The Craving

----- the moon was at it's highest, shimmering it's light down to light the path for Imari. Her horses ears were flattened to it's head from the speed of it's travel, following the one and only path to Allendor, growing ever closer to the Pass of Allendor ----

--- the hoofprints her horse leaves behind are deep in it's haste ----

---- a shadow crosses the path behind her and a figure pauses there of a great beast that lowers it's muzzle to hoofprints ----

--- the wolf lifts its head and sniffs the scent waifing there in the wake of her path ---

--- then it lifts it's muzzle to the heavens and howls, a haunting lonely sound, then breaks into a run following her path ---

Imari: (fear and uncertainty lancing through her, her eyes straight ahead as she urges her horse faster towards her fate, the wilderness seeming vast, the terrain unfamiliar, never having traveled this far from home before, gasps in fright at the sound of the howling beast)

--- tiring her horse begins to stumble, it's breath coming in puffs, sweat lathering on it's neck, but still running to please it's master ----

Imari: (coo'ing softly to her horse, encouraging him onward in a whisper) We are close..so close...

--- the horse grunts and keeps it's pace as long as possible, then as any runner... it begins to falter, slowing and stumbling, lurching forward from the long night of running ----

Imari: (closes her eyes, rubbing the horses neck, scared as she glances behind her)

--- the horse slows, simply unable to continue it's run, dropping to a stumbling walk, it's side puffing, breath whooshing loudly from it's flared nostrils ----

Imari: (slips off his back, her heart pounding loudly in her chest, the night sounds amplified, gazing ahead, realizing how very close they are)

--- up ahead the rocky crags of the pass jut up into the night sky, the moonlight reflecting off the pale white granite ---

Imari: (taking the horses reins, urging him forward as she walks quickly towards the pass)

--- well behind her, the wolf howls again, calling to it's pack ----

---- the pack answers -----

Imari: (cries out in fright, quickening her pace, tugging anxiously on the horse)

Imari: (afriad to look back, her eyes glued to the granite pass ahead)

--- the horse can do no more than a stumbling walk ---

--- the howl sounds again... closer ---

Imari: (whimpers in fear, letting go of the horses reigns and running as fast as she can)

Imari: (her long legs carrying her as fast as they can towards the pass, her golden hair spilling down her back, praying to the Goddess to keep her safe from the wolves, knowing she is Arissa's only hope)

Imari: ((defying my father....my brother...leaving my home to travel into the midsts of the enemy...never to be more than a "prize"  ....only to be eaten by wolves...))  (sobs) ((It is SO UNFAIR!!!  WHY is this happening to ME???))

---- the pass swallows her up...... a steep drop on one side and a chasm lined by a cliff reaching up into the clouds, and a sheer wall of granite on the other ----

--- the ground hard beneath her feet, the incline slowing rising ---

Imari: (panting for breath, her head whipping back every few steps as she struggles up the incline)

---- there is a shrill scream of a horse, a flurry of snarls and yipping barks... and then a silence that echos louder than the final cry of her mount could ever be ----

Imari: (feeling enclosed in the chasm, like the walls are closing in on her, her vision blurred by her tears as she hears the fate of her horse, moving her legs faster)

--- the old wolf male lifts his head, sniffing the wind, blood dripping from his muzzle ---

--- he yips, a command to the alpha female and together they snarl at the other wolfs and gallop up toward the pass, their padded feet swift and silent -----

Imari: (the chasm seeming endless, her breathing sound harsh and loud in the night, stumbling on a rock, quickly picking herself up and running onward)

----- behind Imari there is a growl... low and deep -----

Imari: (chokes out a sob, having no weapon, her legs aching from exhaustion, wanting to scream with the injustice of it all) 

----- the female wolf takes the lead, leaping forward and closing the distance, it's teeth bared and meant for the tender back of Imari's legs, her hamstring, saliva frothing on it's bloody lips in anticipation for the kill, it's yellow eyes almost human with hatred ------

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---- in the flickering lantern light, Jaeger walks into the small Arissa, pressing her back toward the bed ----

Arissa: (finding it difficult to think, to breath, the revelations spinning in her head, gasps sharply as she feels him pressing her back) ((Nooo....NOOO....NOOOO)) (ducking quickly and darting to the side, wanting to distance herself from him)

Jaeger: (watches her run, his chin lifting as a cold washes over him turning his eyes to black soulless orbs)

Jaeger: (and his mouth twists into a cruel smile) So you want to play.

Arissa: It would not take much!  Are you not man enough to kill me, do you not have the strength to kill someone less than half your size...  (hoping to spark his fury)

Jaeger: (stalks her slowly, his hand moving out to retrieve the long buggy whip from the table)

Arissa: (almost thankful he is going for the whip, desperately wanting to stay way from the bed, silently moving back towards the corner) I want my father back.  I want you dead.  I want to rid my body of these scars.  What!! What do you want!!!  What is it that you seek, other than my torment and shame. (her voice filled with loathing)

  Jaeger: Yes.. Yes it's comforting to lay the blame of your misfortunes on someone isn't it? Am I the devil? Am I the seed of all evil? (shakes the whip out and snaps it in the air, moving toward her)

Arissa: (harsh laugh) Now you sound like my mother.  Next, you will be telling me I deserved this cruel fate....

Jaeger: No... (he coos) No you were but an innocent victim. Aren't we all at one time. Funny isn't it, We weren't so very different as children. (snaps the whip again, letting the long end slash into her hip)

Arissa: (remains unflinching from the whip despite the stinging pain searing across her hip, looks up at him as he stands there so powerful and commanding, finding it hard to believe he was ever vulnerable) We are nothing alike.

Jaeger: Hmmm... No. Perhaps not. (extends the long tip of the whip, tracing her breast with it)

Arissa: (clenches her teeth, staring off over his shoulder, her flesh quivering at the touch of the cool leather whip, wishing he would just get on with the thrashing, almost eager for the mind numbing pain she knows is to come)

Jaeger: (moves closer, letting the end of the whip trail down between her breasts, down her stomach)

Arissa: (the muscles in her stomach tightening in response, slowly turning around to give him her back, resting her forehead against the wall, remembering how her long hair use to stick to her bloody welted back, thankful once again she has kept it shorter all these years, as if waiting ....)

Jaeger: (his lips twitch into a smile) What did she beat you with? A leather strap? (using the tip of the whip to trace the white streaks across her back)

Arissa: (her voice dull, emotionless) Anything close at hand.  She would try new things out if she thought I was growing too accustomed....

Jaeger: Yes, we couldn't have that, could we? (tracing the whip down her backbone and across her ass)

Arissa: (wishing he would stop toying with her and get on with it, refusing to answer any more of his questions and feed his amusement, just standing completely still before him and forcing herself not to squirm as she feels the whip caress her buttocks)

Jaeger: (slides the whip between her thighs, pushing it forward so that the rough leather is forced through, rubbing it's shaft against her folds)

Arissa: (sucks in a small breath, pressing her lips tightly together to keep from crying out in distress)

Jaeger: (moves up behind her, the material of his clothes rustling, pushing the whip forward then drawing it back slowly) Did your mother touch you there?

Arissa: (stiffens in a horrified shock) No!  (quickly forgetting she had vowed not to talk anymore)

Jaeger: (slides a hand around the curve of her hip and across her belly, then down, his fingers curling to cup her sex, the whip still there)

Arissa: ((NOOO...he is supposed to be giving me a whipping))  (starts struggling, twisting and turning in his grasp)

Jaeger: (jerks her back against him)

Jaeger: (his hand rough and hard)

Arissa: (reaches back and grabs a handful of hair, jerking hard as she tries to incite his rage, his hands easily holding her small frame back against him)

Jaeger: (his lips curl back as she jerks his hair, curling his fingers into her sex roughly and lifting her by that hand)

Arissa: (bites down hard on her lip to contain a whimper of pain, tasting the saltiness of her own blood in her mouth) I hate you! (her voice filled with raw emotion)

Jaeger: I am used to being hated. It doesn't bother me. (lowers her again) Now get to the bed. Or I will take you right here, standing up against the wall.

Arissa: (eyes widening, wondering if such thing is even possible)

Jaeger: (drops the whip and pushes her forward to the wall, thrusting his hand down and parting the cheeks of her ass)

Arissa: (gasps, her hands bracing against the wall) I'll go to the bed! (hating the fear in her voice)

Jaeger: (releases her) Then go.

Arissa: (running softly across the floorboards over to the bed, welcoming the slight reprieve, still filled with shock, her skin burning where his hands had roughly touched her, realizing how very naive she is....or had been)

Jaeger: (watches her, unbuttoning his shirt and shrugging it off, exposing his skin, like hers, scarred from battle as well as the secrets of his childhood)

Jaeger: (the floorboards creak as he crosses toward the bed)

Arissa: (her hands instinctively sliding over her belly to cover her scar, her eyes transfixed on the many markings on his body, thinking it so unfair how hers look so awful and his make him look...more dangerous, strong..)

Jaeger: No no... my darling... (using that dark coaxing voice on her) Don't hide them.... Never hide them.. (his pants lower to the floor and he steps out of them and kneels beside the bed, laying his hands on her thighs)

Arissa: (shakes her head, fear shooting up her spine as his dark voice washes over her, choking out) What? You wish to admire your handiwork.  Take pride in what a good job you have done making my body hideous..

Jaeger: (his lips curl into a sneering smile) Yes. (and he jerks her by her thighs to the edge of the bed and pushes her knees apart)

Arissa: (relaxes her entire body, thankful the dark coaxing voice was replaced by his sneer, feeling more confident against his hatred and cruelty, stares up at the ceiling as she tries to block out reality)

--- but he does not crawl up over her body after he parts her thighs. Instead he lowers his head, pressing his mouth to her sex, his tongue wet and warm as it slides over her folds ----

Arissa: (gasps loudly, her thoughts immediately dragged back to the present as his tongue touches her most private place, sending unwanted pleasure shooting through her, instinctively reaches and grabs his head by the hair, trying to tug him mouth away from her sex)

Jaeger: (his hand reaches up, grasping her wrist and pulling it from his hair, his mouth opening wide and covering her sex then sucking her clit in, closing his lips upon it)

Arissa: (whimpers, bucking her hips up against his mouth, her skin becoming hot, her toes curling) NO!!!

Jaeger: (pressing his fingers inside of her as his mouth repeats the same pattern, lapping her sex and suckling her clit, pressing his teeth firmly around the flesh that quivers in his hold)

Arissa: (releases tortured moan, her head thrashing from side to side, trying to escape the feelings flooding through her) Why???  Why are you doing this to me??? 

Jaeger: (lifting his mouth from her sex, his chin glistening with her slick juices, his fingers stretching her entry) Do you crave? Do you need? (slowly he eases them in and out of her, his thumb barely brushing her clit each stroke)

Arissa: (her slight body stretched taunt beneath him, the muscles in her thighs quivering, sensations coursing through her entire body as her heart  pounds loudly in her chest, throwing her head back wanting to deny his words, squirming in his grasp) Nooooooooooooooo  (wishing it were true)

Jaeger: (lowers his mouth again, pressing his teeth to her throbbing clit, then easing his tongue out and lashing her with it, pressing his fingers as deep as he can within her)

Arissa: (clutches the bed coverings, bucking her hips up again, crying out softly as the sensations intensify, his breath warm against her hot flesh)

Jaeger: (lifts his mouth again, the flash of a smile at her response, then quickly his expression smoothing as he slides his hand from her and straightens to look down at her)

Arissa: (whimpering as his mouth and hands leave her body, her breaths coming out in short pants, trembling on the verge of release, writhing on the bed)

Jaeger: (slowly lowers his mouth again to her stomach this time, his tongue tracing the scar, his hands pressing her legs wider)

Arissa: (lowering her gaze , watching in mute horror and fascination as his lips caress over her scar, her heart beating faster the longer she stares at him)

Jaeger: (slowly moves over her until his mouth is pressed into her neck and his hard cock is pushing against the tight resistance of her walls, his teeth grazing her heated tender flesh, then lifting up to look down at her, the head of his cock throbbing in her opening)

Arissa: (lips slightly parted, her breathing ragged, her eyes round filled with shame at her traitorous body)

Jaeger: You crave. You need.... NEVER lie to me again.... (his hands pressing against her wrists, holding her down as he thrusts, burying his cock deep inside of her tight walls, penetrating her roughly to her depth to fill her aching need)

Arissa: (sobs, his words piercing her as deeply as his throbbing cock, her walls slick and quivering around him)

Jaeger: (his body lifts and falls, taking her deep and hard with each thrust, his eyes never leaving her face, his own expression intense and dark)

Arissa: (aware of his gaze and ashamed of her need she buries her face into his neck so he can not see the reaction his body is eliciting from her, her hips lifting to his thrusts as if they have a will of their own, her tummy tightening in a knot of pleasure)

Jaeger: (releasing her hands and sliding his own hands down her sides and her thighs, lifting her legs up and wide, his body meeting hers with a jarring slap, able to feel every tight inch of her)

Arissa: (whimpers into his neck then gasps as her entire body tenses, the sensations erupting inside her, her walls pulsating as they release her pleasure)

Jaeger: (his mouth opens as he feels her walls flutter around him, slamming her hard enough to push her across the bed as he comes with her, his seed hot as it fills her, overflowing, his body collapsing on top of her, his mouth at her ear, hot and hard breath, his heart pounding against her chest)

Arissa: (lying very still beneath him, her face and his neck wet with her tears, her body trembling softly beneath his)

Jaeger: (he remains like that for a long time, until his breathing has slowed and his cock has gone soft)

Arissa: (she can feel their juices dripping down out of her, afraid to move, afraid to breath, unable to believe this is happening to her..)

Jaeger: (slowly he rolls off of her and onto his back)

Arissa: (turns on her side, facing away from him and curling up, eyes flying as she realizes the implications of him spilling his seed inside of her) 

Jaeger: (closes his eyes, his tight jaw relaxing)

Arissa: (blocks that thought out of her mind, refusing to even contemplate conceiving a child) ((I will find a way to kill myself first)) (vowing vehemently to herself)

Jaeger: Sleep. Sleep while you can. (lays a hand on her stomach, his fingers ending on her mound)