(Author's Note: The following story is being written as part of Cassunzel Week! Like my other Cassunzel Week stories, this story takes place after the events of my earlier AU fanfic, "Somehow Shifted". You don't have to have read that story, though these stories will reference events that took place in it. All you need to know is that this story takes place in an alternate universe where Cassandra, not Eugene, was the one to rescue Rapunzel from the tower.)
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A metallic clang echoed through the room as steel clashed against steel, two swords meeting before being pulled back for another strike.
"Your technique's off, Rapunzel! Don't swing at my sword, swing at me!"
Cassandra lunged forward, the tip of her blade surging toward Rapunzel's chest. The blunt edge of the practice sword slipped just past Rapunzel as she turned and swung out with her own sword, missing Cassandra by several inches. Cassandra grunted, then came forward again. This time, her steel made contact with a soft slapping noise as it firmly tapped the skin of the princess' neck.
"And there's your head," said Cassandra. For someone who'd just won a heated sparring match, she sounded more annoyed than excited, and she sheathed the practice blade while looking glumly into her girlfriend's eyes. "Rapunzel, you weren't even trying that time!"
"I was too!" Rapunzel protested, sheathing her own dull sword before sitting down on her bed and putting her hands on her chin. "I gave it my all that time, and I almost got you!"
"I barely worked up a sweat dodging those swings, Raps... sometimes I wonder why we even spar at all."
"So I can get stronger... so you won't have to protect me."
Cassandra sat down next to Rapunzel, looking at her and seeing the sadness in her eyes. Ever since she'd rescued Rapunzel from the tower and the two had begun dating, they'd also been training together. They practiced on the obstacle course, they had mock wrestling matches, and they even clashed swords, though of course the swords they used had been dulled so they wouldn't cut the skin. At first, it had been Cassandra who held back, scared to hurt Rapunzel, scared to break the promise she made even though Rapunzel had assured her that the promise she made never to hurt her didn't apply to sparring matches.
But now that Rapunzel's hair had been restored by the mysterious black rocks, Cassandra noticed something... it had been Rapunzel who'd been holding back, especially when they sparred with swords. Just before her hair had returned, Rapunzel had gotten good enough to make Cassandra seriously work for each win, but now? Now Cassandra could win easily... even when she was holding back. Rapunzel was slipping, and Cassandra didn't know why. It wasn't her hair... Rapunzel had taken down Lady Caine and her goons as effectively as she'd ever fought anyone... it was only against Cassandra that she'd started holding back her full strength, and the princess' knight wanted to know why.
"Raps, protecting you is my job now, but I'd protect you even if it wasn't. What's bothering you?"
"I... don't want to hurt you, Cass," said Rapunzel with a sigh.
"And I don't want to hurt you, but it's different when we spar, I've accepted that and I thought you did too. Stop holding back! I want to see you fighting at your best, even if it means I take a few lumps. Trust me, I can handle myself, even when you've got your hair back."
Rapunzel sighed again, then smiled. She watched as Cassandra stood up and extended her hand, and she eagerly took it, allowing her girlfriend to pull her back to her feet.
"No holding back this time, I mean it," said Cassandra, unsheathing her practice sword.
"I swear I won't hold back! In fact, I... I'll win this time!" Rapunzel replied, a determined expression on her face as she took out her own sword.
"Is that so?" asked Cassandra, smirking.
Rapunzel nodded.
"It is! In fact, I'm so confident that I can beat you, that if I don't, you get to... you get to... um..."
"I get to what?" Cassandra asked, raising her eyebrow.
"You get to take me prisoner!" said Rapunzel, her words flowing much more eagerly than Cassandra might expect.
"Uhhh...I don't want to take you prisoner," Cassandra replied, looking unsure.
"You know... for fun!"
"Take you prisoner... for fun?"
"Mmmhmm," said Rapunzel, her eyes beaming as she nodded her head. Cassandra stared into Rapunzel's eyes for a moment, then finally realized what she was implying, and a soft blush crossed her face. She could see a blush on Rapunzel's face as well, and though she could feel her heart beating faster, she also began to worry.
Fine, but don't you dare throw the fight, I mean it, thought Cassandra, gripping the blade tightly. "So if I win, I get to take you prisoner and punish you?"
"You can do whatever you want," said Rapunzel, her eyes narrowing. "But it's not going to come to that because I'm going to win!"
Rapunzel then lunged forward, with an aggression that had been absent from her earlier matches. Cassandra was barely able to parry the strike, but she did so and then lunged forward with a strike of her own. This time, Rapunzel easily dodged it and thrust forward again, while using her hair to attempt to wrap up Cassandra's legs.
"Don't think I'm not ready for you to use your hair on me!" shouted Cassandra, easily gliding out of the way before aiming her sword at Rapunzel's chest. Rapunzel deflected the blow, then pulled up with her hair. While Cassandra was distracted by the sudden tripping gesture, Rapunzel thrust forward again, grazing Cassandra's cheek. "Aaaaaah!"
Had the practice blades been real, the thrust would have made a nasty gash across the side of Cassandra's face... a painful blow, albeit not a fatal one. Cassandra recovered quickly, deflecting the thrust before pushing forward with her elbow, aiming at Rapunzel's stomach while attempting to use her own hair against her, grabbing the long strand and pulling it across Rapunzel's legs.
"Clever," said Rapunzel, always impressed with her girlfriend's fighting prowess. She met Cassandra blow for blow, grabbing at her sword arm while pulling another strand of hair around Cassandra's waist. "Let's see you get out of this!"
Cassandra tried to pull back, but Rapunzel's hair had snared her, and as she attempted to yank her sword arm free, Rapunzel's sword arm was aiming another blow, this time toward Cassandra's stomach. Cassandra was barely able to suck in her gut to avoid the attempted stabbing, which would have knocked the wind out of her even with a dull blade. She freed her sword arm from Rapunzel's grasp, deflecting Rapunzel's sword and using her strength to pull away from her body, then she quickly unwrapped the hair from around her waist and leaped back before she could be snared again.
She's fast and she's smart... she learns so quick, everything I've taught her has stuck, but I know she's not a better fighter, even at her best, thought Cassandra, watching as Rapunzel entered into a fighting stance. Still, I want to see just how good you are, Raps, so don't you dare hold back, not even a little bit!
Cassandra rushed forward, and she and Rapunzel clashed swords again. The two fought for position, swinging at each other while Cassandra made sure to stay out of range of Rapunzel's attempts to wrap a strand of hair around her. She lifted up her sword and thrust downward in an attempt to strike between Rapunzel's neck and shoulder, but as she lunged into the strike, she felt something being taken from her hand... it was her sword, snatched away by Rapunzel's hair.
"Ha!" Rapunzel cried out triumphantly, as Cassandra gasped in dismay, falling toward Rapunzel. She watched as Rapunzel caught her sword and prepared a 'finishing' blow. "Who's holding back now, Cassandra?"
As Rapunzel taunted her, Cassandra could see the sword in Rapunzel's other hand, and could also see Rapunzel's attention diverted for a split second.
That was all Cassandra needed.
Rapunzel swung downward, and Cassandra snatched the other sword and placed the tip at Rapunzel's throat.
"You're mine," said Cassandra.
"What?" Rapunzel stammered, as the sword she was holding stopped two inches short of Cassandra's head. "Oh... you got me, didn't you?"
"And now you're my prisoner," said Cassandra, reaching up with her free hand and taking back her own sword.
Rapunzel sighed, rolling her eyes.
"I really did try my best that time, I swear!" she exclaimed. The disappointment in her voice was real... she really was trying her best, and she just hoped Cassandra knew it. "I almost got you."
"I know," said Cassandra. She put her own practice sword back in its sheath, then sheathed Rapunzel's sword before removing both scabbards from the two of them and tossing them into the corner. "But a deal's a deal, Raps..."
Rapunzel gave a pout, drooping her head in fairly exaggerated fashion. Cassandra smirked at her, but even though she and Rapunzel had both agreed to this, she wasn't quite sure of how to proceed, and waited for a sign from her girlfriend to know just what to do next.
"You won't get away with this!" said Rapunzel, putting on an expression of mock distress. She was really playing it up for Cassandra, who blushed again and tried her best not to reveal how nervous she was that Rapunzel seemed to want to play this sort of game. "You... cruel fiend!"
Okay, Raps, you're embarrassing me, take it down a notch, thought Cassandra, resisting the urge to roll her eyes, and instead deciding to further test the waters to see just how far Rapunzel wanted to take this part of their game. "All right, princess, now that you're my prisoner, I think you should start by taking off some of those clothes."
The faint blush and nervous smirk on Cassandra's face made it clear to Rapunzel that she could take off as much or as little of the training outfit that she wanted... what she didn't expect was Rapunzel to take her 'command' so seriously.
Without hesitation, Rapunzel took off nearly everything she was wearing. Her leather armor went first, followed by her belt, followed by her skirt, and then her blouse... until she was standing before Cassandra wearing nothing but her purple lingerie.
"There," said Rapunzel, a blush crossing her own face as she put on her best defiant princess expression. "Are you satisfied?"
Gods yes, thought Cassandra, struggling to maintain her composure as she watched Rapunzel's chest rise and fall under her bra. You didn't have to take that much stuff off...
As Cassandra did her best to stay calm, and tried not to show Rapunzel just how nervous she was, Rapunzel was trying to look as confident as she could for Cassandra. Though the two had seen each other in even less clothing before, and had even made love a few times, albeit quite awkwardly, this would be something entirely new... and neither of them knew how it would play out, especially Rapunzel.
It's okay, Cass... I trust you completely. I just hope this will be as fun for you as I'm sure it will be for me...
"All right then," said Cassandra, giving a slight cough before she spoke. "Go over and sit down on the bed... I need to get some things to make sure you won't go anywhere!"
As Rapunzel sat down on the bed, Cassandra took off her gloves, then walked to a nearby closet and began fishing around. She knew what she was looking for, she just hoped Rapunzel owned a few of them.
Fortunately, Rapunzel was the proud owner of numerous silk scarves.
There we go, thought Cassandra, pulling half a dozen of them out of the dresser. As she felt the soft material, she could feel her heartbeat slowing slightly, and a wave of relief passing through her body. If Rapunzel wants this, I do too... and if I use these, it won't hurt.
Cassandra then walked back over to Rapunzel, who saw the silk scarves in Cassandra's hand and bit her lip softly. Her toes curled, and she found herself slipping her wrists behind her back before Cassandra even said anything. She looked up at her, still putting up an air of defiance as their eyes met, looking as fierce as any half-naked prisoner could look in the presence of her captor.
"You won't get away with this! ...wait, I already said that, didn't I?"
Raps, you're hopeless at this, thought Cassandra, shaking her head softly as she climbed up onto the bed and held up one of the scarves. "I can see you've already got your hands behind your back... surrendering already, are we?"
"N...no! I just..."
"Raps, I can't do this," said Cassandra with a sigh, rolling her eyes and looking softly into Rapunzel's. "We're doing kinky bondage stuff, I'm down, you're down, let's not make a game of it, it just feels weird."
Rapunzel let out a sigh. She wasn't disappointed that Cassandra didn't want to roleplay. Actually, she was somewhat relieved... though she was still a bit nervous that Cassandra might not be as into this as she was.
"Sorry, I just... wanted to make it feel less awkward for you," said Rapunzel, as Cassandra reached behind her back to begin binding her wrists with one of the scarves. "I mean, I know you told me you were worried about becoming like Gothel, and thought this might bring back some bad memories."
"You don't have to worry about that," said Cassandra, wrapping the scarf gently but tightly around Rapunzel's crossed wrists and one of the metal bars at the back of the bed. "And you? No lingering bad feelings about being tied up?"
"By you? Never," replied Rapunzel, smiling and leaning up to kiss Cassandra. Cassandra leaned down and pressed her lips against Rapunzel's as she secured the scarf binding in place, tightening it just as she felt Rapunzel's lips part. "Mmmmm..."
"That's good to hear," said Cassandra, who then slid back slightly so that Rapunzel could test her bonds. "In that case, maybe we can start escape training tomorrow. Does that feel okay? It's not too tight, is it?"
It was certainly too tight for Rapunzel to escape from, though not for lack of trying. She tugged and pulled fiercely, but the scarf held fast, and no amount of struggling would loosen its hold on her wrists, at least not for a very long time. Despite its tightness, the softness of the material felt quite comfortable, and no matter how much Rapunzel strained and worked against it, her skin didn't feel even the slightest bit irritated.
"Wow," said Rapunzel quietly. "Yeah, that feels... really nice."
"Good," said Cassandra, moving down to Rapunzel's legs. "Let's get these next."
As Rapunzel watched, Cassandra began to take a long length of silk around her thighs, looping around them more than a dozen times before securing the scarf into place with a pair of tight knots behind her legs.
"I hope I'm doing this right," said Cassandra, making sure the scarf was secured tightly enough to keep Rapunzel restrained, but not so tight as to hurt her. "It's a lot different from ropes."
"Guess we'll find out, I'll be struggling as hard as I can!" said Rapunzel with a giggle, still trying to free herself from the scarf binding her wrists. "Maybe this can double as day one of escape training!"
"Oh, we'll be using ropes for that, doubt any of our enemies will be using silk scarves on us," said Cassandra, who was now using a second scarf to bind up Rapunzel's ankles. "...actually, now that I think about it, Lady Caine might."
"She did seem to take a liking to you," said Rapunzel, smirking and wiggling her feet as Cassandra finished securing her ankles together. "It's too bad she got away..."
"We'll get her next time," Cassandra replied. "Well, that's it for the bindings, how's that feel? Anything getting sore or stiff?"
"Not yet!" said Rapunzel, who began to kick and thrash her legs as soon as Cassandra moved away. Though she could move them up and down, and was definitely doing so, making several loud thumps as her heels slammed repeatedly into the soft mattress, she wasn't going to be able to move them apart from one another, and even if she could, she wasn't going anywhere with her wrists so tightly bound. "I'm going to keep trying!"
Cassandra smiled, stepping back for a moment to observe as Rapunzel kicked her legs fiercely up and down and pulled at the silk binding her wrists with all her might. Just as she had during their last sparring match, she was really giving it her all, and working up a decent sweat in the process.
Surprised it only took three scarves, she's really strong... guess that silk is really strong too.
Cassandra couldn't help but admire how fierce and determined Rapunzel looked as she kept struggling against her bonds, and even felt a slight stirring as well, which brought a faint but immediate blush to her face. The last time she'd seen Rapunzel in bondage had been under much different circumstances, but despite the terrible memories of that day in Gothel's tower, this situation was completely different, and not even the slightest bit of trauma had been stirred up in Cassandra.
Rapunzel trusted her completely, and unlike back in the tower, she was clearly enjoying this... Cassandra could see Rapunzel smiling even with the ferocity in her eyes. She wasn't going anywhere, she couldn't move, but she was completely safe... and after watching her struggle for a couple minutes, Cassandra decided to move to the next part of this kinky little game... she'd need to quiet the princess, at least a little bit.
"All right, Raps, I think you're making a bit too much noise," said Cassandra, holding up another of the scarves. Rapunzel looked at her, then stopped kicking.
"Sorry, I'll stop kicking," Rapunzel replied, looking up into Cassandra's eyes with a sweet smile.
"Mmm, well, there's that, but also, you talk too much."
Rapunzel gasped indignantly.
"I do not!" she protested, squirming in her bonds some more before blinking her eyes at Cassandra. "Really though, I wasn't talking all that much..."
"True, but I'm about to do something to you that might make you scream, and I wouldn't want any guards getting the wrong idea."
Cassandra sat down on the bed next to Rapunzel, who continued to blink curiously, wondering just what it was that her girlfriend was planning to do... and realizing there was only one thing it could be.
"Wait a minute, are you planning on tickling me?"
"What do you think?" said Cassandra with a smirk. She then raised the scarf up to Rapunzel's mouth, but paused to give her one final chance to speak. Unless you don't want me to, of course.
Rapunzel looked at the scarf, then at Cassandra. Then, her eyes widened, and she cried out in her best cheesy damsel in distress voice...
"You... won't get away with this, Cassandra!"
That's as good a 'gag me' as any, thought Cassandra, who wrapped the scarf tightly around Rapunzel's mouth as she continued to playfully protest under it. It was still quite loud, though somewhat muffled, even if Cassandra could understand most of what she was saying. "Gods, don't you ever shut up?"
Rapunzel continued to test her gag by shouting under it as loud as she could, playfully crying out for help and making overly exaggerated pleas and protests. Cassandra rolled her eyes, then realized that she'd need another scarf to keep her girlfriend truly silent... which is likely exactly what Rapunzel wanted.
She took another scarf, but instead of just wrapping it over Rapunzel's mouth like the first one, tied a big knot in it before taking the knot and pushing it between Rapunzel's lips, over the gag, which also pushed some of the material into her mouth. After doing so, she then took the rest of the scarf and secured it tightly around Rapunzel's head. This second scarf was rolled up in such a way that it compressed Rapunzel's cheeks slightly, but with the first scarf protecting her bare skin, the second, thinner layer didn't feel even the least bit uncomfortable.
"There," said Cassandra, as she finished tightening the second scarf behind Rapunzel's head, even weaving its knot into the first knot to connect the two scarves tightly together. "Any more cries for help from the princess now?"
Rapunzel began shouting again, but this time her words were completely unintelligible, and a lot quieter, the knot packing her mouth and pushing down her tongue quite effectively. Despite the added tightness, the princess seemed happier with this arrangement, blushing intensely and smiling at Cassandra with her eyes to let her know that this was indeed what she wanted... which brought more satisfaction to Cassandra.
"Before we continue, since I can't understand what you're saying anymore, could you shout 'let me go!' as loud as you can? Just so I know what it sounds like with that gag on."
Rapunzel nodded, and then complied, screaming 'let me go!' into her gag at the top of her lungs. She shouted it a second time, and Cassandra committed the sound to memory.
"If you need out of this for any reason, just yell 'let me go' and I will, I promise," Cassandra said, looking warmly into Rapunzel's eyes while placing her hand on her cheek. Rapunzel nodded, and Cassandra then leaned in and kissed Rapunzel softly on the tip of her nose, then kissed her again on the knot tied between her lips. "Now that we've made that clear, it's time for us to have some real fun."
Cassandra then slid off the bed before walking around to the end and climbing back up, right next to Rapunzel's bound feet. Though the princess knew exactly what Cassandra was going to do, and wanted her to do it, she wasn't about to make it easy.
You can't tickle me that easily, Cassandra! Rapunzel shouted into her gag, before kicking her legs wildly up and down, thrashing ferociously against her bonds and moving her legs and feet back and forth to keep them away from Cassandra's hands.
"Really, Raps? Gonna make me work for it, huh?"
"Mmhmm," muffled Rapunzel, bending her legs slightly and holding her feet up as if to tease her girlfriend. Come and get 'em.
Cassandra lunged for Rapunzel's feet, but she moved them up and out of the way, and the chase began. Cassandra tried grabbing Rapunzel's legs and pinning them down, but the surprisingly strong princess was able to tug her ankles out of Cassandra's grip, and Cassandra was forced to start all over again, trying her best to keep Rapunzel's feet pinned down, but having them slip out of her grasp every single time. As a look of frustration crossed Cassandra's face, Rapunzel giggled into her gag. When she heard Cassandra giggle despite herself, the princess' eyes lit up, and a look of genuine happiness could be seen in them.
That moment gave Cassandra the split-second she needed to pin Rapunzel's ankles down to the bed with one hand, while moving the fingers of her other hand toward her vulnerable soles.
"You're mine."
The moment Cassandra's fingernails touched her feet, Rapunzel's loud laughter echoed through the room. Even with the gag, her shrieks and squeals were unmistakable, and Cassandra didn't have to tickle Rapunzel's feet very hard to make her scream.
"Bet you regret using that lotion now, huh?" said Cassandra. "I told you to let some calluses build up, but no, you want to feel the grass beneath your feet and the dirt between your toes, so you rub that stuff on them every single morning to keep them soft, and look at you now, begging for mercy!"
I regret nothing! Rapunzel screamed through her gag, even as Cassandra's fingers raced up and down her feet, tickling them without mercy. She cackled with laughter, and Cassandra decided to release Rapunzel's ankles from the bed so that she could attack them with both hands. Rapunzel started to move her feet out of the way, but Cassandra kept at it, a wild look in her eyes as she kept up the tickle attack.
"I dare you not to move your feet while I tickle them!" Cassandra shouted, issuing a challenge to Rapunzel. Rapunzel reluctantly accepted, but the moment Cassandra's fingernails touched her feet, the princess jerked them out of the way. "Coward!"
I can't help it! Rapunzel screamed, tears of laughter starting to come down her face. It's an involuntary reflex!
"Mmph mph mph mmph mph mmph mmph!" Cassandra muffled through closed lips, mocking Rapunzel's gagged explanations while continuing to attack her feet relentlessly. "Hold still!"
Rapunzel let out a frustrated scream and pushed her heels down into the bed as hard as she could, closing her eyes and waiting for the inevitable. As Cassandra's fingernails once again attacked her feet, she screamed through the pain and just kept pushing her heels down, shrieking and crying out but fighting her reflexes with everything she had and not moving her feet even an inch, even as Cassandra tickled them with all of her fingers as hard as she could.
"Raps, are you okay?!" asked Cassandra, genuinely concerned at the sound of Rapunzel's screams. "Want me to stop?"
No, don't stop! shouted Rapunzel, shaking her head rapidly and begging Cassandra to continue even as more tears streaked down her face. I can take it, I promise!
"Okay..." said Cassandra, sounding unsure as she continued the tickling. She watched Rapunzel for any signs of genuine distress, but even though Rapunzel was clearly enduring something not entirely pleasant, she could also hear something else in Rapunzel's shrieks... the slightest hint of moans as well. Oh... this is turning her on, isn't it?
Cassandra continued, and Rapunzel endured, and Cassandra realized that it wasn't the discomfort that was turning Rapunzel on... it was the act of rising to her challenge.
She's doing this for me... but she's also doing it for herself... okay then, Raps, let's keep going.
Cassandra kept up the tickling even longer, and Rapunzel cried out with laughter... but after thirty or so seconds more, Rapunzel yanked her legs away and began breathing rapidly through her nose. Cassandra stopped immediately, and Rapunzel looked into her eyes to let her know she was all right.
It's okay, Cass... that was fun.
Cassandra's eyes were still lined with concern, but she smiled at Rapunzel, who placed her feet back down on the bed, wiggling her toes teasingly. Cassandra looked at them, and could hear Rapunzel moaning at her. She looked back up into Rapunzel's eyes... they were narrowed, and gazing into Cassandra's with a look of longing. She grunted softly, and lifted her feet up a small bit, then back down. Cassandra smiled and placed her hands on them again. This time, she didn't use her fingernails, but her fingers, tenderly rubbing Rapunzel's soft feet up and down.
"Like this?"
"Mmhmm."
Rapunzel lifted her feet again, and Cassandra leaned toward them. As she did, she could see Rapunzel's eyes perk up, and Rapunzel's toes began to wiggle. Cassandra sighed softly, though the smile didn't leave her face. She bent her knees slightly and placed Rapunzel's feet up on them, letting them rest in front of her face for a moment, continuing to rub them while contemplating her next action.
I think she was expecting this... thought Cassandra, observing just how clean Rapunzel's feet were, and how, even after all the training the two had been doing, they still smelled faintly of lavender soap. "Raps..."
Cassandra leaned in and placed a tender kiss on the tip of Rapunzel's big toe. Rapunzel mewled, wiggling her toes again and letting out an infatuated giggle.
"Raps, you know feet aren't really my thing, right? Not that yours aren't beautiful, but..."
If Cassandra had had any sort of affinity for feet, her lips would have been all over every inch of Rapunzel's right now. As it stood, there were parts of Rapunzel's body that Cassandra wanted her lips on a lot more... she just hoped the princess wouldn't be disappointed.
"Let me guess, you wouldn't mind if I spent hours just smooching all over your feet, would you?"
Rapunzel's face turned bright red, and she crinkled her face in embarrassment before nodding meekly. Cassandra blushed brightly as well... the revelation of this aspect of Rapunzel's affection was surprising, but not entirely unpleasant.
Feet are gross and weird, but I guess I could get used to Rapunzel's, thought Cassandra, who was rapidly getting used to them with every passing second she spent watching her princess' toes wiggle. "Maybe another time, okay? There's something else I'd like to do instead..."
Cassandra then gently lifted Rapunzel's feet up and set them back down on the bed, before sliding off the bed entirely and walking around to the side, closer to Rapunzel, whose eyes trailed her every step.
"But first, it's pretty hot in here... I should get more comfortable."
Cassandra then began to undress, removing the leather armor from her body... then her undershirt, then her belt, and then her pants... as Rapunzel, tied tightly to the bed, watched, her eyes wide with anticipation. The more clothing Cassandra shed, the more intensely she watched, and the more electricity she could feel coursing up and down her body. The two of them had made love before, but never like this... the restraints made it impossible for Rapunzel to touch Cassandra, which only made her want her even more.
Finally, Cassandra was left in only in a pair of tight black panties and the white wrappings she wore around her chest. Cassandra's undergarments were selected for function, not form, her panties allowing for maximum movement of her legs in battle, while her wrappings served only to protect her breasts from chafing against her armor. Neither were glamorous, but Rapunzel didn't care... the sight of Cassandra's bare skin and defined body was a feast for the princess' senses, and she moaned with lust, tugging again at her restraints as Cassandra sat back down on the bed beside her.
"Yeah... it's not exactly a lacy pink bra, is it?" asked Cassandra, pointing at Rapunzel's chest.
I don't care, Rapunzel moaned into her gag. You'd be beautiful even if you were wearing a dozen layers of thick winter clothes.
"Tell you what," said Cassandra, reaching behind her back. "This is getting a bit uncomfortable anyway..."
Cassandra then proceeded to unwrap the covering from her chest, exposing her bare breasts for Rapunzel. Rapunzel's eyes widened further, and she was left even more silent than she already was as she saw Cassandra's chest laid bare before her. Cassandra turned to her and smirked.
"Oh, come on, Raps, it's not like you haven't seen 'em before."
Rapunzel screamed in protest at Cassandra's teasing, but didn't even think of wanting to be let go... but she did want to touch Cassandra, and that feeling didn't get any less intense as Cassandra slid over to her and began to straddle her.
"Here, you can have a closer look," said Cassandra, thrusting her chest forward toward Rapunzel's face. Rapunzel squealed, twisting in her bonds, her hands straining for freedom, wanting to lunge forward and touch her, so close but so very far away. "Look, but don't touch."
Rapunzel snarled, and Cassandra thought only for a moment that she'd heard a swear... something that Rapunzel's immediate apologetic look and blush confirmed.
"Naughty naughty, Raps," said Cassandra, using one hand to caress Rapunzel's face while her other hand began to roam Rapunzel's body. "Now I get to punish you..."
Rapunzel shivered and moaned again, continuing to struggle and squirm. Her legs kicked up and down, her knees bending slightly as she felt Cassandra's cool hand stroking down the side of her midsection, her fingers then tracing across Rapunzel's toned stomach to her navel. She stopped, her finger teasing it for a moment before sliding downward, and Rapunzel moaned softly and shook her head, tugging at her bonds again. Cassandra stopped, and Rapunzel moaned again and beckoned her to continue.
"You sure?"
Rapunzel nodded, trying to articulate why she'd shook her head a moment before.
You're already driving me crazy, I don't want it to end so soon...
Cassandra searched her lover's eyes, probing her thoughts. Realizing Rapunzel's concern, Cassandra stroked her fingers down her cheek until she looked into her eyes again.
"Don't worry... you're not coming any time soon."
"Hmmmph!" Rapunzel squealed, lunging forward at Cassandra. Don't think you can get away with teasing me!
Cassandra's other hand tugged at Rapunzel's panties, making her twist in her bonds again. The princess' eyes then looked down again, at Cassandra's bare chest, and she could see it moving up and down slightly faster than before. She listened, and paused a moment, and could feel Cassandra's pulse quickening in the hand she was using to stroke her face.
Oh, Cass, I know... this is so exciting...
Rapunzel squealed softly, and tugged at her bonds again. Cassandra's hand traveled to her chin, cupping it firmly.
"You just can't stop squirming, can you?"
Cassandra's other hand stopped tugging at Rapunzel's panties, and instead, traveled back up, tugging at the princess' bra instead but leaving it in place. Rapunzel leaned forward, pushing her chest toward Cassandra's. Cassandra smiled... then she sat down, planting herself in the princess' lap. Rapunzel grunted, and Cassandra read her face for any sign of discomfort... but the princess had been hauling Gothel up and down the tower for years with just her hair, and was easily strong enough to support the weight of a slightly heavier woman in her lap.
What Rapunzel was having trouble with instead was the sudden sensation of Cassandra's barely covered crotch against her own.
The princess renewed her struggles, grunting again and crying out in defiance as Cassandra's hands now pressed against her cheeks.
"Do you want me to let you go?" Cassandra asked, listening for their safeword.
Rapunzel didn't say it. Instead, she began to struggle as hard as she could, frantically pulling her wrists against their silk bindings, and even trying to kick her legs as much as Cassandra's weight would allow. As she struggled, the two of them pushed together, and Cassandra bit her lip to stifle a growing moan.
"You're not going anywhere," said Cassandra, looking lovingly into Rapunzel's eyes and feeling her loins start to buzz as her princess' struggles continued. "Try as you might, you can't escape..."
As Cassandra softly spoke those words, those words that in most situations would be so menacing, but here were merely a loving tease to spur her beloved's struggles, Rapunzel felt her own loins tingling madly, and would have thrown herself at Cassandra if not for the single silk scarf keeping her wrists inescapably connected to the bed. Freedom, and Cassandra, were just a fraction of an inch away, and the feeling of knowing how close it was and not having any chance of getting it was driving Rapunzel mad in the best possible way.
I want you so much, Cassandra! I want to touch you, and hold you, and kiss you, and feel my arms around you...! All I have to do is scream 'let me go!', and you'll set me free! All I have to do is slip my wrists loose, and you're mine!
And as Rapunzel threw herself forward, her nose less than an inch from Cassandra's, her arms stretched as far as they could, she felt Cassandra's lips press fiercely against her own, against a layer of silk and wrapped around another. She felt Cassandra's hands slide down her back, coming to rest just behind her bound wrists, caressing her skin as their most intimate areas, also covered only by thin layers of fabric, continued to push together. The two women moaned, and Rapunzel could feel Cassandra's bare breasts through another layer of silk, that of her bra, which barely did anything to keep Cassandra from feeling just how much she wanted all of this.
Love and lust, bound in shackles of silk, held tantalizingly close to a climax both of them could have in an instant if only one of them begged for release.
I trust you, Cassandra... thought Rapunzel, moaning as she felt Cassandra's lips pressed against her face, shrieking as she felt their bodies pressing together. And I love you with all my heart... forever and always.
Rapunzel knew Cassandra would release her whenever she asked... and until then, she would wait as long as she could... no matter how closely that release was placed in front of her.
And Cassandra would give Rapunzel that release the moment she truly needed it... and until then, she'd enjoy feeling her struggle against her own desire.