Smut ahead! Ye be warned! But I don't think any of you will be complaining ;) How the hell did I write 2700 words of sex?
Azkadellio-Again, thanks for your concern, I appreciate it. Oh, it's definitely one of Jade's. Who else would be able to pull something like that from the ether?
FallenAether-Nice name, I like! *hands a cookie* And welcome to this Jori ship, I will be your captain for the time being. Thanks for your support and enjoying this so much!
Lushcoltrane-Yeah, I guess you could look at it that way. It's more of a modified version of slenderman in my head, the original doesn't have a mouth or the ability to speak, but that's the wonder of artistic license! Thank you, I'm enjoying making these characters grow, it's so much fun! And a challenge, certainly, at times.
TimelessReader-Why thank you, dude. Way to boost my ego :D
ScottyBgood-Well, one, it wasn't the vindicis. Two, it wasn't actually a spying mission. You'll see what the purpose was next chapter, I believe. Definitely there to intimidate, and serve a deeper purpose, as well. And, hey, dude, way to put the pressure on. I really hope I do surprise you, I'm trying my damnedest to keep the intrigue up without giving away anything. Hope it's working *crosses fingers*
Enjoo~ooy!
Jade found herself perched atop Tori's hips, hands clasped tightly over her wrists and a victorious smirk on her lips. "Well, well, well...look what I caught." Her voice dripped with intent and her eyes glimmered with magic. Tori felt something slide over the delicate skin of her wrists and looked over to see roots wrapping themselves over her arms, Jade's fingers leaving trailing lines of heat behind as she planted her hands on either side of her head. "You should know better than to mess with me, Tori."
Tori's throat bobbed and her hands flexed uselessly in the air as she strained against her bonds. "Well, maybe I like antagonizing you," she breathed with glimmering eyes.
Jade leaned closer so her words ghosted across Tori's cheek and into her ear. "Keep it up, and maybe I'll have my wicked way with you right here." She relished the shiver she felt roll through Tori's body and the way her breath hitched, drawing back far enough to see how widely blown her pupils were and the flush that sat high on her cheeks.
Tori smiled toothily and Jade froze, mesmerized by the way the light played across her face and glinted off the silver in her eyes. "You wouldn't know what to do with me." Hands suddenly appeared at Jade's waist and rolled them over so Tori was on top, the length of her body pressed against Jade's, one hand cradling her head while the other kneaded her hip. "But I think practice might help."
Jade woke in stages, turning her head away from the faintly intruding light of dawn that filtered through the filmy curtains at the window. Herb scented hair brushed against her nose and she groggily pried an eye open, peering over at the mussed brunette tresses that were splayed across her pillow, its owner curled close to her side. Tori's breaths came slowly, evenly, just disturbing her hair and sending it fluttering against Jade's skin again. She brushed the strands away and Tori shifted closer in her sleep, toes crawling up her shin as she curled into her. Jade's arm was asleep, trapped beneath Tori's body sometime in the night, but magic thrummed hungrily beneath her skin as she woke more fully.
She studied the sleeping brunette's features, from her slightly parted lips to her lashes that just brushed her cheeks as her eyes moved beneath their lids and up to her unlined, relaxed temple. Jade was struck by a deep sense of contentment, just to stay in that moment with Tori for as long as she could, but then Tori moved again and her mouth brushed over her neck and her breaths lit up her nerves with a rush of heat. Jade sucked in a quick breath and her free hand contracted into a fist in the bedsheets. Her eyes flicked over to the door and she strained her ears, but it was too early even for Sikowitz to have risen, and by the still faint light, she figured she had a couple hours before the man rose for the day.
Jade gently freed her arm from underneath Tori's body and flexed her numb fingers until they tingled almost achingly as the feeling came rushing back. She twisted onto her side and began tracing invisible lines on Tori's skin, fingertips dancing from her clavicle to her slowly beating pulse point up to the delicate line of her jaw. She leaned over the brunette and left barely-there kisses, reversing the path her fingers had just abandoned, while her hand ghosted across her shoulder and settled on her far bicep. She felt Tori shift beneath her, beginning to wake under her light ministrations, and a smirk curled the ends of her lips.
"Tor…." She whispered, breath wafting across her skin and disturbing the small hairs that curled riotously behind her ear. "Wake up, c'mon." She pressed a teasing kiss to her jaw and heard Tori pull in a deeper breath, then a hand appeared in her vision and pushed weakly against her forehead as she spoke in a sleepy husk.
"Mhrngh...wh'ssa matt'r..."
Jade laughed quietly and Tori stirred again, jaw popping as she yawned. "Nothing, I just want you to wake up."
One dark eye, apparently opened through sheer force of will, stared at her humorlessly, and Jade's lips twitched against her smile. "Too early, Jae...cann't wait 'til morning?"
"No," Jade said, leaning in to press her lips to Tori's cheek and trail them over to the bridge of her nose. "We won't have privacy if we wait until morning." Her mouth quirked in a smile when she saw the other eye open in intrigue and felt her magic coiling warmly in her chest, along with a similar heat that suffused her stomach.
A hand settled on her arm, slowly drifted up to her shoulder and curled warmly behind her neck. Tori drew her down and their lips met, soft at first and then deeper and more heated than chaste. Jade straddled Tori's hips and smiled against her lips. "Mmm, this reminds me of yesterday. I pinned you then, too."
"I….heh, I let you….pin me." Tori's fingers were caught fast in Jade's hair, holding her head close so she could keep peppering kisses across her face when Jade tried to pull away and scrutinize her. "Come back, Jae."
"No, wait a second. You let me pin you? I think I very much had you beneath me on my own merits, Tori."
"It takes a lot more than anything you've got to keep me down, West."
Tori whined when Jade forcefully pulled her head away, one hand firmly on her chest to keep her down. She glared daggers at her, unswayed by beseeching amber eyes, then smirked dangerously. "Nothing I do can keep you on your back?"
"Nooooo?"
Tori's eyes narrowed as Jade leaned down, her hair curtaining around them. "Are you sure?" Jade's mouth hovered teasingly over Tori's, withdrawing when she tried to rise and meet her, her hand pushing her back once more. "I think I know the perfect way to keep you under me, Tori." Jade's hand, fingers splayed wide over her chest, burrowed between the gap between buttons on the old, frayed shirt she wore and searing skin was suddenly beneath the pads of her fingers.
Tori's breath faltered, then quickened as Jade lazily plucked open the buttons until a titillating strip of sun kissed skin was bared between the folds of the pale shirt. Jade's mouth watered and her fingertips tingled, sparks literally jumping from them to Tori's skin and making them both startle.
"Jade?"
"I'm not doing that on purpose." Her hand hovered over Tori's sternum, just to the side of the tattoo peeking from underneath her shirt, and a small surge of energy arced from her to the brunette again.
Tori shivered and a flush appeared, spreading from her cheeks past her neck, and her hand clutched at Jade's. "It tingles." Another spark jumped and she shut her eyes momentarily. When they opened again, a thin ring of silver lined her pupils. "It's...ahm, very nice." Her lower lip disappeared between her teeth and Jade surged forward, capturing and worrying that lip between her teeth. A wanting sound escaped Tori's mouth, low and raspy, and her hand flexed around Jade's nape, pulling her closer.
They could nearly taste the magic on the air, a wild, tangy flavor that lingered on their lips and tongues. Tori's hips shifted restlessly between Jade's legs, one hand lingered on her neck and the other found its way to her thigh, kneading the skin there before it slipped beneath her nightshirt. Jade pulled away as nails raked along her thigh, gasping and squeezing Tori's hips between her legs. "Damn – do it again."
Tori's other hand migrated down, lingering at the dip of her waist, fingers tracing lines over the fabric of her shirt. Jade canted her head to the side, panting into her ear as her other hand kept raking maddening lines across her skin. Tori fumbled briefly as Jade rolled her hips and she felt thin cotton against her fingertips. She licked her lips and took the opportunity to roll them over so she hovered over Jade.
"What were you saying about being on top of me," she said cheekily.
Jade glared half heartedly up at her, pupils blown wide and cheeks flushed. "I don't care right now, but you better get back down here fast." With a smile, Tori kissed her again, one of Jade's feet crawling up her calf while her other ankle hooked behind her thigh. Her hands impatiently pushed at Tori's shirt, shoving the collars off her shoulders so the fabric pooled around her elbows and caught there.
They froze, Tori's eyes locked on Jade's face while Jade found herself mesmerized by the sway of breasts suddenly bared before her. Tori swallowed and slowly sat up, letting the shirt fall the rest of the way off her and it fluttered noiselessly to the floor. She fought the urge to cover herself and hid the tremble of her hands by splaying them against Jade's abdomen, thrilling as the muscles there clenched reflexively. "Eager, Jae?"
"A bit," she said, thoroughly distracted by the new landscape of unexplored skin in front of her eyes. She pushed herself up on her elbows and pressed her lips to the tattoo just above Tori's breast, tasting the skin there and feeling her pulse race beneath. One hand wrapped around Tori's waist, keeping her close, and she felt fingers tangle into her hair. Welcome tingles raced down her spine as power arced between them with every exploratory suckle and nip, every breathy sigh and quiet whimper boosting her confidence.
She meandered from shoulder to shoulder, eventually tracing a path with lips and tongue to circle a heaving breast. Jade hovered uncertainly over it, warm breath fanning across sensitive skin, and Tori arched her back, encouraging her to continue. "Jae, you're teasing…." The brunette urged Jade closer with the hand still twined in her hair and moaned when her nipple was surrounded by wet heat. She held Jade's head against her breast, head pillowed atop her crown and her hips rolled against Jade's abdomen. "Jae….I don't...are you – fuck – are you sure?"
Jade unwillingly pulled away and met Tori's eyes. Her own were mostly silver and magic continually arced from her hands to whatever skin they happened to be touching, Tori's power reacting and sending them into a dizzying loop of giving and receiving power, but she ignored the sensations long enough to focus on Tori's question. Instead of answering, she pulled her hands away and unceremoniously divested herself of her shirt, took Tori's hands from behind her neck and pressed them to her breasts. Tori gaped and her fingers automatically began kneading the soft skin there, her expression full of uncertainty and awe.
Jade swallowed the moan in her throat but thrust her chest forward and Tori smiled a beautiful, brilliant smile that warmed her from the inside out. Jade laid back on the bed and drew Tori with her, hands framing her waist and eyes locked on her face that was dimly lit by the rising sun. Tori leaned down and took her breast in her mouth, nipping at the underside of it and suckling until Jade squirmed and panted. She sat back with a satisfied smirk and traced the livid mark that was beginning to appear.
"I told you that you couldn't keep me down."
"You're seriously still thinking about that? I'd think you'd be more concerned with other things at hand," Jade snarked.
Tori laughed breathily and stretched herself along the length of Jade's body, shuddering as magic arced between every point of contact and teased already buzzing nerves. "I'm very concerned with things at hand," she said, said hands having snuck down to Jade's hips and squeezed gently. "I'm just-" She suddenly seemed uncertain, bumbling and nervous again, her previous bravado gone. "I don't know where to go from here."
The quiet admission made Jade soften a little and her slight irritation disappeared. "Me neither. That's part of this though, I think. We can teach each other. Right?" Tori hovered over her for a few more seconds, smiling slowly and ducking down for another kiss. Their tongues twined together and her thumbs traced circles over Jade's hips while her fingers kneaded dewy skin. Tori gently bit Jade's tongue and her back bowed, fingers raking down her back and leaving red welts in their wake. A strangled moan fell from her lips and Tori disappeared from sight, trailing kisses down her chest with her hair dragging behind and tickling slightly.
They both trembled when Tori's lips pressed to her abdomen and magic surged between them, fingers still kneading her hips and now playing with the edge of her underwear. "Gah, don't stop – feels goood." The last word came out half gasp as the brunette left another bruise on her jutting hipbone. She felt her underwear being dragged slightly down her hips and lifted them automatically, unashamed of her excitement and arousal. Tori flung them over her shoulder and stalled again, chewing her lip as she considered what to do next.
Jade's eyes opened a little, revealing blown pupils and a thick line of silver that made her eyes luminous, even irritated as they appeared with the delay. "Gods – fuck, why did you – it's just like when you touch yourself, Tor. Just – do it." Her hips shifted restlessly and Tori blushed when her legs opened and she was faced with a dripping sex that wasn't her own, to be dealt with beneath the covers at night. The morning light danced merrily over skin dewy with sweat and arousal, highlighting every dip and ridge for her eyes. Jade whined quietly and her hand slid down her abdomen, fingers helpfully spreading her labia and one disappearing into her sex. "If you don't want-"
"I want, I very much want," Tori said over her. She surged forward, pushing Jade's fingers out of the way and replaced them with her own. "Just – like I would do myself?"
Jade nodded mutely, eyes screwed shut as sensations threatened to overwhelm her. Magic still arced between them, and now seemed more potent as it danced over her sex and flitted playfully across her thighs. She felt Tori's fingers exploring her, then her thumb pressed against her clit and slowly circled it. A moan tore out of her throat and her hips rolled, desperate for more friction. Tori's movements stuttered briefly and picked up again, more certain as Jade continued to move against her and moaned throatily.
Jade startled whens she felt lips against her stomach and a finger simultaneously slid inside her. "I – this is alright?" Tori's voice was low, breathy, and Jade nodded. Her hands wound into Tori's hair and guided her back to her body, urging her to kiss and nip and suck until she squirmed in the most delicious agony.
A coil tightened low in her stomach, her power whirled riotously under her skin, and every nerve felt on edge as more and more magic arced between them. She threw her head back and panted, hips rolling against Tori's fingers as they curled inside her and, when she felt a warm, wet muscle cautiously lap against her sex, she lost it. Jade keened lowly into the slowly wakening morning, fingers almost painfully twined in Tori's hair as her toes curled and her sex fluttered around Tori's fingers. The brunette kept moving until Jade slumped back to the bed and slowly withdrew her fingers, staring in awe at the glistening digits. She slid one, then another into her mouth and moaned as the taste exploded across her tongue, eagerly lapping until every bit was off her fingers.
"Whoa, that's – Gods, that's attractive." Tori blushed when she saw Jade had been watching her, eyes lidded and body boneless. She lowered herself over her and was surprised when Jade kissed her, tongue dipping into her mouth to taste herself. "Nice, better than I thought," she said quietly, nipping Tori's lip and making her yelp.
Tori felt hands at the small of her back and nails scratched lightly. Her hips dipped down and she moaned, forehead falling against Jade's. "Can you – oh, damn – I need-" Jade's hand slid beneath her underwear and fingers dug into the firm skin of her backside, and Tori moaned again.
Jade nipped at her jaw and she felt her smirk against her skin. "I can fix that, just let me take care of you." Her voice dripped with sex, her eyes shone luminous silver, and her hand worked magic of a different sort as Tori's underwear disappeared somewhere and she suddenly felt fingers on the inside of her thigh. She spread her legs and sunk lower so she could feel the heat of Jade's body almost on her sex, then her head flew back and she gasped as fingers rubbed over her clit.
Tori gripped tightly at Jade's waist, hips rolling against her hipbone as she traced shapes around her clit, slowly driving her toward the edge. "Jae – fuck, right there – oh, Gods-" Jade chuckled lowly as she stared up at Tori, mesmerized by the long arch of her neck and the sway of her breasts as she moved over her. Her fingers sped up and dipped lower to gather more of Tori's arousal before returning and circling faster. Tori panted, mouth agape and movements jerky, fingers pressing tightly into her waist and magic pouring from her skin.
She gasped and froze, eyes focused sightlessly above and then moaned lowly and her hips jerked, pushing low until she rutted against her abdomen as she came. Jade's hands rested on her thighs, feeling the muscles bunch as she moved until she slowed and slid off to the side, head on her shoulder and breathing fast and shallow. She smoothed back her hair from her sweaty temple and pressed a kiss to her forehead, shivering as a few last tingles of power flowed between them.
They lay silently together, linked with their joined hands resting on Jade's stomach and the magic shared between them, watching the dawn continue to rise outside. Tori shifted to press a lazy kiss to Jade's neck at her fluttering pulse and warmth flooded her suddenly, feelings so deep and visceral they felt alien. "Whoa, what the-"
"'M so happy, Jae..." Tori's voice was lazy and quiet, sated as she stretched like a cat basking in the sunshine and curled closer. A docile contentment, laced with lingering arousal, drifted into Jade's system, compelling her to shut her eyes and doze in the warmth of Tori's body and the brightening sunlight. She beat back the feelings and squeezed Tori's fingers. "Tor, do you feel that?"
"Hmmm?" Jade frowned and concentrated, feeling her own confusion and slight concern but also the powerful languid sensations pushing behind them. "It feels like…."
[Like something foreign is within thee] They both startled when they heard the quiet voice in their minds. [Peace, young ones. Might it be that I can assuage thine concerns]
"Gods, don't do that," Jade said forcefully, feeling the foreign pulse of Tori's embarrassment beneath her anger at being interrupted beating in her head. The vindicis chuckled quietly and pushed contentment and approval at her and Jade relaxed as the mental equivalent of a hand carding through her hair passed into her mind.
Tori smiled faintly against her collarbone and squeezed Jade's hand. "What are we talking about," she asked lazily, still basking in the near boneless ecstasy that lingered in her veins.
[Thy paramour, mine youngling, has espied an unusual...link...which she cannot explain]
"Link?"
Jade grumbled and panicked a little when she felt the vindicis pushing at her to be let out, firming her walls to keep it inside. "No, don't you dare."
[What is the problem, youngling?]
"The problem," Jade said as Tori snickered, then yelped when she pinched her waist, "is that I am naked." There was a beat of nothing, then a feeling like a shrug pushed at her. "Don't shrug at me, that means you don't come out, get it?"
Tori laughed quietly again and pressed her lips to Jade's neck. "It's too early to get this worked up, Jade."
"That's not what you were saying a few minutes ago," she quipped.
Tori's body vibrated with laughter and her hand tightened around Jade's. "Alright, point. Still, relax, alright?"
Jade grunted and felt amusement and affection pushing at her from two different directions, lacing through her lingering exasperation and washing it away. "That! That's what I'm talking about!"
['Tis an impressive bond, youngling]
"Bond?"
The vindicis hummed in agreement and she felt it sifting carefully through her mind, searching for a way to explain. [It is...similar to how I communicate with ye, yet…more, deeper…intimate]
A sensation like silk sliding over skin made her shiver and Tori pushed onto her elbow to look into her eyes. "You mean..." Her brows furrowed and Jade felt curiosity poking at her, then realization and amazement. "We…whoa. We did that?"
She pressed her hand over her chest, frowning in concentration, and Jade simultaneously felt Tori's hand on her chest and her skin beneath the pads of Tori's fingers. The brunette pulled back, gasping, and the vindicis chuckled.
['Tis...overwhelming, initially]
Tori flexed her fingers and felt Jade's caution at the back of her mind, beneath her own curiosity and excitement. "How did this happen?"
[Sharing great amounts of oneself during powerful moments begins the link, and the potency is determined by the bonds shared. Thine is of friendship and love, close enough to blur the lines between thine own bodies at times]
The two shared a look and Tori smiled. "Something new to explore."
"I think we've got enough on our plates right now without worrying about some new magical woo-doo stuff ," Jade deadpanned. "Remember?"
"Well, yeah, but this is – it's so cool! C'mon, Jade, be happy," Tori wheedled, a hopeful smile on her lips. Jade snorted but Tori's overall good mood made her smile eventually and the brunette laughed as she pecked her lips. Jade caught her by the shoulder before she could pull too far away and brought her back for another kiss, this one deeper than the last, and felt the vindicis tugging at the back of her mind, trying to get her attention.
[Thy kin will waken soon, youngling]
Still enough time to have some fun, Jade thought with a grin.
Beck sat at his desk, hunched over a sheaf of papers, pen in hand and a contemplative frown on his lips. He carefully wrote a few lines, paused, and then jaggedly continued writing for several more minutes. Eventually, he set the pen on the desk and rubbed his neck, hastily rereading the letter before sealing it in an envelope and writing an address in Washington, DC on the front.
"Lane, I'll be back in a while! I've got some errands to run, so I'll take my lunch break now, too."
"Alright, see you in a while. Oh, are you going near the courthouse, by any chance?"
"Uhm, yeah, close by, anyway. What'd you need me to take?"
"Just these papers, please. They're for that case I'm working on between Mister Gatz and his wife."
"Oh, the guy who-"
"Yep."
"Sure, just….if I don't come back, check his backyard. I'm pretty sure you could bury a body back there in those trees."
The words were only half said in jest and Lane seemed serious even as he snickered. "Fine, fine. Now go before I decide to make you stay late." Beck waved and was on his way toward the town center, tipping his head as passersby and humming happily to himself as he walked down the sidewalk.
As he passed by a street, something whiffed by his nose suddenly and he reeled, head jerking to the side. "What the-" Another object flew by him and he turned narrow eyes down the narrow lane between the rows of businesses. He hesitated only a moment before stalking down it, head swaying from side to side as he searched the shadowed alcoves and dim alleys. "Where'd you go, you little…."
Out of the shadows of a deep porch, a hand shot out and grabbed the lapels of his jacket, dragging him up the stairs. Beck barely managed to not trip up the steps and found himself face to face with a woman. Kind green eyes appraised him coolly above smiling, full lips, and her sharp features were enhanced by short, auburn hair that was tousled by the faint breeze. "Well, well, Mister Beckett, it is a pleasure to finally meet you."
"Who are you? How do you know me?" Beck took a threatening step forward, eyes narrowed thunderously, and the woman laughed at him, teeth glinting in the sunlight that washed across the lower half of her face.
"Oh my, there's no need to be so brusque, young one. I mean you no harm, truly. I need only a moment of your time."
Brown eyes remained suspicious, but Beck relaxed slightly and leaned back on the heels of his feet. "What do you want?"
"Only a small thing, really."
The woman opened her palm and blew on it lightly, sending a small whirl of dust toward Beck. He coughed as it went up his nose and swayed on his feet drunkenly for a few moments, eyes hazy and unfocused. "I am sorry, my dear, this will leave you with a bit of a headache. But I can't have you fouling up my plans, I'm afraid. It's taken too long to get here, and too many people have suffered already. Now, be a good boy and hand me that horrible letter in your pocket, yes?" Beck mechanically dug the envelope from his pocket and held it out for her to take.
She pinched it distastefully between two fingers and her nose wrinkled. "Now, how to make sur eyou disappear for good. Ah, I know!" With a smirk, heat curled at a corner and the paper quickly caught fire, burning to ashes that were swept up on the wind and blown away. Now that that's out of the way…." She circled him slowly, eying his slowly swaying body up and down and pausing in front of him. "They just seem to get better looking as the ages pass…."
Her thumb pressed to his forehead and she stared in his eyes. "Apologies, but I'm afraid I can't have you remembering this. You won't recall anything beyond walking down the street, including myself. Now, be a good boy and continue on your way, yes? Once you reach the street, the spell will lose effect and you won't recall anything."
Her hand lingered against his cheek and she leaned up on tiptoe to press her lips to his opposite cheek. "Good luck, Mister Beckett, you've great things in your future. Don't squander your chances." With a light pat, she sent him on his way and watched until he disappeared around the corner.
"Alright, now onto the next order of business." With a crack of her knuckles and a roll of her shoulders, the woman disappeared with a quiet crack, leaving only a quick eddy of air rushing to fill the suddenly empty space she had occupied.
Bwahahahaha! The female with the green eyes is SO MUCH FUN TO WRITE. I love her to bits, Imma be sad to see the end of her, and this story. Drop me a note, yeah?