Topic: Tara

Nadine

Date: 2008-05-25 19:28 EST
::i was in pain and my head pounded an i think that is what woke me up, my stomach did some flip flops as i opened my eyes an a searing headache started. i was lying in bed an that kinda struck me as odd cuz i don't have one. it was Master's. i looked round and saw the familiar trappins as my vision swam an then i spotted him, sleeping in a chair which had been brought to the bed. he was keepin watch over me::

::i wanted ta say somethin but my mouth was sore and dry, i membered i had been drinkin. fer some reason Master wasn't angry at me, he had brought me ta his room instead of the kennels where my room was. the last thin i can member was sittin with Tara an she was upset bout how thins were goin an she had me get wine...an two glasses::

::she jus wanted some company and vent an that was what i was good at so i let her talk and sipped at my wine, i could feel it rush down ta my toes and i stiffled some giggling, cuz boy did i like to giggle when i got drunk. course i am not supposed ta drink, i am allergic ta alcohol. but i love the taste of it an other than throwin up, i don't think nothing happens, jus Master being over protective as usual::

::an then Tara's husband showed up an Tara left real quick an i thought she was gonna make me put the wine away so i guzzled my glass an then she handed me hers, so i guzzled that too. i don't member much after that but my head hurt an i wondered how many glasses i had after that::

::i could smell stale vomit which answered why i was naked an so was he. when i looked at him i saw a man worn out, he did not like lookin after the infirm an normally he would have jus thrown me over to a physician but we didn't have a decent one an he was worried bout killin me with my allergy::

::slowly i got up out of bed an drew some water for him, checkin myself out to make sure i wasn't a mess, that would just set him off on fussin over me an he hated doin it. i poured him a glass of brandy, his glass right next to him::

"lay back down." ::he said as soon as i put the glass down an i screamed which caused my head to hurt, he liked doin stuff like that. i didn't argue with him an laid back down on the bed watchin him::

"are ya okay?" i asked him an he jus watched me. i was waitin for him ta question me bout the drinkin but he didn't. he jus watched me for a minute an then he sighed::

"help me." ::his words were soft an held so much meanin. he was stuck, his hands were tied, he could kill anyone, he could enslave anyone, he could purchase anyone, but love escaped him. an he meant Tara::

"ya can't do nothin. she has ta get it straight in her head, she is confused and miserable. she is gettin pulled in five different directions at once an those are only the ones i know of." ::how she managed ta attract so many lovers at once i don't know but i felt sorry for her, there was no way a woman could keep that many men happy, especially when at least two of em were alpha males::

"then help her." ::he was pushin, he didn't like ta wait for anythin, get it done and move on, but this ya couldn't do that with, it was more delicate and he wasn't fit fer delicate::

"i will do what i can but i can't promise nothin, this is fer her ta work out." ::i said and rubs at my temples, i was gonna be useless for the rest of the day if i didn't get cleaned up and drink some water::

Lord Brutin

Date: 2008-05-27 11:41 EST
Brutin strode into his bedchamber and began emptying his pockets on his bedside table. He heard Nadine pad up beside him, quiet since he had nearly slain her in the Inn just two hours ago. She was still trembling from the event, he had been fully prepared to destroy her in a test to see if Tara would respond and play her hand early but he had decided against it at the last moment.

With the coat empty he slid out of it and Nadine was waiting to take it from him, her tiny feet taking her to the closet where his clothing was stored. She began hanging the coat up despite it had already been worn because one did not throw hand stitched silk custom tailored suits on the floor as it awaited launder. He finished emptying the pockets of his pants and then waited while Nadine finished undressing him. He did not like dressing so formally at home, and in his inner sanctum where it was closest to his native Gorean custom he often went dressed in the nude. Damn RhyDin and their prudish nudity taboos. Earth was no different in that respect.

Nadine worked as quickly as she could, her fingers shaking just enough to make her service tonight less than her usual optimal. He watched her passing back and forth with pants and shirt to the hanger and the compiling of his suit. She refused to meet his eyes and he could tell she was upset with him.

"I would destroy you on a whim." He said suddenly, as much to throw her off guard as to push her over the edge into conversation. She glanced over at him with scorn on her face and his eyebrows rose. A slave must give herself completely, holding nothing back from her master. This meant the truth of her thoughts and feelings at all times. He believed he was about to receive a large dose of truth very soon.

"no you wouldn't." She said simply and put the hanger up near the door so that Penelope could grab it first thing in the morning. He watched her for a moment as Nadine turned to face him, having finished her tasks. She could no longer keep busy and now had no choice but to confront him with what happened. She sucked in a breath to help steady herself but it did absolutely no good. She was not a fighter, she had trouble sticking up for herself against him and could be easily hurt inside.

"What makes you so sure?" He asked her and she looked at him, eye contact, that look he had seen for centuries. She had been his first girl. It was funny, when he said this to people in slaving circles they assumed she had been his First Girl, the girl first on his chain among all others. What he had meant was what he had spoken. She had been his first girl. That first slave he had kept for himself, taken so long ago from Earth, his exotic barbarian with her perpetual white hair. Alyssa.

"you aren't that stupid." She said promptly and moved over to the bed, pulling back the covers on top and setting it ready for sleep. She moved around to the other side to fix that side.

"You are cross." He said simply and she looked up at him in disbelief.

"ya almost killed me tonight!" She yelled and he stood there watching her. "ya complain like a slave girl bout Tara's obsession with men an all the while ya forget yer own obsession with her! burn yer house down round yer ears fer all i care ifn ya want but can ya try ta leave me alive while yer at it? i dun have a choice!" She yelled, her pretty sing song voice so out of character for harsh words. He could go years and never hear her utter a harsh word, that lilting giggle of hers contagious. She was the kind of girl that could wear pink and frills all day long and never be thought the worst for it. Her lazy accent and penchant for chaos. He had almost destroyed all of that tonight, on a whim.

She sobbed and caught herself, she did not like crying in front of him, he had used that against her in the beginning and she had always endeavored to hide her tears from him, a feat considering she did not have a problem with crying and did it often. She would cry on a slight breeze but never near him, not if she could help it, this little game that they played always running back and forth. "I am not obsessed." He said as she disrobed and set her clothing off to the side. While she wore slave livery in the compound she always dressed for the Inn, choosing jeans and a shirt, these she set in a pile off to the side with her underwear.

"yes ya are, any fool can see that, ya can't leave well enough alone." She retorted and he felt his anger rise, if she was baiting him it had worked.

"She lied to me!" He spat at full volume. He was in his inner sanctum, there were only Gorean guards within ready distance and so he was safe to show himself, for Tara, the only other one with access this far was not here. She had a newly turned lover to soothe and teach the ways of his new world. Nadine jumped at the initial explosion and then faced off with him, that will to put herself in danger taking over.

"what choice does she have?" She shouted right back.

"Perhaps you are forgetting that she nearly killed you?" He said and stepped towards her but she held her ground defiantly.

"an she took punishment fer that!" She shouted right back. He reached her and slapped her, sending her down against the bed and to the floor. He stood there watching her for several moments before speaking.

"I find it commendable that you seek to support her in every endeavor she does little one, but she is wrong. She lied to me, she accepted punishment and when I gave it to her she ignored it. I am not played a fool by anyone."

He turned to face away, no guards had entered, they could hear the argument and were not about to get involved in this, they would rather wait for the compound to be attacked by hordes of enemies before they would willingly step into his world of fury. Below him he could hear Nadine recovering and propping herself back up to look at him.

"Not even Sweet Thang."

Nadine

Date: 2008-05-27 12:29 EST
::my cheek was on fire, he was really pissed off an wasn't payin attention. i got up inta a sittin position an then looked up at him, his back ta me, that hurt little boy look he did so well. i used the bed to get ta my feet.:: "ya dun give an inch, you push an push until everyone round ya breaks!" ::i spat at him, he was locked in on Tara an he was gonna do somethin stupid soon::

::sure nuff he turned an eyed me, his version of a snarl an i didn't even see the slap comin, he was damn good with those slaps an if he wanted ta, he could put that damn Gorean strength behind them an make em hurt. i hit the bed and rolled to the ground, it wasn't that he outweighed me by a hunnerd an fifty pounds of solid muscle, he did, but i had learned long time ago when ya get hit, ya go down an stay down. too many people stood their ground an got another rap on the bean for their troubles. if he wants ta knock ya round, make em work for it:: "I have not asked too much of her, she simply has no wish to comply. She is above response at this point because there is no reason why she should follow my instructions. She truly believes that in letting her accept punishment you are off the hook, and having accomplished that, she forgets her debt to me." ::he was doin that musin thin, him at his most dangerous an i listened, i knew where he was gonna end up an i felt that twinge of fear. Tara wasn't round to save me if he backtracked::

"ya can't control her like ya can me, she is free!" ::i spat out at him, he was hatin right now an that made him capable of such pettiness people would be shocked he was still Brutin, mr. Always In Control comin unhinged:: "she is in love an she is bein torn in different directions." ::i said an he jus glared at me. he waited fer me to get back ta my feet but he didn't slap me gain. i couldn't help it, i put my hand ta my cheek to see if it was still there::

"She acts like a slave." ::he said gruffly, the words fulla contempt an now i was pissed off, stupid of me but sometimes i jus wanted ta knock him round, it worked for him, why not me?::

"she acts like a woman, you always push us to be us, to feel an always be us, now ya got her as a woman an ya can't deal with it." ::i told him an damn his speed. he worked out twice a day, never quittin his warrior training or the skills he used in the gladiator thingy an it was easy ta ferget he was a deadly killer. he slapped me gain an this time i hit the bed, but fore i could roll off an get out of reach of him he was on top of me, pinning me to the bed, his face in mine::

"Does being a woman give you the right to ignore the world around you? To throw your life away in a fit of selfishness? To look only to yourself and leave those you have loved for years behind because you feel an unconsumated love beating in your chest?" ::he demanded point blank, shaking me gainst the bed as he yelled, makin his points. i struggled gainst him but i was jus kiddin myself but man i wanted ta slap him back::

::his eyes narrowed at me, i hadn't said nothin bout that. i looked way from him, not meetin his eyes an his hand grabbed my face an pulled it back ta his, his eyes demanding as well:: "You are not answering me which means you agree, she is being stupid, she is being foolish and try as you might, you cannot defend her latest actions to me." ::he said triumphantly an i started ta feel fear gain, he was rolling his thoughts back to a forwards motion an that was when most people had a tendency ta get hurt or die off. that glimmer of fire in his eyes shone for a few seconds as he thought bout it an then it faded an his calm demeanor fell back into place. he had decided on somethin. i had givin him time ta think an now he was gonna do somethin::

"Tara can have her lovers, let them all rot in a pile for all I care, she is just hurting herself, when she strikes bottom she will return, as always." ::he was talkin calmly now, never a good sign. when he was angry and talkin calmly it was time to climb in yer kennel an hide:: "However, I am owed a debt, moreso because she manipulated me. She took responsibility for your drinking but we both know you could have stopped when she turned her back. No, to be perfectly honest you bore responsibility for getting drunk as she did for forcing you to drink." ::he said calmly an i felt my heart sink, one sip is all it took, he knew that. the look on his face when i blasted him one morning cuz i had used mouthwash without thinkin and downed a litter bottle before he woke up, he new better, he was jus makin a point now an i was it::

"it wasn't my fault." ::i threw in, i couldn't muster the venom i did fore, he was still on top of me an he is a big guy, he could seriously hurt me fore he even knew what he was doin an so i was not so ready ta push his buttons right now:: "i had a glass of wine fore she ran off." ::i think i was sellin her out, turnin all of his hatred on me an then when that happened, pushin it back on her. sorry but he scares me sometimes::

"No little one, any fool can see it was not your fault. Cieara did not know of your allergy the night before that and wondered how such a small dose of liquor could effect you, but she kept control of the alcohol and cut you off at the proper moment. She kept watch over you." ::i could member tryin ta seduce her ta get nother glass, she had been so surprised by it an i felt a little guilty, mebbe that wasn't right but i couldn't help it, i could only member up to a certain point an then thins got fuzzy:: "But that does not mean I am not owed my pound of flesh. Cieara's example shows us what happens when you take responsibility for a girl and how to control damage, what have we learned from Tara?" ::he asked me point blank an i froze::

::he loved doin this, he wanted me to answer him, for me ta speak the words, so i could condemn myself for what he already had planned an make me feel like i was betraying her. he was back ta playin his games gain an there was never any way i could win. i had won three arguments with him, i didn't think i could live through winnin a fourth:: "that she isn't thinkin clearly cuz she is in love." ::i said quickly but he was waitin fer that, he slapped me an there was no where fer me ta go:: "that she is hurtin an needs unnerstandin." ::he slapped me gain, this time harder, i was gonna lose this then he was gonna hear jus how stupid he was from me as i lost:: "shes got a lot on her mind right now, that she needs a break." ::this time he hit me hard an i could feel blood on my lip, the copper taste in my mouth an little pinpricks of light in my vision. ouchie:: "she is thinkin only fer herself, an she ain't listenin, so she is gonna do worse." ::i kept my head turned way from him so i didn't have ta look him in the eye an see that look he had when he was winnin.

"Yet still you dodge. You cannot shelter her, she had done this willingly. She has her lover and he is turned. She could no more abandon him than I would stop drinking brandy. No, I am going to harm her for her folly." ::the words chilled me, i knew him enough ta know what was comin:: "I am going to punish you as I should have done to begin with. She is not even here to notice so it is best this is done quickly and gotten over with." ::i heard the words an my eyes closed, that was so far from the truth, the punishment was secondary, i was gonna be hurtin simply to make a point ta Tara an so i struggled gain, the useless effort my little way to plead with him, the fear was real an i couldn't see a way out of it, this time it was gonna be bad an all fer things i had nothin ta do with::