(by Prejudice for Literotica 29.08.2010)
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"Oh I want to show you something! Let's get off here." he grins and tugs at my jacket to signal that it's time to wake from my daydream.
"What? Aren't we going to the zoo after all?" It's easy to hear my childish disappointment; I really love lemurs.
"We can go there later. This won't take long. Come on!"
I totter after him. My legs ache already and I start to regret my choice of high heels today. Who goes sightseeing in stylish boots anyways?
He moves through the warm, noisy tunnels of the London underground. Someone plays a harp somewhere close and my attention is lost to the quest of finding the source. My friend walks after me;
"Don't you have undergrounds in Norway?"
"No, hardly..." My reply is merely a whisper as I let the beautiful, timid notes from the harp soften up the balled up stress in my body.
"If we're gonna have time to see the animals we'd better go." Carefully he leads me away from the tranquil oasis.
My favourite part of the underground system is that you are below the ground for a short while and when you pop to the surface you're in a completely different place. Almost as by magic!
*****
The street is filled with all kinds of people. This seems to be a very including and accepting bit of London.
We scurry off down the road when we see a lightning bolt zigzag across what little sky is visible to us. A moment later the clouds open and rain pours down.
"We'd better find somewhere to seek refuge! I didn't bring a coat!" I pick up speed and head for a nearby cafe. He grabs my arm and points at a store across the street;
"That's our destination! Cafe can wait!"
I nod and we run across to the opposite side. He holds the door for me and I hurriedly step inside. I get a second to look around before he comes up behind me to admire the look of incredulous shock on my face.
"Like?" I hear he's close to laughing.
My eyes widen as I take a few timid steps into my first ever fetish shop. It seems to be empty save for us and I venture a laugh;
"Is this what you wanted to show me? It's brilliant! Good boy..." My voice trails off as I look around, and my aching feet are completely forgotten.
Some of the contraptions baffle me; they look like proper torture devices, but I easily recognise arm binders, collars and whips. Whips! I move across the room to a colourful display of riding crops. My eyes fall on a ruby studded one and I catch myself wanting to know the price.
"Let me know if you want to take a closer look at the quality." A woman has appeared from the back of the shop.
"Oh, hello." I blush; "we're just looking, but thanks." I smile and just KNOW my ears are burning; why couldn't she have stayed hidden until I had left? I don't really like letting people know that I find collars and whips fascinating.
I pretend to lose interest in the crops and move over to study a cat suit clad mannequin when I notice my friend still peering at the collars. I forget my sexual shyness for a moment and point at a simple but very sexy collar;
"That one would suit you, I think. I like the combination of black leather and silver, and the red rhinestones is proof that you have a classy Mistress."
He laughs but I notice that he can't keep his eyes off it now.
"And it would match the crop over there."
He lifts his gaze and grins when he sees the crop of my dreams. The one I've written.
"I have to close a bit early today, but I won't kick you out though." The shopkeeper locks the front door and unlocks the two cabinets and removes the items we've been looking at. She hands both to me and smiles;"you wanted a closer look, I believe?" Her face is coated with a mischievously knowing look.
"T... thanks." I've never actually held a crop like this before, and it makes me feel awkward and awesome at the same time.
"Well? Claim your pet and follow me. I'll get you started." The shopkeeper inclines her head at my companion before vanishing into the backroom.