A Shadowlander’s Dream: Book Three - Rules of the Flesh
Written by Kathryn K Williams
Chapter Forty-six
They found an old dusty bowler hat from the closet and proceeded to put everyone’s name in it. Emily quickly took control of the hat and put her hand in the hat and began to stir it about, “First up is… Amber.” She announced gleefully.
Amber fidgeted in place, “Alright… How do we work the dare part?”
Misty thought for a moment, “You choose who creates the dare, so it is someone you trust.”
Emily nodded, “That sounds good.”
Amber nodded in agreement, “Alright then, the truth is I’m both scared as hell and happy to be with my sisters again.”
“I can understand that.” Jessica remarked, “I’m still glad you decided to come looking for us.” She hugged the girl tightly and a couple of the girls awed and cooed.
“Next up is…” Emily reached into the hat, “Misty!”
Misty was taking a swallow of her beer and stopped, “Ahhh… this is the first time I’ve had a beer before.”
“I think that goes for most of us here.” Natalie stated with a raise of her own bottle and most of the girls nodding in agreement.
“Am I the only one here who drinks occasionally?” Emily inquired as she shook the hat up. When she did not get an answer she sighed and pulled out her own name, “I seem to be next and I guess my confession is I like to drink occasionally.”
“It better only be occasionally.” Misty demanded, eyeing the girl suspiciously.
“Yes, ma’am.” Emily saluted her friend, reaching into the hat for another name in order to escape Misyt’s glares, “Next is…. Sarah.”
Sarah bit at her lip as she thought for a moment, “I…” she glanced around at the several couples, “I would love to find out what it is really like to kiss a girl.” She said uncertainly
Misty crawled over to Sarah, “I’ll kiss you.” She said with a sly smile.
Sarah blushed brightly, “I… ummmm…” Her eyes moving to the low cut of the neckline of Misty’s nightgown and her breast beneath, and then back up to Misty’s eyes.
“Were you not expecting someone to answer?” Misty inquired playfully.
“I was not expecting it to be so quickly.” Sarah remarked nervously.
“Go for it.” Emily urged, “She’s a great kisser.”
Misty shot a glare at Emily, “How would you know?” She inquired as she sat down next to Sarah.
Emily flushed, “Must have been another dream…”
Natalie eyed Emily, “You sure you’re completely straight?”
“I told you if it is Misty then I’m alright with it.”
Natalie raised an eyebrow at the girl, “Uh-huh…”
Misty returned her gaze to Sarah, “Well? What is it? Do you want that kiss or not?” She asked sweetly as she curling her legs up beside herself and fixing her nightgown around her knees, giving Sarah a look at her long smooth legs.
Sarah moved her eyes up Misty’s leg and over her body, slowly nodding.
Misty leaned in close and softly kissed the girl on the lips, Sarah fell back at first, startled by the suddenness of Misty’s actions, her back up against the sofa, then moved into the kiss, opening her mouth slightly and lightly placing a hand upon the side of Misty’s cheek. After a moment Misty broke away and licked at her lips and watched as Sarah shivered in delight.
“So how was it?” Amber inquired curiously, watching the strange smile work its way over Sarah’s face.
“Nice…” Sarah breathed, “I bit sour, but I think that was just the beer.” She licked at her lips, “Can I try some of that?” She inquired, pointing to the beer in Misty’s hand.
“Sure thing.” Misty handed the beer to the girl as she slid a little closer to Sarah.
Sarah swallowed hard as she stared at Misty, unable to work her mouth, forgetting about beer in her hand.
Amber whispered into her sister’s ear, “Sarah, you’re drooling.” She said with a grin.
Sarah quickly checked her mouth with her other hand hand, “I am not.” She glared at Amber who smiled back.
“Don’t rush into things alright.” Amber said into the girl’s ear, causing Sarah to blush and Amber laughed.
“Alright.” Emily announced, “Next up is Lauren.”
Lauren stopped with mouth opened, as she was about to place several chips inside of it. She crunched down on them and quickly chewed as she thought of her confession, holding her hand up for the girl’s to wait. When she finally swallowed she took a long drink of her juice and cleared her throat.
“Sorry…” She apologized with a blush, “I haven’t had any kind food in a long time and I forgot what it tasted like.”
“Is that your confession?” Emily inquired curiously.
Lauren thought for a moment, “Can that be my confession?”
Emily looked around at the other girls who all shrugged, “I guess it works.” She reached into the hat, “Next we have… Tanya.”
Tanya glanced around in surprise, “I’m next?”
Cherilyn nodded as she sipped the beer they were sharing, “That you are.”
Tanya sighed, “Hmmmm… My truth is… I’m excited to be finally living in the Western Dorms and I can’t wait until school begins so I can finally take part of Dream Studies.”
Cherilyn shook her head at Tanya, “You’re such a book worm.”
“School is out?” Amber inquired curiously, “What time of year is it here?”
“Middle of October.” Jessica answered, “But newcomers are given a week to get used to life in the dorm before they have to join class. Kim, Tanya, Cherilyn, Jenn, Alyson, Penny and the two of you have all arrived in the past week so you don’t have to attend any classes until you are ready.”
“Hell.” Natalie spoke up, “With all that has been going on I don’t think they will force any of us to go to class until we’re completely settled in.”
“Do you normally have this many new arrivals?” Sarah asked.
Jessica shook her head, “Maybe one every few months. Most come and go quickly, but few stay for years on end so we can only get a few new people at a time. We were full up when you two arrived, but were in the mist of moving a few people around already so should have a place for you soon enough, hopefully by morning.”
“I hope we don’t put anyone out.” Amber said worriedly.
Jessica shook her head, “No worries. With Kim back to one body, and planning to move in with Penny, we have two places open. It shouldn’t be a problem.”
Amber studied Kim suspiciously, “You plan to move in with Penny?”
Kim nodded slowly, her eyes darting from Penny to Amber and Sarah, “I don’t want to be without her.” She said foolishly.
“You really do love her?” Lauren inquired hopelessly.
Kim nodded again and looked down at the floor, “I can’t remember everything, but I remember the way she makes me feel and the emptiness inside when I’m without her. I’m sorry.”
Lauren sighed and rolled over to stare up at the ceiling, “That is all I can wish for. I only agreed to return to make sure you were alright and seeing you with her makes me happy.” She lightly closed her eyes.
Jenn glanced down at Lauren, “That is very strong of you.” She said feeling ashamed of the way she treated the girl, “I’m sorry I yelled at you before. You really aren’t the demon I met before.”
Lauren opened her eyes to look at up Jenn, “It is alright. I would have done the same. Thank you for protecting her while I was gone.”
Jenn smiled, “My pleasure, but the truth is she was the one rescuing me all the time. I owe her my life.”
Kim shook her head vigorously, “You gave me a reason to live. If it weren’t for you I would have given up entirely. Thank you.”
Jenn hoped over to Kim and gave her a hug, “I’ll always be here for you. You are my dearest friend and I love you.”
Kim returned the hug, “I love you too.” Kim released Jenn to find Penny glaring at her with a pout on her face and she quickly hugged the girl, “I love you the most of all. Don’t worry about Jenn, we’re just friends.”
“You remind me of us.” Amber stated as she hugged Sarah, “We’re more then just friends, we’re sisters.”
Jenn blinked in shock, “You are not real sisters?”
Amber shook her head, “We have been together so much that we consider each other sisters, just like Jessica, Penny, April, Caitlin and Alyson.”
“See I told you.” Natalie elbowed Alyson lightly.
Jessica smiles, “We’re all like one big family.” She exclaimed.
Tanya chuckled, “If that were true then we have a lot of incest going around here.”
Amber frowned, “We’re not really sisters so it doesn’t count.”
Jessica nodded, “I know it sounds weird, but I consider all of you my sisters. The family I never had.”
Tanya leaned forward, “I’ve been curious, how did everyone end up here in the first place?”
“Hey!” Emily exclaimed in disappointment, “What happened to our game?”
“Sorry.” Tanya flushed, “I was just curious.”
Jessica smiled, “It’s alright, but I think most of us are not ready to talk about that just now.”
Several of the girls muttered in agreement.
“So who is next Emily?” Jessica asked.
Emily gleefully reached into the hat and pulled out the next name. The game went on through a better part of the night, the girls confessing as much as they had the courage to tell without giving too much away, none going near a dare. Laugher filled the air, warming their hearts and drawing them all the closer together, creating a bond that would help them survive one of the hardest battles they would have to pass, a fight against one of their own.
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To be Continued . . .
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