The following is a work of fiction depicting graphic lesbian sex and erotic horror. If you are offended by these things or they are prohibited in your area then leave now.
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Holly's foot falls tapped out a steady cadence on the brick sidewalk as she walked along the dark, narrow street. The old red bricks of the sidewalk were worn smooth by the long years of weather and countless feet. Still wet from the day's rain and covered with the autumn leaves they were treacherously slippery and she had to be careful not to slip. The light mist was all that remained of the constant rain that had been falling for the last two days, it hung in the air, softening the sounds of the city and somehow seemed to make the darkness closer and more oppressive.
Normally Holly loved her walk home from her job at the University. She loved living on the East Side of Providence, she enjoyed the quiet, picturesque old neighborhood, with its narrow winding streets and late nineteenth century houses. With several colleges and universities in the area, the neighborhood was a very hip and trendy place to live. But even after living here for three years, sometimes when walking home after dark the area still made her nervous.
She didn't normally walk home alone this late but she had been in her office much later than was her norm. She had been trying to get through an enormous stack of papers that her students had submitted a few days before and had lost track of time. She had promised her students she would get the papers returned as quickly as possible so they would know where their grades stood before going into the midterms.
As her footfalls continued to tap out their steady rhythm, a growing sense of unease settled over Holly. She glanced up and down the street, looking for something but not knowing what. Nothing seemed out of place but the feeling wouldn't go away, in fact it continued to grow. She pulled her long coat tighter around herself and quickened her pace.
As she passed one of the old houses she glanced at the broad stone steps she noticed three pumpkins sitting by the door. The largest had been carved into a Jack-O-Lantern with an absurdly lopsided face that must have been carved by a child. She smiled a little and decided that must be why she was feeling so uneasy, tommorow was Halloween after all. The season must be getting to her. She tied to shake off the uneasy feeling as just her imagination running wild.
Several minutes and one block passed by but Holly didn't feel any better, in fact she was on the verge of panic. She knew that she was being irrational and foolish but she couldn't shake the feeling. She couldn't tell what was wrong but she knew that something was. It wasn't just Halloween causing her imagination to conjure up ghouls and ghosts, something was out there in the dark, and it was getting closer. The steady tap, tap, tap of her shoes on the bricks echoed off the buildings lining the street and seemed incredibly loud to her. She looked down at her shoes and toyed with the idea of taking them off to stop the incessant noise.
"'Ello Sweets." A deep voice said from the dark in front of her.
Her heart suddenly racing, Holly looked up and immediately wished she hadn't. In front of her a man was blocking the sidewalk about fifteen feet away. She hadn't seen him there a moment before and realized he must have stepped out from between two of the buildings. As she studied him, her terror only increased. He was a huge, beast of a man, maybe six and a half feet tall and probably over three hundred pounds. The heavy overcoat he wore only served to make him look that much larger. His shaved head was supported by a neck that Holly guessed was almost as big around as her waist. Small dark eyes that were to close together looked out over a broad flat nose that seemed to have been broken at least once if not many times.
Holly took one slow step back, then another. The big man didn't make a move to stop her, but his cruel smile broadened. She turned to make a break for it and her heart sank. There were two more men standing behind her. Not as massive as the man in front of her, but it didn't really matter. She couldn't fight even one of them, never mind all three of them.
She turned back to face the big man. "W...w...what do... do you ...w...want?" She finally managed to stammer out.
Big man smiled and pointed at Holly's commuter bag, "Hand ova yo' bag sweets, and yous can go along on yo merry way."
She thought about what was in the bag, her wallet full of credit cards, not to mention all her personal ID cards as well as her laptop, cell phone and the papers she was grading. No, it was too much, she couldn't give it up. She thought frantically, trying to figure out a way to get away from these men.
As she thought, Holly suddenly became aware of something else, footsteps approaching. The men had noticed also, she could see them warily watching up and down the dark street. Her hope soared for a moment as she thought that the men might leave her alone if there was a witness around. Then about fifty feet up the street in the pool of light created by the streetlight she had just passed under, Holly saw the approaching figure. Her heart sank as she realized it was a lone woman.
The two men behind moved aside as the lone woman passed between them, hardly even taking notice of them as she walked up and stopped right beside Holly. Despite the danger Holly was in, she had a hard time taking her eyes off of the woman. She was one of the most striking women Holly had ever seen, but at the same time she was a little frightening in some way that she couldn't quite put her finger on. Long, straight black hair framed a face that was breathtakingly lovely. Her deep red lipstick made the rest of her perfectly smooth, pale skin and light gray eyes seem all the more pale. She was dressed in what appeared to be expensive business attire, tall, black stiletto heels, a short, tight black skirt, sheer black blouse and a black blazer of a very feminine cut. The blouse had a high neckline that was held closed by a round broach made of some dark metal. In its center was a huge blood red ruby.
But it wasn't just the woman's striking beauty that captivated Holly it was the aura of complete power and control that emanated from the mysterious woman. Holly hadn't experienced anything like it before. The power the woman gave off was almost a palpable force. Holly could swear she felt that force make her skin tingle. She tried to dismiss it as her imagination and her overloaded brain but then the woman turned her raptor gaze on her. Holly almost yelped as the eyes locked on her and seemed to bore straight into her soul. She was sure that the woman was looking at much more than other people could see. What exactly it was that those eyes saw Holly wasn't sure but she somehow knew that her mind was being read in some way. Those light gray eyes conveyed a cool mastery and wisdom that belied the woman's young age and also something that made Holly more nervous, a wry amusement. Weather it was at Holly, the muggers, the whole situation, or life in general Holly couldn't tell but she was sure it was there.
As if to confirm Holly's thoughts, one corner of the woman's mouth twitched up slightly in a small grin and one delicately slender eyebrow arched upward. But almost before it was there, the smile was gone again and the woman spoke. "I thought I told you never to work this area again?" The voice was cold with a slight Slovak accent but it only confirmed the feeling of power that Holly had felt before. The words seemed to sear the damp air of the street and to burn into Holly's soul. Holly didn't understand the question but felt that she had to answer this woman somehow. Before she could speak, the woman turned her gaze on the big man and quirked her eyebrow. "Well?"
The big man forced a smile as he spoke, "I decided dat me and me boys ova' dare needed a bit mo' room to operate in." He shrugged, "Sorry Love but da' deals off. Dis is owa' territory now."
The eyebrow quirked again and one corner of the bright red lips curled up into a half sneer as the woman stared at the man, "You're a fool."
