A Group Giggling Activity

Sandbar and Yona sat uncomfortably silent in the yak’s dorm room. Though they weren’t alone, their other friends had also joined them, sitting on one of the beds or chairs around the room.

But it wasn’t the addition of guests that made them feel so tense, Gallus, Smolder, Ocellus, and Silverstream were just as anxious and uneasy as the couple.

They all knew why they gathered inside, but no one was brave enough to actually start the conversation.

It all started last night. For Sandbar and Yona, it was a special night that they had been planning for about a week. Sandbar went around getting a custom order of rope and lotion and other tools, Yona spent a lot of time convincing Ocellus to spend the night in Smolder and Silverstream’s room.

All of their prep culminated in a very long night of tickling, laughter, and snuggling.

It was meant to be an intense, intimate and most importantly, private, moment for the couple.

When the morning came, Sandbar was meant to sneak back into his room before Gallus woke up. But an entire night of verbal teasing and toe feathering and foot brushing takes more out of a pony or yak than they expected. And for Sandbar, naked snuggles in the tender embrace of a gentle, loving yak was overwhelmingly comfortable.

They overslept far past sunrise. And when they did wake up and quickly got dressed to get on with their day, Sandbar opened the door to see his four other friends waiting outside, looking very sleep-deprived.

Sandbar barely got an awkward greeting out before he was hit with a blunt “We know what you two have been doing,” from Smolder.

Sandbar and Yona just…assumed that the dorm walls were soundproof. Or at least, soundproof enough…

But their friends knew. They knew for a WHILE.

The realization alone would be mortifying enough, but now their friends were insistent on talking about it.

And yet, after they all walked into the room, not a single word had been spoken since.

Smolder tugged at the ropes, still attached to the bed, as if she wanted to see how far she could casually tug without them fraying, and how hard Yona was getting tickled to warrant such thick rope.

Silverstream quietly looked in through Sandbar’s box of tickle toys, trying to pretend that she wasn’t imagining some of the bristles running across her feet and over her wings.

Gallus and Ocellus couldn’t look their roommates in the eye, all they could visualize whenever they looked at them was the couple stripped naked and tickling each other, or worse yet, them teaming up to tickle them to tears.

And Sandbar and Yona’s faces had been blushing bright red the entire time, breaking out into a cold sweat as they could practically feel the judgment from their friends as each second passed by in silence.

Gallus finally managed to lift his head up and look straight at Sandbar. “So…what’s…so great about being tickled?” It came out awkwardly and he probably could’ve worded things better, but at least he finally forced the conversation into motion.

“Huh?” Sandbar perked his head up, shocked by the sudden break in silence. Yona did the same, but was too stunned to speak.

“Y’know, just…why do you two do it?” Gallus quietly tapped his index fingers together.

“I…uh…” Sandbar was at a loss for words, was Gallus genuinely curious? He awkwardly rubbed the back of his neck. “It’s…just something we think is fun.”

“Yeah, but…what do you find fun about it?”

The blush on Sandbar’s cheeks intensified. “W-Why do you ask?”

As embarrassed as Sandbar was by answering, Gallus’s cheeks were getting just as red by asking. “Just…wondering, is all…”

“Oh, um…well…” Sandbar paused. He loved the times when he was tickling and being tickled by Yona, but to explain why was hard to put into words, especially with the pressure of all his other friends watching him for his response. “Just…when I’m being tickled, it just makes me feel all…excited…and…happy?”

“...Is that all there is to it?” Gallus asked. His tone wasn’t skeptical, just curious.

“N-No, i-it’s not just that, it’s j-just…” Sandbar stammered, trying to get his thoughts in order.

Yona decided to add in her input. “Yona love laughing. Yona feel happy and tingly when laughing. And when Sandbar tickles Yona, Yona can’t stop laughing. It makes Yona feel good knowing Sandbar doing so much to make Yona laugh.”

“Y-Yeah,” Sandbar nodded. “Even if it’s just playful. Like, if Yona comes up from behind and squeezes my sides, it’s like my mood instantly improves.”

“That sounds…nice…” Ocellus sheepishly smiled.

“And tickling Sandbar lots of fun, too!” Yona added, wanting to give her friends some perspective on the other half of their tickle-kink. “Sandbar make lots of cute squeaks when Yona gets his armpits.”

Gallus and Smolder let out a few teasing snickers, much to Sandbar’s embarrassment.

“Y-Yeah? Well, Yona’s feet are as ticklish as they are big!” Sandbar huffed, wanting to take his girlfriend with him in retaliation. “I’ve had a lot of fun finding all of her tickle spots and making her squeal.”

Ocellus and Silverstream immediately looked over to the blushing Yona, and then their attention went right down to her feet. They did look as big as they ever did, and rather soft, too…

Both Yona and Sandbar were just as red in the face as they were before, but the more they kept talking, the more comfortable they got while talking about their frequent tickle sessions.

“Yona really like when Sandbar crawl on top of her to tickle upperbody. It real nice, intimate position.”

“When Yona blindfolded me, it made all the tickling even more intense, but it was getting me tingly all over! Not knowing where or when she’d tickle me was scary, but exciting!

“Sandbar get really mean when he do teases while tickling, but mean in good way! It like he make things tickle more when he talks!”

“Yona’s got a lot of stamina, so I get a lot of time to really get her laughing, and with how much of her there is to tickle, I need all the time I can get! Helps that I got these new ropes that’ll keep her tied down.”

All their friends listened intently as Sandbar and Yona talked about tickling and being tickled by the other one. And with their interest, a few other feelings started to get mixed in as well.

Sandbar awkwardly scratched his neck as he tried to finish up his explanation. “So…um…yeah…Does that answer your question, Gallus?”

“Kinda? I guess?” Gallus shrugged, unsure if he was entirely satisfied with everything he’d been hearing.

“Ugh, sorry, I know this all sounds super weird to you guys,” Sandbar sighed.

“I mean yeah, but it sounds really fun, too!” Silverstream grinned.

“It…does?” Yona tilted her head.

Ocellus nervously chuckled and pressed her fingers together. “Would it maybe be possible if…we tried it out, too?”

Sandbar did a double-take. “Wait, you guys…want to be tickled?”

“Well yeah,” Smolder smirked. “Why else would we be having this awkward conversation?”

“From what we’ve been hearing, and trust me, we’ve been hearing it for a loooong time,” Gallus snarked. “You two have been having a great time, might as well see what’s so great about it.”

“Plus if it gets me a good night’s sleep again, even better,” he muttered under his breath.

Sandbar and Yona stared at each other, then at each of their friends, their jaws hanging open in shock. They were dreading a rejection of their kink, but an open curiosity to it left them completely baffled.

Yona needed clarification. “...Friends want Yona and Sandbar to tickle them the same way Yona and Sandbar tickle each other?”

“W-Well, maybe not the exact same way!” Ocellus sputtered out. “But just something so we can see what it’s like for ourselves?”

Yona and Sandbar exchanged glances. Sandbar already had most of the tools and bondage gear ready, plus their friends were genuinely willing to do this of their own volition.

Sandbar looked back to his friends. “Um, yeah! I think we can arrange something for each of you!”

“WOOHOO!” Silverstream cheered, immediately diving towards Sandbar’s box of tickle tools. “Ooh, I want that one, and this one, and this one…!”

Smolder held up one of the blue ropes. “We don’t have to be tied down with stuff strong enough to keep Yona down, right?”

“Well, not unless you want to be,” Sandbar said. “I mean, we’ll see what works to make you comfortable.”

“Can we at least start tomorrow?” Gallus yawned, rubbing the bags under his eyes. “I really need some freakin’ sleep.”

“Of course!” Sandbar nodded. “We need time to get everything sorted out anyway. So if there’s nothing else, then-”

“Ooh! Ooh!” Silverstream raised her hand and frantically waved it around. “If we do end up liking it, does that mean we’ll get to join in on your late night tickle sessions?”

Sandbar hesitated to give an answer. Sure, his friends sharing another particular interest of his would be nice, but to have it intersect with his private, intimate moments with Yona? Then again, apparently they weren’t as private as they originally thought…

“Uh…”

Thankfully, Smolder decided to save him. “C’mon, Silverstream, let them figure this out one step at a time.”

“Just…come find us whenever you’re ready, alright?” Ocellus said.

With little else left to discuss, the group of four left the room, leaving Sandbar and Yona to plan their friends’ upcoming tickle sessions.

As soon as the door closed, Sandbar immediately flopped backwards onto the bed. “Well, this has been the most humiliating moment in my life,” he groaned, smothering his face with a pillow.

“Why? Friends all seem fine with us doing tickling stuff.” Yona tried to offer sympathetic headpats.

“Yeah, but they knew about EVERY time we did it…”

Even Yona couldn’t keep her smile up. She remembered saying some very embarrassing things just to make Sandbar let up on the tickling. “Well, look on bright side! Now we get to make friends embarrassed right back!”

Sandbar pulled the pillow off his face. Instead of a blushing cringe, his eyebrows furrowed with determination. “Alright, let’s see what we can do.”

Sandbar and Yona kneeled down next to the box of tickle tools, pulling them out and discussing whether or not they should use it on one of their friends.

“...Say, Yona?”

“Yes, Sandbar?”

Sandbar glanced at the door. “What Silverstream said earlier…if some of them do end up liking it, what happens then?”

Yona’s ears perked up. “What you mean?”

“Like, if we have another tickle session together…are we just gonna let them join in?”

“Sure! Why not?” Yona eagerly nodded. “More friends mean more laughter!”

“I guess, but…I dunno, I liked doing this stuff cause it was a special thing for just the two of us.”

Yona gave Sandbar a teasing smirk. “Is Sandbar worried Yona might enjoy being tickled by other friends?”

“Well, I wouldn’t say it like that…” Sandbar said, guiltily scratching the back of his head.

Yona put a hand on Sandbar’s shoulder. “If Sandbar want to tickle or be tickled just by Yona, all Sandbar have to do is ask,” Yona winked. “And if Sandbar want to tickle or be tickled by other friend, that fine, too!”

Sandbar softly chuckled. “Thanks, Yona. I guess I’ll try not to be too jealous if one of them wants to try tickling you.”

“Heehee, no need to be worry. Sandbar best at tickling Yona!”

“Heh, we might have to find an actual private place later on…”

The next day, after some much-needed sleep, Ocellus, Gallus, Smolder, and Silverstream gathered outside of the same dorm room they confronted Sandbar and Yona in.

“...So we’re really doing this, huh?” Smolder looked around, trying to see if anyone had any second thoughts.

“Guess so,” Gallus nodded. He tried to act as disinterested as possible, but the sweat dripping down his feathers betrayed his aloof attitude.

Ocellus couldn’t stop staring at the door to her room, her mind already racing with a million thoughts a minute on what was on the other side.

Silverstream put a hand on the changeling’s shoulder. “Ya nervous, Ocellus? It’s only gonna be a little tickling!”

Ocellus fidgeted in place, rubbing her hands together. “Well…being tied down and tickled by Yona and Sandbar does sound a little…intimidating…”

“Aw, it’ll be fun! You’ll see!”

Smolder turned to Gallus “You remember what Sandbar said about needing special rope to tie Yona down?”

“Yeah?” Gallus raised an eyebrow.

“I wonder what he’s doing to her that requires ropes that strong in the first place…”

“If that’s the case, it’s a wonder the bed is still in one piece,” Gallus chuckled.

The door opened, and Sandbar peeked his head out, seeing that all his friends made it, waiting for their tickle session.

“So…which one of you wants to go first?”