by Lauren Wood
They began moving to a rhythm of their own making like a sensual dance between partners that knew each other’s moves like the back of their hand. They grunted their response and they moaned in unison as the echoes of pleasure were captured in the small room.
“Yes… I don’t know where you have been all of my life, but I’m never going to let you go. I do hope…fuck me…get in there fucking deep…that you don’t feel a need to run after I say something like that… YESSSSSS.” Her body felt that earth shattering orgasm and it drove her into a bit of a sexual madness. She screamed like that of a banshee sealing her victims fate, which so happened to be deep inside her at that very moment.
Jorgen could feel the constriction wrapped around him and the tight glove that was wet and inviting. “This has become something unexpected for me. My god… Is this what sex is really supposed to be about? Is there really more to it than the actual physical act?” He didn’t get a chance to fully absorb what he was going through when the floodgates opened and his knob expelled the creamy streams into her.
“I have nothing to say. I don’t even know where to begin to tell you that was nothing like any other time that I’ve been with a man. I am on my knees with awe and I hope that you don’t consider this just a moment of pleasure between colleagues. “I have never felt this connected to a man. Sex was mostly a necessary stress reliever. I’m usually more selective. I take my time to get to know a suitable partner before jumping into bed”
They enjoyed the afterglow with her still lying on the table with her legs dangling over the side limp and useless. She didn’t have anything left to give.
“When we get our bearings back, we’re going to have to announce our discovery to the world.” What he got for a response was a nod of her head. The smile on her face struck him where it mattered in his heart. He was no longer the conqueror and as long as he was beside her then he could truly understand what emotions were all about.
“I’m going to have to do some more tests before I am morally able to release this. I want to make sure that there are no hidden side effects that could come back and bite us where the sun doesn’t shine.” “I don’t know where he gets the energy to keep standing after something like that. I’m barely able to comprehend that my body was capable of whatever that was. To call it pleasure would not be the right adjective. I don’t know if there is any word that could suitably convey the way that I’m feeling right now.”
“I want you to know that you have changed me for the better. I don’t know what I did before I had these emotional bursts of clarity. I didn’t know what it was like to be compassionate or to care for another. It was an existence of loneliness and one that I truly didn’t know could be anything else. I can’t possibly go back to the way that I was, but I can’t give your government the freedom to continue researching and building weapons. I can protect this world from anything that stands against it. Earth has a funny way of killing its inhabitants and that is something that I will not stand for.” Jorgen looked at this woman and he could finally understand the words of the lyrics of certain songs that were now replaying in his head. Love was that commodity that he could never grasp onto.
“I don’t know exactly what you’re thinking, but I really don’t need to know. It’s probably better that way. I would never want to be complicit in something that is going to get the ire of the government and its military. Plausible deniability is something that is a phrase all too often thrown around in the White House. I do believe that I’m going to take a page from the leader of this country’s playbook.” I approve of what he’s thinking about, but I have no idea how he’s going to go about it. I guess it really doesn’t matter. I touch my skin and I still feel like I have this electricity. I glance to see this blue spark emanating from my fingertips to my stomach. It must be an aftershock something along the lines of what an earthquake does after it has finished its business.
“I’ve always had the capability of leaving this world defenseless. I’m sure that I’m going to get some backlash, but it’s not like they can do much to fight back. They’ll hopefully realize that lasting peace comes at the price of laying down arms. This world has not had a sheriff like me to keep it from destroying itself. This is not the first time that I’ve come across a world that couldn’t get out of its own way. It is lucky that the Sect came to you and they put you on a path of prosperity. We can take it one step further. We can do more for this world than anybody has in centuries. I wouldn’t even mention this, but I plan to use whatever is at my disposal to make them fall in line.”
“The only thing that I want you to remember is that humans tend to feel slighted when they are forced into any kind of servitude. You’re going to have to expect that there are those that are not going to be very happy with your approach. They will consider you a threat. Without weapons to do anything about it they will be pretty much neutered. That will only make them fight even more and you’re certainly going to have to have eyes in the back of your head.” “I want him to know that I’m behind him every step of the way and that there truly is a woman behind the man. Some won’t understand and they will feel violated like he has declared war.”
“I need them to see that this is the right thing to do. Getting rid of the methods for your kind to kill each other is the only way that they can finally put to rest their differences.” Jorgen was trying to figure out the best way to finish any kind of resistance.
“I think that we can kill two birds with one stone. We announce this discovery to the press and in the same breath you step forward and take credit for making sure that the world does not destroy itself. It’s a tried and true method of giving good news after bad news. It takes the sting out of it, although there are some with military thinking that will take exception to this.” “I feel that earth and possibly several other worlds are on the cusp of a new day. The destroyer of worlds that he has been known in the past is no longer willing to inflict death and destruction on others. I think that I can take responsibility for that and I do it with a sort of pride. I like this new Jorgen better than I do the old one and I think that he can say the same thing.”
Over the next few days they had several press conferences and there was some resistance. There was push back by the government after they learned that their weapons had all been made useless for the good of a peaceful end to hostilities. They were ready to fight back, until they learned of their breakthrough and the terra forming project. They realized that fighting was only going to cause more harm than good. The first of the seeds into the air of a planet of Jorgen’s choosing was launched. The success was evident by the pictures of lush vegetation that were sent back from the vessel that had been hovering above to watch progress at its best.
“I never thought that I would see this day. I do hope that this spirit of cooperation will continue. You may have eyes everywhere. That doesn’t mean that we won’t be watching you as well. If you step out of line even that one time, then we will have to act. You may think that you have us powerless to raise a finger, but humans always find a way. We always band together when there is a threat to our freedoms. Remember that and we might just get along.” General Davies had spoken on behalf of the president. He was back at the White House breathing a sigh of relief.
“I have better things to do with my time, general than to continue bickering with you. Cassie and I will be leaving for Jupiter. She has just discovered that she’s going to have my son. I will have an heir to a legacy that I am now proud to call my own. I no longer want obedience, unless it’s in the bedroom.” They shared a laugh together, until the general composed himself long enough to walk away.
“The actual results are better than I expected. We can outfit several more of these vessels to disburse the same program into the air of suitable environments. The seeds have the ability to mimic whatever atmosphere it comes across. Worlds that have suffered at your hand will now have a chance to rebuild. You do know that they will see you as the reason for their suffering. They won’t care that you decid
ed that there was a better way.” I’m trying to show him that his enemies might not consider this an olive branch of peace. They might want revenge for a fallen comrade or sibling that had died by his hands.”
“As long as I am with you and my son then we can take on just about any obstacle. Your influence will help me to rein in that natural urge to squash them like a bug. Diplomacy and working towards a common goal of peace is the only thing that matters to me.” They held hands and the beam from his vessel took them from this planet. They would return, but not until their child had already grown and was ready to take his place by their side.
THE END
UNTAMED HIGHLANDER
Chapter 1
“Aiden, you do know who that is right?” Bain McDowell said to him.
Aiden looked over at the girl who had just left his father’s blacksmith shop with her father. Her long brown hair hung down between her shoulders. “Of course I know who it is. We’ve been friends for years.” Aiden looked back at his friend.
“You can’t be friends with the princess. Well not the way you are looking at her right now anyway.” Bain stated.
“I’m not looking at her in anyway.” Aiden protested.
“I’ve seen that look before, hell felt that look before when I’ve seen some girls. You are 16 years old; I know what that is like!” Bain said.
“What you only 18 right now how can you know all about life by now?” Aiden asked.
“Listen I want to tell you I know you think you have something with her.” Bain started to say.
Aiden cut him off. “Look we’ve been friends since we were both little. Anyway, I wasn’t looking at her in that way as you said it.”
“Look don’t get upset at me. I don’t see how you didn’t figure it out before. You know the princess isn’t going to marry you. You’re just a blacksmith’s son after all. She would need someone who was at least a prince. You, well, you don’t count in their world.” Bain said.
He had already known that all, but hearing it out loud was hard anyway. Aiden had known Kyla Fleming for years now. Since they had been around 4 years old, the two children had played together. The one thing he had been holding onto for all these years was the fact they still hung out. Even though he knew she was important, she would still come to him and hang out.
“Hey come on buddy, I’m sorry if you thought you had a chance. Better to find out now though, instead of saying something to her and finding out!” Bain cupped his shoulder. He was as close to a big brother that Aiden had in life.
“Yeah I know, thanks Bain. Really I don’t know what I was thinking anyway.” Aiden said, still staring off towards where she had gone. With the admission out he felt lonely and cold. He thought his life had no more meaning. What could he do now? He had always hoped that maybe she would break the mold. That she would come to him and claim that she loved him and wanted to marry him.
Or perhaps one night he could have taken her some flowers, and she would have confessed how she felt at that time. He didn’t care, but in the end the story had always ended the same way. He would win the girls hand and marry her, princess or not!
“So you know what I’ve finally decided?” Aiden looked over at Bain and said.
“That I’m the best at combat?” Bain teased.
“Aye, I’m still as good as you. But that isn’t it; I’ve decided to join the King’s army. My father and mother have raised me well, but it is time I give back to the country and clan.” Aiden announced.
“Well that’s great! Tell you what I’ll ride to town with you and sign up as well. I’ve just been waiting for you to decide anyway!” Bain stated.
Aiden nodded his head and went back to what he was doing. It was the only decision he could make, he didn’t want to stay in the village. If he had to watch Kyla walk around all the time, well sooner or later he would tell her how he felt. Aiden felt his skin turn red at the rebuff he knew he would experience from her.
No this was better than staying here. At least he would not have to watch as the prince’s came to town to woo her. Maybe he would go and tell her that he was leaving this weekend? Aiden shook his head, you idiot, he thought.
She had quite the lure on him. The funny thing is she didn’t even know how he felt. He had always tried to play it the right way with her. Aiden had never let on that he even knew she was a girl when she was around. She had enjoyed being just like one of the boys, so he had treated her that way. But now that she was older, he had noticed her curves on more than one occasion.
“You know what this is a good decision, I know it is.” Aiden said to Bain. He looked up and saw that Bain had already left. “Oh well, I still think it is a good idea. No matter what I need to leave here soon.”
Chapter 2
Kyla Fleming looked in the mirror. She combed her hair and straightened out her clothes. She had come home and gotten out of the trousers she had bothered from her brother, and into the dress. Her mother had yelled at her when she had seen Kyla in the trousers.
“Kyla, you are a lady, not a boy. Stop wearing those trousers. Go changed now.” Her mother had yelled when she caught Kyla in the hallway.
Truth be told it wasn’t the first time she had done this, but it had been a while since her mother had caught her. Kyla didn’t like the dresses she was supposed to wear. She would rather spend her days in the forest or just hanging around Aiden Scott and his father’s blacksmith shop.
She had known him for years and she felt comfortable there. Aiden had never treated her like a lady, but like she was just his friend. That was what she liked the most, he never treated her differently. Well that was until recently. She had noticed once in a while he would get this look in his eyes when he looked at her.
Kyla liked Aiden; he was a sweet young man. She often wished that instead of the blacksmith’s son he would have a better position in the village. Her father could possibly be talked into it, but not with her mother there. No her mother was all about acting like a lady and marrying into more power.
She thought of Aiden and his red hair, and those muscles he had. She might only be 16, but she had noticed how he looked different now. He was bigger and stronger than he was before. It had seemed to happen overnight.
What really drew Kyla to Aiden was his green eyes though. Well that and the fact that he never treats me like a girl. Her mother would scream if she heard about Kyla hanging out with the blacksmith’s son still.
It had been okay for them to be friends when they were younger. She had noticed that. Her mother had often told her to go and play with Aiden even. But in the past year her mother had been coming down on Kyla.
“You must begin acting more like a lady. You’ll start your etiquette classes soon. We need to make you more polished to find a good husband.” Her mother had said to almost a year ago now.
Even with those classes she had snuck out to hang out with Aiden once in a while. It had been a few months since the last time she guessed. She had snuck up on him in the shop. Kyla had actually thought it was Aiden’s father when she first walked in.
“Excuse me Mr. Scott where is Aiden at?” She had asked the figure.
When he had turned around Kyla was shocked. “Aiden, it’s you? Wow, what happened?” Kyla had said.
“I got older of course.” Aiden had stated. But he had hugged her all the same. “Long time no see Kyla, how have you been?” Aiden had asked.
“I’ve been okay. It is hard to get out now though, my mother always has me studying!” Kyla complained.
They had talked for a few more minutes before someone had come in the shop. She had told him she would try to make it down again soon. He had waved at her as she walked out the door. Kyla had wanted to stay until the person left, but they had been some friend of Aiden’s. She didn’t really know the person, so she decided to leave. Plus the fact was she would have loved it to be just her and Aiden talking. She had missed their times together.
“Young lady, I heard you snuck out with your brothe
r’s trousers on again, didn’t I talk to you about that?” She heard the gruff voice of her father from outside the room say.
Coming around the corner she looked at the ground. “But father, I’ve told you I hate these dresses so much.” Kyla said and looked up as she came around the corner fully. “Colin that isn’t even right to do!” Kyla struck her brother’s arm.
“Hey, sorry but I just had to hear mother yelling at me for half an hour straight about letting you use my trousers.” Colin put his hands up in the air.
“I told you to say I snuck them out of your room.” Kyla commented.
“You know what Kyla the dress looks really good on you. In fact you should try and make mother happier. Once you find a husband, maybe you can wear their trousers instead!” He laughed.
Kyla made a face at her brother. He was 18 years old and liked to play jokes on her from time to time. “You know why I don’t like wearing them.” She said and turned around. “I still wish I could learn to fight!” She stated.
“Mother would never allow it.” Colin shook his head.
“I know, but I can wish once in a while!” Kyla stated.
“Aye you can wish, but we both know the truth! Mother told me to bring you down when you were changed.” Colin finally told her.
Kyla followed her brother down the stairs. “Hello mother and father.” She said to her parents as they entered the room where her parents were sitting.
“Young lady, I think you need to apologize to your mother.” Her father began what Kyla already knew would be a lecture.
She tuned out; she had heard these words too often through her life. “I’m very sorry mother; I’ll try to be better. I promise to try.” Kyla said. She said the words again, that had come from her mouth on more than one occasion before. It wasn’t that she didn’t mean to try; she really did want to please her mother. It was just that she really hated the dresses and all the clothes she had to put on with them.
