Author's note: This story is part three of an ongoing series. For those readers who have not read Part 1 - "First Time" and Part 2 "In the Schoolroom" I suggest you read those before reading part 3.
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I awoke the next morning before Matt and managed to quietly slip out of bed without waking him. After using the toilet I padded down the passage on bare feet to the end door. I opened it slowly to avoid any squeaks, switched on the lights and gazed in awe at the dungeon and its equipment.
I remembered the gynecologists examination chair from my first visit and moved over to it, running my fingers over the soft leather, smiling to myself at the memories it evoked. Slowly I moved around the dungeon, touching and feeling the huge array of whips, ropes, leg spreaders and canes all hung neatly around the walls. A recent arrival was a custom-made massage table that had three separate sections that looked to be pneumatically controlled. The sides of the table were equipped with assorted straps and clips. The metal cage complete with a pet's feeding bowl took my eye and I stood running my hands over the cold metal bars wondering how a person could possibly fit in there.
I decided that it was time to show some of my cooking skills to Matt and I moved to the kitchen to prepare a surprise breakfast for him. The refrigerator contained bacon and eggs and it wasn't long before their aroma, along with that of toast and freshly ground coffee filled the neat kitchen.
"Mmmmm that smells good Melissa,"
Matt's voice made me jump as he strode into the room, tying a toweling robe around him and seating himself at the table.
"I hope so Sir," I smiled at him, aware of my nudity and not in least embarrassed, "I hope you slept well Sir."
"Yes I did thank you Melissa, and yourself?"
"I must admit that what you said about needing a 24/7 slave made it difficult for me to get to sleep Sir, were you serious?" I replied, as I dished out the bacon and eggs on two plates and sat down opposite my handsome Master.
Matt half smiled to himself as I set the plates on the table. "Oh yes Melissa I am deadly serious, you have a lot to learn but I'm sure you would be an excellent pupil. Eat now and we will discuss the situation fully after breakfast."
That statement seemed to end the conversation at that point and the rest of the meal was completed in silence. I kept my eyes down most of the time trying to work out what was going on, occasionally glancing up to find Matt's eyes looking straight at me as he ate. When we had finished eating Matt left me to tidy up and wash the dishes while he showered. I wished I could have showered with him but I was left with my increasingly confused thoughts. Matt had been polite to me this morning but the lack of dialogue left me wondering, surely the breakfast I had prepared had pleased him? Unsure of what I should do next I sat down at the table and awaited his return.
"Melissa come into the lounge room," Matt's voice woke me from my reverie and I quickly obeyed his instruction.
Matt, dressed in comfortable slacks and casual shirt, was standing in front on the television, inserting a tape into the VCR.
"Come here Melissa and kneel down in front of the television."
Matt's voice was firm and I quickly obeyed his instructions.
"Hands on your head, keep your back straight and watch the screen," Matt ordered.
"Yes Sir."
I watched the screen flicker to life and my heart sank as I saw the picture on the screen. It was myself in the dungeon earlier this morning and the camera followed me around the room as I made my tour of inspection.
"Did I give you permission to go into the dungeon Melissa?" Matt demanded.
"N'no Sir, you were asleep and I didn't want to wake you, I justβ¦."
"Melissa the only thing you do in this home without my permission is breath, absolutely nothing else, do you understand me?"
"Y'yes Sir I'm sorry," I stuttered in reply, thinking to myself that I should have known better after all the reading I had done over the previous few weeks.
"Sorry is not a word that is used to me Melissa, you will learn and learn the hard way that obedience is absolute. Follow me, on your hands and knees."
I could tell from his tone of voice that Sir was completely serious and I hastily crawled after him in the direction of the dungeon. I knew that if I used the safe word I could stop this immediately but I did not want to stop, deep down inside I was absolutely thrilled at being used in this fashion.
As I crawled into the dungeon Matt was standing beside the steel cage, holding up the front flap.
"Seeing as you were so interested in this earlier you can see what its like from the inside Melissa. Crawl backwards into it, hurry up now!"
I hastened to obey Matt's instruction and carefully crawled backwards into the cage, It was only just over the width of my hips and the lack of depth made stretching out impossible. I was still on my hands and knees as Sir placed the dish of water in front of my face and then the steel bars of the door clanged shut and were secured with a padlock. My Master then strode from the room and the dungeon door slammed shut behind him.
My initial reaction was one of panic, what the hell had I got myself into? What if there was a fire? What if Matt fell and knocked himself out? What if he had a heart attack? I could die in here from starvation, locked in this cage, all alone!! Then reason took over and I took some deep breaths to calm myself. I could not raise my head enough to see the cameras but I reasoned that Matt would be watching me all the time. He had shown on my first visit and also last night that he was not the sort of person to take unnecessary risks, the use of the safe word and safety was paramount. This thought had the required effect and I settled as comfortably as possible into my little cage. This sort of punishment had not done anything for me when I was looking at photos on the internet but right now I found myself getting wet and excited. This showed me that I must keep an open mind and let my Master lead me on my exciting journey.
How long I stayed there in my cramped cage I did not know. I could feel my muscles getting tighter as time went by and I was hoping I would not cramp. The bacon had made me thirsty and after a while I had to partake of some water from the dog's bowl. This too was arousing as my tongue lapped at the water, what an exciting time of discovery this was for me. I tried to move a little to ease my tight muscles but too little avail and I started to wish that Sir would come and rescue me. There was no sound from the rest of the house, I found out later that the den and schoolroom were both sound proof, and my mind drifted to the other items in the room and how some of them could be used. I was soon to find out as suddenly the door opened as my Master returned.
"Getting a little cramped Melissa?"
"Yes Sir, I must admit that my muscles are a bit tight," I replied, keeping my eyes lowered.
"Just on an hour is enough for you first time in the cage, next time I will double that, and the next time double again, so be careful Melissa," my Master said. "Were you worried about being stuck in there if something happened to me?"
"Yes Sir, that thought did pass through my mind."
"Well push firmly on the front of the cage Melissa and see what happens."
I pushed as instructed and the front of the cage and the entrance flap fell down onto the floor with the padlock still in place. I stayed still, waiting to be instructed to exit.
"It is a safe hatch Melissa, I designed it so that you can get out at any time. It looks like it has been padlocked when actually it is just clipped. But use it unnecessarily and you will feel my wrath, understand? Alright, come out of the cage now and stand."
"Yes Sir, I understand, thank you Sir," I said as I wriggled from the cage and struggled to my feet, my stiff muscles making standing straight difficult.
"Right go and have a hot shower and do some stretching exercises, report back here in twenty minutes," Sir instructed.