure how he managed to lose the oars, one minute they were travelling through the water, the next he was on his back in the bottom of the boat and the oars were gone. After that they began to drift over to the far side of the lake where the undergrowth was fairly thick. Their little boat got securely wedged in some bushes and they were stuck. Trance laughed. "We can always walk back," she said. "Let's have our picnic anyway." Harper opened the cooler and they made short work of the delicious food inside. Trance had packed the picnic and she'd included a small freezer unit full of ice cream, there was also a plentiful supply of Sparky cola. Harper grinned. "Prepare yourself for the experience of a lifetime," he said. He poured some Sparky into two glasses and added a large scoop of the ice cream to each. The Sparky frothed and fizzed and he quickly handed one of the glasses to Trance. She took a large mouthful and giggled as the bubbles tickled her nose. "Ice cream floats." Harper smirked. "It's years since I had one of these." He looked at Trance and started laughing. She had froth all over her nose. She looked adorable, her eyes wide in surprise. He leaned forward a paper handkerchief in his hand ready to wipe off the foam. He couldn't help himself; instead of using the tissue he kissed her nose gently. She giggled and moved and their lips met. Her lips were cold, so was the tongue that she darted into his mouth. Investigating, seeking out his tongue. She tasted of Sparky and vanilla and an indefinable flavour that was uniquely her. Harper felt as if an electric shock had travelled through his body and settled in the pit of his stomach. He pulled away from her. "Trance," he said softly. "You do realise that friends don't kiss like that. When humans kiss each other like that it usually leads to… other things." She laughed at his hesitation. "Do you mean it leads to sexual intercourse, Harper?" She laughed even more at the expression on his face. "I'm not as innocent as you think, I know all about it and I want to try it. Do you want to try it with me?" He could only nod his agreement. She kissed him again and he responded. Greedily exploring each other's mouths with their tongues. He could feel himself becoming aroused. He released her mouth and began to kiss her face, along her jaw line and down her neck until he reached the hollow at the base of her throat. He poured a little of the float on to her cleavage and licked it off. She tasted so good. He traced the line between her breasts with his lips and tongue, then pulled her forward gently and tried to unfasten her top. She giggled at his fumbling and pushed his hand away gently. She reached round to the back of the garment and undid it for him. It fell away from her. She had no undergarment on and her breasts revealed themselves to his admiring gaze. "By the Divine, Trance you are so beautiful." He whispered breathlessly. Her breasts were slightly lighter in colour than her exposed flesh had been. Her nipples were pert, slightly darker than the surrounding skin. He stroked them gently with his finger, watching them become erect. He brushed them in turn with his lips then took one in his mouth, sucking and nibbling her. Trance moaned and rubbed the increasing bulge in his trousers with her hand. She reached down inside the loose waistband of his pants and stroked his erection. He twitched under her touch, growing even harder. He wriggled out of his clothes trying not to break contact with her. She gasped at the size of him. Then began pumping his shaft, running her fingers over the sensitive glans. She licked her fingers enjoying the taste of him then went back to stimulating him again. Harper pulled down her trousers. Her pubic hair was a patch of gold against her purple skin. He began to stroke her gently between her legs. She was already very wet and more than ready for him. He trailed kisses down her body until he was able to use his tongue against her clitoris. She bucked and heaved in pleasure, moaning and crying out his name. He felt the rhythmic contractions as she orgasmed. He inserted two fingers in her vagina, moving them in and out easily as she spasmed. He waited a few moments then began teasing her with his cock. Rubbing it against the sensitive bundle of nerve endings that made up her clitoris. He penetrated her slightly then as she moaned, he pulled back. Her tail trailed down his spine and between his buttocks, caressing the sensitive skin round his anus. He couldn't wait any longer, he pushed into her, gasping as her strong muscles gripped him. He moved very gently at first then faster and faster as she screamed in pleasure. Her hips rose to meet him as he thrust. She grasped his buttocks trying to pull him deeper inside. He felt her begin to orgasm again, then he was lost as he came explosively deep inside her. He had never had a more powerful orgasm in his life. His screams of pleasure joined hers as his come spurted into her. He rolled off her eventually and lay in the bottom of the boat, trying to get his breath back. She moved over so that she was straddling him. Now it was her turn to use her mouth and tongue on his body. She poured the remainder of the ice cream float over him. Then used her tongue to lick him clean. She licked and caressed him until he began to harden again, then she took his cock in her mouth. She did things to him with her tongue that he hadn't imagined were possible. She flicked his nipples gently with her tail. She wouldn't allow him to touch her and she used her fingers to pleasure herself and bring herself to orgasm while he watched. Again his orgasm coincided with hers. "Wow purple pixie," he said. "Where did you learn all that?" "I borrowed one of Tyr's books. They aren't all philosophy and great literature." They had been so wrapped up in their mutual pleasure that they hadn't noticed their little craft start to move. Their energetic sex had released the rowing boat from its moorings among the bushes. By the time they realised what was happening they were in the middle of the lake, heading for the Island. They both frantically scrabbled round for their clothes. Harper had just managed, with difficulty, to zip up his trousers when they almost collided with another rowing boat full of Perseids. "Sorry." He managed to say. "We're not under control." Trance giggled at his words. As they drifted Trance spotted their oars. She hooked one out of the water with her tail and Harper managed to get the other one. They rowed back to the boat shed and then with their arms wrapped round each other they boarded the Maru and returned to Andromeda. Beka was waiting for them. She noticed that Harper had his trousers on inside out but she didn't comment. She waited until she got Trance on her own before she said anything. The dreamy look on Trance's face and Harper's big grin had been enough to tell her what she wanted to know. "Mission successful?" Was all she said to Trance. The purple girl smiled enigmatically. "Oh yes." She said. "Thanks Beka and tell the others thank you too for managing to find something else to do when Harper suggested the picnic." Trance went off to find her lover, she'd read about some other interesting sexual practices and she couldn't wait to try them out. Now where could she get her hands on some handcuffs?