Note: I'm in shock. I've actually gone a whole day without updating this fic, how on earth did that happen?! Well, here is the next chapter anyways and I have to say I reeeeeeally enjoyed writing this one! Just a quick note that for the next few weeks starting tomorrow I may be a fair bit slower with updates. Unfortunately my Easter break is now over and it's back to University tomorrow to finish up my first year of my degree. Give me four weeks and updates should take less time but for now you're just going to have to bear with me I'm afraid. I hope you enjoy this chapter and I promise I'll try to get the next one done as soon as I can for you all.
Love always
Shadow of a Black Rose xxx
Warning: This is where things are starting to get a little steamier darlings so if you're not into fairly graphic interspecies lesbian sex I suggest you stop reading about now (or just skip the sex bits, your choice). Honestly though, if you don't like this sort of thing then I have no idea why you're reading an M rated fic... just saying!
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As Jenny opened her eyes there was a moment when she couldn't remember where she was. She knew she was in a bed and in the house on Paternoster Row, but she wasn't in her own room and for the life of her she couldn't figure out which room she was in. It wasn't until she became aware of the feeling of an arm around her waist and a cool body pressed to her back that she remembered what had happened the night before and why she was now waking up to find herself in Vastra's bed. As the memories began to spark back to life in her mind a small smile crept onto Jenny's face and she gently caressed the arm Vastra had curled around her waist, lovingly stroking the cool scales with the tips of her fingers. The Silurian's grip tightened on the girl as she felt her warm fingers trailing up the length of her forearm and Vastra groaned slightly, not entirely pleased about being woken from her slumber despite the pleasant way in which it had been done. Jenny rolled over in her mistress' arms as she groaned in displeasure and she wrapped her own arms around the other woman's neck, drawing lines up and down from just above her shoulder blades to the very top of her neck and back again with the tips of her fingers. The purring sound that Vastra often made when Jenny caressed her in just the right way started up in the back of the Silurian's throat and she slowly opened her eyes, peering down at the girl snuggled up in her arms.
"Good morning" she whispered, a gentle smile on her face as she pressed a kiss to the girl's forehead. Despite her previous protests to being woken so early in the day, somehow waking to the delicate little human girl in her arms made it seem like much less of a task. The warmth and comfort of her little body in such close proximity to Vastra's own filled her with life and to some extent she no longer wanted to sleep, wanting only to keep her eyes locked on her beautiful Jenny for as long as she possibly could.
"Yes, it is," the maid giggled "although, I should probably apologise ma'am, I seem to be a little late startin' my work for today." Vastra raised a scaled eyebrow in mock annoyance, biting back the chuckle that so wanted to escape her.
"Now that is just not acceptable Miss Flint, I do hope you have a good explanation as to why you are late."
"Well ma'am," the maid started, stifling her own giggles to play along with her mistress' little game "you see, I 'ad a very late night last night. I was up until the early hours of the mornin' with someone very dear to me, an' when I woke in 'er arms I just' couldn't bear to pull myself away." As she spoke Jenny took breaks here and there, pressing little kisses to Vastra's cheeks, nose and forehead whenever she felt it necessary and revelling in the way her mistress would pull her a little closer with every kiss and hold her a little tighter with every word.
"I see" Vastra murmured, leaning towards her pretty little human, holding their faces inches from each other but not allowing their lips to touch no matter how hard Jenny tried to close the gap between them. "Do you believe this woman to be more important than your duties and your job Miss Flint? I don't think spending your time idling around with some love interest pays for your food and clothes now does it?"
"Perhaps not," the girl whispered, desperately trying to capture her mistress' lips "but I'd gladly go without anythin', food an' clothin' included, just to 'old 'er in my arms an' never let go."
"Is that so?" Vastra allowed the smirk that she had been fighting back to grace her features as her fingers roamed down the contours of her maid's sides, playing with the material of her nightgown so that it bunched up slightly and a little more of Jenny's pale legs were uncovered beneath the bed sheets. A deep blush sprang into the girl's cheeks and she bit her lip subconsciously as she became a little more nervous. Did Vastra really want to do this now? Well, Jenny supposed it was as good a time as any, but they had only spent the night together once and Jenny was such a good girl under normal circumstances, she wasn't sure she was ready to be so risqué despite her willingness to talk as though she was.
Vastra must have sensed her trepidation as she lifted her hands to cup Jenny's face, finally closing the gap between them and kissing her with such love and care that it seemed the women may never part from one another again if they could help it. "We don't have to do anything if you don't want to my dear" her voice was so soft and understanding, a voice that anyone who were to see Vastra in a split second would not believe the woman was capable of. "I want you to be happy."
"I am 'appy... I'm just nervous." Jenny's gaze dropped and for the first time Vastra began to realise just how young her darling girl really was. The maid was so intelligent and wise, so full of life and yet so tired from hardships that often she seemed far older than she was and it was easy for Vastra to forget that Jenny really was still a child. She was only seventeen. Vastra couldn't even remember being that age herself. It seemed so long ago, such a distant past, her youth and innocence long gone. Jenny's big, dark eyes gazed up at Vastra and the woman's heart melted with every second she looked into their depths.
"Have you never...?" the girl shook her head. "Then I can wait, my love... we can wait until you're sure you are ready." Again Jenny shook her head and warm, dainty hands enclosed around Vastra's which remained resting on either side of the girl's face.
"I don't want to wait." Her eyes slid closed and ever so slowly she moved the Silurian's hands down the length of her neck, over the slope of her shoulders and finally she allowed each scaled hand to rest on her breasts. Even through the fabric of her nightgown the cool scales of Vastra's skin made Jenny's nerves set alight and as the tingling sensation spread through her body she allowed a small sigh to escape into the room, arching her back slightly to push herself into Vastra's touch.
The Silurian could barely believe what was happening. She had wanted to be intimate with Jenny, of course, but she hadn't expected it to happen so fast. There was still a niggling thought in the back of her mind warning her that perhaps Jenny was pushing herself too far, but Vastra wasn't sure if the thought was there for Jenny's benefit of her own. Jenny was young and she did seem a little uncertain about what she was asking her mistress to do, but Vastra was also scared for herself. She knew about human biology and how, in physical terms, it was not so different from that of a Silurian, but she wanted so much for her Jenny's first time to be perfect and she was terrified of it being any less than that. Not to mention that it had been a few million years and, quite frankly, she was feeling a little out of practice.
"Jenny, are you sure about this?" Vastra attempted to hide the concern in her voice but it seeped through in her tone and her almost desperate need to be reassured. She slid her hands from the girl's chest and down to her hips. "You really have to think about this dear, it's a big step to give yourself to anyone so intimately." Jenny didn't answer with words. She knew Vastra wanted what was best for her but all worries aside Jenny knew what she wanted. She had a feeling she had known it since she'd first met the Silurian. The woman simply mesmerised her and Jenny was powerless to deny her heart what it wanted.
The maid rolled onto her back, pulling her mistress with her so that the woman was resting just above her body, looking down into her eyes. Vastra felt as though she had to be careful with the girl, treating her as though she were a china doll which she feared would break under the slightest strain or pressure. She eased herself down and kissed Jenny softly, bringing their lips together again and again and eventually allowed her tongue to slip past the girl's lips, challenging Jenny's own to a duel which neither would win nor lose. The Silurian's tongue was agile and quick, it threaded itself over and under the girl's making movements Jenny had not even known to be possible when kissing. The girl moaned softly into her lover's mouth as a scaled hand re-found her breast, joining Vastra's tongue in its onslaught of her body.
In all of the times she had imagined being with another woman for the first time not once had Jenny imagined it quite as it was. Until lately she would never have dreamed of giving everything she was to a reptilian woman who out aged her by millions of years. She couldn't have foreseen the bed, the room, the woman, the perfect time of day when she was awake but still in the relaxed state that sleep had bestowed upon her. She couldn't have imagined any of it but it just felt right and no matter how closely Jenny looked for an answer as to why, there simply wasn't one.
As Vastra's hand massaged Jenny's breast, the other supporting her weight over the girl, she shortened the kisses she planted on the her lips until she was trailing them all along her jaw line and down to the point where her neck met her shoulder. As she kissed her lovers skin she allowed her tongue to flick out, tasting every feeling of passion and lust, apprehension and nervousness and excitement, but over all of that was something that almost made Vastra's heart stop in her chest. She was sure she could taste love on Jenny's skin. Neither of them had used the word thus far but the Silurian's tongue never lied and she allowed the luscious flavour of that one emotion to fill her up entirely as she shifted her weight and let her other hand begin to wonder.
With both hands now free the Silurian slowly slid both lower under the bed sheets. Jenny could feel the fingers grazing against her body as they descended, first to her stomach, then her hips, past her thighs and finally to the edge of her night gown bunched up just above her knees where the cool scales made contact with warm flesh. Jenny gasped involuntarily at the sudden contact of cold and warmth and her eyes snapped shut. Vastra noticed how the girl's cheeks flushed a deep rose colour and her lips had swollen slightly from the kisses they had shared. She didn't think she had seen anything more beautiful in her entire life than Jenny looked in that moment of anticipation as her eyes snapped shut and she waited to be exposed to her mistress' loving gaze.
Vastra moved slowly as she slid down Jenny's body to join her hands by the girl's knees. Softly she peppered kisses over first the right knee and then the left, looking up at the girl every now and then to ensure she was still comfortable. After one last glance at Jenny's face, eyes still closed, cool hands slipped the material of Jenny's dress further up her thighs and Vastra continued to shower kisses on every inch of skin that she unveiled. Higher and higher she went until the cloth of the skirt passed over the girl's hips and Vastra let out a soft growl at the sight before her. It was the first time she had ever become so personal with a human and, although she had read about the human body in books, it had not been nearly as erotic as viewing one for herself as her Jenny lay exposed before her. Vastra seemed mesmerised, her eyes roaming up and down from Jenny's delicate feet to the deep darkness of her own eyes which had cracked open and were now regarding Vastra closely.
"Why 'ave you stopped?" she asked, stroking her mistress' cheek lightly and pulling the woman back up to her. This time Vastra made no attempt to hold her weight off of Jenny and she lay with her body pressed against the girl's own.
"You're just so beautiful." With a small smile she shifted her weight slightly as she slid Jenny's nightdress off over her head and within seconds she was once again planting kisses over every inch of snowy skin that she could reach. She could feel the girl caressing the back of her head as she kissed her neck, her chest, her stomach and her hips. Warm fingers traced the crests on Vastra's head and made the woman more desperate for the girl than she'd though was even possible. As Jenny guided her mistress back up to kiss her lips once more the Silurian's fingers wondered between the girl's thighs and as they encountered soft dark curls and found their way underneath the maid let out a moan which Vastra immediately absorbed into a deep and loving kiss. Her fingers began to circle Jenny's clit slowly and the maid's moans became louder and more desperate with each movement. There was something unearthly about the way the Silurian's fingers moved and Jenny wondered if it was unique to her species or if it was a skill that all women possessed.
Jenny clung onto her mistress tightly, kissing her deeper and deeper as the woman's fingers continued to tease her clit. Each movement was slow and steady but it wasn't enough. The maid wrapped one leg around Vastra's waist and looked up into Cerulean eyes silently begging for the speed to change or for something more than the torturously slow fingers that were teasing her into a frenzy. Vastra was still determined to be careful and gentle with her sweet little maid but Jenny was beginning to fear that she may lose her mind from want if the Silurian didn't give her more soon. In an attempt to urge the woman on Jenny broke the deep kiss that the pair had been locked in and twisted her head to her mistress' neck where she nipped sharply at the sensitive area between each emerald scales. As the maid's sharp little teeth caught hold of Vastra's neck pleasure seemed to flood her mind and, almost unable to control herself, the Silurian thrust a finger into the girl so suddenly that Jenny cried out, her back arching and her head turning to the side so that her face was buried in the piles of pillows that surrounded them.
"Oh Vastra" She groaned, a slight hiss drawing out the other woman's name in a way that made the mistress of the house quicken her pace, wanting nothing more than to hear her name on the maid's lips over and over again until the sound was embedded in her memory forever.
Jenny was writhing and moaning non-stop as the Silurian added another finger and quickened her pace, her thumb angled at just the right angle so that it pressed against Jenny's clit with each thrust and the girl was pushed to the point where, no matter how hard she moaned, she had become incapable of making any sort of sound whatsoever. Slim fingers gripped the bed sheets tightly to one side of her while the other hand held Vastra's head close, her lips attached to the side of the girl's neck and her wicked tongue pressing against the girl's pulse point. Jenny could no longer think. Her sight was cut off as she squeezed her eyes shut so as to enjoy every sensation in full. Every nerve in her body seemed to burn with desire and as Vastra curled her fingers inside of her, Jenny's mouth dropped open in a silent scream of bliss. There was a tension building inside of her and as Vastra kissed her one last time it seemed to erupt throughout her entire body, sending sparks flying in her mind and a loud moan echoing from her lips.
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As Jenny's mind began to clear and she opened her eyes she found that Vastra had moved to lay beside her, one arm draped over her stomach while she showered kisses over the maid's neck and shoulder. Sensing the dark eyes watching her Vastra peered up at Jenny looking entirely pleased with herself.
"Ah, you're back with me then," she whispered, leaning back and resting against the pillows without removing her gaze from Jenny's own, "I was beginning to think I might have broken you."
"I thought you might 'ave done too for a moment" the maid giggled, her voice breaking slightly as the strain she had placed on it became evident. From somewhere within she found the strength to roll over, resting her head on Vastra's shoulder as the other woman wrapped her arms securely around her waist. "That was the most wonderful thing I've ever experienced in my life" The Silurian could barely suppress the grin that spread over her face as Jenny's words reached her and she pressed a kiss to the top of the girl's head. "Where did you learn 'ow to do that?"
"One doesn't learn how to make love Jenny, not really. It's just something you know." Vastra laughed softly as she looked down at the girl once again curled up in her arms. "Instincts are wonderful things are they not?"
"I would imagine so, it you 'ave 'em, I 'ave a feelin' mine must be faulty. Honestly I 'ad very little idea what was 'appenin' just now."
"It certainly didn't seem that way" Vastra smirked a little to herself and Jenny found herself blushing furiously. "At any rate, it was clear you were enjoying yourself... you really do look quite lovely when you climax my dear." Jenny tried to hide her face in the sheets but Vastra wouldn't let her, laughing as she kissed her pretty little human and stroked her cheek with her fingertips, muttering "so lovely" over and over again.
"I suppose I should make a start on my jobs ma'am," Jenny sighed after the pair emerged from a short kissing session "it seems we've managed to miss breakfast altogether." Her dark eyes flicked over to the clock by the bed which read 12 o'clock and she groaned a little louder than expected. She knew she had a job to do but in all honesty Jenny had no wish to move from where she was at all that day. The smell of Vastra's skin was so comforting and the warmth of her arms around her made the thought of leaving almost unimaginable.
"Is everything okay dear?" The Silurian asked, noting the sound of dissatisfaction that she herself usually made when the girl woke her in the mornings.
"Of course ma'am," Jenny muttered "I just wish I could stay 'ere and not leave for the rest of the day... actually, I'm not sure I want to leave ever again.
"Then don't." Both women smiled and Jenny snuggled closer to her mistress, entwining their legs as she held the woman close and closed her eyes.
"If you insist ma'am."