Golden light reflected off of perfect clear blue ocean water. The beach could be blinding without sunglasses, but there was plenty of accessible shade just a little further back. People had set up hammocks, coolers, and a perfectly lovely little bar with plenty of ice. Beautiful sunshine and playful waves were nice and all, but sometimes you needed to have the freeze and burn of a margarita sliding down just right. Wayan took a long noisy, messy slurp of the bright green booze slushy and gave an ear splitting belch. The Cat turned bright red under her tawny fur and slapped a hand over her mouth. "Sorry" she mumbled to the bartender through her fingers before trying to recapture a shred of pride "Some water, please. A pitcher actually. I think I need to calm my stomach down." The buff shirtless Labrador glanced down at her enormous squirming stomach and slid over the huge carafe without comment.
A python sliding up the beach laughed and called over. "I don't think they were able to hear you on other side of the island Wayan, you better do it again!" Jyoti slithered up by the still blushing cat and ordered a beer before slapping the feline on the back. "There's no shame in appreciating a good meal- oh my! They're still going in there, huh?" The Burmese python leaned in closer, tucking back a few strands of long hair with the rest of her ponytail. "Looks like you landed a big one, huh?" Wayan decided she couldn't just try to drink the entire pitcher and pretend she hadn't noticed the honey and bark scaled snake. Flicking an ear in annoyance she said "I wasn't ashamed, and yes. I'm pretty sure this was the biggest tourist on the whole beach actually. It was a pain getting him down and he won't just settle in and enjoy the ride." Her guts squirmed again and she slapped her hand against the revolution minded tummy. It was a good thing two piece bikinis were the fashion here, any kind of form fitting suit would have torn clean off.
Jyoti let out a long "Hmmmmmm" while leaning back up to grab her own drink, saluting the bartender in thanks. "Well I wouldn't know what it was like to have eyes bigger than my stomach-" she winked and gestured to her own long and sinuous body "-I'm pretty sure you didn't snag the biggest prey on the beach today. I met a perfectly lovely cow woman, and wouldn't you know it she felt like spending a little time shining my scales." There was an enormous lump in the mostly straight lines of the python and she leaned back to stroke it fondly. "Then I offered her a chance to do it from the inside, and, well..." The bartender leaned over the edge of the counter and said "Huh. Looks smaller to me." Then he turned around and busied himself with cleaning glasses and checking stock.
The snake did not need to look at Wayan to know the cat had swapped from scarlet to smug. Taking another long slurp of her margarita and smacked her lips afterwards. A little bit too casually she purred "Well I guess my RHINOCEROS pal in here is the biggest catch. Must have been distracted by my charming-" the bartender leaned back over with a receipt and interrupted "Actually about those fifteen drinks he had before you gulped him; you know he hadn't paid for those yet, right?" He gave her a meaningful look until the feline pulled a few large bills out of her tiny purse and winced as he gave her a few coins in change. Jyoti laughed again and took a swig of her beer. "I'm amazed he still has the strength to move in there! I'll be even more amazed if you actually keep him down after he sobers up." She took another sip as the cat's eyes narrowed.
Now when she spoke you could hear the hiss in it. "What would you know about keeping them down? You always pick some bimbo with nothing going on. Some of us have to actually build up a tougher gut, really keep the spirit of the hunt gooooRRRRAAAAAPPP!" A second tremendous belch fought its way free and interrupted Wayan's whole train of thought. She turned red again and tried to hide it in a few long gulps of water. Jyoti simply rolled her eyes and glanced back over to the beach. "So, you're saying that you do not want me to go find some cute co-eds to rub our bellies?" The feline's demeanor instantly shifted over to pleading "Oh god, would you? This guy is KILLING me and I can barely walk. I really should've stuck with someone smaller." The python sucked down the rest of her bottle and left some cash on the bar for the labrador before starting back towards the sun. "Don't worry Wayan, I'll tell them you're here with the Second biggest belly on the beach." She stretched her arms above her head and waved to her friend before slithering back out into the sun, ignoring any squawking protests as she headed back out to the beach.
Trying to write something short and shallow for a change. Idea provided by a friend, hopefully meeting the prompt of "Two preds at a beach resort talk about their latest haul."
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