Oh shit.

Tenten knew what she had just admitted, and she held her breath while she waited for his reply. Would he really spank her? Why the hell had he threatened her with one in the first place? And why was she not as horrified at that thought as she should be? Instead of being disgusted, the threat had turned her on.

Which was ridiculous and wrong on so many levels. But the thought of being taken over his muscular thighs had her clenching her own in response.

Neji's hand, still holding the back of her neck, squeezed lightly. "Did you just admit to lying to me, baby girl?"

She shivered at his use of the endearment. She shouldn't, but she loved when he called her that. As if she was precious to him. Tenten nodded, unable to bring herself to say the words.

"Tell me what happened at work today."

Man, he was bossy. Taking a deep breath, she told him. "My boss called me into his office. Said that my client, has decided to sue, and that I'm suspended for the foreseeable future. Without pay." She winced at the last words, her anxiety spiking once more. How would she pay for her apartment and all her bills, without her paycheck?

"Why did you lie to me?"

"Because I didn't want to bother you."

"You did not want to bother me?" he repeated in a low, dangerous voice.

"You-you've already done a lot for me, letting me stay here while my apartment is getting fixed. The issue at work is my fault; I can deal with it myself." Just like she had always done.

"Little girl, did you or did you not promise to call me if something happened at work?" More than his tone, the look in his eyes was like a punch to the gut. He was looking at her as if he was disappointed.

She shrunk into herself at his question, knowing she had let him down. Her gaze hit the floor and she replied softly, "I did."

"And have we not already established that I would represent you if your client decided to sue?"

At that, she caught his eye again. "Yes, but-"

"No buts, Tenten. Yes, or no?"

"Yes."

"Then why did you not call me so I could help you as your lawyer?"

Well, now she felt horrible. Here he was going out of his way to help her, and she kept throwing it back in his face. Why was it so hard to accept his help? For most of her life, she'd had to do everything herself—rely only on herself—that it now seemed impossible to let someone else in.

"If you had called me, I could have lessened your punishment at work and made sure you were at least suspended with pay."

She glanced up at him, shocked, her tummy roiling with guilt. She should have called him. "I'm sorry."

His eyes softened as he looked down at her, though his lips remained in a firm line. "You do not need to deal with everything by yourself all the time, Poppet. It is okay to ask for help."

"I don't know how," she admitted in a soft voice, her lip wobbling as tears filled her eyes. She'd made a terrible mistake not calling Neji, she could see that now. What was she going to do about her apartment? Her bills?

"I can help you," he assured her. They stood there for a minute, just staring at each other. Tenten found herself unable to breathe under his gaze. The man was potent, that was for damn sure. Then he ruined the moment by saying, "Now, little girl, I think you are owed a spanking."

She tried to pull away from him, her eyes wide, but he held the back of her neck firmly. Not painfully. But giving her no room to move. "I don't think so."

"Oh, but I do. Little girls who fail to obey their daddies get their bottoms spanked."

Tenten didn't think her eyes could widen any further, and she was almost certain her heart was about to pound out of her chest. That was the first time he had referred to himself as a Daddy, and the obvious admission to it both thrilled and terrified her. Had he figured out she was a Little? She tried so hard to keep that side of her buried deep, but if he truly was a Daddy Dom, he would have a knack for picking up on even the littlest of things.

Neji was watching her carefully, trying to gauge her reaction. "Did I shock you?" At her nod, he gave her a small smile. "I have known for a while that you are a Little, Tenten."

"Is that why you're helping me?" she asked, a note of censure in her voice. She didn't want his charity. His pity. "Because I'm a Little?"

"No, baby. I am helping you because you are you. Now, enough trying to distract me. Do you agree that you are in need of a spanking?"

"I don't want a spanking." No way she would agree to that. She wasn't crazy. Even if the thought turned her on, she knew she wouldn't enjoy it. Would she?

"That is not what I asked. You disobeyed Daddy then lied to him about it. Do you think that deserves a punishment?"

"B-but, you're not my Daddy." Even though the idea of him as her Daddy made her heart do a loop-de-loop.

"True, not yet anyway. Tell me this, then. How do you feel about disobeying me?"

He gave her chest a pointed look and she realised her hand was there, trying to rub the discomfort away. She couldn't lie to him, so she reluctantly admitted, "Guilty. I should have called you and told you what had happened."

"Yes, you should have." He took her hand and led her to the couch, kneeling in front of her once she had taken a seat. "I know we have not discussed this yet. I was going to take it slow so we could get to know each other before bringing it up, but you disobeyed me today and that needs to be addressed. Tenten, I want to take care of you. I want you to be my baby girl and I think we can trial it this week while you are staying with me, if that is something you want as well."

Was it something she wanted? Tenten had never had a Daddy before. Her Little had been something she'd repressed for so long, she had long since stopped entertaining the idea of one day finding a Daddy of her own. Of finding someone who would take care of her and take on all her worries so she could give up control for a time. Could she do that with Neji? She had been taking care of herself for such a long time that she wasn't sure she knew how to let someone else in.

Instead of pressuring or rushing her, Neji watched her patiently while she thought over her answer. She realized that he didn't make her feel uncomfortable. Really, he had never made her uncomfortable and he was proving by his actions that he truly did want to help her. When was the last time someone had done that?

"Before you answer, I want you to understand that if you agree to being my Little girl, the spanking you are owed will be administered straight away. I do not tolerate lies or disobedience. If you say yes, then you will be agreeing to follow my rules, and you will face the consequences when you do not."

"Could I be your, uhm, Little girl and not get the spanking?" she asked innocently, knowing already what he would say. But maybe he would take pity on her.

Neji sent her an amused smile. "I am afraid not. If spankings are one of your hard limits, then we can discuss it and I will choose a different punishment for you. But you are not getting out of it just because you do not want a hot bottom. Is getting spanked a hard limit, Tenten?"

She could lie and say that yes, it was, but Tenten was already feeling guilty enough. And if she were being honest with herself, the thought of a spanking intrigued her as much as it worried her. "No," she replied in a soft voice. "It isn't."

"Good girl for being honest with me," Neji praised, and Tenten sat up straighter, warmth flowing through her at the words. "What is your answer, Poppet? Do you want to be my Little girl?"

Tenten should've asked to have some time to think about it, but she already knew what her answer would be regardless, and it would only delay her punishment. Forcing herself to look him in the eye, she told him shyly, "Yes."

Neji smiled but said, "Yes what? I need to hear the words."

"You're so demanding," Tenten teased, scrunching her face at him.

He grinned back at her. "You will get used to it. Words, please, Tenten."

Well, here goes nothing. "Yes, I want to be your Little girl."

"Good girl," he murmured, and there was that warm feeling again. Who knew Tenten had praise kink? "We will talk more later about hard and soft limits, but for now," he stood up, pulling her up with him before turning them around so he could sit down. Tenten stood above him, her hands engulfed by his, and couldn't stop nervous shakes from wracking her body. He noticed and asked, "Have you ever been spanked before?" She shook her head and he said, "Words, baby girl."

"No."

"No, Daddy."

"What?"

"It is 'yes, daddy' or 'no, daddy'. Understand?"

The thought of calling Neji 'Daddy' was almost as embarrassing as the spanking she was about to receive, even if it was something she wanted. She had never called anyone that before, and she flushed a deep red when she said, "No, Daddy."

"Does the thought of a spanking scare you, baby?" He held her hands firmly, eyes never once leaving hers as he watched her reactions in that careful way of his.

She shook her head. "It doesn't scare me."

"Then why are you shaking?"

"I'm just nervous."

"Nerves are fine, but I do not want you to ever be scared, okay? If I do something that frightens you or makes you uncomfortable, I want you to use your safeword."

"I-I don't have a safeword."

His eyebrows rose, surprised. "Have you ever had a daddy before?"

"No, Daddy. Never."

"I have questions about that, but we will talk about it over dinner tonight. For now, I want you to think of a safeword."

"Can it be anything?"

"Yes, Poppet. And anytime you use it, I will stop whatever I am doing and check on you. Okay? I may be the one in charge, but you always have the ultimate control." When she still struggled to think of a word—really, how could he expect her to pluck a word out of thin air all of a sudden?—he gave her a soft smile and said, "How about red? That is a very common one and it will be easy to remember. And yellow for when you want to slow down. Is that okay?"

Tenten let out a relieved breath, thankful that he had made the decision for her. "Yes, that sounds good."

"Good. Now, over you go, baby." He patted his knee with one hand, holding hers with the other as he moved her closer. She was shaking with nerves and anticipation, but she didn't feel the need to argue. He had been right; she did deserve a punishment for disobeying him. And then she went and lied to him, when he had only been nice to her throughout this whole endeavour. She felt guilty, and she knew a spanking would help her find relief from that yucky feeling.

Neji helped her over his knee, arranging her so she wouldn't fall off, then began moving her leggings down over her bottom. She squealed, shoving her hands over her bottom to block his way. "Move your hands, Tenten."

"Can't you spank me over my clothes?"

"Naughty little girls get spanked on the bare, Poppet."

"But-but you'll see my bottom." That thought was terrifying. She had only just agreed to be his Little girl and already he was trying to bare her backside?

"Yes, I will," he agreed patiently.

"You can't look at my bottom!" she hissed, glad he couldn't see her flaming face.

"Are you saying your safeword, baby girl?"

She thought about it. She was embarrassed as hell, but she didn't feel unsafe or scared. "No, Daddy, I'm not saying my safeword."

"Then listen to Daddy or I will add to your punishment." She slumped against his lap, giving in, and moved her hands from her behind to place on the floor in front of her. He praised her with a warm "Good girl," and she realized she felt happy to have pleased him.

Again, he teased his fingers under the hem of her tights, and this time she didn't fight him when he began pulling them over the curve of her bottom and down towards her knees. When her bottom was as bare as the day she was born, he placed a warm hand on one cheek and caressed it for long enough that her nerves finally started to calm. That actually felt quite nice, not bad at all.

She was just starting to get comfy and relaxed, which was why the first smack startled her so much she yelped.

.

"Ow!" His Little girl let out a squeal as his hand came crashing down onto her left cheek. Neji didn't pause, and soon had a rhythm going as he peppered her backside with smacks. She writhed and grunted at his harder smacks, but didn't put up much of a fight otherwise, and he was impressed. Still, he wasn't going to go easy on her. She was supposed to contact him if she needed help, and she hadn't done so. If she had, he would have lessened her punishment from her boss. But now, he just knew she would be stressing over her finances having had lost her income, and it was his job as her daddy to keep her from such stress.

"Are you ready to apologise, Tenten?" he asked, pausing his punishment to rub her heated cheeks. She squirmed beneath him, and he gave her a hard swat. "Stay still."

"But Daddy, it hurts," she whined, her voice taking on a childish quality, and he knew her Little was peeking through.

Neji enjoyed this side of her. Tenten was usually so serious at work, so indifferent to those around her at the gym, and he was delighted to see different sides to her. "Spankings are supposed to hurt, baby girl. If they did not, then I would not be doing them properly. Now, are you going to apologise?"

"I-I'm sorry, but I don't need your help."

"Wrong answer, little girl." He began the spanking again, this time letting his hand come down harder than before and getting the tops of her thighs as well.

"Ow ow ow! Daddy, stop!" she yelled, her legs kicking behind her as she struggled to get free. Soon, he felt her go limp on his lap as she began to sob. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry for not calling and then lying about it. Please, Daddy, I'm sorry."

Neji finished the spanking and pulled her leggings back up her legs, earning a hiss from her. He helped her sit on his knee, her eyes and cheeks reddened by her crying. He brought her close, resting her head in the crook of his neck and patted her back as her sobs slowed and turned into hiccups. "Everything is forgiven now, baby girl."

She clung to him tightly, her arms around his neck. "I'm sorry, Daddy," she said again, sniffling against his neck.

"You are okay, Poppet," he crooned, keeping up the motion at her back. "The punishment is over now, baby girl. You are forgiven."

.

They stayed that way, with him rubbing soothing circles against her back while he held her close until she finished crying. The spanking had hurt, and had left a burning ache against her backside, but now that it was over, a new ache was forming between her legs. God, had she truly enjoyed it?

No, that wasn't right. It had been a punishment spanking, and Tenten had felt no desire while it was happening, but the aftermath… Yeah, she was definitely feeling a little hot now.

Deciding to ignore her throbbing pussy, since there wasn't much she could do about it, Tenten turned her head to lean against Neji's shoulder, facing away from him. With a sigh, she admitted, "I don't know what I'm going to do. I need the money to pay my bills."

Neji grabbed her shoulders and tilted her back so he could look her in the eye. "We will deal with it together," he promised.

"But—"

"No buts, little girl. You will let me help you, both with the lawsuit and with your finances. Okay?" The look in his eye said he wasn't going to take no for an answer.

Her eyes welled up all over again, and he wiped the tears as they fell across her cheeks. "No one has ever wanted to help me before."

"Well, you are going to have to get used to it now, because I want nothing more than to take care of you."

"R-really?" Could she really dare to believe him? Those words sounded too good to be true.

His face was soft as he stared into her eyes. "Really, baby. Let me take care of you."

"I don't know if I know how to do that."

With a smile, he told her, "Then we will deal with that together too."

Suddenly exhausted, she let out a loud yawn, mouth open wide right in front of him. Neji chuckled. "I think it is time my baby goes down for a nap."

"I don't know why I'm so tired."

"Crying can be a cathartic release, and you have had a couple of stressful days. I would be surprised if you were not exhausted. Come." He helped her to her feet then stood, grabbing her hand. He led her down the hall to her bedroom. "Do you need to go to the toilet before your nap?"

"I don't really need a nap," she told him. Truthfully, she would kill for a nap, but she felt the need to protest.

"That is not what I asked, little girl." His voice was a low warning, and her belly heated at the sound.

"N-no, I don't need to go to the toilet."

He raised a brow at her, his expression saying he didn't believe a word of it. "Are you sure? I do not want you to get up halfway through your nap saying you need to go. Come on, Poppet, go potty for Daddy and then I will tuck you in, okay?"

Tenten blushed scarlet at his use of the word 'potty'. God, how could he say it in such a serious voice? She rushed into the bathroom and went to the toilet, using the time to calm her erratic heart. How could he be so casual when speaking of things that embarrassed her so much?

When she walked back into the bedroom, the covers were pulled down on the bed and Neji was standing by it, waiting patiently. He took in her still red face and commented, "I embarrassed you by calling it a potty." It wasn't a question, but she nodded just the same. He opened his arms for her, and she surprised herself by walking into them without hesitation. Her Little was taking over, needing comfort after a couple of incredibly stressful days. And Neji was being wonderfully kind and supportive, even if he did just bust her ass for being naughty.

"You are my good girl, Tenten," he murmured into her hair. Her heart soared at his words—when had she ever been anyone's good girl before?—and she almost sobbed when he pressed a tender kiss to her forehead. "Get into bed, baby girl. You can have a nap while I finish work, and then I will make us some dinner while you watch television."

"Can't I help you make dinner?" she asked, tilting her head up to look at him.

He raised a brow, taking a moment to contemplate her question. "Is that want you want to do, baby girl, or are you just trying to please me?"

Huh. She was trying to please him, she realised, but that wasn't just it. "I want to," she told him truthfully. "I enjoy cooking. It relaxes me."

"Okay, you can help me make dinner, then." He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers, so lightly and quickly she would have missed it if her eyes had been shut. "While we eat, you can tell me what you enjoy doing while in Little headspace."

Tenten bit her lip as he helped her into bed and tucked her in with Dodgers. How did she tell him that she didn't know what her Little enjoyed? That she hadn't let her out properly in a very, very long time?


For those who want to cry abuse - no. This dynamic is a safe space and everything done between a Dom and their Sub should be consensual. And like Neji told Tenten, a sub always has their safeword to use if they ever feel frightened or unsure or hurt. I think that's one of the things I love about this dynamic - the fact that the sub really does have the ultimate control. Sure it's a power play where the Dom makes the rules and enforces them, but they will (should) always honour their sub's safeword.

In saying that, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. If you didn't like the spanking, I apologise, but you are definitely in the wrong place. See you in a couple days for chapter five!