Part of my old life was peeking through the fog in my brain. I needed coffee. Lots and lots of coffee. My body and brain were worn out. I was going to need something to wake me up and maybe a little comfort drink, such as coffee, would do the trick.
I didn't know where Thio had gone off to. When I woke up I was alone. Sometimes it felt like the further away he was, I could remember who I was. Someone who wouldn't have volunteered for these last few days with a man she's never met. Or the other people. Or creature of unknown origin. I shivered at the memory.
Currently, I was soaking in a very warm bath. I had found bubble bath and salts in the little cupboard and treated myself. Thio had never said I couldn't do anything while he was gone, so I thought I'd go for broke. When I couldn't find anything to eat, a bath seemed like a decent second. Now I was fighting exhaustion. I had slept all day and yet I still felt like I needed another ten hours of sleep.
I closed my eyes and relaxed into the bubbles. The warm water felt like heaven on my skin. The soreness seemed to seep right out of me, slowly. I imagined what my friends must be doing. If Thio was to be believed, they went to the reunion and went home. I wanted to believe they were out there looking for a way to get me back. My mind felt like it was being reprogrammed. Slowly. As if I erased parts of my life like they were a mistake, not an experience.
I dozed. I dreamed, but I couldn't recall anything when I came to. When I opened my eyes, Thio sat on the floor, back to the wall, watching me. I hadn't heard it come into the room. That was creepy.
"That's creepy," I told him. He probably heard me think it anyway, so it didn't matter if I said it out loud. I closed my eyes again and tried to ignore him. It wasn't easy.
"You are beautiful. Why wouldn't I want to look at you whenever I could?" Still creepy.
"Is this to be my life? Some new crazy sex fantasy every night?" There was a whine in my voice. I was more tired than I thought.
"It may not be every night, but for now, yes." That didn't explain anything. Why must it be every night for now? What made my brain go fuzzy? Sometimes it felt like something else was taking over my brain.
"Are you an incubus?" I wondered aloud. He laughed and just shook his head. I wasn't sure exactly what kind of demon got off on this much sex. I thought demons were supposed to torment people. Torment them with pain and anguish. Not orgasms, I thought, to clarify.
"We are whatever we want to be. I like sex. You seem to like it also. So we will enjoy it together."
"But what happens after all this. This can't be my life forever. Sleep, sex, sleep, sex." He sighed.
"For now, that's all there is and food." He held up a bag. It was from a new restaurant that had opened downtown. It was booked solid for months. I practically leapt out of the bath to open the bag. I hurriedly wrapped myself in a towel and took the bag into the other room. Since there was no table, I settled in on the floor to consume whatever smelled so damn good.
Steak, seafood, bread, a salad and something that looked like an egg roll? I bit into it. Not an egg roll. Something that melted on my tongue. Cheese and spices. I stuffed the rest into my mouth, manners be damned.
I was ravenous. All sex and no food. Well, very little food. And I had been sleeping a very long time. Or time worked differently here... I actually wasn't quite sure. I didn't even have an idea of where "here" was. Hell?
"Not hell, but different dimension than your earth. Time is what it is. Not so set like it is on earth." Well, that is clear as mud.
I dug into my steak, cutting it and then eating it with my fingers. I tossed the occasional shrimp into my mouth. It was freaking good. I had eaten just about everything in the bag, including the salad.
I bagged my trash back up and then crawled back onto the bed. I was sleepy enough to go back to bed. The bed dipped and Thio crawled in beside me. He didn't make me get up or try to move me. Instead, his hands glided along my skin, softly. It soothed me and my eyes started to feel heavy again. Losing the battle, they closed and I slept.
A loud startling ring woke me. I was sitting in a desk. There were kids all around me. Young kids. Kids at least half my age. Mr. Beckett was seated at a desk in the front of the room. Oh crap. I wasn't ready for this.
Whatever made my brain fog last time wasn't present. I didn't fall right into place. Instead, I sat frozen as the kids around me laughed. I had been caught sleeping and they were packing up their bags and headed to their next class. Mr. Beckett cleared his throat when I got up to leave too. I sank back down.
They wore normal clothes. I braced myself and looked down. Somehow, I was in a school uniform. Oh man. I had actually wanted this in high school. I hadn't had rich parents, I never had the "in" clothes. I always had second hand clothing. Which didn't bother me other than when the popular girls made fun of me. Now, I was the only student here in a very short kilt looking skirt, shades of green, and a white collared shirt with a green tie. My suit jacket was resting on the chair behind me. It was one of the school colors.
I sat. I wasn't making the first move in this. This was my fantasy. At least it was when I was 16 and actually in high school. Mr. Beckett appeared to be the same age as when I had him as a teacher. At least they didn't give me someone old with a beer belly.
Mr. Beckett stood. Slowly, he walked around the desk, to the door and shut it. He locked it and pulled the blind down. The message was clear. I would get my punishment and no one would be able to do anything to help me. Oh god.
"Ember, please come to my desk."
"I don't think I want to, Mr. Beckett," I answered honestly. My ass had been spanked more than it ever had before in the last few days. It wasn't up for another. Especially with the way I remembered this fantasy going.
"It wasn't a request," he informed me, staring at me over his glasses. Slowly I stood and walked to his desk. His desk was cleared for the most part. A monitor, the tower being on the floor, a few books, stacks of paper. But where he positioned me was cleared off.