As usual, many thanks to Jill for inspiration and support.
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Chapter VI - The Club
The morning after the Brad incident, Ivy went to a tattoo shop and got a new leaf on her ribcage tattoo. She was sore for a few days, but the worst was now behind her. Nobody else needed to share the burden she had chosen to carry. For her, being a dominant meant more than just dictating someone else's movements during sex; she craved the control and the ability to play jury, judge and (if necessary) executioner.
Losing control of the scene was her fault. She had to be punished. The leaves on the tattoo were more than just temporary physical punishment - she relived each memory and felt the agony of being vulnerable each time she saw herself naked.
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In the days following the scene, Peter started showing up at her office unannounced, which had to stop. For the sake of being more discrete, he was instead ordered to come to her office hours, even though they both knew he didn't need it for academic reasons. Most of the time, he was on his knees between Ivy's legs, learning how best to touch her and lick her.
As much as he enjoyed the training, Professor Park became a different person when Oliver showed up. Peter started detesting him for getting all of Ivy's attention. If both boys were in the office, Peter automatically had to assume an inferior status. It made him angry, but he never thought about challenging his status.
Of course, Oliver could have told him that he became the "favorite" by challenging the previous boy toy, but he had seen enough to know Peter would never challenge or be able to replace him. He enjoyed boasting about his closeness and the intimacies they shared; although Oliver could count on one hand the times he actually had sex with Ivy, it was still more than zero. For all his good behavior, Peter still wasn't allowed to even kiss her face, let alone have sex.
For all the years he'd been the favorite, Oliver still didn't know Ivy's mind and he never would. She thought that maybe Peter could, one day. If she could mold him the right way...
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Peter had now officially been "pet-in-training" for 2 months. He spent most of it on his knees, between her legs, with the occasional soft riding crop to the back. Mistress had quickly realized he responded well to humiliation and not so much to pain, but he still had much to learn.
It was time for Ivy to take him to the club. It would be the best way to open his eyes to the world of possibilities and she herself had to face the music and reclaim a part of her old life that she wanted to get back to.
Right after her lecture on Thursday, she called out to him. As the other students were leaving, he approached her apprehensively.
I: Don't look so worried, people will think I'm giving you a failing grade, or something. Chin up, pet. Anyway, we're going to a "social" event on Friday night, all-black attire for you. Oh, and, get your STD panel run and bring the printout, no excuses. Next time, if you can't find me during office hours, Oliver from my lab should be available to answer your questions.
The last sentence was for the benefit of the stragglers, who were no doubt approaching her for extra credit. Peter quietly nodded and left the classroom.
***
She came to pick him up from campus with her Jaguar. Complying with her instructions, he was dressed in form-fitting all-black clothes and carried a couple of papers in his hand, which would be his blood results that she had asked for, that the club would ask for.
The car came back to life once Peter was buckled in. It weaved in and out of lanes in the night light, as smoothly as the animal it was named after.
As usual, Peter found his gaze unwavering from his Mistress's face. Her long black hair was pulled up into a tight ballerina bun and her face was contoured in uncharacteristically dark makeup, save for the crimson red lipstick that drew attention to her mouth, making it look "delicious". He couldn't find another word to describe her lips; it explained his craving to taste her, which he hoped to satiate soon.
She could feel his gaze and her lips curled into a predatory smile. When the red stoplight necessitated a full stop, Ivy turned to stare back at Peter. Her miniskirt did nothing to cover her pale legs, which shone in the moonlight. Whilst maintaining eye contact, Ivy shifted in her seat and moved her left foot away to spread her legs without taking her right foot off the pedal.
I: Peter, touch me.
P: What, now? You'll get us both killed!
I: Do as you're told, no questions.
The light turned green again, but he nonetheless leaned over and reached out with his right hand. With his hand so close, Ivy shifted again in her seat and his fingers felt the warm flesh, where there should have been underwear.
I: Go on.
He moved his hand around a bit, caressing her inner thigh. Ivy suddenly floored the brakes and instinctively closed her legs, which trapped his hand between them. Peter felt her get wet with excitement, his fingers moved without thought and dipped into her. She exhaled audibly and released her legs. In the absence of further prompts, Peter kept touching her.
He couldn't have said which highway they'd taken, never mind what neighborhood they had arrived in. The only sensory input his brain could process was the feel of Mistress, wet between his fingers.
True to fashion, they arrived at the club that was a warehouse in the middle of nowhere. Had it been daylight, Peter could have made out the lake stretching behind the building, but it was too dark for such observations.
Ivy ran over the simple ground rule once - once inside, he was to follow her commands without questioning and not speak unless spoken to. He nodded in acknowledgment; deep down, he was as excited as he was nervous about stepping into this new universe.
***
The massive doors opened to reveal a tall bald guy, who was clearly surprised to see Ivy there. Dominique had been working at the club for more than a few years and after all he had seen, he wasn't easily surprised. However, the re-appearance of this particular Domme at the doorstep, especially with a fresh sub at her side, was bound to raise a lot of eyebrows.
Before he even asked, Ivy shoved her and Peter's bloodwork papers into his chest. Dominique looked them over casually, then handed out two red bracelets for them. It meant that she still wasn't accepted back as a member of the community, but merely as a visitor for the night. All because of something that happened with her last official sub many many years ago...