Scerior

by Jilly Bowling

  It was Jo’s turn to laugh “Well I agree with them that you are an animal, an insatiable animal!”

  “Are you mocking me? Your Lord and master, you will have to be punished” Acorus growled, scowling at her.

  Jo doubled up laughing, and when he looked at her in amazement, she was crying and laughing at the same time.

  However when he continued to scowl and even his eyes glittered angrily, she stopped laughing, worrying that he was serious. When he stood up and came round the table towards her, she stood and faced him, frowning herself. As he reached for her she snapped “Don’t you dare”.

  When he growled and continued towards her she scooped her plate off the table and threw it at him. He ducked and leapt at the same time, overpowering her easily. She struggled so hard, he became afraid for her safety “Jo, Jo-Anna, I am pretending to be angry, don’t fight and I will let you go”.

  She looked into his eyes and saw that they were soft, relaxing she said “Don’t do that to me. I’m still not used to this new life”.

  “You were prepared to fight me, rather than be punished unfairly. I never cease to be amazed at your courage” and capturing her mouth with his, he kissed her passionately. “Our daughter will be an amazing female, goodness help her mate!”

  “Acorus, we must work out what I am going to say to the Queen and Council. I want it to be completely worked out so I won’t miss anything out”.

  “Yes, I think we must both be well prepared, but not tonight. You have had a busy day; our daughter needs you to rest so that she can grow”. Acorus took her hand and led her to the bedroom, where he kissed her once again and said “Go to bed, I will see you in the morning” and with that he said goodnight and went out through the main chamber into the room he had taken over from Julie.

  Jo slept late the next morning, only waking up when Tchu and Tjai entered her bedroom. They had brought her a light breakfast which she ate propped up in bed. When she had finished eating, she lay there planning what she wanted to say to the Queen and Council. She had to admit that she was feeling very nervous. Why should they listen to her? Laughing to herself at how she would be treated by Britain’s government if she tried to tell them how they should treat aliens, she decided that she must move slowly.

  As far as she was concerned, the way the abducted girls, old or new, were treated, was the most important thing. She hoped she could trust Acorus to make things better, when they were captured, and on the ship. Arriving on Scerior and being given to a male, to treat as he saw fit, was definitely something that must change, but how? She decided to make a list, firstly in her head, and then when Acorus came, on paper.

  First they must be held somewhere, comfortable and homely, while girls who had settled down to life on Scerior could explain why they were there. They must be shown the city and countryside so that they didn’t have imagined horrors in their heads.

  Also they should have a chance to meet Sceriae males, not in body armour. And they should be told that they wouldn’t be confined, they could choose to work, do a hobby, or not do anything other than have babies.

  Then she thought about the young males. They needed to be advised how to treat a girl, not just be told by someone like Acorus. They needed a female to explain how they could have a happy relationship if they treated a girl right. Blushing at the thought of doing that, Jo decided to look for an older girl, who was well settled in her life with a Sceriae male.

  Tchu came back to hurry Jo out of bed, saying that Ileya would be here soon. A shower and invigorating massage woke Jo up fully and she decided to put a tunic and trousers on instead of a kaftan. She put her hair up into a French pleat, leaving a couple of tendrils to soften the look. Putting on the ear rings that Acorus had given her, she was pleased at how she looked. The clothes and hair style made her look older and more business like, and she decided that this was the look to go for when meeting the council. She put on a pair of sandals, for comfort, and went into the main chamber.

  Wondering where Acorus was she knocked on his door, when there was no answer she went to Kylie’s room and knocking on the door went in. Kylie was sitting in a chair, nursing Anna. Looking up she smiled and said “Jo it’s lovely to see you. Look how well Anna is doing”.

  “Gosh, she’s growing everyday, and she’s getting more and more beautiful”.

  “She’s so good, sleeps and eats well, and when she’s awake she is so happy, hardly ever cries”.

  “That’s great. Ileya’s coming to talk about what I am going to say to the council. I’d love you to contribute any ideas you might have, After all, you know many girls who have lived here for some time. Oh, and have you seen Acorus this morning?” Jo asked.

  “No, not this morning. He came in to say goodnight yesterday. Didn’t he stay with you last night?”

  Jo sighed “I’d had such a busy day yesterday, he put me to bed and left”.

  Kylie grinned and said “You seem sad about that!”

  Laughing Jo answered “No, I’m not sad; I was so tired, I’m glad he took pity on me. Once a night is more than enough sex at the moment”.

  “Ha, I’m surprised you can manage even that”.

  “I’m afraid he’s very persuasive and irresistible, he only has to touch me and I melt” sighed Jo.

  “You’re so lucky. He is the only man /male that I can stand to touch me. He is so kind and understanding” it was Kylie’s turn to sigh.

  Jo was a bit surprised at Kylie’s sigh. Forcing herself to be diplomatic she asked “Kylie, don’t tell me if you don’t want to, but do you miss, um, sleeping with Acorus?”

  Kylie cocked her head to one side and thoughtfully replied “I’m afraid I do. Not the sex, but it was worth putting up with that for the kisses and cuddles, and actually sleeping with him. It made me feel so safe and secure”.

  “Oh”, Jo was shocked and didn’t know how she felt at the thought of Acorus with another woman. She knew she couldn’t bear to share him, but surely Kylie had some claim on him?

  Again Kylie cocked her head and said “I’m sorry, but you did ask. I know how hard it is to share him. I’ve had to share for six years. First with Julie, who I was very jealous of, but then I realised that Acorus didn’t like her very much. He did his duty to Scerior and that was that. Then there was Sally, what a nightmare. She upset us all. She couldn’t accept what had happened to her, fighting the Escorii, refusing to eat, shower or have a massage. Poor Acorus tried everything to make her happy. She made him so angry in the end that he raped her. He came into me afterwards and was so angry, confused and upset that even though I was pregnant I comforted him. I lay in his arms afterwards and wished I could be what he wanted me to be. His mate. I’m ashamed to say that as much as I adore him, I still find sex horrible. I can’t get what happened to me on Earth, out of my head. Do you know, if I hadn’t been abducted, I think I would be dead now!”

  Jo jumped to her feet and flung her arms round Kylie hugging her tight, “I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you”.

  Kylie hugged her back and said “I’m not upset. I’ve had a long time to discover that I am happy with Acorus’s friendship and care. Now he has you, he is happy, too, you know. He can’t bear not being able to sleep with you when you’re pregnant, that’s never happened before”.

  “Oh, Kylie, I love him so much” gulped Jo “But he doesn’t know what love is. There is no such thing for the Sceriae”.

  “Jo, he loves you, just because there is no word for it in Sceria, it doesn’t mean he doesn’t feel it”.

  Turning away Jo calmed herself and said “No one will tell me what happened to Sally”.

  “You haven’t asked” Kylie said compressing her lips. “She died! When she discovered that she was pregnant, she went crazy. She ran out of the villa, the guards tried to stop her, but she was a mad woman. One of them managed to grab her but she
fought like mad, when the other guard got hold of her, just to stop her, you understand, she fell down deliberately, crashing her head down on the hard pavement”.

  “Oh my god, she killed herself and the baby!”

  “Yes, Acorus was so upset he refused to contemplate having another girl, until he saw you” and Kylie grinned at Jo.

  Just then Tchu popped her head round the door and told them that Acorus and Ileya had arrived. Kylie handed Anna to Tsera and told Jo to go out to them; she would freshen up then come and join them. When Jo entered the room Acorus and Ileya were sitting on one sofa. He had his body armour on but not his helmet. Ileya was more elaborately dressed than normal and looking very serious. They were talking in Sceria so Jo didn’t know what was being said.

  Acorus saw Jo and getting up went to her and asked if she had slept well. Very well she told him, then unable to stop herself, asked where he had been. He frowned, not used to having to explain himself to a female, but when he looked into her eyes, his face softened and he said that he had been summoned early that morning by the Queen.

  Jo said good morning to Ileya and sat down on the opposite couch. Acorus sat down next to Ileya and asked Tchu for some refreshments. Kylie came in and Acorus rose and solicitously led her to the couch Jo was sitting on, asking if she was well and how Anna was. Kylie told him that they were both great. Smiling at her Acorus once again took his seat next to Ileya, who started by telling them that they had been with the Queen for hours.

  The Queen had been toying with an idea for the last couple of years. She had the same problem as the other females on Scerior. She could not produce a female heir. Therefore she had decided that a new law must be passed to enable a male to take her place. In other words Scerior would have a king.

  The highest bred male on Scerior was Acorus. His male ancestors had always been Lord Generals. Jo and Kylie looked at Ileya in shock. They had known that Acorus was important, but not that important.

  Ileya went on “That means that mine and Acorus’ eldest son, will be King after him. I feel so proud to be a king’s mother”.

  “But surely you will be Queen not just a King’s mother?” Jo commented.

  “Surely the Queen’s eldest son should be King?” Kylie asked bluntly.

  “Mmm, well, unfortunately the Queen has never been able to have offspring of either sex” Ileya answered.

  “It has to be agreed by councils from all over Scerior” Acorus put in “It is not settled yet!”

  Jo looked at him closely “You’re not very happy about this, are you?”

  “You know me so well after such a short time”.

  “Why aren’t you happy?” Jo asked.

  “I like being a soldier, going to other planets, being with my army. Sitting in council all the time is not for me” he answered frowning hard.

  “Surely if Ileya is Queen she could represent you in council? After all she’s on the council now” Jo asked.

  “Ah” Ileya said “If only I could, but I’m afraid that when this matter is finally arranged, I will be with my ancestors!”

  “What?” gasped Jo “You mean that you’re dying?”

  Ileya nodded her head, swallowing hard, unable to speak Acorus took hold of both her hands, smiled at her and said, “Unfortunately, whatever stopped female babies from being born to the Sceriae, made the last females to be born, age very quickly. Disease we have eradicated but getting old cannot be stopped. Our best scientists and doctors have been working on this problem for centuries. First of all the number of female births fell, but not by much. Then gradually over the centuries they became less and less. Ileya’s generation are the last female Sceriae. We would not have taken the grave steps that we have, if we had any other choices”.

  Kylie burst into tears and Jo turned to her and wrapped her arms tightly around her. Gently patting her back, she asked Ileya “Why didn’t you tell me? I thought we understood each other, I thought we might be friends!”

  “I am glad you feel like that Jo. It makes me feel that my children and my world will be in sympathetic hands”. Ileya smiled and nodded.

  Jo frowned “I don’t understand”.

  “We were summoned to see the Queen and Council, first thing this morning. They have decided that Acorus must have an official mate who can be his consort” Ileya explained “They wanted to find him an intelligent older earthling with experience in law and government. They wanted to search the Earth for a suitable female”.

  “Oh” Jo couldn’t look at either Ileya or Acorus.

  “However” went on Ileya “He refused, quite stridently in fact!”

  Jo kept her gaze down but inside she was shouting ‘Of course he did’.

  Acorus leaned forward, looking hard at Jo “Look at me Jo”.

  When she looked up, he was looking into her eyes as if he wanted to get inside her head “I have said I will only be King if you are my Queen!”

  Her mouth fell open, she couldn’t speak but inside she was saying ‘I’m only eighteen, and only been here for weeks, it’s impossible!”

  She might as well have shouted it, he heard her inside his head and holding her gaze he said “We will do it together”.

  “But I know nothing about Scerior or the universe, I don’t know much about anything, it’s impossible” Jo protested feeling overwhelmed.

  Ileya said “Jo-Anna it is not going to happen immediately. Hopefully the Queen has many years left, but we must prepare. First you will be Lady Jo-Anna, the Lord Acorus’s official mate. You will sit with the council and learn. Gradually you will become more Sceriae than human. You have an intelligent quick mind and you will have the best teachers”.

  “I’m sorry Ileya, but I am human, and always will be. I find some things on Scerior wonderful but others I think are wrong. If you want me to use my mind for Scerior, fine, but my heart and soul are British”. Jo spoke so forcefully that Ileya sat back astounded.

  “I told you that she could be difficult”, Acorus laughed.

  “Well, will you meet the Queen and Council and be polite, so that they can come to a decision?”

  “If that’s what Acorus wants” Jo replied looking at him.

  “I want you” the way he looked at her made her stomach clench, “But I don’t want you to feel that you have no choice. You must want to do this for Scerior”.

  “I’m overcome with what I have just been told”, Jo said seriously “I need time to find out if I am capable of doing it. I do know that it will be hard tiring work, and I am discovering how tiring it is to carry a half breed child, I don’t know if I’m strong enough to do both!”

  Acorus looked at her askance “Do you mean you don’t want to have any more pregnancies?”

  “What is more important? A good government, between us, for Scerior, or a few more females?”

  “We have to discuss this privately” he growled.

  “Yes, I think you do. Before any decisions are made” and Ileya went to stand up. Acorus stood up to help her and Jo could see how weak she was. She almost stumbled and Acorus quickly picked her up and carried her to the door. Going out with her in his arms he turned and said “I will be back when I have taken Ileya to her quarters”.

  When they had gone Jo looked at Kylie aghast, “Did all that really happen?”

  Kylie shook her head, “I don’t know. It’s all so crazy”.

  “Thank god I’m not the only one who thinks that it’s mental!”

  “What are you going to do? Do you think you can do it?” Kylie asked.

  “How do I know, I’m a teenager, what do I know about being a Queen?”

  “At eighteen, this present Queen had ruled for three years and Ileya had half a dozen kids” Kylie pointed out.

  “But they’re Sceriae, I’m just human” mumbled Jo.

  “Well
excuse me, are you saying we’re not as good as the Sceriae?” snapped Kylie.

  Suddenly Jo laughed, “I’ve only heard you snap like that once before. You can be very stroppy you know!”

  Kylie grinned “How do you think I’ve survived?”

  Just then Acorus returned looking extremely ferocious. Kylie took one look at him and said “I think Anna’s due for a feed, I’ll just go...” and she scurried out of the room.

  With quick strides Acorus was in front of Jo. Picking her up he carried her into the bedroom, not caring if she was bruised by his armour. She had never seen him so angry.

  Grabbing the bottoms of her trousers he gave one quick pull and tore them off. Jo squealed and tried to get off the bed, but he was too fast. Holding her hands above her head with one of his, he took the bottom of her tunic and in one fluid movement pulled it over her head. Pushing her down onto the bed he snarled “Stay there”.

  Then he moved away from the bed and in one seamless movement released his armour and stepped back out of it. It stayed standing by itself. When he turned back to the bed Jo gasped in fear, he still looked ferocious and his cock was bigger than Jo had ever seen it.

  She shouted his name “Acorus please”.

  Leaping onto the bed he grabbed her in his arms and pulled her against him, crushing her mouth with his. She struggled for breath but he only held her tighter. Not knowing what to do only just able to move her hands, she grabbed his balls and dug her nails in hard. If she was going to be punished, then so was he. He roared in pain and moved his arms so that he could grab her hands. As he released her she let go quickly, and scooted across the bed, shouting “Acorus, stop. What is the matter with you? Speak to me”.

  Holding the injured part of his manhood he shouted back at her, “Never will you be allowed not to mate with me. After discovering how fantastic it feels to be inside you, I will not have you as my Queen if you deny me that!” and crossing the bed he went to grab her again.