The Ritual

by Jean-Luc Cheri

  I nodded. “Yeah, I know. I worked with Zeke in the fields.”

  “Yes, Zeke was a loss. I had high hopes for him.” He paused, then added, just like I have I hopes for you, River. We need young and strong men like you to carry on our way of life.”

  I swelled with pride. “Thank you.”

  He placed his hand on my shoulder and squeezed. I knew it was meant to be comforting, but he was pretty strong, and I had to stop myself from wincing.

  “If you ever do decide that Haven isn’t for you, I hope you talk to me first and allow me the chance to change your mind.”

  I nodded. “I don’t think that’s going to happen, but sure.”

  He smiled and squeezed again. “That’s what I like to hear. Maybe you’ll even be a leader someday.”

  “I don’t know about that.”

  “Don’t sell yourself short. You’re a good man like your father. He leads in his own way, and so will you.”

  “Thanks again, that’s nice of you to say.”

  He released my shoulder and said, “See you this evening then, River. May your day be blessed.”

  “Thanks, yours too.”

  He walked by me and into the shower room, and I went to where my clothes were and put them back on. I was just about to leave when Rain came in. She saw me and came over to where I was standing.

  “You should have waited for me,” she said, “we could’ve showered together.” She removed her T-shirt, revealing her breasts.

  “You were sleeping. I didn’t want to wake you.”

  “I’d rather you did. I mean, after last night.” She looked at me.

  I looked around to make sure no one was listening before giving her a shy grin. “Yeah, that was fun.”

  She smiled back. “Yeah, it was.” She took off her bikini bottoms, revealing her sparse triangle of brown curls. I glanced downward and then back up, and her eyes were watching me the whole time. She seemed satisfied that I’d been curious enough to check her out.

  “I guess I’ll see you back at the house then,” I said.

  “Yeah. Maybe we could go to the pool before our family meeting.”

  “Yeah, maybe. I’ll see if Echo can go.”

  She looked at me for a moment. “I’d rather it’s just you and me today.”

  I met her gaze, understanding what she meant. “Okay.”

  “See you back at the house then.”

  “Yeah. Oh, Father Yod is in there.” I pointed to the shower.

  “So?”

  “He mentioned you.”

  “Really? You talked to him?”

  “Yeah. He was walking in when I was walking out. He asked me if I was excited about the Ritual.”

  “What did you say?”

  “I told him I was, and he said I was going to enjoy it. Then he said he was looking forward to welcoming me as a full member of Haven. And then he said the same thing about you.”

  She smiled. “Really?”

  “Yes. And then he mentioned you were a beautiful young woman.”

  Rain beamed. “Really? He said that?”

  “Yep.”

  “Wow.”

  “Maybe he wants to make you his fourteenth wife.” I grinned.

  She rolled her eyes. “That’s gross.”

  That was the best reply I could’ve hoped for. But I decided to probe a little bit.”

  “Why is it gross?”

  “Oh please. I love Father Yod, but I don’t want to have sex with an old man.”

  I grinned and wiggled my eyebrows. “He’s pretty big. You know, down there.”

  She rolled her eyes again. “Yeah, I’ve seen. No thanks. I’d have enough trouble getting yours inside of me, let alone his monster.”

  My eyebrows rose, and she blushed as if she’d said something she hadn’t meant to.

  “Um, I mean, hypothetically, of course.”

  I smiled and nodded. “Yeah, hypothetically.”

  “See you at home then.” She headed for the shower.

  I watched her go, my eyes dropping to her bare bum. I felt my cock twitch at the sight, plus the memory of how soft it’d felt against me last night.

  She disappeared into the shower area, and I turned to go outside. But just as I reached the door, I decided to check again on Rain. In my head, I justified it by telling myself I was keeping an eye on her, but I knew that wasn’t the real reason.

  I walked back to the entrance of the shower and peeked around the edge of the door. To my relief, Rain was showering against one wall, and Father Yod was showering against the opposite one. There were several other people in there too, but I ignored them.

  Now that I’d made sure that Father wasn’t interested in my sister, I took a moment to study her body again. Her back was to me, so I was only able to check her out from behind, but my cock still twitched and pulsed slightly from the sight. As I remembered what we’d done in the middle of the night, I wondered what she’d had planned for the pool today. She wanted to go there alone with me, so I assumed she wanted to pick up where we’d left off last night. My cock throbbed again, and my shorts began to feel tight.

  But suddenly my little fantasy was ruined by the sight of Father Yod walking over to my sister. When he got close, he must’ve said something, because she turned around to face him. She smiled, and they began to have a conversation I couldn’t hear because of the sound of the showers running.

  He stepped closer, so they were less than a foot apart, and she continued to smile as they spoke.

  I felt the jealousy spike in me, and it took all of my self-control to stop myself from going over and interrupting their discussion. What was he talking about with her? Was he asking her if she wanted to be one of his wives? Rain had said the idea was gross, but would she change her mind if he actually made the offer?

  They were both sideways to me, and I could see his large cock hanging down over his balls, sticking out slightly from his body. Because they were already close, that meant his cockhead was just inches from her stomach. I stared at it intently, looking for any sign that he was becoming aroused. If he did, I knew I wouldn’t be able to stop myself from intervening. She was my sister after all. It was my duty to protect her.

  Of course, I hadn’t been thinking about protecting her last night when it was my cock not only getting hard near her, but also sliding through her intimate skin. Protection had been the last thing on my mind as she sat astride me, my cockhead stretching out her cherry and just a little pressure away from bursting through the barrier and filling her pussy. No, not her pussy. Her tight little cunt.

  But this was different. This was a guy three times her age standing so close his cock was almost touching her. Yeah, he was our leader, but that didn’t give him any right to my sister. I needed to put an end to this.

  But just as I was about to step into the shower area fully dressed, Father Yod gave Rain a little wave and stepped away from her. He walked back to his previous spot and resumed his shower.

  I took a deep breath. That was close. I’d almost made a fool of myself over nothing. Damn, what was I thinking? I needed to get out of here before anyone–

  A giggle over my left shoulder interrupted my thoughts, and I turned to see two girls standing there, grinning at me. They both looked to be around fifteen and were completely naked.

  “Peeping Tom,” one said with a laugh.

  “No, I–”

  “Pervert,” the other said, and they both giggled as they walked by me into the shower room.

  I wanted to stop them and explain, but I decided I’d just make things worse, so I turned and headed for home.

  Chapter 8

  Our parents gave us permission to go to the pool after lunch, but only if we promised to be home by two o’clock. That would only give us an hour to be alone, but it was better than nothing.

  When Rain came back from the showers, she didn’t mention anything about her talk with Father Yod, which made me curious. I couldn’t bring it up, because then she’d know I
was spying on her.

  After lunch, we headed out for the pool, with our parents admonishing us once again to be back on time. We walked quietly for a while before Rain broke the silence.

  “So aren’t you going to ask me?”

  “Ask you what?”

  “About what Father Yod and I talked about.”

  I stared at her in surprise. “You saw me?”

  She grinned. “Nope.”

  “Then how do you know I saw you?”

  She continued to smile. “Two little birdies told me.”

  I rolled my eyes. “Those two girls.”

  She laughed. “Cascade and Honey. They came over and talked to me after Father Yod left. Asked me why my brother was peeping in the showers.”

  “Blabbermouths.”

  “So?”

  “So what?”

  “So why were you peeping in the showers?”

  I folded my arms across my chest. “I wasn’t peeping!”

  “Then what where you doing?”

  “I was just… um… making sure you were okay.”

  “Why wouldn’t I be okay?”

  “I don’t know.”

  She looked at me curiously. “Were you worried about Father Yod doing something?”

  “No. I mean, um, maybe.”

  “Seriously? What were you worried about him doing?”

  “I thought he might, um, want to make you one of his wives.”

  She grinned. “That’s crazy.”

  “I know, but still, I was worried about it. Plus, his dick was kind of close to you.”

  She giggled. “You’re right about that. I noticed that too. It’s really intimidating close-up, even though it was soft.”

  “So what did you two talk about?”

  “Pretty much the same thing he talked to you about. Said he was looking forward to welcoming me completely into Haven. Said he was proud of me.”

  “Did he mention you were beautiful again?”

  She grinned. “As a matter of fact he did. And he also added that I’d grown into a very sexy young woman.”

  I frowned. “Sexy?”

  “He said my breasts were very perky and firm, and he was willing to bet that my pussy was exquisitely tight.”

  I stopped walking and stared at her. “What?”

  She grinned.

  “What an old pervert,” I said, the anger filling my mind. “I’m going to kick his ass.”

  She started giggling and took hold of my arm.

  “What so funny?” I asked as I glared at her.

  “I was only joking! He didn’t say all that. Yeah, he said I was beautiful, but that’s it.”

  I relaxed. “So you made it all up?”

  “Yeah. Sorry.”

  I rolled my eyes. “Jerk.”

  She laughed again. “Were you really going to beat him up?”

  “If he said that, yeah.”

  “I appreciate the thought, but I don’t think you could do it. He was in the war.”

  “Yeah, thirty years ago.”

  “He’s still pretty muscular.”

  “I don’t care. He shouldn’t be saying things like that to my sister.”

  “He didn’t.”

  “I mean if he did.”

  She smiled. “Then thank you for defending my honor.” She stepped close and put her hands on my shoulders, then stood on her tiptoes to give me a quick kiss on the lips before settling back down to her feet.

  My eyebrows rose. “You kissed me.”

  She grinned. “It wasn’t the first time. We used to kiss all the time.”

  “Yeah, when we were ten.”

  “Are you saying you don’t want me to kiss you anymore?”

  “Um, no. It was kind of nice.”

  Her lips curled up into a smile. “It was. Come on, let’s hurry up and get to the pool. We don’t have much time.”

  Chapter 9

  When we arrived at the pool, Rain quickly removed her shirt and then pushed her bikini bottoms down and off before wading into the water. I removed my shorts and underwear, and then followed her in. She was waiting for me in the middle, and I moved to her until we were face to face, less than a foot apart. The water came up to the tops of her breasts and just below my nipples.

  “Did you enjoy last night?” she asked, looking up at me.

  “Oh yeah. That was fun.”

  “It was, wasn’t it? What was your favorite part?”

  “When you were rubbing your pussy against my cock.”

  She grinned. “I liked that too, but my favorite part was when your cockhead was stretching my cherry.”

  “You had me worried there. I thought you were going to fuck me.”

  She giggled. “I almost did. It took all of my willpower not to just push down onto you and get rid of my virginity.”

  I looked at her in surprise. “Really? But I’m your brother.”

  “So? I don’t care about that. We were friends before we were brother and sister.”

  “Why didn’t you then?”

  “Because of the Ritual. It was only a day away, so I figured I’d wait. But if I don’t get fucked this evening, you and I are going to do what we did last night, but I’m not going to stop myself this time.” She paused, then added, “If that’s what you want, of course.”

  I nodded. “Yeah, I want that too.”

  She smiled again. “Good. Because I don’t want to wait until tonight.”

  “Huh? I thoughi you just said you’d wait until after the Ritual for us to fuck?”

  “I’m not talking about fucking. But I’m really horny right now.”

  “So what do you want to do?”

  She grinned. “Follow me.”

  She moved over to the branch she’d been sitting on yesterday, and pulled herself up onto it. The water flowed off her supple body as she settled into place, and when she was set her hips were about the level of my face.

  “Do you want to see my pussy?”

  My eyebrows rose. “Yeah.”

  “I mean a close-up view.”

  I nodded. “Yeah.”

  She spread her legs wide, allowing me to see the triangle of wet curls and the puffy slit beneath. I stared in fascination. I’d seen her naked thousands of times, but never so overtly like this.

  “Get closer,” she said.

  I moved between her spread thighs, bringing my face within inches of her crotch. Drops of water beaded on her pubic hair and skin.

  She reached between her legs with one hand and placed two fingers on her pussy, one on either side of the slit. Then she pulled her outer lips apart, revealing the pink folds between. I stared wide-eyed at the glistening flesh, getting a close-up view of a pussy for the first time in my life.

  I could also smell her. It was a musky sweet scent that seemed to reach deep into my brain, setting off tiny explosions of desire. My cock tightened to rigid hardness under the water.

  “This is my clit,” she explained, using the forefinger of her other hand to touch the top of her inner lips. She then gently pulled back the fleshy hood to reveal a small pink nub, which was shiny with her juices.

  “Wow,” I said softly, leaning in closer to get a good view of what I’d touched last night.

  Rain moved the hand she was pointing with to the back of my head, then said, “Give it a lick.”

  I looked up at her. “You want me to lick it?”

  “Yeah. My friends say it feels really good when guys do that.”

  I looked back down at her spread pussy. On one hand, I was a little leery about licking her where she peed from. On the other, my painful erection tightened even further at the thought of my tongue touching her in such an intimate place.

  “Go ahead,” she said softly, and gently pulled me closer with her hand.

  My tongue slid from my mouth and I delved it into her slit, an inch below her clit. Then I licked upward, parting her inner lips until I felt the swollen nub slide by under my tongue.

  “Uhhhh!” she groaned
loudly, and I felt her hand tighten in the hair at the back of my head.

  I looked up at her. “Are you okay? Did that feel good?”

  “Don’t stop,” she whined, and pulled my mouth against her again. My tongue instinctively darted out, and I licked up and down, feeling the slickness and also tasting the same flavor I’d been smelling.

  “Oh god,” she grunted, and tilted her hips up a little more, as if offering her pussy to my mouth. I’d learned last night that her clit was where it felt best for her, so I focused on that, chasing the engorged nub with the tip of my tongue.

  “Yesss,” she hissed. “Ohhhh.”

  I slid my hands around the tops of her thighs, gripping her hips to hold her in place as my lips and tongue worked over her sensitive flesh. I wasn’t sure what I was doing, but no matter what I did she seemed to enjoy. Her copious juices coated my lips and cheeks.

  She began to pant, just like she’d done last night when I touched her with my fingers. But now she was much louder, since we didn’t have to worry about our parents hearing.

  “Don’t stop,” she breathed. “I’m getting close.”

  I had no intention of stopping as I continued to flutter my tongue over her swollen clit. I’d been curious for a long time about what it would be like to be intimate with a girl, and the fact that it turned out to be my sister didn’t bother me at all. Along with Sahara, Rain was one of the prettiest girls my age, and I was kind of honored that she’d want to be this close to me.

  She began hunching her hips, grinding her pussy against my face. Her hands in my hair tightened to the point of pain, but I didn’t care. I just wanted to make her feel good.

  Her breathing hitched, and her body froze for a moment. And then in the next second she exploded, crying out loudly as she went over the edge. Her body bucked, and her leg muscles strained as she lodged her pussy against my face, her slick, hot flesh pulsing against my mouth. I continued to attack her clit with my tongue, batting at the throbbing little pea.

  She grunted and groaned, just like she’d done last night but much louder this time. It went on and on, and I couldn’t breathe as my nose and mouth pressed tightly against her writhing body.

  And then it was over, as she relaxed her grip on my head and went limp. I remembered her admonition from last night about being too sensitive afterward, so I lifted my mouth from her slick and swollen pussy. When I looked up at her face, I saw that her eyes were closed and she was wearing a contented expression. She looked so beautiful this way.