The Black and Blue Ball
Maria was waiting for one of her best friends since childhood to join her at the Friendship Brewery in Phoenix for a local kink community munch. Gina, known as Ms. Ginger within the kink community, was supposed to meet Maria and possibly introduce her to the woman she'd mentored under when she first came into the kink community herself. This will be Maria's first official foray into the kink world, and she chose the name NaughtyNoir, Noir for short, as her kink name.
It isn't that she's not known about the kink or swinger lifestyles. Their close knit friend group has several people that have chosen to be part of an alternative lifestyle. Now, she was single for the first time in a long time, and Noir was ready to explore her kinky side.
Noir, as she was going by, was already inside. She had found the tables with the vases of blue flowers on them and had made her way over. Within moments she was surrounded by the single or "free range" males all begging for her attention.
Noir sees her friend, Ms. Ginger (Gina), walking in looking as stunning as always in a pair of black skinny jeans tucked into a pair of black knee high black heeled boots, a silver satin button up top, with a black leather bralette showing underneath, and waved to her.
When Ms. Ginger saw what Noir was wearing, she laughed out loud. She was wearing a hot pink silk button down shirt, a black leather pencil skirt, black stockings, and a pair of hot pink slutty high heels.
Ms. Ginger made it to the group of overly eager men surrounding Noir and was able to maneuver her way in next to her friend. As she gave her a hug, she asked, "Hey there. I was just wondering what you'd be wearing tonight and if you'd keep them all guessing as to your kink role. I like that you've decided to keep it interesting. How long have you been beating these clowns off of you?"
Noir smiled and said, "It hasn't been more than 10 minutes and you know I can handle my own."
"True enough," Ms. Ginger said. Raising her voice, "Alright, move aside gents, it's time for us to make our way to the bar and get a drink."
"Ms. Ginger, it's wonderful to see you, as always." They heard a soft, sexy voice coming from behind them. "Who is your lovely friend?" one of Ms. Ginger's long-time kink friends asked as they were making their way towards the bar.
"Hello, ShadowRaven. I'm so happy to see you here this evening! ShadowRaven, this is a longtime friend of mine, NaughtyNoir. She's interested in learning how to use a flogger, whip, and other impact instruments. I was explaining that if that's where her leanings lie, then you were the one she should speak to." Ms. Ginger said to the beautiful, petite brunette that had joined them.
"Ah, another Dominant Woman? Or a Switch, possibly? Welcome! I actually haven't been coaching or mentoring anyone for quite some time. I took a four month break after having Jack. As I'm just now coming back, this will work out perfectly for me." ShadowRaven greeted her warmly.
Ms. Ginger explained to her friend, "Raven is coming back full time as an educator and a proDomme after taking time off with the birth of her son. There really is no one better to teach you impact play than ShadowRaven here. She is a true artist when it comes to throwing a whip. She's also who I mentored under when I first joined the kink community."
"It's wonderful to finally meet you, ShadowRaven. I've heard many great things about you from our mutual friend here, Ms. Ginger." Noir said in greeting to the stunning woman who joined them at the bar.
The bartender came by and took their drink and food orders.
ShadowRaven turned to Maria, "Noir, have you taken the BDSM quiz or gone through any of the checklists?"
"Yes, I took the quiz and came up with my top three being; 95% Dominant and 45% Sadist and 38% Degrader," Maria stated.
"I'd like for you to go through the check list as well. It will help give you more of an idea of what you are definitely interested in, things you may be curious about and things you know are a definite no for you," suggested ShadowRaven. "That will give us a good foundation on where you'll want to put your focus into learning about."
"I will certainly go through the checklist. Thank you."
ShadowRaven smiled at her, "Wonderful! Let me know when you would like to get together to start learning how to do impact play and we'll try and work out a schedule that's easy for both of us. It's wonderful to welcome another Dominant Woman to the scene."
And just like that, Maria had a mentor that had volunteered to teach her how to do the things that interests her in the kink world and how to do them safely. Maria was so excited to begin.
The next Saturday, Noir found herself waiting at the local coffee shop for ShadowRaven. They were to go to the local dollar store, hardware store and then to the farm and feed store. Apparently, you can repurpose quite a lot for sensation and impact play in the kink world just in those three stores.
She'd ordered a coffee and was sitting down to enjoy it when ShadowRaven popped into the shop telling her it was time to shake a leg, since daylight was wasting. Grabbing her coffee and purse, Noir rushed outside to catch up with ShadowRaven.
"Hop in, Noir," said ShadowRaven. "We'll take my car since I know where we are going, if that's alright with you?"
"Yes, that works perfectly," said Noir as she climbed in and buckled her seat belt.
Their first stop turned out to be the craft store. Raven, as she asked Noir to call her, showed her ostrich feathers, plush faux fur, candles that had a low burn temperature, plastic massage balls with hard nubs, carrier oils and essential oils and washable markers and paints and dumped all of the above in the basket she carried.
"All things that fall under the category of sensation play and humiliation play," Raven told her.
Next was the dollar store, where Raven and Noir discovered ribbon and strips of mylar, wooden spoons and spatulas, a dense dog brush, a flat wooden hair brush, tiny hair clips, a satin hair scarf, a blindfold, a bamboo back scratcher, chip clips, a toy ball that flashes, disposable gloves and a first aid kit. Raven explains the ways in which each can be used during a scene as they walk through the store.
The hardware store was where they found some cheap tarps, different sizes of chains, some rope, carabiners and double sided clips.
The farm and feed store had leather horse crops, leather collars and leashes. They also had large crates that could be used for confinement, but Noir only purchased a beautiful leather crop to add to her small collection for her own "toy" bag.
As they sat down to eat lunch back at Noir's house, it was as if each woman finally received the signal to relax and be present. Noir opened up a little about her abusive ex fiancΓ© and Raven spoke of her wonderful life partner and submissive. "He's such a lovely human," she confides. "You'll find who's meant for you when the time is right. Don't rush it. You're to learn what you want for yourself first, then alongside with a partner."
Noir was fascinated by the woman who was such a contradiction of traits and attributes. She may have been small in stature and as delicate as a porcelain doll, but her force of personality more than made up for it, along with her conviction of practicing BDSM in a safe, sane and consensual manner.
"Are you ready to learn a bit about impact play?" Raven asked Noir, who was brimming over with excitement.
"Yes, please!"
"First we're going to start with body basics. When you're using any kind of impact toy or even just your hands/fists, you'll want to stay away from hitting any bony areas, areas with little "meat" to it and areas such as the kidneys and abdomen," Raven explains. "You'll want to stay in areas such as the buttocks, thighs, chest/breasts and upper back."
She took up the wooden spoon and asked, "Are you willing to try an over the knee spanking with a wooden spoon? I'll show you how to warm your submissive up for an impact play session and show you where and how to hit. You can keep your clothes on. This is for educational purposes only and not an actual play session. Even so, you must be verbal in your consent before we move forward at each step. Is that clear?"
Noir was stunned at how Raven's attitude changed once she was holding the wooden spoon. Her posture straightened, her voice was lower, but softer, her body relaxed and opened. It was sexy as hell, if she was being honest with herself.
"Yes, perfectly clear," Noir said.
It was as if Raven was shaking off her "public self" to allow Noir the opportunity to see a part of her true self. One who could explore and play along her edges and those of her partners, as long as she was respectful of boundaries and didn't cross lines of consent. She could tell Raven was a huge advocate for her partners being a "fuck yes" before she would move to the next level with them. A huge reason she felt comfortable and safe around Raven.
Raven's level of respect grew for Noir as the day went on. She asked intelligent and thoughtful questions and felt open to learning. She felt that she had great potential to be a phenomenal Domme. Not to mention she was a complete knockout.
Raven slid her chair back from the table and motioned for Noir to lay across her lap. Once she was in place, Raven asked, "Do you feel stable in that position? You might want to scoot up onto my lap more."