Bella... Horny and Pissed Off
I had to look away. I am not prude by any means. The girls in the lagoon had really just caught me by surprise. They were just having some fun, but this was too much. I had seen pornos before. It's hard not to stumble upon them on the internet from time to time, but this was different. This wasn't a two by three box on a screen. These two people, close enough to touch, fucking hard and rough against the wall, a few feet away from Alice and I. The way her breasts moved against his chest, the way her fingers dug into his skin, the way his arms, with their bulging muscle supported their every move, the way his erection slammed into her over and over. All of it, the whole scene was too much for me to process. I was instantly aroused, but it felt wrong. It made my stomach turn in circles. It was too much.
And they didn't stop. They didn't look up. They were just too involved.
"This is—" Alice started, but stopped as soon as she saw the look on my face. "Oh Bella, I – Come with me." Sun, Moon and Sky watched as Alice pulled me towards the door. "You may continue," she yelled to them. Quickly they snapped right back to work, pounding and soldering.
Alice led me back outside and again gave me a few minutes for my eyes to adjust to the sun, that was now beginning to set. She closed the heavy door sealing the sounds and the heady scent behind it. My legs folded beneath me and I sunk to the grass. Alice sat down next to me, but didn't say anything.
I needed some time.
There was nothing wrong with what I just saw. People have sex. People have sex all the time. Two people had sex and made me. I think two people had sex and made Alice. I just wasn't ready to see sex, like that, right in front of my face.
The sounds of Earth's grunts echoed in my head.
Was this somewhere I would want to stay, having sex and sensuality shoved down my throat like this? How did these people get anything done? Why did they even bother with the robes?
"That was Earth and there is one more man, Fire, but he only serves the queen," she said quietly.
"Oh," was all I could muster.
"Bella, I –"
"No Alice, don't worry about it. I just wasn't expecting…" I couldn't finish my thought. Ever since I woke up every moment had been filled with something unexpected. God. I hadn't even been on the island a full twenty-four hours. What the hell else would I find out in the next two and a half days?
Alice moved then and sat right across from me.
"Bella there is something you have to know, before I bring you to supper. We are very different here in the way we express our affection," she giggled nervously, "as you may have noticed."
"Yeah."
"What you saw at the lagoon and in there just now, that was, well tame. When we are not working or other wise engaged, we are very physical with each other. Our most basic displays of affection will seem extremely sexual to you. I know it's different, but that's just how we are." Her eyes were begging for acceptance.
I was being unfair. Yeah, it was a lot to take in, but they were people too, sorta. Nice people, kind and giving people. The way they chose to express themselves physically should have no bearing on how I viewed their hearts and their true intentions. Even if I would be leaving soon, I had to get a grip on their reality no matter how different it was from mine.
"You've never –been with anyone back home?" she asked.
"No," I admitted, blushing "I haven't even had my first kiss."
"Me neither."
"What?" I looked up at her. "But what about Sky. I thought –"
"Eww no. We don't … we don't kiss them like that. Well not before we've kiss our match, not until we've been with our match."
"Alice, I don't know what you mean."
"Mother is going to be so angry with me," she mumbled to herself. She took a deep breath and then looked me in the eye. "I'm going to get into a lot of trouble for telling you this, but I don't care. This visit here has already been hard enough on you. I don't want it to be anymore awkward then it has to be."
My heart broke a little and melted a little bit more. How could I judge Alice or her home? She was so sweet and so genuine.
"We, all of the woman here on the island, we have what we call a 'Match'." She paused for a moment to make sure I was still following.
"Okay…" I nodded for her to continue.
Alice waited another moment as several girls emerged from the trees behind the mill, running and laughing, heading towards the banquet hall I supposed. They said hello to Alice and I both, calling us both by name. We waved and smiled back. I had to stop overacting. These were good people.
"Okay, so you were saying," I urged. The girls had cleared the hill.
"So we have a match, all of us. It's similar to what you would call a soul mate."
"Oh," I said, my tone light. A soul mate. That was nice, right? Pretty romantic even.
"Even though I had been with Sky, intimately," the way she said the word made me think she was pulling from my vocabulary and not hers. "we save the most important parts, kissing, making love, our hearts… those are for our match. Sky is fun. Sun is fun too, actually Earth and Moon are too, but we don't – let them in. Does that make sense?"
I was speechless. For once, something made complete sense. Although it was different, these women saved what they valued most for love.
I nodded then, begging her to go on.
"When we go up to supper, you will see a lot of women with their Match and when they are together during our off time, like Amanda and Nessie, they are very, very physical with each other. We don't have to eat in the banquet hall if you think you'll be uncomfortable."
"No, Alice. It's fine." I stood quickly. "People are heading to supper now, right? Let's go." My insecurities were hurting her feelings and I didn't want that. I'd only knew Alice a few hours, but I felt like she was quickly becoming the best friend I would ever have. And I kind of wanted to see what these chefs were up to all day, what I would be doing all day, if I decided to stay.
I reached for Alice's hand. She took mine smiling and let me help her up. We started walking toward the banquet hall and I decided to take a more positive initiative. Maybe if Alice knew I was more accepting, she would tell me more. Help me make a more informed decision. If anything, if Charlie was truly okay, maybe I could stay a few days longer.
"So is Amanda Nessie's match?" I asked, keeping my voice low. I didn't forget that Alice was breaching a bunch of codes of confidence.
"Yes. They've been together for about a year now. Rosalie, the one you saw with Earth, she has only been on the island a little while."
"She hasn't found her match yet?"
"No. She's been with a lot of men from your world. She loves it here, but she's still getting used to the way things. She spends time, physically with some of the other women, but mostly she helps with the children."
"Hmmm," I said. We were in front for the banquet hall now. From the sound of things, Alice and I were two of a very few stragglers.
"It's just different, okay?" Alice said to me, giving one finally warning.
I took a deep breath. "Different. Got it." Alice smiled and took my hand. This time she laced her fingers with mine and led me up the stairs. It was a fairly intimate gesture, but it didn't bother me. I knew Alice had good intentions. She just wanted me to feel safe and welcomed.
The banquet hall was enormous. There was no way for me to count the number of women. Large torches lined the wall casting an enchanting golden glow across the room. All the women were sitting on large pillows on the floor, legs tucked under low glass tables. Bowls with fruit, baskets of bread and cheeses and platters with chicken and beef crowded the middle of each table.
There seemed to be some sort of seating arrangement in place. Closest to the doors were the younger girls, around ten or twelve years old. At each other their tables sat two women around Esme's age. On each of their laps sat a toddler and a few of them cradled infants as with ate, picking at the fruit.
Alice led me towards the very center of the room. As we walked further away from the younger girls I could see exactly what see was referring too, the displays of affection. A lot of the women were paired off, some of them lounging in groups of three and they were touching each other, all over. There were breasts exposed, one hand feeding, the other rubbing and caressing. And some hands I saw disappear appear completely, moving under the flowing robes.
I swallowed, taking in the sexually charged air in the center of the room.
Finally we reached our table, where Esme was seated talking with two girls a little older than Alice and I. A beautiful, blue eyed blond and another brown-skinned girl. The brown - skinned girl was nestled between the blond's legs and her robe was pulled up just covering the space between her legs. They too were - touching each other. The brown-skinned girl fed the blond over her shoulder and the blond massaged her breast with one hand and the other was busy, moving slowly between the brown-skinned girl's legs.
Although it was way more than I was used to, now that Alice had explained things to me a little, looking at these two, the gentle way they were giving to each other, I could see the love between them.
And there was something special about these two in particular. They were extremely beautiful like all the other women, but there was slightly different about them. They both had extremely large breasts and they seemed taller then all the other women, longer, leaner. I glanced around at all the women near our table and they too seemed to be bigger in all their proportions.
"Bella," Esme said brightly, drawing my attention to her. Alice bent to hug her and I followed suit, embracing Esme immediately after.
"Hello," I said.
"Your day, was it comfortable for you?" She asked warmly.
"Yes, Esme. Alice has been very kind. Thank you both," I told her honestly.
"Bella, it is our pleasure to have you with us. This is Kate." She motioned towards the blond. And then to the brown-skinned girl. "and Zafrina."
"Hello," Zafrina cooed. Her voice had slight accent to it. Something exotic.
Kate raised her hand off of Zafrina's breast and waved to me "Hello, Bella." I did a double take, scrambling to look at her hand. I could have sworn I saw sparks, actual sparks coming from her fingertips. She smirked at me, her hand going back to work on Zafrina. Maybe she had some of that 'magic' Alice had teased about running through her very body.
After a moment a young girl brought two golden cups and placed them in front of Alice and I. I noticed that Alice and I had clear water while Esme, Kate and Zafrina were drinking something else, with a slight blue tint. I peered at the nearby table. Something clicked in my head. It looked and smelled just like the water from the stream, out by the lagoon. The mystery water I was not allowed to touch.
I took a sip from the cup in front of me. It was the same water I'd tasted that morning, cool and fresh and sweet.
"Here try these," Alice said. She handed me a small bowl full of grapes. I took one and bit into it. Like the fruit Cru had giving me it was absolutely delicious, juicier than grapes I was used to.
"Alice, these are so good." She smiled, grabbing a piece of cheese and bread.
"All of our food is very fresh, Bella," Esme said.
"I can tell. It's wonderful," I grabbed a few more grapes.
Just then another young woman rushed to Esme's side. She bent quickly and whispered something in Esme's ear. Esme nodded and thanked her.
"If you will excuse me." Esme nodded politely and quickly left the banquet hall. The urgent look on her face made me nervous. Alice patted my knee then, trying to reassure me.
"Don't worry. She often sees to the needs of the Queen. Her crown is probably just loose," Alice teased with a slight giggle. Kate and Zafrina chuckled in agreement. I wondered if I would ever see this Queen.
"Bella are you enjoying your stay?" Kate asked kindly.
"I am. It's so beautiful here." I said honestly. It had been a weird day, but all in all a good one, an interesting one and the island really was gorgeous, every part of it. Maybe if I could get word to Charlie he could manage without me, just for a few days more.
"Good. If you decide to stay, the Queen will be happy to hear you are so fond of our home," Zafrina added with a slightly incline of her head. I looked then to the direction she seemed to be pointing. I don't know how I missed it, but up against the back wall, elevated on a raised golden shrouded platform, were three low golden thrones. The one in the middle, the largest.
"For the queen and her family, when they dine with us," Alice told me.
"Oh," I said, my curiosity burning even more.
Around the second course, Rosalie, the girl we had seen Earth, showed up. I saw her sit with the younger children, scooping a girl around three or four years old into her lap, laughing and smiling with her. Rosalie looked happy, here with these women, like she really was adjusting. I thought about finding her later, maybe the next day and asking her about everything, asking her what made her decide to stay.
Although I got quite show from Kate and Zafrina, dinner continued smoothly. There were several courses and some of the women entertained the crowds with music and dancing. It was very different, but it was pretty damn cool. I felt trapped in some Shakespearian production come to life.
For our final course, we were served rich chocolates, dark chocolate orbs, dusted with honey and gold flecks. I took a bite and found the center was filled with warm melted chocolate, which of course I got all over my chin and a little down the front of my toga.
"Here," Alice handed me cloth napkin.
"Thank you," I mumbled my mouth still full with the gooey mess. I reached for my cup to wash down the first bite.
"No!" Alice, Kate and Zafrina yelled in unison. I was getting a little sick of people yelling at me.
"What? What?"
"Don't drink from that cup," Alice demanded. I looked at my hand and saw that I reached just past my own cup and grabbed Kate's, which was filled with the forbidden water.
"Here, Bella. Drink from your cup," Zafrina held mine up for me.
I thought for a split second. They clearly had mastered the power of healing. If the water did do something to me, Esme would help me.
Screw it.
I quickly took a huge gulp from the cup.
"No," Alice whispered, her hands falling into her lap. I was expecting to sprout ears and a tail, but nothing happened. The water tasted a little bit different from what I been drinking, but not by much, just a little bit sweeter.
"Alice, I think you should take her back to your quarters," Kate suggested firmly.
"Why? Alice what's the problem? It's just water," I said.
"No, Bell its not. Come with me please," She stood and pulled me up by my arm. I followed not wanting to make a scene. I was clearly out numbered.
The moon was high overhead when we got outside. Large torches that operated as streetlights lit the walk ways of the small city. Alice pulled me by my hand back to her room.
"Alice, seriously. Please just tell me what the big deal is," I begged.
"Just wait a few minutes," She muttered. "You'll see."
When we were back in her room she made me sit on the bed, but she stood on the far side of the room. As far away from me as possible. She wrapped her arms across her chest nervously and watched me. Alice had never put this much distance between us before.
"Okay, Alice you're scaring me. Am I going to die or something? Will I be punished for drinking the "magical" water?" I said sarcastically. What was wrong with me? I was being kind of a bitch.
"No, Bella you won't die," She told me while she started to pace. "Just –"
A small gasp from me cut her off. I was beginning to feel the "effects" of the water.
My skin was tingling everywhere and I had the sudden urge to take my robe off. It wasn't itchy or hot or uncomfortable in anyway, but I just suddenly really wanted to be naked.
Alice started babbling then, trying to explain what was happening, while I stood and started to loosen the silver chord around my waist. She ran to me and grabbed my hands.
"Bella stop. What you drank is called Amah. Um—you have a drug where you are from. I think you called it Ecstasy?"
"So you all spike the water with E? Is that why everyone here is so freaking horny all the time?" I asked marveling at the feeling of Alice's hands on my skin. I looked down her tiny fingers wrapped around my wrists, then up to her breasts. They were a lot larger than I had noticed before. I hadn't noticed Alice this way before.
I looked up and her eyes were following mine. She'd noticed me oogling her.
"No Bella. Well yes and no." She dropped my hands and took a cautious step back. It felt the pang of rejection in my stomach. Why was she walking away from me? I took a step towards her. "We are always very aroused, so to speak. The Amah just increases the pleasure we feel. Not all the women drink it, but it is in the lagoons and some of the streams." I took another step closer, turning my body, backing Alice towards the bed.
"And I understand that Ecstasy, has harmful side effects. Amah does not," she told me.
"So it's just making me really, really horny right now.?" I peeled my robe off my shoulder, exposing my left breast to her. She couldn't help, but look down at it. I knew she wanted to touch me. Even if I wasn't her Match or whatever, I saw the look of envy in her eyes when she watched Kate and Zafrina together. I didn't forget how her fingers lingered on my leg that morning, the soft, gentle sigh that escaped her lips when her skin touched mine for the first time. Alice was attracted to me and now, I guess because of the Amah, I was very attracted to her.
My mouth started to water and my core was over heating, dripping. I took a small step closer and Alice sunk down on the bed, peering up at me. She was utterly confused. I could see it in her eyes. She wanted me, but something was holding her back. I had obviously never been with anyone before, but this Amah or whatever was like liquid courage, telling me that Alice was the perfect person to try these new things my buddy was craving with.
She swallowed and leaned back a little on the bed, supporting herself with her arms. I saw it as perfect opportunity to crawl in her lap. I hiked up my robe and straddled her. Even though she was a little bit smaller, Alice and I were nearly the same size. I knew she could handle the weight of my body on hers.
I'd never tried to seduce someone before, but I figured if they were into you, the way Alice might be into me, it shouldn't be that hard. I slid the robe off my other shoulder and Alice licked her lips. I ran my finger across my nipple, which was already erect.
"Bella, you should stop," she said quietly, watching my hand.
"Why Alice?" I leaned forward and kissed her neck. She shuddered – with pleasure. My nipples brushed against her collarbone and it made my – my pussy gush. I wanted Alice, somebody to touch me. I needed to come. "I thought you liked me."
"I do, Bella I just ca—"
I sat up with a start and pulled myself off Alice's lap.
"You what? More secrets? More magic? Cause I'm not your stupid Match? You can't fraternize with the guests, with mortals?" The day had just been too much. Losing Charlie, being lost and then found again, all the sex, the naked women and men, freaking talking birds. I couldn't handle it any more. "Screw this," I muttered to myself.
I pulled my robe back up and ran out the door. Alice called after me, but ignored her. I wanted to be alone or at least with someone who wouldn't try and feed me any more bull.
As I ran I felt something circling my head and looked up to see Cru flying beside me.
"Princess, where are you going?"
"I told you, it's Bella. And what do you care? Trust me. I'm not going far. I'm not that good of a swimmer," I snapped. He hung back, but he followed me all the way to the rear of the mills, to the large golden door.
I yanked it open and saw Earth, Moon, Sky and Sun busy at work again. I walked in, shutting Cru outside. I marched right over to Sun. There was no love waiting for me at home, no torrid romance to be discovered and I had been wrong about Alice. She didn't want me. But there was still Sun. He could please me. He could give me what my body so desperately wanted.
Sun stood over a small iron box, pouring boiling metal into leaf shaped casts, probably molding another crown for the Queen.
"Sun," I breathed. He place his tools on the anvil and turned to me.
"Yes Bella?" His voice was still sweet and his breath was delicious, surrounding every inch of me, but this time it didn't have the same affect. Probably the Amah.
I took a few steps closer and placed my hand on his chest. I expected him to wrap me in his arms, but he didn't. Instead he just looked at me.
"Have you decided to remain here with us?" he asked, his eyes pleading.
"No," I said confused. "Why?"
"Because I cannot not touch you until you are made immortal. I cannot please you until you decide to stay."