Chocolate Rewards: The Sweetness of Two Worlds Colliding Together

by Burns, Rachel

  “Not yet. She moves now and then, but she hasn't spoken. She is still very tired. It was a very long trip to get here. She needs a couple of days to adjust to the new climate.”

  “Yes, something like that can take weeks, sometimes even months. She needs lots of time,” the doctor agreed with him. Several Emkos had been visiting his in his spacecraft. They were waiting on him and talking to him about their ways. He got the idea that if the masters on this planet liked him that he could live here permanently. The Emko could teach him and he could do well, being a good doctor and still living a relaxed life.

  “I would like to listen to her heart. Sit her up so I may, please.” The doctor looked at Zufu to help him.

  “No, I'll help you.” He lifted his Amber gently into his arms.

  The girl wasn't even conscience. When he moved her she looked like a rag doll even though he was being so careful. He hoped that she would live. He had the Emko catch one of the wetu so he could test its poison, discovering that they were the most poisonous creatures still alive in the universe. They were a danger to everyone on the planet.

  The doctor looked her back over. He felt along her arms and ribs. She needs to be moving around more, her muscles are very tight. “She will need massages, often.”

  Both Rokai and Zufu nodded.

  The doctor had Rokai move her so he could check the other side. He checked her neck muscles and found them to be in need of attention.

  Rokai went right to work.

  The doctor checked her legs and feet.

  “Her foot is rapidly getting better. She is very lucky that the Emko were there and knew what to do. My research has shown that just removing to foot wouldn't help cure her. The poison is in her blood. Only she can get the poison out of her body with fever. Has she been drinking?”

  “No, she isn't awake to drink.”

  The doctor wasn't sure what to do about that. “She needs to be drinking. If she wakes up she should drink something right away. She may have to throw up. She probably will. I will leave medicine for her. She will be in a lot of pain then. Call me. If she doesn't wake up soon – I need to know if she wakes up, even if she just wakes up for a minute. Make sure she drinks something then. Have something ready. She shouldn't be left alone at all. Someone should sit with her.”

  “I'll do that,” Rokai offered right away. She should see him first when she woke up. She would see that he was taking care of her, no matter what kind of stupid stuff she did. He still held her in his arms. Maybe he should carry her around like he did on the spacecraft; possibly she would even wake up for him then.

  “She needs lots of rest. She shouldn't even stand up and sitting up only with lots of help.” He looked over the girl. It would probably be a miracle if she lived. The creature was just so poisonous. Perhaps it would be better for her if she had died. He didn't like the thought of her being in pain. “Call me as soon as she wakes up.” He left them, hoping that he had sounded like her waking was a sure thing. The woman had to live for him to get a secure position on this planet.

  Rokai went to work trying to get Amber's sore muscles to relax. He started with her right hand and worked his way up her arm, gently rubbing and stroking.

  Zufu excused herself to get something to drink for Amber. She wanted to get to know her mistress. Zufu thought that she was the most beautiful human she had ever seen.

  Rokai's hands moved to Amber's neck once they were alone. He could feel how tight the muscles were. They didn't have enough water in them. They desperately needed to get fluids into her.

  His hands moved to her collarbone and then down to her breasts. She was so beautiful. He let his hands roam over her softness, feeling the fullness of her in his hands. They had never gotten the chance to make love. If only he had stayed with her, and loved her instead of leaving her alone. That was a mistake that he would never make again.

  When Zufu returned with several things for Amber to drink, Rokai told her that Amber was never allowed alone again. Either he or she should be with her always. He made it sound like Amber was a child that would get hurt without protection.

  Zufu quickly agreed.

  She believed that it was only a matter of time until Amber woke up. Zufu's greatest worry was that Amber wouldn't like her. She just wasn't cut out to work in the fields, like the other Emkos. She was a house Emko. Serving the mistress of the house was the greatest honor that she could be given.

  Rokai had never had to take care of someone who was sick before. He wanted to rise to the challenge. His Amber could have it so good with him, if only – If only she lived.

  He wanted to talk to her and touch her and make love to her. He wanted to be happy with her.

  It was getting late and Amber still hadn't woken up. Rokai felt that he had gambled and lost. She hadn't had anything to drink in so long that her lips were all dry and cracked.

  The doctor had stopped by several times, but she still didn't move. Not even when she wet the bed. Zufu cleaned Amber up and changed the bedding every time that happened. Amber didn't respond at all.

  He had begged the doctor to cut off her foot but the doctor had refused. Zufu and Emil had both had to talk him out of doing it himself. Rokai had been desperate.

  Rokai wouldn't let go of her hand at all anymore. He had a feeling that she wasn't going to make it now. She had fought the poison so bravely, but it was stronger than her.

  Rokai hummed to her. He was ready to let her go now. He hoped that she would sleep through her passing and feel no pain as she went. Tears were flowing down his cheeks.

  “I have an idea, master. Something that we could at least try.” Zufu had been massaging Amber's muscles constantly. She wanted her to live so badly. This was her chance to love another human. If Amber died and he found another slave, he would never seek her out. He would think that she was bad luck.

  “What's your idea?” There was no hope in his voice.

  “I think you should take a small sip and instead of drinking the water, you kiss her and give it to her.”

  Rokai felt his penis move at the intimate thought. He was picturing himself hovering over her body giving her the thing she needed most, from his body to hers, like a mother feeding her baby.

  Just the thought of feeding her that way made him feel alive. If he could pass onto her his hope, as well as the much-needed liquid, than she could pull through. He was grasping at straws, but it was better than grabbing at nothing.

  “I will leave nothing untried.” He picked up the cups, smelling the contents. He chose one with a fruity taste. Taking the tiniest of sips he swirled the liquid around in his mouth before he climbed onto the bed and moved over her. Zufu tilted Amber's head back a little and opened her lips. Rokai leaned in gently kissed her lower lip before he slightly opened his mouth so the liquid could pass from his mouth to hers.

  Amber moaned and swallowed. Her head moved slightly, looking for more.

  “It's working,” Rokai proclaimed. He immediately took another mouthful and continued to feed her thirst. He spent over an hour quenching her until she fell into a deep sleep.

  Rokai then crawled into bed with her and moved her on top of him. This was the only way he could sleep now. He was just as dependent on her as she was on him.

  Jamko stormed into the house. He had a bone to pick with Rokai. He wanted to know why he had to do all the work. It was him who dealt with the diplomats and the attacks on the chocolate supply. The Emkos that he had weren't listening to him. Most had run off to work for Rokai. Jamko had to ask himself, what was Rokai offering them?

  The splendor of the entrance hall made him stop cold. Of course this house would be better than his. Rokai had a woman, which he was probably sleeping with right now and that was why Jamko had to do all the work.

  “Rokai!” he called out.

  “How can I help you, Master Jamko?” An Emko appeared out of nowhere making him jump like a fool.

  “I'm here to see why Rokai isn't working.”

  “
Master Rokai has been working from home.”

  “He's working on top of his slave is what you mean. Get him down here, now,” he added as an afterthought. He wasn't about to wait for him to finish with his slave.

  “Mistress Amber has unfortunately been bitten by a wetu. He is nursing her back to health.” I will inform him of your presence.”

  Jamko didn't care about the slave but if something dangerous was lurking outside he wanted to know about it. “What is a wetu?”

  “An animal that slithers on the ground. It has brown fur and especially long teeth. It is the most poisonous creatures in the universe. We caught one for the doctor. He has never seen anything like it.”

  Jamko nodded. It was clear what needed to be done. To make a profit they needed work in the fields. They had to make those fields safe.

  “We need to get together a hunting party. You say your kind has caught one already? We need to get all the rest of them.” Jamko used a tone that made others obey him. He just felt that this job needed to be seen to immediately. The sooner it was started the sooner it would be finished. He still had lots of work to do in his fields.

  “Yes, Master Jamko. I'll inform Master Rokai and explain why we aren't working with the plants. I am sure that he will be pleased with your idea.”

  Jamko went out and gathered together a hunting party. The doctor also agreed to join them. Before the starlight dimmed they had already caught and killed twenty of them.

  Jamko was the type of man who never pushed things off to tomorrow. He got things done the right way as quickly as he could. This was something that he also expected from his worker. He thought of himself as being hard but fair.

  Jamko was glad that he hadn't found a woman on Earth. He just didn't have time for one. Getting the chocolate plantation started and working decently was more important than a woman who could cause so much trouble.

  Besides, he needed to provide a safe working environment for his workers.

  He wouldn't rest until this job was seen to properly.

  Chapter 7 I'll Be Your Slave

  Rokai was informed when the last of the animals had been killed. He told Amber's almost lifeless body that she would never have to worry about those creatures ever again. When he thought about her in pain because of the long teeth that had sunk into her foot, he squeezed Amber's hand too hard.

  Amber tried to pull it away from him. She was crying. He let go and moved her hair back. She was rolling around slightly, like she was trying to fight off a terrible weight. She opened her eyes and looked at him. The tears burnt as they rolled down her face. “What happened?” she asked him. She suddenly felt so cold. She started to shiver.

  “You were bitten by an animal,” he told her. He took her in his hand again.

  “Really? I don't remember that,” she said to herself but he had heard her.

  He rubbed her hand. “How do you feel?”

  “I really don't feel good at all.”

  “Do you have to be sick?”

  She cried again, and nodded.

  Rokai got out a bowl from under the bed that he was keeping ready for this. He sat on the bed with her and held her hair back. He could feel the shivering getting worse.

  She cried and then she finally threw up. It wasn't much but she was glad to be rid of it. Stomach acid was still coming up. She could hear him praising her. He wasn't mad at her because she had tried to run away or because she was throwing up. She had expected that he would be.

  Amber could remember his watery kisses. Those kisses had brought her back to life. She had thirsted for them, wanting more. They made her whole body feel alive.

  When she was finished she leaned back into his chest. His heartbeat had become the most important thing to her. He set the bowl aside and kissed her head. He wrapped his arm around her waist.

  “Let's get you cleaned up.” He reached back and took hold of a beautiful green sponge. She could hear the water dripping out of it as he squeezed it.

  Someone had to be holding the bowl? Amber had to wonder who was there. She felt that someone was, someone whose touch was familiar to her.

  Rokai cleaned Amber's mouth and chin. He helped her wash her mouth out, praising her the entire time.

  “I'm hungry.” Would he bring her something to eat after she had just been sick?

  “I'll go.”

  “Thank you, Zufu.” Rokai would forever be in her debt.

  “Who's there?” Amber asked.

  “That is your own personal Emko, Zufu. She has been taking care of you while you were sick. She will continue to see to your needs from now on.”

  “I don't want my own slave. Slavery is wrong.”

  “Don't tell her that. It would break her heart. She wants you to love her so much. She already loves you,” Rokai scolded Amber. He thought highly of Zufu. He was sure that she hadn't slept at all lately.

  “But she wants to be free more than anything else. Everyone wants that.”

  It was clear that she was speaking for herself. She was saying that she didn't want him, but she was using other words.

  “Emko aren't like that. They need to be needed. If you tell her that you don't want her she will have to go work in the fields. She would prefer to stay by you.”

  “All right, she may stay, but I'm not going to punish her, or anything like that.”

  Rokai laughed aloud and hugged Amber tighter. “Emkos aren't like naughty humans who take off from their masters and get hurt. She will only be good to you.”

  “I'm not a naughty human. You took me without asking. It's my job to try to get away from you.” Amber figured that her words would have carried more strength if she wasn't leaning into him, and rubbing her hand up and down his arm. This constant contact with him was just coming so naturally.

  “You are a very naughty human, my naughty little human. I thought that I was going to lose you.” He hugged her even tighter. “I did everything in my power to help you heal.”

  “I remember,” she said sadly. “I would have died if you hadn't.”

  Rokai just held her tightly in his arms, glad that he could.

  “Thank you,” Amber whispered. Amber remembered the kisses that had saved her life. He gave her the water that she had needed.

  “You're welcome.”

  “I guess this means that we are bound to each other?”

  “Yes,” he answered her, waiting for the other shoe to drop. His little human was keeping him on his toes again, now that she was awake.

  “I owe you my life. I guess that means that it wouldn't be fair for me to leave you.”

  Rokai loved the idea. “You will stay with me.”

  “That means that I will never be able to see my family again, ever,” she sobbed.

  The sound of her crying was breaking his heart. “You are mine now. I will be everything that you need. Please, don't cry.”

  “I'm going to miss my family and my life. My beautiful closet of clothes.”

  “But you were just a servant? Now you are a slave.” Didn't she see that things were improving for her?

  “A salve is the lowest thing there is?”

  “No, of course it isn't. A servant is. A servant can leave its master whenever it wants, but a slave is kept and loved forever. I am going to cherish you.”

  “Cherish? Cherish a slave?”

  “Yes, I already cherish you. You will always be with me. When I want you, you will be waiting for me. We will eat together, sleep together and work together. You will always be at my side.”

  “You mean like husband and wife?”

  “Yes, but that is only if I decide to let you wear clothes. When a man lets his slave wear clothes they are husband and wife, a bond that is stronger than master and slave.”

  “I wish you understood how important clothes are to me. I see people and think, 'you shouldn't be wearing that'. You should wear this or that color, or what style would look good on them. I know you think that I'm terribly vain, but that was my thing. Like your thi
ng is planting chocolate plants. It made me special.”

  Rokai thought about her words. He still needed to get to know her better, much better. “I have a feeling that you will be wearing clothes very soon. It's a shame though, I like to look at your body.”

  Amber tried to sit up. This talk of nakedness was too much for her. She longed to be properly covered.

  Rokai thought that she had to go to the bathroom. He got up and carried her to the room that they had for that. This planet was very rustic. “More modern things have already been ordered. Please go here for now.” He set her down on the toilet.

  It looked like a normal toilet to her.

  “I can't go when someone else is watching me,” she told him.

  “And you can't sit without my help.” He tried to reason with her. She was leaning on him. Rokai fought not to smirk. He feared that is she caught him that she would start to cry again.

  She had to wonder about herself. The fact that she was completely naked wasn't bothering her, but the fact that she had to pee in front of him did. “I wish I wasn't sick anymore. I'm such a weakling.”

  “You are not a weakling!” he scolded her. “No one has ever survived a wetu bite. Only a very strong woman could do that. I should spank you for saying such nonsense.”

  Amber had jumped when he raised his voice. Several drops had come out. Now she could hardly hold it back.

  Rokai was fighting not to laugh at her. “Spanking!” he yelled out.

  His outcry opened her floodgates. When she was finished she sighed.

  Rokai shook his head as he laughed at her. That had been a lot easier than he figured it would be. Humans were just so sensitive about their bodies.

  A tiny mushroom shaped, light purple woman was standing in front of her. She was holding out a piece of chocolate to Rokai.

  Amber had to grin because he thought that he could control her actions with normal chocolate. If men on Earth could have done that then they would have started long ago and the world would be a very different place.