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Chapter 25
The week seemed to fly by. Ken woke Monday morning, feeling good after
sleeping in. He, Jane and Sandy had made love until pretty late. They got up
and went down stairs where Ari and Bill had fallen asleep after she'd seduced
him. Bill woke up in the study to find himself surrounded by naked woman with
Ken offering him some coffee. His brain had screamed RUN, but no one, not even
Sandy, seemed fazed by the fact that he was naked and that he and an equally
naked young girl draped over his body.
When they were leaving that day, Sandy and Bill promised to return, and
Sandy extracted a promise from them to tell her about this whole slave thing.
Jane was still asleep when Ken dragged himself downstairs. Despite all
the activity, he hadn't slept well, half remembered dreams invaded his rest.
During the day, he contacted Joan and found out the title work was finished and
he could go in and sign it. Then Ellen and Kim called him to finalize the
lottery transfer. He also set up the scholarship for Ari and asked if they knew
a lawyer that they'd trust to handle other matters. They said they'd work on
it.
Ari got home somewhat late from classes, she'd spent some time at the
library doing research for something or other. Ari was into biology big time -
something Ken knew nothing about at all. She also had quit her jobs; they
didn't care since they had a high turnover anyway.
When he retired to the study, he discovered a hardbound book on the
table. Unsurprisingly, it was a Heinlein book - Time Enough for Love. Even more
surprisingly, he liked it. It wasn't hardcore sci-fi, but it was still
excellent and the girls left him alone to read. That night, sleep was even more
elusive and he woke drenched in sweat. He slipped out of the room and into one
of the other bathrooms to take a shower. He didn't go back to sleep that night.
The rest of the week was more of the same. They were busy transitioning
their lives from old to new. Jane and Ken moved the last of the things that
they wanted from their old places before Jane gave up her apartment. Ken still
had no idea what to do about his house, but he felt it wasn't a good idea to
sell it.
Ari and Jane went to the mall with a credit card for clothing for Ari.
She also explained to Ken that, if it was OK, she wanted a cell phone for her
sister. From the few phone calls and one hasty meeting they'd had, it was
clear that her mom was going off the deep end. Ari wasn't allowed to see her
sister at all. The school had been notified and Ari had been told she wasn't
allowed on school grounds.
Ken OK'd the phone without a second thought. They told him they got
something very small - read expensive - and had had Jane slip it to the girl.
Ari was happy to be back in contact with her sister, but grew more upset from
what she was hearing.
The days took on an easy rhythm - evenings and afternoons would usually
find two or more of them making love somewhere. Genie came by after work on
Tuesday and Wednesday and they all played together. Ken began searching for a
place to get bondage furniture after they decided to make one of the rooms into
a dungeon. It had been an odd room anyway, located in the family wing of the
mansion.
The nights, however, were less tranquil. Ken's nightmares had returned
full force and he got very little rest. He knew that the women were aware there
was a problem, but he was still unwilling to discuss what was going on.
Thursday evening, everything seemed to be going well. Lea appeared and shared
dinner with them - not that she seemed to eat much, but just having her there
made everyone feel incredibly good. She said nothing about Ken's problems,
although he knew she was completely aware of what the problem was. That night
was a bad one, and the following night, Friday night was worse.
Ken was getting irritable from the lack of sleep. The energy he stored
could be used to sustain him, but not forever. Going without sleep was bad, but
the emotional drain was more telling. The women were being affected as well,
becoming slightly irritable. It all came to a head Saturday morning.
Ken, waking for the third time Friday night, left the room and went to
the study. He got himself a small glass of wine. This time, he knew that he
was blocking the women. They needed sleep and his inability to deal with
something that should have been over with a long time ago was affecting all of
them. He cursed himself for his weakness.
He came aware when dim light began to filter into the room. Arianwen
and Jane were kneeling at his feet. Both were clothed.
"Ken," said Jane in a serious voice, "this can't go on. You have to
tell us what's wrong."
Ari actually had tears in her eyes and it tore Ken's heart to know how
much pain he was causing her. But if he told them, if they knew about what he'd
done, how would they feel? He didn't think he could bear it to see fear in
their eyes when they looked at him. Lea appeared behind them and for once, Her
presence did not give him peace.
"Kenneth, it is past time for you to handle this. You must trust your
Circle, trust your loved ones. You cannot run from this and you cannot forget
it." It wasn't - quite - a command. She would let things ride if he chose not
to speak. But he knew She'd be very disappointed.
Ken sighed and leaned his head in his hands. It was pounding and he
felt awful.
After a long time he began speaking...
The incident happened about 15 years ago, he began. Although, I guess
you could say that what ended up happening was caused by something that I was
into long before that. My dad, when I was a kid, loved to watch marshal arts
movies. I loved to watch them too, even when I was three or four. When I was
six, I began taking Aikido. I really loved it and had a talent for it. By the
time I was twelve, I'd won a lot of tournaments and had expanded into other
arts, Kenpo being one of them. I was great at Aikido, but Kenpo was something
else. It came so naturally that it felt as easy as breathing. I learned
everything I could, spend almost everyday in the studio of one art or another.
I learned the staff, sword and other weapons. I had a real talent with edged
weapons.
I was always able to separate that life from things like school. The
few times I'd gotten into scrapes in school, I never had to do much - usually I
just kept from getting hurt and walked, or ran, away. There was this once in my
senior year when there was a problem I couldn't avoid. This football player
decided he wanted my girlfriend. She and I had been together for two years and
we had every intention of getting married after college. He got nasty with her,
and it was just me, her and a bunch of his buddies.
We tried to walk, but it didn't happen. They grabbed me, which I would
have dealt with, but then he put his hands on her and tried to kiss her. I
don't remember what I did to the guys holding me, but he seemed pretty surprised
when I pulled him off her. He took a swing at me, but never managed to connect
and I ended up dropping him. Two other guys decided to get into things, and I
put them down too. The rest figured that when five to one odds didn't work,
they had other places to be and left.
Nothing was really said about it, but I know that the main instigator -
Jed, didn't forget about the incident. From being big man on campus in the
spring, his name was mud by mid winter. Things went down hill for him and he
got expelled. I didn't think much of it and Susan and I went on with our lives.
Things were going well for Susan and I. We decided to go to the same
college and were both accepted. We got engaged, but decided that the wedding
could wait until after we graduated.
Ken stopped his narrative for a moment and just sat. Neither Jane nor
Arianwen moved. They knelt, waiting. With a sigh he continued.
It was spring and Susan and I were out for the night. Classes were
going well, we were doing fine with each other and looking forward to getting a
small apartment together. Her mother had always been against us moving in
together. Perhaps it had something to do with Susan's father leaving them soon
after she as born. Her mother loved her a lot and was very, very protective of
her.
Susan loved trains, loved to ride on them, loved to people watch. It
never effected me the same way, but if it made her happy, I was all for it. I
was young and confident. By this time, I knew I could have been making money on
the tournament circuit if I'd wanted to. I'd competed and won several high
level tournaments, but frankly, while I enjoyed the competition, I never really
liked the spot light.
Anyway, we were heading back to the car, and Susan was running in front
of me, wanting me to catch her, when I realized that we were in danger. I was
too late though. Before I could yell out, she'd been dragged into the alley,
and I had no choice but to follow.
There were four of them and two already had Susan and were cutting her
clothes off. When I came around the corner, the other two were waiting for me.
I suppose that I could have handled things differently, but from what I
know now, it wouldn't have made a difference. Both guys had knives. One of
them almost got me right off the bat, but I managed to get out of the way. Then
things got serious. They knew what they were doing. I could tell that they
were street brawlers - guys that love to fight just to do it.
I was distracted by Susan's scream and realized that things were really
bad.
Again he paused, his eyes open, but seeing nothing in the room.
Everything seemed to speed up. I got the knife from one of them, but
the third one had left Susan and was coming for me. He tried to stab me in the
back, but I twisted and he only cut my side. He was the first on I... the first
one I killed. I was out of time, they were no longer playing cat and mouse.
The other two attacked me, but now I was armed as well. I was always
very good with edged weapons, but I still took another cut before I could kill
the second guy.
The final one I was fighting started screaming for help. Seeing two of
his pals down, the last guy left Susan and joined his friend. He wasn't as good
as the other ones had been, so I concentrated on the greater threat. I was
almost killed when the fourth guy, after backing out with a slash on his arm
called my name.
Kenny, he said, I know you, you fuck! You're gonna pay this time!
I didn't know who it was, but rather than heading for me, the guy ran
for Susan. I got sloppy and took another cut, which focused me real quick.
Then, taking a chance, I threw the knife my opponent. It was a good knife, well
made and well balanced and it lodged in his throat. I only found that out later
though because I was racing toward Susan.
He stopped again, tears in his eyes. Neither Ari nor Jane's faces were
dry either.
I was too late. The bastard killed her when he saw me was coming for
him. Then he went for me. I finally recognized him. It was Jed.
Oddly enough I was in complete control now. No anger, no fear, just
focus. I beat him. Badly. But I didn't kill him - I just ensured that he'd
never walk again. I might have done more, but once he was down I ran to Susan.
The police arrived at the scene at about that time as well.
There was no way I could save her - her throat had been cut and she was
already dead. Of course, the police were no help and I ended up in a cell -
after a quick trip to the hospital - because one of them grabbed me and punched
me in the mouth. He thought that I'd killed Susan. I broke his arm in three
places before they could stop me.
The next month was horrible. It didn't take long for the police to
figure out what had happened. Every one of those guys had warrants out for
their arrest because they were known murderers and had skipped parole. Jed had
a record of minor offenses, but he wasn't talking, other than to a lawyer to try
and sue me.
Susan's mother went ballistic on me. In fact, during the trial she
blamed me for her daughter's death and went completely off the deep end.
In the end I was absolved of any guilt and Jed was put away for life for
murder. I was offered a reward for the three that I'd taken care of, but I
refused it. The papers plagued me, the TV people plagued me. Susan's mother
continued to call and harass me, going deeper and deeper into insanity. She had
plenty of things to say to the papers and they ate it up.
She killed herself a month or so after the trial and tried to set me up
for it. She should have had better timing since I was already here in
California trying to hide from everyone. The case was an obvious suicide
anyway.
I gave up the arts after that. I just couldn't bring myself to
continue. I changed my life a lot, finished college and got a job. I know now
that I sort of just stopped living. I just existed from day to day.
Silence filled the room for a long time, broken only by the sound of the
rain that was falling. Ari and Jane were wrapped around his legs, tears still
drying on their faces. Ken realized that they'd shared his emotions of the
entire thing through his link with them. They'd felt his pain, anger and
sorrow. He snorted. Some protector he was, he couldn't even protect his Circle
from himself.
"Don't you dare," said Jane.
"Huh?" asked Ken.
"Don't do that. We wanted you to tell us, needed you to. We are bound
together and we love you. That means all of you, good and bad," said Jane.
"Sorry," said Ari, "But I'm missing the bad part." She seemed furious.
"Those pieces of shit got what they deserved." She stopped and looked at Ken,
"You have absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. You did more than most anyone
could have done and Susan's mom was not your fault."
Ken was still upset and being told these things from a seventeen year
old kind of made him angry.
"Kenneth," Lea was back. "Listen to our Circle. They are right. Let
your anger go. Let your fear go.
"I know it is hard for you, but it must be done. As your Goddess, I
command you: You are my Avatar and my, our protector. You will resume your
studies." Lea's eyes were hard as stone and Ken felt the weight of Her will
against his own. She didn't push, but let him know the time for self-pity was
over. He would no longer be allowed to run.
"The world is still dangerous for my followers. They need someone to
protect them and help them protect themselves. Do not fail me." With that, she
disappeared again.
Almost another hour went by before Ari's stomach growled so loudly that
they all heard it.
"Scuse me," she said.
"I think," said Jane, "That some food is in order." With that she rose
and headed for the kitchen. Ari flowed into Ken's lap and he drew a lot of
comfort from her small, lithe body.
She stayed there until Jane came in with a tray. After they ate, Ken
and Ari lit a fire in the fireplace and remained in the study, reading and
cuddling the rest of the day. Ken actually finished the Heinlein book, enjoying
it a great deal. A search of the library turned up two more of his books - both
hard back. Jane suggested that he read Stranger in a Strange Land. It was too
late to read, but when the ladies wanted to go to bed, Ken was not tired and
begged off. They went upstairs and he could feel them softly make love, then
fall asleep.
In the wee hours of the morning, Lea appeared and sat next to him as he
looked into the fire.
"Those of us you term Gods and Goddess don't like to leave things to
chance," she said with out preamble. He looked at her, wondering what she was
getting at. "The future is fluid, like water. Few things are absolutely
certain." Another pause, "Jed was a pawn sent to destroy a King. He failed,
but only just."
It took him a minute, but then he understood. Jed had been used to try
and destroy him. But why? It'd had been fifteen years ago, and he hadn't know
Lea at all.
"It's funny how things work out," She said. "Had your life gone as you
planned, it is not likely we would have met. You would have been too devoted to
Susan."
Ken continued his silence, still stuck on why someone would want to
destroy him. From Lea's hints, if they went for him now, he'd understand. But
then?
"Kenneth, do not concentrate on the why. I should think that would be
obvious. Concentrate instead, on the who." She disappeared.
It was almost dawn before Ken crawled into bed. He still had no idea
who would have tried to fuck up his life. Jed hadn't been used too gently
either, but he spared little thought for him. Ken fell asleep immediately
holding Jane's warm body to his own.
It was close to noon when he woke. He felt better than he had in days,
which was good. Jane was still sleeping next to him, but Ari was gone. He
could feel her down in the media room playing on the computer. Disentangling
himself from his slave was difficult. Then he realized that she was awake and
reaching for his morning hard-on.
Desire flooded him, tempered only by the fullness of his bladder. He
got up and went into the bath, with Jane close behind. He peed and when the
stream was almost finished, she grasped the head and directed it into her mouth.
Ari, Ken thought, must be having an effect on her. Sucking him to hardness took
a very short time and soon she was bent over the sink while he plowed into her
from behind.
She was wet and still sticky from last night's session with Ari, her
body hot and receptive. They came together, Jane knowing without words that it
was OK to have an orgasm.
They washed each other in the shower, then washed Arianwen when she
joined them. Other activities ensued and Ken was glad for the on demand
systems that supplied hot water to the shower.
Sandy and Genie had both called. Ken, when he thought back on it,
recalled the phone ringing yesterday, but the girls had fielded the calls.
"We told Genie and Sandy we'd call them today to see if we could get
together," said Jane.
"Sure," he said, "why not?"
Ari clapped her hands and offered to make a run for fresh salad stuff.
Ken, with a knowing glint in his eye, suggested a specific store for her to stop
by and get bread at. Ari left shortly after.
By the time she returned, both Genie and Sandy were there. Bill too had
been invited and despite the view of naked female flesh by the pool, he and Ken
were in the media room discussing a computer upgrade for Ken.
Bill was in awe of the potential that this place represented and was
really enthusiastic. Right up until the time that a naked, and obviously
aroused, Arianwen walked purposefully into the room.
"You Sir," she said, "Set me up."
"I'm sorry?" said Ken.
"You knew I'd never be able to resist Karen," she returned.
"Oh yeah, Karen. So she was there?"
"Oh yes. Would you two studs like to hear what happened?"
Bill was a bit mystified, but Ari was so hot that any excuse to keep her
in the room was a good one.
"Sure," said Ken, who was already dimly aware through the link that some
pretty intense sex had gone on. He could have pulled the details from her
brain, but decided not to.
"I was looking for that bread you guys liked so much when I came across
her in an aisle. She looked at me and I about melted. She is *so* hot.
Anyway, she helped me find the bread, but somehow, before I could even make a
move, she pushed me into the employee lounge. She told me she'd understand if I
said no, but that she wanted me.
"She had on this short skirt and cute little crop top, so when I got on
my knees to kiss her pussy yes, it was easy to get to. You guys call me a minx!
She'd just had sex with her boyfriend an hour before.
"Goddess, she tasted so good, and she came so hard. I got a mouthful of
her and her boyfriends cum, so I kissed her with it. That shot her off again."
While Ari was telling her story, Ken was following the scenes in her
mind. They were incredible. He could feel Bill's arousal growing and decided
that, as long as her mouth was free, Ari could continue with her story. He got
on his knees behind her and opened her legs, then started sucking her pussy from
behind. Ari never did finish her story because Bill started to play with her
clit and bite her nipples.
Somehow, in this mansion, Bill felt safe. Maybe it was because he'd
lost his virginity here or maybe it was because he'd had sex with Ari in this
very room a week ago. Whatever the cause, he didn't care. Ari responded to his
ministrations by groaning and pushing her body against them. She was hot, wet
and very, very ready.
Ken moved around to her front, then lay her down on top of him, sliding
his cock into her ready cunt. He slowly pumped the small girl as she lay on top
of him. The view of that huge cock splitting Ari's small hole stirred something
in Bill. He wondered what it would be like to have her helpless under him while
he had his way with her.
He'd seen some bondage stuff on the net - hell he practically lived on
the net, and it had interested him. He wondered if any of these people got off
on that. Maybe he could learn something from them. In the meantime, he didn't
want to disturb these two. Oddly enough, he didn't feel left out or rebuffed.
He got the feeling that he could have sex with Ari later.
Ari, Ken could tell, wanted him now. She wanted both of them. She
rapidly sat up on Ken's cock and twisted around so her back was to him. Ken
groaned from the twisting motion on his cock and Ari said, "Bill - why don't you
bring that hard cock here. I've got a place for it." She slowly slid a finger
into her mouth, then ran the slick digit over her lips. Her hips rotated on
Ken's cock and she closed her eyes and moaned.
Bill could not resist that. Ken watched as he approached the teen, who
gently guided him into her mouth.
This was interesting, he thought. The energy flow was very different
from when there were two women and him. Ari seemed to be absorbing a lot of
energy for Bill, but Ken absorbed the energy that she put out - which was a hell
of a lot more than usual.
He eventually groaned and emptied himself into Arianwen's grasping
pussy. She'd already finished off Bill and was concentrating on her own orgasm
while he pumped sperm into her. They'd just finished when Sandy, Jane and Genie
walked into the study.
"Is this a private party or can anyone join in?" asked Jane.
Genie answered that question by kneeling in front of Bill and taking his
cock into her mouth. He didn't think he'd be able to get hard so soon, but he
was wrong. She soon introduced him to his first anal experience.
Jane was riding Ken's face and sucking Ari's and his juices off his
cock, while Sandy and Ari were in a sixty-nine. Ari was on top and Sandy was
sucking for all she was worth when Ari began to worm a finger into Sandy's tight
ass hole. The suction she was providing to Sandy's clit made things loosen up
quite a bit.
"Bill, I bet if you were to spank her but a little, she'd love it," said
Jane.
Genie, who was down on her knees with her filled ass pushed in the air,
groaned her approval. Bill, who's fantasies of bondage were beginning to
surface more and more, gave her a tap on one but cheek with his hand. Then
another. Each one was followed by a light Mmm.
"No dear," said Jane rising from Ken's body, "Like this." She walked
over and swatted Genie hard enough to leave a red handprint.
"Oh God yeah," moaned Genie. Jane repeated the action, drawing another
moan from the girl. Bill soon figured out a rhythm and an intensity level for
the spanking, causing Genie to moan and cum around his cock. He stopped
spanking her when she came and she gave a little mew of loss. Jane, figuring
Bill's hand was hurting, handed him a belt. They'd been doing some playing in
the study this week and there were a few toys here and there. He looked at the
belt like he had no idea what to do with it.
"Here," said Ken taking it from him. "Just use it about as hard as you
did your hand. Genie likes her ass played with, as you can tell, and can take a
pretty hard whipping - as long as she's aroused."
He demonstrated by placing a precise stroke across her ass. Ken
followed Bill's thoughts when he hit Genie. Bill was amazed, more images of
things he'd seen on the net running through his head. He wondered if people
other than actress actually got off on the stuff he'd seen. From her loud moans
and clenching ass muscles, it seemed as if Genie did.
Finally Bill came, spewing a lot of cum deep in Genie's bowels. Her ass
was very red and it turned him on to know that not only did she like it, but
he'd been the one to do it. He was astonished when Genie pulled off his cock,
and whipped around to take it in her mouth, gently sucking it clean. Wow. Mind
blowing.
Ari and Jane went to round up more food while the others retired to the
porch. Bill, Ken knew, was sort of in a daze. After all, he'd only just met
Genie - but he thought he was falling in love with her. He put it off as an
adolescent fantasy - hell, he liked all these people, but he felt a deeper
connection with Genie.
Genie felt it too and stayed wrapped in his arms after they left the
study. It was too hot to stay that way for long, so they all jumped into the
pool until they heard the call for dinner.
Ken and Bill dried off and helped Jane and Ari carry out the food while
Genie and Sandy set up the table. All and all, Ken mused, it was an excellent
end to a weekend that'd had a crappy start.
He slept very well that night, Jane and Ari curled up next to him.
End Chapter 25
