Hellraising Dreamer
Chapter 6: Hellraiser's Beginning
Almadynis
AN: We now enter the realm of Hellraiser, the first movie. Think of Hellraising Dreamer as a different perspective of the Hellraiser movies…for now anyway. Mwhahahahaha!
AN2: Yes, the story is set in 1987…but author's prerogative in the date the book was published. Just pretend for me, it will only be in this chapter and the next, then you can forget all about it. And before you ask, yes, I've read all three books.
His Kira was fast asleep and he watched as her body slowly faded away back into the mortal world in which she lived half of her life. Interesting…if she slept then she slowly entered the other world, instead of an instant transition.
Suddenly, Gideon felt the Labyrinth shudder and shake in his heart. Between one eternity and the next, he traveled to the room that was shaking so much and saw something that made his whole being tighten in anger and rage. A Resident of the Labyrinth had escaped.
The first thing she noticed when she woke was that her shoulders were a mass of sore. "Owww…" While the second thing dealt with her clothes: she wasn't wearing any. Hmmm…if things in the Labyrinth effected reality—she knew that—and things taken from her effected reality...What if reality could affect the Labyrinth? She'd have to try that tonight.
Another new thing she learned that night: going to sleep in the Labyrinth she woke up in her own bedroom. Kira was insanely happy, a stupid grin on her face as she stepped into the shower. Her shoulders were sore from the chains pulling on her wrists for so long. Ironically, at the time it really wasn't at the forefront of her mind. It was the afterward that hurt. Hmmm…wonder if orgasms helped with pain? A frown crossed her face as she glanced down and saw pink water going down the drain.
Her hands roamed her body, hunting for the hurt spot. When she found it, her frown deepened. It wasn't her time of the month…why was she bleeding? Her breath hissed out as her fingers brushed against something that hurt intensely for as long as she touched the wound. What had he done? Admittedly her shoulders hurt much more than her groin, but now that she was aware of it, it did hurt a little. More of a low ache. Still…what had Gideon done?
Kira was whistling to herself as she made breakfast—oatmeal and scrambled eggs.
Her mother smiled. "Good dream?"
"The best! Gideon answered my question. He was right…I do feel different." Kira grinned as she handed her mother the plate loaded with food.
Her mother frowned. "What question, Kira?"
"What an orgasm was." Kira heard a snort behind her but ignored it, she felt way too good this morning to worry about what she had forgotten to buy, cook, or clean this time. "Of course, Gideon is more of a show-me type of guy so he didn't really explain. But it was really, really nice."
"And you…you dreamed this?" Her mother's voice was definitely a higher pitch than normal. Kira gave her mother an are-you-deaf? look. "I…I see…ummm…well, Kira you do have an appointment with Dr. Channard today, so we'll just see what he has to say about this…"
Dr. Channard actually looked like he wanted to laugh. "Your mother thinks that you were raped, your mind is repressing the experience, and it is coming through in your dreams." Kira's eyes popped open in shock. "Oh yes. If you were anyone else, I would be asking you to submit to hypnotism to make sure that wasn't the case. Since you are you…how about you tell me what happened last night with Pinhead?" Channard never called Gideon by anything else.
Kira blushed crimson and stared at her lap, her hands nervously twisting there. "We uh…ummm…uh…"
Dr. Channard laughed softly. "Kira, I am forty-three years old and a psychiatrist at the most prestigious clinic in the state. Nothing you say will surprise me." He gave her a charming smile that made her skin crawl.
"I asked Gideon what an orgasm was." Kira mumbled only loud enough for the doctor to hear, and even then it was quiet enough he had to lean in to understand.
"Ah." Dr. Channard nodded his understanding. "Did Pinhead penetrate you?" He could see that the teen didn't comprehend the question. "Do you still have your hymen?" A frown of confusion was still present on Kira's face. Dr. Channard placed his hand to his mouth and looked at her as he thought to himself of the issue this presented. "Do you read romance novels?"
Her face cleared. Kira shook her head. "No. I'm a bookworm, sure. But I stick mostly to sci-fi and fantasy."
Channard nodded and got to his feet. He traveled to a bookshelf by his desk and ran fingers over the spines there, searching for the one he wanted. "Ah. Here we are." He hooked his forefinger at the top of the book's spine and pulled. Catching the book by the binding, he came back to Kira and handed it to her.
Ever the curious girl, she read aloud the title, "Fifty Shades of Grey. What's this?" Blue eyes looked up at him inquisitively.
He gave a soft chuckle. "Think of it as homework. Pinhead might also appreciate any questions you find while reading that book. Give it a try, Kira. We will talk again in a couple of days, after your birthday."
Kira nodded absently, wondering about this new book with the odd title.
It was Sunday, so as soon as Kira got home—and finished her chores—she settled on her bed, cradled by her mounds of pillows and began to read her "homework".
The book started out very…boring if Kira was honest with herself. But it was something that Channard would definitely be asking her about it later, so she kept reading. Not to mention, if Channard was right and Gideon would appreciate anything she could learn in this book…then a little bit boredom was worth it.
As she kept reading, Kira began to notice parallels in the narrator, Ana, and herself. Well, some parallels anyway. Kira was a wallflower, had never had a relationship before, and was—relatively—shy around new people. Or she was before she met Gideon. These days, the bullies she ran into at school were more of a nuisance than intimidating. She didn't go out of her way to be a wallflower anymore; it was more by design and habit. And relationship-wise? Gideon was more than she could ever hope for in a boyfriend, so boys her own age were superfluous.
Then came the big reveal of the main male character's big secret and Kira almost fell out of her bed in shock and surprise. "Good grief…is this real?" she whispered to herself.
Before she could keep reading, a timer went off telling her it was time to start dinner. Kira half-growled at the annoying thing, but obediently got to her feet.
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"So, Kira." Blue eyes looked up from her plate to her mother. "What did Dr. Channard say?"
"Normal dream stuff and gave me a book to read." She answered, almost noncommittal. Kira would have grunted her reply if she thought she could have gotten away with it. "I'm about a third of the way through so far, I'll finish it tonight after dinner."
Her mother nodded, satisfied.
Kira settled down back on her bed to continue reading. Eyes that were anxious to find out exactly what all of this interesting new lifestyle entailed, avidly read the Rules, Hard Limits, and the contract. This new world of bondage-submission was so similar in some ways to the Labyrinth that she had to wonder if those that started BDSM had somehow visited the world of the Leviathan. Or, if BDSM was as old as she was thinking, perhaps the Labyrinth had been something else long ago and had changed with the times, so to speak. Or maybe it had been created like it was after BDSM came into being. So many thoughts whirled around her mind as she read.
Kira gasped when it was revealed that Ana was a virgin too. At twenty-one! Kira never thought that someone could be a virgin for so long. Admittedly, she was still innocent herself, but she had always assumed that she would lose hers when she went to college next year. Then she kept reading and the first sex scene in the novel came up and Kira found herself reacting oddly. She didn't really notice at first, but her breath started to come faster and she felt very hot. Almost like she was with Ana and Christian in that bedroom. How odd…was this what arousal felt like? Or Ana had called it desire...?
Wait…losing your virginity was painful—she knew that—but Kira hadn't known that it would cause blood. Was that what happened last night? Did Gideon take her virginity? But he couldn't do it like they did in the book, Gideon can't touch her. So, how?
Kira kept reading into the night before finally putting the book down around midnight. She was almost finished, and if it was a year ago she would have finished it anyway, but nowadays, she wanted to talk to Gideon. Which meant sleeping.
She kept her hand on the cover of the novel as she snuggled down into her bed. If her theory from this morning was correct, then she might be able to take something into the Labyrinth with her. Maybe.
Kira blinked at the rising sun. "Damnit all to…well, no…I like it there." She hadn't slept all night. "Well, I can finish the book this way I suppose." She gave a great sigh and got to her feet to get ready for the day.
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