Author's Note: This story starts slowly. It is a Corporal Punishment, Humiliation, BDSM story. There is no sex. I do have more parts to this story written, I will most likely release them at a later date.
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Four recent college graduates had been in Europe for two weeks. Their whole trip was planned four years ago by their parents. Each one of the recent graduates was part of a wealthy network of New England elites, and although they had grown up together, all four went to separate prestigious universities and had grown apart. The trip had been strained, they had gone strictly by the itinerary. They had all been to Europe many times before, although the trip was designed to be a right-of-passage, it was to these four just simply another ho-hum trip through Europe. There hadn't been enough shopping or sunbathing for Ivy Preston. Not enough museums or landmarks for Dirk Martindale. Stephanie Mortimer was engaged to a professor two decades her senior, she had spent most of the trip wishing she was with her fiance, who was on sabbatical in Israel. Blair Emmerson didn't know what she wanted, she was lost. She had developed a crush on Dirk, although every single interaction she had with him had been painfully awkward. To top it off, Blair was enamored by Ivy who Blair had idolized since she was in prep school.
"Where are we going again?" Blair blurted out.
"I told you, Santa Dora." Dirk responded while studying at an open map of the Pyrenees Mountains.
Ivy just rolled her eyes, "I hope this place has somewhere to shop."
"Don't be so shallow!" Stephanie who was driving spoke sharply.
"When you've seen one quaint European town, you've seen em' all." Ivy responded.
"I don't know, we've been driving through the Pyrenees for a long time, I am kind of looking forward to a new adventure!" Blair said trying to be optimistic to show Dirk that his idea of going to Santa Dora wasn't terrible.
"Oh don't you act like you give a shit about this middle of nowhere Eurotrash town, you're just as shallow and materialistic as me! You haven't changed since the video was put up on the interwebs by Chad." Ivy blurted out. Blair felt her face become hot with embarrassment, she wanted to strangle Ivy for mentioning "the video."
Eight years ago on Blair's 16th birthday she was given a red Ferrari for her birthday. It was a ridiculously lavish gift for a 16-year-old. Yet it wasn't good enough, she had a meltdown. She had wanted a yellow Ferrari, she let her father know of her disappointment and stormed off, after crying and telling her father she hated him. Chad, who was her step-brother at the time had filmed the whole incident and promptly uploaded it to YouTube. Blair went from being one of the most popular girls in the school to being a laughing stock. Even Ivy who had been her friend since elementary school stopped associating with her.
College had been good for Blair, she tried to do a lot of soul searching and decided that she didn't want to be a spoiled entitled heiress. She did everything she could to dispel her past reputation, Blair dedicated herself to charity work and made friends with people outside of her comfort zone. Yet this whole trip, each of her former boarding school classmates treated her like she was still the same old spoiled brat. During the trip Blair began to fall for Dirk, he was as always was one of the most handsome men she ever met; 6'4", muscular, wavy blond hair, he was a good person and smart too. Blair, however, felt dejected due to the feeling that Dirk still thought of her as a spoiled brat. He seemed so distant from everyone else, he focused on sightseeing and museums. Blair had tried to show that she was smart, adventurous, talented, more than just a stunningly beautiful rich girl. Dirk could have anyone, stunningly beautiful rich women were a dime-a-dozen for Dirk, he had dated models in the past. All of Blair's attempts to get Dirk to show interest in her had failed. Blair may have improved herself in college, but she was still was not used to not having what she wanted. To make matters worse, Dirk spent a lot more time talking to the smart and cultured Stephanie, for whom he has always been close with.
"Can we shut up about the video! It was eight years ago!" Blair said seemingly out of the blue while looking out the back seat at the moving road.
"This rented BMW, it's white, are you okay with that?" Stephanie responded smirking.
"Goddamnit." Blair murmured under her breath, tears welling up in her eyes. The group didn't know how sensitive Blair was to this topic.
"Well, we're almost there if that's any consolation. Finally, I'll get to see Santa Dora castle. One of the last significant places in Europe I haven't seen already." said Dirk, smiling with anticipation.
What the hell is this shit hole anyway?" Ivy responded.
"Haven't you been listening to anything I've been saying, I've been talking about this place for the whole trip!" Dirk said exasperatedly.
"Yeah, I wasn't listening, tell me what I need to know, I am listening now," Ivy said nonchalantly.
"Well for you and Blair all you need to know is that right next to town, there is a lake, lots of people, tourists included like to sunbathe there. Lake Azul it's called I think. If you two get bored of that, then you can make your way about ten minutes walking distance to a small town, it is also called "Santa Dora" it is the only town in this tiny country."
"Wait we're in a whole different country?" Ivy said suddenly interested.
"Well yeah, kind of, a city-state really, a tax haven for rich people, you know. They have a downtown with restaurants and places to shop. I am warning you, most locals don't speak English and even though I am fluent in Spanish I won't be able to understand the locals too well, their dialect is very different. However, you won't need to converse too much if you find a restaurant just make sure they have an English-speaking, employee. Sunbathing and shopping, that should satisfy you two, while myself and Stephanie go visit the majestic Santa Dora castle. You know the castle was never taken, not by the Moors, or the French!"
Blair hated that Dirk just assumed that she would be sunbathing and shopping with Ivy. "I don't want to see the stupid castle anyway." Blair thought to herself as she pouted in the back seat.
Just as Dirk mentioned this, the car drove past a large sign with a coat of arms, which was a crown of roses surrounded by stars.
"Pretty cool coat-of-arms," Stephanie mentioned.
"Oh yes, they say this place is named after Dorothy of Caesarea, an early Christian Martyr that was said to wear a crown of flowers," Dirk mentioned still looking at the map.
"Thank you mister tour guide!" Ivy said sarcastically.
"Hey, what if I want to go to the castle with you and Steph?" Blair muttered, finally mentioning her gripe.
"If you want?" Dirk shrugged.
"Oh, no don't leave me alone, I can't deal with all the Eurotrash alone!" Ivy blurted out.
"Fine." Blair sighed, she did want to spend time with Ivy, it was always an adventure with Ivy and the castle did seem like a bore.
Also, Blair had a secret scheme, a last ditch effort to land Dirk. The night previously when Ivy and Dirk were asleep Blair had talked to Stephanie and told her to put a good word in for her to Dirk. Blair listed all of the charity work she had done and how much she had changed from her boarding school days and that she was really falling for Dirk. Stephanie begrudgingly agreed. On the grounds that Blair may finally begin to see the world with some depth if she did indeed date Dirk. Stephanie agreed to put in a good word for Blair, only if Blair kept Ivy away from her for the whole day. Stephanie and Ivy had been at each other's throats for the entire trip.
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The car pulled over next to Lake Azul, Blair could see the town just down the road from the lake. It was quite a view. Blair and Ivy got their bathing suits, a change of nice clothing, as well as their handbags, sunscreen and a large beach towel. Stephanie and Dirk drove off when they made sure that Ivy and Blair had their items.
"See you this evening in town, keep in touch!" Stephanie said as she drove off.
"Oh great, where the hell do we change?" Blair said out loud.
"Damn these Europeans, do they have no modesty?" Ivy replied.
There was no clear place to change, half the women on the beach were topless, the men wore speedos. Blair scanned the beautiful deep blue mountain lake for a restroom.
"Look at all these topless bitches!" The only way I go topless is if playboy is paying me big bucks." Ivy said haughtily.
"Maybe that big rock over there?" Blair said.
"Yeah let's stand behind it, I'll watch out for any creeps, then you do the same for me."
The two women walked towards a large rock. Blair went first, Ivy turned her back towards Blair and stood guard, looking at all of the Europeans enjoying nature with a judgmental glare. Blair was classically beautiful, she was skinny and tanned. Blair ate healthy food and went to the gym regularly, she was tall, 5'8". She had smallish naturally round breasts and a round fit ass. Blair's hair was brown and long, it was wavy and parted on one side, it usually covered a bit of her right eye. Her face was always perfectly made-up, she took at least an hour every morning meticulously preparing herself. Blair was the kind of woman that immediately turned heads whenever she walked into a room. Blair had modeled in the past and considered making it her career, yet she was unsure if this was the right path for her. She was trepidations about flaunting her body and was concerned what others would think if she ever posed nude. Blair wore an expensive two-piece bathing suit, it was blue with red geometric designs on it.
"Okay done," Blair said as she put her clothes into her bag.
"Goddamn, you're one hot bitch!" Ivy exclaimed.
Blair and Ivy switched positions. Ivy was shorter than Blair and didn't quite have the "model look," however in her own way she was just as beautiful. Whereas Blair was sleek and refined, Ivy was curvy and voluptuous, her ass was wide and her breasts were large, even her lips were big. Ivy naturally had whiter skin than Blair, but through extensive tanning was just about the same skin tone. Ivy's hair was dyed blonde and she wore it in various styles. Right now Ivy was had short hair with long side bangs. Ivy applied more makeup than Blair and where Blair looked refined Ivy looked dead-sexy. Ivy's face somehow seemed to express haughtiness, Stephanie had described it to Blair privately as "resting bitch face." Ivy spent even more time in the morning than Blair did putting makeup on and getting ready. Throughout the trip, Ivy had woken up late and held up the group tremendously through her meticulous grooming. The group had complained about Ivy's vanity constantly, especially Dirk who missed various sight-seeing trips because of Ivy not being ready until the early afternoon.
"Okay done." Blair turned around to see Ivy in a one piece similar to a 1960s bathing suit.
