Chapter 7 – Rubbing Shoulders

Valkyrie had been in a similar position dozens of times before, at the club and in front of Dean, but this felt different. Was it because she was naked, was it because she was being watched by friends, was it because it had been so long? She shivered as goose bumps spread over her skin.

She noticed Cait shifting slightly to her right, at least she wasn't doing this on her own.

"… but the most incredible thing about all of this, and the thing I just can't understand, is how you two let this happen. You are way better than this, you both are." Nate continued to scold.

The team had returned Home after having spent the night up in Sanctuary. The following morning, they moored their boat at Hangman's Alley and were back in Home Plate early that afternoon. Rather than making the girls wait for the next morning to receive their punishment, Nate had offered to give them both their spankings straight away. Once the kit was stowed and everyone had showered, Cait and Valkyrie presented themselves, naked, standing in the living area awaiting Nate's orders. Curie and Piper were sat on the two bar stools, the now traditional place for any of the girls who were not on the receiving end of Nate's attention.

"For a tier one operator, Valkyrie, I expect significantly better from you when we are out in the field and as far as you go, young lady," Nate turned to look at Cait, "I warned all of you, when we first began this arrangement, that trying to hide a mistake from me would only make it worse for the person involved. You remember that don't you?"

"Yes, sir." Cait answered quietly.

Nate was sat in his now all too familiar position, on the high-backed dining chair he had used each and every time he had disciplined his girls. As this was to be Valkyrie's first spanking, he had decided to keep the positions he would have the girls in, and the implements he would use, as traditional and standard as he could. This was not the time to deviate from what the girls were familiar with. He would have each over his knee for a hand spanking, followed by the hairbrush.

Nate had initially thought he would use the large wooden spoon he had bought from Percy, back when he was first asked by the girls to spank them, reasoning that both girls would be expecting a fairly severe hiding. He had then reminded himself that whilst Valkyrie might be accustomed to being on the receiving end of some fairly impressive discipline, this was her first time, here, with him and his girls and the first time in 200 years. The hairbrush would do, he had concluded, he could make that work just as effectively, he was sure.

"The fact that you have both realised and accepted your mistakes has made this punishment less severe. Saying that, I intend on having you both learn your lesson today, so that we do not have a repeat of it in the future." Nate turned to rest the hairbrush on the shelf behind him and in turning back to face the girls, reached out his right hand to Valkyrie. "Come and get yourself over my knee, young lady."

Valkyrie took Nate's hand and let him lead her to stand next to his lap. She immediately laid herself across both knees, resting her palms flat on the floor in front of her. Raising both his legs slightly, to ensure Valkyrie didn't slip off his lap, Nate took hold of her side with his left hand, pulling her body close. He had chosen not to drape her over one knee and lock her legs into position with the other, as he was confident she could take his hand spanking.

Valkyrie was a little taller than Cait, not that this was entirely noticeable now that she was across his knee, but what was striking for Nate was how pale Valkyrie's skin was. Cait had an almost Olive blush to hers as did Piper, possibly a by product of growing up in an irradiated world. Curie was paler but she still had some shade to her skin. Valkyrie, on the other hand, was pure Ivory. Her bottom was smooth and almost unblemished, the only change in colour was a small mole on the roundest part of her right cheek.

"I guess staring at my ass is one of the perks of being the top, right?" Valkyrie laughed nervously.

Whack!

Nate smacked her right cheek hard. "Not the time for a smart mouth, missy." He stated.

"Ah!" Valkyrie squealed in surprise, her head shooting up to look at the wall in front of her.

Nate realised that was a fairly hard warning smack as a well-defined handprint flashed up over Valkyrie's bottom cheek.

"Perhaps just keep the sass for when you are not draped over my knee." Nate almost smiled as he was hoping she would do exactly the opposite. She didn't disappoint.

"And give you nothing to do, that's boring." Valkyrie answered back, her voice wavering a bit. Nate could tell that she was doing this out of a mixture of habit, nerves and bravado, but because she had asked for this spanking, he wasn't going to become super strict, he wasn't going to try to crush this little rebellion before it had started. However, if Valkyrie was in the mood to challenge Nate, then he would happily except.

Smack, Crack, Smack, Smack!

Nate began a firm staccato rhythm, hard spanks, alternating cheeks. Whilst he wasn't lifting his arm up high, the sound his palm was making when impacting on Valkyrie's bottom was loud. He may well get a sore hand spanking her this hard, but Nate was determined to impress. Looking at how quickly Valkyrie's bottom was turning a deep pink; Nate was convinced she would be feeling this before long.

The swift, sharp spanks continued for around a minute, with no let up. Valkyrie's head was up, looking at the wall, her eyes wide in a mixture of shock and disbelief. She had her mouth slightly open and blinked at every spank. Over one hundred firm, stinging spanks landed on Valkyrie's bare bottom in that first minute, but it wasn't until Nate began the second minute at the same unrelenting pace, that he began to feel Valkyrie react.

It started with the raising of one foot, bent at the knee. She moved one hand to grip the cross bar that ran along the base of the chair. Then came a few involuntary noises as the fast-paced delivery continued. Valkyrie had a figure that was not unlike Pipers, slightly wider at the hips than Cait or Curie but with no less a firm and round bottom. The last time he had spanked Piper he had cupped his hand ever so slightly, pressing into her soft orbs with every spank. With Valkyrie, Nates hand was flat and rigid, done on purpose in order to deliver a harder and sharper spank.

Smack, Smack, Smack, Smack!

"Ah, ha, ah!" Were Valkyrie's only noises as the second minute moved seamlessly into the third.

Valkyrie's bottom was a deep red, her cheeks on her face flushing just as deeply, as she tried to stare forward and take this unrelenting barrage of stinging fire.

"Nothing to say now, missy?" Nate challenged as he continued to spank.

Valkyrie screwed her eyes shut, "Erm…" she stuttered as Nate kept up the punishing rhythm. "Sorry … I … was … falling … asleep." She lied as her mouth opened into a wider 'O.'

Curie and Piper laughed, and when he looked up Nate could see Cait was trying to supress a smirk. He really liked this girl.

"You know you earn extra for lying." Nate announced with a smile appearing on his own face. "Another minute should do it, don't you think?"

This elicited a groan from Valkyrie and a little squeak as Nate landed several spanks on the same spot of Valkyrie's right cheek, just where her ass met her upper thigh.

By now Nate had moved from alternating spanks to just freestyling, often ranging around one cheek before moving to the other. Valkyrie's bottom was jiggling furiously as the onslaught continued, the centre part of both cheeks now rough with a few burgundy splotches of colour standing out against the red.

At the end of the fifth minute, Nate slowed the pace and began to raise his arm a little higher.

"Started to think about your drills at all have you? Nate asked as his smacks increased in strength. "Or is it still the smart mouth?"

"Ah … HA … Hmm … No … ah!" Valkyrie started to lift her body up, her right arm locking as she gripped Nate's leg.

"So, we are starting to get through, then?" Nate asked as his spanks were delivered with a full arm swing.

"Yes! Ha! Ah! Fuck! Fuck! Yes!" Valkyrie tried to agree as the spanks reigned down.

On those words, Nate stopped the barrage and began to lightly rub Valkyrie's now hot, sore, swollen and very red backside.

"Good, I am glad I am making an impression at last. And yes, as the top I get to rub as well as stare at your ass when you are in this position. Do you have any problem with that?" Nate chuckled. Surely she wouldn't be that brave.

Panting, Valkyrie dipped her head, "no you rub away, be my guest," she said breathlessly.

Nate held her in position for a little while longer to allow Valkyrie to catch her breath. "Right missy, up you get." He ordered, helping her to her feet. "Normally you would be placing your nose against the wall, as I spank Cait, but as this is your first time, and given that I haven't finished with you yet, you can come and stand here," Nate pointed to his right-hand side, "and watch Cait get her bottom spanked."

To her credit Valkyrie complied and was soon stood, hands together in front of her looking down as Cait took up the position Valkyrie was in moments before. Nate turned to Valkyrie, "and no rubbing," he commanded.

Returning his attention to Cait he placed his hands on his girlfriend's bottom. "Any smart mouth remarks about me rubbing?" he asked as he began moving his right hand over Cait's firm cheeks.

"No, sir," Cait chuckled. She had obviously seen just how firm Nates spanks had been with Valkyrie and the state of her friend's bottom, that she was happy to be compliant for the moment.

"Good girl," Nate began tracing his fingers over the very faint but still visible birch rod marks from Cait's whipping she had received at the professors house the week before. "But give me any backchat young lady," Nate continued to scold, "and this will last much longer, do I make myself clear?"

"Yes, sir," Cait responded again, this time in a more serious tone. She was preparing herself for Nate to begin.

Smack, Crack, Smack, Smack!

Nate began spanking Cait's bottom with slower and more deliberate smacks, his hand raised higher than they were with Valkyrie. It wasn't that he was being that much lighter on Cait than he had for Valkyrie, but he wanted Valkyrie to know that he had punished her a little stronger because of her backchat. He didn't want to put her off entirely, as he had enjoyed her sass, but he had to make it clear that actions had consequences.

Smack, Smack, Smack, Smack!

It wasn't long before Nate found a slightly slower but no less firm rhythm for his Cait, and her bottom was soon turning a blushing pink. Having concentrated almost exclusively on Valkyrie's bottom for her spanking, with his girlfriend over his knee, Nate began to wander, ranging down the back of Cait's legs and the very underside of her cheeks. Working his way up one side of her bottom and then down the other, Nate was soon enjoying the involuntary movements and little sounds that Cait made as the sting and burn started to have an effect.

Smack, Crack, Crack, Smack!

"Ah! Ha! Ow! Ow!"

Nate had been spanking for a couple of minutes, just enjoying the bounce and return his hand made on Cait's firm bottom. There wasn't as much softness to Cait's backside as there was to Valkyrie's, as Cait's figure was more petite, and she had a tendency to clench during a spanking. Saying that, he was still able to deliver a decent enough smack each time to feel her bottom cheeks soak up his hand a little, before bouncing back to their naturally pert and perfect shape. 'Yes,' Nate thought to himself, 'he is biased but what the hell, she did have a beautiful ass.'

Smack, Smack, Smack, Smack!

Nate pulled his girlfriend a little closer to him with his left hand as his right continued to deliver a sound spanking. Cait's bottom and a goodly part of the top of her legs were now fiery red, the outline of Nate's fingers marked out in silhouette, running all the way down the far side of the red glow. This girl was getting a decent hand spanking, even though Nate was being a little less harsh on the delivery than he had been with Valkyrie. Looking up Nate saw Curie point and comment on Valkyrie's bottom to Piper who was sat next to her. Both girls had a full view of Nate's handiwork on Valkyrie's backside, as she was facing Nate and so had her back turned fully to the girls. He'll get to see hers again in a short while as Cait only had around a minute left.

Picking up speed Nate continued the scolding. "I hope you are beginning to feel the reason why I don't like things being kept from me, yes?" he asked.

"Yes … sir … I … am." Cait responded rocking forward a little on every spank.

Smack, Smack, Smack, Crack!

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!" Cait exclaimed in reaction to every spank, her cries becoming louder with each smack.

As the last of the four minutes came to a close, Nate stopped the spanking and began his slow rubbing of Cait's flaming rear. "How are we doing, missy, ok?" Nate checked in. As both girls had asked for their spanking, Nate wasn't going to labour the punishment side of this session. Both Cait and Valkyrie would have learned their lessons well before Nate had them draped over his knee, so now he could afford to be a bit nice whilst still making sure the lessons were learned, he thought.

"Ok, sweetheart, up you get, we are not quite done just yet, but I need you to stand here." Nate tapped Cait lightly on her bottom before helping her up and positioning her to stand next to Valkyrie.

Turning to the newest member of his team he smiled, "time to introduce you to my favourite motivational aid, young lady, over you go." And with that Nate once again took Valkyrie's hand and guided her back over his knee. This time there was no comment from her, just a deep breath and a nod before she followed Nate's direction.

Back over his knee, Nate could see and feel the effect his spanking had on Valkyrie's well punished rear end. Her skin was hot to the touch and had taken on a rougher feel. Much of the brightness had died down already, possibly a sign of the blood that now coursed through Valkyrie's veins. Speed of recovery after a spanking was probably not one of the experiments that Jack and his team carried out on Valkyrie, but if there was any restorative qualities in her blood, Nate assumed Valkyrie wouldn't be sporting marks for long, no matter how hard the spanking.

Nate turned to collect the hairbrush and gripped on tight to Valkyrie's side. "You will be getting twenty-four with the brush, I will break them up into two equal parts. Keep still as these will be hard." Nate tapped the brush on Valkyrie's bare bottom. On feeling the brush, Valkyrie lifted her head and faced forward.

CRACK! SMACK! CRACK! SMACK! CRACK! SMACK!

Nate began with the first flurry of spanks, bringing the brush down hard on the roundest part of Valkyrie's presented bottom, landing three spanks on each cheek. Valkyrie's arms went rigid as she pushed her body up in reaction to the firmness of the smacks and the searing burn she was feeling as a result.

"FUCK! FUCK! FUCK!" She cried on each spank, as Nate's brush attacked the first cheek. All three spanks feeling to Valkyrie as if they had landed on the very same spot. "AH! HA! HA!" came the cries when Nate changed side.

SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

Nate continued without a break, returning to each cheek for another three on the sit spots, just below where the brush had landed before.

"FUCK! FUCK! CAN'T! FUCK! CAN'T! AGH!"

Valkyrie started to kick her legs as she found it difficult to keep her position. As Nate had promised, he paused the spanking and resting the brush on the small of her back, began to softly rub Valkyrie's punished cheeks. Two small areas on each side had turned a darker red, a line of burgundy following the curve of each cheek. The whole area covered with a small dusting of white where the brush had concentrated on the most. Valkyrie was breathing hard and blinking the tears away from her eyes.

"How are we doing down there?" Nate asked.

Valkyrie took a few deep breaths, "Peachy… just … peachy," she responded, sounding much chirpier than her bottom reflected. She then screwed her eyes shut, as she knew what was coming next.

"Good to hear." Nate smiled, "just twelve to go. Hang on." Nate said in an equally chirpy tone.

CRACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

Nate gripped on to Valkyrie's side as she began to kick and cry out as soon as he began up again.

"AGH! OW! FUCK! OW! AGH! OW!" Valkyrie's head was swinging from side to side as the spanks fell once again.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

Nates final round impacting back on Valkyrie's sit spots, deepening the burgundy lines that were already there.

"PLEASE! FUCK! CAN'T! FUCK! AGH! AGH!" Valkyrie continued to cry, plead, and squirm over Nate's knees. Despite her wriggling, Nate was able to keep her still enough to deliver the full twenty-four without having to lock his legs around hers.

"We are all done now," Nate returned the brush to the shelf and resumed his gentle rubbing. "Well done, missy, you took quite a spanking for someone as old as you are." Everyone laughed at that, including a chuckle from Valkyrie as Nate could feel her body shake. Valkyrie began to lift herself off Nate's knee when Nate laid a restraining hand on the small of her back. "Hang on, Missy, not so fast. Get your breath back first, we are not in a rush." Nate rubbed Valkyrie's back as she relaxed, steadying her breathing. After a minute or so Nate helped Valkyrie to her feet. Her face was flushed and her cheeks a bright red, but she smiled at Nate and blew out a breath. "You, ok?" Nate enquired softly, still holding on to one of Valkyries arms.

She nodded and bent down to kiss Nate on the cheek. "Thank you, I needed that," she smiled.

"Let's have a look," Nate smiled back, gently turning the girl around. Valkyrie didn't need urging and happily spun around, looking down over her shoulder. Both Valkyrie's cheeks were bright red from the spanking. Each had a smaller lozenged shape patch of burgundy curving slightly to follow the contours of Valkyrie's natural shape. "That'll do for a start." Nate nodded satisfactorily. "I haven't quite finished with you yet," Nate looked at Valkyrie as he gently spun her around, "Just stand there for a little while longer whilst I deal with missy here." Valkyrie complied and went to stand on Cait's right.

Nate turned to Cait, "Ok young lady, your turn," and Nate held out his hand. Cait, who was looking at Valkyrie and smiling, turned to face Nate and pouted. "Come on, we have an evening of wine and whisky to get on with, can't be held up just because you need your bottom spanked." The rest of the team laughed as Cait's face turned a beetroot red. She let out a little harrumph and then allowed herself to be taken across Nate's knee. Cait's bottom was still red and warm to the touch from her hand spanking.

Nate turned and collected the hairbrush. "Right young lady, you have seen how this goes down, so hold on as this is going to be fast." Nate deciding that like Valkyrie, he wouldn't hold Cait's legs down but instead allowing her to keep herself still. He wondered if seeing how Valkyrie took her spanking, had encouraged Cait to try to take her own in a similar fashion. Yes, Valkyrie was noisy when she was being spanked but she hardly moved and didn't need to be held down throughout her punishment. If he knew his Cait, she would have set herself that challenge. 'Well let's see, shall we.' Nate said to himself.

Cait had taken up her usual position, Arms set shoulder width apart, palms flat on the floor. Her legs behind her, having crossed one ankle over the other, her toes bent, supporting the weight of her legs. The toes on her other foot wiggled a bit in nervous anticipation. When Nate rested the hairbrush on her bottom, she uncrossed her ankles and rested both feet on the floor in preparation. "I am going to give you twenty-four with the hairbrush to ensure that the lesson you have been learning today truly sinks in."

"Yes, sir." Cait answered, dropping her head. She then straightened her neck and looked forward. 'That's right,' thought Nate, 'his Cait, ready for the fight.' He smiled to himself. It was funny how the girls all had their own isms when it came to taking their spankings. The little things that he was beginning to learn in each of them. Their body language before their punishment, their rituals and movements, their sounds and even how they lay over his lap, all different and all individual. Cait was coiled like a spring, braced for the combat that was about to begin. For Cait, it was about challenging herself, keeping focused and still, no matter the sting and burn.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

Nate began with three hard and fast smacks to her right bottom cheek followed by three on the left. All strong and unrelenting and all in exactly the same place. For Cait, Nate had decided to aim for her sit spot, each impact flattening her bottom cheek with a resounding 'SMACK!' before bouncing back to her natural shape.

"HM! HA! AH! HA! HU! UH!" Cait exclaimed, vocalising each impact with an unintelligible noise. She was still looking forward and still keeping her position.

Nate couldn't help but feel proud of his Cait. No, this spanking of Valkyrie and Cait wasn't a competition to see who could take more, but he was proud and routing for her, nonetheless. He couldn't, nor wouldn't ease up on Cait just because she was his girlfriend. Not only would that be unfair on the other girls, but he knew Cait wouldn't thank him for it. In fact, he smiled to himself, he wouldn't put it past her to insist on another, full strength hiding, if she felt he was being soft on her now. Yes, that would be just like his Cait, he smiled.

Looking up at the other girls, Valkyrie had a look of concentration on her face, watching the proceedings carefully. Curie winced each time the brush made contact with Cait's bare bottom, and Nate was sure Piper had a look of pure admiration on her face for what Cait was taking.

CRACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

Nate finished off the first dozen by delivering three more firm spanks to each cheek, aiming for a spot a little higher than the previous three. Caits bottom was now a bright crimson, with the middle of each cheek glowing a deep ruby.

"AH! FUCK! HA! HA! OW! OW!" Cait exclaimed on each smack. On the last spank, her legs shot out behind her, going rigid as she clenched her bottom in reaction to the impact.

"Relax, legs down please." Nate commanded gently. He knew that hooking one of his legs around Cait's, to stop hers from moving again, would be taken as a defeat by her and she would resent him for doing it. As a result, Nate decided to give her a chance and he left her legs draping freely over the side of his.

CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!

Back to the sit spots, these three on each side were given at a no-nonsense strength and at a punishing pace.

"Hm! HM! HA! HA! AH! AH!" Cait's cries got louder and her breathing faster, but to her credit she was able to keep still for these. The ruby glow on her bottom deepened further.

"Last six, hang on." Nate instructed, as he gripped Cait's side firmly. Cait moved both hands from lying flat on the floor to gripping on to the bottom cross bar of the chair.

CRACK! SMACK! CRACK! SMACK! SMACK! CRACK!

Nate delivered the final flurry with speed and intensity, as Cait let out one long cry.

"AARRGGHH!" she exclaimed, her head once again shooting up to face forward.

No sooner had Nate completed the spanking, than he returned the hairbrush to the shelf and began rubbing and soothing Cait's punished rear. Her skin, like Valkyries, had taken on a rougher feel and was burning hot.

"You see," Nate looked at Valkyrie, "this is how we end a punishment spanking in this house." He smiled, rubbing Cait's bottom gently. He paused, enjoying the feel of his girlfriend's freshly spanked seat for a little longer. "However," he then announced, giving Cait a smack on her rear at which she let out a squeal of protest, "We are not done yet." Helping Cait up, he instructed the freshly spanked girls, "Come on, both of you, noses to the wall, I want you standing there for 10 minutes, hands on heads, ok?" Nate guided Cait to her position facing the back wall of Home Plate.

Valkyrie came to stand next to Cait. "Hands on our heads, how very quaint." She said as she rolled her eyes.

Picking up the hairbrush, Nate pointed to the chair, "we can always have a discussion about it if you would like?" He smiled menacingly.

Valkyrie smiled in return and then looked back at the chair, "It's ok, I'm going." She smirked as she turned to face the wall and slowly raised her hands above her head.

Nate moved the chair from the middle of the room and stepped back to admire his two freshly spanked companions. Fresh glowing bottoms on display, as they stood shoulder to shoulder, well really elbow to elbow, joined by their recent experience. Nate smiled, "welcome to the family V." he said eventually as he turned to head into the armoury.

Curie and Piper then stood, "Ladies, that was impressive." Piper said blowing out a breath, as she headed to the kitchen to fill the kettle.

Curie moved up and placing her hand on V's back, leant forward and softly said, "welcome home."