~To my love, who gave me back the power to dream, and more. I love you.~
She awoke at the first light of day, opening her eyes slowly, blinking at the painful brightness. She was dimly aware of the pain throbbing in the back of her head. She reached up with her right hand to rub the bridge of her nose, but what was that...? Her arm wouldn't move more then a few inches. It was then that she became aware of the cuffs around her wrists and ankles, and the belt at her waist... and the chains. She was on her back and was starting to be aware of the weight of the chains connecting her confinements to each other. A small chain on either side of the belt were attached to the cuffs around her wrists, allowing her no more then five inches to move. Two long chains ran from the middle front of the belt down across her stomach and mound as they had fallen between her legs. She felt them on her skin again near her ankles, where they led up over her shins to the cuffs around her ankles. There was another, singular chain going up from the middle front of the belt, most likely to be attached to a collar of sorts, but it wasn't attached to anything now, the end of it pooled up between her full, firm breasts. She was covered by a rough, wool blanket which tickled and scratched her skin.
She stirred a little, turning her head cautiously to the left, her eyes scanning the room. At closer examination, she noticed the room was not that well lit, the light which had blinded her at awakening came from a small slit in the curtains, conveniently (or purposefully) arranged so that the beam of sunlight shining through was aimed at her eyes, causing her to see the room in an even darker shadow in her eyes. Her head turned to the right and she squinted at the light. She raised her head slightly then as she thought she saw a figure beyond the stream of sunlight.
"Who... who's there... where am I... Why am I here...?" her voice was shaky, her throat dry and her mind still a blur.
She didn't understand, she couldn't remember, she needed answers. There was no reply, just an icy silence. Slowly but surely, realisation dawned on her of her confinement, that she was tied up and she had no idea by who, that she had no idea of where she was. Her mind and thinking were slowly becoming more focused, though, and the more she focused, the more she panicked. She realised then, in shock, that her clothes had been removed, all save a string and bra. She couldn't move, and was afraid to, so she couldn't see, but she found the lingerie felt somehow... alien. She wanted to scream, fear seeped into her. At the moment she opened her mouth, she heard footsteps. So there WAS someone in the room! She lay as still as she could, listening to the sound like a frightened, cornered rabbit waiting for the predator to pounce.
A dark figure appeared at the left side of the bed. She couldn't make out much, whoever it was, the figure was wearing black robes of some sort, and a hood to cover the face in shadows. She stared up, wide-eyed. Again, her lips parted, but only a muffled scream came out as the figure reached out, apparently anticipating her reaction, and forced a latex gagball into her mouth. Her body stiffened in shock, tears began to brim in her eyes. The figure merely looked her over, then turned and left the room, leaving her behind. After a few minutes of silence, she finally got the courage to raise herself up with obvious difficulties, the blanket and lose chain dropping from her torso. Being out of the stream of sunlight, she let her eyes adjust to the shadows and looked down at herself. She was wearing a black lace quartercup bra and matching string under the belt, the leather of the cuffs and belt black as night, the chains a shiny silver. To her annoyance, mostly, she found herself getting slightly aroused by what she saw, about what had been done to her, and a certain curiosity started to develop. She waited, seated on the bed, her legs over the left side of the bed. She looked about the room while she waited and thought. The room was small and there was not much in it. The bed was the central object in the room, the head end of it to the wall, a simple wooden chair stood at the right corner, opposite the bed. The door was to the left side of the bed and to the left of the door, there was a small table with another wooden chair pushed against it. To the left of the table stood a small cabinet.
Sitting on the edge of the bed, she tried to clear her mind, she needed to think straight, she needed to get out, even if curiosity was now nipping at the edges of her mind. She tugged at the chains, examining the way they were attached to the leather confinements, but they were well attached, and tight enough so she could not wring herself out of the cuffs. She sighed in frustration and decided there was nothing she could do for now, she would have to wait until she got an opportunity. She was a practical woman, and knew full well that in a situation where you yourself could not change anything, it would do you no good if you let panic take control. An odd shiver went through her, unexpected. In that moment, she closed her eyes, and saw a flash, a moment in time, a woman and a man. It went too fast for her to see the details, but the man was kneeling before the woman, and she was laughing. It wasn't a laughter of pleasure, it struck her as cruel, very cruel. She opened her eyes with a gasp, her eyes darting around the room. What was that, what did it mean? She did not get much time to think about those questions. She heard footsteps outside the door and looked up.
The door opened and the dark-robed figure of before stepped through it, turned, and closed the door. Then the figure turned to face her, the face still hidden by the shadows of the hood. She looked up at the person standing before her, her eyes questioning. Then, the figure spoke, the voice distinctively male and had an almost kind quality to it.
"Listen carefully, Kiara..." he paused, studying her face, which had gotten a bit pale hearing he knew her name, "I will remove that gag for you, if you will be quiet. No one would hear you if you did, but it makes things a lot easier, for you. If you're good, I might even tell you why you are here..." He took two steps and stood before her, towering over her. She looked up at him, waiting for him to take the gag from her mouth. "Do you promise to be quiet?"
She nodded her agreement, trying to keep herself calm, she needed to keep her focus on reason if she were to get out of the situation. He reached for the small ring attached to the ball, and pulled it slowly from her mouth. She sighed in relief and closed her mouth, happy to have the strain from her jaws. The man walked to the chair near the table, turned it and sat down, facing her. She looked questioningly, but remained quiet, instinctively sensing that talking would only gain her more of the gag, not the answers she needed.
"You don't need to know much at this moment, yet, you're here to learn, and until I think you are ready for the next level of information, you will learn in any way I see fit," he started saying as he studied her from under the hood, " When the time comes, all will be made clear to you, and you will understand it all."
She frowned in response, her eyes shifting left and right. She had more questions that needed answering now, apart from the obvious 'how do I get out of here?'. Why was she brought here, what was she to learn?
The man seemed to notice this from the look on her face, and added; "You're here to learn to obey."
With those words, he stood and turned to the cabinet. When he turned back to her, he was holding a piece of finely worked leather in his hands. He walked up to her and put the collar around her neck. There was a small silvery ring attached to the front of the two-inch broad collar. He crouched before her, his face still raised to watch her as his hand grabbed the singular chain at the belt. In that moment, his fingertips brushed at her stomach, and the touch of it shocked her. She had not realised how wound up her body was, from fear and a certain arousal and she gasped. He didn't appear to notice it, and let the chain slip through his fingers until he was holding the end of it. He straightened himself and attached the chain to the collar. "Stand," he said, his voice suddenly quite harsh, demanding. She blinked once, and was about to object, but reminded herself she needed to get out, and struggling, specially with him in the room, would not do her any good. She stood up from the bed, her body only a few inches from his. He was taller then she was, by about four inches, she guessed. She looked up at him, her eyes questioning, afraid, yet curious about what was to happen now.