Dominance

[slippedhalo]

"You? Finding something daunting? I've seen you at the picnic. You're not daunted. Right here and now, I can feel it. I know what's wrong, Aria. This is the same feeling you had about six years ago, isn't it? You've got doubts about Johnathon."

Her face burned hotly as he spoke aloud the thing even she hadn't been able to admit to herself. Aria whipped around and turned to face him, "I love him..." she said almost reflexively. "...But why?..." she couldn't even form the words. Why was her lover trying to hurt her?

 

[yeishia]

Angel wasn’t sure what Edwards’s preference was in food and so she bought Him a selection selecting mainly fruit for herself. Although she didn’t get the promised” feel your touch, caressing my face." He did surprise Angel by giving her a grape when they kissed. It was obvious that he had withdrawn and that His mind was elsewhere, no matter she was content…

Master said that he preferred an accomplished woman; An intelligent woman is by far more pleasing. Watching Master Edward as he kept track of Aria finally going to join her Angel smiled to herself; Aria will be first slave in our house before long she thought, which would effectively take the pressure from angel to become something that perhaps was beyond her reach.

Leaning back against the tree content, she watched them leave moving to wards the stables.

 

[marauder13]

When Aria spun to face Edward, her face was trying to match her hair colour. "I love him... But why?..."

"Because you feel he is not giving you what you need from him. Isn't that the reason you went to him in the first place?" Edward stepped closer to her. As he got closer, he could see her distress and how strong it was. He reacted on instinct, stepping forward and wrapping his arms around her.

"What is troubling you? Tell me, I may be able to help you."

 

[slippedhalo]

Aria felt the need trapped within her, something she had to let out soon. The tears stung in her eyes and as Edward pulled her into an embrace she felt them spill over onto her cheeks. He was right. She'd gone to Jonathon years ago as a way to get back at Edward who had broken up with her. He had not been ready to explain his fantasies to her. He had no way of knowing his friend had similar fantasies and would, and she would share them too but not with Edward who had not trusted her to be open minded, no, with Jonathon.

Jonathon had been sweet and kind and loving and Mary-Alice found she was learning to love him back, genuinely, after a time, not in any attempts to get revenge with Edward. Then, Jonathon had asked her to move in with him and help him to set up a sub/dom household. She willingly went away with him, becoming Aria, leaving Eddie in the past...or so she thought. Aria shook her head and succumbed to the embrace, "I used to be alright with his taking other women in because I knew I was the most important to him. And, he gave me a part in discovering them, training them, they had always been mine as much as his. But now...Amber,when he'd promised I would always be his only redhead, and then finding Jordan without any consult from me, giving away Pearl (my favorite pet)...even the way he's lightened the rules for Cat...It feels like a personal attack. He's undermining me on purpose. I...I think he wants me to go and if I won't he might replace me and reduce my ranking." Aria was now weeping as Edward held her close. "What have I done to deserve this?"

 

[marauder13]

The tears started as soon as he embraced Aria. He held her, not saying anything, just letting her cry somewhere with a feeling of safety. He then listened to her tell him of her worries.

"What have I done to deserve this?"

"Aria, firstly, I am not sure that Johnathon is doing this deliberately. I know him well enough to see that this is not something he would do to someone important to him. I am nowhere as important to him as you are, and he would not use such tactics against me. If anything, he would openly tell me what he was going to do, then do it. So for him to do this to you is ludicrous."

Edward took a step back from Aria, again raising her face to look at his.

"When you went to Johnathon, I was happy that you made that choice. Even though I was loosing you, I knew that he would look after you. When I found out that you were willing to embrace this lifestyle, the only thing that stopped me from trying to win you back was the fact that you were happy with Johnathon. Your happiness was always the most important thing for me. As long as you were happy with Johnathon, I was content to leave things the way they were.

"I knew you were upset with me. I got over it and moved on. But you can come to my household at anytime you desire. I still love you, even as Aria."

 

[slippedhalo]

Aria's world was spinning out of control and she felt her legs wobble as she nearly lost her stability. She wobbled and Edward held her up. "You what?" she breathed in surprise at his admission. "Three years...three years and you only told me that one time." she said softly, the tears falling now in mere droplets instead of the torrent of before. "...I loved you so much. It hurt so badly when you left me...Eddie didn't want me...you never even told me why. I had to figure it out for myself years later when we ran into each-other at that awful party for gentlemen and their slaves...Did Jonathon know? Why hadn't he told me?"

 

[marauder13]

Edward held Aria more securely as she lost her balance. He wrapped his arms around her, holding her close. He forgot how nice it was to hold her, like on the nights they went dancing. But she was right. She was not his anymore, if she ever was his to start with.

"Three years...three years and you only told me that one time."

"I thought you knew how strong my feelings were for you. That's why... that's why I only mentioned them the first time we... But the feelings never left me, Aria. I made a bad decision that day when I called it off. When I failed to trust you. And I have lived with the consequence of that decision to this very day."

He listened to her intently. He words hit him hard deep in his gut. He closed his eyes, and murmured some of her words back to her, "Eddie didn't want me..."

He put both of his hand on either side of Aria's face, and pulled her into a deep, passionate kiss. The initial rush slowed down into a long drawn out demonstration of his feelings for her. How he loved her for the last eight years. When their lips separated, he looked deeply into her eyes, searching for something that he couldn't find.

"Edward still wants you. Even though he knows he can't have you."

 

[slippedhalo]

"Edward still wants you. Even though he knows he can't have you."

Aria was breathless for a moment as the kiss ended and she looked imploringly in his eyes for answers...and she saw there he wasn't playing games. He was being honest. He loved her.

"Why can't he?" Aria asked, the words tumbled from her mouth before she ever put thought into their effect. She then stood on tiptoe and kissed him back, this time, less tenderness and more hunger in this kiss as it progressed...It had been so long...

 

[marauder13]

"Why can't he?" Aria asked. She raised herself up enough to kiss Edward. He felt the desire in her kiss, which he returned as he again brought her closer to him. Her warm body pressed against him, her scent filled his nostrils, and the years rolled away. He had the chance to right the mistake of earlier.

He broke off the kiss, and looked on Aria the Submissive, the woman he loved, and who had loved him. Who still loved him to some degree.

"Aria," he spoke with a tone of command, "to your knees. I remembered how much you enjoyed me in this fashion. I will feel your lips against me again, Aria. But before you taste of it, you must free it."

He watched her open his trousers, working with the same care, and excitement, she did years ago, when he had asked her to do this. He simply watched her with eager anticipation, hoping... no, knowing that she would enjoy it as much as he would.

 

[slippedhalo]

She was overwhelmed with emotion and as if a plane on autopilot she reacted automatically to the orders, something tangible and real, something she could respond to, an order. She worked quickly to open his pants and expose his cock. Ah...yes, she remembered...Lovingly, just like she had back at school, Aria wrapped her mouth around his cock's head, looking up at him with adoration in her green eyes as she slowly moved to take him into her mouth and throat fully, then slowly returned back to the tip, and swirled a lick around it before really settling in and beginning a full-on, deluxe cock-sucking, an art she'd perfected with him before anyone else had ever had the gift of her mouth upon them.

 

[princesssuzanne]

Celeste leaned against the tree with her knees up covering her chest and her ankles crossed covering her pussy. She was not hungry so her plate just sat next to her untouched. She just wanted to go home. Why was he being so mean to her? What had she done to him? She nodded her head when the girls talked to her but didn't say much other than that. She hated him doing this to her. Forcing her to deal with her scars only pushed her farther away from the goal. She jumped up and went after her Master.

She was going to talk to him punishment be damned. She went to the stables and and walked around the corner. "Oh my god!," she said as she saw Mistress Aria on her knees sucking Master's cock. She turned and ran back to Angel, bumping into Master Johnathon on the way. "Sorry Sir," she tried to go past but he grabbed her arm stopping her.

 

[YoungLisa]

“Eddie, don’t do that!” Cat could hardly believe her ears, Aria was familiar with Edward! She had finished feeding Jonathan and having played on her soreness managed to wander on her own, to discover something of the island. But even in her wildest dreams she never imagined she would be able to discover that Aria and Edward had a past.

But more was to come! She heard Edward respond with "Why not Mary-Alice? You can't accept my help anymore?" So, that was her real name. She would have to remember that. Especially after she heard Aria protest that she was not called by that name anymore.

Quietly she listened and watched, cursing that she did not have a camera. Especially when the oral sex began. She had heard ‘Mary-Alice’; oh she liked that, protest that she loved the Master. Aria protested all her fears and feelings of inadequacy, but then proceeded to give Edward ‘head’.

Slipping away before she was discovered or her absence noticed she rejoined the Master and the other girls. But she could not help thinking that all her Christmases had come at once! Her mind flew back to that first meeting just a day ago when Aria refused her a glass of wine. Somehow Cat knew that that would come home to haunt her. She would make her pay for that!

 

[yeishia]

Angel was enjoying half dozing in the sunshine feeling safe and happy for the first time in a long long while.

She didn’t make an effort to socialize she was much to shy to initiate contact with strangers, however no one bothered her and she was content lazily watch the others enjoy their fun.

Angel hadn’t even realized that Celeste had left her place until she heard the commotion. Bolting upright shocked at what she saw, Celeste was running from the direction of the stables as if the demons of hell were after her and .”Oh No!” angel watched her as she bumped directly into Jonathan almost bowling Him over.

Angel hastened to her feet and hurried to her friend, stopping a few paces away unsure of what to do for Jonathan had grabbed her by the arm halting Celeste’s progress.

Dropping to her knees speaking in hushed tones she asked, “Can this one help Sir?”

Celeste’s face was alabaster white, what could have happened? "Celeste?" angel queried her voice almost a whisper.

 

[chronicle_tenko]

Where was Aria. Johnathon had noticed the last few moments how rushed she seemed and uncomfortable about having such a full home. 6 girls was a large number but, of course as she well understood, 6 for him meant 5 for her, and all would benefit. Though Johnathon began to wonder if perhaps he was grabbing at more than his hand could hold. If he would find his hand stuck in the proverbial cookie jar, unable to remove it for his grasp on all the sweets.

But it was for Aria as well wasn't it? His thoughts were slightly jumbled in the confusion of the Picnic, Fleur had found herself too ill to attend and Johnathon had given her leave. She was going to a check up on the mainland soon he understood. (OOC: Don't know where Psyren is. Writing her out for now.) Cat seemed to be adjusting to her new role well, and he knew this would be a good experience for her. Though it would be some time before she shared his bed again. Johnathon felt a little cross with himself having emptied himself inside her last night, it was definitely not the standard fare, and in the future he would have more care with Virgins, lest he embarrass himself again.

Jordan was sitting beside him and slightly back to the left, Cat in front of her fed him with Jordan watching, He knew she would understand but training was training. Johnathon thought Jade would be a good name for Jordan. To complement her eyes and to follow his color motif.Once the meal was finished Johnathon went to look for Aria he wanted to introduce Jordan to her, since he had scant time to do so before, however she didn't seem to be around. A very odd thing. Already he was losing track of everyone, he'd have to remind her how special she was in helping him and how much he needed her.

He was about to get up and move to get her when Celeste crashed into him, with a quick "Sorry Sir." As he was reaching for the girl to make sure she was unharmed Angel appeared by her side to help her. Such courtesy from such fresh slaves. How it pleased him to see that. “Can this one help Sir?”

"Yes of course, I want to know just how you and Pearl are getting along, why don't you two sit, since I don't see Edward and you may tell me how life is like over at your chateau." Johnathon's voice brooked no interruptions merely the answer of his question. Though he was attempting to be polite, after all these were not his women.

 

[yeishia]

Angel was at first astounded when Jonathan insisted they sit and to know just how you and Pearl are getting along, followed by you may tell me how life is like over at your chateau.’ His voice was absolute! Looking up at him through her lashes she realized how distracted he really was. Jonathan was not interested in her reply he was merely being polite.

Behind his back Celeste was miming something about Edward and Aria and it didn’t take much for angel to put two and two together. When Jonathan’s eyes turned to Celeste angel put a finger to her lips. “Later,” she mouthed, hoping that Celeste would understand.

Angel had no idea how to interact in this situation, wanting more than anything to disappear, but she remembered Miss Pearls example; instead offering to bring Jonathan some wine and strawberries to partake of while they talked. Returning with a carafe and a goblet she sank gracefully to her knees and smiling offered him a glass.

Her first impression of this man had not been good, she thought him arrogant and cold; looking now in to his golden eyes he reminded her of a lion protecting his pride his rather too large pride, she thought. His mind was rather obviously wandering in the same direction of Edward’s, towards that of Aria; strange that two such dissimilar yet similar men would lust after the same woman!

Thinking, angel realized that at least this Master was being honest with no pretensions toward the slaves he was now engaging in conversation with; whereas Master Edward would have them think he had affection for them when obviously his affections belonged elsewhere!

No matter, this was the here and now and she was endeavoring to become more that the slave she was.“ Miss pearl is simply wonderful and had been a source of inspiration and comfort, helping me to adapt to my new circumstance, I shall be sad should she leave our household,” she said honestly;pouring him another glass of wine she gently kissed it's edge before presenting it to him for his pleasure……..

 

[princesssuzanne]

Celeste sat in silence while Angel spoke. As soon as she finished, Celeste blurted out,"I hate it!" She then covered her mouth and ran off. She didn't not have a destination until she noticed she was standing in front of her master's stables. She ran into the house and found her dress still in the dining room. She picked it up and put it on. After that was done, she ran back to the stables and grabbed Star from her stall. She lead her out of the stables and jumped on her back taking off. She rode and rode...........

 

[slippedhalo]

Aria took pleasure in giving but it was when she remembered all of the times she'd done this, both with Edward...and with Jonathon later that tears sprung to her eyes once more. She pulled back, Edward's cock popping out of her mouth as she shook her head and raised herself from her knees, trembling. "What am I doing? I cant do this...not this way. If I am leaving him I need to talk with him about it. I can't be going behind his back. He's been too good to me all these years. Doesn't deserve a stab in the back." Aria said, the words falling from her lips in a rush. "Edward, I hope you understand. I can't...not yet."

 

[marauder13]

Edward had forgotten just how good Aria was. 'Johnathon, you are one lucky bastard, my friend.' She was taking him to a level of bliss that he had not been to in a long time when she stopped.

He opened his eyes, looking at Aria as she stood up. He couldn't believe that she had stopped like that. To have what he was experiencing stop like that was bordering on painful. He drew in his breath to command her to return to what she was doing, but her expression stopped the words before they reached his lips.

"What am I doing? I cant do this...not this way. If I am leaving him I need to talk with him about it. I can't be going behind his back. He's been too good to me all these years. Doesn't deserve a stab in the back. Edward, I hope you understand. I can't...not yet."

"Aria... please listen to me carefully." He took a deep breath and steeled himself against what he was going to say. "Don't make the same mistake I did. Make sure that you really, absolutely, want to leave him. He has been good to you, I have seen that. I am grateful for it too." He let his breath out. "I will support your decision, Aria, even if you choose to remain with him." He replaced his cock in his pants, and zipped up again. He took Aria into an embrace. "Thank you, Aria, for that little time we had together." He kissed her cheek tenderly. "Your Master is probably wondering where you are. We should return to the picnic. Shall we?"

 

[slippedhalo]

Aria had to take a few deep breaths and dry her tears first, before emerging from the stables with Edward. "Thank you." she whispered to him. It seemed she had much to think about.

 

[chronicle_tenko]

He nodded sagely sharing the first strawberry with Angel, and accepting the wine in his goblet.

“ Miss pearl is simply wonderful and had been a source of inspiration and comfort, helping me to adapt to my new circumstance, I shall be sad should she leave our household,”

He noted her kissing the edge of his Cup as she handed it to him, a curious touch but altogether very pleasing. Entirely too intimate. This girl may give herself too easily, he thought and made a note to bring that too Edward's attention. After all, He trusted the man to bring to him any issues that he noticed.

It was at this time that Celeste chose to run, her plain words "I hate it!" coloring the mood as she ran off. Johnathon felt for her and with an incline of his head nodded to Pearl, follow her, I will take care of Edward. It would weigh too heavily on his conscious if the girl were to be hurt when he could and should have been watching. it was odd normally he would pick up on these emotions better, It must be the recent stress, of Aria's frequent departures and, his growing family. All these things weighed heavily upon him, and he decided that he would take some time simply for his first tonight.

"Angel you may finish my wine." He had left a swallow, in the cup, and such a treat was an accepted thing. "Providing you can tell me what seems to be wrong with Celeste. Does the company of crowds bother her? and worry not what Edward doesn't know won't hurt him." He watched her drink the wine and waited anxious for her response, in his concern for Edward's other girl. But also enjoying the company about him.

 

[yeishia]

Angel found that she was enjoying the pleasant undemanding company of Jonathan that is until Celeste ran from the picnic with her exclaimed, “ I hate it” Angel was about to follow her but Jonathan, with an incline of his head sent Pearl after her. Reassured that Pearl could manage her friend angel endeavored to relax again.

"Angel you may finish my wine." Wine? angel had never been allowed wine before. "Providing you can tell me what seems to be wrong with Celeste. Does the company of crowds bother her?”

What to say...angel wondered should she answer truthfully as she had been trained too do or bend the truth to protect her Master?

She didn’t feel comfortable pointing out indiscretions especially as she hadn’t witnessed them first hand, nor did she understand the implications of their dynamic. It simply wasn’t her place she thought.

Sipping on her wine to buy her time; as she formulated her answer, she finally spoke…

Carefully in her melodic tones avoiding eye contact she explained, “Celeste had a hard time before she came to this island, it left her with physical scars on her body I.. hmm I think she is embarrassed about being naked in front of so many strangers..maybe she has gone back to the house to fetch her dress.”

Looking once more into his golden eyes she continued, “Thank you Sir for allowing me this wine, Angel has never before tasted something so wounderful she finds it to be delicious.”

Oh Lord! she had lied for she had a good idea of what was going on... trembling she fell silent wishing she could have some more of that lovely wine to soothe her frazzled nerves..Better still she would like to go home.

 

[YoungLisa]

Where was Aria? Jonathon had noticed the last few moments how rushed she seemed and uncomfortable

Aria had to take a few deep breaths and dry her tears first, before emerging from the stables with Edward. "Thank you." she whispered to him. It seemed she had much to think about.

Cat waited on the outer circle of the girls observing what was going on and awaiting Aria’s arrival. Sure enough she came and tried to look so innocent that one would suppose butter wouldn’t melt in her mouth. But from what she had witnessed today Cat knew Aria was far more capable of dissolving more than butter in her mouth.

Cat made her way to join her and as soon as eye contact was made she winked her left eye at her Mistress. Whispering to her she said “I think the Master did notice your absence, but I went missing too. If he says anything I will tell him you were instructing me about alternative ways to serve him.”

There was no response, not even an expression in Aria’s. She was good, really good. So Cat whispered even softer “You see how much your Kitty Cat cares! Don’t you Mary-Alice.”

She had pushed the buttons, wound up the clock work and now she awaited Aria’s response.

 

[chronicle_tenko]

"Mr. Darby. The band is here to begin playing." Donovan always knew when to interrupt. Johnathon as well could see that the poor dear was struggling with something. "Angel. Would you care to dance. I am sure the least I could do would be to entertain you until your master returns." He offered a hand to help her up. "Do you tango Angel? I suppose it won't matter I am an excellent teacher."

He couldn't help but wonder as he took the lovely nude girl out to the floor, if he was being a little too forward with one of Edwards girls. But he supposed that a dance wouldn't hurt no matter how lovely, or nude, the slave was. "Something from Ravel. Breezy and light, Looking for something to dance pleasantly too. Le Tombeau de Couperin. "My dear. Shall we dance?" His hand held out flashed up to stop the band. His offer falling flat.

It was then that Aria appeared, being led by Edward it seemed. Curious but perhaps he had needed to mention something about Pearl or there was a message to Aria, from her. He knew how much even a day apart would make them miss each other. "Hello friend, it is a joyous day isn't it, and you're returned the mistress to my girls, thank you. Celeste I fear wasn't feeling well and ran off in a terrible start. Angel was going to tell me what was wrong I think when you appeared. I sent Pearl to go take care of Celeste and to bring news when she could. I would feel dreadful if something were to happen to one of your girls by my inaction."

His message completed the more pressing thing came to his mind, He turned his eyes onto his first, and Aria did not look well. Her cheeks were flushed and while she had been hasty in cleaning it was apparent something was wrong. "Is something the matter Aria? I had thought today would be a happy occasion, but you appear flushed, have you not been drinking, or simply flustered? I would hate to think of the picnic being spoiled with poor news. Now come, you should meet Jade. I've named her such, to complement her eyes." Johnathon turned behind Aria to show her the Indian woman sitting demurely with her feet underneath her. "She worked for me in one of my firms, and seemed suited to this life, isn't she perfectly exotic? I believe you will like her, in a way she reminds me of you." His hand upon the small of her back was the most caring touch he could imagine to give in the midst of all his other slaves. She was of course his favorite still but he still wanted to show impartiality. It would be unfair to all if he simply devoted all his time to her.

 

[yeishia]

Jonathan’s man servant suddenly appeared as if from nowhere, "Mr. Darby. The band is here to begin playing."

To her dismay Jonathan actually asked her to dance and seemed to be intent on this action pulling her out into the open space which was apparently to serve as a dance floor.

"Do you tango Angel? Of course she did, she loved to dance, but in the middle of the day, on the grass, in the sunshine… a tango?

Angel giggled to herself the tango was supposed to be. ‘A vertical representation of a horizontal dance,’ no way was she doing this with him, in broad daylight with out her Master’s permission, maybe Jonathan had had too much wine?

Angel was so relieved when Aria reappeared lead by Master Edward and Jonathan proceeded to drop her hand; to babble incoherent nonsense to his first slave.

Uncomfortable, slightly tipsy and totally out of her element angel drifted closer to her Master unsure of what to do….

Her Master seemed focused on Aria and Jonathan totally ignoring His own.

Bemused, angel returned to her spot under the tree. In her minds eye she was waltzing with the prince she would never have , and

dancing the darker side of the tango with the Master that wasn’t hers….

 

[marauder13]

Edward slipped back into his normally composed outlook as he and Aria rejoined the picnic. The two of them walked up to Johnathon. He filled in Edward as to Celeste's departure, Pearl's following to ensure her safety, as well as other necessary details.

As Johnathon and Aria moved off, Edward went over to Angel. He wasn't sure, but she appeared to be a little drunk. He formed a minor frown at that thought, but dismissed it.

"I'm sorry, Angel, for leaving you like that. There was something I needed to attend to. Please, come and sit with me. I owe you the chance to caress my face I believe. Whenever you like to, Angel, you may do so." He leant close to kiss her on the cheek.