"Pass the sugar?" Angelique asked as she shoveled a last forkful of eggs into her mouth.
Santha pushed the little dispenser across the small table while staring out the kitchen window. The sun wouldn't make it out today, she thought. From the overcast sky she believed it would probably be raining before noon. Not that it would be unusual; it rained more often than not here in New Orleans, especially during the spring. Angelique tossed her head, sending her mane of long blonde hair over her shoulder and quickly scribbled in her workbook as she distractedly poured way too much sugar into her coffee cup.
Santha and Angelique were identical twins. So alike in body shape, that even their own mother couldn't tell them apart. So dislike one another in temperament that people could scarcely believe they were related. Angelique was outgoing and gregarious, while her sister was shy and retiring. People who knew them well could tell them apart by their mannerisms and speech patterns, but only in certain situations was it obvious which one was which.
Sitting at the small dinette in the tidy little kitchen they looked like a before and after picture. Santha was before, hair mussed from sleep, no make up and still wearing her nightshirt. Angelique was the after, hair brushed out, immaculately made up and wearing a red dress that was extremely daring.
Santha smiled and waited for her sister to take a sip of the coffee. When she did she nearly sprayed it all over everything and the shy blonde began giggling while her sister stared at her like it was her fault.
"Very funny," Angel said as she stood up, emptied the cup into the sink, and poured herself another.
Angelique was the wild child. Free spirited, daring, brash and uninhibited, she had been the most popular girl in school and that was based not only on her beauty but also on her rampant sex drive. Santha was the exact opposite, shy, retiring, a bit of a bookworm and content to stay home on even Friday nights curled up with a good book.
Angelique was a sexual dynamo, in high school she had dated boys, early in college she decided she was bi, but in the last year she had become very secretive and unusually discreet. Santha noticed this of course, but was not the kind to pry. Despite their different personalities the two girls had a very strong and loving relationship.
It was a Friday and just like every Friday, Angelique was getting ready for classes. Santha already had her undergraduate degree and was a teaching assistant in the Anthropology department, working on her masters. Friday was her late day, she didn't even have to be to the campus until 3:00 to hold office hours and she often didn't have any appointments so she could head home even earlier. Angelique was a fifth year senior and still struggling to get her MBA. Friday was her hell day and she didn't usually get in from classes before six.
Today Angelique wore a red mini dress that showed off most of her long, supple legs, with high heels and a black choker. The dress fit snugly across her small breasts and the scoop neck showed a daring amount of cleavage. Santha would be embarrassed to be seen in anything so revealing and she always thought the choker looked more like a collar. Still, she had to admit against her sister's pale skin and framed by her long blonde hair it was stunning.
Santha was still wearing her pink Winnie the Pooh nightshirt and hadn't even combed out her long blonde hair; in fact she was going back to bed as soon as her sister vacated the house. Angelique gulped down her cup of coffee and grabbed her book bag. Santha shook her head as she glanced at the clock, her sister was running late as usual.
"Still going home this weekend?" Angel asked, almost too casually.
"Yes, you and your boyfriend will have the apartment to yourselves, Just stay out of my room," Santha replied while sipping her coffee.
"You're great sis, love you," Angelique said as she kissed her sister on the cheek and bolted out the door.
Santha smiled and sipped on her coffee. She genuinely liked going home, but Angelique hated it. They came from a very small town that was very traditional and close knit. Her sister always felt caged there, unable to be herself. She went home only for holidays and left as soon as was practical. She considered Santha going home on the weekend and leaving her the apartment to be very sweet, but to Santha it was not a big deal. She loved New Orleans, but she never went out and her innate shyness kept her house bound so often she was actually glad for the change of scenery. At home she had a few friends and even if they weren't about, she loved sleeping in her own bed. She finished her coffee, placed her cup and Angelique's plate in the sink and ran water over them before returning to bed.
She has almost faded back to sleep when she heard a knock at the door. Santha rose sleepily and trudged down the hall. Angel was so forgetful and she wondered what her sister had left behind today. She unbolted the door and opened it without even checking the peephole.
A very tall woman with black hair and aquiline features was standing there. She wore a black leather coat that fell to midcalf and black leather boots that disappeared under the coat. Her hair was worn short and her full lips were painted blood red. She was strikingly beautiful and there was an aura of power around her that took Santha's breath away. In one hand she held a heavy suitcase and in the other what looked to be a leash, but Santha didn't see a dog anywhere.
"What's this my pretty? Where's your collar?" she said as she pushed her way past a stunned Santha and tossed her suitcase on the sofa.
"Excuse me?"
"And no heels, someone is begging for a spanking I think."
"Spanking!" Santha exclaimed in shock, "Now wait just a minute."
"I see you have developed a rebellious streak while I was away," the tall beauty interrupted, "I suppose you need to be reminded of your place."
As the woman spoke her hand darted into her jacket pocket and came out with a black leather strap with a round red ball in the middle and buckles on each end.
"No wait, you're making a mistake," Santha blurted out as the woman advanced on her.
"Oh no my pet, it's you who has made the mistake. I see two months away is too long to leave you, luckily I expected a little rebellion, hmm?" the woman said as she moved suddenly and pressed Santha against the door.
Before Santha could even think the tall woman forced the red ball against her lips. The small girl held her teeth tightly shut, but the woman grabbed her nipple and pinched it hard, causing her to gasp and when her mouth opened the red ball was shoved in. It tasted like a rubber band and she tried to spit it out, but the woman's hands were already behind her head buckling the strap. Santha tried to struggle, but the woman caught her arm and twisted it behind her. Santha screamed into the gag, more from surprise than pain.
The woman held her arm behind her back and marched her down the hallway towards the bedrooms. With her arm pinioned behind her back, and the woman's height, she was forced to walk on tiptoe and could do little to resist. Santha thought of all the terrible and horrifying crime stories she had read.
Who was this woman? How could she get away? The tall woman shoved her into Angelique's room and threw her none too gently onto the big waterbed. Santha floundered, trying to get up and run. Her mind was racing and she desperately wanted to get to the alarm box in the kitchen. She had just rolled over when she saw the woman undo the lock on Angelique's footlocker. From the blue trunk she pulled out a set of black leather manacles connected by a short length of silver chain.
"Well, at least you have kept my presents in good working order," the woman said arching her eyebrow.
Her voice was familiar, tinged with a Slavic accent of some sort.
Presents? How did she get the key to Angel's footlocker? What were manacles doing in there anyway? Santha was so confused and so scared it took a few moments for everything to sink in. When it all did the only possible answer hit her like a ton of bricks. This woman was her sister's lover; the one who had been visiting while Santha was home. She was so shocked she could only shake her head.
"Now, let's get you out of that ridiculous nightgown," she said as she mounted the bed. Santha lunged upwards, but the woman seemed ready for her. She placed her hand between Santha's breasts and shoved down hard, forcing the small girl back onto the waterbed. Santha swung her hand up and hit the woman in the face.
"All right my pretty, if that's the way you want to play," the tall woman hissed.
Her hands grabbed the hem of Santha's nightshirt and roughly jerked it up and over her head. The small girl's breasts bounced free and she blushed crimson, rolling over quickly and trying to get a hold on the bed frame to pull her self away from this woman. She felt a grip like iron on her wrist, dragging it back behind her and then she felt the cuff being fitted around her it.
"No please," she cried, but only a muffled wail escaped the gag.
The woman in the leather jacket paid no heed and expertly secured Santha's right hand. In moments she felt her left wrist seized and dragged inexorably back. It too was secured after a few moments of kicking and screaming into the gag. Santha jerked her arms left and right, but the manacles were strong and she found she had only a little freedom to move her arms. From the trunk the woman seized another set of manacles. These she attached to Santha's arms, above her elbows and pulled the slack out, until her arms were pinioned behind her back, the elbows almost touching.